Sale and Purchase Agreement Sanitized
Sale and Purchase Agreement Sanitized
Sale and Purchase Agreement Sanitized
THIS CONTRACT is entered into on this: ___ day of September, in the year 2009
BETWEEN
SELLER. TEL: + FAX: + Email:
Represented by:
(Hereinafter referred to as the SELLER)
AND
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Represented by: Mr/Mrs. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(Hereinafter referred to as the BUYER)
VALIDITY OF CONTRACT This contract must be signed and filled out in full by both Buyer and Seller to validate this contract. Due to the gold price fluctuations the validity shall end by negotiation. WHEREAS The parties above wish to enter into a business transaction for their mutual benefit and have agreed to enter into this agreement to establish the basic terms, conditions and mutual covenants upon which they wish to transact this sale/purchase contract and in consideration of which the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 DEFINITION, TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN GENERAL Hours - mean banking hours. Commodity - always means AU metal 92% or better Gold Dust. Parties - mean Buyers and Seller. Banking day - means a day when banks are opened for business in the cities in which the Buyer and the Seller are located.
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All prices and dollar amounts referred to shall mean United States Dollars.
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1.13 Representatives means in relation to the Covenanter, directors, officers, employees, consultants,
2.1 The Seller acting with full corporate authority and legal responsibility hereby declares that he has full title and possession of Au metal (gold) offered under this contract, that it is of non-criminal origin, and with no liens and/or encumbrances attached. 2.1.1 The Seller will not issue any bank to bank or any other method of Proof of Product (POP) to the Buyer nor will a Performance Bond (PB) be issued by the Seller. In the unlikely event of non-performance on the part of the Seller the provision is made in Clause 4.2 of this Agreement to reimburse the costs of the Buyer in raising a Financial Instrument through his bank. 2.2 The Buyer acting with full corporate authority and legal responsibility hereby represents and warrants that he has the financial capability and legal standing to make this purchase. 2.3 The Seller and Buyer hereby represent and warrant to one another that the AU commodity offered herein for sale, and the origin of the funds used for purchasing the said AU commodity, does NOT contravene the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986, The Criminal Act 1988, The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990, The Criminal Justice Act 1993, and the Money Laundering Regulations 1993, The Patriot Act 2001, nor do they emanate from any other illegal or criminal activity whatsoever. Accordingly, each party to this Agreement indemnifies the other against any such allegations which may or may not be made in respect of them in the future. COMMODITY
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3.1 Aurum Utalium in the form of gold dust with a gold content of 90% or better with an average purity of
92% or higher.
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Quality Gold Dust Material to be essentially clean and securely packed for international transport, each parcel to state gross / net weights in kilograms. Material shown to contain less than 80% gold upon preliminary testing prior to refining may be rejected at Buyer's discretion.
3.2 Gold Dust material of lower grade than 92% in clause 3.1 the Buyer shall pay a reduction of price of 0,
50% per every 1% of lower grade material down to the rejection grade of 80%.
3.3 Quantity to comprise of XX Kgs, (XXXXXX kilograms) trial tranche and thereafter monthly deliveries of up
to XXX Kgs (XXXXXXXXXXX kilograms), but according to availability and Sellers choice, for twelve consecutive calendar months with rolls and extensions by mutual agreement for further one-year periods up to five years. Quantity per month will be advised and confirmed as well prior to commencement of the SPAC.
3.4 Price: Shipment will be priced at US$23,300.00 (Twenty-Three Thousand and Three Hundred United
States Dollars) per kilogram on the day of signing this Agreement. This Price shall be known as the
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3.5 Price Variation: The Price as stated per kilogram in clause 3.4 above shall alter on a pro rata ratio,
upwards or downwards if the LBMA price on the day of Assay of each shipment has moved more than five (5%) percent upwards or downwards from the Start Price. 3.5.1 Where such Final Price per kilogram shall at all times maintain the initial proportional relationship between the stated Start Price and current L.M.B.A. fixing at the date of Agreement signing. This proportional value shall be regarded as fixed and firm by the parties and the parties further agree that only where the L.M.B.A. fixing price fluctuates be +/- 5% (Five per centum) or more shall the unit sale price be amended to reflect this. Commissions will be paid out accordingly as stated in 3.4, if applicable.
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DELIVERY CIF to XXXX (named airport) Airport, XXXXXXXXXX (Country) Incoterms 2000, to be advised on each shipment and consigned to such Parties as advised by the Buyer prior to shipment. The Seller is to notify the Buyer by telefax / email of booked airline carrier and flight number together with estimated time of arrival, no later than two London working days prior to shipment. Upon shipment, but no later than one day afterwards, the following documents shall be faxed to the Buyer:
Two original ProForma Commercial Invoices in favour of Buyer MARKED Valuable Dust Assay report of product done in Country of shipping (if applicable) Packing list giving number of boxes with gross weight / net weight in each case also MARKED Valuable dust Copy of the Air Waybill evidencing material dispatched to Buyer MARKED Valuable dust EURO 1 Certificate (if for European Delivery) Certificate of origin Certificate of Ownership
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4.2.1 The Seller defaults on delivery of the goods, and is in breach of Clause 5.3 and clause 5.3.1 of this agreement, by failing to deliver the Gold Dust to the Buyers nominated airport within ten (10) banking days after receipt of the SBLC per Annexure 1, 4.2.2 The Buyer shall have the right of recourse against the Seller to sue for all costs that the buyer may have incurred in raising the financial Instrument per Clause 4.1 as well as all costs incurred by the buyer for travelling from domicile to refinery to attend the Assay tests as well as any directly related accommodation or other reasonable costs pertaining to the purchase of the said goods from the Seller, subject only to the production of valid proof of expenses - which shall not be contested by the seller.
4.3 All charges, fees, taxes including value added tax and/or withholding tax relating to the export of AU
metal imposed by the authorities for the export are paid by the Seller.
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The Seller shall likewise be responsible for all transport, security and full insurance costs up to the Customs Office at the destination airport, e.g.; All cost incurred in country of origin shall be for the Sellers account
4.4.1 The Buyer shall accept all charges in the country of destination for security, customs clearances, value
added tax (VAT), deposits, security transport and insurance cover from arrival at nominated International Airport and including up to nominated refinery and until payment is effected by Buyer, e.g.; all costs incurred in country of origin shall be for the Buyers account.
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Buyers Bank Account: Bank Name: Address: Account Name: Swift Code: Account number: Tel/Fax: Email: Banking Officer:
Fax:
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5.5 All commissions and Fees if applicable, due to facilitators or intermediaries shall be paid to the parties by
the Seller and Buyer in terms of the IMFPA incorporated in this contract. PROCEDURE 6.1 6.2 Contract to be completed with all Buyers details and returned to the Seller for his signature and completion thereof. The fully signed document will then be returned to the Buyer. The Seller will not under any circumstances accept a payment or guarantee for payment from the Refinery of the Buyer. Only Buyers Financial Instrument/s will be accepted for payments of goods delivered to a Refinery.
Buyers bank to swift the Standby Letter of Credit to the Sellers bank as per format agreed and as attached hereto under Annexure 1 no later than 5 (Five) banking days after signing of this Agreement. If Buyer fails to raise a Financial Instrument in the allotted time then a penalty of 3% of the capital value of each shipment shall be payable to the Seller. The issuing bank of the Financial Instrument shall be a Top 50 bank and if not then a bank falling within the Top 50 level is to be used as the Confirming Bank. Not later than 10 banking days after contract execution and receipt of the bank instrument from the Buyer, the Seller will: Effect delivery of the trial consignment of trial consignment of Gold Dust to the nominated airport destination for transfer to Buyers designated refinery for assay. Upon completion of the assay process in each and every case, the Refinery provides Seller and Buyer with a signed copy of refinery outturn assay report which is binding on both sides. Seller presents the Buyer with the documents listed in clause 4.1 Payment to the Sellers account is effected by a SWIFT TT with a SBCL in place, paying no later then two (2) banking day or 24 hrs after Outturn Assay Report issued.
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Upon successful completion and payment of the trial consignment (if applicable), the regular monthly deliveries of XXXX Kgs (XXXXXXXXX kilograms) or more of Au metal in the form of Gold Dust shall commence in accordance with the practices and procedures laid down in Clause 4 and Clauses 6.1 to 6.3. TITLE The Goods shall remain the property of the Seller until full payment has been made following the final Assay by Buyers nominated refinery, at which point title shall pass to the Buyer after confirmation of payment honoured. 8 SECURITY CODES
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(a) Buyer and Seller agree that this contract may be executed by two good quality tele facsimile or
email copies, these being legally binding on the parties and activating the contract. (b) In the event that such copies are of poor quality, either party has the right to request the other party to supply an original hard copy of the contract by courier. COMMISSIONS 15.1 15.2 The commission payable by the Buyer to Buyers intermediaries/agents/representatives shall be 3% (three percentage points) of the selling price value. This amount is exclusive of the Selling Price. The Seller shall pay commissions to Sellers Agents/intermediaries and or representatives. All commissions shall be payable in terms of an Irrevocable Master Fee Protection Agreement (IMFPA), which shall be deemed an integral part of this contract.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties to this contract set their hands on the day and year as stated below:
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ANNEXURE 1 MT700 / SBLC DRAFT VERBIAGE FIELD 27: FIELD 40A: FIELD 20: FIELD 31C: FIELD 31D: FIELD 50: FIELD 59: FIELD 32B: FIELD 39A: FIELD 41D: FIELD 43P: FIELD 43T: FIELD 44A: FIELD 44B: FIELD 44C: FIELD 45A: 1/1 IRREVOCABLE NOT TRANSFERABLE LC NUMBER DATE OF ISSUE EXPIRY DATE & PLACE APPLICANTS NAME & ADDRESS BENEFICIARYS NAME & ADDRESS CURRENCY & AMOUNT TOLERANCE I.E. 10/10 SBZAZAJJ BY PAYMENT PARTIAL SHIPMENT - ALLOWED/NOT ALLOWED TRANSSHIPMENT - ALLOWED/NOT ALLOWED PORT OF LOADING PORT OF DISCHARGE LATEST SHIPMENT DATE GOODS DESCRIPTION
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DOCUMENTS MUST BE PRESENTED WITHIN THE VALIDITY OF THE CREDIT. CONFIRMATION INSTRUSTIONS (WITHOUT/CONFIRM) REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY SUBJECT TO THE ICC URR 525 WE UNDERTAKE TO PROVIDE COVER IN TERMS OF YOUR INSTRUCTIONS WITH THREE BUSINESS DAYS VALUE UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR AUTHENTICATED SWIFT/TELEX ADVICE CONFIRMING THAT YOU HOLD DOCUMENTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS STAND-BY LETTER OF CREDIT. ADVISE THROUGH NOMINATED BANK
FIELD 57D:
FIELD 72:
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ANNEXURE 2
Standard Procedure Weighing, Sampling and Assaying 1. 1.1 1.2 Weighing and sampling Upon receipt of the Shipment at its premises the Refiner shall immediately inspect the boxes/containers and ascertain the gross weight of the Shipment. In case any of the boxes/containers arrived damaged, or any of the seals on the boxes/containers are broken, or the total gross weight of the Shipment as calculated by the Refiner differs by more than 1 (one) percent from the gross weight advised by the Seller, the Refiner shall immediately inform the Buyer by telefax of the extent of the damage to the boxes/containers or to the seals, as the case may be, and/or the difference in the gross weight and request approval to proceed with the weighing and the assay. Pending approval of the Seller, the Shipment shall be safely stored in the vaults of the Refiner.
1.5 One sample shall be set aside by the Refiner for the Umpire, should the Umpire be needed. 2. 2.1 Representative The Seller shall have the right to appoint at its own expense a representative to supervise the weighing and sampling operations.
2.2 The Seller shall inform the Buyer of the name, address, telephone number and telefax number of its representative and of the authority delegated to him latest when advising a shipment. 3. Assays, splitting limits and Umpire
3.1 All information pertaining to the findings of the Refinery with regards to the shipment/s shall be conveyed to both the Seller and the Buyer. 3.2 Assays of the samples taken shall be carried out with the corrected fire assay method. 3.3 Differences between the Seller result and the Refiner's result shall be settled in the following manner: (i) If the difference is equal or less than 0.03% (three hundredths of one percent) the assay result of the Refiner shall be taken as the agreed Settlement assay;
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Worldwide CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ICC) NON CIRCUMVENTION AND NON-DISCLOSURE WORKING AGREEMENT
Whereas, the undersigned parties are mutually desirous of doing business with respect to the arranging, selling and buying and in cooperation with one another and with third parties for their mutual benefit. The documents which are going to follow this agreement like letters of intent, full corporate offers, bank comfort letters, contract terms and conditions, banking details or pre-advised payment instruments and/or any information contained in such documents will not be passed, under any circumstance, onto another intermediary or broker or trader or whatever company or private persons who are not end buyers or end suppliers without prior specific written consent of the party(s) providing such information. This agreement is made and entered into on this date, shall obligate the undersigned parties and their partners, associates, employers, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, any nominees, representatives, successors, clients and assigns hereinafter referred to as The Parties jointly severally, mutually and reciprocally for the terms and conditions expressly state and agree to below, and that this agreement may be referenced from time to time in any document(s), or written agreements, the terms and conditions of this agreement shall apply to any exchange of information written or oral involving financial information, personal or corporate names, contracts initiate by or involving the parties and any addition, renewal, extension, rollover amendment, renegotiations or new agreement hereinafter referred to as The Transaction (Project/Transaction) for the purchase of all commodities, products, Equipment. NOW, THEREFORE IT IS AGREED AGREEMENT NOT TO DEAL WITHOUT CONSENT The intending parties hereby legally, and irrevocably bind themselves into guarantee to each other that they shall not directly or indirectly interfere with, circumvent or attempt to circumvent, avoid, by-pass or obviate each others interest or the interest or relationship between The Parties with procedures, seller, buyers, brokers, dealers, distributors, refiners, shippers, financial instructions, technology owners or manufacturers, to change, increase or avoid directly or indirectly payments of established or to be established fees, commissions, or continuance of pre-established relationship or intervene in un-contracted relationships with manufacturers or technology owners with intermediaries entrepreneurs, legal council or initiate buy/sell relationship or transactional relationship that by-passes one of The Parties to one another in connection with any ongoing and future transaction or project.
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This agreement in no way shall be construed as being an agreement of partnership and none of The Parties shall have any claim against any separate dealing, venture or assets of any other party or shall any party be liable for any other. TRANSMISSION OF THIS AGREEMENT The transmission of this agreement through Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger or any similar programs, telefax or e-mail shall be legal and binding. AGREED AND ATTESTED Each representative that signs below, guarantees that he/she is duly empowered by his/her respectively named company to enter into and be bound by the commitments and obligations contained herein either as individual, corporate body or on behalf of a corporate body.
SELLER SIDE
1st PARTY: (SELLER) Signatorys Full Name: Company Name: Designation Company Address: Phone: Fax: Mobile: E-Mail: Passport Number : Signature & Company Seal:
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Signed Date:
BUYER SIDE
1st PARTY: (BUYER) Signatorys Full Name: Company Name: Designation Company Address: Phone: Fax: Mobile: E-Mail: Passport Number : Signature & Company Seal:
Signed Date:
September 2009
2nd PARTY: (BUYER MANDATE) Signatorys Full Name: Company Name: Designation Company Address: Phone: Fax: Mobile: E-Mail: Passport Number :
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We the undersigned herewith referred as the BUYER and SELLER, under penalty of perjury do hereby irrevocably confirm and irrevocably accept to pay all intermediaries and fee holders at the conclusion of a successful transaction between the Parties. We, the BUYER and SELLER, irrevocably confirm that we will order and direct our bank to endorse automatic payment orders to the beneficiaries named below; furthermore, we, confirm that all pay orders shall automatically transfer funds as directed into each beneficiaries designated bank account within 2 (Two) banking days AFTER the date of receipt of goods and completion of the transaction. We unconditionally agree and undertake to approve and originate all payments in USD$ Currency to all beneficiaries named below as their rightful and payable commissions. This agreement also acts as a record confirming the commission amounts for each named beneficiary as set out below:TOTAL COMMISSION SHALL BE PAID BY THE BUYER AND SELLER AS FOLLOWS:US$ (United States Dollars), divided and paid to the Beneficiaries as stated below: TERM & CONDITIONS This master fee protection agreement covers the initial contract for a period of 36 months as well as any rollover or extensions of the contract entered into between the buyer and seller.
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All parties agree to refer any disputes between the parties arising out of or in connection with this agreement including any questions regarding its existence, validity or termination to arbitration rules of the international Arbitration centre (I.A.C). The appointed arbitrator shall hold the proceedings in South Africa, and the rules of the IAC shall apply. Acceptance by:PARTICULARS Company Name Represented by Title Passport/ID No Nationality Signature BUYER
Acceptance by:PARTICULARS Company Name Represented by Title Passport/ID No Nationality Signature SELLER
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Beneficiary Name: Account Name: Account Number: SWIFT Code: Iban Code: Bank Officer and Tel. No. Signature & Seal:
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