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27-May-2009
Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities
On May 20, 2009, ReoStar Energy Corporation (the "Company") entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with ZAZA Energy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and Eli Smith, an individual (the "Purchase Agreement"), and a Exploration and Development Agreement with ZAZA Energy (the "Development Agreement"). The agreements relate to the Company's acquisition of 13,000 acres leasehold estate with rights to acquire an additional 30,000 acres designated within an area of mutual interest, known as the Hackberry Prospect. Also included in the acquisition are three vertical well bores and the rights to review 44 miles of seismic data.
The Hackberry Prospect is located in South Texas and the acquired acreage is located in Lavaca and Colorado Counties and is contiguous. The leases grant the rights to explore for commercial hydrocarbon deposits at all depths. The acquired acreage is within the trend of the Eagle Ford shale play.
For a purchase price of $5,500,000 and the assumption of no liabilities, the Purchase Agreement provides that at the closing, the Company will acquire all of the rights to the leases at the closing, with the sellers retaining a one-percent working interest; an overriding royalty interest equal to the difference between 25% of 8/8ths and the lessor's royalty burden, determined on a lease-by-lease basis, and a back-in after prospect payout working interest equal to approximately 20%. The Purchase Agreement contains certain representations, warranties, and covenants typical of transactions of this nature.
The Development Agreement provides that ZAZA Energy will serve as the operator of record with respect to the Hackberry Prospect and to provide technical support for its development, with the Company acting as the contract operator. The ZAZA staff includes geo-scientists, technical support and land acquisition specialists. As compensation for ZAZA Energy, the Company will issue to ZAZA Energy an aggregate of 12,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock and an overhead payment of $1,500,000 per year for three years. The shares of the Company's common stock will be issuable pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The Development Agreement has a term of three years and can be extended beyond the initial term by mutual written consent of the parties.
Both transactions are to close concurrently, and the closing is subject to certain conditions precedent, including the consummation by the Company of a minimum of $15 million in financing. If the transactions do not close by August 1, 2009, the agreements will terminate and be of no further force and effect.
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