4.1 | The fees and payment for COBRA’s Services shall be as specified in Schedule B. The fees set forth in Schedule B shall constitute the sole fees to be paid by BRIM for the services provided by COBRA under this Agreement unless the Parties mutually agree in writing to additional fees. |
4.2 | BRIM shall be responsible for all direct and fixed operating costs and administrative charges, including, without limitation, fuel, ground handling charges, any permits and clearances, travel related expenses, and office related expenses, as well as the cost of bank charges, and of database subscriptions, unless these costs or charges are incurred as a result of the negligence or misconduct of COBRA. |
4.3 | BRIM will pay interest on any overdue accounts at a rate of 3% per annum calculated monthly from the due date to the date of payment. |
5A. | COBRA EMPLOYEES AS FLIGHT CREW / OTHER COBRA EMPLOYEES |
6.1 | COBRA shall be responsible for providing all necessary equipment, supplies, materials, man power and other resources necessary to perform the Services at its own expense, unless otherwise specifically agreed between the Parties. |
6.2 | In the event that any equipment, material, supply or other resource is provided by BRIM to COBRA, and unless otherwise expressly specified in this Agreement, such equipment, material, supply or other resource must be promptly returned to BRIM, upon request or upon expiry or termination of this Agreement for any reason. Such equipment, material, supply or other resource must be packaged appropriately to ensure its protection upon return to BRIM, and be returned in good working order and in an appropriate state of repair, taking into consideration normal wear and tear during the course of the performance of the Services. Should |
7.1 | Initial Term: This Agreement will come into force as of the Effective Date and will expire on the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”), unless terminated by the Parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. |
7.2 | Renewal Terms: At the end of the Initial Term, this Agreement may be renewed for successive one year terms (each, a “Renewal Term”) upon the mutual agreement of both parties, at least 30 days in advance of the expiration of the then-current Term. In the event the parties do not reach an agreement regarding the Renewal Term, this Agreement shall terminate. |
8.1 | Material Breach. If a Party commits a material breach of this Agreement or materially fails to perform any covenant or obligation set forth in this Agreement (including non-payment of fees when due) and such breach or failure to perform is not cured within 30 days of receipt of written notice thereof from the non-breaching Party, then on the expiration of such 30-day cure period, the non-breaching Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the other Party. |
8.2 | Force Majeure. BRIM may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to COBRA if all, or a substantial portion, of the Services have been suspended due to Force Majeure (a) for 60 consecutive days in any 12-month period or (b) for 90 days, in the aggregate, in any 12-month period. |
8.3 | Insolvency Event. Upon the happening of any of the following events with respect to a Party (such Party, the “Insolvent Party”), the other Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the Insolvent Party: (a) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or sequestrator to take possession of any assets of the Insolvent Party, or the making of an assignment for the benefit of creditors by the Insolvent Party, or the attachment, execution or other judicial seizure of all, or a substantial portion, of the Insolvent Party’s assets (which attachment, execution or seizure is not discharged within 30 days), (b) the Insolvent Party becoming a debtor, either voluntarily or involuntarily, under Title 7 or Title 11 of the United States Code or any other similar Law and, in the case of an involuntary proceeding, such proceeding not being dismissed within 30 days of the date of filing, or (c) the dissolution or termination of the existence of the Insolvent Party, whether voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. |
8.4 | Change of Control: Either Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the other Party in the event of a Change of Control of the other Party. |
8.5 | Without Cause: COBRA or BRIM may terminate this Agreement without cause upon at least 30 days’ advance written notice to the other party. |
11.1 | Confidentiality. Each Party (in such capacity, the “Receiving Party”) agrees that, during the Restricted Period, it will, and will cause its Representatives to, maintain in confidence and not disclose any Confidential Information of the other Party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”), other than information that (a) is disclosed in accordance with Section 11.2, (b) may be necessary or advisable to be disclosed to enforce any of the Receiving Party’s rights under this Agreement, (c) may be necessary or advisable to disclose for the Receiving Party or its Affiliates to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement or (d) is required or requested to be disclosed by applicable Law, legal proceeding or by any regulatory, governmental or self-regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the Receiving Party or any of its Representatives (each, a “Required Disclosure”), provided that, in the case of this clause (c), the Receiving Party, to the extent permitted by the applicable Required Disclosure, first notifies the Disclosing Party in writing of the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such Required Disclosure, so that the Disclosing Party may, in its sole discretion, seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or take steps to resist or narrow the scope of the disclosure sought by such Required Disclosure. In the event of any Required Disclosure, Receiving Party agrees to assist the Disclosing Party, at the Disclosing Party’s sole cost and expense, in seeking a protective order or other remedy if requested in writing by the Disclosing Party. If, in the event of any Required Disclosure, (a) the Disclosing Party waives Receiving Party’s obligations under this Section 11 or (b) a protective order or other remedy is not obtained in a reasonable amount of time and, in the advice of Receiving Party’s or its Representatives’ legal counsel (as applicable), disclosure is required, Receiving Party or its Representatives (as applicable) may make such Required Disclosure without liability under this Agreement, provided that Receiving Party or its Representatives (as applicable) (i) furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required to be disclosed and (ii) if requested in writing by the Disclosing Party, use reasonable efforts, at the Disclosing Party’s sole cost and expense, to ensure that confidential treatment will be accorded to all such disclosed Confidential Information. |
11.2 | Representatives. During the Restricted Period, (a) Receiving Party and its Representatives shall use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of performing the Receiving Party’s obligations, or receiving the Receiving Party’s benefits, under this Agreement, and (b) Receiving Party may permit its Representatives access to the Confidential Information only to the extent necessary to allow them to assist Receiving Party with such permitted purposes. Prior to granting any such Representatives access to the Confidential Information, Receiving Party will inform them of its confidential nature and of the terms of this Section 11. Receiving Party agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Section 11 by any of its Representatives. |
11.3 | Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. At the Disclosing Party’s written request, Receiving Party and its Representatives as promptly as practicable will destroy all tangible documents and materials (including all tangible copies or reproductions thereof) that constitute or contain Confidential Information, and neither Receiving Party nor its Representatives will retain any copy thereof; provided, that, Receiving Party and its Representatives may retain all electronic copies (if any) of any Confidential Information residing in the automatic backup systems of their respective computers and other electronic devices, and nothing contained herein shall prohibit Receiving Party or its Representatives from retaining copies of Confidential Information solely to the extent necessary to comply with law, regulation or any bona fide records retention policy. Any such copies shall be maintained in accordance with this Section 11 until such copies are destroyed in accordance with this Section 11. |
12.1 | COBRA, in providing Services pursuant to this Agreement, shall not be responsible or liable for any acts, errors, omissions, delays, accidents, losses, injuries, deaths, property damage, or any indirect or consequential damages resulting therefrom, which may be the result of any action, inaction, default or insolvency of any other third party goods or service suppliers except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct by COBRA. COBRA does not give any representation or warranty with respect to any aspect of any third party supplier’s services. In the event of a third party supplier’s default with respect to all or any part of such supplier’s services, BRIM’s sole recourse shall be with the third party supplier and shall be subject to said supplier’s own terms and conditions. |
12.2 | Except in connection with a Party’s indemnification obligations under Section 14, neither Party shall be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, consequential or special damages, including loss of revenue, loss of profits or loss of opportunity, for any reason whatsoever arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement, even if a Party has been advised of the possibility of such Losses, whether arising out of breach of warranty, breach of condition, breach of contract, tort, civil liability or otherwise. |
12.3 | Except in connection with a Party’s indemnification obligations under Section 14, in addition to remedies under Section 17, COBRA’s absolute liability arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement, whether arising out of breach of warranty, breach of condition, breach of contract, tort, civil liability or otherwise, shall be limited to the dollar value of the Fees earned by COBRA under this Agreement, as provided in attached Schedule B, during the 6-month period immediately preceding such Claim(s). This limit is cumulative and the existence of more than one Claim will not enlarge the limit. |
12.4 | The Parties acknowledge that the limitations of liability and the allocation of risk set forth in this Section 12 are an essential element of the bargain between the Parties and part of the consideration for the agreed upon Fees, and in their absence, the Fees under this Agreement would be substantially different. |
13.1 | Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that (a) it has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement; (b) the person entering into this Agreement on its behalf has been duly authorized to do so; (c) execution of this Agreement does not and will not violate any applicable Law and does not constitute a default or breach of such Party’s other obligations; and (d) there are no proceedings pending or, to such Party’s knowledge, threatened that would or reasonably would |
13.2 | Additional Representations and Warranties of Service Provider. COBRA hereby represents and warrants that it holds sufficient rights to use all equipment, materials, supplies and resources used for the performance of the Services under this Agreement, free and clear of any encumbrances. |
13.3 | Quality of Services. COBRA warrants that all Support Services will be performed in a good and workmanlike manner; that COBRA has adequate facilities in good working order and fully trained personnel capable of efficiently performing the Support Services to BRIM; that COBRA regularly conducts training programs; that all materials, equipment, goods, supplies or manufactured articles furnished by COBRA in the performance of the work or services shall be of suitable quality and workmanship for their intended purposes, in accordance with specifications, and free from defects; and that COBRA will not employ in any work for BRIM any employee whose employment violates applicable labor laws. |
13.1 | Disclaimer of Additional Warranties. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES STATED IN THIS SECTION 13, BOTH PARTIES DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER IMPLIED BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, COBRA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL OPERATE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. |
14.1 | Insurance: During the term of this Agreement, each Party shall procure and maintain comprehensive general liability insurance, which shall include blanket broad form contractual liability coverage, with limits of not less than US$25,000,000.00 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage, combined single limit. COBRA shall also procure and maintain worker’s compensation insurance in accordance with relevant provincial/state statutory limits, employer’s liability insurance with a limit of not less than US$1,000,000.00 per occurrence, automobile liability insurance covering all owned, hired and non-owned automobile equipment with limits of not less than US$1,000,000.00 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage, combined single limit, professional liability insurance (errors & omissions) with a limit of not less than US$2,000,000.00) annual aggregate and excess liability, or umbrella insurance with a limit of not less than US$2,000,000.00 annual aggregate. Each Party shall, at the other Party’s request, provide the other Party with certificate(s) of insurance evidencing any such coverage described in this Subsection. BRIM shall require all of COBRA’s subcontractors retained in connection with this Agreement, if any, to provide the aforementioned coverage as well as any other insurance coverage BRIM may consider reasonably necessary. BRIM shall not obtain any workers’ compensation or insurance concerning COBRA or any of its employees. COBRA shall comply with workers’ compensation laws and, where applicable, upon BRIM’s request, shall provide BRIM with a certificate of workers’ compensation insurance. BRIM shall also procure and maintain “All Risk” Rotorcraft Hull & Liability Insurance, which shall include Third-Party War Risk Liability, Aviation Premises Liability, and Personal Injury Liability Coverage with limits not less than $25,000,000 per occurrence, and in the aggregate where applicable, for bodily injury and property damage, combined single limit. |
14.2 | [Reserved] |
14.3 | BRIM’s Indemnification Obligations: BRIM agrees to indemnify COBRA and its Representatives and its Representatives’ respective successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “COBRA Indemnitees”) from and against any Third Party Claims and any Damages finally awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction in any Third Party Claim from which no further appeal is possible, in connection with, arising out of or relating to, BRIM’s or any of its Representatives’ (a) fraud, bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or violation of Law in performing its obligations, or in receiving its benefits (including the Services), under this Agreement; (b) breach of Section 11 of this Agreement; or (c) combination of the Services with other products, processes or material not provided, or approved in writing, by COBRA; in each case, except to the extent such Third Party Claims and/or Damages result from the fraud, bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or violation of Law of any COBRA Indemnitee or a breach by COBRA of any of its obligations under this Agreement. |
14.4 | COBRA’ Indemnification Obligations: COBRA agrees to indemnify BRIM and its Representatives and its Representatives’ respective successors and permitted assigns (collectively, “BRIM Indemnitees”) from and against any Third Party Claims and Damages finally awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction in any Third Party Claim from which no further appeal is possible, in connection with, arising out of or relating to, COBRA’s or any of its Representatives’ (a) fraud, bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or violation of Law in performing its obligations under this Agreement; (b) breach of Section 11 of this Agreement; (c) not being authorized to perform all, or any part of, the Services, or (d) infringement or misappropriation, or alleged infringement or misappropriation, of any third party’s patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right or intellectual property right as a result of use of the Services by BRIM in accordance with this Agreement; in each case, except to the extent such Third Party Claims and/or Damages result from the fraud, bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or violation of Law of any BRIM Indemnitee or a breach by BRIM of any of its obligations under this Agreement. |
14.5 | Third Party Claim Procedures: Any Person seeking indemnification under this Section 14 (in such capacity, the “Indemnified Party”) in connection with any Third Party Claim shall notify, in writing, the Party from which indemnity is sought under this this Section 14 (in such capacity, the “Indemnifying Party”), as promptly as practicable after such Indemnified Party receives actual notice of the existence of, or its involvement in, such Third Party Claim. Failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from liability that it may have to any Indemnified Party under this Section 14, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure. The Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume the defense of all Indemnified Parties in connection with any Third Party Claim, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnified Parties. Notwithstanding the Indemnifying Party’s decision to assume the defense of any such Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Parties shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to reasonably participate in the defense of any such Third Party Claim. Such separate counsel shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnified Parties, unless (a) the use of counsel chosen by the Indemnifying Party to represent the Indemnified Parties would be inappropriate under the applicable rules of professional responsibility, (b) the named parties to any Third Party Claim include both the Indemnifying Party and an Indemnified Party, there are defenses available to such Indemnified Party that are different from, or in addition to, the defenses available to the Indemnifying Party, and counsel appointed by the Indemnifying Party declines to raise such different or additional defenses on such Indemnified Party’s behalf, (c) the Indemnifying Party fails to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim or to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party in a timely manner or (d) the |
14.6 | Exclusive Remedy: This Section 14 will provide the exclusive remedy of each Party and its Representatives for any Third Party Claim arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. |
18.1 | Entire Agreement: This Agreement together with the Schedules hereto constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all other agreements, oral or written, made between the Parties with respect to such subject matter. |
18.2 | Notices: All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by e-mail of a .pdf document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient, or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 18.2): |
If to BRIM: | Brim Equipment Leasing, Inc. Attention: Julie Brim, President Physical Address: 455 Dead Indian Memorial Rd, Ashland, OK 97520 Mailing Address: PO Box 3009, Ashland, OR 97520 email: Julie@brimaviation.com with a copy to Wexford Capital LP – 411 West Putman Ave. Greenwich, CT 06830 Attn: Legal email: legal@wexford.com |
If to COBRA: | Cobra Aviation Services LLC 4727 Gaillardia Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73142 E-mail: mlayton@mammothenergy.com Attention: Mark Layton |
with a copy to: | Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. 14201 Caliber Drive, Suite 300 Oklahoma City, OK 73134 E-mail: rlaforge@mammothenergy.com Attention: Rusty LaForge |
18.3 | Assignments; Third Party Beneficiaries: No Party may assign its rights or obligations hereunder (whether directly, indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any attempted assignment without such required consent shall be null and void ab initio; provided, that, COBRA may assign this Agreement and any or all rights or obligations hereunder to (a) any Affiliate of COBRA now in, or hereinafter to come into, existence (provided that, without BRIM’s prior written consent, no such assignment pursuant to this Section 18.3(a) shall relive COBRA of its obligations under this Agreement) or (b) with respect to any collateral assignment, any Person from which COBRA has borrowed money. Upon any such permitted assignment, the references in this Agreement to such assigning Party also shall apply to any such assignee unless the context otherwise requires. Except as provided in Section 14, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. |
18.4 | Incorporated by Reference: The Preamble and all Schedules attached hereto are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement. |
18.5 | Applicable law; Jurisdiction: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware. ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN THE COURTS OF THE |
18.6 | Currency: All references to monetary amounts in this Agreement shall be to United States Dollars currency. |
18.7 | Survival: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Parties agree that this Section 18 and Sections 5 and 17 (and any related definitional provisions) shall remain in full force and effect after the Term and shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement indefinitely. |
18.8 | Absence of Presumption: No presumption shall operate in favor of or against any Party hereto as a result of any responsibility that any Party may have had for drafting this Agreement. |
18.9 | Language: It is hereby agreed that both Parties specifically require that this Agreement and any notices, consents, authorizations, communications and approvals be drawn up in the English language. |
18.10 | Interpretation: The headings and section numbers appearing in this Agreement or any Schedule attached hereto are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not in any way affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. For the purposes of this Agreement, (a) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (b) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole, and (c) when calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded, and if the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day. For purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, references herein: (a) to Articles, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits, mean the Articles and Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits attached to, this Agreement; (b) to an agreement, instrument or other document, mean such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof, and (c) to a statute, mean such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. |
18.11 | Severability: The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable |
18.12 | Force Majeure: In the event that any Party hereto is delayed or hindered in the performance of any act required herein by reason of wars, fires, riots, strikes, earthquakes, epidemics, labor disputes, equipment failures, transporting difficulties, acts of God, acts of terrorism, changes in Law, acts or omissions of vendors or suppliers or other reasons of a like nature beyond the reasonable control of such Party (collectively, “Force Majeure”), then performance of such act shall be excused for the period of the delay and the period of performance of any such act shall be extended for a period equivalent to the period of such delay, up to a maximum of 60 days. The provisions of this Force Majeure clause shall not operate to excuse any Party from the payment of any fee or other payment when due. |
18.13 | Amendments; Waivers: Neither this Agreement nor any part of it may in any way be altered, amended, extended, waived, discharged or terminated except by a written agreement that specifically references this Agreement and the provisions to be so altered, amended, extended, waived, discharged or terminated is signed by each of the parties hereto and specifically states that it is intended to alter, amend, extend, waive, discharge or terminate this agreement or a provision hereof. No acceptance by a Party of any payment or services by another Party, and no failure, refusal or neglect of any Party to exercise any right under this Agreement or to insist upon full compliance by the other Party with its obligations hereunder, shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement or consent to any further or subsequent non-compliance with the same or any other provision. |
18.14 | Further Assurances: Each Party hereby covenants and agrees to execute and deliver such further and other agreements, assurances, undertakings, acknowledgments or documents, and other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable in order to give full effect to this Agreement and every part hereof. |
18.15 | Binding Nature: This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties hereto and their respective (as applicable) successors and assigns. |
18.16 | Time of Essence: Subject to Section 18.13 hereof, time shall be of the essence of this Agreement and of each and every part hereof. |
18.17 | Counterparts: This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, and by use of facsimile signatures, each of which when signed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. |
COBRA AVIATION SERVICES LLC | BRIM EQUIPMENT LEASING, INC. | |
/s/ Mark Layton | /s/ Julie Brim | |
Authorized Signature | Authorized Signature | |
Mark Layton | Julie Brim | |
Name | Name | |
Chief Financial Officer | President | |
Title | Title |