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MANAS PETROLEUM CORP.

LOAN AGREEMENT

Dated this __ day of August, 2008.

BETWEEN:

MANAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Bahnhofstr. 9, P.O. Box 155
CH-6341 Baar, Switzerland

(hereafter “Manas”)

AND:

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(hereafter the “Lender”)

 
1.  
Loan

 
1.1 The Lender hereby agrees to loan to the company the sum of US$ 500,000 (the
“Principal Amount”) on the terms and conditions set out hereunder.
 
1.2 The Principal Amount, together with any accrued but unpaid interest, shall
be repaid by Manas to the Lender in full on or before the 18 day of August, 2010
(the “Maturity Date”).
 
2.  
Interest

 
2.1                      Interest shall accrue on the Principal Amount at the
rate of 8% per annum and shall be payable to the Lender on the first business
day of December each year until the entire Principal Amount is repaid in full.
 
3.  
Conversion

 
3.1 At the option of the Lender any unpaid Principal Amount plus accrued  but
unpaid interest my be converted into Manas common shares from any public
offering including an offering on TSX. The Lender shall effect conversions by
delivering to Manas the form of Notice of Conversion attached hereto as Exhibit
A (a “Notice of Conversion”), specifying therein the amount of principal and
interest to be converted.  The Lender and Manas shall maintain records showing
the Principal Amount and interest converted and the date of such conversions.
 
3.2 The number of shares issuable upon a conversion shall be determined by the
quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding Principal Amount and interest
to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Shares”).
 
3.3 The conversion price shall be equal to the then prevailing share price of
the public offering (the “Conversion Price”).
 
3.4 Manas covenants that all Conversion Shares shall, upon issue, be duly and
validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
 
3.5 Upon a conversion Manas shall not be required to issue stock certificates
representing fractions of any Conversion Shares, and the number of Conversion
Shares shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.
 
3.6 No service charge will be made for any conversion; however Manas may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
payable in connection with the conversion or the issuance of the Conversion
Shares.
 
4.  
Fees, Waiver, Other.

 
4.1 If the Lender rightfully shall institute any action to enforce the
collection of any amount of principal or interest under this Loan, there shall
be immediately due and payable from Manas, in addition to the then unpaid
principal and interest under this Loan, all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by the Lender in connection therewith, including, without limitation,
reasonable attorney's fees and disbursements.
 
4.2 No forbearance, indulgence, delay or failure to exercise any right or remedy
with respect to this Loan shall operate as a waiver, nor as an acquiescence in
any default, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right or remedy.
 
4.3 This Loan may not be modified or discharged, except by a writing duly
executed by Manas and the Lender.
 
4.4 Manas hereby expressly waives demand and presentation for payment, notice of
nonpayment, notice of dishonor, protest, notices of protest, bringing of suit,
and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder.
 
4.5 Manas shall bear all of its expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred in
connection with the preparation of this Loan.
 
 
 

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5.  
Miscellaneous.

 
5.1 The headings of the various paragraphs of this Loan are for convenience of
reference only and shall in no way modify any of the terms or provisions of this
Loan.
 
5.2 All notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or three
business days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, to the address of the intended recipient set forth
in the preamble to this Loan or at such other address as the intended recipient
shall have hereafter given to the other party hereto pursuant to the provisions
hereof.
 
5.3 This Loan and the obligations of Manas and the rights of the Lender shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of British Columbia,
Canada with respect to the contracts made and to be fully performed therein.
 
5.4 Manas (a) agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of,
or relating to, this Loan will be instituted exclusively in the Supreme Court of
British Columbia, (b) waives any objection which Manas may have now or hereafter
to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding and (c) irrevocably consents
to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in any such suit,
action or proceeding.  Manas further agrees to accept and acknowledge service of
any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding
in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and agrees that service of process
upon Manas mailed by certified mail to Manas’ address will be deemed in every
respect effective service of process upon Manas in any suit, action or
proceeding.
 
5.5 This Loan shall bind Manas and its successors, legal representatives and
assigns.
 
5.6 The Principal Amount shall be delivered by the Lender by wire transfer to
Manas, to the following account:
 
Wire Transfer to:
 
Bank:                                Credit Suisse Winterthur
 
Bahnhofplatz 6
 
8401 Winterthur, Switzerland
 
IBAN No.:                                CH81 0483 5024 4189 7200 0
 
Swift No.:                                CRESCHZZ84R
 
Account No.:                                244189-72
 
Title of Account:                                           Manas Petroleum
Corporation
 
Reference:                                Loan Financing
 
6.  
Default

 
6.1 In the event that Manas fails to pay the Principal Amount and any accrued
interest within 60 days of the Maturity Date, then the Lender shall have a first
charge on Manas’ assets in the Kyrgyz Republic (the “Kyrgyz Project”).  Manas
hereby represents and warrants that, through a subsidiary, it has entered into a
farm-out agreement with Santos in the Kyrgyz Project and that Santos is
obligated to invest in a two-phase work program valued at US$54,000,000 to
acquire a 70% equity interest in the Kyrgyz Project.
 
 
 

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7.  
Lenders Bonus

 
7.1 As a bonus payable by Manas to the Lender, upon delivery by the Lender to
Manas of the Principal Amount, Manas shall hold in trust for the benefit of the
Lender 4% for each $1,000,000 advanced under this Loan, of it’s interest in
Mongolia Lots 13 and 14.  Furthermore, Manas will fully carry the obligations of
the Lender in the Mongolia Lots 13 and 14 through all phases (Phase1, Phase 2 &
Phase 3) of the work program.
 
7.2 At the option of the Lender, the interest held by Manas in trust and for the
benefit of the Lender shall be transferred directly to the Lender if permitted
under contracts then in place and by Mongolian Law.

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED
By the Assignor in the presence of:
 
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WITNESS
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ADDRESS
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OCCUPATION
 
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Authorized signatory of MANAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION
 
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED
By the Assignee in the presence of:
 
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Authorized signatory of the Lender
 

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EXHIBIT A: REQUEST FOR CONVERSION

I HEREBY IRREVOCABLY:

 
1.
request conversion of $_________principal amount of this Loan into Common Shares
of Manas Petroleum Corp. in accordance with the terms of this Loan; and,

 
2.
request issuance and delivery of certificate(s) for the Common Shares in my name
at the address shown below.

___________________________________________
(Name)
___________________________________________
(Address)
___________________________________________

 
4.
acknowledge that I have received or had made available to me all financial or
other information which I consider necessary to an informed judgment as to the
investment merits of this conversion.

DATED: ___________________________
    ___________________________________

                   Signature of Loanholder
 
 
 

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