Document:

Exhibit

Exhibit 10.5

May 17, 2018

Mr. Martin J. Barrington
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Altria Group, Inc.
6601 West Broad Street
Richmond, Va. 23230

Agreement and General Release

Dear Marty,

This letter sets forth the agreement (“Agreement”) between you and Altria Group, Inc. (the “Company”) regarding your anticipated retirement from the Company.
		
	1.
	Last Day of Employment.  You will retire as Chairman, President and CEO of the Company and your employment with the Company will end on May 17, 2018 (your “Departure Date”).  

		
	2.
	Benefits and Stock Compensation.  Following your Departure Date, you will be entitled to payments, contributions and benefits under the normal terms and conditions of the Company’s benefit plans and compensation arrangements including, without limitation, earned but unpaid salary and payment for your accrued but unused 2018 vacation time.  You acknowledge and agree that you will not be eligible to make any further contributions to, nor will you receive any additional contributions, credits, or accruals under, the Company’s retirement plans with respect to periods following your Departure Date.  

In light of your efficient transition of responsibilities to the new CEO of the Company, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”)  has taken the requisite action to fully vest  your outstanding restricted stock unit and performance stock unit awards from 2016 and 2017 upon your Departure Date, although the settlement of the awards  will be subject to the six-month delay required by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.  Shares of stock will be issued to you in settlement of your restricted stock unit and performance stock unit awards after the required six month delay, but no later than November 30, 2018.  
		
	3.
	Additional Payments.  In exchange for your promises in this Agreement, the Compensation Committee has approved the Company paying you the following:

		
	a.
	A prorated incentive compensation award under the Management Incentive Compensation Plan (“IC Plan”) in the amount of $833,300.00, reflecting the period in 2018 you were Chairman, CEO and President of the Company.  This calculation is based on individual and Company performance ratings at target.  This amount will be payable within 60 days of your Departure Date and is subject to applicable withholding.   

		
	b.
	A prorated Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) award, based on 2017 service and partial 2018 service as Chairman, CEO and President of the Company.  The award will be determined based on actual business performance during the 2017 - 2019 performance period and subject to satisfaction of the performance goals established pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The prorated LTIP award, if any, will be paid in 2020 but no later than March 15, 2020.

		
	4.
	Effect of Death.  In the event of your death after your Departure Date, but before the date of the stock award delivery in Section 2 and the payments in Section 3, your estate shall receive the stock award contemplated in Section 2 and any remaining payments contemplated under Section 3 of the Agreement, less applicable withholdings.

		
	5.
	Waiver and General Release.

		
	a.
	In exchange for the payments and consideration set forth in Section 3 above, you  waive all claims you may now have against the Company and the Released Parties (defined below).  You also forever release and discharge the Company and such Released Parties from liability for any claims or damages you may have against them.  The foregoing waiver and release includes all claims of any kind, whether they are known to you or unknown, except for (i) claims that cannot be waived or released under the law, (ii) any claim that relates to your right to enforce this Agreement, (iii) any claim that may arise after you sign this Agreement, or (iv) any claims you may have as a terminated employee under the Company’s benefit plans.  Examples of claims waived and released by you include, but are not limited to, claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and all other federal, state and local laws related to employment.

		
	b.
	The Released Parties are the Company, all affiliated companies, parents, divisions or subsidiaries, and, with respect to each of them, all of the Company’s or such related entities’ predecessors and successors, and, with respect to the Company and each entity described above, all of their past and present employees, officers, directors, stockholders, owners, representatives, assigns, attorneys, agents, insurers, employee benefit programs (and the trustees, administrators, fiduciaries, and insurers of such programs), and any other persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of the persons or entities listed in this paragraph.

		
	6.
	Whistleblower Claims and Other Government Investigations.  Nothing in this Agreement or in any agreement referenced herein does, or is intended to, restrict your ability (with or without prior notice to or authorization by the Company) to raise in good faith or participate in an investigation regarding any potential violation of law or regulation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or any other state or federal governmental or regulatory agency.  This Agreement also does not prevent you from making other disclosures protected by law under the whistleblower provisions of any state or federal 

statutes or regulations.  Any such disclosures should be made only to parties authorized to investigate the potential violation and limited to information that is reasonably related in the opinion of your counsel to the alleged violation and/or specifically requested by the investigating agency.  
You agree that any disclosure of confidential information concerning the Company’s operations, business methods or employees made to any governmental or regulatory agency will be limited to Confidential Information that is reasonably related in the opinion of your counsel to the alleged violation and/or specifically requested by the investigating agency.  You also agree that the disclosure(s) will be made only to such parties authorized to investigate the potential violation.
		
	7.
	Confidentiality and Non-Competition.  You acknowledge you have executed a previous agreement or agreements (“Prior Agreement”) with the Company, its affiliates, or a predecessor to such companies, relating to confidentiality of information or non-competition obligations.  This includes the Executive Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement you signed and dated on February 2, 2011 (attached).  You acknowledge and agree that, to the extent applicable and not contrary to the terms of this Agreement, the terms of such Prior Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

		
	8.
	Non-Disparagement and Cooperation.  

		
	a.
	Except for disclosures described in Section 6, you agree not to make any disparaging, derogatory, or defamatory statements to anyone, whether spoken or written, about the Company or its affiliates, their respective products or services, or any of their respective current or former officers, directors, or employees.  You also agree not to voluntarily aid or assist any legal action or proceeding filed by third parties against the Company or any of its affiliates or their directors, officers or employees, unless your participation is protected under the law or authorized by Section 6.  Nothing in this Agreement prevents you or the Company from responding truthfully to a lawfully-issued subpoena, court order or other lawful request by any regulatory agency or governmental authority.

		
	b.
	To the extent consistent with applicable law, you agree to cooperate reasonably and truthfully with the Company and its affiliates in the prosecution, defense, pursuit, understanding, or resolution of any matter in which you were involved.  You will be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred for these efforts.  If the Company requires you to provide more than de minimis time and effort in this regard, the full terms of compensating you for that time and effort will be mutually agreed upon between the Company and you at such time.  For purposes of understanding, “de minimis” shall mean more than 10 hours in a one year period.     

		
	9.
	Notice of Request for Disclosure:  Unless it would impede your ability to communicate directly with any governmental or regulatory agency, including the SEC, regarding the issues set forth in Section 6, in the event you are lawfully issued a subpoena or court 

order or other lawful request by a regulator or governmental authority related to your employment with the Company or its affiliates, you will give the Company at least 10 days’ notice prior to the time noticed for such disclosure, unless such notice is impossible, in which case, you will give the Company immediate notice within 24 hours or as soon as practicable after you receive any such subpoena, court order or request.
		
	10.
	Indemnification.  The Company and you acknowledge and agree that the Company’s restated Articles of Incorporation contain, and you are covered after your termination by, provisions which provide for the exculpation, indemnification and the advancement and reimbursement of legal and other expenses for former officers and directors among other eligible persons.

		
	11.
	Representations and Acknowledgments.  

		
	a.
	You certify that you have properly preserved and retained all records of the Company within your possession or control that are needed for business or legal purposes in accordance with the Company’s policies and other applicable guidance addressing records management.

		
	b.
	You acknowledge that before deciding to sign this Agreement, you were given a period of at least 21 calendar days to consider this Agreement.  If you choose to execute this Agreement prior to the expiration of the 21 day period, you acknowledge that your execution prior to the expiration of the 21 day period is your free and voluntary act.  You further acknowledge that the Company encouraged you to discuss this Agreement with your attorney before signing it and that you had the opportunity to do so to the extent you deemed it appropriate.  You further acknowledge that you (a) carefully read this Agreement; (b) fully understand it; and (c) enter into it voluntarily and without relying on any promises, statements or representations by the Company or its employees.  You may revoke this Agreement within 7 days after signing it by submitting a written revocation to Charlie Whitaker, in which case this Agreement will be canceled and of no force or effect, and you will not be entitled to receive the payments and consideration set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement.

		
	12.
	Miscellaneous

		
	a.
	Except for your Prior Agreement and as otherwise noted in this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company.  This Agreement may not be modified or canceled in any manner except by a writing signed by both you and an authorized Company official.  You acknowledge that the Company has made no representations or promises to you other than those in this Agreement.  If any provision in this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions will remain fully enforceable.

		
	b.
	This Agreement binds your heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors, and assigns, and anyone else claiming through you or on your behalf, 

and will inure to the benefit of all Released Parties and their respective heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors, and assigns.
		
	c.
	This Agreement shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning.  It shall not be construed strictly for or against you or any of the Released Parties.

		
	d.
	This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia applicable to contracts made and to be performed therein, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles.

Sincerely,

/s/ CHARLES N. WHITAKER
Charles N. Whitaker
Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Compliance and IS
Altria Group, Inc.

AGREED AND ACCEPTED

By: /s/    MARTIN J. BARRINGTON        16 MAY 2018
   Martin J. Barrington                           DateNEITHER
THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES THAT MAY BE ISSUED BY THE COMPANY UPON CONVERSION HEREOF (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SECURITIES”)
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED
OR ASSIGNED: (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS; OR (II) IN THE ABSENCE OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR; (III) UNLESS SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE 1933 ACT.

 

12%
CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

MATURITY
DATE OF JULY 19, 2019 *THE “MATURITY DATE”

 

$50,000
JULY 19, 2018 *THE “ISSUANCE DATE”

 

FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp., a Nevada Corporation (the “Company”) doing business in Tucson,
AZ, hereby promises to pay to the order of JSJ Investments Inc., an accredited investor and Texas Corporation, or its assigns
(the “Holder”), the principal amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) (“Note”), on demand of the Holder
at any time on or after July 19, 2019 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof
at the rate of Twelve Percent (12%) per annum (the “Interest Rate”) commencing on the date hereof (the “Issuance
Date”).

 

		1.	Payments
                                         of Principal and Interest.

 

		a.	Pre-Payment
                                         and Payment of Principal and Interest. The Company may pay this Note in full, together
                                         with any and all accrued and unpaid interest, plus any applicable pre-payment premium
                                         set forth herein and subject to the terms of this Section 1.a, at any time on or prior
                                         to the date which occurs 180 days after the Issuance Date hereof (the “Prepayment
                                         Date”). In the event the Note is not prepaid in full on or before the Prepayment
                                         Date, it shall be deemed a “Pre-Payment Default” hereunder. Until the Ninetieth
                                         (90th) day after the Issuance Date the Company may pay the principal at a cash redemption
                                         premium of 135%, in addition to outstanding interest, without the Holder’s consent;
                                         from the 91st day to the One Hundred and Twentieth (120th) day after the Issuance Date,
                                         the Company may pay the principal at a cash redemption premium of 140%, in addition to
                                         outstanding interest, without the Holder’s consent; from the 121st day to the Prepayment
                                         Date, the Company may pay the principal at a cash redemption premium of 145%, in addition
                                         to outstanding interest, without the Holder’s consent. After the Prepayment Date
                                         up to the Maturity Date this Note shall have a cash redemption premium of 150% of the
                                         then outstanding principal amount of the Note, plus accrued interest and Default Interest,
                                         if any, which may only be paid by the Company upon Holder’s prior written consent.
                                         At any time on or after the Maturity Date, the Company may repay the then outstanding
                                         principal plus accrued interest and Default Interest (defined below), if any, to the
                                         Holder.

 

		b.	Demand
                                         of Repayment. The principal and interest balance of this Note shall be paid to the Holder
                                         hereof on demand by the Holder at any time on or after the Maturity Date. The Default
                                         Amount (defined herein), if applicable, shall be paid to Holder hereof on demand by the
                                         Holder at any time such Default Amount becomes due and payable to Holder.

 

		c.	Interest.
                                         This Note shall bear interest (“Interest”) at the rate of Twelve Percent
                                         (12%) per annum from the Issuance Date until the same is paid, or otherwise converted
                                         in accordance with Section 2 below, in full and the Holder, at the Holder’s sole
                                         discretion, may include any accrued but unpaid Interest in the Conversion Amount. Interest
                                         shall commence accruing on the Issuance Date, shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day
                                         year and the actual number of days elapsed and shall accrue daily and, after the Maturity
                                         Date, compound quarterly. Upon an Event of Default, as defined in Section 10 below, the
                                         Interest Rate shall increase to Fifteen Percent (15 %) per annum for so long as the Event
                                         of Default is continuing (“Default Interest”).

 

		d.	General
                                         Payment Provisions. This Note shall be paid in lawful money of the United States of America
                                         by check or wire transfer to such account as the Holder may from time to time designate
                                         by written notice to the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Whenever
                                         any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not
                                         a Business Day (as defined below), the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding
                                         day which is a Business Day and, in the case of any interest payment date which is not
                                         the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall
                                         not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of interest due on such
                                         date. For purposes of this Note, “Business Day” shall mean any day other
                                         than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the State of Texas are
                                         authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

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		2.	Conversion
                                         of Note. At any time after the Pre-payment date, which is also the Rule 144 restriction
                                         date of 180 days from date of execution of this note the Conversion Amount (see Paragraph
                                         2(a)(i)) of this Note shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common
                                         stock (the “Common Stock”) according to the terms and conditions set forth
                                         in this Paragraph 2.

 

		a.	Certain
                                         Defined Terms. For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following
                                         meanings:

 

		i.	“Conversion
                                         Amount” means the sum of (a) the principal amount of this Note to be converted
                                         with respect to which this determination is being made, (b) Interest; and (c) Default
                                         Interest, if any, if so included at the Holder’s sole discretion.

 

		ii.	“Conversion
                                         Price” means a 45% discount to the lowest VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price)
                                         during the previous twenty (20) trading days to the date of Conversion.

 

		iii.	“Person”
                                         means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation,
                                         a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency
                                         thereof.

 

		iv.	“Shares”
                                         means the Shares of the Common Stock of the Company into which any balance on this Note
                                         may be converted upon submission of a “Conversion Notice” to the Company
                                         substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

 

		b.	Holder’s
                                         Conversion Rights. At any time after the180 day required by the SEC,,, the Holder shall
                                         be entitled to convert all of the outstanding and unpaid principal and accrued interest
                                         of this Note into fully paid and non- assessable shares of Common Stock in accordance
                                         with the stated Conversion Price. The Holder shall not be entitled to convert on a Conversion
                                         Date that amount of the Note in connection with that number of shares of Common Stock
                                         which would be in excess of the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
                                         upon the conversion of the Note with respect to which the determination of this provision
                                         is being made on a Conversion Date, which would result in beneficial ownership by the
                                         Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
                                         of the Company on such Conversion Date. For the purposes of the provision to the immediately
                                         preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section
                                         13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder.
                                         Subject to the foregoing, the Holder shall not be limited to aggregate conversions of
                                         4.99% (“Conversion Limitation 1”). The Holder shall have the authority to
                                         determine whether the restriction contained in this Section 2(b) will limit any
                                         conversion hereunder, and accordingly, the Holder may waive the conversion limitation
                                         described in this Section 2(b), in whole or in part, upon and effective after
                                         61 days prior written notice to the Company to increase or decrease such percentage to
                                         any other amount as determined by Holder in its sole discretion up to 9.99%. (“Conversion
                                         Limitation 2”).

 

		c.	Fractional
                                         Shares. The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any
                                         conversion; if such issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of
                                         Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to
                                         the nearest whole share except in the event that rounding up would violate the conversion
                                         limitation set forth in section 2(b) above.

 

		d.	Conversion
                                         Amount. The Conversion Amount shall be converted pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1)(ii) and Rule
                                         144(d)(1)(ii) as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
                                         Act of 1933, as amended, into unrestricted shares at the Conversion Price.

 

		e.	Mechanics
                                         of Conversion. The conversion of this Note shall be conducted in the following manner:

 

		i.	Holder’s
                                         Conversion Requirements. To convert this Note into shares of Common Stock on any date
                                         set forth in the Conversion Notice by the Holder (the “Conversion Date”),
                                         the Holder shall transmit by email, facsimile or otherwise deliver, for receipt on or
                                         prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on such date or on the next business day, a copy of
                                         a fully executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 to the
                                         Company.

 

		ii.	Company’s
                                         Response. Upon receipt by the Company of a copy of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall
                                         as soon as practicable, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day after receipt
                                         of such Conversion Notice, send, via email, facsimile or overnight courier, a confirmation
                                         of receipt of such Conversion Notice to such Holder indicating that the Company will
                                         process such Conversion Notice in accordance with the terms herein. Within two (2) Business
                                         Days after the date the Conversion Notice is delivered, the Company shall have issued
                                         and electronically transferred the shares to the Broker indicated in the Conversion Notice;
                                         should the Company be unable to transfer the shares electronically, it shall, within
                                         two (2)
Business Days after the date the Conversion Notice was delivered, have surrendered to an overnight courier for delivery the next
day to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder, for the number
of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled.

 

		iii.	Record
                                         Holder. The person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable
                                         upon a conversion of this Note shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder
                                         or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date.

 

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		iv.	Timely
                                         Response by Company. Upon receipt by Company of a Conversion Notice, Company shall respond
                                         within one business day to Holder confirming the details of the Conversion, and provide
                                         within two business days the Shares requested in the Conversion Notice.

 

		v.	Liquidated
                                         Damages for Delinquent Response. If the Company fails to deliver for whatever reason
                                         (including any neglect or failure by, e.g., the Company, its counsel or the transfer
                                         agent) to Holder the Shares as requested in a Conversion Notice within five (5)) business
                                         days of the Conversion Date, the Company shall be deemed in “Default of Conversion.”
                                         Beginning on the fifth (5th)) business day after the date of the Conversion Notice, after
                                         the Company is deemed in Default of Conversion, there shall accrue liquidated damages
                                         (the “Conversion Damages”) of $2,000 per day for each day after the Fourth
                                         business day until delivery of the Shares is made, and such penalty will be added to
                                         the Note being converted (under the Company’s and Holder’s expectation and
                                         understanding that any penalty amounts will tack back to the Issuance Date of the Note).
                                         The Parties agree that, at the time of drafting of this Note, the Holder’s damages
                                         as to the delinquent response are incapable or difficult to estimate and that the liquidated
                                         damages called for is a reasonable forecast of just compensation.

 

		vi.	Liquidated
                                         Damages for Inability to Issue Shares. If the Company fails to deliver Shares requested
                                         by a Conversion Notice due to an exhaustion of authorized and issuable common stock such
                                         that the Company must increase the number of shares of authorized Common Stock before
                                         the Shares requested may be issued to the Holder, the discount set forth in the Conversion
                                         Price will be increased by 5 percentage points (i.e. from 40% to 45%) for the Conversion
                                         Notice in question and all future Conversion Notices until the outstanding principal
                                         and interest of the Note is converted or paid in full. These liquidated damages shall
                                         not render the penalties prescribed by Paragraph 2(e)(v) void, and shall be applied in
                                         conjunction with Paragraph 2(e)(v) unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Holder.
                                         The Parties agree that, at the time of drafting of this Note, the Holder’s damages
                                         as to the inability to issue shares are incapable or difficult to estimate and that the
                                         liquidated damages called for is a reasonable forecast of just compensation.

 

		vii.	Rescindment
                                         of Conversion Notice. If: (i) the Company fails to respond to Holder within Two business
                                         days from the date of delivery of a Conversion Notice confirming the details of the Conversion,
                                         (ii) the Company fails to provide the Shares requested in the Conversion Notice within
                                         three business days from the date of the delivery of the Conversion Notice, (iii) the
                                         Holder is unable to procure a legal opinion required to have the Shares issued unrestricted
                                         and/or deposited to sell for any reason related to the Company’s standing with
                                         the SEC or FINRA, or any action or inaction by the Company, (iv) the Holder is unable
                                         to deposit the Shares requested in the Conversion Notice for any reason related to the
                                         Company’s standing with the SEC or FINRA, or any action or inaction by the Company,
                                         (v) if the Holder is informed that the Company does not have the authorized and issuable
                                         Shares available to satisfy the Conversion, or (vi) if OTC Markets changes the Company’s
                                         designation to ‘Limited Information’ (Yield), ‘No Information’
                                         (Stop Sign), ‘Caveat Emptor’ (Skull and Crossbones), or ‘OTC’,
                                         ‘Other OTC’ or ‘Grey Market’ (Exclamation Mark Sign) on the day
                                         of or any day after the date of the Conversion Notice, the Holder maintains the option
                                         and sole discretion to rescind the Conversion Notice (“Rescindment”) by delivering
                                         a notice of rescindment to the Company in the same manner that a Conversion Notice is
                                         required to be delivered to the Company pursuant to the terms of this Note.

 

		viii.	Transfer
                                         Agent Fees and Legal Fees. The issuance of the certificates shall be without charge or
                                         expense to the Holder. The Company shall pay any and all Transfer Agent fees, legal fees,
                                         and advisory fees required for execution of this Note and processing of any Notice of
                                         Conversion, including but not limited to the cost of obtaining a legal opinion with regard
                                         to the Conversion. The Holder will deduct $2,000 from the principal payment of the Note
                                         solely to cover the cost of obtaining any and all legal opinions required to obtain the
                                         Shares requested in any given Conversion Notice. These fees do not make provision for
                                         or suffice to defray any legal fees incurred in collection or enforcement of the Note
                                         as described in Paragraph 13.

 

		ix.	Conversion
                                         Right Unconditional. If the Holder shall provide a Notice of Conversion as provided herein,
                                         the Company’s obligations to deliver Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional,
                                         irrespective of any claim of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, or alleged breach by the
                                         Holder of any obligation to the Company.

 

		3.	Other
                                         Rights of Holder: Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale. Any
                                         recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all
                                         or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or other transaction
                                         which is effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive
                                         (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities, cash or other assets
                                         with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock is referred to herein as “Organic
                                         Change.” Prior to the consummation of any (i) Organic Change or (ii) other Organic
                                         Change following which the Company is not a surviving entity, the Company will secure
                                         from the Person purchasing such assets or the successor resulting from such Organic Change
                                         (in each case, the “Acquiring Entity”) a written agreement (in form and substance
                                         reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) to deliver to Holder in exchange for this Note,
                                         a security of the Acquiring Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar
                                         in form and substance to this Note, and reasonably satisfactory to the Holder. Prior
                                         to the consummation of any other Organic Change, the Company shall make appropriate provision
                                         (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) to ensure that the Holder
                                         will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive in lieu of or in addition to (as
                                         the case may be) the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and receivable
                                         upon the conversion of the Note, such shares of stock, securities, cash or other assets
                                         that would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to or in exchange
                                         for the number of shares of Common Stock which would have been acquirable and receivable
                                         upon the conversion of the Note as of the date of such Organic Change (without taking
                                         into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Note set forth
                                         in Section 2(b) or otherwise). All provisions of this Note must be included to the satisfaction
                                         of Holder in any new Note created pursuant to this section.

 

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		4.	Representations
                                         and Warranties of the Company. In connection with the transactions provided for herein,
                                         the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Holder the following:

 

		a.	Organization,
                                         Good Standing and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
                                         existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation and has
                                         all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted.
                                         The Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
                                         in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on its business
                                         or properties.

 

		b.	Authorization.
                                         All corporate action has been taken on the part of the Company, its officers, directors
                                         and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement.
                                         The Company has taken all corporate action required to make all of the obligations of
                                         the Company reflected in the provisions of this Agreement, valid and enforceable obligations.
                                         The shares of capital stock issuable upon conversion of the Note have been authorized
                                         or will be authorized prior to the issuance of such shares.

 

		c.	Fiduciary
                                         Obligations. The Company hereby represents that it intends to use the proceeds of the
                                         Note primarily for the operations of its business and not for any personal, family, or
                                         household purpose. The Company hereby represents that its board of directors, in the
                                         exercise of its fiduciary duty, has approved the execution of this Agreement based upon
                                         a reasonable belief that the proceeds of the Note provided for herein is appropriate
                                         for the Company after reasonable inquiry concerning its financial objectives and financial
                                         situation.

 

		d.	Exclusivity.
                                         Upon the funding of this Convertible Note, the Company shall not sell convertible debt
                                         to any other third party for 30 days thereafter.

 

		e.	Data
                                         Request Form. The Company hereby represents and warrants to Holder that all of the information
                                         furnished to Holder pursuant to the data request form (“DRF”) dated July
                                         19, 2018 is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof.

 

		5.	Reservation
                                         of Shares. The Company shall at all times, so long as any principal amount of the Note
                                         is outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares
                                         of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Note, 5.5
                                         times the number of shares of Common Stock as shall at all times be sufficient to effect
                                         the conversion of all of the principal amount, plus Interest and Default Interest, if
                                         any, of the Note then outstanding (“Share Reserve”), unless the Holder stipulates
                                         otherwise in the “Irrevocable Letter of Instructions to the Transfer Agent.”
                                         So long as this Note is outstanding, upon written request of the Holder or via telephonic
                                         communication, the Company’s Transfer Agent shall furnish to the Holder the then-current
                                         number of common shares issued and outstanding, the then-current number of common shares
                                         authorized, the then-current number of unrestricted shares, and the then-current number
                                         of shares reserved for third parties.

 

		6.	Voting
                                         Rights. The Holder of this Note shall have no voting rights as a note holder, except
                                         as required by law, however, upon the conversion of any portion of this Note into Common
                                         Stock, Holder shall have the same voting rights as all other Common Stock holders with
                                         respect to such shares of Common Stock then owned by Holder.

 

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		7.	Reissuance
                                         of Note. In the event of a conversion or redemption pursuant to this Note of less than
                                         all of the Conversion Amount represented by this Note, the Company shall promptly cause
                                         to be issued and delivered to the Holder, upon tender by the Holder of the Note converted
                                         or redeemed, a new note of like tenor representing the remaining principal amount of
                                         this Note which has not been so converted or redeemed and which is in substantially the
                                         same form as this Note, as set forth above.

 

		8.	Default
                                         and Remedies.

 

		a.	Event
                                         of Default. For purposes of this Note, an “Event of Default” shall occur
                                         upon:

 

		i.	the
                                         Company’s default in the payment of the outstanding principal, Interest or Default
                                         Interest of this Note when due, whether at Maturity, acceleration or otherwise;

 

		ii.	the
                                         occurrence of a Default of Conversion as set forth in Section 2(e)(v);

 

		iii.	the
                                         failure by the Company for ten (10) days after notice to it to comply with any material
                                         provision of this Note not included in this Section 10(a);

 

		iv.	the
                                         Company’s Purposeful breach of any covenants, warranties, or representations made
                                         by the Company herein;

 

		v.	any
                                         of the information in the DRF is false or misleading in any material respect;

 

		vi.	the
                                         cessation of operations of the Company or a material subsidiary;

 

		vii.	the
                                         Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law; (a) commences a voluntary
                                         case; (b) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case;
                                         (c) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all
                                         of its property; (d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
                                         (e) admits in writing that it is generally unable to pay its debts as the same become
                                         due;

 

		viii.	court
                                         of competent jurisdiction entering an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
                                         (a) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case; (b) appoints a Custodian
                                         of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property; or (c) orders the liquidation
                                         of the Company or any subsidiary, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect
                                         for thirty (30) days;

 

		ix.	the
                                         Company files a Form 15 with the SEC;

 

		x.	the
                                         Company’s failure to timely file all reports required to be filed by it with the
                                         Securities and Exchange Commission;

 

		xi.	the
                                         Company’s failure to timely file all reports required to be filed by it with OTC
                                         Markets to remain a “Current Information” designated company;

 

		xii.	the
                                         Company’s Common Stock is reported as “No Inside” by OTC Markets at
                                         any time while any principal, Interest or Default Interest under the Note remains outstanding;

 

		xiii.	the
                                         Company’s failure to maintain the required Share Reserve pursuant to the terms
                                         of the Irrevocable Letter of Instructions to the Transfer Agent;

 

		xiv.	the
                                         Company directs its transfer agent not to transfer, or delays, impairs, or hinders its
                                         transfer agent in transferring or issuing (electronically or in certificated form) any
                                         certificate for Shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of
                                         or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to remove
                                         (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays and/or hinders its transfer
                                         agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw and stop transfer instructions)
                                         on any certificate for any Shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion
                                         of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any
                                         written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor its obligations
                                         pursuant to a Conversion Notice submitted by the Holder) and any such failure shall continue
                                         uncured for three (3) Business Days after the Conversion Notice has been delivered to
                                         the Company by Holder;

 

		xv.	the
                                         Company’s failure to remain current in its billing obligations with its transfer
                                         agent and such delinquency causes the transfer agent to refuse to issue Shares to Holder
                                         pursuant to a Conversion Notice;

 

		xvi.	the
                                         Company effectuates a reverse split of its Common Stock and fails to provide twenty (20)
                                         days prior written notice to Holder of its intention to do so; or

 

		xvii.	OTC
                                         Markets changes the Company’s designation to ‘No Information’ (Stop
                                         Sign), ‘Caveat Emptor’ (Skull and Crossbones), Market’ (Exclamation
                                         Mark Sign).
	 	 	 
	 	xviii.	“

 

		xix.	Altering
                                         the conversion terms of any notes that are currently outstanding.

 

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The
Term “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar Federal or State Law for the relief of debtors. The
term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

		b.	Remedies.
                                         If an Event of Default occurs, the Holder may in its sole discretion determine to request
                                         immediate repayment of all or any portion of the Note that remains outstanding; at such
                                         time the Company will be required to pay the Holder the Default Amount (defined herein)
                                         in cash. For purposes hereof, the “Default Amount” shall mean: the product
                                         of (A) the then outstanding principal amount of the Note, plus accrued Interest and Default
                                         Interest, divided by (B) the Conversion Price as determined on the Issuance Date, multiplied
                                         by (C) the highest price at which the Common Stock traded at any time between the Issuance
                                         Date and the date of the Event of Default. If the Company fails to pay the Default Amount
                                         within five (5) Business Days of written notice that such amount is due and payable,
                                         then Holder shall have the right at any time, so long as the Company remains in default
                                         (and so long and to the extent there are a sufficient number of authorized but unissued
                                         shares), to require the Company, upon written notice, to immediately issue, in lieu of
                                         the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company equal to the
                                         Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect.

 

		9.	Vote
                                         to Change the Terms of this Note. This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended
                                         by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Holder.

 

		10.	Lost
                                         or Stolen Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to the Company of
                                         the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft
                                         or destruction, of an indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in a form
                                         reasonably acceptable to the Company and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and
                                         cancellation of the Note, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Note of like tenor
                                         and date and in substantially the same form as this Note; provided, however, the Company
                                         shall not be obligated to re-issue a Note if the Holder contemporaneously requests the
                                         Company to convert such remaining principal amount, plus accrued Interest and Default
                                         Interest, if any, into Common Stock.

 

		11.	Payment
                                         of Collection, Enforcement and Other Costs. If: (i) this Note is placed in the hands
                                         of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any
                                         legal proceeding; or (ii) an attorney is retained to represent the Holder of this Note
                                         in any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceedings affecting creditors’
                                         rights and involving a claim under this Note, then the Company shall pay to the Holder
                                         all reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith,
                                         in addition to all other amounts due hereunder.

 

		12.	Cancellation.
                                         After all principal, accrued Interest and Default Interest, if any, at any time owed
                                         on this Note has been paid in full or otherwise converted in full, this Note shall automatically
                                         be deemed canceled, shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation and shall not
                                         be reissued.

 

		13.	Waiver
                                         of Notice. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby waives demand, notice,
                                         protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance,
                                         performance, default or enforcement of this Note.

 

		14.	Governing
                                         Law. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions
                                         concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Note shall
                                         be governed by, the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to provisions thereof
                                         regarding conflict of laws. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non- exclusive
                                         jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Texas for the adjudication of
                                         any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated
                                         hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in
                                         any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction
                                         of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient
                                         forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby
                                         irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in
                                         any such suit, action or proceeding by sending, through certified mail or overnight courier,
                                         a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement
                                         and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process
                                         and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any
                                         right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
                                         WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION
                                         OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
                                         ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

		15.	Remedies,
                                         Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided
                                         in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under
                                         this Note, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other
                                         injunctive relief), and no remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance
                                         with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s
                                         right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms
                                         of this Note. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization
                                         concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth
                                         or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation
                                         thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder thereof and shall not, except
                                         as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the
                                         performance thereof).

 

		16.	Specific
                                         Shall Not Limit General; Construction. No specific provision contained in this Note shall
                                         limit or modify any more general provision contained herein. This Note shall be deemed
                                         to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against
                                         any person as the drafter hereof.

 

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		17.	Failure
                                         or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise
                                         of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall
                                         any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude further
                                         exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

 

		18.	Partial
                                         Payment. In the event of partial payment by the Holder, the principal sum due to the
                                         Holder shall be prorated based on the consideration actually paid by the Holder such
                                         that the Company is only required to repay the amount funded and the Company is not required
                                         to repay any unfunded portion of this Note, with the exception of any OID contemplated
                                         herein.

 

		19.	Entire
                                         Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement
                                         between the parties with regard to the subjects herein. None of the terms of this Agreement
                                         can be waived or modified, except by an express agreement signed by all Parties hereto.

 

		20.	Additional
                                         Representations and Warranties. The Company expressly acknowledges that the Holder, including
                                         but not limited to its officer, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates, have not
                                         made any representation or warranty to it outside the terms of this Agreement. The Company
                                         further acknowledges that there have been no representations or warranties about future
                                         financing or subsequent transactions between the parties.

 

		21.	Notices.
                                         All notices and other communications given or made to the Company pursuant hereto shall
                                         be in writing (including facsimile or similar electronic transmissions) and shall be
                                         deemed effectively given: (i) upon personal delivery, (ii) when sent by electronic mail
                                         or facsimile, as deemed received by the close of business on the date sent, (iii)
five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or (iv)
one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery. All communications
shall be sent either by email, or fax, or to the email address or facsimile number set forth on the signature page hereto.
The physical address, email address, and phone number provided on the signature page hereto shall be considered valid
pursuant to the above stipulations; should the Company’s contact information change from that listed on the signature
page, it is incumbent on the Company to inform the Holder.

 

		22.	Severability.
                                         If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable
                                         law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the rest of the Agreement
                                         shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

		23.	Usury.
                                         If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder
                                         violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder
                                         shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under
                                         applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that
                                         it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive
                                         the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal, Interest or Default Interest
                                         on this Note.

 

		24.	Successors
                                         and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon all successors and assigns hereto.

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW —

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed by its CEO, on and as of the Issuance Date.

 

COMPANY:
Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp.

 

	Signature:	/s/
    James A. Briscoe	 
	 	 	 
	By:	James
    A. Briscoe	 
	 	 	 
	Title:	CEO,
    CFO & Chief Geologist 	 
	 	 	 
	Address:	5610
    E. Sutler Lane	 
	 	Tucson,
    AZ 85712	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Email:	JBriscoe@libertystaruranium.com	 
	 	 	 
	Phone:	520-907-9492	 

 

LIBERTY
STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.

JSJ
Investments Inc.

 

	Signature:	/s/
    Sameer Hirji	 

 

Sameer
Hirji, President

JSJ
Investments Inc.

10830
North Central Expressway, Suite 152

Dallas
TX 75231

888-503-2599

 

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Exhibit
1

Conversion
Notice

 

Reference
is made to the 12% Convertible Note issued by Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. (the “Note”), dated July 19,
2018 in the principal amount of $50,000 with 12% interest. This note currently holds a principal balance of $50,000. The features
of conversion stipulate a Conversion Price equal to a 45% discount to the lowest VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price) during the
previous twenty (20) trading days to the date of Conversion.

 

In
accordance with and pursuant to the Note, the undersigned hereby elects to convert $ of the principal/interest balance
of the Note, indicated below into shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, by tendering the Note
specified as of the date specified below.

 

Date
of Conversion: _____________

 

Please
confirm the following information:

Conversion
Amount: $ _____________________

Conversion
Price: $ _________________(_____% discount from $____________________)

Number
of Common Stock to be issued: ________________________________________________________________

Current
Issued/Outstanding: _________________________________________________________________________

 

If
the Issuer is DWAC eligible, please issue the Common Stock into which the Note is being converted in the name of the Holder of
the Note and transfer the shares electronically to:

 

[BROKER
INFORMATION]

 

Holder
Authorization:

 

JSJ
Investments Inc.

10830
North Central Expressway, Suite 152        *Do not send certificates to this address

Dallas,
TX 75231

888-503-2599

Tax
ID: 20-2122354

 

Sameer
Hirji, President

 

[DATE]

 

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PLEASE
BE ADVISED, pursuant to Section 2(e)(ii) of the Note, “Upon receipt by the Company of a copy of the Conversion Notice, the
Company shall as soon as practicable, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day after receipt of such Conversion Notice,
SEND, VIA EMAIL, FACSIMILE OR OVERNIGHT COURIER, A CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF SUCH CONVERSION NOTICE TO SUCH HOLDER INDICATING
THAT THE COMPANY WILL PROCESS SUCH CONVERSION NOTICE in accordance with the terms herein. Within two (2) Business Days after the
date of the Conversion Confirmation, the Company shall have issued and electronically transferred the shares to the Broker indicated
in the Conversion Notice; should the Company be unable to transfer the shares electronically, they shall, within two (2) Business
Days after the date of the Conversion Confirmation, have surrendered to FedEx for delivery the next day to the address as specified
in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which
the Holder shall be entitled.”

 

Signature:

 

 

 

James
Briscoe CEO

Liberty
Star Uranium & Metals Corp.

 

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