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Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Purchase and Sale Agreement

  
 Exhibit 10.86 
  
 PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), made by and between the DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION, as Seller (“SELLER”), and TIPPERARY OIL & GAS CORPORATION, as Buyer (“BUYER”). 
  
 1.  Basis of Agreement.    SELLER, as assignee, is a party to a Joint Operating Agreement originally
between SELLER and others as non-operators and Tri-Star Petroleum Company, as Operator (the “Operating Agreement”), dated May 15, 1992, relative to the development of coalbed methane gas projects located in Queensland, Australia, attached
hereto as Exhibit “A”, encompassing the area more particularly described in Authorities to Prospect 526P (the “ATP”) attached hereto as Exhibit “B”. SELLER desires to sell, and BUYER desires to purchase,
all of SELLER’S undivided interest in and to the Assets (as defined in Section 2) as of the Effective Date (as defined in Section 3) arising under, created by or relating to the Operating Agreement and or the ATP, all in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 
  
 2.  Assets to be Purchased and
Sold.    Subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement, and the terms and conditions of the Operating Agreements, SELLER agrees to sell to BUYER and BUYER agrees to buy all of SELLER’S undivided interest in the assets
and properties hereinafter described, as follows: 
  
 (a)  SELLER’S undivided
interests in and to, and/or SELLER’S right to acquire undivided interests in and to, the ATP, including, without limitation (i) all interests in or attributable to any Authorities to Prospect that preceded the ATP, and (ii) any extension,
renewal or replacement of the ATP, howsoever denominated, relating to or described by the Operating Agreement; 
  
 (b)  SELLERS’ rights to reacquire any acreage which had comprised a part of the ATP but was relinquished by the Operator as a part of, or in connection with, a scheduled contraction of the ATP, and/or any other acreage
which was at any time a part of the ATP but lapsed, was forfeited or was relinquished for any reason; 
  
 (c)  SELLER’S undivided interests in and to, and/or SELLER’S right to acquire undivided interests in and to, the petroleum leases attached hereto as Exhibit “C,” and any applications for petroleum
leases associated with the ATP (the “Leases”), whether existing as of the date of execution of this Agreement or subsequently applied for and/or issued; 
  
 (d)  SELLER’S undivided interests in and to, and/or SELLER’S right to acquire undivided interests in and to, any pipeline licenses
and/or applications for pipeline licenses associated with the ATP, and any connecting pipeline and/or gas gathering systems whether existing as of the date of execution of this Agreement or subsequently applied for, issued; built or installed.

  
 (e)  SELLER’S undivided interests in and to, and/or SELLER’S right to acquire
undivided interests in and to, all petroleum exploration rights, permits, licenses, leases, 
 

  
 surface sites, servitudes, rights-of-way, easements, pipeline licenses and any
and all other estates, tenements or similar rights arising from, howsoever denominated, created by or related to the ATP and Leases and the operation of the ATP and Leases, whether classified as real, personal or mixed property, whether specifically
enumerated herein and, or whether presently existing, applied for, pending, created, issued or accrued, or to be applied for, created, issued or accrued in the future; 
  
 (f)  SELLER’S undivided interests in and to, and/or SELLER’S right to acquire undivided interests in and to, the wells listed and
described on Exhibit “D” (the “Wells”) attached hereto, including all formations and depths within or below the wellbore, whether or not presently productive; 
  
 (g)  SELLER’S interest in and to any wells presently being drilled on the ATP or the Leases, or to be drilled at any time in the future on
the acreage covered by the ATP and Leases, including SELLER’S interest in any drilling projects of any nature presently under proposal, or approved but not yet underway: 
  
 (h)  SELLER’S undivided interest in and to, and/or SELLER’S right to acquire undivided interests in and to, all goods, equipment,
facilities, fixtures and inventory (whether classified as real, personal or mixed property) used in operations conducted on the lands covered by the ATP and Leases, whether located on or off the wellsites, the Leases or the land described in the
ATP; 
  
 (i)  SELLER’S undivided interests in and to, and/or the right to acquire
SELLER’S undivided interests in and to, any and all gas purchase and sale agreements, crude purchase and sale agreements, gas compression, gathering, pipeline processing, treatment and transportation agreements, volumetric or other production
payments of any nature, leases of equipment or facilities and any and all other agreements and rights which are (i) appurtenant to the ATP, Leases or Wells, or (ii) used or held for use in connection with the ownership or operation of the Wells or
with the production, treatment, sale or disposal of water, hydrocarbons, or associated substances produced, used or disposed of in connection with the ATP, Leases or Wells; 
  
 (j)  To the extent that such may be lawfully transferred, all of SELLER’S tax benefits or tax deductions under the laws of Australia, the
State of Queensland or any municipality thereof, whether or not presently accrued, owned by or vested in SELLERS, including, without limitation, any tax benefits or deductions which may be lawfully transferred to BUYER under Australia’s Income
Tax Assessment Act 1997, or any applicable predecessor to such Act. This shall be a continuing obligation; 
  
 (k)  All of SELLER’S right or rights to enforce its contract rights, titles, interests of any nature, covenants, representations, warranties or other rights of any nature, if any, which SELLER is or may in the future
be entitled to enforce against SELLER’S predecessors-in-title; 
 

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 (l)  All of SELLER’S right, title and interest, if
any, under any Deed or Deeds of Confirmation of Producing License executed by Tri-Star Petroleum Company in favor of SELLER, as Drilling Participants; 
  
 (m)  All of SELLER’S right, title and interest, if any, under any Deed or Deeds of Charge executed by Tri-Star Petroleum Company in favor of
SELLER, as a Chargeholder; 
  
 (n)  All of SELLER’S rights, titles and interests in
and to the Operating Agreement and/or the ATP including, without limitation, access to the Contract Area and information, accounts accruing or attributable to SELLER’S interest (including, without limitation, any balances, claims, credits,
deposits, exceptions, offsets, refunds or other rights relating to audits, cash calls, gas makeup rights or other matters relating to any of the joint accounts under the Operating Agreements), acreage or cash contributions, area of mutual interest
rights, farmout agreements, settlement agreements, bonds and insurance policies, claims, demands or causes of action, hydrocarbon marketing rights (including, without limitation, rights arising under the gas balancing agreement attached to any of
the Operating Agreement and/or ATP), participation rights, producing units, records more particularly described in Section 11 hereof, severed production, voting rights and any and all other rights arising under, created by or relating to the
Operating Agreement and/or the ATP of any nature whatsoever, whether express or implied, whether presently existing or vested in SELLER or arising in the future and, or, whether specifically enumerated above, including, but not limited to, all
choses–in–action. 
  
 The rights and interests described in paragraphs (a) through (n) above, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired by SELLERS, are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “Assets.” 
  
 3.  The Effective Date.    The effective date of the purchase and sale, for all purposes, shall be April 1, 2002 at 12:01 a.m., Greenwich Mean Time plus ten, local time, Brisbane, Australia
(“Effective Date”). 
  
 4.  Purchase Price and Closing Date.    The
purchase price for the Assets shall be, in United States Dollars, FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO CENTS (USD $5,250,000.00), paid as follows: (a) total cash consideration of United States Dollars FOUR MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
AND NO CENTS (USD $4,800,000.00); and (b) 250,000 unregistered shares of Tipperary Corporation stock, which for the purposes of this transaction shall be valued at USD $450,000.00 regardless of any change in the market price which may occur before
Closing (as hereinafter defined). The sale shall be completed by BUYER and SELLER, simultaneously with the execution of this agreement, (the “Closing Date”) pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. At the closing, SELLER shall deliver
to BUYER a fully executed assignment and conveyance in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “E”. The purchase price shall be payable at closing in certified funds, or by wire transfer, at the option of BUYER. 
  
 5.  Post-Closing Adjustments.    On or before sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, BUYER and
SELLER shall undertake to agree with respect to the adjustments or payments that were not fully and finally determined as of the Closing Date, and the amount due from BUYER to 
 

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 SELLER, or from SELLER to BUYER, as the case may be. On and after the Closing Date SELLER shall: (a)
provide BUYER, to the extent not already made available, access to such of SELLER’S’ records as may be reasonably necessary to make a determination of post-closing adjustments; (b) promptly provide BUYER a copy of all cash calls, notices
or other materials it receives from the Operator under the Operating Agreements or from any person (other than Buyer) pertaining to the Assets; and (c) promptly deliver to BUYER any proceeds of production or other revenues attributable to the Assets
on or after the Effective Date and any other proceeds or benefits attributable to the Assets received after the Closing Date. Payment by BUYER or SELLERS, as the case may be, shall be made in immediately available funds within thirty (30) business
days of agreement. If the post-closing adjustment has not been agreed upon within the time period set forth herein, either party may seek to enforce any rights it claims hereunder. 
  
 6.  Mutual Representations and Warranties.    BUYER and SELLER each represent and warrant to the other that: 
  
 (a)  Each party has all approvals, authority and power necessary to enter into this Agreement and to perform (or
cause to be performed) all of the obligations and transactions contemplated hereunder (including, without limitation, all corporate actions as may be applicable to BUYER and SELLER). The signature of each party on this Agreement is genuine, and each
party has legal competence and capacity to execute this Agreement. 
  
 (b)  The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the obligations and transactions contemplated hereby, will not: 
  
 (i)  violate or conflict with any provision of any Certificate of Incorporation, corporate by-laws, partnership agreement, limited partnership agreement, or other governing document of any nature as may be applicable to
either of them; 
  
 (ii)  result in the breach of any term or condition of, or constitute a
default or cause the acceleration of any obligation under any agreement or instrument to which either of them is a party or is bound; or 
  
 (iii)  violate or conflict with any judgment, decree, order, permit, law, rule or regulation relating to this Agreement, the Assets of either of them under applicable laws. 

 
 (c)  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered, and at the closing all documents and
instruments required hereunder will have been duly executed and delivered, on behalf of each of BUYER and SELLER. This Agreement, and all such documents and instruments shall constitute legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance
with their respective terms, except to the extent enforceability may be impacted by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally. 
 

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 (d)  No legal or administrative proceeding in or of
Australia or the United States of America is pending or threatened that would prohibit either person from entering into or consummating this Agreement. 
  
 (e)  Each of the representations made by BUYER and SELLER herein shall be true and correct as of the Effective Date and the Closing Date with the
same force and effect as if separately made on each of those dates. 
  
 7.  Representations and
Warranties Regarding the Assets.    SELLER hereby represents and warrant to BUYER and agrees that: 
  
 (a)  SELLER will convey, assign and transfer to BUYER all of Seller’s contract, property and other rights of any nature in the Assets. 
  
 (b)  There is no action, suit, proceeding, claim or investigation by any persons, entities, administrative agency or governmental body pending or
threatened against SELLER that may adversely affect SELLER’S title, and the ability to transfer the Assets to BUYER. 
  
 (c)  SELLER will, for itself, its successors and assigns, warrant and defend the title of BUYER, its successors and assigns to the Assets, interests and properties against every person whomsoever claiming the same
or any party thereof by, through and under SELLER, but not otherwise; however WITH RESPECT TO THE WELLS, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ITEMS OF PERSONALTY WHICH MAY BE COVERED HEREBY, THE SAME ARE USED AND ARE SOLD ON AN “AS IS” AND “WHERE
IS” BASIS WITH ALL FAULTS, IF ANY. SELLER SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO BUYER FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSS, OR DAMAGE CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INCIDENTALLY OR CONSEQUENTIALLY BY SAID WELLS, EQUIPMENT OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, BY
ANY INADEQUACY THEREOF OR THEREWITH, ARISING IN STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT. SELLER MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO SAID WELLS, EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT THERETO. 
  
 (d)  SELLER owns not less than the undivided interests in the Assets as set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto. The undivided interests in the Assets which BUYER shall receive shall
include production or the right to proceeds of production from each Well located on the ATP and the Leases in an amount which is not less than the percentage net revenue interest set forth in the Operating Agreements. In addition, SELLER represents
that the undivided interests in the Assets which BUYER shall receive shall not require BUYER to bear a greater percentage of costs and expenses than the percentage interest attributable to SELLER set forth under the Operating Agreements. This
representation and warranty is by, through and under SELLER, but not otherwise. 
 

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 (e)  SELLER’S undivided interests in the Assets
are free and clear of all liens, marital or community property rights or interests, judgments, mortgages, advance payments, carried interests, contingent interests, net profits interests, overriding royalty interests, production imbalances,
production payments, reversionary interests and other burdens or encumbrances arising by, through or under SELLER, that would reduce BUYER’S net interest in production or production proceeds, or would increase BUYER’S percentage of costs
and expenses from the percentages set forth in the Operating Agreements. 
  
 (f)  SELLER’S undivided interests in the Assets have not been forfeited under the terms of the Operating Agreements and SELLER has not been notified of (i) any forfeiture or impending forfeiture of any of its undivided
interests in the Assets under the Operating Agreements or (ii) any relinquishment of lands covered by the ATP or the Leases except those previously disclosed by the Operator of the Assets. SELLER will maintain, preserve and protect the Assets, and
use all reasonable commercial efforts to prevent a forfeiture or other loss of the Assets, between the Effective Date and the Closing Date. 
  
 (g)  Any credit arising under or with respect to the Operating Agreements, including, without limitation, any audits of the joint account, any production imbalances or any judicial action or
determination, attributable to SELLER’S undivided interests in the Assets shall accrue to the benefit of BUYER without regard to whether the credit relates to periods of time before or after the Effective Date. 
  
 (h)  Upon request by BUYER, SELLER will execute and return to BUYER a Notice under the Income Tax Assessment Act
of 1997 as amended, section 330-235, formerly a 124AB Notice under Australia’s Income Assessment Act. 
  
 (i)  SELLER has paid and discharged all invoices and joint interest billings from Operator, and SELLER is not in arrears on any amounts or charges of any nature related to the Assets. 
  
 8.  Allocation of Liability and Indemnifications. 
  
 (a)  Definitions. 
  
 The term “BUYER’S Assumed Liabilities” shall mean and include: 
  
 (i)  All costs, expenses, liabilities and obligations or otherwise agreed to be paid by BUYER pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including any net amount due the joint account and
attributable to the SELLER’s interest up to a maximum of $600,000; and 
  
 (ii)  All
costs, expenses, liabilities, claims and obligations arising out of, in connection with, or resulting directly or indirectly from the ownership or operation of the Assets (excluding SELLER’S Retained Liabilities), insofar as such claims relate
to periods of time subsequent to the Effective Date. 
 

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 The term “SELLER’S Retained Liabilities”
shall mean and include: 
  
 (i)  All costs, expenses, liabilities and obligations or
otherwise agreed to be paid by SELLERS pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; 
  
 (ii)  All costs, expenses, liabilities, claims and obligations arising out of, in connection with, or resulting directly or indirectly from the ownership or operation of the Assets, insofar as such claims relate to periods
of time prior to the Effective Date; provided however, SELLER’S liability hereunder shall be limited to any net amount due and payable that exceeds the sum of USD $600,000. and 
  
 (iii)  All legal fees charged to any joint account and attributable to the interests purchased and sold hereunder prior to the Effective Date.

  
 (b)  Liabilities.    BUYER agrees to assume, pay, perform,
fulfill, discharge and be liable for all of BUYER’s Assumed Liabilities, and SELLER agrees to retain, perform, fulfill, discharge and be and remain liable for all of SELLER’S Retained Liabilities. 
  
 (c)  SELLER’S Indemnity.    SELLER AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS
BUYER, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES, OR ANY OF THEM, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, CLAIMS, SUITS, CONTROVERSIES, LIABILITIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, COURT COSTS, REASONABLE EXPENSES OF LITIGATION AND
REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES) ARISING DIRECTLY OUT OF SELLERS’ OWNERSHIP OR USE OF THE ASSETS TO BE PURCHASED HEREUNDER; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS INDEMNITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THOSE CLAIMS, RIGHTS, DEMANDS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING
FROM ACTIVITY OCCURRING PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE SALE. 
  
 (d)  BUYER’S
Indemnity.    BUYER AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS SELLER, SELLERS’ HEIRS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND ASSIGNS, OR ANY OF THEM, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, CLAIMS, SUITS, CONTROVERSIES,
LIABILITIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, COURT COSTS, REASONABLE EXPENSES OF LITIGATION AND REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES) ARISING DIRECTLY OUT OF BUYER’S OWNERSHIP OR USE OF THE ASSETS TO BE PURCHASED HEREUNDER; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT THIS INDEMNITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THOSE CLAIMS, RIGHTS, DEMANDS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING FROM ACTIVITY OCCURRING AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE SALE. 
 

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 9.  Securities Matters.    With respect to
the purchase price paid in common shares of stock of Tipperary Corporation, SELLER makes the following additional agreements, warranties and representations. 
  
 (a)  SELLER is an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities Exchange
Commission. 
  
 (b)  SELLER has access to information and materials concerning BUYER and
its business, operations, structuring and financing, including its Form 10-KSB for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2001, Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, and its definitive proxy statement relating to its
Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 23, 2002. SELLER understands that BUYER faces several risks in its business as well as risks faced by the oil and gas business and risks described in the Form 10-KSB or incorporated therein by reference.
All information requested by SELLER from BUYER or its representatives concerning BUYER and the terms and conditions of this Agreement has been furnished to SELLER’s satisfaction. SELLER has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive
answers from management of BUYER concerning BUYER and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and to obtain from BUYER any additional information which BUYER possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to
verify the accuracy of the information provided to SELLER. 
  
 (c)  Any shares of BUYER
acquired by SELLER hereunder are for SELLER’S own account and not for or on behalf of any other person or entity. 
  
 (d)  If any shares of BUYER are acquired hereunder, no shares will be acquired with a view towards the distribution or redistribution with the intent to divide SELLER’s participation with others except in
strict compliance with any applicable securities laws. 
  
 (e)  SELLER will only resell any
shares acquired under this agreement pursuant to registration under the Act and the laws of any applicable states or pursuant to an exemption from registration. The only registration rights which SELLER has with respect to any shares acquired
hereunder are as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit  “F”. The stock certificates representing the shares of BUYER will bear a legend substantially as follows: 
  
 The shares represented by this Certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”)
and are “restricted securities” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Act. The shares may not be offered for sale, sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or pursuant to an
exemption from registration under the Act, the availability which is to be established to the satisfaction of the Company. 
  
 (f)  With respect to any common shares of Tipperary Corporation received by SELLER hereunder, and prior to any proposed sale, assignment, transfer or pledge of the shares (other 
 

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 than transfers not involving a change in beneficial ownership), unless there is
in effect a registration statement under the Act covering the proposed transfer, SELLER shall give written notice to BUYER of its intention to effect such transfer, sale, assignment or pledge. Each such notice shall describe the manner and
circumstances of the proposed transfer, sale, assignment or pledge in sufficient detail, and shall be accompanied, at SELLER’s expense, by an unqualified written opinion of legal counsel who shall, and whose legal opinion shall, be reasonably
satisfactory to BUYER and addressed to BUYER, to the effect that the proposed transfer of the shares may be effected without registration under the Act, whereupon the holder of such shares shall be entitled to transfer them in accordance with the
terms of the notice delivered by the holder to BUYER. Each such notice shall also be accompanied by a written agreement of the proposed transferee to conform to the requirements hereof. Each certificate evidencing the securities transferred as above
provided shall bear, except if such transfer is made pursuant to Rule 144, the appropriate restrictive legend set forth above, except that such certificate shall not bear such restrictive legend if in the opinion of counsel for such holder and BUYER
such legend is not required to order to establish compliance with any provision of the Act. 
  
 (g)  SELLER will execute and deliver to BUYER any document, or do any other act or thing, which BUYER many reasonably request in connection with any transfer or acquisition of shares under this Agreement. 

 
 (h)  SELLER has not distributed any written materials furnished by BUYER to anyone other than
SELLER’s professional advisors. 
  
 (i)  SELLER represents that the statements made
and other information provided in this Agreement, and all other information with respect to the financial position and business experience of SELLER which has been previously supplied by SELLER to BUYER are materially complete and accurate as of the
date this Agreement is executed by SELLER, and, if there should be any material change in such information prior to the acceptance or rejection of this Agreement, SELLER will immediately provide revised information to BUYER. 
  
 (j)  SELLER represents that SELLER is familiar with the type of investment which the shares received in
compensation hereunder constitute. SELLER believes that any shares received hereunder are shares of the kind SELLER wishes to acquire and that the nature of the shares received and the amount of the purchase price received in shares is consistent
with the overall investment program and financial position of SELLER. SELLER’s overall commitment to investments which are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to SELLER’s net worth; SELLER’s investment in BUYER will not
cause such overall commitment to become excessive; and SELLER can afford to bear the loss of SELLER’s entire investment in BUYER. 
  
 (k)  SELLER has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters in general to evaluate the merits and risks of the prospective investment and to make an informed investment
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 (l)  SELLER understands that no federal or state agency
has made any finding or determination regarding the fairness of the shares or any recommendation or endorsement concerning an investment in BUYER. 
  
 (m)  SELLER represents and warrants that there is no finder’s fee or commission payable SELLER with respect to its receipt of shares
hereunder. 
  
 (n)  SELLER understands that no securities administrator of any governmental
agency has made any finding or determination relating to the fairness of this investment and that no securities administrator of any state has recommended or endorsed, or will recommend or endorse, the offering of any securities received hereunder.

  
 10.  Review and Inspection of the Assets.    Prior to the Closing, BUYER has
inspected and performed due diligence reviews and inspections of the Assets. SELLER represents that BUYER has been furnished with all paperwork, information and data relating to the Assets in the possession of SELLER (and/or to which SELLER has the
right to possession) including, but not limited to, the following: (a) financial and accounting records; (b) production, engineering, geological and geophysical data and reports for the ATP and the Leases; (c) copies of engineering, geological and
geophysical studies, subject to any license and non-disclosure requirements; (d) copies of seismic data across any of the ATP and the Leases (subject to any license restriction and non-disclosure requirements); (e) title records, including, but not
limited to, copies of the ATP and the Leases; (f) correspondence and material and relevant information concerning pending litigation; (g) regulatory compliance records; (h) contracts between SELLER and third parties with regard to the Assets,
including any all settlement agreements; and (i) all correspondence of any nature relating to the Assets, including, without limitation, correspondence between SELLER and Operator and entities related to Operator, copies of correspondence between
Operator and third-parties and correspondence of any nature between SELLER and any third party relating to the Assets; (j) all permits and licenses pertaining to the Assets. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall obligate SELLER to take any
action or expend any money to acquire anything for BUYER which SELLER does not already have in its possession. SELLER does not warrant the accuracy of any such material. 
  
 11.  Waiver.    SELLER and BUYER certify that they are not “Consumers” within the meaning of the Texas Deceptive Trade
Practices—Consumer Protection Act, Subchapter E of the Chapter 17, Sections 17.41 et seq., of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, as amended (the “DTPA”). THE PARTIES COVENANT, FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNEES, THAT IF THE DTPA IS APPLICABLE: (A) THE PARTIES ARE “BUSINESS CONSUMERS” THEREUNDER; AND (B) EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES AND RELEASES ALL OF ITS RIGHTS AND REMEDIES THEREUNDER (OTHER THAN SECTION 17.555, TEXAS BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
CODE) AS APPLICABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY AND ITS SUCCESSORS, AND (C) EACH PARTY SHALL DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY THE OTHER FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION MADE AGAINST THAT PARTY OR ANY SUCCESSOR OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES
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 PART ON THE DTPA, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.

  
 WAIVER OF CONSUMER RIGHTS 
  
 PURCHASER WAIVES ITS RIGHTS UNDER THE 
 DECEPTIVE TRADE
PRACTICES—CONSUMER 
 PROTECTION ACT, SECTION 17.41 ET SEQ., TEXAS 
 BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE, A LAW THAT GIVES 
 CONSUMERS SPECIAL RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS. 
 AFTER CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY OF 
 BUYER’S OWN
SELECTION, BUYER VOLUNTARILY 
 CONSENTS TO THIS WAIVER. 
  
 12.  Notices.    All communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and communications or delivery hereunder shall be deemed to have
been fully made in actually delivered, or if mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the address as set forth below: 
  
 SELLER: 
  
 Delta Petroleum Corporation 
 475 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1400 
 Denver, Colorado 80202 
 Telephone:     303-293-9133 
 Facsimile:      303-298-8251

 Attention: Mr. Roger A. Parker 
  
 BUYER: 
  
 TIPPERARY OIL & GAS CORPORATION

 633 Seventeenth St., Suite 1550 
 Denver, Colorado 80202 
 Attention: Mr. David L. Bradshaw, President 
 Telephone:     (303) 293-9379 
 Telecopier:    (303) 292-3428 
  
 13.  Governing Law. THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCLUDING, HOWEVER, ANY PROVISION OF THE TEXAS LAW THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF A DIFFERENT JURISDICTION. 
  
 14.  Further Assurances.    Incidental and subsequent to Closing, each of the parties
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 or other form necessary for, or incident to, the notation, sanction, approval, transfer or assignment to BUYER of any title or interest in
either the Assets or the Operating Agreement), and to take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement. 
  
 15.  Government Approvals.    SELLER will cooperate with BUYER, in a timely manner (both before and after closing), in obtaining any necessary or desired consents
or approvals of the Government of Australia, any state thereof or any other third party, including, without limitation, the execution of any documents necessary (in the opinion of BUYER and its counsel) to obtain any consent or approval of interests
arising under the Operating Agreements, or to perfect the title of BUYER or SELLER in the Assets and/or to obtain any necessary governmental sanction of the Operating Agreements. 
  
 16.  Expenses.    Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, each of the parties hereto shall pay
its own fees and expenses incident to the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement, including attorney’s and accountant’s fees. 
  
 17.  No Reliance.    BUYER AND SELLER that each acknowledge that each is experienced and knowledgeable in the oil and gas industry, and has relied solely on their
own legal, tax and other professional counsel concerning this Agreement. SELLER acknowledges that BUYER has made no representations, whether written, oral or express or implied, concerning the Assets, and that SELLER in no way has relied upon BUYER
or information from BUYER in deciding to execute this Agreement. 
  
 18.  Exhibits.    All exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. 
  
 19.  Successors and Assigns.    The terms, covenants and conditions hereof bind and inure to the benefit of BUYER and SELLER and their respective heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns. This Agreement shall be freely and fully assignable by BUYER. 
  
 20.  Conflicts.    In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Operating Agreements, the provisions of the Operating Agreements shall prevail. In all
other respects, this Agreement shall supersede all prior agreements between the parties hereto regarding the subject matter hereof, whether written or oral. 
  
 21.  Survival.    The covenants, obligations, indemnities, representations and warranties included in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and remain actionable
thereafter. 
  
 22.  Product of Negotiation.    This Agreement is the product of
negotiation between BUYER and SELLER. No fiduciary or other duty, if any, owed by BUYER and SELLER in any prior agreement shall apply to the process of negotiation of this Agreement. 
 

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 23.  Execution, Counterparts and
Exhibits.    BUYER and SELLER acknowledge and agree that this Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument, and that a
facsimile copy of this Agreement, and of a signature to this Agreement, shall be valid and binding as an original. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the parties before the undersigned competent witnesses on the dates indicated below. 
  
 
	 SELLER:
  
 DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION
 	 	  	 	 BUYER:
  
 TIPPERARY OIL & GAS CORPORATION 
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    ROGER A.
PARKER        
 
	 	  	 	 By:
 	 	 /s/    DAVID L.
BRADSHAW        
 

	  	 	 Roger A. Parker
 President
 	 	  	 	  	 	 David L. Bradshaw
 President and Chairman of the Board
 

 
  
 
	 ATTEST: 
 	 	  	 	 ATTEST: 
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    KEVIN NANKE        

	 	  	 	 By:
 	 	 /s/    ELAINE R.
TREECE        
 

	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	 Secretary
 

 
 

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	 STATE OF COLORADO
 	 	 §
 
	  	 	 §
 
	 COUNTY OF DENVER
 	 	 §
 

 
  
 The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on this the
24th day of May, 2002 by Roger A. Parker, President of DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION, on behalf of said corporation, as Seller. 
  
 Witness my hand and official seal. 
  
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    PHYLLIS
KAJIWARA        
 

	  	 	 Phyllis Kajiwara
 Notary
Public
 THE STATE OF COLORADO
 

 
  
 My Commission Expires: July 31, 2002 

 
 
	 STATE OF COLORADO
 	 	 §
 
	  	 	 §
 
	 COUNTY OF DENVER
 	 	 §
 

 
  
 The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on this the
24th day of May, 2002 by David L. Bradshaw, President of Tipperary Oil & Gas Corporation, on behalf of said corporation, as Buyer. 
  
 Witness my hand and official seal. 
  
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    PHYLLIS
KAJIWARA        
 

	  	 	 Phyllis Kajiwara
 Notary
Public
 THE STATE OF COLORADO
 

 
 My Commission Expires: July 31, 2002 
 

 14Company Name

SUN POWER CORPORATION

2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN

This 2002 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") provides for the grant of options to acquire common shares (the "Common Shares") in the capital of Sun Power Corporation, a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Nevada (the "Corporation"). Stock options granted under this Plan that qualify under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), are referred to in this Plan as "Incentive Stock Options". Incentive Stock Options and stock options that do not qualify under Section 422 of the Code ("Non-Qualified Stock Options") granted under this Plan are referred to collectively as "Options".
1.PURPOSE

1.1The purpose of this Plan is to retain the services of valued key employees and consultants of the Corporation and such other persons as the Plan Administrator shall select in accordance with Section 3 below, and to encourage such persons to acquire a greater proprietary interest in the Corporation, thereby strengthening their incentive to achieve the objectives of the shareholders of the Corporation, and to serve as an aid and inducement in the hiring of new employees and to provide an equity incentive to consultants and other persons selected by the Plan Administrator.

1.2This Plan shall at all times be subject to all legal requirements relating to the administration of stock option plans, if any, under applicable corporate laws, applicable United States federal and state securities laws, the Code, the rules of any applicable stock exchange or stock quotation system, and the rules of any foreign jurisdiction applicable to Options granted to residents therein (collectively, the "Applicable Laws").
2.ADMINISTRATION

2.1This Plan shall be administered initially by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board"), except that the Board may, in its discretion, establish a committee composed of two (2) or more members of the Board or two (2) or more other persons to administer the Plan, which committee (the "Committee") may be an executive, compensation or other committee, including a separate committee especially created for this purpose. The Board or, if applicable, the Committee is referred to herein as the "Plan Administrator".

2.2If and so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Board shall consider in selecting the Plan Administrator and the membership of any Committee, with respect to any persons subject or likely to become subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the provisions regarding (a) "outside directors" as contemplated by Section 162(m) of the Code, and (b) "Non-Employee Directors" as contemplated by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

2.3The Committee shall have the powers and authority vested in the Board hereunder (including the power and authority to interpret any provision of the Plan or of any Option). The members of any such Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and all actions of the Committee shall be taken by a majority of the members present. Any action may be taken by a written instrument signed by all of the members of the Committee and any action so taken shall be fully effective as if it had been taken at a meeting.

2.4Subject to the provisions of this Plan and any Applicable Laws, and with a view to effecting its purpose, the Plan Administrator shall have sole authority, in its absolute discretion, to:
(a)construe and interpret this Plan;

(b)define the terms used in the Plan;

(c)prescribe, amend and rescind the rules and regulations relating to this Plan;

(d)correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan;

(e)grant Options under this Plan;

(f)determine the individuals to whom Options shall be granted under this Plan and whether the Option is an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option;

(g)determine the time or times at which Options shall be granted under this Plan;

(h)determine the number of Common Shares subject to each Option, the exercise price of each Option, the duration of each Option and the times at which each Option shall become exercisable;

(i)determine all other terms and conditions of the Options; and

(j)make all other determinations and interpretations necessary and advisable for the administration of the Plan.

2.5All decisions, determinations and interpretations made by the Plan Administrator shall be binding and conclusive on all participants in the Plan and on their legal representatives, heirs and beneficiaries.
3.ELIGIBILITY

3.1Incentive Stock Options may be granted to any individual who, at the time the Option is granted, is an employee of the Corporation or any Related Corporation (as defined below) ("Employees"). 

3.2Non-Qualified Stock Options may be granted to Employees and to such other persons, including directors, officers and consultants of the Corporation or any Related Corporation, who are not Employees as the Plan Administrator shall select, subject to any Applicable Laws. 

3.3Options may be granted in substitution for outstanding Options of another corporation in connection with the merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock or other reorganization between such other corporation and the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation. Options also may be granted in exchange for outstanding Options. 

3.4Any person to whom an Option is granted under this Plan is referred to as an "Optionee". Any person who is the owner of an Option is referred to as a "Holder".

3.5As used in this Plan, the term "Related Corporation" shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) that is a "Parent Corporation" of the Corporation or "Subsidiary Corporation" of the Corporation, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f), respectively, of the Code (or any successor provisions) and the regulations thereunder (as amended from time to time).
4.STOCK

4.1The Plan Administrator is authorized to grant Options to acquire up to a total of 5,000,000 Common Shares; provided that at no time shall the total number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Options (and the total number of Common Shares provided under any bonus or similar plan or agreement) exceed 30% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation. The number of Common Shares with respect to which Options may be granted hereunder is subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 5.1(m) hereof. In the event that any outstanding Option expires or is cancelled or terminated for any reason, the Common Shares allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option may again be subject to an Option granted to the same Optionee or to a different person eligible under Section 3 of this Plan; provided however, that any cancelled Options will be counted against the maximum number of shares with respect to which Options may be granted to any particular person as set forth in Section 3 hereof. The total number of Options awarded to all persons engaged or employed by the Corporation to perform investor relation activities for the Corporation shall not exceed two percent (2%) of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation. The total number of Common Shares subject to Incentive Stock Options (and all other outstanding Options granted to Employees) shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation.
5.TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS

5.1Each Option granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement approved by the Plan Administrator (each, an "Agreement") and following the approval by the Board, the Plan Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing of the Grant and shall enclose with such notice a copy of the Agreement. Agreements may contain such provisions, not inconsistent with this Plan or any Applicable Laws, as the Plan Administrator in its discretion may deem advisable. All Options also shall comply with the following requirements:
(a)Number of Shares and Type of Option

Each Agreement shall state the number of Common Shares to which it pertains and whether the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option; provided that:
(i)the number of Common Shares that may be reserved pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted to any person shall not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation;

(ii)in the absence of action to the contrary by the Plan Administrator in connection with the grant of an Option, all Options shall be Non-Qualified Stock Options;

(iii)the aggregate fair market value (determined at the Date of Grant, as defined below) of the Common Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (granted under this Plan and all other Incentive Stock Option plans of the Corporation, a Related Corporation or a predecessor corporation) shall not exceed U.S.$100,000, or such other limit as may be prescribed by the Code as it may be amended from time to time (the "Annual Limit"); and

(iv)any portion of an Incentive Stock Option which exceeds the Annual Limit shall not be void but rather shall be a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

(b)Date of Grant

Each Agreement shall state the date the Plan Administrator has deemed to be the effective date of the Option for purposes of this Plan (the "Date of Grant").

(c)Option Price

Each Agreement shall state the price per Common Share (the "Exercise Price") at which it is exercisable. The Plan Administrator shall act in good faith to establish the Exercise Price in accordance with Applicable Laws, provided that:
(i)the Exercise Price for an Incentive Stock Option or any Option granted to a "covered employee" (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code), shall not be less than the fair market value of the Common Shares traded through the facilities of an exchange, including the NASD OTCBB market, the NASDAQ Small Cap Market, the American Stock Exchange (Amex) or the NASDAQ National Market (an "Exchange") (or if the Common Shares are not listed for trading on an Exchange, then such other exchange or quotation system on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted for trading) (the "FMV") at the Date of Grant as determined by the Plan Administrator in good faith; 

(ii)with respect to Incentive Stock Options granted to greater-than-ten percent (>10%) shareholders of the Corporation (as determined with reference to Section 424(d) of the Code), the Exercise Price shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the FMV at the Date of Grant as determined by the Plan Administrator in good faith;

(iii)the Exercise Price shall not be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the FMV at the Date of Grant less any discount permitted by or such other price as may be required by an Exchange, except that the Exercise Price shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the FMV at the Date of Grant in the case of any Options granted to any person who owns securities possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power (as defined in Section 194.5 of the California Corporations Code) of all classes of securities of the Corporation or its parents or subsidiaries possessing voting power, all as determined by the Plan Administrator in good faith; and

(iv)Options granted in substitution for outstanding options of another corporation in connection with the merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock or other reorganization involving such other corporation and the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation may be granted with an exercise price equal to the exercise price for the substituted option of the other corporation, subject to any adjustment consistent with the terms of the transaction pursuant to which the substitution is to occur.

(d)Duration of Options

At the time of the grant of an Option, the Plan Administrator shall designate, subject to Section 5.1(g) below, the expiration date (the "Expiration Date") of the Option, which date shall not be later than one hundred twenty (120) months from the Date of Grant; provided that the expiration date of any Incentive Stock Option granted to a greater-than-ten percent (>10%) shareholder of the Corporation (as determined with reference to Section 424(d) of the Code) shall not be later than five (5) years from the Date of Grant. In the absence of action to the contrary by the Plan Administrator in connection with the grant of a particular Option, and except in the case of Incentive Stock Options as described above, all Options granted under this Plan shall expire ten (10) years from the Date of Grant.

(e)Vesting Schedule

No Option shall be exercisable until it has vested. The vesting schedule for each Option shall be specified by the Plan Administrator at the time of grant of the Option; provided that at least 20% of the Options must vest per year and provided, that if no vesting schedule is specified at the time of grant, the Option shall vest according to the following schedule:

	
Number of Years

Following Date of Grant
	
Percentage of Total

Option Vested

	One

	
25%

	Two

	
50%

	Three

	
75%

	Four

	
100%

The Plan Administrator may specify a vesting schedule for all or any portion of an Option based on the achievement of performance objectives established in advance of the commencement by the Optionee of services related to the achievement of the performance objectives. Performance objectives shall be expressed in terms of objective criteria, including but not limited to, one or more of the following: return on equity, return on assets, share price, market share, sales, earnings per share, costs, net earnings, net worth, inventories, cash and cash equivalents, gross margin or the Corporation's performance relative to its internal business plan. Performance objectives may be in respect of the performance of the Corporation as a whole (whether on a consolidated or unconsolidated basis), a Related Corporation, or a subdivision, operating unit, product or product line of either of the foregoing. Performance objectives may be absolute or relative and may be expressed in terms of a progression or a range. An Option that is exercisable (in full or in part) upon the achievement of one or more performance objectives may be exercised only following written notice to the Optionee and the Corporation by the Plan Administrator that the performance objective has been achieved.

(f)Acceleration of Vesting

The vesting of one or more outstanding Options may be accelerated by the Plan Administrator at such times and in such amounts as it shall determine in its sole discretion.

(g)Termination of Options
(i)Options that have vested shall terminate, to the extent not previously exercised, upon the occurrence of the first of the following events:
A.5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on the Expiration Date of the Option, as designated by the Plan Administrator in accordance with Section 5.1(d) above;

B.in the event that the Optionee holds his or her Options as an Employee and the Optionee ceases to be an Employee other than by reason of death, disability or termination for cause (as defined by applicable law), the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date that the Optionee ceases to be an Employee;

C.in the event that the Optionee holds his or her Options as an officer, director or consultant of the Corporation or any Related Corporation, and the Optionee ceases to be an officer or director other than by reason of death or disability, the expiration of one (1) month following the date the Optionee ceases to be an officer, director or consultant of the Corporation unless the Optionee continues to be engaged by the Corporation as an Employee, then the expiration as specified in section 5.1(g)(i)(B) above;

D.in the event that the Optionee ceases to be a director, officer, Employee or consultant of the Corporation or any Related Corporation for cause (as defined by applicable law and as determined by the Plan Administrator acting reasonably), the date the Optionee ceases to be a director, officer, Employee or consultant of the Corporation or any Related Corporation;

E.in the event the Optionee should die while he or she is still a director, officer, Employee or consultant of the Corporation or any Related Corporation, the expiration of six (6) months from the death of the Optionee unless, in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the exercise period is extended by the Plan Administrator until a date not later than the Expiration Date of the Option; or

F.in the event that the Optionee should become disabled while he or she is still a director, officer, Employee or consultant of the Corporation or any Related Corporation, the expiration of six (6) months from the date of disability of the Optionee unless, in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the exercise period is extended by the Plan Administrator until a date not later than the Expiration Date of the Option.

(iii)Upon the death of an Optionee, any vested Options held by the Optionee shall be exercisable only by the person or persons to whom such Optionee's rights under such Option shall pass by the Optionee's will or by the laws of descent and distribution of the Optionee's domicile at the time of death and only until such Options terminate as provided above. 

(v)Unless accelerated in accordance with Section 5.1(f) above, unvested Options shall terminate immediately upon termination of employment or engagement of the Optionee by the Corporation for any reason whatsoever, including death or disability. 

(vi)For purposes of this Plan, transfer of employment between or among the Corporation and/or any Related Corporation shall not be deemed to constitute a termination of employment with the Corporation or any Related Corporation. Employment shall be deemed to continue while the Optionee is on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence (as determined by the Plan Administrator). The foregoing notwithstanding, employment shall not be deemed to continue beyond the first ninety (90) days of such leave, unless the Optionee's re-employment rights are guaranteed by statute or by contract.

(h)Exercise of Options
(i)Options shall be exercisable, in full or in part, at any time after vesting, until termination or expiration of such Options; provided that Incentive Stock Options granted prior to approval of the Plan by the Corporation's shareholders shall not be exercisable until such approval has been obtained. If less than all of the Common Shares included in the vested portion of any Option are purchased, the remainder may be purchased at any subsequent time prior to the expiration of the Option. Only whole shares may be issued pursuant to an Option, and to the extent that an Option covers less than one (1) share, it is unexercisable.

(ii)Options or portions thereof may be exercised by giving written notice to the Corporation, which notice shall specify the number of Common Shares to be purchased, and be accompanied by payment in the amount of the aggregate exercise price for the Common Shares so purchased, which payment shall be in the form specified in Section 5.1(i) below. The Corporation shall not be obligated to issue, transfer or deliver a certificate representing Common Shares to the Holder of any Option, until provision has been made by the Holder, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, for the payment of the aggregate exercise price for all Common Shares for which the Option shall have been exercised and for satisfaction of any tax withholding obligations associated with such exercise. During the lifetime of an Optionee, Options are exercisable only by the Optionee.

(i)Payment upon Exercise of Option

Upon the exercise of any Option, the aggregate exercise price shall be paid to the Corporation in cash or by certified or cashier's check.

(j)No Rights as a Shareholder

A Holder shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Common Shares covered by an Option until such Holder becomes a record holder of such Common Shares, irrespective of whether such Holder has given notice of exercise. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.1(m) hereof, no rights shall accrue to a Holder and no adjustments shall be made on account of dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions or other rights declared on, or created in, the Common Shares for which the record date is prior to the date the Holder becomes a record holder of the Common Shares covered by the Option, irrespective of whether such Holder has given notice of exercise.

(k)Non-transferability of Options

Options granted under this Plan and the rights and privileges conferred by this Plan may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any manner (whether by operation of law or otherwise) other than by will, by applicable laws of descent and distribution, by instrument to an intervivos or testamentary trust in which the Options are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustor (settlor), or by a gift to immediate family (as that term is defined in Rule 16a-1(e) of the Exchange Act, or as permitted by Rule 701 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any Option or of any right or privilege conferred by this Plan contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon the sale, levy or any attachment or similar process upon the rights and privileges conferred by this Plan, such Option shall thereupon terminate and become null and void.

(l)Securities Regulation and Tax Withholding
(i)Common Shares shall not be issued with respect to an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Common Shares shall comply with all Applicable Laws, and such issuance shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Corporation with respect to such compliance, including the availability of an exemption from prospectus and registration requirements for the issuance and sale of such Common Shares. The inability of the Corporation to obtain from any regulatory body the authority deemed by the Corporation to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of any Common Shares under this Plan, or the unavailability of an exemption from prospectus and registration requirements for the issuance and sale of any Common Shares under this Plan, shall relieve the Corporation of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of such Common Shares.

(ii)By accepting an Option, the Optionee represents and agrees that none of the Common Shares purchased upon exercise of the Option will be distributed in violation of any Applicable Laws. As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Plan Administrator may require the Holder to represent and warrant in writing at the time of such exercise that the Common Shares are being purchased only for investment and without then-present intention to sell or distribute such Common Shares. If necessary under Applicable Laws the Plan Administrator may cause a stop-transfer order against such Common Shares to be placed on the stock books and records of the Corporation, and a legend indicating that such Common Shares may not be pledged, sold or otherwise transferred unless an opinion of counsel is provided stating that such transfer is not in violation of any Applicable Laws, may be stamped on the certificates representing such Common Shares in order to assure an exemption from registration. The Plan Administrator also may require such other documentation as may from time to time be necessary to comply with applicable securities laws. THE CORPORATION HAS NO OBLIGATION TO UNDERTAKE REGISTRATION OF OPTIONS OR THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF OPTIONS.

(iii)The Holder shall pay to the Corporation by certified or cashier's check, promptly upon exercise of an Option or, if later, the date that the amount of such obligations becomes determinable, all applicable federal, state, local and foreign withholding taxes that the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, determines to result upon exercise of an Option or from a transfer or other disposition of Common Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option or otherwise related to an Option or Common Shares acquired in connection with an Option.

(iv)The issuance, transfer or delivery of certificates representing Common Shares pursuant to the exercise of Options may be delayed, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, until the Plan Administrator is satisfied that the applicable requirements of all Applicable Laws and the withholding provisions of the Code have been met and that the Holder has paid or otherwise satisfied any withholding tax obligation as described in Section 5.1(l)(iii) above.

(m)Adjustments Upon Changes In Capitalization
(i)The aggregate number and class of shares for which Options may be granted under this Plan, the number and class of shares covered by each outstanding Option, and the exercise price per share thereof (but not the total price), and each such Option, shall all be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Common Shares of the Corporation resulting from:
A.a subdivision or consolidation of shares or any like capital adjustment, or

B.the issuance of any Common Shares, or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares, to the holders of all or substantially all of the outstanding Common Shares by way of a stock dividend (other than the issue of Common Shares, or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares, to holders of Common Shares pursuant to their exercise of options to receive dividends in the form of Common Shares, or securities convertible into Common Shares, in lieu of dividends paid in the ordinary course on the Common Shares).

(ii)Except as provided in Section 5.1(m)(iii) hereof, upon a merger (other than a merger of the Corporation in which the holders of Common Shares immediately prior to the merger have the same proportionate ownership of common shares in the surviving corporation immediately after the merger), consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization (other than a mere re-incorporation or the creation of a holding Corporation) or liquidation of the Corporation, as a result of which the shareholders of the Corporation, receive cash, shares or other property in exchange for or in connection with their Common Shares, any Option granted hereunder shall terminate, but the Holder shall have the right to exercise such Holder's Option immediately prior to any such merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or shares, separation, reorganization or liquidation, and to be treated as a shareholder of record for the purposes thereof, to the extent the vesting requirements set forth in the Option agreement have been satisfied.

(iii)If the shareholders of the Corporation receive shares in the capital of another corporation ("Exchange Shares") in exchange for their Common Shares in any transaction involving a merger (other than a merger of the Corporation in which the holders of Common Shares immediately prior to the merger have the same proportionate ownership of Common Shares in the surviving corporation immediately after the merger), consolidation, acquisition of property or shares, separation or reorganization (other than a mere re-incorporation or the creation of a holding Corporation), all Options granted hereunder shall be converted into options to purchase Exchange Shares unless the Corporation and the corporation issuing the Exchange Shares, in their sole discretion, determine that any or all such Options granted hereunder shall not be converted into options to purchase Exchange Shares but instead shall terminate in accordance with, and subject to the Holder's right to exercise the Holder's Options pursuant to, the provisions of Section 5.1(m)(ii). The amount and price of converted options shall be determined by adjusting the amount and price of the Options granted hereunder in the same proportion as used for determining the number of Exchange Shares the holders of the Common Shares receive in such merger, consolidation, acquisition or property or stock, separation or reorganization. Unless accelerated by the Board, the vesting schedule set forth in the option agreement shall continue to apply to the options granted for the Exchange Shares.

(iv)In the event of any adjustment in the number of Common Shares covered by any Option, any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be disregarded and each such Option shall cover only the number of full shares resulting from such adjustment.

(v)All adjustments pursuant to Section 5.1(m) shall be made by the Plan Administrator, and its determination as to what adjustments shall be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final, binding and conclusive. 

(vi)The grant of an Option shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Corporation to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge, consolidate or dissolve, to liquidate or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

6.EFFECTIVE DATE; AMENDMENT; SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL

6.1Options may be granted by the Plan Administrator from time to time on or after the date on which this Plan is adopted by the Board (the "Effective Date").

6.2Unless sooner terminated by the Board, this Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. No Option may be granted after such termination or during any suspension of this Plan.

6.3Any Incentive Stock Options or any Options granted to Optionees resident in California granted by the Plan Administrator prior to the approval of this Plan by the shareholders of the Corporation shall be granted subject to approval of this Plan by the holders of a majority of the Corporation's outstanding voting shares, voting either in person or by proxy at a duly held shareholders' meeting within twelve (12) months before or after the Effective Date. Any Option granted to an Optionee resident in California and exercised before approval of the Plan by the Corporation's shareholders shall be rescinded if such approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months before or after the Effective Date. If such shareholder approval is sought and not obtained, all such Incentive Stock Options (other than Options granted to Optionees resident in California) granted prior thereto and thereafter shall be considered Non-Qualified Stock Options.

6.4Subject to the Board may from time to time amend the Plan and the terms and conditions of any Option thereafter to be awarded and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may make such amendment for the purpose of meeting any changes in any Applicable Laws, applicable to the Plan, any Option or the Common Shares, or for any other purpose which may be permitted by all Applicable Laws, provided always that any such amendment shall not alter the terms or conditions of any Option or impair any right of any Holder pursuant to any Option awarded prior to such amendment.

6.5Subject to any Applicable Laws, the Board may from time to time retrospectively amend the Plan and may also, with the consent of the affected Holders, retrospectively amend the terms and conditions of any Options which have been previously awarded.

6.6The Board may terminate the Plan at any time provided that such termination shall not alter the terms or conditions of any Option or impair any right of any Holder pursuant to any Option awarded prior to the date of such termination and notwithstanding such termination the Corporation, such Options and such Holders shall continue to be governed by the provisions of the Plan.

6.7The Corporation and every person to whom an Option is awarded hereunder shall be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
7.NO OBLIGATIONS TO EXERCISE OPTION

7.1The grant of an Option shall impose no obligation upon the Optionee to exercise such Option.
8.NO RIGHT TO OPTIONS OR TO EMPLOYMENT

8.1Whether or not any Options are to be granted under this Plan shall be exclusively within the discretion of the Plan Administrator, and nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed as giving any person any right to participate under this Plan. The grant of an Option shall in no way constitute any form of agreement or understanding binding on the Corporation or any Related Corporation, express or implied, that the Corporation or any Related Corporation will employ or contract with an Optionee for any length of time, nor shall it interfere in any way with the Corporation's or, where applicable, a Related Corporation's right to terminate Optionee's employment at any time, which right is hereby reserved.
9.APPLICATION OF FUNDS

9.1The proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of Common Shares issued upon the exercise of Options shall be used for general corporate purposes, unless otherwise directed by the Board.
10.INDEMNIFICATION OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR

10.1In addition to all other rights of indemnification they may have as members of the Board, members of the Plan Administrator shall be indemnified by the Corporation for all reasonable expenses and liabilities of any type or nature, including attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which they or any of them are a party by reason of, or in connection with, this Plan or any Option granted under this Plan, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided that such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Corporation), except to the extent that such expenses relate to matters for which it is adjudged that such Plan Administrator member is liable for willful misconduct; provided, that within fifteen (15) days after the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, the Plan Administrator member involved therein shall, in writing, notify the Corporation of such action, suit or proceeding, so that the Corporation may have the opportunity to make appropriate arrangements to prosecute or defend the same.
11.OTHER PROVISIONS

11.1Until all Options are exercised or expire, the Holders shall receive at least annually a copy of the Corporation's audited financial statements.

Effective Date: April 10, 2002

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