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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 17, 2023, the Company and M3 Helium Corp. (“M3”) entered into a letter of understanding (the “Letter Agreement”) and the related Assignment of Certain Contractual Rights and Interests that included the following provisions:
| ● | The Company assigned all of its rights, title and interest in and to the 40% participation it had acquired on April 4, 2022 in a Farmout Agreement by and between Sunflower Exploration, LLC as the Farmee and Scout Energy Partners as Farmor (“Scout”) with regards to its oil and gas interests in the Hugoton Gas Field, located in Haskell and Finney Counties, Kansas. The Company assigned such participation rights to M3 effective October 17, 2023. | |
| ● | The assignment included all of its rights, title and interest in and to the Peyton 21-1 well which was drilled and completed in June 2022 pursuant to the participation agreement. In addition, M3 has agreed to assume all obligations and receivables for the sale of oil and gas as of October 17, 2023. | |
| ● | The parties agreed that the USNG Agreement dated November 9, 2021 is terminated effective October 17, 2023. | |
| ● | M3 has agreed to pay a total of $75,000 cash to the Company as consideration for the Letter Agreement including the assignments thereunder. |
The foregoing description of the Letter Agreement and related Assignment of Certain Contractual Rights and Interests are not complete and are qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Letter Agreement, and related Assignment of Certain Contractual Rights and Interests the forms of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and 10.3 and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 10.2 | Form of Letter of Understanding | |
| Exhibit 10.3 | Form of Assignment of Certain Contractual Rights and Interests | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 1, 2023
| American Noble Gas, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/Thomas J. Heckman | |
| Name: | Thomas J. Heckman | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |