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$5,647
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July
10, 2009, with an Effective Date
as
provided below
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1.
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Loan Amount. This Convertible Promissory
Note (this “Note”
or “Promissory
Note”) evidences the loan of Five Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Seven
Dollars ($5,647), from the Holder to
the Company during the period from September 24, 2008 to the date of this
Note (hereinafter referred to as the “Loan” or the “Principal”).
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2.
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Payment Terms. The Company promises to pay to
Holder the balance of Principal, together with accrued and unpaid
interest, on September 23, 2009 (the “Maturity Date”), unless
this Note is earlier prepaid as herein provided or earlier converted into
Common Stock (as hereinafter defined) of the Company pursuant to Section 3
hereof. All payments hereunder shall be made in lawful money of the
United States of America. Payment shall be credited first to the
accrued interest then due and payable and the remainder to
Principal.
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3.
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Interest. Interest on the outstanding
portion of Principal of this Note shall accrue at a rate of eighteen
percent (18%) per annum from the Effective Date until paid in full.
All computations of interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year
for actual days elapsed. Such interest shall accrue and be paid upon
the Maturity Date of the
Loan.
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a.
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Notwithstanding
any provision in this Note, the total liability for payments of interest
and payments in the nature of interest, including all charges, fees,
exactions, or other sums which may at any time be deemed to be interest,
shall not exceed the limit imposed by the usury laws of the State of
Florida or the applicable laws of the United States of America, whichever
shall be higher (the “Maximum
Rate”).
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b.
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In
the event the total liability for payments of interest and payments in the
nature of interest, including, without limitation, all charges, fees,
exactions or other sums which may at any time be deemed to be interest,
which for any month or other interest payment period exceeds the Maximum
Rate, all sums in excess of those lawfully collectible as interest for the
period in question (and without further agreement or notice by, among or
to the Holder the undersigned) shall be applied to the reduction of the
principal balance, with the same force and effect as though the
undersigned had specifically designated such excess sums to be so applied
to the reduction of the principal balance and the Holder had agreed to
accept such sums as a premium-free prepayment of principal; provided,
however, that the Holder may, at any time and from time to time, elect, by
notice in writing to the undersigned, to waive, reduce or limit the
collection of any sums in excess of those lawfully collectible as interest
rather than accept such sums as a prepayment of the principal
balance. The undersigned does not intend or expect to pay nor
does the Holder intend or expect to charge, accept or collect any interest
under this Note greater than the Maximum Rate.
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c.
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If
any payment of principal or interest on this Note shall become due on a
Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which national banks are not open for
business, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding business
day.
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4.
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Option to Convert this
Note.
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a.
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At
any time prior to the Maturity Date or prior to payment in full by the
Company, Holder shall have the option to convert the unpaid principal
balance of this Promissory Note, together with all accrued interest, into
shares of common stock (the “Shares” and the “Common Stock”) of the
Company (the “Conversion Option”) at
the conversion price of $0.02 per common share (the “Conversion
Price”);
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b.
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In
order to exercise this Conversion Option, the Holder shall surrender this
Promissory Note to the Company, accompanied by written notice of its
intentions to exercise this Conversion Option, which notice shall set
forth the principal amount of this Promissory Note to be converted and
shall be in the form of Exhibit A,
attached hereto (“Notice
of Conversion”). Within ten (10) business days of the Company’s
receipt of the Notice of Conversion and this Note, the Company shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder, written confirmation that
the Shares have been issued in the name of the Holder;
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c.
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In
the event of the exercise of the Conversion Option, Holder shall cooperate
with the Company to promptly take any and all additional actions required
to make Holder a stockholder of the Company including, without limitation,
in connection with the issuance of the Shares, such representations as to
financial condition, investment intent and sophisticated investor status
as are reasonably required by counsel for the Company. Holder recognizes
that the Shares issued upon conversion of this Note will constitute “restricted
securities” under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and the resale of which will be subject to the
limitations of such rules;
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d.
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The
Company shall at all times take any and all additional actions as are
necessary to maintain the required authority to issue the Shares to the
Holder, in the event the Holder exercises its rights under the Conversion
Option;
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e.
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Payment
to Company prior to Holder’s delivery of a Notice of Conversion shall
terminate Holder’s option to convert;
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f.
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Conversion Calculations: No Fractional
Shares. Conversion calculations pursuant to this Section 4 shall be rounded to the nearest
whole share of Common Stock, and no fractional shares shall be issuable by
the Company upon conversion of this Note. Conversion of this Note shall be
deemed payment in full of this Note and this Note shall thereupon be
cancelled;
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g.
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Anti-Dilution Protection. If the Company at
any time or from time to time on or after the effective date of
the issuance of this Note (the “Original Issuance Date”)
effects a subdivision of its outstanding Common Stock, the Conversion
Price then in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be
proportionately decreased, and conversely, if the Company at any time or
from time to time on or after the Original Issuance Date combines its
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the
Conversion Price then in effect immediately before the combination shall
be proportionately increased; and
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h.
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No Encumbrances. All Shares of Common Stock
which may be issued upon conversion of this Note will, upon issuance by
the Company in accordance with the terms of this Note, be validly issued,
free from all taxes and liens with respect to the issuance thereof (other
than those created by the holders), free from all pre-emptive or similar
rights and be fully paid and non
assessable.
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5.
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Redemption. This
Note may be redeemed by the Company by payment of the entire Principal and
interest outstanding under this Note in cash to Holder. The Company
must provide notice to Holder not less than thirty (30) days prior to
affecting such redemption. During the period from providing of such
notice to Holder and the Company affecting the redemption, the Company may
cancel such redemption by providing notice of such cancellation to
Holder.
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a.
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This
Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time without
penalty.
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b.
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Any
partial prepayment shall be applied to any principal Loan amount
outstanding and shall not postpone the due date of any subsequent monthly
installment or change the minimum amount of such monthly
installment.
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c.
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The
Holder may apply any and all amounts received by it for application to the
Loan evidenced hereby in such order and manner as the Holder in its
discretion may determine. The undersigned understands and agrees that if
for any reason the undersigned fails to pay any amount due under this Note
on or before the date when due, the Holder shall be entitled to damages
for the detriment caused thereby, but that it is extremely difficult and
impractical to ascertain the extent of such
damages.
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6.
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Representations and Warranties
of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to Holder as
follows:
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a.
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The
execution and delivery by the Company of this Note (i) are within the
Company’s corporate power and authority, and (ii) have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action. Further, the
undersigned is a duly authorized representative of the Company and has
been authorized by a resolution of the board of Directors of the Company
to exercise any and all documents necessary to effectuate the transaction
contemplated hereby.
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b.
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This
Note is a legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against
the Company in accordance with the terms hereof, except to the extent that
(i) such enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting
generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights, and (ii) the availability
of the remedy of specific performance or in injunctive or other equitable
relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding therefore may be
brought.
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7.
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Representations, Warranties and
Covenants of Holder. Holder represents and warrants to the Company,
and agrees, as follows:
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a.
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This
Note and any Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note are
being acquired by Holder for its own account for investment and not with a
view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution
thereof.
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b.
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Holder
is an “accredited
investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities
Act.
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c.
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Holder
has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
and is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of Holder’s investment
in the Company; Holder believes that Holder has received or had access to
all information Holder considers necessary or appropriate to make an
informed investment decision with respect to this Note; and Holder is able
financially to bear the risk of losing Holder’s full investment in this
Note.
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d.
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Holder
understands that this Note and any Shares converted pursuant hereto have
not been registered under the Securities Act or registered or qualified
under any the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, are
“restricted
securities,” and cannot be resold or otherwise transferred unless
they are registered under the Securities Act, and registered or qualified
under any other applicable securities laws, or an exemption from such
registration and qualification is available. Prior to any proposed
transfer of this Note or any Shares, Holder shall, among other things,
give written notice to the Company of its intention to effect such
transfer, identifying the transferee and describing the manner of the
proposed transfer and, if requested by the Company, accompanied by (i)
investment representations by the transferee similar to those made by
Holder in this Section 7 and (ii) an
opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the
proposed transfer may be effected without registration under the
Securities Act and without registration or qualification under applicable
state or other securities laws. Each certificate for any Shares shall bear
a legend to the foregoing effect.
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e.
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The
Holder has read and reviewed the Company’s latest periodic and current
report filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR webpage
at www.sec.gov, including the risk
factors, results of operations and financial statements included
therein;
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8.
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Certain Waivers by the
Company. Except as
expressly provided otherwise in this Note, the Company and every endorser
or guarantor, if any, of this Note waive presentment, demand, notice,
protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery,
acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note, and assent
to any extension or postponement of the time of payment or any other
indulgence, to any substitution, exchange or release of collateral
available to Holder, if any, and to the addition or release of any other
party or person primarily or secondarily liable.
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9.
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Assignment by
Holder. If and
whenever this Note shall be assigned and transferred, or negotiated,
including transfers to substitute or successor trustees, the holder hereof
shall be deemed the “Holder” for all purposes
under this Note.
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10.
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Amendment. This Note may not be changed
orally, but only by an agreement in writing, signed by the party against
whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or discharge is
sought.
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11.
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Costs and Fees. Anything else in this Note to
the contrary notwithstanding, in any action arising out of this Agreement,
the prevailing party shall be entitled to collect from the non-prevailing
party all of its attorneys’ fees. For the purposes of this
Note, the party who receives or is awarded a substantial portion of the
damages or claims sought in any proceeding shall be deemed the “prevailing” party and
attorneys’ fees shall mean the reasonable fees charged by an attorney or a
law firm for legal services and the services of any legal assistants, and
costs of litigation, including, but not limited to, fees and costs at
trial and appellate levels.
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12.
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Governing Law. It is the intention of the
parties hereto that the terms and provisions of this Note are to be
construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of
Florida, except as such laws may be preempted by any federal law
controlling the rate of interest which may be charged on account of this
Note.
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13.
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No Third Party
Benefit. The
provisions and covenants set forth in this Agreement are made solely for
the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and are not for the benefit
of any other person, and no other person shall have any right to enforce
these provisions and covenants against any party to this
Agreement.
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14.
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Jurisdiction, Venue and Jury
Trial Waiver. The
parties hereby consent and agree that, in any actions predicated upon this
Note, venue is properly laid in Miami-Dade County, Florida and that the
Circuit Court in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, shall have full
subject matter and personal jurisdiction over the parties to determine all
issues arising out of or in connection with the execution and enforcement
of this Note.
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15.
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Interpretation. The term “Company” as used herein
in every instance shall include the Company’s successors, legal
representatives and assigns, including all subsequent grantees, either
voluntarily by act of the Company or involuntarily by operation of law and
shall denote the singular and/or plural and the masculine and/or feminine
and natural and/or artificial persons, whenever and wherever the contexts
so requires or properly applies. The term “Holder” as used herein
in every instance shall include the Holder’s successors, legal
representatives and assigns, as well as all subsequent assignees,
endorsees and holders of this Note, either voluntarily by act of the
parties or involuntarily by operation of law. Captions and
paragraph headings in this Note are for convenience only and shall not
affect its interpretation.
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16.
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WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL. THE COMPANY
AND HOLDER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT
EITHER MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION BASED
HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE AND ANY
AGREEMENT CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONJUNCTION HEREWITH, OR ANY
COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS, (WHETHER VERBAL OR
WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF EITHER PARTY. THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT THIS WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO THE HOLDER IN
EXTENDING CREDIT TO THE COMPANY, THAT THE HOLDER WOULD NOT HAVE EXTENDED
SUCH CREDIT WITHOUT THIS JURY TRIAL WAIVER, AND THAT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN
REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY OR HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH AN
ATTORNEY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS JURY TRIAL WAIVER AND UNDERSTANDS THE
LEGAL EFFECT OF THIS WAIVER.
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17.
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Copies and
Signatures. A copy of this Promissory Note signed by one
party and faxed to another party shall be deemed to have been executed and
delivered by the signing party as though an original. A
photocopy of this Promissory Note shall be effective as an original for
all
purposes.
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SIGNATURE
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ACIES CORPORATION, a
Nevada Corporation
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By: /s/
Oleg Firer
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Oleg
Firer, President
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Very
truly yours,
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___________________________
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Name:
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