Exhibit
1.01 (i)
CONVERTIBLE
PROMISSORY NOTE
$90,000
PLUS INTEREST DUE & PAYABLE
DOCUMENT
A-01082008
THIS
NOTE
AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE
UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR APPLICABLE
EXEMPTION OR SAFE HARBOR PROVISION.
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, on the Effective Date, as defined below, Delmar Janovec personally,
and AmeriResource Technologies,
Inc., jointly and severally as Obligors (each a "Borrower,” or
“Obligor”), hereby promises to pay to the Lender (“Lender” or “ Holder”), as
defined below, the Principal Sum, as defined below, along with the Interest
Rate, as defined below, according to the terms herein.
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"Effective Date" shall be:
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January
8, 2008
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The
"Lender" shall be:
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JMJ
Financial / Its Principal, or Its Assignees
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The
"Principal Sum" shall be:
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$90,000
(ninety thousand US Dollars); Subject to the following: accrued,
unpaid
interest shall be added to the Principal Sum.
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The
“Consideration” shall be:
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$75,000
(seventy-five thousand) dollars in the form of a transfer executed
on
January 8, 2008 (see attached).
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The
"Interest Rate" shall be:
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12%
one-time interest charge on the Principal
Sum. No interest or principal payments
are required until the Maturity Date, but both principal and interest
may
be included in conversion prior to maturity date.
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The
"Conversion Price" shall be the following price:
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As
applied to the Conversion Formula set forth in 2.2, the lesser of
(a)
$0.001 or (b) one half of the average of the three lowest trade prices
in
the 20 trading days previous to the conversion; as applies to
AmeriResource Technologies, Inc. voting common stock.
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The
"Maturity Date" is the date upon which the Principal Sum of this
Note, as
well as any unpaid interest shall be due and payable, and that date
shall
be:
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January
8, 2011
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The
“Prepayment Terms” shall be:
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Prepayment
is permitted at any time in the amount of 150% of the note
balance.
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ARTICLE
1 PAYMENT-RELATED PROVISIONS
1.1
Demand. Upon notice by holder, this
Note is payable on Demand at any time for any reason.
1.2
Interest Rate. Subject to the
Holder's right to convert, interest payable on this Note will accrue interest
at
the Interest Rate and shall be applied to the Principal Sum.
ARTICLE
2 CONVERSION RIGHTS
The
Holder will have the right to
convert the Principal Sum and accrued interest under this Note into Shares
of
the Borrower's Common Stock as set forth below.
2.1
Conversion Rights and Cashless
Exercise. The Holder will have the right at its election from and after the
Effective Date, and then at any time, to convert all or part of the outstanding
and unpaid Principal Sum and accrued interest into shares of fully paid and
nonassessable shares of common stock of AmeriResource Technologies, Inc. (as
such stock exists on the date of issuance of this Note, or any shares of capital
stock of AmeriResource Technologies, Inc. into which such stock
is
hereafter changed or reclassified, the "Common Stock") as per the Conversion
Formula set forth in Section 2.2. Any such conversion shall be cashless, and
shall not require further payment from Holder. Unless otherwise
agreed in writing by both the Borrower and the Holder, at no time will the
Holder convert any amount of the Note into common stock that would result in
the
Holder owning more than 4.99% of the common stock outstanding of AmeriResource
Technologies, Inc. Shares from any such conversion will be
delivered to Holder within 2 (two) business days of conversion notice delivery
(see 3.1) via 10:30am priority overnight delivery service (see Section
2.6).
2.2.
Conversion Formula. The number of shares issued through conversion is the
conversion amount divided by the conversion price.
#
Shares
= Conversion
Amount
Conversion
Price
2.3
Conversion Formula Adjustments. The Conversion Formula described in Sections
2.2
and the number and kind of shares or other securities to be issued upon
conversion is subject to adjustment upon any of the events as described in
2.3.1
to 2.3.3, or any other event as mutually agreed in writing by both the Holder
and Borrower. The adjustment due to any of the described events shall
be: The result of the Conversion Formula described in 2.2 above shall be
multiplied by (2) two, such that the number of shares calculated in the
Conversion Formula would be doubled.
2.3.1.
Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets. If the Borrower at any time
consolidates with or merges into, or sells or conveys all or substantially
all
of its assets to, any other entity, the unpaid Principal Sum of this Note and
accrued interest thereon will thereafter be deemed to evidence the right to
purchase such number and kind of shares or other securities and property as
would have been issuable or distributable, on account of such consolidation,
merger, sale or conveyance, upon or with respect to the securities subject
to
the conversion or purchase right immediately prior to such consolidation,
merger, sale or conveyance. The foregoing provision will similarly apply to
successive transactions of a similar nature by any such successor or purchaser.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the anti-dilution provisions
of this Note will apply to such securities of such successor or purchaser after
any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance.
2.3.2.
Reclassification. If the
Borrower at any time, by reclassification or otherwise, changes the Common
Stock
into the same or a different number of securities of any class or classes,
the
unpaid Principal Sum of this Note and accrued interest thereon will thereafter
be deemed to evidence the right to purchase such number and kind of securities
as would have been issuable as the result of such change with respect to the
Common Stock immediately prior to such reclassification or other
change.
2.3.3.
Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, and Combinations. If the shares of
Common Stock are subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of
shares of Common Stock, or if a stock dividend is paid on the Common
Stock.
2.4.
Adjustment Upon Dilutive Offers, Agreements, or Sales. If the
Borrower, at any time while this Note is outstanding, enters into an agreement
under which it issues or agrees to issue either its common stock, options,
or
warrants to purchase or convert to its common stock at a price or exercise
price
or conversion price (a "Subsequent Share Price"), as the case may be, that
is
less than the conversion price or subsequent conversion formula result set
forth
in Section 2.2, then the conversion price set forth in Section 2.2. shall be
automatically adjusted to equal the Subsequent Share Price.
2.5
Reservation of Shares. As of the issuance date of this Note and for the
remaining period during which the conversion right exists, the Borrower will
reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of
shares to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion
of
this Note. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be
duly
and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Borrower agrees that
its
issuance of this Note constitutes full authority to its officers, agents and
transfer agents who are charged with the duty of executing and issuing stock
certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of
Common Stock upon the conversion of this Note.
2.6. Delivery
of Conversion Shares. Shares from any such conversion will be
delivered to Holder within 2 (two) business days of conversion notice delivery
(see 3.1) via 10:30am priority overnight delivery service (see “Share Delivery”
attachment). If those shares are not delivered in accordance with
this timeframe stated in this Section 2.6, at any time for any reason prior
to
offering those shares for sale in a private transaction or in the public market
through its broker, Holder may rescind that particular conversion to have the
conversion amount returned to the note balance with the conversion shares
returned to the Borrower.
ARTICLE
3 MISCELLANEOUS
3.1.
Notices. Any notice required or
permitted hereunder must be in writing and either personally served, sent by
facsimile or email transmission, or sent by overnight
courier. Notices will be deemed effectively delivered at the time of
transmission if by facsimile or email, and if by overnight courier the business
day after such notice is deposited with the courier service for
delivery.
3.2.
Amendment Provision. The term
"Note" and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, means
this
instrument as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then
as
so amended or supplemented.
3.3.
Assignability. This Note will be
binding upon the Borrower and its successors and permitted assigns, and will
inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and permitted assigns,
and
may be assigned by the Holder.
3.3.
Governing Law. This Note will be
governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance, with the laws of the
State of Florida, without regard to the conflict of laws principles
thereof.
3.5.
Maximum Payments. Nothing
contained herein may be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate
of
interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable
law.
In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges
hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess
of
such maximum will be credited against amounts owed by the Borrower to the Holder
and thus refunded to the Borrower.
3.6.
Attorney Fees. In the event any attorney is employed by either party to this
Note with regard to any legal or equitable action, arbitration or other
proceeding brought by such party for the enforcement of this Note or because
of
an alleged dispute, breach, default or misrepresentation in connection with
any
of the provisions of this Note, the prevailing party in such proceeding will
be
entitled to recover from the other party reasonable attorneys' fees and other
costs and expenses incurred, in addition to any other relief to which the
prevailing party may be entitled.
3.7.
Change of Officer, Change of Control. In the event that Delmar Janovec is
replaced as Chairman and/or CEO of AmeriResource Technologies,
Inc. or in the event that AmeriResource Technologies, Inc. undergoes
a change in majority control, the Holder has the right to make this Note payable
on demand as set forth in Section 1.1.
3.8.
No
Public Announcement. No public announcement may be made regarding this Note,
payments, or conversions without written permission by both Borrower and
Holder.
3.9.
Opinion of Counsel. In the event that an opinion of counsel is needed for any
matter related to this Note, Holder has the right to have any such opinion
provided by its counsel. Holder also has the right to have any such
opinion provided by Borrower’s counsel.
3.10.
Additional Financing. The Holder, at its option, may invest up to an
additional $2,000,000 (two million dollars), in part, whole, and/or multiple
transactions, in AmeriResource Technologies, Inc. on the same or better terms
as
set forth in this agreement for a period of three years from the Effective
Date. In the event that Holder wishes to exercise this right, the
Borrower will be notified by the Notice of Additional Financing Form, and any
additional financing will be memorialized by an additional Convertible
Promissory Note(s).
3.11.
Effective Date. This Note will become effective only upon occurrence
of the three following events: the Effective Date of January 8, 2008 has been
reached, execution by both parties, and delivery of valid payment by the
Lender.
3.12.
Director’s Resolution. Once effective, Borrower will execute and
deliver to Holder a copy of a Board of Director’s resolution resolving that this
note is validly issued, paid, and effective.
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LENDER/HOLDER: |
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Delmar
Janovec |
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/s/
JMJ
Financial |
| Delmar
Janovec |
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JMJ
Financial
/ Its Principal |
| Chairman
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CEO |
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| AmeriResource
Technologies, Inc. |
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| Dated:
January
18, 2008 |
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Dated:
January
18, 2008 |
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SAMPLE
NOTICE
OF
CONVERSION
(To
be
executed by the Holder in order to convert the Note)
The
undersigned hereby elects to convert a portion of the Note issued by
AmeriResource Technologies, Inc. on January 8, 2008 into Shares of Common Stock
of AmeriResource Technologies, Inc. according to the conditions set forth in
such Note, as of the date written below.
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Shares
must be delivered to Holder within 2 (two) business days of conversion notice
via 10:30am priority overnight delivery service in accordance with Section
2.6.
NOTICE
OF
ADDITIONAL FINANCING FORM
(To
be
executed by Holder when intending to invest additional funds)
This
Form
is notification that I intend to invest additional funds into AmeriResource
Technologies, Inc. as set forth in Section 3.10 of the Convertible Promissory
Note dated January 8, 2008,
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SHARE
DELIVERY ATTACHMENT
EXAMPLE
2.6. Delivery
of Conversion Shares. Shares from any such conversion will be
delivered to Holder within 2 (two) business days of conversion notice delivery
(see 3.1) via 10:30am priority overnight delivery service. If those
shares are not delivered in accordance with this timeframe stated in this
Section 2.6, at any time for any reason prior to offering those shares for
sale
in a private transaction or in the public market through its broker, Holder
may
rescind that particular conversion to have the conversion amount returned to
the
note balance with the conversion shares returned to the Borrower.
Example:
Holder
delivers conversion notice to Borrower at 4:45pm eastern time on Monday January
1st.
Borrower’s
transfer agent must send shares to Holder via 10:30am overnight delivery no
later than Tuesday January 2nd.
Holder
must have received the shares or received delivery attempt no later than 10:30am
eastern time on Wednesday January 3rd.