Exhibit 4.4
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE ACT), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE
ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR RECEIPT BY THE MAKER OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
IN THE FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE MAKER THAT THIS
NOTE MAY BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, UNDER AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND
SUCH STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
APOLLO
RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Secured Convertible Promissory
Note
due December , 2007
Dated: June ,
2005
For
value received, APOLLO
RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Utah corporation (the Maker),
hereby promises to pay to the order of
(together
with its successors, representatives, and permitted assigns, the Holder),
in accordance with the terms hereinafter provided, the principal amount of
($ ),
together with interest thereon.
Concurrently with the issuance of this Note, the Maker is issuing
separate secured convertible promissory notes (the Other Notes) to
separate purchasers (the Other Holders) pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement (as defined in Section 1.1 hereof).
All
payments under or pursuant to this Note shall be made in United States Dollars
in immediately available funds to the Holder at the address of the Holder first
set forth above or at such other place as the Holder may designate from time to
time in writing to the Maker or by wire transfer of funds to the Holders
account, instructions for which are attached hereto as Exhibit A. The outstanding principal balance of this
Note shall be due and payable on December , 2007
(the Maturity Date) or at such earlier time as provided herein.
ARTICLE I
Section 1.1 Purchase
Agreement. This Note has been
executed and delivered pursuant to the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement
dated as of June 30, 2005 (the Purchase Agreement) by and among
the Maker and the purchasers listed therein.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth for such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
Section 1.2 Interest. Beginning on the issuance date of this Note
(the Issuance Date), the outstanding principal balance of this Note
shall bear interest, in arrears, at a rate per annum equal to eight percent
(8%), payable semi-annually on December 1 and June 1 of each year
commencing December 1, 2005 at the option of the Maker in cash or in
registered
shares of the Makers common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Common
Stock), in accordance with terms of Section 1.3 below. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve (12) 30-day months and shall accrue commencing on the
Issuance Date. Furthermore, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in Section 2.1 hereof), then
to the extent permitted by law, the Maker will pay interest to the Holder,
payable on demand, on the outstanding principal balance of the Note from the
date of the Event of Default until such Event of Default is cured at the rate
of the lesser of fifteen percent (15%) and the maximum applicable legal rate
per annum.
Section 1.3 Payment
of Principal and Interest.
(a) Commencing
on the sixth (6th) month following the Issuance Date and continuing
thereafter on the first (1st) business day of
each month until the Maturity Date (each, a Principal Payment Date),
the Maker shall pay an amount to the Holder equal to 1/24th of the original principal amount of this Note
plus any accrued but unpaid interest (the Principal Installment Amount);
provided, however, if on any Principal Payment Date, the
outstanding principal amount of this Note plus any accrued but unpaid interest
is less than the Principal Installment Amount, then the Maker shall pay to the
Holder such lesser amount. The Maker may
pay such Principal Installment Amount in cash or registered shares of Common
Stock. If the Maker elects to pay the
Principal Installment Amount in cash such amount shall be wired in immediately
available funds on the Principal Payment Date; provided, however,
that if the Holder has delivered a Conversion Notice to the Maker or delivers a
Conversion Notice prior to the Principal Payment Date, the Holder shall
indicate in such Conversion Notice whether the principal amount of this Note to
be so converted shall be applied against the final Principal Installment Amount
or some other Principal Installment Amount.
The Maker shall provide irrevocable written notice to the Holder of the
form of payment of the Principal Installment Amount on the tenth (10th)
business day prior to each Principal Payment Date for which a Principal
Installment Amount is made by the Maker (the Announcement Date).
(b) If
the Maker elects to pay the Principal Installment Amount in registered shares
of Common Stock, the number of registered shares of Common Stock to be issued
to the Holder shall be an amount equal to the Principal Installment Amount
divided by ninety-two and one-half percent (92.5%) of the average of the VWAP
(as defined in Section 1.3(c) hereof) for the five (5) Trading
Days immediately preceding the Principal Payment Date; provided, however,
that if the Holder has delivered a Conversion Notice to the Maker or delivers a
Conversion Notice prior to the Principal Payment Date, the Holder shall
indicate in such Conversion Notice whether the principal amount of this Note to
be so converted shall be applied against the final Principal Installment Amount
or some other Principal Installment Amount.
Not later than three (3) Trading Days prior to any Principal
Payment Date (the Share Advance Date) in which the Maker elects to
issue registered shares of Common Stock in satisfaction of the Principal
Installment Amount, the Company shall have issued and delivered to the
Depository Trust Company (DTC) account on the Holders behalf via the
Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System (DWAC) a number of shares
of Common Stock to be applied against such Principal Installment Amount equal
to the quotient of (x) one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the applicable
Principal Installment Amount divided by (y) ninety-two and one-half percent
(92.5%) of the average of the VWAP for the five (5) Trading Days
immediately preceding the Share Advance Date (the Advanced Shares). In the event that the number of
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Advanced Shares issued to the Holder exceed the number
of shares of Common Stock the Holder was entitled in connection with such
Principal Installment Amount, the Holder shall deliver such excess shares of
Common Stock to the Maker within three (3) Trading Days of such Principal
Payment Date. In the event that the
number of Advanced Shares are less than the number of shares of Common Stock
such Holder was entitled in connection with such Principal Installment Amount,
the Maker shall deliver such additional shares of Common Stock to the Holder
within three (3) Trading Days of such Principal Payment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the
contrary, the Maker may elect to pay the Principal Installment Amount in
registered shares of Common Stock on any Principal Payment Date or Share Advance
Date only if (A) the registration statement providing for the resale of
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is effective
and has been effective, without lapse or suspension of any kind, for a period
of twenty (20) consecutive calendar days, (B) trading in the Common Stock
shall not have been suspended by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the
OTC Bulletin Board (or other exchange or market on which the Common Stock is
trading), (C) the Maker is in material compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Note and the other Transaction Documents, and (D) the
issuance of shares of Common Stock on the Principal Payment Date does not
violate the provisions of Section 3.4 hereof.
(c) For
purposes hereof, VWAP means, for any date, (i) the daily volume
weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date on the OTC Bulletin
Board as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m.
Eastern Time to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time); (ii) if the Common Stock is
not then listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the
Common Stock are then reported in the Pink Sheets published by the Pink
Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of
reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so
reported; or (iii) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith
by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Maker.
Section 1.4 Security
Agreement. The obligations of the
Maker hereunder are secured by a continuing security interest in certain assets
of the Maker pursuant to the terms of a security agreement dated as of June 30,
2005 by and among the Maker, its wholly owned subsidiaries, BC&D Oil and
Gas Corporation and OGC Pipeline LLC, on the one hand, and the Holder and the
Other Holders, on the other hand.
Section 1.5 Payment
on Non-Business Days. Whenever any
payment to be made shall be due on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday under
the laws of the State of New York, such payment may be due on the next
succeeding business day and such next succeeding day shall be included in the
calculation of the amount of accrued interest payable on such date.
Section 1.6 Transfer. This Note may be transferred or sold, subject
to the provisions of Section 4.8 of this Note, or pledged, hypothecated or
otherwise granted as security by the Holder.
Section 1.7 Replacement. Upon receipt of a duly executed, notarized
and unsecured written statement from the Holder with respect to the loss, theft
or destruction of this Note (or any replacement hereof) and a standard
indemnity, or, in the case of a mutilation of this
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Note, upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, the Maker shall
issue a new Note, of like tenor and amount, in lieu of such lost, stolen,
destroyed or mutilated Note.
ARTICLE II
EVENTS OF
DEFAULT; REMEDIES
Section 2.1 Events
of Default. The occurrence of any of
the following events shall be an Event of Default under this Note:
(a) the
Maker shall fail to make the Principal Installment Amount on a Principal
Payment Date and such default is not fully cured within one (1) business
day after the occurrence thereof; or
(b) the
failure of the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the
Securities and Exchange Commission on or prior to the date which is one hundred
twenty (120) days after the Issuance Date; or
(c) the
suspension from listing, without subsequent listing on any one of, or the
failure of the Common Stock to be listed on at least one of the OTC Bulletin
Board, the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market or The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. for a period of five (5) consecutive
Trading Days; or
(d) the
Makers notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, at any
time, of its inability to comply (including for any of the reasons described in
Section 3.8(a) hereof) or its intention not to comply with proper
requests for conversion of this Note into shares of Common Stock; or
(e) the
Maker shall fail to (i) timely deliver the shares of Common Stock upon
conversion of the Note or any interest accrued and unpaid, (ii) file the
Registration Statement in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights
Agreement or (iii) make the payment of any fees and/or liquidated damages
under this Note, the Purchase Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement,
which failure in the case of items (i) and (iii) of this Section 2.1(e) is
not remedied within three (3) business days after the incurrence thereof;
or
(f) while
the Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective pursuant to
the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation,
the issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to the Holder for sale of the
Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in
accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, and such lapse
or unavailability continues for a period of ten (10) consecutive Trading
Days, provided that the Maker has not exercised its rights pursuant to Section 3(n)
of the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(g) default
shall be made in the performance or observance of (i) any material
covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Note (other than as set
forth in clause (f) of this Section 2.1) and such default is not
fully cured within three (3) business days after the
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Maker receives notice from the Holder of the
occurrence thereof or (ii) any material covenant, condition or agreement
contained in the Purchase Agreement, the Other Notes, the Registration Rights
Agreement or any other Transaction Document which is not covered by any other
provisions of this Section 2.1 and such default is not fully cured within
three (3) business days after the
Maker receives notice from the Holder of the occurrence thereof; or
(h) any
material representation or warranty made by the Maker herein or in the Purchase
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Other Notes or any other
Transaction Document shall prove to have been false or incorrect or breached in
a material respect on the date as of which made; or
(i) the
Maker shall (A) default in any payment of any amount or amounts of
principal of or interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness
hereunder) the aggregate principal amount of which Indebtedness is in excess of
$100,000 or (B) default in the observance
or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any Indebtedness
or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating
thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which
default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or
holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Indebtedness to cause with the
giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its
stated maturity; or
(j) the
Maker shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking
of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of
all or a substantial part of its property or assets, (ii) make a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iii) commence a voluntary
case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or
under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic), (iv) file
a petition seeking to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors
rights generally, (v) acquiesce in writing to any petition filed against
it in an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or
hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign
or domestic), (vi) issue a notice of bankruptcy or winding down of its
operations or issue a press release regarding same, or (vii) take any
action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to
any of the foregoing; or
(k) a
proceeding or case shall be commenced in respect of the Maker, without its
application or consent, in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking (i) the
liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, dissolution, winding up, or
composition or readjustment of its debts, (ii) the appointment of a
trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of it or of all or any
substantial part of its assets in connection with the liquidation or
dissolution of the Maker or (iii) similar relief in respect of it under
any law providing for the relief of debtors, and such proceeding or case
described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) shall continue undismissed, or
unstayed and in effect, for a period of thirty (30) days or any order for
relief shall be entered in an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy
Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any
jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) against the Maker or action under the laws
of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing
shall be taken with respect to the Maker and shall continue undismissed, or
unstayed and in effect for a period of thirty (30) days; or
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(l) the
failure of the Maker to instruct its transfer agent to remove any legends from
shares of Common Stock eligible to be sold under Rule 144 of the
Securities Act and issue such unlegended certificates to the Holder within
three (3) business days of the Holders request so long as the Holder has
provided reasonable assurances to the Maker that such shares of Common Stock
can be sold pursuant to Rule 144; or
(m) the
failure of the Maker to pay any amounts due to the Holder herein or in the
Purchase Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement within three (3) business
days of the date such payments are due; or
(n) the
occurrence of an Event of Default under the Other Notes.
Section 2.2 Remedies
Upon An Event of Default. If an
Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing, the Holder of
this Note may at any time at its option, (a) declare the entire unpaid
principal balance of this Note, together with all interest accrued hereon, due
and payable, and thereupon, the same shall be accelerated and so due and
payable, without presentment, demand, protest, or notice, all of which are
hereby expressly unconditionally and irrevocably waived by the Maker; provided,
however, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in (i) Sections
2.1 (j) or (k), the outstanding principal balance and accrued interest
hereunder shall be automatically due and payable and (ii) Sections 2.1
(b)-(i), demand the prepayment of this Note pursuant to Section 3.7
hereof, (b) demand that the principal amount of this Note then outstanding
and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall be converted into shares of
Common Stock at a Conversion Price per share calculated pursuant to Section 3.1
hereof assuming that the date that the Event of Default occurs is the
Conversion Date (as defined in Section 3.1 hereof), or (c) exercise
or otherwise enforce any one or more of the Holders rights, powers,
privileges, remedies and interests under this Note, the Purchase Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or applicable law. No course of delay on the part of the Holder
shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice the right of the
Holder. No remedy conferred hereby shall
be exclusive of any other remedy referred to herein or now or hereafter
available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
ARTICLE III
CONVERSION; ANTIDILUTION;
PREPAYMENT
Section 3.1 Conversion
Option.
(a) At any time on or
after the Issuance Date, this Note shall be convertible (in whole or in part),
at the option of the Holder (the Conversion Option), into such number
of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (the Conversion
Rate) as is determined by dividing (x) that portion of the outstanding
principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest under this Note as of
such date that the Holder elects to convert by (y) the Conversion Price (as
defined in Section 3.2(a) hereof) then in effect on the date on which
the Holder faxes a notice of conversion (the Conversion Notice), duly
executed, to the Maker (facsimile number (214) 389-9806, Attn.: Chief Executive
Officer) (the Voluntary Conversion Date), provided, however,
that the Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment as described in Section 3.6
below. The Holder shall deliver this
Note to the Maker at the address designated
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in the Purchase Agreement at such time that this Note is fully
converted. With respect to partial
conversions of this Note, the Maker shall keep written records of the amount of
this Note converted as of each Conversion Date.
(b) On the Mandatory
Conversion Date (as defined below), the Maker may cause the principal amount of
this Note plus all accrued and unpaid interest to convert into a number of
fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i) the
principal amount of this Note plus all accrued and unpaid interest outstanding
on the Mandatory Conversion Date divided by (ii) the Conversion Price in
effect on the Mandatory Conversion Date by providing five business (5) days
prior written notice of such Mandatory Conversion Date. As used herein, a Mandatory Conversion
Date shall be a date commencing six (6) months following the
effective date of the registration statement providing for the resale of the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note in which the
Closing Bid Price (as defined below) exceeds two hundred percent (200%) of the
Conversion Price (as may be adjusted hereunder) for a period of twenty (20)
consecutive Trading Days; provided, that (A) the
registration statement providing for the resale of the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of this Note is effective and has been effective,
without lapse or suspension of any kind, for a period sixty (60) consecutive
calendar days immediately preceding the Mandatory Conversion Date, (B) trading
in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Securities and
Exchange Commission or the OTC Bulletin Board (or other exchange or market on
which the Common Stock is trading), (C) the Maker is in material
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Note and the other Transaction
Documents, (D) the issuance of shares of Common Stock on the Mandatory
Conversion Date pursuant to such mandatory conversion does not violate the
provisions of Section 3.4 hereof, and (E) the Maker is not in
possession of any material non-public information. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the
contrary, the Mandatory Conversion Date shall be extended for as long as a
Triggering Event (as defined in Section 3.7(f) hereof) shall have
occurred and be continuing. The
Mandatory Conversion Date and the Voluntary Conversion Date collectively are
referred to in this Note as the Conversion Date.
(c) The term Closing
Bid Price shall mean, on any particular date (i) the closing bid
price per share of the Common Stock on such date on the OTC Bulletin Board or
another registered national stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then
listed, or if there is no such price on such date, then the closing bid price
on such exchange or quotation system on the date nearest preceding such date,
or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed then on the OTC Bulletin Board
or any registered national stock exchange, the closing bid price for a share of
Common Stock in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin
Board or in the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated or similar organization
or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) at the close of
business on such date, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not then reported
by the OTC Bulletin Board or the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or
similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting
prices), then the average of the Pink Sheet quotes for the relevant
conversion period, as determined in good faith by the Holder, or (iv) if
the Common Stock is not then publicly traded the fair market value of a share
of Common Stock as determined by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the
Maker.
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Section 3.2 Conversion
Price.
(a) The
term Conversion Price shall mean $0.25, subject to adjustment under Section 3.6
hereof.
(b) Notwithstanding
any of the foregoing to the contrary, if during any period (a Black-out
Period), a Holder is unable to trade any Common Stock issued or issuable
upon conversion of this Note immediately due to the postponement of filing or
delay or suspension of effectiveness of a registration statement or because the
Maker has otherwise informed such Holder that an existing prospectus cannot be
used at that time in the sale or transfer of such Common Stock (provided that
such postponement, delay, suspension or fact that the prospectus cannot be used
is not due to factors solely within the control of the Holder of this Note or
due to the Maker exercising its rights under Section 3(n) of the
Registration Rights Agreement), such Holder shall have the option but not the
obligation on any Conversion Date within ten (10) Trading Days following
the expiration of the Black-out Period of using the Conversion Price applicable
on such Conversion Date or any Conversion Price selected by such Holder that
would have been applicable had such Conversion Date been at any earlier time
during the Black-out Period or within the ten (10) Trading Days
thereafter. In no event shall the
Black-out Period have any effect on the Maturity Date of this Note.
Section 3.3 Mechanics
of Conversion.
(a) Not
later than three (3) Trading Days after any Conversion Date, the Maker or
its designated transfer agent, as applicable, shall issue and deliver to the
DTC account on the Holders behalf via DWAC as specified in the Conversion
Notice, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of
shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled. In the alternative, not later than three (3) Trading
Days after any Conversion Date, the Maker shall deliver to the applicable
Holder by express courier a certificate or certificates which shall be free of
restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those required by Section 5.1
of the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of shares of Common Stock
being acquired upon the conversion of this Note (the Delivery Date). Notwithstanding the foregoing to the
contrary, the Maker or its transfer agent shall only be obligated to issue and
deliver the shares to the DTC on the Holders behalf via DWAC (or certificates
free of restrictive legends) if such conversion is in connection with a sale
and the Holder has complied with the applicable prospectus delivery
requirements (as evidenced by documentation furnished to and reasonably
satisfactory to the Maker). If in the
case of any Conversion Notice such certificate or certificates are not
delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Delivery Date, the
Holder shall be entitled by written notice to the Maker at any time on or
before its receipt of such certificate or certificates thereafter, to rescind
such conversion, in which event the Maker shall immediately return this Note
tendered for conversion, whereupon the Maker and the Holder shall each be
restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the delivery of
such notice of revocation, except that any amounts described in Sections 3.3(b) and
(c) shall be payable through the date notice of rescission is given to the
Maker.
(b) The
Maker understands that a delay in the delivery of the shares of Common Stock
upon conversion of this Note beyond the Delivery Date could result in economic
loss to
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the Holder. If
the Maker fails to deliver to the Holder such shares via DWAC or a certificate
or certificates pursuant to this Section hereunder by the Delivery Date,
the Maker shall pay to such Holder, in cash, an amount per Trading Day for each
Trading Day until such shares are delivered via DWAC or certificates are
delivered, together with interest on such amount at a rate of 10% per annum,
accruing until such amount and any accrued interest thereon is paid in full,
equal to the greater of (A) (i) 1% of the aggregate principal amount
of the Notes requested to be converted for the first five (5) Trading Days
after the Delivery Date and (ii) 2% of the aggregate principal amount of
the Notes requested to be converted for each Trading Day thereafter and (B) $2,000
per day (which amount shall be paid as liquidated damages and not as a
penalty). Nothing herein shall limit a
Holders right to pursue actual damages for the Makers failure to deliver
certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion within the
period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all
remedies available to it at law or in equity (including, without limitation, a
decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Holder shall be entitled to withdraw a Conversion Notice,
and upon such withdrawal the Maker shall only be obligated to pay the
liquidated damages accrued in accordance with this Section 3.3(b) through
the date the Conversion Notice is withdrawn.
(c) In
addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Maker fails to
cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or
certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of this Note on or before the Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder
is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise)
shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note which the
Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a Buy-In), then the
Maker shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the
Holders total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the
shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by
multiplying (A) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of this Note that the Maker was required to deliver to the Holder in
connection with the conversion at issue times (B) the price at which the
sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at
the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Note and
equivalent number of shares of Common Stock for which such conversion was not
honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that
would have been issued had the Maker timely complied with its conversion and
delivery obligations hereunder. For
example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of
$11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of
Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase
obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding
sentence the Maker shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall
provide the Maker written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder
in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other
evidence reasonably requested by the Maker.
Nothing herein shall limit a Holders right to pursue any other remedies
available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a
decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the
Makers failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common
Stock upon conversion of this Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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Section 3.4 Ownership
Cap and Certain Conversion Restrictions.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in Section 3 of this Note, at no time
may the Holder convert all or a portion of this Note if the number of shares of
Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion would exceed, when
aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock owned by the Holder at such
time, the number of shares of Common Stock which would result in the Holder
beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) more than 4.99% of all of the
Common Stock outstanding at such time; provided, however, that
upon the Holder providing the Maker with sixty-one (61) days notice (pursuant
to Section 4.1 hereof) (the Waiver Notice) that the Holder would
like to waive this Section 3.4(a) with regard to any or all shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, this Section 3.4(a) will
be of no force or effect with regard to all or a portion of the Note referenced
in the Waiver Notice; provided, further, that this provision
shall be of no further force or effect during the sixty-one (61) days
immediately preceding the Maturity Date.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in Section 3 of this Note, at no time
may the Holder convert all or a portion of this Note if the number of shares of
Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion, when aggregated with all
other shares of Common Stock owned by the Holder at such time, would result in
the Holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) in excess of 9.99% of the then
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time; provided,
however, that upon the Holder providing the Maker with a Waiver Notice
that the Holder would like to waive Section 3.4(b) of this Note with
regard to any or all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this
Note, this Section 3.4(b) shall be of no force or effect with regard
to all or a portion of the Note referenced in the Waiver Notice; provided,
further, that this provision shall be of no further force or effect
during the sixty-one (61) days immediately preceding the Maturity Date.
Section 3.5 Intentionally
Omitted.
Section 3.6 Adjustment
of Conversion Price.
(a) The
Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(i) Adjustments
for Stock Splits and Combinations. If
the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date,
effect a stock split of the outstanding Common Stock, the applicable Conversion
Price in effect immediately prior to the stock split shall be proportionately
decreased. If the Maker shall at any
time or from time to time after the Issuance Date, combine the outstanding
shares of Common Stock, the applicable Conversion Price in effect immediately
prior to the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustments under this Section 3.6(a)(i) shall
be effective at the close of business on the date the stock split or
combination occurs.
(ii) Adjustments
for Certain Dividends and Distributions.
If the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Issuance
Date, make or issue or set a record date
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for the determination of holders of Common Stock
entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of
Common Stock, then, and in each event, the applicable Conversion Price in
effect immediately prior to such event shall be decreased as of the time of
such issuance or, in the event such record date shall have been fixed, as of
the close of business on such record date, by multiplying, the applicable
Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction:
(1) the
numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of
business on such record date; and
(2) the
denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of
business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
in payment of such dividend or distribution.
(iii) Adjustment
for Other Dividends and Distributions.
If the Maker shall at any time or from time to time after the Issuance
Date, make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of
Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in
other than shares of Common Stock, then, and in each event, an appropriate
revision to the applicable Conversion Price shall be made and provision shall
be made (by adjustments of the Conversion Price or otherwise) so that the
holders of this Note shall receive upon conversions thereof, in addition to the
number of shares of Common Stock receivable thereon, the number of securities
of the Maker which they would have received had this Note been converted into
Common Stock on the date of such event and had thereafter, during the period
from the date of such event to and including the Conversion Date, retained such
securities (together with any distributions payable thereon during such
period), giving application to all adjustments called for during such period
under this Section 3.6(a)(iii) with respect to the rights of the
holders of this Note and the Other Notes; provided, however, that
if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid
or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the
Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph as of the time of
actual payment of such dividends or distributions.
(iv) Adjustments
for Reclassification, Exchange or Substitution. If the Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of this Note at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date shall be
changed to the same or different number of shares of any class or classes of
stock, whether by reclassification, exchange, substitution or otherwise (other
than by way of a stock split or combination of shares or stock dividends
provided for in Sections 3.6(a)(i), (ii) and (iii), or a reorganization,
merger, consolidation, or sale of assets provided for in Section 3.6(a)(v)),
then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the Conversion Price shall
be made and provisions shall be made (by adjustments of the Conversion Price or
otherwise) so that the Holder shall have the right thereafter to convert this
Note into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities
receivable upon reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, by
holders of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such Note might have
been converted immediately prior to such reclassification, exchange,
substitution or other change, all subject to further adjustment as provided
herein.
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(v) Adjustments
for Reorganization, Merger, Consolidation or Sales of Assets. If at any time or from time to time after the
Issuance Date there shall be a capital reorganization of the Maker (other than
by way of a stock split or combination of shares or stock dividends or
distributions provided for in Section 3.6(a)(i), (ii) and (iii), or a
reclassification, exchange or substitution of shares provided for in Section 3.6(a)(iv)),
or a merger or consolidation of the Maker with or into another corporation
where the holders of outstanding voting securities prior to such merger or
consolidation do not own over fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting
securities of the merged or consolidated entity, immediately after such merger
or consolidation, or the sale of all or substantially all of the Makers
properties or assets to any other person (an Organic Change), then as
a part of such Organic Change, (A) if the surviving entity in any such
Organic Change is a public company that is registered pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and its common stock is listed or quoted
on a national exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board, an appropriate revision to
the Conversion Price shall be made and provision shall be made (by adjustments
of the Conversion Price or otherwise) so that the Holder shall have the right
thereafter to convert such Note into the kind and amount of shares of stock and
other securities or property of the Maker or any successor corporation
resulting from Organic Change, and (B) if the surviving entity in any such
Organic Change is not a public company that is registered pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or its common stock is not listed
or quoted on a national exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board, the Holder shall
have the right to demand prepayment pursuant to Section 3.7(b) hereof.
In any such case, appropriate adjustment
shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Section 3.6(a)(v) with
respect to the rights of the Holder after the Organic Change to the end that
the provisions of this Section 3.6(a)(v) (including any adjustment in
the applicable Conversion Price then in effect and the number of shares of
stock or other securities deliverable upon conversion of this Note and the
Other Notes) shall be applied after that event in as nearly an equivalent
manner as may be practicable.
(vi) Adjustments
for Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock. In the event the Maker,
shall, at any time, from time to time, issue or sell any additional shares of
common stock (otherwise than as provided
in the foregoing subsections (i) through (v) of this Section 3.6(a) or
pursuant to Common Stock Equivalents (hereafter defined) granted or issued
prior to the Issuance Date) (Additional Shares of Common Stock), at a
price per share less than the Conversion Price then in effect or without
consideration, then the Conversion Price upon each such issuance shall be
reduced to a price equal to the consideration per share paid for such
Additional Shares of Common Stock.
(vii) Issuance
of Common Stock Equivalents. The
provisions of this Section 3.6(a)(vii) shall apply if (a) the
Maker, at any time after the Issuance Date, shall issue any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for, directly or indirectly, Common Stock (Convertible
Securities), other than the Notes, or (b) any rights or warrants or
options to purchase any such Common Stock or Convertible Securities
(collectively, the Common Stock Equivalents) shall be issued or
sold. If the price per share for which
Additional Shares of Common Stock may be issuable pursuant to any such Common
Stock Equivalent shall be less than the applicable Conversion Price then in
effect, or if, after any such issuance of Common Stock Equivalents, the price
per share for which Additional Shares of Common Stock may be issuable
thereafter is amended or adjusted, and such price as so amended shall be less
than the applicable Conversion Price in effect at the time of such amendment or
adjustment, then the
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applicable Conversion Price upon each such issuance or
amendment shall be adjusted as provided in the first sentence of subsection (vi) of
this Section 3.6(a). No adjustment
shall be made to the Conversion Price upon the issuance of Common Stock
pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Convertible Security or
Common Stock Equivalent where an adjustment to the Conversion Price was made as
a result of the issuance or purchase of any Convertible Security or Common
Stock Equivalent.
(viii) Consideration
for Stock. In case any shares of Common
Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents shall be issued or sold:
(1) in
connection with any merger or consolidation in which the Maker is the surviving
corporation (other than any consolidation or merger in which the previously
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Maker shall be changed to or
exchanged for the stock or other securities of another corporation), the amount
of consideration therefor shall be, deemed to be the fair value, as determined
reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Maker, of such
portion of the assets and business of the nonsurviving corporation as such
Board may determine to be attributable to such shares of Common Stock,
Convertible Securities, rights or warrants or options, as the case may be; or
(2) in
the event of any consolidation or merger of the Maker in which the Maker is not
the surviving corporation or in which the previously outstanding shares of
Common Stock of the Maker shall be changed into or exchanged for the stock or
other securities of another corporation, or in the event of any sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Maker for stock or other securities of
any corporation, the Maker shall be deemed to have issued a number of shares of
its Common Stock for stock or securities or other property of the other
corporation computed on the basis of the actual exchange ratio on which the
transaction was predicated, and for a consideration equal to the fair market
value on the date of such transaction of all such stock or securities or other
property of the other corporation. If
any such calculation results in adjustment of the applicable Conversion Price,
or the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes,
the determination of the applicable Conversion Price or the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes immediately prior to such
merger, consolidation or sale, shall be made after giving effect to such
adjustment of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the Notes. In the event Common Stock is
issued with other shares or securities or other assets of the Maker for
consideration which covers both, the consideration computed as provided in this
Section 3.6(viii) shall be allocated among such securities and assets
as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Maker.
(b) Record
Date. In case the Maker shall take
record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to
subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities, then the date
of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to be such
record date.
(c) Certain
Issues Excepted. Anything herein to
the contrary notwithstanding, the Maker shall not be required to make any
adjustment to the Conversion Price in connection with (i) securities
issued (other than for cash) in connection with a merger, acquisition, or
consolidation, (ii) securities issued pursuant to a bona fide firm
underwritten public offering of
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the Makers securities, (iii) securities issued
pursuant to the conversion or exercise of convertible or excercisable
securities issued or outstanding on or prior to the date hereof or issued
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, (iv) the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of Warrants, (v) securities issued in
connection with strategic license agreements or other partnering arrangements
so long as such issuances are not for the purpose of raising capital, (vi) Common
Stock issued or options to purchase Common Stock granted or issued pursuant to
the Makers stock option plans and employee stock purchase plans as they now
exist, (vii) any warrants issued to the placement agent and its designees
for the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, (viii) the
payment of any principal and accrued interest in shares of Common Stock
pursuant to this Note, and (ix) the issuance of up to 6,000,000 shares of
Common Stock to the Makers officers, directors and employees so long as such
shares of Common Stock are not offered, sold, assigned, transferred or pledged,
directly or indirectly, for a period of one (1) year following the
effective date of the registration statement providing for the resale of the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note.
(d) No Impairment. The Maker shall not, by amendment of its
Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets,
consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other
voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any
of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Maker, but will at
all times in good faith, assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of
this Section 3.6 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary
or appropriate in order to protect the Conversion Rights of the Holder against
impairment. In the event a Holder shall
elect to convert any Notes as provided herein, the Maker cannot refuse
conversion based on any claim that such Holder or any one associated or
affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, violation
of an agreement to which such Holder is a party or for any reason whatsoever,
unless, an injunction from a court, or notice, restraining and or adjoining
conversion of all or of said Notes shall have issued and the Maker posts a
surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in an amount equal to one hundred
thirty percent (130%) of the amount of the Notes the Holder has elected to
convert, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of
arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be
payable to such Holder (as liquidated damages) in the event it obtains
judgment.
(e) Certificates
as to Adjustments. Upon occurrence
of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price or number of shares
of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note pursuant to this Section 3.6,
the Maker at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment
in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to the Holder a certificate
setting forth such adjustment and readjustment, showing in detail the facts
upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Maker shall, upon written request of the
Holder, at any time, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Holder a like
certificate setting forth such adjustments and readjustments, the applicable
Conversion Price in effect at the time, and the number of shares of Common
Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time
would be received upon the conversion of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Maker
shall not be obligated to deliver a certificate unless such certificate would
reflect an increase or decrease of at least one percent (1%) of such adjusted
amount.
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(f) Issue
Taxes. The Maker shall pay any and
all issue and other taxes, excluding federal, state or local income taxes, that
may be payable in respect of any issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock on
conversion of this Note pursuant thereto; provided, however, that
the Maker shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes resulting from any
transfer requested by the Holder in connection with any such conversion.
(g) Fractional
Shares. No fractional shares of
Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of this Note. In lieu of any fractional shares to which the
Holder would otherwise be entitled, the Maker shall pay cash equal to the product
of such fraction multiplied by the average of the Closing Bid Prices of the
Common Stock for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately
preceding the Conversion Date.
(h) Reservation
of Common Stock. The Maker shall at
all times when this Note shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out
of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, such number of shares of Common
Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of this
Note and all interest accrued thereon; provided that the number of
shares of Common Stock so reserved shall at no time be less than one hundred
twenty percent (120%) of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this
Note and all interest accrued thereon are at any time convertible. The Maker shall, from time to time in
accordance with the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act, increase the
authorized number of shares of Common Stock if at any time the unissued number
of authorized shares shall not be sufficient to satisfy the Makers obligations
under this Section 3.6(h).
(i) Regulatory
Compliance. If any shares of Common
Stock to be reserved for the purpose of conversion of this Note or any interest
accrued thereon require registration or listing with or approval of any
governmental authority, stock exchange or other regulatory body under any
federal or state law or regulation or otherwise before such shares may be
validly issued or delivered upon conversion, the Maker shall, at its sole cost
and expense, in good faith and as expeditiously as possible, endeavor to secure
such registration, listing or approval, as the case may be.
Section 3.7 Prepayment.
(a) Prepayment
Upon an Event of Default.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default described in Sections 2.1(b)-(k) hereof, the
Holder shall have the right, at such Holders option, to require the Maker to
prepay in cash all or a portion of this Note at a price equal to the Triggering
Event Prepayment Price (as defined in Section 3.7(c) below)
applicable at the time of such request.
Nothing in this Section 3.7(a) shall limit the Holders rights
under Section 2.2 hereof.
(b) Prepayment Option
Upon Major Transaction. In addition
to all other rights of the Holder contained herein, simultaneous with the
occurrence of a Major Transaction (as defined below), the Holder shall have the
right, at the Holders option, to require the Maker to prepay all or a portion
of the Holders Notes at a price equal to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the
aggregate principal amount of this Note plus all accrued and unpaid interest
(the Major Transaction Prepayment Price); provided that the Holder
shall have the sole option to receive payment of the Major Transaction
Prepayment Price in cash or shares of Common Stock. If the
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Holder elects to receive payment of the Major Transaction Prepayment
Price in shares of Common Stock, the price per share shall be based upon the
Conversion Price then in effect on the day preceding the date of delivery of
the Notice of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Major Transaction (as
hereafter defined) and the Holder shall have demand registration rights with
respect to such shares.
(c) Prepayment Option
Upon Triggering Event. In addition
to all other rights of the Holder contained herein, after a Triggering Event
(as defined below), the Holder shall have the right, at the Holders option, to
require the Maker to prepay all or a portion of this Note in cash at a price equal
to the sum of (i) the greater of (A) one hundred twenty percent
(120%) of the aggregate principal amount of this Note plus all accrued and
unpaid interest and (B) in the event at such time the Holder is unable to
obtain the benefit of its conversion rights through the conversion of this Note
and resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion hereof in
accordance with the terms of this Note and the other Transaction Documents, the
aggregate principal amount of this Note plus all accrued but unpaid interest
hereon, divided by the Conversion Price on (x) the date the Prepayment Price
(as defined below) is demanded or otherwise due or (y) the date the Prepayment
Price is paid in full, whichever is less, multiplied by the VWAP on (x) the date
the Prepayment Price is demanded or otherwise due, and (y) the date the
Prepayment Price is paid in full, whichever is greater, and (ii) all other
amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Note and
the other Transaction Documents (the Triggering Event Prepayment Price,
and, collectively with the Major Transaction Prepayment Price, the Prepayment
Price).
(d) Intentionally
Omitted.
(e) Major Transaction. A Major Transaction shall be deemed
to have occurred at such time as any of the following events:
(i) the
consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Maker with or into
another Person (as defined in Section 4.13 hereof) (other than (A) pursuant
to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the
jurisdiction of incorporation of the Maker or (B) a consolidation, merger
or other business combination in which holders of the Makers voting power
immediately prior to the transaction continue after the transaction to hold,
directly or indirectly, the voting power of the surviving entity or entities
necessary to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or
their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities).
(ii) the
sale or transfer of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Makers assets (based
on the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Makers Board of
Directors) other than inventory in the ordinary course of business in one or a
related series of transactions; or
(iii) closing
of a purchase, tender or exchange offer made to the holders of more than fifty
percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock in which more than
fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock were tendered and
accepted.
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(f) Triggering
Event. A Triggering Event
shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as any of the following events:
(i) so long as any
Notes are outstanding, the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, after
it becomes effective, (i) lapses for any reason (including, without
limitation, the issuance of a stop order) or (ii) is unavailable to the
Holder for sale of the shares of Common Stock, and such lapse or unavailability
continues for a period of twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days, and the shares
of Common Stock into which the Holders Notes can be converted cannot be sold
in the public securities market pursuant to Rule 144(k), provided that the
cause of such lapse or unavailability is not due to factors primarily within
the control of the Holder of the Notes; and provided further that a Triggering
Event shall not have occurred if and to the extent the Maker exercised its
rights set forth in Section 3(n) of the Registration Rights Agreement;
(ii) the
suspension from listing, without subsequent listing on any one of, or the
failure of the Common Stock to be listed on at least one of the OTC Bulletin
Board, the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market or The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., for a period of five
(5) consecutive Trading Days;
(iii) the
Makers notice to any holder of the Notes, including by way of public
announcement, at any time, of its inability to comply (including for any of the
reasons described in Section 3.8) or its intention not to comply with
proper requests for conversion of any Notes into shares of Common Stock; or
(iv) the
Makers failure to comply with a Conversion Notice tendered in accordance with
the provisions of this Note within ten (10) business days after the
receipt by the Maker of the Conversion Notice.
(g) Intentionally
Omitted.
(h) Mechanics of
Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Major Transaction. No sooner than fifteen (15) days nor later
than ten (10) days prior to the consummation of a Major Transaction, but
not prior to the public announcement of such Major Transaction, the Maker shall
deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier (Notice
of Major Transaction) to the Holder of this Note. At any time after receipt of a Notice of
Major Transaction (or, in the event a Notice of Major Transaction is not
delivered at least ten (10) days prior to a Major Transaction, at any time
within ten (10) days prior to a Major Transaction), any holder of the
Notes then outstanding may require the Maker to prepay, effective immediately
prior to the consummation of such Major Transaction, all of the holders Notes
then outstanding by delivering written notice thereof via facsimile and
overnight courier (Notice of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Major
Transaction) to the Maker, which Notice of Prepayment at Option of Holder
Upon Major Transaction shall indicate (i) the principal amount of the
Notes that such holder is electing to have prepaid and (ii) the applicable
Major Transaction Prepayment Price, as calculated pursuant to Section 3.7(b) above.
(i) Mechanics of
Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Triggering Event. Within one (1) business day after the
occurrence of a Triggering Event, the Maker shall deliver
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written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier (Notice
of Triggering Event) to each holder of the Notes. At any time after the earlier of a holders
receipt of a Notice of Triggering Event and such holder becoming aware of a
Triggering Event, any holder of this Note and the Other Notes then outstanding
may require the Maker to prepay all of the Notes on a pro rata basis by
delivering written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier (Notice
of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Triggering Event) to the Maker,
which Notice of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Triggering Event shall
indicate (i) the amount of the Note that such holder is electing to have
prepaid and (ii) the applicable Triggering Event Prepayment Price, as
calculated pursuant to Section 3.7(c) above. A holder shall only be permitted to require
the Maker to prepay the Note pursuant to Section 3.7 hereof for the
greater of a period of ten (10) days after receipt by such holder of a
Notice of Triggering Event or for so long as such Triggering Event is
continuing.
(j) Intentionally
Omitted.
(k) Payment of
Prepayment Price. Upon the Makers
receipt of a Notice(s) of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Triggering Event
or a Notice(s) of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Major Transaction from
any holder of the Notes, the Maker shall immediately notify each holder of the
Notes by facsimile of the Makers receipt of such Notice(s) of Prepayment at
Option of Holder Upon Triggering Event or Notice(s) of Prepayment at Option of
Holder Upon Major Transaction and each holder which has sent such a notice
shall promptly submit to the Maker such holders certificates representing the
Notes which such holder has elected to have prepaid. The Maker shall deliver the applicable
Triggering Event Prepayment Price, in the case of a prepayment pursuant to Section 3.7(i),
to such holder within five (5) business days after the Makers receipt of
a Notice of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Triggering Event and, in the
case of a prepayment pursuant to Section 3.7(h), the Maker shall deliver
the applicable Major Transaction Prepayment Price immediately prior to the
consummation of the Major Transaction; provided that a holders original Note
shall have been so delivered to the Maker; provided further that if the Maker
is unable to prepay all of the Notes to be prepaid, the Maker shall prepay an
amount from each holder of the Notes being prepaid equal to such holders
pro-rata amount (based on the number of Notes held by such holder relative to
the number of Notes outstanding) of all Notes being prepaid. If the Maker shall fail to prepay all of the
Notes submitted for prepayment (other than pursuant to a dispute as to the
arithmetic calculation of the Prepayment Price), in addition to any remedy such
holder of the Notes may have under this Note and the Purchase Agreement, the
applicable Prepayment Price payable in respect of such Notes not prepaid shall
bear interest at the rate of two percent (2%) per month (prorated for partial
months) until paid in full. Until the
Maker pays such unpaid applicable Prepayment Price in full to a holder of the
Notes submitted for prepayment, such holder shall have the option (the Void
Optional Prepayment Option) to, in lieu of prepayment, require the Maker
to promptly return to such holder(s) all of the Notes that were submitted for
prepayment by such holder(s) under this Section 3.7 and for which the
applicable Prepayment Price has not been paid, by sending written notice
thereof to the Maker via facsimile (the Void Optional Prepayment Notice). Upon the Makers receipt of such Void
Optional Prepayment Notice(s) and prior to payment of the full applicable
Prepayment Price to such holder, (i) the Notice(s) of Prepayment at Option
of Holder Upon Triggering Event or the Notice(s) of Prepayment at Option of
Holder Upon Major Transaction, as the case may be, shall be null and void with
respect to those Notes submitted for prepayment and for which the applicable
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Prepayment Price has not been paid, (ii) the Maker shall
immediately return any Notes submitted to the Maker by each holder for
prepayment under this Section 3.7(k) and for which the applicable
Prepayment Price has not been paid and (iii) the Conversion Price of such
returned Notes shall be adjusted to the lesser of (A) the Conversion Price
as in effect on the date on which the Void Optional Prepayment Notice(s) is
delivered to the Maker and (B) the lowest Closing Bid Price during the
period beginning on the date on which the Notice(s) of Prepayment of Option of
Holder Upon Major Transaction or the Notice(s) of Prepayment at Option of
Holder Upon Triggering Event, as the case may be, is delivered to the Maker and
ending on the date on which the Void Optional Prepayment Notice(s) is delivered
to the Maker; provided that no adjustment shall be made if such adjustment
would result in an increase of the Conversion Price then in effect. A holders delivery of a Void Optional
Prepayment Notice and exercise of its rights following such notice shall not
effect the Makers obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to
the date of such notice. Payments
provided for in this Section 3.7 shall have priority to payments to other
stockholders in connection with a Major Transaction.
(l) Maker
Prepayment Option. Commencing nine (9) months
following the effective date of the registration statement providing for the
resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, the
Maker may prepay in cash all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount
of this Note together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon upon thirty
(30) days prior written notice to the Holder (the Makers Prepayment Notice)
at a price equal to one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the aggregate
principal amount of this Note plus any accrued but unpaid interest (the Makers
Prepayment Price); provided, however, that if a holder has
delivered a Conversion Notice to the Maker or delivers a Conversion Notice
within such thirty (30) day period following delivery of the Makers Prepayment
Notice, the principal amount of the Notes plus any accrued but unpaid interest
designated to be converted may not be prepaid by the Maker and shall be
converted in accordance with Section 3.3 hereof; provided further
that if during the period between delivery of the Makers Prepayment Notice and
the Makers Prepayment Date (as defined below), a holder shall become entitled
to deliver a Notice of Prepayment at Option of Holder Upon Major Transaction or
Notice of Prepayment at Option of Holder upon Triggering Event, then the such
rights of the holders shall take precedence over the previously delivered Maker
Prepayment Notice. The Makers
Prepayment Notice shall state the date of prepayment which date shall be the
thirty-first (31st) day after the Maker has delivered the Makers
Prepayment Notice (the Makers Prepayment Date), the Makers
Prepayment Price and the principal amount of Notes plus any accrued but unpaid
interest to be prepaid by the Maker. The
Maker shall deliver the Makers Prepayment Price on the Makers Prepayment
Date, provided, that if the holder(s) delivers a Conversion Notice
before the Makers Prepayment Date, then the portion of the Makers Prepayment
Price which would be paid to prepay the Notes covered by such Conversion Notice
shall be returned to the Maker upon delivery of the Common Stock issuable in
connection with such Conversion Notice to the holder(s). On the Makers Prepayment Date, the Maker
shall pay the Makers Prepayment Price, subject to any adjustment pursuant to
the immediately preceding sentence, to the holder(s) on a pro rata basis. If the Maker fails to pay the Makers
Prepayment Price by the thirty-first (31st) day after the Maker has
delivered the Makers Prepayment Notice, the prepayment will be declared null
and void and the Maker shall lose its
right to serve a Maker s Prepayment Notice pursuant to this Section 3.7(l)
in the future. Notwithstanding the
foregoing to the contrary, the Maker may effect a prepayment pursuant to
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this Section 3.7(l) only if (A) the
registration statement providing for the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of this Note is effective and has been effective, without lapse
or suspension of any kind, for a period sixty (60) consecutive calendar days
immediately preceding the Makers Prepayment Notice through the Makers
Prepayment Date, (B) trading in the Common Stock shall not have been
suspended by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the OTC Bulletin Board
(or other exchange or market on which the Common Stock is trading), (C) the
Maker is in material compliance with the terms and conditions of this Note and
the other Transaction Documents, and (D) the Maker is not in possession of
any material non-public information.
Section 3.8 Inability
to Fully Convert.
(a) Holders
Option if Maker Cannot Fully Convert.
If, upon the Makers receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Maker cannot
issue shares of Common Stock registered for resale under the Registration
Statement for any reason, including, without limitation, because the Maker (w)
does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and
available, (x) is otherwise prohibited by applicable law or by the rules or
regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other
self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Maker or any of its
securities from issuing all of the Common Stock which is to be issued to the
Holder pursuant to a Conversion Notice or (y) fails to have a sufficient number
of shares of Common Stock registered for resale under the Registration
Statement, then the Maker shall issue as many shares of Common Stock as it is
able to issue in accordance with the Holders Conversion Notice and, with
respect to the unconverted portion of this Note, the Holder, solely at Holders
option, can elect to:
(i) require
the Maker to prepay that portion of this Note for which the Maker is unable to
issue Common Stock in accordance with the Holders Conversion Notice (the Mandatory
Prepayment) at a price per share equal to the Triggering Event Prepayment
Price as of such Conversion Date (the Mandatory Prepayment Price);
(ii) if
the Makers inability to fully convert is pursuant to Section 3.8(a)(x)
above, require the Maker to issue restricted shares of Common Stock in
accordance with such holders Conversion Notice;
(iii) void
its Conversion Notice and retain or have returned, as the case may be, this
Note that was to be converted pursuant to the Conversion Notice (provided that
the Holders voiding its Conversion Notice shall not effect the Makers
obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such
notice);
(iv) exercise
its Buy-In rights pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions
of Section 3.3(c) of this Note.
In the event a Holder shall elect to convert any portion of its Notes
as provided herein, the Maker cannot refuse conversion based on any claim that
such Holder or any one associated or affiliated with such Holder has been
engaged in any violation of law, violation of an agreement to which such Holder
is a party or for any reason whatsoever, unless, an injunction from a court, on
notice, restraining and or adjoining conversion of all or of said Notes shall
have been issued and
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the Maker posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in an amount
equal to 130% of the principal amount of the Notes the Holder has elected to
convert, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of
arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be
payable to such Holder in the event it obtains judgment.
(b) Mechanics
of Fulfilling Holders Election. The
Maker shall immediately send via facsimile to the Holder, upon receipt of a
facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice from the Holder which cannot be fully
satisfied as described in Section 3.8(a) above, a notice of the Makers
inability to fully satisfy the Conversion Notice (the Inability to Fully
Convert Notice). Such Inability to
Fully Convert Notice shall indicate (i) the reason why the Maker is unable
to fully satisfy such holders Conversion Notice, (ii) the amount of this
Note which cannot be converted and (iii) the applicable Mandatory
Prepayment Price. The Holder shall
notify the Maker of its election pursuant to Section 3.8(a) above by
delivering written notice via facsimile to the Maker (Notice in Response to
Inability to Convert).
(c) Payment
of Prepayment Price. If the Holder
shall elect to have its Notes prepaid pursuant to Section 3.8(a)(i) above,
the Maker shall pay the Mandatory Prepayment Price to the Holder within thirty
(30) days of the Makers receipt of the Holders Notice in Response to
Inability to Convert, provided that prior to the Makers receipt of the
Holders Notice in Response to Inability to Convert the Maker has not delivered
a notice to the Holder stating, to the satisfaction of the Holder, that the
event or condition resulting in the Mandatory Prepayment has been cured and all
Conversion Shares issuable to the Holder can and will be delivered to the
Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note. If the Maker shall fail to pay the applicable
Mandatory Prepayment Price to the Holder on the date that is one (1) business
day following the Makers receipt of the Holders Notice in Response to
Inability to Convert (other than pursuant to a dispute as to the determination
of the arithmetic calculation of the Prepayment Price), in addition to any
remedy the Holder may have under this Note and the Purchase Agreement, such
unpaid amount shall bear interest at the rate of two percent (2%) per month
(prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Until the full Mandatory Prepayment Price is
paid in full to the Holder, the Holder may (i) void the Mandatory
Prepayment with respect to that portion of the Note for which the full
Mandatory Prepayment Price has not been paid, (ii) receive back such Note,
and (iii) require that the Conversion Price of such returned Note be
adjusted to the lesser of (A) the Conversion Price as in effect on the
date on which the Holder voided the Mandatory Prepayment and (B) the lowest
Closing Bid Price during the period beginning on the Conversion Date and ending
on the date the Holder voided the Mandatory Prepayment.
(d) Pro-rata
Conversion and Prepayment. In the
event the Maker receives a Conversion Notice from more than one holder of the
Notes on the same day and the Maker can convert and prepay some, but not all,
of the Notes pursuant to this Section 3.8, the Maker shall convert and
prepay from each holder of the Notes electing to have its Notes converted and
prepaid at such time an amount equal to such holders pro-rata amount (based on
the principal amount of the Notes held by such holder relative to the principal
amount of the Notes outstanding) of all the Notes being converted and prepaid
at such time.
Section 3.9 No
Rights as Shareholder. Nothing
contained in this Note shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder, prior
to the conversion of this Note, the right to vote or to receive dividends or to
consent or to receive notice as a shareholder in respect of any meeting
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of shareholders for the election of directors of the Maker or of any
other matter, or any other rights as a shareholder of the Maker.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.1 Notices. Any notice, demand, request, waiver or other
communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be effective (a) upon hand delivery, telecopy or facsimile at
the address or number designated in the Purchase Agreement (if delivered on a business
day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the
first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a
business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received)
or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express
courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual
receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The Maker will give written notice to the
Holder at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which the Maker takes a
record (x) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock,
(y) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock
or (z) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up and in no event shall such notice be
provided to such holder prior to such information being made known to the
public. The Maker will also give written
notice to the Holder at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which any
Organic Change, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up will take place and in
no event shall such notice be provided to the Holder prior to such information
being made known to the public. The Maker shall promptly notify the Holder of
this Note of any notices sent or received, or any actions taken with respect to
the Other Notes.
Section 4.2 Governing
Law. This Note shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York,
without giving effect to any of the conflicts of law principles which would
result in the application of the substantive law of another jurisdiction. This Note shall not be interpreted or
construed with any presumption against the party causing this Note to be drafted.
Section 4.3 Headings. Article and section headings in
this Note are included herein for purposes of convenience of reference only and
shall not constitute a part of this Note for any other purpose.
Section 4.4 Remedies,
Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Note shall be
cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note, at
law or in equity (including, without limitation, a decree of specific
performance and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy contained herein shall
be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy
and nothing herein shall limit a holders right to pursue actual damages for
any failure by the Maker to comply with the terms of this Note. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with
respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof)
shall be the amounts to be received by the holder thereof and shall not, except
as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Maker
(or the performance thereof). The Maker
acknowledges that a
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breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable and
material harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may
be inadequate. Therefore the Maker agrees that, in the event of any such breach
or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other
available rights and remedies, at law or in equity, to seek and obtain such
equitable relief, including but not limited to an injunction restraining any
such breach or threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic
loss and without any bond or other security being required.
Section 4.5 Enforcement
Expenses. The Maker agrees to pay
all costs and expenses of enforcement of this Note, including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and expenses.
Section 4.6 Binding
Effect. The obligations of the
Maker and the Holder set forth herein shall be binding upon the successors and
assigns of each such party, whether or not such successors or assigns are
permitted by the terms hereof.
Section 4.7 Amendments. This Note may not be modified or amended in
any manner except in writing executed by the Maker and the Holder.
Section 4.8 Compliance
with Securities Laws. The Holder of
this Note acknowledges that this Note is being acquired solely for the Holders
own account and not as a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that
the Holder shall not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Note. This Note and any Note issued in substitution
or replacement therefor shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in
substantially the following form:
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE ACT), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR RECEIPT BY THE MAKER OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN THE FORM,
SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE MAKER THAT THIS NOTE MAY BE
SOLD, TRANSFERRED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, UNDER AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND SUCH STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
Section 4.9 Consent
to Jurisdiction. Each of the Maker
and the Holder (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the United States District Court sitting in the Southern
District of New York and the courts of the State of New York located in New
York county for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of
or relating to this Note and (ii) hereby waives, and agrees not to assert
in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally
subject to the jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action or proceeding
is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit, action or
proceeding is improper. Each of the
Maker and the Holder consents to process being served in any such suit, action
or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect
for notices to it under the Purchase Agreement and agrees that such service
shall constitute good and sufficient
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service of process and notice thereof.
Nothing in this Section 4.9 shall affect or limit any right to
serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Each of the Maker and the Holder hereby agree
that the prevailing party in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Note shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable legal
fees from the non-prevailing party.
Section 4.10 Parties
in Interest. This Note shall be
binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Maker, the
Holder and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 4.11 Failure
or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure
or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or
privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or
further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.
Section 4.12 Maker
Waivers. Except as otherwise
specifically provided herein, the Maker and all others that may become liable
for all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note, hereby waive
presentment, demand, notice of nonpayment, protest and all other demands and
notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and
enforcement of this Note, and do hereby consent to any number of renewals of
extensions of the time or payment hereof and agree that any such renewals or
extensions may be made without notice to any such persons and without affecting
their liability herein and do further consent to the release of any person liable
hereon, all without affecting the liability of the other persons, firms or
Maker liable for the payment of this Note, AND DO HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY.
(a) No
delay or omission on the part of the Holder in exercising its rights under this
Note, or course of conduct relating hereto, shall operate as a waiver of such
rights or any other right of the Holder, nor shall any waiver by the Holder of
any such right or rights on any one occasion be deemed a waiver of the same
right or rights on any future occasion.
(b) THE
MAKER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE TRANSACTION OF WHICH THIS NOTE IS A PART IS A
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION, AND TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY
WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO NOTICE AND HEARING WITH RESPECT TO ANY PREJUDGMENT REMEDY
WHICH THE HOLDER OR ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS MAY DESIRE TO USE.
Section 4.13 Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
Person means an individual or a
corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association,
joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or
an agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
Trading Day means (a) a day on
which the Common Stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, or (b) if the
Common Stock is not traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, a day on which the Common
Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National
Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding
its functions of reporting prices); provided, however, that in
the event that the Common Stock is not
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listed or quoted as set forth in (a) or (b) hereof, then
Trading Day shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall
be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New
York are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
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EXHIBIT A
WIRE INSTRUCTIONS.
Payee:
Bank:
Address:
Bank No.:
Account No.:
Account Name:
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FORM OF
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the
Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $
of the principal amount of the above Note No.
into shares of Common Stock of Apollo Resources International, Inc. (the Maker)
according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below.
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