EXHIBIT 10.12
BLUESTAR HEALTH, INC.
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PROMISSORY NOTE
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$300,000.00 March 1, 2007
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, BlueStar Health, Inc., a Colorado corporation, its assigns
and successors (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, an individual, or his assigns (the "Holder"), in immediately available
funds, the total principal sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300.000.00).
The principal hereof plus the accrued interest thereon shall be due and payable
on Demand (unless such payment date is accelerated as provided in Section 6
hereof). Payment of all amounts due hereunder shall be made at the address of
the Holder provided for in Section 7 hereof. Interest shall accrue at the rate
of ten percent (10%) per annum on this Note from the date hereof and shall
continue to accrue until all unpaid principal and interest is paid in full.
Demand for payments shall be made in writing and delivered to the Company at the
address of the Company provided for in Section 7 hereof.
1. HISTORY OF THE NOTE. This Note is being delivered to Holder
retroactively for past services provide by Holder.
2. DEMAND PAYMENT CONSIDERATIONS. This Note is a demand note whereby the
Holder at his sole discretion may present the note for repayment of interest and
principle, provided however that prior to April 1, 2007 Holder will limit his
total demand to not more than $40,000 and the balance may not be demanded until
60 days after the close of the proposed merger with Zeon Fuel, Inc. in
accordance with the Stock Purchase and Recapitalization Agreement (dated
February 27, 2007), or October 31, 2007, whichever occurs first. Shares of
BlueStar that are to be given to shareholders of Zeon Fuel, Inc. under the
referenced Agreement will be held in an escrow account until the obligation to
Holder under this Note are satisfied in full. Should a demand under this Note or
Default occur as defined in Section 6 and not cured in the time set aside to
correct the Default in Section 6 hereof, the Shares designated for Zeon Fuel
Shareholders will be released to Holder.
3. PREPAYMENT. The Company may, at its option, at any time and from time to
time, prepay all or any part of the principal balance of this Note, without
penalty or premium, provided that concurrently with each such prepayment the
Company shall pay accrued interest on the principal, if any, so prepaid to the
date of such prepayment.
4. SECURITY INTEREST. Xxxxxx will have a general security interest in all
company assets and contracts now and in the future until all principle and
interest under this Note are paid in full. The amount of security interest shall
be limited to the amount of principle and interest outstanding at the time such
time a Default exists as defined in Section 6 hereof. The Holder may call on his
right to the collateral provided by the Security Interest should the Default
remain past the time set aside to correct the Default in Section 6 hereof.
5. TRANSFERABILITY. This Note shall not be transferred, pledged,
hypothecated, or assigned by the Company without the express written consent of
the Holder. In the event any third party acquires a controlling interest in the
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Company or acquires substantially all of the assets of the Company (a
"Reorganization Event"), this Note will survive and become an obligation of the
party that acquires such controlling interest or assets. In the event of a
Reorganization Event the Company agrees to make the party that acquires such
controlling interest or assets, aware of the terms of this Section and this
Note. This Note may be transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or assigned by the
Holder in his sole discretion.
6. DEFAULT. The occurrence of any one of the following events shall
constitute an Event of Default:
(a) The non-payment, when due, of any principal or interest pursuant to
this Note;
(b) The material breach of any representation or warranty in this Note.
In the event the Holder becomes aware of a breach of this Section 6(b), the
Holder shall notify the Company in writing of such breach and the Company shall
have five business days after notice to cure such breach;
(c) The breach of any covenant or undertaking, not otherwise provided
for in this Section 6;
(d) The commencement by the Company of any voluntary proceeding under
any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt,
receivership, dissolution, or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction,
whether now or hereafter in effect; or the adjudication of the Company as
insolvent or bankrupt by a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; or the
petition or application by the Company for, acquiescence in, or consent by the
Company to, the appointment of any receiver or trustee for the Company or for
all or a substantial part of the property of the Company; or the assignment by
the Company for the benefit of creditors; or the written admission of the
Company of its inability to pay its debts as they mature; or
(e) The commencement against the Company of any proceeding relating to
the Company under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency,
adjustment of debt, receivership, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of
any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect, provided, however, that
the commencement of such a proceeding shall not constitute an Event of Default
unless the Company consents to the same or admits in writing the material
allegations of same, or said proceeding shall remain undismissed for 20 days; or
the issuance of any order, judgment or decree for the appointment of a receiver
or trustee for the Company or for all or a substantial part of the property of
the Company, which order, judgment or decree remains undismissed for 20 days; or
a warrant of attachment, execution, or similar process shall be issued against
any substantial part of the property of the Company.
Upon the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, the Holder, may, by
written notice to the Company, declare all or any portion of the unpaid
principal amount due to Holder, together with all accrued interest thereon,
immediately due and payable, in which event it shall immediately be and become
due and payable, provided that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default as set
forth in paragraph (d) or paragraph (e) hereof, all or any portion of the unpaid
principal amount due to Holder, together with all accrued interest thereon,
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shall immediately become due and payable without any such notice. Should the
occurrence of any Default or Even of Default remain without remedy for 20 days
the Shares of BlueStar Common Stock held in escrow as described in Section 2,
referenced shares will be released to Holder with the same rights given the
original holder was to have received.
7. NOTICES. Notices to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been sufficiently given if delivered personally or sent by
overnight courier, or by facsimile transmission. Notice shall be deemed to have
been received on the date and time of personal or overnight delivery or
facsimile transmission, if received during normal business hours of the
recipient; if not, then on the next business day.
Notices to the Company shall be sent to: Bluestar Health, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: President
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
00000 Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile (000) 000-0000
Notices to the Holder shall be sent to: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Company hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to the Holder:
(a) Organization, Good Standing and Power. The Company is a corporation
duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Colorado and has the requisite corporate power to own, lease and
operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being
conducted.
(b) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate
power and authority to enter into and perform this Note and to issue and sell
this Note. The execution, delivery and performance of this Note by the Company,
and the consummation by it of the Transactions contemplated hereby, have been
duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action. This Note when
executed and delivered, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as
such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor's
rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
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(c) Disclosure. Neither this Note nor any other document, certificate or
instrument furnished to the Holder by or on behalf of the Company in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Note contains any untrue statement of
a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made herein or therein, not misleading.
9. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS. The Company consents to
the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Texas and of any state and
federal court located in the County of Xxxxxx, Texas.
10. GOVERNING LAW. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS APPLICABLE TO
CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY THEREIN, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO
THE RULES OR PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
11. ATTORNEYS FEES. In the event the Holder hereof shall refer this Note to
an attorney to enforce the terms hereof, the Company agrees to pay all the costs
and expenses incurred in attempting or effecting the enforcement of the Holder's
rights, including reasonable attorney's fees, whether or not suit is instituted.
12. CONFORMITY WITH LAW. It is the intention of the Company and of the
Holder to conform strictly to applicable usury and similar laws. Accordingly,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, it is agreed that the
aggregate of all charges which constitute interest under applicable usury and
similar laws that are contracted for, chargeable or receivable under or in
respect of this Note, shall under no circumstances exceed the maximum amount of
interest permitted by such laws, and any excess, whether occasioned by
acceleration or maturity of this Note or otherwise, shall be canceled
automatically, and if theretofore paid, shall be either refunded to the Company
or credited on the principal amount of this Note.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has signed and sealed this Note and
delivered it as of March 1, 2007.
"Company" "Holder"
Bluestar Health, Inc.,
a Colorado corporation
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By: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, an individual
Its: President
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