Convertible Note
THIS
NOTE
AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON ITS CONVERSION HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS NOTE
NOR
THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON ITS CONVERSION MAY BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE
IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS.
Titan
Holdings, Inc.
Dated:
August 1, 2005
For
value
received Titan Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Maryland and having its principal place of business at
000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (the “Company”), hereby
promises to pay to Xxxxx Xxxxxxx (“Payee”), or registered assigns, on the
Maturity Date the principal amount outstanding pursuant to the "Grid" attached
hereto and made a part hereof, or such part thereof as then remains unpaid,
and
to the extent permitted by applicable law, interest on any overdue principal,
at
a rate equal to the lesser of (a) 6% per annum or (b) the highest rate allowed
by applicable law, with such interest on overdue principal accruing from the
date such principal became due by reason of maturity, acceleration or
otherwise.
Principal
(and interest, if any) shall be payable in lawful money of the United States
of
America, at the principal office of Payee or at such other place as the legal
holder may designate from time to time in writing to the Company. Interest,
if
any, shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and a 30-day
month.
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
For
all
purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
“Commission”
shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency
at
the time administering the Securities Act.
“Common
Stock” shall mean and include the Company's authorized Common Stock, par value
$0.001 per share, as constituted at the date hereof, and shall also include
any
capital stock of any class or series of the Company hereafter authorized which
shall not be limited to a fixed sum or percentage of par value in respect of
the
rights of the holders thereof to participate in dividends and/or in the
distribution of assets upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company. In the event the Company authorizes
one or more classes or series of capital stock qualifying as "Common Stock"
for
purposes of the foregoing definition, in addition to the class of authorized
capital stock denominated as "Common Stock" in the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation as of the date hereof, the Holder shall have the right to
designate, at each time it exercises its rights under this Note, the class
or
series of authorized capital it elects to purchase in satisfaction of its rights
under this note.
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“Conversion
Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Article IV.
“Current
Market Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2
(vii).
“Holder”
shall mean a registered holder of a Note and shall, solely for the purposes
of
Article 9 hereof, mean the holder of Registerable Securities.
“Maturity
Date” shall mean December 31, 2007.
“Note’
shall mean this Convertible Note, or any replacement note representing all
or a
portion of the principal amount of this Convertible Note.
“Other
Shareholders” shall mean holders of securities of the Company who are entitled
by contract with the Company or who are permitted by the Company to have
securities included in a registration of the Company's securities.
“Register”,
“Registered” and “Registration” shall refer to a registration effected by
preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities
Act and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and the effectiveness
of
such registration statement.
“Registration
Expenses” shall mean all expenses incurred by the Company in compliance with
Article 9 hereof, including, without limitation, all registration and filing
fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company,
blue
sky fees and expenses, and the expense of any special audits incident to or
required by any such registration (but excluding the compensation of regular
employees of the Company, which shall be paid in any event by the
Company).
“Registerable
Securities” shall mean the Shares not theretofore sold to the
public.
“Securities
Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Selling
Expenses” shall mean all underwriting discounts and selling commissions
applicable to the sale of Registerable Securities, all fees and disbursements
of
counsel for any Holder and any blue-sky fees and expenses excluded from the
definition of "Registration Expenses."
“Shares
of Common Stock” purchased or purchasable by a Holder of a Note upon the
exercise thereof.
“Term
of
this Note” shall mean the period beginning on the date of initial issuance
hereof and ending on the Maturity Date.
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ARTICLE
2
PAYMENT
2.1 Payment.
The entire amount of this Note then outstanding and not previously converted
into Common Stock shall be payable in full, together with any and all accrued
interest thereon, on the Maturity Date.
2.2 Optional
Prepayment. The Company shall have the right to prepay the outstanding principal
balance of this Note in whole or in part, at any time without premium or
penalty, provided that any prepayment in whole of this Note must be accompanied
by payment in full of any and all accrued interest thereon to the date of
prepayment. Prepayments shall be applied first to accrued interest on this
Note,
and then to the outstanding principal balance.
2.3 Payment
on Non-Business Days. Whenever any payment to be made shall be due on a
Saturday, Sunday or a date on which banks in the State of Indiana are authorized
or required to be closed, such payment may be made on the next succeeding
business day.
ARTICLE
3
REGISTRATION,
EXCHANGE, REPLACEMENT
3.1
Registration, etc. The Company shall maintain at its principal office a register
and shall record therein the names and addresses of the registered Holders
of
this Note, the address to which notices are to be sent and the address to which
payments are to be made as designated by the registered Holder if other than
the
address of the Holder, and the particulars of all transfers, exchanges and
replacements of Notes. No transfer of this Note shall be valid unless the
registered Holder or the executors or administrators or the duly appointed
attorney of such Xxxxxx requests such transfer to be made on such register,
upon
surrender therefor for exchange as hereinafter provided, accompanied by an
instrument in writing, duly executed in form as set forth in the forms of
assignment attached hereto. Any replacement, transfer or subdivision of this
Note shall be registered on the date of execution by the Company. The registered
Holder of this Note shall be that person in whose name the Note has been so
registered by the Company. A registered Holder shall be deemed the owner of
the
Note for all purposes and, subject to the provisions hereof and thereof, shall
be entitled to the principal, premium, if any, and interest evidenced by such
Note free from all equities or rights of setoff or counterclaim between the
Company and the transferor of such registered Holder or any previous registered
Holder of such Note or any unregistered transferee or assignee.
3.2 Transfer
and Exchange. The registered Holder of this Note may, prior to maturity or
acceleration thereof, surrender such Note at the principal office of the Company
for transfer or exchange. Within a reasonable time after notice to the Company
from a registered Holder of its intention to make such exchange and without
expense (other than transfer taxes, if any) to such registered Holder, the
Company shall issue in exchange therefor another Note or Notes for the same
aggregate principal amount as the unpaid principal balance of the Note so
surrendered having the same maturity and rate of interest, containing the same
provisions and subject to the same terms and conditions as the Note so
surrendered. Each new Note shall be made payable to such person or persons,
or
registered assigns as the registered Holder of such surrendered Note may
designate, and such transfer or exchange shall be made in such a manner that
no
gain or loss of principal or interest shall result therefrom.
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3.3 Replacement.
Upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Note and, if requested, in the case of any
such loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement or
security reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or, in the case of any such
mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, the Company will
issue
a new Note, in the amount of the unpaid principal balance of the lost, stolen,
destroyed or mutilated Note and dated the date to which interest has been paid,
in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.
ARTICLE
4
CONVERSION
4.1 Voluntary
Conversion. Any Holder of this Note has the right, at the Holder's option,
at
any time prior to payment in full of the principal balance of this Note, to
convert this Note, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.2, in whole
for the amount then outstanding, into full, paid and nonassessable shares of
Common Stock of the Company. The number of shares of Common Stock into which
this Note may be converted (Shares) shall be determined by dividing the
aggregate principal amount, together with accrued interest to the date of
conversion, if any, by the Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at
the
time of such conversion. The initial Conversion Price shall be equal to
$1.
4.2 Conversion
Procedure.
4.2.1. Notice
of
Conversion Pursuant to Section 4.1. Before the Holder shall be entitled to
convert this Note into Shares of Common Stock, it shall surrender this Note
at
the office of the Company and shall give written notice by mail, postage
prepaid, to the Company at its principal corporate office, of the election
to
covert the same, if the Holder is electing to convert pursuant to section 4.1,
and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or
certificates for Shares of Common Stock to which the Holder of this Note shall
be entitled. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately
prior
to the close of business on the date of such surrender of this Note, and the
person or persons entitled to receive the Shares of Common Stock issuable upon
such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holder
of such Shares of Common Stock as of such date.
4.3 Delivery
of Stock Certificates. As promptly as practicable after the conversion of this
Note, the Company, at its expense, will issue and deliver to the Holder of
this
Note a certificate for the number of full Shares of Common Stock issuable upon
such conversion.
4.4 Mechanics
and Effect of Conversion. Fractional shares shall not be issued upon the
conversion of this Note but in any case where the Holder would otherwise be
entitled under the terms hereof to receive a fractional share upon the complete
conversion of this Note, the Company shall, upon the conversion of this Note
for
the largest number of whole shares then called for, pay a sum in cash equal
to
the excess of the value of such fractional share (determined in such reasonable
manner as may be prescribed in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Company) over the Conversion Price for such fractional share. Upon the
conversion of this Note pursuant to Section 4.1 above, the Holder shall
surrender this Note, duly endorsed, to the principal office of the Company.
At
its expense, the Company shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and
deliver to such Holder at such principal office a certificate or certificates
for the number of Shares of such Common Stock to which the Holder shall be
entitled upon such conversion (bearing such legends as are required by the
this
Note and applicable state and federal securities laws in the opinion of counsel
to the Company), together with any other securities and property to which the
Holder is entitled upon such conversion under the terms of this Note, including
a check payable to the Holder for any cash amounts payable as described above.
In the event of any conversion of this Note pursuant to Section 4.1 above,
such
conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the closing
of
the issuance and sale of such Stock and on and after such date the Holder of
this Note entitled to receive the Shares of such Common Stock issuable upon
such
conversion shall be treated for all purpose as the record Holder of such Shares,
the Company shall be forever released from all its obligations and liabilities
under this Note, except that the Company shall be obligated to pay the Holder
within thirty (30) days after the date of such conversion, any interest accrued
and unpaid to and including the date of such conversion, and no
more.
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ARTICLE
5
ANTIDILUTION
PROVISIONS
5.1 Adjustment
of Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment of the Conversion Price as provided
in
Section 5.2, the Holder shall thereafter be entitled to purchase, at the
Conversion Price resulting from such adjustment, the number of shares
(calculated to the nearest tenth of a share) obtained by multiplying the
Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number
of
shares purchasable pursuant hereto immediately prior to such adjustment and
dividing the product thereof by the Conversion Price resulting from such
adjustment.
5.2 Adjustment
of the Conversion Price. The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment
from time to time as follows:
(i) If
the
Company shall at any time or from time to time during the Term of this Note
issue shares of Common Stock other than Excluded Stock (as hereinafter defined)
without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion
Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Common Stock, the
Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to each such issuance or adjustment
shall forthwith (except as provided in this clause (i)) be adjusted to a price
equal to the consideration per share for which such additional shares of Common
Stock are so issued.
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For
the
purposes of any adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this clause
(i),
the following provisions shall be applicable:
1. In
the
case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed
to be the amount of cash paid therefor after deducting therefrom any discounts,
commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Company for
any
underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale
thereof.
2. In
the
case of the issuance of Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part
other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the
fair market value thereof as determined by the Board of Directors of the
Company, irrespective of any accounting treatment; provided, however, that
such
fair market value as determined by the Board of Directors, together with any
cash consideration being paid, shall not exceed the aggregate Current Market
Price (as hereinafter defined) of the shares of Common Stock being
issued.
3. In
the
case of the issuance of: (i) options to purchase or rights to subscribe for
Common Stock, (ii) securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable
for Common Stock, or (iii) options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such
convertible or exchangeable securities:
(A) The
aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise
of
such options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed
to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for
a
consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided
in
subdivisions (1) and (2) above with the proviso in subdivision (2) being applied
to the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such exercise), if
any,
received by the Company upon the issuance of such options or rights plus the
minimum purchase price provided in such options or rights for the Common Stock
covered thereby;
(B) The
aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion
of, or in exchange for, any such convertible or exchangeable securities, or
upon
the exercise of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible
or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversions or exchanges thereof,
shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued,
or
such options or rights were issued, and for a consideration equal to the
consideration received by the Company for any such securities and related
options or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest
or
accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received
by
the Company upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise
of any related options (the consideration in each case to be determined in
the
manner provided in subdivisions (1) and (2) above with the proviso in
subdivision (2) being applied to the number of shares of Common Stock
deliverable upon such conversion, exchange or exercise);
(C) On
any
change in the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of
any
such options or rights or conversion of or exchange for such convertible or
exchangeable securities, other than a change resulting from antidilution
provisions thereof, the Conversion Price shall forthwith be readjusted to such
Conversion Price as would have resulted had the adjustment made upon the
issuance of such options or rights related to such securities not converted
prior to such change being made upon the basis of such change; and
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(D) On
the
expiration of any such options or rights, the termination of any such rights
to
convert or exchange, or the expiration of any options or rights, related to
such
convertible or exchangeable securities, the Conversion Price shall forthwith
be
readjusted to such Conversion Price as would have resulted had the adjustment
it
made upon the issuance of such options, rights, securities or options or rights
related to such securities being made upon the basis of the issuance of only
the
number of shares of Common Stock actually issued upon the conversion or exchange
of such securities or upon the exercise of the options or rights related to
such
securities.
(ii) "Excluded
Stock" shall mean shares of Common Stock issued by the Company as a stock
dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or upon any subdivision or split-up
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(iii) If,
at
any time during the Term of this Note, the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock
or by a subdivision or split-up of shares of Common Stock, then following the
record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled
to
receive such stock dividend, subdivision or split-up, the Conversion Price
shall
be appropriately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon the exercise hereof shall be increased in proportion to such increase
in
outstanding shares.
(iv) If,
at
any time during the Term of this Note, the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding is decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock, then, following the record date for such combination, the Conversion
Price shall appropriately increase so that the number of shares of common Stock
issuable upon the exercise hereof shall be decreased in proportion to such
decrease in outstanding shares.
(v) Without
limiting any prohibitions on such issuance elsewhere contained in this Note,
in
case at any time during the Term of this Note the Company shall: (i) declare
a
cash dividend upon its Common Stock payable otherwise than out of earnings
or
earned surplus, or (ii) shall distribute to holders of its Common Stock shares
of its capital stock (other than Common Stock), stock or other securities of
other persons, evidences of indebtedness issued by the Company or other persons'
assets (excluding cash dividends and distributions) or options or rights
(excluding options to purchase and rights to subscribe for Common Stock or
other
securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock),
then, in each such case, immediately following the record date fixed for the
determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend
or distribution, the Conversion Price in effect thereafter shall be determined
by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such record
date by a fraction of which the numerator shall be an amount equal to the
difference of (x) the Current Market Price of one share of Common Stock minus
(y) the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors of the
Company, whose determination shall be conclusive) of the stock, securities,
evidences of indebtedness, assets, options or rights so distributed in respect
of one share of Common Stock and of which the denominator shall be such Current
Market Price.
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(vi) All
calculations under this Article 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the
nearest one tenth (1/10) of a share, as the case may be.
(vii)
For
the purpose of any computation pursuant to this Article 5, the Current Market
Price at any date of one share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be the average
of the daily closing prices for the twenty (20) consecutive business days ending
no more than three (3) business days before the day in question (as adjusted
for
any stock dividend, split, combination or reclassification that took effect
during such 20-business day period). The closing price for each day shall be
the
last reported sales price or, in case no such reported sales took place on
such
day, the average of the last reported bid and asked prices, in either case
on
the principal national securities exchange in which the Common Stock is listed
or admitted to trading (or if the Common Stock is not at the time listed or
admitted for trading on any such exchange, then such price as shall be equal
to
the average of the last reported bid and asked prices, as reported by the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System (NASDAQ)
on such day, or if, on any day in question the security shall not be quoted
on
the NASDAQ, then such price shall be equal to the average of the last reported
bid and asked prices on such day as reported by The National Quotation Bureau
Incorporated, or any similar reputable quotation and reporting service if such
quotation is not reported by The National Quotation Bureau Incorporated;
provided, however, that if the Common Stock is not traded in such manner that
the quotations referred to in this clause (vii) are available for the period
required hereunder, the Current Market Price shall, if the Payee consents,
be
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company or, if the
Payee does not so consent or if such determination cannot be made, by a
nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Board
of Directors of the Company (or if such selection cannot be made, by a
nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the
American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules).
(viii) Whenever
the Conversion Price shall be adjusted as provided in this Article 5, the
Company shall prepare a statement showing the facts requiring such adjustment
and the Conversion Price that shall be in effect after such adjustment. The
Company shall cause a copy of such statement to be sent by mail, first class
postage prepaid, to each Holder of this Note at the address appearing on the
Company's records. Where appropriate, such copy may be given in advance and
may
be included as part of the notice required to be mailed under the provisions
of
subsection (X) of this Article 5.
(ix) Adjustments
made pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be made on the date
such dividend, subdivision, split-up, combination or distribution, as the case
may be, is made, and shall become effective at the opening of business on the
business day next following the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to such dividend, subdivision, split-up, combination
or
distribution.
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(x) In
the
event the Company shall propose to take any action of the types described in
clauses (iii), (iv), or (v) of this Article 5, the Company shall forward, at
the
same time and in the same manner, to the Holder of this Note such notice, if
any, which the Company shall give to the holders of capital stock of the
Company.
(xi) In
any
case in which the provisions of this Article 5 shall require that an adjustment
shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event, until
the
occurrence of such event, the Company may defer issuing to the Holder of all
or
any part of this Note which is exercised after such record date and before
the
occurrence of such event, the additional shares of capital stock issuable upon
such exercise by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above
the shares of capital stock issuable upon such exercise before giving effect
to
such adjustment exercise; provided, however, that the Company shall deliver
to
such Holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Holder's
right to receive such additional shares upon the occurrence of the event
requiring such adjustment.
(xii) The
sale
or other disposition of any Common Stock theretofore held in the treasury of
the
Company shall be deemed to be an issuance thereof.
ARTICLE
6
MERGERS,
CONSOLIDATION, SALES
In
the
case of any proposed consolidation or merger of the Company with another entity,
or the proposed sale of all or substantially all of its assets to another person
or entity, or any proposed reorganization or reclassification of the capital
stock of the Company, then, as a condition of such consolidation, merger, sale,
reorganization or reclassification, lawful and adequate provision shall be
made
whereby the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive,
upon
the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein, in lieu of the
shares of the Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable
hereunder, such shares of stock, securities or assets as may (by virtue of
such
consolidation, merger, sale, reorganization or reclassification) be issued
or
payable with respect to or in exchange for the number of Shares of such Common
Stock purchasable hereunder immediately before such consolidation, merger,
sale,
reorganization or reclassification. In any such case, appropriate provision
shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this
Note to the end that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable as
nearly as may be in relation to any Shares, securities or assets thereafter
deliverable upon the exercise of this Note. The Company shall not effect any
such consolidation, merger or sale unless: (I) either (A) the Holder shall
have
given its written consent thereto, or (B) the other party to the consolidation,
merger or sale is not controlled by, does not control, and is not under common
control with, the Company and the transaction is not being undertaken with
the
purpose of diminishing, defeating or avoiding the Holder's rights hereunder,
and
(ii) prior to or simultaneously with the consummation thereof the successor
corporation or purchaser, as the case may be, shall assume, by written
instrument, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such Shares, securities
or
assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the Holder is entitled
to receive.
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ARTICLE
7
NOTICE
OF
DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION
In
case
of any distribution of the assets of the Company in dissolution or liquidation
(except under circumstances when the foregoing Article 6 shall be applicable),
the Company shall give notice thereof to the Holder hereof and shall make no
distribution to shareholders until the expiration of thirty (30) days from
the
date of mailing of the aforesaid notice and, in any case, the Holder hereof
may
convert this Note within thirty (30) days from the date of the giving of such
notice and all rights herein granted not so exercised within such thirty (30)
day period shall thereafter become null and void.
ARTICLE
8
NOTICE
OF
EXTRAORDINARY DIVIDENDS
Without
limiting other provisions of this Note regarding dividends and distribution,
if
the Board of Directors of the Company shall declare any dividend or other
distribution on its Common Stock except out of earned surplus or by way of
a
stock dividend payable in shares of its Common Stock the Company shall mail
notice thereof to the Holder hereof not less than five (5) days prior to the
record date fixed for determining shareholders entitled to participate in such
dividend or other distribution, and the Holder hereof shall not participate
in
such dividend or other distribution unless this Note is converted prior to
such
record date. The provisions of this Article 8 shall not apply to distributions
made in connection with transactions covered by Article 7.
ARTICLE
9
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS, ETC.
9.1 Company
Registration.
(a) Notice
of
Registration. If the Company shall determine to register any of its securities
either for its own account or the account of a security holder or holders,
other
than a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans, or a registration
relating solely to a Commission Rule 145 transaction, or a registration on
any
registration form which does not permit secondary sales, the Company
will:
(i) Promptly
give to each Holder written notice thereof (which shall include a list of the
jurisdictions in which the Company intends to attempt to qualify such securities
under the other state securities.
(ii) Include
in such registration (and any related qualification under blue sky laws or
other
compliance), and in any, underwriting involved therein, all the Registerable
Securities specified in a written request or requests, made by any Holder within
fifteen (15) days after receipt of the written notice from the Company described
in clause (i) above, subject to any limitations on the number of shares as
set
forth in Section 9.1(b) below.
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(b) Underwriting.
If the registration of which the Company gives notice is for a registered public
offering involving an underwriting, the Company shall so advise the Holders
as
part of the written notice given pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(i). In such event,
the right of any Holder to registration pursuant to Section 9.1 shall be
conditioned upon such Holders participation in such underwriting and the
inclusion of such Holder's Registerable Securities in the underwriting to the
extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities
through such underwriting shall (together with the Company, directors and
officers and the Other Shareholders distributing their securities through such
underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the
underwriter or underwriters selected for underwriting by the
Company.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 9.1, if the underwriter determines that
marketing factors require a limitation on the number of shares to be
underwritten, the underwriter may (subject to the allocation priority set forth
below) exclude from such registration and underwriting some or all of the
Registerable Securities which would otherwise be underwritten. The Company
shall
so advise all holders of securities requesting registration, and the number
of
shares of securities that are entitled to be included in the registration and
underwriting shall be allocated in the following manner. The number of shares
that may be included in the registration and underwriting on behalf of such
Holders, directors and officers and Other Shareholders shall be allocated among
such Holders, directors and officers and Other Shareholders in proportion,
as
nearly as practicable, to the respective amounts of Registerable Securities
and
other securities which they had requested to be included in such registration
at
the time of filing the registration statement.
If
any
Holder of Registerable Securities or any officer, director or Other Shareholder
disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, he may elect to withdraw
therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter. Any Registerable
Securities or other securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting
shall be withdrawn from such registration.
9.2 Registration
Rights. In the event that the Company grants registration rights, including
demand registration rights, to any other holder of securities of the Company,
the Company will promptly give to the Holder written notice thereof and, if,
in
the opinion of the Holder such registration rights are more favorable than
the
registration rights provided under this Note, the Holder shall so notify the
Company within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the foregoing notice from the
Company, whereupon such registration rights shall automatically be deemed to
be
incorporated in this Note. All registration rights granted to the Holder under
the terms of this Agreement shall survive any exercise by the Holder of the
conversion rights granted under Section 4.1 hereof.
9.3 Expenses
of Registration. The Company shall bear all Registration Expenses incurred
in
connection with any registration, qualification and compliance by the Company
pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof. All Selling Expenses shall be borne by the
holders of the securities so registered pro rata on the basis of the number
of
their shares so registered.
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9.4 Registration
Procedures. In case of each registration affected by the Company pursuant to
this Article 9, the Company will keep each Holder advised in writing as to
the
initiation of each registration and as to the completion thereof. The Company
will, at its expense:
(a) Keep
such
registration effective for a period of ninety (90) days or until the Holder
or
Holders have completed the distribution described in the registration statement
relating thereto, whichever first occurs;
(b) Furnish
such number of prospectuses and other documents incident thereto as a Holder
from time to time may reasonably request; and
(c) Use
its
best efforts to register or qualify the Registerable Securities under the
securities laws or blue-sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder may
request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to register
or qualify such Registerable Securities in any particular jurisdiction in which
the Company would be required to execute a general consent to service of process
in order to effect such registration, qualification or compliance, unless the
Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may
be
required by the Securities Act or applicable rules or regulation,
thereunder.
9.5 Indemnification.
(a) The
Company, with respect to each registration, qualification and compliance
effected pursuant to this Article 9, will indemnify and hold harmless each
Holder, each of its officers, directors, partners, and agents and each party
controlling such Holder, and each underwriter, if any, and each party who
controls any underwriter, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based on any untrue statement
(or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any prospectus,
offering circular or other document (including any related registration
statement, notification or the like) incident to any such registration,
qualification or compliance, or based on any omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make
the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the
Securities Act or any rule or regulation thereunder applicable to the Company
and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with
any such registration, qualification or compliance, and will reimburse each
such
Holder, each of its officer, directors, partners, and agents, and each party
controlling such Holder, each such underwriter and each party who controls
any
such underwriter, for any legal and any other expenses incurred in connection
with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or
action, provided that the Company will not be able in any such case to the
extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of
or
is based on any untrue statement or omission based solely upon written
information furnished to the Company by such Holder or underwriter, as the
case
may be, and stated to be specifically for use in any prospectus, offering
circular or other document (including any related registration statement,
notification or the like) incident to any such registration, qualification
or
compliance.
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(b) Each
Holder and Other Shareholder will, if Registerable Securities held by him are
included in the securities as to which such registration, qualification or
compliance is being effected, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each
of
its directors and officers and each underwriter, if any, of the Company's
securities covered by such a registration statement, each party who controls
the
Company or such underwriter, each other such Holder and other Shareholder and
each of their respective officers, directors, partners, and agents, and each
party controlling such Holder or Other Shareholder, against all claims, losses,
damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based
on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact
contained in any such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular
or
other document, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Company and such Holders, Other
Shareholders, directors, officers, partners, agents, parties, underwriters
or
control persons for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage,
liability or action, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that
such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged
omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular
or other document solely in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by such Holder or Other Shareholder and
stated to be specifically for use in any prospectus, offering circular or other
document (including any related registration statement, notification or the
like) incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance; provided,
however, that the obligations of such Holders and Other Shareholders hereunder
shall be limited to an amount equal to the proceeds to each such Holder or
Other
shareholder of securities sold as contemplated herein.
(c) Each
party entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5 (Indemnified Party)
shall give notice to the party required to provide indemnification (Indemnifying
Party) promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim
as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party
to
assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom,
provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense
of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, shall be approved by the
Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not unreasonably be withheld), and
the
Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party's expense
(unless the Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that actual
or
potential differing interests or defenses exist or may exist between the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party, in which case such expense shall
be paid by the Indemnifying Party), and provided further that the failure of
any
Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article 9. No Indemnifying
Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the
consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter
into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof
the
giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release
from
all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Each Indemnified Party
shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested by an Indemnifying
Party in order to enable such Indemnifying Party to defend a claim as to which
indemnity is sought.
9.6 Information
by Xxxxxx. Each Holder of Registerable Securities, and each other Shareholder
holding securities included in any registration, shall furnish to the Company
such information regarding such Holder or Other Shareholder as the Company
may
reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection
with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Article
9.
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9.7 Rule
144
Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and
regulations of the Commission that may permit the sale of the Registerable
Securities to the public without registration, the Company agrees
to:
(a) Make
and
keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in
Rule 144 under the securities Act, at all times from and after ninety (90)
days
following the effective date of the first registration under the Securities
Act
filed by the Company for an offering of its securities to the general
public;
(b) File
with
the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of
the Company under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended (Exchange Act) at any time after it has become subject to such reporting
requirements; and
(c) So
long
as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, furnish to the Holder forthwith
upon request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the
reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time from and after 365 days
following the effective date of the first registration statement in connection
with an offering of its Securities to the general public), and of the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such
reporting requirements), a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report
of
the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed as the Holder may
reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or Holder to sell any such
regulation of the Commission allowing securities without
registration.
9.8 Lock-Up.
Any Registerable Shares that are actually registered pursuant to this ARTICLE
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shall not be traded until one (1) year from the closing date of the registration
statement including the Registerable Shares. Such shares shall contain the
following legend:
"The
shares represented by this certificate are subject to a lock-up restriction
as
set forth in a Convertible Note dated August 1, 2005, and may not be sold or
transferred in the absence of compliance therewith."
ARTICLE
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NO
RIGHTS
AS STOCKHOLDER; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
This
Note
shall not, except upon its conversion into Common Stock, entitle the Holder
to
any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company. No provision hereof, in
the
absence of affirmative action by the Holder to purchase shares of Common Stock,
and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall
give rise to any liability of the Holder for the Conversion Price hereunder
or
as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the
Company or by creditors of the Company.
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ARTICLE
11
COVENANTS
OF THE COMPANY
11.1 Transfer
Restriction Legend. Each certificate for Shares shall bear the following legend
(and any additional legend required by: (i) any securities laws and (ii) any
securities exchange upon which such Shares may, at the time of such exercise
be
listed) on the face thereof unless at the time of exercise such Shares shall
be
registered under the Securities Act:
"The
shares represented by this certificate have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be sold or transferred in the
absence of such registration or an exemption therefrom under said
Act."
Any
certificate issued at any time in exchange or substitution for any certificate
bearing such legend except a new certificate issued upon completion of a public
distribution under a registration statement of the securities represented
thereby) shall also bear such legend unless, in the opinion of counsel for
the
holder thereof (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to counsel for
the Company) the securities represented thereby are not, at such time, required
by law to such legend.
11.2 Covenants
as to Common Stock. The Company covenants and agrees that all Shares of Common
Stock that may be issued upon the conversion of this Note will, upon issuance,
be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free from all taxes, liens
and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The Company further covenants
and
agrees that it will pay when due and payable any and all federal and state
taxes
which may be payable in respect of the conversion of this Note or any Common
Stock or certificates therefor issuable upon the conversion of this Note. The
Company further covenants and agrees that if any shares of capital stock to
be
reserved for the purpose of the issuance of shares upon the conversion of this
Note require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under
any federal or state law before such shares may be validly issued or delivered
upon exercise, then the Company will in good faith and as expeditiously as
possible endeavor to secure such registration or approval, as the case may
be.
If and so long as the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of this Note
is
listed on any national securities exchange, the Company will, if permitted
by
the rules of such exchange, list and keep listed on such exchange, upon official
notice of issuance, all Shares of such Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of
this Note.
11.3 Will
Reserve Shares. The Company will reserve and set apart and have available for
issuance at all times, free from preemptive or other preferential rights, the
number of Shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock deliverable upon the
exercise of this Note.
11.4 Will
Not
Issue Certain Stock. The Company will not issue any capital stock of any class
which has rights to be preferred as to dividends and/or as to the distribution
of assets upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up,
unless (a) such rights shall be limited to a fixed sum or percentage of par
value in respect of participation in dividends and in the distribution of
assets, and (b) such stock is nonvoting.
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11.5 Will
Not
Declare Dividends. The Company will not pay any dividend or other distribution
on any of its capital stock unless such dividend or other distribution on such
share of capital stock and all other dividends or distribution paid during
the
prior one year period on such shares of capital stock are paid out of earned
surplus and the aggregate amount thereof is less than ___% of the fair market
value of the shares of capital stock (if then ascertainable) on the date of
declaration of such dividend or other distribution.
ARTICLE
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EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT
12.1 Events
of
Default. If any of the following events (each an "Event of Default") shall
occur
and be continuing during the term of this Note:
(a)
The
Company shall default in any payment of any principal under this Note when
and
as due (whether by reason of demand, maturity, mandatory prepayment,
acceleration, or otherwise) or in the payment of any interest on this Note
then
outstanding;
(b)
The
company shall default in any payment of any principal under any Note then
outstanding when and as due (whether by reason of demand, maturity, mandatory
prepayment, acceleration, or otherwise) or in the payment of any interest on
such Note then outstanding;
(c)
The
occurrence of a default or Event of Default under any agreement, instrument
or
document securing the payment of the principal of or interest on this Note,
or
any default under any agreement or instrument which evidences a debt owed by
the
Company to the Payee shall have occurred and be continuing;
(d)
The
filing of a petition of bankruptcy by or against Company for adjudication as
a
bankrupt under the federal Bankruptcy Code as amended, the dissolution of
Company in connection with the bankruptcy or other insolvency, the appointment
of a receiver or trustee of substantially all of the property of Company, or
the
making by Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors; provided,
however, that Company shall have thirty (30) days cure any involuntary
proceedings commenced against it; then any Holder of any of the Notes may,
at
the option of such Holder, declare all Notes, and all Notes shall thereupon
become, forthwith due and payable thereon without any presentment, demand,
protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived,
and the Company shall forthwith pay to all Holders, the entire
principal.
12.2 Annulment
of Acceleration of Notes. If a declaration is made pursuant to Section 12.1
by
any Holder or Holders of the Notes, then and in every such case, the Holders
of
50% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (exclusive
of
Notes then directly or indirectly owned by the Company, any of its subsidiaries
any Affiliates and/or any Related Party) may, by written instrument filed with
the Company, rescind and annul such declaration, and the consequences thereof,
provided that at the time such declaration is annulled and
rescinded:
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(a) No
judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant
to the Notes;
(b) All
arrears of interest (if any) upon all the Notes and all other sums payable
under
the Notes (except any principal, interest or premium on the Notes which has
become due and payable by reason of such declaration) shall have been duly
paid;
and
(c) Each
and
every other default and Event of Default shall have been waived or otherwise
made good or cured; and provided further that no such rescission and annulment
shall extend to or affect any subsequent default or Event of Default or impair
any right consequent thereon.
12.3 Notice.
If an Event of Default occurs, the Company shall give prompt notice thereof
to
the Holder hereof.
ARTICLE
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MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 Late
Charge. Xxxxx may collect a "late charge" equal to 5% of any installment of
interest or principal or both that is not paid within ten (10) days after the
due date thereof. Late charges shall be separately charged to and collected
from
the Company and shall be due upon demand by Xxxxx.
13.2 Fees
and
Expenses. The Company shall pay all costs and expenses, including attorneys'
fees, incurred by Xxxxx in connection with the collection of this Note upon
an
Event of Default. Such expenditures incurred by, Xxxxx shall bear interest
at
the rate of ten (10%) percent per annum from the date of demand, default or
judgment, as applicable.
13.3 Notices.
All notices under this Note shall be given in accordance with the procedures
set
forth in the Agreement.
13.4 Governing
Law. This Note is being delivered as a sealed instrument in the State of Indiana
and shall be construed in accordance with the laws thereof.
13.5 Headings.
Article, section and subsection headings in this Note are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Note
for
any other purpose.
13.6 Surrender
in Exchange. Any portion of the outstanding principal and any accrued interest
under this Note may be used at par by the Holder hereof to pay for any other
securities of the Company which the Holder hereof may from time to time purchase
from the Company.
13.7 Binding
Effect. The obligations of the Company set forth herein shall be binding upon
the successors and assigns of the Company, whether or not such successors or
assigns are permitted by the terms hereof or of the Agreement. The rights of
the
Holder hereof are transferable to successor Holder or Holders of this
Note.
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13.8 Amendments,
Waivers and Consents. Any provision in this Note to the contrary
notwithstanding, changes in or additions to this Note may be made, and
compliance with any covenant or provision herein set forth may be omitted or
waived by the Company, if the Company: (I) shall obtain consent thereto in
writing from the Holder or Holders of at least 50% in aggregate principal amount
of all Notes then outstanding, and (ii) shall deliver copies of such consent
in
writing to any Holders who did not execute the same; provided, that no such
consent shall be effective to reduce (or to postpone the date fixed for the
payment of) the principal or interest payable on any Note, without the consent
of the Holder thereof, or to reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount
of the Notes the consent of the Holders of which is required under this Section.
Any waiver or consent may be given subject to satisfaction of conditions stated
therein and any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
13.9 Company
Waivers. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Company, 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 or enforcement of this Note, and do hereby consent to any number
of
renewals or extensions of the time of 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 part or parts or all of the security for the payment hereof and to the
release of any person liable hereon (all without affecting the liability of
the
other persons, firms, or corporations liable for the payment of this Note);
AND
DO HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this instrument
by
its officer thereunto duly authorized.
Titan Holdings, Inc. | |||
By:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
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