JAVO BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC. FORM OF SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
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JAVO
BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC.
FORM
OF SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made
as of the effective date set forth on the signature page, by and among Javo
Beverage Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each
of the parties listed on Schedule I attached
hereto (the parties listed on Schedule I being
referred to individually as an “Investor” and
collectively as the “Investors”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Company in connection with the Company’s confidential private placement
memorandum dated December 9, 2008, (the “Offering”) has authorized the issuance
and sale to the Investors, in accordance with the terms hereof, of units (“Units”), with each
Unit consisting of (i) a promissory note in the principal amount of $100,000, to
be issued in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto
(each a “Note”
and collectively, the “Notes”), and (ii)
500,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the
Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common
Stock”);
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to issue and sell, and the Investors desire to purchase, the
Units on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and mutual promises,
representations, warranties and covenants hereinafter set forth and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1.1 Sale and Issuance of
Units. Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Investor agrees, severally
and not jointly, to purchase at the closing (the “Closing”), and the
Company agrees to issue and sell to each Investor at the Closing, that number of
Units set forth on Schedule I, at a
purchase price of $100,000 per full Unit (the “Purchase
Price”). The Company may sell partial Units.
1.2 Closing Date. The
purchase and sale of the Units to the Investors shall take place at the offices
of the Company at 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx at 10:00 a.m. (local
time), on the fifth business day following the date of this Agreement (the
“Closing Date”), or at such other time and place as the Company and the
Investors mutually agree upon, orally or in writing. The Closing need
not occur at the same time with respect to all Investors participating in the
Offering of the Units by the Company and references in this Agreement to the
Closing Date shall refer to the date of Closing for each particular Investor, as
determined pursuant to this Section 1.2.
1.3 Payment;
Delivery. On or about the Closing Date, the Company shall
deliver to each Investor a Note and a certificate or certificates representing
that number of Shares being purchased by such Investor at the Closing, against
payment of the Purchase Price by check payable to the Company or wire transfer
of immediately available funds. The Company shall send such Note and
certificate or certificates to such Investor at the address furnished to the
Company for that purpose.
2. Representations, Warranties,
and Covenants of the Investors. Each Investor, severally and
not jointly, hereby represents, warrants, covenants with respect to its purchase
of Units at the Closing that:
2.1 Validity;
Enforcement. Such Investor has full power and authority and
has taken all required action necessary to permit it to execute and deliver and
to carry out the terms of this Agreement, the Note and all other documents or
instruments required hereby and thereby, and each Agreement and Note, assuming
due execution and delivery thereof by the Company, constitutes a valid and
legally binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against such Investor
in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general
application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
(ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.
2.2 Purchase Entirely for Own
Account. This Agreement is made with such Investor in reliance
upon such Investor’s representation to the Company, which by such Investor’s
execution of this Agreement such Investor hereby confirms, that the Note and
Shares to be received by such Investor will be acquired for investment for such
Investor’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the
distribution of any part thereof, and that such Investor has no present
intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing
the same. By executing this Agreement, such Investor further
represents that such Investor does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement
or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such
person or to any third person, with respect to the Note or any of the
Shares.
2.3 Residency. Such
Investor, if a natural person, is a resident of that state or country specified
in its address on Schedule I attached
hereto.
2.4 Disclosure of
Information. Such Investor believes it has received all the
information it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to
purchase the Units. Such Investor further represents that it has had
an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding
the terms and conditions of the Offering of the Units and the business,
properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company and to obtain any
additional information of the same kind that is specified in Rule 502 of
Regulation D of the Securities Act, or that is necessary to verify the
accuracy of the other information obtained. The Investor acknowledges that it
has received such information as it deems necessary to enable it to make its
investment decision.
2.5 No Governmental
Review. Such Investor understands that no United States
federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has
passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Units or the fairness
or suitability of the investment in the Units nor have such authorities passed
upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Units.
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2.6 Legal, Tax or Investment
Advice. Such Investor understands that nothing in this
Agreement or any other materials presented to such Investor in connection with
the purchase and sale of the Units constitutes legal, tax or investment
advice. Such Investor has consulted such legal, tax and investment
advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in
connection with its purchase of Units.
2.7 Investment
Experience. Such Investor acknowledges that it currently has,
and had immediately prior to its receipt of the offer of sale from the Company,
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment and further
acknowledges that it is able to bear the economic risk of this
investment.
2.8 Accredited
Investor. Such Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined
by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”). The “accredited investor” standards are attached hereto as
Annex A.
2.9 Restricted
Securities. Such Investor understands that the Notes and the
Shares will be characterized as “restricted securities” under the federal
securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a
transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and
applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under
the Act, only in certain limited circumstances. Such Investor
represents that it is familiar with SEC Rule 144, as presently in effect, and
understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Act.
2.10 Legends. It
is understood that the Notes and the certificates evidencing the Shares may bear
one or all of the following legends:
(a) “THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT
TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE
COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE
144 OF SUCH ACT.”
“THE
INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED BY THIS SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE IS SUBORDINATED TO
THE PRIOR PAYMENT AND SATISFACTION OF ALL SENIOR DEBT, EXISTING PROMISSORY
NOTES AND CERTAIN OTHER PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS AS DESCRIBED MORE FULLY IN
THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED [DECEMBER __, 2008,] AS THE
SAME MAY BE AMENDED, MODIFIED, RESTATED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME TO THE
EXTENT, AND IN THE MANNER PROVIDED THEREIN.”
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(b) Any
legend required by the securities laws of the State of California or by any
other securities laws of other states in which the Company and Investor must
comply in order to distribute the Units pursuant to this Agreement.
2.11 Exculpation Among
Investors. Each Investor acknowledges that it is not relying
upon any person, firm or corporation, other than the Company and its officers
and directors, in making its investment or decision to invest in the
Company. Each Investor agrees that no Investor nor the respective
controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, agents, or employees of any
Investor shall be liable to any other Investor for any action heretofore or
hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the
purchase of the Units.
2.12 Senior Subordinated Notes
Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness. The holder of the Senior
Subordinated Note, by its acceptance of a Senior Subordinated Note, covenants
and agrees (i) that the obligations represented by the Senior Subordinated Notes
and the payment of the principal of and interest on the Senior Subordinated
Notes are hereby expressly made subordinate and subject to Existing Promissory
Notes, capital leases, Senior Debt and other customary permitted indebtedness
and (ii) to the extent required by any such senior lender, shall enter into an
intercreditor or subordination agreement on such terms and conditions that would
be reasonably acceptable to a senior subordinated lender.
Senior
Debt means (i) an unsecured credit facility or a series of related credit
facilities or other unsecured financing entered into following the issuance of
the Senior Subordinated Notes in the minimum original principal amount
(including commitments to lend, whether or not funded) of $500,000 or more that
by its terms is senior in payment to the Senior Subordinated Notes and (ii) a
secured credit facility or a series of related secured credit facilities entered
into prior to or following the issuance of the Senior Subordinated Notes that by
its terms is senior in payment to the Senior Subordinated Notes and that, in
each case, is incurred in connection with any (a) capital expenditures and
related expenses, including without limitation those relating to the purchase
and installation of beverage dispensing equipment or plant infrastructure, (b)
refinancing of indebtedness, (c) revolving line of credit or (d) strategic
acquisition or transaction approved by the Company’s board of
directors.
Existing
Promissory Notes means those certain five-year promissory notes that were
entered into by the Company from 2002 to 2005 pursuant to private placement
offerings and that have currently outstanding principal that does not exceed
$400,000 in the aggregate.
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3. Further Limitations on
Disposition. Without in any way limiting the representations
set forth in Section 2 above, each Investor further agrees not to make any
disposition of all or any portion of the Notes or the Shares unless and until
the transferee has agreed in writing for the benefit of the Company and the
other Investors to be bound by this Agreement and the terms of the Notes and the
Shares to be transferred to such transferee and:
(a) There
is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering
such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such
registration statement; or
(b) Such
Investor shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall
have furnished the Company with a detailed statement of the circumstances
surrounding the proposed disposition, and if reasonably requested by the
Company, such Investor shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such disposition will not
require registration of such securities under the Act. It is agreed
that the Company will not require opinions of counsel for transactions made
pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A, except in unusual
circumstances. In the event that any transfer agent or similar third
party shall require an opinion of counsel in connection with a transfer made
pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A, the Company’s counsel will issue such
opinion, at the Company’s expense; provided that the Investor making such
transfer shall provide any and all documentation and/or back-up certificates
reasonably necessary for such counsel to issue such opinion.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) above, no such registration statement
or opinion of counsel shall be necessary for a transfer for no new consideration
by any Investor to an affiliate of such Investor (including entities controlled
by such affiliates and employees, advisors and/or respective family members of
such affiliates), to a parent or a subsidiary corporation, or, in the case of an
Investor that is a partnership, to a partner of the partnership or a retired
partner of such partnership who retires after the date hereof, or to the estate
of any such partner or retired partner or the transfer by gift, will or
intestate succession of any partner to his spouse or to the siblings, lineal
descendants or ancestors of such partner or spouse, if the transferee agrees in
writing to be subject to the terms hereof and if the Note or the Shares are so
transferred to the same extent as if he were an original Investor hereunder and
the original holder thereof.
Unless
and until the Notes have been repaid in full and subject to applicable
securities laws, the Investors agree to not engage in short sales of the
Company’s Common Stock.
4. Representations and
Warranties of the Company. The
Company hereby represents and warrants to each Investor that:
4.1 Organization, Good Standing
and Qualification. The
Company is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware and has full power and authority to conduct its
business as presently conducted and as described in the documents filed by the
Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), since
January 1, 2008 through the date hereof, including, without limitation, its most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (as amended) and subsequent quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q, each as filed with the SEC (the “Exchange Act
Documents”). The Company is registered or qualified to do business
and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted by it or the location of the properties owned or leased by it requires
such qualification and where the failure to be so qualified would have a
material adverse effect upon the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings,
or business (such business being as described in the Exchange Act Documents),
properties or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one
enterprise, or impair the Company’s ability to perform on a timely basis its
obligations under this Agreement (any of the foregoing, a “Material Adverse
Effect”). No proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction,
revoking, limiting or curtailing, or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail, such
power and authority or qualification.
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4.2 Due Authorization and Valid
Issuance. The Company has all requisite power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Notes,
and this Agreement and the Notes have been duly authorized and validly executed
and delivered by the Company and, assuming due execution and delivery hereof by
the Investors, shall constitute the legal, valid and binding agreements of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except
(i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the
availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies. The Notes and the Shares being purchased by the Investors
hereunder will, upon issuance and payment therefore pursuant to the terms
hereof, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully-paid and
nonassessable.
4.3 Non-Contravention. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes, the sale of the Units,
the fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement and the Notes, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with or
constitute a violation of (i) the charter, by-laws or other organizational
documents of the Company or (ii) assuming the correctness of the representations
and warranties of the Investors set forth herein, any law, administrative
regulation, ordinance or order of any court or governmental agency, arbitration
panel or authority applicable to the Company or its properties, except in the
case of clause (ii) for any such conflicts, violations or defaults which do not
have or would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
5. Miscellaneous.
5.1 Survival of
Warranties. The warranties, representations and covenants of
the Company and Investors contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement, the
Notes or any other instrument or document delivered in connection herewith or
therewith, shall survive the execution and delivery hereof or
thereof.
5.2 Successors and
Assigns. The terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the respective
successors and assigns of the parties hereto. This Agreement shall
not run to the benefit of or be enforceable by any person other than a party to
this Agreement and its successors and assigns.
5.3 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury
Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under
the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of
conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives
personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit,
action or proceeding arising under or relating to this Agreement (a
“Proceeding”) by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or
overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in
effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall
constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way
any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party
hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, any and all right to trial by jury in any Proceeding. If either
party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement,
then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other
party for its reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred
with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such
Proceeding. Each party agrees that all Proceedings concerning the
interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective
affiliates, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and
federal courts sitting in the City and County of San Diego (the
“Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby
or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in
any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction
of any such Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or
inconvenient forum.
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5.4 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (facsimile or otherwise),
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
5.5 Titles and
Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are
used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or
interpreting this Agreement.
5.6 Notices. All
notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in
writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (i) upon personal
delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent by confirmed
electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the
recipient; if not, then on the next business day, (iii) five (5) days
after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a
nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with
written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to
the party at the address set forth on the Schedule attached hereto (or at such
other addresses as shall be specified by notice given in accordance with this
Section 5.6).
5.7 Amendments and
Waivers.
5.8 This
Agreement and the Notes issued pursuant to this Agreement may be amended and any
provision hereof or thereof may be waived as to all Investors in the Offering
only with the written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of
the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and if
no principal is then outstanding under the Notes, a majority of the Shares
issued pursuant to the Offering (a “Majority Interest”). The
Investors hereby expressly agree that, only with the written consent of the
holders of a Majority Interest may any Investor proceed to protect and enforce
such Investor’s rights under the Notes, by suit in equity, action at law and/or
other appropriate proceeding, either for specific performance of any covenant,
provision or condition contained therein, or in aid of the exercise of any power
granted thereunder.
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5.9 Severability. If
one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under
applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the
balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so
excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
5.10 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and the documents referred to herein
constitute the entire agreement among the parties and no party shall be liable
or bound to any other party in any manner by any warranties, representations, or
covenants except as specifically set forth herein or therein.
5.11 Obligations of Investors
Several and Not Joint. The obligations of each Investor
hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor,
and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the
obligations of any other Investor under any Agreement. Nothing
contained herein, and no action taken by any Investor hereto, shall be deemed to
constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or
any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any
way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the
transactions contemplated hereby; provided that such obligations or the
transactions contemplated hereby may be modified, amended or waived in
accordance with Section 5.7 of this Agreement. Each Investor shall be
entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without
limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement (provided, that such rights
may be modified, amended or waived in accordance with Section 5.7), and it shall
not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in
any proceeding for such purpose.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates set
forth below. This Agreement shall be effective upon the countersignature and
acceptance by the Company.
[Signature
Page to Unit Purchase Agreement]
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enter the name as you would like it to appear on your stock certificate and
note.
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF PROMISSORY NOTE
THIS
SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS MAY NOT
BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS NOTE UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
THE
INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED BY THIS SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE IS SUBORDINATED TO
THE PRIOR PAYMENT AND SATISFACTION OF ALL SENIOR DEBT, EXISTING PROMISSORY
NOTES AND CERTAIN OTHER PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS AS DESCRIBED MORE FULLY IN
THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED [DECEMBER __, 2008,] AS THE
SAME MAY BE AMENDED, MODIFIED, RESTATED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME TO THE
EXTENT, AND IN THE MANNER PROVIDED THEREIN.
JAVO
BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC.
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SENIOR
SUBORDINATED 10% NOTE
[$__________]
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[_________ ___, ______] (the
“Date of Issuance”)
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FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, Javo Beverage Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby
promises to pay to the order of [NAME OF INVESTOR] (the “Investor”) at such
place as such holder hereof shall designate, the principal amount of [AMOUNT OF NOTE] [($AMOUNT)]
(the “Principal
Amount”), together with simple interest on the principal balance from
time to time outstanding, at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum,
commencing on the date hereof. All accrued interest hereunder shall
be payable in arrears on the first day of the succeeding calendar quarter with
the first such payment due on April 1, 2009, and, together with all other
accrued and unpaid interest, on the date the final principal installment under
this Senior Subordinated Note becomes due and payable in full (whether by
acceleration or otherwise). Interest shall be calculated on the basis
of a 365-day year for the actual number of days elapsed. Except as
otherwise provided herein, the entire outstanding principal balance of this
Note, and all interest accrued thereon, shall be paid in full on January 1,
2017, (the “Maturity
Date”). Principal shall be payable in nineteen (19) consecutive quarterly
installments of [AMOUNT OF EACH INSTALLMENT][$INSTALLAMOUNT] beginning on April
1, 2012, and continuing thereafter on the first day of each calendar quarter,
together with a twentieth (20th)
payment on the Maturity Date, in an amount equal to all sums remaining unpaid
under this Note. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms
of this Note is due on any day that is not a Business Day, the same shall
instead be due on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day. For
purposes of this Note, “Business Day” shall
mean any day on which commercial banks in California are required to be open for
business.
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Payments
of principal and interest will be made by check or wire transfer in immediately
available United States funds sent to the holder at the address furnished to the
Company for that purpose.
This
Senior Subordinated Note is one of a series of Senior Subordinated Notes of like
tenor that are being issued by the Company in accordance with the Company’s
confidential private placement memorandum dated December 9, 2008, (each a “Senior Subordinated
Note” and together, the “Senior Subordinated
Notes”) each pursuant to the terms and conditions of the related
securities purchase agreement (the “SPA” and together
with this Senior Subordinated Note, the “Note
Documents”). This Senior Subordinated Note will be registered
on the books of the Company or its agent as to principal and
interest. Any transfer of this Senior Subordinated Note will be
effected only by surrender of this Senior Subordinated Note to the Company and
reissuance of a new note to the transferee in accordance with the terms
herein. For purposes hereof, “Majority Note
Holders” means the holders of a majority in interest of the principal of
the Senior Subordinated Notes then outstanding.
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Prepayment. This
Senior Subordinated Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time
prior to the Maturity Date without penalty or
premium.
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Transfer and
Exchange. The holder of this Senior Subordinated Note
may, prior to maturity thereof, surrender such Senior Subordinated Note at
the principal office of the Company for transfer or
exchange. Within a reasonable time after notice to the Company
from such holder of its intention to make such exchange and without
expense to such holder, except for any transfer or similar tax which may
be imposed on the transfer or exchange, the Company shall issue in
exchange therefor another note or notes (each, a “Transferee
Note”) for the same aggregate principal amount as the unpaid
principal amount of the Senior Subordinated 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 Senior Subordinated Note
so surrendered. Each Transferee Note shall be made payable to
such person or persons, or transferees, as the holder of such surrendered
Senior Subordinated 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. The Company may elect not to
permit a transfer of the Senior Subordinated Note if it has not obtained
satisfactory assurance that such transfer: (a) is exempt from the
registration requirements of, or covered by an effective registration
statement under, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), and the rules and regulations thereunder, and (b) is in
compliance with all applicable state securities laws, including without
limitation receipt of an opinion of counsel for the Investor (or other
holder, as the case may be), which opinion shall be satisfactory to the
Company.
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New
Note. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this
Senior Subordinated Note, the Company will issue a new Senior Subordinated
Note, of like tenor and amount and dated the date to which interest has
been paid, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Senior
Subordinated Note; provided that
the Investor (or other holder, as the case may be) agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company in respect of any such lost, stolen, destroyed
or mutilated Senior Subordinated
Note.
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Right or
Remedy. A forbearance of any right or remedy under this
Senior Subordinated Note on any occasion shall not be a bar to exercise of
the same right or remedy on any subsequent occasion or of any other right
or remedy at any time.
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5.
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Senior Subordinated
Notes Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness. The
obligations represented by this Senior Subordinated Notes and the payment
of the principal of and interest on the Senior Subordinated Notes are
hereby expressly made subordinate and subject to Existing Promissory
Notes, capital leases, Senior Debt and other customary permitted
indebtedness; provided that
regularly scheduled payments of principal and interest hereunder shall be
permitted absent a default under any such senior
obligation.
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Senior
Debt means (i) an unsecured credit facility or a series of related credit
facilities or other unsecured financing entered into following the issuance of
the Senior Subordinated Notes in the minimum original principal amount
(including commitments to lend, whether or not funded) of $500,000 or more that
by its terms is senior in payment to the Senior Subordinated Notes and (ii) a
secured credit facility or a series of related secured credit facilities entered
into prior to or following the issuance of the Senior Subordinated Notes that by
its terms is senior in payment to the Senior Subordinated Notes and that, in
each case, is incurred in connection with any (a) capital expenditures and
related expenses, including without limitation those relating to the purchase
and installation of beverage dispensing equipment or plant infrastructure, (b)
refinancing of indebtedness, (c) revolving line of credit or (d) strategic
acquisition or transaction approved by the Company’s board of
directors.
Existing
Promissory Notes means those certain five-year promissory notes that were
entered into by the Company from 2002 to 2005 pursuant to private placement
offerings and that have currently outstanding principal that does not exceed
$400,000 in the aggregate.
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6.
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Notice. Any
notice required or permitted under this Senior Subordinated Note shall be
in writing (including email or telecopy communications) and shall be
deemed to have been given on the date of delivery, if personally delivered
to the party to whom notice is to be given, or on the fifth Business Day
after mailing, if mailed to the party to whom notice is to be given, by
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or when
delivered via confirmed email or telecopy, and addressed as
follows:
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if
to the Company, at
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Javo
Beverage Company, Inc.
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Attn: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx,
XX 00000
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Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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if to the
holder, at the most recent address provided to the Company by the holder for
such purpose; or, in each case, to the most recent address, specified by written
notice, given to the sender pursuant to this paragraph.
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7.
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Highest Lawful
Rate. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
if during any period for which interest is computed hereunder, the amount
of interest computed on the basis provided for in this Senior Subordinated
Note, together with all fees, charges and other payments or rights which
are treated as interest under applicable law, as provided for herein or in
any other document executed in connection herewith, would exceed the
amount of such interest computed on the basis of the Highest Lawful Rate
(as defined below), the Company shall not be obligated to pay, and the
Investor shall not be entitled to charge, collect, receive, reserve or
take, interest in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate, and during any such
period the interest payable hereunder shall be computed on the basis of
the Highest Lawful Rate. “Highest Lawful
Rate” means the maximum non-usurious rate of interest, as in effect
from time to time, which may be charged, contracted for, reserved,
received or collected by the Investor in connection with this Senior
Subordinated Note under applicable law. In accordance with this
Section 7, any amounts received in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate shall
be applied towards the prepayment of principal then
outstanding.
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8.
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Entire Agreement;
Waiver; Amendment. The Note Documents constitute the
full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with
regard to the subjects hereof. The Company’s sales of the
Senior Subordinated Notes to each of the Investors are separate
sales. Nonetheless, the Senior Subordinated Notes may be
amended and the observance of any term of the Senior Subordinated Notes
may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), with the written consent of the Company
and the Majority Note Holders. Any waiver or amendment effected
in accordance with this Section 8 shall be binding upon any holder of any
Senior Subordinated Note.
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9.
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Successors and
Assigns. This Senior Subordinated Note applies to,
inures to the benefit of, and binds the successors and assigns of the
parties hereto; provided that
an attempted transfer of this Senior Subordinated Note by any holder not
in compliance with Section 2 herein shall be null and
void.
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10.
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Governing
Law. This Senior Subordinated Note shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
California.
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11.
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Severability. In
the event any one or more of the provisions of this Senior Subordinated
Note shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
in whole or in part or in any respect, or in the event that any one or
more of the provisions of this Senior Subordinated Note operate or would
prospectively operate to invalidate this Senior Subordinated Note, then
and in any such event, such provision(s) only shall be deemed null and
void and shall not affect any other provision of this Senior Subordinated
Note and the remaining provisions of this Senior Subordinated Note shall
remain operative and in full force and effect and in no way shall be
affected, prejudiced, or disturbed
thereby.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this instrument to be executed by
its duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
JAVO
BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ANNEX A
DEFINITION
OF “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”
Rule
501. Definitions and Terms Used
in Regulation D.
(a) Accredited
Investor. “Accredited investor” shall mean any person who
comes within any of the following categories, or who the issuer reasonably
believes comes within any of the following categories, at the time of the sale
of the securities to that person:
(1)
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Any
bank as defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Act or any savings and loan
association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the
Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; any broker
dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; any insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Act; any
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or
a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act;
any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958; any plan established and maintained by a state,
its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or
its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan
has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; any employee benefit plan within
the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the
investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section
3(21) of such Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association,
insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee
benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; or, if a
self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that
are accredited investors;
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(2)
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Any
private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of
the Investment Advisers Act of
1940;
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(3)
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Any
organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with
total assets in excess of
$5,000,000;
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(4)
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Any
director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the
securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or
general partner of a general partner of that
issuer;
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Any
natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that
person’s spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds
$1,000,000;
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Any
natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each
of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse in
excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation
of reaching the same income level in the current
year;
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(7)
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Any
trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the
specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is
directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii);
and
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(8)
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Any
entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited
investors.
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