5% SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE DUE OCTOBER 17, 2008
EXHIBIT
10.2
NEITHER
THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM,
OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS
EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE
SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF
THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT
OR
OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
Original
Issue Date: October 17, 2007
Original
Conversion Price (subject to adjustment herein):
$0.02
$_______________
5%
SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
DUE
OCTOBER 17, 2008
THIS
DEBENTURE is one of a series of duly authorized and validly issued 5% Senior
Secured Convertible Debentures of Zealous Trading Group, Inc., a Nevada
corporation, (the “Company”), having its principal place of business at
_____________________________, designated as its 5% Senior Secured Convertible
Debenture due October 17, 2008 (this debenture, the “Debenture” and,
collectively with the other debentures of such series, the
“Debentures”).
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to ________________________ or its
registered assigns (the “Holder”), or shall have paid pursuant to the
terms hereunder, the principal sum of $_______________ on October 17, 2008
(the
“Maturity Date”) or such earlier date as this Debenture is required or
permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, and to pay interest to the Holder
on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this
Debenture in accordance with the provisions hereof. This Debenture is
subject to the following additional provisions:
Section
1. Definitions. For
the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this
Debenture, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (b) the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
“Alternate
Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(e).
“Bankruptcy
Event” means any of the following events: (a) the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) thereof
commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency
or
liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary thereof; (b) there is commenced against the Company
or
any Significant Subsidiary thereof any such case or proceeding that is not
dismissed within 60 days after commencement; (c) the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief
or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; (d) the Company
or any Significant Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian
or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not
discharged or stayed within 60 calendar days after such appointment; (e) the
Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for
the
benefit of creditors; (f) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof
calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition,
adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or (g) the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its
consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any
corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing.
“Base
Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(b).
“Business
Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which shall be a
federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking
institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or
other
governmental action to close.
“Buy-In”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(d)(v).
“Change
of Control Transaction” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of
(i) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or
“group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of
effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital
stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 33% of the
voting securities of the Company (other than by means of conversion or exercise
of the Debentures and the Securities issued together with the Debentures),
or
(ii) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any
Person merges into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect
to
such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such
transaction own less than 66% of the aggregate voting power of the Company
or
the successor entity of such transaction, except as contemplated by the Merger,
or (iii) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets
to another Person and the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to
such
transaction own less than 66% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring
entity immediately after the transaction, or (iv) a replacement at one time
or
within a three year period of more than one-half of the members of the Company’s
board of directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals
who
are members of the board of directors on the date hereof (or by those
individuals who are serving as members of the board of directors on any date
whose nomination to the board of directors was approved by a majority of the
members of the board of directors who are members on the date hereof), or (v)
the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is
a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth
in
clauses (i) through (iv) above.
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“Conversion
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“Conversion
Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).
“Conversion
Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Debenture
Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
“Dilutive
Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
“Dilutive
Issuance Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(b).
“Effectiveness
Period” shall have the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“Equity
Conditions” means, during the
period in question,
(i) the Company shall have duly honored all conversions and redemptions
scheduled to occur or occurring by virtue of one or more Notices of Conversion
of the Holder, if any, (ii) the Company shall have paid all liquidated damages
and other amounts owing to the Holder in respect of this Debenture, if
any, (iii) there is an
effective Registration Statement pursuant to which the Holder is permitted
to
utilize the prospectus thereunder to resell all of the shares issuable pursuant
to the Transaction Documents (and the Company believes, in good faith, that
such
effectiveness will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable future), (iv)
the
Common Stock is trading on a Trading Market and all of the shares issuable
pursuant to the Transaction Documents are listed or quoted for trading on such
Trading Market (and the Company believes, in good faith, that trading of the
Common Stock on a Trading Market will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable
future), (v) there is a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and
otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock for the issuance of all of the
shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents, (vi) there is no existing
Event of Default or no existing event which, with the passage of time or the
giving of notice, would constitute an Event of Default, (vii) the issuance
of
the shares in question to the Holder would not violate the limitations set
forth
in Section 4(c) herein, (viii) there has been no public
announcement of a pending or proposed Fundamental Transaction or Change of
Control Transaction that has not been consummated, and (ix) the Holder is not
in
possession of any information provided by the Company that constitutes, or
may
constitute, material non-public information.
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“Event
of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.
“Forced
Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.
“Forced
Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.
“Forced
Conversion Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.
“Forced
Conversion Notice Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.
“Fundamental
Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).
“Interest
Conversion Rate” means the lesser of (a) the Conversion Price or (b) 90% of
the lesser of (i) the average of the VWAPs for the 20 consecutive Trading Days
ending on the Trading Day that is immediately prior to the applicable Interest
Payment Date or (ii) the average of the VWAPs for the 20 consecutive Trading
Days ending on the Trading Day that is immediately prior to the date the
applicable Interest Conversion Shares are issued and delivered if such delivery
is after the Interest Payment Date.
“Interest
Conversion Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a).
“Interest
Notice Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a).
“Interest
Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Interest
Share Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Late
Fees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).
“Mandatory
Default Amount” means the sum of (i) the greater of (A) 120% of
the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, plus 100% of accrued and
unpaid interest hereon, or (B) the outstanding principal amount of this
Debenture, plus all accrued and unpaid interest hereon, divided by the
Conversion Price on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either (a) demanded
(if demand or notice is required to create an Event of Default) or otherwise
due
or (b) paid in full, whichever has a lower Conversion Price, multiplied by
the
VWAP on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either (x) demanded or
otherwise due or (y) paid in full, whichever has a higher VWAP, and (ii) all
other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this
Debenture.
“Merger”
means the merger between the Company and the Target pursuant to the Merger
Agreement and the timely submission of all applicable filings with state and
regulatory authorities in connection with such purchase.
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“Merger
Agreement” means the Agreement among the Company, ASNI and the Target for
the merger of the Target with and into the Company, dated on or about July
16,
2007, and documents referred to therein and related thereto.
“New
York Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).
“Notice
of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4(a).
“Original
Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of the Debentures,
regardless of any transfers of any Debenture and regardless of the number of
instruments which may be issued to evidence such Debentures.
“Permitted
Indebtedness” means (a) the indebtedness evidenced by the Debentures, (b)
the Indebtedness existing on the Original Issue Date and set forth on
Schedule 3.1(aa) attached to the Purchase Agreement, (c) lease
obligations and purchase money indebtedness of up to $500,000, in the aggregate,
incurred in connection with the acquisition of capital assets and lease
obligations with respect to newly acquired or leased assets, (d) any
indebtedness incurred by the Company in connection with the license of software
from TOLD or the acquisition of TOLD in an amount of up to $4,000,000 or (e)
borrowing in connection with acquisitions approved by the board of directors
of
the Company.
“Permitted
Lien” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a)
Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet
due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies
being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate
reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have
been
established in accordance with GAAP; (b) Liens imposed by law which were
incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’,
warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other
similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and
which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the
value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the
operation of the business of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries
or
(y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which
proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the
forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien; (c) Liens
incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under clauses (a), and (b)
thereunder; and (d) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness
under clause (c) thereunder, provided that such Liens are not secured by assets
of the Company or its Subsidiaries other than the assets so acquired or
leased.
“Purchase
Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 16,
2007 among the Company and the original Holders, as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Registration
Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the
date of the Purchase Agreement, among the Company and the original Holders,
as
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its
terms.
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“Registration
Statement” means a registration statement that registers the resale of all
Conversion Shares of the Holder, names the Holder as a “selling stockholder”
therein, and meets the requirements of the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Share
Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4(d).
“Subsidiary”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“Target”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“Trading
Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for
business.
“Trading
Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock
is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock
Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global
Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin
Board.
“Transaction
Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
“VWAP”
means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses
that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading
Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such
date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common
Stock is then listed or quoted for trading as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based
on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York
City
time)); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume
weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then
quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock
are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a
similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices),
the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or
(d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as
determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder
and
reasonably acceptable to the Company.
Section
2. Interest.
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a) Payment
of Interest in Cash or Kind. The Company shall pay interest to the Holder on
the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this
Debenture at the rate of 5% per annum, payable on the Maturity Date (the
“Interest Payment Date”) (if any Interest Payment Date is not a Business
Day, then the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business
Day), in cash or, only with respect to interest payable in connection with
a
Forced Conversion, at the Company’s option, in duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock at the Interest Conversion
Rate (the dollar amount to be paid in shares, the “Interest Share
Amount”) or a combination thereof; provided, however, that
payment in shares of Common Stock in connection with a Forced Conversion may
only occur if (i) all of the Equity Conditions have been met (unless waived
by
the Holder in writing) during the 10 Trading Days immediately prior to the
applicable Interest Payment Date (the “Interest Notice
Period”) and through and including the date such shares of Common Stock are
actually issued to the Holder, (ii) the Company shall have given the Holder
notice in accordance with the notice requirements set forth below and (iii)
as
to such Interest Payment Date, prior to such Interest Notice Period (but not
more than 5 Trading Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Notice
Period), the Company shall have delivered to the Holder’s account with The
Depository Trust Company a number of shares of Common Stock to be applied
against such Interest Share Amount equal to the quotient of (x) the applicable
Interest Share Amount divided by (y) the then Conversion Price (the “Interest
Conversion Shares”).
b) Company’s
Election to Pay Interest in Kind Upon Forced Conversion. Subject
to the terms and conditions herein, the decision whether to pay interest upon
a
Forced Conversion in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof
shall
be at the discretion of the Company. On or before the Forced
Conversion Date, the Company shall deliver to the Holder a written notice of
its
election to pay interest either in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination
thereof and the Interest Share Amount. The Company’s election shall
be irrevocable. Subject to the aforementioned conditions, failure to
timely deliver such written notice to the Holder shall be deemed an election
by
the Company to pay the interest on the Interest Payment Date in
cash. At any time the Company delivers a notice to the Holder of its
election to pay the interest in shares of Common Stock, the Company shall timely
file a prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 disclosing such
election.
c) Interest
Calculations. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year,
consisting of twelve 30 calendar day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing
on the Original Issue Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal,
together with all accrued and unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other
amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made. Payment of
interest in shares of Common Stock shall otherwise occur pursuant to Section
4(d)(ii) herein and, solely for purposes of the payment of interest in shares,
the Interest Payment Date shall be deemed the Conversion
Date. Interest shall cease to accrue with respect to any principal
amount converted, provided that the Company actually delivers the Conversion
Shares within the time period required by Section 4(d)(ii)
herein. Interest hereunder will be paid to the Person in whose name
this Debenture is registered on the records of the Company regarding
registration and transfers of this Debenture (the “Debenture Register”).
Except as otherwise provided herein, if upon a Forced Conversion the Company
pays interest partially in cash and partially in shares of Common Stock to
the
holders of the Debentures, then such payment of cash shall be distributed
ratably among the holders of the then-outstanding Debentures based on their
(or
their predecessor’s) initial purchases of Debentures pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
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d) Late
Fee. All overdue accrued and unpaid interest to be paid hereunder
shall entail a late fee at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per
annum
or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law (“Late Fees”) which shall
accrue daily from the date such interest is due hereunder through and including
the date of actual payment in full. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, if on a Forced Conversion Date the Company has
elected to pay accrued interest in the form of Common Stock but the Company
is
not permitted to pay accrued interest in Common Stock because it fails to
satisfy the conditions for payment in Common Stock set forth in Section 2(a)
herein, then, at the option of the Holder, the Company, in lieu of delivering
either shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2 or paying the interest
payment in cash, shall deliver, within three Trading Days of the Interest
Payment Date, an amount in cash equal to the product of (x) the number of shares
of Common Stock otherwise deliverable to the Holder in connection with the
payment of interest due on the Interest Payment Date multiplied by (y) the
highest VWAP during the period commencing on the Interest Payment Date and
ending on the Trading Day prior to the date such payment is actually
made. If any Interest Conversion Shares are issued to the Holder in
connection with the Interest Payment Date and are not applied against an
Interest Share Amount, then the Holder shall promptly return such excess shares
to the Company.
e) Prepayment. Except
as otherwise set forth in this Debenture, the Company may not prepay any portion
of the principal amount of this Debenture without the prior written consent
of
the Holder.
Section
3. Registration of
Transfers and Exchanges.
a) Different
Denominations. This Debenture is exchangeable for an equal aggregate
principal amount of Debentures of different authorized denominations, as
requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will
be payable for such registration of exchange.
b) Investment
Representations. This Debenture has been issued subject to certain
investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase
Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the
Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and
regulations.
c) Reliance
on Debenture Register. Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company
of this Debenture, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person
in whose name this Debenture is duly registered on the Debenture Register as
the
owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for
all
other purposes, whether or not this Debenture is overdue, and neither the
Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
Section
4. Conversion.
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a) Voluntary
Conversion. Subject to Authorized Share Approval, at any time after the
Original Issue Date until this Debenture is no longer outstanding, this
Debenture, including any accrued but unpaid interest, shall be convertible,
in
whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder,
at
any time and from time to time (subject to the conversion limitations set forth
in Section 4(c) hereof). The Holder shall effect conversions by
delivering to the Company a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached
hereto as Annex A (a “Notice of Conversion”), specifying therein
the principal amount of this Debenture to be converted and the date on which
such conversion shall be effected (such date, the “Conversion
Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of
Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion
is deemed delivered hereunder. To effect conversions hereunder, the
Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Debenture to the
Company unless the entire principal amount of this Debenture, plus all accrued
and unpaid interest thereon, has been so converted. Conversions hereunder shall
have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture
in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the
Company shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and
the
date of such conversion(s). The Company may deliver an objection to
any Notice of Conversion within 2 Business Days of delivery of such Notice
of
Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records
of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest
error. The Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Debenture,
acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph,
following conversion of a portion of this Debenture, the unpaid and unconverted
principal amount of this Debenture may be less than the amount stated on the
face hereof.
b) Conversion
Price. The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date
shall be equal to $0.02, subject to adjustment herein (the
“Conversion Price”).
c) Conversion
Limitations; Xxxxxx’s Restriction on Conversion. The Company shall
not effect any conversion of this Debenture, and a Holder shall not have the
right to convert any portion of this Debenture, to the extent that after giving
effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion,
the
Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other person or entity
acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates)
would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as
defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates
shall
include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this
Debenture with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall
exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A)
conversion of the remaining, unconverted principal amount of this Debenture
beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise
or
conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities
of
the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise
analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation,
any
other Debentures or the Warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any of
its
Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of
this Section 4(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this
Section 4(c) applies, the determination of whether this Debenture is convertible
(in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any
Affiliates) and of which principal amount of this Debenture is convertible
shall
be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of
Conversion shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this
Debenture may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder
together with any Affiliates) and which principal amount of this Debenture
is
convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To
ensure compliance with this restriction, the Holder will be deemed to represent
to the Company each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice
of
Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and
the
Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such
determination. In
addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall
be
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and the rules
and
regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes
of this Section 4(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock,
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the
Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated
in
the most recent of the following: (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or
annual report, as the case may be; (B) a more recent public announcement
by the
Company; or (C) a more recent notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer
agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon
the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two (2)
Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares
of
Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion
or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Debenture, by the
Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership
Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of
Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture held by the
Holder. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this
Section 4(c) may be waived by the Holder, at the election of the Holder,
upon
not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, to change the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation to 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of
Common
Stock upon conversion of this Debenture held by the Holder and the provisions
of
this Section 4(c) shall continue to apply. Upon such a change by a
Holder of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation from such 4.99% limitation
to such
9.99% limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further
waived
by the Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed
and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the
terms
of this Section 4(c) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which
may
be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation
herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable
to
properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained
in this
paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Debenture.
d) Mechanics
of Conversion.
i. Conversion
Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount. The number
of Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined
by
the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this
Debenture to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price
ii. Delivery
of Certificate Upon Conversion. Not later than three (3) Trading Days after
each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall
deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder (A) a certificate or
certificates representing the Conversion Shares which, on or after the Effective
Date, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other
than
those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the
number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Debenture
(including, if the Company has given notice pursuant to Section 2(b) for payment
of interest in shares of Common Stock at least 10 Trading Days prior to the
date
on which the Conversion Notice is delivered to the Company, shares of Common
Stock representing the payment of accrued interest otherwise determined pursuant
to Section 2(a) but assuming that the Interest Notice Period is the 10 Trading
Days period immediately prior to the date on which the Conversion Notice is
delivered to the Company and excluding for such issuance the condition that
the
Company deliver Interest Conversion Shares as to such interest payment) and
(B)
a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid interest (if the Company has
elected or is required to pay accrued interest in cash). On or after the
Effective Date, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to deliver
any
certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Company under this
Section 4 electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another
established clearing corporation performing similar functions.
iii. Failure
to Deliver Certificates. If in the case of any Notice of
Conversion such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed
by the applicable Holder by the third Trading Day after the Conversion Date,
the
Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Company at any time
on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such
Conversion, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the Holder
any
original Debenture delivered to the Company and the Holder shall promptly return
to the Company the Common Stock certificates representing the principal amount
of this Debenture unsuccessfully tendered for conversion to the
Company.
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iv. Obligation
Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations
to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Debenture
in
accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective
of
any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent
with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against
any
Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the
Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation
or
alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective
of
any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the
Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares;
provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a
waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the
Holder. In the event the Holder of this Debenture shall elect to
convert any or all of the outstanding principal amount hereof, the Company
may
not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated
or
affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement
or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder,
restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Debenture shall
have been sought and obtained. In the absence of such injunction, the
Company shall issue Conversion Shares or, if applicable, cash, upon a properly
noticed conversion. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to
the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 4(d)(ii) by
the
third Trading Day after the Conversion Date, the Company shall pay to the
Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1000
of
principal amount being converted, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per
Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to
accrue) for each Trading Day after the second (2nd) Trading
Day after
the Share Delivery Date until such certificates are
delivered. Nothing herein shall limit a Xxxxxx’s right to
pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8
hereof for the Company’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period
specified herein and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies
available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation,
a
decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise
of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages
pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
v. Compensation
for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion. In
addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails
for
any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates by the
second (2nd)
Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 4(d)(ii), and
if
after such Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its brokerage firm
to
purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage
firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction
of a
sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder was entitled to
receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a
“Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder (in
addition to any other remedies available to or elected by the Holder) the amount
by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage
commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1)
the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder was entitled
to
receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price
at
which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed
(including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of the Holder,
either reissue (if surrendered) this Debenture in a principal amount equal
to
the principal amount of the attempted conversion or deliver to the Holder the
number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Company
had
timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section
4(d)(ii). For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a
total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted
conversion of this Debenture with respect to which the actual sale price of
the
Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such
purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately
preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder
$1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice
indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and,
upon
request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing
herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it
hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of
specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s
failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock
upon
conversion of this Debenture as required pursuant to the terms
hereof.
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vi. Reservation
of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. Subject to Authorized Share Approval,
the Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available
out
of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose
of
issuance upon conversion of this Debenture and payment of interest on this
Debenture, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other
actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the
other holders of the Debentures), not less than such aggregate number of shares
of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in
the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments of
Section 5) upon the conversion of the outstanding principal amount of this
Debenture and payment of interest hereunder. The Company covenants
that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue,
be
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and, if the
Registration Statement is then effective under the Securities Act, shall be
registered for public sale in accordance with such Registration
Statement.
vii. Fractional
Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall
be issued upon the conversion of this Debenture. As to any fraction
of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such
conversion, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment
in
respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied
by
the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.
viii. Transfer
Taxes. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common
Stock on conversion of this Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder
hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect
of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Company shall
not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer
involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion
in
a name other than that of the Holder of this Debenture and the Company shall
not
be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person
or
persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the
amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company
that such tax has been paid.
Section
5. Certain
Adjustments.
a) Stock
Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Company, at any time while
this Debenture is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes
a
distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of
Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt,
shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon
conversion, or payment of interest on, of the Debentures); (B) subdivides
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares; (C) combines
(including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock
into a smaller number of shares; or (D) issues, in the event of a
reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock
of
the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of
which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
any
treasury shares of the Company) outstanding immediately before such event and
of
which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this
Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution
and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case
of a
subdivision, combination or re-classification.
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b) Subsequent
Equity Sales. If, at any time while this Debenture is
outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or
grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or
otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option
to
purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price
per
share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the
“Base Conversion Price” and such issuances, collectively, a “Dilutive
Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so
issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments,
reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise,
or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection
with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an
effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance
shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such
date
of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal
the Base Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever
such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are
issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made
under this Section 5(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. If the
Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, despite the prohibition set
forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion
price
at which such securities may be converted or exercised. The Company shall notify
the Holder in writing, no later than 1 Business Day following the issuance
of
any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5(b),
indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price,
exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the
“Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification,
whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to
this
Section 5(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is
entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion
Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether
the
Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of
Conversion.
c) Subsequent
Rights Offerings. If the Company, at any time while the Debenture
is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common
Stock (and not to Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares
of
Common Stock at a price per share that is lower than the VWAP on the record
date
referenced below, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction
of
which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number
of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase,
and
of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number
of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares
so
offered (assuming delivery to the Company in full of all consideration payable
upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such
VWAP. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights or warrants
are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for
the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or
warrants.
d) Pro
Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is
outstanding, distributes to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders)
evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends)
or
rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security (other than the
Common Stock, which shall be subject to Section 5(b)), then in each such case
the Conversion Price shall be adjusted by multiplying such Conversion Price
in
effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the
denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above,
and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the
then
fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence
of indebtedness so distributed applicable to 1 outstanding share of the Common
Stock as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good
faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a
statement delivered to the Holder describing the portion of assets or evidences
of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to 1
share
of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such
distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record
date mentioned above.
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e) Fundamental
Transaction. If, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, (A) the
Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another
Person, except for the Merger, (B) the Company effects any sale of all or
substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related
transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company
or
another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are
permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or
property, except for the Merger, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification
of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the
Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities,
cash or property (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then,
upon any subsequent conversion of this Debenture, the Holder shall have the
right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon
such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental
Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it
would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental
Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction,
the holder of 1 share of Common Stock (the “Alternate
Consideration”). For purposes of any such conversion, the
determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply
to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration
issuable in respect of 1 share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction,
and the Company shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate
Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any
different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of
Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to
be
received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same
choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of
this
Debenture following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent
necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company
or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder
a
new debenture consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the
Holder’s right to convert such debenture into Alternate Consideration. The terms
of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall
include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with
the provisions of this Section 5(e) and insuring that this Debenture (or any
such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent
transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
f) Calculations. All
calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or the
nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this
Section 5, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and
outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of
Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) issued and
outstanding.
g) Notice
to the Holder.
i. Adjustment
to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted
pursuant to any provision of this Section 5, the Company shall promptly deliver
to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment
and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such
adjustment.
ii. Notice
to Allow Conversion by Xxxxxx. If (A) the Company shall declare a
dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock,
(B)
the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a
redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting
to
all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or
purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the
approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection
with
any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which
the Company is a party except for the Merger, any sale or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange
whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property
or
(E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case,
the
Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the
purpose of conversion of this Debenture, and shall cause to be delivered to
the
Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Debenture Register,
at
least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date
hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to
be
taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or
warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders
of
the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions,
redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which
such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange
is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is
expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to
exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property
deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer
or
share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect
therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the
corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder
is entitled to convert this Debenture during the 20-day period commencing on
the
date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such
notice.
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h) Merger
Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid
or issued under Section 5 in respect of any securities issued in connection
with
the Merger (except to the extent, but only to the extent that the Merger effects
a capital change described in Section 3(a)).
Section
6. Forced
Conversion. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, after the
Effective Date, the Company may deliver a written notice to the Holder (a
“Forced Conversion Notice” and the date such notice is delivered to the
Holder, the “Forced Conversion Notice Date”) to cause the Holder to
convert all or part of the then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture
plus, if so specified in the Forced Conversion Notice, accrued but unpaid
interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing to the Holder under this
Debenture (a “Forced Conversion”), it being agreed that the “Conversion Date”
for purposes of Section 4 shall be deemed to occur on the third Trading Day
following the Forced Conversion Notice Date (such third Trading Day, the
“Forced Conversion Date”). The Company may not deliver a
Forced Conversion Notice, and any Forced Conversion Notice delivered by the
Company shall not be effective, unless all of the Equity Conditions are met
(unless waived in writing by the Holder or if the Equity Conditions are not
met
by operation of sub-clause (vii) in the definition of “Equity Conditions” as
defined in Section 1 hereof) on each Trading Day through and including the
later
of the Forced Conversion Date and the Trading Day after the date such Conversion
Shares pursuant to such conversion are delivered to the Holder. Any
Forced Conversion shall be applied ratably to all Holders based on their initial
purchases of Debentures pursuant to the Purchase Agreement lessany Voluntary
Conversions by a Holder which shall be applied against the Holder’s pro rata
allocation, thereby decreasing the aggregate amount subject to a Forced
Conversion hereunder if only a portion of this Debenture is subject to a Forced
Conversion. For purposes of clarification, a Forced Conversion shall
be subject to all of the provisions of Section 4, including, without limitation,
the provision requiring payment of liquidated damages and limitations on
conversions. If any part of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture
subject to any Forced Conversion plus, accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated
damages, if any, and other amounts owing to the Holder under this Debenture
can
not be converted into Common Stock solely by operation of Section 4(c) hereof,
the Security Agreement, Guaranty, and Pledge and Security Agreement, as defined
in the Purchase Agreement, shall automatically terminate without any further
action by the Company or any of the parties thereto.
Section
7. Negative
Covenants. As long as any portion of this Debenture remains outstanding, the
Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries (whether or
not
a Subsidiary on the Original Issue Date) to, directly or
indirectly:
a) other
than Permitted Indebtedness, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or
suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including
but
not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets
now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits
therefrom;
b) other
than Permitted Liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any
Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now
owned
or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits
therefrom;
c) amend
its
charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely affects
any rights of the Holder;
d) repay,
repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a
deminimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents other than as to (a) the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares as
permitted or required under the Transaction Documents and (b) repurchases of
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of departing officers and directors
of
the Company, provided that such repurchases shall not exceed an aggregate of
$100,000 for all officers and directors during the term of this
Debenture;
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e) repay,
repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness,
other than the Debentures if on a pro-rata basis, other than regularly scheduled
principal and interest payments as such terms are in effect as of the Original
Issue Date, except with respect to the purchase of TOLD;
f) pay
cash
dividends or distributions on any equity securities of the Company;
g) enter
into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Company which would be required
to be disclosed in any public filing with the Commission, unless such
transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a
majority of the disinterested directors of the Company (even if less than a
quorum otherwise required for board approval); or
h) enter
into any agreement with respect
to any of the foregoing, except with respect to the Merger, the TOLD License
or
the purchase of TOLD.
Section
8. Events of
Default.
a) “Event
of Default” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events
(whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary
or
involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree
or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative
or
governmental body):
i. any
default in the payment of (A) the principal amount of any Debenture or (B)
interest, liquidated damages, if any, and other amounts owing to a Holder on
any
Debenture, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a
Conversion Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise) which
default, solely in the case of an interest payment or other default under clause
(B) above, is not cured within 5 Trading Days;
ii. the
Company shall fail to observe or perform any other material covenant or
agreement in a material respect contained in the Debentures (other than a breach
by the Company of its obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to the
Holder upon conversion, which breach is addressed in clause (xi) below) which
failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (A)
10
Trading Days after notice of such failure sent by the Holder or by any other
Holder and (B) 20 Trading Days after the Company has become or should have
become aware of such failure;
iii. a
default
or event of default (subject to any grace or cure period provided in the
applicable agreement, document or instrument) shall occur under (A) any of
the
Transaction Documents or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document
or
instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered
by clause (vi) below);
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iv. any
material representation or warranty made in this Debenture, any other
Transaction Documents, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or
any
other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder
or any other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as
of
the date when made or deemed made;
v. the
Company or any Subsidiary shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;
vi. the
Company or any Subsidiary shall default on any of its obligations under any
mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring
agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which
there
may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due
under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement that (a) involves an
obligation greater than $150,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall
hereafter be created, and (b) results in such indebtedness becoming or being
declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become
due and payable;
vii. the
Common Stock shall not be eligible for listing or quotation for trading on
a
Trading Market and shall not be eligible to resume listing or quotation for
trading thereon within five Trading Days;
viii. the
Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction, except for the
Merger or Fundamental Transaction or shall agree to sell or dispose of all
or in
excess of 33% of its assets in one transaction or a series of related
transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control
Transaction);
ix. the
Initial Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)
shall not have been declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the
365th calendar
day
after the Closing Date;
x. if,
during the Effectiveness Period (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement), either (a) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement lapses
for any reason or (b) the Holder shall not be permitted to resell Registrable
Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the
Registration Statement for a period of more than 25 consecutive Trading Days
or
30 non-consecutive Trading Days during any 12 month period; provided,
however, that if the Company is negotiating a merger, consolidation,
acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of its assets or a similar
transaction and, in the written opinion of counsel to the Company, the
Registration Statement would be required to be amended to include information
concerning such pending transaction(s) or the parties thereto which information
is not available or may not be publicly disclosed at the time, the Company
shall
be permitted an additional 10 consecutive Trading Days during any 12 month
period pursuant to this Section 8(a)(x);
xi. the
Company shall fail for any reason to deliver certificates to a Holder prior
to
the ninth (9th)
Trading Day after a Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(d) or the Company
shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public
announcement, of the Company’s intention to not honor requests for conversions
of any Debentures in accordance with the terms hereof; or
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xii. any
monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed
against the Company, any subsidiary or any of their respective property or
other
assets for more than $500,000, and such judgment, writ or similar final process
shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 60 calendar
days.
b) Remedies
Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs, the outstanding
principal amount of this Debenture, plus accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated
damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of
acceleration, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and
payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. Commencing 5 days
after the occurrence of any Event of Default that results in the eventual
acceleration of this Debenture, the interest rate on this Debenture shall accrue
at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate
permitted under applicable law. Upon the payment in full of the
Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Debenture
to
or as directed by the Company. In connection with such acceleration
described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives,
any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder
may
immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all
of
its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under
applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by
Xxxxxx at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all
rights as a holder of the Debenture until such time, if any, as the Holder
receives full payment pursuant to this Section 8(b). No such
rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair
any right consequent thereon.
Section
9. Miscellaneous.
a) Notices. Any
and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the
Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion,
shall
be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally
recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address
set forth above, or such other facsimile number or address as the Company may
specify for such purpose by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with
this Section 9. Any and all notices or other communications or
deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and
delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight
courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address
of
the Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile number
or address appears, at the principal place of business of the
Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder
shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at
the
facsimile number specified in this Section 9 prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City
time), (ii) the date immediately following the date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
specified in this Section 9 between 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) and 11:59
p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (iii) the second Business Day following
the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service,
or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to
be
given.
b) Absolute
Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this
Debenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued
interest, as applicable, on this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and
in
the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct
debt obligation of the Company. This Debenture ranks
paripassu with all other Debentures now or hereafter issued under
the terms set forth herein.
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c) Lost
or Mutilated Debenture. If this Debenture shall be mutilated,
lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange
and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Debenture, or in
lieu
of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Debenture, a new Debenture
for the principal amount of this Debenture so mutilated, lost, stolen or
destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction
of such Debenture, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to
the
Company.
d) Governing
Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Debenture shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
New
York, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws
thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the
interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by
any
of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its
respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents)
shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New
York, Borough of Manhattan (the “New York Courts”). Each party
hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New
York
Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith
or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including
with
respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding,
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New
York
Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such
proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of
process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or
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 Debenture 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 other manner permitted by applicable 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 legal proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Debenture or the transactions contemplated
hereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any
provisions of this Debenture, then the prevailing party in such action or
proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys fees and
other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and
prosecution of such action or proceeding.
e) Waiver. Any
waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this
Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other
breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this
Debenture. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon
strict adherence to any term of this Debenture on one or more occasions shall
not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to
insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this
Debenture. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder must be in
writing.
f) Severability. If
any provision of this Debenture is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
balance of this Debenture shall remain in effect, and if any provision is
inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain
applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be
found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates
the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due
hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest
permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it
may
lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any
manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension
or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from
paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Debenture
as
contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force,
or
which may affect the covenants or the performance of this indenture, and the
Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all
benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort
to any such law, hinder, delay or impeded the execution of any power herein
granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such
as
though no such law has been enacted.
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g) Next
Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder
shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made
on
the next succeeding Business Day.
h) Headings. The
headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part
of
this Debenture and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
i) Assumption.
Any successor to the Company or any surviving entity in a Fundamental
Transaction shall (i) assume, prior to such Fundamental Transaction, all of
the
obligations of the Company under this Debenture and the other Transaction
Documents pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory
to
the Holder (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (ii)
issue to the Holder a new debenture of such successor entity evidenced by a
written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this
Debenture, including, without limitation, having a principal amount and interest
rate equal to the principal amount and the interest rate of this Debenture
and
having similar ranking to this Debenture, which shall be satisfactory to the
Holder (any such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The
provisions of this Section 9(i) shall apply similarly and equally to successive
Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations
of this Debenture.
j) Secured
Obligation. The obligations of the Company under this Debenture
are secured pursuant to the Security Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2007
between the Company, the Target, ASNI, the Collateral Agent and the Secured
Parties (as defined therein) which shall terminate upon the earlier of (i)
payment of all principal and interest on the Debentures or (ii) upon the
occurrence of the Forced Conversion of all remaining Debentures in
full.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Debenture to be duly executed
by a
duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.
ZEALOUS
TRADING GROUP, INC.
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
Facsimile
No. for delivery of Notices: _______________
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ANNEX A
NOTICE
OF CONVERSION
The
undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the 5% Senior Secured
Convertible Debenture due October 17, 2008 of Zealous Trading Group, Inc.,
a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”), into shares of common stock (the
“Common Stock”), of the Company according to the conditions hereof, as of
the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in
the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all
transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such
certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance
therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion,
except for such transfer taxes, if any.
By
the
delivery of this Notice of Conversion the undersigned represents and warrants
to
the Company that its ownership of the Common Stock does not exceed the amounts
specified under Section 4 of this Debenture, as determined in accordance with
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
The
undersigned agrees to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements under
the
applicable securities laws in connection with any transfer of the aforesaid
shares of Common Stock.
Conversion calculations: |
Date
to Effect Conversion:
Principal
Amount of Debenture to be Converted:
Number
of shares of Common Stock to be issued:
Signature:
Name:
Address
for Delivery of Common Stock Certificates:
Or
DWAC
Instructions:
Broker
No:_______________________
Account
No:_____________________
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Schedule
1
CONVERSION
SCHEDULE
The
5%
Senior Secured Convertible Debentures due on October 17, 2007 in the aggregate
principal amount of up to $4,500,000 are issued by Zealous Trading Group, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation. This Conversion Schedule reflects conversions made under
Section 4 of the above referenced Debenture.
Dated:
Date
of Conversion
(or
for first entry, Original Issue Date)
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Amount
of Conversion
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Aggregate
Principal Amount Remaining Subsequent to Conversion
(or
original Principal Amount)
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Company
Attest
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