NEITHER THIS DEBENTURE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS DEBENTURE 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.
THIS DEBENTURE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON CONVERSION SET FORTH
IN SECTION 3.8 OF A CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
NOVEMBER 27, 1997, BETWEEN EUROTECH, LTD. (THE "COMPANY") AND THE ORIGINAL
HOLDER HEREOF. A COPY OF THAT AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF
THE COMPANY.
No. 1 U.S. $250,000
EUROTECH, LTD.
8% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE DUE NOVEMBER 27, 2000
THIS DEBENTURE is one of a series of duly authorized issued debentures of
Eurotech, Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the District of
Columbia and having a principal place of business at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
000, XxXxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Company"), designated as its 8% Convertible
Debentures, due November 27, 2000 (the "Debentures"), in an aggregate principal
amount of $7,000,000.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to JNC OPPORTUNITY FUND
LTD., or registered assigns (the "Holder"), the principal sum of Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000), on or prior to November 27, 2000 or such
earlier date as the Debentures are required to be repaid as provided hereunder
(the "Maturity Date") and to pay interest to the Holder on the principal sum at
the rate of 8% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears commencing March 31,
1998, but in no event later than the earlier to occur of a Conversion Date (as
defined in Section 4(a)(i)) for such principal amount or the Maturity Date.
Interest shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date (as defined in
Section 6) until payment in full of the principal sum, together with all accrued
and unpaid interest and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been
made. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and for the
actual number of days elapsed. Interest hereunder will be paid to the Person (as
defined in Section 6) in whose name this Debenture (or one or more predecessor
Debentures) is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration
and transfers of the Debentures (the "Debenture Register"). All overdue, accrued
and unpaid interest and other amounts due hereunder shall bear interest at the
rate of 15% per annum (to accrue daily) from the date such interest is due
hereunder through and including the date of payment. The principal of, and
interest on, this Debenture are payable in such coin or currency of the United
States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of
public and private debts, at the address of the Holder last appearing on the
Debenture Register, except that interest due on the principal amount (but not
overdue interest) may, at the Company's option, be paid in shares of Common
Stock (as defined in Section 6) calculated based upon the Conversion Price (as
defined below) on the date such interest was due. All amounts due hereunder
other than such interest shall be paid in cash. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the Company may not issue shares of Common Stock in
payment of interest on the principal amount if: (i) the number of shares of
Common Stock at the time authorized, unissued and unreserved for all purposes,
or held as treasury stock, is insufficient to pay interest hereunder in shares
of Common Stock; (ii) such shares are not either registered for resale pursuant
to an Underlying Securities Registration Statement (as defined in Section 6) or
freely transferable without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
as determined by counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter
addressed and in form and substance acceptable to the Holder and the transfer
agent for such shares; (iii) such shares are not actively traded on the OTC
Bulletin Board (listed or quoted for trading on the American Stock Exchange,
Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq SmallCap Market or The New York Stock Exchange,
and any other exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading
(each, a "Subsequent Market")); or (iv) the issuance of such shares would result
in the recipient thereof beneficially owning more than 4.999% of the issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Common Stock shall be
deemed to be "actively traded" on the OTC Bulletin Board under this Debenture if
(a) no less than $400,000 of the Common Stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board
in any one week and (b) there are no fewer than six (6) market makers actively
making a market in the Common Stock.
This Debenture is subject to the following additional provisions:
Section 1. This Debenture is exchangeable for an equal aggregate
principal amount of Debentures of different authorized denominations, as
requested by the Holder surrendering the same but shall not be issuable in
denominations of less than integral multiplies of Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000) unless such amount represents the full principal balance of Debentures
outstanding to such Holder. No service charge will be made for such registration
of transfer or exchange.
Section 2. 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. Prior to due presentment to the
Company for transfer 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 3. Events of Default.
(a) "Event of Default", wherever used herein, means any one of the
following events (whatever the reason and whether it 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 the principal of, interest on or
liquidated damages in respect of, this Debenture, free of any claim of
subordination, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether
on the applicable quarterly interest payment date, the Conversion Date or
the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise);
(ii) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other
covenant, agreement or warranty contained in, or otherwise commit any
breach of, this Debenture, the Purchase Agreement or the Registration
Rights Agreement, and such failure or breach shall not have been remedied
within 10 days after the date on which notice of such failure or breach
shall have been given;
(iii) the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall commence, or
there shall be commenced against the Company or any such subsidiary a case
under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in
effect or any successor thereto, or the Company commences any other
proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt,
relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law
of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the
Company or any subsidiary thereof or there is commenced against the
Company or any subsidiary thereof any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other
proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 60 days; or the
Company or any subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or
any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding
is entered; or the Company or any subsidiary thereof suffers any
appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of
its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60
days; or the Company or any subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment
for the benefit of creditors; or the Company shall fail to pay, or shall
state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts
generally as they become due; or the Company or any subsidiary thereof
shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a
composition or adjustment of its debts; or the Company or any subsidiary
thereof shall by any act or failure to act indicate its consent to,
approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or
other action is taken by the Company or any subsidiary thereof for the
purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(iv) the Company shall default in any of its obligations under any
mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement or other
instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be
secured or evidenced any indebtedness of the Company in an amount
exceeding one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), whether such
indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created and such default
shall result in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and
payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and
payable;
(v) the Common Stock shall fail to be actively traded on the OTC
Bulletin Board or fail to be listed or quoted for trading on any
Subsequent Market if after the Original Issue Date the Common Stock shall
be listed or quoted for trading on any such Subsequent Market, or if the
Common Stock shall be suspended from trading thereon without being
actively traded, relisted or having such suspension lifted, as the case
may be, within three (3) Trading Days;
(vi) the Company shall be a party to any merger or consolidation
pursuant to which the Company shall not be the surviving entity (or, if
the Company is the surviving entity, the Company shall issue or sell to
another Person, or group thereof, in excess of 50% of the Common Stock) or
shall dispose of all or substantially all of its assets in one or more
transactions, or shall redeem more than a de minimis number of shares of
Common Stock (other than redemptions of Underlying Shares);
(vii) an Underlying Securities Registration Statement shall not have
been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on or prior to the 180th day after the Original Issue Date;
or
(viii) an Event (as hereinafter defined) shall not have been cured
to the satisfaction of the Holder prior to the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the Event Date (as hereinafter defined) relating thereto (other
than an Event resulting from a failure of an Underlying Securities
Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission on or
prior to the 90th day after the Original Issue Date).
(b) If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing the full
principal amount of this Debenture (and, at the Holder's option, all other
Debentures then held by such Holder), together with interest and other amounts
owing in respect thereof, to the date of acceleration, to be, shall become,
immediately due and payable in cash. The aggregate amount payable upon an Event
of Default in respect of the Debentures shall be equal to the sum of (i) the
Mandatory Prepayment Amount (as defined in Section 6) plus (ii) the product of
(A) the number of Underlying Shares issued in
respect of conversions or as payment of interest hereunder and then held by the
Holder and (B) the Per Share Market Value (as defined in Section 6) on the date
prepayment is demanded or the date the full prepayment price is paid, whichever
is greater. 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 declaration may be rescinded and annulled by Xxxxxx at any
time prior to payment hereunder. No such rescission or annulment shall affect
any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 4. Conversion.
(a)(i) This Debenture shall be convertible into shares of
Common Stock at the option of the Holder in whole or in part at any time and
from time to time upon the earlier to occur of (1) the date an Underlying
Securities Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission and
(2) the 90th day after the Original Issue Date, and prior to the close of
business on the Maturity Date. The number of shares of Common Stock as shall be
issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by dividing the
outstanding principal amount of this Debenture to be converted, plus all accrued
but unpaid interest thereon, by the Conversion Price (as defined below), each as
subject to adjustment as provided hereunder. The Holder shall effect conversions
by surrendering the Debentures (or such portions thereof) to be converted,
together with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Exhibit A (a
"Holder Conversion Notice") to the Company. Each Holder Conversion Notice shall
specify the principal amount of Debentures to be converted and the date on which
such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date such
Conversion Notice is deemed to have been delivered hereunder (a "Holder
Conversion Date"). If no Holder Conversion Date is specified in a Holder
Conversion Notice, the Holder Conversion Date shall be the date that such Holder
Conversion Notice is deemed delivered hereunder. Subject to Section 4(b) hereof
and Section 3.8 of the Purchase Agreement, each Holder Conversion Notice, once
given, shall be irrevocable. If the Holder is converting less than all of the
principal amount represented by the Debenture(s) tendered by the Holder with the
Holder Conversion Notice, or if a conversion hereunder cannot be effected in
full for any reason, the Company shall honor such conversion to the extent
permissible hereunder and shall promptly deliver to such Holder (in the manner
and within the time set forth in Section 4(b)) a new Debenture for such
principal amount as has not been converted.
(ii) At any time from and after the second anniversary of the
Original Issue Date, all or any portion of the then outstanding principal amount
under this Debenture (plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon) shall be
convertible into Common Stock at the Conversion Price (which for such purpose
shall not be subject to the Floor (as defined in Section 6)) at the option of
the Company; provided, that the Company is not permitted to deliver a Company
Conversion Notice (as defined below) within ten (10) days of issuing any press
release or other public statement relating to such conversion or at any time
when the Underlying Securities Registration Statement is not then effective or
shares of Common Stock are not actively traded on the OTC Bulletin Board or
listed or quoted for trading on a Subsequent Market. The Company shall effect
such conversion by delivering to the Holder a written notice in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Company Conversion Notice"), which Company
Conversion Notice, once given, shall be irrevocable. Each Company Conversion
Notice shall specify the principal amount of Debentures (and
accrued but unpaid interest thereon) to be converted. The Company shall deliver
such Company Conversion Notice at least two (2) Trading Days, but not more than
five (5) Trading Days before the Maturity Date or earlier date of intended
conversion (the date that the Company intends to effect such conversion is
hereinafter referred to as the "Company Conversion Date"). Upon its receipt of a
Company Conversion Notice, the Holder shall surrender the principal amount of
Debentures subject thereto to the office of the Company or of any transfer agent
of the Common Stock. If the Company is converting less than the aggregate
principal amount of all Debentures, the Company shall, upon conversion of the
principal amount of Debentures subject to such Company Conversion Notice and
receipt of the Debentures surrendered for conversion, deliver to the Holder, a
replacement Debenture for such principal amount of Debentures as have not been
converted in the manner and within the time period set forth in Section 4(b).
Each of a Holder Conversion Notice and a Company Conversion Notice is sometimes
referred to herein as a "Conversion Notice," and each of a Holder Conversion
Date and a Company Conversion Date is sometimes referred to herein as a
"Conversion Date."
(b) Not later than three Trading Days after the Conversion Date, the
Company will deliver to the Holder (i) a certificate or certificates which shall
be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those
required by Section 3.1(b) of the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of
shares of the Common Stock being acquired upon the conversion of Debentures
(subject to reduction pursuant to Section 3.8 of the Purchase Agreement), (ii)
Debentures in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of Debentures not
converted; (iii) a bank check in the amount of all accrued and unpaid interest
(if the Company has elected and is permitted hereunder to pay accrued interest
in cash), together with all other amounts then due and payable in accordance
with the terms hereof, in respect of Debentures tendered for conversion and (iv)
if the Company has elected to pay accrued interest in shares of the Common
Stock, certificates, which shall be free of restrictive legends and trading
restrictions (other than those required by Section 3.1(b) of the Purchase
Agreement), representing such number of shares of the Common Stock as equals
such interest divided by the Conversion Price calculated on the Conversion Date;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to issue certificates
evidencing the shares of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
principal amount of Debentures until Debentures are delivered for conversion to
the Company or the Holder notifies the Company that such Xxxxxxxxx has been
mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed and complies with Section 9 hereof. If in
the case of any Conversion Notice such certificate or certificates, including
for purposes hereof, any shares of the Common Stock to be issued on the
Conversion Date on account of accrued but unpaid interest hereunder, are not
delivered to or as directed by the Holder by the third Trading Day after a
Conversion Date, the Holder shall be entitled by written notice to the Company
at any time on or before
its receipt of such certificate or certificates thereafter, to rescind such
conversion (whether subject to a Holder or a Company Conversion Notice), in
which event the Company shall immediately return the Debentures tendered for
conversion. If the Company fails to deliver to the Holder such certificate or
certificates pursuant to this Section, including for purposes hereof, any shares
of the Common Stock to be issued on the Conversion Date on account of accrued
but unpaid interest hereunder, prior to the fourth Trading Day after the
Conversion Date, the Company shall pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated
damages and not as a penalty, $1,500 for each day thereafter until the Company
delivers such certificates (such amount shall also be due for each Trading Day
after the date that the Holder may rescind such conversion until such date as
the Holder shall have received the return of the principal amount of Debentures
relating to such rescission). If the Company fails to deliver to the Holder such
certificate or certificates pursuant to this Section prior to the 20th day after
the Conversion Date, the Company shall, upon notice from the Holder, prepay such
portion of the aggregate of the principal amount of Debentures then held by such
Xxxxxx, as requested by such Holder, for the Mandatory Prepayment Amount, in
cash. If any portion of the Mandatory Prepayment Amount pursuant to this Section
is not paid within seven days after notice therefor is deemed delivered
hereunder, the Company will pay interest on the Mandatory Prepayment Amount at a
rate of 15% per annum (to accrue daily), in cash to such Holder, accruing from
such seventh day until the Mandatory Prepayment Amount, plus all accrued
interest thereon, is paid in full.
(c) (i) The conversion price (the "Conversion Price") in
effect on any Conversion Date shall be the lesser of (A) $5.38 (the "Initial
Conversion Price") and (B) the Applicable Percentage (as defined in Section 6)
multiplied by the Average Price calculated on the Conversion Date; provided,
that, except as otherwise specifically set fort herein, the Conversion Price
shall not be less than the Floor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Floor shall
not apply to any conversions pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii), to any adjustments of
the Conversion Price pursuant to the immediately following sentence or to
adjustments to the Initial Conversion Price as a result of the provisions of
Section 4(c)(ii)-(v). If (a) an Underlying Securities Registration Statement is
not filed on or prior to the 45th day after the Original Issue Date, or (b) the
Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in
accordance with Rule 12d1-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, within five (5) Business Days of the date that the Company is
notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that an
Underlying Securities Registration Statement will not be "reviewed" or is not
subject to further review or comment by the Commission, or (c) the Underlying
Securities Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission on
or prior to the 90th day after the Original Issue Date, or (d) such Underlying
Securities Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the
Commission but thereafter ceases to be effective as to all Registrable
Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) at any
time prior to the expiration of the "Effectiveness Period" (as such term as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), without being succeeded by a
subsequent Underlying Securities Registration Statement filed with and declared
effective by the Commission within ten (10) days, or (e) trading in the Common
Stock shall fail to be actively traded on the OTC Bulletin Board or if the
Common Stock shall be suspended or delisted from trading on any Subsequent
Market for any reason for more than three (3) Trading Days, or (f) the
conversion rights of the Holders of Debentures are suspended for any reason or
if the Holder is not permitted to resell Registrable Securities under the
Underlying Securities Registration Statement, or (g) an amendment to the
Underlying Securities Registration Statement is not filed by the Company with
the Commission within ten (10) days of the Commission's notifying the Company
that such amendment is required in order for the Underlying Securities
Registration Statement to be declared effective (any such failure being referred
to as an "Event," and for purposes of clauses (a), (c) and (f) the date on which
such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (b) the date on which such five (5)
days period is exceeded, or for purposes of clauses (d) and (g) the date which
such ten (10) day period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (e) the date on
which such three (3) Trading Day period is exceeded, being referred to as "Event
Date"), the Company shall pay, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a
penalty, on the Event Date and on the first day of each month thereafter until
the triggering Event is cured, 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of
Debentures then outstanding.
(ii) If the Company, at any time while any Debentures are
outstanding, (a) shall pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or
distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity
equivalent securities payable in shares of the Common Stock, (b) subdivide
outstanding shares of the Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (c)
combine outstanding shares of the Common Stock into a smaller number of shares,
or (d) issue by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of
capital stock of the Company, the Initial Conversion Price shall be multiplied
by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common
Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding before such event and of
which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding 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.
(iii) If the Company, at any time while any Debentures are
outstanding, shall issue rights or warrants to all
holders of the Common Stock (and not to Holders of Debentures) entitling them to
subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at a price per share less
than the Per Share Market Value of the Common Stock at the record date mentioned
below, the Initial Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which
the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or
warrants plus the number of additional shares of the Common Stock offered for
subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of
shares of the Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) 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 would
purchase at such Per Share Market Value. 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 or warrants. However, upon the expiration of any right or warrant to
purchase shares of the Common Stock the issuance of which resulted in an
adjustment in the Initial Conversion Price pursuant to this Section, if any such
right or warrant shall expire and shall not have been exercised, the Initial
Conversion Price shall immediately upon such expiration be recomputed and
effective immediately upon such expiration be increased to the price which it
would have been (but reflecting any other adjustments in the Initial Conversion
Price made pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4 after the issuance of
such rights or warrants) had the adjustment of the Initial Conversion Price made
upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis of offering
for subscription or purchase only that number of shares of the Common Stock
actually purchased upon the exercise of such rights or warrants actually
exercised.
(iv) If the Company, at any time while Debentures are
outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of the Common Stock (and not to
Holders of Debentures) evidences of its indebtedness or assets or rights or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security, then in each such case the
Initial Conversion Price at which Debentures shall thereafter be convertible
shall be determined by multiplying the Initial 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 Per Share Market Value of the Common Stock determined as of the
record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such Per Share
Market Value of the Common Stock 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 one outstanding share of the Common
Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith; provided, however,
that in the event of a distribution exceeding ten percent (10%) of the net
assets of the Company, such fair market value shall be determined by a
nationally recognized or major regional
investment banking firm or firm of independent certified public accountants of
recognized standing (which may be the firm that regularly examines the financial
statements of the Company) (an "Appraiser") selected in good faith by the
holders of a majority in interest of Debentures then outstanding; and provided,
further, that the Company, after receipt of the determination by such Appraiser
shall have the right to select an additional Appraiser, in good faith, in which
case the fair market value shall be equal to the average of the determinations
by each such Appraiser. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a
statement provided to the holders of Debentures of the portion of assets or
evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable
to one share of the Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any
such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the
record date mentioned above.
(v) In case of any reclassification of the Common Stock or any
compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into
other securities, cash or property, the Holder of this Debenture shall have the
right thereafter to, at its option, (A) convert the then outstanding principal
amount, together with all accrued but unpaid interest and any other amounts then
owing hereunder in respect of this Debenture only into the shares of stock and
other securities, cash and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by
holders of the Common Stock following such reclassification or share exchange,
and the Holders of the Debentures shall be entitled upon such event to receive
such amount of securities, cash or property as the shares of the Common Stock of
the Company into which the then outstanding principal amount, together with all
accrued but unpaid interest and any other amounts then owing hereunder in
respect of this Debenture could have been converted immediately prior to such
reclassification or share exchange would have been entitled or (B) require the
Company to prepay, from funds legally available therefor at the time of such
prepayment, the aggregate of its outstanding principal amount of Debentures,
plus all interest and other amounts due and payable thereon, at a price
determined in accordance with Section 3(b). The entire prepayment price shall be
paid in cash. This provision shall similarly apply to successive
reclassifications or share exchanges.
(vi) All calculations under this Section 4 shall be made to
the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.
(vii) Whenever the Initial Conversion Price is adjusted
pursuant to any of Section 4(c)(ii) - (v), the Company shall promptly mail to
each Holder of Debentures a notice setting forth the Initial Conversion Price
after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring
such adjustment.
(viii) If:
A. the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other
distribution) on its Common Stock; or
B. the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring
cash dividend on or a redemption of its Common
Stock; or
C. the Company shall authorize the granting to all
holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to
subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital
stock of any class or of any rights; or
D. the approval of any stockholders of the Company
shall be required in connection with any
reclassification of the Common Stock of the
Company, any consolidation or merger to which the
Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, of
any compulsory share of 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 the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for
the purpose of conversion of the Debentures, and shall cause to be mailed to the
Holders of Debentures at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the
stock books of the Company, at least 30 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, however, that the failure to mail
such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the
validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice.
Holders are entitled to
convert Debentures during the 30-day period commencing the date of such notice
to the effective date of the event triggering such notice.
(d) The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep
available out of its authorized and unissued shares of the Common Stock solely
for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Debentures and payment of
interest on the Debentures, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights
or any other actual contingent purchase rights of persons other than the
Holders, not less than such number of shares of the Common Stock as shall
(subject to any additional requirements of the Company as to reservation of such
shares set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the
adjustments and restrictions of Section 4(c)) upon the conversion of the
outstanding principal amount of the Debentures and payment of interest
hereunder. The Company covenants that all shares of the Common Stock that shall
be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly and validly authorized, issued and
fully paid, nonassessable and, if the Underlying Securities Registration
Statement has been declared effective under the Securities Act, freely
tradeable.
(e) Upon a conversion hereunder the Company shall not be required to
issue stock certificates representing fractions of shares of the Common Stock,
but may if otherwise permitted, make a cash payment in respect of any final
fraction of a share based on the Per Share Market Value at such time. If the
Company elects not, or is unable, to make such a cash payment, the holder shall
be entitled to receive, in lieu of the final fraction of a share, one whole
share of Common Stock.
(f) The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on
conversion of the Debentures shall be made without charge to the Holders thereof
for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the
issue or delivery of such certificate, 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 such Debentures so converted 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.
(g) Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be
provided by the Holders of the Debentures hereunder, including, without
limitation, any Conversion Notice, shall be in writing and delivered personally,
by facsimile, sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or sent
by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Company, at
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, XxXxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (facsimile number
(000) 000-0000), attention Chief Financial
Officer, or such other address or facsimile number as the Company may specify
for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this
Section. 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, sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or sent
by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each Holder of
the Debentures at the facsimile telephone number or address of such Holder
appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile telephone 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 telephone number
specified in this Section prior to 7:00 p.m. (New York City time), (ii) the date
after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via
facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this Section later than
7:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York
City time) on such date, (iii) four days after deposit in the United States
mail, (iv) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if send by nationally
recognized overnight courier service, or (v) upon actual receipt by the party to
whom such notice is required to be given.
Section 5. Optional Prepayment.
(a) The Company shall have the right, exercisable at any time upon
twenty (20) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holders of the Debentures
to be prepaid (the "Optional Prepayment Notice"), to prepay, from funds legally
available therefor at the time of such prepayment, all or any portion of the
outstanding principal amount of the Debentures which have not previously been
repaid or for which Conversion Notices have not previously been delivered
hereunder, at a price equal to the Optional Prepayment Price (as defined below).
Any such prepayment by the Company shall be in cash and shall be free of any
claim of subordination. The Holders shall have the right to tender, and the
Company shall honor, Conversion Notices delivered prior to the expiration of the
twentieth (20th) Trading Day after receipt by the Holders of an Optional
Prepayment Notice for such Debentures (such date, the "Optional Prepayment
Date").
(b) If any portion of the Optional Prepayment Price shall not be
paid by the Company by the Optional Prepayment Date, the Optional Prepayment
Price shall be increased by 15% per annum (to accrue daily) until paid (which
amount shall be paid as liquidated damages and not as a penalty). In addition,
if any portion of the optional Prepayment Price remains unpaid through the
expiration of the Optional Prepayment Date, the Holder subject to such
prepayment may elect by written notice to the Company to either (i) demand
conversion in accordance with the formula and the time period therefor set forth
in Section 4 of any portion of the
principal amount of Debentures for which the Optional Prepayment Price, plus
accrued liquidated damages thereof, has not been paid in full (the "Unpaid
Prepayment Principal Amount"), in which event the applicable Per Share Market
Value shall be the lower of the Per Share Market Value calculated on the
Optional Prepayment Date and the Per Share Market Value as of the Holder's
written demand for conversion, or (ii) invalidate ab initio such optional
redemption, notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary. If the
Holder elects option (i) above, the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days
of the date such election is deemed delivered hereunder, deliver to the Holder
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Unpaid Prepayment
Amount subject to such conversion demand and otherwise perform its obligations
hereunder with respect thereto; or, if the Holder elects option (ii) above, the
Company shall promptly, and in any event not later than three (3) Trading Days
from receipt of notice of such election, return to the Holder new Debentures for
the full Unpaid Prepayment Principal Amount. If, upon an election under option
(i) above, the Company fails to deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Unpaid Prepayment Principal Amount within four (4) Trading
Days of the date that such election is deemed delivered hereunder, the Company
shall pay to the Holder in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty,
$1,500 per day until the Company delivers such Common Stock to the Holder.
(c) The "Optional Prepayment Price" for any Debentures shall equal
the sum of (i) the principal amount of Debentures to be prepaid, plus all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon, divided by the Conversion Price on (x) the
Optional Prepayment Date or (y) the date the Optional Prepayment Price is paid
in full, whichever is less, multiplied by the Average Price on (x) the Optional
Prepayment Date or (y) the date the Optional Prepayment Price is paid in full,
whichever is greater, and (ii) all other amounts, expenses, costs and liquidated
damages due in respect of such principal amount.
Section 6. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
"Applicable Percentage" means (i) 80% for any conversion honored
prior to the 180th day after the Original Issue Date, (ii) 75% for any
conversion honored on or after the 180th day and prior to the 360th after the
original Issue Date, and (iii) 70% for any conversion honored after the 360th
day after the Original Issue Date. For purposes hereof, a conversion is deemed
to have been honored when the shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of such
conversion are received by the Holder.
"Average Price" on any date means the average Per Share Market Value
for the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding such date.
"Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day
which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the
State of New York are authorized or required by law or other government action
to close.
"Common Stock" means the Company's common stock, $.00025 par value
per share, of the Company and stock of any other class into which such shares
may hereafter have been reclassified or changed.
"Floor" initially means $2.00, provided, that, the Floor shall be
reset if at any time after the Original Issue Date the Average Price calculated
on any date shall be equal to or less than $2.00 for 30 consecutive Trading
Days. In such event, the Floor shall be reset to 75% of the average Per Share
Market Value for the ten (10) Trading Days commencing the 21st day of the 30-day
period contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence.
"Mandatory Prepayment Amount" for any Debentures shall equal the sum
of (i) the principal amount of Debentures to be prepaid, plus all accrued and
unpaid interest thereon, divided by the Conversion Price on (x) the date the
Mandatory Prepayment Amount is demanded or (y) the date the Mandatory Prepayment
Amount is paid in full, whichever is less, multiplied by the Average Price on
(x) the date the Mandatory Prepayment Amount is demanded or (y) the date the
Mandatory Prepayment Amount is paid in full, whichever is greater, and (ii) all
other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of such
Debentures.
"Original Issue Date" shall mean the date of the first issuance of
any Debentures regardless of the number of transfers of any Debenture and
regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such
Debenture.
"Per Share Market Value" on any particular date means (a) the
closing bid price per share of the Common Stock on such date as quoted by
Bloomberg Information Services, Inc. ("Bloomberg"), or similar organizations or
agencies succeeding to its functions of reporting prices, or (b) if the Common
Stock is no longer reported by Bloomberg, or such similar organizations or
agencies, such closing bid price per share shall be determined by reference to
"Pink Sheet" quotes for the relevant conversion period as determined in good
faith by the Holder or (c) if the Common Stock is not then publicly traded, the
fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an appraiser
selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the
Debentures (the Company, after receipt of the determination by such appraiser,
shall have the right to select an additional appraiser, in which case, the fair
market value shall be equal to the average of the determinations by each such
appraiser).
"Person" means a corporation, an association, a partnership,
organization, a business, an individual, a government or political subdivision
thereof or a governmental agency.
"Purchase Agreement" means the Convertible Debenture Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the Original Issue Date, between the Company and the
original Holder of Debentures, 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 Original Issue Date, between the Company and the
original Holder of Debentures, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with its terms.
"Trading Day" means (a) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on
the Nasdaq Stock Market or other stock exchange or market on which the Common
Stock has been listed, or (b) if the Common Stock is not listed on the Nasdaq
Stock Market or any stock exchange or market, a day on which the Common Stock is
traded on the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or
(c) if the Common Stock is not quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, a day on which
the Common Stock is quoted on the over-the-counter market as reported by the
National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency
succeeding its functions of reporting prices).
"Underlying Shares" means the shares of Common Stock into which the
Debentures are convertible in accordance with the terms hereof and the Purchase
Agreement.
"Underlying Securities Registration Statement" means a registration
statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement, covering among other things the resale of the Underlying Shares and
naming the Holder as a "selling stockholder" thereunder.
Section 7. 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, interest and liquidated damages (if
any) on, this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or
currency, herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct obligation of the
Company. This Debenture ranks pari passu with all other Debentures now or
hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein. The Company may only
voluntarily prepay the outstanding principal amount on the Debentures in
accordance with Section 5 hereof.
Section 8. This Debenture shall not entitle the Holder to any of the
rights of a stockholder of the Company, including without limitation, the right
to vote, to receive dividends and other distributions, or to receive any notice
of, or to attend,
meetings of stockholders or any other proceedings of the Company, unless and to
the extent converted into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms
hereof.
Section 9. 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, and indemnity, if requested, all
reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
Section 10. This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to
conflicts of laws thereof. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City
of New York, borough of Manhattan, 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
suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, or that such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. The Company hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
receiving a copy thereof sent to the Company at the address in effect for
notices to it under this instrument 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.
Section 11. 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 must be in writing.
Section 12. 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.
Section 13. 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 (or, if
such next succeeding Business Day falls in the next calendar month, the
preceding Business Day in the appropriate calendar month).
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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.
EUROTECH, LTD.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Attest:
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT A
EUROTECH, LTD.
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
AT THE ELECTION OF THE HOLDER
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Debenture)
The undersigned hereby elects to convert Debenture No. 1 into shares of Common
Stock, $.00025 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of EUROTECH, LTD. (the
"Company") according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If
shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than 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.
Conversion calculations:
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Date to Effect Conversion
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Principal Amount of Debentures
to be Converted
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Number of shares of Common Stock
to be Issued
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Applicable Conversion Price
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Signature
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Name
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Address
EXHIBIT B
EUROTECH, LTD.
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
AT THE ELECTION OF THE COMPANY
The undersigned in the name and on behalf of EUROTECH, LTD. (the "Company")
hereby notifies the addressee hereof that the Company hereby elects to exercise
its right to convert the above Debenture No. 1 into shares of Common Stock, par
value $.00025 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company according to the
conditions hereof, as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the
Holder for any conversion hereunder, except for such transfer taxes, if any,
which may be incurred by the Company if shares are to be issued in the name of a
person other than the person to whom this notice is addressed.
Conversion calculations:
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Date to Effect Conversion
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Principal Amount of Debentures
to be Converted
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Applicable Conversion Price
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Amount of Interest due on the Principal Amount of
Debentures to be Converted
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Number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding at
close of trading on Conversion Date
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Signature
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Name:
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Address:
