Dated: January 24, 2006
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.
No. CCP-1 $2,200,000
NEWGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Secured Convertible Debenture
Due January 24, 2009
This Secured Convertible Debenture (the "Debenture") is issued by
NEWGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Obligor"), to CORNELL
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP (the "Holder"), pursuant to that certain Securities
Purchase Agreement (the "Securities Purchase Agreement") of even date herewith.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Obligor hereby promises to pay to the Holder or
its successors and assigns the principal sum of Two Million Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($2,200,000) together with accrued but unpaid interest on or before
January 24, 2009 (the "Maturity Date") in accordance with the following terms:
Interest. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance
hereof at an annual rate equal to ten percent (10%). Interest shall be
calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed,
to the extent permitted by applicable law. Interest hereunder will be paid to
the Holder or its assignee (as defined in Section 5) in whose name this
Debenture is registered on the records of the Obligor regarding registration and
transfers of Debentures (the "Debenture Register").
Right of Redemption. The Obligor at its option shall have the right,
with three (3) business days advance written notice (the "Redemption Notice"),
to redeem a portion or all amounts outstanding under this Debenture prior to the
Maturity Date provided that the Closing Bid Price of the Obligor's Common Stock,
as reported by Bloomberg, LP, is less than the Fixed Conversion Price at the
time of the Redemption Notice. In the event that such right of redemption is
exercised by the Obligor within ninety (90) calendar days from the date hereof
the Obligor shall pay an amount equal to the principal amount being redeemed
plus a redemption premium ("Redemption Premium") equal to seven percent (7%) of
the principal amount being redeemed, and accrued interest, in the event that
such right of redemption is exercised by the Obligor after ninety (90) calendar
days from the date hereof the Obligor shall pay an amount equal to the principal
amount being redeemed plus a Redemption Premium equal to ten percent (10%) of
the principal amount being redeemed, and accrued interest, (collectively
referred to as the "Redemption Premium" and the "Redemption Amount"). The
Obligor shall deliver to the Holder the Redemption Amount on the third (3rd)
business day after the Redemption Notice.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing in the event that the Obligor has elected
to redeem a portion of the outstanding principal amount and accrued interest
under this Debenture the Holder shall be permitted to convert all or any portion
of this Debenture during such three business day period.
Security Agreements. This Debenture is secured by the Insider Pledge
and Escrow Agreements ("Insider Pledge Agreements") of even date herewith among
the Obligor, the Holder, X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, and the Escrow Agent, a Security Agreement (the "Security Agreement")
of even date herewith between the Obligor and the Holder and Subsidiary Security
Agreements by and among the Obligor, the Holder and ReFuel Terminal Operations,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, Refuel America, Inc. , a Delaware corporation and
NewGen International, Inc. a Delaware corporation (collectively, the "Subsidiary
Security Agreements").
Consent of Holder to Sell Capital Stock or Grant Security Interests. So
long as any of the principal amount or interest on this Debenture remains unpaid
and unconverted, the Obligor shall not, without the prior consent of the Holder,
(i) issue or sell any shares of Common Stock or preferred stock without
consideration or for consideration per share less than One Dollar ($1.00), (ii)
issue or sell any preferred stock, warrant, option, right, contract, call, or
other security or instrument granting the holder thereof the right to acquire
Common Stock without consideration or for consideration per share less than One
Dollar ($1.00), (iii) enter into any security instrument granting the holder a
security interest in any of the assets of the Obligor other than a security
position subordinated to the security position of the Holder, or (iv) file any
registration statements on Form S-8 other than a Form S-8 registration statement
for the Company's bonafide employee stock option plan registering eight million
(8,000,000) shares of the Company's Common Stock that has been disclosed to the
Holder.
Rights of First Refusal. So long as any portion of this Debenture is
outstanding (including principal or accrued interest), if the Obligor intends to
raise additional capital by the issuance or sale of capital stock of the
Obligor, including without limitation shares of any class of Common Stock, any
class of preferred stock, options, warrants or any other securities convertible
or exercisable into shares of Common Stock (whether the offering is conducted by
the Obligor, underwriter, placement agent or any third party) the Obligor shall
be obligated to offer to the Holder such issuance or sale of capital stock, by
providing in writing the principal amount of capital it intends to raise and
outline of the material terms of such capital raise, prior to the offering such
issuance or sale of capital stock to any third parties including, but not
limited to, current or former officers or directors, current or former
shareholders and/or investors of the obligor, underwriters, brokers, agents or
other third parties. The Holder shall have five(5) business days from receipt of
such notice of the sale or issuance of capital stock to accept or reject all or
a portion of such capital raising offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such
Right of First Refusal shall not apply to offers to issue securities that are
not intended to raise capital including those issued (i) as compensation for
services or (ii) in connection with merger and acquisition activities.
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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. No service charge will be made
for such registration of transfer or exchange.
Section 2. Events of Default.
(a) An "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 other charges in respect of this Debenture, free of any claim of
subordination, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a
Conversion Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise);
(ii) The Obligor shall fail to observe or perform any other
covenant, agreement or warranty contained in, or otherwise commit any breach or
default of any provision of this Debenture (except as may be covered by Section
2(a)(i) hereof) or any Transaction Document (as defined in Section 5) which is
not cured with in the time prescribed;
(iii) The Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall
commence, or there shall be commenced against the Obligor or any subsidiary of
the Obligor under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or
hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Obligor or any subsidiary
of the Obligor 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 Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor or there is
commenced against the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor any such
bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a
period of 61 days; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor is
adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order
approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Obligor or any
subsidiary of the Obligor suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or
court appointed receiver or the like for it or any substantial part of its
property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty one (61)
days; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor makes a general assignment
for the benefit of creditors; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor
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 Obligor or any subsidiary
of the Obligor shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a
composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or the Obligor or any
subsidiary of the Obligor shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate
its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any
corporate or other action is taken by the Obligor or any subsidiary of the
Obligor for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
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(iv) The Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall
default in any of its obligations under any other debenture or 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 of the Obligor or any subsidiary of
the Obligor in an amount exceeding $250,000, 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 cease to be quoted for trading or
listed for trading on either the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board ("OTC"), Nasdaq
Capital Market, New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market (each, a "Subsequent Market") and shall not again be quoted or
listed for trading thereon within five (5) Trading Days of such delisting;
(vi) The Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall be a
party to any Change of Control Transaction (as defined in Section 5);
(vii) The Obligor shall fail to file the Underlying Shares
Registration Statement (as defined in Section 5) with the Commission (as defined
in Section 5), or the Underlying Shares Registration Statement shall not have
been declared effective by the Commission, in each case within ten (10) days of
the time periods set forth in the Investor Registration Rights Agreement
("Registration Rights Agreement") of even date herewith between the Obligor and
the Holder;
(viii) If the effectiveness of the Underlying Shares
Registration Statement lapses for any reason or the Holder shall not be
permitted to resell the shares of Common Stock underlying this Debenture under
the Underlying Shares Registration Statement, in either case, for more than ten
(10) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of fifteen (15) Trading Days
(which need not be consecutive Trading Days);
(ix) The Obligor shall fail for any reason to deliver Common
Stock certificates to a Holder prior to the fifth (5th) Trading Day after a
Conversion Date or the Obligor shall provide notice to the Holder, including by
way of public announcement, at any time, of its intention not to comply with
requests for conversions of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof;
(x) The Obligor shall fail for any reason to deliver the payment in cash
pursuant to a Buy-In (as defined herein) within three (3) days after notice is
claimed delivered hereunder;
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(b) During the time that any portion of this Debenture is
outstanding, if any Event of Default has occurred, the full principal amount of
this Debenture, together with interest and other amounts owing in respect
thereof, to the date of acceleration shall become at the Holder's election,
immediately due and payable in cash, provided however, the Holder may request
(but shall have no obligation to request) payment of such amounts in Common
Stock of the Obligor. at the Conversion Price then in-effect. In addition to any
other remedies, the Holder shall have the right (but not the obligation) to
convert this Debenture at any time after (x) an Event of Default or (y) the
Maturity Date at the Conversion Price then in-effect. The Holder need not
provide and the Obligor 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. Upon an Event of Default, notwithstanding any
other provision of this Debenture or any Transaction Document, the Holder shall
have no obligation to comply with or adhere to any limitations, if any, on the
conversion of this Debenture or the sale of the Underlying Shares.
Section 3. Conversion.
(a) Conversion at Option of Holder.
(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, after the Original Issue Date (as defined in Section 5) (subject to the
limitations on conversion set forth in Section 3(b) hereof). The number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion hereunder equals the quotient
obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding amount of this Debenture to be
converted by (y) the Conversion Price (as defined in Section 3(c)(i)). The
Obligor shall deliver Common Stock certificates to the Holder prior to the Fifth
(5th) Trading Day after a Conversion Date.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, if on any Conversion Date: (1) 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 principal and interest hereunder in
shares of Common Stock; (2) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted for trading
on the OTC or on a Subsequent Market; (3) the Obligor has failed to timely
satisfy its conversion; or (4) the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would
result in a violation of Section 3(b), then, at the option of the Holder, the
Obligor, in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section
3(a)(i), shall deliver, within three (3) Trading Days of each applicable
Conversion Date, an amount in cash equal to the product of the outstanding
principal amount to be converted plus any interest due therein divided by the
Conversion Price, chosen by the Holder, and multiplied by the highest closing
price of the stock from date of the conversion notice till the date that such
cash payment is made.
Further, if the Obligor shall not have delivered any cash due in
respect of conversion of this Debenture or as payment of interest thereon by the
fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Conversion Date, the Holder may, by notice to
the Obligor, require the Obligor to issue shares of Common Stock pursuant to
Section 3(c), except that for such purpose the Conversion Price applicable
thereto shall be the lesser of the Conversion Price on the Conversion Date and
the Conversion Price on the date of such Holder demand. Any such shares will be
subject to the provisions of this Section.
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(iii) The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the
Obligor a completed notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a
"Conversion Notice"). The date on which a Conversion Notice is delivered is the
"Conversion Date." Unless the Holder is converting the entire principal amount
outstanding under this Debenture, the Holder is not required to physically
surrender this Debenture to the Obligor in order to effect conversions.
Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding
principal amount of this Debenture plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon
in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Obligor
shall maintain records showing the principal amount converted and the date of
such conversions. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the
Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error.
(b) Certain Conversion Restrictions.
(i) A Holder may not convert this Debenture or receive shares
of Common Stock as payment of interest hereunder to the extent such conversion
or receipt of such interest payment would result in the Holder, together with
any affiliate thereof, beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) in
excess of 4.9% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock,
including shares issuable upon conversion of, and payment of interest on, this
Debenture held by such Holder after application of this Section. Since the
Holder will not be obligated to report to the Obligor the number of shares of
Common Stock it may hold at the time of a conversion hereunder, unless the
conversion at issue would result in the issuance of shares of Common Stock in
excess of 4.9% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock without regard to
any other shares which may be beneficially owned by the Holder or an affiliate
thereof, the Holder shall have the authority and obligation to determine whether
the restriction contained in this Section will limit any particular conversion
hereunder and to the extent that the Holder determines that the limitation
contained in this Section applies, the determination of which portion of the
principal amount of this Debenture is convertible shall be the responsibility
and obligation of the Holder. If the Holder has delivered a Conversion Notice
for a principal amount of this Debenture that, without regard to any other
shares that the Holder or its affiliates may beneficially own, would result in
the issuance in excess of the permitted amount hereunder, the Obligor shall
notify the Holder of this fact and shall honor the conversion for the maximum
principal amount permitted to be converted on such Conversion Date in accordance
with the periods described in Section 3(a)(i) and, at the option of the Holder,
either retain any principal amount tendered for conversion in excess of the
permitted amount hereunder for future conversions or return such excess
principal amount to the Holder. The provisions of this Section may be waived by
a Holder (but only as to itself and not to any other Holder) upon not less than
65 days prior notice to the Obligor. Other Holders shall be unaffected by any
such waiver.
(ii) The Holder shall not be entitled to convert and sell in
excess of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) of this Debenture in any
given month provided the Holder is converting pursuant to the Market Conversion
Price (as defined below). This restriction shall not be applicable if the
Obligor raises capital with a third party at a price per share less than the
Fixed Conversion Price (as defined below).
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(c) Conversion Price and Adjustments to Conversion Price.
(i) The Holder shall be entitled to convert, at its sole
option, at any time a portion or all amounts of principal and interest due and
outstanding under this Debenture into shares of the Obligor's Common Stock at
the lesser of (i) at a price equal to $1.00 ( the "Fixed Conversion Price") or
(ii) eighty percent (80%) of the lowest Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock
during the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the Conversion Date as
quoted by Bloomberg, LP (the "Market Conversion Price"). The Fixed Conversion
Price and the Market Conversion Price are collectively referred to as the
"Conversion Price." The Conversion Price may be adjusted pursuant to the other
terms of this Debenture.
(ii) If the Obligor, at any time while this Debenture is
outstanding, shall (a) 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 Common Stock, (b) subdivide
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (c) combine
(including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of 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 Obligor, then the Fixed
Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall
be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any)
outstanding before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number
of shares of 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 Obligor, at any time while this Debenture is
outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common
Stock (and not to the Holder) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares
of Common Stock at a price per share less than the Fixed Conversion Price, then
the Fixed 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 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 the Fixed Conversion Price. 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. However, upon the expiration of any such right,
option or warrant to purchase shares of the Common Stock the issuance of which
resulted in an adjustment in the Fixed Conversion Price pursuant to this
Section, if any such right, option or warrant shall expire and shall not have
been exercised, the Fixed 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 Fixed Conversion Price made pursuant to the provisions of
this Section after the issuance of such rights or warrants) had the adjustment
of the Fixed Conversion Price made upon the issuance of such rights, options 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, options or warrants actually exercised.
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(iv) If the Obligor or any subsidiary thereof, as applicable,
at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, shall issue shares of Common
Stock or rights, warrants, options or other securities or debt that are
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock ("Common Stock
Equivalents") entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at a price
per share less than the Fixed Conversion Price (if the holder of the Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalent 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 is issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to
receive shares of Common Stock at a price per share which is less than the Fixed
Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than
the Fixed Conversion Price), then, at the sole option of the Holder, the Fixed
Conversion Price shall be adjusted to mirror the conversion, exchange or
purchase price for such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (including any
reset provisions thereof) at issue. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. The Obligor shall notify
the Holder in writing, no later than one (1) business day following the issuance
of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent subject to this Section,
indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or of applicable reset price,
exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms. No adjustment under
this Section shall be made as a result of issuances and exercises of options to
purchase shares of Common Stock issued for compensatory purposes pursuant to any
of the Obligor's stock option or stock purchase plans.
(v) If the Obligor, at any time while this Debenture is
outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the
Holder) evidences of its indebtedness or assets or rights or warrants to
subscribe for or purchase any security, then in each such case the Fixed
Conversion Price at which this Debenture shall thereafter be convertible shall
be determined by multiplying the Fixed 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
Closing Bid Price determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which
the numerator shall be such Closing Bid Price 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. In either case the
adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the
portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such
subscription rights applicable to one 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.
(vi) 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 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 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
Holder of this Debenture shall
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be entitled upon such event to receive such amount of securities, cash or
property as the shares of the Common Stock of the Obligor 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 Obligor to prepay the outstanding
principal amount of this Debenture, plus all interest and other amounts due and
payable thereon. The entire prepayment price shall be paid in cash. This
provision shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications or share
exchanges.
(vii) The Obligor shall at all times reserve and keep
available out of its authorized Common Stock the full number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding amounts under this Debenture;
and within three (3) Business Days following the receipt by the Obligor of a
Holder's notice that such minimum number of Underlying Shares is not so
reserved, the Obligor shall promptly reserve a sufficient number of shares of
Common Stock to comply with such requirement.
(viii) All calculations under this Section 3 shall be
rounded up to the nearest $0.001 or whole share.
(ix) Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, the Obligor shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting
forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief
statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
(x) If (A) the Obligor shall declare a dividend (or any other
distribution) on the Common Stock; (B) the Obligor shall declare a special
nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the
Obligor 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; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Obligor
shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock,
any consolidation or merger to which the Obligor is a party, any sale or
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Obligor, of any
compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other
securities, cash or property; or (E) the Obligor shall authorize the voluntary
or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the
Obligor; then, in each case, the Obligor shall cause to be filed at each office
or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Debenture, and shall
cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the
stock books of the Obligor, at least twenty (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 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. The Holder is entitled to convert this Debenture during the
20-day calendar period commencing the date of such notice to the effective date
of the event triggering such notice.
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(xi) In case of any (1) merger or consolidation of the Obligor
or any subsidiary of the Obligor with or into another Person, or (2) sale by the
Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor of more than one-half of the assets of
the Obligor in one or a series of related transactions, a Holder shall have the
right to (A) exercise any rights under Section 2(b), (B) convert the aggregate
amount of this Debenture then outstanding into the shares of stock and other
securities, cash and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of
Common Stock following such merger, consolidation or sale, and such Holder shall
be entitled upon such event or series of related events to receive such amount
of securities, cash and property as the shares of Common Stock into which such
aggregate principal amount of this Debenture could have been converted
immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or sales would have been
entitled, or (C) in the case of a merger or consolidation, require the surviving
entity to issue to the Holder a convertible Debenture with a principal amount
equal to the aggregate principal amount of this Debenture then held by such
Holder, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing thereon,
which such newly issued convertible Debenture shall have terms identical
(including with respect to conversion) to the terms of this Debenture, and shall
be entitled to all of the rights and privileges of the Holder of this Debenture
set forth herein and the agreements pursuant to which this Debentures were
issued. In the case of clause (C), the conversion price applicable for the newly
issued shares of convertible preferred stock or convertible Debentures shall be
based upon the amount of securities, cash and property that each share of Common
Stock would receive in such transaction and the Conversion Price in effect
immediately prior to the effectiveness or closing date for such transaction. The
terms of any such merger, sale or consolidation shall include such terms so as
to continue to give the Holder the right to receive the securities, cash and
property set forth in this Section upon any conversion or redemption following
such event. This provision shall similarly apply to successive such events.
(d) Other Provisions.
(i) The Obligor covenants that it will at all times reserve
and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock
solely for the 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, not less than such number of shares of the Common Stock as shall
(subject to any additional requirements of the Obligor as to reservation of such
shares set forth in this Debenture) be issuable (taking into account the
adjustments and restrictions of Sections 2(b) and 3(c)) upon the conversion of
the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture and payment of interest
hereunder. The Obligor covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be
so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully
paid, nonassessable and, if the Underlying Shares Registration Statement has
been declared effective under the Securities Act, registered for public sale in
accordance with such Underlying Shares Registration Statement.
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(ii) Upon a conversion hereunder the Obligor 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 Closing Bid Price at such time. If
the Obligor 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.
(iii) The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common
Stock on conversion of this Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder
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 Obligor
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 Debenture so
converted and the Obligor 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 Obligor the amount of such tax or shall have
established to the satisfaction of the Obligor that such tax has been paid.
(iv) Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue
actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 2 herein for
the Obligor 's failure to deliver certificates representing shares of Common
Stock upon conversion within the period specified herein and such Holder shall
have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity
including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or
injunctive relief, in each case without the need to post a bond or provide other
security. 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) In addition to any other rights available to the Holder,
if the Obligor fails to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates
pursuant to Section 3(a)(i) by the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Conversion
Date, and if after such fifth (5th) Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open
market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a
sale by such Holder of the Underlying Shares which the Holder anticipated
receiving upon such conversion (a "Buy-In"), then the Obligor shall (A) pay in
cash to the Holder (in addition to any remedies available to or elected by the
Holder) the amount by which (x) the Holder's total purchase price (including
brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the
product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder
anticipated receiving from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the market
price of the Common Stock at the time of the sale giving rise to such purchase
obligation and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reissue a Debenture in
the 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 had the Obligor timely complied with its delivery requirements under
Section 3(a)(i). 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 Debentures with respect to which the market price of the
Underlying Shares on the date of conversion was a total of $10,000 under clause
(A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Obligor shall be required to pay
the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Obligor written notice
indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In.
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Section 4. Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof must be
in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when
delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided
confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and
kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) trading day after deposit
with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly
addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers
for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to: NewGen Technologies, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Holder: Cornell Capital Partners, LP
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such
other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to
each other party three (3) business days prior to the effectiveness of such
change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such
notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or
electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time,
date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such
transmission or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery
service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile
or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance
with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
Section 5. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
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"Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which
shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking
institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to
close.
"Change of Control Transaction" means the occurrence of (a) 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 Obligor, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of fifty percent
(50%) of the voting securities of the Obligor (except that the acquisition of
voting securities by the Holder shall not constitute a Change of Control
Transaction for purposes hereof), (b) a replacement at one time or over time of
more than one-half of the members of the board of directors of the Obligor 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), (c) the merger, consolidation or sale of
fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets of the Obligor or any subsidiary of
the Obligor in one or a series of related transactions with or into another
entity, or (d) the execution by the Obligor of an agreement to which the Obligor
is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth
above in (a), (b) or (c).
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.001, of the Obligor
and stock of any other class into which such shares may hereafter be changed or
reclassified.
"Conversion Date" shall mean the date upon which the Holder gives the
Obligor notice of their intention to effectuate a conversion of this Debenture
into shares of the Company's Common Stock as outlined herein.
"Closing Bid Price" means the price per share in the last reported
trade of the Common Stock on the OTC or on the exchange which the Common Stock
is then listed as quoted by Bloomberg, LP.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Original Issue Date" shall mean the date of the first issuance of this
Debenture regardless of the number of transfers and regardless of the number of
instruments, which may be issued to evidence such Debenture.
"Person" means a corporation, an association, a partnership,
organization, a business, an individual, a government or political subdivision
thereof or a governmental agency.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Trading Day" means a day on which the shares of Common Stock are
quoted on the OTC or quoted or traded on such Subsequent Market on which the
shares of Common Stock are then quoted or listed; provided, that in the event
that the shares of Common Stock are not listed or quoted, then Trading Day shall
mean a Business Day.
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"Transaction Documents" means the Securities Purchase Agreement or any
other agreement delivered in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Insider Pledge Agreements, the Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions, the Warrant of even date herewith, the Security
Agreement, the Subsidiary Security Agreements, and the Investor Registration
Rights Agreement.
"Underlying Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of this Debenture or as payment of interest in accordance with the
terms hereof.
"Underlying Shares 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 6. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this
Debenture shall alter or impair the obligations of the Obligor, which are
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, interest and other charges
(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
Obligor. This Debenture ranks pari passu with all other Debentures now or
hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein. As long as this Debenture is
outstanding, the Obligor shall not and shall cause their subsidiaries not to,
without the consent of the Holder, (i) amend its certificate of incorporation,
bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of the
Holder; (ii) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise
acquire shares of its Common Stock or other equity securities other than as to
the Underlying Shares to the extent permitted or required under the Transaction
Documents; or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the
foregoing.
Section 7. This Debenture shall not entitle the Holder to any of the
rights of a stockholder of the Obligor, 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
Obligor, unless and to the extent converted into shares of Common Stock in
accordance with the terms hereof.
Section 8. If this Debenture is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed,
the Obligor shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon
cancellation of the 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 Obligor.
Section 9. No indebtedness of the Obligor is senior to this Debenture
in right of payment, whether with respect to interest, damages or upon
liquidation or dissolution or otherwise. Without the Holder's consent, the
Obligor will not and will not permit any of their subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
indebtedness 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
there from that is senior in any respect to the obligations of the Obligor under
this Debenture.
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Section 10. This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to
conflicts of laws thereof. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of
the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey sitting in Xxxxxx County, New
Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in
Newark, New Jersey in connection with any dispute arising under this Debenture
and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection,
including any objection based on forum non conveniens to the bringing of any
such proceeding in such jurisdictions.
Section 11. If the Obligor fails to strictly comply with the terms of
this Debenture, then the Obligor shall reimburse the Holder promptly for all
fees, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and
expenses incurred by the Holder in any action in connection with this Debenture,
including, without limitation, those incurred: (i) during any workout, attempted
workout, and/or in connection with the rendering of legal advice as to the
Holder's rights, remedies and obligations, (ii) collecting any sums which become
due to the Holder, (iii) defending or prosecuting any proceeding or any
counterclaim to any proceeding or appeal; or (iv) the protection, preservation
or enforcement of any rights or remedies of the Holder.
Section 12. Any waiver by 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 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 13. 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 shall violate
applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder
shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum permitted rate of interest.
The Obligor 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 Obligor 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 Obligor (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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Section 14. 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.
Section 15. THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY
WAIVE THE RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY
LITIGATION BASED HEREON OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF
DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY. THIS
PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES' ACCEPTANCE OF THIS
AGREEMENT.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Obligor has caused this Secured Convertible
Debenture to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date set
forth above.
NEWGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: CEO
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EXHIBIT "A"
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be executed by the Holder in order to convert the Debenture)
TO:
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $____________________
of the principal amount of the above Debenture into Shares of Common Stock of
NewGen Technologies, Inc., according to the conditions stated therein, as of the
Conversion Date written below.
Conversion Date:
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Applicable Conversion Price:
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Signature:
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Name:
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Address:
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Amount to be converted: $
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Amount of Debenture unconverted: $
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Conversion Price per share: $
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Number of shares of Common
Stock to be issued:
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Please issue the shares of
Common Stock in the following
name and to the following
address:
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Issue to:
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Authorized Signature:
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Name:
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Title:
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Phone Number:
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Broker DTC Participant Code:
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Account Number:
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