LOAN AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.30
THIS LOAN
AGREEMENT is made as of the 15th day of April, 2010.
AMONG:
XXXXXX CAPITAL INC.,
a corporation having an office located at 0 Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx #0,
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx;
(the
"Lender")
AND:
LI-ION MOTORS CORP.,
a corporation incorporated pursuant to the laws of Nevada having a mailing
address at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000;
(the
"Borrower")
WHEREAS:
A.
|
The
Lender has agreed to lend up to $2,000,000 (“the Loan”), to be evidenced
by 10% Promissory Notes, due three (3) years from the date of issuance
(the “Notes”), to the Borrower to be used by the Borrower for development
of its business assets and for general working
capital;
|
B.
|
The
Borrower has agreed to grant to the Lender certain shares described in
this Agreement to be held in escrow by Lender in order to secure the
repayment of the Loan and the performance of the Borrower's obligations;
and
|
C.
|
The
sole recourse of the Lender in the event of a default on the Loan is to
the shares held in escrow by Lender to secure repayment of the
Loan.
|
In
consideration of the premises, covenants, and agreements hereinafter set forth,
and each party legally intending to be bound hereby, the parties hereby
represent, warrant, covenant, and agree as follows:
Article
1-Definitions & Interpretation
1.1
|
Definitions
|
In this
Agreement:
"Banking
Day" means any day on which United States banks are generally open to the public
for business in Las Vegas, Nevada; and
“Interest”
means simple interest at a rate of 10% per annum calculated on the
Loan.
1.2
|
Headings
|
Headings
have been inserted into this Agreement for reference only and they do not
define, limit, alter, or enlarge the meaning of any provision of this
Agreement.
1.3
|
Recitals
|
The
recitals set out above form a part of this Agreement.
1.4
|
Currency
|
Unless
otherwise specified, a statement of, or reference to, a dollar amount in this
Loan Agreement without currency specification will mean United States
dollars.
Article
2-Terms of Loan
2.1
|
Loan
Amount
|
On and
subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Lender hereby agrees to lend and the
Borrower hereby agrees to borrow the principal sum of up to $2,000,000 from the
Lender, evidenced by Notes in the aggregate principal amount borrowed, issuable
upon the following terms and conditions:
|
(a)
|
$250,000
principal amount of Notes to be purchased from the Borrower by Lender at a
closing (“Closing”) to be held within sixty (60) days of the execution of
this Agreement; and
|
|
(b)
|
up
to an additional $1,750,000 principal amount to the Borrower in additional
installments (each an “Installment”) to be advanced by Lender to Borrower
within one and a half(1.5) years of execution of this
Agreement;
|
The Loan
advances are subject to the Borrower satisfying all of its covenants and
agreements. Upon receipt of each Installment of the Loan, a 10%
finders fee (“Finders Fee”) shall be paid to Kisumu S.A. that the Lender will
deduct from the Loan proceeds as they are advanced, the Borrower shall be bound
to accept the Loan upon the terms described herein.
2.2
|
Expenses
|
Each
party shall be responsible for its own costs related to the preparation and
execution of this Agreement and any related documentation.
2.3
|
Non-Revolving
Facility
|
The Loan
will be a non-revolving facility and any principal of it that the Borrower
repays will not be available for re-advance under this Agreement.
2.4
|
Promise
to Pay
|
The
Borrower hereby promises to make Loan payments to the Lender at its address
shown on the first page of this Agreement, or at any other address directed by
the Lender from time to time, in accordance with the schedule provided in
paragraph 3.1.
- 2
-
Article
3-Repayment of Loan
3.1
|
Repayment
of Principal; Interest
|
Subject
to section 8.2, the Borrower hereby promises to repay the principal of each Loan
Installment evidenced by a Note on the date that is three (3) years from the
date on which the Installment is advanced to the Borrower. The
Interest on the Loan shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of the
following month.
3.2
|
Prepayment
|
The
Borrower may not, without the Lender’s permission, prepay all or any part of the
Loan.
Article
4-General Payment Provisions
4.1
|
Payment
Dates
|
If the
date upon which any act or payment under this Agreement is required to be done
or made falls on a day that is not a Banking Day, then such act or payment will
be performed or made on the immediate subsequent Banking Day.
4.2
|
Receipt
of Payments
|
All
payments required to be made under this Agreement and received by the Lender
after 3:00 pm Pacific Time will be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to
have been received by the Lender on the Banking Day following the date of
payment.
4.3
|
Overdue
Amounts
|
In
addition to any other interest payable pursuant to this Agreement, any amount
payable by the Borrower to the Lender in connection with this Agreement, and not
paid when due, will bear interest at 15% per annum calculated from the date such
amount first becomes due until paid in full.
Article
5-Security
5.1
|
Equity
Security
|
As
security for the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Borrower to
the Lender under this Agreement, upon the Lender delivering the Loan funds to
the Borrower, the Borrower shall issue and deliver to the Lender 10,000,000
shares of restricted common stock in its capital (the “Shares” or “Share
Collateral”), deliverable proportionately to delivery of funds (i.e. 1,250,000
shares when the first $250,000.00 of the Loan is advanced, and a further
8,750,000 shares upon delivery of the balance of the Loan at the rate of 5
shares for each dollar advanced); provided, that, upon the initial delivery of
funds totaling $1,000,000 by Lender, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, in
addition to the certificate or certificates representing the 2,500,000 Shares
that collateralize such $1,000,000, a certificate or certificates representing
the additional 7,500,000 Shares (the “Advance Collateral Shares”) that are to
collateralize the additional $1,750,000.00 principal amount of Installments of
the Loan and that will bear an appropriate legend to the effect that such Shares
are issued subject to the terms of this Agreement. To the extent the Advance
Collateral Shares held by the Lender are not allocated to collateralize further
Installments of the Loan pursuant to this Agreement, the Lender hereby agrees
that the Borrower, without any further consent of the Lender, may cancel,
pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 78.250, the certificate or certificates
representing such outstanding Advance Collateral Shares that are not so
allocated to collateralize the Loan hereunder and the Lender will forthwith
redeliver the certificates representing such Advance Collateral Shares to
Borrower or Borrower’s transfer agent, as requested. The Shares shall
be represented by stock certificates issued by the Borrower’s registrar and
transfer agent in the name of the Lender, to be held in escrow by the
Lender.
- 3
-
5.2
|
Anti-Dilution
Protection; Dividends on Shares
|
The Share
Collateral shall have customary anti-dilution protection for forward stock
splits, stock dividends and major corporate transactions. In the event of a
reverse stock split or combination of shares, the number of shares of common
stock constituting the Share Collateral will, immediately following such reverse
stock split or combination of shares, be increased by a new issuance of common
stock of the Company to that number of shares constituting the Share Collateral
immediately prior to such reverse stock split or combination of shares. The
certificates representing any share dividends that the Borrower pays during the
term of the Loan with respect to the Shares being held in escrow shall be
credited and delivered to the Lender and held by the Lender pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
5.3
|
Cancellation
of Shares
|
After a
Note and all accrued Interest thereon are repaid in full, the Lender shall
deliver the Shares that are the designated collateral for such Note to the
Borrower for return to Borrower’s treasury. In such circumstances,
the Lender shall provide the Borrower with such documentation as it may
reasonably require for the cancellation and return to treasury of such
Shares.
5.4
|
Disposal
of Shares
|
The
Lender shall not have the right to dispose of all or part of its interest in the
Shares, except in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of this Agreement
upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.
5.5
|
Voting
Rights
|
Unless a
voting trust is signed, the Lender shall vote the Shares held by it in
escrow.
Article
6-Conditions of Lending
6.1
|
Conditions
Precedent to Advance
|
The
obligations of the Lender to advance the Loan proceeds to the Borrower is
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of following conditions precedent on or
before the advance:
- 4
-
|
(a)
|
receipt
by the Lender of certified copies of all documents evidencing all
corporate action taken by the Borrower authorizing the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of the Shares as security, all
to be satisfactory in form and substance to the
Lender;
|
|
(c)
|
no
Event of Default will have occurred or no event which, (except as
disclosed in the latest 10Q filed on March 22, 2010) with the lapse of
time or with notice and lapse of time specified herein would become an
Event of Default, will have occurred and be
continuing;
|
|
(d)
|
no
action, proceeding, or investigation will be pending or threatened against
the Borrower which would, if successful, have a material adverse effect on
the financial condition of the Borrower or its ability to observe and
perform its covenants under this Agreement;
and
|
|
(e)
|
all
representations and warranties contained in Article 7 of this Agreement
will be true on and as of the date of any advance under the Loan with the
same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and
as of the date of such advance.
|
6.2
|
Waiver
of Conditions Precedent
|
The above
conditions precedent are for the sole benefit of the Lender. The
Lender may in its sole discretion, waive by notice in writing any condition
precedent, in whole or in part, without incurring any liability
therefor.
Article
7-Representations & Warranties
The
Borrower hereby represents and warrants to and in favor of and covenants with
the Lender as follows:
7.1
|
General
|
All
representations and warranties made under this Agreement will survive the
advance of the Loan and the delivery of the Shares, and no investigation at any
time made by or on behalf of the Lender will diminish in any respect whatsoever
its rights to rely upon them. All statements contained in any
certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower under
or pursuant to this Agreement will constitute representations and warranties
made by the Borrower under this Agreement.
7.2
|
Binding
Effect
|
This
Agreement, upon execution by the Lender, will be duly and validly authorized by
all necessary corporate action, will have been validly executed, and will be
legal, valid, and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance
with its terms.
7.3
|
Contravention
of Law
|
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of the Shares, nor
performance in accordance therewith, is or will contravene any provision of any
law, regulation, order, license, permit, or consent applicable to each, or
conflict with or result in a breach, or constitute a default under, or require
any consent under the terms or conditions of any agreement or instrument to
which the Borrower is a party or by which the Borrower is bound.
- 5
-
7.4
|
No
Default Under Agreements
|
The
Borrower is not in default under any agreement or instrument to which it is a
party and which default may materially adversely affect its ability to observe
and perform its covenants under this Agreement. (except as disclosed in the
latest 10Q filed on March 22, 2010)
7.5
|
No
Claims
|
There are
no actions, claims, or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower,
threatened against the Borrower or its directors or officers before any court,
administrative board, or other tribunal, which if decided against the Borrower
or its directors or officers would materially or adversely affect its business
or financial status and there is no unsatisfied claim or outstanding judgment or
writ of execution against the Borrower.
The
Lender hereby represents and warrants to and in favor of and covenants with the
Borrower as follows:
7.6
|
Sales
of the Notes will be made only to "accredited investors", as such term is
defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
|
Article
8-Events of Default & Remedies
8.1
|
Events
of Default
|
Any one
or more of the following events will constitute an Event of Default, whether any
such Event of Default is voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of
law or pursuant to or in compliance with any judgment, decree, or order of any
court or any order, rule, or regulation of any administrative or governmental
body:
|
(a)
|
default
by the Borrower in the due payment of any amount payable under this
Agreement or in the due and complete observance or performance of any
other condition, covenant, or provision of this
Agreement;
|
|
(b)
|
the
occurrence of a material adverse change in the financial position of the
Borrower or in the value of the security held by the Lender for the
Loan;
|
|
(c)
|
any
action by the Borrower that constitutes a denial of the Lender's rights
set forth in this Agreement;
|
|
(d)
|
an
order is made or a petition is filed for the bankruptcy of the
Borrower;
|
- 6
-
|
(e)
|
the
Borrower commits an act of bankruptcy or makes a general assignment for
the benefit of its creditors or otherwise acknowledges its
insolvency;
|
|
(f)
|
the
appointment of a receiver, receiver-manager, or receiver and manager of
any part of the properties or assets of the
Borrower;
|
|
(g)
|
the
enforceability of any execution, or any other process of any court against
the Borrower, or the levy of a distress or analogous process upon the
properties or assets or any part thereof of the
Borrower;
|
|
(h)
|
default
by the Borrower in the performance of any contractual obligation to the
Lender under any other agreement or legal instrument, whether or not
collateral or supplemental to this
Agreement;
|
|
(i)
|
the
holder of any mortgage, charge, or encumbrance on any of the properties or
assets or any part thereof of the Borrower does anything to enforce or
realize on such mortgage, charge, or
encumbrance;
|
|
(j)
|
if,
at any time during the term of this Agreement, the Borrower is subject to
a change of control. For the purposes of this subparagraph, a
"change of control" shall be deemed to occur
if:
|
|
(i)
|
any
person, or group of persons acting in concert, other than any current
control person(s), hold greater than 20% of the issued and outstanding
shares in the capital stock of the
Borrower;
|
|
(ii)
|
there
is a 50% or greater change in the composition of the Borrower’s Board of
Directors, effected by stockholders of the Borrower other than with the
consent of the current control person(s);
or
|
|
(iii)
|
if
a takeover bid is issued with respect to the Borrower's
securities;
|
|
(k)
|
if
any representation or warranty made in writing to the Lender by the
Borrower made in this Agreement or in any certificate or other instrument
delivered or to be delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Lender
in contemplation of this Agreement is incorrect in any material respect on
the date as of which such representation or warranty was made or purported
to be made; or
|
|
(l)
|
trading
in the shares of common stock of the Borrower is suspended by a regulatory
authority.
|
8.2
|
Remedies
on Default
|
After any
Event of Default has occurred and continues for seven (7) days and at any time
thereafter, provided that the Borrower has not theretofore remedied all
outstanding Events of Default, the Lender may, in its discretion, declare this
Agreement to be in default. At any time thereafter while the Borrower has not
remedied all outstanding Events of Default, the Lender may, at its discretion
and subject to compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law then
in effect, exercise one or more of the following remedies:
- 7
-
|
(a)
|
declare
the then outstanding balance of the Loan, Interest, costs, and all money
owing by the Borrower to be immediately due and payable and such funds and
liabilities will forthwith become due and payable without presentment,
demand, protest, or other notice of any kind to the Borrower, all of which
are hereby expressly waived; and/or
|
|
(b)
|
as
Lender’s sole recourse, take possession of the Shares designated as
collateral for the principal amount of the Loan that is in default for its
sole benefit; provided, that, in the event of a trading halt in the common
stock of Borrower or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under
Section 8.1 (d), (e), (f) or (l), the Loan shall be full recourse, and the
Lender shall have all remedies available under applicable laws to enforce
payment of amounts due under this Agreement, including a first security
interest in all of the assets of Borrower. Upon the occurrence
of any Event of Default, the Lender shall be deemed to be the registered
and beneficial owner of a 100% right, interest and title to the Shares
free of all charges, liens and encumbrances, other than any resale or
other restrictions imposed by law.
|
8.3
|
Other
Securities
|
The
rights and powers conferred by section 8.2 are in addition to and not in
substitution for any other security which the Lender now or from time to time
may hold or take from the Borrower in relation to this Agreement.
8.4
|
Remedies
Non-Exclusive
|
No remedy
set out in this Agreement is intended to be exclusive of each and every remedy
given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute
or otherwise. The exercise or commencement of exercise by the Lender of any one
or more of such remedies will not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by
the Lender of any or all other such remedies.
8.5
|
Set-Off
or Counterclaim
|
The
obligation of the Borrower to make all payments under this Agreement will be
absolute and unconditional and will not be affected by any circumstance,
including, without limitation, any set-off, compensation, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense, or other right which the Borrower may have against the
Lender, or anyone else for any reason whatsoever and any insolvency, bankruptcy,
reorganization, or similar proceedings by or against the Borrower.
Article
9-General
9.1
|
Entire
Agreement
|
This
Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties
with respect to the Loan and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings,
whether oral or written, relative to the subject matter hereof.
- 8
-
9.2
|
Amendments
|
This
Agreement shall not be amended, waived, discharged, or terminated orally, but
only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of
the amendment, waiver, discharge, or termination is sought.
9.3
|
Waiver
|
Every
condition and covenant, and each and every representation and warranty contained
in this Agreement has been inserted for the sole benefit of the Lender and any
breach of any such conditions, covenants, representations, and warranties may,
at the Lender's discretion, be waived or partially waived by the
Lender. No failure or delay on the part of the Lender to exercise any
right, power, or remedy given herein or by statute or at law or in equity or
otherwise will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial
exercise of any right preclude any other exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right, power, or remedy.
9.4
|
Forbearance
|
No
condonation, forgiveness, waiver, or forbearance by the Lender of any
non-observance or non-performance by the Borrower of any of the provisions of
this Agreement will operate as a waiver or estoppel by or against the Lender in
respect of any provision, or any subsequent non-observance or non-performance by
the Borrower of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
9.5
|
Approvals
|
The
acceptance or approval by the Lender of any matter required hereunder will be of
no force and effect unless given in writing, and given prior to the event or
thing for which it is required.
9.6
|
Lender's
Discretion
|
The
Lender may grant extensions of time, take and give up securities, accept
compositions, grant releases and discharges, and otherwise deal with the
Borrower and other parties, sureties, or securities as the Lender may see fit
without prejudice to the liability of the Borrower, to the Lender and without
prejudice to the Lender's rights under this Agreement.
9.7
|
No
Merger of Judgment
|
Neither
the taking of any judgment nor the exercise of any power of seizure and sale
will operate to extinguish the obligation of the Borrower to pay its debts and
liabilities under this Agreement or operate as a merger of any covenant in this
Agreement, and the acceptance of any payment or alternate security will not
constitute or create a novation, and the taking of a judgment or judgments under
a covenant in this Agreement contained will not operate as a merger of those
covenants or affect the Lender's rights to interest at the rate and times
provided in this Agreement.
9.8
|
Other
Indebtedness
|
Nothing
contained in this Agreement will prejudice or impair any rights or remedies the
Lender may have with respect to other loans which the Lender may make with the
Borrower.
- 9
-
9.9
|
Notices
|
Any
notice, direction, or other instrument required or permitted to be given under
this Agreement will be in writing and may be delivered, sent by registered mail,
or transmittal by facsimile machine to the respective addresses set out on the
first page of this Agreement.
9.10
|
Effect
of Notice
|
Any
notice, direction, or instrument given will:
|
(a)
|
if
delivered, be deemed to have been given or made at the time of
delivery;
|
|
(b)
|
if
mailed by registered mail and properly addressed, be deemed to have been
given or made on the fourth Banking Day following the day on which it was
so mailed, provided that should there be at the time of mailing or between
the time of mailing and the actual receipt of the notice a mail strike,
slowdown, or other labour dispute which might affect the delivery of that
notice, then the notice will be only effective if actually delivered;
and
|
|
(c)
|
if
sent by facsimile machine, be deemed to have been given or made on the
Banking Day immediately following the day on which it was
transmitted.
|
9.11
|
Notice
of Change of Address
|
Any party
may give written notice of change of address in the same manner in which event
notice will thereafter be given at that changed address.
9.12
|
Further
Assurances
|
As and so
often as the Lender may require, the Borrower will execute and deliver to the
Lender, at the expense of the Borrower, such further and other assurances and
conveyances as may be necessary to properly carry out the intention of this
Agreement.
9.13
|
Severability
|
If any
term, covenant, or condition of this Agreement or application thereof to any
person or circumstance is found to any extent to be invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable in any respect, the remainder of this Agreement or application of
such term, covenant, or condition to such person or circumstance other than
those as to which it is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable will not be
affected thereby, and each term, covenant, and condition of this Agreement will
be valid and legal and will be endorsed to the fullest extent permitted by
law.
9.14
|
No
Partnership
|
The
parties specifically acknowledge that the Borrower and the Lender are not
partners, that the Borrower has no right or authority to obligate the Lender and
the Lender has no right to obligate the Borrower (except in the manner and to
the extent provided in this Agreement), and that nothing contained in this
Agreement, nor any acts of the parties in fulfilling their respective rights and
obligations under this Agreement will be construed so as to create a partnership
relationship between the Borrower and the Lender.
- 10
-
9.15
|
Assignment
by Lender
|
The
Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Lender may assign all or any portion
of its interest in the Loan, and its rights, obligations, and benefits under
this Agreement, without the consent of the Borrower. The Borrower will execute
such assurances and conveyances as may be reasonably required by the Lender in
order to give effect to such assignment, including executing additional
documents to facilitate assignment thereof by the Lender. The Lender will be
fully released from its obligations hereunder upon any assignment of all the
Loan and in respect of any partial assignment, will be fully released in respect
of such assigned part of the Loan.
9.16
|
Access
to Documentation
|
On
execution of this Agreement, the Lender, at its own expense and at reasonable
intervals and times, shall upon two Business Days’ notice have access to the
Borrower’s minute book, corporate records, accounting files and to all technical
records and other factual engineering data and information relating to the
Borrower’s assets which are in the possession of the Borrower.
9.17
|
Time
of the Essence
|
Time will
be of the essence of this Agreement in respect of all payments to be made under
this Agreement and all covenants and agreements to be performed and fulfilled.
Any extension of time under this Agreement will not be deemed to be or operate
in law as a waiver on the part of the Lender that time is to be of the essence
of this Agreement.
9.18
|
Jurisdiction
|
The
Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceedings against
it with respect to this Agreement may be brought in the courts of Nevada or in
such other court as the Lender may elect and, by execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Borrower hereby irrevocably submits to each such
jurisdiction.
9.19
|
Governing
Law
|
This
Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the parties will be governed by and
be construed in accordance with the laws of Nevada. The parties hereby attorn to
the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Nevada.
9.20
|
Counterparts
|
This
Agreement may be signed in counterparts and by facsimile machine, and when a
counterpart of this Agreement has been executed by each of the parties, such
counterparts will be treated as one and the same Agreement, as if each such
counterpart had been executed by all of the parties.
- 11
-
9.21
|
Benefit
of Agreement
|
This
Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the
Lender and each of their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
AS
EVIDENCE OF THEIR AGREEMENT the parties have executed this Loan Agreement on the
date appearing on page 1, above.
XXXXXX
CAPITAL INC.
|
LI-ION
MOTORS CORP.
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
X. Xxxxxxxx
|
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
||
Authorized Signatory | Authorized Signatory | ||||
X.
Xxxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
- 12
-