CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
Exhibit 10.8
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND IS BEING OFFERED AND SOLD PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR SUCH OTHER LAWS.
Company: Silverstar Mining Corp.
Maturity Date: July 22, 2017
Principal Amount: $19,586
Interest Rate: seventeen percent (17%) per annum payable in full on the Maturity Date
Conversion Ratio: one (1) share of common stock for every $0.35
Holder: Nottingham Group
Silverstar Mining Corp., a Nevada corporation, (the “Company’) and any successor or resulting corporation by way of merger, consolidation, sale or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets or otherwise (the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Holder (as such term is hereinafter defined), or such other Person (as such term is hereinafter defined) upon order of the Holder, on the Maturity Date, the Principal Amount (as such term is hereinafter defined), as such sum may be adjusted pursuant to Article 3, and to pay interest thereon from the Closing Date, at the rate of ten percent (17%) per annum (the “Debenture Interest Rate”), until the Principal Amount of this Debenture has been paid in full. All interest payable on the Principal Amount of this Debenture shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed. Payment of principal or interest of this Debenture shall be in cash or, at the option of either the Holder or Company, in shares of Common Stock of the Company valued at the then applicable Conversion Price (as defined herein).
(i) “Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(ii) “Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1986, as amended (11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et. seq.).
(iii) “Business Day” means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks located in the State of California are authorized or obligated to close.
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(iv) “Capital Shares” means the Common Stock and any other shares of any other class or series of capital stock, whether now or hereafter authorized and however designated, which have the right to participate in the distribution of earnings and assets (upon dissolution, liquidation or winding-up) of the Company.
(v) “Common Shares” or “Common Stock” means shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
(vi) “Common Stock Issued at Conversion”, when used with reference to the securities deliverable upon conversion of this Debenture, means all Common Shares now or hereafter Outstanding and securities of any other class or series into which this Debenture hereafter shall have been changed or substituted, whether now or hereafter created and however designated.
(vii) “Conversion” or “conversion” means the repayment by the Company of the Principal Amount plus accrued interest of this Debenture by the delivery of Common Stock on the terms provided in Section 3.2, and “convert,” “converted,” “convertible” and like words shall have a corresponding meaning.
(viii) “Conversion Date” means any day on which all or any portion of the Principal Amount of this Debenture is converted in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(ix) “Conversion Notice” means a written notice of conversion substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A.
(x) “Conversion Ratio” on any date of determination means the applicable ratio for the conversion of this Debenture into Common Shares on such day as set forth in Section 3.1(a).
(xi) “Debenture” or “Debentures” means this Convertible Debenture of the Company or such other convertible debenture(s) exchanged there for as provided in Section 2.1.
(xii) “Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
(xiii) “Holder” means the person or entity to which this Debenture is issued, any successor thereto, or any Person to whom this Debenture is subsequently transferred in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(xiv) “Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.
(xv) “Outstanding” when used with reference to Common Shares or Capital Shares (collectively, “Shares”) means, on any date of determination, all issued and outstanding Shares, and includes all such Shares issuable in respect of outstanding scrip or any certificates representing fractional interests in such Shares; provided, however, that any such Shares directly or indirectly owned or held by or for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall not be deemed “Outstanding” for purposes hereof.
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(xvi) “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a limited liability company, an unincorporated business organization, a trust or other entity or organization, and any government or political subdivision or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
(xvii) “Principal Amount” means, for any date of calculation, the principal sum set forth in the first paragraph of this Debenture.
(xviii) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(xix) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as in effect at the time.
(xx) “Subsidiary” means any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are owned directly or indirectly by the Company.
All references to “cash” or “$” herein means currency of the United States of America.
ARTICLE 2
EXCHANGES, TRANSFER AND REPAYMENT
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ARTICLE 3
CONVERSION OF DEBENTURE
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Reclassification, Etc. In case the Company shall reorganize its capital, reclassify its capital stock, consolidate or merge with or into another Person (where the Company is not the survivor or where there is a change in or distribution with respect to the Common Stock of the Company), sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its property, assets or business to another Person, or effectuate a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the Company is disposed of (each, a “Fundamental Corporate Change”) and, pursuant to the terms of such Fundamental Corporate Change, shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation, or any cash, shares of stock or other securities or property of any nature whatsoever (including warrants or other subscription or purchase rights) in addition to or in lieu of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation (“Other Property”) are to be received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock of the Company, then the Holder of this Debenture shall have the right thereafter, at its sole option, to (a) receive the number of shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and Other Property as is receivable upon or as a result of such Fundamental Corporate Change by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which the outstanding portion of this Debenture may be converted at the Conversion Ratio applicable immediately prior to such Fundamental Corporate Change or (c) require the Company, or such successor, resulting or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, to, without benefit of any additional consideration there for, execute and deliver to the Holder a debenture with substantial identical rights, privileges, powers, restrictions and other terms as this Debenture in an amount equal to the amount outstanding under this Debenture immediately prior to such Fundamental Corporate Change. For purposes hereof, “common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation” shall include stock of such corporation of any class which is not preferred as to dividends or assets over any other class of stock of such corporation and which is not subject to prepayment and shall also include any evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock or other securities which are convertible into or exchangeable for any such stock, either immediately or upon the arrival of a specified date or the happening of a specified event and any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any such stock. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Fundamental Corporate Changes.
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ARTICLE 4
STATUS; RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
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Each certificate for shares of Common Stock deliverable hereunder shall bear a legend as follows unless and until such securities have been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act:
“The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The securities may not be offered for sale, sold or otherwise transferred except (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (ii) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act in respect of which the issuer of this certificate has received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the issuer of this certificate to such effect. Copies of the agreement covering both the purchase of the securities and restrictions on their transfer may be obtained at no cost by written request made by the holder of record of this certificate to the Secretary of the issuer of this certificate at the principal executive offices of the issuer of this certificate.”
ARTICLE V.
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ARTICLE VI.
A. The Company shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on this Debenture as and when the same shall be due and payable and, such default shall continue for ten (10) Business Days after the date such payment was due, or the Company shall fail to perform or observe any other covenant, agreement, term, provision, undertaking or commitment under this Debenture, and such default shall continue for a period of ten (10) Business Days after the delivery to the Company of written notice that the Company is in default hereunder or thereunder;
B. Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein, shall be false or misleading in a material respect on the Closing Date;
C. (i)The Company or any Subsidiary admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (ii.) institutes or has instituted against it any proceeding seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, (iii.) liquidation, winding-up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors including any plan of compromise or arrangement or other corporate proceeding involving or affecting its creditors or (iv) the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee or other similar person for it or for any substantial part of its properties and assets, and in the case of any such official proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either the proceeding remains un-dismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) calendar days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including the entry of an order for relief against it or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its properties and assets) occurs or (v) takes any corporate action to authorize any of the above actions;
D. The entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises adjudging the Company or any Subsidiary a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable Federal or state law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and any such decree or order continues and is un-stayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) calendar days;
E. The institution by the Company or any Subsidiary of proceedings to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state law, or the consent by it to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as and when they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action;
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F. A final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money shall have been entered by any court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Company and remains un-discharged for a period (during which execution shall be effectively stayed) of thirty (30) days, provided that the aggregate amount of all such judgments at any time outstanding (to the extent not paid or to be paid, as evidenced by a written communication to that effect from the applicable insurer, by insurance) exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000); or
G. It becomes unlawful for the Company to perform or comply with its obligations under this Debenture in any respect;
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ARTICLE VII.
Each of the Holder or the Company may change the foregoing address by notice given pursuant to this Section 7.4.
SECTION 7.5 Governing Law. This Debenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Nevada (without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles). With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to this Debenture, the Company irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Nevada and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Subject to applicable law, the Company agrees that final judgment against it in any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Debenture shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction within or outside the United States by suit on the judgment, a certified copy of which judgment shall be conclusive evidence thereof and the amount of its indebtedness, or by such other means provided by law.
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SECTION 7.11 Facsimile Execution. Facsimile execution shall be deemed originals.
Silverstar Mining Corp. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
DEBENTURE CONVERSION NOTICE
TO: SilverStar Mining Corp. (the “Company”)
___________________________(the “Holder”) hereby irrevocably exercises its option to convert ___________ the Principal Amount of the Debenture into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Debenture and calculated as follows:
Total principal amount of debt to be converted: _________________.
Conversion Ratio at the date of exercises: ___________________ .
Number of shares to be received: __________________________ ..
The Common Stock and certificates there for deliverable upon conversion, the Debenture reissued in the Principal Amount not being surrendered for conversion hereby, [the check or shares of Common Stock in payment to the date of this Notice shall be registered in the name of and/or delivered to the name set forth below unless a different name has been provided to the Company. All capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Debenture. The conversion pursuant hereto shall be deemed to have been effected at the date and time specified below, and at such time the rights of the Holder of the Principal Amount of the Debenture set forth above shall cease and the Person or Persons in whose name or names the Common Stock Issued at Conversion shall be registered shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the Common Shares represented thereby and all voting and other rights associated with the beneficial ownership of such Common Shares shall at such time vest with such Person or Persons.
Date and time: __________________
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Tax Identification No. | |
By: ___________________________ | |
Title: _________________________ |
Fill in for registration of Debenture:
Please print name and address
(including ZIP code number):
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