Exhibit 4.5
THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS
NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED. THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF
THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED
IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS
NOTE UNDER SAID ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY
TO GLOBETEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED.
CONVERTIBLE NOTE
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, GLOBETEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP., a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter called "Borrower"), hereby promises to pay to Nite Capital LP. (the
"Holder") or order, without demand, the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000), with simple interest accruing at the rate described below, on August
31, 2007 (the "Maturity Date").
This Note has been entered into pursuant to the terms of a subscription
agreement between the Borrower and the Holder, dated of even date herewith (the
"Subscription Agreement"), and shall be governed by the terms of such
Subscription Agreement. Unless otherwise separately defined herein, all
capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the same meaning as is set forth
in the Subscription Agreement. The following terms shall apply to this Note:
ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1 Interest Rate. Subject to Section 4.7 hereof, interest payable on this
Note shall accrue from the date hereof at a rate per annum (the "Interest Rate")
equal to five percent (5%), subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 1.2.
Interest on the principal amount outstanding shall be payable quarterly, in
arrears, commencing on December 1, 2005 and on the first day of each third
calendar month thereafter and on the Maturity Date, whether by acceleration or
otherwise. Interest shall be computed for actual days elapsed on the basis of a
360 day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
1.2 Payment Grace Period. From and after the 10th day after an Event of
Default under Section 3.1, the Interest Rate applicable to any unpaid amounts
owed hereunder shall be increased to sixteen percent (16%) per annum.
1.3 Conversion Privileges. The Conversion Privileges set forth in Article
II shall remain in full force and effect immediately from the date hereof and
until the Note is paid in full regardless of the occurrence of an Event of
Default. The Note shall be payable in full on the Maturity Date, unless
previously converted into Common Stock in accordance with Article II hereof;
provided, that if an Event of Default has occurred, the Holder may elect to
extend the Maturity Date by the amount of days of the pendency of the Event of
Default.
1.4 Principal Amortization. The Borrower shall reduce the principal amount
of the note by 12.5% per quarter starting December 31, 2005, payable in cash
and/or, subject to the conditions in this Section 1.4, Common Stock as described
below.
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(a) If any portion of such principal amortization payment is made in
cash, the payment will be at 102% of the principal amortization amount.
(b) If any portion of such principal amortization and accrued
interest payment is in Common Stock, such principal amortization and accrued
interest amount will be converted into that number of shares of Common Stock as
determined by dividing such principal amortization and accrued interest amount
by an amount equal to 87.5% of the volume weighted average price of the Common
Stock as reported by Bloomberg over the five (5) trading days prior to, but not
including, the date the principal amortization payment is due.
(c) The maximum amount of Common Stock the Company may issue to
satisfy any quarterly principal amortization and accrued interest payment shall
equal 10% of the total dollar volume of the Common Stock over the ten (10)
trading days prior to, but not including, the date the principal amortization
payment is due.
(d) The Borrower may only elect to pay in Common Stock only if the
following conditions are met:
(i) the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common
Stock is sufficient for such issuance;
(ii) the Common Stock is listed or quoted (and is not
suspended from trading) on a trading market and such shares of
Common Stock are approved for listing on such trading market
upon issuance;
(iii) such Common Stock is registered for resale under the
Registration Statement and the prospectus under such
Registration Statement is available for the sale of all
Registrable Securities held by the Holder;
(iv) such issuance would be permitted in full without
violating Section 2.3 herein or the rules or regulations of
any trading market on which such Common Stock may be listed or
quoted;
(v) both immediately before and after giving effect thereto,
no default under the Subscription Agreement or this Note shall
or would exist; and
(vi) the Borrower shall have provided the Holder with written
notice of its election to pay all or a portion of such
principal amortization and accrued payment (and the amount
thereof) in Common Stock not less than seven (7) trading days
before the date the principal amortization payment is due. In
such event, the Company covenants and agrees that it will
honor all Conversion Notices tendered by the Holder until 6:30
p.m. on the sixth (6) day following delivery of such notice by
the Company. If the Company does not provide such notice in a
timely manner, it shall be considered an election by the
Company to pay any such applicable amounts in cash.
(e) If the Holder or the Borrower converts any outstanding and
unpaid principal portion of this Note into stock prior to any quarterly
amortization payment, those conversions will be credited toward the next
quarterly principal amortization payment due. Any conversions above the
quarterly principal amortization payment due amount will be credited towards
future required payments.
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ARTICLE II
CONVERSION RIGHTS
The Holder shall have the right to convert the principal and accrued and
unpaid interest due under this Note into Shares of the Borrower's Common Stock,
$.00001 par value per share ("Common Stock") as set forth below.
2.1 Conversion into the Borrower's Common Stock.
(a) The Holder shall have the right from and after the date of the
issuance of this Note and then at any time until this Note is fully paid, to
convert any outstanding and unpaid principal portion of this Note, and accrued
interest, at the election of the Holder (the date of giving of such notice of
conversion being a "Conversion Date") into fully paid and nonassessable shares
of Common Stock as such stock exists on the date of issuance of this Note, or
any shares of capital stock of Borrower into which such Common Stock shall
hereafter be changed or reclassified, at the conversion price as defined in
Section 2.1(b) hereof (the "Conversion Price"), determined as provided herein.
Upon delivery to the Borrower of a completed Notice of Conversion, a form of
which is annexed hereto, Borrower shall issue and deliver to the Holder within
three (3) business days from the Conversion Date (such third day being the
"Delivery Date") that number of shares of Common Stock for the portion of the
Note converted in accordance with the foregoing. At the election of the Holder,
the Borrower will deliver accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount of
the Note being converted in the manner provided in Section 1.1 through the
Conversion Date directly to the Holder on or before the Delivery Date (as
defined in the Subscription Agreement). The number of shares of Common Stock to
be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing that
portion of the principal of the Note and accrued interest to be converted, by
the Conversion Price.
(b) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.1(c) hereof, the
Conversion Price per share shall be $1.65.
(c) The Conversion Price and number and kind of shares or other
securities to be issued upon conversion determined pursuant to Section 2.1(a),
shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain
events while this conversion right remains outstanding, as follows:
X. Xxxxxx, Sale of Assets. If the Borrower at any time shall
consolidate with or merge into or sell or convey all or substantially all its
assets to any other corporation, this Note, as to the unpaid principal portion
thereof and accrued interest thereon, shall thereafter be deemed to evidence the
right to purchase such number and kind of shares or other securities and
property as would have been issuable or distributable on account of such
consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, upon or with respect to the
securities subject to the conversion or purchase right immediately prior to such
consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance. The foregoing provision shall
similarly apply to successive transactions of a similar nature by any such
successor or purchaser.
B. Reclassification. If the Borrower at any time shall, by
reclassification or otherwise, change the Common Stock into the same or a
different number of securities of any class or classes that may be issued or
outstanding, this Note, as to the unpaid principal portion thereof and accrued
interest thereon, shall thereafter be deemed to evidence the right to purchase
an adjusted number of such securities and kind of securities as would have been
issuable as the result of such change with respect to the Common Stock
immediately prior to such reclassification or other change.
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C. Favored Nation Provision. Except for the Excepted
Issuances, if at any time Notes are outstanding the Company shall offer, issue
or agree to issue any common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable
for shares of common stock (or modify any of the foregoing which may be
outstanding) to any person or entity at a price per share or conversion or
exercise price per share which shall be less than the Conversion Price in
respect of the Shares, or if less than the Warrant exercise price in respect of
the Warrant Shares, without the consent of each Subscriber holding Notes,
Shares, and/or Warrants, then the Company shall issue, for each such occasion,
additional shares of Common Stock to each Subscriber so that the average per
share purchase price of the shares of Common Stock issued to the Subscriber (of
only the Common Stock or Warrant Shares still owned by the Subscriber) is equal
to such other lower price per share and the Conversion Price and Warrant
Exercise Price shall automatically be reduced to such other lower price per
share. The average Purchase Price of the Shares and average exercise price in
relation to the Warrant Shares shall be calculated separately for the Shares and
Warrant Shares. The foregoing calculation and issuance shall be made separately
for Shares received upon conversion and separately for Warrant Shares. The
delivery to the Subscriber of the additional shares of Common Stock shall be not
later than the closing date of the transaction giving rise to the requirement to
issue additional shares of Common Stock. The Subscriber is granted the
registration rights described in Section 11 hereof in relation to such
additional shares of Common Stock except that the Filing Date and Effective Date
vis-a-vis such additional common shares shall be, respectively, the sixtieth
(60) and one hundred and twentieth (120) date after the closing date giving rise
to the requirement to issue the additional shares of Common Stock. For purposes
of the issuance and adjustment described in this paragraph, the issuance of any
security of the Company carrying the right to convert such security into shares
of Common Stock or of any warrant, right or option to purchase Common Stock
shall result in the issuance of the additional shares of Common Stock upon the
issuance of such convertible security, warrant, right or option and again at any
time upon any subsequent issuances of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of
such conversion or purchase rights if such issuance is at a price lower than the
Conversion Price in effect upon such issuance. The rights of the Subscriber set
forth in this Section 12 are in addition to any other rights the Subscriber has
pursuant to this Agreement, the Note, any Transaction Document, and any other
agreement referred to or entered into in connection herewith.
D. Stock Splits, Combinations and Dividends. If the shares of
Common Stock are subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of
shares of Common Stock, or if a dividend is paid on the Common Stock in shares
of Common Stock, the Conversion Price shall be proportionately reduced in case
of subdivision of shares or stock dividend or proportionately increased in the
case of combination of shares, in each such case by the ratio which the total
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event bears
to the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
such event..
(d) Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section
2.1(c) above, the Borrower shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting
forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a statement
of the facts requiring such adjustment.
2.2 Method of Conversion. This Note may be converted by the Holder
in whole or in part as described in Section 2.1(a) hereof and the Subscription
Agreement. Upon partial conversion of this Note, a new Note containing the same
date and provisions of this Note shall, at the request of the Holder, be issued
by the Borrower to the Holder for the principal balance of this Note and
interest which shall not have been converted or paid.
2.3 Maximum Conversion.
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(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired by the Subscriber upon
conversion of the Notes (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the
extent necessary to insure that, following such conversion (or other issuance),
the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such
Subscriber and its affiliates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership
of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Subscriber's for purposes of
Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act, does not exceed 4.999% of the total number of
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion). For such purposes,
beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. By written notice
to the Company, a Subscriber may waive the provisions of this Section 2.3(a) as
to itself but any such waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after
delivery thereof and such waiver shall have no effect on any other Investor.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired by the Subscriber upon
conversion of the Notes (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the
extent necessary to insure that, following such conversion (or other issuance),
the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such
Subscriber and its affiliates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership
of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Subscriber's for purposes of
Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act, does not exceed 9.999% of the total number of
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion). For such purposes,
beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision
may not be waived.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, if
the Company has not previously obtained Shareholder Approval (as defined below),
then the Company may not issue shares of Common Stock in excess of the Issuable
Maximum upon conversions of this Note at a conversion price which is less than
the closing bid price on the trading day immediately preceding the Closing Date
or date of the Subscription Agreement, whichever is higher (the "Threshold
Price"). The "Issuable Maximum" means, as of any date, a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to 15,421,757, less such number of shares of Common Stock as
have been issued at a price below the Threshold Price upon (1) conversion of
Notes, or (2) in payment of interest thereunder, or (3) upon exercise of the
Warrants, or (4) upon operation of any rights of first refusal under the
Agreement. Each Subscriber shall be entitled to a portion of the Issuable
Maximum equal to the quotient obtained by dividing: (x) the principal amount of
Notes issued and sold to such Subscriber on the Closing Date by (y) the
aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued and sold by the Company on the
Closing Date. If any Subscriber shall no longer hold Notes, then such
Subscriber's remaining portion of the Issuable Maximum shall be allocated
pro-rata among the remaining Subscribers, giving effect to the Company's desire
to allocate this limitation among the class of securities known as the Notes. If
on any Conversion Date, or at such time as a Subscriber shall notify the Company
that the condition in (A) following this clause shall be in effect: (A) the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that would then be issuable upon
conversion in full of all then outstanding principal amount of Notes would
exceed the Issuable Maximum on such date, and (B) the Company shall not have
previously obtained the vote of shareholders, as may be required by the
applicable rules and regulations of the American Stock Exchange (or any
successor entity or any other trading market on which the Company's securities
then trade), applicable to approve the issuance of shares of Common Stock in
excess of the Issuable Maximum pursuant to the terms hereof (the "Shareholder
Approval"), then, the Company shall issue to the Subscribers a number of shares
of Common Stock equal to the Issuable Maximum and, with respect to the remainder
of the principal amount of Notes then held by the Subscribers for which a
conversion would result in an issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of
the Issuable Maximum, the Company must use its best efforts to seek and obtain
Shareholder Approval as soon as possible, but in any event not later than the
90th day following such Conversion Date or the date of such request. The Company
and the Subscriber understand and agree that Xxxxxx issued to and then held by
the Subscriber as a result of conversions of Notes shall not be entitled to cast
votes on any resolution to obtain Shareholder Approval pursuant hereto.
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2.4 Conversion of Note.
(a) Upon the conversion of a Note or part thereof, the Company
shall, at its own cost and expense, take all necessary action, including
obtaining and delivering, an opinion of counsel to assure that the Company's
transfer agent shall issue stock certificates in the name of Subscriber (or its
nominee) or such other persons as designated by Subscriber and in such
denominations to be specified at conversion representing the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such conversion. The Company warrants that no
instructions other than these instructions have been or will be given to the
transfer agent of the Company's Common Stock and that, unless waived by the
Subscriber, the Shares will be free-trading, and freely transferable, and will
not contain a legend restricting the resale or transferability of the Shares
provided the Shares are being sold pursuant to an effective registration
statement covering the Shares or are otherwise exempt from registration.
(b) Subscriber will give notice of its decision to exercise
its right to convert the Note or part thereof by telecopying an executed and
completed Notice of Conversion (a form of which is annexed as Exhibit A to the
Note) to the Company via confirmed telecopier transmission and overnight courier
or otherwise pursuant to Section 4.2 of this Note. The Subscriber will not be
required to surrender the Note until the Note has been fully converted or
satisfied. Each date on which a Notice of Conversion is telecopied to the
Company in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be deemed a "Conversion
Date." The Company will itself or cause the Company's transfer agent to transmit
the Company's Common Stock certificates representing the Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Note to the Subscriber via express courier for receipt by such
Subscriber within three (3) business days after receipt by the Company of the
Notice of Conversion (such third day being the "Delivery Date"). In the event
the Shares are electronically transferable, then delivery of the Shares must be
made by electronic transfer provided request for such electronic transfer has
been made by the Subscriber and the Subscriber has complied with all applicable
securities laws in connection with the sale of the Common Stock, including,
without limitation, the prospectus delivery requirements. A Note representing
the balance of the Note not so converted will be provided by the Company to the
Subscriber if requested by Subscriber, provided the Subscriber delivers the
original Note to the Company.
(c) The Company understands that a delay in the delivery of
the Shares in the form required pursuant to Section 2.4(a) hereof, or the
Mandatory Redemption Amount described in Section 2.5 hereof, respectively after
the Delivery Date or the Mandatory Redemption Payment Date (as hereinafter
defined) could result in economic loss to the Subscriber. As compensation to the
Subscriber for such loss, the Company agrees to pay (as liquidated damages and
not as a penalty) to the Subscriber for late issuance of Shares in the form
required pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof upon Conversion of the Note in the
amount of $20 per business day after the Delivery Date for each $10,000 of Note
principal amount being converted of the corresponding Shares which are not
timely delivered. The Company shall pay any payments incurred under this Section
in immediately available funds upon demand. Furthermore, in addition to any
other remedies which may be available to the Subscriber, in the event that the
Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the Shares by the Delivery
Date or make payment by the Mandatory Redemption Payment Date, the Subscriber
will be entitled to revoke all or part of the relevant Notice of Conversion or
rescind all or part of the notice of Mandatory Redemption by delivery of a
notice to such effect to the Company whereupon the Company and the Subscriber
shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the
delivery of such notice, except that the liquidated damages described above
shall be payable through the date notice of revocation or rescission is given to
the Company.
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(d) Nothing contained herein or in any document referred to
herein or delivered in connection herewith shall be deemed to establish or
require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the
maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest or
dividends required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum
permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited
against amounts owed by the Company to the Subscriber and thus refunded to the
Company.
2.5 Mandatory Redemption at Subscriber's Election. In the event the
Company is prohibited from issuing Shares, or fails to timely deliver Shares on
a Delivery Date, or upon the occurrence of any other Event of Default (as
defined in the Note or in this Agreement) or for any reason other than pursuant
to the limitations set forth in Section 2.3 hereof, then at the Subscriber's
election, the Company must pay to the Subscriber ten (10) business days after
request by the Subscriber, at the Subscriber's election, a sum of money in
immediately available terms equal to the greater of (i) the product of the
outstanding principal amount of the Note designated by the Subscriber multiplied
by 120%, or (ii) the product of the number of Shares otherwise deliverable upon
conversion of an amount of Note principal and/or interest designated by the
Subscriber (with the date of giving of such designation being a "Deemed
Conversion Date") at the then Conversion Price that would be in effect on the
Deemed Conversion Date multiplied by the average of the closing bid prices for
the Common Stock for the five consecutive trading days preceding either: (1) the
date the Company becomes obligated to pay the Mandatory Redemption Payment, or
(2) the date on which the Mandatory Redemption Payment is made in full,
whichever is greater, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon and any
liquidated damages then payable ("Mandatory Redemption Payment"). The Mandatory
Redemption Payment must be received by the Subscriber on the same date as the
Company Shares otherwise deliverable or within ten (10) business days after
request, whichever is sooner ("Mandatory Redemption Payment Date"). Upon receipt
of the Mandatory Redemption Payment, the corresponding Note principal and
interest will be deemed paid and no longer outstanding. Liquidated damages
calculated pursuant to Section 2.4(c) hereof, that have been paid or accrued for
the twenty day period prior to the actual receipt of the Mandatory Redemption
Payment by the Subscriber shall be credited against the Mandatory Redemption
Payment.
2.6 Injunction Posting of Bond. In the event a Subscriber shall
elect to convert a Note or part thereof or exercise the Warrant in whole or in
part, the Company may not refuse conversion or exercise based on any claim that
such Subscriber or any one associated or affiliated with such Subscriber has
been engaged in any violation of law, or for any other reason, unless, an
injunction from a court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining conversion of
all or part of such Note or exercise of all or part of such Warrant shall have
been sought and obtained by the Company and the Company has posted a surety bond
for the benefit of such Subscriber in the amount of 120% of the amount of the
Note, or aggregate purchase price of the Warrant Shares which are sought to be
subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the
completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which
shall be payable to such Subscriber to the extent Subscriber obtains judgment.
2.7 Buy-In. In addition to any other rights available to the
Subscriber, if the Company fails to deliver to the Subscriber such shares
issuable upon conversion of a Note by the Delivery Date and if after three (3)
business days after the Delivery Date the Subscriber purchases (in an open
market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by such Subscriber of the Common Stock which the
Subscriber was entitled to receive upon such conversion (a "Buy-In"), then the
Company shall pay in cash to the Subscriber (in addition to any remedies
available to or elected by the Subscriber) the amount by which (A) the
Subscriber's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for
the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (B) the aggregate principal
and/or interest amount of the Note for which such conversion was not timely
honored, together with interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum, accruing
until such amount and any accrued interest thereon is paid in full (which amount
shall be paid as liquidated damages and not as a penalty). For example, if the
Subscriber purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of
$11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of $10,000 of
note principal and/or interest, the Company shall be required to pay the
Subscriber $1,000, plus interest. The Subscriber shall provide the Company
written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Subscriber in respect of
the Buy-In.
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2.8 Optional Redemption.
(a) Provided that the Company has a number of authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock sufficient for the issuance of all Shares
underlying the remaining principal amount of this Note, such Common Stock is
listed or quoted (and is not suspended from trading) on a trading market and
such shares of Common Stock are approved for listing on such trading market upon
issuance, such Common Stock is registered for resale under the Registration
Statement and the prospectus under such Registration Statement is available for
the sale of all Registrable Securities held by the Subscriber, such issuance
would be permitted in full without violating Section 2.3 herein or the rules or
regulations of any trading market on which such Common Stock may be listed or
quoted, and both immediately before and after giving effect thereto, no Event of
Default under the Subscription Agreement or this Note shall or would exist, the
Borrower will have the option of prepaying the outstanding principal amount of
this Note ("Optional Redemption"), in whole or in part, together with interest
accrued thereon, by paying to the Holder a sum of money equal to one hundred ten
percent (110%) of the principal amount to be redeemed, together with accrued but
unpaid interest thereon and interest that will accrue until the actual repayment
date and any and all other sums due, accrued or payable to the Holder arising
under the Note, the Subscription Agreement or any Transaction Document (the
"Redemption Amount") on the day written notice of redemption (the "Notice of
Redemption") is given to the Holder. The Notice of Redemption shall specify the
date for such Optional Redemption (the "Redemption Payment Date"), which date
shall be not less than five (5) business days after the date of the Notice of
Redemption (the "Redemption Period"). The Borrower may provide a Notice of
Redemption prior to the Effective Date only in connection with up to 20% the
principal amount of this Note then outstanding together with interest accrued
thereon. A Notice of Redemption shall not be effective with respect to any
portion of the Note for which the Holder has a pending election to convert, or
for Conversion Notices given by the Holder prior to the Redemption Payment Date.
During a Redemption Period occurring after the Actual Effective Date, the Holder
may deliver Notices of Conversion for up to 20% of the initial principal amount
of the Note and accrued interest. On the Redemption Payment Date, the Redemption
Amount shall be paid in good funds to the Holder. In the event the Borrower
fails to pay the Redemption Amount on the Redemption Payment Date as set forth
herein, then (i) such Notice of Redemption will be null and void, (ii) Borrower
will have no further right to deliver another Notice of Redemption, and (iii)
Borrower's failure may be deemed by Holder to be a non-curable Event of Default.
(b) A Notice of Redemption must be given proportionately to
all Holders of Notes bearing similar terms to this Note issued on the date of
this Note.
2.9 Reservation. During the period the conversion right exists,
Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a number of
shares of Common Stock equal to 175% of the amount of Common Stock issuable upon
the full conversion of this Note. Borrower represents that upon issuance, such
shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Xxxxxxxx
agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its
officers, agents, and transfer agents who are charged with the duty of executing
and issuing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates
for shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of this Note.
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ARTICLE III
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The occurrence of any of the following events of default ("Event of
Default") shall, at the option of the Holder hereof, make all sums of principal
and interest then remaining unpaid hereon and all other amounts payable
hereunder immediately due and payable, upon demand, without presentment, or
grace period, all of which hereby are expressly waived, except as set forth
below:
3.1 Failure to Pay Principal or Interest. The Borrower fails to pay
any installment of principal, interest or other sum due under this Note when
due.
3.2 Breach of Covenant. The Borrower breaches any other covenant or
other term or condition of the Subscription Agreement or this Note in any
material respect and such breach, if subject to cure, continues for a period of
ten (10) business days after written notice to the Borrower from the Holder.
3.3 Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or
warranty of the Borrower made herein, in the Subscription Agreement, or in any
agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in
connection therewith shall be false or misleading in any material respect as of
the date made and the Closing Date.
3.4 Receiver or Trustee. The Borrower shall make an assignment for
the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a
receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or
business; or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.
3.5 Judgments. Any money judgment, writ or similar final process
shall be entered or filed against Borrower or any of its property or other
assets for more than $100,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed
for a period of forty-five (45) days.
3.6 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
liquidation proceedings or other proceedings or relief under any bankruptcy law
or any law, or the issuance of any notice in relation to such event, for the
relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower and if
instituted against Borrower are not dismissed within 45 days of initiation.
3.7 Delisting. Delisting of the Common Stock from the OTC Bulletin
Board ("Bulletin Board") or such other principal exchange on which the Common
Stock is listed for trading; failure to comply with the requirements for
continued listing on the Bulletin Board for a period of three consecutive
trading days; or notification from the Bulletin Board or any Principal Market
that the Borrower is not in compliance with the conditions for such continued
listing on the Bulletin Board or other Principal Market.
3.8 Non-Payment. A default by the Borrower under any one or more
obligations in an aggregate monetary amount in excess of $100,000 for more than
twenty days after the due date.
3.9 Stop Trade. An SEC or judicial stop trade order or Principal
Market trading suspension that lasts for five or more consecutive trading days.
3.10 Failure to Deliver Common Stock or Replacement Note. Xxxxxxxx's
failure to timely deliver Common Stock to the Holder pursuant to and in the time
required by this Note and Sections 7 and 11 of the Subscription Agreement, or,
if required, a replacement Note.
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3.11 Non-Registration Event. The occurrence of a Non-Registration
Event as described in Section 11.4 of the Subscription Agreement.
3.12 Reverse Splits. The Borrower effectuates a reverse split of its
Common Stock without the prior written consent of the Holder.
3.13 Reservation Default. Failure by the Borrower to have reserve
for issuance upon conversion of the Note the amount of Common stock as set forth
in the Subscription Agreement.
3.14 Cross Default. A default by the Borrower of a material term,
covenant, warranty or undertaking of any other agreement to which the Borrower
and Holder are parties, or the occurrence of a material event of default under
any such other agreement which is not cured after any required notice and/or
cure period.
3.15 Change in Control. A change in control of the Company without
the written consent of the Holder. A change in control shall mean that more than
30% of the shares of common stock are consolidated in one person or entity so
that the person or entity may control the election of the board of directors or
the passage of a proposal that would normally require a shareholder vote without
such shareholder vote and that such person or entity was not a holder of shares
of the Company at the date of execution hereof.
3.16 Entity Restrictions. The Company shall neither conduct nor
permit to occur any reclassification, business combination, spin-off, merger,
reorganization, stock sale or other transaction that results in the transfer,
sale or distribution (by operation of law or otherwise) of the Company or any
subsidiary's stock, or any other action reasonably related thereto.
3.17 Asset Sales. Neither the Company will, nor will the Company
permit any of its or its subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise
dispose (including pursuant to a merger) of substantially all of the Company's
assets, including any asset constituting an equity interest in any other person,
except sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions of inventory, used,
obsolete or surplus equipment or other property, in each case in the ordinary
course of the Company's business and consistent with past practice.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the
part of Holder hereof in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or
of any other right, power or privilege. All rights and remedies existing
hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies
otherwise available.
4.2 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals,
and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing
and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii)
deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges
prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed
as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified
most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery
or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the
transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if
delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to
be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered
other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is
to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing
by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon
actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for
such communications shall be: (i) if to the Borrower to: Globetel Communications
Corp., 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, CEO, telecopier number: (000) 000-0000, with a copy by telecopier only to
(not with respect to Conversion Notices): Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, P.A., 00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, telecopier number: (954)
252-4265, and (ii) if to the Holder, to the name, address and telecopy number
set forth on the front page of this Note, with a copy by telecopier only to (not
with respect to Conversion Notices): Xxxxx & Associates., Xxxxx Xxxxx, 00
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxx XX 00000, telecopier number: (000) 000-0000.
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4.3 Amendment Provision. The term "Note" and all reference thereto,
as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument as originally
executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or
supplemented.
4.4 Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and
its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Holder and its
successors and assigns.
4.5 Cost of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this
Note, Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof reasonable costs of collection,
including reasonable attorneys' fees.
4.6 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Any action brought by either
party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the
federal courts located in the state of New York. Both parties and the individual
signing this Agreement on behalf of the Borrower agree to submit to the
jurisdiction of such courts. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover
from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
4.7 Maximum Payments. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in
excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of
interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum
permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited
against amounts owed by the Borrower to the Holder and thus refunded to the
Borrower.
4.8 Late Payments. Subject to Section 4.7 hereof, the interest rate
applicable to any late, unpaid amounts owed hereunder or under any Transaction
Document shall be sixteen percent (16%) per annum.
4.9 Redemption. This Note may not be redeemed or paid without the
consent of the Holder except as described in this Note or in the Subscription
Agreement.
4.10 Shareholder Status. The Holder shall not have rights as a
shareholder of the Borrower with respect to unconverted portions of this Note.
However, the Holder will have all the rights of a shareholder of the Borrower
with respect to the shares of Common Stock to be received by Holder after
delivery by the Holder of a Conversion Notice to the Borrower.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Xxxxxxxx has caused this Note to be signed in its name by an
authorized officer as of the 31 day of August, 2005.
GLOBETEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: CEO
WITNESS:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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NOTICE OF CONVERSION
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(To be executed by the Registered Holder in order to convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby elects to convert $_________ of the principal and
$_________ of the interest due on the Note issued by GLOBETEL COMMUNICATIONS
CORP. on January ___, 2005 into Shares of Common Stock of GLOBETEL
COMMUNICATIONS CORP. (the "Borrower") according to the conditions set forth in
such Note, as of the date written below.
Date of Conversion:____________________________________________________________
Conversion Price:______________________________________________________________
Shares To Be Delivered:________________________________________________________
Signature:_____________________________________________________________________
Print Name:____________________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
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