EXHIBIT 4.7
This Note has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
No transfer of this Note shall be valid or effective except in accordance with
the applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
CONVERTIBLE NOTE
As of June 24, 1998 New York, New York
$________________
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION HOLDING CORPORATION, a Colorado
corporation (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of
____________________, or any subsequent holder of this Note (the "Payee"), at
__________________, or at such other place as may be designated by the Payee
from time to time by notice to the Company, the principal sum of
_______________________Thousand ($__________________) Dollars, together with
interest from the date hereof on the unpaid principal amount hereof at an annual
rate equal to five and one-half percent (5.5%) per annum. Such principal and
interest shall be paid in accordance with the terms of Section 1 below, in cash
or by wire transfer to such account as the Payee shall direct, in immediately
available funds and in lawful currency of the United States of America.
1. PAYMENTS.
(a) Unless previously fully converted into Common Stock of the Company as herein
provided, the unpaid principal amount of this Note shall be payable to the Payee
in cash on June 23, 2000 (the "Maturity Date"); provided, however, that the
Company may, at its sole option, by written notice given to the Payee at any
time prior to the Maturity Date, make payment of the entire unpaid principal
amount of this Note on the Prepayment Date (as defined herein) by delivering to
the Payee such number of shares of Common Stock of the Company as shall be
determined by dividing (i) the entire principal amount of this Note remaining
unpaid on the Prepayment Date and interest , by (ii) the Conversion Price (as
herein defined) in effect on the Prepayment Date.
(b) Interest on the unpaid principal balance of this Note at the rate of five
and one-half percent (5.5%) per annum shall accrue from the date hereof and
shall be payable quarterly on the last day of each January, April, July and
October, commencing on July 31, 1998 (each an
"Interest Payment Date"), until the entire unpaid principal amount hereof shall
have been paid.
(c) In the event that any payment of principal and/or interest hereunder becomes
due and payable on a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in
the State of New York are authorized or required by law to close, then the
maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding business day; and
during any such extension, interest on principal amounts payable shall accrue
and be payable at the applicable rate.
2. REFERENCE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT.
This Note is one of the Notes of the Company originally issued pursuant to that
certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of ________, 1998, by and among
the Company, the above-named Payee and certain other parties (the "Securities
Purchase Agreement"). The holder hereof is entitled to the benefits of the
Securities Purchase Agreement and all Exhibits thereto, including all
"Transaction Documents" referred to therein, and may enforce the obligations of
the Company contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement and exercise the
remedies provided for therein or otherwise available in respect thereof.
Capitalized terms, unless otherwise defined herein, have the respective meanings
ascribed to them in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
3. RANKING OF NOTE.
Subject at all time to the subordination provisions set forth in Section 11
hereof, this Note, together with the other Notes issued pursuant to the
Securities Purchase Agreement, shall constitute senior securities of the Company
and, except as provided below, shall rank pari passu with all other indebtedness
for money borrowed by the Company and senior to any other indebtedness for money
borrowed of the Company which, by its terms shall be made expressly subject and
subordinated to this Note.
4. PREPAYMENT OF NOTE.
(a) Subject at all times to the holder's right to convert all or any portion of
this Note into Common Stock pursuant to Section 5 hereof at any time on or
before the 'Prepayment Date' (as herein defined), the principal amount of this
Note may be prepaid, at the option of the Company, upon not less than ten (10)
days' prior written notice to the holder of this Note (the "Prepayment Notice"),
in whole or in part, for an amount equal to one hundred twenty percent (120%) of
the
principal amount prepaid, at any time or from time to time from and after the
date of the initial issuance of the Note (the "Issuance Date").
(b) Each Prepayment Notice shall specify the principal amount of this Note and
all other outstanding Notes to be redeemed and the applicable Prepayment Date.
Each prepayment of principal of this Note shall be accompanied by the payment of
all interest accrued and unpaid to the prepayment date on the amount so prepaid.
Each such prepayment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available
funds or by bank cashier's check payable to the Payee and shall be on a date
(the "Prepayment Date") which shall be not earlier than five (5) business days
following delivery of the Note by the holder. Any partial prepayment of this
Note, whether optional or mandatory, shall be applied first to accrued and
unpaid interest hereon, and then to the outstanding principal amount of this
Note in the inverse order of maturity. In the event the Company fails to wire
transfer funds within the time provided herein, the Company shall be required to
pay the holder a sum equal to five (5%) percent per month until such prepayment
is made.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 4, in the
event and to the extent that the Company shall provide the holder of this Note
with a Prepayment Notice, it shall simultaneously provide to the holder of this
Note evidence of the availability of funds to effect such prepayment; which
evidence of availability of funds shall include, without limitation, (i)
confirmation of cash or cash equivalent bank balances, (ii) an irrevocable bank
letter of credit, or (iii) a written commitment from a recognized lending
institution to effect the financing of such prepayment.
5. CONVERSION.
Subject at all times to the Company's right to prepay the Notes as provided in
Section 4 hereof, the holders of the Notes shall have the following conversion
rights (the "Conversion Rights"):
(a) Voluntary Conversion. At any time or from time to time commencing (i) on the
60th day following the Issuance Date, the holder of this Note may elect to
convert up to thirty three and one-third (33-1/3 %) percent of the original
principal amount of this Note, (ii) an additional thirty three and one-third
(33-1/3%) percent of the original principal amount of this Note may be converted
every thirty (30) days thereafter and (iii) on the 120th day following the
Issuance Date, the holder of this Note may elect to convert one hundred (100%)
percent of the original principal amount of this Note, into shares of Common
Stock of the Company, by written notice given to the Company in accordance with
the provisions of Section 5(h) hereof (the "Conversion Notice"). In no event may
the holder of this Note effect a conversion of less than $5,000 principal amount
of this Note. Subject to the foregoing, the holder of this Note may elect to
convert (a "Voluntary Conversion") all or any portion of the principal amount of
this Note held by such person into a number of fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient which results when the Conversion
Price (as defined below) in effect as of the date of the Conversion Notice is
divided into the aggregate principal amount of all or any portion of this Note
outstanding plus all accrued but unpaid interest thereof to be so converted.
Such right of Voluntary Conversion shall be effected by the surrender of the
Note to be converted to the Company within five (5) business days of
transmission of the Conversion Notice at the office of the Company, accompanied
(i) by the original Conversion Notice, (ii) if so required by the Company, by
instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Company, duly executed by
the registered holder or by his duly authorized attorney and (iii) transfer tax
stamps or funds therefore, if required pursuant to Section 5(g) herein.
(b) Automatic Conversion. Prior to _______, 2000, the Company shall not have the
right to compel any holder of Note to convert such Note into Common Stock or any
other securities of the Company. Effective as of ________, 2000, to the extent
not previously converted by the holders, all remaining principal amount of this
Note, together with all accrued interest hereon, shall automatically and without
further action on the part of such holders, be converted into Common Stock of
the Company at the Conversion Price then in effect.
(c) Conversion Price. Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in
Section 5(d) below, the term "Conversion Price" shall mean the lowest of:
(i) 100% of the average of the Closing Bid Price (as defined below) for
the five (5) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date
(the "Issuance Date Conversion Price"); or
(ii) the product of multiplying (A) the average of the Closing Bid
Price for the five consecutive trading days preceding the applicable date of the
Conversion Notice on which all or part of this Note shall be converted, by (B)
eighty percent (80%).
As used herein, the term 'Closing Bid Price' shall mean the closing bid price
per share of the Company's Common Stock as reported by
Bloomberg, L.P. ("Bloomberg"), on any one of the following exchanges which shall
be the primary exchange on which such Common Stock shall then be quoted; namely,
(a) the AMEX, (b) the NASDAQ National Market System ("NASDAQ NMS "), (c) the
NASDAQ System (other than the NASDAQ NMS), (d) the New York Stock Exchange, or
(e) the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. for quotes on the Electronic Bulletin
Board or the "Pink Sheets", as the case may be, for the applicable number of
consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date, the date of
the Conversion Notice, or other applicable date specified in Section 5(d), as
the case may be.
(d) Adjustments of Conversion Price. The Conversion Price in effect from time to
time shall be, subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 5(d).
(i) Adjustments for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Company shall
at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date, effect a stock split
of the outstanding Common Stock, the applicable Conversion Price in effect
immediately prior to the stock split shall be proportionately decreased (or in
increased in the case of a reverse stock split). If the Company shall, at any
time or from time to time after the Issuance Date, combine the outstanding
shares of Common Stock, the applicable Conversion Price in effect immediately
prior to the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustments
under this Section 5(d)(i) shall be effective at the close of business on the
date the stock split or combination occurs.
(ii) Adjustments for Certain Dividends and Distributions. If the
Company shall at any time or from time after the Issuance Date, make or issue or
set a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to
receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock,
then, and in each event, the applicable Conversion Price in effect immediately
prior to such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in
the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business
on such record date, by multiplying, as applicable, the applicable Conversion
Price then in effect by a fraction;
(A) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares
of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such
issuance or the close of business on such record date; and
(B) the denominator of which shall be the total number of
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of
such issuance or the close of business on such record date
plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend
or distribution.
(iii) Adjustment for Other Dividends and Distributions. If the Company
shall at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date, make or issue or
set a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to
receive a dividend or other distribution payable in other than shares of Common
Stock, then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the Conversion Price
shall be made and provision shall be made (by adjustments of the Conversion
Price or otherwise) so that the holder of this Note shall receive upon
conversions thereof, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock
receivable thereon, the number of securities of the Company which they would
have received had this Note been converted into Common Stock on the date of such
event and had thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and
including the Conversion Date, retained such securities (together with any
distributions payable thereon during such period), giving application to all
adjustments called for during such period under this Section 5(d)(iii) with
respect to the rights of the holders of the Note.
(iv) Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange or Substitution. If the
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note at any time or from time to
time after the Issuance Date shall be changed into the same or different number
of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by reclassification,
exchange, substitution or otherwise (other than by way of a stock split or
combination of shares or stock dividends provided for in Sections 5(d)(i), (ii)
and (iii), or a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale of assets
provided for in Section 5(d)(v)), then, and in each event, an appropriate
revision to the Conversion Price shall by made and provisions shall be made (by
adjustments of the Conversion Price of otherwise) so that the holder of this
Note shall have the right thereafter to convert such Note into the kind and
amount of shares of stock and other securities receivable upon reclassification,
exchange, substitution or other change, by holders of the number of shares of
Common Stock into which such Note might have been converted immediately prior to
such reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, all subject to
further adjustment as provided herein.
(v) Adjustments for Reorganization, Merger, Consolidation or Sales of
Assets. If at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date there shall
be a capital reorganization of the Company (other than by way of a stock split
or combination of shares or stock dividends or distributions provided for in
Section 5(d)(i), (ii) and (iii), or a reclassification, exchange or substitution
of shares
provided for in Section 5(d)(iv)), or a merger or consolidation of the Company
with or into another corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all of the
Company's properties or assets to any other person, then as a part of such
reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale, an appropriate revision to the
Conversion Price shall be made and provision shall be made (by adjustments of
the Conversion Price or otherwise) so that the holder of this Note shall have
the right thereafter to convert this Note into the kind and amount of shares of
stock and other securities or property of the Company or any successor
corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale,
to which a holder of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of such shares
would have been entitled upon such reorganization, merger, consolidation, or
sale, to which a holder of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of such
shares would have been entitled upon such reorganization, merger, consolidation,
or sale. In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the
application of the provisions of this Section 5(d)(v) with respect to the rights
of the holders of this Note after the reorganization, merger, consolidation, or
sale to the end that the provisions of this Section 5(d)(v) (including any
adjustment in the applicable Conversion Ratio then in effect and the number of
shares of stock or other securities deliverable upon conversion of this Note)
shall be applied after that event in as nearly an equivalent manner as may be
practicable.
(vi) Adjustments after Registration Statement is Effective.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Section 5(d), the
Conversion Price shall be adjusted following the effective date of the Company's
registration statement on Form S-1 or any other appropriate registration form
(the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") (the "Effective Date") as follows:
(A) for conversions beginning 90 days after the Effective
Date, the Conversion Price shall be equal to the lower of (1) the Issuance Date
Conversion Price; or (2) 77.5% of the average of the Closing Bid Price for the
five (5) days trading immediately preceding the date of the Conversation Notice;
and
(B) for conversions beginning 120 days after the Effective
Date, the Conversion Price shall be equal to the lower of (1) the Issuance Date
Conversion Price; or (2) 75.0% of the average of the Closing Bid Price for the
five (5) days trading immediately preceding the date of the Conversion Notice.
(e) No Impediment. The Company shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of
Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer
of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or
any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance
of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but
will at all times in good faith, assist in the carrying out of all the
provisions of this Section 5 and in the taking of all such action as may be
necessary or Appropriate in order to protect the Conversion Rights of the holder
of the Note against impairment.
(f) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon occurrence of each adjustment or
readjustment of the Conversion Price or number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Note pursuant to this Section 5, the Company, at
its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in
accordance with the terms hereof and furnish notice to each holder of such Note,
a certificate setting forth such adjustment and readjustment, showing in detail
the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Company shall
furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a like certificate setting forth
such adjustments and readjustments, the applicable Conversion Price in effect at
the time and the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of
other securities or property which at the time would be received upon the
conversion of such Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be
obligated to deliver a certificate unless such certificate would reflect an
increase or decrease of at least one percent of such adjusted amount.
(g) Issue Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all issue and other taxes,
excluding federal, state or local income taxes, that may be payable in respect
of any issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock on conversion of this Note
pursuant hereto; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to
pay any transfer taxes resulting from any transfer requested by any holder in
connection with any such conversion.
(h) Notices and Delivery of Shares. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective (i) on the
same date, if delivered personally or by facsimile by not later than 7:00 p.m.
New York time (with a courtesy copy of such facsimile simultaneously sent by fax
to Counsel for the Company), or (ii) three (3) business days following being
mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return-receipt
requested, addressed to the holder of record at its address appearing on the
books of the Company. The Company shall, immediately upon receipt of a
Conversion Notice, issue and deliver to or upon the order of such Holder,
against delivery of the Notes which have been converted, a certificate or
certificates for the number of shares of
Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled and such certificate or
certificates shall not bear any restrictive legend; provided, (i) the Common
Stock evidenced thereby are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act, (ii) the Holder provides the Company with an opinion
of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that a public sale
of such shares may be made without registration under the Securities Act, or
(iii) such Holder provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such
shares can be sold free of any limitations imposed by Rule 144, promulgated
under the Securities Act. The Company shall cause such issuance and delivery to
be effected within three (3) business days and shall transmit the certificates
by messenger or overnight delivery service, or via the DWAC system, to reach the
address designated by such Holder within three (3) business days after the
receipt of such notice.
The Company acknowledges and understands that a delay in the issuance of the
Common Stock upon conversion according to the provisions hereof could result in
economic loss to the Holder of the Note. As compensation to any Holder when the
Company has failed with respect to such Holder to comply with the Company's
obligations hereunder, and not as a penalty, the Company shall pay to such
Holder liquidated damages of an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the total
principal sum of that portion of Notes of such Holder to be converted for each
thirty (30) day period after the date on which the Common Stock should have been
issued by the Company (the "Delivery Date" -- i.e., the end of the three (3)
business day period described in the preceding paragraph). Amounts payable shall
be pro-rated daily as to a periods of less than thirty (30) days. Such amounts
shall be paid to the Holder at the end of each month in which such amounts have
accrued. Payment shall be made immediately by cashier's check or wire transfer
in immediately available funds to such account as shall be designated in writing
by the Holder. Each Holder shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to
prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of hereof and to enforce specifically
the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to
which a Holder may be entitled by law or equity. . (i) Fractional Shares. No
fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Note.
In lieu of any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be
entitled, the Company shall pay cash equal to the product of such fraction
multiplied by the last trade price of one share of the Company's Common Stock on
the applicable Conversion Date.
(j) Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep
available, out of its authorized but unused shares of Common Stock, solely for
the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Note, the full number of shares
deliverable upon conversion of all the Note from time to time outstanding. The
Company shall, from time to time in accordance with the Colorado General
Corporations Law, as amended, increase the authorized number of shares of Common
Stock if at any time the unused number of authorized shares shall not be
sufficient to permit the conversion of all of the Note at the time outstanding.
In such connection, the Company shall hold a special meeting of stockholders for
the purpose of authorizing additional shares of Common Stork not later than 120
days after any date in which the Company shall have insufficient shares of
Common Stock so reserved.
(k) Retirement of Note. Conversion of this Note shall be deemed to have been
effected on the applicable Conversion Date. The converting holder shall be
deemed to have become a stockholder of record of the Common Stock on the
applicable Conversion Date. Upon conversion of only a portion of this Note, the
Company shall issue and deliver to such holder at the expense of the Company,
against receipt of the original note delivered for partial cancellation, a new
Note representing the unconverted portion of this Note so surrendered.
(l) Regulatory Compliance. If any shares of Common Stock to be reserved for the
purpose of conversion of this Note require registration or listing with or
approval of any government authority, stock exchange or other regulatory body
under any federal or state law or regulation or otherwise before such shares may
be validly issued or delivered upon conversion, the Company shall, at its sole
cost and expense, in good faith and as expeditiously as possible, endeavor to
secure such registration, listing or approval, as the case may be.
6. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
The occurrence and continuance of any one or more of the following events is
herein referred to as an Event of Default:
(a) If the Company shall default in converting the applicable principal amount
of this Note into Common Stock and delivering stock certificates in respect of
such conversion by the Delivery Date; or
(b) If the Company shall default in the payment of any installment of interest
on this Note when payable in accordance with the terms thereof for more than ten
(10) calendar days after the same shall become due; or
(c) If the Company shall not, at the time of receipt of a Conversion Notice
hereunder, have a sufficient number of authorized and unissued shares of its
Common Stock available for issuance to the holder of this Note upon conversion
of all or any portion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, and such
default shall not have been remedied within thirty (30) calendar days from the
date of such Conversion Notice; or
(d) If the Company shall default in the performance of or compliance with any of
its material covenants or agreements contained herein or in the Securities
Purchase Agreement, and such default shall not have been remedied within fifteen
(15) calendar days after written notice thereof shall have been delivered to the
Company by the holder of this Note; or
(e) If any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of the
Company in the Securities Purchase Agreement or in connection with the
transactions contemplated thereby shall prove to have been false or incorrect in
any material respect on the date as of which made; or
(f) If the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability
to pay its debts as they become due, or shall file a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy or shall have an order for relief under the Bankruptcy Act granted
against it or them, or shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or shall
file any petition or answer seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement,
composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any
present or future statute, law or regulation, or shall file any answer admitting
or not contesting the material allegations of a petition filed against the
Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in any such proceeding, or shall
seek or consent to or acquiesce in the appointment of any trustee, custodian,
receiver or liquidator of the Company or of all or any substantial part of the
properties of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or the Company
or its directors shall take any action looking to the dissolution or liquidation
of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries. For purposes of this
Section 6(f), the term Significant Subsidiary shall mean and include Bass
American Petroleum Corp. and any other person, firm or corporation (i) more than
50% of the common stock or equity interests of which are owned of record by the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (ii) the net income before taxes
or total assets of which represent more than 15% of the consolidated net income
before taxes or consolidated assets of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries;
of
(g) If, within sixty (60) days after the commencement of any proceeding against
the Company or any Significant Subsidiary seeking any reorganization,
arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar
relief under any present or future statute, law or regulation, such proceeding
shall not have been dismissed, or if, within sixty (60) days after the
appointment, without the consent or acquiescence of the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary, of any trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Company or
any Significant Subsidiary or of all or any substantial part of the properties
of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, such appointment shall not have
been vacated.
7. REMEDIES ON DEFAULT; ACCELERATION.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the
entire unpaid balance of principal and accrued interest on this Note may be
accelerated and declared to be immediately due and payable by the Payee. Whether
or not the Notes is accelerated or declared to be immediately due and payable by
the Payee, the Company agrees to pay the maximum rate of interest permitted
under New York law from the date any payment of principal and/or interest was
due until the date payment of such amount is actually made. Unless waived by the
written consent of persons holding 66-2/3 % or more in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes of the Company issued under the Securities Purchase
Agreement (including the Payee), the Payee and other holders of any of the Notes
at the time outstanding may proceed to protect and enforce the rights of such
holder by an action at law, suit in equity or other appropriate proceeding,
whether for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein, or for
an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof, or in aid of the
exercise of any power granted hereby or by law. In the event of an Event of
Default, the Company agrees to pay to the holder of this Note such further
amount as shall be sufficient to cover the cost and expense of collection,
including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses and
reasonable costs of investigation. If the holder of any Note shall give any
notice or take any action in respect of a claimed default, the Company will
forthwith give written notice thereof to the holder of this Note at the time
outstanding describing the notice or action and the nature of the claimed
default. No course of dealing and no delay on the part of the holder of this
Note or the holder of any other Note in exercising any right, power or remedy
shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such holder's rights,
powers and remedies. No right, power or remedy conferred hereby upon the holder
hereof shall be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to herein
nor now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
8. WAIVER OF PRESENTMENT; MAXIMUM RATE OF INTEREST
(a) The Company and each surety, endorser, and guarantor or other party liable
for the payment of any sums of money payable on this Note severally waive all
demands for payment, presentations for payment, notices of dishonor, notices of
intention to accelerate maturity, notices of acceleration of maturity, protests,
and notices of protest, to the extent required by law.
(b) It is expressly stipulated and agreed to be the intent of the Company and
the Holders of this Note at all times to comply with the applicable law
governing the maximum rate of interest payable on or in connection with all
indebtedness and transactions hereunder (or applicable United States federal law
to the extent that it permits holders of this Note to contract for, charge,
take, reserve or receive a greater amount of interest). If the applicable law is
ever judicially interpreted so as to render usurious any amount of money or
other consideration called for hereunder, or contracted for, charged, taken,
reserved or received with respect to any loan or advance hereunder, or if
acceleration of the maturity of the Note or the indebtedness hereunder or if any
prepayment by the Company results in the Company's having paid any interest in
excess of that permitted by law, then it is the Company's and Holders' express
intent that all excess cash amounts theretofore collected by holder by credited
on the principal balance of this Note (or if this Note has been or would thereby
be paid in full, refunded to the Company), and the provisions of this Note
immediately be deemed reformed and the amounts thereafter collectible hereunder
reduced, without the necessity of the execution of any new document, so as to
comply with the applicable law, but so as to permit the recovery of the fullest
amount otherwise called for hereunder. The right to accelerate maturity of this
Note does not include the right to accelerate any interest which has not
otherwise accrued on the date of such acceleration, and Holder does not intend
to collect any unearned interest in the event of acceleration.
9. NOTICES.
All notices, requests, demands or other communications under this Note shall be
given in the same manner as provided in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
10. GOVERNING LAW; RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
(a) This Note shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of
law principles.
(b) Any dispute regarding the interpretation or application of this Note which
cannot be settled among the parties shall be resolved in Austin, Texas final and
binding arbitration in accordance with the then obtaining rules of the American
Arbitration Association. There shall be appointed three arbitrators, one of whom
shall be selected by the Company, the second by the Holder and the third by
mutual agreement of the parties or by the American Arbitration Association. The
decision of the arbitrators shall be final and upon the Holder and the Company
and may be enforced by the prevailing party or parties in any court of competent
jurisdiction. Each party shall bear their own costs of the arbitration and shall
share equally the costs of the arbitrators.
11. SUBORDINATION TO SENIOR DEBT.
(a) Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note and all other Notes
issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement is subordinated, to the extent
and in the manner provided herein, to the prior payment of all indebtedness of
the Company and/or all Subsidiaries of the Company, for money borrowed or other
obligations which is now or may hereafter be owed (collectively, "Senior Debt")
to any bank, commercial finance company, factor, insurance company or other
institution the lending activities are regulated by law (individually, a "Senior
Lender" and collectively, "Senior Lenders"), which may, hereafter on any one or
more occasions provide financing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
secured by liens on any of the assets and properties of the Company and/or any
of its Subsidiaries (individually and collectively, an "Institutional
Borrower").
(b) Upon any payment or distribution of assets or securities of the
Institutional Borrower, as the case may be, of any kind or character, whether in
cash, property or securities, upon any dissolution or winding up or total or
partial liquidation or reorganization of the Institutional Borrower, whether
voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other
proceedings, all amounts payable under Senior Debt shall first be paid in full
in cash, or payment provided for in cash or cash equivalents, before the holder
hereof shall be entitled to receive any payment on account of principal of or
interest on this Note. Before any payment may be made by the Institutional
Borrower of the principal of or interest on this Note upon any such dissolution
or winding up or liquidation or reorganization, any payment or distribution of
assets or securities of the Institutional Borrower of any kind or character,
whether in cash, property or securities, to which the holder hereof would be
entitled, except for the provisions of this Section 11, shall be made by the
Institutional Borrower or by any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy,
liquidating trustee, agent or other person making such payment or distribution,
directly to the holders of Senior Debt or their representatives to the extent
necessary to pay all such Senior Debt in full after giving effect to any
concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Debt.
(c) Upon the happening of any default in payment of the principal of or interest
on any Senior Debt, then, unless and until such default shall have been cured or
waived or shall have ceased to exist, no direct or indirect payment in cash,
property or securities, by set-off or otherwise, shall be made or agreed to be
made by the Institutional Borrower on account of the principal of or interest on
this Note.
(d) Upon the happening of an event of default (other than under circumstances
when the terms of Section 11(c) above are applicable) with respect to any Senior
Debt pursuant to which the holder thereof is entitled under the terms of such
Senior Debt to accelerate the maturity thereof, and upon written notice thereof
given to each of the Institutional Borrower and the holder of this Note by such
holder of Senior Debt ("Payment Notice"), then, unless and until such event of
default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, no action
shall or may be taken for collection of any amounts under this Note, and no
direct or indirect payment in cash, property or securities, by set-off or
otherwise, shall be made or agreed to be made by the Institutional Borrower an
account of the principal of or interest on this Note until such Senior Debt has
been paid in full accordance with its terms.
(e) In the event than, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 11, any
payment shall be made on account of the principal of or interest on this Note in
contravention of such provisions, then such payment shall be held for the
benefit of, and shall be paid over and delivered to, the holders of such Senior
Debt remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay in full the principal of
and interest on such Senior Debt in accordance with its terms after giving
effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior
Debt.
(f) Nothing contained in this Section 11 shall (i) impair the conversion rights
of the holder hereof referred to in Section 5 above, (ii) impair, as between the
Company and the holder of this Note, the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay to the holder hereof principal and interest
as the same shall become due and payable, or (iii) prevent the holder hereof
from exercising all rights, powers and remedies otherwise provided herein, in
the Securities Purchase Agreement or by applicable law, all subject to the
express limitations provided herein.
(g) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, if any Senior Debt shall then be
outstanding, no acceleration of the maturity of this Note shall be effective
until the earlier of (i) ten (10) days shall have passed following the date of
delivery to the Institutional Borrower by a Senior Lender(s) of written notice
of acceleration of any Senior Debt, or (ii) the maturity of any then outstanding
Senior Debt shall have been accelerated by reason of a default hereon. The
Company may pay the holder hereof any defaulted payment and all other amounts
due following any such acceleration of the maturity of this Note if this Section
11 would not prohibit such payment to be made at that time.
(h) Upon payment in full of all Senior Debt, the Payee of this Note shall be
subrogated to the rights of the holder or holders of Senior Debt to receive all
payments or distributions applicable on Senior Debt to the extent of the prior
application thereto of moneys or other assets which would have been received in
respect of this Note, but for these subordination provisions, until the
principal of, and interest on, this Note shall have been paid in full.
(i) The Payee, by accepting this Note (A) shall be bound by all of the foregoing
subordination provisions; and (B) agrees expressly for the benefit of the
present and future holders of Senior Debt that this Note is subject to the
foregoing subordination provisions.
(j) The foregoing subordination provisions shall be for the benefit of all
holders of Senior Debt from time to time outstanding, and each of such holders
may proceed to enforce such provisions either directly against the holder hereof
or in any other manner provided by law.
(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 11, the
interest of the Holder of this Note (as specified in Section 12 hereof) is
subject and subordinated only to the prior first lien and security interest of
any holder of Senior Debt of the Company, unless otherwise expressly consented
to in writing by the Payee.
12. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
This Note shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the
holder hereof and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however,
that the Company may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the holder hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be executed by its duly
authorized officers as of the date first set forth above.
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION HOLDING
CORPORATION
By: ________________________________________
Xxx Xxxx, Chairman
Attest:
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