Dated: October 12, 2005
NEITHER THIS DEBENTURE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS DEBENTURE IS
CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON
AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR
SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
No. CCP-3 $1,475,000
GREENSHIFT CORPORATION (F/K/A GREENWORKS CORPORATION)
Secured Convertible Debenture
Due October 12, 2007
This Secured Convertible Debenture (the "Debenture") is issued by
GREENSHIFT CORPORATION (F/K/A GREENWORKS CORPORATION), a Delaware corporation
(the "Obligor"), to CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP (the "Holder"), pursuant to
that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Securities Purchase Agreement")
of even date herewith.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Obligor hereby promises to pay to the Holder or
its successors and assigns the principal sum of $1,475,000, together with
accrued but unpaid interest on the following terms:
Payments. Interest on the outstanding principal balance hereof shall be
due and payable monthly, in arrears, commencing on December 1, 2005 and shall
continue on the first day of each calendar month thereafter that any amounts
under this Debenture are due and payable (each, an "Interest Payment Date").
Principal shall be due and payable in full on or before (the "Maturity Date").
All payments in respect of the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be made in
collected funds, and shall be applied to principal, accrued interest and charges
and expenses owing under or in connection with this Debenture in such order as
the Holder elects, except that payments shall be applied to accrued interest
before principal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Debenture shall become due
and immediately payable, including all accrued but unpaid interest, upon the
closing of a Funding Event (as defined in Section 4 hereof) or pursuant to an
Event of Default (as defined in Section 2 hereof).
Interest. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance
hereof at an annual rate equal to 5%. Interest shall be calculated on the basis
of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed, to the extent permitted
by applicable law. Interest hereunder will be paid to the Holder or its assignee
(as defined in Section 4) in whose name this Debenture is registered on the
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records of the Obligor regarding registration and transfers of Debentures (the
"Debenture Register").
Right of Redemption. The Company at its option shall have the right,
with three (3) business days advance written notice, to redeem a portion or all
amounts outstanding under this Debenture prior to the Maturity Date.
Security Agreement. This Debenture is secured by an Amended and
Restated Security Agreement (the "Security Agreement") of even date herewith
between the Obligor and the Holder, as amended from time to time. This Debenture
is also secured by an Amended and Restated Stock Pledge Agreement of even date
herewith (the "Pledge Agreement"), as amended from time to time.
Consent of Holder to Sell Capital Stock or Grant Security Interests.
Except for the capital stock to be issued pursuant to the Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement of even date herewith between the Obligator and Cornell
Capital Partners, LP, so long as any of the principal amount or interest on this
Debenture remains unpaid and unconverted, the Obligor shall not, without the
prior consent of the Holder, (i) issue or sell any common stock or preferred
stock with or without consideration, (ii) issue or sell any preferred stock,
warrant, option, right, contract, call, or other security or instrument granting
the holder thereof the right to acquire common stock with or without
consideration, (iii) enter into any security instrument granting the holder a
security interest in any of the assets of the Obligor, or (iv) file any
registration statements on Form S-8.
This Debenture is subject to the following additional provisions:
Section 1. This Debenture is exchangeable for an equal aggregate
principal amount of Debentures of different authorized denominations, as
requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made
for such registration of transfer or exchange.
Section 2. Events of Default.
(a) An "Event of Default", wherever used herein, means any one of
the following events (whatever the reason and whether it shall be voluntary or
involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree
or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or
governmental body):
(i) Any default in the payment of the principal of,
interest on or other charges in respect of this Debenture, free of any claim of
subordination, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on an
installment, a Principal Payment Date, an Interest Payment Date, a Conversion
Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise);
(ii) The Obligor shall fail to observe or perform any
other covenant, agreement or warranty contained in, or otherwise commit any
breach or default of any provision of this Debenture (except as may be covered
by Section 2(a)(i) hereof) or any Transaction Document (as defined in Section 4)
which is not cured with in the time prescribed;
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(iii) The Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall
commence, or there shall be commenced against the Obligor or any subsidiary of
the Obligor under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or
hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Obligor or any subsidiary
of the Obligor commences any other proceeding under any reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or
liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in
effect relating to the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor or there is
commenced against the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor any such
bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a
period of 61 days; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor is
adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order
approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Obligor or any
subsidiary of the Obligor suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or
court appointed receiver or the like for it or any substantial part of its
property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty one (61)
days; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor makes a general assignment
for the benefit of creditors; or the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor
shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable
to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or the Obligor or any subsidiary
of the Obligor shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a
composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or the Obligor or any
subsidiary of the Obligor shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate
its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any
corporate or other action is taken by the Obligor or any subsidiary of the
Obligor for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(iv) The Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall
default in any of its obligations under any other Debenture or any mortgage,
credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or
other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be
secured or evidenced any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any
long term leasing or factoring arrangement of the Obligor or any subsidiary of
the Obligor in an amount exceeding $100,000, whether such indebtedness now
exists or shall hereafter be created and such default shall result in such
indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on
which it would otherwise become due and payable;
(v) The Common Stock shall cease to be quoted for trading
or listed for trading on the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board ("OTC"), Nasdaq SmallCap
Market, New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National
Market (each, a "Subsequent Market") and shall not again be quoted or listed for
trading thereon within five (5) Trading Days of such delisting;
(vi) The Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor shall be
a party to any Change of Control Transaction (as defined in Section 4);
(vii) The Obligor shall fail to file the Underlying Shares
Registration Statement (as defined in Section 4) with the Commission (as defined
in Section 4), or the Underlying Shares Registration Statement shall not have
been declared effective by the Commission, in each case within the time periods
set forth in the Investor Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith
between the Obligor and the Holder;
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(viii) If the effectiveness of the Underlying Shares
Registration Statement lapses for any reason or the Holder shall not be
permitted to resell the shares of Common Stock underlying this Debenture under
the Underlying Shares Registration Statement, in either case, for more than five
(5) consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of eight Trading Days (which need
not be consecutive Trading Days);
(ix) The Obligor shall fail for any reason to deliver
Common Stock certificates to a Holder prior to the fifth (5th) Trading Day after
a Conversion Date or the Obligor shall provide notice to the Holder, including
by way of public announcement, at any time, of its intention not to comply with
requests for conversions of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof;
(x) The Obligor shall fail for any reason to deliver the
payment in cash pursuant to a Buy-In (as defined herein) within three (3) days
after notice is claimed delivered hereunder; or
(xi) Any Event of Default on the Convertible Debentures
(the "Original Debenture") dated as of April 1, 2005 and July 15, 2005 in the
original principal amounts of $2,535,611 and 565,000, respectively. Further, an
Event of Default on this Debenture shall constitute an Event of Default on the
Original Debenture.
(b) During the time that any portion of this Debenture is
outstanding, if any Event of Default has occurred, the full principal amount of
this Debenture, together with interest and other amounts owing in respect
thereof, to the date of acceleration shall become at the Holder's election,
immediately due and payable in cash, provided however, the Holder may request
(but shall have no obligation to request) payment of such amounts in Common
Stock of the Obligor. In addition to any other remedies, the Holder shall have
the right (but not the obligation) to convert this Debenture at any time after
(x) an Event of Default or (y) the Maturity Date at the Conversion Price then
in-effect. The Holder need not provide and the Obligor hereby waives any
presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may
immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of
its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under
applicable law. Such declaration may be rescinded and annulled by Xxxxxx at any
time prior to payment hereunder. No such rescission or annulment shall affect
any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Upon an
Event of Default, notwithstanding any other provision of this Debenture or any
Transaction Document, the Holder shall have no obligation to comply with or
adhere to any limitations, if any, on the conversion of this Debenture or the
sale of the Underlying Shares.
Section 3. Conversion.
(a) (i) Conversion at Option of Holder.
(A) This Debenture shall be convertible into shares of
Common Stock at the option of the Holder, in whole or in part at any time and
from time to time, after the Original Issue Date (as defined in Section 4)
(subject to the limitations on conversion set forth in Section 3(a)(ii) hereof).
The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion hereunder equals
the sum of (i) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding amount of
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this Debenture to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price (as defined in
Section 3(c)(i)). The Obligor shall deliver Common Stock certificates to the
Holder prior to the Fifth (5th) Trading Day after a Conversion Date.
(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, if on any Conversion Date: (1) the number of shares of Common Stock at
the time authorized, unissued and unreserved for all purposes, or held as
treasury stock, is insufficient to pay principal and interest hereunder in
shares of Common Stock; (2) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted for trading
on the OTC or on a Subsequent Market; (3) the Obligor has failed to timely
satisfy its conversion; or (4) the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would
result in a violation of Section 3(a)(ii), then, at the option of the Holder,
the Obligor, in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section
3(a)(i)(A), shall deliver, within three (3) Trading Days of each applicable
Conversion Date, an amount in cash equal to the product of the outstanding
principal amount to be converted plus any interest due therein divided by the
Conversion Price and multiplied by the highest closing price of the stock from
date of the conversion notice till the date that such cash payment is made.
Further, if the Obligor shall not have delivered any cash due in
respect of conversion of this Debenture or as payment of interest thereon by the
fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Conversion Date, the Holder may, by notice to
the Obligor, require the Obligor to issue shares of Common Stock pursuant to
Section 3(c), except that for such purpose the Conversion Price applicable
thereto shall be the lesser of the Conversion Price on the Conversion Date and
the Conversion Price on the date of such Holder demand. Any such shares will be
subject to the provisions of this Section.
(C) The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to
the Obligor a completed notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a
"Conversion Notice"). The date on which a Conversion Notice is delivered is the
"Conversion Date." Unless the Holder is converting the entire principal amount
outstanding under this Debenture, the Holder is not required to physically
surrender this Debenture to the Obligor in order to effect conversions.
Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding
principal amount of this Debenture plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon
in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Obligor
shall maintain records showing the principal amount converted and the date of
such conversions. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the
Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error.
(ii) Certain Conversion Restrictions.
(A) A Holder may not convert this Debenture or
receive shares of Common Stock as payment of interest hereunder to the extent
such conversion or receipt of such interest payment would result in the Holder,
together with any affiliate thereof, beneficially owning (as determined in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated
thereunder) in excess of 4.9% of the then issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock, including shares issuable upon conversion of, and payment of
interest on, this Debenture held by such Holder after application of this
Section. Since the Holder will not be obligated to report to the Obligor the
number of shares of Common Stock it may hold at the time of a conversion
hereunder, unless the conversion at issue would result in the issuance of shares
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of Common Stock in excess of 4.9% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock
without regard to any other shares which may be beneficially owned by the Holder
or an affiliate thereof, the Holder shall have the authority and obligation to
determine whether the restriction contained in this Section will limit any
particular conversion hereunder and to the extent that the Holder determines
that the limitation contained in this Section applies, the determination of
which portion of the principal amount of this Debenture is convertible shall be
the responsibility and obligation of the Holder. If the Holder has delivered a
Conversion Notice for a principal amount of this Debenture that, without regard
to any other shares that the Holder or its affiliates may beneficially own,
would result in the issuance in excess of the permitted amount hereunder, the
Obligor shall notify the Holder of this fact and shall honor the conversion for
the maximum principal amount permitted to be converted on such Conversion Date
in accordance with the periods described in Section 3(a)(i)(A) and, at the
option of the Holder, either retain any principal amount tendered for conversion
in excess of the permitted amount hereunder for future conversions or return
such excess principal amount to the Holder. The provisions of this Section may
be waived by a Holder (but only as to itself and not to any other Holder) upon
not less than 65 days prior notice to the Obligor. Other Holders shall be
unaffected by any such waiver.
(b) (i) Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to
pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 2
herein for the Obligor 's failure to deliver certificates representing shares of
Common Stock upon conversion within the period specified herein and such Holder
shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity
including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or
injunctive relief, in each case without the need to post a bond or provide other
security. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from
seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under
applicable law.
(ii) In addition to any other rights available to the
Holder, if the Obligor fails to deliver to the Holder such certificate or
certificates pursuant to Section 3(a)(i)(A) by the fifth Trading Day after the
Conversion Date, and if after such fifth (5th) Trading Day the Holder purchases
(in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Underlying Shares which the Holder
anticipated receiving upon such conversion (a "Buy-In"), then the Obligor shall
(A) pay in cash to the Holder (in addition to any remedies available to or
elected by the Holder) the amount by which (x) the Holder's total purchase price
(including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Stock so purchased
exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
that such Holder anticipated receiving from the conversion at issue multiplied
by (2) the market price of the Common Stock at the time of the sale giving rise
to such purchase obligation and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reissue
a Debenture in the principal amount equal to the principal amount of the
attempted conversion or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common
Stock that would have been issued had the Obligor timely complied with its
delivery requirements under Section 3(a)(i)(A). For example, if the Holder
purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a
Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of Debentures with respect to
which the market price of the Underlying Shares on the date of conversion was a
total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the
Obligor shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the
Obligor written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect
of the Buy-In.
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(c) (i) The conversion price (the "Conversion Price") in
effect on any Conversion Date shall be equal to the average of the three lowest
closing market prices of the Company's common stock for the thirty days
preceding conversion, which may be adjusted pursuant to the other terms of this
Debenture.
(ii) If the Obligor, at any time while this Debenture is
outstanding, shall (a) pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or
distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity
equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock, (b) subdivide
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (c) combine
(including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock
into a smaller number of shares, or (d) issue by reclassification of shares of
the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Obligor, then the Conversion
Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding
before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this
Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution
and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a
subdivision, combination or re-classification.
(iii) If the Obligor, at any time while this Debenture is
outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common
Stock (and not to the Holder) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares
of Common Stock at a price per share less than the Closing Bid Price at the
record date mentioned below, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a
fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common
Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding on the date of issuance of
such rights or warrants (plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock
offered for subscription or purchase), and of which the numerator shall be the
number of shares of the Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any)
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants, plus the number
of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so
offered would purchase at such Closing Bid Price. Such adjustment shall be made
whenever such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective
immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled
to receive such rights, options or warrants. However, upon the expiration of any
such right, option or warrant to purchase shares of the Common Stock the
issuance of which resulted in an adjustment in the Conversion Price pursuant to
this Section, if any such right, option or warrant shall expire and shall not
have been exercised, the Conversion Price shall immediately upon such expiration
be recomputed and effective immediately upon such expiration be increased to the
price which it would have been (but reflecting any other adjustments in the
Conversion Price made pursuant to the provisions of this Section after the
issuance of such rights or warrants) had the adjustment of the Conversion Price
made upon the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the
basis of offering for subscription or purchase only that number of shares of the
Common Stock actually purchased upon the exercise of such rights, options or
warrants actually exercised.
(iv) If the Obligor or any subsidiary thereof, as
applicable, with respect to Common Stock Equivalents (as defined below), at any
time while this Debenture is outstanding, shall issue shares of Common Stock or
rights, warrants, options or other securities or debt that are convertible into
or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock ("Common Stock Equivalents")
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entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at a price per share
less than the Conversion Price (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common
Stock Equivalent so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase
price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange
prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which is
issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common
Stock at a price per share which is less than the Conversion Price, such
issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price),
then, at the sole option of the Holder, the Conversion Price shall be adjusted
to mirror the conversion, exchange or purchase price for such Common Stock or
Common Stock Equivalents (including any reset provisions thereof) at issue. Such
adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
are issued. The Obligor shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than one
(1) business day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalent subject to this Section, indicating therein the applicable issuance
price, or of applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other
pricing terms. No adjustment under this Section shall be made as a result of
issuances and exercises of options to purchase shares of Common Stock issued for
compensatory purposes pursuant to any of the Obligor's stock option or stock
purchase plans.
(v) If the Obligor, at any time while this Debenture is
outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the
Holder) evidences of its indebtedness or assets or rights or warrants to
subscribe for or purchase any security, then in each such case the Conversion
Price at which this Debenture shall thereafter be convertible shall be
determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to
the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such
distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the Closing Bid
Price determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the
numerator shall be such Closing Bid Price on such record date less the then fair
market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of
indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common
Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the
adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the
portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such
subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment
shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective
immediately after the record date mentioned above.
(vi) In case of any reclassification of the Common Stock
or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted
into other securities, cash or property, the Holder shall have the right
thereafter to, at its option, (A) convert the then outstanding principal amount,
together with all accrued but unpaid interest and any other amounts then owing
hereunder in respect of this Debenture into the shares of stock and other
securities, cash and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of
the Common Stock following such reclassification or share exchange, and the
Holder of this Debenture shall be entitled upon such event to receive such
amount of securities, cash or property as the shares of the Common Stock of the
Obligor into which the then outstanding principal amount, together with all
accrued but unpaid interest and any other amounts then owing hereunder in
respect of this Debenture could have been converted immediately prior to such
reclassification or share exchange would have been entitled, or (B) require the
Obligor to prepay the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, plus all
interest and other amounts due and payable thereon. The entire prepayment price
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shall be paid in cash. This provision shall similarly apply to successive
reclassifications or share exchanges.
(vii) The Obligor shall maintain a share reserve of not
less than 50% of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this
Debenture; and within three (3) Business Days following the receipt by the
Obligor of a Holder's notice that such minimum number of Underlying Shares is
not so reserved, the Obligor shall promptly reserve a sufficient number of
shares of Common Stock to comply with such requirement.
(viii) All calculations under this Section 3 shall be
rounded up to the nearest $0.001 of a share.
(ix) Whenever the Conversion is adjusted pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, the Obligor shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting
forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief
statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
(x) If (A) the Obligor shall declare a dividend (or any
other distribution) on the Common Stock; (B) the Obligor shall declare a special
nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the
Obligor shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights
or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any
class or of any rights; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Obligor
shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock,
any consolidation or merger to which the Obligor is a party, any sale or
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Obligor, of any
compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other
securities, cash or property; or (E) the Obligor shall authorize the voluntary
or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the
Obligor; then, in each case, the Obligor shall cause to be filed at each office
or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Debenture, and shall
cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the
stock books of the Obligor, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the
applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x)
the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken,
the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to
such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be
determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation,
merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or
close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock
of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for
securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided, that the
failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof
shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified
in such notice. The Holder is entitled to convert this Debenture during the
20-day calendar period commencing the date of such notice to the effective date
of the event triggering such notice.
(xi) In case of any (1) merger or consolidation of the
Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor with or into another Person, or (2)
sale by the Obligor or any subsidiary of the Obligor of more than one-half of
the assets of the Obligor in one or a series of related transactions, a Holder
shall have the right to (A) exercise any rights under Section 2(b), (B) convert
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the aggregate amount of this Debenture then outstanding into the shares of stock
and other securities, cash and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by
holders of Common Stock following such merger, consolidation or sale, and such
Holder shall be entitled upon such event or series of related events to receive
such amount of securities, cash and property as the shares of Common Stock into
which such aggregate principal amount of this Debenture could have been
converted immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or sales would have
been entitled, or (C) in the case of a merger or consolidation, require the
surviving entity to issue to the Holder a convertible Debenture with a principal
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of this Debenture then held by
such Holder, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing
thereon, which such newly issued convertible Debenture shall have terms
identical (including with respect to conversion) to the terms of this Debenture,
and shall be entitled to all of the rights and privileges of the Holder of this
Debenture set forth herein and the agreements pursuant to which this Debentures
were issued. In the case of clause (C), the conversion price applicable for the
newly issued shares of convertible preferred stock or convertible Debentures
shall be based upon the amount of securities, cash and property that each share
of Common Stock would receive in such transaction and the Conversion Price in
effect immediately prior to the effectiveness or closing date for such
transaction. The terms of any such merger, sale or consolidation shall include
such terms so as to continue to give the Holder the right to receive the
securities, cash and property set forth in this Section upon any conversion or
redemption following such event. This provision shall similarly apply to
successive such events.
(d) The Obligor covenants that it will at all times reserve and
keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock solely
for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Debenture and payment of
interest on this Debenture, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights
or any other actual contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder,
not less than such number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to any
additional requirements of the Obligor as to reservation of such shares set
forth in this Debenture) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and
restrictions of Sections 2(b) and 3(c)) upon the conversion of the outstanding
principal amount of this Debenture and payment of interest hereunder. The
Obligor covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable
shall, upon issue, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid,
nonassessable and, if the Underlying Shares Registration Statement has been
declared effective under the Securities Act, registered for public sale in
accordance with such Underlying Shares Registration Statement.
(e) Upon a conversion hereunder the Obligor shall not be
required to issue stock certificates representing fractions of shares of the
Common Stock, but may if otherwise permitted, make a cash payment in respect of
any final fraction of a share based on the Closing Bid Price at such time. If
the Obligor elects not, or is unable, to make such a cash payment, the Holder
shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the final fraction of a share, one
whole share of Common Stock.
(f) The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on
conversion of this Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder thereof
for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the
issue or delivery of such certificate, provided that the Obligor shall not be
required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved
in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name
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other than that of the Holder of such Debenture so converted and the Obligor
shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the
person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Obligor
the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the
Obligor that such tax has been paid.
(g) Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications
required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof must be in writing and
will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered
personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of
transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the
sending party); or (iii) one (1) trading day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the
party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:
If to the Holder: Cornell Capital Partners, LP
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx -Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Portfolio Manager
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Cornell Capital Partners, LP
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx -Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Managing Director
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Obligor: GreenShift Corporation.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
With a copy to: Sonageri & Fallon
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such
other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to
each other party three (3) business days prior to the effectiveness of such
change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such
notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or
electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time,
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date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such
transmission or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery
service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile
or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance
with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
Section 4. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
"Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which
shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking
institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to
close.
"Change of Control Transaction" means the occurrence of (a) an
acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or "group"
(as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of
effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital
stock of the Obligor, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of fifty percent
(50%) of the voting securities of the Obligor (except that the acquisition of
voting securities by the Holder shall not constitute a Change of Control
Transaction for purposes hereof), (b) a replacement at one time or over time of
more than one-half of the members of the board of directors of the Obligor which
is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the board
of directors on the date hereof (or by those individuals who are serving as
members of the board of directors on any date whose nomination to the board of
directors was approved by a majority of the members of the board of directors
who are members on the date hereof), (c) the merger, consolidation or sale of
fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets of the Obligor or any subsidiary of
the Obligor in one or a series of related transactions with or into another
entity, or (d) the execution by the Obligor of an agreement to which the Obligor
is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth
above in (a), (b) or (c).
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.001, of the Obligor
and stock of any other class into which such shares may hereafter be changed or
reclassified.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Funding Event" means any transaction or series of transactions closed
after the Original Issue Date in which the Obligor raises $7,000,000 or more
through the sale of their equity securities or securities exercisable or
convertible into equity securities.
"Original Issue Date" shall mean the date of the first issuance of this
Debenture regardless of the number of transfers and regardless of the number of
instruments, which may be issued to evidence such Debenture.
"Closing Bid Price" means the price per share in the last reported
trade of the Common Stock on the OTC or on the exchange which the Common Stock
is then listed as quoted by Bloomberg, LP.
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"Person" means a corporation, an association, a partnership,
organization, a business, an individual, a government or political subdivision
thereof or a governmental agency.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Trading Day" means a day on which the shares of Common Stock are
quoted on the OTC or quoted or traded on such Subsequent Market on which the
shares of Common Stock are then quoted or listed; provided, that in the event
that the shares of Common Stock are not listed or quoted, then Trading Day shall
mean a Business Day.
"Transaction Documents" means the Securities Purchase Agreement of even
date herewith between the Obligor and the Holder and any other agreement
delivered in connection with this Agreement or existing between the parties
hereto prior to the date hereof, including, without limitation, the Convertible
Debenture dated April 1, 2005 in the principal amount of $2,535,611, the
Convertible Debenture dated July 15, 2005 in the principal amount of $565,000,
this Debenture, the Amended and Restated Stock Pledge Agreement of even date
herewith, the Amended and Restated Security Agreement of even date herewith, the
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith, the
Escrow Agreement of even date herewith, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions of even date herewith, and any other instrument or contract
existing between the parties on or before the date hereof.
"Underlying Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of this Debenture or as payment of interest in accordance with the
terms hereof.
"Underlying Shares Registration Statement" means a registration
statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement, covering among other things the resale of the Underlying Shares and
naming the Holder as a "selling stockholder" thereunder.
Section 5. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this
Debenture shall alter or impair the obligations of the Obligor, which are
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, interest and other charges
(if any) on, this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or
currency, herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct obligation of the
Obligor. This Debenture ranks pari passu with all other Debentures now or
hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein. As long as this Debenture is
outstanding, the Obligor shall not and shall cause their subsidiaries not to,
without the consent of the Holder, (i) amend its certificate of incorporation,
bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of the
Holder; (ii) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise
acquire shares of its Common Stock or other equity securities other than as to
the Underlying Shares to the extent permitted or required under the Transaction
Documents; or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the
foregoing.
Section 6. This Debenture shall not entitle the Holder to any of the
rights of a stockholder of the Obligor, including without limitation, the right
to vote, to receive dividends and other distributions, or to receive any notice
of, or to attend, meetings of stockholders or any other proceedings of the
Obligor, unless and to the extent converted into shares of Common Stock in
accordance with the terms hereof.
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Section 7. If this Debenture is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed,
the Obligor shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon
cancellation of the mutilated Debenture, or in lieu of or in substitution for a
lost, stolen or destroyed Debenture, a new Debenture for the principal amount of
this Debenture so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed but only upon receipt of
evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Debenture, and of the
ownership hereof, and indemnity, if requested, all reasonably satisfactory to
the Obligor.
Section 8. No indebtedness of the Obligor is senior to this Debenture
in right of payment, whether with respect to interest, damages or upon
liquidation or dissolution or otherwise. Without the Holder's consent, the
Obligor will not and will not permit any of their subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
indebtedness of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets
now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits
there from that is senior in any respect to the obligations of the Obligor under
this Debenture.
Section 9. This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to
conflicts of laws thereof. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of
the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey sitting in Xxxxxx County, New
Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in
Newark, New Jersey in connection with any dispute arising under this Debenture
and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection,
including any objection based on forum non conveniens to the bringing of any
such proceeding in such jurisdictions.
Section 10. If the Obligor fails to strictly comply with the terms of
this Debenture, then the Obligor shall reimburse the Holder promptly for all
fees, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and
expenses incurred by the Holder in any action in connection with this Debenture,
including, without limitation, those incurred: (i) during any workout, attempted
workout, and/or in connection with the rendering of legal advice as to the
Holder's rights, remedies and obligations, (ii) collecting any sums which become
due to the Holder, (iii) defending or prosecuting any proceeding or any
counterclaim to any proceeding or appeal; or (iv) the protection, preservation
or enforcement of any rights or remedies of the Holder.
Section 11. Any waiver by the Holder of a breach of any provision
of this Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any
other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this
Debenture. The failure of the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term
of this Debenture on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or
deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to
that term or any other term of this Debenture. Any waiver must be in writing.
Section 12. If any provision of this Debenture is invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, the balance of this Debenture shall remain in effect, and if
any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall
nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances. If it
shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder
shall violate applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest
due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum permitted rate
of interest. The Obligor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so)
that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever
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claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or
other law which would prohibit or forgive the Obligor from paying all or any
portion of the principal of or interest on this Debenture as contemplated
herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may
affect the covenants or the performance of this indenture, and the Obligor (to
the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or
advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such
law, hinder, delay or impeded the execution of any power herein granted to the
Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such
law has been enacted.
Section 13. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall
be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the
next succeeding Business Day.
Section 14. THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT
OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF
DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY. THIS
PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES' ACCEPTANCE OF THIS
AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Obligor has caused this Secured Convertible Debenture to
be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.
COMPANY:
GREENSHIFT CORPORATION (F/K/A
GREENWORKS CORPORATION)
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT "A"
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NOTICE OF CONVERSION
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TO:
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $ ________________
of the principal amount of the above Debenture into Shares of Common Stock of
GreenShift Corporation, according to the conditions stated therein, as of the
Conversion Date written below.
Conversion Date: ____________________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: ____________________________________________
Signature: ____________________________________________
Name:
Address: ____________________________________________
Amount to be converted: $____________________________________________
Amount of Debenture unconverted: $____________________________________________
Conversion Price per share: $____________________________________________
Number of shares of Common
Stock to be issued: ____________________________________________
Please issue the shares of
Common Stock in the following
name and to the following
address: ____________________________________________
Issue to: ____________________________________________
Authorized Signature: ____________________________________________
Name: ____________________________________________
Title: ____________________________________________
Phone Number: ____________________________________________
Broker DTC Participant Code: ____________________________________________
Account Number: ____________________________________________
