8% CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
Ex. 10.8
NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES THAT MAY BE ISSUED BY THE COMPANY UPON CONVERSION HEREOF (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SECURITIES") HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED: (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS; OR (II) IN THE ABSENCE OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR; (III) UNLESS SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE 1933 ACT.
8% CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
MATURITY DATE OF FEBRUARY 26, 2017 *THE "MATURITY DATE"
$55,000 June 2, 2016 *THE "ISSUANCE DATE"
$55,000 June 2, 2016 *THE "ISSUANCE DATE"
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $55,000
PURCHASE PRICE: $52,000
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Bemax Inc., a Nevada Corporation (the "Company") doing business in Dallas, GA, hereby promises to pay to the order of JSJ Investments Inc., an accredited investor and Texas Corporation, or its assigns (the "Holder"), the principal amount of Fifty Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000) ("Note"), on demand of the Holder at any time on or after February 26, 2017 (the "Maturity Date"), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of Eight Percent (8%) per annum (the "Interest Rate") commencing on the date hereof (the "Issuance Date").
The Principal Amount is Fifty Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000) and the consideration paid by the Holder is Fifty Two Thousand Dollars ($52,000) (the "Consideration"); there exists an original issue discount of $3,000 (the "OID")).
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Pre-Payment and Payment of Principal and Interest. The Company may pay this Note in full, together with any and all accrued and unpaid interest, plus any applicable pre-payment premium set forth herein and subject to the terms of this Section 1.a, at any time on or prior to the date which occurs 180 days after the Issuance Date hereof (the "Prepayment Date"). In the event the Note is not prepaid in full on or before the Prepayment Date, it shall be deemed a "Pre-Payment Default" hereunder. Until the Ninetieth (90th) day after the Issuance Date the Company may pay the principal at a cash redemption premium of 135%, in addition to outstanding interest, without the Holder's consent; from the 91st day to the One Hundred and Twentieth (120th) day after the Issuance Date, the Company may pay the principal at a cash redemption premium of 140%, in addition to outstanding interest, without the Holder's consent; from the 121st day to the Prepayment Date, the Company may pay the principal at a cash redemption premium of 145%, in addition to outstanding interest, without the Holder's consent. After the Prepayment Date up to the Maturity Date this Note shall have a cash redemption premium of 150% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Note, plus accrued interest and Default Interest, if any, which may only be paid by the Company upon Xxxxxx's prior written consent. At any time on or after the Maturity Date, the Company may repay the then outstanding principal plus accrued interest and Default Interest (defined below), if any, to the Company.
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date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of interest due on such date. For purposes of this Note, "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the State of Texas are authorized or required by law orexecutive order to remain closed.
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"Conversion Amount" means the sum of (a) the principal amount of this Note to be converted with respect to which this determination is being made, (b) Interest; and (c) Default Interest, if any, if so included atthe Xxxxxx's sole discretion.
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"Conversion Price" means a 48% discount to the lowest closing bid price during the previous twenty (20) trading days to the date of a Conversion Notice.
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"Person" means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
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"Shares" means the Shares of the Common Stock of the Company into which any balance on this Note may be converted upon submission of a "Conversion Notice" to the Company substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
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Holder's Conversion Requirements. To convert this Note into shares of Common Stock on any date set forth inthe Conversion Notice by the Holder (the "Conversion Date"), the Holder shall transmit by email, facsimile or otherwise deliver, for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on such date or on the next business day, a copy of a fully executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1to the Company.
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3. Other Rights of Holder: Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale. Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of xxxxx substantially allof the Company's assets to another Person or other transaction which is effected insuch a way thatholders ofCommon Stock areentitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities, cash or other assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock is referred to herein as "Organic Change." Prior tothe consummation of any(i)Organic Change or(ii) other Organic Change following which the Company is not a surviving entity, theCompany will secure from thePerson purchasing such assets or the successor resulting from such Organic Change (in each case, the "Acquiring Entity") a written agreement (inform and substance reasonably satisfactory to theHolder) todeliver to Holder in exchange forthis Note, asecurity of the Acquiring Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar inform and substance to this Note, and reasonably satisfactory to the Holder. Prior tothe consummation of any other Organic Change, theCompany shall make appropriate provision (in form andsubstance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) to ensure that the Holder will thereafter have the right toacquire and receive inlieu of xxxx addition to(asthe case may be) the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and receivable upon the conversion of the Note, such shares of stock, securities,cash orother assets that would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to or in exchange for the number ofshares ofCommon Stock which would have been acquirable andreceivable upon the conversion of the Note as of the date ofsuch Organic Change (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility ofthe Note setforth in Section 2(b) orotherwise). Allprovisions of thisNote must be included to the satisfaction of Holder in any new Note created pursuant to this section.
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So long as theCompany shall have any obligations under this Note, the Company shall not without the Holder's prior written consent pay, declare or set apart for such payment any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, property, or other securities) on shares of capital stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock
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So long as the Company shall have any obligations under this Note, the Company shall not without the Holder's prior written consent redeem, repurchase, or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange for property or other securities) in any one transaction or series of transactions any shares of capital stock of the Company or any warrants, rights, or options to acquire any such shares.
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So long as theCompany shall have any obligations under this Note, theCompany shall not without the Holder's prior written consent incur any liability for borrowed money, except (a) borrowings in existence as of this date and of which the Company has informed the Holder in writing before the date hereof or (b) indebtedness to trade creditors or financial institutions incurred in the ordinary course of business.
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So long as the Company shall have any obligations under this Note, the Company shall not without the Holder's prior written consent sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of a significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business. Any consent to the disposition of any assets may be conditioned upon a specified use of the proceeds thereof.
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the Company's default in the payment ofthe outstanding principal, Interest or Default Interest of this Note when due, whether at Maturity, acceleration orotherwise;
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theoccurrence of a Default of Conversion as set forth inSection 2(e)(v);
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thefailure bytheCompany forten (10) days after notice to it to comply with any material provision of thisNote notincluded in this Section 10(a);
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iv.theCompany's breach of any covenants, warranties, orrepresentations made by the Company herein;
v.anyofthe information in the DRF is false ormisleading inany material respect;
vi. thedefault bythe Company inany Other Agreement entered into by andbetween the Company and Holder, for purposes hereof 'Other Agreement" shall mean, collectively, all agreements and instruments between, among orby: (1)theCompany, and, orforthebenefit of, (2)the Holder and anyaffiliate of the Holder, including without limitation, promissory notes;
vii.thecessation of operations of the Company or a material subsidiary;
viii.theCompany pursuant to or within the meaning ofany Bankruptcy Law; (a)commences a voluntary case; (b) consents to theentry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case; (c) consents tothe appointment ofa Custodian ofit orfor xxxxx substantially all of its property; (d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or(e) admits in writing that it is generally unable to pay its debts asthe same become due;
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court of competent jurisdiction entering an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that: (a) is forrelief against theCompany in an involuntary case; (b)appoints aCustodian of the Company or forallor substantially all ofitsproperty; or(c) orders the liquidation of theCompany or any subsidiary, and the order or decree remains unstayed and ineffect for thirty (30) days;
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theCompany filesaForm 15 with theSEC;
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xi.theCompany's failure to timely fileall reports required to be filed by itwith the Securities and Exchange Commission;
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theCompany's failure totimely file allreports required tobe filed byitwith OTC Markets toremain a 'Current Information" designated company;
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theCompany sells securities after the Issuance Date thatdo not have a fixed conversion price;
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the Company's Common Stock is reported as'No Inside" by OTC Markets atany time while any principal, Interest or Default Interest under theNote remains outstanding;
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xv. theCompany's failure to maintain the required Share Reserve pursuant tothe terms of the Irrevocable Letterof Instructions to the Transfer Agent;
xvi.the Company directs its transfer agent notto transfer, ordelays, impairs, orhinders its transfer agent in transferring or issuing (electronically or incertificated form) any certificate forShares of Common Stock tobeissued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to thisNote as and when required bythis Note, orfails to remove (or directs itstransfer agent notto remove or impairs, delays and/or hinders itstransfer agent from removing) anyrestrictive legend (orto withdraw and stop transfer instructions) on anycertificate forany Shares ofCommon Stock issued tothe Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to thisNote as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement orthreat that itdoes not intend to honor itsobligations pursuant to a Conversion Notice submitted by the Holder) and anysuch failure shall continue uncured for three (3)Business Days after the Conversion Notice hasbeen delivered to the Company by Xxxxxx;
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theCompany's failure to remain current in its billing obligations with its transfer agent and such delinquency causes thetransfer agent to refuse to issue Shares toHolder pursuant to a Conversion Notice;
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theCompany effectuates areverse split of its Common Stock and failsto provide twenty (20) days prior written notice to Holder of its intention to doso; or
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xix.OTC Markets changes theCompany's designation to 'NoInformation' (Stop Sign), 'Caveat Emptor' (Skull and Crossbones), or 'OTC','Other OTC' or 'Grey Market' (Exclamation Mark Sign).
xx."Change of Control Transaction" means theoccurrence after thedate hereof ofanyof (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual orlegal entity or"group" (as described inRule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) ofeffective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of theCompany, by contract or otherwise) ofin excess of 40% ofthe voting securities ofthe Company, (b)the Company merges intoor consolidates with any other Person, as that term isdefined in the Securities Actof 1933, as amended, or any Person merges into orconsolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 60% of the aggregate voting power ofthe Company or the successor entity of such transaction, (c)the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 60% of theaggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after thetransaction, (d)a replacement at one time or within athree year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board ofDirectors which is notapproved by a majority of those individuals who are members of theBoard ofDirectors on the Issuance Date (or bythose individuals who are serving as members ofthe Board ofDirectors on any date whose nomination to theBoard ofDirectors wasapproved by amajority ofthe members oftheBoard ofDirectors who are members on thedate hereof), or (e) theexecution by the Company ofanagreement to which theCompany is a party orby which it is bound.
xxi. Altering the conversion terms of any notes that arecurrently outstanding.
The Term "Bankruptcy Law" means Title " 11, U.S. Code, or any similar Federal or State Law for the relief of debtors. The term "Custodianmeans any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
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Governing Law. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Note shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to provisions thereof regarding conflict of laws. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Texas for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by sending, through certified mail or overnight courier, a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and no remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Holder's right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder thereof and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof).
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five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or
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one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery. All communications shall be sent either by email, or fax, or to the email address or facsimile number set forth on the signature page hereto. The physical address, email address, and phone number provided on the signature page hereto shall be considered valid pursuant to the above stipulations; should the Company's contact information change from that listed on the signature page, it is incumbent on the Company to inform the Holder.
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Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon all successors and assigns hereto.
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— SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW —
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COMPANY
Signature:
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By:
Title:
Address:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
President
000 Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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Email:xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Phone:000-000-0000
Facsimile:
JSJ Investments Inc.
Signature:
JSJ Investments Inc.
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, President
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx XX 00000
000-000-0000
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Exhibit 1
Conversion Notice
Reference is made to the 8% Convertible Note issued by Bemax Inc. (the "Note"), dated May 26, 2016 in the principal amount of $55,000 with 8% interest. This note currently holds a principal balance of $55,000. The features of conversion stipulate a Conversion Price equal to a 48% discount to the lowest closing bid price during the previous twenty (20) trading days to the date of a Conversion Notice, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(a)(ii) in the Note.
In accordance with and pursuant to the Note, the undersigned hereby elects to convert $______ of the principal/interest balance of the Note, indicated below into shares of Common Stock (the "Common Stock"), of the Company, by tendering the Note specified as of the date specified below.
Date of Conversion:
Please confirm the following information:
Conversion Amount: $
Conversion Price: $ ( ____ % discount from $ )
Number of Common Stock to be issued:
Current Issued/Outstanding:
If the Issuer is DWAC eligible, please issue the Common Stock into which the Note is being converted in the name of the Holder of the Note and transfer the shares electronically to:
[BROKER INFORMATION] Holder Authorization:
JSJ Investments Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 *Do not send certificates to this address Dallas, TX 75206
000-000-0000
Tax ID: 00-0000000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, President
[DATE]
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PLEASE BE ADVISED, pursuant to Section 2(e)(ii) of the Note, "Upon receipt by the Company of a copy of the Conversion Notice, the Company shall as soon as practicable, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day after receipt of such Conversion Notice, SEND, VIA EMAIL, FACSIMILE OR OVERNIGHT COURIER, A CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF SUCH CONVERSION NOTICE TO SUCH HOLDER INDICATING THAT THE COMPANY WILL PROCESS SUCH CONVERSION NOTICE in accordance with the terms herein. Within two (2) Business Days after the date of the Conversion Confirmation, the Company shall have issued and electronically transferred the shares to the Broker indicated in the Conversion Notice; should the Company be unable to transfer the shares electronically, they shall, within two (2) Business Days after the date of the Conversion Confirmation, have surrendered to FedEx for delivery the next day to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled."
Signature:

Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx CEO
Bemax Inc.
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