CONVERTIBLE NOTE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN:
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Tiger Renewable Energy
Ltd. (the "Company"), a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the Nevada in the United States of America, with its head
office located at: Sino Favour Centre, 1 On Yip
Street, Suite 1302, Chai Wan, Hong Kong,
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AND:
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Wellington Capital Management
Inc., (the "Note Holders"), a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the Bahamas, with its head office located at:
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
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WHEREAS,
Note Holders are willing to lend Company the aggregate sum of US$ 1,000,000 to
be evidenced by 8% Convertible Promissory Notes.
In
consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained, the
parties hereby agree, represent and warrant as follows:
1.
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ISSUE
OF NOTES
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The
Company will authorize the issue of its 8% Convertible notes (hereinafter called
"Notes") in the aggregate principal amount of US$ 1,000,000 to be dated February
1, 2009 to mature on as follows: US$ 250,000 on April 30,
2009
$
250,000 on May 30, 2009
$
250,000 on June30, 2009
$
250,000 on July 30, 2009
And to
bear interest on the unpaid principal thereof at the rate of 8% per annum until
maturity, payable on and with each $ 250,000 segment on the maturity dates
states above and After maturity deficient balances are to bear interest at the
rate of 16% per annum until paid, and to be substantially in the form of Exhibit
A attached hereto.
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a.
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For
the purposes of calculating interest for any period for which the interest
shall be payable, such interest shall be calculated on the basis of the
actual number of days per month and a 365 days/year. The Company will
promptly and punctually pay to Note Holders or their nominee the interest
on any of the Notes held by Note Holders without presentment of the Notes.
In the event that Note Holders shall sell or transfer any of the Notes,
they shall notify the Company of the name and address of the transferee.
In the event the Company defaults on any installment of interest or
principal, then any Holder of these Notes may, at his option, without
notice, declare the entire principal and the interest accrued thereon
immediately due and payable and may proceed to enforce the collection
thereof. All the Notes shall contain a confession of judgment
provision.
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The
Company will also authorize the issue of 10,166,575 restricted shares of its
common stock (hereinafter called "The Stock") and will authorize the issuance of
and reserve for such purchase such a number of additional shares of common stock
(hereinafter called the "Conversion Stock") as may from time to time be the
maximum number required for issuance upon conversion of the Notes pursuant to
the conversion privileges hereinafter stated.
2.
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SALE
AND PURCHASE OF NOTES AND STOCK
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The
Company will sell the Notes to the purchasers listed on Exhibit A, each of whom
agrees to
purchase the principal amount of the Notes set opposite their names, subject
to the
terms and conditions hereof and in reliance upon the representations and
warranties
of the Company contained herein, at the purchase price of the principal
amount.
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3.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES BY THE COMPANY
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a.
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The
Company is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing
under the laws of the State of NEVADA IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
has the corporate power to own its own property and to carry on in the
business as it is now being
conducted.
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b.
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Pursuant
to its Articles of Incorporation the Company is authorized to issue
100,000,000 Shares of common stock, $.001 par value of which 19,553,375
are currently outstanding. 10,612,305 are free trading and 8,170,000
restricted shares with the following release date February 15, 2009There
are no other authorized or outstanding securities of any class or of any
kind or character or, except as reflected in this Agreement, there are no
outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants or other agreements or
commitments obligating the Corporation to issue or sell any additional
shares of the Corporation’s capital stock or any options or rights with
respect thereto, or any securities convertible into any shares of Stock of
any class except as describe in Exhibit 3
B:
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c.
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The
Company has not declared, set aside, paid or made any dividend or other
distributions with respect to its capital stock and has not made or caused
to be made directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution of
any nature whatsoever to any of the holders of its capital stock except
for regular salary payments for services rendered and the reimbursement of
business expenses.
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d.
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The
Company is not a party to any written or oral agreement which grants an
option or right of first refusal or other arrangement to acquire any of
the Stock or to any agreement that affects the voting rights of any of the
Stock, nor has the Company made any commitment of any kind relating to the
issuance of shares of any of its Stock, whether by subscription, right of
conversion, option or otherwise;
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e.
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Tiger’s
unaudited Third Quarter Financial Statements for the period ended October
31, 2008 have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis. They
fairly present the Company’s financial condition, results of operations,
assets, liabilities or business or as otherwise disclosed to the Note
Holders. The Company is currently preparing its books and records for the
year ended January 31, 2009 which will be audited under current management
direction and that the Company will have disposed of its investment in a
joint venture and written off all assets and liabilities associated with
the joint venture and will have no further obligations to it. The only
operating asset will be an investment in the Working Interest of an Oil
and Gas property with a corresponding Payable of US$ 1,000,000 and
Operating accounts payable will not exceed US$ 150,000 as at January 31,
2009. Shareholder loans which are currently stated at US $ 25,000 can
increase no higher than $ 35,000.
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There
will be no other outstanding obligations such as the interest bearing note
payable to DT Crystal Limited.
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f.
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There
is no action or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company before any court or administrative agency,
the determination of which might result in any material adverse change in
the business of the Company.
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g.
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The
Company is not a party to any contract or agreement or subject to any
restriction which materially and adversely affects its business, property
or assets, or financial condition, and neither the execution nor delivery
of this Agreement, nor the confirmation of the transactions contemplated
herein, nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof, nor the compliance with
the terms and provisions hereof and of the Notes, will conflict with or
result in the breach of the terms, conditions or provisions or constitute
a default, under the Articles of Incorporation or Code of Regulations of
the Company or of any Agreement or instrument to which the Company is now
a party. The Company is not party to any collective agreement with a labor
union;
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h.
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The
Company owns or possesses or did own, adequate licenses or other rights to
use, all patents, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, and copyrights
used in its business. No one has ever asserted to the Company that its
operations infringe on the patents, trademarks, trade secrets or other
rights utilized in the operation of its
business.
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i.
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Neither
the Company nor any agent or employee acting in its behalf has offered the
Notes or the Stock or any portion thereof for sale to or solicited in any
offer to buy the same or any thereof from any person or persons
other than the purchasers listed in the attached Exhibit A, and neither
the Company nor any agent or employee acting in its behalf will sell or
offer for sale the Notes or Stock or any portion thereof to or solicit any
offer to buy the Notes or the Stock from any person or persons
so as to bring the issuance or sale thereof within the provisions of
Securities Act of 1933 (the “ACT”).
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j.
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The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the
transactions herein contemplated and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions
of, or constitute a default under, the Articles of Incorporation or
By-laws of the Company; any indenture, other agreement or instrument to
which the Company is a party or by which it or its assets are bound; or
any applicable regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental
instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over
the Company, its securities or its
properties;
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k.
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The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby do not (except for the consents described in Article
Four hereof) require the consent, authority or approval of any other
person or entity except such as have been
obtained;
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l.
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The
Company has filed with the appropriate governmental agencies all tax
returns and tax reports required to be filed; all Federal, state and local
income, franchise, sales, use, occupation or other taxes due have been
fully paid or adequately reserved for; and the Company is not a party to
any action or proceeding by any governmental authority for assessment or
collection of taxes, nor has any claim for assessments been asserted
against the Company;
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m.
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No
transactions have been entered into either by or on behalf of the Company,
other than in the ordinary course of business nor have any acts been
performed (including within the definition of the term performed the
failure to perform any required acts) which would adversely affect the
good will of the Company;
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n.
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The
Company does not have any subsidiaries other than those disclosed in the
Company’s Financial Statements; and
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o.
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The
Minute Books of the Company contain true, correct and complete copies of
the minutes of all meetings of its organizers, shareholders and Board of
Directors from the date of its organization to the
present.
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES BY THE NOTE HOLDERS
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The Note
Holders represent and warrant that:
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a.
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The
Note Holders are subscribing for the Notes and Stock for investment
purposes and not with the view to or for sale in connection with any
distribution thereof and that they have no present intent to sell, give or
otherwise transfer the Notes or
Stock.
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b.
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The
Note Holders state that they are and residents outside of the United
States.
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c.
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The
Note Holders understand that this is a highly speculative
investment.
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5.
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CONVERSION
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a.
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The
Holder of any of the Notes at any time up to and including the maturity
date (or, at any time up to the close of business on the third business
day prior to the day fixed for payment) but not thereafter may convert the
Notes in whole or in part into as many fully paid and non-assessable
shares of Common Stock of the Company as the principal amount of the Note
so converted in a multiple of US$ 0.10 per share, and upon surrender of
the certificate representing the Notes to the Company at its principal
office. If any of the Notes shall be converted in part, the Company shall,
at its option and without charge to the Holder, either (I) execute and
deliver to the Holder Notes for the balance of the principal amount so
converted, or (ii) make note thereon of the principal of the amount
converted.
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b.
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Upon
conversion of any of the Notes, all accrued and unpaid interest on the
principal amount converted shall be paid to the Holder by the
Company.
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c.
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The
Company shall take all necessary steps to maintain the registration for
the shares held subject to the conversion privilege as described in this
section.
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d.
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In
the case the Company shall issue or sell any share of its Common Stock
(other than the Stock Shares issued upon conversion of any of the Notes)
without consideration or for consideration per share less than the
conversion price of US $ 0.10 per share, then forthwith upon such issuance
or sale, the conversion price shall be adjusted to a price (computed to
the nearest cent) determined by dividing (i) an amount equal to the sum of
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to such issue or sale multiplied by the number of shares issued
following the Notes Converted and the consideration, if any, received by
the Company upon such issue or sale, by (ii) the total amount of shares of
Common Stock immediately outstanding after such issue or
sale.
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e.
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In
case the Company shall at any time divide its outstanding shares of Common
Stock into a greater number of shares, the conversion price in effect
immediately prior to such subdivision should be proportionately reduced,
and, however in the case of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Company shall be combined into a smaller number of shares, the actual
conversion price shall remain at US $
0.10.
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f.
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In
case the Company shall declare a dividend or make a distribution of any
Stock of the Company payable in Common Stock or in Convertible Securities,
the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment
of such dividend or distribution, or upon conversion of or in exchange for
such Convertible Securities issuable in payment of such dividend or
distribution, shall be deemed to have been issued or sold without
consideration.
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g.
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No
fractional share of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of any of
the Notes. If any Holder of the Notes shall have converted all the Notes
held by him other than a principal amount so small that less than a whole
share of Common Stock would be issuable upon conversion thereof, the
Company may elect to prepay such balance, with interest accrued thereon to
the date fixed for prepayment, or leave the same outstanding
until the maturity of the Note.
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h.
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In
any reclassification or change of outstanding shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Notes (other than a change in stated value
or from no par to par value) or in the case of
any consolidation or merger of the Company with any other
corporation, or in the case of the sale and conveyance to another to
another corporation or person of the property of the Company in its
entirety or substantially as an entirety, the Company shall, as a
condition precedent to such transaction, case effective provisions to be
made that each Holder of the Notes then outstanding shall have the right
thereafter to convert the Notes into the kind and amount of shares of
Stock and other securities and property receivable upon such
reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance by a
Holder of the number of shares of Common Stock in the Company into which
such Notes might have been converted immediately prior to such
reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance.
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6.
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COVENANTS
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a.
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The
Company covenants that so long as the Notes are in existence, it will
deliver to the Holders thereof (i) as soon as practical, in any event
within 60 days after the end of such quarterly period, in each fiscal
year, consolidated income and surplus statements of the Company; (ii) as
soon as practical , and in any event within 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year, a consolidated income and surplus statement of the Company,
and (iii) with reasonable promptness, such other financial data as the
Holders may request in writing.
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b.
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The
Company covenants that, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, it
will permit any Holder of the Notes to visit and inspect, at the Holder's
expense, any of the property of the Company, including its books and
records, and to discuss affairs, finances and accounts with its
officers.
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c.
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The
Company covenants that, without the written consent of the Holders of US $
1,000,000 in principal amount of the Notes, it will
not:
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Create
or suffer to exist any mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, lien or charge of
any kind on any of its properties or assets, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired except for (i) mortgages, encumbrances, liens or
charges which are now in existence; (ii) mortgages, liens, charges and
encumbrances (a) for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies
on property of the Company if the same shall not be due or delinquent or
thereafter can be paid without penalty, or being contested in good faith
and by appropriate proceedings; (b) of mechanics and material men for sums
not yet due or being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings; or (c) in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment
insurance and other state employment
legislation.
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ii
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Make
any loan or advance to any person, firm or
corporation.
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iii
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Assume,
guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable in connection with the
obligations, stock or dividends of any person, firm or corporation except
in the ordinary course of business by endorsement of a negotiable
instrument in the course of
collection.
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iv
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Merge
or consolidate with any other corporation or sell, lease or transfer or
otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its assets to any
person, firm or corporation.
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v
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Enter
into any material transaction in which any stockholder owning of record or
beneficially more than 5% of the Common Stock of the Company shall have,
at the time, a beneficial interest, direct or
indirect.
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7.
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EVENT
OF DEFAULT
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a.
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The
breach of any of the events or conditions contained in Section 7 of this
Agreement shall constitute an event of default under this Agreement. Any
one or more of the Holders of the Notes may give written notice of such
breach and if the Company shall within 10 days after receipt of such
written notice have failed to correct such occurrence or condition, then
the Holder of any one of the Notes may, at its option and without notice,
declare the entire principal and interest accrued thereon immediately due
and payable and may proceed with
collection.
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b.
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If
the Company has made a material misrepresentation in connection with this
Agreement or with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if
the Company makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or a trustee
or receiver is appointed for the Company; or if any proceeding involving
the Company is commenced under any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency, statute or law, such event shall be deemed a
default which will immediately entitled Holders of the Notes, at their
option and without notice, to declare the entire amount of interest
accrued thereon immediately due and payable and proceed to enforce the
collection thereof.
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c.
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In
case of default in the payment of any installment or principal, the
Holders of the Notes may, at their option and without notice, declare the
entire principal and the interest accrued thereof immediately due and
payable and may proceed to enforce the collection
thereof.
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8.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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a.
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Any
and all notices, approvals or other communications to be sent to the
parties shall be deemed validly and properly given if made in writing and
delivered by hand or by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, and addressed to the Company at its principal office or to the
Holders of the Notes at the addresses given to the Company by such Note
Holders.
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b.
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This
Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated except by written
agreement executed by all the parties
hereto.
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c.
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The
waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall not be considered valid
unless in writing and signed by the party giving such notice and no waiver
shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of
same.
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d.
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The
paragraph headings contained herein are for the purpose of convenience
only and are not intended to define or limit the contents of
such.
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e.
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The
validity, construction, interpretation and enforceability of this
Agreement and the Notes executed pursuant to this Agreement shall be
determined and governed by the laws of the State of NEW YORK IN THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
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f.
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This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the company
and its successors and assigns.
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g.
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This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Company and Note Holders have executed this agreement on
FEBRUARY 2, 2009.
COMPANY
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NOTE
HOLDERS
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Authorized
Signature
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Authorized
Signature
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Print Name and
Title
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Print Name and
Title
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Exhibit
A
__________________________
(Notes)
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Exhibit
3 B
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Equity
compensation plan.
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants
and rights
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Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(As
January 31, 2008)
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Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column
(a)
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
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n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||||||
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
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2,000,000 | 0.30 | 1,502,500 | |||||||||
Total
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2,000,000 | 0.30 | 1,502,500 |
WARRANT
HOLDERS AND OPTIONNEE
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Date
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Options
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Warrants
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@
$
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Emper
Overseas S.A
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03-08-07 | N/A | 125 000 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||
Aton
Select Fund Limited
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03-08-07 | N/A | 125 000 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||
Capinvest
LLC
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03-16-07 | N/A | 375 000 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||
Simeon
Securities S.A.
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03-20-07 | N/A | 125 000 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Director and Secretary
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N/A | 5000 | 0 | 2.00 | ||||||||||||
Michel
St-Pierre Chief Financial Officer
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N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Total:
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5000 | 750 000 |
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