Contract
EXHIBIT
4.3
THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT 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, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE
OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT AND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, ALL AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL
OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH
SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
$______________
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Dated:
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For
Value
Received,
Spectre
Gaming, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Maker”),
with
its primary offices located at 00000 00xx Xxxxxx X., Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx
00000, promises to pay to the order of _____________________________ or its
registered assigns (the “Payee”),
upon
the terms set forth below, the principal sum of _____________________ AND NO/100
DOLLARS ($________________), plus interest on the unpaid principal sum
outstanding at the per
annum
rate
equal to fifty-five percent (55%). This Note is not secured by any security
interest in any of the Company’s assets and the Company has and shall have no
obligation to provide Payee with any collateral to secure repayment of the
loan
evidenced by this Note.
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Payments.
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(a)
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Subject
to Section 14 below, the full amount of principal and accrued interest
under this Note, net of interest paid in advance pursuant to paragraph
(d)
below, shall be due on the one-year anniversary of the date of this
Note,
as first set forth above (the “Maturity
Date”),
unless due earlier in accordance with the terms of this
Note.
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(b)
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Maker
may prepay the principal sum and interest under this Note in whole
or in
part until the Maturity Date or such earlier time as the principal
sum and
interest become due in accordance with the terms of this Note. In
the
event of any prepayment, the Maker will not be entitled to recover
any
advance payments of interest made pursuant to paragraph (d)
below.
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(c)
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Any
payments of principal under and pursuant to this Note shall be made
in
cash, by either check or wire transfer of immediately available funds
to
the Payee pursuant to written instructions from the
Payee.
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(d)
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Payments
of interest on this Note shall be made in shares of the Maker’s common
stock, $0.01 par value per share, at the valuation rate of $1.10
per share
(the “Conversion
Price”),
subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 3 below. Payment of
one year
of interest on this Note shall be made in advance by issuance of
an
appropriate number of shares of common stock to the Payee on or prior
to
___________, 2007. In the event of a downward adjustment to the Conversion
Price subsequent to the issuance of shares of common stock as advance
interest payments hereunder, additional shares of common stock will
be due
and payable at the Maturity
Date.
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Events
of Default.
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(a)
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“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):
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(i)
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any
default in the payment of the principal of, or the interest on, this
Note,
as and when the same shall become due and
payable;
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(ii)
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Maker
shall fail to observe or perform any obligation or shall breach any
material term or provision of this Note and such failure or breach
shall
not have been remedied within ten days after the date on which notice
of
such failure or breach shall have been
delivered;
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(iii)
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Maker
shall fail to observe or perform any of its obligations owed to Payee
or
any other material covenant, agreement, representation or warranty
contained in, or otherwise commit any material breach under that
certain
Purchase Agreement by and between the Maker and Payee, dated as of
____________ (the “Purchase
Agreement”);
or
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(iv)
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Maker
shall commence, or there shall be commenced against Maker a case
under any
applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect
or
any successor thereto, or Maker 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 Maker, or there is
commenced against Maker any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other
proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 60 days; or
Maker is
adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other
order
approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or Maker suffers
any
appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial
part of
its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period
of 60
days; or Maker makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
or
Maker shall fail to pay, or shall state in writing that it is unable
to
pay its debts generally as they become
due.
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(b)
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If
any Event of Default occurs, then, subject to Section 14 below, the
full
principal amount of this Note, together with all accrued interest
thereon,
shall at the Payee’s election become immediately due and payable in the
manner described in Section 1 above. The Payee need not provide and
Maker
hereby waives any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of
any
kind, and the Payee 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 Xxxxx 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.
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3.
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Adjustments
to Conversion Price.
The Conversion Price is subject to adjustment as provided in this
Section
3.
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(a)
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The
Conversion Price shall be adjusted from time to time such that in
case the
Company shall hereafter (i) subdivide its then-outstanding shares
of
common stock into a greater number of shares, or (ii) combine outstanding
shares of common stock, by reclassification or otherwise. In any
such
event, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such event
shall (until
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adjusted
again pursuant hereto) be adjusted immediately after such event to a price
(calculated to the nearest full cent) determined by dividing (A) the number
of
shares of common stock outstanding immediately prior to such event, multiplied
by the then-existing Conversion Price, by (B) the total number of shares of
common stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the resulting
quotient shall be the adjusted Conversion Price per share. An adjustment made
pursuant to this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the
effective date of any subdivision, combination or reclassification. If, as
a
result of an adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph, the Payee shall become
entitled to receive shares of two or more classes of capital stock or shares
of
common stock and other capital stock of the Company, the Board of Directors
(whose determination shall be conclusive) shall determine the allocation of
the
adjusted Conversion Price between or among shares of such classes of capital
stock or shares of common stock and other capital stock. All calculations under
this paragraph shall be made to the nearest cent. In the event that at any
time
as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph, the Payee shall
become entitled to receive any shares of the Company other than shares of common
stock, thereafter the Conversion Price of such other shares so receivable upon
payment of interest hereunder shall be subject to adjustment from time to time
in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions
with respect to common stock contained in this paragraph.
(b)
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Upon
any adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 3(a) above,
the
Company shall within ten days after the date when the circumstances
giving
rise to the adjustment occurred give written notice thereof, by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Payee, which
notice
shall state the Conversion Price resulting from such adjustment and
the
increase or decrease, setting forth in reasonable detail the method
of
calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is
based.
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4.
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No
Waiver of Payee’s Rights.
All payments of principal and interest shall be made without setoff,
deduction or counterclaim. No delay or failure on the part of the
Payee in
exercising any of its options, powers or rights, nor any partial
or single
exercise of its options, powers or rights shall constitute a waiver
thereof or of any other option, power or right, and no waiver on
the part
of the Payee of any of its options, powers or rights shall constitute
a
waiver of any other option, power or right. Maker hereby waives
presentment of payment, protest, and all notices or demands in connection
with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or endorsement
of this
Note. Acceptance by the Payee of less than the full amount due and
payable
hereunder shall in no way limit the right of the Payee to require
full
payment of all sums due and payable hereunder in accordance with
the terms
hereof.
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5.
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Modifications.
No term or provision contained herein may be modified, amended or
waived
except by written agreement or consent signed by the party to be
bound
thereby.
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6.
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Cumulative
Rights and Remedies.
The rights and remedies of Payee expressed herein are cumulative
and not
exclusive of any rights and remedies otherwise available under this
Note,
or applicable law (including at equity). The election of Payee to
avail
itself of any one or more remedies shall not be a bar to any other
available remedies, which Maker agrees Payee may take from time to
time.
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7.
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Collection
Expenses.
If Payee shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce this Note,
then
Maker shall reimburse Payee for its costs of collection and reasonable
attorneys’ fees incurred with the investigation, preparation and
prosecution of such action or
proceeding.
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8.
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Severability.
If any provision of this Note is declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be in any way invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
the
balance of this Note 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.
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9.
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Successors
and Assigns.
This Note shall be binding upon Maker and its successors and shall
inure
to the benefit of the Payee and its successors and assigns. The term
“Payee” as used herein, shall also include any endorsee, assignee or other
holder of this Note.
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10.
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Lost
or Stolen Note.
If this Note is lost, stolen, mutilated or otherwise destroyed, Maker
shall execute and deliver to the Payee a new promissory note containing
the same terms, and in the same form, as this Note. In such event,
Maker
may require the Payee to deliver to Maker an affidavit of lost instrument
and customary indemnity in respect thereof as a condition to the
delivery
of any such new promissory note.
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11.
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Governing
Law; Dispute Resolution.
This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota
without
regard to its conflicts-of-law principles. Any judicial action to
enforce
any right of any party under this Note may be brought and maintained,
subject to Section 5.8 of the Purchase Agreement (which is incorporated
herein by this reference), in Minnesota state or federal courts.
Accordingly, the parties hereby submit to the process, jurisdiction
and
venue of any such court. Each party hereby waives, and agrees not
to
assert, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction
of
the foregoing courts in the State of Minnesota or that any action
or other
proceeding brought in compliance with this Section is brought in
an
inconvenient forum.
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Notice.
Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided
by the Payee hereunder shall be in writing and delivered in accordance
with the provisions of Section 5.6 of the Purchase
Agreement.
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14.
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Subordination.
By
accepting this Note, the Payee agrees to the subordination of this
Note
and the Company’s obligations hereunder, pursuant to the following
paragraphs:
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(a)
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THE
INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE IS JUNIOR AND SUBORDINATE TO
ANY
“SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS” (AS DEFINED BELOW) OF THE COMPANY OF EVERY TYPE AND
DESCRIPTION WHICH THE COMPANY MAY NOW OR AT ANY TIME HEREAFTER OWE
(EXPRESSLY INCLUDING COSTS OF COLLECTION AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES), WHETHER
SUCH INDEBTEDNESS NOW EXISTS OR IS HEREAFTER CREATED OR INCURRED,
AND
WHETHER SUCH INDEBTEDNESS IS FIXED OR CONTINGENT, LIQUIDATED OR
UNLIQUIDATED.
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(b)
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For
all purposes of this Note, the term “Senior
Indebtedness”
means indebtedness of the Company under those certain Variable Rate
Convertible Debentures dated as of August 18, 2006, in aggregate
principal
amount of $8,242,548.70. The term “Senior
Lenders”
means the holders of Senior
Indebtedness.
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(c)
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Without
the prior written consent of the Senior Lenders, which consent the
Senior
Lenders may withhold for any reason or no reason, the Payee will
not
demand, receive or accept any principal payment from the Company
in
respect of this Note if, as a result of such payment, any default
either
then exists or with the giving of notice or the passage of time would
exist under the Senior Indebtedness (other than any default created
solely
by the issuance of this Note or the Interest Shares, as defined in
the
Purchase Agreement).
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(d)
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In
the event that the Payee shall receive any payment on this Note which
the
Payee is not entitled to receive under the provisions of the foregoing
subparagraph (c), the Payee will hold the amount so received in trust
for
Senior Lenders and will forthwith turn over such payment to the Senior
Lenders in the form received (except for the endorsement of the Payee,
where necessary) for application against the then-existing Senior
Indebtedness (whether due or not due), pro
rata
among the Senior Lenders. In the event of the failure of the Payee
to make
any endorsement required under this Section 14, any and all Senior
Lenders, or any of its officers or employees on behalf of such Senior
Lender(s), are hereby irrevocably appointed as attorney(s)-in-fact
for the
Payee to make the same in the Payee’s
name.
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(e)
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The
Payee will not commence any action or proceeding against the Company
to
recover all or any part of the unpaid principal amount of this Note,
or
join with any creditor (unless all Senior Lenders shall so join)
in
bringing any proceedings against the Company under any bankruptcy,
reorganization, readjustment of debt, arrangement of debt, receivership,
liquidation or insolvency law or statute of the federal or any state
government, unless and until the then-existing Senior Indebtedness
has
been paid in full.
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(f)
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In
the event of any receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment
for the
benefit of creditors, reorganization or arrangement with creditors,
whether or not pursuant to bankruptcy laws, the sale of all or
substantially all of the assets, dissolution, liquidation or any
other
marshalling of the assets or liabilities of the Company, the Payee
will
file all claims, proofs of claim or other instruments of similar
character
necessary to enforce the obligations of the Company in respect of
this
Note and will hold in trust for the Senior Lenders and promptly pay
over
to such Senior Lenders in the form received (except for the endorsement
of
the Payee, where necessary) for application against the then-existing
Senior Indebtedness (whether due or not due), held pro
rata
by
the Senior Lenders, any and all monies, dividends or other assets
received
in any such proceedings on account of this Note, unless and until
the
then-existing Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full. In the event
that
the Payee shall fail to take any such action, any Senior Lender,
as
attorney-in-fact for the Payee, may take such action on behalf of
the
Payee. Accordingly, the Payee hereby irrevocably appoints any and
all
Senior Lenders, or any of its officers or employees on behalf of
such
Senior Lender(s), as attorney(s)-in-fact for the Payee with the right
(but
not the duty) to demand, sue for, collect and receive any and all
such
monies, dividends or other assets and give acquittance therefor and
to
file any claim, proof of claim or other instrument of similar character,
and to take such other proceedings in the Senior Lenders’ own name or in
the name of the Payee as such Senior Lenders may deem necessary or
advisable for the enforcement of the agreements contained herein;
and the
Payee will execute and deliver to any and all Senior Lenders such
other
and further powers of attorney or instruments as such Senior Xxxxxxx
may
request in order to accomplish the
foregoing.
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(g)
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This
Section 14 shall constitute a continuing agreement of subordination,
and
the Senior Lenders may continue, without notice to or consent by
the
Payee, to extend or renew any such Senior Indebtedness, and as to
all such
Senior Indebtedness and extensions or renewals thereof, this Section
14
shall continue effective until the same have been fully paid together
with
interest thereon.
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(h)
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The
Senior Lenders collectively, and any particular Senior Lender, may,
at any
time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the
Payee,
without incurring responsibility to the Payee, and without impairing
or
releasing any of its rights or any of the obligations of the Payee
hereunder: (i) change the interest rate or change the amount of payment
or
extend the time of payment or renew or otherwise alter the terms
of any
Senior Indebtedness or any
instrument
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evidencing
the same in any manner; (ii) release anyone liable in any matter for the payment
or collection of the Senior Indebtedness or any part thereof; (iii) exercise
or
refrain from exercising any right against the Company or others (including
the
Payee); and (iv) apply any sums received by such Senior Lender(s), by whomsoever
paid and however realized, to Senior Indebtedness in such manner as the Senior
Lender(s) shall deem appropriate.
(i)
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No
waiver shall be deemed to be made by any Senior Lender of any of
its
rights hereunder unless the same shall be in writing and signed on
behalf
of such Senior Lender; and each such waiver, if any, shall be a waiver
only with respect to the specific matter or matters to which the
waiver
expressly relates, and shall in no way impair the rights of that
Senior
Lender or the obligations of the Payee to such Senior Lender in any
other
respect at any other time.
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(j)
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This
Section 14 and every part hereof shall be binding upon the Payee
and upon
the heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the Payee.
Each Senior Lender is a third-party beneficiary to the provisions
of this
Section 14, and this Section 14 is enforceable against the Payee
by each
Senior Lender and each of its participants, successors and assigns.
Notice
of acceptance by the Senior Lenders of the terms set forth in this
Section
14, and of any reliance by such Senior Lenders upon the subordination
herein contained, is hereby waived by the
Payee.
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In
Witness Whereof,
the
undersigned signs this Note as and on behalf of the “Maker” and not as a surety
or guarantor or in any other capacity.
SPECTRE
GAMING, INC.:
Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxx
Chief
Financial Officer
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