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Exhibit 10.52
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Standard Form Revised 12/6/04
Consultant
Initial:______
Initial:______
CONSULTING Agreement
This Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of August
20, 2007 (the
"Effective Date") by and between FinancialContent, Inc., with
principal offices
at 101 Lincoln Centre Drive, Suite 410, Foster City, California
94404
("Company") and Jade Special Strategy, LLC, with principal
offices at 1175 Walt
Whitman Road, Suite 100, Melville, New York 11747 (the
"Consultant")
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the Consultant and the
Consultant desires
to be retained by the Company pursuant to the terms and
conditions hereinafter
set forth:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
promises and
covenants herein contained, it is hereby agreed as follows:
SECTION 1. Retention.
(a) The Company hereby retains the Consultant on a non-exclusive
basis
to perform the services set forth in Section 1 (b), below,
during the one (1)
year period commencing on the date hereof. The Consultant hereby
accepts such
retention and shall perform for the Company the duties described
herein,
faithfully and to the best of its ability. During the Term, the
Consultant shall
report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or
to any other
senior officer designated in writing by the Chief Executive
Officer of the
Company.
(b) The Consultant shall serve as a Consultant to the Company
and
render such advice and services to the Company as may be
reasonably requested by
the Company concerning strategic planning, merger and
acquisition possibilities
and business development activities including, without
limitation, the
following:
(i) Study and review of the business, operations, and
historical financial performance of the Company (based upon
management's forecast of financial performance) so as to enable
the
Consultant to identify provide prospects and advice to the
Company; and
(ii) Provide training and education to management in best
practices in new market development and merger and
acquisitions.
(c) Such services expressly exclude equity and/or debt
financings and
any other services that may directly or indirectly relate to the
offer or sale
of securities in a capital-raising transaction.
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SECTION 2. Compensation.
(a) Company shall issue Consultant a note in the amount of one
hundred
fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) (the "Note") payable on
December 31, 2007, and
as otherwise provided under the Note, attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
(b) Company shall issue to the Consultant one hundred thousand
shares
(100,000) of its common stock registered under form S-8 (the
"Registered
Shares") within ten (10) business days of executing this
Agreement, which
Registered Shares shall be issuable to the individual(s) working
for or on
behalf of the Consultant and as designated by the Consultant on
Schedule A.
(c) Except as otherwise provided for herein, all securities due
the
Consultant hereunder shall be made via DTC or the DWAC system if
eligible for
such system, or by certificates issued by the transfer agent for
the Company or
the Company, as applicable.
SECTION 3. Condition Precedent. The obligation hereunder of the
Company
to issue the Note and transfer the Registered Shares is subject
to the
following:
(a) Company and Consultant amending in writing, signed by each
party,
concurrently with this Agreement, each of the three (3) Senior
Secured
Convertible Promissory Notes issued by the Company to the
Consultant on or about
February 13, 2006, March 31, 2006, and on June 9, 2006; and
(b) The approval of the Company's board of director.
SECTION 4. Termination. This Agreement and the Consultant's
engagement
hereunder shall not be terminated by Company under any
circumstances nor for any
reason whatsoever, unless all compensation due to Consultant
pursuant to Section
2 above has been distributed to the Consultant. Sections 2, 5,
6, and 7 shall
survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 5. Confidential Information. The Consultant agrees that
during
and after the Term, it will keep in strictest confidence, and
will not disclose
or make accessible to any other person without the written
consent of the
Company, the Company's products, services and technology, both
current and under
development, promotion and marketing programs, lists, trade
secrets and other
confidential and proprietary business information of the Company
or any of its
clients and third parties including, without limitation,
Proprietary Information
(as defined in Section 6) (all of the foregoing is referred to
herein as the
"Confidential Information"). The Consultant agrees (a) not to
use any such
Confidential Information for itself or others, except in
connection with the
performance of its duties hereunder; and (b) not to take any
such material or
reproductions thereof from the Company's facilities at any time
during the Term
except, in each case, as required in connection with the
Consultant's duties
hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the
Consultant is
free to use (a) information in the public domain not as a result
of a breach of
this Agreement, (b) information lawfully received form a third
party who had the
right to disclose such information and (c) the Consultant's own
independent
skill, knowledge, know-how and experience to whatever extent and
in whatever way
he wishes, in each case consistent with his obligations as the
Consultant and
that, at all times, the Consultant is free to conduct any
research relating to
the Company's business.
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SECTION 6. Ownership of Proprietary Information. The Consultant
agrees
that all information that has been created, discovered or
developed by the
Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, licensees,
successors or
assigns (collectively, the "Affiliates") (including, without
limitation,
information relating to the development of the Company's
business created,
discovered, developed by the Company or any of its affiliates
during the Term,
and information relating to the Company's customers, suppliers,
Consultants, and
licensees) and/or in which property rights have been assigned or
otherwise
conveyed to the Company or the Affiliates, shall be the sole
property of the
Company or the Affiliates, as applicable, and the Company or the
Affiliates, as
the case may be, shall be the sole owner of all patents,
copyrights and other
rights in connection therewith, including without limitation the
right to make
application for statutory protection. All the aforementioned
information is
hereinafter called "Proprietary Information." By way of
illustration, but not
limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets,
processes,
discoveries, structures, inventions, designs, ideas, works of
authorship,
copyrightable works, trademarks, copyrights, formulas,
improvements, inventions,
product concepts, techniques, marketing plans, merger and
acquisition targets,
strategies, forecasts, blueprints, sketches, records, notes,
devices, drawings,
customer lists, patent applications, continuation
applications,
continuation-in-part applications, file wrapper continuation
applications and
divisional applications and information about the Company's
Affiliates, its
employees and/or Consultants (including, without limitation, the
compensation,
job responsibility and job performance of such employees and/or
Consultants).
All original content, proprietary information, trademarks,
copyrights,
patents or other intellectual property created by the Consultant
that does not
include any specific information relative to the Company's
proprietary
information, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the
Consultant.
SECTION 7. Indemnification. The Company represents that all
materials
provided or to be provided to the Consultant or any third party
regarding the
Company's financial affairs or operations are and shall be
truthful and accurate
and in compliance with any and all applicable federal and state
securities laws.
The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Consultant
and its
Consultants, professionals, lawyers, consultants and affiliates,
their
respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members,
managers,
agents and employees and each other person, if any, controlling
the Consultant
or any of its affiliates to the full extent lawful, from and
against all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities and expenses incurred by them
(including reasonable
attorneys' fees and disbursements) that result from actions
taken or omitted to
be taken (including any untrue statements made or any statement
omitted to be
made) by the Company, its agents or employees which relate to
the scope of this
Agreement and the performance of the services by the Consultant
contemplated
hereunder. The Consultant will indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and the
respective directors, officers, agents, affiliates and employees
of the Company
from and against all losses, claims damages, liabilities and
expenses that
result from bad faith, gross negligence or unauthorized
representations of the
Consultant. Each person or entity seeking indemnification
hereunder shall
promptly notify the Company, or the Consultant, as applicable,
of any loss,
claim, damage or expense for which the Company or the
Consultant, as applicable,
may become liable pursuant to this Section 7. No party shall
pay, settle or
acknowledge liability under any such claim without consent of
the party liable
for indemnification, and shall permit the Company or the
Consultant, as
applicable, a reasonable opportunity to cure any underlying
problem or to
mitigate actual or potential damages. The scope of this
indemnification between
the Consultant and the Company shall be limited to, and pertain
only to certain
transactions contemplated or entered into pursuant to this
Agreement.
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The Company or the Consultant, as applicable, shall have the
opportunity to defend any claim for which it may be liable
hereunder, provided
it notifies the party claiming the right to indemnification in
writing within
fifteen (15) days of notice of the claim.
The rights stated pursuant to this Section 7 shall be in
addition to
any rights that the Consultant, the Company, or any other person
entitled to
indemnification may have in common law or otherwise, including,
but not limited
to, any right to contribution.
SECTION 8. Notices. Any notice or other communication under
this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given: (a)
upon facsimile transmission (with written transmission
confirmation report) at
the number designated below; (b) when delivered personally
against receipt
therefore; (c) one day after being sent by Federal Express or
similar overnight
delivery; or (d) five (5) business days after being mailed
registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid. The addresses for such
communications shall be
as set forth below or to such other address as a party shall
give by notice
hereunder to the other party to this Agreement.
If to the Company: FinancialContent, Inc.
101 Lincoln Centre Drive, Suite 410
Foster City, CA 94404
Telephone: (650) 286-9702
Telecopy: (650) 745-2677
Attention: Wing Yu, CEO
If to the Consultant: Jade Special Strategy, LLC
1175 Walt Whitman Road, Suite
Melville, NY 11747
(631) 424-9646 - Tel
(631) 424-9010 - Fax
Attention: David Propis
SECTION 9. Status of Consultant. The Consultant shall be deemed
to be
an independent contractor and, except as expressly provided or
authorized in
this Agreement, shall have no authority to act for on behalf of
or represent the
Company. This Agreement does not create a partnership or joint
venture.
SECTION 10. Other Activities of Consultant. The Company
recognizes that
the Consultant now renders and may continue to render other
Consulting services
to other companies that may or may not conduct business and
activities similar
to those of the Company. The Consultant shall not be required to
devote its full
time and attention to the performance of its duties under this
Agreement, but
shall devote only so much of its time and attention as it deems
reasonable or
necessary for such purposes.
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SECTION 11. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and all of
the
provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
This Agreement and
any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder may not be
assigned by a
party without the prior written consent of the other party,
which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld.
SECTION 12. Severability of Provisions. If any provision of
this
Agreement shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced in whole or in part, the
remaining
conditions and provisions or portions thereof shall nevertheless
remain in full
force and effect and enforceable to the extent they are valid,
legal and
enforceable, and no provision shall be deemed dependent upon any
other covenant
or provision unless so expressed herein.
SECTION 13. Entire Agreement; Modification. This Agreement and
the
schedule hereto contains the entire agreement of the parties
relating to the
subject matter hereof, and the parties hereto and thereto have
made no
agreements, representations or warranties relating to the
subject matter of this
Agreement which are not set forth herein. No amendment or
modification of this
Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by
each of the
parties hereto.
SECTION 14. Non-Waiver. The failure of any party to insist upon
the
strict performance of any of the terms, conditions and
provisions of this
Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment
of future
compliance therewith; and the said terms, conditions and
provisions shall remain
in full force and effect. No waiver of any term or condition of
this Agreement
on the part of any party shall be effective for any purpose
whatsoever unless
such waiver is in writing and signed by such party.
SECTION 15. Remedies For Breach. The Consultant and Company
mutually
agree that any breach of Sections 2, 5, 6, or 7 of this
Agreement by the
Consultant or the Company may cause irreparable damage to the
other party and/or
their affiliates, and that monetary damages alone would not be
adequate and, in
the event of such breach or threat of breach, the damaged party
shall have, in
addition to any and all remedies at law and without the posting
of a bond or
other security, the right to an injunction, specific performance
or other
equitable relief necessary to prevent or redress the violation
of either party's
obligations under such Sections. In the event that an actual
proceeding is
brought in equity to enforce such Sections, the offending party
shall not urge
as a defense that there is an adequate remedy at law nor shall
the damaged party
be prevented from seeking any other remedies that may be
available to it. The
defaulting party shall pay all attorney's fees and costs
incurred by the other
party in enforcing this Agreement.
SECTION 16. Governing Law. The parties hereto acknowledge that
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement bear a reasonable
relation to the
state of placeplaceNew York. This Agreement shall be governed
by, and construed
and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the
state of
placeplaceNew York without regard to such state's principles of
conflicts of
laws. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally agree that the
exclusive place
of jurisdiction for any action, suit or proceeding ("Actions")
relating to this
Agreement shall be in the state or federal courts situated in
the county and
state of placeplaceNew York. Each party irrevocably and
unconditionally waives
any objection it may have to the venue of any Action brought in
such courts or
to the convenience of the forum. Final judgment in any such
Action shall be
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conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on
the judgment, a
certified or true copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of
the fact and the
amount of any indebtedness or liability of any party therein
described. Service
of process in any Action by any party may be made by serving a
copy of the
summons and complaint, in addition to any other relevant
documents, by
commercial overnight courier to any other party at their address
set forth in
this Agreement.
SECTION 17. Headings. The headings of the Sections are inserted
for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect any
interpretation of this
Agreement.
SECTION 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterpart
signatures, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all
of which, when
taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument, it
being
understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart.
In the event
that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such
signature shall
create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or
on whose behalf
such signature is executed) the same with the same force and
effect as if such
facsimile signature page were an original thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement of
eight (7) pages as of the day and year first written above.
FINANCIALCONTENT, INC.
By: /s/ Wing Yu
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Name: Wing Yu
Title: CEO
JADE SPECIAL STRATEGY, LLC
By: /s/ David Propis
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Name: David Propis
Title: Manager
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SCHEDULE A
S-8 SHARE DESIGNEE
Issuee No. of Shares
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EXHIBIT A
THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON
CONVERSION HEREOF HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE "ACT"), OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR RECEIPT BY
THE MAKER OF AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL IN THE FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO
THE MAKER THAT THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE
UPON CONVERSION
HEREOF MAY BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, UNDER
AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND SUCH STATE SECURITIES
LAWS.
FINANCIALCONTENT, INC.
Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note
due December 31, 2007
Dated: August 20, 2007 $150,000
For value received, FinancialContent, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the
"Maker"), hereby promises to pay to the order of Jade Special
Strategy, LLC
(together with its successors, representatives, and permitted
assigns, the
"Holder"), in accordance with the terms hereinafter provided,
the principal
amount of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000),
together with interest
thereon. Concurrently with the issuance of this Note, the Maker
is issuing
separate convertible promissory notes (the "Other Notes") to
separate purchasers
(the "Other Holders") pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as
defined in Section
1.1 hereof).
All payments under or pursuant to this Note shall be made in
United
States Dollars in immediately available funds to the Holder at
the address of
the Holder first set forth above or at such other place as the
Holder may
designate from time to time in writing to the Maker or by wire
transfer of funds
to the Holder's account, instructions for which are attached
hereto as Exhibit
A. The outstanding principal balance of this Note shall be due
and payable on
dateMonth12Day31Year2007December 31, 2007 (the "Maturity Date")
or at such
earlier time as provided herein.
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Section 1.1 Purchase Agreement. This Note has been executed
and
delivered pursuant to the Consulting Agreement dated as of
August __, 2007 (the
"Consluting Agreement") by and among the Maker and the
purchasers listed
therein. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the
meanings set forth for such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
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Section 1.2 Interest.
(a) Beginning on the issuance date of this Note (the "Issuance
Date"),
the outstanding principal balance of this Note shall bear
interest, in arrears,
at a rate per annum equal to nine percent (9%), payable monthly
commencing on
August 30, 2007 and on the last business day of each following
month at the
option of the Maker in (A) cash or (B) registered shares of the
Maker's common
stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock"). The
Maker shall provide
irrevocable written notice to the Holder of the form of interest
payment at
least ten (10) days prior to an interest payment date. If no
such notice is
provided at least ten (10) days prior to an interest payment
date, the Maker
must make the interest payment in cash. In addition, the Maker
must make
interest payments in cash if it is unable to make interest
payments in
registered shares of Common Stock. The number of shares of
Common Stock to be
issued as payment of accrued and unpaid interest shall be
determined by dividing
(a) the total amount of accrued and unpaid interest to be
converted into Common
Stock by (b) the Conversion Price (as defined in Section 3.2
hereof). Interest
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve (12)
30-day months
and shall accrue commencing on the Issuance Date. Furthermore,
upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in Section 2.1
hereof), then to
the extent permitted by law, the Maker will pay interest to the
Holder, payable
on demand, on the outstanding principal balance of the Note from
the date of the
Event of Default until such Event of Default is cured at the
rate of the lesser
of fifteen percent (15%) and the maximum applicable legal rate
per annum.
Section 1.3 Security Agreement. The obligations of the Maker
hereunder
are secured by a continuing security interest in all of the
assets of the Maker
pursuant to the terms of a security agreement dated as of
February 13, 2006 by
and among the Maker, on the one hand, and the Holder, on the
other hand.
Section 1.4 Payment on Non-Business Days. Whenever any payment
to be
made shall be due on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday
under the laws of
the State of placeStateNew York, such payment may be due on the
next succeeding
business day and such next succeeding day shall be included in
the calculation
of the amount of accrued interest payable on such date.
Section 1.5 Transfer. This Note may be transferred or sold,
subject to
the provisions of Section 4.8 of this Note, or pledged,
hypothecated or
otherwise granted as security by the Holder.
Section 1.6 Replacement. Upon receipt of a duly executed,
notarized and
unsecured written statement from the Holder with respect to the
loss, theft or
destruction of this Note (or any replacement hereof) and a
standard indemnity,
or, in the case of a mutilation of this Note, upon surrender and
cancellation of
such Note, the Maker shall issue a new Note, of like tenor and
amount, in lieu
of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.
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ARTICLE II
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
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Section 2.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the
following
events shall be an "Event of Default" under this Note:
(a) the Maker shall fail to make any principal or interest
payments on
the date such payments are due and such default is not fully
cured within three
(3) business days after the occurrence thereof; or
(b) the suspension from listing, without subsequent listing on
any one
of, or the failure of the Common Stock to be listed on at least
one of the OTC
Bulletin Board, the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National
Market, the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market or The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. for
a period of
seven (7) consecutive Trading Days; or
(c) the Maker's notice to the Holder, including by way of
public
announcement, at any time, of its inability to comply (including
for any of the
reasons described in Section 3.8(a) hereof) or its intention not
to comply with
proper requests for conversion of this Note into shares of
Common Stock; or
(d) the Maker shall fail to (i) timely deliver the shares of
Common
Stock upon conversion of the Note or any interest accrued and
unpaid; or
(e) default shall be made in the performance or observance of
(i) any
material covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Note
and such
default is not fully cured within five (5) business days after
the Holder
delivers written notice to the Maker of the occurrence thereof;
or
(f) the Maker shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment
of, or
the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or
liquidator of
itself or of all or a substantial part of its property or
assets, (ii) make a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iii)
commence a voluntary
case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or
hereafter in effect) or
under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or
domestic), (iv) file a
petition seeking to take advantage of any bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of
creditors'
rights generally, (v) acquiesce in writing to any petition filed
against it in
an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now
or hereafter in
effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction
(foreign or domestic),
(vi) issue a notice of bankruptcy or winding down of its
operations or issue a
press release regarding same, or (vii) take any action under the
laws of any
jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the
foregoing; or
(g) a proceeding or case shall be commenced in respect of the
Maker,
without its application or consent, in any court of competent
jurisdiction,
seeking (i) the liquidation, reorganization, moratorium,
dissolution, winding
up, or composition or readjustment of its debts, (ii) the
appointment of a
trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of it or of
all or any
substantial part of its assets in connection with the
liquidation or dissolution
of the Maker or (iii) similar relief in respect of it under any
law providing
for the relief of debtors, and such proceeding or case described
in clause (i),
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(ii) or (iii) shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in
effect, for a
period of thirty (30) days or any order for relief shall be
entered in an
involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or
hereafter in
effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction
(foreign or domestic)
against the Maker or action under the laws of any jurisdiction
(foreign or
domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing shall be taken with
respect to the
Maker and shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect
for a period of
thirty (30) days; or
(h) the failure of the Maker to pay any amounts due to the
Holder
within five (5) business days of the date such payments are due
and such default
is not fully cured within two (2) business days after the Holder
delivers
written notice to the Maker of the occurrence thereof;.
Section 2.2 Remedies Upon An Event of Default. If an Event of
Default
shall have occurred and shall be continuing, the Holder of this
Note may at any
time at its option, (a) declare the entire unpaid principal
balance of this
Note, together with all interest accrued hereon, due and
payable, and thereupon,
the same shall be accelerated and so due and payable, without
presentment,
demand, protest, or notice, all of which are hereby expressly
unconditionally
and irrevocably waived by the Maker; provided, however, that
upon the occurrence
of an Event of Default described in (i) Sections 2.1 (f) or (g),
the outstanding
principal balance and accrued interest hereunder shall be
automatically due and
payable and (ii) Sections 2.1 (b)-(e), demand the prepayment of
this Note
pursuant to Section 3.7 hereof, or (b) demand that the principal
amount of this
Note then outstanding and all accrued and unpaid interest
thereon shall be
converted into shares of Common Stock at a Conversion Price per
share pursuant
to Section 3.1 hereof assuming that the date that the Event of
Default occurs is
the Conversion Date (as defined in Section 3.1 hereof). No
course of delay on
the part of the Holder shall operate as a waiver thereof or
otherwise prejudice
the right of the Holder. No remedy conferred hereby shall be
exclusive of any
other remedy referred to herein or now or hereafter available at
law, in equity,
by statute or otherwise.
ARTICLE III
CONVERSION; ANTIDILUTION; PREPAYMENT
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Section 3.1 Conversion Option.
(a) At any time on or after the Issuance Date, this Note shall
be
convertible (in whole or in part), at the option of the Holder
(the "Conversion
Option"), into such number of fully paid and non-assessable
shares of Common
Stock (the "Conversion Rate") registered under Form S-8 as is
determined by
dividing (x) that portion of the outstanding principal balance
plus any accrued
but unpaid interest under this Note as of such date that the
Holder elects to
convert by (y) the Conversion Price (as defined in Section
3.2(a) hereof) then
in effect on the date on which the Holder faxes a notice of
conversion (the
"Conversion Notice"), duly executed, to the Maker (facsimile
number (650)
745-2677, Attn.: Chief Executive Officer) (the "Voluntary
Conversion Date"),
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described in Section 3.6 below. The Holder shall deliver this
Note to the Maker
at the address designated in the Purchase Agreement at such time
that this Note
is fully converted. With respect to partial conversions of this
Note, the Maker
shall keep written records of the amount of this Note converted
as of each
Conversion Date.
Section 3.2 Conversion Price.
(a) The term "Conversion Price" shall mean $0.75, subject to
adjustment
under Section 3.6 hereof.
Section 3.3 Mechanics of Conversion.
(a) Not later than three (3) Trading Days after any Conversion
Date,
the Maker or its designated transfer agent, as applicable, shall
issue and
deliver to the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") account on the
Holder's behalf
via the Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System ("DWAC") as
specified in the
Conversion Notice, registered in the name of the Holder or its
designee, for the
number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be
entitled. In the
alternative, not later than three (3) Trading Days after any
Conversion Date,
the Maker shall deliver to the applicable Holder by express
courier a
certificate or certificates which shall be free of restrictive
legends and
trading restrictions representing the number of shares of Common
Stock being
acquired upon the conversion of this Note (the "Delivery Date").
If in the case
of any Conversion Notice such certificate or certificates are
not delivered to
or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Delivery Date,
the Holder shall
be entitled by written notice to the Maker at any time on or
before its receipt
of such certificate or certificates thereafter, to rescind such
conversion, in
which event the Maker shall immediately return this Note
tendered for
conversion, whereupon the Maker and the Holder shall each be
restored to their
respective positions immediately prior to the delivery of such
notice of
revocation, except that any amounts described in Sections 3.3(b)
and (c) shall
be payable through the date notice of rescission is given to the
Maker.
(b) The Maker understands that a delay in the delivery of the
shares of
Common Stock upon conversion of this Note beyond the Delivery
Date could result
in economic loss to the Holder. If the Maker fails to deliver to
the Holder such
shares via DWAC or a certificate or certificates pursuant to
this Section
hereunder by the Delivery Date, the Maker shall pay to such
Holder, in cash, an
amount per Trading Day for each Trading Day until such shares
are delivered via
DWAC or certificates are delivered, together with interest on
such amount at a
rate of 10% per annum, accruing until such amount and any
accrued interest
thereon is paid in full, equal to the greater of (A) (i) 1% of
the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes requested to be converted for the
first five (5)
Trading Days after the Delivery Date and (ii) 2% of the
aggregate principal
amount of the Notes requested to be converted for each Trading
Day thereafter
and (B) $2,000 per day (which amount shall be paid as liquidated
damages and not
as a penalty). Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to
pursue actual
damages for the Maker'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). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein,
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the Holder shall be entitled to withdraw a Conversion Notice,
and upon such
withdrawal the Maker shall only be obligated to pay the
liquidated damages
accrued in accordance with this Section 3.3(b) through the date
the Conversion
Notice is withdrawn.
(c) In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if
the
Maker fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the
Holder a certificate
or certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion
of this Note on or before the Delivery Date, and if after such
date the Holder
is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market
transaction or
otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of
a sale by the
Holder of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
this Note which
the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a
"Buy-In"), then the Maker
shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the
Holder's total
purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the
shares of
Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by
multiplying (A) the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
this Note that the
Maker was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with
the conversion at
issue times (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to
such purchase
obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder,
either reinstate
the portion of the Note and equivalent number of shares of
Common Stock for
which such conversion was not honored or deliver to the Holder
the number of
shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Maker
timely complied
with its conversion and delivery obligations hereunder. 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 shares of
Common Stock with
an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation
of $10,000,
under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Maker
shall be
required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the
Maker written
notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect
of the Buy-In,
together with applicable confirmations and other evidence
reasonably requested
by the Maker. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to
pursue any other
remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity
including, without
limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive
relief with
respect to the Maker's failure to timely deliver certificates
representing
shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note as required
pursuant to the
terms hereof.
Section 3.4 Ownership Cap and Certain Conversion
Restrictions.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in
Section 3 of
this Note, at no time may the Holder convert all or a portion of
this Note if
the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to
such conversion
would exceed, when aggregated with all other shares of Common
Stock owned by the
Holder at such time, the number of shares of Common Stock which
would result in
the Holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with
Section 13(d)
of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) more than 4.9% of
all of the
Common Stock outstanding at such time;
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