THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”).
THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM,
SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE CUSTOMARY FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE
TRANSACTIONS THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR
UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGULATION S UNDER SAID
ACT.
CALLABLE SECURED
CONVERTIBLE NOTE
Scottsdale,
Arizona
October 27, 2006
$_______
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED ,
AEGIS ASSESSMENTS, INC. , a Delaware Corporation
(hereinafter called the “ Borrower ”), hereby
promises to pay to the order of ________________ or registered
assigns (the “ Holder ”) the sum of $_______, on
October 27, 2009 (the “Maturity Date ”), and to
pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of
six percent (6%) (the “ Interest Rate ”) per
annum from October 27, 2006 (the “ Issue Date ”)
until the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon
acceleration or by prepayment or otherwise. Any amount of
principal or interest on this Note which is not paid when due shall
bear interest at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum from
the due date thereof until the same is paid (“ Default
Interest ”). Interest shall commence accruing on
the Issue Date, shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year
and the actual number of days elapsed and shall be payable
quarterly provided that no interest shall be due and payable for
any month in which the Trading Price (as such term is defined
below) is greater than $.10 for each Trading Day (as such term is
defined below) of the month. All payments due hereunder (to the
extent not converted into common stock, $.001 par value per share
(the “Common Stock” ) in accordance with the
terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of
America. All payments shall be made at such address as the
Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made
in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Whenever any
amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any
day which is not a business day, the same shall instead be due on
the next succeeding day which is a business day and, in the case of
any interest payment 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. As used in this Note, the term
“business day” shall mean any day other than a
Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the city of
New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive
order to remain closed. Each capitalized term used herein,
and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto
in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 27,
2006, pursuant to which this Note was originally issued (the
“ Purchase Agreement ”).
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This Note is free from
all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue
thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other
similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose
personal liability upon the holder thereof. The obligations
of the Borrower under this Note shall be secured by that certain
Security Agreement and Intellectual Property Security Agreement,
each dated October 27, 2006 by and between the Borrower and the
Holder.
The following terms
shall apply to this Note:
ARTICLE I.
CONVERSION RIGHTS
1.1
Conversion
Right . The Holder shall have the
right from time to time, and at any time on or prior to the earlier
of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the
Default Amount (as defined in Article III) pursuant to Section
1.6(a) or Article III, the Optional Prepayment Amount (as defined
in Section 5.1 or any payments pursuant to Section 1.7, each in
respect of the remaining outstanding principal amount of this Note
to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal
amount of this Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares of
Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any
shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into
which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified
at the conversion price (the “ Conversion Price
”) determined as provided herein (a “ Conversion
”); provided , however , that in no event shall
the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in
excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the
sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock
which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the
unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted
portion of any other security of the Borrower (including, without
limitation, the warrants issued by the Borrower pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement) subject to a limitation on conversion or
exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of
the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of
this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by
the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock and provided further that the
Holder shall not be entitled to convert any portion of this Note
during any month immediately succeeding a Determination Date on
which the Borrower exercises its prepayment option pursuant to
Section 5.2 of this Note. For purposes of the proviso to the
immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulations 13D-G thereunder,
except as otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso.
The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each
conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the
Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion
Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of
conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “
Notice of Conversion ”), delivered to the Borrower by
the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the
Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile (or by other means
resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the
Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such
conversion date (the “ Conversion Date ”).
The term “ Conversion Amount ” means, with
respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the
principal amount of this Note to be converted in such conversion
plus (2) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such
principal amount at the interest rates provided in this Note to the
Conversion Date, provided, however, that the Company shall have the
right to pay any or all interest in cash plus (3) Default
Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately
preceding clauses (1) and/or (2) plus (4) at the
Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to
Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof or pursuant to Section 2(c) of that
certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 27,
2006, executed in connection with the initial issuance of this Note
and the other Notes issued on the Issue Date (the “
Registration Rights Agreement ”). The term
“Determination Date” means the last business day
of each month after the Issue Date.
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1.2
Conversion
Price .
(a)
Calculation of
Conversion Price . The Conversion Price shall be the
Variable Conversion Price (as defined herein) (subject, in each
case, to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or
rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s
securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower,
combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary
distributions and similar events). The “ Variable
Conversion Price ” shall mean the Applicable Percentage
(as defined herein) multiplied by the Market Price (as defined
herein). “ Market Price ” means the
average of the lowest three (3) Trading Prices (as defined below)
for the Common Stock during the twenty (20) Trading Day period
ending one Trading Day prior to the date the Conversion Notice is
sent by the Holder to the Borrower via facsimile (the “
Conversion Date ”). “ Trading Price
” means, for any security as of any date, the intraday
trading price on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the “
OTCBB ”) as reported by a reliable reporting service (
“Reporting Service” ) mutually acceptable to
Borrower and Holder and hereafter designated by Holders of a
majority in interest of the Notes and the Borrower or, if the OTCBB
is not the principal trading market for such security, the intraday
trading price of such security on the principal securities exchange
or trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if no
intraday trading price of such security is available in any of the
foregoing manners, the average of the intraday trading prices of
any market makers for such security that are listed in the
“pink sheets” by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.
If the Trading Price cannot be calculated for such security
on such date in the manner provided above, the Trading Price shall
be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Borrower and
the holders of a majority in interest of the Notes being converted
for which the calculation of the Trading Price is required in order
to determine the Conversion Price of such Notes. “
Trading Day ” shall mean any day on which the Common
Stock is traded for any period on the OTCBB, or on the principal
securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common
Stock is then being traded. “ Applicable
Percentage ” shall mean 50%; provided, however, that the
Applicable Percentage shall be increased to (i) 55% in the event
that the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) is filed on or before the Filing Date (as defined
in the in the Registration Rights Agreement) and (ii) 60% in the
event that the Registration Statement (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) becomes effective on or before the
Effectiveness Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement). In addition, the Holder agrees that it will limit
all of its conversions to no more than the greater of (1) $80,000
per calendar month; or (2) the average daily dollar volume
calculated during the ten (10) business days prior to a conversion,
per conversion.
(b)
Conversion Price
During Major Announcements . Notwithstanding anything contained
in Section 1.2(a) to the contrary, in the event the Borrower (i)
makes a public announcement that it intends to consolidate or merge
with any other corporation (other than a merger in which the
Borrower is the surviving or continuing corporation and its capital
stock is unchanged) or sell or transfer all or substantially all of
the assets of the Borrower or (ii) any person, group or entity
(including the Borrower) publicly announces a tender offer to
purchase 50% or more of the Borrower’s Common Stock (or any
other takeover scheme) (the date of the announcement referred to in
clause (i) or (ii) is hereinafter referred to as the “
Announcement Date ”), then the Conversion Price shall,
effective upon the Announcement Date and continuing through the
Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date (as defined below), be
equal to the lower of (x) the Conversion Price which would have
been applicable for a Conversion occurring on the Announcement Date
and (y) the Conversion Price that would otherwise be in effect.
From and after the Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date, the
Conversion Price shall be determined as set forth in this Section
1.2(a). For purposes hereof, “ Adjusted
Conversion Price Termination Date ” shall mean, with
respect to any proposed transaction or tender offer (or takeover
scheme) for which a public announcement as contemplated by this
Section 1.2(b) has been made, the date upon which the Borrower (in
the case of clause (i) above) or the person, group or entity (in
the case of
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clause (ii) above)
consummates or publicly announces the termination or abandonment of
the proposed transaction or tender offer (or takeover scheme) which
caused this Section 1.2(b) to become operative.
1.3
Authorized
Shares . The Borrower covenants that
during the period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will
reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient
number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the
issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note and
the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and
reserved two times the number of shares that is actually issuable
upon full conversion of the Notes (based on the Conversion Price of
the Notes or the Exercise Price of the Warrants in effect from time
to time) (the “ Reserved Amount ”). The
Reserved Amount shall be increased from time to time in accordance
with the Borrower’s obligations pursuant to Section 4(h) of
the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower represents that upon
issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable. In addition, if the Borrower shall issue
any securities or make any change to its capital structure which
would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the
Notes shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price,
the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that
thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common
Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for
conversion of the outstanding Notes. The Borrower (i)
acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent
to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of this Note, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note
shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are
charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute
and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note.
If, at any time a
Holder of this Note submits a Notice of Conversion, and the
Borrower does not have sufficient authorized but unissued shares of
Common Stock available to effect such conversion in accordance with
the provisions of this Article I (a “ Conversion
Default ”), subject to Section 4.8, the Borrower shall
issue to the Holder all of the shares of Common Stock which are
then available to effect such conversion. The portion of this
Note which the Holder included in its Conversion Notice and which
exceeds the amount which is then convertible into available shares
of Common Stock (the “ Excess Amount ”) shall,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, not be
convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof
until (and at the Holder’s option at any time after) the date
additional shares of Common Stock are authorized by the Borrower to
permit such conversion, at which time the Conversion Price in
respect thereof shall be the lesser of (i) the Conversion Price on
the Conversion Default Date (as defined below) and (ii) the
Conversion Price on the Conversion Date thereafter elected by the
Holder in respect thereof. In addition, the Borrower shall
pay to the Holder payments (“ Conversion Default
Payments ”) for a Conversion Default in the amount of (x)
the sum of (1) the then outstanding principal amount of this
Note plus (2) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid
principal amount of this Note through the Authorization Date (as
defined below) plus (3) Default Interest, if any, on the
amounts referred to in clauses (1) and/or (2), multiplied by
(y) .24, multiplied by (z) (N/365), where N = the number of
days from the day the holder submits a Notice of Conversion giving
rise to a Conversion Default (the “ Conversion Default
Date ”) to the date (the “ Authorization
Date ”) that the Borrower authorizes a sufficient number
of shares of Common Stock to effect conversion of the full
outstanding principal balance of this Note. The Borrower
shall use its best efforts to authorize a sufficient number of
shares of Common Stock as soon as practicable following the earlier
of (i) such time that the Holder notifies the Borrower or that the
Borrower otherwise becomes aware that there are or likely will be
insufficient authorized and unissued shares to allow full
conversion thereof and (ii) a Conversion Default. The
Borrower shall send notice to the Holder of the authorization of
additional shares of Common Stock, the Authorization Date and the
amount of Holder’s accrued Conversion Default Payments.
The accrued Conversion Default Payments for each calendar
month shall be paid in cash or shall be convertible into Common
Stock (at such time as there are sufficient authorized shares of
Common Stock) at the applicable Conversion Price, at the
Borrower’s option, as follows:
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(a)
In the event Holder
elects to take such payment in cash, cash payment shall be made to
Holder by the fifth (5 th ) day of the month following
the month in which it has accrued; and
(b)
In the event Holder
elects to take such payment in Common Stock, the Holder may convert
such payment amount into Common Stock at the Conversion Price (as
in effect at the time of conversion) at any time after the fifth
day of the month following the month in which it has accrued in
accordance with the terms of this Article I (so long as there is
then a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common
Stock).
The Holder’s
election shall be made in writing to the Borrower at any time prior
to 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on the third day of the
month following the month in which Conversion Default payments have
accrued. If no election is made, the Holder shall be deemed
to have elected to receive cash. Nothing herein shall limit
the Holder’s right to pursue actual damages (to the extent in
excess of the Conversion Default Payments) for the Borrower’s
failure to maintain a sufficient number of authorized shares of
Common Stock, and each holder shall have the right to pursue all
remedies available at law or in equity (including degree of
specific performance and/or injunctive relief).
1.4
Method of
Conversion .
(a)
Mechanics of
Conversion . Subject to Section 1.1, this Note
may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from
time to time after the Issue Date, by (A) submitting to the
Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile or other reasonable
means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to
6:00 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section
1.4(b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the
Borrower.
(b)
Surrender of Note
Upon Conversion . Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in
accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required
to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire
unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted. The
Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the
principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or
shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder
and the Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender of this
Note upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute
or discrepancy, such records of the Borrower shall be controlling
and determinative in the absence of manifest error.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any portion of this Note is
converted as aforesaid, the Holder may not transfer this Note
unless the Holder first physically surrenders this Note to the
Borrower, whereupon the Borrower will forthwith issue and deliver
upon the order of the Holder a new Note of like tenor, registered
as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any applicable
transfer taxes) may request, representing in the aggregate the
remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note. The Holder
and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree
that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following
conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted
principal amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less
than the amount stated on the face hereof.
(c)
Payment of
Taxes . The Borrower shall not be required
to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer
involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock or
other securities or property on conversion of this Note in a name
other than that of the Holder (or in street name), and the Borrower
shall not be required to issue or deliver any such shares or other
securities or property unless and until the person or persons
(other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such
shares are to be held for the Holder’s account) requesting
the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Borrower the amount of
any such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the
Borrower that such tax has been paid.
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(d)
Delivery of
Common Stock Upon Conversion . Upon receipt by the Borrower from
the Holder of an e-mail transmission to the President of the
Company (or other reasonable means of communication of which
the Holder can confirm was received by an appropriate officer of
the Borrower) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements
for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall
issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon
the order of the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable
upon such conversion within three (3) business days after such
receipt (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid
principal amount hereof, surrender of this Note) (such third
business day being hereinafter referred to as the “
Deadline ”) in accordance with the terms hereof and
the Purchase Agreement (including, without limitation, in
accordance with the requirements of Section 2(g) of the Purchase
Agreement that certificates for shares of Common Stock issued on or
after the effective date of the Registration Statement upon
conversion of this Note shall not bear any restrictive
legend).
(e)
Obligation of
Borrower to Deliver Common Stock . Upon receipt by the Borrower
of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the
holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion,
the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and
unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such
conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations
under this Article I, all rights with respect to the portion of
this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the
right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash or
other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion. If the
Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein,
the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the
certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional,
irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce
the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision
thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any
action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement
of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or
any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or
any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the
Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might
otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in
connection with such conversion. The Conversion Date
specified in the Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date
so long as the Notice of Conversion is received by the Borrower
before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on such date.
(f)
Delivery of
Common Stock by Electronic Transfer . In lieu of delivering physical
certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion, provided the Borrower’s transfer agent is
participating in the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC
”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“ FAST
”) program, which as of the Issue Date the Borrower or its
transfer agent is not participating, upon request of the Holder and
its compliance with the provisions contained in Section 1.1 and in
this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause
its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock
issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of
Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal
Agent Commission (“ DWAC ”) system.
(g)
Failure to
Deliver Common Stock Prior to Deadline
.
Without in any way
limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies,
including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree
that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
this Note is more than three (3) business days after the Deadline
(other than a failure due to the circumstances described in Section
1.3 above, which failure shall be governed by such Section) the
Borrower shall pay to the Holder $1,000 per day in cash, for each
day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such
Common Stock but in no event shall exceed $5,000 in the aggregate.
Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of
the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the
option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the
first day of the month following the month in which it has
accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in
which event interest shall accrue thereon in
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accordance with the
terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be
convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this
Note.
1.5
Concerning the
Shares . The shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or
transferred unless (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower
or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of
counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to
the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or
transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration or
(iii) such shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144
under the Act (or a successor rule) (“ Rule 144
”) or (iv) such shares are transferred to an
“affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower
who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in
accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor
(as defined in the Purchase Agreement). Except as otherwise
provided in the Purchase Agreement (and subject to the removal
provisions set forth below), until such time as the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note have been
registered under the Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights
Agreement or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any
restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date
that can then be immediately sold, each certificate for shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note that has not
been so included in an effective registration statement or that has
not been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an
exemption that permits removal of the legend, shall bear a legend
substantially in the following form, as appropriate:
“THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE SECURITIES
M