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
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San Juan
Capistrano, California
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December 31,
2008
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$320.00
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED , STI GROUP, INC. , a Delaware
corporation (hereinafter called the “ Borrower
”), hereby promises to pay to the order of AJW Partners, LLC
or registered assigns (the “ Holder ”) the sum
of $320.00, on December 31, 2011 (the “Maturity Date
”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance
hereof at the rate of twelve percent (12%) (the “ Interest
Rate ”) per annum from December 31, 2008 (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. 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 December 31, 2008,
pursuant to which this Note was originally issued (the “
Purchase Agreement ”).
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 that certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement, each
dated December 31, 2008 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) at the
Borrower’s option, 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)
at the Borrower’s option, 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 December 31, 2008, 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.
(a)
Calculation of Conversion Price . The
Conversion Price shall be the lesser of (i) the Variable Conversion
Price (as defined herein) and (ii) the Conversion Price (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 35.0%.
(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 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:
(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.
(d)
Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion
. Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a
facsimile transmission (or other reasonable means of communication)
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, 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 two (2)
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
$2,000 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the
Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock. 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 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 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 UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO
RULE 144 OR REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT.”
The legend set forth above shall be removed and
the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefor
free of any transfer legend if (i) the Borrower or its transfer
agent shall have received an opinion of counsel, in form, substance
and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable
transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such
Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act and the
shares are so sold or transferred, (ii) such Holder provides the
Borrower or its transfer agent with reasonable assurances that the
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note (to the extent
such securities are deemed to have been acquired on the same date)
can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or (iii) in the case of the Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is
registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration
statement filed under the Act 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. Nothing in this Note shall (i) limit the
Borrower’s obligation under the Registration Rights Agreement
or (ii) affect in any way the Holder’s obligations to comply
with applicable prospectus delivery requirements upon the resale of
the securities referred to herein.
1.6
Effect of Certain Events .
(a)
Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Etc . At
the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the
effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related
transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the
Borrower is disposed of, or the consol
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