CONVERSION SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
10% CONVERTIBLE UNSECURED
NOTE
DUE ON DECEMBER 27,
2008
THIS
NOTE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "ACT") AND
QUALIFICATION PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
NEITHER IT NOR THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK INTO WHICH IT CAN BE
CONVERTED CAN BE SOLD, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE ACT AND QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE
LAW OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO MAKER,
AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM IS AVAILABLE.
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned, Conversion Services International, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation with an address at 100 Eagle Rock Avenue,
East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, ("Maker"), promises to pay to Hare
& Co., with an address at c/o TAG Virgin Islands, Inc., The
Tunick Building, 1336 Beltjen Road, Suite 202, St. Thomas, VI
00802, as agent ("Payee"), on December 27, 2008, or sooner as
otherwise provided herein (the "Maturity Date"), the principal
amount of Twenty Thousand ($20,000) Dollars in lawful money of the
United States of America (the "Principal”). This Note bears
interest (the "Interest"), payable on the earlier of the Maturity
Date or the date on which this Note is converted into Maker's
common stock as provided herein, at the annual rate of ten percent
(10%), except as otherwise provided herein, until the Principal and
all accrued Interest thereon (collectively the
“Obligations”) shall be paid in full. This Note is
convertible into Maker's common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(the "Common Stock"), as set forth below.
1.
Interest; Repayment of
Principal .
Interest on the
Note will accrue from the most recent date to which Interest has
been paid or, if no Interest has been paid, from the date of
delivery of the Note. It will be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months. Maker shall repay to Payee the full
Principal, Twenty Thousand ($20,000) Dollars, on the Maturity Date
plus accrued but unpaid Interest.
Maker will pay
Principal and Interest in money of the United States that at the
time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and
private debts. All payments shall be sent to Payee at its address
first set forth above or such other address as Payee shall notify
Maker pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 12 (g)
below.
(a)
Conversion of Note. Except as
provided in Paragraph (c)(iii) of this Section 3
below, by or on the Maturity Date, the Obligations will either be:
(1) repaid in full to the Payee, or (2) converted into Common
Stock. The price for conversion (the “Conversion
Price”), subject to adjustment as provided in Section
4 below, shall be $0.08 per share. Maker will not issue a
fractional share of Common Stock upon conversion but will round any
fractional share to the nearest share so that if the fraction is
less than 0.5 no share shall be issued and if the fraction is 0.5
or higher Maker shall issue one full share. Maker shall pay Payee
all accrued but unpaid Interest (the “Outstanding
Interest”) as of the Conversion Date, as defined in
Paragraph 3 (b) below, as provided in Paragraph 3(b)
below. The date on which the Maker shall deliver the Common Stock
and outstanding Interest is herein referred to as the
“Conversion Date.” After the Conversion Date, this Note
shall be void and Payee shall have the sole right to receive the
Common Stock and outstanding Interest.
(b)
Taxes on Shares Issued. The issue
of stock certificates on conversion of this Note shall be made
without charge to Payee for any tax in respect of such issue. Maker
shall not, however, be required to pay any tax that may be payable
in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of
Common Stock in any name other than that of Payee, and Maker shall
not be required to issue or deliver any certificates representing
such Common Stock unless and until the person or persons requesting
the issue thereof shall have paid to Maker the amount of such tax
or shall have established to the satisfaction of Maker that such
tax has been paid.
(c)
Covenants of Maker Relating to
Conversion. Maker covenants and agrees that, except as provided in
Subparagraphs (i) and (iv) of this Paragraph 3(c) , from and
after the date hereof and until the date of repayment in full of
the Obligations, or full conversion of the Obligations:
(i)
On the Conversion Date it shall
have, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but
unissued shares, or out of shares held in its treasury, sufficient
shares to effect the conversion of the Obligations;
(ii)
All Common Stock that may be issued
upon conversion of the Obligations will upon issue be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free from all taxes, liens
and charges with respect to the issue thereof except as provided in
Paragraph 3(c) above, and will not be subject to the
preemptive rights of any stockholder of Maker;
(iii)
If any Common Stock to be provided
for the purpose of conversion of the Obligations require
registration with or approval of any governmental authority under
any federal or state law before such shares may be validly issued
upon conversion, Maker will in good faith and as expeditiously as
possible attempt to secure such registration or approval, as the
case may be, and Maker's obligation to deliver shares of the Common
Stock upon conversion of the Obligations shall be abated until such
registration or approval is obtained; provided ,
however , that this Note and the Obligations shall remain
outstanding unless paid in full until Maker delivers the Common
Stock and the outstanding Interest to Payee and in no event shall
this Note be converted until Maker effects such delivery;
and
(iv)
If on the Conversion Date, and
thereafter so long as the Common Stock shall be listed on any
securities exchange, market or other quotation system, Maker will,
if permitted by the rules of such exchange, market or other
quotation system, list and keep listed and for sale so long as the
Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange, market or other
quotation system, upon official notice of issuance, all Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Obligations.
4.
Adjustment in Conversion
Price .
(a)
Adjustments for Change in Capital
Stock. Except as provided in Paragraph 4(n ) below, if Maker
shall (i) declare a dividend on all its outstanding Common Stock in
shares of its capital stock, (ii) subdivide all its outstanding
Common Stock, (iii) combine all its outstanding Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares, or (iv) issue any shares of its capital
stock by reclassification of its Common Stock (including any such
reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in
which Maker is the continuing corporation), then in each such case
the conversion privilege and the Conversion Price in effect
immediately prior to such action shall be adjusted so that if the
Note is thereafter converted, Payee may receive the number and kind
of shares that it would have owned immediately following such
action if it had converted the Note immediately prior to such
action. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever such an
event shall occur. The adjustment shall become effective
immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend or
distribution and immediately after the effective date in the case
of a subdivision, combination or reclassification. If after an
adjustment Payee upon conversion of this Note may receive shares of
two or more classes of capital stock of Maker, Maker's Board of
Directors, in good faith, shall determine the allocation of the
adjusted Conversion Price between the classes of capital stock.
After such allocation, the conversion privilege and Conversion
Price of each class of capital stock shall thereafter be subject to
adjustment on terms comparable to those applicable to Common Stock
in this Section 4 .
(b)
Subscription Offerings. In case
Maker shall issue to all of its existing stockholders or otherwise
grant rights, options, or warrants entitling the holders thereof to
subscribe for or purchase Common Stock (or securities convertible
into or exchangeable for Common Stock) at a price per share (or
having a conversion price per share, in the case of a security
convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) less than the
Current Market Price per share (as defined in Paragraph 4(d)
below) on the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such rights or granting date, as the case may
be, then in each such case the Conversion Price in effect
immediately prior to such action (the “Existing Conversion
Price”) shall be adjusted by multiplying the Existing
Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such record or
granting date by a fraction, of which the numerator shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such record or
granting date plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the
aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of Common
Stock so to be offered (or the aggregate initial conversion price
of the convertible securities so to be offered) would purchase at
such Current Market Price and of which the denominator shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such record or
granting date plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock
to be offered for subscription or purchase (or into which the
convertible or exchangeable securities so to be offered are
initially convertible or exchangeable). Such adjustment shall
become effective at the close of business on such record or
granting date; provided , however , that, to the
extent the shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into
or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock) are not delivered, the
Conversion Price shall be readjusted after the expiration of such
rights, options, or warrants (but only to the extent that this Note
is not converted after such expiration), to the Conversion Price
which would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon the
issuance of such rights or warrants been made upon the basis of
delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock (or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common
Stock) actually issued. In case any subscription price may be paid
in a consideration part or all of which shall be in a form other
than cash, the value of such consideration shall be as determined
by Maker's Board of Directors, in good faith. Shares of Common
Stock owned by or held for the account of Maker or any
majority-owned subsidiary shall not be deemed outstanding for the
purpose of any such computation.
(c)
Other Rights to Acquire Common
Stock. In case Maker shall distribute to all holders of its Common
Stock evidences of its indebtedness or assets (excluding cash
dividends or distributions paid from retained earnings of Maker) or
rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock
(excluding those referred to in Paragraph 4(b) above), then
in each such case the Conversion Price shall be adjusted so that
the same shall equal the price determined by multiplying the
Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the date of such
distribution by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the
Current Market Price per share (as defined in Paragraph 4(d)
below) of the Common Stock on the record date mentioned below less
the then fair market value (as determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of Maker) of the portion of the assets or
evidences of indebtedness so distributed or of such rights or
warrants applicable to one share of Common Stock, and the
denominator shall be the Current Market Price per share of the
Common Stock. Such adjustment shall become effective immediately
after the record date for the determination of shareholders
entitled to receive such distribution.
(d)
Current Market Price. For the
purpose of any computation under Paragraphs 4(b) and
(c) above, the "Current Market Price" per share of Common
Stock on any date shall be deemed to be the average of the daily
“Closing Price” for the thirty (30) consecutive trading
days commencing forty five (45) trading days before such date. The
"Closing Price" for each day shall mean the last reported sales
price regular way or, in case no such reported sale takes place on
such day, the closing bid price regular way, in either case on the
principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is
listed or admitted to trading or, if the Common Stock is not listed
or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the
highest reported bid price as furnished by the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. through NASDAQ or similar organization
if NASDAQ is no longer reporting such information, or by the Pink
Sheets, LLC or similar organization if the Common Stock is not then
quoted on an inter-dealer quotation system. If on any such date the
Common Stock is not quoted by any such organization, the fair value
of the Common Stock on such date, as determined in good faith by
Maker's Board of Directors, shall be used.
(e)
Action to Permit Valid Issuance of
Common Stock. Before taking any action which would cause an
adjustment reducing the Conversion Price below the then par value,
if any, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
this Note, Maker will take all corporate action which may, in the
opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that Maker may
validly and legally issue shares of such Common Stock at such
adjusted Conversion Price.
(f)
Minimum Adjustment. No adjustment
in the Conversion Price shall be required if such adjustment is
less than 1% of the then Existing Conversion Price; provided
, however , that any adjustments which by reason of this
Paragraph 4(f) are not required to be made shall be carried
forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All
calculations under this Section 4 shall be made to the
nearest cent or to the nearest one-hundredth of a share, as the
case may be. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, Maker shall
be entitled to make such reductions in the Conversion Price, in
addition to those required by this Paragraph 4(f) , as it in
its discretion shall determine to be advisable in order that any
stock dividends, subdivision of shares, distribution of rights to
purchase stock or securities, or distribution of securities
convertible into or exchangeable for stock hereafter made by Maker
to its stockholders shall not be taxable.
(g)
Referral of Adjustment. In any case
in which this Section 4 shall require that an adjustment in
the Conversion Price be made effective as of a record date for a
specified event, if the Note shall have been converted after such
record date Maker may elect to defer until the occurrence of such
event issuing to Payee the shares, if any, issuable upon such
conversion event over and above the shares, if any, issuable upon
such conversion on the basis of the Conversion Price in effect
prior to such adjustment; provided , however , that
Maker shall deliver to Payee a due bill or other appropriate
instrument evidencing Payee's right to receive such additional
shares upon the occurrence of the event requiring such
adjustment.
(h)
Number of Shares. Upon each
adjustment of th
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