Exhibit 10.6
THESE SECURITIES HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN
RELIANCE ON REGISTRATION EXEMPTIONS AVAILABLE THEREUNDER. AS SUCH
THE HOLDER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESELL THE SECURITIES UNLESS
PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR
UNLESS A RESALE EXEMPTION UNDER SUCH LAWS EXISTS.
ADVANCED CELL TECHNOLOGY,
INC.
CONVERTIBLE
NOTE
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Up to
$60,000.00
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Alameda, California
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March 17th, 2008
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1.
Promise to
Pay . FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned,
ADVANCED CELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. , a Delaware corporation
(referred to alternatively as the “ Maker ” or the “
Company ”), promises
to pay to the PDPI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or
its assigns (the “ Noteholder ”), at such place as
the Noteholder hereof shall notify the Maker in writing the
principal amount of up to
Sixty
Thousand Dollars ($60,000)
or so much of that sum
as may be advanced and outstanding under this Convertible
Promissory Note (this “ Note ”). This Note evidences a
loan (the “ Loan
”) from the Noteholder to the Maker. Advances under this Note
shall be added to the principal amount of the Loan, as and when
made, as reflected in the Advance Schedule attached hereto as
Exhibit A. Each payment under this Note shall first be
credited against accrued and unpaid interest, and the remainder
shall be credited against principal. All amounts payable under this
Note shall be paid in lawful money of the United States of America
during normal business hours on a business day, in immediately
available funds. A Member of the Noteholder on behalf of the
Noteholder shall advance the Maker the sum of Sixty Thousand
Dollars ($60,000.00) upon execution of this Note.
2.
Principal .
All outstanding principal and all accrued and unpaid
interest and all other amounts owed hereunder (the “
Outstanding Balance
”), unless earlier converted pursuant to the terms described
herein, shall be due and payable in one lump sum on
April 30th, 2008 (the “ Maturity Date ”) unless the Note
has earlier been converted.
3.
Permitted
Uses . . The proceeds of the Loan may be used
only for payment of Permitted Expenses, as defined herein. As used
herein, the term Permitted Expenses means reasonable and customary
operating expenses and capital expenditures related to the ongoing
operation of the Maker.
4.
Interest .
(a) The principal sum outstanding from time to time
under this Note shall bear interest at a rate equal to NINE percent
(9%) per annum. If default is made in any payment due under this
Note, interest shall thereafter accrue on the entire unpaid
principal
balance hereunder at a
per annum rate equal to EIGHTEEN percent (18%) (the “
Default Rate ”), from
the date such payment became due until the Maker pays in full all
amounts due and payable hereunder. From and after the maturity of
this Note, whether by acceleration or otherwise, all sums then due
and payable under this Note, including all principal and all
accrued and unpaid interest, shall bear interest until paid in full
at the Default Rate. Interest shall be payable in arrears on the
last day of each month. Interest shall be calculated on the basis
of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed, which results in more
interest than if a 365-day year were used.
(b)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, in
no event shall the Maker be required to pay interest on the
principal amount outstanding under this Note at a rate in excess of
the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or
from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged
or received on the outstanding principal balance under this Note
under the laws of the State of California (the “ Maximum Lawful Rate ”), and if
the effective rate of interest which would otherwise be payable
under this Note - would exceed the Maximum Lawful Rate, or if the
Noteholder shall receive monies that are deemed to constitute
interest which would increase the effective rate of interest
payable under this Note to a rate in excess of the Maximum Lawful
Rate, then: (i) the amount of interest which would otherwise
be payable under this Note shall be reduced to the Maximum Lawful
Rate, and (ii) any interest paid by the Maker in excess of the
Maximum Lawful Rate shall, at the option of the Noteholder, be
either refunded to the Maker or credited against the principal of
this Note. It is further agreed that, without limitation of the
foregoing, all calculations of the rate of interest contracted for,
charged or received by the Noteholder that are made for the purpose
of determining whether such rate exceeds the Maximum Lawful Rate
shall be made, to the extent permitted by the applicable law (now
or hereafter enacted), by amortizing, prorating and spreading in
equal parts during the period of the full stated term of the Loan
all interest at any time contracted for, charged or received by the
Noteholder. If at any time and from time to time: (x) the
amount of the interest payable to the Noteholder on any date shall
be limited to the Maximum Lawful Rate pursuant to the provisions
hereof, and (y) in respect of any subsequent interest
computation period the amount of any interest otherwise payable to
the Noteholder would be less than the amount of interest payable to
the Noteholder computed at the Maximum Lawful Rate, then the amount
of interest payable to the Noteholder in respect of such subsequent
interest computation period shall continue to be computed at the
Maximum Lawful Rate until the total amount of interest payable to
the Noteholder shall equal the total amount of interest which would
have been payable to the Noteholder if the total amount of interest
had been computed without giving effect to the limitations set
forth in this Section 4.
5.
Conversion .
(a)
Definitions .
The following definitions shall apply for all purposes of this
Note:
“Change
of Control” means (a) any sale or
exchange of the common stock of the Maker in one transaction or
series of related transactions where more than 50% of the
outstanding voting power of the Maker is acquired by a person or
entity or group of related persons or entities; (b) a
reorganization or merger of the Maker with or into any other
corporation or entity, in which transaction the holders of
Maker’s outstanding common stock
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immediately prior to
such transaction own immediately after such transaction less than
50% of the equity securities of the surviving corporation (or its
parent); or (c) the consummation of any transaction or series
of related transactions that results in the sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Maker.
“Common
Stock” means the Common Stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company and stock of any other class of
securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified
or otherwise changed or converted.
“Common
Stock Equivalents” means any debentures,
preferred stock, options, warrants or other securities that are
convertible or exchangeable into Common Stock.
“Conversion
Price” means an amount equal to the average
per unit selling price of investment units (whether debt, preferred
stock, common stock, warrants, or any combination thereof, or other
forms of securities) issued in the Next Financing. The Conversion
Price is subject to adjustment as provided herein.
“Conversion
Securities” means the investment units
(whether debt, preferred stock, common stock, warrants, or any
combination thereof, or other forms of securities) sold by the
Company in the Next Financing. The number and character of units of
Conversion Securities are subject to adjustment as provided herein
and the term “Conversion Securities” shall include
investment units and other securities and property at any time
receivable or issuable upon conversion of this Note in accordance
with its terms.
“Next
Financing” means the Maker’s next sale
of any investment units (whether debt, preferred stock, common
stock, warrants, or any combination thereof, or other forms of
securities) in one transaction or a series of related transactions
occurring on or before the Maturity Date for an aggregate purchase
price paid to the Maker of at least $5 million, including the
principal amount of and accrued interest or any other amounts owing
on this Note converted into Conversion Securities and issued
therein.
(b)
Conversion .
(1)
Conversion in Next
Financing . Prior to the Maturity Date and prior to a
Change of Control, in the event the Maker does not pay the full
principal amount of and accrued interest on this Note before the
Next Financing, then at the closing of the Next Financing (or the
first closing in a series of closings) (the “ Closing ”, all principal and
accrued interest on this Note shall automatically be converted into
units of Conversion Securities at the Conversion Price on a dollar
for dollar basis. The Noteholder whose Note is so converted will
deliver the original Note to the Maker and will execute and deliver
to the Maker at the Closing such purchase agreement and/or other
agreements as are entered into by the investors in the Next
Financing generally. Upon Conversion of the Note, the Noteholder
will become a Purchaser of the Next Financing and will have
fulfilled any obligation however defined of purchasing the
Purchaser’s Pro Rata Share in the Next Financing. The
Noteholder will be entitled to all rights and privileges given to
any other Purchaser in the Next Financing including the exercise of
anti-dilution protection and
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reset
of any conversion price of any existing debentures and warrants
owned by the Noteholder at the date of the closing of the Next
Financing
(2)
Conversion Upon Change of
Control . If there occurs a Change of Control prior
to the Maturity Date, the Noteholder may, in its sole discretion,
either (i) irrevocably elect by written notice to the Maker to
receive from the Maker prepayment of the then outstanding accrued
interest and principal under the Note contemporaneously with the
closing of the Change of Control; provided, however, that such
written notice must be provided to the Maker at least ten
(10) days prior to the closing of the Change of Control or
(ii) prior to the repayment of the outstanding balance under
the Note by the Maker, irrevocably elect by written notice to the
Maker to convert such outstanding balance of this Note into Common
Stock at a price per share equal to the average closing price on
the OTC Bulletin Board for the five days immediately pre
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