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CONVERTIBLE NOTE

Convertible Promissory Note

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Title: CONVERTIBLE NOTE
Governing Law: New York     Date: 9/28/2005
Industry: Constr. - Supplies and Fixtures     Sector: Capital Goods

CONVERTIBLE NOTE, Parties: innovative food holdings inc
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THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS NOTE UNDER SAID ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTE

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS, INC., a Florida corporation (hereinafter called "Borrower"), hereby promises to pay to NAME, (the "Holder") or its registered assigns or successors in interest or order, without demand, the sum of _____________________________ Dollars ($__________) (“Principal Amount”), with simple and unpaid interest thereon, on February ___, 2007 (the "Maturity Date"), if not sooner paid.

 

This Note has been entered into pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement between the Borrower and the Holder, dated of even date herewith (the “Subscription Agreement”), and shall be governed by the terms of such Subscription Agreement. Unless otherwise separately defined herein, all capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the same meaning as is set forth in the Subscription Agreement. The following terms shall apply to this Note:

 

ARTICLE I

 

INTEREST; AMORTIZATION

 

1.1.   Interest Rate . Subject to Section 5.7 hereof, interest payable on this Note shall accrue at a rate per annum (the "Interest Rate") of eight percent (8%). Interest on the Principal Amount shall accrue from the date of this Note and shall be payable semi-annually, in arrears, six months after the date of this Date and each six months thereafter and on the Maturity Date, whether by acceleration or otherwise.

 

1.2.   Minimum Monthly Principal Payments . Amortizing payments of the outstanding Principal Amount of this Note shall commence on August 1, 2005 and on the first business day of each consecutive calendar month thereafter (each a “Repayment Date”) until the Principal Amount has been repaid in full, whether by the payment of cash or by the conversion of such principal into Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof. Subject to Section 2.1 and Article 3 below, on each Repayment Date, the Borrower shall make payments to the Holder in the amount of one-eighteenth (1/18 th ) of the initial Principal Amount (the "Monthly Principal Amount"), together with any other amounts, except for regular interest, which are then owing under this Note that have not been paid (the Monthly Principal Amount, together with such accrued and unpaid interest and such other amounts, collectively, the "Monthly Amount"). Amounts of conversions of Principal Amount made by the Holder or Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 or Article III shall be applied to Monthly Amounts commencing with the Monthly Amounts first payable and then Monthly Amounts thereafter in chronological order. Any Principal Amount, interest and any other sum arising under the Subscription Agreement that remains outstanding on the Maturity Date shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

 

 

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1.3.   Default Interest Rate . Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, which, if susceptible to cure is not cured within twenty (20) days, otherwise then from the first date of such occurrence, the annual interest rate on this Note shall (subject to Section 6.7) automatically be increased to fifteen percent (15%), and all outstanding obligations under this Note, including unpaid interest, shall continue to accrue interest from the date of such Event of Default at such interest rate applicable to such obligations until such Event of Default is cured or waived. 

 

ARTICLE II

 

CONVERSION REPAYMENT

 

2.1.   (a)   Payment of Monthly Amount in Cash or Common Stock. Subject to Section 3.2 hereof, the Borrower, at the Borrower’s election, shall pay the Monthly Amount (i) in cash within three (3) business days after the applicable Repayment Date, or (ii) in registered, unlegended, free-trading Common Stock at an applied conversion rate equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the average of the five (5) closing bid prices of the Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg L.P. for the five (5) trading days preceding such Repayment Date. Such shares of Common Stock must be delivered to the Holder not later than three (3) business days of the applicable Repayment Date. Whichever of the Pink Sheets, NASD, OTC Bulletin Board, NASDAQ SmallCap Market, NASDAQ National Market System, American Stock Exchange, or New York Stock Exchange or such other principal market or exchange where the Common Stock is listed or traded is the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock is the Principal Market. The Borrower must send notice to the Holder by confirmed telecopier not later than 3:00 PM, New York City time on each Repayment Date notifying Holder of Borrower’s election to pay the Monthly Redemption Amount in cash or stock. The Notice must state the amount of cash and or stock to be paid and include supporting calculations. Elections by the Borrower must be made to all Holders of Notes similar to this Note in proportion to the relative Note principal held by such Note Holders. If such notice is not timely sent or if the Monthly Redemption Amount is not timely delivered, then Holder shall have the right, instead of the Company, to elect within five trading days after the later of the applicable Repayment Date or required delivery date, as the case may be, whether to be paid in cash or Common Stock. Such Holder’s election shall not be construed to be a waiver of any default by Borrower relating to non-timely compliance by Borrower with any of its obligations under this Note.

 

(b)   Application of Conversion Amounts . Any amounts paid or converted by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(b) shall be deemed to constitute payments of and applied (i) first, against outstanding fees, (ii) second, against accrued interest on the Principal Amount, and (iii) third, against the Principal Amount.

 

2.2.   No Effective Registration . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no amount payable hereunder may be paid in shares of Common Stock by the Borrower without the Holder’s consent unless (a) either (i) an effective current Registration Statement covering the shares of Common Stock to be issued in satisfaction of such obligations exists, or (ii) an exemption from registration of the Common Stock is available pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act, and (b) no Event of Default hereunder exists and is continuing, unless such Event of Default is cured within any applicable cure period or is otherwise waived in writing by the Holder in whole or in part at the Holder's option.

 

 

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ARTICLE III

 

CONVERSION RIGHTS

 

3.1.   Holder's Conversion Rights . Subject to Section 3.2 and the mandatory conversion provisions therein, the Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, to convert all or any portion of the then aggregate outstanding Principal Amount of this Note, together with interest and fees due hereon, and any sum arising under the Subscription Agreement and the Transaction Documents, including but not limited to Liquidated Damages, into shares of Common Stock, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Article III at the rate of $0.005 per share of Common Stock (“Fixed Conversion Price” as same may be adjusted pursuant to this Note and the Subscription Agreement. The Holder may exercise such right by delivery to the Borrower of a written Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 3.3.

 

3.2.   Conversion Limitation . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be entitled to convert pursuant to the terms of this Note nor may this Note be converted in whole or in part into an amount of Common Stock that would be convertible into that number of Common Stock which would exceed the difference between the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder. The foregoing limitation shall be calculated as of each Conversion Date. Aggregate conversions over time shall not be limited to 4.99%. The Holder may waive the Conversion Share limitation described in this Section 3.2, in whole or in part, upon 61 days prior notice to the Borrower. The Holder may allocate which of the equity of the Borrower deemed beneficially owned by the Holder shall be included in the 4.99% amount described above and which shall be allocated to the excess above 4.99%.

 

3.3.   Mechanics of Holder's Conversion .

 

(a)   In the event that the Holder elects to convert any amounts outstanding under this Note into Common Stock, the Holder shall give notice of such election by delivering an executed and completed notice of conversion (a "Notice of Conversion") to the Borrower, which Notice of Conversion shall provide a breakdown in reasonable detail of the Principal Amount, accrued interest and amounts being converted. The original Note is not required to be surrendered to the Borrower until all sums due under the Note have been paid. On each Conversion Date (as hereinafter defined) and in accordance with its Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall make the appropriate reduction to the Principal Amount, accrued interest and fees as entered in its records and shall provide written notice thereof to the Borrower within three (3) business days after the Conversion Date. Each date on which a Notice of Conversion is delivered or telecopied to the Borrower in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be deemed a "Conversion Date." A form of Notice of Conversion to be employed by the Holder is annexed hereto as Exhibit A.

 

(b)   Pursuant to the terms of a Notice of Conversion, the Borrower will issue instructions to the transfer agent accompanied by an opinion of counsel, if so required by the Borrower's transfer agent, within two (2) business days after the date of the delivery to Borrower of the Notice of Conversion and shall cause the transfer agent to transmit the certificates representing the Conversion Shares to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder's designated broker with the Depository Trust Corporation ("DTC") through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission ("DWAC") system within three (3) business days after receipt by the Borrower of the Notice of Conversion (the "Delivery Date"). In the case of the exercise of the conversion rights set forth herein the conversion privilege shall be deemed to have been exercised and the Conversion Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be deemed to have been issued upon the date of receipt by the Borrower of the Notice of Conversion. The Holder shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder of such shares of Common Stock, unless the Holder provides the Borrower written instructions to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, the Borrower or its transfer agent shall only be obligated to issue and deliver the shares to the DTC on the Holder’s behalf via DWAC (or certificates free of restrictive legends) if the registration statement providing for the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of this Note is effective and the Holder has complied with all applicable securities laws in connection with the sale of the Common Stock, including, without limitation, the prospectus delivery requirements. In the event that Conversion Shares cannot be delivered to the Holder via DWAC, the Borrower shall deliver physical certificates representing the Conversion Shares by the Delivery Date.

 

 

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3.4.   Conversion Mechanics .

 

(a)   The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note pursuant to this Article III shall be determined by dividing that portion of the Principal Amount and interest and fees to be converted, if any, by the then applicable Fixed Conversion Price.

 

(b)   The Fixed Conversion Price and number and kind of shares or other securities to be issued upon conversion shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events while this conversion right remains outstanding, as follows:

 

A.   Merger, Sale of Assets, etc. If the Borrower at any time shall consolidate with or merge


 
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