Exhibit 10.2
THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES ONLY AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNTIL (i) A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“ACT”) SHALL HAVE BECOME EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT THERETO
OR (ii) RECEIPT BY THE ISSUER OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT REGISTRATION UNDER
THE ACT IS NOT REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PROPOSED TRANSFER
AND THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS NOT IN VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. THIS LEGEND SHALL BE ENDORSED UPON ANY NOTE ISSUED
IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS NOTE.
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November 16,
2001
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$1,039,873.00
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Atlanta, Georgia
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CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY
NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, TRX, Inc.
(“Borrower”) unconditionally promises to pay to Hogg
Robinson Holdings BV (“Hogg”) on November
, 2006 (the “Due Date”)
(unless and only to the extent that this Note shall have been
sooner paid off or converted as herein provided), without setoff,
at Abbey House 282 Farnborough Road, Farnborough Hampshire GUl4
7NJ, c/o the Chief Executive Officer of Hogg Robinson PLC, or at
such other place as may be designated by Hogg in writing, the
principal amount of One Million Thirty Nine Thousand Eight Hundred
Seventy Three Dollars ($1,039,873) together with interest computed
daily on the outstanding principal balance hereunder, at an
annualized interest rate equal to 7% (the
“Note”).
1. Fees and Charges .
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Note, Hogg
does not intend to charge and Borrower shall not be required to pay
any amount of interest or other fees or charges that are in excess
of the maximum permitted by applicable law. Any payment in excess
of such maximum shall be refunded to Borrower or credited against
principal, at the option of Hogg.
2. Conversion
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2.1 Subject to the provisions of
this Section, at the option of Hogg, all of the outstanding
principal amount plus any accrued and due but unpaid interest under
this Note may be converted, in whole, at any time on or before the
Maturity Date, into shares of the Company’s common stock,
$.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), at the
Conversion Price, determined as provided below, provided,
however, if prior to such conversion the Company shall issue
any other class or series of capital stock (the “Senior
Stock”), Hogg, at its option, may elect to convert all of the
outstanding principal amount plus any accrued and due but unpaid
interest under this Note into shares of the Senior Stock on the
terms and conditions as set forth herein.
2.2 Upon conversion of this Note,
Hogg shall be entitled to receive one share of Common Stock for
each Eleven Dollars and 03/100 cents ($11.03) of principal and
accrued and due but unpaid interest through the Conversion Dale
(“Conversion Price”). As payment of accrued and unpaid
but not yet due interest, at the election of the Company Hogg shall
be entitled to receive either (a) a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to such amount of interest divided by the Conversion
Price, or (b) a cash amount equal to such amount of interest. No
fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the
conversion of this Note. Instead of a fraction of a share of Common
Stock which would otherwise be issuable upon conversion
of
this Note, the Company shall pay a
cash adjustment in respect of such fraction of a share of Common
Stock in an amount equal to the same fractional interest of the
Conversion Price. The Company shall pay all taxes and other charges
in respect of the issuance of shares of Common Stock to Hogg upon
such conversion.
2.3 In the case that the Company
shall, after the date hereof, issue or enter into an agreement to
issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities convertible
into Common Stock (except for (i) shares of capital stock issued
upon conversion of any shares of the Company’s preferred
stock, (ii) shares of capital stock issued or issuable pursuant to
options or purchase agreements, warrants, capital appreciation
rights, calls, convertible shares, convertible debt securities or
other rights to acquire the Company’s authorized and unissued
capital stock which are outstanding on the date hereof, (iii)
shares issued pursuant to options granted under the Company’s
option plan after the date hereof so long as the exercise price of
such options is greater than $5.51, (iv) shares of Common Stock
issued pursuant to a subdivision of the Common Stock or stock
dividend pursuant to which the number of shares for which this Note
is convertible and the purchase price therefore are adjusted
pursuant to Section 2.6 hereof, or (v) shares of capital stock
issued pursuant to the exchange, conversion or exercise of any
securities convertible into Common Stock that have previously been
incorporated into computations hereunder) at a purchase price per
share for which Common Stock is issuable is less than the
Conversion Price then in effect (the “ Dilutive Purchase
Price ”), the Conversion Price then in effect shall
become the Dilutive Purchase Price. Promptly after any adjustment
in the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 2.3, the Company
shall give written notice to Hogg of the Conversion Price following
such adjustment, together with a schedule of computations of such
adjustment and confirmation from the Company’s auditors of
such adjustment.
2.4 In order to exercise the right
of conversion pursuant to Section 2.1 above, Hogg shall give
written notice to the Company that Hogg has elected to convert this
Note. Following receipt of such conversion notice, Hogg shall
surrender this Note to the Company at its principal office. Upon
receipt of the Note so surrendered by Hogg, the Company shall issue
and deliver to Hogg the certificate or certificates or other
document evidencing the shares of Common Stock issuable on such
conversion. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been effected
at the close of business on the date of surrender of the Note to
the Company (the “Conversion Date”) and at such time
all rights of Hogg under this Note shall cease and Hogg shall be
deemed to have become a holder of record of the shares of Common
Stock of the Company into which this Note was converted.
2.5 In the event of any taking by
the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities
for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled
to receive any dividend or other distribution or any right to
subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of
any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any
other right, the Company shall mail to Hogg, at least twenty (20)
days prior to the date specified therein, a notice specifying the
date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of
such dividend, distribution or rights, and the amount and character
of such dividend, distribution or rights.
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