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Convertible
Debenture dated January 30, 2007
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THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION
HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE HOLDER
HEREOF AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH
SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
ONLY UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (A) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE
WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (C) PURSUANT
TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PROVIDED THE HOLDER
HAS FURNISHED TO THE CORPORATION AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OF
RECOGNIZED STANDING TO SUCH EFFECT REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
CORPORATION. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THESE SECURITIES OR THE
SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED
UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.
CONVERTIBLE UNSECURED
PROMISSORY NOTE
Initial
Principal:
$ 2,000,000 (the
“Principal”)
Date: January 30,
2007
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Issued
to:
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ORBIT ENERGY,
LLC. (the “Holder”)
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Issued
by:
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GEORGIA
EXPLORATION, INC. (the “ Corporation
”)
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4801 Woodway
Drive, Suite 306W
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ARTICLE
1
PROMISE TO PAY
1.1
Promise to Pay. FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Corporation
promises to pay, on demand made by the Holder, to or to the order
of the Holder at 4801 Woodway Drive, Suite 305W, Houston Texas,
77056 Attention: Milton Cox, or such other place and/or person as
Holder may by notice in writing to the Corporation direct, the
Principal, together with all interest accruing hereunder, on and
subject to the terms and conditions set out herein.
ARTICLE
2
PRINCIPAL PAYMENT
2.1
Term. Subject
to the provisions of this convertible promissory note (this “
Note ”), the outstanding and unconverted Principal and
all accrued and unpaid interest shall become due and payable on
January 30, 2010 (the “ Maturity Date
”).
2.2
Acceleration of Payment. The Corporation may pay the Principal and
Interest amount outstanding hereunder in full at any time after
January 30, 2008 and before 4:00 p.m. (Houston time) on the
Maturity Date by providing written notice to the Holder and Holder
shall thereafter have five Business Days to provide notice to the
Corporation that the Holder will convert the Note into Shares in
lieu of such payment by the Corporation of the Principal and
Interest. If the Holder provides notice of conversion pursuant to
this section, then Article 4.1 will apply. Upon payment to the
Holder of the Principal and Interest outstanding pursuant to this
paragraph, this Note and all obligations hereunder will
terminate.
2.3
Accleration on Change of Control. In the event a change of control of the
Corporation occurs at any time after January 30, 2008, the Holder
may by notice to the Corporation, accelerate the Maturity Date to
the effective date of such change of control. For the purposes
hereof a change of control means the acquisition by any person, or
group of persons acting together, of voting control over 50% or
greater of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the
Corporation, where such person or group of persons did not prior to
the date hereof hold such voting control. Upon notice of
acceleration of the Maturity Date being provided to the
Corporation, all Principal and Interest hereunder shall become
immediately due and owing to the Holder without demand being
made.
ARTICLE
3
INTEREST
3.1
Interest. Interest
shall accrue on the Principal outstanding from time to time at a
rate of 10 %, per annum (“
Interest ”) non-compounding and shall be payable
quarterly in arrears on April 29, July 3, October 30 and January 30
of each year of the term of this Note. Interest shall accrue until
payment in full of all monies owing hereunder or until the date
upon which the outstanding portion of the Principal is converted
into Shares pursuant to the provisions of this Note, whichever
occurs first. All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis
of the actual number of days elapsed divided by the number of days
in such calendar year, being 365 or 366, as the case may be. The
interest rate shall be equivalent to such applicable interest rate
multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in
which the same is to be determined and divided by 365 or 366, as
the case may be.
ARTICLE
4
RIGHT OF CONVERSION
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4.1
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Conversion of Principal.
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4.1.1
Shares . Subject to and upon compliance with the
provisions of this Section 4.1, the outstanding Principal may, at
any time after January 30, 2008 and prior to 4:01 p.m. (Houston
time) on the the Due Date be converted in whole or in part into
such number of fully paid and non-assessable Shares as is equal to
the Principal divided by the Conversion Rate.
4.1.2
Notice
of Conversion . The conversion specified in subsection 4.1.1
may be effected by delivery to the Corporation of a notice of
conversion duly signed by or on behalf of the Holder, specifying
the amount of the Principal being converted. Upon conversion of all
of the Principal, the rights of the Holder under this Note as a
holder thereof shall cease other than the right to receive the
Shares.
4.1.3
Certificates. As promptly as practicable after the
conversion of this Note, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to
the Holder a certificate in the name of the Holder for the number
of Shares deliverable upon the conversion of this Note.
4.1.4
Compliance with U.S. Securities Laws . Transfer of the
Shares will be made only pursuant to registration under the
Securities Act and in accordance with applicable state securities
laws or (i) in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, (ii)
in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in
accordance with applicable state securities laws or (iii) pursuant
to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act and
any applicable state securities laws, provided that Holder has
furnished to the Corporation an opinion of counsel of recognized
standing to such effect reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.
The Corporation has no present intention or obligation to register
the Shares under the Securities Act.
4.1.5
Legend
on the Shares. All Shares issued upon conversion of this
Note shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially
the following form:
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED
STATES. THE HOLDER HEREOF AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CORPORATION
THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED ONLY PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (A)
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, (B) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PROVIDED
THE HOLDER HAS FURNISHED TO THE CORPORATION AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
OF RECOGNIZED STANDING TO SUCH EFFECT REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
THE CORPORATION. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THESE SECURITIES
MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES
ACT.
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Adjustment of Conversion
Rate.
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Reorganization . If and whenever the Corporation
shall:
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subdivide or
redivide the outstanding Shares into a greater number of
shares;
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reduce, combine
or consolidate the outstanding Shares into a smaller number of
shares; or
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issue Shares or
securities exchangeable or convertible into Shares to all or
substantially all of the holders of the outstanding Shares
(including by way of stock dividend); (each of the events described
in (a), (b) and (c) being a “Share
Reorganization”).
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then the
Conversion Rate shall be adjusted as of the effective date or
record date, as the case may be, at which the holders of Shares are
determined for the purpose of such Share Reorganization by
multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to such
effective date or record date by a fraction the numerator of which
shall be the number of Shares outstanding on such effective date or
record date before giving effect to such Share Reorganization and
the denominator of which shall be the number of Shares outstanding
as of the effective date or record date after giving effect to such
Share Reorganization (including, in the case where securities
exchangeable for or convertible into Shares are distributed, the
number of Shares that would have been outstanding had such
securities been exchanged for or converted into Shares on such
effective date or record date, but excluding any Option
Shares).
4.2.2
Fractional Share . If as