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
COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
COMPANY TO THE EFFECT THAT REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT IS NOT
REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PROPOSED TRANSFER NOR IS IN
VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS LEGEND
SHALL BE ENDORSED UPON ANY NOTE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS
NOTE.
BENDA PHARMACEUTICAL,
INC.
Convertible Promissory
Note
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US
$__________
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April __, 2007
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FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, Benda Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ”) with its principal
executive office at Changjiang Tower, 23 rd Floor, No.1
Minquan Road, Wuhan, Hubei province, People’s Republic of
China , promises to pay to the order of _________________ (the
“ Holder ”) or registered assigns, the
principal amount of ___________________ ($________) (the “
Principal Amount ”), together with accrued
interest on the unpaid Principal Amount from time to time
outstanding from the date hereof until the earlier of (i) April __,
2009 (the “ Maturity Date ”), and (ii)
the date the Holder elects to exercise its right to convert this
Note, together with accrued and unpaid interest, and other fees and
obligations outstanding under this Note (the “
Obligations ”), in accordance with the
provisions hereof; and (iii) April 15, 2007 if the Sibiono
Transaction has not closed. This Note may not be prepaid, in whole
or in part, without the prior written consent of the Holder.
This Note is payable in lawful
money of the United States of America and in same day funds,
without abatement, reduction, deduction, counterclaim, recoupment,
defense or setoff, to Holder at such account as Holder may
designate. Interest on the outstanding Principal Amount shall
accrue at a rate per annum computed in accordance with Section 1
hereof and shall be payable to the Holder in accordance
herewith.
1
Computation of
Interest .
A. Base Interest Rate . Subject to subsections 1B below, until such
time that the Holder elects to exercise its Conversion Right, the
Note shall bear interest at the rate of four percent (4%) per annum
calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a
year of 365 days. Interest shall be payable in cash, semi-annually
in arrears, on the last Business Day of each June and
December.
B. Penalty Interest. In the event the Note is not repaid on the
Maturity Date, or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (after
expiration of any applicable cure periods), the rate of interest
applicable to the unpaid Principal Amount shall be adjusted to
fifteen percent (15%) per annum (the “ Default
Rate ”), whether by acceleration or
otherwise.
A.
Affirmative Covenants
. The Company covenants and agrees
that, so long as any portion of the Principal Amount, accrued but
unpaid interest or other Obligations hereunder remain outstanding,
it will comply with its covenants and other obligations under the
Investment Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as
defined in the Investment Agreement).
B.
Negative Covenants
. The Company covenants and agrees
that, so long as any portion of the Principal Amount, accrued but
unpaid interest or other Obligations hereunder remain outstanding,
it will observe the following negative covenants set forth in this
Section 2B:
(i) Liquidation, Dissolution . Unless it receives the prior written consent
of the Holder, the Company will not liquidate or
dissolve;
(ii) Sales of Assets . Unless it receives the prior written consent
of the Holder, the Company will not, and will not allow any of its
Subsidiaries to sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all
or substantially all of its properties or assets to any person or
entity; provided that this clause shall not
restrict any disposition made in the ordinary course of business
and consisting of
(a) capital goods which are obsolete or have no
remaining useful life; or
(b) finished goods inventories;
(iii) Negative Pledge . Unless it receives the prior written consent
of the Holder, the Company will not, and will not allow any
Subsidiary to, hereafter create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority or
other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or
nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement and any financing lease) (each, a “
Lien ”) upon any of its property, revenues
or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
except:
(a) Liens granted to secure indebtedness incurred
to finance the acquisition (whether by purchase or capitalized
lease) of tangible assets to be owned by the Company, but only on
the assets acquired with the proceeds of such
indebtedness;
(b) Liens for taxes, assessments or other
governmental charges or levies not at the time delinquent or
thereafter payable without penalty or being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in
accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its
books;
(c) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
materialmen and landlords incurred in the ordinary course of
business for sums not overdue or being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in
accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its
books;
(d) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of
business in connection with workers’ compensation,
unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or
benefits, or to secure performance of tenders, statutory
obligations, leases and contracts (other than for borrowed money)
entered into in the ordinary course of business or to secure
obligations on surety or appeal bonds;
(e) judgment Liens in existence less than 60 days
after the entry thereof or with respect to which execution has been
stayed; and
(f) present outstanding loans as follows: (i)
$2,000,000 RMB bank loan through the Company’s subsidiaries
domiciled in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC
Subs”); and (ii) the Company is presently negotiating a
$10,000,000 RMB bank loan with China Everbright Bank to support the
PRC Subs operations which would require securitization of the
Company’s and/or PRC Subs assets.
(iv) Senior Indebtedness . The Company hereby agrees that it will not
issue any indebtedness with rights that are senior to this
Note.
3. Events of Default.
A.
Within five (5) business days of
the occurrence of any one or more of the following Events of
Default (after any applicable cure period), the Company shall give
written notice to the Holder of the Event of Default (the “
Default Notice ”). After receipt of the
Default Notice, if such Event of Default shall continue, the Holder
may, by written notice (the “ Acceleration
Notice ”) to the Company, declare all the entire
outstanding Principal Amount and accrued but unpaid interest, to be
immediately due and payable within five (5) Business Days (the
“ Default Notice Period ”). If within
the Default Notice Period the Company cures the Event of Default in
a manner acceptable to the Holder, the Acceleration Notice will be
deemed rescinded and the Event of Default will be deemed to no
longer exist and any rights and remedies of Holder pertaining to
such Event of Default will be of no further force or
effect.
B.
The term “ Event
of Default ” shall mean any of the events set
forth in this Section 3B:
(i)
Non-Payment of
Obligations . The Company
shall default in the payment of the outstanding Principal Amount,
and accrued but unpaid interest under this Note as and when the
same shall become due and payable, whether by acceleration or
otherwise, and such default remains uncured for a period of ten
(10) days following receipt by the Company of written notice from
Holder demanding payment of such amount.
(ii)
Non-Performance of Affirmative
Covenants . The Company
shall default in the due observance or performance of any covenant
set forth in Section 2A, which default shall continue uncured for a
period of ten (10) days following receipt by the Company of written
notice from Holder of the Company’s failure to perform such
covenant.
(iii)
Failure to Observe Negative
Covenants . The Company
shall default in the due observance of any negative covenant set
forth in Section 2B, which failure can not be cured within ten (10)
days following receipt by the Company of written notice from Holder
of the Company’s failure to observe such negative
covenant.
(iv)
Bankruptcy, Insolvency,
etc.
(a) a resolution is passed or an order of a court
of competent jurisdiction is made that the Company be wound up or
dissolved otherwise than for the purposes of, or pursuant to and
followed by a consolidation, amalgamation, merger or other
corporate reorganization (a “Corporate Transaction”),
the terms of which have previously been approved in writing by the
Required Holder Majority;
(b) a resolution is passed or an order of a court
of competent jurisdiction is made for the winding up or dissolution
of any Subsidiary of the Company, except (i) for the purposes of or
pursuant to and followed by a Corporate Transaction with or into
the Company or any other Subsidiary, (ii) for the purposes of or
pursuant to and followed by a Corporate Transaction (other than as
described in (i) above) the terms of which shall have previously
been approved by the Required Holder Majority, or (iii) by way of a
voluntary winding up or dissolution where there are surplus assets
in such subsidiary and such surplus assets attributable to the
Company and/or any other subsidiary are distributed to the Company
and/or any such other subsidiary;
(c) a trustee, receiver, or other custodian is
appointed over the whole or a substantial part of the assets or
undertaking of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(d) a distress, execution or seizure order before
judgment is levied or enforced upon or sued out against the whole
or a substantial part of the property of the Company or any
Subsidiary (as the case may be) and is not discharged within forty
(40) days thereof;
(e) the Company or any Subsidiary is unable to pay
its debts as and when they fall due, or the Company or any
Subsidiary shall initiate or consent to proceedings relating to
itself under any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization or
insolvency law or make an assignment for the benefit of, or enter
into any composition with, its creditors;
(f) proceedings shall have been initiated against
the Company or any Subsidiary under any applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization or insolvency law and such proceedings shall not
have been discharged or stayed within a period of sixty (60)
days;
(g) the Company shall take any corporate or other
action authorizing, or in furtherance of, any of the
foregoing.
A.
Conversion Right; Conversion
Price . Subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, at any time prior to the Maturity
Date, while any portion of the Principal Amount is outstanding
under this Note, the Holder shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to convert the outstanding Principal Amount, together
with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon (the “
Conversion Right ”), into shares of Company
Common Stock. The number of shares of Company Common Stock the
Holder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of a Conversion
Right shall be the quotient determined by dividing (i) the amount
of the Note to be converted as set forth in the “Conversion
Notice” (defined below) divided by (ii) the “
Conversion Price ” of $0.555 (subject to
adjustment as set forth in herein).
B.
Mechanics of
Conversion . In order to
exercise its Conversion Right, the Holder shall deliver written
notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "
Conversion Notice "), of the Holder's election to
convert this Note and surrender the Note to the Company. If the
Note is converted in part only, the Company shall execute and
deliver to the Holder, at the expense of the Company, a new Note in
Principal Amount equal to the unconverted portion of the Principal
Amount. On or before the first (1 st ) Business Day
following the date on which the Company has received each of the
Conversion Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile an
acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of the Conversion Notice
to the Holder and the Company's transfer agent (the "
Transfer Agent "). On or before the third (3
rd ) Business Day following the date on which the
Company has received the Conversion Notice (the " Share
Delivery Date "), the Company shall (X) provided that the
Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company ("
DTC ") Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program,
upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of
Note Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such
exercise to the Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC
through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y) if
the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated
Securities Transfer Program, issue and dispatch by over