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Exhibit 10.2 CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTE

Convertible Promissory Note

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Title: Exhibit 10.2 CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTE
Governing Law: New York     Date: 1/4/2007
Industry: Misc. Fabricated Products     Sector: Basic Materials

Exhibit 10.2 CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTE, Parties: liquidmetal technologies inc
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Exhibit 10.2

 

NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE, INCLUDING SECTIONS 3(c)(iii) AND 19(a) HEREOF. THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE AND, ACCORDINGLY, THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 3(c)(iii) OF THIS NOTE.

 

CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTE

 

Issuance Date: January 3, 2007

 

Principal: U.S. $[                      ]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” ), hereby promises to pay to the order of [INSERT HOLDER] or registered assigns ( “Holder” ) the amount set out above as the Principal (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the “Principal” ) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest ( “Interest” ) on any outstanding Principal at the rate of interest as determined pursuant to Section 2, from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date” ) until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon an Interest Date (as defined below), the Maturity Date, acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof). This Convertible Subordinated Note (including all Convertible Subordinated Notes issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “Note” ) is one of an issue of Convertible Subordinated Notes (collectively, the “Notes” and such other Convertible Subordinated Notes, the “Other Notes” ) issued on the Issuance Date pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below). Certain capitalized terms are defined in Section 29.

 

(1)            MATURITY AND AMORTIZATION PAYMENTS .

 

(a)            Payment on Maturity . On January 3, 2010 (the “Maturity Date” ), the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company and the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing all outstanding Principal and accrued and unpaid Interest, and following receipt of such payment, the Holder shall mark this Note as “Cancelled” and shall

 



 

surrender such cancelled Note to the Company by courier, registered mail, or other traceable means. Beginning on the first day of the eighteenth (18 th ) calendar month following the calendar month in which the Issuance Date occurs, the Company may, upon thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice to Holder and at the sole election of the Company, prepay this Note in whole or in part for a cash redemption price equal to One Hundred Five Percent (105%) of the the portion of the principal amount being redeemed plus all accrued and unpaid interest on the portion of the principal amount being redeemed, provided that following such notice the Holder may convert all or any part of the portion of the Note to be redeemed so long as the Company receives a duly executed Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 3 of this Note prior to the date on which prepayment is actually made.

 

(b)            Amortization Payments . Beginning on July 31, 2008 and at the end of each month thereafter (each, an “ Amortization Date ”) until there is no outstanding Principal of this Note, the Company shall redeem $[                  ] [ 1/36th of the original Principal amount of this Note ] of this Note (each, an “ Amortization Redemption Amount ”). If the Company is unable to redeem all Principal and Interest with respect to all Amortization Redemption Amounts on this Note and the Other Notes, then the Company shall redeem a pro rata amount from each holder of the Notes (including the Holder) based on the principal amount of the Notes subject to payment of an Amortization Redemption Amount on such Amortization Date pursuant to this Note and the Other Notes.

 

(c)            Payment of Amortization Redemption Amount . The Company shall pay the Amortization Redemption Amount in cash in accordance with the provisions of Section 12; provided, however, that if the Conditions to Amortization Conversion (as defined below) are satisfied or waived in writing by the Holder and the Company provides the Amortization Conversion Notice (as defined below), then the Company shall have the right to require the Holder to convert all or any such portion of the Amortization Redemption Amount designated in the Amortization Conversion Notice into fully paid, validly issued and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 3(c)(i). The Company may exercise its right to require conversion under this Section 1(c) by delivering at least 20 Trading Days prior to such Amortization Date a written notice thereof by facsimile and overnight courier to all, but not less than all, of the holders of Notes and the Transfer Agent that specifically describes the portion of the Amortization Redemption Amount for this Note and the Other Notes that will be paid in Common Stock (the “Amortization Conversion Notice” and the date all of the holders received such notice is referred to as the “ Amortization Conversion Notice Date ”). The Amortization Conversion Notice shall be irrevocable; provided; that if any of the Conditions to Amortization Conversion is not satisfied on the applicable Amortization Date or waived by the Holder, the Company will notwithstanding delivery of the Amortization Conversion Notice be required to pay the Amortization Redemption Amount in cash. The conversion price applicable to an Amortization Conversion (the “Amortization Price”) that is being paid in Common Stock pursuant to this Section 1(c) shall be 90% of the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock for the 20 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Amortization Date. For purposes of this Section 1(c), “ Conditions to Amortization Conversion ” means the following conditions: (i) the Common Stock shall be

 

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traded on the Principal Market, the NASDAQ Gobal Market or NASDAQ Capital Market, or the American Stock Exchange on the applicable Amortization Date, (ii) on the Amortization Date, either (x) the Registration Statement or Registration Statements required pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective and available for the sale for all of the Registrable Securities then outstanding, together with the Common Stock to be issued on such Amortization Date, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement or (y) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes shall be eligible for sale without restriction and without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws, (iii) an Authorized Share Failure shall not be in effect on the Amortization Date; and (iv) any such payment of the Amortization Redemption Amount in Common Stock shall not consist of more than 20% of the total dollar volume traded in the Common Stock for the 20 Trading Days prior to the Amortization Date.

 

(2)            INTEREST; INTEREST RATE . Interest on this Note shall commence accruing on the Issuance Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and actual days elapsed and shall be payable in arrears on the first day of each Calendar Quarter and on the Maturity Date during the period beginning on the Issuance Date and ending on, and including, the Maturity Date (each, an “Interest Date” ) with the first Interest Date being April 1, 2007. Interest shall be payable on each Interest Date at the option of the Company (i) in cash at the rate of 8.00% per annum (the “Cash Interest Rate” ) or (ii) at the rate of 10.00% per annum (the “Note Interest Rate” , and referred to sometimes herein as the “Interest Rate” ) in the form of an additional Convertible Subordinated Note in the form of this Note in the principal amount of such Interest. Prior to the payment of Interest on an Interest Date, Interest on this Note shall accrue at the Cash Interest Rate and be payable by way of inclusion of the Interest in the Conversion Amount in accordance with Section 3(b)(i). From and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Interest Rate shall be increased so that the Cash Interest Rate shall be twelve percent (12.00%) per annum and the Note Interest Rate per annum shall be fifteen percent (15%) per annum. In the event that such Event of Default is subsequently cured, the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective as of the date of such cure; provided that the Interest as calculated at such increased rate during the continuance of such Event of Default shall continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after the occurrence of such Event of Default through and including the date of cure of such Event of Default. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not elect to pay interest at the Note Interest Rate and issue additional Convertible Subordinated Notes in the principal amount of such Interest unless either (i) the Registration Statement or Registration Statements required pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective and available for the sale of all of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities, together with the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such additional Convertible Subordinated Notes in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement or (ii) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes shall be eligible for sale without restriction and without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws.

 

(3)            CONVERSION OF NOTES . This Note shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock” ), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.

 

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(a)            Conversion Right . Subject to the provisions of Section 3(d), at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, the Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) in increments of at least $50,000 of Principal (or such lesser amount if such amount represents the remaining Principal amount) into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 3(c), at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Conversion Amount.

 

(b)            Conversion Rate . The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to Section 3(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the Conversion Price (as defined below) (the “Conversion Rate” ).

 

(i)             “Conversion Amount” means the sum of (A) the portion of the Principal to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made, plus (B) accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Principal.

 

(ii)            “Conversion Price” means, as of any Conversion Date (as defined below) or other date of determination, and subject to adjustment as provided herein, $1.55.

 

(c)            Mechanics of Conversion .

 

(i)             Optional Conversion . To convert any Conversion Amount into shares of  Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date” ), the Holder shall (A) transmit by facsimile (or otherwise deliver), for receipt on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice” ) to the Company and (B) if required by Section 3(c)(iii), surrender this Note to a common carrier for delivery to the Company as soon as practicable on or following such date (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Note in the case of its loss, theft or destruction). On or before the first Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile a confirmation of receipt of such Conversion Notice to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”). On or before the second Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice (the “Share Delivery Date” ), the Company shall (X) credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian system or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in DTC Fast Automated Securities

 

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Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled. If this Note is physically surrendered for conversion as required by Section 3(c)(iii) and the outstanding Principal of this Note is greater than the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than five Business Days after receipt of this Note and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) representing the outstanding Principal not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of this Note shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date.

 

(ii)            Company’s Failure to Timely Convert . If the Company shall fail to issue a certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon conversion of any Conversion Amount on or prior to the date which is five Business Days after the Conversion Date (a “Conversion Failure” ), then (A) the Company shall pay liquidated damages to the Holder for each day of such Conversion Failure in an amount equal to 1.0% of the product of (I) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on or prior to the Share Delivery Date and to which the Holder is entitled, and (II) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Share Delivery Date and (B) the Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Conversion Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned, as the case may be, any portion of this Note that has not been converted pursuant to such Conversion Notice; provided that the voiding of a Conversion Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 3(c)(ii) or otherwise. In addition to the foregoing, if within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of the facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall, within five (5) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price” ), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Common Stock and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Bid Price on the Conversion Date.

 

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(iii)           Book-Entry . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of any portion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless (A) the full Conversion Amount represented by this Note is being converted or (B) the Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting physical surrender and reissue of this Note. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Principal and Interest converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon conversion.

 

(iv)           Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes . In the event that the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one holder of Notes for the same Conversion Date and the Company can convert some, but not all, of such portions of the Notes submitted for conversion, the Company, subject to Section 3(d), shall convert from each holder of Notes electing to have Notes converted on such date a pro rata amount of such holder’s portion of its Notes submitted for conversion based on the principal amount of Notes submitted for conversion on such date by such holder relative to the aggregate principal amount of all Notes submitted for conversion on such date. In the event of a dispute as to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder in connection with a conversion of this Note, the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 24.

 

(d)            Limitations on Conversions .

 

(i)             Beneficial Ownership . Unless waived by the Holder upon no less than sixty one (61) days prior written notice to the Company, the Company shall not effect any conversion of this Note pursuant to Section 3(a) to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion the Holder (together with the Holder’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. Even if the Holder waives the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence, the Company shall in no event effect any conversion of this Note, and the Holder of this Note shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note pursuant to Section 3(a), to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentences, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted portion of this Note beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates

 

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and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any Other Notes or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 3(d)(i), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For purposes of this Section 3(d)(i), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within two Business Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Note, by the Holder or its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.

 

(ii)            Principal Market Regulation . The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed that number of shares of Common Stock that the Company may issue upon conversion of the Notes without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market (the “Exchange Cap” ), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Principal Market for issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the holders of the Notes representing at least a majority of the principal amounts of the Notes then outstanding. Until such approval or written opinion is obtained, no purchaser of the Notes pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchasers” ) shall be issued, upon conversion of Notes, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of the Exchange Cap multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Notes issued to such Purchaser pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Issuance Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued to the Purchasers pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Issuance Date (with respect to each Purchaser, the “Exchange Cap Allocation” ). In the event that any Purchaser shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Purchaser’s Notes, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Purchaser’s Exchange Cap Allocation, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange Cap Allocation allocated to such transferee. In the event that any holder of Notes shall convert all of such holder’s Notes into a number of shares of Common Stock which, in the aggregate, is less than such holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation, then the difference between such

 

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holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to such holder shall be allocated to the respective Exchange Cap Allocations of the remaining holders of Notes on a pro rata basis in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then held by each such holder.

 

(4)            RIGHTS UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT .

 

(a)            Event of Default . Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” :

 

(i)             the Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal or Interest when and as due under this Note if such failure continues for a period of at least five Business Days;

 

(ii)            the Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amounts other than Principal or Interest when and as due under this Note, the Securities Purchase Agreement, or the Registration Rights Agreement, which failure is not cured within five Business Days after notice of such default sent by the Holder to the Company;

 

(iii)           any default under, redemption of or acceleration prior to maturity of any Indebtedness (as defined below) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) other than with respect to any Other Notes and the Senior Indebtedness; provided that in the case of a payment default of such Indebtedness, such default is not cured within applicable cure periods; further provided that in the case of a non-payment default of such Indebtedness that has not resulted in an acceleration or redemption of such Indebtedness prior to its maturity, only upon acceleration or redemption of such Indebtedness;

 

(iv)           the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other material covenant or agreement contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement, which failure is not cured within ten Business Days after notice of such default sent by the Holder to the Company;

 

(v)            the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors (collectively, “Bankruptcy Law” ), (A) commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official (a “Custodian” ),  or (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

 

(vi)           a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (A) is for relief against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in an involuntary case that remains undismissed for a period of 90 days, (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that remains undischarged or unstayed for a period of 90 days, or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

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(vii)          a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $500,000 are rendered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within 60 days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within 60 days after the expiration of such stay; provided, however, that any judgment which is covered by insurance or an indemnity from a credit worthy party shall not be included in calculating the $500,000 amount set forth above;

 

(viii)         any breach or failure to comply with Section 15 of this Note; or

 

(ix)            any Event of Default (as defined in the Other Notes) occurs with respect to any Other Notes.

 

(b)            Redemption Right . Promptly after the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to this Note or any Other Note, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier (an “Event of Default Notice” ) to the Holder. At any time after the earlier of the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice and the Holder becoming aware of an Event of Default, the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (the “Event of Default Redemption Notice” ) to the Company, which Event of Default Redemption Notice shall indicate the portion of this Note the Holder is electing to redeem. Each portion of this Note subject to redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be redeemed by the Company at a price equal to the greater of (i) the Conversion Amount to be redeemed and (ii) the product of (A) the Conversion Rate with respect to such Conversion Amount in effect at such time as the Holder delivers an Event of Default Redemption Notice and (B) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the date immediately preceding such Event of Default (the “Event of Default Redemption Price” ). Redemptions required by this Section 4(b) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.

 

(5)            RIGHTS UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL .

 

(a)            Change of Control . Each of the following events shall constitute a “Change of Control” :

 

(i)             the consolidation, merger or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization or recapitalization) of the Company with or into another Person (other than (A) a consolidation, merger or other business combination (including, without limitation, reorganization or recapitalization) in which holders of the Company’s voting power immediately prior to the transaction continue after the transaction to hold, directly or indirectly, the voting power of the surviving entity or entities necessary to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities, or (B) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company);

 

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(ii)            the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or

 

(iii)           a purchase, tender or exchange offer made to and accepted by the holders of more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

No sooner than 15 days nor later than 10 days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control, but not prior to the public announcement of such Change of Control, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier to the Holder (a “Change of Control Notice” ).

 

(b)            Assumption . Prior to the consummation of any Change of Control, the Company will secure from any Person purchasing the Company’s assets or Common Stock or any successor resulting from such Change of Control (in each case, an “Acquiring Entity” ) a written agreement (in form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Notes representing at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding) to deliver to each holder of Notes in exchange for such Notes, a security of the Acquiring Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Notes, including, without limitation, having a principal amount and interest rate equal to the principal amounts and the interest rates of the Notes held by such holder, and satisfactory to the holders of Notes representing at least a majority of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. In the event that an Acquiring Entity is directly or indirectly controlled by a company or entity whose common stock or similar equity interest is listed, designated or quoted on a securities exchange or trading market, the holders of Notes representing at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may elect to treat such Person as the Acquiring Entity for purposes of this Section 5(b).

 

(c)            Redemption Right . At any time during the period beginning after the Holder’s receipt of a Change of Control Notice and ending on the date of the consummation of such Change of Control (or, in the event a Change of Control Notice is not delivered at least 10 days prior to a Change of Control, at any time on or after the date which is 10 days prior to a Change of Control and ending ten days after the consummation of such Change of Control), the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof ( “Change of Control Redemption Notice” ) to the Company, which Change of Control Redemption Notice shall indicate the Conversion Amount the Holder is electing to redeem; provided, however, that the Company shall not be under any obligation to redeem all or any portion of this Note or to deliver the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price unless and until the applicable Change of Control is consummated. The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 5 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to the greater of (i) the sum of (x) the product of (A) the Applicable Percentage (as defined below) and (B) the Conversion Amount being redeemed and (y) the amount of any accrued but unpaid Interest on such Conversion Amount being redeemed through the date of such redemption payment and (ii) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the sum of (1) the product of (A) the Conversion Amount being redeemed multiplied by (B) the

 

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quotient determined by dividing (I) the aggregate cash consideration and the aggregate cash value of any non-cash consideration per Common Share to be paid to the holders of the Common Shares upon consummation of the Change of Control (any such non-cash consideration in the form of securities to be valued at the higher of the Closing Sale Price of such securities as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control, the Closing Sale Price on the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control and the Closing Sale Price on the Trading Day immediately prior to the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control) by (II) the Conversion Price plus (2) the amount of any accrued but unpaid Interest on such Conversion Amount being redeemed through the date of such redemption payment, (the “ Change of Control Redemption Price ”). Redemptions required by this Section 5(c) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 and shall have priority to payments to stockholders in connection with a Change of Control. For purposes of this Note, the term “ Applicable Percentage ” means 120% if the Change of Control is consummated on or before the first (1 st ) anniversary of the Issuance Date, 115% if the Change of Control is consummated after the first (1 st ) anniversary of the Issuance Date but on or before the second (2 nd ) anniversary of the Issuance Date, and 110% if the Change of Control is consummated at any time after the second (2 nd ) anniversary of the Issuance Date.

 

(6)            RIGHTS UPON ISSUANCE OF PURCHASE RIGHTS AND OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS .

 

(a)            Purchase Rights . If at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights” ), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

(b)            Other Corporate Events . Prior to the consummation of any recapitalization, reorganization, consolidation, merger, spin-off or other business combination (other than a Change of Control) pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock (a “Corporate Event” ), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of this Note, (i) in addition to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by the Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such

 

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conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as the Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Note initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the holders of Notes representing at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

 

(7)            RIGHTS UPON ISSUANCE OF OTHER SECURITIES .

 

(a)            Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Issuance of Common Stock . If and whenever on or after the Issuance Date, the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 7(a) is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company, but excluding shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold by the Company in connection with any Excluded Security) for a consideration per share (the “New Securities Issuance Price” ) less than a price (the “Applicable Price” ) equal to the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance” ), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the New Securities Issuance Price. For purposes of determining the adjusted Conversion Price under this Section 7(a), the following shall be applicable:

 

(i)             Issuance of Options . If the Company in any manner grants or sells any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 7(a)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option and upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities.

 

(ii)            Issuance of Convertible Securities . If the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise thereof is less than the

 

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Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance of sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 7(a)(ii), the “price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible Security and upon the conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Security. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Conversion Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 7(a), no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale. Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, in the event that the Company agrees to decrease the conversion price of any of its 7% Convertible Secured Promissory Notes due August 2007 in connection with an agreement by the holder of any such notes to convert the same, such decrease in the conversion price will not result in any adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 7(a) of this Note.

 

(iii)           Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase price provided for


 
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