NEITHER THIS
NOTE NOR THE COMMON STOCK INTO WHICH IT MAY BE CONVERTED HAS BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY
STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND NEITHER MAY BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS SO REGISTERED OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT
TO AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned, Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (the “
Company ”), a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Florida, hereby promises to pay to Sellers
Capital Master Fund, Ltd., an exempted company organized under the
laws of the Cayman Islands, or its permitted assigns (the “
Holder ”), the principal sum of Six Million Dollars
($6,000,000), in accordance with the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth. Capitalized terms appearing herein but not
defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note
Purchase Agreement (defined below).
By its acceptance
hereof, the Holder covenants and agrees that this Note is subject
to the following terms and conditions:
1.
Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms
have the meanings set forth below:
“ Annual
Meeting ” shall mean the Company’s annual meeting
of shareholders required to be called and held by it pursuant to
the Note Purchase Agreement.
“
Applicable Market ” shall mean the NASDAQ Global
Market or, if the Company’s Common Stock is not listed for
trading on the NASDAQ Global Market at the applicable time, the
Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board, if the trading of the
Company’s Common Stock is qualified for quotation thereon at
the applicable time.
“
Approval ” shall mean the approval of the
Company’s shareholders (a) by the affirmative vote of
the holders of more than 50% of the Company’s outstanding
shares of Common Stock present and cast on the applicable proposal
at the Annual Meeting or other meeting of the Company’s
shareholders, in any such case at which a quorum is present, or
such higher percentage as may be required by applicable law or the
listing rules of the NASDAQ Global Market as of the date of such
meeting, or (b) by the affirmative vote of the holders of more
than 50% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock
pursuant to written consents obtained in accordance with applicable
law, or such higher percentage as may be required by applicable law
or the listing rules of the NASDAQ Global Market as of the date of
such consents.
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“
Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a
Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New
York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order
to close.
“
Company ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(e).
“
Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(d).
“ Event
of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 8.
“
Holder ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Interest Payment Date ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2(b).
“
Interest Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a).
“
Maturity Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.
“ Note
Purchase Agreement ” shall mean the Note Purchase
Agreement, dated May 6, 2009, by and between the Company and
the Holder, pursuant to which the Company has issued this Note to
the Holder.
“ Notice
of Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(e).
“ Penalty
Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a).
“
Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation,
partnership, firm, limited liability company, joint venture, trust,
association, unincorporated organization, group, joint-stock
company or other entity.
“
Post-Annual Meeting Prepayment Period ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“
Pre-Annual Meeting Prepayment Period ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“
Prepayment Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4(a).
“
Prepayment Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 4(a).
“
Proposals ” shall mean the following proposals:
(i) the issuance to the Holder of the shares of Common Stock
of the Company issuable upon conversion of this Note, pursuant to
all applicable rules under the NASDAQ Global Market’s listing
rules, and (ii) an amendment to the Company’s
certificate of incorporation increasing the number of the
Company’s authorized
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shares of
Common Stock to an amount not less than necessary to enable the
full issuance of the number of the Company’s shares of Common
Stock that may be issuable upon conversion of this Note.
“
Reorganization ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6(b).
“
Security Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 7.
“
Shareholder Approval ” shall mean the Approval by the
Company’s shareholders of the Proposals.
“
Subsequent Financing ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 7.
“
Transaction Documents ” shall mean this Note, the Note
Purchase Agreement and the schedules and exhibits thereto, the
Warrant, the Registration Rights Agreement and any certificate or
other document delivered by or on behalf of the Company or the
Holder in connection with the Closing, and, commencing at the
effectiveness of any agreement or other document that is executed
by the Company and the Holder in accordance with Section 7
(excluding agreements or documents executed in connection with a
Subsequent Financing), shall, for the limited purposes of Sections
8(a), 9, 14 and 15, include any such agreement or other
document.
“
Warrant ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4(b).
2.
Payments of Principal and Interest .
(a)
Interest Rate . Interest shall accrue on the outstanding
principal amount of this Note (computed on the basis of a 365-day
year and actual days elapsed) at the rate of 6.0% per annum (the
“ Interest Rate ”). If the Shareholder Approval
is not obtained at the Annual Meeting and either (i) the
Holder shall have voted, or caused to be voted, not less than that
number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock over which the
Holder had, immediately prior to the execution of the Note Purchase
Agreement, direct or indirect voting power, in favor of the
Proposals or (ii) the Shareholder Approval would not have been
obtained at the Annual Meeting regardless of whether Holder had
taken the actions set forth in clause (i) above, the Interest
Rate shall be increased to 18.0% (the “ Penalty Rate
”), retroactive to the date of issuance of this Note, with
any interest corresponding to prior periods becoming due and
payable on the date that is five (5) Business Days after the
date of the Annual Meeting. In the event that the Shareholder
Approval is obtained at any time within 180 days after the
Annual Meeting, the Penalty Rate shall revert to the Interest Rate
beginning on the date immediately following the date that such
Shareholder Approval is obtained.
(b)
Payments . Payments of principal of and interest on this
Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account
specified by the Holder or such other place as the Holder shall
have designated by written notice to the Company. Interest shall be
payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day immediately
following the end of each calendar month after the issuance
of
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this Note (each
such date, an “ Interest Payment Date ”). In the
event of a conversion of this Note prior to the Maturity Date (as
hereinafter defined) pursuant to the terms set forth below, all
accrued and unpaid interest shall be added to the principal amount
being converted as of the date of conversion to determine the
amount of securities into which this Note shall be
converted.
3.
Maturity Date . The full amount of principal
then-outstanding and all accrued but unpaid interest hereunder
shall be due and payable on May 6, 2012 (the “
Maturity Date ”). If the Shareholder Approval is not
obtained at the Annual Meeting, or within 180 days after the
Annual Meeting, and either (i) the Holder shall have voted, or
caused to be voted, not less than that number of shares of the
Company’s Common Stock over which the Holder had, immediately
prior to the execution of the Note Purchase Agreement, direct or
indirect voting power, in favor of the Proposals or (ii) the
Shareholder Approval would not have been obtained during such
period regardless of whether Holder had taken the actions set forth
in clause (i) above, then the Maturity Date shall be the 180th
day after the date of the Annual Meeting.
(a)
Prepayment Periods . The Company may only elect to prepay
all or any part of the principal amount of this Note then
outstanding and any accrued but unpaid interest at any time or from
time to time either (i) on or prior to the fifth (5th)
Business Day prior to the date of the Annual Meeting (the “
Pre-Annual Meeting Prepayment Period ”), subject to
Section 4(b), or (ii) on or after the first Business Day
after the Annual Meeting (the “ Post-Annual Meeting
Prepayment Period ”), subject to Section 5(b). If
the Company elects to prepay all or any part of this Note, it shall
provide written notice of such election (a “ Prepayment
Notice ”) to the Holder fixing a date for prepayment of
such amounts (the “ Prepayment Date ”), which
date shall not be earlier than the fifth (5th) Business Day after
the date of the Prepayment Notice (provided that the Company shall
have confirmed the Holder’s receipt of the Prepayment Notice
on or prior to such date).
(b)
Prepayment Fee . Any prepayment by the Company of all or any
portion of this Note within the Pre-Annual Meeting Prepayment
Period shall trigger the effectiveness of the warrant, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “
Warrant ”), delivered to the Holder as of the date
hereof, for the purchase of that number of shares of Common Stock
of the Company equal to seven percent (7%) of the total number of
shares of Common Stock of the Company into which this Note is, on
the Prepayment Date, convertible. The Warrant shall have a per
share exercise price equal to the closing bid price of the
Company’s Common Stock on the Applicable Market immediately
preceding the execution of the Note Purchase Agreement and shall
expire five (5) years from the date on which the Warrant is
effective.
(a)
Optional Conversions . The Holder may elect to convert all
or any portion of the principal amount of this Note then
outstanding (plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon) into shares
of Common Stock of the Company at any time on or prior to the
Maturity Date and on or after the fifth (5th) Business Day after
the Annual Meeting, but only if the Shareholder Approval shall have
been obtained at the Annual Meeting or thereafter.
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(b)
Conversion Upon Prepayment . If the Company elects to prepay
all or any part of this Note at any time during the Post-Annual
Meeting Prepayment Period and at the time of such election the
Shareholder Approval has been obtained, the Holder may convert the
principal amount of this Note then outstanding (plus accrued but
unpaid interest thereon) at any time before the close of business
on the last Business Day prior to the Prepayment Date.
(c)
Mandatory Conversion . At any time after the Annual Meeting
and on or prior to the Maturity Date, the Company may elect to
cause the Holder to convert the principal amount then outstanding
under this Note (plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon) if
(i) the Shareholder Approval has been obtained and
(ii) the closing per share sale price of the Company’s
Common Stock has exceeded $1.00 for a period of five
(5) successive trading days, as reported on the Applicable
Market.
(d)
Conversion Price . In the event of any conversion under this
Section 5, the price at which the principal amount of this
Note shall be converted into shares of Common Stock of the Company
is $0.75 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth herein (the
“ Conversion Price ”). This Note shall be
convertible into the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares
of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (x) the principal
amount of this Note being converted plus all accrued and unpaid
interest with respect to such principal, divided by (y) the
Conversion Price. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be
issued upon conversion of the Convertible Note. If the conversion
would result in the issuance of any fractional share, the Company
shall, in lieu of issuing any fractional share, either, at its
option, pay the Holder cash equal to the product of such fraction
multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock
on the Applicable Market on the Business Day immediately prior to
the Conversion Date or round such fraction of a share up to the
nearest whole share.
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