REVOLVING CREDIT CONVERTIBLE
NOTE
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT
TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION TO THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.
FUND.COM INC.
.
a Delaware
Corporation
FOR VALUE RECEIVED , the undersigned, FUND.COM INC.
(herein called the “ Company ”), a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
promises to pay to the order of IP GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD ., a
Nevada corporation (the “ Lender ”) or its
registered assigns (together with the Lender, the “
Holder ” ), the principal sum of ONE MILLION
THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS (US$1,343,000) or
such lesser amount as may be outstanding from time to time on the
Maturity Date (as defined below).
This Revolving Credit Convertible Note (this
“ Note ”) is issued by the Company to the Holder
pursuant to the terms and conditions of a revolving credit loan
agreement, dated the date of this Note (the “ Loan
Agreement ”). Unless otherwise separately
defined herein, all capitalized terms, when used in this Note shall
have the same meaning as is defined in the Loan
Agreement. This Note replaces and supercedes in its
entirety the Prior Note, as defined in the Loan
Agreement.
The Company represents and warrants to the
Holder that this Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and
encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be
subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of Stock
holders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon
the Holder.
1.
Principal and Interest . To the extent not
converted into Class A Common Stock as contemplated herein, the
entire principal amount of this Note shall be due and payable on
the Maturity Date, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the
unpaid principal amount of this Note at the annual compounded rate
of nine percent (9%) (computed on the basis of a 360-day year and
the actual days elapsed) from the Issue Date until all amounts due
and owing hereunder by the Company to the Holder have been paid in
full. The Company shall pay interest on this Note, at
the Interest Rate, as provided in the Loan Agreement.
2.
Place of Payment . All amounts payable hereunder
shall be payable at the address designated by the
Holder.
3.
Prepayment . The Company shall not have the right
to prepay this Note, whether in whole or in part, without the prior
written consent of the Holder; provided, however, that if the
Borrower shall be permitted to terminate the Loan Agreement, as
provided in Section 8(c) of the Loan Agreement, the Company may
prepay this Note in full, without prepayment premium or
penalty.
4.
Covenants . The Company covenants that so long as
any of the Notes are outstanding, unless the Holder of this Note
consents in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed):
(a)
Liens . The Company will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, and cause such Subsidiary not to, permit to
exist, create, assume or incur, directly or indirectly, any Lien on
its properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
except:
(i) liens
existing on property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary as
of the date of this Agreement, as set forth on Schedule 4(a)
;
(ii) liens
for taxes, assessments or governmental charges not then due and
delinquent;
(iii) encumbrances
in the nature of leases, subleases, zoning restrictions, easements,
rights of way, minor survey exceptions and other rights and
restrictions of record on the use of real property and defects in
title arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business,
which, individually and in the aggregate, do not materially impair
the use or value of the property or assets subject thereto or which
relate only to assets that in the aggregate are not
material;
(iv) liens
incidental to the conduct of business or the ownership of
properties and assets (including landlords’, lessors’,
carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’,
materialmen’s and other similar liens) and liens to secure
the performance of bids, tenders, leases or trade contracts, or to
secure statutory obligations (including obligations under workers
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security
legislation), surety or appeal bonds or other liens of like general
nature incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in
connection with the borrowing of money;
(v) liens
incurred to secure institutional financing obtained by the Company
and/or its Subsidiaries pursuant to arms-length transactions;
and
(vi) liens
incurred in connection with purchase-money transactions.
(b)
Mergers, Consolidations, Etc . The Company will not, and
will not permit any Subsidiary to, and cause such Subsidiary not
to, consolidate with or merge with any other Person or convey,
transfer, sell or lease all or substantially all of its assets in a
single transaction or series of transactions to any Person
(collectively, a “ Sale ”).
(c)
Sale of Assets . Except as otherwise set forth
herein, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary
to, and cause such Subsidiary not to, sell, lease, transfer or
otherwise dispose of, including by way of merger (collectively, a "
Disposition "), any material assets of any Subsidiary or any
of the shares of capital Stock of any Subsidiary, in one
or a series of transactions, to any Person, other than Dispositions
of inventory and products sold by such Subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of business.
(d)
Nature of Business . Except as set forth on
Schedule 4(d) hereto, the Company will not, and will not
permit any Subsidiary to, and cause such Subsidiary not to, engage
in any business if, as a result, the general nature of the business
in which the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, would
then be engaged would be substantially changed from the general
nature of the business in which the Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, are engaged on the date of this
Agreement.
(e)
Transactions with Affiliates . Excepting for
existing transactions set forth on Schedule 4(e) , the
Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, and cause
such Subsidiary not to, enter into directly or indirectly any
transaction or material group of related transactions (including
without limitation the purchase, lease, sale or exchange of
properties of any kind or the rendering of any service) with any
Affiliate (other than the Company or another Subsidiary), except
upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Company or
such Subsidiary than would be obtainable in a comparable
arm's-length transaction with a Person not an
Affiliate. Furthermore, none of the terms or conditions
of the arrangements described in Schedule 4(e) will be
modified, terminated or amended or revised in a manner more
favorable to the Affiliate, except to the extent that any such
modification, termination, amendment or revision is (i) upon fair
and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Company or such
Subsidiary than would be obtainable in a comparable arm's-length
transaction with a Person not an Affiliate and (ii) approved by a
majority of the independent directors of the
Company. Additionally, the Company represents and
warrants that, except as set forth on Schedule 4(e) , there
is no existing or contingent liability to the Company and/or any of
its Subsidiaries resulting from the termination of any agreements
or arrangements previously in existence between the Company and/or
its Subsidiaries, on one hand, and an Affiliate thereof, on the
other hand.
(f)
Distributions and Stock Repurchases
. The Company will not, and will not permit any
Subsidiary to, and cause such Subsidiary not to, redeem, repurchase
or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange for property
or other securities or otherwise) in any one transaction or series
of related transactions any shares of capital stock of the Company
or any Subsidiary or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or
acquire any such shares. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4(f) , the Company will not and will not permit any
Subsidiary to make any distribution or dividend of cash or other
property with respect to its capital stock.
(g)
Investments . Except for: (i) the Investment in
National Holdings Corporation (“ NHC ”) as
contemplated by that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated
April 7, 2009 between the Company and NHC, and (ii) the Investment
in AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (“ AdvisorShares
”) as contemplated by that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement dated October 31, 2008 between the Company and
AdvisorShares, the Company will not, and will not permit any
Subsidiary to, and cause such Subsidiary not to, make any loan or
advance to any Person or entity, or purchase or otherwise acquire
any capital stock , assets, obligations, or other securities of,
make any capital contribution to, or otherwise invest in or acquire
any interest in any Person or entity (collectively, “
Investments ”), except Investments in direct
obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, bonds, and
certificates of deposit in commercial or savings banks of
recognized standing.
(h)
Acquisitions . Except for the Investment in NHC,
the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Subsidiaries
to, acquire the capital stock or assets of any Person, whether by
asset purchase, stock purchase, merger or like combination or
consolidation (an “ Acquisition
”).
5.
Events of Default . An “ Event of Default
” under this Note shall exist if any Event of Default under
Section 9 of the Loan Agreement shall occur and be
continuing.
6.
Default Interest . During any period that an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any amount of
principal on this Note then outstanding shall bear interest (the
“ Default Interest ”), and the Company shall pay
to the Holder hereof in cash as liquidated damages and not as a
penalty, at an annual rate equal to (i) two percent (2%) for the
first thirty (30) days, or fraction thereof, after such Event of
Default has occurred and (ii) thereafter at an annual rate equal to
three and one-half percent (3.5%) for each thirty (30) day period,
or fraction thereof, until the earlier of (A) this Note, including
accrued but unpaid interest thereon, are paid in full or (B) such
Default or Event of Default, if curable under the terms of this
Note or the Loan Agreement, has been cured. Such Default
Interest shall be paid to the Holder of this Note by the fifteenth
(15 th
) day of the month following the
month in which it has accrued or, if not so paid, shall be added to
the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall
accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this
Note.
(a)
Conversion by Holder . At any time or from time
to time on or before the Maturity Date of this Note, the Holder
shall have the right, at such Holder’s option and by written
notice to the Company, to convert this Note, in whole or in part,
into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Class A Common
Stock of the Company at the “Conversion
Price” (as defined below) then in effect; such conversion to
be effective as of the Conversion Date. The number
of shares of Class A Common Stock into which this Note
may be converted (the “ Conversion Shares ”)
shall equal to the result of dividing (i) the principal amount of
this Note to be converted, plus all accrued interest on the
principal amount of this Note to be converted, by (ii) the
Conversion Price, Subject to adjustment as provided below, the
Conversion Price shall be Sixty Cents (US $0.60).
The Conversion Shares and the Conversion Price
are subject to adjustment in accordance with this Section 7
.
(b)
Conversion Procedure . Before the Holder shall be
entitled to convert this Note into shares of Common Stock , he or
it shall give written notice in substantially the same form as
Exhibit I, postage prepaid, to the Company at its principal
corporate office, of the election to convert the same pursuant to
Section 7(a) , and shall state therein the amount of the
unpaid amount of this Note to be converted, the name or names in
which the certificate or certificates for shares of Class A Common
Stock are to be issued, the number of Conversion Shares to be
issued and the Conversion Price per share (the “
Conversion Notice ”). In addition the
Holder shall surrender this Note, duly endorsed, at the office of
the Company and the Company shall, as soon as practicable
thereafter (but in any event within five (5) Business Days
thereafter), issue and deliver to the Holder of this Note a
certificate or certificates for the number of shares of the Class A
Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled upon
conversion (bearing such legends as are required by applicable
state and federal securities laws), together with a replacement
Note (if any amount is not converted) and any other securities and
property to which the Holder is entitled upon such conversion under
the terms of this Note. The conversion shall be deemed
to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the
date of the surrender of this Note, and the Person or Persons
entitled to receive the shares of Class A Common
Stock upon such conversion shall be treated for all
purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of
Class A Common Stock as of such date.
(c)
Fractional Shares; Interest; Effect of Conversion
. No fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion
of this Note. In lieu of the Company issuing any
fractional shares to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled,
the Company shall round the number of shares to be issued upon
conversion up to the nearest whole number of shares.
(d)
Effect of Certain Events .
(i)
Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc.
If, at any time when this Note is issued and
outstanding, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of
shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event,
as a result of which shares of Class A Common Stock of
the Company shall be changed into the same or a different number of
shares of another class or classes of Stock or
securities of the Company or another entity, or in case of any sale
or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company other than in connection with a plan of complete
liquidation of the Company, then the Holder of this Note shall
thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of the
Holder’s Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and
conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Class A
Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon
conversion, such Stock , securities or assets which the holder
would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had the
Holder’s Note been converted in full immediately prior to
such transaction (without regard to any limitations on
conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate
provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests
of the holder of the Holder’s Note to the end that the
provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for
adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares
issuable upon conversion of the Note) shall thereafter be
applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any
securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion
hereof. The Company shall not effect any transaction
described in this Section 7(d)(i) unless (a) it first gives, to the
extent practicable, thirty (30) days prior written notice (but in
any event at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice) of the
record date of the special meeting of Stock holders to approve, or
if there is no such record date, the consummation of, such merger,
consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization
or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the
holder shall be entitled to convert the Holder’s Note
notwithstanding Section 7(d)(iii)), and (b) the resulting successor
or acquiring entity (if not the Company) assumes by written
instrument the obligations of this Section 7(d)(i). The
above provisions shall similarly apply to successive
consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share
exchanges.
(ii)
Adjustment Due to Distribution . If, at any time
when this Note is issued and outstanding, the Company shall declare
or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its
assets) to holders of Class A Common Stock as a
dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital
or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the
Company’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to
acquire shares) of capital Stock of a subsidiary (i.e.,
a spin-off)) (a “ Distribution ”), then the
Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of the
Holder’s Note after the date of record for determining
shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount
of such assets which would have been payable to the holder with
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