THIS NOTE AND
THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“ACT”), AND ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFERABILITY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR THE
SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF MAY BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER SUCH ACT.
STARVOX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note
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«Money»
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As of May 24,
2006
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San Jose,
California
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StarVox
Communications, Inc., a California corporation (the
“Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay
to <<Holder>>, with an address at
<<Adress>>, or its successors or permitted assigns (the
“Holder”), the principal amount of <<Money
Spelled>>
($ <<Money>>), in lawful money of the United States of
America, with interest thereon to be computed from the date hereof,
on the unpaid principal balance at the rate and as herein
provided.
All agreements
herein made are expressly limited so that in no event whatsoever,
whether by reason of advancement of proceeds hereof, acceleration
of maturity of the unpaid balance hereof or otherwise, shall the
amount paid or agreed to be paid to the Holder for the use of the
money advanced or to be advanced hereunder exceed the maximum rate
permitted by law (the “Maximum Rate”). If, for any
circumstances whatsoever, the fulfillment of any provision of this
Note or any other agreement or instrument now or hereafter
evidencing, securing or in any way relating to the debt evidenced
hereby shall involve the payment of interest in excess of the
Maximum Rate, then, ipso facto , the obligation to pay
interest hereunder shall be reduced to the Maximum Rate; and if for
any circumstance whatsoever, the Holder shall ever receive
interest, the amount of which would exceed the amount collectible
at the Maximum Rate, such amount as would be excessive interest
shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance
remaining unpaid hereunder and not to the payment of interest. This
provision shall control every other provision in any and all other
agreements and instruments existing or hereafter arising between
the Company and the Holder with respect to the debt evidenced
hereby.
1. Note
Purchase Agreement: Security .
This Note is
issued pursuant to, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Secured
Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of
May 24, 2006 (the “Note Purchase Agreement”). This
Note and the Company’s obligations hereunder are
collateralized by a security interest in the assets of the Company,
pursuant to a Security Agreement, dated as of the same date of this
Note (the “Security Agreement”), by and among the
Company and the Holder, as secured party. If an Event of Default
(as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred and the principal
amount of this Note shall
become due and
payable, the Holder shall be entitled to exercise, in addition to
any right, power or remedy permitted in law or equity, all its
remedies under the Security Agreement or the Note Purchase
Agreement, as applicable.
(a) Principal
of, and any accrued and unpaid interest on, this Note shall be due
and payable on demand by the Holder at any time following six
months from the date of this Note (the “Maturity
Date”), unless the principal of, and any accrued and unpaid
interest on this Note has been converted in accordance with the
terms hereof.
(b) Until
this Note is converted or paid in full, interest on this Note shall
accrue from the date hereof at the Applicable Rate (calculated on
the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months).
For purposes of this Note, the Applicable Rate shall mean 12.0%,
except in the event that the Company fails to pay to the Holder any
portion of the principal and/or interest due on the Maturity Date
or if an Event of Default shall have occurred in which case the
Applicable Rate shall thereafter, during the continuance of such
failure, be 15%.
(c) If
the Maturity Date would fall on a day that is not a Business Day
(as defined below), the payment due on such Maturity Date will be
made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and
effect as if made on the Maturity Date. “Business Day”
means any day which is not a Saturday or Sunday and is not a day on
which banking institutions are generally authorized or obligated to
close in the city of New York, New York.
(d) Payment
of principal and interest on this Note shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by
the Holder or by check sent to the Holder as the Holder may
designate for such purpose from time to time by written notice to
the Company, in such coin or currency of the United States of
America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the
payment of public and private debts.
(e) The
obligations to make the payments provided for in this Note are
absolute and unconditional and not subject to any defense, setoff,
counterclaim, rescission, recoupment or adjustment whatsoever. The
Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment,
notice of non-payment, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of
protest and diligence in taking any action to collect any amount
called for hereunder, and shall be directly and primarily liable
for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereon,
regardless of and without any notice, diligence, act or omission
with respect to the collection of any amount called for
hereunder.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Note, the Note Purchase Agreement,
the Security Agreement or any other document executed in connection
herewith, the amounts owing under this Note may be prepaid at any
time without penalty or premium. This Note must be prepaid, in
whole, upon the Company (or any affiliated or parent company)
completing any debt or equity financing (in one or a series of
closings) in which the Company (or any affiliated or parent
company) receives gross cash proceeds of at least
$15 million.
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(a) The
Company, for itself, its successors and assigns, covenants and
agrees, that the payment of the principal of and interest on this
Note is senior in right of payment to the payment of all existing
and future Junior Debt (as hereinafter defined). “Junior
Debt” shall mean all existing and future Indebtedness, except
for (i) Indebtedness owing to Sand Hill Finance, LLC in the
amount of $1,500,000 and (ii) future senior Indebtedness
incurred by the Company from financial institutions and/or venture
debt lenders with the written consent of Lenders (as defined in the
Note Purchase Agreement) holding at least 75% of the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes (as defined
in the Note Purchase Agreement) and expressly made senior to the
Company’s obligations under the Convertible Notes and the
Note Purchase Agreement. For purposes of this Section 3 (a),
“Indebtedness” shall mean (a) all indebtedness for
borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or
services, including without limitation reimbursement and other
obligations with respect to surety bonds and letters of credit,
(b) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or
similar instruments, (c) all capital lease obligations and
(d) any obligation directly or indirectly
guaranteed.
(b) Upon
any payment or distribution of the assets of the Company, to
creditors upon dissolution, total or partial liquidation or
reorganization of, or similar proceeding relating to the Company,
the Holder of this Note will be entitled to receive payment in full
before any holder of Junior Debt is entitled to receive any
payment.
4.
Affirmative Covenants .
The Company
covenants and agrees with the Holder that, so long as any amount
remains unpaid on this Note:
(a) the
Company shall promptly after the Company shall obtain knowledge of
the occurrence of any Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) or
any event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become
an Event of Default (an Event of Default or such other event being
a “Default”), a notice specifying that such notice is a
“Notice of Default” and describing such Default in
reasonable detail, and, in such Notice of Default or as soon
thereafter as practicable, a description of the action the Company
has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto; and
(b) the
Company shall permit any representative Holder authorizes,
including, without limitation, its attorneys and accountants, to
inspect, examine and make copies and abstracts of the books of
account and records of the Company at reasonable times and upon
reasonable notice during normal business hours. In addition, any
such representative shall have the right to meet with management
and officers of the Company to discuss such books of account and
records. In addition, Holder shall be entitled at reasonable times
and intervals to consult with and advise the management and
officers of the Company concerning significant business issues
affecting the Company. Such consultations shall not unreasonably
interfere with the Company’s business operations.
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