LOAN AND REFINANCING
AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AND
REFINANCING AGREEMENT dated as of December 31, 2008 (the
“Agreement”), is entered into by and between Vey
Associates, Incorporated, a Louisiana Corporation
(“Investor”), David R. Vey, an individual,
(“Vey”) and Sedona Corporation, a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(the “Company”).
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to refinance sums payable to Vey pursuant to
the terms of certain promissory notes issued by the Company in
favor of Vey; and
WHEREAS,
the terms of the Existing Notes (as defined herein) will be amended
and consolidated into a single note issued by the Company in favor
of Vey; and
WHEREAS,
in connection with such refinancing, Vey desires to convert certain
principal and interest under the Existing Notes into shares of
common stock of the Company; and
WHEREAS ,
the Company desires to obtain additional working capital for its
operations up to a principal amount of $2,250.000.00 from Investor
in exchange for a note that can be converted by Investor to shares
of the Company’s Common Stock;
NOW,
THEREFORE , the Company, Vey, Investor, and each of them, agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. “ Common Stock
” shall mean the Company’s common stock, $.001 par
value per share.
Section 1.2. “ Converted
Shares ” shall mean that number of shares of Common Stock
issued in reduction of the principal and/or interest due on the
Existing Note, Consolidated Note (as defined herein), or New Note
(as defined herein) which the Investor or Vey elects to convert to
Common Stock.
Section 1.3. “ Person ”
shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited
liability company, association, trust or other entity or
organization, including a government or political subdivision or an
agency or instrumentality thereof.
Section 1.4. “ SEC Documents
” shall mean the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and each report,
proxy statement or registration statement filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act since the filing of such
Annual Report through the date hereof.
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Section 1.6. “ Securities Act
” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Section 1.7. “ Warrants
” shall mean the Warrants that the Investor and Vey shall
receive pursuant to the terms set forth in
Section 4.2.
Section 1.8. “ Warrant Shares
” shall mean all shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to
exercise of the Warrants.
Section 2.1. Funding of Loan
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The Investor will
provide working capital to the Company in amounts up to Two Million
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand ($2,250,000) Dollars (the
“Loan”). The Investor will fund the Loan in six
(6) Tranches (the “Tranches”) as set forth
below.
(a) The first
Tranche will be paid to Company on the date hereof in the amount of
One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars;
(b) The
second Tranche will be paid to Company on or before
January 10, 2009, in the amount of Three Hundred Fifty
Thousand ($350,000.00) Dollars;
(c) The third
Tranche will be paid to Company on or before February 15,
2009, in the amount of Five Hundred Fifty Thousand ($550,000.00)
Dollars;
(d) The
fourth Tranche will be paid to the Company on or before
April 15, 2009 in the amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand
($750,000.00) Dollars;
(e) The fifth
Tranche will be paid to the Company on or before September 30,
2009 in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) Dollars
provided that the Company the Company has met the condition set
forth in Section 2.3; and
Section 2.2. Convertible Note
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In exchange for
the funding of the Loan by the Investor, the Company will issue a
convertible note in the form as that set forth in
Exhibit A hereto which shall provide for interest at
the rate of Eight (8%) Percent per annum and, shall have a maturity
date of January 4, 2010 (the “New Note”) unless
otherwise converted pursuant to Section 4.1.
Section 2.3. Condition of Fifth
Tranche .
In order for
Investor to fund the fifth Tranche, the Company must achieve
“EBITDA Breakeven” for the third quarter of Fiscal year
2009.
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Section 3.1. Existing
Notes.
The Company and
Vey desire to refinance the Existing Notes by extending the
maturity date thereof and by creating or adjusting certain
conversion rights thereunder. The Existing Notes consist
of:
(a) a
Convertible Promissory Note (the “Old Convertible
Note”) in the principal amount of Two Million Six Hundred
Ninety One Thousand Two Hundred Sixty Three 36/100 Dollars
($2,691,263.36) from the Company in favor of Vey, dated
October 23, 2006, as amended from time to time, with accrued
interest in the amount of Four Hundred Seventy Eight Thousand Four
Hundred Forty Six and 82/100 Dollars ($478,446.82);
(b) a
Revolving Promissory Note (the “Revolving Note”) in the
principal amount of Six Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars
($690,000.00) from the Company in favor of Vey, dated
September 27, 2006, as amended from time to time, with accrued
interest in the amount of Seventy Three Thousand Two Hundred Sixty
Two and 22/100 Dollars ($73,262.22); and
(c) a
Promissory Note (the “Bridge Note”) in the principal
amount of One Million Two Hundred Thirteen Thousand Nine Hundred
Fifty Two 81/100 Dollars ($1,213,952.81) from the Company in favor
of Vey, dated October 23, 2006, as amended from time to time,
with accrued interest in the amount of Two Hundred Fifteen Thousand
Eight Hundred Thirteen and 83/100 dollars ($215,813.83).
Section 3.2 Partial Conversion of the
Existing Notes .
The Company and
Vey agree that by execution of this Agreement Vey is converting
Four Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Two Hundred Sixteen 17/100
Dollars ($495,216.17) of principal and Seven Hundred Sixty Seven
Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Two and 81/100 Dollars ($767,522.87)
of interest of the Existing Notes. The conversion price for
principal and interest shall be $0.05 per Converted Share for a
total of 25,254,781 shares.
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Section 3.3 Refinancing and
Consolidation of Existing Notes.
After such
conversion, the Existing Notes shall be amended and consolidated
into a single note (the “Consolidated Note”) in the
principal amount of Four Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($4,100,000) in substantial form as that set forth in
Exhibit B hereto which (i) shall provide for
interest at the rate of Eight (8%) Percent per annum and,
(ii) shall have a maturity date of January 4, 2010 unless
otherwise converted pursuant to Section 4.1, (iii) shall
have a conversion price of $0.05 per Converted Share, and
(iv) shall have such other terms as are set forth in
Exhibit B . The Consolidated Note and the New Note
shall be collectively referred to as the “Convertible
Notes.”
ARTICLE IV
CONVERSION RIGHTS
Section 4.1. Conversion of
Principal/Interest .
Investor or Vey
may elect in writing to convert all or a designated part of the
outstanding principal or interest due pursuant to the Convertible
Notes to Converted Shares of the Company at any time. The
conversion price for principal and interest shall be $0.05 per
Converted Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Investor and the
Company agree that Investor shall not be permitted to convert any
portion of the New Note until such time as Investor has provided
funding to the Company which equals One Million Seven Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($1,750,000).
Vey is hereby
granted one (1) Warrant to purchase 12,627,390 shares of the
Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.07 per
share, which shall expire four (4) years from the date of
issuance.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE INVESTOR
The Investor
covenants to the Company that he will not sell, assign,
hypothecate, pledge, convey, or otherwise transfer a Convertible
Note, Converted Share, Warrant, or Warrant Share, except to a
company controlled by the Investor, without registering such
transaction under the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws or pursuant to exemptions from registration
thereunder. Investor acknowledges that such instruments will bear a
legend evidencing such restriction upon transfer.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
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Section 6.1. Reservation of Common
Stock .
The Company does
not currently have shares sufficient to issue the Converted Shares
and Warrant Shares based upon its current Articles of
Incorporation. The Company will use its best efforts to amend the
Articles of Incorporation to provide for additional shares
sufficient to permit issuance of the Converted Shares and the
Warrants Shares. Thereafter, the Company shall reserve and keep
available at all times, free of preemptive rights, shares of Common
Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue the
Converted Shares pursuant to the Convertible Note and upon issuance
of the Warrants, the Warrant Shares. The number of shares so
reserved from time to time, as theretofore increased or reduced as
hereinafter provided, may be reduced by the number of shares
actually delivered pursuant to any exercise of the Warrants and the
number of shares so reserved shall be increased or decreased to
reflect potential increases or decreases in the Common Stock that
the Company may thereafter be obligated to issue by reason of
adjustments to the Warrants.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.1 Governing Law; Consent to
Jurisdiction .
This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Louisiana without regard to the choice of law or
conflicts of law provisions thereof. Each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Louisiana
and of the United States of America, located in the State of
Louisiana, for any action, proceeding or investigation in any court
or before any governmental authority (“Litigation”)
arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, and further agrees that service of any
process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its
respective address set forth in this Agreement shall be effective
service of process for any Litigation brought against it in any
such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any
Litigation arising out of this Agreement or the transaction
contemplated hereby in the courts of the State of Louisiana or the
United States of America, located in the State of Louisiana, and
hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees
not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Litigation
brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum.
All notices,
demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless
otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) hand delivered,
(ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by
reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or
(iv) transmitted by facsimile, addressed as set forth below or
to such other address as such party shall have specified most
recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication
required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed
effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile,
with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile
machine, at the
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address or
number designated below (if delivered on a business day during
normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the
first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than
on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is
to be received) or (b) on the first business day following the
date of sending by reputable courier service, fully prepaid,
addressed to such address, or (c) upon actual receipt of such
mailing, if mailed. The addresses for such communications shall
be:
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Sedona
Corporation
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1003 W.
Ninth Avenue
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Second
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King of
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Attention: Chief Financial
Officer
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Facsimile: 610-337-8490
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with a copy to
(shall not constitute notice):
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White and
Williams LLP
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4110
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New York,
New York 10119
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Attention: Carl Seldin Koerner,
Esq.
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Telephone: 212-631-4403
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Facsimile: 212-868-4843
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As set
forth on the signature pages hereto.
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Any of the parties
hereto may from time to time change its address or facsimile number
for notices under this Section 7.2 by giving written notice of
such changed address or facsimile number to the other party hereto
as provided in this Section 7.2.
Section 7.3
Counterparts/Facsimile/Amendments .
This Agreement may
be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which may be executed
by less than all of the parties and shall be deemed to be an
original instrument which shall be enforceable against the parties
actually executing such counterparts and all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument. Except as otherwise
stated herein, in lieu of the original documents, a facsimile
transmission or copy of the original documents shall be as
effective and enforceable as the original. This Agreement may be
amended only by a writing executed by all parties.
Section 7.4. Entire Agreement
.
This Agreement,
the forms of agreements attached as Exhibits hereto, set forth the
entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous
agreements negotiations and understandings between the parties,
both oral and written relating to the subject matter hereof. The
terms and conditions of all
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Exhibits to
this Agreement are incorporated herein by this reference and shall
constitute part of this Agreement as is fully set forth
herein.
Section 7.5. Severability
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In the event that
any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void,
this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said
provision; provided that such severability shall be ineffective if
it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any
party.
The headings used
in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be
considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
Section 7.7 Fees and Expenses
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Each of the
Company and the Investor agrees to pay its own expenses incident to
the performance of its obligations hereunder.
Section 7.8 No Brokerage
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Each of the
parties hereto represents that it has had no dealings in connection
with this transaction with any finder or broker who will demand
payment of any fee or commission from the other party. The Company
on the one hand, and the Investor, on the other hand, agree to
indemnify the other against and hold the other harmless from any
and all liabilities to any Person claiming brokerage commissions or
finder’s fees on account of services purported to have been
rendered on behalf of the indemnifying party in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of the
date first set forth above.
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SEDONA
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Scott
Edelman
Scott Edelman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ David
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David
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VEY ASSOCIATES
INCORPORATED
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/s/ David
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THIS NOTE
HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE
“ACT”) OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IT MAY
NOT BE CONVERTED, SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED
IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT
TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED.
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$2,250,000
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King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania
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FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the
undersigned, SEDONA CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation,
promises to pay to the order of Vey Associates Incorporated, with
the address of 11822 Justice Avenue Suite B-6, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana 70816, the principal sum of up to TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY THOUSAND dollars ($2,250,000.00), or so much thereof as shall
have been advanced by the Holder to the Maker and then be
outstanding pursuant to the terms of a certain Loan and Refinancing
Agreement between Maker and Holder of even date herewith, together
with interest thereon at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum
from the date hereof until the earlier of Maturity or the date the
outstanding balance (as defined herein) shall be paid in full;
provided that Holder shall be entitled, at any time that sums due
pursuant to this Note are outstanding, to convert the then
Outstanding Balance (as defined herein), or part thereof, into
shares of Common Stock at a price of $0.05 per share .
1.
Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to the
words, phrases or terms used in this Note.
(a) The
term “ Common Stock ” shall mean the
Maker’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
(b) The
term “ Conversion Price ” shall mean $0.05 per
share of Common Stock.
(c) The
term “ Effective Date ” shall refer to
December 31, 2008.
(d) The
term “ Holder ” shall mean and include such
owner or holder and all heirs, successors and assigns of any owner
or holder of this Note.
(e) The
term “ Maker ” shall mean and include all
makers, co-makers and other parties signing of this Note and their
successors and assigns, and the use of the plural number shall
include the singular, and vice versa, and the use of any gender
shall include all genders.
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(f) The
term “ Maturity ” shall mean the date on which
this Note shall be due and payable in full, which date shall be
January 4, 2010, unless theretofore converted.
(g) The
term “ Note ” shall refer to this
instrument.
(h) The
term “ Notice of Exercise ” shall mean the
Notice of Exercise substantially in the form of Exhibit A
attached hereto.
(i) The
term “ Oak Harbor ” shall mean Oak Harbor
Investment Properties. LLC.
(j) The
term “ Shares ” shall mean all shares of Common
Stock or other securities issued or issuable pursuant to the Notice
of Exercise.
(k) The
term “ Vey ” shall mean David R. Vey.
2.
Payment Terms. The Maker shall be obligated to make one
payment of all outstanding principal and unpaid interest due
thereon at Maturity, unless converted. Unless otherwise designated
in writing, mailed or delivered to Maker, the place for payment of
the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be the Holder’s
principal address as noted above. Payments received on this Note
shall be applied first to accrued interest, and the balance to
principal.
3. Events
of Default. The following shall constitute an Event of
Default:
(a) In
the event Maker shall fail (i) to pay any sums due hereunder
when due, or (ii) to observe or perform any term, condition,
covenant, representation or warranty set forth herein, when due or
required, or within any period of time permitted thereunder for
cure of any such default or non-performance.
(b) In
the event Maker fails to pay any invoice or other sum which may be
due and payable to Holder, Vey, or Oak Harbor under certain
promissory notes issued in their favor by the Maker, when due or
required, according to the terms thereunder, unless prior written
waiver has been granted to Maker by Holder, Vey, or Oak
Harbor.
(c) In
the event Maker has received notice of default on any financial
obligation of Maker in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00) which remains uncured for a ten (10) day
period.
4.
Acceleration of Maturity. Upon the happening of any Event of
Default, the Outstanding Balance (as defined herein) shall, at the
option of the Holder, become immediately due and
payable.
5.
Security . The obligation of the Maker pursuant to this Note
is secured by a lien and security interest in the collateral of the
Maker as specifically set forth in a Security Agreement of even
date herewith (the “Security Agreement”).
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6.
Limitation on Interest. In no contingency, whether by reason
of acceleration of the Maturity of this Note or otherwise, shall
the interest contracted for, charged or received by Holder exceed
the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. If, from any
circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to
Holder in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable
to Holder shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted under
applicable law; and, if from any circumstance the Holder shall ever
receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in
excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any
excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the
principal of this Note and not to the payment of interest, or if
such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of
the Note such excess shall be refunded to Maker. All interest paid
or agreed to be paid to Holder shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread
throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal
of the Note (including the period of any renewal or extension
thereof) so that interest thereon for such full period shall not
exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law.
7.
Remedies; Nonwaiver. Failure of Holder to exercise any right
or remedy available to Holder upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default hereunder shall not constitute a waiver on the part of
Holder of the right to exercise any such right or remedy for that
Event of Default or any subsequent Event of Default. The exercise
of any remedy by Holder shall not constitute an election of any
such remedy to the exclusion of any other remedies afforded Holder
at law or in equity, all such remedies being nonexclusive and
cumulative. If an Event of Default occurs under this Note and this
Note is referred to an attorney at law for collection, Maker agrees
to pay all costs incurred by Holder incident to collection up to a
limit of 10% of the unpaid principal balance, including but not
limited to reasonable attorney fees, enforceable as a contract of
indemnity, plus all court costs.
8.
Waivers. The Maker (i) waives presentment, protest and
demand, (ii) waives notice of protest, demand, dishonor and
nonpayment of this Note, and (iii) expressly agrees that this
Note may be renewed in whole or in part, or any nonpayment
hereunder may be extended, or a new note of different form may be
substituted for this Note or changes may be made in consideration
of the extension of the Maturity date hereof, or any combination
thereof, from time to time, but, in any singular event or any
combination of such events, Maker will not be released from
liability by reason of the occurrence of any such event, nor shall
Holder hereof be deemed by the occurrence of any such event to have
waived or surrendered, either in whole or in part, any right it
otherwise might have.
9. Option
to Convert Note into Stock.
(a) Holder
shall have the right and option (the “Conversion
Right”) to convert the unpaid principal balance of this Note
or any part thereof, together with all accrued and unpaid interest
(the “Outstanding Balance”), into shares of Common
Stock The number of Shares to be delivered on conversion shall be
equal to the amount of the then Outstanding Balance divided by the
Conversion Price, as adjusted, in compliance with the terms
contained in Section 10 hereof.
(b) Maker
shall use its best efforts to effectuate a registration statement
for all Shares that may be issued under this Note within
120 days of the Effective Date.
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(a) The
Conversion Price shall be protected by the anti-dilution provisions
set forth in this Section 10, provided that such anti-dilution
shall not apply with respect to: (a) Maker’s grant of
restricted stock to employees or directors (whether granted prior
to or after the Effective Date) pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Maker’s 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan;
(b) Maker’s grant of stock options to employees or
directors or the exercise of stock options (whether granted prior
to or after the Effective Date) by current, future, or past
employee’s or directors of the Maker; (c) the issuance
of shares for a consideration greater than the Conversion Price in
effect on the date of, and immediately prior to, such issuance, or
(d) an issuance of shares for which the Holder gives a written
waiver of such adjustment.
(b) Except as
otherwise provided in this Section, in the event that the Maker
shall, at any time after the Effective Date, issue or sell any
shares of Common Stock, including shares held in the Maker’s
treasury and shares issued upon the exercise of any options, rights
or warrants to su
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