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EXHIBIT
10.21
NOTE PURCHASE AND LINE OF
CREDIT AGREEMENT
This NOTE PURCHASE AND
LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT , dated May 30, 2002, (this “
Agreement ”) is entered into by and among SUNPOWER
CORPORATION a California corporation (“ Company
”), with its principal executive office at 430 Indio Way,
Sunnyvale, California 94086 and CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR
CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (“ Purchaser
”).
RECITALS
A. On the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth herein, the Purchaser is willing to
purchase from Company, and Company is willing to sell to the
Purchaser, from time to time, unsecured senior convertible
promissory notes.
B. On the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth herein, the Purchaser is willing to
provide the Company with capital equipment, provide the Company
with a line of credit, or guarantee the Company’s equipment
lines of credit, up to a maximum of $25,000,000.
C. Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the
form of Note (as defined below) attached hereto as Exhibit A
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AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing, and the representations,
warranties, and conditions set forth below, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. The Notes
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(a) Issuance of Notes
. At each Closing (as defined below), Company agrees to issue and
sell to the Purchaser, and, subject to all of the terms and
conditions hereof, the Purchaser agrees to purchase a Unsecured
Senior Convertible Promissory Note substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto (each a “ Note ”) in
such principal amount as may be determined under Section
1(d).
(b) Delivery . The
sale and purchase of a Note shall take place from time to time at a
closing (each a “ Closing ”), the first closing
to be held on April 1, 2003, and on the first day of each calendar
month thereafter (each a “ Closing Date ”),
until the earlier of either (1) the Warrant Expiration Date (as
defined in the Warrant to Purchase Series Two Preferred Stock
issued to Purchaser (the “ Series Two Warrant ”)
or (2) the date that the Series Two Warrant is exercised. Except as
set forth in (c) below, Purchaser shall have no obligation to
purchase any additional Notes after the Warrant Expiration
Date.
(c) Additional Notes .
If Purchaser does not exercise the Series Two Warrant by the
Warrant Expiration Date, Purchaser agrees to purchase additional
Notes, at the monthly rate of one Note per
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month until the total principal amount
of Notes purchased under this subsection (c) equals the difference
between $2,000,000 and the amount of cash on hand at the Company on
the Warrant Expiration Date. At each Closing, the Company shall
deliver to the Purchaser the Note to be purchased, and the
Purchaser shall deliver to the Company such principal amount (the
“ Purchase Price ”). The Note will be registered
in the Purchaser’s name in the Company’s
records.
(d) Note
Principal . The principal amount of each Note shall be four
hundred thousand dollars ($400,000); however, in the event that the
Purchaser does not exercise the Series Two Warrant, the principal
amount of the last Note to be purchased may be less than
$400,000.
(e) Use of Proceeds .
The proceeds of the sale and issuance of the Note shall be used for
general corporate purposes.
(f) Payments . The
Company will make all cash payments due under the Note in
immediately available funds in the manner and at the address of the
Purchaser or at such other address as the Purchaser may from time
to time direct in writing.
2. Line of
Credit .
(a) Prior to the Warrant
Expiration Date, Purchaser may, in its sole discretion, to the
extent requested by the Company, (i) provide the Company with
capital equipment for the Company’s planned manufacturing
facility, (ii) provide the Company with a line of credit, on
commercially reasonable terms, to purchase such capital equipment,
or (iii) guarantee a line of credit for the Company, or (iv) any
combination thereof, up to a maximum of $25,000,000. If Purchaser
exercises the Series Two Warrant, Purchaser shall, to the extent
requested by the Company, (i) provide the Company with such capital
equipment, (ii) provide the Company with a line of credit, on
commercially reasonable terms, to purchase such capital equipment,
or (iii) guarantee the Company’s equipment line of credit to
the extent needed to build a manufacturing facility, up to a
maximum of $25,000,000. To the extent that Purchaser obtains such
capital equipment for the Company other than by guaranteeing a line
of credit or providing a line of credit to the Company, then
Purchaser shall be treated for purposes of the warrant calculation
set forth in subsection 2(b) and 2(c) below as though Purchaser had
guaranteed or provided an equipment line of credit to the Company
in an amount equal to the budgeted cost of such equipment in the
Company’s capital equipment budget. If Purchaser provides the
equipment, Purchaser will either lease such equipment to the
Company based on the fair market value of the equipment at the time
of the lease, or sell the equipment to the Company for such fair
market value in cash.
(b)If, and to the extent
that, Purchaser provides a line of credit or guarantees the
Company’s equipment line of credit prior to the date two
months after the Company first manufactures cells on four inch
wafers that (a) meet the IEEE 1262 Photovoltaic Module Reliability
Qualification and (b) demonstrate cell efficiency of at least 19%,
each as certified by an independent certified testing laboratory
(the “Four-Inch Wafer Qualification”), the Company
shall issue Purchaser a warrant to purchase Company common stock
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (each a
“Warrant”). In the case of a Warrant issued pursuant to
this subsection 2(b), the number of shares into which such Warrant
shall be exercisable shall be equal to ten percent (10%) of the
amount guaranteed by Purchaser divided by $0.70, and the per share
exercise price of the Warrant shall be $0.07.
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(c) If, and to the extent
that, Purchaser provides a line of credit or guarantees the
Company’s equipment line of credit on or after the date two
months after the Company meets the Four-Inch Wafer Qualification,
the Company shall issue Purchaser a Warrant. In the case of a
Warrant issued pursuant to this subsection 2(c), the number of
shares into which such Warrant shall be exercisable shall be equal
to ten percent (10%) of the amount guaranteed by Purchaser divided
by $1.00, and the per share exercise price of the Warrant shall be
$0.10.
3. Representations and
Warranties of Company . Company incorporates by reference
all of the representations and warranties of the Company contained
in the Series One Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement of even date
herewith (the “Purchase Agreement”) and the Schedule of
Exceptions attached as Exhibit F to the Purchase Agreement, and
represents and warrants the same to the Purchaser as of the date
hereof. All references therein to the “Agreement” shall
be interpreted as referencing this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
4. Representations and
Warranties of Purchaser . The Purchaser represents and
warrants to Company upon the acquisition of the Note as
follows:
(a) Binding Obligation
. The Purchaser has full legal capacity, power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder. Each of this Agreement and the Note issued to the
Purchaser is a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application
relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and general principles of equity.
(b) Securities Law
Compliance . The Purchaser is an “accredited
investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), as presently in effect. The Purchaser acknowledges the
Note has not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state
securities laws and, therefore, cannot be resold unless it is
registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws or unless an exemption from such registration requirements is
available. The Purchaser is aware that Company is under no
obligation to effect any such registration with respect to the Note
or to file for or comply with any exemption from registration. The
Purchaser is purchasing the Note for its own account for
investment, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or
for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof. The
Purchaser has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that the Purchaser is capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of such investment, is able to incur a complete
loss of such investment and is able to bear the economic risk of
such investment for an indefinite period of time.
(c) Access to
Information . The Purchaser acknowledges that Company has given
the Purchaser access to the corporate records and accounts of
Company and to all information in its possession relating to
Company, has made its officers and representatives available for
interview by the Purchaser, and has furnished the Purchaser with
all documents and other information required for the Purchaser to
make an informed decision with respect to entering into this
Agreement and committing to purchase the Notes.
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5. Conditions to
Purchase of Notes . Purchaser’s obligation to
purchase Notes at each Closing under this Agreement is subject to
the satisfaction of all of the following conditions, any of which
may be waived in whole or in part by Purchaser:
(a) Representations and
Warranties . The representations and warranties made by the
Company in Section 3 hereof, shall have been true and correct when
made. Purchaser shall have received a certificate to such effect
signed on behalf of the Company by the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
(b) Governmental Approvals
and Filings . Except for any notices required or permitted to
be filed after each Closing Date with certain federal and state
securities commissions, Company shall have obtained all
governmental approvals required in connection with the lawful sale
and issuance of each Note.
(c) Legal Requirements
. As of the date of disbursement of the proceeds pursuant to each
Note, the sale and issuance by Company, and the purchase by the
Purchaser, of the Note shall be legally permitted by all laws and
regulations to which the Purchaser or Company are
subject.
(d) Note . The Note
being purchased at such Closing, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A , shall have been duly executed and delivered by
the Company.
(e) No Material Adverse
Change . Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have
been any circumstance, event or occurrence that, individually or in
the aggregate, has resulted in a material adverse change to the
Company’s business, assets (including intangible assets),
condition (including financial condition) or results of operation,
except to the extent that such change results from changes in
general economic conditions that do not disproportionately affect
the Company. Purchaser shall have received a certificate to such
effect signed on behalf of the Company by the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
6.
Miscellaneous .
(a) Waivers and
Amendments . Any provision of this Agreement may be amended,
waived or modified only upon the written consent of Company and the
Purchaser.
(b) Governing Law .
This Agreement and all actions arising out of or in connection with
this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of California, without regard to the
conflicts of law provisions of the State of California or of any
other state.
(c) Survival. The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made herein
shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Note and the purchase or transfer by the Purchaser of the
Note.
(d) Successors and
Assigns . Subject to the restrictions on transfer described in
Section (e) below, the rights and obligations of Company and the
Purchaser of the Note shall be binding upon and benefit the
successors, assigns, heirs, administrators and transferees of the
parties.
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(e) Registration, Transfer
and Replacement of the Note . The Note issuable under this
Agreement shall be a registered note. Company will keep, at its
principal executive office, books for the registration and
registration of transfer of the Note. Prior to presentation of the
Note or any other Note issued in exchange thereof for registration
of transfer, Company shall treat the Person in whose name such Note
is registered as the owner and holder of such Note for all purposes
whatsoever, whether or not such Note shall be overdue, and the
Company shall not be affected by notice to the contrary. Subject to
any restrictions on or conditions to transfer set forth in the Note
or any other Note issued in exchange thereof, the holder of such
Note, at its option, may in person or by duly authorized attorney
surrender the same for exchange at Company’s chief executive
office, and promptly thereafter and at Company’s expense,
except as provided below, receive in exchange therefor a new Note,
in the principal requested by such holder, dated the date to which
interest shall have been paid on the Note so surrendered or, if no
interest shall have yet been so paid, dated the date of the Note so
surrendered and registered in the name of such Person or Persons as
shall have been designated in writing by such holder or its
attorney for the same aggregate principal amount as the then unpaid
principal amount of the Note so surrendered. Upon receipt by
Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership
of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the Note or
any other Note and issued in exchange thereof (a) in the case of
loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to
it; or (b) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender thereof, the
Company, at its expense, will execute and deliver in lieu thereof a
new Note executed in the same manner as the Note being replaced, in
the same principal amount as the unpaid principal amount of such
Note and dated the date to which interest shall have been paid on
such Note or, if no interest shall have yet been so paid, dated the
date of such Note.
(f) Entire Agreement .
This Agreement together with the Note constitute the full and
entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard
to the subjects hereof and thereof.
(g) Notices . Any
notice, request or other communication required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given if personally delivered or mailed by registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, or by recognized overnight courier or
personal delivery, addressed (i) if to the Purchaser, at the
Purchaser’s address or at such other address as the Purchaser
shall have furnished to the Company in writing, or (ii) if to any
other holder of a Note, to such holder at such address as furnished
to the Company in writing or (iii) if to Company, at its address
set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, or at such other
address as Company shall have furnished to the Purchaser in
writing.
(h) Expenses . Company
shall pay on demand all reasonable fees and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by
Purchaser or any other Holder of a Note with respect to any
amendments or waivers hereof requested by Company or in the
enforcement or attempted enforcement of any of the obligations of
Company to such Person under the Notes or in preserving any of such
Person’s rights and remedies with respect to the Notes
(including, without limitation, all such fees and expenses incurred
in connection with any “workout” or restructuring
affecting the Notes or any bankruptcy or similar proceeding
involving Company or any of its subsidiaries).
(i) Severability of this
Agreement . Company’s agreement with the Purchaser is a
separate agreement and the sale of the Note to the Purchaser is a
separate sale. If any provision of this Agreement shall be
judicially determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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(j) Counterparts .
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall be
deemed to constitute one instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have caused this Note Purchase and Line of Credit Agreement
to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly
authorized officers as of the date and year first written
above.
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COMPANY:
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a California corporation
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/s/ Richard Swanson
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Richard
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President |
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PURCHASER:
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CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR
CORPORATION
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/s/ Emmanuel Hernandez
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Emmanuel
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Vice
President & Chief Financial Officer |
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3901 N. First Street
San Jose, CA 95134
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943-2747 |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
NOTE
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EXHIBIT A TO EXHIBIT
10.21
THIS NOTE AND THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE,
PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT OR AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
SUNPOWER
CORPORATION
UNSECURED SENIOR
CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SUNPOWER
CORPORATION, a California corporation (“Company”)
promises to pay to Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware
corporation. (“Holder”), or its registered assigns, the
principal sum of
Dollars ($
), or such lesser amount as shall equal the outstanding principal
amount hereof, together with simple interest from the date of this
Note on the unpaid principal balance at a rate equal to
percent (
%) per
annum, which is equal to the short-term Applicable Federal Rate as
of the date of this Note, computed on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days. All unpaid
principal, together with any then accrued interest and other
amounts payable hereunder, shall be due and payable on
Holder’s written demand which may be made on or after
[fill in either (1) the actual date one year from the Warrant
Expiration Date (if known at date of Note) or (2) “the date
one year from the Warrant Expiration Date as defined in the Warrant
to Purchase Series Two Preferred Stock issued by the Company to
Holder”] , unless this Note is converted into shares of
the Company’s capital stock pursuant to Section 8
hereof.
The following is a statement
of the rights of Holder and the conditions to which this Note is
subject, and to which Holder, by the acceptance of this Note,
agrees:
1. Definitions
. As used in this Note, the following capitalized terms have the
following meanings:
(a) “Affiliate
,” with respect to any Person, means (i) any director,
officer or employee of such Person, (ii) any Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such Person, and (iii) any Person beneficially
owning or holding 5% or more of any class of voting securities of
such Person or any corporation of which such Person beneficially
owns or holds, in the aggregate, 5% or more of any class of voting
securities. The term “control” means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise. The term “Affiliate,” when used herein
without reference to any Person, shall mean an Affiliate of
Company.
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(b) “Equity
Securities ” of any Person shall mean (a) all common
stock, preferred stock, participations, shares, partnership
interests or other equity interests in and of such Person
(regardless of how designated and whether or not voting or
non-voting) and (b) all warrants, options and other rights to
acquire any of the foregoing.
(c) “Event of
Default ” has the meaning given in Section 5
hereof.
(d) “GAAP
” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in
effect in the United States of America from time to
time.
(e) “Holder
” shall mean the Person specified in the introductory
paragraph of this Note or any Person who shall at the time be the
registered holder of this Note.
(f)
“Indebtedness ” shall mean and include the
aggregate amount of, without duplication (i) all obligations for
borrowed money, (ii) all obligations evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all
obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or
services (other than accounts payable incurred in the ordinary
course of business determined in accordance with GAAP), (iv) all
obligations with respect to capital leases, (v) all obligations
created or arising under any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such
Person, (vi) all reimbursement and other payment obligations,
contingent or otherwise, in respect of letters of credit and
similar surety instruments; and (vii) all guaranty obligations with
respect to the types of Indebtedness listed in clauses (i) through
(vi) above.
(g) “Lien
” shall mean, with respect to any property, any security
interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, claim, charge or other
encumbrance in, of, or on such property or the income therefrom,
including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor
under a conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title
retention agreement, or any agreement to provide any of the
foregoing, and the filing of any financing statement or similar
instrument under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of
any jurisdiction.
(h) “Note Purchase
Agreement ” shall mean the Note Purchase and Line of
Credit Agreement between the Company and the Holder dated April
,
2002.
(i) “Obligations
” shall mean and include all loans, advances, debts,
liabilities and obligations, howsoever arising, owed by Company to
Holder of every kind and description (whether or not evidenced by
any note or instrument and whether or not for the payment of
money), now existing or hereafter arising under or pursuant to the
terms of this Note and the Note Purchase Agreement, including, all
interest, fees, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and costs
and accountants’ fees and costs chargeable to and payable by
Company hereunder and thereunder, in each case, whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, and whether
or not arising after the commencement of a proceeding under Title
11 of the United States Code (11 U. S. C. Section 101 et
seq .), as amended from time to time (including
post-petition interest) and whether or not allowed or allowable as
a claim in any such proceeding.
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(j) “Person
” shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, a
corporation (including a business trust), a joint stock company, a
limited liability company, an unincorporated association, a joint
venture or other entity or a governmental authority.
(k) “Senior
Indebtedness ” shall mean, upon the consent of the
Holder, the principal of (and premium, if any), unpaid interest on
and amounts reimbursable, fees, expenses, costs of enforcement and
other amounts due in connection with, (i) indebtedness of Company
to banks, commercial finance lenders, insurance companies, leasing
or equipment financing institutions or other lending institutions
regularly engaged in the business of lending money (excluding
venture capital, investment banking or similar institutions which
sometimes engage in lending activities but which are primarily
engaged in investments in Equity Securities), which is for money
borrowed, or purchase or leasing of equipment in the case of lease
or other equipment financing, whether or not secured, and (ii) any
such indebtedness or any debentures, notes or other evidence of
indebtedness issued in exchange for such Senior Indebtedness, or
any indebtedness arising from the satisfaction of such Senior
Indebtedness by a guarantor.
(l) “Subsidiary
” shall mean (a) any corporation of which more than 50% of
the issued and outstanding Equity Securities having ordinary voting
power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such
corporation is at the time directly or indirectly owned or
controlled by Company, (b) any partnership, joint venture, or other
association of which more than 50% of the equity interest having
the power to vote, direct or control the management of such
partnership, joint venture or other association is at the time
directly or indirectly owned and controlled by Company, (c) any
other entity included in the financial statements of Company on a
consolidated basis.
2. Interest .
Interest shall accrue on this Note until the outstanding principal
amount hereof shall be paid in full or until the outstanding
principal amount and accrued interest therefrom are converted per
Section 8.
3. Prepayment .
Upon ten (10) days prior written notice to Holder, Company may
prepay this Note in whole or in part; provided that the Holder
within that ten (10) day period may exercise its conversion right
as described in Section 8. Should the Holder fully convert the
unpaid principal amount and all accrued interest, then this Note
will be satisfied in full. Should the Holder exercise its
conversion right only on a portion of the unpaid principal amount
or accrued interest therefrom, then the Company may still exercise
its right to prepay this Note to the extent of the remaining
balance. The Holder shall notify the Company in writing of its
intent to convert within the 10 day period.
4.
Acceleration
(a) Acquisition . If
an acquisition of the Company by means of an acquisition of all or
substantially all of its assets, a merger, or other form of
corporate reorganization in which the shareholders of the Company
do not own a majority of the outstanding shares of the surviving
corporation by virtue of their shares in the Company (an
“Acquisition”), occurs, then the entire outstanding
principal balance and any and all accrued interest hereunder shall
become immediately due and payable.
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(b) Event of Default .
If an Event of Default occurs, upon the election of the Holder, the
entire outstanding principal balance and any and all accrued
interest hereunder shall become immediately due and
payable.
(c) Financing . If the
Company gives notice to the Holder that an initial sale of capital
stock of the Company to other than the Holder in an integrated
transaction (a “Financing”) has occurred or that the
Company has received a signed term sheet for a Financing, then
unless converted into shares of the Company’s capital stock
pursuant to Section 8, the lesser of: (1) the entire outstanding
principal balance plus any and all accrued interest of this Note
and all other Notes issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement,
or (2) an amount of principal and accrued interest of all Notes
issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement equal to one-half of
the total amount raised by the Company in the Financing, shall
become immediately due and payable. In the event of (2) above, then
the same percentage of each Note issued pursuant to the Note
Purchase Agreement shall become due and payable.
5. Events of
Default . The occurrence of any of the following shall
constitute an “Event of Default” under this
Note:
(a) Failure to Pay .
Company shall fail to pay when due any principal or interest
payment on the due date hereunder and such payment shall not have
been made within five (5) days of Company’s receipt of
Holder’s written notice to Company of such failure to
pay;
(b) Voluntary Bankruptcy
or Insolvency Proceedings . Company or any of its
Subsidiaries shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a
receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian of itself or of all or a
substantial part of its property, (ii) be unable, or admit in
writing its inability, to pay its debts ge
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