EXHIBIT 10.2
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT
”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR
ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT
THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION EXISTS
AND THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER OF
SUCH NOTE, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE SATISFACTORY TO THE
COMPANY, THAT SUCH NOTE MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR
TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS.
10% SUBORDINATED PROMISSORY
NOTE
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Wellington, Florida
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___________________, 200_
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The Quantum Group, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the “ Company ”), the principal
office of which is located at 3420 Fairlane Farms Road, Suite C,
Wellington, Florida 33414, for value received hereby promises to
pay to __________________________________, or its registered
assigns (the “ Holder ”), the sum of
$__________________, or such other amount as shall then equal the
outstanding principal amount hereof and all accrued and unpaid
interest, as set forth below, on the earliest to occur of (i)
November _, 2009, (ii) closing of a firmly underwritten public
offering or a private placement of the Company’s securities
subsequent to this offering of the Notes (including, without
limitation, a private offering of the Company’s securities to
be managed by J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C.), resulting in
gross proceeds to the Company of at least $3.0 million (a “
Qualified Offering ”), or (iii) when declared due and
payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined
below) (the “ Maturity Date ”). Payment
for all amounts due hereunder shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, in lawful tender of the United States,
to an account designated in writing by the Holder. This Note is
issued pursuant to that certain Subscription and Registration
Rights Agreement by and among the Company and the Investors
described therein, dated as of the date hereof, as the same may
from time to time be amended, modified or supplemented (the “
Subscription Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used in
this Note that are not defined herein shall have the respective
meanings given such terms in the Subscription Agreement. The
Holder of this Note is subject to certain restrictions set forth in
the Subscription Agreement and shall be entitled to certain rights
and privileges set forth in the Subscription Agreement. This
Note is one of the 10% Subordinated Promissory Notes referred to as
the “Notes” in the Subscription Agreement. In
addition to the Note, the Holder shall also be entitled to receive
certain Equity Consideration, as set forth under the terms of the
Subscription Agreement.
The following is a statement of the
rights of the Holder of this Note and the conditions to which this
Note is subject, and to which the Holder hereof, by the acceptance
of this Note, agrees:
1.
Definitions . As used in this Note, the following terms, unless
the context otherwise requires, have the following
meanings:
(i)
“ Company ” includes
any corporation that, to the extent permitted by this Note or the
Subscription Agreement, shall succeed to or assume the obligations
of the Company under this Note.
(ii)
“ Holder ,” when the
context refers to a holder of this Note, shall mean any person who
shall at the time be the registered holder of this Note.
2.
Interest . Until all outstanding principal and all accrued and
unpaid interest on this Note shall have been paid in full, interest
on the unpaid principal balance of this Note shall accrue from the
date hereof at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum (the “
Initial Interest Rate ”). In the event that the
principal amount of this Note and all accrued and unpaid interest
is not paid in full when such amount becomes due and payable, the
Initial Interest Rate shall increase to twelve percent (12%) per
annum and shall continue to accrue on the outstanding balance until
such outstanding balance is paid.
3.
Events of Default
. If any of the events specified in this
Section 3 shall occur (herein individually referred to as an
“ Event of Default ”), the Company agrees to
give the Holder prompt written notice of such event. The Holder
may, so long as such condition exists or has not been cured
during the applicable cure period (whether or not the Holder has
received notice of such event), declare the entire principal and
unpaid accrued interest hereon immediately due and payable, by
notice in writing to the Company:
(i)
Failure by the Company to make any
payment hereunder when due, which failure has not been cured within
thirty (30) days following such due date; or
(ii)
Any breach by the Company of any material
representation, warranty or covenant in this Note or the
Subscription Agreement which results in a Material Adverse Effect
on the Company business, operations or financial condition;
provided, that, in the event of any such breach, such breach shall
not have been cured by the Company within 30 days after the earlier
to occur of (a) written notice to the Company of such breach, and
(b) the knowledge by the Company of such breach; or
(iii)
The institution by the Company of
proceedings to be adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent, or the
consent by it to institution of bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings against it or the filing by it of a petition or answer
or consent seeking reorganization or release under the federal
Bankruptcy Act, or any other applicable federal or state law, or
the consent by it to the filing of any such petition or the
appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or other
similar official of the Company, or of any substantial part of its
property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in
furtherance of any such action; or
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(iv)
If, within sixty (60) days after the
commencement of an action against the Company seeking any
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or
similar relief under any present or future statute, law or
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