AMENDMENT TO UNSECURED PROMISSORY
NOTE
DUE NOVEMBER 10,
2009
WHEREAS, the parties to that certain Unsecured
Promissory Note, dated November 10, 2008 (the “ Note
”), in the initial Principal Amount of $150,000.00 are The
Saint James Company, a North Carolina corporation (the “
Company ”) and Pinnacle Resources, Inc., a Wyoming
corporation (the “ Payee ”);
WHEREAS, each of the Company and the Payee
desires to amend the Note to provide for certain conversion and
registration rights;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these
presents, and for such other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree to amend the Note (this “ Amendment
”) by providing for additional Sections 5, 6, and 7, as
follows:
a)
Voluntary Conversion . At any time after the date
of this Amendment and until the Note is no longer outstanding, this
Note (inclusive of principal and all accrued and unpaid interest
thereon) shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of
common stock of the Company (the “ Common Stock
”) at the option of the Payee, at any time and from time to
time (subject to the conversion limitations set forth in Section
5(c) hereof). The Payee shall effect conversions by
delivering to the Company a Notice of Conversion, the form of which
is attached hereto as Annex A (a “ Notice of
Conversion ”), specifying therein the principal amount
and the accrued and unpaid interest thereon of this Note to be
converted and the date on which such conversion shall be effected
(such date, the “ Conversion Date
”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice
of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such
Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. To
effect conversions hereunder, the Payee shall not be required to
surrender this Note to the Company physically unless the entire
principal amount of this Note, plus all accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, has been so converted. Conversions hereunder
shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount
and the unpaid interest thereon of this Note in an amount equal to
the applicable conversion. The Payee and the Company
shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) and the
accrued and unpaid interest thereon so converted and the date of
such conversion(s). The Company may deliver an objection
to any Notice of Conversion within one Business Day of delivery of
such Notice of Conversion. In the event of any dispute
or discrepancy, the records of the Payee shall be controlling and
determinative in the absence of manifest error. The
Payee, and any assignee by acceptance of this Amendment and of the
Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of
this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of the Note, the
unpaid and unconverted principal amount of the Note may be less
than the amount stated on the face thereof.
b)
Conversion Price . The conversion price in effect
on any Conversion Date shall be $0.50, subject to adjustment herein
(the “ Conversion Price ”).
c)
Conversion Limitations . The Company shall not
effect any conversion of the Note, and a Payee shall not have the
right to convert any portion of the Note, to the extent that, after
giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice
of Conversion, the Payee (together with the Payee’s
Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group
together with the Payee or any of the Payee’s Affiliates)
would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the
foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Payee and its Affiliates shall include
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the Note with respect to which such determination is being made,
but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock that are
issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted
principal amount of the Note beneficially owned by the Payee or any
of its Affiliates, and (B) exercise or conversion of the
unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the
Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous
to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Payee
or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the
preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 5(c), beneficial
ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act ”), and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the
limitation contained in this Section 5(c) applies, the
determination of whether the Note is convertible (in relation to
other securities owned by the Payee together with any Affiliates)
and of which principal amount of the Note is convertible shall be
in the sole discretion of the Payee, and the submission of a Notice
of Conversion shall be deemed to be the Payee’s determination
of whether the Note may be converted (in relation to other
securities owned by the Payee together with any Affiliates) and
which principal amount of the Note is convertible, in each case
subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure
compliance with this restriction, the Payee will be deemed to
represent to the Company each time it delivers a Notice of
Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the
restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Company shall have
no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such
determination. In addition, a determination as to any
group status as contemplated above shall be determined in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this
Section 5(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock, the Payee may rely on the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the
following: (A) the Company’s most recent periodic
or annual report, as the case may be; (B) a more recent public
announcement by the Company; or (C) a more recent notice by the
Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the
written or oral request of a Payee, the Company shall within two
days on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business
(each, a “ Trading Day ”) confirm orally and in
writing to the Payee the number of shares of Common Stock then
outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to
the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including
the Note, by the Payee or its Affiliates since the date as of which
such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was
reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership
Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of
the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the
issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Note held by the Payee. The Payee, upon not less than 61
days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease
the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section
5(c). Any such increase or decrease will not be
effective until the 61 st day after such notice is delivered to the
Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be
construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict
conformity with the terms of this Section 5(c) to correct this
paragraph (or any portion hereof) that may be defective or
inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation
herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or
desirable to properly give effect to such
limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph
shall apply to a successor holder of the Note.
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Mechanics of
Conversion .
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i.
Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal
Amount . The number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Note (collectively, the “
Conversion Shares ”) issuable upon a conversion
hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing
(x) the outstanding principal amount of the Note to be converted by
(y) the Conversion Price.
ii.
Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion . Not
later than three Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the
“ Share Delivery Date ”), the Company shall
deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Payee a certificate or
certificates representing the Conversion Shares representing the
number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of
the Note.
iii.
Obligation Absolute . The Company’s
obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon
conversion of the Note in accordance with the terms hereof are
absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction
by the Payee to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with
respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment
against any person or entity (either, a “ Person
”) or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff,
counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach
or alleged breach by the Payee or any other Person of any
obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of
law by the Payee or any other Person, and irrespective of any other
circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the
Company to the Payee in connection with the issuance of such
Conversion Shares; provided , however ,
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