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THIS
INSTRUMENT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE
UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND VARIOUS APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR
ASSIGNED OR A SECURITY INTEREST CREATED THEREIN, UNLESS THE
PURCHASER, TRANSFEREE, ASSIGNEE, PLEDGEE OR HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITY
INTEREST COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL SECURITIES
LAWS (I.E., SUCH SECURITIES ARE REGISTERED UNDER SUCH LAWS OR AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE THEREUNDER) AND UNLESS THE
SELLER, TRANSFEROR, ASSIGNOR, PLEDGOR OR GRANTOR OF SUCH SECURITY
INTEREST PROVIDES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
THE COMPANY THAT THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED WOULD NOT BE IN
VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
SECURED
SUBORDINATED PROMISSORY NOTE
| $150,000
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November 5,
2007 |
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Salt Lake City,
Utah |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
Cognigen Networks, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “
Company
”), promises
to pay to BayHill Capital, LLC, a Utah limited liability company
(“ Investor
”), or its
registered assigns, in lawful money of the United States of America
the principal sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000),
or such lesser amount as shall equal the outstanding principal
amount hereof, together with interest from the date of this Note on
the unpaid principal balance at a rate equal to ten percent (10%)
per annum, computed on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed and a year of 365 days. All unpaid principal, together with
any then unpaid and accrued interest and other amounts payable
hereunder, shall be due and payable as follows: (i) on December
4 th
, 2007;
(ii) if the unpaid principal, together with any then unpaid and
accrued interest, has not been paid to Investor on or before
December 4th, 2007, Investor, at its option, shall have the right
to have the full amount of the unpaid principal, together with any
then unpaid and accrued interest and other amounts payable
hereunder, repaid in shares of the Company’s common stock,
based upon a conversion price equal to $0.03 per share; and (iii)
when, upon or after the occurrence of an Event of Default (as
defined below), such amounts are declared due and payable by
Investor or made automatically due and payable in accordance with
the terms hereof.
THE OBLIGATIONS DUE
UNDER THIS NOTE ARE SECURED BY AN AMENDED SECURITY AGREEMENT (THE
“ SECURITY
AGREEMENT ”) DATED AS
OF THE DATE HEREOF AND EXECUTED BY THE COMPANY FOR THE BENEFIT OF
INVESTOR. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF INVESTOR ARE SET FORTH IN THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT.
The following is a
statement of the rights of Investor and the conditions to which
this Note is subject, and to which Investor, by the acceptance of
this Note, agrees:
1.
Definitions
. As
used in this Note, the following capitalized terms have the
following meanings:
(a) “
Company
”
includes the corporation initially executing this Note and any
Person which shall succeed to or assume the obligations of the
Company under this Note.
(b) “
Event of
Default ” has the
meaning given in Section
5 hereof.
(c) “
Investor
”
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.
(d) “
Purchase
Agreement ” has the
meaning given in the introductory paragraph hereof.
(e)
“
Obligations
”
shall mean and include all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and
obligations, howsoever arising, owed by the Company to Investor
pursuant to the terms of this Note or the Purchase Agreement,
including, all interest, fees, charges, expenses, attorneys’
fees and costs and accountants’ fees and costs chargeable to
and payable by the Company hereunder and thereunder.
(f) “
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.
(g) “
Securities
Act ” shall mean
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(h) “
Transaction
Documents ” shall mean
this Note, the Purchase Agreement, and such other documents as may
reasonably be required to carry out the intent of the transactions
contemplated thereunder.
2.
Interest
.
Accrued interest on this Note shall be payable at maturity of the
principal amount hereunder.
3. Prepayment
. This
Note may not be prepaid.
4. Events
of Default . The occurrence of
any of the following shall constitute an “ Event
of Default ”
under this Note and the other Transaction
Documents:
(a)
Failure to
Pay . The Company shall
fail to pay (i) when due any principal or interest payment on the
due date hereunder or (ii) any other payment required under the
terms of this Note or any other Transaction Document on the date
due and such payment shall not have been made within five (5) days
of the Company’s receipt of Investor’s written notice
to the Company of such failure to pay; or
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(b)
Breaches of
Covenants. The Company shall
fail to observe or perform any other covenant, obligation,
condition or agreement contained in this Note or the other
Transaction Documents and (i) such failure shall continue for 15
days after the Company receives notice thereof from Investor, or
(ii) if such failure is not curable within such 15-day period, but
is reasonably capable of cure within 30 days, either (A) such
failure shall continue for 30 days or (B) the Company shall not
have commenced a cure in a manner reasonably satisfactory to
Investor within the initial 15-day period; or
(c)
Representations
and Warranties. Any representation,
warranty, certificate, or other statement (financial or otherwise)
made or furnished by or on behalf of the Company to Investor in
writing in connection with this Note or any of the other
Transaction Documents, or as an inducement to Investor to enter
into this Note and the other Transaction Documents, shall be false,
incorrect, incomplete or misleading in any material respect when
made or furnished; or
(d)
Voluntary
Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceedings. The Company 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 generally as they mature, (iii) make a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iv) be dissolved or
liquidated, (v) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding
seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to
itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law now or hereafter in effect or consent to any such
relief or to the appointment of or taking possession of its
property by any official in an involuntary case or other proceeding
commenced against it, or (vi) take any action for the purpose of
effecting any of the foregoing; or
(e)
Involuntary
Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceedings. Proceedings for the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian of the
Company or of all or a substantial part of the property thereof, or
an involuntary case or other proceedings seeking liquidation,
reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or the
debts thereof under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law
now or hereafter in effect shall be commenced and an order for
relief entered or such proceeding shall not be dismissed or
discharged within 30 days of commencement.
5.
Rights
of Investor upon Default . Upon the
occurrence or existence of any Event of Default (other than an
Event of Default described in Section
4(d) or
4(e)
) and at
any time thereafter during the continuance of such Event of
Default, Investor may, by written notice to the Company, declare
all outstanding Obligations payable by the Company hereunder to be
immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or
any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived, anything contained herein or in the other Transaction
Documents to the contrary notwithstanding. Upon the occurrence or
existence of any Event of Default described in
Section
4(d) or
4(e)
,
immediately and without notice, all outstanding Obligations payable
by the Company hereunder shall automatically become immediately due
and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived,
anything contained herein or in the other Transaction Documents to
the contrary notwithstanding. In addition to the foregoing
remedies, upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default,
Investor may exercise any other right, power or remedy granted to
it by the Transaction Documents or otherwise permitted to it by
law, either by suit in equity or by action at law, or
both.
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6.
Subordination.
This
Note shall be subject to and subordinate to prior liens of the
Company in favor of Silicon Valley Bank (with respect to
obligations arising pursuant to an Amended and Restated Loan and
Security Agreement dated as of April 23, 2007, to be effective
March 26, 2007), VenCore Solutions, Inc., (with respect to
obligations arising pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement dated
October 11, 2006) and the State of Washington (with respect to an
Electronic Partial Payment Agreement dated November 27,
2006).
7.
Successors
and Assigns .
Subject
to the restrictions on transfer described in Sections
9 and
10
below,
the rights and obligations of the Company and Investor shall be
binding upon and benefit the successors, assigns, heirs,
administrators and transferees of the parties.
8.
Waiver
and Amendment .
Any
provision of this Note may be amended, waived or modified upon the
written consent of the Company and Investor.
9. Transfer
of this Note .
This
Note is not transferrable.
10. Assignment
by the Company .
Neither
this Note nor any of the rights, interests or obligations
hereunder may be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, in
whole or in part, by the Company without the prior written consent
of Investor or by Investor without prior written consent of the
Company.
11.
Notices
.
All
notices, requests, demands, consents, instructions or other
communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing
and faxed, mailed or delivered to each party to the respective
addresses or facsimile number of the parties as set forth below, or
at such other address or facsimile number as the recipient of any
notice shall have notified the other in writing. All such notices
and communications will be deemed effectively given the earlier of
(i) when received, (ii) when delivered personally, (iii) one
business day after being delivered by facsimile (with receipt of
appropriate confirmation), (iv) one business day after being
deposited with an overnight courier service of recognized standing
or (v) four days after being deposited in the U.S. mail, first
class with postage prepaid.
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Cognigen Networks,
Inc.
9800
Mount Pyramid Court, Ste 400
Englewood, CO
80112
Attention: Gary L.
Cook
Telephone:
303-256-6915
Facsimile:
206-339-6512 |
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BayHill Capital,
LLC
1559 N.
Technology Way
Orem,
Utah 84097
Attention: Robert
K. Bench
Telephone: (801)
437-9679
Facsimile: (801)
705-9372 |
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Parr Waddoups Brown
Gee & Loveless
185
South State Street, Suite 1300
Salt
Lake City, UT 84111
Attention: Brian
Lloyd
Telephone: (801)
532-7840
Facsimile: (801)
532-7750 |
12. Payment
.
Payment
shall be made in lawful tender of the United States.
13. Default
Rate; Usury .
During
any period in which an Event of Default has occurred and
is
continuing, the Company shall pay interest on the unpaid principal
balance hereof at a rate per annum equal to the rate otherwise
applicable hereunder plus five percentage points (5%). In the event
any interest is paid on this Note which is deemed to be in excess
of the then legal maximum rate, then that portion of the interest
payment representing an amount in excess of the then legal maximum
rate shall be deemed a payment of principal and applied against the
principal of this Note.
14.
Expenses;
Waivers .
If
action is instituted to collect this Note, the Company promises to
pay all costs and expenses, including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred in connection
with such action. The Company hereby waives notice of default,
presentment or demand for payment, protest or notice of nonpayment
or dishonor and all other notices or demands relative to this
instrument.
15.
Governing
Law .
This
Note and all actions arising out of or in connection with this Note
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Colorado, without regard to the conflicts of law
provisions of the State of Colorado or of any other
state.
The Company has caused this Note to be issued as of the date first
written above.
COGNIGEN NETWORKS,
INC. a Colorado
corporation
By:
_______________________________
Name:
____________________________
Title:
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THIRD
AMENDMENT TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Third
Amendment to Security Agreement (as amended, modified or otherwise
supplemented from time to time, this “ Third
Amended
Security Agreement ”), dated as
of November 5, 2007, is executed by Cognigen Networks, Inc., a
Colorado corporation (together with its successors and assigns,
“ Debtor
”), and
BayHill Capital, LLC, a Utah limited liability company
(“ Secured
Party ”).
A.
WHEREAS, Debtor and Secured Party previously entered into: (i) a
Secured Subordinated Promissory Note, dated as of June 15, 2007, in
favor of Secured Party (as amended, modified or otherwise
supplemented from time to time) (the “
First
Note ”), in the
aggregate principal amount of $100,000 and in connection therewith
entered into that certain Security Agreement dated June 15, 2007
(the “ Security
Agreement ”), pursuant
to which Debtor granted to Secured Party a security interest in the
collateral described therein, and (ii) a Secured Subordinated
Promissory Note, dated as of June 28, 2007, in favor of Secured
Party (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to
time) (the “ Second
Note ”), in the
aggregate principal amount of $150,000 and in connection therewith
entered into that certain First Amendment to Security Agreement
dated June 28, 2007 (the “ First
Amendment Security Agreement ”), pursuant
to which Debtor granted to Secured Party a security interest in the
collateral described therein. On October 17, 2007, the First Note
and the Second Note were converted to common stock in accordance
with the applicable provisions of these notes.
B.
WHEREAS, Debtor and Secured Party previously entered into a Secured
Subordinated Promissory Note, dated as of September 26, 2007, in
favor of Secured Party (as amended, modified or otherwise
supplemented from time to time) (the “
Third
Note ”) in the
principal amount of $30,000.
C.
WHEREAS, Debtor and Secured Party has entered into a Secured
Subordinated Promissory Note, dated as of November 5, 2007, in
favor of Secured Party (as amended, modified or otherwise
supplemented from time to time) (the “
Fourth
Note ”) in the
principal amount of $150,000. The aggregate principal amount of the
Third Note and the Fourth Note (The Outstanding Notes) being
$180,000.
D.
WHEREAS, to induce Secured Party to enter into the Fourth Note,
Debtor agrees to amend the Second Amended Security Agreement by
entering into this Third Amended Security Agreement and grant to
Debtor a security interest in the Collateral described
below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the above recitals and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, Debtor hereby agrees with Secured Party as
follows:
1.
Definitions and
Interpretation . When used in this
Third Amended Security Agreement, the following terms have the
following respective meanings:
“ Collateral
”
has the meaning given to that term in Section 2 hereof.
“
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 UCC or
comparable law of any jurisdiction. !
“
Obligations
”
means all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations,
howsoever arising, owed by Debtor to Secured Party, whether direct
or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter arising under or pursuant to the terms of the
Third Note, the Fourth Note, or this Third Amended Security
Agreement, including, all interest, fees, charges, expenses,
attorneys’ fees and costs and accountants’ fees and
costs chargeable to and payable by Debtor hereunder and thereunder,
including without limitation any proceeding under Title 11 of the
United States Code (11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq
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