Exhibit
4.1
SECURED PROMISSORY
NOTE
$500,000.00 Boca Raton, Florida
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ACXESS INC., a Florida
corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby agrees to pay to
INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the “Holder”),
at 911 Ranch Road 620 North, Suite 204, Austin, Texas, 78734, or at
such other place as the Holder may designate in writing from time
to time, the principal sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($500,000.00), together with interest on the principal
balance of this obligation from time to time remaining unpaid, at
the rate and at the times provided in this Note. All
payments required by this Note must be by legal tender of the
United States of America.
1.
Interest . The outstanding principal amount of
this Note shall bear interest beginning on the date of this Note at
a rate equal to eight percent (8%) per annum, calculated on the
basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed
through the actual payment date. Interest shall accrue
and be paid at maturity with the principal
balance. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, from
and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default pursuant to Section 5 below, this Note shall bear interest
on the due and unpaid principal amount at the rate (the
“Default Rate”) equal to the lower of sixteen percent
(16%) per annum or, if lower, the highest rate permitted by
law
2.
Security . This Note is secured by certain assets
of Borrower pursuant to a Security Agreement of even date herewith
between Borrower and Holder.
3.
Method of Repayment . The total amount of this
Note shall be paid in one payment three (3) years from the date of
this Note (the “Maturity Date”).
4.
Prepayments . This Note may be prepaid at
Borrower’s option without the consent of the Holder, either
in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time without
premium or penalty. Should Borrower prepay any portion
of the principal amount of this Note, Borrower shall be entitled to
a proportionate reduction in principal of up to Three Hundred and
Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($350,000.00), as reflected on
the Discount Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit
A. Interest shall only accrue on the remaining
discounted principal in the event of any prepayment.
5.
Events of Default . For purposes of this Note, an
“Event of Default” is: (i) a failure to pay
any portion of the principal amount or interest on this Note when
due, (ii) admission by the Borrower of its inability to pay its
debts generally as they become due or otherwise acknowledges its
insolvency; (iii) the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by the
Borrower or the execution by the Borrower of a general assignment
for the benefit of creditors; (iv) the filing against the Borrower
of a petition in bankruptcy or a petition for relief under the
provisions of the federal bankruptcy code or another state or
federal law for the relief of debtors and the continuation of such
petition without dismissal for a period of ninety (90) days or
more, (v) the Borrower’s ceasing to carry on business, (vi)
the sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Borrower or a merger, acquisition,
consolidation or similar transaction which results in the
Borrower’s stockholders immediately prior to such transaction
holding less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the
surviving, continuing or purchasing entity; or (vii) a breach by
Borrower of any covenant, condition, or obligation contained in the
Stock Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between Borrower and
Holder or the Licensing Agreement of even date herewith between
Borrower and Holder. If an Event of Default occurs, the
Holder may declare all of the outstanding principal amount of this
Note, including any interest due thereon, to be due and payable
immediately. The Borrower shall pay interest on such
amount in cash at the Default Rate to the Holder if such amount is
not paid within two (2) days of Holder’s
request. The remedies under this Note shall be
cumulative.
6.
Waivers . No delay on the part of the Holder in
exercising any right or remedy hereunder s