UNSECURED PROMISSORY
NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Saint
James Company, a North Carolina corporation (the “
Company ”), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY, to the order of
Pinnacle Resources, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (the “
Payee ”), the principal sum of Twenty-Five Thousand
and 00/100 Dollars ($25,000.00) (the “ Principal
Amount ”), in lawful money of the United States of
America, together with interest, on the dates and in the manner
provided below.
ARTICLE I
Terms of
Payment
Section
1.1
Principal Payback . The Principal Amount of this
Unsecured Promissory Note (the “ Note ”) shall
be repaid on demand of the Payee (the “ Principal Payment
Date ”). No payments shall be required
hereunder prior to the Principal Payment Date.
Section
1.2
Interest . Interest shall be simple interest and
shall accrue on the outstanding Principal Amount of this Note
during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing
until this Note is paid in full at a rate equal to ten percent
(10%) per annum on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days
elapsed (the “ Interest Rate
”). The Company shall pay the accrued interest
hereunder on the Principal Payment Date.
Section
1.3
Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the Interest Rate
shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum
Rate ”), which may be contracted for, charged, taken, or
received by the Payee in accordance with applicable law, the rate
of interest payable in respect of this Note shall be limited to the
Maximum Rate.
Section
1.4
Prepayment . The Company may, without premium or
penalty, prepay all or any portion of the outstanding principal
amount due under this Note, provided that each such prepayment is
accompanied by accrued but unpaid interest on the amount of
principal prepaid calculated to the date of such
payment.
Section
1.5
Default Rate . If the Company fails to pay any
amount under this Note when due, all amounts of principal and
accrued interest outstanding shall bear simple interest from the
date they were so due until paid in full at a per-annum rate equal
to the lesser of (i) 18.0% or (ii) the Maximum Rate.
ARTICLE II
Events of
Default
Section
2.1
Events of Default . The Company shall be in
default if any of the following events (“ Event of
Default ”) shall occur and be continuing:
(a) the
failure of the Company to pay any principal amount of, or interest
on, this Note when due and payable under Section 1.1 or 1.2
hereof;
(b) the
Company shall (i) commence any case, proceeding, or other
action (A) under any
existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign,
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution, reorganization, or
relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with
respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or
insolvent, or seeking reorganization, dissolution, arrangement,
adjustments, winding-up, or liquidation with respect to it or its
debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian
or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part
of its assets; (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of
its creditors; r (iii) sell all or substantially all of its assets
in one or more transactions; or
(c) there
shall be commenced against the Company any case, proceeding or
other action of a nature referred to in clause (b) above that
results in the entry of an order for relief or any such
adjudication or appointment that remains undismissed, undischarged,
unbonded, or unstayed for a period of ninety (90) days.
Section
2.2
Remedies . Upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, Payee shall be entitled to the following rights and
remedies:
(a) The
whole sum of principal and accrued interest outstanding shall
become immediately due and payable within ten (10) business days
after the Company’s receipt of written notice thereof from
Payee; and
(b) Payee
may exercise any and all other remedies it may have at law or in
equity.
ARTICLE III
Covenants
Section
3.1
Transfer by Payee; Obligations of Payee . The
Payee covenants and agrees that the Payee shall not transfer this
Note or any part of Payee’s right, title and interest in or
to this Note to any third party without the consent of the Company;
provided , however , this Note will inure
to