THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IT MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND
SUCH LAWS OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT
TO, SUCH REGISTRATION AND, IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY, UPON
DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT
SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IS
ALSO SUBJECT TO CERTAIN TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THAT
CERTAIN NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF AUGUST 13, 2008,
BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER.
US DATAWORKS,
INC.
REFINANCING SECURED
NOTE
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Issuance Date:
August 13, 2008
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Original Principal Amount: U.S.
$_________
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED , US DATAWORKS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the
“ Company ”) hereby promises to pay to
__________ or registered assigns (“ Holder
”) the amount set out above as the Original Principal Amount
(the “ Principal ”) when due, whether
upon the Maturity Date (as defined below) and to pay interest
(“ Interest ”) on any outstanding
Principal at the applicable Interest Rate, from the date set out
above as the Issuance Date (the “ Issuance
Date ”) until the same becomes due and payable,
whether upon an Interest Date (as defined below), the Maturity
Date, pursuant to Section (3)(c) or otherwise. This Refinancing
Secured Note (including all Refinancing Secured Notes issued in
exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “
Note ”) is one of an issue of Refinancing
Secured Notes issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement dated
August 13, 2008 (collectively, the “ Notes
”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in
Section 20.
1. MATURITY . On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to
the Holder an amount in cash representing all outstanding
Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest. The “
Maturity Date ” shall be August 13,
2009, as may be extended at the option of the Holder in the event
that, and for so long as, an Event of Default (as defined in
Section 3(a)) shall have occurred and be continuing on the
Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1)
or any event shall have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity
Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) that with
the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an
Event of Default. The Company may prepay any portion of the
outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest, without
penalty.
2. INTEREST; INTEREST RATE . Interest on this Note shall commence accruing
on the Issuance Date and shall be computed on the basis of a
360-day year comprised of twelve (12) thirty (30) day months and
shall be payable in arrears monthly on October 15, November
15, December 15, January 15, February 15, March 15, April 15,
May 15, June 15, July 15, August 15 and September 15 of each
year (each, an “ Interest Date ”) with
the first Interest Date being September 15, 2008. Interest
shall be payable on each Interest Date, to the record holder of
this Note on the applicable Interest Date, in cash.
3.
RIGHTS UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT
.
(a)
Event of Default . Each of the
following events shall constitute an “ Event of
Default ”:
(i)
the
Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of
Principal, , Interest, or other amounts when and as due under this
Note or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Note
Purchase Agreement) or any other agreement, document, certificate
or other instrument delivered in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby to which the Holder is a
party;
(ii)
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the
meaning of Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar Federal,
foreign or state law for the relief of debtors (collectively,
“ Bankruptcy Law ”), (A) commences a
voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief
against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment
of a receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official (a
“ Custodian ”), (D) makes a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (E) admits in
writing that it is generally unable to pay its debts as they become
due; or
(iii)
a
court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any
Bankruptcy Law that (A) is for relief against the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries in an involuntary case, (B) appoints a Custodian
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) orders the
liquidation of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(b)
In
the event an Event of Default occurs under Section 3(a)(i), the
Interest shall be increased to eighteen percent (18.0%) per annum.
In the event that such Event of Default is subsequently cured, the
adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be
effective as of the date of such cure; provided that the Interest
as calculated and unpaid at such increased rate during the
continuance of such Event of Default shall continue to apply to the
extent relating to the days after the occurrence of such Event of
Default through and including the date of cure of such Event of
Default.
(c)
In
the event an Event of Default occurs under Sections 3(a)(ii) and
3(a)(iii), the Company shall within four (4) Business Days deliver
written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier ( an
“ Event of Default Notice ”) to the
Holder. At any time after the earlier of the Holder’s receipt
of an Event of Default Notice and the Holder becoming aware of an
Event of Default, the Required Holders may require the Company to
redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice
thereof (the “ Event of Default Redemption
Notice ”) to the Company, which Event of Default
Redemption Notice shall indicate the outstanding principal and
accrued Interest (including any increased interest pursuant to
Section 3(b)above) (the “ Redemption Amount
”) of this Note the Required Holders are electing to require
the Company to redeem. Each portion of this Note subject to
redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 3(c) shall be
redeemed by the Company at the Redemption Amount. To the extent
redemptions required by this Section 3(c) are deemed or determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of the Note
by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary
prepayments. The parties hereto agree that in the event of the
Company’s redemption of any portion of the Note under this
Section 3(c), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and
difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to
predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the
availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for
the Holder.
4.
NONCIRCUMVENTION . The Company
hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment
of its Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme
of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any
other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or
performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times
in good faith carry out all of the provisions of this Note and take
all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder
of this Note.
5.
SECURITY . This Note is
secured to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Security
Agreement and Collateral Agency Agreement (as defined in the Note
Purchase Agreement).
6.
VOTING RIGHTS . The Holder
shall have no voting rights as the holder of this Note, except as
required by law, including but not limited to the General
Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, and as expressly provided
in this Note.
7.
COVENANTS .
(a)
Rank . All payments
due under this Note shall rank senior to all Permitted Indebtedness
of the Company and its Subsidiaries under clause (ii) of the
definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” in Section
20(h).
(b)
Indebtedness . So long as
this Note is outstanding, the Company shall not, and the Company
shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, incur or guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, other than (i) the Indebtedness evidenced by this
Note and (ii) Permitted Indebtedness.
(c)
Existence of Liens
.
So long as this Note is outstanding, the Company shall not, and the
Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, allow or suffer to exist any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any
property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “
Liens ”) other than Permitted
Liens.
(d)
Transactions with Affiliates
.
The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, any transaction or
series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the
purchase, sale, lease, transfer or exchange of property or assets
of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any
Affiliate, except in the ordinary course of business in a manner
and to an extent consistent with past practice and necessary or
desirable for the prudent operation of its business, for fair
consideration and on terms no less favorable to it or its
Subsidiaries than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s
length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate
thereof.
(e)
Change in Nature of Business
.
The Company shall not make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to
make, any change in the nature of its business as described in the
Company’s most recent annual report filed on Form 10-KSB with
the SEC. The Company shall not modify its corporate structure or
purpose.
(f)
Preservation of Existence,
Etc. The Company
shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and
become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or
remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in
which the transaction of its business makes such qualification
necessary.
(g)
Maintenance of Properties,
Etc. The Company
shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
maintain and preserve, all of its properties which are necessary or
useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order
and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and comply, and
cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, at all times with the
provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under
which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture
thereof or thereunder.
(h)
Maintenance of Insurance
.
The Company shall maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance
companies or associations (including, without limitation,
comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent and business
interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including
all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such
amounts and covering such risks as is required by any governmental
authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried
generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies
in similar businesses similarly situated and in any event in
amount, adequacy and scope reasonably satisfactory to the
Collateral Agent. All policies covering the Collateral are to be
made payable to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Holders, as its interests may appear, in case of loss, under a
standard non-contributory “lender” or “secured
party” clause and are to contain such other provisions as the
Collateral Agent may require to fully protect the Holders’
interest in the Collateral and to any payments to be made under
such policies. All certificates of insurance are to be delivered to
the Collateral Agent and the policies are to be premium prepaid,
with the loss payable and additional insured endorsement in favor
of the Collateral Agent and such other Persons as the Collateral
Agent may designate from time to time, and shall provide for not
less than 30 days’ prior written notice to the Collateral
Agent of the exercise of any right of cancellation. If the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries fails to maintain such insurance, the
Collateral Agent may arrange for such insurance, but at the
Company’s expense and without any responsibility on the
Collateral Agent’s part for obtaining the insurance, the
solvency of the insurance companies, the adequacy of the coverage,
or the collection of claims. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall have
the sole right, in the name of the Holders, the Company and its
Subsidiaries, to file claims under any insurance policies, to
receive, receipt and give acquittance for any payments that may be
payable thereunder, and to execute any and all endorsements,
receipts, releases, assignments, reassignments or other documents
that may be necessary to effect the collection, compromise or
settlement of any claims under any such insurance
policies.
(i)
Change in Collateral; Collateral
Records . The Company
shall (i) give the Collateral Agent not less than 30 days’
prior written notice of any change in the location of any
Collateral (as defined in the Security Documents), (ii) advise the
Collateral Agent promptly, in sufficient detail, of any material
adverse change relating to the type, quantity or quality of the
Collateral or the Lien granted thereon and (i