THIS SECURED
NOTE AND THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH IT IS CONVERTIBLE (COLLECTIVELY,
THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED
FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM,
THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
VORTEX RESOURCES
CORP.
Convertible
Note
September ___,
2008
This Secured Note (the “ Note
”) is issued on September __, 2008 (the “
Closing Date ”) by Vortex Resources Corp. a
Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), to
Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment Fund, Luxembourg (together
with its permitted successors and assigns, the “
Holder ”) pursuant to exemptions from registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ARTICLE
I.
Section 1.01
Principal and
Interest . For value received, the Company hereby promises
to pay to the order of the Holder on September ____, 2010 in
lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately
available funds the principal sum of One Million Six Hundred
Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$1,600,000)
together with interest on the unpaid principal of this Note at the
rate of eight and one half percent (8.5%) per annum compounded
monthly from the date hereof until paid. Interest shall be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual days elapsed and the
Holder shall deduct two (2) interest payments at each Closing (as
defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement). The Holder shall in
no event be entitled to convert this Note for a number of shares of
Common Stock in excess of that number of shares of Common Stock
which, upon giving effect to such conversion, would cause the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
the Holder and its affiliates to exceed 9.99% of the outstanding
shares of the Common Stock following such conversion.
Section 1.02
Optional
Conversion . The Holder is entitled, at its option, to
convert, and sell on the same day or at any subsequent time, at any
time and from time to time, until payment in full of this Note, all
or any part of the principal amount of the Note, plus accrued
interest, into shares (the “ Conversion Shares
”) of the Company’s common stock, par value US $.001
per share (“ Common Stock ”), at the price
per share equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the average
Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of the
Company’s Common Stock, as quoted by Bloomberg, LP, for the
ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the Conversion
Date (as defined herein) (the “ Conversion Price
”) but in no event at a price below $2.00 per share. As used
herein, “ Principal Market ” shall mean The
National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.’s
Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board, Nasdaq Capital Market, or American
Stock Exchange. No fraction of shares or scrip representing
fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of
shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. To
convert this Note, the Holder hereof shall deliver written notice
thereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit “A”
to this Note, with appropriate insertions (the “
Conversion Notice ”), to the Company at its address as
set forth herein. The date upon which the conversion shall be
effective (the “ Conversion Date ”) shall be
deemed to be the date set forth in the Conversion Notice. Within
three (3) days of receipt of a Conversion Notice from the Holder,
the Company may redeem any conversion for cash in lieu of issuing
the Conversion Shares at using the Redemption Amount.
Section 1.03
Reservation of Common
Stock . The Company shall reserve and keep available out
of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for
the purpose of effecting the conversion of this Note, such number
of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient
to effect such conversion, based upon the Conversion Price. If at
any time the Company does not have a sufficient number of
Conversion Shares authorized and available, then the Company within
ten (10) business days for the sole purpose of increasing the
number of shares authorized shall either (i) obtain sufficient
written consents from the Company’s shareholders and file an
Information Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) or (ii) file a preliminary proxy statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission within ten (10)
business day after such occurrence and shall call and hold a
special meeting of its stockholders as soon as practicable after
such occurrence for the sole purpose of increasing the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Holders hereby acknowledge that the Company currently does not
have sufficient shares of its Common Stock authorized as shall be
necessary to effect the issuance of the Conversion Shares, but has
obtained the written consent of a sufficient number of votes of its
shareholders to authorize such increase and has filed an
Information Statement with the SEC reflecting such
approval.
Section 1.04
Issuance of Common Stock
upon Conversion . The Company shall promptly, but no later than
five (5) days following the Company’s receipt of a Conversion
Notice, cause the delivery of the full amount of the Common Stock
due to be issued to Holder at that time. In the event that the
shares of Common Stock are not delivered within ten (10) days of
the Company’s receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company
shall pay the Holder a cash amount within three (3) business days,
after the end of the month in which such shares were due, equal to
two percent (2%) of the liquidated value of the Notes then
outstanding, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. The
Company acknowledges that such a failure to deliver the shares due
pursuant to a Conversion Notice is likely to cause material
financial hardship to Holder and shall constitute and Event of
Default hereunder.
Section 1.05
Mandatory and Optional
Redemption. The
Company shall redeem this Note starting on the fourth month
following issuance in 20 equal installments of $56,000 of the then
outstanding principal and a final payment on month 24 in the amount
of $480,000. Each monthly payment shall include interest plus a
redemption premium on the principal of the Note as it is redeemed.
This redemption premium shall initially be 7% in month four and
increase by 1% per month. See attached Exhibit
B for the Mandatory Redemption Schedule which is
subject to adjustment for redemptions and conversions as described
herein. The Company shall also have the option to prepay the then
outstanding principal and any accrued but unpaid interest of this
Note in full or in part at any time and from time to time by
providing the Holder with three days advance notice. The Company
shall pay a redemption premium of 15% on any early principal
redeemed. a In the event the Company closes a financing with cash
proceeds in the amount of $4,000,000 or more, the Holder has the
right to demand repayment of the total amount of principal and
interest outstanding plus a redemption premium. Should the
financing be closed in several installments, then repayment would
be made on a pro rata basis.
Section 1.06
Interest
Payments . The
interest so payable will be paid monthly in arrears in cash
beginning on the first month following the Closing (the “
Interest Payment Date ”) to the person in whose name
this Note is registered. Holder shall deduct the first two (2)
interest payments at the Closing. In the event of default, as
described in Article III Section 3.01 hereunder, the
Holder may elect that the interest be paid in cash (via wire
transfer or certified funds) or in the form of Common Stock. If
paid in the form of Common Stock, the amount of stock to be issued
will be calc
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