Exhibit 10.39.1
AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Amendment to Securities
Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”), dated as of
August 11, 2004 is made by and among PROLONG INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION , a Nevada corporation (“ Parent
”), PROLONG SUPER LUBRICANTS, INC. , a Nevada
corporation (“ Borrower ”), PROLONG
INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. , a Cayman Islands company (“
Cayman Sub I ”), PROLONG INTERNATIONAL LTD. , a
Cayman Islands company (“ Cayman Sub II ”, and
together with Cayman Sub I, the “ Cayman Subsidiaries
”), ST. CLOUD CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited
partnership, and its affiliates (“ St. Cloud ”),
BEDFORD OAK CAPITAL, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership
(“ Bedford I ”), BEDFORD OAK OFFSHORE,
LTD. , a Cayman Islands company (“ Bedford II
”), and ASPEN VENTURES LLC , a New York limited
liability company ((“ Aspen ”), and collectively
with Bedford I and Bedford II, the “ Other Purchasers
”).
Recitals
WHEREAS, on November 24, 2003,
Parent, Borrower, the Cayman Subsidiaries, St. Cloud and the Other
Purchasers entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the
“ Purchase Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, the Borrower issued the Notes and the Warrants to St.
Cloud and the Other Purchasers;
WHEREAS, the Purchasers desire to
lend an aggregate of an additional $250,000 to Borrower pursuant to
Secured Promissory Notes; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the
additional loan to Borrower, Parent, Borrower, the Cayman
Subsidiaries, St. Cloud and the Other Purchasers now desire to
amend certain provisions of the Purchase Agreement, the Notes and
the Warrants.
Agreement
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Capitalized Terms. All
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Purchase
Agreement.
2. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement and this Amendment,
St. Cloud and the other Purchasers agree to lend an aggregate of
$250,000 to Borrower in exchange for Borrower’s delivery to
St. Cloud and the Other Purchasers of Secured Promissory Notes in
the form of Exhibit A hereto (the “New Notes”). The
amount to be advanced by each Purchaser is set forth in the New
Notes attached as Exhibits A-1 through A-4. St. Cloud shall be
entitled to deduct up to $10,000 from the amount of its loan to
cover legal fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with
this Amendment and the Loan Documents.
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Borrower, Parent and the Cayman Subsidiaries
expressly agree that the New Notes shall be considered Notes for
all purposes under the Purchase Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and shall be entitled to the benefit of all of the
provisions of the Purchase Agreement and the other Loan Documents
applicable to the Notes. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Borrower and Parent agree that the Pledge and Security
Agreement shall apply to the New Notes to the same extent that it
applies to the other Notes and that the New Notes shall be secured
by the Collateral under the Pledge and Security Agreement in
accordance with the terms of the Pledge and Security Agreement.
Each Purchaser hereby agrees and acknowledges that the indebtedness
incurred by Borrower under the New Notes shall be deemed to be
“Permitted Indebtedness” under the Purchase
Agreement.
3. Borrower agrees that it will use
not less than $100,000 of the proceeds from the New Notes for
marketing purposes, primarily media time, and that the remainder of
the proceeds shall be used as the Board of Directors of Parent
shall determine from time to time.
4. The covenants in Section 7.4.12
of the Purchase Agreement shall not apply until the applicable
period ending after December 31, 2005 (and each quarterly period
thereafter). The parties will negotiate in good faith to determine
as soon as practicable after the date hereof (and in any event
prior to June 30, 2005) mutually acceptable benchmarks with respect
to Tangible Net Worth and the ratio of EBTIDA of the Credit Parties
(excluding the Cayman Subsidiaries) to Debt Service Payments that
will apply with respect to each such period ending after December
31, 2005 for purposes of Section 7.4.12 of the Purchase Agreement.
Such benchmarks shall be on terms that are commercially reasonable
for transactions of this nature. In the event the Credit Parties
have not agreed in writing to commercially reasonable benchmarks
proposed by St. Cloud on or prior to June 30, 2005 an Event of
Default shall be deemed to exist under the Notes beginning on such
date.
5. The Notes (other than the New
Notes) are hereby amended such that (i) the reference to November
30, 2004 in clause (2) of the first page of each Note shall be
changed to December 31, 2004, (ii) the reference to December 31,
2004 in clause (3) of the first page of each Note shall be changed
to January 31, 2005 and (iii) the amount of the monthly payment
under clause (2) on the first page of each Note (other than the New
Notes) shall be as follows:
(a) $18,791.67 (in the case of the
St. Cloud Note)
(b) $1,489.58 (in the case of the
Bedford I Note)
(c) $1,489.58 (in the case of the
Bedford II Note); and
(d) $1,145.83 (in the case of the
Aspen Note).
For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes (other
than the New Notes) shall continue to accrue interest at a rate of
14% per annum (subject to adjustment as set forth in the Notes
under certain circumstances), and any additional interest that
accrues as a result of the reduction of the monthly payments
contemplated by (a) through (d) above shall be due and payable
(together with all other amounts due under the Notes) on November
24, 2008.
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6. Section 6.1 of the Purchase
Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
“In consideration for
Purchasers’ agreement to acquire the Securities, Borrower
agrees to make quarterly royalty payments (“ Royalty
Payments ”) to Purchasers in an aggregate amount (pro
rated to each Purchaser based on the original principal amounts of
the Notes) equal to (A) the lesser of (i) fifteen percent (15%) of
the Incremental Revenue for such quarter and (ii) (a) with respect
to the period from November 24, 2003 through December 31, 2003,
sixty three one hundredth percent (0.63%) of all principal and
accrued interest on the Notes outstanding as of December 31, 2003,
or (b) with respect to any calendar quarter thereafter, one and one
half percent (1.5%) of all principal and accrued interest on the
Notes outstanding as of the midpoint of such calendar quarter (the
amount contemplated by this clause (ii) is referred to as the
“ Maximum Quarterly Royalty Payment ”) plus (B)
the Royalty Catch-Up Amount; provided, however , that any
payments required to be made prior to the quarter ended March 31,
2005 shall accrue and instead be paid in four equal installments
(the “ Installment Payments ”) on each Royalty
Payment Date (in addition to any other Royalty Payments required to
be paid on each such Royalty Payment Date) beginning with the
Royalty Payment Date for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 (except
that if an Event of Default occurs under the Notes, then any
accrued but unpaid Royalty Payments shall become due and payable
immediately); further provided that no Royalty Payment with
respect to a calendar quarter (excluding, for this purpose,
Installment Payments) shall exceed twenty five percent (25%) of
Incremental Revenue for such calendar quarter, and any unpaid
Royalty Catch-Up Amount resulting from this limitation shall be
carried forward to the following calendar
quarter.”
7. The Warrants are hereby amended
as follows:
(a) the phrase in the first
paragraph of the St. Cloud Warrant that reads “ provided
that if an Event of Default occurs under the St. Cloud Note (as
defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below))
that involves in excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000)
or may result in losses or damages to the Company or Holder in
excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and is not cured
or waived by Holder within thirty (30) days thereafter,”
shall be deleted and replaced with the following phrase:
“provided that
if an Event of Default occurs under
Section 4.1.1 of the St. Cloud Note (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement (as defined below)) or as a result of a breach
of Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement
and is not cured by the Company or waived by Holder within thirty
(30) days thereafter,”
(b) the phrase in the first
paragraph of the Bedford I Warrant that reads “ provided
that if an Event of Default occurs under the Bedford I Note (as
defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below))
that involves in excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars
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($25,000) or may result in losses or damages to
the Company or Holder in excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000) and is not cured or waived by Holder within thirty (30)
days thereafter,” shall be deleted and replaced with the
following phrase:
“provided that
if an Event of Default occurs under
Section 4.1.1 of the Bedford I Note (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement (as defined below)) or as a result of a breach
of Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement
and is not cured by the Company or waived by Holder within thirty
(30) days thereafter,”
(c) the phrase in the first
paragraph of the Bedford II Warrant that reads “ provided
that if an Event of Default occurs under the Bedford II Note
(as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined
below)) that involves in excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000) or may result in losses or damages to the Company or
Holder in excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and is
not cured or waived by Holder within thirty (30) days
thereafter,” shall be deleted and replaced with the following
phrase:
“provided that
if an Event of Default occurs under
Section 4.1.1 of the Bedford II Note (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement (as defined below)) or as a result of a breach
of Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement
and is not cured by the Company or waived by Holder within thirty
(30) days thereafter,”
(d) the phrase in the first
paragraph of the Aspen Warrant that reads “ provided
that if an Event of Default occurs under the Aspen Note (as
defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below))
that involves in excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000)
or may result in losses or damages to the Company or Holder in
excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and is not cured
or waived by Holder within thirty (30) days thereafter,”
shall be deleted and replaced with the following phrase:
“provided that
if an Event of Default occurs under
Section 4.1.1 of the Aspen Note (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement (as defined below)) or as a result of a breach
of Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement
and is not cured by the Company or waived by Holder within thirty
(30) days thereafter,”
8. Oryxe Shares . In
consideration for the Purchasers’ agreement to enter into the
Amendment, the following Section 6.2 is hereby added to the
Purchase Agreement:
6.2 (a) Parent hereby confirms that it is the record
and beneficial owner of 2,219,536 shares of common stock of Oryxe
Energy International, Inc., a Delaware Corporation and warrants to
purchase 437,568 shares of common stock of Oryxe (collectively, the
“ Oryxe Securities ”). The Credit Parties agree
that the Purchasers shall be entitled to 50% of all cash and
non-cash proceeds in excess of Parent’s cost basis, solely
with respect to the Oryxe Securities, (“ Oryxe
Proceeds ”) which are paid to or received by any Credit
Party with respect to the Oryxe Securities or to which any Credit
Party becomes entitled under the Oryxe Securities (in each case,
whether as a result of a dividend, transfer, sale, merger,
dissolution, liquidation or any other event relating to Orxye, the
Oryxe Securities or the Oryxe Development Agreement). Any Oryxe
Proceeds shall be paid and assigned
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to the Purchasers (and their
transferees) by the Credit Parties immediately upon receipt thereof
on a pro rata basis in accordance with the original principal
amount of the Notes (other than the New Notes) held by the
Purchasers (or such transferees). In addition to the foregoing, the
Credit Parties agree that the Oryxe Securities shall continue to
constitute Collateral under the Pledge and Security Agreement (and
nothing in this Section 6.2 of this Amendment shall affect the
rights of the Purchasers and St. Cloud, as Collateral Agent, in and
to such Collateral), and the Credit Parties agree to immediately
deliver certificates representing the Oryxe Securities to St. Cloud
to be held by St. Cloud as Collateral Agent under the terms of the
Pledge and Security Agreement. The parties hereto also agree that
nothing in this Section 6.2 shall be deemed to constitute a sale or
transfer of the Oryxe Securities themselves to St. Cloud or any
Other Purchaser and that Parent shall remain the record owner of
the Oryxe Securities and shall be entitled to exercise all voting
and other rights with respect thereto, except, in each case, as
otherwise provided in the Pledge and Security Agreement upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default. Without limiting the obligations
of Parent and Borrower under the Pledge and Security Agreement, the
Credit Parties agree not to sell, transfer, assign or otherwise
dispose the Oryxe Securities without the prior approval of St.
Cloud.
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The Credit
Parties agree that Purchasers shall be entitled to the following
amounts with respect to revenues of any Credit Party arising from
any license or similar arrangement between Oryxe and any Credit
Party (each such license or other arrangement, an “Oryxe
License”):
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If an Oryxe
License or the rights thereunder is (are) sold to, transferred to,
assigned to or otherwise acquired by any third party (including a
buy-out by Oryxe of an Oryxe License), Purchasers shall be entitled
to 50% of all cash and non-cash proceeds from such
event;
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If any Credit
Party sublicenses any Oryxe License to a third party (or enters
into a similar arrangement with respect to an Oryxe License),
Purchasers shall be entitled to 50% of all net revenues derived
from such sublicense or similar arrangement; and
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If any Credit
Party manufactures, distributes or sells any products that
incorporate technology or other rights covered by an Oryxe License
(“Covered Products”), Purchasers shall be entitled to
3% of net revenues derived from such Covered Products for a period
of four years from the date that distribution of such Covered
Products commences (it being understood that such net revenues
shall not be included in Incremental Revenue for purposes of
Section 6.1 of this Agreement).
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All payments to Purchasers under
this Section 6.2(b) shall be paid to Purchasers (and their
transferees) on a pro rata basis in accordance with the original
principal amount of the Notes held by such Purchasers (or
transferees) promptly following receipt of the applicable proceeds
or revenues by any Credit Party. In the event a sale, transfer,
assignment or other
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disposition of one or more Oryxe
Licenses (or rights thereunder) under clause (i) above is part of a
larger sale or transfer of assets, the Credit Parties shall
mutually agree on the portion of the consideration received in such
transaction that is allocable to the Oryxe License(s) (or rights
thereunder) based on the fair market value of such rights and, if
the parties cannot agree on such allocation, such dispute shall be
resolved by an independent appraiser selected by St. Cloud and
reasonably acceptable to the Credit Parties.
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Purchasers’ rights under this Section 6.2
shall survive in perpetuity (irrespective of whether the Notes have
been repaid), except that Purchasers’ right to receive a
percentage of net revenues under Section 6.2(b)(iii) for specific
Covered Products shall expire on the earlier of (i) the date
specified in Section 6.2(b)(iii) or (ii) November 24,
2013.
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9. Section 7.5 of the Notes (other
than the New Notes) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
to read as follows:
“The terms of this Note may be
amended, modified or waived only by (i) the written agreement of
the Maker and the Payee or (ii) the written agreement of the Maker
and the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
Notes issued pursuant to the Agreement.”
10. No Other Changes . Except
as explicitly amended by this Amendment, all of the terms and
conditions of the Purchase Agreement and the Loan Documents shall
remain in full force and effect.
11. Representations and
Warranties of Credit Parties . Each Credit Party hereby
represents and warrants to the Purchasers as follows:
(a) Each Credit Party has all
requisite power and authority to execute this Amendment and to
perform all of its obligations hereunder, and this Amendment has
been duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit
Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms subject to
bankruptcy and other laws of general application affecting the
rights and remedies of creditors and the availability of equitable
remedies.
(b) The execution, delivery and
performance by each Credit Party of this Amendment have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not (i) require
any authorization, consent or approval by any governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality,
domestic or foreign, (ii) violate any provision of any law, rule or
regulation or of any order, writ, injunction or decree presently in
effect, having applicability to any Credit Party, or the articles
of incorporation or by-laws or other organizational documents of
any Credit Party, or (iii) result in a breach of or constitute a
default under any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any
other agreement, lease or instrument to which any Credit Party is a
party or by which it or its properties may be bound or
affected.
(c) All of the representations and
warranties contained in Section 5 of the Purchase Agreement are
correct on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of
such date, except to the extent that such representations and
warranties relate solely to an earlier date or to the transactions
contemplated by this Amendment.
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12. Representations and
Warranties of Purchasers . Each Purchaser, severally represents
and warrants to the Credit Parties that all of the representation
and warranties in Section 4.2 of the Purchase Agreement are correct
on and as of the date hereof with respect to the New Notes as
though made on and as of such date.
13. References . All
references in the Purchase Agreement and the Loan Documents to
“this Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the
Purchase Agreement as amended hereby; and any and all references in
the Loan Documents to the Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to
refer to the Purchase Agreement as amended hereby.
14. No Other Waiver . The
execution of this Amendment and acceptance of any documents related
hereto shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any Default or Event
of Default under the Purchase Agreement or breach, default or event
of default under any Loan Document or other document held by the
Purchasers, whether or not known to the Purchasers and whether or
not existing on the date of this Amendment. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Purchasers hereby agree and acknowledge that no
Default or Event of Default shall have been deemed to have occurred
as a result of a breach of Section 7.4.12 of the Purchase Agreement
for any period prior to the date hereof.
15. Release . The Credit
Parties hereby absolutely and unconditionally release and forever
discharge the Purchasers, and any and all participants, parent
corporations, subsidiary corporations, affiliated corporations,
insurers, indemnitors, successors and assigns thereof, together
with all of the present and former directors, officers, agents and
employees of any of the foregoing, from any and all claims, demands
or causes of action of any kind, nature or description, whether
arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort or under any
state or federal law or otherwise, which any Credit Party has had,
now has or has made claim to have against any such person for or by
reason of any act, omission, matter, cause or thing whatsoever
arising from the beginning of time to and including the date of
this Amendment, whether such claims, demands and causes of action
are matured or unmatured or known or unknown.
16. Costs and Expenses . The
Borrower hereby reaffirms its agreement under the Purchase
Agreement to pay or reimburse the Purchaser on demand for all costs
and expenses incurred by the Purchasers in connection with the Loan
Documents, including without limitation all reasonable fees and
disbursements of legal counsel. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Borrower specifically agrees to pay up to
$10,000 in fees and disbursements of counsel to the Purchasers for
the services performed by such counsel in connection with the
preparation of this Amendment and the documents and instruments
incidental hereto (which amounts may, at the option of St. Cloud,
be withheld from its loan under Section 2 of this
Amendment).
17. Miscellaneous . This
Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original
and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the
date first written above.
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PARENT:
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ST.
CLOUD:
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PROLONG
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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ST. CLOUD
CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
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By:
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/s/ Elton Alderman
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By:
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SCGP,
LLC
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Name:
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Elton
Alderman
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Its:
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General
Partner
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Title:
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President and
Chief Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/ Marshall S. Geller
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Name:
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Marshall S.
Geller
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Its:
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Senior Managing
Member
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BORROWER:
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PROLONG
SUPER LUBRICANTS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Elton Alderman
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Name:
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Elton
Alderman
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Title:
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President and
Chief Executive Officer
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CAYMAN SUB
I:
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PROLONG
INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Elton Alderman
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Name:
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Elton
Alderman
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Title:
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President and
Chief Executive Officer
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CAYMAN SUB
II:
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PROLONG
INTERNATIONAL LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Elton Alderman
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Name:
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Elton
Alderman
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Title:
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President and
Chief Executive Officer
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BEDFORD OAK
CAPITAL, L.P.
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By:
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/s/ Harvey P. Eisen
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Name:
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Harvey P.
Eisen
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Title:
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Chairman and
Managing Partner
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BEDFORD OAK
OFFSHORE, LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Harvey P. Eisen
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Name:
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Harvey P.
Eisen
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Title:
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Chairman and
Managing Partner
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ASPEN
VENTURES LLC
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By:
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/s/ Fred B. Tarter
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Name:
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Fred B.
Tarter
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Title:
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President
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EXHIBIT A-1
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THUS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED
UNLESS REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THAT ACT OR SUCH LAWS OR
UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION IS
AVAILABLE.
SECURED PROMISSORY
NOTE
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$205,000
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Due November 24,
2008
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, PROLONG SUPER
LUBRICANTS, INC. , a Nevada corporation (the “
Maker ”), promises to pay to the order of ST. CLOUD
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP , a Delaware limited partnership (“
Payee ”), or its registered assigns, the sum of Two
Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($205,000) and to pay interest
thereon at the rate of eight percent (8.0%) per annum until this
Secured Promissory Note (as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time, this “ Note ”) is fully paid. All
principal and accrued interest under this Note shall be paid by the
Maker to Payee in a lump sum payment November 24, 2008 (the “
Due Date ”).
Any payment of principal or interest not paid
within five (5) business days after its due date shall be subject
to a five percent (5%) charge on the unpaid payment.
During the occurrence and continuation of an
Event of Default (defined below) the Initial Interest Rate or
Second Interest Rate, as applicable, shall be increased five
percent (5%) per annum. In no event shall Payee be entitled to
interest exceeding the maximum rate permitted by law or under the
applicable regulations promulgated by the United States Small
Business Administration (the “ SBA ”). If any
excess interest is provided for or shall be adjudicated to be so
provided for in this Note, or if any payment or other consideration
under this Note or the Agreement (as defined below) is determined
by the SBA to exceed the amount permitted under applicable
regulations promulgated by the SBA, then in such event: (i) the
provisions of this paragraph shall govern and control; (ii) the
Maker shall not be obligated to pay the amount of such interest or
other payment or consideration to the extent that it is in excess
of the maximum amount permitted by law or under applicable
regulations promulgated by the SBA, and the same shall be construed
as a mutual mistake of the parties; and (iii) any such excess which
may have been collected or attributed shall, at the option of
Holder, be subtracted from the then unpaid principal amount hereof,
or refunded to the Maker.
Both principal hereof and interest thereon are
payable at such place as Payee may from time to time designate in
writing, in lawful money of the United States of America and in
immediately available funds by wire transfer. Interest hereunder
shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty
(360) days for the actual number of days elapsed.
A-1
This Note is secured by that certain Pledge and
Security Agreement dated as of November 24, 2003, by and among the
Maker, Payee and Parent, as amended, restated, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the
“ Pledge and Security Agreement ”).
This Note is subject to the terms and conditions
set forth below:
I. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Note, the following terms shall
mean:
“ Agreement ” shall mean that
certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 24,
2003, by and among the Maker, Payee, Parent, Prolong International
Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands company, Prolong International
Ltd., a Cayman Islands company, Bedford Oak Capital, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, Bedford Oak Offshore, Ltd., a Cayman
Islands company, and Aspen Ventures LLC, a New York limited
liability company, as amended by the Amendment to Securities
Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof and as may be
further, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“ Board ” shall mean the
board of directors of Parent.
“ Continuing Members ” shall
mean a member of the Board who either (a) was a member of the Board
on the day before the Closing or (b) became a member of the Board
after the day before the Closing and whose election or nomination
for election was approved by a vote of the majority of the
Continuing Members then members of the Board.
“ Event of Default ” shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 4
below.
“ Note ” shall mean this Note
and any note delivered in substitution or exchange therefor as
provided herein.
“ Note Percentage ” shall
mean a fraction, the numerator of which is the original principal
amount of this Note and the denominator of which is Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000).
“ Parent ” shall mean Prolong
International Corporation, a Nevada corporation.
“ Triggering Event ” shall
mean any sale, transfer or issuance or series of sales or issuances
of Parent’s capital stock, or any merger, consolidation or
other transaction involving Parent where the shareholders of Parent
immediately prior to such event do not retain more than a fifty
percent (50%) voting power or interest in Parent or the successor
corporation or other entity, as the case may be, (ii) any transfer
of capital stock of Maker or other transaction which results in the
Maker ceasing to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent; (iii) any
sale of all or a substantial portion of the assets of Maker, (iv)
after the Closing, any Person or group of Persons (within the
meaning of Section 13 or 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
other than Payee or its affiliates (including any other Purchaser),
shall acquire beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 promulgated under such Act) of more than twenty-five percent
(25%) of the outstanding securities (on a fully diluted basis and
taking into account any securities or contract rights
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exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into
equity securities) of Parent having voting rights in the election
of directors under normal circumstances, or (v) a majority of the
members of the Board shall cease to be Continuing
Members.
Any capitalized terms used herein
without definition shall have the meaning set forth in the
Agreement.
II. PREPAYMENT OF NOTE.
2.1 Mandatory
Prepayments. Except as
set forth below, all principal and accrued but unpaid interest on
this Note shall immediately become due and payable upon the
occurrence of a Triggering Event.
2.2 Optional
Prepayment . At any time,
the Maker shall have the right to prepay all or part of the
outstanding principal amount of this Note in installments not less
than the lesser of (i) One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) and
(ii) the remaining outstanding principal balance of this Note;
provided that (i) the Maker gives not less than thirty (30)
days’ prior written notice to Payee of the Maker’s
election to prepay this Note.
III. REPLACEMENT OF NOTE.
Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to the Maker of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction
or mutilation of this Note and (in the case of loss, theft or
destruction) upon delivery of an indemnity agreement in an amount
reasonably satisfactory to the Maker, or (in the case of
mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation of the mutilated Note,
the Maker will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Note of
like tenor.
IV. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
The occurrence and continuation of any of the
events or conditions described in Section 4.1 or Section
4.2 shall be an “ Event of Default
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4.1 Payee Action
. The occurrence of any of the
following Events of Default shall, at the option of Payee, entitle
Payee to declare all sums of principal and interest then remaining
unpaid, and all other amounts payable hereon, due and payable, all
without demand, presentment, notice or protest, all of which hereby
are expressly waived, and permit Payee to exercise any other right
available to it under the Loan Documents or otherwise available to
it at law or in equity, all of which rights and powers may be
exercised cumulatively.
4.1.1 Failure to Pay Principal or Interest .
Failure to pay any installment of principal when due or interest
hereon within five (5) business days of the date when
due.
4.1.2 Breach of Covenants . The breach by any
Credit Party of any covenant in the Agreement or any other Loan
Document that is not cured within thirty (30) days after written
notice thereof to the Maker.
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4.1.3 Breach of Representations and
Warranties . The
representations or warranties of the Credit Parties made in the
Loan Documents or in any statement or certificate at any time given
in writing to Payee pursuant to the Agreement or this Note or in
connection therewith or herewith, shall prove to have been false or
misleading in any material respect as of the date such
representations and warranties were made.
4.1.4 Judgments . The making or filing of any money judgment,
writ or similar process in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000) against any Credit Party or any of the property or other
assets of any Credit Party which shall remain unsatisfied,
unvacated, unhanded or unstayed until the date that is the earlier
to occur of thirty (30) days after such judgment, writ or similar
process is entered and five (5) days prior to the date of any
proposed sale thereunder.
4.1.5 Default in Other Agreements . The
occurrence of any event of default or other event triggering
acceleration of any indebtedness by any Credit Party under any
note, agreement or other instrument involving the issuance of
indebtedness (but not including any trade payables incurred in the
ordinary course of business), whether such indebtedness now exists
or may hereafter be created, if, as a result of such event of
default or other event, the maturity of such indebtedness has been
accelerated or has otherwise become or been declared to be due
prior to its stated maturity and the principal amount of such
indebtedness which has been accelerated or has otherwise become or
been declared to be due exceeds, individually or in the aggregate,
One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).
4.1.6 Attachments . The levying of any writ of
attachment against any property or other assets of any Credit Party
not fully covered by insurance in force valued individually or in
the aggregate at an amount equal to or greater than One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000) unless a Credit Party posts a bond or
obtains other relief for the release of such attachment within
thirty (30) days.
4.1.7 Suspension of Business . The suspension of the usual business
activities of the Credit Parties or the winding up or liquidation
of the Maker’s business.
4.1.8 Challenges by the Maker . The Maker shall challenge, or institute or
join in any proceedings to challenge the validity, binding effect
or enforceability of this Note or any endorsement of this Note or
any other obligation to Payee under the Loan Documents.
4.1.9 Certain Agreements . The Pledge and Security Agreement or the
Parent Guaranty or any provision thereof shall cease to be in full
force or effect or shall be declared to be null or void or
otherwise unenforceable in whole or in part; or Payee shall not
have or shall cease to have a valid and perfected security interest
in the collateral described in the Pledge and Security Agreement;
provided that the failure of Payee to have a valid and
perfected security interest in the shares of capital stock of the
Cayman Subsidiaries shall not be deemed an Event of
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hereunder so long as the Credit
Parties deliver to St. Cloud stock certificates representing
sixty-five percent (65%) of the capital stock of Cayman Sub I in
accordance with Section 7.13 of the Agreement.
4.1.10 Change in Management . The termination of the employment of Elton
Alderman for any reason (including, without limitation, as a result
of resignation); provided, however , that if such
termination is as a result of his death or disability and Parent
hires a replacement reasonably acceptable to Payee within six
months thereafter, then such termination shall not be deemed an
Event of Default hereunder.
4.1.11 Other . The failure of the Maker to perform or observe
any other material term, covenant or agreement to be performed or
observed by it pursuant to this Note and the continuance thereof
for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof to
the Maker.
4.2 Acceleration Without Specific
Action . The occurrence
of any of the following Events of Default shall make all sums of
principal and interest then remaining unpaid and all other amounts
payable hereon due and payable, all without demand, presentment,
notice or protest, all of which hereby are expressly waived, and
permit Payee to exercise any other right available to it at law or
in equity, all of which rights and powers may be exercised
cumulatively.
4.2.1 Bankruptcy . The voluntary institution of bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other
proceedings for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the
relief of debtors by any Credit Party; or the institution of any
such proceedings against any Credit Party, which involuntary
proceedings shall not have been vacated by appropriate court order
within sixty (60) days of such institution.
4.2.2 Dissolution . Any order, judgment or decree shall have been
entered against any Credit Party decreeing the dissolution or
liquidation of such Credit Party and such order shall remain
undischarged or unstayed for a period of thirty (30)
days.
4.2.3 Insolvency, Receiver or Trustee
. The making by any Credit Party of
an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the making by any
Credit Party of an offer of settlement, composition or extension to
the claims of all or substantially all of a Credit Party’s
creditors or the application for or consent to the appointment of a
receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its
property or business; or the appointment otherwise of such a
receiver or trustee or a committee of the Maker’s
creditors.
V. TRANSFER OF SECURITIES.
Subject to the restrictions on
transfer contained in the Agreement, this Note and all rights
hereunder are transferable in whole or in part on the books of the
Maker maintained for such purpose at its principal office referred
to above by Payee in person or by a duly authorized
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attorney, upon surrender of this Note properly
endorsed and upon payment of any necessary transfer tax or other
governmental charge imposed upon such transfer. Each taker and
holder of this Note, by taking or holding the same, consents and
agrees that this Note when endorsed in blank shall be deemed
negotiable and agrees that when this Note shall have been so
endorsed, Payee hereof may be treated by the Maker and all other
persons dealing with this Note, as the absolute owner hereof for
any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights
represented hereby, or to the transfer hereof on the books of the
Maker, any notice to the contrary notwithstanding; but until such
transfer on such books, the Maker may treat Payee hereof as the
owner for all purposes.
VI. METHODS; ADDRESSES.
Any notice, demand or other
communication required or permitted under the terms of this Note
shall be in writing and shall be made by telegram, telex or
electronic transmitter (including, without limitation, facsimile)
or certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and
shall be deemed to be received by the addressee on the date
delivery is confirmed, if sent by Fed Ex, Express Mail, or other
similar overnight delivery service, the date of electronic
confirmation of receipt, if sent by telegram, telex, telecopy or
electronic transmitter, and three (3) business days after mailing,
if sent by certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, and
properly addressed. Notices shall be addressed as provided
below:
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St. Cloud
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Robert Lautz
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(949) 587-2707
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Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
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Carlson & Rauth
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California 92660
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Michael E. Flynn, Esq.
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Any party may change its address for
this purpose by giving a written notice thereof as herein
provided.
VII. MISCELLANEOUS.
7.1 Survival of
Covenants . All
agreements and covenants made herein shall survive the execution
and delivery hereof.
7.2 Failure or Indulgence Not
Waiver . No failure or
delay on the part of Payee or any other holder of this Note to
exercise any right, power or privilege under this Note and no
course of dealing between the Maker and Payee shall impair such
right, power or privilege or operate as a waiver of any default or
an acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise
of any such right, power or privilege preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. The rights and remedies expressly provided in this Note
are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies
that Payee would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on the
Maker in any case shall entitle the Maker to any other or further
notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a
waiver of the right of Payee to any other or further action in any
circumstances without notice or demand.
7.3 Cost of Collection
. The Maker agrees to indemnify
Payee against any losses, claims, damages and liabilities and
related expenses, including counsel fees and expenses, incurred by
Payee in connection with the collection and enforcement of this
Note (including, without limitation, in connection with any
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or workout). In addition,
the Maker agrees to pay, and to save Payee harmless from all
liability for, any stamp or other documentary taxes which may be
payable in connection with the Maker’s execution or delivery
of this Note.
All payments made by the Maker under this Note
shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or
withholding for or on account of, any present or future income,
stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees,
deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied,
collected, withheld or assessed by any governmental authority,
excluding net income taxes and franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of
net income taxes) imposed on Payee as a result of a present or
former connection between Payee and the jurisdiction of the
governmental authority imposing such tax or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any
such connection arising solely from Payee having executed,
delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under,
or enforced, this Note). If any such non-excluded taxes, levies,
imposts, duties, charges, fees deductions or withholdings (“
Non-Excluded Taxes ”) are required to be withheld from
any amounts payable to Payee under this Note, the amounts so
payable to Payee shall be increased to the extent necessary to
yield to Payee (after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes) interest
or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the
amounts specified in this Note. Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes are
payable by the Maker, as promptly as possible thereafter (and, in
any event, within five (5) business days) the Maker shall send to
Payee for its own account a certified copy of an original official
receipt received by the Maker showing payment thereof. If the Maker
fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes when due to the appropriate
taxing authority or fails to remit to Payee the required receipts
or other required documentary evidence, the Maker shall indemnify,
defend and hold Payee harmless for any incremental taxes, interest
or penalties that may become payable by Payee as a result of any
such failure.
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The agreements in this Section 7.3 shall
survive the termination of this Note and the payment of the loan
and all other amounts payable hereunder.
7.4 Governing Law
. This Note has been executed in
and shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. As
part of the consideration for Payee’s investment herein, the
Maker and Payee hereby agree that all actions or proceedings
arising directly or indirectly hereunder, whether instituted by
Payee or the Maker, may, at the option of Payee, be litigated in
courts having situs within the State of California, County of Los
Angeles and the Maker hereby expressly consents to the jurisdiction
of any local, state or federal court located within said state and
county, and consents that any service of process in such action or
proceeding may be made by personal service upon the Maker wherever
the Maker may be located, or by certified or registered mail
directed to the Maker at its last known address. The Maker and
Payee waive trial by jury, any objection based on forum non
conveniens, and any objection to venue of any action instituted
hereunder in such County.
7.5 Modification
. The terms of this Note may be
amended, modified or waived only by (i) the written agreement of
the Maker and the Payee or (ii) the written agreement of the Maker
and the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
Notes issued pursuant to the Agreement.
7.6 Severability
. Whenever possible, each provision
of this Note will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective
and valid under applicable law, but, if any provision of this Note
is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such
prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of
this Note.
7.7 Further Assurance
. At any time or from time to time
upon the request of Payee, the Maker will execute and deliver such
further documents and do such other acts and things as Payee may
reasonably request in order fully to effectuate the purposes of
this Note, and to provide for the payment of the principal and
interest due hereunder.
7.8 Successors
. The Maker may not pledge, assign
or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Note
without the prior written consent of Payee. Any purported
assignment or transfer in breach of this Note shall be of no force
and effect. Subject to the transfer restrictions contained in the
Agreement, Payee may assign and participate any of its interests in
this Note and this Note to any Person. Each reference herein to
powers or rights of Payee shall also be deemed a reference to the
same power or right of such assignees, to the extent of the
interest assigned to them. All the covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties contained in this Note shall bind
the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, distributees, successors and assigns, including any
Person to whom Payee has granted a participation interest in this
Note.
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7.9 Headings
. The section headings in this Note
are inserted for purposes of convenience only and shall have no
substantive effect.
7.10 No Strict
Construction . The Maker
hereby waives the benefit of any statute or rule of law or judicial
decision, including without limitation California Civil Code §
1654, which would otherwise require that the provisions of this
Note be construed or interpreted most strongly against the party
responsible for the drafting thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the Maker has caused this Note to
be signed and delivered by its duly authorized officer and to be
dated August , 2004.
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MAKER:
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PROLONG SUPER LUBRICANTS, INC.,
a
Nevada corporation
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Elton
Alderman
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President and
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EXHIBIT A-2
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THUS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED
UNLESS REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THAT ACT OR SUCH LAWS OR
UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION O