Exhibit 10.1
YA GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P.
101 Hudson Street, Suite
3700
Jersey City, NJ 07302
August 7, 2009
Global Energy, Inc.
Migdal Aviv
7 Abba Hillel Street
Ramat Gan, 52520
Israel
Attention: Asi Shalgi
Dear Mr. Shalgi:
Reference
is made to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 6,
2007 (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”)
between Global Energy, Inc. (the “ Company ”)
and YA Global Investments, L.P. (the “ Buyer ”)
and the secured convertible debentures (collectively, the “
Existing Debentures ”) and warrants (the “
Warrants ”) issued thereunder. The Company and the
Buyer have agreed to make certain modifications to the rights and
obligations of each party under the Securities Purchase Agreement,
Existing Debentures, and related documents and instruments. For the
purposes hereof the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Existing
Debentures, the Warrants, along with all security agreement, and
other documents and instruments executed in connection with the
forgoing shall be referred to herein as the “ Transaction
Documents .”
The
parties agree that the table below sets forth the correct amounts
outstanding under the Existing Debentures as of the date listed
below:
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Issuance
Date
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Outstanding Principal
Amount
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Accrued and Unpaid Interest
(as of July 16, 2009)
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Total
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July 6,
2007
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$
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360,108
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$
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69,582
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$
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429,690
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October 23,
2007
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$
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1,500,000
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$
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207,856
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$
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1,707,856
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December 7,
2007
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$
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1,000,000
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$
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132,926
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$
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1,132,296
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March 20,
2008
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$
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500,000
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$
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59,940
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$
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559,940
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May 13,
2008
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$
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500,000
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$
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56,553
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$
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556,553
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TOTAL
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$
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3,860,108
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$
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526,857
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$
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4,386,965
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All capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in
the Transaction Documents, as applicable.
The
Company is seeking to raise additional financing by issuing common
stock (the “ Offering ”) pursuant to the terms
set forth hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Term Sheet
”). This letter shall set forth the agreement between the
parties concerning the Offering and amendments and modifications to
the Transaction Documents.
1.
Acknowledgements . The Company hereby acknowledges, confirms
and agrees as follows:
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a.
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The Company is
indebted to the Buyer under the Existing Debentures in the
principal amount along with all accrued and unpaid interest
reflected above. Such amounts owed, including without limitation
all interest accruing thereon, premiums, costs, expenses, and fees
(collectively, the “ Obligations ”) now or
hereafter payable by the Company to the Buyer pursuant to the
Transaction Documents are unconditionally owing by the Company to
the Buyer, without offset, setoff, defense or counterclaim of any
kind, nature or description whatsoever.
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b.
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That:
(1) each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party
has been duly executed and delivered to the Buyer by the Company,
and each is in full force and effect as of the date hereof,
(2) the agreements and obligations of the Company contained in
such documents and in this Agreement constitute the legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against it in
accordance with their respective terms, and to the Company’s
knowledge, the Company has no valid defense to the enforcement of
such obligations, (3) the Buyer is and shall be entitled to
the rights, remedies and benefits provided for in the Transaction
Documents and applicable law, without offset, setoff, defense or
counterclaim of any kind, nature or descriptions whatsoever, and
(4) to the Company’s knowledge, the Company has no claims,
actions, cause of action, suits, judgments, and demands whatsoever,
in law, admiralty or equity, against the Buyer or its affiliates,
in respect of or in connection with the Transaction
Documents.
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c.
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The Buyer has
not waived, is not by this Agreement waiving, and has no intentions
of waiving, any Events of Default which may be continuing on the
date hereof or any Events of Default which may occur after the date
hereof, and the Buyer has not agreed to forbear with respect to any
of its rights or remedies concerning any Events of Default which
may have occurred or are continuing as of the date hereof or which
may occur after the date hereof.
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d.
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The Company
hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that the Buyer has and
shall continue to have valid, enforceable and perfected
first-priority liens upon and security interests in the pledged
property heretofore granted to the Buyer pursuant to the Security
Agreement dated July 6, 2007 between the Company and the Buyer (the
“ Security Agreement ”) or otherwise granted to
or held by the Buyer.
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2.
The Offering .
The Buyer hereby consents to the Company conducting and closing on
the Offering in accordance with the terms set forth in the Term
Sheet, provided however, that such consent shall not be effective
until the satisfaction, waiver or deferral of each of the following
conditions and written notice from the Buyer confirming the
satisfaction of such conditions (such date of notice of
satisfaction shall be referred to as the Effective Date
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a.
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The gross
proceeds of the Offering are at least $650,000 (“ Minimum
Offering Amount ”);
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b.
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The Company
closes on the Minimum Offering Amount on or before September 3,
2009, unless extended in writing by the Buyer (the “
Closing Deadline ”);
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c.
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The Company
shall have issued and delivered to the Buyer the Amended and
Restated Debenture (as defined below) in exchange for the surrender
of the Existing Debentures, to be effective as of the Effective
Date;
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d.
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The Company
shall provide a cash flow projection budget (the “
Budget ”) in a form acceptable to the Buyer, which
Budget shall demonstrate that the proceeds from the Offering will
be sufficient to fund the Company’s operations for a period
of at least 12 months from the Effective Date;
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e.
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The Company
shall have made cash payments under the Existing Debentures in an
amount greater than or equal to $50,000 since April 1, 2009, of
which $20,000 has been paid and the remaining $30,000 shall be paid
on or prior to the Effective Date. The Company may satisfy this
condition by paying the remaining balance directly out of the
proceeds of the Offering; and
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f.
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The Company
shall have received a written notice from YA Global confirming that
all of the conditions set forth above have been
satisfied.
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3.
Agreements Effective
upon Effective Date . The Buyer and the Company hereby agree to
the following, provided however, that the agreements contained in
this section shall only become effective upon the Effective
Date:
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a.
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Amended
Debenture . On the
Effective Date the Company shall issue to the Buyer an amended and
restated convertible debenture (the “ Amended and Restated
Debenture ”) in the form attached hereto as “
Exhibit B ” in the principal amount equal to the
outstanding principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest under
the Existing Debentures as of the Effective Date. The Amended and
Restated Debenture shall be issued solely in exchange for the
surrender of the Existing Debentures. When issued in accordance
with this Agreement, the Amended and Restated Debenture shall
amend, replace, and supersede each of the Existing Debentures and
consolidate all amounts owed under such Existing Debentures and the
Buyer shall return the Existing Debentures to the Company. The
Amended and Restated Debenture shall modify the Existing Debentures
as follows: s
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i.
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Payments. All
payment by the Company under the Existing Debentures will be
suspended pursuant to the Amended and Restated Debenture for a
period of one year from the Effective Date. Monthly payments in the
amount of $225,000 each shall resume on the first day of the month
preceding the month in which the one-year anniversary of the
Effective Date occurs.
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ii.
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Redemption. The
Company shall have the option to redeem up to $3,000,000 of the
outstanding principal and unpaid interest owed the Existing
Debentures at any time with 15 days prior written notice to the
Buyer at a redemption price equal to 115% of the amount being
redeemed in accordance with the Amended and Restated
Debenture.
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iii.
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Conversion
Price. The Conversion Price of the Existing Debentures shall be
reduced to the effective price of the Common Stock issued in
connection with the Offering.
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b.
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Warrants . The exercise price of the Warrants shall be
reduced to the effective price of the Common Stock issued in
connection with the Offering. The number of shares underlying the
Warrants shall not be changed, provided that warrants or other
Common Stock purchase rights are not issued in connection with the
Offering. If any warrants or other Common Stock purchase rights are
issued in connection with the Offering then the Company shall issue
new warrants to the Buyer such that the proportion of warrant
shares to the amount of the Buyer’s initial investment is
equal to proportion of warrant shares to the amount of the new
investment in the Offering. Any such new warrants shall have an
exercise price equal to the price of the Common Stock issued in
connection with the Offering.
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c.
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Rule 144
Tacking Period . The
Company represents, warrants, and agrees the Amended and Restated
Debenture is being issued solely in exchange for the Existing
Debentures and that for the purposes of Rule 144, the Amended and
Restated Debenture shall be deemed to have been acquired at the
same time as the surrendered Existing Debentures, which are the
dates referenced next to each of the Existing Debentures in the
table above, in all cases is prior to one year from the date
hereof.
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d.
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Buyer’s Lock up Provision
. During any calendar month
beginning with the month in which the Effective Date occurs and
ending with the calendar month preceding the month in which the
one-year anniversary of the Effective Date occurs, except for
Excluded Sales (as defined below), the Buyer shall not sell shares
of Common Stock for gross proceeds (measured by the quantity of
shares sold multiplied by the sales price) of greater than (a)
$50,000, or (b) 20% of the aggregate dollar traded volume traded
during the preceding calendar month (as measured by multiplying the
total volume traded in such month by the average price during such
month according to Bloomberg LP). For the purposes hereof the term
“Excluded Sales” shall mean any sales by the Buyer at a
price of five cents ($0.05) or more.
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4.
Representations,
Warranties, and Covenants or General Effect .
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a.
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Budget . The Company shall not exceed the total
expenses listed on the Budget by more than 5% in any individual
month, or in the aggregate at any time. The Company shall provide
certified cash flow reports to the Buyer on the 1 st and
15 th of each month which shall show actual results for
each period that has elapsed from the date hereof compared to the
same period in the Budget. Any violation of this covenant shall be
deemed an event of default under the Amended and Restated Debenture
and the Transaction Documents.
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b.
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Further
Assurances . The Company
shall, from and after the execution of this agreement, execute and
deliver to the Buyer any additional documents, instruments, and
agreements that the Buyer may require in order to correct any
document deficiencies, or to vest or perfect the security interest
in the collateral granted pursuant to the Security Agreement more
securely in the Buyer and/or to otherwise give effect to the terms
and conditions of this agreement, and hereby authorize the Buyer to
file any financing statements (including financing statements with
a generic description of the collateral such as “all
assets”), and take any other normal and customary steps, the
Buyer deems necessary to perfect or evidence the Buyer’s
security interests and liens in any such collateral. The Company
shall pledge to the Buyer its shares of capital stock of Alphakat
– Global Energy GmbH as required pursuant to the Security
Agreement. The Company shall also make all necessary filings in
Israel required to perfect and provide notice of the Buyer’s
liens on the assets of Global Fuel Israel, Ltd. and Global NRG
Pacific Ltd. or provide the Buyer evidence that all such filings
have been made and recorded. The Buyer represents that the
perfection certificate attached hereto as Exhibit C is true,
complete, and correct as of the date hereof.
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c.
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Effect of
this Agreement . Except
as modified pursuant hereto, no other changes or modifications to
the Transaction Documents are intended or implied and in all other
respects such documents are hereby specifically ratified, restated
and confirmed by all parties hereto as of the effective date
hereof.
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d.
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Each party
shall pay all its own costs and expenses regarding the entering of
this Agreement. There are no other fees, charges or expenses other
than as set out herein and in the Existing Debentures and ancillary
documents.
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[SIGNATURE PAGE IMMEDIATELY TO
FOLLOW]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this letter agreement is executed and
delivered as of the day and year first above written.
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GLOBAL
ENERGY, INC.
By: /s/ Asi Shlagi
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Asi Shlagi
Chief Executive Officer
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YA GLOBAL
INVESTMENTS, L.P.
By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC
Its: Investment Manager
By: /s/
——————————————
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
TERM SHEET
AMENDMENT OUTLINE
Theamendment of YA Global
Investments, L.P. (the “Investor”) will be confirmed
and finalized subject to the satisfaction of each of the following
terms and conditions:
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Minimum
Raise:
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Global Energy
Inc ("GEYI" or the "Company") will raise a minimum of $650,000 in
new capital by the issuance of common stock of the Company or
bridge loans ("Financing").
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Reset
Prices:
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The existing
conversion price and warrant strike prices on the Investor's
convertible debentures and warrants will be reset to the issue
price on the common stock issued in the Follow-on Financing (the
"Reset Price"). No new warrants or shares will be issued to the
Investor as part of the reset, except that if any warrants or other
rights are issued in connection with the Financing, the Company
will issue new warrants or similar rights to the Investor in the
same proportion and at the same price.
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Repayments:
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All payments by
the Company under the Debentures will be suspended for a period of
12 months from the close of the Financing, after which the Company
shall make full payment of the outstanding Debenture and accrued
interest amounts in accordance with the terms of
Debentures.
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The Investor
shall receive a payment of at least $50,000 in the aggregate either
from the proceeds of the sale of the Ethiopia business, or the
Financing, or a combination of the two.
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Conversions:
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In the first 12
months following the Financing if the quoted share price of the
Company is 5 cents or less the Investor shall be restricted from
selling shares of common stock in excess of the greater of (a)
$50,000 per calendar month, or (b) 20% of the aggregate dollar
trading volume of all shares traded during the preceding calendar
month.
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Redemption:
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The Company
shall have the option to redeem up to $3,000,000 of the outstanding
Debenture in cash on at least 15 days prior written notice to the
Investor. The Redemption premium shall be 15% and shall be paid
upon Redemption of any portion of the Debenture.
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Budget/Burn:
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The Company
shall provide a budget indicating that the proceeds of the
Financing will sustain the Company for at least 12
months.
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Expiry:
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The terms
herein will expire at 5p.m. on April 8, 2009.
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Non-Binding:
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These
terms are for discussion purposes only, non-binding on the parties,
and subject to change. If final terms are reached they will be
documents by formal definitive documents setting forth the final
agreed upon terms.
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW
GLOBAL ENERGY, INC.
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By: /s/ Shalgi Asi
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Name: Shalgi Asi
Title: President
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YA GLOBAL
INVESTMENTS, L.P.
By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC
Its: Investment Manager
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By: /s/ Gerald Eicke
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Name: Gerald Eicke
Title: Managing Member
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED
DEBENTURE
NEITHER THIS DEBENTURE NOR THE
SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS DEBENTURE IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SOLD
IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES
ACT ”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS.
GLOBAL ENERGY
INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED CONVERTIBLE
DEBENTURE
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Issuance Date:
______ __, 2009
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Original
Principal Amount: $4,___,___
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No.
GEYI-1-6
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This Amended and Restated
Secured Convertible Debenture (including all secured convertible
debentures issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this
“ Debenture ”) is being issued pursuant to that
certain letter agreement dated July __, 2009 (the “ Letter
Agreement ”) solely in exchange for the Existing
Debentures (as defined in the Letter Agreement) and shall amend,
replace, and supersede the Existing Debentures. The Existing
Debentures were acquired by the Holder, and fully paid for by the
Holder, more than one year prior to the Issuance Date of this
Debenture.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, GLOBAL ENERGY, INC., a Nevada
corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby promises
to pay to the order of YA GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P. (FORMERLY,
CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.) or registered assigns (the “
Holder ”) the amount set out above as the Original
Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant
to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the “
Principal ”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date
(as defined below), on any Installment Date with respect to the
Installment Amount due on such Installment Date (each, as defined
herein), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in
accordance with the terms hereof) 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), any Installment Date or the Maturity Date or
acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in
accordance with the terms hereof). This Debenture is issued in
exchange for the secured convertible debentures issued pursuant to
the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Existing
Debentures ”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are
defined in Section 17.
(1)
GENERAL
TERMS
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(a)
Interest, Installment
Payments, Maturity . Interest shall accrue on the outstanding
principal balance hereof at an annual rate equal to twelve percent
(12%) (“ Interest Rate ”). Interest shall be
calculated on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of
days elapsed, to the extent permitted by applicable law. On each
Installment Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount
equal to the Installment Amount due on such Installment Date in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Debenture. On the
Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in
cash representing all outstanding Principal and accrued and unpaid
Interest. The “ Maturity Date ” shall be October
31, 2010. The Maturity Date may be extended at the option of the
Holder in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default
(as defined below) 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. Other than as specifically permitted by this Debenture,
the Company may not prepay or redeem any portion of the outstanding
Principal without the prior written consent of the Holder. Unless
otherwise set forth in this Debenture all payments received by the
Holder hereunder shall be applied towards amounts outstanding under
this Debenture in the sole discretion of the Holder.
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(b)
Security . The
Company agrees and acknowledges that its obligations under this
Debenture shall be secured by the pledge of certain assets of the
Company and its subsidiaries granted pursuant to the Security
Agreement dated July 6, 2007 in favor of the Holder (the “
Security Agreement ”) and that the obligations under
this Debenture are hereinafter expressly included as part of the
“Obligations” as such term is defined and used in the
Security Agreement.
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(2)
EVENTS OF
DEFAULT.
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(a)
An “ Event of
Default ”, wherever used herein, means any one of the
following events (whatever the reason and whether it shall be
voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or
pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any
order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental
body):
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(i)
The Company’s
failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, or
other amounts when and as due under this Debenture (including,
without limitation, the Company’s failure to pay any
redemption payments or amounts hereunder) or any other Transaction
Document;
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(ii)
The Company or any
subsidiary of the Company shall commence, or there shall be
commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company
under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or
hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company commences any other proceeding under any
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors,
dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any
jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the
Company or any subsidiary of the Company or there is commenced
against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company any such
bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains
undismissed for a period of sixty one (61) days; or the Company or
any subsidiary of the Company is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt;
or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or
proceeding is entered; or the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or court
appointed receiver or the like for it or any substantial part of
its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period
of sixty one (61) days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall fail to pay, or
shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay,
its debts generally as they become due; or the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company shall call a meeting of its creditors
with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring
of its debts; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall
by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to,
approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any
corporate or other action is taken by the Company or any subsidiary
of the Company for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing;
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(iii)
The Company or any
subsidiary of the Company shall default in any of its obligations
under any other debenture or any mortgage, credit agreement or
other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other
instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may
be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for borrowed money or
money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement of
the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in an amount exceeding
$100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter
be created and such default shall result in such indebtedness
becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on
which it would otherwise become due and payable;
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(iv)
The Common Stock shall
cease to be quoted or listed for trading on a Primary Market for a
period of five (5) consecutive Trading Days;
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(v)
The Company or any
subsidiary of the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control
Transaction (as defined in Section 6) unless in connection with
such Change of Control Transaction this Debenture is
retired;
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(vi)
the Company’s (A)
failure to cure a Conversion Failure by delivery of the required
number of shares of Common Stock within five (5) Business Days
after the applicable Conversion Failure or (B) notice, written or
oral, to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, at
any time, of the Company’s intention not to comply with a
request for conversion of this Debenture into shares of Common
Stock that is tendered in accordance with the provisions of this
Debenture, other than pursuant to Section 4(c);
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(vii)
The Company shall fail
for any reason to deliver the payment in cash pursuant to a Buy-In
(as defined herein) within three (3) Business Days after such
payment is due;
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(viii)
The Company shall fail to
observe or perform any other covenant, agreement or warranty
contained in, or otherwise commit any breach or default of any
provision of this Debenture (except as may be covered by Section
2(a)(i) through 2(a)(vii) hereof) or any Transaction Document which
is not cured within the time prescribed.
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(b)
During the time that any
portion of this Debenture is outstanding, if any Event of Default
has occurred, the full unpaid Principal amount of this Debenture,
together with interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof,
to the date of acceleration shall become at the Holder’s
election, immediately due and payable in cash, provided that the
Company has failed to cure such Event of Default within five (5)
Business Days after the occurrence of the Event of Default, except
with respect to an Event of Default under Section 2(a)(iv)-(vii),
which shall not have any additional cure period. Furthermore, in
addition to any other remedies, the Holder shall have the right
(but not the obligation) to convert this Debenture at the Company
Conversion Price at any time after (x) an Event of Default,
provided Company has failed to cure such Event of Default within
five (5) Business Days after occurrence of the Event of Default, or
(y) the Maturity Date. The Holder need not provide and the Company
hereby waives any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of
any kind, (other than required notice of conversion). Holder may
enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all
other remedies available to it under applicable law. Holder’s
notice of exercise of its rights hereunder may be rescinded and
annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder. No such
rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of
Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
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(3)
COMPANY INSTALLMENT
CONVERSION OR REDEMPTION .
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(a)
General . On each
applicable Installment Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder of
this Debenture the Installment Amount due on such date by
converting such Installment Amount into shares of Common Stock of
the Company, provided that there is not then an Equity Conditions
Failure, in accordance with this Section 3 (a “ Company
Conversion ”); provided, however, that the Company may,
at its option following notice to the Holder, redeem such
Installment Amount (a “ Company Redemption ”) or
perform any combination of a Company Conversion and a Company
Redemption so long as all of the outstanding applicable Installment
Amount shall be converted and/or redeemed by the Company on the
applicable Installment Date, subject to the provisions of this
Section 3. On or prior to the date which is the fifth (5
th ) Trading Day prior to each Installment Date (each,
an “ Installment Notice Due Date ”), the Company
shall deliver written notice (each, a “ Company
Installment Notice ”), to the Holder which Company
Installment Notice shall (i) either (A) confirm that the applicable
Installment Amount of the Holder’s Debenture shall be
converted in whole pursuant to a Company Conversion or (B) (1)
state that the Company elects to redeem, or is required to redeem
in accordance with the provisions of the Debenture, in whole or in
part, the applicable Installment Amount pursuant to a Company
Redemption and (2) specify the portion (including Interest) which
the Company elects or is required to redeem pursuant to a Company
Redemption (such amount to be redeemed, the “ Company
Redemption Amount ”) and the portion (including
Interest), if any, that the Company elects to convert pursuant to a
Company Conversion (such amount a “ Company Conversion
Amount ”) which amounts when added together, must equal
the applicable Installment Amount and (ii) if the Installment
Amount is to be paid, in whole or in part, pursuant to a Company
Conversion, certify that there is not then an Equity Conditions
Failure as of the date of the Company Installment Notice. Each
Company Installment Notice shall be irrevocable. If the Company
does not timely deliver a Company Installment Notice in accordance
with this Section 3, then the Company shall be deemed to have
delivered an irrevocable Company Installment Notice confirming a
Company Conversion and shall be deemed to have certified that there
is not then an Equity Conditions Failure in connection with any
such conversion. The Company Conversion Amount (whether set forth
in the Company Installment Notice or by operation of this Section
3) shall be converted in accordance with Section 3(b) and the
Company Redemption Amount shall be paid in accordance with Section
3(c).
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(b)
Mechanics of Company
Conversion . Subject to Section 3(d), if the Company delivers a
Company Installment Notice and elects, or is deemed to have
elected, in whole or in part, a Company Conversion in accordance
with Section 3(a), then the applicable Company Conversion Amount,
if any, which remains outstanding as of the applicable Installment
Date shall be converted as of the applicable Installment Date by
converting on such Installment Date such Company Conversion Amount
at the Company Conversion Price; provided that the Equity
Conditions are then satisfied (or waived by the Holder) on such
Installment Date and that the Installment Volume Limitation is not
exceeded (unless waiver by the Holder). If the Equity Conditions
are not satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder) on such
Installment Date or the Installment Volume Limitation is exceeded
(unless waived by the Holder), then at the option of the Holder
designated in writing to the Company, the Holder may require the
Company to do any one or more of the following: (i) the Company
shall redeem all or any part of the unconverted Company Conversion
Amount designated by the Holder (such designated amount is referred
to as the “ Unconverted Redemption Amount ”) and
the Company shall pay to the Holder within three (3) Business Days
of Company’s receipt of Holder’s notice, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds, an amount in cash equal to
such Unconverted Redemption Amount, and/or (ii) the Company
Conversion shall be null and void with respect to all or any part
of the unconverted Company Conversion Amount designated by the
Holder and the Holder shall be entitled to all the rights of a
holder of this Debenture with respect to such designated amount of
the Company Conversion Amount.. If the Company fails to redeem any
Unconverted Redemption Amount by the third (3 rd )
Business Day following receipt of notice from Holder instructing
Company to repay such Unconverted Redemption Amount, then the
Holder shall have all rights under this Debenture (including,
without limitation, such failure constituting an Event of
Default).
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(c)
Mechanics of Company
Redemption . If the Company elects a Company Redemption in
accordance with Section 3(a), then the Company Redemption Amount,
if any, which is to be paid to the Holder on the applicable
Installment Date shall be repaid by the Company on such Installment
Date, and the Company shall pay to the Holder on such Installment
Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount in
cash (the “ Company Installment Redemption Price
”) equal to the Company Redemption Amount. If the Company
fails to redeem the Company Redemption Amount on the applicable
Installment Date by payment of the Company Installment Redemption
Price on such date, then at the option of the Holder designated in
writing to the Company (any such designation, “ Conversion
Notice ” for purposes of this Debenture), the Holder may
require the Company to convert all or any part of the Company
Redemption Amount into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the
Company Conversion Price. Conversions required by this Section 3(c)
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4(b).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3(c), but
subject to Section 4(c), until the Company Installment Redemption
Price (together with any interest thereon) is paid in full, the
Company Redemption Amount (together with any interest thereon) may
be converted, in whole or in part, by the Holder into Common Stock
pursuant to Section 4.
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(d)
Deferred Installment
Amount . Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 3 to the
contrary, the Holder may, at its option and in its sole discretion,
elect to have the payment of all or any portion of an Installment
Amount payable on the next Installment Date deferred to the
Maturity Date. Any amount deferred to the Maturity Date pursuant to
this Section 3(d) shall continue to accrue Interest through the
Maturity Date.
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(e)
Company’s
Additional Cash Redemption . The Company at its option shall
have the right to redeem (“ Optional Redemption
”) up to $3,000,000 of outstanding Principal amount under the
Debenture (less any amounts that have been repaid, converted, or
redeemed after the date Issuance Date of this Debenture) in
addition to any Installment Amount prior to the Maturity Date by
providing the Holder with at least five (5) days’ prior
written notice and provided that no Event of Default has
occurred
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