Exhibit 10.3
THIS CONVERTIBLE NOTE IS ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THE 10% CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON MAY 30, 2008 BY THE COMPANY TO WILLIAM HEALEY, WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION. FOR PURPOSES OF RULE 144, THIS NOTE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON MAY 30, 2008.
THIS NOTE DOES NOT REQUIRE PHYSICAL SURRENDER OF THE NOTE IN THE EVENT OF A PARTIAL REDEMPTION OR CONVERSION. AS A RESULT, FOLLOWING ANY REDEMPTION OR CONVERSION OF ANY PORTION OF THIS NOTE, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AND ACCRUED INTEREST SET FORTH BELOW.
CONVERTIBLE NOTE DUE JANUARY 31, 2013
OF
ANTS SOFTWARE, INC.
Issuance Date: February 7, 2011
Issuance Date of Original Note for Which this Note Was Exchanged: May 30, 2008
Original Principal Amount: $1,200,000
Note Register Number: N-1
This Note (“Note”) is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of ANTS SOFTWARE, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), designated as the Company's Convertible Notes Due January 31, 2013 (“Maturity Date”) in an aggregate principal amount (when taken together with the original principal amounts of all other Notes) which does not exceed Two Million Four Hundred Tho usand U.S. Dollars (U.S. $2,400,000) (the “Notes”). Except as otherwise set forth below concerning an Event of Default, this Note shall not bear interest.
For Value Received, the Company hereby promises to pay to the order of Gemini Master Fund, Ltd. or its registered assigns or successors-in-interest (“Holder”) the principal sum of One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars (U.S. $1,200,000) together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, if any, on the Maturity Date, to the extent such principal amount and interest has not been repaid or converted into the Company's Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), in accordance with the terms hereof. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, this Note s hall bear interest on the due and unpaid Principal Amount from and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 4(a) at the rate (the “Default Rate”) equal to the lower of eighteen (18%) per annum or the highest rate permitted by law. Unless otherwise agreed or required by applicable law, payments will be applied first to any unpaid collection costs and fees, then to unpaid interest and any remaining amount to principal.
All payments of principal and interest on this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as the Holder may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note or by Company check. This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except as otherwise provided herein. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a Business Day (as defined below), the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Exchange Agreement dated on or about the Issuance Date pursuant to which the Notes were originally issued (the “Exchange Agreement”). For purposes hereof the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:
“Bankruptcy Event” means any of the following events: (a) the Company or any subsidiary commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any subsidiary thereof; (b) there is commenced against the Company or any subsidiary any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement; (c) the Company or any subsidiary is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; (d) the Company or any subsidiary suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within 60 days; (e) the Company or any subsidiary makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (f) the Company or any subsidiary fails to pay, or states that it is unable to pay or is unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; (g) the Company or any subsidiary calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or (h) the Company or any subsidiary, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.
“Change in Control Transaction” will be deemed to exist if (i) there occurs any consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation), or any other corporate reorganization or transaction or series of related transactions in which in any of such events the voting stockholders of the Company prior to such event cease to own 50% or more of the voting power, or corresponding voting equity interests, of the surviving corporation after such event (including without limitation any “going private” transaction under Rule 13e-3 promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act or tender offer by the Company under Rule 13e-4 promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act for 35% or more of the Company's Common Stock), (ii) any person (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), together with its affiliates and associates (as such terms are defined in Rule 405 under the Act), beneficially owns or is deemed to beneficially own (as described in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act without regard to the 60-day exercise period) in excess of 35% of the Company's voting power, (iii) there is a replacement of more than one-half of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors which is not approved by those individuals who are members of the Company's Board of Directors on the date thereof, (iv) in one or a series of related transactions, there is a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, determined on a consolidated basis, or (v) the Company enters into any agreement providing for an event set forth in (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above.
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“Conversion Ratio” means, at any time, a fraction, of which the numerator is the entire outstanding Principal Amount of this Note (or such portion thereof that is being redeemed or repurchased), and of which the denominator is the Conversion Price as of the date such ratio is being determined.
“Conversion Price” shall equal the lesser of (a) the Fixed Price and (b) 80% of the average of the three (3) lowest daily closing bid prices during the twenty-two (22) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Conversion Date (as defined below) on which the Holder elects to convert all or part of this Note.
“Convertible Securities” means any convertible securities, warrants, options or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase or exchange for, shares of Common Stock.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Fixed Price” shall equal $0.59, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.
“Market Price” shall equal closing sale price per share of the Common Stock on the Principal Market on the Trading Day next preceding date on which such price is being determined.
“MFN Transaction” shall mean a transaction in which the Company issues or sells any securities in a capital raising transaction or series of related transactions (the “MFN Offering”) which grants to the investor (the “MFN Investor”) the right to receive additional securities based upon future capital raising transactions of the Company on terms more favorable than those granted to the MFN Investor in the MFN Offering.
“Per Share Selling Price” shall include the amount actually paid by third parties for each share of Common Stock in a sale or issuance by the Company. In the event a fee is paid by the Company in connection with such transaction directly or indirectly to such third party or its affiliates, any such fee shall be deducted from the selling price pro rata to all shares sold in the transaction to arrive at the Per Share Selling Price. A sale of shares of Common Stock shall include the sale or issuance of rights, options, warrants or convertible, exchangeable or exercisable securities under which the Company is or may become obligated to issue shares of Common Stock, and in such circumstances the Per Share Selling Price of the Commo n Stock covered thereby shall also include the exercise, exchange or conversion price thereof (in addition to the consideration received by the Company upon such sale or issuance less the fee amount as provided above). In case of any such security issued in a Variable Rate Transaction or an MFN Transaction, the Per Share Selling Price shall be deemed to be the lowest conversion or exercise price at which such securities are converted or exercised or might have been converted or exercised in the case of a Variable Rate Transaction, or the lowest adjustment price in the case of an MFN Transaction, over the life of such securities. If shares are issued for a consideration other than cash, the Per Share Selling Price shall be the fair value of such consideration as determined in good faith by independent certified public accountants mutually acceptable to the Company and the Purchaser. In the event the Company directly or indirectly effectively reduces the conversion, exercise or exchange price for any Convertible Securities which are currently outstanding, then the Per Share Selling Price shall equal such effectively reduced conversion, exercise or exchange price.
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“Principal Amount” shall refer to the sum of (i) the original principal amount of this Note, (ii) all accrued but unpaid interest hereunder, and (iii) any default payments owing under the Agreements but not previously paid or added to the Principal Amount.
“Principal Market” shall mean the OTC Bulletin Board or such other principal market or exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Trading Day” shall mean a day on which there is trading on the Principal Market.
“Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock into which the Notes are convertible (including interest or principal payments in Common Stock as set forth herein) in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Variable Rate Transaction” shall mean a transaction in which the Company issues or sells, or agrees to issue or sell (a) any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of, Common Stock either (x) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, (y) with a fixed conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indire ctly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock (but excluding standard stock split anti-dilution provisions), or (z) under a warrant exercisable for a number of shares based upon and/or varying with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such warrant, or (b) any securities of the Company pursuant to an “equity line” structure which provides for the sale, from time to time, of securities of the Company which are registered for sale or resale pursuant to the 1933 Act (which for the purpose of this definition shall include a sale of the Company’s securities “off the shelf” in a registered offering, whether or not such offering is underwritten).
The following terms and conditions shall apply to this Note:
Section 1. Guaranty. This Note shall be guaranteed by Inventa Technologies, Inc. pursuant to the Guaranty (as defined in the Exchange Agreement).
Section 2. Conversion.
(a) Conversion Right. Subject to the terms hereof and restrictions and limitations contained herein, the Holder shall have the right, at such Holder's option, at any time and from time to time to convert the outstanding Principal Amount under this Note in whole or in part by delivering to the Company a fully executed notice of conversion in the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Conversion Notice”), which may be transmitted by facsimile. Notwithstanding anything to the cont rary herein, this Note and the outstanding Principal Amount hereunder shall not be convertible into Common Stock to the extent that such conversion would result in the Holder hereof exceeding the limitations contained in, or otherwise violating the provisions of, Section 2(i) below.
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(b) Common Stock Issuance upon Conversion.
(i) Conversion Date Procedures. Upon conversion of this Note pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the outstanding Principal Amount elected to be converted hereunder shall be converted into such number of fully paid, validly issued and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, free of any liens, claims and encumbrances and without any restrictions or legends, as is determined by dividing the outstanding Principal Amount being converted by the then applicable Conversion Price, provided that if the Conversion Price is less than the Fixed Price, then the Company may, at its election, in lieu of issuing such number of Underlying Shares:
(A) issue such number of Underlying Shares as is determined by dividing the outstanding Principal Amount being converted by the Fixed Price, and
(B) pay in cash to the Holder, within three (3) Trading Days following the Conversion Date, an amount equal to the product of (1) the difference between (x) the number of Underlying Shares which would have been issued under this Section if the Company did not make such election and (y) the number of Underlying Shares which was actually issued pursuant to clause (A) above, multiplied by (2) the Market Price as of the Conversion Date.
For example, a $100,000 conversion amount with a Conversion Price of $0.50 and a Market Price of $0.55 is entitled to 200,000 Underlying Shares ($100,000/$0.50), provided that, if elected, the Company may use the Fixed Price and issue only 169,492 shares ($100,000/$0.59) and make a cash payment of $16,779.40 ((200,000-169,492) x $0.55).
The date of any Conversion Notice hereunder shall be referred to herein as the “Conversion Date”. If the Holder is converting less than all of the outstanding Principal Amount hereunder pursuant to a Conversion Notice, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder (but no later than three Trading Days after the Conversion Date) a Note for such outstanding Principal Amount as has not been converted if this Note has been surrendered to the Company for partial conversion. The Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company upon any conversion hereunder unless the full outstanding Principal Amount represented by this Note is being converted or repaid. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the outstanding Principal Amount so converted and repaid and the dates of such conversions or repayments or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion or repayment.
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(ii) Stock Certificates or DWAC. The Company will deliver to the Holder not later than three (3) Trading Days after the Conversion Date, a certificate or certificates (which certificate(s) shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions) representing the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon the conversion of this Note. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, provided the Company's transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit such shares issuable upon conversion to the Holder (or its designee), by crediting the account of the Holder’s (or such designee’s) prime broker with DTC through its Deposits and Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) program (provided that the same time periods herein as for stock certificates shall apply). If in the case of any conversion hereunder, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the Holder by the fifth Trading Day after the Conversion Date, the Holder shall be entitled by written notice to the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates thereafter, to rescind such conversion, in which event the Company shall immediately return this Note tendered for conversion. If the Company fails to deliver to the Holder such c ertificate or certificates (or shares through DTC) pursuant to this Section 3(b) (free of any restrictions on transfer or legends) in accordance herewith, prior to the eighth Trading Day after the Conversion Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder as liquidated damages, in cash, an amount equal to 2% of the Principal Amount per month. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note on or before the Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such conversion (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the conversion at issue times (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Note and equivalent number of shares of Common Stock for which such conversion was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its conversion and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Company. Nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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(c) Conversion Price Adjustments.
(i) Stock Dividends, Splits and Combinations. If the Company or any of its subsidiaries, at any time while the Notes are outstanding (A) shall pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on any equity securities (including instruments or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity securities) in shares of Common Stock, (B) subdivide outstanding Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (C) combine outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then each Affected Conversion Price (as defined below) shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding before such event and the denomin ator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 2(c)(i) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision or combination.
As used herein, the Affected Conversion Prices (each an “Affected Conversion Price”) shall refer to: (i) the Conversion Price, (ii) the Fixed Price, and (iii) each reported closing sale price occurring on any Trading Day included in the period used for determining the Conversion Price, which Trading Day occurred before the record date in the case of events referred to in clause (A) of this subparagraph 2(c)(i) and before the effective date in the case of the events referred to in clauses (B) and (C) of this subparagraph 2(c)(i).
(ii) Subsequent Equity Sales. If, at any time while this Note is outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Convertible Securities entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Affected Conversion Price (such lower price, the “Base Conversion Price” and such issuances, collectively, a “Dil utive Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Convertible Securities so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Affected Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then each Affected Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price, provided, however, that this paragraph shall not apply to issuances of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of securities outstanding on the issuance date hereof and disclosed to the Holder in writing, provided th at such securities have not been amended since such date. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Convertible Securities are issued. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction or MFN Transaction, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Convertible Securities at the lowest possible price or conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be converted or exercised during the term of the instrument. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than 2 Business Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Noti ce pursuant to this Section, upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to convert hereunder based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Conversion Notice.
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(iii) Distributions. If the Company or any of its subsidiaries, at any time while the Notes are outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock evidences of its indebtedness or assets or cash or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (excluding those referred to in Section 2(c)(i) above), then concurrently with such distributions to holders of Common Stock, the Company shall distribute to holders of the Notes the amount of such indebtedness, assets, cash or rights or warrants which the holders of Notes would have received had all their Notes been converted into Common Stock at the Conversion Price immediately prior to the recor d date for such distribution (without regard to any option by the Company to deliver cash in lieu of shares upon any conversion).
(iv) Rounding of Adjustments. All calculations under this Section 3 or Section 1 shall be made to 4 decimal places for dollar amounts or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.
(v) Notice of Adjustments. Whenever any Affected Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 2(c)(i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Company shall promptly deliver to each holder of the Notes, a notice setting forth the Affected Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment, provided that any failure to so provide such notice shall not affect the automatic adjustment hereunder.
(vi) Change in Control Transactions. In case of any Change in Control Transaction, the Holder shall have the right thereafter to, at its option, convert this Note, in whole or in part, at the Conversion Price into the shares of stock and other securities, cash and/or property receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of Common Stock following such Change in Control Transaction, and the Holder shall be entitled upon such event to receive such amount of securities, cash or property as the shares of the Common Stock of the Company into which this Note could have been converted immediately prior to such Change in Control Transaction would have been entitled if such conversion were permitted, subject t o such further applicable adjustments set forth in this Section 3. The terms of any such Change in Control Transaction shall include such terms so as to continue to give to the Holders the right to receive the amount of securities, cash and/or property upon any conversion or redemption following such Change in Control Transaction to which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such conversion would have been entitled in such Change in Control Transaction, and interest payable hereunder shall be in cash or such new securities and/or property, at the Holder’s option. This provision shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.
(vii) Notice of Certain Events. If:
| A. | the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock; or |
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| B. | the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of its Common Stock; or |
| C. | the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights; or |
| D. | the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any compulsory share of exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; or |
| E. | the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company; |
then the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Note, and shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the books of the Company, on or prior to the date notice to the Company's stockholders generally is given, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that hold ers of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange.
(d) Reservation and Issuance of Underlying Securities. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Note (including repayments in stock), free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of persons other than the holders of the Notes, not less than such number of shares of Common Stock as shall (subject to any additional requirements of the Company as to reservation of such shares set forth in the Exchange Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments under this Section 3 but without regard to any ownership limitations con tained herein or any option by the Company to deliver cash instead of shares upon a conversion) upon the conversion of this Note hereunder in Common Stock (including repayments in stock). The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and freely tradeable.
(e) No Fractions. Upon a conversion hereunder the Company shall not be required to issue stock certificates representing fractions of shares of Common Stock, but may if otherwise permitted, make a cash payment in respect of any final fraction of a share based on the closing price of a share of Common Stock at such time. If the Company elects not, or is unable, to make such a cash payment, the Holder shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the final fraction of a share, one whole share of Common Stock.
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(f) Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of this Note (including repayment in stock) shall be made without charge to the holder hereof for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for shares of Common Stock are to b e issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Note when surrendered for conversion shall be accompanied by an assignment form; and provided further, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or taxes which may be payable in respect of any such transfer.
(g) Cancellation. After all of the Principal Amount (including accrued but unpaid interest and default payments at any time owed on this Note) have been paid in full or converted into Common Stock, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled and the Holder shall promptly surrender the Note to the Company at the Company’s principal executive offices.
(h) Notices Procedures. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Conversion Notice, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by confirmed facsimile, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier service to the Company at the facsimile telephone number or address of the principal place of business of the Company as set forth in the Exchange Agreement. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to the Holder at t he facsimile telephone number or address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile telephone number or address appears, at the principal place of business of the Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally, (ii) when sent by facsimile, upon receipt if received on a Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), or on the first Business Day following such receipt if received on a Business Day after 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) or (iii) upon receipt, when deposited with a nationally recognized overnight courier service.
(i) Conversion Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired by the Holder upon conversion pursuant to the terms hereof shall not exceed a number that, when added to the total number of shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned by such Holder (other than by virtue of the ownership of securities or rights to acquire securities (including the Warrants) that have limitations on the Holder’s right to convert, exercise or purchase similar to the limitation set forth herein), together with all shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned at such time (other than by virtue of the ownership of securities o r rights to acquire securities that have limitations on the right to convert, exercise or purchase similar to the limitation set forth herein) by the holder’s “affiliates” at such time (as defined in Rule 144 of the Act) (“Aggregation Parties”) that would be aggregated for purposes of determining whether a group under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, exists, would exceed 4.9% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock (the “Restricted Ownership Percentage”). Each holder shall have the right (w) at any time and from time to time to reduce its Restricted Ownership Percentage immediately upon notice to the Company and (x) (subject to waiver) at any time and from time to time, to increase its Restricted Ownership Percentage immediately in the event of the announcement as pending or planned, of a Cha nge in Control Transaction, or upon 61 days prior written notice.
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Section 3. Prepayment. At any time after the six-month period immediately following the Issuance Date, the Company shall have the option, upon 15 business days’ notice to Holder, to pre-pay the entire remaining outstanding principal amount of this note in cash, provided that (i) the Company shall pay the Holder 112% of the principal amount outstanding in repayment hereof, (ii) such amount must be paid in cash on the next business day following such 15 business day no tice period, and (iii) the Holder may still convert this Note pursuant to the terms hereof at all times until such prepayment amount has been received in full. Except as set forth in this Section the Company may not prepay this Note in whole or in part.
Section 4. Defaults and Remedies.
(a) Events of Default. An “Event of Default” is: (i) a default in payment of any amount due hereunder which default continues for more than 5 business days after the due date thereof; (ii) a default in the timely issuance of Underlying Shares upon and in accordance with terms hereof, which default continues for five Business Days after the Company has received written notice informing the Company that it has failed to issue shares or deliver stock certificates within the fifth day following the Conversion Date; (iii) failure by the Company for fifteen (15) days after written notice has been received by the Company to comply with any material provision of any of the Notes, the Warrants or the Exchange Agreement (including without limitation the failure to issue the requisite number of shares of Common Stock upon conversion hereof or exercise of the Warrants and the failure to redeem Notes upon the Holder’s request following a Change in Control Transaction pursuant to Section 2(c)(v); (iv) a material breach by the Company of its representations or warranties in the Exchange Agreement; (v) any default after any cure period under, or acceleration prior to maturity of, any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company for in excess of $100,000 or for money borrowed the repayment of which is guaranteed by the Company for in excess of $100,000, whether such indebtedness or guarantee now exists or shall be created hereafter; or (vi) if the Company is subject to any Bankruptcy Event.
(b) Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to any of the Notes, the Holder may declare all of the then outstanding Principal Amount of this Note and all other Notes held by the Holder, including any interest due thereon, to be due and payable immediately, except that in the case of an Event of Default arising from events described in clauses (v) and (vi) of Section 4(a), this Note shall become due and payable without further action or notice. In the event of such acceleration, the amount due and owing to the Holder shall be the greater of (1) 120% of the outstanding Principal Amount of the Notes held by the Holder (plus all accrued and unpaid interest, i f any) and (2) the product of (A) the highest closing price for the five (5) Trading days immediately preceding the Holder’s acceleration and (B) the Conversion Ratio. In either case the Company shall pay interest on such amount in cash at the Default Rate to the Holder if such amount is not paid within 7 days of Holder’s request. The remedies under this Note shall be cumulative.
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Section 5. General.
(a) Payment of Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all reasonable charges and expenses, including attorneys' fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in successfully enforcing this Note and/or collecting any amount due under this Note.
(b) Savings Clause. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. In no event shall the amount of interest paid hereunder exceed the maximum rate of interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof allowable by applicable law. If any sum is collected in excess of the applicable maximum rate, the excess collected shall be applied t o reduce the principal debt. If the interest actually collected hereunder is still in excess of the applicable maximum rate, the interest rate shall be reduced so as not to exceed the maximum allowable under law.
(c) Amendment. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
(d) Assignment, Etc. The Holder may assign or transfer this Note to any transferee only with the prior written consent of the Company, which may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided that (i) the Holder may assign or transfer this Note to any of such Holder's affiliates without the consent of the Company and (ii) upon any Event of Default, the Holder may assign or transfer this Note without the consent of the Company. The Holder shall notify the Company of any such assignment or transfer promptly. This Note shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and shall inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and permitted assigns.
(e) No Waiver. No failure on the part of the Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising any right, remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Holder of any right, remedy or power hereunder preclude any other or future exercise of any other right, remedy or power. Each and every right, remedy or power hereby granted to the Holder or allowed it by law or other agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other, and may be exercised by the Holder from time to time.
(f) Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
(i) Governing Law. THIS NOTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
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(ii) Jurisdiction. The Company irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any State or Federal Court sitting in the State of New York, County of New York, or San Jose, California, over any suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note. The Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action, or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that suit, action, or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
The Company agrees that the service of process upon it mailed by certified or registered mail (and service so made shall be deemed complete three days after the same has been posted as aforesaid) or by personal service shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit or proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect Holder's right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. The Company agrees that a final non-appealable judgement in any such suit or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on such judgment or in any other lawful manner.
(iii) NO JURY TRIAL. THE COMPANY HERETO KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS NOTE.
(g) Replacement Notes. This Note may be exchanged by Holder at any time and from time to time for a Note or Notes with different denominations representing an equal aggregate outstanding Principal Amount, as reasonably requested by Holder, upon surrendering the same. No service charge will be made for such registration or exchange. In the event that Holder notifies the Company that this Note has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a replacement Note identical in all respects to the original Note (except for registration number and Principal Amount, if different than that shown on the original Note), shall be issued to the Holder, provided that the Holder executes and delivers to the Company an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Company to indemnify the Company from any loss incurred by it in connection with the Note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed on the day and in the year first above written.
| ANTS SOFTWARE, INC. | |
By: /s/ David A. Buckel | |
| Name: David A. Buckel | |
| Title: CFO and Corporate Secretary |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE
(To be executed by the Holder
in order to convert a Note)
| Re: | Note (this “Note”) issued by ANTs software, inc. to ______________ on or about February 7, 2011 the original principal amount of $___________. |
The undersigned hereby elects to convert the aggregate outstanding Principal Amount (as defined in the Note) indicated below of this Note into shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of ANTs software, inc. (the “Company”) according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any. The undersigned represents as of the date hereo f that, after giving effect to the conversion of this Note pursuant to this Conversion Notice, the undersigned will not exceed the “Restricted Ownership Percentage” contained in Section 2(i) of this Note.
The undersigned represents it is not an affiliate of the Company as of the date hereof and has not been an affiliate during the preceding three months.1
| Conversion information: | |
| Date to Effect Conversion | |
| Aggregate Principal Amount of Note Being Converted | |
| Aggregate Interest on Amount Being Converted | |
| Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Issued | |
| Applicable Conversion Price | |
| Signature | |
| Name | |
| Address |
1 It is understood that stock certificates evidencing the conversion shares may contain a legend if the Holder does not make this representation.