EXHIBIT 10.71
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"). THE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT,
OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE CUSTOMARY FOR
OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR
REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT.
SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
Phoenix, Arizona
January 31, 2003 $120,000
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, IBIZ TECHNOLOGY CORP., a Florida
corporation (hereinafter called the "BORROWER"), hereby promises to pay to the
order of AJW OFFSHORE, LTD. or registered assigns (the "HOLDER") the sum of One
Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000) on January 31, 2004 (the "MATURITY
Date"), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate
of twelve percent (12%) per annum from January 31, 2003 (the "ISSUE DATE") until
the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or by
prepayment or otherwise. Any amount of principal or interest on this Debenture
which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of fifteen percent
(15%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid ("DEFAULT
INTEREST"). Interest shall commence accruing on the issue date, shall be
computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed
and shall be payable, at the option of the Holder, either quarterly on March 31,
June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year beginning on March 31, 2003,
or at the time of conversion of the principal to which such interest relates in
accordance with Article I below. All payments due hereunder (to the extent not
converted into common stock, $.001 par value per share, of the Borrower (the
"COMMON STOCK") in accordance with the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful
money of the United States of America or, at the option of the Borrower, in
whole or in part, in shares of Common Stock of the Borrower valued at the then
applicable Conversion Price (as defined herein). All payments shall be made at
such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written
notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Debenture. Whenever any
amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Debenture is due on any day
which is not a business day, the same shall instead be due on the next
succeeding day which is a business day and, in the case of any interest payment
date which is not the date on which this Debenture is paid in full, the
extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes
of determining the amount of interest due on such date. As used in this
Debenture, the term "business day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the city of New York, New York are
authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed. Each
capitalized term used herein, and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning
ascribed thereto in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January
31, 2003, pursuant to which this Debenture was originally issued (the "PURCHASE
AGREEMENT").
This Debenture is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances
with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights
or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose
personal liability upon the holder thereof. The obligations of the Borrower
under this Debenture shall be secured by that certain Security Agreement dated
by and between the Borrower and the Holder of even date herewith.
The following terms shall apply to this Debenture:
ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS
1.1 CONVERSION RIGHT. The Holder shall have the right from
time to time, and at any time on or prior to the earlier of (i) the Maturity
Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount (as defined in Article
III) pursuant to Section 1.6(a) or Article III, the Optional Prepayment Amount
(as defined in Section 5.1 or any payments pursuant to Section 1.7, each in
respect of the remaining outstanding principal amount of this Debenture to
convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount of this
Debenture into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, as such
Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other
securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be
changed or reclassified at the conversion price (the "CONVERSION PRICE")
determined as provided herein (a "CONVERSION"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no
event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Debenture in
excess of that portion of this Debenture upon conversion of which the sum of (1)
the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its
affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially
owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Debentures or the
unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower
(including, without limitation, the warrants issued by the Borrower pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise
analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Debenture with
respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result
in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.9% of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the proviso to the
immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in
clause (1) of such proviso. The Holder of this Debenture may waive the
limitations set forth herein by sixty-one (61) days written notice to the
Company. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion
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of this Debenture shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as
defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date
specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the "NOTICE OF CONVERSION"), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in
accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is
submitted by facsimile (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected
to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time
on such conversion date (the "CONVERSION DATE"). The term "CONVERSION AMOUNT"
means, with respect to any conversion of this Debenture, the sum of (1) the
principal amount of this Debenture to be converted in such conversion PLUS (2)
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such principal amount at the interest
rates provided in this Debenture to the Conversion Date PLUS (3) Default
Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding
clauses (1) and/or (2) PLUS (4) at the Holder's option, any amounts owed to the
Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof or pursuant to Section 2(c) of
that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2003,
executed in connection with the initial issuance of this Debenture and the other
Debentures issued on the Issue Date (the "REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT").
1.2 CONVERSION PRICE.
(a) CALCULATION OF CONVERSION PRICE. The Conversion
Price shall be the lesser of (i) the Variable Conversion Price (as
defined herein) and (ii) the Fixed Conversion Price (as defined herein)
(subject, in each case, to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock
dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower's
securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations,
recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar
events). The "VARIABLE CONVERSION PRICE" shall mean the Applicable Percentage
(as defined herein) multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein). "MARKET
PRICE" means the average of the lowest three (3) Trading Prices (as defined
below) for the Common Stock during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending one
Trading Day prior to the date the Conversion Notice is sent by the Holder to the
Borrower via facsimile (the "CONVERSION DATE"). "TRADING PRICE" means, for any
security as of any date, the intraday trading price on the "pink sheets" or the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the "OTCBB") as reported by a reliable
reporting service mutually acceptable to and hereafter designated by Holders of
a majority in interest of the Debentures and the Borrower or, if the "pink
sheets" or the OTCBB is not the principal trading market for such security, the
intraday trading price of such security on the principal securities exchange or
trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if no intraday
trading price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the
average of the intraday trading prices of any market makers for such security
that are listed in the "pink sheets" by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. If
the Trading Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date in the
manner provided above, the Trading Price shall be the fair market value as
mutually determined by the Borrower and the holders of a majority in interest of
the Debentures being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Price is
required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Debentures. "TRADING
DAY" shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is traded for any period on
the "pink sheets" or the OTCBB, or on the principal securities exchange or other
securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded. "APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE" shall mean 50.0%. The "FIXED CONVERSION PRICE" shall mean $0.01.
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(b) CONVERSION PRICE DURING MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 1.2(a) to the contrary, in
the event the Borrower (i) makes a public announcement that it intends to
consolidate or merge with any other corporation (other than a merger in which
the Borrower is the surviving or continuing corporation and its capital stock is
unchanged) or sell or transfer all or substantially all of the assets of the
Borrower or (ii) any person, group or entity (including the Borrower) publicly
announces a tender offer to purchase 50% or more of the Borrower's Common Stock
(or any other takeover scheme) (the date of the announcement referred to in
clause (i) or (ii) is hereinafter referred to as the "ANNOUNCEMENT DATE"), then
the Conversion Price shall, effective upon the Announcement Date and continuing
through the Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date (as defined below), be
equal to the lower of (x) the Conversion Price which would have been applicable
for a Conversion occurring on the Announcement Date and (y) the Conversion Price
that would otherwise be in effect. From and after the Adjusted Conversion Price
Termination Date, the Conversion Price shall be determined as set forth in this
Section 1.2(a). For purposes hereof, "ADJUSTED CONVERSION PRICE TERMINATION
DATE" shall mean, with respect to any proposed transaction or tender offer (or
takeover scheme) for which a public announcement as contemplated by this Section
1.2(b) has been made, the date upon which the Borrower (in the case of clause
(i) above) or the person, group or entity (in the case of clause (ii) above)
consummates or publicly announces the termination or abandonment of the proposed
transaction or tender offer (or takeover scheme) which caused this Section
1.2(b) to become operative.
1.3 AUTHORIZED SHARES. The Borrower covenants that, during the
period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its
authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares (subject to
Shareholder Approval (as defined in the Purchase Agreement)), free from
preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full
conversion of this Debenture and the other Debentures issued pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and
reserved two times the number of shares that is actually issuable upon full
conversion of the Debentures (based on the Conversion Price of the Debentures or
the Exercise Price of the Warrants in effect from time to time) (the "RESERVED
AMOUNT") (subject to Shareholder Approval (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement)). The Reserved Amount shall be increased from time to time in
accordance with the Borrower's obligations pursuant to Section 4(h) of the
Purchase Agreement. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will
be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if the
Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital structure
which would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the
Debentures shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the
Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there
shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved,
free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Debentures. The
Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent
to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this
Debenture, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Debenture shall constitute
full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of
executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for
shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Debenture.
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If, at any time a Holder of this Debenture submits a Notice of
Conversion, and the Borrower does not have sufficient authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock available to effect such conversion in accordance with
the provisions of this Article I (a "CONVERSION DEFAULT"), subject to Section
4.8, the Borrower shall issue to the Holder all of the shares of Common Stock
which are then available to effect such conversion. The portion of this
Debenture which the Holder included in its Conversion Notice and which exceeds
the amount which is then convertible into available shares of Common Stock (the
"EXCESS AMOUNT") shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, not be convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof
until (and at the Holder's option at any time after) the date additional shares
of Common Stock are authorized by the Borrower to permit such conversion, at
which time the Conversion Price in respect thereof shall be the lesser of (i)
the Conversion Price on the Conversion Default Date (as defined below) and (ii)
the Conversion Price on the Conversion Date thereafter elected by the Holder in
respect thereof. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the Holder payments
("CONVERSION DEFAULT PAYMENTS") for a Conversion Default in the amount of (x)
the SUM OF (1) the then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture PLUS (2)
accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Debenture
through the Authorization Date (as defined below) PLUS (3) Default Interest, if
any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (1) and/or (2), MULTIPLIED BY (y)
..24, MULTIPLIED BY (z) (N/365), where N = the number of days from the day the
holder submits a Notice of Conversion giving rise to a Conversion Default (the
"CONVERSION DEFAULT DATE") to the date (the "AUTHORIZATION DATE") that the
Borrower authorizes a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to effect
conversion of the full outstanding principal balance of this Debenture. The
Borrower shall use its best efforts to authorize a sufficient number of shares
of Common Stock as soon as practicable following the earlier of (i) such time
that the Holder notifies the Borrower or that the Borrower otherwise becomes
aware that there are or likely will be insufficient authorized and unissued
shares to allow full conversion thereof and (ii) a Conversion Default. The
Borrower shall send notice to the Holder of the authorization of additional
shares of Common Stock, the Authorization Date and the amount of Holder's
accrued Conversion Default Payments. The accrued Conversion Default Payments for
each calendar month shall be paid in cash or shall be convertible into Common
Stock (at such time as there are sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock)
at the applicable Conversion Price, at the Holder's option, as follows:
(a) In the event Holder elects to take such payment
in cash, cash payment shall be made to Holder by the fifth (5th) day of the
month following the month in which it has accrued; and
(B) In the event Holder elects to take such payment
in Common Stock, the Holder may convert such payment amount into Common
Stock at the Conversion Price (as in effect at the time of conversion) at any
time after the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has
accrued in accordance with the terms of this Article I (so long as there is then
a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock).
The Holder's election shall be made in writing to the Borrower
at any time prior to 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on the third day of the
month following the month in which Conversion Default payments have accrued. If
no election is made, the Holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive cash.
Nothing herein shall limit the Holder's right to pursue actual damages (to the
extent in excess of the Conversion Default Payments) for the Borrower's failure
to maintain a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock, and each
holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available at law or in equity
(including degree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief).
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1.4 METHOD OF CONVERSION.
(a) MECHANICS OF CONVERSION. Subject to Section 1.1,
this Debenture may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part at
any time from time to time after the Issue Date, by (A) submitting to the
Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile or other reasonable means of
communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 6:00 p.m., New York,
New York time) and (B) subject to Section 1.4(b), surrendering this Debenture at
the principal office of the Borrower.
(b) SURRENDER OF DEBENTURE UPON CONVERSION.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of
this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be
required to physically surrender this Debenture to the Borrower unless the
entire unpaid principal amount of this Debenture is so converted. The Holder and
the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted
and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably
satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical
surrender of this Debenture upon each such conversion. In the event of any
dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Borrower shall be controlling and
determinative in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if any portion of this Debenture is converted as aforesaid, the Holder may not
transfer this Debenture unless the Holder first physically surrenders this
Debenture to the Borrower, whereupon the Borrower will forthwith issue and
deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Debenture of like tenor, registered
as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may
request, representing in the aggregate the remaining unpaid principal amount of
this Debenture. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Debenture,
acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph,
following conversion of a portion of this Debenture, the unpaid and unconverted
principal amount of this Debenture represented by this Debenture may be less
than the amount stated on the face hereof.
(c) PAYMENT OF TAXES.The Borrower shall not be
required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer
involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities
or property on conversion of this Debenture in a name other than that of the
Holder (or in street name), and the Borrower shall not be required to issue or
deliver any such shares or other securities or property unless and until the
person or persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name
such shares are to be held for the Holder's account) requesting the issuance
thereof shall have paid to the Borrower the amount of any such tax or shall have
established to the satisfaction of the Borrower that such tax has been paid.
(d) DELIVERY OF COMMON STOCK UPON CONVERSION. Upon
receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission (or
other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the
requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall
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issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of
the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion
within two (2) business days after such receipt (and, solely in the case of
conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this
Debenture) (such second business day being hereinafter referred to as the
"DEADLINE") in accordance with the terms hereof and the Purchase Agreement
(including, without limitation, in accordance with the requirements of Section
2(g) of the Purchase Agreement that certificates for shares of Common Stock
issued on or after the effective date of the Registration Statement upon
conversion of this Debenture shall not bear any restrictive legend).
(e) OBLIGATION OF BORROWER TO DELIVER COMMON STOCK.
Upon receipt by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall
be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such
conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and
unpaid interest on this Debenture shall be reduced to reflect such conversion,
and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations under this Article I, all
rights with respect to the portion of this Debenture being so converted shall
forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or other
securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion. If the
Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the
Borrower's obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock
shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action
by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any
provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action
to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other
obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the
Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other
circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the
Holder in connection with such conversion. The Conversion Date specified in the
Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date so long as the Notice of
Conversion is received by the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York
time, on such date.
(f) DELIVERY OF COMMON STOCK BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER.
In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common
Stock issuable upon conversion, provided the Borrower's transfer agent is
participating in the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities
Transfer ("FAST") program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with
the provisions contained in Section 1.1 and in this Section 1.4, the Borrower
shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically
transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting
the account of Holder's Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal
Agent Commission ("DWAC") system.
(g) FAILURE TO DELIVER COMMON STOCK PRIOR TO
DEADLINE. Without in any way limiting the Holder's right to pursue other
remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree
that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture
is more than two (2) days after the Deadline (other than a failure due to the
circumstances described in Section 1.3 above, which failure shall be governed by
such Section) the Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000 per day in cash, for
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each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common
Stock. Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month
following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by
written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month
in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this
Debenture, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the
terms of this Debenture and such additional principal amount shall be
convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Debenture.
1.5 CONCERNING THE SHARES. The shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of this Debenture may not be sold or transferred unless (i) such
shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or
(ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an
opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that
the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an
exemption from such registration or (iii) such shares are sold or transferred
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor rule) ("RULE 144") or (iv)
such shares are transferred to an "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance
with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor (as defined in the
Purchase Agreement). Except as otherwise provided in the Purchase Agreement (and
subject to the removal provisions set forth below), until such time as the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture have been
registered under the Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement or
otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the
number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold,
each certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this
Debenture that has not been so included in an effective registration statement
or that has not been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an
exemption that permits removal of the legend, shall bear a legend substantially
in the following form, as appropriate:
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE SECURITIES
MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT, OR AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL IN FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE CUSTOMARY FOR OPINIONS OF
COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER SAID ACT UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGULATION S UNDER
SAID ACT."
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Borrower
shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefor free of any transfer legend
if (i) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of
counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in
comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such
Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act and the shares are
so sold or transferred, (ii) such Holder provides the Borrower or its transfer
agent with reasonable assurances that the Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of this Debenture (to the extent such securities are deemed to have been
acquired on the same date) can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or (iii) in the case
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of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture, such security is
registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement
filed under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any
restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then
be immediately sold. Nothing in this Debenture shall (i) limit the Borrower's
obligation under the Registration Rights Agreement or (ii) affect in any way the
Holder's obligations to comply with applicable prospectus delivery requirements
upon the resale of the securities referred to herein.
1.6 EFFECT OF CERTAIN EVENTS.
(a) EFFECT OF MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, ETC. At the
option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the
Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than
50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of, or the consolidation,
merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other
Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall
either: (i) be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in Article III)
pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the
consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the
Default Amount (as defined in Article III) or (ii) be treated pursuant to
Section 1.6(b) hereof. "PERSON" shall mean any individual, corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or
organization.
(b) ADJUSTMENT DUE TO MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, ETC. If,
at any time when this Debenture is issued and outstanding and
prior to conversion of all of the Debentures, there shall be any merger,
consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other
similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall
be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or
classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of
any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower
other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower,
then the Holder of this Debenture shall thereafter have the right to receive
upon conversion of this Debenture, upon the basis and upon the terms and
conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock
immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion, such stock, securities or
assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction
had this Debenture been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction
(without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any
such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and
interests of the Holder of this Debenture to the end that the provisions hereof
(including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion
Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Debenture)
shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to
any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof. The
Borrower shall not effect any transaction described in this Section 1.6(b)
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unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, thirty (30) days prior
written notice (but in any event at least fifteen (15) days prior written
notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or
if there is no such record date, the consummation of, such merger,
consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other
similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled
to convert this Debenture) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity
(if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this
Section 1.6(b). The above provisions shall similarly apply to successive
consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.
(c) ADJUSTMENT DUE TO DISTRIBUTION. If the Borrower
shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to
acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase,
by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution
to the Borrower's shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares)
of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a "DISTRIBUTION"), then
the Holder of this Debenture shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this
Debenture after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such
Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable
to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such
conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the
record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.
(d) ADJUSTMENT DUE TO DILUTIVE ISSUANCE. If, at any
time when any Debentures are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues
or sells, or in accordance with this Section 1.6(d) hereof is deemed to have
issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock for no consideration or for a
consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions
or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the
Fixed Conversion Price in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed
issuance) of such shares of Common Stock (a "DILUTIVE ISSUANCE"), then
immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Fixed Conversion Price will be
reduced to the amount of the consideration per share received by the Borrower in
such Dilutive Issuance; PROVIDED that only one adjustment will be made for each
Dilutive Issuance.
The Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold
shares of Common Stock if the Borrower in any manner issues or grants any
warrants, rights or options, whether or not immediately exercisable, to
subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock or other securities convertible into
or exchangeable for Common Stock ("CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES") (such warrants,
rights and options to purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities are
hereinafter referred to as "OPTIONS") and the price per share for which Common
Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options is less than the Fixed
Conversion Price then in effect, then the Fixed Conversion Price shall be equal
to such price per share. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the "price per
share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options" is
determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by
the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or granting of all such Options,
plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable
to the Borrower upon the exercise of all such Options, plus, in the case of
Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options, the minimum
aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon the conversion or
exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become
convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Options (assuming full
conversion of Convertible Securities, if applicable). No further adjustment to
the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock
upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of
Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Options.
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Additionally, the Borrower shall be deemed to have
issued or sold shares of Common Stock if the Borrower in any manner issues or
sells any Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other
than where the same are issuable upon the exercise of Options), and the price
per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange is
less than the Fixed Conversion Price then in effect, then the Fixed Conversion
Price shall be equal to such price per share. For the purposes of the preceding
sentence, the "price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such
conversion or exchange" is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any,
received or receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or sale
of all such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of
additional consideration, if any, payable to the Borrower upon the conversion or
exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become
convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible
Securities. No further adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Price will be made
upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of
such Convertible Securities.
(e) PURCHASE RIGHTS. If, at any time when any
Debentures are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues any convertible
securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property
(the "PURCHASE RIGHTS") pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common
Stock, then the Holder of this Debenture will be entitled to acquire, upon the
terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which
such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of
Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Debenture (without
regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein) immediately before the
date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase
Rights or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders
of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such
Purchase Rights.
(f) NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENTS. Upon the occurrence of
each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price as a result of
the events described in this Section 1.6, the Borrower, at its expense, shall
promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare and furnish to the
Holder of a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and
showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.
The Borrower shall, upon the written request at any time of the Holder, furnish
to such Holder a like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustment or
readjustment, (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect and (iii) the
number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or
property which at the time would be received upon conversion of the Debenture.
1.7 TRADING MARKET LIMITATIONS. Unless permitted by the
applicable rules and regulations of the principal securities market on which the
Common Stock is then listed or traded, in no event shall the Borrower issue upon
conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Debenture and the other Debentures
issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement more than the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock that the Borrower can issue pursuant to any rule of the
principal United States securities market on which the Common Stock is then
traded (the "MAXIMUM SHARE AMOUNT"), which, as of the Issue Date shall be
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14,838,310 shares (19.99% of the total shares outstanding on the Issue Date),
subject to equitable adjustment from time to time for stock splits, stock
dividends, combinations, capital reorganizations and similar events relating to
the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof. Once the Maximum Share Amount
has been issued (the date of which is hereinafter referred to as the "MAXIMUM
CONVERSION DATE"), if the Borrower fails to eliminate any prohibitions under
applicable law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer
quotation system or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over
the Borrower or any of its securities on the Borrower's ability to issue shares
of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Share Amount (a "TRADING MARKET
PREPAYMENT EVENT"), in lieu of any further right to convert this Debenture, and
in full satisfaction of the Borrower's obligations under this Debenture, the
Borrower shall pay to the Holder, within fifteen (15) business days of the
Maximum Conversion Date (the "TRADING MARKET PREPAYMENT DATE"), an amount equal
to 130% TIMES the SUM of (a) the then outstanding principal amount of this
Debenture immediately following the Maximum Conversion Date, PLUS (b) accrued
and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Debenture to the
Trading Market Prepayment Date, PLUS (c) Default Interest, if any, on the
amounts referred to in clause (a) and/or (b) above, PLUS (d) any optional
amounts that may be added thereto at the Maximum Conversion Date by the Holder
in accordance with the terms hereof (the then outstanding principal amount of
this Debenture immediately following the Maximum Conversion Date, PLUS the
amounts referred to in clauses (b), (c) and (d) above shall collectively be
referred to as the "REMAINING CONVERTIBLE AMOUNT"). With respect to each Holder
of Debentures, the Maximum Share Amount shall refer to such Holder's PRO RATA
share thereof determined in accordance with Section 4.8 below. In the event that
the sum of (x) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued upon
conversion of this Debenture and the other Debentures issued pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement PLUS (y) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that
remain issuable upon conversion of this Debenture and the other Debentures
issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, represents at least one hundred
percent (100%) of the Maximum Share Amount (the "TRIGGERING EVENT"), the
Borrower will use its best efforts to seek and obtain Shareholder Approval (or
obtain such other relief as will allow conversions hereunder in excess of the
Maximum Share Amount) as soon as practicable following the Triggering Event and
before the Maximum Conversion Date. As used herein, "SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL" means
approval by the shareholders of the Borrower to authorize the issuance of the
full number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon full
conversion of the then outstanding Debentures but for the Maximum Share Amount.
1.8 STATUS AS SHAREHOLDER. Upon submission of a Notice of
Conversion by a Holder, (i) the shares covered thereby (other than the shares,
if any, which cannot be issued because their issuance would exceed such Holder's
allocated portion of the Reserved Amount or Maximum Share Amount) shall be
deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder's rights as a
Holder of such converted portion of this Debenture shall cease and terminate,
excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock
and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity
to such Holder because of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the terms of
this Debenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder has not received
certificates for all shares of Common Stock prior to the tenth (10th) business
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day after the expiration of the Deadline with respect to a conversion of any
portion of this Debenture for any reason, then (unless the Holder otherwise
elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Stock by so notifying the
Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this Debenture with
respect to such unconverted portions of this Debenture and the Borrower shall,
as soon as practicable, return such unconverted Debenture to the Holder or, if
the Debenture has not been surrendered, adjust its records to reflect that such
portion of this Debenture has not been converted. In all cases, the Holder shall
retain all of its rights and remedies (including, without limitation, (i) the
right to receive Conversion Default Payments pursuant to Section 1.3 to the
extent required thereby for such Conversion Default and any subsequent
Conversion Default and (ii) the right to have the Conversion Price with respect
to subsequent conversions determined in accordance with Section 1.3) for the
Borrower's failure to convert this Debenture.
ARTICLE II. CERTAIN COVENANTS
2.1 DISTRIBUTIONS ON CAPITAL STOCK. So long as the Borrower
shall have any obligation under this Debenture, the Borrower shall not without
the Holder's written consent (a) pay, declare or set apart for such payment, any
dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, property or other securities)
on shares of capital stock other than dividends on shares of Common Stock solely
in the form of additional shares of Common Stock or (b) directly or indirectly
or through any subsidiary make any other payment or distribution in respect of
its capital stock except for distributions pursuant to any shareholders' rights
plan which is approved by a majority of the Borrower's disinterested directors.
2.2 RESTRICTION ON STOCK REPURCHASES. So long as the Borrower
shall have any obligation under this Debenture, the Borrower shall not without
the Holder's written consent redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (whether
for cash or in exchange for property or other securities or otherwise) in any
one transaction or series of related transactions any shares of capital stock of
the Borrower or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire any such
shares.
2.3 BORROWINGS. So long as the Borrower shall have any
obligation under this Debenture, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder's
written consent, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any liability for
borrowed money, except (a) borrowings in existence or committed on the date
hereof and of which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the
date hereof, (b) indebtedness to trade creditors or financial institutions
incurred in the ordinary course of business or (c) borrowings, the proceeds of
which shall be used to repay this Debenture.
2.4 SALE OF ASSETS. So long as the Borrower shall have any
obligation under this Debenture, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder's
written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of
its assets outside the ordinary course of business. Any consent to the
disposition of any assets may be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds
of disposition.
2.5 ADVANCES AND LOANS. So long as the Borrower shall have any
obligation under this Debenture, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder's
written consent, lend money, give credit or make advances to any person, firm,
joint venture or corporation, including, without limitation, officers,
directors, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates of the Borrower, except loans,
credits or advances (a) in existence or committed on the date hereof and which
the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof, (b) made
in the ordinary course of business or (c) not in excess of $50,000.
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2.6 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES. So long as the Borrower shall have
any obligation under this Debenture, the Borrower shall not, without the
Holder's written consent, assume, guarantee, endorse, contingently agree to
purchase or otherwise become liable upon the obligation of any person, firm,
partnership, joint venture or corporation, except by the endorsement of
negotiable instruments for deposit or collection and except assumptions,
guarantees, endorsements and contingencies (a) in existence or committed on the
date hereof and which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the
date hereof, and (b) similar transactions in the ordinary course of business.
ARTICLE III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events of default (each, an "EVENT OF
DEFAULT") shall occur:
3.1 FAILURE TO PAY PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST. The Borrower fails
to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Debenture,
whether at maturity, upon a Trading Market Prepayment Event pursuant to Section
1.7, upon acceleration or otherwise;
3.2 CONVERSION AND THE SHARES. The Borrower fails to issue
shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens that it will not
honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion
rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Debenture (for a
period of at least sixty (60) days, if such failure is solely as a result of the
circumstances governed by Section 1.3 and the Borrower is using its best efforts
to authorize a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock as soon as
practicable), fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer
(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common
Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this
Debenture as and when required by this Debenture or the Registration Rights
Agreement, or fails to remove any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop
transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of
Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to
this Debenture as and when required by this Debenture or the Registration Rights
Agreement (or makes any announcement, statement or threat that it does not
intend to honor the obligations described in this paragraph) and any such
failure shall continue uncured (or any announcement, statement or threat not to
honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for ten (10) days after
the Borrower shall have been notified thereof in writing by the Holder;
3.3 FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE REGISTRATION OR EFFECT
REGISTRATION. The Borrower fails to file the Registration Statement within
seventy-five (75) days following the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement) or obtain effectiveness with the Securities and Exchange Commission
of the Registration Statement within one hundred twenty (120) days following the
Closing Date or such Registration Statement lapses in effect (or sales cannot
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otherwise be made thereunder effective, whether by reason of the Borrower's
failure to amend or supplement the prospectus included therein in accordance
with the Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise) for more than twenty (20)
consecutive days or forty (40) days in any twelve month period after the
Registration Statement becomes effective;
3.4 BREACH OF COVENANTS. The Borrower breaches any material
covenant or other material term or condition contained in Sections 1.3, 1.6 or
1.7 of this Debenture, or Sections 4(c), 4(e), 4(h), 4(i), 4(j), 4(m), 4(n) or 5
of the Purchase Agreement and such breach continues for a period of ten (10)
days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder;
3.5 BREACH OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Any
representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement,
statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection
herewith (including, without limitation, the Purchase Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement), shall be false or misleading in any material
respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will
have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this
Debenture, the Purchase Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement;
3.6 RECEIVER OR TRUSTEE. The Borrower or any subsidiary of the
Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or
consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial
part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise
be appointed;
3.7 JUDGMENTS. Any money judgment, writ or similar process
shall be entered or filed against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower
or any of its property or other assets for more than $50,000, and shall remain
unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of twenty (20) days unless
otherwise consented to by the Holder, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld;
3.8 BANKRUPTCY. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for relief under any bankruptcy law
or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the
Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower;
3.9 DELISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The Borrower shall fail to
maintain the listing of the Common Stock on at least one of the "pink sheets" or
the OTCBB or an equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the American Stock
Exchange;
3.10 DEFAULT UNDER OTHER DEBENTURES. An Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing under any of the other Debentures issued pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement;
then, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default
specified in Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9, or 3.10, at the option
of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Debentures issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement exercisable
through the delivery of written notice to the Borrower by such Holders (the
"DEFAULT NOTICE"), and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in
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Section 3.6 or 3.8, the Debentures shall become immediately due and payable and
the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations
hereunder, an amount equal to the greater of (i) 130% TIMES the SUM of (w) the
then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture PLUS (x) accrued and unpaid
interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Debenture to the date of payment
(the "MANDATORY PREPAYMENT DATE") PLUS (y) Default Interest, if any, on the
amounts referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) PLUS (z) any amounts owed to the
Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof or pursuant to Section 2(c) of
the Registration Rights Agreement (the then outstanding principal amount of this
Debenture to the date of payment PLUS the amounts referred to in clauses (x),
(y) and (z) shall collectively be known as the "DEFAULT SUM") or (ii) the
"parity value" of the Default Sum to be prepaid, where parity value means (a)
the highest number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or
otherwise pursuant to such Default Sum in accordance with Article I, treating
the Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Prepayment Date as the
"Conversion Date" for purposes of determining the lowest applicable Conversion
Price, unless the Default Event arises as a result of a breach in respect of a
specific Conversion Date in which case such Conversion Date shall be the
Conversion Date), MULTIPLIED BY (b) the highest Closing Price for the Common
Stock during the period beginning on the date of first occurrence of the Event
of Default and ending one day prior to the Mandatory Prepayment Date (the
"DEFAULT AMOUNT") and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately
become due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which
hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without
limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be
entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in
equity. If the Borrower fails to pay the Default Amount within five (5) business
days of written notice that such amount is due and payable, then the Holder
shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower remains in default
(and so long and to the extent that there are sufficient authorized shares), to
require the Borrower, upon written notice, to immediately issue, in lieu of the
Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to
the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect.
ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER. No failure or delay on
the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further
exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges. All rights and
remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights
or remedies otherwise available.
4.2 NOTICES. Any notice herein required or permitted to be
given shall be in writing and may be personally served or delivered by courier
or sent by United States mail and shall be deemed to have been given upon
receipt if personally served (which shall include telephone line facsimile
transmission) or sent by courier or three (3) days after being deposited in the
United States mail, certified, with postage pre-paid and properly addressed, if
sent by mail. For the purposes hereof, the address of the Holder shall be as
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shown on the records of the Borrower; and the address of the Borrower shall be
2238 West Lone Cactus Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85027, facsimile number: (623)
492-9921. Both the Holder and the Borrower may change the address for service by
service of written notice to the other as herein provided.
4.3 AMENDMENTS. This Debenture and any provision hereof may
only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the
Holder. The term "Debenture" and all reference thereto, as used throughout this
instrument, shall mean this instrument (and the other Debentures issued pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement) as originally executed, or if later amended or
supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.
4.4 ASSIGNABILITY. This Debenture shall be binding upon the
Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of
the Holder and its successors and assigns. Each transferee of this Debenture
must be an "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the 1933 Act).
Notwithstanding anything in this Debenture to the contrary, this Debenture may
be pledged as collateral in connection with a BONA FIDE margin account or other
lending arrangement.
4.5 COST OF COLLECTION. If default is made in the payment of
this Debenture, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection,
including reasonable attorneys' fees.
4.6 GOVERNING LAW. THIS DEBENTURE SHALL BE ENFORCED, GOVERNED
BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE
TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT
REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. THE BORROWER HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK,
NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS DEBENTURE, THE
AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY OR THEREBY. BOTH PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING. BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE
THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON A PARTY MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED
IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR
PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY'S RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN
ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT A FINAL
NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT 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. THE PARTY WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER
THIS DEBENTURE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING
ATTORNEYS' FEES, INCURRED BY THE PREVAILING PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH
DISPUTE.
4.7 CERTAIN AMOUNTS. Whenever pursuant to this Debenture the
Borrower is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding principal
amount (or the portion thereof required to be paid at that time) plus accrued
and unpaid interest plus Default Interest on such interest, the Borrower and the
Holder agree that the actual damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash
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payment on this Debenture may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so
paid by the Borrower represents stipulated damages and not a penalty and is
intended to compensate the Holder in part for loss of the opportunity to convert
this Debenture and to earn a return from the sale of shares of Common Stock
acquired upon conversion of this Debenture at a price in excess of the price
paid for such shares pursuant to this Debenture. The Borrower and the Holder
hereby agree that such amount of stipulated damages is not plainly
disproportionate to the possible loss to the Holder from the receipt of a cash
payment without the opportunity to convert this Debenture into shares of Common
Stock.
4.8 ALLOCATIONS OF MAXIMUM SHARE AMOUNT AND RESERVED AMOUNT.
The Maximum Share Amount and Reserved Amount shall be allocated pro rata among
the Holders of Debentures based on the principal amount of such Debentures
issued to each Holder. Each increase to the Maximum Share Amount and Reserved
Amount shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders of Debentures based on the
principal amount of such Debentures held by each Holder at the time of the
increase in the Maximum Share Amount or Reserved Amount. In the event a Holder
shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder's Debentures, each
transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such transferor's Maximum
Share Amount and Reserved Amount. Any portion of the Maximum Share Amount or
Reserved Amount which remains allocated to any person or entity which does not
hold any Debentures shall be allocated to the remaining Holders of Debentures,
pro rata based on the principal amount of such Debentures then held by such
Holders.
4.9 DAMAGES SHARES. The shares of Common Stock that may be
issuable to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof and pursuant
to Section 2(c) of the Registration Rights Agreement ("DAMAGES SHARES") shall be
treated as Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture for all
purposes hereof and shall be subject to all of the limitations and afforded all
of the rights of the other shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder, including
without limitation, the right to be included in the Registration Statement filed
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. For purposes of calculating
interest payable on the outstanding principal amount hereof, except as otherwise
provided herein, amounts convertible into Damages Shares ("DAMAGES AMOUNTS")
shall not bear interest but must be converted prior to the conversion of any
outstanding principal amount hereof, until the outstanding Damages Amounts is
zero.
4.10 DENOMINATIONS. At the request of the Holder, upon
surrender of this Debenture, the Borrower shall promptly issue new Debentures in
the aggregate outstanding principal amount hereof, in the form hereof, in such
denominations of at least $50,000 as the Holder shall request.
4.11 PURCHASE AGREEMENT. By its acceptance of this Debenture,
each Holder agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase
Agreement.
4.12 NOTICE OF CORPORATE EVENTS. Except as otherwise provided
below, the Holder of this Debenture shall have no rights as a Holder of Common
Stock unless and only to the extent that it converts this Debenture into Common
Stock. The Borrower shall provide the Holder with prior notification of any
meeting of the Borrower's shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other
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information sent to shareholders). In the event of any taking by the Borrower of
a record of its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are
entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, any right to
subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger,
consolidation, reclassification or recapitalization) any share of any class or
any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or for the
purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to vote in connection with
any proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Borrower or any proposed liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Borrower, the Borrower shall mail a notice to the Holder, at least twenty (20)
days prior to the record date specified therein (or thirty (30) days prior to
the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier), of the date
on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding the amount
and character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent
known at such time. The Borrower shall make a public announcement of any event
requiring notification to the Holder hereunder substantially simultaneously with
the notification to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Section
4.12.
4.13 REMEDIES. The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it
of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by
vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby.
Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of
its obligations under this Debenture will be inadequate and agrees, in the event
of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this
Debenture, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available
remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable
herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any
breach of this Debenture and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions
thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or
other security being required.
ARTICLE V. OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT
5.1. OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Article V, so long as (i) no Event of Default or
Trading Market Prepayment Event shall have occurred and be continuing, and (ii)
the Borrower has a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock
reserved for issuance upon full conversion of the Debentures, then at any time
after the Issue Date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less
than ten (10) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holders of the Debentures
(which notice may not be sent to the Holders of the Debentures until the
Borrower is permitted to prepay the Debentures pursuant to this Section 5.1), to
prepay all of the outstanding Debentures in accordance with this Section 5.1.
Any notice of prepayment hereunder (an "OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT") shall be delivered
to the Holders of the Debentures at their registered addresses appearing on the
books and records of the Borrower and shall state (1) that the Borrower is
exercising its right to prepay all of the Debentures issued on the Issue Date
and (2) the date of prepayment (the "OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT NOTICE"). On the date
fixed for prepayment (the "OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT DATE"), the Borrower shall make
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payment of the Optional Prepayment Amount (as defined below) to or upon the
order of the Holders as specified by the Holders in writing to the Borrower at
least one (1) business day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date. If the
Borrower exercises its right to prepay the Debentures, the Borrower shall make
payment to the holders of an amount in cash (the "OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT AMOUNT")
equal to 150% multiplied by the sum of (w) the then outstanding principal amount
of this Debenture PLUS (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal
amount of this Debenture to the Optional Prepayment Date PLUS (y) Default
Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and (x) PLUS (z) any
amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof or
pursuant to Section 2(c) of the Registration Rights Agreement (the then
outstanding principal amount of this Debenture to the date of payment PLUS the
amounts referred to in clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall collectively be known as
the "OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT SUM"). Notwithstanding notice of an Optional
Prepayment, the Holders shall at all times prior to the Optional Prepayment Date
maintain the right to convert all or any portion of the Debentures in accordance
with Article I and any portion of Debentures so converted after receipt of an
Optional Prepayment Notice and prior to the Optional Prepayment Date set forth
in such notice and payment of the aggregate Optional Prepayment Amount shall be
deducted from the principal amount of Debentures which are otherwise subject to
prepayment pursuant to such notice. If the Borrower delivers an Optional
Prepayment Notice and fails to pay the Optional Prepayment Amount due to the
Holders of the Debentures within two (2) business days following the Optional
Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall forever forfeit its right to redeem the
Debentures pursuant to this Section 5.1.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Debenture to be
signed in its name by its duly authorized officer this 31st day of January,
2003.
IBIZ TECHNOLOGY CORP.
By: /S/ Kenneth W. Schilling
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Kenneth W. Schilling
President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder
in order to Convert the Debentures)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert
$__________ principal amount of the Debenture (defined below) into shares of
common stock, par value $.001 per share ("COMMON STOCK"), of iBIZ Technology
Corp., a Florida corporation (the "BORROWER") according to the conditions of the
convertible debentures of the Borrower dated as of January 31, 2003 (the
"Debentures"), as of the date written below. If securities are to be issued in
the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all
transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such
certificates. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except
for transfer taxes, if any. A copy of each Debenture is attached hereto (or
evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof).
The Borrower shall electronically transmit the Common Stock
issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned
or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system
("DWAC TRANSFER").
Name of DTC Prime Broker:
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Account Number:
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In lieu of receiving shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant
to this Notice of Conversion by way of a DWAC Transfer, the undersigned hereby
requests that the Borrower issue a certificate or certificates for the number of
shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are based on the Holder's
calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below or, if
additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:
Name:
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Address:
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The undersigned represents and warrants that all offers and
sales by the undersigned of the securities issuable to the undersigned upon
conversion of the Debentures shall be made pursuant to registration of the
securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "ACT"), or pursuant
to an exemption from registration under the Act.
Date of Conversion:________________________
Applicable Conversion Price:_______________
Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Issued Pursuant to
Conversion of the Debentures:______________
Signature:_________________________________
Name:______________________________________
Address:___________________________________
The Borrower shall issue and deliver shares of Common Stock to an overnight
courier not later than three business days following receipt of the original
Debenture(s) to be converted, and shall make payments pursuant to the Debentures
for the number of business days such issuance and delivery is late.