UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 13, 2017 (June 7, 2017)

 

COATES INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 

Delaware   000-33155   22-2925432
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

Highway 34 & Ridgewood Road, Wall Township, New Jersey 07719

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(732)   449-7717

 

(Registrant's telephone number including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company          o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    o

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Form 8-K and other reports filed by Registrant from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively the "Filings") contain or may contain forward looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, Registrant's management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Registrant's management. When used in the filings the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "future", "intend", "plan" or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to Registrant or Registrant's management identify forward looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of Registrant with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors relating to Registrant's industry, Registrant's operations and results of operations and any businesses that may be acquired by Registrant. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.

 

Although Registrant believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, Registrant cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, Registrant does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

 

ITEM 2.03 CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT.

 

On June 7, 2017, the Registrant entered into a 9.75% convertible note facility agreement (the “Agreement”) with an investor. The Agreement provides that the investor will fund up to $369,000, including an initial tranche of $55,000, which was funded at the closing of the Agreement and twelve additional tranches of $26,250 each. All tranches mature 17 months after the date of the Agreement. The Agreement provides that the entire outstanding balance under the Agreement, along with a required 25% prepayment penalty, may be paid to the investor at the option of the Registrant, in whole, at any time. The investor may convert the remaining outstanding balance of convertible notes in whole, or in part, at any time beginning six months after funding, into shares of the Registrant’s common stock. The Registrant may, at its option, pay all or any portion of a note conversion in cash, or a combination of cash and conversion shares, without penalty, provided it makes a timely election to do so. The number of shares of common stock to be initially delivered upon conversion shall be equal to the dollar amount being converted divided by the variable conversion price. The variable conversion price is the lesser of $0.01 per share, or 70% of the average of the three lowest daily volume weighted average prices (“VWAP”) over the 15 trading day period prior to the date of conversion. The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock required to be issued to the investor upon any conversion may be subsequently adjusted upward in the event that the recalculated variable conversion price on the 23rd trading day following the date of conversion is lower than the calculated variable conversion price on the date of conversion. In such case, the Registrant would be required to deliver the incremental number of shares to the investor, determined based on the recalculated variable conversion price. The Registrant has reserved 50 million shares of its unissued common stock for potential conversion of the convertible notes under this convertible note facility.

 

The investor anticipates that upon any conversion, the shares of stock it receives from the Registrant will be freely tradable in compliance with Rule 144 of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The convertible promissory note was privately offered and sold to the Holder in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of the United States federal and state securities laws which the Registrant believes are available to cover this transaction based on representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements and understandings provided to the Registrant by the investor.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS.

 

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

 

N/A

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

 

N/A

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
10.1   Securities Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and Typenex Co-Investment, LLC, dated June 7, 2017.
10.2   Secured Convertible Promissory Note issued to Typenex Co-Investment, LLC, dated June 7, 2017.

 

  2  

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  COATES INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Barry C. Kaye
    Barry C. Kaye
    Chief Financial Officer
     
Dated: June 13, 2017    

 

 

3

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.1

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

  

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of June 7, 2017, is entered into by and between Coates International, Ltd. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Typenex Co-Investment, LLC , a Utah limited liability company, its successors and/or assigns (the “ Buyer ”).

 

A.       The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”).

 

B.       The Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, a Secured Convertible Promissory Note, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , in the original principal amount of $369,000.00 (the “ Note ”), convertible into shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Note. This Agreement, the Note, the Secured Buyer Notes (as defined below), the Security Agreement (as defined below), the Pledge Agreement (as defined below), and all other certificates, documents, agreements, resolutions and instruments delivered to any party under or in connection with this Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time, are collectively referred to herein as the “ Transaction Documents .”

 

C.       For purposes of this Agreement: “ Conversion Shares ” means all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all or any portion of the Note; and “ Securities ” means the Note and the Conversion Shares, as applicable.

 

NOW THEREFORE , the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:

 

1.            Purchase and Sale of Securities .

 

1.1.        Purchase of Securities . On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company the Note. In consideration thereof, the Buyer shall pay (i) the amount designated as the initial cash purchase price on the Buyer’s signature page to this Agreement (the “ Initial Cash Purchase Price ”), and (ii) issue to the Company the Secured Buyer Notes (the sum of the initial principal amount of the Secured Buyer Notes, together with the Initial Cash Purchase Price, the “ Purchase Price ”). Subject to Section 1.5, the Secured Buyer Notes shall be secured by the Pledge Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , as the same may be amended from time to time (the “ Pledge Agreement ”). The Purchase Price is allocated to the Tranches (as defined in the Note) of the Note as set forth in the table attached hereto as Exhibit C .

 

 

 

 

1.2.        Form of Payment . On the Closing Date, (i) the Buyer shall pay the Purchase Price to the Company against delivery of the Note by delivering the following at the Closing: (A) the Initial Cash Purchase Price, which shall be delivered by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions, (B) Secured Buyer Note #1 in the principal amount of $25,000.00 duly executed and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (“ Secured Buyer Note #1 ”); (C) Secured Buyer Note #2 in the principal amount of $25,000.00 duly executed and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (“ Secured Buyer Note #2 ”); (D) Secured Buyer Note #3 in the principal amount of $25,000.00 duly executed and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (“ Secured Buyer Note #3 ”); (E) Secured Buyer Note #4 in the principal amount of $25,000.00 duly executed and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (“ Secured Buyer Note #4 ”); (F) Secured Buyer Note #5 in the principal amount of $25,000.00 duly executed and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (“ Secured Buyer Note #5 ”); (G) Secured Buyer Note #6 in the principal amount of $25,000.00 duly executed and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (“ Secured Buyer Note #6 ”); (H) Secured Buyer Note #7 in the principal amount of $25,000.00 duly executed and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J (“ Secured Buyer Note #7 ”); (I) Secured Buyer Note #8 in the principal amount of $25,000.00 duly executed and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K (“ Secured Buyer Note #8 ”); (J) Secured Buyer Note #9 in the principal amount of $25,000.00 duly executed and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L (“ Secured Buyer Note #9 ”); (K) Secured Buyer Note #10 in the principal amount of $25,000.00 duly executed and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit M (“ Secured Buyer Note #10 ”); (L) Secured Buyer Note #11 in the principal amount of $25,000.00 duly executed and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit N (“ Secured Buyer Note #11 ”); and (M) Secured Buyer Note #12 in the principal amount of $25,000.00 duly executed and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit O (“ Secured Buyer Note #12 ,” and together with Secured Buyer Note #1, Secured Buyer Note #2, Secured Buyer Note #3, Secured Buyer Note #4, Secured Buyer Note #5, Secured Buyer Note #6, Secured Buyer Note #7, Secured Buyer Note #8, Secured Buyer Note #9, Secured Buyer Note #10, and Secured Buyer Note #11, the “ Secured Buyer Notes ”); and (ii) the Company shall deliver the duly executed Note on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.

 

1.3.        Closing Date . Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 5 and Section 6 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (the “ Closing Date ”) shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Time on or about June 7, 2017, or such other mutually agreed upon time. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall occur on the Closing Date at the offices of the Buyer unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties.

 

1.4.        Note Collateral . The Note shall be secured by the collateral set forth in that that certain Security Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit P listing the Secured Buyer Notes as security for the Company’s obligations under the Transaction Documents (the “ Security Agreement ”).

 

1.5.        Secured Buyer Note Collateral . At the Closing, the Buyer shall execute the Pledge Agreement, thereby granting to the Company a security interest in the collateral described therein (the “ Collateral ”). The Buyer also agrees to file a UCC Financing Statement (Form UCC1) with the Utah Department of Commerce in the manner set forth in the Pledge Agreement in order to perfect the Company’s security interest in the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, the Buyer may, in the Buyer’s sole discretion, add additional collateral to the Collateral covered by the Pledge Agreement, and may substitute Collateral as the Buyer deems fit, provided that the net fair market value of the substituted Collateral may not be less than the aggregate principal balance of the Secured Buyer Notes as of the date of any such substitution. In the event of a substitution of Collateral, the Buyer shall timely execute any and all amendments and documents necessary or advisable in order to properly release the original collateral and grant a security interest upon the substitute collateral in favor of the Company, including without limitation the filing of an applicable UCC Financing Statement Amendment (Form UCC3) with the Utah Department of Commerce. The Company agrees to sign the documents and take such other measures requested by the Buyer in order to accomplish the intent of the Transaction Documents, including without limitation, execution of a Form UCC3 (or equivalent) termination statement against the Collateral within five (5) Trading Days after written request from the Buyer. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Collateral may be encumbered by other monetary liens in priority and/or subordinate positions. The intent of the parties is that the net fair market value of the Collateral (less any other prior liens or encumbrances) will be equal to or greater than the aggregate outstanding balance of the Secured Buyer Notes. To the extent the fair market value of the Collateral (less any other liens or encumbrances) is less than the total outstanding balance of all the Secured Buyer Notes, then the Collateral will be deemed to only secure those Secured Buyer Notes with an aggregate outstanding balance that is less than or equal to such net fair market value of the Collateral, applied in numerical order of the Secured Buyer Notes. By way of example only, if the fair market value of the Collateral is determined by appraisal to be $300,000 and the Collateral is encumbered by $200,000 of prior liens, then the net fair market value for purposes of this section is $100,000 ($300,000 - $200,000). Accordingly, the Collateral will be deemed to secure only Secured Buyer Note #1, Secured Buyer Note #2, Secured Buyer Note #3, and Secured Buyer Note #4, while the remaining Secured Buyer Notes shall be deemed unsecured. If the Collateral is subsequently appraised for $400,000 with all prior liens removed, then the Collateral will automatically be deemed to secure all of the Secured Buyer Notes.

 

  2  

 

 

1.6.        Original Issue Discount; Transaction Expenses . The Note carries an original issue discount of $17,500.00 (the “ OID ”). In addition, the Company agrees to pay $1,500.00 to the Buyer to cover the Buyer’s legal fees, accounting costs, due diligence, monitoring and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities, all of which amount is included in the initial principal balance of the Note (the “ Carried Transaction Expense Amount ”). The Purchase Price, therefore, shall be $350,000.00, computed as follows: $369,000.00 original principal balance, less the OID, less the Carried Transaction Expense Amount. The Initial Cash Purchase Price shall be the Purchase Price less the sum of the initial principal amounts of the Secured Buyer Notes.

 

2.             Buyer’s Representations and Warranties. The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that: (i) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized; (ii) this Agreement, the Secured Buyer Notes, and the Pledge Agreement have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, (iii) this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms; and (iv) the Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D of the 1933 Act.

 

3.             Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that: (i) the Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted; (ii) the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary; (iii) the Company has registered its Common Stock under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”), and is obligated to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act; (iv) each of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by the Company; (v) this Agreement, the Note, and the Security Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject as to enforceability only to general principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (vi) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the issuance of Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach by the Company of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under (a) the Company’s formation documents or bylaws, each as currently in effect, (b) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound, including any listing agreement for the Common Stock, or (c) to the Company’s knowledge, any existing applicable law, rule, or regulation or any applicable decree, judgment, or order of any court, United States federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Company’s properties or assets; (vii) no further authorization, approval or consent of any court, governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization, or stock exchange or market or the stockholders or any lender of the Company is required to be obtained by the Company for the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer; (viii) none of the Company’s filings with the SEC contained, at the time they were filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (ix) the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company with the SEC under the 1934 Act on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such report, schedule, form, statement or other document prior to the expiration of any such extension; (x) the Company is not, nor has it ever been, a “Shell Company,” as such type of “issuer” is described in Rule 144(i)(1) under the 1933 Act; (xi) the Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person or entity for a brokerage commission, placement agent or finder’s fees or similar payments by the Buyer relating to the Note or the transactions contemplated hereby; (xii) when issued, the Conversion Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid for and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances; and (xiii) except for such fees arising as a result of any agreement or arrangement entered into by the Buyer without the knowledge of the Company (a “ Buyer’s Fee ”), the Buyer shall have no obligation with respect to such fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other persons for fees of a type contemplated in this subsection that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the Buyer, the Buyer’s employees, officers, directors, stockholders, managers, agents, and partners, and their respective affiliates, from and against all claims, losses, damages, costs (including the costs of preparation and attorneys’ fees) and expenses suffered in respect of any such claimed or existing fees (other than a Buyer’s Fee, if any).

 

  3  

 

 

4.             Company Covenants . Until all of the Company’s obligations hereunder are paid and performed in full, or within the timeframes otherwise specifically set forth below, the Company shall comply with the following covenants: (i) from the date hereof until the date that is six (6) months after all the Conversion Shares either have been sold by the Buyer, or may permanently be sold by the Buyer without any restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall timely make all filings required to be made by it under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, Rule 144 or any United States securities laws and regulations thereof applicable to the Company or by the rules and regulations of its principal trading market, and such filings shall conform to the requirements of applicable laws, regulations and government agencies, and, unless such filings are publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR system (via the SEC’s web site at no additional charge), the Company shall provide a copy thereof to the Buyer promptly after such filings; (ii) so long as the Buyer beneficially owns any of the Securities and for at least twenty (20) trading days thereafter, the Company shall file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, and shall take all reasonable action under its control to ensure that adequate current public information with respect to the Company, as required in accordance with Rule 144, is publicly available, and shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination; (iii) the Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading on any of (a) the NYSE Amex, (b) the New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, (e) the OTC Bulletin Board, (f) the OTCQX, (g) the OTCQB, or (h) OTC Pink Current Information; (iv) the Company shall use the net proceeds received hereunder for working capital and general corporate purposes only; provided, however , the Company will not use such proceeds to pay fees payable (A) to any broker or finder relating to the offer and sale of the Securities unless such broker, finder, or other party is a registered investment adviser or registered broker-dealer and such fees are paid in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, or (B) to any other party relating to any financing transaction effected prior to the date hereof; and (v) from and after the date hereof and until all of the Company’s obligations hereunder and the Note are paid and performed in full, the Company shall not transfer, assign, sell, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise alienate or encumber the Secured Buyer Notes in any way without the prior written consent of the Buyer.

 

  4  

 

 

5.             Conditions to the Company’s Obligation to Sell . The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Securities to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

 

5.1.       The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement, the Secured Buyer Notes, and the Pledge Agreement, and delivered the same to the Company.

 

5.2.       The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1.2 above.

 

6.            Conditions to the Buyer’s Obligation to Purchase . The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:

 

6.1.       The Company shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.

 

6.2.       The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the duly executed Note in accordance with Section 1.2 above.

 

6.3.       The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a fully executed secretary’s certificate evidencing the Company’s approval of the Transaction Documents substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Q .

 

6.4.       The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a fully executed share issuance resolution to be delivered to the Company’s transfer agent substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit R .

 

6.5.       The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer fully executed copies of all other Transaction Documents required to be executed by the Company herein or therein.

 

7.             Reservation of Shares . At all times during which the Note is convertible, the Company will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of the Note. The Company will at all times reserve at least three times the number of shares of Common Stock necessary to convert the total Outstanding Balance (as defined in and determined pursuant to the Note) of the Note, but in any event not less than 400,000,000 shares of Common Stock shall be reserved at all times for such purpose (the “ Share Reserve ”). The Company further agrees that it will immediately add shares of Common Stock to the Share Reserve in increments of 40,000,000 shares as and when requested by the Buyer in writing from time to time.

 

8.             Governing Law; Miscellaneous . The provisions set forth in this Section 8 shall apply to this Agreement, as well as all other Transaction Documents as if these terms were fully set forth therein.

 

8.1.        Governing Law; Venue . This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah for contracts to be wholly performed in such state and without giving effect to the principles thereof regarding the conflict of laws. Subject to Section 8.2 below, each party hereto hereby (a) consents to and expressly submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah in connection with any dispute or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, (b) agrees that all claims in respect of any such dispute or proceeding may only be heard and determined in any such court, (c) expressly submits to the exclusive venue of any such court for the purposes hereof, and (d) waives any claim of improper venue and any claim or objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or any other claim or objection to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions or to any claim that such venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper.

 

  5  

 

 

8.2.        Arbitration of Disputes . The parties shall submit all Claims (as defined in Exhibit S ) arising under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any other agreement between the parties and their affiliates or any Claim relating to the relationship of the parties to binding arbitration pursuant to the arbitration provisions set forth in Exhibit S attached hereto (the “ Arbitration Provisions ”). The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Arbitration Provisions are unconditionally binding on the parties hereto and are severable from all other provisions of this Agreement. By executing this Agreement, Company represents, warrants and covenants that Company has reviewed the Arbitration Provisions carefully, consulted with legal counsel about such provisions (or waived its right to do so), understands that the Arbitration Provisions are intended to allow for the expeditious and efficient resolution of any dispute hereunder, agrees to the terms and limitations set forth in the Arbitration Provisions, and that Company will not take a position contrary to the foregoing representations. Company acknowledges and agrees that Investor may rely upon the foregoing representations and covenants of Company regarding the Arbitration Provisions.

 

8.3.        Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. A signature delivered by electronic means (i.e., by “pdf” signature) shall be deemed and original for all purposes.

 

8.4.        Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform to such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.

 

8.5.        Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

 

  6  

 

 

8.6.        Notices . Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be deemed effectively given on the earliest of: (a) the date delivered, if delivered by personal delivery as against written receipt therefor or by e-mail to an executive officer, or by confirmed facsimile, (b) the fifth Trading Day after deposit, postage prepaid, in the United States Postal Service by certified mail, or (c) the third Trading Day after mailing by domestic or international express courier, with delivery costs and fees prepaid, in each case, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following addresses (or at such other addresses as such party may designate by ten (10) calendar days’ advance written notice similarly given to each of the other parties hereto):

 

If to the Company:

 

Coates International, Ltd.

Attn: Barry C. Kaye, CFO

2100 Highway 34 & Ridgewood Road

Wall Township, NJ 07719

 

If to the Buyer:

 

Typenex Co-Investment, LLC

Attn: John Fife, President

303 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1040 

Chicago, Illinois 60601

 

With a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):

 

Hansen Black Anderson Ashcraft PLLC

Attn: Jonathan K. Hansen

3051 West Maple Loop, Suite 325

Lehi, Utah 84043

 

8.7.        Successors and Assigns . This Agreement or any of the severable rights and obligations inuring to the benefit of or to be performed by the Buyer hereunder may be assigned by the Buyer to a third party, including its financing sources, in whole or in part, but only with the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company may not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement or delegate its duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the Buyer.

 

8.8.        Survival . The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.

 

8.9.        Further Assurances . Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

8.10.        Buyer’s Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Liquidated Damages . All rights, remedies, and powers conferred in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents on the Buyer are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies, and shall be in addition to every other right, power, and remedy that the Buyer may have, whether specifically granted in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or existing at law, in equity, or by statute; and any and all such rights and remedies may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as the Buyer may deem expedient. The parties agree that the amount of damages for a breach by the Company of the Transaction Documents is difficult to determine at this time and that the fees and charges included in the Transaction Documents are a reasonable estimation of the amount of liquidated damages for any such breach under the circumstances existing at the time this Agreement is entered into and are not penalties. All fees and charges provided for in the Transaction Documents are agreed to by the parties to be based upon the obligations and the risks assumed by the parties as of the Closing Date. The liquidated damages provisions of the Transaction Documents shall not limit or preclude a party from pursuing any other remedy available in law or in equity; provided, however , that the liquidated damages provided for in the Transaction Documents are intended to be in lieu of actual damages.

 

  7  

 

 

8.11.        Ownership Limitation . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, if at any time the Buyer shall or would be issued shares of Common Stock under any of the Transaction Documents, but such issuance would cause the Buyer (together with its affiliates) to beneficially own a number of shares exceeding the Maximum Percentage (as defined in the Note), then the Company must not issue to the Buyer the shares that would cause the Buyer to exceed the Maximum Percentage. For purposes of this Section, beneficial ownership of Common Stock will be determined under the 1934 Act.

 

8.12.        Attorneys’ Fees and Cost of Collection . In the event of any action at law or in equity to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, the parties agree that the party who is awarded the most money shall be deemed the prevailing party for all purposes and shall therefore be entitled to an additional award of the full amount of the attorneys’ fees and expenses paid by such prevailing party in connection with the litigation and/or dispute without reduction or apportionment based upon the individual claims or defenses giving rise to the fees and expenses. Nothing herein shall restrict or impair a court’s power to award fees and expenses for frivolous or bad faith pleading. If (a) the Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement prior to commencing legal proceedings, or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding, or the Buyer otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under the Note or to enforce the provisions of the Note; or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting the Company’s creditors’ rights and involving a claim under the Note; then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by the Buyer for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

 

8.13.        Waiver . No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in the form of a writing signed by the party granting the waiver. No waiver of any provision or consent to any prohibited action shall constitute a waiver of any other provision or consent to any other prohibited action, whether or not similar. No waiver or consent shall constitute a continuing waiver or consent or commit a party to provide a waiver or consent in the future except to the extent specifically set forth in writing.

 

8.14.        Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO DEMAND THAT ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE PARTIES HERETO BE TRIED BY JURY. THIS WAIVER EXTENDS TO ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO DEMAND A TRIAL BY JURY ARISING UNDER COMMON LAW OR ANY APPLICABLE STATUTE, LAW, RULE OR REGULATION. FURTHER, EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SUCH PARTY IS KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVING SUCH PARTY’S RIGHT TO DEMAND TRIAL BY JURY.

 

8.15.        Time of the Essence . Time is expressly made of the essence of each and every provision of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

 

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank; signature page to follow]

 

  8  

 

 

SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:

Principal Amount of Note:   $ 369,000.00  
Initial Cash Purchase Price:   $ 50,000.00  

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

  BUYER:
       
  Typenex co-investment, llc
       
  By: Red Cliffs Investments, Inc., its Manager
       
    By: /s/ John M. Fife
      John M. Fife, President
       
  COMPANY:
       
  Coates International, Ltd.
   
  By: /s/ Barry C. Kaye
  Printed Name: Barry C. Kaye
  Title: Chief Financial Officer 

 

ATTACHED EXHIBITS:

 

Exhibit A Note
Exhibit B Pledge Agreement
Exhibit C Allocation of Purchase Price
Exhibit D Secured Buyer Note #1
Exhibit E Secured Buyer Note #2
Exhibit F Secured Buyer Note #3
Exhibit G Secured Buyer Note #4
Exhibit H Secured Buyer Note #5
Exhibit I Secured Buyer Note #6
Exhibit J Secured Buyer Note #7
Exhibit K Secured Buyer Note #8
Exhibit L Secured Buyer Note #9
Exhibit M Secured Buyer Note #10
Exhibit N Secured Buyer Note #11
Exhibit O Secured Buyer Note #12
Exhibit P Security Agreement
Exhibit Q Secretary’s Certificate
Exhibit R Share Issuance Resolution
Exhibit S Arbitration Provisions

 

[Signature page to Securities Purchase Agreement]

 

  9  

 

    

ARBITRATION PROVISIONS

 

1.        Dispute Resolution . For purposes of this Exhibit S , the term “ Claims ” means any disputes, claims, demands, causes of action, requests for injunctive relief, requests for specific performance, liabilities, damages, losses, or controversies whatsoever arising from, related to, or connected with the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents and any communications between the parties related thereto, including without limitation any claims of mutual mistake, mistake, fraud, misrepresentation, failure of formation, failure of consideration, promissory estoppel, unconscionability, failure of condition precedent, rescission, and any statutory claims, tort claims, contract claims, or claims to void, invalidate or terminate the Agreement (or these Arbitration Provisions (defined below)) or any of the other Transaction Documents. The term “Claims” specifically excludes a dispute over Calculations (as defined in the Note). The parties to the Agreement (the “ parties ”) hereby agree that the arbitration provisions set forth in this Exhibit S (“ Arbitration Provisions ”) are binding on each of them. As a result, any attempt to rescind the Agreement (or these Arbitration Provisions) or declare the Agreement (or these Arbitration Provisions) or any other Transaction Document invalid or unenforceable for any reason is subject to these Arbitration Provisions. These Arbitration Provisions shall also survive any termination or expiration of the Agreement. Any capitalized term not defined in these Arbitration Provisions shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

 

2.        Arbitration . Except as otherwise provided herein, all Claims must be submitted to arbitration (“ Arbitration ”) to be conducted exclusively in Salt Lake County, Utah and pursuant to the terms set forth in these Arbitration Provisions. Subject to the arbitration appeal right provided for in Paragraph 5 below (the “ Appeal Right ”), the parties agree that the award of the arbitrator rendered pursuant to Paragraph 4 below (the “ Arbitration Award ”) shall be (a) final and binding upon the parties, (b) the sole and exclusive remedy between them regarding any Claims, counterclaims, issues, or accountings presented or pleaded to the arbitrator, and (c) promptly payable in United States dollars free of any tax, deduction or offset (with respect to monetary awards). Subject to the Appeal Right, any costs or fees, including without limitation attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with or incident to enforcing the Arbitration Award shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be charged against the party resisting such enforcement. The Arbitration Award shall include default interest (as defined or otherwise provided for in the Note, “ Default Interest ”) (with respect to monetary awards) at the rate specified in the Note for Default Interest both before and after the Arbitration Award. Judgment upon the Arbitration Award will be entered and enforced by any state or federal court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah.

 

3.        The Arbitration Act . The parties hereby incorporate herein the provisions and procedures set forth in the Utah Uniform Arbitration Act, U.C.A. § 78B-11-101 et seq. (as amended or superseded from time to time, the “ Arbitration Act ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to, and to the maximum extent permitted by, Section 105 of the Arbitration Act, in the event of conflict or variation between the terms of these Arbitration Provisions and the provisions of the Arbitration Act, the terms of these Arbitration Provisions shall control and the parties hereby waive or otherwise agree to vary the effect of all requirements of the Arbitration Act that may conflict with or vary from these Arbitration Provisions.

 

4.        Arbitration Proceedings . Arbitration between the parties will be subject to the following:

 

4.1        Initiation of Arbitration . Pursuant to Section 110 of the Arbitration Act, the parties agree that a party may initiate Arbitration by giving written notice to the other party (“ Arbitration Notice ”) in the same manner that notice is permitted under Section 8.6 of the Agreement; provided, however , that the Arbitration Notice may not be given by email or fax. Arbitration will be deemed initiated as of the date that the Arbitration Notice is deemed delivered to such other party under Section 8.6 of the Agreement (the “ Service Date ”). After the Service Date, information may be delivered, and notices may be given, by email or fax pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Agreement or any other method permitted thereunder. The Arbitration Notice must describe the nature of the controversy, the remedies sought, and the election to commence Arbitration proceedings. All Claims in the Arbitration Notice must be pleaded consistent with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.

 

  10  

 

 

4.2        Selection and Payment of Arbitrator .

 

(a)      Within ten (10) calendar days after the Service Date, Investor shall select and submit to Company the names of three (3) arbitrators that are designated as “neutrals” or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Services ( http://www.utahadrservices.com ) (such three (3) designated persons hereunder are referred to herein as the “ Proposed Arbitrators ”). For the avoidance of doubt, each Proposed Arbitrator must be qualified as a “neutral” with Utah ADR Services. Within five (5) calendar days after Investor has submitted to Company the names of the Proposed Arbitrators, Company must select, by written notice to Investor, one (1) of the Proposed Arbitrators to act as the arbitrator for the parties under these Arbitration Provisions. If Company fails to select one of the Proposed Arbitrators in writing within such 5-day period, then Investor may select the arbitrator from the Proposed Arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to Company.

 

(b)      If Investor fails to submit to Company the Proposed Arbitrators within ten (10) calendar days after the Service Date pursuant to subparagraph (a) above, then Company may at any time prior to Investor so designating the Proposed Arbitrators, identify the names of three (3) arbitrators that are designated as “neutrals” or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Service by written notice to Investor. Investor may then, within five (5) calendar days after Company has submitted notice of its Proposed Arbitrators to Investor, select, by written notice to Company, one (1) of the Proposed Arbitrators to act as the arbitrator for the parties under these Arbitration Provisions. If Investor fails to select in writing and within such 5-day period one (1) of the three (3) Proposed Arbitrators selected by Company, then Company may select the arbitrator from its three (3) previously selected Proposed Arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to Investor.

 

(c)      If a Proposed Arbitrator chosen to serve as arbitrator declines or is otherwise unable to serve as arbitrator, then the party that selected such Proposed Arbitrator may select one (1) of the other three (3) Proposed Arbitrators within three (3) calendar days of the date the chosen Proposed Arbitrator declines or notifies the parties he or she is unable to serve as arbitrator. If all three (3) Proposed Arbitrators decline or are otherwise unable to serve as arbitrator, then the arbitrator selection process shall begin again in accordance with this Paragraph 4.2.

 

(d)      The date that the Proposed Arbitrator selected pursuant to this Paragraph 4.2 agrees in writing (including via email) delivered to both parties to serve as the arbitrator hereunder is referred to herein as the “ Arbitration Commencement Date ”. If an arbitrator resigns or is unable to act during the Arbitration, a replacement arbitrator shall be chosen in accordance with this Paragraph 4.2 to continue the Arbitration. If Utah ADR Services ceases to exist or to provide a list of neutrals and there is no successor thereto, then the arbitrator shall be selected under the then prevailing rules of the American Arbitration Association.

 

(e)      Subject to Paragraph 4.10 below, the cost of the arbitrator must be paid equally by both parties. Subject to Paragraph 4.10 below, if one party refuses or fails to pay its portion of the arbitrator fee, then the other party can advance such unpaid amount (subject to the accrual of Default Interest thereupon), with such amount being added to or subtracted from, as applicable, the Arbitration Award.

 

4.3        Applicability of Certain Utah Rules . The parties agree that the Arbitration shall be conducted generally in accordance with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure and the Utah Rules of Evidence. More specifically, the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply, without limitation, to the filing of any pleadings, motions or memoranda, the conducting of discovery, and the taking of any depositions. The Utah Rules of Evidence shall apply to any hearings, whether telephonic or in person, held by the arbitrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the parties’ intent that the incorporation of such rules will in no event supersede these Arbitration Provisions. In the event of any conflict between the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure or the Utah Rules of Evidence and these Arbitration Provisions, these Arbitration Provisions shall control.

 

4.4        Answer and Default . An answer and any counterclaims to the Arbitration Notice shall be required to be delivered to the party initiating the Arbitration within twenty (20) calendar days after the Arbitration Commencement Date. If an answer is not delivered by the required deadline, the arbitrator must provide written notice to the defaulting party stating that the arbitrator will enter a default award against such party if such party does not file an answer within five (5) calendar days of receipt of such notice. If an answer is not filed within the five (5) day extension period, the arbitrator must render a default award, consistent with the relief requested in the Arbitration Notice, against a party that fails to submit an answer within such time period.

 

4.5        Related Litigation . The party that delivers the Arbitration Notice to the other party shall have the option to also commence concurrent legal proceedings with any state or federal court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah (“ Litigation Proceedings ”), subject to the following: (a) the complaint in the Litigation Proceedings is to be substantially similar to the claims set forth in the Arbitration Notice, provided that an additional cause of action to compel arbitration will also be included therein, (b) so long as the other party files an answer to the complaint in the Litigation Proceedings and an answer to the Arbitration Notice, the Litigation Proceedings will be stayed pending an Arbitration Award (or Appeal Panel Award (defined below), as applicable) hereunder, (c) if the other party fails to file an answer in the Litigation Proceedings or an answer in the Arbitration proceedings, then the party initiating Arbitration shall be entitled to a default judgment consistent with the relief requested, to be entered in the Litigation Proceedings, and (d) any legal or procedural issue arising under the Arbitration Act that requires a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction may be determined in the Litigation Proceedings. Any award of the arbitrator (or of the Appeal Panel (defined below)) may be entered in such Litigation Proceedings pursuant to the Arbitration Act.

 

  11  

 

 

4.6        Discovery . Pursuant to Section 118(8) of the Arbitration Act, the parties agree that discovery shall be conducted as follows:

 

(a)      Written discovery will only be allowed if the likely benefits of the proposed written discovery outweigh the burden or expense thereof, and the written discovery sought is likely to reveal information that will satisfy a specific element of a claim or defense already pleaded in the Arbitration. The party seeking written discovery shall always have the burden of showing that all of the standards and limitations set forth in these Arbitration Provisions are satisfied. The scope of discovery in the Arbitration proceedings shall also be limited as follows:

 

(i)       To facts directly connected with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.

 

(ii)       To facts and information that cannot be obtained from another source or in another manner that is more convenient, less burdensome or less expensive than in the manner requested.

 

(b)      No party shall be allowed (i) more than fifteen (15) interrogatories (including discrete subparts), (ii) more than fifteen (15) requests for admission (including discrete subparts), (iii) more than ten (10) document requests (including discrete subparts), or (iv) more than three (3) depositions (excluding expert depositions) for a maximum of seven (7) hours per deposition. The costs associated with depositions will be borne by the party taking the deposition. The party defending the deposition will submit a notice to the party taking the deposition of the estimated attorneys’ fees that such party expects to incur in connection with defending the deposition. If the party defending the deposition fails to submit an estimate of attorneys’ fees within five (5) calendar days of its receipt of a deposition notice, then such party shall be deemed to have waived its right to the estimated attorneys’ fees. The party taking the deposition must pay the party defending the deposition the estimated attorneys’ fees prior to taking the deposition, unless such obligation is deemed to be waived as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. If the party taking the deposition believes that the estimated attorneys’ fees are unreasonable, such party may submit the issue to the arbitrator for a decision. All depositions will be taken in Utah.

 

(c)      All discovery requests (including document production requests included in deposition notices) must be submitted in writing to the arbitrator and the other party. The party submitting the written discovery requests must include with such discovery requests a detailed explanation of how the proposed discovery requests satisfy the requirements of these Arbitration Provisions and the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. The receiving party will then be allowed, within five (5) calendar days of receiving the proposed discovery requests, to submit to the arbitrator an estimate of the attorneys’ fees and costs associated with responding to such written discovery requests and a written challenge to each applicable discovery request. After receipt of an estimate of attorneys’ fees and costs and/or challenge(s) to one or more discovery requests, consistent with subparagraph (c) above, the arbitrator will within three (3) calendar days make a finding as to the likely attorneys’ fees and costs associated with responding to the discovery requests and issue an order that (i) requires the requesting party to prepay the attorneys’ fees and costs associated with responding to the discovery requests, and (ii) requires the responding party to respond to the discovery requests as limited by the arbitrator within twenty-five (25) calendar days of the arbitrator’s finding with respect to such discovery requests. If a party entitled to submit an estimate of attorneys’ fees and costs and/or a challenge to discovery requests fails to do so within such 5-day period, the arbitrator will make a finding that (A) there are no attorneys’ fees or costs associated with responding to such discovery requests, and (B) the responding party must respond to such discovery requests (as may be limited by the arbitrator) within twenty-five (25) calendar days of the arbitrator’s finding with respect to such discovery requests. Any party submitting any written discovery requests, including without limitation interrogatories, requests for production subpoenas to a party or a third party, or requests for admissions, must prepay the estimated attorneys’ fees and costs, before the responding party has any obligation to produce or respond to the same, unless such obligation is deemed waived as set forth above.

 

  12  

 

 

(d)      In order to allow a written discovery request, the arbitrator must find that the discovery request satisfies the standards set forth in these Arbitration Provisions and the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. The arbitrator must strictly enforce these standards. If a discovery request does not satisfy any of the standards set forth in these Arbitration Provisions or the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, the arbitrator may modify such discovery request to satisfy the applicable standards, or strike such discovery request in whole or in part.

 

(e)      Each party may submit expert reports (and rebuttals thereto), provided that such reports must be submitted within sixty (60) days of the Arbitration Commencement Date. Each party will be allowed a maximum of two (2) experts. Expert reports must contain the following: (i) a complete statement of all opinions the expert will offer at trial and the basis and reasons for them; (ii) the expert’s name and qualifications, including a list of all the expert’s publications within the preceding ten (10) years, and a list of any other cases in which the expert has testified at trial or in a deposition or prepared a report within the preceding ten (10) years; and (iii) the compensation to be paid for the expert’s report and testimony. The parties are entitled to depose any other party’s expert witness one (1) time for no more than four (4) hours. An expert may not testify in a party’s case-in-chief concerning any matter not fairly disclosed in the expert report.

 

4.6        Dispositive Motions . Each party shall have the right to submit dispositive motions pursuant Rule 12 or Rule 56 of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure (a “ Dispositive Motion ”). The party submitting the Dispositive Motion may, but is not required to, deliver to the arbitrator and to the other party a memorandum in support (the “ Memorandum in Support ”) of the Dispositive Motion. Within seven (7) calendar days of delivery of the Memorandum in Support, the other party shall deliver to the arbitrator and to the other party a memorandum in opposition to the Memorandum in Support (the “ Memorandum in Opposition ”). Within seven (7) calendar days of delivery of the Memorandum in Opposition, as applicable, the party that submitted the Memorandum in Support shall deliver to the arbitrator and to the other party a reply memorandum to the Memorandum in Opposition (“ Reply Memorandum ”). If the applicable party shall fail to deliver the Memorandum in Opposition as required above, or if the other party fails to deliver the Reply Memorandum as required above, then the applicable party shall lose its right to so deliver the same, and the Dispositive Motion shall proceed regardless.

 

4.7        Confidentiality . All information disclosed by either party (or such party’s agents) during the Arbitration process (including without limitation information disclosed during the discovery process or any Appeal (defined below)) shall be considered confidential in nature. Each party agrees not to disclose any confidential information received from the other party (or its agents) during the Arbitration process (including without limitation during the discovery process or any Appeal) unless (a) prior to or after the time of disclosure such information becomes public knowledge or part of the public domain, not as a result of any inaction or action of the receiving party or its agents, (b) such information is required by a court order, subpoena or similar legal duress to be disclosed if such receiving party has notified the other party thereof in writing and given it a reasonable opportunity to obtain a protective order from a court of competent jurisdiction prior to disclosure, or (c) such information is disclosed to the receiving party’s agents, representatives and legal counsel on a need to know basis who each agree in writing not to disclose such information to any third party. Pursuant to Section 118(5) of the Arbitration Act, the arbitrator is hereby authorized and directed to issue a protective order to prevent the disclosure of privileged information and confidential information upon the written request of either party.

 

4.8        Authorization; Timing; Scheduling Order . Subject to all other portions of these Arbitration Provisions, the parties hereby authorize and direct the arbitrator to take such actions and make such rulings as may be necessary to carry out the parties’ intent for the Arbitration proceedings to be efficient and expeditious. Pursuant to Section 120 of the Arbitration Act, the parties hereby agree that an Arbitration Award must be made within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the Arbitration Commencement Date. The arbitrator is hereby authorized and directed to hold a scheduling conference within ten (10) calendar days after the Arbitration Commencement Date in order to establish a scheduling order with various binding deadlines for discovery, expert testimony, and the submission of documents by the parties to enable the arbitrator to render a decision prior to the end of such 120-day period.

 

4.9        Relief . The arbitrator shall have the right to award or include in the Arbitration Award (or in a preliminary ruling) any relief which the arbitrator deems proper under the circumstances, including, without limitation, specific performance and injunctive relief, provided that the arbitrator may not award exemplary or punitive damages.

 

  13  

 

 

4.10        Fees and Costs . As part of the Arbitration Award, the arbitrator is hereby directed to require the losing party (the party being awarded the least amount of money by the arbitrator, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be determined without regard to any statutory fines, penalties, fees, or other charges awarded to any party) to (a) pay the full amount of any unpaid costs and fees of the Arbitration, and (b) reimburse the prevailing party for all reasonable attorneys’ fees, arbitrator costs and fees, deposition costs, other discovery costs, and other expenses, costs or fees paid or otherwise incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the Arbitration.

 

5.        Arbitration Appeal .

 

5.1        Initiation of Appeal. Following the entry of the Arbitration Award, either party (the “ Appellant ”) shall have a period of thirty (30) calendar days in which to notify the other party (the “ Appellee ”), in writing, that the Appellant elects to appeal (the “ Appeal ”) the Arbitration Award (such notice, an “ Appeal Notice ”) to a panel of arbitrators as provided in Paragraph 5.2 below. The date the Appellant delivers an Appeal Notice to the Appellee is referred to herein as the “ Appeal Date ”. The Appeal Notice must be delivered to the Appellee in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4.1 above with respect to delivery of an Arbitration Notice. In addition, together with delivery of the Appeal Notice to the Appellee, the Appellant must also pay for (and provide proof of such payment to the Appellee together with delivery of the Appeal Notice) a bond in the amount of 110% of the sum the Appellant owes to the Appellee as a result of the Arbitration Award the Appellant is appealing. In the event an Appellant delivers an Appeal Notice to the Appellee (together with proof of payment of the applicable bond) in compliance with the provisions of this Paragraph 5.1, the Appeal will occur as a matter of right and, except as specifically set forth herein, will not be further conditioned. In the event a party does not deliver an Appeal Notice (along with proof of payment of the applicable bond) to the other party within the deadline prescribed in this Paragraph 5.1, such party shall lose its right to appeal the Arbitration Award. If no party delivers an Appeal Notice (along with proof of payment of the applicable bond) to the other party within the deadline described in this Paragraph 5.1, the Arbitration Award shall be final. The parties acknowledge and agree that any Appeal shall be deemed part of the parties’ agreement to arbitrate for purposes of these Arbitration Provisions and the Arbitration Act.

 

5.2        Selection and Payment of Appeal Panel. In the event an Appellant delivers an Appeal Notice to the Appellee (together with proof of payment of the applicable bond) in compliance with the provisions of Paragraph 5.1 above, the Appeal will be heard by a three (3) person arbitration panel (the “ Appeal Panel ”).

 

(a)      Within ten (10) calendar days after the Appeal Date, the Appellee shall select and submit to the Appellant the names of five (5) arbitrators that are designated as “neutrals” or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Services ( http://www.utahadrservices.com ) (such five (5) designated persons hereunder are referred to herein as the “ Proposed Appeal Arbitrators ”). For the avoidance of doubt, each Proposed Appeal Arbitrator must be qualified as a “neutral” with Utah ADR Services, and shall not be the arbitrator who rendered the Arbitration Award being appealed (the “ Original Arbitrator ”). Within five (5) calendar days after the Appellee has submitted to the Appellant the names of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators, the Appellant must select, by written notice to the Appellee, three (3) of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators to act as the members of the Appeal Panel. If the Appellant fails to select three (3) of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators in writing within such 5-day period, then the Appellee may select such three (3) arbitrators from the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to the Appellant.

 

(b)      If the Appellee fails to submit to the Appellant the names of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators within ten (10) calendar days after the Appeal Date pursuant to subparagraph (a) above, then the Appellant may at any time prior to the Appellee so designating the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators, identify the names of five (5) arbitrators that are designated as “neutrals” or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Service (none of whom may be the Original Arbitrator) by written notice to the Appellee. The Appellee may then, within five (5) calendar days after the Appellant has submitted notice of its selected arbitrators to the Appellee, select, by written notice to the Appellant, three (3) of such selected arbitrators to serve on the Appeal Panel. If the Appellee fails to select in writing within such 5-day period three (3) of the arbitrators selected by the Appellant to serve as the members of the Appeal Panel, then the Appellant may select the three (3) members of the Appeal Panel from the Appellant’s list of five (5) arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to the Appellee.

 

(c)      If a selected Proposed Appeal Arbitrator declines or is otherwise unable to serve, then the party that selected such Proposed Appeal Arbitrator may select one (1) of the other five (5) designated Proposed Appeal Arbitrators within three (3) calendar days of the date a chosen Proposed Appeal Arbitrator declines or notifies the parties he or she is unable to serve as an arbitrator. If at least three (3) of the five (5) designated Proposed Appeal Arbitrators decline or are otherwise unable to serve, then the Proposed Appeal Arbitrator selection process shall begin again in accordance with this Paragraph 5.2; provided, however , that any Proposed Appeal Arbitrators who have already agreed to serve shall remain on the Appeal Panel.

 

  14  

 

 

(d)      The date that all three (3) Proposed Appeal Arbitrators selected pursuant to this Paragraph 5.2 agree in writing (including via email) delivered to both the Appellant and the Appellee to serve as members of the Appeal Panel hereunder is referred to herein as the “ Appeal Commencement Date ”. No later than five (5) calendar days after the Appeal Commencement Date, the Appellee shall designate in writing (including via email) to the Appellant and the Appeal Panel the name of one (1) of the three (3) members of the Appeal Panel to serve as the lead arbitrator in the Appeal proceedings. Each member of the Appeal Panel shall be deemed an arbitrator for purposes of these Arbitration Provisions and the Arbitration Act, provided that, in conducting the Appeal, the Appeal Panel may only act or make determinations upon the approval or vote of no less than the majority vote of its members, as announced or communicated by the lead arbitrator on the Appeal Panel. If an arbitrator on the Appeal Panel ceases or is unable to act during the Appeal proceedings, a replacement arbitrator shall be chosen in accordance with Paragraph 5.2 above to continue the Appeal as a member of the Appeal Panel. If Utah ADR Services ceases to exist or to provide a list of neutrals, then the arbitrators for the Appeal Panel shall be selected under the then prevailing rules of the American Arbitration Association.

 

(d)      Subject to Paragraph 5.7 below, the cost of the Appeal Panel must be paid entirely by the Appellant.

 

5.3        Appeal Procedure. The Appeal will be deemed an appeal of the entire Arbitration Award. In conducting the Appeal, the Appeal Panel shall conduct a de novo review of all Claims described or otherwise set forth in the Arbitration Notice. Subject to the foregoing and all other provisions of this Paragraph 5, the Appeal Panel shall conduct the Appeal in a manner the Appeal Panel considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the Appeal, may hold one or more hearings and permit oral argument, and may review all previous evidence and discovery, together with all briefs, pleadings and other documents filed with the Original Arbitrator (as well as any documents filed with the Appeal Panel pursuant to Paragraph 5.4(a) below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the Appeal, the Appeal Panel shall not permit the parties to conduct any additional discovery or raise any new Claims to be arbitrated, shall not permit new witnesses or affidavits, and shall not base any of its findings or determinations on the Original Arbitrator’s findings or the Arbitration Award.

 

5.4        Timing.

 

(a)       Within seven (7) calendar days of the Appeal Commencement Date, the Appellant (i) shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Appeal Panel copies of the Appeal Notice, all discovery conducted in connection with the Arbitration, and all briefs, pleadings and other documents filed with the Original Arbitrator (which material Appellee shall have the right to review and supplement if necessary), and (ii) may, but is not required to, deliver to the Appeal Panel and to the Appellee a Memorandum in Support of the Appellant’s arguments concerning or position with respect to all Claims, counterclaims, issues, or accountings presented or pleaded in the Arbitration. Within seven (7) calendar days of the Appellant’s delivery of the Memorandum in Support, as applicable, the Appellee shall deliver to the Appeal Panel and to the Appellant a Memorandum in Opposition to the Memorandum in Support. Within seven (7) calendar days of the Appellee’s delivery of the Memorandum in Opposition, as applicable, the Appellant shall deliver to the Appeal Panel and to the Appellee a Reply Memorandum to the Memorandum in Opposition. If the Appellant shall fail to substantially comply with the requirements of clause (i) of this subparagraph (a), the Appellant shall lose its right to appeal the Arbitration Award, and the Arbitration Award shall be final. If the Appellee shall fail to deliver the Memorandum in Opposition as required above, or if the Appellant shall fail to deliver the Reply Memorandum as required above, then the Appellee or the Appellant, as the case may be, shall lose its right to so deliver the same, and the Appeal shall proceed regardless.

 

(b)        Subject to subparagraph (a) above, the parties hereby agree that the Appeal must be heard by the Appeal Panel within thirty (30) calendar days of the Appeal Commencement Date, and that the Appeal Panel must render its decision within thirty (30) calendar days after the Appeal is heard (and in no event later than sixty (60) calendar days after the Appeal Commencement Date).

 

  15  

 

 

5.5        Appeal Panel Award. The Appeal Panel shall issue its decision (the “ Appeal Panel Award ”) through the lead arbitrator on the Appeal Panel. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, the Appeal Panel Award shall (a) supersede in its entirety and make of no further force or effect the Arbitration Award (provided that any protective orders issued by the Original Arbitrator shall remain in full force and effect), (b) be final and binding upon the parties, with no further rights of appeal, (c) be the sole and exclusive remedy between the parties regarding any Claims, counterclaims, issues, or accountings presented or pleaded in the Arbitration, and (d) be promptly payable in United States dollars free of any tax, deduction or offset (with respect to monetary awards). Any costs or fees, including without limitation attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with or incident to enforcing the Appeal Panel Award shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be charged against the party resisting such enforcement. The Appeal Panel Award shall include Default Interest (with respect to monetary awards) at the rate specified in the Note for Default Interest both before and after the Arbitration Award. Judgment upon the Appeal Panel Award will be entered and enforced by a state or federal court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah.

 

5.6        Relief. The Appeal Panel shall have the right to award or include in the Appeal Panel Award any relief which the Appeal Panel deems proper under the circumstances, including, without limitation, specific performance and injunctive relief, provided that the Appeal Panel may not award exemplary or punitive damages.

 

5.7        Fees and Costs. As part of the Appeal Panel Award, the Appeal Panel is hereby directed to require the losing party (the party being awarded the least amount of money by the arbitrator, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be determined without regard to any statutory fines, penalties, fees, or other charges awarded to any party) to (a) pay the full amount of any unpaid costs and fees of the Arbitration and the Appeal Panel, and (b) reimburse the prevailing party (the party being awarded the most amount of money by the Appeal Panel, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be determined without regard to any statutory fines, penalties, fees, or other charges awarded to any part) the reasonable attorneys’ fees, arbitrator and Appeal Panel costs and fees, deposition costs, other discovery costs, and other expenses, costs or fees paid or otherwise incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the Arbitration (including without limitation in connection with the Appeal).

 

6.         Miscellaneous .

 

6.1        Severability. If any part of these Arbitration Provisions is found to violate or be illegal under applicable law, then such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make such provision enforceable under applicable law, and the remainder of the Arbitration Provisions shall remain unaffected and in full force and effect.

 

6.2        Governing Law . These Arbitration Provisions shall be governed by the laws of the State of Utah without regard to the conflict of laws principles therein.

 

6.3        Interpretation . The headings of these Arbitration Provisions are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, these Arbitration Provisions.

 

6.4        Waiver . No waiver of any provision of these Arbitration Provisions shall be effective unless it is in the form of a writing signed by the party granting the waiver.

 

6.5        Time is of the Essence . Time is expressly made of the essence with respect to each and every provision of these Arbitration Provisions.

 

[ Remainder of page intentionally left blank ]

 

 

16

 

EXHIBIT 10.2

 

SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

Effective Date: June 7, 2017 U.S. $369,000.00

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Coates International, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”), promises to pay to Typenex Co-Investment, LLC , a Utah limited liability company, or its successors or assigns (“ Lender ”), $369,000.00 and any interest, fees, charges and late fees on the date that is seventeen (17) months after the Effective Date (as defined hereafter) (the “ Maturity Date ”) in accordance with the terms set forth herein and to pay interest on the Outstanding Balance (as defined below) (without regard to Conversion Eligible Tranches (as defined below)) at the rate of nine and three quarters percent (9.75%) per annum from the Effective Date until the same is paid in full. This Secured Convertible Promissory Note (this “ Note ”) is issued and made effective as of June 7, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”). For purposes hereof, the “ Outstanding Balance ” of this Note means, as of any date of determination, the Purchase Price (as defined below), as reduced or increased, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms hereof for redemption, conversion or otherwise, plus any original issue discount (“ OID ”), the Carried Transaction Expense Amount (as defined below), accrued but unpaid interest, collection and enforcements costs (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by Lender, transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes and fees related to Conversions (as defined below), and any other fees or charges (including without limitation late charges) incurred under this Note. This Note is issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 7, 2017 as the same may be amended from time to time (the “ Agreement ”), by and between Borrower and Lender. All interest calculations hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve (12) thirty (30) day months, shall compound daily and shall be payable in accordance with the terms of this Note. Certain capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Agreement. Certain other capitalized terms used herein are defined in Attachment 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

This Note carries an OID of $17,500.00. In addition, Borrower agrees to pay $1,500.00 to Lender to cover the Lender’s legal fees, accounting costs, due diligence, monitoring and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of this Note (the “ Carried Transaction Expense Amount ”), all of which amount is included in the initial principal balance of this Note. The purchase price for this Note (the “ Purchase Price ”), therefore, shall be $350,000.00, computed as follows: $369,000.00 original principal balance, less the OID, less the Carried Transaction Expense Amount. The Purchase Price shall be payable via Lender’s delivery to Borrower at the Closing of the Secured Buyer Notes and cash in the amount of the Initial Cash Purchase Price.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Note, the conversion by Lender of any portion of the Outstanding Balance shall only be exercisable in thirteen (13) tranches (each, a “ Tranche ”), consisting of (i) an initial Tranche in an amount equal to $54,000.00 and any interest, costs, fees or charges accrued thereon or added thereto under the terms of this Note and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Agreement) (“ Tranche #1 ”), and (ii) twelve (12) additional Tranches, each in the amount of $26,250.00, plus any interest, costs, fees or charges accrued thereon or added thereto under the terms of this Note and the other Transaction Documents (each, a “ Subsequent Tranche ”). Tranche #1 shall correspond to the Initial Cash Purchase Price, $1,500.00 of the OID and the Carried Transaction Expense Amount, and may be converted any time subsequent to the Effective Date. The first Subsequent the second Subsequent costs, fees or charges

 

   

 

 

1.              Payment; Prepayment . Provided there is an Outstanding Balance, on each Installment Date (as defined below), Borrower shall pay to Lender an amount equal to the Installment Amount (as defined below) due on such Installment Date in accordance with Section 8. All payments owing hereunder shall be in lawful money of the United States of America or Conversion Shares (as defined below), as provided for herein, and delivered to Lender at the address furnished to Borrower for that purpose. All payments shall be applied first to (a) costs of collection, if any, then to (b) fees and charges, if any, then to (c) accrued and unpaid interest, and thereafter, to (d) principal. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, so long as Borrower has not received a Lender Conversion Notice (as defined below) or an Installment Notice (as defined below) from Lender where the applicable Conversion Shares have not yet been delivered and so long as no Event of Default has occurred since the Effective Date (whether declared by Lender or undeclared), then Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) Trading Days (as defined below) prior written notice to Lender to prepay the Outstanding Balance of this Note, in full, in accordance with this Section 1. Any notice of prepayment hereunder (an “ Optional Prepayment Notice ”) shall be delivered to Lender at its registered address or email (provided that for any such Optional Prepayment Notice to be deemed effective if delivered via email, each of the following persons must be copied on such email: John M. Fife ( jfife@chicagoventure.com ), Coby Neuenschwander ( coby@chicagoventure.com ), Chris Stalcup ( cstalcup@chicagoventure.com ), Tina Saxton ( tsaxton@chicagoventure.com ), and Jonathan K. Hansen ( jhansen@hbaalaw.com )) and shall state: (y) that Borrower is exercising its right to prepay this Note, and (z) the date of prepayment, which shall be not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice. On the date fixed for prepayment (the “ Optional Prepayment Date ”), Borrower shall make payment of the Optional Prepayment Amount (as defined below) to or upon the order of Lender as specified by Lender in writing to Borrower not more than one (1) Trading Day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date. If Borrower exercises its right to prepay this Note, Borrower shall make payment to Lender of an amount in cash (the “ Optional Prepayment Amount ”) equal to 125%, multiplied by the then Outstanding Balance of this Note. If Borrower delivers an Optional Prepayment Notice and fails to pay the Optional Prepayment Amount due to Lender within two (2) Trading Days following the Optional Prepayment Date, Borrower shall forever forfeit its right to prepay this Note pursuant to this Section. Upon issuance of an Optional Prepayment Notice, Lender shall not circumvent the intention of Borrower to make a prepayment pursuant to this Section 1 by attempting to convert the portion of the Outstanding Balance for which Borrower has given notice of its intent to prepay during the period beginning at such time that it receives the Optional Prepayment Notice and ending on the Optional Prepayment Date set forth in the applicable Optional Prepayment Notice.

 

  2  

 

 

2.               Security . This Note is secured by that certain Security Agreement of even date herewith, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “ Security Agreement ”), executed by Borrower in favor of Lender encumbering the Secured Buyer Notes, as more specifically set forth in the Security Agreement, all the terms and conditions of which are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Note.

 

3.               Lender Optional Conversion .

 

3.1.             Lender Conversion Price . Subject to adjustment as set forth in this Note, the conversion price for each Lender Conversion (as defined below) shall be $0.01 (the “ Lender Conversion Price ”). However, in the event the Market Capitalization of the Common Stock falls below the Minimum Market Capitalization at any time, then in such event (a) the Lender Conversion Price for all Lender Conversions occurring after the first date of such occurrence shall equal the lower of the Lender Conversion Price and the Market Price (as defined below) as of any applicable date of Conversion, and (b) the true-up provisions of Section 11 below shall apply to all Lender Conversions that occur after the first date the Market Capitalization falls below the Minimum Market Capitalization, provided that all references to the “Installment Notice” in Section 11 shall be replaced with references to a “Lender Conversion Notice” for purposes of this Section 3.1, all references to “Installment Conversion Shares” in Section 11 shall be replaced with references to “Lender Conversion Shares” for purposes of this Section 3.1, and all references to the “Installment Conversion Price” in Section 11 shall be replaced with references to the “Lender Conversion Price” for purposes of this Section 3.1.

 

3.2.             Lender Conversions . Lender has the right at any time beginning 180 days after the Effective Date, including without limitation until any Optional Prepayment Date (except if Lender has received an Optional Prepayment Notice, then, with respect to the portion of the Outstanding Balance subject to the Optional Prepayment Notice, only with the prior written consent of Borrower during the period beginning at such time that it receives the Optional Prepayment Notice and ending on the Optional Prepayment Date), at its election, to convert (each instance of conversion is referred to herein as a “ Lender Conversion ”) all or any part of the Outstanding Balance into shares (“ Lender Conversion Shares ”) of fully paid and non-assessable common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“ Common Stock ”), of Borrower as per the following conversion formula: the number of Lender Conversion Shares equals the amount being converted (the “ Conversion Amount ”) divided by the Lender Conversion Price. Conversion notices in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a “ Lender Conversion Notice ”) may be effectively delivered to Borrower by any method of Lender’s choice (including but not limited to facsimile, email, mail, overnight courier, or personal delivery), and all Lender Conversions shall be cashless and not require further payment from Lender. Borrower shall deliver the Lender Conversion Shares from any Lender Conversion to Lender in accordance with Section 9 below within three (3) business days of Lender’s delivery of the Lender Conversion Notice to Borrower.

 

3.3.             Application to Installments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, including without limitation Section 8 hereof, Lender may, in its sole discretion, apply all or any portion of any Lender Conversion toward any Installment Conversion (as defined below), even if such Installment Conversion is pending, as determined in Lender’s sole discretion, by delivering written notice of such election (which notice may be included as part of the applicable Lender Conversion Notice) to Borrower at any date on or prior to the applicable Installment Date. In such event, Borrower may not elect to allocate such portion of the Installment Amount being paid pursuant to this Section 3.3 in the manner prescribed in Section 8.3; rather, Borrower must reduce the applicable Installment Amount by the Conversion Amount described in this Section 3.3.

 

  3  

 

 

4.               Defaults and Remedies.

 

4.1.             Defaults . The following are events of default under this Note (each, an “ Event of Default ”): (i) Borrower shall fail to pay any principal when due and payable (or payable by Conversion) hereunder; or (ii) Borrower shall fail to deliver any Conversion Shares or True-Up Shares (as defined below) in accordance with the terms hereof; or (iii) Borrower shall fail to pay any interest or any other amount when due and payable (or payable by Conversion) hereunder; or (iv) a receiver, trustee or other similar official shall be appointed over Borrower or a material part of its assets and such appointment shall remain uncontested for twenty (20) days or shall not be dismissed or discharged within sixty (60) days; or (v) Borrower shall become insolvent or generally fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, subject to applicable grace periods, if any; or (vi) Borrower shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (vii) Borrower shall file a petition for relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law (domestic or foreign); or (viii) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or filed against Borrower; or (ix) Borrower is not DWAC Eligible; or (x) Borrower shall become delinquent in its filing requirements as a fully-reporting issuer registered with the SEC; or (xi) Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, obligation, condition or agreement of Borrower contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, including without limitation all covenants to timely file all required quarterly and annual reports and any other filings that are necessary to enable Lender to sell Conversion Shares and True-Up Shares pursuant to Rule 144; or (xii) any representation, warranty or other statement made or furnished by or on behalf of Borrower to Lender herein, in any Transaction Document, or otherwise in connection with the issuance of this Note shall be false, incorrect, incomplete or misleading in any material respect when made or furnished; or (xiii) the occurrence of a Fundamental Transaction without Lender’s prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall be provided with (a) a fourteen (14) day cure period in which it may cure the first two (2) occurrences of any Events of Default pursuant to Sections 4.1(ii) and 4.1(ix) hereof prior to Lender seeking any of the available remedies contained in Section 4.2, and (b) a cure period of two (2) days following Lender’s delivery to Borrower of written notice of such an Event of Default during which it may cure the first two (2) occurrences of any Events of Default pursuant to Section 4.1(i) hereof prior to Lender seeking any of the available remedies contained in Section 4.2. Beginning with the third Event of Default pursuant to any of Sections 4.1(i), 4.1(ii) and 4.1(ix) hereof, Borrower shall no longer have the cure rights set forth in the foregoing sentence.

 

  4  

 

 

4.2.             Remedies . Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and, if applicable, subsequent to the cure period provided for in Section 4.1, Lender may at any time thereafter accelerate this Note by written notice to Borrower, with the Outstanding Balance becoming immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount (as defined hereafter). Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and, if applicable, subsequent to the cure period provided for in Section 4.1, Lender may, at its option, elect to increase the Outstanding Balance by applying the Default Effect (subject to the limitation set forth below) via written notice to Borrower without accelerating the Outstanding Balance, in which event the Outstanding Balance shall be increased as of the date of the occurrence of the applicable Event of Default pursuant to the Default Effect, but the Outstanding Balance shall not be immediately due and payable unless so declared by Lender (for the avoidance of doubt, if Lender elects to apply the Default Effect pursuant to this sentence, it shall reserve the right to declare Outstanding Balance immediately due and payable at any time and no such election by Lender shall be deemed to be a waiver of its right to declare the Outstanding Balance immediately due and payable as set forth herein unless otherwise agreed to by Lender in writing). Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in clauses (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of Section 4.1, the Outstanding Balance as of the date of acceleration shall become immediately and automatically due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount, without any written notice required by Lender. The “ Mandatory Default Amount ” means the greater of (i) the Outstanding Balance (without regard to whether any Tranches are Conversion Eligible Tranches) divided by the Installment Conversion Price (as defined below) on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either demanded or paid in full, whichever has a lower Installment Conversion Price, multiplied by the volume weighted average price (the “ VWAP ”) on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either demanded or paid in full, whichever has a higher VWAP, or (ii) 125% multiplied by the Outstanding Balance (the “ Default Effect ”), provided that the Default Effect may only be applied with respect to one (1) Event of Default. At any time following the occurrence of any Event of Default, upon written notice given by Lender to Borrower, (a) interest shall accrue on the Outstanding Balance beginning on the date the applicable Event of Default occurred at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 22% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law, (b) the Lender Conversion Price for all Lender Conversions occurring after the date of the applicable Event of Default shall equal the lower of the Lender Conversion Price applicable to any Lender Conversion and the Market Price (as defined below) as of any applicable date of Conversion, and (c) the true-up provisions of Section 11 below shall apply to all Lender Conversions that occur after the date the applicable Event of Default occurred. Additionally, following the occurrence of any Event of Default, Borrower may, at its option, pay any Lender Conversion in cash instead of Lender Conversion Shares by paying to Lender on or before the applicable Delivery Date (as defined below) a cash amount equal to the number of Lender Conversion Shares set forth in the applicable Lender Conversion Notice multiplied by the highest intra-day trading price of the Common Stock that occurs during the period beginning on the date the applicable Event of Default occurred and ending on the date of the applicable Lender Conversion Notice. In connection with acceleration described herein, Lender need not provide, and Borrower hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and Lender may immediately and without expiration of any grace period, if applicable, enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Lender at any time prior to payment hereunder and Lender shall have all rights as a holder of the Note until such time, if any, as Lender receives full payment pursuant to this Section 4.2. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Nothing herein shall limit Lender’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to Borrower’s failure to timely deliver Conversion Shares upon Conversion of the Notes as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

  5  

 

 

4.3.             Certain Additional Rights . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event Borrower fails to make any payment or otherwise to deliver any Conversion Shares as and when required under this Note, then (i) the Lender Conversion Price for all Lender Conversions occurring after the date of such failure to pay shall equal the lower of the Lender Conversion Price applicable to any Lender Conversion and the Market Price as of any applicable date of Conversion, and (ii) the true-up provisions of Section 11 below shall apply to all Lender Conversions that occur after the date of such failure to pay, provided that all references to the “Installment Notice” in Section 11 shall be replaced with references to a “Lender Conversion Notice” for purposes of this Section 4.3, all references to “Installment Conversion Shares” in Section 11 shall be replaced with references to “Lender Conversion Shares” for purposes of this Section 4.3, and all references to the “Installment Conversion Price” in Section 11 shall be replaced with references to the “Lender Conversion Price” for purposes of this Section 4.3

 

5.               Unconditional Obligation; No Offset . Borrower acknowledges that this Note is an unconditional, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Borrower not subject to offset (except as set forth in Section 19 below), deduction or counterclaim of any kind. Borrower hereby waives any rights of offset it now has or may have hereafter against Lender, its successors and assigns, and agrees to make the payments or conversions called for herein in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

6.               Waiver . No waiver of any provision of this Note shall be effective unless it is in the form of a writing signed by the party granting the waiver. No waiver of any provision or consent to any prohibited action shall constitute a waiver of any other provision or consent to any other prohibited action, whether or not similar. No waiver or consent shall constitute a continuing waiver or consent or commit a party to provide a waiver or consent in the future except to the extent specifically set forth in writing.

 

  6  

 

 

7.               Rights Upon Issuance of Securities .

 

7.1.             INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

 

7.2.             Adjustment of Lender Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock . Without limiting any provision of hereof, if Borrower at any time on or after the Effective Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Lender Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. Without limiting any provision hereof, if Borrower at any time on or after the Effective Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Lender Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased. Any adjustment pursuant to this Section 7.2 shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this Section 7.2 occurs during the period that a Lender Conversion Price is calculated hereunder, then the calculation of such Lender Conversion Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect such event.

 

7.3.             INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

 

8.               Borrower Installments .

 

8.1.             Installment Conversion Price . Subject to the adjustments set forth herein, the conversion price for each Installment Conversion (the “ Installment Conversion Price ”) shall be the lesser of (i) the Lender Conversion Price, and (ii) 70% (the “ Conversion Factor ”) of the average of the three (3) lowest VWAPs in the fifteen (15) Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Conversion (the “ Market Price ”). If at any time after the Effective Date, Borrower is not DWAC Eligible (as defined below), then the Conversion Factor will automatically be reduced by 5% for all future Conversions. If at any time after the Effective Date, Borrower is not DTC Eligible (as defined below), then the Conversion Factor will automatically be reduced by an additional 5% for all future Conversions. For example, the first time Borrower is not DWAC Eligible, the Conversion Factor for future Conversions thereafter will be reduced from 70% to 65% for purposes of this example. If following such event, Borrower is no longer DTC Eligible, the Conversion Factor for future Conversions thereafter will be reduced from 65% to 60% for purposes of this example.

 

8.2.             Installment Conversions . Beginning on the date that is six (6) months after the Effective Date and on the same day of each month thereafter until the Maturity Date (each, an “ Installment Date ”), Borrower shall pay to Lender the applicable Installment Amount due on such date, subject to the provisions of this Section 8. Payments of each Installment Amount may be made (a) in cash, or (b) by converting such Installment Amount into shares of Common Stock (“ Installment Conversion Shares ,” and together with the Lender Conversion Shares, the “ Conversion Shares ”) in accordance with this Section 8 (each an “ Installment Conversion ,” and together with Lender Conversions, a “ Conversion ”) per the following formula: the number of Installment Conversion Shares equals the portion of the applicable Installment Amount being converted divided by the Installment Conversion Price, or (c) by any combination of the foregoing, so long as the cash is delivered to Lender on the applicable Installment Date and the Installment Conversion Shares are delivered to Lender on or before the applicable Delivery Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower will not be entitled to elect an Installment Conversion with respect to any portion of any applicable Installment Amount and shall be required to pay the entire amount of such Installment Amount in cash if on the applicable Installment Notice Due Date (defined below) there is an Equity Conditions Failure (as defined below), and such failure is not waived in writing by Lender. Moreover, in the event Borrower desires to pay all or any portion of any Installment Amount in cash, it must notify Lender in writing of such election and the portion of the applicable Installment Amount it elects to pay in cash not more than twenty-five (25) nor less than five (5) Trading Days prior to the applicable Installment Date. If Borrower fails to so notify Lender, it shall not be permitted to elect to pay any portion of such Installment Amount in cash unless otherwise agreed to by Lender in writing or proposed by Lender in an Installment Notice delivered by Lender to Borrower.

 

  7  

 

 

8.3.             Installment Conversion Procedures . On or prior to each Installment Date (each, an “ Installment Notice Due Date ”), Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, propose an allocation of the applicable Installment Amount between payment of the applicable Installment Amount in cash and via an Installment Conversion by delivery of a notice to Borrower by email or fax substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (each, an “ Installment Notice ”). Following its receipt of such an Installment Notice, Borrower may either ratify Lender’s proposed allocation or elect to change the allocation by written notice to Lender by email or fax on or before 12:00 p.m. New York time on the applicable Installment Date, so long as the sum of the cash payments and the amount of Installment Conversions equal the applicable Installment Amount, provided that Borrower may not change the allocation to increase the portion of the Installment Amount payable in cash unless it has previously given Lender not more than twenty-five (25) nor less than less than five (5) Trading Days advance written notice of such election as set forth in Section 8.2 above. If Borrower fails to notify Lender of its election to change the allocation prior to the deadline set forth in the previous sentence, it shall be deemed to have ratified and accepted the allocation set forth in the applicable Installment Notice. If Lender does not deliver an Installment Notice to Borrower as set forth above in this Section 8.3, then Borrower may, subject to the last two sentences of Section 8.2 above, propose an allocation in an Installment Notice delivered to Lender by email or fax on or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on the applicable Installment Date, provided that if Borrower fails to notify Lender of its allocation election prior to such deadline, it shall be deemed to have elected to allocate the entire Installment Amount to be converted via an Installment Conversion. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that regardless of which party prepares the applicable Installment Notice, the amounts and calculations set forth thereon are subject to correction or adjustment because of error, mistake, or any adjustment resulting from an Event of Default or other adjustment permitted under the Transaction Documents (an “ Adjustment ”). Furthermore, no error or mistake in the preparation of such Installment Settlement Sheet, or failure to apply any Adjustment that could have been applied prior to the preparation of an Installment Settlement Sheet may be deemed a waiver of Lender’s right to enforce the terms of any Note, even if such error, mistake, or failure to include an Adjustment arises from Lender’s own calculation, provided, however, that any such failure by Lender shall not be deemed an Event of Default. Borrower shall deliver the Installment Conversion Shares from any Installment Conversion to Lender in accordance with Section 9 below on or before each applicable Installment Date.

 

9.               Method of Conversion Share Delivery . On or before the close of business on the third (3 rd ) Trading Day following the Installment Date or the third (3 rd ) Trading Day following the date of delivery of a Lender Conversion Notice, as applicable (the “ Delivery Date ”), Borrower shall, provided it is DWAC eligible at such time, deliver or cause its transfer agent to deliver the applicable Conversion Shares electronically via DWAC to the account designated by Lender in the applicable Lender Conversion Notice or Installment Notice. If Borrower is not DWAC Eligible, it shall deliver to Lender or its broker (as designated in the Lender Conversion Notice or Installment Notice, as applicable), via reputable overnight courier, a certificate representing the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Conversion Shares to which Lender shall be entitled, registered in the name of Lender or its designee. For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower has not met its obligation to deliver Conversion Shares by the Delivery Date unless Lender or its broker, as applicable, has actually received the certificate representing the applicable Conversion Shares no later than the close of business on the relevant Delivery Date pursuant to the terms set forth above.

 

  8  

 

 

10.             Conversion Delays . If Borrower fails to deliver Conversion Shares or True-Up Shares in accordance with the timeframes stated in Sections 3, 8 or 11, as applicable, Lender, at any time prior to selling all of those Conversion Shares or True-Up Shares, as applicable, may rescind in whole or in part that particular Conversion attributable to the unsold Conversion Shares or True-Up Shares, with a corresponding increase to the Outstanding Balance (any returned Conversion Amount will tack back to the Effective Date). In addition, for each Conversion, in the event that Conversion Shares or True-Up Shares are not delivered by the fourth Trading Day (inclusive of the day of the Conversion or the True-Up Date (as defined below), as applicable), a late fee equal to the higher of $2,000 per day and 2% of the applicable Conversion Amount or Installment Amount, as applicable (but in any event the cumulative amount of such late fees shall not exceed the applicable Conversion Amount or Installment Amount) will be assessed for each day after the third Trading Day (inclusive of the day of the Conversion and the True-Up Date) until Conversion Share or True-Up Share delivery is made; and such late fees will be added to the Outstanding Balance (under Lender’s and Borrower’s expectations that, for purposes of Rule 144 only, any late fees charged will tack back to the Effective Date).

 

11.             True-Up . On the date that is twenty-three (23) Trading Days (a “ True-Up Date ”) from each date Borrower delivers Free Trading (as defined below) Installment Conversion Shares to Lender, there shall be a true-up where Lender shall have the right to require Borrower to deliver to Lender additional Installment Conversion Shares (“ True-Up Shares ”) if the Installment Conversion Price as of the True-Up Date is less than the Installment Conversion Price used in the applicable Installment Notice. In such event, Borrower shall deliver to Lender within three (3) Trading Days of the date Lender delivers notice of its right to receive True-Up Shares to Borrower (pursuant to a form of notice substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C ) the number of True-Up Shares equal to the difference between the number of Installment Conversion Shares that would have been delivered to Lender on the True-Up Date based on the Installment Conversion Price as of the True-Up Date and the number of Installment Conversion Shares originally delivered to Lender pursuant to the applicable Installment Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Installment Conversion Price as of the True-Up Date is higher than the Installment Conversion Price set forth in the applicable Installment Notice, then Borrower shall have no obligation to deliver True-Up Shares to Lender, nor shall Lender have any obligation to return any excess Installment Conversion Shares to Borrower under any circumstance.

 

12.             Ownership Limitation . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other Transaction Documents, if at any time Lender shall or would be issued shares of Common Stock under any of the Transaction Documents, but such issuance would cause Lender (together with its affiliates) to beneficially own a number of shares exceeding 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such issuance) (the “ Maximum Percentage ”), then Borrower must not issue to Lender shares of the Common Stock which would exceed the Maximum Percentage. For purposes of this Section, beneficial ownership of Common Stock will be determined under the 1934 Act. The shares of Common Stock issuable to Lender that would cause the Maximum Percentage to be exceeded are referred to herein as the “ Ownership Limitation Shares ”. Borrower will reserve the Ownership Limitation Shares for the exclusive benefit of Lender. From time to time, Lender may notify Borrower in writing of the number of the Ownership Limitation Shares that may be issued to Lender without causing Lender to exceed the Maximum Percentage. Upon receipt of such notice, Borrower shall be unconditionally obligated to immediately issue such designated shares to Lender, with a corresponding reduction in the number of the Ownership Limitation Shares. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the term “4.99%” above shall be replaced with “9.99%” at such time as the Market Capitalization of the Common Stock is less than $10,000,000.00. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, if the term “4.99%” is replaced with “9.99%” pursuant to the preceding sentence, such increase to “9.99%” shall remain at 9.99% until increased, decreased or waived by Lender as set forth in Section A11 of Attachment 1 hereto.

 

  9  

 

 

13.             Payment of Collection Costs . If this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement prior to commencing legal proceedings, or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding, or Lender otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Note or to enforce the provisions of this Note then Borrower shall pay the costs incurred by Lender for such collection, enforcement or action including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements. Borrower also agrees to pay for any costs, fees or charges of its transfer agent that are charged to Lender pursuant to any Conversion or issuance of shares pursuant to this Note.

 

14.             Opinion of Counsel . In the event that an opinion of counsel is needed for any matter related to any Note, Lender has the right to have any such opinion provided by its counsel. Lender also has the right to have any such opinion provided by Borrower’s counsel. Lender shall pay for any opinion of counsel with respect to the availability of an exemption from registration under Rule 144 or other exemption available to it in connection with any conversions of this Note, regardless of whether such conversions are Lender Conversions or related to Installment Conversions.

 

15.             Governing Law . This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Note shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Utah, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Utah or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Utah. Subject to Section 16 below, Borrower hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Utah for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper.

 

16.             Resolution of Disputes .

 

16.1.           Calculation Disputes . In the case of a dispute as to any arithmetic calculation hereunder, including without limitation calculating the Lender Conversion Price, Lender Shares to be delivered, Installment Conversion Price, Installment Shares to be delivered, the Market Price, or the VWAP (collectively, “ Calculations ”), Borrower or Lender (as the case may be) shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations (as the case may be) via facsimile or email with confirmation of receipt (a) within two (2) Trading Days after receipt of the applicable notice giving rise to such dispute to Borrower or Lender (as the case may be) or (b) if no notice gave rise to such dispute, at any time after Lender learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If Lender and Borrower are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within three (3) Trading Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation (as the case may be) being submitted to Borrower or Lender (as the case may be), then Borrower shall, within two (2) Trading Days, submit via facsimile the disputed Calculation to an independent, reputable investment bank or accounting firm selected by Lender. Borrower shall cause the investment bank or accounting firm to perform the determinations or calculations (as the case may be) and notify Borrower and Lender of the results no later than ten (10) Trading Days from the time it receives such disputed determinations or calculations (as the case may be). Such investment bank’s or accounting firm’s determination or calculation with respect to the disputes set forth in this Section 16.1 (as the case may be) shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error. The investment banker’s or accounting firm’s fee for performing such Calculation shall be paid by the incorrect party, or if both parties are incorrect, by the party whose Calculation is furthest from the correct Calculation as determined by the investment banker or accounting firm. In the event Borrower is the losing party, no extension of the Delivery Date shall be granted and Borrower shall incur all effects for failing to deliver the applicable Conversion Shares in a timely manner as set forth in this Note.

16.2.           Arbitration of Disputes . By its acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the Arbitration Provisions (as defined in the Agreement) set forth as an exhibit to the Agreement.

 

  10  

 

 

17.             Amendments . The prior written consent of both parties hereto shall be required for any change or amendment to this Note.

 

18.             Assignments . Borrower may not assign this Note without the prior written consent of Lender. This Note and any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of this Note may not be offered, sold, assigned or transferred by Lender without the consent of Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

19.             Offset Rights . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, or in any of the other Transaction Documents, (a) the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that Lender maintains a right of offset pursuant to the terms of the Secured Buyer Notes that, under certain circumstances, permits Lender to deduct amounts owed by Borrower under this Note from amounts otherwise owed by Lender under the Secured Buyer Notes (the “ Lender Offset Right ”), and (b) in the event of the occurrence of any Event of Default (as defined in the Secured Buyer Notes or any other note issued by the initial Lender in connection with the Agreement), or at any other time, Borrower shall be entitled to deduct and offset any amount owing by the initial Lender under the Secured Buyer Notes, from any amount owed by Borrower under this Note (the “ Borrower Offset Right ”). In the event that Borrower’s exercise of Borrower Offset Right results in the full satisfaction of Borrower’s obligations under this Note, Lender shall return the original Note to Borrower marked “cancelled” or, in the event this Note has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost note affidavit in a form reasonably acceptable to Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower shall not incur any prepayment premium set forth in Section 1 hereof with respect to any portions of this Note that are satisfied by way of Borrower Offset Right.

 

20.             Time of the Essence . Time is expressly made of the essence of each and every provision of this Note and the documents and instruments entered into in connection herewith.

 

21.             Par Value Adjustments . If at any time Lender delivers a Lender Conversion Notice to Borrower and as of such date the Lender Conversion Price is less than the Par Value, then the Conversion Amount and the Outstanding Balance will each be deemed to have increased immediately prior to the delivery of the Lender Conversion Notice in an amount equal to the Par Value Adjustment Amount (the “ Par Value Adjustment ”). The number of Conversion Shares deliverable pursuant to any relevant Lender Conversion Notice following a Par Value Adjustment shall be equal to (a) the Adjusted Conversion Amount, divided by (b) the Par Value. Lender and Borrower also agree that the Par Value Adjustment shall occur automatically and without further action by Lender. In the event of a Par Value Adjustment, Lender will use a Lender Conversion Notice in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D .

 

( REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK)

 

  11  

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Effective Date set out above.

 

  BORROWER:
   
  Coates International, Ltd.
     
  By: /s/ Barry C. Kaye
  Name: Barry C. Kaye
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

ACKNOWLEDGED, ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

 

LENDER:

 

Typenex Co-Investment, LLC

 

By: Red Cliffs Investments, Inc., its Manager

 

  By: /s/ John M. Fife  
  John M. Fife, President  

 

 

[Signature Page to Secured Convertible Promissory Note]

  12  

 

 

ATTACHMENT 1

DEFINITIONS

 

For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

A1.                Adjusted Conversion Amount ” means, with respect to any given Conversion Amount subject to a Par Value Adjustment, the sum of the Conversion Amount plus the Par Value Adjustment Amount.

 

A2.                Deemed Issuance ” means an issuance of Common Stock that shall be deemed to have occurred on the latest possible permitted date pursuant to the terms hereof or any applicable warrant in the event Borrower fails deliver Conversion Shares as and when required pursuant to Sections 3 or 8 of the Note.

 

A3.                DTC ” means the Depository Trust Company.

 

A4.                DTC Eligible ” means, with respect to the Common Stock, that such Common Stock is eligible to be deposited in certificate form at the DTC, cleared and converted into electronic shares by the DTC and held in the name of the clearing firm servicing Lender’s brokerage firm for the benefit of Lender.

 

A5.                DTC/FAST Program ” means the DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.

 

A6.                DWAC ” means Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian as defined by the DTC.

 

A7.                DWAC Eligible ” means that (i) Borrower’s Common Stock is eligible at DTC for full services pursuant to DTC’s operational arrangements, including without limitation transfer through DTC’s DWAC system, (ii) Borrower has been approved (without revocation) by the DTC’s underwriting department, (iii) Borrower’s transfer agent is approved as an agent in the DTC/FAST Program, (iv) the Conversion Shares (as defined below) are otherwise eligible for delivery via DWAC; (v) Borrower has previously delivered all Conversion Shares to Lender via DWAC; and (vi) Borrower’s transfer agent does not have a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of the Conversion Shares via DWAC.

 

A8.                Equity Conditions Failure ” means that any of the following conditions has not been satisfied during any applicable Equity Conditions Measuring Period (as defined below): (i) with respect to the applicable date of determination all of the Conversion Shares are freely tradable under Rule 144 or without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of this Note); (ii) on each day during the period beginning one month prior to the applicable date of determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination (the “ Equity Conditions Measuring Period ”), the Common Stock is listed or designated for quotation (as applicable) on any of The New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the OTC Bulletin Board, the OTCQX, the OTCQB, or OTC Pink Current Information (each, an “ Eligible Market ”) and shall not have been suspended from trading on any such Eligible Market (other than suspensions of not more than two (2) Trading Days and occurring prior to the applicable date of determination due to business announcements by Borrower); (iii) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, Borrower shall have delivered all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note on a timely basis as set forth in Section 9 hereof and all other shares of capital stock required to be delivered by Borrower on a timely basis as set forth in the other Transaction Documents; (iv) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating Section 12 hereof (Lender acknowledges that Borrower shall be entitled to assume that this condition has been met for all purposes hereunder absent written notice from Lender); (v) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating the rules or regulations of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable); (vi) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, no public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Fundamental Transaction (as defined below) shall have occurred which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated; (vii) Borrower shall have no knowledge of any fact that would reasonably be expected to cause any of the Conversion Shares to not be freely tradable without the need for registration under any applicable state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of this Note); (viii) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, Borrower otherwise shall have been in material compliance with each, and shall not have breached any, term, provision, covenant, representation or warranty of any Transaction Document; (ix) without limiting clause (viii) above, on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred an Event of Default or an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an Event of Default; (x) the Common Stock shall be DTC Eligible as of each applicable Installment Notice Due Date and Installment Date; and (xi) the ten (10) day average VWAP of the Common Stock is greater than $0.005.

 

  13  

 

 

A9.                Free Trading ” means that (a) the shares or certificate(s) representing the applicable shares of Common Stock have been cleared and approved for public resale by the compliance departments of Lender’s brokerage firm and the clearing firm servicing such brokerage, and (b) such shares are held in the name of the clearing firm servicing Lender’s brokerage firm and have been deposited into such clearing firm’s account for the benefit of Lender.

 

A10.            Fundamental Transaction ” means that (y) (i) Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not Borrower or any of its subsidiaries is the surviving corporation) any other person or entity, or (ii) Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its respective properties or assets to any other person or entity, or (iii) Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, allow any other person or entity to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of Borrower (not including any shares of voting stock of Borrower held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the persons or entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with any other person or entity whereby such other person or entity acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of Borrower (not including any shares of voting stock of Borrower held by the other persons or entities making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other persons or entities making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination), or (v) Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify the Common Stock, other than an increase in the number of authorized shares of Borrower’s Common Stock, or (z) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding voting stock of Borrower.

 

A11.            Installment Amount ” means the greater of (a) $30,750.00 ($369,000.00 ÷ 12), plus the sum of any accrued and unpaid interest as of the applicable Installment Date and accrued, and unpaid late charges and other fees, if any, under this Note as of the applicable Installment Date, and any other amounts accruing or owing to Lender under this Note as of such Installment Date, and (b) the then Outstanding Balance divided by the number of Installment Dates remaining prior to the Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower and Lender may change the Installment Amount upon their mutual consent.

 

A12.            Market Capitalization of the Common Stock ” shall mean the product equal to (a) the average VWAP of the Common Stock for the immediately preceding fifteen (15) Trading Days, multiplied by (b) the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reported on Borrower’s most recently filed Form 10-Q or Form 10-K. By written notice to Borrower, Lender may increase, decrease or waive the Maximum Percentage as to itself but any such waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after delivery thereof. The foregoing 61-day notice requirement is enforceable, unconditional and non-waivable and shall apply to all affiliates and assigns of Lender.

 

A13.            Minimum Market Capitalization ” means $5,000,000.00.

 

A14.            Par Value ” means the par value of the Common Stock on any relevant date of determination. The Par Value as of the Effective Date is $0.0001.

 

A15.            Par Value Adjustment Amount ” means an amount added to both the Conversion Amount and the Outstanding Balance pursuant to Section 21, calculated as follows: (a) the number of Conversion Shares deliverable under a particular Lender Conversion Notice (prior to any Par Value Adjustment) multiplied by the Par Value, less (b) the Conversion Amount (prior to any Par Value Adjustment). For illustration purposes only, if for a given Conversion, the Conversion Amount was $20,000.00, the Lender Conversion Price was $0.00008 and the Par Value was $0.0001 then the Par Value Adjustment Amount would be $5,000.00 (25,000,000 Conversion Shares ($20,000.00/$0.00008) multiplied by the Par Value of $0.0001 ($25,000.00) minus the Conversion Amount of $20,000.00 equals $5,000.00).

 

A16.            Payment Default ” means (i) an Event of Default that occurs pursuant to Sections 4.1(i), 4.1(ii) or 4.1(iii) hereof, or (ii) any failure, for any reason, by the Borrower to timely pay any amount due hereunder, whether pursuant to an Installment Conversion, a Lender Conversion, on or before the Maturity Date, or otherwise. For avoidance of doubt, any such failure shall be a Payment Default for purposes of this Note including, without limitation, Section 16.2 hereof, irrespective of any defenses, excuses or Claims asserted by Borrower.

 

A17.            Trading Day ” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is traded or tradable for any period on the Common Stock’s principal market, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded.

 

  14  

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Typenex Co-Investment, LLC

303 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1040

Chicago, Illinois 60601

 

Coates International, Ltd. Date:__________________

 

Attn: George Coates

2100 Highway 34 & Ridgewood Road

Wall Township, New Jersey 07719

 

LENDER CONVERSION NOTICE

 

The above-captioned Lender hereby gives notice to Coates International, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), pursuant to that certain Secured Convertible Promissory Note made by the Borrower in favor of the Lender on June 7, 2017 (the “ Note ”), that the Lender elects to convert the portion of the Note balance set forth below into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock of the Borrower as of the date of conversion specified below. Said conversion shall be based on the Lender Conversion Price set forth below. In the event of a conflict between this Lender Conversion Notice and the Note, the Note shall govern, or, in the alternative, at the election of the Lender in its sole discretion, the Lender may provide a new form of Lender Conversion Notice to conform to the Note. Capitalized terms used in this notice without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Note.

 

A. Date of Conversion: ____________
B. Lender Conversion #: ____________
C. Conversion Amount: ____________
D. Lender Conversion Price: _______________
E. Lender Conversion Shares: _______________ (C divided by D)
F. Remaining Outstanding Balance of Note: ____________*
G. Remaining balance of Secured Buyer Note(s): ____________*

H. Outstanding Balance of Note net of balance of Secured Buyer Note(s): ____________* (F minus G)

 

* Subject to adjustments for corrections, defaults, interest and other adjustments permitted by the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Agreement).

 

The Conversion Amount converted hereunder shall be deducted from the following Conversion Eligible Tranche(s):

 

Conversion Amount Tranche No.
   
   
   

 

Please transfer the Lender Conversion Shares electronically (via DWAC) to the following account :

Broker:                                      Address:                                     
DTC#:                                                                               

Account #:                                     

                                    

Account Name:                                     

 

 

To the extent the Lender Conversion Shares are not able to be delivered to the Lender electronically via the DWAC system, please deliver all such certificated shares to the Lender via reputable overnight courier after receipt of this Conversion Notice (by facsimile transmission or otherwise) to:

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

 

Sincerely,

 

Lender: Typenex Co-Investment, LLC

 

By: Red Cliffs Investments, Inc., its Manager

 

  By:  
  John M. Fife, President  

 

  15  

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Coates International, Ltd.

2100 Highway 34 & Ridgewood Road

Wall Township, New Jersey 07719

 

 

Typenex Co-Investment, LLC Date:__________________

Attn: John Fife

303 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 1040

Chicago, IL 60657

 

INSTALLMENT NOTICE

 

The above-captioned Borrower hereby gives notice to Typenex Co-Investment, LLC, a Utah limited liability company (the “ Lender ”), pursuant to that certain Secured Convertible Promissory Note made by the Borrower in favor of the Lender on June 7, 2017 (the “ Note ”), of certain Borrower elections and certifications related to payment of the Installment Amount of $_________________ due on ___________, 201_ (the “ Installment Date ”). In the event of a conflict between this Installment Notice and the Note, the Note shall govern, or, in the alternative, at the election of the Lender in its sole discretion, the Lender may provide a new form of Installment Notice to conform to the Note. Capitalized terms used in this notice without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Note.

 

INSTALLMENT CONVERSION AND CERTIFICATIONS

AS OF THE INSTALLMENT DATE

 

A. INSTALLMENT CONVERSION

 

A. Installment Date: ____________, 201_
B. Installment Amount: ____________
C. Portion of Installment Amount Borrower elected to pay in cash: ____________
D. Portion of Installment Amount to be converted into Common Stock: ____________ (B minus C)
E. Installment Conversion Price: _______________ (lower of (i) Lender Conversion Price in effect and (ii) Market Price as of Installment Date)
F. Installment Conversion Shares: _______________ (D divided by E)
G. Remaining Outstanding Balance of Note: ____________ *
H. Remaining balance of Secured Buyer Note(s): ____________*
I. Outstanding Balance of Note net of balance of Secured Buyer Note(s): ____________* (G minus H)

 

B. EQUITY CONDITIONS CERTIFICATION

 

1. Market Capitalization of the Common Stock:________________

 

(Check One)

 

2. _________The Borrower herby certifies that no Equity Conditions Failure exists as of the Installment Date.

 

3. _________The Borrower hereby gives notice that an Equity Conditions Failure has occurred and requests a waiver from the Lender with respect thereto. The Equity Conditions Failure is as follows:

 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Sincerely,

 

Borrower: Coates International, Ltd.

 

By: ________________________________

Name: ______________________________

Title: _______________________________

 

  16  

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

Typenex Co-Investment, LLC

303 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1040

Chicago, Illinois 60601

 

Coates International, Ltd. Date: _____________

2100 Highway 34 & Ridgewood Road

Wall Township, New Jersey 07719

 

TRUE-UP NOTICE

 

The above-captioned Lender hereby gives notice to Coates International, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), pursuant to that certain Secured Convertible Promissory Note made by the Borrower in favor of the Lender on June 7, 2017 (the “ Note ”), of True-Up Conversion Shares related to _____________, 201_ (the “ Installment Date ”). In the event of a conflict between this True-Up Notice and the Note, the Note shall govern, or, in the alternative, at the election of the Lender in its sole discretion, the Lender may provide a new form of True-Up Notice to conform to the Note. Capitalized terms used in this notice without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Note.

 

TRUE-UP CONVERSION SHARES AND CERTIFICATIONS

AS OF THE TRUE-UP DATE

 

1. TRUE-UP CONVERSION SHARES

 

A. Installment Date: ____________, 201_

 

B. True-Up Date: ____________, 201_

 

C. Portion of Installment Amount converted into Common Stock: _____________

 

D. True-Up Conversion Price: _______________ (lower of (i) Lender Conversion Price in effect and (ii) Market Price as of True-Up Date)

 

A. True-Up Conversion Shares: _______________ (C divided by D)

 

B. Installment Conversion Shares delivered: ________________

 

C. True-Up Conversion Shares to be delivered: ________________ (only applicable if D minus E is greater than zero)

 

D. Installment Conversion Shares to be retained by the Lender because of a Payment Default: _________________ (only applicable if D minus E is less than zero and a Payment Default has occurred)

 

  17  

 

 

1. EQUITY CONDITIONS CERTIFICATION (section to be completed by Borrower)

 

A. Market Capitalization of the Common Stock:________________

 

(Check One)

 

B. _________The Borrower herby certifies that no Equity Conditions Failure exists as of the applicable True-Up Date.

 

C. _________The Borrower hereby gives notice that an Equity Conditions Failure has occurred and requests a waiver from the Lender with respect thereto. The Equity Conditions Failure is as follows:

 

_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

 

Sincerely,

 

Lender: Typenex Co-Investment, LLC

 

By: Red Cliffs Investments, Inc., its Manager

 

  By:  
    John M. Fife, President  

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND CERTIFIED BY:

 

Borrower: Coates International, Ltd.

 

By: ________________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________  

 

  18  

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

Typenex Co-Investment, LLC

303 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1040

Chicago, Illinois 60601

 

Coates International, Ltd. Date: _____________

2100 Highway 34 & Ridgewood Road

Wall Township, New Jersey 07719

 

LENDER CONVERSION NOTICE

 

The above-captioned Lender hereby gives notice to Coates International, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), pursuant to that certain Convertible Promissory Note made by Borrower in favor of Typenex Co-Investment LLC, a Utah limited liability company, on June 7, 2017 (the “ Note ”), that Lender elects to convert the portion of the Note balance set forth below into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock of Borrower as of the date of conversion specified below. Said conversion shall be based on the Lender Conversion Price set forth below. In the event of a conflict between this Conversion Notice and the Note, the Note shall govern, or, in the alternative, at the election of Lender in its sole discretion, Lender may provide a new form of Conversion Notice to conform to the Note. Capitalized terms used in this notice without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Note.

 

A. Date of Conversion: ____________

 

B. Lender Conversion #: ____________

 

C. Conversion Amount: ____________

 

D. Par Value Adjustment Amount: _______________

 

E. Adjusted Conversion Amount: _______________ (C plus D)

 

F. Lender Conversion Price: _______________ (Par Value)

 

G. Lender Conversion Shares: _______________ (E divided by F)

 

H. Remaining Outstanding Balance of Note: ____________*

 

* Subject to adjustments for corrections, defaults, interest and other adjustments permitted by the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Agreement), the terms of which shall control in the event of any dispute between the terms of this Lender Conversion Notice and such Transaction Documents.

 

$_________________ of the Conversion Amount converted hereunder shall be deducted from the Installment Amount(s) relating to the following Installment Date(s): __________________________________________.

 

Please transfer the Lender Conversion Shares electronically (via DWAC) to the following account :

 

Broker:       Address:  
DTC#:          
Account #:          
Account Name:          

 

To the extent the Lender Conversion Shares are not able to be delivered to Lender electronically via the DWAC system, deliver all such certificated shares to Lender via reputable overnight courier after receipt of this Lender Conversion Notice (by facsimile transmission or otherwise) to:

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

 

Sincerely,

 

Lender: Typenex Co-Investment, LLC

 

By: Red Cliffs Investments, Inc., its Manager

 

By:  
  John M. Fife, President  

 

 

19