EX-10 4 mainnote1024.txt EXHIBIT 10.24 1 THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS NOTE UNDER SAID ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO PATH 1 NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. CONVERTIBLE NOTE FOR VALUE RECEIVED, PATH 1 NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called "Borrower"), hereby promises to pay to _______________________(the "Holder") on order, without demand, the sum of ___________________________, with simple interest accruing at the annual rate of 4%, on April 12, 2003 (the "Maturity Date"). The following terms shall apply to this Note: ARTICLE I GENERAL 1.1 Conversion Privileges. The Conversion Privileges set forth in Article II shall remain in full force and effect immediately from the date hereof and until the Note is paid in full. 1.2 Interest Rate. Subject to the Holder's right to convert, interest payable on this Note shall accrue at the annual rate of eight percent (4%) and be payable in arrears commencing June 30, 2002 and quarterly thereafter, and on the Maturity Date, accelerated or otherwise, when the principal and remaining accrued but unpaid interest shall be due and payable, or sooner as described below. ARTICLE II CONVERSION RIGHTS The Holder shall have the right to convert the principal amount and interest due under this Note into Shares of the Borrower's Common Stock and Warrants as set forth below. 2.1. Conversion into the Borrower's Common Stock. (a) The Holder shall have the right from and after the issuance of this Note and then at any time until this Note is fully paid, to convert any outstanding and unpaid principal portion of this Note, and/or at the Holder's election with the Company's consent, the interest accrued on the Note, (the date of giving of such notice of conversion being a "Conversion Date") into fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock of Borrower as such stock exists on the date of issuance of this Note, or any shares of capital stock of Borrower into which such stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified (the "Common Stock") at the conversion price as defined in Section 2.1(b) hereof (the "Conversion Price"), determined as provided herein. Upon delivery to the Company of a Notice of Conversion as described in Section 9 of the subscription agreement entered into between the Company and Holder relating to this Note (the "Subscription Agreement") of the Holder's written request for conversion, Borrower shall issue and deliver to the Holder within three business days from the Conversion Date that number of shares of Common Stock for the portion of the Note converted in accordance with the foregoing. At the election of the Holder, the Company will deliver accrued but unpaid interest on the Note through the Conversion Date directly to the Holder on or before the Delivery Date (as defined in the Subscription Agreement). The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing that portion of the principal of the Note to be converted and interest, if any, by the Conversion Price. (b) the Conversion Price per share shall be $1.20. (c) The Maximum Base Price described in Section 2.1(b)(i) above and number and kind of shares or other securities to be issued upon conversion determined pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and 2.1(b), shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events while this conversion right remains outstanding, as follows: A. Merger, Sale of Assets, etc. If the Borrower at any time shall consolidate with or merge into or sell or convey all or substantially all its assets to any other corporation, this Note, as to the unpaid principal portion thereof and accrued interest thereon, shall thereafter be deemed to evidence the right to purchase such number and kind of shares or other securities and property as would have been issuable or distributable on account of such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, upon or with respect to the securities subject to the conversion or purchase right immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance. The foregoing provision shall similarly apply to successive transactions of a similar nature by any such successor or purchaser. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the anti-dilution provisions of this Section shall apply to such securities of such successor or purchaser after any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance. B. Reclassification, etc. If the Borrower at any time shall, by reclassification or otherwise, change the Common Stock into the same or a different number of securities of any class or classes, this Note, as to the unpaid principal portion thereof and accrued interest thereon, shall thereafter be deemed to evidence the right to purchase an adjusted number of such securities and kind of securities as would have been issuable as the result of such change with respect to the Common Stock immediately prior to such reclassification or other change. C. Stock Splits, Combinations and Dividends. If the shares of Common Stock are subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of shares of Common Stock, or if a dividend is paid on the Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Price shall be proportionately reduced in case of subdivision of shares or stock dividend or proportionately increased in the case of combination of shares, in each such case by the ratio which the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event bears to the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event. (d) During the period the conversion right exists, Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note. Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Borrower agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers, agents, and transfer agents who are charged with the duty of executing and issuing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of this Note. 2.2 Method of Conversion. This Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part as described in Section 2.1(a) hereof and the Subscription Agreement. Upon partial conversion of this Note, a new Note containing the same date and provisions of this Note shall, at the request of the Holder, be issued by the Borrower to the Holder for the principal balance of this Note and interest which shall not have been converted or paid. 2.3 Conversion into the Borrower's Warrants. The Holder of this Note will receive warrants equal to 100% of the principal amount of this Note upon conversion (the "Warrants"). The Warrants shall be exercisable for five years at an exercise price of $1.60 and shall have a cashless exercise provision. ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS 3.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of Holder hereof in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available. 3.2 Notices. Any notice herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally served or sent by fax transmission (with copy sent by regular, certified or registered mail or by overnight courier). For the purposes hereof, the address and fax number of the Holder is as set forth on the first page hereof. The address and fax number of the Borrower shall be Path 1 Network Technologies Inc., 3636 Nobel Drive, Suite 275, San Diego, California 92122, Fax: (858) 450-4203. Both Holder and Borrower may change the address and fax number for service by service of notice to the other as herein provided. Notice of Conversion shall be deemed given when made to the Company pursuant to the Subscription Agreement. 3.3 Amendment Provision. The term "Note" and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented. 3.4 Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns, and may be assigned by the Holder. 3.5 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the state of New York. Both parties and the individual signing this Agreement on behalf of the Borrower agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. [THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its Chief Executive Officer on this 12th day of April 2002. PATH 1 NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INC. By:________________________________ WITNESS: ------------------------------- NOTICE OF CONVERSION (To be executed by the Registered Holder in order to convert the Note) The undersigned hereby elects to convert $_________ of the principal and $_________ of the interest due on the Note issued by PATH 1 NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INC. on April 1, 2002 into Shares of Common Stock of PATH 1 NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INC. (the "Company") according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below. Date of Conversion:_____________________________________________________________ Conversion Price:_______________________________________________________________ Shares To Be Delivered:_________________________________________________________ Signature:______________________________________________________________________ Print Name:_____________________________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________