EX-10.7 5 dex107.htm CONVERTIBLE TERM NOTE Convertible Term Note

Exhibit 10.7

 

THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. 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 AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO AXESSTEL, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

CONVERTIBLE TERM NOTE

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, AXESSTEL, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to LAURUS MASTER FUND, LTD., c/o Ironshore Corporate Services Ltd., P.O. Box 1234 G.T., Queensgate House, South Church Street, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Fax: 345-949-9877 (the “Holder”) or its registered assigns or successors -in -interest, on order, the sum of THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($3,000,000), together with any accrued and unpaid interest hereon, on March 11, 2007 (the “Maturity Date”) if not sooner paid.

 

Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Borrower and the Holder (the “Purchase Agreement”).

 

The following terms shall apply to this Note:

 

ARTICLE I

INTEREST & AMORTIZATION

 

1.1 Interest Rate and Payment. Subject to Sections 4.9 and 5.6 hereof, interest payable on this Note shall accrue at a rate per annum (the “Contract Rate”) equal to the “prime rate” published in The Wall Street Journal from time to time, plus three (3%). Interest shall be payable monthly in arrears commencing on April 1, 2004, on the first day of each consecutive calendar month thereafter (each, a “Repayment Date”), and on the Maturity Date, whether by acceleration or otherwise. The prime rate shall be increased or decreased as the case may be for each increase or decrease in the prime rate in an amount equal to such increase or decrease in the prime rate; each change to be effective as of the day of the change in such rate. In no event shall the Contract Rate be less than seven percent (7.00%) or greater than ten percent (10.00%). If a registration statement covering the Common Stock underlying this Note and the Warrant issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement becomes effective and remains effective (the “Registration Period”) and the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for all trading days during any calendar month during such Registration Period (the “Volume Weighted Average Price”) is greater than the Fixed Conversion Price, then the applicable annual interest rate for such month shall be decreased by twenty-five (25) basis points for each 25% increment by which the Volume Weighted Average Price is greater than the Fixed Conversion Price.

 

1.2 Monthly Principal Payments. Amortizing payments of the aggregate principal amount outstanding under this Note at any time (the “Principal Amount”) shall begin on June


1, 2004 and shall recur on the first calendar day of each succeeding month thereafter until the Maturity Date (each, an “Amortization Date”). Subject to Section 2.1 and Section 3.4(a) below, beginning on the first Amortization Date, the Borrower shall make monthly payments of principal to the Holder on each Repayment Date as set forth in the table below in, each case together with any accrued and unpaid interest to date on such portion of the Principal Amount plus any and all other amounts which are then owing under this Note but which have not been paid (collectively, the “Monthly Amount”).

 

Date


   Principal Amount

  

Date


   Principal Amount

6/1/04

   $30,000    9/1/05    $95,000

7/1/04

   $30,000    10/1/05    $95,000

8/1/04

   $30,000    11/1/05    $95,000

9/1/04

   $30,000    12/1/05    $95,000

10/1/04

   $30,000    1/1/06    $95,000

11/1/04

   $30,000    2/1/06    $95,000

12/1/04

   $30,000    3/1/06    $130,000

1/1/05

   $30,000    4/1/06    $130,000

2/1/05

   $30,000    5/1/06    $130,000

3/1/05

   $95,000    6/1/06    $130,000

4/1/05

   $95,000    7/1/06    $130,000

5/1/05

   $95,000    8/1/06    $130,000

6/1/05

   $95,000    9/1/06    $130,000

7/1/05

   $95,000    10/1/06    $130,000

8/1/05

   $95,000    11/1/06    $130,000
          12/1/06    $130,000
          1/1/07    $130,000
          2/1/07    $160,000

 

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ARTICLE II

BORROWER PAYMENT OPTIONS

 

2.1 Payment of Monthly Amount in Cash or Common Stock. Subject to the terms hereof, the Borrower shall have the sole option to determine whether to satisfy payment of the Monthly Amount on each Repayment Date either in cash or in shares of Common Stock (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), or a combination of both. Each month by the tenth (10th) day prior to the Repayment Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Holder a written notice in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto electing to pay the Monthly Amount payable on the next Repayment Date in either cash or Common Stock, or a combination of both (each, a “Repayment Election Notice”) (the date by which such notice is required to be given being hereinafter referred to as the “Notice Date”). If a Repayment Election Notice is not delivered to the Holder by the applicable Notice Date for such Repayment Date, then the Monthly Amount due on such Repayment Date shall be paid in cash. Any portion of the Monthly Amount paid in cash on a Repayment Date, shall be paid to the Holder in an amount equal to 102% of the cash portion of the Monthly Amount then payable in satisfaction of such obligation. If the Borrower repays all or a portion of the Monthly Amount in shares of Common Stock, the number of such shares to be issued for such Repayment Date shall be the number determined by dividing (x) the portion of the Monthly Amount to be paid in shares of Common Stock, by (y) the Fixed Conversion Price. For purposes hereof, the “Fixed Conversion Price” means $ 3.16.

 

2.2 Monthly Amount Common Stock Payment Guidelines. Subject to Sections 2.1 and 2.4 hereof, if the Borrower has elected to pay all or a portion of the Monthly Amount due on such Repayment Date in shares of Common Stock and the closing price of the Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. on the Principal Market (as defined in Section 4.7 hereof) for any of the ten (10) trading days preceding a Repayment Date was less than 107% of the Fixed Conversion Price, then the Borrower shall pay in cash instead. Any part of the Monthly Amount due on such Repayment Date that the Borrower did not elect to pay in shares of Common Stock shall be paid by the Borrower in cash on such Repayment Date. Any part of the Monthly Amount due on such Repayment Date which the Borrower elected to pay in shares of Common Stock but which must be paid in cash (because the closing price of the Common Stock on one or more of the ten (10) trading days preceding the applicable Repayment Date was less than 107% of the Fixed Conversion Price) shall be paid within three (3) business days of the applicable Repayment Date.

 

2.3 Optional Prepayments in Common Stock. Subject to Section 2.4 hereof, if the average closing price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market is greater than 117% of the Fixed Conversion Price for a period of at least ten (10) consecutive trading days, then the Borrower may, at its sole option, provide the Holder written notice (a “Prepayment Call Notice”) requiring the conversion at the then applicable Fixed Conversion Price of all or a portion of the outstanding principal, interest and fees outstanding under this Note (subject to compliance with Section 2.3 and 3.2), together with accrued interest on the amount being prepaid, as of the date set forth in such Prepayment Call Notice (the “Prepayment Call Date”). The Prepayment Call Date shall be at least ten (10) trading days following the date of the Prepayment Call Notice. On the Prepayment Call Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Holder

 

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certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock issued in satisfaction of the principal and interest being prepaid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower’s right to issue shares of Common Stock in satisfaction of its obligations under this Note shall be subject to the limitation that the number of shares of Common Stock issued in connection with any Prepayment Call Notice shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the aggregate dollar trading volume of the Common Stock for the twenty-two (22) trading days immediately preceding the Prepayment Call Date (as such volume is reported by Bloomberg L.P.). If the price of the Common Stock falls below 117% of the then applicable Fixed Conversion Price during the ten (10) trading day period immediately preceding the Prepayment Call Date, then the Holder will then be required to convert only such amount of the Note as shall equal thirty percent (30%) of the aggregate dollar trading volume (as such volume is reported by Bloomberg L.P.) for each day that the Common Stock has exceeded 117% of the then applicable Fixed Conversion Price.

 

The Borrower shall not be permitted to give the Holder more than one Prepayment Call Notice under this Note during any 22-day period.

 

2.4 No Effective Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower shall not repay any part of its obligations to the Holder hereunder in shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2 if (i) there fails to exist an effective current Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) covering the shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with such payment, or (ii) an Event of Default hereunder exists and is continuing, unless such Event of Default is cured within any applicable cure period or is otherwise waived in writing by the Holder in whole or in part at the Holder’s option.

 

2.5 Optional Redemption in Cash. The Borrower will have the option of prepaying this Note in full (“Optional Redemption”) by paying to the Holder a sum of money equal to the Applicable Percentage (as hereafter defined) of the then-outstanding principal amount of this Note together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon and any and all other sums due, accrued or payable to the Holder arising under this Note or the Purchase Agreement or any Related Document (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) (the “Redemption Amount”) outstanding on the day written notice of redemption (the “Notice of Redemption”) is given to the Holder, which Notice of Redemption shall specify the date for such Optional Redemption (the “Redemption Payment Date”). A Notice of Redemption shall not be effective with respect to any portion of this Note for which the Holder has a pending election to convert pursuant to Section 3.1 and the Redemption Amount shall be determined as if such election to convert had been completed immediately prior to the date of the Notice of Redemption. The Redemption Payment Date shall be not earlier than the day after the date of the Notice of Redemption and not later than seven (7) days after the date of the Notice of Redemption. On the Redemption Payment Date, the Redemption Amount must be paid in good funds to the Holder. In the event the Borrower fails to pay the Redemption Amount by the Redemption Payment Date, then such Redemption Notice will be null and void. For purposes of this Section 2.5, the term “Applicable Percentage” means (1) 120% for the period commencing on the date hereof (the “Closing Date”) and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, (2) 115% for the period commencing on the first day following the first anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Closing Date and (3) 110% for the period commencing on the first day following the second anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

 

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ARTICLE III

CONVERSION RIGHTS

 

3.1 Holder’s Conversion Rights. The Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, to convert all or any portion of the then aggregate outstanding principal amount of this Note, together with interest and fees due hereon, into shares of Common Stock subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Article III. The Holder may exercise such right by delivery to the Borrower of a written notice of conversion not less than one (1) day prior to the date upon which such conversion shall occur. The date upon which such conversion shall occur is (the “Conversion Date”).

 

3.2 Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be entitled to convert pursuant to the terms of this Note an amount that would be convertible into that number of Conversion Shares which would exceed the difference between the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or issuable upon exercise of warrants held by such Holder and 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Borrower. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder. Holder shall from time to time and at the reasonable request of Borrower provide to Buyer information concerning Holder’s beneficial ownership of Borrower’s Common Stock. Holder may void the Conversion Share limitation described in this Section 3.2 upon 75 days prior notice to the Borrower or without any notice requirement upon an Event of Default

 

3.3 Mechanics of Holder’s Conversion. (a) In the event that the Holder elects to convert this Note into Common Stock, the Holder shall give notice of such election by delivering an executed and completed notice of conversion (“Notice of Conversion”) to the Borrower and such Notice of Conversion shall provide a breakdown in reasonable detail of the Principal Amount, accrued interest and fees being converted. On each Conversion Date and in accordance with its Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall make the appropriate reduction to the Principal Amount, accrued interest and fees as entered in its records and shall provide written notice thereof to the Borrower within two (2) business days after the Conversion Date. A form of Notice of Conversion to be employed by the Holder is annexed hereto as Exhibit A.

 

(b) Pursuant to the terms of the Notice of Conversion, the Borrower will issue instructions to the transfer agent accompanied by an opinion of counsel within two (2) business days of the date of the delivery to Borrower of the Notice of Conversion and shall cause the transfer agent to transmit the certificates representing the Conversion Shares to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s designated broker with the Depository Trust Corporation (“DTC”) through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system within three (3) business days after receipt by the Borrower of the Notice of Conversion (the “Delivery Date”). In the case of the exercise of the conversion rights set forth herein the conversion privilege shall be deemed to have been exercised and the Conversion Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be deemed to have been issued upon the date of receipt by the Borrower of the Notice of Conversion. The Borrower shall send directly to Holder cash in lieu of any fractional share to which Holder may be entitled as a result of the conversion. The Holder shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder of such Common Stock, unless the Holder provides the Borrower written instructions to the contrary.

 

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3.4 Conversion Mechanics.

 

(a) 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 Amount and interest and fees to be converted, if any, by the Fixed Conversion Price. In the event of any conversions of outstanding Principal Amount under this Note in part pursuant to this Article III, such conversions shall be deemed to constitute conversions of outstanding Principal Amount applying to Monthly Amounts for the remaining Repayment Dates in chronological order.

 

(b) The Fixed Conversion Price and number and kind of shares or other securities to be issued upon conversion is subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of certain events, as follows:

 

A. 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 Fixed Conversion Price or the Conversion Price, as the case may be, 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.

 

B. Share Issuances. Subject to the provisions of this Section 3.4, if the Borrower shall at any time prior to the conversion or repayment in full of the Principal Amount issue any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock to a person other than the Holder (except (i) pursuant to Subsections A or B above; (ii) pursuant to options, warrants, or other obligations to issue shares outstanding on the date hereof as disclosed to Holder in writing; or (iii) pursuant to options that may be issued to officers, directors, employees and consultants under any employee incentive stock option and/or any stock option plan adopted by the Borrower or (iv) in connection with acquisition of businesses or assets by the Borrower in the ordinary course of its business consistent with past practices, for a consideration per share (the “Offer Price”) less than the Fixed Conversion Price in effect at the time of such issuance, then the Fixed Conversion Price shall be immediately reset pursuant to the formula below. For purposes hereof, the issuance of any security of the Borrower convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock shall result in an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Price at the time of issuance of such securities.

 

If the Corporation issues any additional shares pursuant to this subsection B then, and thereafter successively upon each such issue, the Fixed Conversion Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the then applicable Fixed Conversion Price by the following fraction:

 

A + B

(A + B) + [((C – D) X B) / C]

 

A = Actual shares outstanding prior to such offering

 

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B = Actual shares sold in the offering

 

C = Fixed Conversion Price

 

D = Offering price

 

C. 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 Amount 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.

 

3.5 Reservation of Shares. During the period the conversion right exists, the 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. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The 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.

 

3.6 Issuance of New Note. Upon any 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. The Borrower will pay no costs, fees or any other consideration to the Holder for the production and issuance of a new Note.

 

ARTICLE IV

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

If an Event of Default (as defined below) occurs and is continuing, the Borrower’s rights under Sections 2.1, 2.3 and 2.4 shall immediately cease and be of no further effect until such time as the Event of Default has been cured, or has been waived by the Holder. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default beyond any applicable grace period, the Holder may make all sums of principal, interest and other fees then remaining unpaid hereon and all other amounts payable hereunder due and payable within five (5) days after written notice from Holder to Borrower (each occurrence being a “Default Notice Period”). In the event of such an acceleration, the amount due and owing to the Holder shall be 110% of the outstanding principal amount of the Note (plus accrued and unpaid interest and fees, if any). If, with respect to any Event of Default other than a payment default described in Section 4.1 below, within the Default Notice Period the Borrower cures the Event of Default, the Event of Default will be deemed to no longer exist and any rights and remedies of Holder pertaining to such Event of Default will be of no further force or effect.

 

The occurrence of any of the following events is an “Event of Default”:

 

4.1 Failure to Pay Principal, Interest or other Fees. The Borrower fails to pay when due any installment of principal, interest or other fees hereon in accordance herewith, or the Borrower fails to pay within five (5) days of the date when due any amount due under any other promissory note issued by Borrower.

 

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4.2 Breach of Covenant. The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other term or condition of this Note or the Purchase Agreement in any material respect and such breach, if subject to cure, continues for a period of thirty (30) days after the occurrence thereof.

 

4.3 Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any material representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein, in the Purchase Agreement, or in any Related Document (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) shall be materially false or misleading and shall not be cured for a period of ten (10) days after written notice thereof is received by the Borrower from the Holder.

 

4.4 Receiver or Trustee. The Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business; or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.

 

4.5 Judgments. Any money judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Borrower or any of its property or other assets for more than $250,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of ninety (90) days.

 

4.6 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings or relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower, and, in the case of any involuntary proceeding or relief under such bankruptcy laws, not stayed or dismissed within forty-five (45) days after the date of commencement thereof.

 

4.7 Stop Trade. An SEC stop trade order or Principal Market trading suspension of the Common Stock shall be in effect for 5 consecutive days or 5 days during a period of 10 consecutive days, excluding in all cases a suspension of all trading on a Principal Market, provided that the Borrower shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30 days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Principal Market within 60 days of such notice. The “Principal Market” for the Common Stock shall include the NASD OTC Bulletin Board, NASDAQ SmallCap Market, NASDAQ National Market System, American Stock Exchange, or New York Stock Exchange (whichever of the foregoing is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock, or any securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being listed or traded.

 

4.8 Failure to Deliver Common Stock or Replacement Note. The Borrower’s failure to timely deliver Common Stock to the Holder pursuant to and in the form required by this Note, and Section 9 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, or if required, a replacement Note if such failure to timely deliver Common Stock shall not be cured within two (2) days or such failure to deliver a replacement Note is not cured within seven (7) Business Days.

 

4.9 Security Agreement Default. An Event of Default shall have occurred under and as defined in the Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof made by the Borrower in favor of the Holder, which is not cured during any applicable cure or grace period, or waived in writing.

 

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ARTICLE V

DEFAULT RELATED PROVISIONS

 

5.1 Payment Grace Period. The Borrower shall have a five (5) day grace period to pay any monetary amounts due under this Note or the Purchase Agreement or any Related Document, after which grace period a default interest rate of five percent (5%) per annum above the then applicable interest rate hereunder shall apply to the monetary amounts due.

 

5.2 Conversion Privileges. The conversion privileges set forth in Article III shall remain in full force and effect immediately from the date hereof and until this Note is paid in full.

 

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the 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.

 

6.2 Notices. Any notice herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party notified, (b) when sent by confirmed telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, (c) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the Borrower at the address provided in the Purchase Agreement executed in connection herewith, and to the Holder at the address provided in the Purchase Agreement for such Holder, with a copy to Scott J. Giordano, Esq., Loeb & Loeb LLP. 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154, facsimile number (212) 407-4990, or at such other address as the Borrower or the Holder may designate by ten days advance written notice to the other parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, delivery of a Notice of Conversion shall be governed by Article III hereof.

 

6.3 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, and any successor instrument issued pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof, as it may be amended or supplemented.

 

6.4 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 in accordance with the requirements of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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6.5 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note 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 Note 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. In the event that any provision of this Note 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 with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or unenforceability of any other provision of this Note.

 

6.6 Maximum Payments. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Borrower to the Holder and thus refunded to the Borrower.

 

6.7 Security Interest. The holder of this Note has been granted a security interest in certain assets of the Borrower more fully described in a Security Agreement.

 

6.8 Construction. Each party acknowledges that its legal counsel participated in the preparation of this Note and, therefore, stipulates that the rule of construction that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the interpretation of this Note to favor any party against the other.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Borrower has caused this Convertible Term Note to be signed in its name effective as of this 11th day of March, 2004.

 

AXESSTEL, INC.

By:

 

/s/ David Morash


Name:

 

David Morash

Title:

 

Chief Operating Officer

 

WITNESS:

 


 

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EXHIBIT A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

(To be executed by the Holder in order to convert all or part of the Note into Common Stock

 

[Name and Address of Holder]

 

The Undersigned hereby elects to convert $             of the principal due on [specify applicable Repayment Date] under the Convertible Term Note issued by AXESSTEL, INC. dated March 11, 2004 by delivery of Shares of Common Stock of AXESSTEL, INC. on and subject to the conditions set forth in Article II of such Note.

 

a. Date of Conversion                                                                                               

 

b. Shares To Be Delivered                                                                                        

 

Date:             

 

By:

 

 


Name:

 

 


Title:

 

 


 


EXHIBIT B

 

REPAYMENT ELECTION NOTICE

 

(To be executed by the Borrower in order to pay all or part of a Monthly Amount with Common Stock)

 

[Name and Address of Holder]

 

AXESSTEL, INC. hereby elects to pay $              of the Monthly Amount due on [specify applicable Repayment Date] under the Convertible Term Note issued by AXESSTEL, INC. dated March 11, 2004 by delivery of Shares of Common Stock of AXESSTEL, INC. on and subject to the conditions set forth in Article II of such Note.

 

1. Fixed Conversion Price:                                                                                       $                                        

 

a. Amount to be paid:                                                                                                                            

 

b. Shares To Be Delivered (2 divided by 1):                                                                                      

 

Date:             

 

AXESSTEL, INC.

    By:  

 


    Name:  

 


    Title: