CONVERTIBLETERM PROMISSORY NOTE

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NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES THAT ARE ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF OR UPON EXCHANGE HEREUNDER (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED: (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS; OR (II) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

CONVERTIBLE TERM PROMISSORY NOTE

 

Issuance Date: August 11, 2016 $397,894 (USD)

 

For Value Received, Cachet Financial Solutions, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware and located at 18671 Lake Drive East, Chanhassen, MN 55317 (the ”Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Columbus Capital Partners, L.P. or its successors or assigns (as applicable, the “Holder”), the principal amount of $397,894 (USD), on or prior to August 11, 2017 (the ”Maturity Date”), in accordance with the terms hereof. This Convertible Term Promissory Note is hereinafter referred to as the ”Note.”

 

1. Interest and Payments

 

1.1 Interest. The principal amount of this Note shall not bear interest.

 

1.2 Term and Payment. The principal amount of this Note shall be due and payable at the close of business on the Maturity Date.

 

1.3 Prepayment. The Company may not prepay this Note without the consent of Holder.

 

1.4 Unsecured. This Note shall not be secured by any collateral and is unsecured in all respects.

 

2. Conversion Rights and Mandatory Conversion

 

Holder will have the right, at its sole option and discretion, to convert principal and interest under this Note as specified in paragraphs 2.1 and 2.2 below.

 

2.1 Conversion Before an Event of Default. Holder shall have the right at its election to convert the principal amount of this Note, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon, into shares of common stock of the Company (the “Conversion Shares”), at a conversion rate equal to the lower of (i) $5.55 per share and (ii) 80% of the Company’s per share price in the next underwritten public offering (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits and recapitalizations occurring before the next public offering) (the “Conversion Price”).

 

2.2 Conversion After an Event of Default. After an Event of Default (as defined below), if lower, this Note shall be convertible at a conversion price, if lower than the Conversion Price, at sixty percent (60%) of the lowest daily VWAP in the 20 trading days immediately prior to conversion. For this purpose, “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted for trading as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time); (b) if the Common Stock is not then quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board or and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the OTC Markets (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company. The term “Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business; and the term “Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.

 

   
   

 

2.3 Manner of Conversion. Upon any exercise by the Holder of the foregoing conversion rights, the conversion of principal under this Note shall be effected in the following manner:

 

2.3.1 The Company shall, within 20 business days of the date of the conversion (which shall be deemed effective as of the date on which the conversion notice was given, as determined in accordance with Section 10 below), deliver to the Holder one or more certificates representing the Conversion Shares in such name(s) and denomination(s) as the Holder shall have specified; provided, however, that no fractional shares shall be issued in connection therewith, nor shall any transfers be permitted except in accordance with applicable securities laws. Upon any such conversion, the number of Conversion Shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (with even halves rounded up).

 

2.3.2 The issuance of certificates for Conversion Shares upon a conversion shall be made without charge to the Holder in respect thereof or other cost incurred by the Company.

 

2.3.3 All Conversion Shares issued upon a conversion hereunder shall, when so issued, be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges. The Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary to ensure that all such Conversion Shares may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which such securities are quoted.

 

2.3.4 If the Company at any time after the date hereof, 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 conversion price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of shares issued upon conversion will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the date hereof 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 conversion price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased. Any adjustment under this Section shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

2.4 Mandatory Conversion. Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, the Company may, in its sole discretion, require the Holder to convert the principal amount of this Note, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon, into Conversion Shares if the Company’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Such mandatory conversion shall be treated as if it were a conversion pursuant to Section 2.1 above and shall be effective as of the date of such listing.

 

3. Transfer, Exchange and Replacement

 

3.1 Transfer or Exchange. This Note has not been and is not being registered under the provisions of the Securities Act or any state securities laws and this Note may not be transferred prior to the end of the holding period applicable to sales under Rule 144 unless in accordance with applicable law and unless: (1) the transferee is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) and (2) the Holder shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory in form, scope and substance to the Company, to the effect that this Note may be sold or transferred without registration under the Securities Act. Upon surrender of any Note for registration of transfer or for exchange to the Company at its principal office, the Company at its sole expense will execute and deliver in exchange therefor a new Note or Notes, as the case may be, as requested by the Holder or transferee, which aggregate principal amount is equal the unpaid principal amount of such Note, registered as such Holder or transferee may request; provided, however, that this Note may not be transferred by Holder to any Person other than Holder’s affiliates without the prior written consent of the Company. The Company shall be entitled to regard the registered Holder of this Note as the Holder of the Note so registered for all purposes until the Company or its agent, as applicable, is required to record a transfer of this Note on its register.

 

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3.2 Replacement. Upon notice to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of an indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Note, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Note of like tenor and date and in substantially the same form as this Note; provided, however, the Company shall not be obligated to re-issue a Note if the Holder contemporaneously requests the Company to convert such remaining principal amount and interest into Common Stock.

 

4. Defaults and Remedies

 

The occurrence of any one or more of the following events (regardless of the reason therefor) shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder which shall be deemed to be continuing until waived in writing by Holder or until cured by the Company:

 

(a) the Company shall fail to pay principal on the Maturity Date;

 

(b) a case or proceeding shall have been commenced involuntarily against the Company in a court having competent jurisdiction seeking a decree or order under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law, and seeking either (A) the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for such person or of any substantial part of its properties, or (B) the reorganization or winding up or liquidation of the affairs of any such person, and such case or proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for 60 consecutive days or such court shall enter a decree or order granting the relief sought in such case or proceeding; or

 

(c) the Company shall commence any case, proceeding or other action under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it or seeking appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for it or any substantial part of its properties, (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors.

 

If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then Holder may, upon written notice to the Company, take any one or more of the following actions: (i) declare all or any portion of the principal amount of this Note to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon such principal shall become and be due and payable; (ii) convert this Note into Conversion Shares as provided herein, or (iii) exercise any rights and remedies provided by law.

 

5. Amendment and Waiver

 

The provisions of this Note may not be modified, amended or waived, and the Company may not take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, without the written consent of the Holder.

 

6. Cancellation

 

After all principal owed on this Note has been paid in full or converted pursuant to Section 2, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled, and upon the Company’s request the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company.

 

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7. Company’s Waiver of Notice

 

To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby waives demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note.

 

8. 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 laws of the State of Minnesota, without giving effect to provisions thereof regarding conflict of laws.

 

9. Waiver of Rights

 

No failure or delay on the part of this Note 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.

 

10. Notices

 

Notices shall be given at the address and as deemed for the Company or Holder, as applicable, indicated in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, Holder and Columbus Capital QP Partners, L.P. dated on or about the date hereof.

 

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In Witness Whereof, the Company has caused this Note to be executed as of the date first indicated above.

 

  CACHET FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Bryan Meier
  Name: Bryan Meier
  Title: CFO

 

[Signature Page to Convertible Promissory Note]

 

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