Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement by and between Fuse Group Holding, Inc. and Liu Marketing (M) Sdn. Bhd, dated November 7, 2022
Exhibit 10.3
CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") is made and effective the November 7th, 2022,
| BETWEEN: | Fuse Group Holding Inc. (the "Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Nevada, with its head office located at: |
| 805 W. Duarte Rd. Suite 102 Arcadia CA 91007 | |
| AND: | The purchaser is identified on the signature pages hereto (“Purchaser”). |
WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company note in the aggregate sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars USD ($50,000) be evidenced by a 3% Convertible Promissory Note.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained, the parties hereby agree, represent and warrant as follows:
| 1. | ISSUE OF NOTE |
| a. | The Company will authorize the issue of its 3% Convertible Promissory Note (hereinafter called "Note") to the Purchaser in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 to be dated on November 7th, 2022 to mature on that is twenty-four (24) months after the Purchase Price Date, as defined in the Note, to bear interest on the unpaid principal thereof at the rate of 3% per annum until maturity, payable on November 7th of 2023 and 2024, respectively, commencing on Purchase Price Date, and after maturity at the rate of 3% per annum until Note are fully paid, and to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. |
| b. | For the purposes of calculating interest for any period for which the interest shall be payable, such interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year. The Company will promptly and punctually pay to Note Holder (the “Holder”) the interest on the Note held by Holder without presentment of the original copy of the Note. In the event that any of the Holder shall sell or transfer the Note, it shall notify the Company of the name and address of the transferee and send the assignment notice to the Company for approval. In the event the Company defaults on any installment of interest or principal of any Note and fails to cure such defaults within 90 days after the written notice from the Holder of the Note, then the Holder, at its option, may declare the entire principal and the interest accrued thereon for such Note immediately due and payable and may proceed to enforce the collection thereof. |
| c. | The Company will also authorize and reserve sufficient shares of its common stock (hereinafter called "Shares") as may be required for issuance upon conversion of the Note pursuant to the conversion terms hereinafter stated. |
| d. | The Purchaser has the right at any time after the date of this Agreement until the outstanding balance has been paid in full, at its election, to convert (“Conversion”) all or any portion of the outstanding balance of the Note into shares of Common Stock of the Company. Conversion notices in the form attached the Note (each, a “Conversion Notice”) may be effectively delivered to the Company by any method set forth in the “Notices” Section of this Agreement. The Company shall deliver the conversion shares from any conversion to Holder in accordance with the Note. Subject to adjustment as set forth in this Agreement, the price at which the Purchaser has the right to convert all or any portion of the outstanding balance into Common Stock of the Company is $0.45 per share of Common Stock (the “Conversion Price”). |
| 2. | SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTE |
The Company will sell the Note to the Purchaser listed on the signature pages of this Agreement, the Purchaser agrees to purchase the principal amount of the Note set opposite his/her/its name, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein, at the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount.
| 3. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY THE COMPANY |
| a. | Company is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada has the corporate power to carry on in the business as it is now being conducted. |
| b. | The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and Note and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. |
| c. | There is no action or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company before any court or administrative agency, the determination of which might result in any material adverse change in the business of the Company. |
| d. | The Company is not a party to any contract or agreement or subject to any restriction which materially and adversely affects its business, property or assets, or financial condition, and neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement, nor the confirmation of the transactions contemplated herein, nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof, nor the compliance with the terms and provisions hereof and of the Note, will conflict with or result in the breach of the terms, conditions or provisions or constitute a default, under the Articles of Incorporation of the Company or of any Agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party. |
| e. | The Company has not declared, set aside, paid or made any dividend or other distributions with respect to its capital stock and has not made or caused to be made directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution of any nature whatsoever to any of the holders of its capital stock except for regular salary payments for services rendered and the reimbursement of business expenses. |
| f. | There are no outstanding options or rights to purchase shares of the Company and no outstanding securities with the right of conversion into shares of the Company. |
| g. | The Company owns or possesses adequate licenses or other rights to use, all patents, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, and copyrights used in its business. No one has asserted to the Company that its operations infringe on the patents, trademarks, trade secrets or other rights utilized in the operation of its business. |
| h. | The Company is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Note, will not be or be an affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
| 4. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY THE PURCHASER |
The Purchaser represents and warrants that:
| a. | The Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and performance by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. |
| b. | The Purchaser is acquiring the Note for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of the Note or Shares (this representation and warranty not limiting the Purchaser’s right to sell the Note and Shares in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). The Purchaser is acquiring the Note as principal, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling the Note or Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law. |
| c. | The Purchaser is a non-U.S. person (as such term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act) and is not acquiring the Note for the account or benefit of a U.S. person. The Purchaser will not, within one year of the date of the issuance of Note or the Shares to the Purchaser, (i) make any offers or sales of the Note or Shares in the United States or to, or for the benefit of, a U.S. person (in each case, as defined in Regulation S) other than in accordance with Regulation S or another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, or (ii) engage in hedging transactions with regard to the Shares unless in compliance with the Securities Act. Neither the Purchaser nor any of the Purchaser’s affiliates or any person acting on his/her or their behalf has engaged or will engage in directed selling efforts (within the meaning of Regulation S) with respect to the Note or Shares, and all such persons have complied and will comply with the offering restriction requirements of Regulation S in connection with the offering of the Note or Shares outside of the United States. |
| d. | The Purchaser, either alone or together with his/her/its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Note, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Note or the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. |
| e. | The Purchaser has a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 exclusive of its/his/her residences and that the Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act at the time the Purchaser was offered the Note and as of the date hereof. |
| f. | The Purchaser hereby represents that he/she/it has satisfied his/her/itself as to the full observance by the Purchaser of the laws of the jurisdictions applicable to the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Note or the execution and delivery by the Purchaser. The Purchaser’s subscription and payment for, and continued beneficial ownership of, the Note or the Shares will not violate any securities or other laws of the Purchaser’s jurisdiction applicable to the Purchaser.
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| g. | The Purchaser understands that the Note or the Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or applicable securities laws of any state or country and therefore the Note or the Shares cannot be sold, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or exemptions from such registration requirements are available. The Company shall be under no obligation to register the Note or Shares under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, and any such registration shall be in the Company’s sole discretion. |
| h. | The Purchaser acknowledges that he/she/it has had the opportunity to review the information of the Company and the SEC reports filed by the Company and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as he/she/it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Note and the merits and risks of investing in the Note; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate his/her/its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. |
| i. | The Purchaser is not purchasing the Note as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Note published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement. |
| 5. | CONVERSION |
| a. | Upon conversion of the Note, all accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount converted shall be paid in cash to the Holder by the Company. |
| b. | In case the Company shall at any time divide its outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) into a greater number of shares, the conversion price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision should be proportionately reduced, and, conversely, in the case of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company shall be combined into a smaller number of shares, the actual conversion price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased. |
| c. | No fractional share of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Note. If the Holder of the Note shall have converted all the Note held by him/her/it other than a principal amount so small that less than a whole share of Common Stock would be issuable upon conversion thereof, the Company may elect to prepay such balance, with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for prepayment or leave the same outstanding until the maturity of the Note. |
| d. | In any reclassification of outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change in stated value or from no par to par value) or in the case of any consolidation or merger of the Company with any other company and the other company will be the surviving company, the Company shall place a condition precedent to such transaction, so that the Holder of the Note then outstanding shall have the right thereafter to convert his/her/its Note into the corresponding amount of shares and other securities upon such reclassification, consolidation or merger as if the Note had been converted immediately prior to such reclassification, consolidation or merger. |
| 6. | COVENANTS |
| a. | The Company covenants that so long as the Note is outstanding, it will deliver to the Holder thereof as soon as practical, the quarterly or annual report of the Company filed with SEC including consolidated financial statements. The public filing with SEC shall be considered that such report has been delivered to the Holder. |
| b. | The Company covenants that, so long as any of the Note is outstanding, it will permit the Holder of the Note to visit and inspect, at the Holder's expense, any of the property of the Company, including its books and records, and to discuss affairs, finances and accounts with its officers, provided such visit should be in normal business hours with reasonable advance notice. The Holder agrees that it will keep any business information of the Company in confidence and will not trade the Company’s shares when it has any material non-public information of the Company. |
| c. | The Company covenants that, without the written consent of the Holder of the Note, it will not: |
Create or suffer to exist any mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind on any of its properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired except for (i) mortgages, encumbrances, liens or charges which are now in existence; (ii) mortgages, liens, charges and encumbrances (a) for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on property of the Company if the same shall not be due or delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; (b) of mechanics and materials for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; or (c) in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other state employment legislation.
| 6. | EVENT OF DEFAULT |
| a. | The default on any installment payment of interest or principal of any Note and fails to cure such default within 90 days after the written notice from the Holder of the Note will be considered as an event of default. The Holder of the Note may, at its option, declare the entire principal and interest accrued thereon immediately due and payable and may proceed with collection due to such event of default. |
| b. | If the Company has made a material misrepresentation in connection with this Agreement or with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if any proceeding involving the Company is commenced under any receivership, bankruptcy, insolvency, such event shall be deemed a default which will immediately entitled Holder of the Note, at its option and without notice, to declare the entire amount of interest accrued thereon immediately due and payable and proceed to enforce the collection thereof. |
| 7. | MISCELLANEOUS |
| a. | Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (California time) on a business day, (b) the next business day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a business day or later than 5:30 p.m. (California time) on any business day, (c) the second (2nd) business day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto. | |
| b. | This Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated except by written agreement executed by all the parties hereto. |
| c. | The waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall not be considered valid unless in writing and signed by the party such waiver is sought and no waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of same. |
| d. | The paragraph headings contained herein are for the purpose of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the contents of such. |
| e. | The validity, construction, interpretation and enforceability of this Agreement and the Note executed pursuant to this Agreement shall be determined and governed by the laws of the State of California. Any disputes that arise under this Agreement, shall be heard only in the state or federal courts located in the City of Los Angeles, State of California. |
| f. | This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
| FUSE GROUP HOLDING INC. | Address for Notice: |
| By: | /s/Umesh Patel | Fax: |
| Name: Umesh Patel Title: Chief Executive Officer | E-mail: |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by its respective authorized signatory as of the date first indicated above.
Name of Purchaser: Liu Marketing (M) SDN BHD
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: /s/Liu Jun
Name of Authorized Signatory: Mr. Liu Jun
Title of Authorized Signatory: CEO
Email Address of Authorized Signatory:
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory:
Address for Notice to Purchaser: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Address for Delivery of Note to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):
Subscription Amount: $50,000
EIN Number: (Malaysia Taxpayer Identification Number)
