Promissory Note by and between Ideanomics, Inc. and Tillou Management Amended June 18, 2024
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Execution Version
AMENDED AND RESTATED
PROMISSORY NOTE
$7,862,095 | New York, NY June 18, 2024 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Ideanomics, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (the "Borrower") hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of Tillou Management and Consulting LLC, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company (the "Noteholder"), the principal amount of $7,862,095 (the "Loan"), together with all accrued interest thereon, as provided in this Amended and Restated Promissory Note (this "Note").
1.The Loan.
(a)Prior Funding. The Noteholder has made certain advances to the Borrower under the Prior Note (as defined below) (such advances, the "Prior Advances"). The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that, immediately prior to giving effect to this Note, (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Prior Advances was $7,217,095 (the "Existing Principal Balance"), and (ii) the accrued and unpaid fees and expenses relating to the Prior Note and this Note (including the related Warrants) not previously included in the principal amount of the Prior Note is $45,000 (the “Existing Accrued Fees”). The Borrower further acknowledges and agrees that, as of the date hereof, (x) the Existing Principal Balance shall automatically constitute a portion of the principal balance of the Loan (in an amount equal to the Existing Principal Balance), and (y) the Existing Accrued Fees shall automatically be added to the principal balance of the Loan and shall be treated as principal for all purposes of this Note and shall bear interest. The Prior Advances have been fully funded, and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Noteholder has no obligation to extend any further loan or advance any further funds with respect to the Prior Note.
(b)Funding. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Noteholder agrees to make an advance to the Borrower on the date hereof in the principal amount of $600,000.00. The proceeds shall be used only in accordance with Exhibit B attached hereto.
2.Repayment of Loan.
(a)Scheduled Repayment. The Borrower shall repay the principal balance of the Loan in weekly installments, commencing on the Initial Payment Date and continuing on the first Business Day of each calendar week thereafter. Each weekly installment shall be in an amount equal to the greater of (x) $250,000 and (y) 100% of the net proceeds received by the Borrower pursuant to the SEPA during the immediately preceding calendar week. For purposes of this Note, (A) the "Initial Payment Date" means the earlier of (I) the first Business Day of the first calendar week immediately following the first date on which the Borrower receives net proceeds under the SEPA (whether in connection with the sale of Shares (as defined in the SEPA) or otherwise) and (II) August 15, 2024, and (B) "SEPA" means the Standby Equity Purchase
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Agreement dated January 5, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) between the Borrower, as company, and YA II PN, LTD., as investor.
(b)Maturity Date. To the extent not previously paid, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all other amounts payable under this Note shall be paid in full in cash on January 25, 2025.
3.Interest.
(a)Interest Rate. Except as provided in Section 3(b), the principal amount outstanding under this Note from time to time shall bear interest at a flat rate (the "Interest Rate") equal to sixteen percent (16%) per annum.
(b)Default Interest. If any amount payable hereunder is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace period), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest at the Interest Rate plus two percent (2%).
(c)Interest Rate Limitation. If at any time the Interest Rate payable on the Loan shall exceed the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law, such Interest Rate shall be reduced automatically to the maximum rate permitted.
4.Payment Mechanics.
(a)Manner of Payment. All payments of principal and interest shall be made in US dollars no later than 5:00 PM, New York, New York time on the date on which such payment is due. Such payments shall be made by cashier's check, certified check, or wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Noteholder's account at a bank specified by the Noteholder in writing to the Borrower from time to time.
(b)Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied, first, to fees or charges outstanding under this Note, second, to accrued interest, and, third, to principal outstanding under this Note.
(c)Business Day. Whenever any payment hereunder is due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and interest shall be calculated to include such extension. "Business Day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in New York, NY are authorized or required by law to close.
(d)Evidence of Debt. The Borrower authorizes the Noteholder to record on the grid attached as Exhibit A the Loan made to the Borrower and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of the Loan. The entries made by the Noteholder shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amount of the obligations of the Borrower recorded therein in the absence of manifest error. No failure to make any such record, nor any errors in making any such records, shall affect the validity of the Borrower's obligation to repay the unpaid principal of the Loan with interest in accordance with the terms of this Note.
5.Prepayment of Loan.
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(a)Voluntary Prepayment. The Borrower may, upon ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Noteholder, prepay the Loan in whole or in part at any time or from time to time without penalty or premium by paying the principal amount to be prepaid together with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment.
(b)Mandatory Prepayment. In the event and on each occasion that any cash proceeds are received in respect of (i) any issuance by the Borrower of any equity interests (other than pursuant to the SEPA), (ii) the receipt by the Borrower of any capital contribution, (iii) the receipt by Borrower or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower (each, a “Subsidiary”) of any proceeds from the sale of any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iv) the receipt by Borrower of any dividend or other distribution with respect to any equity interests in any Subsidiary, or (v) the repatriation of any funds from China or elsewhwere, the Borrower shall, as promptly as possible following receipt of such proceeds, apply 100% of such proceeds to the Loan in accordance with Section 4.
6.Reaffirmation. Borrower hereby acknowledges, agrees and reaffirms that (a) all obligations under this Note are and continue to be secured by the liens granted to Noteholder pursuant to the Pledge Agreement dated April 25, 2024 (the “Pledge Agreement”) between the Borrower and the Noteholder and any other documents related thereto or hereto and (b) the liens created thereby or thereunder remain in full force and effect.
7.Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants to the Noteholder to the best of its knowledge as follows:
(a)Existence. The Borrower is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization. The Borrower has the requisite power and authority to own, lease, and operate its property, and to carry on its business.
(b)Compliance with Law. The Borrower is in compliance with all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations applicable to or binding on the Borrower, its property, and business.
(c)Power and Authority. The Borrower has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under this Note.
(d)Authorization; Execution and Delivery. The execution and delivery of this Note by the Borrower and the performance of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action in accordance with applicable law. The Borrower has duly executed and delivered this Note.
8.Covenants.
(a)Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loan will be used only in accordance with the payments set forth on Exhibit B,including to pay premiums to make the directors and officers insurance current and fully binding and effective. For avoidance of doubt, under no circumstance will the proceeds of the Loan be used to fund any costs or expenses related to any Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, VIA Motors International, Inc., Energica Motor Company SpA, Ideanomics Spain, S.L.U., Ideanomics Capital, JUSTLY Holding Inc, or Solectrac) or business units other than Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification LLC.
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(b)Insurance. The Borrower will maintain, and will cause its Subsidiaries to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance policies and coverage amounts as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations. The Borrower shall provide the Noteholder with a final copy of the directors and officers insurance policy no later than June 25, 2024.
(c)Inspections. The Borrower will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, permit the Noteholder or any of its representatives (including outside auditors), at any times and intervals as the Noteholder determines in its sole discretion, to visit all of its offices, to discuss its financial matters with its officers and independent public accountant (and the Borrower hereby authorizes such independent public accountant to discuss the Borrower’s financial matters with the Noteholder or its representatives whether or not any representative of the Borrower is present) and to examine books or other corporate records (including computer records).
9.Events of Default. The occurrence and continuance of any of the following shall constitute an "Event of Default" hereunder:
(a)Failure to Pay. The Borrower fails to pay (i) any principal amount of the Loan when due; (ii) any interest on the Loan within ten (10) days after the date such amount is due; or (iii) any other amount due hereunder within ten (10) days after such amount is due.
(b)Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower to the Noteholder herein contains an untrue or misleading statement of a material fact as of the date made; provided, however, no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred pursuant to this Section if, within thirty (30) days of the date on which the Borrower receives notice (from any source) of such untrue or misleading statement, Borrower shall have addressed the adverse effects of such untrue or misleading statement to the reasonable satisfaction of the Noteholder.
(c)Breach of a Covenant. The Borrower fails to observe or perform any covenants set forth in Section 8.
(d)Bankruptcy; Insolvency.
(i)The Borrower institutes a voluntary case seeking relief under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other relief for debtors.
(ii)An involuntary case is commenced seeking the liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower under any law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, and such case is not dismissed or vacated within sixty (60) days of its filing.
(iii)The Borrower makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors.
(iv)The Borrower is unable, or admits in writing its inability, to pay its debts as they become due.
(v)A case is commenced against the Borrower or its assets seeking attachment, execution, or similar process against all or a substantial part of its assets, and such case is not dismissed or vacated within sixty (60) days of its filing.
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(e)Failure to Give Notice. The Borrower fails to give the notice of Event of Default specified in Section 9.
(f)Material Adverse Change. There shall occur or be threatened any event, or there shall exist any fact or condition, that could result in any material adverse change in (i) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, properties or prospects of the Borrower, individually, or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the binding nature, validity or enforceability of this Note or the Pledge Agreement, (iii) the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under this Note or the Pledge Agreement, or (iv) the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens granted to Noteholder in respect of the Collateral (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) (any such event, fact or condition, a "Material Adverse Change").
10.Notice of Event of Default. As soon as possible after it becomes aware that an Event of Default has occurred, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, the Borrower shall notify the Noteholder in writing of the nature and extent of such Event of Default and the action, if any, it has taken or proposes to take with respect to such Event of Default.
11.Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Noteholder may, at its option, by written notice to the Borrower declare the outstanding principal amount of the Loan, accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all other amounts payable hereunder immediately due and payable; provided, however, if an Event of Default described in Sections 9(d)(i), 9(d)(ii), 9(d)(iii) or 9(d)(iv) shall occur, the outstanding principal amount, accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts payable hereunder shall become immediately due and payable without notice, declaration, or other act on the part of the Noteholder.
12.Expenses. The Borrower shall reimburse the Noteholder on demand for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, expenses, and fees, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, incurred by the Noteholder in connection with the negotiation, documentation, and execution of this Note and the enforcement of the Noteholder's rights hereunder.
13.Notices. All notices and other communications relating to this Note shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon the first to occur of (x) deposit with the United States Postal Service or overnight courier service, properly addressed and postage prepaid; (y) transmittal by facsimile or e-mail properly addressed (with written acknowledgment from the intended recipient such as "return receipt requested" function, return e-mail, or other written acknowledgment); or (z) actual receipt by an employee or agent of the other party. Notices hereunder shall be sent to the following addresses, or to such other address as such party shall specify in writing:
(a)If to the Borrower:
1441 Broadway, Suite #5116
New York, NY 10018
Attention: Alf Poor
E-mail: apoor@ideanomics.com
With a copy to:
bwu@ideanomics.com
(b)If to the Noteholder:
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c/o Skoller Law LLC
325 Tillou Rd.
South Orange, New Jersey 07079
Attention: Stephen Skoller
Facsimile: 973 ###-###-####
E-mail: stephen@skollerlaw.com
14.Governing Law. This Note and any claim, controversy, dispute, or cause of action (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) based on, arising out of, or relating to this Note and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
15.Disputes.
(a)Submission to Jurisdiction.
(i)The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally (A) agrees that any action, suit, or proceeding arising from or relating to this Note may be brought in the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and (B) submits to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such action, suit, or proceeding. Final judgment against the Borrower in any such action, suit, or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(ii)Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of the Noteholder to bring any action, suit, or proceeding relating to this Note against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
(iii)Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of the Noteholder to serve process upon the Borrower in any manner authorized by the laws of any such jurisdiction.
(b)Venue. The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue in any action, suit, or proceeding relating to this Note in any court referred to in Section 15(a), and (ii) the defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action, suit, or proceeding in any such court.
(c)Waiver of Jury Trial. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATING TO THIS NOTE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER THEORY.
16.Successors and Assigns. This Note may be assigned or transferred by the Noteholder to any individual, corporation, company, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, partnership, unincorporated organization, governmental authority, or other entity.
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17.Integration. This Note, the Pledge Agreement and related documents and exhibits constitute the entire contract between the Borrower and the Noteholder with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect thereto.
18.Amendments and Waivers. No term of this Note may be waived, modified, or amended, except by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Noteholder. Any waiver of the terms hereof shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given.
19.No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by the Noteholder to exercise and no delay in exercising any right, remedy, or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, or power hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, or power. The rights, remedies, and powers herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies, or powers provided by law.
20.Release of Lender. By its signature below, the Borrower, for itself and on behalf of its respective present and former shareholders, members, directors and officers thereof and the Borrower’s successors (including, without limitation, any trustees or receivers acting on behalf of the Borrower and any debtor-in-possession with respect to the Borrower), assigns, subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby absolutely and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Lender, and any and all of the Lender’s participants, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, insurers, indemnitors, successors and assigns, together with all of the present and former directors, officers, agents and employees of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of any kind, nature or description, whether arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort or under any state or federal law or otherwise, which any Releasor has had, now has or has made claim to have against any Released Party for or by reason of any act, omission, matter, cause or thing whatsoever occurring or arising prior to the date of this Note, whether such claims, demands and causes of action are matured or unmatured, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, matured or unmatured, or fixed or contingent.
21.Severability. If any term or provision of this Note is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Note or render such term or provision invalid or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction.
22.Counterparts. This Note and any amendments, waivers, consents, or supplements hereto may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Note by facsimile or in electronic ("pdf" or "tif") format shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Note.
23.Electronic Execution. The words "execution," "signed," "signature," and words of similar import in this Note shall be deemed to include electronic and digital signatures and the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same effect, validity, and enforceability as manually executed signatures and paper-based recordkeeping systems, to the extent and as provided for under applicable law, including the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 (15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.), the Electronic Signatures and Records Act of 1999 (N.Y. State Tech. Law §§ 301-309), and any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
24.Amendment and Restatement. This Note amends, restates, and supersedes in its entirety the Amended and Restated Promissory Note dated May 29, 2024 between the Borrower and the
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Noteholder (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Prior Note”), and the outstanding balance of principal, interest, and other charges due under the Prior Note shall now be evidenced by and payable pursuant to this Note. Execution and delivery of this Note is not intended and should not be construed (i) as a repayment or discharge of outstanding principal, interest or other amount due under the Prior Note, (ii) as a novation or release of the obligations of the Borrower or the extinguishment of the indebtedness under the Prior Note, or any liens granted under the Prior Note, Pledge Agreement or any other documents related to the foregoing, or (iii) to cancel, terminate, or otherwise impair the status or priority of all or any part of any liens or security interests granted to the Noteholder as collateral security for the obligations of the Borrower under or in connection with the Prior Note.
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WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has executed this Note as of the day and year first above written.
IDEANOMICS, INC. By______________________________ Name: Alfred P. Poor Title: Chief Executive Officer | |||||
ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED BY: TILLOU MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING LLC By______________________________ Name: Stephen Skoller Title: Assistant Treasurer |
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EXHIBIT A
PAYMENTS ON THE LOAN
Date | Principal Amount Paid | Unpaid Principal Balance | Name of Person Making Notation | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT B – USE OF PROCEEDS
1. WAVE payroll for the week ending June 21, 2024: $123,500
2. Ideanomics payroll for the week ending June 28, 2024: $149,425
3. WAVE operations and engineering costs: $125,307
The balance shall be held for payments due the week ending July 5, 2024 with a priority of the WAVE payroll, rent and insurance.
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