FORM OF SENIOR SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE NOTE

EX-10.2 3 dex102.htm FORM OF NOTES Form of Notes

EXHIBIT 10.2

FORM OF SENIOR SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE NOTE

NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE, INCLUDING SECTIONS 3(c)(iii) AND 19(a) HEREOF. THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE AND, ACCORDINGLY, THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 3(c)(iii) OF THIS NOTE.

MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

SENIOR SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE NOTE


Issuance Date: December 20, 2005		Principal: U.S. $	25,000,000.00

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Maxwell Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of CASTLERIGG MASTER INVESTMENTS LTD. or registered assigns (“Holder”) the amount set out above as the Principal (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the “Principal”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), on any Installment Date with respect to the Installment Amount due on such Installment Date (each, as defined herein), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“Interest”) on any outstanding Principal at a rate equal to the sum of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) 1.125% per annum (the “Interest Rate”), from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon an Interest Date (as defined below), any Installment Date or, the Maturity Date, acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof). This Senior Subordinated Convertible Note (including all Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “Note”) is one of an issue of Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below) on the Closing Date (collectively, the “Notes” and such other

Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes, the “Other Notes”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 29.

(1) PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL. On each Installment Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount equal to the Installment Amount due on such Installment Date in accordance with Section 8. The “Maturity Date” shall be December 20, 2009, as may be extended at the option of the Holder (i) in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default (as defined in Section 4(a)) shall have occurred and be continuing or any event shall have occurred and be continuing which with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an Event of Default, (ii) through the date that is ten (10) days after the consummation of a Change of Control in the event that a Change of Control is publicly announced or a Change of Control Notice (as defined in Section 5(b)) is delivered prior to the Maturity Date and (iii) in accordance with Section 8(d).

(2) INTEREST; INTEREST RATE. Interest on this Note shall commence accruing on the Issuance Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and actual days elapsed and shall be payable in arrears for each Payment Quarter on the first day of the succeeding Payment Quarter during the period beginning on the Issuance Date and ending on, and including, the Maturity Date (each, an “Interest Date”) with the first Interest Date being April 1, 2006. Interest shall be payable on each Interest Date, to the record holder of this Note on the applicable Interest Date, and to the extent that any Principal amount of this Note is converted prior to such Interest Date, accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such converted Principal amount and accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Principal and Interest shall be paid through the Conversion Date (as defined below) on the next succeeding Interest Date to the record holder of this Note on the applicable Conversion Date, in cash (“Cash Interest”) or, at the option of the Company, in shares of Common Stock (“Interest Shares”) or a combination thereof, provided that the Interest which accrued during any period may be payable in Interest Shares if, and only if, the Company delivers written notice (each, an “Interest Election Notice”) of such election to each holder of the Notes on or prior to the sixth (6^th) Trading Day prior to the Interest Date (each, an “Interest Notice Due Date”). Each Interest Election Notice must specify the amount of Interest that shall be paid as Cash Interest, if any, and the amount of Interest that shall be paid in Interest Shares. Interest to be paid on an Interest Date in Interest Shares shall be paid in a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares (rounded to the nearest whole share in accordance with Section 3(a)) of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (a) the amount of Interest payable on such Interest Date less any Cash Interest paid divided by (b) the Interest Conversion Price in effect on the applicable Interest Date. If any Interest Shares are to be paid on an Interest Date, then the Company shall (X) provided that the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program and such action is not prohibited by applicable law or regulation or any applicable policy of DTC, credit such aggregate number of Interest Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y) if the foregoing shall not apply, issue and deliver on the applicable Interest Date, to the address set forth in the register maintained by the Company for such purpose pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement or to such address as specified by the Holder in writing to the Company at least three Business Days prior to the applicable Interest Date, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Interest Shares to which

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the Holder shall be entitled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be entitled to pay Interest in Interest Shares and shall be required to pay such Interest in cash as Cash Interest on the applicable Interest Date if, unless consented to in writing by the Holder, during the period commencing on the applicable Interest Notice Due Date through the applicable Interest Date the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied. Prior to the payment of Interest on an Interest Date, Interest on this Note shall accrue at the Interest Rate. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Interest Rate shall be increased to ten percent (10%). In the event that such Event of Default is subsequently cured, the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective as of the date of such cure; provided that the Interest as calculated and unpaid at such increased rate during the continuance of such Event of Default shall continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after the occurrence of such Event of Default through and including the date of cure of such Event of Default. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp and similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Interest Shares; provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any issuance of Interest Shares to any Person other than the Holder.

(3) CONVERSION OF NOTES. This Note shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Common Stock”), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.

(a) Conversion Right. Subject to the provisions of Section 3(d), at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, the Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 3(c), at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp and similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Conversion Amount.

(b) Conversion Rate. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to Section 3(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Rate”).

(i) “Conversion Amount” means the portion of the Principal to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made.

(ii) “Conversion Price” means, as of any Conversion Date (as defined below) or other date of determination, $19.00, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

(i) Optional Conversion. To convert any Conversion Amount into shares of Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date”), the Holder shall (A) transmit

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by facsimile (or otherwise deliver), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York Time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company and (B) if required by Section 3(c)(iii), surrender this Note to a common carrier for delivery to the Company as soon as practicable on or following such date (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Note in the case of its loss, theft or destruction). On or before the second (2nd) Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile a confirmation of receipt of such Conversion Notice to the Holder and the Transfer Agent. On or before the third Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled. If this Note is physically surrendered for conversion as required by Section 3(c)(iii) and the outstanding Principal of this Note is greater than the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of this Note and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) representing the outstanding Principal not converted. Subject to compliance with relevant transfer restrictions, the Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of this Note shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date. In the event of a partial conversion of this Note pursuant hereto, the principal amount converted shall be deducted from the Installment Amounts relating to the Installment Dates as set forth in the Conversion Notice.

(ii) Company’s Failure to Timely Convert. If within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of the facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount (a “Conversion Failure”), and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion and after delivery by such Holder to the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company and not unreasonably burdensome to the Holder of such purchase and sale by such Holder, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Common Stock and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Bid Price on the Conversion Date.

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(iii) Book-Entry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of any portion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless (A) the full Conversion Amount represented by this Note is being converted or (B) the Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of this Note upon physical surrender of this Note. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Principal, Interest and Late Charges converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other reasonably satisfactory method so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon conversion. Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, the Company shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of this Note as such appears in its records, as the owner of this Note for all purposes; provided that such records are kept current using a reasonably satisfactory and customary method intended for such purpose.

(iv) Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes. In the event that the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one holder of Notes for the same Conversion Date and the Company can convert some, but not all, of such portions of the Notes submitted for conversion, the Company, subject to Section 3(d), shall convert from each holder of Notes electing to have Notes converted on such date a pro rata amount of such holder’s portion of its Notes submitted for conversion based on the principal amount of Notes submitted for conversion on such date by such holder relative to the aggregate principal amount of all Notes submitted for conversion on such date. In the event of a dispute as to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder in connection with a conversion of this Note, the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 24.

(d) Limitations on Conversions.

(i) Beneficial Ownership. The Company shall not effect any conversion of this Note, and the Holder of this Note shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note pursuant to Section 3(a), to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted portion of this Note beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any Other Notes or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 3(d)(i), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”). For purposes of this Section 3(d)(i), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 8-K, as the case may be (y) a more recent public announcement by

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the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Note, by the Holder or its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. For purposes hereof, the Company may rely on the representations of the Buyer set forth on the applicable Conversion Notices. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61^st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and not to any other holder of Notes.

(ii) Principal Market Regulation. At all times, irrespective of whether the Company is listed on the Principal Market, the Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion or exercise or otherwise, as applicable, of the Notes and Warrants without breaching the rules or regulations of the Principal Market as if the Company were regulated by such rules or regulations (the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Principal Market for issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. Until such approval or written opinion is obtained, no purchaser of the Notes pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchasers”) shall be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise or otherwise, as applicable, of Notes or Warrants, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of the Exchange Cap multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Notes issued to the Purchasers pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued to the Purchasers pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date (with respect to each Purchaser, the “Exchange Cap Allocation”). In the event that any Purchaser shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Purchaser’s Notes, the transferee, if a registered Holder of such Notes, shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Purchaser’s Exchange Cap Allocation, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange Cap Allocation allocated to such transferee. In the event that any holder of Notes shall convert all of such holder’s Notes into a number of shares of Common Stock which, in the aggregate, is less than such holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation, then the difference between such holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to such holder shall be allocated to the respective Exchange Cap Allocations of the remaining registered holders of Notes on a pro rata basis in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then held by each such holder. To the extent required by the Principal Market, the provisions of the Exchange Cap shall be modified to comply with the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market, provided that any such changes shall not, in the Holder’s reasonable discretion, materially change the terms of the transaction contemplated hereby.

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(4) RIGHTS UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.

(a) Event of Default. Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

(i) the failure of the applicable Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to be declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the date that is ninety (90) days after the applicable Effectiveness Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), or, while the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to any holder of the Notes for sale of all of such holder’s Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of ten (10) consecutive days or for more than an aggregate of thirty (30) days in any 365-day period (other than days during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement));

(ii) the suspension from trading or failure of the Common Stock to be listed on an Eligible Market for a period of five (5) consecutive days or for more than an aggregate of ten (10) days in any 365-day period;

(iii) the Company’s (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure by delivery of the required number of shares of Common Stock within ten (10) Business Days after the applicable Conversion Date or (B) written notice to any holder of the Notes or public announcement, at any time, of its intention not to comply with a request for conversion of any Notes into shares of Common Stock that is tendered in accordance with the provisions of the Notes, other than pursuant to Section 3(d);

(iv) at any time following the ninetieth (90^th) day that the Company fails to have a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock available to satisfy its obligations for issuance upon conversion of the full Conversion Amount of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in Section 3(d) or otherwise);

(v) the Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, Late Charges or other amounts when and as due under this Note (including, without limitation, the Company’s failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder), except, in the case of a failure to pay Interest and Late Charges when and as due, in which case only if such failure continues for a period of at least fifteen (15) Business Days;

(vi) the failure to pay when due or any acceleration prior to maturity of any Indebtedness (as defined in Section 3(s) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 3(a) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) in an aggregate amount of $500,000 or greater at any one time other than with respect to any Other Notes;

(vii) the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries (as defined in SEC Regulation S-X), pursuant to or within the meaning of Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar

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Federal, foreign or state law for the relief of debtors (collectively, “Bankruptcy Law”), (A) commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official (a “Custodian”), (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (E) admits in writing that it is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due;

(viii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (A) is for relief against the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries in an involuntary case, (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries;

(ix) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $1,000,000 are rendered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within sixty (60) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within sixty (60) days after the expiration of such stay; provided, however, that any judgment which is covered by insurance or an indemnity from a credit worthy party shall not be included in calculating the $1,000,000 amount set forth above;

(x) the Company breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document and such breach constitutes, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document which is curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at least ten (10) consecutive Business Days;

(xi) any breach or failure in any material respect to comply with either of Sections 8 or 15 of this Note; provided that any such failure to comply with (i) any provision of Section 8 or Sections 15(a)-(d) of this Note shall constitute an Event of Default only after the continuance of such failure for ten (10) Business Days after notice by the Holder thereof and (ii) any provision of Section 15(e) of this Note shall constitute an Event of Default only after the continuance of such failure for twenty (20) Business Days after notice by the Holder thereof.

(b) Redemption Right. Promptly after the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to this Note or any Other Note, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier (an “Event of Default Notice”) to the Holder. At any time after the earlier of the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice and the Holder becoming aware of an Event of Default, the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (the “Event of Default Redemption Notice”) to the Company, which Event of Default Redemption Notice shall indicate the portion of this Note the Holder is electing to redeem. Each portion of this Note subject to redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be redeemed by the Company at a price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (x) the sum of the Conversion Amount to be redeemed together with accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Conversion Amount and accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Conversion Amount and Interest and (y) the Redemption Premium and (ii) the product of (A) the Conversion Rate with respect to such sum of the Conversion Amount together with accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Conversion Amount and accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Conversion

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Amount and Interest in effect at such time as the Holder delivers an Event of Default Redemption Notice and (B) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the date immediately preceding such Event of Default (the “Event of Default Redemption Price”). Redemptions required by this Section 4(b) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 13. In the event of a partial redemption of this Note pursuant hereto, the principal amount redeemed shall be deducted from the Installment Amounts relating to the applicable Installment Dates as set forth in the Event of Default Redemption Notice.

(5) RIGHTS UPON FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTION AND CHANGE OF CONTROL.

(a) Assumption. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(a), including agreements to deliver to each holder of Notes in exchange for such Notes a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Notes, including, without limitation, having a principal amount and interest rate equal to the principal amounts and the interest rates of the Notes held by such holder and having similar ranking to the Notes and (ii) the Successor Entity is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market (a “Public Successor Entity”). Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Note referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Note with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon conversion or redemption of this Note at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the conversion or redemption of the Notes prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common stock (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity, as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Note. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of this Note.

(b) Redemption Right. If at the time known to the Company, no sooner than fifteen (15) days nor later than ten (10) days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control, but in any event not prior to the public announcement of such Change of Control, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier to the Holder (a “Change of Control Notice”). At any time during the period beginning after the Holder’s receipt of a Change of Control Notice and ending on the date of the consummation of such Change of Control (or, in the event a Change of Control Notice is not delivered at least ten (10) days prior to a Change of Control, at any time on or after such Change of Control and ending ten (10) days after the consummation of such Change of Control), the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note after receipt by the Company of such notice and promptly after (or upon, in the case of such notice delivered prior to the Change of Control)

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consummation of the Change of Control by delivering written notice thereof (“Change of Control Redemption Notice”) to the Company, which Change of Control Redemption Notice shall indicate the Conversion Amount the Holder is electing to redeem. The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 5 shall be redeemed by the Company at a price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (x) the Change of Control Premium of the sum of the Conversion Amount being redeemed together with accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Conversion Amount and accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Conversion Amount and Interest and (y) the quotient determined by dividing (A) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock immediately following the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control by (B) the Conversion Price and (ii) the Change of Control Premium of the sum of the Conversion Amount being redeemed together with accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Conversion Amount and accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Conversion Amount and Interest (the “Change of Control Redemption Price”). Redemptions required by this Section 5 shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 and shall have priority to payments to stockholders in connection with a Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5, but subject to Section 3(d), until the Change of Control Redemption Price (together with any interest thereon) is paid in full, the Conversion Amount submitted for redemption under this Section 5(c) (together with any interest thereon) may be converted, in whole or in part, by the Holder into Common Stock pursuant to Section 3. In the event of a partial redemption of this Note pursuant hereto, the principal amount redeemed shall be deducted from the Installment Amounts relating to the applicable Installment Dates as set forth in the Change of Control Redemption Notice.

(6) RIGHTS UPON ISSUANCE OF PURCHASE RIGHTS AND OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS.

(a) Purchase Rights. If at any time (the “Purchase Right Date”) the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 6(a) to the contrary, in the event that the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds 150% of the applicable Conversion Price for each of the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding a Purchase Right Date, then this Section 6(a) shall not apply to such Purchase Right.

(b) Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of this Note, (i) in addition to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon

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such conversion, if applicable, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by the Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as the Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Note initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of this Note.

(7) RIGHTS UPON ISSUANCE OF OTHER SECURITIES.

(a) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Issuance of Common Stock. If at any time after the Subscription Date, the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 7(a) is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company, but excluding shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold by the Company in connection with any Excluded Security) for a consideration per share (the “New Securities Issuance Price”) less than a price (the “Applicable Price”) equal to Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the product of (A) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and (B) the quotient determined by dividing (1) the sum of (I) the product derived by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance and the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance plus (II) the consideration, if any, received by the Company upon such Dilutive Issuance, by (2) the product derived by multiplying (I) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance by (II) the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately after such Dilutive Issuance. For purposes of determining the adjusted Conversion Price under this Section 7(a), the following shall be applicable:

(i) Issuance of Options. If the Company in any manner grants or sells any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 7(a)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon granting or sale of the Option,

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upon exercise of the Option and upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities.

(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance of sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 7(a)(ii), the “price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise” shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible Security and upon the conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Security. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Conversion Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 7(a), no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.

(iii) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock changes at any time, the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted to the Conversion Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 7(a)(iii), if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Subscription Date are changed in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such change. No adjustment shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Conversion Price then in effect.

(iv) Calculation of Consideration Received. In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for a consideration of $.01. If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the

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consideration received therefor will be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefor. If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the date of receipt. If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the Required Holders. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10^th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Required Holders. The determination of such appraiser shall be deemed binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.

(v) Record Date. If the Company takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.

(b) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date 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. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date 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.

(8) COMPANY INSTALLMENT CONVERSION OR REDEMPTION.

(a) General. On each applicable Installment Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder of this Note the Installment Amount as of such Installment Date by the combination of any of the following, but subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Section 8, (i) provided that during the period commencing with the Company Installment Notice (as defined below) through the applicable Installment Date, the Equity Conditions have been

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satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder), requiring the conversion of a portion of the applicable Installment Amount, in whole or in part, in accordance with this Section 8 (a “Company Conversion”), and/or (ii) redeeming the applicable Installment Amount, in whole or in part, in accordance with this Section 8 (a “Company Redemption”); provided that all of the outstanding applicable Installment Amount as of each such Installment Date must be converted and/or redeemed by the Company on the applicable Installment Date, subject to the provisions of this Section 8. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not effect a Company Conversion under this Section (i) in excess of 10% of the aggregate dollar trading volume (as reported on Bloomberg) of the Common Stock on the Principal Market over the forty (40) consecutive Trading Day period prior to the applicable Installment Notice Due Date or (ii) so long as the approval of the stockholder’s of the Company has not been obtained for the issuance of the shares relating to the Notes, including Interest Shares, and the Warrants in accordance with the rules of the Principal Market, if the issuance of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Company Conversion would cause the Maximum Installment Share Number to be exceeded. On or prior to the date which is the tenth (10^th) Trading Day prior to each Installment Date (each, an “Installment Notice Due Date”), the Company shall deliver written notice (each, a “Company Installment Notice”), to the Holder which Company Installment Notice shall state (i) the portion, if any, of the applicable Installment Amount which the Company elects to convert pursuant to a Company Conversion, which amount when added to the Company Redemption Amount must equal the applicable Installment Amount (the “Company Conversion Amount”), (ii) the portion, if any, of the applicable Installment Amount which the Company elects to redeem pursuant to a Company Redemption (the “Company Redemption Amount”), which amount when added to the Company Conversion Amount must equal the applicable Installment Amount and (iii) if the Company has elected, in whole or in part, a Company Conversion, then the Company Installment Notice shall certify that the Equity Conditions have been satisfied as of the date of the Company Installment Notice. Each Company Installment Notice shall be irrevocable. If the Company does not timely deliver a Company Installment Notice in accordance with this Section 8, then the Company shall be deemed to have delivered an irrevocable Company Installment Notice electing a Company Conversion and shall be deemed to have certified that the Equity Conditions in connection with any such conversion have been satisfied. Except as expressly provided in this Section 8(a), the Company shall redeem and convert the applicable Installment Amount of this Note pursuant to this Section 8 and the corresponding Installment Amounts of the Other Notes pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the Other Notes in the same ratio of the Installment Amount being redeemed and converted hereunder. The Company Redemption Amount shall be redeemed in accordance with Section 8(b) and the Company Conversion Amount (whether set forth in the Company Installment Notice or by operation of this Section 8) shall be converted in accordance with Section 8(c).

(b) Mechanics of Company Redemption. If the Company elects a Company Redemption in accordance with Section 8(a), then the Company Redemption Amount, if any, which is to be paid to the Holder on the applicable Installment Date shall be redeemed by the Company on such Installment Date, and the Company shall pay to the Holder on such Installment Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount in cash (the “Company Installment Redemption Price”) equal to 100% of the Company Redemption Amount. If the Company fails to redeem the Company Redemption Amount on the applicable Installment Date by payment of the Company Installment Redemption Price on such date, then at the option of the Holder designated in writing to the Company (any such designation,

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“Conversion Notice” for purposes of this Note), the Holder may require the Company to convert all or any part of the Company Redemption Amount at the Company Conversion Price. Conversions required by this Section 8(b) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(c). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8(b), but subject to Section 3(d), until the Company Installment Redemption Price (together with any interest thereon) is paid in full, the Company Redemption Amount (together with any interest thereon) may be converted, in whole or in part, by the Holder into Common Stock pursuant to Section 3. In the event the Holder elects to convert all or any portion of the Company Redemption Amount prior to the applicable Installment Date as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company Redemption Amount so converted shall be deducted from the Installment Amounts relating to the applicable Installment Dates as set forth in the applicable Conversion Notice.

(c) Mechanics of Company Conversion. Subject to Section 3(d), if the Company delivers a Company Installment Notice and elects, or is deemed to have elected, in whole or in part, a Company Conversion in accordance with Section 8(a), then the applicable Company Conversion Amount, if any, which remains outstanding shall be converted as of the applicable Installment Date by converting on such Installment Date such Company Conversion Amount at the Company Conversion Price; provided that the Equity Conditions have been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder) on such Installment Date. If the Equity Conditions are not satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder) on such Installment Date, then at the option of the Holder designated in writing to the Company, the Holder may require the Company to do any one or more of the following: (i) the Company shall redeem all or any part designated by the Holder of the unconverted Company Conversion Amount (such designated amount is referred to as the “First Redemption Amount”) on such Installment Date and the Company shall pay to the Holder on such Installment Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount in cash equal to such First Redemption Amount, or (ii) the Company Conversion shall be null and void with respect to all or any part designated by the Holder of the unconverted Company Conversion Amount and the Holder shall be entitled to all the rights of a holder of this Note with respect to such amount of the Company Conversion Amount; provided, however, that the Conversion Price for such unconverted Company Conversion Amount shall thereafter be adjusted to equal the lesser of (A) the Company Conversion Price as in effect on the date on which the Holder voided the Company Conversion and (B) the Company Conversion Price as in effect on the date on which the Holder delivers a Conversion Notice relating thereto. If the Company fails to redeem any First Redemption Amount on or before the applicable Installment Date by payment of such amount on the applicable Installment Date, then the Holder shall have the rights set forth in Section 13(a) as if the Company failed to pay the applicable Company Redemption Price and all other rights under this Note (including, without limitation, such failure constituting an Event of Default described in Section 4(a)(xi)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8(c), but subject to 3(d), until the Company delivers Common Stock representing the Company Conversion Amount to the Holder, the Company Conversion Amount may be converted by the Holder into Common Stock pursuant to Section 3. In the event that the Holder elects to convert the Company Conversion Amount prior to the applicable Installment Date as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company Conversion Amount so converted shall be deducted from the Installment Amounts relating to the applicable Installment Dates as set forth in the applicable Conversion Notice.

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(d) Deferred Installment Amount. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 8 to the contrary, the Holder may, at its option and in its sole discretion, deliver a notice to the Company at least ten (10) Trading Days prior to any applicable Installment Date electing to have all or any portion of the Installment Amount payable on such Installment Date deferred (such amount, the “Deferral Amount”). Any notice delivered by either the Holder or the Company pursuant to this Section 8(d) shall set forth (A) the Deferral Amount and (B) the date such Deferral Amount shall now be payable, which date shall be a date selected by such Holder not to exceed twenty four (24) months from the date of the original Installment Date.

(e) Cancellation of Installment Amount. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 8 to the contrary, in the event that the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds 115% of the applicable Conversion Price for each of the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Installment Notice Due Date, then the Installment Amount payable on such Installment Date shall be deferred to the Maturity Date.

(9) COMPANY’S RIGHT OF MANDATORY CONVERSION.

(a) Mandatory Conversion. If at any time from and after the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Effective Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) (the “Mandatory Conversion Eligibility Date”), (i) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock for each Trading Day of any twenty (20) consecutive Trading Day period following the applicable Mandatory Conversion Eligibility Date (the “Mandatory Conversion Measuring Period”) equals or exceeds either (x) 135% (the “First Conversion Threshold”) or (y) 175% (the “Second Conversion Threshold”) of the Conversion Price on the Closing Date (subject to appropriate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions after the Subscription Date) and (ii) the Equity Conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder) during the period commencing on the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date through the applicable Mandatory Conversion Date (each, as defined below), the Company shall have the right to require the Holder to convert (1) if the First Conversion Threshold has been met, up to the First Conversion Threshold Conversion Amount or (2) if the Second Conversion Threshold has been met, all, but not less than all, of the Conversion Amount then remaining under this Note, in each case as designated in the Mandatory Conversion Notice (as defined below) into fully paid, validly issued and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 3(c) hereof at the Conversion Rate as of the Mandatory Conversion Date (as defined below) (a “Mandatory Conversion”). The Company may exercise its right to require conversion under this Section 9(a) by delivering within not more than five (5) Trading Days following the end of such Mandatory Conversion Measuring Period a written notice thereof by facsimile and overnight courier to all, but not less than all, of the holders of Notes and the Transfer Agent (the “Mandatory Conversion Notice” and the date all of the holders received such notice by facsimile is referred to as the “Mandatory Conversion Notice Date”). The Mandatory Conversion Notice shall be irrevocable. The Mandatory Conversion Notice shall state (i) the Trading Day selected for the Mandatory Conversion in accordance with Section 9(a), which Trading Day shall be at least twenty (20) Business Days but not more than sixty (60) Business Days following the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date (the “Mandatory Conversion Date”), (ii) the aggregate Conversion Amount, including any applicable First Conversion Threshold Conversion Amount, of the Notes subject to mandatory conversion from the Holder and all of the holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 9 (and

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analogous provisions under the Other Notes) and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to such Holder on the Mandatory Conversion Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may only effect one Mandatory Conversion with respect to the First Conversion Threshold and one Mandatory Conversion with respect to the Second Conversion Threshold. Any shares of Common Stock delivered in connection with a Mandatory Conversion hereunder shall be accompanied by any accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Conversion Amount subject to such Mandatory Conversion and accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Conversion Amount and Interest.

(b) Pro Rata Conversion Requirement. If the Company elects to cause a conversion of any Conversion Amount of this Note pursuant to Section 9(a), then it must simultaneously take the same action in the same proportion with respect to the Other Notes. All Conversion Amounts converted by the Holder after the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date shall reduce the Conversion Amount of this Note required to be converted on the Mandatory Conversion Date. If the Company has elected a Mandatory Conversion, the mechanics of conversion set forth in Section 3(c) shall apply, to the extent applicable, as if the Company and the Transfer Agent had received from the Holder on the Mandatory Conversion Date a Conversion Notice with respect to the Conversion Amount being converted pursuant to the Mandatory Conversion.

(10) HOLDER’S RIGHT OF OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. In the event that after the Issuance Date the Company consummates any Designated Asset Sale (each date of such consummation, an “Optional Redemption Date”), the Holder shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require that the Company redeem (each a “Holder Optional Redemption”) all or any part of the Principal amount of this Note, but not in excess of the Holder’s Pro Rata Amount of the Designated Sales Proceeds, plus accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Principal and accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Principal and Interest (the “Optional Redemption Amount”) by delivering written notice thereof (a “Holder Optional Redemption Notice” and, collectively with the Event of Default Redemption Notice and the Change of Control Redemption Notice, the “Redemption Notices” and each a “Redemption Notice”) to the Company no later than ten Business Days after the filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the applicable Holder Optional Redemption Date Filing (as defined below). The Holder Optional Redemption Notice shall indicate the amount of the applicable Optional Redemption Amount the Holder is electing to have redeemed on such Optional Redemption Exercise Date (the “Holder Optional Redemption Amount”) and the date of such redemption (the “Optional Redemption Exercise Date”); provided, however, that such Optional Redemption Exercise Date shall not be less than ten (10) Business Days after the date of delivery of such Holder Optional Redemption Notice. The Company shall apply the Optional Redemption Amount to the extent required to pay the Holder Optional Redemption Amount in cash on the Optional Redemption Exercise Date, with such amount being attributed first to the reduction of Interest and Late Payments owing on this Note, and then to the repayment of Principal on this Note. The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 10 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash on the applicable Optional Redemption Date at a price equal to the Holder Optional Redemption Amount being redeemed (the “Holder Optional Redemption Price” and, collectively with the Event of Default Redemption Price, the Change of Control Redemption Price and the Company Installment Redemption Price, the “Redemption Prices” and, each a “Redemption Price”). On the fourth

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(4th) Business Day following the occurrence of any Optional Redemption Date, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of such Designated Asset Sale in the form required by the 1934 Act and that this Note is subject to a Holder Optional Redemption (including all attachments, the “Holder Optional Redemption Date Filing”). Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Section 10, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have the right to sell, convey, or otherwise transfer any assets or properties (i) not constituting any part of the Microelectronics Business Unit or the High Voltage Capacitor Business Unit, or (ii) constituting any part, or the entirety, of the Small Cell Ultracapacitor Production Line, in each case without complying with the provisions of this Section 10.

(11) NONCIRCUMVENTION. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action for the purpose of, avoiding or seeking to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provisions of this Note and take all action that is required hereunder to protect the rights of the Holder of this Note.

(12) RESERVATION OF AUTHORIZED SHARES.

(a) Reservation. The Company shall initially reserve out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock a number of shares of Common Stock for each of the Notes equal to 120% of the Conversion Rate with respect to the Conversion Amount of each such Note as of the Issuance Date. So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company shall take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Notes, 120% of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of all of the Notes then outstanding pursuant to Sections 2 and 3; provided that at no time shall the number of shares of Common Stock so reserved be less than the number of shares required to be reserved by the previous sentence (without regard to any limitations on conversions) (the “Required Reserve Amount”). The initial number of shares of Common Stock reserved for conversions of the Notes and each increase in the number of shares so reserved shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Notes based on the principal amount of the Notes held by each holder at the Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the “Authorized Share Allocation”). In the event that a holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Notes, each transferee that is a registered Holder of Notes shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Notes shall be allocated to the remaining holders of Notes, pro rata based on the principal amount of the Notes then held by such holders.

(b) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If at any time while any of the Notes remain outstanding the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon conversion of the Notes at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Reserve Amount (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount

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sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Notes then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement.

(13) HOLDER’S REDEMPTIONS.

(a) Mechanics. The Company shall deliver the applicable Event of Default Redemption Price to the Holder within five Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Event of Default Redemption Notice. If the Holder has submitted a Change of Control Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 5(b), the Company shall deliver the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price to the Holder concurrently with the consummation of such Change of Control if such notice is received prior to the consummation of such Change of Control and within five (5) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of such notice otherwise. The Company shall deliver the applicable Company Installment Redemption Price to the Holder on the applicable Installment Date. In the event of a redemption of less than all of the Conversion Amount of this Note, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued and delivered to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) representing the outstanding Principal which has not been redeemed. In the event that the Company does not pay the applicable Redemption Price to the Holder within the time period required, at any time thereafter and until the Company pays such unpaid Redemption Price in full, the Holder shall have the option, in lieu of redemption, to require the Company to promptly return to the Holder all or any portion of this Note representing the Conversion Amount that was submitted for redemption and for which the applicable Redemption Price (together with any Late Charges thereon) has not been paid. Upon the Company’s receipt of such notice, (x) the applicable Redemption Notice shall be null and void with respect to such Conversion Amount, (y) the Company shall immediately return this Note, or issue a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) to the Holder representing the sum of such Conversion Amount to be redeemed together with accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Conversion Amount and accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Conversion Amount and Interest and (z) the Conversion Price of this Note or such new Notes shall be adjusted to the lesser of (A) the Conversion Price as in effect on the date on which the applicable Redemption Notice is voided and (B) the lowest Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock during the period beginning on and including the date on which the applicable Redemption Notice is delivered to the Company and ending on and including the date on which the applicable Redemption Notice is voided. The Holder’s delivery of a notice voiding a Redemption Notice and exercise of its rights following such notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments of Late Charges which have accrued prior to the date of such notice with respect to the Conversion Amount subject to such notice.

(b) Redemption by Other Holders. Upon the Company’s receipt of notice from any of the holders of the Other Notes for redemption or repayment as a result of an event or occurrence substantially similar to the events or occurrences described in Section 4(b), Section 5(b) or Section 10 (each, an “Other Redemption Notice”), the Company shall

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immediately forward to the Holder by facsimile a copy of such notice. If the Company receives a Redemption Notice and one or more Other Redemption Notices, during the seven (7) Business Day period beginning on and including the date which is three (3) Business Days prior to the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Redemption Notice and ending on and including the date which is three (3) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Redemption Notice and the Company is unable to redeem all principal, interest and other amounts designated in such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption Notices received during such seven (7) Business Day period, then the Company shall redeem a pro rata amount from each holder of the Notes (including the Holder) based on the principal amount of the Notes submitted for redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption Notices received by the Company during such seven Business Day period.

(14) VOTING RIGHTS. The Holder shall have no voting rights as the holder of this Note, except as required by law, including, but not limited to, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and as expressly provided in this Note.

(15) COVENANTS.

(a) Rank. All payments due under this Note (a) shall rank pari passu with all Other Notes and (b) shall be senior to all other Indebtedness of the Company, other than Senior Indebtedness. The Holder of this Note, and each Person holding this Note, whether upon original issue or upon registration of transfer, assignment or exchange hereof, agrees for the benefit of all holders of Senior Indebtedness, whether outstanding on the date of this Note or thereafter incurred, and such agreement shall be a continuing offer to all holders of Senior Indebtedness, that the payment of all amounts, expenses, fees, principal, premium, interest, Late Charges and any and all other obligations of any kind of the Company owed in connection with this Note shall be subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all amounts owing in connection with such Senior Indebtedness. No payment shall be made with respect to this Note in the event of any failure of the Company to make any scheduled payment on Senior Indebtedness, unless and until such failure is cured or waived. In the event that a default under such Senior Indebtedness entitling the holder thereof to accelerate the scheduled payment of such Senior Indebtedness exists (other than a payment default described in the immediately preceding sentence), the holder of this Note shall not be entitled to payment hereunder for a period of 179 days after notice thereof to such holder or until such default is cured or waived. If, during such period, the Holder of this Note shall receive any property or assets from the Company or any of its controlled affiliates, such property or assets shall be held by the Holder hereof in trust for the benefit of holders of Senior Indebtedness. The holders of Senior Indebtedness shall not have the right to deliver more than one such notice in any 12-month period and shall not be entitled to deliver more than one notice by virtue of the same facts giving rise to such default. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the existence or occurrence of an Event of Default that would otherwise exist or occur under this Note by virtue of such nonpayment or otherwise, or the Holder’s other rights as against the Company (which failure shall also be publicly disclosed in conjunction with such certification).

(b) Incurrence of Indebtedness. So long as this Note is outstanding, the Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or

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indirectly, incur, guarantee or assume any Indebtedness, other than (i) the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the Other Notes and (ii) Permitted Indebtedness.

(c) Existence of Liens. So long as this Note is outstanding, other than Permitted Liens, the Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, allow or suffer to exist any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Liens”), to the extent such Lien is upon or in a material portion of (x) the Company’s property and assets or (y) the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole on a consolidated basis; unless, all payment obligations under the Notes are secured on an equal and ratable basis as the obligations secured by such Lien until such time as such obligations are no longer secured by a Lien.

(d) Restricted Payments. The Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, redeem, defease, repurchase, repay or make any payments in respect of, by the payment of cash or cash equivalents (in whole or in part, whether by way of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions or otherwise), all or any portion of any Permitted Indebtedness (other than the Senior Indebtedness), whether by way of payment in respect of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on, such Indebtedness if at the time such payment is due or is otherwise made or, after giving effect to such payment, an event constituting, or that with the passage of time and without being cured would constitute, an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(e) Net Cash Balance.

(i) So long as this Note is outstanding, the Company shall at all times maintain a Net Cash Balance in excess of $8,000,000.

(ii) From and after the three (3) month anniversary of the Issuance Date and for so long as this Note is outstanding, if the Company fails (a “Failure Date”) to maintain a Net Cash Balance in excess of $10,000,000 (the “Net Cash Balance Test”), the Company promptly shall provide to the Holder a certification, executed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as to the amount of the Net Cash Balance as of the Failure Date, and publicly disclose (on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise) if such is material non-public information (the date of such certification and public announcement, the “Disclosure Date”). On the Disclosure Date, the Company shall also obtain a letter of credit from a financial institution reasonably satisfactory to Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes outstanding on such date (the “Majority Holders”) in the amount of $8,000,000 for the benefit, pro rata by principal amount outstanding, of the Holders in the event of any failure by the Company to make a payment owed under this Note.

(iii) The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to announce its operating results (the “Operating Results”) for each Fiscal Quarter no later than the forty-fifth (45^th) day after the end of each Fiscal Quarter or, with respect to the last Fiscal Quarter, the ninetieth (90^th) day after such quarter (the “Announcement Date”). On the Announcement Date, the Company shall provide to the Holders a certification, executed on behalf of the

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Company by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifying that the Company has either (x) satisfied the Net Cash Balance Test at all times throughout such Fiscal Quarter or (y) failed to satisfy the Net Cash Balance Test at one or more times during such Fiscal Quarter, specifying such days or periods, as applicable, and whether such failure is continuing (which failure shall also be publicly disclosed in conjunction with such certification).

(16) PARTICIPATION. In lieu of a change to the Conversion Price addressed elsewhere in this Note (each, an “Conversion Price Adjustment”, and the date of such Conversion Price Adjustment, the “Conversion Price Adjustment Date”), the Holder, as the holder of this Note, shall be entitled to receive such dividends paid and distributions made generally to all the holders of Common Stock to the same extent as if the Holder had so converted this Note into Common Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion herein or elsewhere) and had held such shares of Common Stock on the record date for such dividends and distributions. Payments under the preceding sentence shall be made concurrently with the dividend or distribution to the holders of Common Stock. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 16 to the contrary, in the event that the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds 150% of the applicable Conversion Price for each of the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding a Conversion Price Adjustment Date, then this Section 16 shall not apply to such Conversion Price Adjustment.

(17) VOTE TO ISSUE, OR CHANGE THE TERMS OF, NOTES. In addition to the written consent of the Company, the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting of the Required Holders shall be required for any change or amendment to this Note or the Other Notes.

(18) TRANSFER. This Note and any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of this Note may be offered, sold, assigned or transferred by the Holder without the consent of the Company, subject only to the provisions of Section 2(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(19) REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE.

(a) Transfer. If this Note is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder and, if less then the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section 3(c)(iii) following conversion or redemption of any portion of this Note, the outstanding Principal represented by this Note may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Note.

(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and

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cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) representing the outstanding Principal.

(c) Note Exchangeable for Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Note or Notes (in accordance with Section 19(d) and in principal amounts of at least $100,000) representing in the aggregate the outstanding Principal of this Note, and each such new Note will represent such portion of such outstanding Principal as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.

(d) Issuance of New Notes. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Note pursuant to the terms of this Note, such new Note (i) shall be of like tenor with this Note, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Note, the Principal remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Note being issued pursuant to Section 19(a) or Section 19(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the principal represented by the other new Notes issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Note immediately prior to such issuance of new Notes), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the Issuance Date of this Note, (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Note, and (v) shall represent accrued Interest and Late Charges on the Principal and Interest of this Note, from the Issuance Date.

(20) REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATIONS, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

(21) PAYMENT OF COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COSTS. If (a) this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or the Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Note or to enforce the provisions of this Note or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting Company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Note, then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by the Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

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(22) CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS. This Note shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and all the Purchasers and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Note are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Note.

(23) FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder 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.

(24) DISPUTE RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Closing Bid Price, the Closing Sale Price or the Weighted Average Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate or the Redemption Price, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt, or deemed receipt, of the Conversion Notice or Redemption Notice or other event giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within one (1) Business Day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within one Business Day submit via facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Closing Bid Price, the Closing Sale Price or the Weighted Average Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate or the Redemption Price to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The Company, at the Company’s expense, shall direct the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

(25) NOTICES; PAYMENTS.

(a) Notices. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Note, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 10(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Note, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice to the Holder (i) promptly upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, (B) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.

(b) Payments. Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Note, such payment shall be made in lawful money of

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the United States of America by a check drawn on the account of the Company and sent via overnight courier service to such Person at such address as previously provided to the Company in writing (which address, in the case of each of the Purchasers, shall initially be as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers attached to the Securities Purchase Agreement); provided that the Holder may elect to receive a payment of cash via wire transfer of immediately available funds by providing the Company with prior written notice setting out such request and the Holder’s wire transfer instructions. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day and, in the case of any Interest Date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of Interest due on such date. Any amount of Principal, other than Interest, which is not paid when due shall result in a late charge being incurred and payable by the Company in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of eleven percent (11)% per annum from the date such amount was due until the same is paid in full (“Late Charge”).

(26) CANCELLATION. After all Principal, accrued Interest and other amounts at any time owed on this Note have been paid in full, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled, shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation and shall not be reissued.

(27) 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 and the Securities Purchase Agreement.

(28) 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 internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York.

(29) CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Additional Investment Rights” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement and shall include additional investment rights issued in exchange therefor.

(b) “Approved Stock Plan” means any employee benefit plan which has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued to any employee, officer or director for services provided to the Company.

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(d) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

(e) “Change of Control” means any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the Common Shares in which a majority of holders of the Company’s voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, the voting power of the surviving entity or entities necessary to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities, (ii) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or (iii) in the event of a Change of Control involving consideration paid to holders of the Company’s Common Stock, the consideration per share of the Company’s Common Stock to be received by the holders thereof is greater (as to amounts other than cash, as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) than the product of the (x) Change of Control Premium and (y) Conversion Price then in effect.

(f) “Change of Control Premium” means 115%; provided that and for as long as the Senior Indebtedness Exception has been satisfied, 110%.

(g) “Closing Bid Price” and “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 24. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

(h) “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, which date is the date the Company initially issued Notes pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

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(i) “Common Stock Deemed Outstanding” shall mean, at any given time, the number of shares of Common Stock actually outstanding at such time, plus (i) the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be outstanding pursuant to Sections 7(a)(i) and 7(a)(ii) hereof regardless of whether the Options or Convertible Securities are actually exercisable at such time and (ii) plus the number of shares of Common Stock underlying Options or Convertible Securities issued pursuant to the Approved Stock Plans that are actually exercisable or convertible at such time at an exercise price or conversion price that is less than or equal to the per share fair market value of such underlying shares of Common Stock, but excluding any shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company or issuable upon conversion of the Notes or the Other Notes.

(j) “Company Conversion Price” means, the lower of (i) that price which shall be computed as 90% of the arithmetic average of the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock on each of the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Installment Date (each such period, a “Company Conversion Measuring Period”) and (ii) the applicable Conversion Price. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination or other similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock the applicable such Company Conversion Measuring Period.

(k) “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.

(l) “Designated Asset Sale” means (A) the sale by the Company or its Subsidiaries of assets, in one transaction or in a series of related transactions, constituting substantially as an entirety either (i) the Microelectronics Business Unit or (ii) the High Voltage Capacitor Business Unit and (B) the sale, conveyance, or other transfer of any assets with a net book value as reflected on the Company’s most recent consolidated financial statements as of the Subscription Date in excess of $1 million which assets are used in either the Microelectronics Business Unit or the High Voltage Capacitor Business Unit, to any other Person, or to operations of the Company other than the Microelectronics Business Unit or the High Voltage Capacitor Business Unit (except for dispositions of such assets in the event the Company determines in good faith that such assets are obsolete or of no further meaningful use to such businesses).

(m) “Designated Sales Proceeds” means (x) in the case of a Designated Asset Sale to a Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (a “Third Party Designated Asset Sale”), the aggregate proceeds (net of any fees, which fees are not in excess of reasonable and customary amounts) (in cash or equivalent value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company if non-cash) received by the Company from the Designated Asset Sale (the “Third Party Value”) or (y) in the case of a Designated Asset Sale to or within the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (an “IntraCompany Designated Asset Sale”), the book value of the assets subject of such Designated Asset Sale as then reflected on the Company’s most recent consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP (the “IntraCompany Value”) or (z) in the case of a Third Party Designated Asset Sale of assets originally subject to an IntraCompany Designated Asset Sale, the difference between the IntraCompany Value and the Third Party Value.

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(n) “Eligible Market” means the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market.

(o) “Equity Conditions” means that each of the following conditions is satisfied: (i) on each day during the period beginning six (6) month prior to the applicable date of determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination (the “Equity Conditions Measuring Period”), either (x) the Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective and available for the resale of no less than 120% of the remaining Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement and there shall not have been any Grace Periods (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) or (y) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants shall be eligible for sale without restriction and without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws; (ii) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Common Stock is designated for quotation on the Principal Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on such exchange or market (other than suspensions of not more than two (2) days and occurring prior to the applicable date of determination due to business announcements by the Company) nor shall delisting or suspension by such exchange or market been threatened or pending either (A) in writing by such exchange or market or (B) by falling below the then effective minimum listing maintenance requirements of such exchange or market; (iii) during the one (1) year period ending on and including the date immediately preceding the applicable date of determination, the Company shall have delivered Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes and Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants to the holders on a timely basis as set forth in Section 2(c)(ii) hereof (and analogous provisions under the Other Notes) and Sections 2(a) of the Warrants upon exercise of the Warrants; (iv) any applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating Section 3(d) hereof and the rules or regulations of the Principal Market; (v) the Company shall not have failed to timely make any payments within five (5) Business Days of when such payment is due under this Note; (vi) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred either (A) the public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Fundamental Transaction which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated, or (B) an Event of Default or (vii) an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an Event of Default; (viii) the Company shall have no knowledge of any fact that would cause (x) the Registration Statements required pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement not to be effective and available for the resale of no less than 120% of the remaining Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement or (y) any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants not to be eligible for sale without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) and any applicable state securities laws; and (ix) the Company otherwise shall have been in material compliance with and shall not have materially breached any provision, covenant, representation or warranty of any Transaction Document resulting in individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(p) “Excluded Securities” means any Common Stock issued or issuable: (i) in connection with any Approved Stock Plan; (ii) upon conversion of the Notes or the exercise of the Warrants; (iii) pursuant to a bona fide firm commitment underwritten public offering with a nationally recognized underwriter which generates gross proceeds to the

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Company in excess of $30,000,000 (other than an “at-the-market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the 1933 Act and “equity lines”); (iv) in connection with the payment of any Interest Shares on the Notes; (v) in connection with any acquisition by the Company, whether through an acquisition of stock or a merger of any business, assets or technologies the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital; (vi) securities issued in connection with corporate partnering transactions on terms approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital and (vii) upon conversion of any Options or Convertible Securities which are outstanding on the day immediately preceding the Subscription Date, provided that the terms of such Options or Convertible Securities are not amended, modified or changed in any manner adverse to the Holder on or after the Subscription Date.

(q) “Federal Funds Rate” means, as determined on the Issue Date and each subsequent Interest Date for each Payment Quarter commencing on such date, the rate per annum (rounded up to the nearest 1/16^th of 1%) equal to weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the immediately preceding Trading Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

(r) “First Conversion Threshold Conversion Amount” means an amount equal to (x) 50% of the Conversion Amount of this Note on the Issuance Date minus (y) the aggregate Conversion Amount of this Note converted or redeemed pursuant to the terms of this Note.

(s) “Fiscal Quarter” means each of the fiscal quarters adopted by the Company for financial reporting purposes that correspond to the Company’s fiscal year that ends on December 31, or such other fiscal quarter adopted by the Company for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

(t) “Fundamental Transaction” means that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by such number of holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock resulting in such Person (together with any affiliates of such Person) holding more than the 50% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company following such purchase, tender or exchange offer, or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person resulting in such other Person (together with any affiliates of such person) holding more than the 50% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company following such stock purchase agreement or other business combination, or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock.

(u) “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

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(v) “High Voltage Capacitor Business Unit” means the Company’s high voltage (“HV”) capacitor business, which as of the Subscription Date is located as a unit within the Company’s leased facility in Rossens, Switzerland, which is devoted to the development, manufacture and marketing of CONDIS^® brand (and any successor thereto or replacement thereof) high-voltage coupling and grading capacitors and capacitive voltage dividers used in electric utility infrastructure and other installations involving transport, distribution and measurement of high-voltage electrical energy, including the CONDIS^® trademark, capital equipment used to manufacture HV products, inventory related to HV products and intellectual property associated with HV products.

(w) “Holder Pro Rata Amount” means a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the lesser of the Principal amount outstanding as of the relevant measurement date the Principal amount of this Note on the Issuance Date and (ii) the denominator of which is the lesser of the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued to the initial purchasers pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Issuance Date and the Principal amount outstanding as of the relevant measuring date of all such Notes.

(x) “Installment Amount” means with respect to any Installment Date, the lesser of (A) the product of (i) $2,777,777.78, multiplied by (ii) Holder Pro Rata Amount and (B) the Principal amount (plus the sum of any accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Principal amount and accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Principal amount and Interest any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) under this Note as of such Installment Date, as any such Installment Amount may be reduced pursuant to the terms of this Note, whether upon conversion, redemption or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, any accrued and unpaid interest which may be paid pursuant to this definition shall be deducted from the total interest to be paid on any subsequent Interest Payment Date. In the event the Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any portion of this Note, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the each unpaid Installment Amount hereunder.

(y) “Installment Date” means each of the following dates: (i) December 20, 2007, (ii) March 20, 2008, (iii) June 20, 2008, (iv) September 20, 2008, (v) December 20, 2008, (vi) March 20, 2009, (vii) June 20, 2009, (viii) September 20, 2009, (ix) December 20, 2009, and (x) any other Installment Date scheduled by the Holder in connection with a Deferral Amount pursuant to Section 8(d) hereof.

(z) “Interest Conversion Price” means, with respect to any Interest Date, that price which shall be computed as 95% of the arithmetic average of the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock on each of the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Interest Date (each, an “Interest Measuring Period”). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.

(aa) “Maximum Installment Share Number” means 50% of the number of shares of Common Stock resulting from the following formula: (i) 20% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Issuance Date; minus (ii) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued as Interest Shares on all Notes, upon conversion (including any Company Conversions) of any Notes and upon exercise of any Warrants; minus (iii) the

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aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any outstanding Notes at the then applicable Conversion Price (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Notes) and upon exercise of any outstanding Warrants at the ten applicable Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants)( without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants).

(bb) “Measuring Period” means any of the Interest Measuring Period or Company Conversion Measuring Period, as applicable.

(cc) “Microelectronics Business Unit” means the Company’s microelectronics (“ME”) business unit, which as of the Subscription Date is located as a unit within the Company’s leased facility in San Diego, California, which is devoted to the development, manufacture and marketing of nuclear event detectors, radiation-mitigated microelectronic components and single board computers used principally in the space and satellite industry, including the Rad-Pak^® and Xray-Pak^® component shielding trademarks, LPT™ latchup protection trademark, capital equipment used to manufacture ME products, inventory and intellectual property associated with ME products and ME customer lists (and any successors thereto or replacement thereof).

(dd) “Net Cash Balance” means, at any date, (i) an amount equal to the aggregate amount of cash, cash equivalents (including cash collateralizing the Letter of Credit and not including other restricted cash) and marketable securities, consisting of corporate bonds, commercial paper and medium-term notes, as shown or reflected in the notes to the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as at such date (x) as reflected in the SEC Documents as of the Issuance Date and as reflected in the most recent audited financials of the Company and in conformity with the characterizations made by the Company in such audited financials or (y) provided such amounts are in compliance with the Company’s investment policy as of the Issuance Date minus (ii) the unpaid principal balance of any Indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding Indebtedness under the Notes and any Senior Indebtedness).

(ee) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

(ff) “Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

(gg) “Payment Quarter” means each of: the period beginning on and including December 1 and ending on and including February 28 (or 29); the period beginning on and including March 1 and ending on and including May 31; the period beginning on and including June 1 and ending on and including August 31; and the period beginning on and including September 1 and ending on and including November 30.

(hh) “Permitted Indebtedness” means (A) Senior Indebtedness not to exceed $5 million principal amount in the aggregate at any one time outstanding (provided that

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notwithstanding the foregoing there shall be no limit on the Company’s ability to incur Senior Indebtedness, if and so long as the Senior Indebtedness Exception has been satisfied); (B) Indebtedness incurred by the Company that is made expressly subordinate in right of payment to the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note, as reflected in a written agreement acceptable to the Holder and approved by the Holder in writing, and which Indebtedness does not provide at any time for (1) the payment, prepayment, repayment, repurchase or defeasance, directly or indirectly, of any principal or premium, if any, thereon until ninety-one (91) days after the Maturity Date or later and (2) total interest and fees at a rate in excess of three percent (3%) over the greater of the Interest Rate and the rate for U.S. treasury notes with comparable maturity per annum; (C) Indebtedness existing as of the Issuance Date and set forth in Section 3(s) of the Schedule of Exceptions; (D) Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refund, renew, refinance, defease or replace Permitted Indebtedness; (E) intercompany Indebtedness among the Company and its Subsidiaries, provided that if issued by the Company, the intercompany Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, provided, however, that (i) such extension, refund, renewal, refinancing, defeasance or replacement is pursuant to terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company and its Subsidiaries than the terms of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced or modified and (ii) after giving effect to such extension, refund, renewal, refinancing, defeasance or replacement, the amount of such Indebtedness is not greater than the amount of Indebtedness outstanding immediately prior to such refund, renewal, refinancing, defeasance or replacement; (F) hedging obligations that are incurred for the purpose of fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to any floating and/or fixed rate Permitted Indebtedness; (G) Indebtedness of a Person or business existing at the time such Person or business was acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that such acquisition is not prohibited hereunder and such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition and has no recourse to the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ existing assets and properties; and (H) Indebtedness incurred solely in respect of bankers acceptances, letters of credit and performance bonds (to the extent that such incurrence does not result in the incurrence of any obligation to repay any obligation relating to borrowed money or other Indebtedness), all in the ordinary course of business in amounts and for the purposes customary in the Company’s industry.

(ii) “Permitted Liens” means:

(i) any Lien for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

(ii) any statutory Lien arising in the ordinary course of business by operation of law with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent

(iii) any Lien imposed by law or created by operation of law, including, without limitation, materialmen’s mechanics’, landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, suppliers’ and vendors’ Liens, Liens for master’s and crew’s wages and other similar Liens, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

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(iv) Liens incurred or deposits and pledges made in connection with (1) obligations incurred in respect of workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits or legislation, (2) the performance of letters of credits, bids, tenders, leases, contracts (other than for the payment of money) and statutory obligations or (3) obligations on surety or appeal bonds, but only to the extent such deposits or pledges are made or otherwise arise in the ordinary course of business and secure obligations not past due;

(v) reservations, exceptions, encroachments, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, easements, restrictions and similar encumbrances or charges on real property and minor irregularities in the title thereto that do not (i) secure obligations for the payment of money or (ii) materially impair the value of such property or its use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the normal conduct of such Person’s business;

(vi) any Lien incurred to secure Senior Indebtedness;

(vii) Liens securing the Company’s obligations under the Notes;

(viii) Liens in favors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(ix) Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness or other assets of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries, provided that such merger or consolidation is not prohibited hereunder and such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(x) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that such acquisition is not prohibited hereunder and such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition and do not extend to property or assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries existing immediately prior to such acquisition;

(xi) Liens existing on the date hereof and either (x) described on Schedule 29(ii) hereto or (y) with a value of less than $100,000 individually and $500,000 in the aggregate;

(xii) Liens to secure any extension, renewal, refinancing or refunding (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancings or refundings), in whole or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by Liens referred to in the foregoing clauses (vi), (ix), (x) and (xii) hereof; provided that such Liens do not extend to any other property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien is not increased;

(xiii) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Liens are adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings that may have been initiated for the review of such judgment, decree or order shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;

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(xiv) Liens securing hedging obligations permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (F) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;

(xv) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of banker’s acceptances issued or credited for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;

(xvi) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit which encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof;

(xvii) Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods in the ordinary course of business,

(xviii) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

(xix) Liens on assets leased to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries if such lease is properly classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP;

(xx) Liens with respect to conditional sale or other title retention agreements and any leases in the nature thereof, provided any such Lien with respect to conditional sales or other title retention agreements encumbers only property and accretions thereto (and proceeds arising from the disposition thereof) which are subject to such conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof;

(xxi) leases and subleases of, and licenses and sub-licenses with respect to, property where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the lessor or licensor (or sublessor or sublicensor), provided that such leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses do not in the aggregate materially interfere with the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and

(xxii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (D) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, provided that such Liens do not extend to any other property of the Company or its Subsidiaries and the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien is not increased.

(jj) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.

(kk) “Principal Market” means the Nasdaq National Market.

(ll) “Redemption Premium” means (i) in the case of the Events of Default described in Section 4(a)(i) through and including Section 4(a)(iv), 115% until December 20, 2007, 110% thereafter until December 20, 2008, and 105% thereafter until final

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maturity of the Note; (ii) in the case of the Events of Default described in Section 4(a)(v), (vi),(ix) – (xi): 110% until December 20, 2006, 107% thereafter until December 20, 2007, 105% thereafter until December 20, 2008, and 103% thereafter until final maturity of the Note; or (iii) in the case of the Events of Default described in Section 4(a)(vii) - (viii), 100%.

(mm) “Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain registration rights agreement dated as of the Subscription Date by and among the Company and the initial holders of the Notes relating to, among other things, the registration of the resale of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants.

(nn) “Required Holders” means the holders of Notes representing at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

(oo) “Small Cell Ultracapacitor Production Line” means the Company’s small cell ultracapacitor production line, which as of the Subscription Date is located within the Company’s leased facility in San Diego, California, and consisting of certain capital equipment used primarily to prepare carbon cloth electrode material and to assemble, impregnate, seal, test and label the Company’s PC5 and PC10 ultracapacitor products.

(pp) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

(qq) “Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain securities purchase agreement dated as of the Subscription Date by and among the Company and the initial holders of the Notes pursuant to which the Company issued the Notes.

(rr) “Senior Indebtedness” means the principal of (and premium, if any), interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the commencement of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is an allowable claim in such proceeding) on, and all fees and other amounts (including, without limitation, any reasonable out-of-pocket costs, enforcement expenses (including reasonable out-of-pocket legal fees and disbursements), collateral protection expenses and other reimbursement or indemnity obligations relating thereto and all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit) payable by Company under or in connection with any Indebtedness (including any deferrals, renewals, extensions, refinancing, amendments, reclassifications or supplements thereto) of the Company which by its terms expressly does not provide that it ranks pari passu or junior in right of payment to the Notes. Senior Indebtedness shall not, however, include the Notes, or any Indebtedness of the Company to any Subsidiary of the Company.

(ss) “Senior Indebtedness Exception” means that at any time after December 20, 2009, (i) if and for so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing nor any event shall have occurred and be continuing which with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an Event of Default, (ii) less than $5 million of Notes shall be outstanding pursuant to deferrals in accordance with Section 8(d) of the Notes and (iii) the Company shall have incurred at least $50 million in additional Senior Indebtedness.

(tt) “Subscription Date” means December 20, 2005.

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(uu) “Successor Entity” means the Person, which may be the Company, formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been made, provided that if such Person is not a publicly traded entity whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed for trading on an Eligible Market, Successor Entity shall mean such Person’s Parent Entity.

(vv) “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time).

(ww) “Warrants” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement, and shall include all warrants issued in exchange therefor or replacement thereof.

(xx) “Weighted Average Price” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York Time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” functions, or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York Time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 24. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

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(30) DISCLOSURE. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Note, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company shall comply with the disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.


MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

By:		/s/ Richard Balanson
		Richard Balanson
		Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT I

MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONVERSION NOTICE

Reference is made to the Senior Subordinated Convertible Note (the “Note”) issued to the undersigned by Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Note, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the Conversion Amount (as defined in the Note) of the Note indicated below into shares of Common Stock par value $0.10 per share (the “Common Stock”) of the Company, as of the date specified below.


Date of Conversion:



Aggregate Conversion Amount to be converted:

Please confirm the following information:


Conversion Price:

Number of shares of Common Stock to

be issued:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Conversion Notice shall constitute a representation by the Holder of the Note submitting this Conversion Notice that, after giving effect to the conversion provided for in this Conversion Notice, such Holder (together with its affiliates) will not have beneficial ownership (together with the beneficial ownership of such Person’s affiliates) of a number of shares of Common Stock which exceeds the maximum percentage of the total outstanding shares of Common Stock as determined pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(d) of the Note.

Please issue the Common Stock into which the Note is being converted in the following name and to the following address:


Issue to:



Facsimile Number:



Authorization:



By:



Title:



Dated:



Account Number:
(if electronic book entry transfer)



Transaction Code Number:
(if electronic book entry transfer)



Installment Amounts to be reduced and amount of reduction:

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Company hereby acknowledges this Conversion Notice and hereby directs Mellon Investor Services to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated December 20, 2005 from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by Mellon Investor Services.


MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

By:
		Name:
		Title: