THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY COMPARABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF OR INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS THE SAME IS REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE AND THE BORROWER HAS RECEIVED EVIDENCE OF SUCH EXEMPTION REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE BORROWER.
SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
DUE ON THE MATURITY DATE DEFINED HEREIN
$10,000,000 18 November 2025
FOR VALUE RECEIVED as set out in the Agreed Funds Flow, Garth Howat, a natural person residing at Casa Oliveira, Rua Lucrecia Dos Santos, Portugal. 8135-016, (herein called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of EXODUS MOVEMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Lender”), or its assigns (hereinafter referred to as the “Holder”), the principal sum of $10,000,000, or so much thereof as remains outstanding from time to time, together with capitalized interest and accrued but uncapitalized interest thereon as provided below, to be made available solely to the Borrower (and not the public generally) by the Lender at the request of the Borrower, on a one-off basis, outside of lending activities by the Lender in Portugal and as part of a broader series of transactions as set out in the Purchase Agreement. Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note will be made in currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts, at such address or to such account, as applicable, as shall be designated to the Borrower by the Holder.
“Agreed Funds Flow” means the funds flow initialed for identification by counsel for the Lender and counsel for the Borrower.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.).
“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Note and includes any Person that succeeds to or assumes the obligations of the Borrower under this Note.
“Bridge Loan Agreement” means the loan agreement dated on or about the date hereof between the Lender and W3C.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which national banks are authorized or required to close.
“Coupon Rate” means 6 per cent. per annum, calculated on the basis of a 365-day year.
“Closing Date” has the meaning given to it in the Purchase Agreement.
“Insolvency Proceeding” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any case, action or proceeding with respect to such Person before any court or other governmental agency or authority