Exhibit 10.1


 


NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR OF THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED
FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IN WHICH CASE THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO ANY SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE
COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED,
SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.


 


CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE


 


	$4,500,000	April 25, 2022



Ducera Investments LLC – 2022 Series A 


Eugene, Oregon


 


FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Arcimoto,
Inc., an Oregon corporation (“Company” and/or “Debtor”), hereby promises to pay to the order of
the above listed holder (“Holder”), in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal sum of Four Million and
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000), plus interest as hereinafter provided, payable as set forth below.


 


1. General
Provisions.


 


(a) Interest.
Interest shall
begin to accrue on the principal amount of this Note commencing on the date hereof and continuing until repayment or conversion of this
Note in full at an annual rate of ten percent (10%) calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Interest
shall be calculated on this Note on a quarterly basis and shall be added to the principal amount of this Note (“PIK Interest”).
References herein to the “principal amount” of the Note include any increases in the principal amount of the Note as a result
of PIK Interest. Accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall also be due and payable on the Maturity Date under the terms set forth
in Section 2.


 


(b) Maturity
Date. Unless the Note is earlier converted in full,
the entire outstanding and unpaid principal balance of this Note, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable
on the five-year anniversary of the date of this Note (the “Maturity Date”), subject to the terms set forth in Section
2(c)


 


2. Conversion.


 


(a) Conversion
at the Option of the Holder. At the sole election of the Holder at any time prior the Maturity Date, Holder may convert this Note,
in full or in part, into the number of shares of common stock, no par value, of the Company (“Common Stock”) equal
to the amount determined by dividing the principal amount of this Note plus the accrued interest to, but excluding, the conversion date
by $7.00 (the “Conversion Price”). This process shall be called a “Holder’s Election to Convert Shares.”
In order to exercise the Holder’s Election to Convert Shares, Holder must provide written notice to the Company in accordance with
the “Notices” provisions of this Note. Upon receipt of such notice, the Company shall settle the conversion within two (2)
trading days. Settlement of such a conversion terminates the portion of this Note that is converted.


 






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(b)
Conversion at the Option of the Company. At the sole election of the Company at any time prior to the Maturity Date, the Company
may convert this Note, in full or in part, at the Conversion Price (the “Company’s Election to Convert Shares”)
provided that, in order to exercise the Company’s Election to Convert Shares (i) the closing share price of the Common Stock on
the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Closing Share Price”) for the thirty (30) consecutive trading days prior to, and
including, the conversion date exceeds the per share price required to provide the Holder with
shares having a market value of at least 4.5 times $4,500,000 (the “Initial Principal Amount”) upon conversion
and (ii) the resale of the shares of Common Stock delivered upon any such conversion is registered on the Registration Statement (as
defined below). In order to exercise the Company’s Election to Convert Shares, the Company must provide written notice to the Holder
in accordance with the “Notices” provisions of this Note. The Company shall settle the conversion within one (1) trading
day following such notice. Settlement of such a conversion terminates the portion of this Note that is converted.


 


(c)
Conversion Upon Maturity. If none of a Holder’s Election to Convert Shares, a Company’s Election to Convert Shares
or an Event of Default in which the Holder has elected to have the outstanding indebtedness under this Note paid in full by the Company
has occurred, then, upon the Maturity Date, the outstanding principal plus accrued interest on the Note shall convert into shares of
Common Stock at the lesser of (i) the Conversion Price and (ii) the greater of (x) the per share price required to provide the Holder
with
shares having a market value of at least 4.0 times the Initial Principal Amount upon conversion based on the 10-day volume weighted
average price of the Common Stock for the 10-days immediately prior to, but excluding, the Maturity Date and (y) $4.33 (the “Floor
Conversion Price”). This process shall be called “Conversion Upon Maturity” and settlement of such conversion,
including, if applicable, payment of the cash payment described in the next succeeding sentence, shall terminate this Note. In the event
that the Notes are converted at the Floor Conversion Price, the Company shall also pay to the Holder on the Maturity Date a cash payment
equal to (x) the principal amount of the Note at the Maturity Date (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include any additional notes
payable as accrued interest to such date) minus (y) the Converted Equity Market Value (as defined below) divided by four (4) (the “Adjusted
Principal Amount”).


 


“Converted Equity Market Value”
shall mean the value of the shares of Common Stock delivered to the Holder based on a share price equal to the lower of: (i) 10-day volume
weighted average price of the Common Stock for the 10-days immediately prior to, but excluding, the Maturity Date and (ii) the Closing
Share Price on the day immediately prior to the Maturity Date.


 


(d) Prepayment
Upon Event of Default. As used herein, the term “Event of Default” shall mean and include: (i) nonpayment, when due, of
any amounts due hereunder; (ii) the filing, by or against the Company, of any petition for relief under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or
any similar provision of state law; which petition is not dismissed within 60 days; (iii) the making of an assignment by the Company for
the benefit of its creditors; (iv) the insolvency of the Company; (v) the filing, by or against the Company, of any provision for relief
under any reorganization, debtor-relief or similar statute designed to provide relief for debtors with respect to their creditors or (vi)
failure to comply with Section 2(i) hereof.


 


Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, all
amounts due hereunder shall, at the sole election of Holder (which election shall be noticed to the Company pursuant to the “Notices”
provisions of this Note), become immediately due and payable in, at the Holder’s election, (i) cash in immediately available funds
or (ii) in the number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with Section 2(c), with the date of notice serving as the “Maturity
Date” for this purpose. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance of this Note (which, for the avoidance of doubt,
shall include any additional notes payable as accrued interest to such date) from the date of any Event of Default hereunder and for so
long as such Event of Default continues, regardless of whether or not there has been an acceleration of the indebtedness evidenced hereby
as set forth herein, at a rate equal to the interest specified above plus eight percent (8%) per annum.


 






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Should this Note, or any part of the indebtedness
evidenced hereby, be collected by law or through an attorney-at-law or under advice therefrom, Holder shall be entitled to collect reasonable
attorneys’ fees and all costs of collection.


 


(e) No
Fractional Shares. 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.


 


(f) Adjustments
to Conversion Price. The applicable conversion price and the number of shares of Common Stock into which this Note is convertible
are subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in this Section 2(f). For the purpose of
this Section 2(f), “Common Stock” means shares now or hereafter authorized of any class of common stock of the Company,
however designated, that has the right to participate in any distribution of the assets or earnings of the Company without limit as to
per-share amount (excluding, and subject to any prior rights of, any class or series of preferred stock of the Company).


 


(1) In
case the Company shall (i) subdivide (“split”) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, (ii)
combine (“reverse split”) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iii) issue by reclassification
of its shares of Common Stock other securities of the Company, then the conversion price in effect on the effective date of such subdivision,
combination or reclassification, as the case may be, and/or the number and kind of securities issuable on such date, shall be proportionately
adjusted so that the Holder of this Note thereafter converted shall be entitled to receive the aggregate number and kind of shares of
Common Stock (or such other securities other than Common Stock) of the Company, with the same applicable conversion price, that, if this
Note had been converted immediately prior to such date, the Holder would have owned upon such conversion and been entitled to receive
by virtue of such subdivision, combination or reclassification. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever, and each time, any
event listed above shall occur.


 


(2) In
case the Company shall fix a record date for the making of a dividend or distribution to all holders of Common Stock (including any such
distribution made in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation) of cash, evidences of
indebtedness or assets, or subscription rights or warrants (a “Distribution”), then the Holder shall be entitled to
participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number
of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note immediately before the date as of which a record is taken for
such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined
for the participation in such Distribution.


 


(3) In
the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to Section 2(f)(1) above, the Holder of this Note thereafter converted
shall become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock of the Company other than shares of Common Stock, thereafter the number of
such other shares so receivable upon conversion of this Note shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms
as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the shares of Common Stock contained in this Section 2(f), and the
other provisions of this Note shall apply on like terms to any such other shares.


 






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(4) If,
at any time while this Note is outstanding, (i) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another company,
(ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender
offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another company or person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are
permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification
of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for
other securities, cash or property (each, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then the Holder shall have the right thereafter
to receive, upon conversion or surrender of this Note, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as the Holder would have
been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if the Holder had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental
Transaction, the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon conversion in full of this Note (the “Alternate
Consideration”). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the conversion price shall be appropriately adjusted
to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock
in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the conversion price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable
manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given
any choice as to the securities, cash, or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same
choice as to the Alternate Consideration he receives upon any conversion of this Note following such Fundamental Transaction. At the Holder’s
sole discretion and request, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder
a new Note substantially in the form of this Note and consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right
to purchase the Alternate Consideration for the applicable conversion price upon conversion thereof. Any such successor or surviving entity
shall be deemed to be required to comply with the provisions of this Section 2(f)(4) and shall insure that this Note (or any such replacement
security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.


 


(5) In
case any event shall occur as to which the other provisions of this Section 2(f) are not strictly applicable but the failure to make any
adjustment would not fairly protect the conversion rights represented by this Note in accordance with the essential intent and principles
hereof, then, in each such case, the Company shall effect such adjustment, on a basis consistent with the essential intent and principles
established in this Section 2(f), as may be necessary to preserve, without dilution, the conversion rights represented by this Note.


 


(6) Upon
the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(f), the Company, at its own sole expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment
in accordance with the terms of this Note and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted
conversion price and adjusted number or type of Common Stock or other securities issuable upon conversion of this Note (as applicable),
describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company
shall promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder in accordance with the “Notices” provision of this Note.


 


(g) Stamp
Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp and similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery
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(h) Registration
Rights. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than (i) thirty (30) days after a Holder’s
Election to Convert Shares or (ii) six months prior to the Maturity Date, file with the Commission an initial Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (or any successor form) covering the resale by the Holder of all of the share of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon any conversion
(the “Registrable Securities”) so as to permit the resale of such Registrable Securities by the Holder under Rule 415
under the Securities Act at then prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (the “Registration Statement”). The
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission as soon
as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof with the Commission, but in no event later than the earlier of (i) ten (10) Business
Days after the Commission informs the Company that no review of such Registration Statement will be made or that the Commission has no
further comments on such Registration Statement or (ii) the 90th day immediately following the filing of the Registration Statement
(or if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day) if the Commission reviews such Registration Statement. The Holder
acknowledges that it will be disclosed as an “underwriter” and a “selling stockholder” in the Registration Statement
and in any prospectus contained therein to the extent required by applicable law and to the extent the prospectus is related to the resale
of Registrable Securities by the Holder. The Company shall (A) permit Holder an opportunity to review and comment upon the Registration
Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto at least two (2) business days prior to its filing with the Commission and (B) shall
reasonably consider any reasonable comments of the Holder on such Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto or to any
prospectus contained therein. Holder shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon any such Registration Statement or amendment
or supplement thereto provided by the Company within one (1) business day of receipt.


 


3. Miscellaneous
Provisions.


 


(a) Further
Assurances. The parties agree and covenant that at any time and from time to time they will promptly execute and deliver to the other
parties such further instruments and documents and take such further action as the parties may reasonably require in order to carry out
the full intent and purpose of this Note and to comply with state or federal securities laws or other regulatory approvals.


 


(b) Amendment
and Waiver. Any term of this Note may be amended or waived with the written consent of the Company and Holder.


 


(c) Governing
Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Oregon.


 


(d) Binding
Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns
of the parties. Nothing in this Note, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any third party any rights, remedies, obligations,
or liabilities under or by reason of this Note, except as expressly provided in this Note.


 


(e) Counterparts;
Manner of Delivery. This Note may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or
any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, or other applicable law)
or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and
effective for all purposes.


 


(f) Titles
and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Note are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing
or interpreting this Note.


 


(g) Notices.
All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (1) upon personal delivery to the
party to be notified, (2) when sent by confirmed electronic mail if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on
the next business day, (3) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
or (4) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of
receipt providing that delivery has been arranged for the next day-priority. All communications to a party shall be sent to the party’s
address or email address(es) set forth on the signature page hereto or at such other address(es) as such party may designate by ten days’
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(h) Delays
or Omissions. It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to Holder, upon any breach or
default of the Company under this Note shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such
breach or default, or any acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of
any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. It is further agreed
that any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character by Holder of any breach or default under this Note, or any waiver
by Holder of any provisions or conditions of this Note, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set
forth in writing and that all remedies, either under this Note, or by law or otherwise afforded to Holder, shall be cumulative and not
alternative.


 


(i) Severability.
The parties acknowledge that if a dispute between the parties arises out of this Note or the subject matter of this Note, then they would
want the court to interpret this Note as follows: (1) with respect to any provision that it holds to be unenforceable, by modifying that
provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable or, if that modification is not permitted by law, by disregarding that
provision; (2) if an unenforceable provision is modified or disregarded in accordance with subsection (1) above, by holding that the rest
of this agreement will remain in effect as written; (3) by holding that any unenforceable provision will remain as written in any circumstances
other than those in which the provision is held to be unenforceable; and (4) if modifying or disregarding the unenforceable provision
would result in failure of an essential purpose of this agreement, by holding this agreement in its entirety, unenforceable.


 


(j) Entire
Agreement. This Note constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof,
and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements except
as specifically set forth herein.


 


Time is of the essence of this Note. Debtor hereby
waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of non-payment or dishonor, protest and notice of protest, or any other notice of any kind
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Debtor has
duly executed this instrument under seal as of the date first above written.


 


Arcimoto, Inc.


 


	By:	/s/ Mark Frohnmayer	 
	Name:	Mark Frohnmayer	 
	Title:	Chairman, President, and CEO	 



E-mail: markf@arcimoto.com


Mailing address: 2034 West 2nd Ave. Eugene, OR
97402


 


Accepted and Agreed:


 


Holder: Ducera Investments LLC – 2022 Series
A


 


	By:	/s/ Michael Kramer	 
	Name:	Michael Kramer	 
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer	 



Email: mkramer@ducerapartners.com


Mailing address: 11 Times Square, 36th Floor,
New York, NY 10036


 


 


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