Document:

Exhibit 10.3

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

	$5,000,000	Issue Date: January 7, 2013

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, WEPOWER
ECO CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of WEPOWER ECOLUTIONS,
INC., a Delaware corporation (“Lender”), in legal tender of the United States of America, and subject to Section
3 below, the principal amount of FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000), together with accrued interest on outstanding principal
from the date of this note (this “Note”) to the date paid at the rate provided herein. This Note is issued by
the Company as payment in connection with the purchase of certain assets from Lender pursuant to the terms of that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated as of even date herewith (the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms in this Note
that are not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 

1.                 
Payments of Principal and Interest. Principal and interest shall be due and payable as follows:

(a)              
Interest Rate and Payments. Interest on the entire outstanding principal balance of this Note shall be
computed at a rate of two percent (2.00%) per annum from the five-month anniversary of the date hereof. Interest shall be computed
and accrued on a 365-day basis for the actual number of days elapsed. The Company shall pay accrued interest in arrears semi-annually
commencing on the eleven-month anniversary of the date hereof.

(b)              
Amortized Principal Payments. The Company shall pay the principal in equal 180 monthly installments commencing
on the five-year anniversary of the date hereof.

(c)               
Maturity Date. The unpaid portion of the principal amount of this Note, and all accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, shall be due and payable on January 7, 2033.

(d)              
Payment Method. All payment amounts shall be paid by the Company in lawful money of the United States
of America at the principal office of Lender, or at such other place as Lender may from time to time designate in writing to the
Company.

2.                 
Security. This Note is unsecured, but shall rank senior to any other unsecured debt of the Company.

3.                 
Prepayment. The Company may prepay this Note in whole or in part at any time without incurring any fee, premium or penalty;
provided, that if the Company prepays this Note (including accrued interest) in whole on or before: (a) the second anniversary
of the date hereof, the principal amount and accrued interest thereof shall be reduced by ten percent (10%); or (b) after the second
anniversary but on or before the fifth anniversary of the date hereof, the principal amount and accrued interest thereof shall
be reduced by eight percent (8%); or (c) after the fifth anniversary but on or before the tenth anniversary of the date hereof,
the principal amount and accrued interest shall be reduced by five percent (5%).

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4.                 
Event of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an event of default hereunder (“Event of Default”):

(a)              
The Company fails to make any payment of principal or interest within fifteen (15) days after the same shall
become due and payable, whether at maturity or by acceleration or as part of any prepayment or otherwise, under this Note;

(b)              
The Company fails to perform any covenant contained in this Note (other than as referred to elsewhere in this
Section 4) and does not cure such failure within thirty (30) days after written notice of such failure is given to the Company
by Lender;

(c)               
Any attachment or judicial seizure of any substantial part of the Company’s assets occurs; or

(d)              
The Company files a petition in bankruptcy or for any form of debtor relief under any present or future law relating
to bankruptcy or debtor relief; or such a filing or petition is filed against the Company and the Company consents to or does not
oppose such filing or petition, or such petition is not dismissed within ninety (90) days after filing; or the Company consents
to the appointment of or taking of possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or similar
official of the Company or for any part of the Company’s property; or the Company makes an assignment for the benefit of
its creditors.

5.                 
Remedies. 

(a)              
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Lender may, at Lender’s option, declare all principal, interest
and other indebtedness evidenced by the Note to be immediately due and payable without any presentment, demand, protest or notice
of any kind, and Lender shall be entitled to exercise any and all remedies available to Lender under the Note or at law or in equity.

(b)              
The remedies of the Lender hereof as provided herein or at law or in equity shall be cumulative and concurrent
and may be pursued singly, successively, or together at the sole discretion of the holder hereof, and may be exercised as often
as occasion therefor shall occur.

6.                 
Non-Exercise of Rights Not Constituting Waiver. No delay or omission on the part of Lender hereof in exercising any
right under this Note or at law or in equity shall operate as a waiver of such right.

7.                 
Waiver. The Company hereby waives diligence, presentment, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, protest
and demand, notice of protest, dishonor and nonpayment of this Note and, to the full extent permitted by law, the right to plead
any statute of limitations as a defense to any demand hereunder.

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8.                 
Severability. Every provision of this Note is intended to be severable. In the event any term or provision hereof is
declared by court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such illegality or invalidity shall
not affect the balance of the terms and provisions hereof, which terms and provisions shall remain binding and enforceable.

9.                 
Choice of Law. This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of
Delaware without giving effect to principles of conflict of law.

10.             
Assignment. This Note and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Note, or assign
the rights or delegate the duties hereunder or thereunder, without the prior written consent of Lender.

 

11.             
Amendment. This Note may not be amended except by a writing signed by the Company and Lender.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Company and Lender have caused this Note to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

	 	THE COMPANY
	 	 
	 	WEPOWER ECO CORP.
	 	a Delaware corporation
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By: /s/ Kevin Donovan
	 	Name: Kevin Donovan
	 	Its: Chief Executive Officer
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	LENDER
	 	 
	 	WEPOWER ECOLUTIONS, INC.
	 	a Delaware corporation
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By: /s/ Randy Letcavage
	 	Name: Randall Letcavage
	 	Its:  Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

4World Moto, Inc.: Exhibit 10.1  - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

World Moto, Inc. 
1777 Moo 5 Soi Sukhumvit 107,

Sukhumvit Road, North Sumrong, 
Amphur Muang, Samut Prakan, 
Bangkok,
Thailand 

The undersigned (the "Investor") hereby confirms its
agreement with you as follows: 

     1. This Securities Purchase
Agreement is made as of the date set forth below between World Moto, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and the Investor, which may be one of
multiple investors making an aggregate investment of US$1,000,000. The Company
reserves the right to sell additional securities for a larger aggregate
investment, without notice to the Investor, and the Investor may experience
dilution in respect of any sales beyond the above stated amount. 

     2. The Company and the Investor
agree that the Investor will purchase from the Company and the Company will
issue and sell to the Investor for an aggregate purchase price of US$____ (the
“Purchase Price”), an aggregate of ________shares of the Company's common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). 

     The Purchase Price is due to the
Company with the return of the Securities Purchase Agreement by the Investor.
The Purchase Price will be deposited into the account of the Company, and the
funds will be available for use by the Company operating account upon acceptance
of the Securities Purchase Agreement by the Company. The acceptance may be as
long as sixty days, if not more, after the agreement and payment is made by the
Investor, while the Company completes the offering. During the period the
Investor funds are held by the Company, they will be at risk of the creditors of
the Company claiming rights to such funds, even though the Securities Purchase
Agreement has not been accepted. 

     3. The Company and the Investor
agree that the purchase and sale of the Common Stock is subject to the Terms and
Conditions for Purchase attached hereto as Annex I and incorporated
herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. Unless otherwise requested by
the Investor in Exhibit A, the Common Stock issued to the Investor will
be issued in the Investor's name and address as set forth below. 

     4. The Investor represents that,
except as set forth below, (a) it has had no position, office or other material
relationship within the past three years with the Company or its affiliates,
other than as a passive stockholder, if at all, (b) neither it, nor any group of
which it is a member or to which it is related, beneficially owns (including the
right to acquire or vote) any securities of the Company that is greater than 5%
of the current issued and outstanding shares of common stock as reported in the
latest report filed by the Company with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, and (c) neither it, nor any affiliate of the Investor, has
any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any Finance and
Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA") member. Exceptions: 

(If no exceptions, write "none." If left blank, response will
be deemed to be "none.") 

Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the
agreement between us by signing in the space provided below for that purpose.

	 	Dated as of: _______
	 	  
	 	  
	 	  
	 	  
	 	By: 
	 	Name: 
	 	Title: 
	 	  
	 	  
	 	  
	 	Address: 

		  
		  
	Aggregate Purchase Price: 	$___________
		  
	                
      Number of Shares of Common Stock: 	  
  ___________
		  
		  

AGREED AND ACCEPTED: 

WORLD MOTO, INC. 

By: 
Name: 
Title:

[SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE] 

Annex I 

Terms and Conditions for Purchase of Securities 

1. Agreement to Sell and Purchase Securities. 

     1.1 Purchase and Sale. At
the Closing (as defined in Section 2), the Company will sell to the
Investor, and the Investor will purchase from the Company, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein, for the Purchase Price, the Common
Stock described in Paragraph 2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement
attached hereto (collectively with this Annex I and the other exhibits
attached hereto, this “Agreement”). 

     1.2 Investor. The Investor
must execute and deliver a Securities Purchase Agreement, and must complete a
Certificate Questionnaire (in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto) and
an Investor Questionnaire (in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto) in
order to purchase the Common Stock. 

     2. Delivery at Closing.
The completion of the purchase and sale of the Common Stock (the
“Closing”) shall occur on a date mutually agreed upon by the Company and
the Investor (the “Closing Date”). At the Closing, the Company shall
instruct its transfer agent to issue (the “Instruction Letter”) to the
Investor that number of shares of Common Stock relevant to the investment, as
set forth in Paragraph 2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement. In
exchange for the delivery of the shares of Common Stock, the Investor shall pay
the Purchase Price to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available
funds pursuant to the Company's written instructions, if not previously
delivered to the Company. 

     The Company's obligation to issue
and sell the shares of Common Stock to the Investor shall be subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived
by the Company: (a) prior receipt by the Company of a copy of this Agreement
executed by the Investor; and (b) the accuracy of the representations and
warranties made by the Investor in this Agreement. 

     The Investor's obligation to
purchase the Common Stock shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Investor: (a) the
accuracy of the representations and warranties made by the Company in this
Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery by the Company of the Instruction
Letter and (c) the fulfillment of the obligations of the Company under this
Agreement on or prior to the Closing. 

     3. Representations and
Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports (as
defined below), the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investor as of
the date hereof and the Closing Date, as follows: 

     3.1 Organization. The
Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under, and by
virtue of, the laws of the State of Nevada and is in good standing under such
laws, and is qualified and in good standing under the laws of each other
jurisdiction in which it is required to be so qualified. 

     3.2 Corporate Power. The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate its
properties and assets, and to carry on its business as presently conducted. The
Company has all requisite legal and corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver the Agreement and to carry out and perform its
obligations under the terms of the Agreement. 

     3.3 Authorization;
Validity. The execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement by the
Company has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action and the
Agreement constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as limited by
general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally. The shares of Common Stock when
issued pursuant to the Agreement shall be, duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable. 

     3.4 Non-Contravention.
Neither the execution, delivery nor performance of any of the Agreement has or
will result in a violation or conflict with or constitute, with or without the
passage of time or giving of notice or both, either a default under any
provision of the Company’s articles of incorporation or by-laws or any
agreement, instrument or contract to which it is a party or by which it is bound
and that has been filed as an exhibit to the SEC Reports. 

     3.5 Compliance with Laws.
The Company is not in material violation of, and neither the execution, delivery
nor performance of the Agreement or any of its terms by the Company has or will
result in a material violation of, any federal, state, local or foreign law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company. 

     3.6 Accurate Information.
All disclosure furnished by the Company to the Investor regarding the Company,
its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, is true and correct in
all material respects. 

     4. Representations and
Warranties of the Investor. The Investor hereby represents and warrants to
the Company as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, as follows: 

     4.1 Investor Knowledge and
Status. The Investor represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the
Company that: (i) the Investor is an "accredited investor" as defined in
Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in making, and is
qualified to make decisions with respect to, investments in restricted
securities of micro-cap companies presenting an investment decision similar to
that involved in the purchase of the Common Stock, and has requested, received,
reviewed and considered all information it deemed relevant in making an informed
decision to purchase the Common Stock; (ii) the Investor understands that the
shares of Common Stock will be “restricted securities” when issued and will not
have been registered under the Securities Act and will be acquiring the shares
of Common Stock in the ordinary course of its business and for its own account
for investment only, has no present intention of distributing any of the
securities and has no arrangement or understanding with any other persons
regarding the distribution of the Common Stock; and (iii) the Investor has, in
connection with its decision to purchase the Common Stock, relied only upon the
representations and warranties of the Company contained herein and the
information contained in the SEC Reports. The Investor understands that the
issuance of the Common Stock to the Investor have not been registered under the
Securities Act, or registered or qualified under any state securities law, in
reliance on specific exemptions therefrom, which exemptions may depend upon,
among other things, the representations made by the Investor in this Agreement.
No person is authorized by the Company to provide any representation that is
inconsistent with or in addition to those contained herein or in the SEC
Reports, and the Investor acknowledges that it has not received or relied on any
such representations. 

     4.2 Power. The Investor
has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement. 

     4.3 Authorization;
Validity. The execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by any
necessary corporate or similar action on the part of the Investor. This
Agreement has been duly executed by the Investor and constitutes the valid and
binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with
its terms, except as limited by general equitable principles and applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general
application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally. 

     4.8 Additional
Acknowledgement. The Investor acknowledges that it has independently
evaluated the merits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, that it
has independently determined to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby,
that it is not relying on any advice from or evaluation by any other person,
that it is relying solely upon the representations and warranties of the Company
set forth in this Agreement in making its investment decision, and that it is
not acting in concert with any other person in making its purchase of the Common
Stock hereunder. 

     5. Transfer Restrictions;
Legends. Certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock (the
“Legended Shares”) shall each bear any legend as required by the
"blue sky" laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the
following form, until such time as they are not required: 

     THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT 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 (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS TRANSFER AGENT OR (II) UNLESS
SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT. 

     6. Public Statements. The
Company agrees to disclose on a Current Report on Form 8-K the consummation of
the sale of the Common Stock and the material terms thereof, including pricing,
which shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within four
Business Days after the Closing. The Company will not issue any public
statement, press release or any other public disclosure listing the Investor as
a purchaser of the Common Stock without the Investor's prior written consent,
except as may be required by applicable law or rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, any other governmental body or any exchange on which the
Company's securities are listed. 

     7. Notices. All notices,
requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall
be delivered by first-class registered or certified airmail, or internationally
recognized overnight express courier, postage prepaid, or by facsimile, and
shall be deemed given (i) if delivered by first-class registered or certified
mail domestic, upon the business day received, or (ii) if delivered by an
internationally recognized overnight carrier, one business day after timely
delivery to such carrier, and shall be addressed as follows, or to such other
address or addresses as may have been furnished in writing by a party to another
party pursuant to this paragraph: 

	 (a) if to the Company, to: 	World Moto, Inc. 
	  	1777 Moo 5 Soi Sukhumvit 107 
	  	Sukhumvit Road, North Sumrong 
	  	Amphur Muang, Samut Prakan 
	  	Bangkok, Thailand 
		  
	  	Attention: Mr. Paul Giles 
		  
		  
		  
	 with a copy to: 	Greenberg Traurig, LLP 
	  	1201 K Street, Suite 1100 
	  	Sacramento, CA 95814 
		  
	  	Attention: Mark Lee 
		  

(b) if to the Investor, at its address on the signature page to
the Securities Purchase Agreement. 

     8. Amendments; Waiver.
This Agreement may not be modified or amended except pursuant to an instrument
in writing signed by the Company and the Investor. Any waiver of a provision of
this Agreement must be in writing and executed by the party against whom
enforcement of such waiver is sought. 

     9. Headings. The headings
of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of
reference only and shall not be deemed to be part of this Agreement. 

     10. Entire Agreement;
Severability. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, negotiations and
understandings between the parties, both oral and written relating to the
subject matter hereof. If any provision contained in this Agreement is
determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall
not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Other than a condition
precedent, the Investor has no rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement. 

     11. Governing Law;
Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without giving effect to
principals of conflict of laws. The parties (i) agree that any legal suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be
instituted exclusively in the courts of the State of New York, County of New
York, (ii) waive any objection to the venue of any such suit, action or
proceeding and the right to assert that such forum is not a convenient forum,
and (iii) irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
New York, County of New York, in any such suit, action or proceeding, and
further agree to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process which may
be served in any such suit, action or proceeding and agree that service of
process upon them mailed by certified mail to their respective addresses shall
be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon them
in any such suit, action or proceeding. 

     12. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute
but one instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts
have been signed by each party hereto and delivered to the other parties. 

     13. Successors and
Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Neither party may assign
this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the other party (other than by merger). 

     14. Fees and Expenses.
Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants
and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party
incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement. The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and
other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of the Common
Stock to the Investor. 

     15. Severability. If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or
substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. 

     16. Remedies. In addition
to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law,
including recovery of damages, each of the Investor and the Company will be
entitled to specific performance under the Agreement. The parties agree that
monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by
reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Agreement and hereby agrees
to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such
obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. 

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EXHIBIT A 

INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR PURCHASER 

     WORLD MOTO, INC.

CERTIFICATE QUESTIONNAIRE 

Please provide us with the following information: 

	 1. 	The exact name in which your Shares are to be
    	  
	  	registered. You may use a nominee name if 	  
	  	appropriate: 	 
    
		  	  
	 2. 	If a nominee name is listed in response to Item
    	  
	  	1 above, the relationship between the Investor
    	  
	  	and such nominee: 	 
    
		  	  
	 3. 	The mailing address of the registered holder
	  
	  	listed in response to Item 1 above: 	 
    
		  	  
	 4. 	The Social Security Number or Tax 	
	  	Identification Number of the registered holder
    	  
	  	listed in the response to Item 1 above: 	 
    

EXHIBIT B 

WORLD MOTO, INC 

CERTIFICATE FOR CORPORATE, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED
LIABILITY 
COMPANY, TRUST, FOUNDATION AND JOINT INVESTORS 

SECURITIES DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS 

Please instruct us as to where you would like the Common Stock
delivered to at the closing: 

Name: 

Company: 

Address: 

Telephone: 

Other Special Instructions:

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