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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). THE SECURITIES
MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT,
OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE CUSTOMARY FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS THAT REGISTRATION
IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT.

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTE

 

	June ___, 2012	$500,000

  

FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
FIRST CORPORATION, a Colorado corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to
pay to the order of ISI Nominees Limited or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000), on June 1, 2013 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal
balance hereof at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum from June __, 2012 (the “Issue Date”) until the same
becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or otherwise. Any amount of principal or interest
on this Note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum from the due date thereof
until the same is paid (“Default Interest”). Interest shall commence accruing on the issue date, shall be computed
on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed and shall accrue and be payable, quarterly on March 31, June 30,
September 30 and December 31 of each year beginning on September 30, 2012. All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted
into common stock, $.001 par value per share, of the Borrower (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with
the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments shall be made at such address as
the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note. 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 payment 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. As used in this Note, the term “business day” shall mean any day other than
a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the city of New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive
order to remain closed. Each capitalized term used herein, and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 1, 2012, pursuant to which this Note is issued (the “Purchase
Agreement”).

 

    	 

    	 

    

  

This Note is free from
all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other
similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.

 

The following terms
shall apply to this Note:

 

Article
I. CONVERSION RIGHTS

 

1.1           Conversion
Right. The Holder shall have the right from time to time, and at any time on or prior to the earlier of (i) the Maturity
Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount (as defined in Article III) pursuant to Section 1.6(a) or Article III,
or any payments pursuant to Section 1.7, each in respect of the remaining outstanding principal amount of this Note to convert
all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount of this Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common
Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which
such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the conversion price (the “Conversion Price”)
determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”); provided, however, that in no event
shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which
the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common
Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or
unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower (including, without limitation, the warrants issued by the Borrower pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and
(2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination
of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.9% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined
in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as
otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this
Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect
on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”),
delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted
by facsimile (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New
York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”). The term “Conversion
Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the principal amount of this Note to be
converted in such conversion plus (2) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such principal amount at the interest rates
provided in this Note to the Conversion Date plus (3) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately
preceding clauses (1) and/or (2).

 

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1.2           So
long as (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Borrower has a sufficient number of authorized
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon full conversion of the Notes, and (iii) the closing price of the Common
Stock is at or below $1.00 per share for each of the ten prior trading days, then at any time after the Issue Date, the Borrower
shall have the right, exercisable on not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Holders of the Notes to cause
the conversion of all or any portion of the outstanding Notes in accordance with this Section 1. The Notice of Conversion shall
be delivered and the mechanics of conversion of Notes effected under this Section 1.2 in the same manner as a conversion under
Section 1.1.

 

1.3           Conversion
Price.  The Conversion Price shall be $0.60 per share.

 

1.4           Authorized
Shares. The Borrower covenants that during the period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized
and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock
upon the full conversion of this Note and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower represents that
upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if the Borrower shall issue
any securities or make any change to its capital structure which would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the
Notes shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that
thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for
conversion of the outstanding Notes.

 

If, at any time
a Holder of this Note submits a Notice of Conversion, and the Borrower does not have sufficient authorized but unissued shares
of Common Stock available to effect such conversion in accordance with the provisions of this Article I, the Borrower shall issue
to the Holder all of the shares of Common Stock which are then available to effect such conversion. The Borrower shall use its
best efforts to authorize a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock as soon as practicable after the Holder notifies the Borrower
or that the Borrower otherwise becomes aware that there are or likely will be insufficient authorized and unissued shares to allow
full conversion thereof. The Borrower shall promptly send notice to the Holder of the authorization of additional shares of Common
Stock.

 

1.5          Method
of Conversion.

 

(a)          Mechanics
of Conversion. Subject to Section 1.1, this Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from time
to time after the Issue Date, by (A) submitting to the Borrower no less than ten days prior to the Conversion Date a Notice
of Conversion (by facsimile or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 6:00 p.m., New
York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section 1.4(b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the Borrower.

 

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(b)          Surrender
of Note Upon Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance
with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid
principal amount of this Note is so converted. The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount
so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower,
so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such
records of the Borrower shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if any portion of this Note is converted as aforesaid, the Holder may not transfer this Note unless the Holder first physically
surrenders this Note to the Borrower, whereupon the Borrower will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new
Note of like tenor, registered as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, representing
in the aggregate the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge
and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted
principal amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

(c)          Payment
of Taxes. The Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in
the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property on conversion of this Note in a name other than
that of the Holder (or in street name), and the Borrower shall not be required to issue or deliver any such shares or other securities
or property unless and until the person or persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such shares are
to be held for the Holder’s account) requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Borrower the amount of any such
tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Borrower that such tax has been paid.

 

(d)          Delivery
of Common Stock Upon Conversion. Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission (or other reasonable
means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the
Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Common
Stock issuable upon such conversion within ten (10) business days after such receipt (and, solely in the case of conversion of
the entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Note) in accordance with the terms hereof and the Purchase.

 

(e)          Obligation
of Borrower to Deliver Common Stock. Upon receipt by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed
to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of
accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its
obligations under this Article I, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate
except the right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion.
If the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver
the certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder
to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person
or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder
of record, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of
any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower
to the Holder in connection with such conversion. The Conversion Date specified in the Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion
Date so long as the Notice of Conversion is received by the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on such date.

 

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(f)          Delivery
of Common Stock by Electronic Transfer. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable
upon conversion, provided the Borrower’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”)
Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the
provisions contained in Section 1.1 and in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent
to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime
Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system.

 

1.6          Concerning
the Shares. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless (i)
such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall
have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel
in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption
from such registration or (iii) such shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor rule)
(“Rule 144”) or (iv) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited
Investor (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). Except as otherwise provided in the Purchase Agreement (and subject to the removal
provisions set forth below), until such time as the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note have been registered
under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular
date that can then be immediately sold, each certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, shall
bear a legend substantially in the following form, as appropriate:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED
OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN
FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE CUSTOMARY FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER
SAID ACT UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT.”

 

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The legend set forth
above shall be removed and the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefor free of any transfer legend if (i)
the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions
of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Common Stock may be made without registration
under the Act and the shares are so sold or transferred, (ii) such the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion
of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions that the Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of this Note (to the extent such securities are deemed to have been acquired on the same date) can be sold pursuant
to Rule 144 or (iii) in the case of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale
by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without
any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold.

 

1.7          Effect
of Certain Events.

 

(a)          Effect
of Merger, Consolidation, Etc. At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which
more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of, or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of
the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall either: (i)
be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the
Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article
III) or (ii) be treated pursuant to Section 1.6(b) hereof. “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.

 

(b)          Adjustment
Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc. If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of
all of the Notes, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar
event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares
of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower,
then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the
terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion,
such stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had this Note been converted
in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such
case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the
provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares
issuable upon conversion of the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities
or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof. The Borrower shall not effect any transaction described in this Section
1.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, thirty (30) days prior written notice (but in any event at least fifteen
(15) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record
date, the consummation of, such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event
or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring
entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Section 1.6(b). The above provisions shall similarly
apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.

 

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(c)          Adjustment
Due to Distribution. If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets)
to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or
distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary
(i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion
of this Note after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such
assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had
such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to
such Distribution.

 

(d)          Notice
of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price as a result of the events
described in this Section 1.6, the Borrower, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare
and furnish to the Holder of a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which
such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Borrower shall, upon the written request at any time of the Holder, furnish to such
Holder a like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustment or readjustment, (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect and
(iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received
upon conversion of the Note.

 

1.8          Status
as Shareholder. Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by a Holder, (i) the shares covered thereby (other than the
shares, if any, which cannot be issued because their issuance would exceed such Holder’s allocated portion of the Reserved
Amount or Maximum Share Amount) shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a
Holder of such converted portion of this Note shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for
such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because
of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the terms of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder has not received
certificates for all shares of Common Stock prior to the tenth (10th) business day after the expiration of the Deadline with respect
to a conversion of any portion of this Note for any reason, then (unless the Holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a
holder of Common Stock by so notifying the Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this Note with respect
to such unconverted portions of this Note and the Borrower shall, as soon as practicable, return such unconverted Note to the
Holder or, if the Note has not been surrendered, adjust its records to reflect that such portion of this Note has not been converted.
In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies (including, without limitation, (i) the right to receive
Conversion Default Payments pursuant to Section 1.3 to the extent required thereby for such Conversion Default and any subsequent
Conversion Default and (ii) the right to have the Conversion Price with respect to subsequent conversions determined in accordance
with Section 1.3) for the Borrower’s failure to convert this Note.

 

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Article
II. CERTAIN COVENANTS

 

2.1           Distributions
on Capital Stock. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the
Holder’s written consent (a) pay, declare or set apart for such payment, any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
property or other securities) on shares of capital stock other than dividends on shares of Common Stock solely in the form of additional
shares of Common Stock or (b) directly or indirectly or through any subsidiary make any other payment or distribution in respect
of its capital stock except for distributions pursuant to any shareholders’ rights plan which is approved by a majority of
the Borrower’s disinterested directors.

 

2.2           Restriction
on Stock Repurchases. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without
the Holder’s written consent redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange for property or other
securities or otherwise) in any one transaction or series of related transactions any shares of capital stock of the Borrower or
any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire any such shares.

 

2.3           Sale
of Assets. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s
written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business.
Any consent to the disposition of any assets may be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds of disposition.

 

Article
III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

If any of the following
events of default (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:

 

3.1           Failure
to Pay Principal or Interest. The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note,
whether at maturity, upon a Trading Market Prepayment Event pursuant to Section 1.7, upon acceleration or otherwise;

 

3.2           Conversion
and the Shares. The Borrower fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens that it will
not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms
of this Note (for a period of at least sixty (60) days, if such failure is solely as a result of the circumstances governed by
Section 1.3 and the Borrower is using its best efforts to authorize a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock as soon as practicable),
fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of
Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note;

 

3.3           Breach
of Covenants. The Borrower breaches any material covenant of this Note and such breach continues for a period of ten (10)
days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder;

 

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3.4           Breach
of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement, statement
or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the Purchase Agreement),
shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have)
a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement;

 

3.5           Receiver
or Trustee. The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply
for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such
a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed;

 

3.6           Judgments.
Any money judgment, writ or similar process shall be entered or filed against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower or
any of its property or other assets for more than $50,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of twenty
(20) days unless otherwise consented to by the Holder, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld;

 

3.7           Bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for relief under any bankruptcy law or any
law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower;

 

then, upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of any Event of Default specified in this Section 3, at the option of the Holder within 15 days following the delivery
of written notice to the Borrower (the “Default Notice”), the Notes shall become immediately due and payable
and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder the principal amount outstanding hereunder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder,
and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all
of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection,
and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity. If the Borrower fails
to pay all amounts so owing within ten (10) business days of written notice that such amount is due and payable, then the Holder
shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower remains in default (and so long and to the extent that there are sufficient
authorized shares), to require the Borrower, upon written notice, to immediately issue, in lieu of such amounts, the number of
shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the total amount owed hereunder divided by the Conversion Price.

 

Article
IV. MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1           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 privileges. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative
to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

 

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4.2           Notices.
Any notice herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally served or delivered by courier or
sent by United States mail and shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt if personally served (which shall include telephone
line facsimile transmission) or sent by courier or three (3) days after being deposited in the United States mail, certified, with
postage pre-paid and properly addressed, if sent by mail. For the purposes hereof, the address of the Holder shall be as shown
on the records of the Borrower; and the address of the Borrower shall be Maranello, Watch House Green, Felsted, Essex, England
CM6 EF. Both the Holder and the Borrower may change the address for service by service of written notice to the other as herein
provided.

 

4.3           Amendments.
This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder. The term
“Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument (and the other Notes
issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.

 

4.4           Assignability.
This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and
its successors and assigns. Each transferee of this Note must be an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)
of the 1933 Act). Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged as collateral in connection with
a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement.

 

4.5           Cost
of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

4.6           Governing
Law. THIS NOTE SHALL BE ENFORCED, GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE
TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. THE BORROWER
HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO
ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS NOTE, THE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY
OR THEREBY. BOTH PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING.
BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON A PARTY MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE
SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY’S RIGHT TO SERVE
PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING
SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON SUCH JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LAWFUL MANNER. THE PARTY
WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS NOTE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’
FEES, INCURRED BY THE PREVAILING PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DISPUTE.

 

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4.7           Certain
Amounts. Whenever pursuant to this Note the Borrower is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding principal
amount (or the portion thereof required to be paid at that time) plus accrued and unpaid interest plus Default Interest on such
interest, the Borrower and the Holder agree that the actual damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash payment on this Note
may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so paid by the Borrower represents stipulated damages and not a penalty and
is intended to compensate the Holder in part for loss of the opportunity to convert this Note and to earn a return from the sale
of shares of Common Stock acquired upon conversion of this Note at a price in excess of the price paid for such shares pursuant
to this Note. The Borrower and the Holder hereby agree that such amount of stipulated damages is not plainly disproportionate to
the possible loss to the Holder from the receipt of a cash payment without the opportunity to convert this Note into shares of
Common Stock.

 

4.8           Denominations.
At the request of the Holder, upon surrender of this Note, the Borrower shall promptly issue new Notes in the aggregate outstanding
principal amount hereof, in the form hereof, in such denominations of at least $50,000 as the Holder shall request.

 

4.9           Purchase
Agreement. By its acceptance of this Note, each Holder agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.

 

4.10         Notice
of Corporate Events. Except as otherwise provided below, the Holder of this Note shall have no rights as a Holder of Common
Stock unless and only to the extent that it converts this Note into Common Stock. The Borrower shall provide the Holder with prior
notification of any meeting of the Borrower’s shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders).
In the event of any taking by the Borrower of a record of its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are
entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including
by way of merger, consolidation, reclassification or recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property,
or to receive any other right, or for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to vote in connection with any proposed
sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or any proposed liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Borrower, the Borrower shall mail a notice to the Holder, at least ten (10) days prior to the record date specified
therein (or thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier), of the date on which
any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding
the amount and character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent known at such time. The Borrower shall
make a public announcement of any event requiring notification to the Holder hereunder substantially simultaneously with the notification
to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.12.

 

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4.11         Remedies.
The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating
the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for
a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the
Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law
or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing
any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic
loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer this ____ day of June, 2012.

 

	 	FIRST CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Andrew Clarke
	 	 	Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(To be Executed by the Registered Holder

in order to Convert the Notes)

 

The undersigned hereby
irrevocably elects to convert $__________ principal amount of the Note (defined below) into shares of common stock, par value $.001
per share (“Common Stock”), of First Corporation, a Colorado corporation (the “Borrower”)
according to the conditions of the convertible Notes of the Borrower dated as of June 1, 2012 (the “Notes”),
as of the date written below. If securities are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned
will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates. No fee will be charged to
the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any. A copy of each Note is attached hereto (or evidence of loss,
theft or destruction thereof).

 

If eligible, the Borrower
shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned
or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (“DWAC Transfer”).

 

Name of DTC Prime Broker:_________________________________________________________

Account Number:________________________________________________________________

 

In lieu of receiving
shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion by way of a DWAC Transfer, the undersigned hereby requests
that the Borrower issue a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are
based on the Holder’s calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below or, if additional space is
necessary, on an attachment hereto:

 

Name:________________________________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________________________________ 

 

The undersigned represents
and warrants that all offers and sales by the undersigned of the securities issuable to the undersigned upon conversion of the
Notes shall be made pursuant to registration of the securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”),
or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Act.

 

Date of Conversion:___________________________

Applicable Conversion Price:____________________

Number of Shares of Common Stock
to be Issued Pursuant to

Conversion of the Notes:______________

Signature:___________________________________

Name:______________________________________

Address:____________________________________

  

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The Borrower shall issue and deliver shares
of Common Stock to an overnight courier not later than three business days following receipt of the original Note(s) to be converted,
and shall make payments pursuant to the Notes for the number of business days such issuance and delivery is late.

 

    	15Exhibit 10(a)

 

Cathay General
Bancorp

2005 INCENTIVE
PLAN

STOCK AWARD
AGREEMENT

 

THIS STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Award
Agreement”), dated June 6, 2012 between Cathay General Bancorp, a Delaware corporation (“Company”), and Dunson
K. Cheng (the “Employee”), is entered into as follows:

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company established the 2005
Incentive Plan, which it amended by corporate resolution on January 21, 2010 (the “Plan”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) has determined that the Employee shall be granted shares of
common stock of the Company (“Stock Awards”), subject to the terms set forth below. Capitalized terms used but not
defined in this Award Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.

 

THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

		1.	Award. The Company has awarded the Employee the Stock Awards for shares of Common Stock (“Shares”) in payment
of a portion of the Employee’s Additional Base Salary Amount (as defined below) as provided in this Award Agreement. Each
Stock Award entitles the Employee to receive a number of Shares determined as of each Grant Date (as defined below) pursuant to
Section 3 below and subject to the other terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Award Agreement. The Employee’s
“Additional Base Salary Amount” payable over the pay periods commencing on June 1, 2012 and ending on the first to
occur of December 31, 2012 and the date this Award Agreement is terminated or amended by the Committee in its discretion (the “Applicable
Period”) shall be $565,000. During the Applicable Period, the Employee’s Additional Base Salary Amount shall be reduced
by applicable tax withholdings and deductions (which amounts will be remitted to the applicable tax authorities by the Company),
and the remaining amount shall be paid to the Employee in Shares pursuant to the terms of this Award Agreement. The amount of the
Additional Base Salary Amount payable for each pay period ending during the Applicable Period, net of applicable tax withholdings
and deductions, in accordance with established Company payroll procedures is referred to herein as the Employee’s “Net
Pay Period Additional Base Salary Amount.”

 

		2.	Grant Date. For purposes of this Award Agreement, each “Grant Date” for a Stock Award shall be the pay end
date for each pay period beginning with the first pay end date that occurs during the Applicable Period and continuing consistent
with the Company’s established payroll procedures until the pay end date for the last pay period that occurs during the Applicable
Period. Stock Awards will be granted only to the extent the Employee has earned the applicable portion of the Additional Base Salary
Amount during the relevant pay period.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

		3.	Number of Shares. The number of Shares awarded hereunder on each Grant Date shall be determined by dividing the Net
Pay Period Additional Base Salary Amount by the closing price of the Common Stock as reported on Nasdaq
on the Grant Date (or the immediately preceding date if the Nasdaq is closed on the applicable Grant Date). Any fractional
Share that results during a pay period shall be accumulated and aggregated with other fractional Shares that accrue to the Employee
during the Applicable Period.

 

		4.	Vesting. Each Share issued pursuant to a Stock Award granted under this Award Agreement shall be fully vested as of
the Grant Date.

 

		5.	Termination. If during the Applicable Period the Employees incurs a Termination of Employment for any reason, including
due to his death or permanent disability (as determined by the Company), the Employee shall be entitled to receive a final Stock
Award(s) determined in accordance with Section 3 above for any portion of the Additional Base Salary Amount which has accrued
for the relevant pay period(s) through the Employee’s date of termination of employment but has not yet been paid. The Employee
shall have no further right or entitlement to any other Stock Award hereunder following his date of Termination of Employment.

 

		6.	Nontransferable.  Unless the Committee provides otherwise, (i) no rights under this Award Agreement will be assignable
or transferable, and neither the Employee nor his beneficiary will have any power to anticipate, alienate, dispose of, pledge or
encumber any rights under this Award Agreement, and (ii) the rights and the benefits of this Award Agreement may be exercised and
received during the Employee’s lifetime only by the Employee or his legal representative.

 

		7.	Delivery of Shares; Other Restrictions. The Shares granted will be issued on the Grant Date or as soon thereafter as
administratively practicable in accordance with procedures established by the Company. The transfer agent for the Company shall
hold the Shares awarded hereunder in the Employee’s name in uncertificated form until the later of the expiration of the
Restricted Period (as defined in Section 8 below) or the date the Employee requests delivery of such certificates. At the time
of delivery of the Shares to the Employee, the number of Shares delivered shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share, with
cash paid in lieu of the fractional Share. The Company may delay the issuance of shares of common stock hereunder to ensure at
the time of issuance there is a registration statement for the shares in effect under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance
of Shares under this Award Agreement is subject to compliance by the Company and the Employee with all applicable legal requirements
applicable thereto, including tax withholding obligations, and with all applicable regulations of any stock exchange on which the
common stock may be listed at the time of issuance.

 

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		8.	Transfer Restrictions. As a condition to receiving each Stock Award, and notwithstanding the Employee’s Termination
of Employment other than due to death or permanent disability, the Employee agrees to hold and not transfer, for the entire period
during which the Company has an obligation arising from financial assistance outstanding under the Troubled Asset Relief Program
(disregarding any warrants to purchase common stock of the Company that the Treasury may hold) (the “Restriction Period”),
100% of the Shares received under this Award Agreement. Such transfer restrictions shall terminate upon the earlier of the end
of the Restriction Period or the date of the Employee’s death or permanent disability.

 

		9.	Additional Provisions. This Award Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Plan. If the Plan and this Award Agreement
are inconsistent, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Interpretations of the Plan and this Award Agreement by the Committee
are binding on the Employee and the Company. The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions
are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding
and enforceable.

 

		10.	No Employment Agreement. Neither the award of the Stock Awards nor the delivery to Employee of this Award Agreement
or any other document relating to the Stock Awards will confer on the Employee the right to continued employment with the Company
or any Affiliate.

 

		11.	Compliance with Law. The rights under this Award Agreement are established
voluntarily by the Company, are discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Committee
at any time, including without limitation, to the extent the Company reasonably deems it required by the Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008, as amended by the American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009, and as amended from time to time, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, or any other applicable law, rule, regulation, order, directive, or interpretive guidance from
a governmental agency or authority. 

 

		12.	Section 409A. The Stock Awards are intended to comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury
regulations relating thereto, or an exemption to Section 409A of the Code. Any payments that qualify for the “short-term
deferral” exception or another exception under Section 409A of the Code shall be paid under the applicable exception. For
purposes of the limitations on nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, each payment of compensation
under this Award Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment of compensation. Accordingly, all provisions included in this
Award Agreement, or incorporated by reference, will be interpreted and administered in accordance with that intent. If any provision
of the Plan would otherwise conflict with or frustrate this intent, that provision will be interpreted and deemed amended or limited
so as to avoid the conflict.

 

		13.	Amendment. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and without the Employee’s
consent, at any time terminate, suspend or modify this Award Agreement, provided that no such amendment shall materially adversely
affect the Employee’s rights with respect to Shares previously issued to the Employee.

 

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The Company has awarded the Employee the
Stock Awards in accordance with the foregoing terms and conditions and in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. By signing
below, the Employee hereby agrees to the foregoing terms and conditions of this Award Agreement.

 

	 	 	CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
	 Accepted by the Employee:	 	 	 
	 	 	By	/s/ Peter Wu
	/s/ Dunson K. Cheng	 	 	Peter Wu
	 	 	 	Executive Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Operating Officer

 

RETAIN A COPY OF THIS AWARD AGREEMENT
FOR YOUR RECORDS

 

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