Interest Rate; Payments. Interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal amount of this Note at the rate of nine percent (9%) per annum (“Regular Interest”) from the Effective Date until such unpaid principal amount is paid in full or earlier converted into shares (the “Shares”) of the Maker’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), in accordance with the terms hereof. Interest accrued hereunder shall be paid either in cash or in Common Stock, as determined by the Payee in its sole discretion (provided that all accrued interest shall be paid in cash unless the Maker elects to receive any accrued interest in the form of Common Stock pursuant to a Conversion Notice delivered by the Maker pursuant to Section 2), in accordance with the following schedule: