Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement |
As previously disclosed, Inhibitor Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly known as HedgePath Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) (the “Company”) entered into that certain Amended and Restated Sublicense Agreement, dated December 17, 2018 (the “Previous Sublicense Agreement”), between Mayne Pharma International Pty Ltd (“Mayne Pharma International”) and the Company. Pursuant to the Previous Sublicense Agreement, Mayne Pharma International sublicensed to the Company the exclusive U.S. rights to two certain third party patents relating to the use of itraconazole as a treatment for cancerand age-related macular degeneration (the “Patents”). On August 21, 2019, the Company received written notice of termination of the Previous Sublicense Agreement due to the fact that the third party from whom Mayne Pharma was itself sublicensing the Patents had terminated such sublicense agreement.
On August 27, 2019, the Company and Mayne Pharma International entered into a new Sublicense Agreement, effective August 20, 2019 (the “New Sublicense Agreement”), under which the Company received from Mayne Pharma International a sublicense to the Patents on nearly identical terms as the Previous Sublicense Agreement (including with respect to licensed field, the licensed indications and the license fees, milestone payments and minimum annual and running royalties that may be owed by the Company to Mayne Pharma International, as well as the terms related to patent prosecution and infringement, reporting and indemnification). Mayne Pharma International was able to enter into the New Sublicense Agreement because, subsequent to the termination of the Previous Sublicense Agreement, Mayne Pharma International entered into a direct license agreement with respect to the Patents with The Johns Hopkins University, the owner of the Patents.
The Patents consist of: (i) US Provisional Application No 60/583,076 entitled “New Angiogenesis Inhibitors”, subsequently filed as PCT/US05/23015 on June 27, 2005 and (ii) US patent No 8,653,083 entitled “Hedgehog Pathway Antagonists to Treat Disease”, filed on August 22, 2005, and subsequently filed as PCT/US2006/32952 on August 22, 2006, together with the inventions disclosed and claimed therein, and all continuations, divisions and reissued based thereof, and any patents issuing, granted or registered therefrom.
The New Sublicense Agreement has a term commencing on August 20, 2019 and continuing until the earlier of: (a) the date of expiration of the last to expire Patent; or (b) notice by Mayne Pharma International with immediate effect promptly after termination or expiry of its rights to license the Patents. Mayne Pharma International and the Company have the right to terminate the New Sublicense Agreement upon the occurrence of certain events, including the bankruptcy of a party or breach of a party’s obligations under the New Sublicense Agreement (subject to a notice and cure period). Mayne Pharma International may also terminate the New Sublicense Agreement upon the expiration or termination of that certain Third Amended and Restated Supply and License Agreement, dated December 17, 2018, between the Company and Mayne Pharma Ventures Pty Ltd, an affiliate of Mayne Pharma International.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report and any related statements of representatives and partners of the Company contain, or may contain, among other things, certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties. Such statements may include, without limitation, statements with respect to the Company’s plans, objectives, projections, expectations and intentions and other statements identified by words such as “projects,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,”