THIS NOTE IS A CONTINGENT NOTE AND NO PAYMENT, WHETHER PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST, SHALL BE DUE OR PAYABLE UNDER THIS NOTE UNLESS THE CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT UNDER THIS NOTE ARE SATISFIED.
IASO PHARMA INC.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, IASO Pharma Inc. (f/k/a Pacific Beach BioSciences, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the order of The Lindsay A. Rosenwald 2000 Family Trusts Dated December 15, 2000, or his, her or its assigns (“Holder”), in lawful money of the United States of America at 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019 (or such other address as Holder shall provide to the Company in writing pursuant hereto), the principal amount of ____________ dollars ($___________) (the “Contingent Amount”), together with interest as set forth in Section 2 below.
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Upon the occurrence of a Contingency Event (as defined below), the Company hereby agrees to pay to Holder, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, the Contingent Amount, plus all accrued interest thereon in accordance with Section 2 hereof, less any amounts previously paid to the Holder under Section 1(b) below, within twenty (20) business days following the date of such Contingency Event.
Following the Commercialization of any Product but prior to the occurrence of a Contingency Event, the Company hereby agrees (i) to pay to Holder, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, Holder’s pro rata share of the Net Sales Payment Amount for each calendar quarter, with such payment being due within sixty (60) days after the end of such calendar quarter, until Holder shall have received the full Contingent Amount, plus all accrued interest thereon in accordance with Section 2 hereof and (ii) provide Holder with a statement, such statement to be certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, setting forth the Company’s calculation of both the Net Sales and the Net Sales Payment Amount for such quarter, along with copies of all financial statements, backup calculations and other supporting information and materials relied upon by the Company in connection with such calculations.
For purposes of this Contingency Note, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Commercialization” means the first commercial sale of any Product by or on behalf of the Company or its Affiliates following Regulatory Approval.
“Contingency Event” means a Partnering Event, a Sale of the Company or a Post-Approval Financing.
“FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration or any successor agency.
“GAAP” means United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles applied on a consistent basis.
“Lead Product” means the Company’s lead product candidate known as PB-101 (zabofloxacin).
“Net Sales” means, for each calendar quarter, the sum of, without any duplication: (i) the gross amounts invoiced for the Products sold by or on behalf of the Company or its Affiliates to third parties (other than the Company or its Affiliates, provided that the Company and such Affiliates are not the end users of the Products or acting as agents for or representatives of third parties) during such calendar quarter, including wholesale distributors, less deductions from such amounts calculated in accordance with GAAP so as to arrive at “net sales” under GAAP as reported by the Company or its Affiliate, as applicable, in such Person’s financial statements, and further reduced by bona fide write-offs of accounts receivables or increased for collection of accounts that were previously written off. Any and all set-offs against gross invoice prices shall be calculated in good faith in accordance with GAAP. Products that are provided to third parties without charge, in connection with research and development, clinical trials, compassionate use, humanitarian and charitable donations, or indigent programs or for use as samples, shall be excluded from the computation of Net Sales.
“Net Sales Payment Amount” means, for any calendar quarter, an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of Net Sales of the Products by the Company and its Affiliates during such calendar quarter.
“Partnering Event” means the entry by the Company or any of its subsidiaries into a license agreement, sale agreement or other similar agreement related to the Lead Product, or any other agreement for the development, marketing or sale of the Lead Product with any third party, other than any such agreement with Dong Wha Pharm. Co. Ltd. or any of its Affiliates that is in effect on the date hereof.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
“Post-Approval Financing” means the consummation by the Company, at any time following Regulatory Approval, of any equity or debt financing (or series of related equity or debt financings) from non-Affiliates yielding at least $10,000,000 in aggregate net cash proceeds (after commissions and transaction expenses).
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“Products” means the Lead Product and any other product of the Company that generates annual revenues of at least $1 million from sales of such product by or on behalf of the Company and its Affiliates.
“Regulatory Approval” means the approval by the FDA of a New Drug Application for the Lead Product.
“Sale of the Company” means a transaction (or series of related transactions) with one or more Persons that are not Affiliates, pursuant to which such Person or Persons acquire (i) a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the Company or the surviving entity or the voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of the Company or the surviving entity (in each case, whether by merger, consolidation, sale or transfer of the Company’s capital stock or otherwise) or (ii) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets determined on a consolidated basis.
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Interest. Interest shall be deemed to have accrued and shall only be payable on the actual amount of the Contingent Amount. Interest shall be deemed to accrue on the unpaid Contingent Amount at the rate of five percent (5%) per annum (or such lesser rate as shall be the maximum rate allowable under applicable law) from the date of this Contingent Note to, but not including the date on which payment of the Contingent Amount is made and no interest shall be paid prior to such time;provided,however, that upon an Event of Default (as defined herein), the interest rate on this Contingent Note shall be increased to nine percent (9%) per annum (or such lesser rate as shall be the maximum rate allowable under applicable law) during the term of the default. Interest from the date hereof shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and shall compound annually.
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Access to Information. The Company shall permit, during normal business hours and upon reasonable request and reasonable notice, Holder or any employees, agents or representatives thereof, for purposes reasonably related to Holder’s interests under this Contingent Note, to examine the records and books of account, and visit and inspect the properties, assets, operations and business, of the Company and any subsidiary thereof, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and any subsidiary thereof with members of the Company’s senior management; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall not be required to disclose, and the Company and its senior management may take such reasonable measures as may be necessary to prevent disclosure of, any material non-public information regarding the Company or any subsidiary thereof, unless Holder agrees to enter into a confidentiality agreement with respect to such information reasonably acceptable to Holder and the Company.
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Non-Negotiability. This Contingent Note is non-negotiable.
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Subordination. Holder hereby acknowledges, understands and agrees that this Contingent Note will be subordinate in right of payment to the indebtedness of any institutional lender who provides debt financing to the Company.
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Prepayment. The Company shall be entitled to prepay this Contingent Note (including all accrued but unpaid interest), in whole or in part, at any time without penalty or premium and without payment of unearned interest.
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Default; Remedies. In the event that any Event of Default (as defined below) occurs and is continuing, then, and in any such event, Holder shall have, in addition to any and all rights, powers, remedies, and recourse (collectively, “Remedies”) available or permitted to Holder at law or in equity, the right and option to declare the unpaid balance of Contingent Amounts hereof, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and costs of collection (including reasonable attorneys' fees), if any, thereon,
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immediately due and payable without notice (except as expressly provided herein), or demand or presentment for payment; provided that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in clause (ii) of the definition of Event of Default, all obligations outstanding hereunder, including, without limitation, Contingent Amounts, and interest, automatically shall become due and payable without any declaration, notice or other action by the Holder or the Company. The Remedies available or permitted to Holder under this Contingent Note, at law, in equity, or otherwise shall be cumulative and concurrent, and not exclusive; and the exercise of any such Remedy shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise at the same time or at any time thereafter any other such Remedies. No delay or omission on the part of Holder in exercising any Remedy available or permitted to Holder upon the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of said Remedy, or any other such Remedies, during the existence of such Event of Default or upon the occurrence and continuance of any subsequent Event of Default.
The term “Event of Default” shall mean any of the following events: (i) the Company shall fail to make any payment in respect of the Contingent Amount or interest in full when due; (ii) the Company shall commence proceedings in any court under the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any other debtors' relief or insolvency act, whether state or federal, or any other person shall commence such proceedings against the Company, and the same shall not be stayed or dismissed within sixty (60) days; or (iii) the filing of any state law dissolution certificate by the Company.
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No Stockholder Rights. Nothing contained in this Contingent Note shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder or any other Person the right to vote or to consent or to receive notice as a stockholder of the Company.
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General Provisions.
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Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in that certain Amended and Restated Future Advance Promissory dated as of September 30, 2009 made by the Company in favor of the Holder.
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Successors and Assigns. All of the terms and provisions of this Contingent Note shall bind the Company and its successors and assigns and the benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of the Holder and his heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns; provided, however, that the Holder may not assign this Note in whole or in part without the Company's prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
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Non-Waiver of Remedies. No delay or failure on the part of Holder or the Company in the exercise of any right or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by Holder or the Company of any right or remedy shall preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy.
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Waiver of Presentment, etc. The Company hereby waives presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protests and all other notices.
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Amendment. This Contingent Note may only be amended or modified by a writing signed by both the Company and the Holder.
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Headings. The descriptive section headings in this Contingent Note are for convenience only and shall not be construed as part hereof.
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Severability of Provisions. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Contingent Note shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Contingent Note shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Contingent Note.
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Contingent Note and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. The parties agree that the exclusive venue for the resolution of disputes shall be a court of competent jurisdiction located in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Contingent Promissory Note to be executed in its corporate name, by and through its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written.
IASO PHARMA INC.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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