Cardio Neo-Genesis Limited Partnership Sponsorship Agreement
Cardio
Neo-Genesis Limited Partnership Sponsorship Agreement
This
Agreement is made as of November 7, 2008 by and between CardioVascular
BioTherapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CVBT”) and Neo Cardio Partners,
LLC
(“Sponsor”)
with
reference to the following:
R
E C
I T A L S
A. CVBT
is a
biopharmaceutical company in the process of developing drugs utilizing
formulations of human FGF-1 for cardiovascular diseases characterized by
inadequate blood flow to a tissue or organ.
B. CVBT
has
obtained or will soon obtain authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (“FDA”) to commence a Phase II clinical trial for its drug
candidate for severe coronary heart disease, CVBT-141H (the “Heart
Drug”).
C. Sponsor
wishes to form a limited partnership (the “Clinical Partnership”) in order to
fund the further research required to bring the Heart Drug through all or a
portion of its Phase II clinical trial. The Clinical Partnership will be named
Cardio
Neo-Genesis, LP
(“CNG”).
D. CVBT
is
willing to enter into a contract with the CNG to conduct and/or manage the
further research required to bring the Heart Drug through all or a portion
of
its Phase II clinical trial. THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and
the
mutual covenants contained herein and for valuable consideration the sufficiency
of which is acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Formation
and Funding of the Clinical Partnership.
Either
directly or through an investment vehicle controlled by Sponsor, on or before
October 30, 2008, Sponsor agrees to form and act as the general partner of
the
Clinical Partnership. In that regard, Sponsor agrees to raise on a best efforts
basis up to $15,000,000 USD (Fifteen Million US Dollars) from sophisticated,
accredited investors. Sponsor agrees that, unless the funding requirement of
section 2(a) below is extended by CVBT, all funding will be completed by April
30, 2009. CVBT will have no responsibility for the formation, management,
funding or operation of the Clinical Partnership. Sponsor shall be the main
point of contact with whom CVBT shall work when interacting with the Clinical
Partnership unless Sponsor designates in writing a party other than
Sponsor.
2. Development
Contract
(a) Investment.
Sponsor
agrees that it will cause the Clinical Partnership to enter into separate
development and licensing contracts with CVBT, containing customary provisions,
for the purpose of conducting all or a portion of the further research necessary
to develop the Heart Drug into a marketable product. Sponsor will cause the
Clinical Partnership to fund the net proceeds of the agreed upon provision
for
working capital toward such research and development effort described in the
development contract all of which shall be paid to CVBT on or before April
30,
2009, unless extended by CVBT.
Exhibit
10.3
(b) No
Liability If Not Successful.
If
development of the Heart Drug is not successful, CVBT will owe nothing to the
Sponsor or the Clinical Partnership.
(c) Economic
Benefit to the Clinical Partnership.
The
Clinical Partnership will receive from CVBT the right to a royalty if revenues
or other forms of economic benefit are derived from the Heart Drug.
(i)
Royalty.
The
Clinical Partnership has a right to future revenues of the CVBT Heart Drug,
from
partnering, licensing or from sales once the Heart Drug is approved by the
regulatory authorities. The Partnership CNG shall receive 5% of all monies
CVBT
collects for the Heart Drug, until the Limited Partner(s) have received a
cumulative total of 20 times the original investment into CNG by the limited
partner(s). CVBT acknowledges that raising capital for CNG from limited partners
is expensive. CVBT accepts that CNG will pay the following marketing costs:
1)
cost of preparing documents, and annual administrative and accounting costs,
all
together provided for as 2.5% of the capital raised by CNG from its limited
partners; 2) a placement fee of 8% of the money raised; 3) a due diligence
fee
of 2% of the money raised; 4) a wholesale fee of 1% of the money raised; and
5)
a general partner’s profit participation of 20% of all royalties, after first
200% of the limited partners’ original investment has been paid. Royalty
payments will be paid from CVBT to the Clinical Partnership on a quarterly
basis
as provided for in the Development and/or Licensing agreements.
3. Ownership
of the Drug and Intellectual Property Rights.
At all
times during the course of development pursuant to the development contract,
the
Heart Drug and all intellectual property rights related thereto shall be owned
by CVBT or subject to the provisions of the Development and/or Licensing
agreements. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create any license
or transfer any intellectual property rights to any party.
4. Miscellaneous.
(a) Except
for the development and licensing agreements referenced in Section 2 hereof,
this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto
with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
(b) This
agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard
to its conflicts of law rules with exclusive venue in the state and federal
courts within the District of Nevada.
(c) This
agreement will terminate automatically and be of no further force or effect
if
(i) the Clinical Partnership is not formed on or before November 15, 2008 and
(ii) the development agreement referenced in Section 2 hereof has not been
entered into by CVBT and the Clinical Partnership on or before November 15,
2008.
Exhibit
10.3
(d) Sponsor
understands and acknowledges that CVBT is a publicly traded company, and as
such, CVBT will be required to report the terms of this contract, and the
development agreement, pursuant to its reporting obligations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Sponsor also acknowledges that
CVBT
plans to make a press release about this contract and the development agreement.
Copies of both will be provided to the Sponsor.
(e) Time
is
of the essence in this Agreement.
(f) This
Agreement may be executed via facsimile and in one or more counterparts, all
of
which together shall constitute one document.
(g) If
any
provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be
unenforceable, then such provision shall be disregarded and the remaining
provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
date
first above written.
CARDIOVASCULAR BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. | Neo Cardio Partners, LLC | |||
By | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx | |
Name | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | Name | Xxxx X. Xxxx | |
Title | Chief Financial Officer | Title | Managing Member | |
(“CVBT”)
|
(“Sponsor”)
|
Exhibit
10.3