ProDerm Limited Partnership
ProDerm
Limited Partnership
This
Agreement is made as of April 22, 2008 by and between CardioVascular
BioTherapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CVBT”) and Dr. H. Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
(“Sponsor”)
with
reference to the following:
RECITALS
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 Ib/II clinical trial for its wound
healing drug candidate CVBT-141B (the “Drug”).
C. Sponsor
wishes to form a limited partnership (the “R&D Partnership”) in order to
fund the further research required to bring the Drug through all or a portion
of
its Phase Ib/II clinical trial. The R&D Partnership will be named
ProDerm,
LP
(“R&DLP”).
D. CVBT
is
willing to enter into a contract with the R&DLP to conduct and/or manage the
further research required to bring the Drug through all or a portion of its
Phase Ib/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 R&D Partnership.
Either
directly or through an investment vehicle controlled by Sponsor, on or before
May 31, 2008, Sponsor agrees to form and act as the general partner of the
R&D Partnership. In that regard, Sponsor agrees to commit up to $1,000,000
USD (one million US Dollars) to the funding of R&D Partnership and to raise
on a best efforts basis up to an additional $9,000,000 USD (nine 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 June 30, 2008. CVBT will have no responsibility for the
formation, management, funding or operation of the R&D Partnership. Sponsor
shall be the main point of contact with whom CVBT shall work when interacting
with the R&D Partnership unless Sponsor designates in writing a party other
than Sponsor.
2. Development
Contract
(a) Investment.
Sponsor
agrees that it will cause the R&D 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 Drug into a marketable product. Sponsor will cause the R&D
Partnership to commit a minimum of $1,000,000 USD
(one
million US Dollars) and up to $10,000,000 USD (ten million US Dollars) toward
such research and development effort described in the development contract
all
of which shall be paid to CVBT on or before May 31, 2008, unless extended by
CVBT.
(b) No
Liability If Not Successful.
If
development of the Drug is not successful, CVBT will owe nothing to the Sponsor
or the R&D Partnership.
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(c) Economic
Benefit to the R&D Partnership.
The
R&D Partnership will receive from CVBT the right to a royalty if revenues or
other forms of economic benefit are derived from the Drug.
(i)
Royalty.
The
R&D Partnership has a right to future revenues of the CVBT wound healing
drug, from partnering, licensing or from sales once the drug is approved by
the
regulatory authorities. The Partnership R&DLP shall receive 10% of all
monies CVBT collects for the wound healing drug, until the partnership has
received a cumulative total of 20 times the original contracted sum. Royalty
payments will be paid from CVBT to the R&D partnership on a quarterly basis
as provided for in the Development and/or Licensing agreements.
(d)
Xxxxxxx
Put.
Separate from CVBT and as an additional inducement to enter into the
Development and Licensing agreements, Xx. Xxxxxxx will provide to each and
every
limited partner investor in the R&DLP, a personal guarantee that Xx. Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx will from the 36 month of their investment, until the 60th
month, if requested, purchase the limited partner investor’s position in the
R&DLP for their original capital contribution plus 100%; less any money
already paid to the partner. Once the R&DLP pays out to its partners an
amount equal to 200% of the amount of the Development Contract funding, without
regard to the source of the money,, Xx. Xxxxxxx’x “Put” automatically
terminates.
3. Ownership
of the Drug and Intellectual Property Rights.
At all
times during the course of development pursuant to the development contract,
the
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 R&D Partnership is not formed on or before May 31, 2008 and (ii) the
development agreement referenced in Section 2 hereof has not been entered into
by CVBT and the Sponsor on behalf of the R&D Partnership on or before May
31, 2008.
(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.
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(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. | Dr. H. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
By
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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By
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxx
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Name
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Name
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Title
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Title
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(“CVBT”)
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(“Sponsor”)
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XXXXXX
X. XXXXXXX AS AN INDIVIDUAL
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By
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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(“Individual
regarding the “PUT”)
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