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EXHIBIT 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
A. WHEREAS, On December 12, 1997, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Ltd. (the "Investor")
entered into a Subscription Agreement (the "Agreement"), with LXR Biotechnology,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to which Investor
purchased 3,428,572 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the
"Common Stock"), of the Company for a purchase price of $1.75 per share and an
aggregate purchase price of $6,000,0001.
B. WHEREAS, the Investor and the Company desire to amend (the
"Amendment") the Agreement to allow the Investor to purchase from the Company an
additional 571,428 shares of Common Stock (the "Additional Shares" and, together
with the Shares, the "Total Shares") at a purchase price of $1.75 per share and
an aggregate purchase price of $999,999 (the "Additional Purchase Price").
NOW THEREFORE THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Amendment to Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended to include
the purchase of the Additional Shares for the Additional Purchase Price. The
term "Purchase Price" as used in the Agreement is amended to mean the Total
Purchase Price of $7,000,000 and the term "Shares" as used in the Agreement is
amended to mean the Total Shares of 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
2. Second Closing.
(a) On the date hereof (the "Second Closing") payment of the
Additional Purchase Price is being made by electronic wire transfer in
accordance with the instructions set forth in the Agreement, against delivery to
the Investor of a certificate representing the Additional Shares.
(b) At the Second Closing, the Company shall deliver to the
Investor the following:
(i) a copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of
the Company authorizing and approving the issuance of the
Additional Shares and the execution, delivery and performance of
this Amendment, all such resolutions to be certified by the
Secretary of the Company;
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(ii) a Certificate of Incumbency, dated as of the Second
Closing and executed by the Secretary of the Company certifying
the names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to
execute this Amendment and the Additional Shares;
(iii) certificates evidencing that the Company is in good
standing from the Secretary of State of the States of Delaware
and California;
(iv) a legal opinion of Company's counsel, dated as of the
Second Closing and covering those matters set forth in Section
2(b)(iv) of the Agreement with respect to the issuance of the
Additional Shares pursuant to this Amendment.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3 to this Amendment, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the
Investor that each of the representations and warranties of the Company
contained in the Agreement is true in all material respects on the date of this
Amendment as if made on the date hereof.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Investor. The Investor hereby
represents and warrants to the Company that each of the representations and
warranties of the Investor contained in the Agreement is true in all material
respects of the date of this Amendment as if made on the date hereof.
5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed through the use of
separate signature pages or in any number of counterparts, and each such
counterpart shall, for all purposes, constitute one agreement binding on all
parties, notwithstanding that all parties are not signatories to the same
counterpart.
6. No Other Changes. Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment,
the Agreement remains in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No.
1 to the Subscription Agreement this 23rd day of December, 1997.
XXXXX XXXXXXXX, LTD.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: General Partner
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0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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(Address)
Xxxxxxxx, Xx 00000
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(City, State and Zip Code)
(000) 000-0000
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(Telephone Number)
(000) 000-0000
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(Telecopier Number)
00-0000000
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(Tax I.D. or Social Security Number)
LXR BIOTECHNOLOGY INC.
By: /s/ L. Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: L. Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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