Exhibit
10.1
This
agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of September 17, 2019, by and between Xxxxxx Therapeutics, Inc., a Nevada corporation,
with headquarters located at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xx Xxxx, XX 00000 (“Xxxxxx”) and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, a Minnesota
resident located at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (“Klaas”).
WHEREAS
Xxxxxx is desirous of entering into an agreement with MASS EQUITY VENTURES LLC (“MEV”), a Massachusetts Limited Liability
Company with its address at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000, whereby MEV would provide cash financing to Xxxxxx
in the amount of $60,000,000 US (“MEV Transaction”)
WHEREAS
as a condition of the MEV transaction Xxxxxx would be required to pay a fee to MEV of $750,000 US( “MEV Fee”).
THEREFORE,
it is agreed as follows:
| 5. | On
or before October 25, 2019 Klaas shall loan Xxxxxx the amount of $4,000,000 US. |
| 6. | Xxxxxx
shall use the loan to pay the MEV Fee and for working capital. |
| 7. | In
the event the funds are not utilized to pay the MEV Fee on or before November 1, 2019
the full amount of the loan shall be returned to Klaas. |
| (c) | Xxxxxx
utilizes a portion of the loan to pay the MEV Fee and |
| (d) | the
MEV Transaction results in an initial advance being received by Xxxxxx from MEV in excess
of $12,000,000 US on or before December 1, 2019, then within three days from actual receipt
by Xxxxxx of the initial advance by MEV, Xxxxxx shall: |
| III. | Repay
the loan amount of $4,000,000 US to Klaas. |
| IV. | Pay
consideration to Klaas of an additional $1,200,000 US. |
| 9. | Xxxxxx
represents to Klaas that: |
a)
Xxxxxx is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation
and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement without the
consent, approval or authorization of, or obligation to notify, any person, entity or governmental agency which consent has not
been obtained.
(b)
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Xxxxxx does not and shall not constitute Xxxxxx’x breach of
any statute or regulation or ordinance of any governmental authority, and shall not conflict with or result in a breach of or
default under any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any order, writ, injunction, decree, contract, agreement, or instrument
to which Xxxxxx is a party, or by which Xxxxxx is or may be bound.
| 10. | Klaas
represents to Xxxxxx that: |
a)
Klaas is a resident of Minnesota and has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform his obligations under this
Agreement without the consent, approval or authorization of, or obligation to notify, any person, entity or governmental agency
which consent has not been obtained.
(b)
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Klaas does not and shall not constitute Klaas’ breach of any
statute or regulation or ordinance of any governmental authority, and shall not conflict with or result in a breach of or default
under any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any order, writ, injunction, decree, contract, agreement, or instrument to
which Klaas is a party, or by which Klaas is or may be bound.
| 11. | Each
party hereto shall bear its own costs in connection with this Agreement and its subject
matter, whether such costs were incurred before or after the date of this Agreement. |
| 12. | If
any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance
is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable,
the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances
other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, will remain in
full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby,
so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is
not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination,
the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable
and equitable substitute provision to effect the original intent of the Parties hereto. |
| 13. | This
Agreement constitutes a final written expression of all the terms of the Agreement between
the Parties hereto regarding the subject matter hereof, are a complete and exclusive
statement of those terms, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous Agreements, understandings,
and representations between the Parties. hereto This Agreement may be altered or modified
only in writing signed by the Parties hereto. |
| 14. | All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law
thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state
and federal courts sitting in Minnesota for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder
or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein
and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding,
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding.
If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this
Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed
by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred
with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. |
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto executed this Agreement on the 17th day of September, 2019.
Xxxxxx Therapeutics, Inc. |
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx |
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/s/ KAK |
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By: |
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By: |
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
Its: Chief Financial Officer |
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