EXHIBIT
10.1
ADVAXIS,
INC.
NOTE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”)
is made as of the 22 day of September, 2008, by and between
Advaxis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”), and Thomas A. Moore, an
individual (the “ Investor
”).
Recitals
The Investor is the Chief Executive Officer and
a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
The Company desires to issue and sell, and the
Investor desires to purchase, upon the Company’s demand upon
10 business days’ notice, one or more senior promissory notes
with an aggregate principal amount of up to eight hundred thousand
dollars ($800,000.00) in substantially the form attached to this
Agreement as Exhibit 4.1 (each, a “
Note ”).
The Company and the Investor desire that, upon
the consummation of a future equity financing by the Company, the
Company issue to the Investor warrants to purchase the
Company’s common stock as described herein.
The Company and
the Investor desire to set forth certain agreements and certain
terms and conditions regarding the sale and purchase of the
Notes.
Agreement
NOW,
THEREFORE , in
consideration of the foregoing premises, the respective
representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, and
certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE
NOTES.
1.1
Purchase and Sale of the
Notes . Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in reliance on
the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement,
following the delivery by the Company to the Investor of a written
notice (each, a “ Demand Notice ”) in
accordance with Section 6.7, the Company agrees to issue, sell and
deliver to the Investor at the Closing (as defined below), and the
Investor agrees to purchase from the Company at the Closing, a Note
in the principal amount set forth in the Demand Notice. The Company
shall be entitled to deliver one or more Demand Notices to the
Investor for an aggregate principal amount of no more than eight
hundred thousand dollars ($800,000.00).
1.2
Closing . The closing and funding of the purchase and
sale of each Note (each, a “ Closing ”)
shall take place at the offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, 200 Park
Avenue, New York, New York 10166 no more than ten (10) business
days following the date of each Demand Notice as determined in
accordance with Section 6.7, or at such other time and place as the
Company and the Investor mutually agree upon in writing.
In consideration of the Investor’s
agreement to purchase Notes, the Company agrees that, concurrently
with the consummation of the Company’s next equity financing
resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $5,000,000,
the Company shall issue to the Investor a warrant to purchase the
Company’s common stock (the “ Warrant
”). The Warrant shall entitle the Investor to purchase a
number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to one
share per $1.00 invested by the Investor in the purchase of one or
more Notes, which share amount shall be subject to appropriate
adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends and similar events.
The Warrant shall otherwise be on the same terms, including but not
limited to exercise price, mechanics of execution and registration
rights, applicable to warrants issued to the new investors in such
equity financing. In the event that such equity financing does not
involve the issuance of warrants, then the Warrant shall have an
exercise price equal to the effective purchase price per share paid
by investors in such equity financing, and the Investor shall
receive registration rights with respect to shares of the
Company’s common stock underlying the Warrant on the same
terms as securities purchased by such investors.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY .
As of each Closing, the Company hereby
represents and warrants to the Investor as follows:
3.1
Organization and
Standing . The
Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under,
and by virtue of, the laws of the State of Delaware and is in good
standing under such laws. The Company has requisite corporate power
and authority to own and operate its properties and assets, and to
carry on its business as presently conducted. The Company is duly
qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the failure
to be so qualified would have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s business.
3.2
Corporate
Power . The
Company has all requisite legal and corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Note to be dated the
date of each Closing (collectively, the “ Transaction
Agreements ”) and to carry out and perform its
obligations under the terms of each of the Transaction
Agreements.
3.3
Authorization . All corporate action on the part of the
Company, its officers and directors necessary for the
authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Agreements and the performance of all obligations of
the Company hereunder and thereunder has been taken or will be
taken prior to each Closing. Each Transaction Agreement, when
executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute a valid and
binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with
its respective terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganiz