UNIT PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CANCER
THERAPEUTICS, INC.
AND
CERTAIN UNIT
HOLDERS
OF
NANO
THERAPIES, LLC
UNIT PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Unit Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement")
is entered into as of May 27, 2009, by and between Cancer
Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (" Buyer
"), and certain holders of units (each a “ Seller
” and collectively, " Sellers ") of
NanoTherapies, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“
Nano ”), as set forth on the signature page attached
hereto. Buyer and Sellers are referred to collectively
herein as the " Parties. "
This Agreement contemplates a transaction in
which Buyer will purchase from Sellers, and Sellers will sell to
Buyer, certain units of Nano in return for a certain number of
shares of common stock of the Buyer as more particularly specified
herein.
Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises
and the mutual promises herein made, and in consideration of the
representations, warranties, and covenants herein contained, the
Parties agree as follows.
" Accredited Investor " has the
meaning set forth in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act.
" Additional Nano Units " means
any and all Nano Units that are issued by Nano following the
Closing.
" Adverse Consequences " means all
actions, suits, proceedings, hearings, investigations, charges,
complaints, claims, demands, injunctions, judgments, orders,
decrees, rulings, damages, dues, penalties, fines, costs, amounts
paid in settlement, Liabilities, obligations, Taxes, liens, losses,
expenses, and fees, including court costs and reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses.
" Affiliate " has the meaning set
forth in Rule 12b-2 of the regulations promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act.
" Affiliated Group " means any
affiliated group within the meaning of 26 U.S.Code §1504(a) or
any similar group defined under a similar provision of state, local
or foreign law.
" Applicable Rate " means the
corporate base rate of interest publicly announced from time to
time by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
" Basis " means any past or
present fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition, activity,
practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to
act, or transaction that forms or could form the basis for any
specified consequence.
" Buyer " has the meaning set
forth in the preface above.
" Closing " has the meaning set
forth in §2(c) below.
" Closing Date " has the meaning
set forth in §2(c) below.
" Code " means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
" Confidential Information " means
any information concerning the businesses and affairs of Nano that
is not already generally available to the public.
“ Consideration Shares
” has the meaning set forth in §2(c) below.
" Disclosure Schedule " has the
meaning set forth in §4 below.
" Financial Statements " has the
meaning set forth in §4(g) below.
" Indemnified Party " has the
meaning set forth in §8(d) below.
" Indemnifying Party " has the
meaning set forth in §8(d) below.
" Intellectual Property " means
all of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the world: (a)
all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or
not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all
patents, patent applications, and patent disclosures, together with
all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions,
extensions, and reexaminations thereof, (b) all trademarks, service
marks, trade dress, logos, slogans, trade names, corporate names,
Internet domain names, and rights in telephone numbers, together
with all translations, adaptations, derivations, and combinations
thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all
applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith,
(c) all copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all applications,
registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (d) all mask
works and all applications, registrations, and renewals in
connection therewith, (e) all trade secrets and confidential
business information (including ideas, research and development,
know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production
processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings,
specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost
information, and business and marketing plans and proposals),
(f) all customer lists, referral lists, sales leads and
business development contacts (g) all computer software (including
source code, executable code, data, databases, and related
documentation), (h) all advertising and promotional materials, (i)
all other proprietary rights, and (j) all copies and tangible
embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium).
" Knowledge " means actual
knowledge after reasonable investigation.
" Liability " means any liability
or obligation of whatever kind or nature (whether known or unknown,
whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent,
whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated,
and whether due or to become due), including any liability for
Taxes.
" Lien " means any mortgage,
pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge, or other security interest, (b)
purchase money liens and liens securing rental payments under
capital lease arrangements, and (c) other liens arising in the
Ordinary Course of Business and not incurred in connection with the
borrowing of money.
" Material Adverse Effect " or "
Material Adverse Change " means any effect or change
that would be materially adverse to the business, assets, condition
(financial or otherwise), operating results, operations, or
business prospects of Nano, taken as a whole, or on the ability of
Sellers to consummate timely the transactions contemplated hereby,
including any adverse change, event, development, or effect arising
from or relating to (a) general business or economic conditions,
including such conditions related to the business of Nano, (b)
national or international political or social conditions, including
the engagement by the United States or the United Kingdom in
hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a
national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or
terrorist attack upon the United States or the United Kingdom, or
any of their respective territories, possessions, or diplomatic or
consular offices or upon any military installation, equipment or
personnel of the United States or the United Kingdom, (c)
financial, banking, or securities markets (including any suspension
of trading in, or limitation on prices for, securities on the New
York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, London Stock
Exchange, the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock
Exchange, or Nasdaq National Market for a period in excess of three
hours or any decline of either the Dow Jones Industrial Average or
the Standard & Poor's Index of 500 Industrial Companies by an
amount in excess of 30% measured from the close of business on the
date hereof), (d) changes in United States or United Kingdom
generally accepted accounting principles, (e) changes in law,
rules, regulations, orders, or other binding directives issued by
any governmental entity, and (f) the taking of any action
contemplated by this Agreement and the other agreements
contemplated hereby.
" Nano " has the meaning set forth
in the preface above.
" Nano Unit " means any membership
unit of Nano.
" Ordinary Course of Business "
means the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom
and practice (including with respect to quantity and
frequency).
" Party " has the meaning set
forth in the preface above.
" Person " means an individual, a
partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated organization, any other business entity, or a
governmental entity (or any department, agency, or political
subdivision thereof).
" Securities Act " means the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
" Securities Exchange Act " means
the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
" Seller " has the meaning set
forth in the preface above.
" Subsidiary " means, with respect
to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association, or other business entity of which (i) if
a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of
stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, or
trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries
of that Person or a combination thereof or (ii) if a limited
liability company, partnership, association, or other business
entity (other than a corporation), a majority of partnership or
other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more
Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof and for this
purpose, a Person or Persons own a majority ownership interest in
such a business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or
Persons shall be allocated a majority of such business entity's
gains or losses or shall be or control any managing director or
general partner of such business entity (other than a corporation).
The term "Subsidiary" shall include all Subsidiaries of such
Subsidiary.
" Tax " or " Taxes "
means any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross receipts,
license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation,
premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under
Code §59A), customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits,
withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment,
disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer,
registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum,
estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any
interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not and
including any obligations to indemnify or otherwise assume or
succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person.
" Tax Return " means any return,
declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or
statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment
thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
" Third Party Claim " has the
meaning set forth in §8(d) below.
2. Purchase and Sale of Nano Units
.
(a)
Basic Transaction
. On and subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, for the consideration specified in this §2, Buyer
agrees to purchase from each Seller, and each Seller agrees to sell
to Buyer, the units of Nano set forth opposite such Seller’s
name on the signature page attached hereto.
(b)
Purchase Price
. Buyer agrees to pay to Sellers the
following consideration
(i)
Shares . At the Closing, Buyer shall issue
to the Sellers an aggregate of Four Million (4,000,000) CTI Shares
(the “Consideration Shares”) by delivery of
certificates representing the Consideration Shares within thirty
(30) days following the Closing Date. The Consideration Shares
shall be allocated among Sellers in proportion to the units of Nano
exchanged as set forth on the signature page.
(ii)
Cash . The Buyer shall pay the Sellers
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in ten (10) equal monthly
installments, commencing sixty (60) days after the
Closing.
(c)
Anti-dilution.
In the event that Nano
issues Additional Nano Units, Buyer shall have the right to retain
its 25% ownership of Nano by providing additional consideration
pari pasu to Buyer’s unit-holding and in accordance with the
terms received by the recipients of the Additional Nano
Units. The consideration to be paid by Buyer shall be
the same as that paid by the Recipients of the Additional Nano
Units.
(d)
Closing . The closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the " Closing ")
shall take place at the offices of the Buyer, commencing at 9:00
a.m. local time on the second business day following the
satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the obligations of the
Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (other
than conditions with respect to actions the respective Parties will
take at the Closing itself) or such other date as Buyer and the
Sellers may mutually determine (the " Closing Date
").
(e)
Deliveries at
Closing . At the Closing, (i) Sellers will deliver
to Buyer the various certificates, instruments, and documents
referred to in §7(a) below, (ii) Buyer will deliver to Sellers
the various certificates, instruments, and documents referred to in
§7(b) below, and (iii) each Seller will deliver to Buyer
certificates representing all of his or its Nano Units, endorsed in
blank or accompanied by duly executed assignment
documents.
3.
Representations and Warranties
Concerning Transaction .
(a)
Sellers' Representations
and Warranties . Each Seller represents and warrants
to Buyer that the statements contained in this §3(a) are
correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be
correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then
and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of
this Agreement throughout this §3(a)) with respect to himself
or itself, except as set forth in Annex I attached
hereto.
(i)
Authorization of
Transaction. Seller has full power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform his or her obligations
hereunder. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable in accordance with its terms and
conditions. Seller need not give any notice to, make any filing
with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any
government or
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governmental agency in order to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and all
other agreements contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by
Seller.
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(ii)
Non-contravention.
Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (A)
violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of
any government, governmental agency, or court to which Seller is
subject, (B) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a
default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party
the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require
any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license,
instrument, or other arrangement to which Seller is a party or by
which he is bound or to which any of his assets is subject, or (C)
result in the imposition or creation of a Lien upon or with respect
to the Nano Units.
(iii)
Investment.
Seller (A) understands that the
Consideration Shares have not been, and will not be, registered
under the Securities Act, or under any state securities laws, and
are being offered and sold in reliance upon federal and state
exemptions for transactions not involving any public offering, (B)
is acquiring the Consideration Shares solely for his or her own
account for investment purposes, and not with a view to the
distribution thereof within the United States, (C) is a
sophisticated investor with knowledge and experience in business
and financial matters, (D) has received certain publicly available
information concerning the Buyer and has had the opportunity to
obtain additional information as desired in order to evaluate the
merits and the risks inherent in holding the Consideration Shares,
and (E) is an Accredited Investor.
(iv)
Nano Units.
Seller holds of record and owns
beneficially the number of Nano Units set forth next to his or her
name in §4(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, free and clear of
any restrictions on transfer (other than any restrictions under the
Securities Act and state securities laws), Taxes, Liens, options,
warrants, purchase rights, contracts, commitments, equities,
claims, and demands. Seller is not a party to any option, warrant,
purchase right, or other contract or commitment that could require
Seller to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any ownership
interest of Nano (other than this Agreement). Seller is not a party
to any voting trust, proxy, or other agreement or understanding
with respect to the voting of units of Nano.
(b)
Buyer's Representations
and Warranties . Buyer represents and warrants to Sellers that
the statements contained in this §3(b) are correct and
complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be correct and
complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though
the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement
throughout this §3(b)), except as set forth in Annex II
attached hereto.
(i)
Organization of Buyer.
Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation.
(ii)
Authorization of
Transaction. Buyer has full power and authority (including full
corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement
constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Buyer,
enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions. Buyer need
not give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any
authorization, consent, or approval of any government or
governmental agency in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery,
and
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performance of this Agreement and
all other agreements contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by Buyer.
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(iii)
Non-contravention.
Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (A)
violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of
any government, governmental agency, or court to which Buyer is
subject or any provision of its charter, bylaws, or other governing
documents or (B) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a
default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party
the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require
any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license,
instrument, or other arrangement to which Buyer is a party or by
which it is bound or to which any of its assets is
subject.
(iv)
Investment. Buyer is
not acquiring the Nano Units with a view to or for sale in
connection with any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act.
4.
Representations and Warranties
Concerning Nano . Sellers represent and warrant to
Buyer that the statements contained in this §
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