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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST
[ * ] Indicates information that has been
omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request and this
information has been filed under separate cover
with the Commission.
Amendment to Research and
Licensing Agreement
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This Amendment to the Research and Licensing
Agreement (the “ Amendment ”) is effective as of
December 23 rd , 2007 (“ Effective Date
”), by and among GammaCan Ltd. (“ GammaCan
”) and Tel Ha’Shomer-Medical Research Infrastructure
and Services LTD. (“ THM ”). Each of THM and
GammaCan shall be referred to as a “ Party ” or
together as the “ Parties ”.
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WHEREAS , GammaCan and THM have entered into a Research and
Licensing Agreement, dated December 13, 2005 and acknowledged by
Dr. Miri Blank (the “ Original Agreement
”);
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WHEREAS , the Parties hereto wish to amend certain
provisions of the Original Agreement for the purpose of including
the VitiGam™ Product, which is solely and exclusively owned
by GammaCan, in the Research Project (as such term is defined in
the Original Agreement) in order for THM to receive royalties from
Net Sales and other revenues (as set forth below).
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All
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Original
Agreement;
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NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the
mutual promises, covenants, conditions, representations and
warranties set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties agree as follows:
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1.
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Section 1.2A is hereby added to the Original
Agreement as follows:
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1.2A. “ GammaCan Rights ”:
shall mean all conceptions, intellectual property, inventions,
data, information, materials, and rights thereof to: (i)
GamtnaCan’s VitiGam™ Product and to the technology and
know-how relating to anti-angiogenesis, (ii) the patents and patent
applications listed in Exhibit B hereto, acquired by
GammaCan from ARP BioMed Ltd. (“ARP”); (iii) the
conceptions, know-how and ideas derived from the manuscripts listed
in Exhibit C acquired by GammaCan from ARP; (iv) the
conceptions, know-how and ideas derived from the presentation
attached as Exhibit D acquired by GammaCan from ARP;
(v) all conceptions, ideas, inventions, technologies, know-how and
scientific and technical information derived from (i), (ii), (iii)
or (iv) above; and/or (vi) any patents or patent applications
claiming and/or disclosing subject matter of (i), (ii), (iii)
and/or (iv) herein (collectively, the “GammaCan
Rights”), including any current or prior Research Projects
and any and all research activities conducted by THM.
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Section 1.4 is hereby deleted in its entirety,
and replaced by new Section 1.4 as follows:
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1.4 “ Licensed Product ” shall
mean any product developed in connection with and/or based on the
Subject Technology and covered by a Valid Claim of a Patent, and/or
based on the GammaCan Rights.
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3.
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Section 1.7 is hereby amended as follows:
“Appendix 2” shall be renumbered as “Appendix
1”.
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* Portions of
this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately pursuant to an
application for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule
24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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Section 1.9 is hereby deleted in its entirety and
a new Section 1.9 shall be added as follows:
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“ Research Period ” shall mean
a two (2) year term beginning on January 1 st 2007 and
ending on December 31 st 2008, and any extension thereof
on a going forward calendar year basis to which THM and GammaCan
shall mutually agree in writing. If at any time the Principal
Investigator has reason(s) to believe work will not be completed
within the Research Period, the Principal Investigator will advise
GammaCan of the reason(s) and length of time required to complete
the Research Project and the Research Period shall be extended
accordingly.
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5.
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Section 1.10 is hereby amended as follows:
“Appendix 1” shall be renumbered as “Appendix
2”.
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6.
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Section 1.12, the following words at the end of
Section 1.12 are deleted “In addition, not included in such
sublicense consideration is equity investments” and replaced
with “In addition, not included in such sublicense
consideration are proceeds of fundraising including equity
investments, debt, convertible debt, warrants, and any other
financial instruments.”
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Section 2.1 is hereby deleted in its entirety and
a new Section 2.1 shall be added as follows:
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The Research Project as set forth in
Appendix 2, shall be conducted by and under the direction of the
Principal Investigator. THM shall provide personnel, facilities,
and resources as required, and in accordance with the Research
Project, to accomplish the work necessary to complete the Research
Project. The Principal Investigator will be responsible for the
execution and implementation of the Research Project in accordance
with all applicable policies of the Hospital and all applicable
Israeli laws and regulations. The Parties have agreed to the
Research Project as set forth in Appendix 2. The Parties agree that
sixty (60) days prior to the end of the Research Period both
Parties shall have mutually negotiated in good faith and agreed to
the continuance of the Research Project as set forth in a future
amended appendix. The Parties agree that within three (3) weeks
from the Effective Date of this Amendment, the Parties shall have
mutually negotiated in good faith and agreed to the Research
Project which shall be attached as Appendix 2 of the Original
Agreement.
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Section 3.4 is hereby deleted in its entirety,
and replaced by new Section 3.4 as follows
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3.4
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Sublicense Fees : In the event that
GammaCan or its Affiliates grants a Sublicense to a Sublicensee in
a given jurisdiction, GammaCan shall pay sublicense payments to THM
as follows:
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i)
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An amount equal to seven and one half percent
(7.5%) of Sublicense Fees actually received from such Sublicensee
up to Six Million Six Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand U.S dollars
(US$6,666,667); and
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ii)
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An amount equal to eight percent (8.0%) of
Sublicense Fees actually received
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* Portions of this exhibit have been omitted
and filed separately pursuant to an application for confidential
treatment filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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from such Sublicensee for all amounts above Six
Million Six Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand U.S dollars
(US$6,666,667).
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9.
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A new Section 3.5 shall be added as
follows:
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3.5
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Warrants : Upon the execution and delivery
hereof, GammaCan International, Inc. shall execute and deliver to
THM a warrant, substantially in the form of Exhibit A
, attached hereto, exercisable for an aggregate of 500,000 shares
of common stock of GammaCan International, Inc. on the terms, and
subject to the conditions, set forth therein. Within 30 days
following the acceptance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
of each new Investigational New Drug (“IND”)
application that arises from, and is the direct result of work
described in, a current or prior Research Project pursuant to the
Research and Licensing Agreement, dated December 13, 2005, as
amended by this Amendment thereto, excluding any INDs pertaining to
VitiGam™, GammaCan International, Inc. will issue to THM a
warrant, substantially in the form of Exhibit A ,
attached hereto, to acquire an aggregate of 250,000 shares of
common stock of GammaCan International, Inc., the exercise price of
which shall be the closing price at the date of the issuance
thereof. The warrant granted to THM pursuant to this Section 3.5
may not be transferred, assigned, negotiated, or otherwise disposed
of in any manner. The securities issued upon the exercise of the
warrant may not be transferred, assigned, negotiated, or otherwise
disposed of in any manner prior to July 1, 2009, and thereafter
solely in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
warrant.
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Section 4 is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced by new Sections 4.1 and 4.2 that shall be added as
follows:
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4.1 Research Funding : During the first
year of the Research Period, GammaCan shall pay THM the amount of
fifty thousand U.S. dollars (US$50,000) + V.A.T to be paid for
research performed by THM pursuant to the Research Project and the
terms of this Agreement. During the second year of the Research
Period, GammaCan shall pay THM the amount of four hundred and fifty
thousand U.S. dollars (US$450,000) + V.A.T to be paid in equal
quarterly installments. The above of which is as a result of the
delay in the execution of this Amendment. Payments shall be made in
Israeli currency according to the prevailing representative rate of
exchange on the date of payment. The projected budget made under
this Section shall be set forth in Appendix 1, as amended from time
to time under his Agreement. The Parties agree that within three
(3) weeks from the Effective Date of this Amendment, the Parties
shall have mutually negotiated in good faith and agreed to the
Research Funds which shall be attached as Appendix 1 of the
Original Agreement.
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4.2 Financial Records : THM shall keep
full and correct books of account, enabling the Project Funds to be
calculated and monitored separately. GammaCan or its authorized
representatives may, on a quarterly basis, upon written notice to
THM, examine and monitor any report, records and information in
THM’s or the Research Entity’s book of accounts
relating to the Project Funds and performance of this Agreement, in
order to monitor the use of the Project Funds, and if they are not
being used, adjust the amount of the Project Funds.
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* Portions of this exhibit have been omitted
and filed separately pursuant to an application for confidential
treatment filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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In Section 7.3 the following sentence is hereby
added prior to the first line:
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THM, acting as the trustee of the Hospital and/or
the Fund, is and shall be the sole owner of any and all rights,
title and interest in and to the Subject Technology and/or in and
to any patents resulting from or arising under current or prior
Research Projects and any and all related research activities
conducted by THM.
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A new Section 13.1 shall be added as
follows:
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Further, THM represents and warrants that they
have no rights or standing to pursue any causes of actions,
remedies, injunctions, or any other relief, including but not
limited to actions in law or equity, or any arbitration or
mediation pertaining to the GammaCan Rights, and that THM hereby
waives and releases GarnmaCan, ARP, their present, former and
future shareholders, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees,
consultants, advisors, affiliates, agents and other
representatives, and their respective successors and assignees,
from all demands, actions, claims and liabilities whatsoever
related, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, to the
GammaCan Rights. Nothing in this Section 13.1, shall preclude
either Party from taking action against the other Party for
breaches of any other terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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A new Section 1.23 shall be added as
follows:
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1.23 “Royalty Term” shall mean
the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending at the later
of either: (i) 20 years; or (ii) upon the last to expire of the
Patents.
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Throughout the Original Agreement, the term
“Licensing Term” is hereby replaced with the term
“Royalty Term”, and the term “Principal
Investigators” is hereby replaced with the term
“Principal Investigator”.
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Except for the changes and/or additions stated
herein, all the other terms of the Original Agreement shall remain
valid and bind the parties without any change. In the case of a
contradiction between the provisions of this Amendment and the
provisions of the Original Agreement, the provisions of this
Amendment shall prevail. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the term “Agreement” as used in the Original
Agreement shall be deemed to be the Agreement as amended by this
Amendment.
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* Portions of this exhibit have been omitted
and filed separately pursuant to an application for confidential
treatment filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this
Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized
representatives.
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GammaCan Ltd.
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Tel Ha’Shomer -Medical Research
Infrastructure and Services LTD.
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By:
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By:
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Date:
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Date:
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I confirm and agree:
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Dr. Miri Blank
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Date:
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* Portions of
this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately pursuant to an
a application for confidential treatment filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exhibit A
NEITHER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY NOR
THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT” ), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS
AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED, OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT
THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER OF THIS WARRANT OR SUCH SECURITIES, WHICH
COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY,
THAT THIS WARRANT OR SUCH SECURITIES, AS APPLICABLE, MAY BE
OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE
MANNER CONTEMPLATED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
FOREGOING IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 23 HEREOF.
THE TRANSFER OF THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE HEREOF IS RESTRICTED AS
DESCRIBED HEREIN.
GAMMACAN INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
Warrants for the Purchase
of
Shares of Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share
No.
THIS CERTIFIES that, for consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and other value
received TEL HA’SHOMER MEDICAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND
SERVICES LTD. (the “ Holder ”) is entitled
to subscribe for, and purchase from, GAMMACAN INTERNATIONAL,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company
”), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, at any
time or from time to time on or after January 1, 2008 (the “
Effective Time ”) until 5:00 P.M. New York City local
time on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Time (the “
Exercise Period ”), an aggregate of FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND (500,000) shares of common stock, par value $0.0001
per share (the “ Common Stock ”) of the
Company. This Warrant is initially exercisable at a price per share
equal to $________[CLOSING PRICE ON THE EXECUTION DATE], subject to
adjustment as provided herein; provided, however, that upon the
occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 8 hereof, the
rights granted by this Warrant, including the exercise price and
the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon such
exercise, shall be adjusted as therein specified. The
term
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*Portions of this exhibit have been omitted
and filed separately pursuant to an application for confidential
treatment filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exercise Price” shall mean,
depending on the context, the initial exercise price (as set forth
above) or the adjusted exercise price per share.
As
used herein, the term “this Warrant” shall mean
and include this Warrant and any Warrant or Warrants hereafter
issued as a consequence of the exercise or transfer of this Warrant
in whole or in part. Each share of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise hereof shall be hereinafter referred to as a “
Warrant Share ”. The Warrant Shares shall be subject
to the restrictions on resale set forth in Section 23 hereof, as
well as those imposed by applicable law.
1. (a)
Subject to the terms of this Warrant, this Warrant may be exercised
at any time in whole and from time to time in part, at the option
of the Holder, on or after the Effective Time and on or prior to
the end of the Exercise Period. This Warrant shall initially be
exercisable in whole or in part for an aggregate of 500,000 fully
paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock for an exercise price
per share equal to the Exercise Price, by delivery to the Company
at its office at Kiryat Ono Mall, Azorim Center A, 39 Jerusalem
Street, 55423 Kiryat Ono, Israel, or at such other place as is
designated in writing by the Company, of:
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(i)
a completed Election to Purchase, in the form set forth in
Exhibit I, executed by the Holder exercising all or part of
the purchase rights represented by this Warrant;
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(ii)
this Warrant;
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(iii)
if this Warrant is not registered in the name of the initial
registered Holder, an assignment in the form set forth in
Exhibit II hereto evidencing the assignment of this Warrant
to the current Holder; and
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(iv)
payment of an amount equal to the product of the Exercise Price
multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock being purchased
upon such exercise in the form of, at the Holder’s option,
(A) a certified or bank cashier’s check payable to the
Company, or (B) a wire transfer of funds to an account designated
by the Company.
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(b) This
Warrant shall vest in its entirety and shall become exercisable at
the close of business on December 31, 2008 (the “Vesting
Date” ). In the event that the Research and Licensing
Agreement, dated December 13, 2005, between the Company and Tel
Ha’Shomer Medical Health Infrastructure and Services Ltd., as
thereafter amended, shall terminate, prior to the Vesting Date,
this Warrant shall terminate and shall thereafter be of no further
force or effect.
(c) Upon
the exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall issue and cause
promptly to be delivered
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