Exhibit
10.1
CONSENT AND
WAIVER
This Consent
and Waiver (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of
July ___, 2008, is entered by and between Generex Biotechnology
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company
”), and Smithfield Fiduciary LLC (the “ Holder
”).
RECITALS
A.
Pursuant to that certain Securities
Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”),
dated as of March 31, 2008, by and among the Company, the Holder
and the other investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached
thereto (together with the Holder, the “ Investors
”), the Holder purchased the Company’s 8% Senior
Secured Convertible Note in the principal amount of $7,000,000.00
(the “ Note ”). Capitalized terms used in this
Agreement that are not otherwise defined have the meaning set forth
in the Note.
B.
The Note requires the Company to
pay the Holder on each applicable Installment Date the Installment
Amount due on such date by electing (i) a Company Conversion if
various conditions are satisfied and/or (ii) a Company
Redemption.
C.
In connection with the Purchase
Agreement, the Company and the Investors entered into that certain
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2008 (the
“ Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to
which, among other things, the Company is obligated to have a
registration statement for the resale of the Registrable Securities
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) (the “
Registration Statement ”) declared effective on or
before July 29, 2008.
D.
As of the date hereof, certain
Equity Conditions have not been satisfied, including (i) that the
Registration Statement has not yet been declared effective for the
resale of all of the Registrable Securities (the “
Registration Statement Equity Condition ”) and (ii)
that the Company received notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market of
its failure to comply with the minimum bid price requirement of
Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4) and has 180 calendar days to regain
compliance with such rule (the “ Listing Maintenance
Equity Condition ”).
AGREEMENTS
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and
the Holder hereby agree as follows:
1.
Waiver . The Holder hereby waives satisfaction of only
the following: (a) the Registration Statement Equity Condition
solely with respect to the Installment Notice Due Date applicable
to the Installment Date that is September 1, 2008 and (b) the
Listing Maintenance Equity Condition solely with respect to the
Installment Dates that are September 1, 2008 and October 1, 2008
(the “ Applicable Installment Dates
”).
2.
Consent to Deferral of
Installment Amount due on August 1, 2008 . Notwithstanding the Company’s election
set forth in any applicable Company Installment Notice delivered to
the Holder prior to the date hereof, the Holder hereby consents to
the Company converting (provided that there is then no Equity
Conditions Failure (other than the Equity Conditions Failures
expressly waived in Section 1 above) and provided that all other
conditions necessary for the Company to effect a Company Conversion
are then satisfied) and/or redeeming the Installment Amount due on
August 1, 2008 as follows:
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50% of the
Installment Amount due on August 1, 2008 shall be so converted
and/or redeemed at the time of, and in the same manner as (i.e.,
through a Company Conversion and/or a Company Redemption), the
Company’s conversion and/or redemption (in accordance with
the terms or the Note) of the Installment Amount due on
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