UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K/A
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 18, 2009
ADVAXIS,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
[00028489]
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02-0563870
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
Number)
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Technology
Centre of New Jersey
675
Rt. 1, Suite B113
North
Brunswick, N.J. 08902
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (732) 545-1590
Not
applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
¨ Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Explanatory
Note
This
Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amended Report”) amends the Current Report on
Form 8-K (the “Original Report”) filed by Advaxis, Inc. (“Company”) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2009. The Amended
Report includes a press release issued by the Company on June 18, 2009 as
Exhibit 99.1. The Amended Report also amends the date of the Original
Report to June 18, 2009, which reflects the date on which the Company closed the
Offering (as defined below).
Item
1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Effective
June 18, 2009, Advaxis, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Note Purchase
Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with certain accredited and/or
sophisticated investors as set forth on Schedule A to the Note Purchase
Agreement (collectively, the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company
completed a private placement (the “Offering”) whereby the Investors acquired
senior convertible promissory notes of the Company (the “Notes”) in the
aggregate principal face amount of $1,131,352.94, for an aggregate net purchase
price of $961,650. The Notes were issued with an original issue
discount of 15%. Each Investor paid $0.85 for each $1.00 of principal
amount of Notes purchased at the Closing. The Notes are convertible
into shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common
Stock”), all as more particularly described below and in the form of Note
attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1. For every dollar invested, each
Investor received warrants to purchase 2 ½ shares of Common Stock (the
“Warrants”) at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, subject to adjustments upon
the occurrence of certain events as more particularly described below and in the
form of Warrant attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2.
The Notes
mature on December 31, 2009 (the “Maturity Date”), if not retired
sooner. The Notes may be prepaid at anytime by the Company without
penalty. The Warrants are exercisable at any time on or before the
fifth anniversary of the issue date of the Warrants. The Warrants may
be exercised on a cashless basis under certain circumstances.
In the
event the Company consummates an equity financing from and after August 1, 2009
and prior to the second business day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, in
which it sells shares of its preferred stock, $0.001 par value, or Common Stock
(“Qualified Stock”) with aggregate gross proceeds of not less than $2,000,000 (a
“Qualified Equity Financing”), then prior to the Maturity Date, then the
Investors shall have the option to convert all or a portion of the Notes into
the same securities sold in the Qualified Equity Financing, at an effective per
share conversion price equal to 90% of the per share purchase price of the
Qualified Stock in the Qualified Equity Financing.
In the
event the Company does not consummate a Qualified Equity Financing from and
after August 1, 2009 and prior to the second business day immediately preceding
the Maturity Date, then the Investors shall have the option to convert all or a
portion of the Note into shares of Common Stock, at an effective per share
conversion price equal to 50% of the volume-weighted average price per share of
the Common Stock over the five (5) consecutive trading days immediately
preceding the third business day prior to the Maturity Date.
To the
extent an Investor does not elect to convert its Notes as described above, the
principal amount of the Notes not so converted shall be payable in cash on the
Maturity Date.
The Note
may be converted by the Investors in whole or in part. The Notes and
Warrants include a limitation on conversion or exercise, which provides that at
no time will an Investor be entitled to convert any portion of the Notes or
exercise any number of Warrants, that would result in the beneficial ownership
by the Investor and its affiliates of more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock on such date.
In
connection with the Offering, the Company entered into a Security Agreement,
dated as of June 18, 2009 (the “Security Agreement”) with the Investors, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 The Security Agreement grants
the Investors a security interest in all of the Company’s tangible and
intangible assets, as further described on Exhibit A to the Security
Agreement.
In
connection with the Offering, the Company also entered into a Subordination
Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2009 (the “Subordination Agreement”) with the
Investors and Mr. Thomas A. Moore, the Company’s chief executive officer, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3. Pursuant to the Subordination
Agreement, Mr. Moore subordinated certain rights to payments under the Moore
Note (as defined below) to the right of payment in full in cash of all amounts
owed to the Investors pursuant to the Notes; provided, however, that principal
and interest of the Moore Note may be repaid prior to the full payment of the
Investors as described below.
The
Company intends to use the proceeds from the Offering for among other things,
(i) costs and expenses relating to the Company’s Phase II Clinical Studies in
cervical cancer and CIN, (ii) costs and expenses relating to the Offering (iii)
costs and expenses relating to obtaining one or more follow-on financings and
(iv) general working capital purposes. The financing is intended to
provide the Company with temporary liquidity to conduct its business while it
seeks to raise additional capital. Additionally, the Company may use
the proceeds to pay Mr. Moore up to approximately $186,000 in deferred
salary.
The Notes
and the Warrants were offered and sold to “accredited investors” (as defined in
section 501(a) of Regulation D) pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”). The shares to be issued upon conversion of the Notes or upon
exercise of the Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act and
may not be offered or sold in the United States in the absence of an effective
registration statement or exemption from the registration
requirements.
Amendments
to the Moore Senior Loan Documents.
In
connection with, and as a condition of, entering into the Note Purchase
Agreement, the Company entered into an amendment to its current promissory note
in the principal amount of $950,000 issued by the Company in favor of Mr. Moore
(the “Moore Note”). Among other things, the amendment extends the
maturity date of the Moore Note until the earlier of (1) January 1, 2010 or (2)
the closing of a Qualified Equity Financing (as defined in the Note) which
results in gross proceeds of at least $6,000,000 to the Company.
The
foregoing descriptions of the Note Purchase Agreement, Notes, Warrants, Security
Agreement, Subordination Agreement and Moore Note do not purport to be complete
and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such documents, which are
attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 4.1, 4.2, 10.2. 10.3 and 4.3 respectively, and
incorporated herein by this reference.
Item
2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation
The
information provided in Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference to this
Item 2.03.
Item
3.02. Unregistered Sales of Securities.
The
information provided in Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference to this
Item 3.02.
Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
June 18, 2009, the Company issued a press release regarding the transactions
described above. A copy of the press release, which is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report, is incorporated herein by this
reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
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Exhibits
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4.1
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Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant.
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4.2
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Form
of Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note.
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4.3
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Form
of Amended Promissory Note between Advaxis, Inc. and Thomas
Moore.
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10.1
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Form
of Note Purchase Agreement.
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10.2
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Form
of Security Agreement.
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10.3
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Form
of Subordination Agreement.
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99.1
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Advaxis,
Inc. press release, dated June 18,
2009.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Advaxis,
Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Thomas A. Moore
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Thomas
A. Moore, Chief Executive
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
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Document
Description
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4.1
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Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant.
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4.2
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Form
of Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note.
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4.3
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Form
of Amended Promissory Note between Advaxis, Inc. and Thomas
Moore.
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10.1
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Form
of Note Purchase Agreement.
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10.2
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Form
of Security Agreement.
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10.3
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Form
of Subordination Agreement.
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99.1
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Advaxis,
Inc. press release, dated June 18,
2009.
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Exhibit
4.1
NEITHER
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE
SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED
OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR
THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A
UNDER SAID ACT.
Right to
Purchase _________ shares of Common Stock of Advaxis, Inc. (subject to
adjustment as provided herein)
COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
No. ______________
Issue
Date: ________ ___, 2009
ADVAXIS,
INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
“Company”),
hereby certifies that, for value received, _____________________, or its assigns
(the “Holder”),
is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company
at any time after the Issue Date until 5:00 p.m., E.S.T on the fifth anniversary
of the Issue Date (the “Expiration Date”), up
to ________ fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at a per share
purchase price of $0.20. The aforedescribed purchase price per share, as
adjusted from time to time as herein provided, is referred to herein as the
“Exercise
Price.” The number and character of such shares of Common
Stock and the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided
herein. The Company may reduce the Exercise Price for some or all of
the Warrants, temporarily or permanently. Capitalized terms used and
not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain
Note Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”),
dated as of _______ __, 2009, entered into by the Company and the
Holder.
As used
herein the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, have the
following respective meanings:
(a) The
term “Company”
shall include Advaxis, Inc. and any corporation which shall succeed or assume
the obligations of Advaxis, Inc. hereunder.
(b) The
term “Common
Stock” means (a) the Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share,
as authorized on the date of the Purchase Agreement and (b) any other securities
into which or for which any of the securities described in (a) may be converted
or exchanged pursuant to a plan of recapitalization, reorganization, merger,
sale of assets or otherwise.
(c) The
term “Common Stock
Deemed Outstanding” means, at any given time, the number of shares of
Common Stock actually outstanding at such time, plus the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all options or securities convertible
into Common Stock.
(d) The
term “Exempt
Issuances” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to
employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option
plan duly adopted for such purpose by a majority of the non-employee members of
the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of
non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the
exercise or exchange of or conversion of any securities issued under the
Purchase Agreement and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or
convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date
hereof, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date
hereof to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise,
exchange or conversion price of such securities, (c) securities
pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the
disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall
only be to a person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating
company in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and in which
the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall
not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily
for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is
investing in securities and (d) shares of Common Stock with an aggregate value
of no more than $150,000 issued to vendors of the Company valued based on the
VWAP at the time of issuance.
(e) The
term “Other
Securities” refers to any shares of capital stock (other than Common
Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other person (corporate or
otherwise) which the Holder of the Warrant at any time shall be entitled to
receive, or shall have received, on the exercise of the Warrant, in lieu of or
in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall
have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other
Securities pursuant to Section 4 or otherwise.
(f) The
term “Warrant
Shares” shall mean the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant.
1. Exercise of
Warrant.
1.1. Number of Shares Issuable
upon Exercise. From
and after the Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date, the Holder
hereof shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant in whole in
accordance with the terms of subsection 1.2 or upon exercise of this
Warrant in part in accordance with subsection 1.3, shares of Common Stock
of the Company, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.
1.2. Full
Exercise. This
Warrant may be exercised in whole by the Holder hereof by delivery of an
original or facsimile copy of the form of subscription attached as Exhibit A hereto
(the “Subscription
Form”) duly executed by such Holder and delivery of payment, in cash,
wire transfer or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the
Company, in the amount obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Common
Stock for which this Warrant is then exercisable by the Exercise Price then in
effect. The original Warrant is not required to be surrendered to the
Company until it has been fully exercised.
1.3. Partial Exercise. This
Warrant may be exercised in part (but not for a fractional share) by delivery of
a Subscription Form in the manner and at the place provided in
subsection 1.2 except that the amount payable by the Holder on such partial
exercise shall be the amount obtained by multiplying (a) the number of
whole shares of Common Stock designated by the Holder in the Subscription Form
by (b) the Exercise Price then in effect. On any such partial
exercise, provided the Holder has surrendered the original Warrant, the Company,
at its expense, will forthwith issue and deliver to or upon the order of the
Holder hereof a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the Holder hereof or
as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes)
may request, the whole number of shares of Common Stock for which such Warrant
may still be exercised for the balance of.
1.4. Fair Market
Value. Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of a particular date (the “Determination Date”)
shall mean:
(a) If
the Company’s Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, then the
average of the closing or last sale prices, respectively, reported for the five
trading days immediately preceding (but not including) the Determination
Date;
(b) If
the Company’s Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, but
is quoted in the over-the-counter market or the “pink-sheets”, then the average
of the closing bid prices reported for the five trading days immediately
preceding (but not including) the Determination Date;
(c) Except
as provided in clause (d) below and Section 3.1, if the Company’s Common
Stock is not publicly traded, then as the Holder and the Company agree, or in
the absence of such an agreement, by arbitration in accordance with the rules
then standing of the American Arbitration Association, before a single
arbitrator to be chosen from a panel of persons qualified by education and
training to pass on the matter to be decided; or
(d) If
the Determination Date is the date of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up,
or any event deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up pursuant to
the Company’s certificate of incorporation (as amended and/or restated from time
to time, the “Charter”), then all
amounts to be payable per share to holders of the Common Stock pursuant to the
Charter in the event of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, plus all
other amounts to be payable per share in respect of the Common Stock in
liquidation under the Charter, assuming for the purposes of this clause
(d) that all of the shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of
all of the Warrants are outstanding at the Determination Date.
1.5. Company
Acknowledgment. The
Company will, at the time of the exercise of the Warrant, upon the request of
the Holder hereof acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to
such Holder any rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after
such exercise in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. If the Holder
shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the
continuing obligation of the Company to afford to such Holder any such
rights.
1.6. Trustee for Warrant
Holders. In the
event that a bank or trust company shall have been appointed as trustee for the
Holder of the Warrants pursuant to Subsection 3.2, such bank or trust
company shall have all the powers and duties of a warrant agent (as hereinafter
described) and shall accept, in its own name for the account of the Company or
such successor person as may be entitled thereto, all amounts otherwise payable
to the Company or such successor, as the case may be, on exercise of this
Warrant pursuant to this Section 1.
1.7. Delivery of Stock
Certificates, etc. on Exercise. The
Company agrees that the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be deemed to be issued to the Holder hereof as the record owner of
such shares as of the close of business on the date on which delivery of a
Subscription Form shall have occurred and payment made for such shares as
aforesaid. As soon as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in whole or
in part, the Company at its expense (including the payment by it of any
applicable issue taxes) will cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to
the Holder hereof, or as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any
applicable transfer taxes) may direct in compliance with applicable securities
laws, a certificate or certificates for the number of duly and validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) to
which such Holder shall be entitled on such exercise, plus, in lieu of any
fractional share to which such Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to
such fraction multiplied by the then Fair Market Value of one full share of
Common Stock, together with any other stock or other securities and property
(including cash, where applicable) to which such Holder is entitled upon such
exercise pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise.
2. Cashless
Exercise.
(a) Payment
upon exercise may be made at the option of the Holder either (i) in cash, wire
transfer or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the
Company equal to the applicable aggregate Exercise Price, (ii) by delivery of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with
Section (b) below or (iii) by a combination of any of the
foregoing methods, for the number of shares of Common Stock specified in such
form (as such exercise number shall be adjusted to reflect any adjustment in the
total number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder per the terms of
this Warrant) and the Holder shall thereupon be entitled to receive the number
of duly authorized, validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable shares of
Common Stock (or Other Securities) determined as provided herein.
(b) Subject
to the provisions herein to the contrary, if the Fair Market Value of one share
of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price (at the date of calculation
as set forth below), in lieu of exercising this Warrant for cash, the Holder may
elect to receive shares of Common Stock equal to the value (as determined below)
of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being cancelled) by surrender of this
Warrant at the principal office of the Company together with the properly
endorsed Subscription Form, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder
a number of shares of Common Stock computed using the following
formula:
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Where
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X=
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the
number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the
Holder
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Y=
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the
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable under the Warrant or, if only
a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, the portion of the Warrant
being exercised (at the date of such
calculation)
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A=
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the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock (determined as of the trading day
immediately prior to, but not including, the Exercise
Date)
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B=
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Exercise
Price (as adjusted to the date of such
calculation)
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(c) The
Holder may employ the cashless exercise feature described in Section (b) above
at any time.
For
purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a
cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the
Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have
commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement.
3. Adjustment for
Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, etc.
3.1. Fundamental
Transaction. If, at
any time while this Warrant is outstanding,
(A) the
Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another
entity, (B) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its
assets in one or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or
exchange offer (whether by the Company or another entity) is completed pursuant
to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their
shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any
reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant
to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other
securities, cash or property (each, a “Fundamental
Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the
Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have
been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such
Fundamental Transaction, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor
or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation,
and any additional consideration (the “Alternate
Consideration”) receivable upon or as a result of such merger,
consolidation or disposition of assets by a Holder of the number of shares of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such
event. For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the
Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate
Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect
of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company
shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a
reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of
the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as
to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction,
then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration
it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental
Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any
successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction
shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions
and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate
Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental
Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or
surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 3.1 and insuring
that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted
upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Warrant, in the event of a
Fundamental Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a “Rule 13e-3
transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934(as amended, the “Exchange Act”) or (3)
a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not traded on a national
securities exchange, the Company or any successor entity shall pay at the
Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with or within 30 days
after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, an amount of cash equal
to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the Black Scholes
Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg L.P. using (i)
a price per share of Common Stock equal to the volume weighted average price of
the Common Stock for the trading day immediately preceding the date of
consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (ii) a risk-free
interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the
remaining term of this Warrant as of the date of consummation of the applicable
Fundamental Transaction and (iii) an expected volatility equal to the 100 day
volatility obtained from the “HVT” function on Bloomberg L.P. determined as of
the trading day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable
Fundamental Transaction.
3.2. Dissolution. In
the event of any dissolution of the Company following the transfer of all or
substantially all of its properties or assets, the Company, prior to such
dissolution, shall at its expense deliver or cause to be delivered the stock and
other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) receivable by
the Holder of the Warrants after the effective date of such dissolution pursuant
to this Section 3 to a bank or trust company (a “Trustee”) having its
principal office in New York, NY, as trustee for the Holder of the
Warrants. Such property shall be delivered only upon payment of the
Warrant exercise price.
3.3. Continuation of
Terms. Upon
any reorganization, consolidation, merger or transfer (and any dissolution
following any transfer) referred to in this Section 3, this Warrant shall
continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof shall be applicable to
the Other Securities and property receivable on the exercise of this Warrant
after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the
effective date of dissolution following any such transfer, as the case may be,
and shall be binding upon the issuer of any Other Securities, including, in the
case of any such transfer, the person acquiring all or substantially all of the
properties or assets of the Company, whether or not such person shall have
expressly assumed the terms of this Warrant as provided in
Section 4. In the event this Warrant does not continue in full
force and effect after the consummation of the transaction described in this
Section 3, then only in such event will the Company’s securities and
property (including cash, where applicable) receivable by the Holder of the
Warrants be delivered to the Trustee as contemplated by
Section 3.2.
3.4. Share
Issuance. Until
the Expiration Date, if the Company shall issue any Common Stock except for the
Exempt Issuances, prior to the complete exercise of this Warrant for a
consideration less than the Exercise Price that would be in effect at the time
of such issue, then immediately after such issue or sale the Exercise Price
shall be reduced to an amount equal to the product of (i) the Exercise Price and
(ii) the quotient determined by dividing (A) the sum of (1) the product derived
by multiplying the Exercise Price by the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed
Outstanding immediately prior to such issue or sale, plus (2) the consideration,
if any, received by the Company upon such issue or sale, by (B) the product
derived by multiplying the (1) Exercise Price by (2) the number of shares of
Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately after such issue or
sale. Upon each such adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to the
immediately preceding sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable
upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted to the number of shares
determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
adjustment by the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of
this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product
thereof by the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment.
4. Extraordinary Events
Regarding Common Stock. In
the event that the Company shall (a) issue additional shares of the Common
Stock as a dividend or other distribution on outstanding Common Stock,
(b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (c) combine
its outstanding shares of the Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of
the Common Stock, then, in each such event, the Exercise Price shall,
simultaneously with the happening of such event, be adjusted by multiplying the
then Exercise Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event and the
denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event, and the product so obtained shall thereafter be
the Exercise Price then in effect. The Exercise Price, as so adjusted, shall be
readjusted in the same manner upon the happening of any successive event or
events described herein in this Section 4. The number of shares of Common
Stock that the Holder of this Warrant shall thereafter, on the exercise hereof,
be entitled to receive shall be adjusted to a number determined by multiplying
the number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise (but for the
provisions of this Section 4 be issuable on such exercise by a fraction of which
(a) the numerator is the Exercise Price that would otherwise (but for the
provisions of this Section 4 be in effect, and (b) the denominator is the
Exercise Price in effect on the date of such exercise.
5. Certificate as to
Adjustments. In
each case of any adjustment or readjustment in the shares of Common Stock (or
Other Securities) issuable on the exercise of the Warrants, the Company at its
expense will promptly cause its Chief Financial Officer or other appropriate
designee to compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms
of the Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or
readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or
readjustment is based, including a statement of (a) the consideration
received or receivable by the Company for any additional shares of Common Stock
(or Other Securities) issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold,
(b) the number of shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) outstanding
or deemed to be outstanding, and (c) the Exercise Price and the number of
shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of this Warrant, in effect
immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment and as adjusted or
readjusted as provided in this Warrant. The Company will forthwith mail a copy
of each such certificate to the Holder of the Warrant and any Warrant Agent of
the Company (appointed pursuant to Section 10 hereof).
6. Reservation of Stock, etc. Issuable on Exercise of
Warrant; Financial Statements. The Company will at all
times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery on the
exercise of the Warrants, sufficient shares of Common Stock (or Other
Securities) from time to time issuable on the exercise of the
Warrant. This Warrant entitles the Holder hereof to receive copies of
all financial and other information distributed or required to be distributed to
the holders of the Company’s Common Stock.
7. Assignment; Exchange of
Warrant. Subject
to compliance with applicable securities laws, this Warrant, and the rights
evidenced hereby, may be transferred by any registered Holder hereof (a “Transferor”). On the
surrender for exchange of this Warrant, with the Transferor’s endorsement in the
form of Exhibit B
attached hereto (the “Transferor Endorsement
Form”) and together with an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the Company that the transfer of this Warrant will be in compliance with
applicable securities laws, the Company will issue and deliver to or on the
order of the Transferor thereof a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor, in the
name of the Transferor and/or the transferee(s) specified in such Transferor
Endorsement Form (each a “Transferee”), calling
in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of shares of Common
Stock called for on the face or faces of the Warrant so surrendered by the
Transferor.
8. Replacement of
Warrant. On
receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss,
theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement or
security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the
case of any such mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the
Company at its expense, twice only, will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a
new Warrant of like tenor.
9. Maximum
Exercise. The
Holder shall not be entitled to exercise this Warrant on an exercise date, in
connection with that number of shares of Common Stock which would be in excess
of the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by the Holder and its affiliates on an exercise date, and (ii) the number
of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant with
respect to which the determination of this limitation is being made on an
exercise date, which would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its
affiliates of more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on such
date. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence,
beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3
thereunder. The Holder shall have the authority and obligation to
determine whether the restriction contained in this Section 9 will limit any
conversion hereunder and to the extent that the Holder determines that the
limitation contained in this Section applies, the determination of which portion
of the Notes are convertible shall be the responsibility and obligation of the
Holder.
10. Warrant
Agent. The
Company may, by written notice to the Holder of the Warrant, appoint an agent (a
“Warrant
Agent”) for the purpose of issuing Common Stock (or Other Securities) on
the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 1, exchanging this Warrant
pursuant to Section 7, and replacing this Warrant pursuant to
Section 8, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance,
exchange or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by
such Warrant Agent.
11. Transfer on the Company’s
Books. Until
this Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the Company may treat
the registered Holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes,
notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
12. Notices. All
notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise
specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail,
registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii)
delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv)
transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth
below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently
by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery
or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the
transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if
delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to
be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered
other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is
to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing
by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon
actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The
addresses for such communications shall be as set forth in the Purchase
Agreement or such other address as a party designates to the other party in
writing.
13. Law Governing This
Warrant. This
Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of
laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning
the transactions contemplated by this Warrant shall be brought only in the state
courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the state and county of
New York. The parties to this Warrant hereby irrevocably waive any
objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall
not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon
forum non
conveniens. The Company and Holder waive trial by
jury. In the event that any provision of this Warrant or any other
agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any
applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed
inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed
modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such
provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any
agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal
service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or
proceeding in connection with this Warrant by mailing a copy thereof via
registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery)
to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and
agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process
and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit
in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by
law.
[SIGNATURES
ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Warrant as of the date first
written above.
Exhibit A
FORM OF
SUBSCRIPTION
(to be
signed only on exercise of Warrant)
TO: ADVAXIS,
INC.
The
undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant
(No.____), hereby irrevocably elects to purchase (check applicable
box):
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shares of the Common Stock covered by such Warrant;
or
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maximum number of shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant pursuant
to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in
Section 2.
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The
undersigned herewith makes payment of the full purchase price for such shares at
the price per share provided for in such Warrant, which is
$______. Such payment takes the form of (check applicable box or
boxes):
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in lawful money of the United States;
and/or
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the
cancellation of such portion of the attached Warrant as is exercisable for
a total of _______ shares of Common Stock (using a Fair Market Value of
$_______ per share for purposes of this calculation);
and/or
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the
cancellation of such number of shares of Common Stock as is necessary, in
accordance with the formula set forth in Section 2, to exercise this
Warrant with respect to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in
Section 2.
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The
undersigned requests that the certificates for such shares be issued in the name
of, and delivered to _________________________________ whose address is
_____________________________________________
______________________________________.
The
undersigned represents and warrants that all offers and sales by the undersigned
of the securities issuable upon exercise of the within Warrant shall be made
pursuant to registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”), or
pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities
Act.
Dated:
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Exhibit B
FORM OF
TRANSFEROR ENDORSEMENT
(To be
signed only on transfer of Warrant)
For value
received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the
person(s) named below under the heading “Transferees” the right represented by
the within Warrant to purchase the percentage and number of shares of Common
Stock of ADVAXIS, INC. to which the within Warrant relates specified under the
headings “Percentage Transferred” and “Number Transferred,” respectively,
opposite the name(s) of such person(s) and appoints each such person Attorney to
transfer its respective right on the books of ADVAXIS, INC. with full power of
substitution in the premises.
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Exhibit
4.2
NEITHER
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE
SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED
OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR
THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL, IN A FORM GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY’S LEGAL COUNSEL, THAT
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE
144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.
THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH
ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT (“OID”). PURSUANT TO TREASURY REGULATION
§1.1275-3(b)(1), THOMAS MOORE, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BORROWER HEREOF WILL,
BEGINNING TEN DAYS AFTER THE ISSUE DATE OF THIS NOTE, PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO
THE HOLDER UPON REQUEST THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN TREASURY REGULATION
§1.1275-3(b)(1)(i). THOMAS MOORE MAY BE REACHED AT TELEPHONE NUMBER (732)
545-1590.
Principal
Amount $_______________
Issue
Date: June __, 2009
Purchase
Price: $________________
SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE
NOTE
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, ADVAXIS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called “Borrower”),
hereby promises to pay to _____________(the “Holder”)
or order, without demand, the sum of _______________ Dollars ($____________) on
December 31, 2009 (the “Maturity
Date”), if not retired sooner.
This Note
has been entered into pursuant to the terms of a note purchase agreement between
the Borrower, the Holder and certain other holders (the “Other
Holders”) of convertible promissory notes (the “Other
Notes”), dated of even date herewith (the “Purchase
Agreement”), and shall be governed by the terms of such Purchase
Agreement. Unless otherwise separately defined herein, all
capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the same meaning as is set forth
in the Purchase Agreement. The following terms shall apply to this
Note:
ARTICLE
I
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
1.1 Payment Grace
Period. The Borrower shall have a five (5) day grace period to
pay any monetary amounts due under this Note.
1.2 Conversion
Privileges. The Conversion Privileges set forth in Article II
shall remain in full force and effect immediately from the date hereof and until
the Note is paid in full regardless of the occurrence of an Event of Default,
but subject to Article II. The Principal Amount of the Note (or such
portion thereof the shall not have previously been converted into Common Stock
in accordance with Article II hereof, if any) shall be payable in full on the
Maturity Date.
1.3 Prepayment. This
Note may be prepaid at anytime by the Borrower without penalty.
1.4 No Senior Debt; Issuance of
Other Notes. So long as any portion of this Note is
outstanding, the Company will not directly or indirectly enter into, create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness or liens of any kind (other
than indebtedness and liens in favor of the Holder), on or with respect to any
of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest
therein or any income or profits therefrom that is senior to or pari passu with,
in any respect, the Company's obligations under the Notes, except for one or
more Other Notes issued to one or more other Holders in accordance with the
Purchase Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
CONVERSION
RIGHTS
The
Holder shall have the right to convert the Principal Amount of this Note into
shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (“Common
Stock”) as set forth below.
2.1 Conversion into the
Borrower’s Common Stock.
(a) Conversion in Qualified
Equity Financing. In the event the Company consummates an
equity financing from and after August 1, 2009 and prior to the second business
day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, in which it sells shares of its
Preferred Stock or Common Stock (“Qualified
Stock”) with aggregate gross proceeds of not less than two million
dollars ($2,000,000) and with the principal purpose of raising capital (a “Qualified Equity
Financing”), then the Holder shall have the option, but shall not be
required, to convert all or a portion of the Note into the number (rounded to
the nearest whole) of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Qualified Stock
equal to a fraction (A) the numerator of which is the Principal Amount of the
Note (or such lesser amount as is being converted) and (B) the denominator of
which is ninety percent (90%) of the per share purchase price of the Qualified
Stock issued in the Qualified Equity Financing.
(b) Conversion in absence of
Qualified Equity Financing. In the event the Company does not
consummate a Qualified Equity Financing from and after August 1, 2009 and prior
to the second business day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, then the
Holder shall have the option, but shall not be required, to convert all or a
portion of the Note into that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of
Common Stock equal to a fraction (A) the numerator of which is the Principal
Amount of the Note (or such lesser amount as is being converted ) and (B) the
denominator of which is 50% of the Volume-Weighted Average Price per share of
the Common Stock on the five (5) consecutive trading days immediately preceding
the third business day prior to the Maturity Date.
(c) Mechanics of
Conversion. As a condition to effecting the conversion set
forth in Sections 2.1(a) and 2.1(b) above, the Holder shall properly complete
and deliver to the Company a Notice of Conversion, a form of which is annexed
hereto as Exhibit
A (the “Notice of
Conversion”), which notice must be received by the Company at least one
(1) business day prior to the Maturity Date. Upon timely delivery to
the Borrower of the Notice of Conversion, the Borrower shall issue and deliver
to the Holder within three (3) business days after the Maturity Date (such third
day being the “Delivery
Date”) that number of shares of Common Stock for the portion of the Note
converted in accordance herewith.
(d) Adjustment. The
number and kind of shares or other securities to be issued upon conversion
determined pursuant to Section 2.1(a), shall be subject to adjustment from time
to time upon the happening of certain events while this conversion right remains
outstanding, as follows:
A. Merger, Sale of Assets,
etc. If the Borrower at any time shall consolidate with or
merge into or sell or convey all or substantially all its assets to any other
corporation, this Note, as to the unpaid principal portion thereof and accrued
interest thereon, shall thereafter be deemed to evidence the right to purchase
such number and kind of shares or other securities and property as would have
been issuable or distributable on account of such consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance, upon or with respect to the securities subject to the conversion or
purchase right immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance. The foregoing provision shall similarly apply to
successive transactions of a similar nature by any such successor or
purchaser. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
anti-dilution provisions of this Section shall apply to such securities of such
successor or purchaser after any such consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance.
B. Reclassification,
etc. If the Borrower at any time shall, by reclassification or
otherwise, change the Common Stock into the same or a different number of
securities of any class or classes that may be issued or outstanding, this Note,
as to the unpaid principal portion thereof and accrued interest thereon, shall
thereafter be deemed to evidence the right to purchase an adjusted number of
such securities and kind of securities as would have been issuable as the result
of such change with respect to the Common Stock immediately prior to such
reclassification or other change.
(e) Notice of
Adjustment. Upon the occurrence of an event specified in
Section 2.1(d), the Borrower shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting
forth the adjustment and setting forth a statement of the facts requiring such
adjustment.
(f) Reservation of
Shares. From and after the closing of a Qualified Equity
Financing, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common
Stock a sufficient amount of Common Stock to permit the full conversion of this
Note. Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be
duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Borrower
agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its
officers, agents, and transfer agents who are charged with the duty of executing
and issuing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates
for shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of this Note.
2.2 Method of
Conversion. This Note may be converted by the Holder in whole
or in part as described in Section 2.1(a) hereof and the Purchase
Agreement. Upon partial conversion of this Note, a new Note
containing the same date and provisions of this Note shall, at the request of
the Holder, be issued by the Borrower to the Holder for the principal balance of
this Note and interest which shall not have been converted or paid.
2.3 Maximum
Conversion. The Holder shall not be entitled to convert on a
Conversion Date that amount of the Note in connection with that number of shares
of Common Stock which would be in excess of the sum of (i) the number of shares
of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates on a
Conversion Date, (ii) any Common Stock issuable in connection with the
unconverted portion of the Note, and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion of the Note with respect to which the determination
of this provision is being made on a Conversion Date, which would result in
beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 9.99% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Borrower on such Conversion
Date. For the purposes of the provision to the immediately preceding
sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section
13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13d-3
thereunder. The Holder shall have the authority and obligation to
determine whether the restriction contained in this Section 2.3 will limit any
conversion hereunder and to the extent that the Holder determines that the
limitation contained in this Section applies, the determination of which portion
of the Notes are convertible shall be the responsibility and obligation of the
Holder.
ARTICLE
III
EVENT
OF DEFAULT
The
occurrence of any of the following events of default (“Event of
Default”) shall, at the option of the Holder hereof, make all sums of
principal then remaining unpaid hereon and all other amounts payable hereunder
immediately due and payable, upon demand, without presentment, or grace period,
all of which hereby are expressly waived, except as set forth
below:
3.1 Failure to
Pay. The Borrower fails to pay the Principal Amount or other
sum due under this Note when due.
3.2 Breach of
Covenant. The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other
term or condition of the Purchase Agreement or this Note in any material respect
and such breach, if subject to cure, continues for a period of ten (10) business
days after written notice to the Borrower from the Holder.
3.3 Breach of Representations
and Warranties. Any material representation or warranty of the
Borrower made herein, in the Purchase Agreement or in any agreement, statement
or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection therewith shall
be false or misleading in any material respect as of the date made and the
Closing Date.
3.4 Receiver or
Trustee. The Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit
of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or
trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business; or such a
receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.
3.5 Judgments. Any
money judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against
Borrower or any of its property or other assets for more than $1,000,000, and
shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of forty-five (45)
days.
3.6 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings or
relief under any bankruptcy law or any law, or the issuance of any notice in
relation to such event, for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or
against the Borrower and if instituted against them are not dismissed within 45
days of initiation.
3.7 Non-Payment. A
default by the Borrower under any one or more obligations in an aggregate
monetary amount in excess of $1,000,000 for more than twenty days after the due
date, unless the Borrower is contesting the validity of such obligation in good
faith and has segregated cash funds equal to not less than one-half of the
contested amount.
3.8 Failure to Deliver Common
Stock or Replacement Note. Borrower’s failure to timely
deliver Common Stock to the Holder pursuant to and in the form required by this
Note.
3.9 Reservation
Default. Failure by the Borrower to have reserved for
issuance upon conversion of the Note the amount of Common stock as set forth in
this Note.
ARTICLE
IV
SECURITY
INTEREST
4.1 Security
Interest. This Note is secured by a security interest
granted to the Holder pursuant to a Security Agreement, as delivered by Borrower
to Holder.
ARTICLE
V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Failure or Indulgence Not
Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of Holder hereof in
the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power,
right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other
right, power or privilege. All rights and remedies existing hereunder
are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise
available.
5.2 Notices. All
notices, requests, demands, consents, instructions or other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be either faxed,
mailed or delivered to each party at the respective addresses of the parties as
set forth in the Purchase Agreement, or at such other address or facsimile
number as a party shall furnished to the other party in writing. All
such notices and communications shall be effective (a) when sent by Federal
Express or other overnight service of recognized standing, on the business day
following the deposit with such service; (b) when mailed, by registered or
certified mail, first class postage prepaid and addressed as aforesaid through
the United States Postal Service, upon receipt; (c) when delivered by hand, upon
delivery; and (d) when faxed, upon confirmation of receipt.
5.3 Amendment
Provision. The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used
throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument as originally executed,
or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or
supplemented.
5.4 Assignability. This
Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and
shall inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and
assigns.
5.5 Cost of
Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note,
Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof reasonable costs of collection, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees.
5.6 Governing
Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, including, but not limited to, New
York statutes of limitations. Any action brought by either
party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be brought only in the civil or state courts of New York or in
the federal courts located in the State and county of New York. Both
parties and the individual signing this Agreement on behalf of the Borrower
agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. The prevailing
party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable
attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this
Note is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law,
then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may
conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or
rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under
any law shall not affect the validity or unenforceability of any other provision
of this Note. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude
the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Borrower
in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Borrower’s obligations to Holder, to
realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to
enforce a judgment or other decision in favor of the Holder. This Note shall be deemed an
unconditional obligation of Borrower for the payment of money and, without
limitation to any other remedies of Holder, may be enforced against Borrower by
summary proceeding pursuant to New York Civil Procedure Law and Rules Section
3213 or any similar rule or statute in the jurisdiction where enforcement is
sought. For purposes of such rule or statute, any other document or
agreement to which Holder and Borrower are parties or which Borrower delivered
to Holder, which may be convenient or necessary to determine Holder’s rights
hereunder or Borrower’s obligations to Holder are deemed a part of this Note,
whether or not such other document or agreement was delivered together herewith
or was executed apart from this Note.
5.7 Maximum
Payments. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in
excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that
the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the
maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be
credited against amounts owed by the Borrower to the Holder and thus refunded to
the Borrower.
5.8 Construction. Each
party acknowledges that its legal counsel participated in the preparation of
this Note and, therefore, stipulates that the rule of construction that
ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied
in the interpretation of this Note to favor any party against the
other.
5.9 Shareholder
Status. The Holder shall not have rights as a shareholder of
the Borrower with respect to unconverted portions of this
Note. However, the Holder will have the rights of a shareholder of
the Borrower with respect to the Shares of Common Stock to be received after
delivery by the Holder of a Conversion Notice to the Borrower.
5.10 Non-Business
Days. Whenever any payment or any action to be made
shall be due on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday under the laws of the
State of New York, such payment may be due or action shall be required on the
next succeeding business day and, for such payment, such next succeeding day
shall be included in the calculation of the amount of accrued interest payable
on such date.
[SIGNATURES
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower
has caused this Note to be signed in its name by an authorized officer as of the
____ day of June, 2009.
ADVAXIS,
INC.
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NOTICE OF
CONVERSION
(To be
executed by the Registered Holder in order to convert the Note)
The
undersigned hereby elects to convert $_________ of the principal and $_________
of the interest due on the Note issued by ADVAXIS, INC. on May ___, 2009 into
Shares of Common Stock of ADVAXIS, INC. (the “Borrower”) according to the
conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.
Date of
Conversion:____________________________________________________________________
Conversion
Price:______________________________________________________________________
Number of
Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned on the Conversion Date: Less than 5%
of the outstanding Common Stock of Attitude Drinks Inc.
___________________________________________
Shares To
Be
Delivered:_________________________________________________________________
Signature:____________________________________________________________________________
Print
Name:__________________________________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________________________________
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Unassociated Document
EXHIBIT
4.3
$950,000
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ADVAXIS,
INC.
FORM OF SENIOR PROMISSORY
NOTE
Maturity
Date: December 31, 2009
THIS
SENIOR PROMISSORY NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW. NO SALE, TRANSFER, PLEDGE
OR ASSIGNMENT OF THIS SENIOR PROMISSORY NOTE SHALL BE VALID OR EFFECTIVE UNLESS
(A) SUCH TRANSFER IS MADE PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW,
OR (B) SUCH TRANSFER IS MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND OF ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAW.
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, Advaxis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises
to pay to Thomas A. Moore, the joint registered holder or registered assigns
hereof (the “Holder”), the
principal amount of up to nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($950,000),
payable on December 31, 2009 (the “Maturity Date”), or
such earlier date as required by Section 2 hereof, together with interest on the
outstanding principal amount of this Note, accruing at the rate of twelve
percent (12%) per annum, compounded daily, commencing on the date hereof,
subject to Section 2 hereof. All interest shall be calculated on the
basis of a 360-day year counting the actual days elapsed. Accrued
interest shall be payable upon the maturity of this Note and at the time of any
prepayment, as provided below. Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the Holder (the
“Note Purchase
Agreement”).
1. Payments and
Prepayments.
(a) Payments
of principal and interest on this Note shall be made at the Holder’s address as
set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement, or such other place or places as may
be specified by the Holder of this Note in a written notice to the
Company.
(b)
Payments of principal and interest on this Note shall be made in lawful money of
the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds so
as to be received by the Holder on the due date of such payment.
(c) If
any payment on this Note becomes due and payable on a Saturday, Sunday or other
day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required
by law to close, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding
business day and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall
be payable during such extension.
(d) This
Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at the option of the Company at any time
prior to the Maturity Date. Accrued interest on any amount of
principal prepaid shall be due and payable at the time of such
prepayment.
2. Events of
Default. In the event that any one or more of the following
occurs (each, an “Event of
Default”):
(i) the
Company defaults in the payment of principal on the date due or defaults in the
payment of interest required to be made on this Note and such default in the
payment of interest shall continue for a period of ten (10) days;
(ii) the
Company ceases all or substantially all of its business activities other than by
reason of natural disaster; material fire or other casualty; quarantine or
epidemic or other cause beyond the Company’s reasonable control, and the Company
does not resume all or substantially all of its business activities within sixty
(60) days thereafter;
(iii) the
Company hereafter makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or files a
petition in bankruptcy as to itself, is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt,
petitions a receiver of or any trustee for the Company or any substantial part
of the property of the Company under any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of
any jurisdiction, whether or not hereafter in effect; or if there is hereafter
commenced against the Company any such proceeding and an order approving the
petition is entered or such proceeding remains undismissed for a period of sixty
(60) days, or the Company by any act or omission to act indicates its consent to
the approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or the appointment of any
receiver of, or trustee for, the Company or any substantial part of its
properties, or suffers any such receivership or trusteeship to continue
undischarged for a period of sixty (60) days;
then, and
in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if such event shall then be
continuing, the Holder of this Note may (x) declare this Note (including the
Premium) immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall be immediately
due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any
kind, and/or (y) pursue any and all available remedies against the Company for
the collection of outstanding principal and interest under this
Note. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, the interest rate per annum set forth on the first page hereof shall be
increased by 0.1% per day until the cure of such Event of Default; provided, that in no
event shall such interest rate be increased above the maximum amount permitted
by applicable law.
3. Miscellaneous.
(a) Upon
receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Note and of a letter of indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, and upon reimbursement to the Company of all
reasonable expenses incident thereto, and upon surrender or cancellation of this
Note, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Note of like tenor
in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.
(b) Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Note, the Company hereby waives
diligence, demand, presentment for payment, protest, dishonor, nonpayment,
default, and notice of any and all of the foregoing.
(c) Neither
any provision of this Note nor any performance hereunder may be amended or
waived orally, but only by an agreement in writing and signed by the party
against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or discharge is
sought. All rights and remedies conferred upon the Holder under this Note shall
be cumulative and may be exercised singly or concurrently.
(d) No
course of dealing between the Company and the Holder, or any failure or delay on
the part of the Holder in exercising any rights or remedies, or any single or
partial exercise of any rights or remedies, shall operate as a waiver or
preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies available to the
Holder.
(e) In
the event that the Holder shall, during the continuance of an Event of Default,
turn this Note over to an attorney for collection, the Company shall further be
liable for and shall pay to the Holder all collection costs and expenses
incurred by the Holder, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses; and
the Holder may take judgment for all such amounts in addition to all other sums
due hereunder.
(f) This
Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of Delaware, without regard to any principles of conflict of laws.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly caused this Note to be signed on its
behalf, in its corporate name and by its duly authorized officer as of the date
and year first written above.
ADVAXIS,
INC.
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Unassociated Document
Exhibit
10.1
NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(the “Agreement”)
is made as of the __ day of June, 2009, by and between Advaxis, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”),
and each purchaser listed on Schedule A hereto
(individually, an “Investor”
and collectively, the “Investors”).
WHEREAS,
the Investors are willing to lend the Company the amounts set forth on Schedule A hereto
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and a promissory note (a “Note”)
convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value (the
“Common
Stock”), all as more particularly described in the form of Note attached
hereto as Exhibit
A and for warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Warrants”);
and
WHEREAS,
the parties have agreed that the obligation to repay the Notes shall be secured
by a pledge of substantially all of the assets of the Company pursuant to the
terms of a Security Agreement (the “Security Agreement”) in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C.
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the premises and the
mutual agreements, representations and warranties, provisions and covenants
contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby,
agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale of Notes
and Warrants. On
the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, each Investor hereby agrees to purchase and the Company
hereby agrees to sell and issue (a) a Note in the principal amount set forth
opposite such Investor’s name on Schedule A hereto and
(b) a Warrant to acquire that number of shares of Common Stock as is set forth
opposite such Investors name on Schedule A hereto
(the “Warrant
Shares”).
2. Purchase
Price. The
purchase price for each Investor of the Notes and the Warrants to be purchased
by each such Investor at the Closing shall be the amount set forth opposite such
Investor’s name on Schedule A hereto
(the “Purchase
Price”). The Notes will be issued with an original issue discount of
fifteen percent (15%). Each Investor shall pay $0.85 for each $1.00
of principal amount of Notes and Warrants to be purchased at the
Closing. The Investors and the Company agree that the Notes and the
Warrants constitute an “investment unit” for purposes of Section 1273(c)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). At
the Closing each Investor shall fund the Purchase Price by wire transfer of
immediately available funds (to an account designated by the
Company).
3. The
Closing(s). Subject
to the conditions set forth below, the initial purchase and sale of the Notes
and the Warrants shall take place at the offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, The
MetLife Building, 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166, on the date hereof
or at such other time and place as the Company and the Investors mutually agree
(the “Closing”
and the “Closing
Date”). The Company may effect one or more Closings with the
Investors. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to each
Investor: (i) an executed counterpart of the Security Agreement; (ii)
such Investor’s original Note in the principal amount set forth opposite such
Investor’s name on Schedule A; (iii) a
warrant certificate representing the Warrants issuable to such Investor in the
amount set forth opposite such Investor’s name on Schedule A; and (iv)
an executed counterpart of the Subordination Agreement. At the
Closing, the Investor shall deliver to the Company: (i) an executed counterpart
of the Security Agreement; (ii) an executed counterpart of the Subordination
Agreement; and (iii) an executed IRS Form W-9.
4. Closing
Conditions.
4.1 Condition’s to Investor’s
Obligations. The
obligation of each Investor to purchase and fund its Note at the applicable
Closing is subject to the fulfillment, to the Investor’s reasonable
satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing in question, of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall
be true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof and on and as of
the Closing Date as if made on and as of such date.
(b) Notes, Warrant
Certificates. At
the Closing, the Company shall have tendered to the Investor the appropriate
Note and Warrants and other deliverables set forth herein.
(c) No
Actions. No
action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation shall have been
instituted, threatened or proposed before any court, governmental agency or
authority or legislative body to enjoin, restrain, prohibit, or obtain
substantial damages in respect of, this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Proceedings and
Documents. All
proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all
documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory in
substance and form to the Investor, and the Invesotr shall have received all
such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as
they may reasonably request.
(e) Subordination
Agreement. Thomas
Moore shall have executed a subordination agreement (the “Subordination
Agreement”) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
D.
(f) Moore
Agreement. The
Company and Thomas Moore shall have entered into an amendment of that certain
promissory note in the principal amount of Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($950,000) issued by the Company in favor of Thomas Moore, such that the
maturity date for that obligation shall be extended until the earlier of (1)
January 1, 2010 or (2) the closing of a Qualified Equity Financing (as defined
in the Note) which results in gross proceeds of at least six million dollars
($6,000,000) to the Company (the “Moore
Agreement”).
4.2 Condition’s to the Company’s
Obligations. The
obligation of the Company to sell and issue a Note at the applicable Closing is
subject to the fulfillment, to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction, prior to
or at the Closing in question, of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The
representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Agreement
(other than Section 6.2 and 6.3) shall be true and correct in all material
respects on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and
as of such date. The representations of the Investor contained in
Sections 6.2 and 6.3 shall be true and correct in all respects on the date
hereof and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of such
date.
(b) Purchase
Price. At
the Closing, the Investor shall have tendered to the Company the Purchase
Price.
(c) Deliverables. At
the Closing, the Investor shall have tendered to the Company the appropriate
deliverables set forth herein.
(d) No
Actions. No
action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation shall have been
instituted, threatened or proposed before any court, governmental agency or
authority or legislative body to enjoin, restrain, prohibit, or obtain
substantial damages in respect of, this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Proceedings and
Documents. All
proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all
documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory in
substance and form to the Company and the Company shall have received
all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as
the Company may reasonably request.
(f) Subordination
Agreement. The
Investor and Thomas Moore shall have executed the Subordination
Agreement.
(g) Moore
Agreement. The
Company and Thomas Moore shall have executed the Moore Agreement.
5. Representations and
Warranties of the Company. The
Company hereby represents and warrants to Investor that:
5.1 Organization, Good Standing
and Qualification. The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is duly
qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on its
business or properties.
5.2 Capitalization and Voting
Rights. The
authorized capital of the Company as of the date hereof consists
of:
(a) Preferred
Stock. 5,000,000
shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred
Stock”), of which none are presently issued and outstanding.
(b) Common
Stock. 500,000,000
shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common
Stock”), of which 112,338,244 shares were issued and outstanding as of
March 11, 2009.
5.3 Authorization. All
corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and
stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Warrant and the performance of all
obligations of the Company hereunder and thereunder, and the authorization (or
reservation for issuance), sale and issuance of the Notes and the Warrants, and
the Common Stock into which the Notes and Warrants are convertible or
exercisable (the “Underlying
Securities” and together with the Notes and the Warrants, the “Securities”),
have been taken on or prior to the date hereof.
5.4 Valid Issuance of the
Underlying Securities. The
Underlying Securities when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, the Notes and the Warrants, as applicable, for the consideration
expressed herein and therein, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and will be free of restrictions on transfer, other than
restrictions on transfer under this Agreement and under applicable state and
federal securities laws.
5.5 Offering. Subject
to the truth and accuracy of each Investor’s representations set forth in
Section 5 of this Agreement, the offer and issuance of the Notes and Warrants,
together with the Underlying Securities, as contemplated by this Agreement are
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “1933 Act”)
and the qualification or registration requirements of state securities laws or
other applicable blue sky laws. Neither the Company nor any
authorized agent acting on its behalf will take any action hereafter that would
cause the loss of such exemptions.
5.6 Public
Reports. The
Company is current in its filing obligations under the Securities Act of 1934,
as amended (the “1934
Act”), including without limitation as to its filings of Annual Reports
on Form 10-K (or 10-KSB, as applicable) and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (or
10-QSB, as applicable)(collectively, the “Public
Reports”). The Public Reports do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make any
statement therein not misleading. The financial statements included
within the Public Reports for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, for the
fiscal year ended October 31, 2008, and for each quarterly period thereafter
(the “Financial
Statements”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”)
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated and with each
other, except that unaudited Financial Statements may not contain all footnotes
required by generally accepted accounting principles. The Financial
Statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition and
operating results of the Company as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated
therein, subject in the case of unaudited Financial Statements to normal
year-end audit adjustments.
5.7 Compliance With
Laws. The
Company has not violated any law or any governmental regulation or requirement
which violation has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on its business, and the Company has not received written notice
of any such violation.
5.8 Violations. The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other
documents and instruments required to be delivered in connection herewith and
therewith, including without limitation, the Security Agreement, the Notes and
Warrants, will not result in or constitute any of the following: (a)
a violation of any provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or
other governing documents of the Company; (b) a violation of any provisions of
any applicable law or of any writ or decree of any court or governmental
instrumentality; (c) a default or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would be a default, breach, or violation of a lease, license, promissory
note, conditional sales contract, commitment, indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, or other agreement, instrument, or arrangement to which the Company is a
party or by which the Company or its property is bound; (d) an event that would
permit any party to terminate any agreement or to accelerate the maturity of any
indebtedness or other obligation of the Company; or (e) the creation or
imposition of any lien, pledge, option, security agreement, equity, claim,
charge, encumbrance or other restriction or limitation on the capital stock or
on any of the properties or assets of the Company.
5.9 Consents;
Waivers. No
consent, waiver, approval or authority of any nature, or other formal action, by
any person, firm or corporation, or any agency, bureau or department of any
government or any subdivision thereof, not already obtained, is required in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or
the consummation by the Company of the transactions provided for herein and
therein.
5.10 Acknowledgment Regarding
Investor’s Purchase of Securities. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each Investor is acting solely in the
capacity of arm’s length purchaser with respect to the this Agreement, the
Security Agreement, the Note, the Warrant and the other documents entered into
in connection herewith (collectively, the “Transaction
Documents”) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that
no Investor is (i) an officer or director of the Company, (ii) an “affiliate” of
the Company (as defined in Rule 144) or (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, a
“beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined
for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act). The Company further acknowledges
that no Investor is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company
(or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Investor
or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely
incidental to such Investor’s purchase of the Securities. The Company
further represents to each Investor that the Company’s decision to enter into
the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by
the Company and its representatives.
5.11 Sarbanes-Oxley
Act. The
Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and
all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof.
5.12 Absence of
Litigation. There
is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court,
public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the
Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s officers or directors in their
capacities as such.
6. Representations and
Warranties of the Investors. Each
Investor hereby represents, warrants and covenants, severally and not jointly,
that:
6.1 Authorization. Such
Investor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform
its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and has taken all action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.2 No Public Sale or
Distribution. Such
Investor is (i) acquiring the Notes and the Warrants and (ii) upon conversion of
the Notes and exercise of the Warrants (other than pursuant to a Cashless
Exercise (as defined in the Warrants)) will acquire the Underlying Securities
for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view towards, or
for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of any part
thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933
Act. Such Investor is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the
ordinary course of its business. Such Investor does not presently
have any contract, agreement, undertaking, arrangement or understanding,
directly or indirectly, with any individual, a limited liability company, a
partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated
organization and a government or any department or agency thereof (a “Person”)
to sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise distribute any of the
Securities.
6.3 Accredited Investor Status;
Investment Experience. Such
Investor is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D. Such Investor can bear the economic risk of its investment in the
Securities, and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment
in the Securities.
6.4 Reliance on
Exemptions. Such
Investor understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in
reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United
States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part
upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Investor’s compliance with, the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of
such Investor set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of such Investor to acquire the
Securities.
6.5 Information. Such
Investor and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials
relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials
relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by
such Investor. Such Investor and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any
other due diligence investigations conducted by such Investor or its advisors,
if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s
right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein.
Such Investor understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high
degree of risk. Such Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice
as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with
respect to its acquisition of the Securities. Such Investor is relying solely on
its own accounting, legal and tax advisors, and not on any statements of the
Company or any of its agents or representatives, for such accounting, legal and
tax advice with respect to its acquisition of the Securities and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.6 No Governmental
Review. Such
Investor understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other
government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or
endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment
in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits
of the offering of the Securities.
6.7 Transfer or
Resale. Such
Investor understands that: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being
registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities or “blue sky” laws, the
Securities constitute “restricted securities” as such term is defined in Rule
144(a)(3) under the 1933 Act, and the Securities may not be offered for sale,
sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise distributed unless (A)
subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Investor shall have delivered to
the Company an opinion of counsel, in a form generally acceptable to the
Company’s legal counsel, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned
or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption
from such registration, or (C) such Investor provides the Company and its legal
counsel with reasonable assurance that such Securities can be sold, assigned or
transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the 1933 Act (or
a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule
144”); (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may
be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144
is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the
seller (or the Person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an
underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance
with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the
SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any
obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities
laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption
thereunder.
6.8 Legends. Such
Investor understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the
Notes and the Warrants and, the stock certificates representing the Underlying
Securities, except as set forth below, shall bear any legends as required by
applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws in addition to a restrictive
legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be
placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
NEITHER
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE
SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE [CONVERTIBLE] [EXERCISABLE] HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED
OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR
THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL, IN A FORM GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY’S LEGAL COUNSEL, THAT
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE
144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.
The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its transfer agent to
remove the legend set forth above and to issue a certificate without such legend
to the holder of the Securities upon which it is stamped, or to issue to such
holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at the
Depository Trust Company, unless otherwise required by state securities or “blue
sky” laws, at such time as (i) such Securities are registered for resale under
the 1933 Act, (ii) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer, such
holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in a form generally
acceptable to the Company’s legal counsel, to the effect that such sale,
assignment or transfer of the Securities may be made without registration under
the 1933 Act, or (iii) such holder provides the Company and its legal counsel
with reasonable assurance in writing that the Securities can be sold, assigned
or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A.
6.9 Validity; Enforcement; No
Conflicts. This
Agreement and each Transaction Document to which such Investor is a party have
been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such
Investor and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such
Investor enforceable against such Investor in accordance with their respective
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of
equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the
enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies. The
execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of this Agreement and each
Transaction Document to which such Investor is a party and the consummation by
such Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i)
result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Investor or (ii)
conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse
of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement,
indenture or instrument to which such Investor is a party, or (iii) result in a
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including
federal and state securities or “blue sky” laws) applicable to such Investor,
except in the case of clause (ii) above, for such conflicts, defaults or rights
which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Investor to perform its
obligations hereunder.
6.10 Residency. Such
Investor is a resident of that jurisdiction specified below its address on the
Schedule of Investors.
7. Use of Proceeds; Repayment
of Deferred Compensation to Moore. Each
Investor acknowledges that the Company will use the proceeds received from the
purchase of the Notes and Warrants for, among other things, (i) costs and
expenses relating to the Company’s Phase II Clinical Studies in cervical cancer
and CIN, (ii) costs and expenses relating to the sale of the Notes and Warrants
(iii) costs and expenses relating to obtaining one or more follow-on financings
and (iv) general working capital purposes. Each Investor acknowledges
that the Company owes Thomas Moore approximately one hundred eighty five
thousand six hundred ninety two dollars and thirty four cents ($185,692.34) in
deferred salary and that the Company intends to pay the deferred salary out of
the proceeds of the offering as follows: (a) in the event that the sale of the
Notes and Warrants results in total gross proceeds of at least one million
dollars ($1,000,000), then the Company shall pay Moore one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000) in deferred salary, (b) in the event that the sale of the
Notes and Warrants results in total gross proceeds of at least one million five
hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000), then the Company shall pay Moore an
additional fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), for a total of one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) in deferred salary, and (c) in the event that
the sale of the Notes and Warrants results in gross proceeds of at least two
million dollars ($2,000,000), then the Company shall pay Moore an additional
thirty five thousand six hundred ninety two dollars and thirty four cents, for a
total of one hundred eighty five thousand six hundred ninety two dollars and
thirty four cents ($185,692.34) in deferred salary.
8. Rule 144
Availability. At
all times during the period commencing on the six (6) month anniversary of the
Closing Date and ending at such time that all of the Securities can be sold
without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise
without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall use
its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the availability of Rule 144 to
the Investors with regard to the Underlying Securities, including compliance
with Rule 144(c)(1).
9. Collateral
Agent.
9.1 Appointment. In
the event that there shall be more than one Investor who executes this
Agreement, then the Company may designate a collateral agent hereunder and under
the Security Agreement (in such capacity, the “Collateral
Agent”), and, in such case, each Investor hereby authorizes the
Collateral Agent (and its officers, directors, employees and agents) to take
such action on such Investor’s behalf in accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof. The Collateral Agent shall not have, by reason hereof or the
Security Agreement, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Investor. Neither
the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees and agents
shall have any liability to any Investor for any action taken or omitted to be
taken in connection hereof or the Security Agreement except to the extent caused
by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, and each Investor agrees to
defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and all of its
officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Indemnitees”)
from and against any losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, fees, costs and expenses (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) incurred by such
Indemnitee, whether direct, indirect or consequential, arising from or in
connection with the performance by such Indemnitee of the duties and obligations
of Collateral Agent pursuant hereto or the Security Agreement.
9.2 Reliance. The
Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any written notices, statements,
certificates, orders or other documents or any telephone message believed by it
in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by
the proper person, and with respect to all matters pertaining to this Agreement
or any of the other Transaction Documents and its duties hereunder or
thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by it.
9.3 Resignation. The
Collateral Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and duties
hereunder and under the Notes and the Agreement at any time by giving at least
ten (10) Business Days prior written notice to the Company and each holder
of the Notes. Such resignation shall take effect upon the acceptance by a
successor Collateral Agent of appointment as provided below. Upon any such
notice of resignation, the holders of a majority of the outstanding principal
under the Notes shall appoint a successor Collateral Agent. Upon the acceptance
of the appointment as Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall
succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties
of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Notes and
the Security Agreement. After any Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the
provisions of this Section 9.11 shall inure to its benefit. If a successor
Collateral Agent shall not have been so appointed within said ten
(10) Business Day period, the retiring Collateral Agent shall then appoint
a successor Collateral Agent who shall serve until such time, if any, as the
holders of a majority of the outstanding principal under the Notes appoint a
successor Collateral Agent as provided above.
10. Indemnification.
10.1 Indemnification by the
Company. The
Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, reimburse and defend each Investor,
and its officers, directors, agents, affiliates, members, managers, control
persons, and principal shareholders, against any claim, cost, expense,
liability, obligation, loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees) of any
nature, incurred by or imposed upon the Investor or any such person which
results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any material misrepresentation by
Company or breach of any representation or warranty by Company in this Agreement
or in any exhibits or schedules attached hereto, or other agreement delivered
pursuant hereto; or (ii) after any applicable notice and/or cure periods, any
breach or default in performance by the Company of any covenant or undertaking
to be performed by the Company hereunder, or any other agreement entered into by
the Company and Investor relating hereto. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Company be liable to the Investors
(in the aggregate) for more than the Purchase Price paid by the
Investors.
10.2 Indemnification by the
Investor. Each
Investor, severally but not jointly, agrees to indemnify, hold harmless,
reimburse and defend the Company, each other Investor, and any of their
officers, directors, agents, affiliates, members, managers, control persons, and
principal shareholders, against any claim, cost, expense, liability, obligation,
loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred by or
imposed upon the Investor or any such person which results, arises out of or is
based upon (i) any material misrepresentation by the Investor or breach of any
representation or warranty by the Investor in this Agreement or in any exhibits
or schedules attached hereto, or other agreement delivered pursuant hereto; or
(ii) after any applicable notice and/or cure periods, any breach or default in
performance by the Company of any covenant or undertaking to be performed by the
Investor hereunder, or any other agreement entered into by the Company and the
Investor relating hereto.
11. Miscellaneous
11.1 Successors and
Assigns. Except
as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and
assigns of the parties (including transferees of the
Securities). Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is
intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto or their
respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided
in this Agreement.
11.2 Governing Law; Jurisdiction;
Jury Trial. All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New
York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or
rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of
New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York,
Borough of Manhattan, 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 brought
in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of
process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or
proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such
notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute
good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any
manner permitted by law. EACH
PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO
REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN
CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY.
11.3 Titles and
Subtitles. The
titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and
are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
11.4 Notices. All
notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be
notified, (b) when sent by confirmed telex or facsimile if sent during normal
business hours of the recipient; if not, then on the next business day, (c) five
(5) business days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a
nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with
written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to
(a) in the case of the Company to Advaxis, Inc., Technology Centre of New
Jersey, 675 Rt. 1, Suite B113, North Brunswick, N.J. 08902, Attention: Chief
Executive Officer, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to Greenberg
Traurig, LLP, The MetLife Building, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166,
Attention: Robert H. Cohen, Esq.; Fax#: (212) 801-6400 or (b) in the case of the
Investor, to the address as set forth on the signature page or exhibit pages
hereof or, in either case, at such other address as such party may designate by
ten (10) days advance written notice to the other parties hereto.
11.5 Finder’s
Fees. Except
for fees payable by the Company to persons designated by the Company, each party
represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or
commission in connection with this transaction. Each Investor,
severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company from
any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee
(and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted
liability) for which Investor or any of its officers, partners, employees or
representatives is responsible. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless each Investor from any liability for any commission or compensation in
the nature of a finders’ fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against
such liability or asserted liability) for which the Company or any of its
officers, employees or representatives is responsible.
11.6 Amendments and
Waivers. Any
term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this
Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company
and Investor. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with
this paragraph shall be binding upon Investor, each future holder of the
Securities and the Company, provided that no such amendment shall be binding on
a holder that does not consent thereto to the extent such amendment treats such
party differently than any party that does consent thereto.
11.7 Severability. If
one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under
applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the
balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so
excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
11.8 Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement and the documents referred to herein constitute the entire agreement
among the parties and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in
any manner by any warranties, representations or covenants except as
specifically set forth herein or therein.
11.9 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
11.10 Interpretation. Unless
the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, (a) references to the
plural include the singular, the singular the plural, the part the whole, (b)
references to any gender include all genders, (c) “including” has the inclusive
meaning frequently identified with the phrase “but not limited to” and (d)
references to “hereunder” or “herein” relate to this Agreement.
[SIGNATURES
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the
date provided above.
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EXHIBIT
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Form
of Convertible Promissory Note
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Form
of Warrant
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Form
of Security Agreement
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Form
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10.2
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
This
Security Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of __________,
2009, by and between Advaxis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Grantor”), and
the Investors listed on Schedule A hereto (collectively, “Secured
Parties”).
RECITALS
A. Pursuant
to that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of __________, 2009 by and
between the Grantor and the Secured Parties (the “Note Purchase Agreement”),
Secured Parties have agreed to make certain advances of money to Grantor in the
amounts and manner set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement (collectively, the
“Loans”) and as represented by one or more Secured Convertible Promissory Notes
of even date (the “Bridge Notes”) (the Note Purchase Agreement, Bridge Notes and
this Agreement are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Transaction
Documents”);
B. Grantor
wishes to secure performance and payment of all obligations under the Note (the
“Obligations”) to the Secured Parties pursuant to the Note, with all of their
tangible and intangible assets, including without limitation, goodwill,
intellectual property and Grantor’s contractual rights with third parties, all
as further described on Exhibit A attached hereto. All terms used
without definition in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in
the Note Purchase Agreement. All terms used without definition in
this Agreement or in the Note Purchase Agreement shall have the meaning assigned
to them in Article 1 or Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code
(“UCC”).
C. Secured
Parties are willing to make the Loans to Grantor, but only upon the condition,
among others, that the Grantor shall have executed and delivered to Secured
Parties this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, Grantor and the Secured Parties agree as follows:
1. Grant of Security
Interest. To secure all of the Obligations, Grantor grants to
Secured Parties a continuing lien and security interest in, and hereby assigns
to the Secured Parties as collateral security, the property described in Exhibit
A (the “Collateral”).
2. Grantor’s Representations
and Warranties. Grantor represents, warrants, and covenants as
follows:
(a) Authorization. Grantor
has authority and has obtained all approvals and consents necessary to enter
into this Agreement (including the consent of the Existing Secured Parties), and
Grantor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate
or conflict with the terms of Grantor’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws
or any statute, regulation, ordinance, rule of law, agreement, contract,
mortgage, indenture, bond, bill, note, or other instrument or writing binding
upon Grantor or to which Grantor is subject.
(b) Title. The
Collateral is owned by the Grantor and is free of all liens, encumbrances and
other security interests, other than the lien of this Agreement, and liens
attributable to any other agreement entered into by the Grantor and Secured
Parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase
Agreement (collectively, “Permitted Liens”).
(c) Further
Representations. Grantor further represents, warrants, and
covenants that (i) Grantor is not in default under any agreement under which
Grantor owes any money, or any agreement, the violation or termination of which
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Grantor;
(ii) the information, if any, provided by the Grantor to Secured Parties
pursuant to a request for such information from any Secured Party on or prior to
the date of this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects; (iii)
all financial statements and other information provided to any Secured Party, if
any, fairly present Grantor’s financial condition as at the respective dates
thereof, and there has not been a material adverse change in the financial
condition of the Grantor since the date of the most recent of the financial
statements submitted to any Secured Party; (iv) Grantor is in compliance with
all laws and orders applicable to it where the failure to so comply could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Grantor; (v)
Grantor is not party to any litigation and is not, to its knowledge the subject
of any government investigation, and the Grantor has no knowledge of any pending
litigation or investigation or the existence of circumstances that reasonably
could be expected to give rise to such litigation or investigation; (vi)
Grantor’s principal place of business is located at the address specified in
Section 9; and (vii) the representations and other statements made by the
Grantor to Secured Parties, do not, taken as a whole, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
any statements made to Secured Parties not misleading.
3. Covenants.
(a) Encumbrances. The
Grantor shall not grant a security interest in any of the Collateral or execute
any financing statements covering any of the Collateral in favor of any person
or entity other than Secured Parties.
(b) Use of
Collateral. The Collateral will not be used for any unlawful
purpose or in any way that will void any insurance required to be carried in
connection therewith. Grantor will keep the Collateral free and clear
of liens (other than Permitted Liens) and, as appropriate and applicable, will
keep it in good condition and repair, and will clean, shelter, and otherwise
care for the Collateral in all such ways as are considered good practice by
owners of like property.
(c) Indemnification. Grantor
shall indemnify Secured Parties against all losses, claims, demands and
liabilities of any kind caused by the Collateral.
(d) Perfection of Security
Interest. Grantor shall execute and deliver such documents as
any Secured Party reasonably deems necessary to create, perfect and continue the
security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby.
(e) Insurance of
Collateral. Grantor, at its expense, shall keep the Collateral
insured against loss or damage by fire, theft, explosion, sprinklers, and all
other hazards and risks, and in such amounts, as are ordinarily insured against
by other owners in similar businesses conducted in the locations where Grantor’s
business is conducted on the date hereof. Grantor shall also maintain
insurance relating to Grantor’s ownership and use of the Collateral in amounts
and of a type that are customary to businesses similar to Grantor.
(f) Inventory. As
to Collateral which is Inventory, Grantor agrees (a) to the extent held in any
warehouse or other third party storage facility, to deliver immediately to
Secured Parties or Secured Parties’ nominee all warehouse receipts or other
documents otherwise entitling Grantor to possession of the Collateral, (b) to
execute and deliver to Secured Parties such financing statements as any Secured
Party may request with respect to the Inventory, (c) to take such other steps as
Secured Parties may from time to time reasonably request to perfect Secured
Parties’ security interest in the Inventory under applicable law, including,
with respect to any portion of the Inventory held by, or in the possession or
under the control of any person or entity other than Grantor, to obtain the
agreement of such person or entity that Secured Parties have a first priority
security interest in the Inventory and that Secured Parties may take or
otherwise exercise control over such Inventory, free and clear of any claims of
such person or entity.
(g) Binding
Agreement. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
(i) Grantor shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in
the Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and
obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been
executed; (ii) the exercise by Secured Parties of any of the rights granted
hereunder shall not release Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under
the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral; and (iii) Secured
Parties shall not have any obligation or liability under the contracts and
agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall
Secured Parties be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of the
Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for
payment assigned hereunder.
(h) Instruments. Grantor
will deliver and pledge to Secured Parties all certificates or instruments that
represent or evidence the Collateral duly endorsed and accompanied by duly
executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance
satisfactory to Secured Parties.
(i) Records. Grantor
shall prepare and keep, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied, complete and accurate records regarding the
Collateral and, if and when requested by a Secured Party, shall prepare and
deliver a complete and accurate schedule of all the Collateral in such detail as
a Secured Party may reasonably require.
(j) Inspection of Grantor’s
Books. Grantor shall permit Secured Parties or its designee at
reasonable times and from time to time to inspect Grantor’s books, records and
properties and to audit and to make copies of extracts from such books and
records.
(k) Fees and
Costs. Grantor shall pay all expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, incurred by Secured Parties in the preservation, realization,
enforcement or exercise of any Secured Party’s rights under this
Agreement.
(l) Further
Assurances. At any time and from time to time, upon the
written request of a Secured Party, and at the sole expense of the Grantor,
Grantor shall promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further
instruments and documents and take such further action as a Secured Party may
reasonably deem desirable to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement and of
the rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation, (i) to
secure all consents and approvals necessary or appropriate for the grant of a
security interest to Secured Parties in any Collateral held by Grantor or in
which Grantor have any rights not heretofore assigned, (ii) filing any financing
or continuation statements under the UCC with respect to the security interests
granted hereby, (iii) transferring Collateral to Secured Parties’ possession (if
a security interest in such Collateral can be perfected by possession), (iv)
placing the interest of Secured Parties as lienholder on the certificate of
title (or other evidence of ownership) of any vehicle owned by the Grantor or in
or with respect to which the Grantor holds a beneficial interest, (v) using its
best efforts to obtain waivers of liens from landlords and mortgagees, and (vi)
causing each wholly-owned subsidiary which becomes a subsidiary of Grantor after
the effective date hereof to (A) join in the Guaranty as an additional guarantor
and (B) join in this Agreement as a “Subsidiary” and “Grantor” within the
meaning hereof. Grantor also hereby authorizes Secured Parties to
file any such financing or continuation statement without the signature of
Grantor. If any amount payable under or in connection with any of the
Collateral is or shall become evidenced by any Instrument, such Instrument,
other than checks and notes received in the ordinary course of business, shall
be duly endorsed in a manner satisfactory to Secured Parties and delivered to
Secured Parties promptly upon Grantor’s receipt thereof.
4. Events of
Default. The occurrence of (i) any material breach or default
of any material covenant or other material term or condition under the Note
Purchase Agreement (or any promissory note or other agreement or instrument
delivered in connection therewith, the Transaction Documents) (after giving
affect to any applicable notice and cure period thereunder) or (ii) the material
breach of any material representation under this Agreement (after notice of any
such breach from any Secured Party and expiration of a fifteen (15) day cure
period without cure of such breach to Secured Parties’ satisfaction), or the
failure to perform any material obligation in any material respect under Section
3 of this Agreement, shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this
Agreement.
5. Remedies on
Default.
(a) Upon
the occurrence and upon the continuance of any Event of Default, Secured Parties
may declare all amounts outstanding under the Note Purchase Agreement to be
immediately due and payable, and thereupon all such amounts shall be and become
immediately due and payable to the Secured Parties. Secured Parties
shall have all rights, privileges, powers and remedies provided by
law.
i. Secured
Parties may gather, take possession of, and sell or otherwise dispose of, the
Collateral in accordance with applicable law; and
ii. Secured
Parties may use, operate, consume and sell the Collateral in its possession as
appropriate for the purpose of performing Grantor’s obligations with respect
thereto to the extent necessary to satisfy the obligations of
Grantor.
(b) All
payments received and amounts realized by Secured Parties shall be promptly
applied and distributed by the Secured Parties in the following order of
priority:
i. first,
to the payment of all costs and expenses, including reasonable legal expenses
and attorneys fees, incurred or made hereunder by Secured Parties, including any
such costs and expenses of foreclosure or suit, if any, and of any sale or the
exercise of any other remedy under this Section 5, and of all taxes, assessments
or liens superior to the lien granted under this Agreement;
ii. second,
to payment to the Secured Parties (up to the amount then owing under the Note
Purchase Agreement); and
iii. third,
to the Grantor (to the extent of any surplus).
6. Power of
Attorney. Following an Event of Default, Grantor hereby
appoints Secured Parties, its attorney-in-fact to prepare, sign and file or
record, for Grantor in Grantor’s name, any financing statements, applications
for registration and like papers and to take any other action deemed by Secured
Parties as necessary or desirable in order to perfect the security interest of
the Secured Parties hereunder, to dispose of any Collateral, and to perform any
obligations of the Grantor hereunder, at Grantor’s expense, but without
obligation to do so. Any proceeds received from the foregoing actions
of Secured Parties will be distributed in accordance with Section 5(d) of this
Agreement.
7. Remedies
Cumulative. The Secured Parties’ rights and remedies under
this Agreement and all other agreements shall be cumulative and are not
exclusive of any other remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the
UCC, by law, or in equity. No exercise by any Secured Party of one
right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by any Secured Party
of any Event of Default shall be deemed a continuing waiver. No delay
by any Secured Party shall constitute a waiver, election, or acquiescence by
it. No waiver by any Secured Party shall be effective unless made in
a written document signed on behalf of such Secured Party and then shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which
it was given.
8. Grantor’s
Waivers. Secured Parties may, at their election, exercise or
decline or fail to exercise any right or remedy it may have against the Grantor
or any security held by Secured Parties, including without limitation the right
to foreclose upon any such security by judicial or nonjudicial sale, without
affecting or impairing in any way the liability of the Grantor
hereunder. Grantor waives any setoff, defense or counterclaim that
the Grantor may have against any Secured Party. Grantor waives any
defense arising out of the absence, impairment or loss of any right of
reimbursement or subrogation or any other rights against the
Grantor. Grantor waives all rights to participate in any security now
or hereafter held by Secured Parties. Grantor waives all
presentments, demands for performance, notices of nonperformance, protests,
notices of protest, notices of dishonor, and notices of acceptance of this
Agreement and of the existence, creation, or incurring of new or additional
indebtedness.
9. Notices. Unless
otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands by any party
relating to this Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection
herewith shall be in writing and (except for financial statements and other
informational documents which may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid)
shall be personally delivered or sent by a recognized overnight delivery
service, certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by
telefacsimile to the Grantor or to Secured Parties, as the case may be, at its
addresses set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement. The parties
hereto may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by
notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other.
10. Choice of Law and Venue;
Jury Trial Waiver.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal
laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of
law. Grantor and Secured Parties each acknowledge that a substantial
portion of negotiations and anticipated performance and execution of this
Agreement occurred or shall occur in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan,
and that, therefore, without limiting the jurisdiction or venue of any other
federal or state courts, each of the parties irrevocably and unconditionally (a)
agrees that any suit, action or legal proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement may be brought in the courts of record of the City of New York,
Borough of Manhattan or the court of the United States, Southern District of New
York; (b) consents to the jurisdiction of each such court in any suit, action or
proceeding; (c) waives any objection which it may have to the laying of the
venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any of such courts; and (d)
agrees that service of any court paper may be effected on such party by mail, as
provided in this Agreement, or in such other manner as may be provided under
applicable laws or court rules in said state. GRANTOR AND SECURED
PARTIES EACH HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM
OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE
LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN, INCLUDING
CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR
STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY RECOGNIZES AND AGREES THAT THE FOREGOING
WAIVER CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR IT TO ENTER INTO THIS
AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED
THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES
ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
11. General
Provisions.
(a) Successors and
Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of
the respective successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties;
provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any rights hereunder may be
assigned by the Grantor without Secured Parties’ prior written consent, which
consent may be granted or withheld in Secured Parties’ sole
discretion. Each Secured Party shall have the right without the
consent of or notice to the Grantor to sell, transfer, negotiate, or grant
participation in all or any part of, or any interest in, such Secured Party’s
obligations, rights and benefits hereunder.
(b) Time of
Essence. Time is of the essence for the performance of all
obligations set forth in this Agreement.
(c) Severability of
Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be
severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of
determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.
(d) Amendments in Writing,
Integration. This Agreement cannot be amended or terminated
orally. All prior agreements, understandings, representations,
warranties, and negotiations between the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter of this Agreement, if any, are merged into this
Agreement.
(e) Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties
on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be
deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall
constitute but one and the same Agreement.
(f) Survival. All
covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall continue
in full force and effect so long as any Obligations remain outstanding or any
Secured Party has any obligation to make Credit Extensions to the
Grantor. The obligations of the Grantor to indemnify the Secured
Parties with respect to the expenses, damages, losses, costs and liabilities
described in Section (b) shall survive until all applicable statute of
limitations periods with respect to actions that may be brought against any
Secured Party have run.
12. Collateral
Agent.
The
Secured Parties executing this Agreement acknowledge and understand that a
collateral agent may be appointed under the this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents (the "Collateral Agent"), in which case the Collateral
Agent shall be designated to take any and all actions on behalf of the Secured
Parties under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly
delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date set forth
above.
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EXHIBIT
A
COLLATERAL
DESCRIPTION
ATTACHMENT
TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT
All
personal property of Grantor whether presently existing or hereafter created or
acquired, and wherever located, including, but not limited to:
(a) all
accounts (including health-care-insurance receivables), chattel paper (including
tangible and electronic chattel paper), deposit accounts, documents (including
negotiable documents), equipment (including all accessions and additions
thereto), general intangibles (including payment intangibles and software),
goods (including fixtures), instruments (including promissory notes), inventory
(including all goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract
of service, and including returns and repossessions), investment property
(including securities and securities entitlements), letter of credit rights,
money, and all of Grantor’s books and records with respect to any of the
foregoing, and the computers and equipment containing said books and
records;
(b) all
common law and statutory copyrights and copyright registrations, applications
for registration, now existing or hereafter arising, in the United States of
America or in any foreign jurisdiction, obtained or to be obtained on or in
connection with any of the forgoing, or any parts thereof or any underlying or
component elements of any of the forgoing, together with the right to copyright
and all rights to renew or extend such copyrights and the right (but not the
obligation) of Secured Parties to sue in their own name and/or in the name of
Grantor for past, present and future infringements of copyright;
(c) all
trademarks, service marks, trade names and service names and the goodwill
associated therewith, together with the right to trademark and all rights to
renew or extend such trademarks and the right (but not the obligation) of
Secured Parties to sue in its own name and/or in the name of Grantor for past,
present and future infringements of trademark;
(d) all
(i) patents and patent applications filed in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or any similar office of any foreign jurisdiction, and
interests under patent license agreements, including, without limitation, the
inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (ii) licenses
pertaining to any patent whether Grantor is licensor or licensee, (iii) income,
royalties, damages, payments, accounts and accounts receivable now or hereafter
due and/or payable under and with respect thereto, including, without
limitation, damages and payments for past, present or future infringements
thereof, (iv) right (but not the obligation) to sue in the name of Grantor
and/or in the name of Secured Parties for past, present and future infringements
thereof, (v) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world in all
jurisdictions in which such patents have been issued or applied for, and (vi)
reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and
continuations-in-part with respect to any of the foregoing; and
(e) any
and all cash proceeds and/or noncash proceeds of any of the foregoing,
including, without limitation, insurance proceeds, and all supporting
obligations and the security therefor or for any right to
payment. All terms above have the meanings given to them in the
Florida Uniform Commercial Code, as amended or supplemented from time to
time.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the term “Collateral” shall not include any Equipment or rights
of the Grantor as a lessee or licensee to the extent the granting of a security
interest therein would be contrary to applicable law.
Schedule
A Investors/Secured Parties
Name
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EXHIBIT
10.3
SUBORDINATION
AGREEMENT
THIS
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) dated
June __, 2009, is made by and among the Investors listed on Schedule A hereto
(singly and collectively, “New Lender”),
Advaxis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”) and Thomas
A. Moore (“Subordinating
Creditor”).
WHEREAS,
the New Lender and the Borrower are parties to a Note Purchase Agreement, dated
the date hereof, pursuant to which, among other things, the New Lender has made
certain loans to the Borrower which are secured by, among other things security
interests in substantially all of the now-owned and hereafter-acquired assets of
the Borrower (the “New
Loan”); and
WHEREAS,
the Borrower is indebted to the Subordinating Creditor under a promissory note
dated September 22, 2008, as amended on December 15, 2008 and in connection
herewith issued by the Borrower to the Subordinating Creditor (the “Junior Note”);
and
WHEREAS,
the New Lender and the Subordinating Creditor wish to confirm their agreements
and understandings with respect to the relative priorities of their respective
claims against the Borrower and its assets as more particularly set forth
herein;
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties hereto, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
of which is hereby acknowledged, hereby agree as follows:
1. Subordination.
(a) Subordinating
Creditor hereby expressly subordinates and makes inferior in priority,
operation, and effect the obligations of Borrower to Subordinated Creditor
pursuant to the Junior Note (but no other obligations) and all modifications,
renewals, extensions, consolidations, and substitutions thereof (the “Subordinated
Indebtedness”) to the obligations owing by Borrower to New Lender
pursuant to the New Loan (the “Protected
Indebtedness”).
(b) The
New Lender acknowledges that the Notes provide that Borrower pay to the
Subordinating Creditor certain payments of interest and principal, as more fully
provided in the Junior Note (the “Permitted Payments”),
including without limitation payments of accrued interest and principal pursuant
to the Junior Note. The New Lender hereby agrees that the Company may
pay to the Junior Creditor, and the Junior Creditor may accept from the Company,
the Permitted Payments as and when due and payable in accordance with the Junior
Note, provided that no event of default under the Protected Indebtedness (a
“New Debt Event of
Default”) has occurred or would occur upon the making of such Permitted
Payment. If a New Debt Event of Default occurs, New Lender will act in a
commercially reasonable manner to notify Borrower and Subordinating Creditor of
such fact; provided that New Lender’s failure to provide such notification will
not waive or affect any such existing New Debt Event of Default; and provided
further that neither Borrower nor Subordinating Creditor will be in breach of
this Agreement if a Permitted Payment is made or received and applied after a
New Debt Event of Default but before Borrower or Subordinating Creditor have
actual knowledge of same. For all purposes of this Agreement, no
Protected Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been paid in full until the New
Lender shall have received payment in full in immediately available
funds.
2. Covenants of Subordinating
Creditor. Subordinating Creditor hereby agrees as
follows:
(a) In
order to enable the New Lender to enforce its rights hereunder, Subordinating
Creditor will do all acts necessary or convenient to preserve for the
New Lender the benefits of this Agreement, and will execute all
agreements which the New Lender may request for that purpose. Upon a New Debt
Event of Default, the New Lender is hereby authorized, but shall not be
obligated, to do any one or more of the following in the name of Subordinating
Creditor or otherwise: (i) demand, collect, compromise, and receive payment of
the Subordinated Indebtedness or any part thereof; (ii) make, prove, and vote
any and all claims in respect of the Subordinated Indebtedness of Subordinating
Creditor in any proceeding (formal or informal) with respect to the bankruptcy
reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, liquidation, or other similar relief of
Borrower, or any guarantor or hypothecator, including without limitation, voting
such claims at any meeting of creditors, and including without limitation,
voting to accept or reject any plan of reorganization in such proceeding; (iii)
receive all payments or dividends on such claims; (iv) accept any new securities
or other property to which Subordinating Creditor would otherwise be entitled in
respect of such claims under any such plan of reorganization or proceeding; and
(v) in general, do any act in connection with the obligations or proceedings
which Subordinating Creditor might do, it being understood that New Lender shall
account to Subordinating Creditor for any such payment or dividend received by
the New Lender in excess of the amount necessary to satisfy the Protected
Indebtedness in full with interest, and including reasonable attorneys’ fees
incurred in connection with the claim and this Agreement. Subordinating Creditor
hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints New Lender as its true and lawful
attorney for the purposes set forth above.
(b) Subordinating
Creditor agrees that it will provide New Lender with notice of any default or
event of default under the Subordinated Indebtedness of which it becomes aware
and, upon request by New Lender, will furnish New Lender with statements of
account for the Subordinated Indebtedness and will make all records of
Subordinating Creditor relating thereto available to New Lender.
(c) The
Subordinating Creditor agrees that, so long as this Agreement is in effect, it
will not, without the prior written consent of the New Lender, (i) commence,
prosecute or participate in any administrative, legal or equitable action, or
(ii) take any other enforcement action, or assert any right or remedy whatsoever
against Borrower or any of its subsidiaries, whether under applicable law, in
any bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise, unless, in the case of each such action
(hereinafter an “Enforcement Action”),
at or prior to the time at which the Subordinating Creditor wishes to take such
Enforcement Action, all Protected Indebtedness shall have been indefeasibly paid
in full and all commitments in respect of the New Loan shall have
terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitations set forth
in this Section 2(c) shall not apply to the Subordinating Creditor following (i) the
occurrence and continuance of a default in a Permitted Payment for a period of
10 days or more or (ii) the date that is 10 days after the commencement of
foreclosure proceedings (including judicial foreclosure and non-judicial
foreclosure by the sending of a public sale notice or a private sale notice, or
by acceptance of collateral in full or partial satisfaction of the Protected
Indebtedness) by the New Lender under the Note Purchase
Agreement. Any and all proceeds or recoveries from any such
collection efforts by Subordinating Creditor shall be subject to the provisions
of this Agreement, and if received by Subordinating Creditor, held in trust and
turned over to New Lender.
3. Term of
Agreement. This Agreement shall be irrevocable and shall
remain in effect until the Protected Indebtedness shall have been converted or
paid in full pursuant to the terms thereof.
4. Disgorgement or Payments in
Bankruptcy or Otherwise. In the event any part of the
Protected Indebtedness is paid by Borrower or otherwise, and, by virtue of any
bankruptcy or other laws relating to creditors’ rights, the New Lender repays
any amounts to Borrower or to any trustee, receiver, or otherwise, then the
amount repaid shall again become part of the Protected Indebtedness for the
purposes of this Agreement, and this Agreement, if terminated, shall
revive.
5. Notices. All
notices or demands by any party relating to this Agreement or any other
agreement entered into in connection herewith shall be in writing and (except
for financial statements and other informational documents which may be sent by
first-class mail, postage prepaid) shall be personally delivered or sent by a
recognized overnight delivery service, certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, or by telefacsimile to the New Lender or to the Borrower, as
the case may be, at its addresses set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement, and
to the Subordinating Creditor at the address provided below. The
parties hereto may change the address at which they are to receive notices
hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the
other.
If to the
Subordinating Creditor:
Advaxis,
Inc.
Technology
Centre of New Jersey
675 Rt.
1, Suite B113
North
Brunswick, NJ 08902
Attention:
Mr. Thomas A. Moore
With a
copy to:
Greenberg
Traurig, LLP
The
MetLife Building
200 Park
Avenue
New York,
NY 10166
Attention:
Robert H. Cohen, Esq.
Fax
Number: 212-805-9362
6. Miscellaneous
(a) This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York, excluding those laws relating to the
resolution of conflicts between laws of different jurisdictions.
(b) In
any litigation in connection with or to enforce this Agreement, Borrower and
Subordinating Creditor irrevocably consent to and confer personal jurisdiction
and exclusive venue on the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New
York, Borough of Manhattan, expressly waive any objections as to venue in such
courts, and agree that service of process may be made on Subordinating Creditor
by mailing a copy of the summons and complaint by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, to their respective addresses.
(c) In
the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement is determined
to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect as to one or more of the
parties, all remaining provisions nevertheless shall remain effective and
binding on the parties thereto and the validity, legality, and enforceability
thereof shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
(d) The
singular shall include the plural and any gender shall be applicable to all
genders when the context permits or implies. If more than one party constitutes
Borrower, their obligations under this Agreement shall be joint and several and
the term “Borrower” shall mean all such parties and any one or more of them. If
more than one party constitutes Subordinating Creditor, their obligations under
this Agreement shall be joint and several and the term Subordinating Creditor,
shall mean all such parties and any one or more of them. Any party executing
this Agreement shall be bound by the terms hereby without regard to execution by
any other party and the failure of any party to execute this Agreement shall not
release or otherwise affect the obligations of the party or parties who do sign
this Agreement.
(e) No
action which the New Lender, or Borrower with the consent of the New Lender, may
take or refrain from taking with respect to the Protected Indebtedness, any
notes evidencing the same, any collateral therefore, or any agreement or
agreements (including guaranties), in connection therewith, shall affect this
Agreement or the obligations of the Subordinating Creditor hereunder. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subordinating Creditor hereby
authorizes New Lender without notice or demand and without affecting
Subordinating Creditor’s obligations under this Agreement, from time to time:
(i) to renew, extend, increase, accelerate, or otherwise change the time for
payment of the principal of or the interest on the Protected Indebtedness or any
part thereof; (ii) to take from any party and hold collateral for the payment of
the Protected Indebtedness, or any part thereof, and to exchange, enforce, or
release such collateral or any part thereof; (iii) to accept and hold any
endorsement or guarantee of payment of the Protected Indebtedness or any part
thereof and to release or substitute any endorser or guarantor or any party who
has given any security interest in any collateral as security for the payment of
the Protected Indebtedness or any part thereof or any other party in any way
obligated to pay the Protected Indebtedness; and (iv) to direct the order or
manner of the disposition of any of the collateral and the enforcement of any of
the endorsements and guaranties relating to the Protected Indebtedness or any
part thereof as New Lender in its discretion may determine.
(f) This
Agreement may be signed in any number of separate counterparts, no one of which
need contain all of the signatures of the parties, and as many of such
counterparts as shall together contain all of the signatures of the parties
shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Any
subsequent lender which is designated a New Lender may sign a joinder to this
Agreement and become a party hereto by such joinder.
(g) No
delay or omission by the New Lender in exercising any right or remedy under this
Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that right or remedy or of any other
right or remedy and no single or partial exercise of any right or remedy shall
preclude any other or further exercise of that or any other right or
remedy.
(h) All
rights and remedies of the New Lender hereunder and under any other loan
documents are cumulative, and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by law or in equity, and may be pursued singularly, successively, or
together, and may be exercised as often as the occasion therefore shall arise.
The warranties, representations, covenants, and agreements made herein and
therein shall be cumulative, except in the case of irreconcilable inconsistency,
in which case the provisions of the credit agreement, or if none, the promissory
note or notes evidencing the Protected Indebtedness, shall control.
(i) The
provisions of this Agreement shall, as to Borrower, Subordinating Creditor, and
the New Lender, supersede any subordination provisions contained in the
Subordinated Indebtedness or any part thereof.
(j) This
Agreement may not be modified or amended nor shall any provision of it be waived
except by a written instrument signed by the party against whom such action is
to be enforced.
(k) The
titles and headings preceding the text of sections of this Agreement have been
included solely for convenience of reference and shall neither constitute a part
of this Agreement nor affect its meaning, interpretation, or
effect.
(l) This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the New Lender, its
successors and assigns, and shall be binding upon both Borrower and
Subordinating Creditor and their respective heirs, legal representatives,
successors, and assigns; provided, however, that no rights or obligations of
Borrower or Subordinating Creditor hereunder shall be assigned without the prior
written consent of New Lender. This Agreement shall not benefit any other
creditors of Borrower that do not hold Protected Indebtedness.
BORROWER,
NEW LENDER, AND SUBORDINATING CREDITOR HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT
OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONNECTION
WITH THE OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWER TO THE NEW LENDER, OR ANY COURSE OR CONDUCT,
COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENT (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTION OF ANY
PARTY. BORROWER AND SUBORDINATING CREDITOR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NEW
LENDER HAS MADE NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE NEW LENDER WILL REFRAIN FROM
ENFORCING THIS PROVISION. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR
THE NEW LENDER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING BORROWER.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of date first
written above.
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Unassociated Document
Exhibit
99.1
ADVAXIS
COMPLETES DEBT FINANCING
North Brunswick, NJ – June 18, 2009 –
Advaxis,
Inc. (OTCBB:
ADXS), has received approximately $1.0 million in gross proceeds through
a debt financing transaction.
In the
financing, senior secured promissory notes (Notes) were issued at an original
issue discount of 15% whereby each Note had a $1,000 face value per every $850
invested. All Notes mature on December 31, 2009. If there
is a qualified equity financing in place at maturity, the Notes can be converted
into the same securities sold in the qualified equity financing at a discounted
per share conversion price equal to 90% of the per share purchase price of the
securities sold in the qualified equity financing. Warrants were also
issued to the Note holders at a rate of 2½ warrants per every US dollar invested
and at a strike price of $0.20 per share.
Further,
Advaxis has granted an option for an additional investment of about $1.0 million
and will file an 8-K upon said activity’s completion.
“Today’s
financing will enable us to progress phase II clinical trial activity without
further delay,” commented Advaxis CEO Thomas A. Moore. “The
investment environment today is very challenging but we are pleased by the
significant investor interest in our company.”
About
the Debt Financing
The
Notes, the warrants and the underlying shares of common stock have not been and
will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold
in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase the Notes, the warrants or the underlying
shares of common stock or any other securities and shall not constitute an
offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This press release is being
issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities
Act.
Advaxis,
Inc.
Based in
North Brunswick, New Jersey, Advaxis is developing proprietary Listeria monocytogenes (Lm)
cancer vaccines based on technology developed by Dr. Yvonne Paterson, professor
of microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania and chairperson of Advaxis’
scientific advisory board. Advaxis is developing attenuated live Lm vaccines
that deliver engineered tumor antigens, which stimulate multiple simultaneous
immunological mechanisms to fight cancer.
For
further information on the Company, please visit: www.advaxis.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain
statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained herein that are not
purely historical are forward looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements deal with the
Company’s current plans, intentions, beliefs and expectations and statements of
future economic performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results in
future periods to differ materially from what is currently anticipated. Factors
that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed from
time to time in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Company cannot guarantee its future results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements.
For
Further Information:
Conrad
Mir
Director,
Business Development
Advaxis,
Incorporated
732.545.1590
(Office)
732.545.1084
(FAX)
conradmir@advaxis.com
www.advaxis.com