UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

____________________________

FORM 10-Q

 

x  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

 

OR

 

¨  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                          to                        

 

Commission File Number 000-30929

___________________

TG THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 36-3898269
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

(Address including zip code of principal executive offices)

 

(212) 554-4484

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

x Yes ¨ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

  Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨
  Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company x

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ¨ No x

 

There were 25,058,995 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding as of November 12, 2012.

 

 
 

 

TG THERAPEUTICS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
SPECIAL CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 3
     
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION 4
     
Item 1 Financial Statements: 4
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011 4
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and the Cumulative Period ended September 30, 2012 (unaudited) 5
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (unaudited) 6
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and the Cumulative Period ended September 30, 2012 (unaudited) 7
     
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 8
     
Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 20
     
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 27
     
Item 4 Controls and Procedures 28
     
PART II OTHER INFORMATION 28
     
Item 1 Legal Proceedings 28
     
Item 1A Risk Factors 28
     
Item 6 Exhibits 47

 

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SPECIAL CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain matters discussed in this report, including matters discussed under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "may," "expect" and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation, those discussed under the captions “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this report, as well as other factors which may be identified from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (“SEC”), or in the documents where such forward-looking statements appear. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our:

 

·expectations for increases or decreases in expenses;
·expectations for the clinical and pre-clinical development, manufacturing, regulatory approval, and commercialization of our pharmaceutical product candidates or any other products we may acquire or in-license;
·use of clinical research centers and other contractors;
·expectations for incurring capital expenditures to expand our research and development and manufacturing capabilities;
·expectations for generating revenue or becoming profitable on a sustained basis;
·expectations or ability to enter into marketing and other partnership agreements;
·expectations or ability to enter into product acquisition and in-licensing transactions;
·expectations or ability to build our own commercial infrastructure to manufacture, market and sell our drug candidates;
·acceptance of our products by doctors, patients or payors;
·ability to compete against other companies and research institutions;
·ability to secure adequate protection for our intellectual property;
·ability to attract and retain key personnel;
·availability of reimbursement for our products;
·estimates of the sufficiency of our existing cash and cash equivalents and investments to finance our operating requirements, including expectations regarding the value and liquidity of our investments;
·volatility of stock price;
·expected losses; and
·expectations for future capital requirements.

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this report reflect our views and assumptions only as of the date this report is signed. Except as required by law, we assume no responsibility for updating any forward-looking statements.

 

We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. In addition, with respect to all of our forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

TG Therapeutics, Inc.
(a Development Stage Company)

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 

 

 

   September 30, 2012   December 31, 2011 
Assets   (Unaudited)    (See Note 1) 
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $17,373,866   $9,748,491 
Prepaid research and development   1,719,828     
Other current assets   64,652    87,176 
Total current assets   19,158,346    9,835,667 
Equipment, net   1,281     
In-process research and development   5,441,839    5,441,839 
Goodwill   629,752    629,752 
Total assets  $25,231,218   $15,907,258 
           
Liabilities and equity          
Current liabilities:          
Notes payable, current portion  $677,778   $877,778 
Accounts payable - related party   1,799,424     
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses   372,747    666,640 
Interest payable, current portion   107,569    61,941 
Total current liabilities   2,957,518    1,606,359 
Notes payable, noncurrent portion, at fair value   4,380,400    4,664,697 
Total liabilities   7,337,918    6,271,056 
Commitments and contingencies          
           
Equity:          
TG Therapeutics, Inc. and subsidiaries:          
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share (10,000,000 shares authorized, 0 and 413,388 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, aggregate liquidation value of $0 and $8,267,760 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)       413 
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share (500,000,000 shares authorized, 20,058,995 and 5,061,399 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)   20,059    5,061 
Contingently issuable shares   6    6 
Additional paid-in capital   24,817,526    10,472,115 
Deficit accumulated in development stage   (15,466,056)   (853,074)
Total TG Therapeutics, Inc. and subsidiaries equity   9,371,535    9,624,521 
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary   8,521,765    11,681 
Total equity   17,893,300    9,636,202 
Total liabilities and equity  $25,231,218   $15,907,258 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TG Therapeutics, Inc.
(a Development Stage Company)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
 

 

  

Three months ended

September 30,

  

Nine months ended

September 30,

   Cumulative
period ending
September 30,
 
   2012   2011   2012   2011   2012 
Costs and expenses:                         
                          
Research and development:                         
Noncash stock expense associated with in- licensing agreement  $   $   $16,578,000   $297,000   $16,875,000 
Noncash compensation   127,091        236,289        236,289 
Other research and development   1,433,711    15,940    3,133,960    15,940    3,164,243 
Total research and development   1,560,802    15,940    19,948,249    312,940    20,275,532 
                          
General and administrative:                         
Noncash compensation   690,999        1,942,301        2,028,795 
Other general and administrative   462,425    14,175    1,313,960    14,175    1,782,157 
Total general and administrative   1,153,424    14,175    3,256,261    14,175    3,810,952 
                          
Total costs and expenses   2,714,226    30,115    23,204,510    327,115    24,086,484 
                          
Operating loss   (2,714,226)   (30,115)   (23,204,510)   (327,115)   (24,086,484)
                          
Other (income) expense:                         
Interest income   (4,951)       (12,711)       (12,711)
Other income           (272,232)       (272,232)
Interest expense   228,585        676,843        683,940 
Change in fair value of notes payable   (227,659)       (915,512)       (915,512)
Total other income   (4,025)       (523,612)       (516,515)
                          
Consolidated net loss   (2,710,201)   (30,115)   (22,680,898)   (327,115)   (23,569,969)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   (247,962)   (1,510)   (8,067,916)   (16,405)   (8,103,913)
Net loss attributable to TG Therapeutics, Inc. and subsidiaries  $(2,462,239)  $(28,605)  $(14,612,982)  $(310,710)  $(15,466,056)
                          
Basic and diluted net loss per common share  $(0.16)  $(0.01)  $(1.34)  $(0.21)     
                          
Weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per common share   15,810,299    2,632,000    10,901,070    1,494,359      

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TG Therapeutics, Inc.
(a Development Stage Company)
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity
for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 

 

   Preferred stock   Common stock   Contingently
issuable
   Additional
paid-in
   Deficit
Accumulated
in the
development
   Total TG
Therapeutics,
Inc. and
subsidiaries
   Noncontrolling
interest in
     
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   shares   capital   stage   equity   subsidiary   Total 
                                         
Balance at January 1, 2012   413,388   $413    5,061,399   $5,061   $6   $10,472,115   $(853,074)  $9,624,521   $11,681   $9,636,202 
Changes during the period:                                                  
Compensation in respect of restricted preferred stock granted to employees                            188,509         188,509         188,509 
Preferred stock issued at $20.00 per share, net of expenses   695,428    696                   12,180,710         12,181,406         12,181,406 
Shares issued in subsidiary to noncontrolling interest in connection with in-licensing agreement                                          16,578,000    16,578,000 
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock in conjunction with reverse stock split   (1,108,816)   (1,109)   9,857,596    9,858         (8,749)                  
Issuance of restricted stock             5,140,000    5,140         (5,140)                  
Compensation in respect of restricted common stock granted to employees, directors and consultants                            1,990,081         1,990,081         1,990,081 
Net loss                           (14,612,982)   (14,612,982)   (8,067,916)   (22,680,898)
Balance at September 30, 2012      $    20,058,995   $20,059   $6   $24,817,526   $(15,466,056)  $9,371,535   $8,521,765   $17,893,300 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TG Therapeutics, Inc.
(a Development Stage Company)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 

 

   Nine months ended September 30,   Cumulative
period ended
September 30,
 
   2012   2011   2012 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:               
                
Consolidated net loss  $(22,680,898)  $(327,115)  $(23,569,969)
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net loss to net cash used in operating activities:               
Stock compensation expense   2,178,590        2,265,084 
Stock issued in connection with in-licensing agreement   16,578,000    297,000    16,875,000 
Depreciation   118        118 
Change in fair value and accrued interest of notes payable   (284,297)       (284,297)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:               
Increase in prepaid and other current assets   (1,697,304)       (1,693,711)
Increase in accounts payable related party, other accounts payable and accrued expenses   1,505,531        1,913,841 
Increase in interest payable   45,628        52,725 
Net cash used in operating activities   (4,354,632)   (30,115)   (4,441,209)
                
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:               
                
Purchases of property, plant and equipment   (1,399)        (1,399)
Cash acquired in connection with acquisition           10,386 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities   (1,399)       8,987 
                
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:               
                
Payments of short-term loans   (200,000)       (200,000)
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net       30,115    9,824,682 
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net   12,257,309        12,257,309 
Offering costs paid   (75,903)       (75,903)
Net cash provided by financing activities   11,981,406    30,115    21,806,088 
                
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS   7,625,375        17,373,866 
                
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   9,748,491         
                
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD  $17,373,866   $   $17,373,866 
                
NONCASH TRANSACTIONS:               
Conversion of notes payable to preferred stock  $       $55,271 
Accrued financing costs  $       $116,626 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TG Therapeutics, Inc.
(a Development Stage Company)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
 

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this report to “TG” “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to TG Therapeutics, Inc.(formerly known as Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and our subsidiaries.

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Description of Business

 

We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative and medically important pharmaceutical products for the treatment of cancer and other underserved therapeutic needs. We aim to acquire rights to these technologies by licensing or otherwise acquiring an ownership interest, funding their research and development and eventually either out-licensing or bringing the technologies to market. Currently, the Company is developing two advanced therapies targeting hematological malignancies. TG-1101 (ublituximab), is a novel, third generation monoclonal antibody that targets a specific and unique epitope on the CD20 antigen found on mature B-lymphocytes. We are also developing TGR-1202, a highly specific, orally available PI3K delta inhibitor. We also hold the development rights to AST-726, a nasally delivered product for the treatment of Vitamin B12 deficiency, and AST-915, an orally delivered treatment for essential tremor.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they may not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. All adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature and are necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements have been included. Nevertheless, these consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year or any other interim period.

 

On December 29, 2011, the Company entered into and consummated an exchange transaction agreement (the “Exchange Transaction”) with Opus Point Partners, LLC (“Opus”) and TG Biologics, Inc. (formerly known as TG Therapeutics, Inc.) (“TG Bio”). The stockholders of TG Bio received the majority of the voting shares of the Company; therefore, the merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition whereby TG Bio was the accounting acquirer (legal acquiree) and the Company was the accounting acquiree (legal acquirer) under the acquisition method of accounting. TG Bio was incorporated in Delaware in November 2010, but did not commence operations until April 2011.

 

On April 30, 2012, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation to change its name from Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Manhattan”) to TG Therapeutics, Inc. In conjunction with this change, the subsidiary formerly named TG Therapeutics, Inc. filed a Certificate of Amendment changing its name to TG Biologics, Inc.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We have incurred operating losses since our inception and expect to continue to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future and may never become profitable. As of September 30, 2012, we have an accumulated deficit of $15,466,056, including non-cash licensing and non-cash compensations expenses of approximately $19,140,000, prior to the allocation of noncontrolling interest.

 

Our primary source of cash has been proceeds from the private placement of equity securities. We have not yet commercialized any of our drug candidates and cannot be sure if we will ever be able to do so. Even if we commercialize one or more of our drug candidates, we may not become profitable. Our ability to achieve profitability depends on a number of factors, including our ability to obtain regulatory approval for our drug candidates, successfully complete any post-approval regulatory obligations and successfully commercialize our drug candidates alone or in partnership. We may continue to incur substantial operating losses even if we begin to generate revenues from our drug candidates.

 

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On December 30, 2011, we completed the first closing of the private placement of our securities, issuing 4,929,523 shares of Company $0.001 par value common stock (“Common Stock “) at a price per share of $2.25 for total gross proceeds, before placement commissions and expenses, of $11,091,425 (the “2011 Equity PIPE”). Investors also received warrants to purchase 1,232,381 shares of Common Stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.25 per share and are exercisable for five years.

 

In 2012, we completed two additional closings of the 2011 Equity PIPE. These closings were held on January 31, 2012, and February 24, 2012. In these closings, the Company issued 695,428 shares of our Series A preferred stock (“Company Preferred Stock”) at a price per share of $20.00, for total gross proceeds, before placement commissions and expenses, of $13,908,560. Each share of Company Preferred Stock was convertible into 8.89 shares of Common Stock, provided that such conversion rights were subject to sufficient available authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with the reverse stock split effected by the Company on April 30, 2012 (as discussed below), all shares of preferred stock issued in the 2011 Equity PIPE were converted to Common Stock. Investors also received warrants to purchase 1,545,396 shares of Common Stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.25 per share and are exercisable for five years. The shares of Company Preferred Stock and warrants sold in these closings were offered and sold to accredited investors, including members of management, without registration under the Securities Act, or state securities laws, in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and Regulation D promulgated thereunder and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. Accordingly, the securities issued in the Offering have not been registered under the Securities Act, and until so registered, these securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or availability of an applicable exemption from registration.

 

Our Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and trades under the symbol “TGTX.”

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

On April 30, 2012, the Company effected a reverse split of its Common Stock at a ratio of 56.25 for 1, pursuant to a previously obtained stockholder authorization. All share amounts and per share prices in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of our reverse stock split, on a fifty six and one quarter (56.25) for one (1) basis, unless otherwise indicated.  The exercise price for all stock options and warrants and the conversion price for convertible securities in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split by multiplying the original exercise or conversion price by fifty six and one quarter (56.25).

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

We treat liquid investments with original maturities of less than three months when purchased as cash and cash equivalents.

 

Research and Development Costs

 

Generally, research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities are deferred and amortized over the period that the goods are delivered or the related services are performed, subject to an assessment of recoverability. We make estimates of costs incurred in relation to external clinical research organizations, or CROs, and clinical site costs. We analyze the progress of clinical trials, including levels of patient enrollment, invoices received and contracted costs when evaluating the adequacy of the amount expensed and the related prepaid asset and accrued liability. Significant judgments and estimates must be made and used in determining the accrued balance and expense in any accounting period. We review and accrue CRO expenses and clinical trial study expenses based on work performed and rely upon estimates of those costs applicable to the stage of completion of a study. Accrued CRO costs are subject to revisions as such trials progress to completion. Revisions are charged to expense in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known. With respect to clinical site costs, the financial terms of these agreements are subject to negotiation and vary from contract to contract. Payments under these contracts may be uneven, and depend on factors such as the achievement of certain events, the successful recruitment of patients, the completion of portions of the clinical trial or similar conditions. The objective of our policy is to match the recording of expenses in our financial statements to the actual services received and efforts expended. As such, expense accruals related to clinical site costs are recognized based on our estimate of the degree of completion of the event or events specified in the specific clinical study or trial contract.

 

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In-Process Research and Development

 

Acquired research and development projects are recorded at their fair value as of the date of acquisition. The fair values are assessed annually in the fourth quarter, or sooner, if there is an indicator of impairment, to ascertain if there has been any impairment of the recorded value. If there is an impairment, the asset is written down to its current fair value by the recording of an expense. Impairment testing consists of a comparison of the fair value of the in-process research and development with its carrying amount.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date. If the likelihood of realizing the deferred tax assets or liability is less than “more likely than not,” a valuation allowance is then created.

 

We, and our subsidiaries, file income tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and in various states. We have net operating loss carryforwards that are subject to examination for a number of years beyond the year in which they were generated. Since a portion of these net operating loss carryforwards may be utilized in the future, many of these net operating loss carryforwards will remain subject to examination.

 

We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions in income tax expense.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

We recognize all share-based payments to employees and to non-employee directors for service on our board of directors as compensation expense in the consolidated financial statements based on the fair values of such payments. Stock-based compensation expense recognized each period is based on the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during the period. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

 

For share-based payments to consultants and other third-parties, compensation expense is determined at the “measurement date.” The expense is recognized over the vesting period of the award. Until the measurement date is reached, the total amount of compensation expense remains uncertain. We record compensation expense based on the fair value of the award at the reporting date. The awards to consultants and other third-parties are then revalued, or the total compensation is recalculated based on the then current fair value, at each subsequent reporting date.

 

Basic and Diluted Net (Loss) Income Per Share of Common Stock

 

Basic net income (loss) per share of Common Stock is calculated by dividing net income (loss) applicable to Common Stock by the weighted-average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per share of Common Stock is the same as basic net income (loss) per share of Common Stock since potentially dilutive securities from stock options, stock warrants and convertible preferred stock would have an antidilutive effect either because the Company incurred a net loss during the period presented or because such potentially dilutive securities were out of the money and the Company realized net income during the period presented. The amounts of potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation were 7,484,689 at September 30, 2012. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred a net loss; therefore, all of the dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share.

 

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Impairment

 

Long lived assets are reviewed for an impairment loss when circumstances indicate that the carrying value of long-lived tangible and intangible assets with finite lives may not be recoverable. Management’s policy in determining whether an impairment indicator exists, a triggering event, comprises measurable operating performance criteria as well as qualitative measures. If an analysis is necessitated by the occurrence of a triggering event, we make certain assumptions in determining the impairment amount. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the difference between the carrying value and the estimated fair value.

 

Goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually or when events arise that could indicate that an impairment exists. We test for goodwill impairment using a two-step process. The first step compares the fair value of the reporting unit with the unit's carrying value, including goodwill. When the carrying value of the reporting unit is greater than fair value, the unit’s goodwill may be impaired, and the second step must be completed to measure the amount of the goodwill impairment charge, if any. In the second step, the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is compared with the carrying amount of the unit’s goodwill. If the carrying amount is greater than the implied fair value, the carrying value of the goodwill must be written down to its implied fair value. We will continue to perform impairment tests annually at December 31 and whenever events or changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable.

 

NOTE 2 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

We measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis in the financial statements. The hierarchy ranks the quality and reliability of inputs, or assumptions, used in the determination of fair value and requires financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

 

·Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

 

·Level 2 – inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices that are directly or indirectly observable; and

 

·Level 3 – unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

 

As of December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012, the fair values of cash and cash equivalents, and notes and interest payable, current portion approximate their carrying value.

 

Upon the merger between Manhattan and Ariston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Ariston”) in March 2010, Ariston issued $15,452,793 of five-year 5% notes payable (the “5% Notes”) in satisfaction of several note payable issuances.  The 5% Notes and accrued and unpaid interest thereon are convertible at the option of the holder into Common Stock at the conversion price of $1,125 per share.  Ariston agreed to make quarterly payments on the 5% Notes equal to 50% of the net product cash flow received from the exploitation or commercialization of Ariston’s product candidates, AST-726 and AST-915.  The Company has no obligations under the 5% Notes aside from a) 50% of the net product cash flows from Ariston’s product candidates, if any, payable to noteholders; and b) the conversion feature, discussed above.

 

In connection with the Exchange Transaction in December 2011, the Company performed a valuation of the assets and liabilities of Manhattan immediately prior to the transaction. The cumulative liability including accrued and unpaid interest of these notes was approximately $16,876,000 immediately prior to the Exchange Transaction, $16,883,000 at December 31, 2011, and $17,515,000 at September 30, 2012. As these notes payable are tied directly to net product cash flows derived from the preexisting products of the Company, this note and accrued interest was recorded at fair value of $4,664,697 as of the date of the Exchange Transaction. No payments have been made on these notes as of September 30, 2012.

 

We elected the fair value option for valuing the 5% Notes upon the completion of the reverse merger with TG Bio, as discussed above. The Company elected the fair value option in order to reflect in our financial statements the assumptions that market participants use in evaluating these financial instruments.

 

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The valuation methods used to estimate the 5% Notes’ fair value was a discounted cash flow model, where the expected cash flows of AST-726 and AST-915 are discounted to the present using a yield that incorporates compensation for the probability of success in clinical development and marketing, among other factors. The discount rate used in this discounted cash flow model approximated 20% at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012. The assumptions, assessments and projections of future revenues are subject to uncertainties, are difficult to predict and require significant judgment. The use of different assumptions, applying different judgment to inherently subjective matters and changes in future market conditions could result in significantly different estimates of fair value and the differences could be material to our consolidated financial statements.

 

The following table provides the fair value measurements of applicable financial liabilities as of December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012:

 

   Financial liabilities at fair value
as of December 31, 2011
 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
                 
5% Notes  $   $   $4,664,697   $4,664,697 
Totals  $   $   $4,664,697   $4,664,697 

 

   Financial liabilities at fair value
as of September 30, 2012
 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
                 
5% Notes  $   $   $4,380,400   $4,380,400 
Totals  $   $   $4,380,400   $4,380,400 

 

The Level 3 amounts above represent the fair value of the 5% Notes and related accrued interest.

 

The following table summarizes the changes in Level 3 instruments during the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

 

Fair value at December 31, 2011  $4,664,697 
Interest accrued on face value of 5% Notes   631,215 
Change in fair value of Level 3 liabilities   (915,512)
Fair value at September 30, 2012  $4,380,400 

 

The change in the fair value of the Level 3 liabilities is reported in other (income) expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

NOTE 3 - ACQUISITION

 

On December 29, 2011, the Company completed a reverse acquisition of privately held TG Bio, a Delaware Corporation. The acquisition was effected pursuant to an Exchange Transaction Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated December 29, 2011 by and among the Company, TG Bio and Opus, the largest shareholder of TG Bio. In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, 95% of the holders of common stock of TG Bio (one (1) minority shareholder of TG Bio holding in aggregate 132,000 shares of common stock of TG Bio did not participate) surrendered their TG Bio common stock. The Agreement caused the Company to issue to TG Bio’s shareholders 281,250 shares of Company Preferred Stock. Each share of Company Preferred Stock was convertible into 8.89 shares of the Common Stock provided that such conversion rights were subject to sufficient available authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with the reverse stock split effected by the Company on April 30, 2012 (as discussed above), all shares of preferred stock issued in connection with the Agreement were converted to Common Stock. The Company Preferred Stock issued in connection with the Agreement provided the former TG Bio shareholders with direct and/or indirect ownership of approximately 95% of the Company’s outstanding Company Common Stock immediately following the consummation of the transaction.

 

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The shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of the Company Preferred Stock are not registered for resale and, therefore, shall remain subject to the rights and restrictions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Based on fair value of the Company’s Common Stock of $2.25 per share at December 29, 2011, the purchase price was $295,933, plus the fair value of restricted stock assumed of $82,305. In connection with the Exchange Transaction, the Company incurred $231,580 of acquisition related costs.

 

A summary of the purchase price calculation is as follows:

 

Number of shares of Manhattan common stock outstanding at the time of the transaction   131,526      
Multiplied by Manhattan’s fair value of the Common Stock  $2.25   $295,933 
Fair value of restricted stock assumed        82,305 
Total purchase price       $378,238 

 

The purchase price has been allocated as follows based on the fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired:

 

Cash and cash equivalents  $10,386 
Other assets   90,770 
In-process research and development acquired   5,441,839 
Total identifiable assets   5,542,995 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   197,191 
Notes payable (ICON and Swiss Pharma)   939,718 
5% notes payable and accrued interest   4,657,600 
Total identifiable liabilities   5,794,509 
Net identifiable liabilities   (251,514)
Goodwill   629,752 
Total  $378,238 

 

A valuation was performed to determine the fair value of certain identifiable intangible assets of Manhattan.

 

The fair value of certain identifiable intangible assets was determined using the income approach. This method starts with a forecast of the expected future net cash flows. These cash flows are then adjusted to present value by applying an appropriate discount rate that reflects the risk of achieving the asset’s projected cash flows. The present value of the estimated cash flows are then added to the present value equivalent of the residual value of the asset, if any, at the end of the discrete projection period to estimate the fair value.

 

The valuations are based on information that is available as of the acquisition date and the expectations and assumptions that have been deemed reasonable by our management. No assurance can be given, however, that the underlying assumptions or events associated with such assets will occur as projected. For these reasons, among others, the actual results may vary from the projected results.

 

The following supplemental pro forma information presents the financial results as if the transaction had occurred on January 1, 2011 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. This supplemental pro forma information has been prepared for comparative purposes and does not purport to be indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisition been made on January 1, 2011, nor are they indicative of future results.

 

   Three months ended
September 30, 2011
   Nine months ended
September 30, 2011
 
Revenue  $   $ 
Net loss  $(581,854)  $(29,010)
Basic and diluted loss per common share  $(0.22)  $(0.01)

 

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NOTE 4 - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

Preferred Stock

 

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value, with rights senior to those of our common stock, issuable in one or more series. Upon issuance, the Company can determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof. These rights, preferences and privileges could include dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of such series, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of common stock.

 

In conjunction with the reverse split effected on April 30, 2012 (as discussed in Note 1), all outstanding Company Preferred Stock automatically converted to 9,857,596 shares of Common Stock as of that date.

 

Common Stock

 

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 500,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock.

 

On December 30, 2011, we completed the first closing of the private placement of our securities, issuing 4,929,523 shares of Common Stock at a price per share of $2.25 for total gross proceeds, before placement commissions and expenses, of $11,091,425 (the “2011 Equity PIPE”). Investors also received warrants to purchase 1,232,381 shares of Common Stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.25 per share and are exercisable for five years.

 

In 2012, we completed two additional closings of the 2011 Equity PIPE. These closings were held on January 31, 2012, and February 24, 2012. In these closings, the Company issued 695,428 shares of our Company Preferred Stock at a price per share of $20.00 for total gross proceeds, before placement commissions and expenses, of $13,908,560. Each share of Company Preferred Stock was convertible into 8.89 shares of Common Stock; provided that such conversion rights were subject to sufficient available authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with the reverse stock split effected by the Company on April 30, 2012, all shares of preferred stock issued in the 2011 Equity PIPE were converted to Common Stock. Investors also received warrants to purchase 1,545,396 shares of Common Stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.25 per share and are exercisable for five years. The shares of Company Preferred Stock and warrants sold in these closings were offered and sold to accredited investors, including members of management, without registration under the Securities Act, or state securities laws, in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and Regulation D promulgated thereunder and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. Accordingly, the securities issued in the offering have not been registered under the Securities Act, and until so registered, these securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or availability of an applicable exemption from registration. The placement agent received cash commissions equal to 10% of the gross proceeds of the offering, five-year warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s stock equal to 10% of shares sold in the offering, and a non-accountable expense allowance equal to two percent of the gross proceeds of the offering for their expenses.   

 

Equity Incentive Plans

 

The TG Therapeutics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2012 Incentive Plan (“2012 Incentive Plan”) was adopted in May 2012. Under the 2012 Incentive Plan, the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors is authorized to grant stock-based awards to directors, consultants, employees and officers. The 2012 Incentive Plan authorizes grants to purchase up to 6,000,000 shares of authorized but unissued common stock. As of September 30, 2012, up to an additional 2,814,000 shares may be issued under the 2012 Incentive Plan.

  

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A summary of the status of the Company’s stock options as of September 30, 2012 and changes during the period then ended is presented below:

 

Stock Options

 

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

 

  

Number

of shares

  

Weighted-

average

exercise price

  

Weighted-

average

Contractual

Term

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 
           (in years)     
Outstanding at December 31, 2011   3,379   $1,315.62    6.39      
Granted   46,000    4.40           
Exercised                  
Forfeited   (2,475)   720.45           
Expired                  
Outstanding at September 30, 2012   46,904   $61.08    9.69   $ 
                     
Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2012   904   $2,945.09    1.99   $ 
Exercisable at September 30, 2012   898   $2,963.46    1.95   $ 

 

As of September 30, 2012, there was less than $1,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over approximately six months. This amount does not include, as of September 30, 2012, 46,000 non-employee options outstanding which are milestone-based and vest upon certain corporate milestones. Stock-based compensation will be measured and recorded if and when a milestone occurs.

 

Restricted Stock - Preferred

 

Certain employees had been awarded restricted Company Preferred Stock. The restricted preferred stock vesting consisted of milestone and time-based vesting. The following table summarizes restricted preferred share activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

 

  

Number of Shares
Restricted Series

A Preferred

Stock(1)

  

Weighted

Average
Grant Date

Fair Value

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic
Value

 
Outstanding at December 31, 2011   129,375   $20.00      
Granted             
Vested             
Forfeited               
Conversion to restricted common stock   (129,375)   20.00      
Outstanding at September 30, 2012      $   $ 

 

(1) The restricted Company Preferred Stock listed in the table above was granted in connection with the Exchange Transaction to certain executives as discussed above. Each share of Company Preferred Stock was convertible into 8.89 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. In conjunction with the reverse split effected on April 30, 2012 (as discussed in Note 1), all outstanding restricted Preferred Stock automatically converted to 1,150,000 shares of restricted Common Stock as of that date.

 

Restricted Stock - Common

 

Certain employees, directors and consultants have been awarded restricted Company Common Stock. The restricted stock vesting consists of milestone and time-based vesting. The following table summarizes restricted share activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

 

   Number of Shares  

Weighted

Average
Grant Date

Fair Value

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic
Value

 
Outstanding at December 31, 2011      $      
Converted preferred stock   1,150,000    2.25      
Granted   5,140,000    4.95      
Vested             
Forfeited             
Outstanding at September 30, 2012   6,290,000   $4.46   $14,152,500 

 

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Total expense associated with restricted stock grants (both common and preferred) was $818,090 and $2,178,590 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. As of September 30, 2012, there was approximately $8,635,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested time based restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.0 years. This amount does not include, as of September 30, 2012, 1,505,000 shares of restricted stock outstanding which are milestone-based and vest upon certain corporate milestones; and 2,505,000 shares of restricted stock outstanding issued to non-employees (see Note 7 for additional information). Milestone based non-cash compensation expense will be measured and recorded if and when a milestone occurs.

 

Warrants

 

The following table summarizes warrant activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

 

   Warrants   Weighted-
average
exercise price
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2011   2,118,768   $4.62      
Issued   2,163,555    2.31      
Exercised             
Expired   (1,503)   2,739.75      
Outstanding at September 30, 2012   4,280,820   $2.49   $ 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as part of the 2011 Equity PIPE, we issued warrants to purchase up to 1,545,396 shares of our Company Common Stock to investors in the 2011 Equity PIPE, none of which have been exercised as of September 30, 2012. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.25 per warrant share. In addition, we issued to the placement agent in the transaction warrants to purchase up to 618,159 shares of our Company Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.48 per warrant share, none of which have been exercised as of September 30, 2012.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The fair value of stock options granted is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The expected term of options granted is derived from historical data and the expected vesting period. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our common stock. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a period consistent with the expected term of the option in effect at the time of the grant. We have assumed no expected dividend yield, as dividends have never been paid to stock or option holders and will not be paid for the foreseeable future.

 

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense information about stock options and restricted stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012:

 

   Three months ended
September 30, 2012
   Nine months ended
September 30, 2012
 
Stock-based compensation expense associated with restricted stock  $818,090   $2,178,590 
Stock-based compensation expense associated with option grants        
   $818,090   $2,178,590 

 

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NOTE 5 – NOTES PAYABLE

 

The following is a summary of notes payable:

 

   September 30, 2012   December 31, 2011 
   Current
portion, net
   Non-
Current
portion, net
   Total   Current
portion, net
   Non-
Current
portion, net
   Total 
Non-interest Bearing Note Payable, Net  $   $   $   $200,000   $   $200,000 
Convertible 5% Notes Payable       4,380,400    4,380,400        4,664,697    4,664,697 
ICON Convertible Note   677,778        677,778    677,778        677,778 
Total  $677,778   $4,380,400   $5,058,178   $877,778   $4,664,697   $5,542,475 

 

We assumed the preceding notes payable as the result of the Exchange Transaction. Accordingly, a valuation was performed and these notes were recorded at their fair value on the date of the transaction.

 

Non-Interest Bearing Note Payable

 

In October 2009, Manhattan entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release with Swiss Pharma Contract LTD (“Swiss Pharma”) pursuant to which Manhattan agreed to pay Swiss Pharma $200,000 and issue to Swiss Pharma an interest free promissory note due on October 27, 2011 in the principal amount of $250,000 in full satisfaction of a September 5, 2008 arbitration award. In November 2011, Manhattan renegotiated the $250,000 promissory note due October 27, 2011 in which the amount of the promissory note was reduced to $200,000 and the maturity date was extended to February 15, 2012. This amount was paid on February 14, 2012 in full settlement of this note.

 

Convertible 5% Notes Payable

 

On March 8, 2010, Manhattan entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") by and among the Company, Ariston Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Ariston") and Ariston Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Merger Sub").  Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, on March 8, 2010, the Merger Sub merged with and into Ariston (the "Merger"), with Ariston being the surviving corporation of the Merger.  As a result of the Merger, Ariston became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. 

 

The 5% Notes and accrued and unpaid interest thereon are convertible at the option of the holder into Common Stock at the conversion price of $1,125 per share.  Ariston agreed to make quarterly payments on the 5% Notes equal to 50% of the net product cash flow received from the exploitation or commercialization of Ariston’s product candidates, AST-726 and AST-915.  The Company has no obligations under the 5% Notes aside from a) 50% of the net product cash flows from Ariston’s product candidates, if any, payable to noteholders; and b) the conversion feature, discussed above. Interest accrues monthly, is added to principal on an annual basis, every March 8, and is payable at maturity.

 

In connection with the Exchange Transaction in December 2011, the Company performed a valuation of the assets and liabilities of Manhattan immediately prior to the transaction. The cumulative liability including accrued and unpaid interest of these notes was approximately $16,876,000 immediately prior to the Exchange Transaction, $16,883,000 at December 31, 2011, and $17,515,000 at September 30, 2012. As these notes payable are tied directly to net product cash flows derived from the preexisting products of the Company, this note and accrued interest was recorded at fair value as of the date of the Exchange Transaction. No payments have been made on these notes as of September 30, 2012. See Note 2 for further details.

 

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ICON Convertible Note Payable

 

In connection with the merger with Ariston as discussed above, Ariston satisfied an account payable of $1,275,188 to ICON Clinical Research Limited (“ICON”) through the payment of $275,188 in cash and the issuance of a three-year 5% note payable (the “ICON Note”).  The principal was to be repaid in 36 monthly installments of $27,778 commencing in April 2010.  Interest was payable monthly in arrears.   On March 1, 2011, Ariston entered into an amended and restated convertible promissory note (the “Amended ICON Note”) with ICON. The principal terms of the Amended ICON Note are that monthly payments of principal and interest were waived for the thirteen month period ended December 31, 2011 (the “Waiver Period”) in exchange for a single payment of $100,000 on March 31, 2011, an increase in the interest on the Amended ICON Note from 5% to 8% per annum during the Waiver Period and a balloon payment on January 31, 2012. The Amended ICON Note is convertible at the option of the holder into the Company’s Common Stock at the conversion price of $562.50 per share. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded $15,625 and $45,628, respectively, of interest expense on the Amended ICON Note. At September 30, 2012, the principal amount of the Amended ICON Note was $677,778, of which the entire balance has been classified as current, and interest payable on the Amended ICON Note was $107,569, and is reflected as notes payable, current portion, net, and interest payable, current portion, net, respectively, in the accompanying balance sheet as of September 30, 2012. This note is currently in default as the Company did not make the balloon payment due on January 31, 2012, or any subsequent payments. The Company is currently attempting to negotiate a settlement or alternative arrangement in satisfaction of this note.

 

NOTE 6 – LICENSE AGREEMENTS AND COLLABORATIONS

 

TG-1101

 

In April 2011, TG Bio acquired from LFB Biotechnologies, a fully owned subsidiary of France based LFB S.A., an option (the “License Option”) for exclusive worldwide rights (except France/Belgium) to develop and market ublituximab (“TG-1101”), a monoclonal antibody that targets a specific epitope on the B-lymphocyte CD20 antigen. In exchange for the License Option, TG Bio issued 132,000 shares of its common stock to LFB.

 

On January 30, 2012, TG Bio exercised the License Option and entered into an exclusive license agreement with LFB Biotechnologies, GTC Biotherapeutics and LFB/GTC LLC, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of LFB Group, relating to the development of ublituximab (the “License Agreement”). Under the License Agreement, we have acquired the exclusive worldwide rights (exclusive of France/Belgium) for the development and commercialization of TG-1101 (ublituximab). To date, we have made no payments to LFB Group and LFB Group is eligible to receive payments of up to an aggregate of approximately $31.0 million upon our successful achievement of certain clinical development, regulatory and sales milestones, in addition to royalty payments on net sales of ublituximab. The license will terminate on a country by country basis upon the expiration of the last licensed patent right or 15 years after the first commercial sale of a product in such country, unless the agreement is earlier terminated.

 

In connection with the License Agreement, our subsidiary TG Bio issued 7,368,000 shares of its common stock to LFB, and the Company agreed to contribute $15 million, less applicable fees and expenses associated with the financing, to TG Bio to fund the development of ublituximab under the License Agreement in exchange for 7,500,000 shares of TG Bio common stock. The Company recognized approximately $16,578,000 of noncash research and development expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 in connection with the issuance of these shares. In addition, in connection with the issuance of 7,368,000 shares of TG Bio common stock, the Company and TG Bio provided LFB Group the option to, in its sole discretion, elect to convert all, and not less than all, of the shares of TG Bio common stock into 7,500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. This option may be exercised by LFB Group at any time before May 31, 2013.

 

Furthermore, should LFB Group choose to exercise the option for Company Common Stock, the Board of Directors of the Company shall appoint an individual designated by LFB Group to serve as a director of the Company until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected. Thereafter the Board of Directors of the Company shall nominate a designee named by LFB Group for election at each annual meeting of the stockholders until such time as LFB Group owns less than 10% of the outstanding Company Common Stock.

 

TGR-1202

 

On August 15, 2012, the Company and Rhizen Pharmaceuticals S A (“Rhizen”) entered into an exclusive global agreement to collaborate on the development and commercialization of Rhizen’s lead product candidate (the “Collaboration Agreement”), a novel P13K delta inhibitor, (“ TGR-1202”) (previously referred to as RP5264). The companies will jointly develop the product on a worldwide basis, excluding India, initially focusing on indications in the area of hematologic malignancies and autoimmune disease. Beyond TGR-1202, Rhizen would contribute backup molecules providing multiple opportunities for TG to develop differentiated therapies against hematologic cancers and autoimmune diseases.

 

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The Company will make up-front licensing payments and milestones based on early clinical development, and will be responsible for the costs of clinical development of the product through Phase II, after which the Company and Rhizen will be jointly responsible for all development costs of the product. The Company and Rhizen will each maintain an exclusive option, exercisable at specific times during development, for the Company to license the rights to TGR-1202, in which case Rhizen would be eligible to receive upfront, development, and commercialization milestone payments in addition to milestone payments and royalties tied to net sales of the product, the aggregate of which could exceed $250 million. Rhizen shall maintain rights to manufacture and supply the product to the Company, and the Company will be responsible for all clinical and regulatory development for TGR-1202 globally.

 

In connection with the Collaboration Agreement, the Company recognized upfront milestone payments of $1,000,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, which has been included in other research and development expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

On December 30, 2011, OPN Capital Markets (“OPNCM”) and its affiliated broker-dealer, National Securities Corporation (“NSC” and collectively with OPNCM, “National”), both affiliates of National Holdings Corporation (“National Holdings”), entered into a Placement Agency Agreement (the “PAA”) with the Company in connection with the initial closing of the 2011 Equity PIPE, offering of up to $25 million of stock and warrants of the Company.  Pursuant to the PAA, National acted as the Company’s placement agent for 2011 Equity PIPE.

 

Until April 2012, Michael S. Weiss was a director and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Holdings.  He is also a stockholder of National Holdings and, when combined with his ownership indirectly through Opus and its affiliates, beneficially owns 23.6% of National Holdings, the parent company of NSC. Mr. Weiss disclaims such beneficial ownership other than to the extent of his pecuniary interest. In addition, at the time, Opus and NSC were parties to a 50/50 joint venture that shared profits from OPNCM, the investment banking division of NSC that was responsible for managing the Offering. This joint venture was dissolved in April 2012.

 

As placement agent, National received cash commissions equal to 10% of the gross proceeds of the 2011 Equity PIPE, five-year warrants to purchase shares of Company Preferred Stock equal to 10% of shares sold in the 2011 Equity PIPE, and a non-accountable expense allowance equal to two percent of the gross proceeds of the 2011 Equity PIPE for National’s expenses (not including up to $80,000 of National’s legal expenses and any blue sky fees, both of which the Company also reimbursed). In addition to acting as placement, National provided advisory services in connection with the Exchange Transaction and received an advisory fee of $150,000 for such services.

 

Under the terms of the Company’s License Agreement with LFB Group, the Company utilizes LFB Group for certain development and manufacturing services. The Company recognized approximately $133,000 and $1,410,000 in such expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, which have been included in other research and development expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. In conjunction with the development and manufacturing services discussed above, certain agreements between the Company and LFB Group require payments in advance of services performed or goods delivered. Accordingly, for the period ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded $1,719,828 in prepaid research and development for such advance payments.

 

In connection with the Collaboration Agreement with Rhizen, the Company issued Opus 2,000,000 shares of Company common stock subject to certain vesting provisions based on the progress of the joint venture and future success of the products governed by the Collaboration Agreement. The issuance of the Company Common Stock was exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Regulation D and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. Accordingly, the securities issued in the offering have not been registered under the Securities Act, and until so registered, these securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or availability of an applicable exemption from registration. The Company recognized approximately $33,000 of noncash compensation (research and development) expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 in connection with the issuance of these shares.

 

NOTE 8 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On November 9, 2012, the Company entered into a Securities Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”) by and between the Company and LFB Group. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, LFB Group agreed to exchange its 7,500,000 shares of the common stock of TG Bio, for 5,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of Company Common Stock at a purchase price of US $0.001 per share. Further, upon the occurrence of certain financing conditions, the Agreement requires LFB Group to purchase at least $750,000 in additional shares of Company Common Stock at a purchase price per share equal to the then current Market Price (as defined therein). In connection with the Agreement, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Yann Echelard to the Board. Dr. Echelard will serve as a director until his term expires at the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders, at which time he will stand for reelection by the Company’s stockholders. The Company has not yet appointed Mr. Echelard to any Board committees.

 

In November 2012, the Company entered into a licensing agreement with Ildong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (“Ildong”), under which Ildong obtained the exclusive rights for the development and commercialization of TG-1101 in South Korea and Southeast Asia. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will receive an upfront payment of $2 million in addition to sales based milestone and royalty payments in exchange for exclusive rights to develop and commercialize TG-1101 for all therapeutic indications in the territory. The Company will retain all rights for the manufacture and supply of TG-1101 within the territory during clinical development and commercialization.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements about our plans and expectations of what may happen in the future. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and our results could differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements as a result of many known or unknown factors, including, but not limited to, those factors discussed in “Risk Factors.” See also the “Special Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” set forth at the beginning of this report.

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements, and the related footnotes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this report, and in conjunction with management’s discussion and analysis and the audited consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

OVERVIEW

 

We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative and medically important pharmaceutical products for the treatment of cancer and other underserved therapeutic needs. We aim to acquire rights to these technologies by licensing or otherwise acquiring an ownership interest, funding their research and development and eventually either out-licensing or bringing the technologies to market. Currently, the company is developing two advanced therapies targeting hematological malignancies. TG-1101 (ublituximab), is a novel, third generation monoclonal antibody that targets a specific and unique epitope on the CD20 antigen found on mature B-lymphocytes. We are also developing TGR-1202, a highly specific, orally available PI3K delta inhibitor.

 

Our portfolio of product candidates is summarized below:

 

·TG-1101 (ublituximab), an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody for oncology and B-cell related disorders
·TGR-1202, highly specific PI3K delta inhibitor for hematologic malignancies and autoimmune disease
·AST-726, a nasally delivered  form of hydroxocobalamin for the treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency

 

We also actively evaluate complimentary products, technologies and companies for in-licensing, partnership, acquisition and/or investment opportunities. To date, we have not received approval for the sale of any of our drug candidates in any market and, therefore, have not generated any product sales from our drug candidates.

 

TG-1101 (ublituximab)

 

Overview

 

Developed for the treatment of B-cell proliferative disorders, including Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (“NHL”) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (“CLL”), anti-CD20 antibodies target and aid in the depletion of B- lymphocytes. Anti-CD20 antibodies have also been shown to be effective in treating select autoimmune diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis (“RA”) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (“SLE”), along with the neurological disorder Multiple Sclerosis (“MS”).

 

TG-1101 (“LFB-R603” or “R603”) is a chimeric murine/human monoclonal antibody with the generic name “ublituximab” that targets the CD20 antigen found on the surface of B-lymphocytes and has been developed to aid in the depletion of circulating B-cells. We hold exclusive worldwide rights (excepting France/Belgium) to develop and commercialize ublituximab for all indications, including the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases such as Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (“NHL”) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (“CLL”).

 

Multiple preclinical studies both in vitro and in vivo produced data that support the activity and potency of ublituximab as an efficient and selective B-cell targeting anti-CD20 antibody with the ability to effectively deplete B lymphocytes in both malignant laboratory cell models, as well as NHL and CLL patient donor cell lines.

 

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Generally, anti-CD20 antibodies are believed to exert their B-cell depleting effects through three primary mechanisms: direct or programmed cell death (“DCD” or “PCD”), complement dependent cytotoxicity (“CDC”), and antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (“ADCC”). Ublituximab has been specifically bio-engineered to enhance the ADCC effects, which enhances its ability to deplete B-cells and may improve its anti-cancer effects as compared to Rituxan®, the leading anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, which had worldwide sales in 2011 of approximately $7 billion.

 

A two part dose escalating Phase I clinical trial was completed in France in which ublituximab was introduced in relapsed or refractory CLL patients. In Part 1 of the study, 21 CLL patients in escalating dosage cohorts received once weekly infusions of ublituximab over the course of 4 weeks, with an additional 12 patients in Part 2 of the study receiving weekly infusions of ublituximab at a higher flat dose for 8 weeks. According to the investigators, results of Part 2 indicate single agent ublituximab therapy was well tolerated with primary adverse events including infusion related reactions, neutropenia, transient elevations in liver enzymes, pyrexia and thrombocytopenia. Though the primary endpoint of this Phase I clinical study was to assess the safety and tolerability of ublituximab in CLL patients, robust B-cell depletion and an encouraging rate of partial responses may suggest preliminary evidence of efficacy. A portion of the data from Part 2 of this study was presented at the 53rd Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting in San Diego, CA. The Company intends to utilize the data generated from patients in the recently completed Phase I clinical trial to design and conduct future Phase I, II and III studies in the United States and internationally.

 

Manufacturing of ublituximab is currently performed by our partner, LFB Biotechnologies, using mammalian cells with plans to explore a second manufacturing method utilizing a transgenic animal vector developed by GTC Biotherapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of LFB S.A.

 

TGR-1202

 

Overview

 

The phosphoinositide-3-kinases (“PI3Ks”) are a family of enzymes involved in various cellular functions, including cell proliferation and survival, cell differentiation, intracellular trafficking, and immunity. There are four isoforms of PI3K (alpha, beta, delta, and gamma), of which the delta isoform is strongly expressed in cells of hematopoietic origin, and often implicated in B-cell related lymphomas.

 

TGR-1202 is a highly specific and orally available PI3K delta inhibitor with nanomolar potency to the delta isoform and several fold selectivity over the alpha, beta, and gamma isoforms. TGR-1202 has demonstrated promising activity in numerous pre-clinical models and primary cells from patients with hematologic malignancies. Inhibition of PI3K delta signaling in pre-clinical evaluations of TGR-1202 has demonstrated:

 

·Potent inhibition of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced human B-cell proliferation;
·Direct inhibition of PI3K delta dependent CD63, a gene associated with tumor progression;
·Inhibition of steroid (dexamethasone) resistant Multiple Myeloma cell lines; and
·Significant reduction of AKT phosphorylation in several B-cell leukemic cell-lines.

 

Upon administration in various animal species, TGR-1202 has exhibited high oral bioavailability and low clearance as well as favorable pharmacokinetic properties.

 

The Company and Rhizen will jointly develop the product on a worldwide basis, excluding India, initially focusing on indications in the area of hematologic malignancies and autoimmune disease. Rhizen shall maintain rights to manufacture and supply the product to TG Therapeutics, while TG Therapeutics will be responsible for all clinical and regulatory development for TGR-1202 globally.

 

The Company is planning to submit an Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application for TGR-1202 by YE 2012, with a first in-human Phase I clinical trial to begin in Q1 2013.

 

AST-726

 

AST-726 is a nasally delivered form of hydroxocobalamin for the treatment of Vitamin B12 deficiency.  The Company acquired global rights to AST-726 as part of the Ariston acquisition. AST-726 has demonstrated pharmacokinetic equivalence to a marketed intramuscular injection product for Vitamin B12 remediation. 

 

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The Company is currently reviewing its development plans for AST-726, which may include: (1) ceasing further development and attempting to sell or license AST-726, (2) continuing development as originally contemplated under the SPA or (3) evaluating and implementing alternative development plans. No decision has been made as to which approach to execute. A final decision is expected to take 6-12 months, but may occur earlier or later.

 

AST-915

 

The Company has a sponsored research arrangement for AST-915, an orally delivered treatment for essential tremor. Patient enrollment, treatment, and follow-up concluded for a Phase 1 dose escalation trial of AST-915 in early June 2012. Upon analysis of the data from this study, it was determined that the Phase 1 dose escalation trial of AST-915 did not meet its primary efficacy endpoint of reduction in dominant hand tremor at a timepoint of 80 minutes following administration. Given the results from this Phase 1 study, the Company is currently evaluating the direction and scope of future development activities, if any, for AST-915.

 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

TG-1101 (ublituximab)

 

In March 2012, the Company submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) an Investigational New Drug Application (“IND”) for TG-1101 (ublituximab). The Company received notification of acceptance of this IND in April of 2012, permitting the initiation of clinical trials for TG-1101 in oncology patients in the US.

 

In September 2012, the Company announced that it had initiated a Phase I/II trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of TG-1101 (ublituximab), for patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (“NHL”) who were previously treated with rituximab (Rituxan®). This is the Company's first clinical trial conducted in North America and the first trial of ublituximab in patients with NHL.

 

The trial, entitled "An Open Label Phase I/II Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Ublituximab in Patients with B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma who have Relapsed or are Refractory After CD20 Directed Antibody Therapy," will enroll up to 36 patients in the Phase I dose escalation component. Once the optimal dose is determined, up to 77 patients total will be enrolled for the Phase II component and stratified by subtype of B-cell Lymphoma, including Follicular Lymphoma, Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, Marginal Zone Lymphoma and other NHL subtypes. All enrolled patients will be relapsed or refractory to Rituxan® or a Rituxan® containing regimen, and in most cases multiple other lines of therapy.

 

GENERAL CORPORATE

 

We have not earned any revenues from the commercial sale of any of our drug candidates or from any other source.

 

Our research and development expenses consist primarily of expenses related to in-licensing of new product candidates, fees paid to consultants and outside service providers for clinical and laboratory development, facilities-related and other expenses relating to the design, development, manufacture, testing and enhancement of our drug candidates and technologies. We expense our research and development costs as they are incurred.

 

Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses for executive, finance and other administrative personnel, recruitment expenses, professional fees and other corporate expenses, including investor relations, legal activities and facilities-related expenses.

 

Our results of operations include noncash compensation expense as a result of the grants of stock options and restricted stock. Compensation expense for awards of options and restricted stock granted to employees and directors represents the fair value of the award recorded over the respective vesting periods of the individual awards. The expense is included in the respective categories of expense in the consolidated statements of operations. We expect to continue to incur significant noncash compensation expenses.

 

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For awards of options and restricted stock to consultants and other third-parties, compensation expense is determined at the “measurement date.” The expense is recognized over the vesting period of the award. Until the measurement date is reached, the total amount of compensation expense remains uncertain. We record compensation expense based on the fair value of the award at the reporting date. The awards to consultants and other third-parties are then revalued, or the total compensation is recalculated based on the then current fair value, at each subsequent reporting date. This results in a change to the amount previously recorded in respect of the equity award grant, and additional expense or a reversal of expense may be recorded in subsequent periods based on changes in the assumptions used to calculate fair value, such as changes in market price, until the measurement date is reached and the compensation expense is finalized.

 

In addition, certain restricted stock issued to employees vest upon the achievement of certain milestones; therefore, the total expense is uncertain until the milestone is probable.

 

Our clinical trials will be lengthy and expensive. Even if these trials show that our drug candidates are effective in treating certain indications, there is no guarantee that we will be able to record commercial sales of any of our drug candidates in the near future. In addition, we expect losses to continue as we continue to fund in-licensing and development of new drug candidates. As we continue our development efforts, we may enter into additional third-party collaborative agreements and may incur additional expenses, such as licensing fees and milestone payments. In addition, we may need to establish the commercial infrastructure required to manufacture, market and sell our drug candidates following approval, if any, by the FDA, which would result in us incurring additional expenses. As a result, our quarterly results may fluctuate and a quarter-by-quarter comparison of our operating results may not be a meaningful indication of our future performance.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Three months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011

 

Noncash Compensation Expense (Research and Development). Noncash compensation expense (research and development) related to equity incentive grants equaled $127,091 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The noncash compensation expense was related to the period’s expense for restricted stock grants to research and development personnel. We expect noncash compensation expense (research and development) to remain at a comparable level for the remainder of 2012.

 

Other Research and Development Expenses. Other research and development expenses increased by $1,417,771 to $1,433,711 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $15,940 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in research and development expenses is primarily due to a $1,000,000 upfront milestone payment paid to Rhizen in connection with the Collaboration Agreement for TGR-1202. In addition, research and development expenses related to TG-1101 have increased during the Company’s preparations for and initiation of a U.S. based Phase I/II study. We expect our other research and development costs to increase for the remainder of 2012 due to the commencement of our clinical development programs for TG-1101 and TGR-1202.

 

Noncash Compensation Expense (General and Administrative). Noncash compensation expense (general and administrative) related to equity incentive grants equaled $690,999 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The noncash compensation expense was related to the period’s expense for restricted stock grants to general and administrative personnel. We expect noncash compensation expense (general and administrative) to remain at a comparable level for the remainder of 2012.

 

Other General and Administrative Expenses. Other general and administrative expenses increased by $448,250 to $462,425 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $14,175 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in other general and administrative was primarily related to legal and personnel costs. We expect our other general and administrative expenses to remain at a comparable level during the remainder of 2012.

 

Other Income. Other income totaled $4,025 for the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011

 

Noncash Stock Expense Associated with In-licensing Agreement. Noncash stock expense associated with in-licensing agreement increased by $16,281,000 to $16,578,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $297,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily related to a noncash expense of $16,578,000 recorded in conjunction with the stock issued to LFB Group for the license to TG-1101. The expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily related to a noncash expense of $297,000 recorded in conjunction with the stock issued to LFB Group for the license option to TG-1101.

 

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Noncash Compensation Expense (Research and Development). Noncash compensation expense (research and development) related to equity incentive grants equaled $236,289 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The noncash compensation expense was related to the period’s expense for restricted stock grants to research and development personnel. We expect noncash compensation expense (research and development) to increase modestly during the remainder 2012.

 

Other Research and Development Expenses. Other research and development expenses increased by $3,118,020 to $3,133,960 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $15,940 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in research and development expenses is primarily due to a $1,000,000 upfront milestone payment paid to Rhizen in connection with the Collaboration Agreement for TGR-1202. In addition, research and development expenses related to TG-1101 have increased during the Company’s preparations for and initiation of a U.S. based Phase I/II study. We expect our other research and development costs to increase during the remainder of 2012 and into 2013 due to the commencement of our clinical development programs for TG-1101 and TGR-1202.

 

Noncash Compensation Expense (General and Administrative). Noncash compensation expense (general and administrative) related to equity incentive grants equaled $1,942,301 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The noncash compensation expense was related to the period’s expense for restricted stock grants to general and administrative personnel. We expect noncash compensation expense (general and administrative) to decrease modestly during the remainder of 2012.

 

Other General and Administrative Expenses. Other general and administrative expenses general and administrative expenses increased by $1,299,785 totaled to $1,313,960 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $14,175 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This expense was primarily related to legal and personnel costs. We expect our other general and administrative expenses to remain at a comparable level during the remainder of 2012.

 

Other Income. Other income totaled $523,612 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The other income was primarily due to a refund of New York State Franchise tax of approximately $272,000 and the change in the fair value of our notes payable, partially offset by interest expense on our short-term note payable.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Our primary source of cash has been proceeds from the private placement of equity securities. We have not yet commercialized any of our drug candidates and cannot be sure if we will ever be able to do so. Even if we commercialize one or more of our drug candidates, we may not become profitable. Our ability to achieve profitability depends on a number of factors, including our ability to obtain regulatory approval for our drug candidates, successfully complete any post-approval regulatory obligations and successfully commercialize our drug candidates alone or in partnership. We may continue to incur substantial operating losses even if we begin to generate revenues from our drug candidates.

 

As of September 30, 2012, we had $17,373,866 in cash and cash equivalents. We currently anticipate that our cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2012 are sufficient to fund our anticipated operating cash requirements for approximately 18-21 months from September 30, 2012. The actual amount of cash that we will need to operate is subject to many factors, including, but not limited to, the timing, design and conduct of clinical trials for our drug candidates. We are dependent upon significant financing to provide the cash necessary to execute our current operations, including the commercialization of any of our drug candidates.

 

Cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $4,354,632, which primarily related to general and administrative and research and development expenses associated with TG commencing operations, the development of TG-1101, and milestone payments associated with the Collaboration Agreement for TGR-1202.

 

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net cash provided by financing activities of $11,981,406 related primarily to net proceeds from the issuance of the Company Preferred Stock, partially offset by the repayment of a short-term loan.

 

2011 Equity PIPE

 

On December 30, 2011, we completed the first closing of the private placement of our securities, issuing 4,929,523 shares of Common Stock at a price per share of $2.25 for total gross proceeds, before placement commissions and expenses, of $11,091,425 (the “2011 Equity PIPE”). Investors also received warrants to purchase 1,232,381 shares of Common Stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.25 per share and are exercisable for five years.

 

In 2012, we completed two additional closings of the 2011 Equity PIPE. These closings were held on January 31, 2012, and February 24, 2012. In these closings, the Company issued 695,428 shares of our Company Preferred Stock at a price per share of $20.00 for total gross proceeds, before placement commissions and expenses, of $13,908,560. Each share of Company Preferred Stock was convertible into 8.89 shares of Common Stock; provided that such conversion rights were subject to sufficient available authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with the reverse stock split effected by the Company on April 30, 2012, all shares of preferred stock issued in the 2011 Equity PIPE were converted to Common Stock. Investors also received warrants to purchase 1,545,396 shares of Common Stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.25 per share and are exercisable for five years. The shares of Company Preferred Stock and warrants sold in these closings were offered and sold to accredited investors, including members of management, without registration under the Securities Act, or state securities laws, in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and Regulation D promulgated thereunder and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. Accordingly, the securities issued in the offering have not been registered under the Securities Act, and until so registered, these securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or availability of an applicable exemption from registration. The placement agent received cash commissions equal to 10% of the gross proceeds of the offering, five-year warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s stock equal to 10% of shares sold in the offering, and a non-accountable expense allowance equal to two percent of the gross proceeds of the offering for their expenses.   

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

We have not entered into any transactions with unconsolidated entities whereby we have financial guarantees, subordinated retained interests, derivative instruments or other contingent arrangements that expose us to material continuing risks, contingent liabilities, or any other obligations under a variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides us with financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the applicable period. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

We define critical accounting policies as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties and which may potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. In applying these critical accounting policies, our management uses its judgment to determine the appropriate assumptions to be used in making certain estimates. These estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Our critical accounting policies include the following:  

 

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Stock Compensation. We have granted stock options and restricted stock to employees, directors and consultants, as well as warrants to other third parties. For employee and director grants, the value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes model takes into account volatility in the price of our stock, the risk-free interest rate, the estimated life of the option, the closing market price of our stock and the exercise price. We base our estimates of our stock price volatility on the historical volatility of our common stock and our assessment of future volatility; however, these estimates are neither predictive nor indicative of the future performance of our stock. For purposes of the calculation, we assumed that no dividends would be paid during the life of the options and warrants. The estimates utilized in the Black-Scholes calculation involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. In addition, we are required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and only recognize expense for those equity awards expected to vest. As a result, if other assumptions had been used, our recorded stock-based compensation expense could have been materially different from that reported. In addition, because some of the options and warrants issued to employees, consultants and other third-parties vest upon the achievement of certain milestones, the total expense is uncertain.

 

Total compensation expense for options and restricted stock issued to consultants is determined at the “measurement date.” The expense is recognized over the vesting period for the options and restricted stock. Until the measurement date is reached, the total amount of compensation expense remains uncertain. We record stock-based compensation expense based on the fair value of the equity awards at the reporting date. These equity awards are then revalued, or the total compensation is recalculated based on the then current fair value, at each subsequent reporting date. This results in a change to the amount previously recorded in respect of the equity award grant and additional expense or a reversal of expense may be recorded in subsequent periods based on changes in the assumptions used to calculate fair value, such as changes in market price, until the measurement date is reached and the compensation expense is finalized.

 

In-Process Research and Development. All acquired research and development projects are recorded at their fair value as of the date acquisition. The fair values are assessed as of the balance sheet date to ascertain if there has been any impairment of the recorded value. If there is an impairment, the asset is written down to its current fair value by the recording of an expense.

 

Accruals for Clinical Research Organization and Clinical Site Costs. We make estimates of costs incurred in relation to external clinical research organizations (“CROs”), and clinical site costs. We analyze the progress of clinical trials, including levels of patient enrollment, invoices received and contracted costs when evaluating the adequacy of the amount expensed and the related prepaid asset and accrued liability. Significant judgments and estimates must be made and used in determining the accrued balance and expense in any accounting period. We review and accrue CRO expenses and clinical trial study expenses based on work performed and rely upon estimates of those costs applicable to the stage of completion of a study.  Accrued CRO costs are subject to revisions as such trials progress to completion. Revisions are charged to expense in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known. With respect to clinical site costs, the financial terms of these agreements are subject to negotiation and vary from contract to contract. Payments under these contracts may be uneven and depend on factors such as the achievement of certain events, the successful recruitment of patients, the completion of portions of the clinical trial or similar conditions. The objective of our policy is to match the recording of expenses in our financial statements to the actual services received and efforts expended. As such, expense accruals related to clinical site costs are recognized based on our estimate of the degree of completion of the event or events specified in the specific clinical study or trial contract.

 

Accounting Related to Goodwill. As of September 30, 2012, there was approximately $630,000 of goodwill on our consolidated balance sheet. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually or when events arise that could indicate that an impairment exists. We test for goodwill impairment using a two-step process. The first step compares the fair value of the reporting unit with the unit's carrying value, including goodwill. When the carrying value of the reporting unit is greater than fair value, the unit’s goodwill may be impaired, and the second step must be completed to measure the amount of the goodwill impairment charge, if any. In the second step, the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is compared with the carrying amount of the unit’s goodwill. If the carrying amount is greater than the implied fair value, the carrying value of the goodwill must be written down to its implied fair value.

 

We are required to perform impairment tests annually at December 31 and whenever events or changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. For all of our acquisitions, various analyses, assumptions and estimates were made at the time of each acquisition that were used to determine the valuation of goodwill and intangibles. In future years, the possibility exists that changes in forecasts and estimates from those used at the acquisition date could result in impairment indicators.

 

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Accounting for Income Taxes. In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves management estimation of our actual current tax exposure and assessment of temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities. We must then assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and, to the extent we believe that recovery is not likely, we must establish a valuation allowance. To the extent we establish a valuation allowance or increase this allowance in a period, we must include an expense within the tax provision in the consolidated statement of operations. Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets. We have fully offset our deferred tax assets with a valuation allowance. Our lack of earnings history and the uncertainty surrounding our ability to generate taxable income prior to the reversal or expiration of such deferred tax assets were the primary factors considered by management in maintaining the valuation allowance.

 

Fair Value of 5% Notes Payable. We measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis in the financial statements. The hierarchy ranks the quality and reliability of inputs, or assumptions, used in the determination of fair value and requires financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value to be classified and disclosed in one of three categories.

 

We elected the fair value option for valuing our Convertible 5% Notes Payable upon the completion of the reverse merger with TG Bio, as discussed above. The Company elected the fair value option in order to reflect in our financial statements the assumptions that market participants use in evaluating these financial instruments.

 

In connection with the Exchange Transaction in December 2011, the Company performed a valuation of the assets and liabilities of Manhattan immediately prior to the transaction. The cumulative liability including accrued and unpaid interest of these notes was approximately $16,876,000 immediately prior to the Exchange Transaction, $16,883,000 at December 31, 2011, and $17,515,000 at September 30, 2012. As these notes payable are tied directly to net product cash flows derived from the preexisting products of the Company, this note and accrued interest was recorded at fair value as of the date of the Exchange Transaction. No payments have been made on these notes as of September 30, 2012. The fair value of the 5% Notes Payable was approximately $4,664,697 as of December 31, 2011 and $4,380,400 at September 30, 2012.

 

The valuation methods used to estimate the 5% Notes’ fair value was a discounted cash flow model, where the expected cash flows of AST-726 and AST-915 are discounted to the present using a yield that incorporates compensation for the probability of success in clinical development and marketing, among other factors. The discount rate used in this discounted cash flow model approximated 20% at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012. The assumptions, assessments and projections of future revenues are subject to uncertainties, are difficult to predict and require significant judgment. The use of different assumptions, applying different judgment to inherently subjective matters and changes in future market conditions could result in significantly different estimates of fair value and the differences could be material to our consolidated financial statements.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while maximizing our income from investments and minimizing our market risk. We invest in government and investment-grade corporate debt in accordance with our investment policy. Some of the securities in which we invest have market risk. This means that a change in prevailing interest rates, and/or credit risk, may cause the fair value of the investment to fluctuate. For example, if we hold a security that was issued with a fixed interest rate at the then-prevailing rate and the prevailing interest rate later rises, the fair value of our investment will probably decline. As of September 30, 2012, our portfolio of financial instruments consists of cash equivalents, including bank deposits. Due to the short-term nature of our investments, we believe there is no material exposure to interest rate risk, and/or credit risk, arising from our investments.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of September 30, 2012, management carried out, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2012, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. This conclusion was reached because a lack of segregation of duties exists, as all financial and accounting duties are performed by the Chief Financial Officer. The Company intends to address this deficiency by hiring additional accounting personnel to alleviate the segregation of duties issue.

 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We, and our subsidiaries, are not a party to, and our property is not the subject of, any material pending legal proceedings.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the following risks and uncertainties. If any of the following occurs, our business, financial condition or operating results could be materially harmed. These factors could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

Risks Related to the Company’s Business and Industry

 

Because the Company has in-licensed its product candidates from third parties, any dispute with or non-performance by its licensors will adversely affect its ability to develop and commercialize the applicable product candidates.

 

Our product candidates have been in-licensed from third parties. Under the terms of our license agreements, the licensors generally will have the right to terminate such agreement in the event of a material breach by us. The licensors will also have the right to terminate the agreement in the event we fail to use diligent and reasonable efforts to develop and commercialize the product candidate worldwide.

 

If there is any conflict, dispute, disagreement or issue of non-performance between us and our licensing partners regarding our rights or obligations under the license agreements, including any such conflict, dispute or disagreement arising from our failure to satisfy payment obligations under such agreement, our ability to develop and commercialize the affected product candidate and our ability to enter into collaboration or marketing agreements for the affected product candidate may be adversely affected. Any loss of our rights under these license agreements would delay or completely terminate its product development efforts for the affected product candidate.

 

We do not have full internal development capabilities, and are thus reliant upon our partners and third parties to generate clinical, preclinical and quality data necessary to support the regulatory applications needed to conduct clinical trials and file for marketing approval.

 

In order to submit an Investigational New Drug application (“IND”), Biologics License Application (“BLA”), or New Drug Application (“NDA”) to the FDA, it is necessary to submit all information on the clinical, non-clinical, chemistry, manufacturing, controls and quality aspects of the product candidate. We rely on our licensing partners and, in some cases, third parties, to provide this data. If we are unable to obtain this data, or the data is not sufficient to meet the regulatory requirements, we may experience significant delays in our development programs. Additionally, an IND must be active in each division in which we intend to conduct clinical trials. While we maintain an active IND for ublituximab enabling the conduct of studies in the FDA’s Division of Hematology and Oncology; there can be no assurance given that we will be successful in obtaining an active IND for ublituximab in any other division under whose supervision we may seek to develop ublituximab, or that they FDA will allow us to continue the development of ublituximab in those divisions where we maintain an active IND. We have not yet submitted an IND for TGR-1202, and there can be no assurance we will be successful in obtaining an IND for TGR-1202 which would delay and or limit the conduct of future clinical trials for TGR-1202.

 

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We are highly dependent on the success of our product candidates and cannot give any assurance that these or any future product candidates will be successfully commercialized.

 

We are a development-stage biopharmaceutical company, and do not currently have any commercial products that generate revenues or any other sources of revenue. We may never be able to successfully develop marketable products. Our pharmaceutical development methods are unproven and may not lead to commercially viable products for any of several reasons.

 

If we are unable to develop, or receive regulatory approval for or successfully commercialize any of our product candidates, we will not be able to generate product revenues.

 

Because the results of preclinical studies and early clinical trials are not necessarily predictive of future results, any product candidate we advance into clinical trials may not have favorable results in later clinical trials, if any, or receive regulatory approval.

 

Pharmaceutical development has inherent risk. We will be required to demonstrate through adequate and well-controlled clinical trials that our product candidates are effective with a favorable benefit-risk profile for use in diverse populations for their target indications before we can seek regulatory approvals for their commercial sale. Success in early clinical trials does not mean that later clinical trials will be successful because product candidates in later-stage clinical trials may fail to demonstrate sufficient safety or efficacy despite having progressed through initial clinical testing. Companies frequently suffer significant setbacks in advanced clinical trials, even after earlier clinical trials have shown promising results. In addition, there is typically an extremely high rate of attrition from the failure of pharmaceutical candidates proceeding through clinical trials.

 

We plan on conducting additional Phase I and II clinical trials for ublituximab. If the results from these trials are different from those found in the completed Phase I clinical trial of ublituximab, we may need to terminate or revise our clinical development plan, which could extend the time for conducting our development program and could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

TGR-1202 has not been studied in humans. We plan on conducting Phase I and II trials for TGR-1202, and based on the results of those trials may need to terminate or revise our clinical development plan for TGR-1202, which could delay the clinical development program for TGR-1202 and could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Any product candidates we may advance into clinical development are subject to extensive regulation, which can be costly and time consuming, cause unanticipated delays or prevent the receipt of the required approvals to commercialize our product candidates.

 

The clinical development, manufacturing, labeling, storage, record-keeping, advertising, promotion, import, export, marketing and distribution of our product candidates or any future product candidates are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA in the United States and by comparable health authorities worldwide or in foreign markets. In the United States, we are not permitted to market our product candidates until we receive approval of a BLA or NDA from the FDA. The process of obtaining BLA and NDA approval is expensive, often takes many years and can vary substantially based upon the type, complexity and novelty of the products involved. Approval policies or regulations may change and the FDA has substantial discretion in the pharmaceutical approval process, including the ability to delay, limit or deny approval of a product candidate for many reasons. In addition, the FDA may require post-approval clinical trials or studies which also may be costly. The FDA approval for a limited indication or approval with required warning language, such as a boxed warning, could significantly impact our ability to successfully market our product candidates. Finally, the FDA may require adoption of a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) requiring prescriber training, post-market registries, or otherwise restricting the marketing and dissemination of these products. Despite the time and expense invested in clinical development of product candidates, regulatory approval is never guaranteed. Assuming successful clinical development, we intend to seek product approvals in countries outside the United States. As a result, we would be subject to regulation by the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”), as well as the other regulatory agencies in many of these countries, and other regulatory agencies around the world.

 

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Approval procedures vary among countries and can involve additional product testing and additional administrative review periods. The time required to obtain approval in other countries might differ from that required to obtain FDA approval. Regulatory approval in one country does not ensure regulatory approval in another, but a failure or delay in obtaining regulatory approval in one country may negatively impact the regulatory process in others. As in the United States, the regulatory approval process in Europe and in other countries is a lengthy and challenging process. The FDA, and any other regulatory body around the world can delay, limit or deny approval of a product candidate for many reasons, including: 

 

·the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may disagree with the design or implementation of our clinical trials;
·we may be unable to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities that a product candidate is safe and effective for any indication;
·the FDA may not accept clinical data from trials which are conducted by individual investigators or in countries where the standard of care is potentially different from the United States;
·the results of clinical trials may not meet the level of statistical significance required by the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities for approval;
·we may be unable to demonstrate that a product candidate's clinical and other benefits outweigh its safety risks;
·the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may disagree with our interpretation of data from preclinical studies or clinical trials;
·the data collected from clinical trials of our product candidates may not be sufficient to support the submission of a BLA, NDA or other submission or to obtain regulatory approval in the United States or elsewhere;
·the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may fail to approve the manufacturing processes or facilities of third-party manufacturers with which we or our collaborators contract for clinical and commercial supplies; or
·the approval policies or regulations of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may significantly change in a manner rendering our clinical data insufficient for approval.

 

In addition, recent events raising questions about the safety of certain marketed pharmaceuticals may result in increased cautiousness by the FDA and other regulatory authorities in reviewing new pharmaceuticals based on safety, efficacy or other regulatory considerations and may result in significant delays in obtaining regulatory approvals. Regulatory approvals for our product candidates may not be obtained without lengthy delays, if at all.  Any delay in obtaining, or inability to obtain, applicable regulatory approvals would prevent us from commercializing our product candidates.

 

Any product candidate we advance into clinical trials may cause unacceptable adverse events or have other properties that may delay or prevent their regulatory approval or commercialization or limit their commercial potential.

 

Unacceptable adverse events caused by any of our product candidates that we take into clinical trials could cause either us or regulatory authorities to interrupt, delay, modify or halt clinical trials and could result in the denial of regulatory approval by the FDA or other regulatory authorities for any or all targeted indications. This, in turn, could prevent us from commercializing the affected product candidate and generating revenues from its sale.

 

We have not completed testing of any of our product candidates for the treatment of the indications for which we intend to seek product approval in humans, and we currently do not know the extent that adverse events, if any, will be observed in patients who receive any of its product candidates. To date, clinical trials using ublituximab and our other product candidates have demonstrated a toxicity profile that was deemed acceptable by the investigators performing such studies. Such interpretation may not be shared by future investigators or by the FDA and in the case of ublituximab, even if deemed acceptable for oncology applications, like the completed clinical trial, it may not be acceptable for diseases outside the oncology setting, and likewise for any other product candidates we may develop. Additionally, the severity, duration and incidence of adverse events may increase in larger study populations. With respect to ublituximab, the toxicity when manufactured under different conditions is not known, nor is the toxicity of transgenically derived ublituximab, and it is possible that additional and/or different adverse events may appear upon the human use of those formulations and those adverse events may arise with greater frequency, intensity and duration than in the current formulation. With respect to TGR-1202, we are unfamiliar with the adverse event profile as it has not been dosed in humans. If any of our product candidates cause unacceptable adverse events in clinical trials, we may not be able to obtain marketing approval and generate revenues from its sale.

 

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If any of our product candidates receives marketing approval and we, or others, later identify unacceptable adverse events caused by the product, a number of significant negative consequences could result, including:

 

·regulatory authorities may withdraw their approval of the affected product;
·regulatory authorities may require a more significant clinical benefit for approval to offset the risk;
·regulatory authorities may require the addition of labeling statements that could diminish the usage of the product or otherwise limit the commercial success of the affected product;
·we may be required to change the way the product is administered, conduct additional clinical trials or change the labeling of the product;
·we may choose to discontinue sale of the product;
·we could be sued and held liable for harm caused to patients;
·we may not be able to enter into collaboration agreements on acceptable terms and execute on our business model; and
·our reputation may suffer.

 

Any one or a combination of these events could prevent us from obtaining or maintaining regulatory approval and achieving or maintaining market acceptance of the affected product or could substantially increase the costs and expenses of commercializing the affected product, which in turn could delay or prevent us from generating any revenues from the sale of the affected product.

 

We may experience delays in the commencement of our clinical trials or in the receipt of data from preclinical and clinical trials conducted by third parties, which could result in increased costs and delay its ability to pursue regulatory approval.

 

Delays in the commencement of clinical trials and delays in the receipt of data from preclinical or clinical trials conducted by third parties could significantly impact our product development costs. Before we can initiate clinical trials in the United States for our product candidates, we need to submit the results of preclinical testing, usually in animals, to the FDA as part of an IND, along with other information including information about product chemistry, manufacturing and controls and its proposed clinical trial protocol for its product candidates.

 

We plan to rely on preclinical and clinical trial data from third parties, if any, for the IND submissions for our product candidates. If receipt of that data is delayed for any reason, including reasons outside of our control, it will delay our plans for IND filings, and clinical trial plans. This, in turn, will delay our ability to make subsequent regulatory filings and ultimately, to commercialize our products if regulatory approval is obtained. If those third parties do not make this data available to us, we will likely, on our own, have to develop all the necessary preclinical and clinical data which will lead to additional delays and increase the costs of our development of our product candidates.

 

Before we can test any product candidate in human clinical trials the product candidate enters the preclinical testing stage. Preclinical tests include laboratory evaluations of product chemistry, toxicity and formulation, as well as in-vitro and animal studies to assess the potential safety and activity of the pharmaceutical product candidate. The conduct of the preclinical tests must comply with federal regulations and requirements including good laboratory practices (GLP).

 

We must submit the results of the preclinical tests, together with manufacturing information, analytical data, any available clinical data or literature and a proposed clinical protocol, to the FDA as part of the IND. The IND automatically becomes effective 30 days after receipt by the FDA, unless the FDA places the IND on a clinical hold within that 30-day time period. In such a case, the Company and the FDA must resolve any outstanding concerns before the clinical trials can begin. The FDA may also impose clinical holds on a product candidate at any time before or during clinical trials due to safety concerns or non-compliance. Accordingly, we cannot be sure that submission of an IND will result in the FDA allowing clinical trials to begin, or that, once begun, issues will not arise that suspend or terminate such clinical trial.

 

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The FDA may require that we conduct additional preclinical testing for any product candidate before it allows us to initiate the clinical testing under any IND, which may lead to additional delays and increase the costs of our preclinical development.

 

Even assuming an active IND for a product candidate, we do not know whether our planned clinical trials for any such product candidate will begin on time, or at all. The commencement of clinical trials can be delayed for a variety of reasons, including delays in:

 

·obtaining regulatory clearance to commence a clinical trial;
·identifying, recruiting and training suitable clinical investigators;
·reaching agreement on acceptable terms with prospective contract research organizations (“CROs”) and trial sites, the terms of which can be subject to extensive negotiation, may be subject to modification from time to time and may vary significantly among different CROs and trial sites;
·obtaining sufficient quantities of a product candidate for use in clinical trials;
·obtaining institutional review board (“IRB”) or ethics committee approval to conduct a clinical trial at a prospective site;
·identifying, recruiting and enrolling patients to participate in a clinical trial;
·retaining patients who have initiated a clinical trial but may withdraw due to adverse events from the therapy, insufficient efficacy, fatigue with the clinical trial process or personal issues; and
·unexpected safety findings.

 

Any delays in the commencement of our clinical trials will delay our ability to pursue regulatory approval for our product candidates. In addition, many of the factors that cause, or lead to, a delay in the commencement of clinical trials may also ultimately lead to the denial of regulatory approval of a product candidate.

 

Delays in the completion of clinical testing could result in increased costs to the Company and delay our ability to generate product revenues.

 

Once a clinical trial has begun, patient recruitment and enrollment may be slower than we anticipate. Clinical trials may also be delayed as a result of ambiguous or negative interim results. Further, a clinical trial may be suspended or terminated by us, an Institutional Review Board (“IRB”), an ethics committee or a Data Safety and Monitoring Committee overseeing the clinical trial, any of our clinical trial sites with respect to that site or the FDA or other regulatory authorities due to a number of factors, including:

 

·failure to conduct the clinical trial in accordance with regulatory requirements or our clinical protocols;
·inspection of the clinical trial operations or clinical trial site by the FDA or other regulatory authorities resulting in the imposition of a clinical hold;
·unforeseen safety issues or any determination that the clinical trial presents unacceptable health risks; and
·lack of adequate funding to continue the clinical trial.

 

Changes in regulatory requirements and guidance also may occur and we may need to amend clinical trial protocols to reflect these changes. Amendments may require us to resubmit our clinical trial protocols to IRBs for re-examination, which may impact the costs, timing and successful completion of a clinical trial. If we experience delays in the completion of, or if we must terminate, any clinical trial of any product candidate that we advance into clinical trials, our ability to obtain regulatory approval for that product candidate will be delayed and the commercial prospects, if any, for the product candidate may be harmed. In addition, many of these factors may also ultimately lead to the denial of regulatory approval of a product candidate. Even if we ultimately commercialize any of our product candidates, other therapies for the same indications may have been introduced to the market during the period we have been delayed and such therapies may have established a competitive advantage over our product candidates.

 

We intend to rely on third parties to help conduct our planned clinical trials. If these third parties do not meet their deadlines or otherwise conduct the trials as required, we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for or commercialize our product candidates when expected or at all.

 

We intend to use CROs to assist in the conduct of our planned clinical trials and will rely upon medical institutions, clinical investigators and contract laboratories to conduct our trials in accordance with our clinical protocols. Our future CROs, investigators and other third parties may play a significant role in the conduct of these trials and the subsequent collection and analysis of data from the clinical trials.

 

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There is no guarantee that any CROs, investigators and other third parties will devote adequate time and resources to our clinical trials or perform as contractually required. If any third parties upon whom we rely for administration and conduct of our clinical trials fail to meet expected deadlines, fail to adhere to its clinical protocols or otherwise perform in a substandard manner, our clinical trials may be extended, delayed or terminated, and we may not be able to commercialize our product candidates.

 

If any of our clinical trial sites terminate for any reason, we may experience the loss of follow-up information on patients enrolled in our ongoing clinical trials unless we are able to transfer the care of those patients to another qualified clinical trial site. In addition, principal investigators for our clinical trials may serve as scientific advisors or consultants to us from time to time and receive cash or equity compensation in connection with such services. If these relationships and any related compensation result in perceived or actual conflicts of interest, the integrity of the data generated at the applicable clinical trial site may be jeopardized.

 

As all of our product candidates are still under development; manufacturing and process improvements implemented in the production of those product candidates, may affect their ultimate activity or function.

 

Our product candidates are in the initial stages of development and are currently manufactured in small batches for use in pre-clinical and clinical studies. Process improvements implemented to date have, and process improvements in the future may change the activity of the product candidates, which may affect the safety and efficacy of the products. No assurance can be given that the material manufactured from any of the optimized processes will perform comparably to the product candidates as manufactured to date and used in currently available pre-clinical data and or in early clinical trials reported in this or any previous filing. Additionally, future clinical trial results will be subject to the same level of uncertainty if, following such trials, additional process improvements are made, including without limitation, the introduction of transgenically derived ublituximab.

 

If we fail to adequately understand and comply with the local laws and customs as we expand into new international markets, these operations may incur losses or otherwise adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

We expect to operate a portion of our business in certain countries through subsidiaries or through supply and marketing arrangements. In those countries, where we have limited experience in operating subsidiaries and in reviewing equity investees, we will be subject to additional risks related to complying with a wide variety of national and local laws, including restrictions on the import and export of certain intermediates, drugs, technologies and multiple and possibly overlapping tax structures. In addition, we may face competition in certain countries from companies that may have more experience with operations in such countries or with international operations generally. We may also face difficulties integrating new facilities in different countries into our existing operations, as well as integrating employees hired in different countries into our existing corporate culture. If we do not effectively manage our operations in these subsidiaries and review equity investees effectively, or if we fail to manage our alliances, we may lose money in these countries and it may adversely affect our business and results of our operations.

 

If our competitors develop treatments for the target indications for which any of our product candidates may be approved, that are approved more quickly, marketed more effectively or demonstrated to be more effective than our product candidates, our commercial opportunity will be reduced or eliminated.

 

We operate in a highly competitive segment of the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical market. We face competition from numerous sources, including commercial pharmaceutical and biotechnology enterprises, academic institutions, government agencies, and private and public research institutions. Many of our competitors have significantly greater financial, product development, manufacturing and marketing resources. Large pharmaceutical companies have extensive experience in clinical testing and obtaining regulatory approval for drugs. Additionally, many universities and private and public research institutes are active in cancer research, some in direct competition with us. We may also compete with these organizations to recruit scientists and clinical development personnel. Smaller or early-stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large and established companies.

 

The cancer indications for which we are developing our products have a number of established therapies with which we will compete. Most major pharmaceutical companies and many biotechnology companies are aggressively pursuing new cancer development programs for the treatment of NHL, CLL, and other B-cell proliferative malignancies, including both therapies with traditional, as well as novel, mechanisms of action.

 

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If approved, we expect TG-1101 to compete directly with Roche Group’s Rituxan® (Rituximab), Spectrum Pharmaceutical’s Zevalin® (Y90-Ibritumomab Tiuxetan), GlaxoSmithKline’s Bexxar® (I131-Tositumomab), Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories’ Reditux®, and Genmab and GlaxoSmithKline’s Arzerra® (Ofatumomab) among others, each of which is currently approved for the treatment of various diseases including NHL and CLL. New developments, including the development of other pharmaceutical technologies and methods of treating disease, occur in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries at a rapid pace.

 

Although no PI3K delta inhibitors have been approved by the FDA, there are several PI3K delta targeted compounds in development including Gilead’s GS-1101 (formerly known as CAL-101), Infinity Pharmaceuticals IPI-145 and Amgen’s AMG-319, which if approved we would expect to compete directly with TGR-1202. In addition, there are numerous other novel therapies targeting similar pathways to TGR-1202 in development, which if approved would also compete with TGR-1202 in similar indications.

 

These developments may render our product candidates obsolete or noncompetitive. Compared to us, many of our potential competitors have substantially greater:

  

·research and development resources, including personnel and technology;
·regulatory experience;
·pharmaceutical development, clinical trial and pharmaceutical commercialization experience;
·experience and expertise in exploitation of intellectual property rights; and
·capital resources.

 

As a result of these factors, our competitors may obtain regulatory approval of their products more rapidly than us or may obtain patent protection or other intellectual property rights that limit our ability to develop or commercialize our product candidates. Our competitors may also develop products for the treatment of lymphoma or CLL that are more effective, better tolerated, more useful and less costly than ours and may also be more successful in manufacturing and marketing their products. Our competitors may succeed in obtaining approvals from the FDA and foreign regulatory authorities for their product candidates sooner than we do for our products.

 

We will also face competition from these third parties in recruiting and retaining qualified personnel, establishing clinical trial sites and enrolling patients for clinical trials and in identifying and in-licensing new product candidates.

 

We rely completely on third parties to manufacture our preclinical and clinical pharmaceutical supplies and we intend to rely on third parties to produce commercial supplies of any approved product candidate, and our commercialization of any of our product candidates could be stopped, delayed or made less profitable if those third parties fail to obtain approval of the FDA, fail to provide us with sufficient quantities of pharmaceutical product or fail to do so at acceptable quality levels or prices.

 

The facilities used by our contract manufacturers to manufacture our product candidates must be approved by the FDA pursuant to inspections that will be conducted only after we submit a BLA or NDA to the FDA, if at all. We do not control the manufacturing process of our product candidates and are completely dependent on our contract manufacturing partners for compliance with the FDA’s requirements for manufacture of finished pharmaceutical products (good manufacturing practices, GMP). If our contract manufacturers cannot successfully manufacture material that conforms to our specifications and the FDA’s strict regulatory requirements of safety, purity and potency, we will not be able to secure and/or maintain FDA approval for our product candidates. In addition, we have no control over the ability of our contract manufacturers to maintain adequate quality control, quality assurance and qualified personnel. If our contract manufacturers cannot meet FDA standards, we may need to find alternative manufacturing facilities, which would significantly impact our ability to develop, obtain regulatory approval for or market our product candidates. No assurance can be given that a long-term, scalable manufacturer can be identified or that they can make clinical and commercial supplies of our product candidates at an appropriate scale and cost to make it commercially feasible. If they are unable to do so, it could have a material adverse impact on our business. If that is the case, we may need to rely exclusively on transgenically manufactured material, which may introduce additional risk and uncertainty the extent of which cannot be fully determined today.

 

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In addition, the Company does not have the capability to package finished products for distribution to hospitals and other customers. Prior to commercial launch, we intend to enter into agreements with one or more alternate fill/finish pharmaceutical product suppliers so that we can ensure proper supply chain management once we are authorized to make commercial sales of our product candidates. If we receive marketing approval from the FDA, we intend to sell pharmaceutical product finished and packaged by such suppliers. We have not entered into long-term agreements with our current contract manufacturers or with any fill/finish suppliers, and though we intend to do so prior to commercial launch of our product candidates in order to ensure that we maintain adequate supplies of finished product, we may be unable to enter into such an agreement or do so on commercially reasonable terms, which could have a material adverse impact upon our business.

 

In most cases, our manufacturing partners are single source suppliers. It is expected that our manufacturing partners will be sole source suppliers from single site locations for the foreseeable future. Given this, any disruption of supply from these partners could have a material, long-term impact on our ability to supply products for clinical trials or commercial sale. If the Company’s suppliers do not deliver sufficient quantities of our product candidates on a timely basis, or at all, and in accordance with applicable specifications, there could be a significant interruption of our supply, which would adversely affect clinical development and commercialization of our products. In addition, if the Company’s current or future supply of any or our product candidates should fail to meet specifications during its stability program there could be a significant interruption of our supply of drug, which would adversely affect the Company’s clinical development and commercialization of the product. Regarding ublituximab, the proprietary transgenic technology that supports the manufacture of transgenically derived ublituximab is not easily transferrable, if at all, and it is expected that GTC will be the sole supplier of transgenically derived ublituximab at a single site for the foreseeable future.

 

Clinical trials of our transgenically produced products may be unsuccessful or delayed, which may prevent us from meeting our anticipated development timeline.

 

The Company and its collaborators must demonstrate through preclinical and clinical trials that our transgenically produced products are safe and effective for use in humans. Clinical trials are expensive and may take several years. Several factors could prevent or delay completion of these trials, including an inability to enroll the required number of patients or demonstrate adequately the safety or efficacy of the product for humans. If safety concerns develop, regulatory authorities could stop or delay trials of transgenically derived ublituximab or any other product candidate evaluated by the Company. Furthermore, the results from early clinical trials are often not predictive of results in later clinical trials.

 

To our knowledge, Pharming Group N.V. and GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. are the only other entities to have completed human clinical trials sufficient to support the filing for regulatory approval of a product produced from a transgenic mammal. If we are unable to complete all clinical trials and to satisfy any requirements that may be required by the FDA or the EMA for approval of transgenically derived ublituximab, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.

 

Any transgenically produced products for which we obtain regulatory approval will be subject to continuing review and extensive regulatory requirements, which could affect their manufacture and marketing.

 

If and when the FDA or other foreign agencies approve our transgenically produced products under development, the manufacture and marketing of these products will be subject to continuing regulation and product approvals may be withdrawn if problems occur after initial approval. Post-approval regulation includes compliance with current Quality Systems Regulations and Good Manufacturing Practices, (“QSR/GMP”), adverse event reporting requirements and prohibitions on promoting a product for unapproved uses. In addition, the FDA could require us to conduct post-approval clinical trials or studies. We will also be required to obtain additional approvals for any significant alterations in the product’s labeling or manufacturing process. Enforcement actions resulting from failure to comply with QSR/GMP requirements could result in fines, suspensions of approvals, recalls of products, operating restrictions and criminal prosecutions, and affect the manufacture and marketing of our transgenically produced products. The FDA or other regulatory agencies could withdraw a previously approved product from the market upon receipt of newly discovered information, including a failure to comply with regulatory requirements and the occurrence of unanticipated problems with products, including adverse events, manufacturing and quality problems, following approval. Any of these withdrawals could adversely affect our operating results.

 

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The Company may face public concerns about genetic engineering in animals.

 

The activities of the Company’s development and manufacturing affiliate involve genetic engineering in animals. The success of our potential commercial products will depend in part on public acceptance of the use of genetic engineering. Public attitudes may be influenced by claims and perceptions that these types of activities are unsafe and our products may not gain the acceptance of the public or the medical community. Negative public reaction to genetic engineering activities in general could result in greater restrictive legislation and regulations involving nuclear transfer and other methodologies which could impede our ability to conduct our business efficiently, delay preclinical studies or future clinical trials, or prevent us or our partners from obtaining regulatory approvals or commercializing transgenically produced products.

 

Our transgenically produced products may be subject to technology risks that may restrict or prevent their development and commercialization.

 

Developing products based on transgenic technology is subject to significant development risks. Each DNA construct is unique and it is possible that it might not be expressed in the transgenic animal’s milk at a level that is commercially viable. Purifying the recombinant protein out of the milk to use as a biotherapeutic may be too difficult to be commercially feasible. In addition, production of the recombinant protein may have negative effects on the health of either the mammary gland or more systematically on the animal as a whole. This would compromise the ability of the animal to produce the recombinant protein. Directing the mammary gland to produce additional proteins in the milk could negatively affect lactation, thereby shutting down milk production. The mammary gland may also modify a protein in such a manner that it is non-functional or harmful in humans. It is also possible that there may be disease agents present in the animals that would prevent the use of products derived from these animals. If an as yet unknown disease was identified that could not be effectively mitigated, government agencies may confiscate or destroy the animals, or prevent the utilization of their milk. Any of these governmental actions would prevent the use of the recombinant proteins and may result in a material adverse effect on our business.

 

We may not be able to recover from any catastrophic event affecting our suppliers’ animals or facilities.

 

While our suppliers have measures in place to minimize and recover from catastrophic events that may substantially destroy their animal herd(s), these measures may not be adequate to recover production processes quickly enough to support critical timelines, collaborator needs, or market demands. These catastrophic events may include, but are not limited to, animal diseases that breach biosecurity measures or weather events such as tornadoes, earthquakes or fires. In addition, these catastrophic events may render some or all of the products at the affected facilities unusable.

 

We currently have no marketing and sales organization and no experience in marketing pharmaceutical products. If we are unable to establish sales and marketing capabilities or fail to enter into agreements with third parties to market and sell any products we may develop, we may not be able to effectively market and sell our products and generate product revenue.

 

We do not currently have the infrastructure for the sales, marketing and distribution of our biotechnology products, and we must build this infrastructure or make arrangements with third parties to perform these functions in order to commercialize our products. We plan to either develop internally or enter into collaborations or other commercial arrangements to develop further, promote and sell all or a portion of our product candidates.

 

The establishment and development of a sales force, either by us or jointly with a development partner, or the establishment of a contract sales force to market any products we may develop will be expensive and time-consuming and could delay any product launch, and we cannot be certain that we or our development partners would be able to successfully develop this capability. If the Company or its development partners are unable to establish sales and marketing capability or any other non-technical capabilities necessary to commercialize any products we may develop, we will need to contract with third parties to market and sell such products. We currently possess limited resources and may not be successful in establishing our own internal sales force or in establishing arrangements with third parties on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

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If any product candidate that the Company successfully develops does not achieve broad market acceptance among physicians, patients, healthcare payors, and the medical community, the revenues that we generate from its sales will be limited.

 

Even if our product candidates receive regulatory approval, they may not gain market acceptance among physicians, patients, healthcare payors, and the medical community. Coverage and reimbursement of our product candidates by third-party payors, including government payors, generally is also necessary for commercial success. The degree of market acceptance of any of our approved products will depend on a number of factors, including:

 

·the efficacy and safety as demonstrated in clinical trials;
·the clinical indications for which the product is approved;
·acceptance by physicians, major operators of cancer clinics and patients of the product as a safe and effective treatment;
·the potential and perceived advantages of product candidates over alternative treatments;
·the safety of product candidates seen in a broader patient group, including its use outside the approved indications;
·the cost of treatment in relation to alternative treatments;
·the availability of adequate reimbursement and pricing by third parties and government authorities;
·relative convenience and ease of administration;
·the prevalence and severity of adverse events; and
·the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts.

 

If any product candidate is approved but does not achieve an adequate level of acceptance by physicians, hospitals, healthcare payors and patients, we may not generate sufficient revenue from these products and we may not become or remain profitable.

 

If product liability lawsuits are brought against the Company, we may incur substantial liabilities and may be required to limit commercialization of our product candidates.

 

We face an inherent risk of product liability exposure related to the testing of our product candidates in human clinical trials, and will face an even greater risk if we sell our product candidates commercially. Although we are not aware of any historical or anticipated product liability claims against us, if we cannot successfully defend ourselves against product liability claims, we may incur substantial liabilities or be required to cease clinical trials of our drug candidates or limit commercialization of any approved products. An individual may bring a liability claim against the Company if one of our product candidates causes, or merely appears to have caused, an injury. If we cannot successfully defend our self against product liability claims, we will incur substantial liabilities. Regardless of merit or eventual outcome, liability claims may result in:

  

·decreased demand for our product candidates;
·impairment to our business reputation;
·withdrawal of clinical trial participants;
·costs of related litigation;
·distraction of management’s attention from our primary business;
·substantial monetary awards to patients or other claimants;
·the inability to commercialize our product candidates; and
·loss of revenues.

 

We believe that we have obtained sufficient product liability insurance coverage for our clinical trials. We intend to expand our insurance coverage to include the sale of commercial products if marketing approval is obtained for any of our product candidates. However, we may be unable to obtain this product liability insurance on commercially reasonable terms and with insurance coverage that will be adequate to satisfy any liability that may arise. On occasion, large judgments have been awarded in class action or individual lawsuits relating to marketed pharmaceuticals. A successful product liability claim or series of claims brought against the Company could cause its stock price to decline and, if judgments exceed our insurance coverage, could decrease our cash and adversely affect our business.

 

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Reimbursement may be limited or unavailable in certain market segments for our product candidates, which could make it difficult for us to sell our products profitably.

 

We intend to seek approval to market our future products in both the United States and in countries and territories outside the United States. If we obtain approval in one or more foreign countries, we will be subject to rules and regulations in those countries relating to our product. In some foreign countries, particularly in the European Union, the pricing of prescription pharmaceuticals and biologics is subject to governmental control. In these countries, pricing negotiations with governmental authorities can take considerable time after the receipt of marketing approval for a product candidate. In addition, market acceptance and sales of our product candidates will depend significantly on the availability of adequate coverage and reimbursement from third-party payors for any of our product candidates and may be affected by existing and future healthcare reform measures.

 

Government authorities and third-party payors, such as private health insurers and health maintenance organizations, decide which pharmaceuticals they will pay for and establish reimbursement levels. Reimbursement by a third-party payor may depend upon a number of factors, including the third-party payor’s determination that use of a product is:

 

·a covered benefit under its health plan;
·safe, effective and medically necessary;
·appropriate for the specific patient;
·cost-effective; and
·neither experimental nor investigational.

 

Obtaining coverage and reimbursement approval for a product from a government or other third-party payor is a time consuming and costly process that could require that we provide supporting scientific, clinical and cost-effectiveness data for the use of our products to the payor. We may not be able to provide data sufficient to gain acceptance with respect to coverage and reimbursement. If reimbursement of our future products is unavailable or limited in scope or amount, or if pricing is set at unsatisfactory levels, we may be unable to achieve or sustain profitability.

 

In both the United States and certain foreign countries, there have been a number of legislative and regulatory changes to the healthcare system that could impact our ability to sell our products profitably. In particular, the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 revised the payment methodology for many products reimbursed by Medicare, resulting in lower rates of reimbursement for many types of drugs, and added a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program that involves commercial plans negotiating drug prices for their members. Since 2003, there have been a number of other legislative and regulatory changes to the coverage and reimbursement landscape for pharmaceuticals. Most recently, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, collectively, the “Affordable Care Act,” was enacted. The Affordable Care Act contains a number of provisions, including those governing enrollment in federal healthcare programs, the increased use of comparative effectiveness research on healthcare products, reimbursement and fraud and abuse changes, and a new regulatory pathway for the approval of biosimilar biological products, all of which will impact existing government healthcare programs and will result in the development of new programs. An expansion in the government’s role in the U.S. healthcare industry may further lower rates of reimbursement for pharmaceutical and biotechnology products.

 

There have been, and likely will continue to be, legislative and regulatory proposals at the federal and state levels directed at broadening the availability of healthcare and containing or lowering the cost of healthcare products and services. The Company cannot predict the initiatives that may be adopted in the future. The continuing efforts of the government, insurance companies, managed care organizations and other payors of healthcare services to contain or reduce costs of healthcare may adversely affect:

 

·the demand for any products for which we may obtain regulatory approval;
·our ability to set a price that we believe is fair for our products;
·our ability to generate revenues and achieve or maintain profitability;
·the level of taxes that the Company is required to pay; and
·the availability of capital.

 

In addition, governments may impose price controls, which may adversely affect our future profitability.

 

The Company will need to increase the size of its organization and the scope of our outside vendor relationships, and we may experience difficulties in managing this growth.

 

As of September 30, 2012, the Company has 6 full and part time employees. Over time, we will need to expand our managerial, operational, financial and other resources in order to manage and fund our operations and clinical trials, continue research and development activities, and commercialize our product candidates. Our management and scientific personnel, systems and facilities currently in place may not be adequate to support our future growth. Our need to effectively manage our operations, growth, and various projects requires that we:

 

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·manage our clinical trials effectively;
·manage our internal development efforts effectively while carrying out our contractual obligations to licensors, contractors and other third parties;
·continue to improve our operational, financial and management controls and reporting systems and procedures; and
·attract and retain sufficient numbers of talented employees.

 

We may utilize the services of outside vendors or consultants to perform tasks including clinical trial management, statistics and analysis, regulatory affairs, formulation development and other pharmaceutical development functions. Our growth strategy may also entail expanding our group of contractors or consultants to implement these tasks going forward. Because we rely on a substantial number of consultants, effectively outsourcing many key functions of our business, we will need to be able to effectively manage these consultants to ensure that they successfully carry out their contractual obligations and meet expected deadlines. However, if we are unable to effectively manage our outsourced activities or if the quality or accuracy of the services provided by consultants is compromised for any reason, our clinical trials may be extended, delayed or terminated, and we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates or otherwise advance its business. There can be no assurance that we will be able to manage our existing consultants or find other competent outside contractors and consultants on economically reasonable terms, or at all. If the Company is not able to effectively expand its organization by hiring new employees and expanding its groups of consultants and contractors, we may be unable to successfully implement the tasks necessary to further develop and commercialize our product candidates and, accordingly, may not achieve our research, development and commercialization goals.

 

If the Company fails to attract and keep key management and clinical development personnel, we may be unable to successfully develop or commercialize our product candidates.

 

We will need to expand and effectively manage our managerial, operational, financial and other resources in order to successfully pursue our clinical development and commercialization efforts for our product candidates and future product candidates. We are highly dependent on the development, regulatory, commercial and financial expertise of the members of our senior management. The loss of the services of any of our senior management could delay or prevent the further development and potential commercialization of our product candidates and, if we are not successful in finding suitable replacements, could harm our business. We do not maintain “key man” insurance policies on the lives of these individuals. We will need to hire additional personnel as the Company continues to expand its manufacturing, research and development activities.

 

Our success depends on our continued ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified management and scientific personnel and we may not be able to do so in the future due to the intense competition for qualified personnel among biotechnology, pharmaceutical and other businesses. Our industry has experienced a high rate of turnover of management personnel in recent years. If the Company is not able to attract and retain the necessary personnel to accomplish its business objectives, we may experience constraints that will impede significantly the achievement of our development objectives, our ability to raise additional capital, and our ability to implement our business strategy.

 

If the Company fails to comply with healthcare regulations, it could face substantial penalties and its business, operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

 

In addition to FDA restrictions on the marketing of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products, several other types of state and federal laws have been applied to restrict certain marketing practices in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries in recent years, as well as consulting or other service agreements with physicians or other potential referral sources. These laws include anti-kickback statutes and false claims statutes that prohibit, among other things, knowingly and willfully offering, paying, soliciting or receiving remuneration to induce, or, in return for, purchasing, leasing, ordering or arranging for the purchase, lease or order of any healthcare item or service reimbursable under Medicare, Medicaid or other federally-financed healthcare programs, and knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a false claim for payment to the federal government, or knowingly making, or causing to be made, a false statement to get a false claim paid. The majority of states also have statutes or regulations similar to the federal anti-kickback law and false claims laws, which apply to items and services reimbursed under Medicaid and other state programs, or, in several states, apply regardless of the payor. Although there are a number of statutory exemptions and regulatory safe harbors protecting certain common activities from prosecution, the exemptions and safe harbors are drawn narrowly, and any practices we adopt may not, in all cases, meet all of the criteria for safe harbor protection from anti-kickback liability. Sanctions under these federal and state laws may include civil monetary penalties, exclusion of a manufacturer’s products from reimbursement under government programs, criminal fines and imprisonment. Any challenge to its business practices under these laws could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

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The Company uses biological and hazardous materials, and any claims relating to improper handling, storage or disposal of these materials could be time consuming or costly.

 

We use hazardous materials, including chemicals and biological agents and compounds, which could be dangerous to human health and safety or the environment. Our operations also produce hazardous waste products. Federal, state and local laws and regulations govern the use, generation, manufacture, storage, handling and disposal of these materials and wastes. Compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations may be expensive, and current or future environmental laws and regulations may impair our pharmaceutical development efforts.

 

In addition, we cannot entirely eliminate the risk of accidental injury or contamination from these materials or wastes. If one of our employees was accidentally injured from the use, storage, handling or disposal of these materials or wastes, the medical costs related to his or her treatment would be covered by our workers’ compensation insurance policy. However, we do not carry specific biological or hazardous waste insurance coverage and our property and casualty and general liability insurance policies specifically exclude coverage for damages and fines arising from biological or hazardous waste exposure or contamination. Accordingly, in the event of contamination or injury, we could be held liable for damages or penalized with fines in an amount exceeding our resources, and our clinical trials or regulatory approvals could be suspended, or operations otherwise affected.

 

All product candidate development timelines and projections in this filing are based on the assumption of further financing.

 

The timelines and projections in this filing are predicated upon the assumption that we will raise additional financing in the future to continue the development of our product candidates. In the event the Company does not successfully raise subsequent financing, our product development activities will necessarily be curtailed commensurate with the magnitude of the shortfall. If our product development activities are slowed or stopped, we would be unable to meet the timelines and projections outlined in this filing. Failure to progress our product candidates as anticipated will have a negative effect on our business, future prospects, and ability to obtain further financing on acceptable terms (if at all), and the value of the enterprise.

 

Risks Relating to Acquisitions

 

Acquisitions, investments and strategic alliances that we may make in the future may use significant resources, result in disruptions to our business or distractions of our management, may not proceed as planned, and could expose us to unforeseen liabilities.

 

We may seek to expand our business through the acquisition of, investments in and strategic alliances with companies, technologies, products, and services, such as the Exchange Transaction between the Company and TG Bio. Acquisitions, investments and strategic alliances involve a number of special problems and risks, including, but not limited to:

 

·difficulty integrating acquired technologies, products, services, operations and personnel with the existing businesses;
·diversion of management’s attention in connection with both negotiating the acquisitions and integrating the businesses;
·strain on managerial and operational resources as management tries to oversee larger operations;
·difficulty implementing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting at businesses that we acquire, particularly if they are not located near our existing operations;
·exposure to unforeseen liabilities of acquired companies;
·potential costly and time-consuming litigation, including stockholder lawsuits;
·potential issuance of securities to equity holders of the company being acquired with rights that are superior to the rights of holders of our common stock, or which may have a dilutive effect on our stockholders;

 

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·risk of loss of invested capital;
·the need to incur additional debt or use cash; and
·the requirement to record potentially significant additional future operating costs for the amortization of intangible assets.

 

As a result of these or other problems and risks, businesses we acquire may not produce the revenues, earnings, or business synergies that we anticipated, and acquired products, services, or technologies might not perform as we expected. As a result, we may incur higher costs and realize lower revenues than we had anticipated. We may not be able to successfully address these problems and we cannot assure you that the acquisitions will be successfully identified and completed or that, if acquisitions are completed, the acquired businesses, products, services, or technologies will generate sufficient revenue to offset the associated costs or other negative effects on our business.

 

Any of these risks can be greater if an acquisition is large relative to our size. Failure to effectively manage our growth through acquisitions could adversely affect our growth prospects, business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

 

Risks Relating to the Company’s Intellectual Property

 

The Company’s success depends upon our ability to protect our intellectual property and proprietary technologies, and the intellectual property protection for our product candidates depends significantly on third parties.

 

Our commercial success depends on obtaining and maintaining patent protection and trade secret protection for our product candidates and their formulations and uses, as well as successfully defending these patents against third-party challenges. If any of our licensors or partners fails to appropriately prosecute and maintain patent protection for these product candidates, our ability to develop and commercialize these product candidates may be adversely affected and we may not be able to prevent competitors from making, using and selling competing products. This failure to properly protect the intellectual property rights relating to these product candidates could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Currently, the composition of matter patent and several method of use patents for ublituximab TGR-1202 in various indications and settings have been applied for but have not yet been issued. The patent application process is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that we or our partners will be successful in protecting our product candidates by obtaining and defending patents.

 

These risks and uncertainties include the following:

 

·the patent applications that we or our partners file may not result in any patents being issued;
·patents that may be issued or in-licensed may be challenged, invalidated, modified, revoked or circumvented, or otherwise may not provide any competitive advantage;
·as of March 16, 2013, the U.S. will convert from a “first to invent” to a “first to file” system. After this time if we do not win the filing race, we will not be entitled to inventive priority;
·our competitors, many of which have substantially greater resources than we do, and many of which have made significant investments in competing technologies, may seek, or may already have obtained, patents that will limit, interfere with, or eliminate its ability to make, use, and sell our potential products either in the United States or in international markets;
·there may be significant pressure on the U.S. government and other international governmental bodies to limit the scope of patent protection both inside and outside the United States for disease treatments that prove successful as a matter of public policy regarding worldwide health concerns; and
·countries other than the United States may have less restrictive patent laws than those upheld by United States courts, allowing foreign competitors the ability to exploit these laws to create, develop, and market competing products.

 

If patents are not issued that protect our product candidates, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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In addition to patents, we and our partners also rely on trade secrets and proprietary know-how. Although we have taken steps to protect our trade secrets and unpatented know-how, including entering into confidentiality agreements with third parties, and confidential information and inventions agreements with employees, consultants and advisors, third parties may still obtain this information or we may be unable to protect its rights. If any of these events occurs, or we otherwise lose protection for our trade secrets or proprietary know-how, the value of this information may be greatly reduced.

 

Patent protection and other intellectual property protection are crucial to the success of our business and prospects, and there is a substantial risk that such protections will prove inadequate.

 

If the Company or its partners are sued for infringing intellectual property rights of third parties, it will be costly and time consuming, and an unfavorable outcome in that litigation would have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Our commercial success also depends upon our ability and the ability of any of our future collaborators to develop, manufacture, market and sell our product candidates without infringing the proprietary rights of third parties. Numerous United States and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications, which are owned by third parties, exist in the fields in which we are developing products, some of which may be directed at claims that overlap with the subject matter of our intellectual property. For example, Roche has the Cabilly patents in the U.S. that block the commercialization of antibody products derived from a single cell line, like ublituximab. Also, Roche, Biogen Idec, and Genentech hold patents for the use of anti-CD20 antibodies utilized in the treatment of CLL in the U.S. While these patents have been challenged, to the best of our knowledge, those matters were settled in a way that permitted additional anti-CD20 antibodies to be marketed for CLL. If those patents are still enforced at the time we are intending to launch ublituximab, then we will need to either prevail in a litigation to challenge those patents or negotiate a settlement agreement with the patent holders. If we are unable to do so we may be forced to delay the launch of ublituximab or launch at the risk of litigation for patent infringement, which may have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

In addition, because patent applications can take many years to issue, there may be currently pending applications, unknown to us, which may later result in issued patents that our product candidates or proprietary technologies may infringe. Similarly, there may be issued patents relevant to our product candidates of which we are not aware.

 

There is a substantial amount of litigation involving patent and other intellectual property rights in the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industries generally. If a third party claims that we or any collaborators of ours infringe their intellectual property rights, we may have to:

 

·obtain licenses, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all;
·abandon an infringing product candidate or redesign its products or processes to avoid infringement;
·pay substantial damages, including treble damages and attorneys’ fees, which we may have to pay if a court decides that the product or proprietary technology at issue infringes on or violates the third party’s rights;
·pay substantial royalties, fees and/or grant cross licenses to our technology; and/or
·defend litigation or administrative proceedings which may be costly whether we win or lose, and which could result in a substantial diversion of our financial and management resources.

 

No assurance can be given that patents issued to third parties do not exist, have not been filed, or could not be filed or issued, which contain claims covering its products, technology or methods that may encompass all or a portion of our products and methods. Given the number of patents issued and patent applications filed in our technical areas or fields, we believe there is a risk that third parties may allege they have patent rights encompassing our products or methods.

 

Other product candidates that we may in-license or acquire could be subject to similar risks and uncertainties.

 

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We may be involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our patents or the patents of our licensors, which could be expensive, time consuming and unsuccessful.

 

Competitors may infringe our patents or the patents of our licensors. To counter infringement or unauthorized use, we may be required to file infringement claims, which typically are very expensive, time-consuming and disruptive of day-to-day business operations. In addition, in an infringement proceeding, a court may decide that a patent of ours or our licensors is not valid or is unenforceable, or may refuse to stop the other party from using the technology at issue on the grounds that our patents do not cover the technology in question. An adverse result in any litigation or defense proceedings could put one or more of our patents at risk of being invalidated, held unenforceable, or interpreted narrowly. The adverse result could also put related patent applications at risk of not issuing.

 

Interference proceedings provoked by third parties or brought by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) may be necessary to determine the priority of inventions with respect to our patents or patent applications or those of our collaborators or licensors. An unfavorable outcome could require us to cease using the related technology or to attempt to license rights to it from the prevailing party. Our business could be harmed if the prevailing party does not offer us a license on commercially reasonable terms. Litigation or interference proceedings may fail and, even if successful, may result in substantial costs and distract its management and other employees. We may not be able to prevent, alone or with our licensors, misappropriation of our trade secrets or confidential information, particularly in countries where the laws may not protect those rights as fully as in the United States. Moreover, as of March 16, 2013, the U.S. will convert from a “first to invent” to a “first to file” system. After that time, should there be any innovations that we invented first, but on which we filed the patent application second, we will have limited options available to reclaim invention priority.

 

Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our confidential information could be compromised by disclosure during this type of litigation. In addition, there could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a substantial adverse effect on the price of our common stock.

 

The Company may be subject to claims that its consultants or independent contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their other clients or former employers to it.

 

As is common in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, we engage the services of consultants to assist us in the development of our product candidates. Many of these consultants were previously employed at, may have previously been, or are currently providing consulting services to, other biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies, including our competitors or potential competitors. Although no claims against us are currently pending, we may be subject to claims that these consultants or the Company has inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of their former employers or their former or current customers. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims. Even if we are successful in defending against these claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to management and day-to-day business operations.

 

Risks Relating to the Company’s Finances and Capital Requirements

 

The Company will need to raise additional capital to continue to operate its business.

 

As of September 30, 2012, we had net cash on hand of approximately $17,374,000. We believe that our cash on hand will sustain our operations for the next 18-21 months. As a result, we will need additional capital to continue our operations beyond that time. We will need to seek additional sources of financing in the future, which might not be available on favorable terms, if at all, to continue our operations. If we do not succeed in raising additional funds on acceptable terms, we might be unable to complete planned preclinical and clinical trials or obtain approval of any of our product candidates from the FDA or any foreign regulatory authorities. In addition, we could be forced to discontinue product development, reduce or forego sales and marketing efforts and forego attractive business opportunities. Any additional sources of financing will likely involve the issuance of the Company’s equity securities, which would have a dilutive effect on your holdings of our capital stock.

 

Currently, none of our product candidates have been approved by the FDA or any foreign regulatory authority for sale. Therefore, for the foreseeable future, we will have to fund all of our operations and capital expenditures from cash on hand and amounts raised in future offerings.

 

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We have a history of operating losses, expect to continue to incur losses, and are unable to predict the extent of future losses or when it will become profitable, if ever.

 

We have not yet demonstrated an ability to obtain regulatory approval for or commercialize a product candidate. Our short operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our business prospects and consequently, any predictions about our future performance may not be as accurate as they could be if we had a history of successfully developing and commercializing pharmaceutical or biotechnology products. The Company’s prospects must be considered in light of the uncertainties, risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in their early stages of operations and the competitive environment in which we operate.

 

The Company has never been profitable, and, as of September 30, 2012, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $15,466,000. We have generated operating losses in all periods since the Company was incorporated. We expect to make substantial expenditures resulting in increasing operating costs in the future and our accumulated deficit may increase significantly as we expand development and clinical trial efforts for our product candidates. Our losses have had, and are expected to continue to have, an adverse impact on our working capital, total assets and stockholders’ equity. Because of the risks and uncertainties associated with product development, we are unable to predict the extent of any future losses or when we will become profitable, if ever. Even if we achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on an ongoing basis.

 

We have not generated any revenue from our product candidates and may never become profitable.

 

Our ability to become profitable depends upon our ability to generate significant continuing revenues. To obtain significant continuing revenues, we must succeed, either alone or with others, in developing, obtaining regulatory approval for and manufacturing and marketing our product candidates (or utilize early access programs to generate such revenue). To date, our product candidates have not generated any revenues, and we do not know when, or if, we will generate any revenue. Our ability to generate revenue depends on a number of factors, including, but not limited to:

 

·successful completion of preclinical studies of its product candidates;
·successful commencement and completion of clinical trials of its product candidates and any future product candidates we advance into clinical trials;
·achievement of regulatory approval for our product candidates and any future product candidates we advance into clinical trials (unless we successfully utilize early access programs which allow for revenue generation prior to approval);
·manufacturing commercial quantities of our products at acceptable cost levels if regulatory approvals are obtained;
·successful sales, distribution and marketing of our future products, if any; and
·our entry into collaborative arrangements or co-promotion agreements to market and sell our products.

 

If the Company is unable to generate significant continuing revenues, we will not become profitable and we may be unable to continue our operations without continued funding.

 

We will need substantial additional funding and may be unable to raise capital when needed, which would force us to delay, reduce or eliminate our development programs or commercialization efforts.

 

We expect to spend substantial amounts on development, including significant amounts on conducting clinical trials for our product candidates, manufacturing clinical supplies and expanding our pharmaceutical development programs. We expect that our monthly cash used by operations will continue to increase for the next several years. We anticipate that we will continue to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future.

 

We will require substantial additional funds to support our continued research and development activities, as well as the anticipated costs of preclinical studies and clinical trials, regulatory approvals, and eventual commercialization. We anticipate that we will incur operating losses for the foreseeable future. We have based these estimates, however, on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could expend our available financial resources much faster than we currently expect. Further, we will need to raise additional capital to fund our operations and continue to conduct clinical trials to support potential regulatory approval of marketing applications. Future capital requirements will also depend on the extent to which we acquire or in-license additional product candidates. We currently have no commitments or agreements relating to any of these types of transactions.

 

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The amount and timing of our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

·the progress of our clinical trials, including expenses to support the trials and milestone payments that may become payable under our license agreements;
·the costs and timing of regulatory approvals;
·the costs and timing of clinical and commercial manufacturing supply arrangements for each product candidate;
·the costs of establishing sales or distribution capabilities;
·the success of the commercialization of our products;
·our ability to establish and maintain strategic collaborations, including licensing and other arrangements;
·the costs involved in enforcing or defending patent claims or other intellectual property rights; and
·the extent to which we in-license or invest in other indications or product candidates.

 

Until the Company can generate a sufficient amount of product revenue and achieve profitability, we expect to finance future cash needs through public or private equity offerings, debt financings or corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements, as well as through interest income earned on cash balances. If we were to be unable to raise additional capital, we would have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue one or more of our pharmaceutical development programs. We also may be required to relinquish, license or otherwise dispose of rights to product candidates or products that it would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize itself on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available.

 

Raising additional funds by issuing securities or through licensing or lending arrangements may cause dilution to our existing stockholders, restrict our operations or require us to relinquish proprietary rights.

 

The Company may raise additional funds through public or private equity offerings, debt financings or licensing arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, the share ownership of existing stockholders will be diluted. Any future debt financing we enter into may involve covenants that restrict our operations, including limitations on our ability to incur liens or additional debt, pay dividends, redeem our stock, make certain investments and engage in certain merger, consolidation or asset sale transactions, among other restrictions.

 

In addition, if we raise additional funds through licensing arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish potentially valuable rights to our product candidates, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. If adequate funds are not available, our ability to achieve profitability or to respond to competitive pressures would be significantly limited and we may be required to delay, significantly curtail or eliminate the development of one or more of our product candidates.

 

We are controlled by current officers, directors and principal stockholders.

 

Our directors, executive officers and principal stockholders beneficially own approximately 44% percent of our outstanding voting stock, including shares underlying outstanding options and warrants. Our directors, officers and principal stockholders, taken as a whole, have the ability to exert substantial influence over the election of our Board of Directors and the outcome of issues submitted to our stockholders.

 

Our stock price is, and we expect it to remain, volatile, which could limit investors’ ability to sell stock at a profit.

 

The trading price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control. These factors include:

 

·the global economic crisis, which affected stock prices of many companies, and particularly many small pharmaceutical companies like ours;
·publicity regarding actual or potential clinical results relating to products under development by our competitors or us;
·delay or failure in initiating, completing or analyzing nonclinical or clinical trials or the unsatisfactory design or results of these trials;
·achievement or rejection of regulatory approvals by our competitors or us;
·announcements of technological innovations or new commercial products by our competitors or us;
·developments concerning proprietary rights, including patents;
·developments concerning our collaborations;
·regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries;
·economic or other crises and other external factors;

 

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·period-to-period fluctuations in our revenues and other results of operations;
·changes in financial estimates by securities analysts; and
·sales of our common stock.

 

We will not be able to control many of these factors, and we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our financial results will not necessarily be indicative of our future performance.

 

In addition, the stock market in general, and the market for biotechnology companies in particular, has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that may have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of individual companies. These broad market and industry factors may seriously harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance.

 

Our Common Stock is not listed on a national exchange and there is a limited market for the Common Stock which may make it more difficult for you to sell your stock.

 

Our Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "TGTX." There is a limited trading market for our Common Stock which negatively impacts the liquidity of our Common Stock not only in terms of the number of shares that can be bought and sold at a given price, but also through delays in the timing of transactions and reduction in security analysts’ and the media’s coverage of us. Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to the liquidity of any markets that may develop for the Common Stock, the ability of holders of our Common Stock to sell the Common Stock, or the prices at which holders may be able to sell the Common Stock.

 

The fact that our common stock is not listed on a national exchange may negatively impact our ability to attract investors and to use our common stock to raise capital to fund our operations.

 

In order to maintain liquidity in our common stock, we depend upon the continuing availability of a market on which our securities may be traded. We need to raise substantial additional funds in the future to continue our operations and the fact that our common stock is not listed on a national exchange may impact our ability to attract investors and to use our common stock to raise sufficient capital to continue to fund our operations.

 

If we fail to file periodic reports with the SEC our common stock may be removed from the OTCBB.

 

Pursuant to the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") rules relating to the timely filing of periodic reports with the SEC, any OTCBB issuer which fails to file a periodic report (Form 10-Qs or 10-Ks) by the due date of such report (as extended by the filing of a Form 12b-25), three (3) times during any twenty-four (24) month period is automatically de-listed from the OTCBB. In the event an issuer is de-listed, such issuer would not be eligible to be re-listed on the OTCBB for a period of one-year, during which time any subsequent late filing would reset the one-year period of de-listing. If the Company is late in its filings three (3) times in any twenty-four (24) month period and is de-listed from the OTCBB, the Common Stock would likely be listed for trading only on the “Pink Sheets,” which generally provide an even less liquid market than the OTCBB. In such event, investors may find it more difficult to trade the Common Stock or to obtain accurate, current information concerning market prices for the Common Stock.

 

There is a risk of market fraud.

 

OTCBB securities are frequent targets of fraud or market manipulation. Not only because of their generally low price, but also because the OTCBB reporting requirements for these securities are less stringent than for listed or NASDAQ traded securities, and no exchange requirements are imposed. Dealers may dominate the market and set prices that are not based on competitive forces. Individuals or groups may create fraudulent markets and control the sudden, sharp increase of price and trading volume and the equally sudden collapse of market prices.

 

Penny stock regulations may impose certain restrictions on marketability of our securities.

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require:

 

·that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks; and

 

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·the broker or dealer receives from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.

 

In order to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must:

 

·obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person; and
·make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.

 

The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form:

 

·sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and
·that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction.

 

Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our Common Stock and cause a decline in the market value of our stock.

 

Disclosure also must be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.

 

We have not paid dividends in the past and do not expect to pay dividends in the future, and any return on investment may be limited to the value of your stock.

 

We have never paid dividends on our Common Stock and do not anticipate paying any dividends for the foreseeable future. You should not rely on an investment in our stock if you require dividend income. Further, you will only realize income on an investment in our stock in the event you sell or otherwise dispose of your shares at a price higher than the price you paid for your shares. Such a gain would result only from an increase in the market price of our Common Stock, which is uncertain and unpredictable.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are filed with this report.

 

  3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of TG Therapeutics, Inc., dated April 26, 2012, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, File No. 001-32639, and incorporated herein by reference.
     
  3.2 Restated Bylaws of TG Therapeutics, Inc. dated May 14, 2012, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, file No. 001-32639, and incorporated herein by reference.
     
  4.1 Warrant, dated as of November 9, 2012, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-32639, and incorporated herein by reference.
     
  10.1 Joint Venture Agreement between TG Therapeutics, Inc. and Rhizen Pharmaceuticals SA, dated August 15, 2012. *
     
  10.2 Securities Exchange Agreement between TG Therapeutics, Inc. and LFB Biotechnologies S.A.S., dated November 9, 2012, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-32639, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

* Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to omitted portions of this exhibit.

 

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  31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated November 14, 2012.
     
  31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated November 14, 2012.
     
  32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated November 14, 2012.
     
  32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated November 14, 2012.

 

 

 

* Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to omitted portions of this exhibit.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  TG THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
Date: November 14, 2012 By:   /s/ Sean A. Power          
  Chief Financial Officer
  Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

The following exhibits are included as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

 

  10.1 Joint Venture Agreement between TG Therapeutics, Inc. and Rhizen Pharmaceuticals SA, dated August 15, 2012.*
     
  31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated November 14, 2012.
     
  31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated November 14, 2012.
     
  32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated November 14, 2012.
     
  32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated November 14, 2012.

 

 

 

* Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to omitted portions of this exhibit.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. Confidential portions of this document have been redacted and have been separately filed with the Commission.

 

Exhibit No. 10.1

 

 

 

JOINT VENTURE AND LICENSE OPTION AGREEMENT

 

BY AND BETWEEN

 

TG THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

AND

 

RHIZEN PHARMACEUTICALS S A

  

 

 

 
 

 

This JOINT VENTURE AND LICENSE OPTION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into on August 15, 2012 (the “Effective Date”) between Rhizen Pharmaceuticals S A, a company incorporated under the laws of Switzerland, with a place of business at Fritz-Courvoisier 40, CH-2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (“Rhizen”), and TG Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with a place of business at 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY (“TGTX”). Rhizen and TGTX are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Rhizen is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel inhibitors of PI3Kδ for the treatment of various B-cell proliferative diseases;

 

WHEREAS, TGTX is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products directed toward the treatment of B-cell proliferative diseases;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that executed letter of intent between TGTX and Rhizen, dated May 31, 2012, the Parties expressed desire to form a joint venture to facilitate development of the PI3Kδ Products (as hereinafter defined) as a single agent and in Combination (as defined below) with the option to convert to a license;

 

WHEREAS, Rhizen and TGTX desire to establish a contractual Joint Venture (“JV”) with an aim for broad collaboration under this Agreement for the joint development and commercialization of the Product (as defined below) on a worldwide basis, other than India, for the treatment of B-cell proliferative diseases and such other indications as the Parties may jointly or unilaterally develop with TGTX serving as the primary responsible Party for the clinical development and commercialization and Rhizen serving as the primary responsible Party for the non-clinical and CMC aspects of the program;

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire that Rhizen manufacture or have manufactured clinical and commercial supplies of the Finished Product (as hereinafter defined) for use by both Parties hereunder;

 

WHEREAS, TGTX will be responsible for the clinical development and commercialization of the Product in the Territory and the Parties shall share equally (subject to adjustment as more fully described in this Agreement) in the costs and efforts for the purpose of and in the profits resulting from marketing and sales of the Product in the Territory in accordance with the terms set forth below; and

 

WHEREAS, Rhizen desires to grant to TGTX exclusive rights to the Products and certain backup compounds in the Territory for the joint development and commercialization of the Product, under this Agreement, and TGTX desires to obtain such rights for the joint development and commercialization of the Product in each case on the terms set forth below;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and mutual promises, covenants and conditions contained in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:

 

 
 

   

ARTICLE 1

 

  

DEFINITIONS

 

  

The terms in this Agreement with initial letters capitalized, whether used in the singular or the plural, shall have the meaning set forth below or, if not listed below, the meaning designated in places throughout this Agreement.

 

1.1“Adverse Event” means any untoward medical occurrence in a human clinical trial subject or in a patient who is administered a Compound or Product, whether or not considered related to the Compound or Product, including any undesirable sign (including abnormal laboratory findings of clinical concern), symptom or disease associated with the use of a Compound or Product, as defined more fully in 21 CFR §312.32.

 

1.2“Affiliate” means, with respect to a particular Party, a person, corporation, partnership, or other entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Party. For the purposes of this definition, the word “control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “controlled by” or “under the common control with”) means the actual power, either directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether by the ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting stock of such entity, or by contract or otherwise.

 

1.3“Alliance Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 24.

 

1.4“Backup Compound” means any two (2) compounds other than RP5264 as provided in Exhibit G Controlled by Rhizen as of the Effective Date and/or developed during the Term, which (i) falls within the chemical genus provided in Exhibit B, and (ii) has targeted nanomolar potency (≤ 50 nM) in an in vitro enzyme assay against the PI3Kδ target and targeted specificity of no less than 20x compared to the PI3K α, β, and γ isoforms. However, this targeted specificity will not be used to exclude consideration of individual backup compounds by JSC, or to limit the ability of JSC to select particular backup candidates for further development provided that targeted PI3Kδ specificity is no less than 8x compared to PI3K α, β, and γ isoform. The initial list of the Backup Compounds is attached hereto as Exhibit G and shall be updated from time to time by Rhizen and provided to JSC promptly. The list of the Backup Compounds thus updated shall include any compound which falls in the above definition which are discovered or developed by Rhizen during the Term.

 

1.5“Bulk API” means any of the Compounds in bulk form.

 

1.6“Business Day” means any day other than (i) Saturday or Sunday or (ii) any other day on which banks in New York, New York, United States, Switzerland, or Mumbai, India are permitted or required to be closed.

 

1.7“Cause” means, for purposes of Section 13.(b), any unfavorable result from a pre-clinical or Clinical Trial that, as reasonably determined by TGTX, causes material concerns regarding the tolerability, safety or effectiveness of the Product.

 

 
 

 

1.8“Change of Control” means (i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person, entity or “group” (within meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) by means of a transaction or series of related transactions, of (a) beneficial ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of a Party (or the surviving entity, as applicable, whether by merger, consolidation, reorganization, tender offer or other similar means), or (b) all, or substantially all, of the assets of a Party; or (ii) any consolidation or merger of a Party with or into any Third Party, or any other corporate reorganization involving a Third Party, in which those persons or entities that are stockholders of the Party immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization (or prior to any series of related transactions leading up to such event) own fifty (50%) or less of the surviving entity’s voting power immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization

 

1.9“Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.

 

1.10           Clinical Trial means, collectively, any Phase I Clinical Trial, Phase II Clinical Trial, Phase III Clinical Trial, or Phase IV Clinical Trial, as applicable.

 

1.11           “CTA” means an application for Clinical Trial Authorization filed with a Regulatory Authority in the Territory to undertake clinical trials of an investigational new drug, the filing of which is necessary to commence or conduct clinical testing of a pharmaceutical product in humans in the Territory outside the U.S.

 

1.12           “Commercial Expenses” means those expenses incurred for the purpose of the Commercialization of the Finished Product which are consistent with the budget set forth in the Commercialization Plan and are specifically attributable to the Commercialization of Finished Products, and shall consist of (i) Cost of Goods Sold, (ii) Pre-Marketing Expenses, (iii) Marketing Expenses, (iv) Distribution Expenses, (v) Clinical Phase IV and Related Expenses, (vi) Regulatory Expenses, (vii) the Launch Expenses, (viii) Medical Science Liaison Expenses, and (ix) amounts paid to Third Party licensors as described in Section 8.4 (as such terms are defined in Exhibit H). Commercial Expenses shall exclude Development Expenses, even if incurred after the first commercial launch of a Finished Product, and shall exclude any costs that are deductible from Net Sales under the definition thereof (e.g., distributor fees). For avoidance of doubt, any cost deducted in the calculation of Net Sales shall not be included in the calculation of the Commercial Expenses.

 

1.13           “Commercialization”, with a correlative meaning for “Commercialize”, means all activities undertaken before and after obtaining Regulatory Approval relating specifically to the pre-marketing, launch, promotion, marketing, sale, and distribution of a pharmaceutical product, including: (a) strategic marketing, sales force detailing, advertising, medical education and liaison, and market and product support; and (b) any Phase IV Clinical Trials, and (c) all customer support and Product distribution, invoicing and sales activities.

 

1.14           “Combination” shall mean a Co-administration of Product combining a PI3K δ inhibitor together with any other active pharmaceutical ingredient.

 

1.15           “Commercialization Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).

 

1.16           “Confidential Information” means, with respect to a Party, all confidential Information of such Party that is disclosed to the other Party under this Agreement, which may include specifications, know-how, trade secrets, legal information, technical information, drawings, models, business information, inventions, discoveries, methods, procedures, formulae, protocols, techniques, data, and unpublished patent applications, in the each case whether disclosed in oral, written, graphic, or electronic form. All Confidential Information disclosed by either Party pursuant to the Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement between the Parties dated April 27, 2012 shall be deemed to be such Party’s Confidential Information disclosed hereunder.

 

 
 

 

1.17           “Control” means, with respect to any material, Information, or intellectual property right, that a Party owns or has a license to such material, Information, or intellectual property right and has the ability to grant to the other Party access, a license, or a sublicense (as applicable) to such material, Information, or intellectual property right on the terms and conditions set forth herein without violating the terms of any agreement or other arrangement with any Third Party existing at the time such Party would be first required hereunder to grant to the other Party such access, license, or sublicense.

 

1.18           “Detail” or “Detailing” means, with respect to the Product, the communication by a Sales Representative during a sales call (a) involving face-to-face contact, (b) describing in a fair and balanced manner the Regulatory Authority-approved indicated uses and other relevant characteristics of the Product, (c) using promotional materials in an effort to increase the prescribing and/or hospital ordering preferences of the Product for its approved indicated uses, and (d) made at such medical professional’s office, in a hospital, at marketing meetings sponsored by a Party for the Product or other appropriate venues conducive to pharmaceutical product informational communication where the principal objective is to place an emphasis, either primary or secondary, on the Product with such medical professional.

 

1.19           “Develop” or “Development” means all activities relating to preparing and conducting preclinical testing, toxicology testing, human clinical studies, regulatory affairs for obtaining the Regulatory Approvals, formulation development, process development for manufacture and associated validation, quality assurance and quality control activities (including qualification lots). Development shall exclude all Phase IV Clinical Trials.

 

1.20           “Development Budget” means the budget of Development Expenses expected to be incurred by the Parties in connection with the performance of the Development Plan.

 

1.21           “Development Expenses” means (i) any amounts payable by a Party for obligations to a Third Party for the Development performed on or after the completion of the Early Development Period, which expenses are generally consistent with the Development Plan, (ii) Manufacturing Development Expenses incurred by either Party on or after the completion of the Early Development Period, (iv) any amounts payable by a party for obligation to a third party for Clinical Trials (v) the cost of supply of Finished Product or bulk API used for the Development of the Product as well as the freight, postage, shipping, transportation, insurance, warehousing and handling charges paid with regard to such Finished Product or Bulk API.

 

1.22           “Development Plan” means the plan for Development in the Territory. The initial Development Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit D and covers through the completion of the Early Development Period. Exhibit D may be from time to time added or modified by the JSC.

 

1.23           “Diligent Efforts” means, with respect to a Party’s obligation under this Agreement to Develop or Commercialize a Product, the level of efforts and resources required to carry out such obligation in a sustained manner consistent with the efforts and resources a similarly situated biopharmaceutical company devotes to a product of similar market potential, profit potential or strategic value within its portfolio, based on conditions then prevailing i.e. it shall mean the efforts required in order to carry out a task or objective in a diligent and sustained manner without undue interruption, pause or delay, which level is at least commensurate with the level of efforts that a pharmaceutical company would devote to a product of similar potential and having similar commercial and scientific advantages and disadvantages as compared to the Product hereunder. Diligent Efforts requires (without limitation) that the Party exerting such efforts (i) promptly assign responsibility for its obligations to specific employee(s) or contractor(s) who are held accountable for progress and monitor such progress, on an ongoing basis, (ii) set and continue to seek to achieve specific and meaningful objectives for carrying out such obligations, and (iii) consistently make and implement decisions and allocate resources designed to advance progress with respect to such objectives, in each case in a diligent manner.

 

 
 

 

1.24           “Dollar” means a U.S. dollar, and “$” shall be interpreted accordingly.

 

1.25           Early Development Period” shall be the time period from the Effective Date of this agreement to the occurrence of the * Patient Event.

 

1.26           “EMA” means the European Medicines Agency, or any successor thereto, which is responsible for coordinating the centralized system for Regulatory Approval of pharmaceutical products in the European Union and the European Economic Area and recommending to the European Commission (the “EC”) that the EC grant Regulatory Approval of certain pharmaceutical products in the EU and EEA under such centralized system.

 

1.27           “European Union” or “EU” means all of the European Union member states as of the applicable time during the Term.

 

1.28           “FDA” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or its successor.

 

1.29           “FD&C Act” means the U.S. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended.

 

1.30           “Field” means the prevention, treatment or amelioration of any disease or condition in humans.

 

1.31           “Finished Manufacture” means the manufacture (and all reasonably necessary testing, including release and, as appropriate, stability testing) of Finished Product from Bulk API.

 

1.32           “Finished Product” means a Product that has been filled into vials, syringes or capsules or manufactured into other pharmaceutical presentations for administration, such as tablets or pills; finished and labeled for use in clinical trials or for commercial purposes in accordance with the applicable specifications and legal requirements.

 

1.33           “Financial Force Majeure” shall mean any situation outside of either Party’s control that causes either Party to be unable to raise capital to continue the Development of the Product for some period of time, including without limitation, poor financing environment for biotech companies, product failure or delay or any similar factors forcing a delay in appropriate financing for either Party.

 

1.34           “First Commercial Sale” means, with respect to a particular country, the first sale to a Third Party of the Product in such country after Regulatory Approval has been obtained in such country.

 

1.35           “Fiscal Year” means the twelve (12)-month period commencing on January 1 of a given year and ending on December 31 of the following year.

 

 

* Confidential material redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

 

 
 

 

1.36         “*Patient Event” shall mean the occurrence of the completion of administration of Product to * patient in a Phase II trial (end of Early Development Period) conducted by TGTX following establishment of optimal dosing for either single agent or Combination administration.

  

1.37         “Generic Product” means a drug product that (i) contains the same active ingredient as the Product where the Product is the reference-listed drug, and (ii) is approved by a Governmental Authority pursuant to an Abbreviated New Drug Application, an application under 21. U.S.C. §355(b) (2), or similar application.

 

1.38         “Good Clinical Practices” or “GCP” means the then-current good clinical practice standards, practices and procedures promulgated or endorsed by the FDA as set forth in the guidelines entitled “Guidance for Industry E6 Good Clinical Practice: Consolidated Guidance,” including related regulatory requirements imposed by the FDA, and comparable regulatory standards, practices and procedures in jurisdictions outside the U.S., in each case as they may be updated from time to time.

 

1.39         “Good Laboratory Practices” or “GLP” means the then-current good laboratory practice standards promulgated or endorsed by the FDA as defined in 21 C.F.R. Part 58, and comparable regulatory standards in jurisdictions outside the U.S., in each case as they may be updated from time to time.

 

1.40         “Good Manufacturing Practices” or “GMP” means the then-current good manufacturing practices required by the FDA, as set forth in the FD&C Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, for the manufacture and testing of pharmaceutical materials, and comparable Laws applicable to the manufacture and testing of pharmaceutical materials in jurisdictions outside the U.S., including without limitation 21 CFR 211 (Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Finished Pharmaceuticals) and the guideline promulgated by the International Conference on Harmonization designated ICH Q7A, entitled “Q7A Good Manufacturing Practice Guidance for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients” and associated guidelines and regulations, in each case as they may be updated from time to time.

 

1.41         “Governmental Authority” means any multi-national, federal, state, local, municipal or other government authority of any nature (including any governmental division, subdivision, department, agency, bureau, branch, office, commission, council, court or other tribunal).

 

1.42         “IND” means (a) an Investigational New Drug application as defined in the FD&C Act and applicable regulations promulgated thereunder by the FDA or any successor application or procedure required to initiate clinical testing of a Product in humans in the Territory; and (b) all supplements and amendments to the foregoing.

 

1.43         “IND/CTA Filing Conditions” means all mandatory preclinical enabling studies have been completed and the JSC determines that the data are sufficient for IND/CTA submission..

 

1.44         “IND/CTA Filing Deadline” means deadline determined by the JSC for the submission of the IND/CTA once the “IND/CTA Filing Conditions” are determined by the JSC to have been met.

 

1.45         “Information” means any data, results, technology, business information, and information of any type whatsoever, in any tangible or intangible form, including, without limitation, know-how, trade secrets, practices, techniques, methods, processes, inventions, developments, specifications, formulations, formulae, materials or compositions of matter of any type or kind (patentable or otherwise), software, algorithms, marketing reports, expertise, technology, test data (including pharmacological, biological, chemical, biochemical, toxicological, preclinical and clinical test data), analytical and quality control data, stability data, other study data and procedures.

 

 

* Confidential material redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

 

 
 

 

1.46         “Internal Expenses” means any costs for employees, overhead, or other internal handling incurred by a Party.

 

1.47         “Joint Know-How”: shall mean all Know-How developed or acquired by either Party in performing its obligations pursuant to this Agreement that is necessary or useful for the Development, manufacture or Commercialization of the Product.

 

1.48         “Joint Steering Committee” or “JSC” means the committee formed by the Parties as described in Section 2.3(a).

 

1.49         “Joint Inventions” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

 

1.50         “Joint Patent” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(c).

 

1.51         “Laws” means all relevant laws, statutes, rules, regulations, guidelines having the binding effect of law, ordinances and other pronouncements having the effect of law of any federal, national, multinational, state, provincial, county, city or other political subdivision, domestic or foreign.

 

1.52         “License Options” shall collectively refer to the TGTX License Option and to the Rhizen License Option.

 

1.53         “Major Market(s)”: shall mean any of the following countries or groups of countries: (i) the United States of America; (ii) Canada; (iii) France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom (each, a “Major European Market”); (iv) Japan; and (v) Russia, Brazil or China (each, a “Major BRIC Market”).

 

1.54         “Manufacturing Costs” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit H.

 

1.55         “Manufacturing Development” means any of the following with respect to Bulk API or Finished Product: manufacturing process development and validation, process improvements, associated analytical development and validation and the manufacture and testing of clinical and stability or consistency lots (including process development, qualification, QA, and test batches).

 

1.56         “Manufacturing Development Expenses” means any costs incurred by a Party to a Third Party after the Effective Date for the Manufacturing Development.

 

1.57         “Marketing Authorization Application” or “MAA” means an application for Regulatory Approval (but excluding Pricing Approval) in any particular jurisdiction other than the U.S.

 

1.58         “NDA” means a “New Drug Application” (as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R. 314.5 et seq.) filed with the FDA or the equivalent application filed with any other Regulatory Authority to obtain Regulatory Aproval for a Product in a country or jurisdiction in the Territory.

 

1.59         “Net Sales” means, with respect to a particular time period, the total amounts received or invoiced by TGTX and its Affiliates and Subcontractors for sales of Finished Product made during such time period to unaffiliated Third Parties, less the following deductions to the extent actually allowed or incurred with respect to such sales:

 

 
 

 

(a)discounts, including cash, trade, and quantity discounts, retroactive price reductions, charge-back payments, and rebates actually granted or administrative fees actually paid to trade customers, patients (including those in the form of a coupon or voucher), managed health care organizations, pharmaceutical benefit managers, group purchasing organizations, federal, state, or local government and the agencies, purchasers and reimbursers of managed health organizations, pharmaceutical benefit managers, group purchasing organizations, or federal, state or local government;;

 

(b)credits or allowances actually granted upon prompt payment or losses actually incurred as a result of damaged goods, rejections or returns of such Product, including in connection with recalls, and all other reasonable and customary allowances and adjustments actually credited to customers.

 

(c)packaging, freight, postage, shipping, transportation, warehousing, handling and insurance charges, credit card processing fees and any customary payments with respect to the Products actually made to wholesalers or other distributors, in each case actually allowed or paid for distribution and delivery of Product, to the extent billed or recognized; and

 

(d)taxes, including sales taxes, excise taxes, value-added taxes, and other taxes (other than income taxes), duties, tariffs or other governmental charges levied on the sale of such Product, including, without limitation, value-added and sales taxes.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received or invoiced by TGTX and its Affiliates, and subcontractors for the sale of Finished Product among TGTX its Affiliates and Subcontractors shall not be included in the computation of Net Sales hereunder. In any event, any amounts received or invoiced by TGTX and its Affiliates, or their Subcontractors shall be accounted for only once. Net Sales shall be accounted for in accordance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) consistently applied. Net Sales shall exclude any samples of Product transferred or disposed of at no cost for promotional or educational purposes, and the cost for such samples transferred or disposed of shall be deemed to be included in the Commercial Expenses.

  

Further, the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith for an equitable determination of the Net Sales of the Product in the event TGTX or its Affiliates or its Subcontractors sells the Product in such a manner that gross sales of the Product are not readily identifiable (e.g., for Product to be sold as a combination product or bundling with other products). In addition, for purposes of this Agreement, “sale” shall mean any transfer or other distribution or disposition, but shall not include transfers or other distributions or dispositions of Product at no charge for academic research, preclinical, clinical, or regulatory purposes (including the use of a Product in Clinical Trials) or in connection with patient assistance programs or other charitable purposes or to physicians or hospitals for promotional purposes (including free samples to a level and in an amount which is customary in the industry and/or which is reasonably proportional to the market for such Product).

 

1.60“Notice to Rhizen” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.

 

1.61“Notice to TGTX” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.

 

1.62        “Patents” means (a) pending patent applications, including provisional patents, issued patents, utility models and designs; and (b) extensions, reissues, substitutions, confirmations, registrations, validations, re-examinations, additions, continuations, continued prosecution applications, requests for continued examination, continuations-in-part, or divisions of or to any patents, patent applications, utility models or designs.

 

 
 

 

1.63“Patent Term Extension” means any term extensions, supplementary protection certificates and equivalents thereof offering patent protection beyond the initial term with respect to any issued patents.

 

1.64         “Patient” means any subject enrolled into any Phase I, II, or III Clinical Trial and administered at least one dose of the Product.

 

1.65         “Phase I Clinical Trial” means a small scale trial of a pharmaceutical product on subjects that generally provides for the first introduction into humans of such product with the primary purpose of determining safety, metabolism and pharmacokinetic properties, clinical pharmacology and any other properties of such product as per the study protocol design, as required by 21 C.F.R. 312(a) or a similar study in other countries.

 

1.66         “Phase II Clinical Trial” means a small scale clinical trial of a pharmaceutical product on patients, including possibly pharmacokinetic studies, the principal purposes of which are to make a preliminary determination that such product is safe for its intended use and to obtain sufficient information about such product’s efficacy to permit the design of further clinical trials, as required by 21 C.F.R. 312(b) or a similar study in other countries.

 

1.67         “Phase III Clinical Trial” means one or more clinical trials on sufficient numbers of patients, which trial(s) are designed to (a) establish that a drug is safe and efficacious for its intended use; (b) define warnings, precautions and adverse reactions that are associated with the drug in the dosage range to be prescribed; and (c) support Regulatory Approval of such drug, as required by 21 C.F.R. 312(c) or a similar study in other countries.

 

1.68         “Phase IV Clinical Trial” means a clinical trial of a Product, possibly including pharmacokinetic studies, which trial is (a) not required in order to obtain Regulatory Approval; (b) required by the Regulatory Authority as mandatory to be conducted on or after the Regulatory Approval, and (c) conducted voluntarily by a Party to enhance marketing or scientific knowledge of the Product (e.g., providing additional drug profile, safety data or marketing support information, or supporting expansion of Product Labeling) or conducted due to a request or requirement of a Regulatory Authority.

 

1.69          “PI3Kδ Product” means Rhizen’s proprietary PI3Kδ inhibitor designated as RP-5264 with the chemical structure attached hereto as Exhibit C and any Two (2) Backup Compounds.

 

1.70          “PI3Kδ Inhibitor” shall mean a compound that binds to, and selectively and specifically inhibits PI3Kδ isoform with no less than 20x compared to PI3K α, β, and γ isoform.

 

1.71         Pivotal Data” shall mean results from any Phase II Clinical Trial or Phase III Clinical Trial that is designed to form the primary basis to support Regulatory Approval for the Product.

 

1.72         “Pivotal Trial” shall mean any Phase II Clinical Trial or Phase III Clinical Trial designed to yield Pivotal Data.

 

1.73         “P/L Share Percentage” shall be the percentage that each Party contributes to Development Expenses and Commercial Expenses and shares in Product Profit/Loss, pursuant to Section 3.4(a) and Section 8.2.

 

1.74         “Pricing Approval” means such approval, agreement, determination or governmental decision establishing prices for the Product that can be charged to consumers and shall be reimbursed by Governmental Authorities in regulatory jurisdictions where the Governmental Authorities or Regulatory Authorities approve or determine pricing of pharmaceutical products for reimbursement or otherwise.

 

 
 

 

1.75         “Product” means a pharmaceutical preparation in any formulation that contains the PI3Kδ Product(s) as an active ingredient.

 

1.76         “Product Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.

 

1.77         “Product Infringement” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(b).

 

1.78         “Product Labeling” means (a) the full prescribing information for the Product approved by the applicable Regulatory Authority, and (b) all labels and other written, printed or graphic information included in or placed upon any container, wrapper or package insert used with or for the Product.

 

1.79         “Product Profit/Loss” means the profits or losses resulting from the Commercialization of the Product in the Territory and shall be equal to Net Sales of the Product in the Territory less Commercial Expenses. For avoidance of doubt, any cost deducted in the calculation of Net Sales shall not be included in the calculation of the Commercial Expenses.

 

1.80         “Regulatory Approvals” means all approvals (including without limitation supplements, amendments, and Pricing Approvals), licenses, registrations or authorizations of any national, supra-national, regional, state or local regulatory agency, department, bureau, commission, council or other governmental entity, necessary for the manufacture, storage, import , transport, distribution, marketing, use or sale of a pharmaceutical product in a given regulatory jurisdiction.

 

1.81         “Regulatory Authority” means, in a particular country or jurisdiction, any applicable Governmental Authority involved in granting Regulatory Approval in such country or jurisdiction, including without limitation, in the U.S., the FDA and any other applicable Governmental Authority in the U.S. having jurisdiction over the Product, and, in the European Union, the EMA and any other applicable Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Product.

 

1.82         “Regulatory Materials” means regulatory applications, submissions, notifications, registrations, Regulatory Approvals or other submissions made to or with a Regulatory Authority that are necessary or reasonably desirable in order to develop, manufacture, market, sell or otherwise commercialize the Product in a particular country, territory or possession. Regulatory Materials include, without limitation, INDs, CTAs and MAAs, NDAs, and amendments and supplements for any of the foregoing, and applications for Pricing Approvals.

 

1.83         “Response Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.

 

1.84         “Rhizen Know-How”: shall mean (i) all Know-How that is Controlled by Rhizen or its Affiliates on the Effective Date and during the Term, and (ii) Rhizen’s interest in any Joint Know-How, in each case that is necessary or useful for the Development, manufacture or Commercialization of the Product. For clarity, Rhizen Know-How excludes the Rhizen Patents.

 

1.85         “Rhizen License Option” means the one time option that Rhizen has to convert this Agreement into a Licensing Agreement pursuant to the terms contained on Exhibit F (as defined below).

 

 
 

 

1.86         “Rhizen Patent” means any Patent, including Rhizen’s interest in any Joint Patent, that (a) is Controlled by Rhizen or its Affiliates at any time during the Term, and (b) claims the Product or its manufacture or use, or any other invention that is otherwise necessary or useful for the Development, Finished Manufacture or Commercialization of the Product. The list of Rhizen Patents as of the Effective Date is attached hereto as Exhibit B, and shall be from time to time amended and updated during the Term to incorporate the then-current Rhizen Patents.

 

1.87         “Rhizen Technology” means the Rhizen Patents and Rhizen Know-How.

 

1.88         “Right of First Refusal” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.

 

1.89         “Sales Representative” means a pharmaceutical sales representative conducting Detailing and other promotional efforts with respect to the Product, including through a contract sales organizations.

 

1.90         “Serious Adverse Event” means any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, or is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, as more full defined in 21 CFR § 312.32.

 

1.91         “Subcontractor”: means a Third Party service provider engaged by TGTX to perform contract services on behalf of TGTX or its Affiliates, where TGTX retains a meaningful participatory role in the overall development and commercialization of the Product (e.g., contract research or development organizations, clinical sites performing clinical trials, universities and scientific institutes, distributors in certain countries in the Territory, or contract manufacturing organizations).

 

1.92         “Sole Inventions” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

 

1.93         “Territory” means worldwide except India, its territories and possessions, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 3.5.

 

1.94         “TGTX Know-How”: shall mean (i) all Know-How that is Controlled by TGTX or its Affiliates on the Effective Date and during the Term, and (ii) TGTX’s interest in the Joint Know-How, in each case that is necessary or useful for the Development, manufacture or Commercialization of the Product. For clarity, TGTX Know-How excludes TGTX Patents.

 

1.95         “TGTX Patent” means any Patent, including TGTX’s interest in any Joint Patent, that (a) is Controlled by TGTX or its Affiliates at any time during the Term, and (b) claims the Product or its manufacture or use , or any invention that is otherwise necessary or useful for the Development, Finished Manufacture or Commercialization of the Product. The list of TGTX Patents as of the Effective Date is attached hereto as Exhibit B, and shall be from time to time amended and updated during the Term to incorporate the then-current TGTX Patents.

 

1.96         “TGTX Technology” means the TGTX Patents and TGTX Know-How.

 

1.97         “Term” means the term of this Agreement, as determined in accordance with Article 13.

 

1.98         “Third Party” means any entity other than Rhizen or TGTX or an Affiliate of either of them.

 

 
 

 

1.99         TGTX License Option” means the one time option that TGTX has to convert this Agreement into a Licensing Agreement pursuant to the terms contained on Exhibit F (as defined below).

 

1.100         “U.S.” means the United States of America and its possessions and territories.

 

1.101         “Valid Claim” means (a) any claim of an issued unexpired patent that (i) has not been permanently revoked, held invalid, or declared unpatentable or unenforceable in a decision of a court or other body of competent jurisdiction that is unappealable or unappealed within the time allowed for appeal, and (ii) is not lost through an interference proceeding that is unappealable or unappealed within the time allowed for appeal; or (b) provided there is no Generic Product available in the market, a claim of a pending Patent application, which claim has not been abandoned or finally disallowed without the possibility of appeal.

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE 2

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

  

Collaboration Overview. The Parties desire and intend to form a contractual JV to collaborate with respect to the Development and Commercialization of the Product as a single agent or Combination in the Territory, as and to the extent set forth in this Agreement. There shall be two periods to the JV; the first shall be the Early Development Period and the second being Continuation of JV with an option to license (“Post Early Development Period”). During the Early Development Period each party shall carry-out the activities set forth on Exhibit D at their own cost and expense under the supervision and guidance of the JSC. Following the completion of the Early Development Period (i.e. beginning of Post Early Development Period), the Parties shall continue to participate in the joint development of the Product with respect to specific functions, as set forth in this Agreement including sharing of Development and Commercial Expenses incurred in connection with the performance of the Development Plan, as set forth in, and in accordance with, Article 3 unless either party exercises its License Options (as set forth in, and in accordance with Article 6) .

 

As an alternative to the continuation of JV post TGTX option both parties agree to consider a 50:50 split in territories for continued development of PI3K δ products. If an agreement cannot be reached on a territorial split, then the 50:50 cost/profit split will be maintained on a global basis as otherwise contemplated herein including the development expenses referred to in Section 3.4.

 

TGTX shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining Regulatory Approval of the Product in the Territory. TGTX also shall be responsible for Commercializing the Product in the Territory and share Product Profits/Losses based on each Party’s P/L Share Percentage..

 

Each Party agrees and acknowledges that, as a JV they would be conducting joint research efforts post Effective Date as assigned by the JSC, for example, but not limited to, external studies such as efficacy on primary patient cells etc. and studies such as improvement of API and formulation post IND submission etc; both the parties shall share such expenses under development cost.

 

2.1Commitment to Development and Commercialization. Each Party agrees and acknowledges that, by entering into this Agreement, it shall fund, as and to the extent set forth in this Agreement, the Development Expenses and Commercial Expenses, and shall use Diligent Efforts to conduct the activities assigned to such Party in this Agreement and in the Development Plan, with the JSC overseeing the implementation of such plan.

 

2.2Joint Steering Committee.

 

(a)Formation and Role. The Parties hereby establish a Joint Steering Committee (sometimes referred to hereinafter as “JSC”) that shall monitor and coordinate communication regarding the Parties’ performance under this Agreement to Develop, obtain Regulatory Approval for and Commercialize the Product. The role of the JSC shall be:

 

(i)to discuss and agree upon the Development Plan and Commercialization Plan, and any proposed changes or amendments thereto that are not inconsistent with this Agreement;

 

 
 

 

(ii)to review the overall strategy for Developing and seeking Regulatory Approval for, manufacturing of, and Commercializing the Product in the Territory;

 

(iii)to facilitate the exchange of information between the Parties with respect to the activities hereunder for the Territory and to establish procedures for the efficient sharing of information and materials necessary for each Party’s Development, Product Development and Commercialization of the Product hereunder, consistent with this Agreement;

 

(iv)to review the plan and the summary budget for the Development with respect to the applicable countries in the Territory and provide comments regarding the content and implementation of such plans;

 

(v)to monitor the Parties’ performance against the then-current Development Plan and Commercialization Plans;

 

(vi)to inform the other party of up-coming material internal events and decisions related to each such party’s obligations hereunder and communicate to the other party on the results of such events and decisions taken;

 

(vii)to discuss material submissions to FDA and other Regulatory Authorities;

 

(viii)to create subcommittees as the JSC may find necessary or desirable from time to time for implementation of the Development and Commercialization hereunder;

 

(ix)to oversee the activities of subcommittees created under this Agreement, and to seek to resolve any issues that such subcommittees cannot resolve;

 

(x)to provide a forum to evaluate strategies for obtaining, maintaining and enforcing patent and trademark protection for the Product in the Territory; and

 

(xi)to perform such other functions as appropriate to further the purposes of this Agreement, as determined by the Parties.

 

(b)Powers. The JSC shall have only the powers assigned expressly to it in this Article 2 and elsewhere in this Agreement. The JSC shall not have any power to amend, modify or waive compliance with this Agreement.

 

(c)JSC Membership. Each Party shall have an equal number of representatives on the JSC, who initially shall be the eight (8) individuals as set forth in Exhibit E. The JSC may change its size from time to time by mutual consent of the Parties, provided that the JSC shall at all times consist of an equal number of representatives of each of Party. Either Party may designate substitutes for its representatives if one (1) or more of such Party’s designated representatives are unable to be present at a meeting. From time to time each Party may replace its representatives by written notice to the other Party specifying the prior representative(s) and their replacement(s). TGTX shall select one (1) of its representatives as the initial chairperson of the JSC. The chairperson shall be responsible for (i) calling meetings, and (ii) preparing and circulating an agenda for the upcoming meeting, but shall have no special authority over the other members of the JSC, and shall have no additional voting rights.

 

 
 

 

2.3JSC Meetings, Decisions and Actions.

 

(a)Meetings. The JSC shall hold at least four (4) meetings per year (at least one (1) of which shall be held in person) on such dates at such times each year as it elects. Meetings of the JSC shall be effective only if at least two (2) representatives of each Party are present or participating. Each Party shall bear the expense of its respective members’ participation in JSC meetings. The Chairperson of the JSC shall be responsible for preparing and issuing minutes of each such meeting within fifteen (15) days thereafter. Such minutes shall not be finalized until each Party reviews and confirms the accuracy of such minutes in writing; provided that any minutes shall be deemed approved unless a member of the JSC objects to the accuracy of such minutes within thirty (30) days after the circulation of the minutes by the Chairperson. With the prior consent of both Parties’ representatives (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), other representatives of each Party or Third Parties involved with the Products may attend meetings as nonvoting participants, subject to appropriate agreements of confidentiality. All final JSC minutes must be signed by both Parties.

 

(b)Decision Making. Except as expressly provided in this Section 2.3, actions to be taken by the JSC shall be taken only following unanimous vote, with each Party having one (1) vote.

 

(c)Disputes. If the members of the JSC cannot reach a unanimous decision with respect to matters delegated to it under this Article 2 for a period in excess of Fifteen (15) Business Days from the discussion at the JSC, unless the Parties agree to prolong such time period, the matter shall be referred to two appropriately qualified senior executive officers of the Parties, who shall attempt resolution by good faith negotiations for at least thirty (30) days after such referral. If the senior executive officers designated by the Parties are not able to resolve such dispute within such thirty (30) day period, then such dispute shall be finally decided by an independent advisory board to the JSC, the members of which shall be agreed upon by both Parties at the time of the dispute. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, any decision with respect to the Development Plan or the Commercialization Plan that disproportionately allocates a burden to or disproportionately limits the profits of one Party relative to the other Party (e.g., one Party is required to bear more than 50% of the cost) shall not be made without the consent of the disproportionately burdened Party.

 

(d)Location of in-person meetings. Meetings to be held in person shall be held either (i) in a US city which is hosting a medical conference that the Parties are otherwise attending or (ii) at a mutually agreeable city that is located approximately equidistant from each Parties principal place of business. The Parties hereby designate Zurich, Switzerland as a mutually acceptable city, if another more convenient location cannot be agreed upon for an in person meeting.

 

2.4Alliance Representative. Each Party has designated on Exhibit E an appropriate employee to facilitate communication and coordination of the Parties’ activities under this Agreement relating to the Product and to provide support and guidance to the JSC (each, an “Alliance Representative”). From time to time each Party may replace its Alliance Representative by prior written notice to the other Party specifying the replacement.

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE 3

 

  

CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

 

  

3.1Overview. The Parties shall Develop the Product in the Territory as provided in this Article 3 and in accordance with the then-current Development Plan. The initial Development Plan sets forth the Development activities to be performed by each Party under this Agreement during the Early Development Period and is attached hereto as Exhibit D. Within 90 days following the completion of the Early Development Period, either party shall provide the JSC with an updated Development Plan and any future updates thereof shall be submitted to the JSC for review and approval in accordance with Article 2. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties shall have the following Development obligations for the Product:

 

(a)Rhizen shall be responsible for all ongoing non-clinical, Manufacturing Development, preclinical and other activities regarding the Product that are listed on Exhibit D and shall provide TGTX the data obtained therein as provided in Section 4.1; and

 

(b)TGTX shall be responsible for implementing the clinical trials of the Product for Regulatory Approval listed in Exhibit D and pursuant to the Development Plan.

 

3.2Development Plan. The initial Development Plan through the Early Development Period has been agreed upon by the Parties and is attached hereto as Exhibit D and incorporated herein by reference. Each party will be responsible for conducting those activities in the development plan that are assigned to such party under the development plan. Upon the completion of the Early Development Period, the Development Plan will be updated by the JSC and shall contain the following information for the Product, to the extent such information is available:

 

(a)the proposed overall plan for Development for the Product to support Regulatory Approval in the U.S. ;

 

(b)the Development Budget, which shall include a two (2)-year rolling budget of Development Expenses (including a detailed budget for the first year thereof and an estimated budget for the subsequent year based on the then-current Development Plan);

 

(c)scope and target timelines for the Parties’ performance of all studies and activities within the Development, including without limitation, clinical trial protocols, additional preclinical tests (including any and all carcinogenicity and toxicology studies), Finished Product stability studies, enrollment numbers and submission dates; and

 

(d)the Parties’ forecasts of their respective needs for preclinical or clinical supply of such Finished Product and/or Bulk API.

 

3.3Updates to Development Plan and Development Budget. The JSC shall review the development plan on an ongoing basis and may update the development plan as the JSC determines consistent with article 2 hereof. As early as necessary in each year beginning with the first full Fiscal Year after the completion of the Early Development Period, the JSC shall update and prepare the Development Plan and Development Budget for the Product for the following Fiscal Year to take into account completion, commencement or cessation of Development activities not contemplated by the then-current Development Plan, and submit such proposed Development Plan to the JSC no later than November 1 of such year. The JSC shall endeavor to finalize the updated U.S. Development Plan by December 15 of each year. As necessary throughout the Fiscal Year, the JSC shall review the Development Plan and any changes thereto proposed by either Party through the JSC, and the JSC shall be decide on such changes as set forth in Article 2 hereof.

 

 
 

 

3.4Development Expenses.

 

(a)The Parties shall share any and all Development Expenses as follows:

 

(i)During the Early Development Period, each party shall bear the expenses of the Development activities delegated to them on Exhibit D;

 

(ii)Following the Early Development Period, total Development Expenses shall be borne based on each Parties P/L Share Percentage;

 

The initial P/L Share Percentages of the Parties are as follows:

 

TGTX: *%

 

Rhizen: *%

 

If either party fails to pay their proportionate share of Development Expenses and Commercial Expenses prior to First Commercial Sale, then the P/L Share Percentages shall be adjusted as set forth herein in Sections 3.4(a)(vi). The adjustment of such Party’s P/L Share Percentages shall be the sole remedy for such failure.

 

(iii)Each Party shall calculate and maintain records of all relevant Development Expenses incurred by it for the Development of the Product, in accordance with procedures to be agreed upon between the Parties. The Parties understand and agree that Internal Expenses shall not be shared, subject to Section 3.4(a)(iv).

 

(iv)Within ten (10) Business Days following the end of each calendar quarter, TGTX shall submit to Rhizen a written report setting forth in reasonable detail the Development Expenses it has incurred in such calendar quarter. Within ten (10) Business Days following the end of each calendar quarter, Rhizen shall submit to TGTX a written report setting forth in reasonable detail the Development Expenses it has incurred in such calendar quarter.

 

(v)Within twenty (20) Business Days following the end of each calendar quarter, TGTX shall submit to Rhizen a written report setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of all Development Expenses for the Product, and the calculation of any net amount owed by Rhizen to TGTX or by TGTX to Rhizen, as the case may be, in order to ensure the appropriate sharing of Development Expenses in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4(a). The net amount payable shall be paid to the other Party, as the case may be, within thirty (30) days following the receipt of the written report; provided, that, in the event of a dispute, any amounts not in dispute shall be paid and the disputing Party shall provide written notice without undue delay after receipt of the written report in question to the other, specifying such dispute and explaining the basis of the dispute. The Parties shall promptly thereafter meet and negotiate in good faith a resolution to such dispute and, promptly upon resolution of such dispute, the applicable Party shall make the agreed-upon payment. If such dispute is not resolved within forty-five (45) days after delivery of a notice of dispute with respect thereto to the other Party, the disputing Party may audit the other Party in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.9. For clarity, nothing in this Section 3.4(a) (v) shall serve to limit a Party’s ability to seek recourse for billing errors discovered after payment is made.

 

 

* Confidential material redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

 

 
 

 

(vi)If hereunder, either Party fails to contribute their portion of the Development Expenses or Commercial Expenses, such Party’s P/L Share Percentage shall be reduced pro rata to the extent of the Development Expenses or Commercial Expenses that they do not fund as a percentage of the cumulative Development Expenses and Commercial Expenses to date, however, in no event shall Rhizen’s P/L Share Percentage be reduced below *%. In the event of failure to pay allocated Development Expenses or Commercial Expenses on time as set forth above, each party shall be afforded six (6) months to make a catch-up payment. However, upon receipt of Pivotal Data for the Product and any time thereafter, no catch-up payments will be allowed by either Party.

 

(vii)The Parties acknowledge and agree that Internal Expenses shall not be reimbursed or shared except as set forth in this Section 3.4(a)(vi). However, in connection with the Development, either Party may refer to the JSC to provide certain specified Development activities using internal resources as opposed to out-sourcing such activity to a Third Party and to include such Internal Expenses as the Development Expenses to be shared hereunder. Any such referral shall include a sufficiently detailed description of the proposed Development activities, the associated Internal Expenses, and, where possible, the costs and expenses to be paid to Third Party contractors if the same Development activities were contracted out to them. If the JSC approves (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) such Internal Expenses as the Development Expenses, then the proposing Party shall obtain reimbursement as the Development Expenses for the Internal Expenses actually incurred (in an amount not to exceed any approved amount) in performing such Development activities for the Product.

 

(b)Any reimbursement payments made pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall be subject to the general payment procedures set forth in Sections 8.5 through 8.8, inclusive.

 

3.5Performance; Diligence.

 

(a)Each Party shall devote Diligent Efforts to the Development of the Product consistent with the then-current Development Plan and in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(b)Without limiting the generality of Section 3.5(a), TGTX shall devote Diligent Efforts to obtaining Regulatory Approval of the Product in the Territory.

 

 

* Confidential material redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

  

 
 

 

(c)Rhizen shall use Diligent Efforts to ensure their Development and Commercialization activities in India are not detrimental in any way, or negatively impact Development and Commercialization of the Product outside India. Each Party shall conduct its Development activities under this Agreement in good scientific manner and in compliance with all applicable Laws, including without limitation applicable GCP, GLP, and GMP.

 

3.6Records, Reports and Information. Each Party shall maintain complete, current and accurate records of all work conducted by it under the Development Plan and all data and other Information resulting from such work. Such records shall fully and properly reflect all work done and results achieved in the performance of the Development Plan in sufficient detail and in good scientific manner appropriate for patent and regulatory purposes. Each Party shall have the right to review such records maintained by the other Party at reasonable times, upon written request. Each Party shall provide written reports in English to the JSC on its Development and regulatory activities with the Product pursuant to the Development Plan on a quarterly basis at the end of each calendar quarter, at a level of detail reasonably sufficient to enable the other Party to determine the reporting Party’s compliance with its Diligent Efforts obligation pursuant to Section 3.5.

 

3.7Inclusion of Backup Compounds. If, during the Term, Rhizen develops potential Backup Compounds (as defined herein above), then the JSC shall have the right to include such Backup Compounds in the definition of Product for the purposes of this Agreement. During the Term, Rhizen shall provide the JSC on an annual basis a report stating the results of any pre-clinical studies conducted for such a Backup Compound, if any, as well as all other material results and data with respect to such potential Backup Compound(s), if any, for JSC’s evaluation. This Section 3.7 shall apply on a Backup Compound-by-Backup Compound basis.

 

3.8Manufacturing Development.

 

(a)Duties. Rhizen shall be responsible for the Manufacturing Development for the Bulk API and Finished Product, itself or through a Third Party contract manufacturer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, TGTX shall have the right to conduct any aspect of the Manufacturing Development, including obtaining pre-clinical, clinical or commercial supply from a Third-party, if it can do so at a price that is less than that obtained by Rhizen or if an alternate manufacturing source is required due to regulatory or technical reasons. Rhizen shall reasonably cooperate with TGTX for such purposes, which cooperation shall include the transfer to TGTX of technology Controlled by Rhizen relating to activities that were conducted by Rhizen as of the Effective Date and thereafter, if any, with respect to any such Finished Manufacture.

 

(b)Costs. Manufacturing Development Expenses are included in Development Expenses and, as a result, following the Early Development Period, shall be shared pursuant to Section 3.4. Additionally, despite the fact that Manufacturing Development Expenses are to be borne by Rhizen during the Early Development Period, if drug supply is required to be supplied to a clinical trial participant(s) after the completion of the Clinical Trial conducted during the Early Development Period, then the parties shall share those expenses pursuant to 3.4.

 

(c)Comparator Drugs. Each Party conducting pre-clinical and clinical trials for the Product shall be responsible for procuring all of its requirements of all comparator drugs or placebos necessary for conducting such trials. The costs and expenses incurred by either Party for procuring the comparator drugs or placebos for the Development shall be included in the Development Expenses.

 

 

 
 

   

ARTICLE 4

 

  

REGULATORY MATTERS

 

  

4.1Transfer of Data and Regulatory Materials.

 

(a)Existing Data. To the extent not already provided, within reasonable time frame and as decided by JSC, either party shall provide copies of all preclinical and non-clinical data, for Product either as single agent or in combination, relevant to an IND or CTA submission. TGTX shall have the full right on behalf of JV, without any additional consideration, to use any and all such data and reports supplied by Rhizen under this Section 4.1(a) in connection with the Development and/or Commercialization of the Product in the Territory, including the incorporation of such data or reports in any regulatory submissions, including MAA and NDA submissions.

 

(b)Future Data. Either Party shall, in a timely manner and compliant with requirements of the FDA, the EMEA, and any other applicable Regulatory Authority, provide copies of all preclinical, non-clinical, analytical, manufacturing, and clinical data relating to the Product either as single agent or in combination, generated by or on behalf of the JV in connection with the performance of the Development Plan and relevant to any regulatory submission; provided, that information regarding adverse events and serious adverse events shall be provided as set forth in Section 4.5. If the receiving Party requests that copies of such data be provided in compliance with requirements of other Regulatory Authorities, the disclosing Party shall reasonably consider such request. Rhizen shall have the full right, without any additional consideration, to use any and all such data and reports in connection with the Development of the Product in India and, TGTX on behalf of the JV shall have the full right, without any additional consideration, to use any and all such data and reports in connection with the Development and/or the Commercialization of the Product in the Territory, including the incorporation of such data or reports in any regulatory submissions including MAA and/or NDA submissions.

 

(c)Clarification. All preclinical, non-clinical, analytical, manufacturing, and clinical data and associated reports disclosed by one Party to the other under this Agreement shall be deemed Confidential Information of the disclosing Party. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.1, the receiving Party may use such data solely for the purpose of developing the Product, seeking and obtaining Regulatory Approval and Commercializing the Product as permitted in this Agreement, subject to Article 12.

 

4.2Regulatory Submissions and Approvals.

 

(a)In General. The Parties intend to seek Regulatory Approval in the first instance in the U.S. and EU and thereafter the remainder of the Territory wherein the JSC determines it is worthwhile to Develop and Commercialize the Product. The Parties also intend that each Party with responsibility for generating data will cooperate fully with the other Party to make that data available for preparation and submission of Regulatory Materials. Subject to the terms of this Article 4:

 

(i)TGTX, in consultation with JSC, shall be responsible for assembling, submitting and maintaining any source regulatory submission components and compiled submissions of the Regulatory Materials to be used in support of Regulatory Approval for the Product in the Territory in accordance with such regulatory strategy, including without limitation NDAs, MAAs and associated documents;

 

 
 

 

(1)Rhizen shall have primary responsibility for providing components of Regulatory Materials relating to Bulk API and Finished Product in support of Regulatory Approval;

 

(2)TGTX shall have primary responsibility for providing the content of Regulatory Materials relating to clinical data supporting Regulatory Approval;

 

(ii)TGTX, in consultation with JSC, shall be primarily responsible for preparing and submitting to Regulatory Authorities INDs, CTAs and all associated submissions (e.g., IMPDs, safety alerts, protocol submissions, etc.) for the Product and for carrying out clinical protocols in support of Regulatory Approval in the Territory under said INDs and CTAs in both the U.S. and EU in accordance with such regulatory strategy.

 

(b)Costs and Expenses. Until completion of Early Development Period, all
expenses associated with preparation, submission and maintenance of regulatory materials for the Territory will be borne by TGTX. Following the Early Development Period, any Development Expenses to the extent required for the Parties to prepare, submit and maintain all Regulatory Materials in the Territory shall be treated as Development Expenses and shared by the Parties in accordance with Section 3.4.

 

(c)Rights of Reference to Regulatory Materials. Each Party hereby grants to the other Party a right of reference to all Regulatory Materials filed by such Party for Product as follows: The right of reference granted to TGTX herein shall be solely for the purpose of TGTX obtaining Regulatory Approval for the Product in the Territory. The right of reference granted to Rhizen herein shall be solely for the purpose of obtaining Regulatory Approval for the Product in India. Each Party shall refer the Regulatory Materials filed by the other Party for Product as feasible (e.g., for avoiding redundancy of work as far as possible).

 

4.3Reporting and Review.

 

(a)Each Party shall provide the other Party, in a timely manner, with copies of all Regulatory Approvals it receives for the Product.

 

(b)Each Party shall provide the other Party, in a timely manner, with copies of any notices of non-compliance with Laws in connection with the Product or its activities related to the Product (e.g., warning letters or other notices of alleged non-compliance), audit notices, notices of initiation by Regulatory Authorities of investigations, inspections, detentions, seizures or injunctions concerning the Product (or its manufacture, distribution, or facilities connected thereto), notice of violation letters (i.e., an untitled letter), warning letters, service of process or other inquiries and copies of any communication in response to the Regulatory Authority.

 

4.4Communications. Except as may be required by Laws, only the Party that holds the IND, CTA, NDA, MAA, etc. in a particular country or territory shall communicate regarding the Product with any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction in such country or territory. If the Party not holding the IND, CTA, NDA, MAA, etc. is required to make such a communication by a Regulatory Authority in the Territory, then such Party shall provide immediately to the other Party notice of such order.

 

 
 

 

4.5Adverse Event Reporting and Safety Data Exchange. The Parties agree that TGTX shall be responsible for the establishment of the global safety database for the Product in the Territory and the monitoring of all clinical experiences and submission of all required reports throughout clinical Development and Commercialization of the Product in the Territory, and that Rhizen shall have primary responsibility for the monitoring of all clinical experiences and submission of all required reports concerning the Product in India. In each Party’s respective territory, such Party will be obligated, as part of their monitoring of all clinical experiences, to obtain follow-up information on any incomplete safety reports generated throughout the non-clinical and clinical Development and Commercialization of the Product.

 

The Parties hereby agree to report to each other all Adverse Events and/or Serious Adverse Events with respect to the Product (whether occurring in any Clinical Trial conducted with regard to the Product or in connection with the commercialization of the Product in any country), within timeframes consistent with its reporting obligations under applicable Laws and in any event, if either Party is actively conducting a Clinical Trial under its own IND or commercializing the Product under its own Marketing Authorization Application, then the other Party shall report such events no later than three (3) business days for Serious Adverse Event, and quarterly for Adverse Events, which report shall, in each case, include the circumstances and nature of such Serious Adverse Event or Adverse Event as required for reporting under applicable Laws. In addition, to the extent requested by either Party, the other Party shall promptly provide to the requesting Party any other information or materials that the requesting Party may require to provide to any Regulatory Authority with respect to any such Adverse Event or Serious Adverse Event. All disclosures made under this Section 4.5 shall be deemed Confidential Information of the disclosing Party; provided, that, the Party receiving such disclosures may, upon written notice to the disclosing Party, report the occurrence, circumstances and nature of such Adverse Event and/or Serious Adverse Event to any Regulatory Authority solely insofar as such reporting is required to comply with Applicable Laws. Pursuant to Section 5.1, TGTX shall have sole responsibility for Commercialization of the Product in the Territory, and as such, prior to Commercialization of the Product, TGTX shall be solely responsible for the review and approval of safety information for inclusion in the Product Labeling in the Territory.

 

4.6Regulatory Inspection or Audit.

 

(a)Audit of TGTX.

 

(i)If a Regulatory Authority desires to conduct an inspection or audit of TGTX’s facility, or a facility under contract with TGTX, with regard to Bulk API or the Finished Product, TGTX shall promptly notify Rhizen and permit and cooperate with such inspection or audit, and shall cause the contract facility to permit and cooperate with such Regulatory Authority during such inspection or audit. Rhizen shall have the right to have a representative observe such inspection or audit and Rhizen shall, if requested by TGTX, assist TGTX in preparing for, facilitating or enabling such inspection or audit. Following receipt of the inspection or audit observations of such Regulatory Authority (a copy of which TGTX shall immediately provide to Rhizen), TGTX shall prepare a draft response to any such observations in English, in consultation with Rhizen, and TGTX shall prepare and file the final response with such Regulatory Authority, and shall provide a copy of such response to Rhizen.

 

 
 

 

(b)Audit of Rhizen.

 

(ii)If a Regulatory Authority desires to conduct an inspection or audit of Rhizen’s facility, or a facility under contract with Rhizen, with regard to the Bulk API or Finished Product, Rhizen shall promptly notify TGTX and permit and cooperate with such inspection or audit, and shall cause the contract facility to permit and cooperate with such Regulatory Authority during such inspection or audit. TGTX shall have the right to have a representative observe such inspection or audit and TGTX shall, if requested by Rhizen, assist Rhizen in preparing for, facilitating or enabling such inspection or audit. Following receipt of the inspection or audit observations of such Regulatory Authority (a copy of which Rhizen shall immediately provide to TGTX), Rhizen shall prepare a draft response to any such observations in English, in consultation with TGTX, and Rhizen shall prepare and file the final response with such Regulatory Authority, and shall provide a copy of such response to TGTX provided, however, if it is a Regulatory Authority in the Territory and the audit is specific to the Product or the Bulk API, then TGTX shall prepare, with the assistance of Rhizen, and file the final response and provide a copy to Rhizen.

 

(c)Audit Procedures. In any event, each Party shall notify the other Party within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of notification from a Regulatory Authority of the intention of such Regulatory Authority to audit or inspect facilities being used to conduct manufacture of Bulk API or Finished Manufacture of the Finished Product. Each Party shall also provide the other Party with copies of any written communications received from Regulatory Authorities with respect to such facilities within seventy-two (72) hours of receipt.

 

4.7Recalls and Voluntary Withdrawals. JSC shall assign responsibility to TGTX for providing its internal standard operating procedures (“SOPs”) for conducting any recall, field alert, product withdrawal or other field action relating to the finished product reasonably in advance of the First Commercial Sale of any Product in the Territory to the other party. If either Party becomes aware of information relating to any Product that indicates that a unit or batch of Finished Product or Bulk API may not conform to the specifications therefor, or that potential adulteration, misbranding, or other issues have arisen that relate to the safety or efficacy of the Product, it shall promptly so notify the other Party. The JSC shall meet to discuss such circumstances and to consider and decide appropriate courses of action, which shall be consistent with the internal SOP of TGTX, TGTX shall have the right and responsibility to control any product recall, field correction, or withdrawal of any Product in the Territory that is required by Regulatory Authorities in the Territory, and the allocation of reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such recall between the Parties shall be made as follows: (i) if the recall is primarily due to failure by Rhizen or its contract manufacturer to manufacture the finished product in accordance with the agreed upon specification and applicable laws, then Rhizen shall bear all such expenses, (ii) if the recall is primarily due to a failure by TGTX to comply with its obligation under this agreement or the commercial supply agreement, including with respect to the labeling, possession, storage or distribution of the finished product, then TGTX shall bear all such expenses, and (iii) otherwise, such expenses shall be treated as Commercial Expenses. In addition, TGTX shall have the right, at its discretion, to conduct any product recall, field correction or withdrawal of any Product in the Territory that is not so required by such Regulatory Authorities but that TGTX deems to be appropriate, and the allocation of expenses incurred in connection with such recall between the Parties shall be as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. TGTX shall maintain complete and accurate records of any recall in the Territory for such periods as may be required by applicable Laws, but in no event for less than three (3) years. If the parties are unable to agree on which party is responsible for the cost of the recall pursuant to this section 4.7, the parties agree to submit a sample of the finished product to an independent third party analyst to determine the cause of the defect. The cost of the report of the independent analyst will be paid by the party against which the report is unfavorable.

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE 5

 

  

COMMERCIALIZATION

 

  

5.1Commercialization in the Territory. TGTX shall have the sole right and responsibility for Commercializing the Product in the Territory, as provided in this Article 5. TGTX shall book all sales of the Product in the Territory. The Parties shall share equally all Commercial Expenses incurred by the Parties in connection with such Commercialization in accordance with the procedures described in Section 8. TGTX shall use diligent efforts to minimize Commercial Expenses.

 

5.2Commercialization Plans. The strategy for the commercial launch of the Product in the Territory shall be described in a comprehensive plan that describes the pre-launch, launch and subsequent Commercialization activities and budget for the Product (including, if available, advertising, education, planning, marketing, sales force training and allocation, distribution, pricing, and reimbursement) (the “Commercialization Plan”). TGTX shall present an initial Commercialization Plan to the JSC at least twelve (12) months prior to the then current date of expected Regulatory Approval for such Product in the Territory (the “Approval Date”). The initial Commercialization Plan and subsequent revisions thereto, which revisions shall be reviewed and approved by the JSC from time to time, shall contain such information as the JSC believes necessary for the successful commercial launch of such Product and shall generally conform to the level of detail utilized by the Parties in preparation of their own product commercialization plans. The Commercialization Plan shall be deemed Confidential Information of both Parties, and each Party shall use such Commercialization Plan only to the extent necessary to carry out its Commercialization activities for the Product. From time to time as reasonably necessary during the term of Commercialization of a Product in the Territory, the JSC shall update the Commercialization Plan subject to the provisions of article 2 and 3 hereof .

 

5.3Pricing Approvals; Pricing. TGTX shall have the responsibility to determine all pricing of the Product in the Territory provided Rhizen has an opportunity to review and comment upon TGTX’s proposed price of the Product or any material modification thereof and shall consider Rhizen’s comments in good faith. TGTX shall use its Diligent Efforts to maximize Net Sales in the aggregate and with respect to each individual sale. Any discounts on sales where the Product is bundled with other products will be apportioned among all of the products in the bundle such that the discount on the Product is not more than the average discount provided to all the products. Both the parties shall keep reasonably informed on an ongoing basis of current Product pricing by regular reports to the JSC no less frequently than such committee is required to meet pursuant to Section 2.3.

 

5.4Sales and Distribution. TGTX shall be solely responsible for handling all returns, order processing, invoicing and collection, distribution, and inventory and receivables for the Product throughout the Territory. Rhizen may not accept orders for the Product or make sales for its own account or for TGTX’s account. If Rhizen receives any order for the Product, it shall refer such orders to TGTX for acceptance or rejection. TGTX shall have the right and responsibility for establishing and modifying the terms and conditions with respect to the sale of the Product throughout the Territory, including any terms and conditions relating to or affecting the price at which the Product shall be sold, discounts available to any third party payers (including, without limitation, managed care providers, indemnity plans, unions, self-insured entities, and government payer, insurance or contracting programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, or the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs), any discount attributable to payments on receivables, distribution of the Product, and credits, price adjustments, or other discounts and allowances to be granted or refused provided that Rhizen had the opportunity to review and comment on such modifications thereof and TGTX shall consider Rhizen’s comments in good faith.

 

 
 

 

5.5TGTX Performance; Diligence.

 

(a)Level of Efforts in the Territory. TGTX shall devote Diligent Efforts to obtaining Regulatory Approval and thereafter Commercializing the Product in the Territory. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, TGTX shall devote Diligent Efforts to Commercialize the Product in the Territory in accordance with the Commercialization Plan.

 

(b)Time to Launch Product. In addition to the requirements under Section 5.5(a), TGTX shall achieve First Commercial Sale of each Product: within a reasonable time after, but in no event more than 12 months after, the date on which Pricing Approval is granted for such Product in the U.S. and EU, provided that such Pricing Approval is deemed by TGTX, in consultation with the JSC, to be sufficiently profitable for Commercialization in such country. If, however, despite using diligent efforts it becomes difficult for TGTX to comply with the above-mentioned time limitations, then TGTX shall, without delay, inform Rhizen of the fact and explain the cause of such delay, and, such time limitations shall be extended to a reasonable extent as agreed between the Parties.

 

(c)Territory Reports. Following First Commercial Sale, TGTX shall present a written report to Rhizen at least semi-annually (and no later than June 30th and December 31st of each year) summarizing TGTX’s overall Commercialization activities undertaken with respect to the Product in or for the Territory pursuant to this Agreement, covering subject matter at a level of detail reasonably sufficient to enable Rhizen to determine TGTX’s compliance with its Diligent Efforts obligation pursuant to this Section 5.5.

 

5.6Compliance. Each Party shall comply with all applicable Laws relating to activities performed or to be performed by such Party (or its Affiliates, contractor(s) or sublicensee(s)) under or in relation to the Commercialization of the Product pursuant to this Agreement. Each Party represents, warrants and covenants to the other Party that, as of the Effective Date and during the Term, such Party and its Affiliates have adequate procedures in place: (i) to ensure their compliance with such Laws; (ii) to bring any noncompliance therewith by any of the foregoing entities to its attention; and (iii) to promptly remedy any such noncompliance. TGTX shall be responsible for ensuring that all government reporting, sales, marketing and promotional practices with respect to the Product comply with applicable Laws. All promotional materials and labeling used by or on behalf of TGTX for the Product shall comply with applicable Laws and regulations.

 

 
 

 

ARTICLE 6

 

 

LICENSE AND LICENSE OPTIONS

 

  

Licenses to TGTX under Rhizen Technology. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Rhizen hereby grants TGTX an exclusive license under the Rhizen Technology without the right to sublicense except as expressly permitted by Section 6.4 hereof, to Develop, use, sell and offer for sale, and import the Product in the Territory, in accordance with this Agreement. Rhizen retains the exclusive right to manufacture the Product, including the Bulk API and Finished Product in the Territory.

 

6.1No Implied Licenses. Except as explicitly set forth in this Agreement, neither Party grants any license, express or implied, under its intellectual property rights to the other Party.

 

6.2TGTX License Option. Within sixty (60) days following dosing the * Patient in one or more Phase II Clinical Trial(s) TGTX will have the exclusive right to convert this Agreement into a License Agreement. If TGTX exercises this Option, then both the parties will enter into a mutually agreed upon licensing agreement under substantially the same the terms and conditions as set forth in Exhibit F, provided however that the terms of Section 6 of the form of Licensing Agreement shall remain unchanged unless mutually agreed by the Parties.

 

6.3Rhizen License Option. Within sixty (60) days of commencement of a Phase III clinical trial where the Product is used either as a single agent or in Combination with another active pharmaceutical ingredient, Rhizen shall have the exclusive right to convert this Agreement into a License Agreement. If Rhizen exercises this Option, then both the parties will enter into a mutually agreed upon licensing agreement under substantially the same the terms and conditions as set forth in Exhibit F, provided however that the terms of Section 6 of the form of Licensing Agreement shall remain unchanged unless mutually agreed by the Parties.

 

6.4Sublicensing and Subcontracting: The license granted to TGTX by Rhizen hereunder includes the right for TGTX to grant sublicenses to its Affiliates and to Subcontractors in connection with such Subcontractors’ performance of subcontracted activities, provided that such subcontracted activities shall be subject to and subordinate to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. TGTX’s execution of a subcontracting agreement with any Subcontractor shall not relieve TGTX of any of its obligations under this Agreement. TGTX shall remain directly liable to Rhizen for any performance or non-performance of a Subcontractor that would be a breach of this Agreement if performed or omitted by TGTX, and TGTX shall be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement as a result of such performance or non-performance of such Subcontractor. TGTX shall use Diligent Efforts to include in any agreement with a Subcontractor express permission to assign all of the rights and obligations under such agreement to Rhizen without consent from the Subcontractor. TGTX agrees to take Diligent Efforts to enforce the terms of each subcontractor agreement to prevent a breach of any such agreement that would constitute a breach of this Agreement if performed or omitted by TGTX. Any sublicensing under the license granted to TGTX hereunder to any Third Party that is not a Subcontractor is expressly prohibited unless permitted by the JSC (i) following the expiration of the option rights pursuant to Sections 6.2 and 6.3 hereof and (ii) an agreement of the parties on the equitable sharing of any resulting revenues.

 

 

* Confidential material redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

 

 
 

 

6.5Change of Control. In the event that TGTX receives a bonafide, good faith offer from a Third Party to either (i) enter into a transaction that would result in a direct or indirect Change of Control of TGTX or (ii) pursuant to which the Third Party would purchase the assets of TGTX related to the Product (the “Product Assets”) and TGTX wishes to accept such Third Party offer, TGTX shall first afford to Rhizen a right of first refusal (the “Right of First Refusal”) to purchase TGTX or the Product Assets, as applicable, on the same terms as those offered by the Third Party. TGTX shall notify Rhizen in writing of the contemplated transaction (the “Notice to Rhizen”). Upon delivery of the Notice to Rhizen, Rhizen shall have 10 Business Days (the “Response Period”) to elect to purchase TGTX or the Product Assets, as applicable, by delivering a written notice to TGTX stating that it offers to purchase TGTX or the Product Assets, as applicable, on the terms offered by the Third Party (the “Notice To TGTX”). The Notice to TGTX shall be binding upon delivery and irrevocable by Rhizen, subject to execution of reasonably acceptable definitive agreements. If Rhizen does not deliver the Notice To TGTX within the Response Period, then Rhizen shall be deemed to have waived its rights under the Right of First Refusal and TGTX shall thereafter be free to enter the transaction with the Third Party. Each party shall take all actions as may be reasonably necessary to consummate a sale contemplated by this Section 6.5 including, without limitation, entering into agreements and delivering certificates and instruments and consents as may be deemed necessary or appropriate.

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE 7

 

 

MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY

 

  

7.1Roles of the Parties.

 

a. Rhizen shall use diligent efforts to supply, or cause to be supplied through its Third Party contract manufacturers, in a timely manner consistent with relevant supply agreement between the parties, JV’s entire requirements of Bulk API and Finished Product for the Development and Commercialization of the Product, as a single agent, by the Parties in or for the Territory, in accordance with this Article 7. Except with respect to the clinical supply discussed in section 7.1(c) below, from the Effective Date through the end of the Early Development Period, Rhizen shall supply all of JV’s Finished Product requirements for any pre-clinical, Phase I and Phase II Clinical Trials as a single agent at Rhizen’s own expense. In addition, Rhizen will supply itself all of its requirements of Bulk API and/or Finished Product to complete its obligations during the Early Development Period as a single agent.

 

b. Rhizen shall use Diligent Efforts to supply, or cause to be supplied through its Third Party contract manufacturers, in a timely manner, consistent with relevant supply agreement between the parties, JV’s entire requirements of Bulk API and Finished Product for the Development and Commercialization of the Product, in a Combination, by the Parties in or for the Territory, in accordance with this Article 7. Except with respect to the clinical supply discussed in section 7.1(c) below, from the Effective Date through the end of the Early Development Period, Rhizen shall supply all of JV’s Finished Product requirements for any pre-clinical, Phase I or Phase II Clinical Trial involving the Product in a Combination at Rhizen’s own expense if such Combination includes *. For the sake of clarity, this Section 7.1(b) only applies in the event that a Combination product incorporates the Compound with *.

 

c. Rhizen shall use Diligent Efforts to supply, or cause to be supplied through its Third Party contract manufacturers, in a timely manner, consistent with relevant supply agreement between the parties, JV’s entire requirements of Bulk API and Finished Product for the Development and Commercialization of the Product as a single agent if drug supply is required to be supplied to a clinical trial participant(s) after the completion of the Clinical Trial conducted during the Early Development Period. The parties shall share these expenses pursuant to section 3.4.

 

d. TGTX shall use Diligent Efforts to supply, or cause to be supplied through its Third Party contract manufacturers, in a timely manner, consistent with relevant supply agreement between the parties, JV’s entire requirements of any bulk active ingredient or finished product other than the Bulk API or Finished Product required for the Development and Commercialization of the Product in a Combination by the Parties in or for the Territory if such Combination includes solely *. For the sake of clarity, this Section 7.1(d) only applies in the event that a Combination product incorporates solely * with the Compound.

  

 

* Confidential material redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

 

 
 

 

e. JSC shall assign the responsibity to either Party to cause to be supplied through any Third Party contract manufacturers, in a timely manner, consistent with relevant supply agreement between the parties, JV’s entire requirements of the Bulk API and Finished Product and any other compound that is required for any pre-clinical, Phase I or Phase II Clinical Trial involving the Product in a Combination with a compound other than * (or involving a Combination with * and yet another compound or compounds) and the Parties shall share these expenses pursuant to Section 3.4.

 

f. The Parties each covenant and agree that all supply agreements executed regarding the provision of any product or material pursuant to this Agreement, shall contain customary representations and warranties regarding the manufacture of such products and materials, including, but not limited to, that all materials shall be manufactured, handled and stored: (i) in accordance with the agreed upon specification and (ii) in compliance with applicabale Laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the GMP requirements.

 

7.2Preclinical and Clinical Supply. Rhizen shall, by itself or through its Third Party contract manufacturers, use Diligent Efforts to supply to TGTX all quantities of Finished Product or Bulk API reasonably required by TGTX to Develop the Product in the Territory pursuant to the Development Plan. Such quantities of Finished Product, and the schedule for such supply, shall be confirmed and if necessary updated by the JSC in a manner consistent with the Development Plan. Such supply shall be governed by the clinical supply agreement that the Parties shall negotiate in good faith promptly within one hundred eighty (180) days following the Effective Date. The clinical supply agreement shall, in addition to other terms and conditions agreed upon by the Parties, provide for the following:

 

(a)Rhizen shall, before entering into negotiation for an agreement with a Third Party contract manufacturer of Bulk API or Finished Product for supply to TGTX hereunder, notify TGTX of the fact. Thereafter, TGTX shall have the right to provide reasonable input regarding the terms of such agreement (as well as any amendments thereof), review and comment on agreement drafts and forms, consult with Rhizen regarding the negotiation of such agreement, and participate in person in the negotiation of such agreement, as the Parties may agree, it being understood that Rhizen shall retain the final authority over the terms and conditions of any such agreement with such Third Party contractor. TGTX shall also have the right to conduct a general GMP/regulatory inspection of any manufacturing, packaging, labeling or storage facility in advance of the conclusion of any agreement.

 

(b)From time to time, TGTX shall submit to Rhizen purchase orders for quantities of Finished Product or Bulk API for such use consistent, as far as reasonably practicable, with such confirmed, or, if applicable, updated quantity and schedule which confirmation or update shall be consistent, as much as reasonably possible, with the then-current Development Plan and Rhizen shall supply or have supplied to TGTX such quantities of Finished Product. It shall not be a breach of this Agreement by Rhizen if it is unable to supply such quantities of Finished Product or Bulk API to the extent the quantities ordered were in excess of 120% of the quantities forecasted in the then-current Development Plan. All shipments to TGTX of Finished Product shall be made “Delivered Duty Paid” (Incoterms 2010) to a secondary packager or distribution center of TGTX’s choice.

 

(c)The cost for supplies from Rhizen of Finished Product or Bulk API for Development of the Product shall be equal to the actual external costs for such Finished Product or Bulk API plus the freight, postage, shipping, transportation, insurance, warehousing and handling charges actually allowed or paid by Rhizen or TGTX with regard to such Bulk API or Finished Product shall be included in the Development Expenses; provided, however, that following the exercise of either of the License Options, such amounts shall be invoiced and paid for by TGTX.

  

 

* Confidential material redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

  

 
 

 

 

(d)All Finished Product or Bulk API supplied by Rhizen to TGTX shall, when delivered, have been manufactured, handled and stored by Rhizen or its Third Party contract manufacturer(s) in compliance with all agreed-upon specifications and applicable Laws, including without limitation then-current GMP requirements.

 

(e)For the purpose of this Section 7.2, both Parties shall abide by the above-mentioned (a) to (d) prior to the conclusion of a clinical supply agreement.

 

7.3GLOBAL MATERIAL & SUPPLY RIGHTS: Rhizen shall retain rights for manufacturing and supply of API and formulations for global development and commercialization either as a JV entity or as a Licensor; provided however, that Rhizen’s price is cost competitive (as described in 7.4(b)) and prior to the First Commercial Sale, the Parties shall timely negotiate in good faith and enter into a manufacturing and supply agreement. Such Commercial Supply Agreement shall contain customary terms governing such manufacturing and supply relationships, and shall provide as follows:

 

(a)Rhizen shall establish, by itself or through agreements with Third Parties, an appropriate manufacturing facility or contract manufacturer for the commercial Finished Product manufacture in a timely manner to ensure that Rhizen meets its obligation to supply quantities of Finished Product ordered by TGTX under the Commercial Supply Agreement. As further detailed in the Commercial Supply Agreement, upon the material and uncured breach by Rhizen of its defined supply obligations as set forth in the Commercial Supply Agreement, TGTX shall have the right to obtain transfer and Rhizen shall have the obligation to give transfer free of charge unless other wise determined by JSC to TGTX, without undue delay, of any and all manufacturing technology necessary to enable it to manufacture or have manufactured Finished Product to meet its requirements under this agrrement. As further detailed in the Commercial Supply Agreement, if such transfer occurs, Rhizen would grant, without prejudice to any other remedies that are available to TGTX, to TGTX any additional licenses necessary to enable TGTX to exercise the foregoing manufacturing right without requiring TGTX to pay any additional consideration for such licenses unless otherwise determine by JSC.

 

(b)Rhizen shall be responsible for the Finished Manufacture, testing (including stability testing) and final release of the Finished Product for Commercialization in the Territory. With regard to the Finished Product manufactured by or on behalf of Rhizen and used or sold for Commercialization in the Territory, the Manufacturing Cost incurred by Rhizen for the Finished Manufacture of the Finished Product thus used or sold in the Territory hereunder, as well as the freight, postage, shipping, transportation, insurance, warehousing and handling charges actually allowed or paid by Rhizen with regard to such Finished Product shall be included in the Cost of Goods Sold in the calculation of the Product Profit/Loss.

 

7.4Manufacturer Source.

 

(a)The Parties shall establish an appropriate facility or contract manufacturing organization for handling Finished Manufacture as follows: Rhizen shall be responsible for screening potential manufacturers, negotiating the applicable supply agreement, and effecting the technology transfer as necessary to establish and qualify Bulk API and Finished Product manufacturers, whether those are Rhizen, its Affiliates, or Third Parties; provided, that, TGTX shall have the right to provide input regarding the terms of such agreements (as well as any amendments thereof), review and comment on agreement drafts and forms, consult with Rhizen regarding the negotiation of such agreements between Rhizen and Third Party contract manufacturers, and conduct a general GMP/regulatory inspection of the proposed manufacturing facilities as the Parties may agree, it being understood that Rhizen shall retain the final authority over the terms and conditions of any such agreements with such Third Party contractors unless either of the License Options are exercised, in which case, TGTX would have final authority. In case the manufacturing sources are not the Parties or their Affiliates but rather are Third Party contractors, then the reasonable costs incurred by the Parties in connection with the establishment of such manufacturing sources shall be treated as Commercial Expenses.

 

 
 

 

(b)Notwithstanding 7.4(a), Rhizen shall be responsible for using Diligent Efforts to minimize the Manufacturing Cost of the Finished Product. In order to ensure a competitive rate of Manufacturing Cost is obtained, the facility or contract manufacturer used by Rhizen to produce the Finished Product must provide manufacturing services at a Manufacturing Cost within *% of a Manufacturing Cost of an alternative contract manufacturing organization of equal repute and quality, where the comparative manufacturing cost are measured as an average of such cost over the immediately preceding Twelve (12) month period. In the event that Rhizen does not provide manufacturing services at the cost required in this Section 7.4(b), then TGTX shall have the right to directly procure manufacturing services in its discretion.

 

 

* Confidential material redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

  

 
 

   

ARTICLE 8

 

  

COMPENSATION

 

  

8.1Initiation Fee.

 

(a)No later than ten (10) days after the Effective Date, TGTX shall pay to Rhizen a fee of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) as initiation of the JV, by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by Rhizen in writing.

 

  (b) In addition, within thirty (30) days following notification by TGTX to Rhizen that the *(*) patient has been dosed in one or more Phase 1 Clinical Trials, TGTX shall pay to Rhizen an additional collaboration fee of * Dollars ($*) (the “Milestone Payment”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by Rhizen in writing, provided that this Agreement has not been terminated pursuant to Section 13.

 

(c)Such collaboration fees once paid shall be fully earned, non-refundable and non-creditable against any other payments due hereunder.

 

8.2Sharing of Commercial Expenses and Product Profit/Loss. During the Term but post Early Development Period, assuming none of the License Options have been exercised, the Parties shall share Product Profit/Loss for each Finished Product based on their respective P/L Sharing Percentage. Within twenty (20) Business Days of the end of each calendar quarter following the First Commercial Sale of the Finished Product, TGTX shall report to the JSC its revenues and Commercial Expense items (with appropriate supporting information) involved in the computation of Product Profit/Loss and accrued during such quarter with respect to each such Finished Product (the “Quarterly P/L Report”). Similarly, Rhizen shall report to the JSC its Commercial Expense items (including appropriate supporting information). Such Quarterly P/L reports shall be in such form as the Parties may agree from time to time. In addition, TGTX shall provide Rhizen with a monthly statement of the amount of gross sales of Product by country in the Territory. The Parties shall calculate and share such Product Profit/Losses based on each Party’s respective P/L Sharing Percentage on a calendar quarterly basis and shall make reconciliation, if necessary, for this purpose of sharing such Product Profit/Losses, within twenty (20) Business Days after TGTX provides its quarterly report to the JSC. For the avoidance of doubt, if Commercial Expenses exceed Net Sales, then each party shall reimburse the other party for such Commercial Expenses such that each party’s share of the Commercial Expenses is equal to its P/L Sharing Percentage. If either Party fails to contribute their portion of the Product Profit/Loss and Commercial Expenses, such Party’s P/L Share Percentage shall be reduced pro rata to the extent of the Product Profit/Loss and Commercial Expenses that they do not fund as a percentage of the total accumulated Commercial Expenses and Product Profit/Loss to date, however, in no event shall Rhizen’s P/L Share Percentage be reduced below *%. Such adjustment to a party’s P/L share % shall be the sole remedy hereunder for such failure. Additionally, with regard to Commercial Expenses incurred by either Party before the First Commercial Sale, such expenses shall be included in Development Expenses and shared pursuant to Section 3.4. Alternately, both Parties may devise a feasible legal structure to address Product Profit/Loss for simplified obligations with regard to maintenance of financial records and audits of either party, including tax benefits, if any, and if agreed to by both Parties.

 

 

* Confidential material redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

 

 
 

 

8.3The Quarterly P/L Report will be subject to a true-up adjustment to take into account deductions under the definition of Net Sales either (a) allowed during a calendar quarter that were not accrued during such calendar quarter, or (b) accrued during a calendar quarter but not taken or later subject to a reversal following the end of such calendar quarter (each of (a) and (b), a “True-up Adjustment”). Each Quarterly P/L Report provided by TGTX shall set forth the amount of any True-up Adjustment applicable to any prior calendar quarter.

 

8.4Taxes.

 

(a)Cooperation and Coordination. The Parties acknowledge and agree that it is their mutual objective and intent to minimize, to the extent feasible and legal, taxes payable with respect to their collaborative efforts under this Agreement and that they shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate and coordinate with each other to achieve such objective.

 

(b)Payment of Tax. A Party receiving a payment pursuant to this Article 8 shall pay any and all taxes levied on such payment. If applicable Law requires that taxes be deducted and withheld from a payment made pursuant to this Article 8, the remitting Party shall promptly notify the other Party and provide all relevant information available to it and (i) deduct those taxes from the payment; (ii) pay the taxes to the proper taxing authority; and (iii) send evidence of the obligation together with proof of payment to the other Party within sixty (60) days following that payment.

 

(c)Tax Residence Certificate. A Party (including any entity to which this Agreement may be assigned, as permitted under Section 15.5) receiving a payment pursuant to this Article 8 shall provide the remitting Party appropriate certification from relevant revenue authorities that such Party is a tax resident of that jurisdiction (a “Tax Residence Certificate”), if such receiving Party wishes to claim the benefits of an income tax treaty to which that jurisdiction is a party. Upon the receipt thereof, any deduction and withholding of taxes shall be made at the appropriate treaty tax rate.

 

(d)Assessment. Either Party may, at its own expense, protest any assessment, proposed assessment, or other claim by any Governmental Authority for any additional amount of taxes, interest or penalties or seek a refund of such amounts paid if permitted to do so by applicable Law. The Parties shall cooperate with each other in any protest by providing records and such additional information as may reasonably be necessary for a Party to pursue such protest.

 

8.5Foreign Exchange. The rate of exchange to be used in computing the amount of currency equivalent in Dollars owed to a Party under this Agreement shall be made at the period-end rate of exchange quoted on the last day of the applicable calendar quarter by Citibank in New York City.

 

8.6Late Payments. If a Party does not receive payment of any sum due to it on or before the due date, simple interest shall thereafter accrue on the sum due to such Party until the date of payment at the per annum rate of 3% over the then-current LIBOR, or the maximum rate allowable by applicable Law, whichever is lower.

 

 
 

 

8.7Records; Audits. Each Party shall maintain complete and accurate records in sufficient detail to permit the other Party to confirm the accuracy of the calculation of payments to the other Party under this Agreement. Upon reasonable prior notice, such records shall be available during regular business hours of audited Party for a period of three (3) years from the creation of individual records for examination at auditing Party’s expense, and not more often than once each Fiscal Year, by an independent certified public accountant selected by auditing Party and reasonably acceptable to audited Party, for the sole purpose of verifying the accuracy of the financial reports furnished pursuant to this Agreement. Any such auditor shall not disclose audited Party’s Confidential Information, except to the extent such disclosure is necessary to verify the accuracy of the financial reports furnished by audited Party or the amount of payments due by audited Party under this Agreement. Any amounts shown to be owed but unpaid shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the accountant’s report, plus interest (as set forth in Section 8.7 ) from the original due date. Any amounts determined to be overpaid shall be refunded within thirty (30) days from the accountant’s report. The auditing Party shall bear the full cost of such audit unless such audit discloses an underpayment of the amount actually owed during the applicable Fiscal Year of more than 5%, in which case audited Party shall bear the full cost of such audit.

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE 9

 

  

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS

 

  

9.1Ownership of Inventions and Know How. Any new invention pertaining to the Product made alone or jointly by the parties will be owned by both parties (“Joint Inventions”), unless otherwise determined by the JSC to be owned by solely by one Party (a “Sole Invention”).

 

Further, the JSC shall determine:

 

a) If either party is eligible for any payment or consideration in lieu of the invention and/or royalty; or

 

b) If the licensing of such Joint Inventions by either Party to a Third Party could have a material adverse effect on the Product or the Development or Commercialization of the Product, then such Party will not be able to consummate such Third Party licensing.

 

Inventorship shall be determined by the JSC in accordance with U.S. patent Laws. Sole inventions owned by TGTX and TGTX’s interest in all Joint Inventions shall be included in the TGTX Technology. Sole Inventions owned by Rhizen and Rhizen’s interest in all Joint Inventions shall be included in the Rhizen Technology.

 

Joint Know-How shall be owned jointly by the Parties.

 

9.2Disclosure of Inventions. Each Party shall promptly disclose to the other any invention disclosures, or other similar documents, submitted to it by its employees, agents or independent contractors describing inventions that may be either Sole Inventions or Joint Inventions, and all Information relating to such inventions. Sole Inventions and Joint Inventions required or deemed useful by the JSC for the Development or Commercialization of the Product, shall automatically be included in this Agreement and available for use by the Parties in the Territory, and by Rhizen outside the Territory.

 

9.3Prosecution of Patents.

 

(a)Rhizen Patents Other than Joint Patents. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9.3(a), Rhizen shall have the sole right, authority and obligation to file, prosecute and maintain the Rhizen Patents (other than Joint Patents which shall be prosecuted and maintained in accordance with Section 9.3(b)) on a worldwide basis. Rhizen shall provide TGTX reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such prosecution efforts regarding such Rhizen Patents in the Territory. Rhizen shall provide TGTX with a copy of material communications from any patent authority in the Territory regarding such Rhizen Patents, and shall provide TGTX with drafts of any material filings or responses to be made to such patent authorities a reasonable amount of time in advance of submitting such filings or responses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Rhizen desires to abandon or not maintain any Patent within such Rhizen Patents in the Territory, then Rhizen shall provide TGTX with thirty (30) days prior written notice of such desire (or such longer period of time as reasonably necessary to allow TGTX to assume such responsibilities) and, if TGTX so requests, shall provide TGTX with the opportunity to prosecute and maintain such Patent in the Territory in place of Rhizen. If TGTX desires Rhizen to file, in the Territory, a patent application that claims priority from a Patent within the Rhizen Patents, other than a Joint Patent, in the Territory, TGTX shall provide written notice to Rhizen requesting that Rhizen file such patent application in the Territory. If TGTX provides such written notice to Rhizen, Rhizen shall either (i) file and prosecute such patent application and maintain any patent issuing thereon in the Territory or (ii) notify TGTX that Rhizen does not desire to file such patent application and provide TGTX with the opportunity to file and prosecute such patent application and maintain any patent issuing thereon in the Territory in place of Rhizen

 

 
 

 

(b)Joint Patents. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9.3(b), the JSC shall entrust one party the right and authority, to prosecute and maintain the Joint Patents on a worldwide basis at its sole discretion herein referred to as an “Entrusted Party” (subject to this Section 9.3(b)). The Entrusted Party shall provide the other party reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such prosecution efforts regarding such Joint Patents. The Entrusted Party shall provide the other party with a copy of material communications from any patent authority regarding such Joint Patents, and shall provide the other party with drafts of any material filings or responses to be made to such patent authorities a reasonable amount of time in advance of submitting such filings or responses. If one Party( the “First Party”) determines in its sole discretion to abandon or not maintain any Patent within the Joint Patents anywhere in the world, then the First Party shall provide the other party (the “Second Party”) with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such determination (or such longer period of time reasonably necessary to allow the other party to assume such responsibilities) and shall provide the Second Party with the opportunity to prosecute and maintain such Patent in place of the First Party at such Second Party’s sole expense, and if the Second Party so requests, the First Party shall assign such Patent to the Second Party (if the Second Party is Rhizen in which case such Patent shall be included in the Rhizen Patents or if the Second Party is TGTX, in which case such patent shall be included in the TGTX patents). If one (the “First Party”) party desires the other party (the “Second Party”) to file, in a particular jurisdiction, a patent application that claims priority from a Patent within the Joint Patents, the First Party shall provide written notice to the Second Party expressing its desire to file such patent application in such jurisdiction. If the First Party provides such written notice to the Second Party , the Second Party shall either (i) express its agreement in writing to the First Party and the Entrusted Party shall file and prosecute such patent application and maintain any patent issuing thereon in such jurisdiction at its expense, or (ii) notify the First party that the Second Party does not desire to file such patent application and provide the First Party with the opportunity to file and prosecute such patent application and maintain any patent issuing thereon at it’s sole expense in place of the Second Party , in which case the Second Party shall assign such patent application  to the First Party (and in which case such Patent shall be included in the respective party’s Patents).

 

(c)Cooperation in Prosecution. Each Party shall provide the other Party all reasonable assistance and cooperation in the Patent prosecution efforts of the Rhizen Patents and Joint Patents including providing any necessary powers of attorney and executing any other required documents or instruments for such prosecution.

 

(d)Costs of Prosecution. The costs to prosecute and maintain the Patents related to the Product shall be considered Development Expenses and shared according to Section 3.4; provided , however, if either of the License Options are exercised then the cost of prosecution of any Rhizen Patent, shall be borne by Rhizen.

 

 
 

 

9.4Patent Term Extensions in the Territory. Each Party shall discuss and recommend to the JSC for which, if any, of the Rhizen Patents, TGTX Patents, and Joint Patents the Parties should seek Patent Term Extensions in the Territory, following which the JSC shall recommend to either of the parties which of the Rhizen Patents, TGTX Patents, or Joint Patents should be the subject of such Patent Term Extension application; provided, however, that JSC shall have the final decision-making authority with respect to applying for any such Patent Term Extensions in the Territory. Each party shall cooperate fully with the other in making such filings or actions, for example and without limitation, making available all required regulatory data and information and executing any required authorizations to apply for such Patent Term Extension. All activities and expenses thereof of the Parties pursuant to this Section 9.4 for the Territory shall be deemed Development Expenses, unless either of the License Options have been exercised then such expenses shall be borne solely by TGTX.

 

9.5Infringement of Patents by Third Parties.

 

(a)Notification. Each Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing of any existing or threatened infringement of the Rhizen Patents, Joint Patents or TGTX Patents of which it becomes aware, and shall provide evidence in such Party’s possession demonstrating such infringement.

 

(b)Infringement of Patents in the Territory.

 

(i)If a Party becomes aware that a Third Party infringes any Rhizen Patent, TGTX Patent, or Joint Patent in the Territory by making, using, importing, offering for sale or selling the Product or any similar PI3K selective inhibitor covered by any of such Patents (such activities, “Product Infringement”), then such Party shall so notify the other Party as provided in Section 9.5(a), which such notice shall include all Information available to the notifying Party regarding such alleged infringement.

 

(ii)In the Territory, TGTX shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to bring an appropriate suit or other action against any person or entity engaged in such Product Infringement, subject to Section 9.5(b)(iii) below, the cost and expense of which will be included in Commercial Expenses (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 9.5(b)(ii)); provided, however, if either of the License Options is exercised then the cost and expense will be borne by TGTX. TGTX shall have a period of sixty (60) days (or shorter period, if required by the nature of the proceeding) after notification by Rhizen or providing notification to Rhizen pursuant to section 9.5(a), to elect to so enforce such Patent. In the event TGTX does not so elect, it shall so notify Rhizen in writing during such sixty (60) day time period (or the above-mentioned shorter period), and Rhizen shall have the right, but not the obligation, to commence a suit or take action to enforce the applicable Patent against such Third Party perpetrating such Product Infringement at its sole cost and expense (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 9.5(b)(ii). Each Party shall provide to the Party enforcing any such rights under this Section 9.5(b)(ii) reasonable assistance in such enforcement, at such enforcing Party’s request, including joining such action as a party plaintiff if required by applicable Law to pursue such action. The enforcing Party shall keep the other Party regularly informed of the status and progress of such enforcement efforts, and shall reasonably consider the other Party’s comments on any such efforts. Any recoveries obtained from a suit or an action commenced by TGTX hereunder shall first be applied to the recovery of expenses incurred by TGTX and Rhizen in bringing the suit or action; and the remaining amounts, if any, shall be shared by the Parties according to Section 8.2; provided, however, if either License Option is exercised, then any recoveries obtained from a suit or an action commenced by TGTX hereunder shall first be applied to the recovery of expenses incurred by TGTX in bringing the suit or action and the remaining amounts, if any, shall be deemed additional Net Sales; provided, further, however, if Rhizen proceeds with the enforcement after TGTX decides not to move forward, then any amounts recovered shall belong solely to Rhizen.

 

 
 

 

(iii)The Party not bringing an action with respect to Product Infringement in the Territory under Section 9.5(b) shall be entitled to separate representation in such matter by counsel of its own choice and at its own expense, but such Party shall at all times cooperate fully with the Party bringing such action. Additionally, the Party not bringing an action under this Section 9.5(b) may have an opportunity to participate in such action to the extent that the Parties may mutually agree at the time the other Party elects to bring an action hereunder.

 

(c)Settlement. TGTX shall not settle any claim, suit or action that it brings under this Section 9.5 involving Rhizen Patents (excluding Joint Patents) in any manner that would negatively impact Rhizen Patents anywhere in the world, or that would limit or restrict the ability of either Party to manufacture, use, sell, offer for sale or import the Product anywhere in the world, without the prior written consent of Rhizen. Rhizen shall not settle any claim, suit or action that it brings under this Section 9.5 involving TGTX Patents (excluding Joint Patents) in any manner that would negatively impact the TGTX Patents or that would limit or restrict the ability of either Party to manufacture, use, sell, offer for sale or import the Product anywhere in the world, without the prior written consent of TGTX. Neither Party shall settle any claim, suit or action that it brings under this Section 9.5 involving Joint Patents in any manner that would negatively impact the Joint Patents or that would limit or restrict the ability of either Party to manufacture, use, sell, offer for sale or import the Product anywhere in the world, without the prior written consent of such other Party.

 

9.6Infringement of Third Party Rights in the Territory.

 

(a)Notice. If any Product manufactured, used or sold by either Party, its Affiliates, licensees or sublicensees becomes the subject of a Third Party’s claim or assertion of infringement of a Patent granted by a jurisdiction within the Territory relating to the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of the Product, the Party first having notice of the claim or assertion shall promptly notify the JSC, and the Parties shall promptly meet to consider the claim or assertion and the appropriate course of action for an approval by the JSC.

 

(b)Defense. The Parties, working through the JSC, shall cooperate to defend any such claims under the strategy, terms and conditions as may be authorized by the JSC. Unless otherwise agreed, TGTX shall be the leading Party for such defense. The Parties shall make decisions with regard to such actions covered by this Section 9.6 jointly through the JSC in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.3 , provided that any unresolved disputes shall not be subject to settlement by expedited arbitration and, in the case of any unresolved dispute, each Party named as a defendant in such action shall be entitled upon written notice to defend itself in such matter independently by counsel of its own choice and at its own expense; provided, that each Party shall inform the other Party of the progress of such defense and, if reasonably requested by the other Party, shall reasonably cooperate with the other Party. For so long as the Parties continue to pursue such matter jointly through the JSC, all costs and expenses of any defense actions under this Section 9.6(b) shall be considered Commercial Expenses and shared as in Section 8.2. In any action pursued jointly by the Parties through the JSC, the non-leading Party shall reasonably cooperate with the leading Party, including if required to conduct such defense, furnishing a power of attorney. The non-leading Party shall have the right to confer, through the JSC, with the leading Party in any such defense and the leading Party shall consider in good faith such input from the non-leading Party.

 

 
 

 

(c)Settlement. Neither Party shall enter into any settlement of any claim described in this Section 9.6 that affects the other Party’s rights or interests without such other Party’s written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

(d)Settlement Payment. Any amounts that either Party becomes obligated to pay as a result of any settlement of or decision rendered in any defense pursuant to this Section 9.6 with respect to the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of the Product in or for the Territory shall be shared as provided in Section 8.2.

 

9.7Patent Oppositions and Other Proceedings. If either Party desires to bring an opposition, action for declaratory judgment, nullity action, interference, declaration for non-infringement, reexamination or other attack upon the validity, title or enforceability of a Patent owned or controlled by a Third Party that covers, in the Territory, the Product, or the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of the Product (except insofar as such action is a counterclaim to or defense of, or accompanies a defense of, a Third Party’s claim or assertion of infringement under Section 9.6, in which case the provisions of Section 9.6 shall govern), such Party shall so notify the JSC and the Parties shall promptly confer to determine whether to bring such action or the manner in which to settle such action for the approval by the JSC. The Parties working jointly through the JSC shall cooperate to assert any such claims under the strategy, terms and conditions as may be authorized by the JSC. Unless otherwise agreed, the JSC shall designate TGTX as the leading Party for such claims. The Parties shall make decisions jointly through the JSC in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.3. For so long as the Parties continue to pursue such matter jointly through the JSC, all costs and expenses of any actions or settlement efforts under this Section 9.7 shall be shared pursuant to Section 8.2. In any action pursued jointly by the Parties through the JSC, the non-leading Party shall cooperate fully with the leading Party, including, if required, to conduct such defense, furnishing a power of attorney. The non-leading Party shall have the right to confer with the leading Party, and the leading Party shall consider in good faith input from the non-leading Party. Any awards or amounts received in bringing any such action, if any, shall be first allocated to reimburse the Parties’ respective expenses in such action, and any remaining amounts shall be shared pursuant to Section 8.2; provided, however, if either of the License Options is exercised then the entire cost of the action shall be borne by TGTX, who shall have the final decision making authority over such action, and any awards or amounts received in bringing such action shall first be allocated to reimburse TGTX for their expenses in such action and any remaining amounts shall be deemed additional Net Sales.

 

9.8Parties’ Patent Rights. If a Rhizen Patent, Joint Patent or TGTX Patent becomes the subject of any proceeding commenced by a Third Party within the Territory in connection with an opposition, reexamination request, action for declaratory judgment, nullity action, interference or other attack upon the validity, title or enforceability thereof (except insofar as such action is a counterclaim to or defense of, or accompanies a defense of, an action for infringement against a Third Party under Section 9.5, in which case the provisions of Section 9.5 shall govern), then the Party owning or otherwise Controlling such Patent shall promptly notify the other Party of such effect and discuss with the other Party how to defend such proceedings. The Party owning or otherwise Controlling such Patent shall, in close communication and discussion with the other Party, control such defense and shall solely bear the costs of such defense; provided that if such action relates to a Joint Patent, the Parties shall confer and determine which Party shall control such action and bear the associated costs. The controlling Party shall permit the non-controlling Party to participate in the proceeding to the extent permissible under applicable Law, and to be represented by its own counsel in such proceeding, at the non-controlling Party’s expense. Any awards or amounts received in defending any such Third-Party action, if any, shall be first allocated to reimburse the Controlling Party’s expenses in such action, and any remaining amounts shall be shared pursuant to Section 8.2; provided, however, if either of the License Options have been exercised, then TGTX shall bear the expense and any remaining amounts shall first be used to reimburse TGTX’s expenses and any remainder shall be deemed additional Net Sales.

 

 
 

 

9.9Orange Book Listing, Compendial Listing. Rhizen shall allow TGTX to file appropriate information with the Regulatory Authority in the Territory listing any Rhizen Patents in the Orange Book or equivalent in the US and EU and each other country of the Territory, that JV deems appropriate, if any, as a Patent related to the Product and the Parties shall use Diligent Efforts to obtain and maintain such listing.

 

9.10Rights to Intellectual Property in India.

 

(a)TGTX hereby grants Rhizen a perpetual, exclusive, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to the Joint Patents and a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to the Joint Know-How to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, and import the Product outside the Territory.  Outside the Territory, Rhizen shall have the right, but not the obligation, at Rhizen’s sole expense, to bring an appropriate suit or other action against any person or entity engaged in Product Infringement of the Joint Patents. TGTX shall provide to Rhizen when enforcing any such rights under this Section 9.10 reasonable assistance in such enforcement, at Rhizen’s request and cost, including joining such action as a party plaintiff if required by applicable Law to pursue such action.

 

(b)The Parties agree that in the event Rhizen desires to use the TGTX Technology, other than the Joint Patents and the Joint Know-How, for any purpose outside of the Territory, then Rhizen shall pay such fair market value royalties and/or fees to TGTX that the Parties determine by future written agreement. Each Party agrees to negotiate in good faith to execute an agreement regarding the subject matter of this paragraph.

  

(c)For the purpose of this Section 9.10, TGTX Technology shall exclude any rights related to *.

 

 

* Confidential material redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE 10

 

  

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

  

10.1        Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each Party hereby represents, warrants, and covenants (as applicable) to the other Party as follows:

 

a.Corporate Existence and Power. It is a company or corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, and has full corporate power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its property and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and as contemplated in this Agreement, including, without limitation, the right to grant the licenses granted by it hereunder.

 

b.Authority and Binding Agreement. As of the Effective Date, (i) it has the corporate power and authority and the legal right to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder; (ii) it has taken all necessary corporate action on its part required to authorize the execution and delivery of the Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder; and (iii) the Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Party, and constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Party that is enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

 

c.No Conflict. It is not a party to any agreement that would prevent it from granting the rights granted to the other Party under this Agreement or performing its obligations under this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement shall not violate, conflict with or constitute a default under any agreement (including its corporate charter or other organizational documents) to which it is a party or to which it may be bound, or to its best knowledge, any applicable Laws or order of any court or other tribunal.

 

d.No Debarment. In the course of the Development and Commercialization of the Product, each Party has not used and shall not use, during the term of this Agreement, any employee or consultant who has been debarred by any Regulatory Authority, or is the subject of debarment proceedings by a Regulatory Authority.

 

10.2        Additional Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Rhizen. Rhizen represents, warrants and covenants (as applicable) to TGTX as follows, as of the Effective Date:

 

a.Regulatory Materials and Studies. To the best of Rhizen’s knowledge, all Regulatory Materials Controlled by Rhizen in existence as of the Effective Date and to which TGTX has rights of use or reference hereunder (collectively, “Rhizen Regulatory Materials”), including the Regulatory Materials described in Section 4.1(a), have been prepared, maintained and retained in accordance with applicable Laws. All preclinical studies conducted with respect to the Product in connection with the preparation of the Rhizen Regulatory Materials, including such studies from which the data described in Section 4.1(a) are derived, have been conducted substantially in accordance with applicable Laws by persons with appropriate education, knowledge and experience. Rhizen has not been debarred and is not subject to debarment, in each case pursuant to Section 306 of the FD&C Act or any similar law or regulation in any jurisdiction outside the United States.

 

 
 

 

b.Sufficiency of License Grants.

 

i.Except as set forth on Schedule 10.2(b)(i) hereto, the Rhizen Patents are not subject to any encumbrance, lien or claim or ownership by any Third Party that is inconsistent with the rights and (sub)licenses granted to TGTX hereunder;

 

ii.Except as set forth on Schedule 10.2(b)(ii) hereto, Rhizen owns or possesses adequate right, title and interest in any Rhizen Patents to grant the license thereto to TGTX as provided in Article 6;

 

iii.No claim or litigation has been brought or, to the knowledge of Rhizen, is threatened to be brought, by any person or entity alleging that (A) any of the Rhizen Patents in the Territory is invalid or unenforceable, or (B) practice of any of the Rhizen Technology in the Territory infringes or otherwise conflicts or interferes with any intellectual property or proprietary right of any Third Party;

 

iv.To the knowledge of Rhizen, prior to the Effective Date, no Third Party has infringed or misappropriated any Rhizen Technology by making, using, importing, offering for sale or selling the Product and, as of the Effective Date, there is no actual or threatened infringement or misappropriation of the Rhizen Technology by any Third Party by making, using, importing, offering for sale or selling the Product;

 

v.Except as set forth on Schedule 10.2(b)(v), to the knowledge of Rhizen, neither (A) TGTX’s exercise of its rights hereunder with respect to the Rhizen Technology, nor (B) Rhizen’s or TGTX’s Development or Commercialization of the Product in the Territory, shall infringe any valid and enforceable Patent or other intellectual property right or other proprietary right of any Third Party;

 

vi.This Agreement is consistent with all of the Third Party License Agreements in all respects and does not conflict with, violate, breach or otherwise give rise to a default by Rhizen under, any term of each of the Third Party License Agreement;

 

vii.Rhizen has obtained any and all consents, if any, required from Third Parties for Rhizen to enter into this Agreement and to grant to TGTX the licenses and other rights provided herein and has provided a copy of such consents to TGTX;

 

viii.Rhizen owns or possesses adequate right, title and interest in the Rhizen Know-How to grant the license thereto to TGTX as provided in Article 6;

 

c.Supply of Bulk API or Finished Product by Rhizen. All Bulk API or the Finished Product supplied by Rhizen to TGTX pursuant to this Agreement shall be manufactured, handled and stored by Rhizen or its Third Party contract manufacture(s): (i) in accordance with the agreed upon specification and (ii) in compliance with applicable Laws and regulations, including without limitation, the GMP requirements.

 

d.Listing of Backup Compounds. The list set forth on Exhibit G includes all Backup Compounds as of the Effective Date.

 

10.3Additional Representations of TGTX.

 

a.TGTX represents and warrants that it will comply with the U.K. Bribery Act, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and any and all other Applicable Laws prohibiting corruption or bribery (collectively referred to as the “Anti-Corruption Laws”); and

 

 
 

 

b.TGTX agrees, represents and warrants that (i) it (and its Affiliates) shall transport, store, distribute, sell and promote the Product in compliance with all applicable Laws, and (ii) any calculated prices or other data or information that used by TGTX for reporting purposes pursuant to the rules and regulations of any federal or state government programs, shall be current, accurate and complete and shall comply with applicable Laws.

 

10.4        Disclaimer. TGTX understands that the Product is the subject of ongoing clinical research and development and that Rhizen cannot assure the safety or usefulness of the Product. In addition, Rhizen makes no warranties except as set forth in this Agreement concerning the Rhizen Technology.

 

10.5        No Other Representations or Warranties. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR NON-MISAPPROPRIATION OF THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, ARE MADE OR GIVEN BY OR ON BEHALF OF A PARTY. ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED.

 

 
 

 

ARTICLE 11

 

  

INDEMNIFICATION

 

  

11.1        Indemnification by each Party. Each Party hereby agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold the other Party and its officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all Third Party claims, suits, proceedings, damages, expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), and recoveries, including product liability claims (collectively, “Claims”) to the extent that such Claims arise out of, are based on, or result from (a) a breach by the indemnifying Party of its representations, warranties, and obligations under the Agreement; or (b) the willful misconduct or grossly negligent acts of the indemnifying Party or its Affiliates, or the officers, directors, employees, or agents of such indemnifying Party or its Affiliates. The foregoing indemnity obligation shall not apply to the extent that any Claim arises from, is based on, or results from (i) a breach of any of the representations, warranties, and obligations under the Agreement by the Party seeking indemnity; or (ii) the willful misconduct or grossly negligent acts of the Party seeking indemnity or its Affiliates, or the officers, directors, employees, or agents of such Party. The foregoing indemnity obligation shall not apply if the applicable indemnitees fail to comply with the indemnification procedures set forth in Section 11.2. Expenses relating to any other Claims resulting directly or indirectly from the manufacture, use, handling, storage, sale or other disposition of the Product in the U.S. shall be shared equally by the Parties at the time such expenses are required to be paid.

 

11.2        Indemnification Procedures. The Party claiming indemnity under this Article 11 (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give written notice to the Party from whom indemnity is being sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) promptly after learning of such Claim. In the event of a claim relating to the U.S., the Parties shall confer as to whether such claim would result in indemnification under Section 11.1 and in any event how to respond to the claim. The Indemnified Party shall provide the Indemnifying Party with reasonable assistance, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, in connection with the defense of the Claim for which indemnity is being sought. The Indemnified Party may participate in and monitor such defense with counsel of its own choosing at its sole expense; provided, however, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume and conduct the defense of the Claim with counsel of its choice. The Indemnifying Party shall not settle any claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, unless the settlement involves only the payment of money. So long as the Indemnifying Party is actively defending the Claim in good faith, the Indemnified Party shall not settle any such Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party does not assume and conduct the defense of the Claim as provided above, (a) the Indemnified Party may defend against, and consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the claim in any manner the Indemnified Party may deem reasonably appropriate (and the Indemnified Party need not consult with, or obtain any consent from, the Indemnifying Party in connection therewith), and (b) the Indemnifying Party shall remain responsible to indemnify the Indemnified Party as provided in this Article 11.

 

11.3        Limitation of Liability. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF ANY NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 11.3 IS INTENDED TO OR SHALL LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE DAMAGES AVAILABLE FOR A PARTY’S BREACH OF THE CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS IN ARTICLE 12.

 

 
 

 

11.4        Insurance. Each Party shall procure and maintain insurance, including product liability and other appropriate insurance, adequate to cover its obligations hereunder and which are consistent with normal business practices of prudent companies similarly situated at all times during which any Product is being clinically tested in human subjects or commercially distributed or sold. It is understood that such insurance shall not be construed to create a limit of either Party’s liability with respect to its indemnification obligations under this Article 11. Each Party shall provide the other with written evidence of such insurance upon request. Each Party shall provide the other with written notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the cancellation, non-renewal or material change in such insurance or self-insurance which materially adversely affects the rights of the other Party hereunder.

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE 12

 

 

CONFIDENTIALITY

 

  

12.1           Confidentiality. Except to the extent expressly authorized by this Agreement or otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, each Party agrees that, for the Term and until the later of (i) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (ii) five (5) years after the expiration or termination of the Term, it shall keep confidential and shall not publish or otherwise disclose and shall not use for any purpose other than as provided for in this Agreement any Confidential Information furnished to it by the other Party pursuant to this Agreement except for that portion of such information or materials that the receiving Party can demonstrate by competent written proof:

 

(a)was already known to the receiving Party or its Affiliate, other than under an obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party ,at the time of disclosure by the other Party as evidenced by written documentation;

 

(b)was generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain at the time of its disclosure to the receiving Party;

 

(c)became generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain after it disclosure and other than through any act or omission of the receiving Party in breach of this Agreement;

 

(d)was disclosed to the receiving Party or its Affiliate by a Third Party without obligations of confidentiality with respect thereto; or

 

(e)was independently discovered or developed by the receiving Party or its Affiliate without the aid, application, or use of Confidential Information of the other Party as evidenced by written documentation; provided, however, that this exception shall not apply to information or materials consisting of data and results generated or resulting from Development activities with respect to the Product, which information and materials shall be deemed Confidential Information of the Party who has developed such information or materials regardless of whether such information and materials were independently discovered or developed by the receiving Party or its Affiliate.

 

12.2        Authorized Disclosure. Each Party may disclose Confidential Information belonging to the other Party to the extent such disclosure is reasonably necessary in the following situations:

 

(a)filing or prosecuting Patents as permitted in this Agreement;

 

(b)regulatory submissions and other filings with Governmental Authorities, including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission;

 

(c)prosecuting or defending litigation or other proceedings or regulatory actions;

 

(d)complying with applicable Laws;

 

(e)disclosure to its employees, agents, and consultants, and any Third Parties (and potential licensees and) with which a Party is Developing or Commercializing the Product) only on a need-to-know basis and solely as necessary in connection with the performance of this Agreement, provided that in each case the recipient of such Confidential Information must agree to be bound by similar obligations of confidentiality and non-use at least as equivalent in scope as those set forth in this Article 12 prior to any such disclosure; and

 

 
 

 

(f)disclosure of the material financial terms of this Agreement to any bona fide potential investor, investment banker, acquiror, merger partner, or other potential financial partner; provided that in connection with such disclosure, the disclosing Party shall use all reasonable efforts to inform each recipient of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and shall cause each recipient of such Confidential Information to treat such Confidential Information as confidential.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a Party is required to make a disclosure of the other Party’s Confidential Information pursuant to clause (a) through (d) of this Section 12.2, it shall, except where prohibited by applicable Law, give reasonable advance notice to the other Party of such disclosure and use reasonable efforts to secure confidential treatment of such information. In any event, the Parties agree to take all reasonable action to avoid disclosure of Confidential Information hereunder.

 

12.3        Publicity; Terms of Agreement.

 

(a)The Parties agree that the material terms of this Agreement are included within the Confidential Information of both Parties, subject to the special authorized disclosure provisions set forth below in this Section 12.3. The Parties have agreed to make a joint public announcement of the execution of this Agreement substantially in the form of the press release attached as Exhibit A on or after the Effective Date.

 

(b)After release of such press release, if either Party desires to make a public announcement concerning the material terms of this Agreement, such Party shall give reasonable prior advance notice of the proposed text of such announcement to the other Party for its prior review and approval (except as otherwise provided herein), such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. A Party commenting on such a proposed press release shall provide its comments, if any, within five (5) Business Days after receiving the press release for review. Neither Party shall be required to seek the permission of the other Party to repeat any information regarding the terms of this Agreement that has already been publicly disclosed or previously agreed to by such Party, or by the other Party, in accordance with this Section 12.3.

 

(c)The Parties acknowledge that TGTX will be obligated to file a copy of this Agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). TGTX shall be entitled to make such a required filing, provided that it requests confidential treatment of certain commercial terms and sensitive technical terms hereof to the extent such confidential treatment is reasonably available to TGTX. In the event of any such filing, TGTX shall provide Rhizen with a copy of the Agreement marked to show provisions for which TGTX intends to seek confidential treatment and shall reasonably consider and incorporate Rhizen’s comments thereon to the extent consistent with the legal requirements governing redaction of information from material agreements that must be publicly filed. Rhizen shall promptly provide any such comments. Rhizen recognizes that U.S. Laws and SEC policies and regulations to which TGTX is and may become subject may require TGTX to publicly disclose certain terms of this Agreement that Rhizen may prefer not be disclosed, and that TGTX is, after completing the above mentioned procedures, entitled hereunder to make such required disclosures to the extent legally required.

 

 
 

 

12.4           Publications. Neither Party may publish peer reviewed manuscripts, or give other forms of public disclosure such as abstracts and presentations, of results of studies carried out under this Agreement with respect to the Territory, without the opportunity for prior review by the other Party. Each Party shall provide the other Party the opportunity to review and comment on any proposed manuscripts or presentations which relate to any Product at least thirty (30) days prior to their intended submission for publication or presentation. Each Party shall consider the comments of the other Party and shall remove any and all of the other Party’s Confidential Information at the request of such other Party. A Party seeking publication shall also provide the other Party a copy of the manuscript at the time of the submission. Neither Party shall have the right to publish or present the other Party’s Confidential Information without the other Party’s prior written consent, except as expressly permitted in this Agreement.

 

12.5           Injunction. Each Party shall be entitled, in addition to any other right or remedy it may have, at Law or in equity, to seek an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining or restraining the other Party or its Affiliates from any violation or threatened violation of this Article 12.

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE 13

 

  

TERM AND TERMINATION

 

  

13.1           Term. This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and, unless earlier terminated pursuant to this Article 13, shall remain in effect in the Territory until the earlier to occur of:

 

(i) the exercise of the TGTX License Option and the effective date of the License Agreement between the Parties with respect thereto;

 

(ii) the exercise of the Rhizen License Option and the effective date of the License Agreement between the Parties with respect thereto; and

 

(iii) the later to occur of (A) the expiration of the last applicable patent of the Joint Patents, the Rhizen Patents or TGTX Patents, or (B) the expiry of any other exclusivity right with respect to the Product in a country, including patent term extensions, marketing exclusivity or any other non-patent exlusivity.

 

13.2        Termination.

 

(a)Early Withdrawal by TGTX without any cause. TGTX shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, in its entirety, upon written notice to Rhizen by at least six (6) months’ written notice prior to the effective date of termination. If TGTX terminates this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13.2(a), then:

 

(i)TGTX shall not, during the applicable notice period, take any action that could adversely affect or impair the further Development and Commercialization of the Product.

 

(ii)The JSC shall coordinate the wind-down of TGTX’s efforts under this Agreement.

 

(iii)TGTX shall not be responsible for any payments that become due to Rhizen pursuant to this Agreement that are incurred or accrued during the applicable notice period, other than those that relate to reimbursement of Development and Commercial Expenses based on the P/L Sharing Percentage in effect at the time of termination, subject to determination by the JSC.

 

(iv)Provided TGTX terminates both (1) prior to enrollment of * patient as described in Section 8.1(b) and (2) after the filing of an IND or CTA with a Regulatory Agency, then TGTX shall pay Rhizen an amount equal to *% of the Milestone Payment. For the sake of clarity, if either condition of the proviso of the preceding sentence is not satisfied, then TGTX will have no obligation to make any cash payment to Rhizen upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13.2(a) (except for any cost sharing pursuant to Section 13.2(a(iii)).

 

(b)Withdrawal by TGTX with cause. TGTX shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, in its entirety, for Cause upon written notice to Rhizen by at least six (6) months’ written notice prior to the effective date of termination. If TGTX terminates this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13.2(b), then:

 

 

* Confidential material redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

  

 
 

  
(i)TGTX shall not, during the applicable notice period, take any action that could adversely affect or impair the further Development and Commercialization of the Product.

 

(ii)The JSC shall coordinate the wind-down of TGTX’s efforts under this Agreement.

 

(iii)TGTX shall not be responsible for any payments that become due to Rhizen pursuant to this Agreement that were incurred or accrued during the applicable notice period, other than those that relate to reimbursement of Development and Commercial Expenses based on the P/L Sharing Percentage in effect at the time of termination, subject to determination by the JSC.

 

  (iv) Provided TGTX terminates both (1) prior to enrollment of * patient as described in Section 8.1(b) and (2) after the filing of an IND or CTA with a Regulatory Agency, then TGTX shall pay Rhizen an amount equal to *% of the Milestone Payment. For the sake of clarity, if either condition of the proviso of the preceding sentence is not satisfied, then TGTX will have no obligation to make any cash payment to Rhizen upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13.2(b) (except for any cost sharing pursuant to Section 13.2(b(iii)).

 

(c)Termination for Breach.

 

(i)Rhizen shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to TGTX if TGTX, after receiving written notice identifying such material breach by TGTX, fails to cure such material breach within ninety (90) days from the date of such notice ; provided, that if such breach cannot be remedied within such 90-day period (including a breach caused by a Financial Force Majeure) and TGTX has provided Rhizen with a written plan, reasonably acceptable to Rhizen, setting forth the activities to be performed by TGTX to remedy such breach, then Rhizen may not terminate this Agreement during such time as TGTX is diligently pursuing the performance of the activities described in the plan; and provided, further, that if such material breach relates solely to a particular country in the Territory, then Rhizen may terminate this Agreement only with respect to the applicable country but may not terminate this Agreement with respect to any other countries. Additionally, all the timeframes for curing a breach shall be stayed pending resolution of any disputes related to such purported breach.

 

(ii)TGTX shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to Rhizen if Rhizen, after receiving written notice identifying a material breach by Rhizen of its obligations under this Agreement, fails to cure such material breach within ninety (90) days from the date of such notice; provided, that if such breach cannot be remedied within such 90-day period (including a breach caused by a Financial Force Majeure) and Rhizen has provided TGTX with a written plan, reasonably acceptable to TGTX, setting forth the activities to be performed by Rhizen to remedy such breach, then TGTX may not terminate this Agreement during such time as Rhizen is diligently pursuing the performance of the activities described in the plan; and provided, further, that if such material breach relates solely to a particular country in the Territory, then TGTX may terminate this Agreement only with respect to the applicable country but may not terminate this Agreement with respect to any other countries. Additionally, all the timeframes for curing a breach shall be stayed pending resolution of any disputes related to such purported breach.

 

 

* Confidential material redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

  

 
 

 

(iii)For clarity, if a Party elects not to exercise its rights to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13.2(c) for the other Party’s uncured material breach or pursuant to Section 13.5, but instead elects to allow this Agreement to continue in effect, then the breaching Party shall continue to be liable to the other Party for any breach of representations, warranties, obligations or agreements made in this Agreement by such breaching Party, and the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to pursue legal and equitable remedies arising from such breach that are available to it.

 

(d)Termination for Insolvency. In the event that either Party makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, appoints or suffers appointment of a receiver or trustee over all or substantially all of its property, files a petition under any bankruptcy or insolvency act or has any such petition filed against it which is not discharged within sixty (60) days of the filing thereof, then the other Party may terminate this Agreement effective immediately upon written notice to such Party.

 

13.3           Other Remedies for Rhizen Breach. In addition to the termination remedy described in Sections 13.2(c), TGTX shall have certain other remedies for the material breaches of this Agreement (including a Rhizen failure to comply with Section 13.5) by Rhizen (which in all events shall be (i) in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies available to TGTX under this Agreement or applicable law, and (ii) subject to the notice and cure provisions of Section 13.2(c)), specified as follows:.

 

(a)Continuing Rights of TGTX. If TGTX otherwise has the right to terminate the entire Agreement pursuant to Section 13.2(c)(ii) due to a material breach by Rhizen, TGTX shall have, in addition to its other remedies, the right to elect in writing to continue the Agreement pursuant to Section 13.2(c)(iii) to retain: (i) its rights and obligations to the Backup Compounds pursuant to the terms of Section 3.7, and (ii) all other rights and obligations granted under this Agreement to TGTX, including, but not limited to, all Patent rights and licenses.  If TGTX exercises such right, then the Agreement shall remain in effect with respect to the Backup Compound and all other rights and obligations of the Parties shall remain in full force and effect under the Agreement.  If TGTX does not exercise such right, then the Agreement shall be deemed terminated.

 

13.4           Rhizen Termination for TGTX Failure to File IND/CTA: Notwithstanding Section 13.2(b) above if the IND/CTA Filing Conditions are met and TGTX fails to file an IND or CTA in a Major Market on or before the applicable IND/CTA Filing Deadline (other than for reasons beyond the reasonable control of TGTX, such as the requirements of the applicable Regulatory Authority), Rhizen may terminate this Agreement on sixty(60) days’ written notice to TGTX unless TGTX makes such filing, or is determined by the JSC to be actively in the process of making such filing before the end of sixty (60) days’ written notice to TGTX.

 

13.5           Termination for Diligence Failure: Notwithstanding Section 13.2(b) above, if a party does not correct a failure to use Diligent Efforts within the applicable period specified in, or determined in accordance with this Agreement (a Diligence Failure), the non-breaching party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement on sixty (60) days’ written notice to the breaching party unless the breaching party cures such Diligence Failure before the end of such sixty (60) day period, or is determined by the JSC to be actively in the process of curing such Diligence Failure before the end of such sixty (60) day period.

 

 
 

 

13.6                Effect of Termination of the Agreement. Upon termination by Rhizen of the Agreement under Section 13.2(c), Section 13.4 or Section 13.5, or upon termination by TGTX under Section 13.2(a) and 13.2(b), the following shall apply (in addition to any other rights and obligations under Section 13.7 or 13.8 or otherwise under this Agreement with respect to such termination) with respect to the affected territory or territories:

 

a.Intellectual Property. Rhizen shall have the right, exercisable upon written notice by Rhizen to TGTX given within sixty (60) days after the effective date of such termination, to obtain, and effective upon such notice, TGTX shall, and it hereby does, grant to Rhizen, a perpetual, exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing license, with the right to sublicense, under TGTX Intellectual Property Rights (which, for purposes of this Section 13.6 shall not include the Joint Patents or the Joint Know-How) solely to develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, have sold and import the Compound and Products in the Field of Use, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below in subparagraph (c). TGTX shall provide to Rhizen when enforcing any such rights under this Section 13.6(a) reasonable assistance in such enforcement, at Rhizen’s request and cost, including joining such action as a party plaintiff if required by applicable Law to pursue such action. In consideration for such exclusive license, Rhizen shall pay to TGTX a royalty based on the fair market value of such license.  The royalty will be negotiated in good faith by the Parties within fifteen (15) days following the effective date of the termination. If the Parties cannot agree on the terms of the royalty, the parties will select a disinterested Third Party to determine the fair market value of the license (the “Appraiser”).  Once the Appraiser is selected, the Appraiser shall be instructed to furnish a written appraisal within sixty (60) days of it selection. TGTX shall bear the Appraiser’s reasonable costs and expenses.  The fair market value royalty will be paid out of Rhizen’s gross profits following the first commercial sale of the Product, and which gross profits will be based on all amounts paid to Rhizen from its sublicensing or from sales directly or indirectly in the particular country or Territory. The term of such royalty will expire on the expiration of the last to expire issued Valid Claim within the TGTX Patents covering the Product in the particular country or Territory.

 

TGTX shall, and it hereby does, upon such Termination grant to Rhizen, (i) a perpetual, exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, under the Joint Patents; and (ii) a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to the Joint Know-How, in each case solely to develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, have sold and import the Compound and Products in the Field of Use. TGTX shall provide to Rhizen when enforcing any such rights under this Section 13.6(a) reasonable assistance in such enforcement, at Rhizen’s request and cost, including joining such action as a party plaintiff if required by applicable Law to pursue such action.

 

b.Regulatory Materials. TGTX shall transfer and assign to Rhizen all Regulatory Materials and Regulatory Approvals for Product for the terminated country(ies) of the Territory , and shall grant Rhizen a right of reference to all Regulatory Materials filed by TGTX in the Territory solely for the purpose of Rhizen obtaining Regulatory Approval for the Product in such terminated country(ies). For avoidance of doubt , Rhizen shall have right to transfer and assign the rights to any of its licensing partner for the terminated country(ies) of the Territory.

 

 
 

 

c.Transition Assistance. TGTX shall, for a reasonable period of time, provide such assistance, at no cost to Rhizen, to transfer or transition to Rhizen all other technology or know-how, including Information generated from the Clinical Trials or other Development activities, or then-existing commercial arrangements, that is, or are, reasonably necessary or useful for Rhizen to commence or continue Developing, conducting Finished Manufacturing of or Commercializing the Product in or for the terminated country(ies) of the Territory, to the extent TGTX is then performing or having performed such activities. TGTX shall take such other commercially reasonable actions and shall execute such other instruments, assignments and documents as may be necessary to effect the transition of the Development and Commercialization of the Product to Rhizen, including without limitation assignments of any contracts, including subcontracting agreements, related to the Development and Commercialization of the Product, unless such assignment is prohibited by a contract and the applicable consent cannot be reasonably procured at reasonable cost.  TGTX will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of any third-party to any contract or agreement related to the Development or Commercialization of the Product, which consent is required for the assignment of any such contract or agreement from TGTX to Rhizen, provided, however, that any cash payment required by TGTX in order to procure any such consent shall be deemed not commercially reasonable.  Prior to receipt of such consent, TGTX shall make available to Rhizen all rights and other benefits of such contracts, on a subcontract or sublease basis or in some other appropriate manner to the fullest extent reasonably practicable, and Rhizen shall be considered an independent subcontractor or sublessee of TGTX, with respect to all matters concerning such contracts.

 

d.Remaining Inventories. Rhizen shall have the right to purchase from TGTX all of the inventory of Finished Product held by TGTX for such terminated country(ies) as of the effective date of termination of this Agreement at a price equal to TGTX’s cost to acquire or manufacture such inventory for such terminated country(ies). Rhizen shall notify TGTX within thirty (30) days after the date of termination of the Agreement whether Rhizen elects to exercise such right. If Rhizen does not exercise such right, then TGTX shall have the right to sell in such terminated country(ies) of the Territory any such remaining inventory over a period of no greater than six (6) months after the effective date of termination of this Agreement provided TGTX makes appropriate payment to Rhizen under similar terms of the prevailing P/L arrangements.

 

f.Termination of Licenses. For clarity, upon any termination of this Agreement under Section 13.2, the licenses granted to TGTX under this Agreement for such terminated country(ies) shall terminate.

 

g.Clinical Trials. In the event that any clinical trial of the Product being conducted by or on behalf of TGTX is on-going as of the effective date of any termination of this Agreement, then upon written request of Rhizen, TGTX shall cooperate to transfer responsibility for such clinical trial to Rhizen or its designee as expeditiously as possible in an orderly manner and in compliance with Law and common standards of industry practice, and cooperate to facilitate the transfer to Rhizen of, as applicable, regulatory filings, CRO contracts, site agreements and the like as expeditiously as possible, provided that the costs of conducting such clinical trial up to the effective date of termination of this Agreement shall be considered Development Costs. In the event that Rhizen does not request to transfer responsibility for the conduct of such on-going clinical trial, then TGTX shall wind down such on-going clinical trial as expeditiously as possible, consistent with TGTX’s ethical and regulatory obligations and in compliance with Law and standards of industry practice, provided that all costs of TGTX in winding-down such clinical trial shall be considered Development Costs; provided, however, if the Agreement was terminated by Rhizen pursuant to Section 13.2(c)(i), Section 13.4, or Section 13.5, or upon termination by TGTX under Section 13.2(a), TGTX shall be responsible for such costs. However, if the Agreement was terminated by TGTX pursuant to Section 13.2(c)(ii) or Section 13.5, Rhizen shall be responsible for such costs.

 

 
 

 

13.7           Other Remedies. Other than as explicitly stated otherwise in this Article 13, termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason shall not release any Party from any liability or obligation that already has accrued prior to such expiration or termination, nor affect the survival of any provision hereof to the extent it is expressly stated to survive such termination. Termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason shall not constitute a waiver or release of, or otherwise be deemed to prejudice or adversely affect, any rights, remedies or claims, whether for damages or otherwise, that a Party may have hereunder or that may arise out of or in connection with such termination or expiration.

 

13.8           Rights in Bankruptcy. All rights and licenses granted under or pursuant to this Agreement by Rhizen are, and shall otherwise be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, licenses of right to “intellectual property” as defined under Section 101 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Parties agree that TGTX, as licensee of such rights under this Agreement, shall retain and may fully exercise all of its rights and elections under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and any foreign equivalent thereto in any country having jurisdiction over a Party or its assets. The Parties further agree that, in the event of the commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding by or against Rhizen, TGTX shall be entitled to a complete duplicate of (or complete access to, as appropriate) any such intellectual property and all embodiments of such intellectual property, which, if not already in TGTX’s possession, shall be promptly delivered to it (a) upon any such commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding upon TGTX’s written request therefor, unless Rhizen elects to continue to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement or (b) if not delivered under clause (a), following the rejection of this Agreement by or on behalf of Rhizen upon written request therefor by TGTX.-

 

13.9           Survival. The following provisions shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement for the period of time specified therein (or, if no such period is specified, indefinitely): Articles 1, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15, and Sections 4.7, 9.1, 9.8 (to the extent that TGTX uses a Product Trademark after such expiration or termination), 13.4, 13.3, 13.6, 13.7, and 13.8.

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE 14

 

  

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

  

14.1         English Language; Governing Law. This Agreement was prepared in the English language, which language shall govern the interpretation of, and any dispute regarding, the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement and all disputes arising out of or related to this Agreement or any breach hereof shall be governed by and construed under the Laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law principles that would require the application of the Laws of a different state.

 

14.2        Disputes.

 

(a)The Parties recognize that disputes as to certain matters may from time to time arise during the Term which relate to either Party’s rights or obligations hereunder. It is the objective of the Parties to establish procedures to facilitate the resolution of disputes arising under this Agreement in an expedient manner by mutual cooperation and without resort to litigation. To accomplish this objective, the Parties agree to follow the procedures set forth in this Section 14.2 to resolve any controversy or claim arising out of, relating to or in connection with any provision of this Agreement, if and when a dispute arises under this Agreement. With respect to all disputes arising between the Parties (other than those matters delegated to the JSC, which shall be governed in accordance with Section 2.3(c)), including, without limitation, any alleged failure to perform, or breach, of this Agreement, or any issue relating to the interpretation or application of this Agreement, if the Parties are unable to resolve such dispute within sixty (60) days after such dispute is first identified by either Party in writing to the other, the Parties shall refer such dispute to the senior executive officers for each Party for attempted resolution by good faith negotiations within thirty (30) days after such notice is received. If the senior executive officers designated by the Parties are not able to resolve such dispute within such thirty (30) day period, either Party may submit such dispute in accordance with Section 14.2(b).

 

(b)Arbitration. Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the breach, termination or validity thereof, which has not been resolved by the executives of the Parties as provided herein will be finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the CPR Rules for Non-Administered Arbitration then currently in effect, by three arbitrators of whom each party will appoint one in accordance with the ‘screened’ appointment procedure provided in Rule 5.4, provided, however, that if one party fails to participate in either the negotiation or mediation as agreed herein, the other party can commence arbitration prior to the expiration of the time periods set forth above. The arbitration will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§1 et seq., and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. The place of arbitration will be New York, NY. The award may be made a judgment by any court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the New York Convention, 9 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and for this purpose the Party against whom the award is made will agree to the personal jurisdiction of the court in which recognition is sought and will not raise any argument of forum non conveniens.

 

(c)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 14, either Party may seek injunctive relief in any court in any jurisdiction where appropriate.

 

 
 

  

ARTICLE 15

 

  

MISCELLANEOUS

 

  

15.1           Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, including the Exhibits hereto, sets forth the complete, final and exclusive agreement and all the covenants, promises, agreements, warranties, representations, conditions and understandings between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes, as of the Effective Date, all prior agreements and understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no covenants, promises, agreements, warranties, representations, conditions or understandings, either oral or written, between the Parties other than as are set forth herein and therein. No subsequent alteration, amendment, change or addition to this Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties unless reduced to writing and signed by an authorized officer of each Party.

 

15.2           Force Majeure. Both Parties shall be excused from the performance of their obligations under this Agreement to the extent that such performance is prevented by force majeure and the nonperforming Party promptly provides notice of the prevention to the other Party. Such excuse shall be continued so long as the condition constituting force majeure continues and the nonperforming Party takes reasonable efforts to remove the condition. For purposes of this Agreement, force majeure shall include conditions beyond the control of the Parties, including without limitation, an act of God, war, civil commotion, terrorist act, labor strike or lock-out, epidemic, failure or default of public utilities or common carriers, destruction of production facilities or materials by fire, earthquake, storm or like catastrophe, and failure of plant or machinery (provided that such failure could not have been prevented by the exercise of skill, diligence, and prudence that would be reasonably and ordinarily expected from a skilled and experienced person engaged in the same type of undertaking under the same or similar circumstances). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party shall not be excused from making payments owed hereunder because of a force majeure affecting such Party, except in the case of a Financial Force Majeure. Nevertheless, any failure to make a payment as a result of a Financial Force Majeure will trigger a reduction in a Party’s P/L Share Percentage in accordance with Sections 3.4 and 8.2 hereof.

 

15.3           Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing, shall specifically refer to this Agreement, and shall be addressed to the appropriate Party at the address specified below or such other address as may be specified by such Party in writing in accordance with this Section 15.3, and shall be deemed to have been given for all purposes (a) when received, if hand-delivered sent by a reputable overnight delivery service, or by facsimile (with electronic confirmation of receipt) or by e-mail, or (b) seven (7) days after mailing, if mailed by first class certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested.

 

If to Rhizen:  

Rhizen Pharmaceuticals, S.A.

Fritz-Couveoriser 40

CH-2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds

Switzerland

Attn: Swaroop Vakkalanka

 

 
 

 

If to TGTX:  

TG Therapeutics Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue 48th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attn: Michael S. Weiss

 

15.4           No Strict Construction; Headings. This Agreement has been prepared jointly and shall not be strictly construed against either Party. Ambiguities, if any, in this Agreement shall not be construed against any Party, irrespective of which Party may be deemed to have authored the ambiguous provision. The headings of each Article and Section in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to limit or expand on the meaning of the language contained in the particular Article or Section.

 

15.5           Assignment. Neither Party may assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other, except that a Party may make such an assignment without the other Party’s consent to Affiliates or to a successor to substantially all of the business of such Party, whether in a merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or other transaction. Any permitted assignment shall be binding on the successors of the assigning Party. Any assignment or attempted assignment by either Party in violation of the terms of this Section 15.5 shall be null, void and of no legal effect.

 

15.6           Performance by Affiliates. Each Party may discharge any obligations and exercise any right hereunder through any of its Affiliates. Each Party hereby guarantees the performance by its Affiliates of such Party’s obligations under this Agreement, and shall cause its Affiliates to comply with the provisions of this Agreement in connection with such performance. Any breach by a Party’s Affiliate of any of such Party’s obligations under this Agreement shall be deemed a breach by such Party, and the other Party may proceed directly against such Party without any obligation to first proceed against such Party’s Affiliate.

 

15.7           Further Actions. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments, and to do all such other acts, as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

 

15.8           Severability. If any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be or is taken, the provision shall be considered severed from this Agreement and shall not serve to invalidate any remaining provisions hereof. The Parties shall make a good faith effort to replace any invalid or unenforceable provision with a valid and enforceable one such that the objectives contemplated by the Parties when entering this Agreement may be realized.

 

15.9           No Waiver. Any delay in enforcing a Party’s rights under this Agreement or any waiver as to a particular default or other matter shall not constitute a waiver of such Party’s rights to the future enforcement of its rights under this Agreement, except with respect to an express written and signed waiver relating to a particular matter for a particular period of time.

 

15.10         Independent Contractors. Each Party shall act solely as an independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give either Party the power or authority to act for, bind, or commit the other Party in any way. Nothing herein shall be construed to create the relationship of partners, principal and agent, or joint-venture partners between the Parties.

 

 
 

 

15.11         Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one (1) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall be binding upon the delivery by each Party of an executed signature page to the other Party by facsimile transmission. If signature pages are so delivered by facsimile transmission, each Party shall also immediately deliver an executed original counterpart of this Agreement to the other Party by courier delivery service.

 

15.12         Construction. Except where the context otherwise requires, wherever used, the singular shall include the plural, the plural the singular, the use of any gender shall be applicable to all genders, and the word “or” is used in the inclusive sense (and/or). The captions of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, describe, extend or limit the scope or intent of this Agreement or the intent of any provision contained in this Agreement. The term “including” as used herein means including, without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term. References to “Article,” “Section” or “Exhibit” are references to the numbered sections of this Agreement and the exhibits attached to this Agreement, unless expressly stated otherwise.

 

{Signature page follows.}

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement in duplicate originals by their duly authorized officers as of the Effective Date.

 

TG THERAPEUTICS, INC.   RHIZEN PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD
     
By: /s/ Michael S. Weiss   By: /s/ Swaroop Vakkalanka
         
Name: Michael S. Weiss   Name: Swaroop Vakkalanka
         
Title: Chairman and CEO   Title: President

  

 

 

Exhibit 31.1 

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Michael S. Weiss, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of TG Therapeutics, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 14, 2012   /s/ Michael S. Weiss          
  Michael S. Weiss
  Executive Chairman, Interim Chief Executive Officer and President  
  Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2 

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Sean A. Power, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of TG Therapeutics, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 14, 2012   /s/ Sean A. Power          
  Sean A. Power
  Chief Financial Officer
  Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

STATEMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
TG THERAPEUTICS, INC.
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

        In connection with the quarterly report of TG Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Michael S. Weiss, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based on my knowledge:

 

1)     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2)     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: November 14, 2012   /s/ Michael S. Weiss          
  Michael S. Weiss
  Executive Chairman, Interim Chief Executive Officer and President
  Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

STATEMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF
TG THERAPEUTICS, INC.
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

        In connection with the quarterly report of TG Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Sean A. Power, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based on my knowledge:

 

1)     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2)     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: November 14, 2012   /s/ Sean A. Power          
  Sean A. Power
  Chief Financial Officer
  Principal Financial and Accounting Officer