Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

Note 2 – Related Party Transactions

 

MSKCC:

On February 11, 2002, the Company entered into a License, Development and Commercialization Agreement with Sloan-Kettering Institute of Cancer Research (“SKI”), an entity related to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (“MSKCC”), a majority shareholder of the Company.  The agreement was amended in August 2006.  Pursuant to the agreement, the Company licensed certain intellectual property from SKI, including critical patents with respect to the Company’s core technology that also supports ongoing research and clinical development of related drug candidates.  MSKCC agreed, subject to certain conditions, to utilize the funds paid for certain clinical and preclinical programs and activities related to the Company’s drug development and clinical study programs, including the payment of certain costs and expenses that would otherwise have been borne by the Company.

 

The Company is obligated to make the following milestone payments:

 

Milestones   Payments  
       
(1) filing of an New Drug Application (“NDA”) or regulatory approval for each licensed product   $ 750,000  
(2) upon the receipt of regulatory approval from the U.S. FDA for each licensed product     1,750,000  

 

Under the agreement, the Company shall pay to MSKCC on a country-by-country basis a royalty of 2% of net sales of all licensed products until the later of: (1) 10 years from the first commercial sale, or (2) when the patents expire.

 

On September 4, 2013, the Company entered into a letter agreement with SKI to set forth the amount that the Company owes SKI for the period from 2011 to 2014 under the License Agreement.  The total amount that the Company owes SKI for the period from 2011 to 2014 is $815,100 plus all relevant licensed intellectual property related pass through costs to be determined.  The amount owed does not include amounts the Company may owe for patent expenses under the License Agreement.  For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the annual maintenance fee was $184,556 and $232,730 plus third party costs incurred.

 

On March 27, 2012, the Company entered into an additional clinical trial agreement with MSKCC Cancer Center with respect to conducting a Phase 1/2 trial of combination therapy of low dose cytarabine and fractionated dose of Lintuzumab-Ac225.  The Company will pay $31,185 for each patient that has completed the clinical trial.  Upon execution of the agreement, the Company paid a start-up fee of $79,623 in 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded an expense of $62,370 and $0, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company has a payable to MSKCC covering the annual maintenance costs, clinical trials expense and patent costs totaling $189,537 and $81,185, respectively.

 

Placement Agent:

 

On August 7, 2012, the Company entered into an engagement agreement with a Healthcare Investment Bank as its placement agent for the 2012 Common Stock Offering whereby a director of the Company, is the Head of its Healthcare Investment Banking team.   Pursuant to the agreement, the placement agent was engaged as the exclusive agent for the 2012 Common Stock Offering.   In consideration for its services, the placement agent received (a) a cash fee equal to 10% of the gross proceeds raised in the 2012 Common Stock Offering, (b) a non-accountable expense reimbursement equal to 2% of the gross proceeds raised in the 2012 Common Stock Offering, and (c) reimbursement of $100,000 for legal expenses incurred by the placement agent.  The placement agent or its designees also received warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock in an amount equal to 10% of the shares of common stock issued as part of the units sold in the 2012 Common Stock Offering and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the B warrants included in such units.  The placement agent also received the same fee and expense schedule for any cash exercise of warrants within 6 months of the final closing of the 2012 Common Stock Offering and a 5% solicitation fee for any warrants exercised as a result of being called for redemption by the Company.  Upon the final closing of the 2012 Common Stock Offering of the units, the placement agent was engaged by the Company to provide certain financial advisory services to the Company for a period of at least 6 months for a monthly fee of $25,000.  The agreement also provides that (i) if the Company consummates any merger, acquisition, business combination or other transaction (other than the Share Exchange) with any party introduced to it by the placement agent, the placement agent would receive a fee equal to 10% of the aggregate consideration in such transactions, and (ii) if, within a period of 12 months after termination of the advisory services described above, the Company requires a financing or similar advisory transaction the placement agent will have the right to act as the Company’s financial advisor and investment banker in such financing or transaction pursuant to a set fee schedule set forth in the August 7, 2012 engagement agreement.  For a period ending one year after the expiration of all lock-up agreements entered into in connection with the Share Exchange, any change in the size of the Company board of directors must be approved by the placement agent.

On December 9, 2013, the Company entered into another engagement agreement with its placement agent for the 2013 Common Stock Offering, (“the 2013 Offering”). The 2013 Offering was completed in two tranches, December 9, 2013 and January 10, 2014. The agreement entered in on December 9, 2013 had similar terms as the 2012 agreement, including a cash fee equal to 10% of the gross proceeds raised, a non-accountable expense reimbursement equal to 2% of the gross proceeds raised and warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock in an amount equal to 10% of the shares of common stock issued or issuable. Subsequent to the closing of the 2013 Offering, the placement agent continued to provide certain financial advisory services to the Company until three months after the Company had up-listed its securities for trading on a U.S. National Exchange for a monthly fee of $25,000. On May 28, 2014, the Company and the placement agent agreed to terminate the December 9, 2013 engagement agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2014 the Company paid its placement agent $75,000.  As of December 31, 2014, the Company owed its placement agent $25,000.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the placement agent received a cash fee of $397,303 and $399,103, respectively, from the 2013 Offering and was issued warrants to purchase 68,976 and 69,289 shares, respectively, of the Company’s Common Stock at $9 per share for a period of 5 years.

 

On July 10, 2014, the Company completed another public offering pursuant to a shelf registration statement previously filed where the placement agent acted as lead manager. The placement received a cash fee of $455,108.