Common Stock Purchase Agreement

EX-10.1 2 tv493258_ex10-1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

  

This Common Stock Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of May 14, 2018, by and among TapImmune, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company) and Eastern Capital Limited (the “Purchaser”).

 

WHEREAS, The Company and the Purchaser is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the private placement exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act.

 

WHEREAS, The Purchaser wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, that aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Company set forth below the Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

Article I
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:

 

Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

 

Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of Purchaser.

 

Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

Closing Date” means the date of the Closing.

 

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.

 

Disclosures” means the Disclosure Schedules, if any, attached as Annex I hereto.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).

 

Liens” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal or other restriction.

 

Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Price Per Share” means $2.40 per share of Common Stock.

 

Purchase Price” means, as to the Purchaser and the Closing, the amounts set forth below Purchaser’s signature block on the signature page hereto, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

Securities” means the Shares.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Shares” means the shares of Common Stock, of which are being issued and sold by the Company to the Purchaser at the Closing.

 

Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and any other documents or written agreements executed by the Company and the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

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Transfer Agent” means Island Stock Transfer and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

Article II
PURCHASE AND SALE

 

Section 2.1. Purchase and Sale of Common Stock and Closing. At the Closing, the Purchaser shall purchase and the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser that number of shares of Common Stock as set forth opposite the Purchaser’s name on the signature page hereto for the aggregate purchase price as set forth opposite each Purchaser’s name on the signature page hereto. The Closing will take place at 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the first business day after the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions set forth in Section 2.2 at Closing at the offices of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, 101 Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 2800, Tampa, Florida 33602, or such other time and/or location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

Section 2.2. Closing Deliveries and Conditions.

 

(a)   The Purchaser’s obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to satisfaction or waiver, in the discretion of the Purchaser, of the following conditions:

 

(i)                 A copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent of the Company to issue stock certificates in the name of the Purchaser evidencing the Shares being sold to the Purchaser;

 

(ii)              the Company shall have executed and delivered to the Purchaser this Agreement; and

 

(iii)            All representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which representations and warranties must be correct as of such date), all necessary consents and waivers of third parties shall have been obtained and each party shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the party at or prior to the Closing.

 

(b)  The Company’s obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to satisfaction or waiver, in the discretion of the Company, of the following conditions:

 

(i)                 the Purchase Price by wire transfer to the account designated on the Company’s signature page to this Agreement; and

 

(ii)              the Purchaser shall have executed and delivered to the Company this Agreement;

 

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(iii)            All representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which representations and warranties must be correct as of such date), all necessary consents and waivers of third parties shall have been obtained and each party shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the party at or prior to the Closing; and

 

(iv)             the Purchaser shall have executed a Voting and Support Agreement with regard to the Company’s anticipated reverse triangular merger with Marker Therapeutics, Inc.

 

Article III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 3.1. Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports or under the corresponding section of the Annex I Disclosure Schedules delivered concurrently herewith, the Company makes the following representations and warranties as of the date hereof to the Purchaser:

 

(a)   Subsidiaries. The Company has no material direct or indirect Subsidiaries.

 

(b)   Organization and Qualification. The Company is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, taken as a whole, or (iii) adversely impair the Company’s ability to perform fully on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

(c)   Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further consent or action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(d)   No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)   Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than (a) any applicable Blue Sky filings, (b) such as have already been obtained or such exemption filings as are required to be made under applicable securities laws, and (c) such other filings as may be required following the Closing Date under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and corporate law.

 

(f)    Issuance of the Securities. The Shares are duly authorized and, the Shares, when issued and paid for in accordance with the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or similar rights of stockholders. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the number of Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(g)   Capitalization. The number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock, options and other securities of the Company (whether or not presently convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company) is as set forth in the SEC Reports. All outstanding shares of capital stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and have been issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) and the issue and sale of the Company Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchaser) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities.

 

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(h)   SEC Reports; Financial Statements.

 

(i)                 The Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto (together with any materials filed by the Company under the Exchange Act, whether or not required), being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports” and, together with this Agreement and (the “Disclosure Materials”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. True and complete copies of the SEC Reports are available at www.sec.gov.

 

(ii)              As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(iii)            The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP or may be condensed or summary statements, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

(iv)             All material agreements to which the Company is a party or to which the property or assets of the Company are subject are included as part of or specifically identified in the SEC Reports. Other than the material contracts listed in the SEC Reports, as otherwise provided to the Purchaser, the Company has no material contracts. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company is not in breach or violation of any material contract, which breach or violation would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(i)     Absence of Material Changes. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting or the identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans and agreements.

 

(j)     Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, or its properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(k)   Labor Relations. The Company is not involved in any material union labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such dispute threatened. The Company believes that their relations with their employees are good. No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the Securities Act) has notified the Company that such officer intends to leave the Company or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company. The Company is in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l)     Compliance. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company (i) is not in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is not in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is not or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business, except in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(m) Regulatory Permits. The Company possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its current business as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and the Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

(n)   Title to Assets. The Company has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by it and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by it, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. To the knowledge of the Company, any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company are held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company is in material compliance.

 

(o)   Patents and Trademarks. The Company has, or has rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). Except as disclosed in its SEC Reports, the Company has not received a written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company violates or infringes the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.

 

(p)   Taxes. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against the Company.

 

(q)   Insurance. The Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company is engaged. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.

 

(r)    Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company has not taken any action that would cause the Purchaser to be liable for any such fees or commissions and the Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser for any such fees or commissions.

 

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(s)    Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of each Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 and assuming no unlawful distribution of the Securities by the Purchaser, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchaser as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of NASDAQ. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on the Company’s behalf has sold or offered to sell or solicited any offer to buy the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or advertising. The Company has offered the Shares for sale only to such Persons it believes to be an accredited investor.

 

(t)     Exchange Act. The Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and trades on NASDAQ.

 

(u)   Disclosure. All disclosures provided to the Purchaser regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or its business, properties, prospects, operations or condition (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed.

 

Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company does not make or has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.1.

 

Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser represents and warrants as of the date hereof to the Company as follows:

 

(a) Organization; Authority. The Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of the Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(b) Purchase for Own Account. The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Shares or any part thereof, without prejudice, however, to Purchaser’s right, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Purchaser does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Shares.

 

(c) Purchaser Status. At the time the Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. The Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

 

(d) Experience of Purchaser. The Purchaser has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(e) Reliance on Exemptions. The Purchaser understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Purchaser to acquire the Securities.

 

(f) Information. The Purchaser and its advisors, if any, have had access to all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company including, without limitation, the Company’s most recent SEC Reports, that have been requested by the Purchaser or its advisors, if any. The Purchaser has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and receive answers from the Company. The Purchaser has requested, received and considered all information it deems relevant to make an informed decision to purchase the Securities. The Purchaser acknowledges and understands that its investment in the Securities involves a significant degree of risk.

 

(g) Governmental Review. The Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or an investment therein.

 

(h) Residency. The Purchaser is a resident of (or, if an entity, has its principal place of business in) the jurisdiction set forth by the Purchaser’s name on the signature of this Agreement.

 

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(i) Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Purchaser to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Purchaser has not taken any action that would cause the Company or any other Purchaser to be liable for any such fees or commissions and each Purchaser agrees to indemnify the Company and each other Purchaser for any such fees or commissions.

 

(j) Short Sales. The Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with the Purchaser, executed any Short Sales or granted any option for the purchase of or entered into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a Short Sale, in the securities of the Company since the time period beginning two weeks prior to the time that the Purchaser was first contacted regarding an investment in the Company (“Discussion Time”) through the date hereof. During such period, neither Purchaser nor any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with Purchaser, has taken, directly or indirectly, any actions to trade in the Company’s Securities that might reasonably be expected to cause or result, under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, or otherwise, or that has constituted, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock. Additionally, Purchaser is familiar with and agrees to comply with Regulation M under the Exchange Act.

 

(k) No General Solicitation. The Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or other media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or advertisement.

 

(l) Confidentiality. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, the Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser does not make or has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.

 

Article IV
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

Section 4.1 Transfer Restrictions.

 

(a)   The Securities may only be disposed of pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws. The Securities shall contain a restrictive legend in the following forms:

 

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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(b)   The Purchaser agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is expressly predicated upon the Purchaser’s covenant and agreement in this Section 4.1(b) that the Purchaser shall in all cases sell or otherwise transfer the Securities pursuant to: (i) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, in full compliance with all prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act and in accordance with the plan of distribution described in the prospectus delivered by Purchaser, or (ii) an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

 

Section 4.2 Trading Market of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use its reasonable efforts to maintain the eligibility for trading of the Common Stock on the Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other trading market, it will include in such application the Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary or desirable in the opinion of the Purchaser to cause the Shares to be listed on such other trading market as promptly as possible. The Company will take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a trading market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the trading market.

 

Section 4.3 Sales by Purchaser; Former Shell Company. The Purchaser covenants to sell any Securities sold by it in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any, or otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The Purchaser will not make any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Securities in violation of federal or state securities laws. Purchaser understands that until July 15, 2002, the Company was a “shell company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act and as result is considered a former shell company. As a result of the Company’s status as a former shell company, the Purchaser acknowledges that the restrictive legends on certificates for the Common Stock cannot be removed except in connection with an actual sale meeting the requirements of Rule 144 or pursuant to an effective registration statement.

  

Article V
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 5.1. Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the Securities and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

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Section 5.2. Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

Section 5.3. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchaser; provided, however, that no consent shall be required in connection with a merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets. Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person in connection with the transfer of the Securities, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the “Purchaser”.

 

Section 5.4. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

Section 5.5. Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Florida, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

 

Section 5.6. Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and affect as if such facsimile or other electronically transmitted signature page were an original thereof.

 

Section 5.7. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

 

Section 5.8. Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.

 

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Section 5.9. Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.

 

Section 5.10. Replacement of Shares. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent of such loss, theft or destruction and the execution by the holder thereof of a customary lost certificate affidavit of that fact and an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Transfer Agent for any losses in connection therewith or, if required by the Transfer Agent, a bond in such form and amount as is required by the Transfer Agent. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.

 

 

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AND SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Common Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

COMPANY

 

TAPIMMUNE, INC.

 

 

By:/s/Peter Hoang

Name: Peter Hoang

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Wire Instructions:

 

DOMESTIC WIRE

 

ABA  
Bank Name  
Bank Address  
Beneficiary Account Number (BNF)  
Beneficiary Account Name  

 

FOREIGN WIRE

 

ABA  
Bank Name  
Bank Address  
Beneficiary Account Number (BNF)  
Beneficiary Account Name  
SWIFT Code  

 

[Purchaser Signature Page to Common Stock Purchase Agreement]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Common Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

PURCHASER:

 

EASTERN CAPITAL LIMITED

 

 

By: /s/ Sharon M. Cornwell

Name: Sharon M. Cornwell

Title: Director

 

Email Address of Purchaser: ***@***

 

Address for Notice of Purchaser:   Eastern Capital Limited
  10 Market St. #773
  Camana Bay
  Grand Cayman
  Cayman Islands KY1-9006

 

 

Address for Delivery of Shares for Purchaser (if not same as above):

 

Address for Notice of Purchaser:   _______________________________
  _______________________________
  _______________________________

 

Total Purchase Price: $3,120,000

Number of Shares: 1,300,000

 

[Purchaser Signature Page to Common Stock Purchase Agreement]

 

 

Annex I

 

 

(Disclosure Schedules)