Agreement Regarding Effectiveness of Merger Agreement among Murdock Communications Corporation, MCC Merger Sub Corporation, and Polar Molecular Corporation

Summary

This agreement, dated December 19, 2001, is between Murdock Communications Corporation, its subsidiary MCC Merger Sub Corporation, and Polar Molecular Corporation. It states that their previously signed Merger Agreement will not become effective unless Polar Molecular Corporation raises at least $300,000 through the sale of convertible debt securities or by other means. The agreement clarifies that the merger will only proceed if this financial condition is met.

EX-2.2 4 doc3.txt AGREEMENT REGARDING EFFECTIVENESS This Agreement Regarding Effectiveness (this "Agreement"), dated as of December 19, 2001, is by and among Murdock Communications Corporation, an Iowa corporation ("Murdock"), MCC Merger Sub Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Murdock ("Merger Sub"), and Polar Molecular Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Polar") (Murdock, Merger Sub and Polar are referred to herein collectively as, the "Parties"). 1. Each of the Parties are party to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of the date hereof (the "Merger Agreement"). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and otherwise not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement. 2. Notwithstanding the fact that each of the Parties has duly executed the Merger Agreement, the Parties do hereby acknowledge and agree that the Merger Agreement shall not be deemed by any of the Parties to have been duly delivered and shall not by any means become effective unless and until Polar receives a minimum of $300,000 from the sale of its convertible debt securities or otherwise raises $300,000 (the "Effectiveness Condition"). 3. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. [Signature Page Follows] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first set forth above. MURDOCK COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION By:______________________________ Name:_________________________ Title:________________________ MCC MERGER SUB CORPORATION By:______________________________ Name:_________________________ Title:________________________ POLECULAR MOLECULAR CORPORATION By:______________________________ Name:_________________________ Title:________________________ 2