Letter Agreement, dated November 21, 2022, by and between the Company and SDNY

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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

U.S. Department of Justice

 

United States Attorney

Southern District of New York

 

 

86 Chambers Street, 3rd floor

New York, New York 10007

 

November 17, 2022

BY EMAIL

Jonathan M. Phillips

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036-5306

 

  Re:

United States v. Progenity, Inc.

      

16 Civ. 9051 (LAP)

Dear Mr. Phillips:

I write in response to your October 17, 2022 letter requesting an extension of time for Biora Therapeutics, Inc., formerly known as Progenity Inc. (“Biora”), to make its next payment pursuant to Paragraph 3(d) of the Stipulation and Order of Settlement and Dismissal in this case (the “Stipulation”) approved by the Court on July 23, 2020. In that letter and during our prior discussion, you have represented that Biora is experiencing significant financial distress and lacks the available cash to both make the next payment due under the Stipulation and fund its business operations in the near term. In support of its request, Biora has submitted recent financial information concerning the company’s assets, cash flow, liabilities, and revenue (“Current Financial Information”). The United States has relied on the truth, accuracy, and completeness of the Current Financial Information, and Biora has warranted that the Current Financial Information is true, complete, and accurate.

Based on Biora’s representations and submissions described above, the United States is willing to extend the deadline for Biora to make its next payment pursuant to Paragraph 3(d) of the Stipulation from December 31, 2022, to July 15, 2023. Biora agrees to, on or before July 15, 2023, pay the United States the sum of $2,778,473.71, plus interest which shall be compounded annually at a rate of 1.25% accruing from the Effective Date.

This letter does not in any way affect any other provision of the Stipulation, including but not limited to the December 31, 2023 deadline for Biora to make its payment pursuant to Paragraph 3(e) of the Stipulation and the rights and the remedies the United States has in the event that Biora defaults by not making payments required by the Stipulation. Please counter-sign below to confirm your agreement with the above terms and return the signed letter to me.


  Sincerely yours,
  DAMIAN WILLIAMS
 

United States Attorney for the

Southern District of New York

By:  

/s/ JEFFREY K. POWELL

  JEFFREY K. POWELL
  Assistant United States Attorney
  Tel.: (212) 637-2706
  Email: ***@***

 

cc:

Michael Fleiss, Esq.

    

Email:  ***@***

    

Counsel for Relator

For Biora:

Dated: November 21, 2022

 

    BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
               By:  

/s/ Clarke Neumann

    Clarke Neumann
    SVP General Counsel & Secretary
    GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
  By:  

/s/ Jonathan M. Phillips

    Jonathan M. Phillips
   

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036-5306

    Phone: 202 ###-###-####
    Email: ***@***
    Attorneys for Biora, Inc.

 

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