EXHIBIT 2.1
CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
This CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (“
Agreement ”) is entered into as of July 30, 2009 (the
“Effective Date”), by and among QN Diagnostics,
LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
(“Company”), QuantRx Biomedical Corporation , a
Nevada corporation (“QuantRx”), and NuRx
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a Nevada corporation
(“NuRx”), with reference to the following
facts:
WHEREAS , QuantRx has developed and/or is developing the
Lateral Flow Strip, the A-Reader and the Q-Reader (each as defined
below).
WHEREAS , Company desires to obtain from QuantRx and
QuantRx desires to grant, sell, convey, transfer, assign, release
and deliver to Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions
of this Agreement, all its such rights, interests and property
relating to the Lateral Flow Strip, the A-Reader and the Q-Reader
(collectively, the “Lateral Flow Products”).
WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 5.1 of the LLC Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, by and between QuantRx and NuRx (the
“LLC Agreement”), and as part of the QuantRx Initial
Contribution (as defined in the LLC Agreement), QuantRx wishes to
contribute the Lateral Flow Products to the Company in exchange for
which QuantRx shall become a Member (as defined in the LLC
Agreement) of the Company and shall receive the Membership Interest
(as defined in the LLC Agreement) in the Company specified in
Section 5.3 of the LLC Agreement.
WHEREAS , NuRx is the owner of a fifty percent interest
in the Company, and is interested in and benefits from the
transactions described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing premises and
the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
below, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
CONTRIBUTION OF
ASSETS
(a) On
the Closing Date (as defined in Article 7 below), QuantRx
agrees to sell, transfer, assign and deliver to Company and Company
agrees to purchase, accept and acquire from QuantRx, free and clear
of all Encumbrances (as defined in Section 2.3), all of
QuantRx’s right, title and interest in and to the assets (the
“Intellectual Property Assets”) of QuantRx described in
Exhibit A-1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by
this reference. On the Closing Date, in addition to any
other documents required hereunder, QuantRx shall execute and
deliver to Company: (i) the General Conveyance and
Assignment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B
(“General Conveyance”), (ii) the Development and
Services Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C
(the “Development Agreement”), (iii) the Patent
Assignment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D
(“Patent Assignment”), (iv) the Trademark Assignment in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit E , (“Trademark
Assignment”), and (v) the Non-Competition Agreement in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit F
(“Non-Competition Agreement”). In addition,
on the Closing Date, QuantRx shall simultaneously take all
additional steps and execute all additional documents and
instruments as may be reasonably necessary to put Company in
possession and complete operating control of the Assets and to
transfer all of QuantRx’s right, title and interest in and to
the Intellectual Property Assets to Company. The
documents and instruments that QuantRx is required to deliver to
Company under this Section 1.1 shall be the “Conveyance
Documents.”
(b) In
addition, upon the request of the JV Board (as defined in the LLC
Agreement), QuantRx agrees to sell, transfer, assign and deliver to
Company and Company agrees to purchase, accept and acquire from
QuantRx, free and clear of all Encumbrances (as defined in Section
2.3), all of QuantRx’s right, title and interest in and to
the assets (the “Tangible Assets,” and together with
the Intellectual Property Assets, the “Assets”) of
QuantRx described in Exhibit A-2 attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference. At the time of
such contribution, QuantRx shall execute and deliver the General
Conveyance in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B
.
1.2
Effect of Contribution . In exchange for
QuantRx Initial Contribution (as defined in the LLC Agreement), (i)
QuantRx shall become a Member in the Company pursuant to the terms
of the LLC Agreement, (ii) QuantRx will receive the Membership
Interest set forth in Section 5.3 of the LLC Agreement, and (iii)
the Capital Account (as defined in the LLC Agreement) of QuantRx
will be credited in accordance with Section 5.1 of the LLC
Agreement.
1.3
Tax Consequences . The parties agree that
the transfer of Assets to the Company in exchange for a 50%
percentage interest in the Company is to occur, with respect to the
Intellectual Property Assets, as of the Effective Date, and with
respect to the Tangible Assets, as of such date to be determined by
the JV Board, and is intended by the parties to this Agreement to
comply with the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section
721(a).
1.4
Assumed Liabilities . Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company,
by executing and delivering this Agreement, assumes, and agrees to
pay, perform and discharge when due, any and all of the liabilities
and obligations, regardless of amount, character or description, or
whether accrued, contingent, determined, undetermined or otherwise,
of QuantRx to the extent relating to the Intellectual Property
Assets that arise after the Closing Date, except to the extent that
such liabilities or obligations (a) arise from or relate to events,
facts or circumstances for which QuantRx would have an
indemnification obligation under Section 6.1(a)(i) or (b) are
expressly retained by QuantRx under this Agreement. By
way of clarification and not of limitation of the foregoing, the
Company hereby assumes the obligation of QuantRx under the Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between
PRIA Diagnostics, LLC and QuantRx (the “PRIA
Agreement”), to make, and hereby agrees to make, all of the
Milestone Payments (as such term is defined in the PRIA Agreement)
and payments of Royalties (as such term is defined in the PRIA
Agreement) as and when such payments become due under the PRIA
Agreement. The Company shall not assume and shall not be
responsible for, and QuantRx shall retain and be responsible for
the issuance of the Milestone Shares (as such term is defined in
the PRIA Agreement) on behalf of Company (the “ QuantRx
Assumed Liabilities ”) and in no event shall NuRx or the
Company be responsible for the QuantRx Assumed
Liabilities.
ARTICLE 2
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
QUANTRX
For purposes of this Article 2,
“Knowledge,” “Known” or similar terms mean
the knowledge of the officers and directors of QuantRx, and any
employees of QuantRx who have knowledge of or responsibility for
the subject matter of the applicable representation and
warranty. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule
(the “Disclosure Schedule”), QuantRx hereby represents
and warrants to Company as follows:
2.1
Corporate Organization . QuantRx is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Nevada.
2.2
Authorization . The execution, delivery
and performance by QuantRx of this Agreement, and all documents and
instruments contemplated hereby, referenced herein or executed in
connection herewith (collectively, the “Related
Documents”), and the consummation by QuantRx of the
transactions contemplated hereby and therein, have been duly
authorized and approved by all necessary corporate proceedings of
QuantRx. This Agreement and each of the Related
Documents have been duly executed and delivered by QuantRx, and
each constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of QuantRx,
enforceable against QuantRx in accordance with its
terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of
general application relating to the enforcement of creditors’
rights.
2.3
Title; Condition of Assets . Except as
otherwise provided for in Section 2.12, QuantRx has good and
marketable title to all of the Assets, free and clear of all
mortgages, liens (tax or otherwise), pledges, charges, leases,
encumbrances, claims or restrictions of any kind or character (the
“Encumbrances”). The Assets conform and
comply with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances, and
other than those Assets constituting inventory, and to
QuantRx’s Knowledge without having conducted an independent
review, the Assets are in good condition with no material defects,
excepting normal wear and tear. With respect to the
inventory, at the time of the Closing, the components parts of such
inventory are in good condition with no material defects, excepting
normal wear and tear.
2.4
No Violation . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Related Documents by QuantRx
will not (with notice and/or the lapse of time) result in a
material breach or material violation of, or constitute a material
default under, QuantRx’s Articles of Incorporation,
Bylaws or any material agreement to which QuantRx is a party or by
which QuantRx is bound, and will not, to the best of
QuantRx’s Knowledge, be in violation of any statute,
judgment, order, rule or regulation in effect at the Closing Date
of any court or federal, state or other regulatory authority or
governmental body having jurisdiction over QuantRx or the
Assets. QuantRx is not a party to, subject to or bound
by any agreement or judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree of
any court or federal, state or other regulatory or governmental
body that prevents or impairs the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Related Documents or the
rights of the Company hereunder and thereunder.
2.5
Governmental Authorities . QuantRx is not
required to submit any notice, report or other filing to any
governmental or regulatory authority, nor is any consent, approval
or authorization of any governmental or regulatory authority
required to be obtained in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or in the Related
Documents.
2.6
Liabilities . QuantRx and its officers,
employees or agents have not employed any broker or finder or
incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or
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