September 8th
2009
Mr. Aaron
Whiteman, President and CEO
GENova
Biotherapeutics, Inc.
29 Harley
Street
London W1G
9QR
United
Kingdom
In accordance
with our most recent discussions regarding your company’s
desire to secure additional capital (the “Funds”), this
letter agreement (the “Agreement”) shall serve as our
full and complete understanding relative to your engagement of our
firm, PacificWave Partners Limited (“PacificWave”), as
financial advisors to GENova Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the
“Company”). The Company acknowledges that
the Funds may be provided through single or multiple tranche
investments consisting of, without limitation, one or more of the
following: conventional debt, convertible debt, secured
debt, participating debt, warrants, equity, preferred equity,
equity draw-down facilities, lines of credit, letters of credit
and/or any other forms of financing (each, an
“Investment”).
In
consideration of the mutual representations, warranties and
covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,
PacificWave and the Company hereby agree to the following terms and
conditions:
Role of
PacificWave Partners Limited and Independent Contractor
Status
1. The Company
hereby engages PacificWave as its exclusive financial advisors to
facilitate introductions to one or more persons, partnerships,
corporations or other entities or groups, satisfactory to the
Company, who would be interested in entering into a Transaction
with the Company, as well as such other consultants and/or
professionals as may be necessary or appropriate in effecting a
Transaction. A “Transaction” shall mean the
payment of Funds to the Company by way of any Investment or
Investments. The Company shall have the absolute right
to refuse to consummate a Transaction for any reason or no
reason. The Company acknowledges and agrees that
PacificWave and its officers, directors, employees, agents and
representatives are not acting as an agent or broker of the Company
or otherwise acting in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of the
Company and are acting solely as an independent
contractor. PacificWave and its officers, directors,
employees, agents, and representatives shall not be empowered to
act for or bind the Company to any contractual arrangement with any
third parties. The Company acknowledges and agrees that
PacificWave will introduce potential investors to the Company, but
will not solicit any Transaction, participate in the negotiation or
execution of any Transaction or advise on the merits of any
Transaction.
2. The term of this
Agreement shall be for a period of sixty (60) days (the
“Term”) commencing from the date that PacificWave
receives a copy of this Agreement executed by the
Company. PacificWave shall be the exclusive financial
advisors to the Company during the Term. Thereafter,
this Agreement shall renew automatically for successive terms of
sixty (60) days (each, a “Renewal Term”) unless either
party shall give twenty (20) days’ written notice of
termination to the other party before the commencement of any
Renewal Term. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant
to this paragraph 2 shall be without liability of any character
(including, but not limited to, loss of anticipated profits or
consequential damages) on the part of any party thereto, except
that the Company shall remain obligated to pay all fees and
expenses provided to be paid by it specified in paragraphs 3, 4, 5
and 6 of this Agreement.
3. Prior to the
introduction of the Company to any particular investor or
investors, PacificWave will provide the investor’s name or
investors’ names (each, a “Named Investor”) to
the Company for approval by the Company. The Company
agrees to accept every potential Named Investor except where the
Company has already been introduced to a Named Investor or where
the Company in good faith believes that the Company’s
reputation may be harmed by entering into a Transaction with the
Named Investor. If the Company does not provide its
approval or rejection of a Named Investor within 24 hours of the
disclosure of the identity of that Named Investor, then such
inaction shall be deemed an approval of that Named Investor by the
Company.
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(a)As partial
consideration for the services to be provided by PacificWave under
this Agreement, the Company shall pay, upon receipt of Funds by the
Company from a Transaction, whether such Transaction was closed
during the Term, a Renewal Term or within one (1) year from the
termination of this Agreement, with any Named Investor introduced
to or caused to be introduced to the Company by PacificWave, a cash
fee of ten percent (10%) (the “Cash Fee”) of the gross
value of such Transaction. The Company agrees to wire to
PacificWave the Cash Fee within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt
of such Funds by the Company.
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(b)In the event
that all or a portion of the consideration paid in a Transaction is
other than cash, the
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