Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

License Agreement with Carnegie Mellon University

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License Agreement with Carnegie Mellon University
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
License Agreement with Carnegie Mellon University  
License Agreement with Carnegie Mellon University

5. License Agreement with Carnegie Mellon University

On December 17, 2018, Legacy NeuBase entered into a License Agreement with Carnegie Mellon University (the “CMU License Agreement”). Under the CMU License Agreement, Carnegie Mellon University (“CMU”) granted Legacy NeuBase an exclusive, worldwide right to the PATrOL™ technology, with patents and patent applications describing composition of matter and uses of the platform.

As partial consideration for the license right, Legacy NeuBase issued and delivered to CMU 820,000 shares of Legacy NeuBase common stock (or 835,625 shares of common stock of the Company converted at the Exchange Ratio provided for in the Acquisition Agreement), which constituted 8.2% of the then fully-diluted capitalization of Legacy NeuBase. Further, as partial consideration for the license right, Legacy NeuBase issued a warrant to CMU, exercisable only upon the earlier of (i) the day that Legacy NeuBase receives cumulative capital funding or revenues equal to $2 million or (ii) 30 days prior to any change of control event that provides for the issuance of shares, for a number of shares of Legacy NeuBase common stock sufficient such that when added to the 820,000 shares of Legacy NeuBase common stock, CMU holds in the aggregate an amount equal to 8.2% of the fully-diluted capitalization of Legacy NeuBase; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating 8.2%, only the first $2 million of capital funding shall be considered in the determination of Legacy NeuBase’s fully-diluted capitalization. Under the CMU License Agreement, CMU has preemptive rights with respect to certain future sales of securities by Legacy NeuBase for capital-raising purposes, “piggyback” registration rights and co-sale rights with respect to certain resales of shares of Legacy NeuBase by Legacy NeuBase’s stockholders.

Pursuant to the CMU License Agreement, Legacy NeuBase must achieve certain milestones to demonstrate certain developments of the licensed product. Legacy NeuBase may obtain one six-month extension to meet each milestone with a nominal payment to CMU. Further, subject to certain conditions, Legacy NeuBase will pay to CMU royalties at a percentage of net sales in the low single digits and sublicensing fees.

The Company recognized research and development expense totaling approximately $1.0 million during the year ended September 30, 2019 for the value of consideration paid in connection with the license agreement. The consideration paid for the license right is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash consideration

    

$

54,000

Acquisition costs

 

 

43,463

Fair value of common stock

 

 

844,600

Fair value of warrant liability issued

 

 

104,902

Total consideration

 

$

1,046,965