UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 4, 2011
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  001-15070
(Commission
File Number)
  52-1253406
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 470, Rockville, MD
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  20850
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 208-9191
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 4, 2011 and January 5, 2011, RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into two purchase agreements and a registration rights agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (“ LPC ”). In addition to the agreements entered into with LPC, on January 5, 2011, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements for a private placement with affiliates of Sigma-Tau Group, its largest stockholder.
Purchase Agreements with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC
On January 5, 2011, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with LPC, pursuant to which the Company sold in a registered direct offering 1,851,852 shares of its common stock to LPC at a price per share of $0.27, for gross proceeds of $500,000 before offering expenses (the “ Registered Offering ”). As part of the Registered Offering, the Company also issued to LPC, for no additional consideration, a warrant to purchase 740,741 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.38 per share (the “ LPC Warrant ”). Subject to certain ownership limitations, the LPC Warrant will be exercisable beginning on July 7, 2011 and will expire on January 7, 2016. The exercise price of the LPC Warrant is subject to adjustment in the case of stock splits, stock dividends, combinations of shares and similar recapitalization transactions.
The Registered Offering was made pursuant to an S-3 shelf registration statement on (SEC File No. 333-150675), which was declared effective by the SEC on May 16, 2008, pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on January 7, 2011.
The Registered Offering closed on January 7, 2011. No discounts or placement agent fees are payable in connection with the Registered Offering, and the Company expects to use the proceeds from the Registered Offering for preclinical and clinical development of the Company’s drug candidates and for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the securities purchase agreement with LPC and the LPC Warrant do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the securities purchase agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference and the form of the LPC Warrant, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
On January 4, 2011, the Company and LPC also entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “ LPC Purchase Agreement ”), together with a Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), whereby the Company has the right to sell to LPC up to $11,000,000 of the Company’s common stock over a 30-month period (any such shares sold being referred to as the “ Purchase Shares ”). Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has agreed to file a registration statement related to the transaction with the SEC covering the Purchase Shares and the Additional Commitment Shares (as defined below). After the SEC has declared effective such registration statement, the Company will generally have the right, but not the obligation, over a 30-month period, to direct LPC to periodically purchase the Purchase Shares in specific amounts under certain conditions. The purchase price for the Purchase Shares will be the lower of (i) the lowest trading price on the date of sale or (ii) the arithmetic average of the three lowest closing sale prices for the common stock during the 12 consecutive business days ending on the business day immediately preceding the purchase date. In no event, however, will the Purchase Shares be sold to LPC at a price of less than $0.15 per share.
In consideration for entering into the LPC Purchase Agreement, the Company will issue to LPC 958,333 shares of common stock as an initial commitment fee (the “ Initial Commitment Shares ”) and is

 


 

required to issue up to 958,333 shares of common stock as additional commitment shares on a pro rata basis (the “ Additional Commitment Shares ”) as the Company directs LPC to purchase the Company’s shares under the Purchase Agreement over the term of the agreement. The LPC Purchase Agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time at the Company’s discretion without any cost to the Company. The proceeds that may be received by the Company under the LPC Purchase Agreement are expected to be used for preclinical and clinical development of the Company’s drug candidates and for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
Under the LPC Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed that, subject to certain exceptions, it will not, during the term of the LPC Purchase Agreement, effect or enter into an agreement to effect any issuance of common stock or securities convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for common stock in a “Variable Rate Transaction,” which means a transaction in which the Company:
    issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of common stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of common stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to our business or the market for the common stock; or
    enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby it may sell securities at a future determined price.
The Company has also agreed to indemnify LPC against certain losses resulting from its breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants under the agreements with LPC.
The foregoing descriptions of the LPC Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the LPC Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of each of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and each of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
Purchase Agreements with Affiliates of Sigma-Tau Group
On January 5, 2011, the Company entered into a three separate securities purchase agreements (each, a “ Sigma-Tau Purchase Agreement ” and together, the “ Sigma-Tau Purchase Agreements ”) with affiliates of Sigma-Tau Group, its largest stockholder (the “ Sigma-Tau Purchasers ”), with respect to the private placement (the “ Private Placement ”) of an aggregate of 3,518,519 shares of common stock (the “ Sigma-Tau Shares ”) at a price per share of $0.27, for gross proceeds of $950,000. No discounts or placement agent fees are payable in connection with the Private Placement, and the Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Private Placement for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
In connection with the Private Placement, the Company also issued to the Sigma-Tau Purchasers warrants (the “ Sigma-Tau Warrants ”) to purchase an aggregate of 1,407,407 additional shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.38 per share. The Sigma-Tau Warrants will be exercisable beginning on July 7, 2011 and will expire on January 7, 2016. The exercise price of the Sigma-Tau Warrants is subject to adjustment in the case of stock splits, stock dividends, combinations of shares and similar recapitalization transactions. The Private Placement closed on January 7, 2011.

 


 

The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the Sigma-Tau Purchase Agreements with the Sigma-Tau Purchasers and the Sigma-Tau Warrants does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Sigma-Tau Purchase Agreements, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.4 through 10.6 and incorporated herein by reference, and the form of the Sigma-Tau Warrant, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and incorporated by reference herein.
Warrant Amendment Agreement with Affiliates of Sigma-Tau Group
In connection with the Private Placement, on January 5, 2011, the Company and the Sigma-Tau Purchasers entered into an agreement (the “ Warrant Amendment ”) to amend the terms of certain outstanding warrants held by the holders of such warrants (the “ Holders ”). Under the Warrant Amendment, all outstanding warrants held by the Holders that were issued between March 2006 and December 2008, exercisable for an aggregate of 3,046,453 shares of Common Stock and with exercise prices between $1.60 per share and $4.06 per share, were amended to reduce their exercise prices to $0.38 per share and to extend their expiration dates to December 31, 2011.
The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the Warrant Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Warrant Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 with respect to the LPC Purchase Agreement, the Sigma-Tau Purchase Agreements and the Sigma-Tau Warrants is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Each of LPC and the Sigma-Tau Purchasers is an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”). The Company has issued the Initial Commitment Shares to LPC, will sell and issue any Purchase Shares and Additional Commitment Shares to LPC, and will issue the Sigma-Tau Shares and the Sigma-Tau Warrants, in each case in reliance upon the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) and Rule 506 under the Securities Act. The securities sold may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 with respect to the Registered Offering is hereby incorporated herein by reference. The Company is filing the opinion of its counsel, Cooley LLP, relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the shares of common stock, the LPC Warrant and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the LPC Warrant in the Registered Offering, as Exhibit 5.1 hereto. Exhibit 5.1 is incorporated herein by reference and into the Registration Statement.
On January 7, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing the Registered Offering, the entry into the LPC Purchase Agreement and the Private Placement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
4.1
  Warrant issued to LPC

 


 

     
Exhibit No.   Description
4.2
  Form of Warrant issued to the Sigma-Tau Purchasers
 
   
4.3
  Omnibus Warrant Amendment Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2011, by and among the Company and the Sigma-Tau Purchasers.
 
   
5.1
  Opinion of Cooley LLP
 
   
10.1
  Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2011, by and between the Company and LPC
 
   
10.2
  Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2011, by and between the Company and LPC
 
   
10.3
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2011, by and between the Company and LPC
 
   
10.4
  Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2011, by and between the Company and Defiante Farmaceutica S.A.
 
   
10.5
  Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2011, by and between the Company and Taufin International S.A.
 
   
10.6
  Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2011, by and between the Company and Sinaf S.A.
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
 
   
99.1
  Press Release dated January 7, 2011
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this report are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include statements about the transactions related to the Company’s common stock described herein. For such statements, the Company claims the protection of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual events or results may differ materially from the Company’s expectations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, risks related to the Company’s ability to satisfy conditions to future purchases pursuant to the LPC Purchase Agreement, including without limitation restrictions on selling shares to LPC at prices below $0.15 per share. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by the Company’s forward-looking statements are disclosed in its filings with the Commission. These forward-looking statements represent the Company’s judgment as of the time of this report. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements, other than as may be required under applicable law.

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
         
  REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
Date: January 7, 2011  By:   /s/ J.J. Finkelstein    
    Name:   J.J. Finkelstein   
    Title:   President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
4.1
  Warrant issued to LPC
 
   
4.2
  Form of Warrant issued to the Sigma-Tau Purchasers
 
   
4.3
  Omnibus Warrant Amendment Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2011, by and among the Company and the Sigma-Tau Purchasers
 
   
5.1
  Opinion of Cooley LLP
 
   
10.1
  Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2011, by and between the Company and LPC
 
   
10.2
  Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2011, by and between the Company and LPC
 
   
10.3
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2011, by and between the Company and LPC
 
   
10.4
  Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2011, by and between the Company and Defiante Farmaceutica S.A.
 
   
10.5
  Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2011, by and between the Company and Taufin International S.A.
 
   
10.6
  Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2011, by and between the Company and Sinaf S.A.
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
 
   
99.1
  Press Release dated January 7, 2011

 

Exhibit 4.1
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
     
Issuance Date: January 7, 2011
   
Warrant Shares: 740,741
  Initial Exercise Date: July 7, 2011
          THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (the “ Holder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after July 7, 2011 (the “ Initial Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on the fifth anniversary of the Issuance Date (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), up to 740,741 shares (the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Common Stock The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
      Section 1 . Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), dated January 5, 2011, by and betweeen the Company and the Holder.
      Section 2 . Exercise .
     a) Exercise of Warrant . Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto; and, within three (3) Business Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank or, if available, pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Business Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 


 

     b) Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.38 , subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”).
     c) Cashless Exercise . If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder and all of the Warrant Shares are not then registered for sale by Holder (or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use), then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
  (A) =   the VWAP on the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise;
 
  (B) =   the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
 
  (X) =   the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
     “ VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the Principal Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Principal Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Business Day from 8:30 a.m. (Central Standard Time to 3:02 p.m. (Central Standard Time), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
     d) Mechanics of Exercise .
     i.  Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise . Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“ DWAC ”) system if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective Registration Statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is three (3) Business Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, (B) surrender of this Warrant (if required) and (C) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (including by cashless exercise, if permitted) (such date, the “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”). This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the first date on which all of the foregoing have been delivered to the Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid. If the Company fails

 


 

for any reason to deliver to the Holder certificates evidencing the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Business Day (increasing to $20 per Business Day on the fifth Business Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Business Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise.
     ii.  Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise . If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
     iii.  Rescission Rights . If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then, the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
     iv.  Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
     v.  No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 


 

     vi.  Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided , however , that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
     vii.  Closing of Books . The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
     e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations . The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other securities of the Company which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Business Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the

 


 

Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant. For purposes of the Warrant, “ Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the regulations promulgated under the 1934 Act.
      Section 3 . Certain Adjustments .
     a) Stock Dividends and Splits . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
     b) Subsequent Rights Offerings . If the Company, at any time while the Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the VWAP on the record date mentioned below, then, the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered (assuming receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights, options or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.

 


 

     c) Pro Rata Distributions . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.
     d) Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d)

 


 

pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Warrant, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
     e) Calculations . All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
     f) Voluntary Adjustment By Company . The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.
     g) Notice to Holder .
     i.  Adjustment to Exercise Price . Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
     ii.  Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder . If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y)

 


 

the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
      Section 4 . Transfer of Warrant .
     a) Transferability . This Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
     b) New Warrants . This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date set forth on the first page of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
     c) Warrant Register . The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
     d) Representation by the Holder . The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act.

 


 

      Section 5 . Miscellaneous .
     a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i).
     b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
     c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
     d) Authorized Shares .
          The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
     Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
     Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 


 

     e) Governing Law . This Warrant and all rights, obligations and liabilities hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
     f) Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
     g) Nonwaiver and Expenses . No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
     h) Notices . Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
     i) Limitation of Liability . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
     j) Remedies . The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
     k) Successors and Assigns . Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
     l) Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
     m) Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
         
  REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ J.J. Finkelstein    
    Name:   J.J. Finkelstein   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   

 


 

         
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
          (1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
          (2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
o in lawful money of the United States; or
o the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
          (3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
 
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:
 
 
 
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity:
 
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity :
 
Name of Authorized Signatory:
 
Title of Authorized Signatory:
 
Date:
 

 


 

ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
___________________________ whose address is
____________________________________________.
____________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______
         
Holder’s Signature:
       
 
 
 
   
Holder’s Address:
       
 
 
 
   
_____________
________________
Signature Guaranteed: __________________________
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

Exhibit 4.2
THIS WARRANT AND THE UNDERLYING SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS.
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
January 7, 2011
Void After January 7, 2016
     THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, [NAME OF INVESTOR], or its permitted registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), is entitled to subscribe for and purchase at the Exercise Price (defined below) from REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) up to ________ shares of the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”). This Warrant has been issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and the Holder dated of even date herewith (the “ Purchase Agreement ”).
1. DEFINITIONS.
     Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have their respective meanings as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
          (a) “ Business Day ” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.
          (b) “ Exercise Period ” shall mean the period commencing with the date that is six months after the date hereof and ending at 5:30 p.m. New York City time on the fifth (5 th ) anniversary of the date hereof.
          (c) “ Exercise Price ” shall mean $0.38 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5 below.
          (d) “ Exercise Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) hereof.
          (e) “ Exercise Shares ” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 


 

          (f) “ Expiration Date ” shall mean 5:30 p.m. New York City time on the fifth (5 th ) anniversary of the date hereof.
          (g) “ Trading Day ” shall mean (i) any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its primary Trading Market, (ii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted and traded on any Trading Market, then a day on which trading occurs on the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successor thereto), or (iii) if trading does not occur on the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successor thereto), any Business Day.
          (h) “ Trading Market ” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
2. Reserved.
3. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
      3.1. Exercise of Warrant.
          (a) The rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the Exercise Period upon (i) delivery of an executed Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto to the Company at its address set forth on the signature page hereto (or at such other address as it may designate by notice in writing to the Holder), (ii) surrender of this Warrant and (iii) payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Exercise Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised. The delivery by (or on behalf of) the Holder of the Exercise Notice and the applicable Exercise Price as provided above shall constitute the Holder’s certification to the Company that its representations contained in Section 4.2(b), (c) and (d) of the Purchase Agreement are true and correct as of the Exercise Date as if remade in their entirety (or, in the case of any transferee Holder that is not a party to the Purchase Agreement, such transferee Holder’s certification to the Company that such representations are true and correct as to such assignee Holder as of the Exercise Date).
          (b) With respect to each exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 3.1(a) above, the Exercise Date shall be deemed to be the date the Exercise Price is received by the Company. The Exercise Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the Exercise Date. The person in whose name any certificate or certificates for Exercise Shares are to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the Exercise Date, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate or certificates, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.
          (c) Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission

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system if the Company is a participant in such system, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within three business days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, surrender of this Warrant and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above.
      3.2. Issuance of New Warrants. Upon any partial exercise of this Warrant, the Company, at its expense, will forthwith and, in any event within five business days, issue and deliver to the Holder a new warrant or warrants of like tenor, registered in the name of the Holder, exercisable, in the aggregate, for the balance of the number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for purchase under the Warrant.
      3.3. Payment of Taxes and Expenses. The Company shall pay any recording, filing, stamp or similar tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance of, and the preparation and delivery of certificates (if applicable) representing, (i) any Exercise Shares purchased upon exercise of this Warrant and/or (ii) new or replacement warrants in the Holder’s name or the name of any transferee of all or any portion of this Warrant.
4. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
      4.1. Covenants as to Exercise Shares. The Company covenants and agrees that all Exercise Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof. The Company further covenants and agrees that the Company will at all times during the Exercise Period, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. If at any time during the Exercise Period the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to permit exercise of this Warrant, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes.
      4.2. No Impairment. Except to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the exercise rights of the Holder against impairment.
      4.3. Notices of Record Date and Certain Other Events. In the event of any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend (other than a cash dividend which is the same as cash dividends paid in previous quarters) or other distribution, the Company shall mail to the Holder, at least 10 days prior to the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend or distribution, a notice specifying such date.

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5. ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND EXERCISE SHARES.
          (a) In the event of changes in the outstanding Common Stock of the Company by reason of stock dividends, split-ups, recapitalizations, reclassifications, combinations or exchanges of shares, separations, reorganizations, liquidations, consolidation, acquisition of the Company, or the like, the number, class and type of shares available under the Warrant in the aggregate and the Exercise Price shall be correspondingly adjusted to give the Holder of the Warrant, on exercise for the same aggregate Exercise Price, the total number, class, and type of shares or other property as the Holder would have owned had the Warrant been exercised prior to the event and had the Holder continued to hold such shares until the event requiring adjustment. The form of this Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment in the number of Exercise Shares subject to this Warrant.
          (b) If at any time following delivery by Holder to the Company of a Notice of Exercise but prior to issuance of the applicable Exercise Shares, the holders of Common Stock of the Company (or any shares of stock or other securities at the time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall have received or become entitled to receive, without payment therefor:
          (i) Common Stock or any shares of stock or other securities which are at any time directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, or any rights or options to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing by way of dividend or other distribution (other than a dividend or distribution covered in Section 5(a) above),
          (ii) any cash paid or payable otherwise than as a cash dividend, or
          (iii) Common Stock or additional stock or other securities or property (including cash) by way of spinoff, split-up, reclassification, combination of shares or similar corporate rearrangement (other than shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 5(a) above),
then and in each such case, the Holder hereof will be entitled to receive, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock receivable pursuant to the Notice of Exercise, and without payment of any additional consideration therefor, the amount of stock and other securities and property (including cash in the cases referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii) above) which such Holder would hold on the date of such exercise had such Holder been the holder of record of such Common Stock as of the date on which holders of Common Stock received or became entitled to receive such shares or all other additional stock and other securities and property.
          (c) Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 5, the Company at its expense will, at the written request of the Holder, promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Exercise Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company’s transfer agent.

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6. FRACTIONAL SHARES.
     No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Exercise Shares (including fractions) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then current fair market value of an Exercise Share by such fraction.
7. NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS.
     Other than as provided in Section 3.1(a) or otherwise herein, this Warrant in and of itself shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company.
8. TRANSFER OF WARRANT.
     Subject to applicable laws and the restrictions on transfer set forth on the first page of this Warrant and set forth in the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 5 thereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon delivery of this Warrant and the form of assignment attached hereto to any transferee designated by Holder. The transferee shall sign an investment letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and its counsel.
9. LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR DESTROYED WARRANT.
     If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company may, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute an original contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.
10. NOTICES, ETC.
     All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, (c) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the Company at the address listed on the signature page hereto and to Holder at the applicable address set forth on the applicable signature page to the Purchase Agreement or at such other address as the Company or Holder may designate by 10 days advance written notice to the other parties hereto.

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11. ACCEPTANCE.
     Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.
12. GOVERNING LAW.
     This Warrant and all rights, obligations and liabilities hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.
13. AMENDMENT OR WAIVER.
     Any term of this Warrant may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with the written consent of the Company and the Holder. No waivers of any term, condition or provision of this Warrant, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition or provision.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of January 7, 2011.
         
  REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   J.J. Finkelstein   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
     (1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase shares of the Common Stock of REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (the “ Company ) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
     (2) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares of Common Stock of the Company in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
(Name)
(Address)
     (3) The undersigned represents that (i) the aforesaid shares of Common Stock are being acquired for the account of the undersigned and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof and that the undersigned has no present intention of distributing or reselling such shares; (ii) the undersigned is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision regarding its investment in the Company; (iii) the undersigned is experienced in making investments of this type and has such knowledge and background in financial and business matters that the undersigned is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment and protecting the undersigned’s own interests; (iv) the undersigned understands that the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ), by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent as expressed herein, and, because such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, they must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available; (v) the undersigned is aware that the aforesaid shares of Common Stock may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 adopted under the Securities Act unless certain conditions are met and until the undersigned has held the shares for the number of years prescribed by Rule 144, that among the conditions for use of the Rule is the availability of current information to the public about the Company; and (vi) the undersigned agrees not to make any disposition of all or any part of the aforesaid shares of Common Stock unless and until there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with said registration statement, or the undersigned has provided upon the Company’s reasonable request, an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, stating that such registration is not required.
     
(Date)   (Signature)
     
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
         (To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)
     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
         
Name:
       
 
 
 
(Please Print)
   
 
       
Address:
       
 
 
 
(Please Print)
   
 
       
Dated:            , 20
       
 
       
Holder’s Signature:
       
 
       
Holder’s Address:
       
 
NOTE:   The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

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EXHIBIT 4.3
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
OMNIBUS WARRANT AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
      This Omnibus Warrant Amendment Agreement (the “ Amendment ”) is made effective as of January 5, 2011, by and among RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc ., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Defiante Farmaceutica S.A. ( Defiante ”), Taufin International S.A. (“ Taufin ”), as successor in interest to Inverlochy-Consultadoria e Servicos (S.U.) LDA (“ Inverlochy ”), and Sinaf S.A. (“ Sinaf ”), as successor in interest to Chaumiere-Consultadoria e Servicos SDC Unipessoal LDA (“ Chaumiere ”). Defiante, Taufin and Sinaf are referred to collectively herein as the “ Holders ”.
Recitals
      Whereas, the Company previously issued to Defiante (i) that certain warrant to purchase 256,148 shares of common stock of the Company, dated as of March 16, 2006 (the “ March 2006 Defiante Warrant ”); and (ii) that certain warrant to purchase 333,333 shares of common stock of the Company, dated as of December 21, 2006 (the “ December 2006 Defiante Warrant ”);
      Whereas, the Company previously issued to Inverlochy, as predecessor of Taufin, (i) that certain warrant to purchase 22,601 shares of common stock of the Company, dated as of March 16, 2006 (the “ March 2006 Inverlochy Warrant ”); (ii) that certain warrant to purchase 333,333 shares of common stock of the Company, dated as of December 21, 2006 (the “ December 2006 Inverlochy Warrant ”); (iii) that certain warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company, dated as of February 22, 2008 (the “ February 2008 Inverlochy Warrant ”); and (iv) that certain warrant to purchase 372,552 shares of common stock of the Company, dated as of December 18, 2008 (the “ December 2008 Inverlochy Warrant ”);
      Whereas, the Company previously issued to Chaumiere, as predecessor of Sinaf, (i) that certain warrant to purchase 22,601 shares of common stock of the Company, dated as of March 16, 2006 (the “ March 2006 Chaumiere Warrant ,” and together with the March 2006 Defiante Warrant and the March 2006 Inverlochy Warrant, the “ March 2006 Warrants ”); (ii) that certain warrant to purchase 333,333 shares of common stock of the Company, dated as of December 21, 2006 (the “ December 2006 Chaumiere Warrant ,” and together with the December 2006 Defiante Warrant and the December 2006 Inverlochy Warrant, the “ December 2006 Warrants ”); (iii) that certain warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company, dated as of February 22, 2008 (the “ February 2008 Chaumiere Warrant ,” and together with the February 2008 Inverlochy Warrant, the “ February 2008 Warrants ”); and (iv) that certain warrant to purchase 372,552 shares of common stock of the Company, dated as of December 18, 2008 (the “ December 2008 Chaumiere Warrant ,” and together with the December 2008 Inverlochy Warrant, the “ December 2008 Warrants ”; the March 2006 Warrants, December 2006 Warrants, February 2008 Warrants and December 2008 Warrants are referred to collectively as the “ Warrants ”);

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      Whereas, each of the March 2006 Warrants carries an Exercise Price (as such term is defined therein) of $4.06 per share and an Expiration Date (as such term is defined therein) of March 15, 2011;
      Whereas, each of the December 2006 Warrants carries an Exercise Price (as such term is defined therein) of $2.75 per share and an Expiration Date (as such term is defined therein) of December 20, 2011;
      Whereas, each of the February 2008 Warrants carries an Exercise Price (as such term is defined therein) of $1.60 per share and an Expiration Date (as such term is defined therein) of December 31, 2010;
      Whereas, each of the December 2008 Warrants carries an Exercise Price (as such term is defined therein) of $1.74 per share and an Expiration Date (as such term is defined therein) of December 31, 2011; and
      Whereas, the Company and the Holders wish to (a) reduce the Exercise Price of each of the Warrants to $0.38 per share and (b) extend the Expiration Date of each of the March 2006 Warrants, December 2006 Warrants and February 2008 Warrants to December 31, 2011.
      Now, Therefore, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and considerations contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
      1.  The Company and the Holders hereby agree that the definition of “Exercise Price” in each March 2006 Warrant is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
    ““ Exercise Price ” is equal to $0.38, subject to adjustment.”
      2.  The Company and the Holders hereby agree that the definition of “Expiration Date” in each March 2006 Warrant is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
    ““ Expiration Date ” means December 31, 2011.”
      3.  The Company and the Holders hereby agree that the first paragraph of each December 2006 Warrant is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for value received, the Holder or its permitted registered assigns is entitled to purchase from the Company shares of common stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (each such share, a “Warrant Share” and all such shares, the “Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price per share equal to $0.38 (as adjusted from time to time as provided in Section 9 herein, the “Exercise Price”), at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date and through and including 5:30 P.M., New

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York City time, on December 31, 2011 (the “Expiration Date”), and subject to the following terms and conditions:”
      4.  The Company and the Holders hereby agree that the definition of “Exercise Period” in each February 2008 Warrant is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
““ Exercise Period ” shall mean the period commencing with the date hereof and ending at 5:30 p.m. New York City time on December 31, 2011, unless sooner terminated as provided below.”
      5.  The Company and the Holders hereby agree that the definition of “Exercise Price” in each February 2008 Warrant is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
““ Exercise Price ” shall mean $0.38 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5 below.”
      6.  The Company and the Holders hereby agree that the definition of “Expiration Date” in each February 2008 Warrant is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
““ Expiration Date ” shall mean 5:30 p.m. New York City time on December 31, 2011.”
      7.  The Company and the Holders hereby agree that the definition of “Exercise Price” in each December 2008 Warrant is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
““ Exercise Price ” shall mean $0.38 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5 below.”
      8.  All provisions of the Warrants, except as modified by this Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect and are reaffirmed. Other than as stated in this Amendment, this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any condition or obligation imposed on the parties under the Warrants.
      9.  In the event of any conflict, inconsistency, or incongruity between any provision of this Amendment and any provision of the Warrants, the provisions of this Amendment shall govern and control.
      10.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding that body of law relating to conflict of laws.
      11.  This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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      In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have executed this Omnibus Warrant Amendment Agreement with an effective date of January 5, 2011.
             
 
           
COMPANY:   HOLDERS:
 
           
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.   Defiante Farmaceutica S.A.
 
           
By:
  /s/ J.J. Finkelstein   Signature:   /s/ Paulo Viegas
 
           
 
  J.J. Finkelstein
President and Chief Executive Officer
      Print Name: Paulo Viegas
Title: CEO
 
           
        Taufin International S.A.
 
           
 
      Signature:   /s/ Nicola Wullschleger
 
           
 
          Print Name: Nicola Wullschleger
 
          Title: attorney-in-fact
 
           
        Sinaf S.A.
 
           
 
      Signature:   /s/ Nicola Wullschleger
 
           
 
          Print Name: Nicola Wullschleger
 
          Title: attorney-in-fact
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Exhibit 5.1
(COOLEY LOGO)
January 7, 2011
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
15245 Shady Grove Road
Suite 470
Rockville, MD 20850
Ladies and Gentlemen:
You have requested our opinion with respect to certain matters in connection with the offering by RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), of 1,851,852 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Shares ”), and a warrant (the “ Warrant ”) to purchase up to 740,741 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “ Warrant Shares ”), in each case pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”) (Registration Statement No. 333-150675) (the “ Registration Statement ”), the prospectus dated May 16, 2008 (the “ Base Prospectus ”), and the prospectus supplement dated January 5, 2011, filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations under the Act (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”). (The Base Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement are collectively referred to as the “ Prospectus .”) The Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares are to be sold by the Company as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.
In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to date, its Bylaws, as amended to date, and the originals or copies certified to our satisfaction of such records, documents, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. We have assumed the genuineness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof and the due execution and delivery of all documents where due execution and delivery are a prerequisite to the effectiveness thereof.
Our opinion herein is expressed solely with respect to the federal laws of the United States, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and, as to the Warrant constituting a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our opinion is based on these laws as in effect on the date hereof. We express no opinion as to whether the laws of any particular jurisdiction are applicable to the subject matter hereof. We are not rendering any opinion as to compliance with any federal or state law, rule or regulation relating to securities, or to the sale or issuance thereof.
On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, we are of the opinion that (i) the Shares, when sold and issued in accordance with the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) provided that the Warrant has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and duly delivered to the purchaser thereof against payment therefor, the Warrant, when issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, will be a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
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(COOLEY LOGO)
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
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relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles and limitations on availability of equitable relief, including specific performance (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity), and (iii) if, as, and when the Warrant Shares are issued and delivered by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant, including, without limitation, the payment in full of applicable consideration, the Warrant Shares will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
Cooley LLP
         
By:   /s/ Darren K. DeStefano    
  Darren K. DeStefano   
     
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Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
     This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of January 5, 2011, by and between RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 470, Rockville, Maryland 20850 (the “ Company ”), and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (the “ Buyer ”).
WHEREAS :
     A. The offering and sale of the Securities (as defined below) are being made pursuant to (i) a currently effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including the “base” prospectus contained therein (Registration Number 333-150675) (the “ Registration Statement ”), which Registration Statement has been declared effective in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”), by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”), (ii) if applicable, certain “free writing prospectuses” (as the term is defined under Rule 405 of the 1933 Act that have been or will be filed with the SEC and delivered to the Buyer on or prior to the date hereof), and (iii) a prospectus supplement (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act (together with the “base” prospectus, the “ Prospectus ”) containing certain supplemental information relating to the Securities and the terms of this offering that will be filed with the SEC and delivered to the Buyer (or made available to the Buyer by the filing by the Company of an electronic version thereof with the SEC), along with the Company’s counterpart to this Agreement.
     B. The Buyer wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, One Million Eight Hundred Fifty One Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Two (1,851,852) shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company (the “ Shares ”), and a warrant (the “ Warrant ”) to purchase Seven Hundred Forty Thousand Seven Hundred Forty One (740,741) shares of Common Stock in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (collectively referred to herein as the “ Securities ”), for the aggregate purchase price of $500,000.04.
      NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the above premises and the mutual covenants contained below and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
     1.  PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES .
     (a)  Purchase of Securities . Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 5 and 6 below, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company on the Closing Date (as defined below) One Million Eight Hundred Fifty One Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Two (1,851,852) Common Stock of the Company and a Warrant to purchase Seven Hundred Forty Thousand Seven Hundred Forty One (740,741) shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “ Closing ”). The Closing shall occur on the Closing Date at the offices of the Company or such other mutually agreeable location.
     (b)  Purchase Price . The purchase price for each Share to be purchased by the Buyer at the Closing shall be $0.27 (the “ Purchase Price ”).
     (c)  Closing Date . The date and time of the Closing (the “ Closing Date ”) shall be 11:00 a.m., EST on January 7, 2011, after notification of satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 5 and 6 below (or such later time or date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and

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the Buyer). As used herein, “ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
     (d)  Form of Payment . On the Closing Date, (i) the Buyer shall pay its Purchase Price to the Company for the Shares and Warrant to be issued and sold to the Buyer at the Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company’s written wire instructions, and (ii) unless otherwise instructed by the Buyer, the Company shall cause American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”) through the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, to credit such aggregate number of Shares that the Buyer is purchasing to the Buyer’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system. The executed Warrant shall be delivered to the Buyer at the Closing in accordance with the instructions of the Buyer.
     2.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER .
     The Buyer represents and warrants with respect to only itself that:
     (a) The Buyer is purchasing the Securities for its own account, in the ordinary course of its business and the Buyer has no arrangement with any individual, company, agency, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or governmental authority (“ Person ”) to participate in the distribution of the Securities.
     (b) The Buyer, together with its affiliates (as that term is defined under Rule 405 of the 1933 Act), has not, prior to the date of this Agreement, sold, offered to sell, solicited offers to buy, disposed of, loaned, pledged or granted any right with respect to the Securities purchased in the offering. Such prohibited sales or other transactions would include, without limitation, effecting any short sale or having in effect any short position (whether or not such sale or position is against the box and regardless of when such position was entered into) or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the Securities purchased in the offering made by the Prospectus.
     (c) The Buyer shall not issue any press release or make any other public announcement relating to this Agreement unless the Buyer is advised by its counsel that such press release or public announcement is required by law.
     (d) The Buyer has the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Buyer and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Buyer. This Agreement has been duly executed by the Buyer and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Buyer enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity.
     (e) The Buyer understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented to the Buyer in connection with the purchase or sale of the Securities constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. The Buyer has consulted such legal, tax or investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Securities.
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connection with the offering, and that it is not acting as a member of a “group” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d of the 1934 Act) with any other investor in connection with the offering.
     3.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY .
     The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Buyer:
     (a)  Organization and Qualification . The Company is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, from time to time, Bylaws, as amended, from time to time, or other organizational or charter documents (the “ Organizational Documents ”). The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) an adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document (as defined below), (ii) a material and adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or financial condition of the Company, or (iii) an adverse impairment to the Company’s ability to perform on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “ Material Adverse Effect ”).
     (b)  Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of this Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”) and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders in connection herewith and therewith. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (a) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (b) as enforceability of any indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited under the federal and state securities laws and public policy, and (c) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
     (c)  No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities) do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Organizational Documents, any certificate of designations, preferences and rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any material agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company debt or otherwise) or other material understanding to which the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the

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Company is subject, including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the regulations of the Principal Market, or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Principal Market ” shall mean, in the event the Company’s Common Stock is listed or traded on the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, such market or exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed, quoted or traded.
     (d)  Filings, Consents and Approvals . The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration (collectively, “ Consents ”) with, any Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than (i) the filing with the SEC of the Prospectus Supplement, (ii) the application(s) to the Principal Market for the listing of the Securities for trading thereon, if and as required, and (iv) all filings required pursuant to Section 4(c) hereof.
     (e)  Issuance of the Securities . The Securities are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The issuance by the Company of the Securities has been registered under the 1933 Act and the Shares are freely transferable and tradable by the Buyer without restriction. The Securities are being issued pursuant to the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement is effective and available for the issuance of the Securities thereunder and the Company has not received any notice that the SEC has issued or intends to issue a stop-order with respect to the Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened in writing to do so. The “Plan of Distribution” section under the Registration Statement permits the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder. Upon receipt of the Securities, the Buyer will have good and marketable title to such Securities.
     (f)  Capitalization . The Company has an authorized and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the SEC Reports as of the dates specified therein.
     (g)  SEC Reports . The Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”), including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the twelve months preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law to file such reports) (the foregoing materials being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed and/or subsequently amended or restated, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Registration Statement and any prospectus included therein, including the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of such Registration Statement or any such prospectus, including the Prospectus, contain or contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the case of any prospectus in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in

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effect at the time of filing or as subsequently amended or restated. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
     (h)  Disclosure . Except for information relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf has provided the Buyer or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material, non-public information. Furthermore, the Company shall issue a press release announcing the transaction and issue a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms hereof and including this Agreement and the Warrant as exhibits thereto within four (4) business days (including any material non-public information relating thereto which has been provided by the Company or any Person acting on its behalf to any of the Buyers or their agents or counsel) of the Agreement’s execution by all parties hereto. The Company understands and confirms that the Buyer will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Buyer regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company (including the Company’s representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement) are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
     (i)  Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further represents to the Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.
     4.  COVENANTS .
     (a)  Best Efforts . Each party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the covenants and the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 4, 5 and 6 of this Agreement.
     (b)  Prospectus Supplement . On or before the Closing, the Company shall have delivered the Prospectus Supplement with respect to the Securities as required under and in conformity with the 1933 Act, including Rule 424(b) thereunder.
     (c)  Listing . Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall file and shall employ its best efforts to secure the listing of all of the Securities upon the Principal Market to the extent required, and shall maintain such listing of all shares of Common Stock from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall not take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(c).
     (d) Warrant Shares. If all or any portion of the Warrant is exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the issuance of the Warrant Shares or if the Warrant is exercised via cashless exercise, the Warrant Shares issued pursuant to any such exercise shall be issued free of all legends. If at any time following the date hereof the Buyer (or holder) provides a notice of exercise with respect to the Warrant to the Company and at such time the Registration Statement (or any subsequent registration statement registering the sale of the Warrant Shares) is not effective or is not

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otherwise available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall immediately notify the Buyer (or holder of the Warrant) in writing that such registration statement is not then effective and thereafter shall promptly notify the Buyer (or holder) when the registration statement is effective again and available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing shall not limit the ability of the Company to issue, or any Buyer to sell, any of the Warrant Shares in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws).
     (e) Furnishing of Information. Until the earliest of the time that (i) the Buyer no longer owns Securities or (ii) the Warrant has terminated or expired, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the 1934 Act. As long as the Buyer owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the 1934 Act, it will prepare and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Buyer to sell the Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to take such further action as the Buyer (which at such time owns any Shares or Warrants) may reasonably request, to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Securities without registration under the 1933 Act, including without limitation, within the requirements of the exemption provided by under Rule 144.
     (f)  Limitation on Short Sales and Hedging Transactions . The Buyer agrees that beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the date the Buyer no longer owns any Securities that it and its agents, representatives and affiliates shall not in any manner whatsoever enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined in Section 242.200 of Regulation SHO of the 1934 Act) of the Securities or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Securities.
     5.  CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL .
     The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Securities to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Buyer with prior written notice thereof:
     (i) The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.
     (ii) The Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Securities being purchased by the Buyer at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.
     (iii) The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
     6.  CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE .
     The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:

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     (i) The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer each of the Transaction Documents.
     (ii) The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date.
     (iii) The Common Stock (I) shall be listed on the Principal Market and (II) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (A) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.
     (iv) The Registration Statement shall be effective and available for the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder and the Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the Prospectus as required thereunder.
     7.  TERMINATION . In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred on the Closing Date due to the Company’s or the Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 5 and 6 above (and the nonbreaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the nonbreaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other party.
     8.  MISCELLANEOUS .
     (a)  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial . The corporate laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its shareholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Illinois. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Chicago, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

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     (b)  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.
     (c)  Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
     (d)  Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
     (e)  Entire Agreement; Amendments . Except for that certain Purchase Agreement and that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2011, by and between the Company and the Buyer (the “ Additional Lincoln Park Agreements ”), this Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer, the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and, except for the Additional Lincoln Park Agreements, this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except with respect to the Additional Lincoln Park Agreements or as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Buyer. No provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
     (f)  Notices . Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 470
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Tel: (301) 208-9191
Fax: (301) 208-9194
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
If to the Buyer:
Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC
440 North Wells, Suite 620
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: (312) 822-9300
Facsimile: (312) 822-9301
Attention: Josh Scheinfeld/Jonathan Cope

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Or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by an overnight courier service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
     (g)  Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Buyer, including by merger or consolidation. The Buyer may not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement.
     (h)  No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
     (i)  Publicity . The Buyer shall have the right to approve before issuance any press release, SEC filing or any other public disclosure made by or on behalf of the Company whatsoever with respect to, in any manner, the Buyer, its purchases hereunder or any aspect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer, to make any press release or other public disclosure (including any filings with the SEC) with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable law and regulations so long as the Company and its counsel consult with the Buyer in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure at least two (2) Business Days prior to its release. The Buyer must be provided with a copy thereof at least two (2) Business Days prior to any release or use by the Company thereof. The Company agrees and acknowledges that its failure to fully comply with this provision constitutes a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
     (j)  Further Assurances . Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
     (k)  No Financial Advisor, Placement Agent, Broker or Finder . The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that it has not engaged any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that it has not engaged any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any fees or commissions, if any, of any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold the Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and out of pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim.
     (l)  No Strict Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

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     (m)  Remedies, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief . The Buyer’s remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available to the Buyer under this Agreement, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy of the Buyer contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Buyer’s right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
     (n)  Enforcement Costs . If: (i) this Agreement is placed by the Investor in the hands of an attorney for enforcement or is enforced by the Investor through any legal proceeding; or (ii) an attorney is retained to represent the Investor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceedings affecting creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Agreement; or (iii) an attorney is retained to represent the Investor in any other proceedings whatsoever in connection with this Agreement, then the Company shall pay to the Investor, as incurred by the Investor, all reasonable costs and expenses including attorneys’ fees incurred in connection therewith, in addition to all other amounts due hereunder.
     (o)  Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver . No failure or delay in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.
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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to the Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
         
COMPANY:

REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 
 
By:   /s/ J.J. Finkelstein    
  Name:   J.J. Finkelstein   
  Title:   President & CEO   
         
BUYER:

LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC
BY: LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC
BY: ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION

 
 
By:   /s/ Josh Scheinfeld    
  Name:   Josh Scheinfeld   
  Title:   President   

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Exhibit A
Form of Warrant
[See Exhibit 4.1]

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Exhibit 10.2
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
      PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 4, 2011, by and between REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. , a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”), and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC , an Illinois limited liability company (the “Investor”).
WHEREAS:
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company wishes to sell to the Investor, and the Investor wishes to buy from the Company, up to Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000) of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). The shares of Common Stock to be purchased hereunder are referred to herein as the “Purchase Shares.”
NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:
      1.   CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
     For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     (a) “Accelerated Purchase Notice” shall mean an irrevocable written notice from the Company to the Investor directing the Investor to buy such Accelerated Purchase Amount in Purchase Shares as specified by the Company therein on the Purchase Date.
     (b) “Available Amount” means initially Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000) in the aggregate which amount shall be reduced by the Purchase Amount each time the Investor purchases shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
     (c) “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
     (d) “Business Day” means any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading including any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading for a period of time less than the customary time.
     (e) “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing sale price for such security on the Principal Market as reported by the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing sale price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by the Principal Market.
     (f) “Confidential Information” means any information disclosed by either party to the other party, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or by inspection of tangible objects (including, without limitation, documents, prototypes, samples, plant and equipment), which is designated as “Confidential,” “Proprietary” or some similar designation. Information communicated orally shall be considered Confidential Information if such information is confirmed in writing as being Confidential Information within ten (10) Business Days after the initial disclosure. Confidential Information may also include information disclosed to a disclosing party by third parties. Confidential Information shall not, however, include any information which (i) was publicly known and made generally available in the public domain prior to the time of disclosure by the disclosing party; (ii) becomes publicly known and

 


 

made generally available after disclosure by the disclosing party to the receiving party through no action or inaction of the receiving party; (iii) is already in the possession of the receiving party at the time of disclosure by the disclosing party as shown by the receiving party’s files and records immediately prior to the time of disclosure; (iv) is obtained by the receiving party from a third party without a breach of such third party’s obligations of confidentiality; (v) is independently developed by the receiving party without use of or reference to the disclosing party’s Confidential Information, as shown by documents and other competent evidence in the receiving party’s possession; or (vi) is required by law to be disclosed by the receiving party, provided that the receiving party gives the disclosing party prompt written notice of such requirement prior to such disclosure and assistance in obtaining an order protecting the information from public disclosure.
     (g) “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
     (h) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     (i) “Maturity Date” means the date that is 600 Business Days (30 Monthly Periods) from the Commencement Date.
     (j) “Monthly Period” means each successive 20 Business Day period commencing with the Commencement Date.
     (k) “Person” means an individual or entity including but not limited to any limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
     (l) “Principal Market” means initially the OTC Bulletin Board; provided however, that in the event the Company’s Common Stock is ever listed or traded on the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE Amex, or a successor to any such national securities exchange, then the “Principal Market” shall mean such other market or exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed or traded.
     (m) “Purchase Amount” means, with respect to any particular purchase made hereunder, the portion of the Available Amount to be purchased by the Investor pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
     (n) “Purchase Date” means with respect to any particular purchase made hereunder, the Business Day on which the Investor receives by 10:00 a.m. eastern time of such Business Day a valid Regular Purchase Notice or a valid Accelerated Purchase Notice that the Investor is to buy Purchase Shares pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
     (o) “Purchase Price” means the lower of the (A) the lowest Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Purchase Date and (B) the arithmetic average of the three (3) lowest Closing Sale Prices for the Common Stock during the twelve (12) consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately preceding such Purchase Date (to be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction).
     (p) “Regular Purchase Notice” shall mean an irrevocable written notice from the Company to the Investor directing the Investor to buy such Regular Purchase Amount in Purchase Shares as specified by the Company therein on the Purchase Date.

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     (q) “Sale Price” means any sale price for the shares of Common Stock on the Principal Market as reported by the Principal Market.
     (r) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
     (s) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     (t) “Transfer Agent” means the transfer agent of the Company as set forth in Section 11(f) hereof or such other person who is then serving as the transfer agent for the Company in respect of the Common Stock.
      2.   PURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK.
     Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to the Investor, and the Investor has the obligation to purchase from the Company, Purchase Shares as follows:
     (a)  Commencement of Regular Sales of Common Stock . Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 7 and 8 hereof (the “Commencement,” and the date of satisfaction of such conditions, the “Commencement Date”) the Company shall have the right but not the obligation to direct the Investor by its delivery to the Investor of a Regular Purchase Notice from time to time to buy Purchase Shares (each such purchase a “Regular Purchase”) in any amount up to 200,000 Purchase Shares per Regular Purchase Notice (and the amount so purchased, the “Regular Purchase Amount”) at the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date. The Company may deliver a new Regular Purchase Notice to the Investor so long as at least two (2) Business Days have passed since the most recent Purchase Date.
     (b)  Accelerated Purchases . At any time on or after the Commencement Date, the Company shall also have the right to direct the Investor to buy up to 200,000 Purchase Shares (each such purchase, an “Accelerated Purchase” and the amount so purchased, the “Accelerated Purchase Amount”) per Accelerated Purchase Notice at the Accelerated Purchase Price on the Purchase Date by delivering to the Investor Accelerated Purchase Notices provided that the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock must not be below $0.35 (subject to equitable adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction) (the “Accelerated Purchase Threshold Price”) on the Purchase Date. With respect to each such Accelerated Purchase, the Company must deliver the Purchase Shares before 1:00 p.m. eastern time on the Business Day following the Purchase Date. As used herein, the term “Accelerated Purchase Price” shall mean the lesser of (i) the lowest Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Purchase Date or (ii) the lowest Purchase Price during the previous five (5) Business Days prior to the date that the valid Accelerated Purchase Notice was received by the Investor. However, if on any Purchase Date the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock is below the Accelerated Purchase Threshold Price, such Accelerated Purchase shall be void and the Investor’s obligations to buy Purchase Shares in respect of that Accelerated Purchase Notice shall be terminated. Thereafter, the Company shall again have the right to submit an Accelerated Purchase Notice as set forth herein by delivery of a new Accelerated Purchase Notice only if the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock is at or above the Accelerated Purchase Threshold Price on the date of the delivery of the Accelerated Purchase Notice. The Company may deliver a new Accelerated Purchase Notice to the Investor so long as at least two (2) Business Days have passed since the most recent Purchase Date.
     (c)  Payment for Purchase Shares. The Investor shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the Purchase Amount with respect to such Purchase Shares as full payment for such Purchase Shares via wire transfer of immediately available funds on the same Business Day that the Investor

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receives such Purchase Shares if they are received by the Investor before 1:00 p.m. eastern time or if received by the Investor after 1:00 p.m. eastern time, the next Business Day. The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any purchase. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up or down to the nearest whole share. All payments made under this Agreement shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America or wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as the Company may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Agreement is due on any day that is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.
     (d)  Purchase Price Floor. The Company and the Investor shall not effect any sales and purchases under this Agreement on any Purchase Date where the Purchase Price for any purchases of Purchase Shares would be less than the Floor Price. “Floor Price” means $0.15, which shall be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction.
     (e)  Compliance with Principal Market Rules. The Company shall not be required to issue any Purchase Shares under this Agreement if such issuance would breach the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market.
      3.   INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
     The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date:
     (a)  Organization; Authority . Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
     (b)  Investment Purpose . The Investor is acquiring the Purchase Shares and Commitment Shares (as defined below) (collectively, the “Securities”) as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting the Investor’s right to sell the Securities at any time pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined herein) or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and with respect to the Additional Commitment Shares, subject to Section 5(e) hereof). The Investor is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
     (c)  Accredited Investor Status . The Investor is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
     (d)  Reliance on Exemptions . The Investor understands that the Securities may be offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Investor’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and

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understandings of the Investor set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Investor to acquire the Securities.
     (e)  Information . The Investor understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. The Investor (i) is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities including a total loss, (ii) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the proposed investment in the Securities and (iii) has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the officers of the Company concerning the financial condition and business of the Company and others matters related to an investment in the Securities. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by the Investor or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect the Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 4 below. The Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.
     (f)  No Governmental Review . The Investor understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.
     (g)  Transfer or Sale . The Investor understands that(i) the Securities may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) registered pursuant to the Securities Act or (B) an exemption exists permitting such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred without such registration; (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
     (h)  Validity; Enforcement . This execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of Investor. This Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and each of the other documents and agreements entered into by the parties on the Commencement Date and attached as exhibits to this Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) to which the Investor is a party has been duly executed by and delivered on behalf of the Investor and is a valid and binding agreement of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
     (i)  Residency . The Investor is a resident of the State of Illinois.
     (j)  No Short Selling . The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that at no time has any of the Investor, its agents, representatives or affiliates engaged in or effected, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined in Section 242.200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.
     (k)  No General Solicitation . Neither the Investor nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in or is aware of any form of general solicitation or general

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advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
      4.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
     The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date:
     (a)  Organization and Qualification . The Company is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company is not in violation or default of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “ Material Adverse Effect ”) and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. The Company has no Subsidiaries.
     (b)  Authorization; Enforcement; Validity . (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including without limitation, the issuance of the Commitment Shares and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Purchase Shares issuable under this Agreement, have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its shareholders, (iii) this Agreement has been, and each other Transaction Document shall be on the Commencement Date, duly executed and delivered by the Company and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and each other Transaction Document upon its execution on behalf of the Company, shall constitute, the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies. The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the resolutions (the “Signing Resolutions”) substantially in the form as set forth as Exhibit C attached hereto to authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Signing Resolutions are valid, in full force and effect and have not been modified or supplemented in any respect. The Company has delivered to the Investor a true and correct copy of a unanimous written consent adopting the Signing Resolutions executed by all of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company. No other approvals or consents of the Company’s Board of Directors and/or shareholders is necessary under applicable laws and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and/or Bylaws to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the issuance of the Commitment Shares and the issuance of the Purchase Shares.
     (c)  Capitalization . As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company is set forth on Schedule 4(c). Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(c) , (i) no shares of the Company’s capital stock

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are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company, (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities, (iii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company, (iv) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement), (v) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company, (vi) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities as described in this Agreement and (vii) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. The Company has furnished to the Investor true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and the Company’s By-laws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”), and summaries of the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock, if any, and copies of any documents containing the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
     (d)  Issuance of Securities . The Company has authorized and reserved 73,333,333 shares of Common Stock for issuance as Purchase Shares under this Agreement, and upon issuance and payment therefor in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchase Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. The Company has authorized and reserved 958,333 shares of Common Stock for issuance as Initial Commitment Shares and an additional 958,333 shares of Common Stock for issuance as Additional Commitment Shares, in each case subject to equitable adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction. Upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, the Commitment Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
     (e)  No Conflicts . Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(e) , the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Purchase Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the By-laws or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market applicable to the Company) or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, except in the case of conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations under clause (ii), which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(e) , the Company is not in violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws, respectively. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(e) , the Company is not in violation of any term of or is in default under any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument,

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judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, except for possible conflicts, defaults, terminations or amendments which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted, in violation of any law, ordinance, regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations, the sanctions for which either individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(e) , all consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be obtained or effected on or prior to the Commencement Date.
     (f)  SEC Documents; Financial Statements . Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(f) the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Documents, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. Except as listed in Schedule 4(f) , the Company has received no notices or correspondence from the SEC for the one year preceding the date hereof . The SEC has not commenced any enforcement proceedings against the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
     (g)  Absence of Certain Changes . Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(g) , since the filing of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, there has been no material adverse change in the business, properties, operations, financial condition or results of operations of the Company. The Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any Bankruptcy Law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings. The Company is financially solvent and is generally able to pay its debts as they become due .
     (h)  Absence of Litigation . There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s officers or directors in their capacities as such, which could reasonably be expected to

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have a Material Adverse Effect. A description of each action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body which, as of the date of this Agreement, is pending or threatened in writing against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s officers or directors in their capacities as such, is set forth in Schedule 4(h) .
     (i)  Acknowledgment Regarding Investor’s Status . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by the Investor or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Investor’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Investor that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives and advisors.
     (j)  No General Solicitation . Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
     (k)  Intellectual Property Rights . To its knowledge, the Company owns or possesses adequate rights or licenses to use all material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 4(k) , none of the Company’s material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, government authorizations, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights have expired or terminated, or, by the terms and conditions thereof, could expire or terminate within two years from the date of this Agreement. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company of any material trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, or of any such development of similar or identical trade secrets or technical information by others and, except as set forth on Schedule 4(k) , there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge, being threatened against, the Company regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     (l)  Environmental Laws . To its knowledge, the Company (i) is in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) has received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of it under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business and (iii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where, in each of the three foregoing clauses, the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
     (m)  Title . The Company has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by it and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by it that is material to the

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business of the Company, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects (“Liens”) and except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company are held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company is in compliance with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company.
     (n)  Insurance . The Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the business in which the Company is engaged. The Company has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and the Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the business or operations of the Company.
     (o)  Regulatory Permits . The Company possesses all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business, except for any such certificates, authorization or permits to failure of which to have obtained would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.
     (p)  Tax Status . The Company has made or filed all federal and state income and all other material tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.
     (q)  Transactions With Affiliates . Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $100,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
     (r)  Application of Takeover Protections . The Company and its board of directors have taken or will take prior to the Commencement Date all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation or the laws of

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the state of its incorporation which is or could become applicable to the Investor as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Investor’s ownership of the Securities.
     (s)  Disclosure . Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement (as defined herein) or prospectus supplements thereto. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting purchases and sales of securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the disclosure schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor neither makes nor has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3 hereof.
     (t)  Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
     (u)  DTC Eligible . The Company through its transfer agent currently participates in the Depository Trust Company Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (“DTC FAST System”) and the Company’s Common Stock can be transferred electronically to third parties via the DTC FAST System.
      5.   COVENANTS.
     (a)  Filing of Form 8-K and Registration Statement . The Company agrees that it shall, within the time required under the Exchange Act, file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, of even date herewith, by and between the Company and the Investor (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), the Company shall also file within twenty (20) Business Days from the date hereof a new registration statement covering only the sale of the Purchase Shares and the Additional Commitment Shares (the “Registration Statement”). Any securities issuable under this Agreement that have not been registered under the Securities Act shall bear the following restrictive legend (the “Restrictive Legend”):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO: (1) RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR

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(2) AN OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL, IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
     (b)  Blue Sky . The Company shall take such action, if any, as is reasonably necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify (i) the initial sale of the Commitment Shares and any Purchase Shares to the Investor under this Agreement and (ii) any subsequent resale of the Commitment Shares and any Purchase Shares by the Investor, in each case, under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States in such states as is reasonably requested by the Investor from time to time, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Investor.
     (c)  Listing/DTC . The Company shall maintain the Common Stock’s authorization for quotation on the Principal Market. The Company shall not take any action that would be reasonably expected to result in suspension of the Common Stock from quotation on the Principal Market. The Company shall promptly, and in no event later than the following Business Day, provide to the Investor copies of any notices it receives from the Principal Market regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for quotation on such market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that its Common Stock can be transferred electronically via the DTC FAST System.
     (d)  Limitation on Short Sales and Hedging Transactions . The Investor agrees that beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the date of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 11, the Investor and its agents, representatives and affiliates shall not in any manner whatsoever enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined in Section 242.200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.
     (e)  Issuance of Commitment Shares . Immediately upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall issue to the Investor as consideration for the Investor entering into this Agreement 958,333 shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Commitment Shares”) and shall deliver to the Transfer Agent a letter in the form as set forth as Exhibit E attached hereto with respect to the issuance of the Initial Commitment Shares. In connection with each purchase of Purchase Shares hereunder, the Company agrees to issue to the Investor a number of shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Commitment Shares” and together with the Initial Commitment Shares, the “Commitment Shares”) equal to the product of (x) 958,333 and (y) the Purchase Amount Fraction. The “Purchase Amount Fraction” shall mean a fraction, the numerator of which is the Purchase Amount purchased by the Investor with respect to such purchase of Purchase Shares and the denominator of which is Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000). The Additional Commitment Shares shall be equitably adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction. The Initial Commitment Shares shall be issued in certificated form and shall bear the Restrictive Legend. The Investor agrees that the Investor shall not pledge, transfer or sell the Additional Commitment Shares until the earlier of (a) 600 Business Days (30 Monthly Periods) from the date hereof or (b) the date on which this Agreement has been terminated, provided, however, that such restrictions shall not apply: (i) in connection with any transfers to or among affiliates (as defined in the Exchange Act), or (ii) if an Event of Default has occurred, or any event which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default, including any failure by the Company to timely issue Purchase Shares under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Investor may transfer Additional Commitment Shares to a third party in order to settle a sale made by the Investor where the Investor reasonably expects the Company to deliver additional Purchase Shares to the Investor under this Agreement so long as the Investor maintains ownership of the amount of Additional Commitment Shares received up to that point by “replacing” such

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Additional Commitment Shares so transferred with new Purchase Shares when the new Purchase Shares are actually issued by the Company to the Investor.
     (f)  Due Diligence . The Investor shall have the right, from time to time as the Investor may reasonably deem appropriate, to perform reasonable due diligence on the Company during normal business hours. The Company and its officers and employees shall provide information and reasonably cooperate with the Investor in connection with any reasonable request by the Investor related to the Investor’s due diligence of the Company. Each party hereto agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the other party to any third party and shall not use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than in connection with, or in furtherance of, the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party hereto acknowledges that the Confidential Information shall remain the property of the disclosing party and agrees that it shall take all reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of any Confidential Information disclosed by the other party. The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf shall provide the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement or prospectus supplements thereto.
     (g)  Purchase Records . The Investor and the Company shall each maintain records showing the remaining Available Amount at any given time and the dates and Purchase Amounts for each purchase or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Investor and the Company.
     (h)  Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp or similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of any shares of Common Stock to the Investor made under this Agreement.
     (i)  No Variable Rate Transactions. From the date hereof until the Maturity Date, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for cash consideration (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction other than in connection with an Exempt Issuance. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may sell securities at a future determined price. “ Exempt Issuance ” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, which acquisitions or strategic transactions can have a Variable Rate Transaction component, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company

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and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities. “ Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Company which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
      6.   TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
     On the Commencement Date and thereafter, the Company shall cause all of the Purchase Shares and Additional Commitment Shares to be issued under this Agreement electronically via the DTC FAST System to Investor’s account as designated by Investor unless the Investor expressly consents otherwise. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue Purchase Shares and Additional Commitment Shares in the name of the Investor (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). The Company warrants to the Investor that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 6, will be given by the Company to the Transfer Agent with respect to the Purchase Shares and that the Additional Commitment Shares and the Purchase Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement.
      7.   CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO COMMENCE SALES OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
     The right of the Company hereunder to commence sales of the Purchase Shares is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
     (a) The Investor shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Company; and
     (b) The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act by the SEC, and no stop order with respect to the Registration Statement shall be pending or threatened by the SEC.
      8.   CONDITIONS TO THE INVESTOR’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
     The obligation of the Investor to buy Purchase Shares under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions and once such conditions have been initially satisfied, there shall not be any ongoing obligation to satisfy such conditions after the Commencement Date:
     (a) The Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Investor;
     (b) The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the Principal Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been within the last 365 days suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market;

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     (c) The Investor shall have received the opinions of the Company’s legal counsel dated as of the Commencement Date in a customary form reasonably acceptable to the Investor;
     (d) The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 4 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Commencement Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Commencement Date. The Investor shall have received a certificate, executed by the CEO, President or CFO of the Company, dated as of the Commencement Date, to the foregoing effect in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A ;
     (e) The Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, which resolutions shall be in full force and effect without any amendment or supplement thereto as of the Commencement Date;
     (f) As of the Commencement Date, the Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, (A) solely for the purpose of effecting purchases of Purchase Shares hereunder, 73,333,333 shares of Common Stock and (B) as Additional Commitment Shares in accordance with Section 5(e) hereof, 958,333 shares of Common Stock;
     (g) The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company and the Company’s Transfer Agent;
     (h) The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certificate evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company in the State of Delaware issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date within ten (10) Business Days of the Commencement Date;
     (i) The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware within ten (10) Business Days of the Commencement Date;
     (j) The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a secretary’s certificate executed by the Secretary of the Company, dated as of the Commencement Date, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B ;
     (k) The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act by the SEC and no stop order with respect to the Registration Statement shall be pending or threatened by the SEC. The Company shall have prepared and delivered to the Investor a final and complete form of prospectus, dated and current as of the Commencement Date, to be used by the Investor in connection with any sales of any Purchase Shares or Additional Commitment Shares, and to be filed by the Company within two (2) Business Days after the Commencement Date. The Company shall have made all filings under all applicable federal and state securities laws necessary to consummate the issuance of the Commitment Shares and Purchase Shares pursuant to this Agreement in compliance with such laws;
     (l) No Event of Default has occurred, or any event which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default has occurred;

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     (m) On or prior to the Commencement Date, the Company shall take all necessary action, if any, and such actions as reasonably requested by the Investor, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, shareholder rights plan or poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation or the laws of the state of its incorporation which is or could become applicable to the Investor as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Investor’s ownership of the Securities; and
      9.   INDEMNIFICATION.
In consideration of the Investor’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities hereunder and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Investor and all of its affiliates, shareholders, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing person’s agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, other than with respect to Indemnified Liabilities which directly and primarily result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnitee. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. Payment under this indemnification shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date Investor makes written request for it. A certificate containing reasonable detail as to the amount of such indemnification submitted to the Company by Investor shall be conclusive evidence, absent manifest error, of the amount due from the Company to Investor.
      10.   EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
     An “Event of Default” shall be deemed to have occurred at any time as any of the following events occurs:
     (a) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to the Investor for sale of any or all of the Purchase Shares or Additional Commitment Shares (the “Registrable Securities”), and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of twenty (20) consecutive Business Days or for more than an aggregate of sixty (60) Business Days in any 365-day period;
     (b) the suspension from trading or failure of the Common Stock to be listed or quoted on the Principal Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Business Days;

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     (c) the delisting of the Company’s Common Stock from the OTC Bulletin Board, provided, however, that the Common Stock is not immediately thereafter trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, or NYSE Amex;
     (d) the failure for any reason by the Transfer Agent to issue Purchase Shares to the Investor within five (5) Business Days after the applicable Purchase Date which the Investor is entitled to receive;
     (e) the Company breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or other term or condition under any Transaction Document if such breach could have a Material Adverse Effect and except, in the case of a breach of a covenant which is reasonably curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at least five (5) Business Days;
     (f) if any Person commences a proceeding against the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law ;
     (g) if the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law; (A) commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or is generally unable to pay its debts as the same become due;
     (h) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (A) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary;
     (i) the Company is not eligible to transfer its Common Stock electronically via the DTC FAST System; or
     (j) the occurrence of an event that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 10, “Material Adverse Effect” shall not include facts, circumstances, events, changes, effects or occurrences (i) generally affecting the economy or the financial, debt, credit or securities markets in the United States, including as a result of changes in geopolitical conditions, (ii) generally affecting any of the industries in which the Company operates, (iii) resulting from the announcement of this Agreement, (iv) resulting from changes in any applicable laws or regulations or applicable accounting regulations or principles or interpretations thereof, (v) resulting from any actions taken pursuant to or in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (vi) resulting from any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or war or any act of terrorism, (vii) resulting from any failure by the Company to meet its internal or published projections, budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations, in and of itself (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect), or (viii) resulting from a decline in the price of the Company’s common stock on the Principal Market (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to such decline that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect).
In addition to any other rights and remedies under applicable law and this Agreement, including the Investor termination rights under Section 11 hereof, so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or if any event which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default,

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has occurred and is continuing, or so long as the Purchase Price is below the Floor Price, the Investor shall not be permitted or obligated to purchase any shares of Common Stock under this Agreement. If pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (any of which would be an Event of Default as described in Sections 10(f), 10(g) and 10(h) hereof) this Agreement shall automatically terminate without any liability or payment to the Company without further action or notice by any Person. No such termination of this Agreement under Section 11(a) or 11(d) shall affect the Company’s or the Investor’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to pending purchases and the Company and the Investor shall complete their respective obligations with respect to any pending purchases under this Agreement.
      11.   TERMINATION
     This Agreement may be terminated only as follows:
     (a) If pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (any of which would be an Event of Default as described in Sections 10(f), 10(g) and 10(h) hereof) this Agreement shall automatically terminate without any liability or payment to the Company without further action or notice by any Person. No such termination of this Agreement under this Section 11(a) shall affect the Company’s or the Investor’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to pending purchases and the Company and the Investor shall complete their respective obligations with respect to any pending purchases under this Agreement.
     (b) Prior to the Commencement Date, the Company shall have the option to terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement.
     (c) In the event that the Commencement Date shall not have occurred on or before April 30, 2011, due to the failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 7 and 8 above, the non-breaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement at the close of business on such date or thereafter without liability of any party to any other party.
     (d) At any time after the Commencement Date, the Company shall have the option to terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason by delivering notice (a “Company Termination Notice”) to the Investor electing to terminate this Agreement without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement. The Company Termination Notice shall not be effective until one (1) Business Day after it has been received by the Investor. No such termination of this Agreement under this Section 11(d) shall affect the Company’s or the Investor’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to pending purchases and the Company and the Investor shall complete their respective obligations with respect to any pending purchases under this Agreement.
     (e) This Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date that the Company sells and the Investor purchases the full Available Amount as provided herein, without any action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement.
     (f) If by the Maturity Date for any reason or for no reason the full Available Amount under this Agreement has not been purchased as provided for in Section 2 of this Agreement, this Agreement

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shall automatically terminate on the Maturity Date, without any action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement.
Except as set forth in Sections 11(a) (in respect of an Event of Default under Sections 10(f), 10(g) and 10(h)) and 11(f), any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11 shall be effected by written notice from the Company to the Investor, or the Investor to the Company, as the case may be, setting forth the basis for the termination hereof. The representations and warranties and covenants of the Company and the Investor contained in Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 hereof, the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 9 hereof and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 10, 11 and 12, shall survive the Commencement Date and any termination of this Agreement. No termination of this Agreement shall affect the Company’s or the Investor’s rights or obligations (i) under the Registration Rights Agreement which shall survive any such termination or (ii) under this Agreement with respect to pending purchases and the Company and the Investor shall complete their respective obligations with respect to any pending purchases under this Agreement.
      12.   MISCELLANEOUS.
     (a)  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial . The corporate laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its shareholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Illinois. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Chicago, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
     (b)  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature or signature delivered by e-mail in a “.pdf” format data file shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile signature or a signature in a “.pdf” format data file.
     (c)  Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

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     (d)  Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
     (e)  Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Investor, the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. The Company acknowledges and agrees that is has not relied on, in any manner whatsoever, any representations or statements, written or oral, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
     (f)  Notices . Any notices, consents or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
15245 Shady Grove Road, Ste 470
Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone: (301) 208-9191
Facsimile: (301) 208-9194
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
Cooley LLP
One Freedom Square, Reston Town Center
11951 Freedom Drive
Reston, VA 20190-5656
Telephone: (703) 456-8034
Facsimile: (703) 456-8100
Attention: Darren K. DeStefano, Esq.
If to the Investor:
Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC
440 North Wells, Suite 620
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: (312) 822-9300
Facsimile: (312) 822-9301
Attention: Josh Scheinfeld/Jonathan Cope
If to the Transfer Agent:
American Stock Transfer and Trust Company
6201 15 th Street

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Brooklyn, NY 11219
Telephone: (718) 921-8208
Facsimile: (718) 921-8335
Attention: Kevin Jennings
or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, and recipient facsimile number or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
     (g)  Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Investor, including by merger or consolidation. The Investor may not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement.
     (h)  No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
     (i)  Publicity . The Investor shall have the right to approve before issuance any press release, SEC filing or any other public disclosure made by or on behalf of the Company whatsoever with respect to, in any manner, the Investor, its purchases hereunder or any aspect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Investor, to make any press release or other public disclosure (including any filings with the SEC) with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable law and regulations so long as the Company and its counsel consult with the Investor in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure at least one (1) Business Day prior to its release. The Investor must be provided with a copy thereof at least one (1) Business Day prior to any release or use by the Company thereof. The Company agrees and acknowledges that its failure to fully comply with this provision constitutes a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
     (j)  Further Assurances . Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
     (k)  No Financial Advisor, Placement Agent, Broker or Finder . The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that it has not engaged any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that it has not engaged any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any fees or commissions, if any, of any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold the Investor harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and out of pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim.

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     (l)  No Strict Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
     (m)  Remedies, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief . The Investor’s remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available to the Investor under this Agreement, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy of the Investor contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Investor’s right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Investor and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Investor shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
     (n)  Enforcement Costs . If: (i) this Agreement is placed by the Investor in the hands of an attorney for enforcement or is enforced by the Investor through any legal proceeding; or (ii) an attorney is retained to represent the Investor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceedings affecting creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Agreement; or (iii) an attorney is retained to represent the Investor in any other proceedings whatsoever in connection with this Agreement, then the Company shall pay to the Investor, as incurred by the Investor, all reasonable costs and expenses including attorneys’ fees incurred in connection therewith, in addition to all other amounts due hereunder.
     (o)  Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver . No failure or delay in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.
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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor and the Company have caused this Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
         
  THE COMPANY:

REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ J.J. Finkelstein    
    Name:   J.J. Finkelstein   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
         
  INVESTOR:

LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC
BY: LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC
BY: ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION

 
 
  By:   /s/ Josh Scheinfeld    
    Name:   Josh Scheinfeld   
    Title:   President   
 

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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
          This Officer’s Certificate (“ Certificate ”) is being delivered pursuant to Section 8(e) of that certain Purchase Agreement dated as of January 4, 2011 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), by and between REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC (the “ Investor ”). Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
          The undersigned,                                                     of the Company, hereby certifies as follows:
          1. I am the                       of the Company and make the statements contained in this Certificate;
          2. The representations and warranties of the Company are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement, in which case, such representations and warranties are true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Commencement Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date);
          3. The Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Commencement Date.
          4. The Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any Bankruptcy Law nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings. The Company is financially solvent and is generally able to pay its debts as they become due.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunder signed my name on this        day of                       .
         
       
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
          The undersigned as Secretary of REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. , a Delaware corporation, hereby certifies that                       is the duly elected, appointed, qualified and acting                       of                       and that the signature appearing above is his genuine signature.
         
       
    Secretary   
       

 


 

         
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE
          This Secretary’s Certificate (“Certificate”) is being delivered pursuant to Section 7(k) of that certain Purchase Agreement dated as of January 4, 2011 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Company may sell to the Investor up to Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000) of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
          The undersigned,                       , Secretary of the Company, hereby certifies as follows:
          1. I am the Secretary of the Company and make the statements contained in this Secretary’s Certificate.
          2. Attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B are true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s bylaws (“Bylaws”) and Certificate of Incorporation (“Articles”), in each case, as amended through the date hereof, and no action has been taken by the Company, its directors, officers or shareholders, in contemplation of the filing of any further amendment relating to or affecting the Bylaws or Articles.
          3. Attached hereto as Exhibit C are true, correct and complete copies of the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on          , at which a quorum was present and acting throughout. Such resolutions have not been amended, modified or rescinded and remain in full force and effect and such resolutions are the only resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, or the shareholders of the Company relating to or affecting (i) the entering into and performance of the Purchase Agreement, or the issuance, offering and sale of the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares and (ii) and the performance of the Company of its obligation under the Transaction Documents as contemplated therein.
          4. As of the date hereof, the authorized, issued and reserved capital stock of the Company is as set forth on Exhibit D hereto.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF , I have hereunder signed my name on this              day of                      .
         
       
    Secretary   
       
 
The undersigned as                       of              , a              corporation, hereby certifies that is the duly elected, appointed, qualified and acting Secretary of                       , and that the signature appearing above is his genuine signature.
         
       
         
       
 

 


 

EXHIBIT C
FORM OF LETTER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE INITIAL
COMMITMENT SHARES AT SIGNING OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
[COMPANY LETTERHEAD]
[DATE]
[TRANSFER AGENT]

 

 

 
Re: Issuance of Common Shares to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC
Dear                       ,
On behalf of REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. , (the “Company”), you are hereby instructed to issue as soon as possible 958,333 shares of our common stock in the name of Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC . The share certificate should be dated [DATE OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT]. I have included a true and correct copy of a unanimous written consent executed by all of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company adopting resolutions approving the issuance of these shares. The shares should be issued subject to the following restrictive legend:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO: (1) RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (2) AN OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL, IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 


 

The share certificate should be sent as soon as possible via overnight mail to the following address:
Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC
440 North Wells, Suite 620
Chicago, IL 60654
Attention: Josh Scheinfeld/Jonathan Cope
Thank you very much for your help. Please call me at                             if you have any questions or need anything further.
         
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
   
BY:       
  [name]     
  [title]     
 

 

Exhibit 10.3
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
      REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of January 4, 2011, by and between REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation, (the “ Company ”), and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (together with it permitted assigns, the “ Buyer ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement by and between the parties hereto, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Purchase Agreement ”).
WHEREAS:
     The Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, to sell to the Buyer up to Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000) of the Company’s Common Stock, and to induce the Buyer to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “ Securities Act ”), and applicable state securities laws.
      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
     1.  DEFINITIONS .
          As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
          a. “ Investor ” means the Buyer, any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.
          b. “ Person ” means any person or entity including but not limited to any corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
          c. “ Register ,” “ registered ,” and “ registration ” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more registration statements of the Company in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous basis (“ Rule 415 ”), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement(s) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”).
          d. “ Registrable Securities ” means the Purchase Shares which have been, or which may from time to time be, issued or issuable to the Investor upon purchases of the Available Amount under the Purchase Agreement (without regard to any limitation or restriction on purchases) and the Additional Commitment Shares issued or issuable to the Investor and any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the Purchase Shares, the Additional Commitment Shares or the Purchase Agreement as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitation on purchases under the Purchase Agreement.

 


 

          e. “ Registration Statement ” means a registration statement on Form S-1 covering the sale of the Registrable Securities.
     2.  REGISTRATION .
          a.  Mandatory Registration. The Company shall within twenty (20) Business Days from the date hereof file with the SEC the Registration Statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities. The Investor and its counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such Registration Statement and any related prospectus prior to its filing with the SEC. Investor shall furnish all information reasonably requested by the Company for inclusion therein. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act and available for sales of all of the Registrable Securities at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investor may sell all of the Registrable Securities without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or successor thereto) or (ii) the date on which the Investor shall have sold all the Registrable Securities and no Available Amount remains under the Purchase Agreement (the “ Registration Period ”). The Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
          b.  Rule 424 Prospectus . The Company shall, as required by applicable securities regulations, from time to time file with the SEC, pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, the prospectus and prospectus supplements, if any, to be used in connection with sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement. The Investor and its counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such prospectus prior to its filing with the SEC. The Investor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to comment upon such prospectus within one (1) Business Day from the date the Investor receives the final version of such prospectus.
          c.  Sufficient Number of Shares Registered . In the event the number of shares available under the Registration Statement is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall amend the Registration Statement or file a new registration statement (a “ New Registration Statement ”), so as to cover all of such Registrable Securities as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than twenty (20) Business Days after the necessity therefor arises. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment and/or New Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof.
     3.  RELATED OBLIGATIONS .
     With respect to the Registration Statement and whenever any Registrable Securities are to be registered pursuant to Section 2(c) including on any New Registration Statement, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
          a. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to any Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable

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Securities of the Company covered by the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such registration statement.
          b. The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto at least two (2) Business Days prior to their filing with the SEC, and not file any document in a form to which Investor reasonably objects. The Investor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to comment upon the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto within two (2) Business Days from the date the Investor receives the final version thereof. The Company shall furnish to the Investor, without charge any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement.
          c. Upon request of the Investor, the Company shall furnish to the Investor, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, a copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Investor.
          d. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Investor reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
          e. As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or facts, the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the happening of any event or existence of such facts as a result of which the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a copy of such supplement or amendment to the Investor (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify the Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective

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(notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the Investor by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.
          f. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of any registration statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify the Investor of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
          g. The Company shall (i) cause all the Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section.
          h. The Company shall cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to any Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts as the Investor may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investor may request.
          i. The Company shall at all times provide a transfer agent and registrar with respect to its Common Stock.
          j. If reasonably requested by the Investor, the Company shall (i) immediately incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Investor believes should be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement.
          k. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
          l. Within one (1) Business Day after any registration statement which includes the Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A . Thereafter, if requested by the Buyer at any time, the Company shall require its counsel to deliver to the Buyer a written confirmation whether or not the effectiveness of such Registration Statement has lapsed at any time for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) and whether or not the Registration Statement is current and available to the Buyer for sale of all of the Registrable Securities.

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          m. The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investor of the Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement.
     4.  OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTOR .
          a. The Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company reasonably requires from the Investor in connection with any registration statement hereunder. The Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.
          b. The Investor agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder.
          c. The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event or existence of facts of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e), the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to promptly deliver shares of Common Stock without any restrictive legend in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
     5.  EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION .
          All reasonable expenses, other than sales or brokerage commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be paid by the Company.
     6.  INDEMNIFICATION .
          a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor, each Person, if any, who controls the Investor, the members, the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of the Investor and each Person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “ Claims ”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“ Indemnified Damages ”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with

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the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“ Blue Sky Filing ”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement or (iv) any material violation by the Company of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “ Violations ”). The Company shall reimburse each Indemnified Person promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information about the Investor furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); (ii) with respect to any superceded prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the superceded prospectus was corrected in the revised prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such revised prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it; (iii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9.
          b. In connection with the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement, the Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement, each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (collectively and together with an Indemnified Person, an “ Indemnified Party ”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information about the Investor set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto and furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with such registration statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), the Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is

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effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9.
          c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
          d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
          e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

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     7.  CONTRIBUTION .
          To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.
     8.  REPORTS AND DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND EXCHANGE ACT .
          With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“ Rule 144 ”), the Company agrees, at the Company’s sole expense, to:
          a. make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
          b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
          c. furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting and or disclosure provisions of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and (ii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
          d. take such additional action as is requested by the Investor to enable the Investor to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions to the Company’s Transfer Agent as may be requested from time to time by the Investor and otherwise fully cooperate with Investor and Investor’s broker to effect such sale of securities pursuant to Rule 144.
          The Company agrees that damages may be an inadequate remedy for any breach of the terms and provisions of this Section 8 and that Investor shall, whether or not it is pursuing any remedies at law, be entitled to equitable relief in the form of a preliminary or permanent injunctions, without having to post any bond or other security, upon any breach or threatened breach of any such terms or provisions.
     9.  ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS .
          The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Investor may not assign its rights under this Agreement without the written consent of the Company, other than to an affiliate of the Investor controlled by Jonathan Cope or Josh Scheinfeld, in which case the assignee must agree in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement.

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     10.  AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS .
          Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Investor.
     11.  MISCELLANEOUS .
          a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.
          b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
RegeneRx Biopharmaceutcials, Inc.
15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 470
Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone:  (301) 208-9191
Facsimile:   (301) 208-9194
Attention:    C. Neil Lyons, Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
Cooley LLP
One Freedom Square, Reston Town Center
11951 Freedom Drive
Reston, VA 20190-5656
Telephone:  (703) 456-8034
Facsimile:   (703) 456-8100
Attention:    Darren K. DeStefano, Esq.
If to the Investor:
Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC
440 N. Wells, Suite 620
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone:  312-822-9300
Facsimile:   312-822-9301
Attention:    Josh Scheinfeld/Jonathan Cope

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or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
          c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
          d. The corporate laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Illinois. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting the City of Chicago, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
          e. This Agreement, and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
          f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
          g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
          h. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement,

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once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
          i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
          j. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
          k. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
         
  THE COMPANY :

REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 
 
  By:   /s/ J.J. Finkelstein    
    Name:   J.J. Finkelstein   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
  BUYER:

LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC
BY: LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
BY: ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL, INC.

 
 
  By:   /s/ Josh Scheinfeld    
    Name:   Josh Scheinfeld   
    Title:   President   

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EXHIBIT A
TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Date]
[TRANSFER AGENT]
___________________
___________________
Re: RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     We are counsel to REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “Company” ), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2011 (the “Purchase Agreement” ), entered into by and between the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (the “Buyer” ) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue to the Buyer shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock” ), in an amount up to Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000) (the “Purchase Shares” ), in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2011, with the Buyer (the “Registration Rights Agreement” ) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the following shares of Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act” ):
  (1)   Up to $11.0 million worth of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon purchase from the Company by the Buyer from time to time (the “Purchase Shares” ); and
  (2)   958,333 shares of Common Stock which shall be issued to the Buyer as a commitment fee in connection with the purchase of Purchase Shares (the “Additional Commitment Shares” ).
     In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, on January __, 2011, the Company filed a Registration Statement (File No. 333-_________) (the “Registration Statement” ) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” ) relating to the sale of the Purchase Shares and the Additional Commitment Shares.
     In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at _____ P.M. on __________, 2011 and we have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC, and the Purchase Shares and the Additional Commitment Shares are available for sale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement and may issued without any restrictive legend.
         
  Very truly yours,
[Company Counsel]
 
 
  By:      
CC: Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC

 


 

EXHIBIT B
TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Information About The Investor Furnished To The Company By The Investor
Expressly For Use In Connection With The Registration Statement
As of the date of the Purchase Agreement, Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, beneficially owned _______ shares of common stock of the Company. Josh Scheinfeld and Jonathan Cope, the Managing Members of Lincoln Park Capital, LLC, are deemed to be beneficial owners of all of the shares of common stock owned by Lincoln Park Capital Fund. Messrs. Cope and Scheinfeld have shared voting and investment power over the shares being offered under the prospectus filed with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated under the Purchase Agreement. Lincoln Park Capital is not a licensed broker dealer or an affiliate of a licensed broker dealer.

 

Exhibit 10.4
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
JANUARY 5, 2011

 


 

Table of Contents
         
    Page  
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
    1  
SECTION 2. ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES
    3  
SECTION 3. THE CLOSING
    3  
3.1 Closing
    3  
3.2 Deliveries by the Company
    4  
3.3 Deliveries by the Investor
    4  
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
    4  
4.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company
    5  
4.2 Representations and Warranties of the Investor
    7  
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
    9  
5.1 Conditions to Closing by the Investor
    9  
5.2 Conditions to Closing by the Company
    10  
SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS
    10  
6.1 Waivers and Amendments
    10  
6.2 Costs and Expenses
    10  
6.3 Remedies Cumulative
    11  
6.4 Remedies Not Waived
    11  
6.5 Entire Agreement
    11  
6.6 Specific Performance
    11  
6.7 Governing Law
    12  
6.8 Notices
    11  
6.9 Counterparts
    12  
6.10 Successors and Assigns
    12  
6.11 Third Parties
    12  
6.12 Schedules and Exhibits
    12  
6.13 Headings
    13  

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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
      THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of January 5, 2011, is entered into by and between RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Defiante Farmaceutica S.A. (the “ Investor ”).
RECITALS
      Whereas , the Company has authorized the sale and issuance of (i) 925,926 shares of its Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) and (ii) a warrant, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Warrant ”), to purchase 370,370 shares of its Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ” and, along with the Warrant and the Shares, the “ Securities ”) for an aggregate purchase amount of $250,000.02, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
      Whereas , the Investor desires to purchase the Securities on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
      Whereas , the Company desires to issue and sell the Securities to the Investor on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
      Now, Therefore , in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises, representations, warranties, and covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
     The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the following respective meanings:
     “ Applicable Laws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f) hereof.
     “ Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
     “ Capital Stock ” means (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests or equivalents in capital stock (whether voting or nonvoting and whether common or preferred) of such corporation and (ii) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership, limited liability company or other equity interests of such Person; and in each case, any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
     “ Certificate of Incorporation ” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect and on file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the date of this Agreement.

 


 

     “ Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.
     “ Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.
     “ Common Stock ” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.
     “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     “ Governmental Authority ” means the United States, any state, county or municipality, the government of any foreign country, any subdivision of any of the foregoing or any authority, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, court or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.
     “ Knowledge of the Company ,” including the terms “ Know ,” “ Known ” and other derivatives thereof, means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of any Responsible Officer.
     “ Lien ” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, security interest, easement, conditional sale or other title retention agreement or other encumbrance of any kind except for liens relating to taxes that have accrued but are not yet payable which do not have a Material Adverse Effect.
     “ Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect upon (i) the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, business, properties or assets of the Company, (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other agreements or documents contemplated hereby to which it is a party or (iii) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other agreements or documents contemplated hereby or the rights and remedies of the Investor and the other parties hereunder and thereunder.
     “ Material Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(e) hereof.
     “ Parties ” refers collectively to the Company and the Investor.
     “ Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, or Governmental Authority.
     “ Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2 hereof.
     “ Regulation D ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(c) hereof.
     “ Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to the Company, the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs or the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
     “ Returns ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(i) hereof.
     “ SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 


 

     “ SEC Reports ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(h)(i) hereof.
     “ Securities ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     “ Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “ Stockholders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof.
     “ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” refers to any and all federal, state, national, local, foreign and other taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties, levies, impositions and liabilities relating to taxes, including taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor entity.
     “ Warrant ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “ Warrant Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
SECTION 2. ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES
     At the Closing, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor, and such Investor shall purchase from the Company, (i) 925,926 Shares at a purchase price equal to $0.27 per Share (the “ Purchase Price ”), for aggregate gross proceeds of $250,000.02 and (ii) a Warrant to purchase 370,370 Warrant Shares, representing 40% of the Shares purchased by the Investor, at an exercise price of $0.38 per share.
SECTION 3. THE CLOSING
     3.1 Closing
     The closing of the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2 hereof and certain of the other transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Cooley LLP, One Freedom Square, Reston Town Center, 11951 Freedom Drive, Reston, Virginia 20190, within one business day following the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8 below, or at such other time or place as the Parties shall mutually agree (the actual date being referred to herein as the “ Closing Date ”). The Parties agree that the Closing may occur by facsimile signature and delivery and that the Parties need not appear in person at the Closing.
     3.2 Deliveries by the Company
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Investor the following items:
          (a) One or more stock certificates evidencing the Shares purchased by the Investor hereunder, registered in the name of the Investor and subject to the legends and other restrictions set forth herein;
          (b) a Warrant, executed by the Company and registered in the name of the Investor, pursuant to which the Investor shall have the right to acquire the Warrant Shares issuable to the Investor pursuant to Section 2 on the terms set forth therein;
          (c) a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date within thirty days prior to the Closing Date;
          (d) a certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as to the good standing of the Company dated within thirty days prior to the Closing Date;
          (e) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Investor, certifying that attached thereto are true and correct copies of (i) the bylaws of the Company, and (ii) resolutions duly and validly adopted by the Board of Directors authorizing the allotment and issuance of the Securities to the Investor, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and
          (f) a counterpart of this Agreement duly executed by the Company.
     3.3 Deliveries by the Investor
     At or prior to the Closing, the Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following items:
          (a) payment of the Purchase Price in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the Company prior to the Closing Date;
          (b) a fully completed and duly executed Accredited Investor Certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B ; and
          (c) a counterpart of this Agreement duly executed by the Investor.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
     4.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company
     In order to induce the Investor to purchase the Securities it is purchasing hereunder, the Company represents and warrants to the Investor as of the date hereof that:
          (a)  Organization and Standing . The Company is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is presently

 


 

being conducted.
          (b)  Capitalization . Immediately subsequent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the authorized Capital Stock of the Company shall be as set forth on Schedule 4.1(b) hereto. The outstanding shares of Capital Stock are all duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and based in part on the representations of the stockholders of the Company (the “ Stockholders ”) made in connection with the issuance thereof, were issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
          (c)  Capacity of the Company; Consents; Execution of Agreements . The Company has all requisite power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to perform the transactions and obligations to be performed by it hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and any agreements contemplated hereby by the Company, and the performance by the Company of the transactions and obligations contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of the Securities to the Investor, has been duly authorized by all requisite action of the Company and Stockholders. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of the United States (both state and federal), affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or remedies in general and general equity principles.
          (d)  Status of the Shares and Warrant Shares; Reservation of Common Stock . The Shares and Warrant Shares to be issued and purchased hereunder, when issued by the Company to the Investor and paid for by the Investor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Warrant, will (i) be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) based on the Investor’s representations in Section 4.2, have been issued in compliance with all applicable United States federal and state securities laws and (iii) be free and clear of all Liens. The Company has available sufficient shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
          (e)  Conflicts; Defaults . The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the performance by the Company of the transactions and obligations contemplated hereby to be performed by it will not (i) materially violate, conflict with, or constitute a default under any of the terms or provisions of, the Certificate of Incorporation, the bylaws, or any provisions of, or result in the acceleration of any obligation under, any material contract, note, debt instrument, security agreement, or other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company, or any of their assets is bound (collectively, the “ Material Agreements ”); (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Liens or claims upon the Company’s assets or upon the Company’s Common Stock; (iii) assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations in Section 4.2, constitute a material violation of any law, statute, judgment, decree, order, rule, or regulation of a Governmental Authority applicable to the Company; or (iv) constitute an event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would result in any of the foregoing. The Company is not presently in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws.

 


 

          (f)  Compliance with Laws . The Company is not in violation of, nor do any of its respective operations violate in any respect, any statute, law, or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company (“ Applicable Laws ”), which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect.
          (g)  Litigation . As of the date hereof: (i) the Company is not subject to any order of, or written agreement or memorandum of understanding with, any Governmental Authority which would have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) there are no material actions, suits, claims, investigations, or proceedings pending at law or in equity or before or by any Governmental Authority, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company or any of its assets or properties or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there exist no facts or circumstances which reasonably could be anticipated to result in any such action, suit, claim, investigation, or proceeding; and (iii) no Person has asserted, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has a valid basis upon which to assert, any claims against the Company that would materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or result in or form the basis of any such action, suit, claim, investigation or proceeding. There is no material action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the Company currently pending or which the Company intends to initiate.
          (h)  Securities Laws .
               (i) The Company has filed all forms, reports and documents with the SEC required to be filed by it pursuant to the federal securities laws and the SEC rules and regulations thereunder, all of which complied in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ SEC Reports ”). None of the SEC Reports, including, without limitation, any financial statements or schedules included therein, at the time filed (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing) contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
               (ii) Based on the Investor’s representations in Section 4.2, no consent, authorization, approval, permit, or order of or filing with any Governmental Authority is required in order for the Company to execute and deliver this Agreement or in order for the Company to offer, issue, sell, or deliver the Securities. Based in part on the representations of the Investor and under the circumstances contemplated hereby and under current laws and regulations, the offer, issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities to the Investor is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
          (i)  Taxes . The Company has timely filed or caused to be filed with the appropriate taxing authority all federal, state, national, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements and reports (“ Returns ”) relating to Taxes required to be filed by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date. The Returns have accurately reflected in all material respects and will accurately reflect in all material respects all liability for Taxes of the Company for the periods covered thereby.

 


 

     4.2 Representations and Warranties of the Investor
     The Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company that as of the date hereof:
          (a)  Investment Intent . The Securities to be purchased by the Investor hereunder are being purchased for its own account and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Investor understands that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act by reason of their issuance in transactions exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof. The Investor further understands that the certificates representing the Shares and any Warrant Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of the Warrant will bear the following legend and the Investor agrees that it will hold such shares subject thereto:
“THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT” ), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS.”
          (b)  Capacity of the Investor; Execution of Agreement . The Investor has all requisite power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement, deliver the Purchase Price, and to perform the transactions and obligations to be performed by it hereunder. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by them and constitutes its valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws, both state and federal, affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or remedies in general from time to time in effect and the exercise by courts of equity powers or their application of principles of public policy.
          (c)  Accredited Investor . The Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act (“ Regulation D ”).
          (d)  Suitability and Sophistication . (i) The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of independently evaluating the risks and merits of purchasing the Securities; (ii) the Investor has independently evaluated the risks and merits of purchasing the Securities and has independently determined that the Securities are a suitable investment for it; and (iii) the Investor has sufficient financial resources to bear the loss of their entire investment in the Securities.
          (e)  Receipt of Information . The Investor believes, after due inquiry and

 


 

investigation, that it has received all of the information that it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to purchase the Securities. The Investor further represents that it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company and to obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify the accuracy of any information furnished to the Investor. The foregoing, however, does not limit or modify the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 4 of this Agreement or the right of the Investor to rely thereon.
          (f)  Independent Existence . The Investor was not formed for the specific purpose of purchasing the Securities.
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
     5.1 Conditions to Closing by the Investor
     The obligations of the Investor to consummate the purchase of the Securities pursuant to Section 2 hereof and certain of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part in writing by the Investor:
          (a) all representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made anew as of such date (unless another date is specified);
          (b) the Company shall have delivered to the Investor the items required by Section 3.2 of this Agreement;
          (c) the Company and Investor shall have entered into an amendment with respect to those certain warrants to purchase Common Stock held by the Investor, dated as of March 16, 2006 and December 21, 2006, in order to (i) extend the expiration date of each such warrant to December 31, 2011 and (ii) reduce the exercise price of such warrant to $0.38 per share.
          (d) the Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed and complied with by it prior to or as of the Closing Date; and
          (e) all pre-issuance registrations, qualifications, permits and approvals required, if any, under applicable state securities laws or stock exchange listing rules for the lawful execution and delivery of this Agreement and the offer, sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities shall have been obtained.
     5.2 Conditions to Closing by the Company
     The obligations of the Company to consummate the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2 hereof and certain of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are

 


 

subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part in writing by the Company:
          (a) all representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made anew as of such date;
          (b) the Investor shall have delivered to the Company the items required by Section 3.3 of this Agreement;
          (c) all pre-issuance registrations, qualifications, permits and approvals required, if any, under applicable state securities laws or stock exchange listing rules for the lawful execution and delivery of this Agreement and the offer, sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities shall have been obtained; and
          (d) the Investor shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed and complied with by it prior to or as of the Closing Date.
SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS
     6.1 Waivers and Amendments
     This Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part only by a writing which makes reference to this Agreement that is executed by the Investor and the Company. The obligations of any Party hereunder may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the party claimed to have given the waiver; provided, however, that any waiver by any party of any violation of, breach of, or default under any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement provided for herein shall not be construed as, or constitute, a continuing waiver of such provision, or waiver of any other violation of, breach of or default under any other provision of this Agreement or any other agreement provided for herein.
     6.2 Costs and Expenses
     Each party agrees to pay its own costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder and thereunder.
     6.3 Remedies Cumulative
     No specific right, power, or remedy conferred by this Agreement shall be exclusive, and each such right, power, or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power, or remedy, whether conferred hereby or by any security of the Company or now or hereafter available, at law or in equity, by statute or otherwise.

 


 

     6.4 Remedies Not Waived
     No course of dealing between the Company and the Investor, and no delay in exercising any right, power, or remedy conferred hereby or by any security issued by the Company, or now or hereafter available at law or in equity, by statute or otherwise, shall operate as a waiver of or otherwise prejudice any such right, power, or remedy.
     6.5 Entire Agreement
     This Agreement and the other agreements and instruments expressly provided for herein, together set forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto and supersede in their entirety all prior contracts, agreements, arrangements, communications, discussions, representations and warranties, whether oral or written, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
     6.6 Specific Performance
     The Company and the Investor acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the specific terms hereof or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by law or equity, each of the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties may be entitled by law or equity.
     6.7 Governing Law
     This Agreement shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
     6.8 Notices
     Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and be deemed to have been duly given (a) when personally delivered or sent by facsimile transmission (the receipt of which is confirmed in writing), (b) one business day after being sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or (c) three business days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the parties at their respective addresses set forth below.
If to the Company:
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
15245 Shady Grove Road
Suite 470
Bethesda, MD 20850
Attention: J.J. Finkelstein
Facsimile: 301-208-9194

 


 

     With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:
     Cooley LLP
     One Freedom Square, Reston Town Center
     11951 Freedom Drive
     Reston, VA 20190
     Attention: Darren K. DeStefano, Esq.
     Facsimile: 703-456-8100
     If to the Investor:
     To the address set forth below the Investor’s name on the signature page of this Agreement
Any party by written notice to the others may change the address or the persons to whom notices or copies thereof shall be directed.
     6.9 Counterparts
     This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
     6.10 Successors and Assigns
     This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
     6.11 Third Parties
     Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon or give any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
     6.12 Schedules and Exhibits
     The schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement are incorporated herein and shall be part of this Agreement for all purposes.
     6.13 Headings
     The headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall not be given any effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have duly executed, or have caused their duly authorized officer or representative to execute, this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first above written.
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
         
By:   /s/ J.J. Finkelstein    
  Name:   J.J. Finkelstein   
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   

 


 

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have duly executed, or have caused their duly authorized officer or representative to execute, this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first above written.
Name of Purchaser: Defiante Farmaceutica S.A.
       
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser :
  /s/ Paulo Viegas
 
   
Name of Authorized Signatory: Mr. Paulo Viegas
Title of Authorized Signatory: CEO
Email Address of Authorized Signatory: paulo.viegas@defiante.com
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: +351.291 214 095
Address for Notice of Purchaser:
Rua da Alfandega, n. 78, 3° — 9000-059 Funchal — Portugal
Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):
Société Européenne de Banque 19-21 Bld du Prince Henri L-1724 Luxembourg
Kind attention of Mr. Luca Checchinato (Director pro tempore)

 


 

Exhibit A
FORM OF WARRANT
[See Exhibit 4.2]

 


 

Exhibit B
ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATION
The undersigned represents and warrants to RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “ Company ”) that the undersigned fits within each category marked below, and that for any category marked, he, she or it has truthfully set forth any description required as provided for below. ALL INFORMATION WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. The undersigned agrees to furnish any additional information that the Company deems necessary in order to verify the answers set forth below.
(PLEASE MARK EACH CATEGORY APPLICABLE TO YOU)
     
o
  The undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse, presently exceeds $1,000,000.
 
 
  Explanation. In calculating net worth you may include equity in personal property and real estate, including your principal residence, cash, short-term investments, stock and securities. Equity in personal property and real estate should be based on the fair market value of such property minus debt secured by such property.
 
o
  The undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) who had an income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with his or her spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years (in each case, including foreign income, tax exempt income and full amount of capital gains and losses, but excluding any income of other family members and any unrealized capital appreciation), and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.
 
o
  The undersigned is a director or executive officer of the Company.
 
o
  The undersigned is either: (a) a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”); (b) a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; (c) a broker dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (d) an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Act; (e) an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Act; (f) a small business investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; (g) a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such a plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; or (h) an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ ERISA ”), if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000, or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors, as defined in Rule (501)(a) promulgated under the Act.
 
   
 
   
 
  (describe entity)

 


 

o   The undersigned is a private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
 
   
 
 
   
 
(describe entity)
þ   The undersigned is an organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a corporation, a business trust, or a partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
 
   
 
 
   
 
(describe entity)
o   The undersigned is a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, whose investments are directed by a “ sophisticated person ” as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) promulgated under the Act.
 
o   The undersigned is an entity, all the equity owners of which are “ accredited investors ” within one or more of the above categories. If relying upon this category alone, each equity owner must complete a separate copy of this Certificate.
 
   
 
 
   
 
(describe entity)
o   The undersigned does not meet the criteria of any of the categories listed above.
THE UNDERSIGNED UNDERSTANDS THAT THE COMPANY WILL RELY ON THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, MAINTAIN THE EXEMPTION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE SECURITIES FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT.
     The answers to the foregoing questions are correctly stated to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I hereby agree to notify the Company promptly of any changes in the foregoing information.
Dated: January 5, 2011
Name of Purchaser: Defiante Farmaceutica S.A.
       
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser :
  /s/ Paulo Viegas
 
     
Name of Authorized Signatory: Paulo Viegas
Title of Authorized Signatory: CEO

Exhibit 10.5
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
JANUARY 5, 2011

 


 

Table of Contents
         
    Page  
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
    1  
SECTION 2. ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES
    3  
SECTION 3. THE CLOSING
    3  
3.1 Closing
    3  
3.2 Deliveries by the Company
    4  
3.3 Deliveries by the Investor
    4  
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
    4  
4.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company
    5  
4.2 Representations and Warranties of the Investor
    7  
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
    9  
5.1 Conditions to Closing by the Investor
    9  
5.2 Conditions to Closing by the Company
    10  
SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS
    10  
6.1 Waivers and Amendments
    10  
6.2 Costs and Expenses
    10  
6.3 Remedies Cumulative
    11  
6.4 Remedies Not Waived
    11  
6.5 Entire Agreement
    11  
6.6 Specific Performance
    11  
6.7 Governing Law
    12  
6.8 Notices
    11  
6.9 Counterparts
    12  
6.10 Successors and Assigns
    12  
6.11 Third Parties
    12  
6.12 Schedules and Exhibits
    12  
6.13 Headings
    13  
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
      THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of January 5, 2011, is entered into by and between RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Taufin International S.A. (the “ Investor ”).
RECITALS
      Whereas , the Company has authorized the sale and issuance of (i) 1,296,296 shares of its Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) and (ii) a warrant, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Warrant ”), to purchase 518,518 shares of its Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ” and, along with the Warrant and the Shares, the “ Securities ”) for an aggregate purchase amount of $349,999.92, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
      Whereas , the Investor desires to purchase the Securities on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
      Whereas , the Company desires to issue and sell the Securities to the Investor on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
      Now, Therefore , in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises, representations, warranties, and covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
    SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
     The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the following respective meanings:
     “ Applicable Laws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f) hereof.
     “ Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
     “ Capital Stock ” means (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests or equivalents in capital stock (whether voting or nonvoting and whether common or preferred) of such corporation and (ii) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership, limited liability company or other equity interests of such Person; and in each case, any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
     “ Certificate of Incorporation ” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect and on file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the date of this Agreement.

 


 

     “ Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.
     “ Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.
     “ Common Stock ” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.
     “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     “ Governmental Authority ” means the United States, any state, county or municipality, the government of any foreign country, any subdivision of any of the foregoing or any authority, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, court or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.
     “ Knowledge of the Company ,” including the terms “ Know ,” “ Known ” and other derivatives thereof, means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of any Responsible Officer.
     “ Lien ” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, security interest, easement, conditional sale or other title retention agreement or other encumbrance of any kind except for liens relating to taxes that have accrued but are not yet payable which do not have a Material Adverse Effect.
     “ Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect upon (i) the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, business, properties or assets of the Company, (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other agreements or documents contemplated hereby to which it is a party or (iii) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other agreements or documents contemplated hereby or the rights and remedies of the Investor and the other parties hereunder and thereunder.
     “ Material Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(e) hereof.
     “ Parties ” refers collectively to the Company and the Investor.
     “ Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, or Governmental Authority.
     “ Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2 hereof.
     “ Regulation D ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(c) hereof.
     “ Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to the Company, the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs or the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
     “ Returns ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(i) hereof.
     “ SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 


 

     “ SEC Reports ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(h)(i) hereof.
     “ Securities ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     “ Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “ Stockholders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof.
     “ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” refers to any and all federal, state, national, local, foreign and other taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties, levies, impositions and liabilities relating to taxes, including taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor entity.
     “ Warrant ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “ Warrant Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
SECTION 2. ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES
     At the Closing, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor, and such Investor shall purchase from the Company, (i) 1,296,296 Shares at a purchase price equal to $0.27 per Share (the “ Purchase Price ”), for aggregate gross proceeds of $349,999.92 and (ii) a Warrant to purchase 518,518 Warrant Shares, representing 40% of the Shares purchased by the Investor, at an exercise price of $0.38 per share.
SECTION 3. THE CLOSING
     3.1 Closing
     The closing of the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2 hereof and certain of the other transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Cooley LLP, One Freedom Square, Reston Town Center, 11951 Freedom Drive, Reston, Virginia 20190, within one business day following the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8 below, or at such other time or place as the Parties shall mutually agree (the actual date being referred to herein as the “ Closing Date ”). The Parties agree that the Closing may occur by facsimile signature and delivery and that the Parties need not appear in person at the Closing.
     3.2 Deliveries by the Company
     At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the

 


 

Investor the following items:
          (a) One or more stock certificates evidencing the Shares purchased by the Investor hereunder, registered in the name of the Investor and subject to the legends and other restrictions set forth herein;
          (b) a Warrant, executed by the Company and registered in the name of the Investor, pursuant to which the Investor shall have the right to acquire the Warrant Shares issuable to the Investor pursuant to Section 2 on the terms set forth therein;
          (c) a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date within thirty days prior to the Closing Date;
          (d) a certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as to the good standing of the Company dated within thirty days prior to the Closing Date;
          (e) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Investor, certifying that attached thereto are true and correct copies of (i) the bylaws of the Company, and (ii) resolutions duly and validly adopted by the Board of Directors authorizing the allotment and issuance of the Securities to the Investor, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and
          (f) a counterpart of this Agreement duly executed by the Company.
     3.3 Deliveries by the Investor
     At or prior to the Closing, the Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following items:
          (a) payment of the Purchase Price in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the Company prior to the Closing Date;
          (b) a fully completed and duly executed Accredited Investor Certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B ; and
          (c) a counterpart of this Agreement duly executed by the Investor.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
     4.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company
     In order to induce the Investor to purchase the Securities it is purchasing hereunder, the Company represents and warrants to the Investor as of the date hereof that:
          (a) Organization and Standing . The Company is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is presently

 


 

being conducted.
          (b) Capitalization . Immediately subsequent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the authorized Capital Stock of the Company shall be as set forth on Schedule 4.1(b) hereto. The outstanding shares of Capital Stock are all duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and based in part on the representations of the stockholders of the Company (the “ Stockholders ”) made in connection with the issuance thereof, were issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
          (c) Capacity of the Company; Consents; Execution of Agreements . The Company has all requisite power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to perform the transactions and obligations to be performed by it hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and any agreements contemplated hereby by the Company, and the performance by the Company of the transactions and obligations contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of the Securities to the Investor, has been duly authorized by all requisite action of the Company and Stockholders. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of the United States (both state and federal), affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or remedies in general and general equity principles.
          (d) Status of the Shares and Warrant Shares; Reservation of Common Stock . The Shares and Warrant Shares to be issued and purchased hereunder, when issued by the Company to the Investor and paid for by the Investor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Warrant, will (i) be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) based on the Investor’s representations in Section 4.2, have been issued in compliance with all applicable United States federal and state securities laws and (iii) be free and clear of all Liens. The Company has available sufficient shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
          (e) Conflicts; Defaults . The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the performance by the Company of the transactions and obligations contemplated hereby to be performed by it will not (i) materially violate, conflict with, or constitute a default under any of the terms or provisions of, the Certificate of Incorporation, the bylaws, or any provisions of, or result in the acceleration of any obligation under, any material contract, note, debt instrument, security agreement, or other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company, or any of their assets is bound (collectively, the “ Material Agreements ”); (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Liens or claims upon the Company’s assets or upon the Company’s Common Stock; (iii) assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations in Section 4.2, constitute a material violation of any law, statute, judgment, decree, order, rule, or regulation of a Governmental Authority applicable to the Company; or (iv) constitute an event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would result in any of the foregoing. The Company is not presently in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws.

 


 

          (f) Compliance with Laws . The Company is not in violation of, nor do any of its respective operations violate in any respect, any statute, law, or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company (“ Applicable Laws ”), which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect.
          (g) Litigation . As of the date hereof: (i) the Company is not subject to any order of, or written agreement or memorandum of understanding with, any Governmental Authority which would have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) there are no material actions, suits, claims, investigations, or proceedings pending at law or in equity or before or by any Governmental Authority, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company or any of its assets or properties or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there exist no facts or circumstances which reasonably could be anticipated to result in any such action, suit, claim, investigation, or proceeding; and (iii) no Person has asserted, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has a valid basis upon which to assert, any claims against the Company that would materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or result in or form the basis of any such action, suit, claim, investigation or proceeding. There is no material action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the Company currently pending or which the Company intends to initiate.
          (h) Securities Laws .
               (i) The Company has filed all forms, reports and documents with the SEC required to be filed by it pursuant to the federal securities laws and the SEC rules and regulations thereunder, all of which complied in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ SEC Reports ”). None of the SEC Reports, including, without limitation, any financial statements or schedules included therein, at the time filed (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing) contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
               (ii) Based on the Investor’s representations in Section 4.2, no consent, authorization, approval, permit, or order of or filing with any Governmental Authority is required in order for the Company to execute and deliver this Agreement or in order for the Company to offer, issue, sell, or deliver the Securities. Based in part on the representations of the Investor and under the circumstances contemplated hereby and under current laws and regulations, the offer, issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities to the Investor is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
          (i) Taxes . The Company has timely filed or caused to be filed with the appropriate taxing authority all federal, state, national, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements and reports (“ Returns ”) relating to Taxes required to be filed by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date. The Returns have accurately reflected in all material respects and will accurately reflect in all material respects all liability for Taxes of the Company for the periods covered thereby.

 


 

     4.2 Representations and Warranties of the Investor
     The Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company that as of the date hereof:
          (a) Investment Intent . The Securities to be purchased by the Investor hereunder are being purchased for its own account and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Investor understands that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act by reason of their issuance in transactions exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof. The Investor further understands that the certificates representing the Shares and any Warrant Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of the Warrant will bear the following legend and the Investor agrees that it will hold such shares subject thereto:
“THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT” ), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS.”
          (b) Capacity of the Investor; Execution of Agreement . The Investor has all requisite power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement, deliver the Purchase Price, and to perform the transactions and obligations to be performed by it hereunder. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by them and constitutes its valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws, both state and federal, affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or remedies in general from time to time in effect and the exercise by courts of equity powers or their application of principles of public policy.
          (c) Accredited Investor . The Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act (“ Regulation D ”).
          (d) Suitability and Sophistication . (i) The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of independently evaluating the risks and merits of purchasing the Securities; (ii) the Investor has independently evaluated the risks and merits of purchasing the Securities and has independently determined that the Securities are a suitable investment for it; and (iii) the Investor has sufficient financial resources to bear the loss of their entire investment in the Securities.
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investigation, that it has received all of the information that it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to purchase the Securities. The Investor further represents that it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company and to obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify the accuracy of any information furnished to the Investor. The foregoing, however, does not limit or modify the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 4 of this Agreement or the right of the Investor to rely thereon.
          (f) Independent Existence . The Investor was not formed for the specific purpose of purchasing the Securities.
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
     5.1 Conditions to Closing by the Investor
     The obligations of the Investor to consummate the purchase of the Securities pursuant to Section 2 hereof and certain of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part in writing by the Investor:
          (a) all representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made anew as of such date (unless another date is specified);
          (b) the Company shall have delivered to the Investor the items required by Section 3.2 of this Agreement;
          (c) the Company and Investor shall have entered into an amendment with respect to those certain warrants to purchase Common Stock held by the Investor, dated as of March 16, 2006, December 21, 2006, February 22, 2008 and December 18, 2008, in order to (i) extend the expiration date of each such warrant to December 31, 2011 and (ii) reduce the exercise price of such warrant to $0.38 per share.
          (d) the Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed and complied with by it prior to or as of the Closing Date; and
          (e) all pre-issuance registrations, qualifications, permits and approvals required, if any, under applicable state securities laws or stock exchange listing rules for the lawful execution and delivery of this Agreement and the offer, sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities shall have been obtained.
     5.2 Conditions to Closing by the Company
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subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part in writing by the Company:
          (a) all representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made anew as of such date;
          (b) the Investor shall have delivered to the Company the items required by Section 3.3 of this Agreement;
          (c) all pre-issuance registrations, qualifications, permits and approvals required, if any, under applicable state securities laws or stock exchange listing rules for the lawful execution and delivery of this Agreement and the offer, sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities shall have been obtained; and
          (d) the Investor shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed and complied with by it prior to or as of the Closing Date.
SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS
     6.1 Waivers and Amendments
     This Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part only by a writing which makes reference to this Agreement that is executed by the Investor and the Company. The obligations of any Party hereunder may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the party claimed to have given the waiver; provided, however, that any waiver by any party of any violation of, breach of, or default under any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement provided for herein shall not be construed as, or constitute, a continuing waiver of such provision, or waiver of any other violation of, breach of or default under any other provision of this Agreement or any other agreement provided for herein.
     6.2 Costs and Expenses
     Each party agrees to pay its own costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder and thereunder.
     6.3 Remedies Cumulative
     No specific right, power, or remedy conferred by this Agreement shall be exclusive, and each such right, power, or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power, or remedy, whether conferred hereby or by any security of the Company or now or hereafter available, at law or in equity, by statute or otherwise.

 


 

     6.4 Remedies Not Waived
     No course of dealing between the Company and the Investor, and no delay in exercising any right, power, or remedy conferred hereby or by any security issued by the Company, or now or hereafter available at law or in equity, by statute or otherwise, shall operate as a waiver of or otherwise prejudice any such right, power, or remedy.
     6.5 Entire Agreement
     This Agreement and the other agreements and instruments expressly provided for herein, together set forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto and supersede in their entirety all prior contracts, agreements, arrangements, communications, discussions, representations and warranties, whether oral or written, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
     6.6 Specific Performance
     The Company and the Investor acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the specific terms hereof or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by law or equity, each of the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties may be entitled by law or equity.
     6.7 Governing Law
     This Agreement shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
     6.8 Notices
     Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and be deemed to have been duly given (a) when personally delivered or sent by facsimile transmission (the receipt of which is confirmed in writing), (b) one business day after being sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or (c) three business days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the parties at their respective addresses set forth below.
If to the Company:
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
15245 Shady Grove Road
Suite 470
Bethesda, MD 20850
Attention: J.J. Finkelstein
Facsimile: 301-208-9194
With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

 


 

Cooley LLP
One Freedom Square, Reston Town Center
11951 Freedom Drive
Reston, VA 20190
Attention: Darren K. DeStefano, Esq.
Facsimile: 703-456-8100
If to the Investor:
     To the address set forth below the Investor’s name on the signature page of this Agreement
Any party by written notice to the others may change the address or the persons to whom notices or copies thereof shall be directed.
     6.9 Counterparts
     This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
     6.10 Successors and Assigns
     This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
     6.11 Third Parties
     Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon or give any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
     6.12 Schedules and Exhibits
     The schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement are incorporated herein and shall be part of this Agreement for all purposes.
     6.13 Headings
     The headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall not be given any effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have duly executed, or have caused their duly authorized officer or representative to execute, this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ J.J. Finkelstein    
    Name:   J.J. Finkelstein   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   

 


 

         
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have duly executed, or have caused their duly authorized officer or representative to execute, this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first above written.
Name of Purchaser: Taufin International S.A.
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: /s/ Nicola Wullschleger
Name of Authorized Signatory: Nicola Wullschleger
Title of Authorized Signatory: attorney-in-fact
Email Address of Authorized Signatory: nicola.wullschleger@wmmgroup.ch
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: +41 91 973 38 85
Address for Notice of Purchaser:
11-13 Boulevard de la Foire
L-1528 Luxembourg
Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

 


 

Exhibit A
FORM OF WARRANT
[See Exhibit 4.2]

 


 

Exhibit B
ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATION
The undersigned represents and warrants to RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “ Company ”) that the undersigned fits within each category marked below, and that for any category marked, he, she or it has truthfully set forth any description required as provided for below. ALL INFORMATION WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. The undersigned agrees to furnish any additional information that the Company deems necessary in order to verify the answers set forth below.
(PLEASE MARK EACH CATEGORY APPLICABLE TO YOU)
o   The undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse, presently exceeds $1,000,000.
 
    Explanation. In calculating net worth you may include equity in personal property and real estate, including your principal residence, cash, short-term investments, stock and securities. Equity in personal property and real estate should be based on the fair market value of such property minus debt secured by such property.
 
o   The undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) who had an income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with his or her spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years (in each case, including foreign income, tax exempt income and full amount of capital gains and losses, but excluding any income of other family members and any unrealized capital appreciation), and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.
 
o   The undersigned is a director or executive officer of the Company.
 
o   The undersigned is either: (a) a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”); (b) a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; (c) a broker dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (d) an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Act; (e) an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Act; (f) a small business investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; (g) a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such a plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; or (h) an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ ERISA ”), if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000, or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors, as defined in Rule (501)(a) promulgated under the Act.
 
   
 
   
 
(describe entity)

 


 

o   The undersigned is a private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
 
   
 
 
   
 
(describe entity)
þ   The undersigned is an organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a corporation, a business trust, or a partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
 
   
 
 
   
 
(describe entity)
o   The undersigned is a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, whose investments are directed by a “ sophisticated person ” as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) promulgated under the Act.
 
o   The undersigned is an entity, all the equity owners of which are “ accredited investors ” within one or more of the above categories. If relying upon this category alone, each equity owner must complete a separate copy of this Certificate .
 
   
 
 
   
 
(describe entity)
o   The undersigned does not meet the criteria of any of the categories listed above.
THE UNDERSIGNED UNDERSTANDS THAT THE COMPANY WILL RELY ON THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, MAINTAIN THE EXEMPTION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE SECURITIES FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT.
     The answers to the foregoing questions are correctly stated to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I hereby agree to notify the Company promptly of any changes in the foregoing information.
Dated: January 5, 2011
Name of Purchaser: Taufin International S.A.
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser : /s/ Nicola Wullschleger _____________
Name of Authorized Signatory: Nicola Wullschleger _____________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: attorney-in-fact __________________________________

 

Exhibit 10.6
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
____________________
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
JANUARY 5, 2011

 


 

Table of Contents
Page
         
SECTION 1.
  DEFINITIONS   1
SECTION 2.
  ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES   3
SECTION 3.
  THE CLOSING   3
3.1 
  Closing   3
3.2 
  Deliveries by the Company   4
3.3 
  Deliveries by the Investor   4
SECTION 4.
  REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS   4
4.1 
  Representations and Warranties of the Company   5
4.2 
  Representations and Warranties of the Investor   7
SECTION 5.
  CONDITIONS TO CLOSING   9
5.1 
  Conditions to Closing by the Investor   9
5.2 
  Conditions to Closing by the Company   10
SECTION 6.
  MISCELLANEOUS   10
6.1 
  Waivers and Amendments   10
6.2 
  Costs and Expenses   10
6.3 
  Remedies Cumulative   11
6.4 
  Remedies Not Waived   11
6.5 
  Entire Agreement   11
6.6 
  Specific Performance   11
6.7 
  Governing Law   12
6.8 
  Notices   11
6.9 
  Counterparts   12
6.10 
  Successors and Assigns   12
6.11 
  Third Parties   12
6.12 
  Schedules and Exhibits   12
6.13 
  Headings   13

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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
      THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of January 5, 2011, is entered into by and between RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Sinaf S.A. (the “ Investor ”).
RECITALS
      Whereas , the Company has authorized the sale and issuance of (i) 1,296,297 shares of its Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) and (ii) a warrant, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Warrant ”), to purchase 518,519 shares of its Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ” and, along with the Warrant and the Shares, the “ Securities ”) for an aggregate purchase amount of $350,000.19, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
      Whereas , the Investor desires to purchase the Securities on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
      Whereas , the Company desires to issue and sell the Securities to the Investor on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
      Now, Therefore , in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises, representations, warranties, and covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
     The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the following respective meanings:
     “ Applicable Laws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f) hereof.
     “ Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
     “ Capital Stock ” means (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests or equivalents in capital stock (whether voting or nonvoting and whether common or preferred) of such corporation and (ii) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership, limited liability company or other equity interests of such Person; and in each case, any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
     “ Certificate of Incorporation ” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect and on file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the date of this Agreement.

 


 

     “ Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.
     “ Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.
     “ Common Stock ” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.
     “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     “ Governmental Authority ” means the United States, any state, county or municipality, the government of any foreign country, any subdivision of any of the foregoing or any authority, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, court or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.
     “ Knowledge of the Company ,” including the terms “ Know ,” “ Known ” and other derivatives thereof, means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of any Responsible Officer.
     “ Lien ” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, security interest, easement, conditional sale or other title retention agreement or other encumbrance of any kind except for liens relating to taxes that have accrued but are not yet payable which do not have a Material Adverse Effect.
     “ Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect upon (i) the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, business, properties or assets of the Company, (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other agreements or documents contemplated hereby to which it is a party or (iii) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other agreements or documents contemplated hereby or the rights and remedies of the Investor and the other parties hereunder and thereunder.
     “ Material Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(e) hereof.
     “ Parties ” refers collectively to the Company and the Investor.
     “ Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, or Governmental Authority.
     “ Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2 hereof.
     “ Regulation D ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(c) hereof.
     “ Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to the Company, the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs or the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
     “ Returns ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(i) hereof.
     “ SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 


 

     “ SEC Reports ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(h)(i) hereof.
     “ Securities ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     “ Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “ Stockholders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof.
     “ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” refers to any and all federal, state, national, local, foreign and other taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties, levies, impositions and liabilities relating to taxes, including taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor entity.
     “ Warrant ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “ Warrant Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
SECTION 2. ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES
     At the Closing, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor, and such Investor shall purchase from the Company, (i) 1,296,297 Shares at a purchase price equal to $0.27 per Share (the “ Purchase Price ”), for aggregate gross proceeds of $350,000.19 and (ii) a Warrant to purchase 518,519 Warrant Shares, representing 40% of the Shares purchased by the Investor, at an exercise price of $0.38 per share.
SECTION 3. THE CLOSING
     3.1 Closing
     The closing of the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2 hereof and certain of the other transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Cooley LLP, One Freedom Square, Reston Town Center, 11951 Freedom Drive, Reston, Virginia 20190, within one business day following the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8 below, or at such other time or place as the Parties shall mutually agree (the actual date being referred to herein as the “ Closing Date ”). The Parties agree that the Closing may occur by facsimile signature and delivery and that the Parties need not appear in person at the Closing.
     3.2 Deliveries by the Company
     At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the

 


 

Investor the following items:
          (a) One or more stock certificates evidencing the Shares purchased by the Investor hereunder, registered in the name of the Investor and subject to the legends and other restrictions set forth herein;
          (b) a Warrant, executed by the Company and registered in the name of the Investor, pursuant to which the Investor shall have the right to acquire the Warrant Shares issuable to the Investor pursuant to Section 2 on the terms set forth therein;
          (c) a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date within thirty days prior to the Closing Date;
          (d) a certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as to the good standing of the Company dated within thirty days prior to the Closing Date;
          (e) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Investor, certifying that attached thereto are true and correct copies of (i) the bylaws of the Company, and (ii) resolutions duly and validly adopted by the Board of Directors authorizing the allotment and issuance of the Securities to the Investor, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and
          (f) a counterpart of this Agreement duly executed by the Company.
     3.3 Deliveries by the Investor
     At or prior to the Closing, the Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following items:
          (a) payment of the Purchase Price in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the Company prior to the Closing Date;
          (b) a fully completed and duly executed Accredited Investor Certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B ; and
          (c) a counterpart of this Agreement duly executed by the Investor.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
     4.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company
     In order to induce the Investor to purchase the Securities it is purchasing hereunder, the Company represents and warrants to the Investor as of the date hereof that:
          (a)  Organization and Standing . The Company is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is presently

 


 

being conducted.
          (b)  Capitalization . Immediately subsequent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the authorized Capital Stock of the Company shall be as set forth on Schedule 4.1(b) hereto. The outstanding shares of Capital Stock are all duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and based in part on the representations of the stockholders of the Company (the “ Stockholders ”) made in connection with the issuance thereof, were issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
          (c)  Capacity of the Company; Consents; Execution of Agreements . The Company has all requisite power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to perform the transactions and obligations to be performed by it hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and any agreements contemplated hereby by the Company, and the performance by the Company of the transactions and obligations contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of the Securities to the Investor, has been duly authorized by all requisite action of the Company and Stockholders. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of the United States (both state and federal), affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or remedies in general and general equity principles.
          (d)  Status of the Shares and Warrant Shares; Reservation of Common Stock . The Shares and Warrant Shares to be issued and purchased hereunder, when issued by the Company to the Investor and paid for by the Investor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Warrant, will (i) be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) based on the Investor’s representations in Section 4.2, have been issued in compliance with all applicable United States federal and state securities laws and (iii) be free and clear of all Liens. The Company has available sufficient shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
          (e)  Conflicts; Defaults . The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the performance by the Company of the transactions and obligations contemplated hereby to be performed by it will not (i) materially violate, conflict with, or constitute a default under any of the terms or provisions of, the Certificate of Incorporation, the bylaws, or any provisions of, or result in the acceleration of any obligation under, any material contract, note, debt instrument, security agreement, or other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company, or any of their assets is bound (collectively, the “ Material Agreements ”); (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Liens or claims upon the Company’s assets or upon the Company’s Common Stock; (iii) assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations in Section 4.2, constitute a material violation of any law, statute, judgment, decree, order, rule, or regulation of a Governmental Authority applicable to the Company; or (iv) constitute an event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would result in any of the foregoing. The Company is not presently in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws.

 


 

          (f)  Compliance with Laws . The Company is not in violation of, nor do any of its respective operations violate in any respect, any statute, law, or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company (“ Applicable Laws ”), which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect.
          (g)  Litigation . As of the date hereof: (i) the Company is not subject to any order of, or written agreement or memorandum of understanding with, any Governmental Authority which would have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) there are no material actions, suits, claims, investigations, or proceedings pending at law or in equity or before or by any Governmental Authority, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company or any of its assets or properties or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there exist no facts or circumstances which reasonably could be anticipated to result in any such action, suit, claim, investigation, or proceeding; and (iii) no Person has asserted, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has a valid basis upon which to assert, any claims against the Company that would materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or result in or form the basis of any such action, suit, claim, investigation or proceeding. There is no material action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the Company currently pending or which the Company intends to initiate.
          (h)  Securities Laws .
               (i) The Company has filed all forms, reports and documents with the SEC required to be filed by it pursuant to the federal securities laws and the SEC rules and regulations thereunder, all of which complied in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ SEC Reports ”). None of the SEC Reports, including, without limitation, any financial statements or schedules included therein, at the time filed (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing) contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
               (ii) Based on the Investor’s representations in Section 4.2, no consent, authorization, approval, permit, or order of or filing with any Governmental Authority is required in order for the Company to execute and deliver this Agreement or in order for the Company to offer, issue, sell, or deliver the Securities. Based in part on the representations of the Investor and under the circumstances contemplated hereby and under current laws and regulations, the offer, issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities to the Investor is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
          (i)  Taxes . The Company has timely filed or caused to be filed with the appropriate taxing authority all federal, state, national, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements and reports (“ Returns ”) relating to Taxes required to be filed by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date. The Returns have accurately reflected in all material respects and will accurately reflect in all material respects all liability for Taxes of the Company for the periods covered thereby.

 


 

     4.2 Representations and Warranties of the Investor
     The Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company that as of the date hereof:
          (a)  Investment Intent . The Securities to be purchased by the Investor hereunder are being purchased for its own account and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Investor understands that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act by reason of their issuance in transactions exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof. The Investor further understands that the certificates representing the Shares and any Warrant Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of the Warrant will bear the following legend and the Investor agrees that it will hold such shares subject thereto:
“THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT” ), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS.”
          (b)  Capacity of the Investor; Execution of Agreement . The Investor has all requisite power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement, deliver the Purchase Price, and to perform the transactions and obligations to be performed by it hereunder. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by them and constitutes its valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws, both state and federal, affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or remedies in general from time to time in effect and the exercise by courts of equity powers or their application of principles of public policy.
          (c)  Accredited Investor . The Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act (“ Regulation D ”).
          (d)  Suitability and Sophistication . (i) The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of independently evaluating the risks and merits of purchasing the Securities; (ii) the Investor has independently evaluated the risks and merits of purchasing the Securities and has independently determined that the Securities are a suitable investment for it; and (iii) the Investor has sufficient financial resources to bear the loss of their entire investment in the Securities.
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investigation, that it has received all of the information that it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to purchase the Securities. The Investor further represents that it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company and to obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify the accuracy of any information furnished to the Investor. The foregoing, however, does not limit or modify the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 4 of this Agreement or the right of the Investor to rely thereon.
          (f) Independent Existence . The Investor was not formed for the specific purpose of purchasing the Securities.
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
     5.1 Conditions to Closing by the Investor
     The obligations of the Investor to consummate the purchase of the Securities pursuant to Section 2 hereof and certain of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part in writing by the Investor:
          (a) all representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made anew as of such date (unless another date is specified);
          (b) the Company shall have delivered to the Investor the items required by Section 3.2 of this Agreement;
          (c) the Company and Investor shall have entered into an amendment with respect to those certain warrants to purchase Common Stock held by the Investor, dated as of March 16, 2006, December 21, 2006, February 22, 2008 and December 18, 2008, in order to (i) extend the expiration date of each such warrant to December 31, 2011 and (ii) reduce the exercise price of such warrant to $0.38 per share.
          (d) the Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed and complied with by it prior to or as of the Closing Date; and
          (e) all pre-issuance registrations, qualifications, permits and approvals required, if any, under applicable state securities laws or stock exchange listing rules for the lawful execution and delivery of this Agreement and the offer, sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities shall have been obtained.
     5.2 Conditions to Closing by the Company
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subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part in writing by the Company:
          (a) all representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made anew as of such date;
          (b) the Investor shall have delivered to the Company the items required by Section 3.3 of this Agreement;
          (c) all pre-issuance registrations, qualifications, permits and approvals required, if any, under applicable state securities laws or stock exchange listing rules for the lawful execution and delivery of this Agreement and the offer, sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities shall have been obtained; and
          (d) the Investor shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed and complied with by it prior to or as of the Closing Date.
SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS
     6.1 Waivers and Amendments
     This Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part only by a writing which makes reference to this Agreement that is executed by the Investor and the Company. The obligations of any Party hereunder may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the party claimed to have given the waiver; provided, however, that any waiver by any party of any violation of, breach of, or default under any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement provided for herein shall not be construed as, or constitute, a continuing waiver of such provision, or waiver of any other violation of, breach of or default under any other provision of this Agreement or any other agreement provided for herein.
     6.2 Costs and Expenses
     Each party agrees to pay its own costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder and thereunder.
     6.3 Remedies Cumulative
     No specific right, power, or remedy conferred by this Agreement shall be exclusive, and each such right, power, or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power, or remedy, whether conferred hereby or by any security of the Company or now or hereafter available, at law or in equity, by statute or otherwise.

 


 

     6.4 Remedies Not Waived
     No course of dealing between the Company and the Investor, and no delay in exercising any right, power, or remedy conferred hereby or by any security issued by the Company, or now or hereafter available at law or in equity, by statute or otherwise, shall operate as a waiver of or otherwise prejudice any such right, power, or remedy.
     6.5 Entire Agreement
     This Agreement and the other agreements and instruments expressly provided for herein, together set forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto and supersede in their entirety all prior contracts, agreements, arrangements, communications, discussions, representations and warranties, whether oral or written, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
     6.6 Specific Performance
     The Company and the Investor acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the specific terms hereof or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by law or equity, each of the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties may be entitled by law or equity.
     6.7 Governing Law
     This Agreement shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
     6.8 Notices
     Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and be deemed to have been duly given (a) when personally delivered or sent by facsimile transmission (the receipt of which is confirmed in writing), (b) one business day after being sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or (c) three business days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the parties at their respective addresses set forth below.
If to the Company:
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
15245 Shady Grove Road
Suite 470
Bethesda, MD 20850
Attention: J.J. Finkelstein
Facsimile: 301-208-9194
With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

 


 

Cooley LLP
One Freedom Square, Reston Town Center
11951 Freedom Drive
Reston, VA 20190
Attention: Darren K. DeStefano, Esq.
Facsimile: 703-456-8100
If to the Investor:
     To the address set forth below the Investor’s name on the signature page of this Agreement
Any party by written notice to the others may change the address or the persons to whom notices or copies thereof shall be directed.
     6.9 Counterparts
     This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
     6.10 Successors and Assigns
     This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
     6.11 Third Parties
     Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon or give any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
     6.12 Schedules and Exhibits
     The schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement are incorporated herein and shall be part of this Agreement for all purposes.
     6.13 Headings
     The headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall not be given any effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have duly executed, or have caused their duly authorized officer or representative to execute, this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first above written.
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
         
By:   /s/ J.J. Finkelstein    
  Name:   J.J. Finkelstein   
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   

 


 

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have duly executed, or have caused their duly authorized officer or representative to execute, this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first above written.
Name of Purchaser: Sinaf S.A.
       
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser :
  /s/ Nicola Wullschleger  
 
     
Name of Authorized Signatory: Nicola Wullschleger
Title of Authorized Signatory: attorney-in-fact
Email Address of Authorized Signatory: nicola.wullschleger@wmmgroup.ch
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: +41 91 973 38 85
Address for Notice of Purchaser:
11-13 Boulevard de la Foire
L-1528 Luxembourg
Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

 


 

Exhibit A
FORM OF WARRANT
[See Exhibit 4.2]

 


 

Exhibit B
ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATION
The undersigned represents and warrants to RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “ Company ”) that the undersigned fits within each category marked below, and that for any category marked, he, she or it has truthfully set forth any description required as provided for below. ALL INFORMATION WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. The undersigned agrees to furnish any additional information that the Company deems necessary in order to verify the answers set forth below.
(PLEASE MARK EACH CATEGORY APPLICABLE TO YOU)
o   The undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse, presently exceeds $1,000,000.

Explanation. In calculating net worth you may include equity in personal property and real estate, including your principal residence, cash, short-term investments, stock and securities. Equity in personal property and real estate should be based on the fair market value of such property minus debt secured by such property.
 
o   The undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) who had an income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with his or her spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years (in each case, including foreign income, tax exempt income and full amount of capital gains and losses, but excluding any income of other family members and any unrealized capital appreciation), and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.
 
o   The undersigned is a director or executive officer of the Company.
 
o   The undersigned is either: (a) a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”); (b) a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; (c) a broker dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (d) an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Act; (e) an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Act; (f) a small business investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; (g) a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such a plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; or (h) an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ ERISA ”), if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000, or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors, as defined in Rule (501)(a) promulgated under the Act.
 
   
 
 
   
 
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o   The undersigned is a private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
 
   
 
 
   
 
(describe entity)
þ   The undersigned is an organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a corporation, a business trust, or a partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
 
   
 
 
   
 
(describe entity)
o   The undersigned is a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, whose investments are directed by a “ sophisticated person ” as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) promulgated under the Act.
 
o   The undersigned is an entity, all the equity owners of which are “ accredited investors ” within one or more of the above categories. If relying upon this category alone, each equity owner must complete a separate copy of this Certificate.
 
   
 
 
   
 
(describe entity)
o   The undersigned does not meet the criteria of any of the categories listed above.
THE UNDERSIGNED UNDERSTANDS THAT THE COMPANY WILL RELY ON THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, MAINTAIN THE EXEMPTION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE SECURITIES FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT.
     The answers to the foregoing questions are correctly stated to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I hereby agree to notify the Company promptly of any changes in the foregoing information.
Dated: January 5, 2011
Name of Purchaser: Sinaf S.A.
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser : /s/ Nicola Wullschleger                                        
Name of Authorized Signatory: Nicola Wullschleger                                                                         
Title of Authorized Signatory: attorney-in-fact                                                                                   

 

Exhibit 99.1
         
(LOGO)
  RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals Inc
15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 470
Rockville, Maryland 20850
  PHONE 301.208.9191
FAX 301.208.9194
WEB www.regenerx.com
News Release
 
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals Receives $1.45 Million and
Secures Additional $11 Million in Committed Funding
Investment Made at Premium to Market; Affiliates of Sigma-Tau Group Invest $950,000
Rockville, Md., January 7, 2011 — RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RGRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutic products for tissue and organ protection, repair and regeneration, announced today that affiliates of the Company’s largest stockholder, Sigma-Tau Group, have purchased $950,000 of the Company’s common stock, and a new institutional investor, Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“LPC” or “Lincoln Park”), has purchased $500,000 of the Company’s common stock. All shares were purchased at $0.27 per share, a 35% premium over the previous day’s closing price. In connection with these purchases, the Company issued to the purchasers common stock warrants to purchase 40% of the number of shares purchased, or an aggregate of 2,148,148 shares, at an exercise price of $0.38 per share over a five-year period. The transactions closed on January 7, 2011.
In addition to the $1.45 million investment, RegeneRx entered into a separate purchase agreement with Lincoln Park that, subject to certain conditions and at RegeneRx’s sole discretion, commits LPC to purchase up to $11 million of RegeneRx’s common stock over a 30-month period. RegeneRx is required to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the shares that may be issued to Lincoln Park. Once the registration statement is effective, LPC is obligated to make purchases as RegeneRx directs in accordance with the purchase agreement, which may be terminated by RegeneRx at any time, without cost or penalty. Sales of shares will be made in specified amounts and at prices that are based upon the market prices of the Company’s common stock preceding the sales to LPC, without any fixed discount. Except for a limitation on variable priced financings, there are no financial or business covenants, restrictions on future funding, rights of first refusal, participation rights, penalties or liquidated damages in the purchase agreement.
“We are pleased that our largest stockholders, affiliates of Sigma-Tau Group, have added to their investment and we welcome a new institutional investor, Lincoln Park Capital, who provides us additional flexibility as we continue advancing development of our product candidates for our three highest priority clinical applications,” said RegeneRx CEO J.J. Finkelstein. “We anticipate that 2011 will be a significant year for us and look forward to reaching key clinical milestones in our cardiac, ophthalmic, and dermal clinical trials.”

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The securities issued in the private placement with the affiliates of Sigma-Tau Group have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The securities were offered and sold to LPC through a prospectus supplement pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement and base prospectus contained therein. No placement agent or underwriting fees are payable in connection with these transactions. RegeneRx intends to use the proceeds of these transactions to continue its clinical development strategy and prepare for future trials, as well as for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
A more detailed description of the agreements will be set forth in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC, which the Company encourages be reviewed carefully. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of the Company, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer solicitation or sale are unlawful prior to registration or qualification under securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. ( www.regenerx.com )
RegeneRx is focused on the development of a novel therapeutic peptide, Thymosin beta 4, or Tâ4, for tissue and organ protection, repair and regeneration. RegeneRx currently has three drug candidates in clinical development and has an extensive worldwide patent portfolio covering its products.
RGN-352 is an injectable formulation to treat cardiovascular and central nervous system diseases, as well as other medical indications. RegeneRx is initially targeting RGN-352 for the treatment of patients who have suffered an acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack. Recent pre-clinical efficacy data suggests that RGN-352 may also benefit patients with multiple sclerosis, stroke and traumatic brain injury. RegeneRx has successfully completed a Phase 1 clinical trial with RGN-352 in which the drug candidate was found to be safe and well-tolerated. The company has initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial and expects to enroll the first patient by early 2011 at approximately 25 clinical sites in the U.S., Israel, and Russia. RegeneRx is also supporting a Phase 1/2 physician-sponsored clinical trial in patients with multiple sclerosis that is expected to begin in 2011. RegeneRx recently received a $3 million, three-year development grant from the NIH to support the company’s acute myocardial infarction program.
RGN-259 is a sterile, preservative-free topical eye drop for ophthalmic indications. Based on recent human clinical data, RegeneRx is currently supporting a physician-sponsored Phase 2 dry eye study with RGN-259. Previously, seven patients with non-healing corneal ulcers were treated with RGN-259 under compassionate use INDs. Five had complete healing and two had substantial healing of their wounds. Three additional patients with corneal defects, called punctate keratitis, had no evidence of healing although they did report reduction in eye inflammation and increased comfort.
RGN-137, a topical gel formulation, is currently being evaluated by RegeneRx in a Phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of the orphan skin disease epidermolysis bullosa. Other potential uses for RGN-137 include the treatment of chronic dermal wounds and reduction of scar tissue. RegeneRx previously received $675,000 in grants from the U.S. FDA to support this clinical trial.

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In addition to the pharmaceutical product candidates described above, RegeneRx is pursuing the commercial development of peptide fragments of Tâ4 for potential cosmeceutical use. RegeneRx holds numerous patents and patent applications worldwide related to its products and holds an exclusive worldwide license from the National Institutes of Health, as well as other licenses related to Tâ4. The Company recently received $733,438 in funding under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to support each of its product candidates.
About Lincoln Park Capital (“LPC”)
LPC is an institutional investor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. LPC’s experienced professionals manage a portfolio of investments in public and private entities. These investments are in a wide range of companies and industries emphasizing life sciences, energy and technology. LPC’s investments range from multiyear financial commitments to fund growth to special situation financings to long-term strategic capital offering companies certainty, flexibility and consistency. For more information, visit www.LincolnParkCapital.com .
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made under the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You are urged to consider statements that include the words “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “could,” “will,” ”may,” “potential” or the negative of those words or other similar expressions to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements include risks related to our ability to satisfy the conditions to future purchases pursuant to the purchase agreement with Lincoln Park, including restrictions on selling shares to Lincoln Park, as well as the risks and uncertainties inherent in our business, including, without limitation the risk that our product candidates do not demonstrate safety and/or efficacy in current clinical trials or future non-clinical or clinical trials; risks related to our ability to obtain financing to support our operations on commercially reasonable terms; the progress, timing or success of our clinical trials; difficulties or delays in development, testing, obtaining regulatory approval for producing and marketing our product candidates; regulatory developments; the size and growth potential of the markets for our product candidates and our ability to serve those markets; the scope and validity of patent protection for our product candidates; competition from other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies; and other risks described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including those identified in the “Risk Factors” section of the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2010, and the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, as well as other filings it makes with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements in this press release represent the Company’s views only as of the date of this release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause its views to change, and the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update this information, as a result of future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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For RegeneRx:
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.
Kim Golodetz
212.838.3777
kgolodetz@lhai.com
          or
Bruce Voss
310.691.7100
bvoss@lhai.com

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