UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 21, 2015
 
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
000-52991
90-0814124
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 440, San Diego, CA 92122
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 964-5123

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 


 

 
 
Item 1.01                      Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Employment Agreement

On January 21, 2015, the Company and Lynnette Dillen (“ Dillen ”) entered into an employment agreement (the “ Dillen Employment Agreement ”) pursuant to which Dillen will continue to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  The Dillen Employment Agreement has an initial term of five years, which term will be extended by an additional year on the fourth and each subsequent anniversary of Dillen’s start date of February 6, 2014 (the “ Start Date ”).  Dillen receives a base salary of $250,000 per annum (which was increased from $200,000 per annum for the first six months from the Start Date).  Pursuant to the Dillen Employment Agreement, Dillen will have an annual cash bonus target equal to 30% of base salary, based on performance objectives established by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”), with the Board determining the amount of the annual bonus.  In addition, Dillen will receive a bonus of $100,000 upon the Company’s successful listing on The NASDAQ Stock Market, and subject to Board approval, a restricted-stock unit grant of 100,000 shares of Common Stock.  Further, upon the Company completing of raising $4 million in financing, Dillen will receive a bonus of $100,000.

On the Start Date, Dillen received a restrict stock unit grant of 600,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 200,000 shares vested on the six month anniversary of the Start Date, and the remaining 400,000 shares will vest in 50,000 increments on a quarterly basis starting with the nine month anniversary of the Start Date.

Upon termination of the Dillen Employment Agreement for any reason, Dillen will receive (i) a pro-rata bonus during that fiscal year based on the number of days employed during that fiscal year and (ii) Company group medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for Dillen and her dependents for six months paid by the Company.

Pursuant to the Dillen Employment Agreement, if Dillen’s employment is terminated as a result of death, disability or without Cause (as defined in the Dillen Employment Agreement) or Dillen resigns for Good Reason (as defined in the Dillen Employment Agreement), Dillen or her estate, as applicable, is entitled to the following payments and benefits, provided that a mutual release of claims is executed: (1) a cash payment in an amount equal to nine months of Dillen’s base salary and annual target bonus amount as in effect immediately prior to the date of termination; (2) Company group medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for Dillen and her dependents for six months paid by the Company; and (3) the automatic acceleration of the vesting and exercisability of outstanding unvested stock awards.

For purposes of the Dillen Employment Agreement, “Cause” generally means (1) commission of fraud or other unlawful conduct in the performance of duties for the Company, (2) conviction of, or entry into a plea of “guilty” or “no contest” to, a felony under United States federal or state law, and such felony is either work-related or materially impairs Dillen’s ability to perform services to the Company, and (3) a willful, material breach of the Dillen Employment Agreement that causes material harm to the Company, provided, however, that the Board must provide 30 days prior written notice of its intention to terminate for Cause, and give Dillen the opportunity to cure or remedy such alleged Cause and present Dillen’s case to the Board and afterwards, at least 75% of the Board affirmatively determines that termination is for Cause. 
 
For purposes of the Dillen Employment Agreement, “Good Reason” generally means that within one year prior to the date of resigning, (1) a material diminution in Dillen’s title, authority, duties or responsibilities, (2) a reduction in Dillen’s base salary or target bonus amount, (3) a change in the geographic location greater than 100 miles from the current office at which Dillen must perform her duties, (4)  the Company elects not to renew the Dillen Employment Agreement for another term, or (5) the Company materially breaches any provision of the Dillen Employment Agreement, provided, however, that Dillen must provide 30 days prior written notice of her intention to resign for Good Reason, which notice must be given within 90 days of the initial occurrence of such cause, and give the Company the opportunity to cure or remedy such alleged Good Reason.

The foregoing description of the terms of the Dillen Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Dillen Employment Agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.05 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
 

 
 
Employment Agreement Amendment

On January 21, 2015, the Company and Bassam Damaj (“ Damaj ”) entered into an amendment to employment agreement (the “ Employment Amendment ”) pursuant to which the employment agreement, dated January 22, 2013 by and between the Company and Damaj (the “ Damaj Employment Agreement ”) was amended.  Pursuant to the Damaj Employment Agreement, the salary to be paid to Damaj would be deferred and not paid, but accrued for future payment if, in the determination of the Board, such payment would jeopardize the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern (the “ Accrual Clause ”).  Pursuant to the Employment Amendment, any future salary deferral determination is to be made at the discretion of Damaj.

Securities Purchase Agreements

On January 21, 2015 (the “ Closing Date ”), Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into securities purchase agreements (the “ Securities Purchase Agreements ”) with Vista Capital Investments, LLC (“ Vista Capital ”) and Lynnette Dillen, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“ Dillen ” and together with Vista Capital, the “ Investors ”) whereby the Company issued and sold to the Investors promissory notes (the “ Notes ”) in the aggregate principal face amount of $165,000 and warrants (the “ Warrant s”) to purchase up to 750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “ Common Stock ”) for gross proceeds of $150,000 (the “ Private Offering ”).

The Notes are due on July 31, 2015 and accrued a one-time interest charge of 8% on the Closing Date.  The Warrants, as amended, are exercisable for five years from the Closing Date at an exercise price of $0.30 per share of Common Stock.  The Warrants contain anti-dilution protection, including ratchet protection upon dilutive issuances, provided that, if the Company closes a financing that results in net proceeds of at least $1 million to the Company on or prior to March 31, 2015 and the Notes are repaid in full within 10 days of receipt of such funds, the dilutive issuance anti-dilution protection is eliminated and the exercise price of the Warrants is reset to $0.075 per share.

The exercisability of the Warrants may be limited if, upon exercise, the holder thereof or any of its affiliates would beneficially own more than 9.99% of Common Stock.

The Notes and Warrants sold in the Private Offering were not registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state, and were offered and sold in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2), Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and corresponding provisions of state securities laws, which exempt transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering. Each Investor represented that it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D.  

This Current Report shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall such securities be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements and certificates evidencing such securities contain a legend stating the same.

The foregoing information is a summary of the agreements involved in the Private Offering described above, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, copies of which are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  Readers should review such agreements for a complete understanding of the terms and conditions associated with this Private Offering.
 
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information contained in Item 1.01 above under the sub-heading “Securities Purchase Agreements” is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 3.02
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information contained in Item 1.01 above under the sub-heading “Securities Purchase Agreements” is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

 
 

 
 
Item 5.02                      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The information contained in Item 1.01 above under the sub-headings “Employment Agreement” and “Employment Agreement Amendment” is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
 
Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

10.01
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and Vista Capital Investments, LLC, dated January 21, 2015
10.02 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and Lynnette Dillen, dated January 21, 2015
10.03
Form of Promissory Note between the Company and Vista Capital Investments, LLC, dated January 21, 2015
10.04
Form of Promissory Note between the Company and Lynnette Dillen, dated January 21, 2015
10.05
Form of Warrant between the Company and Vista Capital Investments, LLC, dated January 21, 2015
10.06
Form of Warrant between the Company and Lynnette Dillen, dated January 21, 2015
10.07
Form of Warrant Amendment between the Company and Vista Capital Investments, LLC, dated January 21, 2015
10.08
Form of Warrant Amendment between the Company and Lynnette Dillen, dated January 21, 2015
10.09
Employment Agreement, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Lynnette Dillen, dated January 21, 2015
10.10
Employment Agreement Amendment, between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bassam Damaj, dated January 21, 2015
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Date:  January 23, 2015
By: /s/ BASSAM DAMAJ
 
Bassam Damaj
 
President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 10.01
 
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of January 21, 2015, is entered into by and between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a Nevada corporation, (the “ Company ”), and Vista Capital Investments, LLC (the “ Buyer ”).
 
A.           The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”).
 
B.           Upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, the Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (i) a Promissory Note of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Note ”), in the original principal amount of $110,000.00 (the “ Original Principal Amount ”) (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Note ”) and (ii) a five-year share  purchase warrant entitling the Buyer to acquire common shares of the Company (“ Common Stock ”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Warrant ”).
 
NOW THEREFORE , the Company and the Buyer hereby   agree as follows:
 
1.            Purchase and Sale . On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company (i) the Note in the original principal amount of $110,000, and (ii) the Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock, (collectively, the Note, the Warrant and any shares of the Company’s Common Stock into which the Warrants shall convert shall be referred to hereinafter as (the “ Securities ”).
 
1.1.            Form of Payment . On the Closing Date, (i) the Buyer shall pay the purchase price of $100,000 (the “ Purchase Price ”) for the Securities to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a Company account designated by the Company, in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Securities, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such duly executed Securities on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.
 
1.2.            Closing Date . The date and time of the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (the “ Closing Date ”) shall be on or about January 16, 2015, or such other mutually agreed upon time. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.
 
1.3.            Share Reservation . The Company shall at all times require its transfer agent to establish a reserve of shares of its authorized but unissued and unreserved Common Stock in the amount of 2,500,000 shares for purposes of exercise of the Warrant. The Company shall cause the Transfer Agent to agree that it will not reduce the reserve under any circumstances, unless such reduction is pre-approved in writing by the Buyer.
 
2.            Buyer’s Investment Representations; Governing Law; Miscellaneous .
 
 
2.1
Buyer’s Investment Representations .
 
(a)           This Agreement is made in reliance upon the Buyer’s representation to the Company, which by its acceptance hereof Buyer hereby confirms, that the Securities to be received by it will be acquired for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof, and that it has no present intention of selling, granting participation in, or otherwise distributing the same, but subject nevertheless to any requirement of law that the disposition of its property shall at all times be within its control.
 
(b)           The Buyer understands that the Securities are not registered under the  1933 Act, on the basis that the sale provided for in this Agreement and the issuance of securities hereunder is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof, and that the Company’s reliance on such exemption is predicated on the Buyer’s representations set forth herein.  The Buyer realizes that the basis for the exemption may not be present if, notwithstanding such representations, the Buyer has in mind merely acquiring shares of the Securities for a fixed or determinable period in the future, or for a market rise, or for sale if the market does not rise.  The Buyer does not have any such intention.
 
 
 

 
 
(c)           The Buyer understands that the Securities may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of without registration under the 1933 Act or an exemption therefrom, and that in the absence of an effective registration statement covering the Securities or an available exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, the Stock must be held indefinitely.  In particular, the Buyer is aware that the Securities may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 701 promulgated under the 1933 Act unless all of the conditions of the applicable Rules are met.  Among the conditions for use of Rule 144 is the availability of current information to the public about the Company.  Such information is not now available, and the Company has no present plans to make such information available.  The Buyer represents that, in the absence of an effective registration statement covering the Securities, it will sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the Securities only in a manner consistent with its representations set forth herein and then only in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(d) hereof.
 
(d)           The Buyer agrees that in no event will it make a transfer or disposition of any of the Securities (other than pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act), unless and until (i) the Buyer shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a statement of the circumstances surrounding the disposition, and (ii) if requested by the Company, at the expense of the Buyer or transferee, the Buyer shall have furnished to the Company either (A) an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the 1933 Act or (B) a “no action” letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the effect that the transfer of such securities without registration will not result in a recommendation by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that action be taken with respect thereto.  The Company will not require such a legal opinion or “no action” letter in any transaction in compliance with Rule 144.
 
(e)           The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 501 of Regulation D, as presently in effect and, for the purpose of Section 25102(f) of the California Corporations Code, he or she is excluded from the count of “purchasers” pursuant to Rule 260.102.13 thereunder.
 
2.2            Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of San Diego County, California or in the federal courts located in San Diego County, California. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens . In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for 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 other manner permitted by law. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
2.3            Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.
 
2.4            Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
 
2.5            Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
 
 
 

 
 
2.6            Entire Agreement; Amendments . 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 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 waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Buyer.
 
2.7            Notices . Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be deemed effectively given on the earliest of:
 
2.7.1           the date delivered, if delivered by personal delivery as against written receipt therefor or by e-mail to an executive officer, or by confirmed facsimile,
 
    2.7.2           the fifth Trading Day after deposit, postage prepaid, in the United States Postal Service by registered or certified mail, or
 
2.7.3           the third Trading Day after mailing by domestic or international express courier, with delivery costs and fees prepaid, in each case, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following addresses (or at such other addresses as such party may designate by ten (10) calendar days’ advance written notice similarly given to each of the other parties hereto):
 
If to the Company, to:

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
9171 Town Centre Drive
Suite 440
San Diego, CA 92122 
Attention:  CFO

If to the Buyer:

VISTA CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC

406 9 th Avenue, Suite 201
San Diego CA 92101
Attn: David Clark, Principal

 
2.8            Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the rights, interests or obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, in whole or in part, by the Company without the prior written consent of the Buyer, which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Buyer; provided, however , that in the case of a merger, sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets or other corporate reorganization, the Buyer shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay such consent. This Agreement or any of the severable rights and obligations inuring to the benefit of or to be performed by Buyer hereunder may be assigned by Buyer to a third party, including its financing sources, in whole or in part, without the need to obtain the Company’s consent thereto.
 
2.9            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.
 
2.10            Survival . The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
 
 
 

 
 
2.11            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.
 
2.12            Remedies . The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
 
2.13            Buyer’s Rights and Remedies Cumulative .  All rights, remedies, and powers conferred in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents on the Buyer are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies, and shall be in addition to every other right, power, and remedy that the Buyer may have, whether specifically granted in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or existing at law, in equity, or by statute; and any and all such rights and remedies may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as the Buyer may deem expedient.
 
2.14            Ownership Limitation .  If at any time after the Closing, the Buyer shall or would receive shares of Common Stock in payment of interest or principal under Note, upon exercise of the Warrant, so that the Buyer would, together with other shares of Common Stock held by it or its Affiliates, own or beneficially own by virtue of such action or receipt of additional shares of Common Stock a number of shares exceeding 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date (the “ Maximum Percentage ”), the Company shall not be obligated and shall not issue to the Buyer shares of Common Stock which would exceed the Maximum Percentage, but only until such time as the Maximum Percentage would no longer be exceeded by any such receipt of shares of Common Stock by the Buyer. The foregoing limitations are enforceable, unconditional and non-waivable and shall apply to all Affiliates and assigns of the Buyer.
 
 Attorneys’ Fees and Cost of Collection . In the event of any action at law or in equity to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, the parties agree that the party who is awarded the most money shall be deemed the prevailing party for all purposes and shall therefore be entitled to an additional award of the full amount of the attorneys’ fees and expenses  paid by such prevailing party in connection with the litigation and/or dispute without reduction or apportionment based upon the individual claims or defenses  giving rise to the fees and expenses.  Nothing herein shall restrict or impair a court’s power to award fees and expenses for frivolous or bad faith pleading.

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SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Original Principal Amount of Note:
  $ 110,000.00  
Purchase Price:
  $ 100,000.00  


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
 

 

 
THE COMPANY:

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
By: /s/ Dr. Bassam B. Damaj, Ph.D.
 
Dr. Bassam B. Damaj, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
 
   
 
THE BUYER:
 
VISTA CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC
 
 
 By: /s/ David J. Clark
        David J. Clark
        Principal
 
 
   

 
 

 


   
   
EXHIBIT A

NOTE


 
 

 


 
EXHIBIT B

WARRANT

Exhibit 10.02

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of January 21, 2015, is entered into by and between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a Nevada corporation, (the “ Company ”), and LYNNETTE DILLEN (the “ Buyer ”).
 
A.           The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”).
 
B.           Upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, the Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (i) a Promissory Note of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Note ”), in the original principal amount of $55,000.00 (the “ Original Principal Amount ”) (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Note ”) and (ii) a five-year share  purchase warrant entitling the Buyer to acquire common shares of the Company (“ Common Stock ”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Warrant ”).
 
NOW THEREFORE , the Company and the Buyer hereby   agree as follows:
 
1.            Purchase and Sale . On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company (i) the Note in the original principal amount of $55,000, and (ii) the Warrant to purchase 250,000 shares of Common Stock, (collectively, the Note, the Warrant and any shares of the Company’s Common Stock into which the Warrants shall convert shall be referred to hereinafter as (the “ Securities ”).
 
1.1.            Form of Payment . On the Closing Date, (i) the Buyer shall pay the purchase price of $50,000 (the “ Purchase Price ”) for the Securities to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a Company account designated by the Company, in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Securities, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such duly executed Securities on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.
 
1.2.            Closing Date . The date and time of the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (the “ Closing Date ”) shall be on or about January 22, 2015, or such other mutually agreed upon time. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.
 
2.            Buyer’s Investment Representations; Governing Law; Miscellaneous .
 
 
2.1
Buyer’s Investment Representations .
 
(a)           This Agreement is made in reliance upon the Buyer’s representation to the Company, which by its acceptance hereof Buyer hereby confirms, that the Securities to be received by it will be acquired for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof, and that it has no present intention of selling, granting participation in, or otherwise distributing the same, but subject nevertheless to any requirement of law that the disposition of its property shall at all times be within its control.
 
(b)           The Buyer understands that the Securities are not registered under the  1933 Act, on the basis that the sale provided for in this Agreement and the issuance of securities hereunder is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof, and that the Company’s reliance on such exemption is predicated on the Buyer’s representations set forth herein.  The Buyer realizes that the basis for the exemption may not be present if, notwithstanding such representations, the Buyer has in mind merely acquiring shares of the Securities for a fixed or determinable period in the future, or for a market rise, or for sale if the market does not rise.  The Buyer does not have any such intention.
 
 
 

 
 
(c)           The Buyer understands that the Securities may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of without registration under the 1933 Act or an exemption therefrom, and that in the absence of an effective registration statement covering the Securities or an available exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, the Stock must be held indefinitely.  In particular, the Buyer is aware that the Securities may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 701 promulgated under the 1933 Act unless all of the conditions of the applicable Rules are met.  Among the conditions for use of Rule 144 is the availability of current information to the public about the Company.  Such information is not now available, and the Company has no present plans to make such information available.  The Buyer represents that, in the absence of an effective registration statement covering the Securities, it will sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the Securities only in a manner consistent with its representations set forth herein and then only in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(d) hereof.
 
(d)           The Buyer agrees that in no event will it make a transfer or disposition of any of the Securities (other than pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act), unless and until (i) the Buyer shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a statement of the circumstances surrounding the disposition, and (ii) if requested by the Company, at the expense of the Buyer or transferee, the Buyer shall have furnished to the Company either (A) an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the 1933 Act or (B) a “no action” letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the effect that the transfer of such securities without registration will not result in a recommendation by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that action be taken with respect thereto.  The Company will not require such a legal opinion or “no action” letter in any transaction in compliance with Rule 144.
 
(e)           The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 501 of Regulation D, as presently in effect and, for the purpose of Section 25102(f) of the California Corporations Code, he or she is excluded from the count of “purchasers” pursuant to Rule 260.102.13 thereunder.
 
2.2            Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of San Diego County, California or in the federal courts located in San Diego County, California. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens . In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for 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 other manner permitted by law. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
2.3            Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.
 
2.4            Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
 
 
 

 
 
2.5            Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
 
2.6            Entire Agreement; Amendments . 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 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 waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Buyer.
 
2.7            Notices . Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be deemed effectively given on the earliest of:
 
2.7.1           the date delivered, if delivered by personal delivery as against written receipt therefor or by e-mail to an executive officer, or by confirmed facsimile,
 
    2.7.2           the fifth Trading Day after deposit, postage prepaid, in the United States Postal Service by registered or certified mail, or
 
2.7.3           the third Trading Day after mailing by domestic or international express courier, with delivery costs and fees prepaid, in each case, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following addresses (or at such other addresses as such party may designate by ten (10) calendar days’ advance written notice similarly given to each of the other parties hereto):
 
If to the Company, to:

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
9171 Town Centre Drive
Suite 440
San Diego, CA 92122 
Attention:  CFO

If to the Buyer:

LYNNETTE DILLEN

PO BOX 675384
RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067
Attn: Lynnette Dillen
 
2.8            Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the rights, interests or obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, in whole or in part, by the Company without the prior written consent of the Buyer, which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Buyer; provided, however , that in the case of a merger, sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets or other corporate reorganization, the Buyer shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay such consent. This Agreement or any of the severable rights and obligations inuring to the benefit of or to be performed by Buyer hereunder may be assigned by Buyer to a third party, including its financing sources, in whole or in part, without the need to obtain the Company’s consent thereto.
 
 
 

 
 
2.9            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.
 
2.10            Survival . The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
 
2.11            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.
 
2.12            Remedies . The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
 
2.13            Buyer’s Rights and Remedies Cumulative .  All rights, remedies, and powers conferred in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents on the Buyer are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies, and shall be in addition to every other right, power, and remedy that the Buyer may have, whether specifically granted in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or existing at law, in equity, or by statute; and any and all such rights and remedies may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as the Buyer may deem expedient.
 
2.14            Ownership Limitation .  If at any time after the Closing, the Buyer shall or would receive shares of Common Stock in payment of interest or principal under Note, upon exercise of the Warrant, so that the Buyer would, together with other shares of Common Stock held by it or its Affiliates, own or beneficially own by virtue of such action or receipt of additional shares of Common Stock a number of shares exceeding 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date (the “ Maximum Percentage ”), the Company shall not be obligated and shall not issue to the Buyer shares of Common Stock which would exceed the Maximum Percentage, but only until such time as the Maximum Percentage would no longer be exceeded by any such receipt of shares of Common Stock by the Buyer. The foregoing limitations are enforceable, unconditional and non-waivable and shall apply to all Affiliates and assigns of the Buyer.
 
 Attorneys’ Fees and Cost of Collection . In the event of any action at law or in equity to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, the parties agree that the party who is awarded the most money shall be deemed the prevailing party for all purposes and shall therefore be entitled to an additional award of the full amount of the attorneys’ fees and expenses  paid by such prevailing party in connection with the litigation and/or dispute without reduction or apportionment based upon the individual claims or defenses  giving rise to the fees and expenses.  Nothing herein shall restrict or impair a court’s power to award fees and expenses for frivolous or bad faith pleading.

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SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Original Principal Amount of Note:
  $ 55,000.00  
Purchase Price:
  $ 50,000.00  


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
 
 
THE COMPANY:

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
By: / s/ Dr. Bassam Damaj
 
Dr. Bassam B. Damaj, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
 
   
 
THE BUYER:
 
LYNNETTE DILLEN
 
 
 By: / s/ Lynnette Dillen
        Lynnette Dillen
 
 
 
   

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

NOTE


 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

WARRANT

 
Exhibit 10.03
 
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE.  THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), 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 ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
 
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
Promissory Note
 
Issuance Date:   January 21, 2015
Original Principal Amount:   110,000
Note No. INNV-1
Consideration Paid at Close:   $100,000
   

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the " Company "), hereby promises to pay to the order of Vista Capital Investments, LLC or registered assigns (the " Holder ") the amount set out above as the Original Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the " Principal ") when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (" Interest ") on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Interest Rate from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the " Issuance Date ") until the Maturity Date (or sooner as provided herein).
 
The Original Principal Amount is $110,000 (one hundred ten thousand dollars) plus accrued and unpaid interest and any other fees.  The Consideration is $100,000 (one hundred thousand dollars) payable by wire transfer (there exists a $10,000 original issue discount (the “OID”)).  The Holder shall pay $100,000 of Consideration upon closing of this Note. For purposes hereof, the term “Outstanding Balance” means the Original Principal Amount, as reduced or increased, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms hereof, breach hereof or otherwise, plus any accrued but unpaid interest, collection and enforcements costs, and any other fees or charges incurred under this Note.
 
(1)             GENERAL TERMS
 
(a)             Payment of Principal .  The " Maturity Date " shall be July 31, 2015, and may be extended by the mutual agreement by the Holder and Company in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default (as defined below) shall not have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) or any event shall not have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an Event of Default.
 
(b)             Interest .  A one-time interest charge of eight percent (8%) (“ Interest Rate ”) shall be applied on the Issuance Date to the Original Principal Amount. Interest hereunder shall be paid on the Maturity Date (or sooner as provided herein) to the Holder or its assignee in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of Notes.
 
(c)             Security .  This Note shall not be secured by any collateral or any assets of the Company.
 
 
 

 
 
(2)             EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
 
(a)            An “ Event of Default ”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
 
(i)            The Company's failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, or other amounts when and as due under this Note (including, without limitation, the Company's failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder) or any other Transaction Document;
 
(ii)            [BLANK]
 
(iii)            The Company or any material subsidiary of the Company shall commence, or there shall be commenced against the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or there is commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 61 days; or the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or court appointed receiver or the like for it or any substantial part of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty one (61) days; or the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
 
(iv)            The Company or any material subsidiary of the Company shall default in any of its obligations under any other Note or any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement of the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company in an individual amount exceeding $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created; and
 
(v)            The Common Stock is suspended or delisted for trading on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board market (the “ Primary Market ”).
 
(vi)            [BLANK]
 
(vii)            The Company loses its status as “DTC Eligible.”
 
(viii)            The Company shall become late or delinquent in its filing requirements as a fully-reporting issuer registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
 
(b)            Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Outstanding Balance shall immediately increase to 120% of the Outstanding Balance immediately prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default (the “Default Effect”). The Default Effect shall automatically apply upon the occurrence of an Event of Default without the need for any party to give any notice or take any other action.

 
 
 

 
 
(3)             [BLANK]
 
(4)             TERMS OF FUTURE FINANCINGS.   So long as this Note is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any promissory note with a principal amount greater than $25,000 with any term more favorable to the holder of such promissory note or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to the Holder in this Note, then the Company shall notify the Holder of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at Holder’s option, shall become a part of the transaction documents with the Holder.  The types of terms contained in another promissory note that may be more favorable to the holder of such promissory note include, but are not limited to, terms addressing conversion discounts, conversion lookback periods, interest rates, original issue discounts, stock sale price, private placement price per share, and warrant coverage.
 
(5)             [BLANK]
 
(6)             [BLANK]
 
(7)             REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE .
 
(a)             Assignability. The Company may not assign this Note.  This Note will be binding upon the Company and its successors and will inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns and may be assigned by the Holder to anyone of its choosing without Company’s approval.
 
(b)             Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note .  Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note representing the outstanding Principal.
 
(8)             NOTICES .                      Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof 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) (iii) upon receipt, when sent by email; or (iv) 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 those set forth in the communications and documents that each party has provided the other immediately preceding the issuance of this Note 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 (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) 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 (iii) 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.
 
The addresses for such communications shall be:

If to the Company, to:

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
9171 Town Centre Drive
Suite 440
San Diego, CA 92122 
Attention:  CFO
e-mail:  ldillen@innovuspharma.com
 

If to the Holder:

VISTA CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC
406 9 th Avenue, Suite 201
San Diego, CA 92101
Attn: David J. Clark, Principal
Email: dclark@vci.us.com
 
 
 

 
 
(9)             APPLICABLE LAW AND VENUE . This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to conflicts of laws thereof.  Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of California or in the federal courts located in the city and county of San Diego, in the State of California. Both parties and the individuals signing this Agreement agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts.
 
(a)             WAIVER .  Any waiver by the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Note shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Note. The failure of the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Note on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Note. Any waiver must be in writing.
 
 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Promissory Note to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.
 



 
COMPANY:
 
 
 
 
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
     
 
 
By:               /s/ Dr. Bassam B. Damaj Ph.D.                                                
 
 
 
Name:           Dr. Bassam B. Damaj Ph.D.
 
 
 
Title:           Chief Executive Officer
 
   

 
HOLDER:
 
 
 
 
VISTA CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC.
 
     
 
 
By:             /s/ David Clark                                                   
 
 
 
Name:         David Clark
 
 
 
Title:           Principal
 
   















[Signature Page to Promissory Note No. INNV-1]


Exhibit 10.04
 
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE.  THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), 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 ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
 
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
Promissory Note
 
Issuance Date:   January 21, 2015
Original Principal Amount:                                                       $55,000
Note No. INNV-1
Consideration Paid at Close:   $50,000

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the " Company "), hereby promises to pay to the order of Lynnette Dillen or registered assigns (the " Holder ") the amount set out above as the Original Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the " Principal ") when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (" Interest ") on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Interest Rate from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the " Issuance Date ") until the Maturity Date (or sooner as provided herein).
 
The Original Principal Amount is $55,000 (one hundred ten thousand dollars) plus accrued and unpaid interest and any other fees.  The Consideration is $50,000 (one hundred thousand dollars) payable by wire transfer (there exists a $5,000 original issue discount (the “OID”)).  The Holder shall pay $50,000 of Consideration upon closing of this Note. For purposes hereof, the term “Outstanding Balance” means the Original Principal Amount, as reduced or increased, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms hereof, breach hereof or otherwise, plus any accrued but unpaid interest, collection and enforcements costs, and any other fees or charges incurred under this Note.
 
(1)            GENERAL TERMS
 
(a)            Payment of Principal .  The " Maturity Date " shall be July 31, 2015, and may be extended by the mutual agreement by the Holder and Company in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default (as defined below) shall not have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) or any event shall not have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an Event of Default.
 
(b)            Interest .  A one-time interest charge of eight percent (8%) (“ Interest Rate ”) shall be applied on the Issuance Date to the Original Principal Amount. Interest hereunder shall be paid on the Maturity Date (or sooner as provided herein) to the Holder or its assignee in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of Notes.
 
(c)            Security .  This Note shall not be secured by any collateral or any assets of the Company.
 
(2)            EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
 
(a)           An “ Event of Default ”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
 
 
 

 

(i)           The Company's failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, or other amounts when and as due under this Note (including, without limitation, the Company's failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder) or any other Transaction Document;
 
(ii)           [BLANK]
 
(iii)           The Company or any material subsidiary of the Company shall commence, or there shall be commenced against the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or there is commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 61 days; or the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or court appointed receiver or the like for it or any substantial part of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty one (61) days; or the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
 
(iv)           The Company or any material subsidiary of the Company shall default in any of its obligations under any other Note or any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement of the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company in an individual amount exceeding $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created; and
 
(v)           The Common Stock is suspended or delisted for trading on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board market (the “ Primary Market ”).
 
(vi)           [BLANK]
 
(vii)           The Company loses its status as “DTC Eligible.”
 
(viii)           The Company shall become late or delinquent in its filing requirements as a fully-reporting issuer registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
 
(b)           Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Outstanding Balance shall immediately increase to 120% of the Outstanding Balance immediately prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default (the “Default Effect”). The Default Effect shall automatically apply upon the occurrence of an Event of Default without the need for any party to give any notice or take any other action.
 
(3)            [BLANK]
 
(4)            TERMS OF FUTURE FINANCINGS.   So long as this Note is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any promissory note with a principal amount greater than $25,000 with any term more favorable to the holder of such promissory note or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to the Holder in this Note, then the Company shall notify the Holder of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at Holder’s option, shall become a part of the transaction documents with the Holder.  The types of terms contained in another promissory note that may be more favorable to the holder of such promissory note include, but are not limited to, terms addressing conversion discounts, conversion lookback periods, interest rates, original issue discounts, stock sale price, private placement price per share, and warrant coverage.
 
 
 

 

(5)            [BLANK]
 
(6)            [BLANK]
 
(7)            REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE .
 
(a)            Assignability. The Company may not assign this Note.  This Note will be binding upon the Company and its successors and will inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns and may be assigned by the Holder to anyone of its choosing without Company’s approval.
 
(b)            Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note .  Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note representing the outstanding Principal.
 
(8)            NOTICES .                      Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof 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) (iii) upon receipt, when sent by email; or (iv) 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 those set forth in the communications and documents that each party has provided the other immediately preceding the issuance of this Note 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 (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) 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 (iii) 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.
 

The addresses for such communications shall be:

If to the Company, to:

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
9171 Town Centre Drive
Suite 440
San Diego, CA 92122 
Attention:  CFO
e-mail:  ldillen@innovuspharma.com
 
If to the Holder:

LYNNETTE DILLEN
PO Box 675384
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Attn: Lynnette Dillen
Email: ldillen@innovuspharma.com

 
 

 

(9)            APPLICABLE LAW AND VENUE . This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to conflicts of laws thereof.  Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of California or in the federal courts located in the city and county of San Diego, in the State of California. Both parties and the individuals signing this Agreement agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts.
 
(a)            WAIVER .  Any waiver by the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Note shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Note. The failure of the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Note on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Note. Any waiver must be in writing.
 
 
 

 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Promissory Note to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.
 



 
COMPANY:
 
 
 
 
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
     
 
 
By:              /s/ Dr. Bassam B. Damaj Ph.D.                                                  
 
 
 
Name:           Dr. Bassam B. Damaj Ph.D.
 
 
 
Title:           Chief Executive Officer
 
   




 
HOLDER:
 
 
 
 
LYNNETTE DILLEN
 
     
 
 
By:               /s/ Lynette Dillen                                                 
 
 
 
Name:           Lynnette Dillen
 
 












[Signature Page to Promissory Note No. INNV-1]


Exhibit 10.05
 
THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS WARRANT UNDER SUCH ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

1.   Issuance . In consideration of good and valuable consideration as set forth in the Purchase Agreement (defined below), including without limitation the Purchase Price (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”); Vista Capital Investments, LLC , its successors and/or registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), is hereby granted the right to purchase at any time on or after the Issue Date (as defined below) until the date which is the last calendar day of the month in which the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date occurs (the “ Expiration Date ”), 500,000 fully paid and nonassessable shares (the “ Warrant Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), as such number of Warrant Shares may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (this “ Warrant ”).  This Warrant is being issued pursuant to the terms of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 21, 2015, to which the Company and the Holder are parties (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “ Purchase Agreement ”).
 
Unless otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
 
This Warrant was originally issued to the Holder on January 16, 2015 (the “ Issue Date ”).
 
2.   Exercise of Warrant .
 
2.1.   General .
 
(a)   This Warrant is exercisable in whole or in part at any time and from time to time commencing on the Issue Date and ending on the Expiration Date. Such exercise shall be effectuated by submitting to the Company (either by delivery to the Company or by email or facsimile transmission) a completed and duly executed Notice of Exercise substantially in the form attached to this Warrant as Exhibit A (the “ Notice of Exercise ”). The date such Notice of Exercise is either faxed, emailed or delivered to the Company shall be the “ Exercise Date ,” provided that, if such exercise represents the full exercise of the outstanding balance of the Warrant, the Holder shall tender this Warrant to the Company within five (5) Trading Days thereafter, but only if the Warrant Shares to be delivered pursuant to the Notice of Exercise have been delivered to the Holder as of such date. The Notice of Exercise shall be executed by the Holder and shall indicate (i) the number of Warrant Shares (as defined below) to be issued pursuant to such exercise, and (ii) if applicable (as provided below), whether the exercise is a cashless exercise.
 
For purposes of this Warrant, the term “ Trading Day ” means any day during which the principal market on which the Common Stock is traded (the “ Principal Market ”) shall be open for business.
 
 
 

 
 
(b)     To the extent this Warrant is not previously exercised, and if the Market Price of one Warrant Share is greater than the Exercise Price, the Holder may elect   to receive Warrant Shares, in lieu of a cash exercise, equal to the value of this Warrant determined in the manner described below (or of any portion thereof remaining unexercised) by surrender of this Warrant and a Notice of Exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to Holder a number of Shares computed using the following formula:
 
X = Y (A-B)
      A

 
Where X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to Holder.
             Y =  the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder elects to purchase under this Warrant (at the date of such calculation).
 
A = the Market Price (at the date of such calculation).
 
B = Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).
 
For the purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
Affiliate ” shall mean an affiliate as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or a successor rule).
 
Aggregate Exercise Price Payable ” shall mean the product of multiplying the number of Warrant Shares exercisable by the Exercise Price.
 
Closing Price ” shall mean the 4:00 P.M. last sale price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market on the relevant Trading Day(s), as reported by Bloomberg LP (or if that service is not then reporting the relevant information regarding the Common Stock, a comparable reporting service of national reputation selected by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company) (“ Bloomberg ”) for the relevant date.
 
Deemed Issuance ” means a requested conversion under the Note that is not honored by the Company.
 
Exercise Price ” shall mean $0.30 per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustments herein.
 
Market Price ” shall mean the Closing Price for the Common Stock on the Trading Day that is two Trading Days prior to the Exercise Date.
 
Note ” shall mean that certain Promissory Note issued by the Company to the Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time, and including any promissory note(s) that replace or are exchanged for such referenced promissory note.
 
(c)   If the Notice of Exercise form elects a “cash” exercise (or if the cashless exercise referred to in the immediately preceding subsection (b) is not available in accordance with the terms hereof), the Exercise Price per share of Common Stock for the Warrant Shares shall be payable, at the election of the Holder, in cash or by certified or official bank check or by wire transfer in accordance with instructions provided by the Company at the request of the Holder.
 
(d)   Upon the appropriate payment to the Company, if any, of the Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares, together with the surrender of this Warrant (if required), the Company shall promptly, but in no case later than the date that is three (3) Trading Days following the date the Exercise Price is paid to the Company (or with respect to a “cashless exercise,” the date that is three (3) Trading Days following the Exercise Date) (the “Delivery Date ”), provided that all DWAC Eligible Conditions (as defined in the Note) are then satisfied, deliver or cause the Company’s Transfer Agent to deliver the applicable Warrant Shares electronically via the Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (“ DWAC ”) system to the account designated by the Holder on the Notice of Exercise.  If all DWAC Eligible Conditions are not then satisfied, the Company shall instead issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered (via reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in the Notice of Exercise, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Company has not met its obligation to deliver Warrant Shares by the Delivery Date unless the Transfer Agent has posted the shares for DWAC pickup and the Holder or its broker, as applicable, has been notified of this availability, or if the DWAC Eligible Conditions are not then satisfied, has actually received the certificate representing the applicable Warrant Shares no later than the close of business on the relevant Delivery Date pursuant to the terms set forth above.
 
 
 

 
 
(e)   If Warrant Shares are delivered later than as required under subsection (d) immediately above, the Company agrees to pay, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder in the Transaction Documents, a late charge equal to the greater of (i) $2,000.00 and (ii) 2% of the product of (1) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on a timely basis and to which the Holder is entitled multiplied by (2) the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company could have issued such shares of Common Stock to the Holder without violating this Warrant, per Trading Day until such Warrant Shares are delivered. The Company shall pay any late charges incurred under this subsection in immediately available funds upon demand; provided, however , that, at the option of the Holder (without notice to the Company), such amount owed may be added to the principal amount of the Note.  Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Holder, in the event that the Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the Warrant Shares as required under subsection (d) immediately above, the Holder may revoke all or part of the relevant Warrant exercise by delivery of a notice to such effect to the Company, whereupon the Company and the Holder shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the exercise of the relevant portion of this Warrant, except that the late charge described above shall be payable through the date notice of revocation or rescission is given to the Company.
 
(f)   The Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of the Warrant Shares issuable to it in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.1 on the Exercise Date.
 
2.2.   Ownership Limitation . If at any time after the Closing, the Buyer shall or would receive shares of Common Stock in payment of interest or principal under Note, upon conversion of Note, under the Warrant, or upon exercise of the Warrant, so that the Buyer would, together with other shares of Common Stock held by it or its Affiliates, own or beneficially own by virtue of such action or receipt of additional shares of Common Stock a number of shares exceeding 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date (the “ Maximum Percentage ”), the Company shall not be obligated and shall not issue to the Buyer and the Buyer shall not receive any shares of Common Stock which would exceed the Maximum Percentage, but only until such time as the Maximum Percentage would no longer be exceeded by any such receipt of shares of Common Stock by the Buyer. The foregoing limitations are enforceable, unconditional and non-waivable and shall apply to all Affiliates and assigns of the Buyer.
 
3.   Mutilation or Loss of Warrant . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) receipt of reasonably satisfactory indemnification, and (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant of like tenor and date and any such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant shall thereupon become void.
 
4.   Rights of the Holder . The Holder shall not, by virtue of this Warrant alone, be entitled to any rights of a stockholder in the Company, either at law or in equity, and the rights of the Holder with respect to or arising under this Warrant are limited to those expressed in this Warrant and are not enforceable against the Company except to the extent set forth herein.
 
5.   Certain Adjustments .
 
5.1.   Capital Adjustments . If the Company shall at any time prior to the expiration of this Warrant subdivide the Common Stock, by split-up or stock split, or otherwise, or combine its Common Stock, or issue additional shares of its Common Stock as a dividend, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall forthwith be automatically increased proportionately in the case of a subdivision, split or stock dividend, or proportionately decreased in the case of a combination.  Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the Exercise Price, Market Price (in the event of a cashless exercise), and other applicable amounts, but the aggregate purchase price payable for the total number of Warrant Shares purchasable under this Warrant (as adjusted) shall remain the same. Any adjustment under this Section 5.1 shall become effective automatically at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective, or as of the record date of such dividend, or in the event that no record date is fixed, upon the making of such dividend.
 
 
 

 
 
5.2.   Reclassification, Reorganization and Consolidation . In case of any reclassification, capital reorganization, or change in the capital stock of the Company (other than as a result of a subdivision, combination, or stock dividend provided for in Section 5.1 above), then the Company shall make appropriate provision so that the Holder shall have the right at any time prior to the expiration of this Warrant to purchase, at a total price equal to that payable upon the exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable in connection with such reclassification, reorganization, or change by a holder of the same number of shares of Common Stock as were purchasable by the Holder immediately prior to such reclassification, reorganization, or change.  In any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interest of the Holder so that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable with respect to any shares of stock or other securities and property deliverable upon exercise hereof, and appropriate adjustments shall be made to the purchase price per Warrant Share payable hereunder, provided the aggregate purchase price shall remain the same.
 
5.3.   Dilutive Issuances . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to re-price, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “ Base Share Price ” and such issuances collectively, a “ Dilutive Issuance ”) in any financing greater than $25,000 (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the Aggregate Exercise Price Payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price Prior to such adjustment. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued under this Section 5.3 in respect to Exempt Issuances. Exempt Issuances means the issuance of (a) Common Stock or options to employees, officers, directors, consultants or collaborators 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 issued pursuant to commercial collaborations, acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors or (c), any Dilutive Issuance in any amount less than $25,000. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than three Trading Days following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5.3, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “ Dilutive Issuance Notice ”).  For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5.3, upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise. Without limiting any other provision contained herein, when any adjustment is required to be made in the number or kind of shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, or in the Exercise Price, pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall promptly notify the Holder of such event and of the number of Warrant Shares or other securities or property thereafter purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant.
 
 
 

 
 
6.   Certificate as to Adjustments . In each case of any adjustment or readjustment in the shares of Common Stock issuable on the exercise of this Warrant, the Company at its expense will promptly cause its Chief Financial Officer or other appropriate designee to compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a statement of (a) the consideration received or receivable by the Company for any additional shares of Common Stock issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold, (b) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding or deemed to be outstanding, and (c) the Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of this Warrant, in effect immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment and as adjusted or readjusted as provided in this Warrant. The Company will forthwith mail a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and any Warrant Agent (as defined below) appointed pursuant to Section 8 hereof.  Nothing in this Section 6 shall be deemed to limit any other provision contained herein.
 
7.   Transfer to Comply with the Securities Act . This Warrant, and the Warrant Shares, have not been registered under the 1933 Act. This Warrant, the Warrant Shares and any other security issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may only be sold, transferred, pledged or hypothecated (other than to an Affiliate) if (a) there exists an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act relating to such security or (b) the Company has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that registration is not required under the 1933 Act. Until such time as registration has occurred under the 1933 Act, each certificate for this Warrant, the Warrant Shares and any other security issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall contain a legend, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, setting forth the restrictions on transfer contained in this Section 7. Any such transfer shall be accompanied by a transferor assignment substantially in the form attached to this Warrant as Exhibit B (the “ Transferor Assignment ”), executed by the transferor and the transferee and submitted to the Company. Upon receipt of the duly executed Transferor Assignment, the Company shall register the transferee thereon as the new Holder on the books and records of the Company and such transferee shall be deemed a “registered holder” or “registered assign” for all purposes hereunder, and shall have all the rights of the Holder.
 
8.   Warrant Agent . The Company may, by written notice to the Holder, appoint an agent (a “ Warrant Agent ”) for the purpose of issuing shares of Common Stock on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant hereto, exchanging this Warrant pursuant hereto, and replacing this Warrant pursuant hereto, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance, exchange or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by such Warrant Agent.
 
9.   Transfer on the Company’s Books . Until this Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the Holder as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
 
10.   Notices .  Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in the manner provided in the subsection titled “Notices” in the Purchase Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
 
11.   Supplements and Amendments; Whole Agreement.   This Warrant may be amended or supplemented only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. This Warrant, together with the Purchase Agreement and all the other Transaction Documents, taken together, contain the full understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and there are no representations, warranties, agreements or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof other than as expressly contained herein and therein.
 
12.   Governing Law .  This Warrant shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to the principles thereof regarding the conflict of laws. The Company and, by accepting this Warrant, the Holder, each irrevocably (a) consent to and expressly submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in San Diego County, California in connection with any dispute or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant, (b) agree that all claims in respect of any such dispute or proceeding may only be heard and determined in any such court, (c) expressly submit to the venue of any such court for the purposes hereof, and (d) waive any claim of improper venue and any claim or objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or any other claim or objection to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions or to any claim that such venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. The Company and, by accepting this Warrant, the Holder, each hereby irrevocably consent to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any such proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by reputable overnight courier (e.g., FedEx) or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such party’s address as provided for herein, such service to become effective ten (10) calendar days after such mailing. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
13.   Remedies .  The remedies at law of the Holder of this Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the Company in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant are not and will not be adequate and, without limiting any other remedies available to the Holder in the Transaction Documents, law or equity, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such terms may be specifically enforced by a decree for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or by an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or otherwise.
 
 
 

 
 
14.   Counterparts . This Warrant may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Signature delivered via facsimile or email shall be considered original signatures for purposes hereof.
 
15.   Descriptive Headings .  Descriptive headings of the sections of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
 
16.   Attorney’s Fees .  In the event of any litigation or dispute arising from this Warrant, the parties agree that the party who is awarded the most money shall be deemed the prevailing party for all purposes and shall therefore be entitled to an additional award of the full amount of the attorneys’ fees and expenses paid by said prevailing party in connection with the litigation and/or dispute without reduction or apportionment based upon the individual claims or defenses giving rise to the fees and expenses.  Nothing herein shall restrict or impair a court’s power to award fees and expenses for frivolous or bad faith pleading.
 
17.   Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified to achieve the objective of the parties to the fullest extent permitted and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Warrant or the validity or enforceability of this Warrant in any other jurisdiction.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: January 21, 2015

THE COMPANY:

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.



By:   /s/ Bassam Damaj
 
Name:           Bassam B. Damaj Ph.D.
 
Title:           Chief Executive Officer


[Signature page to Warrant]

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF WARRANT

TO:           INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
ATTN: _______________
VIA FAX TO: (    )______________
VIA EMAIL TO: (    )______________


The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by the Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock dated as of January 16, 2015 (the “ Warrant ”), to purchase shares of the common stock, $0.001 par value (“ Common Stock ”), of INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., and tenders herewith payment in accordance with Section 2 of the Warrant, as follows:

_______                      CASH: $__________________________ = (Exercise Price x Warrant Shares)

_______
Payment is being made by:
_____
enclosed check
_____
wire transfer
_____
other

_______                      CASHLESS EXERCISE:

Net number of Warrant Shares to be issued to Holder: ______*

* X = Y (A-B)
      A

 
WhereX =the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to Holder.

 
Y = the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder elects to purchase under this Warrant (at the date of such calculation).

A = the Market Price (at the date of such calculation).

B = Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).
 
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Warrant.

It is the intention of the Holder to comply with the provisions of Section 2.2 of the Warrant regarding certain limits on the Holder’s right to exercise thereunder. The Holder believes this exercise complies with the provisions of such Section 2.2. Nonetheless, to the extent that, pursuant to the exercise effected hereby, the Holder would have more shares of Common Stock than permitted under Section 2.2, this notice should be amended and revised, ab initio , to refer to the exercise which would result in the issuance of the maximum number of such shares permitted under such provision. Any exercise above such amount is hereby deemed void and revoked.

As contemplated by the Warrant, this Notice of Exercise is being sent by facsimile or email to the fax number and officer indicated above.

If this Notice of Exercise represents the full exercise of the outstanding balance of the Warrant, the Holder either (1) has previously surrendered the Warrant to the Company or (2) will surrender (or cause to be surrendered) the Warrant to the Company at the address indicated above by express courier within five (5) Trading Days after delivery or email or facsimile transmission of this Notice of Exercise; provided that the Warrant Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Notice of Exercise have been delivered to the Holder as of such date.

 
 

 
 
To the extent the Warrant Shares are not able to be delivered to the Holder via the DWAC system, please deliver certificates representing the Warrant Shares to the Holder via reputable overnight courier after receipt of this Notice of Exercise (by facsimile transmission or otherwise) to:

_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________


 
 
Dated:           _____________________

___________________________
[Name of Holder]

By:________________________


 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF TRANSFEROR ENDORSEMENT
(To be signed only on transfer of the Warrant)

For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the person(s) named below under the heading “Transferees” the right represented by the Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock dated as of January 21, 2015 (the “ Warrant ”) to purchase the percentage and number of shares of common stock, $0.001 par value (“ Common Stock ”), of INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. specified under the headings “Percentage Transferred” and “Number Transferred,” respectively, opposite the name(s) of such person(s), and appoints each such person attorney to transfer the undersigned’s respective right on the books of INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. with full power of substitution in the premises.

Transferees                                             Percentage Transferred                                             Number Transferred




Dated:___________, ______

______________________________
[Transferor Name must conform to the name of Holder as specified on the face of the Warrant]

By: ___________________________
Name: _________________________

Signed in the presence of:

_________________________
(Name)


ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

_________________________
[TRANSFEREE]

By: _______________________
Name: _____________________

Exhibit 10.06
 
THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS WARRANT UNDER SUCH ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

1.            Issuance . In consideration of good and valuable consideration as set forth in the Purchase Agreement (defined below), including without limitation the Purchase Price (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”); LYNNETTE DILLEN , its successors and/or registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), is hereby granted the right to purchase at any time on or after the Issue Date (as defined below) until the date which is the last calendar day of the month in which the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date occurs (the “ Expiration Date ”), 250,000 fully paid and nonassessable shares (the “ Warrant Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), as such number of Warrant Shares may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (this “ Warrant ”).  This Warrant is being issued pursuant to the terms of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 21, 2015, to which the Company and the Holder are parties (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “ Purchase Agreement ”).
 
Unless otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
 
This Warrant was originally issued to the Holder on January 16, 2015 (the “ Issue Date ”).
 
2.            Exercise of Warrant .
 
2.1.            General .
 
(a)           This Warrant is exercisable in whole or in part at any time and from time to time commencing on the Issue Date and ending on the Expiration Date. Such exercise shall be effectuated by submitting to the Company (either by delivery to the Company or by email or facsimile transmission) a completed and duly executed Notice of Exercise substantially in the form attached to this Warrant as Exhibit A (the “ Notice of Exercise ”). The date such Notice of Exercise is either faxed, emailed or delivered to the Company shall be the “ Exercise Date ,” provided that, if such exercise represents the full exercise of the outstanding balance of the Warrant, the Holder shall tender this Warrant to the Company within five (5) Trading Days thereafter, but only if the Warrant Shares to be delivered pursuant to the Notice of Exercise have been delivered to the Holder as of such date. The Notice of Exercise shall be executed by the Holder and shall indicate (i) the number of Warrant Shares (as defined below) to be issued pursuant to such exercise, and (ii) if applicable (as provided below), whether the exercise is a cashless exercise.
 
For purposes of this Warrant, the term “ Trading Day ” means any day during which the principal market on which the Common Stock is traded (the “ Principal Market ”) shall be open for business.
 
(b)               To the extent this Warrant is not previously exercised, and if the Market Price of one Warrant Share is greater than the Exercise Price, the Holder may elect   to receive Warrant Shares, in lieu of a cash exercise, equal to the value of this Warrant determined in the manner described below (or of any portion thereof remaining unexercised) by surrender of this Warrant and a Notice of Exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to Holder a number of Shares computed using the following formula:
 
X = Y (A-B)
      A

 
Where   X =the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to Holder.

 
Y = the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder elects to purchase under this Warrant (at the date of such calculation).

A = the Market Price (at the date of such calculation).

B = Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).
 
 
 

 

For the purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
Affiliate ” shall mean an affiliate as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or a successor rule).
 
Aggregate Exercise Price Payable ” shall mean the product of multiplying the number of Warrant Shares exercisable by the Exercise Price.
 
Closing Price ” shall mean the 4:00 P.M. last sale price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market on the relevant Trading Day(s), as reported by Bloomberg LP (or if that service is not then reporting the relevant information regarding the Common Stock, a comparable reporting service of national reputation selected by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company) (“ Bloomberg ”) for the relevant date.
 
Deemed Issuance ” means a requested conversion under the Note that is not honored by the Company.
 
Exercise Price ” shall mean $0.30 per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustments herein.
 
Market Price ” shall mean the Closing Price for the Common Stock on the Trading Day that is two Trading Days prior to the Exercise Date.
 
Note ” shall mean that certain Promissory Note issued by the Company to the Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time, and including any promissory note(s) that replace or are exchanged for such referenced promissory note.
 
(c)           If the Notice of Exercise form elects a “cash” exercise (or if the cashless exercise referred to in the immediately preceding subsection (b) is not available in accordance with the terms hereof), the Exercise Price per share of Common Stock for the Warrant Shares shall be payable, at the election of the Holder, in cash or by certified or official bank check or by wire transfer in accordance with instructions provided by the Company at the request of the Holder.
 
(d)           Upon the appropriate payment to the Company, if any, of the Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares, together with the surrender of this Warrant (if required), the Company shall promptly, but in no case later than the date that is three (3) Trading Days following the date the Exercise Price is paid to the Company (or with respect to a “cashless exercise,” the date that is three (3) Trading Days following the Exercise Date) (the “Delivery Date ”), provided that all DWAC Eligible Conditions (as defined in the Note) are then satisfied, deliver or cause the Company’s Transfer Agent to deliver the applicable Warrant Shares electronically via the Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (“ DWAC ”) system to the account designated by the Holder on the Notice of Exercise.  If all DWAC Eligible Conditions are not then satisfied, the Company shall instead issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered (via reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in the Notice of Exercise, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Company has not met its obligation to deliver Warrant Shares by the Delivery Date unless the Transfer Agent has posted the shares for DWAC pickup and the Holder or its broker, as applicable, has been notified of this availability, or if the DWAC Eligible Conditions are not then satisfied, has actually received the certificate representing the applicable Warrant Shares no later than the close of business on the relevant Delivery Date pursuant to the terms set forth above.
 
(e)           If Warrant Shares are delivered later than as required under subsection (d) immediately above, the Company agrees to pay, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder in the Transaction Documents, a late charge equal to the greater of (i) $2,000.00 and (ii) 2% of the product of (1) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on a timely basis and to which the Holder is entitled multiplied by (2) the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company could have issued such shares of Common Stock to the Holder without violating this Warrant, per Trading Day until such Warrant Shares are delivered. The Company shall pay any late charges incurred under this subsection in immediately available funds upon demand; provided, however , that, at the option of the Holder (without notice to the Company), such amount owed may be added to the principal amount of the Note.  Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Holder, in the event that the Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the Warrant Shares as required under subsection (d) immediately above, the Holder may revoke all or part of the relevant Warrant exercise by delivery of a notice to such effect to the Company, whereupon the Company and the Holder shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the exercise of the relevant portion of this Warrant, except that the late charge described above shall be payable through the date notice of revocation or rescission is given to the Company.
 
 
 

 

(f)           The Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of the Warrant Shares issuable to it in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.1 on the Exercise Date.
 
2.2.            Ownership Limitation . If at any time after the Closing, the Buyer shall or would receive shares of Common Stock in payment of interest or principal under Note, upon conversion of Note, under the Warrant, or upon exercise of the Warrant, so that the Buyer would, together with other shares of Common Stock held by it or its Affiliates, own or beneficially own by virtue of such action or receipt of additional shares of Common Stock a number of shares exceeding 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date (the “ Maximum Percentage ”), the Company shall not be obligated and shall not issue to the Buyer and the Buyer shall not receive any shares of Common Stock which would exceed the Maximum Percentage, but only until such time as the Maximum Percentage would no longer be exceeded by any such receipt of shares of Common Stock by the Buyer. The foregoing limitations are enforceable, unconditional and non-waivable and shall apply to all Affiliates and assigns of the Buyer.
 
3.            Mutilation or Loss of Warrant . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) receipt of reasonably satisfactory indemnification, and (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant of like tenor and date and any such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant shall thereupon become void.
 
4.            Rights of the Holder . The Holder shall not, by virtue of this Warrant alone, be entitled to any rights of a stockholder in the Company, either at law or in equity, and the rights of the Holder with respect to or arising under this Warrant are limited to those expressed in this Warrant and are not enforceable against the Company except to the extent set forth herein.
 
5.            Certain Adjustments .
 
5.1.            Capital Adjustments . If the Company shall at any time prior to the expiration of this Warrant subdivide the Common Stock, by split-up or stock split, or otherwise, or combine its Common Stock, or issue additional shares of its Common Stock as a dividend, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall forthwith be automatically increased proportionately in the case of a subdivision, split or stock dividend, or proportionately decreased in the case of a combination.  Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the Exercise Price, Market Price (in the event of a cashless exercise), and other applicable amounts, but the aggregate purchase price payable for the total number of Warrant Shares purchasable under this Warrant (as adjusted) shall remain the same. Any adjustment under this Section 5.1 shall become effective automatically at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective, or as of the record date of such dividend, or in the event that no record date is fixed, upon the making of such dividend.
 
5.2.            Reclassification, Reorganization and Consolidation . In case of any reclassification, capital reorganization, or change in the capital stock of the Company (other than as a result of a subdivision, combination, or stock dividend provided for in Section 5.1 above), then the Company shall make appropriate provision so that the Holder shall have the right at any time prior to the expiration of this Warrant to purchase, at a total price equal to that payable upon the exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable in connection with such reclassification, reorganization, or change by a holder of the same number of shares of Common Stock as were purchasable by the Holder immediately prior to such reclassification, reorganization, or change.  In any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interest of the Holder so that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable with respect to any shares of stock or other securities and property deliverable upon exercise hereof, and appropriate adjustments shall be made to the purchase price per Warrant Share payable hereunder, provided the aggregate purchase price shall remain the same.
 
 
 

 

5.3.            Dilutive Issuances . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to re-price, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “ Base Share Price ” and such issuances collectively, a “ Dilutive Issuance ”) in any financing greater than $25,000 (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the Aggregate Exercise Price Payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price Prior to such adjustment. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued under this Section 5.3 in respect to Exempt Issuances. Exempt Issuances means the issuance of (a) Common Stock or options to employees, officers, directors, consultants or collaborators 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 issued pursuant to commercial collaborations, acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors or (c), any Dilutive Issuance in any amount less than $25,000. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than three Trading Days following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5.3, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “ Dilutive Issuance Notice ”).  For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5.3, upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise. Without limiting any other provision contained herein, when any adjustment is required to be made in the number or kind of shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, or in the Exercise Price, pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall promptly notify the Holder of such event and of the number of Warrant Shares or other securities or property thereafter purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant.
 
6.            Certificate as to Adjustments . In each case of any adjustment or readjustment in the shares of Common Stock issuable on the exercise of this Warrant, the Company at its expense will promptly cause its Chief Financial Officer or other appropriate designee to compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a statement of (a) the consideration received or receivable by the Company for any additional shares of Common Stock issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold, (b) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding or deemed to be outstanding, and (c) the Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of this Warrant, in effect immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment and as adjusted or readjusted as provided in this Warrant. The Company will forthwith mail a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and any Warrant Agent (as defined below) appointed pursuant to Section 8 hereof.  Nothing in this Section 6 shall be deemed to limit any other provision contained herein.
 
7.            Transfer to Comply with the Securities Act . This Warrant, and the Warrant Shares, have not been registered under the 1933 Act. This Warrant, the Warrant Shares and any other security issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may only be sold, transferred, pledged or hypothecated (other than to an Affiliate) if (a) there exists an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act relating to such security or (b) the Company has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that registration is not required under the 1933 Act. Until such time as registration has occurred under the 1933 Act, each certificate for this Warrant, the Warrant Shares and any other security issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall contain a legend, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, setting forth the restrictions on transfer contained in this Section 7. Any such transfer shall be accompanied by a transferor assignment substantially in the form attached to this Warrant as Exhibit B (the “ Transferor Assignment ”), executed by the transferor and the transferee and submitted to the Company. Upon receipt of the duly executed Transferor Assignment, the Company shall register the transferee thereon as the new Holder on the books and records of the Company and such transferee shall be deemed a “registered holder” or “registered assign” for all purposes hereunder, and shall have all the rights of the Holder.
 
 
 

 

8.            Warrant Agent . The Company may, by written notice to the Holder, appoint an agent (a “ Warrant Agent ”) for the purpose of issuing shares of Common Stock on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant hereto, exchanging this Warrant pursuant hereto, and replacing this Warrant pursuant hereto, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance, exchange or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by such Warrant Agent.
 
9.            Transfer on the Company’s Books . Until this Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the Holder as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
 
10.            Notices .  Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in the manner provided in the subsection titled “Notices” in the Purchase Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
 
11.            Supplements and Amendments; Whole Agreement.   This Warrant may be amended or supplemented only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. This Warrant, together with the Purchase Agreement and all the other Transaction Documents, taken together, contain the full understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and there are no representations, warranties, agreements or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof other than as expressly contained herein and therein.
 
12.            Governing Law .  This Warrant shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to the principles thereof regarding the conflict of laws. The Company and, by accepting this Warrant, the Holder, each irrevocably (a) consent to and expressly submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in San Diego County, California in connection with any dispute or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant, (b) agree that all claims in respect of any such dispute or proceeding may only be heard and determined in any such court, (c) expressly submit to the venue of any such court for the purposes hereof, and (d) waive any claim of improper venue and any claim or objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or any other claim or objection to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions or to any claim that such venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. The Company and, by accepting this Warrant, the Holder, each hereby irrevocably consent to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any such proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by reputable overnight courier (e.g., FedEx) or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such party’s address as provided for herein, such service to become effective ten (10) calendar days after such mailing. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
13.            Remedies .  The remedies at law of the Holder of this Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the Company in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant are not and will not be adequate and, without limiting any other remedies available to the Holder in the Transaction Documents, law or equity, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such terms may be specifically enforced by a decree for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or by an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or otherwise.
 
14.            Counterparts . This Warrant may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Signature delivered via facsimile or email shall be considered original signatures for purposes hereof.
 
15.            Descriptive Headings .  Descriptive headings of the sections of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
 
16.            Attorney’s Fees .  In the event of any litigation or dispute arising from this Warrant, the parties agree that the party who is awarded the most money shall be deemed the prevailing party for all purposes and shall therefore be entitled to an additional award of the full amount of the attorneys’ fees and expenses paid by said prevailing party in connection with the litigation and/or dispute without reduction or apportionment based upon the individual claims or defenses giving rise to the fees and expenses.  Nothing herein shall restrict or impair a court’s power to award fees and expenses for frivolous or bad faith pleading.
 
 
 

 

17.            Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified to achieve the objective of the parties to the fullest extent permitted and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Warrant or the validity or enforceability of this Warrant in any other jurisdiction.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: January 21, 2015

THE COMPANY:

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.



By:           / s/Bassam Damaj
 
Name:           Bassam B. Damaj Ph.D.
 
Title:           Chief Executive Officer


[Signature page to Warrant]

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF WARRANT

TO:           INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
ATTN: _______________
VIA FAX TO: (    )______________
VIA EMAIL TO: (    )______________


The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by the Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock dated as of January 16, 2015 (the “ Warrant ”), to purchase shares of the common stock, $0.001 par value (“ Common Stock ”), of INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., and tenders herewith payment in accordance with Section 2 of the Warrant, as follows:

_______                      CASH: $__________________________ = (Exercise Price x Warrant Shares)

_______
Payment is being made by:
_____
enclosed check
_____
wire transfer
_____
other

_______                      CASHLESS EXERCISE:

Net number of Warrant Shares to be issued to Holder: ______*

* X = Y (A-B)
      A

 
Where    X =the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to Holder.

 
Y = the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder elects to purchase under this Warrant (at the date of such calculation).

A = the Market Price (at the date of such calculation).

B = Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).
 
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Warrant.

It is the intention of the Holder to comply with the provisions of Section 2.2 of the Warrant regarding certain limits on the Holder’s right to exercise thereunder. The Holder believes this exercise complies with the provisions of such Section 2.2. Nonetheless, to the extent that, pursuant to the exercise effected hereby, the Holder would have more shares of Common Stock than permitted under Section 2.2, this notice should be amended and revised, ab initio , to refer to the exercise which would result in the issuance of the maximum number of such shares permitted under such provision. Any exercise above such amount is hereby deemed void and revoked.

As contemplated by the Warrant, this Notice of Exercise is being sent by facsimile or email to the fax number and officer indicated above.

If this Notice of Exercise represents the full exercise of the outstanding balance of the Warrant, the Holder either (1) has previously surrendered the Warrant to the Company or (2) will surrender (or cause to be surrendered) the Warrant to the Company at the address indicated above by express courier within five (5) Trading Days after delivery or email or facsimile transmission of this Notice of Exercise; provided that the Warrant Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Notice of Exercise have been delivered to the Holder as of such date.

 
 

 


To the extent the Warrant Shares are not able to be delivered to the Holder via the DWAC system, please deliver certificates representing the Warrant Shares to the Holder via reputable overnight courier after receipt of this Notice of Exercise (by facsimile transmission or otherwise) to:

_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________


 
 
Dated:           _____________________

___________________________
[Name of Holder]

By:________________________


 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF TRANSFEROR ENDORSEMENT
(To be signed only on transfer of the Warrant)

For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the person(s) named below under the heading “Transferees” the right represented by the Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock dated as of January 21, 2015 (the “ Warrant ”) to purchase the percentage and number of shares of common stock, $0.001 par value (“ Common Stock ”), of INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. specified under the headings “Percentage Transferred” and “Number Transferred,” respectively, opposite the name(s) of such person(s), and appoints each such person attorney to transfer the undersigned’s respective right on the books of INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. with full power of substitution in the premises.

Transferees                                             Percentage Transferred                                             Number Transferred




Dated:___________, ______

______________________________
[Transferor Name must conform to the name of Holder as specified on the face of the Warrant]

By: ___________________________
Name: _________________________

Signed in the presence of:

_________________________
(Name)


ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

_________________________
[TRANSFEREE]

By: _______________________
Name: _____________________

Exhibit 10.07
 
AMENDMENT
TO THE WARRANT TO PURCHASE 500,000 SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK DATED January 21, 2015
 
 

The parties agree that the Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock issued by Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) to Vista Capital Investments, LLC (the “Holder”) on January 21, 2015 (the “Warrant”), is hereby amended as follows:

In the event that both of the following two conditions are met; 1) the Company enters into a financing transaction and receives at least $1,000,000 in net investment proceeds on or before March 31, 2015, and 2) the Note, along with any accrued interest, OID and applicable penalties, is paid in full within ten days of receipt of the initial funds, but not later than May 10, 2015; then,

a)  
Section 5.3 Dilutive Issuances shall be removed from the Warrant entirely and the Warrant shall have no price or share resets, ratchets or other adjustments as a result of any Dilutive Issuance, as defined in the Warrant, and

b)  
The Exercise Price shall be redefined to equal $0.075.


ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE WARRANT REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

Please indicate acceptance and approval of this amendment dated January 21, 2015 by signing below:




/s/ Bassam Damaj, Ph D                                                                          /s/ David Clark
Bassam Damaj, Ph D                                                                                     David Clark
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                                                                    Vista Capital Investments, LLC
Chief Executive Officer                                                                                 Principal



Exhibit 10.08
 
AMENDMENT
TO THE WARRANT TO PURCHASE 250,000 SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK DATED January 21, 2015
 
 

The parties agree that the Warrant to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock issued by Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) to Vista Capital Investments, LLC (the “Holder”) on January 21, 2015 (the “Warrant”), is hereby amended as follows:

In the event that both of the following two conditions are met; 1) the Company enters into a financing transaction and receives at least $1,000,000 in net investment proceeds on or before March 31, 2015, and 2) the Note, along with any accrued interest, OID and applicable penalties, is paid in full within ten days of receipt of the initial funds, but not later than May 10, 2015; then,

a)  
Section 5.3 Dilutive Issuances shall be removed from the Warrant entirely and the Warrant shall have no price or share resets, ratchets or other adjustments as a result of any Dilutive Issuance, as defined in the Warrant, and

b)  
The Exercise Price shall be redefined to equal $0.075.


ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE WARRANT REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

Please indicate acceptance and approval of this amendment dated January 21, 2015 by signing below:



/s/Basam Damaj                                                                                               / s/Lynnette Dillen
Bassam Damaj, Ph D                                                                                     Lynnette Dillen
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit 10.09
 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Lynnette Dillen (“you” or “your”) and Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”).  This Agreement has an effective date of January 21, 2015 (the “Effective Date”).
 
In consideration of the mutual covenants and promises made in this Agreement, you and the Company agree as follows:
 
1.            Position and Responsibilities.
 
You started with the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer on February 6, 2014 (“Start Date”).  At that time, you entered into an employment agreement, dated that date (the “Prior Agreement”).  As of the Effective Date, the Employment Agreement shall be null and void and shall be replaced by this Agreement.
 
As of the Effective Date, you will continue to be employed by the Company as the Company’s CFO.  As CFO, you shall report directly to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”). Your office will be located at the Company’s headquarters at 9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 440, San Diego, CA 92122.
 
Nothing herein shall preclude you from (i) serving, with the prior written consent of the Company as a member of the board of directors or advisory boards (or their equivalents in the case of a non-corporate entity) of non-competing businesses and charitable organizations, (ii) engaging in charitable activities and community affairs, and (iii) managing your personal investments and affairs.  The Company hereby acknowledges your ownership of (or relationship with) the entities identified in Exhibit A and consents to such ownership or relationship for so long as such entities continue to be a non-competing business with the Company.
 
2.            Term . Your employment with the Company is at-will and either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time and for any reason, with or without Cause/Good Reason (as each are defined below), in each case subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.  Unless terminated earlier, this Agreement will extend through the fifth anniversary of the Start Date (“Expiration Date”); provided, however, on such fourth anniversary of the Start Date (and on each subsequent anniversary thereafter) the Expiration Date will automatically be extended by an additional year unless either party has provided written notice to the other party at least 90 days before the applicable anniversary that such party will not agree to so extend the Agreement.
 
3.            Salary, Bonus, Equity Incentives, Benefits and Indemnification . For avoidance of doubt, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) may delegate its authority and responsibilities under this Section 3 to a committee of members of the Board.
 
(a)            Base Salary .  Commencing on the Effective Date, you will be paid an annual base salary of $200,000.00 (the “Base Salary”) for your services as CFO, payable in the time and manner that the Company customarily pays its employees provided that you will receive pro-rata payments of Base Salary at least once each calendar month (subject to the going concern exception described below).  Six months after the Start Date, your Base Salary will be increased to $250,000 and it will continue at this rate until changed by the Board, however will be not less than 5% COLA. Your Base Salary shall also be reviewed periodically by the Board and may be increased (but not decreased) by the Board.
 
(b)            Bonuses .  You will be eligible to participate in any bonus programs as set forth by the Board.  In addition, during each Company fiscal year you will be eligible to earn an annual cash bonus based on performance objectives reasonably established by the Board and after considering input from you and which will be communicated in writing to you within the first 75 days of the applicable fiscal year.  Your annual target cash bonus amount will be equal to 30% of your then annual Base Salary rate (with such rate determined as of the day after the applicable anniversary of the Start Date for such fiscal year).  The actual amount of the annual bonus paid to you, if any, shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion and may be more or less than the target amount.  If your employment ends during any given fiscal year for any reason and whether or not you execute the Mutual Release described in Section 6(d), you will be paid a pro-rata amount of the target bonus determined by the percentage of time you were employed during the fiscal year.  If your employment ends for any reason after the completion of a fiscal year but before the payment of the annual bonus and whether or not you execute the Mutual Release described in Section 6(d), you shall remain eligible to receive the full bonus amount based on achievement of the applicable performance objectives. The performance objectives will be objective in nature and determined on an annual basis in writing.  In all cases, any such bonus shall be paid to you during the first two and a half months of the fiscal year that follows the applicable performance fiscal year.  Upon the Company’s successful listing on NASDAQ, you will be paid a one-time $100,000 bonus and, subject to approval by the Board, the Company will grant you a one-time restricted stock unit grant covering 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. In addition, you will receive a one-time $100,000 bonus upon the completion of $4 million in financing.
 
 
 

 

(c)            Compensatory Equity .  On February 4, 2014, the Company granted you Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”) covering 600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “RSU Grant”).  200,000 shares of the RSU Grant became vested six (6) months after grant.  Subject to your continued Service, the remaining 400,000 shares have partially vested, and shall continue to vest, in eight pro-rata equal installments on a quarterly basis over the following two years with the first such installment occurring on November 6, 2014. The vested portion of the RSU Grants shall be settled with a like number of Company common shares on the earlier of (i) your Termination Date, (ii) a Change in Control of the Company (as defined below), or (iii) the seventh anniversary of the Start Date or (iv) your election to receive 25% of the vested RSU’s on your two year anniversary, 25% of the vested RSU’s on your three year anniversary, 25% of the vested RSU’s on your four year anniversary, remaining RSU’s on your fifth year anniversary.    The Company warrants and represents that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an effective registration statement covering the RSU Grant and its underlying shares.
 
For purposes of this Agreement, the RSU Grant and any other Company compensatory equity grants issued to you shall be collectively referred to herein as “Compensatory Equity”.  To the extent you receive any stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar derivative securities, you shall be entitled to exercise the vested portion of such awards according to the applicable plan in place In connection with any award of Compensatory Equity (including the RSU Grant), you shall be permitted at your election to satisfy the applicable exercise price and/or tax withholding obligations via share withholding with the shares that are surrendered to the Company valued at their then fair market value as of the applicable vesting or settlement date(s).
 
You shall be eligible for additional grants of Compensatory Equity in order to ensure that you have competitive equity compensation.  All grants of Compensatory Equity shall be issued pursuant to: (i) a Board-approved employee stock incentive plan (the “Plan”) and (ii) an effective registration statement filed (and maintained) by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
Additionally, all outstanding unvested Compensatory Equity awards shall fully vest and become exercisable (to the extent exercise is required) upon a Change in Control occurring during your Service (as defined below).   You may also elect to establish a trading plan for Company securities in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  For purposes of this Agreement and your Compensatory Equity, “Service” shall mean service by you as an employee, director and/or consultant of the Company (or any subsidiary or parent or affiliated entity of the Company).
 
(d)            Benefits .  Commencing with the Effective Date, you will be entitled to participate, on no less favorable terms provided to any other Company officer, in all Company employee benefit plans and programs at the time or thereafter made available to Company senior executive officers including, without limitation, any savings or profit sharing plans, deferred compensation plans, stock option incentive plans, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, hospitalization, surgical, major medical and dental coverage, vacation, sick leave (including salary continuation arrangements), long-term disability, holidays and other employee benefit programs sponsored by the Company.  As soon as practicable, , the Company will also provide you with life insurance coverage for the benefit of your heirs with a face amount of not less than two times your Base Salary that is currently in effect.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, commencing with the Start Date and thereafter on each anniversary of the Effective Date, you shall incrementally accrue 30 days of paid vacation time.  Such accrued vacation time will not be subject to any maximum accrual limits and any unused portion shall be paid to you in cash on your last day of employment with the Company applying your then annual Base Salary rate.  Moreover, when you travel on Company business, you shall be entitled to fly in first class on international flights and on business class for domestic flights.  Additionally, the Company shall pay for you to maintain club memberships with American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta and other major airline clubs commencing on the Effective Date and continuing through the second anniversary of your Termination Date.
 
 
 

 

(e)            Indemnification .  In the event that you are made a party or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of your employment with, or serving as an officer or director of, the Company, the Company shall indemnify and hold you harmless, and defend you to the fullest extent authorized by the laws of the state in which the Company is incorporated, as the same exist and may hereafter be amended, against any and all claims, demands, suits, judgments, assessments, and settlements (collectively the “Claims”), including all expenses incurred or suffered by you in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to you even after you are no longer providing Service, and shall inure to the benefit of your heirs, executors, and administrators. The Company shall have the right to undertake, with counsel or other representatives of its own choosing, the defense or settlement of any Claims. In the event that the Company shall fail to notify you, within ten days of its receipt of your written notice, that the Company has elected to undertake such defense or settlement, or if at any time the Company shall otherwise fail to diligently defend or pursue settlement of such Claims, then you shall have the right to undertake the defense, compromise, or settlement of such Claims, in which event the Company shall hold you harmless from any legal fees incurred by you for your counsel. Neither you nor the Company shall settle any Claims without the prior written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Regardless of which party is conducting the defense of any such Claims, the other party, with counsel or other representatives of its own choosing and at its sole cost and expense, shall have the right to consult with the party conducting the defense of such Claims and its counsel or other representatives concerning such Claims and you and the respective counsel or other representatives shall cooperate with respect to such Claims. The party conducting the defense of any such Claims and its counsel shall in any case keep the other party and its counsel (if any) fully informed as to the status of such Claims and any matters relating thereto. You and the Company shall provide to the other such records, books, documents, and other materials as shall reasonably be necessary for each to conduct or evaluate the defense of any Claims, and will generally cooperate with respect to any matters relating thereto. This Section 3(d) shall remain in effect after this Agreement is terminated, regardless of the reasons for such termination. The indemnification provided to you pursuant to this Section 3(d) shall not supersede or reduce any indemnification provided to you under any separate agreement, or the By-Laws of the Company; in this regard, it is intended that this Agreement shall expand and extend your rights to receive indemnification.  The Company shall maintain a directors and officers liability insurance policy (including coverage through the sixth anniversary of cessation of all of your services to the Company) covering you in your capacity as an officer and director of the Company and any Company affiliate.
 
4.            Expense Reimbursement . You will be promptly reimbursed for all reasonable business expenses (including, but without limitation, travel expenses) upon the properly completed submission of requisite forms and receipts to the Company.
 
5.            Change in Control
 
(a)              Definition .  For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean a “change in control event” as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)) as in effect on the Effective Date or any change in control definition provided by the Plan.
 
(a)            Code Section 280G .  In the event that it is determined that any payment or distribution of any type to or for your benefit made by the Company, by any of its affiliates, by any person who acquires ownership or effective control or ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code or by any affiliate of such person, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (the “Total Payments”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest or penalties, are collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then such payments or distributions or benefits shall be payable either:
 
(i)           in full; or
 
(ii)           as to the maximum value of such lesser amount which would result in no portion of such payments or distributions or benefits being subject to the Excise Tax.
 
You shall receive the greater, on an after-tax basis, of (i) or (ii) above.
 
 
 

 
 
If the Total Payments must be reduced as provided in the previous paragraph, the reduction shall occur in the following order: (1) reduction of cash payments for which the full amount is treated as a "parachute payment" (as defined under Code Section 280G and its regulations); (2) cancellation of accelerated vesting (or, if necessary, payment) of cash awards for which the full amount in not treated as a parachute payment; (3) reduction of any continued employee benefits and (4) cancellation of any accelerated vesting of equity awards.  In selecting the equity awards (if any) for which vesting will be reduced under clause (4) of the preceding sentence, awards shall be selected in a manner that maximizes the after-tax aggregate amount of reduced Total Payments provided to you, provided that if (and only if) necessary in order to avoid the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, awards instead shall be selected in the reverse order of the date of grant.  For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of measuring an equity compensation award's value to you when performing the determinations under the preceding paragraph, such award's value shall equal the then aggregate fair market value of the vested shares underlying the award less any aggregate exercise price less applicable taxes.  Also, if two or more equity awards are granted on the same date, each award will be reduced on a pro-rata basis.
 
All mathematical determinations and all determinations of whether any of the Total Payments are parachute payments that are required to be made under this Section 5(b), shall be made by a nationally recognized independent audit firm selected by the Company (the “Accountants”), who shall provide their determination, together with detailed supporting calculations regarding the amount of any relevant matters, both to the Company and to you.  Unless you consent in writing, the Accountants may not be an audit firm that is then providing services in any capacity to the person or entity that is acquiring the Company.  Such determinations shall be made by the Accountants using reasonable good faith interpretations of the Code.  As expressly permitted by Treasury Regulations section 1.280G-1 Q/A-32, with respect to performing any present value calculations that are required in connection with this Section 5(b), you and the Company each affirmatively elect to utilize the Applicable Federal Rates ("AFR") that are in effect as of the Effective Date and the Accountants shall therefore use such AFRs in their determinations and calculations.  If the Accountants determine that no excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code is payable with respect to a Total Payment, it shall furnish the Company and you with an opinion reasonably acceptable to you that no such excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code will be imposed with respect to such Total Payments.  The Company shall pay the fees and costs of the Accountants which are incurred in connection with this Section 5(b).
 
6.            Consequences of Termination of Employment . For purposes of this Agreement, your last day of employment with the Company is the “Termination Date”.  Upon termination of your employment for any reason, you shall receive payment or benefits from the Company covering the following: (i) all unpaid salary and unpaid vacation accrued through the Termination Date, (ii) any payments/benefits to which you are entitled under the express terms of any applicable Company employee benefit plan, (iii) any unreimbursed valid business expenses for which you have submitted properly documented reimbursement requests and (iv) your then outstanding Compensatory Equity as governed by their applicable (collectively, (i) through (v) are the “Accrued Pay”).
 
After termination of your employment for any reason and whether or not the Mutual Release described in Section 6(d) is executed by you, the Company shall pay the entire premiums for your Company group medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents for 6 months after the Termination Date with coverage no less favorable than as of immediately before your Termination Date (the “Continuing Health Coverage”).  If it becomes unreasonable for the Company to continue to pay for this Continuing Health Coverage for you (or imposes adverse tax consequences on you) because of changes in applicable law then the Company shall make the premium payments to you on an after-tax basis.
 
You will also be paid all other post-employment payments and benefits as provided in this Agreement including without limitation any unpaid bonus amounts described in Section 3(b), which will be paid over six months.  Within no later than 90 days after the later of your Termination Date or the date that you are not considered to be a ten percent shareholder under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, you shall no longer be considered a Company affiliate and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate the timely removal of any restrictive legends on any shares of Company common stock then held by you.
 
 
 

 

(a)            For Cause .  For purposes of this Agreement, your employment may be terminated by the Company for “Cause” as a result of the occurrence of one or more of the following:
 
(i)           Your commission of fraud or other unlawful conduct in your performance of duties for the Company;
 
(ii)           Your conviction of, or a plea of “guilty” or “no contest" to, a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, if such felony either is work-related or materially impairs your ability to perform services for the Company; or
 
(iii)           Your willful material breach of this Agreement that causes material harm to the Company For purposes of the foregoing, no act, or failure to act, on your part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by you other than in good faith, and without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in furtherance of the interests of the Company.  The foregoing shall is an exclusive list of the acts or omissions that shall be considered “Cause” for the termination of your employment by the Company.  The Board shall provide you with 30 days advance written notice specifically detailing the basis (and factual circumstances) for the termination of your employment for Cause.  During the 30 day period after you have received such notice, you shall have an opportunity to cure or remedy such alleged Cause events and to present your case to the full Board (with the assistance of your own counsel).  A termination shall be deemed for Cause only if, following such 30 day period, at least 75% of the group consisting of the members of the Board vote affirmatively that your termination is for Cause.  You shall continue to receive all of the compensation and benefits provided by this Agreement during the 30 day cure/remedy period.
 
(b)            Without Cause or for Good Reason or Death or Disability .  The Company may terminate your employment without Cause or for Disability at any time with thirty days advance written notice or you may resign your employment for Good Reason (as defined below in Section 6(b)(iii)) or your employment may also be terminated due to your death or by you due to your Disability (each of the foregoing, a “Qualifying Termination”).  Any notice of termination by the Company that is not covered by Section 6(a) must specify whether it was a termination without Cause or due to your Disability.  Without your prior written consent, once the Company has provided you with such a notice of termination under this Section 6(b) then it may not rescind such notice nor may it modify the terms of your severance benefits described in this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” is defined to occur when you are unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.  If your employment is terminated due to a Qualifying Termination, then you will receive the following benefits subject to your timely compliance with Section 6(d) and further provided that no payments for such Qualifying Termination shall be made until on or after the date of a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A:
 
(i)           The Company shall provide you with a cash payment equal to nine (9) months of your then annual Base Salary and your annual target bonus amount (the “Severance Payment”). The Severance Payment shall be paid to you in nine (9) equal installments after the effective date of the Mutual Release described in Section 6(d).
 
(ii)           The Company shall provide the Continuing Health Coverage (or coverage no less favorable to you than the Continuing Health Coverage) for 6 months after the Termination Date.  If it becomes unreasonable for the Company to continue to pay for this Continuing Health Coverage for you (or it imposes adverse tax consequences on you) because of changes in applicable law then the Company shall make the premium payments to you on an after-tax basis.  Additionally, all outstanding unvested Compensatory Equity awards shall fully vest and become exercisable (to the extent exercise is required) as of your Termination Date.
 
 
 

 

(iii)           For purposes of this Agreement, you may resign your employment from the Company for “Good Reason” within one year after the date that any one of the following events described in subparts (1) through (5) (any one of which will constitute “Good Reason”) has first occurred without your written consent.  Your resignation for Good Reason will only be effective if the Company has not cured or remedied the Good Reason event within 30 days after its receipt of your written notice of the Good Reason event.  Such notice of your intention to resign for Good Reason must be provided to the Company within 90 days of the initial existence of a Good Reason event.  This “Good Reason” definition and process is intended to comply with the safe harbor provided under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(n)(2)(ii) and shall be interpreted accordingly.
 
 
(1)
You have incurred a material diminution in your responsibilities, duties or authority  or you are no longer the CFO of the Company (or if the Company has a parent entity, then you must be its CFO of the Company’s ultimate parent entity));
 
 
(2)
Your workplace has been relocated to a new location that is more than 100 miles away from your work location that is specified in Section 1;
 
 
(3)
Any  reduction of your Base Salary or target bonus amount;
 
 
(4)
The Company provides notice of its intent to not extend the Expiration Date of this Agreement as provided in Section 2; or
 
 
(5)
The Company has materially breached any provision of this Agreement including without limitation the failure to timely pay you the compensation or benefits owed to you under this Agreement.
 
You shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit contemplated by this Section 6(b), nor shall any such payment or benefit be reduced by any earnings or benefits that you may receive from any other source.  If any cash payments that are owed to you under this Agreement are not paid to you within fifteen days of their due date, then the Company will additionally owe you interest on such late payments, payable on a monthly basis while any overdue amount is still outstanding, with interest accruing at the then prevailing statutory rate, compounded daily.
 
(c)            Voluntary Termination .  In the event you voluntarily terminate your employment with the Company without Good Reason and not due to Disability, you will not be entitled to the Severance Payment but will receive your Accrued Pay plus the other post-termination payments that are not predicated on a Qualifying Termination.  You agree to provide the Company with at least 30 days advance written notice of your intention to resign without Good Reason.
 
(d)            Mutual Release of Claims .  Subject to the next sentence, as a condition to receiving (and continuing to receive) the payments and benefits provided in Section 6(b), you must within not later than forty-five (45) days after your Termination Date, execute (and not revoke) and deliver to the Company a Mutual Release Of All Claims And Covenant Not To Sue agreement (the “Mutual Release”) in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto.  However, this requirement for you to provide an executed Mutual Release shall not be applicable if your employment was terminated due to your death or Disability.  The Company shall have the obligation to prepare and execute said Mutual Release and tender such Company-executed Mutual Release to you on or before your Termination Date.
 
7.            Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement; Confidentiality . You will be required, as a condition of your employment with the Company, to execute the Company’s form of proprietary information and inventions agreement (“Confidentiality Agreement”).
 
 
 

 

8.            Assignability; Binding Nature . Commencing on the Effective Date, this Agreement will be binding upon you and the Company and the parties’ respective successors, heirs, and assigns.  This Agreement may not be assigned by you except that your rights to compensation and benefits hereunder, subject to the limitations of this Agreement, may be transferred by will or operation of law.  No rights or obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred except in the event of a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or the sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and expressly in writing assumes the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.  The Company will require any such purchaser, successor or assignee to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such purchase, succession or assignment had taken place.  Your rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not be transferable by you by assignment or otherwise provided, however, that if you die, all amounts then payable to you hereunder shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to your devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to your estate.
 
9.            Governing Law; Arbitration .  This Agreement will be deemed a contract made under, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of California, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
 
Except as may be permitted below on this section 9, the parties agree that any dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement shall be settled by expedited binding arbitration in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association.  The location for the arbitration shall be San Diego, California.  The arbitration award shall be made within sixty (60) days of the filing of the notice of intention to arbitrate (demand), and the arbitrator(s) shall agree to comply with this schedule before accepting appointment.  Any award made by such arbitrator(s) shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties for all purposes, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.  The parties each agree that the arbitration provisions of this Agreement shall provide each party with its exclusive remedy, and each party expressly waives any right it might have to seek redress in any other forum, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.  By electing arbitration as the means for final settlement of all claims, the parties hereby waive their respective rights to, and agree not to, sue each other in any action in a Federal, State or local court with respect to such claims, but may seek to enforce in court an arbitration award rendered pursuant to this Agreement.  The parties specifically agree to waive their respective rights to a trial by jury, and further agree that no demand, request or motion will be made for trial by jury.  In the event that either party brings an action under Section 9 to enforce or effect its rights under or relating to this Agreement (a “Proceeding”), the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and expenses, including the costs of mediation, arbitration, litigation, court fees, and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such an action.  The Company shall pay for all arbitration-specific costs, including but not limited  to the arbitration filing fee.
 
If you are determined by the arbitrator to be the prevailing party in any Proceeding where the Company was found to have materially breached this Agreement, then, in addition to being awarded your costs and expenses, you shall be entitled to: (i) interest on any late payments, calculated at a rate equal to the statutory rate, compounded daily, and (ii) the acceleration of payment for all remaining payments owed to you, so that the unpaid balance (including accrued interest) shall be paid in a single lump sum within ten business days of the issuance of the arbitrator’s award. You may also be awarded any economic damages arising from the Company’s breach, as may be determined in the arbitrator in the Proceeding.
 
In addition to the remedies set forth above, the parties hereby agree that they shall be entitled to enforce their rights under this Agreement specifically.  All such rights and remedies shall be cumulative and non-exclusive, and may be exercised singularly or concurrently. The parties agree that irreparable harm would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached.  Each party agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any other party of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek and obtain: (i) a decree or order of specific performance to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant or obligation, and (ii) an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach.
 
 
 

 

10.            Taxes . All compensation paid  by the Company hereunder to you or your estate or beneficiaries will be subject to tax withholding pursuant to any applicable laws or regulations.  This Agreement and its payments are intended to be exempt from or comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and the Company shall use its best efforts to ensure that there are no violations of Code Section 409A.  If any taxes under Code Section 409A are imposed on you, then the Company shall within thirty days of the determination that there would be an imposition of such taxes provide you with a payment that will cover the costs of any Code Section 409A taxes, excise taxes, penalties and interest along with any taxes imposed on such payment so that you will on an after-tax basis (applying the then highest aggregate marginal tax rates) be no worse off than if no Code Section 409A taxes, excise taxes, penalties or interest had been imposed.  Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement to the contrary, if upon your “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, you are then a “specified employee” (as defined in Code Section 409A), then to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A and avoid the imposition of taxes under Code Section 409A, the Company shall defer payment of “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A payable as a result of and within six (6) months following such “separation from service” under this Agreement until the earlier of (i) the first business day of the seventh month following your “separation from service,” or (ii) ten (10) days after the Company receives notification of your death.   Additionally, the reimbursement of expenses or in-kind benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits in one taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits in any other taxable year; (2) the reimbursement of eligible expenses or in-kind benefits shall be made promptly, subject to the Company’s applicable policies, but in no event later than the end of the year after the year in which such expense was incurred; and (3) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.  The provisions of this Section 10 shall survive any termination of this Agreement or your employment.
 
11.            Entire Agreement . Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, this Agreement contains all the legally binding understandings and agreements between you and the Company pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all such agreements, whether oral or in writing, previously entered into between the parties. In the event of any conflict in terms between this Agreement and any other agreement executed by and between you and the Company or any Company plan or policy, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail and govern.
 
12.            No Offset or Mitigation . No severance or other payments or benefits made to you under this Agreement may be offset by the Company or by any other party.  You shall have no duty of mitigation with respect to any severance or other payments or benefits made to you under this Agreement.
 
13.            Notice . Any notice that the Company is required to or may desire to give you shall be given by personal delivery, recognized overnight courier service, email, telecopy or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to you at your address of record with the Company, or at such other place as you may from time to time designate in writing.  Any notice that you are required or may desire to give to the Company hereunder shall be given by personal delivery, recognized overnight courier service, email, telecopy or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Company’s General Counsel at its principal office, or at such other office as the Company may from time to time designate in writing.  The date of actual delivery of any notice under this Section 13 shall be deemed to be the date of delivery thereof.
 
14.            Waiver; Severability . No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is agreed to by you and the Company in a writing that specifically references this Section 14.  No waiver by you or the Company of the breach of any condition or provision of this Agreement will be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any prior or subsequent time.  Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, failure or delay on the part of either party hereto to enforce any right, power, or privilege hereunder will not be deemed to constitute a waiver thereof.  In the event any portion of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining portions shall be unaffected thereby and will remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.
 
 
 

 

15.            Voluntary Agreement, Nondisparagement . Each party represents that it has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement.  Each party acknowledges that it has been advised to review this Agreement with its own legal counsel and other advisors of its choosing and that prior to entering into this Agreement, each has had the opportunity to review this Agreement with its attorney and other advisors and have not asked (or relied upon) the other party or other party’s counsel to represent it in this matter.  Each party further represents that each has carefully read and understands the scope and effect of the provisions of this Agreement and that each is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement.  This Agreement is executed voluntarily by each party and without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the other party.  The Company agrees that the Board and its executive officers will not make (or direct the Company or any of its affiliates, employees or agents to make) any written or oral communications that could reasonably be considered to be disparaging of you (or your family members) in any respect including, but not limited to, your personal performance, abilities or reputation.
 
 
 

 

Please acknowledge your acceptance and understanding of this Agreement by signing and returning it to the undersigned.  A copy of this signed Agreement will be sent to you for your records.
 

 
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
 
   
   
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
LYNNETTE DILLEN
 
 
/s/ Bassam Damaj /s/ Lynnette Dillen
BY:       Bassam Damaj, Ph.D.
 
TITLE:  President and CEO
 


 
 

 

EXHIBIT A
 

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B
 
MUTUAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE PURSUANT
 
TO AGREEMENT
 
1.             PARTIES .  The parties to this Agreement and Release are Lynnette Dillen (“Executive”) and Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation, (the “Company”).
 
2.             RECITALS .  This Release is made with reference to the following facts:
 
Executive and Company are parties to an Employment Agreement dated February 4, 2014.  That Employment Agreement provides that the Executive must execute a mutual general release and covenant not to sue within not later than forty-five (45) days after Executive’s Termination Date (as defined in the Employment Agreement) in order for Executive to receive the severance payment and benefits under the Employment Agreement.  This Release is the mutual general release and covenant not to sue required by the Employment Agreement.
 
3.             EXECUTIVE’S PROMISES .  In consideration for the promises and payments contained in the Employment Agreement, each party agrees as follows:
 
3.1           Executive hereby covenants not to sue and also waives, releases and forever discharges Company, its parent company, divisions, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, employees, stockholders, affiliates and successors from any and all claims, causes of action, damages or costs of any type Executive may have against Company or its current and former parent company, divisions, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents, stockholders, successors or affiliates (the “Released Parties”), and the Released Parties similarly covenant not to sue and also waive, release and forever discharge Executive from any and all claims, causes of action, damages or costs of any type that the Released Parties may have against Executive, including without limitation those arising out of or relating to Executive’s employment with Company, or Executive’s separation of employment.  This waiver and release includes, but is not limited to, claims, causes of action, damages or costs arising under or in relation to Company’s employee handbook and personnel policies, or any oral or written representations or statements made by officers, directors, employees or agents of Company, or under any state or federal law regulating wages, hours, compensation or employment, or any claim for breach of contract or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, or any claim for stock, stock options, warrants, or phantom stock or equity of any kind or any claim for wrongful termination, or any discrimination claim on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, religion, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, or any claim arising under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, the California Family Rights Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the California Labor Code, the California Wage Orders, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, the California Wage Orders, and Business and Professions Code Section 17200, et seq.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Executive’s release, this Release does not release (a) claims that cannot be released as a matter of law,  (b) claims arising after the effective date of this Release including those under the Employment Agreement, (c) claims to enforce any of Executive’s rights to post-termination benefits provided by the Employment Agreement, (d) claims for indemnification or coverage under a directors and officers liability insurance policy as provided in the Employment Agreement or under any other contract or under applicable law, (e) claims to enforce any of Executive’s vested benefits under any employee benefit plan of the Company including without limitation his Compensatory Equity (as defined in the Employment Agreement), (f) Executive’s right to file a charge, testify, assist, or cooperate with the EEOC or to file a claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act, or (g) Executive’s rights arising solely as a shareholder of the Company.
 
3.2           The waiver and release set forth in paragraph 3.1 applies to claims of which either party does not currently have knowledge and each party specifically waives the benefit of the provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California which reads as follows:  “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.”
 
 
 

 
 
4.             CONSULTATION, REVIEW, AND REVOCATION .  In accordance with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”) as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Executive is advised to consult with an attorney before signing this Release.  Executive is given a period of 45 days in which to consider whether to enter into this Release.  Executive does not have to utilize the entire 45 day period before signing this Release, and may waive this right.  If Executive does enter into this Release, Executive may revoke the Release within 7 days after the execution of the Release.  Any revocation must be in writing and must be received by the Company no later than midnight of the seventh day after execution by Executive.  The Release is not effective or enforceable until after this 7-day period has passed without revocation.
 
5.             MISCELLANEOUS .
 
5.1           This Release shall be deemed to have been executed and delivered within the State of California, and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of California.
 
5.2           This Release is the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements and discussions.  This Release may be amended only by an agreement in a writing signed by the parties.
 
5.3           This Release is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereof, their respective agents, employees, representatives, officers, directors, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, parent company, assigns, heirs, partners, successors in interest and stockholders, including any successor company of the Company.
 
5.4           Each party agrees that it has read this Release and has had the opportunity to ask questions, seek counsel and time to consider the terms of the Release.  Each party has entered into this Release freely and voluntarily.
 
5.5           The parties agree that any dispute or controversy arising from or related to this Release shall be decided by final and binding arbitration as provided in the Employment Agreement.
 

 
LYNNETTE DILLEN (“Executive”)
_______________________________
 
Date:___________________________
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. (“Company”)
By:           ___________________________________
Its:           ___________________________________
Date:           ___________________________________

 
Exhibit 10.10

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Amendment (this “Amendment”), is entered into as of January 21, 2015 and amends the Employment Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2013 (the “Employment Agreement”) by and between Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and Bassam Damaj, a California citizen (“Dr. Damaj”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and Dr. Damaj entered into the Employment Agreement and now desire to amend the Employment Agreement as described below.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as below:

AGREEMENT

1.  
Base Salary .  The third through fifth sentence of Section 3 (a) of the Employment Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the language below:

Notwithstanding the following, you may determine at your sole discretion but with written notice to the Board of Directors of the Company to have your Base Salary accrued and paid to you as described below or to begin payment of your Base Salary at such time.
Payments of Base Salary already accrued in accordance with the foregoing shall be provided to you in cash upon the earlier of the Board’s determination that payment can be made without jeopardizing the Company or the date when the Company’s auditors have determined that there is no longer substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern (such earlier date is the “Accrued Salary Payment Date”).  The Company shall administer payment of the Base Salary to at all times be in compliance with the short-term deferral provisions of Scetion 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended (the “Code”).

2.  
Other Terms .  All other terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the date above.

 
  DR. BASSAM DAMAJ   INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 
   
 By:  /s/ Bassam Damaj  By: /s/ Lynette Dillen
   Its: Chief Financial Officer
   Date: January 21, 2015