Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreements.
Second Amendment to Patent and Technology License Agreement
Based on an evaluation of the technical laboratory testing results achieved to
date and in the light of the desire to launch immediately an aggressive
sublicensing program directed at achieving recurring revenue, we have agreed to
a substantial revision to the technical specifications, protocols, and
procedures to be followed to measure the commercial efficacy of the licensed
technology (the "Efficacy Demonstration"), as provided in the Master License
Agreement with
On
a.the existing seed cultures can be used for the extended loading of the bioreactors used in the test;
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1 The Master License Agreement consists of that certain Patent and Technology
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b.the results of the three last bioreactors harvested, along with two bioreactors specifically designated as bioreactors 4 and 5, which have been recently loaded, will comprise the five bioreactors on which results will be tested;
c.results from bioreactors 1 through 5 (or successive successful bioreactor tests), will be used to determine the percentage of target results achieved under the Master License Agreement; and
d.that the requirement that the results be replicated in five additional bioreactors be eliminated.
With this Second Amendment, we anticipate that the date upon which it can launch its sublicensing program to authorize qualified sublicensees to use the sublicensed technology to produce, manufacture, market, and sell CBD, THC, and related byproducts and derivatives will occur sooner than previously provided.
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As a result of the relationships as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
previously filed with the
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001440153/000109690620000263/bakh_10k.htm , this transaction is a related party transaction between related parties.
The foregoing summary descriptions of the terms of the Second Amendment is a summary only and does not purport to be complete, may not contain all information that is of interest to the reader and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text such Second Amendment, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 8.01 Other Events
During recent months laboratory work to complete the Efficacy Demonstration with results meeting target levels were ongoing, notwithstanding delays due principally to logistical and travel complications resulting from the COVID 19 pandemic. Testing achieved significant incremental benchmarks that confirmed the efficacy of the equipment, procedures, and protocols, although individual samples were sometimes contaminated by the testing environment of the laboratory, which permitted the intrusion of foreign substances.
As laboratory work continued on the Efficacy Demonstration, there were public reports of other firms, many of which had greater technical, managerial, and financial resources than us, that were also developing the capability to produce cannabinoids without growing the plant. In the face of those potential competitive pressures, we sought to accelerate commercial launch of our sublicensing effort by accepting test results from five bioreactors rather than awaiting confirmatory results from five additional reactors.
By entering into the Second Amendment with revised Efficacy Demonstration
requirements and accepting results from five bioreactors meeting technical
specifications, we are now able to proceed with our commercialization efforts.
Targeted test results under the Second Amendment criteria were achieved by
a.a quantity standard of harvested and dried cell concentrate equaling or exceeding both 90 kilograms (approximately 198 pounds) for two successive groups of five bioreactors each and 18 kilogram (approximately 39 pounds) of cells and media culture for each bioreactor in the group;
b.a quality standard of cells produced, harvested, and dried during the full cycle of the process from each bioreactor harvest contain the targeted volume of cannabinoids expressed in kilogram that mirror the same levels of THC and CBD as the donor cells utilizing the formula: 18 times original THC/CBD percentage of donor plant equals the end product expressed in kilogram, with this result from each bioreactor and all five bioreactors of two successive groups of five reactors each affirmed by a third-party testing laboratory; and
c.a cost standard of projected utilities and supplies plus actual material costs
per bioreactor and for two successive groups of five bioreactors, excluding
administrative and labor expenses, capital expenditures, or prorated leasehold
expenses, of
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Actual test results from the five bioreactors, confirmed by an independent laboratory, demonstrated successful completion of the Efficacy Demonstration, with the targeted test having been achieved in five bioreactors, and the Percentage Achievement results from each of those five bioreactors was greater than 100% of the agreed target standards for quantity, quality and cost.
Under the terms of the Master License Agreement, as amended by the Second
Amendment, all 184,000,000 Contingent Shares subject to return to us will be
released to their owners and not be subject to return or cancellation, and we
will issue to Cell Science a promissory note in the principal amount of
Further, with the successful completion of the Efficacy Demonstration, we can launch its sublicensing program subject to available financing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are either filed as a part hereof or are incorporated by reference. Exhibit numbers correspond to the numbering system in Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit Second Amendment to Amended and Restated License Agreement dated 10.1July 12, 2021 (1)
(1) Filed herewith
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