Item
8.01. Other
Events.
On
January 5, 2006, Xechem International, Inc. (the “Xechem”) and its subsidiary,
Xechem Pharmaceuticals Nigeria Ltd. (“Xechem Nigeria”) received executed copies
of a series of agreements with Alembic Limited (“Alembic”), dated as of December
22, 2005, including:
(A)
Agreement between Xechem and Alembic Regarding Termination of Agreements and
Repayment of Loan (“Termination of Agreements”);
(B)
Promissory Note, in the amount of $3,000,000 (the “New Note”); and
(C)
Security Agreement, (together the “Agreements”).
The
Agreements supersede all previous agreements between Xechem and Xechem Nigeria,
on the one hand, and Alembic, on the other, including: (a) Memorandum of
Understanding, dated December 3, 2003, as amended by that certain Rider to
the
MOU, dated February 13, 2004 (together the “MOU”), (b) Royalty, Distribution
Rights and Joint Cooperation Agreement, dated April 7, 2004 (the “Cooperation
Agreement”); and (c) Alembic Promissory Note in the amount of $3,000,000, dated
April 7, 2004 (the “Old Note”). Alembic approached Xechem and Xechem Nigeria
regarding a restructuring of the agreements, and Xechem and Xechem Nigeria
agreed on terms described more fully herein.
Pursuant
to the Agreements, the parties agreed to the following:
(1) Xechem
and Alembic agreed to terminate the Old Note and enter into the New Note.
Pursuant to the terms of the New Note, Xechem agreed to repay Alembic in full
the outstanding principal and interest remaining from the New Note as follows:
$1,000,000 to be paid on or before January 31, 2006 (the “Initial Payment”),
with the balance (the “Remaining Balance”) due on or before December 31, 2006.
Furthermore, for every month beginning July 2006, in which any portion of the
New Note remains unpaid, Xechem agreed to pay Alembic as additional
consideration the sum of $16,600, for a total of up to $99,600. The New Note
bears interest at the rate of 8%. Unlike the Old Note, the New Note is not
convertible into Xechem’s common stock.
(2)
The
parties agreed to terminate the MOU and the Cooperation Agreement. Under the
MOU
and the Cooperation Agreement, Alembic had previously agreed to loan Xechem
$3,000,000 (the “Old Note”). As additional consideration for the Old Note,
Xechem agreed to pay Alembic a fee (the “Investment Fee”) during the License
Term (15 years) equal to the product of the Alembic Applicable Percentage
multiplied by the Gross Product Sales Amount, as those terms are defined herein.
The Gross Product Sales Amount means the amount of gross sales revenue generated
by the company from sales of NICOSAN/HEMOXIN™ in Nigeria and other African
countries, calculated on a cash received basis. For the period from the
commencement date through the fifth anniversary, the Alembic Applicable
percentage was 15%, for the period from the fifth to the tenth anniversary,
the
Alembic Applicable percentage was 10%, and for the period from the tenth
anniversary to the end of the term, the Alembic Applicable percentage was 5%.
During the License Term, the company also agreed to pay Alembic a U.S. Export
Fee in an amount equal to 1% of the amount of purchase price paid by the company
for any NICOSAN/HEMOXIN™ sold by the company in the United States and
internationally, except Nigeria (the “Export Fee”). Xechem also issued Alembic a
warrant to purchase 10,000,000 shares of Xechem’s common stock at an exercise
price of $0.20 per share (the “Warrant”). Alembic also agreed to provide certain
production and regulatory compliance personnel to assist Xechem Nigeria, which
services would be compensated upon terms agreeable to the parties (the
“Services”). The company also gave Alembic the right of first offer regarding
the licensing of any distribution rights with respect to NICOSAN/HEMOXIN™ in the
territory of Africa and India (the “Distribution Rights”).
All
existing agreements and understandings between Xechem and Xechem Nigeria, on
the
one hand and Alembic on the other regarding the Cooperation Agreement, the
MOU
and the Old Note were terminated, including the Investment Fee, the Export
Fee,
the Warrant, the Services and the Distribution Rights. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the parties agreed that the provisions addressing the disclosure
of
confidential information, non-circumvention, confidentiality and nonsolicitation
shall not be terminated and shall remain in full force and effect.
(3) Xechem
and Alembic entered into a Security Agreement, as security for the payment
of
the Initial Payment and the Remaining Balance of the New Note. Xechem granted
Alembic a security interest in: (a) 500,000 shares of restricted stock in CepTor
Corporation owned by Xechem (the “CepTor Shares”), (b) 15% of the issued and
outstanding shares of common stock of Xechem Nigeria; and (c) 5,000,000 shares
of common stock of Xechem. The parties also signed mutual releases.
As
of
December 31, 2006, Xechem has paid Alembic $1,000,000 of the principal amount
due plus interest in the amount of $190,000 on the New Note. The Remaining
Balance of the New Note ($2,000,000) plus interest and penalty of approximately
$250,00 is due on or before December 31, 2006. According to the Termination
of
Agreements, if the Remaining Balance and interest is not paid on or before
December 31, 2006, subject to written notice from Alembic and a right to cure
within 10 days as set forth in the New Note, Xechem will be in breach of the
Termination of Agreements and the New Note.
Xechem
did not pay the amounts due Alembic on December 31, 2006. Xechem and Alembic
have been in negotiations regarding an extension of the Maturity Date. Pursuant
to a Letter Agreement, dated January 4, 2007, the parties agreed to extend
the
Maturity Date to January 31, 2007. The parties may extend the Maturity Date
further, pending additional negotiations of an extension agreement and the
successful completion of due diligence.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Dated: January
4, 2007
| XECHEM INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
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| By: | /s/ Ramesh C. Pandey | |
| Ramesh C. Pandey, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer | ||


