Exhibit 10.1

 

Second AMENDMENT TO
SECURITIES PURCHASE, LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES PURCHASE, LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the
“Amendment”) is made as of the 15th day of March, 2019 by and between Capstone
Therapeutics Corp., a Delaware corporation located at 1275 West Washington
Street, Suite 104, Tempe, Arizona 85281 (the “Company”), and BP Peptides, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company located at 122 East 42nd Street, Suite 4305,
New York, New York 10168 (the “Buyer”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.       The Buyer and the Company entered into that certain Securities
Purchase, Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 14, 2017 (the “Purchase
and Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the Buyer made a loan to the Company
(the “Loan”) in the aggregate principal amount of $2,427,500, and which provided
for quarterly interest payments.

 

B.       On January 30, 2018, the Buyer and the Company entered into that
certain First Amendment to Securities Purchase, Loan and Security Agreement to
provide that interest will no longer be payable quarterly and instead will all
be due on the Maturity Date.

 

C.       The Buyer and the Company now wish to further amend the terms of the
Purchase and Loan Agreement as set forth below to provide for the advancement by
the Buyer of additional operating capital to the Company.

 

IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants, conditions and agreements set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed that:

 

1.                  Recitals. All of the statements contained in the Recitals
above are accurate, and by this reference, are hereby incorporated into and made
a part of the body of this Amendment.

 

2.                  Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise
defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them in the Purchase
and Loan Agreement.

 

3.                  Amendment.

 

3.1 Section 2(d) of the Purchase and Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read in
its entirety as follows:

 

“(d) The Company may from time to time request that the Buyer make additional
advances to the Company up to a maximum aggregate amount of $500,000 (“Maximum
Amount”) to fund continuing operations through May 31, 2020, as determined by
the Company and approved by its Board of Directors, such that the Company’s
available cash (cash balance less currently payable liabilities) does not fall
below $100,000. Any such request for a cash advance shall be in increments of
$50,000 and be accompanied by an officer’s certificate, in a form reasonably
acceptable to the Buyer, certifying that the Company is in compliance with the
conditions set forth in the Purchase and Loan Agreement. Any such amounts will
be transferred by Buyer to the Company within seven (7) business days. Any such
amounts will be added to the principal amount of the Loan. The Buyer may, at its
sole discretion, elect to increase the Maximum Amount to an amount not to exceed
$700,000 upon written notice to the Company.

 

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3.3 All references in the Purchase and Loan Agreement to the “Agreement” shall
refer to the Purchase and Loan Agreement as amended hereby. To the extent the
terms of the Note is inconsistent with the terms hereof, the Note is hereby
modified to reflect the terms hereof.

 

4.                  Continuing Effect. Except as expressly modified in this
Amendment, the Purchase and Loan Agreement and the Note shall remain in full
force and effect.

 

5.                  Fees. Within five (5) business days following receipt of
reasonably satisfactory documentation thereof, the Company shall reimburse the
Buyer or its designee(s) for up to $2,500 of reasonable out-of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred by the Buyer and its Affiliates in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Amendment (including, without limitation,
legal fees and disbursements in connection with the documentation, negotiation
and implementation of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and due
diligence in connection therewith).

 

6.                  General Provisions.

 

7.1       Counterparts and Telecopy Execution. This Amendment may be executed in
counterpart, and any number of counterparts of this Amendment which have been
executed by the Company and the Buyer shall constitute a single original. The
Company’s attorney may integrate into one or more documents signature pages from
documents executed in counterpart. Unless otherwise required by the Company, the
telecopied or pdf signature of a person shall be deemed the original signature
of that person and shall be binding for all purposes.

 

7.2       Ratification. The Buyer and the Company hereby ratify and confirm the
Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, in all respects.

 

7.3       Governing Law. This Amendment shall in all respects be governed by,
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware,
except for its rules relating to conflicts of laws.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Second Amendment to
Securities Purchase, Loan and Security Agreement as of the day and year first
written above.

 

  BUYER:       BP PEPTIDES, LLC       By: /s/ Matthew Lipman   Name: Matthew
Lipman   Title: Manager           COMPANY:       CAPSTONE THERAPEUTICS CORP.    
  By: /s/ John M. Holliman_   Name: John M. Holliman, III   Title: Executive
Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

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