Subscription Agreement



 Exhibit 10.1 
 SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT 
 THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT is made and effective
as of January 27, 2012 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Florida corporation with a place of business located at 324 South Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 350, Tampa, FL 33606
(the “Company” or “Accentia”), and REF HOLDINGS, LLC, with an address of 801 North 500 West, Suite 200, Bountiful, UT 84010 (“Subscriber”), as follows: 

WHEREAS Subscriber wishes to make an investment in the amount of $400,000.00 in the Company’s private placement
(“Private Placement”), upon the within terms and conditions as set forth in the Summary of Terms attached as Exhibit A; and 
 WHEREAS the Company has determined to accept this Private Placement investment, upon the terms and conditions stated herein; 

IT IS AGREED as follows: 
 1. Subscriber hereby agrees to invest the sum of FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND dollars ($400,000.00) in this Private Placement of the Company (the “Purchase Amount”). The Purchase Amount
shall be in U.S. Funds paid by check or wire transfer no later than four business days following the Closing. 
 2. The Company
shall issue to Subscriber: (i) That number of shares of Accentia’s common stock determined by dividing the Purchase Amount by an amount equal to 85% of the Accentia volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the ten
calendar days preceding Closing (the “Common Stock”); and (ii) A warrant to purchase that number of shares of Accentia’s common stock equal to 50% of the Common Stock purchased in subparagraph 2(i) above with
the warrant exercise price equal to the Accentia VWAP for the 10 calendar days prior to Closing and having a term of five (5) years (the “Warrant”). 

3. Subscriber hereby acknowledges and represents that: (i) I am an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) I have the financial ability to bear the economic risk of my investment contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, (iii) I have been given the opportunity to ask questions to
(and received satisfactory answers from) the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the Private Placement and the Warrant and the financial condition and prospects of the Company and (iv) I have had full access to the public filings made
by Accentia including but not limited to audited and unaudited financial statements and periodic filings on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. Subscriber further represents and warrants that: (a) I did not become interested in the Private Placement by
means of, or as a result of, the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company on or about February 18, 2011 or any amendment thereto (the “Registration Statement”), (b) I became interested in the Private
Placement through and as a result of my relationship with the Company and/or its officers and/or directors rather than through or as a result of any general solicitation or advertisement by the Company, and (c) I was never contacted








 
by the Company or any of its representatives in connection with the marketing of the public offering described in the Registration Statement and did not independently contact the Company or any
of its representatives as a result of any general solicitation or the Registration Statement or in connection with the public offering described in the Registration Statement. This Subscription Agreement and the representations contained herein
shall not be disclosed to any person other than the Company, its attorneys, and its independent accountants, and as otherwise required by applicable law, and this Subscription Agreement and the representations contained herein shall not be relied
upon by any person other than the Company, its attorneys, and its independent accountants. 
 4. The Company agrees to exercise
its best efforts to file within thirty (30) calendar days following Closing a registration statement covering the shares to be issued under Paragraph 2(i) and the shares underlying the Warrant to be issued under Paragraph 2 (ii) hereof.

 5. This Subscription Agreement shall be deemed to have “closed” (and the “Closing” shall be deemed to have
occurred) on the date that the Company receives and accepts this Subscription Agreement. 
 6. This Agreement shall be governed
by and interpreted in light of the laws of the State of Florida, notwithstanding choice of law principles. 
 IN WITNESS
WHEREOF the parties hereby set their hands and seals hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby. 
  

			
	ACCENTIA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Garrison J. Hasara

		
	Name:	 	 Garrison J. Hasara

		
	Title:	 	 Acting Chief Financial Officer

	
	SUBSCRIBER: REF HOLDINGS, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ronald H. Nakamoto

		
	Name:	 	 Ronald H. Nakamoto

		
	Title:	 	 Investment Adviser



  
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 Exhibit A 
 Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. 
 Summary of Terms for Private Placement

 Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Subscription Agreement to which this
Exhibit A is attached. 
  

			
	Issuer:	  	 Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
 (the “Company” or “Accentia”)

		
	Participants:	  	Accredited Investors
		
	Placement:	  	Up to $5 million (subject to increase)
		
	Timing:	  	Closing on or before January 31, 2012, subject to extension
		
	Financing Structure:	  	Private Placement of units, with each unit consisting of one share of Accentia’s common stock with a per-share price equal to a 15% discount from the VWAP of Accentia’s
common stock for the ten calendar days prior to Closing, plus a warrant to purchase one-half (1/2) of a share of Accentia’s common stock (50% warrant coverage) with the warrant exercise price equal to the VWAP for the ten calendar days prior to
Closing. Warrants shall have a five (5) year term.
		
	Use of Proceeds:	  	To fund operations and biotech development activities of Accentia and its subsidiaries
		
	Expenses:	  	Accentia shall reimburse each Subscriber for agreed legal and due-diligence related expenses incurred in connection with this investment at Closing. If a Subscriber is represented
by a registered broker-dealer, a placement agent fee shall be negotiated and paid by the Company upon Closing.
		
	Reporting:	  	Each Subscriber has full access to Accentia’s public filings including audited financial statements.
		
	Registration:	  	The Company agrees to exercise its best efforts to file within thirty (30) calendar days following Closing a registration statement covering the shares to be issued under Paragraph
2(i) of the Subscription Agreement to which this Exhibit A is attached and the shares underlying the Warrants to be issued under Paragraph 2 (ii) of the Subscription Agreement to which this Exhibit A is attached.


  
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