Exhibit
10.3 


 


CHECKPOINT
THERAPEUTICS, INC.


 


Promissory
Note


 


	Issuance
    Date: February 27, 2015	Original
    Principal Amount: U.S. $2,350,917
	Execution Date: July
    30, 2015	 





 


FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises
to pay to the order of NSC Biotech Venture Fund I, LLC or its registered assigns (“Holder”) the amount set
out above as the Original Principal Amount (the “Principal”) on the Maturity Date (as defined below), and to
pay Interest (“Interest”) on any outstanding Principal (as defined below) at the applicable Interest Rate (as
defined below) from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date”) until the same becomes
due and payable. This Promissory Note (including all Promissory Notes issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this
“Note”) is issued is partial satisfaction of the Promissory Note under which Fortress Biotech, Inc. (f/k/a
Coronado Biosciences, Inc.) owed Holder (the “Original Note”). Accordingly, although later issued, the Issuance
Date is the date of the Original Note. The issuance of this Note is in effect a novation of the Original Note by the Company,
and Fortress Biotech, Inc. (f/k/a Coronado Biosciences, Inc.) is no longer primarily liable for the Principal, although a guarantee
may still be in effect.


 


1.          PAYMENTS
OF PRINCIPAL. During the first 24 months after the Issuance Date, no Principal will be payable. Commencing on the 25th
month (or the 31st month if the Maturity Date Extension occurs pursuant to Section 2(c)), the outstanding Principal
will be paid in 12 equal monthly installments on the Interest Dates (as defined in Section 2(a) below. The last day of the 36th
month after the Issuance Date (or the 42nd month if the Maturity Date Extension occurs) will be the “Maturity
Date”. On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing all outstanding Principal,
accrued and unpaid Interest and accrued and unpaid Late Charges on such Principal and Interest. Other than as specifically permitted
by this Note, the Company may not prepay any portion of the outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest or accrued and
unpaid Late Charges on Principal and Interest, if any.


 


2.          INTEREST;
INTEREST RATE.


 


(a)         Interest
on this Note shall commence accruing on the Issuance Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year, and shall be payable
(i) for the first 24 months following the Issuance Date (or the first 30 months following the Issuance Date, if the Maturity Date
Extension occurs pursuant to Section 2(c) below), in arrears for each Quarter on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each
year, and (ii) for the 25th through 36th months following the Issuance Date (or the 31st through
42nd months following the Issuance Date, if the Maturity Date Extension (as defined in Section 2(c)) occurs), in arrears
for each calendar month on the first day of the following calendar month (each date that interest is payable is an “Interest
Date”), with the first Interest Date being April 1, 2015, and shall compound on each Interest Date. Interest shall be
payable on each Interest Date, to the record Holder of this Note on the applicable Interest Date, in cash (the “Interest”).


 


(b)        Prior
to the payment of Interest on an Interest Date, Interest on this Note shall accrue at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum
(the “Interest Rate”). From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (as
defined in Section 4(a) below), the Interest Rate shall automatically be increased to twelve percent (12%). In the event that
such Event of Default is subsequently cured, the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective
as of the calendar day immediately following the date of such cure; provided that the Interest as calculated and unpaid at such
increased rate during the continuance of such Event of Default shall continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after
the occurrence of such Event of Default through and including the date of such cure of such Event of Default.


 


(c)        The
Company may, in its sole discretion, upon notice to Holder, extend the Maturity Date by 6 months, if Company gives Holder notice
of such extension during the first 24 months following the Issuance Date (such extension being the “Maturity Date Extension”).


 


3.          RESERVED.


 



    	 



    	 



    




 


4.           RIGHTS
UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.


 


(a)         Event
of Default. Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:


 


(i)          the
Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, Late Charges or other amounts when and as due
under this Note or any other agreement, document, certificate or other instrument delivered in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, except, in the case of a failure to pay Interest and Late Charges when and as due, only if such failure remains
uncured for a period of at least five (5) days;


 


(ii)         bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for the relief of debtors shall be instituted against
the Company and, shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) days of their initiation; or


 


(iii)        the
commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession
by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial
part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the execution of a composition of
debts, or the occurrence of any other similar federal, state or foreign proceeding, or the admission by it in writing of its inability
to pay its debts generally as they become due.


 


5.          VOTING
RIGHTS. The Holder shall have no voting rights as the holder of this Note, except as required by law (including, without limitation,
the Delaware General Corporation Law) and as expressly provided in this Note.


 


6.          RESERVED.


 


7.          AMENDING
THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE. Excluding a Maturity Date Extension, the prior written consent of the Holder shall be required for
any change or amendment to this Note.


 


8.          TRANSFER.
This Note may be offered, sold, assigned or transferred by the Holder without the consent of the Company.


 


9.          REISSUANCE
OF THIS NOTE.


 


(a)         Transfer.
If this Note is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue
and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 9(c)), registered as the Holder may request, representing
the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred,
a new Note (in accordance with Section 9(c)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred.


 


(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 (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice
as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company
in customary and reasonable 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 (in accordance with Section 9(c)) representing the outstanding Principal.


 


(c)         Issuance
of New Notes. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Note pursuant to the terms of this Note, such new Note (i) shall
be of like tenor with this Note, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Note, the Principal remaining outstanding
(or in the case of a new Note being issued pursuant to Section 9(a), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added
to the principal represented by the other new Notes issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining
outstanding under this Note immediately prior to such issuance of new Notes), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated
on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the Issuance Date of this Note, (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions
as this Note, and (v) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest and Late Charges on the Principal and Interest of this Note,
from the Issuance Date.


 






    	 



    	 



    

 


10.          REMEDIES,
CHARACTERIZATIONS, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative
and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and Note Purchase Agreement at law or in equity (including a decree
of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual
and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. The Company covenants to the Holder
that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth
or provided for herein with respect to payments, shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly
provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that
a breach by it of its obligations hereunder may cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach
may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be
entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to seek an injunction restraining any such breach or any such threatened
breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall
provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Note.


 


11.          PAYMENT
OF COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COSTS. If (a) this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement
or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or the Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this
Note or to enforce the provisions of this Note or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company
or other proceedings affecting Company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Note, then the Company shall pay
the reasonable costs incurred by the Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy,
reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements. The
Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that no amounts due under this Note shall be affected, or limited, by the fact that
the purchase price paid for this Note was less than the original Principal amount hereof.


 


12.          CONSTRUCTION;
HEADINGS. This Note shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against
any Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Note are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect
the interpretation of, this Note. Terms used in this Note but defined in the Note Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed
to such terms on the Closing Date in such Note Purchase Agreement unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Holder.


 


13.          FAILURE
OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other
or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and
signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.


 


14.          NOTICES;
CURRENCY; PAYMENTS.


 


(a)          Notices.
Whenever notice is required to be given under this Note, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance
with Section 6.1 of the Note Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions
taken pursuant to this Note, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefore.


 


(b)          Currency.
All dollar amounts referred to in this Note are in United States Dollars (“U.S. Dollars”), and all amounts
owing under this Note shall be paid in U.S. Dollars.


 


(c)          Payments.
Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Note, unless otherwise expressly set
forth herein, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by a check drawn on the account of the
Company and sent to such Person at such address as previously provided to the Company in writing (which address, in the case of
each of the Buyers, shall initially be as set forth on the Note Purchase Agreement), provided that the Holder may elect to receive
a payment of cash via wire transfer of immediately available funds by providing the Company with prior written notice setting
out such request and the Holder’s wire transfer instructions. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this
Note is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business
Day. Any amount of Principal or Interest which is not paid when due shall result in a late charge being incurred and payable by
the Company in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of twelve (12%) per annum from the date such amount was
due until the same is paid in full (“Late Charge”).


 






    	 



    	 



    

  


15.          CANCELLATION.
After all Principal, accrued Interest, Late Charges and other amounts at any time owed on this Note have been paid in full, this
Note shall automatically be deemed canceled, shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation and shall not be reissued.


 


16.          WAIVER
OF NOTICE. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby irrevocably waives demand, notice, presentment, protest and
all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and
the Note Purchase Agreement.


 


17.          GOVERNING
LAW. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity,
interpretation and performance of this Note shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect
to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication
of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to
the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue
of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve
process in any manner permitted by law. In the event that any provision of this Note 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 this Note. Nothing contained herein shall be
deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction
to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations,
or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder. 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 NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.


 


18.          MAXIMUM
PAYMENTS. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges
in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges
hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed
by the Company to the Holder and thus refunded to the Company.


 


19.          CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:


 


(a)          “Business
Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized
or required by law to remain closed.


 


(b)         
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement, which date is the date the
Company initially issued Notes pursuant to the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement.


 


(c)          “Person”
means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization,
any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.


 






    	 



    	 



    

 


(d)          “Quarter”
means each of: (i) the period beginning on and including January 1 and ending on and including March 31; (ii) the period beginning
on and including April 1 and ending on and including June 30; (iii) the period beginning on and including July 1 and ending on
and including September 30; and (iv) the period beginning on and including October 1 and ending on and including December 31. 


 


(e)          “Note
Purchase Agreement” means those certain securities purchase agreements by and among the Company and the initial Holders
pursuant to which the Company issued the Notes, as may be amended from time to time.


 


(f)          
“Subsidiary” means, as of any date of determination, any Person which the Company, directly or indirectly)
controls.


 



    	 



    	 



    





 


IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.


 


	 	CHECKPOINT
                    THERAPEUTICS, INC. 

	 	 
	 	By:	             /s/
    Michael S. Weiss
	 	 	Michael
    S. Weiss, President and Interim CEO


 





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