Exhibit 10.1


 


 


 


 


May 28, 2014


 


Nuvilex, Inc.

12510 Prosperity Drive

Silver Spring, MD 20904-1643

Phone: 917-595-2850

Fax: 917-595-2851


	Attention: 	Kenneth L. Waggoner
	 	Chief Executive Officer and President




 


Re: Financial Advisory, Offering and At the
Market Offering (“ATM”)


 


Dear Mr. Waggoner:


 


This letter will confirm our understanding that the company known
to us as Nuvilex, Inc. (“Company”) has engaged Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (“Chardan”, “Advisor”,
“Placement Agent”) to act as the Company’s sole managing financial advisor and exclusive placement
agent in connection with a planned offering of the Company’s common shares of common stock (“Transaction”).


 


The terms of our appointment are as follows:


 


1.            Engagement
Period. The Company hereby engages Chardan, for the period beginning on the date hereof and ending upon consummation of the
“Offering,” defined below (“Engagement Period”). During the Engagement Period or until the consummation
of the Offering, and as long as Chardan is proceeding in good faith with the Offering, the Company agrees not to solicit, negotiate
with or enter into any agreement with any other source of financing (whether equity, debt or otherwise), any underwriter, potential
underwriter, placement agent, financial advisor, fund, investment vehicle or any other person or entity in connection with an
offering of the Company’s securities or any other financing by the Company, except pursuant to the Mutual Termination and
Release Agreement dated on or about the date hereof between the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln
Park Agreement”) or as otherwise mutually agreed to by Chardan and the Company. 


 


(a)            Offering. The Offering will consist of the proposed placement (“Offering”)
of up to the total shares and amount (up to $50 million) raised
under the Company’s Form S-3 to be filed with the SEC, less the number of shares and amount relating to the Lincoln Park
Agreement included in such Form S-3 (“Shares”). Shares are sometimes referred to herein as “Securities”.
Chardan will act the exclusive sales agent for the Company, on a “reasonable best efforts” basis, in connection with
the Offering.


 






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(b)            Agent Sales. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth,
the Company will issue and agrees to sell Shares from time to time through Chardan, acting as sales agent, and Chardan agrees to
use its reasonable best efforts to sell, as sales agent for the Company, the Shares on the following terms:


 


(i)            The
Shares are to be sold on a daily basis or otherwise as shall be agreed to by the Company and Chardan on any day that (A) is
a trading day for the OTCQB operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (“OTCQB”), (B) the Company has instructed
Chardan by telephone (confirmed promptly by electronic mail) to make such sales (“Sales Notice”) and (C) the
Company has satisfied its obligations under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Company will designate the maximum amount of the
Shares to be sold by Chardan daily (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 1(a)) and the minimum price per Share at which
such Shares may be sold. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Chardan shall use its reasonable efforts to sell on a particular
day all of the Shares designated for the sale by the Company on such day. The gross sales price of the Shares sold under this
Section 1(b) shall be the market price for shares of the Shares sold by Chardan under this Section 1(b) on the OTCQB
at the time of sale of such Shares.


 


(ii)           The
Company acknowledges and agrees that (A) there can be no assurance that Chardan will be successful in selling the Shares,
(B) Chardan will incur no liability or obligation to the Company or any other person or entity if it does not sell Shares
for any reason other than a failure by Chardan to use its reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices
and applicable law and regulations to sell such Shares as required under this Agreement, and (C) Chardan shall be under no
obligation to purchase Shares on a principal basis pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding (ii)(C) above, if Chardan shall
purchase and sell as a principal in any transaction, and not as a sales agent for the Company, Chardan shall only resell to the
public and not through privately negotiated transactions, or to or for its own account.




 


(iii)           The Company shall not authorize the issuance and sale of, and Chardan shall not be obligated to use its reasonable efforts to sell,
any Share at a price lower than the minimum price therefor designated from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors
(“Board”), or a duly authorized committee thereof, and notified to Chardan in writing. The Company or Chardan
may, upon notice to the other party hereto by telephone (confirmed promptly by electronic mail), suspend the offering of the Shares
for any reason and at any time; provided, however, that such suspension or termination shall not affect or impair the parties’
respective obligations with respect to the Shares sold hereunder prior to the giving of such notice.


 






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(iv)            Chardan may sell Shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an ATM as defined in Rule 415, including without limitation
sales made directly on the OTCQB, on any other existing trading market for the Common Stock or to or through a market maker. Chardan
may also sell Shares in privately negotiated transactions; provided however, that any Shares sold in privately negotiated transactions
must first be approved for sale by the Company.


 


(v)            Chardan shall provide written confirmation (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) to the Company following the close of
trading on the OTCQB each day in which the Shares are sold under this Section 1(b) setting forth the number of the Shares sold
on such day, the aggregate gross sales proceeds and the net proceeds to the Company, and the compensation payable by the Company
to Chardan with respect to such sales.


 


(vi)            Upon delivery of a Sales Notice, the Company shall issue and deliver the maximum number of Shares to be sold pursuant to the Sales
Notice to Chardan’s account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) via the DWAC system. Chardan shall
have no obligation to attempt to sell Shares prior to the delivery of the Shares. Settlement for sales of the Shares pursuant to
this Section 1(b) will occur on the last day of the month for any sales of Shares with a Settlement Date that occurred before the
last day of such month. For the purposes of this Agreement, the sale of Shares will settle on the third (3rd) Business Day following
the date on which such sales are made (each, a “Settlement Date”).  Chardan shall notify the Company of
each sale of Shares on the date of such sale.  On the last day of each month, Chardan shall notify the Company of the amount
of proceeds to be delivered to the Company (“Net Proceeds”) which will be equal to the aggregate sales price
received by Chardan, after deduction for (i) Chardan’s commission, discount or other compensation for such sales payable
by the Company pursuant to Section 1 hereof, and (ii) any transaction fees imposed by any governmental or self-regulatory
organization in respect of such sales.


 


(vii)            At each Settlement Date, the Company shall be deemed to have affirmed each representation and warranty contained in this Agreement
as if such representation and warranty were made as of such date, modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus as amended as of such date. Any obligation of Chardan to use its reasonable efforts to sell the Shares on behalf
of the Company shall be subject to the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein, to the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the continuing satisfaction of the additional conditions specified
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2.            Pricing. The terms of such Placement shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company and the purchasers (each, “Purchaser”
and collectively, “Purchasers”) and nothing herein constitutes that Chardan would have the power or authority
to bind the Company or any Purchaser or an obligation for the Company to issue any Shares.


 


3.            Compensation.


 


(a)            In connection with a Transaction structured as an ATM, the Company will pay Chardan a cash fee of 3% (“ATM Placement
Fee”) of the aggregate gross proceeds from the issuance of Securities.


 


(b)            In connection with a Transaction structured as a public offering or private placement of a distinct block or blocks of the
Company’s Securities, the Company will pay Chardan aggregate transaction fee
(“Traditional Placement Fee”) as stated below. All such fees shall be immediately paid by the Company to Chardan
at the closing of the Transaction; however, if such Transaction occurs through multiple closings, then pro rata portion of such
fees shall be paid upon each closing:


 


(i)            Cash Fee. The Company shall pay to Chardan an aggregate cash fee equal to seven percent (7.0%) of the aggregate sales price
of Securities sold or amount drawn on a revolving facility in the Transaction.


 


(ii)          Warrant Fee. The Company shall pay to Chardan or its designee five-year warrants (“Agent Warrants”) to
purchase an aggregate of five percent (5.0%) of the number of such Securities sold by the Company in the Transaction. The Agent
Warrants shall contain customary terms, including, without limitation, provisions for cashless exercise and the same registration
rights afforded to investors in the Transaction.


 


(iii)          For any Transaction involving an investor introduced to Chardan by the Company, the cash compensation described above shall be
reduced by 3%.


 


4.          Expenses. In addition to any fees or other compensation that may be paid to Chardan hereunder, whether or not any
Transaction occurs, the Company will reimburse Chardan promptly upon receipt of an invoice for fees and expenses of Chardan’s
counsel not to exceed $15,000.


 






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5.          SEC Filings. The Company represents and warrants
to, and agrees with, the Chardan that:


 


(a)          The Company
will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) for the registration under the Securities Act of the
Shares. At the time of such filing, the Company will meet the requirements of Form S-3 under the Securities Act. Such registration
statement will meet the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x) under the Securities Act and comply with said Rule. The Company
will file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations (“Rules
and Regulations”) of the Commission promulgated thereunder, a supplement to the form of prospectus included in such registration
statement relating to the placement of the Shares and the plan of distribution thereof and has advised the Chardan of all further
information (financial and other) with respect to the Company required to be set forth therein. Such registration statement, including
the exhibits thereto, as amended at the date of its effectiveness under the Securities Act, is hereinafter called the “Registration
Statement”; such prospectus in the form in which it appears in the Registration Statement is hereinafter called the “Base
Prospectus”; and the supplemented form of prospectus, in the form in which it will be filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) (including the Base Prospectus as so supplemented) is hereinafter called the “Prospectus Supplement.”
Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed
to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein (“Incorporated Documents”) pursuant
to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”),
on or before the date of this Agreement, or the issue date of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, as the case may
be; and any reference in this Agreement to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with
respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and include
the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the date of this Agreement, or the issue date of the Base Prospectus or
the Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. All references in this Agreement
to financial statements and schedules and other information that is “contained,” “included,” “described,”
“referenced,” “set forth” or “stated” in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or
the Prospectus Supplement (and all other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements
and schedules and other information that is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base
Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
or the use of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement will have been issued, and no proceeding for any such purpose will
be pending or initiated or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened by the Commission. For purposes of this Agreement, “free
writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act and the “Time of Sale Prospectus”
means the preliminary prospectus, if any, together with the free writing prospectuses, if any, used in connection with the Placement,
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(b)            The Registration
Statement (and any further documents to be filed with the Commission) will contain all exhibits and schedules as required by the
Securities Act. Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, complied
in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations and did not and,
as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Base Prospectus, the Time of
Sale Prospectus, if any, and the Prospectus Supplement, each as of its respective date, comply in all material respects with the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations. Each of the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus,
if any, and the Prospectus Supplement, as amended or supplemented, did not and will not contain as of the date thereof any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Incorporated Documents, when they were filed with the Commission,
conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations, and none of
such documents, when they were filed with the Commission, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (with respect to Incorporated Documents incorporated by reference in the
Base Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement), in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further
documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, if any, or Prospectus Supplement,
when such documents are filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act
and the applicable Rules and Regulations, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
No post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement reflecting any facts or events arising after the date thereof which represent,
individually or in the aggregate, a fundamental change in the information set forth therein is required to be filed with the Commission.
There are no documents required to be filed with the Commission in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby that (x)
have not been filed as required pursuant to the Securities Act or (y) will not be filed within the requisite time period. There
are no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, if any, or Prospectus
Supplement, or to be filed as exhibits or schedules to the Registration Statement, that have not been described or filed as required.


 


(c)            The Company has delivered, or will as promptly as practicable deliver, to Chardan complete conformed copies of the Registration
Statement and of each consent and certificate of experts, as applicable, filed as a part thereof, and conformed copies of the Registration
Statement (without exhibits), the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, if any, and the Prospectus Supplement, as amended
or supplemented, in such quantities and at such places as Chardan reasonably request. Neither the Company nor any of its directors
and officers has distributed and none of them will distribute, prior to the Closing Date, any offering material in connection with
the offering and sale of the Shares other than the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, if any, the Prospectus Supplement,
the Registration Statement, copies of the documents incorporated by reference therein and any other materials permitted by the
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6.            Representations and Warranties. Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules which
Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth below
to the Chardan.


 


(a)            Organization
and Qualification. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries (individually, “Subsidiary”) of the Company
are set forth on Schedule 3(A). Except as set forth in Schedule 3(A), the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital
stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any “Liens” (which for purposes of this
Agreement shall mean a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction),
and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable
and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is
an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets
and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of
the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents.
Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation
or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be
expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, (ii) a material
adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and
the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material
respect on a timely basis its obligations under this Agreement (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse
Effect”) and no “Proceeding” (which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean any action, claim, suit,
investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether
commenced or threatened) has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit
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(b)            Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate
the transactions contemplated by each of this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, its board
of directors or its stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the “Required Approvals”
(as defined in subsection 3(D) below). This Agreement has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and,
when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as limited by laws relating
to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.


 


(c)            No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company, the issuance and sale of the
Securities and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i)
conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation,
bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice
or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets
of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or
without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary
debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of
the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation
of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to
which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property
or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), with respect
to the Lincoln Park Agreement or such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.


 


(d)            Filings,
Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice
to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other
“Person” (defined as an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association,
joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity
of any kind, including, without limitation, the OTCQB) in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of this Agreement, other than such filings as are required to be made under applicable Federal and state securities laws (collectively,
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(e)            Issuance
of the Securities; Registration. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement,
will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions
on transfer provided for in this Agreement. The issuance by the Company of the Securities will be registered under the Securities
Act and all of the Securities will be freely transferable and tradable by the Purchasers without restriction (other than any restrictions
arising solely from an act or omission of a Purchaser). The Securities will be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement and
the issuance of the Securities will be registered by the Company under the Securities Act. Upon its effectiveness under the Securities
Act, the Registration Statement will be available for the issuance of the Securities thereunder and the Company will not have received
any notice that the Commission has issued or intends to issue a stop-order with respect to the Registration Statement or that the
Commission otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently,
or intends or has threatened in writing to do so. The "Plan of Distribution" section under the Registration Statement
permits the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder. Upon receipt of the Securities, the Purchasers will have good and marketable
title to such Securities and the Securities will be freely tradable on the OTCQB. 


 


(f)            Capitalization.
The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3(F). The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most
recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the
Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees and pursuant to the conversion or exercise
of securities exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into Common Stock (“Common Stock Equivalents”). No Person
has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except for Lincoln Park as described above. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the
Securities or as described in the SEC Reports (as defined below) or disclosed to Chardan, there are no outstanding options, warrants,
scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of
Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become
bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not
obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not
result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities.
All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued
in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive
rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other
similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the
Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders, except as otherwise disclosed to Chardan.


 






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(g)            SEC
Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has complied in all material respects with requirements to file all reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant
to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required
by law to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference
therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid
extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their
respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained
any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements
of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules
and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and
except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects
the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations
and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit
adjustments.


 


(h)            Material
Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included
within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development
that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant
to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting,
(iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased,
redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity
securities to any officer, director or “Affiliate” (defined as any Person that, directly or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed
under Rule 144 under the Securities Act), except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans or as a result of a direct stock
grant. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for
the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3(h), no event, liability or development
has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, operations or
financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation
is made that has not been publicly disclosed one trading day prior to the date that this representation is made.


 






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(i)            Litigation.
There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, Proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator,
governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”)
which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of this Agreement or the Securities or
(ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim
of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been,
and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company
or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending
the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s
relationship with the Company, and neither the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement,
and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. No executive officer, to the
knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality,
disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive
covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal,
state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment
and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.


 


(j)            Labor
Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees
of the Company which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.


 






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(k)            Compliance.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been
waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the
Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture,
loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is
bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or
governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including
without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business and all such laws that affect the environment,
except in each case as could not have a Material Adverse Effect. 


 


(l)            Regulatory
Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports,
except where the failure to possess such permits could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
(“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating
to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.


 


(m)            Title
to Assets. To the extent possible, the Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real
property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all
personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear
of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the
use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state
or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under
lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company
and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.


 


(n)            Patents
and Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks,
trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other similar intellectual
property rights necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and
which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received notice (written or otherwise) that the Intellectual Property Rights used by
the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any third party. To the knowledge of the Company, all such
Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual
Property Rights of others. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality
and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
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(o)            Insurance.
The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and
in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including,
but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate subscription amount under this Agreement.
To the best knowledge of the Company, such insurance contracts and policies are accurate and complete. Neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant
increase in cost. 


 


(p)            Transactions
with Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and,
to the knowledge of the Company, none of its employees are presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary
(other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing
for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments
to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director,
or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, other than for (i) payment of salary
or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement of expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee
benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.


 


(q)            Sarbanes-Oxley.
The Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the
date hereof and of the closing date of the Placement. 


 


(r)            Certain Fees. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are
or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank
or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect
to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section
that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


 


(s)            OTCQB
Rules. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder will not contravene the rules and regulations of the OTCQB.


 


(t)            Investment
Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will
not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
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(u)            Registration
Rights. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports and except for Lincoln Park, no Person has any right to cause the Company to
effect the registration under the Securities Act of any Securities of the Company.


 


(v)            Application
of Takeover Protections. The Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render
inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents)
or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and
the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement, including without limitation as a result
of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.


 


(w)            Solvency.
Based on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the
proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount
that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known
contingent liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on
its business for the current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into
account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and capital
availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were
it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts
on or in respect of its debt when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability
to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).
The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation
under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. The SEC Reports set forth
as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company
or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” shall mean (i) any liabilities
for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(ii) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same
are or should be reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable
instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) the present value of
any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company
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(x)            Tax
Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise
tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which
has been asserted or threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.


 


(y)            Foreign
Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of
the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful
expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials
or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully
any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation
of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.


 


(z)            Accountants.
To the knowledge of the Company, the Company’s accountants who the Company expects will express their opinion with respect
to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s next Annual Report on Form 10-K, are a registered public accounting
firm as required by the Securities Act.


 


(aa)            Regulation
M Compliance.  The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly,
any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate
the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases
of, any of the Securities (other than for the Chardan’s placement of the Securities), or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any
person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.


 


(bb)            Approvals.
The issuance and quotation of the Shares on the OTCQB requires no further approvals, including but not limited to, the approval
of shareholders.


 


(cc)            FINRA Affiliations.
There are no affiliations with any FINRA member firm among the Company’s officers, directors or, to the knowledge of the
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7.            Offering
Conditions. The Offering will be conditioned upon, among other things, the following:


(a)            No
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose
shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission, and any request for additional information on the part of the Commission
(to be included in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement or otherwise) shall have been
complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Placement Agent.


(b)            The
Placement Agent shall not have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to the Settlement Date that the Registration
Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement
of a fact which, in the opinion of counsel for the Placement Agent, is material or omits to state any fact which, in the opinion
of such counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.


 


(c)            All
corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form, execution, delivery and validity of each of
this Agreement, the Shares, the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement and all other legal matters
relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to
counsel for the Placement Agent, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel all documents and information that they may
reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.


 


(d)            The
Placement Agent shall have received from outside counsel to the Company such counsel’s written opinion, addressed to the
Placement Agent and the Purchasers dated as of the Execution Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement
Agent, which opinion shall include a “10b-5” representation from such counsel.


 


(e)            (i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus, any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion,
flood, terrorist act or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental
action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth in or contemplated by the Base Prospectus; and (ii) since such date there
shall not have been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any change,
or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the business, general affairs, management, financial position,
stockholders’ equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth
in or contemplated by the Base Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is, in the judgment
of the Placement Agent, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery
of the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, if any, and the
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(f)            The
Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act and, as of the Settlement Date, the Shares shall be listed and admitted and authorized
for trading on the OTCQB, and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the Placement Agent. The Company
shall have taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of terminating the registration of the Common Stock under
the Exchange Act or delisting or suspending from trading the Common Stock from the OTCQB, nor has the Company received any information
suggesting that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration or the OTCQB is contemplating not quoting the Company’s
Shares on the OTCQB.


 


(g)            Subsequent
to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) trading in securities
generally on the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Capital Market, Alternext US or in trading in any securities of the Company
on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market shall have been suspended or minimum or maximum prices or maximum ranges for
prices shall have been established on any such exchange or such market by the Commission, by such exchange or by any other regulatory
body or governmental authority having jurisdiction, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared by federal or state authorities
or a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States,
(iii) the United States shall have become engaged in hostilities in which it is not currently engaged, the subject of an act of
terrorism, there shall have been an escalation in hostilities involving the United States, or there shall have been a declaration
of a national emergency or war by the United States, or (iv) there shall have occurred any other calamity or crisis or any change
in general economic, political or financial conditions in the United States or elsewhere, if the effect of any such event in clause
(iii) or (iv) makes it, in the sole judgment of the Placement Agent, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery
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(h)            No
action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental
agency or body which would, as of the Settlement Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Shares or materially and adversely affect
or potentially and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company; and no injunction, restraining order or order of
any other nature by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have been issued as of the Settlement Date which
would prevent the issuance or sale of the Shares or materially and adversely affect or potentially and adversely affect the business
or operations of the Company.


 


(i)            The Company shall have prepared and furnished to the Commission a Report on Form 8-K with respect to the Placement, including as
an exhibit thereto this Agreement.


 


(j)            The Company shall have entered into subscription agreements with each of the Purchasers and such agreements shall be in full force
and effect and shall contain representations and warranties of the Company as agreed between the Company and the Purchasers.


 


(k)            FINRA shall have raised no objection to the fairness and reasonableness of the terms and arrangements of the Placement Agreement.
In addition, the Company shall, if requested by the Placement Agent, make or authorize Placement Agent’s counsel to make
on the Company’s behalf, an Issuer Filing with FINRA pursuant to NASD Rule 2710 with respect to the Registration Statement
and pay all filing fees required in connection therewith.


 


(l)            Prior to the Settlement Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Placement Agent such further information, certificates and
documents as the Placement Agent may reasonably request.


 


8.            Finders’
Fees and Adjustments. The Company represents to Chardan that the Company is or will be liable for any finder’s fees to
third parties in connection with the introduction of the Company to Chardan. The Company represents and warrants to Chardan that
the entry into this engagement letter or any other action of the Company in connection with the proposed Offering will not violate
any agreement between the Company and any other underwriter and that it has obtained the consent of Lincoln Park to enter into
this letter agreement. 
Chardan reserves the right to reduce any item of their compensation or adjust the terms thereof as specified herein in the event
that a determination and/or suggestion will be made by FINRA to the effect that the underwriters’ aggregate compensation
is in excess of FINRA rules or that the terms thereof require adjustment; provided, however, the
aggregate compensation otherwise to be paid to the underwriters by the Company may not be increased above the amounts stated herein
without the written approval of the Company.


 


9.            Integration.
Other than as previously disclosed or reflected in its public filings, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates has either
prior to the initial filing or the effective date of the Registration Statement, made any offer or sale of any securities which
are required to be “integrated” pursuant to the Securities Act or the regulations thereunder with the offer and sale
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10.            Company
Cooperation. During the Engagement Period, the Company agrees to cooperate with Chardan and to furnish, or cause to be furnished,
to Chardan, any and all information and data concerning the Company, and the Offering that Chardan reasonably deems appropriate
(“Information”). The Company will provide Chardan reasonable access during normal business hours from
and after the date of execution of this engagement letter until the date of the Closing to all of the Company’s assets,
properties, books, contracts, commitments and records and to the Company’s officers, directors, employees, appraisers, independent
accountants, legal counsel and other consultants and advisors. The Company represents and warrants to Chardan that all Information
(i) contained in any preliminary or final Prospectus prepared by the Company in connection with the Offering and (ii) contained
in any filing by the Company with any court or governmental regulatory agency, commission or instrumentality will be complete
and correct in all material respects and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which such statements are
made. The Company acknowledges and agrees that in rendering its services hereunder, Chardan will be using and relying on such
Information (and information available from public sources and other sources deemed reliable by Chardan) without independent verification
thereof by Chardan or independent appraisal by Chardan of any of the Company’s assets. The Company acknowledges and agrees
that this engagement letter and the terms hereof are confidential and will not be disclosed to anyone other than the officers
and directors of the Company and the Company’s accountants, advisors and legal counsel. Except as contemplated by the terms
hereof or as required by applicable law, Chardan will keep strictly confidential all non-public Information concerning the Company
provided to Chardan. No obligation of confidentiality will apply to Information that (iii) is in the public domain as of the date
hereof or hereafter enters the public domain without a breach by Chardan, (iv) was known or became known by Chardan prior to the
Company’s disclosure thereof to Chardan as demonstrated by the existence of its written records, (v) becomes known to Chardan
from a source other than the Company, and other than by the  breach
of an obligation of confidentiality owed to the Company or (vi) is disclosed by the Company to a third party without restrictions
on its disclosure or (e) is independently developed by Chardan.


 


11.            Administration.
Chardan will select a single law firm in each applicable jurisdiction to serve as counsel to Chardan and will collaborate on the
engagement of all other professionals, background checks and the like to avoid duplication of effort or cost. For administrative
convenience, Chardan will serve to administer such professionals and will pay and submit invoices for expense reimbursement to
the Company related to services and expenses that are for the benefit of the Chardan. Other reimbursable expenses of Chardan will
be submitted directly to the Company for payment in accordance with Section 1 hereof. The allocation of the compensation payable
to Chardan as selling commission to other dealers or for other permitted purposes set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement shall
be determined by Chardan without reference to the Company. Disbursements of such allocations shall be made solely and directly
by Chardan as it determines.


 


12.            Third-Party Rights.
This engagement letter does not create, and shall not be construed as creating rights enforceable by any person or entity not a
party hereto, except those entitled hereto by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof. The Company acknowledges and agrees
that Chardan is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary of the Company and shall have no duties or liabilities to the equity
holders or the creditors of the Company or any other person by virtue of this engagement letter or the retention of Chardan hereunder,
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13.            Indemnification.


 


(a)            To the extent permitted by law,
the Company will indemnify Chardan, together with its respective affiliates, stockholders, directors, officers, employees and controlling
persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) against all losses, claims,
damages, expenses and liabilities, as the same are incurred (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), relating to
or arising out of its activities hereunder or pursuant to this engagement letter, except to the extent that any losses, claims,
damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) are found in a final judgment (not subject to appeal) by a court
of law to have resulted primarily and directly from any Chardan’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in performing the
services described in this Agreement.


 


(b)            Promptly after receipt by any Chardan of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action or proceeding with respect to which
such Chardan is entitled to indemnity hereunder, Chardan will notify the Company in writing of such claim or of the commencement
of such action or proceeding, but failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company from any obligation it may have
hereunder, except and only to the extent such failure results in the forfeiture by the Company of substantial rights and defenses.
If the Company so elects or is requested by Chardan, the Company will assume the defense of such action or proceeding and will
employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Chardan and will pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, Chardan will be entitled to employ counsel separate from counsel for the Company and from any other party in
such action if counsel for Chardan reasonably determines that it would be inappropriate under the applicable rules of professional
responsibility for the same counsel to represent both the Company and Chardan. In such event, the reasonable fees and disbursements
of no more than one such separate counsel will be paid by the Company, in addition to local counsel. The Company will have the
exclusive right to settle the claim or proceeding provided that the Company will not settle any such claim, action or proceeding
without the prior written consent of Chardan, which will not be unreasonably withheld.


 


(c)            The Company agrees to notify Chardan promptly of the assertion against it or any other person of any claim or the commencement
of any action or proceeding relating to a transaction contemplated by this engagement letter.


 


(d)            If for any reason the foregoing indemnity is unavailable to Chardan or insufficient to hold Chardan harmless, then the Company
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by Chardan as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and Chardan on the other, but
also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and Chardan on the other that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, as well as any relevant equitable considerations. The amounts paid or payable by a party in respect of losses, claims,
damages and liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees and expenses incurred in defending
any litigation, proceeding or other action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions hereof, Chardan’s share of the liability
hereunder shall not be in excess of the amount of fees actually received, or to be received, by Chardan under this engagement letter
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(e)            These indemnification provisions shall remain in full force and effect whether or not the transaction contemplated by this engagement
letter is completed and shall survive the termination of this engagement letter, and shall be in addition to any liability that
the Company might otherwise have to any indemnified party under this engagement letter or otherwise.


 


13.            Miscellaneous.
The Company represents that it is free to enter into this engagement letter and the transactions contemplated hereby, that
it will act in good faith and that it will not hinder Chardan’s efforts hereunder. This engagement letter will be deemed
to have been made and delivered in New York City and both the binding provisions of this engagement letter and the transactions
contemplated hereby will be governed as to validity, interpretation, construction, effect and in all other respects by the internal
laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Each of Chardan and the Company: (i)
agrees that any lawsuit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this engagement letter and/or the transactions contemplated
hereby will be instituted exclusively in New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for
the Southern District of New York, (ii) waives any objection which it may have or hereafter to the venue of any such suit, action
or proceeding, and (iii) irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, and the United
States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any such suit, action or proceeding. Each of the Placement Agent
and the Company further agrees to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit,
action or proceeding in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York and agrees that service of process upon the Company mailed by certified mail to the Company’s address
will be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company, in any such suit, action or proceeding, and service
of process upon Chardan mailed by certified mail to Chardan’s address will be deemed in every respect effective service
process upon Chardan, in any such suit, action or proceeding.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 






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We are delighted at the prospect of working with you and look
forward to a successful Offering. If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign and return to us one copy of this engagement
letter. This engagement letter may be executed in counterparts (including facsimile or .pdf counterparts), each of which shall
be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.


 


 


 


 


 


Very truly yours,


 


CHARDAN CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC


 


By    /s/ Kerry
Propper


        Kerry Propper


        CEO


 


 


 


Accepted and agreed as of the date first written
above:


 


NUVILEX, INC.


 


By /s/ Kenneth L. Waggoner


       Kenneth
L. Waggoner


       Chief Executive Officer and President


 


 






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