Document:

EXHIBIT 10.1

Execution Copy

 

 

 

 

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

among

 

PROTEA BIOSCIENCES GROUP, INC.

 

vivoPHARM PTY LTD.

 

DR. RALF BRANDT 

 

and

 

THE BRANDT FAMILY TRUST

 

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LIFE SCIENCE ADVANCEMENT
PARTNERSHIP, LP 

 

TERRA ROSSA CAPITAL PTY LTD

 

ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
trading as “RMIT UNIVERSITY”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated as of March 31, 2015

 

    	 

    	 

    

  

TABLE
OF CONTENTS

 

 

	SECTION		PAGE 
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE I	DEFINITIONS	 
	1.1.	Definitions	1
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II	PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES	 
	2.1.	Basic Transaction	9
	2.2.	Payment of Fixed Consideration	9
	2.3.	Holdback.	11
	2.4.	Payment of Contingent Consideration	12
	2.5.	The Closing	12
	2.6.	Closing Deliveries by Selling Shareholders	13
	2.7.	Closing Deliveries by Buyer	13
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS	 
	3.1.	Authorization of Transaction	14
	3.2.	Noncontravention	14
	 	 	 
	3.3.	Subject Shares	14
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE SELLERS	 
	4.1.	Organization, Qualification, and Corporate Power	15
	4.2.	Capitalization	16
	4.3.	Noncontravention	17
	4.4.	Brokers Fees	17
	4.5.	Title to Assets	17
	4.6.	Subsidiaries	17
	4.7.	Financial Statements; Projections	17
	4.8.	Events Subsequent to Latest Balance Sheet	18
	4.9.	Undisclosed Liabilities	20
	4.10.	Legal Compliance	20
	4.11.	Tax Matters	20
	4.12.	Real Property	22
	4.13.	Intellectual Property	24
	4.14.	Tangible Assets	26
	4.15.	Inventory	26
	4.16.	Contracts	26
	4.17.	Notes and Accounts Receivable	28
	4.18.	Powers of Attorney	28
	4.19.	Insurance	28
	4.20.	Litigation	29
	4.21.	Product Warranty	29
	4.22.	Product Liability	30

 

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	4.23.	Employees	30
	4.24.	Employee Benefits	30
	4.25.	Environmental Matters	32
	4.26.	Permits	33
	4.27.	Backlog	34
	4.28.	No Conflict of Interest	34
	4.29.	Bank Accounts	34
	4.30.	Customers and Suppliers	34
	4.31.	Claims Against Officers and Directors	35
	4.32.	Improper and Other Payments	35
	4.33.	Accuracy of Statements	35
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER	 
	5.1.	Organization of the Buyer	35
	5.2.	Authorization of Transaction	35
	5.3.	Noncontravention	36
	5.4.	Brokers Fees	37
	5.5.	Legal Compliance	37
	5.6.	Litigation	38
	5.7.	Accuracy of Statements	38
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI	COVENANTS	 
	6.1.	General	41
	6.2.	Notices and Consents	41
	6.3.	Operation of Business	41
	6.4.	Full Access	43
	6.5.	Exclusivity	43
	6.6.	Efforts	44
	6.7.	Maintenance of Insurance	44
	6.8.	Notice and Supplemental Information	44
	6.9.	Employment Agreement	44
	6.10.	Public Announcements	44
	6.11.	Consistent Tax Reporting	45
	6.12.	Termination of Shareholder Agreements	45
	6.13.	Resignation of Officers and Directors	45
	6.14.	Transition	45
	6.15.	Confidentiality	45
	6.16.	Noncompetition	45
	6.17	Post-Closing Covenants	45
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII	CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF BUYER	 
	7.1.	Representations and Warranties True as of Closing Date	50
	7.2.	Compliance with Covenants	50
	7.3.	Consents	50
	7.4.	Actions or Proceedings	50
	7.5.	Certificate	50
	7.6.	Financial Condition at Closing	50

 

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	7.7.	Resignations	51
	7.8.	Due Diligence Investigation	51
	7.9.	Financing Contingency	51
	7.10.	Employment Agreements	52
	7.11.	Termination of Certain Agreements	52
	7.12.	Insurance	52
	7.13.	Contracts	52
	7.14.	No Material Adverse Effect	52
	7.15.	Documents	52
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIIICONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF THE SELLERS	 
	8.1.	Representations and Warranties True as of Closing	53
	8.2.	Compliance with Covenants	53
	8.3.	Actions or Proceedings	53
	8.4.	Certificate	53
	8.5.	Opinion of Counsel	53
	8.6.	Documents	53
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX	SURVIVAL AND REMEDY; INDEMNIFICATION	 
	9.1.	Survival of Representations and Warranties	53
	9.2.	Indemnification by the Management Selling Shareholders	54
	9.3.	Indemnification by the Buyer	55
	9.4.	Third-Party Claims	55
	9.5.	Other Indemnification Provisions	56
	9.6.	Holdback	57
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X	TERMINATION	 
	10.1.	Termination of Agreement	57
	10.2.	Effect of Termination	58
	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XI	MISCELLANEOUS	 
	11.1.	Expenses	59
	11.2.	Press Releases and Public Announcements	59
	11.3.	No Third-Party Beneficiaries	59
	11.4.	Entire Agreement	59
	11.5.	Succession and Assignment	59
	11.6.	Counterparts	59
	11.7.	Headings	59
	11.8.	Notices	59
	11.9.	Governing Law	60
	11.10.	Amendments and Waivers	61
	11.11.	Severability	61
	11.12.	Construction	61
	11.13.	Incorporation of Exhibits, Annexes, and Schedules	61
	11.14.	Specific Performance	61
	11.15.	Submission to Jurisdiction	61

 

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Exhibits

 

Exhibit A - Form of Certificate of Designations of Series
A Preferred Stock

Exhibit B-1-Form of Dr. Ralf Brandt’s Employment Agreement

Exhibit B-2 -Form of Sabine Brandt’s Employment Agreement

Exhibit C-Form of Escrow Agreement

Exhibit D -Form of Option Holder Letter

Exhibit E - Form of Indemnification Agreement

 

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Schedules

 

	Schedule 2.2	 	 	Distribution of Fixed Consideration
	Schedule 3.2	 	 	Noncontravention

	Schedule 3.3	 	 	Subject Shares
	Schedule 4.2	 	 	Selling Shareholders
	Schedule 4.3	 	 	Noncontravention
	Schedule 4.4	 	 	Brokers
	Schedule 4.5	 	 	Title to Assets
	Schedule 4.7(a)	 	 	Financial Statements
	Schedule 4.7(b)	 	 	Projections
	Schedule 4.8(b)	 	 	Contracts
	Schedule 4.8(c)	 	 	Changes to Contracts
	Schedule 4.8(e)	 	 	Capital Expenditures
	Schedule 4.8(g)	 	 	Indebtedness
	Schedule 4.8(l)	 	 	Changes in Capital Stock
	Schedule 4.8(q)	 	 	Changes in Employment Terms
	Schedule 4.8(r)	 	 	Changes in Benefit Plans
	Schedule 4.9	 	 	Undisclosed Liabilities
	Schedule 4.10	 	 	Legal Compliance
	Schedule 4.11	 	 	Tax Returns
	Schedule 4.12(a)	 	 	Owned Property
	Schedule 4.12(b)	 	 	Leased Property
	Schedule 4.13(a)	 	 	Ownership of Intellectual Property
	Schedule 4.13(b)	 	 	Intellectual Property Infringement
	Schedule 4.13(c)	 	 	Company Intellectual Property
	Schedule 4.13(d)	 	 	Third Party Intellectual Property
	Schedule 4.16	 	 	Contracts
	Schedule 4.19	 	 	Insurance
	Schedule 4.20	 	 	Litigation
	Schedule 4.21	 	 	Warranties
	Schedule 4.23	 	 	Employees
	Schedule 4.24	 	 	Employee Benefits
	Schedule 4.25(c)	 	 	Environmental Liabilities
	Schedule 4.25(d)	 	 	Hazardous Substances
	Schedule 4.26	 	 	Permits
	Schedule 4.27	 	 	Backlog
	Schedule 4.29	 	 	Bank Accounts
	Schedule 4.30	 	 	Customers and Suppliers
	Schedule 4.31	 	 	Claims Against Officers and Directors
	Schedule 5.7	 	 	Litigation
	Schedule 6.3	 	 	Operation of Business

 

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SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”),
dated as of March 31, 2015, is made and entered into by and among Protea Biosciences Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Buyer” or “Protea”), Dr. Ralf Brandt (“Brandt”), The
Brandt Family Trust, a trust organized under the laws of Australia, Mrs. Sabine Brandt, trustee (the “Trust”),
South Australian Life Science Advancement Partnership, LP, ABN 39 229 293 655 a limited partnership organized under
the laws of Australia (“SALSA”), Terra Rossa Capital Pty Ltd ACN 114 576 742 in its capacity
as manager of the South Australian Life Science Advancement Partnership, LP (“Terra Rossa”) Royal Melbourne
Institute of Technology trading as “RMIT University” established under the laws of Victoria, Australia ( 
(“RMIT”) and vivoPharm Pty Ltd. ACN 106 101 615, a corporation organized under the laws of Australia
(the “Company”). The Trust, SALSA and RMIT are hereinafter sometimes individually referred to as a “Selling
Shareholder” and collectively as the “Selling Shareholders.”

 

WHEREAS, the Trust,
SALSA and RMIT are the owners of 100% of the Company Capital Shares and own 95.29% of the Fully-Diluted Company Capital Shares;
and

 

WHEREAS, prior to the
Closing Date, the Option Holders intend to exercise their Company Options for 4.71% of the Fully-Diluted Company Capital Shares,
and receive on the Closing Date from the Buyer their pro-rata portion of the Fixed Consideration and a pro-rata proportion of any
Contingent Consideration, when issued; and

 

WHEREAS, the Buyer
wishes to purchase the Subject Shares from the Selling Shareholders and the Selling Shareholders desire to sell to the Buyer all
of the Subject Shares.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein made, and in consideration of the representations, warranties, and
covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION 1.1. Definitions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, express or implied, contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically indicated,
all dollar references when used herein shall mean United States Dollars, and specifically with respect to payments of the Cash
Consideration, the Fixed Consideration, the Contingent Consideration and the calculation of VWAP (as those terms are defined below)
shall mean and be expressed in United States Dollars. The following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of
this Agreement.

 

“AASB”
means accounting principles established by the Australian Accounting Standards Board, as in effect from time to time.

 

“Adverse Consequences”
means all actions, suits, proceedings, hearings, investigations, charges, complaints, claims, demands, injunctions, judgments,
orders, decrees, rulings, damages, dues, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement, Liabilities, obligations, Taxes,
liens, losses, expenses, and fees, including court costs and attorneys’
fees and expenses.

 

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“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls
or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified.

 

“Affiliated
Group” means any affiliated group within the meaning
of Code §1504(a) or any similar group defined under a similar provision of state, local or foreign Law.

 

“Agreement”
means this Stock Purchase Agreement, including all exhibits and schedules hereto, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

“AUD”
or “$AU” means Australian dollars.

 

“Authority”
means any governmental regulatory or administrative body, governmental agency, governmental subdivision or authority, any
court or judicial authority, any public, private or industry governmental regulatory authority, whether foreign, national, federal,
state or local or otherwise, or any Person lawfully empowered by any of the foregoing to enforce or seek compliance with any regulation.

 

“Backlog”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.27 below.

 

“Brandt”
has the meaning set forth in the preface above.

 

“Break-up
Fee” shall mean the amount that may be payable by the Buyer to the Company as contemplated by Section 2.2(c) and Section
7.9(b) of this Agreement.

 

“Businesses”
shall mean the collective reference to the Buyer Business and the Company Business.

 

“Buyer”
has the meaning set forth in the captions and recitals above.

 

“Buyer Business:
shall mean the provision of molecular information though the Buyer’s proprietary platform technology comprised of hardware
and software enabling the collection and mapping of images for applications in the pharmaceutical, diagnostic, agricultural and
life science industries to enable the rapid generation of very large molecular image datasets, known as ‘big data”,
used to improve pharmaceutical development and life science research outcomes, and to extend and add value to other technologies
used in research and development, such as 3D tissue models, biomarker discovery, synthetic biologicals and mass spectrometry.

 

“Buyer Common
Stock” means the 250,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Buyer authorized for issuance
pursuant to its certificate of incorporation, as amended to date.

 

“Buyer Counsel”
shall mean the legal firm of CRK Law, LLP, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10019, USA, who
is acting as legal counsel to the Buyer in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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“Cash Consideration”
means the sum of (a) Five Million Four Hundred Fifty Two Thousand, Four Hundred and Sixty Three ($5,452,463) Dollars, plus (b)
the USD equivalent of the Company Option Payment (AUD).

 

“Certificate
of Designations” shall mean the certificate of designations of rights and privileges of the Protea Series A Preferred
Stock to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the Closing Date, and in the form of Exhibit A
annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

 

“Closing”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 below.

 

“Closing Date”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 below.

 

“Closing Payment”
means the Fixed Consideration, less the Holdback Amount.

 

“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“Common Stock
Equivalents” shall mean, with respect to the Buyer or the Company, as applicable all shares of Buyer Common Stock or
Company Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or preference shares,
or upon exercise of any warrants or options to purchase Buyer Common Stock or Company Ordinary Shares.

 

“Company”
has the meaning set forth in the captions and recitals above.

 

“Company Business”
means the offering of integrated research and preclinical services in different disease areas (with focus on cancer) to the biotechnology
and pharmaceutical industries, including providing advice and optimized study design to clients and conducting studies tailored
to guide drug development, starting from compound libraries and ending with a comprehensive set of in vitro and in
vivo data and reports, as needed for Investigational New Drug Applications (IND) filing.

 

“Company Capital
Shares” means, the collective reference to (a) the 3,037,500 Company Ordinary Shares owned of record and beneficially
by (i) the Trust as to 2,250,000 Company Ordinary Shares, and (ii) RMIT as to 787,500 Company Ordinary Shares; and (b) the 900,000
Company Series A Preference Shares owned of record and beneficially by SALSA.

 

“Company Counsel”
shall mean the legal firm of DW Fox Tucker, 14th Floor, 100 King William Street, Adelaide, 5000 South Australia, who
is acting as legal counsel to the Company and the Selling Shareholders in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.

 

“Company Indemnifying
Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 below.

 

“Company Options”
shall mean the options issued to the Option Holders entitling such Persons to purchase an aggregate of 194,626 Ordinary Shares
of the Company at a price of (AUD) $1.00 per share.

 

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“Company Option
Payment” shall mean AUD194,526, or such other cash amount to be paid to the Company by the Option Holders on or before
the Closing Date as their subscription for Company Ordinary Shares upon exercise of the Company Options.

 

“Company Ordinary
Shares” shall mean the 3,037,500 ordinary shares of the
Company issued under its constitution and currently outstanding.

 

“Company Series
A Preference Shares” shall mean the 900,000 Series A
preference shares, having a Liquidation Amount of $AUD2,179,044, that are owned of record and beneficially by SALSA.

 

“Confidential
Information” means any information concerning the businesses
and affairs of the Company that is not already generally available to the public.

 

“Consideration”
shall mean the sum of the Fixed Consideration and the Contingent Consideration.

 

“Contingent
Consideration” shall mean an amount equal to a maximum
of seven and one-half (7.5%) percent of the Stock Consideration that may be payable by the Buyer in accordance with Section 2.4
of this Agreement in additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

“Contract”
means any contract, lease, commitment, understanding, sales order, purchase order, agreement, indenture, mortgage, note,
bond, right, warrant, instrument, plan, permit or license, whether written or oral, which is intended or purports to be binding
and enforceable.

 

“Conversion
Date” shall mean the date or dates on which any shares of Protea Series A Preferred Stock shall be converted into Conversion
Shares.

 

“Conversion
Price”shall mean, as applicable to the Conversion Shares, a price per share equal to the greater of
(a) the same price per share at which the Buyer sells shares of its Buyer Common Stock, or the highest conversion price or exercise
price per share of any Common Stock Equivalents, in either case, as issued by Buyer in connection with the Required Financing contemplated
by Section 7.9 of this Agreement, or (b) forty ($0.40) cents; which Conversion Price shall be subject to appropriate and proportionate
adjustment for forward stock splits, reverse stock splits or other subdivisions, recapitalizations or combinations, including the
Reverse Stock Split contemplated by Section 5.3(d) of this Agreement.

 

“Conversion
Shares” shall mean that number of shares of Buyer Common Stock issuable upon any optional or mandatory conversion of
the Protea Series A Preferred Stock and as to each of the 570,053.7 shares of Protea Series A Preferred Stock, that number of shares
of Buyer Common Stock determined by dividing (a) $10.00 plus accrued dividends on such share of Series A Preferred Stock as at
the Conversion Date, by (b) the Conversion Price then in effect; which number of Conversion Shares shall be subject to appropriate
and proportionate adjustment for forward stock splits, reverse stock splits or other subdivisions, recapitalizations or combinations,
including the Reverse Stock Split contemplated by Section 5.3(d) of this Agreement.

 

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“Deposit”
means the sum of $100,000.00 payable by way of deposit and part payment of Cash Consideration in accordance with Section 2.2.

 

“Directors”
shall mean all of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company except for Ralf Brandt.

 

“Dollars”
or “$” shall mean United States Dollars
unless expressly indicated to be Australian Dollars, or AUD or AU$.

 

“Employee
Benefit Plan” means as to the Company or any Subsidiary
of the Company, any (a) nonqualified deferred compensation or retirement plan or arrangement, (b) qualified defined contribution
retirement plan or arrangement which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan, (c) qualified defined benefit retirement plan or arrangement
which is an employee pension benefit plan (including any multiemployer plan), or (d) employee welfare benefit plan or material
fringe benefit or other retirement, bonus, or incentive plan or program.

 

“Employment
Agreements” shall mean the collective reference to (a) the employment agreements between Dr. Ralf Brandt and the Company
and Mrs. Sabine Brandt, dated as of the Closing Date and in the form of Exhibit B-1 annexed hereto for Dr Brandt,
and in the form of Exhibit B-2 annexed hereto for Sabine Brandt, and (b) the three (3) employment agreements between
the Company and certain of the other Company Employees, being (i) Dr Melanie Keller, Division Head Europe, (vivo Pharm Europe Ltd),
(ii) Dr. Joanne Chua, Division Head Toxicology & Bioanalytic (RDDT) and (iii) Mr Chris Holding, Division Head Efficacy Testing,
to be entered into on or before the Closing Date.

 

“Environmental
Laws” means all federal, state, local and foreign statutes,
regulations, ordinances and other provisions having the force or effect of law, all judicial and administrative orders and determinations,
all contractual obligations and all common law concerning public health and safety, worker health and safety, and pollution or
protection of the environment, including without limitation all those relating to the presence, use, production, generation, handling,
transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, labeling, testing, processing, discharge, release, threatened release,
control, or cleanup of any Hazardous Substances, materials or wastes, chemical substances or mixtures, pesticides, pollutants,
contaminants, toxic chemicals, petroleum products or byproducts, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, noise or radiation, each
as amended and as now or hereafter in effect, including (but not limited to) (a) as to the Company and each Company Subsidiary
located in Australia, all environmental laws and statutes in Australia, and (b) as to the Company Subsidiary located in the United
States, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act of 1986, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976,
as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, the Clean Water Act of 1977, as amended, any so-called
“Superlien” law, and any other similar federal, state
or local statutes.

 

“Escrow Agreement”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 hereof, and annexed hereto as Exhibit C and made a part hereof.

 

“Execution
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 below.

 

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“Financial
Statements” means the following:

 

(a) the audited
consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the 2014 and 2013 Fiscal Year and the financial statements
of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the 2011 and 2012 Fiscal Years, respectively (including all notes thereto), which are included
in Schedule 4.7 consisting of the consolidated balance sheet at such dates and the related consolidated statements of earnings
and cash flows for the twelve month periods then ended;

 

(b) the unaudited
consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and for the six months then ended
(which shall include, for comparative purposes, financial statements as of December 31, 2013 and for the six months then ended),
which are included in Schedule 4.7, consisting of the balance sheet at such date and the related statement of earnings for
the one month period then ended.

 

“Fiscal Year”
shall mean the fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries ended June 30th.

 

“Fixed Consideration”
shall mean the aggregate sum (a) the Cash Consideration, and (b) the Stock Consideration.

 

“Fully-Diluted
Company Capital Shares” shall mean 4,132,126 Company Capital Shares representing the sum of (a) the 3,937,500 Company
Capital Shares owned by the Trust, SALSA and RMIT as at the Closing Date, and (b) the 194,626 Company Ordinary Shares issued on
the Closing Date to the Option Holders upon exercise of their Company Options.

 

“Hazardous
Substance” means any material or substance which (i)
constitutes a hazardous substance, toxic substance or pollutant (as such terms are defined by or pursuant to any Environmental
Laws) or (ii) is regulated or controlled as a hazardous substance, toxic substance, pollutant or other regulated or controlled
material, substance or matter pursuant to any Environmental Laws.

 

“Holdback
Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 below.

 

“Holdback
Release Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 below.

 

“Indemnification
Agreement” shall be the agreement referred to in Section 6.20 and shall be in the form of Exhibit E annexed
hereto and made a part hereof.

 

“Indemnified
Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 below.

 

“Indemnifying
Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 below.

 

“Intellectual
Property” means (a) all inventions (whether patentable
or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents, patent applications, and patent
disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations thereof,
(b) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, and corporate names, together with all translations, adaptations,
derivations, and combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications, registrations, and
renewals in connection therewith, (c) all copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all applications, registrations, and renewals
in connection therewith, (d) all mask works and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (e) all
trade secrets and confidential business information (including ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions,
manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier
lists, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals), (f) all computer software (including data
and related documentation), (g) all domain names, (h) all other proprietary rights to intangible property, and (i) all copies and
tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium).

 

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“Knowledge”
means actual knowledge after reasonable investigation.

 

“Latest Balance
Sheet” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries dated as of December 31, 2014.

 

“Law”
means any law, statute, regulation, ordinance, rule, order, decree, judgment, consent decree, settlement agreement or governmental
requirement enacted, promulgated, entered into, agreed or imposed by any Authority.

 

“Liability”
means any liability (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued
or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due), including any liability for Taxes.

 

“Lien”
means any mortgage, lien (except for any lien for Taxes not yet due and payable), charge, restriction, pledge, security
interest, option, lease or sublease, claim, right of any third party, easement, encroachment or encumbrance.

 

“Liquidation
Amount” means the amount payable on Closing to SALSA as the holder of the Company Series A Preference Shares in the sum
of $AUD,2,179,044.

 

“Material
Adverse Effect” shall mean any circumstances, developments
or matters whose effect on the Business, properties, assets, results, operations, condition (financial and other) and prospects
of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, either alone or in the aggregate, is or would reasonably expected to be materially
adverse.

 

“Option Holders”
mean the collective reference to Kym Weir, Brenton Wright, Ian Nisbet, Chris Holding, Joanne Chua, Peter Tapley, Mayet Petines
and Melanie Keller.

 

“Option Holders
Letter” shall mean the letter to be executed by each
of the Option Holders delivered to the Company and the Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date and in the form of Exhibit D
annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

 

“Ordinary
Course of Business” means the ordinary course of business
consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and frequency).

 

“Outside Closing
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 below.

 

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“Permits”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.26 below.

 

“Person”
means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization, or a governmental entity (or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof).

 

“Projections”
means all financial projections and forward-looking statements concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries which have been
furnished by the Company and Brandt to Buyer or its Affiliates or representatives and which have been attached to Schedule 4.7(b).

 

“Protea Series
A Preferred Stock” shall mean the $5,700,540 of 4% voting, convertible and redeemable shares of preferred stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, of Protea, to be issued on the Closing Date to the Selling Shareholders as the Stock Consideration and
evidenced by 570,053.7 shares of Series A preferred stock, which shall, inter alia, have a $10.00 per share liquidation
preference and shall contain such rights, designations and privileges as are set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

 

“Purchase
Price” means the sum of the Fixed Consideration and the Contingent Consideration.

 

“Required
Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9 of this Agreement.

 

“Reverse Stock
Split” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(d) of this Agreement.

 

“Schedules”
means the disclosure schedules accompanying this Agreement.

 

“Securities
Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“Securities
Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

“SEC”
means United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Selling Shareholders”
has the meaning set forth in the captions and recitals.

 

“Stock Consideration”
shall mean the 570,053.7 shares of Protea Series A Preferred Stock.

 

“Subject Shares”
means the 4,132,126 Fully-Diluted Company Capital Shares to be owned of record and beneficially by the Selling Shareholders on
the Closing Date.

 

“Subsidiary”
means any corporation, partnership or limited liability company with respect to which a specified Person (or a Subsidiary
thereof) owns a majority of the common stock or has the power to vote or direct the voting of sufficient securities to elect a
majority of the directors. RDDT Pty Ltd, an Australia corporation, vivoPharm Europe Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws
of the Federal Republic of Germany, and vivoPharm LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, are each Subsidiaries of the Company.

 

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“Tax”
means any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Code §59A), customs duties, capital stock, franchise,
profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer,
registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest,
penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.

 

“Tax Return”
means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including
any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.

 

“Third Party
Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 below.

 

“Trading Days”
shall mean any day or days that shares of Buyer Common Stock shall trade on any United States Stock Exchange.

 

“United States
Stock Exchange” shall mean any one or more of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the NYSE:AMEX Exchange, the NASDAQ Stock
Market, the OTCQB, the OTCQX or the OTC Pink Sheet exchanges.

 

“VWAP”
shall mean the volume weighted average price of Buyer Common Stock as traded on any United States Stock Exchange for the applicable
number of Trading Days.

 

ARTICLE II

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES

 

SECTION 2.1. Basic
Transaction. On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Selling Shareholders,
and each of the Selling Shareholders agrees to sell, or cause to be sold, to the Buyer, all of the Subject Shares for the consideration
specified herein.

 

SECTION 2.2. Payment
of Fixed Consideration. Forthwith after the signing of this Agreement by all parties, the Buyer will pay the sum of $100,000.00
by way of deposit and part payment of the Cash Consideration in accordance with Section 2.2(e) below. On the Closing Date,
in consideration for sale and delivery of the Subject Shares, the Buyer shall pay to the Selling Shareholders (i) the sum of $5,352,463
and the Company Option Payment, representing the Cash Consideration and (ii) the 570,053.7 shares of Protea Series A Preferred
Stock, evidencing $5,700,537 of Stock Consideration, representing a total of Eleven Million One Hundred and Fifty Three ($11,153,000)
Dollars plus the Company Option Payment of Fixed Consideration, less (iii) the Holdback Amount set forth in Section 2.3 below.

 

(a)Payment
of Cash Consideration.The Cash Consideration shall be paid to the Selling Shareholders by means of wire transfers of immediately
available funds to a trust account maintained by Company Counsel in accordance with wire instructions provided by such legal counsel.
Promptly following the Closing Date, such Cash Consideration shall be disbursed by Company Counsel to accounts designated by the
Selling Shareholders and the Option Holders. The Liquidation Amount will be paid to SALSA from the Cash Consideration and the amount
of the Cash Consideration payable to each of the Selling Shareholders and the Option Holders shall be as set forth on Schedule
2.2 annexed hereto, and for an Option Holder in accordance with the Option Holder’s Letter.

 

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(b)Payment
of Stock Consideration.On the Closing Date, the Buyer shall cause to be delivered to the Selling Shareholders stock certificates
evidencing 570,053.7 shares of Protea Series A Preferred Stock representing (i) the Stock Consideration, less (ii) the Holdback
Amount set forth in Section 2.3 below. Such stock certificates shall be registered in the names of each of the Selling Shareholders
and the Option Holders and shall be in such number of shares of Protea Series A Preferred Stock to be issued or issuable to each
Selling Shareholder as shall be as set forth on Schedule 2.2 annexed hereto and for an Option Holder in accordance with
the Option Holder’s Letter.

 

(c)Restricted
Securities. Without limiting the obligations of the Buyer pursuant to Section 6.20, each of the Selling Shareholders
acknowledge that the Stock Consideration and any Contingent Consideration have not been registered under the Securities Act and
may not be sold in the absence of a registration statement declared effective by the SEC or an applicable exemption for the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. Each certificate evidencing the Stock Consideration and any Contingent Consideration shall
bear the following legend:

 

“The
shares evidenced by this certificate have not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”),
and may not be sold, pledged, hypothecated or assigned in the absence of an effective registration statement under the Act, or
an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company that registration is not required under the Act.”

 

(d)Deposit
and Break-up Fee. Forthwith on the signing of this Agreement by all parties, the Buyer will pay by means of wire transfer of
immediately available funds to a trust account maintained by Company Counsel in accordance with wire instructions provided by such
legal counsel the sum of $100,000.00 (“Deposit”) by way of deposit and part payment of the Cash Consideration.
The Deposit will be held by Company Counsel and paid and applied as Cash Consideration on Closing. If the Break-up Fee is payable
in accordance with Section 7.8 or Section 7.9 of this Agreement, Company Counsel shall pay and apply the Deposit on behalf
of the Buyer in satisfaction of the Break-up Fee in accordance with Section 7.9(e).

 

If this Agreement
is terminated by the Buyer and the Selling Shareholders pursuant to Section 10.1(a) , or by the Buyer pursuant to Section 10.1(d),
or by the Buyer pursuant to Section 10.1(f), the Deposit will be repaid to the Buyer.

 

(e)Summary
of Terms of Protea Series A Preferred Stock.As set forth in the Certificate of Designations, the Protea Series A Preferred
Stock shall:

 

(i)have
a stated or liquidation value per share of ten ($10.00) Dollars which shall be payable upon any sale or liquidation of the Buyer
prior to any payments in respect of the Buyer Common Stock;

 

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(ii)pay
an annual dividend of four (4%) percent which shall accrue annually, be payable in additional shares of Protea Series A Preferred
Stock, and be added to the face or stated amount of such shares of Protea Series A Preferred Stock;

 

(iii)be convertible
at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of Buyer Common Stock at the Conversion Price then in effect;

 

(iv)be subject
to automatic conversion into Buyer Common Stock in the event that either (A) the average of the VWAP of shares of
Buyer Common Stock, as traded on any United States Stock Exchange for any twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days shall equal or exceed
one hundred and fifty (150%) percent of the Conversion Price then in effect; or (B) Protea shall consummate an underwritten public
offering of not less than $15,000,000 of its shares of Buyer Common Stock.

 

(v)vote,
together with the Buyer Common Stock, on an “as converted basis” with respect to all matters submitted to the vote
of holders of Buyer Common Stock; and

 

(vi)be subject
to redemption and repurchase at the sole option of the Buyer, upon thirty days prior written notice to the holders, for a cash
amount, payable in United States Dollars, equal to the $10.00 per share stated value of the Protea Series A Preferred Stock ($5,700,537)
plus accrued dividends thereon.

 

The foregoing
provisions of this Section 2.2(f) is merely a summary of the principal terms and conditions of the Protea Series A Preferred
Stock and is qualified in all respects by the terms, conditions and provisions of the Certificate of Designations annexed hereto
as Exhibit A and made a part

 

SECTION 2.3. Holdback
Amount.

 

(a)The
Buyer will withhold a 28,502 shares of Protea Series A Preferred Stock representing five (5.0%) percent of the Stock Consideration
(the “Holdback Amount”) from the Selling Shareholders until the expiration of twelve (12) months from the Closing
Date (the “Holdback Release Date”). The Holdback Amount shall be delivered to and deposited in escrow with Buyer’s
Counsel under an escrow agreement among the Selling Parties, the Buyer and Buyer’s Counsel in the form of Exhibit C
annexed hereto (the “Escrow Agreement”) and shall serve as a source for any indemnification claims pursuant
to Article IX. On the Holdback Release Date, if there are no pending claims for indemnification by the Buyer, the Buyer
shall cause the entire Holdback Amount to be distributed to the Selling Shareholders.

 

(b)In
the event that, on or before the Holdback Release Date, the Buyer shall seek indemnification by reason of any of the matters that
the “Buyer Indemnified Parties” shall be entitle to be indemnified against pursuant to Article IX of this Agreement,
if there shall be a dispute as to whether Buyer is so entitled to payment from the Holdback Amount or the amount of any such payment,
the parties hereto agree to submit the dispute to final and binding commercial arbitration before the International Chamber of
Commerce Australia, at a venue in Melbourne, Victoria, or such other venue as may be determined by the ICC; it being understood
and agreed that the decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding on the parties and may be enforced in any court of
competent jurisdiction in Australia (Victoria), Delaware or West Virginia.

 

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SECTION 2.4. Payment
of Contingent Consideration.On a date which shall be not later than March 31, 2016 (the “Contingent Consideration
Payment Date”), in the event that the consolidated revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the trailing twelve
consecutive months ended December 31, 2015 (the “2015 Revenues”) shall exceed by 110% or more
the consolidated revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the trailing twelve consecutive months ended December 31, 2014
(the “2014 Revenues”), the Buyer shall issue to the Selling Shareholders and the Option Holders who hold any
of the Stock Consideration at the time of the Contingent Consideration Payment Date (including any of the Stock Consideration that
is purchased or acquired by a Selling Shareholder or Option Holder from another Selling Shareholder or Option Holder), based on
the proportional ownership of the Stock Consideration at that time, the Contingent Consideration in accordance with the following
formula:

 

	Percentage by which
2015 Revenues	 	Amount of Contingent Consideration
	Exceed 2014 Revenues	 	 
	 	 	
	110.0% to 120%	 	2.5%
of the Stock Consideration
	120.1% to 150%	 	5.0%
of the Stock Consideration
	in excess of 150%	 	7.5%
of the Stock Consideration;

  

provided, that
in the event that 2015 Revenues shall be a percentage in excess of 110.1% but less than 120% or in excess of 120.1% but less than
150%, the percentage of the Stock Consideration and the amount of Contingent Consideration shall be appropriately and equitably
pro-rated.

 

On the Contingent Consideration
Payment Date the Buyer shall cause to be delivered to the Selling Shareholders and the Option Holders stock certificates evidencing
shares of the Buyer Common Stock representing the Contingent Consideration.

 

SECTION 2.5 The
Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place
at the offices of CKR Law, LLP, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10019, commencing at 10:00
a.m. local time on a date (the “Closing Date”) which shall be the earlier to occur of (i) a date which shall
be not more than ninety (90) days following the date of execution of this Agreement by all parties hereto (the “Execution
Date”), or (ii) five business days following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the obligations of the parties
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (other than conditions with respect to actions the respective parties will take
at the Closing itself) or such other date as the Selling Shareholders and the Buyer may mutually determine; provided, that,
if agreed by the Selling Shareholders and the Buyer, the Closing Date can be extended to as late as July 31, 2015 (the “Outside
Closing Date”). It is the intent of the parties that Buyer shall assume control of the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately
after the close of business on the Closing Date.

 

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SECTION 2.6. Closing
Deliveries by Selling Shareholders. To effect the transfer referred to in Section 2.1 hereof and the delivery of the
consideration described in Section 2.2 hereof, the Selling Shareholders shall, on the Closing Date, deliver the following:

 

(a) Selling
Shareholders shall cause to be delivered to Buyer the Option Holders Letter, for each Option Holder, signed by each Option Holder;

 

(b) Selling
Shareholders shall cause to be delivered to Buyer certificates evidencing the Subject Shares, free and clear of any and all Liens,
with duly executed instruments of transfer to the Buyer of the Subject Shares in accordance with the constitution of the Company;

 

(c) Selling
Shareholders shall have delivered to Buyer all consents, approvals, releases and waivers from governmental Authorities and other
third parties required or necessary as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance
to Buyer and its counsel;

 

(d) Selling
Shareholders shall have delivered all other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Article VII hereof not specifically
mentioned above in this Section;

 

(e) Ralf
Brandt and Sabine Brandt shall have delivered a duly executed Employment Agreement;

 

(f) Selling
Shareholders shall have executed and delivered a counterpart of the Indemnification Agreement;

 

(g) Selling
Shareholders and the Company shall have executed and delivered to Buyer and the Escrow Agent the Escrow Agreement; and

 

(h) All instruments
and documents executed and delivered to Buyer pursuant hereto shall be in form and substance, and shall be executed in a manner,
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and its counsel.

 

SECTION 2.7. Closing
Deliveries by Buyer. To effect the transfer referred to in Section 2.1 hereof and the delivery of the consideration
described in Section 2.2 hereof, the Buyer shall, on the Closing Date, deliver the following:

 

(a) Buyer
shall have tendered to the Selling Shareholders the Cash Consideration by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance
with Section 2.2(a);

 

(b) Buyer
shall have delivered the Stock Consideration, less the Holdback Amount in accordance with Section 2.2(b);

 

(c) Buyer
and the Escrow Agent shall have executed and delivered to Selling Shareholders the Escrow Agreement;

 

(d) Buyer
shall have deposited the Holdback Amount in escrow in accordance with the Escrow Agreement;

 

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(e) Buyer
shall have tendered all other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Article VIII hereof not specifically mentioned
above in this Section;

 

(f) Buyer
shall have executed and delivered a counterpart of the Indemnification Agreement; and

 

(g) All instruments
and documents executed and delivered to Selling Shareholders pursuant hereto shall be in form and substance, and shall be executed
in a manner, reasonably satisfactory to Selling Shareholders and their counsel.

 

SECTION 2.8. Employment
Agreement. The Company will on or prior to Closing enter into each of the Employment Agreements; provided, that,
except for Exhibits B-1 and B-2 (the employment agreements with Dr. Ralf Brandt and Sabine Brandt) if the Company or the other
employees shall for any reason fail or refuse to executed such employee’s respective employment agreement, the Buyer may
waive such condition and consummate the Closing of its purchase of the Subject Shares, as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE III

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ALL SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS

 

The Selling Shareholders
each severally (not jointly and severally) represent and warrant to the Buyer that the statements contained in this Article
III are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as though
made then and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this Article III) with
respect to himself or itself.

 

SECTION 3.1. Authorization
of Transaction. Each Selling Shareholder has full power and authority (including full corporate power and authority) to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform his or its obligations hereunder. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding
obligation of each Selling Shareholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions. The Selling Shareholders need
not give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental
agency in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.2. Noncontravention.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2, neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, will (A) violate any constitution, Law, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree,
ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which any Selling Shareholder is subject
or any provision of the Trust agreement applicable to the Trust or (B) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default
under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any
notice or consent under any Contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which any Selling Shareholder is a party
or by which he or it is bound or to which any of his or its assets is subject.

 

SECTION 3.3. Subject
Shares. Each of the Selling Shareholders holds of record and owns beneficially all of the Subject Shares, free and clear of
any restrictions on transfer (other than any restrictions under the Securities Act and state securities Laws), Taxes, Liens, options,
warrants, purchase rights, Contracts, commitments, equities, claims, and demands. No Selling Shareholder is a party to any option,
warrant, purchase right, or other Contract or commitment that could require such Selling Shareholder to sell, transfer, or otherwise
dispose of any Subject Shares (other than this Agreement). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3, no Selling Shareholder is
a party to any voting trust, proxy, or other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any Subject Shares. The instruments
of transfer delivered by the Selling Shareholders to Buyer at the Closing will be sufficient to transfer each Selling Shareholders’
entire interest, legal and beneficial, in the Subject Shares and, after such transfer, the Buyer shall acquire all of the
Subject Shares. the Selling Shareholders has full power and authority (including full corporate power and authority) to convey
good and marketable title to all of the Subject Shares, and upon transfer to Buyer of the certificates representing such Subject
Shares, Buyer will receive good and marketable title to such Subject Shares, free and clear of all Liens.

 

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SECTION 3.4 No
Other Representations or Warranties.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, express or implied, contained in this
Agreement, neither SALSA nor RMIT make any representations or warranties to the Buyer, except as expressly set forth above in this
Article III.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY,
BRANDT

AND THE TRUST

 

The Company, Brandt
and the Trust hereby represent and warrant to the Buyer that the statements contained in this Article IV are correct and
complete as of the date of this Agreement, and, except as amended pursuant to Section 6.8, will be correct and complete
as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout
this Article IV), except as set forth in the Schedules hereto. Except as otherwise noted herein or in a Schedule hereto,
all representations and warranties are deemed to be made as at the date of this Agreement and, unless otherwise noted in an amended
or updated Schedule pursuant to Section 6.8, shall also be true and correct as of the Closing Date. Nothing in the Schedules
shall be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made herein, however, unless the Schedule identifies
the exception with reasonable particularity. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the mere listing (or inclusion of
a copy) of a document or other item shall not be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made
herein (unless the representation or warranty has to do with the existence of the document or other item itself). An item disclosed
in any Schedule shall be deemed disclosed for purposes of all Schedules, provided that reasonably particular cross references have
been included.

 

Except as applicable
to Section 4.2 below, or as otherwise specified, all references in this ARTICLE IV to “the Company”
shall mean and include the Company and each of its Subsidiaries.

 

SECTION 4.1. Organization,
Qualification, and Corporate Power. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under
the Laws of the country of Australia (Victoria). The Subsidiaries are Persons duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under the Laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization. The Company is duly authorized to conduct business and is in
good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company. The Company has full corporate power and authority and all licenses, Permits, and authorizations necessary
to carry on the Business in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by it. The Company has delivered
to the Buyer correct and complete copies of the articles of incorporation, constitution, by-laws, operating agreements and code
of regulations of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries (as amended to date). The minute books (containing the records of meetings
of the stockholders, the board of directors, and any committees of the board of directors), the share registers, the stock certificate
books, and the stock record books of the Company are correct and complete. The Company is not in default under or in violation
of any provision of its constitution or articles of incorporation or code of regulations.

 

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SECTION 4.2. Capitalization;
Exercise of Company Options.

 

(a) The entire
issued capital shares of the Company consists of 3,037,500 Ordinary Shares and 900,000 Series A Preference Shares and the Company
has issued the Company Options to purchase 194,626 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $AU1.00 per share. The holders of all
Fully-Diluted Company Capital Shares are set forth on Schedule 4.2 annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

 

(b) Immediately
prior to the Closing, the Company will procure each of the Option Holders to exercise their respective Company Options for the
$AU1.00 per share exercise price; it being understood and agreed, that such exercise price shall be paid by each of the Option
Holders by paying to the Company the aggregate sum of $AU194,626 out of the Cash Consideration payable to the Option Holders on
the Closing Date, all as set forth on Schedule 4.2 annexed hereto.

 

(c) All of
the issued and outstanding Subject Shares have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, and are
and at the Closing will be held of record by the Selling Shareholders. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.2, there are no
outstanding or authorized options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, or other
Contracts or commitments that could require the Company to issue, sell, or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of the Subject
Shares. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation, or similar rights with
respect to the Subject Shares. There are no voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings with respect to the voting
of the Subject Shares.

 

(d) The instruments
of transfer delivered by the Selling Shareholders to Buyer at the Closing will be sufficient to transfer each Selling Shareholders’
entire interest, legal and beneficial, in the Subject Shares and, after such transfer, the Buyer shall acquire all of the Subject
Shares. The Selling Shareholders have full power and authority (including full corporate power and authority) to convey good and
marketable title to all of the Subject Shares, and upon transfer to Buyer of the certificates representing such Subject Shares,
Buyer will receive good and marketable title to such Subject Shares, free and clear of all Liens.

 

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SECTION 4.3. Noncontravention.
Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i)
violate any constitution, articles of association, Law, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge,
or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which the Company is subject or any provision of the articles
of incorporation or code of regulations of the Company or (ii) except as set forth on Schedule 4.3, conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any Contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which
the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject (or result in the imposition of any Lien
upon any of its assets). The Company does not need to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent,
or approval of any government or governmental agency in order for the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.

 

SECTION 4.4. Brokers’
Fees. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4, the Company has no Liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions
to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

SECTION 4.5. Title
to Assets. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5, the Company has good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest
in, the properties and assets used by it, located on its premises, or shown on the Latest Balance Sheet or acquired after the date
thereof, free and clear of all Liens, except for properties and assets disposed of in the Ordinary Course of Business since the
date of the Latest Balance Sheet.

 

SECTION 4.6. Subsidiaries.
Except as set forth below, the Company has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries, either wholly or partially owned, and the Company
does not hold any direct or indirect economic, voting or management interest in any Person or own any securities issued by any
Person. Each of (a) RDDT Pty Ltd, an Australia corporation, located at Level 3, Suite 29, 240 Plenty Road, Bundoora VIC
3085, Australia; (b) vivoPharm Europe Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of Germany, located at
Grillparzerstrasse 25, Munich 81675, Germany; and (c) vivoPharm LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, located at 1214
Research Road, Suite 1050, Hummelstown, PA 17036, USA, are wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company.

   

SECTION 4.7. Financial
Statements; Projections.

 

(a) The Financial
Statements of the Company are set forth on Schedule 4.7(a). The Financial Statements have been and will be prepared in accordance
with AASB consistently applied and present fairly the financial position, assets and Liabilities of the Company as of the dates
thereof and the revenues, expenses, results of operations of the Company for the periods covered thereby. The Financial Statements
and the books and records of the Company and do not reflect any transactions which are not bona fide transactions.

 

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(b) The Projections
of the Company are set forth on Schedule 4.7(b). All of the Projections are based upon assumptions made in good faith and
considered reasonable by the Company in light of historical financial information concerning the Company and its industry. The
Projections represent Brandt’s and the Company’s best estimate of the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods covered thereby and the financial position as of the dates set forth therein of the Company. The Company’s failure
to meet the Projections, other than as the result of assumptions made negligently or in bad faith, shall not be deemed to be a
breach of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 4.8. Events
Subsequent to Latest Balance Sheet. Since the date of the Latest Balance Sheet, there has not been any change in the business,
financial condition, operations, results of operations, or future prospects of the Company, or in any item set forth on any of
the Schedules attached hereto, which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, since that date:

 

(a) the Company
has not sold, leased, transferred, or assigned any of its assets, tangible or intangible, other than for a fair consideration in
the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(b) except
as set forth on Schedule 4.8(b), the Company has not entered into any Contract, lease, or license (or series of related
Contracts, leases, and licenses) involving more than $25,000 and outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(c) except
as set forth on Schedule 4.8(c), no party (including the Company) has accelerated, terminated, modified, or canceled any
agreement, Contract, lease or license (or series of related Contracts, leases and licenses) to which the Company is a party or
by which it is bound outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(d) the Company
has not imposed any Lien upon any of its assets, tangible or intangible;

 

(e) except
as set forth on Schedule 4.8(e), the Company has not made any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures)
in an amount in excess of $25,000 either individually or in the aggregate outside of the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(f) the Company
has not made any capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the securities or assets of, any other Person (or series
of related capital investments, loans, and acquisitions);

 

(g) except
as set forth on Schedule 4.8(g), the Company has not issued any note, bond, or other debt security or created, incurred,
assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease obligation involving more than $25,000 either individually
or in the aggregate outside of the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

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(h) the Company
has not delayed or postponed the payment of accounts payable and other Liabilities outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(i) the Company
has not cancelled, compromised, waived, or released any right or claim (or series of related rights and claims) either involving
more than $25,000 or outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(j) the Company
has not granted any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any Intellectual Property;

 

(k) there
has been no change made or authorized in the articles of incorporation or code of regulations of the Company;

 

(l) except
as set forth on Schedule 4.8(l), the Company has not issued, sold, or otherwise disposed any of its shares, or granted any
options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange, or exercise) any of its shares;

 

(m) the Company
has not declared, set aside, or paid any dividend or made any distribution with respect to its capital stock (whether in cash or
in kind) or redeemed, purchased, or otherwise acquired any of its capital stock;

 

(n) the Company
has not experienced any material damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to its property;

 

(o) the Company
has not made any loan to, or entered into any other transaction with, any of its directors, officers, employees or Affiliates;

 

(p) the Company
has not entered into any employment Contract or collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or modified the terms of any
existing such Contract or agreement;

 

(q) except
for hourly employees and except as set forth on Schedule 4.8(q), the Company has not granted any increase in the base compensation
of any of its directors, officers, and employees or made any other change in employment terms for any of its directors, officers,
and employees, in each case, with respect to those directors, officers and employees, whose annual compensation, including any
bonuses, equals or exceeds $50,000;

 

(r) except
as set forth on Schedule 4.8(r), the Company has not adopted, amended, modified, or terminated any bonus, profit-sharing,
incentive, severance, or other plan, Contract, or commitment for the benefit of any of its directors, officers, and employees (or
taken any such action with respect to any other Employee Benefit Plan);

 

(s) the Company
has not made or pledged to make any charitable or other capital contribution outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(t) there
has not been any other occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or transaction outside the Ordinary Course of Business
involving the Company; and

 

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(u) the Company
has not committed to any of the foregoing.

 

SECTION 4.9. Undisclosed
Liabilities. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9, the Company has no Liability (and to the Knowledge of the Company
and the directors of the Company, there is no basis for any present or future action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation,
charge, complaint, claim, or demand against it giving rise to any Liability), except for (i) Liabilities set forth on the face
of the Latest Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) and (ii) Liabilities which have arisen after the date of the Latest
Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business (none of which results from, arises out of, relates to, is in the nature of, or
was caused by any breach of Contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, or violation of Law or arose out of any charge, complaint,
actions, suit, claim, proceeding or demand).

 

SECTION 4.10. Legal
Compliance. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10, the Company and its Affiliates have complied with all applicable Laws
(including rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, and charges thereunder) of federal,
state, local, and foreign governments (and all agencies thereof), and, to the Knowledge of the Company and the directors and officers
of the Company, no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice has been filed
or commenced against any of them alleging any failure so to comply.

 

SECTION 4.11. Tax
Matters.

 

(a) The Company
has duly and timely filed all Tax Returns that it has been required to file for all periods through and including the Closing Date.
All such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all respects. All Taxes owed by the Company (whether or not shown on any Tax
Return) have been timely paid. The Company currently is not the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax
Return. The Company has maintained adequate provision for, and adequate funds to pay, all unpaid Liabilities for Taxes, whether
or not disputed, that have accrued with respect to or are applicable to the period ended on and including the Closing Date or to
any years and periods prior thereto and for which the Company may be directly or contingently liable in its own right or as a transferee
of the assets of, or successor to, any Person. The Company has not incurred any Tax Liabilities other than in the Ordinary Course
of Business for any taxable year for which the applicable statute of limitations has not expired. No claim has ever been made by
an Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does not pay Taxes or file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation
by that jurisdiction. There are no Liens on any of the assets of the Company that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged
failure) to pay any Tax.

 

(b) None
of the Tax Returns that include the operations of the Company has ever been audited or investigated by any taxing Authority, and
no facts exist which would constitute grounds for the assessment of any additional Taxes by any taxing Authority with respect to
the taxable years covered in such Tax Returns. No issues have been raised in any examination by any taxing Authority with respect
to the businesses and operations of the Company which, by application of similar principals, reasonably could be expected to result
in a proposed adjustment to the Liability for Taxes for any other period not so examined. Neither the Selling Shareholders nor
the directors and officers (and employees responsible for Tax matters) of the Company have received, or expect to receive, from
any taxing Authority any written notice of a proposed adjustment, deficiency, underpayment of Taxes or any other such notice which
has not been satisfied by payment or been withdrawn, and no claims have been asserted relating to such Taxes against the Company.

 

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(c) Schedule
4.11 lists all federal, state, local, and foreign income Tax Returns filed with respect to the Company for taxable periods
for which the applicable statute of limitations has not expired, indicates those Tax Returns that have been audited, and indicates
those Tax Returns that currently are the subject of audit. The Company has delivered to the Buyer correct and complete copies of
all federal, state, local and foreign income Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against
or agreed to by the Company for taxable periods for which the applicable statute of limitations has not expired. The Company has
not waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or
deficiency.

 

(d) The Company
has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid, including without limitation, sales and use taxes, and
all Taxes in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third
party.

 

(e) The Company
has not filed a consent to the application of Section 341(f) of the Code.

 

(f) The Company
will not be required, as a result of (i) a change in accounting method for a Tax period beginning on or before the Closing Date,
to include any adjustment under Section 481(c) of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law)
in taxable income for any Tax period beginning on or after the Closing Date, or (ii) any “closing agreement,” as described
in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law), to include any item of income
in or exclude any item of deduction from any Tax period beginning on or after the Closing Date.

 

(g) The Company
has disclosed on its income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to an accuracy-related penalty under Section
6662 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of Tax Law).

 

(h) The Company
has not made any payments, is not obligated to make any payments and is not a party to any agreement that under certain circumstances
could obligate it to make any “excess parachute payment” as defined in Section 280G of the Code or any payments that
will not be deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(i) The Company
is not a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement. The Company is not subject to any joint venture, partnership or other
arrangement or Contract which is treated as a partnership for federal income Tax purposes.

 

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(j) None
of the assets of the Company constitutes tax-exempt bond financed property or tax-exempt use property within the meaning of Section
168 of the Code, and none of the assets reflected on the Financial Statements is subject to a lease, safe harbor lease or other
arrangement as a result of which the Company is not treated as the owner for federal income Tax purposes.

 

(k) The basis
of all depreciable or amortizable assets, and the methods used in determining allowable depreciation or amortization (including
cost recovery) deductions of the Company, are correct and in compliance with the Code and the regulations thereunder in all material
respects.

 

(l) The Company
is not a party to or otherwise subject to any arrangement having the effect of or giving rise to the recognition of a deduction
or loss in a taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date, and a corresponding recognition of taxable income or gain in
a taxable period ending after the Closing Date, or any other arrangement that would have the effect of or give rise to the recognition
of taxable income or gain in a taxable period ending after the Closing Date without the receipt of or entitlement to a corresponding
amount of cash.

 

SECTION 4.12. Real
Property.

 

(a) Schedule
4.12(a) lists and describes briefly all real property that the Company owns (the “Owned Property”). With
respect to each such parcel of Owned Property:

 

(i) except
as set forth on Schedule 3.10(a), the Company has good and marketable title to the parcel of Owned Property, free and clear of
all Liens, Permitted Liens which do not impair the current use, occupancy, or value, or the marketability of title, of the property
subject thereto;

 

(ii) except
as set forth on Schedule 3.10(a), there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company threatened condemnation proceedings,
lawsuits, or administrative actions relating to the property or other matters affecting adversely the current use, occupancy, or
value thereof;

 

(iii) the legal
description for the parcel contained in the deed thereof describes such parcel fully and adequately, the buildings and improvements
are located within the boundary lines of the described parcels of land, are not in violation of applicable setback requirements,
zoning Laws, and ordinances (and none of the properties or buildings or improvements thereon are subject to “permitted non-conforming
use” or “permitted non-conforming structure” classifications), and do not encroach on any easement which may
burden the land, and the land does not serve any adjoining property for any purpose inconsistent with the use of the land, and
the property is not located within any flood plain or subject to any similar type restriction for which any permits or licenses
necessary to the use thereof have not been obtained;

 

(iv) all facilities
have received all approvals of Authorities (including licenses and permits) required in connection with the ownership or operation
thereof and have been operated and maintained in accordance with applicable Laws, rules, and regulations;

 

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(v) there are
no leases, subleases, licenses, concessions, or other Contracts, written or oral, granting to any party or parties the right of
use or occupancy of any portion of the parcel of Owned Property;

 

(vi) there
are no outstanding options or rights of first refusal to purchase the parcel of Owned Property, or any portion thereof or interest
therein;

 

(vii) there
are no parties (other than the Company) in possession of the parcel of Owned Property;

 

(viii) all
facilities located on the parcel of real property are supplied with utilities and other services necessary for the operation of
such facilities, including gas, electricity, water, telephone, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer, all of which services are adequate
in accordance with all applicable Laws and are provided via public roads or via permanent, irrevocable, appurtenant easements benefitting
the parcel of real property; and

 

(ix) except
as set forth on Schedule 3.10(a), each parcel of real property abuts on and has direct vehicular access to a public road, or has
access to a public road via a permanent, irrevocable, appurtenant easement benefitting the parcel of real property, and access
to the property is provided by paved public right-of-way with adequate curb cuts available.

 

(b) Schedule
4.12(b) lists and describes briefly all real property leased or subleased to the Company (the “Leased Property”).
The Selling Shareholders have delivered to the Buyer correct and complete copies of the leases and subleases and other agreements
for occupancy, including all amendments, extensions and other modifications thereto (“Leases”) with respect
to each Leased Property, as listed in Schedule 4.12(b) (as amended to date). With respect to each Lease listed in Schedule
4.12(b):

 

(i) the lease
or sublease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect;

 

(ii) the lease
or sublease will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect on identical terms following the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(iii) no party
to the lease or sublease is in breach or default, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute
a breach or default or permit termination, modification, or acceleration thereunder;

 

(iv) no party
to the lease or sublease has repudiated any provision thereof;

 

(v) there are
no disputes, oral agreements, or forbearance programs in effect as to the lease or sublease;

 

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(vi) with respect
to each sublease, the representations and warranties set forth in subsections (i) through (v) above are true and correct with respect
to the underlying lease;

 

(vii) the Company
has not assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust, or encumbered any interest in the leasehold or subleasehold;

 

(viii) all
facilities leased or subleased thereunder have received all approvals of governmental Authorities (including licenses and permits)
required in connection with the operation thereof and have been operated and maintained in accordance with applicable Laws, rules,
and regulations;

 

(ix) all facilities
leased or subleased thereunder are supplied with utilities and other services necessary for the operation of said facilities; and

 

(x) the owner
of the facility leased or subleased has good and marketable title to the parcel of real property, free and clear of all Liens,
easements, covenants, or other restrictions, except for installments of special easements of real estate Taxes not yet delinquent
and recorded easements, covenants, and other restrictions which do not impair the current use, occupancy, or value, or the marketability
of title, of the property subject thereto.

 

SECTION 4.13. Intellectual
Property.

 

(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.13(a), the Company owns or has the right to use pursuant to license, sublicense, Contract, or
permission all Intellectual Property necessary for the operation of the Business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted
as set forth in the Projections. Each item of Intellectual Property owned or used by the Company immediately prior to the Closing
hereunder will be owned or available for use by the Company on identical terms and conditions immediately subsequent to the Closing
hereunder. The Company has taken all necessary action to maintain and protect each item of Intellectual Property that it owns or
uses.

 

(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.13(b), the Company has not to the Knowledge of the Company and its directors interfered with,
infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any Intellectual Property rights of third parties, and neither
the Company nor the directors of the Company have ever received any charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice alleging any such
interference, infringement, misappropriation, or violation (including any claim that the Company must license or refrain from using
any Intellectual Property rights of any third party). To the Knowledge of the Company and the directors of the Company, no third
party has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any Intellectual Property rights
of the Company.

 

(c) Schedule
4.13(c) identifies each patent or registration which has been issued to the Company with respect to any of its Intellectual
Property, identifies each pending patent application or application for registration which the Company has made with respect to
any of its Intellectual Property, and identifies each license, Contract or other permission which the Company has granted to any
third party with respect to any of its Intellectual Property (together with any exceptions). The Company has delivered to the Buyer
correct and complete copies of all such patents, registrations, applications, licenses, Contracts and permissions (as amended to
date) and has made available to the Buyer correct and complete copies of all other written documentation evidencing ownership and
prosecution (if applicable) of each such item. Schedule 4.13(c) also identifies each trade name or unregistered trademark
used by the Company in connection with its Business. With respect to each item of Intellectual Property required to be identified
in Schedule 4.13(c):

 

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(i) the Company
possesses all right, title, and interest in and to the item, free and clear of any Lien, license, or other restriction;

 

(ii) the item
is not subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge;

 

(iii) no action,
suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company and
the directors and officers (and employees with responsibility for Intellectual Property matters) of the Company, is threatened
which challenges the legality, validity, enforceability, use, or ownership of the item; and

 

(iv) the Company
has never agreed to indemnify any Person for or against any interference, infringement, misappropriation, or other conflict with
respect to the item.

 

(d) Schedule
4.13(d) identifies each item of Intellectual Property that any third party owns and that the Company uses pursuant to license,
sublicense, Contract or permission. The Company has delivered to the Buyer correct and complete copies of all such licenses, sublicenses,
Contracts and permissions (as amended to date). With respect to each item of Intellectual Property required to be identified in
Schedule 4.13(d):

 

(i) the license,
sublicense, Contract or permission covering the item is legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect;

 

(ii) the license,
sublicense, Contract or permission will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect on identical
terms following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(iii) no party
to the license, sublicense, Contract or permission is in breach or default, and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse
of time would constitute a breach or default or permit termination, modification, or acceleration thereunder;

 

(iv) no party
to the license, sublicense, Contract or permission has repudiated any provision thereof;

 

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(v) with respect
to each sublicense, the representations and warranties set forth in subsections (i) through (iv) above are true and correct with
respect to the underlying license;

 

(vi) the underlying
item of Intellectual Property is not subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge;

 

(vii) no action,
suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company and
the directors of the Company, is threatened which challenges the legality, validity, or enforceability of the underlying item of
Intellectual Property; and

 

(viii) the
Company has not granted any sublicense or similar right with respect to the license, sublicense, agreement, or permission.

 

(e) To the
Knowledge of the Company and the directors of the Company, the Company will not interfere with, infringe upon, misappropriate,
or otherwise come into conflict with, any Intellectual Property rights of third parties as a result of the continued operation
of its Business as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted.

 

(f) Neither
the Selling Shareholders nor the directors of the Company have any Knowledge of any new products, inventions, procedures, or methods
of manufacturing or processing that any competitors or other third parties have developed which reasonably could be expected to
supersede or make obsolete any product or process of the Company.

 

SECTION 4.14. Tangible
Assets. The Company owns or leases all buildings, machinery, equipment, and other tangible assets necessary for the conduct
of its Business as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. Each such tangible asset has been maintained
in accordance with normal industry practice, is in good operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear), is suitable
for the purposes for which it presently is used and, to the Knowledge of the Company and the directors of the Company, free from
defects (patent and latent). The assets of the Company at the Closing will be sufficient to permit the Buyer to operate the Business
as currently conducted.

 

SECTION 4.15. Inventory.
The inventory of the Company consists of raw materials and supplies, manufactured and purchased parts, goods in process, and finished
goods, all of which is merchantable and fit for the purpose for which it was procured or manufactured, and none of which is slow-moving,
obsolete, damaged, or defective, subject only to the reserve for inventory writedown set forth on the face of the Latest Balance
Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past
custom and practice of the Company.

 

SECTION 4.16. Contracts.
Schedule 4.16 lists the following Contracts and other agreements to which the Company is a party:

 

(a) any Contract
(or group of related Contracts) for the lease of personal property to or from any Person providing for lease payments in excess
of $25,000 per annum;

 

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(b) any Contract
(or group of related contracts) between the Company and any Major Customer or Major Supplier;

 

(c) any capitalized
lease, pledge, conditional sale or title retention agreement involving the payment of more than $25,000 in the aggregate;

 

(d) any Contract
concerning a partnership or joint venture;

 

(e) any Contract
with a sales representative, manufacturer’s representative, distributor, dealer, broker, sales agency, advertising agency
or other Person engaged in sales, distributing or promotional activities, or any agreement to act as one of the foregoing on behalf
of any Person;

 

(f) any Contract
(or group of related Contracts) under which it has created, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money,
or any capitalized lease obligation, or under which it has imposed a Lien on any of its assets, tangible or intangible;

 

(g) any Contract
pursuant to which the Company has made or will make loans or advances, or has or will have incurred debts or become a guarantor
or surety or pledged its credit on or otherwise become responsible with respect to any undertaking of another Person (except for
the negotiation or collection of negotiable instruments in transactions in the ordinary course of business);

 

(h) any mortgage,
indenture, note, bond or other agreement relating to indebtedness incurred or provided by the Company;

 

(i) any form
of Contract concerning confidentiality or noncompetition or otherwise prohibiting the Company from freely engaging in any business;

 

(j) any Contract
with any Selling Shareholder or any Affiliate thereof, other than the Shareholders Agreement referred to in Section 6.14;

 

(k) any profit
sharing, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation, deferred compensation, severance, or other plan or arrangement for the
benefit of its current or former directors, officers, and employees;

 

(l) any license,
royalty or other Contract relating to Intellectual Property;

 

(m) any Contract
involving a governmental body;

 

(n) any collective
bargaining agreement;

 

(o) any Contract
for the employment of any individual on a full-time, part-time, consulting, or other basis providing annual compensation in excess
of $50,000 or providing severance benefits;

 

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(p) any Contract,
whether or not fully performed, relating to any acquisition or disposition of the Company or any predecessor in interest or any
acquisition or disposition of any Subsidiary, division, line of business, or real property;

 

(q) any Contract
under which it has advanced or loaned any amount to any of its directors, officers, and employees;

 

(r) any Contract
under which the consequences of a default or termination could have an adverse effect on the business, financial condition, operations,
results of operations, or future prospects of the Company;

 

(s) any other
Contract (or group of related Contracts) the performance of which involves consideration in excess of $25,000;

 

(t) any commitment
to do any of the foregoing described in clauses (a) through (s).

 

The Company has delivered to the Buyer
a correct and complete copy (or form of Contract for certain Contracts so identified on Schedule 4.16) of each written Contract
listed in Schedule 4.16 (as amended to date) and a written summary setting forth the terms and conditions of each oral Contract
referred to in Schedule 4.16. With respect to each such Contract: (A) the Contract is legal, valid, binding, enforceable,
and in full force and effect; (B) the Contract will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect
on identical terms following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; (C) no party is in breach or default, and
no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time would constitute a breach or default, or permit termination, modification,
or acceleration, under the Contract; and (D) no party has repudiated any provision of the Contract.

 

SECTION 4.17. Notes
and Accounts Receivable. All notes and accounts receivable of the Company are reflected properly on their books and records,
are valid receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims, are current and collectible, and will be collected in accordance
with their terms at their recorded amounts, subject only to the reserve for bad debts set forth on the face of the Latest Balance
Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) as adjusted for operations and transactions through the Closing Date in accordance with
the past custom and practices of the Company.

 

SECTION 4.18. Powers of Attorney.
There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of the Company.

 

SECTION 4.19. Insurance.
Schedule 4.19 sets forth the following information with respect to each insurance policy (including policies providing property,
casualty, Liability, and workers’ compensation coverage and bond and surety arrangements) to which the Company has been a
party, a named insured, or otherwise the beneficiary of coverage:

 

(a) the name, address, and telephone
number of the agent;

 

(b) the name of the insurer, the
name of the policyholder, and the name of each covered insured;

 

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(c) the policy number and the
period of coverage;

 

(d) the scope (including an indication
of whether the coverage was on a claims made, occurrence, or other basis) and amount (including a description of how deductibles
and ceilings are calculated and operate) of coverage; and

 

(e) a description of any retroactive
premium adjustments or other loss-sharing arrangements.

 

With respect to each such insurance policy:
(A) the policy is legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect; (B) the policy will continue to be legal, valid,
binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect on identical terms following the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby; (C) neither the Company nor any other party to the policy is in breach or default (including with respect to the payment
of premiums or the giving of notices), and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such
a breach or default, or permit termination, modification, or acceleration, under the policy; and (D) no party to the policy has
repudiated any provision thereof. The Company has been covered by insurance in scope and amount customary and reasonable for the
Business in which it has engaged. Schedule 4.19 describes any self-insurance arrangements affecting the Company. Schedule
4.19 sets forth known claims, if any, made against the Company that are covered by insurance. Such claims have been disclosed
to and accepted by the appropriate insurance companies and are being defended by such appropriate insurance companies. Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.19, no claims have been denied coverage during the last five years.

 

SECTION 4.20. Litigation.
Schedule 4.20 sets forth each instance in which the Company (i) is subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order,
decree, ruling, or charge or (ii) is a party or to the Knowledge of the Company and the directors and officers (and employees with
responsibility for litigation matters) of the Company, is threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
or investigation of, in, or before any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state, local, or foreign
jurisdiction or before any arbitrator. None of the actions, suits, proceedings, hearings, and investigations set forth in Schedule
4.20 would reasonably be expected to result in any adverse change in the business, financial condition, operations, results
of operations, or future prospects of the Company. Neither the Company nor the directors of the Company have any reason to believe
that any such action, suit, proceeding, hearing, or investigation may be brought or threatened against the Company. Neither the
Selling Shareholders nor the Company have any Liability with respect to any claims or threatened claims by third parties relating
to any sale or proposed sale of the Company (whether structured as a sale of stock, a sale of assets, a merger or otherwise) or
any division of the Company, including any claims or threatened claims by the Crystal Corridor Group. Neither the Selling Shareholders
nor the Company is a party to any litigation relating to such claims and, to the Knowledge of the Company and the directors of
the Company, no such litigation is threatened.

 

SECTION 4.21. Product
Warranty. Each product manufactured, sold, leased, or delivered by the Company has been in conformity with all applicable contractual
commitments and all express and implied warranties, and the Company has no Liability (whether known or unknown, whether asserted
or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due
or to become due) for replacement or repair thereof or other damages in connection therewith, subject only to a $250,000 pro forma
reserve for product warranty claims. Any setoffs against the pro forma reserve shall be calculated on the basis of the net cost
to the Company to repair or replace the defective product. No product manufactured, sold, leased, or delivered by the Company is
subject to any guaranty, warranty, or other indemnity beyond the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale or lease. Schedule
4.21 includes copies of the standard terms and conditions of sale or lease for the Company (containing applicable guaranty,
warranty, and indemnity provisions).

 

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SECTION 4.22. Product
Liability. The Company has no Liability (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent,
whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due) arising out of any injury to
individuals or property as a result of the ownership, possession, or use of any product manufactured, sold, leased, or delivered
by the Company.

 

SECTION 4.23. Employees.
Schedule 4.23 contains a true, complete and accurate list of the names, titles, annual compensation and all bonuses and
similar payments made for the current and preceding fiscal years for all directors, officers and employees of the Company whose
annual compensation, including any bonuses, equals or exceeds $50,000. To the Knowledge of the Company and the directors of the
Company, no executive, key employee, or group of employees has any plans to terminate employment with the Company. The Company
is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, nor has it experienced any strikes, grievances, claims of unfair
labor practices, or other collective bargaining disputes. The Company has not committed any unfair labor practice. Neither the
Company nor the directors of the Company have any Knowledge of any organizational effort presently being made or threatened by
or on behalf of any labor union with respect to employees of the Company. The Company has not engaged in any plant closing or employee
layoff activities that would violate or require notification pursuant to, the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act
of 1988, as amended, or any similar state, local or foreign plant closing or mass layoff statute, rule or regulation.

 

SECTION 4.24. Employee Benefits.

 

(a) General. Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.24, the Company is not a party to, participates in or has any Liability or contingent Liability
with respect to:

 

(i) any Employee Benefit Plan; or

 

(ii) any retirement
or deferred compensation plan, incentive compensation plan, stock plan, unemployment compensation plan, vacation pay, severance
pay, bonus or benefit arrangement, insurance or hospitalization program or any other fringe benefit arrangements for any current
or former employee, director, consultant or agent, whether pursuant to Contract, arrangement, custom or informal understanding,
which does not constitute an Employee Benefit Plan.

 

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(b) Plan
Documents and Reports. A true and correct copy of each of the plans, arrangements, and agreements listed on Schedule 4.24
(referred to hereinafter as “Employee Benefit Plans”), and all Contracts relating thereto, or to the funding
thereof, including, without limitation, all trust agreements, insurance Contracts, administration Contracts, investment management
agreements, subscription and participation agreements, and recordkeeping agreements, each as in effect on the date hereof, has
been supplied to the Buyer. In the case of any Employee Benefit Plan which is not in written form, the Buyer has been supplied
with an accurate description of such Employee Benefit Plan as in effect on the date hereof. A true and correct copy of the most
recent annual report, actuarial report, accountant’s opinion of the plan’s financial statements, summary plan description
and Internal Revenue Service determination letter with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, to the extent applicable, and a current
schedule of assets (and the fair market value thereof assuming liquidation of any asset which is not readily tradable) held with
respect to any funded Employee Benefit Plan has been supplied to the Buyer, and there have been no material changes in the financial
condition in the respective plans other than market gains or losses to date from that stated in the annual reports and actuarial
reports supplied.

  

(c) Compliance with Employee
Benefit Laws; Liabilities. As to all Employee Benefit Plans:

 

(i) All Employee
Benefit Plans comply and have been administered in form and in operation in all material respects with all applicable requirements
of Law, and no event has occurred which will or could cause any such Employee Benefit Plan to fail to comply with such requirements
and no notice has been issued by any governmental Authority questioning or challenging such compliance.

 

(ii) None of the assets of any Employee
Benefit Plan is invested in employer securities or employer real property.

 

(iii) There
have been no “prohibited transactions” (as described in any applicable Law with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan
and the Company has not engaged in any prohibited transaction.

 

(iii) There
are no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company and the directors
and officers (and employees with responsibility for employee benefit matters) of the Company, threatened involving any Employee
Benefit Plan or the assets thereof and, to the Knowledge of the Company and the directors and officers (and employees with responsibility
for employee benefit matters) of the Company, no facts exist which could give rise to any such actions, suits or claims (other
than routine claims for benefits).

 

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(iv) The Company has no Liability
or contingent Liability for providing, under any Employee Benefit Plan or otherwise, employment benefits or any post-retirement
medical or life insurance benefits, other than statutory Liability for providing group health plan continuation coverage under
applicable Law.

 

(v) Actuarially adequate accruals
for all obligations under the Employee Benefit Plans are reflected in the financial statements of the Company and such obligations
include a pro rata amount of the contributions and premiums which would otherwise have been made in accordance with past practices
and applicable Law for the plan years which include the Closing Date.

 

(vi) There
has been no act or omission by the Company that would impair the ability of the Company (or any successor thereto) to unilaterally
amend or terminate (in compliance with and subject to applicable Laws) any Employee Benefit Plan.

 

SECTION 4.25. Environmental Matters.

 

(a) Each of the Company and Subsidiaries:

 

(i) has complied
and is in compliance with all Environmental Laws (and no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim,
demand or notice has been filed or, to the Knowledge of the Company and the directors and officers (and employees with responsibility
for environmental matters), commenced against any of them alleging any such failure to comply);

 

(ii) has obtained
and complied with, and is in compliance with, all Permits, licenses and other authorizations that are required pursuant to Environmental
Laws; and

 

(iii) has complied
in all material respects with all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations,
schedules and timetables which are contained in the Environmental Laws.

 

(b) Neither
the Company nor its Affiliates has received any written or oral notice, report or other information regarding any actual or alleged
violation of Environmental Laws, or any Liabilities or potential Liabilities (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted,
whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become
due), including any investigatory, remedial or corrective obligations, relating to any of them or its facilities arising under
Environmental Laws.

 

(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.25(c), the Company has no Liability (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted,
whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become
due), and the Company and its Affiliates have not handled or disposed of any substance, arranged for the disposal of any substance,
exposed any employee or other individual to any substance or condition, or owned or operated any property or facility in any manner
that could give rise to any Liability, for damage to any site, location or body of water (surface or subsurface), for any illness
of or personal injury to any employee or other individual, or for any reason under any Environmental Law.

 

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(d) Schedule
4.25(d) sets forth all properties and equipment used in the business of the Company and its Affiliates that contain, or have
contained, asbestos, PCB’s, methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, 1,2-transdichloroethylene, dioxins, dibenzofurans and
other Hazardous Substances.

 

(e) None
of the following exists at any property or facility owned or operated by the Company: (1) underground storage tanks, (2) asbestos-containing
material in any form or condition, (3) materials or equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls, or (4) landfills, surface impoundments,
or disposal areas.

 

(f) Neither
the Company nor its Affiliates has treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, transported, handled,
or released any substance, including without limitation any Hazardous Substance, or owned or operated any property or facility
(and no such property or facility is contaminated by any such substance) in a manner that has given or would give rise to Liabilities,
including any Liability for response costs, corrective action costs, personal injury, property damage, natural resources damages
or attorney fees, or any investigative, corrective or remedial obligations, pursuant to Environmental Laws.

 

(g) Neither
this Agreement nor the consummation of the transaction that is the subject of this Agreement will result in any obligations for
site investigation or cleanup, or notification to or consent of government agencies or third parties, pursuant to any of the so-called
“transaction-triggered” or “responsible property transfer” Environmental Laws.

 

(h) Neither
the Company nor any of its Affiliates has, either expressly or by operation of Law, assumed or undertaken any Liability, including
without limitation any obligation for corrective or remedial action, of any other Person relating to Environmental Laws.

 

(i) No facts,
events or conditions relating to the past or present facilities, properties or operations of the Company or any of its Affiliates
will prevent, hinder or limit continued compliance with Environmental Laws, give rise to any investigatory, remedial or corrective
obligations pursuant to Environmental Laws, or give rise to any other Liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated
or otherwise) pursuant to Environmental Laws, including without limitation any relating to onsite or offsite releases or threatened
releases of Hazardous Substances or wastes, personal injury, property damage or natural resources damage.

 

SECTION 4.26. Permits.
Schedule 4.26 is a true and accurate list of all licenses, certificates, permits, franchises, rights, code approvals and
private product approvals (collectively, “Permits”) held by the Company. Except for the Permits listed on Schedule
4.26, there are no Permits, whether federal, state, local or foreign, which are necessary for the lawful operation of the Business
of the Company as presently conducted.

 

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SECTION 4.27. Backlog.
Schedule 4.27 sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all customer orders of the Company which constitute backlog
(“Backlog”) and the dollar amount represented by each such order as of December 31, 2014. Except as set forth
on Schedule 4.27, none of the Backlog orders have been canceled and, to the Knowledge of the Company and the directors and
officers (and employees with responsibility for Backlog matters) of the Company, there are no threats of cancellation with respect
to the Backlog orders.

 

SECTION 4.28. No
Conflict of Interest. Neither any Selling Shareholder nor any Affiliate thereof has or claims to have any direct or indirect
interest in any tangible or intangible property used in the Business of the Company except as a holder of Subject Shares. Neither
any Selling Shareholder nor any Affiliate thereof has any direct or indirect interest in any other Person which conducts a business
similar to, has any Contract or arrangement with, or does business or is involved in any way with, the Company, except for the
ownership of less than 1% of the outstanding stock of any publicly held corporation.

 

SECTION 4.29. Bank
Accounts. Schedule 4.29 sets forth the names and locations of each bank or other financial institution at which the
Company has accounts (giving the account numbers) or safe deposit box and the names of all Persons authorized to draw thereon or
have access thereto, and the names of all Persons, if any, now holding powers of attorney or comparable delegation of authority
from the Company and a summary statement thereof.

 

SECTION 4.30. Customers
and Suppliers.

 

(a) Schedule
4.30 sets forth:

 

(i) a list
of the 10 largest customers of the Company, in terms of revenue during each of the 2013 and 2014 calendar years (collectively,
the “Major Customers”), showing the total revenue received in each such period from each such customer;

 

(ii) a list
of the 10 largest suppliers of the Company in terms of purchases during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years (collectively, the “Major
Suppliers”), and showing the approximate total purchases in each such period from each such supplier; and

 

(b) Since
the date of the Latest Balance Sheet, there has not been any adverse change in the business relationship, and there has been no
dispute, between the Company and any Major Customer or Major Supplier, and, to the Knowledge of the Company and the directors,
there are no indications that any Major Customer or Major Supplier intends to reduce its purchases from, or sales to, the Company,
other than as set forth in the Projections. Since the date of the Latest Balance Sheet, there have been no decreases in the profit
margins on any Major Product and, to the Knowledge of the Company and the directors of the Company, there are no indications that
the profit margins on any Major Product will decrease in the next two fiscal years, other than as set forth in the Projections.

 

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SECTION 4.31. Claims
Against Officers and Directors. Schedule 4.31 sets forth each pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company and the directors
of the Company, threatened claims against any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any other Person which could
give rise to any claim for indemnification against the Company.

 

SECTION 4.32. Improper
and Other Payments.

 

(a) Neither
the Company, any director, nor to the Knowledge of the Company and the directors of the Company, any officer, employee, agent or
representative of the Company, any Selling Shareholder, their respective Affiliates nor any Person acting on behalf of any of them,
has made, paid or received any bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, whether lawful or unlawful;

 

(b) no contributions
have been made, directly or indirectly, to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate.

 

(c) no improper
foreign payment (as defined in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) has been made; and

 

(d) the internal
accounting controls of the Company are adequate to detect any of the foregoing.

 

SECTION 4.33. Accuracy
of Statements. Neither this Agreement nor any Schedule, exhibit, statement, list, document, certificate or other information
furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of the Company to Buyer or any representative or Affiliate of Buyer in connection
with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein, in light of the
circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.

 

ARTICLE V

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER

 

The Buyer represents
and warrants to the Selling Shareholders that the statements contained in this Article V are correct and complete as of
the date of this Agreement and will be correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though the Closing
Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this Article V).

 

SECTION 5.1. Organization
of the Buyer. The Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware and legally authorized to do business in the State of West Virginia. The Buyer is not in default under or in violation
of any provision of its articles of incorporation or bylaws.

 

SECTION 5.2. Authorization
of Transaction. The Buyer has full power and authority (including full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of
the Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions. The Buyer need not give any notice to, make any filing with,
or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 5.3. Capitalization.

 

(a)As
at the date of this Agreement and as at the Closing Date, the total authorized capital stock of the Buyer, consists of: (a) 200,000,000
shares of Buyer Common Stock, and (b) 10,000,000 shares of Buyer Preferred Stock. A total of 91,113,944 shares of Buyer Common
Stock are currently issued and outstanding, consisting of (i) 66,588,600 of Buyer Common Stock that was issued and outstanding
as of December 31, 2014 and (ii) an additional 27,525,344 shares of Buyer Common Stock that was issued upon the automatic conversion
into Buyer Common Stock of shares of Series A preferred stock (the “Old Series A Preferred”), all of which shares
of Old Series A Preferred Stock were cancelled upon such conversion. No shares of Buyer Preferred Stock are currently issued and
outstanding. In addition, the Buyer has outstanding:

 

		·	warrants to purchase up to 53,167,193 shares of our common stock at exercise prices ranging between
$0.375 and $2.25 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances as provided therein;

 

		·	options to purchase up to 7,019,750 shares of our common stock at a weighted average exercise price
of $0.92 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances as provided therein; and

 

		·	an obligation to issue 10,122,067 shares of common stock related to anti-dilution protection rights
to various stockholders; and

 

		·	warrants issuable to the placement agent for our winter 2014/2015 private placement to purchase
an aggregate of up to 2,718,571 shares of Common Stock at exercise price equal to $0.25 per share

 

(b)Immediately
prior to the Closing, all issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Buyer (i) have been duly authorized and validly
issued, (ii) are fully paid and nonassessable, and (iii) were, in all material respects, issued in compliance with all applicable
state and federal laws concerning the issuance of securities. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.3, there are no outstanding
securities of Buyer which contain any preemptive, redemption or similar provisions, nor is any holder of securities of Buyer entitled
to preemptive or similar rights arising out of any agreement or understanding with Buyer by virtue of this Agreement. Except as
disclosed in Buyer’s Form 10-K Annual Report for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 included in the Securities Filings
(the “Form 10-K”), and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which Buyer is
or may become bound to redeem a security of Buyer (ii) Buyer has no stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans
or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (iii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, agreements, convertible securities,
preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase or acquire, any shares of capital stock of Buyer or contracts,
commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which Buyer is or may become bound to issue any shares of capital stock of Buyer,
or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of capital stock of Buyer. Except as required by law, including
any federal securities rules and regulations, there are no restrictions upon the voting or transfer of any of the shares of capital
stock of Buyer pursuant to its Organizational Documents or other governing documents or any agreement or other instruments to which
Buyer is a party or by which it is bound.

 

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(c)The
Stock Consideration and, when and if issuable, the Contingent Consideration are duly authorized and, when issued in accordance
with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances
other than restrictions on transfer provided for in this Agreement.

 

(d)On or
before the Closing Date, the Buyer intends to consummate a reverse split of its issued and outstanding shares of Buyer Common Stock
and any outstanding Common Stock Equivalents of the Buyer (the “Reverse Stock Split”). Such extent of such Reverse
Stock Split will be determined by the Buyer in conjunction with the investment bank arranging for the Required Financing contemplated
by Section 7.9 of this Agreement. As a result of such Reverse Stock Split, the Buyer has reserved and will have reserved a sufficient
number of shares of Buyer Common Stock for issuance of the Stock Consideration and the Contingent Consideration. The Conversion
Price of the Stock Consideration shall be appropriately and equitably increased, and the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Protea Series A Preferred Stock shall be appropriately and equitably reduced upon consummation of the Reverse
Stock Split. For the avoidance of doubt, if, immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split, the Conversion Price in effect is $0.40
per share and the number of Conversion Shares is therefore 14,251,353 shares of Buyer Common Stock, should the Buyer consummate
a 1:10 Reverse Stock Split, upon consummation of such Reverse Stock Split, the new Conversion Price would be $4.00 per share, and
the adjusted number of Conversion Shares would be 1,425,134 Conversion Shares.

 

SECTION 5.4 Noncontravention.
Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i)
violate any constitution, Law, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any
government, governmental agency, or court to which the Buyer is subject or any provision of its charter or bylaws or (ii) conflict
with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice or consent under any agreement, Contract, lease, license, instrument, or other
arrangement to which the Buyer is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject.

 

SECTION 5.5. Brokers’
Fees. The Buyer has no Liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Selling Shareholder could become liable or obligated.

 

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SECTION 5.6. Legal
Compliance. The Buyer has complied with all applicable Laws (including rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions, judgments,
orders, decrees, rulings, and charges thereunder) of federal, state, local, and foreign governments (and all agencies thereof),
and no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice has been filed or to the Knowledge
of the directors and officers of the Buyer commenced against any of them alleging any failure so to comply with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.7. Litigation.
Schedule 5.7 sets forth each instance in which the Buyer (i) is subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order,
decree, ruling, or charge or (ii) is a party or to the Knowledge of the directors and officers (and employees with responsibility
for litigation matters) of the Buyer, is threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, proceeding, hearing, or investigation
of, in, or before any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state, local, or foreign jurisdiction or
before any arbitrator as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. None of the actions, suits, proceedings,
hearings, and investigations set forth in Schedule 5.7 would reasonably be expected to result in any adverse change in the
business, financial condition, operations, results of operations, or future prospects of the Buyer. The directors and officers
(and employees with responsibility for litigation matters) of the Buyer have no reason to believe that any such action, suit, proceeding,
hearing, or investigation may be brought or to the Knowledge of the directors and officers (and employees with responsibility for
litigation matters) of the Buyer, threatened against the Buyer.

 

SECTION 5.8. Accuracy
of Statements. Neither this Agreement nor any Schedule, exhibit, statement, list, document, certificate or other information
furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of the Buyer to Selling Shareholders or any representative or Affiliate of Selling
Shareholders in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby contains or will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.

 

SECTION 5.9
Intellectual Property.

 

(a)All
registrations and applications for registration of all Owned Intellectual Property and all Licensed Intellectual Property (collectively,
the “Protea Intellectual Property”) and applications in process for the Owned Intellectual Property and the
Licensed Intellectual Property are included in the Securities Filings or have been identified by the Buyer to the Selling Parties.
All of the registrations and applications for registration of the Protea Intellectual Property are valid, subsisting and in full
force and effect, and all actions and payments necessary for the maintenance and continuation of such Protea Intellectual Property
have been taken or paid. Buyer owns or possesses sufficient legal rights to use all of the Protea Intellectual Property..

 

(b)To the
knowledge of the Buyer, the business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted by the Protea Entities has not and
will not constitute any infringement of the Intellectual Property rights of any other Person. To the knowledge of the Buyer, the
development of product candidates and the use, manufacture or sale of the Buyer products based on the Protea Intellectual Property
does not, and will not, infringe the Intellectual Property rights of any third Person. To the knowledge of the Buyer, no employee
or agents of the Buyer have misappropriated the Intellectual Property rights of any Person.

 

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(c)There
are no outstanding options or other rights to acquire any Protea Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Buyer, each licensor
of the Licensed Intellectual Property is the sole and exclusive owner of such Licensed Intellectual Property and has the sole and
exclusive right and authority to grant licenses to such Licensed Intellectual Property.

 

(d)Buyer
has not received any communications alleging or suggesting that it has violated or, by conducting its business as currently conducted
or proposed to be conducted, would infringe or misappropriate any of the Intellectual Property rights of any other Person.

 

(e)No Protea
Intellectual Property is subject to any interference, reissue, reexamination, opposition or cancellation proceeding or any other
Legal Proceeding or subject to or otherwise bound by any outstanding order or contract (other than in the case of any Licensed
Intellectual Property, the license agreement or other contract pursuant to which the Buyer licenses the rights to such Licensed
Intellectual Property) that restricts in any manner the use, transfer or licensing thereof by Buyer or may affect the validity,
use or enforceability of such Protea Intellectual Property . Buyer has no knowledge of any fact or circumstance that would render
any portion of the Protea Intellectual Property invalid or unenforceable.

 

(f)Buyer
has the right to: (i) bring actions for past, present and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation or unauthorized use of
any Protea Intellectual Property owned or licensed by Buyer, injury to goodwill associated with the use of any such Protea Intellectual
Property, unfair competition or trade practices violations of and other violation of such Protea Intellectual Property; and (ii)
with respect to the Protea Intellectual Property owned exclusively by Buyer, receive all proceeds from the foregoing set forth
in subsection (a) hereof, including, without limitation, licenses, royalties income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of
suit.

 

(g)The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby will not result in the breach of, or create on behalf of any third party the right to terminate or modify, any
license, sublicense, agreement or permission: (a) relating to or affecting any Protea Intellectual Property; or (b) pursuant to
which Buyer is granted a license or otherwise authorized to use any third party Intellectual Property.

 

(h)To the
knowledge of the Buyer, no Person is infringing, violating, misappropriating or making unauthorized use of any of the Protea Intellectual
Property. 

 

SECTION 5.10 Permits;
Regulatory. No Regulatory Approval or Consent of, or any designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the valid execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Units), except such Regulatory Approvals, Consents,
designations, declarations or filings that have been duly and validly obtained or filed, or with respect to any filings that must
be made after the Closing as will be filed in a timely manner. Buyer has all franchises, Permits, licenses and any similar authority
necessary for the conduct of its business as now being conducted. 

 

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SECTION 5.11Offering
Valid. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Selling Shareholders and the Company contained in
this Agreement, the offer, sale and issuance of the Units will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act,,
and will be exempt from registration and qualification under applicable state securities laws.

 

SECTION 5.12Securities
Filings..

 

(a)The
Buyer is has made all filings required to be made by it with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act, and all of such Securities Filings are available for review by the Selling
Shareholders and their legal and financial representatives on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov, (“search for company
filings”) under the name “Protea Biosciences. Such Securities Filings include true and complete copies of all material
contracts, licenses, Intellectual Property and corporate documents applicable to the Buyer. All of the disclosures set forth in
the Securities Filings are true and complete in all material respects and, does not, and if furnished after the date of this Agreement
and before the Closing Date, shall not, contain any untrue statement of material fact or fail to state any material fact necessary
to make such statement not misleading.

 

(b)The
Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act, and the Buyer has taken no action
designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under
the Securities Exchange Act nor has the Buyer received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration.

  

SECTION 5.13Foreign Payments; Undisclosed Contract Terms. To the knowledge of the Buyer, it has not made any offer,
payment, promise to pay or authorization for the payment of money or an offer, gift, promise to give, or authorization for the
giving of anything of value to any Person in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the knowledge of the Buyer, there are no understandings, arrangements, agreements,
provisions, conditions or terms relating to, and there have been no payments made to any Person in connection with any agreement,
contract, commitment, lease or other contractual undertaking of Buyer which are not expressly set forth in such contractual undertaking.

 

SECTION 5.14Accuracy
of Statements. Neither this Agreement nor any Schedule, exhibit, statement, list, document, certificate or other information
furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of the Buyer to Selling Shareholders or any representative or Affiliate of Selling
Shareholders in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby contains or will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.

 

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SECTION 5.15Certificate
of Designations. The Certificate of Designations is in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation of the Buyer and nothing
in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Buyer conflicts with or overrides any provision of the Certificate of Designations.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

COVENANTS

 

SECTION 6.1. General.
Each of the parties will use his or its best efforts to take all action and to do all things necessary in order to consummate and
make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including satisfaction, but not waiver, of the closing conditions
set forth in Articles VII and VIII below).

 

SECTION 6.2. Notices
and Consents. The Selling Shareholders will cause the Company to give any notices to third parties, and will cause the Company
to obtain any third party consents, that the Buyer may reasonably request. Each of the parties will (and the Selling Shareholders
will cause the Company to) give any notices to, make any filings with, and use its best efforts to obtain any authorizations, consents,
and approvals of governments and governmental agencies in connection with the matters referred to in Sections 4.3 and 5.3
above.

 

SECTION 6.3. Operation
of Business. From the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, the Company shall be operated in the Ordinary Course of
Business and each of the Selling Shareholders and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact the
present business organization and personnel of the Company, preserve the Company Business relationships with other Persons material
to the operation of the Company, and not permit any action or omission which would cause any of the representations or warranties
of the Company contained herein to become inaccurate or any of the covenants of the Company to be breached. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, except as set forth in Schedule 6.3, prior to the Closing, the Company will not, without the
prior written consent of the Buyer:

 

(a) incur
any obligation or enter into any Contract, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, which (i) requires a payment by any party
in excess of, or a series of payments which in the aggregate exceed, $25,000 and (ii) has a term of, or requires the performance
of any obligations by the Company over a period in excess of six months;

 

(b) take
any action, or enter into or authorize any Contract or transaction involving more than $25,000 and outside the Ordinary Course
of Business, other than any transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(c) sell,
transfer, convey, assign or otherwise dispose of any of its assets or properties other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

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(d) waive,
release or cancel any claims against third parties or debts owing to it, or any rights which have any value involving more than
$25,000 and outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(e) make
any changes in its accounting systems, policies, principles or practices;

 

(f) enter
into, authorize, or permit any transaction with any Selling Shareholder or any Affiliate thereof, or enter into any Contract relating
to compensation or benefits with any Person, or, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, modify any compensation amounts
or levels of any officer or employee;

 

(g) except
as required for the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, change or amend its articles of incorporation or code of regulations;

 

(h) authorize
for issuance, issue, sell, deliver or agree or commit to issue, sell or deliver (whether through the issuance or granting of options,
warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities, commitments, subscriptions, rights to purchase or otherwise) any shares of capital
stock or any other securities of the Company, or amend any of the terms of any such capital stock or other securities, except as
required for the transactions contemplated in this Agreement;

 

(i) except
as required for the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, split, combine, or reclassify any shares of its capital stock,
declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution in property other than cash in respect of its capital stock, or redeem
or otherwise acquire any capital stock or other securities of the Company;

 

(j) make
any borrowings, incur any debt, or assume, guarantee, endorse (except for the negotiation or collection of negotiable instruments
in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent with past practice) or otherwise become liable (whether directly, contingently
or otherwise) for the obligations of any other Person, or make any payment or repayment in respect of any indebtedness in excess
of $25,000 (other than trade payables and accrued expenses in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent with past practice);

 

(k) make
any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person;

 

(l) enter
into, adopt, amend or terminate any bonus, profit sharing, compensation, termination, stock option, stock appreciation right, restricted
stock, performance unit, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, employment, severance or other employee benefit agreements,
trusts, plans, funds or other arrangements for the benefit or welfare of any director, manager, officer or employee, or increase
in any manner the compensation or fringe benefits of any director, manager, officer or employee or pay any benefit not required
by any existing plan and arrangement or enter into any Contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to do any of the foregoing;

 

(m) acquire,
lease, encumber or otherwise impose a Lien on any assets, whether tangible or intangible;

 

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(n) authorize
or make any capital expenditures which individually or in the aggregate are in excess of $25,000;

 

(o) make
any Tax election or settle or compromise any federal, state, local or foreign income Tax Liability, or waive or extend the statute
of limitations in respect of any such Taxes;

 

(p) pay any
amount, perform any obligation or agree to pay any amount or perform any obligation, in settlement or compromise of any suits or
claims of Liability against the Company or any of its directors, managers, officers, employees or agents;

 

(q) terminate,
modify, amend or otherwise alter or change any of the terms or provisions of any agreement, or pay any amount not required by Law
or by any Contract; or

 

(r) other
than overnight deposits or money market instruments and investments existing on the date hereof, make any investments with cash
or the proceeds of existing investments.

 

SECTION 6.4. Full
Access. The Selling Shareholders will permit and cause the Company to permit, representatives of the Buyer to have full access
to all premises, properties, personnel, books, records (including Tax records), Contracts, and documents of or pertaining to the
Company and shall make the officers and employees of the Company available to the Buyer and its representatives as the Buyer and
their representatives shall from time to time reasonably request, in each case to the extent that such access and disclosure would
not obligate the Company to take any actions that would disrupt the normal course of its business or violate the terms of any agreement
to which the Company is bound or any applicable Law or regulation. The Buyer and the Buyer’s representatives will not use
any of the Confidential Information that they receive from the Company except in connection with this Agreement, and, if this Agreement
is terminated for any reason whatsoever, the Buyer and the Buyer’s representatives will return to the Company all tangible
embodiments (and all summaries and copies, including electronically stored information) of the Confidential Information that they
receive from the Company or copied from Confidential Information received from the Company which are in its possession and will
only use such Confidential Information in the defense of any litigation related to this Agreement; provided, however,
that the Buyer and the Buyer’s representatives shall not be responsible for the confidentiality of any information (i) which,
at the time of disclosure, is available publicly, through no fault of the Buyer (ii) which, after disclosure, becomes available
publicly through no fault of the Buyer, or (iii) which the Buyer knew or to which the Buyer had access prior to disclosure.

 

SECTION 6.5. Exclusivity.
The Selling Shareholders will not (and the Selling Shareholders will not cause or permit the Company to) (i) solicit, initiate,
or encourage the submission of any proposal or offer from any Person relating to the acquisition of any capital stock or other
voting securities, or any substantial portion of the assets, of the Company (including any acquisition structured as a merger,
consolidation, or share exchange) or (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, furnish any information with
respect to, assist or participate in, or facilitate in any other manner any effort or attempt by any Person to do or seek any of
the foregoing. The Selling Shareholders will not vote their Subject Shares in favor of any such acquisition structured as a merger,
consolidation, or share exchange. The Selling Shareholders will notify the Buyer immediately if any Person makes any proposal,
offer, inquiry, or contact with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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SECTION 6.6. Efforts.

 

(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, each party hereto shall use all reasonable efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby as promptly as practicable. An undertaking of a Person under this Agreement to use such Person’s best efforts shall
not require such Person to incur unreasonable expenses or obligations in order to satisfy such undertaking.

 

(b) The Selling
Shareholders, the Company and the Buyer will, as promptly as practicable (i) make the required filings with, and use their respective
best efforts to obtain all required authorizations, approvals, consents and other actions of, governmental Authorities and (ii)
use their respective best efforts to obtain all other required consents of other Persons with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby.

 

(c) The Buyer
will use its best efforts to obtain the financing necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by Section 7.9 hereof.

 

SECTION 6.7. Maintenance
of Insurance. The Company will continue to carry its existing insurance through the Closing Date, and shall not allow any material
breach, default or cancellation (other than expiration and replacement of policies in the ordinary cause of business) of such insurance
policies or agreements to occur or exist.

 

SECTION 6.8. Notice
and Supplemental Information. Brandt and the Company and the Buyer shall each give prompt notice to the other parties of any
material adverse development causing a breach of any of its own representations and warranties in Articles III, IV
and V respectively. In addition, the Selling Shareholders and the Company will, from time to time, as necessary, within
a reasonable period of time preceding the Closing, by notice in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, supplement or amend
the Schedules, including one or more supplements or amendments to correct any matter which would constitute a breach of any representation,
warranty, agreement or covenant contained herein. If Brandt or the Company supplement or amend the Schedules with facts or circumstances
that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, the sole remedy of the Buyer under this Agreement
shall be termination of the Agreement as provided for in Section 11.1(e).

 

SECTION 6.9. Employment
Agreement. The Company, the Buyer and Brandt shall enter into the Employment Agreement annexed hereto as Exhibit B-1, the Company
and Sabine Brandt shall enter into the Employment Agreement annexed hereto as Exhibit B-2, and the other employees shall enter
into the other Employment Agreements with the Company referred to herein..

 

SECTION 6.10. Escrow
Agreement. Each of the parties hereto and the Escrow Agent shall enter into the Escrow Agreement.

 

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SECTION 6.11 Option
Holders Letter. The Company and the Selling Shareholders will endeavor to procure that each of the Option Holders shall execute
and deliver to the Buyer the Option Holders Letter, pursuant to which, among other things, the Option Holders shall agree to exercise
their Company Options for 4.71% of the Fully-Diluted Company Capital Shares, and receive on the Closing Date from the Buyer their
agreed portion of the Fixed Consideration and any Contingent Consideration when issued, or cash in lieu of any Stock Consideration.

 

SECTION 6.12Public
Announcements. The Selling Shareholders, the Company and the Buyer will consult with each other before issuing any press release
or otherwise making any public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no party shall, without
the prior written consent of the others, issue any such press release or make any such public statement, except as may be required
by applicable Law.

 

SECTION 6.13. Consistent
Tax Reporting. The Selling Shareholders, the Company and the Buyer shall treat and report the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement in all respects consistently for purposes of any federal, state, local or foreign Tax. The parties hereto shall
not take any actions or positions inconsistent with the obligations set forth herein.

 

SECTION 6.14. Termination
of Shareholder Agreements. Prior to or at the Closing the Company shall cause the termination, and render void and of no effect,
(i) any existing shareholder agreements between or among holders of Subject Shares and the Company effecting the ownership or disposition
of the capital stock of the Company and (ii) any options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for, any capital stock
of the Company to which the Company is a party and which has not been previously exercised, canceled or redeemed. Without limiting
the foregoing, the Selling Shareholders and the Company will prior to or at the Closing terminate the Shareholders Agreement of
original date 8 January 2008, as amended, between the Selling Shareholders, the Company and other parties, and SALSA and RMIT will
not at any time prior to the termination of that Shareholders Agreement exercise any put option, or other option, in relation to
shares of the Company in accordance with that Shareholders Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.15. Resignation
of Officers and Directors. The Selling Shareholders shall cause each officer and member of the Board of Directors of, and each
trustee or fiduciary of any plan or arrangement involving employee benefits of, the Company, if so requested by Buyer, to tender
his or her resignation from such position effective as of the Closing.

 

SECTION 6.16. Transition.
The Selling Shareholders will not take any action that is designed or intended to have the effect of discouraging any lessor, licensor,
customer, supplier, or other business associate of the Company from maintaining the same business relationships with the Company
after the Closing as it maintained with the Company prior to the Closing. The Selling Shareholders will refer all customer inquiries
relating to the Business of the Company to the Buyer from and after the Closing.

 

SECTION 6.17. Confidentiality.
The Selling Shareholders will, and will cause the Company to, treat and hold as such all of the Confidential Information, refrain
from using any of the Confidential Information except in connection with this Agreement, and the Business of the Company, and,
in the event of a Closing, deliver promptly to the Buyer or destroy, at the request and option of the Buyer, all tangible embodiments
(and all copies) of the Confidential Information which are in their possession. In the event that any Selling Shareholder is requested
or required (by oral question or request for information or documents in any legal proceeding, interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative
demand, or similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information, such Selling Shareholder will notify the Buyer promptly of
the request or requirement so that the Buyer may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of
this Section 6.18. If, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, a party is, on the advice
of counsel, compelled to disclose any Confidential Information to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt, such Selling
Shareholder may disclose the Confidential Information to the tribunal; provided, however, that such Selling Shareholder
shall use his or its best efforts to obtain, at the request of the Buyer, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment
will be accorded to such portion of the Confidential Information required to be disclosed as the Buyer shall designate. The foregoing
provisions shall not apply to any Confidential Information which is generally available to the public immediately prior to the
time of disclosure.

 

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SECTION 6.18. Restrictive
Covenants.

 

(a) Brandt
acknowledges that he has a special knowledge of the Company Business and the proprietary and confidential information included
in the Company Business, and that the Buyer is making a considerable investment in the Company Business from which Brandt has benefitted.
In consideration of this Agreement and such investment and benefit, and as an inducement to the Buyer to enter into this Agreement
and consummate the transactions contemplated herein, Brandt hereby agrees that, for a period of five years after the Closing Date,
he shall not, directly or indirectly through any Affiliate, own, manage, operate, control or participate in the ownership, management,
operation or control of, or be connected as an officer, employee, partner, director or otherwise with, or have any financial interest
in, or aid or assist anyone else in the conduct of, any business that directly or indirectly competes with the Company Business
or the Buyer Business as at the date of this Agreement (each a “Competitive Business”); provided, however,
that Brandt may own less than 1% of any outstanding class of securities registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act, as
amended, of an issuer that is a Competitive Business.

 

(b) For a
period of five years following the Closing Date, Brandt will not, without the express prior written approval of the Board of Directors
of the Buyer, (A) directly or indirectly recruit, solicit or otherwise induce or influence any sales agent, joint venturer, lessor,
supplier, agent, representative or any other person that has or had during the one year period initially preceding the Closing
Date a business relationship with the Company or the Buyer, to discontinue, reduce or adversely modify such employment, agency
or business relationship with the Buyer or the Company as it relates to the Businesses as conducted by the Company or the Buyer
after the Closing Date, or (B) employ or seek to employ or cause any Competitive Business to employ or seek to employ any person
or agent who is employed or retained by the Buyer or the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent Brandt
from providing a letter of recommendation to an employee with respect to a future employment opportunity.

 

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(c) For a
period of five years following the Closing Date, Brandt will not, without the express prior written approval of the Board of Directors
of the Buyer, directly or indirectly, recruit, solicit or otherwise induce or influence any customer of the Buyer or the Company
to discontinue, reduce or modify such business relationship with the Buyer or the Company.

 

(d) Brandt
agrees that the violation or threatened violation of any of the provisions of this Section 6.18 shall cause immediate and
irreparable harm to the Buyer and that the damage to the Buyer will be difficult or impossible to calculate with precision. Therefore,
in the event Brandt violates this Section 6.18, an injunction restraining such Person or his Affiliate from such violation
may be entered against such Person or his Affiliate in addition to any other relief available to the Buyer.

 

(e) If, at
the time of enforcement of any provision of this Section 6.18, a court shall hold that the duration, scope or other restrictions
stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the parties agree that the maximum duration, scope or other restrictions
reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated duration, scope or other restrictions and that the court
shall be allowed to revise the restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum period, scope and other restrictions permitted
by law; provided, however, that the substituted period shall not exceed the period contemplated by this Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.19. Guaranty
of Employment.Without limiting the requirements for the Company to enter into the Employment Agreements, all of the members
of the Management and all other mid-level employees of the Company shall, subject to any legislative requirements in any applicable
jurisdiction, be guaranteed continued employment with the Company for a period of two (2) years following the Closing Date at their
current levels of compensation, subject to such increases as the board of directors of the Company may determine following the
Closing Date.

 

SECTION 6.20Registration
of Stock Consideration; “Market Stand-Off” Agreement; Reports Under Securities Exchange Act.

 

(a)Not later than
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date the Buyer shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3,
as applicable, to register for resale under the Securities Act, (i) the Conversion Shares issuable upon any optional or mandatory
conversion of the shares of Protea Series A Preferred Stock issued to the Selling Shareholders as Stock Consideration or of the
shares of Protea Series A Preferred Stock issued or issuable to the Selling Shareholders as a dividend on the shares of Protea
Series A Preferred Stock issued to the Selling Shareholders as Stock Consideration and (ii) any shares of Buyer Common Stock issued
or issuable to the Selling Shareholders as Contingent Consideration (the “Resale Registration Statement”), and
shall use its best efforts to cause such Resale Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as soon thereafter as
is practicable and, upon request of Selling Shareholders holding at least 2% of the shares of Buyer Common Stock originally covered
by the Resale Registration Statement (in the case of a registration of shares that are intended to be offered on a continuous or
delayed basis), to keep the Resale Registration Statement effective until all shares of Buyer Common Stock covered by the Resale
Registration Statement are sold, subject to compliance with applicable SEC rules. Without limiting the generality of the preceding
obligations, the Buyer shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible: (A) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements
to the Resale Registration Statement, and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement, as may be necessary
to comply with the Securities Act in order to enable the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement;
(B) furnish to the Selling Shareholders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, as required
by the Securities Act, and such other documents as the Selling Shareholders may reasonably request in order to facilitate their
disposition of their shares of securities covered by the Resale Registration Statement; (C) use its best efforts to register and
qualify the securities covered by the Resale Registration Statement under such other securities or blue-sky laws of such jurisdictions
as shall be reasonably requested by any of the Selling Shareholders (provided that the Buyer shall not be required to qualify to
do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions, unless the Buyer is already
subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities Act); (D) use its best efforts to cause
all securities covered by the Resale Registration Statement to be listed on a United States Securities Exchange or trading system
and each securities exchange and trading system (if any) on which similar securities issued by the Buyer are then listed; (E) provide
a transfer agent and registrar for all securities registered pursuant to this Agreement and provide a CUSIP number for all such
securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration; (F) notify each Selling Shareholder, promptly
after the Buyer receives notice thereof, of the time when the Resale Registration Statement has been declared effective or a supplement
to any prospectus forming a part of such registration statement has been filed; and (G) after the Resale Registration Statement
becomes effective, notify each Selling Shareholder of any request by the SEC that the Buyer amend or supplement such registration
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(b)If requested
by any underwriter or placement agent engaged by the Buyer to provide the Required Financing, each of the Selling Shareholders
shall, as a condition to the effectiveness of any such Resale Registration Statement, agree in writing with the Buyer not to publicly
resell any of their shares of Stock Consideration for a period of six (6) months following the Closing Date; provided however that
such obligation shall be applicable to the Selling Shareholders only if all officers and directors of the Buyer, and all stockholders
individually owning more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Buyer Common Stock are subject to the same restrictions (after giving
effect to conversion into Buyer Common Stock of all outstanding convertible securities).

 

(c)All expenses
(other than selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of securities covered by the Resale Registration
Statement) incurred in connection with registrations, filings, or qualifications pursuant to this Agreement, including but not
limited to all registration, filing, and qualification fees; printers’ and accounting fees; fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Company; and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Selling Shareholders, shall be borne and paid by
the Company.

 

(d)On the Closing
Date, each of the Selling Shareholders and Protea shall execute and deliver to each other the Indemnification Agreement in the
form of Exhibit E annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

 

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(e)With a view to making available
to the Selling Shareholders the benefits of SEC Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit
a Selling Shareholder to sell securities of the Buyer to the public without registration or pursuant to a registration on Form
S-3, the Buyer shall:

 

(i)make
and keep available adequate current public information, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times
after the Closing Date;

 

(ii)file
with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Buyer under the Securities Act and the Securities
Exchange Act; and

 

(iii)furnish
to any Selling Shareholder, so long as the Selling Shareholder owns any securities covered (or intended to be covered) by the Resale
Registration Statement, forthwith upon request (A) to the extent accurate, a written statement by the Buyer that it has complied
with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144, the Securities Act, and the Securities Exchange Act (at any time the Buyer has
been subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form
S-3 (at any time after the Buyer so qualifies); (B) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Buyer and such
other reports and documents so filed by the Buyer; and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any
Selling Shareholder of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such securities without registration or
pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Buyer so qualifies to use such form).

 

SECTION 6.21Post-Closing
Covenants. In addition to the post-Closing covenant set forth in Section 6.20, the Selling Shareholders, the Company
and the Buyer agree as follows with respect to the period following the Closing:

 

(a) In case
at any time after the Closing any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, each of
the parties will take such further action (including the execution and delivery of such further instruments and documents) as any
other party hereto reasonably may request, all at the sole cost and expense of the requesting party (unless the requesting party
is entitled to indemnification therefor under Article IX). From and after the Closing, the Buyer will be entitled to access
all documents, books, records, agreements, and financial data of any sort relating to the Company.

 

(b) In the
event and for so long as any party hereto actively is contesting or defending against any charge, complaint, action, suit, proceeding,
hearing, investigation, claim, or demand in connection with (i) any transaction contemplated under this Agreement or (ii) any fact,
situation, circumstance, status, condition, activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or transaction
on or prior to the Closing Date involving the Company, each of the other parties hereto will cooperate with him or it and his or
its counsel in the contest or defense, make available their personnel, and provide such testimony and access to their books and
records as shall be necessary in connection with the contest or defense, all at the sole cost and expense of the contesting or
defending party (unless the contesting or defending party is entitled to indemnification therefor under Article IX).

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF BUYER

 

The obligation of the Buyer to consummate
the transactions to be performed by it in connection with the Closing is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

SECTION 7.1. Representations
and Warranties True as of Closing Date. The representations and warranties set forth in Articles III and IV shall
have been accurate, true and correct on and as of the date of this Agreement, and shall also be accurate, true and correct on and
as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 7.2. Compliance
with Covenants. The Selling Shareholders and the Company shall have performed and complied with all of the covenants hereunder
in all material respects through the Closing.

 

SECTION 7.3. Consents.
The Company shall have procured all of the third party consents specified in Sections 4.3 and 6.2 above.

 

SECTION 7.4. Actions
or Proceedings. No action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any court or quasi-judicial or administrative
agency of any federal, state, local, or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an unfavorable injunction, judgment,
order, decree, ruling, or charge would (A) prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B)
cause any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following consummation, (C) affect adversely the right
of the Buyer to own the Subject Shares and to control the Company, or (D) affect adversely the right of the Company to own its
assets and to operate its Business (and no such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge shall be in effect).

 

SECTION 7.5. No
Material Adverse Effect and Closing Certificate.

 

		(a)	As at the Closing Date no Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Company shall have occurred
and shall be continuing.

 

		(b)	At the Closing, Brandt shall have delivered to the Buyer a certificate, in his capacity as Chief
Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Company to the effect that each of the conditions specified above in Sections
7.1-7.4 is satisfied in all respects, and that no Material Adverse Effect has occurred and is continuing.

 

SECTION 7.6. Financial
Condition at Closing. All of the following financial conditions shall exist as of December 31, 2014:

 

(a)the
working capital (excess of current assets over current liabilities) of the Company at the Closing Date will not be less than 75%
of the average amount of the working capital of the Company for the months of October, November and December 2014 as set forth
in the Statement of Financial Position of the Company as at December 31, 2014 as contained in Schedule 4.7 hereto; and

 

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(b)the
mix of assets and liabilities of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries shall be substantially the same as at December 31,
2014.

 

SECTION 7.7 Resignations.
The Buyer shall have received the resignations, effective as of the Closing, of each director and officer of the Company other
than Brandt.

 

SECTION 7.8 Due
Diligence Investigation.On or before March 15, 2015, the Buyer and its legal and financial representatives shall have conducted
a due diligence investigation of the financial and legal affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries; which shall be satisfactory
to the Buyer and its representatives in the exercise of their reasonable discretion (the “Due Diligence Investigation”).
In the event that the Buyer shall notify the Selling Shareholders that as it elects to terminate this Agreement by reason that
the Due Diligence Investigation was not satisfactory, absent bad faith by the Buyer, this Agreement shall terminate and no party
shall have any further liability or obligation to the other, provided however that, unless a Material Adverse Effect in respect
of the Company or its subsidiaries shall have occurred and be continuing, the Break-up Fee will be paid to the Company and SALSA
in accordance with Section 7.9(e). In the event that (a) the Buyer shall, on or before a date which shall be not later
than 30 days from the date of execution of this Agreement, notify the Selling Shareholders that it has completed a satisfactory
Due Diligence Investigation, or (b) the Buyer fails to notify the Selling Shareholders of its intention to terminate this Agreement
by close of business at 5:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time) on a date which shall be not later than 30 days from the date of execution
of this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, it shall be deemed that Buyer has completed a satisfactory Due Diligence
Investigation and the provisions of and conditions set forth in this Section 7.8 shall be deemed to have been fully satisfied.

 

SECTION 7.9.
Required Financing Contingency; Break-Up Fee.

 

(a)On
or before the Outside Closing Date, the Buyer shall have obtained, on terms and conditions which are commercially reasonable and
acceptable to the board of directors of the Buyer, not less than Ten Million ($10,000,000) Dollars of debt and/or equity financing
(the “Required Financing”); being such aggregate cash amount that is required by the Buyer to (a) consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) fund the working capital requirements of the Buyer after the Closing.

 

(b)The
Buyer must diligently proceed and use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain the Required Financing.

 

(c)The
Buyer will not in the course of obtaining Required Financing, or otherwise prior to the Closing Date make, cause or effect any
stock dividends payable in shares of Buyer Common Stock.

 

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(d)The
Buyer shall keep the Company and the Selling Shareholders informed of the progress of the fund raising and actions taken to obtain
the Required Financing, and the prospects of success of the Required Financing.

 

(e)In
the event that by the Outside Closing Date, the Buyer shall have been unable to have obtained such Required Financing for any reason,
other than a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Company, it shall pay to the Company and SALSA an amount to reimburse the
Company and SALSA for their legal and related professional fees incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, of USD $100,000 (the “Break-up Fee”). The Break-up Fee will be paid to the Company and SALSA from
the Deposit in accordance with Section 2.2(d) pro-rata in proportion to the amount of their respective legal and related professional
fees, to be established to the reasonable satisfaction of Company Counsel, provided that the amount of legal fees and related professional
fees of SALSA shall not exceed $50,000.

 

SECTION 7.10. Employment
Agreements. The Company shall have entered into the Employment Agreements.

 

SECTION 7.11. Termination
of Certain Agreements. The Selling Shareholders shall have, and the Selling Shareholders shall have caused their Affiliates
and the Company to, and that the Company and its Affiliates shall have, effective as of the Closing, without any cost to the Company,
terminated, rescinded, canceled and rendered void and of no effect any and all Contracts between the Company on the one hand and
any Selling Shareholder or any Affiliate thereof (other than the Company) on the other hand. The Selling Shareholders agree that
effective as of the Closing, all rights of any Selling Shareholder or any Affiliate thereof or any Affiliates of the Company to
indemnification by the Company (whether by Contract, code of regulations, Law or otherwise) are terminated, void, of no effect
and unenforceable by them except as may arise pursuant to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.12. Insurance.
Buyer shall be satisfied as to the availability and cost of adequate and reasonable insurance covering the business and assets
of the Company.

 

SECTION 7.13. Contracts.
None of the material Contracts entered into by the Company shall be breached or subject to termination, modification or change
as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and none of the customers of the Company shall have stated or indicated
their determination or intention to reduce or otherwise adversely change their orders or business.

 

SECTION 7.14. Documents.
All actions to be taken by the Selling Shareholders in connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
all certificates, opinions, instruments, and other documents required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby will be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Buyer.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

 

CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF THE SELLERS

 

The obligation of the Selling Shareholders
to consummate the transactions to be performed by them in connection with the Closing is subject to satisfaction of the following
conditions:

 

SECTION 8.1. Representations
and Warranties True as of Closing. The representations and warranties set forth in Article V shall have been accurate,
true and correct on and as of the date of this Agreement, and shall also be accurate, true and correct on and as of the Closing
Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 8.2. Compliance
with Covenants. The Buyer shall have delivered all of the Fixed Consideration and performed and complied with all of its covenants
hereunder in all material respects through the Closing.

 

SECTION 8.3. Actions
or Proceedings. No action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending before any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency
of any federal, state, local, or foreign jurisdiction wherein an unfavorable injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge
would (A) prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) cause any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement to be rescinded following consummation (and no such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge shall
be in effect).

 

SECTION 8.4. Certificate.
The Buyer shall have delivered to the Selling Shareholders a certificate to the effect that each of the conditions specified above
in Sections 8.1 - 8.3 is satisfied in all respects.

 

SECTION 8.5. Documents.
All actions to be taken by the Buyer in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and all certificates,
opinions, instruments, and other documents required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby will be reasonably satisfactory
in form and substance to the Selling Shareholders.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

SURVIVAL AND REMEDY; INDEMNIFICATION

 

SECTION 9.1. Survival
of Representations and Warranties. All of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, together with the warranties, representations,
agreements and covenants contained herein or in any instrument or document delivered or to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement,
shall survive the execution of this Agreement and the Closing Date, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made
by or on behalf of any party hereto; provided, however, that unless otherwise stated, the agreements and covenants
set forth in this Agreement shall survive and continue until all obligations set forth therein shall have been performed and satisfied.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the representations and warranties contained in Article III and Sections 4.1,
4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 of this Agreement shall survive the Closing
and continue in full force and effect for 7 years from the Closing Date; (b) the representations and warranties of the Selling
Shareholders and the Company contained in Sections 4.11, 4.25 and the covenants set forth in Section 10.6
of this Agreement shall survive the Closing and continue in full force and effect until the expiration of 7 years from the Closing
Date; and (c) all other representations and warranties, and the related agreements of the Selling Shareholders, the Company and
the Buyer to indemnify each other set forth in this Article IX, shall survive and continue for, and all indemnification
claims with respect thereto shall be made prior to the end of, eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date, except for representations,
warranties and related indemnities for which an indemnification claim shall be pending as of the end of the applicable period referred
to above, in which event such indemnities shall survive with respect to such indemnification claim until the final disposition
thereof (the “Indemnification Period”).

 

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SECTION 9.2. Indemnification
by the Selling Stockholders.

 

(a) By
the Trust and Brandt.In the event that, during the Indemnification Period there is (i) a breach (or an alleged breach)
of any of the representations or warranties set forth in Article III or Article IV that is made by, or any breach of or failure
to perform any covenant, agreement or obligation of, the Company or any Selling Shareholder in this Agreement or any other document
contemplated hereby, or in any document relating hereto or thereto or contained in any exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement, (ii)
any Liabilities, Adverse Consequences or remediation, clean-up or similar obligations or costs under Environmental Laws and relating
to the Business and activities or the ownership, operation or lease by the Company of facilities in respect of any periods prior
to the Closing, or (iii) any demands, assessments, judgments, costs and reasonable legal and other expenses or other Adverse Consequences
arising from, or in connection with, any investigation, action, suit, proceeding or other claim incident to any of the foregoing
and, if there is an applicable survival period pursuant to Section 9.1, then, in each case, provided that the Buyer make
a written claim for indemnification against the Company within such survival period, the Company, Brandt and the Trust (the “Company
Indemnifying Parties”) hereby agree (subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 9.2(c)) to, jointly
and severally, indemnify the Buyer from and against the entirety of any Adverse Consequences the Buyer Indemnified Parties may
suffer through and after the date of the claim for indemnification (including any Adverse Consequences the Buyer may suffer through
and after the end of the applicable survival period) resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by
any breach (or alleged breach) of the foregoing;

 

(b) By
SALSA and RMIT.Subject to the provisions of Section 9.2(c) (including any applicable threshold and ceiling provisions),
SALSA and RMIT severally (not jointly and severally) agree to indemnify the Buyer, from and against the entirety of any Adverse
Consequences the Buyer may suffer resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by any breach (or an
alleged breach) ONLY with respect to the representations or warranties of SALSA and RMIT set forth in Article III.

 

(c) Threshold
and Indemnity Cap.except for breaches of the representations and warranties that would constitute fraud in the inducement,
neither the Company Indemnifying Parties nor SALSA or RMIT shall have any obligation to indemnify the Buyer from and against any
Adverse Consequences resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by any breach (or alleged breach)
by the Company or any of such Selling Shareholders, until the Buyer has suffered Adverse Consequences by reason of all such breaches
(or alleged breaches) in excess of a $50,000 aggregate threshold (at which point the Company Indemnifying Parties will be obligated
to indemnify the Buyer from and against all such Adverse Consequences) and (B) there will be a $3,000,000 aggregate ceiling on
the obligation to indemnify the Buyer from and against Adverse Consequences resulting from, arising out of, or relating to, the
items identified in this Article IX; provided, that the payment of any amounts owed to the Buyer shall be
made only in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.6 below.

 

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(d) Limit
of Liability to Indemnify. Other than by reason of any proven fraud, the liability of each of the Selling Shareholders, the
Trust and Brandt for any breach of this Agreement or any representation or warranty under or pursuant to this Agreement and for
any Adverse Consequences arising therefrom to the Buyer or any Associate of the Buyer shall be absolutely and solely limited to
indemnification pursuant to Article VIII of this Agreement and no further action, claim or proceeding may be brought or made by
the Buyer for or arising from any breach or non-performance of this Agreement to any warranty or representation made by the Selling
Parties, the Trust or Brandt.

 

SECTION 9.3. Indemnification
by the Buyer. Provided that the Selling Shareholders make a written claim for indemnification against the Buyer within the
survival period set forth in Section 9.1, the Buyer agrees to indemnify the Selling Shareholders against, and agrees
to hold them harmless from, any and all Adverse Consequences the Selling Shareholders may suffer through and after the date of
the claim for indemnification (including any Adverse Consequences the Selling Shareholders may suffer through and after the end
of the applicable survival period) resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by (i) any breach of
or any inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, any agreement, or instrument
contemplated hereby, any document relating hereto or thereto or contained in any exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement; (ii) any
breach of or failure by the Buyer to perform any agreement, covenant or obligation of the Buyer set out in this Agreement, any
agreement, or instrument contemplated hereby, any document relating hereto or thereto or contained in any exhibit or Schedule to
this Agreement; and (iii) any obligations and Liabilities in respect of the Company from and after the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 9.4. Third-Party
Claims.

 

(a) If any
third party shall notify any party (the “Indemnified Party”) with respect to any matter (a “Third Party
Claim”) which may give rise to a claim for indemnification against any other party (the “Indemnifying Party”)
under this Article IX, then the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify each Indemnifying Party thereof in writing; provided,
however, that no delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in notifying any Indemnifying Party shall relieve the Indemnifying
Party from any obligation hereunder unless (and then solely to the extent) the Indemnifying Party thereby is prejudiced. For purposes
of this Section 9.4, in all instances where the Indemnifying Party would be the Company or any Selling Shareholder, the
term “Indemnifying Party” shall be limited to the Management Selling Shareholders.

 

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(b) Any Indemnifying
Party will have the right to defend the Indemnified Party against the Third Party Claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory
to the Indemnified Party so long as (A) the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party in writing within 15 days after the
Indemnified Party has given notice of the Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party will indemnify the Indemnified Party from
and against the entirety of any Adverse Consequences the Indemnified Party may suffer resulting from, arising out of, relating
to, in the nature of, or caused by the Third Party Claim, (B) the Indemnifying Party provides the Indemnified Party with evidence
reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party that the Indemnifying Party will have the financial resources to defend against
the Third Party Claim and fulfill its indemnification obligations hereunder, (C) the Third Party Claim involves only money damages
and does not seek an injunction or other equitable relief, (D) settlement of, or an adverse judgment with respect to, the Third
Party Claim is not, in the good faith judgment of the Indemnified Party, likely to establish a precedential custom or practice
materially adverse to the continuing business interests of the Indemnified Party, and (E) the Indemnifying Party conducts the defense
of the Third Party Claim actively and diligently.

 

(c) So long
as the Indemnifying Party is conducting the defense of the Third Party Claim in accordance with Section 9.4(b) above, (A)
the Indemnified Party may retain separate co-counsel at its sole cost and expense and participate in the defense of the Third Party
Claim, (B) the Indemnified Party will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the
Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party (not to be withheld unreasonably), and (C) the Indemnifying
Party will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without
the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (not to be withheld unreasonably).

 

(d) In the
event any of the conditions in Section 9.4(b) above is or becomes unsatisfied in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnified
Party, however, (A) the Indemnified Party may defend against, and consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement
with respect to, the Third Party Claim in any manner it reasonably may deem appropriate (and the Indemnified Party need not consult
with, or obtain any consent from, any Indemnifying Party in connection therewith), (B) the Indemnifying Parties will reimburse
the Indemnified Party promptly and periodically for the reasonable costs of defending against the Third Party Claim (including
attorneys’ fees and expenses), and (C) the Indemnifying Parties will remain responsible for any Adverse Consequences the
Indemnified Party may suffer resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the Third Party Claim
to the fullest extent provided in this Article IX.

 

SECTION 9.5. Other
Indemnification Provisions.

 

(a) The liability
of any party under this Article IX shall be in addition to, and not exclusive of any other liability that such party may
have at law or equity based on a party’s fraudulent acts or omissions. None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed a waiver of any defenses which may be available in respect of actions or claims for fraud, including but not limited to,
defenses of statutes of limitations or limitations of damages.

 

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(b) Each
Selling Shareholder hereby agrees that he will not make any claim for indemnification against the Company by reason of the fact
that he or she was a director, manager, officer, employee, or agent of any such entity or was serving at the request of any such
entity as a partner, member, trustee, director, manager, officer, employee, or agent of another entity (whether such claim is for
judgments, damages, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement, losses, expenses, or otherwise and whether such claim
is pursuant to any statute, charter document, bylaw, agreement, or otherwise) with respect to any action, suit, proceeding, complaint,
claim, or demand brought by the Buyer against the Selling Shareholder (whether such action, suit, proceeding, complaint, claim,
or demand is pursuant to this Agreement, applicable Law, or otherwise).

 

(c) Indemnification
claims shall be reduced, by and to the extent, that an Indemnified Party shall be entitled to receive proceeds under insurance
policies, risk sharing pools, or similar arrangements specifically as a result of, and in compensation for, the subject matter
of an indemnification claim by such Indemnified Party, net of any increased premiums or similar costs arising out of the making
of such claims against such arrangements; provided, however, that indemnification claims shall not be reduced by Tax benefits,
if any.

 

(d) The Buyer
shall have the right to offset indemnification amounts due either of them or from the Company Indemnifying Parties pursuant to
this Agreement against payments due to the Company Indemnifying Parties pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement between
the Buyer and any Company Indemnifying Party.

 

SECTION 9.6. Payment
of Indemnified Amounts. Buyer agrees that to the fullest extent permitted by Law, after the Closing and with respect to any
claim or cause of action asserted by Buyer relating to or arising from breaches of the representations, warranties or covenants
of the Company or the Selling Shareholders contained in this Agreement, Buyer will first take any amounts owed to the Buyer by
the Company Indemnifying Parties, SALSA or RMIT, as applicable, pursuant to this Article IX from the Holdback Amount. The
Holdback Amount shall be the Buyer’s sole and exclusive remedy until the Holdback Amount is completely depleted, at which
point the Buyer shall look to collect any additional amounts owed hereunder from the Company Indemnifying Parties, SALSA or RMIT,
as applicable, only from the Stock Consideration or the net proceeds from the sale of such Stock Consideration.

  

ARTICLE X

 

TERMINATION

 

SECTION 10.1. Termination
of Agreement. Certain of the parties may terminate this Agreement as provided below:

 

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(a) the Buyer
and the Selling Shareholders may terminate this Agreement by mutual written consent at any time prior to the Closing;

 

(b) either
the Buyer or the Selling Shareholders may terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 2.2(c) of this Agreement;

 

(c)the
Buyer may terminate this Agreement on or before a date which shall be thirty (30) days from the date of execution of this agreement,
by giving written notice to the Selling Shareholders, if the Buyer is not reasonably satisfied with the results of its Due Diligence
Investigation pursuant to Section 7.8;

 

(d) the Buyer
may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Selling Shareholders at any time prior to the Closing (A) in the event
any Selling Shareholder has breached any material representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement in any material
respect, the Buyer has notified the Selling Shareholders of the breach, and the breach has continued without cure for a period
of 30 days after the notice of breach or (B) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before the Outside Closing Date by reason
of the failure of any condition precedent under Article VII hereof (unless the failure results primarily from the Buyer
itself breaching any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement); and

 

(e) the Selling
Shareholders may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Buyer at any time prior to the Closing (A) in the event
that the Buyer has breached any material representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement in any material respect,
the Selling Shareholders have notified the Buyer of the breach, and the breach has continued without cure for a period of 30 days
after the notice of breach or (B) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before the Outside Closing Date, by reason of the
failure of any condition precedent under Article VIII hereof (unless the failure results primarily from any Selling Shareholder
breaching any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement).

 

(f) the Buyer
may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Selling Shareholders at any time prior to the Closing in the event:
(i) the Selling Shareholders or the Company supplement or amend the Schedules with facts or circumstances that would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or (ii) a Material Adverse Effect on the Company between the date
hereof and the Closing Date shall have occurred and is continuing.

 

SECTION 10.2. Effect
of Termination. If any party terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1 above, all rights and obligations of
the parties hereunder shall terminate other than those set forth in Sections 6.4 and 6.18, without any Liability
of any party to any other party (except for any Liability of any party then in breach or its representations, warranties and covenants
herein).

 

ARTICLE XI

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

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SECTION 11.1. Expenses.
Each party will bear his or its own costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

SECTION 11.2. Press
Releases and Public Announcements. No party shall issue any press release or make any public announcement relating to the subject
matter of this Agreement without the prior written approval of the Buyer and the Selling Shareholders; provided, however,
that any party may make any public disclosure it believes in good faith is required by applicable Law or any listing or trading
agreement concerning its publicly-traded securities (in which case the disclosing party will use its best efforts to advise the
other parties prior to making the disclosure).

 

SECTION 11.3. No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. Subject to the provisions of Section 11.5, this Agreement shall not confer any rights or
remedies upon any Person other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

SECTION 11.4. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and
supersedes any prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, to the extent they
related in any way to the subject matter hereof.

 

SECTION 11.5. Succession
and Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties named herein and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. No party may assign either this Agreement or any of his or its rights, interests, or obligations
hereunder without the prior written approval of the Buyer and the Selling Shareholders; provided, however, that the
Buyer may, upon prior written notice (i) assign any or all of its rights and interests hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates,
(ii) designate one or more of its Affiliates to perform its obligations hereunder (in any or all of which cases the Buyer nonetheless
shall remain responsible for the performance of all of its obligations hereunder) and (iii) grant a security interest in respect
of its rights hereunder to its lenders.

 

SECTION 11.6. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together
will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

SECTION 11.7. Headings.
The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning
or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 11.8. Notices.
All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder will be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim,
or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given if (and then two business days after) it is sent by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed to the intended recipient as set forth below:

 

		(a)	If to the Company to:

 

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        vivoPharm LLC

        1214 Research Road

        Hummelstown PA 17036, USA

        Attn. Dr; Ralf Brandt

        Email: ralf.brandt@vivopharm.com

        Facsimile: +1 (717) 724-5390

        Mobile: +1 (415) 937 24 38
	
        vivoPharm Pty Ltd.

        Level 3, Suite 29

        240 Plenty Road

        Bundoora VIC 3085, Australia

        Email: Ralf.brandt@vivopharm.com.au

        Facsimile: +61 3 9925 7020

        Mobile: +1 439 433 425

 

 

		(b)	If to the Selling Shareholders, to the addresses set forth in the Company’s records:

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice)
to:

 

(c) If to the Buyer, addressed as follows:

 

Protea Biosciences Group, Inc.

955 Hartman Run Road

Morgantown, West Virginia 26505

Attention: Stephen Turner, CEO

Email: stephen.turner@proteabio.com

Facsimile No.: (304) 292-7101

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice)
to:

 

CKR Law, LLP

1330 Avenue of the Americas, 35th
floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Stephen A. Weiss, Esq.

Email: sweiss@ckrlaw.com

Facsimile No.: (212) 400-6901

 

Any party may send any notice, request,
demand, claim, or other communication hereunder to the intended recipient at the address set forth above using any other means
(including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, telecopy, ordinary mail, or electronic mail), but no such notice,
request, demand, claim, or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received
by the intended recipient. Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications
hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties notice in the manner herein set forth.

 

SECTION 11.9. Governing Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic Laws of Australia (Victoria) without giving effect
to any choice or conflict of Law provision or rule (whether of the Laws of Australia (Victoria) or any other jurisdiction) that
would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the Laws of Australia (Victoria).

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SECTION 11.10. Amendments
and Waivers. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed
by the Buyer and Selling Shareholders. No waiver by any party of any default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant
hereunder, whether intentional or not, shall be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach
of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.

 

SECTION 11.11 Severability. Any term
or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision
in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 11.12. Construction.
The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question
of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or
burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or Law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The word “including” shall mean including without limitation.

 

SECTION 11.13. Incorporation
of Exhibits, Annexes, and Schedules. The Exhibits, Annexes, and Schedules identified in this Agreement are incorporated herein
by reference and made a part hereof.

 

SECTION 11.14. Specific
Performance. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the other parties would be damaged irreparably in the event any
of the provisions of Sections 6.4, 6.5, 6.10, 6.18, 6.19 and 6.21 of this Agreement are
not performed in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise are breached. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees that the
other parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the aforementioned provisions of this Agreement
and to enforce specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof in any action instituted in any court of the United
States or any state thereof having jurisdiction over the parties and the matter (subject to the provisions set forth in Section
11.15 below), in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled, at law or in equity.

 

SECTION 11.15. Submission
to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties submits to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the State of Pennsylvania,
United States or Victoria, Australia in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and agrees that all
claims in respect of the action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court. Each party also agrees not to bring
any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other court. Each of the parties waives any defense
of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any action or proceeding so brought and waives any bond, surety, or other security
that might be required of any other party with respect thereto. Any party may make service on any other party by sending or delivering
a copy of the process to the Party to be served at the address and in the manner provided for the giving of notices in Section
11.8 above. Nothing in this Section 11.15, however, shall affect the right of any party to bring any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other court or to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law
or at equity. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding so brought shall be conclusive and may be enforced
by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law or at equity.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	 	PROTEA BIOSCIENCES GROUP, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Stephen Turner, President and CEO
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	vivoPHARM PTY LTD pursuant to Section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Dr. Ralf Brandt, Director
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	[Name] Director
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	RALF BRANDT
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	THE BRANDT FAMILY TRUST
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Sabine Brandt,
Trustee
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LIFE SCIENCE 
	 	ADVANCEMENT PARTNERSHIP, LP
	 	by its duly authorised manager and agent
	 	TERRA ROSSA CAPITAL PTY LTD
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	[Name], Director
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

 

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	 	ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	_____________, Authorized Officer
	 	 	in the presence of:
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Witness
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Name of Witness

 

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Exhibit D

 

 

__ 2015

Protea Biosciences Group, Inc.

955 Hartman Run Road

Morgantown, West Virginia 26505

Attention: Stephen Turner, CEO

Email: stephen.turner@proteabio.com

 

vivoPharm Pty Ltd.

Level 3, Suite 29

240 Plenty Road

Bundoora VIC 3085, Australia

Attn: Dr. Ralf Brandt, CEO

Email: ralf.brandt@vivopharm.com

 

Gentlemen:

 

I the undersigned individual (an “Option
Holder”) do hereby covenant and agree with Protea Biosciences Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Protea”
or the “Buyer” and vivoPharm Pty Ltd a corporation organized under the laws of Australia (“the Company”))
as follows:

 

		1.	The undersigned has received a copy of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated of even date herewith
(the “Purchase Agreement”) among Protea, Dr. Ralf Brandt (“Brant”), The Brandt Family Trust,
a trust organized under the laws of Australia, Mrs. Sabine Brandt, trustee (the “Trust”), South Australian Life
Science Advancement Partnership, LP, a limited partnership organized under the laws of Australia (“SALSA”),
RMIT University, Australia (“RMIT”) and the Company.

 

		2.	Unless otherwise defined in this letter, all capitalized terms when used herein shall have the
same meaning as is defined in the Purchase Agreement.

 

		3.	The undersigned has had an opportunity to review the Purchase Agreement and is satisfied in all
respects with the terms and conditions thereof.

 

		4.	I am an Option Holder and hold ______ Company Options for ________ Company Capital Shares,

 

		5.	On or before the Closing Date under the Purchase Agreement I the undersigned shall exercise my
individual Company Options for Company Capital Shares and on the Closing Date shall pay the Company the cash consideration payable
under exercise of such Company Option, and I direct that the cash consideration payable for exercise of such Company Options be
paid and deducted from the amount of any Cash Consideration payable to me on Closing.

 

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		6.	On the Closing Date I shall receive from the Buyer my pro-rata portion of the Fixed Consideration,
when issued, payable in a combination of cash and Stock Consideration, as determined by agreement between the Company and the undersigned,
as follows:

 

Fixed Consideration

 

Cash: USD __________

 

Stock:__________

  

 

		7.	In the event of the payment of any Contingent Consideration, if I hold Stock Consideration at the
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COSÌ, INC.

294 Washington Street, Ste. 510

Boston, MA  02108

 

Main Tel:  (857) 415-5000

Website:  www.getcosi.com

	
Writer’s Direct Information

Kate Shehan

V. P. HR

Direct Tel:  (857) 415-5010

Cell:  (857) 207-0318

E-Mail:  kate.shehan@getcosi.com

 

 

March 26, 2015

Via Email (Miguel.rossydonovan@gmail.com)

Miguel Rossy-Donovan

125 West 31st Street #30k

New York, NY 10001

[Tel:  (213) 399-4870]

Re:           Chief Financial Officer

Dear Miguel:

We are pleased to confirm the essentials of your employment offer.  This offer may be contingent upon the results of criminal, credit and driving checks (depending upon the position and in accordance with applicable laws) submitted by Così, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, or “us”).  Please be advised that this is not a contract for employment.

1.  You agree to become an at-will employee of the Company, in the position of Chief Financial Officer, with an effective start date to be determined by mutual agreement of you and the Company.

2.  In this position, you will report to the President and CEO.

3.  The gross amount of your annual base salary will be Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand and 00/100 U.S. Dollars (US$275,000.00), payable in bi-weekly installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, and which will be subject to applicable payroll and withholding taxes and other applicable deductions.

4. You will be eligible to participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan where you will have the ability to earn an annual bonus in a gross amount up to Fifty Percent (50%) of your annual base salary, which bonus will be contingent upon various factors, including, among others, the Company’s business plan and financial results, and your achievement against targeted goals and objectives, and which will be subject to applicable payroll and withholding taxes and other applicable deductions.  In the event of extraordinary financial performance by the Company, as determined by the President & CEO, in consultation with the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, you may be eligible for a bonus in excess of Fifty Percent (50%) of your annual base salary, contingent upon various factors, such as, by way of example and not in limitation, those set forth above in this paragraph, and which will be subject to the other terms and provisions hereof.

 

  

  

  

5.  Subject to and upon the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to which your shares of restricted stock will be granted, on the grant date (i.e., upon your first day of employment), you will receive a grant of 200,000 shares of restricted stock,, of which 50% will be performance-based shares, subject to performance-based vesting, and 50% will be time-based shares, subject to time-based vesting.

(a)  Performance-Based Shares.  The performance-based shares will vest, provided you remain in the continuous employ of the Company from and after the date of grant and through the respective vesting dates, as follows:

(i)  (25%) on the first day on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock has exceeded $3.50 for 30 consecutive trading days (as adjusted for stock splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations or similar events);

(ii)  (25%) on the first day on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock has exceeded $4.00 for 30 consecutive trading days (as adjusted for stock splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations or similar events);

(iii)  (25%) on the first day on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock has exceeded $4.50 for 30 consecutive trading days (as adjusted for stock splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations or similar events); and

(iv)  (25%) on the first day on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock has exceeded $5.00 for 30 consecutive trading days (as adjusted for stock splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations or similar events);

(b)  Time-Based Shares.  The time-based shares will vest as follows:

(i)  (25%) on the first anniversary of the date of award, provided that you remain in the continuous employ of the Company from and after the date of grant and through such vesting date;

(ii)  (25%) on the second anniversary of the date of award, provided that you remain in the continuous employ of the Company from and after the date of grant and through such vesting date;

(iii)  (25%) on the third anniversary of the date of award, provided that you remain in the continuous employ of the Company from and after the date of grant and through such vesting date; and

(iv)  (25%) on the fourth anniversary of the date of award, provided that you remain in the continuous employ of the Company from and after the date of grant and through such vesting date.

6.  You will be reimbursed for your business-related and business travel expenses incurred in performing your employment obligations, provided that such expenses are reasonable, customary, and documented, and incurred in accordance with the Company’s then-current business and business travel 

 

  

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expense reimbursement policy in effect from time to time. Our business and business travel expense reimbursement policy may change from time to time without notice.

7.  During your employment with the Company, you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s health care benefits plan on the first day of the first full month following your first day of employment (“date of hire”) (for example, if your date of hire is May 10, 2015, you will be eligible to participate as of June 1, 2015; if your date of hire is June 28, 2015, you will be eligible to participate as of July 1, 2015).  These benefits currently include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurance.  If you elect to participate in our health care benefits plans, you will be required to pay an employee contribution for participation in the benefits plans selected.  Participation in, and the terms of, our health care benefits plans are subject to change without notice.

8.  During your employment with the Company, you will automatically be enrolled in the Company’s 401(K) retirement plan at the 4% level once you meet the eligibility requirements (90 days of employment and at least 325 hours worked).  After you are enrolled, that means an amount equal to 4% of your gross earnings will be deducted from your paycheck every pay period and paid into the Company’s 401(K) retirement plan for your benefit.  You may change the amount of the deduction or opt out altogether by contacting the Company’s Benefits Department.  If you remain in the Company’s 401(k) retirement plan, every year your deduction will increase by 1% until it reaches the 8% level.  You may rollover any other qualified accounts you may have had upon hire, and you may begin additional contributions as well after 90 days of continuous employment with the Company.  You may contact the Benefits Department for more information regarding this plan.  Participation in, and the terms of, the Company’s 401(K) retirement plan may change from time to time without notice (unless such notice is otherwise required by law).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, as a highly-compensated officer of the Company, under the current terms of the plan, you will not be eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(K) plan as it currently exists.  Should the terms of the plan change or should another plan be implemented for highly-compensated officers, you would be eligible to participate in such revised or new plan, subject to meeting the criteria and on the terms thereof.

9.  During your employment with the Company, you will be eligible for twenty (20) days’ paid vacation per calendar year, in accordance with the Company’s salaried employee vacation policy, to be taken during the same calendar year in which such vacation is earned, prorated for any partial year.  Your vacation is earned based upon the calculation and schedule set forth in the vacation policy as may be in effect from time to time for the Company’s salaried employees.  Our vacation policy may change from time to time without notice (unless such notice is otherwise required by law).

10.  As long as you are in a position requiring a cell phone, under the Company’s current policy, the Company will provide you with a standard cell phone, at no cost to you, and will reimburse you for your usage in accordance with the Company’s cell phone policy, provided that you are participating in the Company’s cell phone program.  You may be required to sign cell phone policies and other documentation related to your use of the cell phone.  The terms of the Company’s cell phone policy may change from time to time without notice.

11.  As long as you are in a position requiring the use of a laptop computer, under the Company’s current policy, the Company will provide you with a laptop computer, at no cost to you.  You may be required to sign computer policies and other documentation related to your use of the laptop computer.  The terms of the Company’s computer policies may change from time to time without notice.

 

  

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12.  You will be an at-will employee of the Company, which means your employment may be terminated at any time by you or by us for any or no reason whatsoever.  This letter is not an employment agreement or contract.

13.  You understand that, as a condition of your employment with the Company, to protect the Company’s confidential, proprietary and trade secret information, you will be required to sign the Confidentiality and Non-compete Agreement, in the form attached hereto, at the time of your employment.

14.  By commencing employment with the Company, you represent and warrant to the Company that, to the best of your knowledge, you are free to become an employee of the Company and to render services and perform duties and obligations accordingly, and that you do not have and will not have any agreements or commitments which would prevent or interfere in any way with the full performance of your services and duties and obligations to and on behalf of the Company.

15.  In accordance with your request, to cover your relocation expenses, the Company will pay to you the gross amount of $55,000, which will be reported as income to you and included in your W-2 wages, to be used by you as you determine to cover all of your relocation expenses, including, without limitation, house-hunting trips, temporary housing, travel, meals, transportation of your household goods, deposits, etc.  As you requested so that you can commence relocation activities prior to your start date with the Company without coming out of pocket, the Company will make this payment to you within five business days after you accept employment with the Company and confirm your start date, and you will agree to promptly repay the funds to the Company in the event you fail to relocate and commence employment with the Company within the timeframe agreed upon between you and the Company.

We look forward to welcoming you in your new position and to your success with Così, Inc. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact RJ Dourney or me at (857) 207-0318.

 

	 	 	 
	 	Sincerely,	 
	 	
COSÌ, INC.

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/ Kate Shehan	 
	 	
Kate Shehan, V. P. HR

	 
	 	 	 	 

Attachments:

Confidentiality & Non-Compete Agreement

Letter Agreement re: Relocation

cc:           RJ Dourney

  

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CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT

THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of _______________ _____, 2015 by and between COSÌ INC. (“COSÌ”), and MIGUEL ROSSY-DONOVAN (“Employee”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, COSÌ is engaged in the business of owning, operating and franchising fast casual restaurants, featuring its hearth-baked crackly-crust bread, sandwiches, salads, melts, pizza, pasta, bagels, breakfast products, desserts, coffee and coffee-based drinks, specialty beverages, and other food and beverage products, which may include the sale of alcoholic beverages, and merchandise items, and related purposes (collectively, the “Business”) and has developed and continues to develop Confidential Information (as defined below) relating thereto;

WHEREAS, COSÌ currently owns, operates, and franchises restaurants throughout the United States and in international markets, and is aggressively pursuing growth and development throughout the Unites States and internationally through company development, franchise development, and strategic partnerships;

WHEREAS, Employee has accepted employment with COSÌ, and in such capacity will have access to and may create confidential and proprietary information and will participate in extensive training and education programs relating to such confidential and proprietary information;

WHEREAS, COSÌ desires to protect its confidential and proprietary information from unauthorized use and disclosure by its employees and from distribution to third parties who may utilize such confidential and proprietary information to unfairly compete against COSÌ, and Employee acknowledges and agrees that these restrictions are necessary to protect and maintain the proprietary interests, business and goodwill of COSÌ; and

 

WHEREAS, as a condition of Employee’ employment with COSÌ, COSÌ has required and Employee has agreed to execute this Agreement.

AGREEMENT:

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises set forth  in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1.           Confidential Information.  Employee has (and may have had), and will in the future have, access to, and may create, have contact with, and receive, Confidential Information, which has been developed at COSÌ’s considerable risk and expense.  For the purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” includes, without limitation, information, documents and materials, of any nature whatsoever, which contain confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information of COSÌ, its affiliates or subsidiaries, or its or their respective business partners, vendors, suppliers, franchisees, employees, and/or customers, or relating to the Business, or are otherwise of a confidential or trade secret nature and which are proprietary to COSÌ, its affiliates or subsidiaries, or its or their 

 

  

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respective business partners, vendors, suppliers, franchisees, employees and/or customers that are not part of the public domain (whether or not reduced to writing or other tangible medium of expression), which has been disclosed to, learned by, or developed by Employee in the course of, and as a consequence of, his or her employment by COSÌ, including, without limitation, confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information pertaining to recipes, formulae, products, goods, services, inventions, discoveries, improvements, innovations, designs, ideas, proprietary information, intellectual property, manufacturing, packaging, advertising, distribution and sales methods, pricing strategies, historical, current and projected financial information (including, without limitation, sales, profits, losses, costs and expenses), business plans, marketing plans, development plans, franchise plans (including without limitation, expansion plans, new store openings, new markets, store closings, new products, and lease terms), customer and client lists, relationships with dealers, distributors, sales representatives, wholesalers, customers, clients, suppliers, franchisees, and others who have business dealings with COSÌ, personal information of customers, franchisees, and employees, and any and all other confidential and proprietary information and/or trade secrets of COSÌ).  Confidential Information includes confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information of third parties to which Cosi has an obligation of confidentiality and non-disclosure. Confidential Information does not include information that is or becomes generally known to the public through no act of Employee in breach of this Agreement.

2.           Non-Disclosure.  Employee acknowledges that such Confidential Information is a valuable and unique asset of COSÌ, and Employee agrees that, for so long as any Confidential Information received or created by Employee remains Confidential Information, during the term of Employee’s employment with COSÌ, and after termination thereof for any or no reason whatsoever:  (a) Employee shall not at any time disclose to any person or entity, or use for his or her own benefit or for the benefit of any third party, such Confidential Information, except for and on behalf of COSÌ in the course of Employee’s employment and the performance of Employee’s duties as an employee of COSÌ, unless COSÌ expressly consents in writing to the disclosure or use of any item of Confidential Information prior to Employee’s disclosure or use.

3.           Ownership.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that Confidential Information is and at all times shall be the exclusive property of COSÌ, to be used by Employee only as expressly authorized by this Agreement, and that Employee has no claim or right to the continued use or possession of such Confidential Information following termination of Employee’s employment with COSÌ for any or no reason whatsoever.  Employee agrees that, upon termination of Employee’s employment with COSÌ for any or no reason whatsoever, Employee will not retain any such documents, files or other materials and will promptly return to COSÍ any documents, files or other materials in Employee’s possession or custody.

4.   Non-Disparagement.  Employee shall not, at any time during the term of Employee’s employment with COSÌ, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following the termination of employment with COSÌ for any or no reason whatsoever, take any action or make any statement the effect of which would be directly or indirectly to materially impair the goodwill of COSÌ, including, but not limited to, any action or statement intended, directly or indirectly, to benefit a competitor of COSÍ.

5.           Restrictive Covenants.  To further protect COSÌ’s proprietary interest in its Confidential Information and its business relationships with customers, suppliers, vendors, employees, and franchisees, Employee hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

 

  

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(a)           Non-Solicitation.  During the term of Employee’s employment (except for the sole and exclusive benefit of COSÌ) and continuing for a period of eighteen (18) consecutive months following the termination of Employee’s employment with COSÌ for any or no reason whatsoever, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, without the express prior written consent of COSÌ, (i) solicit or induce employees of COSÌ to terminate their employment with COSÍ or to enter into employment or service with any other person, firm, corporation, or other entity; or (ii) solicit business from any customers of COSÌ that were customers of COSÌ during the immediately preceding eighteen (18) month period for the purpose of providing or selling competitive goods or services to such customers and encouraging such customers to cease or reduce purchasing goods or services from COSÌ; or (iii) solicit any franchisees or active franchisee prospects that were COSÌ franchisees, or active prospects of COSÌ, during the immediately preceding eighteen (18) month period, to terminate their COSÌ franchise or attempt to divert such prospective franchisee from pursuing a COSÌ franchise.  General employment or advertising solicitations targeted at the general public will not be deemed to be a violation of the restrictions set forth in this paragraph.

(b)           Non-Competition.  During the term of Employee’s employment (except for the sole and exclusive benefit of COSÌ) and continuing for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months following the termination of Employee’s employment with COSÌ for any or no reason whatsoever, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, without the express prior written consent of COSÌ, (i) enter the employ of, or render services to or on behalf of, any person, firm, corporation, or other entity engaged in providing the same or similar services or products as provided by COSÌ; or (ii) engage in any business in competition with COSÌ, for Employee’s own account or as an individual, partner, shareholder, director, officer, principal, agent, employee, member, manager, trustee, consultant, advisor, joint venturer, representative, or in any other relationship or capacity, whether or not for monetary benefit.  Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit Employee from acquiring, solely as an investment, less than five (5%) of the issued and outstanding securities of any public corporation.

(c)           Direct Competitors.  In connection with Sections 5(a) and (b) above, a business in competition with COSÌ includes fast casual restaurant companies that compete directly with COSÌ, such as by way of example Potbelly’s, Panera Bread, Corner Bakery, Au Bon Pain, and other fast causal restaurant companies primarily selling sandwiches and salads that compete directly with COSÌ.  This prohibition as it pertains to restaurant companies includes only those restaurant companies that (i) are a direct competitor of COSÌ, or (ii) are seeking to enter into direct competition with COSÌ.

 

(d)        Acknowledgment.  The prohibitions set forth in this Section 5 are not intended to and shall not prohibit Employee from entering into employment with (i) any quick service, casual dining or fine dining restaurant or their suppliers, vendors or other service providers, or (ii) any fast casual restaurant companies or their suppliers, vendors or other service providers, that (A) are not a direct competitor of COSÌ, or (B) are not seeking to enter into direct competition with COSÌ.  

 

6.           Acknowledgements by Employee.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that (a) COSÌ is developing and growing its Business throughout the United States and internationally, through company development, franchise development, licensing agreements, strategic partnerships and other business arrangements, and it’s Business is national in scope, and (b) the periods of time, geographical scope and other limitations provided for in this Agreement are the minimum such terms necessary to protect and maintain the proprietary interests, business, and goodwill of COSÌ and its successors and 

 

  

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assigns and are reasonable in all respects.  Employee further agrees that any breach of the confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations and restrictive covenants of this Agreement will cause COSÌ irreparable injury and damage for which COSÌ cannot be adequately compensated in monetary damages.  To the extent any such provisions of this Agreement, or any portion thereof, is deemed unenforceable by virtue of its scope, in terms of the period of time, geographical area or otherwise, but may be made enforceable by limitations thereon, Employee agrees that the same shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies of the jurisdictions in which enforcement is sought.  The parties hereby authorize any court of competent jurisdiction to modify or reduce the scope of any such restrictive covenant to the extent necessary to make any such restrictive covenant enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

7.           Remedies.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that any breach or threatened breach of Employee’s obligations under this Agreement will cause irreparable injury to COSÌ.  Employee further acknowledges and agrees that, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement by Employee, COSÌ shall have the right to have the provisions of this Agreement specifically enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, by way of injunction or specific performance, without bond or proof of damages but upon due notice, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it in law and/or equity.  In the event COSÌ institutes any action to enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Employee shall promptly, upon demand, reimburse COSÌ for all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) incurred by COSÌ in doing so.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that COSÌ shall have the right to offset any amounts due by Employee to COSÌ against any amounts due to Employee by COSÌ if Employee fails to promptly reimburse COSÌ as provided in this Agreement.

8.           No Contract of Employment.  This Agreement does not constitute a contract of employment and does not restrict the rights of Employee or COSÌ to terminate the employment relationship at any time for any or no reason whatsoever.

9.           Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be construed and enforced pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware, as such laws and decisions apply to agreements entered into and to be fully performed within the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.

10.           Severability.  If any of the covenants contained in this Agreement, or any part thereof, are hereafter construed to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remainder of the covenant or covenants, which shall be given full effect, without regard to the invalid portions.  If any of the covenants contained in this Agreement, or any part thereof, are held to be unenforceable because of the duration of such provision, the scope of the subject matter thereof, or the area covered thereby, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration, scope and/or area of such provision and, in its reduced form, said provision shall thus be enforceable.

11.           Entire Agreement; No Amendment; Survival.  This Agreement represents the complete understanding and agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral or written agreements of the parties with regard to such subject matter.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified except in a writing, signed by both COSÌ and Employee.  Employee’s obligations under this Agreement which, by their nature are intended to so survive, shall survive the termination of Employee’s employment with COSÌ.

 

  

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12.           General.  Employee’s or COSÌ’s failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants, or conditions of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant or condition.  A waiver of any right or remedy under this Agreement at any one time or more times shall not be deemed a waiver of such right or remedy at any other time.  No waiver of any kind by COSÌ shall be valid unless it is made in a writing executed and delivered by COSÌ.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  The rights and obligations of Employee under this Agreement are personal to Employee, and this Agreement may not be assigned, or any duties delegated, in whole or in part by Employee.  The recitals set forth at the beginning of this Agreement are incorporated into and made an integral part of this Agreement.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Signature by facsimile or other similar electronic transmission is hereby authorized and shall have the same force and effect as an original.

13.           THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION RESTRICTIONS THAT MAY RESTRICT EMPLOYEE’S ACTIVITIES AFTER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH COSÌ.  EMPLOYEE IS ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF EMPLOYEE’S CHOICE, AT EMPLOYEE’S EXPENSE, PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT. By Employee’s signature below, Employee acknowledges that Employee has had sufficient time to read this Agreement, that this is a binding legal document, and that Employee has had the opportunity to consult with an attorney of Employee’s choice prior to signing this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employee and COSÌ, intending to be legally bound, have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

	 	
COSÌ, INC., a Delaware corporation

	 	 	
EMPLOYEE:

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
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Name: Kate Shehan

	 	 	
Name: MIGUEL ROSSY-DONOVAN

	 
	 	
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