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LICENSE AGREEMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
License Agreement [Abstract]  
License Agreement Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 6 – LICENSE AGREEMENTS

 

In April 2011, TG Bio, acquired from LFB Biotechnologies, a fully owned subsidiary of France based LFB S.A., an option (the “License Option”) for exclusive worldwide rights (except France/Belgium) to develop and market ublituximab (“TGTX-1101”), a monoclonal antibody that targets a specific epitope on the B-cell lymphocyte CD20 antigen. In exchange for the License Option, TG Bio issued 132,000 shares of its common stock to LFB.

 

On January 30, 2012, TG Bio exercised the License Option and entered into an exclusive license agreement with LFB Biotechnologies, GTC Biotherapeutics and LFB/GTC LLC, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of LFB Group, relating to the development of ublituximab (the “License Agreement”). Under the License Agreement, we have acquired the exclusive worldwide rights (exclusive of France/Belgium) for the development and commercialization of TGTX-1101 (ublituximab). To date, we have made no payments to LFB Group and LFB Group is eligible to receive payments of up to an aggregate of approximately $31.0 million upon our successful achievement of certain clinical development, regulatory and sales milestones, in addition to royalty payments on net sales of ublituximab. The license will terminate on a country by country basis upon the expiration of the last licensed patent right or 15 years after the first commercial sale of a product in such country, unless the agreement is earlier terminated.

 

In connection with the license agreement, our subsidiary TG Biologics issued 7,368,000 shares of its common stock to LFB, and the Company agreed to contribute $15 million, less applicable fees and expenses associated with the financing, to TG Bio to fund the development of ublituximab under the License Agreement in exchange for 7,500,000 shares of TG Bio common stock. The Company recognized approximately $16,578,000 of noncash research and development expense during the six months ended June 30, 2012 in connection with the issuance of these shares. In addition, in connection with the issuance of 7,368,000 shares of TG Bio common stock, the Company and TG Bio provided LFB Group the option to, in its sole discretion, elect to convert all, and not less than all, of the shares of TG Bio common stock into 7,500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. This option may be exercised by LFB Group at any time before May 31, 2013.

 

Furthermore, should LFB Group choose to exercise the option for Company Common Stock, the Board of Directors of the Company shall appoint an individual designated by LFB Group to serve as a director of the Company until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected. Thereafter the Board of Directors of the Company shall nominate a designee named by LFB Group for election at each annual meeting of the stockholders until such time as LFB Group owns less than 10% of the outstanding Company Common Stock.