-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GDrRwbxmzufwnw3eSfUddZItlF9xp87/XEpE+ZlTTAGKM8pr52agewqFEK3lX4k9 5B+e03YCaa24je3eCScyDA== 0000914317-06-003327.txt : 20061218 0000914317-06-003327.hdr.sgml : 20061218 20061218165327 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914317-06-003327 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061212 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20061218 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061218 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MEDISCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000064647 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841] IRS NUMBER: 221937826 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-07405 FILM NUMBER: 061283962 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1235 FOLKESTONE WY CITY: CHERRY HILL STATE: NJ ZIP: 08034 BUSINESS PHONE: 6094287952 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1235 FOLKESTONE WAY CITY: CHERRY HILL STATE: NJ ZIP: 08034 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CARDIAC TECHNIQUES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19730920 8-K 1 form8k-80568_mdsc.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report: December 12, 2006 MEDISCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CORP. --------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New Jersey 0-7405 22-1937826 ---------- ------ ---------- (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number ) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1235 Folkstone Way Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 -------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (215) 485-0362 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below): [_] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [_] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [_] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [_] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 8.01. Other Events. Mediscience Technology Corp. ("Mediscience") executed a letter agreement dated as of December 2, 2006 ("Bridge Agreement") under which Empire Financial Group, Inc. ("Empire") agreed to serve as placement agent on a "best efforts" basis to raise $2.0 million in bridge financing through a private placement. Under the terms of the Bridge Agreement Mediscience agreed to pay Empire a nonrefundable retainer of $10,000, a cash placement fee equal to 12% of the aggregate purchase price paid by each purchaser of Mediscience shares of common stock and warrants equal to 10% of the amount of securities issued by Mediscience under this bridge funding. The maturity date of the promissory notes is the earlier of April 15, 2008 or three months after the completion of an IPO of the imaging pill division/CDR division of Mediscience or any other financing of Mediscience of no less than $5 million and as much as $10 million. Mediscience also agreed that for 24 months following the consummation of the bridge financing Empire has the right to act as one of Mediscience's financial advisors in certain mergers, acquisitions, or restructurings where Mediscience engages a financial advisor, to act as manager or placement agent in debt financings or refinancings and to act as underwriter or placement agent in any public or private offering of equity or debt securities. Empire previously executed a letter agreement dated June 13, 2006 with Mediscience under which it stated its intention to enter into a firm commitment underwriting agreement to raise a minimum of $5,000,000 and as much as $10,000,000 through the sale of shares of a new company to be spun out by Mediscience to accelerate commercialization of its optical biopsy pill. The terms of the Agreements described above are only a summary of the Bridge Agreement and firm commitment IPO terms and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Agreements which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 and incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. 10.1 Letter Agreement dated as of June 13, 2006 between Mediscience and Empire Financial Group, Inc. regarding a firm commitment IPO 10.2 Letter Agreement dated as of December 2, 2006 between Mediscience and Empire Financial Group, Inc. regarding a best efforts bridge financing SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. MEDISCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Date: December 18, 2006 By: /s/ Peter Katevatis ------------------------ Peter Katevatis Chief Executive Officer
EX-10.1 2 ex10-1.txt EXHIBIT 10.1 [LOGO] Member of NASD, MSRB and SIPC EMPIRE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC 14 East 60 Street, 2nd Floor NY, NY I0022 646-329-7007 973-277-3634 Mr. Peter Katevatis Chief Executive Officer/ President Mediscience Technology Corporation 1235 Folkestone Way Cherry hill, NJ 08034 Re: Proposed Firm Commitment public offering Dear Mr. Katevatis: We are pleased to submit the following proposal with respect to a firm commitment public offering by Mediscience Technology Corporation's subsidiary for diagnostic pill called Photonic Explorer ("Mediscience" or "the Company") for a minimum of $5 million and a maximum of $10,000,000, the price of which shall be determined by the market price prior to the Effective Date of the offering closing. This letter slates certain conditions and assumptions upon the proposed offering by Empire Financial Group (EFH). It is our intent, immediately prior to the Effective Date, to enter into a "Firm Commitment" Underwriting Agreement with MEDISCIENCE. The Underwriting Agreement shall provide that the Underwriter shall be committed to take and pay for all of the Shares, if none are purchased. The Underwriting Agreement and related agreements shall contain such terms and conditions as are customarily contained in agreements of such character and among other things, provide for the following: a) An underwriting discount of eight percent (8%) of the amount raised in the offering. The sale to EFH and/or its designees, at the time of the dosing of the offering specified in the Underwriting agreement (the "Closing Date") warrants (the "Underwriters Warrants") to purchase that aggregate number of shares as would be equal to three (3%) of the total number of shares sold pursuant to the public offering. Neither the Underwriter's Warrants nor any of the securities underlying the Underwriter's Warrants (Collectively, the Underlying Underwriter's 2 b) Warrants and Underlying Underwriter's Securities") shall be redeemable by the Company. The Underwriter's Warrants and Underlying Underwriter's Securities are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Underwriter's Securities". c) The Underwriter's Warrants will be exercisable between the first and fifth anniversary dates of the Effective Date {the "Warrant Exercise Term"). EFH will agree that during the (1) year period following the Effective Date, it will not transfer the Underwriter's Warrants or the underlying Underwriter's Securities, except to EFH officers, partners or members of the selling group. The Underwriter's Warrants shall be exercisable at a price per unit equal to one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the public offering price of the common snares and shall be exercisable at any time from time to time, in whole or in. part, during the warrant Exercise Term. The Underwriter's Warrants shall contain such terms and conditions as are satisfactory in form and substance to EFH, the Company and their respective counsel, including, without limitation anti-dilution and exercise provisions. At any time during the five (5) years commencing after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement, EFH (or the then holders of a majority of the Underwriter's Warrants of the Underlying Underwriter's Securities) shall have the right to require the Company to prepare and file a Post-Effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a new Registration Statement, if then required under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"), covering all or any portion of the Underwriter's Warrants and/or the Underlying Underwriter's Securities, Mediscience Technology Corporation shall bear all expenses incurred in the preparation and filing of such Post-Effective Amendment or new Registration Statement. In addition, if at any time during the Warrant Exercise Term the Company shall prepare and file one or more Registration Statements under the Act, with respect to a public offering of equity or debt securities of the Company, or of any such securities of the Company held by its shareholders, the Company will include in such Registration Statement such number of Underwriter's Warrants and/or Underlying Underwriter's Securities held by EFH and its designees or transferees as may be requested. The Company shall bear ail fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of such Registration Statement, in the event of such a proposed registration, the Company shall furnish the then holders of outstanding Underwriter's Warrants and Underlying Underwriter's Securities with not less than thirty (30) days written notice prior to the proposed date of filing of such Registration Statement Such notice shall continue to be given during the Warrant Exercise Term by Mediscience Technology Corporation to such holders until such time as all of the Underwriter's Warrants and Underlying Underwriter's Securities have been registered. The holders of the Warrant Securities shall exercise the "piggy-back" rights provided for herein by giving written notice, within twenty (20) days of the receipt of the Company's notice of its intention to file a Registration Statement 3 d) The Company will bear ail fees, disbursements and expenses in connection with the proposed offering, including, without limitation, the Company's legal and accounting fees and disbursements, the costs of preparing, printing and delivering the Registration Statement, Prospectus and amendments, post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, the Underwriting Agreement and documents and "Blue Sky" memoranda (all in such quantities as EFH may require}, preparing and printing stock certificates and warrant certificates, filing fees, costs and expenses incurred in registering the offering with National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (The "NASD"), filing fees, costs and expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred m qualifying the offering under the "Blue Sky* laws of the states specified by EFH transfer taxes, transfer agent and registrar fees, out-of-pocket costs, exclusive of salaries and overhead, of holding "due diligence" meetings and the costs of placing a tombstone* advertisement in The Wall Street Journal, e) in order to reimburse EFH for those costs, less all expenses customarily incurred by an underwriter during the process, Mediscience Technology Corporation shall pay to EFH a non-accountable expense allowance in the amount of the three percent (3%) of the gross proceeds of the offering (including the over-allotment option), which shall include fees and disbursements of EFH's counsel, which shall include fees and disbursements of EFH's counsel, of which Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) shall be paid by the Company upon the filing of the Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company wilt retain EFH as a financial consultant, for a period of twenty-four months to commence on the Closing Date, at a monthly fee of five thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), all of which is payable on the closing of this offering. In addition, the consulting agreement shall provide that the Company will pay EFH a "Lehman formula" finder's fee in the event that EFH originates a merger, acquisition, to joint venture or other transaction to which EFH is a party. If Mediscience originates such, then EFH shall act as Mediscience exclusive representative on a negotiated fee basis. f) The Company shall pay for all "Blue Sky" filing fees as requested by EFH and costs and expenses of "Blue Sky* registration or qualification (including fees and disbursements of EFH's legal counsel). The Company shall also pay as due, the state registration, qualification and filing fees, NASD filing fees and accountable out of pocket disbursements in connection with such registration, qualification or filing. g) For the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, which may occur during the distribution and sale of the shares, the Company will grant EFH an option to purchase all or part of an additional number of shares and or warrants as will be equal to not more than ten percent (10%), of the total number of shares initially offered to the public, for the period of sixty (60) days from the effective Date. Such over-allotment period, and any shares and or warrants purchased by EFH pursuant to such option shall be resold to the public on the same terms as the initially offered shares and or warrants. h) Mediscience Technology Corporation agrees not to permit or cause a public sale or public offering of any of its securities (in any manner, including pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act) owned nominally or beneficially by the Company's officers, directors and shareholders owning five percent (5%) or more of the 4 Outstanding shares of Common Stock for a period of twelve (12) months following the Effective Date without obtaining the prior written approval of EFH. EFH has agreed to exempt a total of five hundred thousand (500,000) shares to be designated by the Company, which will have only a twelve (12) month similar sale restriction. Mediscience Technology Corporation shall cause such persons to execute an agreement with EFH, in conformance with ail SEC regulations eliminating "acting in concert" issues, regarding such restrictions, in form and substance, satisfactory to the Company, EFH and their respective counsels. Ho employee of Mediscience Technology Corporation, will receive an annual salary In excess of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) for a period of twenty four (24) months from the Effective Date. i) The Company shall continue to retain as Its accountants a firm of independent certified public accountants- Morison Cogen LLC- acceptable to EFH for twenty-four (24) months from the closing of the offering. Such accounting firm shall have responsibility for the preparation of the financial statements and financial exhibits, if any, to be included in the Registration Statement, and shall prepare all certified financial statements and schedules to be included in the Registration Statement The Company shall initially retain as lawyers Peter Hirschfield Esq. 1035 PARK Ave.NY.NY ($46) 827 8362 acceptable to EFH, which is expert in securities law matters, and in the regulatory aspects of Mediscience Technology Corporation proposed business for a period of twelve (12) months. j) The Company shall have the Shares approved for quotation on the AMEX, the NASDAQ National Market System, or the NASDAQ Small Cap Market and/or the Boston Stock Exchange, effective on the Effective Date. By the Effective Date, the Company shall have registered its Common Stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will use its best efforts to maintain such registration in effect for a period of at least five years from the Effective Date. The Company agrees that it will, prior to the Effective Date, register with, and for a period of five (5) years from the Effective Date remain covered by, the corporate Record Savings and Annual Report Information Service published by Standard & Poor's Corporation. k) If the sale of the shares is completed: i. The Company shall retain an investor/public relations firm reasonably acceptable to EFH for a period of twenty-four (24) months from the Effective Date. ii. The Company will accept an advisor of EFH, as a non-voting advisor to, its Board of Directors, such designee, shall attend meetings of the Board and receive reimbursement for reasonable costs incurred in attending such meetings as well as any compensation received by other "outside8 Directors. To the extent permitted by law, Company will agree to indemnify EFH and its designee for the actions of such designee as a director of the Company. In the event Company maintains a liability insurance policy affording coverage for the acts of its officers and 5 Directors, it will agree, if possible, to include each of EFH and its designee as an insured under such policy. iii. To the extent permitted by law, Mediscience Technology Corporation will agree to indemnify EFH and its designee for the actions of such designee as a director of the Company. In the event Mediscience Technology Corporation maintains a liability insurance policy affording coverage for the acts of its officers and directors, it will agree, if possible, to include each of EFH and its designee as an insured under such policy. iv. The Company shall continue to retain Registrar and Transfer Co Attn: Henry Farrell MTC account manager (800) 8661340 ext 1297 a transfer agent reasonably acceptable to EFH for the Common Stock for a period of twelve (12) years following the Effective Date, at the request of EFH the Company shall cause such transfer agent to provide EFH on a quarterly basis with copies of the Company's stock transfer sheets. v. For a period of not less than twenty (24) months from the Effective Date, the Company will provide to EFH on a timely basis quarterly statements setting forth such information regarding the Company's operations and financial position (including balance sheet, profit and loss statements and data regarding outstanding purchase orders) as is regularly prepared by management of Mediscience Technology Corporation. vi. Mediscience Technology Corporation shall not file a Registration Statement except Form S-8 (or any similar or successor form) for a period of one year from the Effective Date, with the exception of ESOP, without EFH consent. The Company shall not, without EFH*s consent, sell any securities under Regulation S. The Company represents and warrants to EFH that (I) it is not obligated to pay a finder's fee or consulting fee to anyone in connection with the introduction of Mediscience Technology Corporation to EFH: (ii) during the prior twelve months, it has not paid any moneys or other compensation or issued any securities to any member of the NASD, or to any affiliate or associate of such a member, or to any person in consideration for such person raising funds for the Company, or providing consulting services to the Company, regarding this initial Public Offering, except for payment to EFH hereunder, and (ii) no holder of the Company's securities has (A) any right to "piggyback" its securities on the Registration Statement or (B) any right to demand registration of its securities (which will not be modified so that it cannot be exercised until at least 18 months after the Effective Date). EFH reserves the right in its sole discretion, to reduce any item of its compensation or adjust the terms thereof (including the number, type and exercise price of the Underwriter's Warrants) as specified herein in the event that a determination should be made by the NASD and/or the securities department of any jurisdiction in which the offering is "Blue Skied" to the effect that its aggregate compensation is excessive or that the terms thereof require such adjustment. Any such reduction or adjustment shall not affect any other terms or provisions of the Letter of Intent 7 if the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding with respect to the proposed offering on behalf of the Company, will you please so confirm by signing and returning one copy of this letter, together with a check payable to EFH, in the amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), before due diligence can begin whereupon we will instruct our counsel to cooperate with counsel for the Company in the preparation of the appropriate Registration Statement under the Act, the Underwriting Agreement and related documents so as to expedite the successful consummation of the public offering. Very Truly Yours, EMPIRE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. By:._______________________________________ Don Wojnowski, CEO Accepted and confirmed: Mediscience TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION By: /s/ Peter Katevatis CEO 6/10/06 Mr. Peter Katevatis CEO EX-10.2 3 ex10-2.txt EXHIBIT 10.2 [LOGO] Member of NASD, MSRB and SIPC EMPIRE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC 14 East 60 Street, 2nd Floor NY, NY I0022 646-329-7007 973-277-3634 December 2, 2006 Mr. Peter Katevatis Chief Executive Officer/ President Mediscience Technology Corporation 1235 Folkestone Way Cherry hill, NJ 08034 Dear Mr. Peter Katevatis: This letter (the "Agreement") constitutes the agreement between Mediscience Technology Corporation (the "Company") and Empire Financial Group, Inc. ("Empire") that Empire shall serve as the placement agent for the Company, on a "best efforts" basis, in connection with the proposed offer and private placement (the "Offering") by the Company of $2.0 million and is predicated on successful completion of the doe diligence investigation by Empire. A. Fees and Expenses. In connection with the Services described above, the Company shall pay to Empire the following: 1. Placement Agent's Fee. As compensation for its services in connection with the Private Placement, the Company agrees to pay Empire a nonrefundable retainer fee of $10,000 ("Ten Thousand Dollars") in cash upon execution of this letter agreement. The Company shall pay to Empire a cash placement fee equal to twelve percent (12.0%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by each purchaser of Securities that were placed in the Offering (the "Placement Agent's Fee"). The Placement Agent's Fee wilt be deducted from the gross proceeds of the Securities sold at the Closing, The amount of the retainer tee previously paid to Empire will be credited on a dollar for dollar basis toward the cash portion of the placement fee. 2, Expenses. In addition to any fees payable to Empire hereunder and regardless of whether an Offering is consummated, the Company hereby agrees to reimburse Empire, within ten (10) days after Written request therefore, all reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Empire's engagement, including the reasonable fees and expenses of Empire's counsel but which shall he capped at $5,000. The Company shall also be responsible for ordering up to ten (10) Lucite deal tombstones and shall release a press release at the conclusion of the transaction that shall be reviewed and approved by Empire. 3. Warrants: In addition to the Placement Agent's Fee, upon the closing of the sale of securities in connection with the Offering, the Company shall issue to the Placement Agent warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company (the "Warrants") in an amount ten percent (100%) of the amount of Securities issued or issuable by the Company in the Offering. The Warrants shall be exercisable at 120% of the Offering Price or at the market price on the date of signing this agreement, whichever is lower. The Warrants shall expire five years from the date of issuance. The Warrants shall be in the same form, including, without limitation, the same registration rights and anti-dilution provisions, as the securities sold in the Offering; provided however, the Warrants shall include a "net issuance" exercise feature. B. No-Shop. Until the Offering contemplated hereby is completed, but no later than 180 days from the date hereof (the "No-Shop Period"), the Company agrees that it will not negotiate with any other person relating to a possible public or private offering or placement of the Company's securities. C. Term and Termination of Engagement. Except as set form below, the term (the Term") of Empire's engagement will begin on die date hereof and end on the earlier of the consummation of due Offering or 20 days after receipt by cither Party hereto of written notice of termination; provided that no such notice may be given by the Company during the No Shop Period. Notwithstanding any such expiration or termination, Paragraphs D through N shall survive and remain in full force and effect and be binding on the parties hereto, in accordance with their terms. D. Fie Tail. Empire shall be entitled to a Placement Agent's Fee, calculated in the manner provided in Paragraph A, with respect to any securities purchased in any subsequent offering ("Subsequent Offering") by investors whom Empire bad introduced to the Company during the Term if such Subsequent Offering is consummated at any time within (i) the 24-month period following the consummation of this Offering and (ii), if no Offering shall have been consummated during the Term, the six month period following the expiration or termination of this Agreement. E. Future Transactions, If, at any time during the Tern, or within the 24-month period following consummation of the Offering during the Term, the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i) disposes of or acquires business units or acquires any of its outstanding securities or makes any exchange or tender offer or enters into a merger, consolidation or other business combination or any recapitalization, reorganization, restructuring or other similar transaction, including, without limitation, an extraordinary dividend or distribution or a spin-off or split-off (each, a "Transaction"), and the Company decides to retain a financial advisor for such Transaction, Empire shall have the right to act as one of the Company's financial advisors for any such Transaction; or (ii) decides to finance or refinance any indebtedness using a manager or agent, Empire (or any affiliate designated by Empire) shall have the right to act as a manager, placement agent or lead agent with respect to such financing or refinancing- or (iii) determines to raise funds by means of a public offering or a Offering of equity or debt securities using an underwriter or placement agent, Empire shall have the right to act as an underwriter, initial purchaser or placement agent for such financing. In each case where Empire so serves, Empire shall be entitled to at least one third of the total fees paid in connection with the foregoing transactions. If Empire or its affiliates decides to accent any such engagement, the agreement governing such engagement will 2 Contain, among other things, provisions for customary fees for Transactions of similar size < partner of the Company or any other person not a party hereto as against Empire or any of its affiliates, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, controlling persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), employees or agents. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by Empire, no one other than the Company is authorized to rely upon this Agreement or any other statements or conduct of Empire, and no one other than the Company is intended to be a beneficiary of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that any recommendation or advice, written or oral, given by Empire to the Company in connection with Empires engagement is intended solely for the benefit and use of the Company's management and directors in considering a possible Offering, and any such recommendation or advice is not on behalf of, and shall not confer any rights or remedies upon, any other person or be used or relied upon for any other purpose. Empire shall not have the authority to make any commitment binding on the Company. The Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to reject any investor introduced to it by Empire. K. Limitation of Empire's Liability to the Company, Empire and the Company further agree that neither Empire nor any of its affiliates or any of its their respective officers, directors, controlling persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act of !934), employees or agent* shall have any liability to the Company, its security holders or creditors, or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in the right of the Company (whether direct or indirect, in contract, tort, for an act of negligence or otherwise) for any lasses, fees, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses or equitable relief arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Services rendered hereunder, except for losses, fees, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses that arise out of or are based on any action of or failure to act by Empire and that are finally determined (by a court of competent jurisdiction and after exhausting all appeals) to have resulted solely from die gross negligence or willful misconduct of Empire. With respect to alleged breaches id the Confidentiality provisions herein by Empire, the Company shall have the right to pursue equitable relief in addition to any other remedy in equity or law. L. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Any disputes which arise under this Agreement, even after the termination of this Agreement, will be heard only in the state or federal courts located in the City of New York, State of New York. The parties hereto expressly agree to submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the foregoing courts in the City of New York, State of New York. The parties hereto expressly waive any rights they may have to contest the jurisdiction, venue or authority of any court sitting in die City and State of New York. In the event of the bringing of any action, or by a parry hereto against the other party hereto, arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the party in whose favor the final judgment or award shall be entered shall be entitled to have and recover from the other party die costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, including its reasonable attorneys' fees. M. Notices. All notices hereunder will be in writing and sent by certified mail, hand delivery, overnight delivery or tealeaf, if sent to Empire, to Empire Financial Group. Inc., 2170 West State Road 434 Suite #100 Longwood, FL 32?7<< Attention Messrs, Don Wojnowski, jr., with a copy to Morse, Zelnick. Rose & Under, LLP, 405 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Stephen A. Zelnick, Esq. and if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed and confirmed to Mr. Peter Kalevatis,1235 Folkestone Way, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034. Notices sent by certified mail shall be deemed received five days thereafter, notices seat by hand delivery or overnight delivery shall be deemed received on the date of the relevant written record of receipt, and notices delivered by telefax shall be deemed received as of the date and time printed thereon by the telefax machine. N. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall not be modified or amended except in writing 4 Signed by Empire and the Company. This Agreement shall not be assigned without the prior written consent of Empire and the Company; provided, however, that in the event of a Offering in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or entity, the Company's remaining obligations (except with respect to the Fee Tail and Future Offerings), if any, under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and become obligations of the surviving corporation or entity. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of Empire and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such determination will not affect such provision in any other respect, and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including facsimile counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original but ail of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. In acknowledgment that the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding reached by Empire and the Company, please sign in the space provided below, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding Agreement as of the date indicated above. Very truly yours, EMPIRE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. By: /s/ Don Wojnowski Don Wojnowski Chief Executive Officer Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written Mediscience Technology Corporation Peter Katevatis By: /s/ Peter Katevatis President and Chief Executive Officer 5 Annex A December 2.2006 Empire Financial Group, Inc. 14 East 60th Street, 2nd Flow-NY, NY 10022 Gentlemen: In connection with our engagement of Empire Financial Group, Inc. ("Empire") as our placement agent, we hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless Empire and its affiliates, and the respective controlling persons, directors, officers, shareholders, agents and employees of any of the foregoing (collectively the "Indemnified Persons"), from and against any and all claims, actions, suits, proceedings (including those of shareholders), damages, liabilities and expenses incurred by any of them (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), (collectively a "Claim"), which are (A) related to or arise out of (i) any actions taken or omitted to be taken (including any untrue statements made or any statements omitted to be made) by the Company, or (ii) any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any Indemnified Person in connection with our engagement of Empire, or (B) otherwise relate to or arise out of Empire's activities on our behalf under Empire's engagement, and we shall reimburse any Indemnified Person for all out-of*pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such Claim to which the indemnified Person is, or is threatened to be made, a party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, we will not be responsible for any Claim, or for any reimbursement of any Indemnified Person's expenses in connection with such Claim, witch is finally judicially determined to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any person seeking indemnification for such Claim. We further agree that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability to us fur or in connection with our engagement of Empire except for any Claim incurred by us as a result of such Indemnified Person's gross negligence or willful misconduct. We further agree that we will not, without the prior written consent of Empire, settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened Claim in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such Claim), unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional, irrevocable release of each indemnified Person hereunder from any and all liability arising out of such Claim. Promptly upon receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of any complaint or the assertion or institution of any Claim with respect to which indemnification is being sought hereunder, such Indemnified Person shall notify us in writing of such complaint or of such assertion or institution but failure to so notify us shall not relieve us from any obligation we may have hereunder, except and only to the extent such failure results in die forfeiture by us of substantial rights and defenses. If we so elect or are requested by such Indemnified Person, we will assume the defense of such Claim, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified Person and the payment of the fees and expenses of such counsel. In the event, however, that legal counsel to such Indemnified Person 6 reasonably determines and provides written correspondence to as, that having common counsel would present such counsel with a conflict of interest or if the defendant in, or target of, any such Claim, includes an Indemnified Person and us, and legal counsel to such Indemnified Parson reasonably concludes that there may be legal defenses available to such indemnified Person different from or in addition to those available to us, then such Indemnified Person may employ its own separate counsel to represent or defend H in any such Claim and we shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if we Sis! inner/ or diligently to defend, contest, or otherwise protect against any Claim, the relevant Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to defend, contest, compromise, settle, assert cross claims, or counterclaims or otherwise protect against the same, and shall be fully indemnified by us therefor, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation, for the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and all amounts paid as a result of such Claim or the compromise or settlement thereof. In addition, with respect to any Claim in which we assume the defense, the indemnified Person shall have the right to participate in such Claim and to retain its own counsel therefor at its own expense. Empire agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its directors and officers, employees, agents, stockholders and affiliates against any Loss whosoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal fees and other expenses) to which the Company or any such person or entity may be subject solely as a result of statements made in the Private Placement Memorandum based solely upon information supplied by Empire to the Company in writing or based upon the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Empire or any of its employees or agents in acting as Placement Agent for the offering and sale hereunder. We agree mat if any indemnity sought by an Indemnified Person hereunder is held by a court to be unavailable for any reason then {whether or not Empire is the Indemnified Person), we and Empire shall contribute to the Claim for which such indemnity is held unavailable in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to us, on the one hand, and Empire on the other, in connection with Empire's engagement referred to above, subject to the limitation that in no event shall the amount of Empire's contribution to such Claim exceed the amount of fees actually received by Empire from us pursuant to Empire's engagement. We hereby agree that the relative benefits to us. on the one hand, and Empire on the other, with respect to Empire's engagement shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as (a) the total value paid or proposed to be paid or received by us or our stockholders as the case may be, pursuant 10 the Offering (whether or not consummated) for which you arc engaged to render services bears to (b) the fee paid or proposed to be paid to Empire in connection with such engagement. Our indemnity, re-imbursement and contribution obligations under this Agreement shall be in addition to, and shall in no way limit or otherwise adversely affect any rights that any Indemnified Party may have at law or at equity. The validity and interpretation of the agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be fully performed therein (excluding the conflicts of laws rules). Each of Empire and the Company hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any court of the State of New York, County of New York or fee United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this agreement or the Offerings contemplated hereby, which is brought by or against Empire or the Company and in connection therewith, each of Empire and the Company (i) hereby irrevocably agrees flat all claims in respect of any such salt, action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court, (ii) to the extent that it has acquired, or hereafter may acquire, any immunity from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process therein, it hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such immunity and (iii) agrees not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating to this agreement other than ia any such court. Each of Empire and the Company hereby waives and agrees not to assert in any such action, suit or proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claim that (a) it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, (b) it is immune from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to its property of (c) any suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum. The provisions ot this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect following the completion or termination of Empire's engagement. Very truly yours, Mediscience Technology Corporation By: /s/Peter Katevatis --------------------------- Chief Executive Officer Confirmed and agreed to: EMPIRE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. By: /s/ Don Wojnowski Don Wojnowski Chief Executive Officer Date:
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