EUPRAXIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 20, 2025.
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EX-99.3 · Auritec License Agreement
Auritec License Agreement
Auritec is a privately held clinical-stage drug delivery company that holds patents in the field of extended-release delivery of drug products utilizing its proprietary drug delivery platform, the “Plexis Platform”. Eupraxia, through its subsidiary, Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals USA LLC (“Eupraxia LLC”), is a party to an amended and restated license agreement dated effective October 9, 2018 (as further amended, the “Amended and Restated License Agreement”) with Auritec.
Under the terms of the Amended and Restated License Agreement, Auritec has granted Eupraxia LLC an exclusive license (including the right to sublicense to its affiliates and third parties) under the licensed patents owned or controlled by Auritec and for all the technical information andknow-how relating to the technology claimed in such patents or possessed by Auritec with respect to the use of the Plexis Platform for the delivery of fluticasone in all medical fields (except for the Excluded Fields (as defined in the Amended and Restated License Agreement)), to develop, make, have made, manufacture, use, commercialize, sell, sub-license, offer for sale, import, and have imported the Licensed Products (as defined in the Amended and Restated License Agreement).
Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated License Agreement, in consideration for the rights and exclusive license granted to Eupraxia LLC, Eupraxia LLC paid the Upfront Fee (as defined in the Amended and Restated License Agreement) of $5,000,000 with the agreement currently in good standing.
In addition to the Upfront Fee, pursuant to the Amended and Restated License Agreement, Eupraxia LLC has agreed to pay Auritec up to $30,000,000 upon achievement of certain regulatory and commercial milestones related to Licensed Products under the Amended and Restated License Agreement as well as a royalty of 4% of net sales of Licensed Products by Eupraxia USA or its affiliates, subject to certain reductions.
The following table summarizes the remaining milestone payment schedule. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company paid $5,000,000 to Auritec upon successful completion of the Phase 2b study.
| Milestone Event | MilestonePayment |
|---|---|
| First OA Regulatory Approval | 5,000,000 |
| Second OA Regulatory Approval Non-OA Indication Regulatory Approval | 5,000,000 10,000,000 |
| First calendar year in which aggregate Net Sales by Eupraxia USA, its affiliates and sublicenses exceed $500,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Maximum amount payable | $25,000,000 |
Eupraxia LLC has also agreed to pay to Auritec 20% of sublicensing royalties or other consideration based on net sales of Licensed Products. Eupraxia LLC has further agreed to pay Auritec a percentage of Non-Royalty Monetization Revenue (as defined in the Amended and Restated License Agreement), which includes payments received for a sale of Eupraxia LLC or its assets or sale or sublicense of a Licensed Product, which percentage ranges from 10% to 30% depending on the development stage of the most-advanced Licensed Product, up to a maximum of $100,000,000. The following table summarizes the Non-Royalty Monetization Revenue percentage schedule:
| Date of Execution | Percentage of Non-Royalty Monetization Revenue |
|---|---|
| Prior to Successful Completion of a Phase 2b Study | 30% |
| After Successful Completion of a Phase 2b Study but prior to Successful Completion of a Phase 3 Study | 20% |
| After Successful Completion of a Phase 3 Study but prior to Regulatory Approval of a Product in the Eupraxia Field from FDA in the United States | 15% |
| After Regulatory Approval of a Product in the Eupraxia Field from FDA in the United States | 10% |
Either party may terminate the Amended and Restated License Agreement in the event of the other party’s bankruptcy, liquidation, or dissolution. Auritec may also terminate upon a material breach of the Amended and Restated License Agreement by Eupraxia LLC that is not cured within 60 days (15 days in the case of a payment breach). Further, if Eupraxia LLC directly or indirectly challenges any claim in any Auritec patent licensed under the Amended and Restated License Agreement, or assist a third party in doing so, Auritec may immediately terminate the Amended and Restated License Agreement. If Auritec directly or indirectly challenges any Eupraxia patent contemplated in the Amended and Restated License Agreement other than as reasonably required to defend Auritec patents as a basis for such challenge, or assists a third party in doing so, we may immediately terminate the Amended and Restated License Agreement.
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