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rocky301

07/09/09 4:21 PM

#19482 RE: artmaniac #19481

artmaniac,

positive for who? ACTC granted Biotime exclusive worldwide rights to the ACTCellerate Technology.

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rocky301

07/09/09 4:38 PM

#19484 RE: artmaniac #19481

These two paragraphs were noted in ACTC's last 10Q on May 8, 2009 and should be read as part of the "BioTime Deal"


"On July 10, 2008, the Company granted an exclusive license to Embryome Sciences, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., to use its “ACTCellerate” embryonic stem cell technology and a bank of over 140 diverse progenitor cell lines derived using that technology. Under the agreement, the Company received an up-front payment of $470,000, and is eligible to receive an 8% royalty on sales of products, services, and processes that utilize the licensed technology. However, as discussed in more detail in Note 16, in connection with unpaid rents ordered to be paid to a landlord, the Company has assigned the landlord rights and interest to 62.5% of all royalties on this contract, and 65% of all other consideration payable under this license agreement until such time that the Company has repaid amounts owed to the landlord that total $475,000."

(Note 16)
"On May 31, 2008, the Company settled a dispute as a subtenant to its Alameda, California office for nonpayment of rent to its sublandlord. The sublease expired on May 31, 2008. As of that date, $445,000 of base rent, additional rent, and equipment payments, plus late fees and costs due under the sublease for a grand total of approximately $475,000 remained unpaid during the period from January 1, 2008 through May 31, 2008. On the date of the lease expiration, the Company vacated the premises but failed to remove the equipment that belonged to the Company. Consequently, the Company has agreed to assign all rights to the equipment to the sublandlord in partial settlement of amounts owed. Further, the Company has agreed to assign the sublandlord 62.5% of the Company’s right, title, and interest in all royalties and 65% of subtenant’s right, title, and interest in all other consideration payable to the Company under a license agreement with Embryome Sciences, Inc., dated July 10, 2008, until such time as the sublandlord has received royalty and other payments equal to $475,000, including the value of the equipment assigned to the sublandlord. Accordingly, the Company has recorded accrued rents relating to this matter in the amount of $448,000, which is the $475,000 settlement amount net of the withheld deposit of $27,000, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2008."