PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
On July 9, 2019, Hedgepath, LLC (“HPLLC”), a significant minority stockholder of ours and an investment vehicle associated with our former Executive Chairman, filed a civil action captioned Hedgepath, LLC v. Magrab, et al., C.A. No. 2019-0529-JTL, in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Action”) against our directors (except for Debra Peattie, who was not a director at the time) and President and Chief Executive Officer, and a former director (collectively the “Individual Defendants”). On September 27, 2019, the Individual Defendants and Mayne Pharma each filed a motion to dismiss the Action.
On December 3, 2019, HPLLC filed the Verified Amended and Supplemental Complaint. In the Complaint in the Action, purportedly brought directly and derivatively on behalf of us, HPLLC alleges claims for breach of fiduciary duty, waste, declaratory judgment, statutory violations, and dilution of stockholder equity, against the Individual Defendants and Mayne Pharma in connection with (i) the previously announced issuance of certain of our equity securities to Mayne Pharma on or about January 8, 2018, (ii) Mayne Pharma’s alleged influence over the timing and conduct of the previous clinical trial of SUBA-Itraconazole for the treatment of BCCNS, and (iii) previously announced amendments to the Supply and License Agreement, as amended (presently memorialized at the Third Amended SLA), between us and Mayne Pharma and certain transactions contemplated thereby. The Complaint also alleges claims for breach of fiduciary duty and fraudulent misrepresentation in connection with allegedly false and misleading statements included in our press releases and filings with the SEC. The Complaint seeks unspecified damages from the defendants, and equitable and other relief. Legal costs associated directly with the Company as a nominal defendant were initially payable by us until certain retention amounts were reached. Such costs are currently covered by our insurance policy.
On January 10, 2020, the Individual Defendants and Mayne Pharma each filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint. A hearing on those motions was scheduled on March 26, 2020, but was postponed to June 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. On June 4, 2020, the Delaware Court of Chancery held a hearing at which the separate motions of the Individual Defendants and Mayne Pharma to dismiss the Complaint were presented. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Court issued an oral ruling in which it denied the motions to dismiss the Complaint. Accordingly, the Action has been proceeding in the course typical for such litigation, which could include alternative dispute resolution methods.
Additionally, on March 23, 2020, a Stockholder Class Action Complaint was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery by a stockholder and purported class representative, Samuel P. Sears, commencing litigation captioned Sears v. Magrab et al., C.A. No. 2020-0215-JTL (the “Putative Class Action”). The plaintiff amended his complaint in May 2020. The defendants named in the Putative Class Action are identical to those named in the Action, with the exception that Inhibitor Therapeutics, Inc. is not a party to the litigation. The Putative Class Action asserts three direct breach of fiduciary duty claims-one against Mayne only, another against the Individual Defendants, and a third against all defendants-and the facts underlying those claims almost entirely mirror those alleged in the Action. On December 10, 2020, the Court of Chancery entered an order coordinating the Action and the Putative Class Action for purposes of the litigations.
The Defendants have denied, and continue to deny, the allegations of wrongdoing or liability asserted in the Coordinated Actions. Nevertheless, to eliminate the uncertainty, risk, disruption and expense of further litigation, HPLLC, Sears, the Company, the Individual Defendants and Mayne Pharma have entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise, Settlement, and Release, dated and filed with the Court on September 9, 2022 (together with the exhibits thereto, the “Settlement Stipulation”).
The Settlement Stipulation includes as an exhibit thereto a Notice of Pendency of Derivative and Class Actions, Proposed Settlement and Settlement Hearing (the “Notice”). The material terms of the proposed settlement of the Coordinated Actions are summarized in the Notice and include, without limitation, that (i) the Defendants will cause $14,250,000 in cash (to be funded via Mayne Pharma’s director and officer insurance) to be paid to the Company (the “Cash Consideration”); (ii) Mayne Pharma will surrender all equity securities in the Company for cancellation, and will forgive certain debts it is owed by the Company; (iii) stock options and warrants held by the Individual Defendants will be cancelled; (iv) certain intellectual property licenses to and from the Company, on one hand, and Mayne Pharma, on the other, will be converted or terminated, with only certain obligations remaining
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