On
February 18, 2026, the Company and BriaPro, announced that they have entered into a definitive purchase agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”) pursuant to which BriaPro has agreed to purchase BriaCell’s exclusive license to develop and commercialize
Soluble CD80 (“sCD80”) as a biologic agent for the treatment of cancer and other associated assets (the “Transaction”).
Under
the terms of the Purchase Agreement, BriaPro gains the worldwide rights to develop and commercialize sCD80 as a therapeutic agent
for the treatment of cancer, while UMBC holds all rights, title and interest in the inventions and the patent, except for certain
rights retained by the United States Government. BriaPro will pay 2% royalties to UMBC upon the commercialization of the product
plus other development costs.
As
part of the Transaction, BriaCell will make available to BriaPro up to $3 million to fund research and development efforts (the
“Credit Facility”). Each drawdown under the Credit Facility will be subject to BriaCell’s approval regarding the
use of funds.
As
consideration for the transfer of the exclusive license and the Credit Facility, BriaPro will issue to BriaCell 23,972,589 Common
Shares at an aggregate value of approximately C$1.18M, increasing BriaCell’s interest in BriaPro to approximately 78% post-transaction.
The Transaction is expected to close by the end of March 2026, subject to certain conditions including (i) approval
of the disinterested shareholders of BriaPro, and (ii) receipt of a third-party valuation confirming that the Transaction is
occurring at fair market value.
In
accordance with Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security
Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”), the resolution approving the Purchase
Agreement must be approved by a simple majority of votes cast by shareholders, present in person or represented by proxy and entitled
to vote at the Meeting, excluding the votes cast by any “interested party” (as defined in MI 61-101). As a 10% shareholder
with an interest in the Transaction, BriaCell's shareholdings in BriaPro will be excluded from voting.
On
March 5, 2026, the disinterested shareholders of BriaPro approved the Transaction. |