Item 8.01. Other Events
On September 10, 2013, BioZone Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (the “Company”) consummated a settlement of competing claims with its former Executive Vice President, Mr. Daniel
Fisher (“Fisher”) by entering into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the “Settlement Agreement”)
among Fisher, the Company, BioZone Laboratories, Inc. (“BZL”), The Frost Group LLC, BrauserHonig Frost Group, Phillip
Frost, Michael Brauser, Barry Honig, Elliot Maza, Brian Keller and Roberto Prego-Novo (collectively, the “Parties”
and, individually, as a “Party”) dated as of September 5, 2013.
Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement,
Fisher dismissed all of his claims contained in the action entitled, Daniel Fisher v. BioZone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al.,
No. 12-CV-03450 (WHA) (LB) United States District Court, Northern District of California, No. 12-03716, in consideration of
the Company’s payment to him of the sum of $1,050,000 and the dismissal of the Company’s claims contained in the action
entitled, BioZone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Daniel Fisher and 580 Garcia Properties, LLC, Supreme Court of the State of
New York, County of New York, No. 652489/2012.
Also, pursuant to the Settlement
Agreement, Fisher sold his entire holdings of 6,650,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to various private accredited
investors. The purchase of Fisher’s shares, which was a condition to the effectiveness of the Settlement Agreement, was completed
on September 10, 2013.
The Settlement Agreement provides
for complete mutual general releases of all claims between the Parties, including but not limited to, all claims arising out of
or related to Fisher’s sale of his interest in BZL and related companies to the Company, compensation purportedly owed to
Fisher under his terminated employment agreement with the Company and all amounts purportedly owed by the Company, as of the effective
date of the Settlement Agreement, to Fisher’s wholly-owned limited liability company, 580 Garcia Properties, LLC (“580
Garcia”) for rent and other amounts due under a written lease between the Company and 580 Garcia. In addition, Fisher agreed
to seek the dismissal of all administrative claims and investigations he had instituted with state or Federal agencies against
the Company and to remain bound by the non-competition terms contained in his former employment agreement with the Company. None
of the Parties admitted to any wrong-doing and the Parties agreed not to disparage one another.