CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC
AGREEMENT DATED JANUARY 24, 2008 BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND KI YONG CHOI
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.2 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Agreement, dated as of January&nbsp;24, 2008 (&#147;Agreement&#148;), is by and
among CRYO-CELL International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and the other persons and entities that are signatories hereto (collectively, the &#147;Holders,&#148; and each, individually, a &#147;Holder&#148;), each of whom
is a holder of common shares, par value $.01, of the Company (the &#147;Shares&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Delaware Court of Chancery has
invalidated the results of the election of directors at the Company&#146;s annual meeting of stockholders held on July&nbsp;16, 2007 (the &#147;2007 Annual Meeting&#148;), reinstated the members of the Board that were in office prior to the 2007
Annual Meeting, and ordered the Company to hold a new election of directors to the Board at a special meeting of shareholders to be held on March&nbsp;4, 2008 (the &#147;Special Meeting&#148;); </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#147;Board&#148;) has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders to nominate Ki Yong Choi and John Mathews for election as a director of the Company to serve at least until the Company&#146;s 2009 annual meeting of shareholders (the &#147;2009 Annual Meeting&#148;), provided that the Holders agree to
certain limitations on their activities as described herein, and the Holders are willing to agree to such limitations. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound hereby, agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B>1. <U>Representations and Warranties of the Company</U>. The Company hereby represents and warrants
to the Holders that (i)&nbsp;this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and is a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement
thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws generally affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity principles; and (ii)&nbsp;neither the execution
of this Agreement nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof, will conflict with, result in a breach or violation or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation,
condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject.<B> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>Representations and Warranties of the Holders</U>. Each of the Holders represents and warrants to the Company that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Holder, and is a valid
and binding obligation of such Holder, enforceable against such Holder in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws
generally affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity principles. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. <U>Board of Directors Matters</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Board agrees to nominate Ki Yong Choi and John Mathews as part of the management&#146;s slate of nominees for election to the Board at the Special
Meeting and at any subsequent meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected prior to the 2009 Annual Meeting (each such meeting, a &#147;Subsequent Meeting&#148;). </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Each of the Holders agrees to vote all of the Shares for which he or it has voting power, in favor of each person nominated by the Board or any
committee thereof, and not to subsequently change or revoke such vote or vote for any other nominees besides each person nominated by the Board or any committee thereof at the Special Meeting or any Subsequent Meeting. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. <U>Standstill</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Except for
actions expressly permitted by this Agreement, each of the Holders agrees that (i)&nbsp;from the date of this Agreement until the Special Meeting is permanently adjourned and (ii)&nbsp;if each of Messrs. Choi and Mathews is elected as a director at
the Special Meeting, until the earlier of (x)&nbsp;the 2009 Annual Meeting or (y)&nbsp;such earlier time as Messrs. Choi and Mathews are no longer directors of the Company for a reason other than their voluntary resignation from the Board, without
the prior written consent of the Board specifically expressed in a written resolution adopted by a majority vote of the entire Board, neither such Holder nor any of its Affiliates or Associates under its control or direction will, and it will cause
each of its Affiliates and Associates under its control not to, directly or indirectly, in any manner: (A)&nbsp;engage in any solicitation of proxies or consents to vote any voting securities of the Company in opposition to the recommendations of
the Board or become a participant in any election contest with respect to the Company; (B)&nbsp;otherwise take any action to obtain representation on the Board; (C)&nbsp;take any action that is designed to require the Company to make a public
announcement regarding its strategic alternatives; (D)&nbsp;enter into any agreements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; or (E)&nbsp;make any public announcement with respect to any of the foregoing, except as advised by
counsel to comply with applicable law and regulations. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) As used in this Agreement, the terms &#147;Affiliate&#148; and
&#147;Associate&#148; shall have the respective meanings set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;); the
terms &#147;beneficial owner&#148; and &#147;beneficial ownership&#148; shall have the same meanings as set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act; and the terms &#147;person&#148; or &#147;persons&#148; shall mean any
individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization or other entity of any kind or nature; and &#147;group&#148; shall have the
meaning as set forth in Rule 13d-5 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. <U>Confidentiality</U>. The Holders (each, a
&#147;Recipient&#148;) each acknowledge the confidential and proprietary nature of the Confidential Information (as defined below) and agree that the Confidential Information (a)&nbsp;will be kept confidential by Recipient and </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Recipient&#146;s Representatives and (b)&nbsp;will not be disclosed by Recipient (except to other Recipients and their Affiliates and Associates and such
person&#146;s Representatives to the extent contemplated by this Agreement) or by Recipient&#146;s Representatives (as defined below) to any person except with the specific prior written consent of the Company or except as expressly otherwise
permitted by this Agreement. It is understood that (x)&nbsp;Recipient may disclose Confidential Information only to those of Recipient&#146;s Representatives who are informed by Recipient of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information
and the obligations of this Agreement and (y)&nbsp;Recipient shall be responsible for the breach of the provisions of this Section&nbsp;5 by Recipient&#146;s Representatives. As used in this Agreement, the term &#147;Confidential Information&#148;
means and includes any and all of the information concerning the business and affairs of the Company that may hereafter be disclosed to Recipient by the Company or by the directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors or other
representatives, including legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors (&#147;Representatives&#148;) of the Company; provided that &#147;Confidential Information&#148; shall not include information that (a)&nbsp;was in or enters the public
domain or was or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by Recipient or any Representative thereof, (b)&nbsp;was independently acquired by Recipient without violating any of the obligations of Recipient or its
Representatives under this Agreement, or under any other contractual, legal, fiduciary or binding obligation of Recipient or its Representatives with or to the Company, (c)&nbsp;was available, or becomes available, to Recipient on a nonconfidential
basis other than as a result of its disclosure to Recipient by the Company or any Representative of the Company, but only if to the knowledge of Recipient the source of such information is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Company or
is not otherwise prohibited from transmitting the information to Recipient or Recipient&#146;s Representatives by a contractual, legal, fiduciary or other binding obligation with or to the Company, or (d)&nbsp;was independently developed by
Recipient or its Representatives without reference to any other Confidential Information. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. <U>Specific Performance</U>. Each of the
Holders, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, acknowledges and agrees that irreparable injury to the other party hereto would occur in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached and that such injury would not be adequately compensable in damages. It is accordingly agreed that the Holders or any of them, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand (the &#147;Moving
Party&#148;), shall each be entitled to specific enforcement of, and injunctive relief to prevent any violation of, the terms hereof, and the other party hereto will not take action, directly or indirectly, in opposition to the Moving Party seeking
such relief on the grounds that any other remedy or relief is available at law or in equity. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. <U>Jurisdiction; Applicable Law</U>. Each
of the parties hereto (a)&nbsp;consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the federal or state courts of the State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(b)&nbsp;agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (c)&nbsp;agrees that it shall not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the federal or state courts of the State of Delaware, and each of the parties irrevocably waives the </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">right to trial by jury and (d)&nbsp;each of the parties irrevocably consents to service of process by first class certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, to the address of such parties&#146; principal place of business or as otherwise provided by applicable law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND EFFECT, BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8. <U>Stockholder Representative</U>. Each of the Holders hereby irrevocably appoints Ki Yong Choi as such member&#146;s attorney-in-fact and representative (the &#147;Stockholder Representative&#148;), in such
member&#146;s place and stead, to do any and all things and to execute any and all documents and give and receive any and all notices or instructions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall be
entitled to rely, as being binding on each of the Holders, upon any action taken by the Stockholder Representative or upon any document, notice, instruction or other writing given or executed by the Stockholder Representative. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9. <U>Severability</U>. If at any time subsequent to the date hereof, any provision of this Agreement shall be held by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, such provision shall be of no force and effect, but the illegality or unenforceability of such provision shall have no effect upon the legality or enforceability of any other provision of this
Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10. <U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts which together shall constitute a single
agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11. <U>Entire Agreement; Amendment</U>. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to
its subject matter. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument duly executed by the
parties hereto, or in the case of the Holders, the Stockholder Representative, or their respective successors or assigns. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>[Signature
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STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized signatories of the parties as of the date hereof.
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Ki Yong Choi</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ki Yong Choi</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>UAD 7/21/01 FBO CHOI FAMILY LIVING TRUST</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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