Exhibit 10.2
September 28, 2000
Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
OrthoLogic Corp.
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
RE: TERMINATION OF CO-PROMOTION AGREEMENT/HYALGAN(R)
Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc. ("SaSy") and OrthoLogic Corp. ("OrthoLogic") are parties
to the Co-Promotion Agreement, dated June 23, 1997, as amended, supplemented or
modified from time to time, the "Co-Promotion Agreement"; terms not defined
herein as used herein as defined in the Co-Promotion Agreement. SaSy and
OrthoLogic have agreed to an early termination of the Co-Promotion Agreement on
the terms and conditions set out in this termination letter (this "Termination
Letter").
As consideration for the early termination of the Co-Promotion Agreement, SaSy
shall pay OrthoLogic an amount not greater than ****** as specified in section
II below; provided that all terms and conditions of this Termination Letter are
met.
I. DEFINITIONS:
* "HSP Orthopedic Units" means the cumulative weekly reports distributed by
Health Services Plus detailing sales activity of the Product.
* "Signing Date" means the date of execution by OrthoLogic of this
Termination Letter.
* "Termination Date" is the Signing Date and shall mean the termination of
the Co-Promotion Agreement, except which provisions of the Co-Promotion
Agreement shall survive said termination, as specified in this Termination
Letter.
* "Transition Obligations" shall have the meaning set forth in Paragraph III
below.
* "Transition Period" means the Signing Date through December 31, 2000.
* "Unit" means all DDD units reported by IMS.
II. CONSIDERATION:
* $3.0 million dollars upon Signing Date.
* ****** dollars upon completion of Transition Obligations, to be paid as
follows:
a. ****** upon the successful completion of 100% of the obligations under
the "Account Transition" paragraph herein; If less than 90% of the
obligations specified in "Account Transition" paragraph is met than
OrthoLogic shall not receive any portion of the ******. However, if
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OrthoLogic achieves between 90% and 100% of the obligations specified
in the "Account Transition" paragraph, the ****** payment shall be
paid on a prorated basis.
b. ****** upon the successful completion of the obligations under the
"Continued Product Performance" paragraph herein; and
c. ****** upon the successful completion of the entire Transition
Obligations.
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Funds shall be delivered to OrthoLogic by wire transfer (net of bank
charges) to the bank designated by OrthoLogic for such purpose.
III. TRANSITION:
SaSy and OrthoLogic shall use their best efforts to cooperate and actively
participate in the transition of responsibilities and rights under the
Co-promotion Agreement to SaSy during the Transition Period. The Transition
Period is to provide the seamless transfer of roles, rights and responsibilities
under the Co-Promotion Agreement from OrthoLogic to SaSy while maintaining, at a
minimum, the current level of Product sales performance in the Territory. The
following terms and conditions shall be known as the "Transition Obligations":
* CONTINUE SALES EFFORT: During the Transition Period, OrthoLogic shall
continue in a timely manner all sales activities for the Product consistent
with the Co-promotion Agreement's terms and conditions.
CONTINUED PRODUCT PERFORMANCE: During the Transition Period OrthoLogic
shall be paid ******
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COMMERCIAL TRANSITION BRIEFINGS: During the Transition Period, a committee
comprised of each party's senior sales and marketing representatives shall meet
no less than on two (2) occasions, at mutually agreeable dates, times and
locations, to provide commercial briefings on the progress towards a successful
transition. This committee will prepare a final report verifying the completion
of the Transition Obligations. The members of said committee are as follows: (i)
on behalf of OrthoLogic, it shall be Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxx;
and (ii) on behalf of SaSy, it shall be Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx.
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* EXCESSIVE STOCKING OF ACCOUNTS: OrthoLogic shall not instruct its employees
or agents, or use incentives to induce its accounts to order inventories in
excess of said account's normal purchasing history.
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IV. CO-PROMOTION AGREEMENT HSP LETTER AGREEMENT:
* The terms of conditions of the HSP letter, dated, August 22, 2000, attached
hereto as Attachment A and made part of this Termination Letter shall
remain in full force and effect between the Parties until such time that
all terms and conditions of such HSP letter are fully met by the Parties.
V. ORDERS
OrthoLogic shall during the Transition Period and for a period of three (3)
months thereafter, forward any Product orders, within two (2) business days of
OrthoLogic's receipt of said order, to Health Services Plus by facsimile and
shall also notify the appropriate SaSy sales representative of said order.
Thereafter, for any Product order that OrthoLogic shall receive, OrthoLogic
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shall notify that account that SaSy is now responsible for all Hyalgan orders,
further the OrthoLogic representative shall immediately notify the appropriate
SaSy sales representative.
VI. RETURNS
OrthoLogic shall continue its sales of the Product in the normal course through
the Transition Period. OrthoLogic shall not take any action other than in the
normal course of business to induce accounts to increase their inventories of
the Product. For a period of six (6) months following the Termination Period,
SaSy shall invoice OrthoLogic for the amount of any credit given by SaSy to
customers for such returned Product that is in excess of the average returns of
the Product for the three (3) months prior to the Termination Date. Thereafter,
all returns shall be at SaSy's expense.
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VII. TERMINATION OF THE CO-PROMOTION AGREEMENT:
SaSy and OrthoLogic agree that until the Termination Date, the parties shall
continue to hold the rights and remain responsible for the rights and remain
responsible for the obligations relating to the Product under the Co-Promotion
Agreement except as may be otherwise stated in this Termination Letter. The
Co-Promotion Agreement shall be terminated effective the Termination Date and
shall have no force and effect unless otherwise stated herein.
In the event that any provision of this Termination Letter shall conflict with
any provision of the Co-Promotion Agreement, the provisions of this Termination
Letter shall govern.
SaSy and OrthoLogic agree that the following Sections of the Co-promotion
Agreement shall survive the termination of the Co-Promotion Agreement:
a. Subsection 3.3 relating to "Non-Compete";
b. Subsection 4.2 relating to "Limitation of Liability";
c. Section 7.2 relating to "Examination of Records";
d. Section 8.3 relating to "Trademark Rights upon Termination";
e. Subsection 9.5 relating to "Record-Keeping";
f. Article X relating to "Indemnification";
g. Article XII relating to "Confidential Information";
h. Article XIII relating to "Relationship of the Parties";
i. Article XV relating to the "Property of the Parties"; and
j. Article XVI relating to "Injunctive Relief".
VIII. COMMUNICATIONS
Neither party hereto shall issue any initial press release or public
announcement or otherwise initially divulge the existence of this Termination
Letter or its terms without the prior written consent of the other party. Any
subsequent press release or public announcements shall not disclose the
financial terms of this Termination Letter, shall not be contrary to the spirit
of this Agreement and shall not cause damages to the Product or the parties
hereto. In the event a party shall be obligated by law, rules or regulations of
any governmental or regulatory body, the other party shall have a right to
review and must respond to the other party within 48 hours, to such statement,
disclosure, etc. prior to submission to the relevant governmental or regulatory
body.
IX. MISCELLANEOUS
Any information which is required to be provided pursuant to these Transition
Obligations or the Termination Agreement shall be subject to Article XII, the
confidentiality provisions, set forth in the CO-PROMOTION Agreement.
If a party hereto materially breaches its obligations to perform the Transition
Obligations and the defaulting party fails to cure such breach within 30 days
following the date written notice thereof is delivered by the other party to the
defaulting party, the non-defaulting party shall have available to it all
remedies available to it at law.
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This Termination Letter and the documents referenced in the Termination Letter
constitute the entire agreement between SaSy and OrthoLogic concerning the
subject matter hereof, and supersede all written or oral prior agreements or
understandings with respect thereto. No party shall claim any amendment,
modification or release from any provision hereof by mutual agreement,
acknowledgement or otherwise, except by written agreement signed by SaSy and
OrthoLogic.
SaSy and OrthoLogic shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do
such further acts as may be required to implement the intent of this Termination
Letter.
This Termination Letter shall be deemed to have been executed in and shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws prevailing in the State
of New York, regardless of its choice of law principles.
If the above is satisfactory to OrthoLogic, please sign the enclosed copy of
this Termination Letter and return to the attention of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Vice
President, Business Development.
Very truly yours,
By:
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ACKNOWLEDGED, AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:
ORTHOLOGIC CORP.
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