COMPANION ANIMAL SELECT BRANDS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.4

* * – CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.  CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OMITTED PORTIONS.

COMPANION ANIMAL SELECT BRANDS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

This Agreement dated and effective as of January 1, 2009 is made by and between Pfizer Inc., 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (hereinafter, “PFIZER”) and MWI Veterinary Supply, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (hereinafter, “MWI”).

Definitions:

“Products”: Zeniquin, Temaril-P, Antirobe, Doxirobe, Medrol, Dexdomitor, and Antisedan

1. PFIZER hereby appoints MWI, and MWI hereby accepts appointment, as a contract distributor for PFIZER’s Products, to purchase from PFIZER and to resell for MWI’s own account as a distributor, subject to the following terms and conditions.

2. MWI recognizes and agrees to the following:

(a) PFIZER has elected to work with a select group of distributors that are committed to maximizing the sale of the Products and to working closely with PFIZER to identify market opportunities for both companies. The intent of this Agreement is to attain that goal;

(b) PFIZER intends to utilize this group of distributors to sell the Products to veterinarians who have and maintain a veterinary/client/patient relationship and who prescribe products for dogs or cats within that relationship, and that PFIZER has, and may in the future, run promotions and other activities that would be seriously prejudiced if MWI resells the Products to non-veterinarians, other distributors, internet pharmacies, human pharmacies or non-employee agents or through brokers.

3. Accordingly, MWI shall:

(a) use its reasonable best efforts to sell the Products by focusing its efforts at reselling to veterinarians only with a client patient relationship.

(b) maintain a full-time outside and inside sales force that will personally and actively solicit sales of the Products and to pay such sales representatives reasonable commission;

(c) store and handle its inventory of Products under conditions that will ensure that the Product retains its potency, purity, quality, and identity;

(d) cooperate fully with PFIZER by actively participating in such strategy sessions as PFIZER reasonably may require, for the purpose of developing programs to increase use of the Products; and to cooperate fully with PFIZER in implementing all promotions and sales campaigns for the Products;

(e) allow PFIZER’s representatives to attend and actively participate in meetings of MWI’s sales representatives;

(f) MWI agrees that credit limits established by PFIZER shall be subject to change

by PFIZER in its sole discretion and that no shipments will be made to MWI in excess of the established credit limits. MWI will make payment to PFIZER for all Products shipped /**/;

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(g) take no action, -whether or not identified above, that would harm the goodwill of the Products;

(h) MWI shall immediately notify PFIZER in the event MWI obtains information indicating that the Products may have to be recalled either by virtue of applicable law or regulation or good business judgment. PFIZER shall control all efforts necessary to conduct any such recall. MWI shall cooperate with PFIZER and MWI agrees to maintain adequate records to conduct such recall, including the name, address and Product purchases of all purchasers of PFIZER Products;

(i) MWI shall not, under any circumstances, be liable for special, collateral, incidental or consequential damages, and PFIZER’s sole remedy for any such damages shall be in accordance with Paragraph 7(e).

4. PFIZER shall:

(a) sell the Products to MWI at the prices in effect in the then current published PFIZER Animal Health Ethical Distribution Price Memo (hereinafter, “Price List”). PFIZER also shall permit MWI to participate in the distributor incentive programs offered by PFIZER, in accordance with the terms of such programs. PFIZER shall have the unrestricted right to revise the prices, terms and conditions of the Price List, and to add or delete Products or package sizes, without advance notice to MWI, and the revisions shall be effective on all orders submitted after the effective date of the price revisions. In all cases of orders received for other than immediate shipment, the price for the Products shall be that in effect at the time of shipment;

(b) retain sole responsibility for the advertising and promotion of the Products and collaborate with MWI in the development of activities appropriate for ethical distribution regarding the Products;

(c) compensate MWI in accordance with Exhibits A and B attached hereto. PFIZER shall have the right to audit MWI sales data to confirm appropriate payment in accordance with Exhibits A and B;

(d) allow MWI credit on prepaid returns in accordance with PFIZER’s Outdated Products Policy which is in effect at the time;

(e) If MWI has more than one location then MWI must combine purchases of all locations to determine attainment level for incentives. In the event that MWI acquires or combines with another PFIZER agreement holder, the purchase objectives will be adjusted accordingly for the purpose of determining incentives earned;

(f) Direct purchase from PFIZER will be used to determine the level of purchases achieved. Any discrepancies must be documented by the Marketing Agreement holder using copies of PFIZER invoices.

5. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit PFIZER’s ability to sell Products to any other party.

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6. All purchases by MWI pursuant to this Agreement shall be in accordance with the terms of PFIZER’s Pricing and Shipping Policies, as may be amended by PFIZER from time to time. Unless the parties agree otherwise, shipments shall be made to either MWI’s central warehouse point or to branch offices at MWI’s direction.

7. The following standard conditions shall apply to all sales under this Agreement:

(a) MWI shall cooperate fully with PFIZER in participating fully in the Animal Health Institute Electronic Data Interchange (hereinafter, “AHI EDI”) for the reporting of sales and inventory data on a daily basis. The data to be reported shall be as described in the AHI EDI Transaction sets.

(b) all orders are subject to acceptance by PFIZER. Title to the goods shall pass to MWI once they have been properly delivered to the address designated by MWI.

(c) any tax or other charge upon the sale and/or shipment of the goods now or hereafter imposed by federal, state or municipal authorities shall be paid by MWI. In the event that the price of any article includes transportation charges, any increase or decrease in transportation charges shall be for MWI’s account;

(d) EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, OR IN THE LABELING OF THE PRODUCTS SOLD HEREUNDER, PFIZER MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS;

(e) PFIZER shall defend and indemnify MWI from all claims resulting from any breach by PFIZER of the warranties set forth in this paragraph 7 and specifically any claim that the Products, as sold by PFIZER, were defective. In the event PFIZER is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be liable for any claim based in products liability, then PFIZER shall reimburse MWI’s reasonable legal fees incurred in the course of cooperating with PFIZER’s defense. To be covered by this defense and indemnity, MWI must: promptly notify PFIZER of any such claim; allow PFIZER to fully control the defense and/or resolution of the claim; and cooperate fully with PFIZER in the matter. This defense, indemnity and payment for legal fees shall not apply to claims alleging: MWI alteration, negligent handling or improper storage of the Products; sale of outdated Products; sale or recommendation of the Products for uses or in a manner not set forth in the labeling supplied by PFIZER; or sale of the Products after receipt of notice from PFIZER that such sales should be halted;

(f) in no event shall PFIZER be liable to MWI for special, collateral, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the purchase, resale, or use of the Products. Except as provided under subparagraph 7(e), above, total damages recoverable against PFIZER by MWI shall be exclusively limited to the purchase price of the Products with respect to which damages are claimed;

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(g) failure of PFIZER to make or of MWI to take, when due, any delivery (or portion thereof) pursuant to an order hereunder, if occasioned by any circumstance or condition beyond the control of the party so failing, shall not subject the failing party to any liability to the other and, at the option of either party, that order or portion thereof not delivered may be canceled;

(h) acceptance of MWI’s order by PFIZER is expressly made conditional upon MWI’s acceptance of the conditions of sale as set forth herein, and the prices, terms and conditions of the Price List then in effect, notwithstanding acknowledgment or receipt of MWI’s purchase order containing additional or different provisions, or conflicting oral representations by any agent of PFIZER;

(i) in no event shall MWI be liable to PFIZER for special, collateral, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the purchase, resale, or use of the Products.

8. MWI shall not delegate its duty of performance or assign its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of PFIZER.

9. This Agreement shall not be binding upon PFIZER until it is approved by PFIZER at its New York, New York headquarters.

10. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date first written above and shall continue in force until December 31, 2010 (hereinafter, “Contract Term”). For the purpose of calculating the sales out rebates set forth in Exhibit A and the Custom Marketing Program funds set forth in Exhibit B, the Contract Term will be divided into two one-year terms as follows: January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 (hereinafter, “Contract Year 2009”) and January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 (hereinafter, “Contract Year 2010”). PFIZER may terminate this agreement prior to the expiration date with or without cause, upon thirty (30) days written notice to MWI. Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice, in the event of a material breach by the other party. Upon any termination of this Agreement for any reason prior to the expiration date PFIZER shall have the right to buy back from MWI all inventory of the Products owned by MWI at the time of termination at a price equal to MWI’s purchase price from PFIZER of such inventory.

11. MWI and PFIZER agree that, under the specific circumstances delineated herein, PFIZER, at PFIZER’s sole discretion may recoup the sums outstanding to it from MWI against those sums which may become due from PFIZER to MWI, in that the obligations arise from mutual transactions.

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A. The specific circumstances which will enable PFIZER to initiate recoupment are:

i. MWI becomes insolvent which shall be defined as:

(a) the sum of MWI’s debts is greater than all of MW’s property (“Balance Sheet Test”); or

(b) MWI is generally not paying its debts as they come due; or

(c) MWI has failed to act in good faith for a period in excess of six (6) months to resolve any outstanding invoice or purchase order issues or reconciliations.

ii. MWI commences a liquidation of its operations by means of a sale of its assets in their entirety or piecemeal.

iii. MWI ceases its business operations whether or not such cessation is voluntary or involuntary.

iv. MWI files a proceeding pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any state court proceeding, including an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors.

12. MWI and PFIZER acknowledge that in the performance of their duties hereunder MWI and PFIZER may obtain access to “Confidential Information” (as defined below) of each other. MWI and PFIZER agree that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years after the termination of this Agreement, unless specifically permitted in writing by the other party, to (a) retain in confidence and not disclose to any third party and (b) use only for the purpose of carrying out their duties hereunder, any such Confidential Information. As used herein the term “Confidential Information” means any information, or data, whether of a business or scientific nature and whether in written, oral or tangible form, relating to PFIZER’s and MWI’s business or potential business or its research and development activities, not generally available to or known to the public, and not otherwise known to the receiving party, that is disclosed to or learned by the other party pursuant hereto. Upon completion of the work provided for hereunder or other termination of this Agreement each party will return to the other party any documents, or copies thereof, or any product samples, containing or constituting Confidential Information disclosed to or generated by either party in connection with this Agreement.

13. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts to be fully performed therein.

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14. This Agreement and documents referred to herein embody the entire understanding between the parties hereto, will supersede prior agreements relating to the Products, and may be modified only in writing and signed by the parties to be bound. No activities conducted pursuant to this Agreement or related thereto, including but not limited to the future planning activities of the parties, shall be deemed to give rise to any obligations on the part of either party other than as expressly provided for herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, the parties have executed this Agreement.

MWI Veterinary Supply						Pfizer Inc.
BY:	/s/ Xxx Xxxxxx					BY:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
							Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Print Name:				Xxx Xxxxxx			President, U.S. Operations
							Pfizer Animal Health
Title:		President
Date:			Jan. 23, 2009			Date:		2/5/09

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