PURCHASE AGREEMENT between QLT USA, INC. and ALLERGAN SALES, LLC Dated as of June 6, 2008
Exhibit 2.1
between
QLT USA, INC.
and
ALLERGAN SALES, LLC
Dated as of June 6, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |||||
1.1
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Definitions | 1 | ||||
1.2
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Other Definitional Provisions | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE | 9 | |||||
2.1
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Transfer of Purchased Assets | 9 | ||||
2.2
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Excluded Assets | 10 | ||||
2.3
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Assumed Liabilities | 11 | ||||
2.4
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Excluded Liabilities | 12 | ||||
2.5
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Consent of Third Parties | 12 | ||||
2.6
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Purchase Price | 13 | ||||
2.7
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Allocation of Purchase Price | 13 | ||||
2.8
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Risk of Loss | 13 | ||||
ARTICLE III CLOSING | 13 | |||||
3.1
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Closing | 13 | ||||
3.2
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Transactions at Closing | 14 | ||||
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER | 15 | |||||
4.1
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Organization and Qualification | 15 | ||||
4.2
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Due Authorization | 15 | ||||
4.3
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No Conflicts; Enforceability | 15 | ||||
4.4
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Title; Sufficiency of Assets | 16 | ||||
4.5
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Intellectual Property | 16 | ||||
4.6
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Litigation | 19 | ||||
4.7
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Consents | 20 | ||||
4.8
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Taxes | 20 | ||||
4.9
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Permits; Compliance with Laws | 20 | ||||
4.10
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FDA and Health Canada Regulatory Matters | 20 | ||||
4.11
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Assigned Contracts | 22 | ||||
4.12
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Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities | 23 | ||||
4.13
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Inventory | 23 | ||||
4.14
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Product Records | 23 | ||||
4.15
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Absence of Changes or Events | 23 | ||||
4.16
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Brokers, Etc. | 23 | ||||
4.17
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Solvency | 24 | ||||
4.18
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Disclaimer | 24 |
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER | 24 | |||||
5.1
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Organization | 24 | ||||
5.2
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Due Authorization | 24 | ||||
5.3
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No Conflicts; Enforceability | 24 | ||||
5.4
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Litigation | 25 | ||||
5.5
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Consents | 25 | ||||
5.6
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Financing | 25 | ||||
5.7
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Brokers, Etc. | 25 | ||||
5.8
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Independent Investigation | 25 | ||||
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS | 26 | |||||
6.1
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Access to Information | 26 | ||||
6.2
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Conduct of the Seller | 26 | ||||
6.3
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Required Approvals and Consents | 27 | ||||
6.4
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HSR Act | 28 | ||||
6.5
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[Reserved] | 29 | ||||
6.6
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Notifications | 29 | ||||
6.7
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Further Assurances; Further Documents | 29 | ||||
6.8
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Third Party Offers | 30 | ||||
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING | 31 | |||||
7.1
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Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser and Seller | 31 | ||||
7.2
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Conditions Precedent to Purchaser’s Obligations | 31 | ||||
7.3
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Conditions Precedent to Seller’s Obligations | 32 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII ADDITIONAL COVENANTS | 33 | |||||
8.1
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Confidentiality; Publicity | 33 | ||||
8.2
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Availability of Records | 34 | ||||
8.3
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Use of Trade or Service Marks | 35 | ||||
8.4
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FDA and Health Canada Regulatory Matters | 36 | ||||
8.5
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Tax Matters | 36 | ||||
8.6
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Destruction of Inventory Not Sold to Purchaser | 37 | ||||
8.7
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Payment of Liabilities | 37 | ||||
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION | 37 | |||||
9.1
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Termination | 37 | ||||
9.2
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Procedure and Effect of Termination | 39 | ||||
ARTICLE X SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION | 39 | |||||
10.1
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Survival of Representations and Warranties and Covenants | 39 | ||||
10.2
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Indemnification | 39 | ||||
10.3
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Notice of Claims | 41 |
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10.4
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Third Person Claims | 42 | ||||
10.5
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Limitation on Indemnity | 42 | ||||
10.6
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Remedies | 43 | ||||
10.7
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Limitation on Liabilities | 43 | ||||
10.8
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No Set-off | 43 | ||||
10.9
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Treatment of Indemnification Payments | 44 | ||||
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS
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44 | |||||
11.1
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Assignment; Binding Effect | 44 | ||||
11.2
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Expenses | 44 | ||||
11.3
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Notices | 44 | ||||
11.4
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Severability | 45 | ||||
11.5
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Entire Agreement | 45 | ||||
11.6
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No Third Party Beneficiaries | 45 | ||||
11.7
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Waiver | 45 | ||||
11.8
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction | 45 | ||||
11.9
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Waiver of Jury Trial | 46 | ||||
11.10
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Injunctive Relief | 46 | ||||
11.11
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Headings | 46 | ||||
11.12
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Counterparts | 46 | ||||
11.13
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Schedules | 46 | ||||
11.14
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Construction | 47 | ||||
11.15
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Time of the Essence | 47 |
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
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- | Assignment of Product Intellectual Property | ||
Exhibit B
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- | Xxxx of Sale and Assignment and Assumption Agreement | ||
Exhibit C
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- | Short Form Patent Assignment |
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LIST OF SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.1(a)
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- | Assigned Contracts | ||
Schedule 1.1(b)
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- | Inventory | ||
Schedule 1.1(c)
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- | Knowledge | ||
Schedule 1.1(d)
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- | Product Branding Materials | ||
Schedule 1.1(e)
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- | Product Copyrights and Domain Names | ||
Schedule 1.1(f)
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- | Product Marks | ||
Schedule 1.1(g)
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- | Product Patent Rights | ||
Schedule 1.1(h)
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- | Product Trade Dress | ||
Schedule 1.1(i)
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- | Registrations | ||
Schedule 2.3
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- | Assumed Liabilities | ||
Schedule 2.7
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- | Purchase Price Allocation | ||
Schedule 7.2(e)
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- | Notices and Consents |
SELLER DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
Schedule 4.3
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- | No Conflicts; Enforceability | ||
Schedule 4.4
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- | Title; Sufficiency of Assets | ||
Schedule 4.5
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- | Intellectual Property | ||
Schedule 4.6
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- | Litigation | ||
Schedule 4.7
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- | Consents | ||
Schedule 4.10
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- | FDA and Health Canada Regulatory Matters | ||
Schedule 4.11
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- | Assigned Contracts | ||
Schedule 4.12
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- | Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities | ||
Schedule 4.14
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- | Product Records |
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THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 6, 2008 (the
“Execution Date”), is entered into by and between QLT USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Seller”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of QLT Inc., a corporation formed under the laws
of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, and Allergan Sales, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Purchaser”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allergan, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Allergan”). Each of Seller and Purchaser is sometimes referred to herein,
individually, as a “Party” and, together, as the “Parties.” All capitalized terms
used herein shall have the meanings specified in Article I below or elsewhere in this
Agreement, as applicable.
INTRODUCTION
WHEREAS, Seller owns all rights in the Product and, subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, Seller desires to transfer such rights to Purchaser; and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller wishes to sell the
Purchased Assets to Purchaser and transfer the Assumed Liabilities, and Purchaser wishes to
purchase the Purchased Assets and assume the Assumed Liabilities from Seller.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties,
covenants, agreements and provisions set forth herein and in the Related Agreements, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined above and other terms defined in
other Sections of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below for
purposes of this Agreement:
“Act” means the United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as
amended, and the implementing regulations, standards, guidelines, policies, and orders issued or
administered by FDA.
“Action” means any claim, action, suit, arbitration, inquiry, audit, proceeding or
investigation by or before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For
purposes of this definition, a Person shall be deemed, in any event, to control another Person if
it owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting equity of
the other Person.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Assets” of any Person means all assets and properties of any kind, nature, character
and description (whether real, personal or mixed, whether tangible or intangible, whether absolute,
accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise and wherever situated), including the goodwill related
thereto, operated, owned or leased by such Person, including cash, cash equivalents, accounts and
notes receivable, chattel paper, documents, instruments, pre-paid expenses and other assets,
general intangibles, equipment, inventory, goods, intellectual property, registrations, applicable
permits, and product records, including those relating to clinical trials, other research,
development, manufacture, formulation, use and distribution.
“Assigned Contract(s)” means those Contracts set forth on Schedule 1.1(a)
hereto.
“Assignment of Product Intellectual Property” means the Assignment of Product
Intellectual Property, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Assumed Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Xxxx of Sale and Assignment and Assumption Agreement” means the Xxxx of Sale and
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks
in the State of Colorado, United States of America are authorized or obligated by Law to be closed.
“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets, and
assignment and assumption of the Assumed Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement.
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain Confidential Disclosure Agreement,
dated as of March 21, 2008, between Parent and Allergan, as amended.
“Contracts” means any and all binding commitments, contracts, purchase orders, leases,
licenses, easements, permits, instruments, commitments, arrangements, undertakings, practices or
other agreements, whether written or oral, and including amendments thereto.
“Copyrights” means copyrights and other works of authorship and registrations and
renewals therefore.
“Damages” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(a)(i).
“Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Encumbrance” means any security interest, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, lien or
encumbrance, other than any licenses of Intellectual Property.
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“Excluded Assets” means any Assets whether or not relating to the Product, other than
the Purchased Assets.
“Excluded Intellectual Property” means all rights, title and interest of Seller in and
to Intellectual Property, whether now existing or hereafter developed or acquired (including the
Seller Brands) other than the Product Intellectual Property.
“Excluded Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
“Execution Date” means the date set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration, or any successor agency
thereto.
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any provincial, state,
regional, local or other political subdivision thereof, any supranational organization of sovereign
states, and any entity, department, commission, bureau, agency, authority, board, court, official
or officer, domestic or foreign, exercising executive, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government.
“Health Canada” means the Health Products and Food Branch of Health Canada, or any
successor thereto.
“HSR Act” means the U.S. Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights arising under the laws
of the United States or any other jurisdiction, including Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents,
whether registered or unregistered, and all applications and registrations therefor, Know-How,
confidential information, trade secrets, and similar proprietary rights in confidential inventions,
discoveries, analytic models, improvements, processes, techniques, devices, methods, patterns,
formulations and specifications.
“Inventory” means the inventories of (a) finished Product, (b) components and
materials included in the Product, (c) stability lot batches of the Product and (d) demonstration
units and other samples of the Product, in each case, as described on Schedule 1.1(b)
hereto.
“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States.
“Knowledge” means, with respect to Seller, the actual knowledge, after reasonable
investigation (which investigation is not required to include any freedom to operate analysis), of
the Persons set forth on Schedule 1.1(c) hereto.
“Know-How” means know-how, inventions, discoveries, methods, processes, technical
data, specifications, designs, drawings, research and development information, technology, data
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bases and all other proprietary or confidential information, including customer lists, pricing
and cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals.
“Law” means each provision of any currently existing federal, provincial, state, local
or foreign law, statute, ordinance, order, code, rule or regulation, promulgated or issued by any
Governmental Authority, as well as any judgments, decrees, injunctions or agreements issued or
entered into by any Governmental Authority.
“Liability” means, collectively, any indebtedness, guaranty, endorsement, claim, loss,
damage, deficiency, cost, expense, obligation or responsibility, fixed or unfixed, known or
unknown, xxxxxx or inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, direct or indirect,
matured or unmatured, or absolute, contingent or otherwise, including any product liability.
“Losses” means, with respect to any claim or matter, all losses, expenses, obligations
and other Liabilities or other damages (whether absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise,
or whether known or unknown, or due or to become due or otherwise), diminution in value, monetary
damages, fines, fees, penalties, interest obligations, deficiencies, losses and expenses (including
amounts paid in settlement, interest, court costs, costs of investigators, fees and expenses of
attorneys, accountants, financial advisors and other experts, and other expenses of litigation).
“Material Adverse Change” means any change, occurrence, condition, event or effect
that is materially adverse to (i) the business of developing, manufacturing, marketing, selling and
otherwise exploiting the Product and the Purchased Assets, taken as a whole, but shall exclude any
change, occurrence, condition, event or effect resulting or arising solely from: (a) events,
changes, effects or circumstances that generally affect the industries in which Seller operates or
the manufacture of products in such industry (including legal and regulatory changes), (b) general
economic or political conditions or events, circumstances, changes or effects affecting the
securities markets generally, (c) changes caused by a material worsening of current conditions
caused by acts of terrorism or war (whether or not declared) occurring after the date hereof,
(d) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements, (e) changes arising from (A) the
consummation of the Transaction or (B) the announcement of the execution of this Agreement or the
Related Agreements, or (f) any circumstance, change or effect that results from any action taken
pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement, the Related Agreements or at the request of
Purchaser; provided that any changes, occurrences, conditions, events or effects of the nature
described in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) shall only be excluded so long as they do not have a
disproportionate effect on the business of developing, manufacturing, marketing, selling and
otherwise exploiting the Product, taken as a whole, as compared to the effect on the business of
other Persons in the industries in which Seller operates; or (ii) the ability of Seller and Parent
to timely perform their obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transaction.
“Material Adverse Effect” means any change, occurrence, condition, event or effect
that is materially adverse to (i) the business of developing, manufacturing, marketing, selling and
otherwise exploiting the Product and the Purchased Assets, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of
Seller and Parent to timely perform their obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transaction,
but as to each of (i) and (ii) above shall exclude any change, occurrence, condition, event or
effect resulting or arising solely from any circumstance, change or effect that results
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from any action required to be taken in accordance with this Agreement or at the request of
Purchaser.
“Medical Product Regulatory Authority” means any Governmental Authority that is
concerned with the safety, efficacy, reliability, manufacture, investigation, sale or marketing of
pharmaceuticals, medical products, biologics or biopharmaceuticals, including the FDA.
“NDA” means FDA NDA 21-794, as supplemented by the approved supplements to that
submission, including NDA 00-000 X-000 through S-005 and the final approved package insert and
patient information leaflet.
“NDS” means Health Canada NDS 096348 (Original Product Monograph).
“Other Transactions” means, with respect to Seller or its Affiliates (and excluding
the transfer of Purchased Assets contemplated by this Agreement), (a) any merger, consolidation,
recapitalization or other direct or indirect business combination involving Seller or its
Affiliates, (b) the issuance or acquisition of shares of capital stock or other equity securities
of Seller or its Affiliates, (c) any tender or exchange offer for the capital stock or other equity
securities of Seller or its Affiliates, (d) any dividend or distribution by Seller or its
Affiliates to Seller’s or its Affiliates’ stockholders, or (e) the acquisition, license, purchase
or other disposition of any of the Assets of Seller or its Affiliates outside the ordinary course
of business.
“Outside Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a)(ii).
“Parent” means QLT Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of
British Columbia, Canada.
“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“Patents” means United States and foreign patents, patent applications, patent
disclosures, invention disclosures, rights in respect of utility models or industrial designs and
other rights relating to the protection of inventions worldwide and all rights related thereto,
including all reissues, reexaminations, revisions, divisionals, continuations,
continuations-in-part, extensions or renewals of any of the foregoing.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means (a) statutory liens for current Taxes not yet due and
payable and (b) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and other similar liens arising or
incurred in the ordinary course of business relating to obligations as to which there is no default
on the part of Seller, or pledges, deposits or other liens securing the performance of bids, trade
contracts, leases or statutory obligations (including workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance
or other social security legislation), and (c) all other Encumbrances that have not and would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company, trust or unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority.
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“Post-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period beginning after the Closing Date and
that portion of a Straddle Period beginning after the Closing Date.
“Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date and
that portion of any Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date.
“Prior Agreements” means, collectively, the Prior Research Agreement and the Prior
License Agreement.
“Prior License Agreement” means the Agreement set forth on Schedule 4.5(f).1.
“Prior Research Agreement” means the Agreement set forth on Schedule 4.5(f).2.
“Product” means the topical gel formulation of dapsone known as Aczone®.
“Product Branding Materials” means those branding materials for the Product set forth
on Schedule 1.1(d) hereto.
“Product Copyrights” means those Copyrights set forth on Schedule 1.1(e)
hereto.
“Product Domain Names” means those domain names set forth on Schedule 1.1(e)
hereto.
“Product Intellectual Property” means the Product Patent Rights, Product Copyrights,
Product Domain Names, Product Know-How, Product Marks, and Product Trade Dress.
“Product Know-How” means all Know-How owned by Seller or its Affiliates primarily or
exclusively related to the Product, including such Know-How which is or becomes the subject of or
is included in a Patent.
“Product Xxxx(s)” means the Trademarks set forth on Schedule 1.1(f) hereto.
“Product Patent Rights” means those Patents set forth on Schedule 1.1(g)
hereto.
“Product Records” means to the extent permitted by Law, all books and records that
relate primarily or exclusively to the Product or the Purchased Assets, including copies of all
material supplier lists, marketing studies, consultant reports, invention disclosures, laboratory
notebooks and records, physician databases and correspondence (excluding invoices) with respect to
or related to the Product or the Purchased Assets, to the extent maintained by or in the possession
of Seller or its Affiliates or their agents (to the extent owned by Seller or its Affiliates), and
all complaint files and adverse event files with respect to the Product, provided, however, that
(i) all books, documents, records and files (A) prepared in connection with or relating to the
Transaction, including bids received from other parties and strategic, financial or Tax analyses
relating to the divestiture of the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Liabilities and the Product, or
(B) maintained by Seller and/or its representatives, agents or licensees in connection with their
respective ongoing Tax, legal, regulatory or reporting requirements, and (ii) any attorney work
product, attorney-client communications and other items protected by privilege shall be excluded;
provided, further, that Seller may retain a copy of any books and records that
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constitute Product Records to the extent necessary for Tax, accounting, litigation or other
valid business purposes or to the extent such books and records relate to the Product. In
furtherance of the foregoing, Seller shall be entitled to redact from any such books and records
that constitute Product Records any information that is not primarily or exclusively related to the
Product or the Purchased Assets and such redacted information shall not constitute a Product
Record.
“Product Trade Dress” means the trade dress, package designs, product inserts, labels,
logos and associated artwork set forth on Schedule 1.1(h) hereto.
“Property Taxes” means all real property Taxes, personal property Taxes and similar ad
valorem Taxes.
“PTO” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or any successor agency
thereto.
“Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.
“Purchased Assets” means, collectively, Assigned Contracts, Inventory, Registrations,
Product Records, Product Intellectual Property and Product Branding Materials.
“Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Registrations” means the regulatory approvals, franchises, authorizations, licenses,
certificates, applications, agreements, permits, exemptions, and other permissions (including the
NDA, the NDS and investigational new drug applications) issued by Governmental Authorities in the
Territory and held by Seller as set forth on Schedule 1.1(i) hereto.
“Related Agreements” means, collectively, the Assignment of Product Intellectual
Property, the Xxxx of Sale and Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the SMP Patent License
Agreement and the Short Form Patent Assignment.
“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, the directors, officers,
managers, employees, independent contractors, agents or consultants of such Person.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Seller” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Seller Bank Account(s)” means one or more bank accounts in the United States to be
designated by Seller in a written notice to Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days before the
Closing.
“Seller Brands” means the Trademarks, housemarks, tradenames and trade dress owned or
used by Seller, whether or not registered, other than the Product Marks.
“Seller Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedules delivered by Seller to
Purchaser on the Execution Date of this Agreement specifically identifying the section or
subsection to which such disclosure relates (it being expressly agreed that disclosure of any item,
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matter, document or agreement under any Section or subsection in such Seller Disclosure
Schedule, or in attachments thereto, shall be deemed disclosure for all purposes of any other
sections or subsections of Article IV to the extent that the applicability of such
disclosure to such other section or subsection is reasonably apparent on the face of such
disclosure).
“Seller Nondisclosure and Invention Assignment Agreements” has the meaning set forth
in Section 4.5(e).
“Seller Taxes” means, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Liability for
Taxes of Seller, including Taxes (i) arising from or imposed with respect to the Purchased Assets
attributable to any Pre-Closing Tax Period, (ii) of Seller for any period which Taxes are not
related to the Purchased Assets; (iii) of Seller that will arise as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) of another Person as a transferee, as the result of having
been a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group or otherwise through
operation of law; and (v) as a result of being a party to any tax sharing, tax indemnity or tax
allocation agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any Tax of Seller that would otherwise be
described in the foregoing sentence shall not fail to be a Seller Tax solely by reason of (i) the
assessment or imposition of such Tax by a Governmental Authority against Purchaser or (ii) the fact
that such Tax gives rise to an Encumbrance for Taxes on the Purchased Assets.
“Short Form Patent Assignment” means the Short Form Patent Assignment, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
“SMP Patent License Agreement” means the agreement between Seller and Purchaser
relating to the license of SMP Technology by Seller to Purchaser in substantially the form agreed
to as of the Execution Date.
“SMP Technology” has the meaning set forth in the SMP Patent License Agreement.
“Straddle Period” means any Tax period beginning on or before and ending after the
Closing Date.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any and all corporations,
partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures, associations and other entities
controlled by such Person.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all taxes, assessments, levies, tariffs, duties
or other charges or impositions in the nature of a tax (together with any and all interest,
penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any
Governmental Authority, including income, estimated income, gross receipts, profits, business,
license, occupation, franchise, capital stock, real or personal property, sales, use, transfer,
value added, employment or unemployment, social security, disability, alternative or add-on
minimum, customs, excise, stamp, environmental, commercial rent or withholding taxes.
“Tax Return” means any report, return (including any information return), claim for
refund, election, estimated Tax filing or payment, request for extension, document, declaration or
other information or filing required to be supplied to any Governmental Authority with respect to
Taxes, including attachments thereto and amendments thereof.
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“Territory” means worldwide.
“Trademark” means trademarks, service marks, certification marks, trade dress,
Internet domain names, trade names, identifying symbols, designs, product names, company names,
slogans, logos or insignia, whether registered or unregistered, and all common law rights,
applications for registration, registrations and renewals therefor, and all goodwill associated
therewith.
“Transaction” means the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and the Related
Agreements.
“Transfer Taxes” means any and all transfer, documentary, sales, use, gross receipts,
stamp, registration, value added, recording, escrow and other similar Taxes and fees (including any
penalties and interest) incurred in connection with the Transaction (including recording and escrow
fees and any real property or leasehold interest transfer or gains Tax and any similar Tax).
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.
(a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule,
such reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless
otherwise indicated.
(b) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when
used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement.
(c) The terms defined in the singular has a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and
vice versa.
(d) Words of one gender include the other gender.
(e) References to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns.
(f) The term “dollars” and “$” means United States dollars.
(g) The word “including” means “including without limitation” and the words “include” and
“includes” have corresponding meanings.
(h) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, “or” is not exclusive.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Transfer of Purchased Assets.
(a) Purchase and Sale of Purchased Assets. At the Effective Time, on the terms and
subject to the conditions hereof and in consideration of the Purchase Price paid to
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Seller by
Purchaser, Seller will sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser will
purchase, take delivery of and acquire from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in
and to the Purchased Assets. In connection with the sale and transfer of the Inventory, Purchaser
shall provide to Seller a resale certificate or any such other instruments or documentation to the
extent applicable to prevent Purchaser from paying State of Colorado sales and use Taxes with
respect to the Inventory.
(b) Transferred Assets. Without limiting the foregoing, the Purchased Assets shall
include, wherever located, (i) all goodwill related thereto, (ii) all rights, credits, interests
and claims against third parties relating to the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities,
whether xxxxxx or inchoate, known or unknown, contingent or non-contingent, (iii) insurance
proceeds received by Seller or its Affiliates with respect to claims related to the Purchased
Assets and (iv) all fees and expenses pre-paid by Seller (A) under any Assigned Contract, or (B)
with respect to any Registrations, or (C) to any Governmental Authority with respect to any of the
Product Intellectual Property.
(c) Acknowledgment. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limiting in any way the
definition of “Purchased Assets,” Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchased Assets are
intended to include:
(i) all material Contracts relating primarily or exclusively to the Product,
other than those Contracts set forth on Schedule 4.11(b);
(ii) all Registrations owned by Seller and its Affiliates related primarily or
exclusively to the Product or the Product Intellectual Property;
(iii) all intellectual property rights included in the definition of Product
Intellectual Property (other than Product Know-How) primarily or exclusively related
to the Product or the SMP Technology, in each case owned or in-licensed by Seller or
its Affiliates;
(iv) Product Branding Materials owned by Seller or its Affiliates;
(v) Product Know-How;
(vi) Inventory; and
(vii) Product Records.
2.2 Excluded Assets. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Seller is not selling,
conveying, transferring, assigning or delivering any rights whatsoever to the Excluded Assets to
Purchaser, and Purchaser is not purchasing, taking delivery of or acquiring any rights whatsoever
to the Excluded Assets from Seller. Without limiting the foregoing, Purchaser expressly
acknowledges it is not acquiring
any rights whatsoever to, and the following are included within the definition of “Excluded
Assets”:
(a) the Excluded Intellectual Property, including the Seller Brands thereof and any other
logos or Trademarks of Seller not included in the Product Intellectual Property;
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(b) any cash and cash equivalent balances of Seller as of the Closing Date;
(c) any fees and expenses pre-paid by Seller (i) under any Contract that is not an Assigned
Contract, or (ii) with respect to the registration of any of Seller’s Intellectual Property other
than the Product Intellectual Property, or (iii) otherwise for the period prior to the Closing Date
to the extent not included in Section 2.1(b)(iv);
(d) any minute books, Tax Returns or other corporate documents or books and records of Seller
that are not included in the Product Records;
(e) any claim, right or interest of Seller in and to any Tax refund or credit for any period;
(f) any Contracts set forth on Schedule 4.11(b);
(g) any inventory not included in the definition of “Inventory”; and
(h) any equipment located at Parent’s facilities in Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx used
to store stability samples or to test such samples.
2.3 Assumed Liabilities. As of the Effective Time, Purchaser shall assume and pay,
perform or otherwise discharge, in accordance with their respective terms and subject to the
respective conditions thereof, only the following Liabilities (collectively, the “Assumed
Liabilities”):
(a) any Liability arising on or after the Closing Date under any Assigned Contract that may
occur and/or exist after the Effective Time by virtue of Purchaser’s ownership of the Purchased
Assets;
(b) any Liability arising on or after the Closing Date under any Assigned Contract, including
any Liability under any Assigned Contract which was entered into by Seller after the Execution Date
in accordance with this Agreement;
(c) any Liability for Taxes arising from or imposed with respect to the Purchased Assets
attributable to any Post-Closing Tax Period;
(d) any Liability that Purchaser has expressly assumed or agreed to assume under this
Agreement; and
(e) any other Liability specifically and to the extent set forth on Schedule 2.3
hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser is not assuming, and Seller shall retain, as an Excluded
Liability, any Liability arising with respect to any default of Seller under any Assigned Contract
or with respect to any Liability that arises out of or is based on or calculated on the basis of
any event, circumstance or condition existing on or before the Effective Time. For avoidance of
doubt, nothing in this Section 2.3 is intended to, or shall be interpreted to, limit or
otherwise reduce the Liabilities of Purchaser as they may occur and/or exist after the Effective
Time by
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virtue of Purchaser’s ownership of the Purchased Assets, but rather, this Section
2.3 is solely intended to identify and provide for the assumption by Purchaser of those
Liabilities of Seller that are specifically assumed by Purchaser hereunder and which, but for such
assumption, would remain Liabilities of Seller.
2.4
Excluded Liabilities. Seller shall retain and shall be responsible for paying,
performing and discharging when due, and Purchaser shall not assume or have any responsibility for,
any and all Liabilities of Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities, including the following
Liabilities (the “Excluded Liabilities”):
(a) any Liabilities exclusively relating to or arising out of the Excluded Assets;
(b) any Liabilities of Seller owing to Parent, including any indebtedness for borrowed money
owed to any Affiliate of Seller, and any Contract evidencing any such financing arrangement, in
each case, whether such Liability arises before, on or after the Closing Date;
(c) Seller’s obligations under this Agreement; and
(d) any Liability for Seller Taxes.
2.5
Consent of Third Parties. On the Closing Date, Seller shall assign to Purchaser,
and Purchaser will assume, the Assigned Contracts, in each case to the extent permitted by, and in
accordance with, applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but subject to
Purchaser’s rights under Section 7.2(e), if the assignment or assumption of all or any
portion of any rights or obligations under any Assigned Contract shall require the consent of any
other party thereto or any other third party that has not been obtained prior to the Closing Date,
this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign, license, sublicense, lease, sublease,
convey or otherwise transfer any rights or obligations under any such Assigned Contract if an
attempted assignment without any such consent would constitute a breach or violation thereof,
unless and until such consent is obtained. In order, however, to seek to provide Purchaser the
full realization and value of every Assigned Contract of the character described in the immediately
preceding sentence (i) as soon as practicable after the Closing, Seller and Purchaser shall
cooperate, in all commercially reasonable respects, to obtain any necessary consents to the
assignment of such Assigned Contracts, provided that no Party shall be required to make any
material payments or agree to any material undertakings in connection therewith, and (ii) until the
earliest of: (A) the date all such consents are obtained, (B) the date all such Assigned Contracts
expire or are terminated or (C) the date which is six (6) months from the Closing Date, Seller and
Purchaser shall cooperate, in all commercially reasonable respects, to provide to Purchaser the
benefits under such Assigned Contracts (with Purchaser being entitled to all the
gains and responsible for all Losses, Taxes and Liabilities realized or incurred thereunder
from the Closing Date until the expiration of such period if Purchaser receives the benefits
thereunder). In connection with this Section 2.5, if reasonably requested by Purchaser,
Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to enforce for the benefit of Purchaser
all reasonable claims or rights of Seller arising under the applicable Assigned Contracts at
Purchaser’s expense; provided, that Purchaser shall indemnify Seller and its Affiliates for any
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and
all Losses arising in connection with any Action by a third party arising from, in connection with
or otherwise with respect to actions taken or failed to be taken by Seller or any of its Affiliates
consistent with Purchaser’s request and direction under this Section 2.5. Provided that
Purchaser receives the benefits thereunder, Purchaser shall perform and comply with, at Purchaser’s
cost, all of Seller’s obligations incurred during such period under such Assigned Contracts as if
Purchaser were Seller thereunder. Promptly after any required consents to assignment are obtained
for any such Assigned Contracts, Seller shall assign and transfer such Assigned Contract to
Purchaser without any further payment or consideration.
2.6 Purchase Price. In consideration of the sale, assignment, conveyance and delivery
of the Purchased Assets under this Article II, Purchaser shall, upon the Closing, assume
the Assumed Liabilities and pay to Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds directly
to the Seller Bank Account(s), $150,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”).
2.7 Allocation of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price (plus Assumed Liabilities to the
extent properly taken into account under the Code) shall be allocated among the Purchased Assets
(other than the Inventory) and the Inventory as set forth on Schedule 2.7 hereto and in accordance
with Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations. To the extent the Purchase Price is
adjusted pursuant to Section 10.9 or otherwise, Purchaser and Seller shall amend such
schedule to reflect such adjustments. Purchaser and Seller shall file their Tax Returns (and IRS
Form(s) 8594, as applicable) on the basis of such allocation, as it may be amended, and neither
Party shall thereafter take a Tax Return position inconsistent with such allocation unless
otherwise required by applicable Law.
2.8 Risk of Loss. Until the Effective Time, any loss of or damage to the Purchased
Assets from fire, flood, casualty or any other similar occurrence shall be the sole responsibility
of Seller. As of the Effective Time, title to the Purchased Assets shall be transferred to
Purchaser. After the Effective Time, Purchaser shall bear all risk of loss associated with the
Purchased Assets and shall be solely responsible for procuring adequate insurance to protect the
Purchased Assets against any such loss.
ARTICLE III
CLOSING
CLOSING
3.1 Closing. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the
Closing shall be held on a date to be specified by the Parties, such date (the “Closing
Date”) to be no later than the third Business Day after satisfaction or waiver of all of the
conditions set forth in Article VII at the offices of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, unless the Parties otherwise agree. The Parties will exchange
(or cause to be exchanged) at the Closing the funds, agreements, instruments, certificates and
other documents, and do, or cause to be done, all of the things respectively required of each Party
as specified in
this Agreement. The Closing shall be deemed to have occurred at 12:01 a.m. Colorado time on
the Closing Date (the “Effective Time”).
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3.2 Transactions at Closing. At the Closing, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereof:
(a) Seller’s Actions and Deliveries. Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
Purchaser:
(i) title to the Inventory, which Inventory Seller shall deliver to Purchaser
at the locations set forth on Schedule 1.1(b);
(ii) executed counterparts of each of the Related Agreements to which it is a
party;
(iii) possession of all tangible Purchased Assets, including originals of the
Assigned Contracts, Registrations, Product Records and Product Branding Materials to
the extent reasonably available;
(iv) letter(s) and completed form(s) from Seller to the FDA and each other
Medical Product Regulatory Authority in the form and including the content required
under the Act and other applicable Laws, and duly executed by Seller, transferring
the rights to the Registrations to Purchaser, including those contemplated by
Section 6.3(b);
(v) a certificate of a duly authorized officer of Seller certifying as to the
matters set forth in Sections 7.2(a) and (b); and
(vi) such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably necessary to
effect or evidence the Transaction.
(b) Purchaser’s Actions and Deliveries. Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to Seller:
(i) the Purchase Price in full by wire transfer of immediately available funds
directly to the Seller Bank Account(s);
(ii) executed counterparts of each of the Related Agreements to which it is a
party;
(iii) letter(s) from Seller to the FDA and each other Medical Product
Regulatory Authority in the form and including the content required under the Act
and other applicable Laws, and duly executed by Purchaser, assuming responsibility
for Registrations from Seller, including those contemplated by
Section 6.3(b), and forms completed by Purchaser pursuant to Section
6.3(b);
(iv) a certificate of a duly authorized officer of Purchaser certifying as to
the matters set forth in Sections 7.3(a) and (b); and
(v) such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably necessary to
effect or evidence the Transaction.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Except as otherwise set forth on the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller hereby represents and
warrants to Purchaser as of the Execution Date as follows:
4.1 Organization and Qualification. Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of Delaware, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease, license and
operate, as applicable, the Purchased Assets. Seller is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign
corporation to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership or
operation of the Product and the Purchased Assets, or the nature of the activities conducted by
Seller, makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except in each case, for any such failures
that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Seller does not have any Subsidiaries other than Atrix Laboratories GmbH. Seller is a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent.
4.2 Due Authorization. Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and the Related Agreements, and the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Related Agreements and the performance of all of its obligations hereunder and
thereunder have been duly authorized by Seller and Parent, and no other corporate proceedings are
required for Seller to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the
Related Agreements.
4.3 No Conflicts; Enforceability. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Related Agreements by
Seller, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (a) are not
prohibited or limited by, and will not result in the breach of or a default under, any provision of
the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Seller, (b) assuming all of the consents, approvals,
authorizations and permits described in Section 4.7 have been obtained and all the filings
and notifications described in Section 4.7 have been made and any waiting periods
thereunder have terminated or expired, does not materially conflict with or materially violate any
material Law applicable to Seller, the Product or any of the Purchased Assets, and (c) except as
set forth on Schedule 4.3 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, does not conflict with, result
in a breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under,
result in the acceleration of obligations under, create in any party the right to terminate, modify
or cancel, require any notice, consent or waiver under, or result in the creation of any
Encumbrance on any of the Purchased Assets pursuant to, any agreement or other instrument binding
on Seller
or any applicable order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or Governmental Authority or
arbitrator to which Seller is a party or by which Seller is bound or to which any of its Assets is
subject, except in the case of subsection (c) above, for any such breaches, defaults or other
occurrences that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. This Agreement and the Related Agreements have been duly
executed and delivered by Seller, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with their respective terms, except as
enforceability may be limited or affected by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
generally.
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4.4 Title; Sufficiency of Assets.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller
owns, leases, licenses or has the right to use the Purchased Assets.
(b) Schedule 4.4(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and
accurate list of all Purchased Assets leased or licensed by Seller from any other Person (including
Parent and any other Affiliate of Seller). Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4(b) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, no other Person has any right, title or interest in any of the
Purchased Assets.
(c) Seller has, and subject to obtaining any consents required by this Agreement, at the
Closing will transfer to Purchaser, good, valid and transferable title to (or in the case of any
leased or licensed Purchased Assets listed on Schedule 4.4(b) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule, a valid lease in or license to) the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances
other than Permitted Encumbrances. Seller has the valid and exclusive right to possess, use and
transfer the Purchased Assets; in each case, which right shall be fully transferred to Purchaser at
the Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(d) The Purchased Assets constitute (i) all of the Assets of Seller and its Affiliates
relating primarily or exclusively to the Product and (ii) all of the Assets of Seller and its
Affiliates that are material and necessary to the development and manufacture of the Product,
provided that for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii): (A) Seller makes no representation as to the
volume of Product that may be manufactured using only the Purchased Assets; (B) the following are
excluded from “Assets”: (x) the Assets set forth in Section 2.2 and (y) records not included in
the definition of Product Records; and (C) as to Contracts, the Purchased Assets include the
material Contracts to which Seller or any Affiliate thereof is a party relating primarily or
exclusively to the Product, other than those Contracts set forth on Schedule 4.11(b).
4.5 Intellectual Property.
(a) Schedule 4.5(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete
list of all Product Patent Rights, registered Product Marks, applications for registration
of Product Marks, registered Product Trade Dress, applications for registration of Product
Trade Dress, material unregistered Product Trade Dress, Product Domain Names, registered Product
Copyrights, applications for registration of Product Copyrights and material unregistered Product
Marks owned by Seller (collectively, the “Scheduled Intellectual Property”), including all
applicable information regarding the territory of any registration, or the status of any
registration and/or application.
Schedule 4.5(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth the due date for all actions pending as of the Execution Date to be taken before relevant patent and trademark authorities with respect to such Scheduled Intellectual Property in the one (1) year following the Execution Date, which listing shall be limited to Seller’s Knowledge with respect to jurisdictions other than the U.S. and Canada. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.5(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller exclusively owns, free and clear of all Encumbrances, all right, title and interest in and to, all Scheduled Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, to Seller’s Knowledge, all of the Scheduled Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable. To Seller’s Knowledge, there are no facts (including any material
Schedule 4.5(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth the due date for all actions pending as of the Execution Date to be taken before relevant patent and trademark authorities with respect to such Scheduled Intellectual Property in the one (1) year following the Execution Date, which listing shall be limited to Seller’s Knowledge with respect to jurisdictions other than the U.S. and Canada. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.5(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller exclusively owns, free and clear of all Encumbrances, all right, title and interest in and to, all Scheduled Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, to Seller’s Knowledge, all of the Scheduled Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable. To Seller’s Knowledge, there are no facts (including any material
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prior art not disclosed to the applicable registering or
granting authority in connection with any registered Trademarks or granted Patents, or applications
for Trademarks or Patents, in each case included in the Scheduled Intellectual Property), that
would invalidate or render unenforceable any Patents or Trademarks included in the Scheduled
Intellectual Property. Seller (including its Affiliates and predecessors in interest, as
applicable) has properly represented its entity status to the PTO and to the applicable patent or
intellectual property registering authority in connection with the prosecution and maintenance fees
related to any registered Patents or applications for Patents, respectively, in each case included
in the Scheduled Intellectual Property. To Seller’s Knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule
4.5(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller (including its Affiliates and predecessors in
interest) has paid all maintenance fees and made all filings (including all renewals, statements of
use, affidavits of continued use and affidavits of incontestability, as applicable) when due (with
the due date including any permitted extensions of fee payment dates and filing dates, as
applicable).
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no claim
has been asserted or threatened, and Seller has not received any written notice, that the use or
exploitation by Seller of any Product Intellectual Property infringes or misappropriates the
Intellectual Property of any third party and, to Seller’s Knowledge, there is no reasonable basis
for any such claim. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5(b) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule, to Seller’s Knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for any claim that the making, having
made, use, offer for sale, import or sale of the Product by Seller or its agents (or use of the
Product in accordance with its intended use) infringes or misappropriates the Intellectual Property
of any third party. There are no written claims (including interferences, oppositions or
cancellation actions) against Seller that were either made after November 19, 2004 or are presently
pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened, contesting the validity, ownership or
enforceability of any of the Scheduled Intellectual Property or, solely as to the Product Marks,
contesting the use or registrability of such Product Marks, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no
third party is infringing or misappropriating any of the Product Intellectual Property, except as
set forth on Schedule 4.5(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. The Scheduled Intellectual
Property is not subject to any outstanding Order restricting the use thereof. In the last twelve
(12) months, Seller has not taken any action (or failed to take any action) that has resulted in
the loss, lapse, abandonment, invalidity or unenforceability of any of the Product Intellectual
Property, except as set forth on Schedule 4.5(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule,
(i) Seller (including its Affiliates and predecessors in interest) has not granted any licenses to
the Product Intellectual Property to third parties; and (ii) neither Seller nor, to Seller’s
Knowledge, any other Person, is party to any Contract with third parties that limit or restrict the
use of the Product Intellectual Property or require any payments for their use.
(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements and the
consummation of the Transaction will not (i) result in Seller (including its Affiliates and
predecessors in interest) granting to any Person, other than Purchaser, any rights or licenses to
any Product Intellectual Property, except as set forth on Schedule 4.5(d) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule, or (ii) impair the right, title or interest of Purchaser in or to any of the
Product Intellectual Property or result in any modification of rights and obligations under any
Assigned Contract or any other Contract to which Seller is a party, such that Purchaser’s use of
the
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Purchased Assets is subject to restrictions, impairments or payments that did not apply to
Seller’s use of such Purchased Assets in such manner prior to the Closing Date.
(e) Seller (including its Affiliates and predecessors in interest) has taken all reasonable
steps to protect the Product Know-How, including requiring each current and former employee and
independent contractor of Seller (including its Affiliates and predecessors in interest) that
contributed to the Product Intellectual Property to enter into agreements with Seller (including
its Affiliates and predecessors in interest) pursuant to which he, she or it agrees to protect the
confidential information of Seller (including its Affiliates and predecessors in interest) and
assign (and has assigned) to Seller all Intellectual Property related to the Product created in the
course of his, her or its employment or other relationship with Seller (including its Affiliates
and predecessors in interest) to the extent permitted by applicable Law (collectively, “Seller
Nondisclosure and Invention Assignment Agreements”).
(f) With respect to the Prior Agreements, Seller hereby represents and warrants that:
(i) The formulation of the Product that is the subject of the approvals by the
FDA set forth on Schedule 1.1(i) was developed in all material respects prior to the
effective date of the Prior Agreements;
(ii) The Patents set forth on Schedule 4.5(f)(ii) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule and all foreign counterparts of such Patents, claim inventions
that were conceived and reduced to practice prior to the effective date of the Prior
Agreements, and none of Prior Party’s employees or consultants, in their capacities
as such, is an inventor of any of the inventions claimed in the Product Patent
Rights or contributed to the Product or Purchased Assets;
(iii) The Prior Research Agreement, as extended by the parties on the date set
forth on Schedule 4.5(f)(iii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, terminated
in accordance with its terms on the date set forth on Schedule 4.5(f)(iii)
of the Seller Disclosure Schedule;
(iv) Seller has and will maintain until six (6) years following the expiration
or termination of the last to expire Patent included in the Purchased Assets all
copies of written materials that were generated by Seller or provided to Seller in
connection with the Prior Research Agreement, including any Exploratory Development
Program Plans and Research Plans (as such plans are defined in the Prior Research
Agreement), and any reports generated under the Prior Research Agreement pursuant to
the section set forth on Schedule 4.5(f)(iv) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule;
(v) Prior Party has not paid any royalties or other compensation to Seller
(including its Affiliates or predecessors-in-interest) under the Prior License
Agreement with respect to the Product or the Purchased Assets or products using or
practicing any of the Purchased Assets, and no such royalties or compensation
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are owed under the Prior License Agreement with respect to the to the Product or the
Purchased Assets or products using or practicing any of the Purchased Assets;
(vi) There was no Technology (as defined in Schedule 4.5(f)(vi) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule) developed under the Prior Research Agreement that
includes or relates to the Product or Purchased Assets;
(vii) There was no disclosure of any Inventions (as defined in the Prior
Research Agreement) relating to the Product or Purchased Assets by either party to
the Prior Research Agreement in accordance with the section of that Research
Agreement set forth on Schedule 4.5(f)(vii) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule;
(viii) There were no more than that number of Candidates (as defined in
Schedule 4.5(f)(viii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule) set forth in
Schedule 4.5(f)(viii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule provided by Prior
Party to Seller (including its Affiliates and predecessors-in-interest) under the
Prior Research Agreement;
(ix) No Candidates provided by Prior Party to Seller (including its Affiliates
and predecessors-in-interest) pursuant to the Prior Research Agreement, or
derivatives of such Candidates:
(A) | were ever identified, tested or utilized under the Prior Research Agreement in connection with the Product or the Purchased Assets; | ||
(B) | include Dapsone or a derivative of Dapsone; | ||
(C) | have been or will be used to treat acne utilizing any of the Product Intellectual Property; or | ||
(D) | have been or will be applied topically utilizing any of the Product Intellectual Property. |
4.6 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, there is no
Action pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened , and there is no claim, governmental
investigation or administrative action pending or, or to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened involving
Seller (or to Seller’s Knowledge, any third party) (i) related to or affecting the Product or the
Purchased Assets which has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) that would prohibit, hinder, delay or otherwise impair
Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or under the Related Agreements,
including the transfer of the Product and the Purchased Assets, or (iii) that would affect
adversely the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Related Agreements, or
prevent or delay the consummation of the Transaction. To the Knowledge of Seller, there are no
facts or circumstances reasonably likely to give rise to any such claim, governmental investigation
or administrative action. No officer, director, other employee or consultant of Seller or its
Affiliates is asserting or has asserted any claim or right in the Product or the Purchased Assets
that has not been fully resolved. Seller, to the extent related to or
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affecting the Product or the
Purchased Assets, has not received any written notice from any Governmental Authority or any other
Person alleging a violation of, or Liability under, applicable Laws related to any matter that has
not been fully resolved.
4.7 Consents. Except for the requisite filings under the HSR Act and the expiration or termination of the
waiting period thereunder, and all of the consents, approvals, authorizations and permits, and
filings, notifications and other actions set forth on Schedule 4.7 of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule, and as may be necessary as a result of any facts or circumstances relating solely to
Purchaser, no notice to, filing with, authorization of, exemption by, or consent of, any Person,
including any Governmental Authority, is required in connection with the execution and delivery by
Seller of this Agreement or any Related Agreement, or in order for Seller to consummate the
Transaction.
4.8 Taxes. There are no liens for Taxes (other than liens for current Taxes not yet due and payable)
on the Purchased Assets. There is no Action in respect of Taxes pending, or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened, that would result in such a lien. To the extent a breach of the following
would result in a Liability of Purchaser for Taxes to any Person, whether as a result of applicable
law, Contract or otherwise, (i) Seller has timely paid all Taxes that have become due or payable
and has timely filed all Tax Returns it is required to have filed, and (ii) all such Tax Returns
were correct and complete in all material respects.
4.9 Permits; Compliance with Laws.
(a) The Registrations are in full force and effect.
(b) Schedule 1.1 sets forth a true and complete list of all material authorizations,
licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, exemptions, consents, confirmations, orders,
registrations, product registrations, certificates, concessions, franchises, waivers and
clearances of any Governmental Authority (including all authorizations under the Act)
(collectively, “Permits”) necessary for Seller to use, test, manufacture and own the
Purchased Assets and to develop and manufacture the Product consistent with the Registrations
(the “Required Permits”), and Seller is in possession of all Required Permits and all
Required Permits are valid and in full force and effect.
(c) No Governmental Authority has notified Seller of any facts or circumstances which would
lead to any suspension, loss of or material modification to any Required Permit or refusal by a
Governmental Authority to renew or accept for filing any Required Permit on terms less
advantageous, individually or in the aggregate, to Seller than the terms of those Required Permits
currently in force and, to the Knowledge of Seller, there are no facts or circumstances providing
grounds for the same. Except for regulatory matters, which are covered under Section 4.10,
Seller is in material compliance with all applicable Laws relating to the Product and the Purchased
Assets.
4.10 FDA and Health Canada Regulatory Matters.
(a) All Registrations held by Seller are set forth in Schedule 1.1(i). The approved
NDA provides Seller with the legal right to market the Product in the United States in accordance
with such NDA, including all of its approved supplements. The approved NDS
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provides Seller with
the legal right to market the Product in Canada in accordance with such NDS, including all of its
approved supplements. Without limiting any representations in Section 4.9, except as set
forth on Schedule 4.10(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller has all Registrations
from the FDA or Health Canada, as applicable, required for it to develop and manufacture the
Product. To the Knowledge of Seller, there are no facts that would prevent the satisfaction of, or
compliance with, any additional FDA requirements for marketing or distributing the Product in the
United States in accordance with the NDA or Health Canada regulatory requirements for marketing or
distributing the Product in Canada in accordance with the NDS. Seller is the sole and exclusive
owner of the Registrations. Each of the Registrations is valid and in full force and effect, and,
subject to Purchaser’s compliance with this Agreement, may be assigned and transferred to Purchaser
in accordance with this Agreement. Seller does not have Knowledge that the FDA or Health Canada
is, or may consider, limiting, suspending, or revoking such Registrations. To Seller’s Knowledge,
there is no false or misleading information or significant omission in any application, submission,
or any other communication to the FDA or Health Canada regarding the Product, except for any
information or omission that has not, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Seller has fulfilled and performed its obligations
under each Registration in all material respects, and no event has occurred or condition or state
of facts exists which would constitute a breach or default that would cause revocation or
termination of any such Registration. To the Knowledge of Seller (which, for purposes of this
sentence, means the actual knowledge of the persons set forth in Schedule 1.1(c)), each third party
supplier or manufacturer set forth on Schedule 4.10(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule
complies with all applicable requirements of the FDA (including any drug establishment
registration, drug listing, and good manufacturing requirements) and Health Canada to supply the
Product to, or manufacture the Product for, Seller, except to the extent that the failure to comply
with any such requirement has not, and
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Seller has not sold, marketed, or otherwise distributed the Product in the Territory
except to conduct testing of the Product in accordance with the Act. Seller has not issued or
released any advertising for the Product.
(c) Seller is in compliance with the Act and all applicable statutes, rules, regulations,
standards, guidelines, registrations, policies and orders administered or issued by the FDA or
Health Canada, with respect to the Product and the Purchased Assets, including new drug approval,
investigational new drugs, annual reporting, good manufacturing practices, record-keeping, adverse
event reporting and labeling, except for any failure that has not, and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) To Seller’s Knowledge, the pre-clinical and clinical trials (including post-marketing
studies) regarding the Product conducted by Seller were, and if still ongoing, are, being conducted
in all material respects in accordance with all applicable requirements of the FDA (including the
applicable regulations regarding investigational new drugs that require compliance with the
applicable clinical study protocols, institutional review boards, informed consent, and good
laboratory and clinical practices) and Health Canada, as applicable.
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(e) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10(e) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller
is not subject to any obligation arising under any FDA or Health Canada administrative or
regulatory action or from any FDA inspection, FDA warning letter, FDA notice of violation letter,
recall notice, or any other notice from the FDA or Health Canada to Seller or its Affiliates
alleging a material violation of any applicable Law or required Registration, or any response or
other commitment made to or with the FDA or Health Canada regarding the Product or the Inventory,
other than obligations arising from ownership of the Registrations that are required by the FDA and
set forth in the Act or in the approval letters for the Product’s NDA or investigational new drug
applications or Health Canada and set forth in the Food and Drug regulations or the approval letter
for the NDS. Seller has not received any written or other notice from the FDA or Health Canada
alleging that the Product or the Inventory is the subject of any pending or threatened
investigation in the United States or Canada and, to the Knowledge of Seller, there are no facts or
circumstances that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any such notice.
(f) Seller has made available to Purchaser, in the due diligence virtual data room for the
Transaction or as referenced on Schedule 4.10(f) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, true,
correct and complete copies of all material written information and written summaries of all oral
information in the possession or control of Seller or its Affiliates, or about which Seller has
Knowledge, concerning the safety, efficacy, side effects or toxicity of the Product, including that
associated with or derived from any pre-clinical or clinical use, studies, investigations or tests
of the Product (including any such information submitted to the FDA in the NDA or investigational
new drug applications or to Health Canada).
(g) Seller has made available to Purchaser, in the due diligence virtual data room for the
Transaction or as referenced on Schedule 4.10(g) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, all
material information regarding the FDA and Health Canada’s regulation of the Product, including
complete copies of all the Registrations and all material information regarding the Registrations.
4.11 Assigned Contracts.
(a) Schedule 4.11(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of the Assigned Contracts. True, correct and complete copies of all Assigned
Contracts have been made available to Purchaser prior to the date hereof. The Assigned Contracts
are legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms with respect to
Seller and, to Seller’s Knowledge, each other party thereto. Except as otherwise set forth on
Section 4.11(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, there is no default or breach of Seller
that has not been fully resolved under any Assigned Contract (or event or condition that, with
notice or lapse of time or both could constitute such a default or breach) which has given or would
reasonably be expected to give any other Person the right to declare a default, to exercise any
remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or to cancel or modify or terminate
any such Contract, and, to Seller’s Knowledge, there is no such breach or default (or event or
condition that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to constitute
such default or breach) by any third party to any Assigned Contract. Since November 19, 2004, no
party to any Assigned Contract has given any notice of an alleged breach thereof or otherwise
threatened such a breach, and Seller has not received any
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notice that any party to any Assigned
Contract intends to cancel or terminate such Assigned Contract, to renegotiate such Assigned
Contract, or to exercise or not exercise any options to extend thereunder, and no such intent to
cancel, terminate, renegotiate or exercise has been otherwise threatened.
(b) Except as otherwise set forth on Section 4.11(b) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule, there are no material Contracts of or relating to or affecting the Product or the
Purchased Assets other than the Assigned Contracts.
(c) That certain Aczone Development Services Agreement between Seller and Tolmar, Inc., dated
August 24, 2007, is terminated and neither party to such agreement has any continuing obligations
other than customary provisions that survive termination under such agreement.
4.12 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth in Section 4.12 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller does
not have any material indebtedness or material Liabilities, absolute or contingent, known or
unknown, individually or in the aggregate, in each case relating to or otherwise adversely
affecting the Product or the Purchased Assets.
4.13 Inventory. All Inventory is generally of usable quality, and was produced, manufactured and, to
Seller’s Knowledge, stored in accordance with the specifications for the Product as set forth in
the applicable Registrations and in compliance with applicable Law.
4.14 Product Records.
(a) Since November 19, 2004, all of the Product Records have been maintained in accordance, in
all material respects, with applicable Law and generally accepted business practices. Seller has
made true, complete and accurate copies of the Product Records available to Purchaser.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, Seller has provided Purchaser with true, complete and
accurate copies of those Product Records set forth on Schedule 4.14(b) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule.
(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, to
Seller’s Knowledge, no legal opinions or draft legal opinions material to the Product Intellectual
Property have been excluded pursuant to subsection (ii) of the Product Records definition (other
than those relating to the Transaction as set forth in subsection (i)(A) of the definition of
Product Records).
4.15 Absence of Changes or Events. Since January 1, 2007, there has not been any Material Adverse Change or, any change,
occurrence, condition, event or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Change.
4.16
Brokers, Etc. No broker, investment banker, agent, finder or other intermediary acting on behalf of Seller
or Parent or under the authority of Seller or Parent, except for Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co., is or will
be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission or similar fee directly or
indirectly in connection with the Transaction.
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4.17 Solvency. Upon the consummation of the Transaction, (a) Seller will not be insolvent, (b) Seller will
not be left with unreasonably small capital, (c) Seller will not have incurred debts beyond its
ability to pay such debts as they mature and (d) the capital of Seller will not be impaired.
4.18 Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT:
(a) NONE OF SELLER OR ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR
REPRESENTATIVES MAKES OR HAS
MADE ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, WRITTEN OR ORAL, IN RESPECT OF THE PURCHASED
ASSETS, INVENTORY, ASSUMED LIABILITIES, OR THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING THE PRODUCT INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY; AND
(b) NONE OF SELLER OR ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR
REPRESENTATIVES WILL HAVE OR BE SUBJECT TO ANY LIABILITY OR INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATION TO PURCHASER
OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON RESULTING FROM THE DISTRIBUTION TO PURCHASER, ITS AFFILIATES OR
REPRESENTATIVES OF, OR PURCHASER’S USE OF, ANY INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING ANY
INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS OR MATERIAL MADE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASER, WHETHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, IN
CERTAIN ELECTRONIC AND PHYSICAL “DATA ROOMS,” MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS, FUNCTIONAL “BREAK-OUT”
DISCUSSIONS, RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF PURCHASER OR IN ANY OTHER FORM IN
EXPECTATION OF THE TRANSACTION. ANY SUCH OTHER REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMED.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as of the Execution Date as follows:
5.1 Organization. Purchaser is a limited liability company duly formed and validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of Delaware. Purchaser has all requisite limited liability company power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted.
5.2 Due Authorization. Purchaser has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Related Agreements, and the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements and the performance of all of
its obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly authorized by Purchaser and, to the extent
required by Law, contract or otherwise, its members and stockholders.
5.3 No Conflicts; Enforceability. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Related Agreements by
Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (a) are not
prohibited or limited by, and will not result in the
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breach of or a default under, any provision of
the organizational documents of Purchaser, (b) assuming all of the consents, approvals,
authorizations and permits described in Section 5.5 have been obtained and all the filings
and notifications described in Section 5.5 have been made and any waiting periods
thereunder have terminated or expired, does not conflict with or violate any Law applicable to
Purchaser, and (c) does not conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute (with or without due
notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration of obligations
under, create in any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel, require any notice, consent or
waiver under, any material agreement or other instrument binding on Purchaser or any applicable
order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or Governmental Authority to which Purchaser is a
party or by which Purchaser is bound or to which any of its Assets is subject, except for such
prohibition, limitation, default, notice, filing, permit, authorization, consent, approval,
conflict breach or default which would not prevent or materially delay consummation by Purchaser of
the Transaction. This Agreement and the Related Agreements have been duly executed and delivered
by Purchaser, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Purchaser, enforceable
against Purchaser in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be
limited or affected by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other laws
or general application relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally.
5.4 Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened, directly or indirectly
involving Purchaser (or to Purchaser’s knowledge, any third party) that would prohibit, hinder,
delay or otherwise impair Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under the
Related Agreements, including the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities, that would affect the
legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Related Agreements, or prevent or
delay the consummation of the Transaction.
5.5 Consents. Except for the requisite filings under the HSR Act and the expiration or termination of the
waiting period thereunder, and as may be necessary as a result of any facts or circumstances
relating solely to Seller, no notice to, filing with, authorization of, exemption by, or consent
of, any Person, including any Governmental Authority, is required for Purchaser to consummate the
Transaction.
5.6 Financing. Purchaser and Allergan have sufficient available funds to pay, in cash, the Purchase Price
and all other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement and the Related Agreements or otherwise
necessary to consummate the Transaction at the Closing. Upon the consummation of the Transaction,
(a) Purchaser will not be insolvent, (b) Purchaser will not be left with unreasonably small
capital, (c) Purchaser will not have incurred debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they
mature and (d) the capital of Purchaser will not be impaired.
5.7 Brokers, Etc. No broker, investment banker, agent, finder or other intermediary acting on behalf of
Purchaser or under the authority of Purchaser is or will be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s
fee or any other commission or similar fee directly or indirectly in connection with the
Transaction.
5.8 Independent Investigation. In making the decision to enter into this Agreement and the Related Agreements and to
consummate the Transaction, Purchaser has conducted its own independent investigation, review and
analysis of the Purchased Assets, Inventory,
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Assumed Liabilities and the Product, which
investigation, review and analysis was done by Purchaser and its Affiliates and Representatives.
Purchaser acknowledges that it and its Representatives have been provided access to the personnel,
properties, premises and records with respect to the Product for such purpose. In entering into
this Agreement and the Related Agreements, Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser and its Affiliates
have relied solely upon the aforementioned investigation, review and analysis and not on any
factual representations or opinions of Seller or its Representatives (except the specific
representations and warranties of Seller set forth in this Agreement). Purchaser hereby
acknowledges and agrees that (a) other than as set forth in the representations and warranties made
in this Agreement, none of Seller or its Affiliates, or any of their respective Representatives
make or have made any representation or warranty, express or implied, at law or in equity, with
respect to the Purchased Assets, Inventory or the Assumed Liabilities, including as to the probable
success or profitability of the Product after the Closing and (b) except as to otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement, none of Seller, or its Affiliates, nor any of their respective
Representatives will have or be subject to any Liability or indemnification obligation to Purchaser
or to any other Person resulting from the distribution to Purchaser, its Affiliates or
Representatives of, or Purchaser’s use of, any information relating to the Product, and any
information, documents or material made available to Purchaser, whether orally or in writing, in
certain electronic and physical “data rooms,” management presentations, functional “break-out”
discussions, responses to questions submitted on behalf of Purchaser or in any other form in
expectation of the Transaction.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
COVENANTS
6.1 Access to Information. Between the Execution Date and the Closing Date, Seller shall afford Purchaser and its
Representatives access, during regular business hours and upon reasonable agreed-upon times, to
Seller’s personnel and properties pertaining to the Product, Inventory, and the Purchased Assets
and all other information and materials pertaining to the Product, Inventory, or the Purchased
Assets controlled by or in possession of Seller or its Affiliates or their respective
Representatives, provided that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with Seller’s business
and operations and in no event shall Seller be obligated to provide any access or information if
Seller determines in good faith after consultation with its outside counsel that providing such
access or information may violate any applicable Law or cause Seller to breach a confidentiality or
other obligation to which it is bound under any Contract existing on the Execution Date or
jeopardize any recognized remedy available to Seller.
6.2 Conduct of the Seller.
(a) Between the Execution Date and the Closing Date, except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement or consented to in writing by Purchaser (which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld), Seller shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to:
(i) maintain and use the Purchased Assets only in the ordinary course, in accordance with past
practice and (ii) preserve in all material respects the Product and Seller’s ability to develop,
manufacture, market, sell and otherwise exploit the Product and to transfer such right to
Purchaser; provided, however, that in no event shall Purchaser’s consent be required to enter into
or consummate an Other Transaction unless such Other Transaction has or would reasonably be
expected to have,
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individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; provided further, that, no Other
Transaction shall limit or release Seller from its obligations hereunder.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, between the Execution Date and the Closing Date, Seller
shall not:
(i) fail to exercise any rights of renewal with respect to any Assigned
Contract or Registration that by its terms would otherwise expire;
(ii) settle or compromise any material claims of Seller that would materially
adversely affect the Product or the Purchased Assets;
(iii) take any action or fail to take any commercially reasonable action that
would knowingly result in a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of
Seller contained in this Agreement; or
(iv) agree to take any of the actions specified in this Section 6.2,
except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements.
6.3 Required Approvals and Consents.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Execution Date, the Parties shall make all
filings required to be made in order to consummate the Transaction, including all filings under the
HSR Act in accordance with Section 6.4. The Parties shall also cooperate with each other
with respect to all filings that Purchaser elects to make. Seller shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain all third party consents, in accordance with its obligations under
Section 2.5, required to effect the assignment of the Assigned Contracts to Purchaser.
(b) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, but in any event within five
Business Days of the Closing Date, Seller shall submit a letter to FDA stating that it has
transferred all rights to the NDA to Purchaser. Seller shall provide Purchaser with a copy of that
letter upon its submission to FDA. To obtain the rights to the NDA, Purchaser shall submit an
application to FDA on Form FDA 356h and a letter that includes (i) a commitment to agreements,
promises, and conditions made by Seller and contained in the NDA; (ii) the date that the change in
ownership is effective; and (iii) a statement that the Purchaser has a complete copy of the
approved application, including supplements and records that are required to be kept under 21
C.F.R. § 314.81.
(c) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, but in any event within five
Business Days of the Closing Date, Seller shall submit a letter to FDA stating that it has
transferred all rights to the investigational new drug applications for the Product listed in
Schedule 1.1(i) to Purchaser. Seller shall provide Purchaser with a copy of that letter upon its
submission to FDA. Purchaser shall submit a letter to FDA accepting the transfer of those
investigational new drug applications.
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(d) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, but in any event within five
Business Days of the Closing Date, Seller shall provide to Purchaser written documentation
confirming that all rights to the NDS and Drug Identification Number (DIN) for the Product have
been transferred by Seller (as the original DIN owner) to Purchaser and authorizing Purchaser’s DIN
Submission to access Seller’s submission for the Product. Purchaser shall submit Form HC/SC 3011
to the Health Canada Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD) for a DIN for the Product, and all
other required documentation (including the documentation referenced in the preceding sentence), in
accordance with Section C.01.014.1 of the Health Canada Food and Drug Regulations.
6.4 HSR Act.
(a) If required pursuant to applicable Law, each Party shall file as soon as practicable, and
in any event no later than ten (10) Business Days after the Execution Date a Notification and
Report Form under the HSR Act with the United States Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust
Division of the United States Department of Justice. Each Party shall respond as promptly as
practicable to any inquiries or requests received from any Governmental Authority in the Territory
for additional information or documentation. Each Party shall (i) promptly notify the other Party
of any communication to that Party or its Affiliates from any Governmental Authority with respect
to such filings and, subject to applicable Law, permit the other Party or the other Party’s counsel
to review in advance any proposed written communication with respect thereto to any of the
foregoing; (ii) not participate, or permit its Affiliates to participate, in any substantive
meeting or discussion with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filings, investigation or
inquiry concerning this Agreement unless it consults with the other Party in advance and, to the
extent permitted by such Governmental Authority in the Territory, gives the other Party the
opportunity to attend and participate thereat; (iii) with the exception of business documents
deemed confidential by Purchaser (including documents submitted as attachments to Purchaser’s
Notification and Report Form under the HSR Act), furnish Seller with copies of all correspondence,
filings and communication (and memoranda setting forth the substance thereof) between Purchaser
(its Affiliates, and its respective Representatives) on the one hand, and any Governmental
Authority or members of their respective staffs on the other hand, with respect to this Agreement;
and (iv) with the exception of business documents deemed confidential by Seller, furnish Purchaser
with copies of all correspondence, filings, and communication (and memoranda setting forth the
substance thereof) between Seller (its Affiliates, and its respective Representatives) on the one
hand, and any Governmental Authority or members of their respective staffs on the other hand, with
respect to this Agreement. Purchaser shall bear the responsibility for any required HSR Act filing
fees.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the other covenants of the Parties contained
herein, Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to remedy any material competition
concerns that any Governmental Authority may have with respect to the
consummation of the Transaction. If any administrative, judicial or legislative Action is
instituted (or threatened to be instituted) challenging the sale and purchase of the Purchased
Assets or the Transaction as violative of any anti-competition Law, Purchaser shall cooperate and
use its commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist any such Action, and to have vacated,
lifted, reversed or overturned any Order that is in effect and that restricts, prevents or
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prohibits the consummation of the Transaction, provided that Purchaser shall not be required to
(i) license, divest, dispose of or hold separate or take any similar actions with respect to any
Assets or businesses of Purchaser or its Affiliates or otherwise take or commit to take any action
that limits in any material respect its freedom of action with respect to, or its ability to
retain, any of the Assets or businesses of Purchaser or its Affiliates, (ii) pay more than de
minimis amounts in connection with seeking or obtaining such consents, approvals or authorizations,
whether to any Governmental Authority or other Person (other than the HSR filing fees referenced
above), or (iii) commence any litigation with respect thereto. Seller shall cooperate in a
commercially reasonable manner with all such efforts.
6.5 [Reserved].
6.6 Notifications. Between the Execution Date and the Closing Date, Seller, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on
the other hand, shall promptly notify the other Party in writing of any fact, change, condition,
circumstance or occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event of which it is aware that will or is
reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions applicable to the other Party set forth in
Article VII becoming incapable of being satisfied; provided, however, that the delivery of
any notice pursuant to this Section 6.6 shall not limit or otherwise affect the remedies
available hereunder to the Party receiving such notice.
6.7 Further Assurances; Further Documents.
(a) On and after the Execution Date, each of the Parties shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts, in the most expeditious manner practicable, (i) to satisfy or cause to be satisfied all
the conditions precedent that are set forth in Article VII, as applicable to each of them,
(ii) to cause the Transaction to be consummated, and (iii) without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, to obtain all consents and authorizations of third parties and to make all filings with,
and give all notices to, third parties that may be necessary or reasonably required on its part in
order to consummate the Transaction.
(b) On and after the Closing Date, each of Purchaser and Seller shall, at the request of the
other Party, execute and deliver to such other Party all such further instruments, assignments,
assurances and other documents as such other Party may reasonably request in connection with the
carrying out of this Agreement and the Transaction.
(c) Without limiting the foregoing, on and after the Closing Date, Seller shall provide to
Purchaser assistance with respect to the Product Intellectual Property, and Purchaser
shall assume responsibilities with respect to the Product Intellectual Property (including
with respect to the preparation and filing of additional instruments, assignments, assurances and
other transfer documents and engagement of third parties in connection therewith) as follows: At
no additional cost to Purchaser, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete
the recordation with relevant patent authorities in the Territory of the transfer to Purchaser of
the Product Intellectual Property, and to execute and file with such authorities all other
documents necessary to effect Purchaser’s assumption of all prosecution responsibilities with
respect to the Product Intellectual Property, within one (1) year after the Closing Date. For five
(5) years after the Closing Date, from and after the Closing Date, Seller shall provide to
Purchaser, at Purchaser’s reasonable request and subject to Purchaser’s reimbursement of Seller’s
reasonable
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out-of-pocket costs, additional reasonable assistance as reasonably necessary to enable
Purchaser to assume and perform such prosecution responsibilities; provided, however, that
Purchaser shall not be obligated to reimburse Seller’s out-of-pocket costs until such costs reach
$50,000. As reasonably requested and required, Seller also shall make available to Purchaser any
of its employees who are inventors of the Product Intellectual Property and shall otherwise use
reasonable efforts to cooperate with and assist Purchaser to enable Purchaser to contact any other
inventors of the Product Intellectual Property (e.g., facilitating and assisting with introductions
on behalf of Purchaser). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser shall be responsible for paying
all government recordation fees and any other fees and expenses incurred by Purchaser in connection
with the transfer of title of Seller’s Intellectual Property to Purchaser.
6.8 Third Party Offers.
(a) From and after the date of this Agreement, until the earlier of the Closing or termination
of this Agreement, Seller and Parent shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates and their
respective officers, directors, employees, and other Representatives (including any investment
banker, attorney or accountant) to immediately cease any discussions or negotiations with any
Persons with respect to any Third Party Acquisition, and neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates
shall, nor shall Seller or its Affiliates authorize or permit any of their respective officers,
directors, employees, or other Representatives (including any investment banker, attorney or
accountant) to, directly or indirectly, encourage, solicit, participate in or initiate any
inquiries, discussions or negotiations with or provide any information or access to any Person
concerning the Product, or any potential Third Party Acquisition or that may reasonably be expected
to lead to any Third Party Acquisition or attempted Third Party Acquisition, or otherwise
facilitate any effort or attempt to make or implement a Third Party Acquisition. Seller shall
promptly communicate to Purchaser the receipt of any Third Party Acquisition offer that Seller or
its Affiliates, or their respective officers, directors, employees, or other Representatives,
receive after the date hereof.
(b) “Third Party Acquisition” means (i) the acquisition by a Person, other than
Purchaser and its Affiliates, of any interest in the Product or the Purchased Assets, whether by
purchase, issuance, or sale or other disposition of capital stock of Seller, sale, lease, license
or other disposition of Assets of Seller, by merger or consolidation or otherwise, or (ii) any
other transaction that would prevent, interfere with or delay the Transaction.
(c) Seller represents to Purchaser that Seller, its Affiliates, and their respective officers,
directors, and employees, and other Representatives (including any investment banker, attorney or
accountant), have terminated any and all existing discussions with third parties relating to a
Third Party Acquisition. Seller and its Affiliates have instructed all of their respective
officers, directors, employees, and Representatives to terminate all discussions relating to a
Third Party Acquisition.
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ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
7.1 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser and Seller. The respective obligations of Purchaser and Seller to consummate the Transaction on the
Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (in accordance with Section 11.7) at
or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) No Conflicting Law or Order. No Law or temporary, preliminary or permanent
injunction or other Order has been issued or enforced by any court or arbitrator or by any
Governmental Authority which enjoins, restrains, prohibits or makes illegal pursuant to applicable
Law the Transaction on the Closing Date.
(b) HSR Act. Any waiting period (and any extension thereof) under the HSR Act and any
foreign equivalent applicable to the Transaction has expired or been terminated.
7.2 Conditions Precedent to Purchaser’s Obligations. Purchaser’s obligations to consummate the Transaction shall be subject to the fulfillment
of each of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived, at
Purchaser’s sole discretion, in writing by Purchaser:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of
Seller contained in Article IV shall be true and correct as of the Execution Date and as of
the Effective Time as though made on and as of such date (notwithstanding the introduction to
Article IV) (except that those representations and warranties which address matters only as
of a particular date need only be true and correct as of such date), without giving effect to any
supplement or amendment to the Disclosure Schedule; except for any failure of such representations
and warranties to be true and correct that have not, and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (it being understood that, for purposes
of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties, all “Material Adverse Effect”
qualifications and other materiality qualifications contained in such representations and
warranties shall be disregarded).
(b) Performance. Seller shall have performed and complied in all material respects
with each of the covenants, agreements and obligations Seller is required to perform under this
Agreement on or before the Closing.
(c) Officer’s Certificate. Purchaser shall have received a certificate executed by a
duly elected, qualified and acting officer of Seller certifying to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Sections 7.2(a) and (b).
(d) Related Agreements. Seller shall have duly executed and delivered to Purchaser
the Related Agreements.
(e) Notices and Consents. Seller shall (i) have obtained and delivered to Purchaser
all consents and approvals of Governmental Authorities required to be obtained by Seller in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and consummation of the Transaction,
(ii) have obtained and delivered to Purchaser all consents, approvals and
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amendments required under
the Assigned Contracts received by Seller as of such date, which shall include all consents listed
on Schedule 7.2(e) and (iii) have sent all notices required and necessary to be sent by
Seller under the Assigned Contracts, which shall include all notices listed on Schedule
7.2(e).
(f) No Material Adverse Change. Since the Execution Date, there has been no event,
circumstance or condition which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted or is reasonably
likely to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(g) Other Deliverables. Seller shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to
Purchaser each of the documents and other deliverables specified in Section 3.2(a).
(h) No Litigation. There shall not be pending or threatened by any Governmental
Authority any Action (or pending or threatened in writing by any other Person any Action that has a
reasonable likelihood of success), (i) seeking to materially prohibit or limit the ownership by
Purchaser of the Purchased Assets or Purchaser’s development, manufacture, marketing and sale of
the Product, or to compel Purchaser to dispose of or hold separate any material portion of the
Purchased Assets, in each case as a result of the Transaction; (ii) claiming that such Person is a
beneficial owner of, or has the right to acquire the Product, or any interest therein, or any
portion of the Purchased Assets or is entitled to any portion of the Purchase Price or otherwise
seeking monetary damages; or (iii) that may otherwise have the effect of materially interfering
with the Transaction.
7.3 Conditions Precedent to Seller’s Obligations. Seller’s obligation to consummate the Transaction shall be subject to the fulfillment of
each of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived, at Seller’s
sole discretion, in writing by Seller:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of
Purchaser contained in Article V shall be true and correct as of the Execution Date and as
of the Effective Time as though made on and as of such date (notwithstanding the introduction to
Article V) (except that those representations and warranties which address matters only as
of a particular date need only be true and correct as of such date); except for any failure of such
representations and warranties to be true and correct that have not, and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (it being understood
that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and
warranties, all “Material Adverse Effect” qualifications and other materiality qualifications
contained in such representations and warranties shall be disregarded).
(b) Performance. Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects
with each of the covenants, agreements and obligations Purchaser is required to perform under this
Agreement on or before the Closing.
(c) Officer’s Certificate. Seller shall have received a certificate executed by a
duly elected, qualified and acting officer of Purchaser certifying to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Sections 7.3(a) and (b).
(d) Related Agreements. Purchaser shall have duly executed and delivered the Related
Agreements to Seller.
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(e) Other Deliverables. Purchaser shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to
Seller each of the documents and other deliverables specified in Section 3.2(b).
(f) No Litigation. There shall not be pending or threatened by any Governmental
Authority any Action (or pending or threatened in writing by any other Person any Action that has a
reasonable likelihood of success) against Purchaser or Seller or their Affiliates that may have the
effect of materially interfering with the Transaction.
ARTICLE VIII
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
8.1 Confidentiality; Publicity.
(a) The terms of the Confidentiality Agreement shall apply to any information provided to
Seller or to Purchaser pursuant to the Transaction or this Agreement.
(b) From and after the Closing, Seller and Parent shall retain in place procedures to keep
confidential, and cause their respective Affiliates and their respective officers, directors,
employees, and other Representatives to keep confidential and not use, all confidential and
proprietary information relating to the Product, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities,
and keep such information confidential to the same extent Allergan was required to keep
confidential the Information (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement) under the
Confidentiality Agreement. Effective upon the Closing, upon written request of Purchaser, from
time to time, Seller and Parent shall (at Purchaser’s cost and expense) use reasonable efforts to
enforce Seller’s and Parent’s rights with respect to the use and maintenance of confidential
information relating to the Product or the Purchased Assets under all confidentiality agreements
between Seller or Parent and any other potential acquirer of the Product or the Purchased Assets
that were entered into in contemplation of the sale of the Product or the Purchased Assets.
Neither Seller nor Parent shall waive or release Seller’s or Parent’s rights under such
confidentiality agreements with respect to the use and maintenance of such confidential information
with respect to the Product or the Purchased Assets.
(c) The Parties shall jointly agree upon the necessity and content of any press release in
connection with execution of this Agreement. Any other publication, news release or other public
announcement by a Party relating to this Agreement or to the performance hereunder shall first be
reviewed and consented to in writing by the other Party; provided, however, that notwithstanding
any contrary term contained in the Confidentiality Agreement, (i) any disclosure that is required
by Law, as advised by a Party’s counsel, may be made without the prior written consent of the other
Party, (ii) a Party may make disclosure regarding subject matter of this Agreement or the
Transaction to its employees, consultants, collaborators, licensees, business partners, investors,
potential investors, acquirors and potential acquirors, provided that, in the case of this clause
(ii), such disclosing Party, prior to making such disclosure to any third party (other than
employees), consults with the other Party and provides the other Party an opportunity to provide
reasonable input regarding the process and content of such disclosure and such third party enters
into a confidentiality agreement which is expressly enforceable by the other Party, in addition to
the disclosing Party, and (iii) any Party may issue a press release or public announcement if the
contents of such press release or public
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announcement have previously been made public other than
through a breach of this Agreement by the issuing Party, without the prior written consent of the
other Party. To the extent practicable, the disclosing Party shall give at least three (3)
Business Days advance notice of any such legally required disclosure to the other Party, and such
other Party may provide any comments on the proposed disclosure during such period and if not
practicable, such lesser practicable period, if any. Notwithstanding any contrary term contained
in this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement, to the extent that either Party determines that
this Agreement, a summary thereof or a notification thereof is required to be registered or filed
to comply with the requirements of an applicable stock exchange or exchange regulation or any
Governmental Authority, including the SEC, such Party shall give at least two (2) Business Days
advance written notice of any such required disclosure to the other Party. Prior to making any
such filing, registration or notification, the Parties shall consult with respect thereto regarding
confidentiality. The Parties shall cooperate, each at its own expense, in such filing,
registration or notification, including any confidential treatment request, and shall execute all
documents reasonably required in connection therewith.
8.2 Availability of Records.
(a) After the Closing, Purchaser shall make available to Seller and its Affiliates and
Representatives during normal business hours and upon reasonable agreed-upon times to the extent
reasonably requested, all Product Records (as in existence on the Closing Date) in its possession
and shall preserve all such Product Records (as in existence on the Closing Date) until the later
of: (i) six (6) years after the Closing; (ii) the expiration of all statutes of limitations for
assessing or collecting Taxes for periods ending on or prior to the Closing and periods including
the Closing Date, including extensions thereof applicable to Seller or Allergan; or (iii) the
required retention period under any applicable Laws for all such information, records or documents
(it being understood that the Parties shall not be required to provide any Tax returns to any
Person, other than as required by applicable Laws).
(b) After the Closing, Seller shall make available to Purchaser and its Affiliates and
Representatives during normal business hours and upon reasonable agreed-upon times to the extent
reasonably requested, all information, records and documents relating to the Product and the
Purchased Assets in its possession and shall preserve all such information, records and documents
consistent with Seller’s record retention policies and applicable Law. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Seller shall not have any obligation to make available such information, records or
documents relating to the Product or the Purchased Assets that are subject to unqualified
confidentiality restrictions that do not permit disclosure of information to third parties subject
to confidentiality obligations to Seller, including those imposed by Law or third parties, or that
are subject to attorney-client privilege. If information, records and documents relating to the
Product and the Purchased Assets are in the possession of Seller and may be disclosed to Purchaser
only if Purchaser enters into a confidentiality agreement with Seller, Seller shall offer to enter
into a confidentiality agreement with Purchaser on substantially the same terms as the
Confidentiality Agreement, and shall share such information, records and documents with Purchaser.
Seller may redact from such information, records or documents any information that is not related
to the Product or the Purchased Assets.
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(c) Each Party, to the extent commercially reasonable, shall also make available to each other
Party during normal business hours and upon reasonable agreed-upon times, to the extent reasonably
requested, personnel responsible for preparing or maintaining information, records and documents,
in connection with Tax matters, governmental contracts, litigation or potential litigation, each as
it relates to the Product, Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities prior to the Closing Date,
including product liability and general insurance liability.
(d) Without limiting any other provisions hereof, with respect to litigation or threatened
litigation (other than litigation between the Parties), each Party shall render reasonable
assistance to the other in connection with defending or responding to such litigation or threatened
litigation at the cost of the requesting party.
(e)
(i) Following the Closing, Seller shall take all actions necessary or
reasonably requested by Purchaser to enforce the rights of Seller (including its
Affiliates and predecessors in interest) against current and former employees and
independent contractors under the Seller Nondisclosure and Invention Assignment
Agreements, solely with respect to the Product and the Purchased Assets. Any
outside counsel retained to represent Seller in connection with any such enforcement
actions shall be selected by Purchaser and reasonably acceptable to Seller.
Purchaser shall reimburse Seller for Seller’s attorneys’ fees and reasonable other
out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Seller in taking such actions.
(ii) Following the Closing, Purchaser shall take all actions necessary or
reasonably requested by Seller to enforce the rights of Seller (including its
Affiliates, successors in interest and licensees) under that certain Seller
Nondisclosure and Invention Assignment Agreement identified on Schedule
1.1(a) for any purpose other than with respect to the Product and the Purchased
Assets. Any outside counsel retained to represent Purchaser in connection with
any such enforcement actions shall be selected by Seller and reasonably acceptable
to Purchaser. Seller shall reimburse Purchaser for Purchaser’s attorneys’ fees and
reasonable other out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Purchaser in taking
any such action. For the avoidance of doubt, (A) Purchaser shall have the right to
enforce the rights of Purchaser under that certain Seller Nondisclosure and
Invention Assignment Agreement identified on Schedule 1.1(a) solely with
respect to the Product and the Purchased Assets and (B) the parties intend that all
benefits of that certain Seller Nondisclosure and Invention Assignment Agreement
identified on Schedule 1.1(a) will inure solely to Seller for all purposes
other than with the respect to the Product and the Purchased Assets.
8.3 Use of Trade or Service Marks. Other than as expressly provided in this Agreement and the Related Agreements,
(i) Purchaser shall not use or permit any of its Affiliates or distributors to use any of the
Seller Brands or any other corporate, trademarks or service marks or names now or hereafter owned
or used by Seller, other than the Product Intellectual
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Property, and (ii) after the Closing, Seller
shall not use or permit any of its Affiliates or distributors to use any of the Product
Intellectual Property.
8.4 FDA and Health Canada Regulatory Matters. From and after the Closing Date, Purchaser, at its cost, shall be solely responsible and
liable for (i) taking all actions, paying all fees and conducting all communication with the
appropriate Governmental Authority required by the Act and other applicable Law in respect of the
Registrations and the transfer thereof, including preparing and filing all reports (including
adverse drug experience reports) or other documentation with the appropriate Governmental Authority
(whether the Product is sold before or after transfer of such Registrations), except Seller shall
take the actions assigned to Seller in Section 6.3 at Seller’s own expense, (ii) taking all
actions and conducting all communication with third parties with respect to Product sold pursuant
to such Registrations (whether sold before or after transfer of such Registrations), including
documenting and responding to all complaints in respect thereof, including complaints related to
tampering, contamination or other adulteration, and (iii) investigating and resolving all
complaints and adverse drug experiences with respect to Product sold pursuant to such Registrations
(whether sold before or after transfer of such Registrations). Nothing herein shall limit the
rights of Purchaser to indemnification under Article X in accordance therewith with respect
to any Damages incurred or suffered by Purchaser arising from or in connection with such adverse
drug experiences, or complaints or other claims.
8.5 Tax Matters.
(a) Purchaser shall pay all Transfer Taxes. Seller and Purchaser shall cooperate in preparing
and timely filing all Tax Returns and other documentation relating to such
Transfer Taxes as may be required by applicable Tax Law. Seller agrees to take such actions
reasonably requested by Purchaser as may be required to mitigate or eliminate any Transfer Tax that
would otherwise be imposed to the extent permitted by applicable Law, including using commercially
reasonable efforts to provide to Purchaser any certificate required to so mitigate or eliminate
such Transfer Tax.
(b) All Property Taxes levied with respect to the Purchased Assets for the Straddle Period
shall be apportioned between Purchaser and Seller based on the number of days of such Straddle
Period included in the Pre-Closing Tax Period and the number of days of such Straddle Period
included in the Post-Closing Tax Period. Seller shall be liable for the proportionate amount of
such Property Taxes that is attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period, and Purchaser shall be
liable for the proportionate amount of such Property Taxes that is attributable to the Post-Closing
Tax Period. Upon receipt of any xxxx for such Property Taxes, Purchaser or Seller, as applicable,
shall present a statement to the other setting forth the amount of reimbursement to which each is
entitled under this Section 8.5(b) together with such supporting evidence as is reasonably
necessary to calculate the proration amount. The proration amount shall be paid by the party owing
it to the other within ten (10) Business Days after delivery of such statement. In the event that
Purchaser or Seller makes any payment for which it is entitled to reimbursement under this
Section 8.5(b), the applicable party shall make such reimbursement promptly but in no event
later than ten (10) days after the presentation of a statement setting forth the amount of
reimbursement to which the presenting party is entitled
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along with such supporting evidence as is
reasonably necessary to calculate the amount of reimbursement.
(c) Seller and Purchaser hereby waive compliance with any “bulk sales” Laws (including any
requirement to withhold any amount from payment of the Purchase Price) applicable to the sale to
Purchaser of the Purchased Assets by Seller.
8.6 Destruction of Inventory Not Sold to Purchaser. As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date, Seller shall destroy all
inventories of finished Product, components and materials included in the Product, stability lot
batches of the Product and demonstration units and other samples of the Product that are not sold
to Purchaser under this Agreement.
8.7 Payment of Liabilities. Seller shall pay in full, or make adequate provision for the payment in full, of all of the
Excluded Liabilities. After the Closing Date, Purchaser shall pay in full, or make adequate
provision for the payment in full, of all of the Assumed Liabilities.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
TERMINATION
9.1 Termination.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated:
(i) at any time before the Closing Date by mutual written consent of Purchaser
and Seller;
(ii) by either Party, in writing, if the Transaction has not been consummated
on or before August 31, 2008 (the “Outside Date”), provided that such
failure is not due to the failure of the Party seeking to terminate this Agreement
to comply in all material respects with its obligations under this Agreement;
provided, further, that in the event the failure to consummate the Transaction by
such date is caused by a pending investigation or review by a Governmental
Authority, either Party (unless such extending Party or such extending Party’s
failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or
results in, the existence or continuance of the pending investigation or review) may
extend the Outside Date to December 31, 2008 or
(iii) by either Party, in writing, if any award, decision, injunction,
judgment, decree, stipulation, order, ruling, subpoena, or verdict entered, issued,
made or rendered by any court, administrative agency or other Governmental Authority
or by any arbitrator (an “Order”) permanently restraining, enjoining or
otherwise prohibiting the Transaction shall be entered and such Order is or shall
have become nonappealable, provided that (i) the Party seeking to terminate this
Agreement shall have complied with its obligations under Section 6.7 with
respect to the removal or lifting of such Order, and (ii) the noncompliance with
this Agreement by the Party seeking to terminate this Agreement shall not have been
the proximate cause of the issuance of the Order.
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(b) This Agreement may be terminated by Seller, in writing, if:
(i) (A) any representation or warranty of Purchaser set forth in this Agreement
shall have become untrue in any material respect, and (B) such misrepresentation has
not been waived by Seller and is not capable of being cured prior to the Outside
Date (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such
representations and warranties, all “Material Adverse Effect” qualifications and
other materiality qualifications contained in such representations and warranties
shall be disregarded); or
(ii) a material breach of any provision, covenant or agreement of this
Agreement has been committed by Purchaser, such breach has not been waived by Seller
and such breach is not cured by Purchaser within ten (10) days after written notice
thereof or, in the reasonable determination of Seller, is incapable of being cured
by Purchaser; or
(iii) any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or 7.3
shall have become, in the reasonable determination of Seller, incapable of
fulfillment;
provided however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
subsection (b) shall not be available to Seller if Seller has breached in
any
material respect its obligations under this Agreement in any manner that shall have
proximately contributed to the failure referenced in this subsection (b).
(c) This Agreement may be terminated by Purchaser, in writing, if:
(i) (A) any representation or warranty of Seller set forth in this Agreement
shall have become untrue in any material respect, and (B) such misrepresentation has
not been waived by Purchaser and is not capable of being cured prior to the Outside
Date (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such
representations and warranties, all “Material Adverse Effect” qualifications and
other materiality qualifications contained in such representations and warranties
shall be disregarded); or
(ii) a material breach of any provision, covenant or agreement of this
Agreement has been committed by Seller, such breach has not been waived by Purchaser
and such breach is not cured by Seller within ten (10) days after written notice
thereof or, is incapable of being cured by Seller; or
(iii) any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or 7.2
shall have become, in the reasonable determination of Purchaser, incapable of
fulfillment;
provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
subsection (c) shall not be available to Purchaser if Purchaser has breached
in any material respect its obligations under this Agreement in any manner that
shall have proximately contributed to the failure referenced in this
subsection (c).
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9.2 Procedure and Effect of Termination. Upon written termination of this Agreement by Seller or Purchaser pursuant to
Section 9.1, this Agreement shall terminate and there shall be no liability or obligation
on the part of the Parties or their respective Representatives; provided, however, that if such
termination results from (i) the willful failure of either Party to fulfill a condition to the
performance of the obligations of the other Party, (ii) willful failure of either Party to perform
a covenant or agreement of this Agreement or (iii) breach by either Party hereto of any of its
representations or warranties contained herein, such breaching Party shall be fully liable for any
and all Damages incurred or suffered by the other Party as a result of such failure or breach.
Termination of this Agreement shall terminate all outstanding obligations and liabilities between
the Parties arising from this Agreement except those described in: (i) Section 8.1, this
Article IX and Article XI; (ii) the Confidentiality Agreement; and (iii) any other
provisions of this Agreement which expressly survive such termination.
ARTICLE X
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties and Covenants. The representations, warranties and covenants contained herein shall survive the Effective
Time for the applicable respective periods set forth in this Section 10.1 (each a
“Survival Period”), and any and all claims and causes of action for indemnification
under this Article XI arising out of the inaccuracy or breach of any representation,
warranty or covenant of a Party must be made prior to the termination of the applicable Survival
Period, provided that if a notice for indemnification is given within the Survival Period, the
Survival Period for such representation, warranty or covenant shall continue until the claim is
fully resolved. The Survival Period with respect to the representations and warranties contained
in Section 4.5(f) shall be the period of the applicable statute of limitations. With the
exception of the representation and warranties contained in Section 4.5(f), the Parties
intend to shorten the statute of limitations and agree that all of the representations, warranties
and covenants of the Parties contained in this Agreement and any and all claims and causes of
action for indemnification under this Article X shall survive as follows:
(a) all representations and warranties of the Parties (other than the representations and
warranties contained in Section 4.5(f)) shall survive for 18 months after the Closing Date;
and
(b) all covenants, agreements and obligations shall survive, and such obligations shall
terminate, in accordance with their respective terms set forth herein, provided that a claim for
any breach thereof may be made on or before the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations
period.
10.2 Indemnification.
(a) Subsequent to the Closing, subject to the limitations described in Section 10.5:
(i) Seller shall indemnify and reimburse Purchaser and its respective
Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders
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and agents (the “Purchaser Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and
all damage, claim, Loss, cost, liability or expense, including interest, penalties,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of investigation, response action, removal
action or remedial action (collectively, “Damages”) asserted against,
suffered, sustained, accrued or incurred by such Purchaser Indemnified Party arising
out of or relating to (A) any breach of any representation or warranty made by
Seller in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered to Purchaser at Closing
(without giving effect to any references to materiality generally or to whether any
such breach results or may result in a Material Adverse Effect or if a matter be or
may not be “reasonably likely” to occur); (B) any failure to perform any covenant or
obligation made by Seller in or pursuant to this Agreement; or (C) any failure to
timely pay or perform any of the Excluded Liabilities.
(ii) Purchaser shall indemnify and reimburse Seller and its respective
Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders
and agents (the “Seller Indemnified Parties” and collectively with the
Purchaser Indemnified Parties, the “Covered Parties”) from and against any
and all Damages
asserted against, suffered, sustained, accrued or incurred by such Seller
Indemnified Party arising out of or relating to (A) any breach of any representation
or warranty made by Purchaser in this Agreement or any certificate delivered to
Seller at Closing (without giving effect to any references to materiality generally
or to whether any such breach results or may result in a Material Adverse Effect or
if a matter be or may not be “reasonably likely” to occur); (B) any failure to
perform any covenant or obligation made by Purchaser in or pursuant to this
Agreement; or (C) any failure to timely pay or perform any of the Assumed
Liabilities.
(b) The term “Damages” as used in this Article X is not limited to matters asserted by
third Persons against the Covered Parties, but includes Damages incurred or sustained by such
Persons in the absence of third-Person claims, and payments by a Covered Party shall not be a
condition precedent to recovery. The amount of any Damages under this Article X sustained
by a Covered Party shall be reduced by any amount received by such Covered Party with respect
thereto under any insurance coverage or from any other Person alleged to be responsible therefor
(net of any expenses incurred in recovering such monies and any increase in premiums as a result of
such claim). The Covered Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect any amounts
available under such insurance coverage and from such other Person alleged to have responsibility.
If a Covered Party receives an amount under insurance coverage or from such other Person with
respect to Damages sustained at any time subsequent to any indemnification payment pursuant to this
Article X, then such Covered Party shall promptly reimburse the applicable Indemnifying
Party for any payment made or expense incurred by such Indemnifying Party in connection with
providing such indemnification up to such amount received by the Covered Party.
(c) Each Covered Party shall be obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to
mitigate to the fullest extent practicable the amount of any Damages for which it is entitled to
seek indemnification under this Article X, and the Indemnifying Party shall not be
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to make any payment to a Covered Party in respect of such Damages to the extent such Damages arise
from the failure of the Covered Party to comply with the foregoing obligation.
10.3 Notice of Claims.
(a) Any Covered Party seeking indemnification hereunder shall, within the Survival Period,
give to the Party which is obligated pursuant to this Article X to provide indemnification
as set forth herein (the “Indemnifying Party”) a notice (a “Claim Notice”)
describing in reasonable detail the facts giving rise to any claims for indemnification hereunder
and shall include in such Claim Notice (if then known) the amount or the method of computation of
the amount of such claim, and a reference to the provision of this Agreement or any agreement,
certificate or instrument executed pursuant hereto or in connection herewith upon which such claim
is based; provided, that a Claim Notice in respect of any action at law or suit in equity by or
against a third Person as to which indemnification will be sought shall be given promptly after the
action or suit is commenced; and provided further, that failure to give such
notice shall not affect such Covered Party’s right to indemnification hereunder except to the
extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been materially prejudiced by such failure.
(b) If the claim does not relate to a third-Person claim covered by Section 10.4, the
Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of any Claim Notice pursuant hereto to
(i) agree to the amount or method of determination set forth in the Claim Notice to pay such amount
to the Covered Party in immediately available funds or (ii) to provide such Covered Party with
notice that they disagree with the amount or method of determination set forth in the Claim Notice
(the “Dispute Notice”) and thereafter comply with the dispute resolution provisions set
forth in Section 10.3(c).
(c) If the Indemnifying Party provides a Dispute Notice, Purchaser and Seller will attempt to
resolve the matters raised in such Dispute Notice in good faith. No less than ten (10) Business
Days after delivery of the Dispute Notice, either Purchaser or Seller may provide written notice to
the other (the “Non-Binding Arbitration Notice”) that it elects to submit the disputed
items to non-binding arbitration by one (1) arbitrator chosen by mutual agreement of the Parties.
If the Parties cannot agree on the choice of the arbitrator within a period of five (5) Business
Days after delivery of the Non-Binding Arbitration Notice, the arbitrator shall be appointed by the
Court of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) within five (5)
Business Days thereafter. The arbitrator so chosen or appointed, as the case may be, shall be an
attorney having reasonable experience in corporate acquisition transactions of the type provided
for in this Agreement. The arbitration shall take place in San Francisco, California, in
accordance with the AAA rules then in effect; provided, however, that the arbitrator shall review
only those sources, items, issues and amounts specifically set forth and objected to in the Dispute
Notice and resolve the dispute with respect to each such specific source, item, issue and amount.
Judgment upon any award rendered in such arbitration shall be non-binding. Each Party will bear
its own costs in respect of any arbitration arising under this Section 10.3(c). Each of
the Parties agree to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the arbitrator, and
such arbitrator shall be required to reach a determination regarding such dispute (via a
non-binding order) no later than twenty (20) Business Days after selection of such arbitrator. In
the event that after such arbitration the Parties continue to disagree regarding the
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matters raised in the Dispute Notice, such matters may be resolved pursuant to an Action commenced
and prosecuted by any Party pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.8.
10.4 Third Person Claims. If a claim by a third Person is made against a Covered
Party, and if such Covered Party intends to seek indemnity with respect thereto under this
Article X, such Covered Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of
such claims, setting forth a description of such claims in reasonable detail. The Indemnifying
Party shall be relieved of their indemnification obligations hereunder to the extent that a Claim
Notice is not delivered promptly and the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced thereby. The
Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of such Claim Notice to deliver to the
Covered Party a written acknowledgement that such claim is an indemnifiable claim under this
Article X, that it will undertake, conduct and control (in accordance with the terms
hereof), through counsel of their own choosing (provided that such counsel must be reasonably
acceptable to the Covered Party) and at their own expense, the settlement or defense thereof, and
the Covered Party shall cooperate with them in connection therewith; provided that the Covered
Party may participate in such settlement or defense through counsel chosen by such Covered Party
and paid at its own expense, provided further that, if in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the
Covered Party, there is a reasonable likelihood of a conflict of interest between the Indemnifying
Party and the Covered Party, the Indemnifying Party shall be responsible for reasonable fees and
expenses of one counsel to such Covered Party in connection with such defense. So long as the
Indemnifying Party is reasonably contesting any such claim in good faith, the Covered Party shall
not pay or settle any such claim without the consent of Seller with respect to claims where Seller
is the Indemnifying Party and Purchaser where Purchaser is the Indemnifying Party. If the
Indemnifying Party does not notify the Covered Party within thirty (30) days after receipt of the
Covered Party’s Claim Notice hereunder that it elects to undertake the defense thereof, the Covered
Party shall have the right to undertake, at the Indemnifying Party’s cost, risk and expense, the
defense, compromise or settlement of the claim but shall not thereby waive any right to indemnity
therefor pursuant to this Agreement. The Indemnifying Party shall not, except with the consent of
the Covered Party, enter into any settlement that is not exclusively monetary and shall be paid
entirely by the Indemnifying Party and does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving
by the Person or Persons asserting such claim to all Covered Parties of an unconditional release
from all liability with respect to such claim or consent to entry of any judgment. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to control any claim relating to
Intellectual Property, Registrations or Taxes for any Tax period of another Party and shall not be
entitled to settle, either administratively or after the commencement of litigation, any claim
related to Intellectual Property, Registrations or Taxes of the other Party, without the prior
written consent of the other Party; provided that the Covered Party shall consult with the
Indemnifying Party with respect to such claims and not enter into any settlement with respect to
such claims without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed (and the Indemnifying Party may participate in such settlement or
defense through counsel chosen by such Indemnifying Party).
10.5 Limitation on Indemnity.
(a) No Covered Party shall be entitled to make a claim for indemnification pursuant to
Section 10.2(a)(i)(A) or 10.2(a)(ii)(A) of this Agreement unless and until the
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aggregate of all Damages suffered by the Purchaser Indemnified Parties in the case of
Section 10.2(a)(i)(A), and the Seller Indemnified Parties in the case of
Section 10.2(a)(ii)(A), exceeds $750,000 (the “Basket Amount”), provided the other
requirements of this Article X have been complied with, all subsequent Damages (and the
Basket Amount) shall become due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Basket Amount
shall not apply to Damages arising from or in connection with (i) Seller’s representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.8,
4.10, 4.11(b) or 4.16 hereof, (ii) Purchaser’s representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 5.2, 5.3 or 5.7, or (iii) a
Covered Party’s claim for indemnification hereunder to the extent a breach results from fraud or
intentional misrepresentation, as to each of which the limitations set forth herein shall be
inapplicable. In calculating the amount of Damages of the Covered Parties with respect to a claim
for indemnification pursuant to Section 10.2(a)(i)(A) or 10.2(a)(ii)(A) of this
Agreement, if the Damages for such claim, together with all other Damages for any other claims
arising out of the same or similar events, facts or circumstances or series of related events,
facts or circumstances, total less than $25,000, such Damages shall be excluded in their entirety
(and such items shall not be aggregated for purposes of calculating the Basket Amount), and a
Covered Party shall not have any recourse against the Indemnifying Party for such Damages.
(b) Notwithstanding anything express or implied in this Article X to the contrary, the
aggregate liability of Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be, to all Covered Parties with respect
to any and all Damages arising from a breach of any representation or warranty of such Party (other
than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.2, 4.3,
4.4, 4.5, 4.8, 4.10, 5.2, or 5.3, as to which the
cap set forth herein shall be inapplicable), shall not exceed an aggregate amount of $30,000,000
(the “Indemnification Limit”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate liability of
Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be, to all Covered Parties with respect to any and all Damages
arising from a breach of any representations and warranties and any breach of the covenants set
forth in this Agreement, including Article VI and Article VIII shall not exceed the
Purchase Price.
10.6 Remedies. If the Closing occurs, the remedies in this Article X shall be
the sole and exclusive remedies of the Parties with respect to any breach of the respective
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise
arising out of this Agreement, regardless of the theory or cause of action pled, except for the
remedies of specific performance, injunction and other equitable relief; provided, however, that no
Party hereto shall be deemed to have waived any rights, claims, causes of action or remedies if and
to the extent fraud or intentional misconduct is proven on the part of a Party by another Party
hereto or such rights, claims, causes of action or remedies may not be waived under applicable Law.
10.7 Limitation on Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no
Person shall, in any event, be liable under this Article X to any other Person for, and the
term “Damages” shall not include, any punitive damages of such other Person (unless such Damages
are required to be paid to a third party) relating to the breach or alleged breach hereof.
10.8 No Set-off. Neither Seller, on the one hand, nor Purchaser, on the other hand,
shall have any right to set-off any Damages under this Article X against any payments to be
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made by such Party or Parties pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement among the
Parties.
10.9 Treatment of Indemnification Payments. Any payments made to any party pursuant
to this Article X shall constitute an adjustment of the Purchase Price for Tax purposes and
shall be treated as such by Purchaser and Seller on their Tax Returns to the extent permitted by
applicable Law.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Assignment; Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however,
that prior to the Closing no Party may sell, transfer, assign, license, sublicense, delegate,
pledge or otherwise dispose of, whether voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of Law or
otherwise, this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the
prior written consent of the other Party, which consent may be granted, withheld or conditioned at
each other Party’s sole and absolute discretion; provided that prior to the Closing Purchaser may
assign its rights to a domestic Affiliate of Allergan without the consent of Seller; and provided,
further, that any permitted assignment shall preserve any other Party’s rights under this
Agreement.
11.2 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly specified herein, each Party shall bear
its own expenses with respect to the Transaction.
11.3 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when received if
delivered personally, (b) when transmitted if telecopied (which is confirmed), and (c) the day
after it is sent, if sent for next-day delivery to a domestic address by overnight mail or courier,
to the Party at the following addresses:
If to Seller, to:
QLT USA, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with copies sent concurrently to (which shall by itself not constitute notice to
Seller for any purposes under this Agreement):
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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If to Purchaser, to:
Allergan Sales, LLC
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with copies sent concurrently to (which shall by itself not constitute notice to
Purchaser for any purposes under this Agreement):
Xxxxxx, Xxxx and Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
provided, however, that if any Party shall have designated a different address by notice to the
others, then to the last address so designated.
11.4 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement
is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void,
unenforceable or against its regulatory policy such determination shall not affect the
enforceability of any others or of the remainder of this Agreement.
11.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified except by an instrument in writing signed by all of the Parties hereto. This Agreement,
the Related Agreements and the Confidentiality Agreement, contain the entire agreement of the
Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all negotiations, discussions
and agreements made prior to the date hereof, whether written or oral, and all contemporaneous oral
negotiations, discussions and agreements.
11.6 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the
Parties hereto and no provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to confer upon any third parties
any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those
existing without reference to this Agreement, except for the Covered Parties, who shall be entitled
to the benefits expressly set forth in Article X.
11.7 Waiver. The failure of any Party to enforce any condition or part of this
Agreement at any time shall not be construed as a waiver of that condition or part, nor shall it
forfeit any rights to future enforcement thereof. Any agreement of either Party to waive any
provision or right of such Party under this Agreement or any Related Agreement shall be valid only
if set forth in a writing expressly waiving such right or provision.
11.8 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement (including any claim or controversy
arising out of or relating to this Agreement) shall be governed by the laws of the
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Xxxxx xx Xxx Xxxx without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in the
application of any law other than the law of the State of New York. All Actions arising out of or
relating to this Agreement, the Related Agreements, the Transaction or for recognition or
enforcement of any judgment relating thereto shall be heard and determined exclusively in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, New York (or, if such court
does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the state courts located in the State and County of New
York), and any appellate court thereof, and each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally (a) agrees not to commence any such Action except in such courts, (b) agrees that
any claim in respect of any such Action may be heard and determined in such courts, (c) waives, to
the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any claim, defense or objection which it
may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any Action in such courts, and (d) waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, any claim, argument or defense to such forum, including forum
non conveniens, that such Party is not subject to the personal jurisdiction of such courts or that
the Parties’ property is not subject to the jurisdiction of such courts. Each of the Parties
hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such Action may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
11.9 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
11.10 Injunctive Relief. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
either Party will have the right to seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction
as may be available to such Party under the laws and rules applicable in such jurisdiction with
respect to any matters arising out of the other Party’s performance of its obligations under this
Agreement. Either Party agrees that in the event the other Party institutes an appropriate Action
seeking injunctive/equitable relief for specific performance under this Agreement, the Party
seeking such relief shall not be required to provide the other Party with service of process of a
complaint and summons under the procedures set forth in any Canadian or other non-United States
judicial process or system. Under such circumstances, the Party seeking such relief need only
provide the other Party with two copies of a true, correct and lawfully issued summons and
complaint, via Federal Express (priority delivery).
11.11 Headings. The headings of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof.
11.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed manually or by facsimile by the
Parties, in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when a counterpart hereof shall have been signed by each of
the Parties and delivered to the other Party.
11.13 Schedules. Purchaser agrees that any disclosure by Seller in any Schedule
attached hereto shall not establish any threshold of materiality or concede the materiality of any
matter or item disclosed.
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11.14 Construction. The language in all parts of this Agreement shall be construed,
in all cases, according to its fair meaning. The Parties acknowledge that each Party and its
counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that any rule of construction to the effect
that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed in the
interpretation of this Agreement.
11.15 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of
this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
QLT USA, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: President | ||||
ALLERGAN SALES, LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO QLT/ALLERGAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
[Redacted versions of exhibits and schedules have been filed with Canada SEDAR
(System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval) on or about the date hereof.]