EX-10.2 3 dex102.htm API COMMERCIAL SUPPLY AGREEMENT CONFIDENTIAL CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “[***]”. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES...
Exhibit 10.2
CONFIDENTIAL
CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “[***]”. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24b-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
API COMMERCIAL SUPPLY AGREEMENT
by and between
AMARIN PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LTD.
and
CHEMPORT INC.
Dated as of May 25, 2011
API COMMERCIAL SUPPLY AGREEMENT
THIS API COMMERCIAL SUPPLY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into and dated as of the 25th day of May, 2011 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of Ireland and having its principal office at First Floor, Block 3, The Oval, Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 0, Xxxxxxx (“Amarin”), and Chemport Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of South Korea and having its principal offices at 00-0, Xxxxxx-xxxx, Xxxx-xx, Xxxxxxxxx-xx 000-000 Xxxxx (“Chemport”). Amarin and Chemport are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
Article I
“Additional Expansions” has the meaning in Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement.
“Adverse Event” has the meaning in Section 6.7(a) of this Agreement.
“Affiliate” means a corporation or non-corporate business entity that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Person specified, for so long as such control continues. An entity will be regarded as in control of another entity if: (a) it owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities or capital stock of such entity, or has other comparable ownership interest with respect to any entity other than a corporation; or (b) it possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the corporation or non-corporate business entity, as applicable, whether through the ownership or control of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” means this API Commercial Supply Agreement, including all Schedules hereto.
“Amarin” has the meaning in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Amarin Confidential Information” has the meaning provided in Section 13.1 of this Agreement.
“Amarin Intellectual Property” means any and all Intellectual Property relating to the Product (as defined below) or the development or manufacture thereof that was (a) owned, licensed or controlled by Amarin or Amarin Affiliates as of the Effective Date, or (b) developed or acquired by Amarin or Amarin Affiliates after the Effective Date.
“Amarin License” has the meaning provided in Section 8.3 of this Agreement.
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“API” means [***].
“API Price” has the meaning provided in Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement.
“API Product Developments” has the meaning provided in Section 8.2(a) of this Agreement.
“API Specifications” mean all specifications set forth on Schedule 5.1 to this Agreement.
“Approved Representatives” has the meaning provided in Section 5.4(a) of this Agreement.
“Calendar Quarter” means each three (3) month period beginning each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 during the Term. The initial Calendar Quarter shall begin on the Effective Date and end on June 30, 2011, and the last Calendar Quarter shall end on the expiration or earlier termination date of the Term.
“Calendar Year” means each twelve (12) month period beginning each January 1 during the Term. The initial Calendar Year shall begin on the Effective Date and end on the first December 31 during the Term, and the last Calendar Year shall begin on January 1 of the last year of the Term and end on the expiration or earlier termination date of the Term.
“Certificate of Analysis” means a document identified as such and provided by Chemport to Amarin in the form set forth in Schedule 6.2 that (a) sets forth the analytical test results for a specified lot of API shipped to Amarin or its designee hereunder and includes a certified quality control protocol, (b) states that such API is in conformance with the Drug Application and API Specifications, and (c) states that such API is manufactured in accordance with the API Specifications, Legal Requirements and cGMPs.
“Certificates” has the meaning provided in Section 6.2 of this Agreement.
“Change of Control” means any proposed transaction or series of transactions which shall result in (a) any Person other than a Party having direct or indirect ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or assets of such Party or an Affiliate that controls such Party by Persons who are not shareholders of such Party or the Affiliate that controls such Party as of the Effective Date, or (b) the merger of a Party with or into a Third Party in a transaction in which such Party is not the surviving or acquiring Person.
“Chemport” has the meaning in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Chemport Approval(s)” means the approval of the Facility as a cGMP facility for the manufacture of the API by the FDA and, as applicable, by any other applicable Governmental Body having jurisdiction to approve the Facility.
“Chemport Confidential Information” has the meaning provided in Section 13.2 of this Agreement.
“Chemport Intellectual Property” means (a) all Intellectual Property owned, licensed or controlled by Chemport as of the Effective Date, and (b) all Intellectual Property developed or acquired by Chemport after the Effective Date that does not relate to the Product or the development or manufacture of the Product, except that Intellectual Property developed by Chemport related to the API shall be included in Chemport Intellectual Property.
“Chemport’s Initial Minimum Capacity” has the meaning provided in Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
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“Chemport’s Minimum Capacity” has the meaning provided in Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
“CMC” means the chemistry, manufacturing and controls section(s) and data in a Drug Application.
“Commercial Launch Forecast” has the meaning provided in Section 2.4(a) of this Agreement.
“Compound” means ethyl ester of eicosapentaenoic acid.
“Confidential Information” has the meaning provided in Section 13.3 of this Agreement.
“Consent” means any consent, authorization, permit, certificate, license or approval of, exemption by, or filing or registration with, any Governmental Body or other Person.
“Current Good Manufacturing Practices” or “cGMPs” means all applicable standards relating to manufacturing practices for intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients or finished pharmaceutical products, including without limitation (a) the principles detailed in the U.S. Current Good Manufacturing Practices, 21 C.F.R. Parts 210 and 211, The Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the European Community, Volume IV Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products, and Q7A Good Manufacturing Practice Guidance For Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (ICH Q7A), and (b) the principles promulgated by any applicable Governmental Body having jurisdiction over the manufacture of the API, in the form of laws, rules or regulations, in each case as in effect at the Effective Date and as amended, promulgated or accepted by any applicable Governmental Body from time to time during the Term.
“Days” (whether or not the word is capitalized) means, except where specified otherwise, calendar days.
“Development and Process Validation Plan” means the development and validation plan to be agreed to by the Parties within [***] days of the Effective Date.
“DMFs” has the meaning provided in Section 7.5 of this Agreement.
“Drug Application” means a ‘new drug application’ (as such term is used under the United States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act) filed with the FDA for the Product, including, without limitation, any supplements thereto, any product license or any equivalent drug application or similar pharmaceutical product approval for the Product administered by any foreign Governmental Body, or supplement, extension or renewal of any of the foregoing.
“Effective Date” has the meaning in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Effective Supply Date” means the date of completion of the Expansion in accordance with Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of this Agreement.
“Expansion” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
“Facility” means Chemport’s manufacturing facility located at [***] (as the same may be expanded as provided herein), or such other FDA approved facility as agreed in writing by the Parties.
“FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration, or any successor agency thereof.
“Force Majeure Event” has the meaning provided in Section 14.1 of this Agreement.
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“Governmental Body” means any nation or government, any state, province or other political subdivision thereof, any entity with legal authority to exercise executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions, or any division of the FDA (as applicable) and any other applicable counterpart agency or foreign equivalent that administers the Legal Requirements.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning provided in Section 11.3 of this Agreement.
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning provided in Section 11.3 of this Agreement.
“Initial Manufacturing Process” has the meaning provided in Section 5.4(a) of this Agreement.
“Initial Term” has the meaning provided in Section 15.1 of this Agreement.
“Intermediate” means a material produced during steps in the synthesis of API that must undergo further molecular change or processing before it becomes API.
“Intellectual Property” means (a) patents, patent rights, provisional patent applications, patent applications, designs, registered designs, registered design applications, industrial designs, industrial design applications and industrial design registrations, including any and all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, restorations, substitutions, renewals, registrations, revalidations, reexaminations, reissues or additions, including supplementary certificates of protection, of or to any of the foregoing items; (b) copyrights, copyright registrations, copyright applications, original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including literary works (including all forms and types of computer software, including all source code, object code, firmware, development tools, files, records and data, and all documentation related to any of the foregoing), musical, dramatic, pictorial, graphic and sculptured works; (c) trade secrets, technology, developments, discoveries and improvements, know-how, proprietary rights, formulae, confidential and proprietary information, technical information, techniques, inventions, designs, drawings, procedures, processes, models, formulations, manuals and systems, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, including all biological, chemical, biochemical, toxicological, pharmacological and metabolic material and information and data relating thereto and formulation, clinical, analytical and stability information and data which have actual or potential commercial value and are not available in the public domain; (d) trademarks, trademark registrations, trademark applications, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service xxxx applications, business marks, brand names, trade names, trade dress, names, logos and slogans, Internet domain names, and all goodwill associated therewith; and (e) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights worldwide, in each case whether or not subject to statutory registration or protection.
“Legal Requirements” means any and all local, municipal, state, provincial, federal and international laws, statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations now or hereafter enacted or promulgated by any Governmental Body applicable to the development, approval, manufacture, sale, shipment or licensing of any pharmaceutical products, ingredients for inclusion therein, or any aspect thereof, and the obligations of Chemport or Amarin, as the context requires, under this Agreement, including, without limitation, applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of South Korea, as well as the United States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Losses” means, collectively, any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and any consultants or experts and expenses of investigation, obligations, liens, assessments, judgments, fines and penalties imposed upon or incurred by an Indemnified Party.
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“Material Third Party Supplier” means a Third Party Supplier that provides materials used in the cGMP manufacture, testing or processing of cGMP Intermediate or API.
“[***] Forecast” has the meaning provided in Section 2.4(b) of this Agreement.
“Nonconformity” has the meaning provided in Section 6.4(a) of this Agreement.
“Nonconforming API” means API that is subject to a Nonconformity.
“Party” and “Parties” have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity of any kind.
“Pre-Approval Inspection” means an inspection of manufacturing operations, records and facilities conducted prior to approval of a new product by the FDA or by any other applicable Governmental Body having jurisdiction to approve the Facility as a cGMP facility for the manufacture of the API.
“Product” means (a) Amarin’s AMR101 product, and (b) any finished pharmaceutical product of Amarin that incorporates the API supplied by Chemport pursuant to this Agreement.
“Purchase Orders” has the meaning provided in Section 2.5 of this Agreement.
“Quality Agreement” means the agreement identified in Section 5.6 of this Agreement.
“Secondary Supplier” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 of this Agreement.
“Second Expansion” has the meaning provided in Section 4.3 of this Agreement.
“Shipment Date” means the date specified by Amarin in a Purchase Order that Chemport shall ship the API in accordance with this Agreement.
“Subcontractor” means any Third Party that performs any of the activities with respect to the manufacture and supply of API under this Agreement on Chemport’s behalf.
“Term” has the meaning provided in Section 15.1 of this Agreement.
“Third Party” means any Person other than the Parties or their respective Affiliates.
“Third Party Materials” means (a) all raw materials, components, work-in-process and other ingredients required to manufacture the API, and (b) all packaging materials used in the manufacture, storage and shipment of the API.
“Third Party Supplier” means any Third Party that provides to Chemport any Third Party Materials for any API produced under this Agreement.
“Validation” means a procedure for establishing documentation evidence that a specific system or facility is constructed and operates according to a predetermined set of specifications, protocols and guidelines.
“Validation Batch” has the meaning provided in Section 4.2 of this Agreement.
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Article II
(a) During the Term (i) Chemport shall not export, sell or distribute a [***] product incorporating Compound having a purity level greater than [***] that [***] for use in [***], (ii) Chemport shall not export, sell or distribute Compound having a purity level greater than [***] to any Third Party that exports, sells or distributes a [***] product incorporating the Compound that [***] for use in [***], (iii) Chemport shall not export, sell or distribute a [***] product incorporating Compound having a purity level greater than [***] for use in the [***], and (iv) Chemport shall not export, sell or distribute Compound having a purity level greater than [***] to any Third Party for use in a [***] product in the [***]; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, the prohibitions in this Section 2.3 shall not apply to (A) sales of a generic form of [***], (B) [***] in Chemport’s export, sale or distribution of Compound having a purity level greater than [***] to any Third Party that exports, sells or distributes a [***] product incorporating the Compound that [***] for use in the [***]; and (C) [***] in Chemport’s export, sale or distribution of Compound having a purity level greater [***] to any Third Party for use in a [***] product in the [***].
(b) Except as set forth in Section 2.3(a), above, Chemport shall be entitled to maximize its capacity utilization of the Facility by manufacturing products for Third Parties or itself in addition to the API; provided, however, that if Chemport is expected to be unable to supply all of the API forecast by Amarin and all of the needs of such other Persons, Chemport shall allocate such Facility capacity on a first priority basis to Amarin.
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(c) This Section 2.3 shall expire in the event Amarin does not order the minimum annual quantities set forth in Section 2.2(b) or (c), as applicable, in any Calendar Year. For purposes of determining the quantities ordered by Amarin in a Calendar Year, (i) all quantities subject to Purchase Orders placed in such Calendar Year, (ii) all quantities of Validation Batches of API purchased pursuant to Section 5.4(a) in such Calendar Year, (iii) all quantities ordered from a Secondary Supplier due to Chemport’s failure to supply API hereunder in such Calendar Year, and (iv) all quantities ordered from a Secondary Supplier due to a Force Majeure Event in such Calendar Year shall be included in such determination.
(a) Not later than [***] following the Effective Date, Amarin shall provide Chemport with a [***], nonbinding forecast of the quantity of API Amarin projects it may purchase from Chemport beginning [***] prior to the anticipated commercial launch of the Product (the “Commercial Launch Forecast”). Amarin shall submit an updated Commercial Launch Forecast (which shall also be nonbinding) within [***] after [***].
(b) Not later than [***] after the [***], Amarin shall, on a [***] basis, provide Chemport with a [***] rolling forecast of the quantity Amarin intends to order during each [***] (each such forecast referred to herein as a “[***] Forecast”). The forecast amount for the first [***] of the [***] Forecast shall be binding on both Parties. The forecast amounts for the remaining [***] of each [***] Forecast, i.e., [***], shall be non-binding forecast amounts. Chemport shall not be obligated to supply API in excess of the binding forecast amounts contained in the [***] Forecasts. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) in no event shall Chemport be obligated to manufacture during a [***] prior to the Expansion more than its then-existing [***] capacity divided by [***] and (ii) in no event shall Chemport be obligated to manufacture in [***] following the Expansion more than Chemport’s [***] divided by [***].
If Chemport fails to meet the Purchase Order or any portion thereof on or before the applicable Shipment Date, in addition to other remedies that may be available to Amarin under the Legal Requirements, Amarin may purchase the shortage of such API from Third Parties and Chemport shall pay to Amarin the difference in price of such API purchased from a Third Party (a “Secondary Supplier”) and the API Price for the API shortage; provided, however, that in no event shall such payment exceed an amount equal to the volume of shortage times [***] of the then applicable API Price that Chemport is charging to Amarin for API.
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If Amarin fails to order API in the amount specified in the binding portion of the [***] Forecast, in addition to other remedies that may be available to Chemport under the Legal Requirements, Amarin shall pay to Chemport [***] of the then current API Price that Chemport is charging to Amarin for API for the volume of API under the binding portion of the [***] Forecast less the actual amount ordered by Amarin.
If Amarin fails to purchase the relevant minimum yearly purchase requirement as set forth above, in addition to other remedies that may be available to Chemport under the Legal Requirements, Amarin shall pay to Chemport [***] of the then current API Price that Chemport is charging to Amarin for API for the relevant minimum yearly purchase requirement as set forth above less the actual amount purchased by Amarin in the relevant year.
Article III
Financial Matters
3.1 API Price.
(a) API Price. Schedule 3.1 to this Agreement sets forth the price for API (the “API Price”) based on (i) the aggregate [***] represented by Purchase Orders in a Calendar Year (such aggregate quantities and associated pricing are delineated in Tier 1 of Matrix I and Tier 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Matrix II of Schedule 3.1) and (ii) timely completion of the Expansion and/or the Second Expansion (the associated pricing are delineated in Matrices I and II of Schedule 3.1). In the event Chemport expands the Facility beyond the Second Expansion (“Additional Expansions”), the Parties will negotiate in good faith the price of the API supplied in excess of [***] per year based on a tiered pricing scheme that recognizes relevant investments, the efficiencies in the manufacturing processes of the expanded Facility and any change in Chemport’s cost of manufacturing API.
(b) Calculation. Following Amarin’s first delivery of a [***] Forecast in each [***] during the Term of this Agreement, Amarin shall estimate:
(i) The aggregate forecast orders for such [***] to estimate whether pricing Tier 1 of Matrix I or Tier 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of Matrix II (as set forth in Schedule 3.1) is applicable.
(ii) The aggregate [***] subject to the pricing set forth in Schedule 3.1. Up to [***] shall be subject to Matrix I pricing (as set forth in Schedule 3.1) once the Expansion is completed. In the event Amarin invests in the Second Expansion, up to [***] shall be subject to Column A of Matrix II pricing (as set forth in Schedule 3.1) once the Second Expansion is completed. In the event Amarin does not invest in the
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Second Expansion, up to [***] shall be subject to Column B of Matrix II pricing (as set forth in Schedule 3.1) once the Second Expansion is completed. All other amounts shall be subject to subsequent negotiation between the Parties. For the avoidance of doubt, the API Prices listed in Schedule 3.1 for quantities in excess of [***] are target prices and are subject to good faith negotiations. Furthermore, in the event the price for Column B of Tier 1 or Tier 2 of Matrix II (currently marked as “TBD”) becomes necessary, Chemport and Amarin shall negotiate in good faith to reach an agreement on such prices.
Based on such estimates in (i) and (ii) above, Amarin shall advise Chemport in writing, and provide Chemport supporting documentation and calculations, of the weighted average API Price under Schedule 3.1. Chemport shall thereafter have the right to review Amarin’s calculation of the weighted average API Price and consult with Amarin with respect thereto. In the event Chemport does not agree with Amarin’s calculation of the weighted average API Price, the Parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to agree to the proper calculation of the weighted average API Price. In the event the Parties are unable to agree within [***], the dispute shall be resolved as provided in Section 16.5. The API Price determined by this subsection (b) shall be the API Price invoiced and paid for Purchase Orders submitted during such [***] (and retroactively applied to any Purchase Orders delivered in such [***] prior to the determination of such API Price). Such API Price, however, shall be subject to a year-end retroactive adjustment pursuant to subsection (c) below.
(c) Annual Adjustment. Within [***] after each December 31 during the Term of this Agreement and within [***] following the termination of this Agreement, Chemport will determine:
(i) The aggregate [***] represented by Purchase Orders in the prior Calendar Year to determine whether pricing Tier 1 of Matrix I or Tier 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of Matrix II (as set forth in Schedule 3.1) is applicable. Chemport shall include in such determination the aggregate amount of API, if any, for which Amarin submits a purchase order to a Secondary Supplier in such Calendar Year due to (A) Chemport’s failure to supply API hereunder and/or (B) a Force Majeure Event. Any Validation Batches of API purchased pursuant to Section 5.4 in such Calendar Year shall also be included. In the case of a partial year, the aggregate [***] represented by Purchase Orders in such prior partial year shall be annualized in such determination.
(ii) The aggregate [***] for the pricing is set forth in Schedule 3.1 based on (A) timely completion of the Expansion and Amarin’s investment in the Second Expansion and (B) the limits set forth in Section 3.1(b).
(iii) The aggregate amounts paid to Chemport under Purchase Orders issued in the prior Calendar Year.
Based on such determinations set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) above, Chemport shall advise Amarin in writing, and provide supporting documentation and calculations, of (A) the weighted average API Price for such prior Calendar Year, (B) the aggregate purchase price for all API subject to all Purchase Orders issued in the prior Calendar Year, and (C) the difference between (1) the aggregate amounts paid to Chemport under Purchase Orders issued in the prior Calendar Year and (2) the aggregate purchase price for all API subject to all Purchase Orders issued in the prior Calendar Year. Amarin shall thereafter have the right to review Chemport’s calculations and consult with Chemport with respect thereto. In the event Amarin does not agree with Chemport’s calculations, the Parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to
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agree to the proper calculations. In the event the Parties are unable to agree within thirty (30) days, the dispute shall be resolved as provided in Section 16.5. The API Price for such prior Calendar Year, the aggregate purchase price for all API subject to all Purchase Orders issued in the prior Calendar Year, and the difference between (x) the aggregate amounts paid to Chemport under Purchase Orders issued in the prior Calendar Year and (y) the aggregate purchase price for all API subject to all Purchase Orders issued in the prior Calendar Year determined by this Subsection (c) shall be the final determinations thereof. In the event that (x) the aggregate amounts paid to Chemport under Purchase Orders issued in the prior Calendar Year are greater than (y) the aggregate purchase price for all API subject to all Purchase Orders issued in the prior Calendar Year, Chemport shall pay Amarin the difference within [***] of the final determination thereof. In the event that (x) the aggregate amounts paid to Chemport under Purchase Orders issued in the prior Calendar Year are less than (y) the aggregate purchase price for all API subject to all Purchase Orders issued in the prior Calendar Year, Amarin shall pay Chemport the difference within [***] of the final determination thereof. In addition, the final API Price for the prior Calendar Year determined by this Subsection (c) shall be the price for API subject to Purchase Orders placed in the prior Calendar Year but not invoiced prior to final determination of the API Price, and Chemport shall invoice such amounts accordingly.
(d) Packaging. The Parties hereby agree that Chemport shall be responsible for up to [***] of the cost of each packaging container used for transportation of the API to Amarin. The rest of the cost of each such packaging container shall be borne by Amarin.
(e) Price Adjustment. Effective from the [***] anniversary date of the Effective Supply Date, Chemport shall be entitled to make an adjustment to the API Prices listed in Schedule 3.1 in accordance with the methodology described in Schedule 3.1(e) by giving Amarin written notice of such new API Prices at least [***] prior to the relevant anniversary of the Effective Supply Date. Amarin may request in writing that Chemport make such an API Price adjustment, if applicable, by providing such written notice at least [***] prior to the relevant anniversary of the Effective Supply Date. If so requested by Amarin, Chemport shall provide Amarin written notice of such new API Prices, if applicable, at least [***] prior to the relevant anniversary of the Effective Supply Date. Within [***] from the date of receipt of written notice of any API Price change, Amarin may request Chemport to provide its API Price adjustment records to an independent, mutually agreed upon, reputable certified public accounting firm, which will audit such records and certify whether the price adjustments notified by Chemport are correct and in accordance with the methodology described in Schedule 3.1(e). Such certification shall be made in writing on the auditing firm’s letterhead and delivered to Amarin at least [***] prior to the relevant anniversary of the Effective Supply Date. No increase in the API Prices may occur until the audit has been completed and the price adjustment has been certified as described above. In the event the audit reveals that the increase is appropriate, Amarin shall bear the cost of the audit, and shall pay the increased API Prices for API in purchase orders from the relevant anniversary of the Effective Supply Date. In the event the audit reveals that the increase is not appropriate, then Chemport shall bear the cost of the audit and the API Prices of API may not increase. The increase of the API Prices of API shall be deemed accepted by Amarin if Amarin fails to make a timely request for an audit as described above or the requested audit is not completed at least [***] prior to the relevant anniversary of the Effective Supply Date.
3.2 Commercial Invoices. Chemport may invoice Amarin for API on or before the Shipment Date of such API to Amarin or its designee pursuant to Section 3.5(a). All invoices shall be commercial invoices and shall include the following: (a) ‘Commercial Invoice’ written on the top of the document, (b) the date of the invoice, (c) the number of the Purchase Order, (d) an invoice number, (e) the quantity of API, (f) the total amount being invoiced, and (g) a reference to this Agreement, and shall be submitted to:
Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd.
c/o Amarin Pharma, Inc.
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX, XXX 00000
Facsimile: 000 000-0000
Attention: Accounts Payable
Email: [***]
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3.3 Payment. Payments for API invoiced consistent with Section 3.2 above shall be due [***] from the date of shipment, subject in each case to Amarin’s right to dispute invoice amounts and/or delay the payment of invoiced amounts disputed by Amarin in good faith, including, without limitation, the rights set forth in Article VI.
3.4 Payment Denominations. The API Price, all invoiced amounts and all payments to be made under this Agreement shall be in [***].
3.5 Shipment; Title; Transport.
(a) General. All API shall be shipped [***] (as defined in INCOTERMS® 2010) [***]. Subject to Section 3.1(d), Chemport shall package the API for shipment (including but not limited to containers, packaging, container closure systems and labeling) in accordance with the API Specifications, Amarin’s reasonable instructions and its customary practices therefor. In the event of any conflict between Amarin’s packaging instructions and Chemport’s customary practices, the Parties shall endeavor in good faith to resolve such conflict as quickly as practicable. Chemport shall include the following with each shipment of the API: (i) the Purchase Order number; (ii) the lot and batch numbers; (iii) the quantity of the API; (iv) the Certificates, as applicable; and (v) such customs and other documentation as is necessary or appropriate. Chemport shall ship API to the destination designated by Amarin within [***] of the manufacture date for Purchase Orders of quantities up to [***] and [***] of the manufacture date for Purchase Orders of quantities exceeding [***].
(b) Title/Risk of Loss. Title to and risk of loss for any API shall pass from Chemport to Amarin when such API is [***]; provided, however, that nothing in this Article III shall in any manner limit Amarin’s rights under Article VI. If API is rejected by Amarin after delivery under this Agreement, and such API is to be returned to Chemport, then title to and risk of loss for such rejected API shall pass from Amarin to Chemport when such API is [***]. All returned API shall be shipped [***] (as defined in INCOTERMS® 2010) [***].
(c) Single Order. To the extent reasonably possible, API which is purchased in a single order shall be delivered by Chemport in a single shipment, unless Amarin directs that such API should be delivered to more than one location.
(d) Shelf Life. The API shall have a minimum shelf life of [***] as of the applicable date of manufacture. The minimum shelf life set forth in the immediately preceding sentence is based on existing stability data. In the event future stability data justifies a longer shelf life, the Parties agree to discuss in good faith an extended minimum shelf life as of the applicable date of manufacture.
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3.6 Taxes.
(a) Amarin shall pay and otherwise be responsible for all applicable sales, VAT, goods, services, transfer and similar taxes in connection with the supply of API pursuant to this Agreement, excluding any income tax or taxes levied with respect to gross receipts, payable by Chemport under the Legal Requirements with respect to amounts payable under this Agreement.
(b) Any tax that one Party is required to withhold and pay on behalf of the other Party with respect to amounts payable under this Agreement shall be deducted from said amounts prior to payment to the other Party; provided, however, that, in regard to any tax so deducted, the Party making the withholding shall give or cause to be given to the other Party such assistance as may reasonably be necessary to enable that other Party to claim exemption therefrom or credit therefor and in each case shall furnish the Party on whose behalf amounts were withheld proper evidence of the taxes paid on its behalf. Each Party shall comply with reasonable requests of the other Party to take any proper actions that may minimize any withholding obligation.
Article IV
4.1 Capacity. Within [***] after the Effective Date, Chemport shall expand the Facility’s capacity to supply annually [***] of API (with design capacity of [***] annually) as further detailed in Schedule 4.1 (the “Expansion”). In the event that the Expansion is not complete (as described in Section 4.2) within such [***] period, Chemport shall provide Amarin a written request to extend such period accompanied with a summary of the progression of the Expansion and steps needed to complete the Expansion. Upon submission of such request, Chemport shall have an additional [***] period to complete the Expansion. Following completion of the Expansion, Chemport shall maintain at all times during the Term the capacity to supply Amarin no less than [***] of API each Calendar Year (“Chemport’s Initial Minimum Capacity”). Chemport’s capacity as further expanded in accordance with this Agreement, together with Chemport’s Initial Minimum Capacity, shall be referred to herein as “Chemport’s Minimum Capacity.”
4.2 Completion. The Expansion will be deemed to be completed for purposes of this Agreement if all of the requirements set forth in Schedule 4.1 have been satisfied and Chemport has manufactured [***] successful, consecutive batches (each batch shall be in a quantity of [***]) of API (each a “Validation Batch”) in the expanded Facility that satisfy the requirements of this Agreement.
4.3 Second Expansion. Upon [***], Chemport will initiate a second expansion of the Facility to expand the capacity to [***] of API (with a design capacity of [***]) each Calendar Year (the “Second Expansion”), provided, however, the Parties shall mutually agree on the timing and schedule of such expansion activity. The summary plan for the Second Expansion is set forth in Schedule 4.5, and Chemport shall submit a detailed development and validation plan for the Second Expansion within thirty (30) days of the later to occur of [***] and [***]. The Second Expansion will be deemed completed for purposes of this Agreement if all the requirements set forth in Schedule 4.5 have been satisfied and Chemport has manufactured [***] successful, consecutive Validation Batches in the expanded Facility that satisfy the requirements of this Agreement.
Article V
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5.2 API Specification Changes.
(a) Amarin Requested Changes. During the Term, except as set forth in Section 5.2(c), Amarin shall not be entitled to change the API Specifications related to Chemport’s performance of its obligations hereunder related to API unless it receives the Consent of Chemport, which Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If Amarin requests, and Chemport approves, a discretionary change to the API Specifications, Chemport shall make all revisions to the API Specifications requested by Amarin. Amarin retains the right and responsibility for final approval of the API Specifications. Amarin shall pay Chemport all documented reasonable amounts incurred in implementing a change to the API Specifications requested by Amarin under this Section 5.2(a). For all changes to the API Specifications requested by Amarin pursuant to this Section 5.2, Amarin shall, in its discretion, following consultation with Chemport, if reasonably practicable, either (i) perform, or arrange for the performance of, all development work in connection therewith or (ii) have Chemport perform such development work at the Facility at Amarin’s expense. For the avoidance of doubt, Section 5.2(a)(i) does not give Amarin any right to use or disclose (A) any Chemport Intellectual Property (except as may be permitted by any express license from Chemport), or (B) any Chemport Confidential Information (except as may be permitted under Article XIII hereof). Chemport agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize its costs associated with any API Specification change. At the request of Amarin, Chemport shall evaluate the estimated costs and timing of potential revisions to the API Specifications.
(b) Chemport Changes. Chemport shall not make any revisions to the API Specifications, the manufacturing process or Material Third Party Suppliers, without prior written Consent of Amarin, which Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If the Parties implement a change in the API Specifications or the manufacturing process under this Section 5.2, they shall negotiate any changes in any affected Purchase Order to provide reasonable accommodation for changed circumstances. The costs of revisions requested by Chemport under this Section 5.2(b) shall be borne by Chemport without any increase in the API Price.
5.3 Storage and Handling Obligations. When storing and handling API, Third Party Materials, Nonconforming API or API-derived wastes, Chemport shall comply with, and shall maintain all storage facilities in compliance with, the API Specifications, cGMPs, Legal Requirements and the Quality Agreement.
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(a) Initial Manufacturing Process Validation. Chemport shall as soon as practicable complete the Validation of the manufacturing process for the API in connection with the Expansion (the “Initial Manufacturing Process”) in accordance with activities set forth in the Development and Process Validation Plan at no additional cost to Amarin. The Development and Process Validation Plan shall, among other things, include activities necessary to establish the Facility as a cGMP facility, a validation plan and appropriate protocols. Without limiting the foregoing, Chemport will provide process progress reports to Amarin no less frequently than [***], which reports shall include, without limitation, reasonable details related to construction, equipment installation and process implementation, subject to redaction of any Chemport Confidential Information. Promptly following completion of Validation of the Initial Manufacturing Process, Chemport shall deliver a final report to Amarin that includes a summary of regulatory data and documentation respecting the manufacture of the API, without disclosing any confidential process information, all in compliance with applicable FDA guidelines and any other applicable Legal Requirements but subject to redaction of any Chemport Confidential Information.
(i) The Parties shall participate in project teleconferences with each other as reasonably requested by the other Party to successfully complete the Validation of the Initial Manufacturing Process. During development and Validation of the Initial Manufacturing Process, Chemport will accommodate in person technical meetings at the Facility and technical inspections as reasonably requested by Amarin. Without limiting the foregoing, during process development and in support of API process characterization and Validation activities, Amarin will be permitted to conduct reviews of the Facility and the pertinent records maintained by Chemport, subject to restriction on access to all Chemport Confidential Information, in connection with the conduct of manufacturing, storage and testing of API, all upon Amarin’s request and with reasonable notice to permit Chemport to support such technical reviews.
(ii) In conjunction with the foregoing Validation pursuant to the Development and Process Validation Plan, Chemport will produce process Validation Batches. Amarin shall be required to purchase Validation Batches of API provided that they comply with the API Specifications and Validation acceptance criteria and are otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The establishment and Validation of the Initial Manufacturing Process shall be deemed to be complete upon the manufacture of such [***] successful, consecutive Validation Batches that comply with the API Specifications and Validation criteria and are otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the Development and Process Validation Plan.
(iii) With the prior written consent of the other Party, a Party may engage in teleconferences, in-person meetings, Facility reviews, quality assurance audits, records reviews and other activities under this Agreement through its (or its Affiliates’) employees or consultants with a bona fide need to know, but only to the extent necessary for the Party to exercise its rights and discharge its obligations under this Agreement, provided that (A) each such employee and consultant has executed a written confidentiality agreement containing use and disclosure restrictions at least as protective as those set forth in Article XIII, and (B) any Amarin consultant shall be reasonably acceptable to Chemport (such persons, “Approved Representatives”).
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efficiencies for improving the manufacturing processes for the API. Each Party agrees to reasonably evaluate and discuss any such suggestions for improvements that the other Party reasonably believes in good faith may result in significant cost or time savings in the manufacturing process.
(i) implement and operate an ICH complaint stability program;
(ii) notify Amarin’s head of regulatory affairs, or his or her designee, promptly, but within not more than [***], if any batch of API fails any stability tests; and
(iii) report to Amarin’s head of regulatory affairs, or his or her designee, promptly, but within not more than [***], any Nonconformity, significant atypical results, deviations or adverse trends exhibited during final release or stability testing.
(e) Manufacturing Process Review. At either Party’s reasonable request, the Parties shall promptly meet, in person or telephonically, for the purpose of reviewing such matters related to manufacturing of the API as may be specified by a Party, including discussing strategies for improving the API manufacturing processes.
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5.7 Compliance with Specifications, cGMPs and Legal Requirements. Chemport shall be responsible for identifying and implementing, in accordance with its obligations under Section 5.1, any actions required to bring Chemport, Material Third Party Suppliers and Third Party Suppliers of starting materials for the Compound into compliance with API Specifications, cGMPs and Legal Requirements. Chemport shall implement any such changes as soon as reasonably practicable (even if, in the case of cGMPs and Legal Requirements, a later effective date is specified), unless the required effective date for implementing such change falls after the effective date of any termination of this Agreement for which notice has been previously given.
Article VI
Testing and Quality Assurance
6.1 Quality Assurance; Quality Control; Retains.
(a) Chemport shall implement and perform operating procedures and controls for sampling, ICH stability, release and other testing of Third Party Materials and API, and for Validation, documentation and release of the API and such other quality assurance and quality control procedures as required by the API Specifications, cGMPs, Legal Requirements, this Agreement and the Quality Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Chemport shall establish an ICH stability program that collects no less than [***] data. Chemport shall consult with Amarin with respect to the details of the stability program, including analytical methods and stability container requirements.
(b) Chemport shall maintain for a period of time required by Legal Requirements, but in no event less than [***] after the expiration date of such API (i.e., a total of [***] from manufacture, subject to Section 3.5(d)), such quantities of the API from each batch of the API as are sufficient to conduct [***] full testings of the API in accordance with this Agreement.
6.2 Testing of API. Prior to release of the API, Chemport shall test the API in accordance with the Validation testing procedures described in the (a) applicable Drug Applications, (b) API Specifications, (c) cGMPs, (d) Legal Requirements, (e) Quality Agreement and (f) those procedures and in-plant quality control checks applicable to any products packaged by Chemport. Chemport shall provide Amarin with a copy of the records pertaining to such testing if reasonably requested, subject to redaction of any Chemport Confidential Information. Additionally, Chemport shall provide Amarin with a Certificate of Analysis and/or any other certificate required by any applicable Governmental Body for release
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of API (collectively, the “Certificates”) for each batch of API. Amarin shall be under no obligation to accept any shipment of API without the accompanying Certificates. For the avoidance of doubt, all information provided to Amarin under this Section 6.2 is Chemport Confidential Information and nothing in this Section 6.2 shall be construed as giving Amarin any right to use or disclose (A) any Chemport Intellectual Property (except as may be permitted by any express license from Chemport), or (B) any Chemport Confidential Information (except as may be permitted under Article XIII hereof).
6.3 Amarin Holds, Rejections and Revocation of Acceptance.
(a) General. Amarin may test or cause to be tested the API delivered by Chemport for a Nonconformity or reasonably suspected Nonconformity (as described below in Section 6.4). During such testing, at Amarin’s reasonable request, Chemport shall provide appropriate analytical reference standards for such testing to Amarin or its designee. If Amarin wishes to hold the API delivered to it by Chemport for investigation of a Nonconformity or reasonably suspected Nonconformity, Amarin shall so notify Chemport stating the basis for the hold. Amarin’s failure to comply with provisions of this Section 6.3 and 6.4, including timely notification of Chemport of any Nonconformity, shall be deemed to be an irrevocable acceptance of any such relevant API by Amarin.
(b) Independent Testing. If the Parties disagree as to whether API subject to hold, rejection or revocation of acceptance is subject to a Nonconformity, Chemport’s and Amarin’s respective designees shall confer to review samples and/or batch records, as appropriate, and Chemport shall initiate a formal investigation. If the disagreement is not resolved within [***], then samples, batch records and other data relating to the batch in dispute shall promptly be submitted for testing and evaluation to a mutually acceptable independent Third Party (including a qualified testing laboratory to perform such testing using validated methods) mutually approved in writing by the Parties. The findings of such independent Third Party shall be binding on the Parties, absent manifest error. The expenses incurred by the Parties for the testing and evaluation by the Third Party shall be borne by Chemport unless Amarin has claimed that the API is subject to a Nonconformity, and the API in question is ultimately found not to be Nonconforming API.
(c) Interim Replacement. During the pendency of any dispute concerning whether API is subject to a Nonconformity, Chemport shall replace the shipment under dispute, at the request of Amarin, as soon as reasonably practicable.
6.4 Nonconformity.
(a) Nonconformity. If, within [***] following manufacture of a batch of API, either Party becomes aware or has a reasonable basis to believe that any batch or shipment of API may have a Nonconformity, at any time regardless of the status of Chemport’s testing and quality assurance activities, such Party shall notify the other Party within [***] of becoming aware of a Nonconformity. “Nonconformity” means a product characteristic that (i) results from Chemport’s failure to manufacture, test, package, store, label, release or ship API in accordance with the API Specifications, cGMPs, ICH guidelines, Legal Requirements, this Agreement or the Quality Agreement, (ii) causes any API to fail to conform to the API Specifications, cGMPs or Legal Requirements, or (iii) constitutes an adulteration. In the event of a Nonconformity or reasonably suspected Nonconformity identified within [***] following manufacture of an affected batch of API, the Parties shall immediately (and in any case within [***]) conduct an investigation in accordance with Section 6.8 below and, until resolution of the investigation, handle the API as provided in Section 6.4(b) below.
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(b) API That May Be Subject to a Nonconformity. Any batch or shipment of API that reasonably may be suspected to be subject to a Nonconformity shall be handled as follows and consistent with the Quality Agreement:
(i) such API held in inventory at Chemport shall be placed on “Hold” and shall not be shipped to Amarin or its designee, unless, upon completion of investigations pursuant to Section 6.8, such API is found to be not Nonconforming or it is directed otherwise by Amarin;
(ii) any such API shipped to Amarin or its designee and held in stock by Amarin or its designee shall maintain a “hold” or “rejected” status and shall not be released into approved inventory of Amarin or its designee until the Parties have completed any investigations pursuant to Section 6.8; and
(iii) payment for such API whether shipped or unshipped shall [***].
Upon learning of a Nonconformity, Amarin shall have the right to [***].
(c) Remedy for Nonconforming API.
(i) In the event that any quantity of API is found to be Nonconforming API prior to it being converted into Product and Amarin notifies Chemport of such Nonconformity within [***] following manufacture of such batch of API, then Amarin may, at Amarin’s discretion: (1) [***] and/or [***]; provided, however, that, with respect to the payment payable pursuant to [***], in no event shall such payment exceed an amount equal to [***] times [***] of [***]. For clarity, once API has been delivered by Chemport under Section 3.5(a), it may not be reworked or reprocessed in the event it is found to be Nonconforming API.
(ii) In the event that any Nonconforming API is held in inventory at Chemport, then Chemport shall have such Nonconforming API destroyed.
(iii) In connection with the destruction of API, Amarin under Section 6.4(c)(i)(B)(3) or Chemport under Section 6.4(c)(ii) shall be solely responsible for compliance with all Legal Requirements in connection with the destruction and shall be liable for any Losses resulting from such destruction, and the Party not directing the destruction of such API, as the case may be, may, if it so requests, (A) be present at such destruction, or (B) receive written documentation of such destruction.
(iv) Chemport shall use commercially reasonable efforts to perform any replacement of Nonconforming API on a priority basis and shall deliver such replacement API as soon as possible.
(d) Credit/Reimbursement for Nonconforming API. In the event that Chemport is obligated to Amarin pursuant to Section 6.4(c), Chemport shall, at Amarin’s discretion, reimburse or credit Amarin for (i) [***] and [***]. Amarin shall provide Chemport with such documentation as Chemport may reasonably request to confirm any of the foregoing charges, costs or expenses. Chemport shall pay any unused credit amounts under this Section as of the expiration or termination of this Agreement to Amarin within [***] after this Agreement is terminated.
6.5 Quantitative Deficiencies. In the event Amarin determines there is a quantitative deficiency in any shipment, with respect to the API volumes indicated on the applicable Purchase
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Order(s), Amarin shall properly document such deficiency and notify Chemport thereof in writing. Upon such notice, Amarin may, at its option: (a) pay only for actual quantities delivered, or (b) pay only for actual quantities delivered and require Chemport to rectify any such deficiency by shipping the appropriate quantities of API to or as directed by Amarin, in which case Amarin shall be obligated to pay for any such additional quantities pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Chemport shall use commercially reasonable efforts to rectify any such deficiency on a priority basis and deliver such additional quantities of API as soon as possible.
6.6 Product Complaints Reports.
(a) Received by Chemport. Any and all complaints of which Chemport becomes aware relating to the Product shall promptly be forwarded to Amarin’s head of regulatory affairs, or his or her designee, consistent with the Quality Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Chemport shall forward any such complaint that might be associated with an Adverse Event (as defined below in Section 6.7) no later than [***] following its receipt.
(b) Received by Amarin. Amarin shall as soon as possible inform Chemport of any and all complaints that Amarin receives which implicate Chemport’s manufacturing or other processes at the Facility. Notification shall be given by telephone, with a facsimile confirmation immediately following.
6.7 Adverse Events.
(a) Definition. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Adverse Event” shall mean any adverse event associated with the use of the Product in humans, whether or not considered drug-related, including but not limited to “adverse event” as defined in ICH guidelines.
(b) Chemport Notice to Amarin. Chemport shall notify Amarin’s head of regulatory affairs, or any successor department specified by Amarin, as soon as possible, but no later than [***] following its receipt, of information concerning a possible Adverse Event. Notification shall be given by telephone, with a facsimile confirmation immediately following. Chemport shall provide to Amarin all of the information Chemport has available concerning the Adverse Event and shall reasonably cooperate with any investigation conducted or directed by Amarin as set forth in Section 6.8 below.
(c) Amarin Notice to Chemport. To the extent an Adverse Event of which Amarin becomes aware implicates Chemport’s manufacturing or other processes at the Facility, Amarin shall inform Chemport of such Adverse Event as soon as possible, but no later than [***] following its receipt of such information, and shall disclose to Chemport any information Amarin has regarding that Adverse Event which implicates Chemport’s manufacturing or other processes at the Facility. Notification shall be given by telephone, with a facsimile confirmation immediately following.
6.8 Investigations; Chemport’s Obligations.
(a) General. The Parties shall investigate all reports of Nonconformity, Product complaints, out-of-trend analytical results, out-of-trend manufacturing yields, stability failure and Adverse Events. The Parties shall act promptly and shall cooperate fully in such investigations.
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(b) Direction.
(i) Investigations Related to Product or API Following Shipment. Amarin shall have the sole right, in its discretion, to control and direct any or all aspects of an investigation conducted under this Section 6.8 with respect to matters related to API following shipment by Chemport or with respect to the Product. Amarin shall advise Chemport from time to time throughout such investigation of Amarin’s intentions regarding control and direction of such aspects of the investigation. Amarin shall reasonably consult with Chemport and shall reasonably afford Chemport the opportunity to provide comments or suggestions regarding such investigation, which Amarin agrees to consider in good faith.
(ii) Investigations Related to API Prior to Shipment. Chemport shall have the sole right, in its discretion, to control and direct any or all aspects of an investigation conducted under this Section 6.8 to the extent related to API prior to its shipment by Chemport. Chemport shall advise Amarin from time to time throughout such investigation of Chemport’s intentions regarding control and direction of such aspects of the investigation. Chemport shall reasonably consult with Amarin and shall reasonably afford Amarin the opportunity to provide comments or suggestions regarding such investigation, which Chemport agrees to consider in good faith.
(iii) Mutual Assistance. Upon written request by a Party in connection with an investigation, the other Party shall provide all reasonably requested testing results, assistance and information to the requesting Party in connection with an investigation of any Nonconformity, Product complaint or Adverse Event, including chemical/microbial analysis of complaint samples (if available), analysis of retained samples and review of batch records. The Party not directing an investigation shall have the right to conduct at its own expense any further tests it deems appropriate regarding such investigation provided that it shall share the results with the other Party. Any information provided by a Party shall be considered such Party’s Confidential Information and may be used or disclosed only as permitted under Article XIII hereof.
(c) Reporting.
(i) The Party directing an investigation shall provide to the other Party [***], and [***].
(ii) Any final report regarding a Nonconformity shall be submitted by Chemport within [***] of the notification regarding that Nonconformity given under Section 6.4 above.
(iii) Amarin shall provide to Chemport a written report of [***]. Each Party shall hold all communications related to such investigation, testing or other requested assistance in confidence, and those communications shall be subject to the terms of Article XIII hereof.
(d) Costs of Investigations. Chemport shall reimburse Amarin for [***] incurred by Amarin in connection with [***]. Amarin shall reimburse Chemport for [***] incurred by Chemport in connection with [***].
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event it is determined in Amarin’s reasonable discretion that API supplied by Chemport hereunder was not the cause of a Product complaint or Adverse Event, Chemport shall have no further obligation under this Section 6.8 except to reasonably cooperate with Amarin’s investigation upon reasonable request by Amarin.
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6.9 Certain Product Events.
(a) Notification and Cooperation. In the event that Amarin shall be required (or shall voluntarily decide) to initiate a recall, withdrawal or field correction of, field alert report or comparable report with respect to any Product, Amarin shall notify Chemport’s authorized quality assurance officer, and Chemport shall reasonably cooperate with Amarin to implement the same.
(b) Coordination of Efforts. In the event that Chemport becomes aware of information that may warrant Amarin taking any action with respect to any Product, Chemport shall immediately provide the Amarin head of regulatory affairs such information. The Parties shall cooperate with each other in determining the necessity and nature of such action; provided, however, that Chemport shall take no action to effect the same without the written concurrence of Amarin.
(c) Contacts and Statements. With respect to any recall, withdrawal, field correction, field alert report or comparable report with respect to any Product, Amarin or its designee shall make all contacts with the applicable Governmental Body and shall be responsible for coordinating all of the necessary activities in connection with any such recall, withdrawal, field correction, field alert report or comparable report. Amarin or its designee shall make all statements to the media, including press releases and interviews for publication or broadcast. Chemport agrees to make no statement to the media, unless otherwise required by Legal Requirements, and, in any such event, Chemport shall reasonably collaborate with Amarin on the content of any such statement.
(d) Other Notice. Notwithstanding anything herein, Chemport agrees to notify Amarin as promptly as possible of any incident pertaining to the Product or API that would require notification to any Governmental Body, including, but not limited to, fire, explosion, environmental event, serious injury or physical damage at the Facility or Chemport-controlled facility related to the API Third Party Materials, or Intermediate.
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7.2 Establishment of cGMP Facility.
(a) Chemport shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to perform the work under the Development and Process Validation Plan relating to the Facility by the date or dates specified therein in order to establish the Facility as a cGMP facility by the date specified in the Development and Process Validation Plan and Amarin shall reasonably cooperate with Chemport with respect thereto.
(b) Amarin shall have the right, pursuant to the audit procedures in Section 9.2, to have its Approved Representatives undertake a quality assurance audit of Chemport’s procedures and facilities for API production as soon as practicable after the date the Expansion is completed. If Amarin undertakes such an audit, Amarin shall provide Chemport with a written audit report and, if applicable, shall highlight therein areas where Amarin judges that Chemport needs to make changes to procedures or facilities in advance of any Pre-Approval Inspection. Both Parties shall cooperate in good faith to agree and implement the necessary changes. If Amarin’s written audit report identifies any areas for improvement, within [***] following delivery of Amarin’s audit report, Chemport shall prepare an action plan (and promptly deliver a copy of such plan to Amarin for review and comment), which plan shall address the findings of the audit report and include accomplishment dates for corrective actions. Thereafter, once the Parties mutually agree on a corrective action plan, the Parties agree to amend the Development and Process Validation Plan to include such corrective actions.
(c) Amarin agrees to cooperate with Chemport by making its Approved Representatives available for consultation and advice to Chemport, as may be reasonably requested by Chemport, regarding implementation of cGMP and related procedural systems and any other matters as may be mutually agreed.
(d) Chemport shall use reasonable best efforts to be prepared for any Pre-Approval Inspection. Amarin will cooperate with Chemport in a reasonable and timely manner in preparation for such Pre-Approval Inspection.
7.4 Drug Application Documentation.
(a) Amarin shall draft the CMC section of the Drug Application for the Product based on information to be provided by Chemport as follows: (i) the Quality Section for API manufacturing (in the CMC section) will be drafted by Chemport in the form of a DMF that will be sent to the FDA Documentation room by Chemport; (ii) Chemport will make available to Amarin information in the DMF that does not constitute Chemport Confidential Information; and (iii) such access to the DMF will be only through a letter of access issued to Amarin by Chemport. Once the CMC section of the Drug Application for the Product is drafted by Amarin, if requested by Amarin, Chemport shall assist Amarin by critically reviewing and providing corrections to any relevant section of the Amarin’s CMC in a timely fashion. Chemport agrees that Amarin may reference Chemport as the manufacturer of the API in Amarin’s Drug Application and any other documentation required under any regulatory filings for the API, and Chemport will provide the relevant Government Body with all required documentation, including development and analytical reports to support such filings. Amarin shall own all regulatory files (excluding the DMFs) with respect to the API including without limitation regulatory data and documentation prepared by Chemport under this Section 7.4 respecting the
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manufacture of the API, including without limitation the CMC section of any Drug Application filed with the FDA related to the API. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the DMFs shall be owned by Chemport, and (ii) all process information related to the manufacture of API, whether contained in a DMF or otherwise, shall, subject to Section 13.4, constitute Chemport Confidential Information and shall not be disclosed to Amarin under any circumstances, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary; provided, however, Chemport shall provide the relevant Governmental Body with all information necessary to support Amarin’s Drug Application filings in a timely manner.
(b) Upon reasonable request from Chemport, Amarin shall provide Chemport with information regarding Drug Applications, or discrete sections thereof, to the extent available and necessary for Chemport to perform its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that information provided hereunder shall not be provided or disclosed to any other Person without Amarin’s prior Consent. In the event that any Governmental Body makes an inquiry of or provides any information to Chemport that is or may be related to a Drug Application, Chemport shall promptly forward such inquiry or information to Amarin.
(i) within [***] advise Amarin’s head of regulatory affairs, or his or her designee, by telephone and facsimile and provide all relevant information known to Chemport regarding such inspection;
(ii) reasonably cooperate with and allow any such inspection to the extent required by Legal Requirements;
(iii) direct all inquiries related to API, Product, any Drug Application or Amarin’s Confidential Information covered by Article XIII of this Agreement to Amarin;
(iv) have a consultant with the required expertise present for such inspections at Chemport’s sole cost and expense. Chemport will provide a copy of the 483 inspection observations upon conclusion of the inspection and the 483 responses to Amarin when prepared and sent to the inspecting Governmental Body;
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(v) within [***] (within [***] if any serious or critical deficiencies are identified by the Governmental Body) send Amarin a copy of any inspection report observations issued by any Governmental Body related to the manufacture, generation, processing, storage, transportation, distribution, treatment, disposal or other management of API or Third Party Materials;
(vi) provide each proposed response to any inspection reports prepared in accordance with this Section 7.7 not less than [***] before the required response date and consider any comments or suggestions received from Amarin in good faith; and
(vii) respond to all inspection report observations by any Governmental Body in a timely manner and take all appropriate corrective actions required or recommended by such Governmental Body.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.7(a), nothing shall require Chemport to disclose information to Amarin specifically relating to any other customer of Chemport or those customers’ products to which the inspection relates.
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Article VIII
8.3 Grant of License to API (including API Product Developments). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Chemport hereby grants Amarin (a) a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-transferable (except in connection with a permitted assignment under Section 16.4), non-sublicensable license to use the API Product Developments for the manufacture and sale of Product using API supplied by Chemport, and (b) a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-transferable (except in connection with a permitted assignment under Section 16.4), non-sublicensable license to use
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the Chemport Intellectual Property (other than the API Product Developments) for the manufacture and sale of Product using API supplied by Chemport. This license shall terminate upon the later of (i) the expiration or termination of this Agreement or (ii) such time that Amarin is no longer in possession of API supplied by Chemport, including API that has been incorporated into Product that has not reached expiry. For the avoidance of doubt, regardless of the termination or expiration of this Agreement, Amarin shall have a license to use the Chemport Intellectual Property (including API Product Developments) for the manufacture and sale of the Product for so long as necessary to sell all inventory that incorporates API (including API Product Developments) provided by Chemport under this Agreement. The license granted in this Section 8.3 shall be referred to as the “Amarin License.”
(a) Amarin shall promptly notify Chemport of any suspected or threatened infringement, misappropriation or other unauthorized use of the Chemport Intellectual Property licensed by Chemport to Amarin under the Amarin License that comes to Amarin’s attention. The notice shall set forth the facts of such suspected or threatened infringement in reasonable detail. Chemport shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to institute, prosecute and control, at its expense, any action or proceeding against the Third-Party infringer of such Chemport Intellectual Property. If Chemport institutes an action against such infringer, Amarin shall give Chemport reasonable assistance and authority to control, file and prosecute the suit as necessary at Chemport’s expense. Amarin shall have the right to participate in the applicable action or proceeding with its own counsel at its own expense and without reimbursement hereunder. If Amarin elects to so participate, Chemport shall provide Amarin with an opportunity to consult regarding such action or proceeding.
(b) If Chemport elects not to bring any action or proceeding for infringement, misappropriation or other unauthorized use of the Chemport Intellectual Property licensed by Chemport to Amarin under the Amarin License, then it shall promptly advise Amarin of its decision, and Amarin thereafter shall have the right, but not the obligation, to institute, prosecute and control, at its expense, any action or proceeding against the Third-Party infringer of such Chemport Intellectual Property. If Amarin institutes an action against such infringer, Chemport shall give Amarin reasonable assistance and authority to control, file and prosecute the suit as necessary at Amarin’s expense, and shall join such action if reasonably requested by Amarin or required by applicable Legal Requirements. Chemport shall have the right to participate in the applicable action or proceeding with its own counsel at its own expense and without reimbursement hereunder (except for any out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Chemport following its joinder as a party to such action or proceeding pursuant to Amarin’s reasonable request or as required by applicable Legal Requirements). If Chemport elects to participate (but is not joined as a party to such action or proceeding), Amarin shall provide Chemport with an opportunity to consult regarding such action or proceeding. Amarin shall retain any damages or other monetary awards that it recovers in pursuing any action under this Section 8.4(b).
(c) In the event that either Party exercises the rights conferred in this Section 8.4 and recovers any damages or other sums in such action or proceeding or in settlement thereof, such damages or other sums recovered shall first be applied to all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Parties in connection therewith (including attorneys fees), unless such Party is expressly not entitled to reimbursement under this Section 8.4. If such recovery is insufficient to cover all such costs and expenses of both Parties, the controlling Party’s costs shall be paid in full first before any of the other Party’s costs. Each Party seeking reimbursement under this Section 8.4 shall furnish promptly to the other Party appropriate documentation of its out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred.
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Article IX
Information; Access; Audit Rights
(a) Data. Chemport shall provide to Amarin copies (in electronic or hard-copy form, as requested by Amarin) of or access to data as may be reasonably requested from time to time by Amarin on a bona fide need-to-know basis, except as may be restricted for confidential information or trade secrets. Chemport shall provide final reports for batch failures, including recommendation for API disposition for all investigations involving (i) foreign matter or particulate contamination; or (ii) any test results indicating non-compliance with the applicable Drug Applications, cGMPs or the API Specifications.
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Article X
10.1 Representations and Warranties of Chemport. Chemport represents and warrants that:
(b) Status; Enforceability. Chemport is a validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Chemport has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action; this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Chemport, enforceable against Chemport in accordance with the terms hereof; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Chemport will not violate or conflict with any other agreement or instrument to which Chemport is a party.
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(x) either a federal or state law that is cited in 21 U.S.C. § 335(a) as a ground for debarment, denial of approval or suspension, (y) any other law cited in any comparable Legal Requirements as a ground for debarment, denial of approval or suspension. Chemport shall notify Amarin immediately upon learning of any circumstance that would cause this certification under this Section 10.1(c) to become false or inaccurate.
(d) Regulatory Consents. Chemport has or will have all Consents necessary to timely perform its obligations hereunder and to manufacture the API used in Product for commercial sale.
10.2 Representations and Warranties of Amarin. Amarin represents and warrants that:
(a) Status; Enforceability. Amarin is a validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Amarin has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action; this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Amarin, enforceable against Amarin in accordance with the terms hereof; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Amarin will not violate or conflict with any other agreement or instrument to which Amarin is a party.
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(d) Non-infringement. To Amarin’s best knowledge, Amarin’s commercial sale of Product will not infringe upon the Intellectual Property rights of any Third Party.
10.3 Disclaimer. OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
Article XI
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Article XII
Article XIII
13.2 Definition of “Chemport Confidential Information”. As used herein, the term “Chemport Confidential Information” shall mean (a) all confidential business information, and (b) technical communications, documents or other information, in each case not constituting Amarin Confidential Information, Amarin Intellectual Property or data, whether in written, oral or other form, of Chemport or a Chemport Affiliate that are disclosed to Amarin by Chemport or a Chemport Affiliate or Amarin otherwise learns in connection with the negotiation or performance of this Agreement (whether relating to Chemport, a Chemport Affiliate or any Third Party for which Chemport has an obligation of confidentiality), including the terms of this Agreement and any information disclosed by Chemport prior to the Effective Date. The fact that a Party is required by a provision of this Agreement to disclose certain information to the other Party shall not have any effect regarding whether such information is Amarin Confidential Information or Chemport Confidential Information, as the case may be, and all use
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and disclosure of such Confidential Information is subject to this Article XIII. In responding to such a required disclosure, a Party may redact information relating to Third Parties from any documents deliverable to the other Party that are not relevant to the subject matter of this Agreement.
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and terms of this Agreement that has already been publicly disclosed by such Party in accordance with the foregoing or by the other Party. Either Party may disclose the terms of this Agreement to such Party’s existing investors, directors and professional advisors and to potential investors, acquirors or merger partners and their professional advisors who are bound by written or professional obligations of non-disclosure and non-use that are at least as stringent as those contained in this Article XIII or are customary for such purpose. Chemport acknowledges that Amarin or its Affiliates may be obligated to file a copy of this Agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with its next quarterly report on Form 10-Q, annual report on Form 10-K or current report on Form 8-K or with any registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Amarin shall be entitled to make such filings.
(a) at the time of disclosure hereunder is generally available to the public;
(b) after disclosure hereunder becomes generally available to the public, except through breach of this Article XIII by the receiving Party or its Affiliates;
(c) was not acquired directly or indirectly from the disclosing Party or its Affiliates and which the receiving Party lawfully had in its possession prior to disclosure by the disclosing Party without confidentiality, nondisclosure and non-use obligations;
(d) is independently developed by employees or agents of the receiving Party without the use of the Confidential Information of the disclosing Party; or
(e) becomes available to the receiving Party from a Third Party that is not legally prohibited from disclosing such Confidential Information, provided such information was not acquired by such Third Party directly or indirectly from the disclosing Party or its Affiliates.
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Article XIV
Article XV
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(a) Failure to Validate Manufacturing Process. Chemport fails to complete the Validation of the Initial Manufacturing Process on or before the Expansion completion date set forth in Section 4.1.
(b) Failure to Achieve Acceptance of Pre-Approval Inspection. Chemport (i) receives at any time correspondence from FDA indicating that the Facility or facility of a Third Party Supplier is not approved for the manufacture of API, or (ii) fails to obtain official correspondence from FDA stating that the Facility has been approved for the manufacture of API on or before the [***] after the first FDA inspection of the Facility relating to the Expansion.
(c) Failure to Supply Unrelated to Force Majeure. In the event of the continued failure of Chemport to deliver API to Amarin, Amarin shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Chemport. “Continued” for purposes of determining a continued failure to supply shall be a failure to deliver at least [***] of the API required to be delivered over a [***] period.
(d) Supply of Nonconforming API. Chemport delivers Nonconforming API pursuant to [***] or more Purchase Orders in any [***] period.
(f) Failure to Obtain or Maintain Consents. Chemport fails to obtain, maintain and comply with all Consents required for the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
(g) Failure to Ship Commercial Batches. Chemport fails to deliver [***] batches of API (each batch being [***]) to Amarin’s carrier by the Shipment Date(s) specified in the relevant Purchase Order(s), which Shipment Date(s) shall be within [***] from the completion date of the Expansion.
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(a) Failure to Obtain Approval of the Drug Application. Amarin’s failure to obtain approval of the Drug Application for the Product from the FDA by [***].
(b) Failure to Place Purchase Orders. Amarin’s failure to place Purchase Orders within [***] of the date on which the Chemport Approvals are obtained.
(c) Failure to Accept API Unrelated to a Force Majeure Event. Amarin’s continued failure to accept conforming API delivered by Chemport unrelated to a Force Majeure Event. “Continued” for purposes of determining a continued failure to accept conforming API shall be a failure to accept at least [***] of the API delivered over a [***] period.
(d) Failure to Pay. Amarin’s failure to pay Chemport invoiced amounts for conforming API (that is not subject to an active investigation of Nonconformity or otherwise disputed in good faith by Amarin) within [***] from the applicable due dates for [***] consecutive Purchase Orders.
(e) Failure to Order Minimum Quantities. Amarin’s failure to order the relevant minimum annual quantities of API for [***] consecutive [***]. For purposes of determining the quantities ordered by Amarin, (i) all quantities subject to Purchase Orders placed in such Calendar Year, (ii) all quantities of Validation batches of API purchased pursuant to Section 5.4(a) in such Calendar Year, (iii) all quantities ordered from a Secondary Supplier due to Chemport’s failure to supply API hereunder in such Calendar Year and (iv) all quantities ordered from a Secondary Supplier due to a Force Majeure Event in such Calendar Year shall be included in such determination.
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Article XVI
If to Amarin:
Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd.
c/o Xxxxx Xxxxxxx; Attention: [***]
0 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx 0
Xxxxxxx
Telephone x000 0 000 0000
Fax x000 0 000 0000
and
Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd.
c/o Amarin Pharma, Inc.
Mystic Packer Building, Suite 300
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
XXX
Attention: Vice President, Corporate Development
Telephone: x0 000-000-0000
Fax: x0 000-000-0000
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxx X. X’Xxxx
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx, L.L.P.
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Floor (zip: 27601)
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to Chemport:
Chemport Inc.
00-0 Xxxxxx-xxxx, Xxxx-xx
Xxxxxxxxx-xx 000-000, Xxxxx
Attention: [***], CTO/Senior Managing Director
Fax: x00-00-000-0000
Email: [***]
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With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Chemport Inc.
2-1704 Ace Hightech City, 55-20
Munrae-dong 3-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu
Xxxxx 000-000 Xxxxx
Attention: | [***], CFO/Director | |
Fax: | x00-0-0000-0000 | |
Email: | [***] |
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For Amarin:
Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd.
c/o Amarin Pharma, Inc.
Mystic Packer Building, Suite 300
12 Roosevelt Avenue
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
XXX
Attention: President
Telephone: x0 000-000-0000
Fax: x0 000-000-0000
For Chemport:
Chemport Inc.
00-0 Xxxxxx-xxxx, Xxxx-xx
Xxxxxxxxx-xx 000-000, Xxxxx
Attention: [***], CTO/Senior Managing Director
Fax: x00-00-000-0000
Email: [***]
With a copy to:
Chemport Inc.
2-1704 Ace Hightech City, 55-20
Munrae-dong 3-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu
Xxxxx 000-000 Xxxxx
Attention: | [***], CFO/Director | |
Fax: | x00-0-0000-0000 | |
Email: | [***] |
If such dispute is not resolved by the end of the [***] period, then either Party shall be entitled to refer the matter to be finally settled by arbitration to be held in accordance with the then-current Rules of Arbitration and Conciliation of the International Chamber of Commerce by three (3) arbitrators to be appointed in accordance with the said Rules. The Parties agree that any such unresolved dispute, and any claim or dispute related to the validity of this arbitration clause, may be resolved solely by binding arbitration under this Section 16.5. The arbitration shall take place in London, England if the claim giving rise to such arbitration is brought by Chemport and the arbitration shall take place in Singapore if the claim giving rise to such arbitration is brought by Amarin. In each case, the proceedings shall be conducted and all documentation shall be presented in the English language. The award of the arbitrators shall be final and without appeal. Any competent court shall be able to order enforcement of the award. Each Party will bear its own attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred pursuant to this Section 16.5. For avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit or delay a Party from seeking appropriate injunctive or other equitable relief.
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16.12 Headings; Schedules; Counterparts.
16.13 Governing Law. This Agreement and all matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, USA, without regard to principles of conflicts of law. The Parties agree that the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply.
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AMARIN PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Title: | Director | |
CHEMPORT INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Young Xxx Xxx | |
Name: | Young Xxx Xxx | |
Title: | CEO/President | |
5/25/2011 |
SCHEDULE 3.1
PRICING SCHEDULE
Price Schedule
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SCHEDULE 3.1(e)
API PRICE ADJUSTMENT
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SCHEDULE 4.1
EXPANSION PLANS
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SCHEDULE 4.5
SECOND EXPANSION PLANS
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SCHEDULE 5.1
API SPECIFICATIONS1
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SCHEDULE 6.2
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS
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