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Asset Purchase Agreement
Dated as of March 3, 2017
between
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
as Seller
and
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited,
as Buyer
and, solely for purposes of Section 10.14 herein,
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated,
as Guarantor
The Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) contains representations, warranties and covenants
that were made only for purposes of the Agreement and as of specific dates; were solely for the benefit of
the parties to the Agreement; may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties, including being
qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the
parties to the Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of
materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors
should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any description thereof as
characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the contracting parties, or any of their
respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the
representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Agreement, which subsequent
information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures by the contracting parties.
Exhibit 10.12
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ARTICLE I ASSET PURCHASE ............................................................................................................... 1
Section 1.01 Sale of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities ........................................................................... 1
Section 1.02 Consideration ...................................................................................................................... 4
Section 1.03 The Closing ......................................................................................................................... 5
Section 1.04 Consents to Assignment ...................................................................................................... 6
Section 1.05 Further Assurances .............................................................................................................. 6
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER ................................................ 7
Section 2.01 Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power .............................................................. 7
Section 2.02 Title to Assets ...................................................................................................................... 7
Section 2.03 Authority ............................................................................................................................. 7
Section 2.04 No Subsidiaries. .................................................................................................................. 8
Section 2.05 Non-Contravention; Consents ............................................................................................. 8
Section 2.06 Vote Required ..................................................................................................................... 8
Section 2.07 Absence of Certain Changes ............................................................................................... 8
Section 2.08 Real Property ....................................................................................................................... 9
Section 2.09 Intellectual Property ............................................................................................................ 9
Section 2.10 Contracts ........................................................................................................................... 11
Section 2.11 Litigation ........................................................................................................................... 12
Section 2.12 Regulatory Matters ............................................................................................................ 12
Section 2.13 Transferred Inventory. ....................................................................................................... 14
Section 2.14 Product Liability. ............................................................................................................... 14
Section 2.15 Compliance with Laws ...................................................................................................... 14
Section 2.16 Compliance with Anti-Bribery Laws ................................................................................ 15
Section 2.17 Brokers’ Fees .................................................................................................................... 16
Section 2.18 Sufficiency of Assets ......................................................................................................... 16
Section 2.19 Solvency ............................................................................................................................ 16
Section 2.20 Board Approval ................................................................................................................. 16
Section 2.21 Information Supplied......................................................................................................... 16
Section 2.22 No Misrepresentation. ....................................................................................................... 17
Section 2.23 Disclaimer ......................................................................................................................... 17
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER ............................................. 17
Section 3.01 Organization ...................................................................................................................... 17
Section 3.02 Authorization of Transaction ............................................................................................ 17
Section 3.03 Noncontravention; Consents ............................................................................................. 17
Section 3.04 Broker’s Fees .................................................................................................................... 18
Section 3.05 Litigation ........................................................................................................................... 18
Section 3.06 Sufficiency of Funds ......................................................................................................... 18
Section 3.07 Information Supplied......................................................................................................... 18
Section 3.08 Solvency. ........................................................................................................................... 18
Section 3.09 Limited Representations. ................................................................................................... 19
ARTICLE IV PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS ......................................................................................... 19
Section 4.01 Operation of Business ....................................................................................................... 19
Section 4.02 Access ............................................................................................................................... 20
Section 4.03 Governmental Approvals and Consents ............................................................................ 21
Section 4.04 Notices of Certain Events .................................................................................................. 23
Section 4.05 Release of Encumbrances .................................................................................................. 24
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Section 4.06 No Solicitation by Seller; Seller Board Recommendation ................................................ 24
Section 4.07 Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Seller Stockholders’ Meeting .................................. 26
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING .................................................................... 28
Section 5.01 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party ..................................................................... 28
Section 5.02 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer................................................................................... 28
Section 5.03 Conditions to Obligations of Seller ................................................................................... 29
ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION ........................................................................................................ 30
Section 6.01 Survival ............................................................................................................................. 30
Section 6.02 Indemnification by Seller .................................................................................................. 31
Section 6.03 Indemnification by Buyer .................................................................................................. 31
Section 6.04 Claims for Indemnification ............................................................................................... 31
Section 6.05 Limitations ........................................................................................................................ 33
Section 6.06 Manner of Payment. .......................................................................................................... 35
Section 6.07 Right of Setoff ................................................................................................................... 35
Section 6.08 Adjustment to Purchase Price ........................................................................................... 35
Section 6.09 Release of the Escrow Account. ........................................................................................ 35
ARTICLE VII TERMINATION ............................................................................................................... 36
Section 7.01 Termination of Agreement ................................................................................................ 36
Section 7.02 Effect of Termination ........................................................................................................ 37
ARTICLE VIII TAX MATTERS ............................................................................................................. 39
Section 8.01 Certain Tax Matters ........................................................................................................... 39
Section 8.02 Withholding Taxes ............................................................................................................ 39
ARTICLE IX FURTHER AGREEMENTS .............................................................................................. 39
Section 9.01 Post-Closing Information .................................................................................................. 39
Section 9.02 Wrong Pockets. ................................................................................................................. 39
Section 9.03 Use of Names .................................................................................................................... 39
Section 9.04 Confidentiality. .................................................................................................................. 40
Section 9.05 Restrictive Covenants ........................................................................................................ 40
Section 9.06 FDA Letters ....................................................................................................................... 41
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS ............................................................................................................ 42
Section 10.01 Certain Definitions ............................................................................................................ 42
Section 10.02 Terms Defined Elsewhere ................................................................................................. 49
Section 10.03 Press Releases and Announcements .................................................................................. 51
Section 10.04 No Third Party Beneficiaries ............................................................................................. 51
Section 10.05 Entire Agreement .............................................................................................................. 51
Section 10.06 Succession and Assignment .............................................................................................. 51
Section 10.07 Counterparts ...................................................................................................................... 52
Section 10.08 Notices ............................................................................................................................... 52
Section 10.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction ............................................................................................. 53
Section 10.10 Amendments and Waivers ................................................................................................ 53
Section 10.11 Severability ....................................................................................................................... 54
Section 10.12 Expenses ............................................................................................................................ 54
Section 10.13 Specific Performance ........................................................................................................ 54
Section 10.14 Guaranty ............................................................................................................................ 54
Section 10.15 Construction ...................................................................................................................... 55
Section 10.16 Waiver of Jury Trial .......................................................................................................... 55
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A -- Form of Assumption Agreement
Exhibit B -- Form of Xxxx of Sale
Exhibit C -- Form of IP Assignment Agreement
Exhibit D -- Form of Transition Services Agreement
Exhibit E-1 -- Form of Seller FDA Letter
Exhibit E-2 -- Form of Seller Orphan Designation Letter
Exhibit F-1 -- Form of Buyer FDA Letter
Exhibit F-2 -- Form of Buyer Orphan Designation Letter
Exhibit G -- Form of Escrow Agreement
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 3,
2017 between Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), Vertex Pharmaceuticals
(Europe) Limited, a U.K. limited company (“Buyer”), and, solely for purposes of Section 10.14 herein,
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Massachusetts corporation (“Guarantor”). Seller and Buyer are
sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and together as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, Seller is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the synthesis, research and
development of compounds as potential therapeutic products for treating cystic fibrosis, including the
generation of Intellectual Property associated therewith (the “CF Enterprise”).
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Seller
desires to sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase, acquire and
accept from Seller, the Acquired Assets (as defined below), and assume, pay, perform and discharge from
Seller certain Liabilities (as defined below) related to the Acquired Assets, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein.
WHEREAS, Guarantor desires to guaranty certain obligations of Buyer hereunder.
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Seller and Buyer
are entering into that certain Research and Testing Agreement (the “Research and Testing Agreement”)
dated as of the date hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
ASSET PURCHASE
Section 1.01 Sale of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities.
(a) Transfer of Assets. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
at the Closing, Seller shall sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer and its assignees under
Section 10.06 hereof (collectively, the “Buyer Group”), and Buyer shall, or shall cause the applicable
member of the Buyer Group to, purchase, acquire and accept assignment from Seller, all of Seller’s right,
title and interest in and to those assets used, planned for use or held for use, in each case, in the
ownership, operation or conduct of the CF Enterprise as currently, and currently expected to be, owned,
operated and conducted (collectively, the “Acquired Assets”), free and clear of all Encumbrances (other
than Permitted Encumbrances), including the following:
(i) all rights to Develop, Manufacture and Commercialize the Transferred
Products, including all rights and claims to all clinical study data, reports and analyses to
the extent related to the Transferred Products, including those identified on Section
1.01(a)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Letter;
(ii) all Intellectual Property related to the Transferred Products that exists
now or as of the Closing anywhere in the world, including: (A) all Intellectual Property
claiming any aspect of, or relating to Seller’s Development, Manufacturing, and/or
Commercialization activities in respect of the Transferred Products on or before the
Closing Date, including Transferred Know-How; (B) any rights which an employee,
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consultant, agent, inventor, author or third party is obligated by contract, statute or
otherwise to assign to Seller; (C) all rights of action arising from the foregoing, including
all claims for damages by reason of present, past and future infringement,
misappropriation, violation misuse or breach of contract in respect of the foregoing;
(D) present, past and future rights to xxx and collect damages or seek injunctive relief for
any such infringement, misappropriation, violation, misuse or breach; and (E) all income,
royalties and any other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable to Seller in
respect of the foregoing (collectively, the “Transferred IP”);
(iii) all documentation or other tangible embodiments that comprise, embody,
disclose or describe the Transferred IP, including engineering drawings, technical
documentation, databases, spreadsheets, business records, inventors’ notebooks,
invention disclosures, digital files, software code and patent, trademark and copyright
prosecution files, including any such files in the custody of outside legal counsel
(collectively, the “Transferred IP Documentation”); provided, however, that (A)
freedom-to-operate opinions of counsel related to the Intellectual Property of Buyer, (B)
minutes, consents, resolutions and other materials prepared for or by the Seller Board and
(C) documentation and other tangible embodiments covered by the attorney-client
privilege associated with the Acquired Assets, including the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, shall each be deemed an Excluded Asset and shall remain with Seller;
(iv) all rights, title and interest in the Contracts relating to the Transferred
Products or Transferred IP, including all Contracts that contain any grant to Seller of any
right relating to or under Intellectual Property rights of any Person that is used or held for
use by Seller in connection with the Transferred Products, each of which is identified on
Section 1.01(a)(iv) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the “Assigned IP Contracts”), and
each other Contract related to the Transferred Products, each of which is identified on
Section 1.01(a)(iv) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (together with the Assigned IP
Contracts, the “Assigned Contracts”);
(v) the Transferred Registrations related to the Transferred Products;
(vi) other than the Transferred Registrations, all qualifications, permits,
registrations, clearances, applications, submissions, variances, exemptions, filings,
approvals and authorizations which relate primarily to the Transferred Products
(collectively, “Permits”), including those identified on Section 1.01(a)(vi) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter (the “Transferred Permits”);
(vii) copies of all customer and supplier lists, marketing studies, consultant
reports, books and records (financial, laboratory and otherwise), files, invoices, billing
records, distribution lists, manuals (in all cases, in any form or medium), but excluding
Tax Returns other than Tax Returns solely related to the Acquired Assets, patient support
and market research programs and related databases, and all complaint files and adverse
event files, in each case, to the extent (1) related to the Transferred Products and (2) in
Seller’s or any of its Affiliates’ possession or under its control as of the Closing Date;
(viii) all Transferred Product Records, including Acquired Assets Regulatory
Filings, to the extent not covered by any of the foregoing;
(ix) all third-party warranties, indemnities and guarantees relating to any of
the Acquired Assets or the Assumed Liabilities;
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(x) all claims, defenses and rights of offset or counterclaim (at any time or in
any manner arising or existing, whether xxxxxx or inchoate, known or unknown,
contingent or non-contingent) relating to any of the Acquired Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities;
(xi) all goodwill arising from, associated with or relating to the Acquired
Assets, including rights under any confidentiality Contracts executed by any third party
for the benefit of Seller in connection with the Acquired Assets;
(xii) all Transferred Inventory; and
(xiii) the Transferred Products.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Acquired Assets shall not include any
Excluded Assets.
(b) Excluded Assets. It is expressly understood and agreed that “Excluded Assets”
means all assets, properties and rights of Seller other than the Acquired Assets, including, but not limited
to, those set forth on Section 1.01(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, the DCE Platform Know-How and
the Excluded Therapeutic Products. For the avoidance of doubt, all Transferred Products shall be
included in the Acquired Assets.
In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of this
definition or the definition of “Acquired Assets,” for purposes of determining what is and is not an
Excluded Asset or an Acquired Asset, the explicit inclusion of an item on Section 1.01(b) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter shall take priority over any textual provision of this definition that would otherwise
operate to exclude such asset from the definition of “Excluded Assets” or include such asset in the
definition of “Acquired Assets,” as applicable.
(c) DCE Platform Know-How and Non-Exclusive License. Seller hereby grants
to Buyer, effective as of the Closing Date, a world-wide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable,
sublicensable, royalty-free, fully-paid license to DCE Platform Know-How for the use in the
Development, Manufacture and Commercialization of the Transferred Products and other therapeutic
products. Seller shall disclose to Buyer DCE Platform Know-How that is necessary or useful for the
ownership, Development, Manufacture and Commercialization of the Transferred Products, and shall
have no further disclosure obligation under this Agreement with respect to DCE Platform Know-How.
(d) Assumed Liabilities. On the Closing Date, Buyer shall, or shall cause the
applicable member of the Buyer Group to, deliver to Seller one or more assumption agreements in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Assumption Agreements”), pursuant to which Buyer, or the
applicable member of the Buyer Group, on and as of the Closing Date, shall, among other things, assume
and agree to pay, perform and discharge when due only the following Liabilities primarily relating to the
Acquired Assets (the “Assumed Liabilities”), and Buyer does not hereby assume or become obligated to
pay or perform any other Liabilities of Seller that arise out of or in respect of any of its operations on or
prior to the Closing, except for the following:
(i) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of, based upon or resulting from the
use, ownership, possession or operation of the Acquired Assets by Buyer or its Affiliates
after the Closing;
(ii) all Liabilities identified on Section 1.01(d) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter;
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(iii) all Liabilities under the Assigned Contracts first arising in respect of the
period after the Closing (other than any Liability arising out of or relating to a default or
breach existing at, prior to, or as a consequence of the Closing); and
(iv) all Liabilities for Taxes attributable to a Post-Closing Tax Period.
(e) Excluded Liabilities. It is expressly understood and agreed that, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Buyer shall not assume, or cause to be assumed, or be deemed
to have assumed or be liable or responsible for any Liabilities (whether now existing or arising after the
date hereof) of Seller or any of its Affiliates relating to, arising out of, based upon or resulting from the
use, ownership, possession or operation of the Acquired Assets by Seller or its Affiliates on or prior to the
Closing, including (i) those Liabilities set forth on Section 1.01(e) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (ii) any
Indebtedness of Seller or any of its Affiliates, (iii) any expenses incurred by, or for the benefit of, Seller
or any of its Affiliates in connection with the preparation, execution or consummation or performance of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements, including all legal,
accounting, Tax advisory, investment banking and other professional fees and expenses, and (iv) any
Liability incurred in connection with the open-label Phase 2 clinical trial of CTP-656 in Europe (such
Liabilities not assumed hereunder, the “Excluded Liabilities”) and the Excluded Liabilities shall remain
the sole obligation and responsibility of Seller.
In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of this
definition or the definition of “Assumed Liabilities,” for purposes of determining what is and is not an
Excluded Liability or an Assumed Liability, the explicit inclusion of an item on Section 1.01(d) of the
Seller Disclosure Letter shall take priority over any textual provision of this definition that would
otherwise operate to exclude such Liability from the definition of “Excluded Liabilities” or include such
Liability in the definition of “Assumed Liabilities,” as applicable.
Section 1.02 Consideration.
(a) Upfront Consideration. On the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in
this Agreement, as partial consideration for the Acquired Assets, and subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, at the Closing, Buyer shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the Buyer Group
to, (i) assume the Assumed Liabilities, (ii) pay to Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds,
the Base Purchase Price, less the Escrow Amount, and (iii) pay to the Escrow Agent the Escrow Amount.
(b) Contingent Consideration. As additional consideration for the Acquired Assets,
Buyer shall pay to Seller, pursuant to this Section 1.02(b), the contingent payment (each a “Contingent
Payment”) set forth below based on the achievement by or on behalf of Buyer or its Affiliates, licensees,
sublicensees or transferees of the corresponding Milestone Event set forth below. For the avoidance of
doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a Contingent Payment shall be due
and payable only once (and only one Contingent Payment shall be payable with respect to each Milestone
Event) and shall be paid by Buyer to Seller promptly, but in no event later than forty-five (45) calendar
days following the occurrence of the applicable Milestone Event by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated in writing by Seller to Buyer.
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Milestone Event Contingent Payment
Receipt of marketing approval from the FDA of a combination treatment
regimen for the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis that contains CTP-
656 .....................................................................................................................
$50,000,000
Completion of a pricing and reimbursement agreement in the United
Kingdom, Germany or France with respect to a combination treatment
regimen for the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis that contains CTP-
656 .....................................................................................................................
$40,000,000
(c) No Diligence Obligation. From and after the Closing, Buyer shall, in its sole and
absolute discretion, make all decisions with respect to the Development, Manufacture and
Commercialization of the Acquired Assets and shall have no obligation to undertake any efforts to
achieve the Milestone Events.
Section 1.03 The Closing.
(a) Time and Location. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place at 9:00 a.m., New York City Time, at the offices of White &
Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of the Americas, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000 as soon as possible but in
no event later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of the last of the
conditions set forth in Article V to be satisfied or (to the extent permitted) waived (other than any such
conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or (to the
extent permitted) waiver of such conditions at Closing), unless another time, date or place is agreed to in
writing by Seller and Buyer. The date on which the Closing actually occurs will be the “Closing Date”.
(b) Actions at the Closing. At the Closing:
(i) Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Buyer the various
certificates, instruments and documents required to be delivered under Section 5.02 not
otherwise listed in this Section 1.03(b);
(ii) Buyer shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Seller the various
certificates, instruments and documents required to be delivered under Section 5.03 not
otherwise listed in this Section 1.03(b);
(iii) Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Buyer one or more
executed Bills of Sale in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (collectively,
the “Xxxx of Sale”);
(iv) Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Buyer executed
Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C (the “IP Assignment Agreements”);
(v) Seller and Buyer shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the other one
or more executed Assumption Agreements and such other instruments as Seller may
reasonably request in order to effect the assignment to, and assumption by, Buyer of
certain of the Acquired Assets and the Assumed Liabilities;
(vi) Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Buyer the Transferred
Product Records;
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(vii) Seller and Buyer shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the other an
executed Transition Services Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D (the “Transition Services Agreement”);
(viii) Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) such other certificates,
documents, instruments and writings as shall be reasonably requested by Buyer to
effectively vest in Buyer title in and to the Acquired Assets, free and clear of all
Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances), in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement; and
(ix) Buyer shall pay (or cause to be paid) (A) to Seller, the Base Purchase
Price, less the Escrow Amount and (B) to the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Amount, in each
case in accordance with Section 1.02(a).
Section 1.04 Consents to Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, if the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery or attempted sale, assignment,
transfer, conveyance or delivery to Buyer of any asset that would be an Acquired Asset is (a) prohibited
by any applicable Law or (b) would require any authorizations, approvals, consents or waivers from a
Third Party or Governmental Entity and such authorizations, approvals, consents or waivers shall not
have been obtained prior to the Closing, then in either case the Closing shall proceed without the sale,
assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery of such asset and this Agreement shall not constitute an
agreement for the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery of such asset; provided, that nothing
in this Section 1.04 shall be deemed to waive the rights of Buyer not to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement if the conditions to its obligations set forth in Article V have not been
satisfied. In the event that the Closing proceeds without the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or
delivery of any such asset, then following the Closing, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain promptly such authorizations, approvals, consents or waivers. Pending such authorization,
approval, consent or waiver, (i) Seller will comply with the terms of, and will not amend, transfer, let
lapse or terminate, its rights with respect to the applicable asset without Buyer’s written consent, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and (ii) the Parties shall cooperate with
each other in any mutually agreeable, reasonable and lawful arrangements designed to provide to Buyer
the benefits of use of such asset, and to Seller the benefits, including any indemnities, that, in each case, it
would have obtained had the asset been conveyed to Buyer at the Closing. To the extent that Buyer is
provided the benefits pursuant to this Section 1.04 of any Contract, Buyer shall (x) perform for the benefit
of the other parties thereto the obligations of Seller or any affiliate of Seller thereunder and (y) satisfy any
related Liabilities with respect to such Contract that, but for the lack of an authorization, approval,
consent or waiver to assign such obligations or Liabilities to Buyer, would be Assumed Liabilities. Once
authorization, approval, consent or waiver for the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery of
any such asset not sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or delivered at the Closing is obtained, Seller
shall promptly assign, transfer, convey and deliver such asset to Buyer at no additional cost to Buyer.
Section 1.05 Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each of the
Parties agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and
delivered, all documents and to take, or cause to be taken, all actions that may be reasonably necessary or
appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this Agreement, provided, that all such actions are in
accordance with applicable Law. From time to time, whether at or after the Closing, (i) Seller shall
execute and deliver such further documents or instruments of conveyance, transfer and assignment and
take all such other action as Buyer may reasonably require to more effectively convey, transfer and assign
to Buyer any and all ownership, right, title and interest in and to the Acquired Assets, including executing
documents or instruments necessary to permit Buyer to record the transfer, conveyance and/or assignment
of any and all Transferred IP with any Governmental Entity and (ii) Buyer, and any other member of the
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Buyer Group, will execute and deliver such further instruments and take all such other action as Seller
may reasonably require for such member of the Buyer Group to assume the Assumed Liabilities.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Except as set forth in the disclosure schedule provided by Seller to Buyer prior to the date hereof
(the “Seller Disclosure Letter”), Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as of the date hereof and
as of the Closing Date as follows. The Seller Disclosure Letter shall be arranged in sections
corresponding to the Sections contained in this Article II. The disclosures in any section of the Seller
Disclosure Letter shall qualify other Sections in this Article II only to the extent it is reasonably clear
from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to other Sections.
Section 2.01 Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power. Seller is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, with all
requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties as presently owned, leased and
operated and to carry on its business as presently conducted. Seller is duly qualified to do business and is
in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of the properties owned,
leased or operated by it and the businesses transacted by it require such licensing or qualification. Section
2.01 of the Seller Disclosure Letter lists, as of the date hereof, all jurisdictions in which the property
owned, leased or operated by Seller, or the nature of the business conducted by Seller makes such
qualification necessary to the extent such qualification relates to any Acquired Asset, except for such
failures to be so qualified that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Seller Material Adverse
Effect. Seller has made available to Buyer prior to the date hereof copies of its organizational documents,
in each case, as amended and in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
Section 2.02 Title to Assets. Except as set forth on Section 2.02 of the Seller Disclosure
Letter, Seller has good, valid and marketable title to the Acquired Assets, free and clear of any
Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances). Upon the sale, conveyance, transfer, assignment
and delivery of the Acquired Assets in accordance with this Agreement, Buyer will acquire good, valid
and marketable title to the Acquired Assets, free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted
Encumbrances). Seller has timely paid over to the appropriate Governmental Entity all amounts required
to be paid over under all escheat and unclaimed property Laws and has substantially complied with all
escheat and unclaimed property Laws.
Section 2.03 Authority. Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) this Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale, the IP Assignment
Agreements, the Transition Services Agreement, the Research and Testing Agreement, the Seller FDA
Letter, the Seller Orphan Designation Letter and any other agreements, certificates or documents to which
Seller is (or will be as of the Closing) a party (collectively, the “Related Agreements”) and to perform its
obligations hereunder and under each of the Related Agreements to which it is (or will be as of the
Closing) a party. The execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement and each of the Related
Agreements to which it is (or will be as of the Closing) a party and the performance by Seller of this
Agreement and its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the consummation by Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of Seller and, other than the Seller Stockholder Approval, no other corporate
or other proceedings or actions on the part of Seller, its board of directors (the “Seller Board”) or
stockholders are necessary therefor. There are no appraisal or dissenters’ rights under applicable Law that
are applicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby by Seller. This Agreement has been, and each Related Agreement to
which it is (or will be at Closing) a party will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and
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(assuming this Agreement and each of the Related Agreements to which Buyer is (or will be at Closing) a
party, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Buyer) constitutes (or will constitute) a valid and
binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with their respective terms, except
as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar Laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general
principles of equity.
Section 2.04 No Subsidiaries. Except for Concert Pharmaceuticals Securities Corporation
and Concert Pharma U.K. Ltd., Seller has no Subsidiaries.
Section 2.05 Non-Contravention; Consents. Neither the execution, delivery or performance
of this Agreement by Seller or any of the Related Agreements to which Seller is (or will be at Closing) a
party, nor the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Related
Agreements, will (with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both):
(a) conflict with or violate any provision of the charter or bylaws or other
organizational documents of Seller;
(b) create any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) upon any of the
Acquired Assets;
(c) require on the part of Seller any filing with, notice to, exemption from, or any
Permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity with respect to the Acquired
Assets, except for (i) compliance by Seller with the applicable requirements of the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”) and any other applicable Antitrust Laws, (ii) the
Seller Orphan Designation Letter, (iii) the Seller FDA Letter and (iv) the filing of the Proxy Statement
with the SEC in preliminary and definitive forms;
(d) subject to obtaining the Third Party consents or providing the notices set forth on
Section 5.02(h) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, conflict with, violate or result in a breach of, constitute a
default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or
cancel, require any notice, right of first offer or refusal, consent or waiver under, or result in the loss of
any right or privilege under, any Assigned Contract, or other instrument to which Seller is a party or by
which any of the Acquired Assets are bound; or
(e) conflict with or violate any Order or Law or other restriction of any
Governmental Entity applicable to Seller, any of the Acquired Assets or any of the Assumed Liabilities,
except, in the case of clauses (b) through (e) above, for such conflicts, breaches, defaults, consents,
approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or notices which would not reasonably be expected to have
a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
Section 2.06 Vote Required. The Seller Stockholder Approval is the only vote of the holders
of any class or series of Seller’s capital stock necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section 2.07 Absence of Certain Changes. Since January 1, 2016, (a) Seller has owned,
developed and operated the Acquired Assets in the Ordinary Course of the CF Enterprise, (b) there has
not been any material damage, destruction or other casualty loss with respect to any Acquired Asset,
whether or not covered by insurance and (c) there has not been any Effect that has had, or would
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except for the transactions contemplated hereby, and
except as set forth in Section 4.01(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, since January 1, 2016, Seller has not
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taken any action that, had it been taken after the date of this Agreement, would be prohibited by the terms
hereof.
Section 2.08 Real Property. The Acquired Assets do not include any owned or leased real
property.
Section 2.09 Intellectual Property. (a) Section 2.09(a)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets
forth a complete and correct list of all issued or registered Transferred IP and applications for registration
of Transferred IP owned by Seller (“Registered Business IP”) and, specifying as to each such item, as
applicable, the owner(s), jurisdiction of registration or application, the registration and/or application
number and the date of registration and/or application.
(b) The Assigned IP Contracts represent all of the Contracts to which Seller is party
and that are related to the Transferred IP and no additional Contracts are necessary or useful for the
ownership, Development, Manufacture, Commercialization and operation of the Acquired Assets as
currently conducted.
(c) Except as set forth on Section 2.09(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, Seller is the
sole owner of all the rights, title and interest in the Transferred IP, free and clear of any and all claims,
any requirement of any past (if outstanding), present or future royalty, milestone or other contingent
payments, or Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances) to the Transferred IP. Seller has not
transferred ownership of, or granted any license or right to use, or authorized the retention of any right or
ownership interest in any Transferred IP to any Person. No Third Party IP is included in or required to
exploit the Transferred IP as currently conducted or contemplated by Seller. Seller does not hold any
trademarks related to the Transferred Products and, to the knowledge of Seller, there will be no
impediment to Buyer’s use of the name CTP-656. Seller is entitled to grant all rights that it purports to
grant with respect to the DCE Platform Know-How in Section 1.01(c).
(d) The Transferred IP is sufficient for the conduct of the Development, Manufacture
and Commercialization of CTP-656 after the Closing in substantially the same manner as conducted prior
to the Closing and constitutes all the rights, property and assets necessary to conduct in all material
respects the Development, Manufacturing and Commercialization activities as currently conducted or
contemplated by Seller.
(e) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in the loss, forfeiture, termination,
license, or impairment of, or give rise to any obligation to transfer or to create, change or abolish, or limit,
terminate, or consent to the continued use by Buyer of any rights in any Transferred IP or material Third
Party IP.
(f) Except as set forth on Section 2.09(f) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, neither the
use or practice of the Transferred IP relating to CTP-656 as currently used or practiced in the Ordinary
Course of the ownership, Development and operation of the Acquired Assets infringes or misappropriates
or otherwise violates, nor the use or practice of the Transferred IP relating to CTP-656 as used or
practiced in the Ordinary Course infringed or misappropriated or otherwise violated any rights, other than
rights that would be infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated if ivacaftor were used or practiced in
the same manner as CTP-656, in Intellectual Property of any Third Party (“Third Party IP”).
(g) Except as set forth on Section 2.09(g) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (i) the use,
Manufacture or Commercialization of CTP-656 does not and will not, infringe, misappropriate or
otherwise violate or conflict with any Third Party IP, and (ii) no claim, action, investigation or proceeding
by or before any Governmental Entity is pending or, has been threatened claiming that the Manufacture or
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Commercialization of the Transferred Products does or will infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate
or conflict with Third Party IP.
(h) Except as set forth on Section 2.09(h) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, no claim
has been asserted in writing to or is pending against Seller or any of its Affiliates and, to the knowledge of
Seller, there have not been any threatened claims or demands against Seller alleging that any aspect of the
use or practice of the Transferred IP or the ownership, Development, Manufacture, Commercialization
and operation of the Acquired Assets as currently conducted infringes or misappropriates or would
infringe the rights of others in or to any Third Party IP, or challenging the validity, enforceability, right to
use or ownership of any Transferred IP.
(i) Seller has not granted to any Third Party any license, ownership interest or right
or option to or for the use of or under the Transferred IP.
(j) Except as set forth on Section 2.09(j) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, there are no
settlements, governmental consents or governmental contracts, judgments or governmental orders entered
into by Seller or imposed upon Seller that restrict Seller’s rights to own or use any Transferred IP or
permit any Third Parties to use any Transferred IP.
(k) Except as set forth on Section 2.09(k) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, no
Transferred IP was developed, in whole or in part (i) pursuant to or in connection with the development of
any professional, technical or industry standard, (ii) under contract with or using the funding or resources
of any Governmental Entity, academic institution or other entity or (iii) under any grants or other funding
arrangements with Third Parties, including the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Incorporated.
Except as set forth on Section 2.09(k) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, no current or former employee,
consultant or independent contractor of the Seller who was involved in, or who contributed to, the
creation or development of any Transferred IP, has performed services for the government, a university,
college, or other educational institution, or a research center, during a period of time during which such
employee, consultant or independent contractor was also performing services for Seller.
(l) To the knowledge of Seller, there is no, nor has there been any, infringement,
misappropriation, or other violations by any Third Party of any Transferred IP, and no such claims are
pending or threatened by Seller against any Person with respect to the Transferred IP.
(m) Seller has taken commercially reasonable steps and precautions to protect and
maintain the Transferred IP, including to establish and preserve the confidentiality, secrecy and
ownership of all of the Transferred IP for which it would be commercially reasonable to do so. No such
Transferred IP has been disclosed to any Person other than Seller’s Representatives who are bound by
confidentiality provisions and no employee, officer, director, consultant or advisor of Seller is in violation
of any material term of any employment contract or any other Contract, or any restrictive covenant,
relating to the right to use confidential information of others.
(n) Except as indicated in Section 2.09(n) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, all
Registered Business IP (i) has been duly maintained and has not been cancelled, allowed to expire,
surrendered, or abandoned, and payment of all applicable maintenance fees for such Registered Business
IP has been made and is current, (ii) is registered and/or recorded in the name of Seller, is in full force,
has been duly applied for, prosecuted and registered in accordance with applicable Laws (including
disclosure to the United States Patent and Trademark Office of all material prior art references); (iii) has
no filings, payments or similar actions that must be taken within 120 days of the date hereof for the
purposes of obtaining, maintaining, perfecting or renewing such registration of Registered Business IP;
(iv) has no unsatisfied past or outstanding maintenance or renewal obligation; and (v) has not been and is
not involved in any inter partes review, opposition, cancellation, interference, reissue, reexamination or
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other similar proceeding. All Registered Business IP is subsisting and, except for any Registered
Business IP that is a pending patent application, valid and enforceable.
(o) Except as set forth on Section 2.09(o) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, each Person
who has or had access to any trade secrets or confidential information contained in the Transferred IP is
subject to a valid and binding written agreement requiring such Person to keep such information
confidential. Each Person who has developed or is or was involved in the development of any
Transferred IP owned or purported to be owned by Seller has signed a valid and binding agreement
confirming that Seller owns such owned Transferred IP.
(p) Except as set forth on Section 2.09(p) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, Seller has
secured valid written present assignments from all consultants and employees who contributed to the
creation or development of any Transferred IP owned or purported to be owned by Seller and of the rights
to such contributions.
(q) Section 2.09(q) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of the Transferred
Products and the Development status of each such Transferred Product.
Section 2.10 Contracts. (a) Section 2.10(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a
complete and correct list of each Contract to which Seller or any of its Affiliates is a party that relates to
the Acquired Assets and that is (each, a “Material Contract”):
(i) a Contract providing for payments by or to any Person in excess of
$100,000 over any twelve (12) month period;
(ii) a Contract relating to any partnership, commercial collaboration or joint
venture or other agreement involving a sharing of profits, losses, costs or Liabilities by
Seller or any of its Affiliates with any other Person;
(iii) a Contract with any Governmental Entity, other than any MTAs or
CTAs;
(iv) a Contract relating to the acquisition or disposition of any assets outside
the Ordinary Course, including any securities purchase agreements, asset purchase
agreements, merger agreements, business combination agreements and any earn-out or
agreement for the deferred payment of purchase price entered into in connection
therewith;
(v) an Assigned Contract;
(vi) a Contract relating to the manufacture, storage, distribution or
commercialization of the Transferred Products;
(vii) a Contract relating to the research or development of the Transferred
Products, excluding any NDAs, MTAs and CTAs;
(viii) a Contract that is a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement, other
than those related to business development activities (“NDAs”), material transfer (or
other similar research) agreement (“MTAs”) or clinical trial agreement (“CTAs”);
(ix) a Contract relating to the testing, auditing or controlling of the
Transferred Products, including any pharmacovigilance Contracts and quality Contracts;
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(x) a Contract that: (A) contains a covenant by Seller not to compete or
otherwise limits the freedom of Seller from engaging in the research, ownership,
operation, development, manufacture, distribution or commercialization of the
Transferred Products; (B) grants any rights of exclusivity to any Person; (C) grants any
right of first refusal, first offer, first negotiation or similar preferential right; (D) grants
any “most favored customer,” “most favored supplier” or similar rights to any Person; or
(E) contains a “requirements” obligation requiring Seller to purchase a designated portion
of any type of material; or
(xi) a Contract that is otherwise material to the Acquired Assets.
(b) Each of the Material Contracts is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal,
valid and binding agreement of Seller, and to the knowledge of Seller, each other party thereto,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws of general application affecting or relating to the enforcement
of creditors’ rights generally, and subject to general principles of equity. Neither Seller, nor, to the
knowledge of Seller, any other party thereto is (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) in
material breach or default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any obligation or covenant
contained in any Material Contract, nor does there exist any condition which upon the passage of time or
the giving of notice or both, would reasonably be expected to cause such material violation of or material
default under or permit the termination or modification of, or acceleration of any obligation under, any
Material Contract. Seller has not given or received written or, to the knowledge of Seller, oral notice to or
from any Person relating to any such actual or alleged, breach or default. Seller has not received any
written or, to the knowledge of Seller, oral notice from a Third Party stating that such Third Party intends
to terminate any Material Contract and Seller has not waived any right under the Material Contracts. True
and complete copies of all Material Contracts including all schedules, exhibits, appendices, amendments,
modifications and waivers relating thereto have been made available to Buyer, except to the extent such
Material Contracts have been redacted to (i) enable compliance with Laws relating to antitrust or the
safeguarding of data privacy; (ii) comply with confidentiality obligations owed to Third Parties; or (iii)
exclude information not related to the Acquired Assets.
Section 2.11 Litigation. There is not, and has never been, a claim, complaint, action, suit,
proceeding, hearing or investigation initiated or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, before any
Governmental Entity or arbitral body relating to the Acquired Assets, Assumed Liabilities, the CF
Enterprise, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (but excluding any claim, complaint,
action, suit, proceeding, hearing or investigation solely relating to any Excluded Assets and any sealed qui
tam cases). There are no outstanding Orders of any Governmental Entity or arbitral body affecting the
Acquired Assets, Assumed Liabilities, the CF Enterprise, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. No product liability claims have been received in writing by Seller and, to the knowledge of
Seller, no such claims have been threatened, in each case, with respect to the Transferred Products.
Section 2.12 Regulatory Matters. (a) Seller holds all Permits required under the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended (the “FDCA”), the Public Health Service Act of
1944, as amended (the “PHSA”), and the regulations of the United States Food and Drug Administration
(the “FDA”) promulgated thereunder, and similar Laws of any other similar Governmental Entity (each a
“Regulatory Authority”) required in connection with the Acquired Assets, including but not limited to
the Seller’s Development, Manufacture, storage, distribution, import, and export of the Transferred
Products (the “Acquired Assets Permits”). Seller is in compliance in all material respects with the terms
of the Acquired Assets Permits. Seller has timely filed all material regulatory reports, schedules,
statements, documents, filings, submissions, forms, registrations, notices and other documents, together
with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that each was required to file with any
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Regulatory Authority related to the Acquired Assets (“Acquired Assets Regulatory Filings”), and has
timely paid all Taxes, fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith. All such Acquired
Assets Regulatory Filings complied in all material respects with applicable Law. All such Acquired
Assets Regulatory Filings are included within the Acquired Assets.
(b) All preclinical and clinical studies or tests conducted by or on behalf of Seller
related to the Acquired Assets have been conducted in compliance with applicable Law, rules, Regulatory
Authority guidance, including the provisions of the FDA’s current good clinical practices regulations at
21 C.F.R. Parts 50, 54, 56 and 312 and the FDA’s current good laboratory practice regulations at 21
C.F.R. Part 58 and Laws and guidance restricting the use and disclosure of personal information,
including but not limited to, individually identifiable health information. No clinical trial conducted by or
on behalf of Seller has been terminated or suspended prior to completion for safety or other non-business
reasons. Neither Seller nor, to the knowledge of Seller, any Third Party on behalf of Seller, has received
any notices (whether in writing or otherwise) or other correspondence (including any warning letter,
untitled letter, 483 observations or similar notices) from the FDA, any other Regulatory Authority or any
institutional review board or ethics committee (i) requiring the termination, suspension or material
modification of any clinical or pre-clinical studies or tests relating to the Transferred Products, or (ii)
claiming that the ownership, operation, research, development, manufacture or use of the Acquired Assets
is not in compliance with all applicable Laws, and, there is no action, proceeding or suit pending or, to the
knowledge of Seller, threatened in writing (including any prosecution, injunction, seizure, civil fine,
suspension or recall) relating to the foregoing. Seller has informed Buyer of all serious adverse drug
reactions known to Seller and its Affiliates relating to the Transferred Products or their use.
(c) Seller has not (i) made an untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent
statement to the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority, (ii) failed to disclose a material fact required to
be disclosed to the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority or (iii) committed any other act, made any
statement or failed to make any statement, that (in any such case) establishes a reasonable basis for the
FDA to invoke its Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities Final Policy
as set forth in Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 120.100, in each case, related to the Acquired Assets. As of
the date of this Agreement, Seller is not the subject of any pending or threatened investigation related to
the Acquired Assets by the (x) FDA pursuant to its Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery,
and Illegal Gratuities Final Policy, or (y) any other Regulatory Authority. None of Seller or any of its
officers, employees, agents or clinical investigators has been suspended or debarred or convicted of any
crime or engaged in any conduct that would reasonably be expected to result in (A) debarment under 21
U.S.C. § 335a or any similar Law or (B) exclusion under 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7 or any similar Law, in each
case, in connection with activities related to the Acquired Assets.
(d) Seller’s Development, Manufacture, storage, distribution, import, and export of
the Transferred Products is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable Laws. There has not been any replacement, “dear doctor” letter, investigator notice, safety
notice, warning letter, untitled letter, inspectional observation or other written notice of action relating to
an alleged lack of safety, efficacy, or regulatory compliance of the Transferred Products (“Safety
Notice”) conducted by or on behalf of Seller or, to the knowledge of Seller, any Safety Notice conducted
by or on behalf of any Third Party. To the knowledge of Seller, no event has occurred or circumstance
exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) is reasonably likely to give rise to any material actual,
alleged, possible or potential action to enjoin Development, Manufacture, storage, distribution, import or
export of any Transferred Products. Seller has made available to Buyer copies of material complaints and
notices of alleged defect or adverse reaction with respect to the Transferred Products that have been
received in writing by Seller.
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(e) Seller is not a party to any corporate integrity agreements, monitoring
agreements, consent decrees, settlement orders, or other similar written agreements, in each case, entered
into with or imposed by any Regulatory Authority and related to the Acquired Assets.
(f) Seller is, and has been, in compliance with (i) all federal, state and local fraud
and abuse laws, including the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7(b)), the civil False
Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated pursuant to such statutes; (ii) the
FDCA, (iii) the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988; (iv) the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information and Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health Act, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; (v) the PHSA and
the regulations of the FDA promulgated thereunder; (vi) laws which are cause for exclusion from any
federal health care program; and (vii) applicable requirements under any Permit or Laws, including
applicable statutes and implementing regulations administered or enforced by the FDA or other
Regulatory Authority, including provisions of the FDA’s current good manufacturing practice regulations
at 21 C.F.R. Parts 210-211 and those relating to investigational use, premarket approval and applications
or abbreviated applications to market the Acquired Assets.
(g) All reports, documents, claims and notices required to be filed, maintained or
furnished to the FDA or any other similar Regulatory Authority by Seller with respect to the Transferred
Products have been so filed, maintained or furnished and were complete and correct in all material
respects on the date filed (or were corrected in or supplemented by a subsequent filing), except as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
Acquired Assets, taken together as a whole.
Section 2.13 Transferred Inventory. The Transferred Inventory has been manufactured,
handled, maintained, packaged and stored, as applicable, at all times in compliance in all material respects
with applicable Law. Section 2.13 of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of
the Transferred Inventory, including the quantity of each component, and sets forth the applicable shelf
life for any active ingredients, and other raw materials included in Transferred Inventory that have a shelf
life.
Section 2.14 Product Liability. To the knowledge of Seller, there are no (i) defects in design
of CTP-656 which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect performance or create a material risk
of injury to persons or property or (ii) citations, decisions, adjudications or statements by any
Governmental Entity or consent decrees stating that CTP-656 is defective or unsafe or fail to meet any
standards promulgated by any such Governmental Entity.
Section 2.15 Compliance with Laws. (a) Seller is, and has been, with respect to the CF
Enterprise, Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities, in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable Laws. Seller is not a party to, nor is subject to, non-compliance proceedings or the provisions
of any material Order of any Governmental Entity. No notice, citation, summons or order has been issued
to Seller or any of its Affiliates, no complaint has been filed and served, no penalty has been assessed and
notice thereof given, and, to the knowledge of Seller, no investigation or review is pending or, to the
knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller by any Governmental Entity with respect to any alleged,
actual, possible or potential violation, or failure to comply with by Seller of any Law applicable to the CF
Enterprise, Acquired Assets or Assumed Liabilities.
(b) Set forth on Section 2.15(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter are all Permits held by
Seller that are required in connection with the ownership, operation or Development of the Acquired
Assets as currently owned, operated and Developed, each of which is valid and in full force and effect,
and none of such Permits will lapse, terminate, expire or otherwise be impaired as a result of the
execution or delivery of this Agreement or the Related Agreements by Seller or the consummation of the
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transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except for the Transferred Permits, there are no Permits,
whether written or oral, necessary or required in connection with the ownership, operation or
Development of the Acquired Assets as currently owned, operated and Developed. No notice, citation,
summons or order has been issued, no complaint has been filed and served, no penalty has been assessed
and notice thereof given, and no investigation or review is pending or, to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened against Seller by any Governmental Entity with respect to any alleged, actual, possible or
potential violation, failure to comply with, or failure to have, any Permit required in connection with the
Acquired Assets. No event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of
time) is reasonably likely to give rise to the loss of or refusal to renew the Transferred Permits.
Section 2.16 Compliance with Anti-Bribery Laws
(a) Neither Seller nor any its Representatives or Affiliates, or any other Person
acting on behalf of Seller, has:
(i) made, authorized, offered or promised to make any payment, gift or
transfer of anything of value, directly, indirectly or through a third party, to or for the use
or benefit of any Official for the purpose of (a) unlawfully influencing any act, decision,
or failure to act by an Official in his or her official capacity; or (b) inducing such Official
to use unlawfully his or her influence with any Governmental Entity to affect any act or
decision of the Governmental Entity in order to obtain, retain, or direct business or secure
an improper advantage, in each case related to the Acquired Assets;
(ii) made, authorized, offered or promised to make any payment, gift or
transfer of anything of value, directly, indirectly or through a third party, to another
individual in exchange for (or as a reward for) improper performance of a relevant
function or activity related to the Acquired Assets;
(iii) requested, accepted or agreed to accept a financial or other advantage,
either directly or through a third party, in exchange for (or as a reward for) improper
performance of a relevant function or activity related to the Acquired Assets; or
(iv) made, authorized, offered or promised to make any unlawful bribe,
rebate, payoff, influence payment or kickback or has taken any other action related to the
Acquired Assets that would violate any Anti-Bribery Law binding on such Person or in
effect in any jurisdiction in which such action is taken.
(b) Seller maintains books, records, and accounts that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect in all material respects its transactions and dispositions of its assets, and
maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that:
(i) its transactions related to the Acquired Assets are executed and its funds
are expended in accordance with its management’s authorization;
(ii) its transactions related to the Acquired Assets are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of its financial statements in conformity with GAAP; and
(iii) access to the Acquired Assets is permitted in accordance with its
management’s authorization.
(c) The ownership, Development, Manufacture, Commercialization and operation of
the Acquired Assets has been in compliance with all Anti-Bribery Laws to which the ownership,
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Development, Manufacture, Commercialization and operation of the Acquired Assets are subject, as
applicable, and Seller has engaged only in lawful business practices, in each case, in all material respects.
Section 2.17 Brokers’ Fees. No agent, broker, finder or investment banker other than Aquilo
Partners, L.P. is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by, or on behalf of,
Seller. Seller is solely responsible for the fees and expenses of any such agent, broker, finder or
investment banker.
Section 2.18 Sufficiency of Assets. The Acquired Assets constitute a conveyance to Buyer,
free and clear of any Encumbrance, other than Permitted Encumbrances, of all of the rights, property and
assets that are owned, licensed or controlled by Seller or any of its Affiliates as of the Closing Date and
that are necessary or useful for the ownership, Development, Manufacture, Commercialization and
operation of the CF Enterprise. None of the Excluded Assets (including those set forth in Section 1.01(b)
of the Seller Disclosure Letter), other than the DCE Platform Know-How, are necessary or useful for the
ownership, Development, Manufacture, Commercialization and operation of the CF Enterprise.
Immediately after the Closing, no Person shall have any right, title or interest in or right to use any of the
Acquired Assets, other than Buyer. Immediately after the Closing, Buyer will own all assets that are
used, held for use or necessary or useful for the ownership, Development, Manufacture,
Commercialization and operation of the CF Enterprise, free and clear of any Encumbrance, other than
Permitted Encumbrances.
Section 2.19 Solvency. Assuming satisfaction of the conditions to this Agreement and after
giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the assumption or retention (as applicable) of the
Excluded Liabilities by Seller and its Affiliates, payment of all amounts required to be paid in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and payment of all related fees and
expenses, Seller and its Affiliates (on a consolidated basis) are not insolvent as of the Closing Date and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall not render Seller insolvent. As used
herein, “insolvent” means the sum of Seller’s debts and other probable Liabilities exceeds the present fair
saleable value of Seller’s assets. Seller has no current plans to file and prosecute a petition for relief
under Chapter 11 or 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Section 2.20 Board Approval. The Seller Board, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting
duly called and held and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way (the “Seller Board
Approval”), has (i) declared that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are advisable
and in the best interests of Seller and the stockholders of Seller, (ii) approved this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) recommended that the stockholders of Seller approve this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) directed that this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereunder be submitted to Seller’s stockholders for their approval. No member
of the Seller Board has voted against any of the foregoing.
Section 2.21 Information Supplied. The information supplied by Seller for inclusion in the
Proxy Statement will not, as of the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the stockholders of Seller,
and at the time of the Seller Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, Seller makes no representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied by Buyer
or any of its Representatives for inclusion in the Proxy Statement. The Proxy Statement, when filed, will
comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act.
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Section 2.22 No Misrepresentation. To the knowledge of Seller, no representation or
warranty or other statement made by Seller in this Agreement, the Seller Disclosure Letter, the certificates
or documents delivered pursuant to Section 1.03(b) or otherwise in connection with the contemplated
transactions contains any untrue statement or omits to state a material fact necessary to make any of them,
in light of the circumstances in which it was made, not misleading. Seller does not have any knowledge
of any fact related to the Acquired Assets that would reasonably be expected to materially adversely
affect the assets, business, financial condition, or results of operations of the CF Enterprise that has not
been set forth in this Agreement or the Seller Disclosure Letter.
Section 2.23 Disclaimer. Neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates or their respective
Representatives has made, or shall be deemed to have made, any representation or warranty, express or
implied, at law or in equity, in respect of Seller, the CF Enterprise, the Acquired Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities, other than those expressly made by seller in this Article II, the certificate delivered pursuant to
Section 5.02(c) or in one of the Related Agreements.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that:
Section 3.01 Organization. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.
Section 3.02 Authorization of Transaction. Buyer has all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) this Agreement and each of the
Related Agreements to which Buyer is (or will be as of the Closing) a party and to perform its obligations
hereunder and under each of the Related Agreements to which it is (or will be as of the Closing) a party.
The execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement and each of the Related Agreements to which it is
(or will be as of the Closing) a party and the performance by Buyer of this Agreement and its obligations
hereunder and thereunder, and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer and
no other corporate or other proceedings or actions on the part of Buyer, its board of directors or
stockholders are necessary therefor. This Agreement has been, and each Related Agreement to which it is
(or will be at Closing) a party will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by Buyer and (assuming
this Agreement and each of the Related Agreements to which Seller is (or will be at Closing) a party,
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Seller) constitutes (or will constitute) a valid and binding
obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium
or other similar Laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of
equity.
Section 3.03 Noncontravention; Consents. Neither the execution, delivery or performance
of this Agreement by Buyer or any of the Related Agreements to which Buyer is (or will be at Closing) a
party, nor the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Related
Agreements, will (with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both):
(a) conflict with or violate any provision of the charter or bylaws or other
organizational documents of Buyer;
(b) require on the part of Buyer any filing with, notice to, exemption from, or any
Permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity with respect to the Acquired
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Assets, except for (i) compliance by Buyer with the applicable requirements of the HSR Act and any
other applicable Antitrust Laws, (ii) the Buyer Orphan Designation Letter, and (iii) the Buyer FDA Letter;
(c) conflict with, violate or result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in
the acceleration of, create in any party any right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel, require any
notice, right of first offer or refusal, consent or waiver under, or result in the loss of any right or privilege
under, any Contract to which Buyer is a party or by which Buyer is bound or to which any of its assets are
subject, except which do not, and would not reasonably be expected to, materially and adversely affect
Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; or
(d) conflict with or violate any Order or Law or other restriction of any
Governmental Entity applicable to Buyer or any of its properties or assets;
except, in the case of clauses (b) through (d) of this Section 3.03, for such conflicts, breaches,
defaults, consents, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or notices which would
reasonably be expected to have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.04 Broker’s Fees. No agent, broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finder’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by, or on behalf of, Buyer. Buyer is solely responsible
for the fees and expenses of any such agent, broker, finder or investment banker.
Section 3.05 Litigation. There is no claim, complaint, action, suit, proceeding, hearing or
investigation initiated, or, to the knowledge of Buyer, threatened, before any Governmental Entity or
arbitral body against Buyer (but excluding any claim, complaint, action, suit, proceeding, hearing or
investigation relating to sealed qui tam cases) which would adversely affect Buyer’s performance under
this Agreement or any Related Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any Related Agreement. There are no outstanding Orders of any Governmental Entity or
arbitral body against Buyer which would adversely affect Buyer’s performance under this Agreement or
any Related Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any
Related Agreement.
Section 3.06 Sufficiency of Funds. As of the date hereof, Buyer has, and at all times until the
satisfaction of all of its obligations under this Agreement will have, sufficient cash, available lines of
credit or other sources of immediately available funds on hand to enable it perform all of its obligations
under this Agreement.
Section 3.07 Information Supplied. The information supplied by Buyer for inclusion in the
Proxy Statement will not, as of the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the stockholders of Seller,
and at the time of the Seller Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, Buyer makes no representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied by Seller
or any of its Representatives for inclusion in the Proxy Statement. The information supplied by Buyer for
inclusion in the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
Section 3.08 Solvency. Assuming satisfaction of the conditions to this Agreement and after
giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the assumption or retention (as applicable) of the
Assumed Liabilities by Buyer, payment of all amounts required to be paid in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and payment of all related fees and expenses,
neither the Buyer nor the Guarantor will be insolvent as of the Closing Date and the consummation of the
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transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements shall not render Buyer or the
Guarantor insolvent. As used herein, “insolvent” means the sum of the debts and other probable
Liabilities of the Buyer exceeds the present fair saleable value of the assets of the Buyer. Neither Buyer
nor the Guarantor has current plans to file and prosecute a petition for relief under Chapter 11 or 7 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar foreign Laws.
Section 3.09 Limited Representations. Buyer acknowledges, for itself and on behalf of its
Affiliates, that none of Seller, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives or any other Person acting
on their behalf has made any representation or warranty regarding the CF Enterprise, the Acquired Assets,
the Assumed Liabilities or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except as expressly set forth
in Article II, the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.02(c) or in one of the Related Agreements.
Buyer acknowledges that, to the extent provided by Seller, none of Seller, its Affiliates or their respective
Representatives thereof makes any representation or warranty with respect to any estimates, projections,
forecasts or business plans (including the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying such estimates,
projections, forecasts or plans).
ARTICLE IV
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
Section 4.01 Operation of Business.
(a) Except as otherwise consented to in writing by Buyer, as set forth on Section
4.01 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, the Research and Testing Agreement or as required by applicable
Law or Order, or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, during the period from the date of this
Agreement until the Closing Date or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is earlier validly
terminated pursuant to Section 7.01 (the “Pre-Closing Period”), Seller shall:
(i) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the CF Enterprise and
operate the Acquired Assets in the Ordinary Course; and
(ii) not materially deviate from the planned re-stocking of Transferred
Inventory summarized on Section 4.01(a)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter unless such
material deviation is the result of a circumstance outside of Seller’s control and to which
Seller did not contribute. Seller shall promptly notify Buyer once it becomes aware of
any actual or expected material deviation.
(b) Except (1) as set forth on Section 4.01(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter or as
required by this Agreement, (2) as required by applicable Law or Order, or (3) with the written consent of
Buyer, such consent not to unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed, Seller shall not:
(i) sell, lease, abandon or otherwise dispose of or permit any Encumbrance
(other than Permitted Encumbrances) on any Acquired Asset, except inventory in the
Ordinary Course;
(ii) acquire any properties or assets that constitute Acquired Assets, either
tangible or intangible, other than in the Ordinary Course;
(iii) (A) settle or commence any claim, complaint, action, suit, proceeding,
hearing or investigation; or (B) waive any claims or rights, in either case in a manner that
would constitute an Assumed Liability or with respect to the Acquired Assets, except,
after reasonable consultation with Buyer, claims or rights relating to any Transaction
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Litigation that would not reasonably be expected to impair or adversely affect the
Acquired Assets;
(iv) fail to pay in the Ordinary Course all payables and other Liabilities, in
each case, that would constitute Assumed Liabilities, when due;
(v) (A) enter into, extend, modify, amend, terminate or renew or waive any
right or remedy under any Assigned Contract (or any Contract that would be an Assigned
Contract if entered into prior to the date hereof) or (B) knowingly take, or fail to take, any
action that would constitute a breach, violate the terms, conditions or provisions of, or
result in a default under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of any Assigned Contract;
(vi) except as otherwise expressly permitted or required under this
Agreement, terminate or materially modify any ongoing clinical trial with respect to the
Transferred Products;
(vii) take any action which would reasonably be likely to impair Buyer’s
rights in the Acquired Assets;
(viii) fail to maintain material insurance policies currently maintained by or on
behalf of Seller or covering the Acquired Assets or the Assumed Liabilities unless
comparable replacement policies with substantially similar coverage areas and amounts
are procured;
(ix) fail to comply with all Laws applicable to the Acquired Assets and the
Assumed Liabilities in all material respects;
(x) terminate or fail to maintain or renew any Transferred Permits;
(xi) dispose of or permit to lapse any Transferred IP; or
(xii) enter into any agreement, or otherwise become obligated, to do any
action prohibited under clauses (i) – (xi) of this Section 4.01(b).
Section 4.02 Access. During the Pre-Closing Period, Seller shall keep Buyer informed of all
material developments relevant to the ownership, Development, Manufacture, Commercialization and
operation of the Acquired Assets and its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby,
including with respect to the items set forth on Section 4.02 of the Seller Disclosure Letter. During the
Pre-Closing Period, subject to (a) compliance with applicable Laws and (b) any established legal
privilege, Seller shall permit (or cause to be permitted) the Representatives of Buyer, at Buyer’s expense,
to have reasonable access (at reasonable times, on reasonable prior written notice and in a manner so as
not to unreasonably disrupt the normal business operations of Seller or its Affiliates) to the premises,
properties, financial and accounting records, employees, Contracts, and other records and documents, of
or pertaining to the CF Enterprise, the Acquired Assets and the Assumed Liabilities, and such other
relevant information and materials as may be reasonably requested. Buyer acknowledges that it remains
bound by the amended and restated mutual confidentiality agreement, dated August 5, 2016, entered into
between Buyer and Seller (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), provided that Buyer shall be authorized to
engage in discussions with, and disclose confidential information (as defined in the Confidentiality
Agreement) to, (i) Regulatory Authorities in connection with its post-closing integration planning and (ii)
such other third-parties as may be required in connection with the conduct of activities under the Research
and Testing Agreement. Prior to the Closing, except as contemplated by the Research and Testing
Agreement, Buyer shall not, and shall cause each member of the Buyer Group and their respective
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Representatives not to, contact or communicate with the employees, customers and suppliers of Seller or
any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
without the prior written consent of Seller.
Section 4.03 Governmental Approvals and Consents.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section
4.03(f)), each Party will use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and
to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under this Agreement and applicable
Laws to satisfy the conditions to Closing set forth herein and consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement and in any event no later than the Outside
Date, including (x) preparing and filing, in consultation with the other Party and as promptly as
practicable and advisable after the date of this Agreement, all documentation (A) to effect all necessary
applications, notices, petitions and other filings and (B) to obtain all waiting period expirations or
terminations, registrations, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any
Governmental Entity in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (y) taking all
steps as may be necessary to obtain all waiting period expirations or terminations, registrations, permits
and authorizations, including defending or contesting any suit, action, legal proceeding or claim brought
by a Third Party, including any Governmental Entities, that would otherwise prevent or materially
impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. In
furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Party agrees (i) to make all necessary applications,
notices, petitions and filings required (and thereafter make any other required submissions and respond as
promptly as practicable to any requests for additional information or documentary material) with respect
to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby with the Antitrust Division of the Department
of Justice (the “DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) on a Notification and Report
Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as
practicable, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the execution of this Agreement (unless
another date is mutually agreed between the Parties), and any other Governmental Entity under any other
applicable Antitrust Law and (ii) to promptly determine whether any other filings are required to be made
with, and whether any other consents, approvals, Permits or authorizations are required to be obtained
from, any Governmental Entity under any other applicable Law in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, and if so, to promptly prepare and file any such filings and to seek any such other
consents, approvals, permits or authorizations (the filings described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii)
collectively, “Regulatory Filings”). All filing fees required in connection with the Regulatory Filings
shall be borne by Buyer.
(b) In connection with, and without limiting, the efforts or the obligations of the
Parties under Section 4.03(a) but subject to Section 4.03(f), each of Buyer and Seller shall, to the extent
permitted by applicable Law and not prohibited by the applicable Governmental Entity, (i) cooperate and
coordinate in all respects with the other in the making of Regulatory Filings (including, to the extent
permitted by applicable Law, providing copies, or portions thereof, of all such documents to the
non-filing Parties prior to filing and considering all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested
by the non-filing Parties in connection therewith) and in connection with resolving any investigation,
request or other inquiry of any Governmental Entity under any applicable Law with respect to any such
filing, (ii) supply the other Party and its counsel, as applicable, with any information and reasonable
assistance that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with the making of such filings,
including, within the time allowed by the relevant Governmental Entity and under applicable Law, any
additional or supplemental information that may be required or reasonably requested by the FTC, the DOJ
and the relevant Governmental Entities in any applicable jurisdiction in which any such filing is made
under any other applicable Law and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken,
all actions and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing, all
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things necessary, proper or advisable to obtain the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting
periods (and any extension thereof) under the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law (the “Antitrust
Approvals”), in each case as soon as practicable, and to avoid any impediment to the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby under any applicable Law, including using commercially reasonable
efforts to take all such action as reasonably may be necessary to resolve such objections, if any, as the
FTC, the DOJ or any other Governmental Entity or Person may assert with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.03(b), none of Buyer, on
the one hand, or Seller, on the other hand, shall be required to agree to any term or take or refrain from
taking any action in connection with obtaining the Antitrust Approvals that is not conditioned upon the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) Each of Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, shall, to the extent
practicable and unless prohibited by applicable Law or by the applicable Governmental Entity, promptly
inform the other of any material communication from any Governmental Entity regarding any of the
transactions contemplated hereby in connection with any Regulatory Filings or investigations with, by or
before any Governmental Entity relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
including any claims, complaints, actions, suits, proceedings, hearings or investigations initiated by a
private party. If any Party or affiliate thereof shall receive a request for additional information or
documentary material from any Governmental Entity with respect to a Regulatory Filing, then such Party
shall, subject to Section 4.03(f), use its commercially reasonable efforts to make, or cause to be made, as
soon as reasonably practicable, an appropriate response in compliance with such request. In connection
with and without limiting the foregoing, to the extent reasonably practicable and unless prohibited by
applicable Law or by the applicable Governmental Entity, the Parties will (i) give each other reasonable
advance notice of all meetings with any Governmental Entity relating to the transactions contemplated
hereby, (ii) give each other an opportunity to participate in each of such meetings, (iii) keep the other
Party reasonably apprised with respect to any material communications with any Governmental Entity
regarding the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) cooperate in the filing of any analyses, presentations,
memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions or other written communications explaining or defending the
transactions contemplated hereby, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument or responding to
requests or objections made by any Governmental Entity, (v) provide each other with a reasonable
advance opportunity to review and comment upon, and consider in good faith the views of the other with
respect to, all material written communications (including applications, analyses, presentations,
memoranda, briefs, arguments and opinions) with a Governmental Entity regarding the transactions
contemplated hereby and (vi) provide each other (or counsel of each Party, as appropriate) with copies of
all material written communications to or from any Governmental Entity relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby. Any such disclosures, rights to participate or provisions of information by one
Party to the other may be made on a counsel-only basis to the extent required under applicable Law. It is
acknowledged and agreed that, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.03(c) and except where
prohibited by applicable Law, Buyer shall have sole responsibility for determining strategy with respect
to the Antitrust Approvals.
(d) Buyer will not extend any waiting period under the HSR Act (by pull and refile,
or otherwise) or any other Antitrust Laws or enter into any agreement with the FTC, the DOJ or any other
Governmental Entity not to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, except with the prior
written consent of Seller. Neither Buyer nor Seller shall, nor shall they permit their respective
Subsidiaries to, acquire or agree to acquire any business, Person or division thereof, or otherwise acquire
or agree to acquire any assets, if the entering into of a definitive agreement relating to, or the
consummation of, such acquisition could reasonably be expected to increase the risk of not obtaining the
applicable consent, clearance, approval, authorization or waiver under the HSR Act or any Antitrust Law
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(e) Subject to Section 4.03(f), each of Buyer and Seller shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain all of its respective consents, waivers, authorizations and approvals of all
Third Parties (other than Governmental Entities, which are the subject of clauses (a)-(d) above) necessary,
proper or advisable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and to provide any
notices to Third Parties required to be provided by it prior to the Closing.
(f) Nothing contained in this Section 4.03 or in any other provision of this
Agreement shall be construed as requiring Buyer to agree to any terms or conditions as a condition to, or
in connection with, obtaining any Antitrust Approval that would (i) impose any limitations on Buyer’s
ownership or operation of all or any portion of the Acquired Assets or all or any portion of its or its
Subsidiaries’, businesses or assets, or compel Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries to dispose of or hold
separate all or any portion of the Acquired Assets or any portion of its or its Subsidiaries’, businesses or
assets, (ii) impose any limitations on the ability of Buyer to acquire or hold or to exercise full rights of
ownership of the Acquired Assets, (iii) impose any obligations on Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries in
respect of or relating to Buyer’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ facilities, operations, places of business,
employment levels, products or businesses, (iv) require Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries to make any
payments or (v) impose any other obligation, restriction, limitation, qualification or other condition on
Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to clauses (iii), (iv) and (v), such terms or
conditions as are reasonable and relate to the Ordinary Course and that are imposed by a Governmental
Entity with power and authority to grant the Antitrust Approvals, and which, individually or in the
aggregate, do not competitively disadvantage Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries) (any such term or
condition in (i) through (v) being referred to herein as a “Burdensome Term or Condition”).
(g) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall Seller or any
of its Subsidiaries agree to any obligation, restriction, requirement, limitation, qualification, condition,
remedy or other action relating to the Antitrust Approvals without the prior written consent of Buyer;
provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing (i) it is understood and agreed that any failure by Seller to
agree to any such obligation, restriction, requirement, limitation, qualification, condition, remedy or other
action by reason of Buyer’s withholding its written consent from Seller to do so shall not constitute a
breach of this Section 4.03 by Seller and (ii) Buyer shall be required to provide its written consent to
Seller agreeing to any such obligation, restriction, requirement, limitation, qualification, condition,
remedy or other action to the extent it would not, individually, or together with any other such obligation,
restriction, requirement, limitation, qualification, condition, remedy or other action, impose a
Burdensome Term or Condition.
Section 4.04 Notices of Certain Events. During the Pre-Closing Period, Seller and Buyer
shall promptly notify the other Party of any of the following after gaining knowledge thereof:
(a) any material actions, suits, claims or proceedings in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement commenced or threatened against Seller relating to the
Acquired Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, or Buyer, as the case may be;
(b) the occurrence or non-occurrence of any fact or event which would be reasonably
likely to cause any condition set forth in Article V of this Agreement not to be satisfied;
(c) the occurrence or existence of any fact, circumstance or event which could result
in any representation or warranty made by Seller in this Agreement or any exhibit, schedule or certificate
or delivered herewith, to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect;
(d) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of
such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
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(e) any oral or written communication Seller receives from any Governmental Entity
with respect to the Acquired Assets, the Assumed Liabilities or the transactions contemplated hereby;
(f) the occurrence of any event, circumstance, development, state of facts,
occurrence, change or Effect which has had a Seller Material Adverse Effect or the occurrence or non-
occurrence of any event, circumstance, development, state of facts, occurrence, change or effect which
would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate to result in a Seller Material Adverse
Effect; and
(g) any filings, payments or similar actions that must be taken within 120 days of the
Closing Date for the purposes of obtaining, maintaining, perfecting or renewing registration of Registered
IP.
If Seller provides a notification pursuant to this Section 4.04(a), (b), (c), (f) and (g) prior to the
Closing, Seller shall also, by notice in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, supplement or amend
the Seller Disclosure Letter (each, a “Supplement”), in order to correct any matter that first arises after
the date hereof which may constitute a breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant
contained herein. If Buyer does not provide a written termination notice pursuant to Section 7.01(h)
within five (5) Business Days after the expiration of the thirty (30) day cure period set forth in Section
7.01(b), Buyer shall be deemed to have waived its rights (i) to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.01(b) and (ii) to seek indemnification from Seller in accordance with Section 6.02, in each case,
solely with respect to the subject matter of such Supplement.
Section 4.05 Release of Encumbrances. Seller shall take all actions required of Seller to
cause any Encumbrance, other than Permitted Encumbrances, on the Acquired Assets to be terminated
and released as of the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 4.05 modifies Seller’s
obligation to deliver the Acquired Assets free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted
Encumbrances.
Section 4.06 No Solicitation by Seller; Seller Board Recommendation.
(a) During the Pre-Closing Period, Seller shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries
and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage or
knowingly facilitate, or furnish or disclose non-public information in furtherance of, any inquiries that
would reasonably be expected to lead to, or the making of any proposal or offer to implement, any
Alternative Transaction, or negotiate or otherwise engage in discussions with any Person (other than
Buyer or its Representatives) with respect to any Alternative Transaction, or approve, recommend or
authorize any Alternative Transaction, or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with
respect to any Alternative Transaction or requiring it to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the sale
of the Acquired Assets in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, that at any time prior to receipt of
the Seller Stockholder Approval (and in no event after receipt of the Seller Stockholder Approval), Seller
may furnish information or afford access to, and negotiate or otherwise engage in discussions with, any
Third Party who delivers a bona fide written proposal for an Alternative Transaction that was not solicited
after the date of this Agreement or in violation of this Section 4.06, if and so long as the Seller Board
determines in good faith after consultation with its outside legal counsel that failure to take such action
would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the Seller Board’s fiduciary duties under Delaware
Law and determines in good faith that such a proposal is, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a
Superior Proposal.
(b) During the Pre-Closing Period, Seller shall notify Buyer promptly (but in any
event within 24 hours) of any inquiries, proposals or offers received by, or any discussions or negotiations
sought to be initiated or continued with, Seller or any of its Representatives, in each case relating to an
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Alternative Transaction, indicating the name of such Person and providing to Buyer a summary of the
material terms of such proposal or offer for an Alternative Transaction. Prior to providing any information
or data to, or entering into any negotiations or discussions with, any Person in connection with a proposal
or offer for an Alternative Transaction, Seller shall receive from such Person an executed confidentiality
agreement containing confidentiality terms and provisions at least as restrictive as those contained in the
Confidentiality Agreement (which shall not preclude discussions or negotiations relating to the proposal
or offer from such Person and which shall not contain any exclusivity provision or other term that would
restrict, in any manner, Seller’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
Seller agrees that it will keep Buyer reasonably informed, on a reasonably prompt basis, of the status and
material terms of any such proposals or offers (including any material developments) in respect of any
such discussions or negotiations and that it will deliver to Buyer a summary of any material changes to
any such proposals or offers and all nonpublic information being furnished to such Person not previously
provided to Buyer.
(c) Seller agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any
existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Third Parties conducted prior to the date of this
Agreement with respect to any Alternative Transaction (and promptly terminate all physical and
electronic data room access previously granted to any such Third Party) and will not terminate, amend,
modify or waive any provision of any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which it is a party and
shall enforce, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, the provisions of any such agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.06 or Section 4.07 to the contrary, at
any time prior to the receipt of the Seller Stockholder Approval (and in no event after the receipt of the
Seller Stockholder Approval), the Seller Board may (i) effect a Seller Change of Recommendation in
response to a Seller Intervening Event or (ii) effect a Seller Change of Recommendation and, subject to
compliance with this Section 4.06 and Section 7.01(g), terminate this Agreement in accordance with
Section 7.01(g), following receipt of an unsolicited bona fide written proposal for an Alternative
Transaction after the date of this Agreement, which the Seller Board determines in good faith by
resolution duly adopted after consultation with its outside legal counsel is a Superior Proposal, in each
case with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), if and only if the Seller Board determines in good faith after
consultation with its outside legal counsel that such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent
with the Seller Board’s fiduciary duties under Delaware Law and Seller has complied in all material
respects with the applicable provisions of this Section 4.06 with respect thereto. Prior to effecting a Seller
Change of Recommendation or Seller Change of Recommendation and termination of this Agreement in
accordance with Section 7.01(g) as provided above, Seller shall provide Buyer with five (5) Business
Days’ prior written notice (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or
any other material term of such applicable Alternative Transaction or any change to the material facts or
circumstances relating to such Seller Intervening Event shall, in each case, require a new written notice
and a new three (3) Business Day period commencing at the time of such new notice) advising Buyer of
Seller’s intention to effect a Seller Change of Recommendation or Seller Change of Recommendation and
termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01(g) as provided above, and specifying in
reasonable detail (i) in the case of an Alternative Transaction, the material terms and conditions of, and
the identity of any Person proposing, such Alternative Transaction or (ii) in the case of a Seller
Intervening Event, the material facts and circumstances relating to such Seller Intervening Event, and that
Seller shall, during such time and if requested by Buyer, engage in good faith negotiations with Buyer
(including by making its officers and its legal advisors reasonably available to negotiate) to amend this
Agreement (x) such that the proposed Alternative Transaction would no longer constitute a Superior
Proposal or (y) in a manner that obviates the need to effect a Seller Change of Recommendation, as
applicable. The Parties agree that nothing in this Section 4.06 shall in any way limit or otherwise affect
Buyer’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(d) at such time as the requirements of
such subsection have been met. Any such Seller Change of Recommendation shall not change the
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approval of this Agreement or any other approval of the Seller Board in any respect that would have the
effect of causing any state corporate takeover statute or other similar statute to be applicable to the
transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding any Seller Change of Recommendation, if this
Agreement is not otherwise terminated by either Party in accordance with the terms hereof, this
Agreement shall be submitted to the stockholders of Seller at the Seller Special Meeting for the purpose
of voting on the authorization of this Agreement and the transactions consummated hereby, and nothing
contained herein, including any rights of Seller to take certain actions pursuant to Section 4.06, shall be
deemed to relieve Seller of such obligation. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit Seller
from (A) complying with Rule 14a-9, Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange
Act; provided, that any such action made that relates to an Alternative Transaction shall be deemed to be
a Seller Change of Recommendation unless the Seller Board recommends against the Alternative
Transaction and reaffirms the Seller Board Recommendation in connection with such action, (B) making
any disclosure to the stockholders of Seller if the Seller Board determines in good faith, after consultation
with its outside legal counsel, that failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent
with the Seller Board’s fiduciary duties under Delaware Law or (C) informing any Person of the existence
of the provisions contained in this Section 4.06; provided, however, that neither the Seller Board nor any
committee thereof shall, except as expressly permitted by this Section 4.06(d), effect any Seller Change of
Recommendation, it being understood that a “stop, look and listen” communication to the stockholders of
Seller pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act (or any similar communication to the
stockholders of Seller) shall not be deemed to be or constitute a Seller Change of Recommendation.
Section 4.07 Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Seller Stockholders’ Meeting.
(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement (but
in any event, no more than twenty (20) days following the date of this Agreement), Seller shall prepare
and cause to be filed with the SEC the Proxy Statement in preliminary form, in such form and substance
as Seller shall determine and providing Buyer with an opportunity to review (and Seller will give
reasonable and due consideration to all comments by Buyer) and in compliance as to form in all material
respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Each of Seller and Buyer shall furnish all information concerning itself, its Affiliates and the holders of its
Common Stock to the other and provide such other assistance as may be reasonably requested by such
other Party in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement. Seller shall
promptly notify Buyer upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or any request from the SEC for
amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, and shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after
receipt thereof, provide Buyer with copies of all correspondence related to the Proxy Statement between it
and its Representatives, on one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with
respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC, and advise Buyer of any oral comments with
respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC. Seller shall respond as promptly as reasonably
practicable to any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no filing of any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or response to any
comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereof shall
be made by Seller without providing Buyer with an opportunity to review (and Seller will give reasonable
and due consideration to all comments by Buyer), except to the extent such amendment, supplement or
response are made in connection with an Alternative Transaction as permitted by Section 4.06.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the information supplied or to
be supplied by either Party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement shall not, on
the date the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to
stockholders of Seller, at the time of the Seller Special Meeting, or as of the Closing Date, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
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made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Closing Date, any information relating to Seller or
Buyer, or any of their respective Affiliates, should be discovered by Seller or Buyer that, in the reasonable
judgment of Seller or Buyer, should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy
Statement, so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, the Party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other
Party, and Seller and Buyer shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary
amendment of, or supplement to, the Proxy Statement and, to the extent required by Law, in
disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to stockholders of Seller.
Nothing in this Section 4.07(b) shall limit the obligations of any Party under Section 4.07(a). For
purposes of this Section 4.07, any information concerning or related to Seller or its Affiliates or their
respective Representatives will be deemed to have been provided by Seller, and any information
concerning or related to Buyer or its Affiliates or their respective Representatives will be deemed to have
been provided by Buyer.
(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 4.06, Seller shall, in accordance with
applicable Law and Seller’s charter and bylaws, establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of,
convene and hold the Seller Special Meeting as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof,
for the purpose of obtaining the Seller Stockholder Approval; provided, that the Seller Special Meeting
shall occur no more than thirty (30) Business Days after the date that the SEC has advised that it will not
provide further comments on the Proxy Statement (or the date on which the ten-day period referred to in
Rule 14a-6 under the Exchange Act has expired without receipt of SEC comments or notice from the SEC
that it will provide comments). Subject to the provisions of Section 4.06 and compliance with applicable
Law, Seller shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable on or after the date that the SEC has advised that
it will not provide further comments on the Proxy Statement (or the date on which the ten-day period
referred to in Rule 14a-6 under the Exchange Act has expired without receipt of SEC comments or notice
from the SEC that it will provide comments) (but it any event no more than five (5) Business Days
thereafter), mail the Proxy Statement to the stockholders of Seller. Subject to the provisions of Section
4.06, Seller (i) shall include in the Proxy Statement the Seller Board Recommendation, (ii) shall use its
reasonable best efforts to solicit and obtain the Seller Stockholder Approval, and (iii) shall not withhold,
withdraw, amend, modify or qualify (or publicly propose to or publicly state that it intends to withdraw,
amend, modify or qualify) in any manner adverse to Buyer the Seller Board Recommendation (it being
understood that publicly taking a neutral position or no position with respect to an Alternative Transaction
(other than a “stop, look and listen” communication to the stockholders of Seller pursuant to Rule 14d-
9(f) under the Exchange Act (or any similar communication to the stockholders of Seller) shall be
considered a modification to the Seller Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to Buyer)
(collectively, a “Seller Change of Recommendation”), except to the extent permitted by Section 4.06.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.07(c), Seller shall be permitted to recess,
adjourn, postpone or delay the Seller Special Meeting without the prior consent of Buyer if and solely to
the extent that: (i) there are holders of an insufficient number of Common Stock present or represented
by a proxy at the Seller Special Meeting to constitute a quorum at the Seller Special Meeting, provided,
that any such recesses, adjournments, postponements or delays shall not cause the Seller Special Meeting
to be recessed, adjourned, postponed or delayed by more than fifteen (15) days after the initial date
established for the Seller Special Meeting; (ii) Seller has not received proxies representing a sufficient
number of Common Stock to obtain the Seller Stockholder Approval, provided, that any such
adjournments, postponements or delays shall not cause the Seller Special Meeting to be adjourned,
postponed or delayed by more than more than fifteen (15) days after the initial date established for the
Seller Special Meeting; (iii) such adjournment, postponement, delay or cancellation is required by
applicable Law or a request from the SEC or its staff; or (iv) in the good faith judgment of the Seller
Board (after consultation with its outside legal advisors), the failure to adjourn, postpone or delay the
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Seller Special Meeting would be reasonably likely to not allow sufficient time under applicable Laws for
the distribution and review of any required or appropriate supplement or amendment to the Proxy
Statement by Seller’s stockholders prior to the Seller Special Meeting as then-scheduled.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
Section 5.01 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The respective obligations of
Buyer and Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction or
waiver (if permissible under applicable Law) by Buyer or Seller, as appropriate, at or before the Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions:
(a) the Seller Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained;
(b) no Order, stipulation or injunction by any Governmental Entity of competent
jurisdiction shall be in effect which prevents, makes illegal, or limits the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no action, suit or proceeding shall be pending by or
before any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction seeking an Order, stipulation or injunction
seeking to enjoin, restrain or otherwise prevent or prohibit the consummation of, or limit, any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(c) no Law shall have been enacted, promulgated or deemed applicable to the
transactions contemplated hereby by any Governmental Entity that prevents the consummation of such
transactions or has the effect of making such consummation thereof illegal or otherwise prohibiting,
restraining or enjoining the consummation of such transactions;
(d) all waiting periods under the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Laws
(and any extensions thereof) shall have been terminated or shall have expired; and
(e) the Escrow Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by the
Escrow Agent.
Section 5.02 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer. In addition to the satisfaction or waiver, as
applicable, of the conditions under Section 5.01, the obligation of Buyer to consummate the transactions
to be consummated at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver (if permissible under applicable
Law) in writing by Buyer) of the following conditions:
(a) (i) each of the Fundamental Representations of Seller set forth in Article II shall
be true and correct (disregarding all qualifications and exceptions as to materiality or Seller Material
Adverse Effect contained therein) in all material respects on and as of the date of this Agreement and on
and as of the Closing Date (except with respect to representations and warranties that address matters only
as of a particular date, in which case, as of such other date); and (ii) each of the representations and
warranties of Seller set forth in Article II (other than the Fundamental Representations) shall be true and
correct (disregarding all qualifications and exceptions as to materiality or Seller Material Adverse Effect
contained therein) on and as of the date of this Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date (except with
respect to representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date, in which case,
as of such other date), except for failures of such representations and warranties to be true and correct as
to matters that would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect;
(b) Seller shall have performed or complied in all material respects with the
agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or
prior to the Closing;
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(c) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate, validly executed by a duly
authorized officer of Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that each of the conditions specified
in clauses (a), (b) and (h) of this Section 5.02 is satisfied;
(d) Seller shall have delivered a certificate of non-foreign status satisfying the
requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b) in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer;
(e) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer all other items listed in Section 1.03(b) not
otherwise delivered under this Section 5.02;
(f) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer letters from Seller to the FDA transferring to
Buyer or any of its designees ownership of (i) Investigational New Drug Application # 12855 (and any
additional applications with the FDA) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E-1 (the “Seller
FDA Letter”) and (ii) the orphan drug designation of CTP-656 in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit E-2 (the “Seller Orphan Designation Letter”);
(g) Seller shall have delivered a counterpart to the Escrow Agreement, duly executed
by Seller;
(h) All Third Party consents and notices set forth on Section 5.02(h) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter shall have been obtained or delivered, as applicable, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Buyer;
(i) Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred a Seller Material
Adverse Effect;
(j) No Antitrust Approval shall, individually or in the aggregate, impose any
Burdensome Term or Condition; and
(k) Seller shall have in its inventory, a minimum quantity of Transferred Inventory
with respect to CTP-656 Free Base equal to forty (40) kilograms.
Section 5.03 Conditions to Obligations of Seller. The obligation of Seller to consummate
(or cause to be consummated) the transactions to be consummated at the Closing are subject to the
satisfaction (or waiver in writing by Seller) of the following conditions:
(a) (i) each of the Fundamental Representations of Buyer set forth in Article III shall
be true and correct (disregarding all qualifications and exceptions as to materiality or Buyer Material
Adverse Effect contained therein) in all material respects on and as of the date of this Agreement and on
and as of the Closing Date (except with respect to representations and warranties that address matters only
as of a particular date, in which case, as of such other date); and (ii) each of the representations and
warranties of Buyer set forth in Article III (other than the Fundamental Representations) shall be true and
correct (disregarding all qualifications and exceptions as to materiality or Buyer Material Adverse Effect
contained therein) on and as of the date of this Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date (except with
respect to representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date, in which case,
as of such other date), except for failures of such representations and warranties to be true and correct as
to matters that would not reasonably be expected to have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect;
(b) Buyer shall have performed or complied with in all material respects its
agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or
prior to the Closing;
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(c) Buyer shall have delivered to Seller a certificate, validly executed by a duly
authorized officer of Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that each of the conditions specified
in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 5.03 is satisfied;
(d) Buyer shall have delivered a counterpart to the Escrow Agreement, duly executed
by Buyer;
(e) Buyer shall have delivered to Seller letters from Buyer or any of its designees to
the FDA accepting ownership of (i) Investigational New Drug Application # 12855 (and any additional
applications with the FDA) issued by the FDA in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-1
(the “Buyer FDA Letter”) and (ii) the orphan drug designation of CTP-656 in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit F-2 (the “Buyer Orphan Designation Letter”); and
(f) Buyer shall have delivered to Seller all other items listed in Section 1.03(b) not
otherwise delivered under this Section 5.03.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.01 Survival.
(a) Other than claims alleging fraud or willful or intentional misconduct or breach of
this Agreement, the representations and warranties of Seller and Buyer set forth in this Agreement and the
certificates delivered at Closing pursuant to Sections 5.02(c) and 5.03(c) shall survive the Closing for a
period of eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date, other than for the representations and warranties of
Seller contained in Section 2.01 (Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power), Section 2.02 (Title to
Assets), Section 2.03 (Authority),Section 2.05 (Non-Contravention; Consents) and Section 2.17 (Brokers’
Fees), and of Buyer contained in Sections 3.01 (Organization), Section 3.02 (Authorization of
Transaction) and Section 3.04 (Brokers’ Fees), (collectively, the “Fundamental Representations”),
which shall survive the Closing until the date that is sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicable
statute of limitations.
(b) The covenants and agreements to be performed by or on behalf of a Party prior to
the Closing shall survive the Closing for a period of twenty four (24) months from the Closing Date. The
covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement that by their terms are to be performed by or
on behalf of a Party after the Closing shall survive until the date that such covenants and agreements are
fully performed.
(c) No Person shall be liable for any claim for indemnification under this Article VI
unless a Claim Notice is delivered by the Person seeking indemnification to the Person from whom
indemnification is sought prior to the expiration of the applicable survival period, in which case the
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement which is the subject of such claim shall survive, to the
extent of the claims described in such Claim Notice only, until such claim is resolved, whether or not the
amount of the Damages resulting from such breach has been finally determined at the time the notice is
given.
(d) The right of a Person to any remedy pursuant to this Article VI shall not be
affected by any investigation or examination conducted, or any knowledge possessed or acquired (or
capable of being possessed or acquired), by such Person at any time concerning any circumstance, action,
omission or event relating to the accuracy or performance of any representation, warranty, covenant or
obligation.
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Section 6.02 Indemnification by Seller. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article
VI, from and after the Closing, Seller shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and its
Subsidiaries and their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, stockholders, members, partners and each
of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Buyer
Indemnified Parties”) in respect of any and all Damages incurred as a result or arising out of:
(a) any (i) breach of any representation or warranty of Seller in this Agreement or
the certificate of Seller delivered at the Closing pursuant to Section 5.02(c) (without giving effect to any
“Seller Material Adverse Effect” or other materiality threshold or qualifier contained therein, except in
the case of the representation contained in Section 2.07(c)), or (ii) failure to perform any covenant or
agreement of Seller contained in this Agreement or the Related Agreements;
(b) Seller’s and its Affiliates’ failure, fully or timely, to pay, satisfy or perform the
Excluded Liabilities;
(c) any Tax for which Seller is responsible pursuant to Section 8.01;
(d) any Tax imposed on or relating to Acquired Assets that is attributable to any
Pre-Closing Tax Period;
(e) any failure by Seller, or claim by a creditor of Seller that Seller has failed to
comply with the provisions of any applicable bulk sales, bulk transfer or similar Laws; or
(f) all costs and Liabilities, including product Liability, associated with the open-
label Phase 2 clinical trial of CTP-656 in Europe, including all costs associated with termination of such
clinical trial.
Section 6.03 Indemnification by Buyer. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article
VI, from and after the Closing, Buyer shall indemnify Seller and its Subsidiaries and their respective
officers, directors, Affiliates, stockholders, members, partners and each of the heirs, executors, successors
and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Seller Indemnified Parties”) in respect of, and
hold the Seller Indemnified Parties harmless against, any and all Damages incurred as a result or arising
out of:
(a) any (i) breach of any representation or warranty of Buyer contained in Article III
of this Agreement or the certificate of Buyer delivered at the Closing pursuant to Section 5.03(c) (without
giving effect to any “Buyer Material Adverse Effect” or other materiality threshold or qualifier contained
therein), or (ii) failure to perform any covenant or agreement of Buyer contained in this Agreement or the
Related Agreements;
(b) Buyer’s and its Affiliates’ failure, fully or timely, to pay, satisfy or perform the
Assumed Liabilities;
(c) any Tax for which Buyer is responsible pursuant to Section 8.01; or
(d) any Tax imposed on or relating to Acquired Assets that is attributable to any
Post-Closing Tax Period.
Section 6.04 Claims for Indemnification.
(a) Third Party Claims.
(i) All claims for indemnification made under this Agreement resulting
from, related to or arising out of a Third Party claim, action, suit or proceeding (a “Third
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Party Claim”) against an Indemnified Party shall be made in accordance with the
following procedures. A Person entitled to indemnification under this Article VI (an
“Indemnified Party”) shall give prompt written notification to the Person from whom
indemnification is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) of the commencement of any
Third Party Claim for which indemnification may be sought or, if earlier, upon the
written assertion of any such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that no delay on the
part of the Indemnified Party in notifying the Indemnifying Party shall relieve the
Indemnifying Party of any Liability hereunder, except to the extent that the Indemnifying
Party has been materially prejudiced thereby, and then only to such extent. Within
twenty (20) days after delivery of such notification, the Indemnifying Party may, upon
written notice thereof to the Indemnified Party, assume control of the defense of such
Third Party Claim, so long as prior to the Indemnifying Party assuming control of such
defense, it has provided reasonable assurance to the Indemnified Party (A) of its financial
ability to assume the cost of such Third Party Claim and (B) that, as between the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party, any Damages related to such Third Party
Claim shall be the responsibility of the Indemnifying Party (subject to any applicable
limitations provided in Section 6.05); provided, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be
entitled to assume control of such defense and shall pay the fees and expenses of counsel
retained by the Indemnified Party if (i) the Third Party Claim seeks an injunction or other
equitable or non-monetary relief, (ii) the maximum amount the Indemnified Party would
be entitled to recover under this Article VI in respect of such Third Party Claim is
anticipated to be more than the Cap, (iii) the Indemnified Party has been advised in
writing by its counsel that a reasonable likelihood exists of a conflict of interest between
the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party, and (iv) upon petition by the
Indemnified Party, the appropriate court rules that the Indemnifying Party failed or is
failing to vigorously prosecute or defend such Third Party Claim. If the Indemnifying
Party does not assume control of such defense in accordance with the terms hereof, the
Indemnified Party shall control such defense.
(ii) The Party not controlling such defense may participate therein at its own
expense and may retain separate co-counsel at its own expense; provided, that if (A) the
Indemnifying Party shall have failed, or is not entitled, to assume the defense of such
Third Party Claim in accordance with Section 6.04(a)(i), (B) the employment of such
counsel has been specifically authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Party, which
authorization shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, or (C) the
named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both such
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and such Indemnified Party shall have
been advised in writing by such counsel that there may be one (1) or more legal defenses
available to the Indemnified Party which are not available to the Indemnifying Party, or
are available to the Indemnifying Party but the assertion of which would be adverse to the
interests of the Indemnified Party, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the
Indemnified Party solely in connection therewith shall be considered Damages for
purposes of this Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the Indemnifying
Party be responsible for the fees and expenses of more than one (1) counsel for all
Indemnified Parties. The Party controlling such defense shall keep the other Party
advised of the status of such Third Party Claim and the defense thereof and shall consider
recommendations made by the other Party with respect thereto.
(iii) The Indemnified Party shall not agree to any settlement of such Third
Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed so long as the Indemnifying
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Party is actively and diligently defending in good faith any such Third Party Claim. The
Indemnifying Party shall not agree to any settlement of (y) such Third Party Claim that
(A) does not include a complete and unconditional release of the Indemnified Party from
all Liability with respect thereto, (B) has a finding or admission of any violation of Law
or any violation of the rights of any Person, (C) imposes any injunctive relief or other
restrictions of any kind or nature on any Indemnified Party or (D) imposes any Liability
on the Indemnified Party, or (z) any matters with respect to Taxes that could reasonably
be expected to adversely impact Buyer or the Acquired Assets in any Post-Closing Tax
Period, in each case without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Each of the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall direct their respective counsel to
reasonably cooperate with the other.
(b) Procedure for Other Claims. An Indemnified Party wishing to assert a claim for
indemnification under this Article VI which is not subject to Section 6.04(a) shall deliver to the
Indemnifying Party a written notice (a “Claim Notice”) which contains (i) a description and, if then
known, the amount (the “Claimed Amount”) of any Damages incurred by the Indemnified Party or the
method of computation of the amount of such claim of any Damages, (ii) a statement that the Indemnified
Party is entitled to indemnification under this Article VI and a reasonable explanation of the basis
therefor, and (iii) a demand for payment in the amount of such Damages (including wire instructions if
payment is requested to be made by wire transfer). Within twenty (20) days after delivery of a Claim
Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall deliver to the Indemnified Party a written response in which the
Indemnifying Party shall (A) agree that the Indemnified Party is entitled to receive all of the Claimed
Amount (in which case, within five (5) Business Days of such response, the Indemnifying Party shall, as
applicable, pay to the Indemnified Party by check or by wire transfer, or Seller and Buyer shall deliver
joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to release to the Indemnified Party from the Escrow
Amount an amount equal to the Claimed Amount to the bank account or accounts designated by the
Indemnified Party in a notice to the Indemnifying Party not less than two (2) Business Days prior to such
payment), (B) agree that the Indemnified Party is entitled to receive part, but not all, of the Claimed
Amount (the “Agreed Amount”) (in which case, within five (5) Business Days of such response, the
Indemnifying Party shall, as applicable, pay to the Indemnified Party by check or by wire transfer, or
Seller and Buyer shall deliver joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to release to the Indemnified
Party from the Escrow Amount an amount equal to the Agreed Amount to the bank account or accounts
designated by the Indemnified Party in a notice to the Indemnifying Party not less than two (2) Business
Days prior to such payment), or (C) contest that the Indemnified Party is entitled to receive any of the
Claimed Amount including the reasons therefor. If the Indemnifying Party in such response contests the
payment of all or part of the Claimed Amount, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to resolve such dispute. If such dispute is not resolved within sixty (60)
days following the delivery by the Indemnifying Party of such response, the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party shall each have the right to submit such dispute to a court of competent jurisdiction in
accordance with the provisions of Section 10.09.
Section 6.05 Limitations. (a) Subject to Section 10.13, from and after the Closing, the rights
of the Indemnified Parties under this Article VI shall be the sole and exclusive remedies of the
Indemnified Parties with respect to claims resulting from any breach of warranty or failure to perform any
covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Related Agreement or otherwise relating to the
transactions that are the subject of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve or limit the Liability of any
Party or any officer or director of such Party from any liability arising out of or resulting from fraud or
intentional or willful misconduct in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
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the Related Agreement, or in connection with the delivery of any of the documents referred to herein or
therein.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each of
the following limitations shall apply:
(i) the aggregate liability of Seller for all Damages (y) under Section
6.02(a)(i) (other than in respect of fraud or intentional or willful misconduct by Seller or
in respect of any Fundamental Representation of Seller) shall not exceed an amount equal
to the Escrow Amount (the “Cap”); and (z) other than in respect of fraud or intentional or
willful misconduct by Seller, under Section 6.02(a) shall not exceed an amount equal to
the sum of the Base Purchase Price and any Contingent Payment paid pursuant to Section
1.02(b);
(ii) a Buyer Indemnified Party shall have no right to indemnification under
Section 6.02(a)(i) (other than in respect of fraud or intentional or willful misconduct by
Seller or in respect of any Fundamental Representation of Seller, in each case, as to
which the limitation shall not apply) unless and until the amount of Damages suffered by
such Buyer Indemnified Party with respect to an individual claim under such sections
exceeds $50,000 (it being stated for the avoidance of doubt that Damages arising from
any potential indemnification claims that arise out of or involve or relate to similar facts
or are based on related or similar occurrences, events or circumstances will be aggregated
and treated as an individual claim for this purpose) and the aggregate amount of Damages
suffered by such Buyer Indemnified Party under such section exceeds $1,600,000 (the
“Aggregate Threshold”), whereupon the Buyer Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified
for all Damages (including Damages up to the Aggregate Threshold), subject to the
limitations contained in Section 6.05(b)(i);
(iii) the aggregate liability of Buyer for all Damages (y) under Section
6.03(a)(i) (other than on account of fraud or intentional or willful misconduct by Buyer or
in respect of any Fundamental Representation of Buyer) shall not exceed an amount
equal to the Cap; and (z) other than on account of fraud or willful misconduct by Buyer,
under Section 6.03(a) shall not exceed an amount equal to the sum of the Base Purchase
Price and any Contingent Payment paid pursuant to Section 1.02(b); and
(iv) a Seller Indemnified Party shall have no right to indemnification under
Section 6.03(a)(i) (other than on account fraud or intentional or willful misconduct by
Buyer or in respect of any Fundamental Representation of Buyer, in each case, as to
which the limitation shall not apply) unless and until the amount of Damages suffered by
such Seller Indemnified Party with respect to an individual claim under such sections
exceeds $50,000 (it being stated for the avoidance of doubt that Damages arising from
any potential indemnification claims that arise out of or involve or relate to similar facts
or are based on related or similar occurrences, events or circumstances will be aggregated
and treated as an individual claim for this purpose) and the aggregate amount of Damages
suffered by such Seller Indemnified Party under such sections exceeds the Aggregate
Threshold, whereupon the Seller Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified for all
Damages (including Damages up to the Aggregate Threshold), subject to the limitations
contained in Section 6.05(b)(iii).
(c) In no event shall any Indemnifying Party be responsible and liable under this
Article VI for special or punitive Damages, except to the extent that any of the foregoing are awarded to a
Third Party against any Indemnified Party in circumstances in which such Indemnified Party is entitled to
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indemnification hereunder. In no event shall any Indemnifying Party be responsible and liable under this
Article VI for indirect, consequential or incidental Damages except to the extent that (i) such Damages
are awarded to a Third Party against any Indemnified Party in circumstances in which such Indemnified
Party is entitled to indemnification hereunder, or (ii) such Damages are a reasonably foreseeable result of
the event that gave rise thereto or the matter for which indemnification is sought hereunder.
(d) The amount of any Damages for which indemnification is provided under this
Article VI shall be computed net of any Third Party insurance proceeds actually received by the
Indemnified Party (net of any retroactive premium adjustments and any other costs of collection), each
Party agreeing (i) to use commercially reasonable efforts to recover all available insurance proceeds and
(ii) to the extent any indemnity payment under this Agreement has been paid by the Indemnifying Party to
or on behalf of the Indemnified Party prior to the receipt, directly or indirectly by the Indemnified Party
of any net insurance proceeds under Third Party insurance policies on account of such Damages which
duplicate, in whole or in part, the payment by the Indemnifying Party to or on behalf of the Indemnified
Party, the Indemnified Party shall remit to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the amount of the
net insurance proceeds actually received by the Indemnified Party on account of such Damages which
duplicate, in whole or in part, the payment made by the Indemnifying Party to or on behalf of the
Indemnified Party. No Party shall be entitled to recover more than once for the same Damages.
Section 6.06 Manner of Payment. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.05(b), any
indemnification of Buyer pursuant to Section 6.02 shall be effected (i) first, by release of funds held by
the Escrow Agent with respect to indemnification of Buyer pursuant to Section 6.02 for any Damages
incurred up to an amount equal to the Escrow Amount pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement
and (ii) second, to the extent of any difference, by wire transfer of immediately available funds from
Seller to an account designated in writing by Buyer. In the event any payment is to be made from the
Escrow Account in accordance with this Section 6.06, Seller and Buyer shall deliver joint written
instructions to the Escrow Agent to release to the Indemnified Party from the Escrow Account the
appropriate amount by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the bank account or accounts
designated by the Indemnified Party in a notice to the Indemnifying Party not less than two (2) Business
Days prior to such payment.
Section 6.07 Right of Setoff. Upon notice to Seller specifying in reasonable detail the basis
therefor, Buyer may, at its sole discretion, set off any amount to which it may be entitled under this
Article VI that is the subject of a final, non-appealable decision from a court of competent jurisdiction
against amounts otherwise payable pursuant to Section 1.02.
Section 6.08 Adjustment to Purchase Price. Any payment by Buyer or Seller, as the case
may be, pursuant to this Article VI shall be treated as an adjustment to the Base Purchase Price for Tax
purposes unless otherwise required by applicable Law.
Section 6.09 Release of the Escrow Account. On the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the
Closing Date, to the extent the amount remaining in the Escrow Account exceeds any amounts which are
the subject of any unresolved or unsatisfied claims for indemnifiable Damages pursuant to Section 6.02
that were properly made on or prior to the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing Date in
accordance with the provisions of this Article VI, Buyer and Seller shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a
joint written instruction in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement to the effect that the
Escrow Agent release any such excess amount to Seller as of such date. To the extent any amounts are
retained in the Escrow Account pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, Buyer and Seller shall
instruct the Escrow Agent to release such funds, following the resolution of each such claim, to Buyer or
to Seller in accordance with the resolution of the applicable claim, as appropriate.
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ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
Section 7.01 Termination of Agreement. The Parties may terminate this Agreement prior to
the Closing as provided below:
(a) by mutual written agreement of Seller and Buyer;
(b) by Buyer if a breach of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any
covenant or agreement on the part of Seller set forth in this Agreement shall have occurred that
would cause any of the conditions set forth in Section 5.02(a) or (b) not to be satisfied, and such
breach is incapable of being cured or not cured within thirty (30) days following Buyer’s delivery
of notice to Seller of such breach or failure to perform, provided, that Buyer may terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.01(b) only if, at the time of termination, Buyer is not in
material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in
this Agreement;
(c) by Seller if a breach of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any
covenant or agreement on the part of Buyer set forth in this Agreement shall have occurred that
would cause any of the conditions set forth in Section 5.03(a) or (b) not to be satisfied, and such
breach is incapable of being cured or not cured within thirty (30) days following Seller’s
delivery of notice to Buyer of such breach or failure to perform, provided, that Seller may
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.01(c) only if, at the time of termination,
Seller is not in material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements contained in this Agreement;
(d) by Buyer, if the Seller Board (i) fails to make the Seller Board Recommendation
referred to in Section 4.06(d) or shall fail to include in the Proxy Statement the Seller Board
Recommendation, (ii) effects a Seller Change of Recommendation, (iii) authorizes, approves or
recommends to Seller’s stockholders, or otherwise authorizes, approves or publicly recommends, an
Alternative Transaction or (iv) fails to publicly confirm the Seller Board Recommendation within ten (10)
Business Days after a written request (which request must be reasonable under the circumstances) by
Buyer that it do so following Seller’s receipt of an Alternative Transaction;
(e) by Buyer, if there shall have been a material breach by Seller of Section 4.06 or
Section 4.07;
(f) by Buyer or Seller by written notice to the other if;
(i) the condition set forth in Section 5.01(b) or Section 5.01(c) is not
satisfied and the Order, stipulation or injunction giving rise to such non-satisfaction has
become final and non-appealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.01(f)(i) shall not be available to any party that has
failed to perform fully its obligations under this Agreement in any manner that shall have
proximately caused or resulted in the imposition of such Order, stipulation or injunction
or the failure of such Order, stipulation or injunction to be resisted, resolved or lifted;
(ii) the Closing shall not have occurred on or before October 31, 2017 (the
“Outside Date”); provided, however, that no Party may terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 7.01(f)(ii) if such Party’s material breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or other obligation under this Agreement shall have proximately
caused or resulted in the Closing not having occurred on or prior to the Outside Date; or
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(iii) the Seller Stockholder Approval is not obtained at the Seller Special
Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, in each case at which a vote on
such approval was taken; or
(g) by Seller, provided, that it has complied with its obligations under Section 4.06
and Section 4.07, at any time prior to obtaining the Seller Stockholder Approval at the Seller Special
Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, in order to concurrently enter into a binding
agreement for an Alternative Transaction that constitutes a Superior Proposal, if prior to or concurrently
with such termination, Seller pays the Termination Fee (as defined in Section 7.02(b)); or
(h) by Buyer within five (5) Business Days following the cure period set forth in
Section 7.01(b) upon receipt by Buyer of a Supplement pursuant to Section 4.04, if the Supplement gives
rise to a breach that is not cured within the cure period.
Section 7.02 Effect of Termination.
(a) To terminate this Agreement as provided in Section 7.01 (except in the case of
termination pursuant to Section 7.01(a)), the terminating party shall have given written notice to the other
Party specifying the subsection of Section 7.01 pursuant to which such termination is made, and this
Agreement shall forthwith become null and void and there will be no liability of any Party (or any
stockholder or Representative of such Party) to each other Party hereto, except with respect to the
Confidentiality Agreement, this Section 7.02, Section 9.04 and Article X; provided, that no such
termination shall relieve any Party from liability for any damages resulting from fraud or a willful breach
of its representations, warranties or covenants set forth in this Agreement prior to such termination and
any aggrieved Party will be entitled to all rights and remedies under applicable Law or in equity.
(b) Seller Termination Fee. (i) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to:
(A) Section 7.01(d) or Section 7.01(e);
(B) Section 7.01(f)(ii) and (x) a vote of the stockholders of Seller
contemplated by this Agreement at the Seller Special Meeting to obtain the Seller
Stockholder Approval has not occurred and (y) a proposal with respect to an Alternative
Transaction shall have been publicly proposed or announced or otherwise publicly
disclosed and not withdrawn after the date of this Agreement and prior to the date of
termination of this Agreement;
(C) Section 7.01(b) or Section 7.01(f)(iii), and, in either case, a
proposal with respect to an Alternative Transaction shall have been publicly proposed or
announced or otherwise publicly disclosed and not withdrawn after the date of this
Agreement and prior to the date of the Seller Special Meeting; or
(D) Section 7.01(g);
then (x) in the case of a termination contemplated by Section 7.02(b)(i)(A), Seller shall
pay or cause to be paid to Buyer within two (2) Business Days following the termination
of this Agreement, a fee, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account
specified by Buyer, equal to $6,400,000 (the “Termination Fee”); (y) in the case of
termination contemplated by Section 7.02(b)(i)(D), Seller shall pay or cause to be paid to
Buyer the Termination Fee on the date of termination of this Agreement; and (z) in the
case of a termination contemplated by Section 7.02(b)(i)(B) or Section 7.02(b)(i)(C), if
Seller, within twelve (12) months after such termination either consummates an
Alternative Transaction or enters into a definitive agreement to implement an Alternative
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Transaction, Seller shall pay to Buyer the Termination Fee simultaneously with such
consummation or entering into such definitive agreement, as the case may be. For
purposes of clause (z) of this Section 7.02(b)(i), each reference to “15%” in the definition
of “Alternative Transaction” shall be deemed to be a reference to “50%.”
(ii) If Buyer or Seller terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
7.01(f)(iii), then Seller shall reimburse Buyer, or cause Buyer to be reimbursed, for
Buyer’s reasonable, documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, provided, however, Seller’s
aggregate liability under this Section 7.02(b)(ii) shall not exceed an amount equal to
$500,000.
(iii) In no event shall Seller be obligated to pay the Termination Fee on more
than one occasion.
(c) Seller acknowledges that (i) the agreements contained in this Section 7.02 are an
integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that without this Section 7.02 Buyer
would not have entered into this Agreement and (ii) the Termination Fee is not a penalty, but rather is
liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate Buyer in the circumstances in which the
Termination Fee is payable for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while
negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. If Seller fails to promptly pay any amount due
pursuant to this Section 7.02, Seller shall pay to Buyer all reasonable fees, costs and expenses of
enforcement (including reasonable attorney’s fees as well as reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with any action initiated by Buyer), together with interest on the amount of the Termination Fee at the
prime lending rate as published in The Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition, in effect on the date such
payment is required to be made.
(d) If Seller becomes obligated to pay the Termination Fee pursuant to Section
7.02(b), Buyer agrees that Buyer’s right to receive the Termination Fee from Seller shall be Buyer’s sole
and exclusive remedy against Seller, its Subsidiaries, Affiliates and their respective Representatives and,
upon payment of the Termination Fee, neither Seller, its Subsidiaries, Affiliates nor their respective
Representatives shall have any Liability or obligation to Buyer relating to or arising out of this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) In the event that this Agreement is terminated (i) by either Buyer or Seller
pursuant to Section 7.01(f)(ii), and at the time of such termination any of the conditions set forth in
Section 5.01(b) or (c) (under conditions attributable to one or more Antitrust Laws) or Section 5.01(d)
shall not have been satisfied or waived or (ii) by either Buyer or Seller pursuant to Section 7.01(f)(i)
(under conditions attributable to one or more Antitrust Laws), and at the time of such termination under
either Section 7.01(f)(i) or Section 7.01(f)(ii), all conditions set forth in Article 5 other than those
attributable to Antitrust Laws have been satisfied or waived by the party or parties then entitled to give
such waiver (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied as of the Closing, provided,
that each such condition is then capable of being satisfied), then Buyer shall reimburse Seller, or cause
Seller to be reimbursed, for Seller’s reasonable, documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, provided, however, that
Buyer’s aggregate liability under this Section 7.02(e) shall not exceed an amount equal to $500,000.
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ARTICLE VIII
TAX MATTERS
Section 8.01 Certain Tax Matters. Buyer shall be responsible for the payment of any
transfer, sales, use, stamp, conveyance, value added, recording, registration, documentary, filing and other
non-income Taxes and administrative fees (including notary fees) arising in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“Transfer Taxes”). Buyer shall, at
its own expense, timely file any Tax Return or other document with respect to such Taxes or fees (and
Seller shall cooperate with respect thereto as necessary). Buyer and Seller shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cooperate with each other to minimize any Transfer Taxes.
Section 8.02 Withholding Taxes. Each of Buyer and Escrow Agent shall be entitled to
deduct and withhold from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable to Seller or any other
Person pursuant to this Agreement (including the Contingent Payments, if any) all Taxes that Buyer or the
Escrow Agent, as the case may be, are required to deduct or withhold therefrom under any applicable
provision of Tax Law with respect to the making of such payment. All such withheld amounts shall be
treated as delivered to Seller; provided, that Buyer or the Escrow Agent shall remit or cause to be remitted
to the applicable Governmental Entity the amounts withheld as required under any applicable provision of
Tax Law. Buyer shall, to the extent reasonable, notify Seller if any such withholding is required.
ARTICLE IX
FURTHER AGREEMENTS
Section 9.01 Post-Closing Information. After the Closing, Buyer shall respond to
reasonable, written requests for information and assistance by Seller in connection with Seller completing
the audit of its accounts and preparation of its required federal, state and local Tax Returns.
Section 9.02 Wrong Pockets. If either Buyer, on the one hand, or Seller, on the other hand,
becomes aware that any of the Acquired Assets has not been transferred to Buyer or that any of the
Excluded Assets has been transferred to Buyer, Buyer or Seller, as applicable, shall promptly notify the
other and the Parties shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, ensure that such property is transferred, with
any necessary prior Third Party consent or approval, to (a) Buyer, in the case of any Acquired Asset
which was not transferred to Buyer at the Closing; or (b) Seller, in the case of any Excluded Asset which
was transferred to Buyer at the Closing.
Section 9.03 Use of Names. After the Closing Date, Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates
to, cease to use the names set forth on Section 9.03 of the Seller Disclosure Letter and any name
confusingly similar thereto (collectively, the “Restricted Names”) and any trademarks, trade names,
trade dress, service marks and logos that use or incorporate any Restricted Name. Seller agrees that from
and after the Closing, Seller shall not have any right, title, interest, license or other right whatsoever in the
Restricted Names. Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, remove, strike over or obliterate all
Restricted Names and any trademarks, trade names, trade dress, service marks and logos that use or
incorporate any Restricted Name from the Excluded Assets (it being understood that this requirement
shall not apply to fair use of any Restricted Name, including, but not limited to, in documents and
materials kept as records that are maintained for internal use only and not publicly disseminated, or to be
archived as such records, for historical purposes or as required by applicable Law). Any use of the
Restricted Names by Seller as permitted in this Section 9.03 is subject to its use of each Restricted Name
in the same form and manner as, to the same extent as (without an increase in extent or type of uses of
each Restricted Name) and subject to the same standards of quality that are in effect for each Restricted
Name as of the Closing Date. All goodwill arising from any such use shall inure to the benefit of Buyer
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or an applicable Affiliate of Buyer owning the Restricted Name so used. Seller shall not to use any
Restricted Name in any manner that may reflect negatively on such name and xxxx or on Buyer or any of
its Affiliates.
Section 9.04 Confidentiality.
(a) From and after the date of this Agreement until the Closing, Buyer and Seller
each agree they will be bound by and comply with the obligations of the Confidentiality Agreement.
After the Closing Date, Buyer’s obligations with respect to Confidential Material under the
Confidentiality Agreement shall be deemed to have been terminated by and the Confidentiality
Agreement shall no longer be binding upon Buyer.
(b) Seller acknowledges that it is in possession of Confidential Material. Seller shall,
and shall cause each of its Affiliates and their respective Representatives to, (i) treat confidentially and
not disclose all or any portion of such Confidential Material and use such Confidential Material solely for
the purpose of fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement and the Related Agreements and for no other
purpose, in each case, following the Closing Date and (ii) from the date hereof and until the Closing Date,
use Confidential Material for the sole purpose of developing and operating the Acquired Assets in the
Ordinary Course and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Seller
acknowledges and agrees that such Confidential Material is proprietary and confidential in nature and
may be disclosed to its Representatives only to the extent necessary for Seller to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (it being understood that Seller shall be responsible for any
disclosure by any such Representative not permitted by this Agreement). If, following the Closing Date,
Seller or any of its Affiliates or their respective Representatives are requested or required to disclose
(after Seller has used its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such disclosure and after promptly
advising and consulting with Buyer about Seller’s intention to make, and the proposed contents of, such
disclosure) any of the Confidential Material (whether by deposition, interrogatory, request for documents,
subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process), Seller shall, or shall cause such Affiliate or
Representative, to provide Buyer with prompt written notice of such request so that Buyer may seek an
appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy. At any time that such protective order or
remedy has not been obtained, Seller or such Affiliate or Representative may disclose only that portion of
the Confidential Material which such Person is legally required to disclose or of which disclosure is
required to avoid sanction for contempt or any similar sanction, and Seller shall exercise its commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such Confidential
Material so disclosed. Seller further agrees that, from and after the Closing Date, Seller and its Affiliates
and Representatives, upon the request of Buyer, promptly will deliver to Buyer all documents, or other
tangible embodiments, constituting Confidential Material or other information with respect to the
Acquired Assets, without retaining any copy thereof, and shall promptly destroy all other information and
documents constituting or containing Confidential Material; provided, however, that Seller or its
Representatives shall be permitted to retain one archival copy of any Confidential Material for record
purposes and to evidence Seller’s compliance with this Agreement or applicable Law, and in addition,
nothing in this Agreement shall require the alteration, modification, deletion or destruction of back-up
tapes or other media made in the ordinary course of business.
Section 9.05 Restrictive Covenants. (a) During the period beginning on the Closing Date
and ending on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Non-Compete Period”), Seller
covenants and agrees not to, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly anywhere in the
world, acquire or Develop, Manufacture or Commercialize any compound or product or file any
Intellectual Property related thereto, in each case with the intention of treating cystic fibrosis, and shall
not control, advise, enable, provide services to, fund or guarantee the obligations of, any Third Party
engaged in, or planning to engage in, any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this
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Section 9.05 shall restrict, place conditions on or impede Seller from the current or planned (each as of
the Closing Date) Development, Manufacturing, or Commercialization of any Excluded Therapeutic
Products.
(b) During the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the
date that is twelve (12) months after the earlier of (i) termination of this Agreement in accordance with its
terms and (ii) the Closing Date, each of Buyer and Seller shall not, and shall cause their respective
Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment or employ or cause to leave the employ of
the other Party or any of its Affiliates, any employee of the other Party or its Affiliates, without obtaining
the prior written consent of the other Party; provided that each Party may make general solicitations for
employment not specifically directed at the other Party or any of its Affiliates or their respective
employees and employ any person who responds to such solicitations.
(c) Seller shall instruct its officers and directors, and shall cause its Affiliates to
instruct their officers and directors, not to directly or indirectly through any other Person (whether as an
officer, manager, director, employee, partner, consultant, holder of equity or debt investment, lender or in
any other manner or capacity), engage in conduct, oral or otherwise, that disparages or damages or would
reasonably be expected to disparage or damage any of Buyer, its Affiliates or any of their respective
current or former Representatives, holders of equity or debt investments, lenders, businesses, activities,
operations or reputations.
(d) As a material inducement to Buyer’s execution of this Agreement (without such
inducement Buyer would not have entered into this Agreement), Seller acknowledges and agrees that the
provisions of this Section 9.05 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of
Buyer and its acquisition of the Acquired Assets. Seller shall not contest that Buyer’s remedies at law for
any breach or threat of breach by Seller or any of its Affiliates of the provisions of this Section 9.05 will
be inadequate, and that Buyer shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or
threatened breaches of the provisions of this Section 9.05 and to enforce specifically such terms and
provisions, in addition to any other remedy to which Buyer may be entitled at Law or equity, as well as
the reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees it incurs in enforcing the provisions contained in this Section
9.05. The covenants contained in this Section 9.05 are covenants independent of any other provision of
this Agreement or any other agreement between the Parties hereunder, and the existence of any claim
Seller may have against Buyer under any other provision of this Agreement or otherwise, shall not
constitute a defense to the enforcement of the provisions contained in this Section 9.05. Seller further
agrees that should it violate any provisions contained in this Section 9.05, the Non-Compete Period shall
extend for an additional time period that is equal to the term of such violation so that Buyer is provided
with the full benefit of the restrictive period set forth in this Section 9.05.
(e) If any of the provisions contained in this Section 9.05 shall for any reason be held
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessively broad as to duration, scope, activity or subject, then
such provision shall be construed by limiting and reducing it with respect to such jurisdiction, only to the
extent necessary so as to be valid and enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable Law of
such jurisdiction.
Section 9.06 FDA Letters. Promptly after the Closing (but in no event later than two (2)
Business Days following the Closing), Seller shall file, or cause to be filed, with the FDA the Seller FDA
Letter, the Buyer FDA Letter, the Seller Orphan Designation Letter and the Buyer Orphan Designation
Letter and shall provide an as-filed copy of each such letter to Buyer.
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 Certain Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term:
“Affiliates” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
“Alternative Transaction” means, whether or not proposed in writing, any of the following
events (in each case in a single transaction or series of related transactions): (i) any sale, lease,
contribution or other disposition, directly or indirectly (including by way of merger, consolidation, share
exchange, tender offer, exchange offer, other business combination, partnership, joint venture, sale of
capital stock of or other equity interests in Subsidiaries or otherwise) to any Third Party of (A) Acquired
Assets (other than sales, dispositions or transfers in the Ordinary Course), or (B) beneficial ownership of
fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting securities of Seller or of any resulting parent
company of Seller (excluding voting securities acquired in open market purchases), or (ii) any issuance,
sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, to any Third Party (or the shareholders of any Third Party)
of securities (or options, rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for,
such securities) representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting securities of Seller
(excluding voting securities acquired in open market purchases), in each case other than transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
“Anti-Bribery Law” means (i) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and
the rules and regulations issued thereunder, and (ii) any law, rule, regulation, or other legally binding
measure of any jurisdiction including, without limitation, the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery
of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or that otherwise relates to bribery or
corruption.
“Antitrust Laws” means the Xxxxxxx Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1-7, as amended; the Xxxxxxx Act, 15
U.S.C. §§ 12-27, 29 U.S.C. §§ 52-53, as amended; the HSR Act; the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15
U.S.C. § 41-58, as amended; and all other Laws and Orders that are designed or intended to prohibit,
restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization, restraint of trade, or lessening
of competition through merger or acquisition.
“Base Purchase Price” means $160,000,000.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions located in New York, New York or Boston, Massachusetts are required by Law to remain
closed.
“Buyer Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect that is materially adverse to the ability of
Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Commercialize” or “Commercialization” means all activities related to importing, storing,
transporting, distributing, marketing, detailing, and selling a medicinal product or any such use with a
view to sale of a medicinal product; and “Commercialization” shall be construed accordingly.
Commercialization shall not include Development or Manufacturing.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of Seller, par value $0.001 per share.
“Confidential Material” means all data and information (whether written or oral) that is
confidential, proprietary or is not otherwise generally available to the public regarding the Acquired
Assets or the Assumed Liabilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth in Section
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9.04 shall not apply to data or information (a) that is or becomes generally available to the public, other
than as a result of disclosure by Seller, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives in violation of this
Agreement, (b) becomes available to Seller its Affiliates or their respective Representatives from a Person
other than a member of the Buyer Group or their respective Representatives on a non-confidential basis,
provided, that such Person was not bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal
or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Buyer Group or such Representatives with respect to such
materials or (c) to the extent not severable, that primarily relates to the Excluded Assets and Excluded
Liabilities.
“Contract” means any contract, agreement, license, sublicense, indenture, instrument,
commitment and any other legally binding agreement, whether written or oral.
“Damage” or “Damages” means, without duplication, (a) any and all claims, actions, causes of
action, judgments, awards, penalties, Liabilities, losses, costs or damages (of any kind including
economic, consequential, special, indirect, incidental, punitive, or exemplary losses, costs or damages,
including without limitation, lost profits ), including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys,
accountants and other professional advisors, whether involving a dispute solely between the parties hereto
or otherwise, and (b) any losses or costs incurred in investigating, defending or settling any claim, action
or cause of action described in clause (a).
“DCE Platform Know-How” means Seller’s Know-How, other than Transferred Know-How
that has specific application to the ownership, operation or conduct of the CF Enterprise, to Develop,
Manufacture or Commercialize deuterium-substituted therapeutic agents, including Know-How to (i)
assess compounds as suitable targets for deuterium substitution; (ii) synthesize a wide range of chemical
compounds that incorporate deuterium selectively at specific positions and accurately analyze deuterium
content at those positions; (iii) optimize assays to evaluate the metabolic stability and metabolite profile
of deuterated compounds; (iv) identify deuterated compounds that possess improved in vitro or in vivo
metabolic or pharmacokinetic properties relative to the corresponding non-deuterated compound; (v)
develop and apply bioanalytical methods to identify and measure metabolites formed by the in vitro and
in vivo metabolism of deuterated compounds; (vi) understand how the effects of selective deuterium
substitution may translate from in vitro to in vivo systems and from non-human models to humans, and
how deuterium substitution affects individual and population-based ADME parameters; (vii)
manufacture, analyze, and formulate deuterated compounds, including development of analytical methods
for determining level of deuterium incorporation; and (viii) sourcing deuterium reagents, starting
materials, and intermediates, and developing and utilizing a supply chain of multiple vendors.
“Develop”, “Developed” or “Development” means all activities related to research and
development of a medicinal product including, all testing and studies (non-clinical, preclinical and
clinical), toxicology testing, pharmacology, statistical analysis, and reporting, together with all other
activities with respect to the product useful for the preparation and submission of applications or other
filings to a Regulatory Authority to obtain Regulatory Approval for the product and in support of
obtaining Regulatory Approval. Development shall not include Manufacturing or Commercialization.
“Effect” means any event, occurrence, change, development or effect.
“EMA” means the European Medicines Agency or any successor agency that is responsible for
reviewing applications seeking approval for the sale of pharmaceuticals in the European Union.
“Encumbrance” means any charge, claim, condition, equitable interest, lien, encumbrance,
option, pledge, security interest, hypothecation, mortgage, right of first refusal, or any restriction on use,
voting, transfer, receipt of income, right of set-off, title retention, or exercise of any other attribute of
ownership.
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“Escrow Agent” means Citibank, N.A.
“Escrow Agreement” means the Escrow Agreement to be entered into on the Closing Date in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.
“Escrow Account” means the escrow account to be established and maintained pursuant to the
terms of the Escrow Agreement for the Escrow Amount.
“Escrow Amount” means, initially, $16,000,000, which amount shall be adjusted to reflect any
earnings thereon and any amounts released pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Excluded Therapeutic Product” means any product of Seller that is not a Transferred Product,
including compounds that are solely intended for use as a treatment of antibacterial infections in patients
with cystic fibrosis.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
“Governmental Entity” means any United States or non-United States federal, state, provincial
or local court, tribunal, arbitrator or arbitral body, the United States Congress or other state or local
legislative body, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory agency or
authority or any securities exchange.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, any principal, interest, premiums or other
obligations of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent:
(a) in respect of notes payable, accrued interest payable or other obligations for borrowed money, whether
secured or unsecured; (b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit
(or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof); (c) in respect of banker’s acceptances; (d) representing
capital lease obligations; (e) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any
property or services; (f) representing any hedging obligations, if and to the extent any of the preceding
items (other than letters of credit and hedging obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance
sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; (g) in respect of accrued bonuses owed
to any employees of such Person with respect to the 2016 calendar year; (h) any Liability of such Person
in respect of banker’s acceptances or letters of credit (but solely to the extent drawn and not paid), (i) all
prepayment premiums, penalties, costs and/or expenses related to any items of Indebtedness of the type
referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above that would be required to be paid as a result of the transactions
contemplated hereby or to extinguish the Indebtedness as of immediately prior to the Closing or (j) direct
or indirect guarantees or other contingent Liabilities (including so called “make-whole”, “take-or-pay” or
“keep-well” agreements) with respect to any indebtedness, obligation, claim or Liability of any other
Person of a type described in clauses (a) through (i) above. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes
all Indebtedness of others secured by a lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such
Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the guarantee
by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.
“Intellectual Property” means any and all intellectual property rights or similar proprietary
rights and description throughout the world, whether registered or unregistered, including all rights
pertaining to or deriving from: (a) Patents, inventions, invention disclosures, discoveries and
improvements, whether or not patentable; (b) trademarks, trade dress, service marks, certification marks,
logos, brands, slogans, design rights, names, corporate names, trade names, Internet domain names, social
media accounts and addresses and other similar designations of source or origin, together with the
goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing; (c) copyrights and copyrightable subject matter; (d) rights
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in any computer software or firmware (whether in source code, object code or other form), algorithms,
data files, databases, compilations and data technology supporting the foregoing, and all documentation,
including user manuals and training materials, related to any of the foregoing; (e) trade secrets (including
those trade secrets defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and under corresponding foreign Law), and
all other non-public confidential or proprietary information, Know-How, clinical data, non-clinical data,
pre-clinical data, in-vitro data, inventions, processes, formulae, models, and methodologies, excluding
Patents, and rights to limit the use or disclosure thereof by any Person; and (f) all applications,
registrations, and renewals for the foregoing in any jurisdiction throughout the world.
“Know-How” means any know-how, trade secret, proprietary invention, discovery, data,
information, process, method, technique, material, technology, result or other know-how, whether or not
patentable, and all other non-public confidential or proprietary information.
“knowledge” means (i) with respect to Seller, the knowledge, within the scope of his or her
responsibility assuming reasonable inquiry of those employees known to such persons to have specialized
knowledge of the subject matter of the representation and warranty, of the individuals listed in Section
10.01(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter and (ii) with respect to Buyer, the knowledge, within the scope of
his or her responsibility assuming reasonable inquiry of those employees known to such persons to have
specialized knowledge of the subject matter of the representation and warranty, of the Chief Legal and
Administrative Officer.
“Law” means (i) any statute, code, rule, regulation, ordinance, rule of common law, requirement
or other pronouncement of any Governmental Entity having the effect of law and (ii) any binding
guidance document with regard to drug approval requirements.
“Liability” means any debt, Indebtedness, obligation, Tax, duty or liability of any nature
(including known, unknown, fixed, absolute, disclosed, undisclosed, matured, unmatured, accrued,
unaccrued, asserted, unasserted, determined, determinable, contingent, indirect, conditional, implied,
vicarious, derivative, joint, several or secondary liability), regardless of whether such debt, Indebtedness,
obligation, Tax, duty or liability would be required to be disclosed on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP and regardless of whether such debt, obligation, duty or liability is immediately
due and payable.
“Manufacture” or “Manufacturing” shall mean any and all activities related to making,
producing, processing, filling, finishing, packaging, labeling or quality assurance testing and releasing of
a medicinal product (or any ingredient thereof). Manufacturing shall not include Development or
Commercialization.
“Milestone Event” means each of the events set forth in Section 1.02(b).
“Official” means any official, employee or representative of, or any other person acting in an
official capacity for or on behalf of, any (i) Governmental Entity, including any entity owned or
controlled thereby, (ii) political party, party official or political candidate, or (iii) public international
organization.
“Orders” means all orders, rulings, judgments, settlements, arbitration awards or decrees of any
Governmental Entity (or any agreement entered into or any administrative, judicial or arbitration award
with any Governmental Entity).
“Ordinary Course” means the ordinary course of the ownership, operation, Development,
Manufacture and Commercialization of the Acquired Assets consistent with past practice.
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“Patents” means patents, including utility and design patents, patent applications, including
provisionals, non-provisionals, utility models and any and all related national or international counterparts
thereto, including any divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part applications, reissues, reexaminations,
substitutions and extensions thereof (including supplementary protection certificates, requests for, and
grants of, continued examination, post-grant confirmations or amendments, counterparts claiming priority
from any of the foregoing; and any patents or patent applications that claim priority to or from any of the
foregoing) and all rights associated with any of the foregoing, including the right to claim priority arising
from or related to any of the foregoing.
“Permitted Encumbrance” means: (i) Encumbrances for Taxes, assessments and governmental
charts or levies either not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (ii)
Encumbrances incurred in the Ordinary Course for mechanics, carriers’, workmen’s, warehouseman’s,
repairmen’s, materialmen’s or other similar liens that are not yet due and payable or that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; and (iii) Encumbrances incurred in the Ordinary
Course for pledges and deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade Contracts, surety and appeal
bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a similar nature, in each case in the Ordinary Course.
“Permits” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign qualifications, permits, registrations,
clearances, certificates, rights, applications, submissions, variances, exemptions, filings, approvals and
authorizations from Governmental Entities.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
estate, trust, association, unincorporated organization, other form of entity, of whatever nature, or
Governmental Entity.
“Post-Closing Tax Period” means a Tax period that begins after the Closing Date and the
portion of a Straddle Period that begins after the Closing Date.
“Pre-Closing Tax Period” means a Tax period that ends on or before the Closing Date and the
portion of a Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing Date.
“Proxy Statement” means a proxy statement to be sent to the stockholders of Seller (together
with any amendments or supplements thereto) with respect to the Seller Special Meeting.
“Regulatory Approval” means any and all registration, clearance, license permit, approval,
concession, variance, waiver, or other authorization of any national, regional, state, or regulatory
authority, department, bureau, commission, council or other Governmental Entity that is necessary for
any activities in relation to or with a medicinal product in a given country, jurisdiction, or region
(including for the Development, Manufacture, supply, and Commercialization of such medicinal product)
in such country or jurisdiction.
“Regulatory Documentation” means with respect to any Transferred Products, the regulatory
documentation, or portion thereof, related to each such product, including (as applicable) all applications
for Transferred Registrations and renewals thereof (including investigational new drug applications,
orphan designations, new drug applications, abbreviated new drug applications and marketing
authorization applications), and the safety reports, information on adverse events, and copies of all
correspondence, reports, or minutes with any Governmental Entity, and all data submitted to
Governmental Entities in connection with Transferred Registrations, pricing studies, and documents
(including, without limitation, laboratory, clinical and pre-clinical animal study data) relating to the
Transferred Registrations or to the subject matter of the Transferred Registrations to the extent relating to
the Transferred Products. For the avoidance of doubt, Regulatory Documentation shall not include
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laboratory notebooks, internal audit reports or batch records (other than those batch records contained in
Transferred Registrations).
“Representatives” means, when used with respect to Buyer or Seller, the directors, officers,
employees, consultants, financial advisors, accountants, legal counsel, investment bankers, lenders and
other agents, advisors and representatives of Buyer or Seller, as applicable, and their respective
Subsidiaries.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Seller Board Recommendation” means the recommendation of the Seller Board that the
stockholders of Seller vote in favor of approval of the sale of the Acquired Assets pursuant to this
Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereby.
“Seller Intervening Event” means an Effect that affects or would reasonably be expected to
affect the Acquired Assets, taken as a whole, that (a) is material, (b) was not known to the Seller Board as
of the date of this Agreement (and which could not have become known through any further reasonable
investigation, discussion, inquiry or negotiation with respect to any event, fact, circumstance,
development or occurrence known to Seller as of the date of this Agreement), (c) becomes known to the
Seller Board prior to obtaining the Seller Stockholder Approval (d) does not relate to or involve any
Alternative Transaction and (e) is not the result of a material breach of this Agreement by Seller.
“Seller Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect that is materially adverse to (i) the ability of
Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) the condition (financial or
otherwise) or ownership, operation or development of the Acquired Assets, taken as a whole; provided,
however, that a “Seller Material Adverse Effect” shall not include, either alone or in combination, any
Effect resulting from or arising out of (and the following will not be taken into account when determining
whether a “Seller Material Adverse Effect” has occurred): (A) the announcement, pendency or
consummation of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including the identity of, or
any facts or circumstances relating to, Buyer or any of its Affiliates to the extent resulting from the public
announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby; (B) any action
taken by Seller at the written request of Buyer or with Buyer’s written consent, or the failure of Seller to
take an action that Seller is specifically prohibited from taking by the terms of this Agreement; (C) any
event or occurrence generally affecting the industries in which Seller operates relating to the Acquired
Assets or in the economy generally or other general business, financial or market conditions; (D) changes
affecting the national or international general economic, political, legal or regulatory conditions; (E)
changes in Laws after the date hereof applicable to the Acquired Assets; or (F) national or international
political conditions or instability, including the engagement by the United States in hostilities, whether or
not pursuant to a declaration of emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack
upon the United States or any other nation, except, in each of clauses (C), (D), (E), or (F) above, to the
extent such Effects have a disproportionate impact on the Acquired Assets and the Assumed Liabilities,
taken as a whole, relative to other Persons owning assets similar to the Acquired Assets, in the industry or
markets in which Seller operates.
“Seller Special Meeting” means the meeting of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of
seeking the Seller Stockholder Approval, including any postponement or adjournment thereof.
“Seller Stockholder Approval” means the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding Common Stock entitled to vote upon the authorization of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby at the Seller Special Meeting.
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“Straddle Period” means a taxable period that begins before the Closing Date and ends after the
Closing Date
“Subsidiaries” means all those corporations, associations or other business entities of which the
entity in question (a) owns or controls a majority of the outstanding equity securities either directly or
through an unbroken chain of entities as to each of which a majority of the outstanding equity securities is
owned directly or indirectly by its parent (provided, there shall not be included any such entity the equity
securities of which are owned or controlled in a fiduciary capacity), (b) in the case of partnerships, serves
as a general partner, (c) in the case of a limited liability company, serves as a managing member, or (d)
otherwise has the ability to elect a majority of the directors, trustees or managing members thereof.
“Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written proposal made to Seller by any Third Party
which did not result from a breach of Section 4.06 with respect to any Alternative Transaction or any
purchase or acquisition (a) involving the Acquired Assets or more than 50% of the voting power of the
Common Stock, (b) that is on terms that the Seller Board determines in good faith (after consultation with
its financial advisors and outside legal counsel) would result in a transaction that, if consummated, is
more favorable to Seller’s stockholders from a financial point of view than the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement (taking into account any proposal by Buyer to amend the terms of this Agreement); (c)
with respect to which the cash consideration and other amounts (including costs associated with the
proposed acquisition) payable at closing are subject to fully committed financing from recognized
financial institutions; and (d) that is reasonably likely to receive all required governmental approvals on a
timely basis and otherwise reasonably capable of being completed within a reasonable period of time on
the terms proposed, taking into account all financial, regulatory, legal and other aspects of such proposal.
“Tax Returns” means all reports, returns, declarations, statements, forms or other information
required to be supplied to a Governmental Entity in connection with Taxes, including amendments
thereto.
“Taxes” means (a) all taxes, including income, gross receipts, capital gain, ad valorem,
value-added, goods and services, excise, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, withholding,
employment and franchise taxes or other similar charges imposed by the United States of America or any
state, local or foreign government, or any agency thereof, or other political subdivision of the United
States or any such government, and any interest, penalties, assessments or additions to tax resulting from,
attributable to or incurred in connection with any tax or any contest or dispute thereof and (b) any liability
for any item described in clause (a) of another natural person, corporation, limited liability company,
association, partnership, not for profit entity, other form of business, or Governmental Entity, whether by
Contract (other than any Contract entered into in the Ordinary Course the principal purpose of which is
not related to taxes) or express or implied agreement, pursuant to any applicable Law, as a transferee or
successor, or otherwise.
“Third Party” means any Person other than the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries
and Affiliates.
“Transaction Litigation” means any claim or legal proceeding (including any class action or
derivative litigation) not involving a Governmental Entity asserted or commenced by, on behalf of or in
the name of, against or otherwise involving Seller and/or any of its directors or officers relating directly or
indirectly to this Agreement, the sale of the Acquired Assets or any of the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement (including any such claim or legal proceeding based on allegations that Seller’s entry
into the Agreement or the terms and conditions of the Agreement constituted a breach of the fiduciary
duties of Seller’s Board or any officer of Seller).
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“Transferred Inventory” means all inventory of Transferred Products and reference standards,
retains and intermediates related thereto, ingredients and any other raw materials, work-in-progress
materials, package inserts, packaging and labeling materials, supplies and other inventories used in the
manufacturing or production of any Transferred Products, but specifically excluding such quantity of
CTP-656 as may be required by Seller prior to Closing in the Ordinary Course, including material
required for Seller to support and conduct its clinical trials.
“Transferred Know-How” means Know-How (other than DCE Platform Know-How) that is
necessary or useful for the ownership, Development, Manufacture and Commercialization of the CF
Enterprise.
“Transferred Products” means (i) all deuterated ivacaftor, including the deuterated form of
ivacaftor having a chemical formula as set forth on Section 10.01(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter,
including the compound coded by Seller as CTP-656, and (ii) any other compounds used, planned for use
or held for use, in each case, in the ownership, operation or conduct of the CF Enterprise (including
deuterated tezacaftor) as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, in each of cases (i) and (ii), including
any derivatives, combinations, or other forms thereof; provided, that compounds that are (a) solely
intended for use as a treatment of antibacterial infections in patients with cystic fibrosis or (b) listed on
Section 10.01(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter shall not be considered Transferred Products.
“Transferred Product Records” (i) written records lab notebooks, accounts, notes, reports,
batch records and data, (ii) Regulatory Documentation, (iii) Development data (of any kind) from
discovery through to submission (raw data, stability, validation, quality by design work), all analytical
methods development and validation, (iv) Manufacturing data (of any kind), batch records,
Manufacturing facility, quality control lab commissioning, validation protocols, testing protocols, and
reports, (v) facility and equipment detailed drawings, all equipment maintenance and calibration data, and
(vi) records relating to the filing, prosecution, issuance, maintenance, enforcement or defense of the
Transferred IP, in the case of clauses (i) - (vi) that are owned or controlled by or otherwise in the
possession of Seller as of the Closing Date and related to the Transferred Products.
“Transferred Registrations” any and all Regulatory Approvals granted or issued by, or applied
for to a national, regional, state, or regulatory authority, department, bureau, commission, council or other
Governmental Entity for any activities in relation to or with a medicinal product in a given country,
jurisdiction, or region (including for the Development, Manufacture, supply, and Commercialization of
such medicinal product).
Section 10.02 Terms Defined Elsewhere. The following terms are defined elsewhere in this
Agreement, as indicated below:
Acquired Assets Section 1.01(a)
Acquired Assets Permits Section 2.12(a)
Acquired Assets Regulatory Filings Section 2.12(a)
Aggregate Threshold Section 6.05(b)(ii)
Agreed Amount Section 6.04(b)
Agreement Preamble
Antitrust Approvals Section 4.03(b)
Assigned Contracts Section 1.01(a)(iv)
Assigned IP Contracts Section 1.01(a)(iv)
Assumed Liabilities Section 1.01(d)
Assumption Agreements Section 1.01(d)
Xxxx of Sale Section 1.03(b)(iii)
Burdensome Term or Condition Section 4.03(f)
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Buyer Preamble
Buyer FDA Letter Section 5.03(e)
Buyer Group Section 1.01(a)
Buyer Indemnified Parties Section 6.02
Buyer Orphan Designation Letter Section 5.03(e)
Cap Section 6.05(b)(i)
CF Enterprise Recitals
Claim Notice Section 6.04(b)
Claimed Amount Section 6.04(b)
Closing Section 1.03(a)
Closing Date Section 1.03(a)
Confidentiality Agreement Section 4.02
Contingent Payment Section 1.02(b)
CTAs Section 2.10(a)(viii)
DOJ Section 4.03(a)
Electronic Delivery Section 10.07
Excluded Assets Section 1.01(b)
Excluded Liabilities Section 1.01(e)
FDA Section 2.12(a)
FDCA Section 2.12(a)
FTC Section 4.03(a)
Fundamental Representations Section 6.01(a)
Guarantor Preamble
HSR Act Section 2.05(c)
Indemnified Party Section 6.04(a)
Indemnifying Party Section 6.04(a)
IP Assignment Agreements Section 1.03(b)(iv)
Material Contract Section 2.10(a)
MTAs Section 2.10(a)(viii)
NDAs Section 2.10(a)(viii)
Non-Compete Period Section 9.05(a)
Outside Date Section 7.01(f)(ii)
Parties Preamble
Party Preamble
PHSA Section 2.12(a)
Pre-Closing Period Section 4.01(a)
Research and Testing Agreement Recitals
Registered Business IP Section 2.09(a)
Regulatory Authority Section 2.12(a)
Regulatory Filings Section 4.03(a)
Related Agreements Section 2.03
Restricted Names Section 9.02
Safety Notice Section 2.12(d)
Seller Preamble
Seller Board Section 2.03
Seller Board Approval Section 2.20
Seller Change of Recommendation Section 4.07(c)
Seller Disclosure Letter Article II
Seller FDA Letter Section 5.02(f)
Seller Indemnified Parties Section 6.03
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Seller Orphan Designation Letter Section 5.02(f)
Supplement Section 4.04
Termination Fee Section 7.02(b)
Third Party Claim Section 6.04(a)
Third Party IP Section 2.09(f)
Transfer Taxes Section 8.01(a)
Transferred IP Section 1.01(a)(ii)
Transferred IP Documentation Section 1.01(a)(iii)
Transferred Permits Section 1.01(a)(vi)
Transition Services Agreement Section 1.03(b)(vii)
Section 10.03 Press Releases and Announcements. Each Party shall consult with the other
Party and give the other Party a reasonable opportunity to comment on such Party’s press release
announcing the execution and delivery of this Agreement. No Party shall issue (and each Party shall
cause its Affiliates not to issue) any press release or public disclosure relating to the subject matter of this
Agreement, or its terms, without the prior written approval of the other Party; provided, however, that
nothing in this Section 10.03 shall prevent any Party from (a) making any public disclosure it believes in
good faith is required by Law, regulation or stock exchange rule (in which case the disclosing Party shall
use its commercially reasonable efforts to advise the other Party prior to making disclosure and the other
Party shall have the right to review such press release or announcement prior to its publication) or (b)
enforcing its rights hereunder.
Section 10.04 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided by applicable Law, this
Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any Person other than each Party and its
respective successors and permitted assigns and, to the extent specified herein, its respective Affiliates;
provided, however, that the provisions of Article VI and Article VII are intended for the benefit of the
entities and individuals specified therein and their respective legal representatives, successors and assigns.
Section 10.05 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents referred to
herein), the Related Agreements, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Escrow Agreement constitute the
entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matters hereof and thereof and supersede
all other prior agreements (except that the Confidentiality Agreement shall be deemed amended hereby so
that until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01, Buyer shall be permitted to
take the actions contemplated by this Agreement) and understandings, both written and oral, between the
Parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
Section 10.06 Succession and Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of and be enforceable by each of the Parties named herein and its respective successors and
permitted assigns. No Party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations
hereunder (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other
Party; provided, that (i) Seller may assign all of its rights and obligations hereunder to any successor or
assign of Seller’s business through the acquisition (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) of more
than 50% of the voting power of Common Stock and/or substantially all of Seller’s assets and (ii) Buyer
may assign the right to acquire certain of the Acquired Assets to one or more of its Affiliates prior to the
Closing (provided, that in connection with any such assignment, Buyer shall remain primarily liable for
such assigned obligations); provided, however, following the Closing, Buyer may assign and delegate, in
whole or in part, its rights and obligations hereunder to either (i) a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Buyer, (ii)
an Affiliate under common control with Buyer or (iii) in connection with the transfer by Buyer of all or
substantially all of the Acquired Assets; and provided, further, however, that no such assignment shall
relieve Buyer of any obligation or liability under this Agreement.
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Section 10.07 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original but both of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by e-mail of a .pdf, .tif, .jpeg or similar
attachment (“Electronic Delivery”), and any such counterparty delivered using Electronic Delivery shall
be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and shall be considered to have
the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.
Section 10.08 Notices. All written notices that are required or permitted hereunder will be in
writing and sufficient if delivered personally or sent by nationally-recognized overnight courier,
addressed as follows:
if to Buyer, to:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Attention: Business Development
50 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
xith a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Attention: Corporate Legal
50 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Xmail: Xxxxx_Xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
and
White & Case LLP
1100 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xttn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx., Esq.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Email: xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
If to Seller, to:
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
99 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Xttn: Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel
Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxx Procter LLP
100 Xxxxxxxx Xxx
00
Xxxxxxxx 02425100
Boxxxx, XX 00000
Xttn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Email: XXxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
XXxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
or to such other address as the Party to whom written notice is to be given may have furnished to the other
Party in writing in accordance herewith. Any such written notice will be deemed to have been given and
received by the other Party: (a) when delivered if personally delivered; or (b) on receipt if sent by
overnight courier.
Section 10.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of
laws principles that would result in the application of the Law of any other state. Each of the Parties
hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, if such court finds it lacks subject
matter jurisdiction, the federal court of the United States of America sitting in Delaware, and any
appellate court from any thereof, in any suit, action, legal proceeding or claim arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the agreements delivered in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment relating thereto, and each of the
Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agrees not to commence any such suit, action, legal
proceeding or claim except in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, if such court finds it
lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the federal court of the United States of America sitting in Delaware, and
any appellate court from any thereof, (ii) agrees that any claim in respect of any such suit, action, legal
proceeding or claim may be heard and determined in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or,
if such court finds it lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the federal court of the United States of America
sitting in Delaware, and any appellate court from any thereof, (iii) waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any
such suit, action, legal proceeding or claim in such courts and (iv) waives, to the fullest extent permitted
by Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit, action, legal proceeding or
claim in such courts. Each of the Parties hereto (A) agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action,
legal proceeding or claim shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by Law and (B) waives any objection to the recognition and
enforcement by a court in other jurisdictions of any such final judgment. Each Party to this Agreement
irrevocably consents to service of process inside or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the courts referred
to in this Section 10.09 in the manner provided for notices in Section 10.08. Nothing in this Agreement
will affect the right of any Party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by
Law.
Section 10.10 Amendments and Waivers. The Parties may mutually amend or waive any
provision of this Agreement at any time. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement
shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by each of the Parties. No waiver by either
Party of any default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional
or not, shall be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation or breach of
warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or
subsequent such occurrence. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.
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Section 10.11 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or
unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision
in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the Parties agree that
the body making the determination of invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the
scope, duration or area of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any
invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that
comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this
Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified after the expiration of the time within which the judgment
may be appealed.
Section 10.12 Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided to the contrary in this
Agreement or any of the Related Agreements, each of the Parties shall bear its own costs and expenses
(including legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, whether or not the Closing takes place.
Section 10.13 Specific Performance. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the other Party
would be damaged irreparably in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in
accordance with their specific terms or otherwise are breached or are threatened to be breached, and that
money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damages. It is
accordingly agreed that prior to the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01,
(i) the Parties shall be entitled to seek (in a court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 10.09)
an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms
and provisions of this Agreement (including Buyer’s obligation to effect the Closing), without bond or
other security being required, this being in addition to any remedy to which they are entitled under this
Agreement, and (ii) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and without that right, neither Seller nor Buyer would have entered into this
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is explicitly agreed that Seller shall be
entitled to an injunction, specific performance or other equitable remedy to specifically enforce Buyer’s
obligation to effect the Closing on the terms and conditions set forth herein in the event that all conditions
in Sections 5.01 and 5.02 have been satisfied (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be
satisfied by actions taken at the Closing, each of which is then capable of being satisfied at a Closing on
such date) at the time when the Closing would have occurred but for the failure of Buyer to comply with
its obligations to effect the Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Each of Seller and Buyer
acknowledges and agrees that following a valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section
7.01, each Party shall be entitled to seek monetary damages for a willful or intentional breach of this
Agreement in accordance with Section 7.02(a).
Section 10.14 Guaranty. Guarantor irrevocably guarantees each and every covenant and
obligation of Buyer and the full and timely performance of Buyer’s obligations under the provisions of
this Agreement. This is a guaranty of payment and performance, and not of collection, and Guarantor
acknowledges and agrees that this guaranty is full and unconditional, and no release or extinguishments of
Buyer’s Liabilities (other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), whether by decree in any
bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise, will affect the continuing validity and enforceability of this
guaranty. Guarantor hereby waives, for the benefit of Seller, (i) any right to require Seller as a condition
of payment or performance of Guarantor to proceed against Buyer or pursue any other remedies
whatsoever and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any defenses or benefits that may be derived
from or afforded by Law that limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, except to the extent
that any such defense is available to Buyer. Guarantor understands that Seller is relying on this guaranty
in entering into this Agreement. Under no circumstances shall the maximum amount payable by
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Guarantor hereunder for any reason and under any legal theory in law or at equity exceed an amount
equal to the Base Purchase Price and any Contingent Payment that becomes payable pursuant to Section
1.02(b).
Section 10.15 Construction. Except where expressly stated otherwise in this Agreement, the
following rules of interpretation apply to this Agreement: (a) “either” and “or” are not exclusive and
“include”, “includes” and “including” are not limiting; (b) “hereof”, “hereto”, “hereby”, “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole
and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (c) the word “will” shall be construed to have the
same meaning as the word “shall”; (d) “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a
subject or other thing extends, and such phrase does not mean simply “if”; (e) definitions contained in this
Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms; (f) references to any
Law, Contract, instrument or other document shall mean such Law, Contract, instrument or other
document as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including by succession of
comparable successor Laws; (g) references to a person or entity are also to its permitted successors and
assigns; (h) references to an “Article”, “Section”, “Exhibit”, “Annex” or “Schedule” refer to an Article or
Section of, or an Exhibit, Annex or Schedule to, this Agreement; (i) references to “$” or otherwise to
dollar amounts refer to the lawful currency of the United States; (j) unless the context so requires,
references to any Laws or specific provisions of Laws shall include any rules, regulations and delegated
legislation issued thereunder; (k) references to any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine and neuter forms; (l) the table of contents and headings set forth in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof; and (m) references herein to
“primarily” shall include “primarily” as well as any other standard that reflects a majority or more of the
matter addressed, including “exclusively” or any similar term. Whenever this Agreement refers to a
number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified, and if any
action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business
Day, then such action may be deferred until the next Business Day. The language used in this Agreement
shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule
of strict construction shall be applied against either Party. The Parties agree that they have been
represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the
application of any Law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an
agreement or other document will be construed against the Party drafting such agreement or document.
Section 10.16 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT
OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION
HEREWITH AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES
AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY
OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER
PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH
WAIVERS, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH
WAIVERS, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED
TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS
AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.15.
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The Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
CONCERT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By: /s/Xxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxx
Title: President & CEO
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (EUROPE) LIMITED
By: /s/Xxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxx Xxxxx
Title: Director
Solely with respect to Section 10.14 herein:
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
By: /s/Xxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit A
Form of Assumption Agreement
[Attached]
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Exhibit B
Form of Xxxx of Sale
[Attached]
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Exhibit C
Form of IP Assignment Agreement
[Attached]
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Exhibit D
Form of Transition Services Agreement
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Exhibit E-1
Form of Seller FDA Letter
[Attached]
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Exhibit E-2
Form of Seller Orphan Designation Letter
[Attached]
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Exhibit F-1
Form of Buyer FDA Letter
[Attached]
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Exhibit F-2
Form of Buyer Orphan Designation Letter
[Attached]
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Exhibit G
Form of Escrow Agreement
[Attached]