PURCHASE AND COLLABORATION AGREEMENT by and among COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC., COVENTRY ACQUISITION, INC. and WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Dated as of March 3, 2010
Exhibit 2.1
by and among
COLUMBIA
LABORATORIES, INC.,
COVENTRY
ACQUISITION, INC.
and
XXXXXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dated as of March 3, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS | 1 | |||||||
1.1 | Definitions |
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1.2 | Other Definitional Provisions |
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ARTICLE II. PURCHASE AND SALE | 2 | |||||||
2.1 | Purchase and Sale of Assets |
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2.2 | Shares |
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2.3 | Excluded and Other Assets |
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2.4 | Assumed Liabilities |
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2.5 | Excluded Liabilities |
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2.6 | Nonassignable Assets |
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2.7 | Purchase Price |
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2.8 | Milestone and Royalty Payments |
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2.9 | Purchase Price Allocation |
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2.10 | Withholding |
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ARTICLE III. CLOSING | 14 | |||||||
3.1 | Closing |
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3.2 | Transactions at First Closing |
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3.3 | Transactions at Second Closing |
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ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER | 17 | |||||||
4.1 | Organization |
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4.2 | Authority; Board Action |
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4.3 | No Conflicts; Enforceability |
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4.4 | Title; Sufficiency of Assets |
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4.5 | Capitalization |
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4.6 | Intellectual Property |
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4.7 | Absence of Litigation |
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4.8 | Real and Personal Property |
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4.9 | Taxes |
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4.10 | Environmental, Safety and Health |
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4.11 | Compliance with Laws |
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4.12 | Permits |
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4.13 | Regulatory Matters |
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4.14 | Suppliers |
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4.15 | SEC Documents, Financial Statements |
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4.16 | Absence of Certain Changes or Events |
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4.17 | Contracts |
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4.18 | Brokers, Etc. |
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4.19 | Insurance |
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4.20 | Investment Company |
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4.21 | Exchange |
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4.22 | Application of Takeover Protections |
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4.23 | Fairness Opinion |
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ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER | 28 | |||||||
5.1 | Organization |
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5.2 | Authority |
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5.3 | Investment Purpose; Status |
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5.4 | Securities Laws |
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5.5 | Ownership Cap |
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5.6 | Acknowledgement of Risk |
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5.7 | No Conflicts; Enforceability |
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5.8 | Litigation |
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5.9 | Financing |
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5.10 | No Short Sales |
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5.11 | Brokers, Etc. |
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5.12 | Independent Investigation |
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ARTICLE VI. COVENANTS PRIOR TO CLOSING | 31 | |||||||
6.1 | Access to Information |
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6.2 | Conduct of the Business |
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6.3 | [Omitted.] |
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6.4 | Proxy Statement; Seller Stockholders’ Meeting |
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6.5 | No Solicitation; Acquisition Proposals |
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6.6 | Transition Activities |
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6.7 | Trade Inventory |
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6.8 | Cooperation Regarding Financial Statements; etc. |
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6.9 | Notifications; Updated Schedules |
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6.10 | Further Assurances; Further Documents |
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6.11 | Listing |
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6.12 | Ownership Cap |
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ARTICLE VII. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING | 40 | |||||||
7.1 | Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Buyer and Seller at the First Closing |
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7.2 | Conditions Precedent to Buyer’s Obligations at the First Closing |
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7.3 | Conditions Precedent to Seller’s Obligations at the First Closing |
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7.4 | Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Buyer and Seller at the Second Closing |
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7.5 | Conditions Precedent to Buyer’s Obligations to the Second Closing |
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7.6 | Conditions Precedent to Seller’s Obligations to the Second Closing |
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ARTICLE VIII. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS | 42 | |||||||
8.1 | Confidentiality; Publicity |
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8.2 | Use of Trade or Service Marks; Name Change |
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8.3 | Notification of Customers |
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8.4 | Products Returns, Rebate Charges and Wholesaler Charges |
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8.5 | Regulatory Matters |
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8.6 | Tax Matters |
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8.7 | Development |
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8.8 | Commercialization |
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8.9 | Joint Development Committee |
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8.10 | Joint Commercialization Committee |
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8.11 | Covenant Not to Compete |
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ARTICLE IX. TERMINATION AND SURVIVAL | 55 | |||||||
9.1 | Termination |
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9.2 | Procedure and Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE X. INDEMNIFICATION | 57 | |||||||
10.1 | Survival of Representations |
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10.2 | Indemnification by Seller |
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10.3 | Indemnification by Buyer |
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10.4 | Limitation on Losses; Calculation of Losses; Treatment of Indemnification Payments |
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10.5 | No Termination of Indemnification |
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10.6 | Procedures |
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10.7 | Sole Remedy |
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10.8 | Effect of Investigation or Knowledge |
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ARTICLE XI. MISCELLANEOUS | 62 | |||||||
11.1 | Assignment; Binding Effect |
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11.2 | Guarantee of Obligations |
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11.3 | Expenses |
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11.4 | Notices |
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11.5 | Severability |
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11.6 | Amendments; Entire Agreement |
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11.7 | No Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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11.8 | Waiver |
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11.9 | Governing Law |
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11.10 | Arbitration |
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11.11 | Injunctive Relief |
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11.12 | Headings |
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11.13 | Counterparts |
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11.14 | Schedules |
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11.15 | Construction |
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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
Annex 1.1 | Definitions | |
Exhibit A | Asset Transfer Documentation | |
Exhibit B | Form of Investor’s Rights Agreement | |
Exhibit C | Form of Supply Agreement | |
Exhibit D | Form of License Agreement | |
Exhibit E | Form of Charter Amendment |
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THIS
PURCHASE AND COLLABORATION AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”), dated as of March 3, 2010 (the
“Execution Date”), is entered into by and among
Columbia Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Seller”), Xxxxxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (“Parent”) (solely for purposes of
Section 11.2 herein) and Coventry Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Buyer”). Each of Seller and Buyer is sometimes
referred to herein, individually, as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller wishes to sell the
Purchased Assets and eleven million two hundred thousand (11,200,000) shares (the “Shares”) of
common stock, $.01 par value per share, of Seller (the “Common Stock”), and transfer the Assumed
Liabilities to Buyer, and Buyer wishes to purchase the Purchased Assets, the Shares and assume the
Assumed Liabilities from Seller.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties,
covenants, agreements and provisions set forth herein and in the Other Agreements, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
specified in Annex 1.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement, as applicable.
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.
(a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit, Schedule,
Recital or Preamble, such reference is to an Article, Section, Exhibit, Schedule, Recital or
Preamble of or to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.
(b) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when
used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement.
(c) A term defined in the singular has a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice
versa.
(d) Words of one gender include the other gender.
(e) The term “dollars” and “$” means United States dollars.
(f) The word “including” means “including without limitation” and the words “include” and
“includes” have corresponding meanings.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets. On the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and in consideration of the Purchase Price
paid or payable to Seller by Buyer, Seller will sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver or cause
its Subsidiaries to sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer will purchase,
take delivery of and acquire from Seller or its Subsidiaries, all of Seller’s and its Subsidiaries’
right, title and interest in and to the following assets, properties, rights and interests, free
and clear of any Encumbrances (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”):
(a) the Patents listed on Schedule 2.1(a);
(b) the Trademarks listed on Schedule 2.1(b);
(c) all Promotional Materials in Seller’s possession and control and all Copyrights thereto;
(d) all Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals primarily related to the Products, other
than the PTB NDA and the PTB Supplemental NDA, including the Regulatory Approvals listed on
Schedule 2.1(d) and all files related thereto;
(e) the Contracts listed on Schedule 2.1(e) (the “Assigned Contracts”);
(f) all Books and Records and complete and correct copies of all Tax Returns and other
documents pertaining to Taxes, if any, primarily related to the Purchased Assets or the Business in
Seller’s possession or control; provided, that Seller shall be entitled to exclude or appropriately
redact such documents, information, materials and data from the applicable Books and Records to the
extent not related to Purchased Assets or the Business and retain the original (in the case of such
exclusion) or a copy (in the case of such redaction) thereof; provided, further, that any such
exclusion or redaction may not degrade or impair Buyer’s ability to use any such Books and Records;
(g) to the extent in Seller’s possession or control, all pre-clinical, clinical and process
development data and reports primarily relating to the research, Commercialization or Development
of the Products, including all raw data from clinical trials of Prochieve or other Products, all
case report forms relating thereto and all statistical programs developed (or modified in a manner
material to the use or function thereof (other than through user preferences)) to analyze data from
such clinical trials; all market research data, market intelligence reports, statistical programs
(if any) used for marketing and sales research primarily related to the marketing and sale of
Products; data contained in laboratory notebooks primarily relating to the Products; all adverse
experience reports and files primarily related to the Products (including source documentation) and
all periodic adverse experience reports and all data contained in electronic data bases primarily
relating to adverse experience reports and periodic adverse experience reports for the Products;
all analytical and quality control data for the Products; and all correspondence with the FDA
primarily relating to the Products (all of the foregoing referenced in this paragraph (g),
collectively, “Product Data”);
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(h) all refunds, credits and claims for refunds or credits relating to Property Taxes
allocable to any Post-Closing Tax Period, in favor of Seller or any of its Affiliates or any of
their respective employees to the extent relating to any Purchased Asset or any Assumed Liability;
and
(i) the Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approval, to the extent made or obtained by or on
behalf of Seller, necessary for Commercializing the PTB Indication, which Regulatory Filings and
Regulatory Approval will consist of an Original NDA (the “PTB NDA”) or, with the approval of the
Joint Development Committee, an Efficacy Supplement to NDA No. 20,701 (the “PTB Supplemental NDA”).
For the purposes hereof, the “First Closing Date Purchased Assets” shall consist of the Purchased
Assets listed in Section 2.1(a)-(h) above and the “Second Closing Date Purchased Assets”
shall consist of the Purchased Assets listed in Section 2.1(i).
2.2 Shares. On the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and in consideration of the Purchase Price
paid or payable to Seller by Buyer, Seller will issue and sell the Shares to Buyer, and Buyer will
purchase, take delivery and receive from Seller the Shares.
2.3 Excluded and Other Assets.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, all assets,
properties, rights and interests of Seller or its Affiliates not specifically identified as
Purchased Assets in Section 2.1 (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”) are expressly
excluded from the purchase and sale contemplated hereby and as such are not included in the
Purchased Assets and shall remain the assets, property rights and interests of Seller or its
Affiliates, as applicable. The Excluded Assets include, without limitation, the assets listed on
Schedule 2.3.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraphs (f) and (g) of Section 2.1, Seller shall be entitled to
retain copies of and shall have the right to use any Books and Records, Tax Returns and other
documents pertaining to Taxes and Product Data in connection with its use of the Excluded Assets
and its businesses not constituting the Business.
(c) (i) To the extent rights or assets held by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries are necessary
for the operation or conduct of the Business but such rights or assets are not included in the
Purchased Assets and Buyer is not otherwise provided with the use of such rights or assets pursuant
to the Other Agreements, from and after the First Closing, Seller or one of its Subsidiaries shall
provide Purchaser with access to and the right to use such rights or assets so as to allow Buyer to
use such rights or assets in substantially the same manner as used by Seller or its Subsidiaries in
the operation or conduct of the Business immediately prior to the First Closing.
(ii) To the extent any Purchased Asset is necessary for the operation or conduct of
Seller’s or one of its Subsidiaries’ business not constituting the Business or the use by
Seller or its Affiliates of the Excluded Assets and Seller is not otherwise provided with
the use of such rights or assets pursuant to the Other Agreements, from and after the First
Closing, Buyer or one of its Subsidiaries shall provide Seller with access to and the right
to use such Purchased Asset so as to allow Seller and its Subsidiaries to
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continue to use such Purchased Asset in substantially the same manner as used by Seller
or its Subsidiaries in the operation or conduct of Seller’s or one of its Subsidiaries’
business not constituting the Business or the use by Seller or its Affiliates of the
Excluded Assets immediately prior to the First Closing.
(iii) In the event of a conflict between this Section 2.3(c) and the License
Agreement, the provisions of the License Agreement shall control.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Other Agreements to the
contrary, Buyer’s rights with respect to the Purchased Assets and Business outside the United
States shall be subject to the Merck-Serono Agreement. Seller shall not and shall cause its
Subsidiaries not to amend or modify the Merck-Serono Agreement in a manner adverse to Buyer without
Buyer’s prior written consent. For purposes of this Section 2.3(d), “United States” means
the several United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
2.4 Assumed Liabilities. On the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, Buyer shall assume and pay, perform or
otherwise discharge, when due, any and all of the following Liabilities (collectively, the “Assumed
Liabilities”):
(a) all Liabilities arising out of or relating to the use of the First Closing Date Purchased
Assets on and after the First Closing Date;
(b) all Liabilities under the Assigned Contracts, to the extent such Liabilities arise on or
after the First Closing Date; and
(c) all Liabilities arising out of or relating to the use of the Second Closing Date Purchased
Assets after the Second Closing Date.
For purposes hereof, (i) the “First Closing Date Assumed Liabilities” shall consist of the Assumed
Liabilities listed in Section 2.4(a)-(b) above and Buyer shall assume and pay, perform or
otherwise discharge when due the First Closing Date Assumed Liabilities on and following the First
Closing Date and (ii) the “Second Closing Date Assumed Liabilities” shall consist of the Assumed
Liabilities listed in Section 2.4(c) and Buyer shall assume and pay, perform or otherwise
discharge when due the Second Closing Date Assumed Liabilities on and following the Second Closing
Date. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Assumed Liabilities with
respect to Taxes shall consist of (i) any Liability for Property Taxes imposed (x) on the First
Closing Date Purchased Assets attributable to the Post-Closing Tax Period or (y) on the Second
Closing Date Purchased Assets attributable to the Second Post-Closing Tax Period, in each case to
the extent and in the manner in which Buyer is liable for Property Taxes as set forth in
Section 8.6(c), and (ii) any Liability for Transfer Taxes for which Buyer is liable
pursuant to Section 8.6(a).
2.5 Excluded Liabilities. Seller shall retain and shall be responsible for, and Buyer shall not assume or have any
responsibility for, any of the Liabilities of Seller not specifically included in the Assumed
Liabilities pursuant to Section 2.4 (the “Excluded Liabilities”). Notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement to the contrary, the Excluded Liabilities with respect to Taxes shall consist of
(i) any Liability of Seller for Taxes (including any Liability of Seller for the Taxes of any other
Person under Treasury Regulations
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Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor,
by Contract, or otherwise) other than Property Taxes imposed on the Purchased Assets and Transfer
Taxes, (ii) any Liability for Property Taxes otherwise imposed (x) on the First Closing Date
Purchased Assets attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period or (y) on the Second Closing Date
Purchased Assets attributable to the Second Pre-Closing Tax Period, in each case to the extent and
in the manner in which Seller is liable for Property Taxes as set forth in Section 8.6(c),
and (iii) any Liability for Transfer Taxes for which Seller is liable pursuant to Section
8.6(a).
2.6 Nonassignable Assets. In the event that Seller is unable to sell, assign, transfer or convey any Purchased Asset
(including any Contracts, Regulatory Filings or Regulatory Approvals) to Buyer due to a failure to
obtain a required consent of a Third Party (such asset, a “Nonassignable Asset”), such
Nonassignable Asset shall be held, as of and from the applicable Closing, by Seller for the benefit
and burden of Buyer, and the covenants and obligations thereunder shall be fully performed by Buyer
on Seller’s behalf (to the extent such covenants and obligations are Assumed Liabilities) at
Buyer’s sole cost, and all rights and benefits (to the extent such rights and benefits are
Purchased Assets) existing thereunder shall be for Buyer’s account. To the extent permitted by
applicable Law and by the terms of the applicable Nonassignable Asset, each of Seller and Buyer
shall take or cause to be taken such actions as the other Party may reasonably request which are
required to be taken or appropriate in order to provide Buyer with, and relieve Seller of, the
benefits and burdens of the Nonassignable Asset, including, if appropriate, entry into subcontracts
for the performance thereof. Seller shall promptly pay over to Buyer the net amount (after
expenses and Taxes) of all payments received by it in respect of all Nonassignable Assets with
respect to periods from and after the applicable Closing. Buyer shall promptly pay over to Seller
any payments, and perform and discharge any obligations (including any and all Taxes, but only to
the extent not deducted in computing a payment made by Seller pursuant to the preceding sentence),
owed by Seller with respect to such Nonassignable Assets during the period when Buyer enjoys the
full benefit of such Nonassignable Asset.
2.7 Purchase Price. In addition to any other amounts due hereunder, in consideration of the sale, assignment,
conveyance, license and delivery of the Purchased Assets and the Shares pursuant to this Agreement,
Buyer shall: (a) at the First Closing pay to Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds directly to the Seller Account, an amount equal to Forty-Seven Million Dollars ($47,000,000)
(the “Upfront Payment”), (b) pay to Seller the amounts required pursuant to and in accordance with
Section 2.8 (the “Post-Closing Payments”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds
directly to the Seller Account and (c) assume the Assumed Liabilities (the items set forth in
clauses (a) through (c) collectively, the “Purchase Price”).
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2.8 Milestone and Royalty Payments.
(a) Clinical Trial Milestone Payment.
(i) Milestone Payment.
Milestone (the “Clinical Trial Results Milestone”) |
Milestone Payment (the “Clinical Trial Results Milestone Payment”) |
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Upon completion of the statistical analysis,
and delivery to Buyer of a report from
Seller’s Third Party statistician for the
PREGNANT Study in accordance with Section
2.8(a)(ii), if the primary endpoint,
reduction in preterm birth (as currently
prespecified in the clinical trial protocol),
achieves a p value of ≤ 0.01 and the
secondary endpoint, infant outcomes composite
score (to be agreed to with the FDA in the
final statistical analysis plan), achieves a
p value of ≤ 0.05; OR
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U.S. $8,000,000; OR | ||
Upon completion of the statistical analysis,
and delivery to Buyer of a report from
Seller’s Third Party statistician for the
PREGNANT Study in accordance with Section
2.8(a)(ii), if the primary endpoint,
reduction in preterm birth (as currently
prespecified in the clinical trial protocol),
achieves a p value of > 0.01 and ≤ 0.05
and the secondary endpoint, infant outcomes
composite score (to be agreed to by the FDA
in the final statistical analysis plan),
achieves a p value of ≤ 0.05.
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U.S. $6,000,000 |
For avoidance of doubt, Seller shall be entitled to a maximum of one (1) Clinical Trial Results
Milestone Payment.
(ii) Notice and Payment.
Seller shall provide to Buyer written notice of achievement of a Clinical Trial Results
Milestone, together with a report from Seller’s Third Party statistician with completed tables from
the PREGNANT Study Statistical Analysis Plan. Upon receipt of such notice, Buyer will have a
period of thirty (30) days to review such notice and data. If Buyer reasonably believes that the
Clinical Trial Results Milestone was not achieved, it shall notify Seller within such thirty (30)
day period and the Parties shall discuss and attempt to resolve the dispute. If the Parties are
unable to resolve the dispute within fifteen (15) days of Seller’s receipt of Buyer’s
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notice, the matter shall be submitted for resolution pursuant to Section 11.10. Buyer
shall pay to Seller the Clinical Trial Results Milestone Payment within two (2) Business Days
following expiration of such thirty (30) day period or resolution of any dispute in accordance with
this Section 2.8(a)(ii), as applicable.
(b) Other Milestone Payments.
(i) Milestone Payment.
Milestone |
Milestone Payment |
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Acceptance by the FDA of a PTB NDA
or a PTB Supplemental NDA filed by
or on behalf of Seller or Buyer with
the approval of the Joint
Development Committee (the “PTB NDA
Acceptance Milestone”) |
U.S. $5,000,000 (“PTB NDA Acceptance Milestone Payment”) |
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First commercial sale of a PTB
Product by or on behalf of Buyer in
the U.S. (the “PTB Product Launch
Milestone”) |
U.S. $30,000,000 (“PTB Product
Launch Milestone Payment”) |
For purposes hereof: “PTB Product” means the Product approved by the PTB US Approval.
For avoidance of doubt, Seller shall be entitled to a maximum of one (1) PTB NDA Acceptance
Milestone Payment and one (1) PTB Product Launch Milestone Payment.
(ii) Notice and Payment.
(A) If Seller achieves the PTB NDA Acceptance Milestone, Seller shall
provide to Buyer written notice of achievement of such PTB NDA Acceptance
Milestone. Upon receipt of such notice, Buyer will have a period of ten (10)
days to review such notice (the “Review Period”). If Buyer reasonably
believes that the PTB NDA Acceptance Milestone was not achieved, it shall
notify Seller within such ten (10) day period and the Parties shall discuss
and attempt to resolve the dispute. If the Parties are unable to resolve
the dispute within ten (10) days of Seller’s receipt of Buyer’s notice, the
matter shall be submitted for resolution pursuant to Section 11.10.
Buyer shall pay to Seller the PTB NDA Acceptance Milestone Payment within
two (2) Business Days following expiration of the Review Period or
resolution of any dispute in accordance with this Section
2.8(b)(ii)(A), as applicable. If Buyer achieves the PTB NDA Acceptance
Milestone, Buyer shall provide to Seller written notice of achievement of
the PTB NDA Acceptance Milestone promptly but in no event later than ten
(10) days after such achievement, which notice shall be accompanied by
payment to Seller of the PTB NDA Acceptance Milestone Payment.
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(B) If Buyer achieves the PTB Product Launch Milestone, Buyer shall
provide to Seller written notice of achievement of the PTB Product Launch
Milestone promptly but in no event later than ten (10) days after such
achievement, which notice shall be accompanied by payment to Seller of the
PTB Product Launch Milestone Payment.
(c) Ex-U.S. Filing and Approval Milestone Payments.
(i) Milestone Payments.
Milestone | Milestone Payment | |
(the “Ex-U.S. Filing/Approval Milestone”) | ||
Filing and acceptance by the applicable Regulatory
Authority of an MAA in a country or jurisdiction outside
the United States seeking Regulatory Approval to market
a Product for the PTB Indication (the “Ex-U.S. Filing
Milestone”)
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U.S. $500,000 | |
Grant by the applicable Regulatory Authority in a
country or jurisdiction outside the United States of
Regulatory Approval to market a Product for the PTB
Indication (the “Ex-U.S. Approval Milestone”)
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U.S. $2,000,000 | |
For avoidance of doubt, Seller shall be entitled to payment for a maximum of one (1) Ex-U.S. Filing
Milestone (i.e., a maximum payment of U.S. $500,000) and one (1) Ex-U.S. Approval Milestone (i.e.,
a maximum payment of U.S. $2,000,000).
(ii) Notice and Payment.
Buyer
shall provide to Seller written notice of achievement of an Ex-U.S.
Filing Milestone or Ex-U.S. Approval Milestone promptly but in no event later than ten (10) days after such achievement, which notice
shall be accompanied by payment to Seller of the applicable milestone
payment.
(d) Royalty Payments; Gross Profit Share.
(i) Royalty Rates. Buyer shall make the following royalty payments to Seller
on a country-by-country basis during the applicable Royalty Product Term or PTB Royalty
Product Term, based on annual aggregate Net Sales of Royalty Products and PTB Royalty
Products in the Territory, at the applicable rates set forth below.
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(A) For sales of Royalty Products and PTB Royalty Products in the U.S.:
Total Net Sales in any Calendar Year | Royalty Rate | |
Portion of aggregate Net Sales of Royalty Products
and PTB Royalty Products which are less than or
equal to U.S. $150,000,000
|
Ten percent (10%) | |
Portion of aggregate Net Sales of Royalty Products
and PTB Royalty Products which are greater than U.S.
$150,000,000 but less than or equal to U.S.
$250,000,000
|
Fifteen percent (15%) | |
Portion of aggregate Net Sales of Royalty Products
and PTB Royalty Products which are greater than U.S.
$250,000,000
|
Twenty percent (20%) | |
(B) For sales of Royalty Products and PTB Royalty Products outside the
U.S. in a country where Buyer or its Affiliates is Commercializing Royalty
Products and/or PTB Royalty Products, the royalty rate on annual Net Sales
shall equal ten percent (10%).
(C) Notwithstanding Section 2.8(d)(i)(B),
if Buyer or any of its Affiliates grants any licenses, sublicenses,
distribution or marketing rights, or otherwise collaborates or partners with
a Third Party to Commercialize any Royalty Products or PTB Royalty Products
in any country outside the U.S., in lieu of royalties on Net Sales of
Royalty Products or PTB Royalty Products under Section 2.8(d)(i)(B),
as applicable, which may become payable with respect to such country, Buyer
and Seller shall share Gross Profits arising from the Commercialization of
such Royalty Products or PTB Royalty Products, as applicable, in such
country with Buyer entitled to eighty percent (80%) and Seller entitled to
twenty percent (20%) of such Gross Profits.
(D) Royalties under Section 2.8(d)(i)(A) or
2.8(d)(i)(B), and payments by Buyer to Seller with respect to
sharing of Gross Profits under Section 2.8(d)(i)(C), with respect to
a Royalty Product (other than a PTB Royalty Product) sold in any country in
the Territory, will be payable on a country-by-country basis from the First
Closing Date until the latest of (i) the expiration of the last to expire
Valid Claim of any Patent in the Purchased Assets or licensed by Buyer under
the License Agreement, and covering such Royalty Product in such country,
(ii) the expiration of any period of Regulatory Exclusivity applicable to
such Royalty Product in such country and (iii) the tenth
(10th) anniversary
of the date of Launch by Buyer of such Royalty Product in such country (or,
if no such Launch occurs, the tenth
(10th) anniversary of the First Closing
Date) (the “Royalty Product Term”).
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(E) Royalties under Section 2.8(d)(i)(A) or
2.8(d)(i)(B), and payments by Buyer to Seller with respect to
sharing of Gross Profits under Section 2.8(d)(i)(C), with respect to
a PTB Royalty Product sold in any country in the Territory, will be payable
on a country-by-country basis from the First Closing Date until the latest
of (i) the expiration of the last to expire Valid Claim of any Patent in the
Purchased Assets or licensed by Buyer under the License Agreement and
covering such PTB Royalty Product in such country, (ii) the expiration of
any period of Regulatory Exclusivity applicable to such PTB Royalty Product
in such country and (iii) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of Launch
by Buyer of such PTB Royalty Product in such country (or, if no such Launch
occurs, the tenth (10th) anniversary of the First Closing Date
(the “PTB Royalty Product Term”).
With respect to any Royalty Product which contains only Synthetic Progesterone (and, for the
avoidance of doubt, no Natural Progesterone) sales of such Royalty Product shall only generate Net
Sales for purposes of this Section 2.8(d) if such Royalty Product is approved in the
applicable country for the PTB Indication or any other indication for which Prochieve is approved
in the U.S. as of the Execution Date.
(ii) Generic Entry. In the event of Generic Entry with respect to a Royalty
Product or a PTB Royalty Product in any country in the Territory, then the royalty rates
applicable to Net Sales of such Royalty Product or PTB Royalty Product in such country in
accordance with Section 2.8(d)(i)(A) or (B), as applicable, shall be reduced
by fifty percent (50%). Unless there is Impending Generic Entry with respect to a Royalty
Product or PTB Royalty Product in a country, neither Buyer nor its Affiliates may introduce
its own Generic Equivalent of such Product in such country. In the event of such Impending
Generic Entry, in lieu of royalties on Net Sales of such Generic Equivalent which may become
payable with respect to such country, Buyer and Seller shall share Gross Profits arising
from the Commercialization of such Generic Equivalent in such country, with Buyer entitled
to eighty percent (80%) and Seller entitled to twenty percent (20%) of such Gross Profits.
For purposes hereof, “Impending Generic Entry” means that Launch of a Generic Equivalent for
a Royalty Product or PTB Royalty Product in a country is likely to occur within three (3)
months, as mutually determined by the Parties. In the event of any dispute with respect
thereto, the matter will be resolved in accordance with Section 11.10.
(iii) Payment. Buyer shall make the royalty payments to Seller and payments by
Buyer to Seller with respect to sharing of Gross Profits described in Sections
2.8(d)(i)(A), (B) and (C) above on a quarterly basis not later than
forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter (with payments made in respect
of each of the first three (3) calendar quarters of each applicable calendar year
constituting Buyer’s good faith estimate of the royalty (or share of Gross Profits) owed for
such quarter, and with the payment made in respect of the fourth calendar quarter of such
calendar year including a “true up” for the first three (3) calendar quarters’ payments,
based on actual amounts owed by Buyer in respect of such three (3) calendar quarters
relative to amounts paid by Buyer).
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(iv) Other Revenue; Pricing. Buyer agrees that it shall not, and shall cause
its Affiliates not to, and, after the First Closing Date, Buyer shall cause all licensees,
sublicensees, distributors or other agents to whom it or its Affiliates grant rights to
Commercialize any Product (to the extent such rights include the right to promote and sell
such Product) not to, distribute, bundle or otherwise sell such Product in any manner that
would have the effect of reducing the Net Sales or Gross Profits arising from the
Commercialization of such Product in favor of other revenue not subject to the royalties or
sharing of Gross Profits set forth in Sections 2.8(d)(i)(A), (B) and
(C); provided, that this clause (iv) will not apply to actions which have an
unintended effect of causing such reduction.
(v) Reports. In connection with any payments made pursuant to Sections
2.8(d)(i)(A), (B) and (C), Buyer shall simultaneously deliver to Seller
a schedule setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of Net Sales and Gross Profits
and the amounts payable by it pursuant to each of the clauses of Sections
2.8(d)(i)(A), (B) and (C), in each case, on a Product-by-Product and
country-by-country basis, and including deductions from gross sales to arrive at Net Sales.
(vi) Books and Records; Audit Rights.
(A) Each Party shall keep, and shall require its Affiliates to keep,
complete, true and accurate books and records in accordance with GAAP (or
other internationally recognized accounting standard in use by such Party)
in relation to this Agreement, including Development Costs under Section
8.7 and, with respect to Buyer, in relation to Net Sales, Gross Profits
and royalties. Each Party will keep such books and records at its principal
place of business (or the place of business of its Subsidiaries) for at
least three (3) years following the calendar quarter to which they pertain.
After the First Closing Date, Buyer shall ensure that any licensees,
sublicensees, distributors or other agents to whom it or its Affiliates
grant rights to Commercialize any Product (to the extent such rights include
the right to promote and sell such Product) to be bound by similar record
keeping obligations in relation to Net Sales, Gross Profits and royalties.
(B) Each Party (the “Audit Rights Holder”) may, upon written request
and at its expense (except as provided for in Section
2.8(d)(vi)(F)), cause an internationally-recognized independent
accounting firm selected by it (except one that serves as such Party’s
independent auditors or to whom the auditee otherwise has a reasonable
objection) (the “Audit Team”) to audit during ordinary business hours the
books and records of the other Party (“Auditee”) and its Affiliates (and
with respect to Buyer, its licensees, sublicensees, distributors or other
agents) for a given calendar year and the correctness of any payments made
or required to be made to or by such Party during such calendar year, and
any report, data or calculation underlying such payment (or lack thereof),
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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(C) In respect of each audit of the Auditee’s books and records: (i)
the Auditee shall be audited not more frequently than once per year; and
(ii) the Audit Rights Holder shall only be entitled to audit books and
records of an Auditee from the three (3) calendar years prior to the
calendar year in which the audit request is made.
(D) In order to initiate an audit for a particular calendar year, the
Audit Rights Holder must provide written notice to the Auditee, which notice
shall include one or more proposed dates for the audit and which notice
shall be given not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the first
proposed audit date. The Auditee will reasonably accommodate the scheduling
of such audit. The Auditee shall provide the Audit Team(s) with full and
complete access to the applicable books and records relating to the Products
and otherwise reasonably cooperate with such audit.
(E) The audit report and basis for any determination by an Audit Team
shall be made available for review and comment by the Auditee, and the
Auditee shall have the right, at its expense, to request a further
determination by such Audit Team as to matters which the Auditee disputes
(to be completed no more than thirty (30) days after the applicable audit
report is provided to such Auditee and to be limited to the disputed
matters). If the Parties disagree as to such further determination, the
Audit Rights Holder and the Auditee shall mutually select an
internationally-recognized independent accounting firm that shall make a
final determination as to the remaining matters in dispute, which
determination shall be binding upon the Parties.
(F) If any audit finds any under-reporting or underpayment, or
overcharging by any Party, the underpaying or overcharging Party shall remit
such underpayment or reimburse such overcharge to the other Party within
fifteen (15) days of receiving the final audit report establishing such
obligation. Further, if the audit for any one or more calendar years shows
an under-reporting or underpayment or an overcharge by the Auditee for that
period in excess of five percent (5%) of the amounts properly determined,
the Auditee shall reimburse the Audit Rights Holder for its out-of-pocket
expenses, including the fees and expenses paid by it to the Audit Team(s),
in connection with said audit, which reimbursement shall be made within
thirty (30) days of receiving appropriate invoices and other support for
such audit-related costs.
(G) After the First Closing Date, Buyer shall ensure that any
licensees, sublicensees, distributors or other agents to whom it or its
Affiliates grant rights to Commercialize any Product (to the extent such
rights include the right to promote and sell such Product), to be bound by
similar audit provisions.
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(vii) Foreign Exchange. The royalties and payments by Buyer with respect to
sharing of Gross Profits received by this Section 2.8 will be payable in U.S.
dollars. For the purpose of computing the Net Sales of or Gross Profits arising from the
Commercialization of Products sold in a currency other than U.S. dollars, such currency
shall be converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars by Buyer using the relevant
exchange rate, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, in effect on the last Business Day of
the relevant calendar quarter in which such sales were made (or such Gross Profits were
realized).
(e) License or Assignment of Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Buyer shall not sell, assign,
transfer, dispose of or convey any of the Purchased Assets or rights in any Products to any other
Person unless such Person has agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Section
2.8; provided, however, that Buyer shall and hereby does guarantee the payment by such Person
of amounts payable to Seller pursuant to this Section 2.8.
(f) Interest. If a Party fails to pay in full on or before the date due any payment that is required to be
paid under this Agreement, such Party will also pay to the other Party, on demand, interest on any
such amount beginning on such due date at an annual rate (calculated on the basis of a 360-day
year) equal to the “base rate” as announced by JPMorgan N.A., or any successor thereto, in New
York, New York in effect on such due date, plus two percent (2%) to be assessed from the date
payment of the amount in question first became due.
(g) Set Off. The Post-Closing Payments (if any) payable pursuant to this Section 2.8 shall be subject
to reduction for (i) claims for indemnification made by Buyer pursuant to Article X,
which are finally determined pursuant to Section 10.6 to
be due and owing to Buyer and
(ii) breach of Seller’s obligation to use the cash in the Development Bank Account exclusively for
Development Costs during the Seller Expense Period as required by Section 8.7(c).
2.9 Purchase Price Allocation. Seller and Buyer agree that the Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Purchased Assets and
the Shares, and the portion of the Purchase Price allocated to the Purchased Assets shall be
allocated among the Purchased Assets in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code, pursuant to an
allocation schedule (the “Allocation Schedule”) as agreed by Buyer and Seller in accordance with
this Section 2.9. Buyer shall provide to Seller the Allocation Schedule within ninety (90)
days after the First Closing Date. Thereafter, Seller shall have thirty (30) days either to (a)
agree with and accept the Allocation Schedule or (b) in good faith suggest changes to the
Allocation Schedule and attempt to agree with Buyer as to the contents of the Allocation Schedule.
Seller and Buyer shall provide each other promptly with any other information required to complete
the Allocation Schedule. If Seller and Buyer agree on the Allocation Schedule within one hundred
and thirty-five (135) days following the First Closing Date, Seller and Buyer shall file IRS Form
8594 and any required attachments thereto (“Form 8594”), together with all federal, state and local
Tax Returns, in a manner consistent with and in accordance with the Allocation Schedule. In
addition, Seller and Buyer hereby undertake and agree to timely file any information that may be
required to be filed pursuant to the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1060(b) of
the Code in a manner consistent with and in accordance with the Allocation Schedule. In any
proceeding
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related to the determination of any Tax, neither Buyer nor Seller shall contend or represent that
the Allocation Schedule is not a correct allocation of the Purchase Price. If Seller and Buyer are
unable to reach an agreement within one hundred and thirty-five (135) days following the First
Closing Date, Seller and Buyer shall, within fifteen (15) days after the expiration of such one
hundred and thirty-five (135) day period, at their joint expense, engage the Independent Accounting
Firm to determine the appropriate Allocation Schedule, and they shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to cause the Independent Accounting Firm to determine the Allocation Schedule in
a manner that is reasonable and in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder, within thirty (30) days after it is retained for such purpose.
The determination of the Allocation Schedule by the Independent Accounting Firm shall be binding on
Seller and Buyer. Not later than thirty (30) days prior to filing its respective Form 8594
relating to this transaction, Seller and Buyer shall each deliver to the other party a copy of its
Form 8594, and within ten (10) days after filing its Form 8594 with the IRS pursuant to this
Section 2.9, each Party shall provide the other with a copy of such form as filed. To the
extent required by applicable Law, the Allocation will be revised to reflect any adjustment of the
Purchase Price pursuant to this Agreement.
2.10 Withholding. Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant
to this Agreement to Seller such amounts as Buyer is required to deduct and withhold under the
Code, or any Tax law, with respect to the making of such payment. To the extent that amounts are
so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having
been paid to the Person in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made.
ARTICLE III.
CLOSING
CLOSING
3.1 Closing. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement:
(a) the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares and the First Closing Date Purchased
Assets and the assumption of the First Closing Date Assumed Liabilities (the “First Closing”) shall
be held on a date to be specified by the Parties (the “First Closing Date”) no later than the third
(3rd) Business Day after satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions set forth in
Sections 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 at the offices of Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx
Xxx., Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 unless the Parties agree otherwise. The Parties will exchange (or cause
to be exchanged) at the First Closing the funds, agreements, instruments, certificates and other
documents, and do, or cause to be done, all of the things respectively required of each Party as
specified in Section 3.2; and
(b) the closing of the purchase and sale of the Second Closing Date Purchased Assets and the
assumption of the Second Closing Date Assumed Liabilities (the “Second Closing” and together with
the First Closing, the “Closing”), shall be held on a date to be specified by the Parties (the
“Second Closing Date” and each of the First Closing Date and Second Closing Date, a “Closing Date”)
no later than the third (3rd) Business Day after satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth
in Sections 7.4, 7.5 and 7.6 at the offices of Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx
Xxx., Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, unless the Parties agree otherwise. The Parties will exchange (or cause
to be exchanged) at the Second Closing the agreements,
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instruments, certificates and other documents, and do, or cause to be done, all of the things
respectively required of each Party as specified in Section 3.3.
3.2 Transactions at First Closing. At the First Closing, subject to the terms and conditions hereof:
(a) Seller’s Actions and Deliveries. Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
Buyer:
(i) executed counterparts of each of the following:
(A) Asset Transfer Documentation providing for the transfer to Buyer of
the First Closing Date Purchased Assets;
(B) all such filings and submissions of Seller to the FDA, duly
executed by Seller, as are necessary to transfer Seller’s rights with
respect to Regulatory Approvals and Regulatory Filings included in the First
Closing Date Purchased Assets, including in accordance with 21 CFR 314.72
from Seller to Buyer;
(C) the Supply Agreement;
(D) the License Agreement; and
(E) the Investor’s Rights Agreement;
(ii) the Shares in accordance with Section 3.2(c) below;
(iii) complete and accurate copies of the following documents:
(A) a certificate of good standing of Seller from the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware, as of a date reasonably close to (and in no
event more than five (5) days prior to) the First Closing Date;
(B) resolutions of the board of directors of Seller authorizing the
execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement, the Other Agreements to
which Seller will be a party and all other instruments and documents to be
delivered by Seller in connection herewith and the consummation by Seller of
the Transactions, certified by the Secretary of Seller; and
(C) a certificate from the Secretary of Seller as to the incumbency and
signatures of its officers who will execute documents at the First Closing
or who have executed this Agreement; and
(iv) a duly executed certificate (in the form provided for in section 1.1445-2 of the
U.S. Treasury Regulations) from Seller providing that Seller is not a “foreign person” for
U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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(b) Buyer’s Actions and Deliveries. Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
Seller:
(i) the Upfront Payment in full by wire transfer of immediately available funds
directly to the Seller Account;
(ii) executed counterparts of each of the following:
(A) Asset Transfer Documentation providing for the transfer to Buyer of
the First Closing Date Purchased Assets and the assumption by Buyer of the
First Closing Date Assumed Liabilities;
(B) all such filings and submissions of Buyer to the FDA, duly executed
by Buyer, as are necessary to transfer Seller’s rights with respect to
Regulatory Approvals and Regulatory Filings included in the First Closing
Date Purchased Assets, including in accordance with 21 CFR 314.72 from
Seller to Buyer;
(C) the Supply Agreement;
(D) the License Agreement; and
(E) the Investor’s Rights Agreement; and
(iii) complete and accurate copies of the following documents:
(A) certificates of good standing of each of Buyer and Parent from the
Secretary of State of Delaware and Nevada, respectively, as of a date
reasonably close to (and in no event more than five (5) days prior to) the
First Closing Date;
(B) resolutions of the board of directors of each of Buyer and Parent
authorizing the execution and delivery by Buyer and Parent of this
Agreement, the Other Agreements to which Buyer will be a party and all other
instruments and documents to be delivered by Buyer in connection herewith
and the consummation by Buyer of the Transactions, as applicable, certified
by the Secretary of Buyer; and
(C) certificates from the Secretary of each of Buyer and Parent as to
the incumbency and signatures of its officers who will execute documents at
the First Closing or who have executed this Agreement.
(c) Shares. Seller will instruct the Transfer Agent to deliver to Buyer at the First
Closing a certificate representing the Shares in the name of Buyer, bearing the legends set forth
in Section 5.4 and described in Section 4.1(e) of the Investor’s Rights Agreement.
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(d) Charter Amendment. Seller shall, subject to obtaining the Required Seller
Stockholders Vote, take all actions necessary to cause the Charter Amendment to be filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware at or prior to the First Closing Date.
(e) Certain Adjustments. In the event Seller changes the number of outstanding shares
of Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the First Closing Date as a result of a
reclassification, stock split (including a reverse split), dividend (including any dividend or
distribution with a record date prior to the First Closing Date), recapitalization, merger,
subdivision, issuer tender or exchange offer, or other similar transaction, the number of shares of
Common Stock issued to Buyer at the First Closing shall be equitably adjusted so as to preserve the
economic benefits that Buyer reasonably expected on the Execution Date to receive as a result of
the consummation transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.3 Transactions at Second Closing. At the Second Closing, subject to the terms and conditions hereof:
(a) Seller’s Actions and Deliveries. Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
Buyer all such filings and submissions of Seller to the FDA, duly executed by Seller, as are
necessary to transfer Seller’s rights with respect to the PTB NDA or the PTB Supplemental NDA, as
applicable, in accordance with 21 CFR 314.72 from Seller to Buyer.
(b) Buyer’s Actions and Deliveries. Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
Seller all such filings and submissions of Buyer to the FDA, duly executed by Buyer, as are
necessary to transfer Seller’s rights with respect to the PTB NDA or the PTB Supplemental NDA, as
applicable, in accordance with 21 CFR 314.72 from Seller to Buyer.
ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Except as set forth in the disclosure letter supplied by Seller to Buyer and dated as of the
Execution Date (the “Seller Disclosure Letter”), which letter identifies the section (or, if
applicable, subsection) to which such exception relates (provided, however, that such disclosure
shall also apply to particular matters represented or warranted in other sections and subsections
to the extent that it is readily apparent from the text of such disclosure), Seller represents and
warrants to Buyer as follows:
4.1 Organization.
(a) Seller is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to own its assets, including the
Purchased Assets, and carry on its business as currently conducted as disclosed in the SEC
Documents. Seller is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction
in which the nature of the business conducted by it or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the
case may be, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Schedule 4.1(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of each of
Seller’s Subsidiaries, including each such Subsidiary’s jurisdiction of incorporation or
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organization and Seller’s direct or indirect beneficial ownership interest in such Subsidiary,
as of the Execution Date. Each such Subsidiary is a corporation or other legal entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing, if applicable, under the Laws of the jurisdiction
of its organization and has all requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority to
carry on its businesses as now being conducted and is qualified to do business and is in good
standing, if applicable, as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its
business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing or to have such power or authority, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(c) Seller has delivered or made available to Buyer a copy of the certificate or articles of
incorporation and bylaws (or like organizational documents) of Seller and each of its Subsidiaries,
and each such copy is true, correct and complete in all material respects. Seller is not in
violation of any of the provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws. Each Subsidiary
of Seller is not in violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of
incorporation or bylaws (or like organizational documents).
4.2 Authority; Board Action.
(a) Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate actions
necessary to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Other Agreements to which Seller will
become a party and, subject to receipt of the Required Seller Stockholders Vote, the filing of the
Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware at or prior to the First
Closing and the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VII, to consummate the
Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Other Agreements by Seller and
the consummation by Seller of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by the board
of directors of Seller and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Seller are necessary to
authorize this Agreement or the Other Agreements or to consummate the Transactions, other than
obtaining the Required Seller Stockholders Vote and the filing of the Charter Amendment with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware at or prior to the First Closing. This Agreement has
been (and, when executed and delivered by Seller, the Other Agreements will have been) duly and
validly executed and delivered by Seller and, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery by Buyer (Parent and the other parties hereto or thereto), constitutes (and, when executed
and delivered by Seller, each Other Agreement will constitute) a legal, valid and binding agreement
of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be
limited or affected by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other Laws
of general application relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally (the “Equitable
Exceptions”).
(b) Seller’s board of directors has unanimously (i) determined that the sale of the Purchased
Assets and the transfer of the Assumed Liabilities on the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement are expedient and in the best interests of Seller, (ii) approved the sale and
issuance of the Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, (iii)
determined that the approval of the Charter Amendment is advisable and in the best interests of the
stockholders of Seller, (iv) approved this Agreement and the Transactions and (v) subject to
Section 6.5, resolved to recommend the approval of the asset sale contemplated by this
Agreement and the Charter Amendment by the stockholders of Seller (the
“Seller Board Recommendation”) at the Seller Stockholders’
Meeting.
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4.3 No Conflicts; Enforceability.
(a) Subject to obtaining the Required Seller Stockholders Vote and the filing of the Charter
Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware at or prior to the First Closing,
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller and the Other Agreements to
which Seller is a party by Seller (i) except as set forth on Schedule 4.3(a) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter, are not prohibited or limited by, and will not result in the breach of or a
default under, any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Seller, (ii) assuming
all of the consents, approvals, authorizations and permits described in Section 4.3(b)
and/or Schedule 4.3(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter have been obtained and all the
filings and notifications described in Section 4.3(b) and/or Schedule 4.3(b) of the
Seller Disclosure Letter have been made and any waiting periods thereunder have terminated or
expired, conflict with any Law applicable to Seller, and (iii) except as set forth on Schedule
4.3(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, does not conflict with, result in a breach of,
constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or require the
consent of any Third Party pursuant to any Material Contract binding on Seller or any applicable
order, writ, injunction or decree of any Regulatory Authority to which Seller is a party or by
which Seller is bound or to which any of its assets is subject, except in the case of clauses (ii)
and (iii) only for such conflicts, breaches and defaults that would not reasonably be expected to
have either (A) a Material Adverse Effect or (B) an adverse effect on the Purchased Assets or the
Business.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Other Agreements by
Seller and the consummation of the Transactions by Seller do not and will not require any consent,
approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Regulatory Authority,
except (i) the filing of the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware, (ii) compliance with any applicable federal, foreign or state securities or blue sky
Laws, including, without limitation, filings required under the Exchange Act and the Securities
Act, (iii) any such consent, approval, authorization, permit, filing, or notification set forth on
Schedule 4.3(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (including, without limitation, the filings
contemplated by Sections 3.2(a)(i)(B) and 3.3(a) and (iv) any such consent,
approval, authorization, permit, filing, or notification the failure of which to make or obtain
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an adverse effect on
the Purchased Assets or a Material Adverse Effect or to materially delay or impair or prevent,
consummation of the Transactions.
4.4 Title; Sufficiency of Assets.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, Seller or
one of its Subsidiaries owns, leases, licenses or has the right to use the Purchased Assets, free
and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances, and has the right to sell and
transfer to Buyer the Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities, free and clear of all Encumbrances.
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(b) The Purchased Assets and the assets set forth on Schedule 2.3 of the Seller
Disclosure Letter constitute all of the assets of Seller and its Subsidiaries primarily relating to
the research, development, regulatory approval, manufacture, distribution, marketing, sale and
promotion of the Products (the “Business”).
4.5 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Seller, as of March 1, 2010, consisted of (i)
100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 65,626,451 shares were issued and outstanding, (ii)
120,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, none of which
were issued or outstanding, (iii) 150,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par
value per share, of which 130 shares were issued and outstanding, (iv) 6,660 shares of Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of which 600 shares were issued and
outstanding, (v) 100,000 shares of Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
per share, none of which were issued or outstanding and (vi) 100,000 shares of Series E Convertible
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of which 59,000 shares were issued and outstanding (the
preferred stock referred to in clauses (ii) through (vi), collectively, the “Preferred Stock”). As
of March 1, 2010, all of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and shares of
Preferred Stock have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and
free of preemptive rights of any stockholder of Seller. As of March 1, 2010, options and
warrants and convertible notes to purchase an aggregate of 24,522,106 shares of Common Stock were
outstanding and the shares of the Seller’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock and Series E Convertible Preferred Stock were convertible into 2,600,
504,201 and 2,950,000 shares of Common Stock, respectively. Seller’s Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (as amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”), as in effect on the Execution Date,
and Seller’s Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “Bylaws”) as in effect on the Execution Date, are
each filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents. Subject to obtaining the Required Seller Stockholders
Vote and the filing of the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
on or prior to the First Closing Date, the Shares will be duly authorized and, upon issuance in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
and will not be subject to preemptive rights of any stockholder of Seller.
(b) Except for the options, warrants, convertible notes and the Preferred Stock described in
Section 4.5(a) or as otherwise set forth on Schedule 4.5(a) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter, as of March 1, 2010, there were no outstanding (i) securities of Seller
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of Seller, (ii) options, warrants,
rights or other agreements or commitments to acquire from Seller, or obligations of Seller to
issue, any capital stock, (iii) obligations of Seller to grant, extend or enter into any
subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable security or other similar agreement or
commitment relating to the issuance of any capital stock, or (iv) obligations of Seller or any of
its Subsidiaries to make any payments directly or indirectly based (in whole or in part) on the
price or value of the shares of Seller’s capital stock.
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4.6 Intellectual Property.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, Seller or
one of its Subsidiaries owns and possesses all right, title and interest in and to its Intellectual
Property that is part of the Purchased Assets and has the right to assign such Intellectual
Property that is part of the Purchased Assets free and clear of any Encumbrances, subject to
Section 2.3(d). None of the Encumbrances identified in Schedule 4.6(a) of the
Seller Disclosure Letter will interfere with Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the Other Agreements. All Intellectual Property that is part of the Purchased Assets
is fully transferable to Buyer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement without restriction
and without payment of any kind to any Person, subject to Section 2.3(d).
(b) Schedule 4.6(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate
list of all Intellectual Property that is part of the Purchased Assets for which Seller has made a
filing or registered with a Regulatory Authority in the United States or a foreign country. Each
item of Intellectual Property listed in Schedule 4.6(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (i)
is in a form required by Applicable Law, (ii) has not been disclaimed, (iii) has been duly
maintained in accordance with applicable Law, including the submission of all filings required by
applicable Law, and (iv) there are no material actions that must be taken by Seller within one
hundred twenty (120) days after the First Closing Date for the purposes of obtaining, maintaining,
perfecting or preserving or renewing any Intellectual Property that is part of the Purchased
Assets.
(c) To Seller’s Knowledge, all Patents, Trademarks and registered Copyrights, if any, that are
part of the Purchased Assets, other than pending applications, are valid and enforceable.
(d) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6(d) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (i) none
of the Intellectual Property that is part of the Purchased Assets is the subject of (A) any pending
adverse judgment, injunction, order, decree or agreement restricting (x) Seller’s use thereof or
(y) assignment or license thereof by Seller, or (B) any threatened litigation or claim of
infringement made in writing or any pending litigation to which Seller is a party and (ii) to
Seller’s Knowledge, there is no unauthorized use, infringement or misappropriation of any of
Seller’s Intellectual Property that is part of the Purchased Assets by any Third Party and Seller
has not sent any Person any written claim, demand/or notice asserting infringement of the
Intellectual Property that is part of the Purchased Assets.
(e) To Seller’s Knowledge, the Intellectual Property that is part of the Purchased Assets and
the Excluded Assets that would (if not abandoned) be licensed to Buyer under the terms of the
License Agreement, is all that is necessary for the Development, manufacture, and Commercialization
of Products currently under Development or being Commercialized by Seller, in accordance with
Seller’s past practice.
(f) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6(f) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (i) Seller
has not granted any licenses to the Intellectual Property that is part of the Purchased Assets to
Third Parties, (ii) Seller is not party to any agreements with Third Parties that materially limit
or restrict Seller’s use of the Intellectual Property that is part of the Purchased
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Assets and (iii) no royalties are paid or payable by Seller or Buyer on or with respect to any of the Intellectual
Property that is part of the Purchased Assets except as provided in this Agreement in Section
2.7 and Section 2.8.
(g) All material issuance, renewal, maintenance and other payments that are or have become due
with respect to the Intellectual Property that is part of the Purchased Assets have been timely
paid by or on behalf of Seller.
(h) To Seller’s Knowledge, the Development, manufacture, and Commercialization of Products in
accordance with Seller’s past practice or as currently contemplated by Seller does not and would
not infringe or misappropriate any Intellectual Property of any Third Party anywhere in the world.
4.7 Absence of Litigation. As of the Execution Date, except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 of the Seller Disclosure
Letter, there is no material claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, threatened in writing, against Seller or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.7 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, there are no suits, claims,
actions, proceedings or investigations that would reasonably be expected to have (i) an adverse
effect on the Purchased Assets or the Business, and (ii) with respect to Seller and its
Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of
Seller, except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, neither Seller
nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or subject to or in default under any order, decree, or
injunction, and there are no outstanding orders, decrees, or injunctions of any Regulatory
Authority that apply to the Purchased Assets or Seller that restricts the ownership, disposition or
use of the Purchased Assets by Seller, or the conduct of the Business of Seller as being conducted
by it on the Execution Date. To the Knowledge of Seller, there is not pending any investigation by
the SEC involving Seller or any current or former director or officer of Seller.
4.8 Real and Personal Property. Seller has good and marketable title to, or has valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all
items of real and personal property that are material to Seller free and clear of all Encumbrances
and imperfections of title except those that (i) do not materially interfere with the use of such
property by Seller or (ii) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.9 Taxes.
(a) Each of Seller and its Subsidiaries has timely filed (taking into account all properly and
timely requested extensions of time within which to file) all required U.S. federal, state and
non-U.S. income and franchise Tax Returns and has paid all required Taxes whether or not shown as
due on such Tax Returns. Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently the beneficiary
of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return. No claim has ever been made by an
authority in a jurisdiction in which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns
that such entity is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(b) There are no Encumbrances on any of the Purchased Assets for Taxes (other than for current
Taxes not yet due and payable). None of the Purchased Assets are property that is required to be
treated for any Tax purposes as being owned by any other Person.
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(c) No deficiencies for material Taxes with respect to Seller or any if its Subsidiaries have
been claimed, proposed or assessed in writing by any Tax authority. There are no audits,
investigations, disputes, notices of deficiency, claims or other Actions, pending or threatened in
writing, for or relating to any material Liability for Taxes of Seller or any if its Subsidiaries.
(d) The unpaid Taxes of Seller and its Subsidiaries did not, as of the date of the Financial
Statements, exceed the reserve for Liability for Taxes (excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes
established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the
balance sheets contained in the Financial Statements (rather than in any notes thereto). Since the
date of the most recent Financial Statements, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has
incurred any material Liability for Taxes outside the ordinary course of business or otherwise
inconsistent with past custom and practice.
(e) Seller has delivered or made available to Buyer complete and accurate copies of all
material federal, state and local income Tax Returns of Seller and any predecessor for the 2008 Tax
year.
(f) Each of Seller and its Subsidiaries has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been
withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, stockholders of Seller or other Person.
(g) Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been a member of an affiliated group
filing a consolidated U.S. federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which
is Seller) or any similar group for U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. Tax purposes. Neither
Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Taxes
of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries) (i) under U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any
similar provision of U.S. state, local or non-U.S. law), (ii) as a transferee or successor, (iii)
by Contract or (iv) otherwise.
(h) None of Seller and any of its Subsidiaries or predecessors has been a party to any
transaction intended to qualify under Section 355 of the Code.
(i) Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has ever been a party to or bound by any
Tax indemnity agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar Contract.
(j) Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is or was a “surrogate foreign corporation”
within the meaning of Section 7874(a)(2)(B) of the Code or is treated as a U.S. corporation under
Section 7874(b) of the Code.
4.10 Environmental, Safety and Health.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (i) the
Purchased Assets and Seller’s operations as described in the SEC Documents are now and for the
previous three (3) years immediately prior to the Execution Date have been in material compliance
with all applicable Environmental, Safety and Health Laws, (ii) Seller has obtained all the
material permits required under Environmental, Safety and Health Laws that are necessary
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to operate the Business as currently operated as described in the SEC Documents, and all such
permits are in good standing or Seller has timely applied for their issuance, amendment or renewal,
(iii) there are no Environmental Claims pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened in writing
against Seller, and, (iv) to Seller’s Knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances that would
reasonably be expected to form the basis of any material Environmental Claim against Seller that
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Seller is not in possession of any material audits, studies, analyses, tests or monitoring
pertaining to Hazardous Substances in, on or under any Site or pertaining to Seller’s compliance
with Environmental, Safety and Health Laws and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no such audits, studies,
analyses, tests or monitoring have been conducted in the previous three years preceding the
Execution Date.
(c) To Seller’s Knowledge, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the Transactions triggers any requirement under the New Jersey Industrial Site
Recovery Act, or other Law of similar effect, that is reasonably likely to result in Buyer or
Seller incurring any material liability or obligation.
4.11 Compliance with Laws. Seller has, since January 1, 2008, complied in all material respects and is, as of the Execution
Date, in compliance in all material respects with all Laws and/orders of all Regulatory Authorities
with respect to its business, and no notice, charge, claim, action or assertion has been received
by Seller or has been filed, commenced or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened in writing
against Seller alleging any violation of any of the foregoing. The subject matter of Section
4.6, Section 4.9, Section 4.10, Section 4.12, Section 4.13 and
Section 4.15 is excluded from the provisions of this Section 4.11 and the
representations and warranties of Seller with respect to those subject matters are exclusively set
forth in those referenced sections.
4.12 Permits. Seller has all material franchises, permits, licenses, authorizations, registrations,
certificates, approvals, exemptions, consents, confirmations, orders, waivers and clearances and
any similar authority necessary for the conduct of the Business as being conducted by it on the
Execution Date. Seller has all franchises, permits, licenses and any similar authority necessary
for the conduct of all other business, other than the Business, as being conducted by it on the
Execution Date, except for such franchise, permit, license or similar authority, the lack of which
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.12 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, Seller has not received any written notice
of any Action relating to revocation or modification of any such franchise, permit, license or
similar authority.
4.13 Regulatory Matters.
(a) Seller is the sole and exclusive owner of the Product Regulatory Approvals and all Product
Regulatory Approvals are in full force and effect.
(b) Seller is conducting the Business in material compliance with the Product Regulatory
Approvals and all applicable Laws.
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(c) Seller has filed with the FDA all material applications, exemptions, requests, notices,
information, supplemental applications and annual or other reports, including adverse experience
reports, product deviation reports and annual reports with respect to each NDA and IND, related to
Seller’s Development, manufacture, testing, study, distribution or sale of Products. To the
Knowledge of Seller, all applications, exemptions, requests, notices, submissions, information,
claims, reports and statistics, and other data and conclusions derived therefrom, utilized as the
basis for or submitted in connection with any and all requests for a Regulatory Approval of the FDA
or other Regulatory Authorities relating to the Products, when submitted to the FDA or other
Regulatory Authorities were true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date of
submission and any necessary or required material updates, changes, corrections or modifications to
such applications, exemptions, requests, notices, submissions, information, claims, reports or
statistics have been submitted to FDA and other Regulatory Authorities.
(d) All pre-clinical and clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Seller with regard
to the Products were and are being conducted in material compliance with experimental protocols,
procedures and controls pursuant to accepted professional scientific standards and all applicable
Laws promulgated by the FDA relating thereto, including without limitation the FDCA and its
applicable implementing regulations. No IND filed by or on behalf of Seller with the FDA regarding
the Products has been terminated or suspended by the FDA, and neither the FDA nor any applicable
foreign Regulatory Authority has commenced, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened to initiate,
any action to place a clinical hold order on, or otherwise terminate or suspend, any ongoing
clinical investigation conducted by or on behalf of Seller involving the Products.
(e) Seller has made available to Buyer all material information in its possession or control
concerning the safety, efficacy, side effects or toxicity of the Products (in animals or humans),
associated with or derived from any pre-clinical or clinical use, studies, investigations or tests
of the Product. Since January 1, 2005, no Product has been recalled, suspended, discontinued, or
withdrawn from the market, and no Product is currently involved in any ongoing, and to the
Knowledge of Seller, threatened or potential recall, discontinuance, withdrawal, or suspension from
the market within the Territory. Seller has no Knowledge of any serious adverse events from the
use of the Products that are not disclosed in the package inserts, adverse experience reports or
periodic safety update for the Products.
(f) As of the Execution Date, Seller has not received notice that Seller, its Products or any
of the Purchased Assets or the ownership, manufacturing, operation, storage, Development,
Commercialization, warehousing, packaging, labeling, handling, testing, and/or marketing thereof is
in material violation of any Regulatory Approval or applicable Law and such violation has not been
remedied, except for such violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of Seller, there are no facts or circumstances existing which
would lead to any suspension, loss of or material modification to any Regulatory Approval or
refusal by a Regulatory Authority to renew or accept for filing any Regulatory Approval on terms
not substantially less advantageous, in the aggregate, to Seller than the terms of those Regulatory
Approvals currently in force. There are no outstanding orders, injunctions or decrees of any
Regulatory Authority that apply to Seller that restrict the ownership, disposition or use of
Products by Seller.
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(g) To the Knowledge of Seller, (i) there are no investigations, audits, actions or other
proceedings pending with respect to a violation by the Seller of the FDCA or other applicable Law
that would reasonably be expected to result in material administrative, criminal or material civil
liability and (ii) there are no facts or circumstances existing that would reasonably be expected
to serve as a basis for such an investigation, audit, action or other proceeding.
4.14 Suppliers. Seller has used reasonable business efforts to maintain, and, to the Knowledge of the Seller,
currently maintains, good working relationships with all of the material suppliers to the Business.
Schedule 4.14 of the Seller Disclosure Letter also specifies for the period beginning on
January 1, 2009 and ending on the Execution Date the names of the material suppliers to the
Business. None of such suppliers has given Seller or any of its Subsidiaries written notice
terminating, canceling or threatening to terminate or cancel any Contract or relationship with the
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Business. To the Knowledge of Seller, such
suppliers are manufacturing and otherwise operating in material compliance with applicable FDA
requirements with respect to the products and materials supplied to Seller.
4.15 SEC Documents, Financial Statements. Seller has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required
to be filed by it with the SEC since January 1, 2007 pursuant to the reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the Execution Date and financial statements and
schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits) incorporated by reference therein, being
hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates, the SEC
Documents complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents,
and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a 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. The Financial Statements and the related notes have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in the
Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to
the extent they may not include footnotes, may be condensed or summary statements or may conform to
the SEC’s rules and instructions for Reports on Form 10-Q) and fairly present in all material
respects the consolidated financial position of Seller as of the dates thereof and the consolidated
results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments). All material agreements
that were required to be filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents under Item 601 of Regulation S-K
prior to the Execution Date to which Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller is a party, or the property
or assets of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller are subject, have been filed as exhibits to the SEC
Documents.
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4.16 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16 of the Seller Disclosure Letter or as otherwise
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Other Agreements, from December 31, 2008 to the
Execution Date, Seller has conducted its business, including the Business, in the ordinary course
of business, consistent with past practice and Seller has not, with respect to the Business or any
of the Purchased Assets:
(a) sold, transferred, leased, subleased, licensed or otherwise disposed of any assets that
would constitute Purchased Assets or any other material assets necessary for the conduct of the
Business.
(b) surrendered, revoked or otherwise terminated any material permits relating to the
Business, except in connection with any renewal or reissuance thereof;
(c) waived, released or assigned any rights, which rights, but for such waiver, release or
assignment, would have been classified as Purchased Assets, other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice;
(d) made any election or change to any election in respect to Taxes, adopted or changed any
accounting method in respect to Taxes, entered into any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing
agreement, Tax indemnity agreement or closing agreement relating to any Tax, settled or compromised
on any claim, notice, audit report or assessment in respect of Taxes, changed any annual Tax
accounting period, filed any material amended Tax Return, or surrendered any right to claim a Tax
refund; or
(e) agreed, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the foregoing, except as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement.
4.17 Contracts. All Material Contracts (other than those Contracts that constitute Material Contracts solely by
reason of clause (i) of the definition thereof) are listed on Schedule 4.17 of the Seller
Disclosure Letter. To the Knowledge of Seller, all Material Contracts are valid and enforceable
against the other parties thereto in accordance with their respective terms, (i) subject to the
Equitable Exceptions and (ii) except as rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by
state or federal securities Laws or public policy underlying such Laws. Seller is not in material
breach of or default under any of the Material Contracts, and to the Knowledge of Seller, no other
party to a Material Contract is in material breach of or default under any Material Contract. As
of the Execution Date, Seller has not received written notice of termination of any of the Material
Contracts. Complete and correct copies of all Material Contracts and amendments thereto have been
made available to Buyer.
4.18 Brokers,
Etc.
No broker, investment banker, agent, finder or other intermediary acting on behalf of Seller
or under the authority of Seller, except for Torreya Partners LLC (whose fees shall be borne solely
by Seller), is or will be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission or
similar fee directly or indirectly in connection with any of the Transactions.
4.19 Insurance. Seller is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as Seller believes are prudent and customary for a company (i) in the
businesses and location in which Seller is engaged, and
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(ii) with the resources of Seller. As of the Execution Date, Seller has not received any written
notice that Seller will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such
coverage expires.
4.20 Investment Company. Seller is not an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Seller shall conduct its business in a manner so
that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.
4.21 Exchange. As of the Execution Date, except as set forth on Schedule 4.21 of the Seller Disclosure
Letter, the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are listed on the Exchange, and, to
Seller’s Knowledge, there are no proceedings to revoke or suspend such listing. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.21 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, Seller is in compliance in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange for continued listing of the Common Stock
thereon.
4.22 Application of Takeover Protections. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions will not impose any restriction
on Buyer, under any share acquisition, business combination, “poison pill” (including any
distribution under a rights agreement), or other similar anti-takeover provisions under the
Certificate of Incorporation or the Laws of the State of Delaware.
4.23 Fairness Opinion. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, RBC Capital Markets Corporation has delivered to
Seller’s board of directors its written opinion to the effect that, as of the date thereof and
based upon and subject to the limitations, assumptions and other matters set forth therein, the
Upfront Payment and the Post-Closing Payments to be received by Seller are fair, from a financial
point of view, to Seller.
ARTICLE V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
5.1 Organization. Buyer is duly incorporated, and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
Delaware. Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
5.2 Authority. Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all actions necessary to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Other Agreements to which Buyer will become a party and,
subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VII, to consummate the
Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Other Agreements by Buyer and
the consummation by Buyer of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by the board of
directors of Buyer and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Buyer are necessary to
authorize this Agreement or the Other Agreements or to consummate the Transactions. This Agreement
has been (and, when executed and delivered by Buyer, the Other Agreements will have been) duly and
validly executed and delivered by Buyer and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery
by Seller,
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constitutes (and, when executed and delivered by Buyer, each Other Agreement will constitute) a
legal, valid and binding agreement of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by Equitable Exceptions.
5.3 Investment Purpose; Status. Buyer is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities
Act. Buyer is purchasing the Shares for its own account and not with a view toward the sale or
distribution thereof and has no intention of selling or distributing any of the Shares or any
arrangement or understanding with any other Persons regarding the sale or distribution of the
Shares. Buyer will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose
of (or solicit any offers to buy, purchase or otherwise acquire or take a pledge of) any of the
Shares except in accordance with the Securities Act and the Investor’s Rights Agreement.
5.4 Securities Laws.
(a) Buyer understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon
specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state
securities laws and that Seller is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and Buyer’s compliance
with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of Buyer set
forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Buyer
to acquire the Shares.
(b) The Investor’s Rights Agreement will contain provisions restricting the transfer of the
Shares.
(c) In addition to the legends described in the Investor’s Rights Agreement, the certificates
representing the Shares will bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a
stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for such Shares):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT
BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, OR UNLESS
OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS. COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) SHALL BE ENTITLED TO
REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
5.5 Ownership Cap.
Assuming compliance by Seller with
Section 6.2(b)(i), neither Buyer nor Parent will, after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, (i) “beneficially own” (as determined under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 19.9% or more of the shares of Common Stock and/or (ii) possess 19.9% or more of the voting power of Seller.
5.6 Acknowledgement of Risk.
(a) Buyer acknowledges and understands that its investment in the Shares involves a
significant degree of risk, including, without limitation, (i) the Purchased Assets represent a
significant portion of Seller’s business operations and the Transactions will alter Seller’s
business operations following their consummation; (ii) an investment in Seller is
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speculative, and only buyers who can afford the loss of their entire investment should
consider investing in Seller and the Shares; (iii) Buyer may not be able to liquidate its
investment; (iv) transferability of the Shares is limited and restricted; (v) in the event of a
disposition of the Shares, Buyer could sustain the loss of its entire investment; and (vi) Seller
has not paid any dividends on the Common Stock since January 1, 2001, and does not anticipate the
payment of dividends in the foreseeable future. Such risks are more fully set forth in the SEC
Documents.
(b) Buyer is able to bear the economic risk of holding the Shares for an indefinite period,
and has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that it is capable of
evaluating the risks of the investment in the Shares.
(c) Buyer has, in connection with Buyer’s decision to purchase the Shares, not relied upon any
representations or other information (whether oral or written) other than as set forth in the
representations and warranties of Seller contained herein, and Buyer has, with respect to all
matters relating to this Agreement and the offer and sale of the Shares, relied solely upon the
advice of Buyer’s own counsel and has not relied upon or consulted any counsel to Seller.
5.7 No Conflicts; Enforceability.
(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer and Parent and the
Other Agreements to which Buyer or Parent is a party by Buyer or Parent (i) are not prohibited or
limited by, and will not result in the breach of or a default under, any provision of the
certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws of Buyer or Parent, (ii) conflict with any Law
applicable to Buyer or Parent, and (iii) does not conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute
(with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, any material agreement
binding on Buyer or Parent or any applicable order, writ, injunction or decree of any Regulatory
Authority to which Buyer or Parent is a party or by which Buyer or Parent is bound.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Other Agreements by
Buyer or Parent and the consummation of the Transactions by Buyer do not and will not require any
consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Regulatory
Authority, except (i) the filing of the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware, (ii) compliance with any applicable federal, foreign or state securities or blue sky
Laws, including, without limitation, filings received under the Exchange Act or Securities Act and
(iii) any material consent, approval, authorization, permit, filing, or notification the failure of
which to make or obtain would not reasonably be expected to materially delay or impair or prevent,
consummation of the Transactions.
5.8 Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to Buyer’s knowledge, threatened in writing, directly or
indirectly involving Buyer or Parent (or to Buyer’s knowledge, any Third Party) that would
prohibit, hinder, materially delay or otherwise impair Buyer’s ability to perform its obligations
hereunder or under the Other Agreements, including the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities, would
affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Other Agreements, or
prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Transactions.
5.9 Financing. Buyer has, or has available to it, and at the Closing will have, sufficient immediately
available funds, marketable securities, other investments or capital
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commitments to enable Buyer to consummate the Transactions on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
5.10 No Short Sales. Neither Buyer nor Parent has ever engaged in any short sales or similar transactions with
respect to the Common Stock or other securities of Seller, nor has Buyer or Parent ever, directly
or indirectly, knowingly caused any Person to engage in any short sales or similar transactions
with respect to the Common Stock or other securities of Seller.
5.11 Brokers, Etc. No broker, investment banker, agent, finder or other intermediary acting on behalf of Buyer or
Parent or under the authority of Buyer or Parent is or will be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s
fee or any other commission or similar fee directly or indirectly in connection with any of the
Transactions.
5.12 Independent Investigation. In making the decision to enter into this Agreement and the Other Agreements and to consummate
the Transactions, Buyer and Parent have conducted their own independent investigation, review and
analysis of the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Liabilities, the Products, the Shares and Seller,
which investigation, review and analysis was done by Buyer, Parent and their respective Affiliates
and Representatives. Buyer acknowledges that it and its Representatives have been provided
adequate access to the personnel, properties, premises and records of Seller for such purpose. In
entering into this Agreement and the Other Agreements, Buyer acknowledges that Buyer and Parent and
their respective Affiliates have relied solely upon the aforementioned investigation, review and
analysis and not on any factual representations or opinions of Seller or its Representatives
(except the specific representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Article IV).
ARTICLE VI.
COVENANTS PRIOR TO CLOSING
COVENANTS PRIOR TO CLOSING
6.1 Access to Information. From the Execution Date until the First Closing Date, except as otherwise prohibited by
applicable Law or the terms of any Contract entered into prior to the Execution Date or as would be
reasonably expected to violate the attorney-client privilege of Seller, Seller shall afford Buyer
and its Representatives reasonable access, during regular business hours and at agreed-upon times,
at Buyer’s sole cost and expense, to Seller’s personnel, properties pertaining to Purchased Assets
and the Assumed Liabilities; provided, that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with
Seller’s business and operations.
6.2 Conduct of the Business.
(a) From the Execution Date through the First Closing Date, except as expressly permitted by
this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 6.2(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, Seller
shall conduct its business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
(including, with respect to Products, research and development efforts, advertising, manufacturing
and inventory levels thereof) and use commercially reasonable efforts to keep intact the Purchased
Assets and the Business, and preserve the relationships of the Business with customers, suppliers,
licensors, licensees, distributors, sales personnel, regulatory authorities and other Persons, in
each case, who are material to the Business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from
the Execution Date to the First Closing Date, Seller shall:
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(i) use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to keep in full force and effect, without
amendment, all material rights relating to the Business, except those that expire in
accordance with their terms;
(ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to comply in all material respects with all
requirements of Law and contractual obligations, in each case applicable to the operation of
the Business;
(iii) maintain all Books and Records related to the Business in accordance with past
practice;
(iv) not fail to maintain its existing insurance coverage to the extent relating to the
Business in all material respects in effect as of the Execution Date; and
(v) confer with Buyer prior to (A) effecting any material personnel changes that would
affect Development of the Products, (B) amending the Prochieve PTB Development Plan or
otherwise making any material decision with respect to Development of the Products, or (C)
entering into any discussions with, or making any commitments to, any Regulatory Authority
with respect to the Products or the Business.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the lead-in paragraph of Section 6.2(a), and
except as set forth in Schedule 6.2(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter or as otherwise
expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement, from the Execution Date to the First Closing
Date, without the prior written consent of Buyer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), Seller shall not:
(i) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or distribution or other capital return in
respect of any shares of capital stock of Seller, except with respect to Preferred Stock to
the extent required by the terms thereof, or redeem, purchase or acquire any shares of
capital stock of Seller other than Preferred Stock to the extent required by the terms
thereof, in connection with any existing Seller equity plans or in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice;
(ii) subject any Purchased Assets to any material Encumbrances, other than Encumbrances
set forth on Schedule 4.4(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter;
(iii) sell, transfer, lease, sublease, license or otherwise dispose of or grant any
option or rights in, to or under any Purchased Assets;
(iv) enter into any Material Contract primarily relating to the Products or terminate
(other than in accordance with its terms), extend or amend any such Material Contract;
(v) abandon, terminate or materially alter the administration of any Development
activities relating to any Product (other than for safety concerns or in accordance with the
terms of existing agreements with respect to such clinical trials) or terminate or
materially alter Seller’s support of clinical trials sponsored by clinical investigators
with respect to any Product;
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(vi) abandon, terminate or materially reduce its marketing activities (including
expenditures for promotional activities and sales force activity) for any Product or
materially change the size of, or its business relationship with, the sales force for
Prochieve;
(vii) commence, sponsor or commit to participate in any clinical trials or investigator
sponsored trials with respect to any Product or provide any clinical grants with respect to
any Product;
(viii) commit to comply with any obligations imposed by a Regulatory Authority with
respect to any Product;
(ix) abandon any patents or patent filings or any litigation seeking to enforce
Seller’s interest in any Intellectual Property of Seller that is a Purchased Asset or
Excluded Asset that would (if not abandoned) be licensed to Buyer under the terms of the
License Agreement, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(x) to the extent that doing so would relate to the Purchased Assets or the Business
and would have a material effect on the Purchased Assets or the Business after the
applicable Closing Date, make any election or change to any election with respect to Taxes,
adopt or change any accounting method with respect to Taxes, enter into any Tax allocation
agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement or closing agreement relating to
any Tax, settle or compromise on any claim, notice, audit report or assessment in respect of
Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim
or assessment with respect to Taxes, change any annual Tax accounting period, file any
amended Tax Return, or surrender any right to claim a Tax refund; or
(xi) agree, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the foregoing set forth in
clauses (ii) through (x) above.
(c) From the Execution Date to the First Closing Date, except as expressly permitted by this
Agreement, each Party shall not, without the prior written consent of the other Party, take any
action that would, or that could reasonably be expected to, result in any of the conditions to the
purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets set forth in Article VII not being satisfied.
6.3 [Omitted.]
6.4 Proxy Statement; Seller Stockholders’ Meeting.
(a) Proxy Statement. As promptly as practicable after the Execution Date, unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article
IX, Seller shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Seller
Stockholders’ Meeting (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy
Statement”);
provided, that Seller shall not file the Proxy Statement with the SEC
later than March 19, 2010 without the consent of Buyer, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Seller, after consultation with Buyer, will use commercially reasonable efforts to
respond to any comments made by the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement as
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promptly as practicable following receipt of the same. Buyer shall furnish all information as
Seller may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Proxy
Statement. Subject to Section 6.5, as promptly as practicable after the clearance of the
Proxy Statement by the SEC, Seller shall mail the Proxy Statement to its stockholders. Subject to
Section 6.5, the Proxy Statement shall include the Seller Board Recommendation. Seller
will advise Buyer, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of any request by the SEC for
amendment of the Proxy Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC
for additional information. If at any time prior to the Seller Stockholders’ Meeting, any event or
circumstance relating to Buyer, or its officers or directors, should be discovered by Buyer which
should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement, Buyer shall promptly
inform Seller. If at any time prior to the Seller Stockholders’ Meeting, any event or circumstance
relating to Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller, or their respective officers or directors, should
be discovered by Seller which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy
Statement, Seller shall promptly inform Buyer. All documents that Seller is responsible for filing
with the SEC in connection with the Transactions will comply as to form and substance in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and other applicable Laws
and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) Information Supplied. None of the written information supplied or to be supplied
by Buyer or any of its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives
expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or any other documents
filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such
documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to Seller’s stockholders and
at the time of Seller Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All documents
that Buyer is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Transactions will comply
as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to
be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. None of the written information supplied or to be supplied
by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives expressly for inclusion or incorporation by
reference in any document to be filed by Buyer with the SEC in connection with the Transactions,
will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are filed,
contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
(c) Seller Stockholders’ Meeting. Seller shall call and hold a meeting of its
stockholders (the “Seller Stockholders’ Meeting”) as promptly as practicable following the date on
which the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC for the purpose of obtaining the Required Seller
Stockholders Vote. Except as permitted by Section 6.5, the Proxy Statement shall include
the Seller Board Recommendation.
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(d) No Restriction. Nothing in this Section 6.4 shall be deemed to
prevent Seller or the board of directors of Seller from taking any action they are permitted or
required to take under, and in compliance with, Section 6.5 or are required to take under
applicable Law.
6.5 No Solicitation; Acquisition Proposals.
(a) From the Execution Date until the First Closing Date or, if earlier, the termination of
this Agreement pursuant to Article IX, Seller shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries
not to, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Representatives not to, directly
or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly or intentionally facilitate any inquiry with
respect to, or the making, submission or announcement of, any Acquisition Proposal or any proposal
that would reasonably be expected to lead to any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) furnish to any Person
any non-public information relating to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with an
Acquisition Proposal (except to the extent specifically permitted pursuant to Section
6.5(b)), (iii) participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with
respect to any Acquisition Proposal, except to notify such Person as to the existence of the
provisions of this Agreement or to the extent specifically permitted pursuant to Section
6.5(b), (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal (except to the extent
specifically permitted pursuant to Section 6.5(d)), or (v) enter into any letter of intent
or similar document or any agreement, commitment or understanding contemplating or otherwise
relating to any Acquisition Proposal or a transaction contemplated thereby (except for
confidentiality agreements specifically permitted pursuant to Section 6.5(b)). Without
limiting the foregoing, it is agreed that any violation of the restrictions set forth in the
preceding sentence by any Representative of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller shall be a breach of
this Section 6.5(a) by Seller. On the Execution Date, subject to Section 6.5(b)
Seller shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, immediately cease and use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause its Representatives to terminate any solicitation, discussion or
negotiation with any Persons conducted by Seller or its Subsidiaries or any of their
Representatives prior to the Execution Date with respect to any Acquisition Proposal.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.5(a), if at any
time following the Execution Date and prior to the earlier of obtaining the Required Seller
Stockholder Vote and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article IX (i) Seller
has fully complied with its obligations in Section 6.5(a) and has received an Acquisition
Proposal from any Person or “group” (as determined under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) that
the board of directors of Seller believes in good faith to be bona fide, and (ii) the board of
directors of Seller determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and
outside counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or may reasonably be expected to result
in a Superior Proposal, then Seller may (A) furnish information (including non-public information)
with respect to Seller and its Subsidiaries to the Person or group making such Acquisition Proposal
and (B) participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person or group making such Acquisition
Proposal regarding such Acquisition Proposal; provided, that Seller (x) will not, and will not
allow its Subsidiaries to (and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its
Representatives not to), disclose any non-public information to such Person or group without first
entering or having entered into a confidentiality agreement with such Person or group that is at
least as restrictive on such Person or group as the Confidentiality Agreement is on Buyer and (y)
will promptly provide to Buyer any material non-public information concerning Seller or its
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Subsidiaries provided by Seller to such other Person or group which was not previously made
available to Buyer, except to the extent restricted by applicable Laws.
(c) From and after the Execution Date, Seller shall promptly (within 48 hours of, or the next
Business Day immediately following, if later) notify Buyer in the event that any of Seller, its
Subsidiaries or its Representatives receives any Acquisition Proposal or written indication by any
Person or group that it is considering making an Acquisition Proposal and shall disclose to Buyer
the identity of the other Person making such Acquisition Proposal. Seller shall keep Buyer
informed (orally and in writing) on a current basis of the occurrence of any material changes or
developments of the status of any such Acquisition Proposal or written indication (including the
material terms and conditions thereof and of any material modification thereto), and any material
developments related thereto.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.5(a), the board of
directors of Seller may, at any time prior to obtaining the Required Seller Stockholder Vote,
withdraw, modify or qualify, or propose publicly to withdraw, modify or qualify, in a manner
adverse to Buyer, the Seller Board Recommendation and/or endorse or recommend to Seller’s
stockholders any Superior Proposal (a “Change of Board Recommendation”) if, but only if, (A) the
board of directors of Seller concludes in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that
failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations under applicable
Law and (B) in the case of any Superior Proposal, Seller has given Buyer five (5) Business Days
prior written notice that the board of directors intends to make a Change of Board Recommendation
(the “Superior Proposal Notice”) and for a period of not less than five (5) Business Days after
Buyer’s receipt of such Superior Proposal Notice, Seller shall, if requested by Buyer, negotiate in
good faith with Buyer to revise this Agreement so that the Acquisition Proposal that constituted a
Superior Proposal no longer constitutes a Superior Proposal (a “Former Superior Proposal”). The
terms and conditions of this Section 6.5 shall again apply to any inquiry or proposal made
by any Person who withdraws a Superior Proposal or who made a Former Superior Proposal (after
withdrawal or after such time as their proposal is a Former Superior Proposal). Seller may, if it
receives an Acquisition Proposal, delay the mailing of the Proxy Statement and/or the holding of
the Seller Stockholders’ Meeting, in each case to provide a reasonable opportunity for the board of
directors of Seller to consider such Acquisition Proposal and to determine the effect of the same,
if any, on the Seller Board Recommendation. Except as permitted by this Section 6.5, the
Proxy Statement shall include the Seller Board Recommendation.
(e) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit the board of directors of Seller from
disclosing the fact that the board of directors of Seller has received an Acquisition Proposal and
the terms of such Acquisition Proposal, if the board of directors of Seller determines, after
consultation with its outside legal counsel, that (i) failure to make such disclosure would be
inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law or (ii) Seller is otherwise required to
make such disclosure.
(f) For purposes of this Agreement, (i) “Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, offer or
proposal, or any indication of interest in making an offer or proposal, made by a Person or group
at any time which is structured to permit such Person or group to acquire beneficial ownership of
any Purchased Assets or at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the assets
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of, or equity interest in, Seller and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, pursuant to a
merger, consolidation or other business combination, sale of shares of capital stock, sale of
assets, tender offer or exchange offer or similar transaction, in each case other than the
Transactions, and (ii) “Superior Proposal” means any bona fide Acquisition Proposal made by a
Person or group (except that references in the definition thereof to “at least twenty-five percent
(25%) of the assets of, or equity interest in, Seller and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,”
shall be replaced by “more than fifty percent (50%) of the assets of, or equity interests in,
Seller and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole”), in each case other than the Transactions, made in
writing that the board of directors of Seller has determined in its good faith judgment (after
consultation with its financial advisors and outside counsel and after taking into account all
legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of the proposal, including the financing terms
thereof) is more favorable to Seller and/or Seller’s stockholders than the Transactions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall any acquisition by any
Person or group from Seller at any time after the termination of this Agreement of any equity
“securities” (as defined in Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act) of Seller constitute an
Acquisition Proposal or a Superior Proposal if the board of directors of Seller shall in good faith
determine that such acquisition is made in connection with a bona fide financing or capital raising
arrangement (an “Equity Financing”), nor shall any agreement entered into by any Person or group
with Seller after the termination of this Agreement in connection with or relating to an Equity
Financing constitute an Acquisition Proposal or a Superior Proposal.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the obligation of
Seller to call, give notice of, convene and hold the Seller Stockholders’ Meeting and to hold a
vote of Seller’s stockholders on the asset sale contemplated by this Agreement and the Charter
Amendment shall not be limited or otherwise affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement
or submission to it of any Acquisition Proposal (whether or not a Superior Proposal), or by any
Change of Board Recommendation. Seller agrees that it shall not submit to the vote of its
stockholders any Acquisition Proposal (whether or not a Superior Proposal) or propose to do so.
6.6 Transition Activities. Between the Execution Date and the First Closing Date, Seller shall
promptly furnish Buyer with such reasonable sample quantities of any Promotional Materials that
Seller may have utilized in connection with Products during the three (3) month period prior to the
Execution Date, for use by Buyer in preparing its own Promotional Materials. All costs and
expenses incurred by Buyer with respect to creating any Promotional Materials shall be borne by
Buyer.
6.7 Trade Inventory. Between the Execution Date and the First Closing, Seller shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to distribute Products to its wholesalers and other customers in
quantities such that the volume of Products in the marketplace (including such amounts held by
distributors, wholesalers, retailers and customers) remains at levels consistent with the levels
established during the two (2) years preceding the Execution Date.
6.8 Cooperation Regarding Financial Statements; etc. In the event that Buyer is required to
include any audited financial statements with respect to the Business in any filing to be made by
Buyer under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, with respect to or as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, Seller shall (i) use commercially reasonable
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efforts to provide Buyer with the financial statements and other information and documents
pertaining to the Business that Buyer will be required by applicable rules and regulations of the
SEC to include in its filings and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the independent
auditors for Seller to promptly deliver such information and provide access to files and work
papers in connection therewith as Buyer may reasonably request. Buyer shall reimburse Seller for
any reasonable out of pocket costs incurred by Seller in connection therewith.
6.9 Notifications; Updated Schedules. Between the Execution Date and the First Closing Date:
(a) Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, shall promptly notify the other
Party in writing of any fact, change, condition, matter, circumstance, claim, event or occurrence
or nonoccurrence of any event of which it is aware that will or is reasonably likely to result in
any of the conditions set forth in Article VII becoming incapable of being satisfied;
(b) Seller shall give prompt notice to Buyer of (i) the existence, occurrence or
non-occurrence of any fact, change, condition, matter, circumstance, claim or event the existence,
occurrence or non-occurrence of which would cause the representations or warranties of Seller
contained in Article IV to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect at or prior to
the First Closing Date and (ii) any material failure of Seller to perform, comply with or satisfy
any covenant, condition or agreement to be performed, complied with or satisfied by it hereunder.
With respect to a notice contemplated by clause (i) of the first sentence of this paragraph (b) if
the notice expressly acknowledges that the facts, changes, conditions, matters, circumstances
claims and/or events (occurrence or nonoccurrence of which) described therein occurred after the
Execution Date and would give rise to the failure of a condition in favor of Buyer set forth in
Article VII (a “MAE Notice”) the Schedules included in the Seller Disclosure Letter hereto
shall be deemed to include the information contained in any such MAE Notice (other than for
purposes of Articles VII and IX) and no claim may be made by any Buyer Indemnitee
(including under Article X hereof) for Losses hereunder with respect to any of the facts,
changes, conditions, matters, circumstances, claims or other events (or the existence, occurrence
or nonoccurrence thereof) described in any such MAE Notice. A notice contemplated by clause (i)
(other than a MAE Notice) or clause (ii) of the first sentence of this paragraph (b) shall not be
deemed to update the Schedules included in the Seller Disclosure Letter or adversely affect Buyer’s
rights under this Agreement, including for the purposes of Buyer’s rights under Articles
VII, IX and X of this Agreement.
(c) Seller may, by delivery to Buyer, update the Schedules to correct typographical or
immaterial errors and, upon Buyer’s written approval, any such updated Schedule shall replace the
corresponding Schedule delivered by Seller in connection with the execution of this Agreement.
6.10 Further Assurances; Further Documents.
(a) Each of the Parties shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, in the most expeditious
manner practicable, (i) to satisfy or cause to be satisfied all the conditions
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precedent that are set forth in Article VII, as applicable to each of them, (ii) to
cause the Transactions to be consummated and (iii) without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, to obtain all consents and authorizations of third parties and to make all filings with,
and give all notices to, third parties that may be necessary or reasonably required on its part in
order to consummate the Transactions.
(b) Each of Buyer and Seller shall, and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to, at the
request of another Party, take all actions such other Party may reasonably request to transfer the
Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities on the terms and conditions of this Agreement in
connection with the consummation of the Transactions.
(c) Each of Buyer and Seller shall, and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to, at the
request of another Party, execute and deliver to such other Party all such further instruments,
assignments, assurances and other documents as such other Party may reasonably request in
connection with the consummation of the Transactions.
6.11 Listing. Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shares to be listed
on the Exchange, or upon such other primary exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, upon
their issuance if the Common Stock is listed upon any such exchange as of the First Closing Date.
6.12 Ownership Cap.
From the Execution Date until the First Closing Date and after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, subject to Seller’s
compliance with Section 6.2(b)(i), Buyer shall not and shall cause parent not to
(i) “beneficially own” (as determined under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 19.9% or more of the shares of Common Stock and/or
(ii) possess 19.9% or more of the voting power of Seller.
ARTICLE VII.
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
7.1 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Buyer and Seller at the First Closing. The
respective obligations of Buyer and Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement to be consummated on the First Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction or waiver
(jointly by Buyer and Seller) at or prior to the First Closing Date of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Order. No Regulatory Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an
order, decree or ruling, or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise
prohibiting the transactions which are contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated on the
First Closing Date.
(b) Stockholder Approval. The Required Seller Stockholders Vote shall have been
obtained.
(c) Charter Amendment. The Charter Amendment shall have been filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware.
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7.2 Conditions Precedent to Buyer’s Obligations at the First Closing. The obligation of Buyer
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated on the First
Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the First Closing Date of each of the
following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by Buyer in its sole
discretion in writing:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of
Seller contained in Article IV, shall be true and correct as of the Execution Date and as
of the First Closing Date as though made on and as of the First Closing Date (unless any such
representation or warranty expressly relates to a particular date, in which case such
representation or warranty shall be true and correct only as of such date) except where the failure
of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Buyer shall have received a certificate
as to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 7.2(a) dated as of the First
Closing Date and executed by a duly authorized officer of Seller.
(b) Performance. Seller shall have performed and complied in all material respects
with each of the covenants, agreements and obligations Seller is required to perform, at or prior
to the First Closing Date, under this Agreement.
(c) Deliveries/Actions. Seller shall have made or caused to be made each of the
deliveries required to be made, and take each the actions required to be taken, by Seller under
Section 3.2(a).
(d) No Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since
the Execution Date.
(e) Establishment of Development Bank Account. Seller shall have established the
Development Bank Account in accordance with Section 8.7(c).
7.3 Conditions Precedent to Seller’s Obligations at the First Closing. The obligation of
Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated on the First
Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the First Closing Date of each of the
following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by Seller in its sole
discretion in writing:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of
Buyer contained in Article V shall be true and correct in all material respects, as of the
Execution Date and as of the First Closing Date as though made on and as of the First Closing Date
(unless any such representation or warranty expressly relates to a particular date, in which case
such representation or warranty shall be true and correct only as of such date), except where the
failure of any representation or warranty to be true and correct would not prevent or materially
delay the consummation of the Transactions. Seller shall have received a certificate as to
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 7.3(a) dated as of the First
Closing Date and executed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer.
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(b) Performance. Buyer shall have performed and complied in all material respects
with each of the covenants, agreements and obligations Buyer is required to perform at or prior to
the First Closing Date under this Agreement.
(c) Deliveries/Actions. Buyer shall have made or caused to be made each of the
deliveries required to be made, and take each the actions required to be taken, by Buyer under
Section 3.2(b).
7.4 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Buyer and Seller at the Second Closing. The
respective obligations of Buyer and Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement to be consummated on the Second Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction or waiver
(jointly by Buyer and Seller) at or prior to the Second Closing Date of each of the following
conditions:
(a) PTB US Development. Completion of PTB US Development shall have occurred.
(b) Order. No Regulatory Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an
order, decree or ruling, or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise
prohibiting the transactions which are contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated on the
Second Closing Date.
(c) First Closing. The First Closing shall have occurred.
7.5 Conditions Precedent to Buyer’s Obligations to the Second Closing. The obligation of Buyer
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated on the Second
Closing Date are subject to the Seller making each of the deliveries required to be made, and take
each the actions required to be taken, by Seller under Section 3.3(a) each of which may be
waived in Buyer’s sole discretion in writing.
7.6 Conditions Precedent to Seller’s Obligations to the Second Closing. The obligation of
Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated on the
Second Closing Date are subject to Buyer making each of the deliveries required to be made, and
take each the actions required to be taken, by Buyer under Section 3.3(b) each of which may
be waived in Seller’s sole discretion in writing.
ARTICLE VIII.
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
8.1 Confidentiality; Publicity.
(a) The terms of the Confidentiality Agreement shall apply to any information provided by
Seller to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) The Parties jointly agree that no public release or announcement concerning the
Transactions shall be issued by either of them without the prior written consent of the other
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as such release or
announcement may be required by Law or the rules or regulations of any applicable United
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States securities exchange or Regulatory Authority to which the relevant Party is subject or
submits, wherever situated, in which case the Party required to make the release or announcement
shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to allow, if reasonably practical, the other Party
reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance, it being
understood that the final form and content of any such release or announcement, to the extent so
required, shall be at the final discretion of the Party required to make such disclosure.
8.2 Use of Trade or Service Marks; Name Change. Other than as expressly provided in this
Agreement and/or the Other Agreements, Buyer shall not use or permit any of its Affiliates or
distributors to use any of Seller’s corporate marks, trademarks or service marks or names now or
hereafter owned or used by Seller.
8.3 Notification of Customers. Promptly after the First Closing Date, Buyer and Seller shall
jointly notify all customers set forth on Schedule 8.3 of the Seller Disclosure Letter of
the transfer to Buyer of the Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities (in each case, to the extent
transferred on the First Closing Date), and that all purchase orders for Products submitted after
the First Closing Date should be sent to Buyer at the address of Buyer set forth in Section
11.4.
8.4 Products Returns, Rebate Charges and Wholesaler Charges.
(a) NDC Numbers. Following the First Closing Date, Buyer shall register with FDA to
obtain its own NDC numbers with respect to Products and shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to have in place as soon as reasonably practicable all resources such that sales can be
accomplished under the NDC numbers of Buyer. Thereafter, Buyer shall use, or cause to be used, its
new NDC numbers on all invoices, orders, drug labels and labeling and other communications with all
customers and Regulatory Authorities.
(b) Products Returns. Buyer shall be responsible for processing, or causing to be
processed, all Product returns requested on or after the First Closing Date, including any returns
of Products sold by Seller prior to the First Closing Date. Seller shall be responsible for
refunds owed with respect to Products sold prior to the First Closing Date; provided, however, if
Buyer and Seller sell Product from the same lot, then Buyer and Seller shall be responsible for
Products sold from such lot in proportion to their pro-rata sales of Products from such lot. (For
example, if Seller sold 80% of a lot prior to the First Closing Date and Buyer sells the remaining
20% of the lot after the First Closing Date, then Seller shall be responsible for 80% of the
refunds owed with respect to Products sold from such lot.) Buyer shall destroy, or cause to be
destroyed, all such returned Products in a manner consistent with applicable Law.
(c) Rebate Charges. Buyer shall be responsible for processing, or causing to be
processed, all Rebate Charges requested on or after the First Closing Date, including with respect
to any Products sold by Seller prior to the First Closing Date. Seller shall be responsible for
Rebate Charges for Products sold prior to the First Closing Date; provided, however, if Buyer and
Seller sell Product from the same lot, then Buyer and Seller shall be Rebate Charges for Products
sold from such lot in proportion to their pro-rata sales of Products from such lot.
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(d) Wholesaler Charges. Buyer shall be responsible for processing, or causing to be
processed, all Wholesaler Charges requested on or after the First Closing Date, including with
respect to any Products sold by Seller prior to the First Closing Date.
(e) Notices. Buyer and Seller shall agree upon an appropriate notice with respect to
the transfer of Rebate Charge and Wholesaler Charge submissions to Buyer after the First Closing
Date.
8.5 Regulatory Matters.
(a) Until the First Closing Date, Seller shall be solely responsible for (i) taking all
actions, paying all fees and conducting all communication with the appropriate Regulatory Authority
required by Law in respect of Regulatory Approvals, including preparing and filing all reports
(including adverse drug experience reports, product deviation reports, annual reports, with the
appropriate Regulatory Authority), (ii) submitting all applications for marketing authorizations of
new drugs, where such authorizations have not yet been granted, and variation of existing
authorizations, and (iii) investigating all complaints and adverse drug experiences with respect to
Products sold pursuant to such Regulatory Approvals.
(b) Until the Second Closing Date, Seller shall be solely responsible for (i) taking all
actions, paying all fees and conducting all communication with the appropriate Regulatory Authority
required by Law in respect of Regulatory Approvals solely for the PTB Indication, including
preparing and filing all reports (including adverse drug experience reports, product deviation
reports, annual reports, with the appropriate Regulatory Authority), (ii) submitting all
applications for marketing authorizations of new drugs solely for the PTB Indication, where such
authorizations have not yet been granted, and variation of existing authorizations, and (iii)
investigating all complaints and adverse drug experiences with respect to Products sold pursuant to
such Regulatory Approvals. The costs incurred by Seller for activities pursuant to this
Section 8.5(b) shall constitute Development Costs of Seller subject to the Seller
Development Costs Cap.
(c) From and after the First Closing, Buyer, at its cost shall be solely responsible for
taking all actions and conducting all communication with third parties with respect to Products
sold pursuant to such Regulatory Approvals (whether sold before or after transfer of such
Regulatory Approval), including responding to all complaints in respect thereof, including
complaints related to tampering, contamination, or counterfeiting.
(d) Seller shall provide Buyer with such data as is reasonably necessary to comply with
Buyer’s reporting obligations for Best Price (as defined at 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-8(c)(1)(C)), Average
Manufacturers Price (as defined at 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-8(k)(1)) and Average Sales Price (as defined
at 42 U.S.C. § 1395w-3(a)(c)) for such period as is reasonably necessary, not to exceed one (1)
year after the First Closing Date.
(e) From and after the First Closing Date, Buyer promptly (and in any event within the time
periods required by Law) shall notify Seller within three (3) Business Days if Buyer receives a
complaint or a report of an adverse drug experience with respect to Products. In addition, Buyer
shall cooperate with Seller’s reasonable requests and use Commercially
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Reasonable Efforts to assist Seller in connection with the investigation of and response to
any complaint or adverse drug experience related to Products sold by Buyer.
(f) From and after the First Closing Date, Buyer shall be responsible for (i) conducting all
voluntary and mandatory recalls of units of Products sold pursuant to such Regulatory Approvals
(whether sold before or after transfer of such Regulatory Approval), including recalls required by
any Regulatory Authority and recalls of units of Products sold by Seller deemed necessary by Seller
in its reasonable discretion, (ii) conducting all communications and submitting all required
reports to any Regulatory Authority concerning the recalls and (iii) notifying customers and
consumers about the recalls. Seller promptly shall notify Buyer in the event that a recall of
Products sold by Seller is necessary. Seller shall be responsible for all costs associated with
recalls of Products sold prior to First Closing Date; provided, however, if Buyer and Seller sell
Product from the same lot, then Buyer and Seller shall be responsible for the cost of recalls of
Products sold from such lot in proportion to their pro-rata sales of Products from such lot.
(g) Seller and Buyer each agree to promptly prepare and file whatever filings, requests or
applications are required or deemed advisable to be filed with any Regulatory Authority in
connection with the Transactions and transfer and assumption of the Regulatory Approvals and to
cooperate with one another as reasonably necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
8.6 Tax Matters.
(a) All Transfer Taxes shall be paid fifty percent (50%) by Seller and fifty percent (50%) by
Buyer. Any Tax Return that must be filed in connection with Transfer Taxes shall be duly prepared
and timely filed by the Party primarily or customarily responsible under applicable local Law for
filing such Tax Return (the “Filing Party”), and such Filing Party will use commercially reasonable
efforts to provide such Tax Return to the other Party at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the
date such Tax Return is due to be filed. The Parties agree to use their commercially reasonable
efforts to resolve any disagreements over such Tax Return as promptly as possible. The non-Filing
Party shall furnish its fifty percent (50%) share of such Transfer Taxes to the Filing Party no
later than the later of (x) five (5) Business Days after such Tax Returns have been provided by the
Filing Party or (y) two (2) Business Days prior to such filing. The Filing Party shall provide the
non-Filing Party with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the non-Filing Party that such Transfer
Taxes have been paid by the Filing Party.
(b) Buyer and Seller agree to furnish or cause to be furnished to the other, upon request, as
promptly as practicable, such information and assistance relating to the Purchased Assets,
including, without limitation, access to books and records, as is reasonably necessary for the
filing of all Tax Returns by Buyer or Seller, the making of any election relating to Taxes, the
preparation for any audit by any taxing authority and the prosecution or defense of any claim, suit
or proceeding relating to any Tax. Each of Buyer and Seller shall retain all books and records
with respect to Taxes pertaining to the Purchased Assets for a period of at least seven (7) years
following the applicable Closing Date.
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(c) Seller shall be responsible for and shall promptly pay when due (x) all Property Taxes
levied with respect to the First Closing Date Purchased Assets attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax
Period and (y) all Property Taxes levied with respect to the Second Closing Date Purchased Assets
attributable to the Second Pre-Closing Tax Period, and Buyer shall be responsible for and shall
promptly pay when due (x) all Property Taxes levied with respect to the First Closing Date
Purchased Assets attributable to the Post-Closing Tax Period and (y) all Property Taxes levied with
respect to the Second Closing Date Purchased Assets attributable to the Second Post-Closing Tax
Period. All Property Taxes levied with respect to the Purchased Assets for the First Closing
Straddle Period or the Second Closing Straddle Period (as the case may be) shall be apportioned
between Buyer and Seller based on the number of days of such Straddle Period included in the
Pre-Closing Tax Period or the Second Pre-Closing Tax Period (as the case may be) and the number of
days of such Straddle Period included in the Post-Closing Tax Period or the Second Pre-Closing Tax
Period (as the case may be). Seller shall be liable for the proportionate amount of such Property
Taxes that is attributable to the relevant Pre-Closing Tax Period, and Buyer shall be liable for
the proportionate amount of such Property Taxes that is attributable to the relevant Post-Closing
Tax Period. Upon receipt of any xxxx for such Property Taxes, Buyer or Seller, as applicable,
shall present a statement to the other setting forth the amount of reimbursement to which each is
entitled under this Section 8.6(c) together with such supporting evidence as is reasonably
necessary to calculate the proration amount. The proration amount shall be paid by the party owing
it to the other within ten (10) days after delivery of such statement. In the event that Buyer or
Seller makes any payment for which it is entitled to reimbursement under this Section
8.6(c), the applicable party shall make such reimbursement promptly but in no event later than
ten (10) days after the presentation of a statement setting forth the amount of reimbursement to
which the presenting party is entitled along with such supporting evidence as is reasonably
necessary to calculate the amount of reimbursement.
(d) Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing upon receipt by Seller of notice of any
pending or threatened Tax audits or assessments relating to the income, properties or operations of
Seller that reasonably may be expected to relate to or give rise to an Encumbrance on the Purchased
Assets. Each of Buyer and Seller shall promptly notify the other in writing upon receipt of notice
of any pending or threatened Tax audit or assessment challenging the Allocation Schedule.
(e) Buyer and Seller shall cooperate fully with each other in the conduct of any audit,
litigation or other proceeding relating to Taxes involving the Purchased Assets or the Allocation
Schedule. To the extent there arise any inquiries, claims, assessments, audits or similar events
with respect to Taxes relating to the Purchased Assets for a Pre-Closing Tax Period (any such
inquiry, claim, assessment, audit or similar event, a “Tax Matter”) and Seller acknowledges in
writing to Buyer that Seller shall be obligated to pay in full any Liability that results from a
Tax Matter under the terms of its indemnity under this Agreement (a “Complete Indemnity
Obligation”), then Seller shall be entitled, if it so elects at its own cost, risk and expense, by
written notice to Buyer within ten (10) Business Days of the institution thereof, to take sole
control of the conduct of such Tax Matter, including any settlement or compromise thereof,
provided, however, that Seller shall keep Buyer reasonably informed of the progress of any such Tax
Matter and shall not effect any such settlement or compromise of such Tax Matter which would result
in a material adverse Tax consequence to Buyer without obtaining Buyer’s prior written consent
thereto, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and,
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provided, further, that to the extent Seller would not have a Complete Indemnity Obligation to
Buyer hereunder in respect of any Tax Matter, Seller and Buyer shall each be entitled to exercise
joint control of the conduct of such Tax Matter with the other Party, with each bearing its own
costs and expenses. In the event of any conflict or overlap between the provisions of this
Section 8.6(e) and Section 10.6 (relating to indemnification procedures), the
provisions of this Section 8.6(e) shall control.
(f) Seller and Buyer hereby waive compliance with any “bulk sales” Laws (including Laws
relating to obtaining Tax clearance certificates and any requirement to withhold any amount from
payment of the Purchase Price or Post-Closing Payments) applicable to the sale to Buyer of the
Purchased Assets by Seller.
8.7 Development.
(a) Development Generally; Development Plan.
(i) The Parties’ respective responsibilities for the Development of the Products shall
be set forth in the Development Plan, subject to this Section 8.7 and the other
provisions of this Agreement. All Development activities after the First Closing Date will
be overseen and supervised by the Joint Development Committee.
(ii) The Parties will establish and, from and after the First Closing Date, actively
maintain and update a Development plan for the Development of Products (the “Development
Plan”), including a Development budget therefor (the “Development Budget”). The Development
Plan will include a Development plan for the Development by Seller of Prochieve for the PTB
Indication (the “Prochieve PTB Development Plan”). The initial Prochieve PTB Development
Plan is attached hereto as Schedule 8.7 of the Seller Disclosure Letter. In
addition to the Prochieve PTB Development Plan, the Development Plan shall include detailed
plans and timelines for the Development of Next Generation Products after the First Closing
Date through to the projected date of Regulatory Approval in each Major Territory of a Next
Generation Product for the PTB Indication. Buyer shall prepare and the Joint Development
Committee shall approve a full Development Plan, as described in this Section
8.7(a)(ii) within sixty (60) days of the First Closing Date. The Development Plan and
Development Budget may be updated from time to time after First Closing Date by the Joint
Development Committee in accordance with Section 8.9.
(b) Development of Prochieve for the PTB Indication.
(i) From and after the First Closing Date until the Second Closing Date, Seller will be
responsible for Product Development activities related to Prochieve for the PTB Indication
as set forth in the Prochieve PTB Development Plan, including the conduct of the PREGNANT
Study. Seller shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to retain its employees who are
responsible for, or tasked with, achievement of Regulatory Approval for a PTB Product (the
“PTB Product Team”) until the Second Closing Date. If, due to the departure of one or more
employees of Seller, the capabilities of the PTB Product Team are materially adversely
impacted prior to the Second Closing Date, Seller
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shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts promptly to replace any such employee(s). All
Development Costs in connection with such Product Development activities incurred by or on
behalf of Seller from and after the First Closing Date will be borne by Seller; provided,
that notwithstanding any other provision hereof or in the Other Agreements and
notwithstanding any amendments or updates to the Development Plan, Seller shall be required
to bear no more than seven million Dollars ($7,000,000) in such Development Costs (the
“Seller Development Costs Cap”) and provided, further, that, if Buyer requests an increase
in the patient enrollment in the PREGNANT Study in excess of five hundred (500) patients,
any costs related to such increase, in excess of what is contemplated in the Development
Plan, shall be borne by Buyer. All Development Costs incurred by Seller and reasonably
documented after January 1, 2010 shall count towards the Seller Development Costs Cap. All
Development Costs in excess of the Seller Development Costs Cap will be borne by Buyer.
(c) On the First Closing Date, Seller shall establish a separate bank account at a
nationally recognized financial institution (the “Development Bank Account”) for the purpose
of paying Development Costs. The initial balance of the Development Bank Account shall be
equal to the excess of (A) the Seller Development Costs Cap minus (B) the amount of
reasonably documented Development Costs incurred by Seller after January 1, 2010 through the
First Closing Date. Seller shall provide to Buyer full access to review the balances in the
Development Bank Account on a current basis during the Seller Expense Period. Until the
earlier of the time that (x) Seller has fulfilled its responsibilities set forth in the
Development Plan and Development Budget and (y) Seller has incurred an amount of Development
Costs (including any reasonably documented Development Costs incurred by Seller after
January 1, 2010 and prior to the First Closing Date) equal to the Seller Development Costs
Cap (the “Seller Expense Period”), the funds in the Development Bank Account shall be used
exclusively for the payment of Development Costs.
(d) Lifecycle Management. The Parties’ Development activities hereunder
include and the Development Plan will reflect an active and sustained program with respect
to the lifecycle management of Products (including Development of a Next Generation Product
as contemplated by Section 8.7(a)(ii)) under the supervision of the Joint
Development Committee. Buyer will be responsible for all Development activities and
Development costs associated therewith, provided, that any such activities may be allocated
to Seller, at Buyer’s cost, with the mutual agreement of the Parties.
(e) Seller Development Activities.
(i) Seller shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to timely and diligently conduct
all Seller Development Activities. All Seller Development Activities shall be conducted by
Seller in accordance with the Development Plan.
(ii) No less than five (5) Business Days prior to each scheduled meeting of the Joint
Development Committee, Seller will provide the Buyer members of the Joint Development
Committee with a written report on the status and progress of Seller Development Activities,
which reports shall include information on progress
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versus plan, spend versus budget (quarterly), protocol deviations, notable safety and
efficacy findings (including serious adverse events and events of interest from risk
management perspective), inspection, audit findings, and summaries of all interactions, and
copies of all correspondence, with Regulatory Authorities since the previous report.
(iii) In addition, Seller shall make available to Buyer such information about Seller
Development Activities as may be reasonably requested by Buyer from time to time.
(iv) Buyer shall have the right to review any data generated by Seller during the
conduct of Seller Development Activities, as may be reasonably requested by Buyer from time
to time.
(v) Seller shall promptly inform Buyer in writing about any unforeseen and/or material
results, problems, difficulties or issues in connection with the Seller Development
Activities or of which Seller is otherwise aware with respect to the Development of
Products.
(vi) Seller shall notify Buyer promptly upon scheduling, and provide Buyer with five
(5) days notice, of any Regulatory Authority meetings with FDA or EMEA held by Seller or its
Subsidiary for a Product, and Buyer, at its option, may attend such meetings.
(f) Buyer Development Activities.
(i) Buyer shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to timely and diligently conduct
all Buyer Development Activities. Without limiting the foregoing, Buyer shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to achieve each of the Milestones set forth in Section
2.8(a) and (b) as soon as practicable, it being acknowledged that prior to the
Second Closing Date, conduct of the PREGNANT Study and Development efforts with respect to
the achievement of the PTB NDA Acceptance Milestone shall be Seller’s responsibility. All
Buyer Development Activities shall be conducted by Buyer in accordance with the Development
Plan.
(ii) No less than five (5) Business Days prior to each scheduled meeting of the Joint
Development Committee, Buyer will provide the Seller members of the Joint Development
Committee with a written report on the status and progress of Buyer Development Activities,
which reports shall include information on progress versus plan, spend versus budget
(quarterly), protocol deviations, notable safety and efficacy findings (including serious
adverse events and events of interest from risk management perspective), inspection, audit
findings, and summaries of all interactions, and copies of all correspondence, with
Regulatory Authorities since the previous report.
(iii) In addition, Buyer shall make available to Seller such information about Buyer
Development Activities as may be reasonably requested by Seller from time to time.
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(iv) Seller shall have the right to review any data generated by Buyer during the
conduct of Buyer Development Activities, as may be reasonably requested by Seller from time
to time.
(v) Buyer shall promptly inform Seller in writing about any unforeseen material
results, problems, difficulties or issues in connection with the Buyer Development
Activities or of which Buyer is otherwise aware with respect to the Development of the
Products.
(vi) Buyer shall notify Seller promptly upon scheduling, and provide Seller with five
(5) days notice, of any Regulatory Authority meetings with FDA or EMEA held by Buyer or its
Affiliate for a Product, and Seller, at its option, may attend such meetings.
(g) Development Costs Reporting and Payment. Each Party shall prepare and deliver to
the other Party quarterly written reports in a form approved by the Joint Development Committee
setting forth all Development Costs incurred in the performance of all Development activities, as
set forth in this Agreement and the Development Plan in the applicable calendar quarter by such
Party on an activity-by-activity basis. Such quarterly reports shall be submitted within thirty
(30) days after the end of the relevant calendar quarter for review by the Joint Development
Committee and Seller shall include in each such report an original invoice for Development Costs
incurred by Seller or its Subsidiaries payable hereunder, and Buyer shall pay Seller all such
amounts within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt by Buyer of the applicable invoice.
(h) Compliance. Each Party agrees that in performing its Development obligations
under this Agreement (a) it shall comply with all applicable current international regulatory
standards, including cGMP, cGLP, cGCP and other rules, regulations and requirements and (b) it will
not employ or use any person that has been debarred under Section 306(a) or 306(b) of the U.S.
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
(i) Regulatory.
(i) The Joint Development Committee shall determine plans and strategies for seeking
Regulatory Approvals for Products.
(ii) The Party responsible for Development of a Product shall also be responsible for
making all Regulatory Filings and seeking Regulatory Approval for such Product in the
applicable jurisdiction(s) and be responsible for conducting all meetings with Regulatory
Authorities in connection therewith (subject to Sections 8.7(e)(vi) and
8.7(f)(vi)).
(iii) Buyer shall fully cooperate with and provide assistance to Seller in connection
with filings to any Regulatory Authority relating to the Products, including by executing
any required documents, providing access to personnel and providing such Party with copies
of all reasonably required documentation.
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(iv) To the extent required, each Party shall grant or cause to be granted to the other
and its Affiliates or sublicensees cross-reference rights to any relevant drug master files
and other filings submitted by such Party or its Affiliates with any Regulatory Authority
relevant to the Products. In countries where cross-reference rights are deemed
insufficient, each Party shall assist the other in preparing and providing the relevant
Regulatory Authorities with equivalent Regulatory Filings in order to enable such other
Party to comply with its regulatory obligations and obtain the relevant Regulatory
Approvals.
(j) Joint Development Period. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
Section 8.7, Seller’s role in the Development of Products as contemplated by this
Agreement, including its participation in the Joint Development Committee and its rights and
obligations set forth in this Section 8.7 in relation thereto, shall terminate upon
termination of the Joint Development Period; provided, that such termination shall not limit or
restrict any rights or obligations of Buyer or Seller accrued prior to such termination.
8.8 Commercialization.
(a) Commercialization Generally. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement,
including the other provisions of this Section 8.8, Buyer shall be solely responsible to
Commercialize the Products in the Territory from and after the First Closing Date. All
Commercialization activities shall be conducted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Buyer shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Commercialize Products in order to maximize Net
Sales in the Territory during the Marketing Term.
(b) Compliance with Laws. In connection with all Commercialization activities under
this Agreement, Buyer and all of its sales representatives shall comply with all applicable rules,
regulations and requirements, including the Office of Inspector General Compliance Program Guidance
for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, April 2003, PDMA, state Laws and regulations governing the
storage and distribution of pharmaceutical samples and aggregate spending on physician gifts,
entertainment and expenses, the PhRMA Code, Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act, the AMA
Guidelines on Gifts to Physicians from Industry, the Office of Inspector General Compliance Program
Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, HIPAA and all other applicable Laws.
(c) Promotional Materials. Buyer shall be responsible for developing and
disseminating all promotional, advertising, communication and educational materials relating to the
Commercialization of the Products hereunder.
(d) Launch. Buyer shall or shall cause its Affiliates, agents, licensees,
sublicensees or distributors to Launch the PTB Product in the United States within six (6) months
after receipt of the PTB US Approval.
(e) Potential Partners Ex-U.S. To the extent Buyer or any Affiliate thereof is not
seeking Regulatory Approval or Commercializing any Royalty Products or PTB Royalty Products in a
country outside the U.S. and has no current plans to do so, Seller shall be entitled to seek
proposals from Third Parties to Develop and/or Commercialize Royalty Products and/or
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PTB Royalty Products in such country. Prior to initiating efforts to identify or solicit
proposals from Third Parties, Seller shall notify the Buyer of its intent to do so. In such event
Buyer shall cooperate with Seller in such efforts, including providing Seller or any Third Party
such information and data regarding the Product as may be reasonably requested by Seller or such
Third Party, subject to such Third Party entering into a confidentiality agreement on terms
approved in writing by Buyer (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld). Any proposals
submitted by any such Third Party shall be reviewed and discussed by the Joint Commercialization
Committee, provided that any decision whether or not to pursue any such proposals shall be subject
to the approval of Buyer. For the avoidance of doubt, any activities of Seller contemplated by
this Section 8.8(e) shall not constitute a breach of Section 8.11.
8.9 Joint Development Committee.
(a) Generally.
(i) The Parties will establish a Joint Development Committee, composed of three (3)
senior executives of Seller and three (3) senior executives of Buyer, two (2) of which will
have responsibility for Development activities within the appointing Party’s organization.
Prior to the First Closing Date, each Party will designate its initial members to serve on
the Joint Development Committee and notify the other Party of the dates of availability for
the first meeting of the Joint Development Committee. Each Party may replace its
representatives on the Joint Development Committee on written notice to the other Party.
(ii) The Joint Development Committee will oversee and supervise all Development
activities for Products by the Parties pursuant to this Agreement. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Joint Development Committee shall: (A) review the Development Plan and
Development Budget no less frequently than once per calendar year and consider and approve
any proposed amendments or updates thereto; (B) be responsible for monitoring and reviewing
the activities of the Parties in connection with Development of Products under the
Development Plan and assessing overall performance and compliance by the Parties with the
Development Plan; (C) determine any matter within the Joint Development Committee’s
responsibility delegated to any sub-committees established pursuant to Section
8.9(d) with respect to which such sub-committees have been unable to reach agreement;
(D) perform any other activities related to the Development Plan as jointly requested by
both Parties from time to time; (E) be solely responsible for approving any submission to
the FDA of the PTB NDA or PTB Supplemental NDA; (F) be solely responsible for approving any
amendments, modifications, supplements or updates to the PTB NDA or PTB Supplemental NDA;
(G) be solely responsible for negotiating and accepting the PTB US Approval and (H) consider
and act upon such other matters as specified in this Agreement.
(b) Meetings of the Joint Development Committee.
(i) The Joint Development Committee shall meet on a quarterly basis and at such other
times as the Parties may agree, with at least thirty (30) days advance written notice to
each Party. The first meeting of the Joint Development Committee shall
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be held as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days
following the First Closing Date. Meetings shall be held face to face at such dates and
places as are mutually agreed or by teleconference or videoconference should the members of
the Joint Development Committee mutually decide. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties,
all in-person meetings of the Joint Development Committee shall be held on an alternating
basis between Seller’s facility and Buyer’s facilities.
(ii) Each Party may from time to time invite a reasonable number of participants, in
addition to its representatives, to attend Joint Development Committee meetings, with the
consent of the other Party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided, that if
either Party intends to have any Third Party (including any consultant) attend such a
meeting, such Third Party will be subject to the prior approval of the other Party and must
be bound by a confidentiality agreement acceptable to both Parties.
(iii) Buyer shall appoint one (1) of its representatives on the Joint Development
Committee to act as chairperson of the Joint Development Committee. The chairperson shall
set agendas for Joint Development Committee meetings; provided that the agendas will include
any reasonable matter requested by either Party. The chairperson shall be responsible for
recording, preparing and, within a reasonable time, issuing minutes of each Joint
Development Committee meeting, which draft minutes shall be subject to review and comment by
the Parties.
(iv) In order to have a quorum for the conduct of business at any Joint Development
Committee meeting, at least one (1) representative of each Party must be present.
(c) Decision Making.
(i) Decisions of the Joint Development Committee shall be made by unanimous vote, with
each Party’s representatives to the Joint Development Committee collectively having one
vote. In the event of a disagreement among the Joint Development Committee with respect to
a matter to be decided by the Joint Development Committee as specified herein, the matter
shall be referred to the Senior Officers who shall attempt in good faith to resolve such
disagreement. If they cannot resolve such issue within thirty (30) days of the matter being
referred to them, then, subject to Section 8.9(c)(ii) below, the resolution and/or
course of conduct shall (x) in the case of decisions made in respect of matters described in
clauses (E) and (G) of the last sentence of Section 8.9(a)(ii), be determined by
Buyer in its sole discretion and (y) in all other cases, be determined by Buyer in its
reasonable discretion.
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Buyer in exercising its final
decision-making authority described in Sections 8.9(c)(i) have the right:
(A) to modify or amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement or to
determine any such issue in a manner that would conflict with the express
terms and conditions of this Agreement; or
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(B) to approve or adopt any amendment, modification or update to the
Development Plan or Development Budget or take any other action that would
(A) unilaterally impose an obligation (financial or otherwise) on Seller
beyond those expressly provided in this Agreement, (B) excuse Buyer from any
of its obligations specifically enumerated under this Agreement, or (C)
reduce the rights of Seller specifically enumerated under this Agreement.
(d) Sub-Committees.
(i) The Joint Development Committee may, at any time it deems necessary or appropriate,
establish additional joint committees and delegate such of its responsibilities as it
determines appropriate to such joint committees.
(ii) In the event of a disagreement among the members of any such joint committee, the
matter shall be referred to the Joint Development Committee for resolution pursuant to
Section 8.9(c) above.
8.10 Joint Commercialization Committee.
(a) Generally.
(i) The Parties will establish a Joint Commercialization Committee composed of one (1)
representative of Seller and such number of representatives of Buyer as it shall determine,
in its discretion. Prior to the First Closing Date, each Party will designate its initial
members to serve on the Joint Commercialization Committee and notify the other Party of the
dates of availability for the first meeting of the Joint Commercialization Committee. Each
Party may replace its representatives on the Joint Commercialization Committee on written
notice to the other Party.
(ii) The Joint Commercialization Committee will provide a means for the exchange of
information between the Parties regarding Commercialization activities for Products.
Without limiting the foregoing, at each annual meeting of the Joint Commercialization
Committee, the Committee shall review and discuss Buyer’s Commercialization activities with
respect to Products during the prior year and review and discuss Buyer’s planned
Commercialization activities for the next year. In furtherance thereof, at each annual
meeting of the Joint Commercialization Committee, Buyer shall provide to Seller a
Commercialization presentation covering sales forecasts and the annual marketing plan,
including sales force allocations and activities. The Joint Commercialization Committee
shall also review and discuss opportunities or proposals to grant any license, sublicense,
distribution or marketing rights to any Third Party to Commercialize any Royalty Products or
PTB Royalty Products in any country outside the U.S. from time to time, including as
contemplated by Section 8.8(e).
(b) Meetings of the Joint Commercialization Committee.
(i) The Joint Commercialization Committee shall meet on an annual basis, from time to
time at the request of Seller for the purpose contemplated by
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Section 8.8(e), and at such other times as the Parties may agree, in each case, with at
least thirty (30) days advance written notice to each Party. The first meeting of the Joint
Commercialization Committee shall be held as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event
later than ninety (90) days following the First Closing Date. Meetings shall be held face
to face at such dates and places as are mutually agreed or by teleconference or
videoconference should the members of the Joint Commercialization Committee mutually decide.
Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, all in-person meetings of the Joint
Commercialization Committee shall be held at an alternating basis between Seller’s facility
and Buyer’ facilities.
(ii) Each Party may from time to time invite a reasonable number of participants, in
addition to its representatives, to attend Joint Commercialization Committee meetings in a
non-voting capacity, with the consent of the other Party (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld); provided, that if either Party intends to have any Third Party (including any
consultant) attend such a meeting, such Third Party will be subject to the prior approval of
the other Party and must be bound by a confidentiality agreement acceptable to both Parties.
(c) Decision Making. The Joint Commercialization Committee shall have no
decision-making authority and the Commercialization of the Products in the Territory from and after
the First Closing Date shall be in accordance with Section 8.8 hereof.
8.11 Covenant Not to Compete.
(a) Seller understands that Buyer shall be entitled to protect and preserve the value of the
Business following the First Closing Date to the extent permitted by Law and that Buyer would not
have entered into this Agreement absent the provisions of this Section 8.11. During the
Joint Development Period and for a period of two (2) years thereafter (the “Non-Compete Period”),
Seller and its Subsidiaries, and any successor to all or substantially all of their assets, taken
as a whole, shall not, directly or indirectly (1) engage in the manufacture, Development or
Commercialization in the Territory (A) of Products containing Progesterone, or (B) any other
products which are approved or being Developed for any pre-term birth indication ((i) and (ii),
collectively, “Competing Activities”); or (2) engage in, own, manage, operate, advise, control or
in any way participate in the ownership, management, operation, financing or control of any
business engaged in Competing Activities (a “Competing Business”). The restrictions set forth in
this Section 8.11 shall not be construed to preclude, prohibit or restrict (i) Seller, from
performing its obligations under this Agreement or the Other Agreements; (ii) any investment by
Seller or its Subsidiaries in any class of publicly traded debt or equity securities of any
Competing Business so long as Seller does not hold at any time during such period more than five
percent (5%) of such class of issued and outstanding voting securities of such publicly traded
company, and so long as Seller does not otherwise exercise any management or control with respect
to such Competing Business; or (iii) any activity set forth on Schedule 8.11.
(b) If a court determines that the foregoing restrictions are too broad or otherwise
unreasonable under applicable Law, including with respect to time or scope, the court is hereby
requested and authorized by the Parties to revise the foregoing restriction to include the
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maximum
restrictions allowable under applicable Law. Each of the Parties acknowledges, however, that this Section 8.11 has been negotiated by the Parties and that the
Territory and Non-Compete Period are reasonable in light of the circumstances pertaining to the
Parties.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, it is understood and agreed that
the remedy of indemnity payments pursuant to Article X and other remedies at law, if any,
would be inadequate in the case of any breach of the covenants contained in this Section
8.11, and, accordingly, Buyer shall be entitled to equitable relief, including the remedy of
specific performance, with respect to any breach or attempted breach of such covenants.
ARTICLE IX.
TERMINATION AND SURVIVAL
TERMINATION AND SURVIVAL
9.1 Termination.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated prior to the First Closing Date:
(i) at any time before the First Closing Date by mutual written consent of Buyer and
Seller;
(ii) by either Party, by delivery of written notice of termination to the other, if the
First Closing Date has not occurred on or before August 30, 2010 (the “Outside Date”);
provided, that such failure is not due to the failure of the Party seeking to terminate this
Agreement to comply in all material respects with its obligations under this Agreement;
(iii) by either Party, by delivery of written notice of termination to the other, if
the Seller Stockholders’ Meeting is held and the Required Seller Stockholders Vote is not
obtained at the Seller Stockholders’ Meeting (or at any adjournment thereof); or
(iv) by either Party, by delivery of written notice of termination to the other, if any
Regulatory Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an order, decree or ruling,
or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
Transactions and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and
non-appealable; provided that in order for either party to seek to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 9.1(a)(iv), it must have used its commercially reasonable
efforts to lift and rescind such order, decree, ruling or other action.
(b) This Agreement may be terminated by Seller prior to the First Closing Date by delivery of
a written notice of termination to Buyer, if:
(i) (A) any representation or warranty of Buyer set forth in this Agreement shall have
become untrue, (B) such misrepresentation is not capable of being cured prior to the Outside
Date and (C) as a result of the preceding clauses (A) and (B), the condition set forth in
Section 7.3(a) is not capable of being met; or
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(ii) (A) a material breach of any covenant or obligation in this Agreement has been
committed by Buyer, (B) such breach has not been waived by Seller and such breach is not
cured by Buyer within ten (10) days after written notice thereof is delivered by Seller to
Buyer or is incapable of being cured by Buyer and (C) as a result of the preceding clauses
(A) and (B), the condition set forth in Section 7.3(b) is not capable of being met.
(c) This Agreement may be terminated by Buyer prior to the First Closing Date by delivery of a
written notice of termination to Seller, if:
(i) (A) any representation or warranty of Seller set forth in this Agreement shall have
become untrue, (B) such misrepresentation is not capable of being cured prior to the Outside
Date and (C) as a result of the preceding clauses (A) and (B), the condition set forth in
Section 7.2(a) is not capable of being met;
(ii) (A) a material breach of any covenant or obligation in this Agreement has been
committed by Seller, (B) such breach has not been waived by Buyer and such breach is not
cured by Seller within ten (10) days after written notice thereof is delivered by Buyer to
Seller or is incapable of being cured by Seller and (C) as a result of the preceding clauses
(A) and (B), the condition set forth in Section 7.2(b) is not capable of being met;
or
(iii) if, prior to obtaining the Required Seller Stockholders Vote a Change of Board
Recommendation shall have occurred; provided, that any such termination must occur within
five (5) Business Days following the occurrence of any Change of Board Recommendation.
9.2 Procedure and Effect of Termination.
(a) Upon termination of this Agreement by Seller or Buyer pursuant to Section 9.1,
this Agreement shall terminate forthwith and become void and there shall be no Liability or
obligation on the part of the Parties or their respective Representatives, except as provided in
this Section 9.2. Termination of this Agreement shall terminate all outstanding
obligations and liabilities between the Parties arising from this Agreement except those set forth
in: (i) Section 8.1(a), this Article IX and Article XI; (ii) the
Confidentiality Agreement; and (iii) any other provisions of this Agreement that specifically state
that they shall survive termination of this Agreement.
(b) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1(c)(iii),
then Seller shall pay to Buyer a fee of two million dollars ($2,000,000) (the “Termination Fee”)
within two (2) Business Days after such termination.
(c) In the event that an Acquisition Proposal has been publicly announced and, thereafter, (x)
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(ii) or Section 9.1(a)(iii)
and (y) within twelve (12) months after the termination of this Agreement, Seller shall have
entered into an agreement regarding or consummated a transaction which would have constituted an
Acquisition Proposal (excluding an Equity Financing and/or any agreement relating thereto), then
Seller shall pay to Buyer, the Termination Fee upon the earlier of (i) two
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(2) days following entering into any such agreement or (ii) immediately upon the consummation
of any such transaction.
(d) The Termination Fee shall be
the sole and exclusive remedy of Buyer under circumstances where the Termination Fee is payable by
Seller and upon payment of the Termination Fee in accordance with this Section 9.2, Seller
shall not have any further Liability or obligation relating to or arising out of this Agreement;
provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall limit the ability of either Party to obtain
specific performance of this Agreement or to recover damages (including damages in excess of the
Termination Fee) in the event of fraud or a willful breach of this Agreement by the other Party.
(e) Each of the Parties acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 9.2
are an integral part of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that without these
agreements, Buyer would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, if Seller fails promptly to pay
an amount due pursuant to this Section 9.2, and, in order to obtain such payment, Buyer
commences a suit that results in a judgment against Seller, Seller shall pay to Buyer its
reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with such
suit, together with interest on the amount due from the date such payment was required to be made
until the date of payment at the prime rate of Citibank, N.A. in effect on the date such payment
was required to be made.
ARTICLE X.
INDEMNIFICATION
INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 Survival of Representations.
(a) The representations and warranties and the covenants, agreements and obligations to be
performed on or prior to the First Closing Date (the “Pre-Closing Covenants”) contained in this
Agreement shall survive the First Closing Date solely for purposes of this Article X and
shall terminate and no longer survive at the close of business on the eighteenth (18th) month
anniversary of the First Closing Date (the “Basic Survival Period”); provided, however, that the
representations and warranties of Seller in Sections 4.2, 4.4 and 4.5 and
of the Buyer in Sections 5.2 and 5.3 (collectively, the “Fundamental
Representations”) and the representations and warranties of Seller in Section 4.9 shall
survive the First Closing Date until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (with
extensions) with respect to the matters addressed in such sections. The period of time a
representation, warranty or the Pre-Closing Covenants survives the First Closing Date pursuant to
the preceding sentence shall be the “Survival Period” with respect to such representation, warranty
or the Pre-Closing Covenants. Subject to Section 10.6, so long as a Party gives written
notice of an indemnification claim notice, including a description of the claim and the amount of
claimed Losses for such claim on or before the expiration of the applicable Survival Period, such
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to pursue its rights to indemnification under Section
10.2 or 10.3, as applicable. Subject to Section 10.6, in the event notice of
any claim(s) for indemnification under Section 10.2 or 10.3 shall have been given
within the applicable Survival Period and such claim(s) have not been finally resolved by the
expiration of such Survival Period, the representations, warranties or Pre-Closing Covenants, as
applicable, that are the subject of such claim(s) shall survive the end of
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the Survival Period of such representations, warranties or Pre-Closing Covenants until such
claim(s) are finally resolved, but such representations, warranties and Pre-Closing Covenants shall
only survive with respect to such asserted claim(s).
(b) The covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement that require by their terms
performance or compliance on and after the First Closing Date shall continue in force thereafter in
accordance with their terms or if no term is specified, indefinitely.
10.2 Indemnification by Seller. Subject to the limitations and terms of this Article X
and Section 6.9(b), on and after the First Closing Date, Seller shall indemnify, reimburse
and defend Buyer and its Affiliates and each of their respective Representatives, successors and
assigns (“Buyer Indemnitees”) from and against, and hold them harmless from, any Losses incurred
(payable promptly upon written request), without duplication, to the extent arising from, in
connection with, or otherwise with respect to:
(a) subject to Section 10.1, any breach of any representation or warranty of Seller
contained in this Agreement;
(b) any breach of any representation and warranty of Seller under any Other Agreement or any
covenant, agreement or obligation of Seller contained in this Agreement or in any Other Agreement;
(c) any Excluded Liability; and
(d) any fees, expenses or other payments incurred or owed by Seller to any brokers, financial
advisors or other comparable Persons retained or employed by Seller in connection with the
Transactions.
10.3 Indemnification by Buyer. Subject to the limitations and terms of this Article X,
on and after the First Closing Date, Buyer shall indemnify and defend Seller, its Affiliates and
each of their respective Representatives, successor and assigns (“Seller Indemnitees”) from and
against, and agrees to hold them harmless from, any Losses, as incurred (payable promptly upon
written request), without duplication, to the extent arising from, in connection with, or otherwise
with respect to:
(a) subject to Section 10.1, any breach of any representation or warranty of Buyer
contained in this Agreement;
(b) any breach of any representation or warranty of Buyer under any Other Agreement or any
covenant, agreement or obligation of Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any Other Agreement;
(c) any Assumed Liability;
(d) any fees, expenses or other payments incurred or owed by Buyer to any brokers, financial
advisors or other comparable Persons retained or employed by Buyer in connection with the
Transactions; and
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(e) any Losses of Seller arising out of or resulting from the circumstances described in
Schedule 10.3(e).
10.4 Limitation on Losses; Calculation of Losses; Treatment of Indemnification Payments.
(a) Seller and Buyer shall have no indemnification obligations pursuant to Section
10.2(a) and Section 10.3(a) as applicable, except to the extent that the aggregate
amount of Losses incurred or suffered by Indemnified Parties, that Buyer or Seller, as applicable, is otherwise
responsible for under Section 10.2(a) or Section 10.3(a) as applicable, exceeds
five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) (the “Deductible”), at which time an Indemnified Party
shall be entitled to assert claims against Buyer or Seller, as applicable, for all Losses in excess of, but
excluding the Deductible; provided, that, subject to the immediately following proviso, the maximum
liability of Buyer and Seller for all claims by Indemnified Parties under Section 10.2(a) or
Section 10.3(a) as applicable, shall not in any case exceed seven million five hundred
thousand dollars ($7,500,000) (the “Liability Cap”); provided further, that for purposes of claims
made by Buyer Indemnitees pursuant to Sections 10.2(a) or Seller Indemnitees pursuant to Section 10.3(a)
arising from the breach of a Fundamental Representation or fraud or
intentional misrepresentation by Buyer or Seller, as applicable, the Liability Cap shall be inapplicable.
(b) The amount of any Loss for which indemnification is provided under Section 10.2 or
Section 10.3 shall be reduced to take account of any Tax benefit actually realized by the
Indemnified Party arising from the incurrence or payment of any such Loss in the Tax year of such
incurrence or payment, or in the subsequent two (2) Tax years. In computing the amount of any such
Tax benefit, the Indemnified Party shall be deemed to recognize all other items of income, gain,
loss deduction or credit before recognizing any item arising from the receipt of any indemnity
payment under Section 10.2 or Section 10.3 or the incurrence or payment of any
indemnified Loss.
(c) The amount of Losses recoverable by an Indemnified Party under Section 10.2 or
Section 10.3 shall be reduced by the amount of any payment received under insurance
policies or from any third-party indemnitor by such Indemnified Party (or an Affiliate thereof)
with respect to the Losses to which such claim for indemnification relates, less the reasonable
cost incurred in obtaining such payment. If an Indemnified Party (or an Affiliate) receives any
insurance or other payment in connection with any claim for Losses for which it has already
received an indemnification payment from the Indemnifying Party, it shall pay to the Indemnifying
Party, within thirty (30) days of receiving such payment, the amount of such payment (less the
reasonable cost incurred in obtaining such payment) not to exceed the amount previously received by
the Indemnified Party under Section 10.2 or Section 10.3, as applicable, with
respect to such claim from the Indemnifying Party.
(d) Any indemnity payment under Section 10.2 or Section 10.3 shall be treated
as an adjustment to the Purchase Price, including for Tax purposes, to the maximum extent allowable
under applicable Law.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Seller shall not in any event be liable
to the Buyer Indemnitees and Buyer shall not in any event be liable to the Seller
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Indemnitees on account of any indemnity obligation set forth in Section 10.2 or
Section 10.3, respectively, for any indirect, consequential or punitive damages (including,
but not limited to, lost profits, loss of use, damage to goodwill or loss of business).
10.5 No Termination of Indemnification. Except with respect to the Pre-Closing Covenants, the
obligations to indemnify and hold harmless any Party pursuant to Sections 10.2(b)-(d) and
Section 10.3(b)-(e), shall not terminate.
10.6 Procedures.
(a) In order for a party (the “Indemnified Party”) to be entitled to any indemnification
provided for under this Agreement in respect of, arising out of or involving a claim made by any
Person against the Indemnified Party (a “Third-Party Claim”), such Indemnified Party must notify
the indemnifying party (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing (and in reasonable detail) of the
Third-Party Claim within fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt by such Indemnified Party of
notice of the Third-Party Claim; provided, however, that failure to give such notification shall
not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall
have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall
deliver to the Indemnifying Party, within five (5) Business Days after the Indemnified Party’s
receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the
Indemnified Party relating to the Third-Party Claim.
(b) If a Third-Party Claim is made against an Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall
be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so chooses, to assume the defense
thereof with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party. Should the Indemnifying Party so elect to
assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the
Indemnified Party for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in
connection with the defense thereof unless (i) a conflict of interest arises between the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party such that legal counsel cannot represent both the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party or (ii) the Indemnified Party is advised in writing by
counsel that one or more legal defenses is available to it that are different from those of the
Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the Indemnified Party shall
have the right to participate in the defense thereof and to employ counsel, at its own expense
(except under the conditions described in the prior sentence), separate from the counsel employed
by the Indemnifying Party, it being understood that the Indemnifying Party shall control such
defense. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the fees and expenses of counsel employed by
the Indemnified Party for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has not assumed the
defense thereof (other than during any period in which the Indemnified Party shall have failed to
give notice of the Third-Party Claim as provided above). If the Indemnifying Party chooses to
defend or prosecute a Third-Party Claim, all the Indemnified Parties shall cooperate in the defense
or prosecution thereof. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the Indemnifying
Party’s request) the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information that are
reasonably relevant to such Third-Party Claim, and making employees available on a mutually
convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided
hereunder. Whether or not the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Third-Party Claim, the
Indemnified Party shall not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or
discharge, such Third-Party Claim
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without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld). The Indemnifying Party may not settle, compromise or discharge any
Third-Party Claim without the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld), unless such settlement, compromise or discharge shall obligate the
Indemnifying Party to pay the full amount of the Liability in connection with such Third-Party
Claim, releases the Indemnified Party completely in connection with such Third-Party Claim and does
not materially adversely affect the Indemnified Party.
(c) In the event any Indemnified Party should have a claim against any Indemnifying Party
under Section 10.2 or Section 10.3 that does not involve a Third-Party Claim being
asserted against or sought to be collected from such Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party shall
deliver notice of such claim with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party and in any event
prior to the expiration of the underlying representations and warranties, if applicable. Except as
provided in Section 10.5, the failure by any Indemnified Party so to notify the
Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any Liability that it may have to
such Indemnified Party under Section 10.2 or Section 10.3, except to the extent
that the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. If
the Indemnifying Party disputes its Liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party
and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute
and, if not resolved through negotiations, such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with
Section 11.10.
(d) To the extent of any conflict between this Section 10.6 and Section
8.6(e), Section 8.6(e) shall control.
10.7 Sole Remedy. Each of Buyer and Seller acknowledges and agrees that its sole and exclusive
remedy after the First Closing Date with respect to any and all claims and causes of action
relating to this Agreement (including the Schedules), the Other Agreements and the Transactions,
the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Liabilities and the Shares (other than claims of, or causes of
action arising from fraud) shall be pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in this
Article X or as provided in Section 11.11.
10.8 Effect of Investigation or Knowledge. Any claim by Buyer or its Affiliates or any of their
Representatives for indemnification shall not be adversely affected by any investigation by or
opportunity to investigate afforded to Buyer, nor, subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 6.9(b), shall such a claim be adversely affected by Buyer’s knowledge on or before
any Closing Date of any breach of the type specified in Section 10.2 or of any state of
facts that may give rise to such a breach. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section
6.9(b), the waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or
on the performance of or compliance with any covenant or obligation, will not adversely affect the
right to indemnification, payment of Losses or other remedy based on such representations,
warranties, covenants or obligations.
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ARTICLE XI.
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Assignment; Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the Parties hereto and their respective successors’ and assigns. Prior to the First Closing,
Buyer shall assign its rights and obligations to purchase certain Non-United States Purchased
Assets to a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent. In addition, from and after the First Closing Date,
either Party may (a) assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any part hereof to
one or more of its Affiliates without the consent of the other Party; and (b) assign this Agreement
in its entirety without the other Party’s consent to an entity that acquires all or substantially
all of the assets of the assigning party to which this Agreement relates, whether by merger,
acquisition or otherwise; provided, however, that in the event Seller assigns this Agreement
pursuant to clause (b) above, Buyer shall have the right, at any time during the six (6) month
period after such assignment and upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Seller or Seller’s
successors and assigns, as applicable, to (i) terminate the Joint Development Period and Seller’s
or Seller’s successors and assigns role in the Development of Products as contemplated by
Section 8.7 (subject to Section 8.7(j)), (ii) disband the Joint Development
Committee and the rights and obligations set forth in Section 8.9, and (iii) disband the
Joint Commercialization Committee and terminate the rights and obligations set forth in Section
8.10. Other than as provided in this Section 11.1, neither Party may sell, transfer,
assign, license, sublicense, delegate, pledge or otherwise dispose of, whether voluntarily,
involuntarily, by operation of Law or otherwise, this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party hereto and any attempted
assignment or transfer of this Agreement shall be null and void.
11.2 Guarantee of Obligations.
(a) Parent will receive substantial benefits from the consummation of the Transactions, and
for other good and valuable consideration the sufficiency of which is clearly acknowledged as a
material inducement for Seller to enter into this Agreement, Parent hereby unconditionally and
irrevocably guarantees the prompt performance, payment and discharge when due, of each and every
obligation of Buyer and each and every successor or assignee of Buyer under this Agreement and the
Other Agreements and of the Non-US Asset Purchaser (as defined in the License Agreement) under the
License Agreement, including the payment obligations hereunder and thereunder. Seller will receive
substantial benefits from the consummation of the Transactions, and for other good and valuable
consideration the sufficiency of which is clearly acknowledged as a material inducement for Buyer
to enter into this Agreement, Seller hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the prompt
performance, payment and discharge when due, of each and every obligation of each and every
successor or assignee of Seller under this Agreement and the Other Agreements and of Columbia Laboratories (Bermuda) Ltd. under the License Agreement, including the payment obligations hereunder and
thereunder.
(b) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. Parent has the unrestricted right, power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent have
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been duly authorized by all necessary action on behalf of Parent and this Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by Parent.
11.3 Expenses. Except as otherwise specified herein, each Party shall bear its own expenses
with respect to the preparation of this Agreement and the Transactions.
11.4 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when received if delivered
personally, (b) when transmitted if telecopied (which is confirmed), (c) upon receipt, if sent by
registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) and (d) the day after it
is sent, if sent for next-day delivery to a domestic address by overnight mail or courier, to the
Parties at the following addresses:
If to Seller, to:
Columbia
Laboratories, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Plaza 1, Second Floor
Livingston, NJ 07039
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: 973.994.3001
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Plaza 1, Second Floor
Livingston, NJ 07039
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: 973.994.3001
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) sent concurrently
to:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile: 212.836.8689
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile: 212.836.8689
If to Buyer or Parent, to:
Xxxxxx
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: 951.493.5817
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: 951.493.5817
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) sent concurrently
to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: R. Xxxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile: 714.755.8290
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: R. Xxxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile: 714.755.8290
provided, however, that if any Party shall have designated a different address by notice to the
others, then to the last address so designated.
11.5 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by
a court of competent jurisdiction or other Regulatory Authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable
or against its regulatory policy such determination shall not affect the enforceability of any
others or of the remainder of this Agreement.
11.6 Amendments; Entire Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified except by an instrument in writing signed by both Parties hereto. This Agreement (and all
Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto), the Other
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Agreements and the Confidentiality Agreement contain the entire agreement of the Parties hereto
with respect to the Transactions, superseding all negotiations, prior discussions and preliminary
agreements made prior to the Execution Date. In the event of any conflict between any specific
provision of this Agreement and a provision of any of the Asset Transfer Documentation, the
provisions of this Agreement shall govern.
11.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties
hereto and their respective Affiliates and no provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to confer
upon any third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right
in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement; provided, however, the Buyer
Indemnitees and Seller Indemnitees that are not Parties are intended third-party beneficiaries of
this Agreement and shall be entitled to the benefits of Article X and enforce the same as
if they were Parties hereto (subject to the limitations contained therein).
11.8 Waiver. Any term or condition of this Agreement may be waived at any time by the Party
that is entitled to the benefit thereof, but no such waiver shall be effective unless set forth in
a written instrument duly executed by or on behalf of the party waiving such term or condition. The
failure of any Party to enforce any condition or part of this Agreement at any time shall not be
construed as a waiver of that condition or part, nor shall it forfeit any rights to future
enforcement thereof. Except as provided in Section 9.2, all remedies either under this
Agreement or by Law or otherwise afforded, will be cumulative and not in the alternative.
11.9 Governing Law. This Agreement (including any claim or controversy arising out of or
relating to this Agreement) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the
State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in the application
of any Law other than the Laws of the State of Delaware.
11.10 Arbitration.
(a) All disputes, differences, controversies and claims of the Parties arising out of or
relating to the Agreement (individually, a “Dispute” and, collectively, “Disputes”), except as
otherwise provided under this Agreement, shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration
administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Commercial Arbitration
Rules, subject to the provisions of this Section 11.10.
(b) Following the delivery of a written demand for arbitration by either Party, each of Buyer
and Seller shall choose one (1) arbitrator within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such
written demand and the two chosen arbitrators shall mutually, within ten (10) Business Days after
selection select a third (3rd) arbitrator (each, an “Arbitrator” and together, the
“Arbitrators”), each of whom shall be a retired judge, subject to Section 11.10(i) below,
selected from a roster of arbitrators provided by the AAA. If the third (3rd)
Arbitrator is not selected within fifteen (15) Business Days after delivery of the written demand
for arbitration (or such other time period as the Parties may agree), the Parties shall promptly
request that the commercial panel of the AAA select an independent Arbitrator meeting such
criteria.
(c) The rules of arbitration shall be the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration
Association; provided, however, that notwithstanding any provisions of the
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Commercial Arbitration Rules to the contrary, unless otherwise mutually agreed to by Buyer and
Seller, the sole discovery available to each Party shall be its right to conduct up to two (2)
non-expert depositions of no more than three (3) hours of testimony each.
(d) The Arbitrators shall render an award by majority decision within three (3) months after
the date of appointment, unless the Parties agree to extend such time. The award shall be final
and binding upon the Parties.
(e) Any judicial proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the relationship
of the Parties, including without limitation any proceeding to enforce this section, to review or
confirm the award in arbitration, shall be brought exclusively in the Delaware Chancery Court
sitting in the county of New Castle, Delaware (the “Enforcing Court”). By execution and delivery
of this Agreement, each Party accepts the jurisdiction of the Enforcing Court.
(f) Each Party shall pay its own expenses in connection with the resolution of Disputes
pursuant to this Section, including attorneys’ fees, unless determined otherwise by the Arbitrator.
(g) The Parties agree that the existence, conduct and content of any arbitration pursuant to
this section shall be kept confidential and no Party shall disclose to any Person any information
about such arbitration, except in connection with such arbitration or as may be required by Law or
by any Regulatory Authority (or any exchange on which such Party’s securities are listed) or for
financial reporting purposes in such Party’s financial statements.
(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the provisions of this Section 11.10 shall
restrict the right of any Party to seek injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, to enjoin
any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement or otherwise specifically enforce any provision
of this Agreement.
(i) For purposes of resolving any disputes pursuant to Section 2.8(a)(ii) or
Section 2.8(d)(ii), the Arbitrators shall consist of current or former executives with
knowledge of and experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
11.11 Injunctive Relief. Except as set forth in Section 9.2, the Parties hereto agree
that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement,
including Section 8.11, were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached and that such damages would not be fully compensable by an award of money
damages. It is accordingly agreed that, except as set forth in Section 9.2, the Parties
hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and
to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement without posting a bond or other
undertaking, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in
equity. The parties agree that notwithstanding Section 11.10, any Action brought for an
injunction or injunction, or for specific performance shall be heard and exclusively in the
Delaware Chancery Court sitting in New Castle County and each Party waives any objection which it
may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to
the jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.
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11.12 Headings. The headings of the Sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof.
11.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (including by
facsimile or by an electronic scan delivered by electronic mail), each of which shall be deemed to
be an original, but all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties hereto delivered
to the other Parties, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart.
11.14 Schedules. Buyer agrees that any disclosure by Seller of any item or matter under any
Section or subsection in the Schedules delivered by Seller in connection with this Agreement, or in
attachments thereto, and documents referred to therein, (a) shall be deemed disclosure for all
purposes of Article IV and (b) shall not establish any threshold of materiality or concede
the materiality of any matter or item disclosed therein.
11.15 Construction. The language in all parts of this Agreement shall be construed, in all
cases, according to its fair meaning. The Parties acknowledge that each Party and its counsel have
reviewed and revised this Agreement and that any rule of construction to the effect that any
ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed in the
interpretation of this Agreement.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Pages to Follow.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Purchase and Collaboration Agreement
to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx. | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx. | |||
Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer | |||
COVENTRY ACQUISITION, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
XXXXXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (solely for purpose of Section 11.2) |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
ANNEX 1.1
DEFINITIONS
“AAA” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.10(a).
“Acquisition Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(f).
“Action” means any claim, action, suit, arbitration, inquiry, audit, proceeding or
investigation by or before any Regulatory Authority.
“Affiliate” of a Party or Person means any Person, whether de jure or de facto, that directly
or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Party or Person, as
applicable. Solely as used in this definition, “control” means (i) direct or indirect ownership of
more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity (or such lesser percentage which is the maximum allowed
to be owned by a foreign corporation in a particular jurisdiction) having the power to vote on or
direct the affairs of such Party or Person, or (ii) the possession of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract, or otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement, Buyer and Seller shall be
deemed not to be Affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement, any
Wholesaler Affiliate shall be deemed not to be an Affiliate of Buyer.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Allocation Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.
“ANDA” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Generic Equivalent.
“Arbitrator” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.10(b).
“Asset Transfer Documentation” means the Asset Transfer Documentation in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Assigned Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e).
“Assumed Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
“Audit Rights Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(d)(vi)(B).
“Audit Team” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(d)(vi)(B).
“Auditee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(d)(vi)(B).
“Basic Survival Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a).
“Books and Records” means all books, records, files, documents, data, information and
correspondence primarily related to the conduct of the Business and not constituting Product Data.
“Business” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(b).
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in New
York, New York, United States of America are authorized or obligated by Law to be closed.
“Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Buyer Development Activities” means all Development activities with respect to the Products
that are designated as Buyer’s responsibility in this Agreement or the Development Plan.
“Buyer Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2.
“Bylaws” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
“Certificate of Incorporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
“Change of Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(d).
“Charter Amendment” means the Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Seller, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
“Clinical Trial Results Milestone” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a).
“Clinical Trial Results Milestone Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.8(a).
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commercialize” means to import, market, detail, promote, advertise, distribute and sell; and
“Commercialization” or “Commercializing” will have the corresponding meaning.
“Commercially Reasonable Efforts” means the carrying out of obligations or tasks by a Party in
a sustained and diligent manner using good faith efforts and resources commonly used in the
pharmaceutical industry for a similar product (or activities designed to identify such product) of
similar commercial potential at a similar stage in its lifecycle, taking into consideration its
safety and efficacy, its cost to develop, the competitiveness of alternative products, its
proprietary position, the likelihood of Regulatory Approval, its profitability and all other
relevant factors, which efforts shall be consistent with the exercise of prudent scientific and
business judgment applied in the pharmaceutical industry by a party of similar size to products or
research, development, regulatory approval and marketing projects of similar scientific and
commercial potential. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Commercially
Reasonable Efforts requires that: (i) a Party promptly assign responsibility for such obligations
to specific employee(s) or consultant(s) who are held accountable for progress and monitor such
progress on an ongoing basis, (ii) such Party set and consistently seek to achieve specific and
meaningful objectives for carrying out such obligations and (iii) such Party consistently makes and
implements decisions and allocates resources designed to advance progress with respect to such
objectives.
“Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Competing Activities” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a).
“Competing Business” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a).
“Complete Indemnity Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(e).
“Completion of PTB US Development” means the earliest of (i) PTB US Approval, (ii) mutual
agreement of the Parties to cease the development of the PTB Indication or (iii) December 31, 2012.
“Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain Mutual NonDisclosure Agreement, dated as of
April 15, 2009 between Seller and Parent (including any amendments or supplements thereto).
“Contracts” means any and all binding commitments, contracts, purchase orders, leases,
licenses or other agreements.
“Control” or “Controlled” means, with respect to any Intellectual Property, the legal
authority or right (whether by ownership, license or otherwise) of a Party or its Affiliates to
grant a license or a sublicense of or under such Intellectual Property to another Person, without
breaching the terms of any agreement with a Third Party.
“Copyrights” means any copyrights and copyrightable works, including all rights of authorship,
use, publication, reproduction, distribution, performance, transformation, moral rights and rights
of ownership of copyrightable works, copyright registrations, or any application therefore, in the
U.S. or any foreign country, and all rights to register and obtain renewals and extensions of
registrations.
“Deductible” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(a).
“Delivery System” means a system for delivering a drug or other biological or chemical product
to a human or animal subject, including any oral formulation, patch, gel, “progressive hydration
tablet” or other drug delivery technology.
“Develop” or “Development” means activities directly and specifically relating to the
pre-clinical and clinical drug development of a Product or the updating or review of the Product
labeling, including test method development and stability testing, assay development, toxicology,
formulation, quality assurance/quality control development, statistical analysis, pharmacokinetic
studies, clinical trials (including, without limitation, research to design clinical trials)
and any other research and development activities with respect to a Product.
“Development
Bank Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.7(c).
“Development Budget” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.7(a)(ii).
“Development Costs” means expenses and other costs, including regulatory expenses, incurred by
or on behalf of a Party or its Affiliates in connection with the Development of the Products in
accordance with the applicable approved Development Plan (including the Development Budget), in
accordance with GAAP (or other internationally recognized accounting standard used by such Party),
including, without limitation, the costs of clinical trials, the preparation, collection and/or
validation of data from such clinical trials and the preparation of medical writing and publishing
on the data and results obtained from such clinical trials. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Development Costs shall include, to the extent included in the scope set forth above:
(a) all out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Parties or their Affiliates, including payments
made to Third Parties with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) the cost of clinical supply, including without limitation (i) costs of manufacturing or
procuring clinical supplies, including reasonable costs incurred in connection with the development
of the manufacturing process for such clinical supplies, but excluding any capital expenditures or
qualification or validation expenses relating to any manufacturing facility, (ii) expenses incurred
to purchase and/or package placebos and comparator drugs, and (iii) costs and expenses of disposal
of clinical samples; and
(c) the costs of Regulatory Filings.
“Development Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.7(a)(ii).
“Dispute” and, collectively, “Disputes” have the meanings set forth in Section
11.10(a).
“Efficacy Supplement” means an NDA submission to FDA requesting approval for a change to an
approved product, including a request for approval of a new indication for an approved product.
“EMEA” means the European Medicines Agency or any successor European governmental agency
thereto.
“Encumbrance” means any security interest, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, lien or
encumbrance, other than any licenses of Intellectual Property.
“Enforcing Court” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.10(e).
“Environmental Claim” means any and all administrative or judicial actions, suits, orders,
written claims, Encumbrances, notices, notices of violations, complaints, requests for information,
proceedings, or other written communication (written or oral), whether criminal or
civil, pursuant to any applicable Environmental, Safety and Health Law by any Person
(including any Regulatory Authority) alleging, asserting, or claiming any actual or potential (i)
violation of or Liability under any Environmental, Safety and Health Law, (ii) violation of any
environmental permit, or (iii) Liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, removal costs,
remedial costs, response costs, natural resource damages, property damage, personal injury, fines,
or penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from the presence, Release, or threatened
Release into the environment, of any Hazardous Substances at any location.
“Environmental, Safety and Health Laws” means any and all applicable Laws that relate to
protection of the environment, or the imposition of Liability for, or standards of conduct
concerning, the manufacture, processing, generation, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, Release, cleanup, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances, including the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended,
any other so-called “Superfund” or “Superlien” Laws, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970, as amended, to the extent it relates to the handling of and exposure to hazardous or toxic
chemicals, and the state analogues thereto.
“Equitable Exceptions” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
“Equity Financing” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(f).
“Exchange” means the NASDAQ Global Market.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Excluded Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
“Execution Date” means the date set forth in the Preamble.
“Ex-U.S. Approval Milestone has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c)(i).
“Ex-U.S. Filing Milestone has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c)(i).
“Ex-U.S. Filing/Approval Milestone Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.8(c)(ii).
“FDCA” means the United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended.
“FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration, or any successor agency thereto.
“Federal Health Care Program” means any plan or program that provides health benefits, whether
directly, through insurance, or otherwise, which is funded directly, in whole or in part, by the
United States government (including the Medicare and Medicaid programs).
“Filing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).
“Financial Statements” means the financial statements of Seller included in the SEC Documents.
“First Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
“First Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
“First Closing Date Assumed Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
“First Closing Date Purchased Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“First Closing Straddle Period” means any Tax period beginning before or on and ending after
the First Closing Date.
“Form 8594” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.
“Former Superior Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(d).
“Fundamental Representations” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a).
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Generic Entry” means, with respect to any Product in any country, that a Generic Equivalent
of such Product has been Launched by a Third Party and Net Sales of such Product in such country
for any calendar quarter thereafter have fallen by fifty percent (50%) from the average quarterly
Net Sales of such Product in such country over the last four (4) complete calendar quarters ending
prior to such Launch and such decline in Net Sales is directly attributable to the marketing or
sale in such country of such Generic Equivalent in such country.
“Generic Equivalent” means, with respect to any Product in a given country, any true AB rated
generic product (i.e., a non-proprietary product) (1) with the same active ingredient(s) and
administration route as such Product, and (2) that obtained Regulatory Approval in such country
solely by means of an abbreviated NDA (“ANDA”) filing (or a similar procedure in a country other
than the United States) for establishing bioequivalence of such Product that does not require any
human clinical trials other than solely for purposes of establishing bioequivalence to the Product.
“Gross Profit” means Net Sales less raw materials costs, conversion costs (direct labor),
laboratory testing, quality control, freight, packaging, manufacturing variances, FDA annual user
fees, depreciation and manufacturing management/overheads.
“Hazardous Substance” means any material, substance, waste, compound, pollutant or contaminant
listed, defined, designated or classified as hazardous, toxic, flammable, explosive, reactive,
corrosive, infectious, carcinogenic, mutagenic or radioactive or otherwise regulated by any
Regulatory Authority under any Environmental, Safety and Health Law, including petroleum or
petroleum products (including crude oil) and any derivative or by-product thereof, natural gas,
synthetic gas and any mixture thereof, or any substance that is or contains polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs), radon gas, urea formaldehyde, asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) or lead, and,
for the avoidance of doubt, excluding radio frequencies.
“Impending Generic Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(d)(ii).
“IND” means an Investigational New Drug Application for a pharmaceutical product filed with
the FDA and all amendments and supplements thereto or equivalent applications in other countries.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(a).
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(a).
“Independent Accounting Firm” means a nationally recognized firm of independent public
accountants, mutually selected by the Parties.
“Indication” means the indication(s) for which a Product is being Developed or for which it is
approved, including assisted reproductive technology indications and the PTB Indication.
“Intellectual Property” means intellectual property rights, including Trademarks, Copyrights,
Patents and Know-How, whether registered or unregistered, and all applications and registrations
therefor.
“Investment Company Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.20.
“Investor’s Rights Agreement” means the Investor’s Rights Agreement, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B.
“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States.
“Joint Development Period” means the period beginning on the First Closing Date and ending on
such date as (i) the Parties mutually decide to cease joint activities with respect to Development
of Products; provided, that Seller or Buyer may terminate the Joint Development Period by written
notice to the other Party at any time after the fifth (5th) anniversary of the First
Closing Date or (ii) terminated by Buyer pursuant to Section 11.1.
“Know-How” means research and development data, information, reports, studies, validation
methods and procedures, unpatented inventions, knowledge, trade secrets, technical or other data,
or other materials, methods, procedures, processes, flow diagrams, materials, developments or
technology, including all biological, chemical, pharmacological, toxicological,
clinical, manufacturing, analytical, safety, quality assurance, quality control and other
data, information, reports or studies, other than any of the foregoing which is the subject of a
Patent.
“Knowledge” means, with respect to Seller, the actual knowledge of any executive officer of
Seller.
“Launch” means the launch of a Product in a country or jurisdiction within the Territory in
such quantities as are customary for the general introduction of a pharmaceutical product in such
country or jurisdiction.
“Launch Quantities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b).
“Law” means each provision of any currently existing federal, provincial, state, local or
foreign law, statute, ordinance, order, code, rule or regulation, promulgated or issued by any
Regulatory Authority.
“Liability” means, collectively, any indebtedness, guaranty, endorsement, claim, liability,
loss, damage, deficiency, cost, expense, obligation, commitment or responsibility, of whatever kind
or nature, fixed or unfixed, known or unknown, xxxxxx or inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated,
secured or unsecured, direct or indirect, matured or unmatured, or absolute, contingent or
otherwise, including any products liability.
“Liability Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(a).
“License Agreement” means the License Agreement between Buyer and Seller, in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
“Losses” means, with respect to any claim or matter, all losses, obligations and other
Liabilities or other damages, diminution in value, fines, fees, Taxes, penalties, interest
obligations, deficiencies and reasonable expenses.
“MAA” means an application for the authorization to market a pharmaceutical product in any
country or group of countries outside the United States, as defined in the applicable Laws and
filed with the Regulatory Authority of a given country or group of countries.
“MAE Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(b).
“Major Territories” means the (i) United States, (ii) at least one of France, Germany or the
United Kingdom, (iii) Japan, and (iv) at least one of Brazil, Russia, India, or China.
“Marketing Term” means the period starting on the First Closing Date and ending, on a
country-by-country basis, upon expiration of the later to expire of the Royalty Product Term or the
PTB Royalty Term, as applicable, in such country.
“Material Adverse Effect” means any state of facts, change, development, event, occurrence,
effect or condition that, individually or in the aggregate, is materially adverse to the business,
assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of Seller and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, but shall exclude any facts, change, development, event,
occurrence, effect or condition to the extent resulting or arising from any one or more of the
following: (a) changes, effects or events that generally affect the industr(ies) in which Seller
operates (including the pharmaceutical industry and Progesterone products industry) or the
manufacture, Development or Commercialization of Progesterone products (including legal and
regulatory changes) to the extent that they do not disproportionately affect Seller relative to
other industry participants, (b) general economic or political changes, effects or events affecting
the financing or securities markets generally to the extent that they do not disproportionately
affect Seller relative to other industry participants, (c) changes, developments or events caused
by an act of God or by acts of terrorism or war (whether or not declared) occurring after the
Execution Date (including, a material worsening of current conditions), (d) changes, effects or
events arising from, or in connection with, the consummation (or anticipated consummation) of the
Transactions or any of them, or the announcement of the execution of, this Agreement or the Other
Agreements, the pendency or public disclosure of this Agreement or the Transactions, (e) any change
in accounting practices or policies of Seller as required by GAAP, (f) any changes, effects or
events that result from any action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement, the
Other Agreements or at the written request of Buyer, (g) any failure of Seller to meet estimates or
expectations of Seller’s revenues or earnings (it being understood that the facts or occurrences
giving rise or contributing to such failure may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account
in determining, whether there has been or will be a Material Adverse Effect), or (h) any Action
made or brought (whether before or after the Execution Date) by any of the current or former
stockholders of Seller, arising out of this Agreement or the Transactions.
“Material Contract” shall mean each Contract to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party, in each case, with a Third Party (excluding Contracts that are the subject of Section
4.6(f)),
(i) which has been included in the list of exhibits of any SEC Document filed by Seller
with the SEC, since January 1, 2009;
(ii) which relates primarily to the Products and involves or is reasonably expected to
involve payment by or to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries after the First Closing Date of
more than $500,000 per year, including any such Contract relating to the clinical trial,
supply, manufacture, marketing or co-promotion of, or collaboration with respect to, any
Product or Product candidate;
(iii) which relates to or evidences third-party indebtedness for borrowed money of
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $1.0 million;
(iv) which relates to the Products and contains any covenant limiting, in any material
respect, the ability of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business
or compete with any Third Party;
(v) which is a material Contract of the type described in clauses (i) — (iii) above and
contains any provisions contemplating or relating to a change in control or similar event
with respect to Seller or any one or more of its Subsidiaries and having the effect of
providing that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
execution, delivery or effectiveness of this Agreement will materially
conflict with, result in a material violation or material breach of, or constitute a
default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, such Contract or give rise
under such Contract to any right of, or result in, a termination, right of first refusal,
material amendment, revocation, cancellation or material acceleration, or a loss of a
material benefit or the creation of any material Encumbrance upon any of the properties or
assets of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, or to any increased, accelerated or additional
material rights or material entitlements of any Person;
(vi) which relates to the Products and which involves the grant of a “most favored
nation” pricing or terms that (i) apply to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii)
following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would apply to
Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries;
(vii) which relates primarily to the Products and involves the settlement or other
resolution of any suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation that has any continuing
obligations, Liabilities or restrictions on Seller or any of its Subsidiaries and which was
entered into within two (2) years prior to the Execution Date; or
(viii) which relates to the disposition or acquisition by Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries, with obligations to Third Parties remaining to be performed or liabilities
continuing after the Execution Date, of any assets related to the Purchased Assets or the
Business, other than Contracts for the sale of Product inventory in the ordinary course.
“Merck-Serono Agreement” means the Amended and Restated License and Supply Agreement, dated
June 4, 2002, by and between Columbia Laboratories (Bermuda) Limited and Ares Trading S.A., as
amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated December 21, 2006, as amended, from time to time, subject
to Section 2.3(d).
“Natural Progesterone” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Progesterone.
“NDA” means a New Drug Application for any product, as appropriate, requesting permission to
place a drug on the market in accordance with 21 C.F.R. Part 314, and all amendments or supplements
filed pursuant to the requirements of the FDA.
“NDC” means the “National Drug Code”, which is the eleven digit code registered by a company
with the FDA with respect to a pharmaceutical product.
“Net Sales” means with respect to sales of a Product by Buyer, and its Affiliates and/or
licensees, sublicensees, distributors or other agents, the amount of gross sales (in dollars or
other currencies) for such Product, reduced by the sum of the following items relating to such
sales that are actually given to or taken by, as applicable, Buyer and its Affiliates, licensees,
sublicensees, distributors or other agents, to the extent such deductions are accrued and
recognized under and in accordance with GAAP (or other internationally recognized accounting
standard in use by Buyer):
(a) trade, quantity and cash discounts;
(b) adjustments for price adjustments, billing errors, rejected goods, returns, product
recalls and damaged goods (excluding goods damaged while under the control of Buyer or its
Affiliates or their respective licensees, sub-licensees, or distributors);
(c) credits, charge-backs, reimbursements, and similar payments provided to wholesalers and
other distributors, buying groups, health care insurance carriers, pharmacy benefit management
companies, health maintenance organizations, other institutions or health care organizations or
other customers;
(d) rebates or other price reductions provided to any Regulatory Authority with respect to any
state or federal Medicare, Medicaid or similar programs;
(e) any invoiced charge for freight, insurance, handling, or other transportation costs
directly related to delivery of the Products;
(f) distributor fees per Contract based solely as a percentage of gross sales and
(g) Taxes that are in the nature of tariffs, duties, excise, sales, use or value-added Taxes;
provided, however, that the foregoing deductions shall only be deducted once and only to the extent
not otherwise deducted from gross sales.
“Next Generation Product” means a Product to be administered utilizing the Seller Next
Generation Delivery System or another Delivery System approved by the Joint Development Committee.
“Nonassignable Asset” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.
“Non-Compete Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a).
“Non-United States Purchased Assets” means the following, to the extent included in the
Purchased Assets: (i) Seller’s rights to the Development or Commercialization outside of the
geographic territory of the United States of (A) the Products in existence at the time of the First
Closing, (B) the Products in Development at the time of the First Closing, and (C) in-process
research and development in existence at the time of the First Closing; (ii) all income, royalties,
damages, and payments made, due or payable with respect to the rights described in the preceding
clause (i); and (iii) all causes of action (in law or equity) and rights to xxx, counterclaim,
and/or recover related to the rights set forth in clauses (i) and (ii).
“Original NDA” means a complete new NDA that has never before been submitted to the FDA.
“Other Agreements” means, collectively, the License Agreement, the Supply Agreement, the
Investor’s Rights Agreement and Asset Transfer Documentation.
“Outside Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a)(ii).
“Parent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Patents” means United States and non-United States patents, patent applications, and other
similar enforceable rights relating to the protection of inventions worldwide (and all rights
related thereto, including all reissues, reexaminations, divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, extensions or renewals of any of the foregoing).
“Permitted Encumbrances” means (a) statutory liens for current Taxes not yet due and payable
or Taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves
have been established on the balance sheet contained in the Financial Statements, (b) mechanics’,
carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and other similar liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice relating to obligations as to which there is no default
on the part of Seller or the validity or amount of which is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings, or pledges, deposits or other liens securing the performance of bids,
trade contracts, leases or statutory obligations (including workers’ compensation, unemployment
insurance or other social security legislation), and (c) all other Encumbrances that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company, trust or unincorporated organization or Regulatory Authority.
“Post-Closing Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
“Post-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period beginning after the First Closing Date and that
portion of a First Closing Straddle Period beginning after the First Closing Date.
“Pre-Closing Covenants” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a).
“Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period ending on or before the First Closing Date and
that portion of any First Closing Straddle Period ending on the First Closing Date.
“Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
“PREGNANT Study” means the Phase III clinical trial being conducted by Seller of Prochieve to
reduce the risk of preterm birth in women with a short cervix (the “PTB Indication”) as measured by
transvaginal ultrasound in mid-pregnancy.
“Prochieve” means Seller’s currently marketed eight percent (8%) vaginal gel Product that is
the subject of the PREGNANT Study.
“Prochieve PTB Development Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.7(a)(ii).
“Product Data” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(g).
“Product Regulatory Approvals” means Regulatory Approvals for Products sold by Seller or its
Subsidiaries.
“Products” means all pharmaceutical products containing Progesterone as an active
pharmaceutical ingredient, including all forms and formulations thereof and regardless of Delivery
System utilized to administer such product or Indication(s) for which such products are approved.
“Progesterone” means (i) pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione and 17-alpha-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
(“Natural Progesterone”), and (ii) 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate, medroxyprogesterone
acetate, norethindrone, norethindrone acetate, norethindrone enanthate, desogestrel,
levonorgestrel, lynestrenol, ethynodiol diacetate, norgestrel, norgestimate, norethynodrel,
gestodene, drospirenone, trimegestone, levodesogestrel, gestodyne, nesterone, etonogestrel, and
derivatives from 19-nor-testoterone (“Synthetic Progesterone”).
“Promotional Materials” means the advertising, promotional and media materials, sales training
materials, trade show materials and videos used by Seller primarily for the Commercialization of
Products.
“Property Taxes” means real and personal ad valorem and specific property Taxes (other than
Transfer Taxes) imposed on a periodic basis and based on or with respect to (i) the assessed
valuations of assets or (ii) each article of a class of assets without regard to its value. For
the avoidance of doubt, Property Taxes shall not include any Taxes calculated based on income,
gross receipts, profits or sales.
“Proxy Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
“PTB Indication” has the meaning set forth in the definition of PREGNANT Study.
“PTB NDA” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(i).
“PTB NDA Acceptance Milestone” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b)(i).
“PTB NDA Acceptance Milestone Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b)(i).
“PTB Product” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b)(i).
“PTB Product Launch Milestone” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b)(i).
“PTB Product Launch Milestone Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b)(i).
“PTB Product Team” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.7(b)(i).
“PTB Royalty Product” means any pharmaceutical product that contains Progesterone as an active
pharmaceutical ingredient covered by a Regulatory Approval indicated for pre-term birth, except any
and all Generic Equivalents of Products that are not (and never were) Commercialized pursuant to
this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing exception shall not limit Section
2.8(d)(ii).
“PTB Royalty Product Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(d)(i)(E).
“PTB Supplemental NDA” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(i).
“PTB US Approval” means the approval by FDA of the PTB NDA or PTB Supplemental NDA, as
applicable, expanding the Prochieve label to include the PTB Indication, which approval has been
accepted by the Joint Development Committee.
“PTO” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
“Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
“Purchased Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Rebate Charges” means amounts claimed by or under, or in respect of, Medicaid, state rebate
programs, pharmaceutical benefit management organizations, managed care organizations, and other
Persons as rebates under Contracts between such parties and Seller or Buyer, as the context
requires.
“Regulatory Approval” means, with respect to a Product in any country or jurisdiction, any
approval, registration, license, permit, certificate, exemption, consent, confirmation, order,
waiver, clearance or authorization from a Regulatory Authority in a country or other jurisdiction
that is necessary to market and sell such Product in such country or jurisdiction.
“Regulatory Authority” means any federal, state or local regulatory authority, regulatory
agency or other governmental body, including the FDA and EMEA.
“Regulatory Exclusivity” means any exclusive marketing rights or data exclusivity rights
conferred by any Regulatory Authority with respect to a Product other than Patents, including
rights conferred in the United States under the Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act or the FDA Modernization Act of
1997 or rights similar thereto outside the United States.
“Regulatory Filings” means, with respect to any Product, any submission to a Regulatory
Authority of any appropriate regulatory application and shall include, without limitation, any
submission to a regulatory advisory board, marketing authorization application, and any supplement
or amendment thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, Regulatory Filings shall include any IND, NDA,
MAA or the corresponding application in any other country or group of countries.
“Release” means any releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, placing, emitting,
emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, disposing, or dumping into the environment,
whether intentional or unintentional, negligent or non-negligent, sudden or non-sudden, accidental
or non-accidental.
“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, the directors, officers, managers,
employees, independent contractors, agents, attorneys, advisors or consultants of such Person.
“Required Seller Stockholders Vote” means the (i) adoption of a resolution by the holders of
Seller’s outstanding capital stock having a majority of the voting power associated with all shares
of Seller’s outstanding capital stock approving the sale and transfer of the Purchased Assets and
the Assumed Liabilities pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) approval of the Charter Amendment by the
(x) holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock and (y) holders of Seller’s
capital stock having a majority of the voting power associated with all shares of Seller’s
outstanding capital stock.
“Review Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b)(ii)
“Royalty Product” means any pharmaceutical product that contains Natural Progesterone or
17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate that is delivered transvaginally, except any and all Generic
Equivalents of Products that are not (and never were) Commercialized pursuant to this Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing exception shall not limit Section 2.8(d)(ii).
“Royalty Product Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(d)(i)(D).
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15.
“Second Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
“Second Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
“Second Closing Date Purchased Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Second Closing Date Assumed Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
“Second Post-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period beginning after the Second Closing Date
and that portion of a Second Closing Straddle Period beginning after the Second Closing Date.
“Second Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period ending on or before the Second Closing
Date, and that portion of any Second Closing Straddle Period ending on the Second Closing Date.
“Second Closing Straddle Period” means any Tax period beginning before or on and ending after
the Second Closing Date.
“Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Seller” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Seller Account” means a bank account in the United States to be designated by Seller in a
written notice to Buyer at least three (3) Business Days before the First Closing or, with respect
to any payments due thereafter, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date that such
payment becomes due and payable.
“Seller Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).
“Seller Disclosure Letter” has the meaning set forth in Article IV.
“Seller Development Costs Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.7(b)(i)
“Seller Development Activities” means all Development activities with respect to the Products
that are designated as Seller’s responsibility in this Agreement or the Development Plan.
“Seller Expense Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.7(c).
“Seller Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.
“Seller Next Generation Delivery System” means the progressive hydration tablet technology
described in Seller’s US Patent No. 6,248,358.
“Seller Stockholders’ Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(c).
“Seller’s SEC Filings” means all forms, reports and other documents filed with the SEC by
Seller under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as the case may be since and including January 1,
2007.
“Senior
Officers” means, for Seller, the Chief Executive Officer,
and for Buyer, the Chief Executive Officer of Parent.
“Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Site” means any of the real properties owned, leased or operated by Seller and used in
connection with its business, including all soil, subsoil, surface waters and groundwater thereat.
“Subsidiary” means, when used with reference to an entity, any other entity of which (a)
securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors or other Persons performing similar functions, or (b) a majority of the
outstanding securities of which, are owned directly or indirectly by such entity.
“Superior Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(f).
“Superior Proposal Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(d).
“Supply Agreement” means the Supply Agreement between Buyer and Seller, in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
“Survival Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a).
“Synthetic Progesterone” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Progesterone.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all taxes, assessments, levies, tariffs, duties or other
charges or impositions in the nature of a tax (together with any and all interest, penalties,
additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any taxing
authority, including income, estimated income, gross receipts, profits, business, license,
occupation, franchise, capital stock, real or personal property, sales, use, transfer, value added,
employment or unemployment, social security, disability, alternative or add-on minimum, customs,
excise, stamp, environmental, commercial rent or withholding taxes, whether contested or not.
“Tax Matter” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(e).
“Tax Return” means any report, return (including any information return), claim for refund,
election, estimated Tax filing or payment, request for extension, document, declaration or other
information or filing required to be supplied to any taxing authority with respect to Taxes,
including attachments thereto and amendments thereof.
“Termination Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b).
“Territory” means the world.
“Third Party” means any Person other than a Party or its Affiliates.
“Third-Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(a).
“Trademarks” means trademarks, service marks, certification marks, trade dress, Internet
domain names, trade names, identifying symbols, designs, product names, company names, slogans,
logos or insignia, whether registered or unregistered, and all common law rights, applications and
registrations therefor, and all goodwill associated therewith.
“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Other Agreements.
“Transfer Agent” means American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC.
“Transfer Taxes” means any and all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration,
value added, recording and other similar Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest)
incurred as a result of the transfer of the Purchased Assets, Shares and Assumed Liabilities
pursuant to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including
recording fees and any real property or leasehold interest transfer tax and any similar Tax).
“United States” or “U.S.” means the United States of America and its territories and
possessions.
“Upfront Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
“Valid Claim” means, with respect to any country, a claim of an issued Patent or Patent
application (that has been pending for no more than seven (7) years after the date from which such
Patent application claims priority) that has not expired or been revoked, held invalid or
unenforceable by a patent office, court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction in a
final and non-appealable judgment (or judgment from which no appeal was taken within the allowable
time period).
“Wholesaler Affiliate” means an Affiliate of Buyer, substantially all of the business of which
consists of the wholesale distribution of pharmaceutical products.
“Wholesaler Charges” means amounts claimed by wholesalers of the Products as chargebacks or
returns to the wholesaler under contracts between group purchasing organizations (collectively,
“GPOs”) and Seller and amounts claimed by GPOs as administrative or marketing fees under contracts
between GPOs and Seller.