PRODUCT SALES
AGREEMENT
THIS PRODUCT
SALES AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") made as of the 21st day
of December, 2001, by and between XYZ, Inc., a .......... corporation,
having
its principal place of business at ………., …………………., ..........,
.......... ("XYZ") and YYY, Inc., a
.......... corporation, having
its principal place of business at ……………... ("YYY").
WHEREAS, XYZ is the owner of development projects relating to
certain products, including, but not limited to the abbreviated new drug
applications which have been filed and/or approved, as more
specifically set
forth below; and
WHEREAS, YYY desires to purchase from XYZ and XYZ desires to sell
to YYY such products development projects, together with all their
attendant
rights and obligations; and
WHEREAS, YYY has agreed to assume from XYZ certain liabilities and
undertake certain obligations on behalf of XYZ;
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and benefits
contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
1 DEFINITIONS. In addition to the terms
defined elsewhere
herein, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
1.1
"XXX" shall mean an abbreviated new drug application which is
submitted to the FDA for approval to manufacture and/or sell a pharmaceutical
product in the
1.2
"XXX Products" shall mean (i) Acyclovir
Capsules (200 mg); (ii)
Acyclovir Tablets (400 mg, 800 mg, UD); (iii) Etodolac Capsules (300 mg, bottle
of 100); (iv) Etodolac Tablets (400 mg, bottle
of 100); and (iv) Ketoconazole
Tablets (200 mg, bottle of 100, blister
packs).
1.3
"cGMP" shall mean current good
manufacturing practices as set forth
in the FDC Act.
1.4
"Development Products" shall mean (i) Pentoxifylline Tablets (400
mg, bottle of 100, 5000, UD) and (ii) Selegiline
Tablets/Capsules (generic
dosage forms).
1.5
"FDA" shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration.
1.6
"FDC Act" shall mean the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21
U.S.C.ss.321 et seq., as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder
from time to time.
1.7
"Governmental Entity" shall mean any federal, state, local or
non-U.S. government or any court of competent jurisdiction, legislature,
governmental agency,
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administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority
or
instrumentality.
1.8
"LOI" shall mean that certain letter of intent executed by and
between XYZ and YYY on or about
1.9
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on the
business, assets, operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise,
relating to the XXX Products and the Development Products, taken as a whole.
2 TRANSFER OF THE ASSETS.
2.1
Agreement, XYZ agrees to sell, assign, deliver,
transfer and convey and YYY
agrees to purchase, acquire and accept all of the right, title and interest of
XYZ in and to the Products (as defined below), and
more particularly the
assets set forth below in subsections 2.1.1 through 2.1.5 (the
"Assets"), free
and clear of any and all liens or encumbrances.
2.1.1
THE PRODUCTS. All of XYZ's right, title and
interest
in and to the XXX Products and the
Development Products
(collectively referred to herein
as
the "Products").
2.1.2 THE REGULATORY RECORDS.
All of XYZ's right, title
and
interest in and to any and all regulatory files
(including
correspondence with regulatory
authorities),
registrations, applications, approvals,
licenses
and permits relating to the Products, as of
the
Closing Date, from the FDA, or, to the extent
they
exist, any other applicable regulatory authority
in
any country, in each case to the extent
transferable
in light of legal, regulatory and,
practical
considerations;
2.1.3 THE INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY. All trademarks, trademark
rights,
licenses, inventions, processes,
specifications,
know-how, trade secrets, goodwill and
copyrights,
which are currently owned by XYZ and
used
exclusively in connection with the Products and
set
forth on Schedule 2.1.3.
2.1.4 ACCRUED ROYALTIES. All
royalties which accrue and
become
due and owing from WWW to XYZ from the
date
of the execution of the LOI, to be paid in
accordance
with Section 6.1.3 below.
2.1.5 THE INTANGIBLES. All the
rights exclusively relating
to
the Assets set forth in 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 above,
including
all claims, counterclaims, credits, causes
of
action, rights of recovery and rights of setoff.
2.2
EXCLUDED ASSETS. YYY acknowledges and agrees that it is not
acquiring any right, title or interest in or to any other assets of XYZ
including, by way of example, the following assets ("Excluded Assets"):
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2.2.1 CASH. All of XYZ's cash, bank accounts,
certificates
of deposit and other cash equivalents.
2.2.2 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.
Except as set forth in Section
2.1.4 above, all of XYZ's accounts
receivable,
which
shall include all receivables arising from or
relating
to any Products at any time prior to the
close of business on
the Closing Date.
2.2.3 REAL ESTATE. Any real
estate owned or leased by
XYZ.
2.2.4 TAX RECORDS AND REFUNDS.
All of XYZ's tax returns
and
records and any tax refunds or tax credits due
XYZ attributable to
the Products for tax periods
prior
to the Closing Date.
2.2.5 OTHER ASSETS. All other assets
of XYZ except for
the
Assets.
2.3
PRIOR OBLIGATIONS OF YYY. In connection with the termination of the
Product Transfer, Manufacturing, Marketing and
Distribution Agreement between
WWW Pharmaceutical Corporation ("WWW") and
XYZ (the "WWW Agreement")
relating to the Products, which termination shall be effective on
(the "Termination
Date"), YYY hereby acknowledges that, in accordance with the
terms of the WWW Agreement an audit of WWW's books
and records has been
requested by XYZ in order to determine the final balance of outstanding and
disputed amounts due to WWW under said WWW Agreement (the "Audit"). As
partial
consideration for the transfer of the Assets, YYY further
acknowledges and
agrees that YYY is and remains obligated, responsible and liable to undertake
the following actions on behalf of XYZ:
2.3.1 AUDIT COSTS. To pay all XYZ's costs associated
with
the Audit which are unreimbursed by WWW
directly
to the auditors conducting the Audit; and
2.3.2 INDEMNIFICATION. To
indemnify, defend and hold
harmless
XYZ, and its officers, directors,
employees
and agents, against any and all suits,
claims,
causes of action and liabilities, including,
without
limitation, attorneys' fees, relating to the
termination
of the WWW Agreement.
2.4
ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES. As partial consideration for the
transfer of the Assets, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, YYY shall assume and agree to pay, perform
or discharge, when due,
the following debts, obligations and liabilities of XYZ (the "Assumed
Liabilities"):
2.4.1 AMOUNTS DUE WWW. YYY
shall be solely responsible for
and
the payment directly to WWW of any and all
amounts
determined by the Audit to be due and owing
from
XYZ to WWW under the WWW Agreement.
2.4.2 PRODUCT LIABILITY. All
liabilities arising out of or
relating
to any product liability, breach of warranty
or
similar claim for injury to person or
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property,
regardless of when asserted, which resulted
from
the use or misuse of the Products or otherwise
related
to the Products, provided, however, that
XYZ shall indemnify
YYY, and its officers,
directors,
employees and agents against any
liabilities
for sales of Products by WWW to the same
extent
that XYZ is indemnified against such
liabilities
by WWW pursuant to the WWW Agreement.
2.4.3 PRODUCT RETURNS. Except
to the extent set forth in
Section 2.5.1, all
liabilities arising out of or
relating
to the return of any Product on or after the
Closing Date, whether or not sold
by XYZ prior to,
on,
or after the Closing Date.
2.4.4 ADDITIONAL LIABILITIES.
All other liabilities,
obligations
and commitments of whatever kind and
nature,
primary or secondary, direct or indirect,
absolute
or contingent, known or unknown, whether or
not
accrued, arising out of or relating to, directly
or
indirectly, the Products or the Assets or the
ownership,
sale or lease of any of the Assets but
only
to the extent related to any period on or after
the
Closing Date.
2.5 NO
OTHER LIABILITIES ASSUMED. Except as expressly stated in
Sections 2.3 and 2.4, YYY shall not assume or agree to
pay, perform or discharge
any of the debts, obligations and liabilities of XYZ. Without limiting the
foregoing YYY does not assume and will not be liable for the following (the
"Excluded Liabilities").
2.5.1 PRODUCT RECALLS. All
liabilities arising out of or
relating
to the recall of a Product pursuant to FDA
regulations
or other applicable governmental
authority
or returned by an end user, after the
Closing Date, which
recall or return is a result of
adulteration,
misbranding or other violation of the
FDC Act by XYZ or
WWW prior to the Closing Date.
2.5.2 OTHER LIABILITIES. Except
as provided elsewhere in
this
Agreement, any debt, obligation or liability of
XYZ, known or
unknown, liquidated, unliquidated,
absolute
or contingent, accrued or otherwise whether
arising
from contract, tort or otherwise and relating
to
the Products prior to the Closing Date.
3 CONSIDERATION.
3.1 As
further consideration for the transfer of the Assets, YYY agrees
to the following:
3.1.1 TERMINATE AGREEMENTS. On
the Termination Date, YYY
shall,
together with XYZ, terminate the following
agreements
between the parties: (i) the Development
Agreement dated as
of
Agreement for Selegiline Hydrochloride Capsules dated
as
of
documents
entered into between XYZ and YYY
pursuant
to the agreements set forth in clauses (i)
and
(ii) above (all of the foregoing, collectively,
the
"XYZ/YYY Agreements").
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3.1.2 RELEASE OF CLAIMS. YYY
shall waive any and all claims
against
XYZ, known and unknown, under the
XYZ/YYY Agreements
including, but not limited to,
all
amounts due on invoices issued and unpaid and all
disputed
amounts claimed due thereunder and agrees to
execute
at Closing a General Release substantially in
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.2.
4 XYZ'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. XYZ
represents,
warrants and agrees as follows:
4.1
TITLE TO THE ASSETS. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.1 hereto,
XYZ has good and marketable title to the Assets set
forth in Section 2.1,
above, free and clear of all claims, liens, encumbrances or restrictions of
any
kind.
4.2 DUE
ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING AND POWER. XYZ is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of .......... and has all requisite corporate
power and authority to own,
operate and lease its properties, to carry on its business as now being
conducted and to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations
hereunder.
4.3
AUTHORIZATION AND VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT. The execution, delivery
and performance by XYZ of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and
effectively
authorized by XYZ's Board of Directors and the
shareholders of XYZ, if
applicable. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by XYZ and,
assuming that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
YYY, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of XYZ,
enforceable in
accordance with its terms. No other corporate action on the part of the XYZ
is necessary for the execution, delivery and performance by XYZ of this
Agreement or any related agreement required for the
completion of the within
transactions.
4.4 NO
APPROVALS OR NOTICES REQUIRED; NO CONFLICTS. Except as disclosed
on Schedule 4.4 hereto, the execution, delivery and performance by XYZ of
this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby: (i) will not violate XYZ's
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or
other organizational documents; (ii) will not violate (with or without the
giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) any provision of law, rule, or
regulation applicable to XYZ or the Assets; (ii) will not require (with or
without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) any consent,
approval
or notice under, and will not materially conflict with, or result in the
material breach or termination of any provision of, or constitute a material
default under, or result in the acceleration of (or give anyone the right to
accelerate) the performance of, any obligation of XYZ with respect to the
Assets, or result in the creation of a lien upon the
Assets or upon any
properties, assets or business of XYZ.
4.5
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. There is no action or proceeding or, to the best
of XYZ's knowledge, any governmental
investigation pending against XYZ
relating to the Assets, including product liability claims. XYZ is not in
violation of any term of any judgment, decree, injunction or order outstanding
against it, which violations would have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect on the transactions contemplated hereby and, to
the best knowledge of
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XYZ, there are no actions or proceedings, or any
governmental investigations
against XYZ that would prevent the completion of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
4.6
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
4.6.1 Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.6.1 or to the
extent
that it could not reasonably be expected to
have
a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Products have
been
developed in compliance with all permits,
government
licenses, registrations, approvals,
concessions,
franchises, authorizations, orders,
injunctions
and decrees and applicable laws,
including
the FDC Act, (ii) all governmental
licenses,
permits, registrations, approvals,
concessions,
franchises and authorizations
principally
employed in, or necessary to the ongoing
development,
manufacture and sale of the Products in
the
United States are in full force and effect, (iii)
no
Governmental Entity has served notice, to the best
of
XYZ's knowledge, there are no grounds for
notice,
that the Assets were or are in violation of
any
law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or
order
in the
circumstances
currently existing which would lead to
any
loss or refusal to renew any governmental
licenses,
permits, registrations, approvals,
concessions,
franchises and authorizations.
4.6.2 Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.6.2 or to the
extent
failure to do so could not reasonably be
expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect, the XXX
Products have been
developed in compliance in all
material
respects with all applicable laws and
regulations
in connection with the preparation and
submission
to the FDA of the XXXs, and each of the
XXX Products has
been approved by, and to the best
of
XYZ's knowledge are currently in good standing
with
the FDA. To the best of XYZ's knowledge, or
to
the extent failure to do so could not reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all
required
notices, supplemental applications and
annual
or other reports, including adverse experience
reports,
with respect to each XXX Product have been
filed
with the FDA.
4.6.3 Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.6.3, neither
XYZ, nor to the best
of XYZ's knowledge, WWW,
has
received any notice from the FDA regarding the
commencement
or threatened commencement of any action
to
withdraw its approval or request the recall of any
Product,
or the commencement of threatened
commencement
of any action to enjoin production of
the
Products at any facility.
4.6.4 To the best of XYZ's knowledge, all manufacturing
operations
relating to the manufacturing of the
Products are being
conducted in compliance in all
material
respects with cGMP.
4.7
PRODUCT INFORMATION. XYZ has made available to YYY copies of (i)
all serious adverse event reports and periodic adverse event reports with
respect to the Products that have been filed with the FDA since September 26,
1996, including any material correspondence or
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other material documents relating thereto, (ii) a schedule of all payouts
made
by XYZ or, to the best of XYZ's knowledge, made
by WWW since September
26, 1996 to end-users in connection with claims
relating to the Products and
(iii) a schedule of all
actual or threatened claims made by end-users since
relating to the Products.
4.8 INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY. The Intellectual Property listed and
identified in Schedule 2.1.3 attached hereto is owned or licensed by XYZ and
no rights have been granted to others with respect thereto except as set
forth
in Schedule 4.8.
4.9
BROKERS' FEES. Neither XYZ nor any of its shareholders,
officers, directors or employees, on behalf of XYZ, has employed any broker
or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or
finders' fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
4.10 NO
OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES. Except for the
representations and warranties contained in this Article 4 (including
the
Schedules) neither XYZ nor and its officers,
directors, shareholders,
employees or agents makes any other express or implied representation or
warranty on behalf of XYZ.
5 YYY'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. YYY
represents, warrants and
agrees as follows:
5.1 DUE
ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING AND POWER. YYY is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
..........
and has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement
and perform its obligations hereunder.
5.2 AUTHORIZATION
AND VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT. The execution, delivery
and performance by YYY of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and effectively
authorized by
YYY's Board of Directors. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by
YYY, and, assuming that this Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and
delivered by XYZ, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of YYY,
enforceable in accordance with its terms. No other corporate action on the part
of the YYY is necessary for the execution, delivery and performance by YYY
of
this Agreement or any related agreement required for the completion of the
within transactions.
5.3 NO
APPROVALS OR NOTICES REQUIRED; NO CONFLICTS. Except as disclosed
on Schedule 5.3 hereto, the execution, delivery and performance by YYY of
this
Agreement and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby:
(i) will
not violate YYY's Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws or other
organizational documents; (ii) will not violate (with or without the
giving of
notice or the lapse of time or both) any provision of law applicable to YYY;
and
(iii) will not require (with
or without the giving of notice or the lapse of
time or both) any consent, approval or notice under, and will not materially
conflict with, or result in the material breach or termination of any provision
of, or constitute a material default under, or result in the acceleration
of (or
give anyone the right to accelerate) the performance of, any obligation of
YYY
under, or result in the creation of a lien upon any properties, assets or
business of YYY.
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5.4
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. There is no action or proceeding or, to the best
of YYY's knowledge, any governmental
investigation pending against YYY which
would affect YYY's ability to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
5.5
FINANCIAL REVIEW. YYY acknowledges that it and its representatives
have been permitted full and complete access to the books and records,
reports,
contracts, insurance policies (or summaries thereof) and conducted all due
diligence that YYY has deemed necessary relating to the Assets, and that it and
its representatives have had a opportunity to meet with the officers and
employees of XYZ to discuss the Assets and the Products. YYY acknowledges
that through its own experience and that of its representatives, YYY has
such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so that it is capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of the Assets.
5.6
BROKERS' FEES. Neither YYY nor any of its shareholders, officers,
directors or employees, on behalf of XYZ, has employed any broker or finder
or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders'
fees
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6 COVENANTS
6.1
COVENANTS OF XYZ. XYZ covenants with YYY as follows:
6.1.1 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS. XYZ
agrees that from the date
of
this Agreement until the Closing Date, without the
prior
written consent of YYY (which consent shall not
be
unreasonably withheld), XYZ (i) shall not
mortgage,
pledge or subject to any lien or
encumberence any Asset; (ii) shall use commercially
reasonable
efforts to maintain satisfactory
relationships
with and preserve the goodwill of
suppliers
and customers in connection with the
manufacture
and sale of the Products; (iii) shall not
transfer
or grant any rights or options in or to any
of
the Assets except for the transfer of inventory in
the
ordinary course of business; (iv) shall, with the
aid
and assistance of YYY, use commercially
reasonable
efforts to maintain the current regulatory
status
of the Products; (v) shall not transfer to any
third-party
any rights under any licenses,
sublicenses
or other agreements with respect to any
Intellectual
Property; (vi) shall conduct its
marketing
and promotional activities with respect to
the
Products consistent with its past practices;
(vii) shall not institute any new methods of
purchase,
sale or operation nor institute any changes
in
the product pricing or in promotional allowances
other
than in the ordinary course of business and
consistent
with XYZ's past practices; (viii) shall
not
make any material changes in selling, pricing or
advertising
practices inconsistent with past
practices;
and (ix) shall not launch any Product
packaging
changes or Product line extensions.
6.1.2 ACCESS, AID AND ASSISTANCE. From the date
hereof to
the
Closing Date, XYZ shall permit YYY, its
representatives
and agents to have reasonable access
during
normal business hours to XYZ's books,
manufacturing
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records
and personnel involved with the Products and
knowledgeable
with respect to the Assets and XYZ
shall
furnish to YYY such available information
concerning
the Assets and the Products and provide
such
assistance as YYY may reasonably request in
order
to aid YYY in the preparation of its facilities
for
scale-up and manufacturing of the Products by
YYY; provided,
however, that such access, aid and
assistance
does not unreasonably disrupt the normal
operations
of XYZ.
6.1.3 PAYMENT OF ACCRUED
ROYALTIES. As provided in Section
2.1.4 above, XYZ shall pay to YYY all accrued
royalties
within ten (10) days of receipt of same
from
WWW.
6.1.4 DISTRIBUTORSHIP. XYZ
shall use its commercially
reasonable
efforts to seek approval from WWW to
appoint
YYY as XYZ's distributor pursuant to the
terms
of the WWW Agreement.
6.1.5 NOTICE OF CLAIMS. XYZ
covenants that it shall
immediately
notify YYY of XYZ's receipt, knowledge
or
discovery of any claim, action, or proceeding of
any
nature whatsoever concerning (i) the past,
present
or future development, manufacture or sale of
the
Products; and/or (ii) any of the Assets.
6.2
COVENANTS OF YYY. YYY covenants with XYZ as follows:
6.2.1 HOLD HARMLESS. YYY agrees
and covenants that it will
hold XYZ harmless
with respect to the manufacture,
and
sale of the Products by YYY after the Closing
Date.
6.2.2 AID AND ASSISTANCE. From
the date hereof to the
Closing Date, YYY furnish to XYZ
such aid and
assistance
as XYZ may reasonably request in
connection
with XYZ's obligations under Section
6.1.1(iv) above.
6.2.3 BULK TRANSFER LAWS. YYY hereby waives
compliance by
XYZ with the
provisions of any so-called "bulk
transfer
law" of any jurisdiction in connection with
the
sale of the Assets to YYY.
6.3
JOINT COVENANTS.
6.3.1 REGULATORY APPROVALS.
Each of XYZ and YYY shall
use
commercially reasonable efforts to procure all
applicable
regulatory approvals necessary to
consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby,
including
the transfer from XYZ to YYY, within 90
days
of the Closing Date, of all Seller's rights,
title
and interest to the regulatory approvals
relating
to the Products.
6.3.2 TRANSFER FEES. Except as
otherwise provided herein,
any
fees, charges, transfer taxes, bulk sales taxes
or
other payments ("Transfer Fees")
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required
to be made to any Governmental Entity in
connection
with the transfer and sale of the Project
Assets and the
assignment and assumption of the
Assumed Liabilities
pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement shall be borne by
the parties on an equal,
50/50
basis. XYZ and YYY shall cooperate in timely
making
and filing all filings including, but not
limited
to, tax returns, reports and forms as may be
required
with respect to any Transfer Fees payable in
connection
with the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
6.3.3
FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall from time to
time
after Closing, without additional consideration,
execute
and deliver such further instruments and take
such
other action as may be reasonably requested by
the
other party to make effective the transactions
contemplated
by this Agreement. With respect to all
documents,
information and other materials included
in
the Project Assets, in addition to paper and other
tangible
copies, XYZ shall, upon YYY's request,
also
provide to YYY electronic copies of such
documents,
information and other materials, provided,
that,
XYZ has electronic copies thereof. The
foregoing
requirement shall only apply to such
documents,
information and other material exclusively
related
to the Project Assets, and XYZ shall have
no
obligation to reformat or otherwise alter or
modify
any such materials in order to provide them to
YYY.
7 INDEMNIFICATION.
7.1
XYZ'S INDEMNIFICATION. XYZ agrees from and after Closing,
subject to the conditions and limitations set forth herein, to defend,
indemnify
and hold harmless YYY from and against any and all loss, cost, damage or
expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, whatsoever resulting from or
arising out of (i) any breach or inaccuracy of any
covenant, obligation,
representation or warranty of XYZ contained herein or in the
Schedules
referred to herein or in any certificate delivered by XYZ under this
Agreement; (ii) except as set forth herein, any
liability or obligation relating
to the Products prior to the Closing; and (iii) any claims made by any
creditor
of XYZ asserted against YYY by reason of the transfer of the Assets
contemplated herein.
7.2
YYY'S INDEMNIFICATION. YYY agrees from and after Closing,
subject
to the conditions and limitations set forth herein, to defend, indemnify
and
hold harmless XYZ from and against any and all loss, cost, damage or
expense,
including reasonable attorney's fees, whatsoever resulting from or arising out
of (i) any breach of any covenant, obligation,
representation or warranty of YYY
contained herein or in any certificate delivered by YYY hereunder; (ii) any
Assumed Liability; and (ii) the use of the
Assets on or after the Closing.
7.3
CLAIMS. (a) If YYY or XYZ (the "Claimant") desires to make a
claim against the other (the "Indemnitor")
under Section 7.1 or 7.2, the
Claimant shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitor of the institution
of any action, suit, proceeding or demand at any time instituted against
or made
upon the Claimant, or of the incurrence of the loss, cost, damage or
expense, in
connection with which the Claimant could claim indemnification under Section 7.1
or 7.2 and shall advise the Indemnitor in
writing, to the extent known, of the
amount and
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circumstances surrounding the same. If within sixty (60) days from
the date the
Indemnitor is notified in writing in reasonable detail of the amount and
circumstances of a claim for indemnification, the Indemnitor has not contested a
claim made by the Claimant, the Indemnitor will pay
the full amount thereof in
cash within ten (10) days after the expiration of the sixty (60) day period.
(b)
If a claim is brought by a third party and the Indemnitor agrees in writing that
it is responsible to indemnify (fully and completely) the Claimant with
respect
to such claim then, (i) the Claimant shall give
the Indemnitor (at the sole
expense of the Indemnitor) full authority to defend,
adjust, compromise or
settle the action, suit, proceeding or demand as to which notice has been
given
(in the name of the Claimant
or otherwise as the Indemnitor shall elect) and
(ii) the Indemnitor
shall not be liable for any legal or other expense
thereafter incurred by the Claimant in connection with the defense,
adjustment,
compromise or settlement thereof. The Indemnitor shall
not be liable for any
settlement of any such action or claim effected without its consent. If the
Indemnitor contests the claim, the Indemnitor
shall undertake the defense,
compromise or settlement of the claim in good faith, and shall be bound by the
results of such defense, compromise or settlement.
8 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES,
COVENANTS AND
INDEMNIFICATIONS. All representations and warranties made by or on
behalf of YYY
or XYZ herein and the liabilities of the parties for the breach or
inaccuracy
of any such representation or warranty and for any indemnity under Section
7
hereof, shall not be discharged or dissolved upon, but shall survive the
Closing
Date, for a period of two (2) years and shall be
unaffected by any investigation
made by any party at any time. The covenants set forth herein, as well as
the
related obligations, shall survive indefinitely.
9 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF YYY.
The obligations of YYY
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject,
in
the discretion of YYY, to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date
of
each of the following conditions:
9.1
ACCURACY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. All representations and
warranties of XYZ contained herein shall be true in all material respects on
and as of the Closing Date, except for changes permitted or contemplated by
this
Agreement.
9.2
PERFORMANCE OF AGREEMENTS. XYZ shall have performed all material
obligations and agreements and complied with all material covenants and
conditions contained in this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it
prior to or at the Closing Date.
9.3
OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE. YYY shall have received a certificate of
XYZ dated the Closing Date, signed by the President of
XYZ, to the effect
that the conditions specified in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 above have been
fulfilled.
9.4 NO MATERIAL
CHANGE. There shall have been no change in the status
of the Assets from the date of this Agreement through Closing which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.5 NO
SUITS OR ACTIONS. At the Closing Date, no suit, action or other
proceeding shall have been instituted to restrain, enjoin or otherwise prevent
or question the legality of the consummation of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated thereby.
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10 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF
XYZ. The obligations
of XYZ to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
subject, in the discretion of XYZ, to the satisfaction at or prior to the
Closing Date of each of the following conditions:
10.1
ACCURACY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. All representations
and warranties of YYY contained herein shall be true in all material
respects on
and as of the Closing Date, except for changes permitted or contemplated by
this
Agreement.
10.2
PERFORMANCE OF AGREEMENTS. YYY shall have performed all material
obligations and agreements, and complied with all material covenants and
conditions, contained in this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it
prior to or at the Closing Date.
10.3
OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE. XYZ shall have received a certificate of
YYY, dated the Closing Date, signed by the President
or Vice President of YYY,
to the effect that the conditions specified in Sections 10.01 and 10.02
above,
have been fulfilled.
10.4 NO
SUITS OR ACTIONS. At the Closing Date, no suit, action or other
proceeding shall have been threatened or instituted to restrain, enjoin or
otherwise prevent or question the legality of the consummation of this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated thereby.
11 RISK OF LOSS. The XYZ shall bear the risk of
loss, damage or
destruction to any of the Project Assets, not caused by the YYY, which occurs
prior to the Closing Date. If there is such a loss prior to Closing, YYY
shall
have the right to terminate this Agreement.
12 WWW'S CONTINUING RIGHTS. YYY acknowledges
and agrees that,
pursuant to the terms of the WWW Agreement, WWW has a continuing right to
manufacture, sell and distribute, on a non-exclusive basis, the products cover
by the WWW Agreement, for a period of seven years from the date of the
first
commercial sale of each such product. A complete list of the products covered
under the WWW Agreement is set forth on Schedule 12.
13 CLOSING. The transfer of the Assets and
Assumed Liabilities shall
take place at the closing (the "Closing") which shall be at
offices of Reed Smith LLP, .......... Forrestal Village,
136 Main Street,
.........., .......... 08540, within two (2) business days of the Termination
Date, or such other time and location as may be
mutually agreed upon between the
parties, but in no case later than
13.1 INSTRUMENTS OF CONVEYANCE. At the time
of Closing, XYZ shall
deliver to YYY a Bill of Sale, and any and all other instruments of sale,
conveyance or assignment that may be required for the proper transferring of the
Products and all of the Assets as enumerated in the
Schedules attached pursuant
to Section 2.1, above, free from all encumbrances, except as otherwise
provided
to the contrary herein, which instruments shall contain the usual
warranties.
13.2
XYZ'S OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING. At the Closing, and concurrently
with performance by YYY of its obligations under Section 12.3, XYZ shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to YYY the following:
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13.2.1 Instruments of conveyance
and transfer described in
Section 12.1
13.2.2 The officer's certificate
described in Section 9.3.
13.2.3 Copies of XYZ's resolutions relating to this
transaction,
certified by an officer of XYZ.
13.2.4 Such other certificates,
documents and agreements
which
may be called for under this Agreement.
13.3 YYY'S
OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING. At the Closing, and concurrently
with performance by XYZ of its obligations under Section 12.2, YYY shall
deliver or cause to be delivered the following:
13.3.1 The officer's certificate
described in Section 10.3.
13.3.2
Copies of YYY's resolutions relating to this
transaction,
certified by an officer of YYY.
13.3.3 The General Release
described in Section 3.1.2.
13.3.4 Such other certificates,
documents and agreements
which
may be called for under this Agreement.
14 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; WARRANTIES.
14.1
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Notwithstanding any provision herein,
neither XYZ nor YYY shall in any event be liable to the other party officers,
directors, employees, stockholders, agents or representatives on account of any
indemnity obligation set forth in Sections 7.1(i) or
7.2(i) for any indirect,
consequential or punitive damages (including, but not limited to,
lost profits,
loss of use, damage to goodwill or loss of business). XYZ and YYY shall
cooperate with each other in resolving any claim or liability with respect to
which one party is obligated to indemnify the other under this Agreement,
including without limitation, by making commercially reasonable efforts to
mitigate or resolve any such claim or liability.
14.2 NO
WARRANTIES. YYY also acknowledges that, except as expressly set
forth in the representations and warranties set forth in Article 4 of this
Agreement (including the Schedules), or in the
officer's certificate provided
pursuant to Section 9.3, there are no representations or warranties by XYZ of
any kind, express or implied, with respect to the Assets, and that
Purchaser is
purchasing the Assets "AS IS", "WHERE IS" and "WITH ALL
FAULTS". Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, THERE ARE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
15 MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT. The parties
hereby acknowledge that the
terms of this Agreement cannot be modified orally, but can be modified only
by
an instrument in writing signed by all parties.
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BINDING ON ALL PARTIES. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
parties hereto and upon respective successors, heirs, administrators, and
assigns of each and all of such parties.
17 WAIVER. Any of the terms or conditions of
this Agreement may be
waived at any time and from time to time by the party entitled to the benefit
of
such terms or conditions; however, no party shall be deemed to have waived
any
rights hereunder or under any other agreement unless such waiver shall be in
writing and signed by the party, or the party's representative. No delay or
omission on the part of any party in exercising any right shall operate as a
waiver of such right or any other right. A waiver by any party of a breach of
a
provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of or prejudice the
party's right otherwise to demand strict subsequent compliance with that
provision or any other provision.
18 NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands and
other communications
given by YYY or XYZ shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given upon receipt if delivered personally, or when sent if mailed by
registered
or certified mail (return receipt requested) or by reputable overnight
express
courier (charges prepaid) or transmitted by facsimile (with confirmation of
transmittal) to the parties at the following addresses:
If to XYZ to:
XYZ, Inc.
…………………..
.........., ..........
Attention: ………………….., President and CEO
Facsimile:
With copies to:
…………………………… LLP
..........
.........., ..........
Attention:
……………………………….
Facsimile: ……………….
If to YYY to:
YYY, Inc.
………………………..
……………….
Attention:………………..,
Executive Vice President, CFO
Facsimile:
With copies to:
YYY Inc.
…………………………..
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..................,
.................. 28405
Attention: Office of
General Counsel
Facsimile:
19 ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall not be
assigned by either party
hereto, except by written consent of the other party, which consent shall not
be
unreasonably withheld, or as otherwise provided herein.
20 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and the
performance thereof shall be
governed, interpreted, construed and regulated by the laws of the State of
...........
21 ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. If any term,
covenant, condition or
provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall, at any time, or to any extent, be invalid or
unenforceable,
the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such term or
provision to
persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or
unenforceable, shall not be effected thereby, and each term,
covenant, condition
and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
22 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The parties hereto
agree that if any of the
provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached, irreparable damage would occur, no
adequate remedy at law would exist and damages would be difficult to determine,
and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms
hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.
23 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Each party hereto
hereby waives to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by
jury in respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of,
under
or in connection with this Agreement. Each party hereto (i) certifies that no
representative, agent or attorney of any other party has
represented, expressly
or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation,
seek
to enforce that foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the
other
parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other
things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Article 23.
24 COMPLETE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, together
with the LOI, set
forth all of the promises, agreements, conditions and understandings between
the
parties hereto relative to the subject matter hereof, and there are no
promises,
agreements, conditions or understanding, either written or oral, express or
implied, between them other than as set forth herein or therein.
25 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
25.1
All the terms, covenants, and conditions herein contained shall be
for and shall inure to the benefit of and shall bind the respective parties
thereto, and their legal representatives, successors and assigns, respectively.
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25.2
This section or any other headings contained in this Agreement are
for purposes of reference only and shall not affect the meaning and
interpretation of this Agreement.
25.3 In
all references herein to any parties, persons, entities or
corporations, the use of any particular gender or the plural or
singular number
is intended to include the appropriate gender or number as the text of the
within instrument may require.
25.4
Except as set forth in the LOI, and regardless of whether or not
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, each party
shall bear its own fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated by hereunder.
25.5
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be an original, but such counterparts together shall
constitute
one in the same instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands
and seals or caused these presents to be signed by the parties hereto.
XYZ, INC. YYY, INC.
By: By:
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Name: Name:
Title: Title:
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