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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Asset Purchase Agreement

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Title: ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 3/2/2009
Industry: Biotechnology and Drugs     Law Firm: Wilson Sonsini     Sector: Healthcare

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, Parties: king pharmaceuticals inc , actavis elizabeth  llc , alpharma inc , king  albert acquisition corp , wilson sonsini goodrich & rosati  pc
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Exhibit 10.89

 

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

by and between

KING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

and

ACTAVIS ELIZABETH, L.L.C.

dated as of December 17, 2008

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Article I. Definitions

 

1

 

Section 1.01

Defined Terms

 

1

 

Section 1.02

Construction of Certain Terms and Phrases. 

 

12

 

Article II. Purchase and Sale of Assets

 

12

 

Section 2.01

Purchase and Sale of Assets 

 

12

 

Article III. Assumption of Liabilities

 

13

 

Section 3.01

Assumption of Assumed Liabilities 

 

13

 

Section 3.02

Excluded Liabilities 

 

13

 

Article IV. Purchase Price and Payment

 

13

 

Section 4.01

Purchase Price 

 

13

 

Section 4.02

Inventory Payment 

 

14

 

Section 4.03

Allocation of Purchase Price 

 

14

 

Section 4.04

Payment of Sales, Use and Other Taxes 

 

15

 

Section 4.05

Statements and Audit Rights 

 

15

 

Article V. Closing

 

16

 

Section 5.01

Time and Place 

 

16

 

Section 5.02

Deliveries at Closing 

 

16

 

Article VI. Representations and Warranties of Seller

 

16

 

Section 6.01

Organization, Etc. 

 

17

 

Section 6.02

Authority of Seller 

 

17

 

Section 6.03

Consents and Approvals 

 

17

 

Section 6.04

Non-Contravention 

 

18

 

Section 6.05

Solvency 

 

18

 

Section 6.06

Title 

 

18

 

Section 6.07

Litigation 

 

18

 

Section 6.08

Purchased Assets 

 

19

 

Section 6.09

Regulatory 

 

19

 

Section 6.10

Brokers 

 

20

 

Section 6.11

No Other Representations and Warranties 

 

20

 

Article VII. Representations and Warranties of Buyer

 

20

 

Section 7.01

Corporate Organization 

 

20

 

Section 7.02

Authority of Buyer 

 

20

 

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Section 7.03

Consents and Approvals 

 

21

 

Section 7.04

Non-Contravention

 

21

 

Section 7.05

Solvency 

 

21

 

Section 7.06

Brokers

 

21

 

Section 7.07

No Other Representations and Warranties 

 

22

 

Article VIII. Covenants of the Parties

 

22

 

Section 8.01

Reasonable Best Efforts 

 

22

 

Section 8.02

Cooperation and Transition 

 

22

 

Section 8.03

Public Announcements 

 

22

 

Section 8.04

Bulk Sales 

 

23

 

Section 8.05

Corporate Names 

 

23

 

Section 8.06

Regulatory Matters 

 

23

 

Section 8.07

Product Returns 

 

24

 

Section 8.08

Further Assurances 

 

24

 

Section 8.09

Government Price Reporting Obligations 

 

25

 

Section 8.10

Kadian Patent License 

 

25

 

Section 8.11

DEA Notification 

 

28

 

Section 8.12

Representations True 

 

28

 

Section 8.13

Confidentiality; Non-Public Purchased Assets 

 

28

 

Section 8.14

Filings 

 

29

 

Section 8.15

Recalls. 

 

29

 

Section 8.16

Rebates and Coupons 

 

30

 

Section 8.17

Chargeback and Rebate Period 

 

30

 

Section 8.18

Chargebacks 

 

31

 

Section 8.19

GPO Administration Fees and IFF Payments 

 

31

 

Section 8.20

Manufacturing Agreements 

 

32

 

Section 8.21

Sale of Product 

 

32

 

Section 8.22

Delivery of Inventory 

 

32

 

Section 8.23

Assumed Contracts 

 

32

 

Section 8.24

Regulatory Actions 

 

32

 

Article IX. Conditions to the Obligations of Seller

 

33

 

Section 9.01

Alpharma Acquisition 

 

33

 

Section 9.02

No Legal Prohibition 

 

33

 

Article X. Conditions to the Obligations of Buyer

 

33

 

Section 10.01

No Legal Prohibition 

 

33

 

Section 10.02

Alpharma Acquisition 

 

33

 

Article XI. Additional Post-Closing Covenants

 

33

 

Section 11.01

Access to Information 

 

33

 

Article XII. Indemnification

 

34

 

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Section 12.01

Survival of Representations and Warranties 

 

34

 

Section 12.02

Indemnification 

 

34

 

Section 12.03

Limitations 

 

37

 

Section 12.04

Remedies Exclusive 

 

37

 

Article XIII. Termination and Abandonment

 

37

 

Section 13.01

Methods of Termination 

 

37

 

Section 13.02

Procedure upon and Effect of Termination 

 

38

 

Article XIV. Miscellaneous

 

38

 

Section 14.01

Notices 

 

38

 

Section 14.02

Entire Agreement 

 

39

 

Section 14.03

Waiver 

 

40

 

Section 14.04

Amendment 

 

40

 

Section 14.05

Third Party Beneficiaries 

 

40

 

Section 14.06

Assignment; Binding Effect 

 

40

 

Section 14.07

Headings 

 

40

 

Section 14.08

Severability 

 

40

 

Section 14.09

Governing Law 

 

41

 

Section 14.10

Consent to Jurisdiction and Forum Selection 

 

41

 

Section 14.11

Expenses 

 

41

 

Section 14.12

Counterparts 

 

42

 

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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     This Asset Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of December 17, 2008 (the “ Execution Date ”), by and between Actavis Elizabeth, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“ Buyer ”), and King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (“ King ”).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, King is party to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 23, 2008, by and among King, Albert Acquisition Corp. and Alpharma Inc. (the “ Merger Agreement ”) pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, King has agreed to acquire Alpharma Inc. (“ Alpharma ”);

     WHEREAS, Alpharma is engaged in the business of selling in the Territory the Product that contains morphine sulfate as its sole active ingredient that is approved for distribution as of the Closing Date in the Territory under the Regulatory Approval (the “ Business ”);

     WHEREAS, effective upon the acquisition by King of Alpharma pursuant to the Merger Agreement, King desires to sell to Buyer the Product and certain related assets, and Buyer desires to purchase the Product and such assets from Seller and to assume certain related obligations; and

     WHEREAS, this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are not in consideration of, or intended to induce or encourage, the settlement or other resolution of the litigation captioned King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., King Pharmaceuticals Research and Development, Inc., Elan Corporation plc and Elan Pharma International Ltd. v. Actavis, Inc. and Actavis Elizabeth LLC, Civil Action No. 07-CV-5041 (JMA, SDW) (DNJ).

AGREEMENT

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

Article I.
Definitions

Section 1.01 Defined Terms

     As used in this Agreement, the following defined terms have the meanings described below:

     (a) “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the


 

possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities or general partnership or managing member interests, by contract or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to control any other Person in which it owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the ownership interests.

     (b) “ AG Distributor ” shall mean a third party pharmaceutical company that is taking on the role of distributing Authorized Generic Versions to trade customers (e.g. wholesalers, retail chains, managed care organizations, government agencies, pharmacy benefit managers, etc.), which third party pharmaceutical company shall exclude ordinary trade customers such as wholesalers.

     (c) “ Aggregate Inventory Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(b).

     (d) “ Aggregate Wholesaler Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.17(a).

     (e) “ Aggregate Wholesale/Retail Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.17(b).

     (f) “ Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

     (g) “ Alpharma ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

     (h) “ Alpharma Subsidiary ” means each subsidiary of Alpharma owning or controlling assets or having liabilities relating to the Business.

     (i) “ API ” means active pharmaceutical ingredient.

     (j) “ Assets and Properties ” of any Person means all assets and properties of any kind, nature, character and description (whether real, personal or mixed, whether tangible or intangible, whether absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise and wherever situated), including the goodwill related thereto, operated, owned or leased by such Person, including cash, cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, chattel paper, documents, instruments, general intangibles, real estate, equipment, inventory, goods and intellectual property.

     (k) “ Assumed Contract ” means (i) each Contract relating to the Product, as in effect on the Closing Date that is set forth in Section 1.01(k) of the Seller’s Disclosure Schedule, and (ii) each Contract (or any portion thereof) that is assumed by the Buyer after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 8.23, excluding any Excluded Rights under any such Contract (or portion thereof).

     (l) “ Assumed Liabilities ” means (i) all Liabilities and obligations that Buyer has expressly assumed or agreed to assume or perform under this Agreement, (ii) all Liabilities and obligations under or pursuant to the Assumed Contracts arising after the Closing, other than the Liabilities and obligations listed in items (ii)-(iv) of the Excluded Liabilities, (iii)

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any obligations of Seller under an Assumed Contract to deliver Product following the Closing under purchase orders of Persons entered into prior to the Closing in the ordinary course of business for delivery of Product within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date and for which Buyer shall receive payment, (iv) all Liabilities and obligations to pay Rebates attributable to Product bearing any of Buyer’s NDC numbers, (v) all Liabilities and obligations to pay GPO Administration Fees and IFF payments attributable to Product bearing any of Buyer’s NDC numbers, (vi) all Liabilities and obligations to pay Chargebacks that are submitted to Buyer, Seller, or their respective Affiliates, with respect to Product bearing any of Buyer’s NDC numbers, (vii) all Liabilities and obligations relating to recalls or product liability claims or threatened claims or injuries caused by Product sold by Buyer after the Closing, except to the extent that such Product was included in Inventory and was defective when delivered by Seller to Buyer hereunder, (viii) Seller’s obligations under the Federal Supply Schedule to supply the Product at the prices set forth in the Federal Supply Schedule after the Closing for the period required by applicable Law, (ix) Seller’s obligations under Section 340B of the Public Health Services Act to sell Product at the prices required by applicable Law with respect to Product sold after the Closing Date, and (x) all other Liabilities and obligations that (A) arise out of or are related to the Purchased Assets (including the Regulatory Approval), the Product or the ownership, operation or conduct of the Business by or on behalf of Buyer, its Affiliates or (sub)licensees, or their respective successors or assigns, (B) arise after the Closing, and (C) are not otherwise expressly excluded under this definition.

     (m) “ Authorized Generic Version ” means any Product that is distributed under no trademark or under a trademark other than Kadian ® .

     (n) “ Books and Records ” means all files, documents, instruments, papers, books and records (scientific, developmental, distribution, marketing, financial or other) owned by Seller and relating to the Product or the Business in the Territory, including any pricing lists, customer lists, vendor lists, financial data (including sales histories, sales force call activities and market studies), Regulatory Documentation, clinical data, safety data, research and testing data and pharmacology and toxicology data, validation documents and data, quality control histories, litigation, adverse claims or demands, investigation information or files, trademark registration certificates, trademark renewal certificates, and other documentation relating to the Purchased Assets, the Product or the Regulatory Approval, but excluding any such items (i) to the extent that any applicable Law prohibits their transfer, (ii) that were specifically prepared by Seller for the negotiation of this Agreement, and (iii) to the extent such items are included in the definition of “Marketing Materials”. The Parties acknowledge and agree that to the extent that any such Books and Records contain information that relates to any product other than the Product or to any business or operations of Seller other than the Business, such Books and Records may be copies and in any event shall be redacted to delete such information.

     (o) “ Business ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

     (p) “ Business Day ” means a calendar day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other calendar day on which banks located in New York are authorized or obligated to close.

     (q) “ Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

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     (r) “ Calendar Quarter ” means each successive period of three consecutive calendar months commencing on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1.

     (s) “ Chargeback ” means a credit, chargeback, reimbursement, purchase discount or other payment to any pharmaceutical wholesaler or distributor in connection with the sale of a Product in the United States by such wholesaler or distributor to a customer at a discount price pursuant to a Contract between such customer and Seller or Buyer or pursuant to the Federal Supply Schedule or Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 201 et. seq. .

     (t) “ Chargeback Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.17(a).

     (u) “ Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.

     (v) “ Closing Date ” means the date that the Closing actually occurs as provided in Section 5.01.

     (w) “ Consultant ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.17(a).

     (x) “ Contract ” means any and all legally binding commitments, contracts, purchase orders, leases, licenses, security agreements or other agreements, whether written or oral, including any amendments, supplements or modifications thereto.

     (y) “ Corporate Names ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(a).

     (z) “ Costs of Goods Sold ” means, with respect to any period, Buyer’s actual direct costs to manufacture, or purchase from a third party, the Product sold in the Territory during such period, excluding the Purchase Price.

     (aa) “ Coupons ” means any coupons, vouchers, co-pay cards or similar promotional incentives distributed by Alpharma or any subsidiary of Alpharma prior to the Closing Date pursuant to which Alpharma or such subsidiary of Alpharma is obligated to reimburse or pay a portion of the purchase price of the Product directly or indirectly to an eligible patient.

     (bb) “ Daily Sales Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.17(a).

     (cc) “ Daily Utilization Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.17(b).

     (dd) “ Damages ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(a).

     (ee) “ DEA ” means the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, and any successor agency thereto.

     (ff) “ Detail ” means a face-to-face contact in which a Buyer sales representative makes a presentation, including selling message and features and benefits of the Product, to a medical professional with prescribing authority.

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     (gg) “ Direct Cost ” means the cost of direct labor and direct materials used to provide the relevant assistance or service.

     (hh) “ Embeda NDA ” means New Drug Application 22-321 filed pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and applicable FDA rules and regulations for marketing authorization of the pharmaceutical product containing morphine sulfate as an active ingredient, known as Embeda, within the United States (including all additions, amendments, supplements, extensions and modifications thereto and the official regulatory files relating thereto).

     (ii) “ Encumbrance ” means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, claim, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction of any nature (including any restriction on any other asset and any restriction on the possession or exercise of any attribute or ownership of any asset).

     (jj) “ Excluded Assets ” means all Assets and Properties of Seller, including the Licensed Intellectual Property, except the Purchased Assets.

     (kk) “ Excluded Liabilities ” means all Liabilities of Seller except the Assumed Liabilities, including (i) all Liabilities and obligations under any Contract other than the Assumed Contracts, (ii) all Liabilities and obligations of Seller to pay Rebates and Coupons pursuant to Section 8.16, (iii) all Liabilities and obligations of Seller to pay GPO Administration Fees and IFF payments pursuant to Section 8.19, (iv) all Liabilities and obligations of Seller to pay Chargebacks pursuant to Section 8.18, (v) all Liabilities of Seller for Taxes with respect to any taxable period, and all Liabilities for Taxes relating or attributable to the Product, the Business, the Purchased Assets or the sale, operating or use of any of the foregoing with respect to any taxable period or portion thereof ending on or prior to the Closing Date, with any property, ad valorem or similar Taxes allocated to any period that includes but does not end on the Closing Date on a per diem basis and (vi) any and all Liabilities of Seller accruing or arising prior to the Closing, including Liabilities with respect to any claim or action asserted after the Closing to the extent the conduct giving rise to such claim or action occurred prior to the Closing.

     (ll) “ Excluded Rights ” means, with respect to any Assumed Contract, any rights of any Seller Indemnified Party to seek and obtain defense and indemnification thereunder from any indemnifying party pursuant to the terms and conditions of the applicable Assumed Contract based on any Damages incurred by any Seller Indemnified Party, whether prior to, on or after the Closing Date, to the extent that such Damages (i) are attributable to occurrences and circumstances arising prior to the Closing, and (ii) are otherwise subject, prior to the Closing, to an obligation of defense or indemnity by any indemnifying party.

     (mm) “ Execution Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

     (nn) “ FDA ” means the United States Food and Drug Administration and any successor agency thereto.

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     (oo) “ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, as applied in the United States.

     (pp) “ Generic Product ” means a drug product containing morphine sulfate as its sole active ingredient that refers to the Licensed Product as the reference-listed drug in an Abbreviated New Drug Application or pursuant to an application under 21 U.S.C. § 355(b)(2).

     (qq) “ Governmental or Regulatory Authority ” means any court, tribunal, arbitrator, authority, agency, commission, official or other instrumentality of the United States or other country, or any supra-national organization, state, county, city or other political subdivision.

     (rr) “ GPO Administration Fee ” means any administration, service or similar fee paid to a group purchasing organization, buying group or similar organization pursuant to a Contract between Seller or Buyer and such group purchasing organization, buying group or similar organization relating to the sale of Product to members of or participants in such group purchasing organization, buying group or similar organization.

     (ss) “ Gross Profit ” means, with respect to any period, (i) Net Sales for such period, less (ii) Cost of Goods Sold for such period, less (iii) an amount equal to five percent (5%) of Net Sales for such period (as an allowance for handling and distribution costs).

     (tt) “ IFF ” means the industrial funding fee payable to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with the sale of the Product to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs under the Federal Supply Schedule, as in effect from time to time.

     (uu) “ Indemnification Claim Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(c).

     (vv) “ Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(c).

     (ww) “ Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(c).

     (xx) “ Inventory ” means all inventory in whole lots of Product owned as of the Closing by Seller in finished, packaged form, whether held at a location or facility of Seller (or of any other Person on behalf of Seller) in the Territory, or in transit within the Territory to or from Seller (or any such other Person).

     (yy) “ Kadian ” means pharmaceutical product (i) approved for distribution under the Regulatory Approval in the Territory in any dosage or form, whether or not distributed under the Trademark Kadian ® or (ii) otherwise marketed or sold by Seller in the Territory under the Trademark Kadian ® as of the Closing Date.

     (zz) “ Kadian Patents ” means United States patent number 5,202,128, United States patent number 5,378,474, and United States patent number 5,330,766, and any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reexaminations, reissues and extensions thereof.

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     (aaa) “ Knowledge of King ” means the actual knowledge of those employees who hold the position of vice president or are more senior at King that were engaged in the diligence of acquisition of Alpharma by King, including but not limited to, the following people, without any duty to conduct an investigation: Eric Carter, Ken Touw, Brad Knoll, Chris McClendon, James Elrod and Mary Flipse.

     (bbb) “ Law ” means any federal, state or local law, statute or ordinance, or any rule, regulation, or published guidelines or pronouncements promulgated by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority.

     (ccc) “ Liability ” means any debt, liability, losses, damages, cost, expenses and obligations of every kind (whether fixed or contingent, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due), including any liability for Taxes.

     (ddd) “ License Term ” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the date of expiration of the last to expire of the Licensed Patents and (ii) the date on which a court enters a final decision from which no appeal has been or can be taken holding that all claims of the Licensed Patents that would otherwise be infringed by the making, having made, using, selling, offering for sale or importation of any Licensed Product or Generic Product are unenforceable or invalid.

     (eee) “ Licensed Intellectual Property ” means all Product Patents (including the Kadian Patents), unpatented inventions, know-how, trade secrets, technical data (including the Seller Data), trade dress, and package designs owned or controlled by Sellers and their Affiliates that are not exclusively related to the Product and that would be infringed or violated by the making, having made, using, selling, offering for sale or importation of the Licensed Product in the Territory.

     (fff) “ Licensed Patents ” means United States patent number 5,202,128 and United States patent number 5,378,474, and any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reexaminations, reissues and extensions thereof.

     (ggg) “ Licensed Product ” means the Product in the dosage strengths and formulations approved for distribution in the Territory pursuant to the Regulatory Approval as of the Closing Date and manufactured in accordance with the manufacturing process used as of the Closing Date, including, after the Closing Date, any Minor Changes.

     (hhh) “ Marketing Materials ” means all market research, marketing plans and strategies, media plans, advertising, form letters, sales force training materials, advertising, promotional and marketing data and materials (including competitor information, product data, market intelligence reports and marketing and sales statistical programs), advertising and promotional materials and literature, mailing lists, sales data and detailing reports, reimbursement data, customer information (including customer sales information, sales forecasting models, medical educational materials, website content and advertising and display materials and speakers lists), packaging artwork and television masters, in each case (i) owned by Seller and used exclusively in connection with the marketing, advertising and promotion of

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the Product in the Territory that Seller, in its sole discretion, determines to transfer to Buyer and (ii) to the extent that Seller is able to share such materials with Buyer without violation of any third party agreement; provided that “Marketing Materials” shall exclude the labeling of the Product, which shall be deemed part of the Regulatory Approval.

     (iii) “ Material Adverse Effect ” means an effect, condition or change that individually or in the aggregate is materially adverse to the Purchased Assets taken as a whole or the business, results of operations, or financial condition of the Business taken as a whole, other than changes in general economic or market conditions or changes or developments generally affecting the pharmaceutical industry.

     (jjj) “ Merger Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

     (kkk) “ Minor Changes ” means changes to the Licensed Product that would not cause the manufacture, use or sale of the Licensed Product to fall within the Licensed Intellectual Property owned or controlled by Seller or its Affiliates after the Closing Date, other than the Kadian Patents.

     (lll) “ NDC ” means the unique identifying number assigned to a drug product, including the labeler code, product code and package code, in connection with the drug listing requirements of Section 510(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and applicable FDA rules and regulations.

     (mmm) “ Net Sales ” means, with respect to any period, the gross sales recorded by Buyer and its Affiliates or sublicensees, on its books and records, in accordance with GAAP, for sales of the Product to third parties in the Territory during such period, less (if not already deducted or reflected in the amount recorded and to the extent actually allowed by Buyer) (i) trade and quantity discounts, Rebates, Chargebacks paid by Buyer, GPO Administrative Fees paid by Buyer, and IFF paid by Buyer and other ordinary course administrative or promotional fees, (ii) repayments, credits and allowances to customers on account of ordinary course promotional allowances, rejection, withdrawal, recall, or return of the Product or on account of retroactive price reductions affecting the Product, and (iii) customary cash discounts (“ fast pay ”), which, in each case ((i), (ii), and (iii)), for the avoidance of doubt, shall be paid in accordance with GAAP and shall not include write-offs, bad debts or freight, insurance and handling costs, Taxes and expenses for all activities related to the distribution of the Product incurred by Buyer. Net Sales with respect to sales of the Product that are not made on an arm’s length basis or that are made for consideration other than cash shall be calculated based on the average per-unit Net Sales of the Product during the applicable period without regard to such non-arm’s length or non-cash sales. If the Product is sold with other products on a portfolio basis, any commercially reasonable discounts or other adjustments with respect to the Product shall be allocated pro rata across all products in such portfolio based on the non-discounted, non-adjusted price for each such product. In the event that one or more Authorized Generic Versions are sold by an AG Distributor, (A) sales from Buyer or its Affiliates to an AG Distributor shall not be included in Net Sales and (B) such AG Distributor’s sales to third parties shall be included in Net Sales.

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     (nnn) “ Order ” means any writ, judgment, decree, injunction, charge, ruling or similar order of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority (in each such case whether preliminary or final).

     (ooo) “ Party ” means either Buyer or Seller. “Parties” means Buyer and Seller, collectively.

     (ppp) “ Patent ” means (i) all patents, patent applications and statutory invention registrations, (ii) any substitutions, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, renewals, registrations, confirmations, re-examinations, extensions, supplementary protection certificates and the like, and any provisional applications, of any such patents, patent application or statutory invention registrations, (iii) all inventions disclosed in the foregoing, (iv) all rights therein provided by international treaties and conventions, and (v) all rights to obtain and file for patents and registrations thereto anywhere in the Territory.

     (qqq) “ Permitted Encumbrance ” means (i) any Encumbrance for Taxes not yet due or delinquent or for those Taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established and (ii) any Encumbrance that does not materially detract from the value of, or interfere with the present use of, the properties or assets it affects.

     (rrr) “ Person ” means any natural person, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, proprietorship, other business organization, trust, union, association or Governmental or Regulatory Authority.

     (sss) “ Product ” means Kadian.

     (ttt) “ Product Copyrights ” means any and all copyrights owned by Seller relating exclusively to the Product, including copyrights in Marketing Materials for the Product.

     (uuu) “ Product Domain Names ” means (i) the domain names set forth in Section 1.01(uuu) of the Seller’s Disclosure Schedule and (ii) any other domain name owned by Seller as of the Closing Date the includes the word “Kadian”.

     (vvv) “ Product IND ” means Investigational New Drug Application 35,553 filed in accordance with Section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and applicable FDA rules and regulations (including all additions, amendments, supplements, extensions and modifications thereto and the official regulatory files relating thereto).

     (www) “ Product Intellectual Property ” means the Product Copyrights, Product Know-How, Product Marks and Product Trade Dress, in each case relating to the Territory, and the Product Domain Names.

     (xxx) “ Product Know-How ” means any research and development information, validation methods and procedures, unpatented inventions, know-how, trade secrets or technical data (including clinical data and safety data) or information that exclusively relate to the Product or the Business and are owned by Seller, other than such know-how that is or becomes the subject of a Patent.

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     (yyy) “ Product Mark(s) ” means (i) the Trademark “Kadian ® ” and (ii) such other Trademark(s) owned by Seller and exclusively used in connection with the Product.

     (zzz) “ Product Patent ” means all Patents in the Territory owned or controlled by Seller that claim the Product or the manufacture, use or sale of the Product.

     (aaaa) “ Product Trade Dress ” means the trade dress, package designs, product inserts, labels and associated artwork owned by Seller that is used exclusively in connection with the Product, the packaging thereof or the Business, excluding all Seller Brands used thereon other than the Product Marks.

     (bbbb) “ Public Filings ” means all of Alpharma’s periodic reports and registration statements filed or furnished on EDGAR with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Securities Act of 1933.

     (cccc) “ Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).

     (dddd) “ Purchased Assets ” means: (i) the Assumed Contracts; (ii) the Marketing Materials; (iii) the Books and Records; (iv) the Regulatory Approval; (v) the Inventory, (vi) the Product Intellectual Property and (vii) the Product IND. The Purchased Assets do not include any fixed assets, entities, the Seller Data or the Licensed Intellectual Property.

     (eeee) “ Reasonable Best Efforts ” means such prompt, substantial and persistent efforts as a prudent Person desirous of achieving a result would use in similar circumstances; provided, that the Parties shall be required to expend only such resources to achieve such results as are commercially reasonable in similar circumstances.

     (ffff) “ Rebate ” means any rebate payable pursuant to (i) state Medicaid or other state and governmental pharmaceutical assistance programs or (ii) Contracts between Seller or Buyer and managed care organizations (including pharmacy benefit management companies, health plans and insurance companies), in each case relating to utilization of the Product in the United States during any particular period.

     (gggg) “ Rebate Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.17(b).

     (hhhh) “ Regulatory Approval ” means the New Drug Application 20-616 filed pursuant to Section 505(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and applicable FDA rules and regulations for marketing authorization of the Product within the United States (including all additions, amendments, supplements, extensions and modifications thereto and the official regulatory files relating thereto).

     (iiii) “ Regulatory Documentation ” means (i) registrations or applications for, or other filings or submissions with respect to, the Regulatory Approval or the Product, including regulatory compliance reports and other reports, and other written materials filed as part of or referenced in, the Regulatory Approval, and the risk management plan with respect to the Product, (ii) any other filings or submissions with respect to the Product with any Governmental or Regulatory Authority in the Territory other than the FDA and (iii) written communications,

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and written summaries and minutes of other communications, with the FDA or other Governmental or Regulatory Authorities to the extent relating to any of the foregoing.

     (jjjj) “ Seller ” means King and, from and after the Closing, shall also include Alpharma and any subsidiary of Alpharma owning or controlling assets or having liabilities relating to the Business, jointly and severally, or if the context so requires individually.

     (kkkk) “ Seller Brands ” means all Trademarks owned by, licensed to, controlled by or used by Seller, whether or not registered, including the name “King”, but excluding the Product Marks and excluding any trade dress rights in the shape, configuration, coloring or appearance of the Product or its packaging as sold by Seller before the Closing Date.

     (llll) “ Seller Data ” means the clinical data, safety data and other information that is included or referenced in the Regulatory Approval as of the Closing Date, but excluding the Product Know-How.

     (mmmm) “ Seller’s Disclosure Schedule ” has the meaning set forth in Article VI.

     (nnnn) “ Seller Indemnified Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(b).

     (oooo) “ Solvent ” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that at fair valuations, the sum of such Person’s assets is greater than all of such Person’s debts.

     (pppp) “ Tax ” means any and all taxes, customs, duties, fees or other like assessments, charges or Liabilities imposed by any governmental, regulatory or administrative entity or agency responsible for the imposition of any amount, including (i) any net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, withholding, employment, payroll, recapture, environmental or windfall profit tax; (ii) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) above as a result of being a member of any affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or other group for any Taxable period; and (iii) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) above as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person, and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor or transferor or otherwise by operation of law.

     (qqqq) “ Tax Return ” means any return, form, estimate, information statement or report relating to Taxes, including any attachment, appendix, addendum or amendment.

     (rrrr) “ Territory ” means the United States.

     (ssss) “ Third Party Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(d).

     (tttt) “ Toll Manufacturing Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.20(a).

     (uuuu) “ Trademark ” means trademarks, service marks, certification marks, trade dress, Internet domain names, trade names, product names, company names and any other source

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identifying symbols, designs, slogans, logos or insignia, whether registered or unregistered, and all common law rights, applications and registrations therefor, and all goodwill associated therewith.

     (vvvv) “ United States ” means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, including Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

Section 1.02 Construction of Certain Terms and Phrases.

     Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires: (a) words of any gender include each other gender; (b) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively; (c) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement; (d) the terms “Article” or “Section” refer to the specified Article or Section of this Agreement; (e) the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; (f) the terms “including” and “in


 
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