dated as of July 13,
2009,
OSCIENT PHARMACEUTICALS
CORPORATION
CORNERSTONE BIOPHARMA,
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1. Purchase and Sale of the Purchased
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3. Representations of Seller
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4. Representations of Buyer
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5. Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of
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6. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of
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7. Covenants of the Parties
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8. Conduct of Auction and Closing of
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12. Entire Agreement and Modification
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16. Governing Law; Bankruptcy Court
Jurisdiction
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17. No Third Party Beneficiaries
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18. No Liability of Officers and
Directors
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Trademarks
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Assigned
Contract, Additional Assigned Contracts and Cure Amounts
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NDA, INDs, and
Foreign Regulatory Filings
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Legal
Proceedings; Orders
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Joint Escrow
Instructions
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Bill of
Sale
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Assumption and
Assignment Agreement
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THIS ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made
as of July 13, 2009, between Oscient Pharmaceuticals
Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (“ Seller
”), and Cornerstone BioPharma, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(“ Buyer ”).
WHEREAS, Seller
expects to file a petition under Title 11, United States Code (the
“ Bankruptcy Code ”) with the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts (the “
Bankruptcy Court ”) commencing a case under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “ Bankruptcy
Case ”) shortly after the execution of this
Agreement;
WHEREAS, Seller
(as successor in interest to Genesoft Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) holds
a license with LG Life Sciences, Ltd. (“ LGLS ”)
dated as of October 22, 2002 (as amended, the “
License ”) to develop and commercialize gemifloxacin
(the “ Active Ingredient ”), a compound marketed
by Seller under the trademark FACTIVE for the five-day treatment of
acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and
community-acquired pneumonia (the “ Product ”);
and
WHEREAS, Buyer
desires to purchase from Seller the License and substantially all
of the assets of Seller related to the Product free and clear of
liens, claims, and encumbrances pursuant to section 363(f) of the
Bankruptcy Code and to assume only certain specified liabilities of
Seller related thereto, all on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of these premises, the respective covenants of Buyer
and Seller set forth below and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Purchase and Sale of the Purchased Assets .
1.1. Assets
Being Sold to Buyer. Seller agrees to sell and assign to Buyer
free and clear of all Liens (as hereinafter defined) (other than
liabilities that Buyer will assume pursuant to Section 1.3),
and Buyer agrees to purchase at the Closing (as hereinafter
defined) and thereafter as provided herein, all of Seller’s
right, title and interest in, to and under the following assets
other than Excluded Assets (as hereinafter defined) (collectively,
the “ Purchased Assets ”) as the same exist on
the date hereof and on the Closing Date (as hereafter defined) and
any other delivery or assignment date:
1.1.1. All rights
to the name “FACTIVE” and all other registered and
unregistered United States and foreign trademarks, trade names,
service marks, trade dress, logos, designs, brand names and domain
names and all related applications (“ Trademarks
”) related solely to the Product and the goodwill associated
therewith, including without limitation the trademarks listed on
Schedule 1.1.1 hereto;
1.1.2. All
customer, distributor, and supplier information, historical sales,
marketing, and other information, historical profit and loss
statements, and other financial records related solely to the
Product (“ Records ”);
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1.1.3. Without
limiting any other provision of this Section 1.1, all customer
and supplier lists related solely to the Product, including without
limitation mailing lists, warranty lists, and all related files and
data bases;
1.1.4. All rights
in the website content and domain name http://www.factive.com and
any intellectual property related thereto, but excluding any Seller
Trade Dress (as hereinafter defined);
1.1.5. All
inventory of Seller usable or salable in the ordinary course of
business (whether raw materials, work-in-process, or finished
goods) related solely to the Product, together with related
packaging materials, product samples, and all rights of Seller to
acquire inventory in the possession or control of third parties,
including inventory of the Active Ingredient in the possession or
control of Patheon Inc. (“ Inventory ”),
provided that (a) Buyer and Seller shall meet at least
two business days prior to the Closing Date contemplated by this
Agreement to identify usable or salable Active Ingredient and
(b) Seller may sell to any third party any Active Ingredient
that Buyer has identified as not usable or salable;
1.1.6. All rights
of Seller under (a) the License (the “ Assigned
Contract ”) and (b) licenses, contracts, and
agreements related solely to the Product listed on
Schedule 1.1.6 hereto that Buyer shall elect to have
Seller assume and assign to Buyer by notice to Seller in writing
before the Sale Hearing Date, it being agreed that Seller will make
all necessary motions and take any other appropriate actions in the
Bankruptcy Case to cause any such contract or agreement to be
assigned to Buyer (“ Additional Assigned Contracts
”), provided that Buyer may withdraw such notice and
direct Seller to reject any Additional Assigned Contract at any
time prior to the date of entry of an order of the Bankruptcy Court
authorizing and directing assumption and assignment of such
Additional Assigned Contract;
1.1.7. All
training, educational, and promotional materials related solely to
the Product, including without limitation advertising designs and
copy, signs, videotapes, brochures, infomercials, product
literature, trade displays, posters and banners, and any copyrights
related thereto;
1.1.8. The United
States new drug application covering the Product, including any
supplements, amendments, or modifications thereto, or divisions
thereof (the “ NDA ”), submitted to or required
by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “
FDA ”), Investigational New Drug Applications (“
INDs” ) Nos. 53-908 and 60-132, and the foreign
regulatory filings described on Schedule 1.1.8 hereto,
including all records and data related thereto in Seller’s
possession or control;
1.1.9. All claims,
judgments, choses in action or rights related solely to the
Product, including for past, present or future
(a) infringement of patents licensed pursuant to the License
or infringement or dilution of any Trademarks licensed pursuant to
the License related solely to the Product, or (b) injury to
the goodwill associated with any Trademark or trademark
registration licensed pursuant to the License related solely to the
Product (“ Assigned Causes of Action ”).
Notwithstanding
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the foregoing , claims and causes of action
pursuant to §§542, 543, 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 550, or
553 of the Bankruptcy Code shall not constitute Assigned Causes of
Action.
1.2. Excluded
Assets. The Purchased Assets shall not include any other assets
of Seller, including, but not limited to, the following
(collectively, the “ Excluded Assets
”):
1.2.1. All cash,
cash equivalents, and securities on hand as of the Closing,
wherever located, including, without limitation, in accounts, lock
boxes, and other similar accounts (whether maintained at a bank,
savings and loan, or other financial institution);
1.2.2. All income
tax refunds or other tax refunds;
1.2.3. All claims
or causes of action (including pursuant to §§542, 543,
544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 550, or 553 of the Bankruptcy Code), other
than Assigned Causes of Action;
1.2.4. All
contracts not related solely to the Product or not assumed by Buyer
pursuant to Section 1.1.6;
1.2.5. All
accounts receivable (including accounts receivable related to the
Product), intercompany claims, general intangibles, prepaid
expenses, deposits, and other current assets of Seller;
1.2.6. All
insurance policies and related claims and all proceeds of insurance
policies or related claims;
1.2.7. All
fixtures, furniture, and equipment, including office equipment,
telephone systems and computers, furniture, fixtures and leasehold
improvements, office supplies, and personal property not related to
the Product, and other physical assets of Seller not related to the
Product;
1.2.8. All Active
Ingredient that, pursuant to Section 1.1.5, Buyer has
identified as not usable or salable.
1.2.9.
Antara ®
and all assets related solely to
Antara ®
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1.2.10. Ramoplanin
and all assets related solely to Ramoplanin; and
1.2.11. Any
economic interest in drug discovery or genomics alliances of
Seller.
1.3. Assumption
of Certain Liabilities. At the Closing, or on the date of
assumption and assignment in the case of contracts designated for
assumption and assignment pursuant to Section 1.1.6 for which
Bankruptcy Court approval has not been obtained prior to the
Closing Date, Buyer will assume only the following liabilities of
Seller relating to the Purchased Assets (the “ Assumed
Liabilities ”). Except as specifically described in this
Section 1.3, Buyer shall not
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assume any
liability or obligation of Seller whatsoever, whether or not any
such liability or obligation pertains to the Purchased Assets.
Without limiting the foregoing, Buyer shall not assume any
liability for contract rejection damage claims for contracts that
are not assumed by Buyer.
1.3.1. Buyer shall
assume, under section 365(b)(1)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code, all
payment or performance obligations and related liabilities that
arise after the Closing under the Assigned Contract and Additional
Assigned Contracts.
1.3.2. Buyer shall
assume any cure obligations with respect to the Assigned Contract
and Additional Assigned Contracts as provided herein, provided that
Buyer, in its sole discretion, may as provided herein elect to
delete any contract from the designated list of Additional Assigned
Contracts to be assigned to Buyer and, in that event, shall not
assume any cure obligations in respect of such contract.
1.3.3. Buyer shall
assume all obligations of Seller with respect to shipments of the
Product that are returned on or after the Closing Date.
1.4. Purchase
Price. The consideration for the Purchased Assets (the “
Purchase Price ”) shall be (a) a cash payment of
Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) plus the Inventory Purchase Price
(as defined below) (the “ Closing Date Payment
”), (b) the Purchase Royalty Payments (as defined
below), and (c) the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities. In
accordance with Section 2.2, at the Closing, the Buyer shall
deliver the Assumption and Assignment Agreement (as hereinafter
defined) and deliver the Closing Date Payment by (i) the
delivery of Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000)
plus the Inventory Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, or in such manner or form as may be mutually
satisfactory; and (ii) the delivery by the Escrow Agent (as
hereinafter defined) to Seller of the Deposit (as hereinafter
defined).
1.4.1.
Inventory Purchase Price . At least two business days prior
to the Closing Date, representatives of Seller and Buyer shall meet
to determine mutually in good faith the number of units held as
inventory by or on behalf of Seller of (a) the Active
Ingredient in the possession or control of Patheon Inc. that can be
or is in the process of being manufactured into the finished
product form of the Product (“ Finished Product
”) that Buyer elects to purchase pursuant to
Section 1.1.5; (b) samples of Finished Product (in
quantities usable in the ordinary course of business) with at least
180 days of remaining shelf life from the Closing Date; and
(c) all inventory of Finished Product with at least
18 months of remaining shelf life from the Closing Date
(collectively, the “ Closing Inventories ”). The
purchase price for the Closing Inventories will be the aggregate of
(i) the actual per unit purchase cost to Seller (i.e., without
overhead allocation) for each unit of each type of Closing
Inventories, multiplied by (ii) the number of units of each
type of Closing Inventories (the “ Inventory Purchase
Price ”). To the extent that there are any material
differences in the amount of Closing Inventories as of the Closing
Date from the amount determined prior to the Closing Date, as
determined mutually in good faith by representatives of Seller and
Buyer, the Seller and Buyer agree to make an appropriate adjustment
payable promptly following the Closing Date.
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1.4.2. Purchase
Royalty Payments .
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From and after the Closing, Buyer
shall pay to Seller a royalty (the “ Purchase Royalty
Payments ”) in an amount equal to fifteen percent of
(i) the gross amount invoiced for sales of the Product by
Buyer or its affiliates (or their licensees or sublicensees) to any
person other than Buyer or its affiliates (or their licensees or
sublicensees), less (ii) the following deductions from such
gross amounts which are actually incurred, allowed, accrued or
specifically allocated and to the extent such deductions are
consistent with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States and normal practice in the ordinary course of
business in connection with the sale of the Product: (a) any
invoiced freight, postage, shipping, insurance and other
transportation charges; (b) sales, value-added (to the extent
not refundable in accordance with applicable law), and excise
taxes, tariffs, or customs duties paid by Buyer and other
governmental charges imposed on the sale of the Product;
(c) rebates, chargebacks, or allowances (or the equivalent
thereof) granted to group purchasing organizations, managed health
care organizations or to federal, state/provincial, local and other
governments, including their agencies, or to trade customers;
(d) trade, cash, quantity, or case discounts;
(e) allowances, price adjustments, or credits to customers,
not in excess of the selling price of the Product, on account of
governmental requirements, damaged Product, rejection, outdating,
recalls, or return of the Product; (f) Product vouchers and/or
coupons used for promotion; and (g) royalties payable to LGLS
with respect to Net Sales as such term is defined under the License
(“ Adjusted Net Sales ”).
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Buyer shall deliver to Seller,
within 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter,
reasonably detailed written accountings of Adjusted Net Sales that
are subject to Purchase Royalty Payments due to Seller for such
calendar quarter. When Buyer delivers such reports to Seller, Buyer
shall also deliver Purchase Royalty Payments due to Seller
hereunder for such calendar quarter.
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Buyer shall keep, and shall require
its affiliates (and their licensees and sublicensees) to keep,
complete and accurate records of Adjusted Net Sales on which
Purchase Royalty Payments are due hereunder. For the purpose of
verifying Purchase Royalty Payments due to Seller hereunder, Seller
shall have the right no more than once annually, at Seller’s
expense, to retain an independent certified public accountant
selected by Seller and reasonably acceptable to Buyer to review
such
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records in the location or locations
such records are maintained by Buyer and its affiliates (and their
licencees and sublicensees) upon reasonable notice during regular
business hours and upon execution of a confidential disclosure
agreement with Buyer in customary form. Each such review shall be
limited to the records covering the time period of 24 months
prior to such review. The results of such review shall be made
available to both Buyer and Seller. If the review reflects an
underpayment of royalties to Seller, Buyer shall promptly remit
such underpayment to Seller, together with interest at the
overnight London Interbank Offered Rate published by the British
Bankers’ Association plus two percent. If the underpayment of
royalties is equal to or greater than five percent of the Purchase
Royalty Payments due with respect to the period reviewed, then
Buyer shall pay all of the costs of such review. If there is an
overpayment by Buyer for the period reviewed, then Buyer may offset
the overpayment amount against future Purchase Royalty Payments,
or, if Buyer is not obligated to make any future payments to
Seller, then Seller shall promptly remit such overpayment to
Buyer.
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Buyer’s obligation to make
Purchase Royalty Payments pursuant to Section 1.4.2 shall
commence on the Closing Date and shall continue with respect to
Adjusted Net Sales through the fifth anniversary of the Closing
Date.
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1.4.3.
Deposit. On the date hereof, Buyer shall make a cash deposit
of $500,000 (the “ Deposit ”) by wire transfer
to Ropes & Gray LLP (the “ Escrow Agent ”)
to be held in a non-interest bearing escrow account in accordance
with the joint escrow instructions attached hereto as
Exhibit 1.4.3 and to be applied to the Closing Date
Payment, subject to the terms and conditions therein. Buyer and
Seller consent to the terms of these joint escrow instructions and
agree to be bound thereby.
1.4.4.
Allocation of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price will be
allocated to the Purchased Assets as reasonably determined by Buyer
within 30 days after the Closing Date, provided that
the allocation of the Purchase Price to Inventory shall equal the
Inventory Purchase Price, and Buyer shall promptly notify Seller of
such allocation. In any event, such allocation shall be in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States. Seller agrees that such allocation shall be binding
for tax reporting purposes.
1.5. Assigned
Contract; Cure Payments . In connection with the Assigned
Contract, Buyer shall pay any cure payments related to liabilities
that arise prior to the Closing that are required to be paid in
connection with such assumption and assignment. Seller has set
forth a description of the nature and amount of such cure payments
expected to be required as of the Closing on
Schedule 1.1.6 hereto. As provided in the Assumption
and Assignment Order, the
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assumption and
assignment of the Assigned Contract shall occur simultaneously at
the Closing hereunder.
1.6. Additional
Assigned Contracts; Cure Payments . In connection with any
Additional Assigned Contracts, Buyer shall pay any cure payments
related to liabilities that arise prior to the date of assumption
and assignment of such Additional Assigned Contract that are
required to be paid in connection with such assumption and
assignment. Seller has set forth a description of the nature and
amount of such cure payments expected to be required in connection
with such assumption and assignment on Schedule 1.1.6
hereto.
1.7. Further
Assurances. Each of the parties hereto, before, at, and after
the Closing, upon the request from time to time of the other party
hereto and without further consideration, will do each and every
reasonable act and thing as may be necessary or reasonably
desirable to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to
effect an orderly transfer to Buyer of the Purchased Assets,
including without limitation: executing, acknowledging, and
delivering assurances, assignments, powers of attorney, and other
documents and instruments; obtaining the approval of the Bankruptcy
Court as promptly as practicable for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby; obtaining any third party
consents necessary to transfer any Purchased Assets; furnishing
information and copies of documents, books, and records; filing
reports, returns, applications, filings, and other documents and
instruments with Governmental Bodies (as hereinafter defined); in
the case of Seller, turning over to Buyer all mail and
communications related to the Purchased Assets; and cooperating
with the other party hereto (at such other party’s expense)
in exercising any right or pursuing any claim, whether by
litigation or otherwise, other than rights and claims running
against the party from whom or which such cooperation is requested.
If either party shall receive any payment that pursuant to this
Agreement is the property of the other party, then the party
receiving such payment shall promptly turn such payment over to the
other party and until such time shall hold it in trust for the
other party.
2.1.
Closing . The closing of the transactions contemplated
hereby (the “ Closing ”) shall be held at the
offices of Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to Seller, One
International Place, Boston, Massachusetts at 10:00 a.m. on
the first business day that is at least ten days after the date of
entry of the Sale Order (as defined below) or such other date as
may be mutually satisfactory to the parties, subject to
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Sections 5 and 6 hereof (the date of the Closing being the
“ Closing Date ”).
2.2. Deliveries
at Closing. At the Closing, (i) Buyer shall make the
Closing Date Payment, (ii) Seller shall deliver to Buyer the
instruments of conveyance and other documents specified in
Section 5, and (iii) Buyer shall deliver to Seller the
instruments of conveyance and other documents specified in
Section 6.
2.3. Delivery
of Purchased Assets by Seller. To the extent not already
delivered to Buyer, as soon as practicable following the Closing
(and no more than fifteen days thereafter unless otherwise mutually
agreed by Seller and Buyer), Seller shall, at Buyer’s cost
and expense, deliver to Buyer all Purchased Assets in physical
possession of Seller and shall instruct all third
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parties that
physically possess Purchased Assets to deliver such Purchased
Assets to Buyer at Buyer’s cost and expense. Seller shall, at
Seller’s cost and expense, continue to bear the risk of loss
and maintain adequate insurance (or self-insurance) against loss
associated with the Purchased Assets until they have been delivered
to Buyer or its common carrier. With respect to Trademarks licensed
pursuant to the License related solely to the Product owned by
Seller, Seller shall instruct its trademark counsel to deliver the
original files and all other records of Seller or its trademark
counsel relating to the Trademarks to Smith, Anderson, Blount,
Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P., at the address provided
in Section 9 of this Agreement, as soon as practicable
following the Closing (and no more than fifteen days thereafter
unless otherwise mutually agreed by Seller and Buyer). In addition,
Seller shall destroy, without cost to Buyer, any Inventory not
usable or salable in the ordinary course of business related solely
to the Product (other than Active Ingredient that Buyer has
identified as not usable or salable in accordance with Section
1.1.5) that is owned by Seller on the Closing Date and not
delivered to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
3.
Representations of Seller . Seller represents and warrants
to Buyer as follows:
3.1. Due
Incorporation, Authorization, and Good Standing. Seller is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, and, subject
to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver, and
perform this Agreement, any other agreements relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby, and any instruments of transfer
and conveyance (collectively, with this Agreement, the “
Transaction Documents ”) to which Seller is party, and
to consummate all transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and
has taken all corporate action required by law and its Articles of
Organization and bylaws to authorize such execution, delivery, and
performance. This Agreement is, and each of the other Transaction
Documents to which Seller is a party will be, subject to the
approval of the Bankruptcy Court and upon execution by a duly
authorized officer of Seller at the Closing, the valid and legally
binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization, and similar laws of general
applicability affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and to
general principles of equity, regardless of whether enforcement is
sought in proceedings in equity or at law.
3.2. No
Violation or Approval. The execution, delivery, and performance
of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which
Seller will be a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not result in a breach or
violation of, or a default under, Seller’s Articles of
Organization, bylaws, any statute applicable to it, any agreement
to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties are
bound, or any order, judgment, decree, rule, or regulation of any
federal, state, local, or foreign government or any court,
administrative or regulatory agency or commission, or other
governmental authority or agency having jurisdiction over it or its
properties (“ Governmental Body ”). Except for
the approval of the Bankruptcy Court and filings to be made on or
after the Closing Date in connection with the Closing, no consent,
approval, order, or authorization of, or declaration or filing
with, any Governmental Body is required of, and has not been
obtained or made by, Seller in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
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3.3. Title to
Assets. Seller has good title to all the Purchased Assets and
at the Closing will transfer the Purchased Assets to Buyer pursuant
to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code free and clear of all liens,
claims, encumbrances (“ Liens ”). Subject to
Bankruptcy Court approval, Seller has the complete and unrestricted
power and right to transfer the Purchased Assets to Buyer as
contemplated by this Agreement.
3.4. Brokers,
Finders, Etc. Except for agreements with Broadpoint Capital,
Inc., Seller has not entered into any brokerage or other agreement
contemplating commissions or other payments payable upon sale of
the Purchased Assets. All negotiations relating to this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby have been carried on
without the intervention of any person acting on behalf of Seller
in such manner as to give rise to any valid claim against Buyer for
any brokerage or finder’s commission, fee, or similar
compensation.
3.5. Trade
Names and Trademarks. Listed on Schedule 1.1.1 are
all Trademarks licensed by Seller related solely to the Product
that are registered or as to which registrations are pending with
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or any counterpart foreign
trademark office.
3.6.
Patents. There are no patents or patent applications,
relating solely to the Product, owned, licensed to, or otherwise
controlled by Seller or, to Seller’s knowledge, any of its
current or former employees or independent contractors other than
the patents and patent applications licensed to Seller pursuant to
the License.
3.7. SEC
Filings. All registration statements, forms, reports,
certifications, and other documents filed by Seller with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”)
(the “ Seller SEC Documents ”) did not at the
time they were filed contain any untrue statement of a material
fact related to the Product or omit to state a material fact
related to the Product required to be stated in such Seller SEC
Documents or necessary in order to make the statements related to
the Product in such Seller SEC Documents, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Seller
has notified Buyer of all events and circumstances that have
occurred related to the Product, since Seller filed its last Annual
Report on Form 10-K with the SEC through the date hereof, that
would require disclosure on an Annual Report on Form 10-K or
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q if such report were required to be
filed on the date hereof. Seller has made available to Buyer copies
of all comment letters received by Seller from the staff of the SEC
since January 1, 2007 and all responses to such comment
letters by or on behalf of Seller that relate to disclosure
regarding the Product. As used in this Section 3.7, the term
“file” shall be broadly construed to include any manner
in which a document or information is furnished, supplied, or
otherwise made available to the SEC.
3.8. Legal
Proceedings; Orders. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.8 and except for the Bankruptcy Case and any
other action, arbitration, investigation, litigation, or suit
commenced, brought, conducted, or heard by or before, or otherwise
involving, any Governmental Body or arbitrator (a “
Proceeding ”) that is not material, as of the date
hereof, there is no pending Proceeding that has been commenced by
or against the Seller (a) relating to the Purchased Assets or
(b) that challenges, or that would have the effect of
preventing, delaying, or making illegal, any of the transactions
contemplated hereby. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.8 , to Seller’s knowledge, as of the
date hereof, there is no order issued by any Governmental Body
related to the Product or to Seller’s business in connection
with the Product.
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3.9. Customer
Inventory . The level of inventory of the Product in the
possession of each of Seller’s primary customers Cardinal and
McKesson does not exceed the quantity equal to four times the
average monthly unit volume of sales made by Seller to each such
customer with respect to the Product (calculated over the
immediately preceding twelve months), as evidenced by a recent
inventory report supplied by each such customer to Seller (the
“ Inventory Reports ”).
3.10.
Disclaimer . Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement, the sale of the Purchased
Assets shall be “as is and where is” and Seller makes
no, and hereby disclaims any, representation or warranty to Buyer
with respect to the Purchased Assets or the transactions
contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, any warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller makes no
representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the validity
or utility of the Purchased Assets, the status of any issued
patents or registered trademarks or any applications for patents or
trademarks, whether the Trademarks or any other intellectual
property or any use thereof infringes on the rights of others, or
whether any license agreements or contracts (other than the License
at the Closing) are assignable. Further, there is no warranty as to
the condition of any tangible assets constituting Purchased
Assets.
4.
Representations of Buyer . Buyer represents and warrants to
Seller as follows:
4.1. Due
Incorporation, Authorization, and Good Standing. Buyer is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, and has the
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into, execute,
deliver, and perform this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents to which Buyer is a party and to consummate all
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has taken all
action required by law and its Articles of Incorporation and bylaws
to authorize such execution, delivery, and performance. This
Agreement is, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which
Buyer is a party, will, upon execution thereof by a duly authorized
officer of Buyer at the Closing, be the valid and legally binding
obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with
its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization, and similar laws of general applicability affecting
the rights and remedies of creditors and to general principles of
equity, regardless of whether enforcement is sought in proceedings
in equity or at law.
4.2. No
Violation or Approval. The execution, delivery, and performance
of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which
Buyer will be a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not result in a breach or
violation of, or a default under, Buyer’s Articles of
Incorporation, bylaws, any statute applicable to it, or any order,
judgment, decree, rule, or regulation of any Governmental Body. No
consent, approval, order, or authorization of, or declaration or
filing with, any Governmental Body is required of, and has not been
obtained or made by, Buyer in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
4.3. Brokers,
Finders, etc. All negotiations relating to this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby have been carried on without
the intervention of any person acting on behalf of Buyer in such
manner as to give rise to any valid claim against Seller or Buyer
for any brokerage or finder’s commission, fee, or similar
compensation.
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5.
Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Buyer . The
obligations of Buyer to purchase the Purchased Assets and to
consummate the other transactions contemplated hereby and by the
other Transaction Documents are subject to the satisfaction on or
prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions,
unless expressly waived by Buyer at or prior to the
Closing:
5.1.
Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties made by Seller in this Agreement (including the Exhibits
and Schedules hereto) shall be true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and
effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date, except for those
representations and warranties that address matters only as of a
particular date (which shall be true and correct as of such
date).
5.2.
Seller’s Performance. All of the covenants and
agreements that Seller is required to perform or to comply with
pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing must have
been duly performed and complied with in all material
respects.
5.3. Bill of
Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement. Seller shall have
executed and delivered a bill of sale (“ Bill of Sale
”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5.3(a) and
an assignment and assumption agreement (“ Assignment and
Assumption Agreement ”) in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 5.3(b) conveying to Buyer all of the Purchased
Assets and transferring to Buyer the Assigned Contract.
5.4. Domain
Names. Seller shall have executed and delivered to Buyer
appropriate assignment instruments for all domain names included in
the Purchased Assets.
5.5. Letter to
FDA . Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a letter from Seller
to the FDA, duly executed by Seller, transferring the rights to the
NDA and the INDs to Buyer, in a form reasonably satisfactory to
Buyer.
5.6. Letter to
DDMAC. Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a letter from
Seller to the FDA, Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and
Communication, duly executed by Seller, notifying of the transfer
of the NDA and the INDs to Buyer.
5.7. Bidding
Procedures Order. The Bankruptcy Court shall have held a
hearing (the “ Bidding Procedures Hearing ”) and
shall have entered a final non-appealable order in the Bankruptcy
Case approving procedures for solicitation and consideration by the
Bankruptcy Court of bids from third parties for the Purchased
Assets (the “ Bidding Procedures Order ”), which
Bidding Procedures Order shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Seller and Buyer and shall provide, among other
things, that:
5.7.1. in the
event that the Bankruptcy Court fails to approve (i) the Sale
Motion (as hereinafter defined) or (ii) a sale to Buyer as
provided hereunder and instead approves a sale of some or all of
the Purchased Assets to an entity that has submitted a Counteroffer
(as hereinafter defined), and such sale closes, Seller shall pay to
Buyer, without further order of the Bankruptcy Court, the lesser of
(a) $75,000 and (b) Buyer’s actual expenses incurred in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including
expenses of counsel and other consultants (the “ Expense
Reimbursement ”);
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5.7.2. in the
event that the Bankruptcy Court fails to approve a sale to Buyer as
provided hereunder and instead approves a sale of some or all of
the Purchased Assets to an entity that has submitted a
Counteroffer, and such sale closes, Seller shall pay to Buyer,
without further order of the Bankruptcy Court, the lesser of (a)
$100,000 and (b) 35% of the excess of the amount of (i) the
Counteroffer over (ii) the Purchase Price plus $175,000 (the
“ Break-Up Fee ”);
5.7.3. if Buyer
elects to participate in bidding at the Sale Hearing (as
hereinafter defined), Buyer may credit the Expense Reimbursement
and Break-Up Fee towards its bid;
5.7.4. the initial
bid at the Sale Hearing must be at a purchase price with a minimum
cash component payable at closing of $5,275,000 plus the Inventory
Purchase Price;
5.7.5. each
subsequent bid must be at least $100,000 greater than the preceding
bid;
5.7.6. each bidder
must make a $500,000 cash deposit on the same terms as the Buyer as
provided herein;
5.7.7. each bid
must be irrevocable until the closing of the sale;
5.7.8. each bidder
must demonstrate to Seller’s satisfaction in its reasonable
discretion that the bidder is (a) financially able to
consummate the transaction contemplated by such bid, which ability
may be demonstrated by submission of current audited or unaudited
financial statements or other reasonable evidence, or, if the
bidder is an entity formed for the purpose of acquiring the
Purchased Assets, current audited or unaudited financial statements
or other reasonable evidence of the equity holders of the bidder,
and (b) able to consummate the transaction on the date and on
the terms contemplated by the asset purchase agreement submitted
with such bid;
5.7.9. the terms
and conditions of each bid must be, in aggregate, not materially
more burdensome to Seller than the terms and conditions contained
herein as determined by Seller in its sole discretion exercised in
good faith and cannot be conditioned on the outcome of unperformed
due diligence by the bidder, material adverse change provisions,
and/or obtaining financing; and
5.7.10. Seller may
not modify the foregoing procedures without further order of the
Bankruptcy Court.
5.8. Notice of
Sale. Seller shall have served a copy of a notice of the sale
and assumption and assignment of the Assigned Contract and
Additional Assigned Contracts upon (i) the Office of the
United States Trustee for the District of Massachusetts, Eastern
Division; (ii) counsel to Paul Royalty Fund Holdings II, LP;
(iii) the Indenture Trustees for the Seller’s Second
Lien and Unsecured Notes, or their counsel; (iv) the creditors
holding the 30 largest unsecured claims against the Seller’s
estate; (v) all parties known to have asserted Liens against
the
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Purchased
Assets; (vi) federal and state taxing authorities’
offices which have a reasonably known interest in the relief
requested in the Bankruptcy Case; (vii) counsel to the Buyer;
(viii) all entities reasonably known to have asserted any interest
in or expressed an interest in a transaction with respect to the
Purchased Assets within the last twelve months; (ix) all
parties to the Assigned Contract and Additional Assigned Contracts;
and (x) all parties who have filed notices of appearance
requesting service of notice and pleadings and all other persons
required to receive notice of the sale pursuant to Rule 2002
of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the “
Bankruptcy Rules ”). Seller shall have filed a
certificate of such service (the “ Certificate of
Service ”) with the Bankruptcy Court in the Bankruptcy
Case.
5.9. Sale
Order. The Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order in the
Bankruptcy Case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Seller and Buyer (i) approving the sale, transfer, assignment,
and assumption, as appropriate, of the Purchased Assets to Buyer
upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, free and clear of
any and all Liens of any kind or nature whatsoever;
(ii) providing that any and all valid Liens shall attach to
the Purchase Price at Closing; and (iii) containing findings
that all applicable notice and hearing requirements for the
transactions contemplated hereby under the Bankruptcy Code,
Bankruptcy Rules, and any local rules of the Bankruptcy Court have
been satisfied, the transactions contemplated hereby are in the
best interests of Seller’s estate and creditors in the
Bankruptcy Case, and Buyer is a good faith purchaser pursuant to
Section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code (the “ Sale
Order ”).
5.10.
Assumption and Assignment Order. The Bankruptcy Court shall
have entered an order in the Bankruptcy Case independently or in
conjunction with the Sale Order approving assumption of the
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