Exhibit 10.25
Execution Copy
ASSET SALE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET SALE AGREEMENT (the
“ Agreement ”), is made as of the 12th day of
October, 2005, by and between ULURU, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“ ULURU ”), and Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“ Access ”). ULURU and
Access are sometimes individually referred to herein as the “
Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties
.”
BACKGROUND
A.
Access has certain right, title and interest in and to the Takeda
License Agreement (as hereinafter defined) and the Purchased Assets
(as hereinafter defined), which includes, without limitation,
certain tangible and intangible property relating to the
manufacture, use, sale and distribution of the Products (as
hereinafter defined).
B.
ULURU desires to purchase and assume, and Access desires to sell
and assign, the Purchased Assets and the Takeda License Agreement,
respectively, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the promises and the mutual covenants, agreements, guarantees and
representations herein contained and intending to be legally bound,
ULURU and Access agree as follows:
SECTION 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Definitions.
Where used in this Agreement the
following words or phrases shall have the meanings set forth
below:
(a)
“ Access ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
(b)
“ Access Trade Dress ” means all trade dress
relating to the Purchased Assets other than trade dress or marks
relating to Access or its logo.
(c)
“ Access Trademarks ” means (i) the Access
name or any variations thereof or the names of any Access
Affiliates or any variations thereof and (ii) all Trademarks, other
than the Product Trademarks, currently used by Access or its
Affiliates in connection with the manufacture, marketing, sale and
distribution of their respective products.
(d)
“ Adverse Experience(s) ” means any noxious,
pathological or unintended change in anatomical, physiological or
metabolic function as indicated by physical signs, symptoms and/or
laboratory changes occurring in clinical trials, post-marketing
surveillance, or clinical practice during use of the Products, or
published in the medical literature, whether or not considered
causally related to the Products. This includes an exacerbation of
a pre-existing
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condition, intercurrent illness, drug
interaction, significant worsening of a disease under investigation
or treatment, and significant failure of expected pharmacological
or biological action.
(e)
“ Affiliate ”, when used to indicate a
relationship with any person or entity, means (i) any
corporation, firm, partnership or other entity, whether de jure or
de facto, which directly or indirectly owns, is owned by or is
under common ownership with such person or entity to the extent of
at least fifty percent (50%) of the equity (or such lesser
percentage which is the maximum allowed to be owned by a foreign
corporation in a particular jurisdiction) having the power to vote
on or direct the affairs of the entity, or (ii) any person,
firm, partnership, corporation or other entity actually controlled
by, controlling or under common control with such person or
entity.
(f)
“ Agency ” or “ Agencies ”
means any U.S. or foreign governmental regulatory authority
responsible for granting approvals and clearance for manufacturing,
marketing and sale of any Product.
(g)
“ Agreement ” means this Asset Sale Agreement,
together with the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, and any instrument
amending this Agreement in accordance with Section 14.6; and the
expression “Section” followed by a number refers to the
specified Section of this Agreement.
(h)
“ Amlexanox ” means the chemical compound of the
formula
2–amino–7–isopropyl–5–oxo–5H–[1]benzopyrano–[2,3–b]–pyridine–3–carboxylic
acid (also known by Takeda Code No.: AA-673).
(i)
“ Ancillary Agreements ” means any other
agreement to be executed by ULURU and/or Access in connection with
this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Bill of Sale and
Assignment Agreement, the Product Patents Assignment, the Product
Trademarks Assignment and the License Agreement.
(j)
“ Annual Net Sales ” means gross revenues
received by ULURU and its Affiliates on the worldwide sale of the
Products in any calendar year, less (i) trade discounts actually
allowed; and (ii) when borne by ULURU or its Affiliates in
connection with the sale, transportation and handling charges;
sales, use and excise taxes; import duties, tariffs or other
governmental charges; and credits for claim or allowances,
retroactive price reductions, refunds, returns, and recalls. There
shall not be any imputed gross revenue for samples, free goods or
other marketing programs whereby the Products are given away to
induce sales thereof. For purposes of determining Annual Net Sales,
a sale shall be deemed to have occurred when the sale is invoiced
or when the applicable Product is delivered, whichever occurs
first. In the case of the transfer or sale of the Products by ULURU
to an Affiliate, or by ULURU or its Affiliate to their respective
distributor, or subdistributor for sale by such Affiliate,
distributor or subdistributor, Annual Net Sales shall be based upon
the greater of the total invoice price charged by ULURU to such
Affiliate, distributor, subdistributor or the total invoice price
charged by such Affiliate, distributor or subdistributor to its
customers. Annual Net Sales for countries outside the U.S. shall be
calculated by converting to U.S. currency using the
exchange
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rate in effect on the last business day of each
quarter as published in the Wall Street Journal . Annual Net
Sales shall also include Licensee Net Sales.
(k)
“ Aphthasol Product ” means a topical oral paste
formulation or mucoadhesive film formulation containing Amlexanox
currently approved by the FDA for use in the treatment of aphthous
ulcers.
(l)
“ Assumed Liabilities ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.2(a).
(m)
“ Bill of Sale and Assignment Agreement ” means
the bill of sale to be executed by Access and delivered to ULURU at
Closing, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto.
(n)
“ Closing ” and “ Closing Date
” have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
(o)
“ Cumulative Net Sales ” means gross revenues
received by ULURU and its Affiliates on the worldwide sale of the
Products, less (i) trade discounts actually allowed; and (ii) when
borne by ULURU or its Affiliates in connection with the sale,
transportation and handling charges; sales, use and excise taxes;
import duties, tariffs or other governmental charges; and credits
for claim or allowances, retroactive price reductions, refunds,
returns, and recalls. There shall not be any imputed gross revenue
for samples, free goods or other marketing programs whereby the
Products are given away to induce sales thereof. For purposes of
determining Cumulative Net Sales, a sale shall be deemed to have
occurred when the sale is invoiced or when the applicable Product
is delivered, whichever occurs first. In the case of the transfer
or sale of the Products by ULURU to an Affiliate, or by ULURU or
its Affiliate to their respective distributor, or subdistributor
for sale by such Affiliate, distributor or subdistributor,
Cumulative Net Sales shall be based upon the greater of the total
invoice price charged by ULURU to such Affiliate, distributor,
subdistributor or the total invoice price charged by such
Affiliate, distributor or subdistributor to its customers.
Cumulative Net Sales for countries outside the U.S. shall be
calculated by converting to U.S. currency using the exchange rate
in effect on the last business day of each quarter as published in
the Wall Street Journal . Cumulative Net Sales shall also
include Licensee Net Sales.
(p)
“ Dental Product ” means [a product developed
for use in the oral cavity or implanted in the oral cavity
including implantation in teeth utilizing the Licensed
Technology].
(q)
“ Encumbrance ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.3.
(r)
“ Excluded Assets ” shall mean all assets of
Access other than the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities
and any assets or contracts that by their terms are not
assignable.
(s)
“ Excluded Intellectual Property ” means
(i) Access Trademarks, (ii) the Access Trade Dress, (iii)
the Licensed Technology and (iv) any Intellectual Property
that does not relate to the Products.
(t)
“ FDA ” means the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration.
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(u)
“ Finished Goods ” means any Product packaged in
sample and commercial sizes and ready for distribution to the
ultimate customer.
(v)
“ Intellectual Property ” means all
(i) Patents and U.S. and other registered designs;
(ii) U.S. and other mask works and copyrights in works of
authorship of any type, including, but not limited to, computer
software and industrial designs, registrations and applications for
registration thereof; (iii) Trademarks and trade dress;
(iv) trade secrets, know-how and other confidential or
proprietary technical, business and other information, and all
rights thereto in any and all jurisdictions, to limit the use or
disclosure thereof; (v) rights to obtain and file for patents
and registrations thereof; and (vi) rights to sue and recover
damages or obtain injunctive relief for infringement, dilution,
misappropriation, violation or breach thereof.
(w)
“ Inventory ” means Access’s inventory of
Finished Goods, an electronic accounting of which is set forth on
Schedule 1.1(w) attached hereto.
(x)
“ Liabilities ” means any and all debts,
liabilities and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or
contingent, matured or unmatured, or determined or determinable,
including those arising from any Claim or other action by a third
party under any law, action or governmental order and those arising
under any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or
undertaking, or otherwise. For the purposes of this definition
“Claim” shall mean any action (including, without
limitation, any proceedings to establish insurance coverage),
claim, suit, arbitration or governmental, administrative, or other
proceeding or investigation or judgment or equitable
relief.
(y)
“ License Agreement ” means that certain License
Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached
hereto, entered into by and between Access and ULURU as of the
Closing Date, pursuant to which Access shall grant to ULURU a
license to the Licensed Technology on the terms and conditions set
forth therein.
(z)
“ Licensed Technology ” means Access’s
nanoparticle aggregate technology, to which Access shall grant to
ULURU a license pursuant to the License Agreement, as such
technology is further described in the License
Agreement.
(aa)
“ Licensee ” means a licensee of, or other third
party otherwise engaged by, ULURU or its Affiliates for the purpose
of selling or distributing any Product.
(bb)
“ Licensee Net Sales ” means gross revenues
received by a Licensee on the sale of any Product as requested in
the applicable license agreements as reported to Access or ULURU.
There shall not be any imputed gross revenue for samples, free
goods or other marketing programs whereby any Product is given away
to induce sales thereof. For purposes of determining Licensee Net
Sales, a sale shall be deemed to have occurred when the sale is
invoiced or when a Product is delivered, whichever occurs first. In
the case of the transfer or sale of a Product by the Licensee to an
Affiliate, distributor or subdistributor of the Licensee for sales
by such Affiliate, distributor or subdistributor, Licensee Net
Sales shall be based upon the greater of the total invoice price
charged by the Licensee to such Affiliate, distributor or
subdistributor or the total invoice price charged by such
Affiliate, distributor or subdistributor to its customers. Licensee
Net Sales for countries outside the U.S. shall be calculated by
converting to U.S.
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currency using the exchange rate in effect on
the last business day of each month as published in the Wall
Street Journal .
(cc)
“ Manufacturing Technology ” means all
technology, trade secrets, research and development, formulae,
know-how, inventions, discoveries, processes, compositions, test
procedures, manufacturing procedures, techniques, developments,
enhancements and modifications, confidential, technical, or
proprietary information and knowledge not generally known to the
public, whether or not patentable, commercially useful, or
reducible to writing or practice that enable Access to make, have
made, use, offer for sale, sell and import any Product that is a
Purchased Asset and are owned or controlled by Access as of the
Closing Date; provided that Manufacturing Technology shall
not include any Manufacturing Technology relating to any Excluded
Assets.
(dd)
“ Marketing Materials ” means those marketing
materials used by Access solely with respect to the Products in the
U.S. that are in existence as of the Closing Date, to the extent
such materials are within the possession or control of Access and
relate to the Purchased Assets, as set forth on Schedule
1.1(dd) .
(ee)
“ Material Adverse Effect ” means an event,
change or occurrence which, individually or together with any other
event, change or occurrence, has a material adverse effect on the
Purchased Assets taken as a whole, but shall not include
(i) any adverse effect due to changes, after the date of this
Agreement, in conditions generally affecting (A) the
healthcare industry or (B) the worldwide, U.S. or European
economy as a whole, (ii) any change or adverse effect caused
by, or relating to, the announcement of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) any
adverse effect due to legal or regulatory changes effective after
the date of this Agreement.
(ff)
“ Mucoadhesive Product ” means an erodible
multi-layer strip or patch which adheres to the teeth or the oral
mucosa for the purpose of controlled delivery of an active
ingredient either to the surface of the teeth or oral mucosa or for
release of the active into the oral cavity.
(gg)
“ NDA ” means a New Drug Application filed with
the FDA pursuant to 21 C.F.R., Part 314, and all supplements,
amendments, revisions thereto and all correspondence between Access
and FDA relative thereto.
(hh)
“ Party ” or “ Parties ”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
(ii)
“ Patents ” means all U.S. and foreign patents,
patent applications and statutory invention registrations (which,
for the purposes of this Agreement, shall be deemed to include
provisional applications, invention disclosures, certificates of
invention and applications for certificates of invention),
including reissues, divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, supplementary protection certificates,
extensions and reexaminations thereof, all inventions disclosed
therein, all rights therein provided by international treaties and
conventions, and all rights to obtain and file for patents and
registrations thereto.
(jj)
“ Premises Agreement ” means that certain 2600
Stemmons Freeway License Agreement, to be entered into by and
between Access and ULURU as of the Closing
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Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit
E attached hereto, pursuant to which ULURU shall sublease from
Access certain space at the premises located at 2600 Stemmons
Freeway, Dallas Texas.
(kk)
“ Products ” means, collectively, the Aphthasol
Product, the Mucoadhesive Product and the ResiDerm Product and any
product developed or sold under the License Agreement, and any
improvements or corollaries thereto.
(ll)
“ Product Intellectual Property ” means (i)
all Product Patents, (ii) all Product Trademarks, (iii)
the Manufacturing Technology, (iv) the Product Trade
Dress, (v) the Marketing Materials, (vi) the domain name
“www.Aphthasol.biz” and (vii) all other
Intellectual Property primarily related to the Products, but
excluding (in all cases) Excluded Intellectual Property,
Excluded Assets and the “Technology and Know How” of
Takeda, as such term is defined in Section 1.6 of the Takeda
License Agreement.
(mm) “
Product Patents ” means those Patents set forth on
Schedule 1.1(ll) attached hereto.
(nn)
“ Product Patents Assignment ” means that
assignment agreement to be executed by Access and delivered to
ULURU at Closing, substantially in the form of
Exhibit C attached hereto.
(oo)
“ Product Registrations ” means registrations
required by applicable Agencies in the U.S. relating to the
manufacture, sale and distribution of the Products in the U.S. and
foreign countries, including, without limitation, NDAs relating to
the Products.
(pp)
“ Product Trade Dress ” means, collectively, the
current trade dress of each of the Products, including, but not
limited to, product packaging associated with the sale of the
Products in the U.S., but excluding the Access Trade
Dress.
(qq)
“ Product Trademarks ” means those Trademarks
set forth on Schedule 1.1(pp) attached hereto.
(rr)
“ Product Trademarks Assignment ” means the
assignment agreement to be executed by Access and delivered to
ULURU at Closing, substantially in the form of
Exhibit D attached hereto.
(ss)
“ Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1.
(tt)
“ Purchased Assets ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.1(a).
(uu)
“ ResiDerm Product ” means a topical formulation
utilizing the proprietary zinc technology, exemplified by
Zindaclin, a zinc-clindamycin phosphate topical product.
(vv)
“ Retained Liabilities ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.2(b).
(ww) “
Scientific and Regulatory Material ” means all
technological, scientific, chemical, biological, pharmacological,
toxicological, regulatory and clinical trial materials
and
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information primarily related to the Products
and all rights thereto in any and all jurisdictions to limit the
use or disclosure thereof, to the extent such materials are within
the possession or control of Access.
(xx)
“ Takeda ” means Takeda Chemical Industries,
Ltd.
(yy)
“ Takeda License Agreement ” means the
agreement, dated November 12, 1987, by and between Takeda and
Chemex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ Chemex ”), which
is currently known as Access, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit F .
(zz)
“ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means
any domestic, foreign, national, regional or local income, gross
receipts, payroll, withholding, license, unemployment, premium,
excise, real or personal property, capital stock, franchise,
profits, environmental, unemployment disability, social security,
severance, value added, sales, use, transfer, registration,
alternative or add-on minimum, estimated or any other tax or
similar governmental charge of any kind whatsoever, including
interest, penalties, and additions to tax with respect thereto,
whether disputed or not.
(aaa)
“ Tooth Whitening Product ” means a Mucoadhesive
Product formulated with an active ingredient which adheres to the
surface of teeth to enhance the whiteness of the tooth
surface.
(bbb)
“ Tax Return ” means any return, declaration,
report, claim for refund, or information return or statement
relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto,
and including any amendment thereof.
(ccc)
“ Trademarks ” means all U.S. and other
trademarks, trade names, brand names, logotypes, symbols, service
marks, designs, domain names, URLs and tradenames, including
registrations and applications for registrations thereof and all
renewals, modifications and extensions thereof.
(ddd)
“ Transition Team ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 8.2.
(eee)
“ ULURU ” shall have the meaning set forth in
the Preamble.
(fff)
“ U.S. ” means the United States of America, its
territories and possessions, including without limitation the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of
Columbia.
In this Agreement, words importing
the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa, words
importing a specific gender shall include the other genders and
references to persons shall include corporations and one or more
persons, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns as the
case may be. References to “including” shall mean
“including but not limited to”.
1.2
Currency . All currency amounts referred to in this
Agreement are in U.S. Dollars.
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1.3
Headings, Etc . The division of this Agreement into Sections and
the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the interpretation hereof.
SECTION 2
PURCHASED ASSETS; LIABILITIES
2.1
Assets to Be Sold and Purchased.
(a)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
Access agrees to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to
ULURU and ULURU agrees to purchase from Access, all rights, title
and interest of Access and its Affiliates in and to the following
assets, regardless of where such assets are situated (the “
Purchased Assets ”), free and clear of all
Encumbrances, except as set forth on Schedule 5.3
:
(i)
all Product Intellectual Property;
(ii)
the Product Registrations, to the
extent transferable;
(iii)
the Inventory;
(iv)
the existing lists of all current trade/wholesale customers
(including the address and contact information for each such
customer) for the Products and the pricing of the Products for such
customers; provided , however , that Access shall
retain all rights of access and ownership of such information with
respect to sales of Access’s and Access’s
Affiliates’ other products;
(v)
copies of Access’s files pertaining to the Product
Registrations and correspondence with the FDA and other Agencies,
in each case such as is in existence and in the possession or
control of Access, as of the Closing Date;
(vi)
all Marketing Materials;
(vii)
all Scientific and Regulatory Material;
(viii)
the equipment, telephone numbers, internet or domain names or
URL’s associated with Access’s development, manufacture
or commercialization of any Product, as set forth on Schedule
2.1(a)(viii) ;
(ix)
all contracts or agreements associated with the development,
manufacture, sale, license or commercialization of the Products
that are by their terms assignable, except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(a)(ix) ;
(x)
records and files that relate to the Products manufacturing and
manufacturing processes;
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(xi)
all communications to and from third parties relating to the
Products or the Product Intellectual Property; and
(xii)
all laboratory notebooks specifically related to the Purchased
Assets and copies of pages from notebooks which are not
specifically related to the Purchased Assets which include
scientific data and results related to the Purchased
Assets.
The Parties expressly agree and acknowledge that
the Purchased Assets shall not include the Excluded
Intellectual Property and the Excluded Assets and the Takeda
License Agreement.
(b)
ULURU acknowledges and agrees that Access, at its own expense, may
retain one (1) copy of all or part of the documentation that it
delivers to ULURU in confidential, restricted ULURU files, for use
in the event a dispute arises between the Parties hereunder, in
connection with fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement or
in order to comply with applicable law.
2.2
Liabilities . Except as set forth on Schedule
2.2(1) attached hereto:
(a)
ULURU agrees to assume, be responsible for and pay, perform and
discharge, when due and whenever asserted, all Liabilities (other
than the Retained Liabilities) existing or arising in connection
with the Purchased Assets and the Products, but only to the extent
that such Liabilities arise in respect of circumstances or events
occurring on or after the Closing Date (collectively, the
“ Assumed
Liabilities ”). In addition, ULURU
shall assume, be responsible for and pay, perform and discharge,
when due and whenever asserted, all costs, expenses, exchanges and
rebates related to customer returns of any of the Products,
including, without limitation, Finished Goods, which occur or arise
after the Closing Date. The foregoing costs, expenses, exchanges
and rebates related to customer returns of the Products shall be
included within the definition of Assumed Liabilities. ULURU shall
not assume any Liabilities relating to a breach contract, breach of
warranty, tort, infringement or violation of law by Access, its
Affiliates and/or its or their respective directors, officers,
employees and agents occurring prior to the Closing Date and
arising out of any charge, complaint, action, suit, proceeding,
hearing, investigation, claim or demand.
(b)
Access agrees to retain, be responsible for and pay, perform and
discharge, when due and whenever asserted, all Liabilities (other
than the Assumed Liabilities) arising in connection with the
Purchased Assets and the Products, but only to the extent such
Liabilities arise in respect of circumstances or events occurring
prior to the Closing Date (collectively, the “
Retained Liabilities
”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Access shall not be responsible for
any costs, expenses, exchanges and rebates relating to customer
returns of the Products, including, without limitation, Finished
Goods, occurring after the Closing Date. Access shall not retain
any Liabilities relating to a breach of contract, breach of
warranty, tort, infringement or violation of law by ULURU, its
Affiliates and/or its or their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents
(1)
Schedule 2.2 to list deviations from
the pre(Access)/post(ULURU)-Closing allocation of Liabilities, as
mutually agreed to by the Parties.
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or Licensees, occurring as
of and after the Closing Date and arising out of any charge,
complaint, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, claim
or demand.
(c)
Subject to the provisions of Section 9 below, ULURU shall be
responsible for all Liabilities whatsoever other than the Retained
Liabilities.
(d)
Subject to the provisions of Section 9 below, Access shall be
responsible for all Liabilities whatsoever other than the Assumed
Liabilities.
2.3
Proration . Access
and ULURU agree to prorate as of the Closing Date any amounts under
any license agreement or other agreement relating to the Products
which become due and payable after the Closing Date to the extent
the benefit is attributable to the period prior to the Closing
Date.
2.4
Ancillary Agreements . Access and ULURU acknowledge that this
Agreement does not act as a conveyance, transfer or assignment of
any property but that all of the Purchased Assets and the Takeda
License Agreement are conveyed, transferred or assigned by way of
the Bill of Sale and Assignment Agreement, the Product Patents
Assignment, the Product Trademarks Assignment and other documents
delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
2.5
Takeda License Agreement .
(a)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Access
agrees to assign, transfer, convey and deliver to ULURU and ULURU
agrees to assume from Access, on the Closing Date, all rights,
Liabilities (other than the Retained Liabilities), title and
interest of Access and its Affiliates in and to the Takeda License
Agreement, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except as set forth
in Schedule 5.3 .
(b)
ULURU agrees to assume, be responsible for and pay, perform and
discharge, when due and whenever asserted, all Liabilities existing
or arising in connection with the Takeda License Agreement, but
only to the extent that such Liabilities arise in respect of
circumstances or events occurring on or after the Closing
Date.
(c)
Access agrees to retain, be responsible for and pay, perform and
discharge, when due and whenever asserted, all Liabilities arising
in connection with the Takeda License Agreement, but only to the
extent such Liabilities arise in respect of circumstances or events
occurring prior to the Closing Date.
(d)
ULURU shall be solely responsible for accounting and payment to
Takeda, in accordance with Article VIII of the Takeda License
Agreement, of any royalties payable to Takeda under the Takeda
License Agreement on Access’s Net Sales (as defined in the
Takeda License Agreement) of the Aphthasol Product after the
Closing Date. ULURU shall deliver to Access a copy of any statement
or royalty report required to be provided to Takeda which accounts
for royalties payable to Takeda on Access’s Net Sales (as
defined in the Takeda License Agreement) of the Aphthasol
Product.
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2.6
Third Party Consents . Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the Parties acknowledge and agree that Access will not
assign to ULURU any contract or agreement that by its terms
requires, prior to such assignment, the consent of any other
contracting party thereto unless such consent has been obtained.
With respect to each such contract or agreement not assigned on the
Closing Date, after the Closing Date Access shall, at ULURU’s
sole expense, continue to deal with the other contracting
party(ies) to such contract or agreement as the prime contracting
party, and ULURU and Access shall use their best efforts to obtain
the consent of all required parties to the assignment of such
contract or agreement. Such contract or agreement shall be promptly
assigned by Access to ULURU after receipt of such consent after the
Closing Date, and upon such assignment shall be deemed a Purchased
Asset. Notwithstanding the absence of any such consent, ULURU shall
be entitled to the benefits and subject to the burdens of any such
contract or agreement accruing after the Closing Date, and ULURU
agrees to perform all of the obligations of Access to be performed
under any such contract or agreement after the Closing Date and to
indemnify the Access Indemnified Parties (as defined in Section
9.1) against any Losses (as defined in Section 9.1) as a result of
such performance or any non-performance by ULURU of any such
contract or agreement.
SECTION 3
PURCHASE PRICE AND OTHER PAYMENTS
3.1
Purchase Price .
The Purchase Price payable in consideration for the acquisition of
the Purchased Assets shall be Thirteen Million Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($13,400,000) (the “ Purchase Price
”). Such Purchase Price shall be paid by ULURU to Access as
follows:
(a)
Eight Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,700,000) delivered
to Access by ULURU at the Closing; provided that ULURU may deliver
on behalf of Access an aggregate of up to $2,994,766.80 of such
amount to Cornell Capital Partners, LP and Highgate House Funds,
Ltd. (plus an additional $504.96 for each day after October 11,
2005) in order to retire the Secured Debentures of Access due March
30, 2006 held by Cornell Capital Partners, LP and Highgate House
Funds, Ltd.;
(b)
Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,700,000) delivered
to Access by ULURU on the date that is twelve (12) months after the
Closing Date; provided that Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
($300,000) of such amount shall be accelerated and paid earlier
upon the occurrence of any of :
(i)
Notification from the FDA that no PDUFA fees are payable for the
Products for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006,
or
(ii)
ULURU entering into an agreement or understanding (oral or written)
with either Takeda or Zambon Group to defer amounts due and payable
by ULURU to such parties under the agreements with such parties
that are Purchased Assets hereunder, or
(iii)
The consummation by ULURU on or prior to January 30, 2006 of the
sale by ULURU in a Private Placement or PIPE offering, in one
or
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more related transactions, of
securities for an aggregate purchase price of at least Three
Million Dollars
($3,000,000).
For purposes of clarity this excludes any proceeds related to any
sale of securities under a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement
with Cornell Capital or the initial financing of ULURU.
(c)
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) upon the earliest to occur
of:
(i)
The U.S. launch of OraDisc A (or its substantial equivalent);
or
(ii)
The U.S. launch of OraDisc B (or its substantial equivalent);
or
(iii)
The two (2) year anniversary of the date of this
Agreement.
3.2
Milestone Payments .
(a)
In further consideration for the transactions contemplated under
this Agreement and in addition to the Purchase Price, ULURU shall
pay to Access the following non-refundable milestone payments in
the form and manner described below:
(i)
Within five (5) business days after ULURU commences Phase II
clinical testing of any drug Product or pivotal testing of any
device Product, other than a Dental Product, utilizing the Licensed
Technology that is the subject matter of the License Agreement,
ULURU shall pay Access the sum of Three Hundred Seventy Five
Thousand Dollars ($375,000);
(ii)
Within five (5) business days after ULURU commences Phase II
clinical testing of any drug Product or pivotal testing of any
device Product, other than (A) any Product for which it makes
payment under Section 3.2(a)(i) and/or (B) a Dental Product,
utilizing the Licensed Technology that is the subject matter of the
License Agreement, ULURU shall pay Access the sum of Three Hundred
Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000);
(iii)
Within five (5) business days after ULURU signs a license agreement
(with a third party) regarding any Product, other than a Dental
Product, utilizing the Licensed Technology that is the subject
matter of the License Agreement, ULURU shall pay Access the sum of
Three Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000);
(iv)
Within five (5) business days after ULURU signs a license agreement
(with a third party) regarding any Product, other than (A) any
Product for which it makes payment under Section 3.2(a)(iii) and/or
(B) a Dental Product, utilizing the Licensed Technology that is the
subject matter of the License Agreement, ULURU shall pay Access the
sum of Three Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars
($375,000);
(v)
Within five (5) business days after ULURU signs a license agreement
(with a third party) regarding any Product, other than any Product
for which it makes payment under Sections 3.2(a)(iii) or (iv),
utilizing the Product Intellectual Property relating to the
Mucoadhesive Product, ULURU shall pay Access the sum of Three
Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000);
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(vi)
Within five (5) business days after ULURU signs a license agreement
(with a third party) regarding any Tooth Whitening Product
utilizing the Product Intellectual Property relating to the
Mucoadhesive Product, ULURU shall pay Access the sum of Seven
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000); and
(vii)
ULURU shall pay to Access the following payments based upon the
achievement of the following (including, without limitation, the
U.S.) Annual Net Sales or Cumulative Net Sales, as the case may be,
of the Products by ULURU, its Affiliates and its and their
respective Licensees after the Closing Date (including, without
limitation, under the License Agreement):
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PAYMENT
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MILESTONE
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$
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500,000
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On achievement of Annual Net Sales of the
Products of $20,000,000
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$
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1,125,000
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On achievement of Annual Net Sales of the
Products of $40,000,000
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$
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1,500,000
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On achievement of Annual Net Sales for any one
Product of $20,000,000
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$
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750,000
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On achievement of Cumulative Net Sales of the
Products of $50,000,000
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$
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750,000
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On achievement of Cumulative Net Sales of the
Products of $100,000,000
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ULURU hereby agrees and acknowledges
that it shall not sell, assign, convey or otherwise transfer the
Purchased Assets or this Agreement without the permitted assignee
or transferee agreeing to be bound by all of the terms of this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the payment obligations
of this Section 3.
(b)
Within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar quarter,
commencing with the first full calendar quarter following the
Closing Date, ULURU shall submit to Access a written report setting
forth the Annual Net Sales (to-date) and Cumulative Net Sales of
each of the Products, respectively, for such quarter;
provided , however , that the first such quarterly
report shall include only Cumulative Net Sales for each of the
Products from the Closing Date to the end of the first full
calendar quarter following the Closing Date. In the event that a
Licensee sells or distributes any of the Products, the sales report
provided to Access by ULURU or its Affiliates pursuant to this
Section 3.2(b) shall also include a copy of the sales report from
such Licensees for such calendar quarter. ULURU shall permit, and
shall cause its Affiliates and its and their respective Licensees
to permit, an independent certified public accounting firm (the
“ Auditor ”) of nationally recognized standing
selected by Access and reasonably acceptable to ULURU, at
Access’s expense (except as set forth below), to have
access
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upon reasonable notice during normal business
hours to the records of ULURU and/or its Affiliates and its or
their respective Licensees (subject to ULURU’s rights under
its license agreements) as may be reasonably necessary to verify
the accuracy of the Annual Net Sales and Cumulative Net Sales
reported by ULURU pursuant to this Section 3.2(b). When, in any
quarterly report, one (1) of the Annual Net Sales or Cumulative Net
Sales mileston