Exhibit 10.32
[ * ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS
BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED.
Confidential &
Proprietary
M ATERIAL T RANSFER & C OLLABORATIVE T ESTING A GREEMENT
This Material Transfer & Collaborative
Testing Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is
effective this 5th day of December, 2005, by and between: HOKU
SCIENTIFIC, INC., a Delaware corporation (“
HOKU ”), and SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., a
Japanese corporation (“ SANYO ” and,
together with HOKU, the “ Parties
”).
B ACKGROUND & P URPOSE
HOKU is developing a proprietary membrane
(“ HOKU Membrane ”) and proprietary
membrane electrode assembly (“ HOKU MEA
”) that incorporates HOKU Membrane for use in proton exchange
membrane fuel cell (“ PEMFC ”). HOKU is
actively seeking development partners and customers for HOKU
Membrane and HOKU MEA.
SANYO develops and manufactures PEMFC
components, stacks, and integrated systems for residential
applications (the “ SANYO Products
”).
HOKU and SANYO desire HOKU to (i) engineer,
test, manufacture and ship HOKU Samples (as defined in
Section 3 below) to SANYO at the address set forth on the
signature page to this Agreement (the “ SANYO
Facility ”) to allow SANYO to verify the performance
and durability of the HOKU Samples, as set forth in this Agreement;
and (ii) conduct collaborative tests on HOKU Samples (as
defined in Section 4 below), each as set forth in this
Agreement.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as
follows:
A GREEMENT
1. Confidentiality . Without
limiting the confidentiality terms set forth in Sections 7 and 8 of
the Amended Agreement (the “ Hoku/Sanyo
Agreement ”) dated September 30, 2004, by and
between the Parties, the terms of this Agreement, the HOKU Samples
(as defined below), and the results of any testing performed
pursuant to this Agreement, shall be deemed Confidential
Information as defined in the Hoku/Sanyo Agreement.
2. SANYO Specifications .
Exhibit A attached to this Agreement is a drawing of
SANYO’s dimensional requirements for HOKU MEA to be tested by
SANYO pursuant to this Agreement (the “ SANYO Test Cell
Geometry ”).
3. HOKU Samples . HOKU shall
(i) engineer HOKU MEA to meet the SANYO Test Cell Geometry
requirements; (ii) produce HOKU MEA in the quantities
described on Exhibit B (the “ HOKU
Samples ”); and (iii) deliver the HOKU Samples
to the [ * ]. HOKU and SANYO shall mutually agree to the
delivery date of the HOKU Samples. In providing the HOKU Samples to
SANYO, this transfer of materials constitutes a limited
non-exclusive license to SANYO to test and evaluate the HOKU
Samples as set forth in this Agreement.
4. Collaborative Testing .
HOKU and SANYO shall conduct the tests of the HOKU Samples as
described on Exhibit C attached hereto using [ *
] test equipment at the SANYO Facility (“
Collaborative Testing ”). SANYO shall maintain
custody and control of the HOKU Samples inside the SANYO Facility
at all times, and shall not send the HOKU Samples to any other
facility for testing or invite any third party to the SANYO
Facility to witness the Collaborative Testing without the prior
written approval of HOKU. HOKU shall have the right to send up to
two (2) representatives to SANYO at the start and at the end
of the Collaborative Testing.
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[ * ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS
BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED.
Confidential &
Proprietary
5. Collaborative Testing
Results . Upon completion of the Collaborative Testing, SANYO
shall provide HOKU with a written summary of the results of the
Collaborative Testing (the “ Collaborative Testing
Report ”), comparing actual results to SANYO’s
target values. Such results shall be considered the Confidential
Information of both Parties pursuant to the Confidentiality
Agreement.
6. Costs . Each Party shall
bear its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
Collaborative Testing; provided, however, that SANYO shall pay HOKU
the amount set forth on Exhibit B for the HOKU
Samples ordered pursuant to Section 3 above. SANYO may order
additional HOKU Samples by submitting a purchase order to HOKU. The
price for each additional HOKU Sample shall be the same as the
price on Exhibit B. In addition, SANYO shall pay HOKU a total flat
fee of $250,000 for the Collaborative Testing described in
Section 4 above. SANYO shall also pay all applicable sales
taxes, excise taxes ($10,415.00), duties, shipping and insurance
charges. Hoku shall provide an invoice to Sanyo upon execution of
this Agreement for $260,415.00 (Collaborative Testing fee and
excise tax), and Sanyo shall pay that amount by February 28,
2006. All purchases of HOKU Samples shall be separately invoiced,
and all payments shall be due and payable [ * ] after
shipment of the HOKU Samples by HOKU.
7. No Rights . SANYO, as
recipient of the HOKU Samples, does not acquire any right, title or
interest in the HOKU Samples extending beyond the limited grant in
Section 3 above. No rights are granted to SANYO to use the
HOKU Samples for purposes of sale, consultation, provision of
services or any other commercial purposes under this Agreement.
This Agreement does not restrict the right of HOKU to distribute
HOKU Samples to other commercial or non-commercial entities. HOKU
has no obligation to grant a license to SANYO, and HOKU may grant
exclusive or nonexclusive licenses to others who may be
investigating, testing, evaluating or using HOKU Samples. This
Agreement does not in any way change or amend the rights granted to
SANYO by HOKU as part of the Hoku/Sanyo Agreement.
8. Return of HOKU Samples .
SANYO agrees that all HOKU Samples remain the property of HOKU. At
the earlier of (i) the written request of HOKU, and
(ii) upon completion of the Collaborative Testing, all HOKU
Samples shall be returned to HOKU or destroyed in the presence of
an authorized HOKU representative.
9. No Analysis of HOKU
Samples . SANYO agrees not to make or have made any analysis,
observation of the chemical composition and/or physical
characteristics or to perform any experiment on the HOKU Samples,
except for the agreed upon Collaborative Testing.
10. Warranty Disclaimer . THE
HOKU SAMPLES PROVIDED TO SANYO ARE PROVIDED AS IS,
WITHOU