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Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
to the
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
dated April 3, 1998
dated April 3, 1998
by and between
CENTOCOR, INC.,
CNA DEVELOPMENT, LLC
(as licensee to Centocor, Inc.’s worldwide rights to Golimumab Product),
(as licensee to Centocor, Inc.’s worldwide rights to Golimumab Product),
and
SCHERING-PLOUGH (IRELAND) COMPANY
(as successor in interest to Schering-Plough Ltd.)
(as successor in interest to Schering-Plough Ltd.)
DECEMBER 20, 2007
Portions of this exhibit have been
omitted and filed separately pursuant to an application for
confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Omissions are designated as [*
*] .
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
This Amendment Agreement (hereinafter
the “Amendment Agreement”), dated as of
December 20, 2007 (the “ Amendment Date ”),
is made by and between Centocor, Inc. a corporation organized under
the laws of Pennsylvania with its principal office at 800 Ridgeview
Drive, Horsham, Pennsylvania (“ Centocor ”), CNA
Development, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the
laws of Delaware (“ CNA Development ”, and
collectively with Centocor, the “ Centocor Parties
”); and Schering-Plough (Ireland) Company, a corporation
organized under the laws of Ireland, with offices at Rathdrum,
County Wicklow, Ireland (“ Schering-Plough ”)
(Schering-Plough and the Centocor Parties, each referred to from
time to time herein as a “ Party ” and
collectively as the “ Parties ”). To the extent
set forth herein, this Amendment Agreement modifies and amends the
Distribution Agreement referenced below.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on April, 3, 1998, Centocor
and Schering-Plough Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws
Switzerland with its principal offices at Weystrasse 20, CH 6000
Lucerne, Switzerland (“SPL”) entered into a
Distribution Agreement, as previously amended (the “
Distribution Agreement ”) and SPL subsequently
assigned the Distribution Agreement to its Affiliate,
Schering-Plough, under the terms of that certain Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, dated August 25, 2005; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the
Distribution Agreement the Parties and their respective Affiliates
have been developing and commercializing the chimeric anti-TNF
monoclonal antibody Product (known as cA2 or infliximab) in the
Territory under the Trademark REMICADE (the “ Remicade
Product ”); and
WHEREAS Centocor has developed a
fully human anti-TNF monoclonal antibody product known as golimumab
(the “ Golimumab Product ”) through Phase IIb
clinical trials and, prior to the exercise by Schering-Plough of
its rights under Section 12.1 of the Distribution Agreement to
participate in the continued development and commercialization of
the Golimumab Product as a Product under the Distribution Agreement
(the “ Golimumab Option ”), Centocor licensed
the worldwide rights to Golimumab Product, subject to the Golimumab
Option, to its Affiliate, CNA Development; and
WHEREAS Schering-Plough has exercised
its Golimumab Option rights and Schering-Plough and Centocor
subsequently arbitrated a disagreement over the duration of
Schering-Plough’s rights to the Golimumab Product under the
Distribution Agreement resulting in a final decision by the
arbitrator that the term of Schering-Plough’s rights to the
Golimumab Product under the Distribution Agreement will continue
for a period of fifteen years from the date of first Commercial
Sale of Golimumab Product in the Territory; and
WHEREAS Centocor has appealed the
decision of the arbitrator and Centocor and Schering-Plough have
recently engaged in good faith discussions in an attempt to settle
and finally resolve their dispute over the term of
Schering-Plough’s rights to Golimumab Product as well as to
resolve certain additional outstanding issues related to the
development and commercialization of Remicade Product and/or
Golimumab Product under the terms of the Distribution Agreement,
and now desire to document their mutual agreement on all such
matters, as set forth in detail herein; and
WHEREAS Centocor has therefore agreed
to terminate and permanently withdraw its appeal of the
aforementioned arbitrator’s decision in conjunction herewith
and as provided herein; and
WHEREAS CNA Development is also in
agreement with all of the amendments and modifications to the
Distribution Agreement set forth herein pertaining to the Golimumab
Product;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants herein contained,
the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Except as otherwise expressly set
forth in this Amendment Agreement, the capitalized terms used
herein (whether in the singular or plural) shall have the
respective meanings set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
ARTICLE 1
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS, CLARIFICATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS, CLARIFICATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
The following amendments,
clarifications and modifications to the Distribution Agreement
shall become effective immediately upon execution of this Amendment
Agreement:
1.1 Clarification of Product
Definition . The definition of Product shall include, without
limitation, the Remicade Product and the Golimumab Product, as well
as any Improvements to either such Product. However, for clarity,
the occurrence of the term “Product” in the first
sentence of the second whereas clause of the Distribution Agreement
and in the proviso to the “Cost of Goods Sold”
definition shall be deemed to refer to Remicade Product only, and
all references in the Distribution Agreement to the
“Product” as being “described” or
“set forth” in Appendix A to that agreement shall
be deemed to be references to the relevant Product as described in
the revised Appendix A attached hereto. In addition, the
various references to “Trademark” in
Section 4.3(b) of the Distribution Agreement, when used in
connection with the term “Product”, shall be deemed to
refer to the relevant Trademark for each of Remicade Product and
Golimumab Product, respectively, it being understood that the
Product Committee shall be responsible for agreeing upon the
Trademark(s) to be used for Golimumab Product in the Territory. The
Parties also agree that the references to “Product”
appearing in third paragraph of Section 5.1 of the
Distribution Agreement shall be deemed to only refer to Remicade
Product and that the “Manufacture and Supply
Agreement” referred to in that paragraph is the Remicade
Supply Agreement (as defined below).
1.2 Affiliate Definition;
Delegation and Assignment. The last sentence of the definition
of “Affiliate” (i.e., the sentence: “Any
reference in this Agreement to Centocor or Schering-Plough includes
the Affiliates of that Party unless the context clearly indicates
to the contrary.”) is hereby deleted. Notwithstanding such
deletion, and consistent with Section 12.8 of the Distribution
Agreement, it is understood and agreed that each Party may license
and/or delegate or assign any rights and the performance of any of
its obligations under the Distribution Agreement to an Affiliate
without the prior consent of the other Party.
1.3 Affiliate-Controlled IP .
The Parties acknowledge that either Party may from time to time
during the Term propose that proprietary technology, materials,
processes, know-how, data, information, patent rights and/or other
intellectual property rights that are owned or controlled by an
Affiliate of such Party (“ Affiliate-Controlled IP
”) be utilized by the Parties in the development, manufacture
and/or commercialization of one or more Products in the Territory.
Centocor is under no obligation to agree to any such proposal by
Schering-Plough. It is further understood that any use of
Affiliate-Controlled IP (i) shall be subject to the prior
approval requirement in Section 6.2(a)(i) of the Distribution
Agreement if it would result in obligations to directly or
indirectly pay license fees, milestones, royalties or other
payments to one or more unaffiliated third parties in the case of
any Centocor Affliliate-Controlled IP and (ii) shall be
subject to a comparable prior consent requirement in the case of
any Schering-Plough Affiliate-Controlled IP. The Parties further
agree that the Party making available such Affiliate-Controlled IP
to the other Party shall not charge or require reimbursement from
the other Party (or the other Party’s Affiliates) for, or
include in the calculation of Contribution Income, any licensee
fees, milestones, royalties or other payments due or payable to its
Affiliates as a result of the use of such Affiliate-Controlled IP
in connection with development, manufacture and/or
commercialization of the Products in the Territory, with the
exception of such amounts that are pass through amounts payable by
such Affiliate(s) to unaffiliated third party licensors as a result
of such use of such Affiliate-Controlled IP. In addition, any costs
and expenses previously incurred by or on behalf of such Affiliates
in the development of such Affiliate-Controlled IP shall not be
included in Product Development Costs unless expressly agreed by
the Parties in writing. Nothing in this Section 1.3 shall be
construed as (i) granting (whether expressly or by
implication) to either Party any licenses or other rights to any
Affiliate-Controlled IP that has not, as of the Amendment Date,
already been utilized by written agreement of the Parties for the
development, manufacture or commercialization of the Products in
the Territory, or (ii) obligating either Party to make
available any new or additional Affiliate-Controlled IP for such
use. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that Centocor may
(without Schering-Plough’s prior consent) utilize, and grant
Schering-Plough the right to utilize, any new or additional
Centocor proprietary technology, materials, processes, know-how,
data, information, patent rights and/or other intellectual property
rights or any Centocor Affiliate-Controlled IP in connection with
the development, manufacture and commercialization of Products in
the Territory; provided that such utilization does not
result
in (x) any requirement for additional consideration or
compensation to be paid by Schering-Plough or its Affiliates in
connection with such Affiliate-Controlled IP, (y) any
development costs associated with such Affiliated-Controlled IP
being included as Product Development Costs, or (z) any additional
Affiliate or unrelated third party pass-through costs being
included in the calculation of Contribution Income.
1.4 Term of the Distribution
Agreement . Section 8.1 of the Distribution Agreement is
hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the
following:
“8.1
Term . The term of this Agreement (the
“Term”) shall commence on the Effective Date and
continue for a period ending on the later to occur of the last day
of the Remicade Term or the Golimumab Term, unless this Agreement
is earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
The foregoing notwithstanding, in the event that prior to the
expiration of the Term (as defined above) Schering-Plough acquires
rights, pursuant to Section 12.1 of this Agreement, to any
additional fully human anti-TNF monoclonal antibodies developed by
Centocor through transgenic animals or plants or other technology
(an “ Additional Section 12.1 Product ”),
then the term of this Agreement shall be extended, solely with
respect to such Additional Section 12.1 Product, to expire on
the fifteenth anniversary of the date of the first Commercial Sale
of such Additional Section 12.1 Product in the European Union
after the grant of the first Marketing Approval of such Additional
Section 12.1 Product in the European Union.”
The following new definitions are
hereby added to Article 1 of the Distribution Agreement:
“
Remicade Term ” shall mean the period beginning on the
Effective Date and ending on September 1, 2014.
“
Golimumab Term ” shall mean the period beginning on
the date of the first Commercial Sale of Golimumab Product to occur
in the European Union after the grant of the first Marketing
Approval of Golimumab Product in the European Union (the “
First Golimumab Commercial Sale ”), and ending upon
the fifteenth (15 th ) anniversary
of such date.
For clarity, in the event that the
Term of the Distribution Agreement is extended due to the
acquisition by Schering-Plough of rights to any Additional
Section 12.1 Products, any such extension of the Term shall
have no effect on the expiration of Schering-Plough’s rights
to the Remicade Product or the Golimumab Product, each of which
shall still expire and revert to Centocor, respectively, on
expiration of the Remicade Term (in the case of Remicade Product)
or on expiration of the Golimumab Term (in the case of Golimumab
Product).
1.5 Milestone Payments . The
Parties acknowledge and agree that the various payments provided
for in Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 of the Distribution Agreement
have been paid with respect to Remicade Product, and that the
development and commercialization of Golimumab Product does not and
will not give rise to any additional payment obligations under
those Sections of the Distribution Agreement.
1.6 Separate Contribution Income
Calculations for Golimumab Product and Remicade Product . For
convenience and transparency to product line information, the
Parties agree that Contribution Income will be calculated
separately for Remicade Product and Golimumab Product based upon
the Net Sales of each such Product in the Territory. Nonetheless,
for the purpose of clarity, the manner and elements of calculating
Contribution Income will be the same for Remicade Product and
Golimumab Product, and shall continue to be as set forth in
Section 6.2 of the Distribution Agreement and Section 7.1
of the Supply Agreement, dated September 15, 1999, between
Centocor and Schering-Plough, as amended (the “ Remicade
Supply Agreement ”). For further clarity, the Parties
agree that the $150,000,000 Net Sales threshold in
Section 6.2(c) shall apply separately to Golimumab Product and
to Remicade Product, rather than to the aggregated Product sales,
for all periods prior to the Trigger Date (as defined below).
1.7 Golimumab Costs Prior to the
First Golimumab Product Marketing Approval . The Parties
acknowledge and agree that, subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Section 1.7, the Parties shall have the right to
include in the Contribution Income calculation any Marketing
Expenses and/or sales costs related to the commercialization of
Golimumab Product in the Territory that are incurred prior to the
first Marketing Approval of Golimumab Product in the Territory
(collectively, the “ Pre-Approval Marketing and Sales
Costs ”). The total of all Pre-Approval Marketing and
Sales Costs incurred for the 2006 and 2007 Agreement Years that are
to be included in the Contribution Income calculation for the
Products shall be subject to the caps on such amounts set forth in
Schedule 1.7 (attached hereto). With respect to the 2008
Agreement Year and any subsequent Agreement Years (or partial
Agreement Year) occurring prior to the Trigger Date, the Parties
shall be permitted to include in the Contribution Income
calculation for the Products in the relevant Agreement Year those
Pre-Approval Marketing and Sales Costs that are incurred in such
Agreement Year in connection with the performance of the Country
Marketing Plans established for Golimumab Product in the Territory.
For clarity, the Parties agree that notwithstanding the date on
which the first Commercial Sale of Golimumab Product in the
Territory occurs, the inclusion of Pre-Approval Marketing and Sales
Costs in the calculation of Contribution Income shall become
effective on the Amendment Date. The foregoing notwithstanding, to
the extent that the aggregate total of all Pre-Approval Marketing
and Sales Costs incurred by Schering-Plough over the entire period
extending from January 1, 2006 to the Trigger Date exceeds
[**] dollars ($ [**] ) (the “
Pre-Approval Cost-Sharing Cap ”), Schering-Plough
shall be solely responsible for all such Pre-Approval Marketing and
Sales Costs in excess of the Pre-Approval Cost-Sharing Cap, shall
not be entitled to any reimbursement from or cost sharing by
Centocor for such excess amounts, and shall not include such excess
amounts in the Contribution Income calculation. For clarity,
the
costs of
any ongoing or future Phase III or Phase IIIb studies for the
Golimumab Product shall not be included in determining Pre-Approval
Marketing and Sales Costs.
1.8 Tanabe Rights . Without
modifying the provisions of Section 2.3(a) of the Distribution
Agreement, the Parties agree that Schering-Plough’s rights in
that section will not be triggered in the event that Tanabe Seiyaku
Co. Ltd. (“ Tanabe ”), or any of Tanabe’s
Affiliates or successors in interest, grants to Centocor or a
Centocor Affiliate co-promotion rights, co-marketing rights or
other semi-exclusive commercialization rights (e.g., where Tanabe,
its Affiliates or successors in interest, and/or its or their third
party sublicensees or distributors, still hold non-exclusive or
co-exclusive rights to distribute, market, promote and/or sell
Product in the relevant country(ies)) to one or more Products in
any one or more of the following countries: Japan, Taiwan or
Indonesia. It is acknowledged and agreed that
Schering-Plough’s rights under Section 2.3(a) no longer
apply to the Peoples Republic of China.
1.9 Rights to Cilag Autoinjector;
Reimbursement of Development Costs . The Parties have agreed to
develop and commercialize the Golimumab Product utilizing the
autoinjector device developed by Cilag GmbH International (“
Cilag ”), an Affiliate of Centocor (the “
Cilag Autoinjector ”). Centocor shall be responsible
for procuring the grant of any licenses, sublicenses or other
rights from Cilag that are necessary to develop, manufacture and/or
commercialize the Golimumab Product with the Cilag Autoinjector in
the Territory; provided that any financial obligations to Cilag
arising in connection with such license shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 1.3 and Section 1.11 of this
Amendment Agreement. In consideration for such rights and the
Autoinjector Development Costs (as defined below) incurred by
Cilag, Schering-Plough shall make a one time payment of twenty
million five hundred thousand dollars ($20,500,000) within ten (10)
business days after the Amendment Date. In addition, within thirty
(30) days after the date of submission of the first
application for Regulatory Approval of Golimumab Product in the
EMEA, Schering-Plough shall pay to Centocor a milestone payment in
the amount equal to the lesser of four million two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars ($4,250,000) or the amount determined as
follows:
| (i) | [**] percent [**] of the total of all Autoinjector Development Costs incurred as of the date of such EMEA submission, |
| minus |
| (ii) | twenty million five hundred thousand dollars ($20,500,000). |
Such
milestone payment shall be made pursuant to an invoice (with
supporting documentation in reasonable detail) to be provided to
Schering-Plough by Centocor. Thereafter, to the extent that
Schering-Plough’s total payments made pursuant to this
Section 1.9 are less than twenty-four million, seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars ($24,750,000) and at all times subject
to the Autoinjector Reimbursement Cap (as defined below), Centocor
shall include [**] percent [**] of the ongoing
Autoinjector Development Costs incurred in a given calendar quarter
in the quarterly Product
Development Cost billings for such calendar quarter under the
Distribution Agreement. As used in this Section 1.9, the term
“ Autoinjector Development Costs ” means the
development costs incurred by Cilag in connection with the
development of the Cilag Autoinjector (including Cilag’s or
its Affiliates’ FTE costs, but excluding any Centocor FTE
costs incurred on or after the Amendment Date); provided ,
however , that any costs and expenses incurred in connection
with activities specifically directed to the use of the Cilag
Autoinjector for any products other than Golimumab Product shall be
excluded. The term “ Autoinjector Reimbursement Cap
” means an aggregate total of [**] dollars
($[**]) of Autoinjector Development Costs which is the
maximum amount that will be subject to sharing and/or reimbursement
by Schering-Plough under the terms of this Section 1.9. The
Parties acknowledge and agree that the aggregate total of all of
Schering-Plough’s payments pursuant to this Section 1.9
shall not exceed an amount equal to [**] percent
([**]%) of the Autoinjector Reimbursement Cap (i.e.,
twenty-four million, seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars
($24,750,000)), and that Schering-Plough shall have no obligation
to reimburse or share in any portion of Autoinjector Development
Costs that exceed the Autoinjector Reimbursement Cap. The Parties
agree that any payments due under this Section 1.9 shall be
paid by Schering-Plough directly to Cilag on Centocor’s
behalf.
1.10 Supplies of Cilag
Autoinjector . (a) Schering-Plough hereby agrees to
exclusively source all of its requirements for supplies of
autoinjector devices for use in connection with the development and
commercialization of Golimumab Product in the Territory from
Centocor or its Affiliates and Centocor or its Affiliates shall be
responsible for supplying to Schering-Plough such quantities of
Cilag Autoinjector as it may order in accordance with the
Autoinjector Supply Agreement (as defined below) for development
and commercialization of the Golimumab Product in the Territory. As
soon as practicable after the Amendment Date, the Parties will in
good faith negotiate and enter into a supply agreement with respect
to the Cilag Autoinjector (the “ Autoinjector Supply
Agreement ”) which shall be consistent with the terms of
the Distribution Agreement, as amended hereby, and the non-product
and/or price specific terms of the Remicade Supply Agreement. The
Autoinjector Supply Agreement shall, in any event, include
provisions to provide that:
| (i) | in the event of an actual or projected shortfall in supplies of Cilag Autoinjector, (x) Centocor shall ensure (A) that the available inventory and production capacity for that device is appropriately allocated based upon the collective firm orders and forecast requirements of the Parties for supplies of Cilag Autoinjector for use in connection with Golimumab Product (whether inside or outside the Territory) and any other firm orders and forecast requirements of Centocor or its Affiliates for supplies of the Cilag Autoinjector for the development and commercialization of Centocor’s or its Affiliates’ other products, and (B) that such supply quantity allocated to Golimumab Product requirements would be split between Schering-Plough (and its Affiliates), on the one hand, and Centocor (and its Affiliates) on the other hand, in |
| the same proportion as their respective firm orders and forecast requirements for supplies of Cilag Autoinjector for use in connection with Golimumab Products such that the shortfall in such supplies would be shared between them and (y) to the extent any such actual or projected shortfall results in forecasted market shortages for the Cilag Autoinjector, Schering-Plough and Centocor will jointly pursue alternative sourcing to ensure continued supply of autoinjector devices to both Parties; and |
| (ii) | in the event that Centocor develops a new autoinjector device for use with Golimumab Product and does not permit Schering-Plough to commercialize Golimumab Product utilizing such new device, Schering-Plough will be relieved of its obligations to source autoinjector devices for the Golimumab Product exclusively from Centocor. |
The
Parties will agree upon an initial price per unit to be paid by
Schering-Plough for supplies of the Cilag Autoinjector under the
Autoinjector Supply Agreement, which determination shall be made in
connection with the determination of the initial supply price for
Golimumab Product pursuant to Section 1.16. The supply price for
the Cilag Autoinjector shall also be subject to periodic review and
adjustment, as necessary, by the Product Committee in connection
with any review and adjustment of the supply price for Golimumab
Product pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Distribution Agreement.
The foregoing notwithstanding, for purposes of Contribution Income
calculations, the actual cost per unit of Cilag Autoinjector,
without mark-up and subject to the application of the cap as set
forth under Section 1.11, shall be used.
(b) Alternative Devices
. In the event that the Parties agree to develop and/or
commercialize Golimumab Product in the Territory using an
alternative autoinjector device, the Parties shall also agree upon
mutually acceptable arrangements for the manufacture and supply of
supplies of the alternative device, it being understood that if a
Party (or one of its Affiliates) has either internally developed
such alternative device or licensed or acquired rights to such
alternative device, that Party shall be primarily responsible for
procuring the manufacture and supply of all requirements for
supplies of the alternative device for use in connection with the
Golimumab Product in the Territory. To the extent that
Schering-Plough is the Party responsible for procuring supplies of
such alternative autoinjector device, the Parties shall, upon
request by Centocor, also negotiate in good faith and enter into a
supply agreement for the manufacture and supply on commercially
reasonable terms of Centocor’s requirements of such device
for use in connection with Golimumab Product in countries outside
the Territory. Any such supply agreement shall be consistent with
the terms of the non-product and/or price specific terms of the
Remicade Supply Agreement, including without limitation clauses to
provide that in the event of an actual or projected shortfall in
supplies of such device, (i) Schering-Plough shall ensure that
the available inventory and production capacity for that device is
appropriately allocated based upon the Parties’ firm orders
and forecast requirements for the device for use in connection with
Golimumab Products both within and outside the Territory and
(ii) to the extent any such actual or projected shortfall
results in forecasted market shortages for the device,
Schering-Plough and Centocor will jointly pursue alternative
sourcing to ensure continued supply of autoinjector devices to both
Parties.
1.11 Cost of Cilag Autoinjector
for Contribution Income Purposes . The actual cost per unit for
autoinjector de






