Portions of
this agreement have been omitted and separately filed with the SEC
with a request for confidential treatment. The location of those
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FORM OF HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This
Distribution Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and
entered into as of July 29, 2005 (“Effective
Date”) by and between Henry Schein, Inc. (“HSI”),
on behalf of itself and its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries
(“Subsidiaries”) to participate under this Agreement
(HSI and the Subsidiaries, individually and collectively referred
to herein as “Buyer”), having its principal place of
business at 135 Duryea Road, Melville, New York 11747, and
Laserscope (“Seller”), having its principal place of
business at 3070 Orchard Drive, San Jose, California
95134.
In
consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of
which is acknowledged by both parties, the parties above agree as
follows:
1. Appointment. Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Seller appoints Buyer
as its nonexclusive national distributor for the resale of all
products of Seller listed on Exhibit A (the
“Products”) to physicians and physician practices
within the United States of America including the District of
Columbia, all 50 states, and all its territories and possessions
(the “Territory”), and Buyer accepts such appointment.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, such
appointment shall be in effect for a period of three (3) years
following the Effective Date and shall continue automatically in
effect for successive terms of three (3) years each until
terminated as described in Section 12 below.
Buyer’s rights hereunder are non-assignable (except in
accordance with Section 14(d) below), non-licensable
and non-sublicensable.
2. Price. Seller shall
sell the Products to Buyer in such quantities as Buyer may order
and at the [**] delivered to Buyer’s principal place
of business. [**] .
3. Representations and
Warranties.
3.1 Seller
hereby represents and warrants to Buyer that:
(a) All
corporate actions on the part of Buyer, its respective officers,
directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all
obligations of it hereunder have been taken or will be taken prior
to the execution hereof, and the Agreement, when executed and
delivered by the parties, shall constitute valid and legally
binding obligations of the parties, enforceable against the
respective parties in accordance with its terms;
(b) Seller
will convey to Buyer good title to the Products, free and clear of
all security interests, liens or other encumbrances of any kind or
character;
(c) Seller
has manufactured, packaged and is selling the Products to Buyer in
compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws,
rules and regulations (including, without limitation, applicable
laws regarding labeling, environmental protection, shipping, labor,
customs regulations, country of origin requirements and the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act, and any applicable ISO standards) and shall
not violate any trademark, trade dress, trade name, trade secret,
patent, or copyright. None of the Products when disposed of will
constitute “hazardous waste” under regulations (the
“Regulations”) promulgated by the Environmental
Protection Agency under Subpart C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976,
as amended, or if any of the Products when disposed of will
constitute “hazardous waste” under the Regulations,
Seller has notified Buyer as to the identity of such
Products;
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Buyer represents and warrants to
Seller that:
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(a) All
corporate actions on the part of Seller, its respective officers,
directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all
obligations of it hereunder have been taken or will be taken prior
to the execution hereof, and the Agreement, when executed and
delivered by the parties, shall constitute valid and legally
binding obligations of the parties, enforceable against the
respective parties in accordance with its terms.
(b) Buyer
has been duly registered and organized in accordance with any and
all applicable laws, has received any and all necessary
governmental authorizations to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement, and that its entry into and
performance under this Agreement will not violate applicable
laws.
(c) Buyer
is duly registered with all necessary tax authorities and is in
compliance with all payment obligations, including tax obligations,
in accordance with applicable laws.
(d) Buyer’s
bank accounts have been established and operated in accordance with
applicable laws. All transactions of Buyer required to be carried
out through authorized banks have been so carried out. Buyer has
not and will not breach any currency regulation or currency control
legislation, or any bank secrecy act, rules or
regulations.
4.1. Seller’s
Duties. Seller hereby agrees, as long as this Agreement is in
effect, as follows:
(b) During
the term of this Agreement, Seller shall maintain commercial
general liability insurance with minimum limits of coverage of
[**] . The policy shall be an occurrence-based and not
claims-made policy, except that Seller may provide a claims-made
policy based upon Seller’s representation and warranty as
follows: Seller hereby represents and warrants that [**] it
shall continue to renew its product liability coverage for the term
of this Agreement [**] . In the event that Buyer determines
that Seller is not complying with its insurance obligations
hereunder, Buyer may purchase and/or renew such insurance coverage
necessary for Seller to comply with Seller’s insurance
obligations hereunder. Seller shall reimburse Buyer for such costs
incurred, and Buyer may offset the cost of such insurance against
any amounts it owes Seller. This occurrence-based or claims-made
coverage shall insure against [**] . Upon execution of this
Agreement, Seller shall provide Buyer with a certificate of
insurance [**] with respect to all forms of coverage
available to Seller pursuant to its policy or policies of general
liability insurance, including but not limited to the forms of
coverage identified above, and with the limits of liability
specified above. Seller shall furnish to Buyer a certificate of
insurance evidencing such coverage, certifying that the policy or
policies of insurance described therein will not be altered,
modified or canceled in any way that adversely affects
Buyer’s interest hereunder without giving Buyer [**]
written notice;
(c) Subject
to Section 8 hereof, Seller shall promptly satisfy
Buyer’s orders for the Products, to enable Buyer to maintain
a supply of the Products sufficient to provide adequate and timely
service to Buyer’s customers; and
(d) Seller
will provide notice to Buyer of any regulatory action related to
its operations that is likely to have a material adverse effect on
Seller’s ability to comply or perform under this Agreement
and Seller shall be responsible, if required by applicable Legal
Requirements, for notifying the appropriate federal, state and
local authorities of any customer complaints or other occurrences
regarding the Products, evaluating all complaints and responding to
Buyer in writing on the resolution of any complaints from Buyer for
its customers.
4.2 Buyer’s
Duties. Buyer hereby agrees, as long as this Agreement is in
effect, as follows:
(a) Buyer
shall [**] promote the products and to satisfy customer
demand for the Products;
(b) Buyer,
at least [**] each year, shall provide reasonable time for
certain of its sales personnel to meet with a sales representative
of Seller;
(c) Buyer
shall actively promote, distribute and sell Products only within
the Territory, and neither Buyer nor its Subsidiaries shall promote
or solicit orders for Product or sell, offer to sell or otherwise
distribute Product outside the Territory, or where they ought
reasonably to be aware that the ultimate destination for Product is
outside the Territory. Buyer and its Subsidiaries and their
respective employees and agents shall not promote Product for any
indications not approved for such Product by the United
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States Food and
Drug Administration. Buyer shall forward to Seller all inquiries
relating to Products from customers or potential customers outside
the Territory;
(d) Buyer
shall not make any alterations or knowingly permit any alterations
to be made to Product (including without limitation labeling,
instructions or equipment) without Seller’s express written
consent, which consent may be withheld in Seller’s sole
discretion;
(e) Buyer
shall, and shall require its Subsidiaries to, conduct all
promotion, marketing, distribution and sale of Products, including,
without limitation, handling, inventory and storage of Product, in
compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and all
applicable rules and requirements of Seller;
(f) Buyer
shall, at its expense, obtain and maintain in full force and effect
throughout the term of this Agreement any and all licenses and
approvals necessary for its distribution and sale of Product in the
Territory, in full compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations. Buyer shall not use any advertisement or marketing
material on, with respect to or relating to any Product unless such
advertisement or marketing material has been provided by Seller or
has first been submitted to and approved by Seller in advance in
writing;
(g) Buyer
shall provide notice to Seller of any regulatory action related to
its operations that is likely to have a material adverse effect on
Buyer’s ability to comply or perform under this
Agreement;
(h) Buyer
shall not, without Seller’s prior written consent, appoint
any subdistributors or agents to promote and/or distribute
Products. Further, notwithstanding any such appointment, or
Seller’s approval thereof, Buyer shall at all times remain
fully liable for performance of its subdistributors and/or agents
and Buyer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller from
all damages, losses, costs or expenses arising in any manner from
any act or omission on the part of its subdistributors or
agents;
(i) Buyer
shall promptly furnish Seller with copies of any correspondence or
other communications from its customers with respect to the use of
the Products, Product applications, suggestions for modification of
or improvement to the Products, and other pertinent information;
and
(j) The
Products are offered for sale and manufactured by Seller. Such sale
does not convey or license to Buyer the right to, and Buyer shall
not, directly or indirectly, manufacture, duplicate or otherwise
copy or reproduce any of the Products or any portion thereof. In
addition, Buyer shall not, directly or indirectly, reverse engineer
any of the Products or any portion thereof, including without
limitation, any designs, assemblies, lasers, fiber optics,
circuits, firmware or software contained therein. Buyer will take
appropriate steps to inform its customers of and assure compliance
with these restrictions.
(k) As
a condition to amendment of the definition of
“Products” pursuant hereto, Buyer shall take such
actions as Seller may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure end
user compliance with the Seller’s policies, procedures and
restrictions of use of such new Products.
5. Shipment,
Risk of Loss and Title. All shipments of Products (other than drop
shipments directly from Seller to Buyer’s customers) shall be
shipped by Seller [**] , with risk of loss and title to
Products to pass to Buyer upon [**] , unless otherwise
specified in an agreement signed by the parties hereto. Drop
shipments of Products directly from Seller to Buyer’s
customers shall be shipped by Seller [**] , with risk of
loss and title to Products to pass to Buyer [**] .
[**] .
6. Defective
Products. In the event that any of the Products when delivered to
recipient do not conform to Seller’s warranty or are
otherwise defective or damaged as delivered to the recipient,
recipient shall notify Seller as to such condition promptly upon
recipient’s discovery of same, and shall provide Seller with
a reasonable opportunity to inspect such Products. Seller shall, in
its sole discretion, either repair or replace or shall refund the
invoice price associated with, any Products which do not conform to
Seller’s warranty or are otherwise defective or damaged as
delivered to the recipient, upon the return of such Products to
Seller. All transportation charges for the return of such Products
shall be paid by [**] .
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7.1 Pre-authorized
Returns. In the event that (i) Seller fails to correctly fill
any of Buyer’s orders for Products, or (ii) Products are
discontinued and unsalable, or (iii) the Products are subject
to an injunction or governmental order or re
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