[LETTERHEAD OF HENRY SCHEIN,
INC.]
Mr. David
M. Mulder
Chief Financial Officer
Biolase Technology, Inc.
4 Cromwell
Irvine, California 92618
This letter
agreement shall serve to amend that certain License and
Distribution Agreement, by and between Henry Schein, Inc.
(“HSI”) and Biolase Technology, Inc,
(“Biolase”), dated as of August 8, 2006, as
amended (the “ Agreement”).
As of the date
set forth above, the parties hereby agree as follows:
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As
a fundamental condition precedent to HSI entering into this letter
agreement, Biolase has informed HSI that it is taking actions to
reduce its operating expenses to such a level as to reach
profitability, based on **** Biolase sales revenue of $**** on an
on-going basis, to be adjusted as minimums increase.
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2.
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Subject to Section 1 above, HSI
agrees to make a firm minimum purchase commitment of Waterlase
Turbo MD (a Waterlase MD with an associated turbo handpiece kit)
and Ezlase base units and any other laser units (including the ****
and ****) offered during the Term and their related future
iterations and their auxiliary components and accessories (the
“Lasers”) during the period commencing on the date
hereof to March 31, 2010 (the “New Initial Term”)
and Non-Laser Products (as defined below) in the aggregate amount
of $42.7 million (“**** Level”), to be purchased as
follows: (i) $**** comprised of Waterlase Turbo MD lasers and Turbo
upgrade kits, which such purchase shall occur no later than
March 2, 2009, (ii) commencing on March 15, 2009,
(26) semi-monthly purchases of any Biolase products during the
New Initial Term for purchases of not less than $**** per
semi-monthly period (of which $**** will be Lasers and $**** will
be non-Laser products, including disposable products, warranty
sales, training and replacement parts, etc. collectively
“Non-laser Products”), each such purchase to occur on
the 15th and the last day of each consecutive month ( e.g ,
March 15, 2009, March 31, 2009, April 15, 2009,
April 30, 2009, etc.); and (iii) HSI agrees to make
purchases of any Biolase products in the aggregate amount of $****
(the “Initial International Purchase”) with regard to
distribution of products in the United Kingdom, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Spain,
and Germany or elsewhere in the world. The Initial International
Purchase shall occur no later than March 2, 2009. With respect
to all purchases in this Section 2 made in February of 2009,
HSI shall pay Biolase all of the purchase price on March 2,
2009 in respect of
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****
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Certain
confidential information contained in this document, marked with
four asterisks, has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(i)
and (iii) above ($**** in the aggregate). Other payments in
respect of purchases hereunder shall be due upon receipt, of the
applicable products. These purchases may be purchased by HSI
through HSI’s divisions or subsidiaries in the United States
or Canada or elsewhere in the world. Biolase will make the products
available to HSI and, in accordance with the parties’
standard business practice, promptly supply HSI with any products
so ordered. HSI and its affiliates, under the Agreement or any
related agreements for the sale of Biolase products anywhere in the
world, shall have no product purchase obligations other than as set
forth herein. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, purchases by HSI of **** shall not be part of the
purchases set forth in (i) through (iii) above.
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3.
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With respect to **** Waterlase C-100
****, Biolase and HSI agree to work together in good faith to reach
agreement upon a strategy for **** Waterlase C-100 **** no later
than April 15, 2009, with an agreed upon **** no later than
****.
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4.
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If
sales exceed HSI targeted levels of $**** in Lasers of such year,
****% of such excess sales of Lasers will be **** and ****% will be
**** Lasers ****; provided, however, that the parties will
negotiate in good faith such percentages if ****.
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During the New Initial Term, Biolase
shall exclusively sell its products through HSI in the Territory,
and shall not sell such products directly or through other
distributors, and HSI shall have the right to distribute the
products through third-party distributors if it so elects, provided
that such third-party distributors sell to end-users permitted
under the Agreement “Territory” shall be defined as the
United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Canada, Spain, Germany, Austria, Australia, and New Zealand,
Subject to Biolase’s contractual obligations in respect of
sales in markets governed by existing distribution agreements in
effect as of the date hereof, HSI shall have the right to
exclusively sell in other countries throughout the world. Biolase
will consider in good faith extending exclusivity in certain
specific markets **** based upon HSI’s performance in such
markets.
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6.
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HSI
may, at its option, extend this letter agreement for two additional
one-year terms, upon written notice given on or before
February 1, 2010 or February 1, 2011 (for second renewal)
given by Schein to Biolase prior to the expiration of the New
Initial Term (or the then expiring additional one-year term, as the
case may be); provided that HSI may only be permitted to exercise
an option to extend the then current term i
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