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Exhibit
10.1
EXECUTION
COPY
Settlement
Agreement
This Settlement Agreement
sets forth a binding agreement between and among Senetek PLC, an
English company with its principal offices at 831 Latour Court,
Napa, California (“Senetek”), and Triax Aesthetics,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with offices located at
20 Commerce Drive, Cranford New Jersey 07016 (“Triax”)
for the purpose of terminating the License, Supply and Distribution
Agreement dated August 4, 2007 (the “License
Agreement”) between Triax and Senetek.
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• On
or about August 4, 2007, Senetek and Triax entered into the
License Agreement relating to a compound developed by Senetek known
as Pyratine 6 (the “Product”).
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• Certain
disputes have arisen under the License Agreement.
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• The
parties desire to settle any and all disputes that have arisen
between them, including without limitation with respect to the
License Agreement, and to terminate the License Agreement on the
terms and conditions below.
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Termination of Agreement . The License Agreement shall be
automatically terminated without further action on the part of any
of the parties when (i) this Settlement Agreement has been executed
by all parties, (ii) the letter agreement between Triax and Senetek
has been executed and delivered by each party (iii) the Agreement
between Senetek and a certain Triax related entity has been
executed and delivered by each party (iv) Senetek has received a
letter of indemnification from a certain Triax related party, (v)
all other related
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agreements have been executed and delivered, (vi) Triax has
provided to Senetek all of the materials required under
“Additional Triax Responsibilities” below and Senetek
has provided written confirmation to Triax regarding its
satisfaction with such materials, and (vii) Senetek has received
the payments provided for under “Consideration” and
under the first sentence of “Accounts Receivable”
below. The date on which all of these conditions shall have been
satisfied is referred to as the “Termination
Date”.
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No Further Obligations . Except as set forth in this
Settlement Agreement, as of the Termination Date the parties hereto
shall have no further rights and obligations with respect to the
License Agreement and the License Agreement shall terminate and be
of no further force or effect.
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Consideration . On or before the Termination Date, Triax
shall pay to Senetek, by wire transfer in immediately available
funds to an account designated in writing by Senetek, the sum of
$975,000 (the “Settlement Sum”) in full and final
settlement of all claims against Triax, certain Triax related
entities and their members, officers, directors, managers and other
related parties related to any disputes, claims or causes of
action, whether known or unknown, arising under the License
Agreement, other than any such claims as may arise in relation to
the performance of the parties’ respective obligations under
this Settlement Agreement.
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Termination of License . On the Termination Date, all
licenses under the Intellectual Property (as defined in the License
Agreement) granted to Triax pursuant to the License Agreement shall
terminate and all rights under each such license shall revert to
Senetek.
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Return of Inventory; Promotional Materials; Confidential Data;
Non-Use of Formulations . Triax shall promptly provide Senetek
a Product Inventory count and all remaining Product Inventory in
possession of Triax shall be transferred to Senetek within 7
business days following the Termination Date. Triax shall return
all unused promotional materials in its possession directly to
Senetek at the address set forth in the recitals above within 7
business days following the Termination Date. Senetek shall be
responsible for all documented direct costs incurred in connection
with the transfer and/or return of the Product Inventory and
promotional materials and shall either pay directly or reimburse
Triax for such costs within 7 business days following receipt of an
invoice for same, Triax shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain the return of all Product Inventory (excepting the 2,036
units to be destroyed at an official reclamation center as provided
under “Additional Triax Responsibilities” below) and
promotional materials relating to the Product held by sales
personnel presently or formerly employed or retained by Triax
(“Sales Personnel”), such commercially reasonable
efforts to include but not be limited to Triax conditioning payment
of any severance or like payments to discharged Sales Personnel to
the return of all such Product Inventory and Promotional Materials
to Senetek. Triax shall also return to Senetek of all confidential
data provided to Triax by or on behalf of Senetek including, but
not limited, to clinical studies, profilometry data, assay methods,
assays, patent
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applications, before and after photos and product formulations;
provided however that Triax may retain one (1) copy of such
confidential data for archival purposes and to ensure compliance
with this Agreement. Triax hereby acknowledges and agrees that it
may not use or employ (and will not use or employ after the date of
this Settlement Agreement) the specific formulations (not generally
available to the public) for any non prescription or non-monograph
OTC creams or lotion that were provided by Senetek or provided by
Allure Cosmetics on behalf of Senetek.
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Trade Accounts . Within 7 business days following the
Termination Date, Triax shall provide Senetek with a list of all
trade accounts to which sales of Product were made prior to the
Termination Date, which list shall include all such identifying
information (i.e., account name, address, phone, fax, email,
contact individual etc.) as Triax may have in its possession or
that it may reasonably obtain without undue effort or expense.
Triax will also use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and
to provide to Senetek within such 7 business day period all other
trade account information in the possession of Triax or any current
or discharged Sales Personnel, including without limitation any
call cards or similar materials or lists detailing visits or other
communications with physicians or other potential customers for
Pyratine 6.
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Additional Triax Responsibilities . Triax shall provide to
Senetek each of the following: (i) a copy of the purchase
orders for Pyratine-6; (ii) the shipping documents for all of
the “sample” units; (iii) a statement from Rx
Crossroads that no product was shipped outside of the
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US; (iv) a breakdown by sales representative of
“sample” units returned to Rx CrossRoads and (v)
written confirmation by Stericyle, the Reclamation Center utilized
by Rx CrossRoads) that the 2,036 units being returned by Sales
Personnel are destroyed. As of the date hereof, Senetek
acknowledges having received the documents from Triax set forth in
clause (i) and (ii) and a statement from Rx Crossroads as provided
in clause (iii) above and acknowledges that the conditions
expressed in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) have been satisfied. Triax
hereby represents and warrants to Senetek that the purchase orders,
bills of lading and shipping documents that have been provided to
Senetek as of the date hereof represent all of such documents as
were in Triax’s possession or control that could be located
after due inquiry by Triax.
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Triax Labeled Product . Senetek is hereby granted a non-
exclusive royalty free license (without the right to sublicense)
for twelve (12) months from the Termination Date to use the
Triax Aesthetics name, logo and design solely in connection with
the sale and marketing of the Product in the Territory (as defined
in the License Agreement). (the “License
Period”).
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Additional Representations and Warranties . Triax hereby
represents and warrants to Senetek that neither Triax nor any of
its affiliates, officers, directors, employees or agents
(“Triax Related Parties”) have transferred, distributed
or otherwise made available to any person any “Senetek
Confidential Information” (as such term is defined in the
License Agreement) in violation of the terms of the License
Agreement,
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including by way of example and not limitation, Section 5.1
thereof. In furtherance (and not in limitation) of the foregoing
representation, Triax hereby represents and warrants that neither
Triax, nor any Triax Related Party have transferred, distributed or
otherwise made available Senetek Confidential Information
(including, by way of example and not limitation, any test data
(except what has been published and made publicly available) or any
product formulation information) in violation of the License
Agreement to Obagi Medical Products (or any of its affiliates,
officers, directors, employees or agents) (collectively
“Obagi”) and that deliveries to Obagi by or on behalf
of Triax or any Triax Related Party relating to, or in connection
with Pyratine-6 or the Product were limited to the delivery to
Obagi of Product, as follows - 24 units of creme and 24 units of
lotion delivered on or about February 13, 2008. Triax further
represents and warrants to Senetek that neither Triax nor any Triax
Related Party dispatched or conducted any correspondence (whether
in physical or electronic form) to or with Obagi regarding
Pyrantine-6 or the Product, it being understood that Triax and/or
Triax Related parties had correspondence rela
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