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E XHIBIT
10.1
E XECUTION
C OPY
[ * ] = C ERTAIN
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS
DOCUMENT , MARKED BY
BRACKETS , HAS BEEN
OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE S
ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
ASSET PURCHASE AND LICENSE
AGREEMENT
by and among
A
GRIGENETICS , I NC .,
a Delaware
corporation;
M YCOGEN C
ORPORATION ,
a California
corporation;
E XELIXIS P
LANT S CIENCES , I NC
.,
a Delaware
corporation;
A GRINOMICS
, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability
company;
and
E XELIXIS ,
I NC .,
a Delaware
corporation.
Dated as of September 4,
2007
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. SALE OF PURCHASED ASSETS;
LICENSES
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1.1
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Sale of Purchased Assets |
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1.2
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Closing; Delivery and Payment |
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1.3
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Partially Exclusive License |
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1.4
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Non-Exclusive License |
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SECTION 2. EXCLUDED ASSETS; LICENSE TO
SELLER; RETAINED RIGHTS
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2.1
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Excluded Assets |
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2.2
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Right to Use; Licenses; Covenants |
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2.3
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Retained Rights |
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2.4
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SECTION 3. ASSUMED LIABILITIES AND
EXCLUDED LIABILITIES
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3.1
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Assumed Liabilities |
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3.2
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Excluded Liabilities |
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SECTION 4. CONSIDERATION AND RELATED
MATTERS
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4.1
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Purchase Price |
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4.2
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Transfer Taxes |
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4.3
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Allocation |
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4.4
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Real Estate Transaction Expenses |
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SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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5.1
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By the Seller |
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(a) |
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Purchased
Assets |
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(b) |
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Partially
Exclusive Patents and Non-Exclusive Assets |
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(c) |
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Intellectual Property |
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(d) |
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Purchased
Assigned Agreements |
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(e) |
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Sufficiency |
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(f) |
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Legal
Proceedings |
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(g) |
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Valid
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Authority |
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(i) |
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Binding
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS
DOCUMENT , MARKED BY
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OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE S
ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
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(j)
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Non-Contravention |
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(k)
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No
Brokers |
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(l)
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Real
Property |
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(m)
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Purchased
Operative Assets |
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(n)
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Insurance |
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(o)
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Compliance with Law; Permits |
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(p)
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Taxes |
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(q)
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Environmental Matters |
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5.2
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By the Purchaser |
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(a)
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Valid
Existence; Subsidiary |
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(b)
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Authority |
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(c)
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Binding
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(d)
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Non-Contravention |
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(e)
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No
Brokers |
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(f)
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Financing |
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(g)
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[ *
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5.3
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DISCLAIMER |
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SECTION 6. INDEMNIFICATION
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6.1
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Indemnification by the Seller |
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6.2
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Indemnification by the Purchaser |
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6.3
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Limitations on Liability |
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6.4
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Defense of Third Party Claims |
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6.5
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Exclusive Remedy |
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SECTION 7. COVENANTS
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7.1
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Prosecution and Enforcement of Partially Exclusive
Patents |
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7.2
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Further Assurances; Access to Books and Records |
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7.3
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Confidentiality |
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7.4
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Tax Cooperation; Allocation of Certain Taxes |
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS
DOCUMENT , MARKED BY
BRACKETS , HAS BEEN
OMITTED AND FILED
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ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
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SECTION 8. MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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8.1
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Guaranty |
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8.2
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Time of the Essence |
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8.3
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Notices |
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8.4
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Headings |
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8.5
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Counterparts and Exchanges by Electronic Transmission or
Facsimile |
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8.6
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Governing Law |
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8.7
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Dispute Resolution |
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8.8
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Injunctive Relief |
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8.9
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Successors and Assigns; Parties in Interest |
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8.10
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Waiver |
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8.11
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Amendments |
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8.12
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Severability |
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8.13
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Entire Agreement |
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8.14
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Assignment |
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8.15
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Non-Competition |
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8.16
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Expenses |
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8.17
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Construction |
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[ * ] = C ERTAIN
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS
DOCUMENT , MARKED BY
BRACKETS , HAS BEEN
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SEPARATELY WITH THE S
ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
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ASSET PURCHASE AND LICENSE
AGREEMENT
This A SSET
P URCHASE AND L ICENSE
A GREEMENT is entered into as of
September 4, 2007 by and among A GRIGENETICS
, I NC ., a Delaware corporation (the “
Purchaser ”), M YCOGEN C
ORPORATION , a California corporation (“
Mycogen ”), E XELIXIS P
LANT S CIENCES , I NC
., a Delaware corporation (“ EPS ”), A
GRINOMICS , LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“ Agrinomics ”), and E
XELIXIS , I NC . , a Delaware
corporation (“ Exelixis ”). EPS and Agrinomics
are collectively referred to herein as the “ Seller
”. The Purchaser, EPS and Agrinomics are individually
referred to herein as a “ Party ” or
collectively as the “ Parties ”. Mycogen is a
party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3 and
Section 8, and Exelixis is a party to this Agreement pursuant
to Section 7.3 and Section 8. Certain capitalized terms
used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A.
R
ECITALS
WHEREAS, the Seller
wishes to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser wishes to
purchase from the Seller, the Purchased Assets, and in connection
therewith the Purchaser is willing to assume certain liabilities
and obligations of the Seller relating thereto, all upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the
“ Acquisition ”);
WHEREAS , in
connection with the Acquisition, the Seller wishes to grant certain
licenses to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser wishes to grant
certain licenses and covenants not to sue to the Seller, all upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, concurrently
with the execution of this Agreement, EPS and the Purchaser are
executing a contract research agreement (the “ Contract
Research Agreement ”) which sets forth the terms and
conditions under which EPS will provide contract research to the
Purchaser after the Effective Date and potentially transfer
additional assets to the Purchaser for additional
consideration.
A
GREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings contained
herein, and subject to and on the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby,
agree as follows:
SECTION 1. S ALE
OF P URCHASED A SSETS
; L ICENSES .
1.1 Sale of Purchased
Assets. Effective as of the Closing, the Seller hereby sells,
assigns, transfers, conveys, and delivers to the Purchaser all of
the Seller’s right, title and interest (other than the rights
expressly licensed back to or otherwise conferred upon the Seller
pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement) in and to the
Purchased Assets free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than
Permitted Encumbrances) on the terms of, and subject to the
conditions set forth in, this Agreement, and the Purchaser hereby
purchases from the Seller, all of the Seller’s right, title
and interest, in, to and under the Purchased Assets free and clear
of all Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances).
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ECURITIES AND E
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PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
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1.2 Closing; Delivery and
Payment.
(a) Closing. The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“ Closing ”) shall take place concurrently with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the time and date on
which the Closing occurs is hereinafter referred to as the “
Effective Date ”).
(b) Delivery and
Payment. At the Closing:
(i) the Purchaser
shall pay the Purchase Price to the Seller in immediately available
funds by wire transfer to the account or accounts designated in
writing by the Seller at least two (2) business days prior to
the Effective Date;
(ii) the Seller shall
deliver to the Purchaser such instruments of transfer, assignment,
conveyance and other instruments sufficient to evidence and
effectuate the sale, assignment and transfer to the Purchaser of
all right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets all in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser,
including (1) the Statutory Warranty Deed in the form of
Exhibit B attached hereto (the “ Statutory Warranty
Deed ”), (2) the Bill of Sale in the form of Exhibit
C attached hereto (the “ Bill of Sale ”) and
(3) the Patent Assignment Agreement in the form of Exhibit D
attached hereto (the “ Patent Assignment Agreement
”);
(iii) the Purchaser
shall deliver to the Seller such instruments of assumption
sufficient to assume, discharge or perform when due, all of the
Assumed Liabilities, all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Seller, including the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto (the “
Assignment and Assumption Agreement ” );
and
(iv) the Purchaser and
the Seller shall execute an instrument demonstrating that the
parties to the [ * ] have terminated such agreements (the
“ Letter ”).
(c) Acknowledgement.
The Purchaser hereby acknowledges that, except with regard to the
Purchased Assets specifically described in Sections 7.2(b) and
(e) below as requiring delivery, the Seller shall have no
obligation to deliver the physical possession of any other
Purchased Assets to the Purchaser, and, as of the Closing, all such
other Purchased Assets are located at and, immediately after
Closing, shall remain located at the Purchased Facility or the PDX
Facility.
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CONTAINED IN THIS
DOCUMENT , MARKED BY
BRACKETS , HAS BEEN
OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE S
ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
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1.3 Partially Exclusive
License.
(a) The Seller hereby
grants the Purchaser a fully-paid, royalty-free, perpetual,
irrevocable, worldwide, exclusive license, with the right to grant
sublicenses, under the Partially Exclusive Patents for any purpose,
subject only to the licenses and the options described in Sections
1.3(b), 1.3(c) and 1.3(d) that the Seller previously granted to
Third Parties under the Exelixis Existing Agreements and any future
licenses granted pursuant to the exercise of such
options.
(b) The Purchaser
hereby acknowledges that, as of the Effective Date, [ * ]
has, pursuant to the [ * ] Agreement, (i) [ * ]
and (ii) [ * ] . Each such research license will [
* ] .
(c) The Purchaser
hereby acknowledges that, as of the Effective Date, [ * ]
has, pursuant to the [ * ] Agreement, [ * ]
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(d) The Purchaser
hereby acknowledges that, as of the Effective Date, [ * ]
has, pursuant to [ * ] Agreement, [ * ] , and [ *
] has, pursuant to [ * ] Agreement, the [ * ] .
Prior to the Effective Date, [ * ] and, as of the Effective
Date, [ * ] . [ * ] .
(e) The Purchaser:
(i) covenants that during the term of the [ * ]
Agreement, [ * ] in any jurisdiction in which an applicable
unexpired [ * ] has not been held, by a court or
governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, to be unpatentable,
invalid or unenforceable in a decision from which no appeal can be
taken, [ * ] ; and (ii) acknowledges that [ * ]
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(f) Between the
Effective Date and [ * ] , the Purchaser: (i) covenants
[ * ] in any jurisdiction in which an applicable unexpired
[ * ] has not been held, by a court or governmental agency
of competent jurisdiction, to be unpatentable, invalid or
unenforceable in a decision from which no appeal can be taken [
* ] ; and (ii) acknowledges that [ * ] .
(g) If [ * ]
with respect to a particular patent or patent application [ *
] , the Seller will notify the Purchaser in writing and will
[ * ] ; provided , however , that if any
patent or patent application [ * ] .
1.4 Non-Exclusive
License. The Seller hereby grants the Purchaser a fully-paid,
royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive
license, with the right to grant sublicenses, under the
Non-Exclusive Assets for any purpose.
SECTION 2. E
XCLUDED A SSETS ; L
ICENSE TO S ELLER ; R
ETAINED R IGHTS .
2.1 Excluded
Assets.
(a) Generally. Subject
to Section 2.1(c), the Purchaser shall not acquire any rights
or interests in, and, further subject to Sections 2.1(b) and 8.15,
the Seller shall retain all rights and interests in, including the
rights to use, exploit, sell and otherwise transfer for all
purposes, the Excluded Assets. Subject to Section 7.3(f),
specifically, but not as a limitation to the generality of the
foregoing, EPS shall have the right to grant a license to the
Sellable Assets Purchaser to use the Non-Exclusive Know-How
identified in Schedule 1.4(a) in connection with the Sellable
Assets.
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SEPARATELY WITH THE S
ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
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(b) Sellable
Assets.
(i) The Seller agrees
[ * ] provided that the Seller [ * ] sell or
otherwise transfer the Sellable Assets or any portion thereof to
any Person (other than Exelixis) for any use by such Person and to
receive consideration in exchange for such sale or transfer,
including cash, equity or other ownership interest in such Person
[ * ] (the closing of such sale of the Sellable Assets, the
“ Sellable Assets Sale ”, and such purchaser or
transferee of the Sellable Assets, the “ Sellable Assets
Purchaser ”), provided further that EPS
[ * ] .
(ii) EPS agrees
that:
(1) prior to the
Sellable Assets Sale, [ * ] any potential Sellable Assets
Purchaser regarding the Sellable Assets;
(2) EPS shall not, and
it will cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, [ *
] in connection with the Sellable Assets Sale;
(3) (A) EPS shall [
* ] transfer of the Sellable Assets and the provision of
technical assistance to the Sellable Assets Purchaser, which may
include the packaging, transferring and tracking of seeds, the
transfer of data and database(s), and the transfer of licenses and
permits [ * ] ; (B) EPS shall [ * ] ; and
(C) [ * ] transfer of the Sellable Assets and the
provision of technical assistance to the Sellable Assets
Purchaser;
(4) after [ * ]
the Sellable Assets Purchaser with respect to the Sellable Assets,
provided that the foregoing [ * ] ; and
(5) (A) it [ *
] the agreement governing the sale or transfer of the Sellable
Assets (the “ Sellable Assets Purchase Agreement
”) [ * ] ; and (B) for any Sellable Assets Sale
that occurs before the earlier of the Anticipated Delivery Date (as
defined in the Contract Research Agreement) of [ * ] ;
provided , however , that the following shall [ *
] .
(c) Cell Factory
Assets.
(i) Subject to the
Purchaser’s rights as described in this
Section 2.1(c)(i) and in Section 2.1(c)(ii) below, the
Seller expressly reserves all rights to use and exploit the Cell
Factory Assets for all purposes, including entering into
collaboration with any Third Party to further develop the Cell
Factory Assets with such Third Party, or selling or otherwise
transferring the Cell Factory Assets to any Third Party. In
particular and without limiting the foregoing, unless and until the
Parties enter into a Cell Factory Purchase Agreement, the Seller
shall have the right to: (1) fund, by itself or with or
through their Affiliates or Third Parties, and continue to operate
the Cell Factory Assets [ * ] ; and (2) use the Cell
Factory Assets to initiate
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CONTAINED IN THIS
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SEPARATELY WITH THE S
ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
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and conduct new research and
collaborations, and to continue existing research and
collaborations, at the Seller’s sole discretion; provided
that the Seller [ * ] . Any and all new inventions,
materials and intellectual property generated by the Seller
pursuant to any such Cell Factory Asset-focused research or
collaboration shall be deemed to be Cell Factory Assets (and
therefore subject to Section 2.1(c)(ii)), except to the extent
any Third Party has rights to such inventions, materials or
intellectual property pursuant to an agreement between the Seller
and such Third Party. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser within
[ * ] . If the Purchaser notifies the Seller in writing,
within [ * ] thereafter, of its interest in the development
and/or commercialization of [ * ] then EPS shall grant the
Purchaser [ * ] . If the Purchaser does not notify the
Seller, within such [ * ] period, of the Purchaser’s
interest in the development and/or commercialization of such [ *
] , then the Seller shall have no further rights with respect
to, and EPS will have no further obligation to the Purchaser with
respect to, such [ * ] . The foregoing obligation to notify
the Purchaser of [ * ] .
(ii) Notwithstanding
Section 2.1(c)(i) above, during the Notice Period, if the
Seller desires to sell all or substantially all of the Cell Factory
Assets, or if the Seller receives a bona fide offer from a Third
Party to purchase all or substantially all of the Cell Factory
Assets, the Seller shall provide written notice thereof (the
“ Notice ”) to the Purchaser within [ * ]
. Within [ * ] after receiving such Notice, the
Purchaser shall notify the Seller in writing as to whether the
Purchaser is interested in purchasing the Cell Factory Assets. If
the Purchaser informs the Seller in writing within such [ *
] that it is interested in [ * ] or, if within the
Notice Period, the Purchaser otherwise notifies the Seller in
writing that it is interested in purchasing the Cell Factory
Assets, then the Purchaser and the Seller shall engage in good
faith negotiations regarding the terms and conditions of an
agreement pursuant to which the Seller would sell such Cell Factory
Assets to the Purchaser (the “ Cell Factory Purchase
Agreement ”). If the Purchaser and the Seller enter into
such Cell Factory Purchase Agreement, then the Parties’
rights and obligations with respect to the Cell Factory Assets
shall be governed under the Cell Factory Purchase Agreement and no
longer under this Agreement. The Seller’s obligations to the
Purchaser pursuant to this Section 2.1(c)(ii) shall
(1) expire upon the earlier of [ * ] and (2)
provided that the Seller has complied with this
Section 2.1(c)(ii), not be interpreted as restricting the
Seller from (A) negotiating with Third Parties with respect to
purchase of all or substantially all of the Cell Factory Assets or
(B) accepting, in its sole and absolute discretion, any offer
to purchase all or substantially all of the Cell Factory Assets.
The “ Notice Period ” shall mean the period that
commences on the Effective Date and ends [ * ] thereafter,
unless the Purchaser notifies the Seller within [ * ] after
the Effective Date that the Purchaser and/or its Affiliates [ *
] , in which case the period shall end [ * ] after the
Effective Date.
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2.2 Right to Use;
Licenses; Covenants.
(a) The Purchaser
hereby grants to EPS a fully-paid, royalty-free, worldwide,
non-exclusive license, under all intellectual property included in
the Purchased Assets and the Partially Exclusive Patents, solely
for EPS to perform its obligations under the Contract Research
Agreement during the term thereof.
(b) The Purchaser
hereby grants to EPS access to, and the rights to use:
(i) all tangible items
and data included in the Purchased Assets, free of charge, for EPS
to perform its obligations under the Contract Research Agreement
during the term thereof;
(ii) all office
equipment such as telephones, computers and photocopy machines
located at the Purchased Facility and the PDX Facility, free of
charge, for EPS’s incidental use of such equipment in
connection with any sale or transfer of the Sellable Assets in
accordance with Section 2.1(b); and
(iii) all Purchased
Operative Assets, free of charge [ * ] and in connection
with:
(1) the research,
development and commercialization of, and the potential management,
transfer or sale of: (A) the Cell Factory Assets; (B) the
Dual-Use Assets and the Non-Exclusive Assets in connection with the
development, use, exploitation or transfer of the Cell Factory
Assets; and (C) all assets arising from the above activities
in connection with the development, use, exploitation or transfer
of the Cell Factory Assets; and
(2) the research,
development and commercialization of, and the potential management,
transfer or sale of the Contractual Assets and the assets arising
therefrom to preserve and maintain such assets and fulfill or
transfer the Seller’s contractual obligations with respect to
such assets.
(c) The Purchaser
hereby grants to the Seller [ * ] , solely for use with:
(i) the Cell Factory Assets, (ii) Dual-Use Assets and
Non-Exclusive Assets in connection with the development, use,
exploitation or transfer of the Cell Factory Assets and
(iii) assets arising from any of the assets described in
subsection (i) or (ii) above, with the right to
sublicense, provided that [ * ] will be explicitly
limited to [ * ] to [ * ] . For clarity and without
limiting the Seller’s rights set forth in the foregoing
sentence, the Seller’s license under this Section 2.2(c)
shall be fully transferable by the Seller to any purchaser(s) or
transferee(s) of the Cell Factory Assets without the prior consent
of the Purchaser.
(d) The Purchaser
hereby covenants that neither it nor its Affiliates (and in each
case, nor any such entity’s successors or assigns) shall
assert or enforce against the Seller, their Affiliates or their
respective successors, assigns, employees, directors, agents,
subcontractors, licensees, sublicensees, distributors or customers
(the “ Seller Parties ”), any [ * ]
.
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The Purchaser hereby
covenants that neither it nor its Affiliates (and in each case, nor
any such entity’s successors or assigns) shall assert or
enforce against any [ * ] , its Affiliates or their
successors, assigns, employees, directors, agents, subcontractors,
licensees, sublicensees, distributors or customers [ * ] ;
provided , however , this covenant does not apply to
the use of [ * ] . The Purchaser and its Affiliates shall
[ * ] the Seller Parties and the Transferee Parties shall be
third-party beneficiaries of [ * ] . The Seller Parties
(other than the Seller) and the Transferee Parties shall also be
third-party beneficiaries of this Section 2.2(d).
(e) The Purchaser
hereby grants the Seller a fully paid, royalty free, non-exclusive,
perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license under the [ * ]
.
(f) The Purchaser
hereby grants the Seller a fully paid, royalty free, non-exclusive,
perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license, under the [ * ]
.
(g) The Purchaser
hereby grants the Seller a fully paid, royalty free, non-exclusive,
perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license under the [ * ]
.
2.3 Retained Rights.
The Seller shall have the right to retain copies of the
Non-Exclusive Assets, practice the Non-Exclusive Assets for any
purpose (subject to Section 7.3(f) and Section 8.15),
and, in addition to licenses existing as of the Effective Date
under the Exelixis Existing Agreement, to grant licenses under the
Non-Exclusive Assets for any purpose to any Third Party purchasing
all or substantially all of the Sellable Assets or the Cell Factory
Assets, or any Third Party collaborator with respect to the Cell
Factory Assets; provided , however , that the Seller
shall [ * ] , and provided further
however that the Non-Exclusive Know-How licensed to the
Sellable Assets Purchaser shall be limited to that specifically
identified in Schedule 1.4(a).
2.4 [ * ]. The Seller
shall notify the Purchaser within [ * ] after [ * ] .
If the Purchaser notifies the Seller in writing, within [ *
] thereafter, of its interest in [ * ] , then [ *
] . The Purchaser shall [ * ] pursuant to the preceding
sentence; such [ * ] will be [ * ] . The Purchaser
shall also [ * ] . If the Purchaser does not notify the
Seller, within such [ * ] period, of the Purchaser’s
interest in [ * ] , then the Seller shall have no further
rights with respect to, and EPS will have no further obligation to
the Purchaser with respect to, such [ * ]
.
SECTION 3. A
SSUMED L IABILITIES
AND E XCLUDED L
IABILITIES .
3.1 Assumed
Liabilities. The Purchaser shall assume all of the obligations
and liabilities of any kind, character or description whatsoever,
whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, absolute or
contingent, matured or unmatured, that are (a) exclusively
associated with the Purchased Assets or (b) associated with,
but not exclusively, the Purchased Assets, to the extent such
obligations and liabilities are associated with the Purchased
Assets, in each case to the extent such obligations and liabilities
arise after the Effective Date (collectively, the “Assumed
Liabilities” ). For clarity, Assumed Liabilities shall
expressly include all obligations and liabilities associated with
the Purchased Assigned Agreements arising after the Effective Date,
and the Purchaser hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions of the Purchased Assigned Agreements. The fact that a
contract has been entered into by the Seller at or prior
to
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the Effective Date shall not determine
whether a particular liability or obligation under such contract
arose at or prior to the Effective Date. The Purchaser shall assume
such Assumed Liabilities by executing and delivering to the Seller
the Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to
Section 1.2(b)(iii).
3.2 Excluded
Liabilities. Except for the Assumed Liabilities, the Purchaser
shall not assume or be obligated to pay, perform or otherwise
discharge, and the Seller shall retain, pay, perform, remain
responsible for and otherwise discharge, any and all obligations
and liabilities of the Seller of any kind, character or description
whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, absolute
or contingent, matured or unmatured, and currently existing or
hereinafter arising (collectively, the “ Excluded
Liabilities ”). Without limiting the foregoing, the
Purchaser expressly does not assume and the following shall be
considered Excluded Liabilities:
(a) any obligations
and liabilities related to the Purchased Assets or the Partially
Exclusive Patents that arose or required performance prior to the
Effective Date;
(b) any obligations
and liabilities related to [ * ] ; and
(c) any obligations
and liabilities related to the Excluded Assets, whether arising
prior to, on or after the Effective Date.
SECTION 4. C
ONSIDERATION AND R
ELATED M ATTERS .
4.1 Purchase Price. In
consideration for the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance and
delivery of the Purchased Assets to the Purchaser, the Purchaser
shall: (a) on the Effective Date, pay to the Seller, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds, a non-refundable,
non-creditable amount equal to EIGHTEEN MILLION DOLLARS
($18,000,000) (the “ Purchase Price ”);
(b) on the Effective Date, assume the Assumed Liabilities; and
(c) on or before the first (1 st ) anniversary of the Effective Date, pay to the Seller, by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or
accounts designated by the Seller, a non-refundable, non-creditable
amount equal to FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($4,500,000) (such payment, the “ First Anniversary
Payment ”). The Purchaser’s obligation with respect
to the First Anniversary Payment shall not be cancelable or
conditioned upon any performance, rights or obligations of any
Party under this Agreement or the Contract Research
Agreement.
4.2 Transfer Taxes.
The Purchaser and the Seller shall each bear and pay 50% of any
transfer, documentary, sales (imposed by the State of Oregon),
stamp, registration and other similar Taxes and all conveyance
fees, recording charges and other similar fees and charges that may
become payable (whether by the Seller or the Purchaser) in
connection with the sale of the Purchased Assets to the Purchaser,
the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by the Purchaser or any
of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The
Purchaser shall bear 100% of all use Taxes in connection with the
use or relocation of the Purchased Assets and any sales Taxes
imposed by any state other than the State of Oregon. For the
avoidance of doubt, the Seller shall be solely responsible for all
Taxes imposed upon the Seller with respect to any income or gain
recognized by the Seller as a result of (a) the sale of the
Purchased Assets to the Purchaser, (b) the assumption of the
Assumed Liabilities by the Purchaser and (c) the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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4.3 Allocation. Except
for the portion of the Purchase Price allocated to the purchase of
the Purchased Facility, which has been agreed upon by the Parties
prior to the Effective Date, as soon as practicable after the
Closing, the Purchaser will deliver to the Seller a statement
allocating the Purchase Price, the First Anniversary Payment
(excluding the portion thereof required to be treated as interest
for U.S. federal income tax purposes), and the Assumed Liabilities
(to the extent relevant) among the Purchased Assets (the “
Allocation Statement ”) in a manner consistent with
Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code. If within fifteen
(15) days after the delivery of the Allocation Statement, the
Seller, in a manner consistent with Section 1060 of the
Internal Revenue Code, objects to the allocation set forth in such
Allocation Statement, the Purchaser and the Seller will negotiate
with each other in good faith and will use commercially reasonable
efforts to resolve such dispute within thirty (30) days. If
the Purchaser and the Seller reach agreement on such allocation,
then each of them will timely file IRS Form 8594 and report all
relevant matters consistently with such agreement.
4.4 Real Estate
Transaction Expenses. The Purchaser shall bear one hundred
percent (100%) of all fees and costs incurred in connection
with the transfer of the Purchased Facility at Closing, such as
title insurance costs, documentation fees, any survey costs and
other similar fees and costs.
SECTION 5. R
EPRESENTATIONS AND W
ARRANTIES .
5.1 By the Seller. As
of the Effective Date, except as set forth in the corresponding
Sections or subsections of the disclosure schedule delivered to the
Purchaser on the Effective Date (collectively, the “
Disclosure Schedule ”) (each of which shall qualify
the specifically identified Sections or subsections hereof to which
such Disclosure Schedule relates or such other representations and
warranties where it is reasonably apparent on the face of such
disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such
representations or warranties), the Seller hereby represents and
warrants to the Purchaser as follows:
(a) Purchased Assets.
Either EPS or Agrinomics owns and has good and valid title to the
Purchased Assets (other than to the Intellectual Property Rights
included in the Purchased Patents and the Purchased Know-How), free
and clear of all Encumbrances, except for Permitted
Encumbrances.
(b) Partially Exclusive
Patents and Non-Exclusive Assets. EPS or Agrinomics Controls
the Partially Exclusive Patents and the Non-Exclusive Assets and
has the right to grant to the Purchaser the licenses thereto set
forth in Sections 1.3 and 1.4.
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(c) Intellectual
Property.
(i) Except as set
forth in Section 5.1(c)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, either
EPS or Agrinomics owns all right, title and interest in the
Purchased Know-How and the Purchased Patents expressly listed on
Schedule 1.1(c) (the “ Listed Patents ” ), free
and clear of all Encumbrances except for (A) Permitted
Encumbrances, (B) the rights granted to Third Parties pursuant
to the Purchased Assigned Agreements, (C) the rights granted
to the Purchaser and the Purchaser’s Affiliates pursuant to
the [ * ] and (D) [ * ] .
(ii) Except for the
previously granted rights identified in Section 5.1(c)(i) and
the previously granted licenses and options described in Sections
1.3(b), 1.3(c) and 1.3(d), and the obligation to grant licenses
pursuant to such options, (A) no Third Party has any rights,
including any license (whether royalty-bearing or royalty-free)
from EPS or Agrinomics to any Purchased Know-How, Listed Patents or
Partially Exclusive Patents, and (B) neither EPS nor
Agrinomics is subject to any obligation to grant rights to such
Intellectual Property Rights to any other Third Party.
(iii) The Listed
Patents, the Partially Exclusive Patents and the Non-Exclusive
Patents: (A) have not been the subject of any prior litigation
or administrative proceeding; (B) are not the subject of any
pending litigation or administrative proceeding; (C) are not
the subject(s) of any Claim for which the Seller has received
written notification; and (D) are not the subject of any
threatened Claim of which the Seller has knowledge. For purposes of
this Section 5.1(c)(iii), “administrative
proceeding” shall mean an opposition, revocation,
reexamination, interference or similar proceeding in any
country.
(iv) The consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in the loss
or impairment of any of the Intellectual Property Rights included
in Purchased Know-How, the Listed Patents, the Partially Exclusive
Patents or the Non-Exclusive Assets.
(v) To the knowledge
of Seller, no Third Party is currently infringing, misappropriating
or otherwise violating, any of the Intellectual Property Rights
included in the Purchased Know-How, the Listed Patents, the
Partially Exclusive Patents or the Non-Exclusive Assets.
(vi) The Seller has
not received from any Third Party any written notification of
alleged infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any
Intellectual Property Rights of any Third Party arising from the
Seller’s development or use of any tangible Purchased Assets
or any Intellectual Property Rights included in the Purchased
Know-How, the Listed Patents, the Partially Exclusive Patents or
the Non-Exclusive Assets, and the Seller does not reasonably
believe that the Seller’s development or use, prior to the
Effective Date, of any tangible Purchased Assets or use of any
Intellectual Property Rights included in the Purchased Know-How,
Listed Patents, the Partially Exclusive Patents or the
Non-Exclusive Assets constituted infringement, misappropriation or
other violation of any valid and enforceable Intellectual Property
Rights of any Third Party.
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(d) Purchased Assigned
Agreements. The Exelixis Existing Agreements and the Purchased
Assigned Agreements constitute all contracts, agreements,
arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, to which
EPS or Agrinomics is a party, that grant to any Third Party rights
to any Purchased Assets. EPS has delivered to the Purchaser
accurate and complete copies of each Purchased Assigned Agreement,
including all amendments thereto. Each Purchased Assigned Agreement
is valid, binding and enforceable (subject to applicable
limitations on such enforcement based on bankruptcy laws and other
debtors’ rights) and is in full force and effect. Neither EPS
nor Agrinomics, nor to the knowledge of the Seller, any other
party, is in breach or violation of, or (with or without notice or
lapse of time or both) default under, any Purchased Assigned
Agreement, nor has either EPS or Agrinomics received any written
claim of any such breach, violation or default.
(e) Sufficiency.
Except as set forth in Section 5.1(e) of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Purchased Assets, the Partially Exclusive Patents and
the Non-Exclusive Assets include all tangible assets and
Intellectual Property Rights Controlled by EPS or Agrinomics as of
the Effective Date that are necessary for EPS to perform its
obligations under the Contract Research Agreement in accordance
with the Research Plan (as defined in the Contract Research
Agreement) in effect as of the Effective Date with respect to genes
expressly identified therein. The representation set forth in this
Section 5.1(e) does not extend to specific technologies,
techniques, methodologies, equipment, software or biological or
chemical materials that the Parties decide after the Effective Date
to use or employ in the course of performing work pursuant to the
Contract Research Agreement.
(f) Legal Proceedings.
There are no material Claims pending or, to the knowledge of the
Seller, threatened against EPS or Agrinomics or any of their
respective Affiliates that involve or would otherwise affect the
Purchased Assets, the Partially Exclusive Patents or the Assumed
Liabilities.
(g) Valid Existence.
EPS is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware. Agrinomics is a limited
liability company validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware.
(h) Authority. EPS has
the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
deliver the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and to
perform its obligations thereunder, and the execution, delivery and
performance by EPS of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a
party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part
of EPS and its board of directors and its stockholders, if
required. Agrinomics has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and to deliver the Transaction Agreements
to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder,
and the execution, delivery and performance by Agrinomics of the
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of Agrinomics and
its board of managers and its members, if required.
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(i) Binding Nature of
Agreements. The Transactional Agreements to which either EPS or
Agrinomics is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of EPS or Agrinomics, as applicable, enforceable
against it in accordance with their terms, except to the extent
that enforcement thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or
other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles
of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
(j) Non-Contravention.
The execution and delivery by EPS and Agrinomics of the
Transactional Agreements to which they are a party and the sale of
the Purchased Assets to the Purchaser or the license of the
Partially Exclusive Patents or the Non-Exclusive Assets to the
Purchaser hereunder will not: (i) conflict with, or result in
a violation of, the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other
equivalent organizational documents of EPS or Agrinomics;
(ii) result in a violation of any Law that is applicable to
EPS, Agrinomics, the Purchased Assets, the Partially Exclusive
Patents or the Non-Exclusive Assets; (iii) result in the
imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of the Purchased Assets, the
Partially Exclusive Patents or the Non-Exclusive Assets; or
(iv) result in any breach of, constitute a default (or an
event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a
default) under, require any consent of any Person pursuant to, give
to others any right of termination, amendment, modification,
acceleration or cancellation of, allow the imposition of any fees
or penalties under, require the offering or making of any payment
or redemption under, or give rise to any increased, guaranteed,
accelerated or additional rights or entitlements of any Person
pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, agreement, lease,
license, permit, franchise, instrument, obligation or other
contract to which the Seller is a party and which pertains directly
to the Purchased Assets, the Partially Exclusive Patents or the
Non-Exclusive Assets.
(k) No Brokers. No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage,
finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the
sale of the Purchased Assets to the Purchaser or any of the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements
made by or on behalf of EPS or Agrinomics or their respective
Affiliates.
(l) Real Property.
Except as set forth in Section 5.1(l) of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Purchased Facility and the PDX Facility are the only
real property owned or leased by the Seller that are used by the
Seller as of the Effective Date in connection with plant traits
research and development. EPS or Agrinomics has good and marketable
title in fee simple to the Purchased Facility, free and clear of
all Encumbrances, except Permitted Encumbrances. The PDX Facility
Lease is in full force and effect, and there exists no default
under such lease by EPS or, to the knowledge of the Seller, any
other party thereto, nor any event which, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute a default thereunder by EPS or, to
the knowledge of the Seller, any other party thereto. Neither the
Purchased Facility nor the PDX Facility is subject to any
governmental decree or order to be sold or is being condemned,
expropriated or otherwise taken by any public authority with or
without payment of compensation therefore, nor, to the knowledge of
the Seller, has any such condemnation, expropriation or taking been
proposed. There are no contractual or legal restrictions, other
than those set forth in the PDX Facility
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Lease, that preclude or
restrict the ability of the Purchaser to use the Purchased Facility
or the PDX Facility for the purposes for which they are currently
being used, and there are no latent defects or adverse physical
conditions affecting the Purchased Facility or the PDX Facility, or
improvements thereon. As of the Effective Date and except as
otherwise provided in Section 6.1(c) of the Contract Research
Agreement, the PDX Facility, the Purchased Facility and the
Purchased Operative Assets are in good working order and are
sufficient for EPS to fulfill its obligations under the Contract
Research Agreement as contemplated in the Research Plan in effect
as of the Effective Date.
(m) Purchased Operative
Assets. All of the Purchased Operative Assets have been
maintained in accordance with past practice and generally accepted
industry practice. Each item of the Purchased Operative Assets is
in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear
excepted, and is adequate for the uses to which it is being
put.
(n) Insurance.
Section 5.1(n) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true
and complete list of all casualty, general liability, product
liability and all other types of insurance maintained by EPS or
Agrinomics or their respective Affiliates with respect to the
Purchased Assets and the Partially Exclusive Patents, together with
the carriers and liability limits for each such policy. All such
policies are in full force and effect. No notice of cancellation,
termination or reduction of coverage has been received with respect
to any such policy. No claim currently is pending under any such
policy.
(o) Compliance with Law;
Permits. Each of EPS and Agrinomics is and has been, since
January 1, 2005, in material compliance with all Laws
applicable to it in connection with the ownership or use of the
Purchased Assets and the Partially Exclusive Patents. Since
January 1, 2005, neither EPS nor Agrinomics has received any
written notice, order, complaint or other written communication
from any Governmental Authority or any other Person that it is not
in compliance in all material respects with any such Laws with
respect to the Purchased Assets or the Partially Exclusive Patents.
Either EPS or Agrinomics is in possession of all permits necessary
for EPS or Agrinomics to own and operate the Purchased Facility, to
lease and operate the PDX Facility and to use the Purchased Assets
and the Partially Exclusive Patents in all material respects, in
each case as currently operated or used (the “ Permits
”). Each of EPS and Agrinomics is and has been in compliance
in all material respects with all such Permits applicable to it. No
suspension, cancellation, modification, revocation or nonrenewal of
any such Permit is pending or, to the knowledge of the Seller,
threatened.
(p) Taxes. There are
no liens for Taxes (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on any of
the Purchased Assets. There is no dispute or claim concerning any
Tax liability of EPS or Agrinomics or their respective Affiliates
claimed or raised by any taxing authority in writing with respect
to any Purchased Assets or Partially Exclusive Patents.
(q) Environmental
Matters. Neither EPS nor Agrinomics has received, or is aware
of any basis for, any communication or complaint from a
Governmental Authority or other Person alleging that EPS or
Agrinomics or their respective Affiliates has any liability under
any
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Environmental Law or is not
in compliance with any Environmental Law with respect to the use of
the Purchased Facility, the PDX Facility, the other Purchased
Assets or the Partially Exclusive Patents. To Seller’s
knowledge, and except with respect to such matters as would not
reasonably be expected to result in any liability under any
Environmental Law, [ * ] , and there is and has been no
Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances nor any
clean-up or corrective action of any kind relating thereto, on the
Purchased Facility (including any buildings, structures,
improvements, soils and surface, subsurface and ground waters
thereof) or the PDX Facility. To Seller’s knowledge, except
as set forth in Section 5.1(q) of the Disclosure Schedule, no
underground improvement, including any treatment or storage tank or
water, gas or oil well, that is subject to regulation under
Environmental Laws, is or has been located on any property
described in the foregoing sentence. To Seller’s knowledge,
neither EPS nor Agrinomics are actually, contingently, potentially
or allegedly liable (i) for any Release of, threatened Release
of or contamination by Hazardous Substances with respect to the
Purchased Facility or the PDX Facility or (ii) under any
Environmental Law with respect to the Purchased Facility or the PDX
Facility. To Seller’s knowledge, there has been no Release or
threatened Release of Hazardous Substances nor any clean-up or
corrective action of any kind relating thereto, on the Purchased
Facility (including any buildings, structures, improvements, soils
and surface, subsurface and ground waters thereof) or the PDX
Facility that was or would have been required to be reported to
Governmental Authorities under any Environmental Law. There is no
pending or, to the knowledge of the Seller, threatened
investigation by any Governmental Authority nor any pending or, to
the knowledge of the Seller, threatened Action with respect to the
Purchased Facility or the PDX Facility in connection with Hazardous
Substances or otherwise under any Environmental Law. Either EPS or
Agrinomics holds all Environmental Permits necessary in connection
with the use of the Purchased Facility, the PDX Facility, the other
Purchased Assets, or the Partially Exclusive Patents as they are
currently being used or operated and is and has been in material
compliance therewith, and the Seller has provided the Purchaser
with copies of all such Environmental Permits. To Seller’s
knowledge, neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
(i) require any notice to or consent of any Governmental
Authority or other Person pursuant to any applicable Environmental
Law or Environmental Permit or (ii) subject any Environmental
Permit to suspension, cancellation, modification, revocation or
non-renewal. The Seller has disclosed to the Purchaser all
“Phase I”, “Phase II” or other
environmental assessment reports (“ Environmental
Reports ”) that they have knowledge of and have provided
copies of such Environmental Reports that they have in their
possession or Control addressing the Purchased Facility or the PDX
Facility.
5.2 By the Purchaser.
The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Seller that, as of the
Effective Date:
(a) Valid Existence;
Subsidiary. The Purchaser is a corporation validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The
Purchaser is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mycogen.
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(b) Authority. The
Purchaser has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into and to deliver the Transactional Agreements to which it is a
party and to perform its obligations thereunder, and the execution,
delivery and performance by the Purchaser of the Transactional
Agreements to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of the Purchaser and its board of
directors and its stockholders, if required.
(c) Binding Nature of
Agreements. The Transactional Agreements to which the Purchaser
is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by
(i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in
effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and
(ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in
equity).
(d) Non-Contravention.
The execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement and
the purchase of the Purchased Assets by the Purchaser from the
Seller will not: (i) conflict with, or result in a violation
of, the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other equivalent
organizational documents of the Purchaser; and (ii) result in
a material violation by the Purchaser of any Law that is applicable
to the Purchaser or the Purchased Assets or Partially Exclusive
Patents.
(e) No Brokers. No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage,
finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the
sale of the Purchased Assets to the Purchaser or any of the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements
made by or on behalf of the Purchaser or its Affiliates.
(f) Financing. The
Purchaser has or will have sufficient cash to enable it to make all
timely payments under this Agreement and all other Transactional
Agreements.
(g) [ * ]. The
Purchaser and its Affiliates have not received any written
notification of a [ * ] , and have no knowledge of any [
* ] .
5.3 DISCLAIMER. EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 5 OR AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
IN THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS, EACH PARTY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE
WARRANTIES OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
WITH RESPECT TO ANY KNOW-HOW, DATA, CONSTRUCTS, CELL LINES, GENES,
SEED, ORGANISMS, COLLECTION, PORTFOLIO, DATABASE, TECHNOLOGY,
INVENTIONS OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS SOLD, LICENSED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO THE OTHER PARTY PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF
THIS AGREEMENT.
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SECTION 6. I
NDEMNIFICATION .
6.1 Indemnification by the
Seller. Subject to the limitations set forth in this
Section 6, the Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its
Affiliates and each of their trustees, directors, officers,
employees and agents and their respective successors, heirs and
assigns (collectively, the “ Purchaser Indemnitees
”) against (a) any Damages incurred by or imposed upon
the Purchaser Indemnitees or any one of them arising or resulting
from any Claim brought by [ * ] or any of its licensees
against one or more Purchaser Indemnitees with respect to any
infringement or alleged infringement of [ * ] , in each case
only with respect to [ * ] having occurred prior to the
Effective Date (such Claim, the “ [ * ] Claim
”), provided that the Seller shall not have any
obligation pursuant to this Section 6.1(a) to indemnify the
Purchaser Indemnitees (i) in the event that such [ * ]
Claim is first brought or made after any Purchaser Indemnitee
brings a Claim challenging the validity, enforceability, scope or
infringement of [ * ] , or (ii) with respect to Damages
resulting from any Claim or portion thereof that is not a [ *
] Claim, including any Claim brought by [ * ] or any of
its licensees with respect to any infringement or alleged
infringement of any [ * ] that is not [ * ] or any
other cause of action that does not concern [ * ] ; and
(b) any Damages that the Purchaser Indemnitees or any one of
them incurs resulting or arising from or otherwise relating to
(i) any Excluded Liabilities, including any liabilities
arising from the use, license, sale or exploitation of any of the
Purchased Assets prior to the Effective Date, except that this
Section 6.1(b)(i) shall not be construed as limiting the
Purchaser’s indemnification obligations under the Contract
Research Agreement, (ii) any breach of the representations and
warranties of the Seller set forth in Section 5.1 or
(iii) any breach of any of the covenants of the Seller set
forth in this Agreement.
6.2 Indemnification by the
Purchaser. Subject to the limitations set forth in this
Section 6, the Purchaser shall indemnify the Seller and their
Affiliates and each of their trustees, directors, officers,
employees and agents and their respective successors, heirs and
assigns (collectively, the “ Seller Indemnitees
”) against any Damages that the Seller Indemnitees or any one
of them incurs resulting or arising from or otherwise relating to
(a) any breach of the representations and warranties of the
Purchaser set forth in Section 5.2; (b) any breach by the
Purchaser of the covenants of the Purchaser set forth in this
Agreement; (c) any Assumed Liability; or (d) any
liability arising from (i) the post-Effective Date use,
license, sale or exploitation of any of the Purchased Assets by the
Purchaser, its Affiliates and their respective successors, assigns,
licensees (except for the Seller and their Affiliates),
sublicensees (except for the Seller, their Affiliates and their and
their Affiliates’ licensees or sublicensees) and transferees,
but excluding any such liability resulting from or relating to an
infringement of [ * ] , or (ii) the Purchaser’s
or its Affiliates’ or sublicensees’ (except for the
Seller, their Affiliates and their and their Affiliates’
licensees or sublicensees) practice of the licenses set forth in
Sections 1.3 and 1.4, excluding any such liability resulting from
or relating to an infringement of [ * ] . In addition, the
Purchaser shall indemnify the Seller, the Sellable Assets
Purchaser, and their respective Affiliates and each of their
respective trustees, directors, officers, employees and agents and
their respective successors, heirs and assigns (collectively, the
“ Other Indemnitees ”) against any Damages that
the Other Indemnitees or any one of them incurs resulting or
arising from or otherwise relating to [ * ] or the
reasonable efforts by the Other Indemnitees or any one of them to
[ * ] .
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6.3 Limitations on
Liability.
(a) If a party
entitled to be indemnified under this Section 6 (an
“Indemnified Party” ) wishes to assert an
indemnification claim against the party subject to such
indemnification obligation under this Section 6 (the
“Indemnifying Party” ), the Indemnified Party
will deliver to the Indemnifying Party, as soon as reasonably
practicable, a written notice (a “Claim Notice”
) setting forth: (i) the specific representation, warranty or
covenant alleged to have been breached by the Indemnifying Party or
the specific other matter with respect to which the Indemnified
Party is making such an indemnification claim; (ii) a
reasonably detailed description of the facts and circumstances
giving rise to the alleged breach of such representation, warranty
or covenant or other matter; and (iii) a reasonably detailed
description of, and a good faith estimate of the total amount of,
the Damages actually incurred or expected to be incurred by the
Indemnified Party as a result of such alleged breach or other
matter, which estimate shall not limit the indemnification
obligations of any Indemnifying Party hereunder. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the
Indemnified Party will not be permitted to deliver any Claim Notice
to the Indemnifying Party (and will not be entitled to assert any
claim set forth in any Claim Notice) unless the Indemnified Party
has reasonably determined that the breach alleged in such Claim
Notice has actually occurred or, in the case of indemnification
with respect [ * ] , that [ * ] or its licensee has
actually filed or threatened in writing to file a suit that names
one or more Purchaser Indemnitees and alleges infringement of [
* ] by the Purchaser or DAS [ * ] , or by EPS or its
Affiliates, prior to the Effective Date.
(b) The Claims Period
will begin on the date hereof and will terminate and expire, and
will cease to be of any force or effect as follows: with respect to
Damages arising from or otherwise relating to (i) any breach
of the Core Representations, on the date that is the [* ] ,
(ii) any breach of a covenant herein, [ * ] and
(iii) any breach of any representation or warranty other than
a Core Representation, [ * ] . Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Indemnified Party shall have duly delivered to
the Indemnifying Party, in conformity with all of the applicable
procedures set forth in Section 6.3(a), a Claim Notice setting
forth a claim for indemnification based upon a breach by the
Indemnifying Party of any of such representations, warranties or
covenants, then the specific claim set forth in such Claim Notice
will survive the Claims Period. The Indemnifying Party will not be
liable for any claim for indemnification [ * ] ,
provided that the foregoing shall [ * ] . [ *
] , the Indemnifying Party will be required to indemnify the
Indemnified Party [ * ] . The total amount of indemnifiable
Damages required to be paid by the Seller to the Purchaser
Indemnitees [ * ] is limited to an amount equal to [ *
] , provided that the foregoing limitation shall not
apply to Damages arising out of or relating to the breach of any
representation or warranty in the event of fraud, intentional
misrepresentation or intentional breach. For clarity, except in the
case of Damages arising out of or relating to the breach of any
representation or warranty in the event of fraud, intentional
misrepresentation or intentional breach, [ * ] . The total
amount of indemnifiable Damages required to be paid by the Seller
to the Purchaser Indemnitees under [ * ] is limited to an
amount equal to [ * ] , provided that the foregoing
limitation shall not apply to Damages arising out of or relating to
the [ * ] in the event of fraud, intentional
misrepresentation or intentional breach. For clarity, except in the
case of Damages arising out of or relating to the [ * ] in
the event of fraud, intentional misrepresentation or intentional
breach, [ * ] .
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(c) The Purchaser
Indemnitees’ indemnification rights under Section 6.1(a)
will terminate and expire, and will cease to be of any force or
effect, on the [ * ] , and any and all liabilities of the
Seller with respect thereto will thereupon be extinguished;
provided , however , that if, prior to the [ *
] , the Purchaser shall have duly delivered to the Seller, in
conformity with all of the applicable procedures set forth in
Section 6.3(a), a Claim Notice setting forth a claim for
indemnification under Section 6.1(a), then the specific claim
set forth in such Claim Notice will survive the [ * ] . With
respect to the Seller’s indemnification obligations under
Section 6.1(a), the Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser for
[ * ] (the “ Initial Threshold ”).
Thereafter, the Seller’s indemnification obligations under
Section 6.1(a) shall be [ * ] incurred by or imposed
upon any of the Purchaser Indemnitees in excess of the Initial
Threshold. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the total amount of indemnifiable Damages required to be
paid by Seller to the Purchaser Indemnitees under
Section 6.1(a) is limited to an amount equal to [ * ] .
For clarity, [ * ] .
(d) An Indemnified
Party seeking indemnification from the Indemnifying Party shall
specify in the Claim Notice the cause under which it seeks
indemnification so that the Parties can determine the applicable
limitation under this Section 6.3, if any, on the Indemnifying
Party’s obligations with respect to such indemnification. In
no event shall the Indemnified Party be entitled, with respect to a
particular indemnification-triggering event, to indemnification
from the Indemnifying Party for multiple causes to which different
limitations apply. In addition, the Purchaser Indemnitees shall not
be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6.1(b) with
respect to any Claim brought by [ * ] or any of its licensees with
respect to infringement or alleged infringement of [ *
].
(e) The total amount
of all indemnifiable Damages required to be paid by the Purchaser
under Section 6.2 with respect to [ * ] is limited to
an amount equal to [ * ] , provided that the
foregoing limitation shall not apply to Damages arising out of or
relating to the breach of [ * ] in the event of fraud,
intentional misrepresentation or intentional breach. For clarity,
except in the case of Damages arising out of or relating to any
representation or warranty in the event of fraud, intentional
misrepresentation or intentional breach, [ * ] . The total
amount of indemnifiable Damages required to be paid by the
Purchaser to the Seller Indemnitees under Section 6.2 with
respect to [ * ] is limited to an amount equal to [ *
] , provided that the foregoing limitation shall not
apply to Damages arising out of or relating to [ * ] in the
event of fraud, intentional misrepresentation or intentional
breach. For clarity, except in the case of Damages arising out of
or relating to the breach of any Core Representation or covenant in
the event of fraud, intentional misrepresentation or intentional
breach, [ * ] .
(f) No current or
former individual, director, officer or employee of an Indemnifying
Party shall have any personal or individual liability of any nature
to the Indemnified Party.
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(g) Without limiting
the effect of any other limitation set forth in this
Section 6.3, for purposes of this Agreement, no representation
or warranty of the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have been
breached if the Indemnified Party had knowledge, on or prior to the
Effective Date, of the inaccuracy in or breach of such
representation or warranty or of any facts or circumstances
constituting or resulting in an inaccuracy in or breach of such
representation or warranty.
(h) The amount of any
Damages for which indemnification is provided under this
Section 6 shall be calculated net of any actual Tax benefit
received by the Indemnified Party or any Affiliate of the
Indemnified Party in connection with such Damages or any of the
events or circumstances giving rise or otherwise related to such
Damages. If the Indemnified Party or any Affiliate of the
Indemnified Party actually receives a Tax benefit after an
indemnification payment is made, the Indemnified Party shall
promptly pay the amount of such Tax benefit to the Indemnifying
Party at such time or times as and to the extent that such Tax
benefit is realized, but only to the extent of the aggregate
related indemnification payments made to the Indemnified Party by
the Indemnifying Party.
(i) To the extent the
Indemnifying Party makes or is required to pay Damages to the
Indemnified Party under this Section 6, the Indemnifying Party
will be entitled to exercise,
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