Ferring Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
4 Gatehall Drive, 3
rd Floor
Parsippany,
NJ 07054
March ___, 2009
Vyteris,
Inc.
13-01 Pollit
Drive
Fair Lawn,
NJ 07410
Ladies and
Gentlemen:
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“ Ferring ”), Vyteris, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“ Vyteris ”), and Vyteris,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Parent ”) hereby
agree as follows:
1. License
Agreement . Reference is hereby made to the
License and Development Agreement dated as of September 27, 2004,
as amended, between Ferring and Vyteris (the “ License
Agreement ”).
(a) Attached
hereto as Schedule 1 is a draft of the calendar year 2009
“patch development budget” provided by Vyteris to
Ferring pursuant to Section 2.04 of the License Agreement (the
“ 2009 Patch Development Budget
”). Promptly following the execution and delivery
of this letter agreement, Vyteris and Ferring shall agree upon a
final 2009 Patch Development Budget. The existing 50/50
sharing arrangement with respect to annual development costs
incurred to carry out the Development Plan described in the License
Agreement shall remain in place. However, solely with
respect to up to $6,600,000 of the 2009 Patch Development Budget,
Ferring agrees that, subject to adequate confirmation and approval
by Ferring, in its sole reasonable discretion, regarding the use of
such funds consistent with the Development Plan, Ferring shall pay
half of such budgeted amount ($3,300,000) in full
first. With respect to each such payment made by Ferring
with respect to calendar year 2009 (including, without limitation,
prior to the execution of this letter agreement) in excess of the
amounts due in accordance with the original 50/50 sharing
arrangement (the “ Excess Amounts ”), Ferring
shall be deemed to have paid such Excess Amounts on account of and
on behalf of Vyteris’s obligation under the existing 50/50
sharing arrangement; and such Excess Amounts shall be deemed loans
by Ferring to Vyteris (which loans Vyteris shall repay to Ferring
(i) by making payment, on account of and for the benefit of
Ferring, of Ferring’s 50/50 sharing obligation with respect
to the second half of such $6,600,000 ($3,300,000) of such
Development Costs, but in any event, no later than December 31,
2009, or (ii) if earlier, upon the termination of the License
Agreement or the breach by Vyteris or Parent of the License
Agreement, the Supply Agreement (as defined below), the Technical
Agreement (as defined below), or any of the Transaction Documents
(as defined below). In connection therewith, Vyteris
shall invoice Ferring on a semi-monthly basis based on actual costs
incurred during the prior semi-monthly period. All such
payments shall continue to be subject to year-end reconciliation
and the other provisions set forth in Section 2.04 of the License
Agreement. With respect to any amounts in the final 2009
Development Patch Development Budget in excess of $6,600,000, such
amounts shall be paid after Ferring and Vyteris pay the amounts set
forth in this paragraph (and the original 50/50 sharing arrangement
shall apply with respect thereto).
(b) Section
5.05(b) of the License Agreement is hereby amended and restated to
read in its entirety as follows:
“In each
subsequent twelve month period, the revenue share percentage that
shall be paid by Ferring to Vyteris shall be as follows:
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*% of the first
$100 million of Net Sales during such period;
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*% of Net
Sales between $100-200 million during such period; and
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*% of Net
Sales exceeding $200 million in each such period.”
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(c) Except
as set forth above, the License Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect.
2.
Supply Agreement . Reference is hereby made to
the Supply Agreement dated September 27, 2004, as amended, between
Ferring and Vyteris the (“ Supply Agreement ”)
and the Technical Agreement entered into by and between Ferring and
Vyteris in connection with (the “ Technical Agreement
”).
(a) The
following is hereby added as a new Section 8.5 of the Supply
Agreement:
“At Ferring's expense, Vyteris hereby
agrees that it shall permit a Ferring manufacturing/production
employee or representative to be onsite at Vyteris’s Fair
Lawn, New Jersey facility during calendar year 2009, at such times
as are reasonably requested by Ferring, for observation and review
purposes solely with respect to activities related to
Ferring. With respect to such observation and review,
the provisions of Article 6 of this Agreement (Confidentiality)
shall apply. During calendar years 2009 and 2010,
Ferring agrees that it shall not directly solicit for employment
any employee of Vyteris whom Ferring is first introduced to
directly as a result of the exercise by Ferring of such observation
and review rights.”
(b) Except
as set forth above, the Supply Agreement and the Technical
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
3.
PMK150 .
(a) Attached
hereto as Schedule 2 is a description of machinery commonly
referred to as PMK150 and used by Vyteris in connection with its
performance of its obligations pursuant to the License
Agreement and Supply Agreement
(together with all replacement and spare parts and accessories, the
“ PMK150 ”). Vyteris hereby
represents and warrants to Ferring that there are no manufacturer
or other warranties in favor of Vyteris and/or its affiliates
relating to the PMK150.
* confidential
treatment requested.
(b) Vyteris
and Parent hereby, jointly and severally, represent and
warrant to Ferring that (i) Vyteris owns all good and marketable
right, title and interest in and to the PMK150, free and clear of
any and all liens, security interests, pledges, attachments,
mortgages, charges, claims, conditions or other similar
encumbrances or restrictions of any kind, including, without
limitation, any conditional sale agreement or other title retention
agreement (collectively, “ Liens ”), except for
the Lien in favor of Spencer Trask Specialty Group (“
Spencer Trask ”); and upon execution and delivery of
the Bill of Sale (as defined below), Ferring shall acquire all
absolute unconditional right, title and interest in and to the
Purchased Assets (as defined below), free and clear of all Liens
(i.e., Spencer Trask shall release its Lien); (ii) the PMK150
conforms to the specifications set forth on Schedule 2
hereto and is in good working order and operating condition, free
of any material defects (latent and otherwise); (iii) the PMK150
complies in all material respects with all applicable requirements
of all applicable and relevant occupational safety and health laws
and the regulations promulgated thereunder; and (iv) the PMK150 is
located at the facilities of Vyteris located at 13-01 Pollit Drive,
Fair Lawn, New Jersey.
(c) Vyteris
and Parent hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to
Ferring that (i) Vyteris is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent,
that Parent is a holding-company without operations other than as
relate to its ownership of Vyteris, and that Parent’s only
asset is its capital stock of Vyteris; and (ii) except as set forth
on Schedule 3 , there is no actual or threatened claim,
lawsuit, action or proceeding against or involving Vyteris or
Parent.
(d) Simultaneously
with the execution and delivery of this letter agreement, Vyteris
and Ferring shall enter into an Assignment and Bill of Sale in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Bill of
Sale ”) pursuant to which Vyteris shall sell and assign
to Ferring, and Ferring shall purchase from Vyteris, the PMK150 and
all related records, documentation and warranties (collectively,
the “ Purchased Assets ”), free and clear of all
Liens. The Bill of Sale is hereby incorporated by
reference into this Agreement as if fully set forth
herein.
(i) The
purchase price to be paid by Ferring to Vyteris for the Purchased
Assets is One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) (the “ Purchase
Price ”) and shall be paid by Ferring to Vyteris as
follows:
(a) credit
for the principal amounts owed by Vyteris to Ferring pursuant to
(i) the Promissory Note dated July 8, 2008 made by Parent, as
nominee and agent for Vyteris, to Ferring in the original principal
amount of $50,000 (the " $50,000 Note ") (which principal
amount equals $50,000), and (ii) the Promissory Note dated December
15, 2008 made by Parent, as nominee and agent for Vyteris, to
Ferring in the original principal amount of $200,000 (the "
$200,000 Note ") (which principal amount equals $200,000)
are hereby credited in full against the Purchase Price;
(b) Ferring
shall make a payment to Vyteris in the amount of $250,000 on the
date hereof; and
(c) On
April 30, 2009, Ferring shall make a payment to Vyteris in the
amount of (i) $500,000, less credit for (ii) interest payments owed
by Vyteris to Ferring pursuant to the (A) the $50,000 Note; (B) the
$200,000 Note; and (C) the Promissory Note dated July 8, 2008 made
by Parent, as nominee and agent for Vyteris, to Ferring in the
original principal amount of $2,500,000 (the “ $2,500,000
Note ”).
(ii) The
parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the loans made by Ferring
and represented by the $50,000 Note, the $200,000 Note and the
$2,500,000 Note were each made by Ferring to Parent, as nominee and
agent for Vyteris. The parties hereby acknowledge and
agree that the Purchase Price constitutes the Fair Market Value of
the Purchased Assets. As used in this letter agreement,
the “Fair Market Value” means the price determined by
the parties to be the price which a willing buyer would pay for
assets in an arm’s length transaction to a willing seller who
is under no compulsion to sell such assets.
(iii) The
Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that, in accordance with
Section 4 of the $2,500,000 Note, Ferring has elected to offset the
principal amount due by Ferring thereunder against the $2,500,000
payment due by Ferring pursuant to Section 5.02(ii) of the License
Agreement.
(e) Simultaneously
with the execution and delivery of this letter agreement, Vyteris
and Ferring shall enter into an Equipment Lease Agreement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Equipment
Lease ”) pursuant to which Ferring shall lease to Vyteris
the Purchased Assets. As set forth in the
Equipment Lease, in lieu of Vyteris paying the lease payments to
Ferring in cash, at Ferring’s option Ferring shall receive a
dollar-for-dollar credit against, at Ferring’s option, (i)
the option exercise price described below with respect to the
PMK300, and/or (ii) amounts due by Ferring to Vyteris pursuant to
the License Agreement ( e.g. , milestone payments), the
Supply Agreement and/or any other agreement between the
parties. The Equipment Lease is hereby incorporated by
reference into this Agreement as if fully set forth
herein. General terms shall include, without limitation,
lease payments of $1000 per month, a term of 10 years and covenants
by Vyteris to maintain the Equipment in proper working
order. Without otherwise limiting the provisions of the
Section 6(b) of the Equipment Lease, the insurance referred to in
Section 6(b) of the Equipment Lease shall include the insurance set
forth on Schedule 3(a) attached hereto.
(a) Attached
hereto as Schedule 4 is a description of a piece of
machinery commonly referred to as PMK300 (together with all
replacement and spare parts and accessories, the “
PMK300 ”). There are no manufacturer and
other warranties in favor of Vyteris and/or Parent relating to the
PMK300.
(b) Vyteris
and Parent hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to
Ferring that (i) Vyteris owns all good and marketable right, title
and interest in and to the PMK300, free and clear of any and all
Liens; and upon consummation by Ferring of the transactions
contemplated by the Option (as defined below), Ferring shall
acquire all absolute unconditional right, title and interest in and
to the PMK300 Assets (as defined below), free and clear of all
Liens; (ii) the PMK300 conforms to the specifications: set forth on
Schedule 4 hereto and is in good working order and operating
condition, free of any material defects (latent and otherwise);
(iii) the PMK300 complies in all material respects with all
applicable requirements of all applicable and relevant occupational
safety and health laws and the regulations promulgated thereunder;
and (iv) the PMK300 is located at the facilities of Herro
Hoeflinger Harro Höfliger Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH, Werk
Satteldorf, Industriestraße 6, 74589 Satteldorf,
GERMANY.
(c) Vyteris
hereby grants to Ferring the right to purchase the PMK300 and all
related records, documentation and warranties (collectively, the
“ PMK300 Assets ”), free and clear of all Liens
(the “ Option ”). In order to
exercise the Option, Ferring shall notify Vyteris in writing, prior
to the expiration of the Option Period (as defined below), that
Ferring desires to exercise the Option, in which case the parties
shall promptly negotiate and enter into a purchase agreement and
other related documents (including, without limitation, transfer
documents and a legal opinion in favor of Ferring) in connection
therewith. As used herein, the “ Option
Period ” means the period of time beginning on
the
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