Exhibit 10.1
Confidential Treatment Requested
EXECUTION VERSION
MANUFACTURING AND LICENSING AGREEMENT
This MANUFACTURING
AND LICENSING AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is
dated as of May 30, 2008 (the “ Effective Date
”) between Kensey Nash Corporation, a Delaware corporation
having its principal place of business at 735 Pennsylvania Drive,
Exton, PA 19341 (hereinafter referred to as “ KNC
”), and Spectranetics Corporation, a Delaware corporation
having its principal place of business at 96 Talamine Court,
Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (hereinafter referred to as “
Spectranetics ”).
Whereas, pursuant to
that certain Asset Purchase Agreement by and between KNC and
Spectranetics, dated as of May 12, 2008 (the “
Purchase Agreement ”), KNC agreed to sell, effective
as of the date hereof, to Spectranetics certain assets related to
the KNC endovascular product line, which assets include the
ThromCat, SafeCross and QuickCat products.
Whereas,
Spectranetics wishes for KNC to manufacture such products and KNC
is willing, for the consideration and on the terms set forth
herein, to manufacture such products.
Now, therefore, in
consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained in
this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, KNC and
Spectranetics agree as follows:
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“ Accounting Arbitrator ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 8.2 hereof. |
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“ Additional Assets ” means collectively the
Additional QuickCat Assets and the Additional SC/TC Assets. |
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“ Additional Payment ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.2 hereof. |
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“ Additional QuickCat Assets ” means
collectively all (i) saleable inventory and work-in-process of
the QuickCat Products, (ii) raw materials for the QuickCat
Products and (iii) fixed assets used exclusively in the
manufacture of the QuickCat Products, in each case that were added
to KNC’s books and records subsequent to the date
hereof. |
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“ Additional SC/TC Assets ” means
collectively all (i) saleable inventory and work-in-process of
the SafeCross Products and ThromCat Products, (ii) raw
materials for the SafeCross Products and ThomCat Products and
(iii) fixed assets used exclusively in the manufacture of the
SafeCross Products and ThomCat Products, in each case that were
added to KNC’s books and records subsequent to the date
hereof. |
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Exchange Commission. |
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“ Affiliate ,” as applied to any Person,
means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. The term
“control” (including, with correlative meanings, the
terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and
“under common control with”), as applied to any Person,
includes the possession, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of
the Voting Power (or in the case of a Person that is not a
corporation, 10% or more of the ownership interest, beneficial or
otherwise) of such Person or the power otherwise to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of that Person,
whether through voting, by contract or otherwise. |
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“ Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
the preamble hereto. |
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“ Blanket Purchase Order ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 5.2(e) hereof. |
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“ Combined Revenue ” means the sum of the
SafeCross Revenue and the ThromCat Revenue for the relevant period
of determination. |
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“ Commitment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2(e) hereof. |
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“ Confidential Information ” shall mean all
oral or written information that is disclosed by either party (the
“ Disclosing Party ”) to the other party (the
“ Receiving Party ”), or that the Receiving
Party becomes aware of as a result of its discussions and work with
the Disclosing Party, and that is not generally known to the
public, including but not limited to, information of a technical
nature such as trade secrets; manufacturing processes or devices or
know-how; techniques, data, formulas, inventions, discoveries or
innovations (whether or not patentable), specifications and
characteristics of current products or products under development;
research projects, methods and results; matters of a business
nature such as information about costs, margins, pricing policies,
markets, sales, suppliers and customers; product, marketing or
strategic plans; financial information; personnel records and other
information of a similar nature, provided , however ,
that Confidential Information shall not include any information
that (i) is or becomes public knowledge without breach of the
Receiving Party’s obligations hereunder; (ii) is
rightfully acquired by the Receiving Party from a third party that
is not under a confidentiality restriction on disclosure or use;
(iii) was already known to the Receiving Party prior to
receipt from the Disclosing Party as evidenced by written records;
(iv) is independently developed by the Receiving Party;
(v) is required to be disclosed by Law, provided that notice
of the requirement is promptly delivered to the Disclosing Party in
order to provide the Disclosing Party with an opportunity to
challenge or limit the disclosure obligations; or (vi) is
disclosed or used following the Receiving Party’s receipt of
express written consent from an authorized representative of the
Disclosing Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the
foregoing, all confidential or other proprietary information that
is transferred by KNC to Spectranetics under the Purchase Agreement
or this |
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Agreement or that relates exclusively to the manufacture of the
Products shall be deemed the Confidential Information of
Spectranetics. The Receiving Party shall have the burden of proof
respecting any of the aforementioned events on which the Receiving
Party relies as relieving it of any confidentiality restrictions
hereunder. Written disclosures for which protection is sought must
be obviously marked as “Confidential” or
“Proprietary” and oral disclosures for which protection
is sought must at the outset be clearly identified by the
Disclosing Party as Confidential Information and submitted by the
Disclosing Party in summary form to the Receiving Party, marked as
above within thirty (30) days after disclosure; provided,
however, that protection under Section 11 shall also be given
to information that is not so marked if a reasonable person would
assume that it is Confidential Information. |
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“ Development Agreement ” means that certain
Development and Regulatory Services Agreement dated as of even date
herewith between the parties hereto. |
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“ Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth
in the preamble hereto. |
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“ End Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3 hereof. |
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“ Equipment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1 hereof. |
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“ Extended SC/TC Manufacturing Period ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 hereof. |
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“ Existing Equipment ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.1 hereof. |
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“ FDA ” means the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration. |
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“ Fee Year ” means, as applicable, the one
year period beginning on the first day of the calendar month
immediately following the month in which the SC/TC Manufacturing
Period expires or is terminated for any reason, and each subsequent
one year period (or portion thereof) prior to the End Date. |
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“ Fiscal Quarter ” means
Spectranetics’ fiscal quarter. |
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“ Governmental Body ” means any federal or
state jurisdiction or government of any nature or federal
governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature,
domestic or foreign (including any governmental agency, branch or
department exercising governmental or quasi-governmental powers and
any governmental regulatory organization). |
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“ Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 16.3 hereof. |
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“ Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 16.3 hereof. |
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Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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“ Independent Third Party ” means a party
who both (i) as of the date hereof owns less than fifteen
percent (15%) of the outstanding capital stock of KNC and
(ii) is a strategic (as opposed to a financial) investor or
acquiror. |
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“ Initial SC/TC Manufacturing Period ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 hereof. |
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“ KNC ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble hereof. |
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A “ KNC Change of Control ” shall be deemed
to have occurred on the first to occur of any of the following
events: |
(a) The
acquisition by any Independent Third Party or group of Independent
Third Parties of fifty percent (50%) or more of the then
outstanding capital stock of KNC;
(b) The
consummation by KNC of a reorganization, merger or consolidation,
in each case, unless, following such reorganization, merger or
consolidation, more than fifty percent (50%) of the then
outstanding equity of the entity resulting from such
reorganization, merger or consolidation (which shall be understood
to be the surviving parent in the case of a triangular merger) is
then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by parties who
were not Independent Third Parties immediately prior to such
reorganization, merger or consolidation; or
(c) The
consummation by KNC of the sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of KNC to an Independent Third
Party.
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“ KNC Indemnified Party ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 16.2 hereof. |
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“ Law ” means any law, statute, regulation,
rule or order of any Governmental Body. |
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“ Manufacturing Period ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.2 hereof. |
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“ Manufacturing Year ” means the respective
one year period beginning on the Effective Date or the applicable
anniversary thereof. |
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“ Microsoft Agreement ” means that certain
Microsoft OEM Customer License Agreement for Embedded Systems,
effective June 18, 2007, by and between KNC and Microsoft
Licensing, GP , as such agreement may from time to time be
amended. |
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“ Noncompetition Agreement ” means that
certain Non-Competition Agreement dated as of even date herewith
between the parties hereto. |
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Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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“ Person ” means an individual, a
partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated organization or a Governmental Body. |
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“ Products ” means collectively the QuickCat
Product, the SafeCross Wires, the SafeCross Consoles and the
ThromCat Product. |
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“ Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble hereof. |
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“ QuickCat Manufacturing Period ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof. |
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“ QuickCat Products ” means the QuickCat
products transferred to Spectranetics pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement and such products as they may be hereinafter maintained,
modified, altered or further developed by or for Spectranetics,
along with all successor products thereto. |
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“ Repeated Failure ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.4 hereof. |
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“ Revenue Share ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 15.1 hereof. |
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“ Rolling Forecasts ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.2(e) hereof. |
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“ SafeCross Consoles ” means the SafeCross
console product transferred to Spectranetics pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement and such product as it may be hereinafter
maintained, modified, altered or further developed by or for
Spectranetics, along with all successor products thereto. |
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“ SafeCross Products ” means collectively
the SafeCross Consoles and the SafeCross Wires. |
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“ SafeCross Console Revenue ” means the
aggregate Sales Price received by Spectranetics and its Affiliates
in connection with the SafeCross Console during the relevant period
of determination. |
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“ SafeCross Revenue ” means the aggregate
Sales Price received by Spectranetics and its Affiliates in
connection with the SafeCross Products during the relevant period
of determination. |
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“ SafeCross Wires ” means the SafeCross wire
products transferred to Spectranetics pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement and such products as they may be hereinafter maintained,
modified, altered or further developed by or for Spectranetics,
along with all successor products thereto. |
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“ Sales Price ” means the price per unit at
which a Product is sold by Spectranetics. For the avoidance of
doubt, the following items shall not be added to the price per unit
in the calculation of the “ Sales Price ”:
(i) any refunds, credits or allowances |
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actually given or credited to any party due to rejections,
defects or returns of the Products, (ii) any sales, use,
occupation or excise taxes, duties or other governmental charges
imposed on, and paid by Spectranetics during, the importation,
exportation, use or sale of Products, and (iii) any freight,
postage or insurance charges actually incurred. |
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“ SC/TC Manufacturing Period ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2 hereof. |
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“ SCC Price ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.1 hereof. |
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“ SCW Commission ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.1 hereof. |
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“ Specifications ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.1(b) hereof. |
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“ Spectranetics ” has the meaning set forth
in the preamble hereof. |
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“ Spectranetics Indemnified Party ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 16.1 hereof. |
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“ Surmodics Agreement ” means that certain
Master License Agreement, effective May 26, 2004, by and
between Surmodics, Inc. and KNC, as such agreement may from time to
time be amended. |
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“ Term ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3 hereof. |
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“ TC Commission ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.1 hereof. |
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“ TC Patents ” means those certain Patent
Applications listed on Schedule 3.6 (a)(i) to the Purchase
Agreement that have been filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office or any other Governmental Body, the claims of which cover
the ThromCat Product, along with the progeny thereof. |
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“ ThromCat Products ” means the ThromCat
products transferred to Spectranetics pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement and such products as they may be hereinafter maintained,
modified, altered or further developed by or for Spectranetics,
along with all successor products thereto. |
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“ ThromCat Revenue ” means the aggregate
Sales Price received by Spectranetics and its Affiliates in
connection with the ThromCat Products during the relevant period of
determination. |
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“ Total Console Costs ” means, for the
relevant period, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount paid by
Spectranetics to KNC during such period for SafeCross Consoles
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (ii) the aggregate
depreciation and service costs incurred by Spectranetics during
such period with respect to the Safe Cross Consoles. |
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“ Transaction Documents ” means the Purchase
Agreement and all other agreements delivered pursuant thereto,
including, without limitation, this Agreement. |
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“ Transfer Price ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.1 hereof. |
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“ USPTO ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 15.1(c) hereof. |
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“ Voting Power ” of any Person means the
total number of votes which may be cast by the holders of the total
number of outstanding shares of equity of any class or classes of
such Person in any election of directors or managers of such Person
without regard to the occurrence of any contingency. |
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MANUFACTURING PERIODS AND TERM |
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The manufacturing arrangement provided hereunder with respect
to the QuickCat Products shall commence on the Effective Date and
(unless earlier terminated under the provisions of
Section 14.1) continue until the six (6) month anniversary
hereof or such later date as may be agreed to by the parties hereto
upon mutually agreeable terms, with such period as extended, if
applicable, being referred to herein as the “ QuickCat
Manufacturing Period .” |
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The manufacturing arrangement provided for hereunder with
respect to the SafeCross Products and the ThromCat Products shall
commence on the Effective Date and continue until the third (3rd)
anniversary thereof (the “ Initial SC/TC Manufacturing
Period ”) unless earlier terminated under the provisions
of Section 14.1. The Initial SC/TC Manufacturing Period may be
extended upon mutually agreeable terms (each renewed period hereof,
an “ Extended SC/TC Manufacturing Period ”),
unless either party notifies the other party at least
12 months prior to the end of the Initial SC/TC Manufacturing
Period of its intent not to renew. The Initial SC/TC Manufacturing
Period, the Extended SC/TC Manufacturing Period and any extensions
thereof are herein collectively referred to as the “ SC/TC
Manufacturing Period ” and together with the QuickCat
Manufacturing Period as the “ Manufacturing Period
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The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date
and, unless earlier terminated in accordance with
Section 14.4, continue until the later of (a) 10 years
following the expiration or termination of Manufacturing Period or
(b) with respect to each specific Product, the expiration date
of the last to expire of (i) existing patents, (ii) patents
pending as of the date hereof, (iii) patents applied for as of
the date hereof and any continuation or continuation in part or
re-issue thereof, in each case with respect to each specific
Product (the “ End Date ” and the period
beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the End Date, shall
be the “ Term ”). With respect to any products
jointly developed by KNC and Spectranetics after the date hereof
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otherwise, the parties shall agree to the terms and conditions
of transfer in connection therewith, including, without limitation,
any extension of the End Date. |
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For the avoidance of doubt, except as set forth in
Section 14.4, this Agreement shall survive the termination of
the Manufacturing Period and shall remain in full force and effect
after such termination, including, without limitation, with respect
to Article 15. |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the
Purchase Agreement or any other document executed in connection
herewith or therewith, Spectranetics hereby grants to KNC a
worldwide, non-transferable, fully paid and royalty-free right and
license, without the right to grant sublicenses, to manufacture the
Products; provided, however that such license may be used by KNC
only as may be necessary for KNC to fulfill its obligations to
manufacture Products under this Agreement. |
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The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that certain of the
assets sold by KNC to Spectranetics pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement include equipment that is required to manufacture the
Products (the “ Existing Equipment ”).
Spectranetics therefore agrees that the use and physical possession
of the applicable Existing Equipment shall remain with KNC during
the QuickCat Manufacturing Period and the SC/TC Manufacturing
Period, as applicable. KNC agrees to maintain the Existing
Equipment and the equipment included in the Additional Assets
(collectively, the “ Equipment ”) in good
working order (including without limitation with respect to any
periodic calibrations, validations and preventive maintenance) in
accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance
and as required by any Governmental Body, and to no less standard
than is consistent with its past practice, and to insure the
Equipment, at its expense, against damage, destruction or theft in
an amount not less than the replacement value of such Equipment.
With respect to the foregoing provision in connection with the
requirements of any Governmental Body, the parties agree and
acknowledge that it applies to the Governmental Bodies in
jurisdictions where KNC is selling the Products as of the Effective
Date, and the parties agree to consult in advance regarding the
requirements of any Governmental Body of any new jurisdiction where
Spectranetics may in future elect to sell the Products in order to
assess the cost and feasibility of any such requirements to ensure
that the parties comply with all applicable requirements of
Governmental Bodies for such jurisdiction. |
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KNC acknowledges and agrees that, at all times during and
following the Manufacturing Period, Spectranetics shall remain the
sole and exclusive owner of and retain title and risk of loss
related to the Existing Equipment; provided that, any Equipment
losses not covered by insurance that require purchase of
replacement Equipment shall be treated as Additional Assets. |
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KNC shall provide such additional equipment as shall in the
reasonable discretion of KNC be reasonably necessary to fulfill its
obligations hereunder; provided, however, that if KNC fails to
obtain the prior written approval of Spectranetics with respect to
the purchase of any additional equipment (which approval shall not
be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), then
Spectranetics may, in its sole discretion, exclude such equipment
from the Additional Assets. To the extent that such additional
equipment shall be deemed to be Additional Assets, it shall be
subject to the provisions set forth in Section 14.2. |
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KNC shall report to Spectranetics any material accident, as
soon as reasonably possible after such accident, resulting from use
of the Equipment, including without limitation accidents resulting
in personal injury, property damage or environmental release. KNC
shall inform Spectranetics of any regulatory or other inspection,
inquiry or audit by any Governmental Body with respect to the
Products as soon as possible, but no later than five (5) days
following such inspection, inquiry or audit, and shall provide
Spectranetics with a copy of any report, citation or other
communication issued with respect thereto. |
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MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY |
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KNC agrees that during the QuickCat Manufacturing Period with
respect to the QuickCat Products and during the SC/TC Manufacturing
Period with respect to the SafeCross Products and the ThromCat
Products, it will: |
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manufacture and supply Spectranetics with Spectranetics’
requirements for the Products in accordance with this Agreement,
including manufacturing sufficient quantities of the Products in
order to meet the Commitment and to use commercially reasonable
efforts to have Product units available for delivery to meet
unanticipated spikes in demand for Products up to fifteen percent
(15%) in excess of Commitment; |
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supply Spectranetics with Products that (i) are free from
any material defect in manufacture when used under conditions of
normal and proper use; (ii) conform to, and perform in all
material respects in accordance with, the specifications provided
on Schedule A hereto (the “ Specifications
”); (iii) are not adulterated or misbranded within the
meaning of the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; (iv) comply
with all applicable Laws, including the FDA Quality System
Regulation, ISO 13485:2003 and any compliance updates to such Laws
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applicable Manufacturing Period; and (v) comply with all
applicable industry standards (such as by way of example only, EN,
ISO, IEC, AAMI, UL, etc.) that are used to maintain a compliant
quality system and obtain regulatory approvals, including without
limitation standards for labeling, packaging, biocompatibility,
sterilization, manufacturing environment, mechanical attributes and
electrical attributes, as such applicable standards may be revised
over time. KNC agrees that the foregoing applies to all industry
standards of jurisdictions where KNC is selling the Products as of
the Effective Date, and the parties agree to consult in advance
regarding the application of Laws and Standards to any new
jurisdiction where Spectranetics may in future elect to sell the
Products in order to assess the cost and feasibility of any such
change order to ensure that the parties comply with all applicable
Laws and standards for such jurisdiction. |
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provide packaged Product, including labeling and package
inserts, in accordance with the prior written instructions or
specifications of Spectranetics; |
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not sell or otherwise transfer the Product to any Person, other
than as directed by Spectranetics; and |
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ship Product in accordance with Section 9 hereof, which
shipment shall be made at Spectranetics’ expense and risk of
loss. |
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Spectranetics agrees that during the QuickCat Manufacturing
Period with respect to the QuickCat Products and during the SC/TC
Manufacturing Period with respect to the SafeCross Products and the
ThromCat Products, it will: |
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use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the
Products; |
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subject to Section 14.1(b)(4), exclusively purchase all of
its requirements for the Products from KNC; |
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design and provide to KNC the appropriate instructions for use,
together with all advertising, promoting and marketing aids, if
any, to be packaged with Product; |
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be solely responsible for the cost of any Product redesign it
requests and approves which impacts Product or materials already
manufactured, or obsoleted thereby, after the Effective Date,
(e.g., specifications, artwork, labeling, configurations,
packaging). Spectranetics will provide at its expense, or reimburse
KNC for, any inventory requirements of materials purchased for the
purpose of fulfilling the next three (3) months of the
existing Annual Forecast but made obsolete as a result of such
changes as well as any longer lead time components that KNC had to
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advance to meet its Commitment supply obligations where use of
such components has been rendered obsolete by the design change.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Product prices will
not change as a result of the Product changes specified as of the
Effective Date in the Development Agreement; |
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provide KNC with non-binding rolling twelve (12) month
forecasts (“ Annual Forecasts ”) and ninety
(90) day forecasts (“ Quarterly Forecasts
”) of Spectranetics’s requirements of Product
(collectively, “ Rolling Forecasts ”). Such
Rolling Forecasts shall be prepared in good faith and provided
initially on the Effective Date of this Agreement and each month
thereafter, no less than thirty (30) days prior to the
beginning of the first month covered by the Rolling Forecast. The
first three (3) months of the Rolling Forecast shall be
consistent with firm blanket purchase orders (the “
Commitment ”) to purchase Products, which blanket
purchase order shall be in the form attached as Schedule B
hereto (each, a “ Blanket Purchase Order
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issue, from time to time, as shipping order (in written or
electronic form) against the Commitment, which shall be in the form
attached as Schedule C hereto (each, a “ Shipping
Order ”) or such other written or electronic form as may
be agreed upon by the parties from time to time, and which shall
(subject to Section 9 hereof) include the ship-to location,
shipping date, Product and quantity to be shipped; and |
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except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, pay the actual
documented cost of shipping Product and be responsible for all
insurance, custom charges and taxes related to shipping and the
distribution of the Product. |
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Transfer Price . The transfer price per unit (the
“ Transfer Price ”) for each Product is as
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***** |
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***** |
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***** |
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material have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. |
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The “ TC Commission ” shall mean an amount
equal to ***** of the average Sales Price for the ThromCat Product.
The parties agree and acknowledge that the TC Commission from the
Effective Date until the end of the first full Fiscal Quarter
following the Effective Date shall be an amount equal to ***** per
unit, which amount shall not be subject to adjustment except for
the true-up process specified below. Fifteen (15) days prior
to the beginning of each subsequent Fiscal Quarter, Spectranetics
shall calculate and deliver to KNC the actual Sales Price for the
prior three-month period ending on the last day of the calendar
month preceding the date of calculation. Spectranetics shall adjust
the TC Commission to reflect such updated Sales Price information
and advise KNC of the updated amount of the TC Commission, which
shall be effective on the first day and the remainder of such
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The “ SCW Commission ” shall mean an amount
equal to ***** of the average Sales Price for the SafeCross Wires.
The parties agree and acknowledge that the SCW Commission beginning
on the Effective Date through the first full Fiscal Quarter shall
be an amount equal to ***** per unit, which amount shall not be
subject to adjustment except for the true-up process specified
below. Fifteen (15) days prior to the beginning of each
subsequent Fiscal Quarter, Spectranetics shall calculate and
deliver to KNC the actual Sales Price for the prior three-month
period ending on the last day of the calendar month preceding the
date of calculation. Spectranetics shall adjust the SCW Commission
to reflect such updated Sales Price information and advise KNC of
the updated amount of the SCW Commission, which shall be effective
on the first day and the remainder of such subsequent Fiscal
Quarter. |
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The “ SCC Price ” shall mean KNC’s
actual purchase cost per unit (which equals the KNC variable
manufacturing cost per unit) of the SafeCross Console during the
applicable Manufacturing Year. The parties agree and acknowledge
that the SCC Price during the Manufacturing Year ending on the
first anniversary of the Effective Date shall be an amount equal to
*****, which amount shall not be subject to adjustment. At least
thirty (30) days prior to the end of each Manufacturing Year,
KNC shall deliver to Spectranetics the SCC Price for the next
Manufacturing Year, which price shall be effective as of the first
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Fifteen (15) days prior to the end of each Fiscal Quarter,
Spectranetics will calculate the actual Sales Price for all
Products sold during the prior three-month period ending on the
last day of the calendar month preceding the date of |
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material have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. |
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calculation. For the first Fiscal Quarter, this shall include
all Products sold by Spectranetics since the Effective Date. To the
extent that the actual average Sales Price of any Product during
the applicable calculation period differs from the Sales Price used
to calculate the TC Commission or the SCW Commission for such
calculation period, the parties agree that an adjustment will be
calculated and paid or credited to Spectranetics, in the case of an
overpayment, or to KNC, in the case of an underpayment, within
thirty (30) days after the calculation of the true-up. |
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Along with each adjustment to the TC Commission and SCW
Commission, as well as for the true-up calculations, made in
accordance with this Section 6.1, Spectranetics shall deliver
such documentation as may reasonably be necessary for KNC to
confirm the respective calculations. For the avoidance of doubt,
the parties agree and acknowledge that any disagreements of the
parties with respect to the appropriate adjustments to the TC
Commission, the SCW Commission and the SCC Price shall be subject
to, first, audit under Section 8.1 and, if the parties cannot
agree on the results of such audit, then arbitration in accordance
with Section 8.2. |
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In addition to the foregoing adjustments, the Transfer Prices
may be adjusted by mutual agreement for any changes to the
Specifications as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties
hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Product
prices will not change as a result of the Product changes specified
as of the Effective Date in the Development Agreement. |
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Additional SafeCross Console Payment . If the SafeCross
Console Revenue attributable to any Manufacturing Year exceeds the
Total Console Cost for such period, then Spectranetics shall make
to KNC an additional payment equal to ***** of such SafeCross
Console Revenue (the “ Additional Payment ”);
provided , that in the event that any Additional Payment
would be greater than 50% of the amount by which the SafeCross
Console Revenue for such period exceeded the Total Console Cost for
such period, then the amount of the Additional Payment shall be
equal to 50% of the amount by which the SafeCross Console Revenue
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