MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
This Agreement made as of this 14” day of
November 2003 by and between Siemens Medical Solutions,
USA, Inc., acting through and on behalf of its Oncology Care
Systems Group having a business address at 4040 Nelson Avenue,
Concord, CA 94520 (“Seller”) and Tomo Therapy,
Incorporated, having a business address at 1240 Deming Way,
Madison, WI 53717 (“Buyer”).
WHEREAS, Seller has experience and expertise in the
manufacturing, and/or support of RF Systems Assemblies;
and
WHEREAS, Buyer wishes to have Seller use its expertise to
continue manufacturing and/or supporting the products (herein
collectively referred to as “Products”) listed in
Exhibit A for the period specified in this Agreement;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledge, the Seller and Buyer do
hereby agree to covenant and promise the following:
Commencing on
the effective date of this Agreement Buyer shall provide Seller
with a twelve (12) month rolling forecast, which shall be
updated on a monthly basis. The initial forecast will be
accompanied by a firm purchase order for the first six (6) months
and a projection of orders for the next six (6) months,
subject to the lead time stated in Exhibit B. In accordance
with this Agreement, Buyer shall issue a purchase order to Seller
by no later than November 30, 2003. Seller will provide the
personnel, technical services and facilities necessary in order to
manufacture the Products for Buyer.
Neither party
shall be deemed to be in default of this Agreement if prevented
from performing any obligation hereunder for any reason beyond its
reasonable control including, without limitation, governmental laws
and regulations, terrorists acts, Acts of God or the public,
calamities, floods, and storms.
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PURCHASE ORDER
PLACEMENT
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Every three
(3) months, thereafter, firm purchase orders shall be issued
on the first of each rolling month for Products to be delivered in
the third full calendar month, following the month in which Seller
receives the purchase order. Buyer may delay delivery by as much as
30 days, provided such delay notice is delivered to Seller not
less than 90 days prior to the originally scheduled delivery
date.
As a condition
of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to a firm minimum buy procurement
of [ * ] sets of Accelerator Assembly, part
number [ * ] for each of the two years
commencing with the effective date of this Agreement. Said purchase
orders shall be binding to the parties and any successors or
assigns. Notwithstanding the above, the Buyer will provide the
purchasing forecast for Seller’s planning purpose
only.
Siemens
Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
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Oncology Care Systems Group
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4040 Nelson Avenue
Concord, CA 94520
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Tel: (925) 246-8200
Fax: (925) 246-8284
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Confidential
treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy
filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as [ * ]. A
complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Seller shall
formally acknowledge Buyer’s purchase orders and provide a
confirmation of delivery dates (lead time is 90 days). Seller
shall maintain as necessary, an appropriate level of IS0
certification and compliance to IS0 9001. Seller further
warrants that all Products sold to Buyer under this Agreement
comply with the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (“FDA”) and the FDA’s Good
Manufacturing Practices (“GMP”) with respect to the
manufacture, package, assembly and testing for the
Products
Seller shall
formally notify Buyer of any Product changes that affects form fit
or function (class one).
Packaging of
the Products shall be in a manner adequate to ensure undamaged
arrival at Buyer’s business address, when transported by
airplane, ship, truck or railroad. All deliveries shall be
accompanied by a shipping list.
The term of
this Agreement is two (2) years from date of signature. Seller
may elect to automatically extend this Agreement for additional one
(1) year increments upon written Amendment to this Agreement
signed by both parties.
The pricing for
Products shall be in accordance with Exhibit A and shall be
valid for a period of one (1) year following the effective
date of this Agreement. At the end of each year, Seller will review
prices for an increase not to exceed [ * ] of
then current price.
Excepting
Seller’s inability to deliver, if at the end of the first 12
months of this Agreement, the Buyer is unable to meet the minimum
purchase quantity of [ * ] sets of
Accelerator Assembly stated in Exhibit B, then Seller will
review prices for an increase not to exceed an additional
10%.
The Payment
terms are net 30 days after the receipt of invoice from
Seller. All Products shipped are FOB Concord, CA.
All Products
provided under this Agreement shall be in accordance with the
Seller’s specifications. Except for
[ * ], which is warranted for one (1) year
from the date of delivery, Seller warrants all other Products to be
free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of six
(6) months from the date of delivery.
Seller shall
only perform an inspection and test of returned Accelerator
Assembly Product part number [ * ] to confirm
that there is a defect during warranty period. Seller at its option
will repair or replace defective Product within 30 business days
after receipt at Seller’s facility.
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Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
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Oncology Care Systems Group
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Buyer’s
remedy is contingent on (1) prompt written notification of the
defect; (2) the cause of the defect not being the result of
misuse, accident, neglect, alteration, improper testing, storage,
installation or negligence on the part of the Buyer; and (3) return
of the Products to Buyer’s manufacturing location with
shipment and in-transit loss or damage at the risk and expense of
the Buyer. Such repair, replacement or credit shall constitute
fulfillment of all liability of Buyer to Seller whether based in
contract, tort, and indemnity or otherwise.
In the event,
Seller is unable to confirm a failure for an Accelerator Assembly
Product, which has been returned to Seller under warranty, Seller
shall invoice Buyer at the current manufacturing rate of
[ * ], at an amount not to exceed the current
labor value of the Product.
EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCES AND/OR IN
SPECIFICATIONS, SELLER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT
TO THE PRODUCTS.
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LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY
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NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED OR CONSTRUED TO BE CONTAINED IN
THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT FOR NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT
RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY, SELLER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. SELLER’S LIABILITY TO THE OTHER SHALL NOT EXCEED THE
SUMS PAID BY BUYER TO SELLER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. BUYER
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THESE LIMITATIONS ON POTENTIAL LIABILITIES WERE
AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN SETTING CONSIDERATION UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT.
If either party
materially breaches its obligations in this Agreement, the other
party may terminate this Agreement by giving not less than
30 days notice to the other party. Termination will not occur
if the defaulting party, within such thirty (30) day period,
remedies such breach to the reasonable satisfaction of the
non-defaulting party.
This Agreement
may be terminated immediately by the other party without the
requirement of prior notice, if the other party suspends
operations, files or suffers to be filed against it a petition in
bankruptcy, or the like, executes an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or is adjudicated as bankrupt.
Each party
agrees that it will not knowingly (i) export or re-export,
directly or indirectly, any technical data (as defined by the U.S.
Export Administration Regulations), including software received
from the other under this Agreement, (ii) disclose such technical
data for
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use in, or
(iii) export or re-export, directly or indirectly, any direct
product of such technical data, including software, to any
destination to which such export or re-export is restricted or
prohibited by U.S. or non-U.S. law without obtaining prior
authorization from U.S. Department of State and other competent
government authorities to the extent required by those laws. This
clause shall survive termination or cancellation of this
Agreement.
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Bodily injury, Disability or
Death
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Notwithstanding
any other provisions hereof, each party agrees to indemnify the
other, its officers, agents, servants and employees against claims,
damages demands, suits actions judgments, liabilities, defaults, or
costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, arising from
claims made against or liability imposed upon the other, by a court
of competent jurisdiction as the results of claims alleging
personal injury, disability, death or property damage or any form
or type or wrongdoing or loss arising from either party’s
failure to perform its respective obligations hereunder. In
Buyer’s case, such indemnity obligations shall also apply to
claims arising out of or in connection with Buyer’s assembly
and resale of the Products, including without limitation,
Buyer’s burden of customer training, service and support, its
representations made in the course of reselling or distributing the
Products, and its distribution of related materials and
literature
For Buyer,
indemnification for the bodily injury, disability, death or
property damage shall be limited to the sum of
[ * ] in any twelve (12) month period,
commencing on October lst of any year. For Seller, indemnification
shall be limited to the cumulative total value of the Products
purchase under the life of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
aforementioned, under no circumstances, excepting gross negligence
or willful misconduct, will Seller’s liability exceed the
cumulative total value of the Products purchased under the life of
this Agreement.
In the event
that a claim is made against a Party seeking indemnification for
bodily injury disability or death, that Party shall promptly notify
the other party of the claim, allow the other Party to defend it in
the name of such Party and to fully cooperate with its insurers, if
relevant, and its counsel in the defense against the
claim.
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Intellectual Property
Infringement
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The Seller
agrees, at its cost and expense, to defend any claim, suit or legal
proceeding asserted or brought against the Buyer or the
Buyer’s customers, that any Product, or the use thereof,
infringes any United States patent, copyright or other intellectual
property rights of a third party, provided the Seller is notified
promptly in writing of such claim, suit or legal proceeding, and
given full and complete authority to defend the same, and given
such information as the Buyer may have regarding the same as may be
reasonably required for the defense of the same. The Seller shall
pay all damages, awards and costs, awarded. The Seller shall not be
responsible for any settlement negotiated and agreed to by the
Buyer or any other party without the consent of the Seller. The
Seller shall have the right, at its own election and at its own
expense, to either (a) procure for the Buyer the right to
continue to distribute and use such Products or part or component,
thereof or (b) modify the same so that it becomes
non-infringing provided that the functionality, level of
performance, features and quality thereof are not affected, or, if
neither of the foregoing alternatives is commercially
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reasonable, the
Seller may repurchase such Product (the repurchase price is to be
based on the original price paid by the Buyer less depreciation on
a straight line basis over five (5) years, commencing with the
date of installation and start up of such Product). The Buyer shall
have the right, at its own election, to return any such affected
Product to the Seller for refund of the purchase price as set forth
above, and to cancel any outstanding Orders or further deliveries
of the Product, without any liability to the Seller with respect
thereto.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Seller shall not have any liability to the Buyer
under the provision of Section 7 (b), that (i) is based
upon the interconnection and/or the use of a Product, or part
thereof, in combination with products or other devices outside the
scope of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
Seller, which are not made by the Seller whether or not supplied
hereunder, or (ii) for use in any manner for which the
Product, or part thereof, was not designed or created. Also, the
Buyer shall hold the Seller harmless against any expense, judgment
or loss for infringement of any patent or copyright that results
from the Seller’s compliance with the incorporation of
designs sp
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