Exhibit 10.28
AMENDMENT TO SHARE PURCHASE AND
CALL OPTION AGREEMENT
Between
Mr. Yves Guillemain d’Echon
Mr. Jean-Christophe Bodin
Mrs. Catherine Guillemain
d’Echon
Mr. Florent Guillemain d’Echon
Mr. Alban Guillemain d’Echon
Mr. Tristan Guillemain d’Echon
Mr. Jean Guillemain d’Echon
Mrs. Katia Bodin
Miss. Fabienne Gairin
Miss. Isabelle Viroulet
Miss. Aurélie Blanchard
Mr. Didier Pinget
Mr. Eric Tourraud
Mr. Philippe
Maréchal
(The Purchasers and
Grantors)
and
Conceptus Inc.
(The Seller and
Beneficiary)
February 27, 2007
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DEFINITIONS
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EXERCISE OF CALL OPTION
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DEFINITION OF OPTION PERIODS
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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CONFIRMATION OF THE CALL OPTION
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INDEMNITY AND ESCROW
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PRICE ADJUSTMENT
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TRANSFER — OWNERSHIP
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GENERAL
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AMENDMENT TO SHARE PURCHASE AND
CALL OPTION AGREEMENT
This amendment (“
Amendment ”) to the Share Purchase and Call Option
Agreement dated January 17, 2004 is entered into on February 27,
2007 (“ Amendment Effective Date ”),
BETWEEN:
1.
Conceptus Inc.
, a company organized under the laws
of the State of Delaware, the registered office of which is at 331
E. Evelyn Street, Mountain View, California, United States of
America, represented by Mark Siezckarek in his capacity of
President and Chief Executive Officer, duly authorized for the
purpose hereof,
(hereinafter referred to as the
“ Seller ” or the “ Beneficiary
”),
AND :
2.
Mr. Yves Guillemain d’Echon,
born on July 30, 1956, at Nevers, France, French citizen, living at
3, rue Jacques Lemercier 78000 Versailles, married under the
communauté réduite aux acquêts regime
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3.
Mr. Jean-Christophe Bodin, born on
February 25, 1957, at Neuilly sur Seine, French citizen, living at
3, rue Charles Gounod 94440 Santeny, married under the
séparation des biens regime,
(the parties 2 and 3 are acting
jointly and severally and hereinafter referred to as the “
Managers ”),
4.
Mrs. Catherine Guillemain
d’Echon, née Johanet, born on June 22, 1958, at Donzy,
French citizen, living at 3, rue Jacques Lemercier 78000
Versailles, married under the communauté réduite aux
acquêts regime,
5.
Mr. Florent Guillemain
d’Echon, born on February 28, 1982, at Lyon, France, French
citizen, living at 3, rue Jacques Lemercier 78000 Versailles,
single,
6.
Mr. Alban Guillemain d’Echon,
born on August 5, 1983, at Lyon, France, French citizen, living at
3, rue Jacques Lemercier 78000 Versailles, single,
7.
Mr. Tristan Guillemain
d’Echon, born on August 15, 1985, at Cosnes-Cours sur Loire,
France, French citizen, living at 3, rue Jacques Lemercier 78000
Versailles, single,
8.
Mr. Jean Guillemain d’Echon,
born on September 10, 1981, at Clermont Ferrand, France, French
citizen, living at 36 avenue de Villeneuve l’Etang, Maison
Principal-rez de jardin 78000 Versailles, single,
9.
Mrs. Katia Bodin, née Agostini,
born on August 30, 1966, at Metz, France, French citizen, living at
3, rue Charles Gounod 94440 Santeny, married under the
séparation des biens regime,
10.
Miss. Fabienne Gairin, born on
September 20, 1957, at Lorient, France, French citizen, living atLe
clos de la chaine, 9, rue Charjes d’Orléans 78570
Plaisir, divorced,
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Miss. Isabelle Viroulet, born on
July 7, 1973, at Saint Ouen, France, French citizen, living at 3,
Cité de l’Alma, 75007 Paris, single,
12.
Miss. Aurélie Blanchard, born
on July 4, 1982, at Agen, France, French citizen, living at7, rue
Auguste Renoir, 78390 Bois d’Arcy, single,
13.
Mr. Didier Pinget, born on November
28, 1961, at Sainte Foy le Lyon, French citizen, living at 9
Boulevard des Brotteaux 69006 Lyon, married under the
séparation des biens regime,
14.
Mr. Eric Tourraud, born on June 5,
1954, at Paris, France, French citizen, living at12, rue des
Troubadours, 66350 Toulouges, divorced,
15.
Mr. Philippe Maréchal, born on
April 24, 1962, at Juvisy, French citizen, living at 12, avenue de
Verdun 78170 La Celle Saint Cloud, married under the
séparation des biens regime,
(the parties 4 to 15 are acting
jointly and severally and are hereinafter referred to as the
“ Managers Partners ”),
The Managers and Managers Partners
acting jointly and severally and are hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “ Purchasers ” or the
“ Grantors ,” and
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Conceptus SAS
, a company organized under the laws
of France, the registered office of which is at 7/9 rue du
Maréchal Foch, registered at the Versailles register under the
number 440 204 964, represented by Mr. Yves Guillemain
d’Echon in his capacity of Président , duly
authorized.
(hereinafter referred to as the
“ Company ”),
The Seller/Beneficiary, the
Purchasers/Grantors, and the Company are hereinafter referred to
individually as a “ Party ” and collectively as
the “ Parties .”
RECITALS:
(A)
The Parties have entered into a
Share Purchase and Call Option Agreement dated January 17, 2004
(“ Agreement ”) pursuant to which the Purchasers
acquired 100% of the shares in the Company from the Beneficiary and
the Beneficiary sold such shares to the Purchasers.
(B)
The Agreement grants the Beneficiary
an option to purchase the issued and outstanding shares of the
Company during specified periods for the purchase price specified
in the Agreement.
(C)
The Parties desire to amend the
Agreement such that, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Amendment, the Beneficiary shall be obligated to exercise the
option to purchase the issued and outstanding shares in the Company
on or before January 2, 2009 or in connection with a Change in
Control.
(D)
The Parties are entering into an
amendment of even date herewith to the Distribution Agreement dated
January 17, 2004 between the Beneficiary and the Company (“
Distribution Agreement Amendment ”) pursuant to which
the price paid by Company for
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products provided by the Beneficiary
and the minimum purchase requirements under the Distribution
Agreement after the Amendment Effective Date shall be
adjusted.
NOW, THEREFORE
, the Parties agree as
follows:
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DEFINITIONS
All terms with initial capital
letters that are not defined immediately below or elsewhere in this
Amendment shall have the meanings given them in the
Agreement. For the purpose of this Amendment:
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Change in
Control
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means a transaction pursuant to which an entity
becomes the beneficial
owner of securities of the Beneficiary representing 50.1% or more
of the
total voting power represented by the Beneficiary’s then
outstanding
voting securities.
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Distribution
Agreement
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means the Distribution Agreement attached as
Schedule 4.1 to the
Agreement, as amended by the Distribution Agreement Amendment,
and as further amended from time to time after the date
hereof.
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Any reference to the term
“change of control” (without any capital letters)
contained in the Agreement is hereby replaced by the terms
“Change in Control.”
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EXERCISE OF CALL OPTION
The Beneficiary agrees, subject to
the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set out in Section 4.1
below, to exercise the Call Option in accordance with the Agreement
by providing a Notice of Interest to Grantors’ and
Managers’ Agent on or before the earlier of (i) January 2,
2009 and (ii) 120 days after the closing date of a Change in
Control, but only if such closing date occurs on or after January
1, 2008. The Beneficiary further agrees that it will not
exercise the Call Option in accordance with the Agreement at any
time prior to January 1, 2008. The Beneficiary will use good
faith efforts to notify the Grantors’ and Managers’
Agent of its intent to exercise the Call Option 60 days prior to
the date it intends to provide the Notice of Interest.
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DEFINITION OF OPTION
PERIODS
3.1
Section 7.1.1(2)
of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
“Starting as from the earlier
of (i) the date the Audited Financial Statements for the Fiscal
Year 2006 are notified by the Grantors’ and Managers’
Agent to the Beneficiary and (ii) July 31, 2007, and continuing
until the beginning of Option Period 2 (“ Option Period
1 ”);”
3.2
Section 7.1.1(3)
of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
“Starting as from the earlier
of (i) the date the Audited Financial Statements for the Fiscal
Year 2007 are notified by the Grantors’ and Managers’
Agent to the Beneficiary and (ii) July 31, 2008, and continuing
until the beginning of Option Period 3 (“ Option Period
2 ”);”
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.1
The obligation of
the Beneficiary to exercise the Call Option as set out in Section 2
above and acquire the Option Shares is subject to the satisfaction
of all of the following conditions precedent at all times between
the date of the Notice of Interest and the Transfer of the Option
Shares Date:
4.1.1
there is no
event, circumstance, condition, fact, effect, or other matter
(including any matters listed on the Disclosure Schedule) that
would, alone or in combination with other matters, cause any of the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.5 of the
Agreement to be inaccurate or untrue;
4.1.2
neither the
Grantors nor the Company is in breach of the Agreement or the
Distribution Agreement;
4.1.3
the aggregate of
(i) the Company’s liabilities and (ii) the profits made by
the Company during the period beginning on January 1, 2007 and
ending on the Transfer of the Option Shares Date, as determined in
accordance with the Accounting Principles, (said aggregate amount
being referred to as the “ Company’s Adjusted Liabilities
”) do not
exceed the Company’s assets as determined in accordance with
the Accounting Principles, and the Company’s Adjusted
Liabilities would not exceed the Company’s assets as
determined in accordance with the Accounting Principles immediately
after the Transfer of the Option Shares Date;
4.1.4
the Company shall
have purchased from the Beneficiary (i) at least 17,500 units of
Conceptus Products (meaning Essure kits containing two products) in
calendar year 2007 and (ii) at least 5,685 units of Conceptus
Products in each full calendar quarter that has elapsed in 2008
prior to the Transfer of the Option Shares Date (provided that if a
full calendar quarter has not elapsed in 2008 at the time of the
Notice of Interest, the condition precedent described in clause
(ii) shall not apply);
4.1.5
the reimbursement
rate for the Essure procedure established by the French government
is, together with the applicable value-added tax, equal to or
greater than €628.90;
4.1.6
no event,
circumstance, condition, fact, effect, or other matter exists that,
alone or in combination with other matters, Materially Adversely
Affects one or all of the Companies or that has or is reasonably
likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets,
condition (financi