Exhibit 10.4
The
confidential portions of this exhibit have been filed separately
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a
confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule 24b-2 of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. REDACTED PORTIONS
OF THIS EXHIBIT ARE MARKED BY AN ***.
DEVELOPMENT, LICENSE AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT
by
and between
BANNER PHARMACAPS INC.,
a Delaware
Corporation
and
JDS
PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC,
a Delaware Limited
Liability Company
dated
April 26, 2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article 1.
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Article 2.
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Registration; Regulatory Matters;
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Article 3.
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Purchase/Supply of Product(s);
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Article 4.
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Supply of Ingredients, Finishing, and
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Product(s) Complaints; Recalls;
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Article 10.
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Article 13.
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Appendix A.
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Active Ingredient, Product(s),
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Appendix B.
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Appendix C.
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Shipping Instructions |
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Sch. 3.4
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Sch. 12.1.
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THIS
DEVELOPMENT, LICENSE AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT (“Agreement”)
is entered into as of the 26 th day of April,
2007 (the “Commencement Date”), by and between BANNER
PHARMACAPS INC. (“Banner”), a Delaware corporation,
having an office at 4125 Premier Drive, High Point, North Carolina
27265, and JDS PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC, (“JDS”) a Delaware
Limited Liability Company, having an office at The Chrysler
Building, 405 Lexington Avenue, 59th Floor, New York, New York
10174.
RECITALS
a.
Banner possesses expertise in the manufacture of pharmaceutical
Product(s) in softgel and other dosage forms. Banner has filed (or
intends to file) an NDA(s) for FDA approval to market and sell the
Product(s) (as such capitalized terms are defined below).
b. JDS
possesses expertise in the marketing and sales of pharmaceuticals
and desires to obtain the rights to market and sell the Product(s)
consistent with the NDA(s) filed by Banner and to have Banner
supply the Product(s) in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
c. Both
parties desire this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions
pursuant to which Banner will supply for sale to JDS, and JDS will
purchase from Banner and market the Product(s) in the Territory
based on Banner’s NDA(s).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises
hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
Article 1. Definitions and Construction
Principles.
1.1
Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1.1
shall for all purposes of this Agreement have the meanings
specified in this Section 1.1. These definitions are
applicable in the possessive, singular and plural forms.
“Act” shall mean the United States Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act and its associated regulations, all as amended from
time to time.
“Active Ingredient” shall mean the active
pharmaceutical ingredient listed in Appendix A attached
hereto.
“Adverse Event” shall mean any event associated with
the Product(s), whether or not considered drug-related, that could
reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact on the Regulatory
Approval, safety, efficacy or marketability of the
Product(s).
“Affiliate” shall mean any corporation, partnership,
association, trust, or other business entity or organization,
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common
control with such party. For purposes of this definition,
“control” shall mean (a) in the
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case of
corporate entities, direct or indirect ownership of more than fifty
percent (50%) of the stock or shares having the right to vote for
the election of directors and (b) in the case of non-corporate
entities, direct or indirect ownership of at least fifty percent
(50%) of the equity interest with the power to direct the
management and policies of such noncorporate entity.
“Agreement Indications” shall mean ***.
“Applicable Law” shall mean all applicable laws, rules,
regulations and guidelines (including any amendments, extensions or
replacements thereto) of a Governmental Body, including, without
limitation, cGMPs and the Act.
“cGMPs” shall mean current Good Manufacturing Practices
as further defined in regulations promulgated by the FDA under the
Act.
“CNS Physicians” shall mean ***.
“Commercially Available” shall mean (i) that all
validation required by the FDA is completed as to the applicable
Product, and (ii) that Banner has made and is ready to deliver
at least *** Unit batches of each dosage strength listed on
Appendix A for the applicable Product to JDS, for shipment by
JDS to its third party customers and/or for physician samples as
determined and allocated by JDS.
“Commencement Date” shall have the meaning assigned to
it in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Direct Competitor” shall mean ***.
“Dispute” shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 13.3.
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“FDA” shall mean the United States Food and Drug
Administration and any of its successor agencies or
departments.
“First Commercial Sale” shall mean the date of the
first sale of Product(s) on a Product by Product basis by JDS to
JDS’s third party customer.
“Generally Applicable Technology” shall mean technology
used or useful to make Product(s) which is owned or controlled by
Banner and which has general application to the development, use or
manufacture of soft gelatin capsules and, as such, the technology
is not predominately or exclusively used or useful for
Product(s).
“Governmental Body” shall mean any nation or
government, any state, province, or other political subdivision
thereof, or any entity with legal authority to exercise executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory, or administrative functions or
pertaining to government in the Territory.
“Initial Term” shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 9.1.
“Initial Valproic Acid EnteriCare™ Minimum Royalty
Period” shall mean the period of time commencing with the
First Commercial Sale of the Valproic Acid EnteriCare™
Product and continuing for *** following the occurrence of the
First Commercial Sale of the Valproic Acid EnteriCare™
Product.
“Initial Valproic Acid Versatrol™ Minimum Royalty
Period” shall mean the period of time commencing with the
First Commercial Sale of the Valproic Acid Versatrol™ Product
and continuing for *** following the occurrence of the First
Commercial Sale of the Valproic Acid Versatrol™
Product.
“Intellectual Property” shall mean any patent, patent
application, trademark, service mark, trade name, trade dress,
copyright, trade secret, proprietary know-how, discovery,
development or invention, whether or not patentable.
“Latent Defect” shall mean any instance where Product
fails to conform to the applicable Specifications, and such failure
would not be discoverable upon visual inspection of such Product by
JDS. For the purposes of this Agreement, “visual
inspection” shall mean: (a) comparing the applicable
Purchase Order against documentation accompanying the shipment to
verify that the delivery date, identity, quantity and exterior
shipment labeling comply with the Purchase Order, and
(b) visually inspecting the exterior of the shipment of
Products to verify that the shipment appears to be in good
condition.
“Minimum Royalty Payment(s)” shall mean the sum(s)
payable by JDS to Banner in accordance with Section 3.3.
“NDA” shall mean a duly prepared New Drug Application
filed with the FDA for the purpose of obtaining Regulatory Approval
to market the Product(s) in the Territory.
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“Net Sales Revenue” shall mean gross revenue invoiced
by JDS for sales of the Product(s) to unrelated third parties
reduced by (a) reasonable customer discounts, and
(b) amounts repaid or credited, returns, chargebacks, rebates
(including government mandated rebates) and allowances given in the
ordinary course of business (including amounts refunded or credited
for Product that was rejected, spoiled, damaged, outdated or
returned). JDS shall determine Net Sales Revenue in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles.
“Nonconformity” means a Product(s) characteristic that
causes any Product(s) to fail to conform to the
Specifications.
“Opt Out Right” shall mean ***
“Packaged Product” shall mean quantities of Product(s)
packaged in retail size containers or as physician samples, as the
case may be, and not intended for repackaging or re-labeling under
the Act.
“Product(s)” shall mean either the Valproic Acid
EnteriCare™ Product or the Valproic Acid Versatrol™
Product, or both of them, in Packaged Product form, which are
intended for resale for the Agreement Indications.
“Purchase Forecast” shall have the meaning assigned to
it in Section 4.4.
“Purchase Order” shall have the meaning assigned to it
in Section 4.4.
“Recall” shall mean removal of Product(s) from
distribution or retail locations or from patients ordered or
directed by the FDA or other Governmental Body.
“Regulatory Approval” shall mean the approval by the
FDA necessary and effective for the commercial manufacture,
distribution, marketing, promotion, offer of sale, sale and use of
the Product(s) in the Territory including, without limitation, the
approval of the NDA, but not including pricing and third party
reimbursement approvals.
“Royalty Payment” shall mean a royalty payment made by
JDS to Banner under Section 4.1 (e) of this
Agreement.
“Section 2.3(b) Notice” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.3(b).
“Shipping Instructions” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 7.2(e).
“Specifications” shall mean those specifications, tests
and associated values contained in the NDA, as approved by the FDA,
for the composition and manufacture of the Product(s) including the
imprinting and packaging thereof.
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“Term” shall mean the periods of time measured
separately with respect to the Valproic Acid Versatrol™
Product and to the Valproic Acid EnteriCare™ Product as
defined in Section 9.1.
“Territory” shall mean the United States of America and
its territories and possessions, including without limitation,
Puerto Rico.
“Withdrawal” shall mean a voluntary withdrawal of
Product(s) from distribution or retail locations or from patients
by the manufacturer or distributor not requested by the FDA or
other Governmental Body.
“Unit” shall mean each soft gelatin capsule of
Product(s) with specifications and characteristics set forth in
Section 6.1.
“Valproic Acid EnteriCare™ Product” shall mean
enteric release soft gelatin capsules containing the Active
Ingredient in the dosage strengths and dosage forms for the
Valproic Acid EnteriCare™ Product described in
Appendix A attached hereto and made using Banner’s
EnteriCare™ technology.
“Valproic Acid Versatrol™ Product” shall mean
extended release soft gelatin capsules containing the Active
Ingredient in the dosage strengths and dosage forms for the
Valproic Acid Versatrol™ Product described in Appendix A
attached hereto and made using Banner’s Versatrol™
technology.
1.2
Construction Principles. As used in this Agreement:
(a) references to Sections shall mean sections of this
Agreement, unless otherwise expressly indicated;
(b) references to days, weeks, months, quarters, and years
shall be references to calendar days, weeks, months, quarters, and
years, unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, for example, in
Section 3.3(a);
(c) all sums of money are in United States Dollars.
Article 2. Registration; Regulatory Matters; Product
Development; Milestone Payments.
2.1
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(i) Banner shall be responsible for interacting with the
FDA and shall diligently act to complete any requirements for
obtaining Regulatory Approval of the Product(s). Banner may
discharge its responsibility under this Section 2.1(a)(i)
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shall be responsible to maintain all Regulatory Approvals or other
FDA-filings or applications for Regulatory Approval as long as
required for use in connection with either party’s activities
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(ii) JDS shall be responsible, with Banner’s full
cooperation, to prepare FDA approvable label copy, proposed samples
of packaging and artwork for Products, and shall use reasonable
commercial efforts to provide such label copy and artwork to Banner
in sufficient time to prevent any delay in obtaining Regulatory
Approval due to the label copy, proposed samples of packaging or
artwork; provided however, that in the case of the Valproic Acid
EnteriCare™ Product, such proposed label copy and artwork
(but not samples of packaging) shall be provided by JDS to Banner
no later than ***. All such JDS label copy and final packaging
specifications shall be subject to Banner’s prior approval to
the extent it contains information subject to Regulatory
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(iii) Upon request by Banner, JDS shall cooperate with
Banner in, and shall provide Banner with, all other information
with respect to JDS or its activities hereunder reasonably
necessary for filing in connection with obtaining or maintaining
the Regulatory Approval of the Product(s) and/or in responding to
any questions or requests for additional information by the
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retain all Regulatory Approvals and all applications for Regulatory
Approval (including, without limitation, any NDA and any other
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Maintaining Regulatory Approval . Banner shall be responsible
for and timely make payment for the costs and expenses related to
the maintenance, preparation and filing of NDA or other documents
necessary to obtain and/or maintain the Regulatory Approval of the
Product(s). JDS shall be responsible for and timely make payment of
all costs and expenses related to the development and preparation
of the label copy, samples of packaging and artwork for the
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2.2 Milestone Payments to
Banner . In consideration of Banner’s regulatory and
development services related to the Product(s), JDS shall make
milestone payments to Banner in immediately available funds payable
to an account specified by Banner, which when paid shall be
nonrefundable. Milestone payments payable by JDS to Banner are as
follows:
(a)
$1,900,000.00 (one million nine hundred thousand dollars) shall be
due and payable immediately upon execution and delivery of this
Agreement by both parties.
(b)
$1,500,000.00 (one million five hundred thousand dollars) shall be
due and payable ***.
(c) $500,000.00
(five hundred thousand dollars) shall be due and payable ***.
(d)
$1,000,000.00 (one million dollars) shall be due and payable
***.
(e) Subject to *** $3,000,000.00 (three million dollars)
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(a) Dosage Strengths. From time to time during the
Term, Banner and JDS may agree to develop dosage strengths of
Products for the Agreement Indications in addition to the dosage
strengths listed on Appendix A attached hereto. Upon agreement
to develop such dosage strengths, (i) Banner and JDS shall
negotiate in good faith and enter into a development agreement
specifying, among other things, defined timelines and an
established budget pursuant to which JDS shall reimburse Banner for
all costs of developing such mutually agreed to additional dosage
strengths, including without limitation, actual direct out of
pocket costs, Banner’s internal research and development
costs determined in an established project accounting system at
standard hourly rates, and the costs to obtain Regulatory Approval
to market the additional strengths in the Territory. Banner shall
invoice JDS for such costs for developing the additional dosage
strengths and JDS shall pay such invoices within thirty
(30) days from the date of the invoice received, and
(ii) Appendix A attached hereto shall be amended to
include such additional dosage strengths so that the terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall then be applicable to the
additional dosage strengths so added. If in developing the
additional dosage strengths, Banner develops, discovers or creates
patentable Intellectual Property that provides a commercial
advantage for Product(s) over the then existing technology used to
make, use or sell Product(s), and the parties agree that it is
commercially advantageous for Banner to implement such Intellectual
Property to develop, make, use or sell the Product(s) in new dosage
strengths, the parties shall negotiate in good faith appropriate
fair compensation to Banner for the added commercial value of such
new Banner Intellectual Property (e.g., by upfront milestone fees
and/or additional royalties on sales of the new Product dosage
strengths). The determination of such fair compensation to Banner
will take into consideration, among other things, the amount of
funds already expended and to be expended by JDS in developing the
Product(s) in additional dosage strengths, the contribution of JDS
to the development of the product concept, and the financial return
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However, if the parties cannot agree to the appropriate fair
compensation to Banner for the added commercial value of such new
Intellectual Property for the new Product dosage strengths,
Appendix A shall not be amended to include such new dosage
strengths and such new dosage strengths shall not be included in
the Product(s) covered by this Agreement. |
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(c) Dosage Forms . If during the Term, Banner
decides to develop additional dosage forms of Valproic Acid or its
salts for the Agreement Indications (i.e., dosage forms other than
soft gelatin capsules and enrobed tablets), then Banner shall
notify JDS of its decision in writing and shall provide information
as reasonably requested by JDS with respect to such development
projects from time to time. *** |
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Article 3. Purchase/Supply of Product(s); Exclusivity;
Non-Competition.
3.1
Banner’s Supply Commitments . Banner shall
manufacture, imprint and supply Product(s) to JDS pursuant to
JDS’s Purchase Orders (submitted by JDS pursuant to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement) and in accordance with the
Regulatory Approval, the Specifications and in compliance with
Applicable Law.
3.2
JDS’s Commitment .
(a)
Exclusive Purchases . JDS shall, during the Term, purchase
exclusively from Banner all of JDS’s requirements of the
Product(s) for distribution and sale in the Territory in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(b)
Efforts . JDS shall use reasonable commercial efforts
(i) to achieve the First Commercial Sale of each Product
within *** after the Regulatory Approval for that Product provided
that such Product is Commercially Available; and (ii) to
thereafter legally maximize JDS’s sales volume of that
Product throughout the Territory. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
JDS shall have no obligation to achieve the First Commercial Sale
of a Product on or before ***, unless an earlier launch date is
agreed to in writing by the parties.
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(a) Definition. As used in this Section 3.3,
“year” means each period of twelve (12) full
consecutive calendar months during the Term, with the first
“year” beginning on the First Commercial Sale of each
Product and ending at the end of the twelfth full calendar month
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(b) Minimum Royalty Payments. JDS shall have the
exclusive right to sell the Products in the Territory, provided
that JDS pays Banner at least the Minimum Royalty Payment each year
for each Product. |
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(i) Product Contributions to Minimum Royalty
Payment. The respective dollar contribution of each Product to
the Minimum Royalty Payment shall be calculated as follows: |
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(ii) Carryover Contributions. If in any year the
Royalty Payments actually paid by JDS to Banner exceed the Minimum
Royalty Payment required for that year, the excess amount shall be
credited in the immediately following year solely to the extent
needed to allow JDS to achieve the Minimum Royalty Payment. |
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(iii) Minimum Royalty Payment Abatement . If for
reasons directly attributable to Banner’s actions or failure
to act, or to Force Majeure, JDS cannot fulfill JDS’s
customer orders for Product(s) and, as a consequence, JDS’s
Net Sales Revenue is reduced, and not merely delayed, then JDS may
reduce the Minimum Royalty Payment due to Banner for the applicable
year by an amount proportionate to the amount that JDS’s Net
Sales Revenue was reduced in such year because of Banner’s
actions or failure to act, or because of Force Majeure. |
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Termination of Exclusivity . Banner shall have the right, in
its sole discretion, upon thirty (30) days prior written
notice to JDS, to terminate JDS’s exclusive right to sell the
Product(s) in the Territory, on a Product by Product basis, and
thereafter shall have the right to offer coextensive rights to one
or more third parties if both of the following conditions exist
during the same year: ***
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sell one or more Product(s) in the Territory under this
Section 3.3(c) then the non-competition restrictions imposed
on Banner under Section 3.4 shall also terminate with respect
to such Product(s). |
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(a) Subject to Section 3.3(c), with the exception of
soft gelatin capsules containing as an active ingredient Valproic
Acid, salts thereof or oligomers thereof that Banner supplies to
third parties in the Territory as of the Commencement Date pursuant
to written agreements as of the Commencement Date, which third
parties and agreements are listed on Schedule 3.4 attached
hereto (the “Exception”), Banner shall not, directly or
indirectly, either itself or through a third party, supply for
sale, market or otherwise commercialize in the Territory any
Valproic Acid, salt thereof or oligomer thereof, in each case, in
the form of a soft gelatin capsule, hard gelatin capsule or tablet
product that possesses FDA marketing approval for any Agreement
Indication. For the avoidance of doubt, the Exception shall be
limited to the specific products that Banner is supplying in the
Territory to the scheduled third parties, or their successors,
pursuant to the scheduled written agreements as of the Commencement
Date. |
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(b) Other than the Products supplied by Banner under this
Agreement, JDS shall not, directly or indirectly, either itself or
through a third party, offer for sale, market or otherwise
commercialize in the Territory any Valproic Acid, salt thereof or
oligomer thereof, in each case, in the form of a soft gelatin
capsule, hard gelatin capsule or tablet product that possesses FDA
marketing approval for the Agreement Indications. |
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(c) Banner shall be free to sell the Products and any
other Valproic Acid product, including salts thereof and oligomers
thereof in any dosage form, any dosage strength and for any
indication, to one or more third parties for resale or distribution
outside the Territory without restriction except as follows: |
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Article 4. Terms of Purchase of Product(s) from Banner
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(a) The price as of the Commencement Date for Valproic
Acid EnteriCare™
Products in Packaged Product form shall be: |
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(b) The price for Valproic Acid Versatrol™ Products
in Packaged Product form shall be determined according to
Banner’s standard cost systems in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and shall be consistent with
Banner’s determination of the Valproic Acid EnteriCare™
Product price in Packaged Product form charged by Banner to JDS.
Banner shall provide JDS with summary documentation to support such
price determination, including, without limitation, to the extent
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Valproic Acid EnteriCare™ Product, the components and the
costs associated with such components that caused such increase in
pricing. The price for Valproic Acid Versatrol™ Product shall
be fixed only after the formulation for the Valproic Acid
Versatrol™ Product is finalized and scale up to full batch
size is completed. |
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(d) Pricing provided under this Section 4.1 is based
on a minimum production lot size of *** Units. Should JDS require
smaller or larger size lots, pricing shall be negotiated in good
faith and pricing adjusted accordingly. |
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(e) In addition to the Product(s) price set forth above,
JDS shall make Royalty Payments to Banner as follows: |
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(f) JDS shall make Royalty Payments quarterly. Accrued but
unpaid Royalty Payments shall be paid within thirty (30) days
after the end of each quarter, in the same manner as invoice
payments under Section 4.3. With each Royalty Payment, JDS
shall provide to Banner a summary statement of Net Sales Revenue
for the applicable quarter. |
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Sale of Valproic Acid EnteriCare™ Product so that it does not
occur before *** and this delay is due to circumstances beyond
JDS’s reasonable control including delay in obtaining
Regulatory Approval not attributable to JDS and Force Majeure, then
the Royalty Payment set forth in Section 4.1(e)(i) shall
commence on the date of the First Commercial Sale of the Valproic
Acid EnteriCare™ Product and shall end *** thereafter, and
the beginning of each new Royalty Payment set forth in
Sections 4.1(ii), (iii) and (iv) shall be extended
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(h) Upon request of JDS, the parties shall discuss in good
faith terms and conditions under which JDS could buy out its
obligation to make Royalty Payments under this Agreement, however,
neither party is bound to agree to or accept any such term or
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4.2
Price Adjustments. Banner shall be entitled to increase the
labor and overhead component of the price of the Product(s)
annually at a percentage rate equal to the change in the United
States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor
Statistics’ Producer Price Index for Pharmaceutical
Preparations from the previous year, provided however, that in the
event Banner determines that an extraordinary labor condition
exists that has caused or will cause Banner’s labor and
overhead costs to increase at a rate exceeding the annual
adjustment, Banner shall provide JDS with reasonably detailed
documentation of the actual or projected increased labor and
overhead costs and the parties shall negotiate in good faith
appropriate price increases to compensate Banner for the
extraordinary labor condition on a going forward basis. In
addition, no more than once per calendar quarter, Banner shall
decrease or increase the price of Products to reflect decreased or
increased raw materials costs for new Purchase Orders if the
aggregate decrease or increase in raw materials costs is at least
five percent (5%) of the raw materials cost at the Commencement
Date or at the date the last price decrease or increase due to raw
materials costs was implemented, whichever is later. The benefits
of decreases in raw material prices shall be shared by the parties
equally so that price decreases implemented by Banner shall not
exceed an amount greater that *** of the subject aggregate raw
material price decrease. Banner shall provide JDS with sixty
(60) days written notice of any price increase or decrease
under this Section 4.2. If requested, Banner shall provide JDS
with reasonable written evidence of raw material cost increases and
decreases, and with the calculation of any extraordinary increase
in labor and overhead costs.
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4.3
Payment Terms . Banner shall invoice JDS upon each shipment
of Product(s), and JDS shall pay such invoices within *** from the
date of such invoice. Banner shall deliver to JDS correct and
complete invoices at, or promptly after, the date Product(s) ship
to JDS. Payment shall be in U.S. dollars and paid to an account
designated by Banner in writing. All amounts payable by JDS to
Banner under this Agreement shall, if delinquent, accrue interest
at one (1%) percent per month from the date of the
delinquency.
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(a) JDS shall submit to Banner a forecast of the quantity
of Product(s) that JDS anticipates ordering from Banner for the
first twelve (12) months of the Term (the “Purchase
Forecast”). JDS’s initial Purchase Forecast shall be
due at a date agreed to by the parties which date shall be a
reasonable period in advance of the anticipated date of the
Regulatory Approval. JDS shall update this Purchase Forecast on or
before the tenth (10 th ) day of every
calendar month, thereby creating a 12-month rolling forecast. The
first four (4) months of such forecast shall be a binding
purchase commitment and the remaining eight (8) months shall
be non-binding. Banner shall use commercially reasonable efforts,
but is not obligated, to supply any monthly forecast that exceeds
one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the quantity previously
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(b) At least six (6) months prior to the anticipated
date of Regulatory Approval of a Product, Banner and JDS shall
cooperate to determine the details of the first Purchase Forecast,
including without limitation, the launch quantities of such
Product, the Product mix (e.g., dosage strengths) and the desirable
mix of Product quantities as physicians samples and as retail size
containers. As promptly as practicable following the delivery to
Banner of the first Purchase Forecast JDS shall provide Banner with
binding firm orders (each a “Purchase Order”) for the
first four (4) months of the Purchase Forecast. The Purchase
Orders shall meet the requirements for Purchase Orders set forth in
Section 4.5. |
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(a) Each month within two (2) weeks after submission
of the Purchase Forecast for that month, JDS shall provide Banner
with Purchase Orders for the fourth month (i.e., the month newly
added to the binding purchase commitment under Section 4.4).
The Purchase Order shall specify: the specific Product(s) being
ordered, the proposed shipment date to JDS, the quantities of
Product(s) ordered (which total monthly volume for the order period
shall be no less than the applicable binding portion of the
Purchase Forecast as provided in Section 4.4), and the requested
place and manner of delivery, including any carrier designated for
use by JDS. If JDS does not designate a carrier, then Banner shall
select the carrier. In no event shall Banner be obligated to accept
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***. Banner shall be provided a minimum lead-time for
delivery of *** on Purchase Orders. Within five (5) business
days after receipt of a Purchase Order, Banner shall notify JDS of
its acceptance of such Purchase Order as a binding order or shall
indicate what portion of the amounts covered by the Purchase Order
Banner is willing to accept as a binding order. Such confirmation
shall also confirm the proposed shipment date or specify a
reasonable alternate shipment date. Both parties shall make
reasonable good faith efforts to adjust order requirements to
reflect market conditions, except that change requests may not be
made within *** from the scheduled ship date of the subject
Product(s) without Banner’s written approval not to be
unreasonably withheld. |
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(b) Banner’s acceptance of any Purchase Order is
limited to the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement. All
terms and conditions proposed by JDS in any Purchase Order or
otherwise which are different from or in addition to this Agreement
are expressly rejected. No purported oral or verbal agreement or
other understanding which attempts in any way to modify the
conditions stated herein will be binding, unless both parties agree
to the modification, in advance and in writing. |
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(c) If Banner (i) is unable to fulfill JDS Purchase
Orders for Product or (ii) becomes aware of any circumstances
(including Force Majeure) that will cause Banner to become unable
to fulfill JDS Purchase Orders, in each case, for any continuous
sixty (60) day period, Banner shall give JDS prompt written
notice, describing such circumstances together with a proposed
course of action to remedy such failure, which may include
supplying Product from a second source (including without
limitation a Banner Affiliate) qualified to provide Product under
the Regulatory Approval. In the event Banner cannot fulfill JDS
Purchase Orders from a qualified second source, JDS may, in its
discretion, cancel each affected Purchase Order and/or meet the
shortfall from any alternate source or sources selected by JDS in
its sole discretion. Any procurement by JDS from such alternative
sources shall be limited to the extent of the material shortfall by
Banner and such procurement shall cease as soon as Banner is able
to resume normal supplies, subject to depletion of any inventory on
hand that was purchased or is to be delivered pursuant to binding
contractual commitments to purchase from the alternate source or
sources. In meeting its requirements under this
Section 4.5(c), JDS shall not enter into any long term supply
commitments with any third party source. The Net Sales Revenue from
the product that JDS purchases from a source other than Banner
under the terms of this Agreement shall be included in Net Sales
Revenue. |
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(d) If Banner orders a specific raw material ingredient
for a Product(s) and the raw material is delayed or fails to meet
Banner’s acceptance criteria, through no act or omission by
Banner, then for all purposes of this Agreement, Banner’s
shipment timetable shall be extended by the period of such delay,
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replacement material, but if the delay exceeds sixty
(60) days then the provisions of Section 4.5(c) shall
apply. |
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(a) With respect to Products: (i) Banner or
it’s third party finish packager will ship each order of
Product(s) Ex Works the packaging facility, (ii) Banner
shall package the Product(s), or arrange to have the Product(s)
packaged, for shipment in accordance with customary practices in
the trade and shall arrange for shipment to the location designated
by JDS, and (iii) freight and insurance shall be for the
account of JDS, and JDS shall bear the risk of loss, delay or
damage in transit from and after delivery by Banner or such third
party finish packager to the carrier for shipment to JDS. |
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(b) Any extra reasonable cost incurred by Banner on
account of shipment changes requested by JDS shall be reimbursed by
JDS. |
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(c) Banner shall include the following with each shipment
of the Product(s): (i) the Purchase Order number;
(ii) the lot number; (iii) the quantity of the
Product(s); and (i) a certificate of analysis as required by
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Article 5. Supply of Ingredients, Finishing, and
Packaging .
5.1
Product Ingredients. Banner shall supply the Active
Ingredient and all other raw materials as required for compounding,
processing and imprinting the Product(s), and the components for
bulk packaging and bulk labeling, if applicable. Banner’s
receipt, processing, handling and storage of the Active Ingredient
and all raw materials required hereunder shall be conducted in
accordance with Applicable Law. In the manufacture of Product(s),
Banner shall not use any materials that fail to meet the current
standards for materials under Applicable Law, where such standards
are established and are applicable.
5.2
Finish Packaging . Banner shall supply, or arrange for the
supply of, all finish packaging components, including without
limitation and if applicable, bottles, labels, outserts, caps,
blister and corrugated materials. Banner may finish package Product
itself or arrange for finish packaging by a third party. In the
latter case, Banner hereby assumes the liabilities,
responsibilities and obligations pertaining to arranging for finish
packaging of Product(s). Banner shall, in its own discretion,
select the third party finish packager after consultation with JDS
regarding the selection. Banner shall cause the finished packaging
of the Product(s) to be conducted in accordance with all Applicable
Law. Banner shall not assume any obligation, responsibility or
liability of JDS with respect to the content, development or supply
of label copy, or artwork.
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Article 6. Performance Standards.
6.1
Specifications and Characteristics . Banner shall
manufacture and provide to JDS Product(s) in compliance with the
Regulatory Approval, the Specifications and Applicable Law. The
Product(s) shall have a minimum shelf life of at least *** with
respect to finished Product(s) and at least *** with respect to
physician samples, at the time of delivery to JDS (provided JDS
takes delivery in accordance with requested date of delivery on the
applicable Purchase Order). After Banner completes stability
studies in accordance with Applicable Law which Banner undertakes
to complete within a reasonable period of time after the
Commencement Date, Product(s) shall have a minimum shelf life of at
least *** at the time of delivery to JDS (provided JDS takes
delivery in accordance with requested date of delivery on the
applicable Purchase Order).
6.2
Certificate of Analysis . Concurrent with shipment, Banner
shall deliver to JDS a certificate of analysis, in Banner’s
customary form, for each lot of Product(s) sold to JDS, confirming
that the Product(s) meets the Specifications.
6.3
Product(s) Acceptance .
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(a) Within thirty (30) days of receipt of Product(s)
by JDS, JDS or its designee shall conduct a visual inspection of
Product(s). Should the visual inspection indicate a deviation from
the Specifications, JDS shall promptly notify Banner in writing by
facsimile. If after conducting its own investigation of the samples
within fourteen (14) calendar days, Banner agrees that such
samples do not conform to the Specifications, and unless Banner
reasonably determines that the Nonconformity is directly
attributable to JDS’s or its agents’ shipping,
handling, distribution or storage of the nonconforming Products,
Banner shall promptly provide JDS, free of any additional charge,
with new deliveries of the same quantity of the Product(s) as the
delivered shipment, or identifiable subset thereof, from which the
sample was taken, or, in Banner’s discretion and at its cost,
and if appropriate under Applicable Law, Banner may promptly
reprocess the nonconforming Product(s) to meet the Specifications.
In either event (unless Banner reasonably determines that the
Nonconformity is directly attributable to JDS or its agents’
shipping, handling, distribution or storage of the nonconforming
Products), JDS shall return, at Banner’s expense, the
particular lot, portion, or shipment of the non-conforming
Product(s) if requested to do so by Banner; provided that if Banner
elects to destroy such nonconforming Product(s), Banner shall
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