* Certain
portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request
for confidential treatment and those portions have been filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
MASTER SALES, COLLABORATION
AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS MASTER
SALES COLLABORATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is
made effective as of October 6, 2005 by and among Skinvisible
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Nevada, ("SKVI") and EMD Chemicals Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
New York ("EMD").
WHEREAS, SKVI
is engaged in the business of, among other things, developing and
selling polymer and polymer delivery systems sold under the brand
name Invisicare ® ;
WHEREAS, Invisicare® is a patented product
belonging to SKVI; and
WHEREAS, EMD is
engaged in the business of selling cosmetic pigments and chemicals
to the end users thereof; and
WHEREAS, EMD is
willing to become the exclusive, world-wide seller and distributor
of Product (defined below) in the Field (defined below);
and
WHEREAS, EMD
will market the Product to prospective customers in the Field, SKVI
and EMD will collaborate to develop Product formulations for such
prospective
WHEREAS, SKVI
possesses the technical and scientific resources and competencies
to develop Product for individual prospective customers
application; and
WHEREAS, SKVI and EMD intend that they shall
share compensation from customers for Product which may include:
payment for Product, a license fee and royalty on
Product sales by EMD customers; and
WHEREAS, EMD and SKVI are willing to extend such
licenses as necessary to support such consideration, including
exclusivity as may be needed; and
WHEREAS, SKVI and EMD intend that this Agreement
serve as a master or base form of supply agreement and that SKVI
and EMD shall agree upon and enter into customer
specific supply agreements with each other, as
needed, for the supply of Product to EMD’s customers;
and
NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing promises and the mutual covenants
hereinafter expressed, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
For purposes of
this Agreement, the following words and terms shall have the
meaning set forth below:
1.1
" Area " shall mean the
entire world.
1.2
" Effective Date " shall
mean the date set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
1.3
“ Field ” shall
mean the cosmetics and personal care markets, but excluding the
antimicrobial/barrier market, the prescription drug market, the
over-the-counter drug market, and the market for sunless tanning
sprays with viscosities of less than 200 cts. In addition, the
Field shall exclude the following existing clients of SKVI: Dermal
Defense, Inc., Safe4Hours, Inc., JD Nelson & Associates, Inc.,
Cross Global, Inc. dba Sunless Beauty, and Natural Body Care, Inc.
dba Sensaria.
1.4
Product " shall mean Invisicare ®
conforming to the Specifications (defined below).
1.5
" Termination Date " shall
mean the date upon which this Agreement is cancelled or terminated,
as provided in §§13 and 14 herein.
1.6
“ Specifications
” shall mean the specifications for Invisicare
® set forth in Schedule A which is attached hereto
and incorporated into this Agreement.
2.
GRANT OF DISTRIBUTORSHIP
2.1
Exclusive
Distributorship . Upon
the terms and conditions set forth herein, SKVI appoints EMD as the
exclusive distributor for the sale and promotion of the Product
(including the sub-licensing to EMD’s customers of any
licenses necessary to utilize the Product) to the Field throughout
the Area. EMD may appoint other sub-distributors or agents
hereunder, including any of its affiliated companies, including any
of the Merck KGaA group companies. EMD may only appoint
non-affiliated companies after providing written notification to
SKVI. EMD shall be entirely responsible for the performance of its
sub-distributors and/or agents and nothing in this Agreement shall
be deemed to create the relationship of principal and agent, or any
similar relationship, between SKVI and EMD and/or any
sub-distributor or agent of EMD.
2.1.1 SKVI will
use its best efforts to ensure that EMD’s exclusive
distributorship of Product to the Field is respected throughout the
Area.
2.1.2 EMD will maintain staff, equip and
facilities (which SKVI may inspect from time to time during regular
business hours and upon reasonable written notice) for the
marketing and sale of the Product in the Area. Such facilities
shall be sufficient to enable EMD to satisfy properly its marketing
and sales responsibilities under this Agreement.
2.2
Minimum Revenue
Milestones . EMD shall
use reasonable, commercial efforts to market and sell the Product
within the Area, which efforts shall include but not be limited to
prompt performance of all of its obligations under this Agreement.
In this regard, EMD will use reasonable, commercial efforts to
achieve the minimum revenue milestones as set forth in Schedule
“D” attached hereto. In the event that EMD fails to
meet the minimum revenue milestones (excluding revenues lost due to
causes beyond EMD’s control) in any of the purchase periods
as noted in the schedule, EMD shall develop a revised marketing
plan intended to achieve the minimum revenue milestones
(“Revised
Plan”) and will provide SKVI a written summary of the Revised
Plan within 30 days after the end of the prior purchase period.
SKVI shall have the right, at its reasonable discretion, to accept
or reject the Revised Plan. Once SKVI gives notice of its
acceptance of the Revised Plan, EMD shall have an additional
six-months from notification to make up the balance of the minimum
revenue milestones for such prior purchase period. If after such
six-months EMD is unable to make up such prior minimum revenue
milestones, SKVI shall have the right to terminate the exclusivity
of the distribution rights hereunder and shall be entitled to seek
other customers or distributors for the Products in the Field
within the Area. EMD shall retain the rights to continue to
distribute and promote the Products in the Area on a non-exclusive
basis under all the other terms of this Agreement. In the event
that EMD is unable to meet its target minimum purchase obligations
for two consecutive years, SKVI shall also have the right to
terminate the exclusivity of the EMD distribution rights
hereunder.
* Certain
portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request
for confidential treatment and those portions have been filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission
3.
PRICE OF PRODUCT_/ EMD COMPENSATION
3.1
Determination of Price
. Unless otherwise agreed upon by
the parties, Product shall be sold to EMD by SKVI at prices as are
based those in the column noted “List Price” in
Schedule “B” which is linked to the Revenue milestones
in Schedule “C”, as may be amended by the parties from
time to time. Prices shall not include taxes, if any, which shall
be payable by EMD. The parties agree to regularly meet and discuss
current market conditions and opportunities where volume price
discounts might be desirable or necessary to achieve additional
Product sales.
3.2
Commission / Compensation to
EMD . As set forth in
Schedule “C”, EMD’ shall be entitled to the
specified percentage on the gross revenues generated from sales and
/ or licensing of Product made by EMD and SKVI to customers in the
Field pursuant to this Agreement.
3.3
Customer Supply
Commitment. For each
customer, EMD and SKVI shall agree upon firm pricing regarding
customer specific supply, such Customer Specific Supply Agreements
shall be in writing and shall further prescribe, inter
alia , the customer, product, product specification,
quantities, term, intellectual property licenses, and all other
terms particular to the circumstance and as agreed upon by EMD and
SKVI (hereinafter “Customer Specific Supply
Agreements”). Such Customer Specific Supply Agreements shall
incorporate all rights and obligations stated herein and shall
control over the terms of this Agreement.
3.4
Current Price
. Except as otherwise agreed by the
parties under Section 3.3, and 3.1 for orders accepted by SKVI
under Section 5.1, SKVI reserves the right to revise prices as soon
as notified by any of its raw ingredient suppliers and shall
provide written notice of any such price revision immediately. Any
price revision shall be limited to documented changes in the costs
of raw materials, labor and/or energy.
4.1
Terms of Payment
. Unless otherwise agreed, all
payments due SKVI shall be made within forty five (45) days
following the date of the invoice for the Product
shipped.
5.
ACCEPTANCE OF ORDERS AND SHIPMENT OF
PRODUCTS
5.1
Acceptance of Orders
. Except as otherwise agreed by the
parties in any Customer Specific Supply Agreement under Section
3.3, SKVI will not be bound by any order placed by EMD for the
Product until such order has been accepted by SKVI in writing at
its offices in Las Vegas, Nevada. SKVI shall use all commercially
reasonable efforts to accept all orders from EMD.
5.2
Inconsistent Terms in an
Order . This Agreement
shall supersede any and all pre-printed terms on any purchase
orders, invoices, order acknowledgments and other related documents
exchanged by the parties, excluding Customer Specific Supply
Agreements entered into under Section 3.3.
5.3
Forecasts.
EMD shall provide SKVI with such
projections of its requirements for Product as is reasonable and
agreed upon from time to time, so that SKVI can ensure that the
necessary raw materials are procured. Should the quantity of
Invisicare ® be smaller than EMD's annual
projection of its requirement for the respective year, SKVI will
endeavor to make alternative supply arrangements.
5.4
Shipping of the
Product . SKVI shall ship
to EMD Product set forth in an order accepted by SKVI within the
time specified in such order. Delivery of all Product sold by SKVI
to Distributor shall be f.o.b., place of manufacture. The method
and route of shipment, unless specified by EMD, shall be at the
discretion of SKVI.
5.5.1 Non-defective Product . EMD shall not return non-defective Product
without prior written authorization of SKVI for such return. EMD
shall bear all costs and expenses of returning Product and all risk
of loss until returned Product are received at the address of SKVI
set forth above, or at such other location as SKVI shall have
designated for return. All returned Product must be received by
SKVI in their original, unopened and completely resaleable
containers. Product without original markings and/or labels will
not be accepted for return.
5.5.2
Defective Product
. EMD or its customers may return
defective Product to SKVI, at the expense of SKVI.
5.6
Quality Control
. SKVI will adhere to good
manufacturing practice (GMP) requirements and procedures, including
without limitation those relating to quality control to assure
Product conforms to the quality and Specifications as set out under
this Agreement.
6.
UNDERTAKINGS OF THE PARTIES
6.1
Sale of Product
. EMD, its representatives and
employees, shall conduct all marketing and sales activities in
connection with Product in a manner, consistent with applicable
laws and standards of fair trade, fair competition and business
ethics.
6.2
Marketing Efforts
. EMD will use reasonable,
commercial efforts to diligently and faithfully develop demand for
Product and to solicit purchases of Product. At all times
hereunder, EMD shall maintain adequate facilities and personnel to
accomplish this purpose.
6.3
Technical Support
. EMD and SKVI shall collaborate to
develop customer specific Product applications as desired by
customers in the Field. SKVI represents and warrants that it
possesses and will maintain adequate facilities and technical and
scientific resources to fulfill customer needs related to Product
for application in the Field.
6.4
Technical Data
. SKVI represents and warrants that
it has provided EMD with true and complete copies of all relevant
literature, toxicological studies and efficacy studies and similar
technical information (collectively, “Technical
Information”), either in its possession or known to it, and
SKVI will continue to provide EMD and its customers such additional
Technical Information as SKVI becomes aware of it and as is
necessary to serve the purposes of this Agreement.
6.5.1
SKVI shall develop and maintain an
adequate quality system, including Product lot tracking data base,
sufficient to satisfy applicable legal requirements and Product
Specification requirements set forth in Schedule A, and shall make
such systems and data available to EMD and its
customers.
6.5.2
Each party shall keep the other
informed of any formal or informal inquiry relating to any Product
sold hereunder by any regulatory agency of any state or national
government.
6.5.3
Should any Product defect or any
governmental action require the recall, destruction or withholding
from market (hereafter collectively "recall") of any Product sold
by SKVI to EMD, EMD shall bear the costs and expenses of such
recall only if such recall is the direct result of any fault or
omission attributable to EMD; SKVI shall bear the costs and
expenses of such recall if such recall is the direct result of any
fault or omission attributable to SKVI, including without
limitation failure of the Product to meet Specification or as a
result of a breach of any term contained herein .
6.5.4
SKVI shall notify EMD in writing of
any proposed changes in its supplier’s manufacturing process
which affect dose, form, or function of Product or any components
of Product, including but not limited to any changes that affect
written quality plans for production or written quality procedures
respecting same, as well as any changes outside the validated
process, in manufacturing procedures, component part or raw
materials vendors, manufacturing sites or batch sizes. Upon such
notice, the parties shall confer and agree upon a reasonable time
frame within which EMD may
evaluate and
communicate to SKVI its approval or disapproval of any such change
provided, however, that EMD shall not unreasonably withhold its
approval of any such change.
6.5.5
Upon reasonable prior notice, SKVI
shall, from time to time during the term of this Agreement, allow
representatives of EMD to tour and inspect all facilities utilized
by SKVI with regard to Product sold to EMD under this Agreement,
and shall cooperate with such representatives in every reasonable
manner.
6.5.6
Each party will comply with all
applicable foreign, and domestic federal, state and local laws in
the performance of its obligations hereunder, including, but not
limited to, laws and regulations governing the sale or offering for
sale of Product, and restrictions or regulations with respect to
packaging, labeling, promoting, export, health and safety, tax or
licensure of purchasers.
6.6
SKVI Inventory
. SKVI will maintain such
inventories as required by any Customer Specific Supply Agreements,
and in the absence of such commitment such amounts as is
commercially reasonable.
6.7
SKVI Rights
. SKVI hereby represents and
warrants to EMD that SKVI is the owner of, or otherwise has all
necessary and sufficient rights (including, without limitation,
intellectual property rights) to manufacture, use, market,
distribute and grant to EMD the rights set forth herein with
respect to, the Product.
6.8
Mutual Representations
. Each party represents and warrants
to the other party that:
6.8.1
Such party has the full corporate
right, power and authority to enter