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Exhibit 10.1
[***] A CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS
BEEN OMITTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.
DEVELOPMENT, SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
THIS DEVELOPMENT, SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this
"Agreement" ) is made effective as of June 22, 2009
(the "Effective Date" ) between Cambridge Heart, Inc. (
"CHI" ), a Delaware corporation having its principal place
of business at 100 Ames Pond Road, Tewksbury, MA 01876, and Cardiac
Science Corporation (the "Distributor" ), a Delaware
corporation having its principal place of business at 3303 Monte
Villa Parkway, Bothell, WA, 98021. CHI and Distributor are each
referred to individually as a "Party" and together as the
"Parties . "
WHEREAS, Distributor is engaged in the design, development,
manufacture and sale of a cardiac stress test system known as the
Stress System (the "Stress System" );
WHEREAS, CHI is engaged in the design, development, manufacture
and sale of medical devices, equipment, related hardware, software
and accessories used to perform CHI’s Analytic Spectral
Method, a proprietary Microvolt T-Wave Alternans ( "MTWA" )
test for the purpose of identifying patients at risk for Sudden
Cardiac Arrest (the "MTWA Test" );
WHEREAS, Distributor desires to sell CHI’s MTWA Test
initially as a stand-alone module for use in connection with
Distributor’s Stress System and, upon completion of the
Integrated ASM Development Plan (as defined below) and receipt of
any and all applicable regulatory approvals and clearances, as an
integrated component of Distributor’s Stress MTWA System, and
Distributor desires to obtain from CHI a supply of the software,
related hardware and Sensor Test Kits necessary to conduct a MTWA
Test with the Stress MTWA System; and
WHEREAS, CHI desires to supply to Distributor such software,
related hardware and Sensor Test Kits pursuant to the terms and
conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, CHI and Distributor, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following
capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Act" means the United States Food, Drug and Cosmetic
Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from
time to time.
(b) "Analytic Spectral Method Software" means CHI’s
MTWA measurement software application using CHI’s proprietary
Analytical Spectral Method for the purpose of identifying patients
at risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest, CHI’s proprietary data
formats, and CHI’s methods for unpacking data from
CHI’s proprietary data formats.
(c) "Annual Forecast Report" shall have
the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3(a).
(d) "ASM Software" means the Analytic Spectral Method
Software as customized pursuant to the terms of this Agreement for
installation on and use with the Stress MTWA System. ASM Software
also includes all modifications, derivative works, changes and
improvements made to the ASM Software by CHI, including all error
corrections, bug fixes, new versions, releases, updates, and
upgrades thereto.
(e) "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday, or other day on which most or all commercial banks are
closed in New York, New York.
(f) "CHI Intellectual Property" means the Intellectual
Property rights of CHI used by CHI in the development, manufacture,
distribution or sale of the Products.
(g) "Cost of Goods Sold" means the cost of goods sold
recognized by Distributor from the sale of Products to Stress MTWA
System Purchasers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
calculated in accordance with GAAP, except, however, that cost of
goods for the purposes of Section 3(j) will include any third
party distribution costs Distributor may incur in the sale of
Products.
(h) "Development Work" means the development work carried
out pursuant to the Non-Integrated Product Development Plan or the
Integrated ASM Development Plan, as the case may be.
(i) "Event of Bankruptcy" shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in Section 14(c).
(j) "FDA" means the Food and Drug Administration of the
United States Department of Health and Human Services, or any
successor thereto having administrative authority to regulate the
marketing of medical devices in the United States of America.
(k) " FDA Approval" means clearance for marketing by the
FDA under Section 510(k) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. §360(k),
and 21 C.F.R. Part 807, Subpart E, or FDA premarket approval
granted in accordance with 21 U.S.C. § 360e and 21 C.F.R. Part
814.
(l) "Field" means cardiac stress testing, including
without limitation, exercise, pharmacology, nuclear and pacing.
(m) "Gross Profit" means Net Sales minus Cost of Good
Sold.
(n) "Installation Training Service" shall have the
meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8(c).
(o) "Integrated ASM Development Plan" shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(e).
(p) "Intellectual Property" means any U.S. or foreign
patents and patent applications (including any substitutions,
extensions, reissues, renewals, divisionals, or
continuations); trademarks, service marks and
registrations thereof and applications therefore; copyrights and
copyright registrations and applications; mask works and
registrations thereof; all discoveries, innovations, ideas,
inventions, technology, techniques, methods, know-how, trade
secrets, processes, formulas, specifications, drawings and designs,
computer programs or software, including all amendments,
modifications, and improvements to any of the foregoing, and any
other proprietary information.
(q) "MTWA Test Module" means all components necessary to
use CHI’s MTWA Test with Distributor’s Stress System as
a stand-alone or integrated component, as the case may be,
including the Patient Cable, the PDAM and the ASM Software but
excluding the Sensors.
(r) " NDA" means that certain non-disclosure agreement
between CHI and Distributor dated as of September 5, 2008.
(s) "Net Sales" means the invoiced sales price charged
for the Products sold by Distributor to end-users of MTWA Test
Modules sold by Distributor in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, minus allowances, returns, refunds, rebates, credits,
discounts, taxes, tariffs and duties, and non-reimbursable shipping
and handling charges. For the avoidance of doubt, "Net Sales" shall
accrue no earlier than the date that the customer’s payment
of the invoiced amount clears to Distributor’s bank account.
In cases where Products are bundled or integrated with other
products or services, "Net Sales" shall be the proportionate
contribution of the Products to the total invoiced sales price for
the bundled or integrated offering.
(t) "Non-Integrated Product Development Plan" means the
document attached hereto as Appendix B .
(u) "Patient Cable" means the Sensor connector cabling
used to acquire the electrocardiogram (" ECG ") and other
signals from the Sensors and to transmit the signals to the
PDAM.
(v) " PDAM" means the active patient data acquisition
module used to record the ECG and other signals of patients for
measurement of MTWA and to send the signal to the host cardiac
stress test system via an integrated data cable.
(w) "Products" means the MTWA Test Module, Sensor Test
Kits and any other product that can be ordered by Distributor as
listed in Appendix A (CHI Products and Purchase Prices).
(x) "Product Launch Date" means the date on which
Distributor introduces the MTWA Test Module on the Stress MTWA
System for purchase generally by end-user customers.
(y) "Purchase Order" means a purchase order released by
Distributor for Products, including the MTWA Test Module and Sensor
Test Kits.
(z) "Purchase Prices" shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in Section 4(a).
(aa) "Quarterly Forecast Amount" shall
have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3(a).
(bb) "Sensor" means a single-use disposable Micro-V
Alternans sensor for the surface recording of a patient’s ECG
and other signals and used with the MTWA Test Module.
(cc) "Sensor Test Kit" means a package of Sensors and
related accessories developed and manufactured by or for CHI for
use in a single MTWA Test.
(dd) "Shipping Point" means (i) the common carrier
designated by Distributor in the Purchase Order or (ii) if CHI
does not use Distributor’s designated carrier,
Distributor’s facility at the address set forth in the
Purchase Order.
(ee) "Specifications" means the product uses,
characteristics, design requirements, processing, labeling and
packaging requirements, protocols and standards pertaining to the
manufacture, supply or use of the MTWA Test Module contained in the
Non-Integrated Product Development Plan or the Integrated ASM
Development Plan, as the case may be, in each case as may be
modified and supplemented from time to time by the mutual written
agreement of the Parties.
(ff) "Starter Test Kit" means a package of ten
(10) Sensor Test Kits.
(gg) "Steering Committee" shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in Section 2(c).
(hh) "Stress MTWA System" means the version of
Distributor’s Stress System or alternative, derivative or
successor stress system that includes the MTWA Test Module.
(ii) "Stress MTWA System Purchasers" means end-user
customers who purchase a Stress MTWA System and/or a MTWA Test
Module from Distributor, its distributors or sub-distributors in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(jj) "Territory" means worldwide.
2. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.
(a) CHI Responsibilities . CHI shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts (i) to design, develop, and
test the MTWA Test Module according to the Specifications and on
the development schedule set forth in the Non-Integrated Product
Development Plan, (ii) to carry out the other activities
assigned to CHI in the Non-Integrated Product Development Plan and
(iii) upon the Parties’ mutual execution of the
Integrated ASM Development Plan, to meet CHI’s obligations
under the Integrated ASM Development Plan on the development
schedule set forth in the Integrated ASM Development Plan.
(b) Distributor Responsibilities . Distributor shall use
its commercially reasonable efforts (i) to assist CHI in
performing its activities under the Non-Integrated Product
Development Plan, and (ii) to furnish to CHI in accordance
with the schedule set forth in the Non-Integrated Product
Development Plan, the design requirements and other data as may be
necessary to allow CHI to develop the MTWA Test Module and to
interface the MTWA Test
Module with the Stress System, (iii) to
carry out the other activities assigned to Distributor in the
Non-Integrated Product Development Plan, and (iv) upon the
Parties’ mutual execution of the Integrated ASM Development
Plan, to meet Distributor’s obligations under the Integrated
ASM Development Plan on the development schedule set forth in the
Integrated ASM Development Plan.
(c) Steering Committee. The Parties shall establish a
Steering Committee consisting of two (2) members, one
representative designated by each Party. The proposed initial
representatives are Ali Haghighi-Mood (CHI) and Bob Odell
(Distributor). The Steering Committee shall, unless agreed
otherwise in writing by the Parties, be responsible for:
(i) updating or modifying by mutual written agreement, as may
be required from time to time, the Non-Integrated Product
Development Plan, including the Specifications contained therein,
and the Integrated ASM Non-Integrated Product Development Plan,
including the Specifications contained therein;
(ii) monitoring the conduct of the Development Work and the
progress and results according to the Non-Integrated Product
Development Plan and the Integrated ASM Development Plan;
(iii) mutually agreeing in writing to corrections or
modifications to the Specifications; (iv) deciding other
issues of importance on behalf of each of the Parties relating to
the Development Work under the Non-Integrated Product Development
Plan or the Integrated ASM Development Plan. The Steering Committee
shall meet regularly based on the project needs and status of the
Development Work to discuss and resolve any issues or problems.
These meetings may be held in person or by teleconference. Each
Party shall bear its own communication and travel costs in
connection with the Development Work.
(d) Product Launch . It is estimated that the
Development Work under the Non-Integrated Product Development Plan
will be completed and the Product Launch Date will take place on or
before September 30, 2010.
(e) Integrated ASM Development Plan. Following the
Product Launch Date and subject to Distributor’s
determination of the market need and customer demand, the Parties
will work together in good faith to prepare a mutually agreeable
plan for the development of an alternative version of the ASM
Software that will be fully integrated with the Stress MTWA System
software platform (the "Integrated ASM Development Plan" ).
Distributor will have primary responsibility, with reasonable
assistance from CHI, for the development of a software interface
between the ASM Software and the Stress MTWA System allowing for
the integration of the ASM Software with the Stress MTWA System.
The Integrated ASM Development Plan in the form approved and signed
by the Parties will be attached to this Agreement as Appendix
C . Until such time, this appendix shall remain empty other
than the Appendix title page. In the event that the Parties are
unable to reach an agreement regarding the terms of the Integrated
ASM Development Plan, the remaining terms of this Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect without change. The Parties
contemplate that the Integrated ASM Development Plan will, among
other things:
(i) define the responsibilities of each of the Parties in
developing the integrated ASM Software and the schedule for
performing such activities, including timing, milestone schedules,
scope of work, specifications, allocation of development costs,
general quality and regulatory requirements and other relevant
terms and information, including the Parties respective ownership
rights in the work product contemplated by the Integrated ASM
Development Plan;
(ii) specify the obligations of CHI to provide
Distributor with access to the ASM Software source code necessary
to create the user interfaces to the Stress MTWA System (excluding
the formulaic algorithm code contained in the ASM
Software);
(iii) specify the obligations of CHI to provide technical
support during the development of the integrated ASM Software,
including at least two trips to Distributor’s development
center and two man-weeks of onsite engineering support if
reasonably requested by Distributor; and
(iv) specify the obligations of CHI to provide a reasonable
number of MTWA Test Modules necessary to facilitate
Distributor’s development efforts under the Integrated ASM
Development Plan.
(f) Escrow. The Parties shall enter into a technology
escrow agreement (the " Escrow Agreement ") within ninety
(90) days of the Effective Date with a mutually acceptable
independent escrow agent in the United States. The Escrow Agreement
shall require CHI to deposit and maintain a complete and current
copy of the following deposit materials (the "Deposit
Materials" ): (i) the formulaic algorithm code (in object
and source code form) contained in the ASM Software and
(ii) the specifications and Intellectual Property related to
the Sensors (in each case suitable to enable Distributor to
manufacture or have manufactured the Products) in the escrow
semiannually. The following events shall be triggering events with
respect to the release of the Deposit Materials under the Escrow
Agreement (a "Triggering Event" ):
(i) CHI ceases to do business and no successor has agreed to
assume CHI’s obligations to Distributor,
(ii) CHI is in material breach of any of the Product
manufacturing, supply, or warranty provisions of Sections 3(b) or 7
of this Agreement and fails to cure that breach within sixty
(60) days after written notice thereof,
(iii) CHI files for liquidation under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
or other similar legislation in another jurisdiction, or
(iv) CHI files for reorganization under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
or other similar legislation in another jurisdiction and does not
remain debtor in possession or trustee of the estate.
If a Triggering Event occurs and there is a release of Deposit
Materials to Distributor in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Escrow Agreement, Distributor shall have the
right to use the Deposit Materials solely in accordance with the
terms and conditions of Section 3(i) of this Agreement and
Distributor agrees not to exercise its rights under
Section 3(i) of this Agreement unless and until the occurrence
of a Triggering Event.
(g) Development Expenses . Except as
otherwise set forth in this Agreement, including the Development
Plan and the Integrated ASM Development Plan, each Party shall bear
its own expenses with respect to the Development Work.
3. PURCHASE AND SALE OBLIGATIONS.
(a) Forecasts . At least 60 days before the Product
Launch Date and thereafter at least 60 days before each calendar
quarter, Distributor shall provide to CHI a rolling forecast of its
anticipated Product needs for the next year (the "Annual
Forecast Report" ), including Distributor’s forecast for
the next calendar quarter and each of the subsequent three
(3) calendar quarters. The Annual Forecast Report shall not
create any binding obligation on the part of Distributor to
purchase the amount of Product forecast in such report. In any
calendar quarter, CHI shall not be required to supply hereunder
more than the lower of (i) the quantity of Products for the
calendar quarter forecast in the most recent Annual Forecast Report
delivered at least 60 days before such calendar quarter and
(ii) 125% of the quantity of such Products purchased by
Distributor in the preceding quarter (the "Quarterly Forecast
Amount" ).
(b) Manufacture and Supply. Upon completion of the
Development Work under the Non-Integrated Product Development Plan,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, CHI agrees
to manufacture (or have manufactured on its behalf) and supply to
Distributor the Products. Lead times for the Products are set forth
in Appendix A .
(c) Third Party Manufacturers. CHI may use a third party
manufacturer to manufacture any Product, with or without the
approval of Distributor. If CHI uses a third party manufacturer to
manufacture any Product, CHI shall enter into a binding written
agreement with such manufacturer (a " Third Party Agreement
") prior to the provision of any Distributor Confidential
Information to such third party. Such Third Party Agreement shall
(i) provide for the protection of any Distributor Confidential
Information provided to such third party manufacturer on
substantially equivalent terms to those contained in this Agreement
and (ii) provide limitations on the disclosure and use of such
Distributor Confidential Information that are substantially
equivalent to those contained in this Agreement. CHI shall be
responsible for any acts or omissions of such third parties in
breach of CHI’s representations, warranties and obligations
under this Agreement to the same extent as if CHI had committed the
breach itself. CHI shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
monitor and enforce its Third Party Agreements as required to
ensure the adequate protection of Distributor’s rights and
Distributor’s Confidential Information and shall promptly
notify Distributor of any actual or suspected breach thereof.
(d) Resale of Products. Distributor may resell the
Products in accordance with the terms of this Agreement through
both its direct sales force and through its distributors and
sub-distributors in its distribution network. Distributor shall
only sell CHI approved parts (i.e., cables, sensors, etc.) for use
in connection with any MTWA Test Module.
(e) Commitment to Purchase. Distributor’s
commitment to purchase Products from CHI shall be limited to
Purchase Orders released by Distributor and accepted by CHI
pursuant to Section 5. Unless agreed otherwise in writing by
the Parties, Distributor shall not be responsible or in any way
liable to CHI or any third party with respect to any material
commitments or production arrangements in excess of the amounts or
in advance of the times necessary to meet Distributor’s
delivery schedules set forth in its accepted Purchase Orders.
(f) Field and Territory. The MTWA Test
Module and the components thereof purchased by Distributor from CHI
under this Agreement shall only be used or sold by Distributor as
components in, incorporated into, or integrated with
Distributor’s Stress Systems for use in the Field by end-user
customers in the Territory. Distributor shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure that the MTWA Test Module and the
components thereof shall only be resold, leased, rented, licensed
or otherwise transferred by Distributor, its distributors or its
sub-distributors to end-user customers located in the Territory for
use as part of a Stress System. The MTWA Test Module may be sold by
Distributor, its distributors or its sub-distributors separately in
the form of an upgrade to Stress Systems that have previously been
installed with end-user customers or as a component of a new Stress
MTWA System. Distributor shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to ensure that the Sensor Test Kits shall only be sold or otherwise
transferred to Stress MTWA System Purchasers. For the avoidance of
doubt, nothing in this Agreement or this Section shall be construed
as a limitation on the market segment or customer type to whom
Distributor is permitted to sell Products. Distributor is expressly
authorized hereby to sell Products to any customer located in the
Territory that has or is purchasing a Stress System.
(g) CHI Distribution Rights. Distributor acknowledges and
agrees that its right to resell CHI’s MTWA Test Modules
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement is
non-exclusive and that CHI may, whether through its direct sales
force, distributors and/or sub-distributors or otherwise, sell,
distribute and license to other third parties both generic and
customized versions of CHI’s MTWA Test Modules (including
CHI’s Analytic Spectral Method Software, PDAM, Patient Cables
and Sensors) to meet the needs of other OEM customers and
end-users. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit CHI from
continuing to sell, distribute or license these products or
components thereof to distributors or customers other than
Distributor. CHI shall not sell Sensors or Sensor Test Kits for use
with a Stress System.
(h) Sensors. Sensor Test Kits sold by CHI to Distributor
for use with MTWA Test Modules and Stress MTWA Systems shall bear
the name of both CHI and Distributor on the packaging and shall be
marked with a unique part number for sales tracking purposes. The
Sensor Test Kits sold by CHI to Distributor hereunder shall be
customized such that the Sensors in any Sensor Test Kit only
function when used for or conjunction with the components of a
Distributor Stress System. Other sensors produced or sold for or by
CHI that are not intended for use with Stress MTWA System must be
engineered and sold in a form or configuration that will not
function when used for or in conjunction with the MTWA Test Modules
sold to Distributor under this Agreement for use with a Stress MTWA
System.
(i) Alternative Manufacture and Supply . In the event
that a Triggering Event occurs and there is a release of Deposit
Materials to Distributor in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Escrow Agreement, then (A) Distributor may
elect to purchase Products directly from any third party
manufacturer of the Products in lieu of purchasing them from CHI
hereunder, (B) at Distributor’s request, CHI shall
provide Distributor with the Specifications relating to the
Products and any Intellectual Property in CHI’s possession or
control necessary to manufacture the Products, and (C) CHI
automatically grants to Distributor a non-exclusive,
non-transferable license to use any CHI
Intellectual Property necessary to manufacture or have manufactured
the Products solely for the purpose of manufacturing, selling,
servicing and repairing the Products for Stress MTWA System
Purchasers in the Territory, in each case, subject to the payment
by Distributor to CHI of the commissions set forth in
Section 3(j). Except with respect to the manufacture and sale
of the Sensors and Sensor Test Kits, Distributor’s rights
under this Section 3(i) shall terminate upon the expiration or
termination of this Agreement or (y) the expiration of the
Initial Term (whichever occurs later). Distributor shall treat the
Deposit Materials and any other CHI Intellectual Property provided
to Distributor under this Section 3(i) as CHI Confidential
Information in accordance with the terms of Section 16 of this
Agreement.
(j) CHI Sensor Commission. To the extent that Distributor
exercises its right pursuant to Section 3(i) to manufacture or
have manufactured any Products for sale to Stress MTWA System
Purchasers in the Territory, Distributor shall pay CHI a commission
equal to [***] percent ([***]%) of the Gross Profit realized by
Distributor for such Products. Distributor shall pay such
commissions to CHI on a calendar quarterly basis. With such
quarterly payments, Distributor shall provide to CHI a list of
Distributor customers to which such sales were made, the number of
Sensors and Sensor Test Kits and other Products sold in that
quarter, and the calculation of the Gross Profit realized from the
sale of Sensors and Sensor Test Kits and other Products by
Distributor. All such information shall be treated as Distributor
Confidential Information in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. This quarterly payment shall be provided to CHI no later
than 30 days following the end of each calendar quarter.
Distributor shall keep full and accurate records and books of
account containing all necessary information to calculate the
commission due hereunder. Distributor shall permit an independent
certified public accountant selected by the mutual agreement of the
Parties to examine its records and books of account for the two
(2) year period prior to the date of the audit to determine
compliance with Section 3(j). Any examination shall be at the
expense of CHI, shall occur during regular business hours at
Distributor’s offices after reasonable notice, and shall not
interfere unreasonably with Distributor’s regular activities.
Distributor agrees to pay to CHI any amounts owing as a result of
Distributor’s non-compliance with the payment provisions of
Section 3(j), and CHI shall return any amounts overpaid by
Distributor, within thirty (30) days of the date of the
examination report, which details such non-compliance. In the event
the amount owed by Distributor to CHI during the audited period
exceeds five percent (5%) of total commissions due,
Distributor shall pay the reasonable out of pocket costs of such
examination.
(k) Branding. All Products sold to Distributor hereunder
shall be packaged, labeled and branded in accordance with the
Specifications contained in the Non-Integrated Product Development
Plan or the Integrated ASM Development Plan, as the case may
be.
4. PRICES.
(a) Purchase Prices. The prices of the Products purchased
by Distributor hereunder (the "Purchase Prices" ) shall be
as set forth in Appendix A . The Purchase Price for the MTWA
Test Module set forth in Appendix A includes the
Installation Training Service and Starter Test Kit described in
Section 8(c). The Purchase Prices are exclusive of any
shipping charges or any tax, duties, excise or governmental charges
that CHI may be required to collect or pay upon shipment or
delivery of the Products, which shall appear as a separate line
item on CHI’s invoice for the Products.
(b) Purchase Price Changes. The Purchase
Prices set forth in Appendix A shall be reviewed twelve
(12) months following the first delivery of Products by CHI
hereunder (" First Delivery Date ") and annually thereafter.
Except as expressly provided herein, any price adjustment shall
become effective only upon the mutual agreement of the Parties.
Twelve (12) months after the First Delivery Date, and annually
thereafter during the Term, CHI shall furnish to Distributor a
schedule of its costs associated with the production and delivery
of each Product as of the date of the schedule (the " Cost
Schedule "), the accuracy and completion of which shall be
certified by an officer of CHI. CHI shall be available to meet with
Distributor and discuss matters related to the Cost Schedule
promptly following Distributor’s request. The parties agree
that the Purchase Price for each Product shall be reduced or
increased by 50% of the dollar value of CHI’s reduced or
increased cost, if any, relating to each such Product, as shown by
comparing the then-current Cost Schedule with the previous Cost
Schedule. Any such Purchase Price reductions or increases shall be
effective as of the first day of the next calendar month. For
example, cost reductions or increases reflected in the first Cost
Schedule delivered on June 30, 2010 and the second Cost
Schedule delivered on June 30, 2011 shall change the Purchase
Prices of Products effective July 1, 2011. If the parties are
unable to mutually agree on such pricing adjustments, the supply of
Products shall continue unabated at the then-current Purchase
Prices and any pricing adjustment shall be resolved in accordance
with the dispute resolution provisions contained in this
Agreement.
(c) CHI Software License. The Purchase Price for the
Products includes a perpetual, paid-up, non-exclusive license to
Distributor and its distributors, sub-distributors and end-users of
the Products, or Distributor’s products containing the
Products, to use in the operation of the Products any software
and/or firmware supplied by CHI to Distributor or incorporated into
the Products, including the ASM Software. CHI hereby grants to
Distributor license rights required to sell the Products in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. All rights granted
hereunder shall survive any termination of this Agreement as long
as the applicable party remains in compliance with the terms for
use of such Products. Title to and ownership of any and all
proprietary rights in or related to such software and firmware
shall at all times remain with CHI or its licensor(s). Nothing in
this Agreement shall be construed as a sale of any rights in such
software or firmware, including ASM Software or the related
documentation. Distributor shall not disassemble, decompile or
otherwise reverse engineer the software or any part thereof, except
if CHI is required under applicable law to permit such reverse
engineering. In such event, Distributor may reverse engineer the
software but only to the extent CHI is required to permit such
reverse engineering. Distributor shall retain and shall not alter
or obscure any notices, markings or other insignia affixed to the
ASM Software, the documentation related thereto or any part thereof
at the time it receives such ASM Software or related documentation
(so long as such notices, markings or other insignia are not
inconsistent with the branding specifications set forth in the
Non-Integrated Product Development Plan or Integrated ASM
Development Plan, as applicable).
5. PURCHASE ORDERS AND TERMS OF SALE.
(a) Order Contents. Purchase Orders released by
Distributor to CHI shall be in the form attached hereto as
Appendix D and shall include (i) reference to this
Agreement, (ii) identification of Products ordered,
(ii) quantity of each Product, (iii) requested delivery
date consistent with the lead times specified in Appendix A
, and (iv) shipping instructions and shipping address.
(b) Order Acceptance. CHI shall accept
Purchase Orders if they are placed by Distributor under agreed
prices and other conditions of this Agreement. CHI may reject any
Purchase Order of Distributor if the requested delivery time is
shorter than the agreed upon lead time, the quantity ordered
exceeds the Quarterly Forecast Amount or the Purchase Order is not
otherwise in compliance with this Agreement. Purchase Orders shall
be acknowledged by CHI within five (5) days after receipt of
the Purchase Order, provided that the Purchase Order is technically
correct and that the requested delivery time is within the agreed
lead time and the Quarterly Forecast Amount. The terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall govern and supersede any
additional or contrary terms set forth in Distributor’s
purchase order or any CHI acceptance, acknowledgment, invoice or
other document, unless the specific additional or contrary terms
are stated in writing and duly signed by an officer of Distributor
and an officer of CHI.
(c) Modification of Orders. Upon acceptance by CHI, no
Purchase Order may be modified or canceled except upon the mutual
agreement of the Parties. Mutually agreed change orders shall be
subject to all of the provisions of this Agreement, whether or not
the changed Purchase Order so states.
(d) Content of Invoice. CHI’s invoices shall
contain the Purchase Order release number, invoice quantity by
Product, Product unit price, total invoice amount, name of CHI,
phone number, address to which remittance should be sent, shipping,
insurance and tax charges, if any (separately itemized), and such
other information as may reasonably be required by Distributor.
(e) Payment. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, payment
for all Products shall be made by Distributor in the currency
specified in Appendix A within 30 days after the date of
Distributor’s receipt of CHI’s correct and undisputed
invoice, provided that the quantity and quality of the Products
delivered conforms to this Agreement and the respective Purchase
Order. Any late payments of undisputed amounts shall bear interest
at one percent (1.5%) per month.
(f) Shipment. All Products sold by CHI to Distributor
shall be shipped by CHI free on board (F.O.B.) the Shipping Point.
CHI shall be responsible for ensuring that Products are packaged in
accordance with industry standard practices and in a manner
reasonably calculated to ensure that they arrive in undamaged
condition. CHI shall bear all risk of loss prior to CHI’s
delivery of the Products, in good condition, to the Shipping Point
and shall have no further risk of loss for the Products after it
has delivered the Products to the Shipping Point. Distributor
assumes all risk of loss upon CHI’s delivery of the Products
to the Shipping Point. Distributor shall pay all shipping,
insurance, taxes, and all other similar charges applicable to the
Products after they are delivered by CHI to the common carrier. All
such charges shall be passed along by CHI without markup or
premium, and no additional handling or packaging or similar charges
shall be assessed by CHI in connection with any order. All shipping
insurance shall name Distributor as the sole loss beneficiary in
the event that the risk of loss has been assumed by Distributor
(i.e., CHI ships the Products using Distributor’s designated
carrier) and shall name CHI as the sole loss beneficiary in the
event that risk of loss has not been assumed by Distributor (i.e.,
CHI ships the Products using a carrier other than that designated
by Distributor). Any claims for shipping damage shall be submitted
by Party that is the named loss beneficiary to the common carrier,
and upon request the other Party will provide reasonable assistance
in filing claims with the carrier.
(g) Inspection; Returns . CHI shall test
or qualify Products (including all component parts where such parts
are subject to separate authorization or qualification) to meet all
applicable Specifications prior to shipment. All Products are
subject to inspection and acceptance at destination,
notwithstanding any prior payments or inspection. Distributor shall
be deemed to have accepted the Products only in the event that
Distributor: (A) fails to accept or reject the Products within
ten (10) Business Days of delivery to Distributor;
(B) explicitly accepts the Products in writing; or
(C) delivers the Products to any customer.
(i) Distributor may perform such tests it deems necessary to
determine if the Products are acceptable. If, upon inspection,
Distributor reasonably determines that the Products are defective
or otherwise fail to comply with the Specifications, Distributor
may reject an entire lot based upon a sampling or inspect all units
of the lot. Any such lot may be returned to CHI for one hundred
percent (100%) retesting or requalification within five
(5) days of delivery at CHI’s cost. After the retesting
or requalification by CHI, the lot may be re-inspected by
Distributor.
(ii) Distributor’s acceptance of any Products shall in no
way be construed as a representation by Distributor that
Distributor has completely tested the Products or that such
Products comply with their Specifications or conform to any other
warranties made by CHI under this Agreement. Distributor’s
acceptance of any Product shall in no way negate any warranty
provided under this Agreement or affect any other provision of this
Agreement. Acceptance is only to be used to determine whether CHI
is entitled to receive payment for the Products.
(h) Quarterly Sales Report. Within thirty (30) days
following the end of each calendar quarter, Distributor shall
provide to CHI a report indicating the number of Stress MTWA
Systems and/or MTWA Test Modules and the number of Sensor Test Kits
sold during the calendar quarter, including the name and location
of the customer to which the system, modules or kits were sold, the
shipment and installation dates, the purchase price for the MTWA
Test Module and/or Stress MTWA System (including the resale price
attributable to the MTWA Test Module) or the Sensor Test Kits, the
serial numbers for each of the components included in the MTWA Test
Module. All such information shall be treated as Distributor
Confidential Information in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. CHI acknowledges that some Products will be sold by
Distributor via third-party distributors and that Distributor will
not be responsible for the accuracy of information provided to CHI
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