Exhibit 10.6
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED. CONFIDENTIAL
PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED
AND HAVE BEEN SEPARATELY FILED WITH THE COMMISSION
EQUIPMENT PURCHASE AND SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
1.
PARTIES
This Equipment Purchase and Supply
Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by Deposition
Sciences, Inc. (“DSI”), an Ohio corporation with
its principal place of business at 3300 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa, CA
95403, and Fiberstars, Inc., a California corporation
(“FIBERSTARS”) with its principal place of business at
32000 Aurora Road, Solon, OH 44139.
2.
RECITALS
2.1
FIBERSTARS
. FIBERSTARS is in the
business of supplying fiber optic lighting systems to industry and
end users. FIBERSTARS is engaged in developing and marketing
the CPC reflector, as described in the attached Exhibit A,
which is used in the Fiberstars EFO fiber optic lighting
systems.
2.2
DSI . DSI has experience in and is in the
business of providing optical thin film coatings, specifically, the
deposition of optical thin films by low pressure chemical vapor
deposition.
2.3
Purpose . FIBERSTARS and DSI desire to enter into
a mutually beneficial commercial relationship through the purchase
of the MACHINE by FIBERSTARS and the engagement of DSI to produce
Coated CPCs using the MACHINE.
3.
DEFINITIONS
3.1
Coated CPC
. “Coated CPC”
shall mean a CPC on which a Coating has been applied.
3.2
Coating . “Coating” shall mean a
mutually agreed multilayer coating system deposited on the
surface(s) of agreed substrata using DSI’s low pressure
chemical vapor deposition (“LPCVD”) process, the
purpose of which is to maximize the visual reflectance from this
surface of the substrata.
3.3
Coating Specifications
. “Coating
Specifications” shall mean the materials and physical
properties of the Coating as set forth on the attached
Exhibit A. Modifications or additions to such Coating
shall require the mutual agreement of the parties as reflected in
an amendment to this Agreement.
3.4
CPC . “CPC” shall mean a quartz
compound parabolic reflector substrate, or other mutually agreed
substrata, as described in the attached Exhibit B and supplied
by FIBERSTARS. Modifications or additions to such description
shall require the mutual agreement of the parties as reflected in
an amendment to this Agreement.
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3.5
DSI Technology
. “DSI Technology”
shall mean all tangible and intangible know-how, trade secrets,
inventions (patented and unpatented), data, and other information
relating to the design, fabrication, assembly, and operation of the
MACHINE and the processes employed on the MACHINE by DSI to apply
the Coating on CPCs.
3.6
Equipment . The various items of component equipment
supplied by third party vendors which DSI has incorporated into the
MACHINE and which may hereafter be added to or incorporated into
the MACHINE will be collectively referred to as the
“EQUIPMENT.” The term MACHINE will be inclusive
of all EQUIPMENT.
3.7
Machine . “MACHINE” shall mean
DSI’s LPCVD Machine 104 that DSI is presently using to apply
Coatings for FIBERSTARS, as more particularly described in
Exhibit C, and purchased from DSI by FIBERSTARS pursuant to
this Agreement.
3.8
Technical
Documentation .
Engineering drawings, technical manuals and other technical
documents describing the operation and maintenance of the MACHINE,
sufficient for reasonably trained and qualified FIBERSTARS’
personnel to properly and effectively operate and maintain the
MACHINE without the assistance of DSI, will be collectively
referred to as the “TECHNICAL
DOCUMENTATION.”
3.9
Technical Training
. Training on the use of the
MACHINE to apply Coatings on CPCs will be referred to as the
“TECHNICAL TRAINING.”
3.10
Technical Services
. Technical guidance available
to FIBERSTARS from DSI during the installation, trial operations
and testing of the MACHINE at a FIBERSTARS facility, as well as
other engineering services, will be collectively referred to as the
“TECHNICAL SERVICES.”
4.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE
MACHINE
4.1
Machine . DSI hereby agrees to sell, and, subject
to inspection and acceptance as provided in Section 5.1,
FIBERSTARS hereby agrees to purchase the MACHINE, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement. The MACHINE is being
sold in an “as is” condition, without any warranty,
express or implied, except as provided in Paragraph 7.2.
(a) Technical Documentation . At the time the MACHINE is delivered to
FIBERSTARS’ facility, and FIBERSTARS has paid DSI the license
fee if required by Paragraph 9.3, below, FIBERSTARS may order the
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION from DSI, and DSI will provide it, at
DSI’s then prevailing hourly rates and reimbursable expense
policies, with the total price thereof not to exceed *** ($***)
Dollars. FIBERSTARS shall treat the TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
as “DSI Confidential Information”, as such term is
defined in Paragraph 10, and shall restrict its disclosure to third
parties in the manner required by Paragraph 10.
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The TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION shall
set forth information regarding the DSI PROCESS. The
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION shall be prepared in the English language
and shall refer to the English measurement system normally used by
DSI. The following number of sets shall be
provided:
(i)
drawings and diagrams, as applicable
– two sets.
(ii)
textual documentation, as applicable
– two sets.
(iii)
One electronic copy of the TECHNICAL
DOCUMENTATION, prepared using MicroSoft Word and other mutually
agreeable and commercially available software.
DSI shall deliver to Licensee the
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION at least fifteen (15) days prior to
delivery of MACHINE 104 under this Agreement. Licensee shall
inspect the TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION for completeness within fifty
(50) days after the date of its receipt, and promptly will advise
DSI if Licensee discovers that it is not complete.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if errors, in the Technical
Documentation are discovered, DSI promptly will correct them, and
DSI also will provide up to *** hours of TECHNICAL SERVICES via
telephone, without charge and designed to overcome any such
inaccuracy so that the period during which Licensee’s use of
the Machine is adversely affected by any such inaccuracy is a short
as possible. If Licensee requests that DSI provide on-site
TECHNICAL SERVICES to make the machine operational, DSI will
provide such TECHNICAL SERVICES at its standard hourly rates, plus
actual, reasonable travel and living expenses. DSI will
discount the first $*** of such Technical Services by
***%.
(b)
Technical Training
. At the time the MACHINE is
delivered to a FIBERSTARS’ facility, and FIBERSTARS has paid
DSI the applicable license fee if required by Paragraph 9.3, below,
DSI will provide, without additional charge, up to sixty (60) hours
of TECHNICAL TRAINING to FIBERSTARS’ personnel.
FIBERSTARS may also retain the services of DSI at DSI’s then
prevailing hourly rates and reimbursable expense policies to
provide, and DSI will provide, additional TECHNICAL TRAINING to
FIBERSTARS’ personnel.
(c)
Technical Services
. At the time the MACHINE is
delivered to FIBERSTARS’ facility, and FIBERSTARS has paid
DSI the license fee if required by Paragraph 9.3, below, FIBERSTARS
may retain the services of DSI, at DSI’s then prevailing
hourly rates and reimbursable expense policies, to provide
TECHNICAL SERVICES to FIBERSTARS.
4.2
Site Preparation
. The proper and timely
construction of the installation site for the MACHINE at
FIBERSTARS’ facility and the process support services
(infrastructure for water, power, etc.) shall be the responsibility
of FIBERSTARS and shall conform to the written site and
infrastructure requirements provided by DSI. Within thirty
(30) days following its receipt of Fiberstars’ written
request, DSI will deliver to FIBERSTARS, in writing, the site and
infrastructure requirements. In the event FIBERSTARS retains
the services of DSI to provide TECHNICAL SERVICES to install the
MACHINE at FIBERSTARS’ facility, DSI shall review
FIBERSTARS’ installation site to ensure full compliance with
such requirements prior to the installation.
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4.3
Modification of Terms
. No addition to or
modification of the terms and conditions of the purchase and sale
of the MACHINE, whether contained in a purchase order or otherwise,
shall be binding upon either party unless specifically agreed to by
both parties, in writing.
4.4
Purchase Price
. The purchase price for the
MACHINE and a schedule of payments of the purchase price are
set forth in Exhibit D.
4.5
Form of Payment
. All payments to be made by
FIBERSTARS to DSI for the purchase of the MACHINE shall be made by
wire transfer in U.S. Dollars through DSI’s bank, as
described in written instructions provided by DSI.
4.6
Sale of the Machine by
FIBERSTARS . During
the first ten (10) years following the date of this Agreement,
(the “Restricted Sale Period”) if FIBERSTARS receives a
bonafide third party offer to purchase the MACHINE from a DSI
Competitor (as defined in the License), FIBERSTARS shall have the
right to sell the MACHINE, and to transfer or sublicense the
License to such third party only upon compliance with the
following:
(i)
FIBERSTARS will provide a written
notice of the proposed transaction to DSI, including identifying
the proposed purchaser and the agreed price;
(ii)
The proposed sale must provide for
the delivery of the MACHINE to such third party on a date not less
than ten (10) months from the date a copy of such offer is
delivered to DSI;
(iii)
DSI will provide a written notice to
FIBERSTARS, either exercising or rejecting this right of first
refusal, not less than 45 days after the notice of the foregoing
third party purchase offer is delivered to DSI; and
(iv)
If DSI exercises this right of first
refusal, DSI shall purchase the MACHINE from FIBERSTARS, at a price
equal to the lesser of (A) the price offered by such third
party and (B) the sum of the net book value of the MACHINE and
the License, as reflected in FIBERSTARs’ accounting records,
determined and payable as of the date of the proposed
sale.
After the Restricted Sale Period has
expired, FIBERSTARS may sell the MACHINE and transfer the License,
without restriction.
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BAILMENT OF THE
MACHINE
5.1
Bailment .
(a)
Not less than thirty days prior to
consummation of the Offering (see Section 9.1 below),
Fiberstars will inspect the Machine and its operation to assure
that the Machine is in good working order, including observing a
Coating run. Within five (5) business days following
such inspection, Fiberstars will notify DSI of the results of such
inspection and, if
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Fiberstars determines that the
Machine is in good working order, Fiberstars will accept the
Machine in writing. If Fiberstars determines that the Machine
is not in good working order (consistent with the performance of
the Machine during 90 days immediately preceding the inspection),
DSI shall have thirty days to repair the Machine and, upon its
receipt of written notice from DSI that the Machine is in good
working order and ready for re-inspection, Fiberstars shall have
fifteen (15) days to re-inspect the Machine. If the
inspection reveals that the Machine is still not in good working
order, Fiberstars may terminate this Agreement and the License
Agreement without further liability.
(b)
On and after the sale date of the
MACHINE to FIBERSTARS, DSI agrees to take possession of the MACHINE
at its Santa Rosa facility and use the MACHINE for the purpose of
applying Coatings on CPCs and other agreed substrata, if any, for
the Term of this Agreement, or until the bailment is terminated by
FIBERSTARS, whichever first occurs. Title to the
MACHINE shall remain vested in FIBERSTARS during the period of this
bailment. FIBERSTARS shall have the right to inspect the
MACHINE during DSI’s normal business hours upon delivery of
reasonable prior notice. DSI shall not acquire by this
Agreement any right, title or interest, legal or equitable, in the
MACHINE except for what is granted under the terms of this
Agreement.
5.2
Operational Costs
. During the period of
bailment, DSI shall maintain the Machine in good working order, and
DSI shall pay all costs associated with the ownership, use,
maintenance and repair of the MACHINE, including but not limited
the replacement of parts, components and EQUIPMENT as
required. FIBERSTARS shall procure and maintain insurance to
insure the MACHINE at its purchase price for loss or damage
occasioned by fire, theft, negligence or vandalism while the
MACHINE is in possession of DSI. DSI shall, at its cost,
maintain the MACHINE in good condition and in accordance with
DSI’s standard practices and shall deliver the MACHINE to
FIBERSTARS at FIBERSTARS’ expense at the termination of the
bailment in such condition, normal wear and tear
excepted.
5.3
Other Uses of the MACHINE by
DSI
(a)
DSI shall have the right, at no cost
(except as provided in Paragraph 5.3(a)(i) below), to use the
MACHINE for its own account and for the account of DSI’s
other customers (the “DSI Use”) for periods of time
determined in accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph
5.3. A total of twenty-two (22) shifts during each calendar
month (or a prorata portion thereof for a partial month), on the
basis of a two (2) shift per day, five (5) day per week
schedule, shall be available on the MACHINE to manufacture Coated
CPCs for FIBERSTARS (the “FIBERSTARS Use”), with one
(1) shift defined as an eight (8) hour DSI work
day. The remaining balance of shifts in each calendar month
shall be available for DSI Use, inclusive of additional shifts of
MACHINE operation beyond two (2) shifts per day, five
(5) days per week as may be initiated by DSI in its sole
discretion, and shifts allocated to FIBERSTARS Use but reallocated
to DSI Use pursuant to Subparagraphs 5.3(a)(i) and
(a)(ii).
(i)
If in any calendar month during the
first sixty (60) months of the Term the manufacture of Coated CPCs
pursuant to accepted Purchase Orders can be
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completed in less than twenty-two
(22) shifts, the remaining number of shifts shall be available for
DSI Use. If in any calendar month during 2006, the FIBERSTARS
Use exceeds twenty-two (22) shifts, the number of shifts of
FIBERSTARS Use in excess of twenty-two (22) shifts shall be carried
over to the following calendar month and made available for DSI
Use. In consideration of the allocation to DSI Use of any
such unused shifts, DSI shall pay to FIBERSTARS Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000) per month for the first twelve (12) months of the
Term.
(ii)
DSI may commence the DSI Use of the
MACHINE at any time that all pending, approved Purchase Orders for
Coated CPCs have been completed, or at any time after the MACHINE
has been idle for eight (8) or more consecutive hours during
the course of DSI’s normal day and normal swing shift
operations for reasons caused by FIBERSTARS; provided, however,
notwithstanding the commencement of DSI Use in any month, DSI shall
take such steps as may be necessary to assure that not less than
twenty-two (22) shifts remain available for the fulfillment of
Purchase Orders from Fiberstars for delivery of Coated CPCs during
each of the succeeding months. FIBERSTARS may further delay
DSI’s use of the MACHINE up to two additional shifts by
agreeing to pay DSI five hundred dollars ($500) per shift.
Otherwise, DSI and FIBERSTARS shall negotiate in good faith the
dates of commencement and termination of the DSI Use of the MACHINE
in light of FIBERSTARS’ delivery schedule(s) and the
understanding that seven (7) calendar days will be required to
re-establish the process of applying Coatings on the
MACHINE.
(b)
Subject to compliance with the
provisions of Paragraph 5.3(a), above, DSI may not use the MACHINE
for more than two hundred sixty-four (264) shifts (based upon a
manufacturing operation of two (2) shifts per day, five
(5) working days per week) measured on an annual basis and
without the right to carry over to the succeeding year any unused
shifts. Any additional shifts of MACHINE operation initiated by DSI
shall be allocated to DSI Use. DSI shall maintain a usage log
for the MACHINE, and these logs will be available for
FIBERSTARS’ review during regular business hours. In
the event DSI’s customer for whose benefit the MACHINE is to
be used is a classified government entity or agency or the identity
of such customer is protected under a written Nondisclosure
Agreement, FIBERSTARS agrees that any information of a classified
or protected nature shall be deleted from the log prior to
disclosure and/or transfer to FIBERSTARS.
5.4
Damage to the MACHINE
. FIBERSTARS shall maintain
insurance covering loss or destruction or damage to the
MACHINE. DSI shall use the proceeds of such insurance if
delivered to DSI by FIBERSTARS to repair, renovate or replace the
MACHINE, as directed by FIBERSTARS. Any deficiency in the
amount of insurance proceeds to accomplish any such action shall be
paid by FIBERSTARS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Machine is damaged or destroyed in whole or in part as a result of
the negligence or intentional misconduct of DSI, its employees,
invitees, agents or contractors, DSI shall be liable to Fiberstars
in an amount equal to the cost of repairing or replacing such
damage or destruction.
5.5
Termination of
Bailment . At the
time that the MACHINE is no longer required to manufacture the
Coating, and FIBERSTARS has no other need for the
MACHINE,
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DSI shall have the following rights
to purchase the MACHINE: (i) a right of first refusal to
purchase the MACHINE at the price set forth in a bona fide, arms
length purchase offer from a third party, which offer must provide
for the delivery of the MACHINE to such third party on a date not
less than ten (10) months from the date a copy of such offer
is delivered to DSI; or (ii) in the absence of any such third
party offer, the right to purchase the MACHINE at its then
depreciated book value as reflected in FIBERSTARS’ accounting
records. In connection with the foregoing right of first
refusal, DSI will provide a written notice to FIBERSTARS, either
exercising or rejecting such right of first refusal, not less than
45 days after the notice of the foregoing third party purchase
offer is delivered to DSI. If neither a third party offer is
delivered to DSI nor a written notice of DSI’s exercise of
its purchase option is delivered to FIBERSTARS within thirty (30)
days after the last of FIBERSTARS’ purchase order has been
filled, DSI shall ship the MACHINE, at FIBERSTARS’ cost, to a
location designated by FIBERSTARS, and shall provide the TECHNICAL
TRAINING and, to the extent purchased by FIBERSTARS, the TECHNICAL
DOCUMENTATION and the TECHNICAL SERVICES.
6.
PURCHASE OF
COATINGS
6.1
Purchase and Sale
. Pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, DSI agrees to provide, and FIBERSTARS
agrees to purchase, the materials and labor to apply Coatings on
CPCs to produce Coated CPCs that are ordered by FIBERSTARS during
the Term of this Agreement. The unit prices for the first
five (5) years of the Term are set forth in Exhibit E
Other Coated products that may be required by
FIBERSTARS during the Term may be added by an amendment to this
Agreement. All unit prices shall be exclusive of taxes,
duties, tariffs, freight charges, and in transit insurance, the
payment of which shall be the responsibility of
FIBERSTARS.
6.2
Unit Prices
. The range of anticipated
annual volumes and corresponding unit prices for minimum quantity
orders of *** (***) or more Coated CPCs are set forth in
Exhibit E. The unit price for a Coating after the five
(5) year anniversary of this Agreement shall be negotiated and
agreed to by the parties. The parties further agree
to negotiate in good faith the unit price for a Coating for annual
quantities below *** (***) or greater than *** (***), and for order
quantities less than *** (***) Coated CPCs; provided that no
minimum annual quantity shall apply during the period ending
December 31, 2006.
6.3
Purchase Orders
. FIBERSTARS shall initiate
each order for Coated CPCs by the delivery to DSI of a written
purchase order (the “Purchase Order”), setting forth
the quantity to be ordered, the applicable unit price, and
requested delivery date(s). Acceptable delivery dates are a
function of order quantities and shall be by mutual agreement,
negotiated in good faith; provided, however, that each Purchase
Order must be received by DSI at least thirty (30) days prior to
the earliest of the requested delivery dates. DSI shall
commence delivery of the Coated CPCs within thirty (30) days after
its acceptance of each Purchase Order, and will complete and
deliver Coated CPCs in the volumes and at the times agreed to by
the parties.
6.4
A