PURCHASE AND SUPPY
AGREEMENT
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Definitions
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Term and
Termination
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Supplier
Performance
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Terms of
Sale
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Confidential
Information
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Modification
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Waiver
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Time is of the
Essence
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Assignments and
Delegation
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Third Party
Beneficiaries
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Successors and
Assigns
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Force
Majeure
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Notice
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Indemnification
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Further
Assurances
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Legal Counsel;
Rules of Construction
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Arbitration
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Choice of
Law
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Attorney’s Fees
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Entire
Agreement
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PURCHASE AND SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT
is made and entered into in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County,
Florida, this 8th of October, 2006 by and between HOME DIAGNOSTICS,
INC., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business
at 2400 Northwest 55th Court, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, United
States of America (“HDI”) and CONDUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
with its principal place of business at 935 Borom Road, York, PA
17404 (“CT”) (hereinafter a “party” or the
“parties”).
WHEREAS, HDI
develops, manufactures, assembles, sells and markets diabetes
management medical devices and supplies (the
“Products”);
WHEREAS, HDI
desires to purchase Materials from Supplier for inclusion in
HDI’s Products, on the terms and conditions of this
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
Supplier desires to supply Materials to HDI for incorporation into
Products on the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, the
parties hereto desire that HDI purchase all of its requirements for
the Materials from Supplier on the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.1 “HDI
Technical Information” shall mean any and all know-how, trade
secrets, information, data, formulations, practices, techniques,
knowledge, skill, procedures, process and the like, and all other
clinical, physical and analytical, safety, quality control or
proprietary data and information relating to the manufacture and
use of Materials currently or hereafter in the possession of, or
developed during the term hereof by HDI or its
Affiliates.
1.2
“Confidential Information” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.
1.3
“Legal Requirements” shall mean all laws, statutes,
ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, published standards,
permits, judgments, decrees, writs, injunctions, rulings, orders
and other requirements of all Public Authorities.
1.4
“Materials” shall mean HDI part number
(s) detailed to the specifications set forth on Exhibit
A.
1.5
“Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation,
firm, trust, business trust, joint venture, association,
organization, company, syndicate, partnership or other business
entity, or any government, or any agency or political subdivision
thereof or any other form or entity not specifically listed
herein.
1.6
“Product” shall mean any product(s) currently being
sold or marketed by HDI that are listed in
Exhibit A.
1.7
“Public Authority” shall mean any supranational,
national, regional, state or local government, court, governmental
agency, authority, board, bureau, instrumentality or regulatory
body.
1.8
“Specification” shall mean the specification for the
Materials as described in Exhibit A, as such specification may
be amended from time to time, either by mutual agreement of HDI and
Supplier or in response to directives issued by a relevant Public
Authority in connection with the registration or marketing of the
products in a particular jurisdiction.
1.9
“Third Party” shall mean any Person which is not an
affiliate of any party hereto.
Section II : Term and
Termination
2.1 Unless
terminated sooner as hereinafter provided, this Agreement shall
take effect on the Effective Date and extend for a term of three
(3) years from the date hereof.
2.2 Unless
terminated sooner as hereinafter provided, the parties shall
negotiate in good faith to renew the terms of this Agreement six
(6) months prior to the completion of the current three (3)
year term for an additional 3 year period.
2.3 CT shall
have the right at any time during the initial term or any renewal
period hereof, by giving notice in writing to HDI, to terminate
this Agreement forthwith without judicial action upon the
occurrence of any of the following events:
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(i)
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Any
breach of this Agreement by HDI not cured within thirty
(45) business days after written notice thereof including
breach of any open account payment terms which may be negotiated by
the parties.
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(ii)
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Insolvency or bankruptcy of HDI,
and/or the appointment of a trustee or receiver in bankruptcy for
HDI, and/or assignment for the benefit of creditors, and/or
sustained inability to perform obligations as the same become
due;
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(iii)
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Inability or failure of HDI to make
payments under this Agreement and any inability or failure of HDI
to perform its obligations hereunder not cured within thirty
(45) business days after written notice thereof;
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2.4 HDI shall
have the right at any time during the initial term or any renewal
period hereof, by giving notice in writing to CT, to terminate this
Agreement forthwith without judicial action upon the occurrence of
any of the following events:
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(i)
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any
breach of this Agreement by CT not cured within thirty
(45) business days after written notice thereof; or
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(ii)
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Insolvency or bankruptcy of CT,
and/or the appointment of a trustee or receiver in bankruptcy for
CT, and/or assignment for the benefit of creditors, and/or
sustained inability to perform obligations as the same become
due.
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2.5 Upon the
expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, HDI and
CT shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to
all orders placed by HDI within the time frame of the current
forecast prior to the date of such expiration or termination date;
except if impacted as per Sections 2.3 and 2.4.
Section III : Supplier
Performance
3.1 Subject to
Section II hereof; CT agrees to manufacture and supply, and
HDI agrees to purchase, such amounts of Material for use in
products developed by HDI including but not limited to the Product,
as HDI may from time to time order in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement.
3.2 CT shall
perform the manufacturing, quality control, processing, packaging
and shipping necessary to supply the Materials to HDI for
incorporation into the Product, all in accordance with
Specification and accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
3.3 CT shall
ensure that each shipment of the Materials supplied by CT has been
analyzed as required in the Specification and conforms in all
respects with the Specification. CT shall further ensure through
the use of audits, conducted on a regular and ongoing basis, that
raw materials used by CT to manufacture the Materials comply with
Specifications.
3.4 In the
event that the quantities of Materials are limited due to an Event
of Force Majeure (as defined in Section XII hereof), CT shall
notify HDI of such shortage as soon as possible and shall take
mutually agreed upon measures to ensure that HDI’s demand for
Material is satisfied.
3.5 If
reasonably requested by HDI, all technical records relating to the
manufacturing, supply or provision of Material by or on behalf of
CT shall be retained for a period of at least 2 years for the
date of delivery of the Material.
3.6 All
Products sold to HDI shall be free from defects in material and
workmanship and shall be manufactured in accordance with applicable
GMP requirements (21 CFR Part 820) and shall conform to the
specifications (“Specifications”) set forth in
Exhibit I.
3.7 HDI shall
be responsible for all shipping and insurance expenses.
Likewise,
federal, state, or municipal taxes, now or hereafter imposed on
shipping the Product to HDI facilities.
3.8 CT shall
maintain and adjust a minimum finished goods safety stock of
2 weeks supply not to exceed 4 weeks. Safety Stock should
be determined by averaging the previous 4 weeks order
history.
3.9 CT shall
submit invoices to HDI for each delivery, referencing HDI’s
purchase order. HDI shall be responsible for verifying that the
invoiced quantities of Material match the quantities invoiced. If a
discrepancy is found, HDI should notify CT with twenty
(20) business days of delivery. The two parities will work
together in order to resolve any discrepancies.
3.10
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, CT shall
provide to HDI at least 12 months prior written notice if CT
decides to cease manufacturing Material prior to the expiration of
this Agreement. The 12 months prior notice is required to
allow sufficient time for HDI to locate and source material from an
alternate supplier. During the 12 month notice period, CT
shall continue to supply Material in response to HDI’s
forecast in order to meet HDI product requirements in accordance
with the terms hereof and shall, at HDI’s option, sell and
deliver to HDI a 12 month supply of Material (bas
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