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Exhibit
10.2
TRANSITION SERVICES
AGREEMENT
THIS TRANSITION SERVICES
AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), is entered
into as of December 4, 2007 (the “ Effective Date
”), by and among Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, a Delaware
corporation (“ Seller ”), and Biotest
Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“
Buyer ”, and with Seller, each a “ Party
”, and collectively, the “ Parties
”).
WHEREAS , Seller and
Buyer are parties to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as
of September 11, 2007 (“ Asset Purchase Agreement
”), pursuant to which, Seller agreed to sell to Buyer, and
Buyer agreed to acquire from Seller, the Purchased Assets (as
defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement);
WHEREAS , in
connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement, Seller and Buyer
desire to enter into, and are entering into, this Agreement for the
purpose of setting forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which
Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide, or to
cause to be provided, certain services and transition assistance to
Buyer in connection with its acquisition of the Purchased Assets
and Buyer will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide, or
to cause to be provided, certain services and transition assistance
to Seller; and
NOW, THEREFORE , in
consideration of the premises, the covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement and the Asset Purchase Agreement, and
other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt
of which are hereby acknowledged, Seller and Buyer agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND
REFERENCES
Capitalized terms used in
this Agreement and not defined herein shall have the meanings given
to such terms in the Asset Purchase Agreement.
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1.2. |
Construction of Certain Terms and Phrases. |
Unless the context of this
Agreement otherwise requires: (a) words of any gender include
each other gender; (b) words using the singular or plural
number also include the plural or singular number, respectively;
(c) the terms “hereof,” “herein,”
“hereby” and derivative or similar words refer to this
entire Agreement; (d) all references herein to
“Articles” or “Sections” are to Articles or
Sections of this Agreement; (e) the words
“include,” “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”; and (f) references to
a Person are also to its successors and permitted
assigns.
ARTICLE 2
BUYER TRANSITION
ASSISTANCE
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2.1. |
Buyer Transition Services. |
Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Seller shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to provide, or to cause to be provided, to Buyer
the services set forth in Exhibit A (“ Buyer
Transition Services ”) from and after the Effective Date
until the earlier of (a) six (6) months following the
Effective Date, or (b) Buyer’s written notice to Seller
advising Seller that the Buyer Transition Services, or any certain
component thereof, are no longer required by Buyer (the “
Buyer Transition Period ”). To the extent that a
Seller Shared Use Asset was not split or segregated by Closing
pursuant to Section 6.7(d) of the Asset Purchase Agreement,
Seller agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to allow Buyer
to continue to use such Seller Shared Use Asset during the Term (as
defined in Section 8.1 below), passing through to Buyer
any costs and any benefits directly related to Buyer’s use of
such Seller Shared Use Asset, and to continue to work in good faith
during the Term to split or segregate such Seller Shared Use Asset.
For the avoidance of doubt, Buyer shall have the right to terminate
one or more specific Buyer Transition Services prior to the date
that is six (6) months following the Effective Date, while
continuing other Buyer Transition Services.
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2.2. |
Provision of the Transition Services. |
Seller warrants that it will
perform the Buyer Transition Services in a professional and
workmanlike manner and, where applicable, Seller shall use
reasonable efforts to perform the Buyer Transition Service in
accordance with Seller’s past practices and standard
operating procedures prior to the Closing, provided ,
however , that Seller shall not be obligated to hire
additional employees or engage any outside contractors or external
resources to perform any requested Buyer Transition Service. If
Buyer requests Buyer Transition Services that would require Seller
to hire additional employees or engage any outside contractors or
external resources for performance of such services, Seller will
promptly notify Buyer and the Parties will discuss in good faith
terms under which Seller shall provide such Buyer Transition
Services, provided, that absent agreement otherwise by the Parties,
the requested services will not be provided. Seller’s
provision of the Buyer Transition Services during the Buyer
Transition Period shall not confer upon Seller, or imply or be
construed as vesting in Seller, any ownership or management rights
with respect to the Purchased Assets, and, subject to the Asset
Purchase Agreement as amended by that certain Letter Agreement
between the Parties with respect to certain Florida regulatory
matters, Buyer shall at all times after the Effective Time be the
owner of the Purchased Assets with all the rights of, and
responsibility for, the management and ownership of the Purchased
Assets and all activities ancillary or incident thereto.
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2.3. |
Compliance with Applicable Laws. |
Seller shall, and shall cause
its respective employees to, comply with all Applicable Laws in
connection with the provision of the Buyer Transition
Services.
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2.4. |
Audit and Inspection Rights. |
Seller shall keep complete,
accurate and detailed records in connection with this Agreement and
all matters associated with Seller’s rendering of Buyer
Transition Services. Such records shall be kept in sufficient
detail to permit independent audit of such records. Seller shall,
at Buyer’s request and expense, make such records available
upon reasonable notice during business hours for examination by
Buyer, its legal representatives, or its independent certified
public accountants or auditors as designated by Buyer and approved
by Seller, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
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2.5. |
Pre-Closing Transition Services. |
Buyer acknowledges that
Seller has provided considerable transition services during the
period between execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement and the
Closing (the “ Pre-Closing Transition Services
”). The Pre-Closing Transition Services have been provided at
the request of and subject to the direction and oversight of
Buyer.
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2.6. |
Use of Seller Office Space. |
Seller will provide office
space and administrative support, as reasonably requested by Buyer,
for Buyer personnel and outside consultants in connection with
Buyer’s clinical and regulatory transition activities
(including meetings between Seller personnel and Buyer
personnel).
ARTICLE 3
SELLER TRANSITION
ASSISTANCE
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3.1. |
Seller Transition Services. |
Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to provide, or to cause to be provided, to
Seller the services set forth in Exhibit B (“
Seller Transition Services ”) from and after the
Effective Date until the earlier of (a) six (6) months
following the Effective Date, or (b) Seller’s written
notice to Buyer advising Buyer that the Seller Transition Services,
or any certain component thereof, are no longer required by Seller
(the “ Seller Transition Period ”). To the
extent that a Buyer Shared Use Asset was not split or segregated by
Closing pursuant to Section 6.7(d) of the Asset Purchase
Agreement, Buyer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to
allow Seller to continue to use such Buyer Shared Use Asset during
the Term, passing through to Seller any costs and any benefits
directly related to Seller’s use of such Buyer Shared Use
Asset, and to continue to work in good faith during the Term to
split or segregate such Buyer Shared Use Asset. For the avoidance
of doubt, Seller shall have the right to terminate one or more
specific Seller Transition Services prior to the date that is six
(6) months following the Effective Date, while continuing
other Seller Transition Services.
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3.2. |
Provision of the Transition Services. |
Buyer warrants that it will
perform the Seller Transition Services in a professional and
workmanlike manner and, where applicable, Buyer shall use
reasonable efforts to perform the Seller Transition Services in
accordance with Seller’s past practices and standard
operating procedures prior to the Closing, provided ,
however , that Buyer shall not be obligated to hire
additional personnel or engage any outside contractors or external
resources to perform any requested Seller Transition Service. If
Seller requests Seller Transition Services that would require Buyer
to hire additional personnel or engage any outside contractors or
external resources for performance of such services, Buyer will
promptly notify Seller and, absent agreement otherwise by the
Parties, the requested services will not be provided. Buyer’s
provision of the Seller Transition Services during the Seller
Transition Period shall not confer upon Buyer, or imply or be
construed as vesting in Buyer, any ownership or management rights
with respect to the Excluded Assets, and Seller shall at all times
be the owner of the Excluded Assets with all the rights of, and
responsibility for, the management and ownership of the Excluded
Assets and all activities ancillary or incident thereto.
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3.3. |
Compliance with Applicable Laws. |
Buyer shall, and shall cause
its respective employees to, comply with all Applicable Laws in
connection with the provision of the Seller Transition
Services.
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3.4. |
Accounts Receivable. |
Buyer shall direct
Seller’s former employees or other accounting employees to
(i) invoice payors with respect to unbilled Accounts
Receivable in a manner and on a timetable consistent with
Seller’s operations prior to Closing, (ii) use
commercially reasonably efforts to collect Accounts Receivable for
the benefit of Seller in a manner consistent with Seller’s
practices as of the Effective Date, and (iii) prepare and
deliver to Seller periodic billing and collection reports
consistent with Seller’s practices as of the Effective Date.
All amounts collected by Buyer with respect to Accounts Receivable
of the Seller will be remitted to Seller no later than five
(5) Business Days after such amount was received by
Buyer.
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3.5. |
Audit and Inspection Rights. |
Buyer shall keep complete,
accurate and detailed records in connection with this Agreement and
all matters associated with Buyer’s rendering of Seller
Transition Services. Such records shall be kept in sufficient
detail to permit independent audit of such records. Buyer shall, at
Seller’s request and expense, make such records available
upon reasonable notice during business hours for examination by
Seller, its legal representatives, or its independent certified
public accountants or auditors as designated by Seller and approved
by Buyer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
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3.6. |
Use of Buyer Office Space; Audit and Compliance
Matters. |
Buyer will provide,
consistent with past Seller practices, reasonable office space and
reasonable administrative support on reasonable notice during
regular business hours at Buyer’s Boca Raton facility for
Seller’s outside audit team (currently
Ernst &
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Young), Seller’s outside
Sarbanes-Oxley consultant (currently AFS) and certain Seller
personnel in connection with the completion of the audit of
Seller’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2007, Seller’s compliance activities under
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“ Sarbanes-Oxley
”), and the preparation of financial statements and reports
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“
SEC ”) under the Securities Exch
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