UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017
OR 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______________ to _______________
Commission file number 001-34263
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
65-0403311
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
30831 Huntwood Avenue, Hayward, CA
 
94544
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
(510) 240-6000
 
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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There were  73,700,666 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of April 28, 2017 .




Impax Laboratories, Inc.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017
Table of Contents
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements.
- Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016
- Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
- Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
- Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
- Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures.
 
 
 
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.
Item 5.
Other Information.
Item 6.
Exhibits.
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.    Financial Statements.
IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited; In thousands, except share and per share data)

 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
    Cash and cash equivalents
$
157,252

 
$
180,133

    Accounts receivable, net
214,018

 
257,368

    Inventory, net
195,564

 
175,230

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets
27,043

 
18,410

Total current assets
593,877

 
631,141

 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
240,240

 
233,372

Intangible assets, net
557,874

 
620,466

Goodwill
207,329

 
207,329

Deferred income taxes, net
37,842

 
69,866

Other non-current assets
58,798

 
60,844

Total assets
$
1,695,960

 
$
1,823,018

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
    Accounts payable
$
73,350

 
$
58,952

    Accrued expenses
231,691

 
244,653

   Current portion of contingent consideration
18,538

 

   Current portion of long-term debt, net
17,813

 
17,719

Total current liabilities
341,392

 
321,324

 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, net
765,101

 
813,545

Other non-current liabilities
48,592

 
64,175

Total liabilities
1,155,085

 
1,199,044

 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 19 and 20)


 


 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized; No shares issued or outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 74,048,203 issued and 73,804,474 outstanding shares at March 31, 2017; 73,948,340 issued and 73,704,611 outstanding shares at December 31, 2016
740

 
739

Treasury stock at cost: 243,729 shares at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016
(2,157
)
 
(2,157
)
  Additional paid-in capital
543,083

 
535,056

 (Accumulated deficit) retained earnings
(1,590
)
 
98,192

  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
799

 
(7,856
)
    Total stockholders’ equity
540,875

 
623,974

    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,695,960

 
$
1,823,018


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

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IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited; In thousands, except share and per share data)

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues:
 
 
 
  Impax Generics, net
$
134,147

 
$
170,079

  Impax Specialty Pharma, net
50,256

 
55,429

Total revenues
184,403

 
225,508

Cost of revenues
120,232

 
122,918

Cost of revenues impairment charges
39,280

 

          Gross profit
24,891

 
102,590

 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative
47,055

 
44,298

Research and development
22,489

 
19,022

In-process research and development impairment charges
6,079

 

Patent litigation
1,072

 
1,319

Total operating expenses
76,695

 
64,639

(Loss) income from operations
(51,804
)
 
37,951

 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
Interest expense
(13,380
)
 
(8,331
)
Interest income
154

 
333

Reserve for Turing receivable
(317
)
 
(48,043
)
Loss on debt extinguishment
(1,215
)
 

Other, net
(968
)
 
596

Loss before income taxes
(67,530
)
 
(17,494
)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
30,901

 
(7,086
)
        Net loss
$
(98,431
)
 
$
(10,408
)
 
 
 
 
Net loss per common share:
 
 
 
Basic
$
(1.37
)
 
$
(0.15
)
Diluted
$
(1.37
)
 
$
(0.15
)
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
Basic
71,594,472

 
70,665,394

Diluted
71,594,472

 
70,665,394


 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

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IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited; In thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Net loss
$
(98,431
)
 
$
(10,408
)
Other comprehensive loss component:
 
 
 
  Currency translation adjustment
8,655

 
3,043

  Comprehensive loss
$
(89,776
)
 
$
(7,365
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

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IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited; In thousands)
  
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(98,431
)
 
$
(10,408
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
25,751

 
15,720

Non-cash interest expense
6,312

 
5,305

Share-based compensation expense
6,957

 
7,278

Deferred income taxes, net and uncertain tax positions
32,195

 
(12,078
)
Intangible asset impairment charges
45,359

 

Reserve for Turing receivable
317

 
48,043

Loss on debt extinguishment
1,215

 

Other
(562
)
 

Changes in certain assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
43,033

 
61,960

Inventory
(19,153
)
 
(13,243
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(6,525
)
 
(1,572
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
806

 
(23,835
)
Other liabilities
2,531

 
1,735

Net cash provided by operating activities
39,805

 
78,905

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(8,679
)
 
(10,882
)
Payments for licensing agreements

 
(3,500
)
Proceeds from cash surrender value of life insurance policy
529

 

     Net cash used in investing activities
(8,150
)
 
(14,382
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Repayment of term loan
(55,000
)
 

Payment of deferred financing fees
(818
)
 

Payment of withholding taxes related to restricted stock awards
(448
)
 
(1,003
)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and ESPP
170

 
7,662

     Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(56,096
)
 
6,659

 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
1,560

 
645

 
 
 
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(22,881
)
 
71,827

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
180,133

 
340,351

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
157,252

 
$
412,178

 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
3,871

 
$
7

Cash paid for income taxes
3,500

 
2,475


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

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IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Impax Laboratories, Inc. (“Impax” or the “Company”) is a specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing, manufacturing, marketing and distributing generic and branded pharmaceutical products. The Company has two reportable segments, referred to as “Impax Generics” and “Impax Specialty Pharma.” The Impax Generics division focuses on a broad range of therapeutic areas, including products having technically challenging drug-delivery mechanisms or unique product formulations. In addition to developing solid oral dosage products, the Impax Generics division’s portfolio includes alternative dosage form products, primarily through alliance and collaboration agreements with third parties. The Company’s Impax Specialty Pharma division is focused on the development and promotion, through the Company’s specialty sales force, of proprietary branded pharmaceutical products for the treatment of central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders and other select specialty segments.
Operating and Reporting Structure
The Company currently operates in two divisions: the Impax Generics division and the Impax Specialty Pharma division. The Impax Generics division includes the Company’s legacy Global Pharmaceuticals business as well as the acquired businesses of CorePharma, LLC ("CorePharma") and Lineage Therapeutics, Inc. ("Lineage") from the Company's acquisition of Tower Holdings, Inc. ("Tower") and its subsidiaries on March 9, 2015 (the "Tower Acquisition"). The Impax Specialty Pharma division includes the legacy Impax Pharmaceuticals business as well as the acquired business of Amedra Pharmaceuticals, LLC ("Amedra") from the Tower Acquisition.
Impax Generics develops, manufactures, sells, and distributes generic pharmaceutical products primarily through the following four sales channels: the “Impax Generics” sales channel, for generic pharmaceutical prescription products the Company sells directly to wholesalers, large retail drug chains, and others; the “Private Label” sales channel, for generic pharmaceutical over-the-counter (“OTC”) and prescription products the Company sells to unrelated third-party customers who, in turn, sell the product to third parties under their own label; the “Rx Partner” sales channel, for generic prescription products sold through unrelated third-party pharmaceutical entities under their own label pursuant to alliance agreements; and the “OTC Partner” sales channel, for generic pharmaceutical OTC products sold through unrelated third-party pharmaceutical entities under their own labels pursuant to alliance and supply agreements. Revenues from the “Impax Generics” sales channel and the “Private Label” sales channel are reported under the caption “Impax Generics sales, net” in “Note 22. Supplementary Financial Information.” Revenues from the “OTC Partner” sales channel are reported under the caption “Other Revenues” in “Note 22. Supplementary Financial Information.”
Impax Specialty Pharma is engaged in the development, sale and distribution of proprietary brand pharmaceutical products that the Company believes represent improvements to already-approved pharmaceutical products addressing CNS disorders and other select specialty segments. Impax Specialty Pharma currently has one internally developed branded pharmaceutical product, Rytary® (IPX066), an extended release oral capsule formulation of carbidopa-levodopa for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, post-encephalitic parkinsonism, and parkinsonism that may follow carbon monoxide intoxication and/or manganese intoxication, which was approved by the FDA on January 7, 2015 and which the Company began marketing in the United States in April 2015. The Company received marketing authorization from the European Commission for Numient® (the brand name of IPX066 outside of the United States) during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015. In addition to Rytary®, Impax Specialty Pharma is also currently engaged in the sale and distribution of four other branded products; the more significant include Zomig® (zolmitriptan) products, indicated for the treatment of migraine headaches, under the terms of a Distribution, License, Development and Supply Agreement with AstraZeneca UK Limited (“AstraZeneca”) in the United States and in certain U.S. territories (the "AZ Agreement"), and Emverm® (mebendazole) 100 mg chewable tablets, indicated for the treatment of pinworm, whipworm, common roundworm, common hookworm, and American hookworm in single or mixed infections. Revenues from Impax-labeled branded products are reported under the caption “Impax Specialty Pharma sales, net” in “Note 22. Supplementary Financial Information.” Impax Specialty Pharma also has a number of product candidates that are in varying stages of development. See “Note 21. Segment Information,” for financial information about our segments for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 .

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Operating Locations
    
The Company owns and/or leases facilities in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Taiwan, Republic of China (“R.O.C.”). In California, the Company utilizes a combination of owned and leased facilities mainly located in Hayward. The Company’s primary properties in California consist of a leased office building used as the Company’s corporate headquarters, in addition to five properties it owns, including a research and development center facility and a manufacturing facility. Additionally, the Company leases two facilities in Hayward, utilized for additional research and development, equipment storage and quality assurance support. In Pennsylvania, the Company leases office space for sales and marketing, finance, and administrative personnel in Fort Washington. In New Jersey, the Company leases manufacturing, packaging, research and development and warehousing facilities in Middlesex and office space in Bridgewater. Outside the United States, in Taiwan, R.O.C., the Company owns a manufacturing facility.

Management Changes

On March 27, 2017, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had appointed Paul M. Bisaro as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company, effective as of March 27, 2017. Mr. Bisaro succeeded J. Kevin Buchi, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, who served as the Company's Interim President and Chief Executive Officer since December 19, 2016 following G. Frederick Wilkinson's separation from the Company as described below. Mr. Buchi currently remains a member of the Company's Board of Directors. In connection with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Bisaro and the Company entered into an Employment Agreement dated March 24, 2017 (the “Employment Agreement”). The initial term of the Employment Agreement expires on March 27, 2019, unless further extended or earlier terminated, and automatically renews for single one -year periods unless either party provides a written notice of non-renewal at least 90 days prior to the end of the applicable term or unless it is terminated earlier.

On December 20, 2016, the Company announced that G. Frederick Wilkinson and the Company had mutually agreed that Mr. Wilkinson would separate from his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer and resign as a member of its Board of Directors, effective December 19, 2016. In connection with his separation from the Company, Mr. Wilkinson and the Company entered into a General Release and Waiver dated as of December 19, 2016 (the “General Release and Waiver”). Pursuant to the General Release and Waiver, the Company provided Mr. Wilkinson with certain termination benefits and payments. The Company recorded $5.4 million in costs associated with Mr. Wilkinson’s separation in the year ended December 31, 2016, comprised of $4.9 million of separation pay and benefits and $0.5 million of expense related to the accelerated vesting of certain of Mr. Wilkinson’s outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards pursuant to the terms of the General Release and Waiver.

2. BUSINESS ACQUISITION
Teva Transaction

On August 3, 2016, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of (A) certain assets related to (i) 15 then currently marketed generic pharmaceutical products, (ii) one then approved generic product and two then tentatively approved strengths of a then currently marketed product, which at the time of the closing had not yet launched, (iii) one pipeline generic product and one pipeline strength of a then currently marketed product, which at the time of the closing were pending approval by the FDA and (iv) one generic product then under development, and (B) the return to the Company of its full commercial rights to its pending ANDA for the generic equivalent to Concerta® (methylphenidate hydrochloride), a product the Company previously partnered with Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“Teva USA”) (collectively, the products and pipeline products and the assets related thereto in (A) and (B), the “Acquired Product Lines” and the transactions related thereto the “Teva Transaction”), pursuant to (x) an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2016, as amended on June 30, 2016, with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Teva”), acting directly or through its affiliates (the “Teva APA”), (y) an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2016, as amended on June 30, 2016, with affiliates of Allergan plc (“Allergan”), (the “Allergan APA” and collectively with the Teva APA, the "APAs"), and (z) a Termination Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2016, between the Company and Teva USA, terminating each party’s rights and obligations with respect to methylphenidate hydrochloride under the Strategic Alliance Agreement, dated June 27, 2001, as amended between the Company and Teva USA. The aggregate purchase price for the Acquired Product Lines pursuant to the terms of the Teva APA and the Allergan APA, including the upfront payment to Teva in accordance with the Termination Agreement, was $585.8 million in cash at closing. The Company is also obligated to make future payments to Teva of up to $40.0 million under the terms of the Termination Agreement, payable upon the achievement of specified commercialization events related to methylphenidate hydrochloride. The Teva Transaction was part of the divestiture process mandated by the Federal Trade Commission in connection with the acquisition by Teva of the U.S. generics business of Allergan.

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The Company financed the Teva Transaction utilizing cash on hand and $400.0 million , the full amount of borrowing available, from its Term Loan Facility with Royal Bank of Canada, as discussed in "Note 12. Debt." To date, the Company has incurred total acquisition-related costs of $3.8 million for the Teva Transaction, largely during the second and third quarters of 2016, and of which minimal amounts were incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 .

The acquisition of the foregoing currently marketed and pipeline products fits with the Company’s strategic priorities of maximizing its Generics Division’s platform and optimizing research and development opportunities. Through the Teva Transaction, the Company expects to expand its portfolio of difficult-to-manufacture or limited-competition products and maximize utilization of its existing manufacturing facilities in Hayward, California and Taiwan.

As part of the closing of the Teva Transaction, the Company, Teva and Allergan agreed to certain transition related services pursuant to which the Company agreed to manage the payment process for certain commercial chargebacks and rebates on behalf of Teva and Allergan related to products each of Teva and Allergan sold into the channel prior to the closing date. On August 18, 2016, the Company received a payment totaling $42.4 million from Teva and Allergan, which represented their combined estimate of the amount of commercial chargebacks and rebates to be paid by the Company on their behalf to wholesalers who purchased products from Teva and Allergan prior to the closing. Pursuant to the agreed upon transition services, Teva and Allergan are obligated to reimburse the Company for additional payments related to chargebacks and rebates made on their behalf in excess of the $42.4 million . If the total payments made by the Company on behalf of Teva and Allergan are less than $42.4 million , the Company is obligated to refund the difference to Teva and/or Allergan. As of March 31, 2017 , the Company had paid $29.1 million on behalf of Teva and Allergan related to chargebacks and rebates as described above and $13.3 million remained in accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheet.

Purchase Accounting and Consideration

Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 805, Business Combinations ("ASC 805") defines a business as consisting of inputs and processes applied to those inputs that have the ability to create outputs. The Company has determined that the Acquired Product Lines meet the definition of a business and, accordingly, has accounted for the Teva Transaction as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting.
    
The following is an estimate of the purchase price for the Teva Transaction as of the closing date of August 3, 2016 (in thousands):

 
Estimated Fair Value
Purchase price per the APAs
$
575,800

Upfront payment pursuant to Termination Agreement
10,000

     Total cash consideration
585,800

Fair value of contingent consideration pursuant to Termination Agreement (1)
30,100

     Total consideration transferred
$
615,900


(1) The contingent consideration arrangement pursuant to the Termination Agreement potentially requires the Company to pay up to $40.0 million of additional consideration to Teva upon the achievement of specified commercialization events related to methylphenidate hydrochloride. The $30.1 million fair value of the potential contingent consideration payments recognized on the acquisition date was estimated by applying a probability-weighted expected return methodology.

Recognition and Measurement of Assets Acquired at Fair Value

The Company has allocated the purchase price for the Teva Transaction based upon the estimated fair value of the assets acquired at the date of acquisition.

    

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The following is an estimate of the fair value of the intangible and tangible assets acquired in connection with the Teva Transaction on the closing date of August 3, 2016 (in thousands):

 
Estimated Fair Value
Intangible assets
$
613,032

Inventory - raw materials
2,868

     Total assets acquired
$
615,900


Intangible Assets

The following identifies the Company’s allocations of purchase price to intangible assets, including the weighted-average amortization period, in total and by major intangible asset class as of the closing date (in thousands):

 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Weighted-Average Estimated Useful Life
Marketed product rights
$
455,529

 
19 years
Acquired IPR&D product rights (1)
157,503

 
n/a
     Total intangible assets
$
613,032

 
 

(1) "IPR&D" refers to the Company's in-process research and development product rights. Pursuant to the Termination Agreement, Teva returned to the Company its full commercial rights to its pending ANDA for the generic equivalent to Concerta ® (methylphenidate hydrochloride), a product the Company previously partnered with Teva USA under a Strategic Alliance Agreement dated June 27, 2001, as amended. As a result, the Company recognized an intangible asset of $78.9 million related to the reacquired IPR&D. The Company engaged a third-party valuation specialist to measure the value of the reacquired product right using a discounted cash flow analysis. The asset was determined to be indefinite-lived based on the market participant methodology prescribed in ASC 805.

The estimated fair value of the in-process research and development and identifiable intangible assets was determined using the “income approach,” which is a valuation technique that provides an estimate of the fair value of an asset based on market participant expectations of the cash flows an asset would generate over its remaining useful life. The assumptions, including the expected projected cash flows, utilized in the purchase price allocation and in determining the purchase price were based on management's best estimates as of the closing date of the Teva Transaction on August 3, 2016. Some of the more significant assumptions inherent in the development of those asset valuations include the estimated net cash flows for each year for each asset or product (including net revenues, cost of sales, research and development costs, selling and marketing costs and working capital / contributory asset charges), the appropriate discount rate to select in order to measure the risk inherent in each future cash flow stream, the assessment of each asset’s life cycle, the potential regulatory and commercial success risks, competitive trends impacting the asset and each cash flow stream, as well as other factors. The discount rate used to arrive at the present value at the closing date of the intangible assets was 6.7% . No assurances can be given that the underlying assumptions used to prepare the discounted cash flow analysis will not change. For these and other reasons, actual results may vary significantly from estimated results. During the third and fourth quarters of 2016, the Company recognized impairment charges totaling $308.4 million related to the intangible assets from the Teva Transaction. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company recognized impairment charges of $41.8 million related to the intangible assets from the Teva Transaction as described in "Note 10. Intangible Assets and Goodwill" below.

Unaudited Pro Forma Results of Operations

The unaudited pro forma combined results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 (assuming the closing of the Teva Transaction occurred on January 1, 2015) are as follows (in thousands):

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Total revenues
 
$
269,721

Net income
 
1,053


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The pro forma adjustments reflected herein include only those adjustments that are directly attributable to the Teva Transaction, factually supportable and expected to have a continuing impact on the Company. The pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations had the closing of the Teva Transaction taken place on January 1, 2015. Furthermore, the pro forma results do not purport to project the future results of operations of the Company.

The unaudited pro forma information reflects primarily the following adjustments:

Adjustments to amortization expense related to identifiable intangible assets acquired;
Adjustments to interest expense to reflect the Company's Term Loan Facility (described in “Note 12. Debt”); and
Adjustments to selling, general and administrative expense related to transaction costs directly attributable to the transaction including the elimination of minimal amounts in the pro forma results for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

All of the items above were adjusted for the applicable tax impact.

3. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared from the books and records of the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which permit reduced disclosures for interim periods. All adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the accompanying balance sheets and statements of operations, comprehensive loss, and cash flows have been made. Although these interim consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required for complete annual financial statements, management believes the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Unaudited interim results of operations and cash flows are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. Unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and footnotes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 , as filed with the SEC, wherein a more complete discussion of significant accounting policies and certain other information can be found.
Principles of Consolidation
The Company's unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the operating parent company, Impax Laboratories, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiaries, including Impax Laboratories USA, LLC, Impax Laboratories (Taiwan), Inc., ThoRx Laboratories, Inc., Impax International Holdings, Inc., Impax Holdings, LLC, Impax Laboratories (Netherlands) C.V., Impax Laboratories (Netherlands) B.V., Impax Laboratories Ireland Limited, Lineage and Tower, including operating subsidiaries CorePharma, Amedra Pharmaceuticals, Mountain LLC and Trail Services, Inc., in addition to an equity investment in Prohealth Biotech (Taiwan), Inc. (“Prohealth”), in which the Company held a 57.54% majority ownership interest at March 31, 2017 . All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Foreign Currency Translation
The Company translates the assets and liabilities of the Taiwan dollar functional currency of its majority-owned affiliate Prohealth and its wholly-owned subsidiary Impax Laboratories (Taiwan), Inc. into the U.S. dollar reporting currency using exchange rates in effect at the end of each reporting period. The revenues and expenses of these entities are translated using an average of the rates in effect during the reporting period. Gains and losses from these translations are recorded as currency translation adjustments included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.

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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") requires the use of estimates and assumptions, based on complex judgments considered reasonable, which affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant judgments are employed in estimates used in determining values of tangible and intangible assets, contingent consideration, legal contingencies, tax assets and tax liabilities, fair value of share-based compensation related to equity incentive awards issued to employees and directors, and estimates used in applying the Company’s revenue recognition policy, including those related to accrued chargebacks, rebates, product returns, Medicare, Medicaid, and other government rebate programs, shelf-stock adjustments, and the timing and amount of deferred and recognized revenue and deferred and amortized product manufacturing costs related to alliance and collaboration agreements. Actual results may differ from estimated results.
Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

4. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company's complete Summary of Significant Accounting Policies can be found in "Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules - Note 4. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 , as filed with the SEC. Certain significant accounting policies have been repeated below.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when the earnings process is complete, which under SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Topic No. 13, “Revenue Recognition” (“SAB 104”), is when revenue is realized or realizable and earned, there is persuasive evidence a revenue arrangement exists, delivery of goods or services has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.

The Company accounts for material revenue arrangements which contain multiple deliverables in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 605-25, Revenue Recognition - Multiple-Element Arrangements ("ASC 605-25"), which addresses the determination of whether an arrangement involving multiple deliverables contains more than one unit of accounting. A delivered item within an arrangement is considered a separate unit of accounting only if both of the following criteria are met:

the delivered item has value to the customer on a stand-alone basis; and

if the arrangement includes a general right of return relative to the delivered item, delivery or performance of the undelivered item is considered probable and substantially in the control of the vendor.

Under ASC 605-25, if both of the criteria above are not met, then separate accounting for the individual deliverables is not appropriate. Revenue recognition for arrangements with multiple deliverables constituting a single unit of accounting is recognized generally over the greater of the term of the arrangement or the expected period of performance, either on a straight-line basis or on a modified proportional performance method.

The Company accounts for milestones related to research and development activities in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 605-28, Revenue Recognition - Milestone Method ("ASC 605-28"). ASC Topic 605-28 allows for the recognition of consideration, which is contingent on the achievement of a substantive milestone, in its entirety in the period the milestone is achieved. A milestone is considered to be substantive if all of the following criteria are met:

the milestone is commensurate with either (1) the performance required to achieve the milestone or (2) the enhancement of the value of the delivered items resulting from the performance required to achieve the milestone;

the milestone relates solely to past performance; and

the milestone payment is reasonable relative to all of the deliverables and payment terms within the agreement.


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Impax Generics revenues, net and Impax Specialty Pharma revenues, net

The Impax Generics revenues, net and Impax Specialty Pharma revenues, net include revenue recognized related to shipments of generic and branded pharmaceutical products to the Company’s customers, primarily drug wholesalers and retail chains. Gross sales revenue is recognized at the time title and risk of loss passes to the customer, which is generally when product is received by the customer. Net revenues may include deductions from the gross sales price related to estimates for chargebacks, rebates and administrative fees, distribution service fees, returns, shelf-stock adjustments, and other pricing adjustments. The Company records an estimate for these deductions in the same period when revenue is recognized. A description of each of these gross-to-net deductions follows.

Chargebacks

The Company has agreements establishing contract prices for certain products with certain indirect customers, such as retail pharmacy chains, group purchasing organizations, managed care organizations, hospitals and government agencies who purchase products from drug wholesalers. The contract prices are lower than the prices the customer would otherwise pay to the wholesaler, and the price difference is referred to as a chargeback, which generally takes the form of a credit memo issued by the Company to reduce the invoiced gross selling price charged to the wholesaler. An estimated accrued provision for chargeback deductions is recognized at the time of product shipment. The primary factors considered when estimating the provision for chargebacks are the average historical chargeback credits given, the mix of products shipped, and the amount of inventory on hand at the major drug wholesalers with whom the Company does business. The Company also monitors actual chargebacks granted and compares them to the estimated provision for chargebacks to assess the reasonableness of the chargeback reserve at each quarterly balance sheet date.

Rebates and Administrative Fees

The Company maintains various rebate and administrative fee programs with its customers in an effort to maintain a competitive position in the marketplace and to promote sales and customer loyalty. The rebates generally take the form of a credit memo to reduce the invoiced gross selling price charged to a customer for products shipped. An estimated accrued provision for rebate deductions is recognized at the time of product shipment. The primary factors the Company considers when estimating the provision for rebates are the average historical experience of aggregate credits issued, the mix of products shipped and the historical relationship of rebates as a percentage of total gross product sales, the contract terms and conditions of the various rebate programs in effect at the time of shipment, and the amount of inventory on hand at the major drug wholesalers with whom the Company does business. The Company also monitors actual rebates granted and compares them to the estimated provision for rebates to assess the reasonableness of the rebate reserve at each quarterly balance sheet date.

Distribution Service Fees

The Company pays distribution service fees to several of its wholesaler customers related to sales of its Impax Products. The wholesalers are generally obligated to provide the Company with periodic outbound sales information as well as inventory levels of the Company’s Impax Products held in their warehouses. Additionally, the wholesalers have agreed to manage the variability of their purchases and inventory levels within specified days on hand limits. An accrued provision for distribution service fees is recognized at the time products are shipped to wholesalers.

Returns

The Company allows its customers to return product if approved by authorized personnel in writing or by telephone with the lot number and expiration date accompanying any request and if such products are returned within six months prior to or until twelve months following, the product’s expiration date. The Company estimates and recognizes an accrued provision for product returns as a percentage of gross sales based upon historical experience. The product return reserve is estimated using a historical lag period, which is the time between when the product is sold and when it is ultimately returned, and estimated return rates which may be adjusted based on various assumptions including: changes to internal policies and procedures, business practices, commercial terms with customers, and the competitive position of each product; the amount of inventory in the wholesale and retail supply chain; the introduction of new products; and changes in market sales information. The Company also considers other factors, including significant market changes which may impact future expected returns and actual product returns. The Company monitors actual returns on a quarterly basis and may record specific provisions for returns it believes are not covered by historical percentages.

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Shelf-Stock Adjustments

Based upon competitive market conditions, the Company may reduce the selling price of certain Impax Generics division products. The Company may issue a credit against the sales amount to a customer based upon their remaining inventory of the product in question, provided the customer agrees to continue to make future purchases of product from the Company. This type of customer credit is referred to as a shelf-stock adjustment, which is the difference between the initial sales price and the revised lower sales price, multiplied by an estimate of the number of product units on hand at a given date. Decreases in selling prices are discretionary decisions made by the Company in response to market conditions, including estimated launch dates of competing products and declines in market price. The Company records an estimate for shelf-stock adjustments in the period it agrees to grant such a credit memo to a customer.

Cash Discounts

The Company offers cash discounts to its customers, generally 2% to 3% of the gross selling price, as an incentive for paying within invoice terms, which generally range from 30 to 90 days. An estimate of cash discounts is recorded in the same period when revenue is recognized.

Medicaid and Other U.S. Government Pricing Programs

As required by law, the Company provides a rebate on drugs dispensed under the Medicaid program, Medicare Part D, TRICARE, and other U.S. government pricing programs. The Company determines its estimated government rebate accrual primarily based on historical experience of claims submitted by the various states and other jurisdictions and any new information regarding changes in the various programs which may impact the Company’s estimate of government rebates. In determining the appropriate accrual amount, the Company considers historical payment rates and processing lag for outstanding claims and payments. The Company records estimates for government rebates as a deduction from gross sales, with a corresponding adjustment to accrued liabilities.

Rx Partner and OTC Partner

The Rx Partner and OTC Partner contracts include revenue recognized under alliance and collaboration agreements between the Company and unrelated third-party pharmaceutical companies. The Company has entered into these alliance agreements to develop marketing and/or distribution relationships with its partners to fully leverage its technology platform.

The Rx Partners and OTC Partners alliance agreements obligate the Company to deliver multiple goods and/or services over extended periods. Such deliverables include manufactured pharmaceutical products, exclusive and semi-exclusive marketing rights, distribution licenses, and research and development services. In exchange for these deliverables the Company receives payments from its agreement partners for product shipments and research and development services, and may also receive other payments including royalties, profit sharing payments, and upfront and periodic milestone payments. Revenue received from the alliance agreement partners for product shipments under these agreements is not subject to deductions for chargebacks, rebates, product returns, and other pricing adjustments. Royalty and profit sharing amounts the Company receives under these agreements are calculated by the respective agreement partner, with such royalty and profit share amounts generally based upon estimates of net product sales or gross profit which include estimates of deductions for chargebacks, rebates, product returns, and other adjustments the alliance agreement partners may negotiate with their respective customers. The Company records the agreement partner's adjustments to such estimated amounts in the period the agreement partner reports the amounts to the Company.

The Company applies the updated guidance of ASC 605-25 to the Strategic Alliance Agreement, as amended, with Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., an affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (the “Teva Agreement”). The Company looks to the underlying delivery of goods and/or services which give rise to the payment of consideration under the Teva Agreement to determine the appropriate revenue recognition. The Company initially defers consideration received as a result of research and development-related activities performed under the Teva Agreement. The Company recognizes deferred revenue on a straight-line basis over the expected period of performance for such services. Consideration received as a result of the manufacture and delivery of products under the Teva Agreement is recognized at the time title and risk of loss passes to the customer, which is generally when product is received by Teva. The Company recognizes profit share revenue in the period earned.


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OTC Partner revenue is related to agreements with Pfizer, Inc., formerly Wyeth LLC (“Pfizer”) and L. Perrigo Company (“Perrigo”) with respect to the supply of the Company's over-the-counter pharmaceutical product Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine Sulfate 5 mg/129 mg 12-hour Extended Release Tablets (the "D12 Product"). The OTC Partner sales channel is no longer a core area of the business, and the over-the-counter pharmaceutical products the Company sells through this sales channel are older products which are now only sold to Pfizer and Perrigo. The Company is currently only required to manufacture the over-the-counter pharmaceutical products under its agreements with Pfizer and Perrigo. The Company recognizes profit share revenue in the period earned. During the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Company sold the ANDAs for both the D12 Product and the Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine Sulfate 10 mg/240 mg 24-hour Extended Release Tablets, in addition to other specified assets, to Perrigo pursuant to an asset purchase agreement with Perrigo dated as of March 31, 2016 (the "Perrigo APA"). Under the terms of the Perrigo APA, the Company will also continue to supply the D-12 Product to Pfizer and Perrigo until the date that is the earliest of (i) the date Perrigo’s manufacturing facility is approved to manufacture the D-12 Product and (ii) December 31, 2017 (the "Supply End Date"). On the Supply End Date, the Company will assign and transfer its supply agreement with Pfizer in its entirety to Perrigo in accordance with the Perrigo APA.

Research Partner

The Research Partner contract revenue results from development agreements the Company enters into with unrelated third-party pharmaceutical companies. The development agreements generally obligate the Company to provide research and development services over multiple periods. In exchange for this service, the Company generally receives upfront payments upon signing of each development agreement and is eligible to receive contingent milestone payments, payment of which is based upon the achievement of contractually specified events. Additionally, the Company may also receive royalty payments from the sale, if any, of a successfully developed and commercialized product under one of these development agreements. The Company recognizes revenue received from the achievement of contingent research and development milestones in the period such payment is earned. Royalty revenue, if any, will be recognized as current period revenue when earned.

5. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS  
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, “ Revenue from Contracts with Customers ” (Topic 606), regarding the accounting for and disclosures of revenue recognition, with an effective date for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. This update provides a single comprehensive model for accounting for revenue from contracts with customers. The model requires that revenue recognized reflect the actual consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for the goods or services defined in the contract, including in situations with multiple performance obligations. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, “ Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date ,” which deferred the effective date of the previously issued revenue recognition guidance by one year. The guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. In April 2016 and May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, " Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing " and ASU 2016-12, " Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients ," respectively. Both of these updates provide improvements and clarification to the previously issued revenue recognition guidance. The new standard can be adopted using one of two methods: the full retrospective method, which requires the standard to be applied to each prior period presented, or the modified retrospective method, which requires the cumulative effect of adoption to be recognized as an adjustment to opening retained earnings in the period of adoption. The Company currently expects to adopt the new revenue recognition standard in 2018 using the modified retrospective method. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adoption will have on its consolidated financial statements. The majority of the Company's revenue relates to the sale of finished products to various customers, and though the Company is still evaluating the impact of this standard, management does not currently believe that the adoption will have a material impact on these transactions. The Company is continuing to evaluate the impact on certain less significant transactions involving third-party collaborations and other arrangements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): “ Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory ,” with guidance regarding the accounting for and measurement of inventory. The update requires that inventory measured using first-in, first-out ("FIFO") shall be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. When there is evidence that the net realizable value of inventory is lower than its cost, the difference shall be recognized as a loss in earnings in the period in which it occurs. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company adopted this guidance during the first quarter of 2017, and it did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

    

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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), with guidance regarding the accounting for and disclosure of leases. The update requires lessees to recognize all leases, including operating leases, with a term greater than 12 months on the balance sheet. This update also requires lessees and lessors to disclose key information about their leasing transactions. The guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company expects the implementation of this standard to have an impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures as its aggregate future minimum lease payments were $30.2 million as of December 31, 2016 under its current portfolio of non-cancelable leases for land, office space, and manufacturing, warehouse and research and development facilities with various expiration dates between April 2017 and December 2027. The Company anticipates recognition of additional assets and corresponding liabilities related to these leases on its consolidated balance sheet.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-06, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): " Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments ," with guidance regarding the accounting for embedded derivatives related to debt contracts. The update clarifies that determining whether the economic characteristics of a put or call are clearly and closely related to its debt host requires only an assessment of the four-step decision sequence outlined in FASB ASC paragraph 815-15-25-24. The update also indicates that entities are not required to separately assess whether the contingency itself is clearly and closely related. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company adopted this guidance during the first quarter of 2017, and it did not have an effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): " Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting ," with guidance regarding the simplification of accounting for share-based payment award transactions. The update changes the accounting for such areas as the accounting and cash flow classification for excess tax benefits and deficiencies; forfeitures; and tax withholding requirements and cash flow classification. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company adopted the new guidance effective January 1, 2017 and elected to eliminate the use of a forfeiture rate estimate in the determination of share-based compensation expense for restricted stock awards using the modified retrospective transition method, which resulted in a $1.4 million charge to opening retained earnings for 2017. In addition, the Company is now presenting the cash paid for tax withholdings on stock options exercised and restricted stock awards vested retrospectively in cash flows from financing activities as opposed to the historical presentation in cash flows from operating activities. Excess tax benefits or deficiencies, historically recorded to additional paid-in capital, are recorded to income tax expense as they occur on a prospective basis.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): " Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, " with guidance intended to reduce the diversity in practice regarding how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified within the statement of cash flows. The update addresses eight specific cash flow issues including debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, the settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies (COLIs) (including bank-owned life insurance policies (BOLIs)), distributions received from equity method investees, beneficial interests in securitization transactions, and separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. The guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU-2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): " Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory, " with guidance intended to more faithfully represent the economics of intra-entity asset transfers. The update clarifies that entities must recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity asset transfers, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. The guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU-2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): " Clarifying the Definition of a Business, " with guidance intended to assist entities in evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of businesses. The update provides a screen to determine whether an integrated set of assets and activities constitute a business. If the screen is not met, it (1) requires that to be considered a business, a set must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output and (2) removes the evaluation of whether a market participant could replace the missing elements. The guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and should be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements.

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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-03, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (Topic 250) and Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), which add to and amend SEC paragraphs pursuant to the SEC Staff Announcements at the September 22, 2016 and November 17, 2016 Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) meetings. The guidance provides additional disclosure requirements regarding the impact of recently issued accounting standards on the financial statements of a registrant when such standards are adopted in a future period. The Company adopted this guidance during the first quarter of 2017, and it did not have an effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU-2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): " Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, " which removes the second step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. In order to reduce the cost and complexity of testing goodwill for impairment, entities are now only required to perform a one-step quantitative impairment test and to record the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The new guidance does not amend the optional qualitative assessment of a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. Entities should apply the guidance on a prospective basis and disclose the nature of and reason for the change in accounting principle upon transition. The guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The Company adopted this guidance as of the first quarter of 2017, and it did not have an effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-05, Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20), which provides clarification regarding the scope of the asset derecognition guidance and accounting for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. The update defines an in substance nonfinancial asset and clarifies that an entity should identify each distinct nonfinancial asset or in substance nonfinancial asset promised to a counterparty and derecognize each asset when a counterparty obtains control of it. All businesses and nonprofit activities within the scope of Subtopic 610-20 are excluded from the amendments in this update. This guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and is required to be applied at the same time as ASU 2014-09 (described above) is applied. The guidance can be applied using one of two methods: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized against retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements.

6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  

The carrying values of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, and accounts payable in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets approximated their fair values as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 due to their short-term nature.     

Certain of the Company’s financial instruments are measured at fair value using a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows: 

Level 1 - Inputs are quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2 - Inputs are quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; or model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 - Inputs are unobservable and reflect the Company's own assumptions, based on the best information available, including the Company's own data.


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The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are indicated below (in thousands): 

 
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement Based on
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred Compensation Plan asset (1)
$
35,257

 
$
35,257

 
$

 
$
35,257

 
$

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term Loan Facility due August 2021, current portion (2)
$
20,000

 
$
20,000

 
$

 
$
20,000

 
$

Term Loan Facility due August 2021, long-term portion (2)
$
320,000

 
$
320,000

 
$

 
$
320,000

 
$

2% Convertible Senior Notes due June 2022  (3)
$
600,000

 
$
493,500

 
$
493,500

 
$

 
$

Deferred Compensation Plan liabilities (1)
$
31,113

 
$
31,113

 
$

 
$
31,113

 
$

Contingent consideration, current portion (4)
$
18,538

 
$
18,538

 
$

 
$

 
$
18,538

Contingent consideration, long-term portion (4)
$
12,791

 
$
12,791

 
$

 
$

 
$
12,791


 
As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement Based on
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred Compensation Plan asset (1)
$
37,382

 
$
37,382

 
$

 
$
37,382

 
$

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term Loan Facility due August 2021, current portion (2)
$
20,000

 
$
20,000

 
$

 
$
20,000

 
$

Term Loan Facility due August 2021, long-term portion (2)
$
375,000

 
$
375,000

 
$

 
$
375,000

 
$

2% Convertible Senior Notes due June 2022  (3)
$
600,000

 
$
469,800

 
$
469,800

 
$

 
$

Deferred Compensation Plan liabilities (1)
$
28,582

 
$
28,582

 
$

 
$
28,582

 
$

Contingent consideration, long-term portion (4)
$
31,048

 
$
31,048

 
$

 
$

 
$
31,048


(1)
The Deferred Compensation Plan liabilities are non-current liabilities recorded at the value of the amount owed to the plan participants, with changes in value recognized as compensation expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The calculation of the Deferred Compensation Plan obligation is derived from observable market data by reference to hypothetical investments selected by the participants and is included in the line items captioned “Other non-current liabilities” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company invests participant contributions in corporate-owned life insurance (“COLI”) policies, for which the cash surrender value is included in the line item captioned “Other non-current assets” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

(2)
The difference between the amount shown as the carrying value in the above tables and the amount shown on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 represents the unaccreted discount related to deferred debt issuance costs.


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(3)
The difference between the amount shown as the carrying value in the above tables and the amount shown on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 represents the unaccreted discounts related to deferred debt issuance costs and bifurcation of the conversion feature of the notes.

(4)
The contingent consideration liability represents future consideration potentially payable to Teva upon the achievement of specified commercialization events related to methylphenidate hydrochloride in accordance with the Termination Agreement related to the Teva Transaction as described in "Note 2. Business Acquisition." A discounted cash flow valuation model was used to value the contingent consideration. The valuation is based on significant unobservable inputs, including the probability and timing of successful product launch and the expected number of competitors at the time of launch and the launch anniversary date. The Company conducts a quarterly review of the underlying inputs and assumptions and significant changes in unobservable inputs could result in material changes to the contingent consideration liability. Changes in the value of the contingent consideration liability are included in "Other income (expense)" on the Company's consolidated statements of operations. A 5% increase or decrease in the probability of successful product launch would cause the fair value of the contingent consideration to both increase and decrease by $1.6 million , respectively. An increase or decrease in the number of competitors at the date of the product launch or the first anniversary would cause the fair value of the contingent consideration to decrease by $13.5 million and increase by $5.2 million , respectively. The maximum aggregate amount in contingent consideration payments the Company could be expected to make to Teva in accordance with the Termination Agreement related to methylphenidate hydrochloride is $40.0 million .

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 instruments measured on a recurring basis for the three months ended March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

 
As of
December 31, 2016
 
Change in
Fair Value Included
in Earnings (1)
 
As of
March 31, 2017
Total contingent consideration
$
31,048

 
281

 
$
31,329


(1)
Earnings effect is included in Other, net in Other income (expense) in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.

7.  ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
The composition of accounts receivable, net is as follows (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Gross accounts receivable (1)
$
648,918

 
$
794,173

Less: Rebate reserve
(225,243
)
 
(293,816
)
Less: Chargeback reserve
(138,903
)
 
(151,978
)
Less: Distribution services reserve
(9,400
)
 
(18,318
)
Less: Discount reserve
(16,646
)
 
(17,957
)
Less: Uncollectible accounts reserve (2)
(44,708
)
 
(54,736
)
Accounts receivable, net
$
214,018

 
$
257,368


(1) Includes estimated $40.6 million and $40.3 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively, receivable due from Turing Pharmaceuticals AG ("Turing") for reimbursement of Daraprim® chargebacks and Medicaid rebate liabilities pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement between the Company and Turing dated August 7, 2015 (the "Turing APA"). In accordance with the terms of the Turing APA and in accordance with federal laws and regulations, the Company receives, and is initially responsible for processing and paying (subject to reimbursement by Turing), all chargebacks and rebates resulting from utilization by Medicaid, Medicare and other federal, state and local government programs, health plans and other health care providers for products sold under the Company's labeler code. Under the terms of the Turing APA, Turing is responsible for liabilities related to chargebacks and rebates that arise as a result of Turing's marketing or selling related activities in connection with Daraprim®. Refer to "Note 20. Legal and Regulatory Matters" for a description of the Company's suit against Turing related to, among other matters, Turing's failure to reimburse the Company for chargebacks and Medicaid rebate liabilities when due.


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(2) As a result of the uncertainty of collection from Turing that developed during the first quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a reserve of $48.0 million as of March 31, 2016, which represented the full amount of the estimated receivable due from Turing. During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company received a $7.7 million payment from Turing. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company increased the reserve balance by $0.3 million to reflect additional estimated Medicaid rebate claims due from Turing. As of March 31, 2017, the $40.6 million estimated receivable due from Turing was fully reserved.

A rollforward of the rebate and chargeback reserves activity for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
Rebate reserve
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Beginning balance
$
293,816

 
$
265,229

Provision recorded during the period
164,792

 
756,774

Credits issued during the period
(233,365
)
 
(728,187
)
Ending balance
$
225,243

 
$
293,816


The payment mechanisms for rebates in the Impax Generics and Impax Specialty Pharma divisions are different, which impacts the location on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Impax Generics rebates are classified as "Accounts receivable, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Impax Specialty Pharma rebates are classified as "Accrued expenses" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
Chargeback reserve
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Beginning balance
$
151,978

 
$
102,630

Provision recorded during the period
308,572

 
1,011,400

Credits issued during the period
(321,647
)
 
(962,052
)
Ending balance
$
138,903

 
$
151,978


8.  INVENTORY
Inventory, net of carrying value reserves, as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Raw materials
$
65,580

 
$
53,808

Work in process
5,056

 
3,280

Finished goods
137,874

 
130,879

     Total inventory
208,510

 
187,967

     Less: Non-current inventory
12,946

 
12,737

            Total inventory - current
$
195,564

 
$
175,230

Inventory carrying value reserves were $55.6 million and $38.0 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively.

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The Company recognizes pre-launch inventories at the lower of its cost or the expected net selling price. Cost is determined using a standard cost method, which approximates actual cost, and assumes a FIFO flow of goods. Costs of unapproved products are the same as approved products and include materials, labor, quality control, and production overhead. When the Company concludes FDA approval is expected within approximately six months, the Company will generally begin to schedule manufacturing process validation studies as required by the FDA to demonstrate the production process can be scaled up to manufacture commercial batches. Consistent with industry practice, the Company may build quantities of pre-launch inventories of certain products pending required final FDA approval and/or resolution of patent infringement litigation, when, in the Company’s assessment, such action is appropriate to prepare for the anticipated commercial launch, FDA approval is expected in the near term, and/or the related litigation will be resolved in the Company’s favor. The capitalization of unapproved pre-launch inventory involves risks, including, among other items, FDA approval of product may not occur; approvals may require additional or different testing and/or specifications than used for unapproved inventory; and, in cases where the unapproved inventory is for a product subject to litigation, the litigation may not be resolved or settled in favor of the Company. If any of these risks were to materialize and the launch of the unapproved product delayed or prevented, then the net carrying value of unapproved inventory may be partially or fully reserved. Generally, the selling price of a generic pharmaceutical product is at discount from the corresponding brand product selling price. Typically, a generic drug is easily substituted for the corresponding branded product, and once a generic product is approved, the pre-launch inventory is typically sold within the subsequent three months . If the market prices become lower than the product inventory carrying costs, then the pre-launch inventory value is reduced to such lower market value. If the inventory produced exceeds the estimated market acceptance of the generic product and becomes short-dated, a carrying value reserve will be recorded. In all cases, the carrying value of the Company's pre-launch product inventory is lower than the respective estimated net selling prices. The carrying value of unapproved inventory less reserves was $47.1 million and $29.2 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively.
To the extent inventory is not scheduled to be utilized in the manufacturing process and/or sold within twelve months of the balance sheet date, it is included as a component of other non-current assets. Amounts classified as non-current inventory consist of raw materials, net of valuation reserves. Raw materials generally have a shelf life of approximately three to five years , while finished goods generally have a shelf life of approximately two years .

9. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, consists of the following (in thousands):

 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Land
$
5,603

 
$
5,603

Buildings and improvements
180,134

 
174,303

Equipment
149,373

 
143,818

Office furniture and equipment
16,312

 
15,767

Construction-in-progress
55,214

 
50,191

    Property, plant and equipment, gross
406,636

 
389,682

    Less: Accumulated depreciation
(166,396
)
 
(156,310
)
           Property, plant and equipment, net
$
240,240

 
$
233,372


Depreciation expense was $7.8 million and $6.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 , respectively.

Unpaid vendor invoices relating to purchases of property, plant and equipment of $4.3 million and $4.5 million , which were accrued as of March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 , respectively, have been excluded from the purchase of property, plant, and equipment and the change in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.

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10. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible assets include both finite lived and indefinite-lived assets. Finite lived intangible assets, consisting of marketed product rights and royalties received from product sales by the Company’s third party partners, are amortized over the estimated useful life of the asset based on the pattern in which the economic benefits are expected to be consumed or otherwise used up or, if that pattern is not readily determinable, on a straight-line basis. The remaining weighted-average amortization period for the Company's finite lived intangible assets not yet fully amortized is 7.4 years as of March 31, 2017 . Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of acquired IPR&D product rights and acquired future royalty rights to be paid based on other companies’ net sales of products not yet approved. IPR&D assets acquired in a business combination are considered indefinite-lived until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. Amortization over the estimated useful life will commence at the time of the respective product’s launch. If FDA approval to market the product is not obtained, the Company will immediately expense the related capitalized cost.

Finite lived intangible assets are tested for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. All of the Company's indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, or more often if indicators of impairment are present. Impairment testing requires management to estimate the future undiscounted cash flows of an intangible asset using assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are unpredictable and inherently uncertain. Actual future cash flows may differ from the estimates used in the impairment testing. The Company recognizes an impairment loss when and to the extent that the estimated fair value of an intangible asset is less than its carrying value.

The following tables show the gross carrying values and accumulated amortization, where applicable, of the Company’s intangible assets by type for the Company’s consolidated balance sheets presented (in thousands):

March 31, 2017
Gross Carrying Value
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Intangible Assets, Net
Amortized intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Marketed product rights
$
487,909

 
$
(156,478
)
 
$
331,431

Royalties
339

 
(339
)
 

 
488,248

 
(156,817
)
 
331,431

Non-amortized intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired IPR&D product rights
225,308

 

 
225,308

Acquired future royalty rights
1,135

 

 
1,135

 
226,443

 

 
226,443

Total intangible assets
$
714,691

 
$
(156,817
)
 
$
557,874


December 31, 2016
Gross Carrying Value
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Intangible Assets, Net
Amortized intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Marketed product rights
$
524,733

 
$
(139,245
)
 
$
385,488

Royalties
339

 
(339
)
 

 
525,072

 
(139,584
)
 
385,488

Non-amortized intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired IPR&D product rights
232,576

 

 
232,576

Acquired future royalty rights
2,402

 

 
2,402

 
234,978

 

 
234,978

Total intangible assets
$
760,050

 
$
(139,584
)
 
$
620,466


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During the first quarter of 2017, the Company recognized a total of $45.4 million of intangible asset impairment charges, of which $39.3 million was recognized in cost of revenues impairment charges and $6.1 million was recognized in in-process research and development impairment charges on the Company's consolidated statement of operations. The $45.4 million impairment charge was almost entirely attributable to three products, two of which are currently marketed products and one of which is an IPR&D product, all acquired as part of the Teva Transaction. For the currently marketed products, the impairment charge was the result of continued significant price and volume erosion during the first quarter of 2017 without an offsetting increase in customer demand, resulting in significantly lower expected future cash flows. For the IPR&D product, the impairment charge was the result of increased estimated research and development expenses and a delay in the anticipated product launch due to a change in the regulatory strategy to secure FDA approval of such product.

Also during the first quarter of 2017, the Company commercially launched a product acquired as IPR&D as part of the Teva Transaction and, as a result, transferred the $2.5 million asset value from non-amortized, indefinite-lived acquired IPR&D product rights to amortized, finite lived marketed product rights. This asset will be amortized over an estimated useful life of seven years based on the pattern of economic benefit expected to be realized through 2023.

The Company recognized amortization expense of $17.2 million and $8.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, in cost of revenues in the consolidated statements of operations presented. Assuming no changes to the gross carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets, amortization expense for fiscal years 2017 through 2021 is estimated to be in the range of $31.1 million to $67.5 million annually.
Goodwill
Goodwill had a carrying value on the Company's consolidated balance sheets of $207.3 million and $207.3 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. At March 31, 2017 , the Company attributed $147.6 million and $59.7 million to the Impax Generics division and the Impax Specialty Pharma division, respectively.

11. ACCRUED EXPENSES
The following table sets forth the Company’s accrued expenses (in thousands):  

 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Payroll-related expenses
$
31,505

 
$
37,986

Product returns
75,783

 
72,888

Accrued shelf stock
5,906

 
7,032

Government rebates (1)
71,721

 
72,063

Legal and professional fees
9,464

 
8,395

Income taxes payable
462

 

Interest payable
3,500

 
544

Estimated Teva and Allergan chargebacks and rebates (2)
13,277

 
14,813

Accrued profit sharing and royalty expenses
8,175

 
13,642

Other
11,898

 
17,290

Total accrued expenses
$
231,691

 
$
244,653


(1) Includes estimated $3.1 million and $6.8 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively, of liabilities for Daraprim® chargebacks and rebates resulting from utilization by Medicaid, Medicare and other federal, state and local governmental programs, health plans and other health care providers for product sold under the Company’s labeler code, which amounts are subject to reimbursement by Turing in accordance with the terms of the Company's purchase agreement with Turing. From August 7, 2015 through March 31, 2017 , the Company has made $45.3 million of such payments on Turing's behalf.

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(2) As discussed in "Note 2. Business Acquisition," pursuant to certain agreed upon transition related services by and among the Company, Teva and Allergan after the closing of the Teva Transaction, the Company agreed to manage the payment process for certain commercial chargebacks and rebates on behalf of Teva and Allergan related to products each of Teva and Allergan sold into the channel prior to the Company's acquisition of the products. On August 18, 2016, the Company received a payment totaling $42.4 million from Teva and Allergan, which represented their combined estimate of the amount of commercial chargebacks and rebates to be paid by the Company on their behalf to wholesalers who purchased products from Teva and Allergan prior to the closing. Pursuant to the agreed upon transition services, Teva and Allergan are obligated to reimburse the Company for additional payments related to chargebacks and rebates for products they sold into the channel prior to the closing and made on their behalf in excess of the $42.4 million . If the total payments made by the Company on behalf of Teva and Allergan are less than $42.4 million , the Company is obligated to refund the difference to Teva and/or Allergan. As of March 31, 2017 , the Company had paid $29.1 million related to chargebacks and rebates as described above and $13.3 million remained in accrued expenses on the Company's consolidated balance sheet.

Product Returns

The Company maintains a return policy to allow customers to return product within specified guidelines. The Company estimates a provision for product returns as a percentage of gross sales based upon historical experience for sales made through its Impax Generics and Impax Specialty Pharma sales channels. Sales of product under the Private Label, Rx Partner and OTC Partner alliance, collaboration and supply agreements are not subject to returns.

A roll-forward of the return reserve activity for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
Returns reserve
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Beginning balance
$
72,888

 
$
48,950

Provision related to sales recorded in the period
11,577

 
52,383

Credits issued during the period
(8,682
)
 
(28,445
)
Ending balance
$
75,783

 
$
72,888


12. DEBT
Royal Bank of Canada Credit Facilities
On August 3, 2016, the Company entered into a restatement agreement with Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, and the lenders and guarantors party thereto (the "Restatement Agreement"). The Restatement Agreement amends and restates the Company's existing Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (as amended and restated and amended to date, the "Amended and Restated Credit Agreement") to, among other things, (i) add a term loan feature to allow for the borrowing of up to $400.0 million of term loans (the "Term Loan Facility") by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, (ii) increase the aggregate principal amount of revolving loans permitted under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Revolving Credit Facility," and, together with the Term Loan Facility, the "RBC Credit Facilities"), from $100.0 million to $200.0 million ; and (iii) extend the maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility from August 4, 2020 to August 3, 2021. On March 27, 2017, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 by and among the Company, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

Borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will accrue interest at a rate equal to LIBOR or the base rate, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin may be increased or reduced by 0.25% based on the Company's total net leverage ratio. Up to $12.5 million of the Revolving Credit Facility is available for issuance of letters of credit and any such letters of credit will reduce the amount available under the Revolving Credit Facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The Company is required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders on the average daily unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility at 0.50% or 0.375% per annum, depending on the Company's total net leverage ratio.

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The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains certain negative covenants (subject to exceptions, materiality thresholds and other allowances) including, without limitation, negative covenants that limit the Company's and its restricted subsidiaries' ability to incur additional debt, guarantee other obligations, grant liens on assets, make loans, acquisitions or other investments, dispose of assets, make optional payments in connection with or modify certain debt instruments, pay dividends or make other payments on capital stock, engage in mergers or consolidations, enter into arrangements that restrict the Company's and its restricted subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends or grant liens, engage in transactions with affiliates, or change its fiscal year. Prior to the effective date of the Amendment on March 27, 2017, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also included a financial maintenance covenant whereby the Company must not permit its total net leverage ratio in any 12 -month period to exceed 5.00 :1.00, as tested at the end of each fiscal quarter. Effective as of March 27, 2017 and pursuant to the Amendment, the total net leverage ratio financial covenant was replaced with a new senior secured net leverage ratio financial covenant. Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company must not permit its senior secured net leverage ratio to exceed 2.50 :1.00 and the interest coverage ratio to be less than 3.00 :1.00, in each case in any 12 -month period, as tested at the end of each fiscal quarter. The Company was in compliance with all of its covenants under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2017 .

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains events of default, including, without limitation (subject to customary grace periods and materiality thresholds), events of default upon (i) the failure to make payments pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, (ii) violation of covenants, (iii) incorrectness of representations and warranties, (iv) cross-default and cross-acceleration to other material indebtedness, (v) bankruptcy events, (vi) material monetary judgments (to the extent not covered by insurance), (vii) certain matters arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect, (viii) the actual or asserted invalidity of the documents governing the RBC Credit Facilities, any material guarantees or the security interests (including priority thereof) required under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and (ix) the occurrence of a change of control (as defined therein). Upon the occurrence of certain events of default, the obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement may be accelerated and any remaining commitments thereunder may be terminated.

The full amount of proceeds from the Term Loan Facility of $400.0 million , along with $196.4 million of cash were used to finance the Teva Transaction (including transaction costs) at closing on August 3, 2016. As of March 31, 2017 , the full amount of the $200.0 million Revolving Credit Facility remains available to the Company for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
In connection with the Term Loan Facility, the Company incurred $11.0 million of debt issuance costs for banking, legal and accounting fees and other expenses during the third quarter of 2016. In connection with the Amendment, the Company incurred $0.8 million of debt issuance costs for banking fees during the first quarter of 2017. These debt issuance costs were recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as a reduction to the current and long-term portions of debt related to the Term Loan Facility. These deferred debt issuance costs will be accreted to interest expense over the term of the debt using the effective interest method. In connection with the increase in the aggregate principal amount of revolving loans permitted under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Company incurred $0.8 million of debt issuance costs for banking fees which were recorded as an asset with current and long-term portions on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. These deferred debt issuance costs, in addition to the $0.3 million balance remaining from the initial $100.0 million revolving credit facility, will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the Revolving Credit Facility using the straight-line method.
For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , the Company recognized $4.4 million of interest expense related to the Term Loan Facility, of which $3.8 million was cash and $0.6 million was non-cash accretion of the debt discount recorded for deferred debt issuance costs. As of March 31, 2017 , the Term Loan Facility had a carrying value of $330.8 million , of which $17.8 million is classified as current debt and $313.0 million is classified as long-term debt on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The Term Loan Facility requires quarterly principal payments of $5.0 million beginning from December 2016 through June 2021, and the remaining principal balance is payable in August 2021. As of March 31, 2017 , the outstanding principal amount for the Term Loan Facility was $340.0 million .

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Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt - Voluntary Prepayment of $50.0 Million of Principal - RBC Term Loan Facility

On February 28, 2017, the Company made a voluntary prepayment in the amount of $50.3 million under its Term Loan Facility, representing $50.0 million of principal amount and $0.3 million of accrued interest thereon. As a result of this voluntary prepayment, for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, the Company recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1.2 million to write-off a pro rated portion of the related unaccreted debt issuance costs.

2% Convertible Senior Notes due June 2022

On June 30, 2015, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of $600.0 million of 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due June 2022 (the “Notes”) in a private placement offering, which are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations. The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated June 30, 2015 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and Wilmington Trust, N.A. as trustee. The Indenture includes customary covenants and sets forth certain events of default after which the Notes may be due and payable immediately. The Notes will mature on June 15, 2022, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or converted. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.00% per year, and interest is payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning from December 15, 2015.

The conversion rate for the Notes is initially set at 15.7858 shares per $1,000 of principal amount, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of $63.35 per share of the Company’s common stock. If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (as defined in the Indenture) occurs or becomes effective prior to the maturity date and a holder elects to convert its Notes in connection with the Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company is obligated to increase the conversion rate for the Notes so surrendered by a number of additional shares of the Company’s common stock as prescribed in the Indenture. Additionally, the conversion rate is subject to adjustment in the event of an equity restructuring transaction such as a stock dividend, stock split, spinoff, rights offering, or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend (“standard antidilution provisions,” per FASB ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity ("ASC 815-40")).
The Notes are convertible at the option of the holders at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 15, 2021 only under the following circumstances:
(i)
If during any calendar quarter commencing after the quarter ending September 30, 2015 (and only during such calendar quarter) the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; or
(ii)
If during the five business day period after any 10 consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 of principal amount of Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last report sale price of the Company’s common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; or
(iii)
Upon the occurrence of corporate events specified in the Indenture.
On or after December 15, 2021 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, the holders may convert their Notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. The Company may satisfy its conversion obligation by paying or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, at the Company’s election and in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions provided in the Indenture.

Concurrently with the offering of the Notes and using a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes, the Company entered into a series of convertible note hedge and warrant transactions (the “Note Hedge Transactions” and “Warrant Transactions”) which are designed to reduce the potential dilution to the Company’s stockholders and/or offset the cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount upon conversion of the Notes. The Note Hedge Transactions and Warrant Transactions are separate transactions, in each case, entered into by the Company with a financial institution and are not part of the terms of the Notes. These transactions will not affect any holder’s rights under the Notes, and the holders of the Notes have no rights with respect to the Note Hedge Transactions and Warrant Transactions. See “Note 13. Stockholders’ Equity” for additional information.

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At the June 30, 2015 issuance date of the Notes, the Company did not have the necessary number of authorized but unissued shares of its common stock available to share-settle the conversion option of the Notes. Therefore, in accordance with guidance found in FASB ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options , and FASB ASC 815-15, Embedded Derivatives , the conversion option of the Notes was deemed an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from the Notes (host contract) and separate accounting as a derivative liability. The fair value of the conversion option derivative liability at June 30, 2015 was $167.0 million , which was recorded as a reduction to the carrying value of the debt and will be accreted to interest expense over the term of the debt using the effective interest method. Although the Company subsequently amended the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock in December 2015, the debt discount remained and continues to be accreted to interest expense over the term of the debt. See “Note 13. Stockholders’ Equity” for additional information.

In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company incurred $18.7 million of debt issuance costs for banking, legal and accounting fees and other expenses. This amount was also recorded on the Company’s balance sheet as a reduction to the carrying value of the debt and is being accreted to interest expense over the term of the debt using the effective interest method.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 , the Company recognized $8.7 million and $8.3 million , respectively, of interest expense related to the Notes, of which $3.0 million for both periods was cash and $5.7 million and $5.3 million , respectively, was non-cash accretion of the debt discounts recorded. As the Notes mature in 2022, they have been classified as long-term debt on the Company's consolidated balance sheets, with a carrying value of $452.1 million and $446.4 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. Accrued interest payable on the Notes of $3.5 million and $0.5 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively, is included in accrued expenses on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

13. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred Stock
Pursuant to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), the Company is authorized to issue 2,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, which enables the Board of Directors, from time to time, to create one or more new series of preferred stock. Each series of preferred stock issued can have the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions designated by the Board of Directors. The issuance of any new series of preferred stock could affect, among other things, the dividend, voting, and liquidation rights of the Company’s common stock. The Company had no preferred stock issued or outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016
Common Stock
Pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue 150,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of which 74,048,203 shares have been issued and 73,804,474 shares were outstanding as of March 31, 2017 . In addition, the Company had reserved for issuance the following amounts of shares of its common stock for the purposes described below as of March 31, 2017 (in thousands):
Shares issued
74,048

Stock options outstanding (1)
3,343

Conversion of Notes payable  (2)
9,471

Warrants outstanding (see below)
9,471

Total shares of common stock issued and reserved for issuance
96,333

(1) See “Note 15. Share-based Compensation.”
(2) See “Note 12. Debt.”

Warrants
As discussed in “Note 12. Debt,” on June 30, 2015, the Company entered into a series of Note Hedge Transactions and Warrant Transactions with a financial institution which are designed to reduce the potential dilution to the Company’s stockholders and/or offset the cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount upon conversion of the Notes. Pursuant to the Warrant Transactions, the Company sold to a financial institution 9.47 million warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock, for which it received proceeds of $88.3 million . The warrants have an exercise price of $81.277 per share (subject to adjustment), are immediately exercisable, and have an expiration date of September 15, 2022.

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Additional Paid-in Capital
Pursuant to the Note Hedge Transactions, the Company purchased from a financial institution 0.6 million call options on the Company's common stock, for which it paid consideration of $147.0 million . Each call option entitles the Company to purchase 15.7858 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $63.35 per share, is immediately exercisable, and has an expiration date of June 15, 2022, subject to earlier exercise. At the time of the Note Hedge Transactions, because of an insufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of the Company's common stock, these call options did not meet the criteria for equity classification under ASC 815-40 and were accounted for as a derivative asset.
As of December 8, 2015, pursuant to the Company's amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, the call options purchased pursuant to the Note Hedge Transactions (formerly a derivative asset) and the conversion option of the Notes (formerly an embedded derivative liability) were reclassified to equity in additional paid-in capital. The net effect of the reclassification of these derivatives was a $21.0 million , net of tax, increase in additional paid-in capital reflected on the Company's December 31, 2015 consolidated balance sheet.

Retained Earnings

Effective January 1, 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2016-09 " Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting " and elected to eliminate the use of a forfeiture rate estimate in the determination of share-based compensation expense for restricted stock awards using the modified retrospective transition method. Adoption of the new guidance using this method resulted in a $1.4 million charge to opening retained earnings for 2017.

14. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Company's basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to the Company’s common stockholders (as presented on the consolidated statements of operations) by the weighted-average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the period. The Company’s restricted stock awards (non-vested shares) are issued and outstanding at the time of grant but are excluded from the Company’s computation of weighted-average shares outstanding in the determination of basic EPS until vesting occurs.


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For purposes of calculating diluted EPS, the denominator includes both the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding and the number of common stock equivalents if the inclusion of such common stock equivalents would be dilutive. Dilutive common stock equivalents potentially include warrants, stock options and non-vested restricted stock awards using the treasury stock method and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Company’s outstanding convertible notes payable. In the case of the Company’s outstanding convertible notes payable, the diluted EPS calculation is further affected by an add-back of interest expense, net of tax, to the numerator under the assumption that the interest would not have been incurred if the convertible notes had been converted into common stock.

The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except per share amounts):  
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Basic Loss Per Common Share:
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(98,431
)
 
 
$
(10,408
)
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
71,594

 
 
70,665

 
  Basic loss per share
$
(1.37
)
 
 
$
(0.15
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted Loss Per Common Share:
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(98,431
)
 
 
$
(10,408
)
 
Add-back of interest expense on outstanding convertible notes payable, net of tax

(1)  
 

(1)  
Adjusted net loss
$
(98,431
)
 
 
$
(10,408
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
71,594

 
 
70,665

 
Weighted-average incremental shares related to assumed exercise of warrants and stock options, vesting of non-vested shares and ESPP share issuance

(2)  
 

(3)  
Weighted-average incremental shares assuming conversion of outstanding notes payable

(1)  
 

(1)  
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
71,594

(2)  
 
70,665

(3)  
    Diluted net loss per share
$
(1.37
)
 
 
$
(0.15
)
 

(1)
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 , the Company incurred a net loss, which cannot be diluted, so basic and diluted loss per common share were the same. Accordingly, there were no numerator or denominator adjustments related to the Company’s outstanding Notes.

(2)
For the three month period ended March 31, 2017 , the Company incurred a net loss, which cannot be diluted, so basic and diluted loss per common share were the same. As of March 31, 2017 , shares issuable but not included in the Company's calculation of diluted EPS, which could potentially dilute future earnings, include 9.47 million warrants outstanding, 9.47 million shares for conversion of outstanding Notes payable, 3.34 million stock options outstanding and 2.21 million non-vested restricted stock awards.

(3)
For the three month period ended March 31, 2016 , the Company incurred a net loss, which cannot be diluted, so basic and diluted loss per common share were the same. As of March 31, 2016 , shares issuable but not included in the Company's calculation of diluted EPS, which could potentially dilute future earnings, include 9.47 million warrants outstanding, 9.47 million shares for conversion of outstanding Notes payable, 2.48 million stock options outstanding and 2.15 million non-vested restricted stock awards.

15. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company recognizes the grant date fair value of each option and share of restricted stock over its vesting period. Stock options and restricted stock awards are granted under the Company’s Third Amended and Restated 2002 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2002 Plan”) and generally vest over a four year period and, in the case of stock options, have a term of ten years.
Impax Laboratories, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2002 Equity Incentive Plan ("2002 Plan")

The aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the Company's 2002 Plan is 15,950,000 shares. There were 2,491,671 and 2,233,393 stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively, and 2,207,455 and 2,160,127 non-vested restricted stock awards outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively, under the 2002 Plan.

Impax Laboratories, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan ("1999 Plan")

The aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the Company’s 1999 Plan is 5,000,000 shares. There were 938 stock options outstanding at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 under the 1999 Plan.

Awards Granted Out of Plan - CEO Inducement

On March 27, 2017, the Company granted Paul M. Bisaro, its new President and Chief Executive Officer, an option to purchase 850,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the terms of his Employment Agreement dated as of March 24, 2017 with the Company. The grant was made in accordance with NASDAQ’s employment inducement grant exemption and therefore was not granted under a stockholder approved plan. The grant is subject to the terms of an option agreement with Mr. Bisaro to evidence the award. There were 850,000 stock options outstanding related to this grant as of March 31, 2017 .

The following table summarizes all of the Company's stock option activity for the current year through March 31, 2017:
Stock Options
Number of
Shares
Under Option
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
per Share
Outstanding at December 31, 2016
2,234,331

 
$
22.67

     Options granted
1,116,770

 
5.80

     Options exercised
(6,122
)
 
8.20

     Options forfeited
(2,370
)
 
10.57

Outstanding at March 31, 2017
3,342,609

 
$
17.02

Options exercisable at March 31, 2017
1,623,770

 
$
19.81

As of March 31, 2017 , stock options outstanding and exercisable had average remaining contractual lives of 6.15 years and 5.77 years, respectively. Also, as of March 31, 2017 , stock options outstanding and exercisable each had aggregate intrinsic values of $10.3 million and $2.7 million , respectively, and restricted stock awards outstanding had an aggregate intrinsic value of $27.9 million . As of March 31, 2017 , the Company estimated there were 2,959,188 stock options and 1,954,245 shares of restricted stock granted to employees and service providers which had vested or were expected to vest.


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The Company grants restricted stock to certain eligible employees as a component of its long-term incentive compensation program. The restricted stock award grants are made in accordance with the Company’s 2002 Plan and are issued and outstanding at the time of grant but are subject to forfeiture if the vesting conditions are not met. A summary of the non-vested restricted stock awards is as follows:
Restricted Stock Awards
Number of
Restricted
Stock Awards
 
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Non-vested at December 31, 2016
2,160,127

 
$
34.02

     Granted
165,501

 
10.75

     Vested
(66,697
)
 
34.28

     Forfeited
(51,476
)
 
35.62

Non-vested at March 31, 2017
2,207,455

 
$
32.23

Included in the 66,697 shares of restricted stock vested during the three months ended March 31, 2017 are 31,682 shares with a weighted-average fair value of $14.13 per share that were withheld for minimum withholding tax purposes upon vesting of such awards from stockholders who elected to net share settle such tax withholding obligation.

As of March 31, 2017 , the Company had 161,813 shares available for issuance of either stock options or restricted stock awards under the 2002 Plan. Although there were also 296,921 shares available for issuance under the 1999 Plan, the Company determined that it will cease granting equity awards under this plan. Additionally, the Company had 40,371 shares available for sale under its 2001 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”).

As of March 31, 2017 , the Company had total unrecognized share-based compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, of $64.0 million related to all of its share-based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years. The intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was immaterial and $4.0 million , respectively. The total fair value of restricted stock which vested during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was $2.3 million and $2.6 million , respectively.

The Company estimated the fair value of each stock option award on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, wherein expected volatility is based on historical volatility of the Company’s common stock. The expected term calculation is based on the “simplified” method described in SAB No. 107, Share-Based Payment, and SAB No. 110, Share-Based Payment, as the result of the simplified method provides a reasonable estimate in comparison to actual experience. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield at the date of grant for an instrument with a maturity that is commensurate with the expected term of the stock options. The dividend yield of zero is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends on its common stock, and has no present intention to pay cash dividends. Options granted under each of the above plans generally vest over four years and have a term of ten years.

The amount of share-based compensation expense recognized by the Company is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Manufacturing expenses
$
1,584

 
$
1,368

Research and development
1,423

 
1,340

Selling, general and administrative
3,950

 
4,570

Total
$
6,957

 
$
7,278




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16. RESTRUCTURINGS
Technical Operations Reduction-in-Force

In March 2017, the Company's management determined that a reduction-in-force was necessary in the Company's technical operations group in an effort to achieve greater operational efficiencies and to further streamline the organization. The Company eliminated a total of 18 positions, of which two employees will stay with the Company through the end of 2017. In connection with this reduction-in-force, management currently estimates that the Company will incur aggregate pre-tax charges for employee termination benefits of $2.5 million through the end of 2017, of which $1.8 million was recognized during the first quarter of 2017. As of March 31, 2017, the $1.8 million of employee termination benefits was included in accrued expenses on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

Middlesex, New Jersey Manufacturing and Packaging Operations

In March 2016, the Company's Board of Directors approved a plan of restructuring designed to reduce costs, improve operating efficiencies and enhance the Company's long-term competitive position by closing the Company's Middlesex, New Jersey manufacturing and packaging site and transferring the products and the functions performed there to the Company's other facilities or to third-party manufacturers. This plan will take up to two years to complete. As a result of the restructuring, 215 positions are expected to be eliminated.
    
Management currently estimates that through mid-2018, the Company will incur aggregate pre-tax charges in connection with this plan of $48.3 million , of which $31.4 million has been incurred through the first quarter of 2017 and the remainder will be incurred by the second quarter of 2018. The following is a summary of the total estimated charges to be incurred by major type of cost (in millions):

Type of Cost
Amount Expected to be Incurred
Employee retention and severance payments
$
14.1

Technical transfer of products
11.2

Asset impairment and accelerated depreciation charges
20.9

Facilities lease terminations and asset retirement obligations
1.9

Legal and professional fees
0.2

     Total estimated restructuring charges
$
48.3


Employee retention and severance payments are being accrued over the estimated service period. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , the Company recorded $4.3 million of expense to cost of revenues on the consolidated statement of operations.

A rollforward of the charges incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is as follows (in thousands):

 
 
Balance as of
 
Expensed/
 
Cash
 
Non-Cash
 
Balance as of
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
Accrued Expense
 
Payments
 
Items
 
March 31, 2017
Employee retention and severance payments
 
$
5,945

 
$
1,480

 
$
(155
)
 
$

 
$
7,270

Technical transfer of products
 

 
1,188

 
(1,188
)
 

 

Asset impairment and accelerated depreciation charges
 

 
1,561

 

 
(1,561
)
 

Facilities lease terminations and asset retirement obligations
 
209

 
93

 

 

 
302

Legal and professional fees
 

 

 

 

 

Total
 
$
6,154

 
$
4,322

 
$
(1,343
)
 
$
(1,561
)
 
$
7,572



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Hayward, California Technical Operations and R&D
In November 2015, the Company's management assessed the headcount in the technical operations and research and development groups in Hayward, California, primarily as a result of the resolution of the warning letter at the Hayward facility, and determined that a reduction-in-force was necessary to adjust the headcount to the operating conditions of the post-warning letter resolution environment. The Company eliminated 27 positions and recorded an accrual for severance and related employee termination benefits of $2.5 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2017 , the full $2.5 million has been paid.

17. INCOME TAXES
The Company has historically calculated the provision for income taxes during interim reporting periods by applying an estimate of the annual effective tax rate for the full fiscal year to “ordinary” income or loss (pretax income or loss excluding unusual or infrequently occurring discrete items) for the reporting period. However, the Company has used a discrete effective tax rate method to calculate taxes for the three month period ended March 31, 2017. The Company determined that since small changes in estimated “ordinary” income (or loss) would result in significant changes in the estimated annual effective tax rate, the historical method would not provide a reliable estimate for the three month period ended March 31, 2017.

During the three month period ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized an aggregate consolidated tax expense (benefit) of $30.9 million and $(7.1) million, respectively, for U.S. domestic and foreign income taxes. The effective tax rate for the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was 45.8% and (40.5)% , respectively. The amount of tax expense recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2017 reflects the Company’s estimate as of such date using the discrete effective tax rate method. The amount of tax benefit recorded for the three month period ended March 31, 2016 was calculated using the annual estimated rate method. A discrete tax benefit of $17.4 million for the reserve recorded against the Turing receivable as described in "Note 7. Accounts Receivable" was also reflected in income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Excluding the discrete item, the Company’s estimate of the annualized effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 34% .

Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit the use of the existing deferred tax assets. A significant piece of objective evidence that management evaluated was the cumulative loss incurred over the three year period ended December 31, 2016. Such objective evidence limits management's ability to consider other subjective evidence, such as projected taxable income.

On the basis of this evaluation, as of December 31, 2016, the Company established a valuation allowance of $108.8 million . During the three month period ended March 31, 2017, the Company considered new evidence, both positive and negative, that could impact the Company's assessment with regard to future realization of deferred tax assets. Based on the cumulative loss over the three year period ended March 31, 2017, an additional valuation allowance in the amount of $53.9 million was recorded against the gross deferred tax asset balance for a total valuation allowance of $162.7 million as of March 31, 2017.

Tower Holdings, Inc. (“Tower”) is currently under audit for federal income tax by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for the tax year ended March 9, 2015, which pre-dates the Company’s acquisition of Tower. The Company and the former stockholders of Tower are currently cooperating with the IRS in connection with the audit. Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement related to the Tower Acquisition, the Company is not responsible for pre-acquisition income tax liabilities. Neither the Company nor any of its other affiliates is currently under audit for federal income tax.

As of March 31, 2017 , no provision has been made for U.S. federal deferred income taxes on the excess of the amount for financial reporting over the tax basis of investments in foreign subsidiaries since it is the current intention of management to indefinitely reinvest the undistributed earnings in the foreign subsidiary. Determination of the amount of any unrecognized deferred income tax liability on this temporary difference is not practicable because of the complexities of the hypothetical calculation.

18. ALLIANCE AND COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS
The Company has entered into several alliance, collaboration, license and distribution agreements, and similar agreements with respect to certain of its products and services, with unrelated third-party pharmaceutical companies. The consolidated statements of operations include revenue recognized under agreements the Company has entered into to develop marketing and/or distribution relationships with its partners to fully leverage the technology platform and revenue recognized under development agreements which generally obligate the Company to provide research and development services over multiple periods.
The Company’s alliance and collaboration agreements often include milestones and provide for milestone payments upon achievement of these milestones. Generally, the milestone events contained in the Company’s alliance and collaboration agreements coincide with the progression of the Company’s products and technologies from pre-commercialization to commercialization.
The Company groups pre-commercialization milestones in its alliance and collaboration agreements into clinical and regulatory categories, each of which may include the following types of events:
Clinical Milestone Events:
Designation of a development candidate . Following the designation of a development candidate, generally, IND-enabling animal studies for a new development candidate take 12 to 18 months to complete.
Initiation of a Phase I clinical trial . Generally, Phase I clinical trials take one to two years to complete.
Initiation or completion of a Phase II clinical trial . Generally, Phase II clinical trials take one to three years to complete.
Initiation or completion of a Phase III clinical trial . Generally, Phase III clinical trials take two to four years to complete.
Completion of a bioequivalence study . Generally, bioequivalence studies take three months to one year to complete.

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Regulatory Milestone Events:
Filing or acceptance of regulatory applications for marketing approval such as a New Drug Application in the United States or Marketing Authorization Application in Europe . Generally, it takes six to 12 months to prepare and submit regulatory filings and two months for a regulatory filing to be accepted for substantive review.
Marketing approval in a major market, such as the United States or Europe . Generally it takes one to three years after an application is submitted to obtain approval from the applicable regulatory agency.
Marketing approval in a major market, such as the United States or Europe for a new indication of an already-approved product . Generally it takes one to three years after an application for a new indication is submitted to obtain approval from the applicable regulatory agency.
Commercialization Milestones Events:
First commercial sale in a particular market , such as in the United States or Europe .
Product sales in excess of a pre-specified threshold, such as annual sales exceeding $100.0 million . The amount of time to achieve this type of milestone depends on several factors including but not limited to the dollar amount of the threshold, the pricing of the product and the pace at which customers begin using the product.
License and Distribution Agreement with Shire
In January 2006, the Company entered into a License and Distribution Agreement with an affiliate of Shire Laboratories, Inc., which was subsequently amended (“Prior Shire Agreement”), under which the Company received a non-exclusive license to market and sell an authorized generic of Shire’s Adderall XR® product (“AG Product”) subject to certain conditions, but in any event by no later than January 1, 2010. The Company commenced sales of the AG Product in October 2009. On February 7, 2013, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated License and Distribution Agreement with Shire (the “Amended and Restated Shire Agreement”), which amended and restated the Prior Shire Agreement. The Amended and Restated Shire Agreement was entered into by the parties in connection with the settlement of the Company’s litigation with Shire relating to Shire’s supply of the AG Product to the Company under the Prior Shire Agreement. Under the Amended and Restated Shire Agreement, Shire was required to supply the AG Product and the Company was responsible for marketing and selling the AG Product subject to the terms and conditions thereof until the earlier of (i) the first commercial sale of the Company’s generic equivalent product to Adderall XR® and (ii) September 30, 2014 (the “Supply Term”), subject to certain continuing obligations of the parties upon expiration or early termination of the Supply Term, including Shire’s obligation to deliver AG Products still owed to the Company as of the end of the Supply Term. Although the Supply Term expired on September 30, 2014, the Company was permitted to sell any AG Products in its inventory or owed to the Company by Shire under the Amended and Restated Shire Agreement until all such products are sold. The Company sold all remaining AG Products in its inventory during the year ended December 31, 2016. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Shire Agreement, the Company is required to pay to Shire a specified profit share based on sales of the AG Product and a specified profit share based on sales of the Company’s generic Adderall XR® product. The Company began selling its generic Adderall XR® product during the second quarter of 2016. The Company owed a profit share payable to Shire of $0.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017, based on sales of the AG Product and the Company’s generic Adderall XR® product and of $4.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016, based on sales of the AG Product, in each case with a corresponding charge included in the cost of revenues line in the consolidated statement of operations.
Development, Supply and Distribution Agreement with TOLMAR, Inc.
In June 2012, the Company entered into the Tolmar Agreement with Tolmar. Under the terms of the Tolmar Agreement, Tolmar granted to the Company an exclusive license to commercialize up to 11 generic topical prescription drug products, including ten currently approved products in the United States and its territories; the parties agreed in 2015 to terminate development efforts of one product under the Tolmar Agreement that had been pending approval at the FDA. Under the terms of the Tolmar Agreement, Tolmar is responsible for developing and manufacturing the products, and the Company is responsible for marketing and sale of the products. As of March 31, 2017 , the Company was currently marketing and selling four approved products. The Company is required to pay a profit share to Tolmar on sales of each product commercialized pursuant to the terms of the Tolmar Agreement.

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The Company paid Tolmar a $21.0 million upfront payment upon signing of the agreement and, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, is also required to make payments to Tolmar up to an aggregate amount of $25.0 million upon the achievement of certain specified milestone events. The contingent milestone payments are initially recognized in the period the triggering event occurs. Milestone payments which are contingent upon commercialization events will be accounted for as an additional cost of acquiring the product license rights. Milestone payments which are contingent upon regulatory approval events are capitalized and amortized over the remaining estimated useful life of the approved product. As of March 31, 2017 , the Company had paid a total of $20.0 million to Tolmar upon the achievement of certain specified milestone events, including $12.0 million upon the achievement of a regulatory milestone event and $5.0 million upon the achievement of a commercialization event, and does not currently expect to make any additional milestone payments under the agreement. The $21.0 million upfront payment for the Tolmar product rights has been allocated to the underlying topical products based upon the relative fair value of each product and will be amortized over the remaining estimated useful life of each underlying product, ranging from five to 12 years, starting upon commencement of commercialization activities by the Company during the second half of 2012. The amortization of the Tolmar product rights has been included as a component of cost of revenues on the consolidated statements of operations. The Company is also required to pay a profit share to Tolmar on sales of the topical products, of which the Company owed a profit share payable to Tolmar of $0.9 million and $24.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, with a corresponding charge included in the cost of revenues line in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

The Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Tolmar in March 2012 (the “Tolmar Loan Agreement”), under which the Company agreed to lend to Tolmar one or more loans through December 31, 2014, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15.0 million. The outstanding principal amount of, including any accrued and unpaid interest on, the loans under the Tolmar Loan Agreement are payable by Tolmar beginning from March 31, 2017 through March 31, 2020 or the maturity date, in accordance with the terms therein. Pursuant to the Tolmar Loan Agreement, Tolmar could prepay all or any portion of the outstanding balance of the loans prior to the maturity date without penalty or premium. In May 2016, Tolmar repaid in full the $15.0 million due to the Company under the Tolmar Loan Agreement.

Strategic Alliance Agreement with Teva

The Company is a party to a Strategic Alliance Agreement dated as of June 27, 2001 with Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ("Teva USA"), an affiliate of Teva, which was subsequently amended (“Teva Agreement”). The Teva Agreement commits the Company to develop and manufacture, and Teva to distribute, a specified number of controlled release generic pharmaceutical products (“generic products”), each for a 10 -year period. The Company is required to develop the products, obtain FDA approval to market the products, and manufacture the products for Teva. The revenue the Company earns from the sale of product under the Teva Agreement consists of Teva’s reimbursement of the Company’s manufacturing costs plus a profit share on Teva’s sales of the product to its customers. The Company invoices Teva for the manufacturing costs or products it ships to Teva and payment is due within 30 days. Teva has the right to determine all terms and conditions of the product sales to its customers. Within 30 days of the end of each calendar quarter, Teva is required to provide the Company with a report of its net sales and profits during the quarter and to pay the Company its share of the profits resulting from those sales. Net sales are Teva’s gross sales less discounts, rebates, chargebacks, returns, and other adjustments, all of which are based upon fixed percentages, except chargebacks, which are estimated by Teva and subject to a true-up reconciliation.

As of March 31, 2017 , the Company was supplying Teva with oxybutynin extended release tablets (Ditropan XL® 5 mg, 10 mg and 15 mg extended release tablets); the other products under the Teva Agreement have either been returned to the Company, are being manufactured by Teva at its election, were voluntarily withdrawn from the market or the Company’s obligations to supply such product had expired or were terminated in accordance with the Teva Agreement. Further, in connection with the Teva Transaction and as described in “Note 2. Business Acquisition,” the Company and Teva terminated each party’s rights and obligations under the Teva Agreement effective on August 3, 2016 with respect to the methylphenidate hydrochloride product (generic Concerta ® ).


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OTC Partners Alliance Agreement

In June 2002, the Company entered into a Development, License and Supply Agreement with Pfizer, Inc., formerly Wyeth LLC (“Pfizer”), for a term of 15 years, relating to the Company’s Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine Sulfate 5 mg/120 mg 12-hour Extended Release Tablets (the "D12 Product") and Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine Sulfate 10 mg/240 mg 24-hour Extended Release Tablets for the OTC market (the "D24 Product"); the agreement was terminated with respect to the D24 Product in 2005. The Company previously developed the products and is currently only responsible for manufacturing the products. Pfizer is responsible for marketing and sale of the products. The agreement included payments to the Company upon achievement of development milestones, as well as royalties paid to the Company by Pfizer on its sales of the product. Pfizer launched this product in May 2003 as Alavert® D-12 Hour. In December 2011, the Company and Pfizer entered into an agreement with L. Perrigo Company (“Perrigo”), which was subsequently amended whereby the parties agreed that the Company would supply the Company’s D-12 Product to Perrigo in the United States and its territories. The agreements with Pfizer and Perrigo are no longer a core area of the Company’s business, and the over-the-counter pharmaceutical products the Company sells to Pfizer and Perrigo under the agreements are older products which are only sold to Pfizer and Perrigo. The Company recognizes profit share revenue in the period earned.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Company sold the ANDAs for both the D12 Product and the D24 Product, in addition to other specified assets, to Perrigo pursuant to an asset purchase agreement with Perrigo dated as of March 31, 2016 (the "Perrigo APA"). Under the terms of the Perrigo APA, the Company will also continue to supply the D-12 Product to Pfizer and Perrigo until the date that is the earliest of (i) the date Perrigo’s manufacturing facility is approved to manufacture the D-12 Product and (ii) December 31, 2017 (the "Supply End Date"). On the Supply End Date, the Company will assign and transfer its supply agreement with Pfizer in its entirety to Perrigo in accordance with the Perrigo APA.

Agreements with Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

In November 2008, the Company and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., formerly Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation (“Valeant”), entered into a Joint Development Agreement and a License and Settlement Agreement (“Joint Development Agreement”). The Joint Development Agreement provides for the Company and Valeant to collaborate in the development of a total of five dermatology products, including four of the Company’s generic products and one branded advanced form of Valeant’s Solodyn® product. Under the provisions of the Joint Development Agreement the Company has the potential to receive up to an additional $8.0 million of contingent milestone payments each of which the Company believes to be substantive, as well as the potential to receive royalty payments from sales, if any, by Valeant of its advanced form Solodyn® brand product. Finally, to the extent the Company commercializes any of its four generic dermatology products covered by the Joint Development Agreement, the Company will pay to Valeant a gross profit share on sales of such products. The Company began selling one of the four dermatology products during the year ended December 31, 2011 and began selling a second dermatology product during the quarter ended September 30, 2016.

The Joint Development Agreement results in three items of revenue for the Company, as follows:
 
(1)
Research & Development Services. Revenue from the remaining $8.0 million of contingent milestone payments, will be recognized using the Milestone Method of accounting. Revenue recognized under the Joint Development Agreement is included in “Note 22. Supplementary Financial Information,” in the line item captioned “Other Revenues.”

(2)
Royalty Fees Earned - Valeant’s Sale of Advanced Form Solodyn® (Brand) Product. Under the Joint Development Agreement, the Company granted Valeant a license for the advanced form of the Solodyn® product, with the Company receiving royalty fee income under such license for a period ending eight years after the first commercial sale of the advanced form Solodyn® product. Commercial sales of the new Solodyn® product, if any, are expected to commence upon FDA approval of Valeant’s NDA. The royalty fee income, if any, from the new Solodyn® product, will be recognized by the Company as current period revenue when earned.

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(3)
Accounting for Sales of the Company’s Four Generic Dermatology Products. Upon FDA approval of the Company’s ANDA for each of the four generic products covered by the Joint Development Agreement, the Company will have the right (but not the obligation) to begin manufacture and sale of its four generic dermatology products. The Company sells its manufactured generic products to all Impax Generics division customers in the ordinary course of business through its Impax Generics Product sales channel. The Company accounts for the sale, if any, of the generic products covered by the Joint Development Agreement as current period revenue according to the Company’s revenue recognition policy applicable to its Impax Generics products. To the extent the Company sells any of the four generic dermatology products covered by the Joint Development Agreement, the Company pays Valeant a gross profit share, with such profit share payments accounted for as a current period cost of revenues in the consolidated statement of operations.

Distribution, License, Development and Supply Agreement with AstraZeneca UK Limited

In January 2012, the Company entered into the AZ Agreement with AstraZeneca and the parties subsequently entered into a First Amendment to the AZ Agreement dated May 31, 2016 (as amended, the "AZ Amendment"). Under the terms of the AZ Agreement, AstraZeneca granted to the Company an exclusive license to commercialize the tablet, orally disintegrating tablet and nasal spray formulations of Zomig® (zolmitriptan) products for the treatment of migraine headaches in the United States and in certain U.S. territories, except during an initial transition period when AstraZeneca fulfilled all orders of Zomig® products on the Company’s behalf and AstraZeneca paid to the Company the gross profit on such Zomig® products. The Company is obligated to fulfill certain minimum requirements with respect to the promotion of currently approved Zomig® products as well as other dosage strengths of such products approved by the FDA in the future. The Company may, but has no obligation to, develop and commercialize additional products containing zolmitriptan and additional indications for Zomig®, subject to certain restrictions as set forth in the AZ Agreement. Subject to the terms of the AZ Agreement, the Company will be responsible for conducting clinical studies and preparing regulatory filings related to the development of any such additional products and would bear all related costs. During the term of the AZ Agreement, AstraZeneca will continue to be the holder of the NDA for existing Zomig® products, as well as any future dosage strengths thereof approved by the FDA, and will be responsible for certain regulatory and quality-related activities for such Zomig® products. AstraZeneca will manufacture and supply Zomig® products to the Company and the Company will purchase its requirements of Zomig® products from AstraZeneca until a date determined in the AZ Agreement. Thereafter, AstraZeneca may terminate its supply obligations upon certain advance notice to the Company, in which case the Company would have the right to manufacture or have manufactured its own requirements for the applicable Zomig® product. Under the terms of the AZ Amendment, under certain conditions and depending on the nature and terms of the study agreed to with the FDA, the Company agreed to conduct, at its own expense, the juvenile toxicity study and pediatric study required by the FDA under the Pediatric Research Equity Act (“PREA”) for approval of the nasal formulation of Zomig ®  for the acute treatment of migraine in pediatric patients ages six through eleven years old, as further described in the study protocol mutually agreed to by the parties (the “PREA Study”). In consideration for the Company conducting the PREA Study at its own expense, the AZ Amendment provides for the total royalty payments payable by the Company to AstraZeneca on net sales of Zomig ®  products under the AZ Agreement to be reduced by certain specified amounts beginning from the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and through the quarter ended December 31, 2020, with such reduced royalty amounts totaling an aggregate amount of $30.0 million . In the event the royalty reduction amounts exceed the royalty payments payable by the Company to AstraZeneca pursuant to the AZ Agreement in any given quarter, AstraZeneca will be required to pay the Company an amount equal to the difference between the royalty reduction amount and the royalty payment payable by the Company to AstraZeneca. The Company’s commitment to perform the PREA Study may be terminated, without penalty, under certain circumstances as set forth in the AZ Amendment.

Under the terms of the AZ Agreement, AstraZeneca was required to make payments to the Company representing 100% of the gross profit on sales of AstraZeneca-labeled Zomig® products during the specified transition period. Beginning from January 2013, the Company has paid AstraZeneca tiered royalties on net sales of branded Zomig® products, depending on brand exclusivity and subject to customary reductions and other terms and conditions set forth in the AZ Agreement. The Company has also paid to AstraZeneca royalties based on gross profit from sales of authorized generic versions of the Zomig® products subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the AZ Agreement. In May 2013, the Company’s exclusivity period for branded Zomig® tablets and orally disintegrating tablets expired and the Company launched authorized generic versions of those products in the United States. As discussed above, pursuant to the AZ Amendment, the total royalty payments payable by the Company to AstraZeneca on net sales of Zomig ®  products under the AZ Agreement is reduced by certain specified amounts beginning from the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and through the quarter ended December 31, 2020, with such reduced royalty amounts totaling an aggregate amount of $30.0 million . The Company owed a royalty payable to AstraZeneca of $3.3 million and $4.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, with a corresponding charge included in the cost of revenues line on the consolidated statements of operations.


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Agreement with DURECT Corporation

During the three month period ended March 31, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with DURECT Corporation (“Durect”) granting the Company the exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize DURECT’s investigational transdermal bupivacaine patch for the treatment of pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia, referred to by the Company as IPX239. The Company paid Durect a $2.0 million up-front payment upon signing of the agreement which was recognized immediately as research and development expense. The Company has the potential to pay up to $61.0 million in additional contingent milestone payments upon the achievement of certain specified development and commercialization events under the agreement. If IPX239 is commercialized, the Company would also be required to pay a tiered royalty based on product sales.

Mebendazole Product Acquisition Agreement with Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

In August 2013, the Company, through its Amedra Pharmaceuticals subsidiary, entered into a product acquisition agreement (the “Mebendazole Product Acquisition Agreement”) with Teva pursuant to which the Company acquired the assets (including the ANDA and other regulatory materials) and related liabilities related to Teva’s mebendazole tablet product in all dosage forms. Pursuant to the Mebendazole Product Acquisition Agreement, the Company was required to pay certain milestone payments up to an aggregate amount of $3.5 million upon the approval and launch of the mebendazole tablet product; the Company paid the $3.5 million to Teva during the quarter ended March 31, 2016 upon the FDA's approval and the Company's subsequent launch of Emverm® (mebendazole) 100 mg chewable tablets. The Company is also obligated to pay Teva a royalty payment based on net sales of Emverm®, including a specified annual minimum royalty payment, subject to customary reductions and the other terms and conditions set forth in the Teva Product Acquisition Agreement.

19. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Executive Employment Agreements
The Company is a party to employment and separation agreements with certain members of its executive management team that provide for severance and other payments following termination of their employment for various reasons.
Lease Agreements
The Company leases land, office space, manufacturing, warehouse and research and development facilities, and equipment under non-cancelable operating leases expiring at various dates through December 2027.
Purchase Order Commitments
As of March 31, 2017 , the Company had $126.8 million of open purchase order commitments, primarily for raw materials. The terms of these purchase order commitments are generally less than one year in duration.

20. LEGAL AND REGULATORY MATTERS          

Patent Litigation

There is substantial litigation in the pharmaceutical, biological, and biotechnology industries with respect to the manufacture, use, and sale of new products which are the subject of conflicting patent and intellectual property claims. One or more patents often cover the brand name products for which the Company is developing generic versions and the Company typically has patent rights covering the Company’s branded products.

Under federal law, when a drug developer files an ANDA for a generic drug seeking approval before expiration of a patent, which has been listed with the FDA as covering the brand name product, the developer must certify its product will not infringe the listed patent(s) and/or the listed patent is invalid or unenforceable (commonly referred to as a “Paragraph IV” certification). Notices of such certification must be provided to the patent holder, who may file a suit for patent infringement within 45 days of the patent holder’s receipt of such notice. If the patent holder files suit within the 45 days period, the FDA can review and approve the ANDA, but is prevented from granting final marketing approval of the product until a final judgment in the action has been rendered in favor of the generic drug developer, or 30 months from the date the notice was received, whichever is sooner. The Company’s generic products division is typically subject to patent infringement litigation brought by branded pharmaceutical manufacturers in connection with the Company’s Paragraph IV certifications seeking an order delaying the approval of the Company’s ANDA until expiration of the patent(s) at issue in the litigation. Likewise, the Company’s branded products division is currently involved in patent infringement litigation against generic drug manufacturers who have filed Paragraph IV certifications to market their generic drugs prior to expiration of the Company’s patents at issue in the litigation.  

The uncertainties inherent in patent litigation make the outcome of such litigation difficult to predict. For the Company’s generic products division, the potential consequences in the event of an unfavorable outcome in such litigation include delaying launch of its generic products until patent expiration. If the Company were to launch its generic product prior to successful resolution of a patent litigation, the Company could be liable for potential damages measured by the profits lost by the branded product manufacturer rather than the profits earned by the Company if we are found to infringe a valid, enforceable patent. For the Company’s branded products division, an unfavorable outcome may significantly accelerate generic competition ahead of expiration of the patents covering the Company’s branded products. All such litigation typically involves significant expense.
 
The Company is generally responsible for all of the patent litigation fees and costs associated with current and future products not covered by its alliance and collaboration agreements. The Company has agreed to share legal expenses with respect to third-party and Company products under the terms of certain of the alliance and collaboration agreements. The Company records the costs of patent litigation as expense in the period when incurred for products it has developed, as well as for products which are the subject of an alliance or collaboration agreement with a third-party.
 
Although the outcome and costs of the asserted and unasserted claims is difficult to predict, based on the information presently known to management, the Company does not currently expect the ultimate liability, if any, for such matters to have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.  

Patent Infringement Litigation
   

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Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Grunenthal GmbH v. Impax Laboratories, Inc. and ThoRx Laboratories, Inc. (Oxymorphone hydrochloride); Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Grunenthal GmbH v. Impax Laboratories, Inc. (Oxymorphone hydrochloride)
 
In November 2012, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Grunenthal GmbH (collectively, “Endo”) filed suit against ThoRx Laboratories, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“ThoRx”), and the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging patent infringement based on the filing of ThoRx’s ANDA relating to Oxymorphone hydrochloride, Extended Release tablets, 5 mg, 7.5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg and 40 mg, generic to Opana ER®. In January 2013, Endo filed a separate suit against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging patent infringement based on the filing of the Company’s ANDA relating to the same products. ThoRx and the Company filed an answer and counterclaims to the November 2012 suit and the Company filed an answer and counterclaims with respect to the January 2013 suit. A bench trial was completed in April 2015. In June 2016, the Court entered an amended judgment in both cases that the products described in the Company’s and ThoRx’s ANDAs would, if marketed, infringe certain claims of the patents asserted by Endo and Grunenthal. The Court also found that the asserted claims of patents owned by Endo were not invalid, but that the asserted claims of patents owned by Grunenthal were invalid. As a result, the Court enjoined the Company and ThoRx from marketing their products until expiration of the Endo patents in 2023. The Company and ThoRx are appealing the Court's judgment.
 
In November 2014, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Mallinckrodt LLC filed suit against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware making additional allegations of patent infringement based on the filing of the Company’s Oxymorphone hydrochloride ANDA described above. Also in November 2014, Endo and Mallinckrodt filed a separate suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware making additional allegations of patent infringement based on the filing of ThoRx’s Oxymorphone hydrochloride ANDA described above. ThoRx and the Company filed an answer and counterclaim to those suits in which they are named as a defendant. The cases are currently stayed.

In May 2016, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed suit against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging that the Company’s marketed oxymorphone hydrochloride tablets infringe certain patents owned by Endo. Endo’s complaint also alleges that the Company and Endo entered into a settlement and license agreement with respect to these products, but that the Company later breached that contract and breached its implied duty of good faith and fair dealing with respect to that agreement. Endo filed an amended complaint on August 1, 2016 and the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. On October 25, 2016, that motion was granted in part and denied in part. On October 31, 2016, the Company received a letter from Endo purporting to terminate the settlement and license agreement for material breach. Discovery is underway. No trial date has been set.


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Impax Laboratories Inc., et al. v. Lannett Holdings, Inc.   and Lannett Company (Zomig®)

In July 2014, the Company filed suit against Lannett Holdings, Inc. and Lannett Company (collectively, “Lannett”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging patent infringement based on the filing of the Lannett ANDA relating to Zolmitriptan Nasal Spray, 5mg, generic to Zomig® Nasal Spray. The case went to trial in September 2016. On March 29, 2017, the District Court issued a Trial Opinion finding the asserted patents valid and infringed. On April 17, 2017, the District Court entered a Final Judgment and Injunction that, inter alia , bars FDA approval of Lannett’s proposed generic product prior to May 29, 2021.

Impax Laboratories Inc., et al. v. Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Zomig®)

On September 23, 2016, the Company filed suit against Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Par”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging patent infringement based on the filing of the Par ANDA relating to Zolmitriptan Nasal Spray, 2.5 mg and 5 mg, generic to Zomig® Nasal Spray. On October 12, 2016, the parties stipulated to stay the case pending the outcome of the related case, Impax Laboratories Inc., et al. v. Lannett matter described above. On April 24, 2017, the parties stipulated that the stay shall remain in effect until the Impax Laboratories Inc., et al. v. Lannett matter is fully resolved. As such, Par has not yet filed an answer or counterclaims to the Company’s complaint. The 30-month stay of approval for applicable to the Par ANDA has been tolled pending resumption of this case. 

Impax Laboratories Inc., et al. v. Actavis Laboratories, Inc. and Actavis Pharma Inc. (Rytary ® )
 
In September 2015, the Company filed suit against Actavis Laboratories, Inc. and Actavis Pharma Inc. (collectively, “Actavis”) in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging patent infringement based on the filing of the Actavis ANDA relating to carbidopa and levodopa extended release capsules, generic to Rytary ® . In December 2016, the Company filed a related action alleging infringement of related, later-issued U.S. Patent No. 9,463,246, which was consolidated with the lead action. Actavis filed an answer and counterclaims on November 19, 2015 in the lead action and on January 13, 2017 in the related action. Fact discovery and claim construction briefing have concluded and a claim construction hearing was held on April 26, 2017. On May 9, 2017, the District Court issued a decision interpreting certain claim terms in dispute in the litigation. Trial is expected in the fall of 2017.

Impax Laboratories, Inc. v. Sandoz Inc. ( Rytary ® )

On March 31, 2017, the Company filed suit against Sandoz Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,094,427; 8,377,474; 8,454,998; 8,557,283; 9,089,607; 9,089,608; 9,463,246; and 9,533,046, based on the filing of Sandoz’s ANDA relating to carbidopa and levodopa extended release capsules, generic to Rytary ® . Sandoz has not yet answered or otherwise responded to the Complaint.

Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, et al. v. Impax Laboratories, Inc.

On January 3, 2017, Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, Aventisub LLC, Sanofi, and Genzyme Corporation filed suit against the Company in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware alleging patent infringement based on the filing of the Company’s ANDA related to Teriflunomide Oral Tablets, 14 mg, generic to Aubagio ® . The case was settled and terminated on April 21, 2017.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, et al. v. Impax Laboratories, Inc.

On April 10, 2017, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Pfizer Inc. filed suit against the Company in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware alleging patent infringement based on the filing of the Company’s ANDA related to Apixaban Tablets, 2.5 mg and 5 mg, generic to Eliquis ® . The Company’s answer currently is due on June 2, 2017. No further schedule has been set.

Other Litigation Related to the Company’s Business  

Solodyn ®  Antitrust Class Actions  

From July 2013 to January 2016, 18 complaints were filed as class actions on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers, as well as by certain direct purchasers, against manufacturers of the brand drug Solodyn® and its generic equivalents, including the Company.
 

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On July 22, 2013, Plaintiff United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 & Participating Employers Health and Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On July 23, 2013, Plaintiff Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc., a direct purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
   
On August 1, 2013, Plaintiff International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132 Health and Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of itself and others similarly situated. On August 29, 2013, this Plaintiff withdrew its complaint from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and on August 30, 2013, re-filed the same complaint in the United States Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On August 9, 2013, Plaintiff Local 274 Health & Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On August 12, 2013, Plaintiff Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 25 Health & Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On August 27, 2013, Plaintiff Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Lauderdale Lodge 31, Insurance Trust Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On August 29, 2013, Plaintiff Heather Morgan, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On August 30, 2013, Plaintiff Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 178 Health & Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On September 9, 2013, Plaintiff Ahold USA, Inc., a direct purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On September 24, 2013, Plaintiff City of Providence, Rhode Island, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On October 2, 2013, Plaintiff International Union of Operating Engineers Stationary Engineers Local 39 Health & Welfare Trust Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On October 7, 2013, Painters District Council No. 30 Health and Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On October 25, 2013, Plaintiff Man-U Service Contract Trust Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated. 
 
On March 13, 2014, Plaintiff Allied Services Division Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On March 19, 2014, Plaintiff NECA-IBEW Welfare Trust Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On February 25, 2014, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered the pending actions transferred to the District of Massachusetts for coordinated pretrial proceedings, as In Re Solodyn (Minocycline Hydrochloride) Antitrust Litigation.

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On March 26, 2015, Walgreen Co., The Kruger Co., Safeway Inc., HEB Grocery Company L.P., Albertson’s LLC, direct purchasers, filed a separate complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. On April 8, 2015, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation ordered the action be transferred to the District of Massachusetts, to be coordinated or consolidated with the coordinated proceedings. The original complaint filed by the plaintiffs asserted claims only against defendant Medicis. On October 5, 2015, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint asserting claims against the Company and the other generic defendants.
 
On April 16, 2015, Rite Aid Corporation and Rite Aid Hdqtrs. Corp, direct purchasers, filed a separate complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. On May 1, 2015, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation ordered the action be transferred to the District of Massachusetts, to be coordinated or consolidated with the coordinated proceedings. The original complaint filed by the plaintiffs asserted claims only against defendant Medicis. On October 5, 2015, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint asserting claims against the Company and the other generic defendants.
 
On January 25, 2016, CVS Pharmacy, Inc., a direct purchaser, filed a separate complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. On February 11, 2016, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation ordered the action to be transferred to the District of Massachusetts to be coordinated or consolidated with the coordinated proceedings.
 
The consolidated amended complaints allege that Medicis engaged in anticompetitive schemes by, among other things, filing frivolous patent litigation lawsuits, submitting frivolous Citizen Petitions, and entering into anticompetitive settlement agreements with several generic manufacturers, including the Company, to delay generic competition of Solodyn® and in violation of state and federal antitrust laws. Plaintiffs seek, among other things, unspecified monetary damages and equitable relief, including disgorgement and restitution. On August 14, 2015, the Court granted in part and denied in part defendants’ motion to dismiss the consolidated amended complaints. Discovery is ongoing. Trial is set for March 22, 2018.
 
Opana ER® FTC Antitrust Suit 

On February 25, 2014, the Company received a Civil Investigative Demand ("CID") from the FTC concerning its investigation into the drug Opana® ER and its generic equivalents. On March 30, 2016, the FTC filed a complaint against the Company, Endo, and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging that the Company and Endo violated antitrust laws when they entered into a June 2010 co-promotion and development agreement and a June 2010 settlement agreement that resolved patent litigation in connection with the submission of the Company’s ANDA for generic original Opana® ER. In July 2016, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, and a motion to sever the claims regarding Opana® ER from claims with respect to a separate settlement agreement that was challenged by the FTC. On October 20, 2016, the Court granted the motion to sever, formally terminating the suit against the Company, with an order that the FTC re-file no later than November 3, 2016 and dismissed the motion to dismiss as moot. On October 25, 2016, the FTC filed a notice of voluntary dismissal. On October 26, 2016, the Company and Endo filed a Declaratory Judgment complaint against the FTC in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania seeking resolution of the legal issues that were previously subject to the companies’ motion to dismiss. On December 30, 2016, the FTC filed a motion to dismiss the Declaratory Judgment complaint. The motion to dismiss has been fully briefed. On January 19, 2017, the FTC filed a Part 3 Administrative complaint against the Company with similar allegations regarding the Company’s June 2010 settlement agreement with Endo that resolved patent litigation in connection with the submission of the Company’s ANDA for generic original Opana® ER. The Company filed its answer to the Administrative Complaint on February 7, 2017 and trial is expected in September 2017.

Opana ER® Antitrust Class Actions  

From June 2014 to April 2015, 14 complaints were filed as class actions on behalf of direct and end-payor (indirect) purchasers, as well as by certain direct purchasers, against the manufacturer of the brand drug Opana ER® and the Company.
 
On June 4, 2014, Plaintiff Fraternal Order of Police, Miami Lodge 20, Insurance Trust Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On June 4, 2014, Plaintiff Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc., a direct purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

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On June 6, 2014, Plaintiff Value Drug Company, a direct purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of itself and others similarly situated. On June 26, 2014, this Plaintiff withdrew its complaint from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and on July 16, 2014, re-filed the same complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On June 19, 2014, Plaintiff Wisconsin Masons’ Health Care Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On July 17, 2014, Plaintiff Massachusetts Bricklayers, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On August 11, 2014, Plaintiff Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On September 19, 2014, Plaintiff Meijer Inc., a direct purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On October 3, 2014, Plaintiff International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 138 Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On November 17, 2014, Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company d/b/a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
 
On December 19, 2014, Plaintiff Kim Mahaffay, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California, Alameda County, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated. On January 27, 2015, the Defendants removed the action to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
 
On January 12, 2015, Plaintiff Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 178 Health & Welfare Trust Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.
  
On December 12, 2014, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered the pending actions transferred to the Northern District of Illinois for coordinated pretrial proceedings, as In Re Opana ER Antitrust Litigation.
 
On March 26, 2015 Walgreen Co., The Kruger Co., Safeway Inc., HEB Grocery Company L.P., Albertson’s LLC, direct purchasers, filed a separate complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
 
On April 23, 2015, Rite Aid Corporation and Rite Aid Hdqtrs. Corp, direct purchasers, filed a separate complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
 
In each case, the complaints allege that Endo engaged in an anticompetitive scheme by, among other things, entering into an anticompetitive settlement agreement with the Company to delay generic competition of Opana ER® and in violation of state and federal antitrust laws. Plaintiffs seek, among other things, unspecified monetary damages and equitable relief, including disgorgement and restitution. Consolidated amended complaints were filed on May 4, 2015 by direct purchaser plaintiffs and end-payor (indirect) purchaser plaintiffs.
 
On July 3, 2015, defendants filed motions to dismiss the consolidated amended complaints, as well as the complaints of the “Opt-Out Plaintiffs” (Walgreen Co., The Kruger Co., Safeway Inc., HEB Grocery Company L.P., Albertson’s LLC, Rite Aid Corporation and Rite Aid Hdqtrs. Corp.).

On February 1, 2016, CVS Pharmacy, Inc. filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The parties agreed that CVS Pharmacy, Inc. would be bound by the court’s ruling on the defendants’ motion to dismiss the Opt-Out Plaintiffs’ complaints.


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On February 10, 2016, the court granted in part and denied in part defendants’ motion to dismiss the end-payor purchaser plaintiffs’ consolidated amended complaint, and denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the direct purchaser plaintiffs’ consolidated amended complaint. The end-payor purchaser plaintiffs have filed a second consolidated amended complaint and the Company has moved to dismiss certain state law claims.

On February 25, 2016, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the Opt-Out Plaintiffs’ complaints, with leave to amend. The Opt-Out Plaintiffs and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. have filed amended complaints and the Company has filed its answer.

Discovery is ongoing. No trial date has been scheduled.

Civil Investigation Demand from the Attorney General of the State of Alaska  

On February 10, 2015, the Company received three CIDs from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Alaska (“Alaska AG”) concerning its investigations into the drugs Adderall XR ® , Effexor XR ®  and Opana ®  ER (each a “Product” and collectively, the “Products”) and their generic equivalents. According to the Alaska AG, the investigation is to determine whether the Company may have violated Alaskan state law by entering into settlement agreements with the respective brand name manufacturer for each of the foregoing Products that delayed generic entry of such Product into the marketplace. The Company has cooperated with the Alaska AG in producing documents and information in response to the CIDs. To the knowledge of the Company, no proceedings have been initiated against the Company at this time; however no assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of this investigation. 
 
United States Department of Justice Investigations
 
Previously on November 6, 2014, the Company disclosed that one of its sales representatives received a grand jury subpoena from the Antitrust Division of the United States Justice Department (the “Justice Department”). In connection with this same investigation, on March 13, 2015, the Company received a grand jury subpoena from the Justice Department requesting the production of information and documents regarding the sales, marketing, and pricing of certain generic prescription medications. In particular, the Justice Department’s investigation currently focuses on four generic medications: digoxin tablets, terbutaline sulfate tablets, prilocaine/lidocaine cream, and calcipotriene topical solution. The Company has been cooperating and intends to continue cooperating with the investigation. However, no assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of the investigation. 

Attorney General of the State of Connecticut Interrogatories and Subpoena Duces Tecum
 
On July 14, 2014, the Company received a subpoena and interrogatories (the “Subpoena”) from the State of Connecticut Attorney General (“Connecticut AG”) concerning its investigation into sales of the Company’s generic product, digoxin. According to the Connecticut AG, the investigation is to determine whether anyone engaged in a contract, combination or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce which has the effect of (i) fixing, controlling or maintaining prices or (ii) allocating or dividing customers or territories relating to the sale of digoxin in violation of Connecticut state antitrust law. The Company intends to cooperate with the Connecticut AG in producing documents and information in response to the Subpoena. To the knowledge of the Company, no proceedings by the Connecticut AG have been initiated against the Company at this time; however no assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of this investigation. 

In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation

From March 2016 to April 2017, 22 complaints were filed as class actions on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers against manufacturers of generic digoxin and doxycycline and the Company alleging a conspiracy to fix, maintain and/or stabilize prices of these generic products. From January 2017 to April 2017, three complaints were filed on behalf of indirect purchasers against manufacturers of generic lidocaine/prilocaine and the Company alleging a conspiracy to fix, maintain and/or stabilize prices of these generic products.

On March 2, 2016, Plaintiff International Union of Operating Engineers Local 30 Benefits Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated. The plaintiff filed an amended complaint on June 9, 2016.

On March 25, 2016, Plaintiff Tulsa Firefighters Health and Welfare Trust, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.


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On March 25, 2016, Plaintiff NECA-IBEW Welfare Trust Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On April 4, 2016, Plaintiff Pipe Trade Services MN, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On April 25, 2016, Plaintiff Edward Carpinelli, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On April 27, 2016, Plaintiff Fraternal Order of Police, Miami Lodge 20, Insurance Trust Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On May 2, 2016, Plaintiff Nina Diamond, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On May 5, 2016, Plaintiff UFCW Local 1500 Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On May 6, 2016, Plaintiff Minnesota Laborers Health and Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On May 12, 2016, Plaintiff The City of Providence, Rhode Island, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On May 18, 2016, Plaintiff KPH Healthcare Services, Inc. a/k/a Kinney Drugs, Inc., a direct purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On May 19, 2016, Plaintiff Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Health and Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On June 8, 2016, Plaintiff United Food & Commercial Workers and Employers Arizona Health and Welfare Trust, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On June 17, 2016, Plaintiff Ottis McCrary, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On June 20, 2016, Plaintiff Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc., a direct purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On June 27, 2016, Plaintiff César Castillo Inc., a direct purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On June 29, 2016, Plaintiff Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 33 Health and Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On July 1, 2016, Plaintiff Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 178 Health and Welfare Trust Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On July 15, 2016, Plaintiff Ahold USA, Inc., a direct purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.


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On September 7, 2016, Plaintiff United Here Health, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On September 20, 2016, Plaintiff Valerie Velardi, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On April 25, 2017, Plaintiff Louisiana Health Service Indemnity Company, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated.

On January 13, 2017, Plaintiff International Union of Operating Engineers Local 30 Benefits Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated against manufacturers of generic lidocaine/prilocaine and the Company alleging a conspiracy to fix, maintain and/or stabilize prices of this generic drug.

On April 17, 2017, Plaintiff UFCW Local 1500 Welfare Fund, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated against manufacturers of generic lidocaine/prilocaine and the Company alleging a conspiracy to fix, maintain and/or stabilize prices of this generic drug.

On April 25, 2017, Plaintiff Louisiana Health Service Indemnity Company, an indirect purchaser, filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of itself and others similarly situated against manufacturers of generic lidocaine/prilocaine and the Company alleging a conspiracy to fix, maintain and/or stabilize prices of this generic drug.

On May 19, 2016, several indirect purchaser plaintiffs filed a motion with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to transfer and consolidate the actions in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Judicial Panel ordered the actions consolidated in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and ordered that the actions be renamed “ In re Generic Digoxin and Doxycycline Antitrust Litigation. On January 27, 2017, plaintiffs filed two consolidated class action complaints. With respect to doxycycline, the plaintiffs dropped their allegations against the Company. On March 28, 2017, the Company, separately and along with other defendants, filed motions to dismiss the digoxin class action complaint. Briefing has been taken off calendar by the court. On April 6, 2017, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered the consolidation of all civil actions involving allegations of antitrust conspiracies in the generic pharmaceutical industry regarding 18 generic drugs to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The consolidated actions have been renamed In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation. No schedule has been set.

AWP Litigation
 
On December 30, 2015, Plumbers’ Local Union No. 690 Health Plan and others similarly situated filed a class action against several generic drug manufacturers, including the Company, in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Civil Trial Division, alleging that the Company and others violated the law, including the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection law, by inflating the Average Wholesale Price (“AWP”) of certain generic drugs. The case has since been removed to federal court in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. By virtue of an amended complaint filed on March 29, 2016, the suit has been amended to comprise a nationwide class of third party payors that allegedly reimbursed or purchased certain generic drugs based on AWP and to assert causes of action under the laws of other states in addition to Pennsylvania. On May 17, 2016, this case was stayed. On January 18, 2017, the Company, along with the other defendants, filed a joint motion to dismiss the complaint. Briefing has been completed and no court decision has been received.

On February 5, 2016, Delaware Valley Health Care Coalition filed a lawsuit based on substantially similar allegations in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Civil Trial Division that seeks declaratory judgment. On May 20, 2016, this case was stayed pending resolution of the federal court action described above.


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CID from the U.S. Attorney Office, Southern District of New York

On March 8, 2016, the Company received a CID from the U.S. Attorney Office, Southern District of New York, Civil Frauds Unit. The CID requests information and documents relating to the Company and any pharmacy benefit manager (“PBM”) concerning Zomig®, including any contracts between the Company and PBMs, as well as services performed by and payments to the PBMs pursuant to those contracts. The Company intends to cooperate with the U.S. Attorney Office in response to the CID. To the knowledge of the Company, no proceedings by the U.S. Attorney Office have been initiated against the Company at this time; however, no assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of this investigation.

Attorney General of the State of West Virginia Subpoena

On September 7, 2016, the Company received a subpoena (the “Subpoena”) from the State of West Virginia Office of the Attorney General (“West Virginia AG”) seeking documents and responses to interrogatories in connection with its investigation into the marketing and sales of epinephrine auto-injectors. According to the West Virginia AG, the investigation aims to determine whether anyone engaged in a contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade of epinephrine auto-injectors in violation of West Virginia state antitrust law. The Company intends to cooperate with the West Virginia AG in producing documents and information in response to the Subpoena. To the knowledge of the Company, no proceedings by the West Virginia AG have been initiated against the Company at this time, however no assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of this investigation.

Impax Laboratories, Inc. v. Turing Pharmaceuticals AG

On May 2, 2016, the Company filed suit against Turing Pharmaceuticals AG ("Turing") in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging breach of the terms of the contract by which Turing purchased from the Company the right to sell the drug Daraprim®, as well as the right to sell certain Daraprim® inventory (the “Purchase Agreement”).  Specifically, the Company seeks (i) a declaratory judgment that the Company may revoke Turing’s right to sell Daraprim® under the Company’s labeler code and national drug codes; (ii) specific performance to require Turing to comply with its obligations under the Purchase Agreement for past due reports and for reports going forward; and (iii) money damages to remedy Turing’s failure to reimburse the Company for chargebacks and Medicaid rebate liability when due, currently in excess of $38.1 million and for future amounts that may be due. Turing has filed its answer and a counterclaim against the Company alleging breach of contract and breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing. Discovery is closed. On October 14, 2016, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment and briefing has been completed. No trial date has been set.

Telephone Consumer Protection Act Cases

On January 31, 2017, Plaintiff Family Medicine Pharmacy LLC filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama on behalf of itself and others similarly situated against the Company alleging violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, as amended by the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 (the "Telephone Consumer Protection Act"). On March 27, 2017, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint and plaintiff filed an amended complaint on April 10, 2017. No schedule has been set.

On February 14, 2017, Plaintiff Medicine To Go Pharmacies, Inc. filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of itself and others similarly situated against the Company alleging violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. On April 17, 2017, the Company filed a motion to dismiss, transfer, or stay this case in light of the first-filed case described above.

Securities Class Action

On April 17, 2017, Lead Plaintiff New York Hotel Trades Council & Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. Pension Fund filed an amended class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of itself and others similarly situated against the Company alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5. The Company’s response to the amended complaint is due on June 1, 2017.
 


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21. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company has two reportable segments, Impax Generics and Impax Specialty Pharma. Impax Generics develops, manufactures, sells, and distributes generic pharmaceutical products, primarily through the following sales channels: the Impax Generics sales channel for sales of generic prescription products directly to wholesalers, large retail drug chains, and others; the Private Label Product sales channel for generic over-the-counter and prescription products sold to unrelated third-party customers who, in turn, sell the products under their own label; the Rx Partner sales channel for generic prescription products sold through unrelated third-party pharmaceutical entities under their own label pursuant to alliance agreements; and the OTC Partner sales channel for over-the-counter products sold through unrelated third-party pharmaceutical entities under their own labels pursuant to alliance and supply agreements. Revenues from the “Impax Generics” sales channel and the “Private Label” sales channel are reported under the caption “Impax Generics sales, net” in “Note 22. Supplementary Financial Information.” Revenues from the “OTC Partner” sales channel are reported under the caption “Other Revenues” in “Note 22. Supplementary Financial Information.”
Impax Specialty Pharma is engaged in the development, sale and distribution of proprietary brand pharmaceutical products that the Company believes represent improvements to already-approved pharmaceutical products addressing central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders and other select specialty segments. Impax Specialty Pharma currently has one internally developed branded pharmaceutical product, Rytary® (IPX066), an extended release oral capsule formulation of carbidopa-levodopa for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, post-encephalitic parkinsonism, and parkinsonism that may follow carbon monoxide intoxication and/or manganese intoxication, which was approved by the FDA on January 7, 2015 and which the Company launched in April 2015. In November 2015, the European Commission granted marketing authorization for Numient® (IPX066) (referred to as Rytary® in the United States). The review of the Numient® application was conducted under the centralized licensing procedure as a therapeutic innovation, and authorization is applicable in all 28 member states of the European Union, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Impax Specialty Pharma is also engaged in the sale and distribution of four other branded products including Zomig® (zolmitriptan) products, indicated for the treatment of migraine headaches, under the terms of the AZ Agreement with AstraZeneca in the United States and in certain U.S. territories, and Emverm® (mebendazole) 100 mg chewable tablets, indicated for the treatment of pinworm, whipworm, common roundworm, common hookworm, and American hookworm in single or mixed infections.
Revenues from Impax-labeled branded products are reported under the caption “Impax Specialty Pharma sales, net” in “Note 22. Supplementary Financial Information.” Impax Specialty Pharma also has a number of product candidates that are in varying stages of development.
The Company’s chief operating decision maker evaluates the financial performance of the Company’s segments based upon segment income (loss) before income taxes. Items below income (loss) from operations are not reported by segment, since they are excluded from the measure of segment profitability reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker. Additionally, general and administrative expenses, certain selling expenses, certain litigation settlements, and non-operating income and expenses are included in “Corporate and Other.” The Company does not report balance sheet information by segment since it is not reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker. The accounting policies for the Company’s segments are the same as those described above in the discussion of "Revenue Recognition" in “Note 4. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” The Company has no inter-segment revenue.

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The tables below present segment information reconciled to total Company financial results, with segment operating income or loss including gross profit less direct research and development expenses and direct selling expenses as well as any litigation settlements, to the extent specifically identified by segment (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Impax
Generics
 
Impax
Specialty
Pharma
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Total
Company
Revenues, net
$
134,147

 
$
50,256

 
$

 
$
184,403

Cost of revenues
103,335

 
16,897

 

 
120,232

Cost of revenues impairment charges
39,280

 

 

 
39,280

Selling, general and administrative
6,468

 
16,330

 
24,257

 
47,055

Research and development
17,396

 
5,093

 

 
22,489

In-process research and development impairment charges
6,079

 

 

 
6,079

Patent litigation expense
368

 
704

 

 
1,072

(Loss) income before income taxes
$
(38,779
)
 
$
11,232

 
$
(39,983
)
 
$
(67,530
)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Impax
Generics
 
Impax
Specialty
Pharma
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Total
Company
Revenues, net
$
170,079

 
$
55,429

 
$

 
$
225,508

Cost of revenues
110,122

 
12,796

 

 
122,918

Selling, general and administrative
4,774

 
13,818

 
25,706

 
44,298

Research and development
14,595

 
4,427

 

 
19,022

Patent litigation expense
114

 
1,205

 

 
1,319

Income (loss) before income taxes
$
40,474

 
$
23,183

 
$
(81,151
)
 
$
(17,494
)
Significant Products
The Company generally consolidates net revenue by "product family," meaning that it consolidates net revenue from products containing the same active ingredient(s) irrespective of dosage strength, delivery method or packaging size. The Company's significant product families, as determined based on net revenue, and their percentage of the Company's consolidated net revenue for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are set forth below (in thousands):

Segment
 
Product Family
 
March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
$
%
 
Impax Generics
 
Epinephrine Auto-Injector family (generic Adrenaclick®)
 
$
20,318

11
%
(1)
Impax Specialty Pharma
 
Rytary® family
 
$
19,905

11
%
(2)
Impax Generics
 
Oxymorphone HCI ER family
 
$
18,970

10
%
(3)
Impax Generics
 
Budesonide family
 
$
15,827

9
%
(4)
Impax Generics
 
Amphetamine Salts ER (CII) family (generic Adderall®)
 
$
12,173

7
%
(5)

Segment
 
Product Family
 
March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
$
%
 
Impax Generics
 
Diclofenac Sodium Gel family (generic Solaraze®)
 
$
50,290

22
%
(6)
Impax Generics
 
Amphetamine Salts ER (CII) family (generic Adderall®)
 
$
21,518

10
%
(5)
Impax Generics
 
Fenofibrate family
 
$
16,380

7
%
(7)
Impax Specialty Pharma
 
Rytary® family
 
$
14,926

7
%
(2)
Impax Specialty Pharma
 
Albenza® family
 
$
13,088

6
%
(8)

(1) Epinephrine Auto-Injector (generic Adrenaclick®) product family consists of the injector product in two different strengths and is indicated in the emergency treatment of allergic reactions (Type 1) including anaphylaxis.

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(2) Rytary® product family consists of the capsules product in four different strengths and is indicated for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, post-encephalitic parkinsonism, and parkinsonism that may follow carbon monoxide intoxication or manganese intoxication.

(3) Oxymorphone Hydrochloride Extended Release product family consists of the oxymorphone hydrochloride extended release tablet formulation of the product in seven different strengths and is indicated for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate.

(4) Budesonide product family consists of the budesonide inhalation suspension formulation of the product in two different strengths and is indicated for the maintenance treatment of asthma and as prophylactic therapy in children 12 months to 8 years of age.

(5) Amphetamine Salts extended release (ER) capsules, CII (generic Adderall XR®) product family consists of the capsules product in six different strengths and is indicated for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

(6) Diclofenac Sodium Gel (generic Solaraze®) product family consists of one product strength and is indicated for the topical treatment of actinic keratosis.

(7) Fenofibrate product family consists of products in both capsule and tablet dosage forms in seven different strengths and is indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet to reduce elevated LDL-C, Total-C, Triglycerides and Apo B, and to increase HDL-C in adult patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia (Fredrickson Types IIa and IIb); and also indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet for treatment of adult patients with hypertriglyceridemia (Fredrickson Types IV and V hyperlipidemia).

(8) Albenza® product family consists of one strength and is indicated for the treatment of parenchymal neurocysticercosis due to active lesions caused by larval forms of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium and the treatment of cystic hydatid disease of the liver, lung, and peritoneum, caused by the larval form of the dog tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus.

Foreign Operations
The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Impax Laboratories (Taiwan) Inc., has constructed a facility in Taiwan which is utilized for manufacturing, research and development, warehouse, and administrative functions, with $133.1 million and $134.9 million of net carrying value of assets, composed principally of a building and equipment, included in the Company's consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively.



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22. SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (unaudited)
Selected financial information for the quarterly period noted is as follows:
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
Quarter Ended March 31, 2017
Revenue:
 
 
Impax Generic Product sales, gross
 
$
630,672

  Less:
 
 
    Chargebacks
 
298,744

    Rebates
 
164,792

    Product Returns
 
9,733

    Other credits
 
28,481

  Impax Generic Product sales, net
 
128,922

 
 
 
  Rx Partner
 
5,159

  Other Revenues
 
66

Impax Generic Division revenues, net
 
134,147

 
 
 
Impax Specialty Pharma sales, gross
 
84,133

  Less:
 
 
    Chargebacks
 
9,828

    Rebates
 
4,483

    Product Returns
 
1,844

    Other credits
 
17,722

  Impax Specialty Pharma sales, net
 
50,256

 
 
 
Impax Specialty Pharma revenues, net
 
50,256

 
 
 
Total revenues
 
184,403

 
 
 
Gross profit
 
24,891

 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
(98,431
)
 
 
 
Net loss per common share:
 
 
    Basic
 
$
(1.37
)
    Diluted
 
$
(1.37
)
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
 
 
    Basic
 
71,594,472

    Diluted
 
71,594,472


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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
Quarter Ended March 31, 2016
Revenue:
 
 
Impax Generic Product sales, gross
 
$
611,281

  Less:
 
 
    Chargebacks
 
217,354

    Rebates
 
185,476

    Product Returns
 
11,913

    Other credits
 
29,354

  Impax Generic Product sales, net
 
167,184

 
 
 
  Rx Partner
 
2,835

  Other Revenues
 
60

Impax Generic Division revenues, net
 
170,079

 
 
 
Impax Specialty Pharma sales, gross
 
82,073

  Less:
 
 
    Chargebacks
 
6,111

    Rebates
 
2,853

    Product Returns
 
1,508

    Other credits
 
16,172

  Impax Specialty Pharma sales, net
 
55,429

 
 
 
Impax Specialty Pharma revenues, net
 
55,429

 
 
 
Total revenues
 
225,508

 
 
 
Gross profit
 
102,590

 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
(10,408
)
 
 
 
Net loss per common share:
 
 
    Basic
 
$
(0.15
)
    Diluted
 
$
(0.15
)
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
 
 
    Basic
 
70,665,394

    Diluted
 
70,665,394



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23. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Consolidation and Improvement Plan

On May 10, 2017, the Company announced that it has initiated a series of actions that are designed to improve manufacturing and R&D efficiencies, capitalize on growth opportunities, improve profitability and mitigate current challenges. The actions include:

Consolidating all of Generic R&D, U.S. manufacturing and packing operations to its Hayward, CA facility;
Continuing the previously announced closure of the Middlesex, NJ manufacturing site, which will now include the closure of the Middlesex Generic R&D site;
Reorganizing certain functions including quality, engineering and supply chain operations;
Reviewing strategic alternatives for the Company’s Taiwan manufacturing site, including a sale of the facility or, in the alternative, a closure of the facility; and
Rationalizing the generic portfolio to eliminate low-value products and streamline operations.

By consolidating activities as outlined above, the Company expects to achieve cost savings and operating efficiency benefits, while maintaining the infrastructure and expertise needed to capitalize on product and pipeline strengths. The Company will incur cash charges of up to $65.0 million to fully achieve these new initiatives. The timing to incur cash charges is dependent on the execution of the strategic alternatives relating to the Taiwan site.

    



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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The following discussion and analysis, as well as other sections in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein.
Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that do not relate to present or historical conditions are “forward-looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include statements relating to our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions. Words such as “believes,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “possible,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” and “plans” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our ability to predict results or the effect of events on our operating results is inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, fluctuations in our operating results and financial condition, the volatility of the market price of our common stock, our ability to successfully develop and commercialize pharmaceutical products in a timely manner, the impact of competition, the effect of any manufacturing or quality control problems, our ability to manage our growth, risks related to acquisitions of or investments in technologies, products or businesses, risks relating to goodwill and intangibles, the reduction or loss of business with any significant customer, the substantial portion of our total revenues derived from sales of a limited number of products, the impact of consolidation of our customer base, our ability to sustain profitability and positive cash flows, the impact of any valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets, the restrictions imposed by our credit facility and indenture, our level of indebtedness and liabilities and the potential impact on cash flow available for operations, the availability of additional funds in the future, any delays or unanticipated expenses in connection with the operation of our manufacturing facilities, the effect of foreign economic, political, legal and other risks on our operations abroad, the uncertainty of patent litigation and other legal proceedings, the increased government scrutiny on our agreements to settle patent litigations, product development risks and the difficulty of predicting FDA filings and approvals, consumer acceptance and demand for new pharmaceutical products, the impact of market perceptions of us and the safety and quality of our products, our determinations to discontinue the manufacture and distribution of certain products, our ability to achieve returns on our investments in research and development activities, changes to FDA approval requirements, our ability to successfully conduct clinical trials, our reliance on third parties to conduct clinical trials and testing, our lack of a license partner for commercialization of Numient ® (IPX066) outside of the United States, the impact of illegal distribution and sale by third parties of counterfeits or stolen products, the availability of raw materials and impact of interruptions in our supply chain, our policies regarding returns, rebates, allowances and chargebacks, the use of controlled substances in our products, the effect of current economic conditions on our industry, business, results of operations and financial condition, disruptions or failures in our information technology systems and network infrastructure caused by third party breaches or other events, our reliance on alliance and collaboration agreements, our reliance on licenses to proprietary technologies, our dependence on certain employees, our ability to comply with legal and regulatory requirements governing the healthcare industry, the regulatory environment, the effect of certain provisions in our government contracts, our ability to protect our intellectual property, exposure to product liability claims, changes in tax regulations, uncertainties involved in the preparation of our financial statements, our ability to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, the effect of terrorist attacks on our business, the location of our manufacturing and research and development facilities near earthquake fault lines, expansion of social media platforms and other risks described herein and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 . You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Such statements speak only as to the date on which they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, regardless of future developments or availability of new information.
 
Rytary® and Emverm® are registered trademarks of Impax Laboratories, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and are used to identify companies and products and may be trademarks of their respective owners.


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Overview
    
We are a specialty pharmaceutical company applying formulation and development expertise, as well as our drug delivery technology, to the development, manufacture and marketing of bioequivalent pharmaceutical products, commonly referred to as “generics,” in addition to the development, manufacture and marketing of branded products. We operate in two segments, referred to as “Impax Generics” and “Impax Specialty Pharma.” Impax Generics concentrates its efforts on generic products, which are the pharmaceutical and therapeutic equivalents of brand-name drug products and are usually marketed under their established nonproprietary drug names rather than by a brand name. Impax Specialty Pharma utilizes its specialty sales force to market proprietary branded pharmaceutical products for the treatment of CNS disorders and other select specialty segments. We sell our Impax Generics division products within the continental United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. We have no sales in foreign countries.

We plan to continue to expand Impax Generics through targeted ANDAs and a first-to-file and first-to-market strategy and to continue to evaluate and pursue external growth initiatives, including acquisitions and partnerships. We focus our efforts on a broad range of therapeutic areas including products that have technically challenging drug-delivery mechanisms or unique product formulations. We employ our technologies and formulation expertise to develop generic products that reproduce brand-name products’ physiological characteristics but do not infringe any valid patents relating to such brand-name products. We generally focus our generic product development on brand-name products as to which the patents covering the active pharmaceutical ingredient have expired or are near expiration, and we employ our proprietary formulation expertise to develop controlled-release technologies that do not infringe patents covering the brand-name products’ controlled-release technologies. We also develop, manufacture, sell and distribute specialty generic pharmaceuticals that we believe present one or more competitive advantages, such as difficulty in raw materials sourcing, complex formulation or development characteristics or special handling requirements. In addition to our focus on solid oral dosage products, we have expanded our generic pharmaceutical products portfolio to include alternative dosage form products, primarily through alliance and collaboration agreements with third parties. As of March 31, 2017 , we marketed 209 generic pharmaceuticals, which represent dosage variations of 73 different pharmaceutical compounds through our Impax Generics division; another five of our generic pharmaceuticals representing dosage variations of two different pharmaceutical compounds are marketed by our alliance and collaboration agreement partners. As of March 31, 2017 , in our Impax Generics Division, we had 24 applications pending at the FDA and 18 other products in various stages of development for which applications have not yet been filed.

The Impax Generics division develops, manufactures, sells, and distributes generic pharmaceutical products primarily through the following sales channels:

the “Impax Generics sales channel” for sales of generic prescription products we sell directly to wholesalers, large retail drug chains, and others;
the “Private Label Product sales channel” for generic pharmaceutical over-the-counter and prescription products we sell to unrelated third-party customers who in-turn sell the product to third parties under their own label;
the “Rx Partner sales channel” for generic prescription products sold through unrelated third-party pharmaceutical entities under their own label pursuant to alliance agreements; and
the “OTC Partner sales channel” for sales of generic pharmaceutical over-the-counter products sold through unrelated third-party pharmaceutical entities under their own label pursuant to alliance agreements.

Revenues from the Impax Generics sales channel and the Private Label Product sales channel are reported under the caption “Impax Generics sales, net” in our consolidated statements of operations.

Impax Specialty Pharma is engaged in the development, sale and distribution of proprietary branded pharmaceutical products that we believe represent improvements to already-approved pharmaceutical products addressing CNS disorders, including migraine, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and post-herpetic neuralgia, and other select specialty segments. We believe that we have the research, development and formulation expertise to develop branded products that will deliver significant improvements over existing therapies.

    

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Our branded pharmaceutical product portfolio consists of commercial CNS and other select specialty products, as well as development stage projects. In February 2012, we licensed from AZ the exclusive U.S. commercial rights to Zomig® (zolmitriptan) tablet, orally disintegrating tablet and nasal spray formulations pursuant to the terms of the AZ Agreement (which was subsequently amended) and began sales of the Zomig® products under our label during the year ended December 31, 2012 through our specialty sales force. In May 2013, our exclusivity period for branded Zomig® tablets and orally disintegrating tablets expired and we launched authorized generic versions of those products in the United States. In June 2015, the FDA approved the Zomig® nasal spray for use in pediatric patients 12 years of age or older for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura. In addition to the Zomig® products and our internally developed pharmaceutical product, Rytary® for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, post-encephalitic parkinsonism, and parkinsonism that may follow carbon monoxide intoxication and/or manganese intoxication, which was approved by the FDA on January 7, 2015, we are currently engaged in the sales and marketing of Emverm® (mebendazole) 100 mg chewable tablets, indicated for the treatment of pinworm, whipworm, common roundworm, common hookworm, and two other products, all acquired in our acquisition of Tower and Lineage which closed in March 2015. In November 2015, the European Commission granted marketing authorization for Numient® (referred to as Rytary® in the United States). The review of the Numient® application was conducted under the centralized licensing procedure as a therapeutic innovation, and the authorization is applicable in all 28 member states of the European Union, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

We have entered into several alliance, collaboration or license and distribution agreements with respect to certain of our products and services and may enter into similar agreements in the future. These agreements may require us to relinquish rights to certain of our technologies or product candidates, or to grant licenses on terms which ultimately may prove to be unfavorable to us. Relationships with alliance and collaboration partners may also include risks due to the failure of a partner to perform under the agreement, incomplete marketplace information, inventories, development capabilities, regulatory compliance and commercial strategies of our partners and our agreements may be the subject of contractual disputes. For instance, we have historically experienced some disruptions in supply of certain products. If we suffer similar supply failures on our significant products in the future, or if we or our partners are not successful in commercializing the products covered by such alliance, collaboration or license and distribution agreements, our revenues and relationships with our customers may be materially adversely affected.

We have in the past made, and may in the future continue to make, acquisitions of businesses or products. For instance, on March 9, 2015, we acquired Tower Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including CorePharma, LLC and Lineage Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Tower Acquisition”). On August 3, 2016, we completed an acquisition of specified assets related to certain marketed and pipeline generic pharmaceutical products and the return to us of our full commercial rights to our pending ANDA for the generic equivalent to Concerta® (methylphenidate hydrochloride) from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Teva”) and certain its affiliates (the “Teva Transaction”). Refer to “Item 1. Financial Information - Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 2. Business Acquisition” above for details related to the Teva Transaction. Acquisitions involve numerous risks and expenses, including difficulties in assimilating the personnel, operations and products of the acquired companies or products, the diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns, risks of entering markets in which we have limited or no prior experience, and the potential loss of key employees of the acquired company. If we are unable to successfully or timely integrate the operations of acquired companies with our business, we may incur unanticipated liabilities and be unable to realize the revenue growth, synergies and other anticipated benefits resulting from the acquisition, and our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

Quality Control 

Regulatory agencies such as the FDA regularly inspect our manufacturing facilities and the facilities of our third party suppliers. The failure of one of our facilities, or a facility of one of our third party suppliers, to comply with applicable laws and regulations may lead to breach of representations made to our customers or to regulatory or government action against us related to products made in that facility. We have in the past received a warning letter from the FDA regarding certain operations within our manufacturing network at our Hayward manufacturing facility, which we subsequently resolved in 2015. We remain committed to continuing to improve our quality control and manufacturing practices, however, we cannot be assured that the FDA will continue to be satisfied with our corrective actions and with our quality control and manufacturing systems and standards. Failure to comply strictly with these regulations and requirements may damage our reputation and lead to financial penalties, compliance expenditures, the recall or seizure of products, total or partial suspension of production and/or distribution, withdrawal or suspension of the applicable regulator’s review of our submissions, enforcement actions, injunctions and criminal prosecution. Further, other federal agencies, our customers and partners in our alliance, development, collaboration and other partnership agreements with respect to our products and services may take any such FDA observations or warning letters into account when considering the award of contracts or the continuation or extension of such partnership agreements. Because regulatory approval to manufacture a drug is site-specific, the delay and cost of remedial actions, or obtaining approval to manufacture at a different facility, could negatively impact our business. Any failure by us to comply with applicable laws and regulations and/or any actions by the FDA and other agencies as described above could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.


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Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require the use of estimates and assumptions, based on complex judgments considered reasonable, and affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant judgments are employed in estimates used in determining values of tangible and intangible assets, contingent consideration, legal contingencies, tax assets and tax liabilities, fair value of share-based compensation related to equity incentive awards issued to employees and directors, and estimates used in applying our revenue recognition policy including those related to accrued chargebacks, rebates, distribution service fees, product returns, Medicare, Medicaid, and other government rebate programs, shelf-stock adjustments, and the timing and amount of deferred and recognized revenue under our several alliance and collaboration agreements. Actual results may differ from estimated results. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the presentation for the three months ended March 31, 2017 .
 
Although we believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable when made, they are based upon information available to us at the time they are made. We periodically review the factors having an influence on our estimates and, if necessary, adjust such estimates. Due to the risks and uncertainties involved in our business and evolving market conditions, and given the subjective element of the estimates made, actual results may differ from estimated results. This possibility may be greater than normal during times of pronounced economic volatility.

Impax Generics sales, net, and Impax Specialty Pharma sales, net. We recognize revenue from the sale of products when title and risk of loss of the product is transferred to the customer and the sales price is fixed and determinable. Provisions for discounts, early payments, rebates, sales returns and distributor chargebacks under terms customary in the industry are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded. We record estimated reductions to revenue at the time of the initial sale and these estimates are based on the sales terms, historical experience and trend analysis.
 
Gross to Net Sales Accruals

Sales returns accruals are based on using a historical lag period, which is the time between when the product is sold and when it is ultimately returned, and estimated return rates which may be adjusted based on various assumptions including: changes to internal policies and procedures, business practices, commercial terms with customers, and the competitive position of each product; the amount of inventory in the wholesale and retail supply chain; the introduction of new products; and changes in market sales information. We also consider other factors, including significant market changes which may impact future expected returns, and actual product returns. We allow our customers to return product if approved by authorized personnel in writing or by telephone with the lot number and expiration date accompanying any request and if such products are returned within six months prior to or until twelve months following, the product’s expiration date. We estimate and recognize an accrued provision for product returns as a percentage of gross sales based upon historical experience. Any changes from the historical trend rates are considered in determining the current sales return allowance. If the historical data we use to calculate these estimates do not properly reflect future returns, then a change in the allowance would be made in the period in which such a determination is made and revenues in that period could be materially affected.
 
Cash discount accruals are based on payment terms extended to customers which are generally 2% to 3% of the gross selling price, as an incentive for paying within invoice terms, which generally range from 30 to 90 days. An estimate of cash discounts is recorded in the same period when revenue is recognized.
 
Government rebate accruals are based on estimated payments due to governmental agencies for purchases made by third parties under various governmental programs. U.S. Medicaid rebate accruals are generally based on historical payment data and estimates of future Medicaid beneficiary utilization applied to the Medicaid unit rebate formula established by the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services. The accrual of the rebates associated with Medicaid Managed Care Organizations is calculated based on actual billings received from the states. We adjust the rebate accruals as more information becomes available and to reflect actual claims experience. Effective January 1, 2011, manufacturers of pharmaceutical products are responsible for 50% of the patient’s cost of branded prescription drugs related to the Medicare Part D Coverage Gap. In order to estimate the cost to us of this coverage gap responsibility, we analyze the historical invoices. This expense is recognized throughout the year as costs are incurred. TRICARE is a health care program of the U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System that provides civilian health benefits for military personnel, military retirees and their dependents. TRICARE rebate accruals are based on estimated Department of Defense eligible sales multiplied by the TRICARE rebate formula.
 

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Rebates and administrative fees are offered to certain customers, group purchasing organizations and pharmacy benefit managers, consistent with pharmaceutical industry practices. Settlement of rebates and fees may generally occur from one to 15 months from the date of sale. We provide a provision for rebates and administrative fees at the time of sale based on contracted rates and historical redemption rates. Assumptions used to establish the provision include level of customer inventories, contract sales mix and average contract pricing. We regularly review the information related to these estimates and adjust the provision accordingly.
 
Chargeback accruals are based on the differentials between product acquisition prices paid by wholesalers and lower contract pricing paid by eligible customers.
 
Distribution service fee accruals are based on contractual fees to be paid to the wholesale distributor for services provided.

A significant majority of our gross to net accruals are the result of chargebacks and rebates and administrative fees, with the majority of those programs having an accrual to payment cycle of three months. In addition to this relatively short accrual to payment cycle, we receive monthly information from the wholesalers regarding their sales of our products and actual on hand inventory levels of our products. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 , the three large wholesalers accounted for 98% of our chargebacks and 67% of our indirect sales rebates. Consistent with the pharmaceutical industry, the accrual to payment cycle for returns is longer and can take several years depending on the expiration of the related products. However, returns represent the smallest gross to net adjustment. We have not experienced any significant changes in our estimates as it relates to our chargebacks, rebates or returns in the three month and one year periods ended March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively.

The following tables are rollforwards of the activity in the reserves for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 with an explanation for any significant changes in the accrual percentages (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Chargeback reserve
 
 
 
Beginning balance
$
151,978

 
$
102,630

Provision recorded during the period
308,572

 
1,011,400

Credits issued during the period
(321,647
)
 
(962,052
)
Ending balance
$
138,903

 
$
151,978

Provision as a percent of gross product sales
43
%
 
36
%
As noted in the table above, the provision for chargebacks, as a percent of gross product sales, increased from 36% during the year ended December 31, 2016 to 43% during the three months ended March 31, 2017 primarily due to the change in product sales mix due to the Teva Transaction, which closed in August 2016 and which products carry a higher chargeback rate, and the timing of the price reduction for the epinephrine auto-injector in late 2016.

 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Rebate reserve
 
 
 
Beginning balance
$
300,647

 
$
265,229

Provision recorded during the period
169,275

 
768,629

Credits issued during the period
(238,182
)
 
(733,211
)
Ending balance
$
231,740

 
$
300,647

Provision as a percent of gross product sales
24
%
 
27
%

As noted in the table above, the provision for rebates, as a percent of gross product sales, decreased from 27% during the year ended December 31, 2016 to 24% during the three months ended March 31, 2017 primarily due to lower product sales of diclofenac sodium gel, which carried a higher rebate rate.

    

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The table above represents rebates in both the Impax Generics and Impax Specialty Pharma divisions. The payment mechanisms for rebates in the Impax Generics and Impax Specialty Pharma divisions are different, which impacts the location on our balance sheet. Only rebates in the Impax Generics division are shown in "Item 1. Financial Information - Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 7. Accounts Receivable," as Impax Specialty Pharma rebates are classified as Accrued Expenses on our consolidated balance sheets.

 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Returns reserve
 
 
 
Beginning balance
$
72,888

 
$
48,950

Provision related to sales recorded in the period
11,577

 
52,383

Credits issued during the period
(8,682
)
 
(28,445
)
Ending balance
$
75,783

 
$
72,888

Provision as a percent of gross product sales
1.6
%
 
1.9
%

The provision for returns as a percent of gross product sales decreased to 1.6% during the three month period ended March 31, 2017 compared to 1.9% during the year ended December 31, 2016 primarily due to more favorable returns experience for certain products.

Medicaid and Other Government Pricing Programs. As required by law, we provide a rebate payment on drugs dispensed under the Medicaid, Medicare Part D, TRICARE, and other U.S. government pricing programs. We determine our estimate of the accrued rebate reserve for government programs primarily based on historical experience of claims submitted by the various states, and other jurisdictions, as well as any new information regarding changes in the pricing programs that may impact our estimate of rebates. In determining the appropriate accrual amount, we consider historical payment rates and processing lag for outstanding claims and payments. We record estimates for government rebate payments as a deduction from gross sales, with corresponding adjustments to accrued liabilities. The accrual for payments under government pricing programs totaled $71.7 million and $72.1 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively.
 
Shelf-Stock Adjustments. Based upon competitive market conditions, we may reduce the selling price of some of our products to customers for certain future product shipments. We may issue a credit against the sales amount to a customer based upon its remaining inventory of the product in question, provided the customer agrees to continue to make future purchases of product from us. This type of customer credit is referred to as a shelf-stock adjustment, which is the difference between the sales price and the revised lower sales price, multiplied by an estimate of the number of product units on hand at a given date. Decreases in selling prices are discretionary decisions made by us in response to market conditions, including estimated launch dates of competing products and estimated declines in market price. The accrued reserve for shelf-stock adjustments totaled $5.9 million and $7.0 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively.

Rx Partner and OTC Partner. Each of our Rx Partner and OTC Partner agreements contain multiple deliverables in the form of products, services and/or licenses over extended periods. FASB ASC Topic 605-25 supplemented SAB 104 and provides guidance for accounting for such multiple-element revenue arrangements. With respect to our multiple-element revenue arrangements that are material to our financial results, we determine whether any or all of the elements of the arrangement should be separated into individual units of accounting under FASB ASC Topic 605-25. If separation into individual units of accounting is appropriate, we recognize revenue for each deliverable when the revenue recognition criteria specified by SAB 104 are achieved for the deliverable. If separation is not appropriate, we recognize revenue and related direct manufacturing costs over the estimated life of the agreement or our estimated expected period of performance using either the straight-line method or a modified proportional performance method.
 
    

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The Rx Partners and OTC Partners agreements obligate us to deliver multiple goods and/or services over extended periods. Such deliverables include manufactured pharmaceutical products, exclusive and semi-exclusive marketing rights, distribution licenses, and research and development services. In exchange for these deliverables, we receive payments from our agreement partners for product shipments and research and development services, and may also receive other payments including royalty, profit sharing, upfront payments, and periodic milestone payments. Revenue received from our partners for product shipments under these agreements is generally not subject to deductions for chargebacks, rebates, product returns, and other pricing adjustments. Royalty and profit sharing amounts we receive under these agreements are calculated by the respective agreement partner, with such royalty and profit share amounts generally based upon estimates of net product sales or gross profit which include estimates of deductions for chargebacks, rebates, product returns, and other adjustments the alliance agreement partners may negotiate with their customers. We record the agreement partner's adjustments to such estimated amounts in the period the agreement partner reports the amounts to us.
 
OTC Partner revenue is related to our alliance and collaboration agreement with Pfizer, Inc., formerly Wyeth LLC (“Pfizer”) and our supply agreement with L. Perrigo Company (“Perrigo”) with respect to the supply of over-the-counter pharmaceutical product Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine Sulfate 5 mg/120 mg 12-hour Extended Release Tablets (the "D12 Product"). The OTC Partner sales channel is no longer a core area of our business, and the over-the-counter pharmaceutical products we sell through this sales channel are older products which are only sold to Pfizer and Perrigo. We recognize profit share revenue in the period earned.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2016, we sold the ANDAs for both the D12 Product and Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine Sulfate 10 mg/240 mg 24-hour Extended Release Tablets, in addition to other specified assets, to Perrigo pursuant to an asset purchase agreement with Perrigo dated as of March 31, 2016 (the "Perrigo APA"). Under the terms of the Perrigo APA, we will also continue to supply the D-12 Product to Pfizer and Perrigo until the date that is the earliest of (i) the date that Perrigo's manufacturing facility is approved to manufacture the D-12 Product and (ii) December 31, 2017 (the "Supply End Date"). On the Supply End Date, we will assign and transfer our supply agreement with Pfizer in its entirety to Perrigo in accordance with the Perrigo APA.
 
Research Partner . We have entered into development agreements with unrelated third-party pharmaceutical companies under which we are collaborating in the development of five dermatological products, including four generic products and one branded dermatological product. Under each of the development agreements, we received an upfront fee with the potential to receive additional milestone payments upon completion of contractually specified clinical and regulatory milestones. Additionally, we may also receive royalty payments from the sale, if any, of a successfully developed and commercialized branded product under one of the development agreements. We defer and recognize revenue received from the achievement of contingent research and development milestones in the period such payment is earned. We will recognize royalty fee income, if any, as current period revenue when earned.

Estimated Lives of Alliance and Collaboration Agreements. Because we may defer revenue we receive under our alliance agreements, and recognize it over the estimated life of the related agreement, or our expected period of performance, we are required to estimate the recognition period under each such agreement in order to determine the amount of revenue to be recognized in each period. Sometimes this estimate is based on the fixed term of the particular alliance agreement. In other cases the estimate may be based on more subjective factors as noted in the following paragraphs. While changes to the estimated recognition periods have been infrequent, such changes, should they occur, may have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

As an illustration, the consideration received from the provision of research and development services under the Joint Development Agreement with Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (“Valeant Agreement”), including the upfront fee and milestone payments received before January 1, 2011, have been initially deferred and are being recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over our expected period of performance to provide research and development services under the Valeant Agreement. The completion of the final deliverable under the Valeant Agreement represents the end of our estimated expected period of performance, as we will have no further contractual obligation to perform research and development services under the Valeant Agreement, and therefore the earnings process will be complete. The expected period of performance was initially estimated to be a 48 month period, starting in December 2008, upon receipt of the $40.0 million upfront payment, and ending in November 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2012, we extended the end of the revenue recognition period for the Valeant Agreement from November 2012 to November 2013 and during the three month period ended March 31, 2013, we further extended the end of the revenue recognition period for the agreement from November 2013 to December 2014 due to changes in the estimated timing of completion of certain research and development activities under the agreement. All deferred revenue under the Valeant Agreement was completely recognized as of December 31, 2014.
 
    

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Third-Party Research Agreements. In addition to our own research and development resources, we may use unrelated third-party vendors, including universities and independent research companies, to assist in our research and development activities. These vendors provide a range of research and development services to us, including clinical and bio-equivalency studies. We generally sign agreements with these vendors which establish the terms of each study performed by them, including, among other things, the technical specifications of the study, the payment schedule, and timing of work to be performed. Third-party researchers generally earn payments either upon the achievement of a milestone, or on a pre-determined date, as specified in each study agreement. We account for third-party research and development expenses as they are incurred according to the terms and conditions of the respective agreement for each study performed, with an accrued expense at each balance sheet date for estimated fees and charges incurred by us, but not yet billed to us. We monitor aggregate actual payments and compare them to the estimated provisions to assess the reasonableness of the accrued expense balance at each quarterly balance sheet date.
 
Share-Based Compensation. We recognize the grant date fair value of each option and restricted share over its vesting period. Stock options and restricted stock awards granted under the 2002 Plan generally vest over a four year period and, in the case of stock options, have a term of ten years. We estimate the fair value of each stock option award on the grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model, wherein expected volatility is based on historical volatility of our common stock. We base the expected term calculation on the “simplified” method described in SAB No. 107, Share-Based Payment and SAB No. 110, Share-Based Payment, because it provides a reasonable estimate in comparison to our actual experience. We base the risk-free interest rate on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant for an instrument with a maturity that is commensurate with the expected term of the stock options. The dividend yield is zero as we have never paid cash dividends on our common stock, and have no present intention to pay cash dividends.

Income Taxes. We are subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes, Netherlands income tax, Republic of Ireland income tax and Taiwan R.O.C. income taxes.

Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities, and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. The process involves summarizing temporary differences between the financial statement carrying values (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) and the tax bases of our assets and liabilities. These differences result in a net deferred tax asset or liability, which is included within the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, we are required to assess whether valuation allowances should be established against our deferred tax assets based on consideration of all available evidence using a "more likely than not" standard. To the extent a valuation allowance is established in a period, an expense must generally be recorded within the income tax provision in the statement of operations.

In assessing the realizability of our deferred tax assets, we consider whether it is more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will be realized based upon all available evidence, including, but not limited to, scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, prior earnings history, projected future earnings, carryback and carryforward periods and the feasibility of ongoing tax strategies that could potentially enhance the likelihood of the realization of a deferred tax asset. The weight we afford the evidence is commensurate with the extent the evidence may be objectively verified. As such, we did not rely on or project future taxable income (exclusive of reversing taxable temporary differences and carryforwards) to outweigh objective negative evidence of a recent financial reporting loss for the year ended December 31, 2016 or the three months ended March 31, 2017.
    
In relying on the objectively verifiable negative evidence of the three-year cumulative loss, and in not considering or projecting taxable income under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” we confined our sources of income to realize the deferred tax assets to (1) carryback to recover taxes paid in the current year or prior years and (2) offsetting taxable amounts related to taxable temporary differences within the carryback or carryforward period for which deferred tax liabilities are more likely than not to be realized. The deferred tax liabilities consist of indefinite-lived acquired IPR&D product rights.

Our consolidated net deferred tax asset valuation allowance totaled $162.7 million as of March 31, 2017 , such that we realize on a more likely than not basis, a tax-effected net deferred tax asset of $37.8 million. If actual results differ from these estimates or these estimates are adjusted in future periods, the valuation allowance may need to be adjusted, which could materially impact our financial position and results of operations. If sufficient positive evidence arises in the future indicating that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets meet the more likely than not standard for realization, the valuation allowance would be reduced accordingly in the period that such a conclusion is reached.

We recognize the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. We reevaluate the effect of uncertain income tax positions on a quarterly basis, and any changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. This evaluation is based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts and circumstances, changes in tax law, effectively settled issues, and new audit activity. Any changes in these factors could result in changes to a tax benefit or tax provision.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments. We carry our deferred compensation liability at the value of the amount owed to participants, and derive it from observable market data by reference to hypothetical investments. The carrying values of other financial assets and liabilities such as cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid and other current assets, and accounts payable approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature.

Contingencies. In the normal course of business, we are subject to loss contingencies, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of our business, covering a wide range of matters, including, among others, patent litigation, stockholder lawsuits, and product and clinical trial liability. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 450, "Contingencies," we record accrued loss contingencies when it is probable a liability will be incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We do not recognize gain contingencies until they have been realized.
 
Intangible Assets. Our intangible assets include both finite lived and indefinite-lived assets. Finite lived intangible assets, consisting of marketed product rights and royalties received from product sales by our third party partners, are amortized over the estimated useful life of the asset based on the pattern in which the economic benefits are expected to be consumed or otherwise used up or, if that pattern is not readily determinable, on a straight-line basis. Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of acquired in-process research and development (IPR&D) product rights and acquired future royalty rights to be paid based on other companies’ net sales of products not yet approved. IPR&D assets acquired in a business combination are considered indefinite-lived until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. Amortization over the estimated useful life will commence at the time of the respective product’s launch. If FDA approval to market the product is not obtained, we will immediately expense the related capitalized cost.

Finite lived intangible assets are tested for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. All of our indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, or more often if indicators of impairment are present. Impairment testing requires management to estimate the future undiscounted cash flows of an intangible asset using assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are unpredictable and inherently uncertain. Actual future cash flows may differ from the estimates used in the impairment testing. We recognize an impairment loss when and to the extent that the estimated fair value of an intangible asset is less than its carrying value.
Goodwill . In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350, "Goodwill and Other Intangibles", rather than recording periodic amortization of goodwill, goodwill is subject to an annual assessment for impairment. Under FASB ASC Topic 350, if the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the reporting unit’s carrying value, including goodwill, then goodwill is considered not impaired, making further analysis not required. We consider each of our Impax Generics division and Impax Specialty Pharma division operating segments to be a reporting unit, as this is the lowest level for each of which discrete financial information is available. We attribute $59.7 million of goodwill to the Impax Specialty Pharma division and $147.6 million of goodwill to the Impax Generics division.

We concluded the carrying value of goodwill was not impaired as of December 31, 2016, as the fair value of the Impax Specialty Pharma division and the Impax Generics division exceeded their respective carrying values at each date. We perform our annual goodwill impairment test in the fourth quarter of each year. We estimate the fair value of the Impax Specialty Pharma division and the Impax Generics division using a discounted cash flow model for both the reporting unit and the enterprise, as well as earnings and revenue multiples per common share outstanding for enterprise fair value. In addition, on a quarterly basis, we perform a review of our business operations to determine whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred that could have a material adverse effect on the estimated fair value of each reporting unit, and thus indicate a potential impairment of the goodwill carrying value. If such events or changes in circumstances were deemed to have occurred, we would perform an interim impairment analysis, which may include the preparation of a discounted cash flow model, or consultation with one or more valuation specialists, to analyze the impact, if any, on our assessment of the reporting unit’s fair value. As of March 31, 2017, we have not deemed there to be any significant adverse changes in the legal, regulatory or business environment in which we conduct our operations that would require us to perform an interim impairment test.


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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Overview
The following table sets forth our summarized, consolidated results of operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Increase / (Decrease)
 
2017
 
2016
 
Dollars
 
Percentage
Total revenues
$
184,403

 
$
225,508

 
$
(41,105
)
 
(18
)%
Gross profit
24,891

 
102,590

 
(77,699
)
 
(76
)%
(Loss) income from operations
(51,804
)
 
37,951

 
(89,755
)
 
*

Loss before income taxes
(67,530
)
 
(17,494
)
 
(50,036
)
 
*

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
30,901

 
(7,086
)
 
37,987

 
*

Net loss
$
(98,431
)
 
$
(10,408
)
 
$
(88,023
)
 
*

* Percentage exceeds 100%

Consolidated total revenues for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 decreased by 18%, or $41.1 million, to $184.4 million compared to $225.5 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The decrease was attributable to both lower Impax Generics division and lower Impax Specialty Pharma division product sales. Selling price for existing products decreased consolidated total revenues by 20.4%, while volumes for existing products decreased consolidated total revenues by 9.5%, in each case compared to the same period of 2016. New products launches, including those resulting from acquisitions, increased consolidated total revenues by 11.7% compared to the same period of 2016.

Revenues from our Impax Generics division decreased by $35.9 million during the three month period ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the prior year period. The decrease compared to the prior year was primarily due to increased competition on diclofenac sodium gel, metaxalone, generic Adderall XR®, and fenofibrate. These decreases were partially offset by increased sales of epinephrine auto-injector, oxymorphone ER and the products acquired as part of the Teva Transaction.

Revenues from our Impax Specialty Pharma division decreased by $5.2 million during the three month period ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the prior year period. The decrease was primarily attributable to higher sales of Rytary® that were more than offset by lower sales of Zomig® and our anthelmintic products franchise.

Net loss for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 was $98.4 million, an increase of $88.0 million compared to $10.4 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The net loss for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 was primarily driven by $45.4 million in intangible asset impairment charges, for which there were no comparable charges during the prior year period, as well as a $30.9 million income tax provision on the current period net loss before taxes, for which there was a $7.1 million benefit from income taxes recognized on the prior year period loss before taxes. Due to our cumulative loss over the three year period ended March 31, 2017, no current tax benefit could be recorded on our first quarter loss before taxes. In addition, we revalued our deferred tax assets in a new reporting period in accordance with GAAP. Included in our results for the three month period ended March 31, 2016 was a $48.0 million reserve recorded as a result of the uncertainty of collection of the receivable due from Turing for reimbursement of Daraprim® chargebacks and Medicaid rebate liabilities, as compared to $0.3 million of such charges during the three month period ended March 31, 2017. Refer to "Item 1. Financial Information - Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 7. Accounts Receivable" for information related to the receivable due from Turing.


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Of the $45.4 million of intangible asset impairment charges we incurred during the three month period ended March 31, 2017, we recognized $39.3 million in cost of revenues impairment charges and $6.1 million in in-process research and development impairment charges on our consolidated statement of operations. The $45.4 million impairment charge was almost entirely attributable to three products, two of which are currently marketed products and one of which is an IPR&D product, all acquired as part of the Teva Transaction. For the currently marketed products, the impairment charge was the result of continued significant price and volume erosion during the quarter ended March 31, 2017 without an offsetting increase in customer demand, resulting in significantly lower expected future cash flows. For the IPR&D product, the impairment charge was the result of increased estimated research and development expenses and a delay in the anticipated product launch due to a change in the regulatory strategy to secure FDA approval of such product.

Impax Generics

The following table sets forth results of operations for Impax Generics for the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Increase / (Decrease)
 
2017
 
2016
 
Dollars
 
Percentage
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Impax Generics sales, net
$
128,922

 
$
167,184

 
$
(38,262
)
 
(23
)%
  Rx Partner
5,159

 
2,835

 
2,324

 
82
 %
  Other Revenues
66

 
60

 
6

 
10
 %
Total revenues
134,147

 
170,079

 
(35,932
)
 
(21
)%
Cost of revenues
103,335

 
110,122

 
(6,787
)
 
(6
)%
Cost of revenues impairment charges
39,280

 

 
39,280

 
*

Gross (loss) profit
(8,468
)
 
59,957

 
(68,425
)
 
*

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Selling, general and administrative
6,468

 
4,774

 
1,694

 
35
 %
  Research and development
17,396

 
14,595

 
2,801

 
19
 %
  In-process research and development
impairment charges
6,079

 

 
6,079

 
*

  Patent litigation expense
368

 
114

 
254

 
*

Total operating expenses
30,311

 
19,483

 
10,828

 
56
 %
(Loss) income from operations
$
(38,779
)
 
$
40,474

 
$
(79,253
)
 
*

* Percentage exceeds 100%

Revenues

Total revenues for the Impax Generics division for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 were $134.1 million, a decrease of $35.9 million or 21% over the prior year period. The decrease compared to the prior year was primarily due to increased competition on diclofenac sodium gel, metaxalone, generic Adderall XR®, and fenofibrate. These decreases were partially offset by increased sales of epinephrine auto-injector, oxymorphone ER and the products acquired as part of the Teva Transaction.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues was $103.3 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2017, a decrease of $6.8 million from the prior year period. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower costs related to decreased product revenue compared to the prior year period. Such reduced costs during the three month period ended March 31, 2017 compared to the prior year period were partially offset by higher intangible asset amortization expenses resulting from the Teva Transaction, higher restructuring costs incurred in conjunction with the closure of our Middlesex, New Jersey facility and the reduction-in-force of the Technical Operations department, and higher inventory underabsorption charges related to the closure of our Middlesex, New Jersey facility.


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Cost of Revenues Impairment Charges

Cost of revenues impairment charges were $39.3 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2017. There were no comparable charges in the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The $39.3 million of first quarter 2017 impairment charges were due to continued significant price and volume erosion during the quarter on two currently marketed products acquired in the Teva Transaction without an offsetting increase in customer demand, resulting in significantly lower expected future cash flows.

Gross (Loss) Profit

Gross (loss) for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 was ($8.5) million, or 6% of total revenues, as compared to gross profit of $60.0 million, or 35% of total revenues, for the prior year period. The decreases in gross profit and gross margin were primarily due to intangible asset impairment charges, lower product sales, increased intangibles amortization, increased restructuring costs and higher inventory underabsorption charges, as noted above.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 were $6.5 million, as compared to $4.8 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The $1.7 million increase from the prior year period was primarily attributable to higher marketing and freight costs.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 were $17.4 million, as compared to $14.6 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The $2.8 million increase from the prior year period was primarily due to higher internal project costs and higher personnel costs from increased research and development activities. These increases were partially offset by lower external development costs compared to the prior year period.

In-Process Research and Development Impairment Charges

In-process research and development impairment charges were $6.1 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2017. There were no comparable charges during the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The $6.1 million of first quarter 2017 impairment charges were due to increased estimated research and development expenses and a delay in the anticipated product launch on a product candidate acquired in the Teva Transaction due to a change in the regulatory strategy to secure FDA approval of such product.

Patent Litigation Expenses

Patent litigation expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 were $0.4 million, as compared to $0.1 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The $0.3 million increase from the prior year period was due to increased legal activity related to cases during the current year period.


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Impax Specialty Pharma

The following table sets forth results of operations for Impax Specialty Pharma for the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Increase / (Decrease)
 
2017
 
2016
 
Dollars
 
Percentage
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Rytary® sales, net
$
19,905

 
$
14,926

 
$
4,979

 
33
 %
   Zomig® sales, net
9,857

 
11,450

 
(1,593
)
 
(14
)%
   All other Specialty Pharma Product sales, net
20,494

 
29,053

 
(8,559
)
 
(29
)%
Total revenues
50,256

 
55,429

 
(5,173
)
 
(9
)%
Cost of revenues
16,897

 
12,796

 
4,101

 
32
 %
Gross profit
33,359

 
42,633

 
(9,274
)
 
(22
)%
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Selling, general and administrative
16,330

 
13,818

 
2,512

 
18
 %
  Research and development
5,093

 
4,427

 
666

 
15
 %
  Patent litigation expense
704

 
1,205

 
(501
)
 
(42
)%
Total operating expenses
22,127

 
19,450

 
2,677

 
14
 %
Income from operations
$
11,232

 
$
23,183

 
$
(11,951
)
 
(52
)%
Revenues

Total revenues for the Impax Specialty Pharma division for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 were $50.3 million, a decrease of $5.2 million or 9% over the prior year period. The decrease from the prior year period was primarily due higher sales of Rytary® that were more than offset by lower sales of Zomig® and our anthelmintic products franchise.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 was $16.9 million, as compared to $12.8 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The $4.1 million increase from the prior year period was primarily due to an increase in the reserve for short-dated Rytary® inventory.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 was $33.4 million, or 66% of total revenues, as compared to $42.6 million, or 77% of total revenues, for the prior year period. The decreases in gross profit and gross margin from the prior year period were primarily attributable to lower product sales and an increase in the reserve for short-dated Rytary® inventory, as discussed above.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 were $16.3 million as compared to $13.8 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The $2.5 million increase from the prior year period was primarily due to higher advertising and promotion costs related to Rytary® and higher costs related to the increased sales force, which was expanded in the second quarter of 2016.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 were $5.1 million, as compared to $4.4 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The $0.7 million increase from the prior year period was primarily due to increased research and development activities related to our branded initiatives.


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Patent Litigation Expenses

Patent litigation expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 were $0.7 million, as compared to $1.2 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The $0.5 million decrease from the prior year period was primarily due to reduced patent litigation activity.

Corporate and Other

The following table sets forth corporate general and administrative expenses, as well as other items of income and expense presented below income or loss from operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Increase / (Decrease)
 
2017
 
2016
 
Dollars
 
Percentage
General and administrative expenses
$
24,257

 
$
25,706

 
$
(1,449
)
 
(6
)%
Unallocated corporate expenses
(24,257
)
 
(25,706
)
 
1,449

 
(6
)%
Interest expense
(13,380
)
 
(8,331
)
 
(5,049
)
 
61
 %
Interest income
154

 
333

 
(179
)
 
(54
)%
Reserve for Turing receivable
(317
)
 
(48,043
)
 
47,726

 
(99
)%
Loss on debt extinguishment
(1,215
)
 

 
(1,215
)
 
*

Other (expense) income, net
(968
)
 
596

 
(1,564
)
 
*

Loss before income taxes
(39,983
)
 
(81,151
)
 
41,168

 
(51
)%
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
$
30,901

 
$
(7,086
)
 
$
37,987

 
*

* Percentage exceeds 100%
General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses were $24.3 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2017, as compared to $25.7 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The $1.4 million decrease was primarily due to lower expenses related to the absence of a permanent President and Chief Executive Officer prior to Mr. Bisaro's appointment as our new President and Chief Executive Officer effective March 27, 2017, and lower IT and business development spending. These reduced expenses were partially offset by higher legal expenses compared to the prior year period.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $13.4 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2017, a $5.0 million increase from the three month period ended March 31, 2016. Interest expense for the first quarter of 2017 reflected interest on our $600.0 million senior convertible notes, interest on our $400.0 million Term Loan Facility entered into in the third quarter of 2016 to fund the Teva Transaction, and interest on our Revolving Credit Facility. In contrast, interest expense for the first quarter of 2016 reflected interest expense on our $600.0 million senior convertible notes and interest on our Revolving Credit Facility.

Interest Income

Interest income was $0.2 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2017, which was relatively consistent with interest income for the three month period ended March 31, 2016.

Reserve for Turing Receivable

During the three month period ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a reserve of $48.0 million, representing the full amount of the estimated receivable due from Turing for reimbursement of Daraprim® chargebacks and Medicaid rebate liabilities as of March 31, 2016. We added $0.3 million to the reserve during the three month period ended March 31, 2017, as a result of additional claims received during the quarter.


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Loss on Debt Extinguishment

On February 28, 2017, we made a voluntary prepayment in the amount of $50.3 million under our Term Loan Facility, representing $50.0 million of principal amount and $0.3 million of accrued interest thereon. As a result of this voluntary prepayment, for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, we recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1.2 million to write-off a pro rated portion of the unaccreted debt issuance costs related to the Term Loan Facility. There was no comparable loss in the three month period ended March 31, 2016.

Other (expense) income, net

Other expense, net was $1.0 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2017, as compared to other income, net of $0.6 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The expense during the three month period ended March 31, 2017 primarily consisted of foreign exchange losses, a loss on the change in the fair value of contingent consideration potentially payable to Teva related to methylphenidate hydrochloride (generic Concerta®), and losses on the disposal of fixed assets. The income in the three month period ended March 31, 2016 was primarily due to the receipt of a legal settlement payment.

Income taxes

During the three month period ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we recognized aggregate consolidated tax expense (benefit) of $30.9 million and $(7.1) million, respectively, for U.S. domestic and foreign income taxes. The effective tax rate for the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was 45.8% and (40.5)%, respectively. The amount of tax liability recorded for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 was calculated using the discrete effective tax rate method, while the tax benefit recorded for the three month period ended March 31, 2016 was calculated using the annual estimated effective tax rate method.

Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. A significant piece of objective that evidence management evaluated was the cumulative loss incurred over the three year period ended December 31, 2016. Such objective evidence limits our ability to consider other subjective evidence, such as projected taxable income.

On the basis of this evaluation, as of December 31, 2016, we established a valuation allowance of $108.8 million. During the three month period ended March 31, 2017, we considered new evidence, both positive and negative, that could impact management’s assessment with regard to future realization of deferred tax assets. Based on the cumulative loss over the three year period ended March 31, 2017, we have provided an additional valuation allowance in the amount of $53.9 million recorded against the gross deferred tax asset balance for a total valuation allowance of $162.7 million as of March 31, 2017.

A discrete tax benefit of $17.4 million was reflected in income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Excluding discrete items, our estimate of the annualized effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 34%.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
We generally fund our operations with cash flows from operating activities, although we have also funded our operations with proceeds from the sale of debt and equity securities. Our cash flows from operating activities consist primarily of the proceeds from sales of our products and services.
 
We expect to incur significant operating expenses, including research and development and patent litigation expenses, for the foreseeable future. In addition, we are generally required to make cash expenditures to manufacture and/or acquire finished product inventory in advance of selling the finished product to our customers and collecting payment, which may result in a significant use of cash. We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents, together with cash expected to be generated from operations and our revolving line of credit facility, will be sufficient to meet our financing requirements through the next 12 months. We may, however, seek additional financing through alliance, collaboration, and licensing agreements, as well as from the debt and equity capital markets, to fund capital expenditures, research and development plans, potential acquisitions, and potential revenue shortfalls due to delays in new product introductions or otherwise. We cannot be assured that such financing will be available on favorable terms, or at all.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents

At March 31, 2017 , we had $157.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, a decrease of $22.9 million as compared to December 31, 2016 . As more fully discussed below, the decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the three month period ended March 31, 2017 was primarily driven by $56.1 million of net cash used in financing activities and $8.2 million of net cash used in investing activities, partially offset by $39.8 million of cash provided by operating activities.
 
Cash Flows - Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 was $39.8 million, a decrease of $39.1 million compared to $78.9 million for the same period of the prior year. The period over period decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was driven by an $88.0 million increase in net loss for the first quarter of 2017 compared to the first quarter of 2016. However, offsetting this, there were also large changes in the adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities. We incurred non-cash intangible asset impairment charges of $45.4 million during the first quarter of 2017, for which there were no comparable charges in the prior year period. In addition, there was a significant change in our deferred tax position as a result of our three-year cumulative loss position and the need to provide for income taxes while in a current year loss position. Although cash collections from accounts receivable were strong in each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the reduction in accounts receivable was greater in the first quarter of 2016 than it was in the first quarter of 2017 as we collected on significant fourth quarter of 2015 sales of diclofenac sodium gel, a product partnered with Tolmar and for which royalty payments were accrued. For this reason, the change in accounts receivable between periods was offset by the change in accrued expenses between periods, as royalty payments due to Tolmar declined because of significantly lower sales of diclofenac sodium gel during the fourth quarter of 2016. Non-cash interest expense and product amortization increased for the first quarter of 2017 compared to the first quarter of 2016 due to the completion of the Teva Transaction and related financing on August 3, 2016.
 
Net cash used in investing activities for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 was $8.2 million, a decrease of $6.2 million compared to $14.4 million for the same period of the prior year. The period over period decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to a payment of $3.5 million for licensing agreements during the first quarter of 2016, for which there was no similar activity during first quarter of 2017, as well as lower capital expenditures during the first quarter of 2017 compared to the first quarter of 2016.
 
Net cash used in financing activities for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 was $56.1 million, a decrease of $62.8 million compared to $6.7 million net cash provided by financing activities for the same period of the prior year. The period over period change in net cash attributable to financing activities was primarily due to the $55.0 million of principal payments made on the $400.0 million Term Loan Facility, for which there were no similar significant transactions during the three month period ended March 31, 2016. Refer to “Outstanding Debt Obligations” below for additional information regarding our outstanding convertible notes and credit facilities.
 

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Outstanding Debt Obligations

Royal Bank of Canada Credit Facilities
On August 3, 2016, we entered into a restatement agreement with Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, and the lenders and guarantors party thereto (the "Restatement Agreement"). The Restatement Agreement amends and restates the existing Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (as amended and restated and amended to date, the "Amended and Restated Credit Agreement") to, among other things, (i) add a term loan feature to allow for the borrowing of up to $400.0 million of term loans (the "Term Loan Facility") by us in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, (ii) increase the aggregate principal amount of revolving loans permitted under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Revolving Credit Facility," and, together with the Term Loan Facility, the "RBC Credit Facilities"), from $100.0 million to $200.0 million ; and (iii) extend the maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility from August 4, 2020 to August 3, 2021. On March 27, 2017, we entered into Amendment No. 1 by and among us, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

Borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will accrue interest at a rate equal to LIBOR or the base rate, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin may be increased or reduced by 0.25% based on our total net leverage ratio. Up to $12.5 million of the Revolving Credit Facility is available for issuance of letters of credit and any such letters of credit will reduce the amount available under the Revolving Credit Facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis. We are required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders on the average daily unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility at 0.50% or 0.375% per annum, depending on our total net leverage ratio.
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains certain negative covenants (subject to exceptions, materiality thresholds and other allowances) including, without limitation, negative covenants that limit our and our restricted subsidiaries' ability to incur additional debt, guarantee other obligations, grant liens on assets, make loans, acquisitions or other investments, dispose of assets, make optional payments in connection with or modify certain debt instruments, pay dividends or make other payments on capital stock, engage in mergers or consolidations, enter into arrangements that restrict our and our restricted subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends or grant liens, engage in transactions with affiliates, or change our fiscal year. Prior to the effective date of the Amendment on March 27, 2017, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also included a financial maintenance covenant whereby we must not permit our total net leverage ratio in any 12 -month period to exceed 5.00 :1.00, as tested at the end of each fiscal quarter. Effective as of March 27, 2017 and pursuant to the Amendment, the total net leverage ratio financial covenant was replaced with a new senior secured net leverage ratio financial covenant. Pursuant to the Amendment, we must not permit our senior secured net leverage ratio to exceed 2.50 :1.00 and the interest coverage ratio to be less than 3.00 :1.00, in each case in any 12 -month period, as tested at the end of each fiscal quarter. We were in compliance with all of our covenants under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2017 .
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains events of default, including, without limitation (subject to customary grace periods and materiality thresholds), events of default upon (i) the failure to make payments pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, (ii) violation of covenants, (iii) incorrectness of representations and warranties, (iv) cross-default and cross-acceleration to other material indebtedness, (v) bankruptcy events, (vi) material monetary judgments (to the extent not covered by insurance), (vii) certain matters arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect, (viii) the actual or asserted invalidity of the documents governing the RBC Credit Facilities, any material guarantees or the security interests (including priority thereof) required under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and (ix) the occurrence of a change of control (as defined therein). Upon the occurrence of certain events of default, the obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement may be accelerated and any remaining commitments thereunder may be terminated.
The full amount of proceeds from the Term Loan Facility of $400.0 million , along with $196.4 million of cash were used to finance the Teva Transaction (including transaction costs) at closing on August 3, 2016. As of March 31, 2017 , the full amount of the $200.0 million Revolving Credit Facility remains available to us for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
    

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In connection with the Term Loan Facility, we incurred $11.0 million of debt issuance costs for banking, legal and accounting fees and other expenses during the third quarter of 2016. In connection with the Amendment, we incurred $0.8 million of debt issuance costs for banking fees during the first quarter of 2017. These debt issuance costs were recorded on our consolidated balance sheet as a reduction to the current and long-term portions of debt related to the Term Loan Facility. These deferred debt issuance costs will be accreted to interest expense over the term of the debt using the effective interest method. In connection with the increase in the aggregate principal amount of revolving loans permitted under the Revolving Credit Facility, we incurred $0.8 million of debt issuance costs for banking fees which were recorded as an asset with current and long-term portions on our consolidated balance sheet. These deferred debt issuance costs, in addition to the $0.3 million balance remaining from the initial $100.0 million revolving credit facility, will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the Revolving Credit Facility using the straight-line method.
For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , we recognized $4.4 million of interest expense related to the Term Loan Facility, of which $3.8 million was cash and $0.6 million was non-cash accretion of the debt discount recorded for deferred debt issuance costs. As of March 31, 2017 , the Term Loan Facility had a carrying value of $330.8 million , of which $17.8 million is classified as current debt and $313.0 million is classified as long-term debt on our consolidated balance sheets. The Term Loan Facility requires quarterly principal payments of $5.0 million beginning from December 2016 through June 2021, and the remaining principal balance is payable in August 2021. As of March 31, 2017 , the outstanding principal amount for the Term Loan Facility was $340.0 million .
Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt - Voluntary Prepayment of $50.0 Million of Principal - RBC Term Loan Facility

On February 28, 2017, we made a voluntary prepayment in the amount of $50.3 million under our Term Loan Facility, representing $50.0 million of principal amount and $0.3 million of accrued interest thereon. As a result of this voluntary prepayment, for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, we recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1.2 million to write-off a pro rated portion of the related unaccreted debt issuance costs.

2% Convertible Senior Notes due June 2022

On June 30, 2015, we issued an aggregate principal amount of $600.0 million of 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due June 2022 (the “Notes”) in a private placement offering, which are our senior unsecured obligations. The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated June 30, 2015 (the “Indenture”) between us and Wilmington Trust, N.A. as trustee. The Indenture includes customary covenants and sets forth certain events of default after which the Notes may be due and payable immediately. The Notes will mature on June 15, 2022, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or converted. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.00% per year, and interest is payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning from December 15, 2015.

The conversion rate for the Notes is initially set at 15.7858 shares per $1,000 of principal amount, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of $63.35 per share of our common stock. If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (as defined in the Indenture) occurs or becomes effective prior to the maturity date and a holder elects to convert its Notes in connection with the Make-Whole Fundamental Change, we are obligated to increase the conversion rate for the Notes so surrendered by a number of additional shares of our common stock as prescribed in the Indenture. Additionally, the conversion rate is subject to adjustment in the event of an equity restructuring transaction such as a stock dividend, stock split, spinoff, rights offering, or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend (“standard antidilution provisions,” per FASB ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity ("ASC 815-40")).
The Notes are convertible at the option of the holders at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 15, 2021 only under the following circumstances:
(i)
If during any calendar quarter commencing after the quarter ending September 30, 2015 (and only during such calendar quarter) the last reported sale price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; or
(ii)
If during the five business day period after any 10 consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 of principal amount of Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last report sale price of our common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; or
(iii)
Upon the occurrence of corporate events specified in the Indenture.

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On or after December 15, 2021 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, the holders may convert their Notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. We may satisfy our conversion obligation by paying or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election and in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions provided in the Indenture.

Concurrently with the offering of the Notes and using a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes, we entered into a series of convertible note hedge and warrant transactions (the “Note Hedge Transactions” and “Warrant Transactions”) which are designed to reduce the potential dilution to our stockholders and/or offset the cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal amount upon conversion of the Notes. The Note Hedge Transactions and Warrant Transactions are separate transactions, in each case, entered into by us with a financial institution and are not part of the terms of the Notes. These transactions will not affect any holder’s rights under the Notes, and the holders of the Notes have no rights with respect to the Note Hedge Transactions and Warrant Transactions. See “Note 13. Stockholders’ Equity” for additional information.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 , we recognized $8.7 million and $8.3 million , respectively, of interest expense related to the Notes, of which $3.0 million for both periods was cash and $5.7 million and $5.3 million , respectively, was non-cash accretion of the debt discounts recorded. As the Notes mature in 2022, they have been classified as long-term debt on our consolidated balance sheets, with a carrying value of $452.1 million and $446.4 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. Accrued interest payable on the Notes of $3.5 million and $0.5 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively, is included in accrued expenses on our consolidated balance sheets.

We may elect to purchase or otherwise retire all or a portion of our Notes with cash, stock or other assets from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, either directly or through intermediaries, or by tender offer when we believe the market conditions are favorable to do so.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2017 .
 
Commitments and Contractual Obligations
 
As of March 31, 2017 , there were no significant changes to our contractual obligations as set forth in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 .

Recently Issued Accounting Standards  

Recently issued accounting standards are discussed in "Item 1. Financial Information - Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 5. Recent Accounting Pronouncements" above.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our cash is held on deposit in demand accounts at large financial institutions in amounts in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance coverage limit of $250,000 per depositor, per FDIC-insured bank, per ownership category. Our cash equivalents are comprised of highly-rated money market funds. We had no short-term investments as of March 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016 .
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash equivalents and accounts receivable. We limit our credit risk associated with cash equivalents by placing investments with high credit quality securities, including U.S. government securities, treasury bills, corporate debt, short-term commercial paper and highly-rated money market funds. As discussed above under “Outstanding Debt Obligations,” we are party to a Term Loan facility of $400.0 million and a Revolving Credit Facility of up to $200.0 million pursuant to the RBC Credit Facilities. The amount under our Revolving Credit Facility is available for working capital and other general corporate purposes. We also issued the Notes in a private placement offering on June 30, 2015, which are our senior unsecured obligations, as described above under “Outstanding Debt Obligations.”
We limit our credit risk with respect to accounts receivable by performing credit evaluations when deemed necessary. We do not require collateral to secure amounts owed to us by our customers.
    

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We do not use derivative financial instruments or engage in hedging activities in our ordinary course of business and have no material foreign currency exchange exposure or commodity price risks. See “Item 1. Financial Information - Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 21. Segment Information” for more information regarding the value of our investment in Impax Laboratories (Taiwan), Inc. 
We do not believe that inflation has had a significant impact on our revenues or operations to date.
  
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act, were effective as of March 31, 2017 at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended March 31, 2017 , there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) which materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
Systems of disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting and their associated policies and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, are designed to provide a reasonable, but not an absolute, level of assurance the objectives of the system of control are achieved. Further, the design of a control system must be balanced against resource constraints, and therefore the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Given the inherent limitations in all systems of controls, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Accordingly, given the inherent limitations in a cost-effective system of internal control, financial statement misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide a reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. We conduct periodic evaluations of our systems of controls to enhance, where necessary, our control policies and procedures.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings
Information pertaining to legal proceedings can be found in “Item 1. Financial Statements - Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 20. Legal and Regulatory Matters” and is incorporated by reference herein.



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Item 1A. Risk Factors
During the quarter ended March 31, 2017 , there were no material changes to the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 . Please carefully consider the information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the risk factors discussed in "Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 , which could materially affect our business, consolidated financial condition or consolidated results of operations. The risks described herein, and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or which we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially adversely affect our business, consolidated financial condition and/or consolidated results of operations.

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information regarding the purchases of our equity securities by us during the three months ended March 31, 2017 :
Period
 
Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased(1)
 
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
(or Unit)
 
Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or programs
January 1, 2017 to January 31, 2017
 
9,712

 
$13.69
 

 

February 1, 2017 to February 28, 2017
 
21,624

 
$14.05
 

 

March 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017
 
346

 
$31.83
 

 


(1)
Represents shares of our common stock that we accepted during the indicated periods as a tax withholding from certain of our employees in connection with the vesting of shares of restricted stock pursuant to the terms of our 2002 Plan.

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Not Applicable.

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not Applicable.

Item 5.    Other Information.

Not Applicable.  


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Item 6.    Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Document
3.1.1
 
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated as of August 30, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-27354) filed with the SEC on December 23, 2008).
 
 
 
3.1.2
 
Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated as of December 9, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34263) filed with the SEC on December 9, 2015.
 
 
 
3.2.1
 
Amendment No. 8 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of March 24, 2017.
 
 
 
3.2.2
 
Amendment No. 7 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of December 19, 2016.
 
 
 
3.2.3
 
Amendment No. 6 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of November 23, 2016.
 
 
 
3.2.4
 
Amendment No. 5 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of August 19, 2016.
 
 
 
3.2.5
 
Amendment No. 4 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of May 17, 2016.
 
 
 
3.2.6
 
Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of October 7, 2015.
 
 
 
3.2.7
 
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of July 7, 2015.
 
 
 
3.2.8
 
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of March 24, 2015.
 
 
 
3.2.9
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of May 14, 2014.
 
 
 
10.1
 
Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 27, 2017 to the Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 2015, as amended and restated as of August 3, 2016, among the Company, as borrower, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders party thereto and the other agents and parties thereto.*
 
 
 
10.2
 
Employment Agreement dated as of March 24, 2017 by and between the Company and Paul M. Bisaro.*†
 
 
 
10.3
 
Stock Option Agreement with Paul M. Bisaro.*†
 
 
 
11.1
 
Statement re computation of per share earnings (incorporated by reference to Note. 14 in the Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q).
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
 
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
 
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
 
 
 

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101
 
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for each of the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 and (v) Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.*
* Filed herewith

† Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.


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SIGNATURES  
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. 
Date: May 10, 2017
 
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Paul M. Bisaro
 
 
Paul M. Bisaro
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Bryan M. Reasons
 
 
Bryan M. Reasons
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and
Senior Vice President, Finance
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Document
3.1.1
 
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated as of August 30, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-27354) filed with the SEC on December 23, 2008).
 
 
 
3.1.2
 
Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated as of December 9, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34263) filed with the SEC on December 9, 2015.
 
 
 
3.2.1
 
Amendment No. 8 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of March 24, 2017.
 
 
 
3.2.2
 
Amendment No. 7 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of December 19, 2016.
 
 
 
3.2.3
 
Amendment No. 6 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of November 23, 2016.
 
 
 
3.2.4
 
Amendment No. 5 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of August 19, 2016.
 
 
 
3.2.5
 
Amendment No. 4 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of May 17, 2016.
 
 
 
3.2.6
 
Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of October 7, 2015.
 
 
 
3.2.7
 
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of July 7, 2015.
 
 
 
3.2.8
 
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of March 24, 2015.
 
 
 
3.2.9
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of May 14, 2014.
 
 
 
10.1
 
Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 27, 2017 to the Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 2015, as amended and restated as of August 3, 2016, among the Company, as borrower, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders party thereto and the other agents and parties thereto.*
 
 
 
10.2
 
Employment Agreement dated as of March 24, 2017 by and between the Company and Paul M. Bisaro.*†
 
 
 
10.3
 
Stock Option Agreement with Paul M. Bisaro.*†
 
 
 
11.1
 
Statement re computation of per share earnings (incorporated by reference to Note. 14 in the Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q).
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
 
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
 
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

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101
 
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for each of the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 and (v) Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.*
* Filed herewith

† Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.



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Exhibit 3.2.1

AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC., AS AMENDED

The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Impax Laboratories, Inc., as amended (the “Bylaws”) are hereby amended as follows:
1.
Section 14 of Article III shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“SECTION 14. NUMBER. The authorized number of directors shall be no less than one nor more than nine. Within the foregoing limits, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §§ 141(b)).”
2. Except as expressly modified hereby, the Bylaws and all the provisions contained therein shall remain in full force and effect.
This Amendment No. 8 to the Bylaws was adopted by the Board of Directors of Impax Laboratories, Inc., effective March 24, 2017.

/s/ Mark A. Schlossberg
Name: Mark A. Schlossberg
Title: Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary




Exhibit 3.2.2
AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC., AS AMENDED

The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Impax Laboratories, Inc., as amended (the “Bylaws”) are hereby amended as follows:
1.
Section 14 of Article III shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“SECTION 14. NUMBER. The authorized number of directors shall be no less than one nor more than eight. Within the foregoing limits, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §§ 141(b)).”
2. Except as expressly modified hereby, the Bylaws and all the provisions contained therein shall remain in full force and effect.
This Amendment No. 7 to the Bylaws was adopted by the Board of Directors of Impax Laboratories, Inc., effective December 19, 2016.

/s/ Mark A. Schlossberg
Name: Mark A. Schlossberg
Title: Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary







Exhibit 3.2.3
AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC., AS AMENDED

The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Impax Laboratories, Inc., as amended (the “Bylaws”) are hereby amended as follows:
1.
Section 14 of Article III shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“SECTION 14. NUMBER. The authorized number of directors shall be no less than one nor more than nine. Within the foregoing limits, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §§ 141(b)).”
2. Except as expressly modified hereby, the Bylaws and all the provisions contained therein shall remain in full force and effect.
This Amendment No. 6 to the Bylaws was adopted by the Board of Directors of Impax Laboratories, Inc., effective November 23, 2016.

/s/ Mark A. Schlossberg
Name: Mark A. Schlossberg
Title: Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary







Exhibit 3.2.4
AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC., AS AMENDED

The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Impax Laboratories, Inc., as amended (the “Bylaws”) are hereby amended as follows:
1.
Section 14 of Article III shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“SECTION 14. NUMBER. The authorized number of directors shall be no less than one nor more than eight. Within the foregoing limits, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §§ 141(b)).”
2. Except as expressly modified hereby, the Bylaws and all the provisions contained therein shall remain in full force and effect.
This Amendment No. 5 to the Bylaws was adopted by the Board of Directors of Impax Laboratories, Inc., effective August 19, 2016.

/s/ Mark A. Schlossberg
Name: Mark A. Schlossberg
Title: Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary







Exhibit 3.2.5
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC., AS AMENDED

The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Impax Laboratories, Inc., as amended (the “Bylaws”) are hereby amended as follows:
1.
Section 14 of Article III shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“SECTION 14. NUMBER. The authorized number of directors shall be no less than one nor more than seven. Within the foregoing limits, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §§ 141(b)).”
2. Except as expressly modified hereby, the Bylaws and all the provisions contained therein shall remain in full force and effect.
This Amendment No. 4 to the Bylaws was adopted by the Board of Directors of Impax Laboratories, Inc., effective May 17, 2016.

/s/ Mark A. Schlossberg
Name: Mark A. Schlossberg
Title: Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary







Exhibit 3.2.6
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC., AS AMENDED

The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Impax Laboratories, Inc., as amended (the “Bylaws”) are hereby amended as follows:
1.
Section 14 of Article III shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“SECTION 14. NUMBER. The authorized number of directors shall be no less than one nor more than nine. Within the foregoing limits, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §§ 141(b)).”
2. Except as expressly modified hereby, the Bylaws and all the provisions contained therein shall remain in full force and effect.
This Amendment No. 3 to the Bylaws was adopted by the Board of Directors of Impax Laboratories, Inc., effective October 7, 2015

/s/ Mark A. Schlossberg    
Name: Mark A. Schlossberg
Title: Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary







Exhibit 3.2.7
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC., AS AMENDED

The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Impax Laboratories, Inc., as amended (the “Bylaws”) are hereby amended as follows:
1.
Section 14 of Article III shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“SECTION 14. NUMBER. The authorized number of directors shall be no less than one nor more than eight. Within the foregoing limits, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §§ 141(b)).”
2. Except as expressly modified hereby, the Bylaws and all the provisions contained therein shall remain in full force and effect.
This Amendment No. 2 to the Bylaws was adopted by the Board of Directors of Impax Laboratories, Inc., effective July 7, 2015.

/s/ Mark A. Schlossberg
Name: Mark A. Schlossberg
Title: Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary







Exhibit 3.2.8
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.
The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Impax Laboratories, Inc. (the “Bylaws”) are hereby amended as follows:
1.
Section 5 of Article II shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“SECTION 5. QUORUM. At all meetings of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by statute, by the Certificate, or by these Bylaws, the presence, in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized, of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Where a separate vote by a class, classes or series is required, except where otherwise provided by the statute, the Certificate or these Bylaws, a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, classes or series, present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned, from time to time, either by the chairman of the meeting or by vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented thereat, but no other business shall be transacted at such meeting. The stockholders present at a duly called or convened meeting, at which a quorum is present, may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.”
2.
Section 6 of Article II shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“SECTION 6. VOTING. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder. The Board, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at a meeting of stockholders shall be cast by written ballot. Except as otherwise provided by statute, by the Certificate or these







Bylaws, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the

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meeting and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate, each director shall be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast with respect to such director (meaning the number of shares voted “for” a nominee must exceed the number of shares voted “against” such nominee) at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present; provided that each director shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast (instead of by votes cast for or against a nominee) at any meeting at which a quorum in present for which the Board determines that the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected at such election and such determination has not been rescinded by the Board on or prior to the tenth day preceding the date the Corporation first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting to the stockholders (a “Contested Election”). In an election other than a Contested Election, stockholders will be given the choice to cast votes “for” or “against” the election of directors or to “abstain” from such vote (with abstentions and broker non-votes not counted as a vote cast “for” or “against” the election of such candidate), and stockholders shall not have the ability to cast any other vote with respect to such election of directors. In a Contested Election, stockholders will be given the choice to cast “for” or “withhold” votes for the election of directors and shall not have the ability to cast any other vote with respect to such election of directors.”
3. Except as expressly modified hereby, the Bylaws and all the provisions contained therein shall remain in full force and effect.
This Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws was adopted by the Board of Directors of Impax Laboratories, Inc., effective March 24, 2015.

/s/ Mark A. Schlossberg
Name: Mark A. Schlossberg
Title: Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Exhibit 3.2.9
BYLAWS
OF
IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)

(Amended and Restated as of May 14, 2014)
 
ARTICLE I

OFFICES

SECTION 1. OFFICES. The Corporation shall maintain its registered office in the State of Delaware at 32 Loockerman Square, Suite L-100, in the County of Kent, and its resident agent at such address is the Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc. The Corporation may also have and maintain offices in such other places in the United States or elsewhere as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) may, from time to time, determine or as the business of the Corporation may require. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §131).

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

SECTION 2. ANNUAL MEETINGS. Annual meetings of stockholders for the election of directors and for such other business as may properly come before such meeting in accordance with all applicable requirements of these Bylaws and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (the “ DGCL ”), shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, and at such time and date as shall from time to time be determined by the Board. Any previously scheduled annual meeting of the stockholders may be postponed by action of the Board taken prior to the time previously scheduled for such annual meeting of stockholders. The Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as provided under the DGCL. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §211(a), (b)).

SECTION 3. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of stockholders, unless otherwise prescribed by the DGCL or the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “ Certificate ”), may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or by resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors (whether or not there exists any vacancies in previously authorized directorships at the time any such resolution is presented to the Board for adoption). Only such business as is specified in the Corporation’s notice of any such special meeting of stockholders shall come before, and be conducted at, such meeting. A special meeting shall be held at such place, on such date and at such time as shall be fixed by the Board. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §211(d)).

SECTION 4. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of any such meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, such notice to specify the place, if any, date and hour, in the case of special meetings, the purpose or purposes of the meeting and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at any such meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. Notice of the time, place, if any, and purpose of any meeting of stockholders may be waived in writing, signed by the person entitled to notice thereof or by electronic transmission by such person, either before or after such meeting, and will be waived by any stockholder by his attendance thereat in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Any stockholder so waiving notice of such meeting shall be bound by the proceedings of any such meeting in all respects as if due notice thereof had been given. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §§229, 232).




SECTION 5. QUORUM. At all meetings of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by statute, by the Certificate, or by these Bylaws, the presence, in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy duly authorized, of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned, from time to time, either by the chairman of the meeting or by vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented thereat, but no other business shall be transacted at such meeting. The stockholders present at a duly called or convened meeting, at which a quorum is present, may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §216).

SECTION 6. VOTING. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder. The Board, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at a meeting of stockholders shall be cast by written ballot. Except as otherwise provided by statute, by applicable stock exchange, rules, by the Certificate or these Bylaws, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the Certificate or these Bylaws, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote generally on the election of directors. Where a separate vote by a class, classes or series is required, except where otherwise provided by the statute, the Certificate or these Bylaws, a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, classes or series, present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. Except where otherwise provided by statute, the Certificate or these Bylaws, the affirmative vote of the majority (plurality, in the case of the election of directors) of shares of such class or classes or series present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class, classes or series. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §§212, 216).

SECTION 7. INSPECTORS. The Board may, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at such meeting or any adjournment thereof. If any of the inspectors so appointed shall fail to appear or act, the chairman of the meeting may, or if inspectors shall not have been appointed, the chairman of the meeting shall, appoint one or more inspectors. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspectors shall (i) ascertain the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding and the voting power of each, (ii) ascertain the number of shares represented at the meeting, (iii) ascertain the existence of a quorum, (iv) ascertain the validity and effect of proxies, (v) count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, (vi) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of all challenges made to any determination made by the inspectors, (vii) certify the determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and their count of all votes and ballots, and (viii) do such other acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. On request of the chairman of the meeting, the inspectors shall make a report in writing of any challenge, request or matter determined by them and shall execute a certificate of any fact found by them. No director or candidate for the office of director shall act as an inspector of an election of directors. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of the inspectors. In determining the validity and counting of all proxies and ballots, the inspectors shall act in accordance with applicable law. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 231).

SECTION 8. CONDUCT OF MEETINGS. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all stockholders’ meetings. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall preside or, in his or her absence, any officer designated by the Board shall preside. The Secretary, or, in the Secretary’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, or in the absence of both the Secretary and Assistant Secretaries, a person appointed by the chairman of the meeting shall serve as secretary of the meeting. In the event that the Secretary presides at a meeting of the stockholders, an Assistant Secretary shall record the minutes of the meeting. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Board of the Corporation shall be entitled to make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Subject to such rules and regulations of the Board, if any, the chairman of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and take such action as, in the discretion of such chairman, are deemed necessary, appropriate or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations and procedures, whether



adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) establishing an agenda for the meeting and the order for the consideration of the items of business on such agenda; (ii) restricting admission to the time set for the commencement of the meeting; (iii) limiting attendance at the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized proxies or other such persons as the chairman of the meeting may determine; (iv) limiting participation at the meeting on any matter to stockholders of record of the Corporation entitled to vote on such matter, their duly authorized proxies or other such persons as the chairman of the meeting may determine to recognize and, as a condition to recognizing any such participant, requiring such participant to provide the chairman of the meeting with evidence of his or her name and affiliation, whether he or she is a stockholder or a proxy for a stockholder, and the class and series and number of shares of each class and series of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and/or of record by such stockholder; (v) limiting the time allotted to questions or comments by participants; (vi) determining when the polls should be opened and closed for voting; (vii) taking such actions as are necessary or appropriate to maintain order, decorum, safety and security at the meeting; (viii) removing any stockholder who refuses to comply with meeting procedures, rules or guidelines as established by the chairman of the meeting; (ix) adjourning the meeting to a later date, time and place announced at the meeting by the chairman; and (x) complying with any state and local laws and regulations concerning safety and security. Unless otherwise determined by the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

SECTION 9. LISTS OF STOCKHOLDERS. The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of each stockholder and the number and class of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Nothing contained in this Section 9 shall require the Corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a physical location, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communications, then the list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by this Section 9 or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §219).

SECTION 10. ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate, any action required by applicable law to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, or any action which may be taken at such meetings, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 228).

SECTION 11. ADJOURNMENT. At any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, whether annual or special, the chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders who are present in person or represented by proxy may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, whether or not a quorum is present. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum may be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §222(c)).
 



SECTION 12. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS.

(a) At any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before such meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board, (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board, or (iii) otherwise properly and timely brought before the meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation in compliance with the notice procedures and other provisions of this Section 12.

(b) For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, such business must be a proper subject for stockholder action under the DGCL and other applicable law, as determined by the Chairman of the Board or such other person as is presiding over the meeting, and such stockholder (i) must be a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 12 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting, (ii) must be entitled to vote at such annual meeting, and (iii) must comply with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 12. In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary.
 
(c) To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation (the “ Secretary ”) at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) calendar day, and not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) calendar day, prior to the first anniversary of the immediately preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided , however , that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the annual meeting is called for a date that is more than thirty (30) calendar days earlier or more than sixty (60) calendar days later than such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so delivered or received not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120 th ) calendar day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90 th ) calendar day prior to the date of such annual meeting or, if the first pubic disclosure of the date of such annual meeting is less than one hundred (100) calendar days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the tenth (10th) calendar day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the public disclosure thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

(d) To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth in writing, as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, the following: (i) a description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, including the text of the proposal or business and the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration; (ii) the name and record address, as they appear on the Corporation’s stock ledger, of such stockholder and the name and address of any Stockholder Associated Person; (iii) (A) the class and series and number of shares of each class and series of capital stock of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and/or of record by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, documentary evidence of such record or beneficial ownership, and the date or dates such shares were acquired and the investment intent at the time such shares were acquired, (B) any Derivative Instrument directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and any other direct or indirect right held by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person to profit from, or share in any profit derived from, any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person has a right to vote any securities of the Corporation, (D) any Short Interest indirectly or directly held by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person in any security issued by the Corporation, (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person that are separated or separable from the underlying securities of the Corporation, (F) any proportionate interest in securities of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, and (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of securities of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such stockholder’s or any Stockholder Associated Person’s immediate family sharing



the same household (which information, in each case, shall be supplemented by such stockholder and any Stockholder Associated Person not later than ten (10) calendar days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date); (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and/or any Stockholder Associated Person and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder; (v) any material interest of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person in such business, individually or in the aggregate, including any anticipated benefit to such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person therefrom; (vi) a representation from such stockholder as to whether the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group which intends (1) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal and/or (2) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal; (vii) a representation that such stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting, that such stockholder intends to vote such stock at such meeting, and that such stockholder intends to appear at the meeting in person or by proxy to bring such business before such meeting; (viii) whether and the extent to which any agreement, arrangement or understanding has been made, the effect or intent of which is to increase or decrease the voting power of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to any securities of the Corporation, without regard to whether such transaction is required to be reported on a Schedule 13D or other form in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions thereto and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (ix) in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the complete text of the proposed amendment; and (x) such other information regarding each matter of business to be proposed by such stockholder, regarding the stockholder in his or her capacity as a proponent of a stockholder proposal, or regarding any Stockholder Associated Person, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the solicitations of proxies for such business pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act (or pursuant to any law or statute replacing such section) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(e) If the information submitted pursuant to this Section 12 by any stockholder proposing business for consideration at an annual meeting shall be inaccurate to any material extent, such information may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 12. Upon written request by the Secretary, the Board or any committee thereof, any stockholder proposing business for consideration at an annual meeting shall provide, within seven (7) business days of delivery of such request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), written verification, satisfactory in the discretion of the Board, any committee thereof or any authorized officer of the Corporation, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by the stockholder pursuant to this Section 12. If a stockholder fails to provide such written verification within such period, the information as to which written verification was requested may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 12.

(f) For purposes of these Bylaws, “ public disclosure ” shall be deemed to include a disclosure made in a (A) press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Reuters Information Service, Associated Press or any comparable or successor national news wire service, or (B) in a document filed by the Corporation with the SEC pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions thereto.

(g) No business (other than nominations of persons for election to the Board which shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 17 of these Bylaws) shall be conducted at the annual meeting of stockholders except business brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12.

(h) Except as otherwise required by the DGCL and other applicable law, the Certificate or these Bylaws, the Chairman of the Board or other person presiding at an annual meeting shall have the power and duty (i) to determine whether any business proposed to be brought before the annual meeting was properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12, including whether the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person on whose behalf the proposal is made, solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s proposal in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by this Section 12, and (ii) if any proposed business was not brought in compliance with this Section 12, to declare that such proposal is defective and shall be disregarded.

(i) In addition to the provisions of this Section 12, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the DGCL, other applicable law and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder,



with respect to the matters set forth herein, provided , however , that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to stockholder proposals to be considered pursuant to Section 12(a)(iii) of these Bylaws.

(j) Nothing in this Section 12 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request the inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, or (ii) of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provision of the Certificate.

(k) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 12 to the contrary, a stockholder intending to nominate one or more persons for election as a director at any meeting of stockholders must comply with Section 17 of these Bylaws for any such nomination to be properly brought before such meeting.

ARTICLE III

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SECTION 13. POWERS. The property, business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the Board. The Board may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute, regulation, the Certificate or these Bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, § 141(a)).

SECTION 14. NUMBER. The authorized number of directors shall be no less than one nor more than nine. Within the foregoing limits, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §§ 141(b)).

SECTION 15. TERM. The Board shall be elected by the stockholders at their annual meeting, and each director shall be elected to serve for the term of one year and until his successor shall be elected and qualify or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, §§ 211(b), (c)).

SECTION 16. QUALIFICATIONS.

(a) Each director shall be at least 21 years of age. Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, § 141(b)).

(b) Each director and nominee for election as a director of the Corporation must deliver to the Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualifications of such person (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request and approved from time to time by the Board or its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee) and a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request) (the “ Prospective Director Agreement ”). The Prospective Director Agreement (i) shall provide that such person (A) is not and will not become a party to (1) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if such person is at the time a director or is subsequently elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “ Voting Commitment ”) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation, or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if such person is at the time a director or is subsequently elected as a director of the Corporation, with such person’s duties as a director under applicable law, (B) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein, and (C) would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will, if such person is at the time a director or is subsequently elected as a director of the Corporation, comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, corporate opportunities, securities ownership and stock trading policies, and other policies and guidelines of the Corporation (copies of which shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request), and (ii) shall include, if such person is at the time a director or is subsequently elected as a director of the Corporation, such person’s irrevocable resignation as a director if such person is found by



a court of competent jurisdiction to have breached the Prospective Director Agreement in any material respect. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, § 141(b)).

SECTION 17. NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS.

(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders .

(1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting of stockholders may be made (A) by or at the direction of the Board or a committee appointed by the Board, or (B) by any stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 17(a), on the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting of stockholders and at the time of such annual meeting of stockholders, (ii) who is entitled to vote at the annual meeting of stockholders, and (iii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 17(a) as to such nominations, including, but not limited to, the procedures regarding such notice’s timeliness and required form.

(2) For a stockholder’s notice of nomination of persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting of stockholders to be brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 17(a)(1)(B) of these Bylaws, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof, in proper written form, to the Secretary. To be considered timely, a stockholder’s notice of nomination must be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) calendar day, and not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) calendar day, prior to the first anniversary of the immediately preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the annual meeting is called for a date that is more than thirty (30) calendar days earlier or more than sixty (60) calendar days later than such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so delivered or received not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120 th ) calendar day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90 th ) calendar day prior to the date of such annual meeting or, if the first public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting is less than one hundred (100) calendar days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the tenth (10th) calendar day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the public disclosure thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice of nomination to the Secretary (whether given pursuant to this Section 17(a) or Section 17(b) of these Bylaws) shall set forth in writing the following: (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person; (ii) the principal occupation and employment of such person; (iii) the class and series and number of shares of each class and series of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by such person (which information shall be supplemented not later than ten (10) calendar days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date); (iv) such person’s executed written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; (v) all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act (or pursuant to any law or statute replacing such section), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (vi) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such person being nominated, on the one hand, and the stockholder and any Stockholder Associated Person, on the other hand, including, without limitation all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act if the stockholder making the nomination and any Stockholder Associated Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the person being nominated were a director or executive officer of such registrant; and (vii) the information and agreement required under Section 16 of these Bylaws; and (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice (i) the name and record address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s stock ledger, and the name and address of any Stockholder Associated Person; (ii) (A) the class and series and number of shares of each class and series of capital stock of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and/or of record by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person,



documentary evidence of such record or beneficial ownership, and the date or dates such shares were acquired and the investment intent at the time such shares were acquired, (B) any Derivative Instrument directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and any other direct or indirect right held by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person to profit from, or share in any profit derived from, any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation, (D) any Short Interest indirectly or directly held by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person in any security issued by the Corporation, (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, and (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such stockholder’s or any Stockholder Associated Person’s immediate family sharing the same household (which information shall, in each case, be supplemented by such stockholder and any Stockholder Associated Person not later than ten (10) calendar days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date); (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder; (iv) any material interest of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person in the election of such proposed nominee, individually or in the aggregate, including any anticipated benefit to the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person therefrom; (v) a representation that such stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons named in its notice; (vi) a representation from the stockholder as to whether the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group which intends (A) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to elect the person proposed as a nominee and/or (B) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of the election of such person; (vii) whether and the extent to which any agreement, arrangement or understanding has been made, the effect or intent of which is to increase or decrease the voting power of such stockholder or such Stockholder Associated Person with respect to any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation, without regard to whether such transaction is required to be reported on a Schedule 13D or other form in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions thereto and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (viii) any other information relating to such stockholder and any Stockholder Associated Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made with the SEC in connection with solicitations of proxies for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act (or pursuant to any law or statute replacing such section) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition to the information required above, the Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 17 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board at an annual meeting of the stockholders is increased and there is no public disclosure by the Corporation, naming all of the nominees for directors or specifying the size of the increased Board, at least ninety (90) calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 17 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10 th ) calendar day following the day on which such public disclosure is first made by the Corporation.

(b)  Special Meetings of Stockholders . Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board, or (iii) provided that the Board has determined that directors shall be



elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who (A) is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 17(b), (B) is a stockholder of record on the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, (C) is a stockholder of record at the time of such meeting, (D) is entitled to vote at such meeting, and (E) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 17(b) as to such nomination. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the proper form of stockholder’s notice required by Section 17(a)(2) of these Bylaws with respect to any nomination shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120 th ) calendar day prior to the date of such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90 th ) calendar day prior to the date of such special meeting or, if the first pubic disclosure made by the Corporation of the date of such special meeting is less than one hundred (100) days prior to the date of such special meeting, not later than the tenth (10 th ) calendar day following the day on which public disclosure is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of a special meeting or the public disclosure thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

    (c) General .

(1) If the information submitted pursuant to this Section 17 by any stockholder proposing a nominee for election as a director at a meeting of stockholders shall be inaccurate to any material extent, such information may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 17. Upon written request by the Secretary, the Board or any committee thereof, any stockholder proposing a nominee for election as a director at a meeting shall provide, within seven (7) business days of delivery of such request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), written verification, satisfactory in the discretion of the Board, any committee thereof or any authorized officer of the Corporation, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by the stockholder pursuant to this Section 17. If a stockholder fails to provide such written verification within such period, the information as to which written verification was requested may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 17.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation at any meeting of stockholders unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 17.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, if a stockholder who has submitted a written notice of intention to propose a nominee for election as a director at a meeting of stockholders (or a designated representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present the nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation.

(4) Except as otherwise required by the DGCL and other applicable law, the Certificate or these Bylaws, the Chairman of the Board or other person presiding at the meeting shall have the power and duty (a) to determine whether any nomination proposed to be brought before the meeting was properly made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 17, including whether the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person on whose behalf the nomination is made, solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of the election of such stockholder’s nominee(s) in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by this Section 17, and (b) if any proposed nomination was not made in compliance with this Section 17, to declare that such nomination is defective and shall be disregarded.

(5) In addition to the provisions of this Section 17, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the DGCL, other applicable law and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, with respect to the matters set forth herein, provided , however , that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the applicable requirements for nominations by stockholders to be considered pursuant to Section 17(a) or Section 17(b) of these Bylaws.



(6) Nothing in this Section 17 shall be deemed to affect any rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, if and to the extent provided for, under applicable law, the Certificate or these Bylaws.

SECTION 18. RESIGNATIONS. Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time is not specified therein, upon receipt thereof; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, § 141(b)).

SECTION 19. REMOVAL. Any director or the entire Board may be removed, either for or without cause, at any time, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose. For purposes of this Section 19, “c ause ” shall mean (a) a final conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude, or (b) willful misconduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious economically to the Corporation. For purposes of this definition of “cause,” no act, or failure to act, by a director shall be considered “willful” unless committed in bad faith and without a reasonable belief that the act or failure to act was in the best interest of the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation. “Cause” shall not exist unless and until the Corporation has delivered to the director a written notice of the director’s failure to act that constitutes “cause” and, if cure is possible, such director shall not have cured such act or omission within ninety (90) days after the delivery of such notice. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, § 141(k)).

SECTION 20. VACANCIES AND NEWLY CREATED DIRECTORSHIPS. Vacancies in the Board, whether resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes, and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors, shall, unless the Board determines by resolution that any such vacancy or newly created directorships shall be filled by the stockholders, be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the director for which the vacancy was created or occurred and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified, except in the event of his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, § 223).

SECTION 21. MEETINGS.

(a)  Organizational Meetings . The newly elected directors shall hold their first meeting to organize the Corporation, elect officers and transact any other business which may properly come before the meeting. An annual organizational meeting of the Board shall be held immediately after each annual meeting of the stockholders, or at such time and place as may be noticed for the meeting.

(b)  Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such places and times as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the directors. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, § 141(g)).

(c)  Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board shall be called by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Secretary on the written request of any director with at least two days’ notice to each director and shall be held at such place as may be determined by the directors or as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, § 141(g)).

SECTION 22. QUORUM, VOTING AND ADJOURNMENT. A majority of the total number of directors or any committee thereof, but not less than one (1), shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board, unless a different vote is required by applicable law, the Certificate or these Bylaws. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present thereat may adjourn such meeting to another time and place. Notice of such adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place of such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting so adjourned. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, § 141(b)).

SECTION 23. COMMITTEES. The Board may, by resolution passed by a majority of the Board, designate one or more committees, including but not limited to an Executive Committee and an Audit Committee, each such committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more



directors as alternate members of any committee to replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to amend the Certificate of Incorporation, adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease, or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s properties and assets, recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution or to amend these Bylaws. Unless a resolution of the Board expressly provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to authorize the issuance of stock of the Corporation. All committees of the Board shall report their proceedings to the Board when required. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, § 141(c)).

SECTION 24. ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or any committee thereof consent thereto in writing, or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, § 141(f)).

SECTION 25. COMPENSATION. Directors shall be entitled to such compensation for their services as may be approved by the Board, including, if so approved, by resolution of the Board, a fixed sum and expenses of attendance, if any, for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board and at any meeting of a committee of the Board. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise and receiving compensation therefor. (Del Code Ann., tit. 8, § 141(h)).

SECTION 26. MEETING BY ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. Any member of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 141(i)).

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

SECTION 27. OFFICERS. The officers of the Corporation shall be a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, one or more Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers and assistant officers as the Board may from time to time deem advisable. Except for the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, the Board may refrain from filling any of the said offices at any time and from time to time. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. The following officers shall be elected by the Board at the time, in the manner and for such terms as the Board from time to time shall determine: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. The Chief Executive Officer may appoint such other officers and assistant officers as he may deem advisable provided such officers or assistant officers have a title no higher than Vice-President, who shall hold office for such periods as the Chief Executive Officer shall determine. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, §§ 122(5), 142(a), (b)).

SECTION 28. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. The Chairman of the Board shall be a member of the Board and shall preside at all meetings of the Board and of the stockholders. In addition, the Chairman of the Board shall have such powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 142(a)).

SECTION 29. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general supervision of all of the departments and business of the Corporation; he or she shall prescribe the duties of the other officers and employees and see to the proper performance thereof. The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for



having all orders and resolutions of the Board carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer shall execute on behalf of the Corporation and may affix or cause to be affixed a seal to all authorized documents and instruments requiring such execution, except to the extent that signing and execution thereof shall have been delegated to some other officer or agent of the Corporation by the Board or by the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall be a member of the Board. In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board or his or her refusal to act, the Chief Executive Officer shall preside at meetings of the Board. In general, the Chief Executive Officer shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers and authorities incident to his or her office or as prescribed by the Board. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 142(a)).

SECTION 30. PRESIDENT. The President shall perform such duties as customarily pertain to the office of President or are prescribed by the Board or Chief Executive Officer. In the absence, disability or refusal of the Chief Executive Officer to act, or the vacancy of such office, the President shall perform the duties and have the powers and authorities of the Chief Executive Officer. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 142(a)).

SECTION 31. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. The Chief Operating Officer shall perform such duties as customarily pertain to the office of Chief Operating Officer or are prescribed by the Board, Chief Executive Officer or President. In the absence, disability or refusal of the President to act, or the vacancy of such office, the Chief Operating Officer shall perform the duties and have the powers and authorities of the President. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 142(a)).

SECTION 32. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. The Chief Financial Officer shall be the principal financial and accounting officer of the Corporation and shall have such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board, Chief Executive Officer or President. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 142(a)).

SECTION 33. VICE PRESIDENTS. Each Vice President, if any are elected, of whom one or more may be designated an Executive and/or Senior Vice President, shall have such powers, shall perform such duties and shall be subject to such supervision as may be prescribed by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Chief Operating Officer. In the event of the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer or the President or their refusal to act, the Vice-Presidents, in the order of their rank, and within the same rank in the order of their seniority, shall perform the duties and have the powers and authorities of the Chief Executive Officer and President, except to the extent inconsistent with applicable law. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 142(a)).

SECTION 34. TREASURER. The Treasurer, if one is elected, shall have custody of the corporate funds, securities, evidences of indebtedness and other valuables of the Corporation and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation. He shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation, taking proper vouchers therefor. He shall render to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board, upon their request, a report of the financial condition of the Corporation. If required by the Board, he shall give the Corporation a bond for the faithful discharge of his duties in such amount and with such surety as the Board shall prescribe. The Treasurer shall have such further powers and perform such other duties incident to the office of Treasurer as from time to time are assigned to him by the Board. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 142(a)).

SECTION 35. SECRETARY. The Secretary shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the Corporation and shall: (a) cause minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and directors to be recorded and kept; (b) cause all notices required by these Bylaws or otherwise to be given properly; (c) see that the minute books, stock books, and other nonfinancial books, records and papers of the Corporation are kept properly; and (d) cause all reports, statements, returns, certificates and other documents to be prepared and filed when and as required. The Secretary shall keep a seal of the Corporation, and, when authorized by the Board, Chief Executive Officer or the President, cause the seal to be affixed to any documents and instruments requiring it. The Secretary shall act under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and President or such other officer as the Chief Executive Officer or President may designate. The Secretary shall have such further powers and perform such other duties as prescribed from time to time by the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President or such other supervising officer as the Chief Executive Officer or President may designate. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 142(a)).
 



SECTION 36. ASSISTANT TREASURERS AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. Each Assistant Treasurer and each Assistant Secretary, if any are elected, shall be vested with all the powers and shall perform all the duties of the Treasurer and Secretary, respectively, in the absence or disability of such officer, unless or until the Board shall otherwise determine. In addition, Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 142(a)).

SECTION 37. DELEGATION OF DUTIES. In the absence, disability or refusal of any officer to exercise and perform his duties, the Board may delegate to another officer such powers or duties.

SECTION 38. RESIGNATION. Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board or to the President or to the Secretary. Any such resignation shall be effective when received by the person or persons to whom such notice is given, unless a later time is specified therein, in which event the resignation shall become effective at such later time. Unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of any such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation shall be without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract with the resigning officer. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 142(b)).

SECTION 39. REMOVAL. Any officer may be removed from office at any time, either with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors in office at the time, or by the unanimous written consent of the directors in office at the time, or by any committee or, with respect to any officer other than the Chairman of the Board (if the Chairman of the Board is designated as an officer of the corporation by the Board), by the Chief Executive Officer or by other superior officers upon whom such power of removal may have been conferred by the Board.

SECTION 40. VACANCIES. The Board shall have power to fill vacancies occurring in any office.

ARTICLE V

STOCK

SECTION 41. CERTIFICATES OF STOCK. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates or shall be uncertificated. Every holder of stock of the Corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate, in such form as may be prescribed by applicable law and by the Board, representing the number of shares held by such holder registered in certificate form, and signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, certifying the number and class of shares of stock in the Corporation owned by him. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. The Board shall have the power to appoint one or more transfer agents and/or registrars for the transfer or registration of certificates of stock of any class, and may require stock certificates to be countersigned or registered by one or more of such transfer agents and/or registrars. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 158).

SECTION 42. TRANSFER OF SHARES.

(a) Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferable upon its books by the holders thereof, in person or by their duly authorized attorneys or legal representatives, upon surrender to the Corporation by delivery thereof to the person in charge of the stock and transfer books and ledgers. Such certificates shall be cancelled and new certificates shall thereupon be issued. A record shall be made of each transfer. Whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when the certificates are presented, both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 201).

(b) The Board shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or proper concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 202).




SECTION 43. LOST CERTIFICATES. A new certificate of stock may be issued in the place of any certificate previously issued by the Corporation, alleged to have to have been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated, and the Board may, in their discretion, require the owner of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond, in such sum as the Board may direct, not exceeding double the value of the stock, in order to indemnify the Corporation against any claims that may be made against it in connection therewith. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 167).

SECTION 44. STOCKHOLDERS OF RECORD. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares of its capital stock as the holder thereof, in fact, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided by the DGCL or other applicable law. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 219 (c)).

SECTION 45. RECORD DATE.

(a)  Record Date for Meetings of Stockholders . For the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided , however , that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 213(a)).

  (b)  Record Date for Payments of Dividends and Distributions . In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion, or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 213(c)).

(c) Record Date for Corporate Actions by Written Consent .

(i) Notwithstanding Section 45(a) and Section 45(b) of these Bylaws, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be as fixed by the Board or as otherwise established under this Section 45(c). Any person seeking to have the stockholders authorize or take corporate action by written consent without a meeting shall, by written notice addressed to the Secretary and delivered to the Corporation, request that a record date be fixed for such purpose. The Board may fix a record date for such purpose which shall be no more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board and shall not precede the date on which such resolution is adopted. If the Board fails within ten (10) days after the Corporation receives such notice to fix a record date for such purpose, the record date shall be the day on which the first written consent is delivered to the Corporation in the manner described in Section 45(c)(ii) below unless prior action by the Board is required under the DGCL, in which event the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 213 (b)).

(ii)  (A) Every written consent purporting to take or authorizing the taking of corporate action and/or related revocations (each such written consent and related revocation is referred to in this Section 45(c)(ii) of these Bylaws as a “ Consent ”) shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the Consent, and no Consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated
Consent delivered in the manner required by this Section 45(c)(ii), Consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take such action are so delivered to the Corporation. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 228).




(B) A Consent shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery to the Corporation’s registered office shall be made by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 228).

(C) In the event of the delivery to the Corporation of a Consent, the Secretary shall provide for the safe-keeping of such Consent and shall promptly conduct such ministerial review of the sufficiency of the Consents and of the validity of the action to be taken by stockholder consent as he deems necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, whether the holders of a number of shares having the requisite voting power to authorize or take the action specified in the Consent have given consent; provided, however, that if the corporate action to which the Consent relates is the removal or replacement of one or more members of the Board, the Secretary shall promptly designate two persons, who shall not be members of the Board, to serve as inspectors with respect to such Consent and such inspectors shall discharge the functions of the Secretary under this Section 45(c)(ii). If after such investigation the Secretary or the inspectors (as the case may be) shall determine that the Consent is valid and that the action therein specified has been validly authorized, that fact shall forthwith be certified on the records of the Corporation kept for the purpose of recording the proceedings of meetings of stockholders, and the Consent shall be filed in such records, at which time the Consent shall become effective as stockholder action. In conducting the investigation required by this Section 45(c)(ii), the Secretary or the inspectors (as the case may be) may, at the expense of the Corporation, retain special legal counsel and any other necessary or appropriate professional advisors, and such other personnel as they may deem necessary or appropriate to assist them, and shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the opinion of such counsel or advisors. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 228).

SECTION 46. DIVIDENDS. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate, the Board may at any regular or social meeting, out of funds legally available therefor, declare dividends upon the stock of the Corporation. Before the declaration of any dividend, the Board may set apart, out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends, such sum or sums as from time to time in their discretion may be deemed proper for working capital or as a reserve fund to meet contingencies or for such other purposes as shall be deemed conducive to the interests of the Corporation. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, §§ 170(a), 173).

SECTION 47. FRACTIONAL SHARES. The Company shall have the complete discretion to issue fractional shares. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 155).

ARTICLE VI

NOTICE AND WAIVER OF NOTICE

SECTION 48. NOTICE. Whenever any written notice is required to be given by law, the Certificate or these Bylaws, such notice, if mailed, shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the person entitled to such notice at his address as it appears in the books and records of the Corporation. Such notice may also be sent by electronic transmission.

SECTION 49. WAIVER OF NOTICE. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate or these Bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the Certificate or these Bylaws. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 229).




ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

SECTION 50. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL BY THE BOARD. Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL or the Certificate, these Bylaws may be amended or repealed, in whole or in part, by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the Board at any regular or special meeting of the Board provided that notice of such proposed amendment or repeal to be made is included in the notice of the meeting at which such action takes place, which shall also include, without limitation, the text of any such proposed amendment and/or any resolution calling for any such amendment or repeal. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 109(a)).

SECTION 51. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL BY STOCKHOLDERS. Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL or the Certificate and except for the proviso hereto, any amendment to, repeal of, or adoption of any provisions inconsistent with these Bylaws, which has not previously received the approval of the Board, shall require for adoption the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares present in person or represented by proxy at a meeting of stockholders and entitled to vote thereat, provided , however , that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any amendment to, repeal of, or adoption of any provisions inconsistent with, Sections 2, 3, 6, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 and 45 of these Bylaws, this Section 51 and Article IX hereof, which has not previously received the approval of the Board shall require for adoption the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at a duly called and convened annual or special meeting of stockholders, and provided , further, that, in addition to any other notice required by these Bylaws and other applicable requirements contained herein, notice of such proposed amendment or repeal is included in the notice of the meeting at which such action takes place, which shall also include, without limitation, the text of any such proposed amendment and/or any resolution calling for any such amendment or repeal. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 109(a)).

SECTION 52. NO CONFLICT WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. No Bylaw shall be adopted, amended or repealed so as to cause such Bylaw or these Bylaws to be inconsistent or in conflict with or violate any provision of the Certificate. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 109(b)).

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 53. SEAL. The seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and shall have the name of the Corporation on the circumference and the jurisdiction and year of incorporation in the center. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 122(3)).

SECTION 54. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on December 31 of each year, or such other twelve consecutive months as the Board may designate.

SECTION 55. CORPORATE FUNDS AND CHECKS. The funds of the Corporation shall be kept in such depositories as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Board. All checks or other orders for the payment of money shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer or such other person or agent as may from time to time be authorized and with such countersignature, if any, as may be required by the Board.
 
SECTION 56. CONTRACTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. The Chief Executive Officer or President, or such other officer or officers as may from time to time be authorized by the Board, shall have power to sign and execute on behalf of the Corporation deeds, conveyances and contracts, and any and all other documents requiring execution by the Corporation. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, §§ 103(a), 142(a), 158).
SECTION 57. OWNERSHIP OF STOCK OF ANOTHER CORPORATION. The Chief Executive Officer or President, or such other officer or agent as shall be authorized by the Board, shall have the power and authority, on behalf of the Corporation, to attend and to vote at any meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which the Corporation holds stock and may exercise, on behalf of the Corporation, any and all of the rights and powers



incident to the ownership of such stock at any such meeting, including the authority to execute and deliver proxies and consents on behalf of the Corporation. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 123).

SECTION 58. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of these Bylaws is illegal or unenforceable as such, such illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of these Bylaws and such other provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

SECTION 59. SUBJECT TO LAW AND THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. All rights, powers, duties and responsibilities provided for in these Bylaws, whether or not explicitly so qualified, are qualified by the provisions of the Certificate, the DGCL and any other applicable law. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 109(b)).

SECTION 60. EMERGENCY BYLAWS. The provisions of this Section 60 shall be operative only during a national emergency declared by the President of the United States or the person performing the President’s functions, or in the event of a nuclear, atomic or other attack on the United States or a disaster or catastrophe making it impossible or impracticable for the Corporation to conduct its business without recourse to the provisions of this Section 60. Said provisions in such event shall override all other Bylaws or the Corporation in conflict with any provisions of this Section 60, and shall remain operative so long as it remains impossible or impracticable to continue the business of the Corporation otherwise, but thereafter shall be inoperative; provided , however , that all actions taken in good faith pursuant to such provisions shall thereafter remain in full force and effect unless and until revoked by action taken pursuant to the provisions of the Bylaws other than those contained in this Section 60 (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 110).

(a) A meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be called by any officer or director upon one hour’s notice to all persons entitled to notice whom, in the sole judgment of the notifier, it is feasible to notify;

(b) The director or directors in attendance at the meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof shall constitute a quorum; and

(c) These Bylaws may be amended or repealed, in whole or in part, by a majority vote of the directors attending any meeting of the Board, provided such amendment or repeal shall only be effective for the duration of such emergency.

ARTICLE IX

INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 61. RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION. The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “ proceeding ”) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such person; provided , however , that the Corporation shall not be required to indemnify any director or executive officer in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person or any proceeding by such person against the Corporation or its directors, officers, employees or other agents unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by applicable law, (ii) the proceeding was authorized by the Board, (iii) such indemnification is provided by the Corporation, in its sole discretion, or (iv) such indemnification is required to be made under Section 63, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under the DGCL or any other applicable law. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 145).

SECTION 62. ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES.

(a) The Corporation shall advance to any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or executive officer, of the Corporation, or is or was



serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or executive officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, prior to the final disposition of the proceeding, promptly following request therefor, all expenses incurred by any director or executive officer in connection with such proceeding, provided , however , that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by a director or executive officer in his or her capacity as a director or executive officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter, an “ undertaking ”), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section 62 or otherwise. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 145(e)).

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined pursuant to Section 63, no advance shall be made by the Corporation to an executive officer of the Corporation (except by reason of the fact that such executive officer is or was a director of the Corporation in which event this paragraph shall not apply) in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by a majority vote of directors who were not parties to the proceeding, even if not a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, that the facts known to the decision-making party at the time such determination is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 145(e)).

SECTION 63. ENFORCEMENT. Without the necessity of entering into an express contract, all rights to indemnification and advances to directors and executive officers under this Article IX shall be deemed to be contractual rights and be effective to the same extent and as if provided for in a contract between the Corporation and the director or executive officer. Any right to indemnification or advances granted by this Article IX to a director or executive officer shall be enforceable by or on behalf of the person holding such right in any court of competent jurisdiction if (i) the claim for indemnification or advances is denied, in whole or in part, or (ii) no disposition of such claim is made within sixty (60) days of request therefor. The claimant in such enforcement action, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting the claim. In connection with any claim for indemnification, the Corporation shall be entitled to raise as a defense to any such action that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct that make it permissible under the DGCL or any other applicable law for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed. In connection with any claim by an executive officer of the Corporation (except in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such executive officer is or was a director of the Corporation) for advances, the Corporation shall be entitled to raise a defense as to any such action clear and convincing evidence that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or with respect to any criminal action or proceeding that such person acted without reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was lawful. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL or any other applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In any suit brought by a director or executive officer to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, the burden of proving that the director or executive officer is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article IX or otherwise shall be on the Corporation. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 145(k)).

SECTION 64. GOOD FAITH.

(a) For purposes of any determination under this Article IX, a director or executive officer shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful, if his action is based on information, opinions, reports and statements, including financial statements and other financial data, in each case prepared or presented by:



(i) one or more officers or employees of the Corporation whom the director or executive officer believed to be reliable and competent in the matters presented;

(ii) counsel, independent accountants or other persons as to matters which the director or executive officer believed to be within such person’s professional competence; and

(iii) with respect to a Director, a committee of the Board upon which such director does not serve, as to matters within such Committee’s designated authority, which committee the director believes to merit confidence; so long as, in each case, the director or executive officer acts without knowledge that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted.

(b) The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

(c) The provisions of this Article IX shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth by the DGCL.
 
SECTION 65. NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS. The rights conferred on any person by this Article IX shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate, these Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding office. The Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL, or by any other applicable law. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 145(f)).

SECTION 66. OTHER INDEMNIFICATION. The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit enterprise.

SECTION 67. INSURANCE. The Board may authorize, by a vote of a majority of a quorum of the Board, the Corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, member, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article IX or of the DGCL; and the Corporation may create a trust fund, grant a security interest and/or use other means (including, without limitation, letters of credit, surety bonds and/or other similar arrangements) to the full extent authorized or permitted by the DGCL and other applicable law to ensure the payment of such amounts as may become necessary to effect the indemnification as provided in this Article IX or elsewhere. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 145(g)).

SECTION 68. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Article IX, the following definition shall apply:

(a) The term “ Corporation ” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, member, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article IX with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 145(h)).



(b) The term “ other enterprises ” shall include employee benefit plans (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 145(i));

(c) The term “ fines ” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 145(i));

(d) References to “ serving at the request of the Corporation ” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 145(i)); and

(e) A person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “ not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation ” as referred to in this Article IX. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 145(i)).

SECTION 69. LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS. No director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; provided , however , that this, limitation of liability shall not eliminate or limit the liabilities of the directors for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, under Section 174 of the DGCL, or for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit; provided , further , that this limitation of liability shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any act or omission occurring prior to the adoption of these Bylaws.

SECTION 70. SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS. The rights conferred on any person by this Article IX shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, executive officer, officer, employee or other agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. (Del. Code Ann., tit. 8, § 145(j)).

SECTION 71. SAVINGS CLAUSE. If this Article IX or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director and executive officer to the full extent not prohibited by any applicable portion of this Article IX that shall not have been invalidated, or by any other applicable law. If this Article IX shall be invalid due to the application of the indemnification provisions of another jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall indemnify each director and executive officer to the full extent under any other applicable law.

SECTION 72. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL. Any repeal or modification of the provisions of this Article IX shall only be prospective and shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.




Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 27, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), by and among IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC. (the “ Borrower ”), Royal Bank of Canada (“ Royal Bank ”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), and each Lender party hereto.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS :
WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2015 and as amended and restated as of August 3, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement), among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders party thereto;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain modifications to the Credit Agreement as more particularly set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement provides that the Credit Agreement may be amended by the Borrower and the Required Lenders;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.     Amendment of Credit Agreement . The Credit Agreement is, as of the Effective Date (as defined below) and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, hereby amended as follows:

(a)    The following definitions shall be added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement in their correct alphabetical order:

Consolidated Interest Charges ” means, with respect to any Person (on a consolidated basis) for any Test Period, the sum of: (1) cash interest expense ( less cash interest income) for such period plus (2) all cash dividend payments on any series of Disqualified Equity Interests made during such period.
Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Borrower for such Test Period to (2) Consolidated Interest Charges of the Borrower for such Test Period.
(b)    The definition of “Fixed Incremental Amount” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to (i) replace “$200,000,000” with “$100,000,000” and (ii) add the following proviso at the end thereof: “; provided that any Indebtedness incurred in reliance on the Fixed Incremental Amount shall be unsecured Indebtedness”.

(c)    Clause (x) of the definition of “Ratio Amount” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to replace the reference to “2.50 to 1.00” therein with “2.25 to 1.00”.

(d)    Section 1.08 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(i)    The phrase “Consolidated Interest Charges, the Interest Coverage Ratio,” shall be added immediately following each reference to “TTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” therein

(ii)    The proviso to Section 1.08(1) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to replace the phrase “the Total Net Leverage Ratio” therein with “the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the Interest Coverage Ratio”.

(iii)    Section 1.08(4) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to add the following at the end thereof: “and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on the first day of the applicable




Test Period; provided that if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, then such Indebtedness shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this clause determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination”.

(e)    Clause (a) of the proviso to Section 7.01(32) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to replace the reference to “2.50 to 1.00” therein with “2.25 to 1.00”.

(f)    Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

SECTION 8.01 Financial Covenants .
(a)     Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio . The Borrower will not permit the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio on the last day of each Test Period to be greater than 2.50:1.00.
(b)     Interest Coverage Ratio . The Borrower will not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio on the last day of each Test Period to be less than 3.00:1.00.
(g)    Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to replace the reference to “the Total Net Leverage Ratio” therein with “the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the Interest Coverage Ratio”.

(h)    References in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to “the financial covenant under Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement” or words or phrases of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the financial covenants under Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement after giving effect to this Agreement.

(i)    (i) Paragraph 1 of Exhibit C to the Credit Agreement shall be amended to replace the reference to “the Total Net Leverage Ratio” therein with “the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio” and (ii) Part 3 of Schedule 1 to Exhibit C to the Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated as follows:

3.
(I) Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio
 
 
 
(a) Consolidated Secured Net Debt
___________________
 
 
(b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
___________________
 
 
        Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio
___________________
 
 
(the ratio of clause (a) to clause (b):

 
 
 
Required Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio
2.50 to 1.00
 
 
Compliant:
[Yes] / [No]
 
 
(II) Interest Coverage Ratio
 
 
 
(a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
___________________
 
 
(b) Consolidated Interest Charges
___________________
 
 
        Interest Coverage Ratio
___________________
 
 
(the ratio of clause (a) to clause (b):

 
 
 
Required Interest Coverage Ratio
3.00 to 1.00
 
 
Compliant:
[Yes] / [No]
 

SECTION 2.     Conditions to Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective on the first date (the “ Effective Date ”) when, and only when, each of the applicable conditions set forth below have been satisfied (or waived) in accordance with the terms herein:

(a)    this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, Lenders under the Credit Agreement representing the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent;

(b)    as of the Effective Date, immediately before and after giving effect to this Agreement, (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date; provided , that to the

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extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided , further , that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or would result after giving effect to this Agreement;

(c)    the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated as of the Effective Date and executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to the matters set forth in Section 2(b) above; and

(d)    the Borrower shall have paid in full in cash to the Administrative Agent: (i) for the account of each Lender that has returned an executed signature page to this Agreement to the Administrative Agent at or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on March 24, 2017 , consent fees in the amount equal to 0.125% of such Lender’s Loans and Commitments (without duplication); and (ii) for the account of Royal Bank, in its respective capacities as Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger, all fees and expenses required to be paid to it on the Effective Date, in the case of expenses and legal fees to the extent invoiced in reasonable detail at least two (2) Business Days before the Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower).

SECTION 3.     Expenses . The Borrower hereby reconfirms its obligations pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Credit Agreement to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement.

SECTION 4.      Reaffirmation of the Loan Parties . The Borrower, on its own behalf and on behalf of each other Loan Party, hereby consents to the amendments to the Credit Agreement effected hereby and confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement, each Loan Document to which each Loan Party is a party is, and the obligations of each such Loan Party contained in the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as amended by this Agreement. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower, on its own behalf and on behalf of each other Loan Party, hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by each Loan Party in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the obligations of the Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as and to the extent provided in the Loan Documents.

SECTION 5.      Amendment, Modification and Waiver . This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 6.      Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Agreement and that this Agreement is a Loan Document. This Agreement shall not constitute a novation of any amount owing under the Credit Agreement and all amounts owing in respect of principal, interest, fees and other amounts pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall, to the extent not paid or exchanged on or prior to the Effective Date, continue to be owing under the Credit Agreement or such other Loan Documents until paid in accordance therewith.

SECTION 7.     GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. SECTIONS 11.15 AND 11.16 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AGREEMENT MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

SECTION 8.      Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity

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of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions

SECTION 9.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or other customary means of electronic transmission (e.g., “pdf”) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date first written above.
 
IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.
by
 /s/ Bryan M. Reasons
 
 
Name: Bryan M. Reasons
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 



 
 
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Administrative Agent,
By:
/s/ Ann Hurley
 
Name: Ann Hurley
 
Title: Manager, Agency



 
 
Royal Bank of Canada,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Amy S. Promaine
 
Name: Amy S. Promaine
 
Title: Authorized Signatory



 
 
Bank of America, N.A.,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Joseph L. Corah
 
Name: Joseph L. Corah
 
Title: Director



 
 
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH ,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Cristopher Day
 
Name: Christopher Day
 
Title: Authorized Signatory
By:
  /s/ Joan Park
 
Name: Joan Park
 
Title: Authorized Signatory



 
 
HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ R. Hanes Whiteley
 
Name: R. Hanes Whiteley
 
Title: Authorized Signatory



 
 
TD Bank, N.A. ,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Shivani Agarwal
 
Name: Shivani Agarwal
 
Title: Senior Vice President



 
 
DNB Capital LLC ,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Caroline Adams
 
Name: Caroline Adams
 
Title: First Vice President
By:
  /s/ Kristi Birkeland Sorensen
 
Name: Kristi Birkeland Sorensen
 
Title:Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Banking
 
 



 
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Katsuyuki Kubo
 
Name: Katsuyuki Kubo
 
Title: Managing Director



 
 
Bank of the West ,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Harry Yergey
 
Name: Harry Yergey
 
Title: Managing Director
By:
  /s/ Michael Weinert
 
Name: Michael Weinert
 
Title: Director



 
 
Adams Mill CLO Ltd.,
as a Lender

By Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.,
as Collateral Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
AEGIS Electric and Gas International Services, Ltd.,
as a Lender

By SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
as Investment Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited,
as a Lender

By SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
as Investment Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
Brookside Mill CLO Ltd.,
as a Lender

By: Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.,
as Collateral Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
Christian Super,
as a Lender

By SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
as Investment Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
Credos Floating Rate Fund LP,
as a Lender

By SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
as General Partner

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
GuideStone Funds Flexible Income Fund,
as a Lender

By SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
as Investment Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
Health Employees Superannuation Trust Australia,
as a Lender

By SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
as Investment Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
Highmark Inc.,
as a Lender

By SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
as Investment Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
Jackson Mill CLO Ltd.,
as a Lender

By Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.,
as Portfolio Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
Jefferson Mill CLO, Ltd.,
as a Lender

By Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.,
as Collateral Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
Providence Health & Services Investment Trust (Bank Loans Portfolio),
as a Lender

By SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
as Investment Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
Sudbury Mill CLO, Ltd.,
as a Lender

By Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.,
as Collateral Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
Virginia College Savings Plan,
as a Lender

By SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
as Investment Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
Washington Mill CLO Ltd.,
as a Lender

By Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.,
as Collateral Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
WM Pool - Fixed Interest Trust No. 7,
as a Lender

By SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
as Investment Manager

By:
  /s/ Justin Slatky
 
Name: Justin Slatky
 
Title: CO-CIO



 
 
MUFG Union Bank, N.A. ,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Jaime Johnson
 
Name: Jaime Johnson
 
Title: Director



 
 
BMO Harris Bank, N.A.,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Eric Oppenheimer
 
Name: Eric Oppenheimer
 
Title: Managing Director



 
 
Barclays Bank PLC,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Graeme Palmer
 
Name: Graeme Palmer
 
Title: Assistant Vice President



 
 
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH ,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Anca Trifan
 
Name: Anca Trifan
 
Title: Managing Director
By:
  /s/ Benjamin Souh
 
Name: Benjamin Souh
 
Title: Vice President



 
 
Fifth Third Bank ,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Thomas Avery
 
Name: Thomas Avery
 
Title: Vice President



 
 
Citizens Bank, N.A. ,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Christopher J. DeLauro
 
Name: Christopher J. DeLauro
 
Title: Vice President



 
 
Flagstar Bank, FSB ,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Elizabeth K. Hausman
 
Name: Elizabeth K. Hausman
 
Title: First Vice President



 
 
PNC BANK N.A. ,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Sharon Landgraf
 
Name: Sharon Landgraf
 
Title: Senior Vice President



 
 
Comerica Bank ,
as a Lender

By:
  /s/ Mark C. Skrzynski Jr.
 
Name: Mark C. Skrzynski Jr.
 
Title: Vice President





Exhibit 10.2
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”), entered into as of March 24, 2017, by and between Impax Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Paul M. Bisaro (the “ Executive ”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Executive possesses unique personal knowledge, experience and expertise;
WHEREAS, effective as of March 27, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), the Company desires to employ the Executive, and the Executive desires to be employed by the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement as to the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment with the Company effective as of the Effective Date.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES
1.1     Term of Employment . The Executive’s initial term of employment under this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the “ Initial Term ”), unless further extended or earlier terminated as provided in this Agreement. This Agreement will automatically be renewed for single one-year periods unless written notice of non-renewal (a “ Non-Renewal Notice ”) is provided by either party at least 90 days prior to the end of the Initial Term or the successive one-year period then in effect or unless earlier terminated as provided in this Agreement. Neither non-renewal of this Agreement for additional periods after the second anniversary of the Effective Date, nor expiration of this Agreement as a result of such non-renewal, shall, by itself, result in termination of the Executive’s employment. The period of time between the Effective Date and the




termination of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement or the expiration of this Agreement, whichever is earlier, shall be referred to herein as the “ Term.
1.2     General .
1.2.1    During the Term, the Executive shall have the titles of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall have general supervision of all of the departments and business of the Company and shall prescribe the duties of all other officers and employees of the Company and such other authorities, duties and responsibilities as are prescribed by the Company’s bylaws and as may from time to time be delegated to him by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”). The Executive shall faithfully and diligently discharge his duties hereunder and use his best efforts to implement the policies established by the Board from time to time. During the Term, the Executive shall be the highest ranking executive of the Company and no other officer will be appointed with authority over the Executive, and the Executive shall report directly to the Board.
1.2.2    The Executive shall devote all of his business time, attention, knowledge and skills faithfully, diligently and to the best of his ability, in furtherance of the business and activities of the Company; provided , however , that nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Executive from devoting reasonable periods of time required for:
(i) serving as a director or member of a committee, in each case, in a non-lead, non-chair role, of up to two (2) publicly traded corporations and up to one (1) private organization or corporation, in each case, that does not, in the good faith determination of the Board, compete with the Company or otherwise create, or could create, in the good faith determination of the Board, a conflict of interest with the business of the Company;
(ii) delivering lectures, fulfilling speaking engagements, and any writing or publication relating to his area of expertise; provided , however , that any fees, royalties or honorariums received therefrom shall be promptly turned over to the Company;
(iii) engaging in professional organization and program activities;

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(iv) managing his personal passive investments and affairs; and
(v) participating in charitable or community affairs;
provided that such activities do not materially, individually or in the aggregate, interfere with the due performance of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement or create a conflict of interest with the business of the Company, as determined in good faith by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall be permitted to continue to serve on the boards of directors upon which he serves as of the Effective Date, provided, that he takes all reasonably necessary actions to terminate any such service that violates this Section 1.2.1 on or prior to the three-month anniversary of the Effective Date and, in the interim, shall cooperate with the Board to limit any interference, conflict or violation. The Company represents that, based on current facts and circumstances, for the purposes of this Section 1.2 and Section 6.3, the Company acknowledges and accepts the Executive’s service on the boards of directors of Allergan plc and Zoetis, Inc.
1.2.3    The Executive shall obtain a comprehensive medical examination every two years during the Term, and the Company shall reimburse the Executive the cost thereof to the extent not reimbursed by health insurance.
1.2.4    The Board shall appoint the Executive as a member of the Board no later than the first regularly scheduled meeting of the Board following the Executive’s commencement of employment. At or prior to such meeting, the Board shall amend the Company’s bylaws to increase the number of authorized directors to nine. Thereafter, during the Term, at each applicable annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders, the Board shall nominate and recommend the election of the Executive by the Company’s stockholders as a director. Upon Termination for any reason under this Agreement or upon the expiration of the Term of this Agreement, the Executive shall resign immediately upon request of the Board from all officer and director positions held by him with the Company and its affiliates.
1.3     Reimbursement of Expenses . During the Term, the Company shall pay the reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive in the performance of his duties hereunder, including, without

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limitation, those incurred in connection with business related travel (including, in the discretion of Executive, first class or business class travel), or entertainment, or, if such expenses are paid directly by the Executive, the Company shall promptly reimburse him for such payments, provided that the Executive properly accounts for such expenses in accordance with the Company’s business expense reimbursement policy. To the extent any such reimbursements (and any other reimbursements of costs and expenses provided for herein) are includable in the Executive’s gross income for Federal income tax purposes, all such reimbursements shall be made no later than March 15 of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the expenses to be reimbursed are incurred.
2.
COMPENSATION
2.1     Base Salary . During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to receive a base salary at the annual rate of $850,000, subject to increase, or decrease, only if salary decreases are concurrently implemented across the senior executives of the Company, as determined by the Board or its Compensation Committee from time to time in its discretion, payable in accordance with the payroll practices of the Company (the “ Base Salary ”).
2.2     Incentive Bonuses . In addition to the Base Salary, during the Term the Executive shall participate in the Company’s management bonus program whereby the Executive will be eligible to receive an annual cash incentive bonus based upon a percentage of the Base Salary and attainment of goals established in writing by the Board or its Compensation Committee at the beginning of each year (the “ Incentive Bonus ”) for each completed calendar year (subject to Section 4.4 hereof) of service with the Company. Such bonus shall be paid within 2-1/2 months following the end of the calendar year to which it relates, subject to Executive’s continuous employment through the last day of the calendar year to which such bonus relates. The Executive’s Incentive Bonus for 2017 (targeted at a minimum of 100% of the Base Salary and potentially up to 150% of the Base Salary depending upon the achievement of certain business and individual objectives and criteria) will be prorated based on the number of days elapsed in the year before and after the Effective Date.

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2.3     Stock Option Award . Subject to approval by the Board, on the Effective Date or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, the Company shall grant to the Executive an option (the “ Option ”) to purchase 850,000 shares of Company common stock under, or on substantially the same terms as, its Third Amended and Restated 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “ Plan ”). The Option shall have an exercise price per share equal to the closing trading price of Company common stock on the date of grant. The Option shall vest and become exercisable with respect to 25% of the shares subject to the Option on each of the first four anniversaries of the Effective Date, in each case, subject to Executive’s continued employment to the Company through the applicable vesting date. The Option will otherwise be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Company’s standard form of stock option agreement or terms and conditions substantially similar thereto. During the Term, the Executive shall be eligible to receive such other grants of equity awards in such amounts and subject to such terms as determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion.
2.5      Additional Compensation . During the Term, in addition to the foregoing, the Executive shall be eligible to receive such other compensation as may from time to time be awarded him by either the Board or the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion.
3.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to paid time off generally made available to executive personnel of the Company and to participate in and have the benefit of all group life, disability, hospital, surgical and major medical insurance plans and programs and other employee benefit plans and programs as generally are made available to executive personnel of the Company, as such benefit plans or programs may be amended or terminated in the sole discretion of the Board and with the concurrence of the Compensation Committee, from time to time. The Executive shall accrue up to twenty (20) days paid time off each calendar year which will accrue in accordance with the Company’s Paid Time Off (PTO) & Holiday Policy.
4.
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

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4.1     General . The Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated without any breach of this Agreement only on the following circumstances:
4.1.1     Death . The Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall terminate upon his death.
4.1.2     Disability . If the Executive suffers a Disability (as defined below), the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement upon 30 days prior written notice; provided that the Executive has not returned to full time performance of his duties during such 30-day period. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Disability ” shall mean the Executive’s inability to perform his duties and responsibilities hereunder, with or without reasonable accommodation, due to any physical or mental illness or incapacity, which condition either (i) has continued for a period of 180 days (including weekends and holidays) in any consecutive 365-day period, or (ii) is projected by the Board in good faith after consulting with a doctor selected by the Company and consented to by the Executive (or, in the event of the Executive’s incapacity, his legal representative), such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, that the condition is likely to continue for a period of at least six consecutive months from its commencement.
4.1.3     Good Reason . The Executive may terminate his employment under this Agreement for Good Reason (as defined below) at any time on or prior to the 60th day after the occurrence of any of the Good Reason events set forth in the following sentence. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Good Reason ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events without the Executive’s consent and which is not cured by the Company upon written notice by the Executive, such notice to have been provided by the Executive within 30 days of any such event having occurred:
(i) any action or inaction by the Company constituting a material breach of the Agreement by the Company;
(ii) a material diminution of the authorities, duties or responsibilities of the Executive set forth in Section 1.2 above (other than temporarily while the Executive is physically or

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mentally incapacitated and unable to properly perform such duties, as determined by the Board in good faith);
(iii) the loss of any of the titles of the Executive with the Company set forth in Section 1.2 above;
(iv) a material reduction by the Company in the Base Salary or in any of the percentages of the Base Salary payable as an Incentive Bonus, but, except in the case of a reduction following a Change in Control (as defined below), not including a reduction in the Base Salary or in any of the percentages of the Base Salary payable as an Incentive Bonus which is consistent with the reduction in the Base Salary or in any of the percentages of the Base Salary payable as an Incentive Bonus imposed on all senior executives of the Company;
(v) the failure by the Board to, at the end of the applicable Board term, nominate or renominate the Executive to serve as a member of the Board (other than as a result of the Executive’s death or Disability, or because of a legal prohibition under applicable law or regulation);
(vi) the assignment to the Executive of duties or responsibilities that are negatively and materially inconsistent with any of his duties and responsibilities set forth in Section 1.2 hereof;
(vii) a material change in the reporting structure set forth in Section 1.2.1 hereof;
(viii) the delivery to the Executive by the Company of a Non-Renewal Notice; or
(ix) a Change in Control occurs.
4.1.4     Without Good Reason . The Executive may voluntarily terminate his employment under this Agreement without Good Reason upon written notice by the Executive to the Company at least 60 days prior to the effective date of such termination (which termination the Company may, in its sole discretion, make effective earlier than the date set forth in the Notice of Termination (as defined below)).
4.1.5     Cause . The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement at any time for Cause (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, termination for

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Cause ” shall mean termination of the Executive’s employment because of the occurrence of any of the following as determined in good faith by the Board:
(i)    the willful and continued failure by the Executive to substantially perform his obligations under this Agreement (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s incapacity due to a Disability); provided , however , that the Company shall have provided the Executive with a Notice of Termination specifying such failure and the Executive shall have been afforded at least 15 business days within which to cure same;
(ii)    the indictment of the Executive for, or his conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty;
(iii)    the Executive’s willful misconduct in the performance of his duties hereunder (including theft, fraud, embezzlement, and securities law violations;
(iv)    the Executive’s violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct or other written policies; provided , however , that the Company shall have provided the Executive with a Notice of Termination specifying such failure and the Executive shall have been afforded at least 15 business days within which to cure same; or
(v)    the Executive’s willful misconduct other than in the performance of his duties for the Company (including theft, fraud, embezzlement, and securities law violations) that is actually or potentially materially injurious to the Company in the Company’s reasonable business judgement, monetarily or otherwise.
For purposes of this Section 4.1.5, no act or failure to act on the part of the Executive shall be considered “ willful ,” unless done, or omitted to be done, without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Company (including its reputation). Prior to any termination for Cause, the Company shall provide the Executive with a Notice of Termination specifying the event constituting Cause and shall give the Executive the opportunity to appear before the Board to present his views on the Cause event. If, after such hearing, the majority of the full Board (excluding the Executive)

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does not support such termination, the Notice of Termination shall be rescinded. After providing the notice in the foregoing sentence, the Board may suspend the Executive with full pay and benefits until a final determination pursuant to this Section has been made.
4.1.6     Without Cause . The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement without Cause immediately upon written notice by the Company to the Executive, other than for death or Disability.
4.1.7      Definition of Change in Control . For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Change in Control ” shall be deemed to occur upon any of the following events, provided that such an event is a Change in Control Event within the meaning of Code Section 409A (as defined below): (a) any “ person ” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) (other than the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the Company, or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock), becoming the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; (b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, the individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board, and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the 12-month period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; (c) a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or other entity, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto (and held by persons that are not affiliates of the acquirer) continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of

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the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; provided , however , that a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person (other than those covered by the exceptions in clause (a) of this Section 4.4.4) acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities shall not constitute a Change in Control; or (d) the consummation of a sale or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, including a liquidation, other than the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to a person or persons who beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the time of the sale or other disposition.
4.2     Notice of Termination . Any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company or by the Executive (other than termination by reason of the Executive’s death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Notice of Termination ” shall mean a written notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide the basis for such termination.
4.3     Date of Termination . The “ Date of Termination ” shall mean (a) if the termination is the result of the Executive’s death, the date of his death, (b) if the termination is pursuant to Section 4.1.2 hereof, 30 days after the Notice of Termination is given (provided that the Executive shall not have returned to the performance of his duties on a full-time basis during such 30-day period), (c) if the termination is pursuant to Section 4.1.3 or Section 4.1.5 hereof, the date specified in the Notice of Termination after the expiration of any applicable cure period, (d) if the termination is pursuant to Section 4.1.4 hereof, the date specified in the Notice of Termination which shall be at least 60 days after the Notice of Termination is given, or such earlier date as the Company shall determine in its sole discretion,

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and (e) if the termination is pursuant to Section 4.1.6 hereof, the date on which the Notice of Termination is given.
4.4     Compensation Upon Termination .
4.4.1     Termination for Cause or without Good Reason . If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason, the Executive shall receive from the Company: (a) any earned but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, paid in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices; (b) any Incentive Bonus earned but unpaid for a prior fiscal year, paid in accordance with Section 2.2 (including payment timing); (c) reimbursement for any unreimbursed expenses properly incurred and paid in accordance with Section 1.3 hereof through the Date of Termination; (d) payment for any accrued but unused vacation time in accordance with Company policy; (e) all stock options and restricted stock previously granted to the Executive that have vested in accordance with the terms of such grants; and (f) such vested accrued benefits, and other payments, if any, as to which the Executive (and his eligible dependents) may be entitled under, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of, the employee benefit arrangements, plans and programs of the Company as of the Date of Termination, other than any severance pay plan (such amounts and benefits set forth in clauses (a) though (f) being referred to hereinafter as the “ Amounts and Benefits ”), and the Company shall have no further obligation with respect to this Agreement other than as provided in Sections 6.5, 7 and 8 hereof. Any stock options and restricted stock previously granted to the Executive that have not vested in accordance with the terms of their grants as of the Date of Termination shall be forfeited as of the Date of Termination.
4.4.2     Termination as a result of Death, Disability, Without Cause or For Good Reason . If, prior to the expiration of the Term, the Executive resigns from his employment hereunder for Good Reason, his employment is terminated by reason of his death or the Company terminates the Executive’s employment hereunder without Cause or for reason of Executive’s Disability, then the Company shall pay or provide the Executive the Amounts and Benefits and, subject to Section 4.4.8:

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(i)    Subject to Section 8.10.2, an amount equal to the sum of (x) the balance of the Base Salary due under this Agreement or two times the Base Salary as then in effect (without taking into account any reduction therein that constitutes a basis for Good Reason), whichever is greater, plus (y) an amount equal to two times the average of the Incentive Bonus the Executive received from the Company for all fiscal years completed during the Term, with the aggregate amount due paid in equal installments on the Company’s normal payroll dates for a period of 12 months from the Date of Termination in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company, with each such payment deemed to be a separate payment for the purposes of Code Section 409A (as defined below);
(ii)    in the event such resignation or termination occurs following the Company’s first fiscal quarter of any year, a pro rata portion of the Executive’s Incentive Bonus for the fiscal year in which the Executive’s termination occurs based on actual results for such year (determined by multiplying the amount of such Incentive Bonus which would be due for the full fiscal year, as determined in good faith by the Board, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the fiscal year of termination that the Executive is employed by the Company and the denominator of which is 365), paid in accordance with Section 2.2 (including payment timing, “ Pro Rata Bonus ”); and
(iii)    the continuation of all benefits for 24 months from the Date of Termination.
In addition, subject to Section 4.4.8, the vesting of all unvested stock options and restricted stock previously granted to the Executive shall be accelerated by (x) 24 months, in the case of a termination by the Company without Cause or resignation for Good Reason or (y) 12 months, in the case of a termination on account of Executive’s death or Disability, and any such stock options, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the option or the plan pursuant to which the option was granted, shall remain exercisable for a period of 12 months following the Date of Termination or, if earlier, until the original expiration date of the option.
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Reason, the Company terminates the Executive’s employment hereunder without Cause or Executive’s employment terminates by reason of death or Disability, in each case, within 60 days preceding or 12 months following a Change in Control (as defined below), or the Term expires or is not renewed due to the Company’s delivery of a notice of nonrenewal and the Executive’s employment is then terminated without Cause within 12 months following a Change in Control, then the Company shall pay or provide the Executive the Amounts and Benefits and, subject to Section 4.4.8, a severance payment as follows:
(i)    subject to Section 8.9.2, an amount equal to the sum of (x) the balance of the Base Salary due under this Agreement or two and one half times the Base Salary as then in effect (without taking into account any reduction therein that constitutes a basis for Good Reason), whichever is greater, plus (y) an amount equal to two and one half times the average of the Incentive Bonus the Executive received from the Company for all fiscal years completed during the Term, with the aggregate amount due paid in equal installments on the Company’s normal payroll dates for a period of 12 months from the Date of Termination in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company, with each such payment deemed to be a separate payment for the purposes of Code Section 409A (as defined below);
(ii)    in the event such resignation or termination occurs following the Company’s first fiscal quarter of any year, a Pro Rata Bonus, paid in accordance with Section 2.2 (including payment timing); and
(iii)    the continuation of all benefits for 24 months from the Date of Termination.
In addition, subject to Section 4.4.8, the vesting of all unvested stock options and restricted stock previously granted to the Executive shall be accelerated to the Date of Termination and any such stock options, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the option or the plan pursuant to which the option was granted, shall remain exercisable for a period of 12 months following the Date of Termination or, if earlier, until the original expiration date of the option.

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4.4.4     No Mitigation or Offset . The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 4.4 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 4.4 be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another employer or business or by profits earned by the Executive from any other source at any time before and after the Date of Termination.
4.4.5     Release . Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company’s obligation to pay or provide the Executive with the payments and benefits under Sections 4.4.2 and 4.4.3 (other than the Amounts and Benefits), and any distributions with respect to the restricted stock and stock options under Sections 4.4.2 and 4.4.3, shall be conditioned on the Executive’s execution and failure to revoke a waiver and general release in a form generally consistent with Exhibit A hereto (subject to such changes as may be necessary at the time of execution in order to make such release enforceable) (the “ Release ”). The Company shall provide the Release to the Executive within seven days following the applicable Date of Termination. In order to receive the payments and benefits under Sections 4.4.2 and 4.4.3 (other than the Amounts and Benefits) and the distributions with respect to the restricted stock and stock options under Sections 4.4.2 and 4.4.3, the Executive will be required to execute and deliver the Release within 21 days after the date it is provided to him and not to revoke it within seven days following such execution and delivery. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) all payments delayed pursuant to this Section, except to the extent delayed pursuant to Section 8.10.2, shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum on the first Company payroll date on or following the 60th day after the Date of Termination, and any remaining payments due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein, with each such payment deemed to be a separate and distinct payment for the purposes of Code Section 409A (as defined below) and (ii) all distributions with respect to the restricted stock and stock options delayed pursuant to this Section, except to the extent delayed pursuant to Section 8.10.2, shall be distributed to the Executive on the 60th day after the Date of Termination.

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5.
INSURABILITY; RIGHT TO INSURE
The Company shall have the right to maintain key man life insurance in its own name covering the Executive’s life in an amount of up to $50,000,000.00. The Executive shall fully cooperate in the procuring of such insurance, including submitting to any required medical examination and by completing, executing and delivering such applications and other instrument in writing as may be reasonably required by any insurance company to which application for insurance may be made by the Company. The Company’s ability to procure any key man life insurance covering Executive’s life shall not be a condition of employment.
6.
CONFIDENTIALITY; NON-COMPETITION; NON-SOLICITATION; NON- DISPARAGEMENT; COOPERATION
6.1     Confidential Information . The Company and the Executive acknowledge that the services to be performed by the Executive under this Agreement are unique and extraordinary and, as a result of such employment, the Executive shall be in possession of Confidential Information (as defined below) relating to the business practices of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “ Company Group ”). The term “ Confidential Information ” shall mean any and all information (oral and written) relating to the Company Group, or any of their respective activities, or of the clients, customers or business practices of the Company Group, other than such information which (i) is generally available to the public or within the relevant trade or industry, other than as the result of breach of the provisions of this Section 6.1, or (ii) the Executive is required to disclose under any applicable laws, regulations or directives of any government agency, tribunal or authority having jurisdiction in the matter or under subpoena or other process of law. Confidential Information includes, but it not limited to, information that the Executive creates, develops, derives, obtains, makes known, or learns about which has commercial value in the business in which the Company Group is involved and which is treated by the Company Group as confidential, such as trade secrets, ideas, processes, formulas, compounds, compositions, research and clinical data, know-how, discoveries, developments, designs, innovations,

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plans, strategies, pricing, costs, financial information, employee information, forecasts and current and prospective customer and supplier lists. The Executive shall not, during the Term or at any time thereafter, except as may be required in the course of the performance of his duties hereunder (including pursuant to Section 6.6 below) and except with respect to any litigation or arbitration involving this Agreement, including the enforcement hereof, directly or indirectly, use, communicate, disclose or disseminate to any person, firm or corporation any Confidential Information acquired by the Executive during, or as a result of, his employment with the Company, without the prior written consent of the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, the Executive understands that the Executive shall be prohibited from misappropriating any trade secret of the Company Group or of the clients or customers of the Company Group acquired by the Executive during, or as a result of, his employment with the Company, at any time during or after the Term.
6.2     Return of Property . Upon the termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason all Company Group property that is in the possession of the Executive, including all documents, records, drug formulations, notebooks, equipment, price lists, specifications, programs, customer and prospective customer lists and other materials that contain Confidential Information that are in the possession of the Executive, including all copies thereof, shall be promptly returned to the Company. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, the Executive shall be entitled to retain (i) papers and other materials of a personal nature, including photographs, correspondence, personal diaries, calendars and rolodexes, personal files and phone books, (ii) information showing his compensation or relating to reimbursement of expenses, (iii) information that he reasonably believes may be needed for tax purposes and (iv) copies of plans, programs and agreements relating to his employment, or termination thereof, with the Company.
6.3     Non-Competition . Except in the case of a Termination pursuant to Section 4.4.3 following a Change in Control, the Executive hereby agrees that he shall not, during the Term, directly or indirectly, engage or have an interest in, or render any services to, any business (whether as owner, manager, operator, licensor, licensee, lender, partner, stockholder, joint venturer, employee, consultant or otherwise)

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(such activities hereinafter referred to collectively as “ Engaging ”) that competes directly with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Executive from (i) owning securities in a publicly traded entity whose activities compete with those of the Company (or any member thereof), provided that such securities holdings are not greater than five percent of the equity ownership in such entity; (ii) Engaging in the business of the ownership and licensing (as licensor) of trademarks and brands if the products or services carrying such trademarks and brands do not compete with the products or services carrying the trademarks and brands owned and licensed (as licensor) by the Company, or that the Company is actively planning to own or license (as licensor), on the Date of Termination; or (iii) Engaging in an operating company (including ownership of securities of such operating company’s holding company) with annual revenues not in excess of $10,000,000.
6.4     Prohibition on Use of Confidential Information to Solicit Customers and Prospects . During the Executive’s employment, the Executive shall not engage in any other employment or activity that might materially interfere with the interests of the Company Group. Furthermore, the Executive shall not, except in the furtherance of the Executive’s duties hereunder, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity, (i) during the Term (except in the good faith performance of his duties) and for a period of 24 months thereafter, solicit, aid or induce any employee, representative or agent of the Company to leave such employment or retention or to accept employment with or render services to or with any other person, firm, corporation or other entity unaffiliated with the Company or hire or retain any such employee, representative or agent, or take any action to materially assist or aid any other person, firm, corporation or other entity in identifying, hiring or soliciting any such employee, representative or agent, (ii) during the Term (except in the good faith performance of his duties) and for a period of 12 months thereafter, solicit, aid or induce (or attempt to do any of the foregoing) directly or indirectly, any current or prospective customer of the Company with whom the Executive in any way dealt with at any time during the last two years of the Executive’s employment to purchase goods or services then sold by the Company from another person, firm, corporation or other

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entity or assist or aid any other persons or entity in identifying or soliciting any such customer or (iii) during the Term (except in the good faith performance of his duties) and for a period of 24 months thereafter, interfere in any manner with the relationship of the Company and any of its vendors. An employee, representative or agent shall be deemed covered by this Section while so employed or retained by the Company and for six months thereafter. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, the following shall not be deemed a violation of this Section 6.4: (a) the Executive’s solicitation of the Company’s customers and/or vendors in connection with, and directly related to, his Engaging in a business that complies with Sections 6.3(ii) or (iii); (b) the Executive’s responding to an unsolicited request for an employment reference regarding any former employee of the Company from such former employee, or from a third party, by providing a reference setting forth his personal views about such former employee; or (c) if an entity with which the Executive is associated hires or engages any employee of the Company, if the Executive was not, directly or indirectly, involved in hiring or identifying such person as a potential recruit or assisting in the recruitment of such employee. For purposes hereof, the Executive shall be deemed to have been involved “ indirectly ” in soliciting, hiring or identifying an employee only if the Executive (x) directs a third party to solicit or hire the Employee, (y) identifies an employee to a third party as a potential recruit or (z) aids, assists or participates with a third party in soliciting or hiring an employee.
6.5     Non-Disparagement . At no time during or within five years after the Term shall the Executive, directly or indirectly, disparage the Company Group or any of the Company Group’s past or present employees, directors, products or services. The Company shall advise its senior officers and the members of the Board (while serving in such capacities) not to disparage the Executive during the period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.5 shall prevent any person from making any truthful statement to the extent (i) necessary to rebut any untrue public statements made about him or her; (ii) necessary with respect to any litigation, arbitration or mediation involving this Agreement and the enforcement thereof; (iii) required by law or by any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative or

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legislative body (including any committee thereof) with jurisdiction over such person; or (iv) made as good faith competitive statements in the ordinary course of business.
6.6     Cooperation . Upon the receipt of reasonable notice from the Company (including the Company’s outside counsel), the Executive shall, while employed by the Company and thereafter, respond and provide information with regard to matters of which the Executive has knowledge as a result of the Executive’s employment with the Company and will provide reasonable assistance to the Company Group and its representatives in defense of any claims that may be made against the Company Group (or any member thereof), and will provide reasonable assistance to the Company Group in the prosecution of any claims that may be made by the Company Group (or any member thereof), to the extent that such claims may relate to matters related to the Executive’s period of employment with the Company (or any predecessors). Any request for such cooperation shall take into account the Executive’s personal and business commitments. The Executive shall promptly inform the Company (to the extent the Executive is legally permitted to do so) if the Executive is asked to assist in any investigation of the Company Group (or any member thereof) or their actions, regardless of whether a lawsuit or other proceeding has then been filed with respect to such investigation. If the Executive is required to provide any services pursuant to this Section 6.6 following the Term, upon presentation of appropriate documentation, the Company shall promptly reimburse the Executive for reasonable out-of-pocket travel, lodging, communication and duplication expenses incurred in connection with the performance of such services and in accordance with the Company’s expense policy for its senior officers (provided that it shall be in Executive’s discretion to travel via first or business class, which costs shall be reimbursable by the Company), for reasonable legal fees to the extent the Executive in good faith believes that separate legal representation is reasonably required, and for the Executive’s time at a rate equivalent to the Executive’s most recent base salary. The Executive’s entitlement to reimbursement of such costs and expenses, including legal fees, pursuant to this Section 6.6, shall in no way affect the Executive’s rights, if any, to be indemnified and/or advanced

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expenses in accordance with the Company’s (or any of its subsidiaries’) corporate or other organizational documents, any applicable insurance policy, and/or in accordance with this Agreement.
6.7     Remedies and Reformation . Without intending to limit the remedies available to the Company, the Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 6 may result in material and irreparable injury to the Company, or its affiliates or subsidiaries, for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of such a breach or threat the Company shall be entitled to a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining the Executive from engaging in activities prohibited by this Section 6 or such other relief as may be required specifically to enforce any of the covenants in this Section 6. If for any reason it is held that the restrictions under this Section 6 are not reasonable or that consideration therefor is inadequate, such restrictions shall be interpreted or modified to include as much of the duration and scope identified in this Section as will render such restrictions valid and enforceable.
6.8     Violations . In the event of any violation of the provisions of this Section 6, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the post-termination restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be extended by a period of time equal to the period of such violation, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the running of the applicable post-termination restriction period shall be tolled during any period of such violation; (b) any severance payable which remains unpaid or other benefits yet to be received under Section 4.4.2 or 4.4.3 shall be forfeited by the Executive; and (c) any vested options not exercised as of the date of any violation of the provisions of this Section 6 shall be forfeited.
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INDEMNIFICATION; DIRECTORS’ AND OFFICERS’ LIABILITY INSURANCE
During the Term and thereafter, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Executive and his heirs and representatives as, and to the extent, provided in the Company’s by-laws. During the Term and thereafter, the Company shall also cover the Executive under the Company’s directors’ and officers’

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liability insurance on the same basis as it covers other senior executive officers and directors of the Company.
8.
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1     Notices . All notices or communications hereunder shall be in writing, addressed as follows (or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing by like notice):
To the Company:
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
31047 Genstar Rd.
Hayward, CA 94544
Attn: Chairman, Compensation Committee
To the Executive, at the last address for the Executive on the books of the Company.
All such notices shall be conclusively deemed to be received and shall be effective (i) if sent by hand delivery, upon receipt, (ii) if sent by telecopy or facsimile transmission, upon confirmation of receipt by the sender of such transmission, (iii) if sent by overnight courier, one business day after being sent by overnight courier, or (iv) if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, on the fifth day after the day on which such notice is mailed.
8.2     Testing; Verification . As a condition of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive will be required to successfully complete a drug test, background check and credit check, the cost of which shall be paid by the Company. In addition, to comply with Department of Homeland Security, the Executive will be required to provide verification of the Executive’s identity and legal right to work in the United States and must complete a Form I-9 within the first three (3) days of the Effective Date. The Company shall notify the Executive of the identity of a clinic for drug testing that is local to the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to schedule an appointment with such clinic within forty-eight (48) hours of the date of this Agreement. In the event the Executive fails any such tests or such verification, then this Agreement shall be void ab initio and of no further force or effect.

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8.3     Severability . Each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
8.4     Binding Effect; Benefits . The Executive may not delegate his duties or assign his rights hereunder. No rights or obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by the Company other than pursuant to a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or a sale, liquidation or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the assets or businesses of the Company and assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company under this Agreement, either contractually or by operation of law. The Company further agrees that, in the event of any disposition of its business and assets described in the preceding sentence, it shall use its best efforts to cause such assignee or transferee expressly to assume the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company hereunder. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Company ” shall include the Company and, subject to the foregoing, any of its successors and assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
8.5    [Intentionally Omitted.]
8.6     Entire Agreement . This Agreement, including the Exhibits hereto, represent the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any and all previous contracts, arrangements, proposed terms or understandings between the Company and the Executive. This Agreement (including any of the Exhibits hereto) may be amended, modified or replaced at any time by mutual written agreement of the parties hereto. In the case of any conflict between any express term of

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this Agreement and any statement contained in any plan, program, arrangement, employment manual, memorandum or rule of general applicability of the Company, this Agreement shall control.
8.7     Withholding . The payment of any amount pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to applicable withholding and payroll taxes, and such other deductions as may be required by applicable law.
8.8     Governing Law . This Agreement and the performance of the parties hereunder shall be governed by the internal laws (and not the law of conflicts) of the State of Delaware.
8.9     Arbitration . Any dispute or controversy, including, but not limited to, discrimination claims and claims involving a class, arising under or in connection with this Agreement or the Executive’s employment with the Company, other than injunctive relief under Section 6.7 hereof, shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a single arbitrator in Delaware (applying Delaware law) in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules and Procedures of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding upon the parties hereto. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. The parties acknowledge and agree that in connection with any such arbitration and regardless of outcome (a) each party shall pay all its own costs and expenses, including without limitation its own legal fees and expenses, and (b) joint expenses shall be borne equally among the parties. EACH PARTY WAIVES RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
8.10     Section 409A of the Code .
8.10.1     General . It is intended that the provisions of this Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively “ Code Section 409A ”), and all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Code Section 409A. If any provision of this Agreement (or of any award of compensation, including equity compensation or benefits) would cause the Executive to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, the Company shall, upon the specific request of the Executive, use its reasonable business efforts to in good faith reform

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such provision to comply with Code Section 409A; provided, that to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent and economic benefit to the Executive and the Company of the applicable provision shall be maintained. The Company shall timely use its reasonable business efforts to amend any plan or program in which the Executive participates to bring it in compliance with Code Section 409A.
8.10.2     Separation from Service; Six-Month Delay . A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “ Separation from Service ” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “ resignation ,” “ termination ,” “ termination of employment ” or like terms shall mean Separation from Service. If the Executive is deemed on the Date of Termination to be a “ specified employee ,” within the meaning of that term under Section (a)(2)(B) of Code Section 409A (“ Code Section 409(a)(2)(B) ”)and using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time, or if none, the default methodology, then with regard to any payment, the providing of any benefit or any distribution of equity made subject to this Section 8.10.2, to the extent required to be delayed in compliance with Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B), and any other payment, the provision of any other benefit or any other distribution of equity that is required to be delayed in compliance with Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B), such payment, benefit or distribution shall not be made or provided prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service or (ii) the date of the Executive’s death. On the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, on the date of his death, (x) all payments delayed pursuant to this Section 8.10.2 (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed to the Executive in a lump sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein and (y) all distributions of equity delayed pursuant to this Section 8.10.2 shall be made to the Executive. In addition

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to the foregoing, to the extent required by Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B), prior to the occurrence of both a Disability termination as provided in Section 4.1.2 hereof and the Executive’s becoming “disabled” under Code Section 409A, the payment of any compensation to the Executive under this Agreement shall be suspended for a period of six months commencing at such time that the Executive shall be deemed to have had a Separation from Service because either (A) a sick leave ceases to be a bona fide sick leave of absence, or (B) the permitted time period for a sick leave of absence expires (an “ SFS Disability ”), without regard to whether such SFS Disability actually results in a Disability termination. Promptly following the expiration of such six-month period, all compensation suspended pursuant to the foregoing sentence (whether it would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such suspension) shall be paid or reimbursed to the Executive in a lump sum. On any delayed payment date under this Section 8.10.2, there shall be paid to the Executive or, if the Executive has died, to his estate, in a single cash lump sum together with the payment of such delayed payment, interest on the aggregate amount of such delayed payment at the Delayed Payment Interest Rate (as defined below) computed from the date on which such delayed payment otherwise would have been made to the Executive until the date paid. For purposes of the foregoing, the “ Delayed Payment Interest Rate ” shall mean the prime interest rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal as of the business day immediately preceding the payment date for the applicable delayed payment.
8.10.3     Expense Reimbursement . With regard to any provision herein that provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted by Code Section 409A, (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year, provided that the foregoing clause (ii) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder solely because such expenses are subject to a limit

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related to the period the arrangement is in effect and (iii) such payments shall be made on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred.
8.11     Survivorship . Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, upon the expiration of the Term, the respective rights and obligations of the parties shall survive such expiration to the extent necessary to carry out the intentions of the parties as embodied in this Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in effect until there are no further rights or obligations of the parties outstanding hereunder and shall not be terminated by either party without the express prior written consent of both parties.
8.12     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including by electronic transmission) which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement of the parties.
8.13     Company Representations . The Company represents and warrants to the Executive that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (and the agreements referred to herein) by the Company has been fully and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, (ii) the officer or director signing this Agreement on behalf of the Company is duly authorized to do so, (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not violate any applicable law, regulation, order, judgment or decree or any agreement, plan or corporate governance document to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound and (iv) upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Executive and the Company, it shall be a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and the Executive has hereunto set his hand, as of the date first set forth above.
 
 
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert L. Burr
 
Name:
Robert L. Burr
 
Title:
Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Paul M. Bisaro
 
 
Paul M. Bisaro

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EXHIBIT A
Form of General Release and Waiver
General Release and Waiver

This General Release and Waiver (this “ Release ”) is entered into effective as of _________, by Paul M. Bisaro (the “ Executive ”), on the one hand, and Impax Laboratories, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “ Company ”), on the other hand (the Executive and the Company are referred to collectively as the “ Parties ”). Defined terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Employment Agreement between the Executive and the Company dated March 24, 2017 (“ Employment Agreement ”).
1.     Confirmation of Termination . The Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated as of ___________ (the “ Termination Date ”). This Release sets forth the payments, benefits, and other terms and conditions that the Company will provide to the Executive under [, and serves as notice of, an election by the Company of a termination pursuant to Section 4.1.6 of] the Employment Agreement. If the Executive executes, delivers, and does not revoke this Release as set forth in Section 13 below, the Executive will be entitled to the payments and benefits pursuant to the terms hereof. Except as set forth in this Release, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Termination Date is the date of termination of his employment for all purposes, including for purposes of participation in and coverage under all benefit plans and programs sponsored by or through the Company. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall not have any obligation to rehire the Executive, nor shall the Company have any obligation to consider him for employment after the Termination Date. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that he will not knowingly seek employment with the Company at any time in the future, and that the Company’s refusal to employ the Executive in any future capacity will not subject the Company to liability on any grounds. In the event that the Release does not become effective pursuant to Section 13 of this Release or otherwise, then Company reserves the right to claim that the Executive’s employment was terminated pursuant to Section 4.1.5 of the Employment Agreement.

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2.     Resignation . Effective as of the Termination Date, the Executive hereby resigns as an officer and director of the Company and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates and from any positions held with any other entities at the direction or request of the Company. The Executive agrees to promptly execute and deliver such other documents as the Company shall reasonably request to evidence such resignations. In addition, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Termination Date shall be the date of his termination from all other offices, positions, trusteeships, committee memberships and fiduciary capacities held with, or on behalf of, the Company. The Executive agrees to make himself available to assist and consult with the Company regarding matters relating to his former duties for a period of six months after his Termination Date, provided that the Executive is reimbursed for any and all reasonable expenses related to such cooperation, including but not limited to, travel, lodging, communication, and duplication expenses, and that the Executive is reimbursed for reasonable attorney fees if the Executive in good faith believes that separate legal representation is required, and that the Executive is compensated for the Executive’s time at a rate equivalent to the Executive’s most recent base salary.
3.     Termination Benefits . If the Executive executes and delivers this Release and does not revoke this Release within the time set forth in Section 13 below, then the Executive will be entitled, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below and in the plan documents, to the payments and benefits set forth in this Section 3 (collectively the “ Termination Benefits ”), which together satisfy in full the Company’s obligations with respect to payments and benefits under the Employment Agreement or otherwise:
a.    [Separation Pay: The Company shall pay the Executive $________ (representing ______ times the Executive’s Base Salary, (as defined in Section 2.1 of the Employment Agreement)), paid in equal installments on the Company’s normal payroll dates for a period of 12 consecutive months commencing from the Termination Date in accordance with the normal payroll practice of the Company, with each payment deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of IRS Code §409A. The first payment

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shall be made on the next normal payroll day following the Release Effective Date, as that term is defined in Section 13 below.]
b.    [Separation Bonus: The Company shall pay the Executive $________ (representing ______ times the average of the Incentive Bonus (as defined in Section 2.2 of the Employment Agreement) the Executive received from the Company for all fiscal years completed during the term of the Employment Agreement), paid in equal installments on the Company’s normal payroll dates for a period of 12 consecutive months commencing from the Termination Date in accordance with the normal payroll practice of the Company, with each payment deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of IRS Code §409A. The first payment shall be made on the next normal payroll day following the Release Effective Date, as that term is defined in Section 13 below.]
c.    [Pro Rata Bonus: No later than __________, the Company shall pay the Executive a pro rata portion of the Executive’s Incentive Bonus for fiscal year _____ based solely on the Company’s actual results against the Company’s goals for the year (determined by multiplying the amount of such Incentive Bonus which would be due for the full fiscal year, as determined in good faith by the Board, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days up to the Termination Date during the fiscal year of termination that the Executive was employed by the Company and the denominator of which is 365).]
d.    Benefits
i.    Medical Benefits: The Company will provide the Executive with information regarding eligibility to continue medical, dental, and vision benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, as amended (“ COBRA ”), in accordance with its terms. If the Executive timely and effectively elects under COBRA to continue medical benefit coverage after the Termination Date under the Company Independence Blue Cross medical plan (or any successor plan) for himself or any of his dependents currently enrolled on his plan (the “Dependents”), then the Company will pay the insurer such COBRA medical benefit premiums for as long as the Executive and/or his Dependents remain eligible for and enrolled under COBRA for up to ___ consecutive months

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commencing immediately after the Termination Date. In the event the Executive or his Dependents, after timely and effectively electing to continue such medical benefit coverage under COBRA, and after using all available COBRA, becomes ineligible to continue such medical benefit coverage under COBRA through no fault of their own, the Executive and/or his Dependents (but only if they would be eligible to obtain coverage under the Company Independence Blue Cross medical plan had the Executive been employed by the Company at such time), as applicable, may be eligible to convert to an individual Independence Blue Cross Individual Personal Choice medical plan (or any successor plan as set forth in the then applicable group medical plan documents) at the same cost to the Executive for coverage as described under the plan documents. In such event, the Company agrees to pay the insurer the premium for such individual plan for the period commencing from such COBRA ineligibility date and ending on the last day of the __-month period commencing immediately after the Termination Date.
ii.    [Dental Benefits: The Executive will remain eligible to continue dental benefit coverage under the Company Delta Dental dental plan (or any successor plan) for himself and his Dependents for up to 24 consecutive months commencing immediately after the Termination Date. The Company will pay the insurer for any related dental benefit premiums under such group dental plan for as long as the Executive and/or his Dependents remain enrolled in such group dental benefit plan, for up to 24 consecutive months commencing immediately after the Termination Date.]
iii.    [Vision Benefits: The Executive will remain eligible to continue vision benefit coverage under the Company VSP vision plan (or any successor plan) for himself and his Dependents for up to 24 consecutive months commencing immediately after the Termination Date. The Company will pay the insurer for any related vision benefit premiums under such vision plan for as long as the Executive and/or his Dependents remain enrolled in such group vision benefit plan, for up to 24 consecutive months commencing immediately after the Termination Date.]
iv.    Payment for Benefit Continuation. If it is not possible or convenient for the Company to pay the insurer directly for any medical, dental, or vision insurance benefit coverage set forth

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in Sections 3(d) hereunder, then the Executive will be solely responsible for timely making such payments and the Company will reimburse the Executive within 30 days of receipt from the Executive of reasonable proof that payment has been timely received by the insurer. The Executive agrees to notify the Company promptly in writing after the Executive or his Dependents become eligible for medical, dental or vision insurance benefits under another employer’s plan, in which case any obligation by the Company under this Section 3 or otherwise to extend such benefit(s) shall cease immediately.
e.    [Stock Option and Restricted Stock Awards: If the Executive executes, delivers, and does not revoke this Release within the time set forth in Section 13 below, then (i) there shall be [a 12 month acceleration of vesting] for those stock options and shares of restricted stock described in Table 1 of Exhibit A hereof [and the Executive shall be entitled to exercise such stock options described in Table 1 of Exhibit A hereof during the 12 month period immediately following the Termination Date or, if earlier, until the original expiration date of the options, and (ii) the Executive shall be entitled to exercise those vested stock options described in Table 2 of Exhibit A hereof during the 12 month period immediately following the Termination Date or, if earlier, until the original expiration date of the options]. Each of these stock options and shares of restricted stock shall otherwise remain subject in all respects to the restrictions of the applicable stock option grant or restricted stock award agreements between the Executive and the Company and any applicable equity incentive plan. Except as set forth in this Section 3(e) and Exhibit A; all other stock options and shares of restricted stock held by the Executive that are unvested shall terminate and be forfeited.]
f.    Subject to Section 3(e) above, any changes to the terms and conditions of the Company’s benefit plans that apply generally to employees or to the Company’s applicable equity incentive plan shall also apply to the Executive and his entitlement under this Release (e.g., changes to the premiums, changes to coverage, changes in insurers, changes to the equity incentive plans, etc.).
g.    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Release or the Employment Agreement, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Termination Benefits set forth in this Section

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3 together with the Amounts and Benefits (as defined in Section 4.4.1 of the Employment Agreement), are the sole wages, payments, stock, stock options, insurance, and benefits to which the Executive is entitled, under the Employment Agreement or otherwise, and that no other wages, payments, stock, stock options, insurance, benefits or other monies of any nature are due from the Company. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Termination Benefits exceed any wages, payment, stock, stock options, insurance, benefit, or other thing of value to which the Executive might otherwise be entitled under any policy, plan or procedure of the Company and/or any other agreement between the Executive and the Company.
h.    All payments made to the Executive pursuant to this Section 3 shall be subject to all applicable or required deductions, taxes, and withholdings.
4.     Acknowledgement of Payments Provided . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Amounts and Benefits (as defined in Section 4.4.1 of the Employment Agreement) shall not be subject to the Executive’s execution of this Release. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company has paid the Executive’s final wages (including any accrued, unused paid time off) and all other Amounts and Benefits in full and that the Executive has submitted and been reimbursed in full for all reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred through the Termination Date.
5.     Tax Liability . Although the Company shall make applicable tax withholdings from the Termination Benefits and the Amounts and Benefits, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that any and all tax liability, penalties and interest (including under Code Section 409A), if any, which may become due from the Executive or assessed against the Executive because of the Termination Benefits or Amounts and Benefits, and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release is the Executive’s sole responsibility, and the Executive will timely pay any taxes, penalties and interest which may become due on it. The Executive shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company from any tax, tax penalty, interest, attorneys’ fees or other costs related to the failure by the Executive to pay any tax liability assessed against the Executive, including under Code Section 409A because of the payment of the Termination Benefits, Amounts and Benefits, and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release.

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6.     General Release and Waiver . In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “ Releasors ”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “ Releasees ” and each a “ Releasee ”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ ADEA ”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment

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Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “ Released Claims ”).
This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“ EEOC ”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated,

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including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages.
This Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, or rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable.
The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.
7.     Continuing Covenants . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Release, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that he remains subject to the provisions of Section 6 of the Employment Agreement and the Employee Invention and Proprietary Information Agreement (“Invention Agreement”), both of which shall remain in full force and effect for the periods set forth therein and are deemed part of this Release. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has made a diligent search for any Company property in his possession or control and that he has returned all such property to the Company. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that any action for injunctive relief brought for claims arising out of Section 6 of the Employment Agreement or the Invention Agreement, as well as any related claims for

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trade secret misappropriation, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, or other related business tort claims, shall be brought exclusively in Delaware state court or Delaware federal court. The Executive shall submit to and accept the exclusive jurisdiction of such suit, legal action, or proceeding in Delaware state court or Delaware federal court. The Executive acknowledges and agrees to accept personal jurisdiction in Delaware and also acknowledges and agrees not to challenge the mandatory Delaware forum on any grounds whatsoever, including lack of jurisdiction or forum non-conveniens.
8.     No Claims . The Executive acknowledges and agrees that there are no claims or actions currently filed or pending relating to the subject matter of the Release, the Employment Agreement, or any Released Claims. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive will not file or permit to be filed on the Executive’s behalf any such claims or actions. The Executive hereby requests all administrative agencies having jurisdiction over employment and labor law matters and courts to honor the Executive’s release of claims under this Release. Should the Company ever request the Executive to execute any administrative dismissal forms, the Executive shall immediately execute the form and return it to the Company. Should the Executive file any claim or action relating to the subject matter of this Release, the Employment Agreement, or any Released Claims, such filing shall be considered an intentional breach of the Release and the Executive will be subject, among other rights Company may have, to all damages and costs available under law and equity, including without limitation, the amount of consideration paid hereunder. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the Executive has not failed to report any work-related occupational injuries or diseases arising out of or in the course of employment with the Company.
9.     No Admission . This Release does not constitute an admission of liability or wrongdoing of any kind by the Company or any other Releasee. This Release is not intended, and shall not be construed, as an admission that any Releasee has violated any federal, state or local law (statutory or decisional), ordinance or regulation, breached any contract or committed any wrong whatsoever against any Releasor.

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10.     Heirs and Assigns . The terms of this Release shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties named herein and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
11.     Miscellaneous . This Release will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this Release is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, such provision shall have no effect; however, the remaining provisions will be enforced to the maximum extent possible. The parties acknowledge and agree that, except as otherwise set forth herein, this Release constitutes the entire agreement and complete understanding of the parties with regard to the matters set forth herein and, except as otherwise set forth in this Release, supersedes any and all agreements (including without limitation the Employment Agreement), understandings, and discussions, whether written or oral, between the parties. No other promises or agreements are binding unless in writing and signed by each of the Parties after the Release Effective Date (as defined below). Should any provision of this Release require interpretation or construction, it is agreed by the Parties that the entity interpreting or constructing this Release shall not apply a presumption against one party by reason of the rule of construction that a document is to be construed more strictly against the Party who prepared the document. The Parties agree to bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs with respect to this Release.
12.     Knowing and Voluntary Waiver . The Executive acknowledges and agrees that he: (a) has carefully read this Release in its entirety; (b) has had an opportunity to consider it for at least 21 calendar days; (c) is hereby advised by the Company in writing to consult with an attorney of his choosing in connection with this Release; (d) fully understands the significance of all of the terms and conditions of this Release and has discussed them with his independent legal counsel, or had a reasonable opportunity to do so; (e) has had answered to his satisfaction any questions he has asked with regard to the meaning and significance of any of the provisions of this Release and has not relied on any statements or explanations made by any Releasee or their counsel; (f) understands that he has seven calendar days in

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which to revoke this Release (as described in Section 13) after signing it and (g) is signing this Release voluntarily and of his own free will and agrees to abide by all the terms and conditions contained herein.
13.     Effective Time of Release . The Executive may accept this Release by signing it and delivering it to the Company as provided in Section 15 of this Release within 21 days of his receipt hereof. After executing this Release, the Executive will have seven calendar days (the “ Revocation Period ”) to revoke this Release by indicating his desire to do so in writing delivered to the Company as provided in Section 15 of this Release by no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on the seventh calendar day following the date on which he executes and delivers this Release. The effective date of this Release shall be the eighth day after the Executive executes and delivers this Release (the “ Release Effective Date ”). If the last day of the Revocation Period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the last day of the Revocation Period will be deemed to be the next business day. If the Executive does not execute this Release or exercises his right to revoke hereunder, he shall forfeit his right to receive any of the Termination Benefits set forth in Section 3 above and any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release with the sole exception of the Amounts and Benefits, and to the extent such Termination Benefits have already been provided, the Executive agrees that he will immediately reimburse the Company for the amounts of such payment.
14.     Confidentiality . The provisions of this Release shall be held in strictest confidence by the Executive. The Executive shall not publicize or disclose it in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that the Executive may disclose this Release in confidence to his immediate family, attorney, accountant, tax preparer, and financial advisor and the Executive may also disclose this Release insofar as such disclosure may be necessary to enforce its terms or as otherwise required by law. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event of a breach of this Section 14, the Company’s remedies shall be injunctive relief and all damages caused proximately by such breach. In any legal action (including arbitration) the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees. The Company may at its option withhold payments otherwise due under this Release (with the sole exception of the Amounts and

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Benefits) pending the resolution of any legal action (including arbitration) in which the breach of this Section 14 is being disputed. Ultimately, however, the remedies for a breach hereunder shall be limited as provided in this Section.
15.     Notices . All notices or communications hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be addressed and delivered as follows (or to such other address as either Party may have furnished to the other in writing by like notice): (a) To the Company: Impax Laboratories, Inc., 31047 Genstar Road, Hayward, CA 94544, Attn: Vice President of Human Resources, (b) To the Executive: [ ], _________________________. All such notices and/or communications shall be conclusively deemed to be received and shall be effective (i) if sent by hand delivery, upon receipt, (ii) if sent by telecopy or facsimile transmission, upon confirmation of receipt by the sender of such transmission, (iii) if sent by overnight courier, one business day after being sent by overnight courier, or (iv) if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, on the fifth day after the day on which such notice or correspondence is mailed. All payments shall be made so that the recipient shall have immediately available US denominated funds on the due date for such payment, and shall be sent to the same addresses listed above.
16.     Breach of Release . Excluding the Executive’s duty of confidentiality, the breach of which shall be exclusively governed by Section 14 hereof, if the Executive violates any of his obligations under this Release, then the Company may at its option terminate the Executive’s rights to any and all Termination Benefits under Section 3 or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release (with the sole exception of the Amounts and Benefits); provided, however, the Company may, in addition to any other rights it may have and in accordance with applicable law, demand a monetary payment equal to all Termination Benefits and other payments and benefits received by the Executive or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release (with the sole exception of the Amounts and Benefits) and the Executive agrees to make such payment promptly upon such demand. In the event that the Company

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alleges that the Executive breached the Release, the prevailing party will be entitled to reasonable attorney fees.
17.     Dispute Resolution . Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Parties hereby agree that any and all claims, disputes, demands, or controversies of any nature whatsoever arising out of, or relating to, this Release, or its interpretation, enforcement, breach, performance or execution, the Executive’s employment with the Company, or the termination of such employment, including but not limited to any statutory claims, shall be resolved, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by final, binding and confidential arbitration in Delaware (applying Delaware law) in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules and Procedures of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding upon the parties thereto. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. The Parties acknowledge and agree that in connection with any such arbitration and regardless of outcome: (a) each party shall bear its own costs and expenses, including without limitation its own legal fees and expenses, and (b) joint expenses shall be born equally among the parties. EACH PARTY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. Nothing in this Release is intended to prevent either the Executive or the Company from obtaining injunctive relief in court to prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion of any arbitration, including but not limited to injunctive relief sought pursuant to Section 7 of this Release.
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Dated:
 
 
Paul M. Bisaro
 
 
Dated:
 
 
[NAME AND TITLE]
 
Impax Laboratories, Inc.

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EXHIBIT A
[Equity Awards]


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Exhibit 10.3

IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
As an inducement material to the decision by you (the “Optionee”) to accept employment with Impax Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) and pursuant to your grant notice (the “Grant Notice”), this Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) and that certain Employment Agreement entered into between you and the Company effective as of March 24, 2017 (the “Employment Agreement”), the Company has granted you (the “Optionee”) a nontransferable option to purchase the number of shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), indicated in the Grant Notice (collectively, the “Option”). This Option is made and granted as a stand-alone award and is not granted under or pursuant to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated 2002 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). However, unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed in the Plan.
1.     Grant of Option. The Company has granted Optionee a nontransferable Option to purchase the number of Shares of the Company’s Common Stock as indicated in the Grant Notice at the exercise price set forth in the Grant Notice. The Option is made and granted as a stand-alone award, separate and apart from, and outside of, the Plan, and shall not constitute an award granted under or pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms, conditions and definitions set forth in the Plan shall apply to the Option as though the Option had been granted under the Plan (including but not limited to the adjustment provision contained in Section 10.1 of the Plan), and the Option shall be subject to such terms, conditions and definitions, which are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference. For the avoidance of doubt, the Option shall not be counted for purposes of calculating the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan as set forth in Section 3.1 of the Plan or for purposes of calculating the limits with respect to the Optionee under Section 3.2 of the Plan. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

2.     Employment Inducement Grant . The Option is intended to constitute an “employment inducement grant” under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), and consequently is intended to be exempt from the NASDAQ rules regarding shareholder approval of stock option and stock purchase plans. This Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Option shall be interpreted in accordance and consistent with such exemption.

3.     Right to Exercise. During Optionee’s continuous service with the Company or any of its Affiliates (hereinafter “Continuous Service”), this Option shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the terms of the Grant Notice. In addition, this Option shall be subject to accelerated vesting and exercisability as provided in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Employment Agreement. Subject to earlier termination, to the extent that this Option has become vested and exercisable with respect to the Shares covered thereby, this Option may thereafter be exercised by Optionee, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to the date of the expiration of this Option.

4.     Restriction on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised unless such exercise is in compliance with the Securities Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and all applicable state securities laws as they are in effect on the date of exercise, and the requirements of any stock exchange or national market system on which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed at the time of exercise.





5.     Termination of Service. Except as provided below in this Section 5 or the Employment Agreement, this Option shall terminate and may not be exercised if Optionee’s Continuous Service is terminated for any reason whatsoever. Optionee’s service shall not be deemed to have terminated if Optionee is transferred from the Company to one of its Affiliates, or vice versa, or from one of the Company’s Affiliates to another one of the Company’s Affiliates. The Board, or the Committee, if applicable, shall have discretion to determine whether Optionee’s Continuous Service with the Company or any of its Affiliates has terminated and the effective date on which such termination occurred (the “Termination Date”).

5.1     Death/Disability . If Optionee’s Continuous Service is terminated due to death or Disability, that portion of this Option that is exercisable (minus the number of Shares previously purchased upon exercise of this Option) on the Termination Date shall remain exercisable until the earlier of the date of the expiration of this Option or the first anniversary of the Termination Date and, to the extent not exercised during such period, shall thereupon terminate. Optionee’s executor, administrator, guardian or custodian, as the case may be, must present proof of his or her authority satisfactory to the Company prior to being allowed to exercise this Option.

5.2     Other Termination . If Optionee’s Continuous Service terminates for any reason other than death, Disability, or Cause, that portion of this Option that is exercisable (minus the number of Shares previously purchased upon exercise of this Option) on the Termination Date shall remain exercisable until the earlier of the date of the expiration of this Option or the end of the 30 day period commencing on the Termination Date and, to the extent not exercised during such period, shall thereupon terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Option shall be subject to extended exercisability as provided in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Employment Agreement.

5.3     Cause. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if Optionee’s Continuous Service is terminated for Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) (or the Optionee’s Continuous Service terminates at a time when grounds for a termination for Cause exist), this Option (whether or not otherwise vested) shall terminate and cease to be exercisable in its entirety as of the Termination Date.

6.     Change of Control. The following shall apply in the event of a change of control.

6.1     Dissolution or Liquidation . In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, then this Option shall terminate if not exercised immediately prior to, or simultaneous with, such event.

6.2     Asset Sale, Merger, Consolidation or Reverse Merger . In the event of (i) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, (ii) a merger in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, or (iii) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise, then any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation shall assume this Option or shall substitute a similar award (including an award to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders in the transaction described in this Section 6.2 for this Option). In the event any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation refuses to assume this Option or to substitute similar awards for this Option, then the vesting of this Option shall be accelerated in full and may be exercised with respect to up to 100% of the total number of Shares then subject to this Option minus the number of Shares previously purchased upon exercise of this Option, and this Option shall terminate if not exercised at or prior to such event.

6.3     Other Change of Control . In the event of the happening of any of the following events: (i) a change within a twelve-month period in the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock

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of the Company (other than by means provided for in Section 6.2 above and as provided for in Section 10.3 of the Plan); or (ii) any other event deemed to constitute a “Change of Control” (other than by means provided for in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 above and as provided for in Sections 10.2 and 10.3 of the Plan) by the Board, or the Committee, as applicable, then the vesting of this Option shall be accelerated in full and may be exercised with respect to up to 100% of the total number of Shares then subject to this Option minus the number of Shares previously purchased upon exercise of this Option, and this Option shall terminate if not exercised at or prior to such event.

7.     Manner of Exercise.

7.1     Exercise . To the extent exercisable under the provisions of this Option, this Option may be exercised by delivery to the Company of an executed written notice of exercise to the Company’s Chief Compliance Trading Office stating the number of full Shares with respect to which it is being exercised, and accompanied by payment of the exercise price for the number of Shares being purchased, together with payment of the amount, if any, required by the Company to satisfy its tax withholding obligations resulting from such exercise.

7.2     Payment of Exercise Price . To the extent permitted by applicable law, payment for the Shares may be made (i) in cash (or by check), (ii) by delivery (physically or by attestation) of shares of Common Stock of the Company having a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price of this Option that have been owned by Optionee for such period of time, if any, necessary to avoid giving rise to an accounting charge (and which have been paid for within the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act), or were obtained by Optionee in the open public market and are free and clear of all liens, security interests and third-party claims and accompanied by an assignment of such shares of Common Stock to the Company, (iii) at the discretion of the Board or the Committee, as applicable, by a “net exercise” method under which the Company reduces the number of shares issued upon exercise of this Option by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price, (iv) pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds, or (v) in any other manner as determined by the Board, or the Committee, as applicable.
    
7.3     Withholding Taxes .

7.3.1    Optionee hereby authorizes the Company to withhold from payroll and any other amounts payable to Optionee, and Optionee otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for (including by means of a cashless exercise to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local, foreign, and any other tax withholding obligations of the Company or any of its Affiliate, if applicable, which arise in connection with this Option.

7.3.2    Upon Optionee’s request, subject to compliance with any applicable conditions or restrictions of law and at the discretion of the Board or Committee, as applicable, the Company may (but shall be under no obligation to) withhold from Shares otherwise issuable to Optionee upon the exercise of this Option, a number of whole Shares having a Fair Market Value, determined by the Company as of the date of exercise, to satisfy up to the maximum statutory tax withholding obligations of the Company or any of its Affiliates, as applicable.

7.4     Issuance of Shares/Stockholder Rights . Provided that such notice and payment are in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and counsel for the Company, the Company has received

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payment for the Shares and the applicable tax withholding obligations with respect to the exercise has been made or provided for, the Company shall cause the Shares to be issued in the name of Optionee or Optionee’s legal representative. Neither Optionee nor any person entitled to exercise Optionee’s rights in the event of death will have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares except to the extent that certificates for such Shares shall have been issued upon the exercise of this Option.

8.     Nontransferability of Option . This Option may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the law of descent and distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by Optionee.

9.     Independent Tax Advice . Optionee agrees that Optionee has or will obtain the advice of independent tax counsel regarding the federal and state income tax consequences of the receipt and exercise of this Option and of the disposition of Shares acquired upon exercise hereof, including advice regarding the imposition of the alternative minimum tax on tax preferences generated by exercise of stock options and regarding any holding period requirements for preferential tax treatment. OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE OR SHE HAS NOT RELIED AND WILL NOT RELY UPON ANY ADVICE OR REPRESENTATIONS BY THE COMPANY OR BY ITS EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX TREATMENT OF THIS OPTION OR ANY SHARES ISSUED PURSUANT HERETO .

10.     Optionee Service . Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate the Optionee’s service as an officer, employee, director or consultant of the Company or otherwise impose upon the Company or any of its Affiliates any obligation to employ or accept the services of the Optionee.

11.     Interpretation . The Board, or the Committee, as applicable, will have the power to interpret this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation, and application of this Agreement as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Board or the Committee, as applicable, will be final and binding upon Optionee or Optionee’s legal representatives, the Company, and all other interested persons.
 
12.     Arbitration . Any dispute or disagreement between Optionee and the Company with respect to any portion of this Option or its validity, construction, meaning, performance or Optionee’s rights hereunder shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association or its successor, as amended from time to time. However, prior to submission to arbitration, Optionee will attempt to resolve any disputes or disagreements with the Company over this Option amicably and informally, in good faith, for a period not to exceed two weeks. Thereafter, the dispute or disagreement will be submitted to arbitration. At any time prior to a decision from the arbitrator(s) being rendered, Optionee and the Company may resolve the dispute by settlement. Optionee and the Company shall equally share the costs charged by the American Arbitration Association or its successor, but Optionee and the Company shall otherwise be solely responsible for its own respective counsel fees and expenses. The decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be made in writing, setting forth the award, the reasons for the decision and award and shall be binding and conclusive on Optionee and the Company. Further, neither Optionee nor the Company shall appeal any such award. Judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction may be entered upon the award and may be enforced as such in accordance with the provisions of the award.

13.     Entire Agreement/Amendment/Choice of Law . The Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Employment Agreement constitute the entire understanding between the Company and the Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof. No amendment, supplement or waiver of this Agreement, in whole or in part, shall be binding upon the Company unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of the

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Company with the approval of the Board, or the Committee, as applicable. This Agreement and the performances of the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

14.     Section 409A . This Agreement and the Grant Notice shall be interpreted in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The Board or the Committee, as applicable, may, in its discretion, adopt such amendments to this Agreement or the Grant Notice or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the Board or the Committee determines are necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or an available exemption thereof; provided , however , that the Board and/or the Committee shall have no obligation to take any such action(s) or to indemnify any person from failing to do so.

15.     Receipt of Documents . Optionee acknowledges receipt of, and understands and agrees to, the Grant Notice and this Agreement. Optionee also acknowledges receipt of the Third Amended and Restated 2002 Equity Incentive Plan.

16.     Execution of Documents . Optionee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the manner selected by the Company by which Optionee indicates his consent to the Grant Notice is also deemed to be Optionee’s execution of this Agreement. Optionee agrees upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of this Option. Optionee acknowledges and agrees that he has reviewed this Option in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting this Option and fully understand all provisions of this Option.

17.     Severability . If all or any part of the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity will not invalidate any portion of the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section of this Agreement (or part of such a Section) so declared to be unlawful or invalid will, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.



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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Paul M. Bisaro, certify:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 of Impax Laboratories, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
 All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
  
May 10, 2017
By:
/s/ Paul M. Bisaro
 
 
Paul M. Bisaro
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer 





Exhibit 31.2
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Bryan M. Reasons, certify:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 of Impax Laboratories, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
May 10, 2017
By:
/s/ Bryan M. Reasons
 
 
Bryan M. Reasons
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President,
Finance  





Exhibit 32.1

 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Impax Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (the “Report”), Paul M. Bisaro, President and Chief Executive Officer, hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), that:
(1)
the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
May 10, 2017
By:
/s/ Paul M. Bisaro
 
 
Paul M. Bisaro
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer  
 
 
 
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.





Exhibit 32.2
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Impax Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (the “Report”), Bryan M. Reasons, Chief Financial Officer, and Senior Vice President, Finance hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), that:
(1)
the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
May 10, 2017
By:
/s/ Bryan M. Reasons
 
 
Bryan M. Reasons
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance
 The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.