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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

x       QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

 

OR

 

o          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 001-10865

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

04-2742593

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

100 Hayden Avenue

 

 

Lexington, Massachusetts

 

02421

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(617) 498-3300

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer x

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller Reporting Company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes o No x

 

As of October 31, 2012, there were 21,415,340 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

 

 

 



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AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
FORM 10-Q

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

 

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

 

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

 

5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

 

6

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

26

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

49

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

49

 

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

50

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

50

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

77

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

78

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

79

 

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

 

 

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PART I.                           FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

42,900

 

$

63,474

 

Short-term investments

 

167,943

 

148,703

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

7,363

 

5,932

 

Inventories

 

12,227

 

15,206

 

Receivable from collaboration

 

777

 

428

 

Assets held for sale

 

2,300

 

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

7,627

 

6,288

 

Total current assets

 

241,137

 

240,031

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

3,411

 

9,206

 

Long-term investments

 

 

17,527

 

Restricted cash

 

460

 

460

 

Total assets

 

$

245,008

 

$

267,224

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

3,620

 

$

3,732

 

Accrued expenses

 

16,674

 

28,916

 

Deferred revenues

 

7,250

 

6,346

 

Total current liabilities

 

27,544

 

38,994

 

Long-term liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenues

 

40,624

 

45,196

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

2,136

 

2,438

 

Total liabilities

 

70,304

 

86,628

 

Commitments and contingencies (Notes J & K)

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 58,750,000 shares authorized; 21,414,251 and 21,306,413 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

 

214

 

213

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

630,613

 

625,133

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(3,151

)

(4,842

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(452,972

)

(439,908

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

174,704

 

180,596

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

245,008

 

$

267,224

 

 

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

 

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AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales, net

 

$

16,176

 

$

15,802

 

$

44,304

 

$

39,905

 

License fee and other collaboration revenues

 

1,566

 

1,707

 

19,911

 

6,322

 

Royalties

 

 

46

 

19

 

115

 

Total revenues

 

17,742

 

17,555

 

64,234

 

46,342

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of product sales

 

4,323

 

2,669

 

10,193

 

7,792

 

Research and development expenses

 

5,260

 

14,894

 

25,393

 

45,155

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

12,160

 

17,230

 

40,442

 

53,690

 

Restructuring expenses

 

562

 

 

1,620

 

 

Total costs and expenses

 

22,305

 

34,793

 

77,648

 

106,637

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividend income, net

 

295

 

378

 

1,026

 

1,390

 

Gains (losses) on investments, net

 

2

 

14

 

(1,469

)

(194

)

Total other income (expense)

 

297

 

392

 

(443

)

1,196

 

Net loss before income taxes

 

(4,266

)

(16,846

)

(13,857

)

(59,099

)

Income tax benefit

 

299

 

215

 

793

 

611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(3,967

)

$

(16,631

)

$

(13,064

)

$

(58,488

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.19

)

$

(0.78

)

$

(0.61

)

$

(2.76

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

21,403

 

21,194

 

21,374

 

21,169

 

 

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

 

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AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(IN THOUSANDS)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended Septmber 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(3,967

)

$

(16,631

)

$

(13,064

)

$

(58,488

)

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holding gains (losses) arising during period, net of tax

 

176

 

45

 

222

 

1,314

 

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net loss

 

(2

)

(2

)

1,469

 

208

 

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities

 

174

 

43

 

1,691

 

1,522

 

Total comprehensive loss

 

$

(3,793

)

$

(16,588

)

$

(11,373

)

$

(56,966

)

 

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

 

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AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(IN THOUSANDS)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(13,064

)

$

(58,488

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

2,742

 

1,966

 

Impairment loss on assets held for sale

 

800

 

 

Non-cash equity-based compensation expense

 

5,312

 

8,798

 

Non-cash income tax benefit

 

(793

)

(611

)

Amortization of premium/discount on purchased securities

 

2,181

 

2,778

 

Gains (losses) on investments, net

 

1,469

 

194

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(1,431

)

(1,284

)

Inventories

 

3,860

 

2,094

 

Receivable from collaboration

 

(349

)

249

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

(1,339

)

2,163

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(13,386

)

5,083

 

Deferred revenues

 

(3,668

)

(4,829

)

Other long-term liabilities

 

(302

)

(260

)

Total adjustments

 

(4,904

)

16,341

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(17,968

)

(42,147

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales or maturities of investments

 

102,540

 

99,096

 

Purchase of investments

 

(105,305

)

(93,707

)

Capital expenditures

 

(47

)

(415

)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(2,812

)

4,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

 

56

 

10

 

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under ESPP

 

150

 

294

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

206

 

304

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(20,574

)

(36,869

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

 

63,474

 

112,646

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 

$

42,900

 

$

75,777

 

 

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

 

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AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

A.             Description of Business

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was founded in 1981. We are a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of Feraheme ® (ferumoxytol) Injection for Intravenous, or IV, use to treat iron deficiency anemia, or IDA. Currently, our principal source of revenue is from the sale of Feraheme , which was approved for marketing in the U.S. in June 2009 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as an IV iron replacement therapy for the treatment of IDA in adult patients with chronic kidney disease, or CKD. We market and sell Feraheme in the U.S. through our own commercial organization and began shipping Feraheme to our customers in July 2009.

 

In December 2011, ferumoxytol was granted marketing approval in Canada, under the trade name Feraheme , for use as an IV iron replacement therapy for the treatment of IDA in adult patients with CKD. In June 2012, the European Commission granted marketing authorization for ferumoxytol , under the trade name Rienso ®  30mg/ml solution for Injection, for use as an IV iron replacement therapy for the treatment of IDA in adult patients with CKD. In August 2012, ferumoxytol was granted marketing approval in Switzerland under the trade name Rienso for use as an IV iron replacement therapy for the treatment of IDA in adult patients with CKD. Under our agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, or Takeda, Takeda has an exclusive license to market and sell ferumoxytol in Canada, the European Union, or EU, and Switzerland. The EU marketing authorization triggered a $15.0 million milestone payment to us from Takeda, which we received in July 2012. Rienso was commercially launched in Canada in October 2012 and in the EU in November 2012. In October 2012, we received a $3.0 million milestone payment from Takeda related to the Canadian launch and we expect to receive a $15.0 million milestone payment related to the EU launch in the fourth quarter of 2012.

 

GastroMARK ® , which has been marketed and sold under the trade name Lumirem ® outside of the U.S, is our oral contrast agent used for delineating the bowel in magnetic resonance imaging and is approved and marketed in the U.S., Europe and other countries through our licensees. In the second quarter of 2012, we terminated our commercial license agreements for GastroMARK. Following the completion of our obligations under these agreements, we no longer intend to commercially manufacture or sell GastroMARK . Pursuant to the terms of the respective termination agreements, in June 2012, we paid our licensees termination fees of $1.6 million, which we recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries are collectively referred to as “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our.”

 

B.             Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results of operations of the Company for the interim periods presented. Such adjustments consisted only of normal recurring items. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial

 

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statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial reports and the instructions for Form 10-Q and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. Our accounting policies are described in the Notes to the Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

 

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The most significant estimates and assumptions are used in, but are not limited to, revenue recognition related to product sales and collaboration agreements, product sales allowances and accruals, assessing investments for potential other-than-temporary impairment, estimates used to measure the fair value of our held for sale assets, and determining values of investments, reserves for doubtful accounts, accrued expenses, reserves for legal matters, income taxes and equity-based compensation expense. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we reduced our clinical trial accruals by approximately $1.2 million, primarily related to cost savings below the contracted rates passed on by a certain third-party service provider, which resulted in changes in our estimated clinical trial costs for  Feraheme  to treat IDA regardless of the underlying cause. This change in estimate had an impact of $0.06 per basic and diluted share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Alamo Acquisition Sub, Inc., AMAG Europe Limited, and AMAG Securities Corporation. Alamo Acquisition Sub, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in July 2011. AMAG Europe Limited was incorporated in October 2009 in London, England. AMAG Securities Corporation is a Massachusetts corporation which was incorporated in August 2007. All intercompany account balances and transactions between the companies have been eliminated.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Under current accounting standards, fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

 

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Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

Current accounting guidance establishes a hierarchy used to categorize how fair value is measured and which is based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the third unobservable, as follows:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

We hold certain assets that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including our cash equivalents and short- and long-term investments. The following tables represent the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 for those assets that we measure at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2012 Using:

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

 

Total

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Money market funds

 

$

41,500

 

$

41,500

 

$

 

$

 

Corporate debt securities

 

104,787

 

 

104,787

 

 

U.S. treasury and government agency securities

 

56,662

 

 

56,662

 

 

Commercial paper

 

6,494

 

 

6,494

 

 

 

 

$

209,443

 

$

41,500

 

$

167,943

 

$

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011 Using:

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

 

Total

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Money market funds

 

$

55,995

 

$

55,995

 

$

 

$

 

Corporate debt securities

 

94,626

 

 

94,626

 

 

U.S. treasury and government agency securities

 

48,086

 

 

48,086

 

 

Commercial paper

 

5,991

 

 

5,991

 

 

Auction rate securities

 

17,527

 

 

 

17,527

 

 

 

$

222,225

 

$

55,995

 

$

148,703

 

$

17,527

 

 

With the exception of our money market funds and, previously, our auction rate securities, or ARS, which we sold in June 2012, and which were valued using Level 3 inputs, the fair value of our investments is primarily determined from independent pricing services which use Level 2 inputs to

 

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determine fair value. Independent pricing services normally derive security prices from recently reported trades for identical or similar securities, making adjustments based upon other significant observable market transactions. At the end of each reporting period, we perform quantitative and qualitative analyses of prices received from third parties to determine whether prices are reasonable estimates of fair value. After completing our analyses, we did not adjust or override any fair value measurements provided by our pricing services as of either September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011. In addition, there were no transfers or reclassifications of any securities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

In June 2012, we sold our remaining ARS portfolio, with a par value of $19.8 million, for proceeds of $18.3 million.

 

The following table provides a rollforward of Level 3 assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2012

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

17,527

 

Transfers to Level 3

 

 

Total gains (losses) (realized or unrealized):

 

 

 

Included in earnings

 

(1,471

)

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

 

2,373

 

Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:

 

 

 

Purchases

 

 

Issuances

 

 

Sales

 

(18,329

)

Settlements

 

(100

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

The amount of total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets still held at end of period

 

$

 

 

Gains and losses (realized or unrealized) included in earnings in the table above are reported in other income (expense) in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

Assets Held for Sale

 

During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, we determined that certain assets related to our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility, including the related land, building and certain equipment, met the criteria established by current accounting guidance for classifying assets as held for sale. As a result we have reclassified these assets from property, plant and equipment to assets held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2012. In anticipation of a future sale, we have valued these assets at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell to arrive at the estimated fair value of $2.3 million as of September 30, 2012. Prior to our determination that our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility and related assets met the requirements to be classified as assets held for sale, we accelerated the depreciation on such assets to reflect our then estimated fair value. In doing so, we recorded $1.1 million and $1.4 million of accelerated depreciation in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. Upon determination that these assets met the criteria for held for sale, we recognized an impairment loss of $0.8 million to

 

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decrease the carrying value of the assets to our best estimate of fair value as of September 30, 2012. Of these $2.2 million of non-cash charges, we recorded $2.0 million in cost of product sales and $0.2 million in research and development expenses in our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The fair values of the land, building, and equipment were estimated using offers received from potential purchasers, real estate appraisals and other estimates from third-parties and accordingly, these assets have been classified as Level 3 assets.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Net Product Sales

 

We recognize net product sales in accordance with current accounting guidance related to the recognition, presentation and disclosure of revenue in financial statements, which outlines the basic criteria that must be met to recognize revenue and provides guidance for disclosure of revenue in financial statements. In addition, we record all revenue for Feraheme sold to our licensees in deferred revenues in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We will recognize revenues from product sales to our licensees, the related cost of goods sold, as well as any royalty revenues due from our licensees, in our condensed consolidated statement of operations at the time our licensees report to us that sales have been made or samples provided to its customers.

 

We record product sales allowances and accruals related to prompt payment discounts, chargebacks, governmental and other rebates, distributor, wholesaler and group purchasing organizations, or GPO, fees, and product returns as a reduction of revenue in our condensed consolidated statement of operations at the time product sales are recorded. Calculating these gross-to-net sales adjustments involves estimates and judgments based primarily on actual Feraheme sales data, forecasted customer buying patterns blended with historical experience of products similar to Feraheme sold by others, and other market research. In addition, we also monitor our distribution channel to determine whether additional allowances or accruals are required based on inventory in our sales channel. An analysis of our product sales allowances and accruals for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Product sales allowances and accruals

 

 

 

 

 

Discounts and chargebacks

 

$

6,644

 

$

3,601

 

Government and other rebates

 

1,595

 

2,120

 

Medicaid rebate reserve adjustment

 

(861

)

(3,026

)

Returns

 

(1,122

)

354

 

Total provision for product sales allowances and accruals

 

$

6,256

 

$

3,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gross product sales

 

$

22,432

 

$

18,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total provision for product sales allowances and accruals as a percent of total gross product sales

 

28

%

16

%

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Product sales allowances and accruals

 

 

 

 

 

Discounts and chargebacks

 

$

19,382

 

$

9,400

 

Government and other rebates

 

4,487

 

6,897

 

Medicaid rebate reserve adjustment

 

(621

)

(2,532

)

Returns

 

(1,680

)

1,022

 

Total provision for product sales allowances and accruals

 

$

21,568

 

$

14,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gross product sales

 

$

65,872

 

$

54,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total provision for product sales allowances and accruals as a percent of total gross product sales

 

33

%

27

%

 

Product sales allowances and accruals are primarily comprised of both direct and indirect fees, discounts and rebates and provisions for estimated product returns. Direct fees, discounts and rebates are contractual fees and price adjustments payable to wholesalers, specialty distributors and other customers that purchase products directly from us. Indirect fees, discounts and rebates are contractual price adjustments payable to healthcare providers and organizations, such as certain physicians, clinics, hospitals, GPOs, and dialysis organizations that typically do not purchase products directly from us but rather from wholesalers and specialty distributors. In accordance with guidance related to accounting for fees and consideration given by a vendor to a customer, including a reseller of a vendor’s products, these fees, discounts and rebates are presumed to be a reduction of the selling price of Feraheme . Product sales allowances and accruals are based on definitive contractual agreements or legal requirements (such as Medicaid laws and regulations) related to the purchase and/or utilization of the product by these entities and are recorded in the same period that the related revenue is recognized. We estimate product sales allowances and accruals using either historical, actual and/or other data, including estimated patient usage, applicable contractual rebate rates, contract performance by the benefit providers, other current contractual and statutory requirements, historical market data based upon experience of Feraheme and other products similar to Feraheme , specific known market events and trends such as competitive pricing and new product introductions and current and forecasted customer buying patterns and inventory levels, and the shelf life of Feraheme . As part of this evaluation, we also review changes to federal and other legislation, changes to rebate contracts, changes in the level of discounts, and changes in product sales trends. Although allowances and accruals are recorded at the time of product sale, certain rebates are typically paid out, on average, up to six months or longer after the sale.

 

As part of our sales allowances and accruals, we reserve for estimated Medicaid rebates associated with instances where Medicaid will act as the insurer and for which we are required to pay a statutory rebate to Medicaid. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we revised our estimated Medicaid reserve rate based on actual product-specific rebate claims received since the launch of Feraheme in July 2009, our expectations of state level activities, and estimated rebate claims not yet submitted, which resulted in a $0.9 million and $3.0 million reduction of our estimated Medicaid rebate reserve, respectively, related to prior period Feraheme sales. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, this revision to our estimated Medicaid reserve rate resulted in a $0.6 million and $2.5 million reduction of our estimated Medicaid rebate reserve, respectively, related to prior years Feraheme sales. These changes in estimates are reflected as an increase in our net product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and resulted in reductions to our gross to net percentage in the respective periods. The reduction of our estimated Medicaid rebate reserve had an impact of $0.04 and $0.03 per basic and diluted share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively,

 

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and $0.14 per basic and diluted share for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. We regularly assess our Medicaid reserve balance and the rate at which we accrue for claims against product sales. If we determine in future periods that our actual rebate experience is not indicative of expected claims, if our actual claims experience changes, or if other factors affect estimated claims rates, we may be required to adjust our current Medicaid accumulated reserve estimate, which would affect our earnings in the period of the adjustment and could be significant.

 

We generally offer our wholesalers, specialty distributors and other customers a limited right to return product purchased directly from us, principally based on the product’s expiration date which, once packaged, is currently four years in the U.S. Reserves for product returns for domestic sales are recorded in the period the related revenue is recognized, resulting in a reduction to product sales. Currently, sales to our licensees are recognized as revenue when product is sold to our licensees’ customers and therefore no return reserve is required at the time of sale to our licensees. We evaluate our estimated product returns rate each period based on the historical return patterns and known or expected changes in the marketplace. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we reduced our reserve for product returns by approximately $1.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively, primarily as a result of a lower expected rate of product returns based on our actual returns experience to date as well as the lapse of the product return period on certain manufactured Feraheme lots that carried a two year expiration. As a result, the product returns reserve applied to gross product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was ($1.1) million and ($1.7) million, respectively, as compared to $0.4 million and $1.0 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. The reduction of our estimated product returns reserve had an impact of $0.06 and $0.10 per basic and diluted share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. If we determine in future periods that our actual returns experience is not indicative of expected returns or if other factors affect estimated returns rates, we may be required to adjust our current accumulated returns reserve estimate, which would affect our earnings in the period of the adjustment and could be significant.

 

Concentrations and Significant Customer Information

 

Financial instruments which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash, cash equivalents, investments, and accounts receivable. As of September 30, 2012, our cash, cash equivalents and investments amounted to approximately $210.8 million. We currently invest our excess cash primarily in U.S. government and agency money market funds, and investments in corporate debt securities, U.S. treasury and government agency securities, and commercial paper. As of September 30, 2012 we had approximately $41.5 million of our total $42.9 million cash and cash equivalents balance invested in institutional money market funds, of which $21.4 million was invested in a single fund, which is collateralized solely by U.S. treasury and government agency securities.

 

Our operations are located solely within the U.S. We are focused principally on developing, manufacturing, and commercializing Feraheme . We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and generally do not require collateral. The following table sets forth customers who represented 10% or more of our total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation

 

34

%

42

%

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited

 

31

%

13

%

McKesson Corporation

 

17

%

20

%

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 

11

%

12

%

 

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In addition, approximately 33% of our end-user demand during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was generated by members of a single GPO with which we have contracted. Revenues from customers outside of the U.S. amounted to approximately 32% and 15% of our total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and were principally related to collaboration revenue recognized in connection with our collaboration agreement with Takeda, which is based in Japan.

 

Other

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we reduced our clinical trial accruals by approximately $0.3 million as the result of an error in estimated clinical trial costs, which should have been recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2012. We determined that this correction was not material to our results of operations or financial condition for the three months ended June 30, 2012 or September 30, 2012.

 

C.             Investments

 

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the combined total of our short- and long-term investments equaled $167.9 million and $166.2 million, respectively, and consisted of securities classified as available-for-sale in accordance with accounting standards which provide guidance related to accounting and classification of certain investments in debt and equity securities.

 

The following is a summary of our short- and long-term investments as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

57,930

 

$

112

 

$

(15

)

$

58,027

 

Due in one to three years

 

46,575

 

186

 

(1

)

46,760

 

U.S. treasury and government agency securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

 

17,969

 

81

 

 

18,050

 

Due in one to three years

 

38,483

 

131

 

(2

)

38,612

 

Commercial paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

 

6,493

 

1

 

 

6,494

 

Total investments

 

$

167,450

 

$

511

 

$

(18

)

$

167,943

 

 

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December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

74,687

 

$

81

 

$

(115

)

$

74,653

 

Due in one to three years

 

19,950

 

73

 

(50

)

19,973

 

U.S. treasury and government agency securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

 

26,770

 

67

 

(7

)

26,830

 

Due in one to three years

 

21,028

 

228

 

 

21,256

 

Commercial paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

 

5,997

 

 

(6

)

5,991

 

Total short-term investments

 

$

148,432

 

$

449

 

$

(178

)

$

148,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auction rate securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after five years

 

19,900

 

 

(2,373

)

17,527

 

Total long-term investments

 

$

19,900

 

$

 

$

(2,373

)

$

17,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments

 

$

168,332

 

$

449

 

$

(2,551

)

$

166,230

 

 

Auction Rate Securities

 

In June 2012, we sold our remaining ARS portfolio, with a par value of $19.8 million, for proceeds of $18.3 million and recognized a loss of approximately $1.5 million in other income (expense) in our condensed consolidated statements of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. All of the ARS we held consisted of municipal bonds with an auction reset feature and were classified as available-for-sale.

 

Impairments and Unrealized Gains and Losses on Investments

 

The following is a summary of the fair value of our investments with unrealized losses that are deemed to be temporarily impaired and their respective gross unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

12 Months or Greater

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Corporate debt securities

 

$

6,838

 

$

(12

)

$

847

 

$

(4

)

$

7,685

 

$

(16

)

U.S. treasury and government agency securities

 

3,334

 

(2

)

 

 

3,334

 

(2

)

 

 

$

10,172

 

$

(14

)

$

847

 

$

(4

)

$

11,019

 

$

(18

)

 

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December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

12 Months or Greater

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Corporate debt securities

 

$

34,097

 

$

(161

)

$

4,124

 

$

(4

)

$

38,221

 

$

(165

)

U.S. treasury and government agency securities

 

8,841

 

(7

)

 

 

8,841

 

(7

)

Commercial paper

 

5,991

 

(6

)

 

 

5,991

 

(6

)

Auction rate securities

 

 

 

19,900

 

(2,373

)

19,900

 

(2,373

)

 

 

$

48,929

 

$

(174

)

$

24,024

 

$

(2,377

)

$

72,953

 

$

(2,551

)

 

We did not recognize any unrealized other-than-temporary impairment losses in our condensed consolidated statements of operations related to our securities during either of the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012. Future events may occur, or additional information may become available, which may cause us to identify credit losses where we do not expect to receive cash flows sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis of a security and which may necessitate the recording of future realized losses on securities in our portfolio. Significant losses in the estimated fair values of our investments could have a material adverse effect on our earnings in future periods.

 

Realized Gains and Losses on Investments

 

Gains and losses are determined on the specific identification method. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 we recorded realized losses of $1.5 million to our condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the sale of our remaining ARS portfolio, as discussed above.

 

D.             Accounts Receivable

 

Our accounts receivable were $7.4 million and $5.9 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, and primarily represented amounts due from wholesalers and distributors to whom we sell Feraheme directly. Accounts receivable are recorded net of reserves for estimated chargeback obligations, prompt payment discounts and any allowance for doubtful accounts. Reserves for other sales-related allowances such as rebates, distribution and other fees, and product returns are included in accrued expenses in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

As part of our credit management policy, we perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers, and we have not required collateral from any customer. To date, we have not experienced significant bad debts. Accordingly, we have not established an allowance for doubtful accounts at either September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011. If the financial condition of any of our significant customers was to deteriorate and result in an impairment of its ability to make payments owed to us, an allowance for doubtful accounts may be required which could have a material effect on earnings in the period of any such adjustment.

 

Customers which represented greater than 10% of our accounts receivable balances as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation

 

47

%

44

%

McKesson Corporation

 

28

%

33

%

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 

16

%

15

%

 

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E.             Inventories

 

Our major classes of inventories were as follows as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

Raw materials

 

$

2,416

 

$

1,892

 

Work in process

 

1,108

 

3,696

 

Finished goods

 

8,703

 

9,618

 

Total inventories

 

$

12,227

 

$

15,206

 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we wrote-off $0.6 million of inventory which was produced to validate the manufacturing process at third-party suppliers and which we no longer believed was suitable for sale. In addition, we wrote-off $0.4 million of additional inventory as a restructuring cost in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to our ongoing divestiture of our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility.

 

On a quarterly basis, we analyze our inventory levels to determine whether we have any obsolete, expired, or excess inventory. If any inventory is expected to expire prior to being sold, has a cost basis in excess of its net realizable value, is in excess of expected sales requirements as determined by internal sales forecasts, or fails to meet commercial sale specifications, the inventory is written-down through a charge to cost of goods sold. The determination of whether inventory costs will be realizable requires estimates by management. A critical input in this determination is future expected inventory requirements, based on internal sales forecasts. Once packaged, Feraheme currently has a shelf-life of four years in the U.S. and between two to three years outside of the U.S., and as a result of comparison to internal sales forecasts, we expect to fully realize the carrying value of our current Feraheme finished goods inventory. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required. Charges for inventory write-downs are not reversed if it is later determined that the product is saleable.

 

F.              Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

 

$

360

 

Buildings and improvements

 

5,373

 

11,308

 

Laboratory and production equipment

 

83

 

7,662

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

5,326

 

5,382

 

Construction in process

 

 

86

 

 

 

10,782

 

24,798

 

Less - accumulated depreciation

 

(7,371

)

(15,592

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

3,411

 

$

9,206

 

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we determined that certain assets related to our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility, including the related land, building and certain equipment, met the criteria established by current accounting guidance for classifying assets as held for sale. As a result, we reclassified these assets from property, plant and equipment to assets held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2012. We have classified these assets as current as we expect to complete the sale within one year. Current accounting guidance requires us to record assets held for sale at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell and discontinue the recognition of depreciation. Based on such guidance, we adjusted the value of these assets to $2.3 million, their fair market value. Prior to our determination that our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility and related assets met the requirements to be classified as assets held for sale, we accelerated the depreciation on such assets to reflect our then estimated fair value. In doing so, we recorded $1.1 million and $1.4 million of accelerated depreciation in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. Upon determination that these assets met the criteria for held for sale, we recognized an impairment loss of $0.8 million to decrease the carrying value of the assets to our best estimate of fair value as of September 30, 2012. The fair values of the land, building and equipment were estimated using offers received from potential purchasers, real estate appraisals and other estimates from third-parties.

 

G.            Income Taxes

 

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are recognized based on temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities using future enacted rates. A valuation allowance is recorded against deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized a $0.3 million and $0.8 million current federal income tax benefit, respectively, which was primarily the result of a decrease in unrealized losses associated with the sale of our remaining ARS portfolio in the second quarter of 2012. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized a $0.2 million and $0.6 million current federal income tax benefit, respectively, which was the result of our recognition of corresponding income tax expense associated with the increase in the value of certain securities that we carried at fair market value during the period. The corresponding income tax expense was recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). Due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of favorable tax attributes in future tax returns, we have recorded a full valuation allowance against our otherwise recognizable net deferred tax assets.

 

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H.            Net Loss Per Share

 

We compute basic net loss per share by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the relevant period. The components of basic and diluted net loss per share were as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

Net loss

 

$

(3,967

)

$

(16,631

)

$

(13,064

)

$

(58,488

)

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

21,403

 

21,194

 

21,374

 

21,169

 

Net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.19

)

$

(0.78

)

$

(0.61

)

$

(2.76

)

 

The following table sets forth the potential common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options and the vesting of restricted stock units (prior to consideration of the treasury stock method), that were excluded from our computation of diluted net loss per share because such options and restricted stock units were anti-dilutive due to a net loss or because the exercise price exceeded the current stock price for options in the relevant periods (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Options to purchase shares of common stock

 

2,315

 

2,013

 

Shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units

 

468

 

629

 

Total

 

2,783

 

2,642

 

 

I.                 Equity-Based Compensation

 

We currently maintain several equity compensation plans, including our Second Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2007 Plan, our Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Plan, or the 2000 Plan, and our 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

Second Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan

 

As of September 30, 2012, we have granted options and restricted stock units covering 5,249,275 shares of common stock under our 2007 Plan, of which 2,129,412 stock options and 600,181 restricted stock units have expired or terminated, and of which 35,338 options have been exercised and 265,600 shares of common stock have been issued pursuant to restricted stock units that became fully vested. The number of options and restricted stock units outstanding under this plan as of September 30, 2012 was 1,850,694 and 368,050, respectively. The remaining number of shares available for future grants as of September 30, 2012 was 1,399,694, not including shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2000 Plan, which will be added to the total number of shares available for issuance under the 2007 Plan to the extent that such awards expire or terminate for any reason prior to exercise. All outstanding stock options granted under our 2007 Plan have an exercise price equal to the closing price of a share of our common stock on the grant date and have either a seven or ten-year term.

 

Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Plan

 

As of September 30, 2012, the number of shares underlying outstanding options which were issued pursuant to our 2000 Plan was 164,404. There were no restricted stock units outstanding as of September 30, 2012. In November 2007, the 2000 Plan was succeeded by our 2007 Plan and, accordingly, no further

 

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grants may be made under this plan. Any shares that remained available for issuance under the 2000 Plan as of the date of adoption of the 2007 Plan are included in the number of shares that may be issued under the 2007 Plan. Any shares subject to outstanding awards granted under the 2000 Plan that expire or terminate for any reason prior to exercise will be added to the total number of shares available for issuance under the 2007 Plan.

 

Other Equity Compensation Grants

 

In May 2012, in connection with his entry into an employment agreement as our President and Chief Executive Officer, our Board of Directors, or Board, granted William Heiden an option to purchase 300,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to the then fair market value of a share of our common stock. The option will be exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Mr. Heiden was also granted 100,000 restricted stock units, which will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. The foregoing grants were made pursuant to an inducement grant exception under the NASDAQ rules and therefore were granted outside of our 2007 Plan. We assessed the terms of these awards to Mr. Heiden and determined there was no possibility that we would have to settle these awards in cash and therefore, equity accounting was applied. In July 2012, we filed a Form S-8 with the SEC with respect to these equity compensation grants.

 

Equity-based compensation expense

 

Equity-based compensation expense, excluding amounts that have been capitalized into inventory, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

Cost of product sales

 

$

52

 

$

131

 

$

198

 

$

483

 

Research and development

 

473

 

84

 

1,420

 

1,365

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

1,525

 

1,487

 

3,694

 

6,950

 

Total equity-based compensation expense

 

$

2,050

 

$

1,702

 

$

5,312

 

$

8,798

 

 

We reduce the compensation expense being recognized to account for estimated forfeitures, which we estimate based primarily on historical experience. Under the current accounting guidance, forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

 

J.               Commitments and Contingencies

 

Legal Proceedings

 

A purported class action complaint was originally filed on March 18, 2010 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, entitled Silverstrand Investments et. al. v. AMAG Pharm., Inc., et. al., Civil Action No. 1:10-CV-10470-NMG, and was amended on September 15, 2010 and on December 17, 2010. The second amended complaint, or SAC, filed on December 17, 2010 alleged that we and our former President and Chief Executive Officer, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, our Board, and certain underwriters in our January 2010 offering of common stock violated certain federal securities laws, specifically Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that our former President and Chief Executive Officer and former Executive Vice

 

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President and Chief Financial Officer violated Section 15 of such Act, respectively, by making certain alleged false and misleading statements and omissions in a registration statement filed in January 2010. The plaintiff sought unspecified damages on behalf of a purported class of purchasers of our common stock pursuant to our common stock offering on or about January 21, 2010. On August 11, 2011, the Court issued an Opinion and Order dismissing the SAC in its entirety for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. A separate Order of Dismissal was filed on August 15, 2011. On September 14, 2011, the plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, or the Court of Appeals. After briefing was completed by all parties, the Court of Appeals heard oral argument on May 11, 2012, and took the matter under advisement. We are currently unable to predict the outcome or reasonably estimate the range of potential loss associated with this matter, if any, and have therefore not recorded any potential estimated liability as we do not believe that such a liability is probable nor do we believe that a range of loss is currently estimable.

 

In July 2011, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, or the Allos Merger Agreement, with Alamo Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary, and Allos Therapeutics, Inc., or Allos, which was amended in August 2011. In October 2011, pursuant to the terms of the Allos Merger Agreement, we terminated the Allos Merger Agreement and paid Allos an expense reimbursement fee of $2.0 million in connection with such termination. In addition, under the termination agreement, we would have been required to pay Allos a termination fee of $12.0 million (in addition to the $2.0 million expense reimbursement fee we paid to Allos in October 2011) if we had entered into a definitive agreement for an Acquisition Transaction, as defined in the Allos Merger Agreement, on or before October 21, 2012 or such a transaction is consummated on or before such date. As of October 21, 2012, no such transaction was consummated and therefore there is no further contingency.

 

In July 2010, Sandoz GmbH, or Sandoz, filed with the European Patent Office, or EPO, an opposition to our previously issued patent that covers ferumoxytol in the EU. In October 2012, at an oral hearing, the Opposition Division of the EPO revoked our European ferumoxytol patent. We intend to appeal this decision as soon as we receive written notice of the decision. The appeal process will suspend the revocation of our patent. We will continue to defend the validity of this patent throughout the appeal process, which we expect to take two to three years. However, in the event that we do not experience a successful outcome from the appeals process, ferumoxytol would still be entitled to at least eight years, and as many as eleven years, of data and market exclusivity under EU regulations, which we believe would create barriers to entry of any generic version of ferumoxytol into the EU market until sometime between 2020 and 2023. This decision had no impact on our revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012. However, any future unfavorable outcome in this matter could negatively affect the magnitude and timing of future revenues, including royalties and milestone payments we may receive from Takeda pursuant to our agreement with Takeda. We do not expect to incur any related liability regardless of the outcome of the appeal and therefore have not recorded any liability as of September 30, 2012. We continue to believe the patent is valid and intend to vigorously appeal the decision.

 

We may periodically become subject to legal proceedings and claims arising in connection with ongoing business activities, including claims or disputes related to patents that have been issued or that are pending in the field of research on which we are focused. Other than the above actions, we are not aware of any material claims against us as of September 30, 2012. We expense legal costs as they are incurred.

 

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K.            Collaborative Agreements

 

Our commercial strategy includes the formation of collaborations with other pharmaceutical companies to facilitate the sale and distribution of our products, primarily outside of the U.S. As of September 30, 2012, we were a party to the following collaborations:

 

Takeda

 

In March 2010, we entered into a License, Development and Commercialization Agreement, or the Takeda Agreement, with Takeda under which we granted exclusive rights to Takeda to develop and commercialize Feraheme/Rienso as a therapeutic agent in Europe, Asia-Pacific countries (excluding Japan, China and Taiwan), the Commonwealth of Independent States, Canada, India and Turkey, or collectively, the Licensed Territory. In June 2012, we entered into an amendment to the Takeda Agreement, or the Amended Takeda Agreement, which removed the Commonwealth of Independent States from the territories under which Takeda has the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Feraheme/Rienso, or the Amended Licensed Territory . In addition, the Amended Takeda Agreement modified the timing and pricing arrangements for a supply agreement to be entered into between us and Takeda in the future, the terms related to primary and secondary manufacturing for drug substance and drug product, certain patent related provisions, and the re-allocation of certain of the agreed upon milestone payments. We analyzed the Amended Takeda Agreement and determined that the amended terms did not result in a material modification of the original Takeda Agreement based on the fact that there were no changes to the deliverables under the original Takeda Agreement as a result of the amendment, and the change in arrangement consideration as a result of the amendment was not quantitatively material in relation to the total arrangement consideration.

 

Under the Amended Takeda Agreement, except under limited circumstances, we have retained the right to manufacture Feraheme/Rienso and, accordingly, are responsible for supply of Feraheme/Rienso to Takeda at a fixed price per unit, which is capped for a certain period of time. We are also responsible for conducting, and bearing the costs related to, certain pre-defined clinical studies with the costs of future modifications or additional studies to be allocated between the parties according to an agreed upon cost-sharing mechanism. In connection with the execution of the original Takeda Agreement, we received a $60.0 million upfront payment from Takeda in April 2010, which we recorded as deferred revenue. We may also receive a combination of additional regulatory approval and performance-based milestone payments, reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket regulatory and clinical supply costs, defined payments for supply of Feraheme/Rienso, and tiered double-digit royalties on net product sales in the Amended Licensed Territory under the Amended Takeda Agreement. The remaining milestone payments we may be entitled to receive under the agreement could over time equal approximately $187.0 million. In October 2012, we received a $3.0 million milestone payment from Takeda related to the Canadian launch and we expect to receive a $15.0 million milestone payment related to the EU launch in the fourth quarter of 2012. We have determined that any milestone payments which may become due upon approval by certain regulatory agencies will be deemed substantive milestones and, therefore, will be accounted for as revenue in the period in which they are achieved. Any future non-substantive milestone payments will be accounted for in accordance with our revenue attribution method for the upfront payment, as described below.

 

In June 2012, we earned a $15.0 million milestone payment from Takeda based on the European Commission marketing authorization for ferumoxytol. We deemed this milestone payment to be a substantive milestone based on our analysis that the milestone consideration received was commensurate with our performance to achieve the milestone, was solely related to past performance, and was reasonable relative to all of the deliverables and payment terms, including other milestones, within the arrangement. Therefore, we recognized the $15.0 million milestone payment as revenue in the three months ended June 30, 2012 in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

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We have determined that our obligations under the Amended Takeda Agreement have not changed and include the following four deliverables: the license, access to future know-how and improvements to the Feraheme/Rienso technology, regulatory and clinical research activities, and the manufacturing and supply of product. Pursuant to the accounting guidance in effect when we signed the original Takeda Agreement in March 2010, and which governed revenue recognition on multiple element arrangements, we evaluated the four deliverables under the original Takeda Agreement and determined that our obligation to provide manufacturing supply of product meets the criteria for separation and is therefore treated as a single unit of accounting, which we refer to as the supply unit of accounting. Further, we concluded that the license is not separable from the undelivered future know-how and technological improvements or the undelivered regulatory and clinical research activities. Accordingly, these deliverables are being combined and also treated as a single unit of accounting, which we refer to as the combined unit of accounting.

 

With respect to the combined unit of accounting, our obligation to provide access to our future know-how and technological improvements is the final deliverable and is an obligation which exists throughout the term of the Amended Takeda Agreement. Because we cannot reasonably estimate the total level of effort required to complete the obligations under the combined deliverable, we are recognizing the entire $60.0 million upfront payment, the $1.0 million reimbursed to us in 2010 for certain expenses incurred prior to entering the agreement, as well as any milestone payments that are achieved and not deemed to be substantive milestones into revenues on a straight-line basis over a period of ten years from March 31, 2010, the date on which we originally entered the Takeda Agreement, which represented the then current patent life of Feraheme/Rienso and our best estimate of the period over which we will substantively perform our obligations. We continue to believe that the then current patent life of Feraheme/Rienso is our best estimate of the period over which we will substantively perform our obligations under this agreement. The potential milestone payments that may be received in the future will be recognized into revenue on a cumulative catch up basis when they become due and payable.

 

Under the terms of the Amended Takeda Agreement, Takeda is responsible for reimbursing us for certain out-of-pocket regulatory and clinical trial supply costs associated with carrying out our regulatory and clinical research activities under the collaboration agreement. Because we are acting as the principal in carrying out these services, any reimbursement payments received from Takeda will be recorded in license fee and other collaboration revenues in our condensed consolidated statement of operations to match the costs that we incur during the period in which we perform those services.

 

Revenues related to the combined unit of accounting and any reimbursement revenues are recorded in license fee and other collaboration revenues in our condensed consolidated statement of operations. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recorded $1.5 million and $4.6 million in revenues, respectively, associated with the upfront payment. In addition, we recorded less than $0.1 million and $0.3 million associated with other reimbursement revenues in our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

 

In accordance with current accounting guidance related to the recognition, presentation, and disclosure of revenue in the financial statements, we record all revenue for Feraheme sold to our licensees in deferred revenues in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We will recognize revenues from product sales to our licensees, the related cost of goods sold, as well as any royalty revenues due from our licensees, in our condensed consolidated statement of operations at the time our licensees report to us that sales have been made or samples provided to its customers. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recorded $0.9 million in deferred revenues for the sale of Feraheme to Takeda.

 

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3SBio

 

In 2008, we entered into a Collaboration and Exclusive License Agreement, or the 3SBio License Agreement, and a Supply Agreement, or the 3SBio Supply Agreement, with 3SBio Inc., or 3SBio, for the development and commercialization of Feraheme as an IV iron replacement therapeutic agent in China. The 3SBio License Agreement grants 3SBio an exclusive license for an initial term of thirteen years to develop and commercialize Feraheme as a therapeutic agent in China for an initial indication for the treatment of IDA in patients with CKD, and an option to expand into additional therapeutic indications. In consideration of the grant of the license, we received an upfront payment of $1.0 million, the recognition of which has been deferred and is being recognized under the proportional performance methodology as we supply Feraheme to 3SBio over the thirteen year initial term of the agreement. We are eligible to receive certain other specified milestone payments upon regulatory approval of Feraheme in China for CKD and other indications. We are also entitled to receive tiered royalties of up to 25% based on net sales of Feraheme by 3SBio in China. We retained all manufacturing rights for Feraheme under these agreements. In addition, pursuant to the 3SBio Supply Agreement, 3SBio has agreed to purchase from us, and we have agreed to supply to 3SBio, Feraheme at a predetermined supply price for use in connection with 3SBio’s development and commercialization obligations described above for so long as the 3SBio License Agreement is in effect. To date we have not provided 3SBio with any commercial product under this agreement.

 

L.             Restructuring

 

In June 2012, we initiated a corporate restructuring, including a workforce reduction plan. The majority of the workforce reduction plan is associated with our manufacturing and development infrastructure. As a result of the restructuring, we expect to record total charges of approximately $1.6 million. Of the $1.6 million, approximately $1.0 million is related to employee severance and benefits. We recognized $0.4 million and $0.9 million of employee severance and benefits related costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. In addition, in connection with our decision to divest our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility, we have recorded $0.1 million and $0.7 million in restructuring charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, related to the write-down of primarily raw material inventory that will no longer be usable upon the closure of the facility. We expect that the majority of these restructuring charges will be paid by the end of 2012.

 

In November 2011, we initiated a corporate restructuring, including a workforce reduction plan. During the fourth quarter of 2011, we recorded $3.5 million of restructuring related costs, primarily related to employee severance and benefits. The workforce reduction was substantially completed by the end of 2011, and we expect that the majority of these restructuring charges will be paid by the end of 2012.

 

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The following table outlines the components of our restructuring expenses which were recorded in operating expenses and current liabilities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2012

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued restructuring, beginning of period

 

$

1,728

 

$

2,366

 

Employee severance, benefits and related costs

 

441

 

1,019

 

Payments

 

(902

)

(2,029

)

Inventory and other adjustments

 

166

 

77

 

Accrued restructuring, end of period

 

$

1,433

 

$

1,433

 

 

M.          Recently Issued and Proposed Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued amended guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income in financial statements. This amendment provides companies the option to present the components of net income and other comprehensive income either as one continuous statement of comprehensive income or as two separate but consecutive statements. It eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The provisions of this guidance are effective for interim and annual periods in 2012. We have adopted all provisions of this pronouncement by including other comprehensive income as a part of our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss and such adoption did not have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting guidance for fair value measurements and related disclosures. This amendment clarifies the application of certain existing fair value measurement guidance and expands the disclosures for fair value measurements that are estimated using significant unobservable inputs, or Level 3 measurements. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. We have adopted all provisions of this pronouncement and such adoption did not have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial information and the notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited financial information and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may be deemed to be forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. We make such forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

 

Examples of forward-looking statements contained in this report include statements regarding the following: our expectation of revenue sources to fund our future operations, our expectations regarding the success of our collaboration with Takeda, including any potential milestone payments or royalties we may receive, including our expectation to receive a $15.0 million milestone payment in the fourth quarter of 2012, our expectation that we will submit our Feraheme Supplemental New Drug Application in the U.S. for the treatment of anemia in all adult patients with iron deficiency anemia in the fourth quarter of 2012, our expectation that Takeda plans to file a Type II Variation with the European Medicines Agency in 2013 for the treatment of anemia in all adult patients with iron deficiency anemia, the design of our two pediatric studies to be conducted to meet our Pediatric Research Equity Act requirement, our intention to conduct two additional pediatric studies included in our pediatric investigation plan, our plan to conduct and the expected timing of a post-approval trial to determine the safety and efficacy of repeat doses of Feraheme for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia and the design of such trial, including our plan to conduct an iron sucrose treatment arm and a magnetic resonance imaging study to evaluate the potential for iron deposits in the body following treatment with IV iron, our statement that our licensee in China, 3SBio Inc., or, 3SBio, plans to begin a Feraheme clinical study in China, our expectation that we will sell our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility within the next twelve months, our expectation that we will manufacture Feraheme drug substance and drug product for use in the European Union at our third-party manufacturers, our belief that our patent for ferumoxytol in the European Union is valid, our expectation that the majority of our November 2011 and June 2012 restructuring charges will be paid by the end of 2012, our expectations regarding our future revenues, including expected Feraheme/Rienso revenues under our Takeda and 3SBio collaborations, our expectation that our reserves as a percentage of gross product sales will increase slightly during the remainder of 2012, our expectation that the average net selling price of Feraheme will continue to increase in future periods, our expectations that our license fee and other collaboration revenues will increase during the remainder of 2012, our expectation that our costs of product sales as a percentage of net product sales will decrease during the remainder of 2012, our expectation that our research and development expenses will remain relatively consistent during the remainder of 2012, our expectations regarding the amount of external expenses we expect to incur and the timing of our planned research and development projects, our expectation that selling, general and administrative expenses will remain relatively stable during the remainder of 2012, our expectation regarding our dividend and interest income, our expectations regarding our short- and long-term liquidity and capital requirements and our ability to finance our operations, our expectations regarding our future cash flows, our belief regarding the potential impact of the adoption of newly issued and future accounting guidance on our financial statements, our expectations that our cash and cash equivalents will remain relatively consistent at the end of 2012 as compared to at the end of 2011, our expectations that sales of Feraheme in the dialysis market will be insignificant, our expectation that Feraheme will not be broadly used in the hospital in-patient setting,

 

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and information with respect to any other plans and strategies for our business. Our actual results and the timing of certain events may differ materially from the results discussed, projected, anticipated or indicated in any forward-looking statements.

 

Any forward-looking statement should be considered in light of the risks discussed in Part II, Item 1A below under “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Part 1, Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We disclaim any obligation, except as specifically required by law and the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in company expectations or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in these forward-looking statements.

 

Overview

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was founded in 1981. We are a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of Feraheme ® (ferumoxytol) Injection for Intravenous, or IV, use to treat iron deficiency anemia, or IDA. Our principal source of revenue is from the sale of Feraheme , which was approved for marketing in the U.S. in June 2009 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA, for use as an IV iron replacement therapy for the treatment of IDA in adult patients with chronic kidney disease, or CKD. We market and sell Feraheme in the U.S. through our own commercial organization, including a specialty sales force. We began commercial sale of Feraheme in the U.S. in July 2009 and sell Feraheme primarily to authorized wholesalers and specialty distributors.

 

In December 2011, ferumoxytol was granted marketing approval in Canada, under the trade name Feraheme , for use as an IV iron replacement therapy for the treatment of IDA in adult patients with CKD. In June 2012, the European Commission granted marketing authorization for ferumoxytol , under the trade name Rienso ®  30mg/ml solution for Injection, for use as an IV iron replacement therapy for the treatment of IDA in adult patients with CKD. The marketing authorization is valid in the current European Union, or EU, member states as well as in Iceland and Norway, and is based on data obtained from an extensive clinical development program. In August 2012, ferumoxytol was granted marketing approval in Switzerland under the trade name Rienso for use as an IV iron replacement therapy for the treatment of IDA in adult patients with CKD. Under our agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, or Takeda, Takeda has an exclusive license to market and sell ferumoxytol in Canada, the EU and Switzerland. The EU marketing authorization triggered a $15.0 million milestone payment to us from Takeda, which we received in July 2012. Rienso was commercially launched in Canada in October 2012 and in the EU in November 2012. In October 2012, we received a $3.0 million milestone payment from Takeda related to the Canadian launch and we expect to receive a $15.0 million milestone payment related to the EU launch in the fourth quarter of 2012.

 

Prior to the FDA approval and commercial launch of Feraheme in 2009, we devoted substantially all of our resources to our research and development programs. Since then, we have incurred substantial costs related to the commercialization and development of Feraheme . We expect to continue to incur significant expenses to manufacture, market and sell Feraheme as an IV iron replacement therapeutic for use in adult CKD patients in the U.S., to further develop and seek marketing approval for Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in a broad range of patients, and to continue to obtain marketing approval for Feraheme in countries outside of the U.S. Prior to the commercial launch of Feraheme , we financed our operations primarily from the sale of our equity securities, cash generated by our investing activities, and payments from our licensees. Since 2009, our revenues have been primarily attributable to product sales

 

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of Feraheme, along with milestone payments and license fee payments from Takeda. We currently expect to fund our future operations from cash from sales of Feraheme in the U.S., milestone payments we earned from Takeda upon the commercial launch of Feraheme/Rienso in Canada and the EU, royalties we may receive with respect to sales of Feraheme/Rienso outside of the U.S., cash generated by our investing activities, and the sale of our equity or debt securities, if necessary. As of September 30, 2012, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $453.0 million and a cash, cash equivalents and investments balance of approximately $210.8 million.

 

Takeda Collaboration

 

In March 2010, we entered into a License, Development and Commercialization Agreement, or the Takeda Agreement, with Takeda under which we granted exclusive rights to Takeda to develop and commercialize Feraheme/Rienso as a therapeutic agent in Europe, Asia-Pacific countries (excluding Japan, China and Taiwan), the Commonwealth of Independent States, Canada, India and Turkey, or collectively, the Licensed Territory. In June 2012, we entered into an amendment to the Takeda Agreement, or the Amended Takeda Agreement, which removed the Commonwealth of Independent States from the territories under which Takeda has the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Feraheme/Rienso. In addition, the Amended Takeda Agreement modified the timing and pricing arrangements for a supply agreement to be entered into between us and Takeda in the future, the terms related to primary and secondary manufacturing for drug substance and drug product, certain patent related provisions, and the re-allocation of certain of the agreed upon milestone payments. In June 2012, we earned a $15.0 million milestone payment based on the European Commission marketing authorization for Rienso, which we received in July 2012. Under the Amended Takeda Agreement, we may also be entitled to receive additional milestone payments over time equaling approximately $187.0 million. In October 2012, we received a $3.0 million milestone payment from Takeda related to the Canadian launch and we expect to receive a $15.0 million milestone payment related to the EU launch in the fourth quarter of 2012.

 

Clinical Development and Regulatory Status of Feraheme

 

During the first quarter of 2012, we completed enrollment in our global registrational program for Feraheme in patients with IDA regardless of the underlying cause. This program consists of two Phase III multi-center clinical trials to assess Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in a broad range of patients for whom treatment with oral iron is unsatisfactory, including women with abnormal uterine bleeding, or AUB, patients with cancer or gastrointestinal diseases, postpartum women and other causes.

 

In March 2012, we reported preliminary results from the first of the two Phase III studies in our global IDA registrational program. This study was an open-label, active controlled trial that compared treatment with Feraheme to treatment with IV iron sucrose and enrolled 605 patients at 74 sites in Europe, Asia Pacific and Australia. The patients enrolled in the study had a history of unsatisfactory oral iron therapy and had IDA associated with various conditions including AUB, cancer, gastrointestinal disorders or other causes.

 

The study enrolled patients to receive a one gram IV course of either Feraheme or iron sucrose and was designed to demonstrate non-inferiority on the efficacy of Feraheme as compared to iron sucrose. Of the 605 patients enrolled in the study, 406 patients were randomly assigned to receive Feraheme and 199 were randomly assigned to receive iron sucrose. The demographics and all baseline parameters of patients who participated in the study were well balanced between the two treatment groups. The primary efficacy endpoint of the study for the EU regulatory authorities was the mean change in hemoglobin from the date of determination of each patient’s baseline hemoglobin level, or baseline, to the fifth week following administration of the study drug, or week five. The primary efficacy endpoint of the study for the FDA

 

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was the proportion of patients who achieved a greater than or equal to 2.0 gram per deciliter increase in hemoglobin at any time from base line to week five.

 

In this study, Feraheme achieved the predefined criteria for non-inferiority on both primary efficacy endpoints. Patients treated with Feraheme achieved a mean increase in hemoglobin at week five of 2.7 grams per deciliter as compared to a mean increase of 2.4 grams per deciliter in patients treated with IV iron sucrose. An increase of 2.0 grams per deciliter or more in hemoglobin at any time from baseline to week five was achieved in 84% of patients treated with Feraheme as compared to 81% of patients treated with IV iron sucrose.

 

No new safety signals were observed with Feraheme and the types of reported adverse events, or AEs, were consistent with those seen in previous studies and those contained in the U.S. package insert for Feraheme . Overall, AEs experienced by patients in the two treatment groups were comparable, with AEs reported in 41.4% of Feraheme -treated patients as compared to 44.2% of patients treated with IV iron sucrose. Patients in both treatment groups experienced protocol-defined AEs of special interest, including moderate to severe hypotension or hypersensitivity reactions, ranging from fever alone to an anaphylactoid reaction. Cardiovascular AEs were comparable between the two treatment groups. Serious adverse events, or SAEs, were reported in 4.2% of Feraheme -treated patients as compared to 2.5% of patients treated with IV iron sucrose. The SAEs reported in two Feraheme treated patients, or 0.5%, were reported as related to treatment by the applicable investigators in the study, compared to none that were deemed related to study drug by the investigator in the iron sucrose group.

 

In July 2012, we reported preliminary results from the second of the two Phase III studies in our global IDA registrational program. This study was a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that compared treatment with Feraheme to placebo and enrolled 808 patients at 136 sites in the U.S., Canada, India, Latvia, Hungary, and Poland. The patients enrolled in this study had a history of unsatisfactory response to, or could otherwise not tolerate, oral iron therapy and had IDA associated with various conditions including AUB, cancer, gastrointestinal disorders or other causes.

 

The study enrolled patients to receive a one gram IV course of either Feraheme or placebo and was designed to demonstrate superiority on efficacy of Feraheme as compared to placebo. Of the 808 patients enrolled in this study, 608 patients were randomly assigned to receive Feraheme and 200 were randomly assigned to receive placebo. The demographics and all baseline parameters of patients who participated in this study were well balanced between the two treatment groups. The primary efficacy endpoint of the study for the FDA was the proportion of subjects who achieved a greater than 2.0 grams per deciliter increase in hemoglobin at any time from baseline to week five. The primary efficacy endpoint of the study for the EU regulatory authorities was the mean change in hemoglobin from baseline to week five. Patients enrolled in this study were eligible to enter an ongoing open-label extension study to evaluate repeat dosing with Feraheme . We have completed enrollment in this extension study with 634 patients. These patients will be followed for six months and will be eligible to receive two doses of 510 milligrams each of Feraheme whenever they meet treatment criteria.

 

In our second of two Phase III studies, Feraheme demonstrated superiority on all primary efficacy endpoints evaluated and the efficacy and safety of Feraheme demonstrated in this study were comparable to that reported earlier this year in the first of our two Phase III trials in our global IDA registrational program, which compared Feraheme to iron sucrose. Patients treated with Feraheme in the second of our two Phase III trials achieved a statistically significant mean increase in hemoglobin at week five of 2.7 grams per deciliter, compared to a mean increase of only 0.1 grams per deciliter in patients who received placebo. These data are consistent with the 2.7 grams per deciliter increase in hemoglobin reported in the first of our two Phase III studies. In addition, a greater than 2.0 grams per deciliter increase in hemoglobin at any time from baseline to week five was achieved in a statistically significantly greater proportion,

 

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81.1%, of patients treated with Feraheme in this study, compared with only 5.5% of patients who received placebo. These data are also consistent with the data from the first of our two Phase III trials, in which 84.0% of Feraheme -treated patients achieved a greater than 2.0 grams per deciliter increase in hemoglobin. Further, a statistically significant improvement in fatigue, as assessed by patient reported outcome measures, was demonstrated at week five in Feraheme -treated patients.

 

No new safety signals were observed with Feraheme in the second of our two Phase III trials and the types of reported AEs were consistent with those seen in both our previously reported IDA phase III study, our CKD phase III studies, and those contained in the approved U.S. package insert for Feraheme . Overall, AEs were reported in 49.2% of Feraheme -treated patients as compared to 43.0% of patients who received placebo. Patients in both groups experienced protocol-defined AEs of special interest, including mild to severe hypotension or hypersensitivity reactions ranging from fever alone to an anaphylactoid reaction. Of the Feraheme -treated patients, 3.6% experienced AEs of special interest compared to 1.0% of patients who received placebo. Cardiovascular AEs were reported in 0.8% of Feraheme -treated patients, all of which were considered unrelated to study drug by the investigators, and none were reported in the placebo group. SAEs were reported at a comparable frequency in both treatment groups, with SAEs reported in 2.6% of Feraheme -treated patients and 3.0% of patients who received placebo. Four of the SAEs in Feraheme -treated patients, or 0.7%, were reported as related to study drug by investigators. The percent of Feraheme -treated patients that experienced an SAE in this study, or 2.6%, was lower than that previously reported in the first of our two Phase III trials, or 4.2%, and was comparable to the rate of SAEs in iron sucrose-treated patients, or 2.5% in that study.

 

We expect to submit a Supplemental New Drug Application, or sNDA, in the U.S. seeking marketing approval for Feraheme for the treatment of anemia in all adult patients with IDA with a history of unsatisfactory oral iron therapy during the fourth quarter of 2012. In addition, we expect that in 2013 Takeda will file a Type II Variation, which is the equivalent of a sNDA in the U.S., with the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, seeking marketing approval for Feraheme/Rienso for the treatment of anemia in all adult patients with IDA with a history of unsatisfactory oral iron therapy.

 

We have also initiated two randomized, active-controlled pediatric studies of Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in pediatric CKD patients to meet our FDA post-approval Pediatric Research Equity Act requirement to support pediatric labeling of Feraheme. One study is in dialysis-dependent CKD pediatric patients, and the other is in CKD patients not on dialysis. Each study will assess the safety and efficacy of Feraheme treatment as compared to oral iron in approximately 144 pediatric patients. Both of these pediatric studies are currently open for enrollment.

 

Our pediatric investigation plan, which was a requirement for submission of our Marketing Authorization Application, or MAA, was approved by the EMA in December 2009 and includes the two pediatric studies needed to meet the requirements of the Pediatric Research Equity Act in the U.S. described above, and two additional pediatric studies requested by the EMA. These studies include a rollover study in pediatric CKD patients and a study in pediatric patients with IDA regardless of the underlying cause. The rollover study is open for enrollment. The pediatric IDA study will commence once the appropriate dose of Feraheme is determined from the study data resulting from the two ongoing pediatric studies of Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in pediatric CKD patients, described above.

 

As part of our obligations under the Amended Takeda Agreement, we are also required to initiate a multi-center clinical trial to determine the safety and efficacy of repeat doses of ferumoxytol for the treatment of IDA in patients with hemodialysis dependent CKD. As part of the post-approval commitment we made to the EMA as a condition of the approval of our MAA for ferumoxytol in the EU, this study will be modified to include a treatment arm with iron sucrose as well as a magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, study which will evaluate the potential for iron to deposit in the body following

 

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treatment with IV iron, specifically in the heart and liver, and, where possible, other major organs following repeated IV iron administration for the treatment of IDA in patients with CKD over a two year period. We currently expect enrollment to begin in the first quarter of 2013.

 

In addition, certain clinical trials may be necessary to secure desired pricing in various European markets. If so, the cost of any future trials may be allocated between us and Takeda according to the Amended Takeda Agreement.

 

In December 2009, our licensee in China, 3SBio Inc., or 3SBio, filed an application with the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration, or the SFDA, to obtain approval to begin a registrational clinical trial necessary to file for marketing approval of Feraheme in China. If approved by the SFDA, 3SBio plans to commence a multi-center randomized efficacy and safety study of Feraheme in China involving approximately 200 CKD patients.

 

Other information

 

GastroMARK ® , which has been marketed and sold under the trade name Lumirem ® outside of the U.S, is our oral contrast agent used for delineating the bowel in MRI and is approved and marketed in the U.S., Europe and other countries through our licensees. In the second quarter of 2012, we terminated our commercial license agreements for GastroMARK. Following the completion of our obligations under these agreements, we no longer intend to commercially manufacture or sell GastroMARK . Pursuant to the terms of the respective termination agreements, in June 2012, we paid our licensees termination fees of $1.6 million, which we recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

 

Revenues

 

Our total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Product sales, net

 

$

16,176

 

$

15,802

 

$

374

 

2

%

$

44,304

 

$

39,905

 

$

4,399

 

11

%

License fee and other collaboration revenues

 

1,566

 

1,707

 

(141

)

-8

%

19,911

 

6,322

 

13,589

 

>100

%

Royalties

 

 

46

 

(46

)

-100

%

19

 

115

 

(96

)

-83

%

Total

 

$

17,742

 

$

17,555

 

$

187

 

1

%

$

64,234

 

$

46,342

 

$

17,892

 

39

%

 

The $0.2 million increase in our total revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 was primarily attributable to a $0.4 million increase in our net product sales. Included in our net product sales was a $0.9 million and $3.0 million reduction of our estimated Medicaid rebate reserve related to prior Feraheme sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In addition, our net product sales for the three months ended September 30, 2012 included a $1.3 million reduction of our estimated product returns reserve.

 

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The $17.9 million increase in our total revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 was primarily attributable to a $15.0 million milestone payment earned by us upon marketing approval by the European Commission in June 2012 and a $4.4 million increase in our net product sales, partially offset by a $1.4 million decrease in our other license fee and other collaboration revenues as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Included in our net product sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was a $0.6 million and $2.5 million reduction of our estimated Medicaid rebate reserve related to prior Feraheme sales, respectively. In addition, our net product sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included a $2.1 million reduction of our estimated product returns reserves.

 

We will recognize revenues from product sales to our licensees, the related cost of goods sold, as well as any royalty revenues due from our licensees, in our condensed consolidated statement of operations at the time our licensees report to us that sales have been made or samples provided to its customers.

 

The following table sets forth customers who represented 10% or more of our total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation

 

45

%

45

%

34

%

42

%

McKesson Corporation

 

24

%

21

%

17

%

20

%

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 

15

%

11

%

11

%

12

%

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited

 

<10

%

<10

%

31

%

13

%

 

Net Product Sales

 

Net product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Feraheme

 

$

16,018

 

$

15,560

 

$

458

 

3

%

$

43,906

 

$

39,267

 

$

4,639

 

12

%

GastroMARK

 

158

 

242

 

(84

)

-35

%

398

 

638

 

(240

)

-38

%

Total

 

$

16,176

 

$

15,802

 

$

374

 

2

%

$

44,304

 

$

39,905

 

$

4,399

 

11

%

 

Our total net product sales increased by $0.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 primarily as the result of an increase in Feraheme provider demand in 2012 and to a lesser extent, the impact of our May 2012 Feraheme price increase. Our gross product sales increased by $3.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. However, we offered higher average customer discounts and chargebacks to our end-users during 2012 as compared to 2011, which partially offset the increase in gross product sales for the respective periods. During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we reduced our gross product sales by recording allowances of $8.4 million as compared to allowances of $6.1 million recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2011. These allowances do not include the aggregate of the changes in estimated Medicaid and product return reserves of $2.1 million and $3.0 million, as described below, that we recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we revised our estimated Medicaid reserve rate based on actual product-specific rebate claims received since the launch of Feraheme in 2009, our expectations of state level activity, and estimated rebate claims not yet submitted, which resulted in a $0.9 million and a $3.0 million reduction of our estimated Medicaid rebate reserve related to prior Feraheme sales, respectively. Further, during the three months ended September 30, 2012, we reduced our reserve for product returns by approximately $1.3 million as a result of a lower expected rate of product returns based on returns experience developed to date as well as the lapse of the return period on certain manufactured Feraheme lots that carried a two year expiration. There was no reduction to our reserve for product returns in the three months ended September 30, 2011. These changes in estimates are reflected as an increase in our net product sales for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. We regularly assess our Medicaid reserve and product return reserve balances and accrual rates. If we determine in future periods that our actual rebate or returns experience is not indicative of expected claims or returns, if our actual claims or returns experience changes, or if other factors affect estimated claims or returns rates, we may be required to adjust our current accumulated Medicaid or product return reserve estimates, which would affect our earnings in the period of the adjustment and could be significant.

 

Our total net product sales increased $4.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011, primarily as the result of an increase in Feraheme provider demand in 2012 and to a lesser extent, the impact of our May 2012 Feraheme price increase. Our gross product sales increased by $11.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. However, we offered higher average customer discounts and chargebacks to our end-users during 2012 as compared to 2011, which partially offset the increase in gross product sales for the respective periods. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we reduced our gross product sales by recording allowances of $24.3 million as compared to allowances of $17.3 million recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. These allowances do not include the aggregate of the changes in estimated Medicaid and product return reserves of $2.7 million and $2.5 million that we recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we revised our estimated Medicaid reserve rate based on actual rebate claims received since the launch of Feraheme in 2009, our expectations of state level activity, and estimated rebate claims not yet submitted, which resulted in a $0.6 million and a $2.5 million reduction of our estimated Medicaid rebate reserve related to prior Feraheme sales, respectively. Further, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we reduced our reserve for product returns by approximately $2.1 million as a result of a lower expected rate of product returns as well as the lapse of the return period. There was no reduction to our reserve for product returns in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. These changes in estimates are reflected as an increase in our net product sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

Our net product sales may fluctuate from period to period as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to the following:

 

·                   Wholesaler demand and buying decisions as well as end-user demand, which can create uneven purchasing patterns by our customers;

 

·                   The recognition of product sales of Feraheme to Takeda and related royalties;

 

·                   Changes or adjustments to our reserves or changes in the timing or availability of government or customer discounts, rebates and incentives;

 

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·                   The impact of any pricing strategies we may implement related to Feraheme;

 

·                   Changes in the actual or perceived safety and efficacy profile of Feraheme , or products that compete with Feraheme, which could cause customers to reduce, discontinue or increase their use of Feraheme ;

 

·                   The introduction of new products into the market that compete with Feraheme, such as Injectafer ® , if approved;

 

·                   The enactment of or changes in legislation that impact third-party reimbursement coverage and pricing; and

 

·                   Any expansion or contraction of the overall size of the IV iron market, which could result from a number of factors including but not limited to, changes in treatment guidelines or practices related to IDA.

 

For further details related to our revenue recognition and related sales allowances policy, refer to our critical accounting policies included in Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

An analysis of our product sales allowances and accruals for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Product sales allowances and accruals

 

 

 

 

 

Discounts and chargebacks

 

$

6,644

 

$

3,601

 

Government and other rebates

 

1,595

 

2,120

 

Medicaid rebate reserve adjustment

 

(861

)

(3,026

)

Returns

 

(1,122

)

354

 

Total provision for product sales allowances and accruals

 

$

6,256

 

$

3,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gross product sales

 

$

22,432

 

$

18,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total provision for product sales allowances and accruals as a percent of total gross product sales

 

28

%

16

%

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Product sales allowances and accruals

 

 

 

 

 

Discounts and chargebacks

 

$

19,382

 

$

9,400

 

Government and other rebates

 

4,487

 

6,897

 

Medicaid rebate reserve adjustment

 

(621

)

(2,532

)

Returns

 

(1,680

)

1,022

 

Total provision for product sales allowances and accruals

 

$

21,568

 

$

14,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gross product sales

 

$

65,872

 

$

54,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total provision for product sales allowances and accruals as a percent of total gross product sales

 

33

%

27

%

 

Product sales allowances and accruals are primarily comprised of both direct and indirect fees, discounts and rebates, and provisions for estimated product returns. Direct fees, discounts and rebates are contractual fees and price adjustments payable to wholesalers, specialty distributors and other customers that purchase products directly from us. Indirect fees, discounts and rebates are contractual price adjustments payable to healthcare providers and organizations, such as certain physicians, clinics, hospitals, group purchasing organizations, and dialysis organizations that typically do not purchase products directly from us but rather from wholesalers and specialty distributors. In accordance with guidance related to accounting for fees and consideration given by a vendor to a customer, including a reseller of a vendor’s products, these fees, discounts and rebates are presumed to be a reduction of the selling price of Feraheme . Product sales allowances and accruals are based on definitive contractual agreements or legal requirements (such as Medicaid laws and regulations) related to the purchase and/or utilization of the product by these entities.

 

Product sales allowances and accruals are recorded in the same period that the related revenue is recognized and are estimated using either historical, actual and/or other data, including estimated patient usage, applicable contractual rebate rates, contract performance by the benefit providers, other current contractual and statutory requirements, historical market data based upon experience of Feraheme and other products similar to Feraheme , specific known market events and trends such as competitive pricing and new product introductions and current and forecasted customer buying patterns and inventory levels, and the shelf life of Feraheme . As part of this evaluation, we also review changes to federal and other legislation, changes to rebate contracts, changes in the level of discounts, and changes in product sales trends. Reserve estimates are evaluated quarterly and may require changes to our estimates to better align our estimates with actual results. Although allowances and accruals are recorded at the time of product sale, certain rebates are typically paid out, on average, up to six months or longer after the sale.

 

Total discounts and chargebacks for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were $6.6 million, or 30% of total gross product sales, as compared to $3.6 million, or 19% of total gross product sales, in the same period in 2011. Total discounts and chargebacks for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $19.4 million, or 29% of total gross product sales, as compared to $9.4 million, or 17% of total gross product sales, for the same period in 2011. The increase in total discounts and chargebacks as a percentage of total gross product sales in 2012 as compared to 2011 was primarily due to a change in pricing strategy from offering rebates for purchases of Feraheme above a certain minimum volume threshold to entering into commercial contracts which provide increased upfront discounts on the purchase price of Feraheme .

 

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Total government and other rebates (excluding any changes in estimates related to Medicaid rebate reserves) were $1.6 million, or 7% of total gross product sales, in the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $2.1 million, or 11% of gross product sales, in the same period in 2011. Total government and other rebates (excluding any changes in estimates related to Medicaid rebate reserves) were $4.5 million, or 7% of total gross product sales, in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $6.9 million, or 13% of gross product sales, in the same period in 2011. The decrease in total government and other rebates as a percentage of gross product sales was related primarily to lower volume rebates offered in 2012 as compared to 2011.

 

We are subject to reimbursement arrangements with state Medicaid programs for which we estimate and record rebate reserves. We determine our estimates for Medicaid rebates based on market research data related to utilization rates by various end-users, and actual Feraheme sales data and forecasted customer buying patterns blended with historical experience of products similar to Feraheme sold by others . During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we revised our estimated Medicaid reserve rate based on actual rebate claims received since the launch of Feraheme in July 2009, our expectations of state level activities, and estimated rebate claims not yet submitted, which resulted in a $0.9 million and $3.0 million reduction of our estimated Medicaid rebate reserve, respectively, related to prior period Feraheme sales. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, this revision to our estimated Medicaid reserve rate resulted in a $0.6 million and $2.5 million reduction of our estimated Medicaid rebate reserve, respectively, related to prior years Feraheme sales. These changes in estimates are reflected as an increase in our net product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and resulted in reductions to our gross to net percentage in the respective periods. Actual claims to date have been limited, and if we determine in future periods that such experience is indicative of expected claims, we may be required to reduce our current Medicaid accumulated reserve estimate, and that adjustment could be significant. Any such adjustments would be reflected as a reduction to our sales allowances and, accordingly, an increase to net product sales in that period. If actual future results vary from any of our estimates, we may need to adjust our previous estimates, which would also affect our earnings in the period of the adjustment.

 

We generally offer our wholesalers, specialty distributors and other customers a limited right to return product purchased directly from us, principally based on the product’s expiration date which, once packaged, is currently four years in the U.S. Reserves for product returns for domestic sales are recorded in the period the related revenue is recognized, resulting in a reduction to product sales. Currently, sales to our licensees are recognized as revenue when product is sold to our licensees’ customers and therefore no return reserve is required at the time of sale to our licensees. We evaluate our estimated product returns rate each period based on the historical return patterns and known or expected changes in the marketplace. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we reduced our reserve for product returns by approximately $1.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively, primarily as a result of a lower expected rate of product returns as well as the lapse of the product return period on certain manufactured Feraheme lots that carried a two year expiration. As a result, the product returns reserve applied to gross product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was ($1.1) million and ($1.7) million, respectively, as compared to $0.4 million and $1.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Actual returns to date have been limited, and if we determine in future periods that such experience is indicative of expected returns, we may be required to reduce our accumulated product returns reserve estimate, and that adjustment could be significant. This adjustment would be reflected as a reduction to our sales allowances and, accordingly, an increase to net product sales in that period. If actual future results vary from any of our estimates, we may need to adjust our previous estimates, which would also affect our earnings in the period of the adjustment.

 

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An analysis of the amount of, and change in, reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Discounts

 

Rebates
and Fees

 

Returns

 

Total

 

Balance at January 1, 2012

 

$

1,822

 

$

3,101

 

$

2,842

 

$

7,765

 

Current provisions relating to sales in current year

 

19,382

 

4,581

 

413

 

24,376

 

Adjustments relating to sales in prior years

 

 

(715

)

(2,093

)

(2,808

)

Payments/returns relating to sales in current year

 

(17,446

)

(3,239

)

 

(20,685

)

Payments/returns relating to sales in prior years

 

(1,859

)

(1,584

)

(308

)

(3,751

)

Balance at September 30, 2012

 

$

1,899

 

$

2,144

 

$

854

 

$

4,897

 

 

 

 

Discounts

 

Rebates
and Fees

 

Returns

 

Total

 

Balance at January 1, 2011

 

$

1,148

 

$

8,218

 

$

1,797

 

$

11,163

 

Current provisions relating to sales in current year

 

9,623

 

6,958

 

1,022

 

17,603

 

Other provisions relating to deferred revenue

 

 

(18

)

 

(18

)

Adjustments relating to sales in prior years

 

(223

)

(2,593

)

 

(2,816

)

Payments/returns relating to sales in current year

 

(8,139

)

(3,903

)

(51

)

(12,093

)

Payments/returns relating to sales in prior years

 

(926

)

(4,914

)

(100

)

(5,940

)

Balance at September 30, 2011

 

$

1,483

 

$

3,748

 

$

2,668

 

$

7,899

 

 

During both the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we decreased our product sales allowances and accruals by approximately $2.8 million for changes in estimates relating to sales in prior years. The $2.8 million adjustments during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were primarily due to the reduction of our reserve for product returns of $2.1 million as a result of a lower expected rate of product returns as well as the lapse of the return period on certain manufactured Feraheme lots that carried a two year expiration. In addition, the $2.8 million change in estimates relating to sales in prior years was due to differences between actual Medicaid utilization and claims experience to date as compared to our initial estimates. During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we revised our estimated Medicaid reserve rate based on actual rebate claims received in 2012, our expectations of state level activity, and estimated rebate claims not yet submitted, which resulted in a $0.6 million reduction of our estimated Medicaid rebate reserve related to Feraheme sales during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

There are several factors that make it difficult to predict future changes in our sales allowances and accruals as a percentage of gross product sales including, but not limited to, the following:

 

·                   Variations in, and the success of pricing, fee, rebate and discount structures implemented in our efforts to increase adoption of Feraheme ;

 

·                   Variations in our customer mix;

 

·                   Changes in legislation, such as the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act, or the Health Care Reform Act, the Budget Control Act of 2011 or any future legislation;

 

·                   Adjustments and refinements to our prior estimates and assumptions; and

 

·                   The impact of and any actions taken by us or our competitors to address pricing and reimbursement considerations related to Feraheme or products that compete with Feraheme.

 

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Overall, we expect that our reserves as a percentage of gross product sales will increase slightly during the remainder of 2012 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2012 due primarily to our efforts to continue to increase adoption and utilization of Feraheme , our efforts to address continuing reimbursement and competitive pricing pressures, the expected customer mix and utilization rates, and the fact that our reserves as a percentage of gross product sales were positively impacted by changes in our estimated Medicaid rebate and product return reserves during the third quarter of 2012. During the second quarter of 2012, we implemented a gross price increase for Feraheme . We anticipate that the effect of the price increase will offset the impact of the widening gross to net adjustment. The average net selling price of Feraheme increased in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to the second quarter of 2012 and we expect that the average net selling price of Feraheme will continue to increase in future periods.

 

There are a number of factors that make it difficult to predict the magnitude of future Feraheme/Rienso sales, including but not limited to, the following:

 

·                   The magnitude and timing of adoption of Feraheme by physicians, hospitals and other healthcare payors and providers;

 

·                   The recognition of product sales of Feraheme to Takeda and related royalties;

 

·                   Any expansion or contraction of the overall size of the IV iron market, which could result from a number of factors including but not limited to, changes in treatment guidelines or practices related to IDA;

 

·                   The effect of federal and other legislation such as the Health Care Reform Act and the Budget Control Act of 2011;

 

·                   The inventory levels maintained by Feraheme wholesalers, distributors and other customers;

 

·                   The frequency of re-orders by existing customers;

 

·                   The impact of any actual or perceived safety or efficacy issues with Feraheme; and

 

·                   The impact of and any actions taken by us or our competitors to address pricing and reimbursement considerations related to Feraheme or products that compete with Feraheme .

 

As a result of these and other factors, future Feraheme sales could vary significantly from quarter to quarter and, accordingly, our Feraheme net product revenues in current or previous quarters may not be indicative of future Feraheme net product revenues.

 

Recent Healthcare Reform Legislation

 

The Health Care Reform Act was enacted in the U.S. in March 2010 and includes certain cost containment measures including an increase to the minimum rebates for products covered by Medicaid programs and the extension of such rebates to drugs dispensed to Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in Medicaid managed care organizations as well as the expansion of the 340(B) Public Health Services drug discount program. This legislation contains provisions that can affect the operational results of companies in the pharmaceutical industry, including us, and other healthcare related industries by imposing on them additional costs. In the first quarter of 2010, an increase from 15.1% to 23.1% in the minimum statutory Medicaid rebate to states participating in the Medicaid program became effective.

 

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Given the relatively small portion of our sales that are subject to Medicaid claims, this increase in the minimum Medicaid rebate did not materially reduce our product revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

The Health Care Reform Act also requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to pay a prorated share of the overall Branded Drug Fee, based on the dollar value of its branded prescription drug sales to certain federal programs identified in the legislation. The amount of our annual share of the Branded Drug Fee for 2012 was $0.1 million and non-deductible for income tax purposes. We have included this amount in selling, general and administrative expense in our condensed consolidated statement of operations. We were not assessed and therefore did not record any Branded Drug Fee in any period during 2011. The amount of this annual payment could increase in future years due to both higher eligible Feraheme sales and the increasing amount of the overall fee assessed across manufacturers, but any such increases are not expected to be material to our results of operations or financial condition.

 

In addition, the number of entities covered by the drug pricing program of Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, which provides drugs at reduced rates, was expanded by the Health Care Reform Act to include additional hospitals, clinics, and healthcare centers in an outpatient setting. The expansion of 340B eligible entities did not materially impact our discounts and chargebacks as a percentage of gross product sales during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

We were not materially impacted by recent healthcare reform legislation during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 or 2011. Presently, we have not identified any provisions that could materially impact our business but we will continue to monitor future developments related to this legislation. The potential long-term impact on our business is inherently difficult to predict as many details regarding the implementation of this legislation have not yet been determined.

 

License Fee and Other Collaboration Revenues

 

License fee and other collaboration revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Milestone revenues recognized from Takeda

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

15,000

 

$

 

$

15,000

 

N/A

 

Deferred license fee revenues recognized from Takeda

 

1,524

 

1,524

 

 

 

4,572

 

4,572

 

 

 

Reimbursement revenues primarily from Takeda

 

42

 

183

 

(141

)

-77

%

339

 

1,750

 

(1,411

)

-81

%

Total

 

$

1,566

 

$

1,707

 

$

(141

)

-8

%

$

19,911

 

$

6,322

 

$

13,589

 

>100

%

 

Most of our license fee and other collaboration revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 related to revenue recognized under the Amended Takeda Agreement. In June 2012, we recorded $15.0 million of revenue associated with the milestone payment earned upon the marketing authorization granted for ferumoxytol by the European Commission. In addition, during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we recorded $1.5 million and $4.6 million of revenues associated with the amortization of $61.0 million of deferred revenues recorded in connection with the original Takeda Agreement, respectively. The $61.0 million of deferred revenues was comprised of a $60.0 million upfront payment which we received from Takeda in April 2010, as well as approximately $1.0 million reimbursed to us during 2010 for certain expenses incurred prior to entering the agreement, which we considered an additional upfront payment. As of September 30, 2012, we had

 

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approximately $45.7 million remaining in deferred revenues related to the $61.0 million upfront payments received from Takeda.

 

In addition, under the terms of the Amended Takeda Agreement, Takeda is responsible for reimbursing us for certain out-of-pocket regulatory and clinical trial supply costs we incur in the conduct of certain regulatory and clinical research activities we manage under the agreement. Because we are acting as the principal in carrying out these activities, any reimbursement payments received from Takeda are recorded in license fee and other collaboration revenues in our condensed consolidated statement of operations and offset the costs that we incur during the period in which we perform those services. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we recorded less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of revenues associated with the reimbursement of out-of pocket regulatory and clinical supply costs in connection with the Amended Takeda Agreement. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we recorded $0.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively, of revenues associated with the reimbursement of out-of pocket regulatory and clinical supply costs in connection with the Amended Takeda Agreement.

 

We anticipate that our license fee and other collaboration revenues will increase for the remainder of 2012 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2012. In the fourth quarter of 2012 we will record an additional $18.0 million in milestone payments from Takeda in connection with the commercial launch of Feraheme/Rienso in Canada and the EU. The $18.0 million in non-substantive milestones will be recorded and amortized using the proportional performance method extended over the life of the Amended Takeda Agreement.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

Cost of Product Sales

 

Cost of product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Cost of Product Sales

 

$

4,323

 

$

2,669

 

$

1,654

 

62

%

$

10,193

 

$

7,792

 

$

2,401

 

31

%

Percentage of Net Product Sales

 

27

%

17

%

 

 

 

 

23

%

20

%

 

 

 

 

 

Our cost of product sales are primarily comprised of manufacturing costs associated with Feraheme . Our cost of product sales increased by $1.7 million, or 62%, during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. Included in our cost of product sales for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $1.7 million in accelerated depreciation associated with our ongoing divestiture of our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility. As of September 30, 2012, we determined that our manufacturing facility and related assets were considered held for sale, based on an analysis of current accounting guidance. This $1.7 million charge during the three months ended September 30, 2012 reflects a change in the estimated useful life of the related assets in order to reduce the carrying value to what we believe is the best estimate of the net realizable value of the assets upon divestiture.

 

Our cost of product sales increased by $2.4 million, or 31%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. Included in our cost of product sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $2.0 million in accelerated depreciation associated with our ongoing divestiture of our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility. In addition, the increase in

 

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our cost of product sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011 was due to $0.7 million of higher idle capacity charges, partially offset by a lower average production cost of certain vials sold during 2012 as compared to vials sold during 2011. The lower average production cost of certain vials sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was due to the sale of certain inventory that had lower associated carrying value because it was produced prior to regulatory approval.

 

We expect our cost of product sales as a percentage of net product sales to decrease for the remainder of 2012 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2012. We do not expect to record either depreciation expense or idle capacity costs during the fourth quarter of 2012 as a result of the expected sale of our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses include external expenses, such as costs of clinical trials, contract research and development expenses, certain manufacturing research and development costs, regulatory filing fees, consulting and professional fees and expenses, and internal expenses, such as compensation of employees engaged in research and development activities, the manufacture of product needed to support research and development efforts, related costs of facilities, and other general costs related to research and development. Where possible, we track our external costs by major project. To the extent that external costs are not attributable to a specific project or activity, they are included in other external costs. Prior to the initial regulatory approval of our products or development of new manufacturing processes, costs associated with manufacturing process development and the manufacture of drug product are recorded as research and development expenses. Subsequent to initial regulatory approval, costs associated with the manufacture of our products for commercial sale are capitalized in inventory and recorded as cost of product sales when sold.

 

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Research and development expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

External Research and Development Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feraheme to treat IDA regardless of the underlying cause

 

$

(340

)

$

7,780

 

$

(8,120

)

<(100

)%

$

8,682

 

$

21,195

 

$

(12,513

)

-59

%

Feraheme to treat IDA in CKD patients

 

841

 

2,512

 

(1,671

)

-67

%

2,836

 

7,153

 

(4,317

)

-60

%

Feraheme as a therapeutic agent, general

 

432

 

138

 

294

 

>100

%

604

 

756

 

(152

)

-20

%

Feraheme manufacturing process development and materials

 

727

 

412

 

315

 

76

%

1,945

 

2,356

 

(411

)

-17

%

Other external costs

 

33

 

54

 

(21

)

-39

%

111

 

127

 

(16

)

-13

%

Total

 

$

1,693

 

$

10,896

 

$

(9,203

)

-84

%

$

14,178

 

$

31,587

 

$

(17,409

)

-55

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal Research and Development Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation, payroll taxes, benefits and other expenses

 

3,094

 

3,914

 

(820

)

-21

%

9,795

 

12,203

 

(2,408

)

-20

%

Equity-based compensation expense

 

473

 

84

 

389

 

>100

%

1,420

 

1,365

 

55

 

4

%

Total

 

$

3,567

 

$

3,998

 

$

(431

)

-11

%

$

11,215

 

$

13,568

 

$

(2,353

)

-17

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Research and Development Expenses

 

$

5,260

 

$

14,894

 

$

(9,634

)

-65

%

$

25,393

 

$

45,155

 

$

(19,762

)

-44

%

 

Total research and development expenses incurred in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 decreased by $9.6 million, or 65%, and $19.8 million or 44%, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decreases were primarily due to reduced external costs related to our Phase III clinical development program for Feraheme to treat IDA regardless of the underlying cause and decreased clinical trial activity in our CKD related trials. In addition, the decreases in total research and development expenses were due to reduced internal research and development expenses primarily as the result of lower compensation related costs.

 

Our external research and development expenses decreased by $9.2 million, or 84%, and $17.4 million, or 55%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decreases in our external expenses were due primarily to decreased costs incurred in connection with our Phase III clinical development program for Feraheme to treat IDA regardless of the underlying cause, our global clinical program to support our MAA in the EU for the treatment of IDA in CKD patients, which was completed in 2012, our post-approval clinical study evaluating Feraheme treatment compared to treatment with another IV iron, which was completed in 2011, and the current pace of enrollment in our on-going pediatric studies of Feraheme. In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized ($1.2) million primarily related to cost savings below the contracted rates passed on by a certain third-party service provider, which resulted in changes in estimated clinical trial costs for Feraheme to treat IDA regardless of the underlying cause. Further, during the three months ended September 30, 2012, we reduced our clinical trial accruals by approximately $0.3 million as the result of an error in estimated clinical trial costs, which should have been recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2012. We determined that this correction was not material to our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2012 or September 30, 2012.

 

Our internal research and development expenses decreased by $0.4 million, or 11%, and $2.4 million, or 17%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to the same

 

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periods in 2011. The decrease in internal costs was primarily attributable to the net decrease of other compensation-related benefits following our June 2012 and November 2011 corporate restructurings, which resulted in lower headcount in our research and development departments partially offset by the increase of equity-based compensation expense.

 

Research and Development Activities

 

We expect research and development expenses to remain relatively consistent for the remainder of 2012 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2012 primarily due to the completion of our clinical development program of Feraheme for the treatment of IDA regardless of the underlying cause, partially offset by costs related to the preparation and submission of our planned fourth quarter filing of our Feraheme sNDA in the U.S. to treat IDA regardless of the underlying cause, costs associated with certain Feraheme clinical studies we have committed to conduct as a condition of approval of our Feraheme/Rienso MAA by the EMA, such as the MRI trial discussed above, as well as other miscellaneous research and development related activities in support of our Feraheme development programs.

 

We do not track our internal costs by project since our research and development personnel work on a number of projects concurrently and much of our fixed costs benefit multiple projects or our operations in general. We track our external costs on a major project basis, in most cases through the later of the completion of the last trial in the project or the last submission of a regulatory filing to the FDA or applicable foreign regulatory body. The following two major research and development projects are currently ongoing:

 

·                   Feraheme to treat IDA regardless of the underlying cause . This project currently includes: (1) a Phase III clinical study evaluating Feraheme treatment compared to treatment with placebo; (2) a Phase III clinical study evaluating Feraheme treatment compared to treatment with another IV iron; and (3) an extension study.

 

·                   Feraheme to treat IDA in CKD patients . This project currently includes: (1) a completed clinical study evaluating Feraheme treatment compared to treatment with another IV iron to support our MAA submission; (2) two ongoing pediatric studies that are being conducted as part of our post-approval Pediatric Research Equity Act requirement to support pediatric CKD labeling of Feraheme ; (3) two additional pediatric studies to be conducted in accordance with our approved pediatric investigation plan to support our MAA submission; and (4) a multi-center clinical trial to be conducted to determine the safety and efficacy of repeat doses of Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in patients with hemodialysis dependent CKD, including a treatment arm with iron sucrose as well as a MRI study to evaluate the potential for iron to deposit in the body following repeated IV iron administration for the treatment of IDA in patients with CKD over a two year period.

 

Through September 30, 2012, we have incurred aggregate external research and development expenses of approximately $54.0 million related to our current program for the development of Feraheme to treat IDA regardless of the underlying cause. We currently estimate that the total remaining external costs associated with the efforts needed to complete this development project will be in the range of approximately $25.0 to $35.0 million, the majority of which will be incurred by the end of 2012.

 

Through September 30, 2012, we have incurred aggregate external research and development expenses of approximately $23.6 million related to our current program for the development of Feraheme to treat IDA in CKD patients. We currently estimate that the total remaining external costs associated

 

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with this development project will be in the range of approximately $5.0 to $10.0 million over the next several years.

 

Conducting clinical trials involves a number of uncertainties, many of which are out of our control. Our estimates of external costs associated with our research and development projects could therefore vary from our current estimates for a variety of reasons including but not limited to the following: delays in our clinical trials due to slow enrollment, unexpected results from our clinical sites that affect our ability to complete the studies in a timely manner, unanticipated adverse reactions to Feraheme either in commercial use or in a clinical trial setting, inadequate performance or errors by third-party service providers, any deficiencies in the design or oversight of these studies by us, the need to conduct additional clinical trials, or any adverse regulatory action or delay in the submission of any applicable regulatory filing. As a result, we are unable to reasonably estimate the specific timing of any expected net cash inflows resulting from these projects, provided however, as the result of recent regulatory decisions on our marketing applications and the respective commercial launches for Feraheme/Rienso in the CKD indication in the EU, Canada and Switzerland, we have received $18.0 million in milestone payments and we expect to receive another $15.0 milestone payment in the fourth quarter of 2012 and we will begin receiving royalty payments in accordance with the Amended Takeda Agreement.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Our selling, general and administrative expenses include costs related to our commercial personnel, including our specialty sales force, medical education professionals, pharmacovigilance and safety monitoring and other commercial support personnel, costs related to our administrative personnel, including our legal, finance and executive personnel, external and facilities costs required to support the marketing and sale of Feraheme and other costs associated with our corporate activities.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Compensation, payroll taxes and benefits

 

$

5,034

 

$

7,193

 

$

(2,159

)

-30

%

$

17,992

 

$

23,483

 

$

(5,491

)

-23

%

Sales and marketing consulting, professional fees, and other expenses

 

2,620

 

4,244

 

(1,624

)

-38

%

8,646

 

13,046

 

(4,400

)

-34

%

General and adminitsrtative consulting, professional fees, and other expenses

 

2,981

 

4,306

 

(1,325

)

-31

%

10,110

 

10,211

 

(101

)

-1

%

Equity-based compensation expense

 

1,525

 

1,487

 

38

 

3

%

3,694

 

6,950

 

(3,256

)

-47

%

Total

 

$

12,160

 

$

17,230

 

$

(5,070

)

-29

%

$

40,442

 

$

53,690

 

$

(13,248

)

-25

%

 

Total selling, general and administrative expenses incurred in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 decreased by $5.1 million, or 29%, and $13.2 million, or 25%, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2011. Compensation, payroll taxes and benefits decreased by $2.2 million and $5.5 million, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same periods in 2011 primarily as a result of reduced headcount resulting from our June 2012 and November 2011 corporate restructurings. In addition, sales and marketing consulting, professional fees, and other expenses decreased by $1.6 million and $4.4 million, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same periods in 2011 primarily due to reduced costs related to advertising and marketing materials, and certain other general marketing costs. Our general and administrative consulting, professional fees and other expenses decreased by $1.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same periods in 2011 primarily due to a decrease in our professional fees, specifically costs

 

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incurred in 2011 in connection with our then proposed merger with Allos Therapeutics, Inc. In addition, included in our general and administrative consulting, professional fees and other expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were termination fee payments made to our GastroMARK licensees in the second quarter of 2012 in connection with the termination of our commercial license agreements with them. The $3.3 million decrease in equity-based compensation expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was due primarily to a $3.0 million reduction of equity-based compensation expense associated with the 2011 departures of certain of our executive officers and the impact of our November 2011 and June 2012 corporate workforce reductions, partially offset by the expense associated with equity awards to new employees, including our current chief executive officer, and additional equity awards to existing employees.

 

We expect total selling, general and administrative expenses will remain relatively stable for the remainder of 2012 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

Restructuring Expense

 

In June 2012, we initiated a corporate restructuring, including a workforce reduction plan. The majority of the workforce reduction plan was associated with our manufacturing and development infrastructure. As a result of the restructuring, we expect to record charges of approximately $1.6 million. Of the $1.6 million, approximately $1.0 million is related to employee severance and benefits. We recognized $0.4 million and $0.9 million of employee severance and benefits related costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. In addition, in connection with our decision to divest our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility, we have recorded $0.1 million and $0.7 million in restructuring charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, related to the write-down of primarily raw material inventory that will no longer be usable upon the closure of the facility. We expect that the majority of our restructuring charges will be paid by the end of 2012.

 

In November 2011, we initiated a corporate restructuring, including a workforce reduction plan. During the fourth quarter of 2011, we recorded $3.5 million of restructuring related costs, primarily related to employee severance and benefits. The workforce reduction was substantially completed by the end of 2011, and we expect that the majority of our restructuring charges will be paid by the end of 2012.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

Other income (expense) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Interest and dividend income, net

 

$

295

 

$

378

 

$

(83

)

-22

%

$

1,026

 

$

1,390

 

$

(364

)

-26

%

(Losses)gains on investments, net

 

2

 

14

 

(12

)

-86

%

(1,469

)

(194

)

(1,275

)

>100

%

Total

 

$

297

 

$

392

 

$

(95

)

-24

%

$

(443

)

$

1,196

 

$

(1,639

)

<(100

)%

 

Other income (expense) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 decreased by $0.1 million and $1.6 million, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 was primarily attributable to the loss realized on the sale of our remaining $19.8 million par value

 

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auction rate securities portfolio in June 2012 for proceeds of $18.3 million. In addition, there was a slight decrease in our interest and dividend income as the result of lower average cash balances in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011.

 

We expect interest and dividend income to remain consistent for the remainder of 2012 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

Net Loss

 

For the reasons stated above, we incurred a net loss of $4.0 million and $13.1 million, or $0.19 and $0.61 per basic and diluted share, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to a net loss of $16.6 million and $58.5 million, or $0.78 and $2.76 per basic and diluted share, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

General

 

We finance our operations primarily from the sale of Feraheme , payments from our licensees, cash generated from our investing activities, and the sale of our common stock. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses to manufacture, market and sell Feraheme as an IV iron replacement therapeutic for use in adult CKD patients in the U.S., Canada and the EU, and to further develop and seek regulatory approval for Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in a broad range of patients in and outside of the U.S.

 

Our long-term capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

·                   Our ability to successfully commercialize Feraheme in the U.S. and Takeda’s ability to successfully commercialize Feraheme/Rienso in its licensed territories outside of the U.S.;

 

·                   The magnitude of U.S. Feraheme sales;

 

·                   The magnitude of Feraheme/Rienso sales and royalties we may receive from Takeda outside of the U.S.;

 

·                   Our ability to obtain U.S. and EU regulatory approval for ferumoxytol to treat IDA regardless of the underlying cause;

 

·                   Our ability to achieve the various milestones and receive the associated payments under the Amended Takeda Agreement;

 

·                   Costs associated with the U.S. commercialization of Feraheme , including costs associated with maintaining our commercial infrastructure, executing our promotional and marketing strategy for Feraheme and conducting our required pediatric clinical trials and our post-marketing clinical studies;

 

·                   Costs associated with qualifying additional manufacturing capacities and alternative suppliers;

 

·                   Costs associated with our development of Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in a broad range of patients in the U.S.;

 

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·                   The outcome of and costs associated with any material litigation or patent challenges to which we are or may become a party;

 

·                   The success, costs and structure of any business or corporate development initiatives to bring additional products into our portfolio;

 

·                   Our ability to maintain successful collaborations with our licensees and/or to enter into additional strategic relationships or acquisitions, if necessary; and

 

·                   Our ability to raise additional capital on terms and within a timeframe acceptable to us, if necessary.

 

As of September 30, 2012, our investments consisted of corporate debt securities, U.S. treasury and government agency securities, and commercial paper. We place our cash and investments in instruments that meet high credit quality and diversification standards, as specified in our investment policy. Our investment policy also limits the amount of our credit exposure to any one issue or issuer, excluding U.S. government entities, and seeks to manage these assets to achieve our goals of preserving principal, maintaining adequate liquidity at all times, and maximizing returns.

 

Cash, cash equivalents and investments as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

42,900

 

$

63,474

 

$

(20,574

)

-32

%

Short-term investments

 

167,943

 

148,703

 

19,240

 

13

%

Long-term investments

 

 

17,527

 

(17,527

)

-100

%

Total

 

$

210,843

 

$

229,704

 

$

(18,861

)

-8

%

 

The $18.9 million decrease in cash, cash equivalents and investments as of September 30, 2012 from December 31, 2011 was primarily due to cash expended to fund our operations and working capital, partially offset by cash received from Feraheme sales, milestone payments received from Takeda and interest income.

 

We expect that our cash and investments balances, in the aggregate, will increase from their current balances during the remainder of 2012. Our expectation reflects the expected receipt of an aggregate of $18.0 million in milestone payments from Takeda during the fourth quarter of 2012, assumes our continued investment in the development and commercialization of Feraheme, and the continued realignment of our cost structure following our November 2011 and June 2012 corporate restructurings. We believe that our cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments as of September 30, 2012 and the cash we currently expect to receive from sales of Feraheme , earnings on our investments, the $18.0 million milestone payment we expect to receive from Takeda in the fourth quarter of 2012 and potential additional royalty payments from Takeda will be sufficient to satisfy our cash flow needs for at least the next twelve months, including projected operating expenses related to our ongoing development and commercialization programs for Feraheme .

 

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valuations of others. Although we invest our excess cash in investment grade securities, there can be no assurance that changing circumstances will not affect our future financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our use of $18.0 million of cash in operations was attributable principally to our net loss of approximately $13.1 million, adjusted for the following:

 

·                   Non-cash operating items of $11.7 million including equity-based compensation expense, depreciation, income tax benefit, and other non-cash items;

 

·                   A decrease in deferred revenues and other long-term liabilities of $4.0 million;

 

·                   A combined decrease of $0.8 million in accounts receivable, prepaid assets and inventories; and

 

·                   A decrease of $13.4 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

 

Our net loss of $13.1 million was primarily the result of commercialization expenses, including marketing and promotion costs, compensation and other expenses, research and development costs, including costs associated with our clinical trials, and general and administrative costs, partially offset by net product and collaboration revenues, including a $15.0 million milestone payment from Takeda.

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Cash used in investing activities was $2.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and was primarily attributable to the purchases of investments partially offset by proceeds from the sales and maturities of our investments, including the June 2012 sale of our remaining auction rate security portfolio.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of September 30, 2012, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 303(a)(4)(ii).

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The most significant estimates and assumptions are used in, but are not limited to, revenue recognition related to product sales and collaboration agreements, product sales allowances and accruals, assessing investments for potential other-than-temporary impairment, estimates used to measure the fair value of our held for sale assets, and determining values of investments, accrued expenses and equity-based compensation expense. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. In making these estimates and assumptions, management employs critical accounting policies. Our critical accounting policies include revenue recognition and related sales allowances, valuation of investments and equity-based compensation. For a detailed description, refer to our critical accounting policies included in Part II, Item

 

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7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Impact of Recently Issued and Proposed Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued amended guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income in financial statements. This amendment provides companies the option to present the components of net income and other comprehensive income either as one continuous statement of comprehensive income or as two separate but consecutive statements. It eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The provisions of this guidance are effective for interim and annual periods in 2012. We have adopted all provisions of this pronouncement and such adoption did not have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting guidance for fair value measurements and related disclosures. This amendment clarifies the application of certain existing fair value measurement guidance and expands the disclosures for fair value measurements that are estimated using significant unobservable inputs, or Level 3 measurements. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. We have adopted all provisions of this pronouncement and such adoption did not have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

As of September 30, 2012, our investments equaled $168.0 million and were invested in corporate debt securities, U.S. treasury and government agency securities, and commercial paper. These investments are subject to interest rate risk and will fall in value if market interest rates increase. However, even if market interest rates for comparable investments were to increase immediately and uniformly by 50 basis points, or one-half of a percentage point, from levels as of September 30, 2012, this would have resulted in a hypothetical decline in fair value of our investments of approximately $0.9 million.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Managements’ Evaluation of our Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), or Rule 15d-15(e)), with the participation of our management, have each concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and were designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. It should be noted that any system of controls is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurances that the system will achieve its stated goals under all reasonably foreseeable circumstances. Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have each concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report are effective at a level that provides such reasonable assurances.

 

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2012 that materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

A purported class action complaint was originally filed on March 18, 2010 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, entitled Silverstrand Investments et. al. v. AMAG Pharm., Inc., et. al., Civil Action No. 1:10-CV-10470-NMG, and was amended on September 15, 2010 and on December 17, 2010. The second amended complaint, or SAC, filed on December 17, 2010 alleged that we and our former President and Chief Executive Officer, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, our Board of Directors, and certain underwriters in our January 2010 offering of common stock violated certain federal securities laws, specifically Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that our former President and Chief Executive Officer and former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer violated Section 15 of such Act, respectively, by making certain alleged false and misleading statements and omissions in a registration statement filed in January 2010. The plaintiff sought unspecified damages on behalf of a purported class of purchasers of our common stock pursuant to our common stock offering on or about January 21, 2010. On August 11, 2011, the Court issued an Opinion and Order dismissing the SAC in its entirety for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. A separate Order of Dismissal was filed on August 15, 2011. On September 14, 2011, the plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, or the Court of Appeals. After briefing was completed by all parties, the Court of Appeals heard oral argument on May 11, 2012, and took the matter under advisement.

 

In July 2010, Sandoz GmbH, or Sandoz, filed with the European Patent Office, or EPO, an opposition to our previously issued patent that covers ferumoxytol in the EU. In October 2012, at an oral hearing, the Opposition Division of the EPO revoked our European ferumoxytol patent. We intend to appeal this decision as soon as we receive written notice of the decision. The appeal process will suspend the revocation of our patent. We will continue to defend the validity of this patent throughout the appeal process, which we expect to take two to three years. However, in the event that we do not experience a successful outcome from the appeals process, ferumoxytol would still be entitled to at least eight years, and as many as eleven years, of data and market exclusivity under EU regulations, which we believe would create barriers to entry of any generic version of ferumoxytol into the EU market until sometime between 2020 and 2023. This decision had no impact on our revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012. However, any future unfavorable outcome in this matter could negatively affect the magnitude and timing of future revenues, including royalties and milestone payments we may receive from Takeda pursuant to the Amended Takeda Agreement. We continue to believe the patent is valid and intend to vigorously appeal the decision.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors:

 

The following is a summary description of some of the material risks and uncertainties that may affect our business, including our future financial and operational results. In addition to the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the following statements should be carefully considered in evaluating us.

 

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We are solely dependent on the success of Feraheme.

 

We currently derive and expect to continue to derive substantially all of our revenue from sales of Feraheme/Rienso by us in the U.S. and by our licensees, including Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, or Takeda, outside of the U.S. and, therefore, our ability to become profitable is solely dependent on our and our licensees’ successful commercialization and development of Feraheme/Rienso. Accordingly, if we are unable to generate sufficient revenues from sales of Feraheme/Rienso, milestone payments and royalties we expect to receive related to Feraheme /Rienso , we may never be profitable, our financial condition will be materially adversely affected, and our business prospects will be limited.

 

We intend to continue to dedicate significant resources to our Feraheme development efforts. However, we may not be successful in our efforts to expand the Feraheme package insert to include additional indications or obtain marketing approval for Feraheme in additional geographies. Although we have completed enrollment in our global registration program for Feraheme for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia, or IDA, regardless of the underlying cause, we are not currently conducting or sponsoring research to expand our product development pipeline beyond Feraheme and therefore our revenues and operations will not be as diversified as some of our competitors which have multiple products or product candidates. Any failure by us to gain marketing approval for Feraheme for the treatment of IDA regardless of the underlying cause, gain marketing approval for Feraheme in new geographies, or acquire, develop and commercialize additional products and product candidates, could limit long-term shareholder value and adversely affect the future prospects of our business.

 

In addition, we have recently announced our intention to acquire or in-license other products as part of our strategy to expand our product portfolio and achieve profitability. There can be no assurance that once we identify an appropriate acquisition candidate, we will be able to successfully negotiate any such acquisition on favorable terms, if at all, or successfully integrate such an acquired product into our existing business. In addition, the in-licensing and acquisition of products is a competitive area, and many well-established companies are also pursuing strategies to in-license or acquire products that we may consider attractive. These established companies may have a competitive advantage over us due to their size, cash resources and greater clinical development and commercialization capabilities. If we are unable to successfully obtain rights to suitable products or if any acquisition or in-license arrangement we make is not successful, our business, financial condition and prospects for growth could suffer.

 

We have a history of net losses, and we may not be able to generate sufficient revenues to achieve and maintain profitability in the future.

 

We have a history of significant operating losses, we may not be profitable in the future, and if we do attain profitability, such profitability may not be sustainable. In the past, we have financed our operations primarily from the sale of our equity securities, cash from sales of Feraheme , cash generated by our investing activities, and payments from our licensees. As of September 30, 2012, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $453.0 million. Our losses were primarily the result of costs incurred in our efforts to manufacture, market and sell Feraheme , including costs associated with maintaining our commercial infrastructure and marketing and promotion costs, research and development costs, such as costs associated with our clinical trials, and selling, general and administrative costs. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses to manufacture, market and sell Feraheme as an intravenous, or IV, iron replacement therapeutic for use in adult chronic kidney disease, or CKD, patients in the U.S., and to further develop and seek marketing approval for Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in a broad range of patients. As a result, we will need to generate sufficient revenues in future periods to achieve and maintain profitability. We anticipate that the vast majority of any revenue we generate in the near future will be from sales of Feraheme as an IV iron replacement therapeutic agent for use in adult CKD patients in the U.S., milestone payments we earned from Takeda upon commercial launch of Feraheme/Rienso in Canada and the European Union, or EU, and royalties we may receive with respect to sales of Feraheme/Rienso in Canada

 

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and the EU under our License, Development and Commercialization Agreement, as amended in June 2012, or the Amended Takeda Agreement, which we originally entered into with Takeda in 2010. We have never independently marketed or sold any products prior to Feraheme , and we or Takeda may not be successful in marketing or selling Feraheme/Rienso . If we or Takeda are not successful in marketing and selling Feraheme/Rienso , if revenues grow more slowly than we anticipate or if our operating expenses exceed our expectations, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In addition, if we are unable to achieve, maintain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis, the market price of our common stock may decline.

 

Significant safety or drug interaction problems could arise with respect to Feraheme, which could result in restrictions in Feraheme’s label, recalls, withdrawal of Feraheme from the market, an adverse impact on Feraheme sales, or cause us to alter or terminate current or future Feraheme development programs, any of which would adversely impact our future business prospects.

 

Significant safety or drug interaction problems could arise with respect to Feraheme , including an increase in the severity or frequency of known problems or the discovery of previously unknown problems, and may result in a variety of adverse regulatory actions. In the U.S., under the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA, has broad authority to force drug manufacturers to take any number of actions if safety or drug interaction problems arise, including, but not limited to: (i) requiring manufacturers to conduct post-approval clinical studies to assess known risks or signals of serious risks, or to identify unexpected serious risks; (ii) mandating labeling changes to a product based on new safety information; or (iii) requiring manufacturers to implement a Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy where necessary to assure safe use of the drug. Similar laws and regulations exist in countries outside of the U.S. In addition, previously unknown safety or drug interaction problems could result in product recalls, restrictions on the product’s permissible uses, or withdrawal of the product from the U.S. and/or foreign markets.

 

For example, in November 2010, following discussions with the FDA, we revised the Feraheme package insert to include bolded warnings and precautions that describe events that have been reported after Feraheme administration in the post-marketing environment, including life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions and clinically significant hypotension. We also directly alerted healthcare providers of the changes to the Feraheme package insert. During June 2011, we made further changes to the Feraheme package insert based on additional post-marketing data. These or any future changes to the Feraheme package insert could adversely impact our or Takeda’s ability to successfully compete in the IV iron market and could have an adverse impact on potential sales of Feraheme and our future business prospects. In addition, as more data become available and an increased number of patients are treated with Feraheme , we may be required to make further changes to the Feraheme package insert in the U.S. or other territories, including the inclusion of a boxed warning in the U.S. or similar warnings outside of the U.S., directly alert healthcare providers of new safety information, narrow our approved indications, alter or terminate current or planned trials for additional uses of Feraheme , or even remove Feraheme from the market.

 

The data submitted to both the FDA as part of our New Drug Application, or NDA, and to the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, as part of our Marketing Authorization Application for Feraheme in the CKD indication was obtained in controlled clinical trials of limited duration. New safety or drug interaction issues may arise as Feraheme is used over longer periods of time by a wider group of patients some of whom may be taking numerous other medicines or by patients with additional underlying health problems. In addition, as we conduct and complete other clinical trials for Feraheme , new safety issues may be identified which could negatively impact our ability to successfully complete these studies, the use and/or regulatory status of Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in patients with CKD in the U.S., EU or other territories, and the prospects for approval of future supplemental New Drug Applications, or sNDAs, such

 

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as our planned 2012 sNDA submission for Feraheme for the treatment of IDA regardless of the underlying cause. For example, based on the data we reported from our two recently announced Phase III trials for our global IDA registrational program, the FDA may determine that there is not an acceptable safety profile for the approval of a broader Feraheme label. New safety or drug interaction issues may require us to, among other things, provide additional warnings and/or restrictions on the Feraheme package insert, including a boxed warning in the U.S. or similar warnings outside of the U.S., directly alert healthcare providers of new safety information, narrow our approved indications, alter or terminate current or planned trials for additional uses of Feraheme , or even remove Feraheme from the market, any of which could have a significant adverse impact on potential sales of Feraheme or require us to expend significant additional funds.

 

Feraheme may not be widely adopted by physicians, hospitals, patients, or healthcare payors, which would adversely impact our potential profitability and future business prospects.

 

The commercial success of Feraheme/Rienso in the U.S. and in other territories depends upon its level of market adoption by physicians, hospitals, patients, and healthcare payors, including managed care organizations and group purchasing organizations, or GPOs. If Feraheme/Rienso does not achieve or maintain an adequate level of market adoption for any reason, our potential profitability and our future business prospects will be severely adversely impacted. Feraheme/Rienso represents an alternative to other products and might not be adopted if perceived to be no safer, less safe, no more effective, less effective, no more convenient, or less convenient than currently available products. In addition, the pricing and/or reimbursement for Feraheme/Rienso may not be viewed as attractive as the pricing and/or reimbursement of alternative IV iron products. The degree of market acceptance of Feraheme/Rienso in the U.S. and abroad depends on a number of factors, including but not limited to the following:

 

·                   Our and Takeda’s ability to demonstrate to healthcare providers, particularly hematologists, oncologists, hospitals, nephrologists, and others who may purchase or prescribe Feraheme/Rienso , the clinical efficacy and safety of Feraheme/Rienso as an alternative to currently marketed IV iron products which treat IDA in CKD patients;

 

·                   Our and Takeda’s ability to convince physicians and other healthcare providers to use IV iron, and Feraheme/Rienso in particular, rather than oral iron, which is the current treatment of choice of most physicians for treating IDA in CKD patients;

 

·                   The actual or perceived safety and efficacy profile of Feraheme/Rienso compared to alternative iron replacement therapeutic agents, particularly if unanticipated adverse reactions to Feraheme/Rienso result in further changes to or restrictions in the Feraheme/Rienso package insert and/or otherwise create safety concerns among potential prescribers;

 

·                   The final results of each of our two Phase III multi-center clinical trials to assess Feraheme in patients with IDA regardless of the underlying cause, which we announced in March and July 2012, which could impact the actual or perceived safety profile of Feraheme compared to alternative iron replacement therapeutic agents;

 

·                   The relative level of available reimbursement for Feraheme from payors, including government payors, such as Medicare and Medicaid in the U.S., and private payors as compared to the level of available reimbursement for alternative IV iron products;

 

·                   The relative price and/or level of reimbursement of Feraheme/Rienso as compared to alternative iron replacement therapeutic agents;

 

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·                   The actual or perceived convenience and ease of administration of Feraheme/Rienso as compared to alternative iron replacement therapeutic agents; and

 

·                   The effectiveness of our and Takeda’s commercial organizations and distribution networks.

 

We are approved to market and sell Feraheme for use in both dialysis and non-dialysis adult CKD patients in the U.S. However, Feraheme sales in the U.S. dialysis market have become insignificant due, in large part, to the 2011 implementation of the prospective payment system for end stage renal disease, or ESRD, drugs like Feraheme , which has made it far less likely that dialysis providers would choose to use higher priced products like Feraheme in treating their dialysis patients. Accordingly, we expect sales of Feraheme in the U.S. dialysis market to represent an insignificant portion of our total U.S. sales going forward. As a result, unless we capture a significant share of the U.S. non-dialysis CKD market, potential U.S. Feraheme sales, our potential profitability and our future business prospects will be materially adversely impacted.

 

The key component of our U.S. commercialization strategy is to market and sell Feraheme for use in non-dialysis adult CKD patients. The current U.S. non-dialysis CKD market is comprised primarily of three sites of care where a substantial number of CKD patients are treated: hematology and oncology clinics, hospitals, and nephrology clinics. IV iron therapeutic products are not currently widely used by certain physicians who treat non-dialysis CKD patients in the U.S., particularly nephrologists, due to safety concerns and the inconvenience and often impracticability of administering IV iron therapeutic products in their offices. It is often difficult to change physicians’ existing treatment paradigms even when supportive clinical data is available. In addition, our ability to effectively market and sell Feraheme in the U.S. hospital market depends in part upon our ability to achieve acceptance of Feraheme onto hospital formularies. Since many hospitals and hematology, oncology and nephrology practices are members of GPOs, which leverage the purchasing power of a group of entities to obtain discounts based on the collective bargaining power of the group, our ability to attract customers in these sites of care also depends in part on our ability to effectively promote Feraheme to and enter into contracts with GPOs. If we are not successful in effectively promoting Feraheme to physicians who treat non-dialysis CKD patients in the U.S. or if we are not successful in securing and maintaining formulary coverage for Feraheme or are significantly delayed in doing so, we will have difficulty achieving wide-spread U.S. market acceptance of Feraheme in the non-dialysis CKD market and our ability to generate revenues and achieve and maintain profitability, and our long-term business prospects could be adversely affected.

 

We depend, to a significant degree, on the availability and extent of reimbursement from third-party payors for the use of Feraheme, and a reduction in the extent of reimbursement could adversely affect our Feraheme sales revenues and results of operations.

 

In both the U.S. and foreign markets, our and Takeda’s ability to successfully commercialize Feraheme/Rienso is and will be dependent, in significant part, on the availability and extent of reimbursement to end-users from third-party payors for the use of Feraheme/Rienso , including governmental payors, managed care organizations, private health insurers and other third-party payors. Reimbursement by a third-party payor depends on a number of factors, including the third-party’s determination that the product is competitively priced, safe and effective, appropriate for the specific patient, and cost-effective. Third-party payors are increasingly challenging the prices charged for pharmaceutical products and have instituted and continue to institute cost containment measures to control or significantly influence the purchase of pharmaceutical products. If these entities do not provide coverage and reimbursement for Feraheme/Rienso or provide an insufficient level of coverage and reimbursement, physicians and other healthcare providers may choose to use alternative IV iron replacement products, which would have an adverse affect on our ability to generate revenues.

 

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In addition, U.S. and foreign governments continue to propose and pass legislation designed to reduce the cost of health care. In the U.S., the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act, or the Health Care Reform Act, was enacted in March 2010 and includes certain cost containment measures including an increase to the minimum rebates for products covered by Medicaid programs and the extension of such rebates to drugs dispensed to Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in Medicaid managed care organizations as well as the expansion of the 340(B) Public Health Services drug discount program. In August 2011, the President of the United States signed into law the Budget Control Act of 2011, which is expected to result in significant federal spending cuts including cuts in Medicare and other health related spending, such as a potential 27.4% reduction in payment rates for physician services. The full impact on our business of these new laws is uncertain. In recent years some states have also passed legislation to control the prices of drugs as well as begun a move toward managed care to relieve some of their Medicaid cost burden. These and any other future changes in government regulations or private third-party payors’ reimbursement policies may reduce the extent of reimbursement for Feraheme and adversely affect our future operating results.

 

The phase-in of the ESRD expanded prospective payment system began in the U.S. on January 1, 2011, and must be completed by January 1, 2014. This bundled approach to reimbursement has and will likely continue to alter the utilization of physician-administered drugs in the ESRD market as well as put downward pressure on the prices pharmaceutical companies can charge ESRD facilities for such drugs, particularly where alternative products are available. In the U.S., Feraheme is sold at a price that is substantially higher than alternative IV iron products in the dialysis setting, and as a result, the demand for Feraheme in the dialysis setting has largely disappeared. While the prospective payment system provisions apply only to Medicare, Medicare is the predominant payor in the ESRD market, and Medicare payment policy, in time, can also influence pricing and reimbursement in the non-Medicare markets, as private third-party payors and state Medicaid plans frequently adopt Medicare principles in setting reimbursement methodologies, particularly in the ESRD setting. Further changes in the Medicare reimbursement rate, particularly with respect to ESRD patients who are not on dialysis, which result in lower payment rates from either or both Medicare and non-Medicare payors, would further limit our ability to successfully market and sell Feraheme in the U.S.

 

In addition, in the hospital in-patient setting, Feraheme is reimbursed by Medicare under a diagnosis related group payment system, which provides a fixed reimbursement based on the diagnosis and/or procedure rather than actual costs incurred in patient treatments, thereby increasing the incentive for a hospital to limit or control expenditures. As a result, Feraheme has not been nor do we expect it to be broadly used in the hospital in-patient setting.

 

In countries outside of the U.S., market acceptance may also depend, in part, upon the availability of reimbursement within existing healthcare payment systems. Generally, in Europe and other countries outside of the U.S., the government sponsored healthcare system is the primary payor of healthcare costs of patients and therefore enjoys significant market power. Some foreign countries also set prices for pharmaceutical products as part of the regulatory process, and we cannot guarantee that the prices set by such governments will be sufficient to generate substantial revenues or allow sales of Feraheme/Rienso to be profitable in those countries. Any such limitations on the reimbursement for Feraheme/Rienso in countries outside of the U.S. would have an adverse impact on Takeda’s ability to generate product sales of Feraheme/Rienso in such territories, which would, in turn, limit the amount of royalties we may receive under our agreement with Takeda.

 

In the U.S. there have been, and we expect there will continue to be, a number of federal and state healthcare initiatives implemented to reform the healthcare system in ways that could adversely impact our business and our ability to sell Feraheme profitably.

 

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In the U.S., there have been, and we expect there will continue to be, a number of legislative and regulatory proposals aimed at changing the U.S. healthcare system. For example, the Health Care Reform Act contains a number of provisions that significantly impact the pharmaceutical industry and may negatively affect our potential Feraheme revenues. Among other things, the Health Care Reform Act increased the minimum Medicaid drug rebates for pharmaceutical companies, extended the rebate provisions to Medicaid managed care organizations, and expanded the 340(b) Public Health Services drug pricing program. Substantial new provisions affecting compliance have also been added, which may require us to modify our business practices with healthcare providers and potentially incur additional costs. While we are continuing to evaluate this legislation and its potential impact on our business, this legislation may adversely affect the demand for Feraheme in the U.S. or cause us to incur additional expenses and therefore adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.

 

In addition, various healthcare reform proposals have emerged at the state level in the U.S. We cannot predict the impact that newly enacted laws or any future legislation or regulation will have on us. We expect that there will continue to be a number of U.S. federal and state proposals to implement governmental pricing controls and limit the growth of healthcare costs. These efforts could adversely affect our business by, among other things, limiting the prices that can be charged for Feraheme or the amount of reimbursement available from governmental agencies or third-party payors, limiting the profitability of Feraheme , increasing our rebate liability or limiting the commercial opportunity for Feraheme .

 

Competition in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries is intense. If our competitors are able to develop and market products that are or are perceived to be more effective, safer, more convenient or have more favorable pricing, insurance coverage and reimbursement than Feraheme/Rienso, the commercial opportunity for Feraheme/Rienso in the U.S. and abroad will be adversely impacted.

 

The pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries are subject to intense competition and rapid technological change. We and Takeda have competitors both in the U.S. and internationally, and many may have greater financial and other resources, and more experienced trade, sales, reimbursement and manufacturing organizations than we or Takeda do. In addition, many of our and Takeda’s competitors have significant name recognition, more established positions in the IV iron market and long-standing relationships with customers and distributors. Our Feraheme/Rienso commercial opportunity will be reduced or eliminated if our competitors develop, commercialize, acquire or license technologies and drug products that are or are perceived to be safer, more effective, and/or easier to administer, or have more favorable pricing, insurance coverage and reimbursement than Feraheme/Rienso .

 

Feraheme currently competes with several IV iron replacement therapies in the U.S., including Venofer ® , which is marketed in the U.S. by Fresenius Medical Care North America and American Regent Laboratories, Inc., or American Regent, a subsidiary of Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Luitpold, Ferrlecit ® , which is marketed by Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, a generic version of Ferrlecit ®  marketed by Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Watson, INFeD ® , an iron dextran product marketed by Watson, and Dexferrum ® , an iron dextran product marketed by American Regent.

 

In addition to the currently marketed products described above, Feraheme may also compete in the U.S. with Injectafer ® , which is known as Ferinject ®  in Europe, which is in development in the U.S. for a variety of anemia-related indications, including the treatment of IDA in CKD patients, whether or not on dialysis. In September 2011, Luitpold submitted an NDA to the FDA seeking marketing approval for Injectafer ®  for the treatment of IDA. In July 2012, Luitpold received a Complete Response letter from the FDA withholding approval of Injectafer ®  due to issues related to Luitpold’s U.S. manufacturing facility. The Injectafer ® NDA includes data and information from two new large randomized controlled clinical trials investigating the cardiovascular risk profile of high dose Injectafer ® . If approved in the U.S., Injectafer ® will be marketed by American Regent, the current distributor of Venofer ® . If Injectafer ® or any

 

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other iron replacement therapy product is approved for marketing and sale in the U.S. or is successful in obtaining a broader IDA indication than Feraheme , our efforts to market and sell Feraheme in the U.S. and our ability to generate additional revenues and achieve profitability could be adversely affected.

 

Feraheme/Rienso will also compete with a number of branded IV iron replacement products outside of the U.S., including Venofer ® , Ferrlecit ® , Monofer ® , Ferinject ® (the brand name for Injectafer ®  outside the U.S.) and certain other iron dextran and iron sucrose products. Monofer ®  is an injectable iron preparation developed by Pharmacosmos A/S, which is currently approved for marketing in approximately 23 countries for the treatment of IDA. Ferinject ®  is currently approved for marketing in approximately 40 countries worldwide, for the treatment of iron deficiency where oral iron is ineffective or cannot be used. Venofer ®  and Ferrlecit ®  have been marketed in many countries throughout the world, including most of Europe and Canada, for many years. Feraheme/Rienso will compete primarily with Venofer ® , Ferinject ® and Ferrlecit ®  in both the Canadian and European markets. If Takeda is unable to convince physicians and other healthcare providers to switch from using the competing IV iron products to Feraheme/Rienso, our ability to generate revenues from royalties we expect to receive from Takeda will be limited and our operating results will be negatively affected. In addition, all other IV iron products currently approved and marketed and sold in the EU are approved for marketing to all patients with IDA. Feraheme/Rienso was approved only for use in CKD patients, which could put Feraheme/Rienso at a competitive disadvantage unless and until it receives approval for a broader indication.

 

The market opportunity for Feraheme/Rienso in the U.S. and abroad could also be negatively affected by approved generic IV iron replacement therapy products that achieve commercial success. For example, in 2011, Watson launched a generic version of Ferrlecit ®  in the U.S., which is approved for marketing in the U.S. for the treatment of IDA in adult patients and in pediatric patients age six years and older undergoing chronic hemodialysis who are receiving supplemental epoetin therapy. There are also a number of approved generic IV iron products in countries outside the U.S. which will directly compete with Feraheme/Rienso , including a generic version of Venofer ® . Companies that manufacture generic products typically invest far less resources in research and development than the manufacturers of branded products and can therefore price their products significantly lower than those already on the market. Therefore, competition from generic IV iron products could limit our U.S. sales and any royalties we may receive from Takeda, which would have an adverse impact on our business and results of operations.

 

The iron replacement therapy market is highly sensitive to several factors including, but not limited to, the actual and perceived safety and efficacy profile of the available products, the ability to obtain appropriate insurance coverage and reimbursement, price competitiveness, and product characteristics such as convenience of administration and dosing regimens. Feraheme/Rienso may not receive the same level of market acceptance as competing iron replacement therapy products, especially since most of these products have been on the market longer and are currently widely used by physicians in the U.S. and abroad. In addition, certain of the IV iron products that we compete with are approved for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in a broader group of patients than Feraheme/Rienso . We or Takeda may not be able to convince physicians and other healthcare providers or payers to switch from using the other IV iron therapeutic products to Feraheme/Rienso . If we or Takeda are not able to differentiate Feraheme/Rienso from other marketed IV iron products, our ability to maintain a premium price, our ability to generate revenues and achieve and maintain profitability, and our long-term business prospects could be adversely affected.

 

We have limited experience independently commercializing a pharmaceutical product, and any failure on our part to effectively execute our Feraheme commercial plans in the U.S., particularly in light of our recent restructurings, would have an adverse impact on our business.

 

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Prior to our commercialization of Feraheme in the U.S., we had never independently marketed or sold a drug product as we had relied on our licensees to market and sell our previously approved products. We have an internal commercial infrastructure to market and sell Feraheme in the U.S., and if we are unsuccessful in maintaining an effective commercial function or experience a high level of turnover, then the commercialization of Feraheme could be severely impaired. We reduced our workforce by approximately 25% of our positions in November 2011 as part of an overall corporate restructuring, including certain positions within our commercial function, as well as additional positions associated with our June 2012 restructuring. These workforce reductions or any future reductions or departures, could harm our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, which could prevent us from successfully commercializing Feraheme in the U.S., impair our ability to maintain sales levels and/or impair our ability to support potential sales growth and sales of Feraheme for any additional indications we may commercialize in the future. Any failure by us to successfully execute our commercialization plans for Feraheme in the U.S. could have a material adverse impact on our ability to generate revenues, our ability to achieve profitability, and the future prospects for our business.

 

Our success depends on our ability to attract and retain key employees and our recent restructuring plans may be disruptive to our operations.

 

Because of the specialized nature of our business, our success depends to a significant extent on the continued service of our executive officers and on our ability to continue to attract, retain and motivate qualified executive, sales, manufacturing, managerial, scientific, and medical personnel. We have entered into employment agreements with our current senior executives but such agreements do not guarantee that these executives will remain employed by us for any significant period of time, or at all. There is intense competition for qualified personnel in the areas of our activities, and we may not be able to continue to attract and retain the qualified personnel necessary for the development of our business.

 

In November 2011, we initiated a corporate restructuring, including a workforce reduction plan, which included the departure of our then chief executive officer and our chief commercial officer. In addition, in June 2012, we announced our plan to further reduce our workforce by the end of 2012. We hired William Heiden as our Chief Executive Officer in May 2012, however, the uncertainty regarding our November 2011 and June 2012 workforce reductions, other executive departures, and any future reductions or departures, could harm our ability to attract and retain qualified key personnel. If we are unable to attract such personnel, or we lose the services of our key personnel for any reason, our Feraheme development and commercialization efforts could be adversely impacted.

 

Our recent restructuring plans may be disruptive to our operations. For example, cost saving measures may distract management from our core business, harm our reputation, or yield unanticipated consequences, such as attrition beyond planned reductions in workforce, increased difficulties in our day-to-day operations, reduced employee productivity and a deterioration of employee morale. Our workforce reductions could also harm our ability to attract and retain qualified management, scientific, manufacturing and commercial personnel who are critical to our business. Any failure to attract or retain qualified personnel could prevent us from successfully commercializing and developing Feraheme , impair our ability to maintain sales levels and/or support potential sales growth, and result in unexpected delays in our development programs and our anticipated regulatory filings, including our planned sNDA for Feraheme for a broad IDA indication.

 

Moreover, although we believe it is necessary to reduce the cost of our operations to improve our performance, these initiatives may preclude us from making potentially significant expenditures that could improve our competitiveness over the longer term. We cannot guarantee that the cost reduction measures, or other measures we may take in the future, will result in the expected cost savings, or that any cost savings will be unaccompanied by these or other unintended consequences.

 

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We are substantially dependent upon our collaboration with Takeda to commercialize Feraheme/Rienso in certain regions outside of the U.S., including Canada, Switzerland and the EU, and if Takeda fails to successfully fulfill its obligations, or is ineffective in its commercialization of Feraheme/Rienso in the licensed territories, or if our collaboration is terminated, our plans to commercialize Feraheme/Rienso outside of the U.S. may be adversely affected.

 

In March 2010, we entered into our initial agreement with Takeda, which was amended in June 2012, under which we granted exclusive rights to Takeda to develop and commercialize Feraheme/Rienso as a therapeutic agent in Europe, Asia-Pacific countries (excluding Japan, China and Taiwan), Canada, India and Turkey, or collectively, the Amended Licensed Territory. We are highly dependent on Takeda for certain regulatory filings outside of the U.S. with respect to Feraheme/Rienso and the commercialization of Feraheme/Rienso outside of the U.S., including in Canada, Switzerland and the EU. If Takeda fails to perform its obligations under the Amended Takeda Agreement, delays the commercial launch of Feraheme/Rienso in the Amended Licensed Territory, or is ineffective in its commercialization of Feraheme/Rienso in the Amended Licensed Territory or if we fail to effectively manage our relationship with Takeda, our ability to and the extent to which we obtain regulatory approvals for Feraheme/Rienso and our Feraheme /Rienso commercialization efforts outside of the U.S. would be significantly harmed, which would have an adverse affect on milestone payments and royalties we expect to receive under the Amended Takeda Agreement. Further, if we fail to fulfill certain of our obligations under the Amended Takeda Agreement, Takeda has the right to assume the responsibility of clinical development of Feraheme/Rienso in the Amended Licensed Territory, which would increase the cost of and delay the Feraheme/Rienso development program outside of the U.S.

 

Takeda has the unilateral right to terminate the Amended Takeda Agreement under certain conditions, including without cause. If Takeda terminates the agreement, we would be required to either enter into alternative arrangements with third parties to commercialize Feraheme/Rienso in the Amended Licensed Territory, which we may be unable to do, or to increase our internal infrastructure, both of which would likely result in significant additional expense and a delay or termination of our Feraheme clinical development programs and commercial efforts outside of the U.S. In addition, such a termination would prevent us from receiving the milestone payments and royalties we expect to receive under the Amended Takeda Agreement.

 

We have limited experience independently distributing a pharmaceutical product and our Feraheme commercialization plans could suffer if we fail to effectively manage and maintain our supply chain and distribution network.

 

We do not have significant experience in managing and maintaining a supply chain and distribution network, and we are placing substantial reliance on third-parties to perform product supply chain services for us. Such services include packaging, warehousing, inventory management, storage and distribution of Feraheme . We have contracted with Integrated Commercialization Services, Inc., or ICS, to be our exclusive third-party logistics provider to perform a variety of functions related to the sale and distribution of Feraheme in the U.S., including services related to warehousing and inventory management, distribution, chargeback processing, accounts receivable management and customer service call center management. As a result, a significant amount of our U.S. inventory is stored at a single warehouse maintained by ICS. In addition, we have contracted with Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC, or Catalent, to provide certain labeling and packaging services for final U.S. Feraheme drug product. If ICS or Catalent are unable to provide uninterrupted supply chain services or labeling and packaging services, respectively, we may incur substantial losses of sales to wholesalers or other purchasers of Feraheme .

 

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In addition, the packaging, storage and distribution of Feraheme in the U.S. and abroad requires significant coordination among our and Takeda’s manufacturing, sales, marketing and finance organizations and multiple third parties including our third-party logistics provider, packaging and labeling provider, distributors, and wholesalers. In most cases, we do not currently have back-up suppliers or service providers to perform these tasks. If any of these third-parties experience significant difficulties in their respective processes, fail to maintain compliance with applicable legal or regulatory requirements, fail to meet expected deadlines or otherwise do not carry out their contractual duties to us, or encounter physical or natural damages at their facilities, our ability to deliver Feraheme to meet U.S. or foreign commercial demand could be significantly impaired. The loss of any of our third-party providers, together with a delay or inability to secure an alternate distribution source for end-users in a timely manner, could cause the distribution of Feraheme to be delayed or interrupted, which would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our contract manufacturers may not be able to operate their manufacturing facilities in compliance with current good manufacturing practices and other FDA and equivalent foreign regulations, which could result in a suspension of our contract manufacturers’ ability to manufacture Feraheme, the loss of Feraheme inventory, an inability to manufacture sufficient quantities of Feraheme to meet U.S. or foreign demand, or other unanticipated compliance costs.

 

Our third-party contract manufacturing facilities are subject to current good manufacturing practices, or cGMP, regulations enforced by the FDA and equivalent foreign regulatory agencies through periodic inspections to confirm such compliance. Our contract manufacturers must continually expend time, money and effort in production, record-keeping and quality assurance and control to ensure that these manufacturing facilities meet applicable regulatory requirements. Failure to maintain ongoing compliance with cGMP regulations and other applicable manufacturing requirements of various U.S. or foreign regulatory agencies could result in, among other things, the issuance of warning letters, fines, the withdrawal or recall of Feraheme from the marketplace, total or partial suspension of Feraheme production, the loss of Feraheme inventory, suspension of the review of any future sNDAs or equivalent foreign filings, enforcement actions, injunctions or criminal prosecution. A government-mandated recall or a voluntary recall could divert managerial and financial resources, could be difficult and costly to correct, could result in the suspension of sales of Feraheme , and could have a severe adverse impact on our potential profitability and the future prospects of our business. In addition, if any U.S. or foreign regulatory agency inspects any of these manufacturing facilities and determines that they are not in compliance with cGMP regulations or our contract manufacturers otherwise determine that they are not in compliance with these regulations, our contract manufacturers could experience an inability to manufacture sufficient quantities of Feraheme to meet U.S. or foreign demand or incur unanticipated compliance expenditures, either of which could have an adverse impact on Feraheme sales, our potential profitability and the future prospects of our business.

 

We are completely dependent on third parties to manufacture Feraheme/Rienso and any difficulties, disruptions or delays in the Feraheme manufacturing process, including our transition to alternative source manufacturing facilities, could increase our costs, or adversely affect our profitability and future business prospects.

 

In June 2012, we announced our plans to move to an outsourced manufacturing model and sell our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility. In October 2012, we ceased our manufacturing operations at our Cambridge, Massachusetts manufacturing facility. Consequently, our third-party contract manufacturers are currently manufacturing Feraheme for commercial use in the U.S., the EU and for use in human clinical trials. Prior to ceasing our manufacturing operations, we manufactured Feraheme drug substance and drug product for use in the Canadian market at our Cambridge facility. Although we and Takeda are working to obtain regulatory approval of the manufacturing facilities at our current third-party

 

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contract manufacturers to produce Feraheme for sale in Canada, we did not have such manufacturing facilities available upon the October 2012 commercial launch of Feraheme in this geography.

 

Our ability to have Feraheme/Rienso manufactured in sufficient quantities and at acceptable costs to meet our commercial demand and clinical development needs is dependent on the uninterrupted and efficient operation of our third-party contract manufacturing facilities. Any difficulties, disruptions or delays in the Feraheme/Rienso manufacturing process could result in product defects or shipment delays, recall or withdrawal of product previously shipped for commercial or clinical purposes, inventory write-offs or the inability to meet commercial demand for Feraheme/Rienso in a timely and cost-effective manner.

 

In addition, the transition of the manufacturing processes to third-party contract manufacturers and the oversight of such third-parties could take a significant amount of time and may increase the risk of certain problems, including cost overruns, process reproducibility, stability issues, the inability to deliver required quantities of product that conform to specifications in a timely manner, or the inability to manufacture Feraheme/Rienso in accordance with cGMP. If we are unable to have Feraheme/Rienso manufactured on a timely basis because of these or other factors, we may not be able to meet commercial demand or our clinical development needs for Feraheme/Rienso or may not be able to manufacture Feraheme/Rienso in a cost-effective manner, particularly in light of the fixed price at which we are required to supply Feraheme/Rienso to Takeda under the Amended Takeda Agreement. As a result, we may lose sales, fail to generate increased revenues, our clinical development programs may be delayed and/or we may lose money on our supply of Feraheme/Rienso to Takeda, any of which could have an adverse impact on our potential profitability and future business prospects.

 

Our inability to obtain raw and other materials used in the manufacture of Feraheme could adversely impact our ability to manufacture sufficient quantities of Feraheme, which would have an adverse impact on our business.

 

We currently purchase certain raw and other materials used to manufacture Feraheme from third-party suppliers and at present do not have any long-term supply contracts with these third parties. These third-party suppliers may cease to produce the raw or other materials used in Feraheme or otherwise fail to supply these materials to us or fail to supply sufficient quantities of these materials to us in a timely manner for a number of reasons, including but not limited to the following:

 

·       Unexpected demand for or shortage of raw or other materials;

 

·       Labor disputes or shortages;

 

·       Manufacturing difficulties;

 

·       Regulatory requirements or action;

 

·       Adverse financial developments at or affecting the supplier; or

 

·       Import or export problems.

 

If any of our third-party suppliers cease to supply certain raw or other materials to us for any reason we could be unable to manufacture Feraheme in sufficient quantities, on a timely basis, or in a cost-effective manner until we are able to qualify an alternative source, which could adversely affect our ability to satisfy commercial demand and our clinical development needs for Feraheme .

 

The qualification of an alternative source may require repeated testing of the new materials and generate greater expenses to us if materials that we test do not perform in an acceptable manner. In addition, we sometimes obtain raw or other materials from one vendor only, even where multiple sources are available,

 

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to maintain quality control and enhance working relationships with suppliers, which could make us susceptible to price inflation by the sole supplier, thereby increasing our production costs. As a result of the high quality standards imposed on our raw or other materials, we may not be able to obtain these materials of the quality required to manufacture Feraheme from an alternative source on commercially reasonable terms, or in a timely manner, if at all.

 

Even if we are able to obtain raw or other materials from an alternative source, if these raw or other materials are not available in a timely manner or on commercially reasonable terms, we would be unable to manufacture Feraheme , both for commercial sale and for use in our clinical trials, on a timely and cost-effective basis, which could cause us to lose money. Any such difficulty in obtaining raw or other materials could severely hinder our ability to manufacture Feraheme and could have a material adverse impact on our ability to generate additional revenues and to achieve profitability.

 

Our ability to grow revenues from sales of Feraheme could be limited if we do not obtain approval, or if we experience significant delays in our efforts to obtain approval, in the U.S. to market and sell Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in a broad range of patients.

 

We have recently completed our Phase III clinical trials to support our global registrational program to assess Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in a broad range of patients. Before obtaining regulatory approval in the U.S. for the commercial marketing and sale of Feraheme for the broad IDA indication, we must demonstrate through extensive human clinical trials that Feraheme is safe and effective for use in this broader patient population. In both March and July 2012 we announced results from each of our two Phase III multi-center clinical trials to assess Feraheme in patients with IDA. Conducting clinical trials is a complex, time-consuming and expensive process that requires adherence to a wide range of regulatory requirements. The FDA has substantial discretion in the approval process and may decide that the results of our clinical trials are insufficient for approval or that Feraheme is not effective or safe in indications other than CKD. Clinical and other data is often susceptible to varying interpretations, and many companies that have believed their product candidates performed satisfactorily in clinical trials have nonetheless failed to obtain FDA approval for their products. There is no guarantee that the FDA will determine that the results of our clinical trials, including the recently announced results from both of our trials in our global registrational program for Feraheme in a broad range of patients with IDA, will adequately demonstrate that Feraheme is safe and effective in such a patient population to grant approval.

 

The FDA could also determine that our clinical trials and/or our manufacturing processes were not properly designed, were not conducted in accordance with federal laws and regulations, or were otherwise not properly managed. In addition, under the FDA’s current good clinical practices regulations, or cGCP, we are responsible for conducting, recording and reporting the results of clinical trials to ensure that the data and results are credible and accurate and that the trial participants are adequately protected. The FDA may conduct inspections of clinical investigator sites which are involved in our clinical development programs to ensure their compliance with cGCP regulations. If the FDA determines that we, our clinical research organizations or our study sites fail to comply with applicable cGCP regulations, the clinical data generated in our clinical trials may be deemed unreliable and the FDA may disqualify certain data generated from those sites or require us to perform additional clinical trials before approving our marketing application, which could adversely impact our ability to obtain marketing approval for Feraheme in the broad IDA indication. Any such deficiency in the design, implementation or oversight of our clinical development programs could cause us to incur significant additional costs, experience significant delays or prevent us from obtaining marketing approval for Feraheme for the broad IDA indication. In addition, any failure by us to obtain approval for the broad IDA indication could adversely affect the commercialization of Feraheme in its current indication. If, for any of these reasons, we do not obtain approval, or if we experience significant delays in our efforts to obtain approval to market and sell Feraheme in the U.S. for the treatment

 

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of IDA in a broad range of patients, our cash position, our ability to increase revenues, our ability to achieve profitability, and the future prospects of our business could be materially adversely affected.

 

Our ability to grow revenues from sales of Feraheme could be limited if we do not obtain approval, or if we experience significant delays in our efforts to obtain approval, to market and sell Feraheme in countries outside of the U.S.

 

In order for Takeda, 3SBio Inc., or 3SBio, or us to market and sell Feraheme/Rienso for any indication in any country outside of the U.S., including in the EU, it will be necessary to obtain regulatory approval from the appropriate foreign regulatory authorities, which approval must include approval of our proposed manufacturing processes and facilities. The requirements and timing for regulatory approval vary widely from country to country and may in some cases be different than or more rigorous than requirements in the U.S. For example, in June 2012 the European Commission granted marketing authorization for ferumoxytol for the treatment of IDA in CKD patients. As a condition of approval, we are required to perform certain studies for the CKD indication in the EU that were not required for the U.S. approval of ferumoxytol for the treatment of IDA in CKD patients.

 

In addition, in both March and July 2012 we announced results from each of our two Phase III multi-center clinical trials to assess Feraheme in patients with IDA. The EMA has substantial discretion in the approval process and may decide that the results of our clinical trials are insufficient for approval of the broader IDA indication. Clinical and other data is often susceptible to varying interpretations, and there is no guarantee that the EMA will determine that the results of our clinical trials will adequately demonstrate that Feraheme is safe and effective in the broader IDA patient population to support approval. In addition, any adverse regulatory action taken by the FDA with respect to Feraheme in the U.S. may affect the regulatory requirements or decisions made by certain foreign regulatory bodies with regard to the regulatory approval of Feraheme outside of the U.S.

 

Any failure to obtain regulatory approval outside of the U.S. for Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in a broad range of patients would prevent us from receiving expected milestone payments and royalties from Takeda and could limit the commercial success of Feraheme and our ability to grow our revenues.

 

We rely on third parties in the conduct of our business, including our clinical trials, and if they fail to fulfill their obligations, our commercialization and development plans may be adversely affected.

 

We rely and intend to continue to rely on third-parties, including clinical research organizations, third-party manufacturers, third-party logistics providers, packaging and labeling providers, wholesale distributors and certain other important vendors and consultants in the conduct of our business. As a result of the current volatile and unpredictable global economic situation, there may be a disruption or delay in the performance or satisfaction of commitments to us by our third-party contractors or suppliers. For example, our distributors, customers or suppliers may experience difficulty in obtaining the liquidity necessary to purchase inventory or raw or other materials, may begin to maintain lower inventory levels or may become insolvent. If such third-parties are unable to adequately satisfy their contractual commitments to us in a timely manner, our business could be severely adversely affected.

 

In addition, we have contracted and we plan to continue to contract with certain third-parties to provide certain services, including site selection, enrollment, monitoring, data management and other services, in connection with the conduct of our clinical trials and the preparation and filing of our regulatory applications, including our planned sNDA for the broad IDA indication in the U.S. We have limited experience conducting clinical trials outside the U.S., and, therefore, we are also largely relying on third-parties such as clinical research organizations to manage, monitor and carry out these clinical trials outside of the U.S. Although we depend heavily on these parties, we do not control them and, therefore, we cannot

 

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be assured that these third-parties will adequately perform all of their contractual obligations to us. If our third-party service providers cannot adequately fulfill their obligations to us in a timely manner and on a satisfactory basis or if the quality and accuracy of our clinical trial data or our regulatory submissions are compromised due to poor quality or failure to adhere to our protocols or regulatory requirements or if such third-parties otherwise fail to adequately discharge their responsibilities or meet deadlines, our development plans and planned regulatory submissions both in and outside of the U.S., including our planned sNDA for the broad IDA indication in the U.S., may be delayed or terminated, which would adversely impact our ability to generate revenues from Feraheme sales in additional indications and/or outside of the U.S.

 

Our operating results will likely fluctuate so you should not rely on the results of any single quarter to predict how we will perform over time.

 

Our future operating results will likely vary from quarter to quarter depending on a number of factors, some of which we cannot control, including but not limited to:

 

·       The magnitude of U.S. Feraheme sales

 

·       The magnitude of Feraheme/Rienso sales and royalties we may receive from Takeda outside of the U.S. ;

 

·                   Any expansion or contraction of the overall size of the IV iron market, which could result from a number of factors including but not limited to, changes in treatment guidelines or practices related to IDA;

 

·                   Changes in accounting estimates related to reserves on revenue or other accruals;

 

·                   The impact of any pricing strategies we have implemented or may implement related to Feraheme, including the magnitude of rebates and/or discounts we may offer;

 

·                   The timing and magnitude of costs associated with the commercialization of Feraheme in the U.S., including costs associated with maintaining our commercial infrastructure and executing our promotional and marketing strategy;

 

·                   Changes in buying patterns and inventory levels of our wholesalers or distributors;

 

·                   The timing and magnitude of milestone payments we may receive under the Amended Takeda Agreement;

 

·                   Any adverse impact on our financial results stemming from our recent corporate restructurings;

 

·                   The timing and magnitude of costs associated with our ongoing and planned clinical studies of Feraheme in connection with our pediatric program, our pursuit of additional indications and our development of Feraheme in countries outside of the U.S;

 

·                   The timing and magnitude of costs associated with commercial-scale manufacturing of Feraheme , including costs of raw and other materials and costs associated with maintaining commercial inventory and qualifying additional manufacturing capacities and alternative suppliers;

 

·                   The magnitude of costs incurred in connection with business development activities;

 

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·                   Changes in reimbursement practices and laws and regulations affecting Feraheme from federal, state and foreign legislative and regulatory authorities, government health administration authorities, private health insurers and other third-party payors;

 

·                   The initiation or outcome of any material litigation or patent challenges to which we are or become a party and the magnitude of costs associated with such litigation; and

 

·                   The implementation of new or revised accounting or tax rules or policies.

 

As a result of these and other factors, our quarterly operating results could fluctuate, and this fluctuation could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. Results from one quarter should not be used as an indication of future performance.

 

We derive a substantial amount of our revenue from a limited number of customers and the loss of one or more of these customers or a decline in revenue from one or more of these customers could have an adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.

 

In the U.S., we sell Feraheme primarily to wholesalers and specialty distributors and therefore a significant portion of our revenues is generated by a small number of customers. Four customers accounted for 94% of our total revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and three customers accounted for 91% of our accounts receivable balance as of September 30, 2012. In addition, a significant portion of our U.S. Feraheme sales are generated through a small number of contracts with GPOs. For example, approximately 33% of our end-user demand in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was generated by members of a single GPO with which we have contracted. As a result of the significant percentage of our end-user demand being generated by a single GPO, we may be at a disadvantage in future contract or price negotiations with such GPO. In addition, the loss of, material reduction in sales volume to, or a significant adverse change in our relationship with any of our key wholesalers, distributors or GPOs could have a material adverse effect on our revenue in any given period and may result in significant annual or quarterly revenue fluctuations.

 

Wholesaler and distributor buying patterns and other factors may cause our quarterly results to fluctuate, and these fluctuations may adversely affect our short-term results.

 

Our results of operations, including, in particular, product sales revenues, may vary from period to period due to a variety of factors, including the buying patterns of our U.S. wholesalers and distributors, which vary from quarter to quarter. In the event wholesalers and distributors with whom we do business in the U.S. determine to limit their purchases of Feraheme , sales of Feraheme could be adversely affected. For example, in advance of an anticipated price increase or a reduction in expected rebates or discounts, customers may order Feraheme in larger than normal quantities which could cause sales of Feraheme to be lower in subsequent quarters than they would have been otherwise. Further, any changes in purchasing patterns, inventory levels, increases in returns of Feraheme, delays in purchasing products or delays in payment for products by one of our distributors could also have a negative impact on our revenue and results of operations.

 

If the estimates we make, or the assumptions on which we rely, in preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements prove inaccurate, our actual results may vary from those reflected in our projections and accruals.

 

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assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, the amounts of charges accrued by us, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, our management evaluates our critical and other significant estimates and judgments, including among others, those associated with revenue recognition related to collaboration agreements and product sales, product sales allowances and accruals, our assessment of investments for potential other-than-temporary impairment and our determination of the value of our investments, reserves for doubtful accounts, accrued expenses, reserves for legal matters, income taxes and equity-based compensation expense. We base our estimates on market data, our observance of trends in our industry, and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. If actual results differ from these estimates, there could be a material adverse effect on our financial results and the performance of our stock.

 

As part of our revenue recognition policy, our estimates of product returns, rebates and chargebacks, fees and other discounts require subjective and complex judgments due to the need to make estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain. Any significant differences between our actual results and our estimates could materially affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. For example during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we revised our estimated Medicaid reserve rate, which resulted in a $0.6 million and a $2.5 million reduction of our estimated Medicaid rebate reserve related to prior Feraheme sales, respectively. Further, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we reduced our reserve for product returns by approximately $2.1 million due to a reduction in our expected rate of product returns as well as the lapse of the return period.

 

In addition, to determine the required quantities of our products and the related manufacturing schedule, we also need to make significant judgments and estimates based on inventory levels, current market trends, anticipated sales, forecasts from our licensees, including Takeda, and other factors. Because of the inherent nature of estimates, there could be significant differences between our and Takeda’s estimates and the actual amount of product need. For example, the level of our access to wholesaler and distributor inventory levels and sales data in the U.S., which varies based on the wholesaler or distributor, affects our ability to accurately estimate certain reserves included in our financial statements. Any difference between our estimates and the actual amount of product demand could result in unmet demand or excess inventory, each of which would adversely impact our financial results and results of operations.

 

Our stock price has been and may continue to be volatile, and your investment in our stock could decline in value or fluctuate significantly.

 

The market price of our common stock has been, and may continue to be, volatile, and your investment in our stock could decline in value or fluctuate significantly. Our stock price has ranged between $12.43 and $19.62 in the fifty-two week period through October 31, 2012. The stock market has from time to time experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations, particularly in the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals sectors, which have often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. Various factors and events, many of which are beyond our control, may have a significant impact on the market price of our common stock. Factors which may affect the market price of our common stock include, among others:

 

·                   Our ability to successfully commercialize Feraheme in the U.S. and Takeda’s ability to successfully commercialize Feraheme in territories outside of the U.S.;

 

·                   The timing and magnitude of Feraheme revenue and actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;

 

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·                   Changes in or our failure to meet financial estimates published by securities analysts or our own publicly disclosed financial guidance;

 

·                   Increases or decreases in our operating expenses or our gross margin on Feraheme /Rienso;

 

·                   The availability of reimbursement coverage for Feraheme or changes in the reimbursement policies of U.S. or foreign governmental or private payors;

 

·                   Public announcements of U.S. or foreign regulatory actions with respect to Feraheme or products or product candidates of our competitors;

 

·                   Actual or perceived safety concerns related to Feraheme or products or product candidates of our competitors, including any actions taken by U.S. or foreign regulatory authorities in connection with such concerns;

 

·                   The status or results of clinical trials for Feraheme or products or product candidates of our competitors;

 

·                   The acquisition, development or regulatory approvals of technologies, product candidates or products by us or our competitors;

 

·                   Cash milestones earned under the Amended Takeda Agreement;

 

·                   Developments in patents or other proprietary rights by us or our competitors, such as the recent decision by the EPO regarding our European ferumoxytol patent;

 

·                   The initiation or outcome of any material litigation or patent challenges to which we are or may become a party;

 

·                   Significant collaboration, product or business acquisition, joint venture or similar agreements by us or our competitors;

 

·                   Shareholder activism and attempts to disrupt our strategy by activist investors;

 

·                   General market conditions; and

 

·                   Sales of large blocks of our common stock.

 

Thus, as a result of events both within and beyond our control, our stock price could fluctuate significantly or lose value rapidly.

 

If securities analysts downgrade our stock, cease coverage of us, or if our operating results do not meet analysts’ forecasts and expectations, our stock price could decline.

 

The trading market for our common stock relies in part on the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us and our business. Currently, eight financial analysts publish reports about us and our business. We do not control these or any other analysts. Furthermore, there are many large, well-established, publicly traded companies active in our industry and market, which may mean that it is less likely that we will receive widespread analyst coverage. In addition, our future operating results are subject to substantial uncertainty, and our stock price could decline significantly if we fail to meet or exceed

 

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analysts’ forecasts and expectations. If any of the analysts who cover us downgrade our stock or issue commentary or observations that are perceived by the market to be adverse to us or our stock, our stock price would likely decline rapidly. In addition, if these analysts cease coverage of our company, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could also cause our stock price to decline.

 

If our operating results do not meet our own publicly disclosed financial guidance our stock price could decline.

 

In 2012, we publicly provided financial guidance, including expected 2012 Feraheme product revenue, estimated operating expenses, estimated cost of goods sold as a percent of sales, and estimated year-end cash balance. If we fail to realize or if we change or update any element of our publicly disclosed financial guidance or other expectations about our business, our stock price could decline in value.

 

We may need additional capital to achieve our business objectives.

 

We have expended and will continue to expend substantial funds to successfully commercialize and develop Feraheme . Our long-term capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:

 

·                   Our ability to successfully commercialize Feraheme in the U.S. and Takeda’s ability to successfully commercialize Feraheme in its licensed territories outside of the U.S.;

 

·                   The magnitude of U.S. Feraheme sales;

 

·                   The magnitude of Feraheme /Rienso sales and royalties we may receive from Takeda outside of the U.S.;

 

·                   Our ability to obtain regulatory approval for Feraheme to treat IDA regardless of the underlying cause both within the U.S. and outside of the U.S., particularly in the EU;

 

·                   Our ability to achieve the various milestones and receive the associated payments under the Amended Takeda Agreement;

 

·                   Costs associated with the U.S. commercialization of Feraheme , including costs associated with maintaining our commercial infrastructure, executing our promotional and marketing strategy for Feraheme, and conducting our required pediatric clinical studies and any post-marketing clinical studies;

 

·                   The timing and magnitude of costs associated with qualifying additional manufacturing capacities and alternative suppliers;

 

·                   Costs associated with our development of Feraheme for the treatment of IDA in a broad range of patients in the U.S.;

 

·                   The outcome of and costs associated with any material litigation or patent challenges to which we are or may become a party;

 

·                   The success, costs and structure of any business or corporate development initiatives to bring additional products into our portfolio;

 

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·                   Our ability to maintain successful collaborations with our licensees and/or to enter into additional alternative strategic relationships, if necessary; and

 

·                   Our ability to raise additional capital on terms and within a timeframe acceptable to us, if necessary.

 

We estimate that our cash resources as of September 30, 2012, combined with cash we currently expect to receive from sales of Feraheme, from earnings on our investments, and potential milestone and royalty payments we expect to receive from Takeda will be sufficient to finance our currently planned operations for at least the next twelve months. Thereafter, we may require additional funds or need to establish additional alternative strategic arrangements to execute our business plans. We may seek needed funding through additional arrangements with collaborators through public or private equity or debt financings. We may not be able to obtain financing or to secure alternative strategic arrangements on acceptable terms or within an acceptable timeframe, if at all.

 

Any additional equity financings or alternative strategic arrangements would be dilutive to our stockholders. In addition, the terms of any debt financing could greatly restrict our ability to raise additional capital and may provide rights and preferences to the investors in any such financing which are not available to current stockholders. Our inability to raise additional capital on terms and within a timeframe acceptable to us when needed could force us to dramatically reduce our expenses and delay, scale back or eliminate certain of our activities and operations, including our commercialization and development activities, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and future business prospects.

 

The investment of our cash is subject to risks, which may cause losses or adversely affect the liquidity of these investments and our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.

 

As of September 30, 2012, we had $42.9 million in cash and cash equivalents and $168.0 million in short-term investments. These investments are subject to general credit, liquidity, market and interest rate risks, which have been and may continue to be exacerbated by the U.S. and global financial crisis which has been occurring over the past several years. The ongoing disruptions in the credit and financial markets have negatively affected many industries, including those in which we invest, and we may realize losses in the fair value of certain of our investments or a complete loss of these investments, which would have an adverse effect on our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.

 

The condition of the credit markets remains dynamic and unpredictable. As a result, we may experience a reduction in value or loss of liquidity with respect to our investments. In addition, should our investments cease paying or reduce the amount of interest paid to us, our interest income would suffer. Further, as part of our determination of the fair value of our investments, we consider credit ratings provided by independent investment rating agencies as of the valuation date. These ratings are subject to change. These market risks associated with our investment portfolio may have an adverse effect on our results of operations, cash position, liquidity and overall financial condition.

 

We are subject to increasingly complex corporate governance, public disclosure and accounting requirements that could adversely affect our business and financial results.

 

We are subject to changing rules and regulations of U.S. federal and state government as well as the stock exchange on which our common stock is listed. These entities, including the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, have issued a significant number of new and increasingly complex requirements and

 

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regulations over the last several years and continue to develop additional regulations and requirements in response to laws enacted by Congress. For example, in July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act, or the Dodd-Frank Act, was enacted. There are significant corporate governance and executive compensation-related provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act, some of which the SEC has implemented by adopting additional rules and regulations in areas such as executive compensation, or “say on pay”. Our efforts to comply with these requirements have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, an increase in our expenses and a diversion of management’s time from other business activities.

 

Our ability to use net operating loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards to offset future taxable income may be limited as a result of future transactions involving our common stock.

 

In general, under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a corporation that undergoes an ‘‘ownership change’’ is subject to limitations on its ability to utilize its pre-change net operating losses and certain other tax assets to offset future taxable income. In general, an ownership change occurs if the aggregate stock ownership of certain stockholders increases by more than 50 percentage points over such stockholders’ lowest percentage ownership during the testing period, which is generally three years. An ownership change could limit our ability to utilize our net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards for taxable years including or following such “ownership change.” Limitations imposed on the ability to use net operating losses and tax credits to offset future taxable income could require us to pay U.S. federal income taxes earlier than we have estimated would otherwise be required if such limitations were not in effect and could cause such net operating losses and tax credits to expire unused, in each case reducing or eliminating the benefit of such net operating losses and tax credits and potentially adversely affecting our financial position. Similar rules and limitations may apply for state income tax purposes.

 

If we fail to comply with our reporting and payment obligations under U.S. governmental pricing programs, we could be required to reimburse government programs for underpayments and could pay penalties, sanctions and fines which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

As a condition of reimbursement by various U.S. federal and state healthcare programs for Feraheme , we are required to calculate and report certain pricing information to U.S. federal and state healthcare agencies. For example, we are required to provide average selling price information to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on a quarterly basis in order to compute Medicare payment rates. Price reporting and payment obligations are highly complex and vary among products and programs. Our processes for estimating amounts due under these governmental pricing programs involve subjective decisions, and as a result, our price reporting calculations remain subject to the risk of errors and our methodologies for calculating these prices could be challenged under the Federal False Claims Act or other laws. In addition, the Health Care Reform Act modified the rules related to certain price reports and expanded the scope of pharmaceutical product sales to which Medicaid rebates apply, among other things. Presently, uncertainty exists as many of the specific determinations necessary to implement this new legislation have yet to be decided and communicated to industry participants. This uncertainty in the interpretation of the legislation increases the chances of an error in price reporting, which could in turn lead to a legal challenge or investigation. If we become subject to investigations or other inquiries concerning our compliance with price reporting laws and regulations, we could be required to pay or be subject to additional reimbursements, penalties, sanctions or fines, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We and/or Takeda are subject to ongoing U.S. and foreign regulatory obligations and oversight of Feraheme/Rienso, and any failure by us to maintain compliance with applicable regulations may result in several adverse consequences including the suspension of the manufacturing, marketing and sale of

 

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Feraheme/Rienso, the incurrence of significant additional expense and other limitations on our ability to commercialize Feraheme/Rienso.

 

We and/or Takeda are subject to ongoing regulatory requirements and review both in the U.S. and in foreign jurisdictions, pertaining to Feraheme/Rienso’s manufacture, labeling, packaging, adverse event reporting, storage, marketing, promotion and record keeping. Failure to comply with such regulatory requirements or the later discovery of previously unknown problems with Feraheme/Rienso or our third-party contract manufacturing facilities may result in restrictions on our ability to manufacture, market or sell Feraheme/Rienso , including its withdrawal from the market. Any such restrictions could result in a decrease in Feraheme/Rienso sales, damage to our reputation or the initiation of lawsuits against us or our third-party contract manufacturers. We and/or Takeda may also be subject to additional sanctions, including but not limited to:

 

·                   Warning letters;

 

·                   Civil or criminal penalties;

 

·                   Suspension or withdrawal of regulatory approvals;

 

·                   Temporary or permanent closing of the facilities or our third party contract manufacturers;

 

·                   Requirements to communicate with physicians and other customers about concerns related to actual or potential safety, efficacy, or other issues involving Feraheme;

 

·                   Changes to the Feraheme package insert;

 

·                   Implementation of risk mitigation programs;

 

·                   Restrictions on our continued manufacturing, marketing or sale of Feraheme; or

 

·                   Recalls or a refusal by regulators to consider or approve applications for additional indications.

 

Any of the above sanctions could have a material adverse impact on our ability to generate revenues and to achieve profitability and cause us to incur significant additional expenses.

 

If we or Takeda market or distribute Feraheme/Rienso in a manner that violates federal, state or foreign healthcare fraud and abuse laws, marketing disclosure laws or other federal, state or foreign laws and regulations, we may be subject to civil or criminal penalties.

 

In addition to FDA and related regulatory requirements in the U.S. and abroad, we are subject to extensive additional federal, state and foreign healthcare regulation, which includes but is not limited to, the Federal False Claims Act, the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar laws in countries outside of the U.S. False claims laws prohibit anyone from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented for payment to third-party payors, including Medicare and Medicaid, false or fraudulent claims for reimbursed drugs or services, claims for items or services not provided as claimed, or claims for medically unnecessary items or services. Anti-kickback laws make it illegal to solicit, offer, receive or pay any remuneration in exchange for, or to induce, the referral of business, including the purchase or prescription of a particular drug, that is reimbursed by a state or federal program. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar foreign anti-bribery laws generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to non-U.S. officials for the purpose of obtaining or

 

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retaining business. Similar laws and regulations exist in many other countries throughout the world in which we intend to commercialize Feraheme through Takeda and our other licensees. We have developed and implemented a corporate compliance program based on what we believe are current best practices in the pharmaceutical industry, but we cannot guarantee that we, our employees, our consultants or our contractors are or will be in compliance with all federal, state and foreign regulations. If we, our representatives, or our licensees, including Takeda, fail to comply with any of these laws or regulations, a range of fines, penalties and/or other sanctions could be imposed on us and/or Takeda, including, but not limited to, restrictions on how we and/or Takeda market and sell Feraheme , significant fines, exclusions from government healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, litigation, or other sanctions. Even if we are not determined to have violated these laws, government investigations into these issues typically require the expenditure of significant resources and generate negative publicity, which could also have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

In recent years, several U.S. states have enacted legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies to establish marketing and promotional compliance programs or codes of conduct and/or to file periodic reports with the state or make periodic public disclosures on sales, marketing, pricing, clinical trials, and other activities. Similar legislation is being considered by additional states, Congress and foreign governments. In addition, as part of the Health Care Reform Act, the federal government has enacted the Physician Payment Sunshine Act and related regulations. Beginning in 2013, manufacturers of drugs will be required to publicly report gifts and payments made to physicians and teaching hospitals. Many of these requirements are new and uncertain, and the penalties for failure to comply with these requirements are unclear. Compliance with these laws is difficult, time consuming and costly, and if we are found to not be in full compliance with these laws, we may face enforcement actions, fines and other penalties, and we could receive adverse publicity which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

If we fail to comply with any federal, state or foreign laws or regulations governing our industry, we could be subject to a range of regulatory actions that could adversely affect our ability to commercialize Feraheme , harm or prevent sales of Feraheme , or substantially increase the costs and expenses of commercializing and marketing Feraheme, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our business could be negatively affected as a result of the actions of activist shareholders.

 

Proxy contests have been waged against many companies in the biopharmaceutical industry over the last few years. For example, in 2011, MSMB Capital Management LLC, or MSMB Capital, filed a preliminary consent solicitation statement with the SEC seeking to remove and replace all of our current directors with MSMB Capital’s nominees. The review, consideration and response to efforts by activist shareholders may require the expenditure of significant time and resources by us and may be a significant distraction for our management and employees. The impact of activist shareholders’ efforts due to these or other factors may undermine our business and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

If faced with a proxy contest, we may not be able to successfully defend against the contest, which would be disruptive to our business. Even if we are successful, our business could be adversely affected by a proxy contest for the following reasons:

 

·                   Responding to proxy contests and other actions by activist shareholders may be costly and time-consuming and may disrupt our operations and divert the attention of management and our employees;

 

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·                   Perceived uncertainties as to our future direction may result in our inability to consummate potential acquisitions, collaborations or in-licensing opportunities and may make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel; and

 

·                   If individuals are elected to our Board of Directors, or Board, with a specific agenda different from ours, it may adversely affect our ability to effectively and timely implement our strategic plan and create additional value for our stockholders.

 

Our success depends on our ability to maintain the proprietary nature of our technology and any challenges to our patent rights can result in costly and time-consuming legal proceedings that may prevent or limit the commercialization of Feraheme/Rienso.

 

We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets in the conduct of our business. The patent positions of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical firms are generally uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions. We may not be successful or timely in obtaining any patents for which we submit applications. The breadth of the claims obtained in our patents may not provide significant protection for our technology. The degree of protection afforded by patents for licensed technologies or for future discoveries may not be adequate to protect our proprietary technology. The patents issued to us may not provide us with any competitive advantage. In addition, there is a risk that others will independently develop or duplicate similar technology or products or circumvent the patents issued to us.

 

Our ferumoxytol patents are currently scheduled to expire in 2020. These and any other patents issued to us may be contested or invalidated. There has been substantial litigation and other proceedings regarding patent and other intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. We may become a party to patent litigation and other proceedings, including interference and reexamination proceedings declared by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and opposition proceedings before the patent offices for other countries, such as the European Patent Office, or EPO, or similar adversarial proceedings, regarding intellectual property rights with respect to Feraheme/Rienso . For example, in July 2010, Sandoz GmbH, or Sandoz, filed an opposition to one of our patents which covers ferumoxytol in the EU with EPO. On October 18, 2012, at an oral hearing, the Opposition Division of the EPO revoked the claims in our European ferumoxytol patent. We continue to believe the patent is valid and intend to appeal the decision. The appeal process is costly and time-consuming and if it results in an unfavorable outcome to us, could result in a loss of proprietary rights in the EU and may allow Sandoz or other companies to use our proprietary technology without a license from us, which may also result in a loss of future royalty or milestone payments to us as well as the possibility that Takeda may determine that the terms of our agreement are no longer viable. We cannot predict the outcome of our appeal of this recent decision. This or any future patent interference proceedings involving our patents may result in substantial costs to us, distract our management, prevent us or Takeda from marketing and selling Feraheme/Rienso , increase the risk that a generic version of Feraheme/Rienso could enter the market to compete with Feraheme/Rienso , limit our development and commercialization of Feraheme/Rienso or otherwise harm our competitive position and our ability to commercialize Feraheme/Rienso .

 

In addition, claims of infringement or violation of the proprietary rights of others may be asserted against us. If we are required to defend against such claims or to protect our own proprietary rights against others, it could result in substantial costs to us and the distraction of our management. An adverse ruling in any litigation or administrative proceeding could prevent us from marketing and selling Feraheme/Rienso , increase the risk that a generic version of Feraheme/Rienso could enter the market to compete with Feraheme/Rienso , limit our development and commercialization of Feraheme/Rienso , or otherwise harm our competitive position and result in additional significant costs. In addition, any successful claim of infringement asserted against us could subject us to monetary damages or injunction, which could prevent

 

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us or Takeda from making or selling Feraheme/Rienso . We also may be required to obtain licenses to use the relevant technology. Such licenses may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

 

The laws of foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S. In countries where we do not have or have not applied for patents for ferumoxytol, such as in China, where we license certain development and commercial rights to Feraheme to 3SBio, we may be unable to prevent others from developing or selling similar products. In addition, in jurisdictions outside the U.S. where we have patent rights, we may be unable to prevent unlicensed parties from selling or importing products or technologies derived elsewhere using our proprietary technology.

 

We also rely upon unpatented trade secrets and improvements, unpatented know-how and continuing technological innovation to develop and maintain our competitive position, which we seek to protect, in part, by confidentiality agreements with our corporate licensees, collaborators, employees and consultants. These agreements, however, may be breached. We may not have adequate remedies for any such breaches, and our trade secrets might otherwise become known or might be independently discovered by our competitors, particularly in China, where we license certain development and commercial rights to Feraheme to 3SBio. In addition, we cannot be certain that others will not independently develop substantially equivalent or superseding proprietary technology, or that an equivalent product will not be marketed in competition with Feraheme/Rienso , thereby substantially reducing the value of our proprietary rights.

 

If we identify a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting, our ability to meet our reporting obligations and the trading price of our stock could be negatively affected.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Accordingly, a material weakness increases the risk that the financial information we report contains material errors.

 

We regularly review and update our internal controls, disclosure controls and procedures, and corporate governance policies. In addition, we are required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to report annually on our internal control over financial reporting. Any system of internal controls, however well designed and operated, is based in part on certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurances that the objectives of the system are met. If we, or our independent registered public accounting firm, determine that our internal controls over our financial reporting are not effective, or we discover areas that need improvement in the future, these shortcomings could have an adverse effect on our business and financial results, and the price of our common stock could be negatively affected.

 

If we cannot conclude that we have effective internal control over our financial reporting, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to provide an unqualified opinion regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which could lead to a decline in our stock price. Failure to comply with reporting requirements could also subject us to sanctions and/or investigations by the SEC, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or other regulatory authorities.

 

An adverse determination in any current or future lawsuits in which we are a defendant, including the class action lawsuit to which we are currently a party, could have a material adverse affect on us.

 

A purported class action complaint was originally filed on March 18, 2010 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, entitled Silverstrand Investments et. al. v. AMAG Pharm., Inc., et. al., Civil Action No. 1:10-CV-10470-NMG, and was amended on September 15, 2010

 

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and on December 17, 2010. The second amended complaint, or SAC, filed on December 17, 2010 alleged that we and our former President and Chief Executive Officer, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, our Board, and certain underwriters in our January 2010 offering of common stock violated certain federal securities laws by making certain alleged false and misleading statements and omissions in a registration statement filed in January 2010. The plaintiff sought unspecified damages on behalf of a purported class of purchasers of our common stock pursuant to our common stock offering on or about January 21, 2010. On August 11, 2011, the Court issued an Opinion and Order dismissing the SAC in its entirety for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. On September 14, 2011, the plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, or the Court of Appeals. After briefing was completed by all parties, the Court of Appeals heard oral argument on May 11, 2012, and took the matter under advisement. Whether or not the plaintiff’s appeal is successful, this type of litigation is often expensive and diverts management’s attention and resources, which could adversely affect the operation of our business. If we are ultimately required to pay significant defense costs, damages or settlement amounts, such payments could adversely affect our operations.

 

We may also be the target of similar litigation in the future. Any future litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources, which could cause serious harm to our business, operating results and financial condition. We maintain liability insurance, however, if any costs or expenses associated with this or any other litigation exceed our insurance coverage, we may be forced to bear some or all of these costs and expenses directly, which could be substantial.

 

Product liability lawsuits could divert our resources, result in substantial liabilities and reduce the commercial potential of Feraheme.

 

The administration of Feraheme to humans, whether in clinical trials or after approved for commercial use, may expose us to liability claims, whether or not Feraheme is actually at fault for causing an injury. As Feraheme is used over longer periods of time by a wider group of patients taking numerous other medicines or by patients with additional underlying health problems, the likelihood of adverse drug reactions or unintended side effects, including death, may increase. Although we maintain product liability insurance coverage for claims arising from the use of our products in clinical trials and commercial use, coverage is expensive, and we may not be able to maintain sufficient insurance at a reasonable cost, if at all. Product liability claims, whether or not they have merit, could also decrease demand for Feraheme , subject us to product recalls or harm our reputation, cause us to incur substantial costs, and divert management’s time and attention.

 

Our shareholder rights plan, certain provisions in our charter and by-laws, certain contractual relationships and certain Delaware law provisions could discourage an acquisition of us by others, even if an acquisition would be beneficial to our stockholders, and may prevent attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current members of our Board.

 

In 2009 we adopted a shareholder rights plan, which was amended in May 2012, the provisions of which are intended to deter a hostile takeover by making any proposed hostile acquisition of us more expensive and less desirable to a potential acquirer by enabling our stockholders (other than the potential hostile acquiror) to purchase significant amounts of additional shares of our common stock at dilutive prices. The rights issued pursuant to our shareholder rights plan become exercisable generally upon the earlier of 10 days after a person or group acquires 20% (or 25% with respect to a particular shareholder) or more of our outstanding common stock or 10 business days after the announcement by a person or group of an intention to acquire 20% (or 25% with respect to a particular shareholder) of our outstanding common stock via tender offer or similar transaction. The shareholder rights plan could delay or discourage transactions involving an actual or potential change in control of us or our management,

 

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including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current prices.

 

In addition, certain provisions in our certificate of incorporation and our by-laws may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control or takeover attempt of our company by a third-party as well as substantially impede the ability of our stockholders to benefit from a change of control or effect a change in management and our Board. These provisions include:

 

·                   The ability of our Board to increase or decrease the size of the Board without stockholder approval;

 

·                   Advance notice requirements for the nomination of candidates for election to our Board and for proposals to be brought before our annual meeting of stockholders;

 

·                   The authority of our Board to designate the terms of and issue new series of preferred stock without stockholder approval;

 

·                   Non-cumulative voting for directors; and

 

·                   Limitations on the ability of our stockholders to call special meetings of stockholders.

 

As a Delaware corporation, we are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or Section 203, which prevents us from engaging in any business combination with any “interested stockholder,” which is defined generally as a person that acquires 15% or more of a corporation’s outstanding voting stock, for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in the manner prescribed in Section 203. These provisions could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control, whether or not it is desired by, or beneficial to, our stockholders.

 

In addition to the above factors, an acquisition of our company could be made more difficult by employment agreements we have in place with our executive officers, as well as a company-wide change of control policy which provide for severance benefits as well as the full acceleration of vesting of any outstanding options or restricted stock units in the event of a change of control and subsequent termination of employment. Further, our Second Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan generally permits our Board to provide for the acceleration of vesting of options granted under that plan in the event of certain transactions that result in a change of control.

 

We are subject to environmental laws and potential exposure to environmental liabilities.

 

Because we use certain hazardous materials in the production of our products, we are subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations that govern our operations, including the import, handling and disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous wastes, and emissions and discharges into the environment. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could result in costs for corrective action, penalties or the imposition of other liabilities. We also are subject to laws and regulations that impose liability and clean-up responsibility for releases of hazardous substances into the environment. Under certain of these laws and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of property may be liable for the costs of remediating the release or spill of hazardous substances or petroleum products on or from its property, without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or caused, the contamination, and such owner or operator may incur liability to third parties impacted by such contamination. The presence of, or failure to

 

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remediate properly the release or spill of, these substances could adversely affect the value of, and our ability to transfer or encumber, our real property.

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

There were no purchases by us, or any affiliated purchaser, of our equity securities which are registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

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Item 6.  Exhibits

 

(a)                                  List of Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

Retention Agreement dated as of August 27, 2012 between the Company and Lee F. Allen, M.D, Ph.D. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 31, 2012).

10.2

 

+

Third Amendment to Commercial Outsourcing Services Agreement, dated effective as of August 1, 2012, by and between the Company and Integrated Commercialization Services, Inc. (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

10.3

 

+

Commercial Supply Agreement, dated effective as of August 29, 2012, by and between the Company and Sigma-Aldrich, Inc.  (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

10.4

 

+

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, dated effective as of January 8, 2010, by and between the Company and DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

10.5

 

+

Composite Copy Form of Employment Agreement for Executive Officers.

31.1

 

+

Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

 

+

Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

 

++

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

 

++

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101

 

++

The following materials from AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language), (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 


+                     Exhibits marked with a plus sign (“+”) are filed herewith.

++              Exhibits marked with a double plus sign (“++”) are furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

 

AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William K. Heiden

 

 

William K. Heiden

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:  November 7, 2012

 

 

 

 

AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott A. Holmes

 

 

Scott A. Holmes

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer,

 

 

Vice President and Controller

 

 

 

 

Date:  November 7, 2012

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

Retention Agreement dated as of August 27, 2012 between the Company and Lee F. Allen, M.D, Ph.D. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 31, 2012).

10.2

 

+

Third Amendment to Commercial Outsourcing Services Agreement, dated effective as of August 1, 2012, by and between the Company and Integrated Commercialization Services, Inc. (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

10.3

 

+

Commercial Supply Agreement, dated effective as of August 29, 2012, by and between the Company and Sigma-Aldrich, Inc.  (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

10.4

 

+

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, dated effective as of January 8, 2010, by and between the Company and DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

10.5

 

+

Composite Copy Form of Employment Agreement for Executive Officers.

31.1

 

+

Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

 

+

Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

 

++

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

 

++

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101

 

++

The following materials from AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language), (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 


+                     Exhibits marked with a plus sign (“+”) are filed herewith.

++              Exhibits marked with a double plus sign (“++”) are furnished herewith.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

THIRD AMENDMENT TO

COMMERCIAL OUTSOURCING SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

This Third Amendment to the Commercial Outsourcing Services Agreement (this “Amendment”) is between AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) and Integrated Commercialization Solutions, Inc. (“ICS”).  This Amendment is effective as of August 1, 2012 (the “Amendment Effective Date”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.             The Company and ICS are parties to a Commercial Outsourcing Services Agreement dated October 2008, as amended by the First Amendment dated April 14, 2011 and the Second Amendment dated December 1, 2011 (as amended, the “Agreement”);

 

B.             Pursuant to the Agreement, among other things, the Company engaged ICS to perform commercialization services for certain pharmaceutical products; and

 

C.             The parties now wish to amend the Agreement in certain respects.

 

AMENDMENT

 

NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.               Defined Terms .  Capitalized terms in this Amendment that are not defined in this Amendment have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.  If there is any conflict between the Agreement and any provision of this Amendment, this Amendment will control.

 

2.               Sample Product Distribution .  The parties agree that beginning in approximately October or November 2012, when requested by Company, ICS will distribute Sample Products under the terms of attached Exhibit J and Company shall pay ICS the Sample Fees identified on Revised Schedule B .  In addition, the parties agree that if the first month that the new services are provided is a partial month, then ICS will prorate the applicable fees for such services.

 

3.               No Other Changes .  Except as otherwise provided in this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Agreement will continue in full force.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the Amendment Effective Date.

 

Integrated Commercialization Solutions, Inc.

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Stephen W. McKinnon

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey B. Hart

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

Stephen W. McKinnon

 

Name:

Jeffrey B. Hart

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

VP, Finance

 

Title:

VP, Commercial Analytics

 



 

SCHEDULE B

SUMMARY OF FEES

 

Assumptions:

 

·                   AMAG will ship to wholesalers, specialty distributors, large clinics and hospitals and specialty pharmacies

 

·                   852/867 Reporting included in Monthly Management Fee for ABC, McKesson and Cardinal.  Any additional reporting may require additional management and development fees

 

·                   Standard operation procedures will be followed for all processes.  If any custom work instructions are required, the fees listed may be impacted

 

Fee

 

Amount

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

3PL Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly Management Fee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Service

 

Warehouse & Distribution

 

Returns Management

 

Finance

 

Contract & Chargeback Management

 

Information Technology & Reporting

 

852/867 Reporting — ABC, MCK, CAH

 

[***]/month

 

Address customer inquiries as AMAG

 

Manage Customer Relationship

 

Account Set Up

 

License Verification

 

Order Processing

 

Returns

 

Product Inquiries

 

Inventory pick, pack and ship from ICS distribution center

 

AMAG-Branded Packing Slips

 

Daily Cycle Counts

 

One Physical Inventory Count per annum

 

Inventory Management

 

Invoicing as AMAG

 

Establish Credit Limits

 

Process Returns

 

Call Triage

 

Accounts Receivable Management

 

Collections

 

Maintenance of government and non-government reports

 

Process chargeback requests from wholesalers

 

Debit memo processing

 

Reconciliation reporting

 

Maintenance of AMAG specific DataMart and web reporting tool

 

Maintenance of Crystal Enterprise for web reporting

 

Future upgrades to ICS’ software

 

Includes two licenses to Crystal Enterprise reporting tool

 

 

 

 

 

Dual Distribution/disaster recovery from Reno Facility

 

[***]

 

Management fee for dual distribution and/or disaster recovery from the Reno Facility

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Service Fees

 

 

 

 

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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Fee

 

Amount

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Order Processing Fee

 

[***]/order MANUAL

 

 

[***]/order

 

EDI

 

Order is defined as a shipment to a unique address that leaves the distribution center, regardless of the number of cartons or packages that constitute that shipment and/or the number of inbound requests for said Order.

 

Electronic orders are those that are imported into the system automatically without manual intervention from customer service.

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Setup Fee

 

[***]/account

 

Assessed for every new account setup completed for an authorized AMAG customer.  This includes license receipt and verification after initial launch setup.

 

 

 

 

 

Drop Shipment Surcharge

 

$[***]/order

 

Assessed in addition to Per Order fees outlined above, when drop shipments are requested.  Drop Shipments are defined as shipments that are shipped directly to an end customer of the wholesaler, and invoiced directly to the wholesaler. 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocation Fee

 

[***]/week

 

Order allocations encompass any inbound orders to ICS that needs to have original conditions revised and/or altered (i.e. manual intervention) as opposed to allowing the order to automatically flow through the order process system.  An example of an allocation would be a backorder situation.

 

 

 

 

 

Rush Order

 

[***]/order

 

Orders that are received and processed between 3pm and 5pm Eastern Time, at the request of the AMAG. 

 

 

 

 

 

Emergency Order

 

[***]/order

 

Emergency shipments are defined as any order received outside of scheduled working hours (currently M-F 8am to 5pm Eastern Time) requiring ICS staff to return to the ICS facility to process the order within the same day.

 

 

 

 

 

International Order

 

[***]/order

 

Fee applied in addition to any order processing fees.

 

 

 

 

 

Warehouse & Distribution Fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product Storage

 

[***]/pallet (ambient/marketing materials)

 

[***]/pallet (premium ambient/marketing materials storage

 

Monthly fee for controlled room temperature pallet storage.

 

 

Monthly fee for controlled room temperature pallet storage in Reno.

 

 

 

 

 

Order Processing Fees

 

[***]/order

 

Order is defined as a shipment to a unique address that leaves the distribution center, regardless of the number of cartons or packages that constitute that shipment and/or the number of inbound requests for said Order.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[***]/unit

 

This fee is in addition to the per order fee for each additional unit that is shipped in the order.

 

 

 

 

 

Hazardous Material Fee

 

[***]/order

 

Fee in addition to the per order fee for each order that requires hazardous shipping documentation.

 

 

 

 

 

Case Break Fee

 

Bulk Shipment Fee

 

[***]/order

 

[***]/case

 

Fee in addition to the per order fee for each order shipped at the vial/bottle level.  Bulk shipments incur an additional surcharge per case.

 

 

 

 

 

Packing Supplies

 

[***]

 

Any packing materials that ICS must provide for the AMAG to ship Commercial and Non-Commercial Products.

 

 

 

 

 

Freight

 

[***]

 

ICS will share AmerisourceBergen Corporation (ABC) discounted rates with AMAG with a mark-up of 10%.

 

 

 

 

 

Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invoice Processing

 

[***]/invoice

 

Fee for sending invoice (electronic or paper) to customer, collection efforts and cash posting.

 

 

 

 

 

Credit/Rebill Transactions

 

[***]/each

 

Any AMAG requested credit or rebill transactions keyed in the system.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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Fee

 

Amount

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Verification Reports — Dun & Bradstreet

 

[***]/report

 

Any AMAG requested credit report. Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) typically tracks information for corporate customers.

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Verification Reports — Experian

 

[***]/report

 

Any AMAG requested credit report. Experian typically tracks information for individual customers such as physicians.

 

 

 

 

 

Returns Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGA Initiation

 

[***]/RGA

 

RGA: Returned Goods Authorization.

 

Fee for processing return request from customer and sending the customer an RGA.

 

 

 

 

 

Return Processing

 

[***]/unit

 

Receipt of physical return at the distribution center. Fee includes itemizing contents of the return

 

 

 

 

 

Return Processing

 

[***]/line

 

Fee applied in addition to Return Processing fee for handling and counting additional lines.

 

 

 

 

 

Returns Storage

 

[***]/pallet

 

Monthly fee for controlled room temperature pallet storage.

 

 

 

 

 

Contract and Chargeback Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chargeback Processing — Manual

 

[***]/line

 

Each SKU is considered a line.  If customers cannot send information electronically, they will mail information for manual processing.  ICS and Customer must have copies of contracts in order to process chargebacks without manual intervention. 

 

 

 

 

 

Chargeback Processing — Electronic

 

[***]/line

 

Each SKU is considered a line.  Customers will typically send chargebacks electronically according to HDMA standards. 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology and Reporting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Custom Reports

 

[***]/hour

 

Fee for reports created that are not part of the standard reports provided by ICS.  Hourly report creation fees assessed for initial report creation but not thereafter for running the same report.

 

 

 

 

 

Custom Development Services

 

[***]/hour

 

Fee for customized processes developed at the request of AMAG. Hourly fees will be assessed and approved by AMAG before development work is to begin.

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product Destruction

 

[***]

 

Destruction of product per AMAG’s request and instruction.

 

 

 

 

 

FedEx/UPS/Postage Expenses

 

[***]

 

Freight expenses for shipments of documents or any other shipments related to daily operations on behalf of AMAG.

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Approved Assessorial Labor Charge - Warehouse

 

[***]/hour

 

[***]/hour overtime

 

This fee will be assessed for work that is completed outside the scope of the agreed upon services outlined in the Services Agreement.  AMAG must provide prior approval before assessorial labor takes place.

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Approved Assessorial Labor Charge — Office Staff

 

[***]/hour

 

This fee will be assessed for work that is completed outside the scope of the agreed upon services outlined in the Services Agreement.  AMAG must provide prior approval before assessorial labor takes place.

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Approved Assessorial Labor Charge — QC, Management

 

[***]/hour

 

This fee will be assessed for work that is completed outside the scope of the agreed upon services outlined in the Services Agreement.  AMAG must provide prior approval before assessorial labor takes place.

 

 

 

 

 

ICS Travel

 

Expenses plus employee time

 

This is for AMAG requested travel.  AMAG must provide prior approval before travel takes place.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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Fee

 

Amount

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Samples Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly Management

 

[***]/month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Service — Per Order

 

[***] EDI

 

[***] Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Service — Outbound phone call for sample compliance

 

[***] Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Service — Acknowledgement of Content from UPS

 

[***] pass through fee from sample sure for AOC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warehouse — Per Order

 

[***]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warehouse — Per Unit

 

[***]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage

 

[***] Per Pallet

 

 

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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EXHIBIT J

 

WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE PRODUCTS

 

The parties will perform the following Services on and after the program launch date during the Term of the Agreement:

 

1.               Sample Products.  “Sample Products” means Feraheme ®  (ferumoxytol) Injection, which is not intended to be sold and is labeled as such and is given to customers free of charge to promote sales.

 

2.               Storage and Shipment of Samples.  ICS will warehouse, inventory and distribute Samples and Free Goods consistent with standards for warehousing, inventory and distribution Services under Exhibit B.  ICS will distribute Samples by mail or common carrier.  ICS’s obligation to perform Services is conditioned on the Company’s performance of tasks as specified under Exhibit B.

 

3.               Recipients.  For purposes of sending Samples, the Company will, from time to time, provide ICS with a current and accurate list of recipients authorized to receive Sample Products (“Recipients”), including additions, corrections, and deletions.  At a minimum, the list will include the name and ship-to address of each Recipient.  ICS will adhere to its standard operating procedures for distribution of Sample Products to Recipients, as well as all Requirements of Law, including without limitation the PDMA, pertaining to distribution of samples to Recipients. ICS shall not ship Sample Products to any recipient unless authorized by Company.

 

4.                           Physician Recipients.  Prior to each delivery of Sample Product by ICS to a Physician Recipient, the Company will provide ICS with a completed sample request form in a form mutually agreed upon by the Parties, which must be signed by the physician making the request for Sample Products (the “Sample Request Form”).  The Sample Request Form will contain the following information:

 

4.1  The applicable state license or authorization number (or DEA number where a controlled substance is requested) for the physician authorized to receive Samples Products;

 

4.2  The name, address, professional title and signature of the physician making the request;

 

4.3  The proprietary or established name and strength of the Sample Product requested;

 

4.4  The amount of Sample Product requested;

 

4.5              The date of the request;

 

4.6              The full names of the Company and ICS; and

 

4.7  Any other information required by § 203.30 or other applicable law for the distribution of Sample Products to a physician.

 

4.8                    Pharmacy or Hospital Recipients.  Prior to each delivery of Sample Product by ICS to pharmacy or hospital Recipient, the Company will provide ICS with a completed Sample Request Form, which is signed by the physician making the request.  The Sample Request Form must contain all of the information listed in Sections 4.1-4.7 and must also include the name and address of the pharmacy or hospital to which the Sample Product will be delivered.

 

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5.               Receipts for Sample Products.  Upon delivery of the Sample Product, ICS will obtain a receipt that contains the following information:

 

5.1                    Physician Recipient.  If the Recipient is a physician, the receipt will include at a minimum: (a) the signature of the physician or the physician’s authorized designee acknowledging delivery of the Sample Product; (b) the physician’s name, address, professional title; (c) the proprietary or established name and strength of the Sample Product; (d) the quantity of the Sample Product delivered; and (e) the date of delivery.

 

5.2                    Pharmacy or Hospital Recipients.  If the Recipient is a Pharmacy or Hospital, the receipt will include at a minimum: (a) the name and address of the licensed physician requesting the Sample Product; (b) the name and address of the pharmacy or hospital designated to receive the Sample Product; (c) the name, address, professional title and signature of the person acknowledging delivery of the Sample Product; (d) the proprietary or established name and strength of the Sample Product; (e) the quantity of the Sample Product requested; and (vi) the date of delivery.

 

6.        Reconciliation of Sample Product Requests and Receipts; Losses.  ICS will be responsible for reconciling sample requests, receipts and inventory of Sample Products as mutually agreed by the parties and consistent with all Requirements of Law.  ICS will report all discrepancies, thefts and losses involving Sample Products to the Company.  The Company will develop an appropriate definition for “Significant Loss,” and will be responsible for determining whether any discrepancy, theft or loss constitutes a Significant Loss.  If the Company in its discretion determines that a Significant Loss exists, the Company will notify the FDA of the loss consistent with PDMA requirements.

 

7.         Record Keeping Requirements.  The Company and ICS will create and maintain all applicable forms and records required by all Requirements of Law applicable to warehousing and distribution of Samples and Free Goods including PDMA, Rules and Controlled Substance Laws.  Before the distribution of any Samples or Free Goods, the Company and ICS will identify in a separate written procedure the specific forms and records each will maintain so that distribution of Samples and Free Goods will comply with all Requirements of Law.  The Company and ICS will permit the other, upon reasonable advance notice, to audit and inspect all such forms and records it creates or maintains in distributing Samples Products.  The Company and ICS will cooperate and assist with, and will provide the other with access to and copies of, such forms and records as may be useful in responding to, regulatory agency inspections or requests for such forms or records.

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

COMMERCIAL SUPPLY AGREEMENT

 

ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT

 

This Commercial Supply Agreement (this “Agreement”), effective as of the 29th day of August 2012 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and between:

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, with its principal office located at 100 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421 (“Company” or “AMAG”); and

 

Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, USA, with its principal office located at 3050 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (“SAFC”).

 

Company and SAFC are hereinafter sometimes referred to separately as a “Party” or together as the “Parties”.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Company is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the research and development of products, including the API, DPI and the Finished Product (as each such terms are hereinafter defined), that utilizes its proprietary technology for the development and commercialization of a therapeutic iron compound to treat anemia and novel imaging agents to aid in the diagnosis of cancer and cardiovascular disease;

 

WHEREAS, SAFC develops, manufactures and sells a broad range of biochemicals and organic chemicals globally for use in pharmaceutical development and as key components in pharmaceutical and other high technology manufacturing;

 

WHEREAS, Company desires to engage SAFC to manufacture the API and the DPI, as the case may be, at commercial scale for use in the Finished Product; and

 

WHEREAS, SAFC is willing to manufacture and supply to Company the API and the DPI, as the case may be, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Definitions and Interpretation

 

1.1                                  “Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient” or “API” shall mean ferumoxytol, [***], used in the production of the Finished Product for delivery to the United States and Switzerland or [***] used in the production of Drug Product Intermediate (DPI) for delivery to countries in the European Union and Canada, in all instances meeting the Specifications related thereto, as such specifications may be amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the Parties, and manufactured and sold by SAFC to Company hereunder.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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1.2                                  “Affiliate” means any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with either Party hereto.  For purpose of this definition, “control” shall mean ownership of over fifty percent (50%) of the equity capital, the outstanding voting securities or other ownership interest of an entity, or the right to receive over fifty percent (50%) of the profits or earnings of an entity.  In the case of non-stock organizations, the term “control” shall mean the power to control the distribution of profits.

 

1.3                                  “Analytical Methods” shall mean the set of SAFC validated analytical methods related to the Manufacturing of Product as set forth and referenced within Appendix 2.

 

1.4                                  “Product Requirements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 hereof.

 

1.5                                  “Batch” (or “batch”) shall mean the Yield of Product derived from [***] of iron based starting materials.

 

1.6                                  “Batch Record” and “Master Batch Record” shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Quality Agreement.

 

1.7                                  “Commencement Date” means the date The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the EMA issues a favourable recommendation with respect to the Company’s Marketing Authorization Application for the Finished Product in the European Union.

 

1.8                                  “Commercial Forecast” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.

 

1.9                                  “Commercial Sale” shall mean the sale of Finished Product by Company or its licensee to a third party, excluding (a) any transfer of Finished Product by Company to an affiliate or licensee; and, (b) distribution of Finished Product for use in development activities (e.g. samples or clinical trials).

 

1.10                            “Drug Product Intermediate” or “DPI” shall mean ferumoxytol ([***]) used in the production of Finished Product for delivery to countries in the European Union, in all instances meeting the Specifications related thereto, as such specifications may be amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the Parties, and manufactured and sold by SAFC to Company hereunder.

 

1.11                            “Confidential Information” shall have the meaning set forth in that certain Confidentiality Agreement between the SAFC Pharma and Company, dated as of September 20, 2007 .

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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1.12                            “Current Good Manufacturing Practices” or “cGMP” shall mean the then-current standards relating to Manufacturing practices for fine chemicals, active pharmaceutical ingredients, intermediates, bulk products, or pharmaceutical products as established by and pursuant to (a) the principles detailed in the guidance documents developed by the International Conference on Harmonization , (b) the U.S. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), (c) relevant United States regulations in Title 21 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (including Parts 11, 210, and 211), (d) EC Directive 2003/94 EC of October 8, 2003, (e) the EC Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice Parts I and II, and (f) all additional Regulatory Agency documents that replace, amend, modify, supplant or complement any of the foregoing.

 

1.13                            “Deviation” shall have the meaning set forth in the Quality Agreement.

 

1.14                            “EMA” shall mean the European Medicines Agency of the European Union and any successor thereto.

 

1.15                            “FDA” shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration, and any successor thereto.

 

1.16                            “Finished Product” shall mean the finished form of AMAG’s ferumoxytol-based drug product that contains the API or DPI, as the case may be, which upon final packaging is ready for Commercial Sale.

 

1.17                            Reserved.

 

1.18                            “Laboratory” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 hereof.

 

1.19                            “Manufacture, Manufacturing or Manufactured” means all activities related to the manufacturing of a drug substance/active pharmaceutical ingredient, or any ingredient thereof in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Quality Agreement, which may include manufacturing (and procedures used for the manufacture of) drug substances/active pharmaceutical ingredients or supplies for development or commercial sale, packaging drug substances/active pharmaceutical ingredients, in-process and final testing and release of drug substances/active pharmaceutical ingredients, or any component or ingredient thereof, quality assurance activities related to manufacturing and release and/or warehousing of drug substances/active pharmaceutical ingredients and regulatory activities related to any of the foregoing .

 

1.20                            Reserved.

 

1.21                            “Manufacturing Process” shall mean the instructions, Specifications (as well as specifications for raw materials and excipients), formulae, procedures,

 

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tests and standards developed, established and described by Company for Manufacturing Product.

 

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1.22                            “Marks” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.4 hereof.

 

1.23                            “Master Batch Record” and “Batch Record” shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Quality Agreement.

 

1.24                            “Minimum Lead Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(c) hereof.

 

1.25                            “OOS” (Out of Specification) shall have the meaning set forth in the Quality Agreement.

 

1.26                            “Product” means the API or the DPI, as the case may be, to be manufactured and supplied by SAFC in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

1.27                            “Quality Agreement” means the Quality Agreement between Company and SAFC attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Appendix 1 .

 

1.28                            “Regulatory Agency” means, in a particular country or jurisdiction, any applicable government authority involved in granting regulatory approval for the commercial sale of the Finished Productin such country of jurisdiction and may be further set forth in the Quality Agreement.

 

1.29                            “Specifications” shall mean Manufacturing and Product characteristics specifications, and standards pertaining to the manufacture or supply of Product , as set forth in the Quality Agreement (and any attachments thereto).

 

1.30                            “Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 hereof.

 

1.31                            Reserved.

 

1.32                            “Yield” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 hereof.

 

2                       Manufacture and Supply of API

 

2.1                                  General Conditions of Supply .  During the Term, SAFC shall Manufacture and supply Product to Company, and Company shall purchase Product from SAFC in such quantities as Company may order from time to time, subject to the limitations and requirements set forth herein.

 

2.2                                  Specifications .  At all times during the Term, SAFC shall Manufacture Product in accordance with cGMP, the Specifications, the terms of this Agreement, the Quality Agreement, and applicable law.

 

2.3                                  Quality Control and Release .  The quality control(s) and the release(s) of Product (including documentation) shall be done by SAFC in accordance with the Quality

 

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Agreement and cGMP.  Company shall have the right to reject Product that does not meet the quality control and release testing requirements agreed upon by SAFC and Company in the Quality Agreement.

 

2.4                                  Inspections .  Inspections of SAFC’s facilities used in the Manufacture of Product shall be conducted as specified in the Quality Agreement or as required by the applicable Regulatory Agency.  Subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the Quality Agreement or as required by the applicable Regulatory Agency, upon reasonable prior notice, SAFC shall permit Company’s representatives or the Regulatory Agency to visit and audit SAFC’s facilities used in the Manufacture of Product to observe the Manufacturing of Product , to discuss the Manufacturing of Product with appropriate officials of SAFC and to inspect and audit records relevant to the Manufacturing of Product in compliance with this Agreement, cGMP, and/or other applicable laws.

 

2.5                                  Changes to Specifications and Process .  The Specifications shall be amended only as agreed upon in writing by Company and SAFC; provided, however, that the Parties agree to cooperate to amend or supplement the Specifications to the extent reasonably necessary to comply with changes in applicable laws and/or regulations or the requirements of applicable Regulatory Agencies or as Company may reasonably request from time to time (provided such request is made in good faith).  SAFC shall follow the change control procedures set forth in the Quality Agreement for any proposed changes in the Manufacturing Process.  SAFC acknowledges that any such change(s) shall, in each case, comply with cGMP, this Agreement and the Quality Agreement.  In the event such amendment (whether as a result of changes in applicable laws or the requirements of applicable Regulatory Agencies or at Company’s reasonable and good faith request or otherwise) requires additional cost or schedule adjustments for the Manufacture of Product hereunder, Company and SAFC shall agree in good faith on an equitable adjustment to price and/or schedule, as appropriate.  Any such amended Specifications shall be reflected in and attached hereto as an amended and restated Appendix 2 .  Notwithstanding, to the extent the parties cannot agree on the changes described in this sub-section 2.5, Company may terminate this Agreement upon [***] notice.

 

2.6                                  Documentation .

 

(a)                                   General Upon completion of Manufacture of each batch of Product, SAFC shall provide to Company the following documentation related to the Manufacturing of Product:  Master Batch Records, a certificate of analysis, certificate of compliance, Deviations, the Batch Record, and any other information specified in the Quality Agreement.  SAFC shall provide Company with an additional copy of the aforementioned documents upon its request.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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(b)                                  Master Batch Records .  The Master Batch Records shall be treated as Confidential Information of Company and shall not be used or disclosed by SAFC other than for the purposes of permitting SAFC to exercise its rights or fulfil its obligations under this Agreement (including but not limited to, the provision of the Master Batch Record to Company for quality review) and, where necessary, for disclosure to the relevant Regulatory Agencies in order to comply with regulatory requirements relating to the Manufacturing of Product by SAFC.

 

(c)                                   Retention of Documentation .  All documentation related to the Manufacturing of Product shall be archived with SAFC after Manufacturing in accordance with SAFC’s document retention policies, the associated Quality Agreement, and as required under applicable law or regulation.  Company shall be contacted before destruction of any Product specific records and shall be given the option to retain such documents.

 

2.7                                  Safety of Product .  Each Party shall immediately notify the other Party of any unusual health or environmental occurrence relating to Product .  Each Party shall advise the other Party immediately of any safety or toxicity problems of which it becomes aware regarding Product .

 

2.8                                  Minimum [***]  Purchase Commitment .  (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and as long as SAFC can demonstrate to Company’s reasonable satisfaction that SAFC (i) provides conforming and timely delivered Product in commercial Batches resulting from a production yield of not less than the minimum yield achieved in the prior [***] validation runs but in no case shall such production be less than a [***] yield of Product based on starting iron material (“Yield”); and, (ii) can meet the Commercial Assurance (as defined below in Sec. 3.1) production levels, Company agrees to purchase from SAFC not less than an annual minimum amount of Product equal to the greater of [***]Batches or [***]  of Product for use in the production and distribution of Finished Product for [***] (the “Minimum Purchase Commitment”) as measured [***], as the case may be, during the Term (the “Purchase Year”). In calculating the Minimum Purchase Commitment during each Purchase Year, Company shall be credited with all Product ordered, including amounts

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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used for samples and testing provided such amounts are authorized by applicable law for release and use by AMAG or its licensee [***].  In the event a Batch is produced with a Yield that is less than minimum criteria stated above, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to provide a price adjustment on such Batch.  Further, SAFC agrees to notify Company promptly in writing of when the percentage of manufacturing capacity consumed at the facility designated in Section 12.6 (c) with the inclusion of any amount of Product ordered by Company (“Capacity Notification”) equals or exceeds [***] of such facility’s manufacturing capacity.  Company may at its discretion request Capacity Notification from SAFC from time to time during the term of this Agreement.  To the extent that the provisions in (i) or (ii) above are not maintained or the Capacity Notification exceeds [***] of the applicable facility’s manufacturing capacity, Company shall have the right to reduce the Company’s Minimum Purchase Commitment hereunder by up to [***] until such time that that SAFC can demonstrate to Company’s reasonable satisfaction that SAFC can maintain the Yield and Commercial Assurance production levels described in (i) and (ii) above and/or that the applicable facility’s manufacturing capacity is less than [***], as the case may be.

 

(b)                                  The Parties agree that, for purposes of calculating the foregoing Minimum Purchase Commitment, AMAG’s total purchases of Product under this Agreement during each Purchase Year will be compared against the total Product purchased by AMAG from all sources for use within the countries of the European Union during the four complete calendar quarters preceding each Purchase Year during the Term.  AMAG further agrees to provide to SAFC no later than [***] days after the end of each Purchase Year during the Term a written certification with respect to AMAG’s compliance with the foregoing Minimum Purchase Commitment for the applicable Purchase Year, which certification will contain sufficient back-up calculations to determine AMAG’s compliance with the foregoing Minimum Purchase Commitment.  Within [***] days following AMAG’s delivery of the foregoing certification, SAFC shall indicate whether or not it agrees that AMAG has complied with its Minimum Purchase Commitment for the applicable Purchase Year.  If SAFC does not agree that AMAG has complied with its Minimum Purchase Commitment for the applicable Purchase Year, the Parties will engage in good faith discussions for a period of an additional [***] days in effort to resolve the disagreement.  If the Parties do not reach a mutually acceptable agreement within the foregoing fifteen day discussion period, then either Party may refer the matter to be resolved by arbitration in accordance with Section 11.3 hereof.

 

2.9                                  Provision of Certain Raw Materials .

 

(a)                                   For each quantity of Product to be manufactured hereunder, Company shall forward to SAFC in a timely manner all quantities of [***] necessary for SAFC to manufacture such quantity of Product (the “[***] Materials”) until such time as AMAG and SAFC mutually agree in writing that SAFC has the ability to procure the necessary quantities of [***] Materials directly, at which time AMAG and SAFC shall mutually agree

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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in writing as to the cost of the [***] to be purchased directly by SAFC and charged to AMAG. Following such mutual agreement, SAFC will either charge AMAG separately for the cost of the [***] or amend the price of Product to include the cost of the [***], and AMAG’s obligation to continue to supply SAFC with the [***] Materials shall immediately cease. SAFC shall not be liable to Company nor be deemed to have breached this Agreement or any purchase order for errors, delays or other consequences arising from Company’s failure to timely provide the [***] Materials. Company shall provide SAFC with all information available to it regarding known or potential hazards associated with the use of any substances supplied to SAFC by Company, and Company shall comply with all current legislation and regulations concerning the handling and shipment of substances by land, sea or air.

 

(b)                                  SAFC shall maintain control of the [***] Materials in accordance with cGMP and in the manner outlined in the Quality Agreement.  SAFC shall use the [***] Materials for the purpose of manufacturing Product hereunder, in strict accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and for no other purpose.  SAFC shall not transfer the [***] Materials to any third parties, except to SAFC Affiliates for the performance of activities related to such Product manufacture under the terms of this Agreement.  In the event that any quantity of the [***] Materials is lost, damaged, spoiled, destroyed or wasted by SAFC (including, without limitation, by incorporation of such [***] Materials into a batch of API that fails to meet the applicable Specifications), then (i) SAFC will bear [***] of the reasonable and documented cost incurred by AMAG to replace such quantities of [***] Materials, to the extent such loss resulted from SAFC’s negligence, wilful misconduct, breach of this Agreement or the Quality Agreement, or activities that are within its reasonable control related to SAFC’s handling and control of Product and/or [***] Materials; or, (ii) AMAG shall replace such quantities of [***] Materials at its sole cost and expense in all other cases.  SAFC will notify AMAG in writing of any such loss and, the [***] Materials shall be replaced in accordance with this Section 2.9(b).

 

2.10                            For production of Batches of Product , SAFC shall use reasonable commercial efforts to minimize waste and loss of any Product produced including the safeguarding of the [***] Materials and other materials utilized in the production of Product .  SAFC’s normal waste and loss of [***] Materials and other materials utilized in the production of Product (“Production Material”) hereunder shall be consistent with the production loss observed in the last three production runs but in no case shall such loss be more than [***] Production Material loss per Batch.  SAFC shall provide AMAG with a written report of any production loss of [***] Materials or Product incurred in connection with the production of each Batch promptly upon completion of such Batch production process.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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2.11                            Regulatory

 

SAFC will not change or modify any of the Master Batch Records or manufacturing SOPs, or otherwise make any change in the materials, equipment, process or procedures used to manufacture or test any Product or [***] Materials in Company’s judgment that would require a filing with a regulatory authority and/or that would reasonably be expected to or affects SAFC’s ability to manufacture Product in accordance with the Quality Agreement, Specifications, or the terms of this Agreement, without first obtaining Company’s prior written approval.  SAFC will disclose all proposed changes in such manufacturing and testing materials, equipment, process or procedure to Company at a level that would be sufficient to allow Company to understand and reproduce such changes and comply with regulatory standards.  If Company agrees to allow any such change requiring Company’s approval to be implemented, then the Parties will revise manufacturing SOPs, master batch records and the relevant Quality Agreement and/or Specifications in writing accordingly, if applicable.

 

3                  Forecasts, Release, Purchase Orders, Delivery and Storage

 

3.1                                  Forecasts . Not later than [***] days after the Effective Date,  Company shall determine its initial estimated purchases of Product from SAFC under this Agreement and shall deliver to SAFC a written, non-binding, rolling [***] month quarterly forecast (the “Commercial Forecast”) of such estimated quantities of Product, and SAFC shall provide reasonable assurance in writing to Company of SAFC’s ability and capacity to meet not less than [***] of the then current Q1 Commercial Forecast; [***] of the then current Q2 Commercial Forecast; [***] of the then current Q3 Commercial Forecast; and, [***] of the then current Q4 Commercial Forecast of such estimates (as updated from time to time by Company) (“Commercial Assurance”).  The Commercial Forecast shall cover each of the next succeeding [***] calendar quarters.  After delivery of the initial Commercial Forecast, the Commercial Forecast shall be updated by Company on a calendar quarterly basis, which update shall include the next successive calendar quarter added to the last period of the previous Commercial Forecast.  Although the Commercial Forecast is non-binding, Company understands that SAFC shall use the Commercial Forecast for planning purposes (including raw material acquisitions and investment in equipment and other resources) in order to make available the production capacity required to Manufacture and supply the forecasted amounts of Product within the time frames specified therein and reciprocally SAFC understands that Company has relied on SAFC’s Commercial Assurance in its production and manufacturing arrangements.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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3.2                                  Initial Commercial Supply; Purchase Orders .

 

(a)                                   To initiate SAFC’s Manufacture and supply of commercial quantities of Product under this Agreement, Company must issue a binding written purchase order for its initial purchase of Product at least [***] months prior to the first scheduled shipment of Product thereunder or such shorter time as may be agreed upon by the Parties in writing.

 

(b) All purchase orders for Product hereunder shall be in minimum [***] Batch of Product.

 

(c)                                   All purchase orders subsequent to the initial purchase order for commercial supply must be issued at least [***] months prior to the scheduled shipment of Product thereunder or such shorter time as may be agreed upon by the Parties in writing.  The minimum number of days between the date of a purchase order and the shipment of Product under this Section 3.2(c) and Section 3.2(a) above shall be referred to hereinafter as the “Minimum Lead Time”.

 

(d)                                  Within [***] business days of receipt of a purchase order, SAFC shall notify Company in writing of its acceptance of the purchase order, which purchase order shall not be rejected to the extent consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and shall include in such communication of acceptance SAFC shall notify Company should SAFC not be in compliance with the capacity requirements.  If SAFC fails to respond within [***] business days of receipt of the purchase order, the purchase order shall be deemed accepted, but only to the extent that any amount ordered is not in excess of [***] of the Commercial Forecast and that the requested delivery date satisfies the Minimum Lead Time.  Upon request, SAFC agrees to provide Company in writing the Capacity Notification or a projected Capacity Notification (as of a quarterly basis) based on the Commercial Forecast.

 

(e)                                   If a purchase order exceeds the Commercial Forecast by more than the capacity set forth in 3.1 above or does not meet the Minimum Lead Time, SAFC may reject such purchase order if SAFC reasonably determines that it cannot, using commercially reasonable efforts, ship the amount of Product ordered by the requested delivery date.  If SAFC accepts such purchase order, it will be required to fill such excess and/or accommodate such shorter lead-time.

 

(f)                                     For each such purchase of Product, the purchase order shall specify: (i) an identification of the Product ordered; (ii) quantity requested; (iii) the requested delivery date; and (iv) shipping instructions and address.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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(g)                                  Each purchase order shall give rise to a contract for the purchase of such Product under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to the exclusion of any additional or contrary terms set forth in any purchase order or invoice, unless otherwise explicitly agreed to in writing by the Parties.

 

3.3                                  Release of Product .  SAFC shall notify Company in writing when (i) the Manufacture of Product is complete, (ii) all Manufacturing records have been reviewed by SAFC, (iii) all testing is completed, reviewed, and Product meets Specifications (as evidenced by a valid certificate of analysis), (iv) all Deviations have been adequately reviewed and approved, and (v)  Product has been released by SAFC in accordance with the Quality Agreement.  SAFC shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that release is targeted for [***] days after Manufacturing is complete.  If this target cannot be achieved for a batch, SAFC shall notify Company of the reason and a new release target date.

 

3.4                                  Delivery, Title and Risk of Loss .  All Product supplied by SAFC hereunder shall be supplied FCA shipping point from SAFC’s manufacturing facility within the meaning of Incoterms 2010.  Delivery of the Product to the carrier at such SAFC shipping point shall constitute delivery to Company.  Title to and risk of loss for the Product sold hereunder shall pass to Company or its designee when the Product is delivered to the carrier at SAFC’s shipping point. The Parties recognise the importance of timely delivery and SAFC will use commercially reasonable best efforts to fulfil its delivery obligations. In the event SAFC fails to supply Product pursuant to this Agreement unless for reasons other than due to events described in Section 12.17 below, such failure shall be deemed a material breach and if uncured as provided for in Section 9.2(a) below, SAFC shall be responsible to Company for direct purchase costs related to Company’s procurement of Product from third parties related only to such quantities of Product for which SAFC failed to deliver.

 

3.5                                  Packaging .  SAFC will preserve, package, handle, and pack all Product so as to protect the Product from loss or damage, in conformance with standard commercial practices, the Specifications, the Quality Agreement, government regulations and other applicable standards.

 

3.6                                  Storage SAFC shall hold all Product under the storage conditions established pursuant to the Quality Agreement and in accordance with cGMP.  SAFC shall store Product for a period not to exceed [***] days, at its own cost, after the Product has been released in accordance with Section 3.3 above.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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Any Product held by SAFC due to Company’s delay in accepting delivery beyond [***] days from the release date shall be subject to SAFC’s then-current and standard storage charges.  Within [***] business days after the end of each month during the term of this Agreement, SAFC shall provide Company with an inventory report listing the total amount of Product stored by SAFC and the amount of released Product stored by SAFC as of the last day of the month, and the amounts of Product manufactured, released, and shipped to Company during such month.

 

4                  Rejection, Defects and Non-Conforming Goods

 

4.1                                  Nonconforming Product .  Within [***] days from the date the Company or a third party designated by Company under a particular purchase order (after Product release) actually receives the Product or the release documentation in the event Product is not shipped immediately upon release by SAFC, Company (or its designee on behalf of the Company for the applicable purchase order) shall have the right to determine whether such Product conforms to cGMP, to the applicable Specifications and generally to the requirements according to the Quality Agreement (collectively the “Product Requirements”).  Any claim by Company that Product does not meet applicable Product Requirements shall be made in writing to SAFC within such [***] day period and shall be accompanied by a detailed report of analysis prepared by or on behalf of Company.  If a defect in Product could not have been ascertained by Company upon reasonable inspection and analysis of the Product, then the [***] day time period referred to herein shall not apply; provided that (i) Company notifies SAFC within [***] days following discovery of such defect and (ii) the limitation on remedy and liability set out in Section 4.3 below shall apply with respect thereto.

 

4.2                                  Disagreement Concerning Fulfilment of Product Requirements .  In the event of a disagreement concerning the fulfilment of Product Requirements, Company and SAFC shall agree on an independent testing laboratory of recognized standing in the industry selected by SAFC and approved by Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) (“Laboratory”) to determine whether any such Product met the Product Requirements.  The findings of the Laboratory shall be binding.  The expenses related to such testing shall be borne by SAFC unless the nonconformity is attributable solely to Company’s negligence or willful misconduct, and otherwise by Company.  During any period that the Parties are in dispute regarding the conformity of the Product , SAFC shall, if requested by

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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Company, replace such quantity of Product , and Company shall pay for both the original shipment of Product and the replacement shipment of Product if the Laboratory confirms the conformity of the original shipment.  Such Laboratory shall be a Laboratory previously qualified by Company to conduct such testing to the extent one exists at the time of a disagreement under this provision; provided, however, that if SAFC reasonably fails to agree to use any such previously qualified Laboratory, the Parties shall use good faith efforts to agree on an alternative Laboratory.  The Parties shall be each responsible for [***] of all out-of-pocket costs incurred by either Party to establish and qualify such alternative Laboratory.

 

4.3                                  Remedies for Non-Conforming Product .  If any Product delivered to Company fails to conform to Product Requirements, SAFC, at Company’s discretion, shall either refund Company any amounts paid for the non-conforming Product or replace, at SAFC’s own cost, the nonconforming Product with substitute Product that conforms to the Product Requirements within [***] days from the date that Company notifies SAFC of such non-conformity (unless the nonconformity is attributable to Company’s negligence or willful misconduct).  Pursuant to written directions from SAFC, Company shall either return the non-conforming Product to SAFC or destroy it, in each case, at SAFC’s expense.  If Company is directed to destroy non-conforming Product , then Company shall provide SAFC a certificate certifying such destruction. Except as provided for under Section 2.09 hereof regarding [***] Materials or Section 6.6 hereof regarding SAFC’s indemnification obligations for third party claims, the remedy described in this Section 4.3 shall be Company’s sole remedy and SAFC’s only liability for Product failing to meet the Product Requirements.

 

4.4                                  Deviations and OOS .  The Parties shall cooperate with each other upon request in the investigation and response to any Product concerns relating to Deviations and OOS, which may relate to SAFC’s role in the Manufacture of Product (in addition to complying with the corresponding provisions in the Quality Agreement).  Further, SAFC shall share with Company any quality assurance or quality control analyses performed or identified trends relating to safety and quality of the Product or its manufacturing process.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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5                  Sales Prices and Terms of Payment

 

5.1                                  Currency .  Except as otherwise expressly indicated, all references to “$” or to “dollars” in this Agreement shall be read as referring to the legal tender of the United States of America.

 

5.2                                  Sales Prices . The sales prices for Product Manufactured under this Agreement and released by SAFC’s quality assurance department shall be the sales prices set forth in Appendix 3 .  The sales prices are to be understood as packaged and ready for further processing at the facility of Company or of a third party designated in writing by Company, excluding costs of shipping, insurance and freight and further excluding applicable sales or other taxes (which will be applied as set forth in Section 5.6 hereof).   All prices are quoted in United States Dollars.

 

5.3                                  Invoices and Payments .  SAFC shall invoice Company at the time of delivery (or partial delivery) of the API to the carrier in accordance with Section 3.4.  Company shall make all payments in accordance with the SAFC invoices; provided, that, in the event of a conflict between an invoice and the terms of this Agreement, this Agreement shall control.  Further, all payments made hereunder are due within [***] days from receipt of the SAFC invoice, except for any amounts subject to a bona fide dispute.  Payments shall be made to SAFC in accordance with the instructions on the invoice.  All payments hereunder shall be made in United States Dollars.

 

5.4                                  Overdue Payments .  Company shall pay interest on all past-due amounts (except those subject to a bona fide dispute) at a rate of interest equal to the lesser of [***] per month or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

 

5.5                                  Price Adjustment .

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no more than once each year of the Term following the first year of the Term, with [***] months prior written notice to Company (“Price Adjustment Period”), and in addition to any other price adjustment that may be permitted by this Agreement or otherwise agreed to by the Parties; provided that any price adjustment shall apply only to purchase orders submitted following the Price Adjustment Period:

 

SAFC may adjust the pricing applicable to Company’s purchases of Product for such year by an amount not to exceed the percentage increase in the U.S. Producer Price Index as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (the “PPI”) from the Effective Date to the time of such written notice to Company

 


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5.6                                  Taxes .

 

(a)                                   If Company must withhold from any payment to SAFC under this Agreement any taxes required to be withheld by Company under the applicable laws of any country, state, territory or jurisdiction, such amount shall be paid to the appropriate taxing authorities.  Upon request, Company shall provide SAFC with documentation of such withholding as is reasonably available to allow SAFC to document such tax withholdings for purposes of claiming tax credits and similar benefits.

 

(b)                                  Any use tax, sales tax, excise tax, duty, custom, inspection or testing for, or any other tax, fee or charge of any nature whatsoever imposed by, any governmental authority, on or measured by the transaction between Company and SAFC (except any amounts imposed based upon or attributable to SAFC’s income) shall be paid by Company in addition to any other amounts due hereunder.

 

6                  Recall, Warranties, Indemnification and Insurance

 

6.1                                                    Recall .

 

(a)                                   Company shall be responsible for conducting any recall of Finished Product, and SAFC shall co-operate with and give all reasonable assistance to Company in conducting any such recall to the extent it relates to Product .  SAFC shall bear the expense of any recall resulting from a breach of its obligations hereunder and/or of the Quality Agreement and/or from its gross negligence or willful misconduct.  Otherwise, Company shall bear such expenses.  To the extent such recall or similar action is due to both Parties’ breach of their respective representations, warranties or obligations hereunder or under the Quality Agreement or from their negligence, then each Party shall share in such costs in proportion to the damages or losses caused by such Party’s respective breach or negligence.  In the event of such recall or similar action, each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate the costs associated therewith.

 

(b)                                  In the case of a disagreement as to the existence or level of nonconforming Product in connection with a recall under Section 6.1(a) above, then the matter shall be referred to the Laboratory in accordance with Section 4.2 above.  The decision of the Laboratory shall be final and binding on the Parties.

 

6.2                                  SAFC Representations and Warranties .  SAFC hereby represents and warrants as follows:

 

(a)                                   (i) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not conflict with, violate or breach any agreement to which SAFC is a party or SAFC’s constituent documents, (ii) SAFC is not prohibited or limited by any law or agreement (to which it is a party) from entering into this Agreement and (iii) the performance of this Agreement will not create any conflict with any other business or activity engaged in by SAFC;

 

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(b)                                  The Product shall be Manufactured and shipped in compliance with cGMP, the Specifications, and all other applicable laws, rules and regulations;

 

(c)                                   All Product delivered by SAFC hereunder will conform to the Quality Agreement, the Specifications, and cGMP; and

 

(d)                                  SAFC will have obtained and maintained in effect all such approvals and permits as may be required under applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements to operate the Manufacturing facility for Product for the purposes of Manufacturing Product under the Quality Agreement and under this Agreement

 

(e)                                   SAFC warrants and covenants that it will not use any employee, subcontractor, or consultant that has been debarred or suspended under 21 U.S.C. § 335(a) or (b).  SAFC represents that it does not currently have and will not hire, as an officer or an employee, or subcontractor any person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United States for conduct relating to the regulation of any drug product under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

 

(f)                                     SAFC warrants and covenants to Company that SAFC will not in the course of performing the manufacturing obligations hereunder, infringe or misappropriate any intellectual property of any other person .

 

6.3                                  Company Representations and Warranties . Company represents and warrants that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not conflict with, violate or breach any agreement to which Company is a party or Company’s constituent documents, (ii) Company is not prohibited or limited by any law or agreement to which it is a party from entering into this Agreement and (iii) the performance of this Agreement will not create any conflict with any other business or activity engaged in by Company.

 

6.4                                  Disclaimer .  EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WRITTEN OR ORAL, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT.

 

6.5                                  Company Indemnification .  Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless SAFC, its Affiliates and its or their directors, officers and employees from all actions, losses, demands, costs and liabilities arising from any third party claim (including reasonable attorney’s fees) to which SAFC is or may become subject to the extent they arise out of or are alleged or claimed to arise out of:

 

(a)                                   any breach by Company of any of its obligations or representations and warranties under this Agreement;

 

(b)                                  any negligent act or omission or willful misconduct by Company, its Affiliates or its or their directors, officers, employees, agents or

 

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subcontractors in connection with the fulfillment of its/his/her obligations under the Agreement;

 

(c)                                   SAFC following any of Company’s procedures as described in the Specifications;

 

(d)                                  Company’s conversion of conforming Product into the Finished Product;

 

(e)                                   the labeling, marketing, distribution or sale by Company of Product or the Finished Product;

 

(f)                                     the use or consumption of Product or any related Finished Product in conformance with published specifications; or

 

(g)                                  the infringement by the Finished Product, any Company supplied [***] Materials, Product (provided such is made in conformance with Specifications) or the Company’s use of Product in violation of any U.S. registered patent, trademark or other proprietary right of any third party;

 

in each case except that Company shall have no obligation to indemnify, defend or hold harmless SAFC, its Affiliates and its or their directors, officers and employees to the extent of any negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct by SAFC or its Affiliates and its or their directors, officers, employees, agents or permitted subcontractors associated with its obligations under this Agreement.

 

6.6                                  SAFC Indemnification .  SAFC shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Company, its Affiliates and its or their directors, officers and employees from all actions, losses, demands, costs and liabilities arising from any third party claim (including reasonable attorney’s fees) to which Company is or may become subject to the extent they arise out of or are alleged or claimed to arise out of:

 

(a)                                   any breach by SAFC of any of its obligations or representations and warranties under this Agreement or the Quality Agreement; or

 

(b)                                  any negligent act or omission or willful misconduct by SAFC, its Affiliates or its or their directors, officers, employees, agents or subcontractors in connection with the fulfillment of its/his/her obligations under the Agreement;

 

in each case except that SAFC shall have no obligation to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless Company, its Affiliates and its or their directors, officers and employees to the extent of any negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct by Company or its Affiliates

 


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and its or their directors, officers, employees, agents or permitted subcontractors associated with its obligations under this Agreement.

 

6.7                                  Indemnification Procedure .  Either Party intending to seek indemnification from the other Party under Sections 6.5 or 6.6 above, as the case may be, shall give the other Party prompt notice of any such claim or lawsuit (including a copy thereof) served upon it, sole control of the defense against such claim, and shall fully cooperate with the other Party and its legal representatives in the investigation of any matter which is the subject of indemnification.  Such Party seeking indemnification shall not unreasonably withhold its approval of the settlement of any claim, liability or action covered by the above indemnification provisions.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to give timely notice to the indemnifying Party shall not release the indemnifying Party from any liability to the Party seeking indemnification to the extent the indemnifying Party is not prejudiced thereby.

 

6.8                                  Company Insurance .  Without limiting its liability under this Agreement (except as may be otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement), during the Term and for [***] years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Company shall obtain and maintain commercial general liability/product liability insurance with limits of not less than [***] per occurrence for each general liability and product liability (including any umbrella policies).  With respect to all insurance coverage required under this Section 6.8, (i) Company shall, promptly upon SAFC’s request, furnish SAFC with certificates of insurance evidencing such insurance and (ii) all policies shall include provisions for at least [***] days’ prior written notice of cancellation.  Such insurance required by this Section 6.8 shall extend coverage to SAFC via a broad form vendor endorsement feature.

 

6.9                                  SAFC Insurance .  Without limiting its liability under this Agreement (except as may be otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement), during the Term and for [***] years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement, SAFC shall obtain and maintain commercial general liability/product liability insurance with limits of not less than [***] per occurrence for each general liability and product liability.  With respect to all insurance coverage required under this Section 6.9, (i) SAFC shall, promptly upon Company’s request, furnish Company with certificates of insurance evidencing such insurance and (ii) all policies shall include provisions for at least [***] days’ prior written notice of cancellation. Company shall be named as an additional insured under the policies of insurance required by this Section 6.9.

 


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7                  Regulatory Matters; Compliance with Laws

 

7.1           Regulation of Manufacturing Process .  If SAFC is required by the FDA, EMA, or any other Regulatory Agency to validate or re-validate Manufacturing processes that will impact the Manufacturing of Product , SAFC shall notify Company and consult with Company regarding the required activities.  SAFC shall be responsible for the costs of any such validation or re-validation that is required due to the non-compliance or renewal of the SAFC Manufacturing facility with cGMPs, otherwise any such costs shall be borne by Company provided SAFC obtains Company’s advance written consent prior to incurring such costs.

 

7.2           Correspondence .  SAFC will notify Company (pursuant to the Quality Agreement) promptly upon receipt of any correspondence from a Regulatory Agency, which relates to Product .  In addition, SAFC shall provide to the Regulatory Agencies all documents and information requested by such authority, and shall submit to all inquiries, audits and inspections by the Regulatory Agencies.

 

7.3           Compliance with Laws; Authorizations .  In performing this Agreement, each Party shall (i) comply with all applicable treaties, laws and regulations and (ii) obtain and maintain all releases, licenses, permits or other authorization required by any governmental body or authority.

 

8                  Confidentiality; Intellectual Property License

 

8.1           Confidentiality Obligations of SAFC and Company .  All information disclosed by one Party to another under this Agreement or the Quality Agreement shall be deemed Confidential Information of the disclosing Party under that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2007, by and between SAFC Pharma and Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) as if each Party was an original signatory thereto, the terms and conditions of which are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference.  The Parties agree that Confidential Information received by a Party hereunder or under the Confidentiality Agreement may be used and disclosed by such party in connection with the performance of such Party’s obligations under this Agreement (subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement regarding the scope of such disclosures) including complying with disclosures reasonably necessary in order to comply with regulatory filings and other governmental authorities, including the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Parties agree to extend the term of the Confidentiality Agreement for a period of [***] years from the termination of this Agreement.

 


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8.2           License During the Term, Company hereby grants to SAFC a royalty-free, non-exclusive license under any know-how, trade secrets, copyrights, designs, databases, discoveries, improvements and/or inventions (whether patentable or not) related to Product or the Manufacture of Product that are owned or controlled by Company and that are necessary for SAFC’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement, but only for such purposes and only to the extent necessary for SAFC to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

9                  Term and Termination

 

9.1           Term . The initial period of this Agreement shall commence as of the Commencement Date and shall continue in full force and effect until the [***], unless earlier terminated as provided in Sections 9.2 and 9.3 below. Thereafter the Agreement shall be renewed automatically for additional [***] year periods from the anniversary of the Commencement Date, unless cancelled by one of the Parties upon at least [***] months prior written notice.  Such initial period and any renewal period shall be referred to herein as the “Term”.

 

9.2           Termination . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1 above, the Parties may terminate this Agreement in the event of either of the following:

 

(a)           Termination for Material Breach .  Either Party may terminate this Agreement by written notice at a date set in the notice (allowing at least [***] days for cure) in the event of a material breach of this Agreement by the other Party; provided that the breaching Party fails to cure such breach within [***] days from the date of such notice.

 

(b)           Reserved

 

9.3            Commencement Date .  SAFC may terminate this Agreement immediately if the Commencement Date has not occurred by December 31, 2012.

 

10            Insolvency . If either Party shall make or seek to make an arrangement with, or an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if proceedings in voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy shall be instituted by, on behalf of or against such Party, or if a receiver or trustee of such Party’s assets shall be appointed, or bankruptcy proceedings begin, the other Party may terminate this Agreement, as may be permitted by the applicable laws, with immediate effect; provided, that in the case of an involuntary proceeding, such other Party may not terminate this Agreement if the petition is dismissed within [***] days of filing.

 


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10.1                            Rights and Obligations Upon Termination .

 

(a)           Return of Inventory and Confidential Information .  In the event of any expiration or termination of this Agreement, SAFC shall return to Company: (i) all Company property at Company’s expense, unless such termination shall have been made by Company in accordance with Section 9.2(a) or 10, in which case such property shall be returned at SAFC’s expense; and (ii) all Confidential Information of Company and shall make no further use of such Confidential Information without the prior written consent of Company, except to the extent required to be retained by law or to comply with SAFC’s continuing obligations hereunder.

 

(b)           Payments .  Termination of this Agreement shall not release either Party from the obligation to make payment of all amounts then due and payable.

 

(c)           Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason other than by Company pursuant to Section 9.2(a) due to SAFC’s uncured material breach, Company shall take delivery and pay for all conforming Product that is subject to an open purchase order, pay all monies due and owing pursuant to this Agreement and reimburse SAFC for its costs for all material, work in process, finished Product and all other outstanding inventory (meaning all raw materials that are specifically required and purchased by SAFC for the manufacture of the API) to the extent that such items were reasonably acquired by SAFC to meet its obligations hereunder in a timely manner, and make such other payments to SAFC as may be set forth in Appendix 3 hereto.  Otherwise, Company’s payment obligation upon termination of this Agreement is to pay for all conforming Product that is delivered on or before the date of termination.

 

(d)           SAFC acknowledges and agrees that, during and after the Term, SAFC shall not use the Analytical Methods, the Manufacturing Process or any other Confidential Information of Company to manufacture for or supply to any third party any API.

 

10.2         Surviving obligations . Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not affect any accrued rights or obligations of either Party.  The terms of Sections 2.6(b), 2.6(c), 4.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.4 through 6.9, 8.1, 8.2, 10, 11 and 12 of this Agreement shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

11           Governing Law; Dispute Resolution

 

11.1         Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted and construed in accordance with, the laws of [***], without regard to its conflict of law

 


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provisions.  The U.N. Convention on International Sales of Goods shall not apply to this Agreement.

 

11.2         Good Faith Meeting .  In the event of any dispute arising between the Parties concerning this Agreement, Company and SAFC agree that they shall promptly meet for good faith discussions in an attempt to negotiate an amicable solution.

 

11.3                            Arbitration .

 

(a)           Any dispute arising between the Parties out of or in connection with this Agreement, or the interpretation, breach or enforcement thereof that cannot be amicably resolved pursuant to Section 11.2 above within [***] months as from the first appearance of such dispute shall be finally settled by arbitration as set forth in this Section 11.3.

 

(b)           The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association in effect at the time of the arbitration to the extent that both Parties are domestic United States companies or in accordance with the International Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association in effect at the time of the arbitration to the extent that one of the Parties is not a domestic United States company, except, in each instance, as such rules may be modified herein or by mutual agreement of the Parties.

 

(c)           The seat of the arbitration shall be [***], and it shall be conducted in the English language.

 

(d)           The arbitration shall be conducted by a panel of three arbitrators; unless the Parties agree to proceed under and mutually select a single arbitrator.  The Party initiating arbitration (“Claimant”) shall appoint an arbitrator in its request for arbitration (“Request”).  The other Party (“Respondent”) shall appoint an arbitrator within [***] days of receipt of the Request and shall notify the Claimant of such appointment in writing.  If within [***] days of receipt of the Request by the Respondent, either Party has not appointed an arbitrator, then that arbitrator shall be appointed by the American Arbitration Association.  The first two arbitrators appointed in accord with this provision shall appoint a third arbitrator within [***] days after the Respondent has notified Claimant of the appointment of the Respondent’s arbitrator or, in the event of a failure by a Party to appoint, within [***] days after the American Arbitration Association has notified the Parties and any arbitrator already appointed of its appointment of an arbitrator on behalf of the Party failing to appoint.  When the third arbitrator has accepted

 


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the appointment, the two arbitrators making the appointment shall promptly notify the Parties of the appointment.  If the first two arbitrators appointed fail to appoint a third arbitrator or so to notify the Parties within the time period prescribed above, then the American Arbitration Association shall appoint the third arbitrator and shall promptly notify the Parties of the appointment.  The third arbitrator shall act as Chair of the tribunal.

 

(e)           The arbitrator shall have jurisdiction to hear and rule on pre-hearing disputes and are authorized to hold pre-hearing conferences by telephone or in person, as the arbitrator deems advisable.  The arbitrator shall have the authority to entertain a motion to dismiss and/or a motion for summary judgment by any party and shall apply the standards governing such motions under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.  Either Party, at its expense, may arrange for and pay the cost of a court reporter to provide a stenographic record of proceedings.  The Federal Rules of Evidence shall apply. The arbitrator shall resolve any disputes concerning discovery.  The decision of the arbitrator will be final and may not be appealed.  The arbitrator shall not act as amiables composituerus or ex aequo et bono .  The arbitral award shall be in writing, state the reasons for the award (including the calculation of any damages awarded), and be final and binding on the Parties.  Either party, upon request at the close of hearing, shall be given leave to file a post-hearing brief.  The time for filing such a brief shall be set by the arbitrator.  Each Party shall bear its own attorney’s fees, costs, and disbursements arising out of the arbitration, and shall pay an equal share of the fees and costs of the arbitrators; provided, that the arbitrator shall be authorized to determine whether a Party is the prevailing party, and if so, to award to that prevailing Party reimbursement for its reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements (including, for example, expert witness fees and expenses, photocopy charges, travel expenses, etc.), and/or the fees and costs of the arbitrators.  Judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof or having jurisdiction over the relevant Party or its assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Parties agree that the arbitrator will have no power or authority to make awards or issue orders of any kind except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, and in no event will the arbitrator have the authority to make any award that provides for punitive or exemplary damages.

 

(f)            Notwithstanding Section 11.1 hereof, the arbitration and this Section 11.3 shall be governed by Title 9 (Arbitration) of the United States Code.  By agreeing to this binding arbitration provision, the Parties understand that they are waiving certain rights and protections which may otherwise be available if a claim between the parties were determined by litigation in court, including the right to seek or obtain certain types of damages precluded by this provision, the right to a jury trial, certain rights of appeal, and a right to invoke formal rules of procedure and evidence.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party, without waiving any remedy under this Agreement, may proceed any time directly to any court of competent jurisdiction to seek protection or enforcement of its rights at law or in equity for intellectual property rights or rights related to confidential information and/or to seek injunctive relief or other equitable relief in aid of any such claim.

 

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(g)           The Parties agree that the arbitration shall be kept confidential and that the existence of the proceeding and any element of it (including but not limited to any pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony or other oral submissions, and any awards) shall not be disclosed beyond the tribunal, the American Arbitration Association, the Parties, their counsel and any person necessary to the conduct of the proceeding, except as may be lawfully required in judicial proceedings relating to the arbitration or otherwise.

 

12           Miscellaneous

 

12.1         Conditional Effectiveness .  The effectiveness of this Agreement is conditioned upon Company and SAFC duly executing and delivering the Quality Agreement.

 

12.2         Publicity .  Any public announcement or similar publicity with respect to this Agreement will be issued, if at all, at such times and in such manner as shall be mutually agreed in writing by the Parties.

 

12.3         Use of Names .  SAFC shall not use the name of Company or the names of their employees, or representatives or Affiliates in any advertising materials or in any publication without prior written consent of Company.  Company shall not use the name of SAFC or the names of their employees, or representatives or Affiliates in any advertising materials or in any publication without prior written consent of SAFC.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company shall be entitled to identify SAFC as the source of Product in any regulatory submission without SAFC’s prior written consent.

 

12.4         Marks .  Each Party reserves all rights to any name, trademark, service mark or logo (“Marks”) it may have or hereafter acquire.  Neither Party shall by this Agreement obtain any right, title or interest in or to any Marks of the other Party or its Affiliates.  Accordingly, neither Party shall use any Marks confusingly similar to or likely to cause confusion with the Marks of the other or of any other person or entity.  Each use by a Party of any Marks of the other Party, whether in advertising or marketing materials, websites, company announcements or offering circulars, informational materials, public events, or otherwise, shall be subject to the prior written approval of the other Party.

 

12.5         Limitation of Liability .

 

(a)           [***].

 


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(b)           THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF EITHER PARTY TO THE OTHER FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION (OR RELATED CAUSES OF ACTION) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE DELIVERY OF THE API SHALL NOT EXCEED [***].

 

(c)           The foregoing limitations in Section 12.5(a) and (b) above shall survive notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of a limited remedy.

 

(d)           [***].

 

12.6         Assignment; Successors; Subcontractors; Third-Party Beneficiaries .

 

(a)           Neither Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, which will not be unreasonably withheld, except that (i) Company may assign, in whole or in part, without such consent any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any Affiliate of Company, provided that any such assignment to an Affiliate shall not relieve Company as the primary obligor hereunder, and (ii) either Party may assign this Agreement in connection with the merger, consolidation or sale of the stock or substantially all of the assets of such Party relating to the performance of this Agreement.  Any assignment in violation of this Section 12.6(a) shall be null and void.

 

(b)           Subject to the preceding subsection (a), this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the Parties.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, SAFC may not use any subcontractor in the performance of its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Company.  SAFC will remain primarily liable for the performance by any permitted subcontractor of SAFC’s obligations hereunder.  Without Company’s prior written consent, SAFC will not Manufacture Product at any facility other than the Cherokee facility located at 3300 S Second Street, ST. Louis, MO.

 

(d)           Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any person other than the Parties any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement.  This Agreement and all of its provisions and conditions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Parties to this Agreement and their successors and assigns.

 


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12.7         Transactions Outside Scope of Agreement .  Other than as expressly provided for otherwise in this Agreement, this Agreement shall in no way limit or restrict the ability of either Party or any Affiliate of such Party to offer its products or services to any other person.

 

12.8         No Transfer of Rights .  No transfer, grant or license of rights under any patent or copyright or to any proprietary information or trade secret is made or is to be implied by this Agreement except as may be expressly stated otherwise herein.

 

12.9         Independent Contractors .  The Parties undertake to carry out this Agreement as independent contractors.  No franchise, partnership, joint venture or relationship of principal and agent is intended by this Agreement.  Neither Party is authorized, in the name of or on behalf of the other Party, to incur any obligation, receive any benefit or right or otherwise bind the other Party.  All employees, agents, representatives and contractors of a Party are solely those of such Party and no acts thereof will be binding upon the other Party.

 

12.10       Waiver The failure or the delay of any Party hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of the right of such Party thereafter to enforce such provision.  No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach of this Agreement.

 

12.11       Severability .  Should any provision of this Agreement become void or be cancelled, then the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.  If a provision of this Agreement should be void or should be declared void, then the Parties will attempt to replace it by another valid provision or will leave the provision unreplaced by mutual consent.   Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

 

12.12       Appendices .  All appendices attached hereto are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein.

 

12.13       Entire Agreement .  This Agreement, including all appendices hereto, contains the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties relative to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements relating to its subject matter, except for the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms, except to the extent amended by Section 8.1 of this Agreement.

 

12.14       Amendment .  This Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be modified, amended, rescinded, cancelled or waived, in whole or in part, except by written amendment signed by the Parties hereto.

 

12.15       Notices . All notices, consents, waivers and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (i)

 

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delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (ii) sent by facsimile or electronic mail (with written confirmation of transmission), (iii) received by the addressee if sent by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or if sent by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case to the appropriate addresses and facsimile numbers set forth below (or to such other addresses and facsimile numbers as a Party may designate by notice to the other Party):

 

If to Company:

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

100 Hayden Avenue

 

Lexington, MA 02421

 

Attention:VP, Technical Operations

 

Facsimile No.:617-812-8166

 

 

With a copy to:

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

100 Hayden Avenue

 

Lexington, MA 02421

 

Attention: General Counsel

 

Facsimile No.: 617-812-7661

 

 

If to SAFC:

SAFC

 

3050 Spruce St.

 

St. Louis, Missouri 63103

 

Attention: Tom Gelineau

 

Facsimile No.: 636-405-2955

 

 

With a copy to:

SAFC

 

3050 Spruce Street

 

St. Louis, Missouri 63103

 

Attention: Legal Department

 

Facsimile No.: 314.286.8005

 

12.16       Section Headings; Construction .  The headings of Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation.  Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word “including” does not limit the preceding words or terms.

 

12.17       Force Majeure .  Any events that cannot be prevented by either one of the Parties, such as fire, flood, war, strike, civil unrest, terrorism, natural catastrophes, government acts and regulations, and other cases of force majeure beyond a Party’s control, will free the affected Party for the duration of the event from its obligations under this Agreement.  As soon as there is an indication of an event of force majeure, the Party

 

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affected by it will advise the other Party within [***] days or as soon as practical of the effect of such event on this Agreement and about the measures to be taken to mitigate such effect.  The Parties are obligated to mitigate damages and to resume the fulfilment of the contractual obligations as quickly as possible.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if a force majeure persists for more than [***] days, then the Party not affected by such force majeure may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other Party, with immediate effect.

 

12.18       Expenses .  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, in the appendices hereto or in any agreement or other document expressly referenced herein and forming a part hereof, including the Quality Agreement, each Party to this Agreement will bear its respective expenses incurred in connection the performance of its obligations hereunder.  In the event of termination of this Agreement, the obligation of each Party to pay its own expenses will be subject to any rights of a Party arising from a breach of this Agreement by the other.

 

12.19       Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

12.20       Governing Language . The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be in accordance with the English language.  If this Agreement is translated into another language and there is a conflict between the non-English version and the English version, then the English version shall control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other document or agreement, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Quality Agreement, the Quality Agreement shall govern and control with respect to quality-related matters; and this Agreement shall govern and control with respect to all other matters.

 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties intending to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof have caused this Agreement to be signed effective as of the Effective Date by their duly authorized representatives.

 

Sigma-Aldrich, Inc.

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gilles Cottier

 

By:

/s/ William K. Heiden

Name:

Gilles Cottier

 

Name:

William K. Heiden

Title:

Executive Vice President

 

Title:

CFO

 

 

 

 

August 29, 2012

 

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APPENDIX 1

 

QUALITY AGREEMENT

 

Quality Agreement between Company and SAFC, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time (actual version).

 

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APPENDIX 2

 

SPECIFICATIONS

 

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APPENDIX 3

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

PHARMACEUTICAL
MANUFACTURING AND

SUPPLY AGREEMENT

 

Dated:  January 8, 2010

 

By and Between

 

DSM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Greenville, NC

 

and

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Lexington, MA

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE 1:

 

DEFINITIONS

1

ARTICLE 2:

 

TRANSFER/DEVELOPMENT SERVICES; SALE/PURCHASE OF PRODUCT

5

ARTICLE 3:

 

COORDINATORS; DIVESTMENT

7

ARTICLE 4:

 

EQUIPMENT; API; EXCIPIENTS; ARTWORK

8

ARTICLE 5:

 

WARRANTIES; SPECIFICATIONS; QUALITY

13

ARTICLE 6:

 

FORECASTS; ORDERS

17

ARTICLE 7:

 

PURCHASE OF PRODUCT; DELIVERIES

18

ARTICLE 8:

 

PRICE; PRICE INCREASES; ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS

20

ARTICLE 9:

 

RECALLS

22

ARTICLE 10:

 

VALIDATION; REGULATORY

23

ARTICLE 11:

 

TERM; TERMINATION

25

ARTICLE 12:

 

CLAIMS

28

ARTICLE 13:

 

INDEMNIFICATION OF THIRD PARTY CLAIMS

30

ARTICLE 14:

 

CONFIDENTIALITY

31

ARTICLE 15:

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

33

ARTICLE 16:

 

FORCE MAJEURE

34

ARTICLE 17:

 

LEGAL COMPLIANCE

35

ARTICLE 18:

 

PRESS RELEASES; USE OF NAMES

35

ARTICLE 19:

 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION; VENUE

36

ARTICLE 20:

 

MISCELLANEOUS

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PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING

AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT

By and Between

DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

THIS PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of this 8 th  day of January 2010 (the “Effective Date”), by and between DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc ., a Delaware corporation with principal place of business at 5900 Martin Luther King Hwy., Greenville, North Carolina 27834  (“DSM”) and AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc ., a Delaware corporation with principal place of business at 100 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421 (“AMAG”);  (each individually a “Party” and collectively the “Parties”).

 

W I T N E S S:

 

WHEREAS, AMAG has obtained or seeks to obtain, regulatory approval to market a certain pharmaceutical product in finished dosage form for human use; and

 

WHEREAS, DSM has the necessary knowledge, professional expertise, facilities, manufacturing authorization, equipment, and trained, competent personnel to manufacture the pharmaceutical product for AMAG; and

 

WHEREAS, AMAG desires to establish DSM as a manufacturer of the pharmaceutical product and DSM desires to perform such services and to manufacture such product for AMAG, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1:                DEFINITIONS

 

The following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall have the meanings assigned to them below for purposes of this Agreement:

 

1.1            Acquisition Cost .  “Acquisition Cost” shall mean the actual invoiced price paid by either Party to any Third Party, including without limitation shipping and handling costs and customs duties, in connection with the acquisition of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Excipients, packaging or other materials utilized in the production of Product hereunder.

 

1.2            Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients/API .  “Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients” or “API” shall mean the active pharmaceutical ingredients for each Product to be manufactured

 

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hereunder, as set forth in ANNEX 1 , including the specifications and the analytical methodology related thereto, as such specifications may be amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the Parties.

 

1.3            Affiliate .  “Affiliate” shall mean any corporation or non-corporate entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a Party.  A corporation or non-corporate entity shall be regarded as in control of another corporation if it owns or directly or indirectly controls at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the other corporation; or (a) in the absence of the ownership of at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of a corporation or (b) in the case of a non-corporate entity, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such corporation or non-corporate entity, as applicable.

 

1.4            AMAG’s Regulatory Documentation . “AMAG’s Regulatory Documentation” shall mean documentation which AMAG has filed with regulatory authorities relating to the formulation of the Product, and any supplements to such documentation as may be filed during the term hereof, including the NDA.

 

1.5            Batch .  “Batch” shall have the same meaning as Lot.

 

1.6            Cancelled Production Fee .  “Cancelled Production Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section4.4.3.

 

1.7            CGMP .  “CGMP” means the then-current standards for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products, pursuant to (a) the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 321 et seq.); (b) relevant United States regulations in Title 21 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (including Parts 11, 210, and 211); (c) EC Directive 2003/94 EC of October 8, 2003; (d) the EC Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Intermediate Products; (e) International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) ICH Q7A Good Manufacturing Practice Guidance for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients; and (f) all additional United States, European Union or ICH Regulatory Authority documents or regulations that replace, amend, modify, supplant or complement any of the foregoing.

 

1.8            Commercial Product .  “Commercial Product” shall mean Product supplied hereunder intended for commercial sale and/or human use.

 

1.9            Confidential Information .  “Confidential Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.

 

1.10          Contract Year .  “Contract Year” shall refer to the period of twelve (12) successive months commencing on January 1 and continuing through December 31, and each successive twelve (12) month period thereafter during the term of this Agreement, except that the initial Contract Year shall begin on the Effective Date and end on December 31, 2010.

 

1.11          Delivery Date .  “Delivery Date” shall mean a date for which delivery of Product is stated in a Purchase Order.

 

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1.12          Designated Vendors .  “Designated Vendors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.

 

1.13          Developments .  “Developments” means any and all inventions, discoveries, know-how, information, data, writings, and other Intellectual Property, in any form whatsoever, both tangible and intangible, developed by DSM solely or jointly with AMAG in the course of performing activities under this Agreement.

 

1.14          Development Product .  “Development Product” shall mean Product not intended for commercial sale.

 

1.15          Effective Date .  “Effective Date” shall mean the date appearing at the beginning of this Agreement.

 

1.16          Excipients .  “Excipients” shall mean the raw materials, other than Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and packaging, required to manufacture each Product in accordance with the Product Specifications, as such Excipients are listed in ANNEX 1 for each Product to be manufactured hereunder, including the specifications and the analytical methodology related thereto, as such specifications may be amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the Parties.

 

1.17          Facility . “Facility” means DSM’s facility at 5900 Martin Luther King Hwy., Greenville NC 27834 or such other facilities as agreed upon in writing by the Parties

 

1.18          FD&C Act .  “FD&C Act” shall mean the United States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended.

 

1.19          FDA .  “FDA” shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration, or any successor entity.

 

1.20          Firm Purchase Commitment .  “Firm Purchase Commitment” shall mean the obligation of DSM to supply and of AMAG to purchase, the quantities forecasted by AMAG in accordance with Section 6.2 hereinafter.

 

1.21          Information .  “Information” shall mean all information, results, and data, including but not limited to product specifications, data, inventions, know-how, formulations, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, protocols, techniques, product concepts, sample materials, business and technical information, financial data, and deal terms, and/or other documents containing information and related data, and any assay control, regulatory, and any other test results or information, regulatory, manufacturing, financial and commercial information or data, whether in written form or disclosed orally, visually and/or in another tangible form.

 

1.22          Initial Term .  “Initial Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

1.23          Intellectual Property .  “Intellectual Property” shall mean any inventions, discoveries, patents, patent applications, technology, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, information,

 

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data, writings, and other property in any form whatsoever which are owned by or licensed to either Party and which are utilized by either Party hereunder.

 

1.24          Lot .  “Lot” shall mean any of the following:  (a) a development/clinical trial lot of Product; (b) a Validation Lot; or (c) with respect to Commercial Product, any size lot mutually agreed upon by the Parties and stated in ANNEX 1 .

 

1.25          Manufacturing Approval .  “Manufacturing Approval” shall mean approval granted by FDA or other applicable regulatory authority for the jurisdiction in which the Product will be produced, used, or sold authorizing DSM as a qualified and valid manufacturing source of the Product for AMAG.

 

1.26          Monthly Forecast .  “Monthly Forecast” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

1.27          NDA or ANDA .  “NDA” shall mean New Drug Application for the Product, as filed with the FDA; “ANDA” shall mean the Abbreviated New Drug Application for the Product, as filed with the FDA, whichever is applicable.

 

1.28          Packaging Specifications .  “Packaging Specifications” shall mean the packaging and labeling specifications for the Product to be attached hereto as ANNEX 1 and made a part hereof, as such specifications may be amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the Parties.

 

1.29          Party .  “Party” or “Parties” shall refer to either DSM or AMAG, or both, as the context so requires.

 

1.30          Product .  “Product” shall mean the product which DSM agrees to manufacture, and AMAG agrees to purchase hereunder, as more fully described in ANNEX 1 .

 

1.31          Product Approval .  “Product Approval” shall mean marketing approval granted by FDA of AMAG’s New Drug Application (“NDA” or “ANDA”).

 

1.32          Product Price .  “Product Price” shall mean the Commercial Product price set forth in ANNEX 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof, as such price may be amended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

1.33          Product Specifications .  “Product Specifications” shall mean the specifications for the Product to be manufactured hereunder, as referenced in ANNEX 1 and made a part hereof, as determined in accordance with the analytical methodology agreed upon by the Parties, as such specifications may be amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the Parties, including without limitation such amendments as may be required to obtain Product Approval.

 

1.34          Purchase Order .  “Purchase Order” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

 

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1.35          Quality Agreement .  “Quality Agreement” shall mean the Quality Agreement, as further defined in Section 5.7, which shall be substantially in the form of ANNEX 3 hereto.

 

1.36          Regulatory Authority .  “Regulatory Authority” means the FDA in the United States, or the equivalent regulatory authority or entity having the responsibility, jurisdiction, and authority to approve the manufacture, use, importation, packaging, labeling, marketing and sale of pharmaceutical products in any other country or regulatory jurisdiction.

 

1.37          SKU .  “SKU” shall refer to individual stock keeping units of each Product hereunder.

 

1.38          Specifications .  “Specifications” shall mean the Product Specifications and the Packaging Specifications.

 

1.39          Territory .  “Territory” shall mean the United States of America, and its territories and possessions, countries comprising the European Union and any additional countries as to which the Parties may agree with respect to any Product to be manufactured and supplied hereunder.

 

1.40          Third Party .  “Third Party” or “Third Parties” shall mean any Party other than AMAG, DSM their respective Affiliates, or their respective assigns or successors to the extent permitted hereunder.

 

1.41          Unit .  “Unit” shall mean a unit of Product listed in Annex 1 .

 

1.42          Validation Activities .  “Validation Activities” shall mean those activities to be performed by DSM prior to the manufacture of Commercial Product including, but not limited to, process qualification of content uniformity, analytical testing, preparation of validation technical reports, cleaning validation, manufacturing and testing of Validation Lots.

 

1.43          Validation Lots .  “Validation Lots” for a dosage form shall mean shall mean the initial number of Lots, which shall be at least three (3) Lots or such additional Lots as mutually agreed, of the Product which are manufactured by DSM during the course of the Validation Activities.

 

ARTICLE 2:                TRANSFER AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES; SALE AND PURCHASE OF PRODUCT

 

2.1            Agreement to Purchase and Sell .  During each Contract Year throughout the term of this Agreement, DSM agrees to manufacture at the Facility and supply to AMAG, and AMAG agrees to purchase from DSM, the manufacturing and related services for the supply of Product for sale and/or distribution within the Territory, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, including the ANNEXs hereto.

 

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2.2            Transfer and Development Services .  The Parties agree that DSM will perform certain development and transfer services for AMAG (the “Services”) as more fully described in ANNEX 5 , the Memorandum of Agreement for Pharmaceutical Development/Transfer Services, dated June 23, 2009, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.  ANNEX 5 may be amended by mutual agreement of the Parties to change, extend, or expand the scope of Services set forth therein.

 

2.3            Product Specifications .  Product Specifications and other information shall be set forth in ANNEX 1 attached to this Agreement and shall include or clearly reference, as applicable, (i) the Product Specifications, (ii) the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and specifications thereof; (iii) the Excipients and specifications thereof; (iv) the Packaging Specifications; (v) the Product Price; (vi) any special equipment required to be purchased to manufacture the Product pursuant to Section 4.1; (vii) lead times for Purchase Orders and inventories; (viii) maximum quantities (as applicable); and (ix) any special requirements for the procurement of API and/or Excipients.

 

2.4            Firm Purchase Commitment .  AMAG’s only obligation to purchase, and DSM’s only obligation to sell, shall be those quantities referenced in the Firm Purchase Commitment in Section 6.2.

 

2.5            Development .  DSM agrees to supply Product as requested by AMAG for development activities (“Development Product”) in accordance with the prices set forth in ANNEX 1 , subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 8.2 hereof.  Any such quantities of Development Product purchased by AMAG from Validation Lots shall be included in the Firm Purchase Commitment for the applicable Contract Year.  Upon DSM’s completion of production of Validation Lots, AMAG shall pay to DSM [***] of the Product Price for such Lots.  The remaining [***] of the Product Price shall be paid to DSM upon shipment of the Product or upon other disposition of the Lots if commercial release is not finalized.

 

2.6            Disclosure/Development of Health Risk Data .  AMAG agrees to disclose to DSM information which is or becomes known by and available to AMAG regarding health risks involved in manufacturing the Product, including information regarding the specified Active Ingredients, Excipients, and other components supplied by AMAG to DSM.  Such information shall include, without limitation, OSHA required information, information regarding occupational exposure limits, toxicology studies and reports, and other health-related data.  If reasonable industrial hygiene data is not available, DSM and AMAG will cooperate to develop necessary and reasonable data as mutually agreed.

 


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2.7            Customs Requirements

 

2.7.1        C-TPAT Requirements .  For Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Excipients, and/or other components supplied to DSM by or on behalf of AMAG which may be subject to import or export, AMAG agrees that vendors and carriers will comply with applicable requirements of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service and the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (“C-TPAT”).

 

2.7.2        Customs Documentation and Valuations .  For samples, documentation or Product delivered hereunder for export by AMAG, AMAG shall be responsible for arranging customs documentation and valuations directly or indirectly through its designated customs broker.  If AMAG requests, in writing, DSM to assume these responsibilities, DSM shall utilize its designated customs broker and shall state customs valuations which appropriately reflect contract costs.  DSM’s reasonable costs in providing such requested customs services shall be invoiced to, and reimbursed by AMAG.  AMAG shall be responsible for payment of all customs duties and related assessments.

 

ARTICLE 3:                COORDINATORS; DIVESTMENT

 

3.1            Appointment of Coordinators .  Within [***] days after the Effective Date hereof, AMAG and DSM shall each appoint an authorized representative and a backup representative (“Coordinators”) for the exchange of all communications, other than legal notices, related to the manufacturing, labeling and packaging of the Product.  Each Party shall provide notice to the other Party as to the name and title of the individuals so appointed.  Each Party may replace its Coordinators at any time for any reason by providing written notice to the other Party in accordance with Section 20.11 hereof.

 

3.2            Divestment of Products .

 

3.2.1         If during the term of this Agreement, AMAG elects to assign or otherwise divest to any Third Party its drug rights to any Product (the “Divested Product”) included in this Agreement, AMAG shall so advise DSM promptly following such divestment.  In such event, DSM shall not be required to supply the Divested Product to the designated Third Party for a period of more than [***].  The Third Party shall be responsible for any additional out-of-pocket costs actually incurred by DSM in transferring and supplying Product to such Third Party.  Notwithstanding the foregoing shall not apply to the extent such assignment or divestment results from AMAG’s business combination, re-organization, or merger and acquisition activities.

 

3.2.2         Subject to Section 3.2.1 above, pending transfer of any Divested Product hereunder to a Third Party, AMAG agrees to be responsible for any Firm Purchase

 


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Commitments made prior to the date of divestment, which have accrued hereunder in respect of such Divested Product.  AMAG also agrees to be responsible for payment of purchased Product and Regulatory Authority compliance with respect to any Divested Product until such time as AMAG and the Third Party have completed the transfer by formal written assignment.

 

ARTICLE 4:                EQUIPMENT; API; EXCIPIENTS; ARTWORK

 

4.1            Equipment .  Equipment owned by DSM and located at the Facility, shall not be dedicated to any single customer, but shall be available for manufacturing of product according to DSM’s manufacturing processes requirements.

 

4.1.1         AMAG and DSM shall mutually agree on the terms and conditions of any special equipment required to be purchased for the processing of the Product(s).  Equipment which AMAG has agreed to purchase, and for which it shall be financially responsible as to capital modifications, is identified in ANNEX 2 and shall be dedicated to the production of the Product(s).  AMAG may at times authorize DSM, with DSM’s approval, to select and order equipment that will be invoiced directly to AMAG.  Any equipment designated on ANNEX 2 or as separately agreed in writing by the Parties shall be referred to herein as the “AMAG Equipment”; and, from time to time, the parties may amend, update, replace, and/or revise Annex 2 by mutual agreement.  DSM shall be responsible for installing and qualifying at the Facility, any and all new or used equipment, molds, and tooling necessary for the manufacturing, packaging, and labeling of the Product, including the AMAG Equipment.

 

4.1.2         The AMAG Equipment identified to be purchased by AMAG for the Product and to be installed at DSM is identified in ANNEX 2 .  DSM shall obtain AMAG’s prior written approval for all costs and expenses associated with such installation and qualification (including without limitation labor and engineering costs) of such AMAG Equipment and AMAG shall reimburse DSM for all such reasonable and approved costs within [***] days of receiving DSM’s invoice(s) therefore.

 


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4.1.3         Title to all AMAG Equipment (including molds and tooling) shall be retained by AMAG, provided that all AMAG Equipment (including molds and tooling) shall remain at the Facility for use by DSM during the term of this Agreement.

 

4.1.4         DSM shall use the AMAG Equipment for the sole purpose of facilitating DSM’s performance of the Services hereunder.  At all times during the term, DSM shall maintain possession of and direct control over the AMAG Equipment at the Facility, and DSM agrees (a) not to permit the removal of the AMAG Equipment from the Facility without AMAG’s prior written consent; (b) to use the Equipment in accordance with any accompanying documentation and solely for the performance of activities hereunder; (c) not to make any alterations or modifications to the AMAG Equipment without AMAG’s prior written consent; (d) not to remove any proprietary notices or markings on the AMAG Equipment; and (f) not to attempt to assign, pledge, transfer, encumber, or grant any security interest in the AMAG Equipment to any Third Party in any manner whatsoever.

 

4.1.5         DSM shall keep the AMAG Equipment in good condition and shall be responsible for routine maintenance and servicing of the AMAG Equipment so long as such equipment remains at the Facility.  AMAG shall be responsible for the reasonable cost of non-routine maintenance and servicing of such equipment (such as major repairs and parts replacement).  DSM shall notify AMAG prior to the performance of any non-routine maintenance or servicing, and AMAG shall directly pay or promptly reimburse DSM (as the case may be) for any such maintenance or servicing costs that AMAG has authorized to be incurred and for which it is responsible.

 

4.1.6         DSM will exercise the same degree of care that it applies to its own equipment, which in no case will be less than reasonable care. DSM hereby assumes and will bear all risk of damage, loss, theft, or destruction of the AMAG Equipment. If the AMAG Equipment is damaged, DSM will repair or restore the AMAG Equipment at its own cost so that the AMAG Equipment is returned to good working order, condition, and repair.  If the AMAG Equipment is lost, stolen, destroyed, or damaged beyond repair, DSM will pay to AMAG the replacement value of the AMAG Equipment. DSM shall allow AMAG to inspect the premises where the AMAG Equipment is located from time to time during reasonable hours after reasonable notice in order to confirm DSM’s compliance with its obligations under this Agreement.  As between DSM and AMAG, AMAG retains sole and exclusive right, title, and ownership of the AMAG Equipment.  THE AMAG EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED TO DSM ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. AMAG HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ACCURACY.

 

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4.2            Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Excipients Supply .

 

4.2.1         Supply of API, Excipients .  AMAG shall supply Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients meeting the specifications set forth or referenced in ANNEX 1 for performance of the development and transfer Services, and for production of the Product hereunder.  During the term of this Agreement, AMAG shall deliver API to DSM’s delivery site located at 5900 Martin Luther King Hwy, Greenville, NC 27834 (“Delivery Site”).  DSM will supply Excipients and all other materials required to manufacture, test, package, label, and release the Product in accordance with the Firm Purchase Commitment; and such Excipients and other materials shall meet the specifications set forth in ANNEX 1 .  Packaging Specifications are also set forth or referenced in ANNEX 1 .

 

4.2.2         Title to API .  AMAG shall retain all rights, title and interest in and to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (and any other materials) supplied by AMAG for the production of Product hereunder.

 

4.2.3         Timely Delivery of API .  In accordance with Section 6.4 hereinafter, AMAG agrees to supply API to DSM on a timely basis, with lead times as set forth in ANNEX 1 , so as to enable DSM to receive, inspect, and prepare such API for production according to the schedule established by DSM and provided in advance and in writing to AMAG.  AMAG shall be responsible for any API that does not conform at the time of delivery to DSM to the Specifications applicable thereto and/or production delays directly resulting therefrom.

 

4.2.4         Consumption/Loss of API.   DSM shall not be responsible for loss of API utilized in the performance of the transfer and development Services except for losses caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct attributable to DSM.  For commercial production, the expected loss (the “Expected Loss”) of finished Product per unit of API utilized in the production of the Product hereunder shall not be more than [***] per Batch.  If the Expected Loss for the first three (3) Validation Lots run under this Agreement is greater than [***], the parties shall then mutually agree upon a revised Expected Loss based upon the average of the actual loss resulting from the [***] completed commercial lot Batches that return an actual loss of not more than [***] and at such time the revised Expected Loss shall be then established and applied against future Batches.  DSM shall provide AMAG with a written report of any production loss of API incurred in connection with the production of each commercial Batch promptly following the delivery of such Batch.  For each Batch, DSM shall be responsible for any loss of API greater than the Expected Loss. Within [***] days from the end of each Contract Year hereunder and subject to Limitations of Liability set forth in Section 5.5, DSM shall reimburse AMAG for any loss of API in

 


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excess of the Expected Loss during such Contract Year.  Notwithstanding anything written to the contrary in this Agreement, DSM shall be responsible for API loss in whole-batch quantities only to the extent such loss results from DSM’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  Further, any consumption or loss of API or Product which exceeds the Expected Loss or the Limitation of Liability set forth in Section 5.5 shall be deemed an incurable material breach by DSM under the Agreement for which AMAG may terminate the Agreement without penalty with [***] days written notice to DSM.

 

4.2.5         Adventitious Viruses .  For each shipment of API supplied hereunder by AMAG for Products, AMAG or its supplier shall provide a certificate to DSM stating that the API has been tested for contamination and contains no adventitious viruses or other active deleterious substances which could contaminate the processes of DSM.

 

4.2.6         Reimbursement of Costs .  AMAG further agrees to reimburse DSM for reasonable costs incurred by DSM in decontaminating its production facilities to the extent caused by a contamination solely caused by AMAG’s API.

 

4.2.7         Latent Defects .  AMAG shall be responsible for all rejected Lots and recall expenses relating to latent defects to the extent caused by AMAG in the API which could not reasonably have been discovered by DSM in the course of inspection and testing of material according to cGMP and applicable SOPs.

 

4.3            Artwork .  At least [***] prior to the Delivery Date for which new or modified artwork is required, AMAG shall provide at no cost to DSM, final camera ready artwork for all packaging components to be used in the manufacture of the Product, which artwork shall meet the Packaging Specifications.

 

4.4            Vendors Designated or Contracted By AMAG .   If AMAG elects, at its sole discretion, to require DSM to procure API or Excipients from vendors designated by AMAG which are not approved vendors or otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties (hereinafter, “Designated Vendors”), then AMAG shall so advise DSM in writing, and DSM will establish supply arrangements with such Designated Vendors in accordance with this Section 4.4.

 

4.4.1         Cooperation on Supply Problems .  DSM shall promptly advise AMAG if it encounters supply problems, including delays and/or delivery of non-conforming products from Designated Vendors; and DSM and AMAG shall cooperate to reduce or eliminate any supply problems from such Designated Vendors.

 


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4.4.2         Annual Certification .  AMAG shall be obligated to certify its own Designated Vendors, as specified in the Quality Agreement, on an annual basis, at its expense, and shall annually supply certification to DSM for such Designated Vendors.  If DSM is required to certify such Designated Vendors at AMAG’s request, DSM’s certification expenses shall be reimbursed by AMAG.

 

4.4.3         Cancelled Production Runs .  If scheduled production runs are required to be cancelled with less than [***] prior notice because a Designated Vendor failed to supply acceptable materials on a timely basis and DSM cannot reasonably accommodate such delay in its manufacturing schedule, or cannot reasonably reschedule without incurring increased costs, AMAG shall be obligated to pay DSM a cancelled production fee (the “Cancelled Production Fee”) equivalent to [***] of the Product Price of the cancelled quantities.

 

4.4.4         Failed Batches .  If any Batch of Product fails solely because of defects or other non-conformities existing at the time of delivery to DSM in the API supplied by a Designated Vendor, then AMAG shall be obligated to pay DSM a failed Batch fee computed [***] of the Purchase Price of the quantities that would have been produced in the failed Batch but for the Designated Vendor caused defect of the API. DSM shall not proceed with manufacture of any Batch of Product in which DSM reasonably suspects defective or non-conforming API without AMAG’s written authorization.

 

4.4.5         Rescheduled Runs .  DSM shall not be obligated to re-schedule any production run which is cancelled due to Designated Vendor’s failure to deliver API.  If the production run cannot reasonably be rescheduled, then upon AMAG’s payment of the Cancelled Production Fee, the quantities so cancelled shall be deducted from the Firm Purchase Commitment.  However, if DSM is able to reschedule the cancelled production, then the full Product Price shall be charged for such rescheduled quantities upon completion, and AMAG will be credited the prior payment of the Cancelled Production Fee towards the Product Price for the rescheduled run.

 

4.4.6         Quality Issues .  AMAG shall be responsible for compensating DSM for all Third Party resources reasonably required to investigate and resolve quality issues arising with the Designated Vendor, as requested in writing by AMAG.

 

4.4.7         Direct Contracts with Vendor .  If AMAG requires DSM to procure API or Excipients directly from any Designated Vendor, then DSM shall require that such Designated Vendor enter into a supply contract directly with DSM; otherwise, AMAG shall be responsible for the supply of API and other materials to DSM.

 


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4.5            Reporting and Audit .  DSM shall provide to AMAG (in a mutually agreeable format) within [***] days after last day of each calendar month (or more often, if requested by AMAG) during the Term and upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, a detailed report which sets forth end-of-month and beginning-of-month inventory levels at DSM’s Facility of API, Product (both Validation Lots and Commercial Product Batches), and AMAG Equipment (collectively “Materials”) including without limitation to the extent applicable:  the Batch/Lot numbers, quantity levels, Product release dates, use/consumption information, and loss levels of such Materials for each periodic report.  Additionally, from time to time, but not more than twice per year, upon AMAG’s prior written request, DSM will provide AMAG and its designated representatives with access to DSM’s facilities during normal business hours at mutually agreed upon times to take physical counts of DSM’s inventory of Materials.

 

ARTICLE 5:                WARRANTIES; SPECIFICATIONS; QUALITY

 

5.1            Representations and Warranties Regarding Corporate Authority .

 

5.1.1        DSM hereby represents and warrants to AMAG that all corporate action on the part of DSM and its officers and directors necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of DSM hereunder has been taken.

 

5.1.2        AMAG hereby represents and warrants to DSM that all requisite action on the part of AMAG and its officers and directors necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of AMAG hereunder has been taken.

 

5.2            Warranties and Covenants by DSM .

 

5.2.1        DSM warrants to AMAG that the Product, at the time of sale and shipment to AMAG by DSM, (a) will conform to the Specifications as then in effect and as set forth in the Quality Agreement; (b) will have been manufactured in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and in accordance with CGMP; and (c) will not be (i)

 


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adulterated or misbranded by DSM within the meaning of the FD&C Act nor (ii) an article that may not be introduced into interstate commerce under the provisions of Sections 404 or 505 of the FD&C Act.  If AMAG elects to conduct its own Batch record reviews, the remaining shelf life required hereunder shall be correspondingly reduced for the period of time required by AMAG for such review.

 

5.2.2        DSM warrants to AMAG that all the necessary licenses, permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all governmental authorities and other persons required to be obtained by DSM in connection with this Agreement has been obtained.

 

5.2.3        DSM warrants and covenants that it will provide the services hereunder in accordance with high professional standards and in conformance with the terms of this Agreement, including the Quality Agreement;

 

5.2.4        DSM warrants and covenants that it will not use any employee or consultant that has been debarred or suspended under 21 U.S.C. § 335(a) or (b).  DSM represents that it does not currently have and will not hire, as an officer or an employee any person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United States for conduct relating to the regulation of any drug product under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

 

5.2.5        DSM warrants and covenants to AMAG that DSM will not, in the course of performing the manufacturing obligations hereunder, infringe or misappropriate any intellectual property of any other person.

 

5.3            Disclaimer by DSM DSM expressly disclaims (a) any warranty that the Products (i) will be merchantable, (ii) will be fit for any particular purpose; or (iii) will not violate any intellectual property rights claimed by AMAG but only to the extent that DSM has not breached its obligations under this Agreement; (b) any express or implied warranties of AMAG in connection with the distribution and sale of Product; and (c) any other warranties with respect to the Product, express or implied; in each case above, (a) through (c), except as expressly stated in this Agreement.

 

5.4            Warranties by AMAG .  AMAG represents and warrants to DSM that (a) the formulation, composition, use, distribution, marketing, and/or sale of the Products by AMAG shall comply with the requirements of applicable laws, and that AMAG will maintain all obligations with respect thereto; (b) that in the event AMAG ships Product outside of the United States, AMAG will comply fully with all export administration and control laws and regulations of the United States government as may be applicable to the export, resale or other disposition of any Products purchased from DSM; and (c) that Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients provided by AMAG meet the applicable Specifications.

 

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5.5            Limitation of Liability [***].

 

5.6            Specification Changes .

 

5.6.1         If AMAG changes the Specifications, AMAG shall promptly advise DSM in writing of such changes; and if such changes directly impact DSM’s scheduling or costs, DSM shall promptly advise AMAG as to any scheduling and/or price adjustments caused by such changes.  Prior to implementation of such changes, the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith in an attempt to reach agreement on (a) the new price for any Product, if any, which embodies such changes, reflecting any direct increases to DSM in the cost or quantities of materials consumed, provided that the price shall not change more than the direct effect of such changes on DSM’s costs for the Product, and (b) any other amendments to this Agreement which may be necessitated by such changes (i.e., an adjustment to the lead time for Purchase Orders).  In no event shall DSM withhold its consent for any proposed change to the Specifications required by a Regulatory Authority if AMAG agrees to bear the direct cost incurred by DSM necessary to comply with such Specification change.

 

5.6.2         AMAG agrees to reimburse DSM for the reasonable expenses addressed in the applicable Specification Change amendment and incurred by DSM as a result of such changes, including, but not limited to, reimbursing DSM for its validation and development costs, capital expenditure costs and costs for any packaging components or other materials rendered unusable by AMAG as a result of such changes.

 


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5.6.3         If during the term of this Agreement AMAG amends or is required by law to amend the Specifications so as to render the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Excipients and/or packaging components for any Product obsolete, AMAG shall, at AMAG’s option, (a) purchase from DSM, at DSM’s Acquisition Cost, that amount of inventory of Excipients and packaging components so rendered obsolete, or (b) accept DSM’s return of such materials to AMAG and reimburse DSM any restocking fees incurred; and AMAG shall also purchase from DSM, at the applicable Product Price, any amounts of Product ordered under a Firm Purchase Commitment (plus any agreed long lead-time material) which is rendered obsolete.  AMAG shall reimburse DSM for its reasonable shipping and handling costs for returned or destroyed obsolete inventories.

 

5.6.4         DSM shall not make any change to the Specifications without AMAG’s prior written consent.  Any change to the Specifications requested by DSM that is not the result of a Regulatory Authority requirement, shall be at DSM’s sole expense, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing.

 

5.7            Quality Agreement .  Promptly following the Effective Date the Parties will enter into a Quality Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as ANNEX 3 (the “Quality Agreement”).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other document or agreement, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Quality Agreement, the Quality Agreement shall govern and control with respect to quality-related matters; and this Agreement shall govern and control with respect to all other matters.

 

5.8            Duty of Cooperation .  The Parties acknowledge that production of pharmaceutical products is inherently complex and requires close attention to all aspects of the Specifications, Excipients, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, production, storage, and shipment (collectively, “Process Requirements”).  The Parties further acknowledge that DSM, as manufacturer of the Products, and AMAG, as distributor of the finished Product, have significant regulatory obligations.  Accordingly, the Parties agree to comply with applicable law as to their respective obligations and to cooperate with each other to maintain regulatory compliance hereunder.  The Parties further agree to notify each other promptly of any known problems with respect to Process Requirements and/or regulatory obligations and to resolve such problems in a prompt and efficient manner so as to permit continued production and shipment of conforming Product, in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements.  Costs for correction of any such Process Requirements shall be allocated between the Parties in accordance with the respective obligations of the Parties hereunder and the Quality Agreement.  If AMAG elects to delay or cease production of the Product, for any period in excess of [***] and for any reasons (except for delays or cessation of production caused by DSM), it shall promptly notify DSM; and AMAG shall reimburse DSM for DSM’s direct costs incurred directly as a result and to the extent of any such delay, including DSM’s Acquisition Costs for unused inventories of Excipients and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.  Such election by AMAG to delay or cease production of Product shall not relieve it from any Firm Purchase Commitment.

 


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ARTICLE 6:                FORECASTS; ORDERS

 

6.1            Monthly Forecast .  Not later than [***] days after the Manufacturing Approval date, AMAG shall submit to DSM a written non-binding estimate of its monthly requirements for each Product for the succeeding [***] period (the “Monthly Forecast”).  Thereafter, the Monthly Forecast shall be updated monthly on a rolling basis no later than the [***] business day of each month.  Except for any binding portion described below, if DSM is unable to accept (i) quantities stated for any new month in the Monthly Forecast, or (ii) quantities in excess of previously forecasted quantities (collectively, the quantities in (i) and (ii) referred to as “Additional Quantities”), then DSM shall notify AMAG in writing within [***] calendar days after receipt of the Monthly Forecast; otherwise such Additional Quantities shall be deemed to have been approved and accepted by DSM.  The Parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve any issues in respect of the Additional Quantities which DSM is unable to accept for any month(s) stated in the Monthly forecast, according to DSM’s available capacity.

 

6.2            Firm Purchase Commitment .  The forecast of the first (1 st ) [***] months of the Monthly Forecast (i.e., the current month and the next [***] shall always constitute a firm purchase commitment (the “Firm Purchase Commitment”) and a firm obligation of DSM which shall state in detail the quantities of Products ordered and the required delivery dates, and shall be binding on the Parties regarding Products to be purchased.  The forecast for the remaining portion of the Monthly Forecast is for planning purposes only and shall not constitute a commitment to purchase or supply Product.  In the event that AMAG does not ultimately purchase the forecast quantities for each Firm Purchase Commitment period, it shall be obligated to pay to DSM for any deficient quantities on the basis of [***] of the Product Price for those quantities which AMAG failed to purchase during the applicable Firm Purchase Commitment period.  For clarity, unless AMAG delays or cancels any portion of the Firm Purchase Commitment, AMAG shall only be obligated to pay DSM for the Product actually delivered under such Firm Purchase Commitment.

 

6.3            Materials/Lead Times .  DSM shall have the right as agreed by the Parties, to order API, Excipients, and other materials necessary for the manufacture of Products in accordance with the lead-times set forth in ANNEX 1 hereto. In addition, if due to unanticipated circumstances, such materials require a longer lead-time, DSM shall be entitled to order such materials as it deems appropriate to fulfill its obligations hereunder; provided that DSM shall notify AMAG in writing and obtain AMAG’s written consent before any such order.

 

6.4            Quantities in Excess of Forecasts .  Should any Purchase Order seek to purchase Product in amounts in excess of [***] of the amounts set forth in the most recent Monthly Forecast provided by AMAG to DSM pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof, or should AMAG desire to increase the amount of Product to be manufactured pursuant to any Purchase Order already submitted, then DSM shall use reasonable commercial efforts to comply with such

 


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requested changes; but DSM shall not be liable to AMAG for any inability, despite its reasonable best efforts, to manufacture such excess quantities.

 

6.5            Zero Quantities .  If AMAG forecasts zero (0) quantities for a period of [***] successive months period during the term of this Agreement (the “Zero Forecast Period”), then DSM shall have the option, at it sole discretion, to provide a [***] day notice to AMAG of DSM’s intention to terminate the contract on a stated day within the Zero Forecast Period; and AMAG shall thereafter have [***] days either (i) to withdraw the zero forecasts and re-submit a reasonable quantity forecast, or (ii) to negotiate other terms and conditions on which this Agreement shall remain in force and effect; otherwise, DSM shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at the end of the thirty-day notice period.

 

6.6            Force Majeure .  If DSM experiences a Force Majeure Event that prevents DSM from supplying full contract quantities for any period of time, then DSM shall give due notice of such conditions; and upon resumption of its ability to supply, DSM shall supply products to all of its customers, including AMAG, based upon the following priority:

 

6.6.1            First (1 st ) priority:  Medical necessity products over non-necessity products;

 

6.6.2            Second (2 nd ) priority:  Products where there is no alternative therapy available over products where alternatives are available;

 

6.6.3            Third (3 rd ) priority:  Stock out of product over non-stock out of product.

 

ARTICLE 7:                PURCHASE OF PRODUCT; DELIVERIES

 

7.1            Purchase Orders .

 

7.1.1            Except to the extent the Parties may otherwise agree with respect to a particular shipment, all Products shall be ordered by AMAG pursuant to a written Purchase Order (“Purchase Order”), stating the Product, Unit quantities, and Delivery Dates, which shall be sent to DSM not less than [***] days prior to the Delivery Dates specified in such Purchase Orders.  The Purchase Orders shall be consistent with the then-current Firm Purchase Commitment.  Within [***] days after its receipt of each Purchase Order by AMAG hereunder, DSM will acknowledge in writing the receipt of such Purchase Order by providing written confirmation to AMAG.  DSM shall supply the Product(s) in the quantity ordered within [***] days of the Delivery Dates specified in such Purchase Order.

 

7.1.2            Firm Purchase Commitment Not Affected .  If AMAG requests changes, delays, or cancellation of any Purchase Order, DSM will use reasonable efforts to

 


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accommodate such delay or cancellation as reasonably practical, provided that any such requested delay or cancellation shall not reduce or eliminate AMAG’s Firm Purchase Commitment unless otherwise agreed by the Parties or as set forth in this Agreement.

 

7.1.3         Additional Terms .  Any terms and conditions in any Purchase Order, invoice, or similar document that are in any way inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall have no force or effect between the Parties unless specifically agreed to by the Parties in writing.

 

7.2            Purchase Quantities .  All Product shall be ordered in Lot sizes or whole multiples thereof.  Each Purchase Order shall specify the quantity of Units of Product being ordered.   Quantities actually shipped pursuant to a given Purchase Order may vary by up to [***] above or below the quantities stated in such Purchase Order; however, AMAG shall only be invoiced for quantities actually delivered.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustment in quantities delivered under such Purchase Order pursuant to this sub-section 7.2 shall not relieve DSM from its obligations to reimburse AMAG (subject to the terms of this Agreement) for the loss or consumption of API or Product.

 

7.3            Delivery Terms .  The terms of delivery for the Product shall be F.O.B. the Facility.  Title and risk of loss and/or damage to the Product shall pass to AMAG upon delivery of the Product to the carrier at the Facility.  All Products shall be properly prepared for safe and lawful shipment by DSM; and shall be delivered within [***] of the Delivery Date specified in the applicable Purchase Order; and shall be accompanied by appropriate transportation and other agreed upon documentation.  At least [***] days prior to DSM’s delivery of Product satisfying a particular Purchase Order, DSM will provide to AMAG a delivery confirmation identifying the specific date on which DSM will deliver such Product at the specified destination, which confirmation will set forth the Purchase Order number and DSM’s confirmation number to which that delivery corresponds.  No products of any Third Party shall be shipped with the Products.  At AMAG’s request, DSM will assist AMAG in arranging for appropriate shipment of Product beyond the Facility; costs of DSM’s administrative costs, and shipping and handling costs shall be for AMAG’s account.

 

7.4            Invoicing .  DSM shall invoice AMAG upon shipment of finished Product in accordance with Section 8.4 hereinafter.  Validation Lots shall be invoiced in accordance with Section 2.5, irrespective of whether or not Product Approval has been granted by the FDA.

 

7.5            Import and Export Matters .  AMAG will prepare, obtain, and maintain all necessary import and export registrations relating to the Product and the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.  AMAG represents and warrants that it will comply with all applicable import and export laws and regulations.  If AMAG elects to export Product for sale and/or marketing within countries outside the Territory, then AMAG shall so advise DSM; and AMAG shall be

 


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responsible for providing all necessary compliance information to DSM so that DSM can achieve compliance with the requirements of such additional countries.  Upon achievement of compliance, the definition of Territory, Section 1.39, shall be amended to reflect the addition of other countries; and any additional costs incurred by DSM for registrations, fees, foreign regulatory compliance, and other related costs shall be for AMAG’s account.

 

ARTICLE 8:                PRICE; PRICE INCREASES; ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS

 

8.1           Price .  For Product purchased during the Initial Term, AMAG shall pay to DSM the Product Price set forth in ANNEX 1 hereto, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 8.2 hereof.

 

8.2           Price Increases .

 

8.2.1         Designated Vendors .  Any price increase in Excipients as implemented by Designated Vendors shall be passed through directly to AMAG by a corresponding increase in the Product Prices which directly reflects such increase, unless such increases are directly billed by the Designated Vendor to AMAG.  As soon as DSM becomes aware of such price increases from a Designated Vendor, it shall provide notice to AMAG, stating the effective date and the amount of the increase in the Product Price.

 

8.2.2         Price Adjustment .  The Product Price may be adjusted by DSM as of the beginning of the [***] Contract Year and each Contract Year thereafter by a percentage amount not to exceed the lesser of [***] from the immediately preceding Contract Year and the percentage increase in the Producer Price Index (Pharmaceutical Preparations, PCU #325412, hereinafter referred to as the “PPI”), published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or comparable successor index, during the [***] month period ending with the most recent month for which published monthly statistics are available as of the first day of November preceding the new Contract Year.  DSM shall give at [***] days prior written notice of each increase in Product Price.  Increases in the Product Price pursuant to this Section 8.2.1 shall apply to all future Purchase Order received after the [***] day notice period during such Contract Year.  DSM will use its best commercial efforts to (i) keep prices in line with actual increases in cost of materials or (ii) release AMAG from its purchase obligations hereunder.

 

8.2.3         Compliance with Foreign Regulatory Authorities .  Additional payments or price increases may also be required to comply with regulatory requirements, fees, and other expenses incurred by DSM for importation of Product into additional foreign countries, in accordance with Section 7.5

 


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8.2.4         Specification Changes .  The Product Price may also be increased by the agreement of the Parties as a result of Specification changes by AMAG as referenced in Section 5.6.  If the Parties cannot reach agreement on Price changes pursuant to this Section 8.2.4, then the issues in dispute will be submitted for resolution according to Article 19.

 

8.3           Taxes .  The Product Prices set forth in ANNEX 1 do not include sales, use, consumption, or excise taxes of any taxing authority.  The amount of such taxes, if any, will be added to the Product Prices in effect at the time of shipment thereof and shall be reflected in the invoices submitted to AMAG by DSM pursuant to this Agreement.  AMAG shall pay the amount of such taxes to DSM in accordance with the payment provisions of this Agreement.  The Parties will cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the imposition of sales, excise, and other taxes and government charges on the sale and delivery of Product purchased by AMAG.

 

8.4           Invoicing; Method of Payment .  At the time of each shipment of Product hereunder, DSM shall invoice AMAG, and AMAG shall pay such invoices within [***] days of receipt of the invoice, except for any such portion of the invoice that is subject to dispute by AMAG.  Undisputed amounts due to and received by a party after the applicable due date shall be subject to interest at the rate of [***] per month following the due date, to date of payment.  All payments due hereunder to DSM shall be sent to DSM at the times set forth herein by check or wire transfer to such accounts as DSM may designate to AMAG in writing from time to time in accordance with Section 20.11 hereof.

 


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8.5           Audit .  AMAG shall have the option, on an annual calendar-year basis, to request an audit of any Product prices or other charges invoiced by DSM.  Such audits shall be performed by an independent certified public accountant, mutually agreeable to AMAG and DSM (the “Independent Auditor”), who shall be permitted to review DSM’s records and accounts relating to this Agreement to verify that invoices issued hereunder were correctly prepared.  The Independent Auditor shall only report to AMAG whether the invoices were correctly calculated; and if not, the amount by which the invoices were over-stated or under-stated.  AMAG shall not otherwise have access to the financial records of DSM.  The Independent Auditor shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Article 14.  Promptly following the report of the Independent Auditor, any amounts shown to be owed but unpaid will be paid within [***] .  Any amounts shown to have been overpaid will be refunded within [***] from the accountant’s report.  AMAG will bear the full cost of such audit unless such audit discloses an overpayment by AMAG of an amount of more than [***] , in which case DSM will bear the full cost of such audit.

 

ARTICLE 9:                RECALLS

 

9.1            Product recalls and FDA contacts relating to recall of Product shall be the responsibility of, and under the control of, AMAG.  However, in the event that either Party has reason to believe that any Products should be recalled or withdrawn from distribution, such Party shall promptly inform the other in writing prior to taking any such action.  AMAG shall notify the FDA, DEA, and any foreign regulatory agencies of any recall, and shall be responsible for coordinating all necessary activities regarding the action taken.  DSM and AMAG acknowledge that each Party has significant regulatory obligations; and accordingly, each Party shall fully cooperate with the other to complete the recall, and shall thereafter resolve any allocation of liability as may be appropriate in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

9.2            If any Product is recalled as a result of the supply by DSM of Product that does not conform to the Specifications or other applicable provisions of this Agreement, including non-conformity due to the negligence or willful misconduct of DSM, then subject to Sections 4.2.7 and 5.5, DSM shall reimburse AMAG for its reasonable expenses actually incurred as a result of such recall.  If AMAG elects to utilize a Third Party to conduct a recall, AMAG shall so notify DSM and shall await DSM’s consent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld.

 

9.3            If each Party contributes to the cause for a recall, the expenses actually incurred as a result of such recall will be shared in proportion to each Party’s responsibility.  All other recall costs for the Product shall be at AMAG’s sole expense subject to the other terms of this Agreement.  AMAG shall give DSM prompt written notice of any Product recalls that AMAG believes were caused or may have been caused by DSM’s failure to comply with this Agreement or the Specifications.

 


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9.4            AMAG shall maintain records of all sales of Commercial Product and customers sufficient to adequately administer a recall, market withdrawal or correction for a period of two (2)  years (or for a shorter period as may be permitted by applicable law) after termination or expiration of this Agreement.  Subject to Section 9.1, AMAG shall in all events be responsible for conducting any recalls, market withdrawals or corrections with respect to the Product.

 

9.5            Over-Labeling .  DSM shall not be responsible for reimbursing AMAG for Product recalls which result from over-labeling or re-labeling of Product which is effected by AMAG or any third party, after Product has been delivered by DSM to AMAG.

 

ARTICLE 10:              VALIDATION; REGULATORY

 

10.1          Validation .  DSM shall prepare equipment qualification and manufacturing validation procedures, and shall perform qualification of equipment and utilities as well as validation of the manufacturing, packaging and cleaning processes in accordance with such procedures.  The Parties recognize that the Validation Lots are being manufactured in part to validate their manufacturability and conformity to the Specifications.  Therefore, any part of the Validation Lots which the Parties determine does not meet the Specifications shall not be subject to the warranty contained in Section 5.1 hereof or to the claims procedures set forth in Section 12.1 hereof; and, unless the failure of such nonconforming Validation Lot is due to the negligence or fault of DSM, AMAG shall pay DSM the full Product Price for such nonconforming Validation Lots as set forth in Section 8.1 hereof.  AMAG shall not pay DSM for Validation Lots which fail to meet the Specifications due to the fault or negligence of DSM.

 

10.2          Regulatory .

 

10.2.1           DSM will provide AMAG with standard regulatory support as identified under the heading “Regulatory Support” in ANNEX 4 attached hereto.  DSM shall also make available to AMAG, at AMAG’s request and expense, additional regulatory consulting services as identified under the heading “Regulatory Consulting” in ANNEX 4 attached hereto.  Regulatory support services, as identified in ANNEX 4 , shall be at no additional charge to AMAG; regulatory consulting services shall be billed at DSM’s standard hourly rates and payable pursuant to Section 7.4 of this Agreement.  Additional regulatory services and/or documentation may be provided by DSM, subject to the agreement of the Parties and subject to additional charges.

 

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manufacture and control of the Product; and AMAG shall take into consideration any DSM comments to such annual report solely to the extent applicable to the manufacture of the Product as performed by DSM.  DSM shall provide comments on the Annual Report to AMAG within three (3) business days after receipt.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this Agreement to the contrary, AMAG shall be solely responsible for all regulatory filings for the Product, including the CMC regulatory strategy.

 

10.2.3           DSM will not change or modify any of the master batch records or manufacturing SOPs, or otherwise make any change in the materials, equipment, process or procedures used to manufacture or test any Product in AMAG’s judgment that would require a filing with a Regulatory Authority and/or that would reasonably be expected to or affects DSM’s ability to manufacture the Product in accordance with the Specifications or the terms of this Agreement, without first obtaining AMAG’s prior written approval.  DSM will disclose all proposed changes in such manufacturing and testing materials, equipment, process or procedure to AMAG at a level that would be sufficient to allow AMAG to understand and reproduce such changes and comply with regulatory standards.  If AMAG agrees to allow any such change requiring AMAG’s approval to be implemented, then the Parties will revise manufacturing SOPs, master batch records and the relevant Specifications in writing accordingly, if applicable.

 

10.2.4           DSM will keep complete, accurate and authentic accounts, notes, data and records pertaining to the manufacture, processing, testing, storage, and delivery/shipment of the Product from the Facility, including without limitation master production and control records in accordance with regulatory standards and with the terms set forth in the Quality Agreement.  DSM will retain such documentation in accordance with DSM’s record retention policy and in accordance with the retention schedule specified in the Quality Agreement, which shall at least be the period required by applicable law.  Electronic records will be backed up and stored at a secure offsite storage facility.

 

10.3          Analytical and Validation Methodology .  Any analytical and validation methodology supplied by AMAG and required for use by DSM in the production of Product hereunder (i) must be certified by AMAG to be appropriate for the intended use (e.g., cleaning verification, product release, in-process testing, and stability testing), (ii) must be validated per current regulatory guidelines, and (iii) must be readily available to DSM personnel during any regulatory inspection in the DSM site.  Periodic re-certification of methods validations may be required in accordance with CGMP. Required analytical and validation methodology which is not supplied by AMAG (or not previously developed by DSM for AMAG) will be developed by DSM, at AMAG’s expense, according to DSM’s standard rates for development.

 

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10.4          Reference Standards .  Reference standards required for API and key components of the Product which are readily available through the U.S. Pharmacopaeia shall be provided by DSM.  If such reference standards are not readily available or must be made to order, they shall be obtained at AMAG’s expense, including any re-certifications thereof.

 

10.5          Stability Studies .  DSM shall provide stability studies once per year, per SKU or other approved matrix, at no additional cost to AMAG.  Additional stability studies shall be available to AMAG at DSM’s standard rates.  Upon divestment of any Products hereunder, or upon termination of this Agreement, AMAG shall arrange for transfer of any pending stability studies within [***] following divestment or termination, or, alternatively, AMAG and DSM shall agree on any further costs, terms and conditions, to complete the stability studies at the Facility.

 

ARTICLE 11:              TERM; TERMINATION

 

11.1          Term .  Unless sooner terminated pursuant to the terms hereof, the term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in force and effect for the third (3 rd ) anniversary thereof (the “Initial Term”).  Unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof, this Agreement shall be automatically renewed for additional two (2) year terms after the end of the Initial Term unless either Party provides written notice of termination to the other at least [***] prior to the end of the Initial Term or any renewal term (“Term”).

 

11.2          Termination Without Cause .  This Agreement may be terminated at any time upon mutual written agreement between the Parties; or, at any time by AMAG as follows:

 

11.2.1          Upon [***] written notice to DSM;

 

11.2.2          Upon [***] written notice to DSM and upon the payment of an early termination fee in the amount of [***]; or,

 

11.2.3          Upon [***] written notice to DSM and upon the payment of an early termination fee in the amount of [***].

 


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11.3          Termination for Default .  This Agreement may be terminated by either Party in the event of the material breach or default by the other Party of the terms and conditions hereof,  provided that the non-breaching Party shall first give to the defaulting Party written notice of the proposed termination or cancellation of this Agreement, specifying the grounds therefor.  Upon receipt of such notice, the defaulting Party shall have [***] days to respond by curing such default (or [***] business days with respect to a failure by AMAG to pay any amounts hereunder when due); or (other than with respect to AMAG’s failure to pay any amounts hereunder when due) by delivering to the other Party a certificate that such breach is not capable of being cured within such [***] days and that the breaching Party is working diligently to cure such breach; but in no event shall the time period for curing such breach exceed an additional [***] days.  If the breaching Party does not so respond or fails so to work diligently and to cure such breach within the additional time set forth above, then the other Party may either suspend the Agreement indefinitely or terminate the Agreement.  Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.1 shall not affect any other rights or remedies which may be available to the non-defaulting Party.

 

11.4          Bankruptcy; Insolvency .  Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of either of the following:

 

11.4.1       The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in respect of the other Party in an involuntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or under any other applicable federal or state insolvency or other similar law and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of [***] ; or

 

11.4.2       The filing by the other Party of a petition for relief under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other applicable federal or state insolvency or other similar law.

 

11.5          Termination for Zero Forecasts .  This Agreement may also be terminated by DSM in the event of [***] of [***] forecasts by AMAG, in accordance with Section 6.6 above.

 


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11.6          Expiration; Termination; Consequences .  Upon termination of this Agreement upon notice by either party prior to the expiration date, DSM shall manufacture and ship, and AMAG shall purchase in accordance with the provisions hereof, any and all quantities of Product ordered by AMAG hereunder prior to the date on which such notice is given; and DSM shall return to AMAG (at a place and time communicated by AMAG) all unused Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in DSM’s possession which have been provided by AMAG hereunder.  In addition, upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, DSM shall promptly return the AMAG Equipment to AMAG in accordance with AMAG’s instructions and at AMAG’s expense (including the direct and reasonable costs to access and remove such AMAG Equipment and the direct and reasonable costs to restore the portion of the Facility containing such removed equipment to its prior condition, normal wear and tear excluded).  Further upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, each party shall return or destroy the other party’s Confidential Information in accordance with Section 14.5 hereof.

 

11.7          Purchase of Remaining Inventories .  In addition, upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, AMAG shall purchase from DSM (i) at DSM’s Acquisition Cost [***] stocking and administrative fees, all Excipients, packaging and other materials acquired by DSM hereunder in reasonable reliance upon AMAG’s forecasts (except in the event of any termination by AMAG due to DSM’s breach, in which case stocking and administrative fees will not be due), (ii) all work-in-progress for the Product at DSM’s cost, and (iii) all other finished Product then in DSM’s possession; and (iv) AMAG shall compensate DSM for all other uncancellable commitments to Third Parties made by DSM to satisfy existing Purchase Orders, in each case based upon the Firm Purchase Commitment including any long lead-time materials.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any cancellation penalty amount is less than an actual expense for such commitment (including restocking fees for returnable materials), AMAG shall be required to reimburse DSM solely for the amount of the cancellation penalty rather than for the applicable expense.

 

11.8          Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, the obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on use of Confidential Information under Article 14 hereof shall survive for the period provided therein.

 


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ARTICLE 12:              CLAIMS

 

12.1          Claims .

 

12.1.1               In the event that any of the Product delivered to AMAG shall, upon visual inspection, fail to conform to the Product Specifications, AMAG shall reject such Product by giving written notice to DSM within [***] days after AMAG’s receipt of such Product and all associated quality assurance documents, including, without limitation, the certificate of analysis.  AMAG shall give notice of any defect not discovered during the incoming visual inspection promptly after its discovery.  If, after AMAG’s initial acceptance or deemed acceptance of a delivery of Product ordered by AMAG, AMAG determines that any such quantity of Product delivered hereunder is defective, DSM will cooperate fully with any subsequent investigation AMAG may conduct and will engage in good faith discussions with AMAG to determine the cause of the defect.  If AMAG reasonably determines that the defect could not have been reasonably determined by AMAG’s release testing, or otherwise was caused by the negligence or intentional misconduct of DSM or its agent, then AMAG may revoke its acceptance with respect to such quantity of defective Product by providing written notice to DSM of such revocation.  For clarity, the Parties agree that AMAG will not apply any change in Specifications retroactively.

 

12.1.2               For any claim relating to the container or container closure system for Products utilizing glass containers packaged by DSM, AMAG shall make the subject vials available to DSM for analysis.

 

12.1.3               Any notice given hereunder shall specify the manner in which the Product fails to meet such warranty or the Specifications.  If it is determined by agreement of the Parties (or in the absence of agreement of the Parties, by a mutually acceptable independent laboratory or consultant whose fees shall be paid by the non-prevailing Party), that the nonconformity is due to damage to the Product caused by AMAG or its agents, then DSM shall have no liability to AMAG with respect thereto.  If the nonconformity is otherwise caused by DSM’s breach of this Agreement, negligence or willful misconduct, then DSM shall credit AMAG’s account for the price invoiced for such nonconforming Product as well as the Acquisition Costs (or, if applicable, pre-agreed designated costs) of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and any other materials supplied by AMAG to DSM hereunder which were used in such nonconforming Product, together with all out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, all shipping charges) associated with the purchase and return of the Product.

 


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12.1.4             In the event of any payment by AMAG for any non-conforming Product, DSM shall, at AMAG’s option, (i) apply such excess against future orders; (ii) offset the amount thereof against other amounts then due DSM hereunder; (iii) replace such nonconforming Product with conforming Product at no additional cost to AMAG; or (iv) refund such credit amount to AMAG.

 

12.1.5             If DSM disagrees with AMAG’s determination that certain quantities of Product delivered by DSM are defective Product, the Parties will first use good faith efforts to resolve such dispute within [***] of AMAG’s notice provided under this Article 12.  If the Parties are unable to resolve such dispute within such [***] period, a sample of such Product will be submitted to a mutually acceptable Third Party testing service.  Such Third Party testing service will determine whether the Product meets the applicable Specifications and/or otherwise is defective, and the Parties agree that such testing service’s determination will be final and determinative.  The Party against whom the Third Party laboratory rules will bear all costs of the Third Party testing.

 

12.2         Waiver of Claims .  Claims regarding shipment quantities and invoiced amounts shall be provided to a party within [***] following the date of the subject invoice .

 

12.3         Disposition of Nonconforming Product .  In any case where AMAG expects to make a claim against DSM with respect to damaged or otherwise nonconforming Product, AMAG shall use reasonable efforts not to dispose of such Product without written authorization and instructions of DSM either to dispose of the Product or to return the Product to DSM.

 

12.4         Product Holds/Rejects .  DSM will notify AMAG in writing of Product holds and/or rejects that may have an impact on the manufacturing process and that may require AMAG approval prior to resolution.

 


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ARTICLE 13:            INDEMNIFICATION OF THIRD PARTY CLAIMS

 

13.1         Indemnification by AMAG .  AMAG shall indemnify, defend and hold DSM, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns, harmless from and against any damages, judgments, claims, suits, actions, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees) to the extent arising out of or in connection with (a) any Third Party claim of illness, injury, or death caused solely by the use of any Product manufactured by DSM hereunder in accordance with the Specifications; (b) any claim by any employee of DSM, its subcontractors, or any third party of illness, injury or death arising out of AMAG’s failure to inform DSM of health risks pursuant to Section 2.6 above; (c) any proceeding instituted by or on behalf of a Third Party based upon a claim that the manufacture, use or sale of the Product infringes a United States patent or any other proprietary rights claimed by AMAG and utilized by DSM in the production of the Product; or (d) any act or omission of negligence, gross negligence, or willful misconduct by AMAG or its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, or representatives; except in each case to the extent such claims are subject to indemnity by DSM under Section 13.2 below.

 

13.2         Indemnification by DSM .  DSM shall indemnify, defend and hold AMAG, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns harmless from and against any damages, judgments, claims, suits, actions, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees) to the extent arising out of or in connection with (a) any Third Party claim of illness, injury or death caused by the use of any Product manufactured by DSM hereunder which does not conform to the Product Specifications; (b) any proceeding instituted by or on behalf of a Third Party based upon a claim that the manufacture of the Product infringes a United States patent or any other proprietary rights (other than patents or rights claimed or supplied by AMAG and not otherwise misused, altered, or misappropriated by DSM); (c) any breach by DSM of any of its obligations or representations and warranties under this Agreement or the Quality Agreement; (d) any defects of any Product that would not have been reasonably discoverable upon inspection by AMAG to the extent due to DSM’s manufacture of the Product; or (e) any act or omission of negligence, gross negligence, or willful misconduct by DSM or its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, or representatives; except in each case to the extent such claims are subject to indemnity by AMAG pursuant to Section 13.1, above.

 

13.3         Indemnification Procedures .  A Party (the “Indemnitee”) which intends to claim indemnification under this Article 13 shall promptly notify the other Party (the “Indemnitor”) in writing of any action, claim or other matter in respect of which the Indemnitee or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents intend to claim such indemnification; provided, however, the failure to provide such notice within a reasonable period of time shall not relieve the Indemnitor of any of its obligations hereunder except to the extent the Indemnitor is prejudiced by such failure. The Indemnitee, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall cooperate fully with the Indemnitor and its legal representatives in the investigation,

 

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negotiation, compromise, settlement and defense of any action, claim or other matter covered by this indemnification.  The Indemnitor shall be in charge of and control of any such investigation, negotiation, compromise, settlement and defense, and shall have the right to select counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee with respect thereto, provided that the Indemnitor shall promptly notify the Indemnitee of all material developments in the matter.  In no event shall the Indemnitee compromise or settle any such matter without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; nor shall the non-consenting Party be bound by any such settlement.  The Indemnitee shall have the right, but not the obligation, to be represented by counsel of its own selection and at its own expense.  SUBJECT TO SECTION 5.5, THIS SECTION STATES INDEMNITEE’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND INDEMNITOR’S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR THIRD PARTY INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS.

 

13.4         Survival of Indemnification Obligations .  The provisions of this Article 13 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 14:            CONFIDENTIALITY

 

14.1         The Parties acknowledge and agree that all Information disclosed by one Party (the “Disclosing Party”) to the other Party (the “Receiving Party”) pursuant to this Agreement will be the “Confidential Information” of the Disclosing Party and will be subject to the restrictions on disclosure and use set forth in this Article 14.  During the term of this Agreement and for a period of [***] following termination of this Agreement, each of AMAG and DSM agrees that it will keep confidential and will not publish or otherwise disclose to any other person or party, and will not use for any purpose other than as expressly permitted or provided for in this Agreement, any Confidential Information of the other Party.

 

14.2         The Receiving Party shall limit disclosure of Confidential Information received hereunder from the Disclosing Party to only those officers and employees of the Receiving Party (or its Affiliates’) who are directly concerned with the performance of this Agreement.  Each Party shall advise such officers or employees upon disclosure of any Confidential Information to them of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and the terms and conditions of this Article 14, and shall use all reasonable safeguards to prevent unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information by such officers and employees.

 

14.3         Both Parties agree that the following shall not be considered Confidential Information subject to this Agreement:

 

14.3.1          Information that is in the public domain by publication or otherwise, provided that such publication is not in violation of this Agreement or any other confidentiality agreement;

 


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14.3.2          Information that the Receiving Party can establish in writing was in the Receiving Party’s possession prior to the time of disclosure by the Disclosing Party and was not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Disclosing Party;

 

14.3.3          Information that the Receiving Party lawfully receives from a Third Party; provided, however, that such Third Party was not obligated to hold such information in confidence; and,

 

14.3.4          Information that, prior to the Disclosing Party’s disclosure thereof, was independently developed by the Receiving Party without reference or access to any Confidential Information as established by appropriate documentation.

 

14.4         A Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to the extent such disclosure:

 

14.4.1          is reasonably necessary to comply with a valid order by a court, administrative agency, or other tribunal; provided however, that in such case the Receiving Party shall immediately give as much advance notice as feasible to the Disclosing Party to enable the Disclosing Party to exercise its legal rights to prevent and/or limit such disclosure.  In any event, the Receiving Party shall disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information that, in the opinion of the Receiving Party’s legal counsel, is legally required to be disclosed and will exercise reasonable best efforts to ensure that any such information so disclosed will be accorded confidential treatment by said court, administrative agency or tribunal;

 

14.4.2          is otherwise required by applicable laws, regulations or the rules of any nationally recognized security exchange; provided, however, that the Receiving Party will provide the Disclosing Party with notice of such disclosure in advance thereof to the extent practicable; or

 

14.4.3          is made by the Receiving Party to the Regulatory Authorities as required in connection with any filing of INDs, BLAs, marketing approval applications, or similar applications or requests for regulatory approvals, or request of any applicable Regulatory Authority; provided, however, that reasonable measures will be taken to assure confidential treatment of such information.

 

14.5         All Confidential Information shall remain the property of the Disclosing Party.  Upon the termination of this Agreement, or at any time upon the request of the other Party, the Receiving Party shall immediately return or destroy any Confidential Information in the Receiving Party’s possession, custody or control, except that the Receiving Party may keep one (1) copy for archival purposes.  The Disclosing Party’s failure to request the return of Confidential Information shall not relieve the Receiving Party of its confidentiality obligations under this Agreement.

 

14.6         Each Party acknowledges and expressly agrees that the remedy at law for any breach by it of the terms of this Article 14 shall be inadequate and that the full amount of damages

 

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which would result from such breach are not readily susceptible to being measured in monetary terms.  Accordingly, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by either Party of this Article 14, the other Party shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief prohibiting any such breach and requiring the immediate return of all Confidential Information. The remedies set forth in this Section 14.6 shall be in addition to any other remedies available for any such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from the breaching Party.

 

14.7         The terms and conditions of this Agreement, but not the fact of its existence, shall constitute Confidential Information of AMAG, except that either Party may disclose such terms and conditions to its Affiliates in accordance with Section 14.2, 14.4.2, and Article 18 hereof.

 

ARTICLE 15:            INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

15.1        Except for any DSM Intellectual Property (defined below), all inventions, improvements or know-how relating to the Product (and all intellectual property rights therein), including without limitation, technical data, trade secrets, chemical structures, protein sequences or formulations related to the Product or other any other compounds or any proprietary research, development, or manufacturing methodologies related to Product or raw materials related thereto, as well as the active ingredients, excipients, the Services, Specifications, and activities hereunder that are conceived, generated, derived, or reduced to practice by either Party (whether solely or jointly with AMAG) (collectively, the “AMAG Developments”), shall be solely and exclusively owned by AMAG.  DSM agrees to assign and hereby assigns to AMAG its rights in and to the AMAG Developments.

 

15.2        AMAG acknowledges that DSM possesses certain inventions, processes, know-how, trade secrets, improvements, other intellectual properties and other assets (including but not limited to analytical methods, procedures and techniques, procedure manuals, personnel data, financial information, computer technical expertise and software, and certain technical expertise and conceptual expertise in the area of drug processing and manufacturing) which have been independently developed by DSM prior to the date hereof without the benefit of any information provided by AMAG and which relate to its business or operations and not the Product (collectively “DSM Background Technology”).  AMAG and DSM agree that any DSM Background Technology, and any improvements thereto which are made by DSM under or during the term of this Agreement without reference to or inclusion of any Confidential Information or any intellectual property right of AMAG or that claim or cover the Product (collectively the “DSM Intellectual Property”), are the sole and exclusive property of DSM.  DSM shall not include any DSM Background Technology or DSM Intellectual Property in any AMAG Development or other deliverable under this Agreement without the written consent of both parties.  DSM grants to AMAG a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, fully-paid right and license, with the right to sublicense, under the DSM Intellectual Property solely to the extent necessary to use the deliverables or Services and use, sell, or otherwise exploit the Product; provided that such license shall not extend

 

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to manufacture the Product by third parties for commercial sale.  If AMAG, in its sole discretion, elects to obtain a license in and to any DSM Intellectual Property or DSM Background Technology (as necessary) for use in commercial manufacturing of the Product, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to complete a license agreement with appropriate terms and conditions, including royalties, if applicable, for the use of such DSM intellectual property for manufacturing of the Product; however, if the parties do not agree on such license terms within a commercially reasonable period not to exceed [***] then such dispute shall be addressed pursuant to Section 12 to determine the terms of any such license.

 

15.3        Each Party shall assist (and cause its employees and subcontractors to assist) the other Party, at the assigning Party’s expense, to further evidence, record and perfect the assignments described above.  Each Party hereby designates and appoints the other Party as the agent and attorneys-in-fact to act of the other Party solely for the purposes of filing and executing such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to effect such assignment.

 

ARTICLE 16:            FORCE MAJEURE

 

16.1         Effects of Force Majeure .  Neither Party shall be held liable or responsible for failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any of its obligations under this Agreement in case such failure or delay is due to any condition beyond the reasonable control of or not due to the negligence of the affected Party including, without limitation, Acts of God, strikes or other labor disputes, war, riot, earthquake, tornado, hurricane, fire, civil disorder, explosion, accident, flood, sabotage, industry-wide shortages of energy or materials, national defense requirements, or supplier strike, lockout or injunction (a “Force Majeure Event”).  Such excuse shall continue as long as the Force Majeure Event continues, provided, however, that AMAG may cancel without penalty this Agreement or any and all Purchase Orders in the event DSM is unable to fulfill an outstanding Purchase Order within sixty (60) days of its scheduled delivery date due to a Force Majeure Event.  Upon cessation of such Force Majeure Event, such Party shall promptly resume performance on all Purchase Orders which have not been terminated.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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16.2         Notice of Force Majeure Event .  In the event either Party is delayed or rendered unable to perform due to a Force Majeure Event, the affected Party shall give notice thereof and its expected effect on performance and duration to the other Party promptly (but not longer than five (5) days) after the occurrence of the force majeure event; and thereafter, the obligations of the affected Party will be suspended during the continuance of the Force Majeure Event.  The affected Party shall take commercially reasonable steps to mitigate damages and to remedy the Force Majeure Event with all reasonable dispatch, but such obligation shall not require the settlement of strikes or labor controversies on terms unfavorable to the affected Party.

 

ARTICLE 17:            LEGAL COMPLIANCE

 

17.1         Legal Compliance .  Each Party shall comply in all material respects with all federal and state laws and regulations applicable to the conduct of its business pursuant to this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the FD&C Act.

 

ARTICLE 18:            PRESS RELEASES; USE OF NAMES

 

18.1         Press Releases .  Any press release, publicity or other form of public disclosure related to this Agreement prepared by one Party shall be submitted to the other Party prior to release for review and approval.

 

18.2         Use of Names .  Except as expressly provided and except as otherwise required by applicable law, no right is granted pursuant to this Agreement to either Party to use in any manner the trademarks or name of the other Party, or any other trade name, service mark, or trademark owned by or licensed to the other Party in connection with the performance of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the above, as may be required by applicable law, AMAG, DSM and their Affiliates shall be permitted to use the other Party’s name and to disclose the existence and the non-confidential terms of this Agreement (as reasonably determined by the Party making the following types of filings as described herein) in connection with regulatory submissions or, securities filings, or other public filings.

 

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ARTICLE 19:            DISPUTE RESOLUTION; VENUE

 

19.1         Arbitration .  The Parties recognize that a bona fide dispute as to certain matters may from time to time arise during the term of this Agreement which relates to either Party’s rights and/or obligations hereunder.  In the event of the occurrence of such a dispute, either Party may, by notice to the other Party, have such dispute referred to their senior officers as may be designated by each Party for attempted resolution by good faith negotiations within [***] days after such notice is received.  In the event the designated officers are not able to resolve such dispute within such [***] period, or such other period of time as the Parties may mutually agree in writing, the Parties, subject to the terms of this section, shall be obligated to submit the dispute to binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) for commercial arbitration, utilizing a single arbitrator, or if requested by either party, a panel of three (3) arbitrators, mutually agreeable to the Parties.  If the Parties are unable to reach agreement as to one or more of the arbitrators, the arbitrators shall be chosen in accordance with the AAA commercial arbitration rules.  The language of the arbitration will be English.  The arbitrator shall have jurisdiction to hear and rule on pre-hearing disputes and are authorized to hold pre-hearing conferences by telephone or in person, as the Arbitrators deems advisable.  The arbitrator shall have the authority to entertain a motion to dismiss and/or a motion for summary judgment by any party and shall apply the standards governing such motions under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.  Either party, at its expense, may arrange for and pay the cost of a court reporter to provide a stenographic record of proceedings.  The Federal Rules of Evidence shall apply The arbitrator shall resolve any disputes concerning discovery.  The decision of the arbitrator will be final and may not be appealed.  The arbitrator shall not act as amiables composituerus or ex aequo et bono .  The arbitrator shall present a detailed written statement of his or her findings statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded; and the Parties shall be bound thereby.  Either party, upon request at the close of hearing, shall be given leave to file a post-hearing brief.  The time for filing such a brief shall be set by the arbitrator.  Each party shall bear its own attorney’s fees, costs, and disbursements arising out of the arbitration, and shall pay an equal share of the fees and costs of the Arbitrators; provided, that the Arbitrator shall be authorized to determine whether a party is the prevailing party, and if so, to award to that prevailing party reimbursement for its reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements (including, for example, expert witness fees and expenses, photocopy charges, travel expenses, etc.), and/or the fees and costs of the Arbitrators.  The arbitrator shall award interest on a money damage award.  Interest shall be calculated at the lesser of one

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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percent (1%) per annum or the highest allowable rate imposed on judgments by the courts of New York.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the parties agree that the Arbitrator will have no power or authority to make awards or issue orders of any kind except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, and in no event will the arbitrator have the authority to make any award that provides for punitive or exemplary damages.  Judgment on the award of the arbitrator may be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction including, but not limit to, any court that has jurisdiction of either of the parties or any of their assets.  By agreeing to this binding arbitration provision, the parties understand that they are waiving certain rights and protections which may otherwise be available if a claim between the parties were determined by litigation in court, including the right to seek or obtain certain types of damages precluded by this provision, the right to a jury trial, certain rights of appeal, and a right to invoke formal rules of procedure and evidence.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party, without waiving any remedy under this Agreement, may proceed any time directly to any court of competent jurisdiction to seek protection or enforcement of its rights at law or in equity for intellectual property rights or rights related to confidential information and/or to seek injunctive relief or other equitable relief in aid of any such claim.  The arbitrator will not have the authority to change or revise any decisions made by either Party where, by the terms of this Agreement, such Party had discretion to make such decisions.  The arbitration proceedings and any elements of it (including but not limited to any pleadings, testimony, oral submissions, awards, briefs, or documents or other information submitted, exchanged or disclosed in connection therewith shall be conducted on a confidential basis and in addition to being subject to the requirements of confidentiality as set forth in Article 14 shall not be beyond the arbitrator(s), the Parties, their counsel, and any person necessary to the conduct of the proceedings, except as may be lawfully required in a judicial proceedings relating to the arbitration or otherwise.

 

19.2         Venue .  The arbitration shall take place in a mutually agreeable location, but if the Parties cannot agree as to the location, the arbitration shall take place in [***].  The arbitrators shall apply the law of the [***] without regard to conflicts of law provisions.

 

ARTICLE 20:            MISCELLANEOUS

 

20.1         Independent Contractors .  The relationship between AMAG and DSM is that of independent contractors and nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute the relationship of partners, joint venturers, nor of principal and agent between AMAG and DSM.  Neither Party shall have any express or implied right or authority to assume or create any obligations on behalf of or in the name of the other Party or to bind the other Party to any contract, agreement or undertaking with any Third Party.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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20.2         Assistance from AMAG .  To assist DSM in its performance of this Agreement, AMAG shall provide DSM, in a timely fashion, with all relevant information, documentation and data (including without limitation any information, documentation and data relating to product safety and information, documentation and data, including NDA and/or other Regulatory Documentation numbers, NDC codes, etc., necessary for DSM to drug list the product) which is necessary or appropriate for DSM’s performance hereunder and all of which is subject to the confidentiality requirements of Article 14 above.  In the event AMAG is to review or approve any information, documentation, data or samples prepared or supplied by or on behalf of DSM, it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete such review and approval process within [***] business days.

 

20.3         Insurance .  Each Party shall at all times maintain all necessary insurance coverage with sound and reputable independent insurers at commercially reasonable levels of coverage or shall be self insured having regard to the nature, type, scope and size of the business it conducts and all its respective activities and obligations under this Agreement.  General liability coverage and Product Liability coverage each in the amount of at least [***] shall be maintained by each Party.  Each Party shall, upon reasonable request of the other Party, produce satisfactory evidence that all insurance premiums have been paid and kept up to date and are kept in accordance with local insurance laws or regulations from time to time in force, or shall furnish appropriate certificates of insurance showing proof of coverage.  The insurance coverage may be provided through a combination of primary, excess/umbrella or self-insured retention, and shall not serve to operate as a limitation on the recovery of any claim.  Each Party shall include the other Party as a named insured on its policies of insurance, as the other Party’s interests may be affected pursuant to this Agreement; however in lieu of naming DSM as additional insured on its policies, AMAG may extend the insurance coverage described herein to DSM via its broad form vendor endorsement feature.

 

20.4         Assignment; Subcontractors .  This Agreement may not be assigned or otherwise transferred by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld; provided, that AMAG may assign this Agreement without such consent to its Affiliate, or its successor in interest in connection with any merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets.  Any permitted assignee shall assume all obligations of its assignor under this Agreement.  No assignment shall relieve either Party of responsibility for the performance of any obligation which accrued prior to the effective date of such assignment.  DSM may, with AMAG’s prior written consent, utilize subcontractors to perform any part of this Agreement.  Any purported assignment in violation of the above restrictions shall be void.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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20.5          Continuing Obligations .  Termination, assignment or expiration of this Agreement shall not relieve either Party from full performance of any obligations incurred prior thereto.

 

20.6          Waiver .  Neither Party’s waiver of any breach or failure to enforce any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at any time, shall in any way affect, limit or waive such Party’s right thereafter to enforce and compel strict compliance with every term and condition of this Agreement.

 

20.7          Severability .  Each Party hereby expressly agrees that it has no intention to violate any public policy, statutory or common laws, rules, regulations, treaty or decision of any government agency or executive body thereof of any country or community or association of countries; that if any word, sentence, paragraph, clause or combination thereof in this Agreement is found by a court or executive body with judicial powers having jurisdiction over this Agreement or either Party hereto, in a final unappealed order, to be in violation of any such provisions in any country or community or association of countries, such words, sentences, paragraphs, clauses or combination shall be inoperative in such country or community or association of countries and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain binding upon the Parties, so long as enforcement of the remainder does not violate the Parties’ overall intentions in this transaction.

 

20.8          Headings .  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its interpretation.

 

20.9          Construction .  This Agreement has been jointly prepared on the basis of the mutual understanding of the Parties and shall not be construed against either Party by reason of such Party’s being the drafter hereof or thereof.

 

20.10        Annexes, Schedules and Attachments .  Any and all annexes, schedules and attachments referred to herein form an integral part of this Agreement and are incorporated into this Agreement by such reference.

 

20.11        Notices .  All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by (a) registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, (b) a nationally-recognized courier service guaranteeing next-day delivery, charges prepaid or (c) facsimile or electronic mail (with the original promptly sent by any of the foregoing manners; unless receipt of same is otherwise expressly confirmed in writing by the receiving party), and shall be deemed to have been given upon mailing or upon transmission by facsimile, as the case may be.  Any such notices shall be addressed to the receiving Party at such Party’s address set forth below, or at such other address as may from time to time be furnished by similar notice by either Party:

 

If to DSM:              DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

5900 Martin Luther King Hwy.

Greenville, NC  27834

Attn:  Laura L. Parks, Sr. V. P. Marketing & Sales

 

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e-mail:  laura.parks@dsm.com

 

If to AMAG:                                                                             AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

100 Hayden Avenue

Lexington, MA 02421

Attn:

e-mail:

 

with a copy to:                                                                  AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

100 Hayden Avenue

Lexington, MA 02421

Attn: General Counsel

e-mail:  jfarmer@amagpharma.com

 

20.12        Counterparts .  This Agreement and any amendment or supplement hereto may be executed in any number of counterparts and any Party hereto may execute any such counterpart, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.  The execution of this Agreement and any such amendment or supplement by any Party hereto will not become effective until counterparts hereof have been executed by both Parties hereto.

 

20.13        Governing Law; Entire Agreement .  The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the [***] without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.  This Agreement constitutes the full understanding of the Parties and a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of their agreement.  No terms, conditions, understanding, or agreement purporting to modify or vary the terms of this Agreement shall be binding unless hereafter made in writing and signed by the Party to be bound.  No modification to this Agreement shall be effected by the acknowledgment or acceptance of any Purchase Order or shipping instruction forms or similar documents containing terms or conditions at variance with or in addition to those set forth herein.

 

20.14        Annexes .  The following annexes are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference:

 

ANNEX 1:  Product Specifications, Pricing, and other Information

ANNEX 2:  Capital Equipment

ANNEX 3:  Quality Agreement

ANNEX 4:  Additional Regulatory Support

ANNEX 5:  Development/Transfer Services

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

DSM Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“DSM”)

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Hans Engels

 

Dr. Hans Engels, President & CEO

 

 

 

 

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“AMAG”)

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ricardo Zayas

 

 

 

 

Name:

Ricardo Zayas

 

 

 

 

Title:

Senior VP of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Arkowitz

 

 

 

 

Name:

David Arkowitz

 

 

 

 

Title:

CFO

 

 

 

 

Date:

5/25/10

 

 

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ANNEX 1 :

 

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS, PRICING,

AND OTHER INFORMATION

 

1.             Product Specifications:  [***]

 

2.             Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients:  [***]

 

3.             Excipients:   [***]

 

4.             Packaging Specifications:  [***]

 

5.             Product Pricing per vial per Batch:

 

For the purposes hereunder, a Batch shall mean approximately [***] vials of Packaged Product.

 

Annual Number of Batches

 

Price per vial per Batch (“Vial Price”)

 

 

 

[***]

 

[***]

[***]

 

[***]

[***]

 

[***]

[***]

 

[***]

 

 

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

·                                        For the avoidance of doubt, Vial Prices shall be determined according to each respective tier stated above; aggregate annual Batches shall not affect the respective Vial Prices.

 

·                                        For Batch orders in excess of [***], the parties will discuss mutually agreeable pricing discounted from the best price listed above.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 



 

ANNEX 2:  CAPITAL / EQUIPMENT

 



 

ANNEX 3:  QUALITY AGREEMENT

 



 

QUALITY AGREEMENT

 

Date Effective:                 

 

By and Between

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

100 Hayden Ave

Lexington, MA 02421

(Hereafter called “AMAG”)

 

Approved by:

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

By:

 

 

Kevin Giles

 

Sr. Director, Quality Assurance

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

And

 

DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

5900 Martin Luther King Jr. Highway

Greenville, North Carolina 27834

(Hereafter called “DPI”)

 

Approved by:

DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

By:

 

 

Rob Koger

 

VP of Quality Operations and Regulatory Affairs

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

The Products listed in Manufacturing and/or Supply Agreement (hereafter called the “Product” or “Products”) are subject to the following conditions:

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1

PURPOSE

3

 

 

 

2

RELATIONSHIP TO SUPPLY AGREEMENT

3

 

 

 

3

SCOPE

3

 

 

 

4

RESPONSIBILITY

3

 

 

 

5

GMP STANDARDS

4

 

 

 

6

PREMISES

4

 

 

 

7

AUDITS

6

 

 

 

8

REGULATORY AGENCY INSPECTIONS

6

 

 

 

9

DOCUMENTATION/CHANGE MANAGEMENT

7

 

 

 

10

RAW MATERIAL/ PACKAGING COMPONENTS

8

 

 

 

11

LABORATORY ANALYSIS/DOCUMENTATION

9

 

 

 

12

STABILITY

9

 

 

 

13

RETENTION OF SAMPLES

10

 

 

 

14

VALIDATION

10

 

 

 

15

COMPUTER SYSTEMS

11

 

 

 

16

CALIBRATION/PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE

11

 

 

 

17

SUBCONTRACTING

11

 

 

 

18

TRAINING / QUALIFICATION

12

 

 

 

19

INVESTIGATIONS

12

 

 

 

20

DOCUMENTATION REVIEW

13

 

 

 

21

PRODUCT DISPOSITION

14

 

 

 

22

STORAGE AND SHIPMENT

15

 

 

 

23

DOCUMENT RETENTION

16

 

 

 

24

REGULATORY

16

 

 

 

25

COMPLAINTS

17

 

 

 

26

RECALLS

18

 

 

 

27

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

19

 

 

 

APPENDIX I: Outline of Responsibilities

APPENDIX II: Contact Information

APPENDIX III: Revision History

 

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1                              PURPOSE

 

This Agreement defines the roles and responsibilities for DPI when providing services and/or Products for AMAG.  This Agreement also defines how the quality departments of DPI and AMAG will interact with each other.  Unless otherwise specified, AMAG refers to AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and DPI refers to DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc .

 

2                             RELATIONSHIP TO SUPPLY AGREEMENT

 

This Quality Agreement shall be incorporated within and constitute a part of the current manufacturing and supply agreement by and between DPI and AMAG (the “Supply Agreement”).  In the event of inconsistencies between this Quality Agreement and the Supply Agreement, the Supply Agreement shall control except with respect to quality assurance requirements which shall be controlled by this Quality Agreement.

 

3                             SCOPE

 

This Quality Agreement covers the quality-related services to be provided by DPI for each Product supplied pursuant to the Supply Agreement (MOA June 23, 2009; Effective July 2, 2009).

 

4                             RESPONSIBILITY

 

4.1                       Communication and Implementation .  Responsibility for communication and implementation of this Quality Agreement for AMAG and for DPI rests with the management of each party’s respective Quality departments.  This Agreement is effective upon signature approval of all parties.  The operations for the services and/or Products to be performed by DPI are defined in the Supply Agreement; and quality-related responsibilities are outlined in Appendix I of this Quality Agreement.

 

4.2                       Amendments .  No changes to the terms of this Agreement may be made unless by written amendment, mutually agreeable to both parties, attached hereto and made a part hereof.  This Quality Agreement shall be amended

 

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to include new services and/or Products to be added, or Products to be deleted, all as mutually agreed upon by the parties.  DPI and AMAG contact information may be updated as required by notification to either party. Reference Appendix II.

 

4.3                       Lifecycle .  This Quality Agreement shall expire upon the expiration or termination of the Supply Agreement, except those obligations, which, by their nature, shall survive the expiration or termination of this Quality Agreement, such as ongoing regulatory requirements set forth in this Quality Agreement, and including, for example, maintaining records and supporting product complaint investigations.

 

5                            GMP STANDARDS

 

The services contracted from DPI will comply with applicable domestic and international good manufacturing practices standards (cGMP), as referenced in the Supply Agreement, prior to the submission of the application in the foreign country (such as USP Pharmacopoeia, European Pharmacopoeia, and other relevant international, federal, state, and local laws and regulations).

 

6                             PREMISES

 

6.1                       Operations .  DPI will perform required operations for manufacturing activities at its Greenville, North Carolina site.  The premises and equipment used to manufacture the Products will be maintained according to current regulatory requirements and in accordance with the controlled documentation approved by AMAG which is provided to and accepted by DPI.  The manufacture of the Products will be conducted in a suitably controlled environment; and such facilities will be regularly monitored for parameters critical to the process in order to demonstrate and maintain compliance with (i) applicable GMP guidelines and (ii) mutually agreed specifications.

 

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6.2                       Controlled Access .  DPI will maintain controlled access to the premises.  All visitors shall comply with applicable access policies, dress code, cell phone usage, security, and safety requirements.

 

6.3                       Restricted Compounds .  DPI shall provide a prior written notice and evaluation to AMAG when AMAG product run equipment is used to manufacture or package a product containing any of the following compounds (Subsections 6.3.1 — 6.3.8).  The prior notification and evaluation shall provide sufficient information to ensure that proper assessment is completed.  AMAG reserves the right to audit DPI, prior to approving manufacture of restricted compounds. AMAG and DPI shall approve the written assessment prior to producing AMAG Product.

 

6.3.1             Dihydroergotamine

 

6.3.2             Penicillins, cephalosporins, and betalactams

 

6.3.3             Tetracyclines, nitrofurantoin, streptomycin, vancomycin, chloramphenicol, neomycin, polymyxin B, and amphotericin B

 

6.3.4             All hormone products and derivative

 

6.3.5             All pesticides, fungicides, and rodenticides

 

6.3.6             All biological products (as defined in 21 CFR 600.3(h))

 

6.3.7             All cytotoxic and antineoplastic agents

 

6.3.8             All compounds classified as Pregnancy Category X using FDA’s Use in-pregnancy rating system, including without limitation FSH/LHRH oligopeptides

 

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7                             AUDITS

 

7.1                       Biennial Audits .  DPI will permit AMAG’s Quality Department to perform a minimum of one (1) standard cGMP biennial compliance audit for the services contracted, upon reasonable notification from AMAG, with actual audit dates subject to mutual agreement with DPI based upon the availability of DPI’s personnel and prior audit commitments.  Such audits shall not exceed [***] business days and shall have no more than [***] auditors.  AMAG representatives will be escorted by DPI personnel at all times and will only have access to the facility and records relating to the services and Products under contract with AMAG.

 

7.2                       Supplementary Audits .  Notwithstanding the foregoing, DPI will permit AMAG’s Quality Assurance department to conduct additional audits on a date mutually agreed upon by both parties to the extent necessary to address significant product quality or compliance problems.  Significant product quality or compliance problems are defined as having a direct impact on product quality, safety, identity and efficacy. Such audits shall be scheduled promptly after notice from AMAG following a quality or safety occurrence.

 

7.3                       Report of Findings .  AMAG will provide a written report within [***] calendar days of the audit.  DPI shall formally respond to observations made by AMAG’s representatives on areas requiring corrective action.  DPI’s response will include root cause evaluation, corrective actions, preventative actions, and remedial actions, where appropriate, and shall include a timeline for completion of each action.  The response will be sent to the AMAG auditor within [***] business days of the receipt of the audit report.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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8                             REGULATORY AGENCY INSPECTIONS

 

8.1                       Regulatory Actions .  DPI will promptly inform AMAG of any regulatory agency action that specifically affects the contracted services and/or Products to be supplied pursuant to the Supply Agreement.  AMAG will promptly inform DPI of any regulatory agency action that specifically affects the contracted services for all marketed products produced by DPI.

 

8.2                       Regulatory Inspections .  DPI shall notify AMAG of any regulatory agency inspection specifically impacting the products covered by this Agreement within [***] business days of the initiation of the audit by the regulatory agency.  AMAG reserves the right to be available on site during an agency inspection when the inspection pertains to a AMAG product.  DPI shall respond to the regulatory agency on any AMAG product-specific citations after consultation with AMAG.  DPI will forward all appropriately redacted regulatory agency documentation (e.g., EIR, FDA-483) and responses that pertain to AMAG products to AMAG’s Quality Department within [***] business days of completion of submission.  AMAG shall notify DPI of any regulatory agency inspection specifically impacting the contracted services for all marketed products produced by DPI within [***] business days of the initiation of the audit by the regulatory agency.  DPI reserves the right to present site data and/or procedures upon specific requests regarding DPI responsibilities, at AMAG if requested.

 

9                             DOCUMENTATION/CHANGE MANAGEMENT

 

9.1                       AMAG shall not make any changes to DPI-owned or DPI-controlled cGMP documentation without the consent of DPI, in order to ensure that all cGMP documentation, which is maintained at DPI and subject to regulatory review, matches or is consistent with information filed with regulatory authorities.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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9.2                       All changes to the Product and to related documents shall proceed through a technical and cGMP impact assessment by DPI’s quality and change management personnel.  The documents which (a) contain changes that may affect AMAG’s regulatory submissions or the support system and which (b) have a direct impact on the quality systems affecting AMAG’s Product, will also be reviewed including regulatory impact and approved by AMAG’s quality personnel, prior of change implementation.

 

10                      RAW MATERIAL/ PACKAGING COMPONENTS

 

10.1                 DPI shall be responsible for using raw material / packaging components from approved vendors agreed upon by both parties.  AMAG will provide details of any storage and shipping conditions for the raw materials.  Prior to use, all raw material / packaging components must be found to be acceptable against pre-established standards.  Changes to test methods or deviations from existing raw materials, packaging components, packaging component specifications or vendors must be documented and approved by AMAG and DPI in accordance with the requirements of Section 9, above.

 

10.2                 For vendors designated or utilized by AMAG which are not DPI-approved vendors, AMAG shall be responsible for qualifying such vendors and will provide DPI with a Certificate of Compliance statement for such vendors upon request.  AMAG shall be responsible for ensuring that all raw materials / packaging components and related testing information supplied by AMAG or by its designated vendors for use in manufacture of the Products are in full compliance with the specifications registered.  AMAG shall also forward to DPI a Certificate of Analysis for materials supplied directly by AMAG.

 

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11                      LABORATORY ANALYSIS/DOCUMENTATION

 

11.1                 Methods Validation .  For those analytical methods to be provided by AMAG, AMAG shall be responsible for providing to DPI approved copies of the current and complete regulatory filed analytical methods and supporting validation documentation relating to the Products for application by DPI in the production process, including receipt of API and raw materials, in-process product testing, product batch release, drug and product stability, and cleaning validation.

 

11.2                 In-Process and Finished Product Testing :  Transfer of Methods.  A method transfer of any test method developed by AMAG will be completed prior to DPI’s dispositioning of Products, utilizing the transferred method(s), for release by AMAG.  AMAG will work collaboratively with DPI to transfer any methods required by DPI.

 

11.3                 Confirmation of DPI Data .  AMAG may perform testing to confirm the DPI data.  AMAG may perform confirmatory testing during the initial term of this Agreement to validate the DPI data.  Periodically thereafter, AMAG may test material to confirm the DPI data.  Dispute resolutions in conflicting test data will be handled according to the provisions of Section 27.

 

11.4                 Release Testing .  DPI will provide AMAG with a Certificate of Analysis for testing services performed at DPI.

 

11.5                 Sterile Products .  DPI will perform sterility and bacterial endotoxin testing on all parenteral products produced within DPI.

 

12                      STABILITY

 

In accordance with the Supply Agreement requirements, DPI shall not be responsible for maintaining a routine stability program for the Products, unless written request is provided by AMAG.

 

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13                       RETENTION OF SAMPLES

 

13.1                  Finished Product Samples DPI will retain samples of the Products for [***] beyond the expiry period. The amount of the sample to be retained will be at least [***] the quantity required to carry out all of the tests to verify that the material meets its specifications, with exception of sterility and pyrogen testing.

 

13.2                  Destruction .  DPI will notify AMAG prior to destruction of any product or API at the completion of the retention period.  AMAG may designate materials to be shipped to a designated location beyond the DPI retention period.

 

14                       VALIDATION

 

14.1                  Process Validation .  DPI is responsible for ensuring that the manufacturing process is validated.  The validation should ensure, with a high degree of certainty, that the process is capable of consistently achieving the Product’s acceptance criteria.  As part of final process validation and completion of transfer of new product(s) into DPI’s facility, a technical document outlining the development and transfer activities of any specified product(s) into DPI’s facility will be generated and approved by both AMAG and DPI.  This approval shall include Quality representation from both companies.

 

14.2                  Cleaning Validation .  DPI is responsible for ensuring that adequate cleaning is completed to prevent contamination.  Data should be available to support the campaign of batches of the same product and the type of cleaning that will be performed in between manufacturing of the same product.  AMAG will provide information (i.e. [***], solubility, batch size, fill volume, [***] to establish cleaning limits.

 

14.3                  Equipment, Computer, Facility, and Utilities Qualification .  DPI is responsible for all equipment, computer, facility, and utility qualification activities associated with the Products.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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14.4                  Laboratory Qualification .  DPI is responsible for ensuring that all laboratories are in compliance with applicable cGMP guidelines.  If analytical work is performed at DPI, then AMAG will also provide any existing analytical documentation to assist in methods transfer or methods validation.  In addition, if analytical work is not performed at the Greenville site, DPI may elect to perform an audit on vendors to be used for analytical testing.  DPI will be responsible for insuring that any vendor selected by DPI fully complies with cGMP requirements.  Vendors selected by AMAG must be certified by AMAG and acceptable per cGMP.

 

15                       COMPUTER SYSTEMS

 

Computer Systems used in the manufacturing, packaging, analytical testing, storage, and release of AMAG Products shall be validated. Where compliance with 21 CFR Part 11, “Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures”, is required, DPI will comply with those regulations.

 

16                       CALIBRATION/PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE

 

DPI will maintain a calibration and preventative maintenance program to support the manufacturing, testing, packaging and storage of AMAG Products. DPI shall also follow a procedure that documents the actions to be taken in the event of a calibration failure.

 

17                       SUBCONTRACTING

 

Any subcontracted laboratory must be approved in writing by AMAG Authorized personnel (this may include an audit) prior to being used by DPI.  DPI shall ensure that the subcontracted laboratory follows the applicable agreements with AMAG.  DPI will obtain written approval from AMAG prior to subcontracting any laboratory

 

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for AMAG’s Product.  DPI will audit such subcontractors to determine compliance with cGMP according to DPI’s criteria, which may differ from AMAG’s criteria.  Any discrepancies will be discussed and resolved according to Section 27 of this Quality Agreement.

 

18                       TRAINING / QUALIFICATION

 

DPI shall provide a program to assure that all personnel engaged in the manufacturing, packaging, analytical testing, storage, and release testing of AMAG Products have the education, training and experience to properly perform their assigned functions in compliance with cGMP.  Training shall be in the particular operations that the employee performs and in current applicable manufacturing regulations, as they relate to the employee’s functions. Training records for all personnel shall be maintained and made available upon request by AMAG or pursuant to any regulatory review.

 

19                       INVESTIGATIONS

 

19.1                  Out of Specification Results (OOS) .  DPI is responsible for investigating any testing performed by DPI that is confirmed as a failure to meet Product specifications.  Each investigation will be approved by DPI’s Quality Assurance designee and will follow internal procedures that are in accordance with regulatory guidelines.  Product OOS results will be communicated in writing to AMAG within [***] business hours of obtaining results.

 

19.2                  Manufacturing Deviations .  Any deviation from the process during manufacture, and any confirmed Product OOS result shall be documented by DPI.  DPI will notify AMAG within [***] business hours if any problems are

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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discovered that may impact Product batches previously shipped in order to assure that regulatory reporting guidelines may be met.  Deviations will require review and approval by AMAG and DPI Quality Assurance personnel.  A list of all investigations and all deviations will be provided to AMAG with the Release Documentation package provided to AMAG.  A copy of any final investigation report will be included in the Release Documentation package provided to AMAG.  DPI will notify AMAG in the event that a Product or customer provided material will be rejected.

 

20                       DOCUMENTATION REVIEW

 

20.1                  DPI will provide a standard Certificate of Analysis indicating the test results performed by DPI well as a signed Certificate of Compliance confirming that the Products have been manufactured, tested, and stored according to the requirements of the Master Production Record and cGMP criteria.  Initially, DPI will provide complete copies to AMAG (for review and approval) of the batch documentation (Manufacturing Work Order, Filling Work Order and Packaging Work Order) for all validation and clinical trial material. Upon AMAG notification of batch review approval, DPI will release the batch making product available to AMAG. This process will also occur for the first [***] commercial batches produced for AMAG.

 

After the initial [***] commercial batches, DPI will be considered for reduced record review.  Terms of this program will be approved by AMAG and DPI and documented in writing. Changes to the release process for commercial batches may occur at any time with written agreement from both DPI and AMAG.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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20.2                  AMAG shall review and approve all product specific documents associated with the production of the product which includes process protocols and reports.

 

21                PRODUCT DISPOSITION

 

Release to commerce, shipment, and further distribution of the Products, once dispositioned by DPI for release, is the responsibility of AMAG’s quality department.  DPI will release the product for shipment if all pre-defined release criteria are met.  In the event that an intermediate product is to be shipped to AMAG for further processing, DPI will release coded product for shipment if all pre-defined intermediate release criteria are met.  In such cases, further release to commerce of the finished product shall be the responsibility of AMAG.  AMAG’s release to commerce shall be based on regulatory product approval, AMAG’s internal procedures, the full document package provided by DPI, and completion of any release testing required by AMAG Quality for its internal release criteria.  AMAG may, at its own discretion, reject a batch which DPI has dispositioned as satisfactory.  However, the decision to reject shall not be based on a discrepancy between AMAG and DPI’s methodologies.  Any problem discovered by AMAG likely to cause rejection of the approved Products will be communicated to DPI within [***] days from receipt of the full release documentation package.  Any disputes between the parties with respect to rejection of Product shall be resolved in accordance with Section 27 hereinafter.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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22                       STORAGE AND SHIPMENT

 

22.1                  Storage .  DPI will store the Products under conditions specified by product label requirements as supplied by AMAG.  DPI will ensure that during storage before shipping of the Products, appropriate controls are in place to ensure that there is no interference, theft, product contamination, or mixture with any other products or materials.  AMAG will provide details of any labeling requirements, container sealing and integrity, and storage and shipping conditions for the Products.

 

22.2                  Packaging and Labeling for Transit .  The Products will be labeled and packaged for transit pursuant to instructions timely provided to DPI in writing by AMAG and complying with cGMP and other applicable regulations (e.g., OSHA, DEA, DOT).

 

22.3                  Shipment of Product to AMAG .  DPI will ship to the designated locations.  DPI will not ship any product that is under quarantine unless according to controlled procedures which fully comply with regulatory requirements and which are mutually agreeable between DPI and AMAG.  In the event that AMAG requests DPI to ship product in quarantine, then AMAG shall supply DPI with a written certification stating, “Product will not be released to commerce until fully released.”  AMAG may request shipment in quarantine for further processing, pending adverse weather events, in support of launch activities or other mutually agreed upon situations.

 

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23                DOCUMENT RETENTION

 

DPI will retain, at a minimum, batch production records for the Products and materials for [***] from manufacture of each batch.  Validation records may need to be held for longer than [***], considering the Product life cycle.  DPI will retain batch records for the expiry date of the Clinical Trial Materials for a maximum of [***] unless notified of a shorter retention period by AMAG, but at a maximum of [***] past the stop use date.  DPI will notify AMAG prior to destruction of any records at the completion of the retention period.  AMAG may designate documents to be shipped to a designated location beyond the DPI retention period.

 

24                REGULATORY

 

24.1                  Regulatory filings .  AMAG is responsible for ensuring all appropriate regulatory filings and import/export documentation are filed with regulatory agencies prior to shipment/human administration.  AMAG will provide notification of the applicable product registration to support operational changes as defined in Section 9.

 

24.2                  Registration/Drug Listing .  DPI is responsible for registering the facilities with the FDA and to maintain the registration form such that it is readily available for FDA inspection.  DPI is responsible for drug listing as the manufacturer of the Products for AMAG, while AMAG is responsible for drug listing as the distributor of the Products.  AMAG will provide DPI with all required information needed to register the Products with FDA.  AMAG will notify DPI of changes in the countries of market and scheduled Product launch, where applicable.

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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24.3                  Annual Product Review .  DPI, as required by cGMP’s and applicable regulations, will prepare Annual Product Reviews (APR).  The APR shall include, at a minimum, the following from the APR review period: status of batches processed, trending of product investigations, trending of complaints, status of stability studies maintained by DPI, status of change controls with validation activities, statistical trending of the finished product test results performed by DPI, and a summary report of the product retain review.  The report shall be provided to AMAG [***] days after the APR review period.  DPI and AMAG will mutually agree upon the APR review period and subsequent changes may be implemented by written notification agreeable to both Quality Department representative.

 

24.4                  Annual Report .  AMAG is responsible for preparing any Annual Report as required by applicable regulations, including 21 CFR 312.33, 314.81, and/or 601.12.  AMAG will notify DPI as to the approval date of the regulatory license.  At least [***] calendar days before the Annual Report due date, AMAG shall request in writing from DPI the chemistry, manufacturing, and controls data required for submission of the Annual Report.  DPI will provide the requested information to AMAG within [***] days of the closing date of the annual report period.

 

25                COMPLAINTS

 

AMAG is responsible for receiving all product complaints and requesting investigation by DPI, when applicable.  All complaints received by DPI directly from a complainant (e.g. secondary packaging contractors, consumer, pharmacist, etc.) will be forwarded to AMAG within [***] business days.  AMAG will formally notify DPI of any complaint potentially related to manufacturing or packaging processes performed by DPI requiring investigation.  Notification is required to contain the following information for DPI to initiate a complaint investigation: product(s) impacted including name and strength, lot number (if available), description of the

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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complaint, source of the complaint, and date of discovery.  Upon receipt of the complaint notice, DPI will perform the investigation following internal procedures that are in accordance with regulatory guidelines.  AMAG and DPI can mutually agree to expedite complaint investigations in the event of potential regulatory-related actions or other agreed upon investigational situations.  Any regulatory reporting surrounding product complaints, such as Adverse Event reporting, is the sole responsibility of AMAG.  AMAG is also responsible for reporting to DPI in a timely manner any regulatory actions that may be initiated in response to a product complaint associated with the manufacturing or packaging of the product by DPI.

 

26                       RECALLS

 

AMAG , with data and assistance provided by DPI, is responsible for filing Field Alerts and initiating product recalls due to any defect considered sufficiently serious.  AMAG will provide DPI with a copy of any regulatory correspondence related to field alerts or recalls.  In the event that DPI has reason to believe that any Products should be recalled or withdrawn from distribution, DPI shall promptly inform AMAG in writing prior to taking any such action.  AMAG shall notify the FDA, DEA, and any foreign regulatory agencies of any recall, and shall be responsible for coordinating all necessary activities regarding the action taken.  AMAG acknowledges and understands that DPI, as manufacturer of the Product, has significant regulatory obligations if there are any indications that recall or withdrawal would be necessary.  DPI has the responsibility to notify appropriate regulatory agencies if patient safety may be at risk as a result of a released batch being found to not meet failed specifications or whose safety, quality, identity, potency or purity (SQIPP) are in question as a result of a deviation. Accordingly, DPI and AMAG agree to cooperate fully regarding any proposed recall, product withdrawal, or field correction; and the Parties agree to keep each other advised, and to exchange copies of such documentation as may be required, to assure regulatory compliance.

 

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27                       DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

In the event that a dispute arises between DPI and AMAG regarding the nonconformity of a batch of the Products or regarding other matters, the senior management of the quality departments from both companies shall in good faith promptly attempt to resolve disputed issues.  If the parties cannot reach agreement, the matter shall be resolved in accordance with dispute resolution provisions of the Supply Agreement.  DPI shall be responsible for determining when a batch of Product is suitable for release to AMAG; and AMAG may only dispute a batch of Product after DPI has released the product to AMAG.  Financial liability shall be determined according to the Supply Agreement.

 

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APPENDIX I:  Outline of Responsibilities

 

Function

 

DPI

 

AMAG

Manufacturing

 

X

 

 

In-process testing (physical, chemical, microbial)

 

 

 

X

FP testing — physical, chemical, microbial

 

 

 

X

FP testing- sterility

 

X

 

 

FP release

 

 

 

X

Distribution

 

 

 

X

FP retains

 

X

 

 

FP stability

 

 

 

X

C of A

 

X

 

 

Batch record review/signoff

 

X

 

X

Investigations and Non-conformances

 

X

 

X

Complaint receipts

 

 

 

X

Complaint investigations

 

X

 

X

Adverse event reports

 

 

 

X

Field alert reports

 

 

 

X

Recalls

 

 

 

X

Customer returns

 

 

 

X

Raw material (active) orders

 

X

 

 

Raw material (active) testing and release

 

X

 

 

Raw material (inactives/printed packaging Materials) orders

 

X

 

 

Raw material (inactives/printed packaging Materials) tests

 

X

 

 

Raw material (inactives/printed packaging Materials) release

 

X

 

 

Supplier audits (active)

 

X

 

X

Supplier audits (inactives/printed packaging Materials)

 

X

 

 

Maintenance of vendor lists

 

X

 

 

Notice of proposed changes

 

X

 

X

Document / Process change control

 

X

 

X

Annual product review

 

X

 

 

Annual Product Report

 

 

 

X

Protocols (product specific)

 

X

 

X

 

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APPENDIX II: Contact Information

 

AMAG Key Contacts

 

NAME

 

TITLE

 

CONTACT NUMBERS

 

RESPONSIBILITY

[***]

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

DPI Key Contacts

 

NAME

 

TITLE

 

CONTACT NUMBERS

 

RESPONSIBILITY

[***]

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

[***]

 


[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

 

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APPENDIX III: Revision History

 

Version

 

Revisons/Changes

New

 

None

 

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ANNEX 4:  REGULATORY SUPPORT

 

AMAG is responsible for submitting the registration package for regulatory agency approval within a mutually agreed time from receipt of the package from DSM (data only package).  DSM will provide standard regulatory support for Product to include:

 

·                   Annual product review (APR)

 

·                   Maintenance of site Drug Master Files as required to support Product production facilities

 

·                   Regulatory agency hosting for inspections

 

AMAG is financially responsible for all non-standard regulatory support that DSM may provide upon AMAG’s request; provided that DSM has presented AMAG with written proposal including costs and fees for the requested non-standard regulatory support and obtained express written consent from AMAG for said proposal.

 



 

ANNEX 5:  DEVELOPMENT / TRANSFER SERVICES

 



 

 

DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

FOR

PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT / TRANSFER SERVICES

 

THIS MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (this “MOA”), dated this 23 rd  day of June, 2009, is intended to state certain initial agreements between DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , 5900 Martin Luther King Hwy., Greenville NC 27834 (“DSM”), AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 100 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421.  (“AMAG”) (each individually a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties), with respect to the proposed commercial production of AMAG’s drug product candidate, ferumoxytol (the “Product”) at DSM’s Greenville, NC facility.

 

1.                                  Scope and Purpose .  This MOA is intended to permit work to begin promptly on the due diligence, preliminary production preparation and validation of the manufacturing of Product while the Definitive Agreements, as referenced in Paragraph 4 hereinafter, are negotiated and finalized.  The Parties agree that under the terms of this MOA that DSM will perform certain services for AMAG (the “Services”) as and to the extent described in Schedule A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.  The Services to be performed under this MOA during the pendency of the Definitive Agreements may be modified or limited by AMAG by written notice to DSM prior to DSM’s commencement of any such Services.  Further, Schedule A may be amended by mutual agreement of the Parties to change, extend, or expand the scope of Services set forth therein.  Subject to the terms of this MOA, DSM is authorized to purchase the equipment (the “AMAG Equipment”) listed in Schedule A which is specially required for the performance of the Services.  AMAG will authorize purchase of items of AMAG Equipment according to a Purchase Order or other written confirmation from AMAG to DSM; and shall reimburse DSM for its reasonable costs for the purchase and installation of such AMAG Equipment; provided such costs are approved in writing by AMAG in advance of DSM’s incurrence of such costs.

 



 

2.                      Equipment.  As between DSM and AMAG, AMAG retains sole and exclusive right, title, and ownership of the AMAG Equipment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, DSM hereby assumes and will bear all risk of damage, loss, theft, or destruction of the AMAG Equipment.  DSM will exercise the same degree of care that it applies to its own equipment, which in no case will be less than reasonable care. DSM shall use the AMAG Equipment for the sole purpose of facilitating DSM’s performance of the Services.   At all times during the term of this MOA, DSM shall maintain possession of and direct control over the AMAG Equipment at the Facility, and (a) not to permit the removal of the AMAG Equipment from the Facility without AMAG’s prior written consent; (b) to use the Equipment in accordance with any accompanying documentation and solely for the performance of the Services hereunder; (c) not to make any alterations or modifications to the AMAG Equipment without AMAG’s prior written consent; (d) not to remove any proprietary notices or markings on the AMAG Equipment; and (f) not to attempt to assign, pledge, transfer, encumber, or grant any security interest in the AMAG Equipment to any third party in any manner whatsoever.  DSM shall allow AMAG to inspect the premises where the AMAG Equipment is located from time to time during reasonable hours after reasonable notice in order to confirm DSM’s compliance with its obligations under this MOA.  THE AMAG EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED TO DSM ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. AMAG HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ACCURACY.

 

3.                                  Cost of Services .  The cost of the Services is stated in Schedule A for the tasks set forth in Schedule A and the anticipated cost of chemicals and materials as mutually agreed.  Unless otherwise agreed, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients to be used hereunder shall be procured by AMAG and provided by AMAG to DSM at AMAG’s sole expense.

 

4.                                  Definitive Agreement .  If DSM and AMAG mutually agree to go forward, after undertaking the Services, the Parties will prepare and negotiate in good faith one or more definitive agreements (the “Definitive Agreements”) as may be appropriate to the transactions contemplated herein, consistent with Schedule A .  Definitive Agreements may include a Pharmaceutical Development Agreement, a Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, Confidentiality Agreement, and a Quality Agreement (if product for human use will be manufactured).  Until such Definitive Agreements are signed, DSM shall continue the Services hereunder according to the terms of this MOA; provided that the terms and conditions of the Services shall be governed by the Definitive Agreement in the event such agreement is executed by the Parties.

 

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5.                      Confidentiality .    The parties agree that the terms and conditions of that certain Mutual Confidentiality Agreement between the parties dated [***] (“ CDA ”), which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, will govern Confidential Information (as defined in the CDA) disclosed by either Party under this MOA.  The parties agree that the non-use and non-disclosure obligations set forth in the CDA as incorporated herein will apply during the Term and for [***] thereafter.  For purposes of this MOA the term “Purpose” as defined in the CDA will include use for the purpose of performing each Party’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

Confidentiality of Agreement.   Neither Party may disclose the terms and conditions of this MOA to any third party (other than its attorneys, accountants, and other professional advisors under a duty of confidentiality) without the prior consent of the other Party except (a) as may be required by law, a court order, or a governmental agency with competent jurisdiction, provided that before making such a disclosure the Party making the disclosure first notifies the other Party to give the other Party an opportunity to limit such disclosure or seek a protective order and (b) to potential investors, lenders, purchasers of the Party’s business, merger parties, and underwriters in connection with future financings, loan transactions, acquisitions, mergers, or public offerings, provided that such persons or entities agree in writing to keep the terms and conditions of this MOA confidential.

 

6.                      [Intentionally Omitted]

 

7.                                  Expenses, Payments .  Each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with the negotiations and preparations pursuant to this MOA and any Definitive Agreements.  DSM and AMAG agree that DSM shall initiate, as soon as reasonably possible, the work described in Schedule A attached to this MOA and incorporated herein by reference; and AMAG further agrees to reimburse DSM, but only up to the amount of the Initial Payment (as defined below), for the expenses set forth in Schedule A as DSM may incur such expenses in the performance of the Services.  For purposes of funding such work, AMAG agrees to pay DSM and initial payment not to exceed [***] (“Initial Payment”).  The Initial Payment shall be paid in two installments of [***] within [***] days of the signing of this MOA and the balance within [***] days from completion of the Services.  Any amount due in excess of the Initial Payment shall be mutually agreed by written amendment to this MOA.  In the event that this MOA is terminated and no Definitive Agreement is signed by DSM and AMAG, DSM will refund to AMAG any unused portion of (i) the Initial Payment; or, (ii) any other

 


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amounts paid to DSM.  Subject to the terms of this MOA, if AMAG authorizes DSM to purchase any Equipment pursuant to Paragraph 1, above, AMAG shall reimburse DSM for such Equipment according to DSM’s invoice to AMAG.  All payments due hereunder shall be invoiced to AMAG by DSM on a net, [***] day basis from receipt of invoice; however in no event shall AMAG’s payment obligations under this MOA exceed [***].

 

8.                                  Limitation of Liability [***] .

 


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9.                                  Termination .  This MOA shall terminate as follows:

 

(a)                       At any time by AMAG upon [***] days notice to DSM.

 

(b)                      By mutual written agreement of the Parties.

 

(c)                       Upon completion and signing of the applicable Definitive Agreement(s) as mutually agreed upon by the Parties, unless such Definitive Agreement(s) expressly provides that this MOA shall continue in force and effect until the Services are completed.

 

(d)                      Upon completion of the Services required hereunder unless the Parties mutually agree to extend this MOA.

 

(e)                       Obligations at Termination .  Upon termination of this MOA, neither Party shall have any further rights against or obligations to the other hereunder except for the obligations of:  (i) confidentiality set forth in Paragraph, (ii) intellectual property rights set forth in Section 10; (iii) the obligation of AMAG to reimburse DSM for the Services completed by DSM and any Equipment purchased by DSM at AMAG’s request, subject to the terms of this MOA, (iv) DSM to refund to AMAG any unused portion of the Initial Payment pursuant to Paragraph 7 after all pre-approved expenses have been incurred and paid, subject to any adjustment in Services pursuant to Paragraph 1;, (v) DSM to deliver to AMAG all deliverables and other work product completed at such time; and (vi) DSM to convey clear and marketable title of the AMAG Equipment to AMAG (and provide a bill of sale or other supporting documentation as AMAG may reasonably request) and to deliver to AMAG at a U.S. location to be designated by AMAG the Equipment in good working condition (absent normal wear and tear).

 

10.                Intellectual Property .

 

a.                All inventions, data and information (including, without limitation, all inventions, improvements, trade secrets, trademarks, derivatives, processes, or know-how relating to the Product, or any pharmaceutical ingredients or other materials related thereto) and all intellectual property rights therein that are conceived, generated, derived, or reduced to practice by DSM hereunder, solely or jointly with AMAG (other than any DSM Intellectual Property as defined below) (collectively, the “AMAG Developments”), shall be solely and exclusively owned by AMAG; and DSM agrees to assign and hereby assigns to AMAG its rights in and to the AMAG Developments.

 


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b.               For purposes of this Section 10, “ DSM Intellectual Property ” means all inventions, data and information and all intellectual property rights therein that are conceived, generated, derived, or reduced to practice by DSM hereunder, solely or jointly with AMAG that are (i) improvements or modifications of any DSM owned intellectual property rights relating non —product specific drug processing and manufacturing and (ii)independently developed by DSM without access to or use of AMAG Developments, AMAG Confidential Information, or other AMAG intellectual property provided to DSM.  DSM hereby grants, and agrees to grant, AMAG an irrevocable, fully-transferrable (with the right to grant sublicenses through one or more tiers), perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide right and license in and to any DSM Intellectual Property solely for the use, development, or non-commercial manufacture of the Product or use of any deliverable provided by DSM hereunder.  If AMAG, in its sole discretion, elects to purchase a license in and to any DSM Intellectual Property for use in commercial activities, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to complete a license agreement with appropriate terms and conditions, including royalties , if applicable and agreed upon, for the use of such DSM Intellectual Property for manufacturing at any AMAG or third party site, or for the commercial manufacture or sale of the Product at terms no less favorable than those DSM extends to its most favored licensees.

 

11.                            Force Majeure .  Neither Party shall be held liable or responsible for any loss or damages resulting from any delay in its performance due hereunder (other than the payment of funds due hereunder) caused by the occurrence of any condition beyond the reasonable control of the affected Party including, without limitation, Acts of God, strikes or other labor disputes, war, riot, earthquake, tornado, hurricane, fire, civil disorder, explosion, accident, flood, sabotage, lack of or inability to obtain adequate fuel, power, materials, labor, containers, transportation, compliance with governmental requests, laws, rules, regulations, orders or actions; inability despite good faith efforts to renew operating permits or licenses from local, state or federal governmental authorities; national defense requirements; or supplier strike, lockout or injunction.  In the event either Party is delayed or rendered unable to perform due to Force Majeure, the affected Party shall give prompt notice of the conditions and the expected duration to the other Party promptly after the occurrence of the cause relied upon, and upon the giving of such notice the obligations of the Party giving the notice will be suspended during the continuance of the Force Majeure.

 

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12.                            Dispute Resolution .  The Parties recognize that a bona fide dispute as to certain matters may from time to time arise during the term of this MOA which relates to either Party’s rights and/or obligations hereunder.  In the event of the occurrence of such a dispute, either Party may, by notice to the other Party, have such dispute referred to their senior officers as may be designated by each Party for attempted resolution by good faith negotiations within [***] days after such notice is received.  In the event the designated officers are not able to resolve such dispute within such [***] day period, or such other period of time as the Parties may mutually agree in writing, the Parties shall be obligated to submit the dispute to binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) for commercial arbitration, utilizing one (1) arbitrator (unless the Parties agree on an arbitration tribunal of three (3)) mutually agreeable to the Parties.  If the Parties are unable to reach agreement as to one or more of the arbitrators, the arbitrators shall be chosen in accordance with the AAA commercial arbitration rules.  The Federal Rules of Evidence shall apply.  The arbitrator shall resolve any disputes concerning discovery.  The decision of the arbitrator will be final and may not be appealed.  The arbitrator shall not act as amiables composituerus or ex aequo et bono .  The arbitrator shall present a detailed written statement of his or her findings statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded; and the Parties shall be bound thereby. The proceedings shall be conducted in English and be held in [***] (unless another venue is otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties).  Each Party shall be subject to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located in [***] and waives the right to asset lack of personal jurisdiction in any legal proceeding.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party, without waiving any remedy under this Agreement, may proceed any time directly to any court of competent jurisdiction to seek protection or enforcement of its rights at law or in equity for intellectual property rights or rights related to confidential information and/or to seek injunctive relief or other equitable relief in aid of any such claim.  The arbitrators shall present a detailed written statement of their findings; and the Parties shall be bound thereby.  The arbitration proceedings and any documents or other information disclosed in connection therewith shall be subject to the requirements of confidentiality as set forth in Article 5.

 

13.                            Governing Law .  This MOA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of [***] , without reference to principles of conflicts of law.

 


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14.                Miscellaneous .

 

a.                Press Releases .  Any press release, publicity or other form of public writtendisclosure related to this MOA prepared by one Party shall be submitted to the other Party prior to release for review and approval.

 

b.               Use of Names .  Except as expressly provided and except as otherwise required by applicable law, no right is granted pursuant to this Agreement to either Party to use in any manner the trademarks or name of the other Party, or any other trade name, service mark, or trademark owned by or licensed to the other Party in connection with the performance of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the above, as may be required by applicable law, AMAG, DSM and their Affiliates shall be permitted to use the other Party’s name and to disclose the existence and the non-confidential terms of this Agreement in connection with regulatory submissions or, securities filings, or other public filings.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have signed this Memorandum of Agreement by and through their authorized representatives, effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Laura Parks

 

Laura Parks

 

Sr. Vice President, Marketing and Sales

 

 

 

 

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Arkowitz

 

Name/Title:

David Arkowitz/CFO

 

Date:

7/2/09

 

 



 

SCHEDULE A :

 

Scope and Assumptions for Pharmaceutical Development

Or Technology Transfer

Of AMAG’s Product

 

(See attached Proposal dated June 22, 2009)

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

COMPOSITE COPY FORM OF

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This [ Second ] [Amended and Restated] Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of [Date] (the “Effective Date”) by and between AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices at 100 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421 (the “Company”), and [ Executive Name ] of [ Address ] (“you”).

 

[Whereas, the Company and you wish to amend and restate the [ Amended and Restated ] Employment Agreement dated as of [ Date ] by and between you and the Company (the “Original Agreement”).]

 

Now therefore, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree [to amend and restate the Original Agreement] as follows:

 

1.                                       Position; Duties .

 

a)                                      Position .  You shall serve as [ Title ] of the Company.

 

b)                                      Duties .  You shall perform for the Company the duties customarily associated with the office of [ Title ] and such other duties as may be assigned to you from time to time by the Company’s [ Chief Executive Officer ] or the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) that are consistent with the duties normally performed by those performing the role of the most senior executives of similar entities.  You shall devote substantially your full business time and best efforts to the performance of your duties hereunder and the business and affairs of the Company and will not undertake or engage in any other employment, occupation or business enterprise; provided, however, that you may participate as a member of the board of directors or advisory board of other entities and in professional organizations and civic and charitable organizations; provided further, that any such positions are disclosed to the Chief Executive Officer and/or the Board or the Audit Committee thereof and do not materially interfere with your duties and responsibilities to the Company.  You shall be based in the Company’s principal offices, which currently are in Lexington, Massachusetts.

 

2.                                       Term .  The term of this Agreement shall be for a three (3) year period commencing on the Effective Date unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 4 below (the “Initial Term”).  The term of this Agreement shall automatically renew for additional three-year terms (each, a “Renewal Term”) following the Initial Term and any Renewal Term unless either party provides written notice to the other party at least sixty (60) days before the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, as applicable, that it does not desire to renew this Agreement, in which case this Agreement shall expire at the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, as applicable.  The Initial Term and any Renewal Term are referred to herein collectively as the “Term.”

 



 

3.                                       Compensation and Benefits .  The Company shall pay you the following compensation and benefits for all services rendered by you under this Agreement:

 

a)                                      Base Salary .  The Company will pay you a base salary at the annualized rate of at least $[ XXX,XXX ] beginning with the year commencing January 1, 2010 (“Base Salary”), minus withholdings as required by law and other deductions authorized by you, which amount shall be paid in equal installments at the Company’s regular payroll intervals, but not less often than monthly.  Your base salary may be increased annually by the Board or the Compensation Committee in their sole discretion.

 

b)                                      Bonus .  You will be eligible to receive an annual performance bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) of up to [ XX ]% of Base Salary for each fiscal year during the Term of this Agreement beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 based on the extent to which, in the discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and/or your supervisor you achieve or exceed specific and measurable individual and Company performance objectives established by the Board or the Compensation Committee in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and/or your supervisior and communicated to you in advance.  The exact amount of the bonus for any year during the Term shall be determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion and may be more than the target bonus in the event you achieve all of your personal and Company performance objectives or less than the target bonus if you do not achieve all of your personal and Company performance objectives.  The Company shall pay the Annual Bonus no later than two and a half months after the end of the fiscal year to which the applicable bonus relates.  Unless otherwise provided herein, no bonus shall be deemed to have been earned by you for any year in which you are not actively employed by the Company on the last day of the fiscal year to which the bonus relates.

 

c)                                       Equity Compensation .  You shall be eligible to receive stock options or other equity compensation under the Company’s equity incentive plans as determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee from time to time.

 

d)                                      Vacation .  You will receive four (4) weeks of paid vacation per calendar year which shall accrue ratably on a monthly basis.

 

e)                                       Benefits .  You will be eligible to participate in all group health, dental, 401(k), and other insurance and/or benefit plans that the Company may offer to similarly situated executives of the Company from time to time on the same terms as offered to such other executives.

 

f)                                        Business Expenses .  The Company will reimburse you for all reasonable and usual business expenses incurred by you in the performance of your duties hereunder in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy.

 

4.                                       Termination .  Your employment with the Company may be terminated prior to the expiration of the Term as follows:

 

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a)                                      Death .  This Agreement shall terminate automatically upon your death.

 

b)                                      Disability .  The Company may terminate your employment in accordance with applicable laws in the event that you shall be prevented, by illness, accident, disability or any other physical or mental condition (to be determined by means of a written opinion of a competent medical doctor chosen by mutual agreement of the Company and you or your personal representative(s)) from substantially performing your duties and responsibilities hereunder for one or more periods totaling one hundred and twenty (120) days in any twelve (12) month period.

 

c)                                       By the Company for Cause .  The Company may terminate your employment for “Cause” upon written notice to you.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean any of: (i) fraud, embezzlement or theft against the Company or any of its affiliates; (ii) you are convicted of, or plead guilty or no contest to, a felony; (iii) willful nonperformance by you (other than by reason of illness) of your material duties hereunder and failure to remedy such nonperformance within ten (10) business days following written notice from the Chief Executive Officer, the Board and/or your supervisor identifying the nonperformance and the actions required to cure it; or (iv) you commit an act of gross negligence, engage in willful misconduct or otherwise act with willful disregard for the Company’s best interests, and you fail to remedy such conduct within ten (10) business days following written notice from the Chief Executive Officer, the Board and/or your supervisor identifying the gross negligence, willful misconduct or willful disregard and the actions required to cure it (if such conduct can be cured).

 

d)                                      By the Company Other Than For Death, Disability or Cause .  The Company may terminate your employment other than for Cause, disability or death upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to you.

 

e)                                       By You For Good Reason or Any Reason .  You may terminate your employment at any time with or without Good Reason upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean that any of the following occurs without your prior written consent: (i) a material adverse change in your title, position, duties or responsibilities; (ii) a material reduction by the Company in your Base Salary or your target Annual Bonus opportunity in the total annual amount that you are then eligible to receive, unless such reduction is in connection with a proportionate reduction of compensation applicable to all other executive officers; (iii) any relocation of your principal place of business to a location more than 50 miles from the Company’s current executive offices in Lexington, MA; or (iv) a material breach by the Company of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement and failure to remedy such breach within thirty (30) days following written notice from you identifying the breach.

 

5.                                       Payment Upon Termination .  In the event that your employment with the Company terminates, you will be paid the following:

 

a)                                      Termination for Any Reason.   In the event that your employment terminates for any reason, the Company shall pay you for the following items that were earned and accrued but unpaid as of the date of your termination: (i) your Base Salary; (ii) a cash

 

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payment for all accrued, unused vacation calculated at your then Base Salary rate; (iii) reimbursement for any unpaid business expenses; and (iv) such other benefits and payments to which you may be entitled by law or pursuant to the benefit plans of the Company then in effect.  In addition, if your employment terminates due to your death, the Board or the Compensation Committee, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and/or your supervisor, shall determine the extent to which any of the individual performance objectives established pursuant to Section 3(b) above were met as of the time of your death.  If, based on that determination, the Board or the Compensation Committee determines that a bonus is due, the Company shall pay your estate an amount equal to such bonus, pro-rated for the portion of the fiscal year elapsed as of the time of your death.

 

b)                                      Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason .  In addition to the payments provided for in Section 5(a), in the event that (i) the Company terminates your employment other than for death, disability or Cause pursuant to Section 4(d) or you terminate your employment for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4(e); (ii) you comply fully with all of your obligations under all agreements between the Company and you; and (iii) you execute, deliver to the Company, within 60 days of the termination of your employment, and do not revoke a general release (in a form acceptable to the Company) releasing and waiving any and all claims that you have or may have against the Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns with respect to your employment (other than any obligation of the Company set forth herein which specifically survives the termination of your employment), then the Company will provide you with twelve (12) months of severance pay based on your then current Base Salary. The foregoing severance shall be paid in equal installments over the severance period in accordance with the Company’s usual payroll schedule, commencing on the date that the release referred to above may no longer be revoked.  This Section 5(b) shall not apply during the one year period following a Change of Control (as defined below), in which case Section 5(c) shall apply.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any of the payments and benefits provided for in this Section 5(b) constitute non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A and the sixty (60) day period in which you must execute the release begins in one calendar year and ends in another, the payments and benefits provided for in this Section 5(b) shall commence, be made or become effective in the later calendar year.

 

c)                                       Change of Control . Upon a Change of Control, subject to the terms of any other agreements that exist between you and the Company, fifty percent (50%) of the unvested portion of any options to purchase common stock, restricted stock units and other equity incentives then held by you shall become immediately vested and the remaining unvested amount shall continue to vest after the closing of the Change of Control on the same vesting schedule but at 50% of the number of shares that were to vest on each vesting date prior to the Change of Control.  Further, in the event that (i) within one year from the date a Change of Control (as defined below) of the Company occurs, the Company (for purposes of this section, such term to include its successor) terminates your employment other than for Cause pursuant to Section 4(c), death or disability or you terminate your employment with Good Reason; (ii) you comply fully with all of your obligations under all agreements between the Company and you; and (iii) within 60 days of termination of your employment you execute and deliver to the Company and do not revoke a general release (in a form acceptable to the Company) releasing and waiving any and all claims that you have or may have against the Company and its directors,

 

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officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns with respect to your employment (other than any obligation of the Company set forth herein which specifically survives the termination of your employment), then:

 

·                   the Company will pay you twelve (12) months of severance pay based on your then current Base Salary, with such severance to be paid in equal installments over the severance period in accordance with the Company’s usual payroll schedule, commencing on the date that the release referred to above may no longer be revoked;

 

·                   the Company will pay you, promptly after the revocation period of the release set forth above expires, in a lump sum, one times your target annual bonus amount for the year in which the Change of Control occurs;

 

·                   the Company will pay or reimburse you for the premiums for continued coverage for you and your eligible dependents in the same amounts and for the same coverage in effect immediately prior to your termination from employment, under the Company’s group health and dental plans until the earlier of: (i) twenty four (24) months from the date of termination of your employment; or (ii) the date you are provided with health and dental coverage by another employer’s health and dental plan (and, for purposes of clarity, if the Company is unable to extend coverage to you under its group health and dental plans due to your termination from active employment status, then, to receive this benefit, you must elect continuation coverage under COBRA and/or purchase an individual insurance policy, and the Company shall have no obligation to pay or reimburse insurance premiums or otherwise provide coverage if you fail to elect COBRA or obtain an individual policy); and

 

·                   all unvested outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and other equity incentives that were granted to you before the Change of Control occurred shall immediately without further action become vested in full.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, “Change of Control” shall mean the first to occur of any of the following: (a) any “person” or “group” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the beneficial owner of a majority of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities with respect to the election of the Board of Directors of the Company; (b) any merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company, other than a transaction in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the transaction hold immediately thereafter in the same proportion as immediately prior to the transaction not less than 50% of the combined voting power of the then voting securities with respect to the election of the Board of Directors of the resulting entity; (c) any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (d) any other acquisition by a third party of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, as determined by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion.  The payments, benefits and acceleration of vesting of stock options, restricted stock units and other equity incentives provided in this Section 5(c) shall override and replace with respect to you any Company wide policy with respect to payments, benefits and/or acceleration of vesting upon a Change of Control.  After the one year period following a Change of Control, this Section 5(c) shall no longer apply, and Section 5(b) shall continue to apply.  In the event that upon a Change of Control, the Company or the successor to or acquiror of the Company’s business (whether by sale of outstanding stock, merger, sale of substantially all the assets or otherwise) elects not to assume all the then unvested outstanding stock options, restricted stock

 

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units and other equity incentives that were granted to you before the Change of Control occurred, such securities shall immediately without further action become vested in full effective no later than the effective date of the Change of Control and you shall receive the value of such stock options, restricted stock units and other equity incentives as provided in the applicable acquisition agreement (or if no such provision is made, in the applicable equity incentive plan).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any of the payments and benefits provided for in this Section 5(c) constitute non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A and the sixty (60) day period in which you must execute the release begins in one calendar year and ends in another, the payments and benefits provided for in this Section 5(b) shall commence, be made or become effective in the later calendar year.

 

d)                                      Death/Disability .  In addition to the payments provided for in Section 5(a), in the event of your death or the termination of your employment due to your disability in accordance with Section 4(b) above, all unvested outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and other equity incentives that were held by you at the time of your death or termination of employment due to disability shall immediately become fully vested and exercisable by you or or your personal representatives, heirs or legatees, as the case may be, at any time prior to the expiration of one (1) year from the date of your death or disability, but in no event after the expiration of the term of the applicable equity award agreement.

 

6.                                       Nonsolicitation Covenant .  In exchange for the consideration provided by this Agreement, you shall not, for a period of one year following the termination of your employment with the Company for any reason, directly or indirectly, whether through your own efforts, or in any way assisting or employing the assistance of any other person or entity (including, without limitation, any consultant or any person employed by or associated with any entity with which you are employed or associated), recruit, solicit or induce (or in any way assist another in recruiting, soliciting or inducing) any employee or consultant of the Company to terminate his or her employment or other relationship with the Company.

 

7.                                       Assignment .  This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of any successor of the Company by reorganization, merger or consolidation and any assignee of all or substantially all of its business and properties.  Neither this Agreement nor any rights or benefits hereunder may be assigned by you, except that, upon your death, your earned and unpaid economic benefits will be paid to your heirs or beneficiaries.

 

8.                                       Interpretation and Severability .  It is the express intent of the parties that (a) in case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, such provision shall be construed by limiting and reducing it as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, so as to be enforceable to the fullest extent compatible with applicable law; and (b) in case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement cannot be so limited and reduced and for any reason is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein .

 

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9.                                       Notices .  Any notice that you or the Company are required to give the other under this Agreement shall be given by personal delivery, recognized overnight courier service, or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed in your case to you at your last address of record with the Company, or at such other place as you may from time to time designate in writing, and, in the case of the Company, to the Company at its principal office, or at such other office as the Company may from time to time designate in writing.  The date of actual delivery of any notice under this Section 9 shall be deemed to be the date of receipt thereof.

 

10.                                Waiver .  No consent to or waiver of any breach or default in the performance of any obligation hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent to or waiver of any other breach or default in the performance of any of the same or any other obligations hereunder.  No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the waiving party.

 

11.                                Complete Agreement; Modification .   This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any previous oral or written communications, negotiations, representations, understandings, or agreements between them.  Any modification of this Agreement shall be effective only if set forth in a written document signed by you and a duly authorized officer of the Company.

 

12.                                Headings .   The headings of the Sections hereof are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part, or affect the meaning, of this Agreement.

 

13.                                Counterparts .   This Agreement may be signed in two (2) counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and both of which shall together constitute one agreement.

 

14.                                Choice of Law; Jurisdiction .  This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Massachusetts, without regard to conflict of law principles.  You hereby consent and submit without limitation to the jurisdiction of courts in Massachusetts in connection with any action arising out of this Agreement, and waive any right to object to any such forum as inconvenient or to object to venue in Massachusetts.  You agree that, in any action arising out of this Agreement, you will accept service of process by registered mail or the equivalent directed to your last known address or by such other means permitted by such court.

 

15.                                Advice of Counsel; No Representations .   You acknowledge that you have been advised to review this Agreement with your own legal counsel, that prior to entering into this Agreement, you have had the opportunity to review this Agreement with your attorney, and that the Company has not made any representations, warranties, promises or inducements to you concerning the terms, enforceability or implications of this Agreement other than as are contained in this Agreement.

 

16.                                I.R.C. § 409A .   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any payments and benefits provided under this Agreement that constitute “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the

 

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Code ”) and the regulations and other guidance thereunder and any state law of similar effect (collectively, the “ Section 409A ”) shall not commence in connection with your termination of employment unless and until you have also incurred a “separation from service” (as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) (the “ Separation From Service ”), unless the Company reasonably determines that such amounts may be provided to you without causing you to incur the additional 20% tax under Section 409A.

 

It is intended that each installment of severance pay provided for in this Agreement is a separate “payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(i).  For the avoidance of doubt, it is intended that severance payments set forth in this Agreement satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exceptions from the application of Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulation Sections 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5), and 1.409A-1(b)(9).

 

If the Company (or, if applicable, the successor entity thereto) determines that any payments or benefits constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A and you are, on the termination of service, a “specified employee” of the Company or any successor entity thereto, as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A, the timing of the payments and benefits shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of: (a) the date that is six months and one day after your  Separation From Service, or (b) the date of your death (such applicable date, the “ Specified Employee Initial Payment Date ”).  On the Specified Employee Initial Payment Date, the Company (or the successor entity thereto, as applicable) shall (i) pay to you a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the payments and benefits that you would otherwise have received through the Specified Employee Initial Payment Date if the commencement of the payment of such amounts had not been so delayed pursuant to this Section and (ii) commence paying the balance of the payments and benefits in accordance with the applicable payment schedules set forth in this Agreement.

 

17.                                Survival .  Provisions of this Agreement which by their terms must survive the termination of this Agreement in order to effectuate the intent of the parties will survive any such termination, whether by expiration of the Term, termination of your employment, or otherwise, for such period as may be appropriate under the circumstances. Such provisions include, without limitation, Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement.

 

18.                                Excise Tax-Related Provisions .  If any payment or benefit you would receive pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement (“ Payment ”) would (a) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (b) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “ Excise Tax ”), then such Payment shall be adjusted so that it would equal the Reduced Amount.  The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (i) the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax or (ii) the total Payment, whichever amount of (i) or (ii), after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in your receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Payment notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax.  If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Payment equals the Reduced Amount, any such reduction will occur in a manner necessary to provide you with the greatest

 

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post-reduction economic benefit.  If more than one manner of reduction of Payments necessary to arrive at the Reduced Amount yields the greatest economic benefit to you, the Payments will be reduced pro rata.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company and you have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first set forth above.

 

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Name]

 

 

 


Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATIONS

I, William K. Heiden, certify that:

 

1.     I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, 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.

 

Date:  November 7, 2012

 

 

/s/  William K. Heiden

 

William K. Heiden

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 


Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Scott A. Holmes, certify that:

 

1.     I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, 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.

 

Date: November 7, 2012

 

 

/s/ Scott A. Holmes

 

Scott A. Holmes

 

Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President and Controller

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 


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 of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, William K. Heiden, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

 

(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.

 

 

 

/s/ William K. Heiden

 

William K. Heiden

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

(principal executive officer)

 

 

November 7, 2012

 


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 of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Scott A. Holmes, Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President and Controller of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

 

(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.

 

 

 

/s/ Scott A. Holmes

 

Scott A. Holmes

 

Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President and Controller 

 

(principal financial officer) 

 

 

 

 

November 7, 2012