UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 4, 2018

 


 

JAGUAR HEALTH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36714

 

46-2956775

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

201 Mission Street, Suite 2375
San Francisco, California

 

94105

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 371-8300

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o             Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o             Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o             Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x

 

 

 


 

Item 1.02  Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On December 4, 2018, Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Napo”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jaguar Health, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into the Suspension, Settlement and Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) with SmartPharma, LLC (“SmartPharma”) and the Company, as guarantor, pursuant to which the parties mutually agreed to suspend and then terminate the Strategic Marketing Alliance Agreement, dated April 4, 2016, between Napo and SmartPharma (the “Alliance Agreement”).

 

Under the Alliance Agreement, SmartPharma performed certain marketing and commercialization activities (collectively, the “SP Services”) with respect to Mytesi, the Company’s first-in-class anti-secretory agent approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the symptomatic relief of noninfectious diarrhea in adults with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy, in consideration for the receipt of a specified percentage of net sales ranging in the low double digits but in no instance exceeding 20% of net sales, depending on the amount of such sales.  In the event of termination, Napo would be required to pay SmartPharma a termination fee equal to a certain percentage of net sales generated within a specified period after the termination date.

 

As a result of the Company’s previously announced appointment of Robert J. Griffing as chief commercialization officer of Napo, the parties mutually agreed to enter into the Termination Agreement.  Pursuant to the terms of the Termination Agreement, upon SmartPharma’s receipt of the payment due to SmartPharma for October 2018 sales as set forth in Article IV of the Alliance Agreement (the “October Payment”), (i) the Alliance Agreement will be suspended by the parties retroactive as of October 31, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), (ii) the Alliance Agreement will remain in suspension from the Effective Date until the earlier of (A) January 8, 2019 or (B) the date SmartPharma receives a one-time lump sum payment in the amount of $250,000 (the “Buyout Fee”), (iii) after the Effective Date, SmartPharma will not be obligated to perform any of the SP Services and (iv) after Napo makes the October Payment and the Buyout Fee, all payment obligations under Article IV of the Alliance Agreement will be deemed satisfied and the Alliance Agreement will automatically terminate.

 

All payment obligations under the Termination Agreement are guaranteed by the Company.  To the extent that the Buyout Fee is not made on or before January 8, 2019, the Alliance Agreement will be reinstated and will remain in full force and effect, subject to certain amendments, including (i) the deletion of SmartPharma’s obligation to perform SP Services and Napo’s right to terminate the Alliance Agreement and (ii) the extension of Napo’s obligation to pay remuneration to SmartPharma in accordance with the terms of the Article IV of the Alliance Agreement until the end of the renewal term of the Alliance Agreement in October 2021.

 

The Termination Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and such document is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing is only a brief description of the material terms of the Amendment, does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)    Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

 

Suspension, Settlement and Termination Agreement, dated December 4, 2018, by and among Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Jaguar Health, Inc. and SmartPharma, LLC.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

JAGUAR HEALTH, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Karen S. Wright

 

 

Name:

Karen S. Wright

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: December 10, 2018

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

SUSPENSION, SETTLEMENT AND TERMINATION AGREEMENT

 

This Suspension, Settlement and Termination Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of, and shall be deemed effective as of, October 31, 2018 (“ Effective Date ”), by and between on the one hand Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, “ Napo ”) and Jaguar Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Jaguar ”) as Guarantor and, on the other hand, SmartPharma, LLC., a new Jersey limited liability company and its affiliates (“ SP ”).  Each of Napo and SP may be referred to as a “ Party ” and, collectively, the “ Parties ”.  Jaguar may hereinafter also be referred to as the “ Guarantor .”

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Napo is engaged in the business of generating, developing and selling pharmaceutical products, drugs and other related products;

 

WHEREAS , SP is in the business of providing marketing, advertising, commercialization, and sales solutions to pharmaceutical companies; and

 

WHEREAS , Napo and SP entered into that certain Strategic Marketing Alliance Agreement dated April 4 th , 2016 (the “ Alliance Agreement ”) to combine SP’s marketing and commercialization capabilities, including planning and execution of promotional strategies and tactics with Napo’s supply of raw plant material, API and drug product, including coordination and logistics; and,

 

WHEREAS , Napo and SP have mutually decided they wish to suspend, and then terminate, the Alliance Agreement on the terms set forth herein; time is of the essence.

 

All capitalized words used herein, but not defined herein, will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Alliance Agreement, a copy of which is appended hereto as Exhibit A , for reference purposes only.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing premises and mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

 

1.               Suspension of the Alliance Agreement.   SP and Napo hereby agree upon SP’s receipt of the payment due to SP for October, 2018 sales as set forth in Article IV of the Alliance Agreement (the “ October Payment ”) (i) the Alliance Agreement shall be suspended by the Parties, such suspension retroactive to the Effective Date, (ii) the Alliance Agreement shall remain in suspension from the Effective Date to the earlier of (A) January 8, 2019 or (B) the date SP receives the Buyout Fee, in full (iii) after the Effective Date, SP will not be obligated to perform any of the SP Services and (iv) after Napo makes the October Payment and the Buyout Fee (as set forth below), and SP’s receipt of the aforementioned, Napo will not be obligated to pay SP any additional remuneration as set forth in Article IV of the Alliance Agreement.

 


 

2.               The Buyout Fee .  Napo hereby unconditionally agrees to pay to SP, on or prior to January 8, 2019, time is of the essence, the Buyout Fee (the “ Buyout Fee Payment ”):

 

(a)          in lieu of the remuneration set forth in Article IV of the Alliance Agreement for the remainder of the Initial Term after the October Payment, payable by Napo to SP, Napo shall make a one-time, lump sum payment to SP, in the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) (the “ Buyout Fee ”) on or before January 8, 2019, time is of the essence;

 

(b)          the amount of the Buyout Fee has been calculated to also include any and all Tail Payments that might otherwise be payable upon termination of the Alliance Agreement;

 

(c)           as of the Effective Date, there are no expenses for which Napo is obligated, under Section 4.2 of the Alliance Agreement, to reimburse SP; and, SP will not incur any such reimbursable expenses through the Termination Date;

 

(d)          the Buyout Fee Payment shall be paid by Napo via wire or ACH payment to an account designated by SP and payment shall not be deemed made until such monies have cleared SP’s account; and

 

(e)           all payment obligations hereunder, including but not limited to, the October Payment, expense reimbursement and the Buyout Fee Payment are guaranteed by Jaguar.

 

3.               Subsequent Termination of the Alliance Agreement.   In reliance upon the respective covenants, obligations and agreements of the Parties contained herein, SP and Napo agree that, on the date upon which the Buyout Fee Payment is received by SP (the “ Termination Date ”), the Alliance Agreement will automatically terminate and shall, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein and the survival provisions of the Alliance Agreement, be of no further force or effect.  Termination shall be self-executing, and neither Party need take any action to effect such termination.

 

4.               Failure to Make the Buyout Fee Payment.

 

(a)          In the event the Buyout Fee Payment is not made on or before January 8, 2019, time is of the essence, the Alliance Agreement shall be reinstated and shall remain in full force and effect and Section 4(b) of this Agreement shall be an amendment to the Alliance Agreement;

 

(b)          First Amendment to the Strategic Marketing Alliance Agreement.  Due to Napo’s failure to make the Buyout Payment as agreed upon, the Strategic Marketing Alliance Agreement by and between Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and SmartPharma, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company dated April 1, 2016 is amended as follows:

 

1.               Article II is deleted in its entirety;

 

2.               Section 3.2 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with:

 

“This Agreement may only be terminated by SP, and may be terminated by SP for any reason, in its sole discretion.”

 

3.               Section 3.3(a) shall be deleted in its entirety;

 

4.               Section 3.3(b) shall be deleted in its entirety and shall be merged into the first line of Section 3.3 and replaced with:

 

“In the event of the termination of this Agreement, Napo shall pay SP in accordance with Section 4.1 for the remainder of the Initial Term and any

 


 

Renewal Term, including, but not limited to, the monthly payments due in November, 2018, December, 2018 and each month thereafter, as set forth in Article IV of the Alliance Agreement, and the Tail Payments;

 

5.               Section 4.1, the title of the Section line, shall be amended and read as follows:

 

“4.1 Remuneration .  In consideration for prior services rendered, SP shall receive the following remuneration and such payments are hereby guaranteed by Jaguar Health, Inc. a Delaware corporation:”

 

6.               Section 4.1(c)(3) shall be deleted in its entirety; and

 

7.               Article IX shall be deleted in its entirety.

 

5.               Treatment of Certain Terms Upon Termination of the Alliance Agreement .  The Parties hereby agree that upon termination of the Alliance Agreement:

 

(a)          Section 11.9 of the Alliance Agreement, which sets forth those provisions of the Alliance Agreement that the Parties originally intended to survive the termination of the Alliance Agreement which currently reads :

 

Survival . The provisions of Sections 1, 3.3, 3.4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11 (excluding 11.5 and 11.8) and contained herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement”

 

is hereby amended to read as follows :

 

Survival . The provisions of Sections 1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11.2, 11.3 (as amended), 11.9 (as amended), 11.14 and 11.15 contained herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement”

 

6.               General Release.   On the Termination Date, the following mutual general release shall become effective and irrevocable:

 

(a)          Each Party hereby fully and forever releases, waives, and discharges any claim or claims it may have (i) against the other Party, (ii) against any of such other Party’s affiliates, (iii) against the other Party’s Board of Directors, its directors, officers, managers, agents, shareholders, members, attorneys, and representatives, and of any affiliate of such other Party and (iv) against the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing (each individually, a “ Released Party ” and, collectively, the “ Released Parties ”) except those arising from or caused by the other Party’s gross negligence, fraud or misrepresentation, and willful misconduct (“ Permitted Claims ”). Such released claims include, without limitation, any demand, cause of action, charge, obligation or claim of every kind and nature whatsoever, related to or in connection with the Alliance Agreement, whether asserted or unasserted, whether known or unknown, and whether anticipated or unanticipated (“ Claims ”);

 

(b)          Each Party covenants not to sue or otherwise institute or participate or voluntarily assist in the prosecution of any legal or administrative proceedings against any of the Released Parties with respect to any Claim or Claims; provided, however, in the event a Party is required by court order, subpoena or otherwise as requested by law to participate or assist in the prosecution of any legal or administrative proceedings against any of the Released Parties, unless otherwise required by law or circumstance, the Party required to participate or assist shall give notice to the Released Parties of such order, subpoena or request and shall cooperate fully with the Released Parties to lawfully resist disclosure, participation or providing assistance, at the sole cost and expense of the Released Parties.  The Parties intend that this general release extend to all matters other than Permitted Claims with no exceptions;

 


 

(c)           Each Party acknowledges and agrees that this general release extends to any Claim, even though such Claim may be unknown to such Party at the Effective Date. Each Party acknowledges and waives the protection of any law or decision limiting the scope of a general release to known claims, including without limitation, the provision of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, if applicable, which provides as follows:

 

A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR ; and

 

(d)          Each Party acknowledges that it is represented by legal counsel and that it has had the opportunity to consult its own legal counsel with respect to this general release.  Accordingly, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be employed in the interpretation of this general release.

 

7.               Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          Binding Effect . This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and as to Jaguar as Guarantor.

 

(b)          Entire Agreement .  This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements or understandings, inducements or conditions, express or implied, written or oral, between the Parties with respect hereto except as expressly set forth herein.  The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.

 

(c)           Governing Law.   This Agreement, its interpretation, performance and enforcement, and the rights and remedies of the Parties and Jaguar as Guarantor hereto, shall be governed and construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.  The Parties and Jaguar as Guarantor consent to the personal jurisdiction of the federal or state courts in the State of New Jersey.  The Parties and Jaguar as Guarantor mutually acknowledge and agree that they shall not raise in connection therewith, and hereby waive, any defense based upon venue, inconvenience of forum or lack of personal jurisdiction in any action or suit brought in accordance with the foregoing.

 

(d)          Further Assurances . The Parties hereto shall enter into such further agreements and perform and cause to be performed such further acts and things as may be necessary, desirable or required by law in order to give full effect to this Agreement.

 

(e)           Fees and Expenses .  Each Party hereto (and Jaguar as Guarantor) shall be responsible for all fees, costs and expenses incurred by that Party in connection with the preparation of this Agreement.

 

(f)            Counterparts and Facsimile Signatures .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect of it) by facsimile or other electronic transmission, if identified, will be regarded as an original signature and shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of each such instrument.

 


 

(g)           Severability .  The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were omitted.

 

(h)          Notices .  All notices, consents, waivers, and other communications required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given to a Party or Jaguar as Guarantor when (a) delivered to the appropriate address by hand or by nationally recognized courier service (cost prepaid); or (b) received or rejected by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested; in each case to the following addresses designated below (or to such other address or person as a Party may designate in writing to the other Party):

 

If to SP:         SmartPharma, LLC

19 Old Town Square

Suite 238

Fort Collins, Colorado  80524

 

Attention:  Brian K. Zorn

 

If to Napo:            Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

201 Mission Street, Suite 2375

San Francisco, California  94105

 

Attention:  Lisa A. Conte

 

Each of the undersigned entities represents and warrants to the other that this Agreement has been duly authorized and executed and delivered by the authorized representative(s) of such undersigned entity.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Napo and Jaguar, as Guarantor, and SP have duly executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

SMARTPHARMA, LLC

 

Jaguar Health, Inc. as Guarantor

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kathryn L. MacFarlane

 

By:

/s/ Lisa A. Conte

 

Kathryn L. MacFarlane, PharmD

 

 

Lisa A. Conte

 

Managing Partner

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Dated:  December 4, 2018

 

Dated:  December 4, 2018

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Brian K. Zorn

 

 

 

Brian K. Zorn, PharmD

 

 

 

Managing Partner

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:  December 4, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

NAPO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lisa A. Conte

 

 

 

Lisa A. Conte

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:  December 4, 2018

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT A

 

STRATEGIC MARKETING ALLIANCE AGREEMENT