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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                  TO

 

Commission File No. 001-31298

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

State of Delaware

 

23-0787699

(State of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)

 

9000 State Road

Philadelphia, PA 19136

(215) 333-9000

(Address of principal executive offices and telephone number)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

LCI

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit 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, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth 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

Emerging growth company o

 

 

 

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. o

 

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

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each class of the registrant’s common stock, as of the latest practical date.

 

Class

 

Outstanding as of October 31, 2019

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

40,335,406

 

 

 


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/Loss for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

5

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

6

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

7

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

8

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

31

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

41

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

41

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

41

 

 

 

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

41

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

44

 

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

June 30, 2019

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

101,008

 

$

140,249

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

173,109

 

164,752

 

Inventories

 

149,162

 

143,971

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

159

 

 

Assets held for sale

 

4,637

 

9,671

 

Other current assets

 

6,994

 

13,606

 

Total current assets

 

435,069

 

472,249

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

184,889

 

186,670

 

Intangible assets, net

 

427,253

 

411,229

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

6,410

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

110,396

 

109,305

 

Other assets

 

7,914

 

7,960

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

1,171,931

 

$

1,187,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

26,927

 

$

13,493

 

Accrued expenses

 

6,233

 

5,805

 

Accrued payroll and payroll-related expenses

 

12,347

 

19,924

 

Rebates payable

 

43,358

 

46,175

 

Royalties payable

 

16,597

 

16,215

 

Restructuring liability

 

1,167

 

2,315

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

2,198

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

1,932

 

 

Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt

 

66,845

 

66,845

 

Other current liabilities

 

3,652

 

3,652

 

Total current liabilities

 

179,058

 

176,622

 

Long-term debt, net

 

654,432

 

662,203

 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

5,626

 

 

Other liabilities

 

14,711

 

14,547

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

853,827

 

853,372

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 39,629,271 and 38,969,518 shares issued; 38,526,558 and 38,010,714 shares outstanding at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively)

 

40

 

39

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

314,645

 

317,023

 

Retained earnings

 

19,918

 

32,075

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(661

)

(615

)

Treasury stock (1,102,713 and 958,804 shares at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively)

 

(15,838

)

(14,481

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

318,104

 

334,041

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

1,171,931

 

$

1,187,413

 

 

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

 

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LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net sales

 

$

127,342

 

$

155,054

 

Cost of sales

 

77,656

 

87,690

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

7,028

 

8,223

 

Gross profit

 

42,658

 

59,141

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

8,940

 

9,810

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

21,308

 

20,588

 

Restructuring expenses

 

1,388

 

1,022

 

Asset impairment charges

 

1,618

 

369,499

 

Total operating expenses

 

33,254

 

400,919

 

Operating income (loss)

 

9,404

 

(341,778

)

Other income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

(2,145

)

 

Investment income

 

729

 

379

 

Interest expense

 

(19,292

)

(21,433

)

Other

 

934

 

(296

)

Total other loss

 

(19,774

)

(21,350

)

Loss before income tax

 

(10,370

)

(363,128

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

1,787

 

(75,600

)

Net loss

 

$

(12,157

)

$

(287,528

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.32

)

$

(7.65

)

Diluted (1)

 

$

(0.32

)

$

(7.65

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

38,309,267

 

37,586,327

 

Diluted (1)

 

38,309,267

 

37,586,327

 

 


(1) See Note 14 “Loss Per Common Share” for details on calculation.

 

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

 

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LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net loss

 

$

(12,157

)

$

(287,528

)

Other comprehensive loss, before tax:

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation gain (loss)

 

(46

)

6

 

Total other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax

 

(46

)

6

 

Income tax related to items of other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

 

(46

)

6

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(12,203

)

$

(287,522

)

 

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

 

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LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

 

 

 

Accumulated
Other

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Shares
Issued

 

Amount

 

Paid-In
Capital

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Comprehensive
Loss

 

Treasury
Stock

 

Stockholders’
Equity

 

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

38,970

 

$

39

 

$

317,023

 

$

32,075

 

$

(615

)

$

(14,481

)

$

334,041

 

Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation plans

 

660

 

1

 

235

 

 

 

 

236

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

4,459

 

 

 

 

4,459

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,357

)

(1,357

)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

(46

)

 

(46

)

Purchase of capped call

 

 

 

(7,072

)

 

 

 

(7,072

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(12,157

)

 

 

(12,157

)

Balance, September 30, 2019

 

39,630

 

$

40

 

$

314,645

 

$

19,918

 

$

(661

)

$

(15,838

)

$

318,104

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

 

 

 

Accumulated
Other

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Shares
Issued

 

Amount

 

Paid-In
Capital

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Comprehensive
Loss

 

Treasury
Stock

 

Stockholders’
Equity

 

Balance, June 30, 2018

 

38,257

 

$

38

 

$

306,817

 

$

306,464

 

$

(515

)

$

(13,889

)

$

598,915

 

Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation plans

 

408

 

1

 

283

 

 

 

 

284

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

3,035

 

 

 

 

3,035

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

(406

)

(406

)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

ASC 606 adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

(2,283

)

 

 

(2,283

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(287,528

)

 

 

(287,528

)

Balance, September 30, 2018

 

38,665

 

$

39

 

$

310,135

 

$

16,653

 

$

(509

)

$

(14,295

)

$

312,023

 

 

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

 

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LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(12,157

)

$

(287,528

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

12,789

 

14,802

 

Deferred income tax benefit

 

(1,091

)

(77,698

)

Share-based compensation

 

4,459

 

3,035

 

Asset impairment charges

 

1,618

 

369,499

 

Loss (gain) on sale/disposal of assets

 

(1,298

)

37

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

2,145

 

 

Amortization of debt discount and other debt issuance costs

 

4,008

 

4,539

 

Other noncash expenses

 

379

 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities which provided (used) cash:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(8,357

)

44,127

 

Inventories

 

(5,191

)

(9,842

)

Prepaid income taxes/income taxes payable

 

(2,193

)

14,386

 

Other assets

 

6,789

 

(2,149

)

Rebates payable

 

(2,817

)

(12,911

)

Royalties payable

 

382

 

(77

)

Restructuring liability

 

(1,148

)

205

 

Operating lease liability

 

(364

)

 

Accounts payable

 

13,434

 

(7,320

)

Accrued expenses

 

471

 

(1,253

)

Accrued payroll and payroll-related expenses

 

(7,577

)

2,872

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

4,281

 

54,724

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(4,033

)

(5,802

)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

6,305

 

14,046

 

Proceeds from sale of outstanding loan to Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”)

 

 

5,600

 

Advance to VIE

 

(250

)

 

Purchases of intangible assets

 

(23,500

)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(21,478

)

13,844

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

86,250

 

 

Purchase of capped call

 

(7,072

)

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

(96,566

)

(16,711

)

Proceeds from issuance of stock

 

236

 

284

 

Payment of deferred financing fees

 

(3,489

)

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(1,357

)

(406

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(21,998

)

(16,833

)

Effect on cash and cash equivalents of changes in foreign exchange rates

 

(46

)

6

 

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

(39,241

)

51,741

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

140,249

 

98,586

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

 

$

101,008

 

$

150,327

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

15,316

 

$

16,716

 

Income taxes paid (refunded)

 

$

5,070

 

$

(12,282

)

Accrued purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

$

1,770

 

$

3,620

 

 

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

 

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LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

Note 1.  Interim Financial Information

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for the presentation of interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, the unaudited financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements include all the normal recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  Operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.  These unaudited financial statements should be read in combination with the other Notes in this section; “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” appearing in Item 2; and the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.  The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019 was derived from audited financial statements.

 

Note 2.  The Business And Nature of Operations

 

Lannett Company, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “Lannett”) primarily develop, manufacture, package, market and distribute solid oral and extended release (tablets and capsules), topical, nasal and oral solution finished dosage forms of drugs that address a wide range of therapeutic areas.  Certain of these products are manufactured by others and distributed by the Company.

 

The Company operates pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in Carmel, New York and Seymour, Indiana.  The Company’s customers include generic pharmaceutical distributors, drug wholesalers, chain drug stores, private label distributors, mail-order pharmacies, other pharmaceutical manufacturers, managed care organizations, hospital buying groups, governmental entities and health maintenance organizations.

 

Note 3.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Principles of consolidation

 

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Lannett Company, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.  All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Business Combinations

 

Acquired businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at the date of acquisition at their respective estimated fair values.  The fair values and useful lives assigned to each class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on, among other factors, the expected future period of benefit of the asset, the various characteristics of the asset and projected future cash flows.  Significant judgment is employed in determining the assumptions utilized as of the acquisition date and for each subsequent measurement period.  Accordingly, changes in assumptions described above could have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year financial statement presentation.

 

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Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant estimates and assumptions are required in the determination of revenue recognition and sales deductions for estimated chargebacks, rebates, returns and other adjustments including a provision for the Company’s liability under the Medicare Part D program.  Additionally, significant estimates and assumptions are required when determining the fair value of long-lived assets, including intangible assets, income taxes, contingencies and share-based compensation.

 

Because of the inherent subjectivity and complexity involved in these estimates and assumptions, actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Foreign currency translation

 

The Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in U.S. Dollars, the reporting currency of the Company.  The financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiary are maintained in local currency and translated into U.S. dollars at the end of each reporting period.  Assets and liabilities are translated at period-end exchange rates, while revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during the period.  The adjustments resulting from the use of differing exchange rates are recorded as part of stockholders’ equity in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).  Gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations under Other income (loss).  Amounts recorded due to foreign currency fluctuations are immaterial to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities less than or equal to three months at the date of purchase to be cash and cash equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair value, and consist of bank deposits and certificates of deposit that are readily convertible into cash.  The Company maintains its cash deposits and cash equivalents at well-known, stable financial institutions.  Such amounts frequently exceed insured limits.

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

The Company continuously monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains a provision for estimated credit losses.  The Company determines its allowance for doubtful accounts by considering a number of factors, including the length of time balances are past due, the Company’s previous loss history, the customer’s current ability to pay its obligations to the Company and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole.  The Company writes off accounts receivable when they are determined to be uncollectible.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value by the first-in, first-out method.  Inventories are regularly reviewed and write-downs for excess and obsolete inventory are recorded based primarily on current inventory levels, expiration date and estimated sales forecasts.

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the assets’ estimated useful lives. Repairs and maintenance costs that do not extend the useful life of the asset are expensed as incurred.

 

Intangible Assets

 

Definite-lived intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization.  Amortization of definite-lived intangible assets is computed on a straight-line basis over the assets’ estimated useful lives which commences upon shipment of the product, generally for periods ranging from 10 to 15 years.  The Company continually evaluates the reasonableness of the useful lives of these assets.  Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but instead are tested at least annually for impairment.  Costs to renew or extend the term of a recognized intangible asset are expensed as incurred.

 

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets, including Intangible Assets

 

The Company’s long-lived assets primarily consist of property, plant and equipment and definite and indefinite-lived intangible assets. Property, plant and equipment and definite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances (“triggering events”) indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.  If a triggering event is determined to have occurred, the asset’s carrying value is compared to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.  If the carrying value exceeds the undiscounted cash flows of the asset, then impairment exists.  Indefinite-lived intangible

 

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assets are tested for impairment at least annually during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year or more frequently if events or triggering events indicate that the asset might be impaired.

 

An impairment loss is measured as the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value, which in most cases is calculated using a discounted cash flow model.  Discounted cash flow models are highly reliant on various assumptions which are considered Level 3 inputs, including estimates of future cash flows (including long-term growth rates), discount rates and the probability of achieving the estimated cash flows.

 

In-Process Research and Development

 

Amounts allocated to in-process research and development in connection with a business combination are recorded at fair value and are considered indefinite-lived intangible assets subject to impairment testing in accordance with the Company’s impairment testing policy for indefinite-lived intangible assets.  As products in development are approved for sale, amounts will be allocated to product rights and will be amortized over their estimated useful lives.  Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over the expected lives of the related assets. The judgments made in determining the estimated fair value of in-process research and development, as well as asset lives, can materially impact our results of operations.  The Company’s fair value assessments are highly reliant on various assumptions which are considered Level 3 inputs, including estimates of future cash flows (including long-term growth rates), discount rates and the probability of achieving the estimated cash flows.

 

Segment Information

 

The Company operates in one reportable segment, generic pharmaceuticals.  As such, the Company aggregates its financial information for all products.  The table below identifies the Company’s net sales by medical indication for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.  The medical indication categories for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was reclassified to better align with industry standards and the Company’s peers.

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Medical Indication

 

2019

 

2018

 

Analgesic

 

$

1,884

 

$

1,829

 

Anti-Psychosis

 

28,034

 

10,889

 

Cardiovascular

 

21,606

 

21,770

 

Central Nervous System

 

19,257

 

14,286

 

Endocrinology

 

 

53,878

 

Gastrointestinal

 

16,962

 

17,594

 

Infectious Disease

 

11,895

 

4,480

 

Migraine

 

9,143

 

9,737

 

Respiratory/Allergy/Cough/Cold

 

2,707

 

3,584

 

Urinary

 

435

 

1,541

 

Other

 

9,861

 

10,805

 

Contract manufacturing revenue

 

5,558

 

4,661

 

Total

 

$

127,342

 

$

155,054

 

 

Customer, Supplier and Product Concentration

 

The following table presents the percentage of total net sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, for one of the Company’s products, defined as products containing the same active ingredient or combination of ingredients, which accounted for at least 10% of net sales in any of those periods:

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Product 1

 

20

%

6

%

Product 2

 

%

35

%

 

The following table presents the percentage of total net sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, for certain of the Company’s customers which accounted for at least 10% of net sales in any of those periods:

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Customer A

 

27

%

18

%

Customer B

 

25

%

29

%

Customer C

 

13

%

7

%

 

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The Company’s primary finished goods inventory supplier through March 23, 2019 was Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“JSP”), in Bohemia, New York.  Purchases of finished goods inventory from JSP accounted for approximately 32% of the Company’s inventory purchases during the three months ended September 30, 2018.  There were no purchases of finished goods inventory from JSP in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

On July 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which superseded ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition.  Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue when (or as) we satisfy our performance obligations by transferring a promised good or service to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration the Company is expected to be entitled.  Our revenue consists almost entirely of sales of our pharmaceutical products to customers, whereby we ship product to a customer pursuant to a purchase order.  Revenue contracts such as these do not generally give rise to contract assets or contract liabilities because: (i) the underlying contracts generally have only a single performance obligation and (ii) we do not generally receive consideration until the performance obligation is fully satisfied.  The new revenue standard impacts the timing of the Company’s revenue recognition by requiring recognition of certain contract manufacturing arrangements to change from “upon shipment or delivery” to “over time”.  However, the recognition of these arrangements over time does not currently have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position. The Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method.

 

When revenue is recognized, a simultaneous adjustment to gross sales is made for estimated chargebacks, rebates, returns, promotional adjustments and other potential adjustments.  These provisions are primarily estimated based on historical experience, future expectations, contractual arrangements with wholesalers and indirect customers and other factors known to management at the time of accrual.  Accruals for provisions are presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements as a reduction to gross sales with the corresponding reserve presented as a reduction of accounts receivable or included as rebates payable, depending on the nature of the reserve.

 

Provisions for chargebacks, rebates, returns and other adjustments require varying degrees of subjectivity.  While rebates generally are based on contractual terms and require minimal estimation, chargebacks and returns require management to make more subjective assumptions.  Each major category is discussed in detail below:

 

Chargebacks

 

The provision for chargebacks is the most significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. The Company sells its products directly to wholesale distributors, generic distributors, retail pharmacy chains and mail-order pharmacies. The Company also sells its products indirectly to independent pharmacies, managed care organizations, hospitals, nursing homes and group purchasing organizations, collectively referred to as “indirect customers.” The Company enters into agreements with its indirect customers to establish pricing for certain products. The indirect customers then independently select a wholesaler from which to purchase the products. If the price paid by the indirect customers is lower than the price paid by the wholesaler, the Company will provide a credit, called a chargeback, to the wholesaler for the difference between the contractual price with the indirect customers and the wholesaler purchase price. The provision for chargebacks is based on expected sell-through levels by the Company’s wholesale customers to the indirect customers and estimated wholesaler inventory levels. As sales to the large wholesale customers, such as Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson increase (decrease), the reserve for chargebacks will also generally increase (decrease). However, the size of the increase (decrease) depends on product mix and the amount of sales made to indirect customers with which the Company has specific chargeback agreements. The Company continually monitors the reserve for chargebacks and makes adjustments when management believes that expected chargebacks may differ from the actual chargeback reserve.

 

Rebates

 

Rebates are offered to the Company’s key chain drug store, distributor and wholesaler customers to promote customer loyalty and increase product sales. These rebate programs provide customers with credits upon attainment of pre-established volumes or attainment of net sales milestones for a specified period. Other promotional programs are incentive programs offered to the customers. Additionally, as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) enacted in the U.S. in March 2010, the Company participates in a new cost-sharing program for certain Medicare Part D beneficiaries designed primarily for the sale of brand drugs and certain generic drugs if their FDA approval was granted under a New Drug Application (“NDA”) or 505(b) NDA versus an abbreviated new drug application (“ANDA’).  Drugs purchased within the Medicare Part D coverage gap (commonly referred to as the “donut hole”) result in additional rebates. The Company estimates the reserve for rebates and other promotional credit programs based on the specific terms in each agreement when revenue is recognized. The reserve for rebates increases (decreases) as sales to certain wholesale and retail customers increase (decrease). However, since these rebate programs are not identical for all customers, the size of the reserve will depend on the mix of sales to customers that are eligible to receive rebates.

 

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Returns

 

Consistent with industry practice, the Company has a product returns policy that allows customers to return product within a specified time period prior to and subsequent to the product’s expiration date in exchange for a credit to be applied to future purchases. The Company’s policy requires that the customer obtain pre-approval from the Company for any qualifying return. The Company estimates its provision for returns based on historical experience, changes to business practices, credit terms and any extenuating circumstances known to management. While historical experience has allowed for reasonable estimations in the past, future returns may or may not follow historical trends. The Company continually monitors the reserve for returns and makes adjustments when management believes that actual product returns may differ from the established reserve. Generally, the reserve for returns increases as net sales increase.

 

Other Adjustments

 

Other adjustments consist primarily of “price adjustments, also known as “shelf-stock adjustments” and “price protections,” which are both credits issued to reflect increases or decreases in the invoice or contract prices of the Company’s products.  In the case of a price decrease, a credit is given for product remaining in customer’s inventories at the time of the price reduction.  Contractual price protection results in a similar credit when the invoice or contract prices of the Company’s products increase, effectively allowing customers to purchase products at previous prices for a specified period of time.  Amounts recorded for estimated shelf-stock adjustments and price protections are based upon specified terms with direct customers, estimated changes in market prices and estimates of inventory held by customers.  The Company regularly monitors these and other factors and evaluates the reserve as additional information becomes available.  Other adjustments also include prompt payment discounts and “failure-to-supply” adjustments.  If the Company is unable to fulfill certain customer orders, the customer can purchase products from our competitors at their prices and charge the Company for any difference in our contractually agreed upon prices.

 

Leases

 

On July 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC Topic 842, Leases, which superseded ASC Topic 840, Leases.  Refer to the “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” section of this footnote for further discussion on the impact of the adoption.  Under ASC 842, when the Company enters into a new arrangement, it must determine, at the inception date, whether the arrangement is or contains a lease.  This determination generally depends on whether the arrangement conveys to the Company the right to control the use of an explicitly or implicitly identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.  Control of an underlying asset is conveyed to the Company if the Company obtains the rights to direct the use of and to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from using the underlying asset.  Once a lease has been identified, the Company must determine the lease term, the present value of lease payments and the classification of the lease as either operating or financing.

 

The lease term is determined to be the non-cancelable period including any lessee renewal options which are considered to be reasonably certain of exercise.  Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants

 

The present value of lease payments includes fixed and certain variable payments, less lease incentives, together with amounts probable of being owed by the Company under residual value guarantees and, if reasonably certain of being paid, the cost of certain renewal options and early termination penalties set forth in the lease arrangement.  To calculate the present value of lease payments, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date, as the rate implicit in the lease is generally not readily available.

 

In making the determination of whether a lease is an operating lease or a finance lease, the Company considers the lease term in relation to the economic life of the leased asset, the present value of lease payments in relation to the fair value of the leased asset and certain other factors.

 

Upon the commencement of the lease, the Company will record a lease liability and right-of-use (“ROU”) asset based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date.  The ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred.

 

For operating leases, a single lease cost is generally recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term unless an impairment has been recorded with respect to a leased asset.  For finance leases, amortization expense and interest expense are recognized separately in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, with amortization expense generally recorded on a straight-line basis and interest expense recorded using the effective interest method.  Variable lease costs not initially included in the lease liability and ROU asset impairment charges are expensed as incurred.

 

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Cost of Sales, including Amortization of Intangibles

 

Cost of sales includes all costs related to bringing products to their final selling destination, which includes direct and indirect costs, such as direct material, labor and overhead expenses.  Additionally, cost of sales includes product royalties, depreciation, amortization and costs to renew or extend recognized intangible assets, freight charges and other shipping and handling expenses.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred, including all production costs until a drug candidate is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”).  Research and development expenses include costs associated with internal projects as well as costs associated with third-party research and development contracts.

 

Contingencies

 

Loss contingencies, including litigation-related contingencies, are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations when the Company concludes that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable.  Legal fees for litigation-related matters are expensed as incurred and included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations under the Selling, general and administrative expenses line item.

 

Restructuring Costs

 

The Company records charges associated with approved restructuring plans to remove duplicative headcount and infrastructure associated with business acquisitions or to simplify business processes.  Restructuring charges can include severance costs to eliminate a specified number of employees, infrastructure charges to vacate facilities and consolidate operations and contract cancellation costs. The Company records restructuring charges based on estimated employee terminations, site closure and consolidation plans. The Company accrues severance and other employee separation costs under these actions when it is probable that a liability exists and the amount is reasonably estimable.

 

Share-based Compensation

 

Share-based compensation costs are recognized over the vesting period, using a straight-line method, based on the fair value of the instrument on the date of grant less an estimate for expected forfeitures.  The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to determine the fair value of stock options, the stock price on the grant date to value restricted stock and the Monte-Carlo simulation model to determine the fair value of performance-based shares.  The Black-Scholes valuation and Monte-Carlo simulation models include various assumptions, including the expected volatility, the expected life of the award, dividend yield and the risk-free interest rate as well as performance assumptions of peer companies.  These assumptions involve inherent uncertainties based on market conditions which are generally outside the Company’s control.  Changes in these assumptions could have a material impact on share-based compensation costs recognized in the consolidated financial statements.

 

Self-Insurance

 

The Company self-insures for certain employee medical and prescription benefits.  The Company also maintains stop loss coverage with third party insurers to limit its total liability exposure.  The liability for self-insured risks is primarily calculated using independent third-party actuarial valuations which take into account actual claims, claims growth and claims incurred but not yet reported.  Actual experience, including claim frequency and severity as well as health-care inflation, could result in different liabilities than the amounts currently recorded.  The liability for self-insured risks under this plan as of September 30, 2019 totaled $1.5 million and was not material to the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2019.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company uses the liability method to account for income taxes as prescribed by ASC 740, Income Taxes.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates which will be in effect when these differences reverse.  Deferred tax expense (benefit) is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities.  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are adjusted to recognize the effects of changes in tax laws or enacted tax rates in the period during which they are signed into law.  The factors used to assess the likelihood of realization are the Company’s forecast of future taxable income and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented to realize the net deferred tax assets.  Under ASC 740, Income Taxes, a valuation allowance is required when it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized through generating sufficient future taxable income.  Failure to achieve forecasted taxable income in applicable tax jurisdictions could affect the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets and could result in an increase in the Company’s effective tax rate on future earnings.

 

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The Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position claimed on a tax return only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.  The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.  The authoritative accounting standards also provide guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures.

 

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cut and Jobs Act legislation (“2017 Tax Reform”) into law, which included a broad range of tax reform provisions affecting businesses, including corporate tax rates, business deductions and international tax provisions.  Many of these provisions significantly differ from the then-current U.S. tax law, resulting in pervasive financial reporting implications.  As a result of the new law, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”) to address the application of U.S. GAAP in situations when a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of 2017 Tax Reform.  SAB 118 requires registrants to report the tax effects of 2017 Tax Reform, inclusive of provisional amounts for which the accounting is incomplete but a reasonable estimate can be determined.  In the second quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company finalized the provisional amounts without any further adjustments.

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

A dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share is required on the face of the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations as well as a reconciliation of the computation of basic earnings (loss) per common share to diluted earnings (loss) per common share.  Basic earnings (loss) per common share excludes the dilutive impact of potentially dilutive securities and is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.  Beginning in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company’s diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed using the “if-converted” method by dividing the adjusted “if-converted” net income by the adjusted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.  The adjusted “if-converted” net income is adjusted for interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs, both net of tax, associated with the Company’s 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026.  The weighted average number of diluted shares is adjusted for the potential dilutive effect of the exercise of stock options, treats unvested restricted stock and performance-based shares as if it were vested, and assumes the conversion of the 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes.  Anti-dilutive securities are excluded from the calculation.  Dilutive shares are also excluded in the calculation in periods of net loss because the effect of including such securities would be anti-dilutive.

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Comprehensive income (loss) includes all changes in equity during a period except those that resulted from investments by or distributions to the Company’s stockholders.  Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to gains and losses that are included in comprehensive income (loss), but excluded from income (loss) for all amounts are recorded directly as an adjustment to stockholders’ equity.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases.  ASU 2016-02 requires an entity to recognize ROU assets and liabilities on its balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months.  Lessees and lessors are required to disclose quantitative and qualitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases.  ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period and requires a modified retrospective application, with early adoption permitted.  The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 as of July 1, 2019 on a modified retrospective basis applying the guidance to leases existing as of this effective date.  The Company has determined that there was no cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings on the consolidated balance sheet.  The Company will continue to report periods prior to July 1, 2019 in our financial statements under prior guidance as outlined in Topic 840.  Refer to Note 12 “Commitments” for additional information.

 

The Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 resulted in an increase in the Company’s assets and liabilities of $7.9 million at July 1, 2019.  The Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 did not have any impact to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, or its consolidated statements of cash flows.  Further, there was no impact on the Company’s covenant compliance under its current debt agreements as a result of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02.  The Company elected the package of practical expedients included in this guidance, which allowed it to not reassess: (i) whether any expired or existing contracts contain leases; (ii) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases; and, (iii) the initial direct costs for existing leases.  The Company does not recognize short-term leases of 12 months or less on its consolidated balance sheets and will recognize those lease payments in the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

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Note 4.  Restructuring Charges

 

Cody Restructuring Program

 

On June 29, 2018, the Company announced a restructuring plan with respect to Cody Labs (the “Cody Restructuring Plan”).  The plan focused on a more select set of opportunities which resulted in streamlined operations, improved efficiencies and a reduced cost structure.  The Company incurred approximately $2.5 million of severance and employee-related costs under this plan.  The restructuring activities under the Cody Restructuring Program are complete as of September 30, 2019.

 

The expenses associated with the Cody Restructuring Plan included in restructuring expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30, 2019

 

September 30, 2018

 

Employee separation costs

 

$

 

$

144

 

Facility closure costs

 

 

 

Total

 

$

 

$

144

 

 

A reconciliation of the changes in restructuring liabilities associated with the Cody Restructuring Plan from June 30, 2019 through September 30, 2019 is set forth in the following table:

 

(In thousands)

 

Employee
Separation Costs

 

Facility Closure
Costs

 

Total

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

$

108

 

$

 

$

108

 

Restructuring Charges

 

 

 

 

Payments

 

(108

)

 

(108

)

Balance at September 30, 2019

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

Cody API Restructuring Plan

 

In September 2018, the Company approved a plan to sell the active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing distribution business of Cody Labs (the “Cody API business”).  The Company was unable to sell the Cody API business as an ongoing operation and intended to sell the equipment and real estate utilized by the Cody API business upon receiving approval of the Company’s cocaine hydrochloride solution Section 505(b)(2) NDA application and to have Cody Labs cease all operations.  In June 2019, the Company approved the Cody API Restructuring Plan.  In connection with the Cody API Restructuring Plan, there has been a reduction of almost 70 positions at Cody Labs.  The restructuring activities under the Cody API Restructuring Plan are substantially complete as of September 30, 2019.  In the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company completed the sale of a portion of the equipment associated with the Cody API business for $2.0 million.

 

The costs to implement the Cody API Restructuring Plan total approximately $6.0 million, including approximately $3.5 million of severance and employee-related costs and approximately $2.0 million of contract termination costs, as well as approximately $0.5 million of costs to be incurred in connection with moving equipment and other property to other Company-owned facilities that were originally anticipated to be incurred in connection with the Cody Restructuring Plan announced in June 2018.

 

The expenses associated with the Cody API Restructuring Plan included in restructuring expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019

 

Employee separation costs

 

$

892

 

Facility closure costs

 

496

 

Total

 

$

1,388

 

 

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A reconciliation of the changes in restructuring liabilities associated with the Cody API Restructuring Plan from June 30, 2019 through September 30, 2019 is set forth in the following table:

 

(In thousands)

 

Employee
Separation Costs

 

Contract
Termination
Costs

 

Facility Closure
Costs

 

Total

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

$

2,207

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,207

 

Restructuring Charges

 

892

 

 

496

 

1,388

 

Payments

 

(1,932

)

 

(496

)

(2,428

)

Balance at September 30, 2019

 

$

1,167

 

$

 

 

$

1,167

 

 

2016 Restructuring Program

 

On February 1, 2016, in connection with the acquisition of Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals Inc.( “KUPI”), the Company announced a plan related to the future integration of KUPI and the Company’s operations (the “2016 Restructuring Program”).  The plan focused on the closure of KUPI’s corporate functions and the consolidation of manufacturing, sales, research and development and distribution functions.  The restructuring activities under the 2016 Restructuring Program were completed as of March 31, 2019.  The Company incurred an aggregate of approximately $21.0 million in restructuring charges for actions that have been announced or communicated since the 2016 Restructuring Program began.  Of this amount, approximately $11.0 million related to employee separation costs, approximately $1.0 million relates to contract termination costs and approximately $9.0 million related to facility closure costs and other actions.

 

The expenses associated with the restructuring program included in restructuring expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three

 

 

 

Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30, 2018

 

Employee separation costs

 

$

414

 

Facility closure costs

 

464

 

Total

 

$

878

 

 

Note 5.  Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable consisted of the following components at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019:

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

Gross accounts receivable

 

$

362,309

 

$

361,323

 

Less: Chargebacks reserve

 

(83,483

)

(89,567

)

Less: Rebates reserve

 

(31,473

)

(32,099

)

Less: Returns reserve

 

(53,992

)

(55,554

)

Less: Other deductions

 

(19,109

)

(18,128

)

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(1,143

)

(1,223

)

Accounts receivable, net

 

$

173,109

 

$

164,752

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded a provision for chargebacks, rebates (including rebates presented as rebates payable), returns and other deductions of $207.9 million, $58.5 million, $3.7 million and $12.7 million, respectively.  For the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded a provision for chargebacks, rebates (including rebates presented as rebates payable), returns and other deductions of $277.9 million, $64.7 million, $7.3 million and $13.9 million, respectively.

 

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The following table identifies the activity and ending balances of each major category of revenue-related reserve for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

Reserve Category
(In thousands)

 

Chargebacks

 

Rebates

 

Returns

 

Other

 

Total

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

$

89,567

 

$

78,274

 

$

55,554

 

$

18,128

 

$

241,523

 

Current period provision

 

207,933

 

58,509

 

3,694

 

12,705

 

282,841

 

Credits issued during the period

 

(214,017

)

(61,952

)

(5,256

)

(11,724

)

(292,949

)

Balance at September 30, 2019

 

$

83,483

 

$

74,831

 

$

53,992

 

$

19,109

 

$

231,415

 

 

Reserve Category
(In thousands)

 

Chargebacks

 

Rebates

 

Returns

 

Other

 

Total

 

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

$

153,034

 

$

82,502

 

$

43,059

 

$

20,021

 

$

298,616

 

Adjustment related to adoption of ASC 606

 

 

 

 

3,536

 

3,536

 

Current period provision

 

277,949

 

64,749

 

7,347

 

13,889

 

363,934

 

Credits issued during the period

 

(305,407

)

(76,626

)

(6,045

)

(13,146

)

(401,224

)

Balance at September 30, 2018

 

$

125,576

 

$

70,625

 

$

44,361

 

$

24,300

 

$

264,862

 

 

For the three months ending September 30, 2019 and 2018, as a percentage of gross sales the provision for chargebacks was 51.4% and 54.0%, the provision for rebates was 14.5% and 12.6%, the provision for returns was 0.9% and 1.4% and the provision for other adjustments was 3.1% and 2.7%, respectively.

 

On July 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606 which resulted in a $3.2 million pre-tax adjustment to opening retained earnings and accounts receivable, of which $3.5 million related to “failure-to-supply” reserves offset by $0.3 million related to the timing of recognition of certain contract manufacturing arrangements.

 

The decrease in total reserves from June 30, 2019 to September 30, 2019 was mainly attributable to a $9.4 million rebate payment to the Department of Veteran’s Affairs related to pricing overcharges, of which $8.1 million was indemnified by UCB, the former parent company of KUPI.  See Note 11 “Legal, Regulatory Matters and Contingencies” for more information.  Historically, we have not recorded any material amounts in the current period related to reversals or additions of prior period reserves.  If the Company were to record a material reversal or addition of any prior period reserve amount, it would be separately disclosed.

 

Note 6.  Inventories

 

Inventories at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019 consisted of the following:

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

Raw Materials

 

$

59,115

 

$

56,740

 

Work-in-process

 

14,359

 

18,988

 

Finished Goods

 

75,688

 

68,243

 

Total

 

$

149,162

 

$

143,971

 

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded write-downs to net realizable value for excess and obsolete inventory of $3.5 million and $3.4 million, respectively.

 

Note 7.  Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019 consisted of the following:

 

(In thousands)

 

Useful Lives

 

September 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

Land

 

 

$

1,783

 

$

1,783

 

Building and improvements

 

10 – 39 years

 

89,901

 

87,609

 

Machinery and equipment

 

5 – 10 years

 

158,555

 

156,166

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

5 – 7 years

 

3,110

 

3,105

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

(89,182

)

(83,424

)

 

 

 

 

164,167

 

165,239

 

Construction in progress

 

 

 

20,722

 

21,431

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

 

$

184,889

 

$

186,670

 

 

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Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $5.8 million and $6.6 million, respectively.

 

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company approved a plan to sell the Cody API business and performed a fair value analysis which resulted in a $29.9 million impairment of the Cody API property, plant and equipment assets.  The Company was unable to sell the Cody API business as an ongoing operation and intended to sell the equipment and real estate utilized by the Cody API business and to have Cody Labs cease all operations.  As such, Cody Labs’ property, plant and equipment totaling $6.7 million, were recorded in the assets held for sale caption in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019.  As of September 30, 2019, the Company has a remaining balance of $4.6 million recorded in the assets held for sale caption in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.  See Note 19 “Assets Held for Sale” for more information.

 

In the second quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company ceased manufacturing functions at the Townsend Road facility and decided to sell the property.  The sale was finalized in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020 for total proceeds of $4.3 million.

 

Property, plant and equipment, net included amounts held in foreign countries in the amount of $1.0 million at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019.

 

Note 8.  Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company’s financial instruments recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and debt obligations.  Included in cash and cash equivalents are certificates of deposit with maturities less than or equal to three months at the date of purchase and money market funds.  The carrying value of certain financial instruments, primarily cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate their estimated fair values based upon the short-term nature of their maturity dates.

 

The Company follows the authoritative guidance of ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.”  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.  The authoritative guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  The Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value are entirely within Level 1 of the hierarchy as defined below:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 — Directly or indirectly observable inputs, other than quoted prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; or model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are material to the fair value of the asset or liability.  Financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation are examples of Level 3 assets and liabilities.

 

If the inputs used to measure the financial assets and liabilities fall within more than one level described above, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

 

Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Reported, at Fair Value

 

We estimate the fair value of our debt utilizing market quotations for debt that have quoted prices in active markets. Since our debt does not trade on a daily basis in an active market, the fair value estimates are based on market observable inputs based on borrowing rates currently available for debt with similar terms and average maturities (Level 2).  The estimated fair value of our term loan debt was approximately $656 million and $724 million as of September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively.  The estimated fair value of our 4.5% Convertible Senior Notes was approximately $87 million as of September 30, 2019.  The difference between the principal amount of the 4.5% Convertible Senior Notes and its’ estimated fair value represents the equity conversion value premium.

 

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Note 9.  Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

On August 17, 2018, JSP notified the Company that it would not extend or renew the JSP Distribution Agreement when the current term expired on March 23, 2019.  The Company determined that JSP’s decision represented a triggering event under U.S. GAAP to perform an analysis to determine the potential for impairment of goodwill. On October 4, 2018, the Company completed the analysis based on market data and concluded a full impairment of goodwill, totaling $339.6 million, was required.

 

Intangible assets, net as of September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Gross Carrying Amount

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

Intangible Assets, Net

 

(In thousands)

 

Avg. Life
(Yrs.)

 

September 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

September 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

September 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

Definite-lived:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cody Labs import license

 

15

 

$

581

 

$

581

 

$

(434

)

$

(424

)

$

147

 

$

157

 

KUPI product rights

 

15

 

416,154

 

416,154

 

(104,519

)

(97,583

)

311,635

 

318,571

 

KUPI trade name

 

2

 

2,920

 

2,920

 

(2,920

)

(2,920

)

 

 

KUPI other intangible assets

 

15

 

19,000

 

19,000

 

(4,878

)

(4,562

)

14,122

 

14,438

 

Silarx product rights

 

15

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

(2,889

)

(2,722

)

7,111

 

7,278

 

Other product rights

 

13

 

30,192

 

26,579

 

(3,954

)

(4,243

)

26,238

 

22,336

 

Total definite-lived

 

 

 

$

478,847

 

$

475,234

 

$

(119,594

)

$

(112,454

)

$

359,253

 

$

362,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indefinite-lived:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KUPI in-process research and development

 

 

$

18,000

 

$

18,000

 

$

 

$

 

$

18,000

 

$

18,000

 

Silarx in-process research and development

 

 

18,000

 

18,000

 

 

 

18,000

 

18,000

 

Other product rights

 

 

32,000

 

12,449

 

 

 

32,000

 

12,449

 

Total indefinite-lived

 

 

 

68,000

 

48,449

 

 

 

68,000

 

48,449

 

Total intangible assets, net

 

 

 

$

546,847

 

$

523,683

 

$

(119,594

)

$

(112,454

)

$

427,253

 

$

411,229

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded amortization expense of $7.0 million and $8.2 million, respectively.

 

In July 2019, the Company entered into a distribution and supply agreement with Cediprof, Inc.  The Company made an upfront payment of $20.0 million to distribute Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets USP, commencing no later than August 1, 2022, which is included within the “Other product rights” category of indefinite-lived intangible assets.  In August 2019, the Company entered into a distribution and supply agreement with Sinotherapeutics Inc. to distribute Posaconazole Delayed-Release Tablets 100mg.  The Company paid $2.0 million upon FDA approval of the product and $1.5 million upon the first commercial sale of the product, which is included within the “Other product rights” category of definite-lived intangible assets.

 

Future annual amortization expense consisted of the following as of September 30, 2019:

 

(In thousands)
Fiscal Year Ending June 30,

 

Amortization Expense

 

2020

 

$

24,228

 

2021

 

32,304

 

2022

 

32,304

 

2023

 

32,304

 

2024

 

31,967

 

Thereafter

 

206,146

 

 

 

$

359,253

 

 

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Note 10. Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt, net consisted of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2019

 

2019

 

Term Loan A due 2020; 7.04% as of September 30, 2019

 

$

69,469

 

$

153,933

 

Unamortized discount and other debt issuance costs

 

(1,713

)

(4,722

)

Term Loan A, net

 

67,756

 

149,211

 

Term Loan B due 2022; 7.42% as of September 30, 2019

 

602,366

 

614,468

 

Unamortized discount and other debt issuance costs

 

(31,611

)

(34,631

)

Term Loan B, net

 

570,755

 

579,837

 

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026

 

86,250

 

 

Unamortized discount and other debt issuance costs

 

(3,484

)

 

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes, net

 

82,766

 

 

Revolving Credit Facility due 2020

 

 

 

Total debt, net

 

721,277

 

729,048

 

Less short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt

 

(66,845

)

(66,845

)

Total long-term debt, net

 

$

654,432

 

$

662,203

 

 

Long-term debt amounts due, for the twelve-month periods ending September 30 are as follows:

 

 

 

Amounts Payable

 

(In thousands)

 

to Institutions

 

2020

 

$

66,845

 

2021

 

81,314

 

2022

 

39,345

 

2023

 

484,331

 

Thereafter

 

86,250

 

Total

 

$

758,085

 

 

On September 27, 2019, the Company issued $86,250,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.50% convertible senior notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and bear interest at an annual rate of 4.50% payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on April 1, 2020.  The Notes will mature on October 1, 2026, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms.  The Notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion rate of 65.4022 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $15.29 per share), subject to adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events (but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest).  The Company may redeem all or a part of the Notes on or after October 6, 2023 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the redemption date, subject to certain conditions relating to the Company’s stock price having been met.  Following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date or if the Company delivers a notice of redemption, the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its Notes in connection with such corporate event or notice of redemption.  The indenture covering the Notes contains certain other customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the trustee or holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Notes to be due and payable.

 

In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company also entered into privately negotiated “capped call” transactions with several counterparties.  The capped call transaction will initially cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of common stock that initially underlie the Notes.  The capped call transactions are expected to generally reduce the potential dilutive effect on the Company’s common stock upon any conversion of the Notes with such reduction subject to a cap which is initially $19.46 per share.  The capped call transactions are recorded in stockholders’ equity and are not accounted for as derivatives.  The fees associated with the capped call transactions totaled $7.1 million, which was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.  The form of capped call confirmations was filed as Exhibit 10.57 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 27, 2019.

 

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A portion of the net proceeds received from the offering of the Notes was used to pay the cost of the capped call transactions.  The remaining net proceeds, totaling $77.0 million, was used to repay a portion of the outstanding Term Loan A balance on September 27, 2019.  As a result of the repayment, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.1 million in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

The outstanding Term Loan A, Term Loan B and Revolving Credit Facility amounts above are guaranteed by all of Lannett’s significant wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and are collateralized by substantially all present and future assets of the Company.

 

Note 11.  Legal, Regulatory Matters and Contingencies

 

State Attorneys General Inquiry into the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry

 

In July 2014, the Company received interrogatories and a subpoena from the State of Connecticut Office of the Attorney General concerning its investigation into the pricing of digoxin.  According to the subpoena, the Connecticut Attorney General is investigating whether anyone engaged in any activities that resulted in (a) fixing, maintaining or controlling prices of digoxin or (b) allocating and dividing customers or territories relating to the sale of digoxin in violation of Connecticut antitrust law.  In June 2016, the Connecticut Attorney General issued interrogatories and a subpoena to an employee of the Company in order to gain access to documents and responses previously supplied to the Department of Justice pursuant to the federal investigation described below.  In December 2016, the Connecticut Attorney General, joined by numerous other State Attorneys General, filed a civil complaint alleging that six pharmaceutical companies engaged in anti-competitive behavior.  The Company was not named in the action and does not compete on the products that formed the basis of the complaint.  The complaint was later transferred for pretrial purposes to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania as part of a multidistrict litigation captioned In re: Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation.  On October 31, 2017, the State Attorneys General filed a motion in the District Court for leave to amend their complaint to add numerous additional defendants, including the Company, and claims relating to 13 additional drugs.  The Court granted that motion on June 5, 2018.  The State Attorneys General filed their amended complaint on June 18, 2018. The claim relating to Lannett involves alleged price-fixing for one drug, doxycycline monohydrate, but does not involve the pricing for digoxin.  The State Attorneys General also allege that all defendants were part of an overarching, industry-wide conspiracy to allocate markets and fix prices generally.  On August 15, 2019, the Court denied the defendants’ joint motion to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims, but has yet to decide an individual motion filed by the Company to dismiss the overreaching conspiracy claims as to it.

 

On May 10, 2019, the State Attorneys General filed a new lawsuit naming the Company and one of its employees as defendants, along with 33 other corporations and individuals. The new complaint again alleges an overarching conspiracy and contains claims for price fixing and market allocation under the Sherman Act and related state laws. The complaint focuses on the conduct of another generic pharmaceutical company, and the relationships that company had with other generic companies and their employees. The specific allegations in the new complaint against Lannett relate to the Company’s sales of baclofen and levothyroxine. The new complaint also names another current employee as a defendant, however the allegations pertain to conduct that occurred prior to their employment by Lannett. The Company has not responded to the new complaint as of the date of this report.

 

Based on internal investigations performed to date, the Company currently believes that it has acted in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

 

Federal Investigation into the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry

 

In November and December 2014, the Company and certain affiliated individuals and customers were served with grand jury subpoenas relating to a federal investigation of the generic pharmaceutical industry into possible violations of the Sherman Act.  The subpoenas request corporate documents of the Company relating to corporate, financial and employee information, communications or correspondence with competitors regarding the sale of generic prescription medications and the marketing, sale, or pricing of certain products, generally, for the period of 2005 through the dates of the subpoenas.

 

The Company received a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) from the Department of Justice on May 14, 2018.  The CID requests information regarding allegations that the generic pharmaceutical industry engaged in market allocation, price fixing, payment of illegal remuneration and submission of false claims.  The CID requests information from 2009-present. The Company is in the process of responding to the CID.

 

Based on internal investigations performed to date, the Company believes that it has acted in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

 

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Government Pricing

 

During the quarter ended December 31, 2016, the Company completed a contract compliance review, for the period January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2016, for one of KUPI’s government-entity customers.  As a result of the review, the Company identified certain commercial customer prices and other terms that were not properly disclosed to the government-entity resulting in potential overcharges.  For the period January 1, 2012 through November 24, 2015 (“the pre-acquisition period”), the Company is fully indemnified per the Stock Purchase Agreement.  On May 22, 2019, the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) issued a Contracting Officer’s Final Decision and Demand for Payment, assessing the sum of $9.4 million for overpayments by the Veteran’s Administration for the period of January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2016.  In August 2019, the Company remitted payment to the VA and received reimbursement from UCB for the indemnified portion of the payment in the amount of $8.1 million.

 

Private Antitrust and Consumer Protection Litigation

 

The Company and certain competitors have been named as defendants in a number of lawsuits filed in 2016 and 2017 alleging that the Company and certain generic pharmaceutical manufacturers have conspired to fix prices of generic digoxin, levothyroxine, ursodiol and baclofen.  These cases are part of a larger group of more than 100 lawsuits generally alleging that over 30 generic pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors conspired to fix prices for at least 18 different generic drugs in violation of the federal Sherman Act, various state antitrust laws, and various state consumer protection statutes.  The United States also has been granted leave to intervene in the cases.  On April 6, 2017, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (the “JPML”) ordered that all of the cases alleging price-fixing for generic drugs be consolidated for pretrial proceedings in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the caption In re: Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation.  The various plaintiffs are grouped into three categories — Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs, End Payer Plaintiffs, and Indirect Reseller Purchasers — and filed Consolidated Amended Complaints (“CACs”) against the Company and the other defendants on August 15, 2017.

 

The CACs naming the Company as a defendant involve generic digoxin, levothyroxine, ursodiol and baclofen.  Pursuant to a court-ordered schedule grouping the 18 different drug cases into three separate tranches, the Company and other generic pharmaceutical manufacturer defendants on October 6, 2017 filed joint and individual motions to dismiss the CACs involving the six drugs in the first tranche, including digoxin.  On October 16, 2018, the Court (with one exception) denied defendants’ motions to dismiss plaintiffs’ Sherman Act claims with respect to the drugs in the first tranche. On March 15, 2019, the Company and other defendants filed answers to the Sherman Act claims. In addition, on February 15, 2019, the Court granted defendants’ motions to dismiss certain of the plaintiffs’ state law claims brought under the laws of Illinois, Rhode Island, Georgia, South Carolina, Montana, West Virginia, Alabama, New Jersey, Michigan and Nevada, but denied the remainder of defendants’ motions to dismiss. The Court set a deadline of April 1, 2019 for certain plaintiffs to amend their existing complaints to reflect the rulings set forth in the Court’s February 15, 2019 ruling on the state law motions to dismiss. Those plaintiffs amended their complaints, but further motions to dismiss the state-law claims have been deferred until the Court decides pending motions to dismiss with respect to the plaintiffs’ various overarching-conspiracy claims.

 

On January 22, 2018, three opt-out direct purchasers filed a complaint alleging an overarching conspiracy and individual conspiracies against the Company and numerous other defendants to fix the prices of and allocate markets for at least 30 different drugs, including digoxin, doxycycline, levothyroxine, ursodiol and baclofen. On August 3, 2018, another opt-out direct purchaser filed a complaint alleging an overarching conspiracy and individual conspiracies against the Company and numerous other defendants to fix the prices of and allocate markets for 16 different drugs, including digoxin, doxycycline, levothyroxine, ursodiol and baclofen.  On February 21, 2019, the Company and the other defendants filed motions to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims.  On August 15, 2019, the Court denied the defendants’ joint motion to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims, but has yet to decide an individual motion filed by the Company to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims as to it.  On January 16, 2019, another opt-out direct purchaser filed a complaint alleging an overarching conspiracy and individual conspiracies on behalf of the Company and numerous other defendants to fix the prices of and allocate markets for the 30 different drugs, including digoxin, doxycycline, levothyroxine, ursodiol, baclofen and acetazolamide. None of the defendants, including the Company, has responded yet to this particular complaint. On July 29, 2019, a group of insurance company opt-out plaintiffs commenced an action against the Company and numerous other defendants by filing a writ of summons in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, but have yet to file a complaint. The parties have since entered into a stipulation to defer any action in the state court case indefinitely pending further developments in the federal multidistrict litigation. On October 11, 2019, one of the opt-out direct purchasers filed another complaint in federal court in Minnesota alleging an overarching conspiracy and individual conspiracies on behalf of the Company to fix the prices of and allocate markets for dozens of different drugs, including baclofen. That complaint has since been added to the multidistrict litigation in Pennsylvania. On October 18, 2019, another of the opt-out direct purchasers filed another complaint alleging an overarching conspiracy and individual conspiracies on behalf of the Company to fix the prices of and allocate markets for over 100 drugs, including glyburide. None of the defendants, including the Company, has responded yet to these opt-out complaints.

 

In addition to the lawsuits brought by private plaintiffs, the Attorneys General of 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have filed parens patriae lawsuits alleging price-fixing conspiracies by various generic pharmaceutical manufacturers.  The JPML has consolidated the suits by the state Attorneys General in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania as part of the multidistrict litigation. The original lawsuits did not name the Company, but the state Attorneys General filed an amended complaint on June 18, 2018 to add numerous additional defendants, including the Company, and claims relating to 13 additional drugs.  The claim relating to the Company involves alleged price-fixing for one drug, doxycycline monohydrate, although the state Attorneys General allege that all defendants were part of an overarching, industry-wide conspiracy to allocate markets and fix prices generally.  On February 21, 2019,

 

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the Company and the other defendants filed motions to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims.  On August 15, 2019, the Court denied the defendants’ joint motion to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims, but has yet to decide an individual motion filed by the Company to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims as to it.  Additionally, on May 5, 2019, the state Attorneys General filed a new complaint in Connecticut alleging price-fixing conspiracies by the Company and various generic pharmaceutical manufacturers and individuals relating to more than 40 additional drugs. The complaint has since been added to the multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.  The additional claims relating to the Company involve baclofen and levothyroxine, although the state Attorneys General allege that all defendants were part of an overarching, industry-wide conspiracy to allocate markets and fix prices generally.  None of the defendants, including the Company, has responded yet to this particular complaint.

 

Following the lead of the state Attorneys General, the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs, End Payer Plaintiffs and Indirect Reseller Plaintiffs have filed their own complaints also alleging an overarching conspiracy, making similar allegations to those contained in the state Attorneys General complaint, relating to 14 generic drugs in the End Payer complaint and 15 generic drugs in the Indirect Reseller complaint.  The End Payer Plaintiffs filed their complaint on June 7, 2018, the Indirect Reseller Plaintiffs filed their complaint on June 18, 2018, and the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs filed their complaint on June 22, 2018.  Although the complaints allege an overarching conspiracy with respect to all of the drugs identified, the specific allegations related to drugs Lannett manufactures involve acetazolamide and doxycycline monohydrate. On February 21, 2019, the Company and the other defendants filed motions to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims. On August 15, 2019, the Court denied the defendants’ joint motion to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims, but has yet to decide an individual motion filed by the Company to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims as to it.

 

On September 25, 2018, two other alleged direct purchasers filed a purported class action complaint alleging an overreaching, industry-wide horizontal and vertical conspiracy involving the company, numerous other generic pharmaceutical manufacturers, and various pharmaceutical distributors to allocate markets and fix prices generally for a variety of generic drugs. The case has been added to the multidistrict litigation. On December 21, 2018, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. On February 21, 2019, the Company and the other defendants filed motions to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims. On August 15, 2019, the Court denied the defendants’ joint motion to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims, but has yet to decide an individual motion filed by the Company to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims as to it.

 

The Company believes that it acted in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.  Accordingly, the Company disputes the allegations set forth in these class actions and plans to vigorously defend itself from these claims.

 

Shareholder Litigation

 

In November 2016, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against the Company and two of its officers in the federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging that the Company damaged the purported class by including in its securities filings false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s drug pricing methodologies and internal controls.  An amended complaint was filed in May 2017, and the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint in September 2017.  In December 2017, counsel for the putative class filed a second amended complaint, and the Court denied as moot the Company’s motion to dismiss the first amended complaint.  The Company filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint in February 2018.  In July 2018, the court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss the second amended complaint.  In September 2018, counsel for the putative class filed a third amended complaint.  The Company filed a motion to dismiss the third amended complaint in November 2018.  In May 2019, the court denied the Company’s motion to dismiss the third amended complaint.  In July 2019, the Company filed an answer to the third amended complaint.  The Company believes it acted in compliance with all applicable laws and plans to vigorously defend itself from these claims.  The Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome of the suit at this time.

 

In October 2018, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against the Company and two of its officers in the federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging that the Company, its Chief Executive Officer and its former Chief Financial Officer damaged the purported class by making false and misleading statements in connection with the possible renewal of the JSP Distribution Agreement.  In December 2018, counsel for the putative class filed an amended complaint. The Company moved to dismiss the amended complaint in January 2019.  In March 2019, the Court granted in part and denied in part the Company’s motion to dismiss.  In May 2019, the Company filed an answer to the amended complaint.  During May and June 2019, the parties negotiated a proposed settlement and agreed to settle the litigation, by which the Company agreed to pay the sum of $300,000 without an admission of liability and subject to the negotiation of the terms of a stipulation of settlement and approval by the Court.  In July 2019, counsel for the putative class filed a motion for preliminary approval of the proposed settlement and on July 31, 2019, the Court issued an Order granting the motion and scheduling a hearing for final approval of the settlement for February 7, 2020.

 

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In May 2019, a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed against certain of the Company’s current and former officers and certain of the current and former members of the Company’s Board of Directors in the federal court for the District of Delaware. The Company was also named as a nominal defendant in the suit. The suit alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties as directors and/or officers of the Company, that certain of the defendants caused the Company to issue false and misleading proxy statements in violation of Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that the defendants were unjustly enriched at the expense of the Company, and that the defendants wasted corporate assets belonging to the Company. The Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome of the suit at this time.

 

In July 2019, a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed against certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors in the federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.  The Company was also named as a nominal defendant in the suit.  The suit alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties as directors and/or officers of the Company and that certain of the defendants caused the Company to violate Sections 10(b), 14(a), and 29(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  In October 2019, this suit was transferred to the federal court for the District of Delaware and is pending before the same judge presiding over the shareholder derivative suit that was filed in May 2019.  The Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome of the suit at this time.

 

In September 2019, a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed against certain of the Company’s current and former officers, directors and employees in the federal court for the District of Delaware.  The Company was also named as a nominal defendant in the suit.  The suit alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties as directors and/or officers of the Company, alleges waste of corporate assets and gross mismanagement, and alleges that certain of the defendants caused the Company to violate Section 14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.  The Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome of the suit at this time.

 

Genus Life Sciences

 

In December 2018, Genus Lifesciences, Inc. (“Genus”) sued the Company, Cody Labs, and others in California federal court, alleging violations of the Lanham Act, Sherman Act, and California false advertising law.  Genus received FDA approval for a cocaine hydrochloride product in December 2018, and its claims are premised in part on allegations that the Company falsely advertises its unapproved cocaine hydrochloride solution product.  The Company denies that it is falsely advertising its cocaine hydrochloride solution product and continues to market its unapproved product relying on the Guidance for FDA Staff and Industry, Marketed Unapproved Drugs — Compliance Policy Guide, pending approval of its Section 505(b)(2) application.  In January 2019, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint.  On May 3, 2019, the Court issued a written decision granting in part and denying in part the motion to dismiss.  On June 6, 2019, Genus filed an Amended Complaint.  On June 27, 2019, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint.  By Order dated September 3, 2019, the Court granted in part and denied in part the Company’s motion to dismiss.  The Company believes it acted in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and plans to vigorously defend itself from these claims.  Discovery is ongoing and the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome of this suit at this time.

 

Other Litigation Matters

 

The Company is also subject to various legal proceedings arising out of the normal course of its business including, but not limited to, product liability, intellectual property, patent infringement claims and antitrust matters.  It is not possible to predict the outcome of these various proceedings.  An adverse determination in any of these proceedings in the future could have a significant impact on the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company.

 

Note 12.  Commitments

 

Leases

 

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company recorded a ROU lease asset totaling $1.2 million related to an existing lease at Cody Labs upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-02.  The Company subsequently recorded a full impairment of the asset as a result of the decision to cease operations at Cody Labs.  At September 30, 2019, the Company has a ROU lease asset of $6.4 million and a ROU liability of $7.5 million, of which $1.9 million and $5.6 million represent the current and non-current balance, respectively.

 

Components of lease cost are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30, 2019

 

Operating lease cost

 

$

481

 

Variable lease cost

 

28

 

Short-term lease cost (a)

 

156

 

Total

 

$

665

 

 


(a) Not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

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Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to our operating leases are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30, 2019

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

481

 

Non-cash activity:

 

 

 

ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

 

$

 

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for our operating leases are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term

 

9 years

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

7.50%

 

 

Maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year for our operating leases are as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

Amounts Due

 

Remainder of 2020

 

$

1,460

 

2021

 

1,487

 

2022

 

1,169

 

2023

 

1,169

 

2024

 

1,169

 

Thereafter

 

3,929

 

Total lease payments

 

10,383

 

Less: Imputed interest

 

2,825

 

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

7,558

 

 

As of June 30, 2019, future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) for the twelve-month periods ending June 30 thereafter are as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

Amounts Due

 

2020

 

$

1,898

 

2021

 

1,450

 

2022

 

1,123

 

2023

 

1,123

 

2024

 

1,123

 

Thereafter

 

3,839

 

Total

 

$

10,556

 

 

Other Commitment

 

During the third quarter of Fiscal 2017, the Company signed an agreement with a company operating in the pharmaceutical business, under which the Company agreed to provide up to $15.0 million in revolving loans, which expires in seven years and bears interest at 2.0%, for the purpose of expansion and other business needs.  The decision to provide any portion of the revolving loan is at the Company’s sole discretion.  Prior to the first quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company had the option to convert the first $7.5 million into a 50% ownership interest in the entity.  The board of the entity is comprised of five members, one of which is an employee of the Company.

 

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company sold 50% of the outstanding loan to a third party for $5.6 million and, in addition to assigning 50% of all right, title and interest in the loan and loan documents, the Company relinquished its right to convert a portion of the outstanding loan balance to an equity interest in the entity.  As of September 30, 2019, $6.1 million was outstanding under the revolving loan and is included in other assets.  Based on the guidance set forth in ASC 810-10 Consolidation, the Company has concluded that it has a variable interest in the entity.  However, the Company is not the primary beneficiary to the entity and as such, is not required to consolidate the entity’s results of operations.

 

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Note 13.  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

The Company’s Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss was comprised of the following components as of September 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2019

 

2018

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Balance, June 30

 

$

(615

)

$

(515

)

Net gain (loss) gain on foreign currency translation (net of tax of $0 and $0)

 

(46

)

6

 

Reclassifications to net income (net of tax of $0 and $0)

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

(46

)

6

 

Ending Balance, September 30

 

(661

)

(509

)

Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

$

(661

)

$

(509

)

 

Note 14.  Loss Per Common Share

 

A reconciliation of the Company’s basic and diluted loss per common share was as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

2019

 

2018

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(12,157

)

$

(287,528

)

Interest expense applicable to the Notes, net of tax

 

 

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs applicable to the Notes, net of tax

 

 

 

Adjusted “if-converted” net loss

 

$

(12,157

)

$

(287,528

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

38,309,267

 

37,586,327

 

Effect of potentially dilutive options and restricted stock awards

 

 

 

Effect of conversion of the Notes

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

38,309,267

 

37,586,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.32

)

$

(7.65

)

Diluted

 

$

(0.32

)

$

(7.65

)

 

The number of anti-dilutive shares that have been excluded in the computation of diluted loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was 2.9 million and 4.6 million, respectively.  The effect of potentially dilutive shares was excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share in the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 because the effect of including such securities would be anti-dilutive.

 

Note 15.  Share-based Compensation

 

At September 30, 2019, the Company had two share-based employee compensation plans (the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan “LTIP” and the 2014 “LTIP”).  Together these plans authorized an aggregate total of 6.5 million shares to be issued.  As of September 30, 2019, the plans have a total of 1.2 million shares available for future issuances.

 

Historically, the Company issued share-based compensation awards with a vesting period ranging up to 3 years and a maximum contractual term of 10 years.  Beginning in Fiscal 2020, the Company extended the vesting period of new share-based compensation awards to 4 years.  The Company issues new shares of stock when stock options are exercised.  As of September 30, 2019, there was $15.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation awards.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years.

 

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Stock Options

 

The Company measures share-based compensation cost for options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  The following table presents the weighted average assumptions used to estimate fair values of the stock options granted during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the estimated annual forfeiture rates used to recognize the associated compensation expense and the weighted average fair value of the options granted:

 

 

 

September 30,
2019

 

September 30,
2018

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.9

%

2.9

%

Expected volatility

 

73.7

%

58.4

%

Expected dividend yield

 

 

 

Forfeiture rate

 

6.5

%

6.5

%

Expected term (in years)

 

5.1 years

 

5.3 years

 

Weighted average fair value

 

$4.04

 

$6.52

 

 

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the price of our common shares during the historical period equal to the expected term of the option.  The Company uses historical information to estimate the expected term, which represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding.  The risk-free rate for the period equal to the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The forfeiture rate assumption is the estimated annual rate at which unvested awards are expected to be forfeited during the vesting period.  This assumption is based on our actual forfeiture rate on historical awards.  Periodically, management will assess whether it is necessary to adjust the estimated rate to reflect changes in actual forfeitures or changes in expectations.  Additionally, the expected dividend yield is equal to zero, as the Company has not historically issued and has no immediate plans to issue, a dividend.

 

A stock option summary as of September 30, 2019 and changes during the three months then ended, is presented below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Aggregate

 

Remaining

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

Intrinsic

 

Contractual

 

(In thousands, except for weighted average price and life data)

 

Awards

 

Price

 

Value

 

Life (yrs.)

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2019

 

572

 

$

17.56

 

$

273

 

5.0

 

Granted

 

522

 

$

6.57

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(9

)

$

9.76

 

$

35

 

 

 

Forfeited, expired or repurchased

 

(9

)

$

27.63

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2019

 

1,076

 

$

12.21

 

$

3,488

 

7.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2019

 

1,073

 

$

12.20

 

$

3,488

 

7.2

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2019

 

569

 

$

16.18

 

$

1,425

 

5.1

 

 

Restricted Stock

 

The Company measures restricted stock compensation costs based on the stock price at the grant date less an estimate for expected forfeitures.  The annual forfeiture rate used to calculate compensation expense was 6.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

 

A summary of restricted stock awards as of September 30, 2019 and changes during the three months then ended, is presented below:

 

(In thousands, except for weighted average price data)

 

Awards

 

Weighted
Average Grant -
date Fair Value

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value

 

Non-vested at June 30, 2019

 

1,288

 

$

11.63

 

 

 

Granted

 

936

 

6.44

 

 

 

Vested

 

(575

)

10.82

 

$

4,634

 

Forfeited

 

(29

)

14.09

 

 

 

Non-vested at September 30, 2019

 

1,620

 

$

8.88

 

 

 

 

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Performance-Based Shares

 

In September 2017, the Company began granting performance-based awards to certain key executives.  The stock-settled awards will cliff vest based on relative Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) over a three-year period.  The Company measures share-based compensation cost for TSR awards using a Monte-Carlo simulation model.

 

A summary of performance-based share awards as of September 30, 2019 and changes during the current fiscal year, is presented below:

 

(In thousands, except for weighted average price and life data)

 

Awards

 

Weighted
Average Grant -
date Fair Value

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value

 

Non-vested at June 30, 2019

 

72

 

$

19.92

 

 

 

Granted

 

178

 

$

10.71

 

 

 

Vested

 

(46

)

$

15.08

 

$

477

 

Forfeited

 

 

$

 

 

 

Non-vested at September 30, 2019

 

204

 

$

12.99

 

 

 

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

In February 2003, the Company’s stockholders approved an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”).  Employees eligible to participate in the ESPP may purchase shares of the Company’s stock at 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the common stock on the first day of the calendar quarter, or the last day of the calendar quarter.  Under the ESPP, employees can authorize the Company to withhold up to 10% of their compensation during any quarterly offering period, subject to certain limitations.  The ESPP was implemented on April 1, 2003 and is qualified under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code.  The Board of Directors authorized an aggregate total of 1.1 million shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance under the ESPP.  During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 29 thousand shares and 50 thousand shares were issued under the ESPP, respectively.  As of September 30, 2019, 821 thousand total cumulative shares have been issued under the ESPP.

 

The following table presents the allocation of share-based compensation costs recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations by financial statement line item:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2019

 

2018

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

$

3,635

 

$

2,213

 

Research and development

 

224

 

201

 

Cost of sales

 

600

 

621

 

Total

 

$

4,459

 

$

3,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax benefit at statutory rate

 

$

1,003

 

$

683

 

 

Note 16.  Employee Benefit Plan

 

The Company has a 401k defined contribution plan (the “Plan”) covering substantially all employees.  Pursuant to the Plan provisions, the Company is required to make matching contributions equal to 50% of each employee’s contribution, not to exceed 4% of the employee’s compensation for the Plan year.  Contributions to the Plan during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $0.6 million.

 

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Note 17.  Income Taxes

 

The Company uses the liability method to account for income taxes.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates which will be in effect when these differences reverse.  Deferred tax expense (benefit) is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

 

The federal, state and local income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $1.8 million compared to an income tax benefit of $75.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.  The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were (17.2)% and 20.8%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was lower compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to research and development credits relative to expected pre-tax income, partially offset by the impact of excess tax shortfalls related to stock compensation.

 

The Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position claimed on a tax return only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.  The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

 

As of September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, the Company has total unrecognized tax benefits of $2.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of which $2.2 million and $2.1 million would impact the Company’s effective tax rate, respectively, if recognized.  As a result of the positions taken during the period, the Company has not recorded any interest and penalties for the period ended September 30, 2019 in the statement of operations and no cumulative interest and penalties have been recorded either in the Company’s statement of financial position as of September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019.  The Company will recognize interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and any related penalties in operating expenses.

 

The Company files income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and various states.  The Company’s tax returns for Fiscal Year 2014 and prior generally are no longer subject to review as such years generally are closed.  The Company’s Fiscal Year 2016 federal return is currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”).  The Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome of the examination at this time.  In July 2018, the Company was notified that the IRS will also expand their examination to include the Company’s Fiscal 2015 and Fiscal 2017 federal returns.  In October 2018, the Company was notified that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will conduct a routine field audit of the Company’s Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2017 corporate tax returns.

 

Note 18.  Related Party Transactions

 

The Company had sales of $0.7 million and $0.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, to a generic distributor, Auburn Pharmaceutical Company (“Auburn”), which is a member of the Premier Buying Group.  Jeffrey Farber, a current board member, is the owner of Auburn.  Accounts receivable includes amounts due from Auburn of $0.6 million and $1.2 million at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively.

 

The Company also had sales of $0.7 million and $0.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, to a generic distributor, KeySource, which is a member of the OptiSource Buying Group.  Albert Paonessa, a current board member, was appointed the CEO of KeySource in May 2017.  Accounts receivable includes amounts due from KeySource of $0.6 million and $0.7 million as of September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively.

 

Note 19.  Assets Held for Sale

 

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company approved a plan to sell the Cody API business, which includes the manufacturing and distribution of active pharmaceutical ingredients for use in finished goods production.  As a result of the plan, the Company recorded the assets of the Cody API business at fair value less costs to sell.  The Company performed a fair value analysis which resulted in a $29.9 million impairment of the Cody Labs’ long-lived assets in the first quarter of Fiscal 2019.

 

The Company was unable to sell the Cody API business as an ongoing operation and intended to sell the equipment utilized by the Cody API business as well as the real estate upon receiving approval of the Company’s cocaine hydrochloride solution Section 505(b)(2) NDA application and to have Cody Labs cease all operations.  In the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company completed the sale of a portion of the equipment associated with the Cody API business for $2.0 million.  As of September 30, 2019, the real estate and remaining equipment associated with the Cody API business, totaling $4.6 million, was recorded in the assets held for sale caption in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

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The following table summarizes the financial results of the Cody API business for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30, 2019

 

September 30, 2018

 

Net sales

 

$

1,067

 

$

1,488

 

Pretax loss attributable to Cody API business

 

$

(4,417

)

$

(35,021

)

 

The pretax loss attributable to the Cody API business during the three months ended September 30, 2019 includes a full impairment of the ROU lease asset, totaling $1.2 million, that was recorded upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 on July 1, 2019.

 

The pretax loss attributable to the Cody API business during the three months ended September 30, 2018 includes impairment charges totaling $29.9 million to adjust the long-lived assets to its fair value less costs to sell.

 

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ITEM 2.                                                MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Report on Form 10-Q and certain information incorporated herein by reference contains forward-looking statements which are not historical facts made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements are not promises or guarantees and investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the impact of competitive products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance, new product development, acquisition-related challenges, the regulatory environment, interest rate fluctuations, reliance on key strategic alliances, availability of raw materials, fluctuations in operating results and other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.  We caution you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date made.  Lannett is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

The following information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.  All references to “Fiscal 2020” or “Fiscal Year 2020” shall mean the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 and all references to “Fiscal 2019” or “Fiscal Year 2019” shall mean the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

 

Company Overview

 

Lannett Company, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”, “Lannett”, “we” or “us”) primarily develop, manufacture, package, market and distribute solid oral and extended release (tablets and capsules), topical, liquids, nasal and oral solution finished dosage forms of drugs, generic forms of both small molecule and biologic medications, that address a wide range of therapeutic areas.  Certain of these products are manufactured by others and distributed by the Company.  Additionally, the Company is pursuing partnerships, research contracts and internal expansion for the development and production of other dosage forms including: ophthalmic, nasal, patch, foam, buccal, sublingual, suspensions, soft gel, injectable and oral dosages.

 

The Company operates pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in Carmel, New York and Seymour, Indiana.  The Company’s customers include generic pharmaceutical distributors, drug wholesalers, chain drug stores, private label distributors, mail-order pharmacies, other pharmaceutical manufacturers, managed care organizations, hospital buying groups, governmental entities and health maintenance organizations.

 

JSP Distribution Agreement

 

On March 23, 2004, the Company entered into an agreement with JSP (the “JSP Distribution Agreement”) for the exclusive distribution rights in the United States to four different JSP products, in exchange for 4.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock.  On August 19, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with JSP to extend the JSP Distribution Agreement to continue as the exclusive distributor in the United States of three JSP products: Butalbital, Aspirin, Caffeine with Codeine Phosphate Capsules USP; Digoxin Tablets USP; and Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets USP.  The amendment to the JSP Distribution Agreement extended the term of the initial contract, which was due to expire on March 22, 2014, for five years through March 23, 2019.

 

In August 2018, JSP notified the Company that it would not extend or renew the JSP Distribution Agreement. The Company determined that JSP’s decision represented a triggering event under U.S. GAAP to perform an analysis to determine the potential for impairment of goodwill.  In October 2018, the Company completed the analysis based on market data and concluded that it would record a full impairment of goodwill totaling $339.6 million in Fiscal 2019.  On March 23, 2019, the JSP Distribution Agreement expired and was not renewed or extended.

 

Net sales of JSP products totaled $202.5 million in Fiscal Year 2019.  Of that amount, Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets USP net sales totaled $197.5 million in Fiscal Year 2019, with gross margins of approximately 60%.

 

Because products covered by the JSP Distribution Agreement generated a significant portion of our revenues and gross profits, JSP’s decision not to renew or extend its distribution agreement with us have and will materially adversely affect our future operating results and cash flows.  When announced on August 20, 2018, this resulted in a significant decline in the Company’s market capitalization.

 

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As noted above, JSP’s decision not to renew or extend its distribution agreement with us have and will materially adversely affect our future operating results, liquidity and cash flows, which could impact our ability to comply with the financial and other covenants in our Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility.  On December 10, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Credit and Guaranty Agreement.  Pursuant to the amendment, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio applicable to the financial leverage ratio covenant was increased from 3.25:1.00 to 4.25:1.00 as of December 31, 2019 and prior to September 30, 2020, and then to 4.00:1:00 as of September 30, 2020.  The Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility is also subject to a minimum liquidity covenant, which provides that the Company shall not permit its liquidity as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be less than $75.0 million.  On September 27, 2019, the Company issued $86,250,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.50% convertible senior notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) and used the net proceeds to repay a portion of the outstanding Term Loan A balance.  The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and therefore are not included within the calculation of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio under the existing Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility.  As of September 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants.  As of September 30, 2019, cash and cash equivalents totaled $101.0 million in addition to availability under our undrawn Revolver totaling $125.0 million.

 

Based on its projections over the next twelve months, the Company expects to have sufficient liquidity and cashflows to meet its operating and debt service requirements for at least the next twelve months from the issuance of the September 30, 2019 consolidated financial statements.  The Company also expects to be in compliance with its financial covenants during the same period.

 

Although management cannot predict with certainty the precise impact its plans will have on offsetting the loss of the JSP Distribution Agreement, management is continuing to execute on plans to offset the impact of the loss on a short- and long-term basis.  These plans currently include, among other things, an emphasis on reducing cost of sales, research and development (“R&D”) and selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses; continuing to accelerate new product launches; increasing the level of strategic partnerships; and reducing capital expenditures.  To that end, the Company has already launched 28 new products since January 2018, which are expected to generate annualized net sales of over $100 million, and plans to maintain this pace going forward.  The Company has also recently signed several distribution and in-licensing agreements that will provide both immediate and longer-term contribution margins.  Additionally, the Company has supplemented existing in-process cost reduction plans with additional cost savings initiatives, which is expected to generate annualized cost savings of approximately $66.0 million by the end of Fiscal 2020 when compared to the Fiscal 2018 expenses, of which approximately half will be reinvested into other business growth opportunities.  Management also plans to attempt, at the appropriate time, to continue to refinance a significant portion of its outstanding long-term debt to reduce principal repayment requirements and eliminate existing financial covenants, which we expect will increase related interest expense, but will positively impact short-term cash flows.

 

Cody API Restructuring Plan

 

On June 11, 2019, the Company approved a restructuring plan (the “Cody API Restructuring Plan”) with respect to Cody Labs.  In September 2018, the Company approved a plan to sell the active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing distribution business of Cody Labs (the “Cody API business”) but the Company was unable to sell the Cody API business as an ongoing operation.  Therefore, the Company intends to sell the real estate utilized by the Cody API business upon receiving approval of the Company’s cocaine hydrochloride solution Section 505(b)(2) NDA application and to have Cody Labs cease all operations.  In connection with the Cody API Restructuring Plan, there has been a reduction of almost 70 positions at Cody Labs.  The restructuring activities under the Cody API Restructuring Plan are substantially complete as of September 30, 2019.  In the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company completed the sale of a portion of the equipment associated with the Cody API business for $2.0 million.

 

The costs to implement the Cody API Restructuring Plan total approximately $6.0 million, including approximately $3.5 million of severance and employee-related costs and approximately $2.0 million of contract termination costs, as well as approximately $0.5 million of costs to be incurred in connection with moving equipment and other property to other Company-owned facilities that were originally anticipated to be incurred in connection with the Cody Restructuring Plan announced in June 2018.

 

Financial Summary

 

For the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2020, net sales decreased to $127.3 million as compared to $155.1 million in the same prior-year period.  Gross profit decreased to $42.7 million compared to $59.1 million in the prior-year period and gross profit percentage decreased to 33% compared to 38% in the prior-year period.  R&D expenses decreased 9% to $8.9 million compared to $9.8 million in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2019 while SG&A expenses increased 3% to $21.3 million from $20.6 million.  Restructuring expenses increased to $1.4 million from $1.0 million.  Operating income for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2020, which included asset impairment charges totaling $1.6 million, was $9.4 million compared to operating loss of $341.8 million in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2019, which included asset impairment charges totaling $369.5 million.  Net loss for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 was $12.2 million, or $0.32 per diluted share compared to net loss of $287.5 million or $7.65 per diluted share in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2019.

 

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A more detailed discussion of the Company’s financial results can be found below.

 

Results of Operations - Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2018

 

Net sales decreased to $127.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.  The table below identifies the Company’s net product sales by medical indication for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.  The medical indication categories for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was reclassified to better align with industry standards and the Company’s peers.

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Medical Indication

 

2019

 

2018

 

Analgesic

 

$

1,884

 

$

1,829

 

Anti-Psychosis

 

28,034

 

10,889

 

Cardiovascular

 

21,606

 

21,770

 

Central Nervous System

 

19,257

 

14,286

 

Endocrinology

 

 

53,878

 

Gastrointestinal

 

16,962

 

17,594

 

Infectious Disease

 

11,895

 

4,480

 

Migraine

 

9,143

 

9,737

 

Respiratory/Allergy/Cough/Cold

 

2,707

 

3,584

 

Urinary

 

435

 

1,541

 

Other

 

9,861

 

10,805

 

Contract manufacturing revenue

 

5,558

 

4,661

 

Total

 

$

127,342

 

$

155,054

 

 

The decrease in net sales was driven by decreased volumes of $19.9 million and, to a lesser extent, decreased average selling price of products of $7.8 million.  Overall volumes decreased primarily due to the loss of Levothyroxine sales associated with the expiration of the JSP Distribution Agreement, partially offset by additional volumes from product launches and increased market share in certain key products.  Average selling prices were impacted by product mix and price decreases in certain key products and, to a lesser extent, competitive pricing pressures.  Although the Company has benefited in the past from favorable pricing trends, these trends have reversed.

 

In January 2017, a provision in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 required drug manufacturers to pay additional rebates to state Medicaid programs if the prices of their generic drugs rise at a rate faster than inflation.  The provision negatively impacted the Company’s net sales by $10.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and $7.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018, which contributed to the overall decreased average selling price.

 

The following chart details price and volume changes by medical indication:

 

Medical indication

 

Sales volume
change %

 

Sales price
change %

 

Analgesic

 

143

%

(140

)%

Anti-Psychosis

 

130

%

28

%

Cardiovascular

 

(28

)%

27

%

Central Nervous System

 

63

%

(28

)%

Endocrinology

 

(100

)%

%

Gastrointestinal

 

(2

)%

(1

)%

Infectious Disease

 

197

%

(31

)%

Migraine

 

17

%

(23

)%

Respiratory/Allergy/Cough/Cold

 

(19

)%

(6

)%

Urinary

 

(35

)%

(37

)%

 

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The Company sells its products to customers in various distribution channels.  The table below presents the Company’s net sales to each distribution channel for the three months ended September 30:

 

(In thousands)
Customer Distribution Channel

 

September 30,
2019

 

September 30,
2018

 

Wholesaler/Distributor

 

$

102,200

 

$

116,354

 

Retail Chain

 

17,088

 

25,041

 

Mail-Order Pharmacy

 

2,496

 

8,998

 

Contract manufacturing revenue

 

5,558

 

4,661

 

Total

 

$

127,342

 

$

155,054

 

 

Overall net sales decreased primarily due to the loss of the Levothyroxine sales associated with the expiration of the JSP Distribution Agreement, partially offset by additional volumes from product launches and increased market share in certain key products.  The allocation of the Company’s sales among the various distribution channels remained consistent with the same prior-year period.

 

Cocaine Hydrochloride Solution

 

In December 2017, a competitor received approval from the FDA to market and sell a Cocaine Hydrochloride topical product.  This approval affects the Company’s right to market and sell its unapproved cocaine hydrochloride solution product.  According to FDA guidance, the FDA typically allows the marketing of unapproved products for up to one year following the approval of an NDA for the product.  Upon the recent request of the FDA to cease manufacturing and distributing our unapproved cocaine hydrochloride solution product as a result of an approved product on the market, the Company committed to not manufacture or distribute cocaine hydrochloride 10% solution, which has not been sold during Fiscal 2019, as of April 15, 2019.  The Company also ceased manufacturing its unapproved cocaine hydrochloride 4% solution on June 15, 2019 and ceased distributing the product on August 15, 2019.  The Company does not believe the discontinuation will have a material impact on our future expected results of operations, as we had anticipated the withdrawal of this product.  During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, the Company’s net sales of the unapproved cocaine hydrochloride solution product were $2.8 million and $3.0 million, respectively.

 

Meanwhile, the FDA continues to review the Company’s Section 505(b)(2) NDA application, and in July 2018 issued a Complete Response Letter (“CRL”) which required an additional study and other information.  In June 2019, the Company submitted a response to the Complete Response Letter and received a new Prescription Drug User Fee Act (“PDUFA”) date of December 21, 2019.  The Company cannot say for certain when or if the application will be approved.

 

The competitor filed a Citizen Petition with the FDA in February 2019, claiming that the grant of the NCE exclusivity blocks the approval of the Company’s application for five years and requesting that the FDA refuse to accept any further submissions in furtherance of the Company’s Section 505(b)(2) NDA application, treat as withdrawn any submissions made by the Company after December 2017 and withdraw the Company’s Section 505(b)(2) application.  On April 24, 2019, the Company filed an opposition to the Citizen Petition requesting that it be denied. On July 3, 2019, the FDA denied the competitor’s Citizen Petition. Thereafter, the competitor filed a second Citizen Petition claiming that the FDA should rescind the acceptance of the Company’s Section 505(b)(2) application and only permit the Company to re-submit the application as an ANDA after the expiration of the competitor’s five year exclusivity.  The Company filed an opposition to the second Citizen Petition asserting, among other things, that the FDA should summarily deny the second Citizen Petition as an improper attempt to delay competition.  The FDA has not yet ruled on the second Citizen Petition.  The Company believes the FDA is continuing to review its Section 505(b)(2) application.

 

Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablets (“Methylphenidate ER”)

 

The Company markets one form of the product which is designated “BX.” Per a teleconference in November 2014, the FDA informed KUPI that it was changing the therapeutic equivalence rating of its Methylphenidate ER product from “AB” (therapeutically equivalent) to “BX.”  A BX-rated drug is a product for which data is insufficient to determine therapeutic equivalence; it is still approved and can be prescribed, but the FDA does not recommend it as automatically substitutable for the brand-name drug at the pharmacy.

 

The Company has been working with the FDA to regain the “AB” rating, and in the meantime, maintains the drug on the U.S. market with a BX rating.  However, there can be no assurance as to when or if the Company will regain the “AB” rating or be permitted to remain on the market.  The Company agreed to potential acquisition-related contingent payments to UCB related to Methylphenidate ER if the FDA reinstates the AB-rating and certain sales thresholds are met.  Such potential contingent payments are set to expire after December 31, 2020.

 

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In August 2018, the Company entered into an exclusive perpetual licensing agreement with Andor Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Andor”) for Methylphenidate ER tablets USP (CII) in 18 mg, 27 mg, 36 mg and 54 mg strengths.  Andor’s ANDA of Methylphenidate included all bioequivalence metrics recommended by the FDA and is an AB-rated generic equivalent to the brand Concerta®.  In April 2019, Andor received approval from the FDA of its Methylphenidate ER tablets USP (CII) ANDA.  The Company commenced the launch of the product in 18mg, 27mg, 36mg and 54mg strengths in May 2019.

 

Under the licensing agreement with Andor, Lannett will primarily provide sales, marketing and distribution support of Andor’s Methylphenidate ER product, for which it will receive a percentage of the net profits.

 

Thalomid®

 

The Company filed with the FDA an ANDA No. 206601, along with a paragraph IV certification, alleging that the fifteen patents associated with the Thalomid drug product are invalid, unenforceable and/or not infringed.  On January 30, 2015, Celgene Corporation and Children’s Medical Center Corporation filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging that the Company’s filing of ANDA No. 206601 constitutes an act of patent infringement and seeking a declaration that the patents at issue are valid and infringed.  A settlement agreement was reached and the Court dismissed the lawsuit in October 2017.  Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Company entered into a license agreement that permits Lannett to manufacture and market in the U.S. its generic thalidomide product as of August 1, 2019 or earlier under certain circumstances.  In the second quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company received a Major CRL related to issues at its API supplier. The Company filed a response to the CRL.  The Company received a second Major CRL in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020 related to continued issues at the API supplier, as well as issues with the REMS program hosted by Celgene.  The Company is working on addressing the FDA comments and expects its product launch to be delayed until Fiscal Year 2021.

 

Ranitidine Oral Solution, USP

 

As part of an industry-wide action, the Company is voluntarily recalling all lots within expiry of Ranitidine Syrup (Ranitidine Oral Solution, USP), 15mg/mL to the consumer level due to levels of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (“NDMA”), a probable human carcinogen, above the levels recently established by the FDA.  On September 17, 2019, the FDA notified the Company about the possible presence of NDMA in its Ranitidine Oral Solution product and the Company immediately commenced testing and analysis of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) and drug product, and confirmed the presence of NDMA.  The Company is in the process of switching its API supplier for its Ranitidine Oral Solution, USP product.  The Company’s net sales of Ranitidine Oral Solution in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 totaled $1.9 million.  The Company does not believe the recall will have a significant impact on our future expected financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Cost of Sales, including amortization of intangibles.  Cost of sales, including amortization of intangibles for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 decreased 12% to $84.7 million from $95.9 million in the same prior-year period.  The decrease was primarily attributable to the loss of Levothyroxine sales associated with the expiration of the JSP Distribution Agreement, partially offset by additional volumes of products sold as well as increased product royalties expense related to various distribution agreements.  Product royalties expense included in cost of sales totaled $16.3 million for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 and $5.9 million for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2019.  Amortization expense included in cost of sales totaled $7.0 million for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 and $8.2 million for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2019.

 

Gross Profit.  Gross profit for the first quarter of Fiscal 2020 decreased 28% to $42.7 million or 33% of net sales.  In comparison, gross profit for the first quarter of Fiscal 2019 was $59.1 million or 38% of net sales.  The decrease in gross profit percentage was primarily attributable to the loss of Levothyroxine sales associated with the expiration of the JSP Distribution Agreement as well as increased product royalties related to distribution agreements, partially offset by manufacturing efficiencies as a result of cost reduction initiatives.

 

Research and Development Expenses.  Research and development expenses for the first quarter decreased 9% to $8.9 million in Fiscal Year 2020 from $9.8 million in Fiscal Year 2019.  The decrease was primarily due to lower R&D expenses as a result of the Company’s decision to cease operations at Cody Labs.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.  Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 3% to $21.3 million in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 compared with $20.6 million in Fiscal Year 2019.  The increase was primarily driven by increased legal costs and separation costs associated with the Company’s former chief financial officer, partially offset by lower expenses at the Company’s Cody Labs subsidiary and other cost reduction initiatives.

 

The Company is focused on controlling operating expenses and has executed on its 2016 Restructuring Plan, Cody Restructuring Plan and Cody API Restructuring Plan as noted above; however, increases in personnel and other costs to facilitate enhancements in the Company’s infrastructure and expansion may impact operating expenses in future periods.

 

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Restructuring Expenses.  Restructuring expenses totaled $1.4 million in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 compared to $1.0 million in the prior-year period, primarily due to the timing of the Company’s various restructuring plans.  See Note 4 “Restructuring Charges” for more information.

 

Asset Impairment Charges.  In the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company recorded a ROU lease asset totaling $1.2 million related to an existing lease at Cody Labs upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-02.  The Company subsequently recorded a full impairment of the asset as a result of the decision to cease operations at Cody Labs.

 

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company approved a plan to sell the Cody API business.  As such, all assets and liabilities associated with the Cody API business were recorded in the assets and liabilities held for sale captions in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2018.  As part of the held for sale classification, the Company recorded the assets of the Cody API business at fair value less costs to sell.  The Company performed a fair value analysis which resulted in a $29.9 million impairment of the Cody long-lived assets.

 

On August 17, 2018, JSP notified the Company that it will not extend or renew the JSP Distribution Agreement when the current term expires on March 23, 2019.  The Company determined that JSP’s decision represented a triggering event under U.S. GAAP to perform an analysis to determine the potential for impairment of goodwill.  On October 4, 2018, the Company completed the analysis based on market data and concluded that it would record a full impairment of goodwill totaling $339.6 million.  See Note 9 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for more information.

 

Other Income (Loss).  Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 totaled $19.3 million compared to $21.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.  The decrease was due to a lower weighted-average debt balance in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020 as compared to the prior-year period.  The weighted average interest rate for the first quarter of Fiscal 2020 and 2019 was 9.8% and 9.3%, respectively.  Investment income totaled $0.7 million in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020 compared to $0.4 million in the first quarter of Fiscal 2019.

 

Income Tax.  The Company recorded an income tax expense of $1.8 million in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 as compared to an income tax benefit of $75.6 million in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2019.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was (17.2)%, compared to 20.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2018.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was lower compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to research and development credits relative to expected pre-tax income, partially offset by the impact of excess tax shortfalls related to stock compensation.

 

Net Loss.  For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company reported net loss of $12.2 million, or $0.32 per diluted share.  Comparatively, net loss in the corresponding prior-year period was $287.5 million, or $7.65 per diluted share.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash Flow

 

The Company had historically financed its operations with cash flow generated from operations supplemented with borrowings from various government agencies and financial institutions.  At September 30, 2019, working capital was $256.0 million as compared to $295.6 million at June 30, 2019, a decrease of $39.6 million.  Current product portfolio sales as well as sales related to future product approvals are anticipated to continue to generate positive cash flow from operations.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 reflected net loss of $12.2 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $23.0 million, as well as cash used through changes in operating assets and liabilities of $6.6 million.  In comparison, net cash provided by operating activities of $54.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 reflected net loss of $287.5 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $314.2 million, as well as cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $28.0 million.

 

Significant changes in operating assets and liabilities from June 30, 2019 to September 30, 2019 were comprised of:

 

·                  An increase in accounts receivable of $8.4 million mainly due to the timing of sales and product launches in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020.  The Company’s days sales outstanding (“DSO”) at September 30, 2019, based on gross sales for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and gross accounts receivable at September 30, 2019, was 81 days.  The level of DSO at September 30, 2019 was comparable to the Company’s expectation that DSO will be in the 70 to 85-day range based on customer payment terms.

 

·                  An increase in accounts payable totaling $13.4 million primarily due to the timing of payments.

 

·                  A decrease in accrued payroll and payroll-related costs of $7.6 million primarily related to payments made in August 2019 in connection with incentive compensation accrued in Fiscal Year 2019, partially offset by the timing of payroll payments.

 

·                  A decrease in other assets totaling $6.8 million primarily due to receipt of an indemnification asset from UCB related to a government pricing contract compliance review.

 

Significant changes in operating assets and liabilities from June 30, 2018 to September 30, 2018 were comprised of:

 

·                  A decrease in accounts receivable of $44.1 million mainly due to decreased sales in the first quarter of Fiscal 2019 compared to the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2018 as well as the timing of collections.  The Company’s days sales outstanding (“DSO”) at September 30, 2018, based on gross sales for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and gross accounts receivable at September 30, 2018, was 76 days.  The level of DSO at September 30, 2018 was comparable to the Company’s expectation that DSO will be in the 70 to 80 day range based on customer payment terms.

 

·                  A decrease in prepaid income taxes totaling $14.4 million primarily due to receipt of approximately $15.2 million in tax refunds from the IRS.

 

·                  A decrease in rebates payable totaling $12.9 million primarily due to the timing of processing Medicaid-related rebates.

 

·                  An increase in inventories totaling $9.8 million primarily due to the timing of customer order fulfillment.

 

Net cash used in investing activities of $21.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was mainly the result of purchases of intangible assets of $23.5 million and purchases of property, plant and equipment of $4.0 million, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment of $6.3 million.  Net cash provided by investing activities of $13.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was mainly the result of proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment of $14.0 million and proceeds from the sale of an outstanding VIE loan to a third party of $5.6 million, partially offset by purchases of property, plant and equipment of $5.8 million.

 

Net cash used in financing activities of $22.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily due to debt repayments of $96.6 million, purchase of a capped call in connection with the 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes offering totaling $7.1 million, payments of debt issuance costs totaling $3.5 million, and purchases of treasury stock totaling $1.4 million, partially offset by proceeds from the issuance of 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes of $86.3 million and proceeds from issuance of stock pursuant to stock compensation plans of $0.2 million.  Net cash used in financing activities of $16.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to debt repayments of $16.7 million and purchases of treasury stock totaling $0.4 million, partially offset by proceeds from issuance of stock pursuant to stock compensation plans of $0.3 million.

 

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Credit Facility and Other Indebtedness

 

The Company has previously entered into and may enter future agreements with various government agencies and financial institutions to provide additional cash to help finance the Company’s acquisitions, various capital investments and potential strategic opportunities.  These borrowing arrangements as of September 30, 2019 are as follows:

 

Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility

 

On November 25, 2015, in connection with its acquisition of KUPI, Lannett entered into a credit and guaranty agreement (the “Credit and Guaranty Agreement”) among certain of its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, as guarantors, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent and other lenders providing for a senior secured credit facility (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”).  The Senior Secured Credit Facility consisted of Term Loan A in an aggregate principal amount of $275.0 million, Term Loan B in an aggregate principal amount of $635.0 million and a revolving credit facility providing for revolving loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $125.0 million.

 

On June 17, 2016, Lannett amended the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Credit and Guaranty Agreement to raise an incremental term loan in the principal amount of $150.0 million (the “Incremental Term Loan”) and amended certain sections of the agreement (the “Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility”).  The terms of this Incremental Term Loan are substantially the same as those applicable to the Term Loan B.  The Company used the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loan and cash on hand to repurchase the outstanding $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of Lannett’s 12.0% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Senior Notes”) issued in connection with the KUPI acquisition.

 

Refer to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 for further details on the Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility.

 

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026

 

On September 27, 2019, the Company issued $86,250,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and bear interest at an annual rate of 4.50% payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on April 1, 2020.  The Notes will mature on October 1, 2026, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms.  The Notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion rate of 65.4022 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $15.29 per share), subject to adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events (but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest).  The Company may redeem all or a part of the Notes on or after October 6, 2023 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the redemption date, subject to certain conditions relating to the Company’s stock price having been met.  Following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date or if the Company delivers a notice of redemption, the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its Notes in connection with such corporate event or notice of redemption.  The indenture covering the Notes contains certain other customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the trustee or holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Notes to be due and payable.

 

In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company also entered into privately negotiated “capped call” transactions with several counterparties.  The capped call transaction will initially cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of common stock that initially underlie the Notes.  The capped call transactions are expected to generally reduce the potential dilutive effect on the Company’s common stock upon any conversion of the Notes with such reduction subject to a cap which is initially $19.46 per share.

 

Other Liquidity Matters

 

Refer to the “JSP Distribution Agreement” section above for the impact of the nonrenewal of the JSP agreement on our future liquidity.

 

Future Acquisitions

 

We are continuously evaluating the potential for product and company acquisitions as a part of our future growth strategy.  In conjunction with a potential acquisition, the Company may utilize current resources or seek additional sources of capital to finance any such acquisition, which could have an impact on future liquidity.

 

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We may also from time to time depending on market conditions and prices, contractual restrictions, our financial liquidity and other factors, seek to prepay outstanding debt or repurchase our outstanding debt through open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases, or otherwise.  The amounts involved in any such transactions, individually or in the aggregate, may be material and may be funded from available cash or from additional borrowings.

 

Research and Development Arrangements

 

In the normal course of business, the Company has entered into certain research and development and other arrangements.  As part of these arrangements, the Company has agreed to certain contingent payments which generally become due and payable only upon the achievement of certain developmental, regulatory, commercial and/or other milestones.  In addition, under certain arrangements, we may be required to make royalty payments based on a percentage of future sales, or other metric, for products currently in development in the event that the Company begins to market and sell the product.  Due to the inherent uncertainty related to these developmental, regulatory, commercial and/or other milestones, it is unclear if the Company will ever be required to make such payments.

 

In the second quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company entered into an agreement in principle with North South Brother Pharmacy Investment Co., Ltd. and HEC Group PTY, Ltd. (collectively, “HEC”) to develop an insulin glargine product that would be biosimilar to Lantus Solostar, pursuant to a License and Collaboration Agreement to be executed by the parties.  This agreement modifies and supersedes a May 3, 2016 Collaboration and Supply Agreement with HEC.  Under the terms of the deal, among other things, the Company shall fund up to $32 million of the development costs and split 50/50 any development costs in excess thereof.  Lannett shall receive an exclusive license to distribute and market the product in the United States upon FDA approval under the 50/50 profit split for the first ten years following commercialization, followed by a 60/40 split in favor of HEC for the following five years.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission requires the use of estimates and assumptions.  A listing of the Company’s significant accounting policies is detailed in Note 3 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”  A subsection of these accounting policies has been identified by management as “Critical Accounting Policies.”  Critical accounting policies are those which require management to make estimates using assumptions that were uncertain at the time the estimates were made and for which the use of different assumptions, which reasonably could have been used, could have a material impact on the financial condition or results of operations.

 

Management has identified the following as “Critical Accounting Policies”: Revenue Recognition, Inventories, Income Taxes, Business Combinations, Valuation of Long-Lived Assets, including Goodwill and Intangible Assets, In-Process Research and Development and Share-based Compensation.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

On July 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which superseded ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition.  Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue when title and risk of loss of promised goods or services have transferred to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration the Company is expected to be entitled.  Our revenue consists almost entirely of sales of our pharmaceutical products to customers, whereby we ship product to a customer pursuant to a purchase order.  Revenue contracts such as these do not generally give rise to contract assets or contract liabilities because: (i) the underlying contracts generally have only a single performance obligation and (ii) we do not generally receive consideration until the performance obligation is fully satisfied.  The new revenue standard also impacts the timing of the Company’s revenue recognition by requiring recognition of certain contract manufacturing arrangements to change from “upon shipment or delivery” to “over time”.  However, the recognition of these arrangements over time does not currently have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.  The Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method.

 

When revenue is recognized, a simultaneous adjustment to gross sales is made for estimated chargebacks, rebates, returns, promotional adjustments and other potential adjustments.  These provisions are primarily estimated based on historical experience, future expectations, contractual arrangements with wholesalers and indirect customers and other factors known to management at the time of accrual.  Accruals for provisions are presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements as a reduction to gross sales with the corresponding reserve presented as a reduction of accounts receivable or included as rebates payable, depending on the nature of the reserve.

 

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Provisions for chargebacks, rebates, returns and other adjustments require varying degrees of subjectivity.  While rebates generally are based on contractual terms and require minimal estimation, chargebacks and returns require management to make more subjective assumptions.  Each major category is discussed in detail below:

 

Chargebacks

 

The provision for chargebacks is the most significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. The Company sells its products directly to wholesale distributors, generic distributors, retail pharmacy chains and mail-order pharmacies. The Company also sells its products indirectly to independent pharmacies, managed care organizations, hospitals, nursing homes and group purchasing organizations, collectively referred to as “indirect customers.” The Company enters into agreements with its indirect customers to establish pricing for certain products. The indirect customers then independently select a wholesaler from which to purchase the products. If the price paid by the indirect customers is lower than the price paid by the wholesaler, the Company will provide a credit, called a chargeback, to the wholesaler for the difference between the contractual price with the indirect customers and the wholesaler purchase price. The provision for chargebacks is based on expected sell-through levels by the Company’s wholesale customers to the indirect customers and estimated wholesaler inventory levels. As sales to the large wholesale customers, such as Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson increase (decrease), the reserve for chargebacks will also generally increase (decrease). However, the size of the increase (decrease) depends on product mix and the amount of sales made to indirect customers with which the Company has specific chargeback agreements. The Company continually monitors the reserve for chargebacks and makes adjustments when management believes that expected chargebacks may differ from the actual chargeback reserve.

 

Rebates

 

Rebates are offered to the Company’s key chain drug store, distributor and wholesaler customers to promote customer loyalty and increase product sales. These rebate programs provide customers with credits upon attainment of pre-established volumes or attainment of net sales milestones for a specified period. Other promotional programs are incentive programs offered to the customers. Additionally, as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) enacted in the U.S. in March 2010, the Company participates in a new cost-sharing program for certain Medicare Part D beneficiaries designed primarily for the sale of brand drugs and certain generic drugs if their FDA approval was granted under a NDA or 505(b) NDA versus an ANDA.  Drugs purchased within the Medicare Part D coverage gap (commonly referred to as the “donut hole”) result in additional rebates. The Company estimates the reserve for rebates and other promotional credit programs based on the specific terms in each agreement when revenue is recognized. The reserve for rebates increases (decreases) as sales to certain wholesale and retail customers increase (decrease). However, since these rebate programs are not identical for all customers, the size of the reserve will depend on the mix of sales to customers that are eligible to receive rebates.

 

Returns

 

Consistent with industry practice, the Company has a product returns policy that allows customers to return product within a specified time period prior to and subsequent to the product’s expiration date in exchange for a credit to be applied to future purchases. The Company’s policy requires that the customer obtain pre-approval from the Company for any qualifying return. The Company estimates its provision for returns based on historical experience, changes to business practices, credit terms and any extenuating circumstances known to management. While historical experience has allowed for reasonable estimations in the past, future returns may or may not follow historical trends. The Company continually monitors the reserve for returns and makes adjustments when management believes that actual product returns may differ from the established reserve. Generally, the reserve for returns increases as net sales increase.

 

Other Adjustments

 

Other adjustments consist primarily of “price adjustments, also known as “shelf-stock adjustments” and “price protections,” which are both credits issued to reflect increases or decreases in the invoice or contract prices of the Company’s products.  In the case of a price decrease, a credit is given for product remaining in customer’s inventories at the time of the price reduction.  Contractual price protection results in a similar credit when the invoice or contract prices of the Company’s products increase, effectively allowing customers to purchase products at previous prices for a specified period of time.  Amounts recorded for estimated shelf-stock adjustments and price protections are based upon specified terms with direct customers, estimated changes in market prices and estimates of inventory held by customers.  The Company regularly monitors these and other factors and evaluates the reserve as additional information becomes available.  Other adjustments also include prompt payment discounts and “failure-to-supply” adjustments.  If the Company is unable to fulfill certain customer orders, the customer can purchase products from our competitors at their prices and charge the Company for any difference in our contractually agreed upon prices.

 

Refer to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 for a description of our remaining Critical Accounting Policies.

 

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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

On November 25, 2015, in connection with the acquisition of KUPI, the Company entered into a Senior Secured Credit Facility, which was subsequently amended in June 2016.  Based on the variable-rate debt outstanding at September 30, 2019, each 1/8% increase in interest rates would yield $0.8 million of incremental annual interest expense.

 

The Company has historically invested in equity securities, U.S. government agency securities and corporate bonds, which are exposed to market and interest rate fluctuations.  The market value, interest and dividends earned on these investments may vary based on fluctuations in interest rate and market conditions.

 

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q, management performed, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

Based upon the evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that Lannett’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

 

Change in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in Lannett’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Information pertaining to legal proceedings can be found in Note 11 “Legal, Regulatory Matters and Contingencies” of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

 

Lannett Company, Inc’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 includes a detailed description of its risk factors.

 

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company updated Item 1A. Risk Factors to include the following:

 

Health care initiatives and other third-party payor cost-containment pressures have and could continue to cause us to sell our products at lower prices, resulting in decreased revenues.

 

Some of our products are purchased or reimbursed by state and federal government authorities, private health insurers and other organizations, such as health maintenance organizations, or HMOs and managed care organizations, or MCOs. Third-party payors increasingly challenge pharmaceutical product pricing. There also continues to be a trend toward managed health care in the United States. Pricing pressures by third-party payors and the growth of organizations such as HMOs and MCOs could result in lower prices and a reduction in demand for our products.

 

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One such governmental program, known as the 340B Program, requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to enter into an agreement, called a pharmaceutical pricing agreement (PPA), with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Under the PPA, the manufacturer agrees to provide front-end discounts on covered outpatient drugs purchased by specified providers, called “covered entities,” that serve the nation’s most vulnerable patient populations. Outpatient prescription drugs, over the counter drugs (accompanied by a prescription), and clinic administered drugs within eligible facilities are covered.

 

In addition, legislative and regulatory proposals and enactments to reform health care and government insurance programs could significantly influence the manner in which pharmaceutical products and medical devices are prescribed and purchased. We expect there will continue to be federal and state laws and/or regulations, proposed and implemented, that could limit the amounts that federal and state governments will pay for health care products and services. The extent to which future legislation or regulations, if any, relating to the health care industry or third-party coverage and reimbursement may be enacted or what effect such legislation or regulation would have on our business remains uncertain. For example, H.R.987, the “Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act,” which incorporated a bipartisan effort to address prescription drug pricing combined with broader provisions protecting the Affordable Care Act, was passed by the House of Representatives on May 16, 2019, but it is not expected to pass in the Senate. The bill does represent bipartisan consensus on the need to reform the drug pricing system. Additionally, in 2019, President Trump stated that he was considering an executive order that would require drug manufacturers to offer the Federal Government most favored nation pricing (i.e., the lowest pricing offered to anybody else in the world). Such measures or other health care system reforms that are adopted could have a material adverse effect on our industry generally and our ability to successfully commercialize our products or could limit or eliminate our spending on development projects and affect our ultimate profitability.

 

We may need to change our business practices to comply with changes to fraud and abuse laws.

 

We are subject to various federal and state laws pertaining to health care fraud and abuse, including the Medicare and Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute (the “Anti-Kickback Statute”), which apply to our sales and marketing practices and our relationships with physicians and other referral sources. At the federal level, the Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits any person or entity from knowingly and willfully soliciting, receiving, offering, or paying any remuneration, including a bribe, kickback, or rebate, directly or indirectly, in return for or to induce the referral of patients for items or services covered by federal health care programs, or the furnishing, recommending, or arranging for products or services covered by federal health care programs. Federal health care programs have been defined to include plans and programs that provide health benefits funded by the federal government, including Medicare and Medicaid, among others. The definition of “remuneration” has been broadly interpreted to include anything of value, including, for example, gifts, discounts, the furnishing of supplies or equipment, credit arrangements, payments of cash and waivers of payments. Several courts have interpreted the federal Anti- Kickback Statute’s intent requirement to mean that if even one purpose in an arrangement involving remuneration is to induce referrals or otherwise generate business involving goods or services reimbursed in whole or in part under federal health care programs, the statute has been violated. The federal government has issued regulations, commonly known as safe harbors that set forth certain provisions which, if fully met, will assure parties that they will not be prosecuted under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. The failure of a transaction or arrangement to fit within a specific safe harbor does not necessarily mean that the transaction or arrangement will be illegal or that prosecution under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute will be pursued, but such transactions or arrangements face an increased risk of scrutiny by government enforcement authorities and an ongoing risk of prosecution. If our sales and marketing practices or our relationships with physicians are considered by federal or state enforcement authorities to be knowingly and willfully soliciting, receiving, offering, or providing any remuneration in exchange for arranging for or recommending our products and services and such activities do not fit within a safe harbor, then these arrangements could be challenged under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

 

If our operations are found to be in violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute we may be subject to civil and criminal penalties including fines of up to $100 thousand per violation, civil monetary penalties of up to $100 thousand per violation, assessments of up to three times the amount of the prohibited remuneration, imprisonment and exclusion from participating in the federal health care programs. Violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute also may result in a finding of civil liability under the FFCA (as further discussed below) and the potential imposition of additional civil fines and monetary penalties that could be substantial. Falsely certifying compliance with the Anti-Kickback Statute in connection with a claim submitted to a federally funded insurance program is actionable under the FFCA. In addition, HIPAA and its implementing regulations created two new federal crimes: health care fraud and false statements relating to health care matters. The HIPAA health care fraud statute prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any health care benefit program, including private payors. A violation of this statue is a felony and may result in fines, imprisonment and/or exclusion from government-sponsored programs. The HIPAA false statements statute prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation in connection with the delivery of or payment for health care benefits, items, or services.

 

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A number of states also have anti-fraud and anti-kickback laws similar to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute that prohibit certain direct or indirect payments if such arrangements are designed to induce or encourage the referral of patients or the furnishing of goods or services. Some states’ anti-fraud and anti-kickback laws apply only to goods and services covered by Medicaid. Other states’ anti-fraud and anti-kickback laws apply to all health care goods and services, regardless of whether the source of payment is governmental or private. Due to the breadth of these laws and the potential for changes in laws, regulations, or administrative or judicial interpretations, we may have to change our business practices or our existing business practices could be challenged as unlawful, which could materially adversely affect our business.

 

Certain federal and state governmental agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, have been investigating issues surrounding pricing information reported by drug manufacturers and used in the calculation of reimbursements as well as sales and marketing practices. For example, many government and third-party payors, historically including Medicare and Medicaid, reimburse doctors and others for the purchase of certain pharmaceutical products based on the product’s average wholesale price (“AWP”) reported by pharmaceutical companies, although the Company has not used the term AWP since 2000. Medicare currently uses average sales price (“ASP”) and wholesale acquisition cost (“WAC”) when ASP data is unavailable. The federal government, certain state agencies and private payors are investigating and have begun to file court actions related to pharmaceutical companies’ reporting practices with respect to AWP, alleging that the practice of reporting prices for pharmaceutical products has resulted in a false and overstated AWP, which in turn is alleged to have improperly inflated the reimbursement paid by Medicare beneficiaries, insurers, state Medicaid programs, medical plans and others to health care providers who prescribed and administered those products. In addition, some of these same payors are also alleging that companies are not reporting their “best price” to the states under the Medicaid program.

 

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

 

(a)                          A list of the exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K to be filed as a part of this Form 10-Q is shown on the Exhibit Index filed herewith.

 

Exhibit Index

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

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Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

10.58+*

 

Cediprof Agreement

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

10.59+*

 

Sinotherapeutics Distribution and Supply Agreement

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

10.60

 

Lannett Company, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

101.INS**

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.SCH**

 

XBRL Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.CAL**

 

XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.DEF**

 

XBRL Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.LAB**

 

XBRL Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.PRE**

 

XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 


* Certain portions of this Exhibit have been redacted to preserve confidentiality.  The registrant hereby undertakes to provide further information regarding such redacted information to the Commission upon request.

 

+ Certain portions of this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.  The registrant undertakes to provide further information regarding such omitted materials to the Commission upon request.

 

** Furnished Herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

Dated: November 7, 2019

By:

/s/ Timothy Crew

 

 

Timothy Crew

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Dated: November 7, 2019

By:

/s/ John Kozlowski

 

 

John Kozlowski

 

 

Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Dated: November 7, 2019

By:

/s/ G. Michael Landis

 

 

G. Michael Landis

 

 

Senior Director of Finance, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

 

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Exhibit 10.58

 

 

 

AGREEMENT

 

BETWEEN

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

 

and

 

CEDIPROF, INC.

 

Dated as of July 3, 2019

 

 

 


 

AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of July 3, 2019 (the “Execution Date”), is between Lannett Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation located at 9000 State Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19136 and/or its Affiliates (“Lannett”) and Cediprof, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation located at 99 Jardines St., Caguas, PR 00725 and/or its Affiliates (“Cediprof”).  Lannett and Cediprof are separately referred to as “Party” or jointly as “Parties.”

 

WHEREAS, Cediprof is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing, supplying and distributing finished dosage forms of pharmaceutical products;

 

WHEREAS, Lannett is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing, supplying and distributing finished dosage forms of pharmaceutical products;

 

WHEREAS, Lannett desires to obtain certain future rights and obligations associated with the Cediprof Products listed on Exhibit A (the “Products), and Cediprof desires to grant Lannett certain future rights and obligations associated with the Products;

 

WHEREAS, Lannett also desires to engage Cediprof on an exclusive basis to manufacture, supply, package and label the Products, and Cediprof agrees to grant Lannett the right to commercialize the Products in the Territory on an exclusive basis at a future date but not later than August 1, 2022, upon the terms set forth in this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Lannett and Cediprof have entered into a distribution and supply agreement for the Products (the “Distribution and Supply Agreement”), as set forth in Exhibit B, which Distribution and Supply Agreement shall become effective no later than August 1, 2022;

 

WHEREAS, the Parties intend to discuss potential supply and distribution opportunities for the marketing and distribution by Cediprof of Lannett products in Mexico and other locations and the marketing and distribution by Lannett of Cediprof products in the United States, with any such agreement(s) to be memorialized in separate written supply and distribution agreements;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements and covenants hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01                             In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the terms set forth below shall be defined in this Agreement as follows:

 

Affiliate” means any other person or legal entity directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Party. For the purpose of this definition, “control” when used with respect to a specified person or legal entity means the

 


 

power to direct the management and policies of such person or legal entity directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Business Day(s)means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banks in the State of Delaware are required or authorized to close.

 

Calendar Quarter” means each successive period of three (3) consecutive calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31.

 

Claim” means any claims, demands, actions, suits and causes of action, whether class, individual or otherwise in nature, in law or in equity.

 

Dollar” means United States dollars.

 

Independent Expert” means a nationally recognized independent accounting firm mutually agreed upon by Lannett and Cediprof.

 

Products” means those products as set forth on Exhibit A.

 

Representatives” means, as to any person, such person’s directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents or representatives.

 

Territory” means United States of America and its territories and possessions with the exception of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

 

ARTICLE II

 

CONSIDERATION

 

Section 2.01                             Consideration.

 

(a)                                 Upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, Lannett shall pay to Cediprof the sum of twenty million Dollars ($20,000,000) within five (5) Business Days after Lannett’s receipt of fully executed copies of this Agreement and the Distribution and Supply Agreement (the “Upfront Payment”).

 

(b)                                 Royalty Payments.

 

(i)                                     Commencing upon the Effective Date of the Supply and Distribution Agreement (as the term “Effective Date” is defined therein), Lannett shall pay to Cediprof a portion of the profits from sales of the Products as more fully set forth in the Distribution and Supply Agreement.

 

Section 2.02                             Transition Services.

 

(a)                                 Lannett and Cediprof shall coordinate efforts to transition the distribution of the Products to Lannett upon the Effective Date of the Supply and Distribution Agreement.    Lannett shall reimburse Cediprof for thirty percent (30%) of legal fees incurred by Cediprof in

 

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connection with any engagement with the current distributor regarding transition or termination of the current distribution agreement.  Cediprof shall provide Lannett with monthly invoices for Lannett’s portion of legal fees with proper back-up documentation.

 

(b)                                 Lannett, at Cediprof’s request, shall engage the current distributor of the Products at a time mutually agreed upon by the parties regarding transitioning the distribution of the Products to Lannett.  Lannett and Cediprof will endeavor to cooperate and collaborate with the current distributor on the execution of a transition support agreement in order to  ensure that current customers and the market for the Products continue to be effectively and continuously supplied and served through the transition.

 

ARTICLE III

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CEDIPROF

 

Cediprof hereby represents and warrants to Lannett as follows:

 

Section 3.01                             Organization.  Cediprof is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has full corporate power to conduct the business in which it is presently engaged, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to require its Affiliates to perform their obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 3.02                             Authority.  Cediprof has taken all necessary corporate action under the laws of the state of its incorporation and its certificate of incorporation and bylaws to authorize the execution and consummation of this Agreement and, when executed and delivered by Cediprof, this Agreement will constitute the valid and legally binding agreement of Cediprof, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

 

Section 3.03                             Due Execution.  Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Cediprof or any writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination, award or other order of any court or governmental agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign.  This Agreement is a legal and valid obligation binding upon Cediprof and enforceable in accordance with its terms.  The execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement by Cediprof does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or understanding, oral or written, to which it is a party or by which it is bound, nor violate any applicable law of any governmental authority having jurisdiction over it.

 

Section 3.04                             Title.  As of the Effective Date, Cediprof has good title to, or valid contract rights in, as applicable, the Products.  Cediprof shall ensure that Cediprof continues to have good title to, or valid contract rights in, the Products, throughout the term of this Agreement.

 

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Section 3.05                             Consents.  No consent or approval of any third party or governmental agency or authority is required in connection with the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 3.06                             Litigation.  Cediprof is not a party to or, to Cediprof’s knowledge, threatened in writing with any suit, action, administrative charge, arbitration or other legal or governmental proceeding relating to or affecting the Products.  There is no judgment, decree, award or order outstanding against Cediprof relating to or affecting the Products, nor, to Cediprof’s knowledge, is there any basis for any such suit, action, administrative charge, arbitration or other legal or governmental proceeding.  No notice, citation, summons or order has been issued, no complaint has been filed, no penalty has been assessed, and no investigation, review or proceeding is pending or, to Cediprof’s knowledge, threatened, of any kind, by any person, firm or entity, with respect to the Products.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LANNETT

 

Lannett hereby represents and warrants to Cediprof as follows:

 

Section 4.01                             Organization.  Lannett is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full corporate power to conduct the business in which it is presently engaged, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to require its Affiliates to perform their obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 4.02                             Authority.  Lannett has taken all necessary corporate action under the laws of the state of its incorporation and its certificate of incorporation and bylaws to authorize the execution and consummation of this Agreement and, when executed and delivered by Lannett, this Agreement will constitute the valid and legally binding agreement of Lannett, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

 

Section 4.03                             Due Execution.  Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Lannett or any writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination, award or other order of any court or governmental agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign.  This Agreement is a legal and valid obligation binding upon Lannett and enforceable in accordance with its terms.  The execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement by Lannett does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or understanding, oral or written, to which it is a party or by which it is bound, nor violate any applicable law of any governmental authority having jurisdiction over it.

 

Section 4.04                             Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.04, Lannett is not a party to or, to Lannett’s knowledge, threatened in writing with any suit, action, administrative charge, arbitration or other legal or governmental proceeding relating to or affecting its authority or

 

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capacity to market and distribute the Products.  There is no judgment, decree, award or order outstanding against Lannett relating to or affecting its authority or capacity to market and distribute the Products, nor, to Lannett’s knowledge, is there any basis for any such suit, action, administrative charge, arbitration or other legal or governmental proceeding.  No notice, citation, summons or order has been issued, no complaint has been filed, no penalty has been assessed, and no investigation, review or proceeding is pending or, to Lannett’s knowledge, threatened, of any kind, by any person, firm or entity, with respect to Lannett’s authority or capacity to market and distribute Products.

 

Section 4.05                             Consents.  No consent or approval of any third party or governmental agency or authority is required in connection with the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

ARTICLE V

 

CONFIDENTIALITY; PUBLICITY; TERMINATION

 

Section 5.01                             Confidentiality.

 

(a)                                 Each Party agrees to retain in confidence all proprietary and confidential information of the other Party disclosed to it pursuant to this Agreement, whether such disclosure occurred before or after the date hereof.  Disclosed information shall not be deemed confidential hereunder if:  (a) it is now or later becomes publicly known, other than through the fault of the receiving Party; (b) it is known to the receiving Party at the time of disclosure; (c) it is rightfully obtained by the receiving Party from a third Party without restriction and without breach of this Agreement or any similar agreement; (d) it is independently developed by the receiving Party without access to the disclosing Party’s information; and/or (e) it is required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or governmental body, or by subpoena, summons or other legal process, or by law, rule or regulation, or by applicable regulatory or professional standards, provided that, prior to such disclosure, the disclosing Party is given reasonable advance notice of such order and an opportunity to object to such disclosure.  The confidentiality of disclosed proprietary and confidential information and the obligation of confidentiality hereunder shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement until such time as the information in question ceases to be confidential.  The Parties specifically agree that all terms of this Agreement, all sales and Product requirements and costs and all purchase orders shall be deemed to be confidential; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply to any person or entity that desires to acquire or merge with or into either Party, so long as such person or entity enters into a confidentiality agreement or non-disclosure agreement on terms comparable to those set forth herein.

 

(b)                                 The Parties entered into a separate confidentiality agreement dated August 30, 2018 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), such Confidentiality Agreement shall be and remain in full force and effect as provided therein.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any such Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of such Confidentiality Agreement shall control.

 

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Section 5.02                             Publicity.  Neither Party hereto will issue or release or permit any of their respective Affiliates to issue or release, directly or indirectly, any press release, marketing material or other communication to or for the media or the public that pertains to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, a “Press Release”) unless the content of such Press Release has been approved by the other Party hereto, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement will prevent or preclude either Party from making such disclosures as may be required by applicable law, including, but not limited to, any disclosures required by applicable securities agencies and securities laws.

 

Section 5.03                             Termination.

 

(a)                                 Each Party will have the right, to be exercised in its sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement if the other Party fails to comply with any of the terms of this Agreement or otherwise discharge its duties hereunder in any material respect, or if the other Party breaches any of any of its representations or warranties herein in any material respect, but only if such failure or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days of such breaching Party’s receipt of written notice specifying the nature of such failure or breach with particularity.

 

(b)                                 Either Party may, by written notice to the other Party (which notice will be effective upon dispatch), terminate this Agreement if such other Party admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or files or has filed against it any petition under any federal, state or local bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws, but only if such filing is not dismissed within sixty (60) days after the date thereof.

 

(c)                                  In no event will any termination of this Agreement excuse either Party from any breach or violation of this Agreement and full legal and equitable remedies will remain available therefor.

 

(d)                                 Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Sections 2.01 and 7.07, and Articles III, IV, V and VI hereof will survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 6.01                             Indemnification by Lannett.  Lannett will indemnify, defend and hold Cediprof and its officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Cediprof Indemnitees”) harmless from and against any and all losses that are actually incurred by or imposed upon any of the Cediprof Indemnitees in connection with any third Party Claims to the extent that such Claims arise out of or result from:  (a) the negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lannett or any Lannett Indemnitee; (b) any breach or violation by Lannett of its representations, warranties, covenants or other obligations set forth in this Agreement; and/or (c) any actual or asserted violation(s) of applicable Law by Lannett;

 

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provided, however, that in no event will this Section apply to the extent that any claim is covered by Section 6.02.

 

Section 6.02                             Indemnification by Cediprof.  Cediprof will indemnify, defend and hold Lannett and its officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Lannett Indemnitees”) harmless from and against any and all losses that are actually incurred by or imposed upon any of the Lannett Indemnitees in connection with any third Party Claims to the extent that such Claims arise out of or result from:  (a) the negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Cediprof or any Cediprof Indemnitee (as hereinafter defined); (b) any breach or violation by Cediprof of its representations, warranties, covenants or other obligations set forth in this Agreement; and/or (c) any actual or asserted violation(s) of applicable law by Cediprof; provided, however, that in no event will this Section apply to the extent that any claim is covered by Section 6.01.

 

Section 6.03                             Procedure.  Within ten (10) Business Days after a Party entitled to indemnification under Section 6.01 or 6.02 (the “Indemnified Party”) receives notice of any event that might give rise to an indemnity Claim under either Section 6.01 or 6.02, the Indemnified Party will give written notice thereof to the Party from whom indemnity would be sought (the “Indemnifying Party”).  An Indemnified Party may at its option give notice and claim indemnity under this Section as soon as a Claim has been threatened by a third Party, regardless of whether an actual Loss has been suffered, so long as the Indemnified Party in good faith determines that such Claim is not frivolous and that the Indemnified Party may be liable or otherwise incur a Loss as a result thereof and will give written notice of such determination to the Indemnifying Party.  The Indemnified Party will permit the Indemnifying Party, at its sole option and expense, to assume the defense of any such Claim by counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and to settle or otherwise dispose of the same; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party will cooperate with the Indemnifying Party and may at all times participate in such defense, at its own cost and expense and through counsel of its own choosing (except to the extent that it is entitled to indemnity therefor); and, provided, further, that the Indemnifying Party will not, in defense of any such Claim, except with the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include the giving by the claimant or plaintiff in question to the Indemnified Party a release of all liabilities in respect of such Claim, or that does not result only in the payment of money damages by the Indemnifying Party.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 7.01                             Assignment.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any interest herein may be assigned, in whole or in part, by either Party without the prior written consent of the other, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that either Party may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement:  (a) to an affiliate, division or subsidiary of such Party; and/or (b) to any third Party that acquires all or substantially all of the stock or assets of such Party, whether by asset sale, stock sale, merger or otherwise, and, in any such event such assignee will assume the transferring Party’s

 

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obligations hereunder.  However, notwithstanding any such assignment, the transferring Party will remain liable under this Agreement (in addition to the transferee) unless such liability is specifically waived in writing by the other Party hereto.  Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 7.02                             No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein expressed or implied shall give or be construed to give to any person, other than the Parties hereto and such successors and assigns, any legal or equitable rights hereunder.

 

Section 7.03                             Notices.  Any notice or request required or permitted to be given under or in connection with this Agreement will be deemed to have been sufficiently given if in writing and sent by:  (a) personal delivery against a signed receipt therefor, (b) certified mail, return receipt requested, first class postage prepaid, (c) nationally recognized overnight delivery service (signature required), (d) confirmed facsimile transmission, or (e) confirmed electronic mail (with any notices sent by facsimile transmission or electronic mail to also be sent by one of the other methods set forth in this Section), addressed as follows:

 

(i)                                     if to Cediprof,

 

CEDIPROF, Inc.

99 Jardines St.

Caguas, PR 00725

 

Attention:  Marco Monrouzeau

Facsimile: 787-286-4309

Email: marco.monrouzeau@neolpharma.com

 

With a copy to:

 

Colón Conde & Mirandés, LLC

1431 Ponce de León Ave.

Suite 401

San Juan, PR 00907-4033

Attn: Enrique Mirandés, Esq.

Facsimile: 787-945-7989

Email: enrique@colonmirandes.com

 

(ii)                                  If to Lannett,

 

Lannett Company, Inc.

9000 State Road

Philadelphia, PA  19136

Attn:  Legal Department

Facsimile:  215-464-1861

E-Mail: Samuel.Israel@lannett.com

 

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or to such other address(es) as shall be furnished in writing by any such Party to the other Party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.03.

 

Section 7.04                             Entire Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties as to the subject matter hereof and merges all prior discussions and negotiations between them, and neither Party will be bound by any conditions, definitions, warranties, understandings or representations with respect to such subject matter other than as expressly provided herein or as duly set forth on or subsequent to the date hereof in writing and signed by a proper and duly authorized officer or representative of the Parties to be bound thereby, except that this Agreement will not supersede any separate confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement that may have been, or that may be, entered into by the Parties.

 

Section 7.05                             Amendment and Modification.  This Agreement may be amended, modified and supplemented only by written agreement duly executed and delivered by each of the Parties hereto.

 

Section 7.06                             Waiver.  The failure of either Party to exercise any right or to demand the performance by the other Party of duties required hereunder will not constitute a waiver of any rights or obligations of the Parties under this Agreement.  A waiver by either Party of a breach of any of the terms of this Agreement by any other Party will not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach of the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 7.07                             Governing Law; Venue.  This Agreement is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, notwithstanding any conflict of law principles to the contrary.  The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement.  Any action which in any way involves the rights, duties and obligations of either Party hereto under this Agreement will be brought in the state or federal courts sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, and the Parties to this Agreement hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.  The Parties waive any and all rights to have any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement tried before a jury.

 

Section 7.08                             Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Applicable Laws, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any Applicable Laws or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any action in any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had not been contained herein.

 

Section 7.09                             Construction.  The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  In the event of any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.  As used in this Agreement, the singular will include the plural and vice versa, and the terms “include” and “including” will be deemed to be immediately followed by the phrase “but not limited to.”  The terms “herein” and “hereunder” and similar terms will be interpreted to refer to this entire Agreement, including any schedules attached

 

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hereto.  Unless otherwise specified herein, the term “affiliate” will include affiliates that currently exist and those that may be created, formed or acquired in the future.

 

Section 7.10                             Relationship of the Parties.  Neither Party will hold itself out to third Parties as possessing any power or authority to enter into any contract or commitment on behalf of any other Party.  This Agreement is not intended to, and will not, create any agency, partnership or joint venture relationship between or among the Parties.  Each Party is an independent contractor with respect to the other.  Neither Party is granted any right or authority to assume or create any obligation or responsibility, express or implied, on behalf of, or in the name of the other Party hereto, or to bind the other Party hereto in any manner or with respect to anything, whatsoever.

 

Section 7.11                             Captions.  The captions and headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and reference only and in no way define or limit the scope or content of this Agreement and will not affect the interpretation of its provisions.

 

Section 7.12                             Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  Original signatures transmitted and received by means of facsimile or other electronic transmission of a scanned document, (e.g., pdf or similar format) will constitute true and valid signatures for all purposes hereunder and will have the same force and effect as the delivery of an original.

 

Section 7.13                             Schedules and Exhibits.  All Schedules and Exhibits referenced in this Agreement, if any, are hereby incorporated by reference into, and made a part of, this Agreement.

 

Section 7.14                             Currency.  All sums set forth in this Agreement and any appendices, exhibits or schedules hereto are, and are intended to be, expressed in United States dollars.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lannett and Cediprof have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy C. Crew

 

Name:

Timothy C. Crew

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

CEDIPROF, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Diego Antonio Ocampo Gutiérrez de Valasco

 

Name:

Diego Antonio Ocampo Gutiérrez de Valasco

 

Title:

Authorized Representative

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AGREEMENT]

 


 

LIST OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A*

 

Products

 

 

 

Exhibit B+

 

Distribution and Supply Agreement

 

SCHEDULES

 

Schedule 4.04*

 

Litigation Matters

 


*These exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.  The registrant undertakes to provide further information regarding such omitted materials to the Commission upon request.

 

+Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.    to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

 


 

CERTAIN INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE REGISTRANT IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. 
[***] INDICATES THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED.

 

DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT

 

THIS DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made this 3rd day of  July, 2019 (“Signing Date”), with an Effective Date as defined in Section 1.08 herein, by and between CEDIPROF, INC., a Puerto Rico corporation having an address of 99 Jardines St., Caguas, PR 00725 and/or its Affiliates (“Supplier”), and LANNETT COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation having an address of 9000 State Road, Philadelphia, PA  19136 and/or its Affiliates (“Lannett”).  Lannett and Supplier are separately referred to as “Party” or jointly as “Parties.”

 

BACKGROUND

 

WHEREAS, Supplier is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and supplying various pharmaceutical Products, including Levothyroxine Tablets, as defined in the latest edition of the FDA orange book; and

 

WHEREAS, Lannett desires to purchase certain of those Products from Supplier for purposes of marketing and distributing those Products, on an exclusive basis in the territotiy defined below) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                      DEFINITIONS.

 

1.1.                            “API” means the active pharmaceutial ingredient for each Product.

 

1.2.                            “Adverse Event” means any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject who is administered a Product, but which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment for which a Product is used. An “Adverse Event” can include any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom or disease temporally associated with the use of a Product, whether or not related to a Product. A pre-existing condition that worsened in severity after administration of a Product would be considered an “Adverse Event”.

 

1.3.                            Affiliate(s)” of a Party means any other person or legal entity directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Party. For the purpose of this definition, “control” when used with respect to a specified person or legal entity means the power to direct the management and policies of such person or legal entity directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

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1.4.                            “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.

 

1.5.                            Applicable Laws” means all applicable statutes, ordinances, regulations, codes, rules, or orders of any kind whatsoever of any governmental authority in the Territory or in the jurisdiction where the Facility is located, including the FD&C Act, the Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992 (21 U.S.C. § 335a et seq.), the Prescription Drug Marketing Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b et seq.), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §3729-3733), the Code, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, released April 2003, the Antifraud and Abuse Amendment to the Social Security Act, the AMA guidelines on gifts to physicians, as well as any state laws impacting the promotion of pharmaceutical Products, including any state anti-kickback/fraud and abuse related laws, all as amended from time to time.

 

1.6.                            “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banks in the State of Delaware are required or authorized to close.

 

1.7.                            “Confidential Information” means all Intellectual Property Rights and confidential facts relating to the business and affairs of a Party or any of its Affiliates, including financial information, business opportunities, information relating to pharmaceutical Products of any nature whatsoever, know-how, and compilations of information in any form whatsoever; provided, however, that “Confidential Information” shall not include any information that (a) was already in the public domain at the time of disclosure; (b) becomes part of the public domain through no action or omission of the receiving Party after disclosure to the receiving Party; (c) was already lawfully known to the receiving Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party, at the time of the disclosure by the other Party, as shown by documentary evidence; (d) was independently discovered or developed by the receiving Party without the use of Confidential Information belonging to the disclosing Party as shown by pre-existing proof; or (e) was disclosed to the receiving Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality to which a third party was subject, by a third party who had no obligation to the disclosing Party not to disclose such information to others, as shown by independent proof.

 

1.8.                            “Cost of Goods Sold” means: (i) in the case of  Products acquired by Supplier from third-party suppliers, the price paid by Supplier for such Products; and (ii) in the case of Products totally or partially manufactured by Supplier,  the fully burdened cost of manufacturing a Products, which consists of Supplier’s direct and indirect costs associated with acquiring the materials, the manufacturing, testing and analysis of the API and the finished dosage of a Products, quality control, quality assurance, idle and stability costs, warehousing costs before shipment, labeling, and packaging, labor (including benefits), depreciation and overhead, all determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

1.9.                            “Effective Date” means the date that coincides with Lannett commencing distribution of the Products under the Lannett label, which shall in no event be later than August 1, 2022.

 

1.10.                     “Excess Demand” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

 

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1.11.                     “FDA”  means the United States Food and Drug Administration or any successor agency which issues a Regulatory Approval for the marketing of a Products in the United States.

 

1.12.                     “FD&C Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.

 

1.13.                     “Facility” means Supplier’s manufacturing facility, located at 99 Jardines St., Caguas, PR 00745, or such other manufacturing facility duly qualified under Applicable Laws to manufacture the Products and approved by Lannett.

 

1.14.                     “Firm Orders” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.

 

1.15.                     “Forecast(s)” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

 

1.16.                     “Gross Profit” means an amount equal to (i) the Net Sales of a Product, minus the sum of (ii) total Cost of Goods Sold, and (iii) shipping costs to Lannett’s Place of Delivery.

 

1.17.                     “Independent Expert” means a nationally recognized independent accounting firm mutually agreed upon by Lannett and Cediprof.

 

1.18.                     “Intellectual Property Rights” means all patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, service names, trade names, internet domain names, e-mail addresses, applications or registrations for any of the foregoing, or extensions, renewals, continuations or re-issues thereof, or amendments or modifications thereto, brandmarks, brand names, trade dress, labels, logos, know-how, show-how, technical and non-technical information, trade secrets, formulae, techniques, sketches, drawings, models, inventions, designs, specifications, processes, apparatus, equipment, databases, research, experimental work, development, pharmacology and clinical data, software programs and applications, software source documents, Third-Party licenses, and any similar type of proprietary Intellectual Property Right vesting in the owner and/or licensee thereof pursuant to the Applicable Laws of any relevant jurisdiction or under any applicable license or contract, whether now existing or hereafter created, together with all modifications, enhancements and improvements thereto.

 

1.19.                     “Long Lead-Time Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).

 

1.20.                     “Loss(es)” means any and all losses, costs, damages, interests, fees or expenses, including but not limited to all reasonable attorneys’ fees, experts’ or consultants’ fees, expenses and costs.

 

1.21.                     “Minimum Order Quantity Pricing Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).

 

1.22.                     “Minimum Safety Stock Level” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9.

 

1.23.                     “NDA” means a New Drug Application (including any amendments, submissions and supplements thereto) for a new formulation of levothyroxine sodium tablets which was approved by the FDA on March 1, 2002.

 

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1.24.                     “Net Profit” means an amount equal to the Gross Profit of a Product, minus the Sales and Marketing Allowance

 

1.25.                     “Net Profit Split” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.

 

1.26.                     “Net Sales” means the aggregate gross sales proceeds billed for a Product by Lannett minus:

 

(a)                           Any service and administrative fees charged to Lannett by third parties related to the Product, such as contract administration fees, analytic fees, and redistribution fees.;

 

(b)                           Any and all promotional allowances, including, but not limited to, credits, chargebacks, rebates to government agencies or retailers, and quantity and cash discounts, and other usual and customary discounts to customers;

 

(c)                            Amounts refunded, repaid or credited to wholesalers and retailers for rejections, returns, recall of goods or shelf stock adjustments based upon the amount of product customers have in their inventory at the time of agreed upon price reduction;

 

(d)                           Customary cash prompt pay discounts all calculated in accordance with GAAP;

 

(e)                            Any sales, excise, turnover, inventory, value-added, and similar taxes and duties assessed on applicable sales (eg. VAT, levies and any additional like charges required to get the Product to the Place of Delivery that are not covered by shipping costs, if applicable);

 

1.27.                     “Obsolete Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).

 

1.28.                     “Place of Delivery” means delivery at Lannett’s warehouse located at 1101 “C” Avenue West, Seymour, IN 47274.

 

1.29.                     “Pricing” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

1.30.                     “Product(s)” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 

1.31.                     Purchase Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.

 

1.32.                     “Quality Agreement” means the agreement related to quality assurance and control, by and between Supplier and Lannett, as further detailed in Section 7.4 hereof.

 

1.33.                     “Reliance Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).

 

1.34.                     “Regulatory Approval” means all approvals or authorizations granted by the FDA for the marketing of a Product in the Territory.

 

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relation to Products, including each of the foregoing which is necessary for, or otherwise governs, the manufacture, marketing, packaging and testing of Products in the Territory.

 

1.36.                     Safety Data Exchange Agreement (SDEA)” means the agreement related to safety reporting, by and between Supplier and Lannett, as further detailed in Section 7.3 hereof.

 

1.37.                     “Sales and MarketingAllowance” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

 

1.38.                     “Territory” means the United States of America, and its territories and possessions, with the exception of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

 

2.                                      APPOINTMENT; COMMITMENT BY SUPPLIER.

 

2.1.                            Appointment.  As of the Effective Date, Supplier appoints Lannett as the authorized exclusive distributor of record in the Territory for the Products set forth on Exhibit A (each a “Product” and collectively, the “Products”).  Exhibit A may be amended by Supplier from time to time, upon mutual agreement of Lannett, and upon the terms set forth herein. Lannett may exercise its rights and obligations hereunder itself or through its Affiliates.

 

2.2.                            Sales to Lannett.  Supplier will sell and supply Products to Lannett for distribution in the Territory during the Term (as defined in Section 16.1), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, as it may be amended as provided herein.  Supplier shall be responsible for the purchase of adequate supplies of all materials, including, without limitation, raw materials, in accordance with the NDA for the Products, and other filings with FDA for the Products, as necessary to supply finished Products to Lannett in accordance with Applicable Laws.

 

2.3.                            Scope of Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth all of the terms and conditions concerning, and will apply to all purchases by Lannett of Products during the Term.  The terms and conditions of this Agreement will apply to all purchase orders issued hereunder.  In no event will any terms or conditions included on any purchase order, invoice or acknowledgement thereof or any other document, whether paper, electronic or otherwise, relating thereto, apply to the relationship between the Parties under this Agreement, unless such terms are expressly agreed to by the Parties in writing.  If there is a conflict between the terms of any purchase order or other document and this Agreement, the terms of such purchase order or other document will control, but only if it has been signed by both Parties and solely to the extent of the conflict.  Otherwise, this Agreement will control.  The Parties further agree that no course of dealing between the Parties will in any way modify, change or supersede the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

3.                                      PRODUCTS PRICING; PAYMENTS.

 

3.1.                            Prices. [***].

 

3.2.                            Pricing Modifications. Supplier shall use commercially reasonable efforts to reduce its manufacturing expenses for the Products. At either Party’s written request, the Parties will discuss in good faith the revision of the Pricing (and any subsequently agreed prices) to take

 

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into account adverse market conditions resulting in unsatisfactory returns for either Party or changes in the manufacturing costs for the Products. The revised Pricing shall be laid down in writing and inserted as an amended Exhibit A to this Agreement. Firm Orders shall be excluded from Pricing negotiations or adjustments. If, after good faith negotiations, the Parties are unable to reach agreement on an adjustment to the Pricing for the Products, then either Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement, effective upon at least one hundred and eighty (180) days’ prior written notice to the other Party.

 

3.3.                            Date of Price.  Supplier agrees to accept Purchase Orders at the prices in effect on the day the order is transmitted, faxed or e-mailed.  Under no circumstances will a Purchase Order be cancelled by Supplier without Lannett’s prior written approval.

 

3.4.                            Payment Terms.  Supplier will offer Lannett payment terms of Net 45 days for sales of the Products; provided, however, that Lannett will use commercially reasonable best efforts to provide payment Net 30. Lannett shall not be obligated to pay any disputed amounts until such dispute has been resolved.

 

3.5.                            Net Profit Split.

 

(a)                                 During the Term, Lannett shall pay to Supplier an amount equal to [***] of the Net Profits from Lannett’s sales of the Products for each calendar quarter during the Term (“Net Profit Split”). In no case shall the Net Profit Split for any calendar quarter be negative; provided, however in the event of a loss in any calendar quarter, the amount of that loss shall be carried forward to subsequent calendar quarters until the amount of such loss has been fully absorbed. In the event that Net Profits for a calendar quarter are negative, Lannett shall carry over the Net Profit Split multiplied by the value by which the Net Profits are negative in such calendar quarter and deduct this amount from the calculation of Net Sales for the following calendar quarter. If Net Profits are negative in two (2) or more consecutive calendar quarters, Lannett shall invoice Supplier the Net Profit Split multiplied by the value by which the Net Profits are negative for the previous calendar quarter and carry over the Net Profit Split multiplied by the value by which Net Profits are negative for the current calendar quarter and deduct this amount from the calculation of Net Sales for the following calendar quarter.  For the avoidance of doubt, if Net Profits are negative in subsequent calendar quarters, the amounts will be similarly carried over as per the terms set forth in this Section 3.5 until Net Profits are positive or, in the case of the last calendar quarter in the Term, reimbursed to Lannett. If a negative Net Profits balance remains for the last calendar quarter of the Term, Supplier shall reimburse Lannett within forty-five (45) days after receipt of an invoice from Lannett setting forth the calculation of accrued negative Net Profits. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if Net Profits are negative for three (3) consecutive quarters, either Party may terminate this Agreement upon providing the other Party with one hundred eighty (180) days’ notice.

 

(b)                                 An example of the calculation of the sharing of Net Profits pursuant to this Section 3.5, for illustration purposes only, follows:

 

[***].

 

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(c)                                  An example of the calculation of negative Net Profits pursuant to this Section 3.5, for illustration purposes only is:

 

[***].

 

[***].

 

3.6.                            Reporting and Payment. Lannett will make best efforts within (30) days after the end of each month, through and including the month in which all rebate and chargeback amounts on Products sold during the Term are finally reconciled, Lannett shall deliver to Supplier a preliminary written report that specifies the Cost of Goods Sold, shipping costs from Supplier to Lannett’s Place of Delivery, the Net Sales and the Sales and Marketing Allowance that were used to calculate the Net Profit Split with respect to such month. This report is subject to change, and not final. Lannett shall pay to Supplier the Net Profit Split amount no later than thirty (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter during the Term, provided however Lannett will use commercially reasonable best efforts to provide payment within (30) days.

 

4.                                      SUPPLIER OBLIGATIONS.

 

4.1.                            Government Reporting. Supplier shall provide Lannett with any applicable information to support Lannett’s government reporting obligations.

 

4.2.                            Supplier Code of Conduct.  Supplier will at all times comply with, and cause all of its subcontractors and suppliers to comply with, the Supplier Code of Conduct on Lannett’s website at https://www.lannett.com/supplier-code-of-conduct, as the same may be amended from time to time at Lannett’s discretion.

 

4.3.                            Authorized Distributor Status.  Within ten (10) Business Days after the Effective Date, Supplier will deliver to Lannett a letter designating Lannett as an Authorized Distributor of Record.

 

5.                                      FORECASTS AND ORDERS; DELIVERY.

 

5.1.                                           Forecast. Lannett shall provide Supplier with a monthly rolling forecast of its estimated monthly purchase requirements for the next twelve (12) months (each a “Forecast” and collectively the “Forecasts”). Except as otherwise set forth in Section 5.2 of this Agreement, it is understood that the said forecasts shall not be binding on Lannett and shall be provided to Supplier for planning purposes only. Supplier shall use commercially reasonable efforts to supply up to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of Lannett’s Forecast of Products for the applicable period. Any Purchase Order which is either (i) above the one hundred twenty percent (125%) parameter set forth above or (ii) in excess of Supplier’s maximum installed capacity of [***], will be considered Excess Demand”. Only written acceptance by Supplier of Purchase Orders which contain Excess Demand shall be considered binding.

 

5.2.                            Purchase Orders. Beginning at least 90 days before the Effecive Date, Lannett shall issue purchase orders (“Purchaser Order(s)”) for the  month on which the Effective Date occurs and the two (2) consecutive calendar months following the Effective Date and, as each

 

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calendar month included in the Forecast elapses, Lannett shall issue a Purchase Order for an additional month of Product, based on the then applicable Forecast, so that at all times, there will be three (3) outstanding Purchase Orders for the supply of Product.  Lannett will have the right to place orders for Products up through the last day of the Term of this Agreement.  Supplier will fill all orders even though Products may be shipped and paid for after this Agreement has expired or terminated.  Purchase Orders shall include the shipping instructions in accordance with Exhibit B hereto. All Purchase Orders shall be in writing and shall include:

 

·                  the proposed quantity of the Products to be purchased;

 

·                  the proposed delivery date;

 

·                  any other information dictated by this Agreement or the circumstances of the order; and

 

·                  a description of the Products being ordered

 

5.3.                                           Confirmation of Purchase Order. Supplier shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of a Purchase Order, confirm in writing whether a given Purchase Order has been accepted. If such notification is not received by Lannett within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such Purchase Order, the Purchase Order shall be deemed accepted. Supplier shall be required to accept all Purchase Orders which are provided to Supplier in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  All accepted Purchase Orders shall be construed as firm orders (“Firm Orders”).

 

5.4.                                           Reliance by Supplier.

 

(a)                                                Lannett acknowledges that Supplier will rely on the Firm Orders and the quantities of Product set forth on the fourth and fifth month of each Forecast, on a rolling basis, (the “Reliance Period”) in order to order API and other materials and components for the manufacturing of the Product.  Lannett acknowledges that to ensure an orderly supply of API, materials and components, Supplier may purchase the API, materials and components in sufficient volumes to meet the production requirements for the Reliance Period or to meet the production requirements of any longer period agreed to by Lannett and Supplier.  In addition, with respect to certain Product-specific items that require a longer lead time (“Long Lead Time Materials”) or may be acquired as a result of incentive pricing (“Minimum Order Quantity Pricing Materials”), as mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties, by way of a pre-determined list of “Long Lead Time Materials” and “Minimum Order Quantity Pricing Materials”, Supplier may rely on the first six months of the Forecast solely for the purpose of ordering such agreed-upon Long Lead Time Materials or Minimum Order Quantity Pricing Materials.

 

(b)                                                Lannett shall reimburse Supplier for the cost of API, materials and components, Long Lead Time Materials and Minimum Order Quantity Pricing Materials ordered by Supplier in accordance with Section 5.4(a) that are not included in finished Products manufactured for Lannett within six months after the month of the Forecast for which the purchases were made (or for a longer period as the Parties may agree) or if the API, materials and components have expired or are rendered obsolete due to changes in artwork required by Lannett (“Obsolete Stock”). This reimbursement will include Supplier’s cost to purchase and destruction cost for the Obsolete Stock. If any non-expired API, materials and components and Long Lead Time

 

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Materials and Minimum Order Quantity Pricing Materials are used in Products subsequently manufactured for Lannett or in third party products manufactured by Supplier, Lannett will receive a credit for the amount previously reimbursed to Supplier.

 

5.5.                                           Shelf-Life.  Shelf-life of the Products at the shipping date shall be at least 80% of the registered shelf life of the Products in the Territory, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties.

 

5.6.                                           Packaging of Products.  Supplier shall package the Products in a manner that will protect the Products against damage or deterioration under normal conditions and shall advise Lannett as to any special conditions which may be required during transit and storage thereof.

 

5.7.                                           Title; Delivery. Title to, all rights in and all risk of loss to the Products shall remain with Supplier until the Products are delivered to Lannett in accordance with Section 5.10. After the Products is delivered to Lannett in accordance with Section 5.10, Lannett shall assume title to, rights in and risk of loss to the Products.  Supplier shall preserve and package all Products in a manner that will afford adequate protection against corrosion, deterioration and physical damage during shipment, and must conform to common carrier rules and regulations and the Parties’ agreed delivery terms. Furthermore, all costs, risks of loss, and damages due to (i) holds or enforcement actions by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the FDA, and (ii) taxes and duties imposed upon the delivery of the Products, shall be the responsibility of Supplier until the Products are delivered to Lannett. Supplier agrees that Lannett may (but is not required to) accept delivery of fewer than all of the items ordered hereunder.  In the event Lannett accepts one or more partial deliveries, Supplier agrees to present for payment a separate invoice for each delivery.

 

5.8.                                           Serialization. All Products delivered by Supplier to Lannett shall meet serialization requirements, as outlined in the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (Title II of the Drug Quality and Security Act) signed into law on November 27, 2013. Requirements include, but are not limited to, the addition of Products identifiers imprinted on each sellable unit, on each homogeneous case and on each pallet intended to be introduced in the United States market. Unique Products identifiers will include a national drug code, serial identifier (provided by Lannett), lot number, and expiration date.  Serial numbers must be aggregated from item to case and case to pallet.

 

5.9.                                           Safety Stock.  Lannett shall use good faith efforts to maintain not less than two (2) months of inventory of the Products based upon the Forecast provided under Section 5.1 (the “Minimum Safety Stock Level”).  If Supplier is unable to meet its obligations to supply a Product, Lannett shall draw upon its Minimum Safety Stock Level in an amount equal to Supplier’s inability to supply a Product and, upon Lannett’s drawing upon its Minimum Safety Stock Level, Lannett’s obligation to maintain the Minimum Safety Stock Level shall be reduced by the amount of Products drawn down until Supplier has replenished the Minimum Safety Stock Level to the agreed amount set forth above.  At such time as Supplier is able to resume supply of a Product pursuant to new Purchase Orders, the Parties shall enter into good faith discussions to determine the timetable on which Supplier will replenish the Minimum Safety Stock Level.

 

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Lannett shall place Purchase Orders pursuant to such schedule until Supplier has replenished such Minimum Safety Stock Level.

 

5.10.                     Shipment.  All orders will be shipped by Supplier EXW (Incoterms 2010) at the Facility and in accordance with the shipping instructions set forth on Exhibit B.  Supplier will schedule freight pick up, load the carrier’s trailer and complete documentation all in accordance with the shipping instructions set forth on Exhibit B.  Title to and risk of loss of Products sold to Lannett will pass to Lannett upon delivery of such Products to Lannett in accordance with this Section 5.10, free and clear of all third party liens, security interests, claims and/or encumbrances of any kind or nature.

 

6.                                      DELAY IN DELIVERY; FAILURE TO SUPPLY.

 

6.1.                            Delay in Delivery.  Supplier shall deliver the Products in accordance with Section 5.10 on the date stated in the confirmation of the Purchase Order. Supplier will notify Lannett immediately if Supplier cannot deliver the Products on or before the delivery date set forth in the Purchase Order or if Supplier anticipates any failure to meet Lannett’s forecasted supply of the Products (each, a “Failure to Supply”), and Supplier shall provide Lannett, as soon as reasonably possible, with a new date of delivery.

 

6.2.                            Failure to Supply.  If a Failure to Supply event occurs based on a Forecast that is not due to the actions or inactions of Lannett, then Supplier shall be liable, upon reasonable proof by Lannett (redacted to preserve customer contractual obligations to preserve confidentiality), for any and all costs, fees, penalties, charges or amounts, if any, actually incurred by Lannett from its customers, resulting directly or indirectly from such Failure to Supply. Nothwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties agree that any and all costs, fees, penalties, charges or amounts, if any, actually incurred by Lannett from its customers, resulting directly or indirectly from a Failure to Supply which is beyond Lannett or Supplier’s reasonable control and due to demonstrable acts or omissions attributable to third parties, including any delays or issues associated with Product not reaching the Place of Delivery, shall be split evenly.  Lannett may, in its sole discretion, invoice Supplier for the amount of such Failure to Supply or offset such amount against the amounts otherwise payable to Supplier pursuant to this Agreement.

 

7.                                      REGULATORY MATTERS.

 

7.1.                            Regulatory Responsibilities. Supplier will, at its own cost and expense, continue to own and maintain the applicable Regulatory Approvals necessary to market the Products in the Territory.  Supplier shall be responsible for all regulatory and safety reporting requirements associated with ownership of the Regulatory Approvals, including, without limitation, Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Reports and Annual Reports mandated by the Applicable Laws in the Territory.  Additionally, Supplier shall be responsible for complying with Applicable Laws to appropriately categorize and report changes to the FDA, including without limitation, amendments, supplements, and Annual Reports. All communications by Supplier with the FDA relating to the Products as marketed in the Territory shall be promptly provided in writing to Lannett, and Supplier shall promptly provide Lannett copies of all documents sent to or received from the FDA regarding the Products.

 

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7.2.                            Labeling.  Supplier shall be responsible for the creation, content, and printing of the labeling for the Products.  Supplier shall send Lannett all labeling materials for the Products (e.g., package insert, container label, carton label, medication guide, patient labeling, etc.) in final format for Lannett’s review and final written approval. Supplier is responsible for ensuring the most current labeling content, consistent with the reference listed drug (“RLD”) labeling content and all requested FDA updates, is used on Products supplied to Lannett.  Supplier is responsible for notifying Lannett within three (3) Business Days of any FDA communication requesting changes to labeling materials, including Safety Change Notifications and changes requested per section 505(o)(4) of the FD&C Act.  Supplier will provide Lannett with a copy of all FDA communications related to labeling.  All changes to labeling materials for the Products require Lannett’s review and final written approval, which is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Labeling materials that have not been subject to Lannett’s review and written approval are prohibited to be used on Products supplied to Lannett.  Supplier is responsible for submitting the content of labeling in Structured Products Labeling (“SPL”) format to the FDA for Lannett’s NDC numbers within fourteen (14) days of NDA approval to ensure proper drug listing.  Supplier is also responsible for submitting updated SPL files within fourteen (14) days when labeling changes are made and approved and as required by Applicable Laws.

 

7.3.                            Monitoring Adverse Events.  Supplier shall be responsible for all safety reporting requirements associated with ownership of the Regulatory Approvals mandated by Applicable Laws in the Territory. Lannett shall be responsible for furnishing all safety reporting documentation to comply with requirements associated therewith, and Supplier shall pay Lannett [***] for such service. The Parties shall enter into a separate Safety Data Exchange Agreement (“SDEA”) substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. The SDEA shall be executed as early as possible but no later than the Effective Date.  To the extent there are any inconsistencies or conflicts between this Agreement and the SDEA, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control unless specifically otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in matters regarding safety reporting, the terms of the SDEA shall supersede those in this Agreement. Supplier, as the owner of the ANDA for the Products, shall be solely responsible for FDA reporting in relation to the Products.

 

7.4.                            Quality Agreement and Quality Complaints. The Parties shall negotiate in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into a Quality Agreement, substantially in the form provided by Lannett to Supplier, within ninety (90) days after the Signing Date, which Quality Agreement will set out the policies, procedures and standards by which the Parties will coordinate and implement the operation and quality assurance activities and regulatory compliance objectives contemplated under this Agreement with respect to the Products.  To the extent there are any inconsistencies or conflicts between this Agreement and the Quality Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control unless specifically otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in matters regarding quality, the terms of the Quality Agreement shall supersede those in this Agreement.

 

7.5.                            Cooperation.  Without limiting the foregoing, each of Supplier and Lannett shall provide to each other in a timely manner with all information which the other Party reasonably requests regarding the Products in order to enable the other Party to comply with all Applicable Laws applicable to the Products in the Territory.  Each of Supplier and Lannett shall provide to

 

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the other or, if applicable, directly to the FDA, any assistance and all documents reasonably necessary to enable the other to carry out its obligations under this Section 7.  In general, requests for cooperation should be responded to by the other Party within three (3) Business Days and both should make responsible efforts to ensure that cooperation is maintained to ensure completion of the given project.

 

8.                                      PRODUCT QUALITY AND PRODUCT RECALLS.

 

8.1.                            Product Testing. Supplier shall be responsible for Product test procedures for quality assurance before any Products is delivered to Lannett.  Supplier shall provide a certificate of analysis and other documents (collectively, the “COA”) as set forth in the Quality Agreement, in such forms as the Parties shall agree upon, for any Product batch delivered to Lannett hereunder, certifying that such Product has been manufactured and packaged in compliance with its specifications, GMPs and all other applicable Regulatory Requirements.

 

8.2.                            Damage.  Lannett shall inspect all shipments of Products promptly after receipt. If Lannett receives Products with visible damage, Lannett will reject the non-conforming Products, note the damage on the delivery slip and promptly report the damage to Supplier’s customer service department, requesting that Supplier accept prompt return of the damaged Products (“Rejection Notice”).  Supplier will promptly provide Lannett with disposition instructions in writing (including by email).  Unless otherwise instructed by Supplier, Lannett will hold damaged Products for inspection for fifteen (15) days after receipt.  Supplier will bear all freight and incidental costs incurred by Lannett in connection with damaged Products.

 

(a)                                 If Supplier agrees with or is deemed to agree with the basis for Lannett’s Rejection Notice, then Supplier shall promptly replace, at no cost to Lannett, such rejected Products.

 

(b)                                 If Supplier disagrees with the basis for Lannett’s rejection specified in the Rejection Notice, Supplier shall promptly replace such rejected Products.  No payment shall be due with respect to the replacement Products until it is determined which Party shall bear the burden of such cost hereunder.  The Parties shall submit samples of the rejected Products for testing and/or resolution to a mutually acceptable third party laboratory approved by the FDA or a quality consultant (if not a laboratory analysis issue). The third party laboratory or quality consultant shall determine whether such Products conforms to the confirmed Purchase Order or in which way the Products are defective.  The Parties agree that the determination of the third party laboratory or quality consultant shall be final and determinative.  If the third party laboratory or quality consultant determines that the rejection by Lannett was unjustified, then Lannett shall promptly pay Supplier for any replacement Products.  If the third party laboratory or quality consultant determines that the relevant shipment of Products does not conform to the Purchase Order or is otherwise defective, then Supplier shall not invoice Lannett for the replacement Products.  The Party against whom the third party laboratory or quality consultant rules shall also bear all cost and fees charged by the third party laboratory or quality consultant in connection with resolution of the disagreement, including all out-of-pocket costs.

 

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8.3.                            Incorrect shipment.  In the event of an incomplete shipment, a shortage in shipment, the misdirection of any delivery, or any overshipment, Supplier, upon written notification from Lannett, will immediately contact Lannett’s purchasing department and will comply with any reasonable directions provided with respect to the delivered and undelivered portions of the affected order(s).  Supplier will be responsible for any related freight or incidental charges caused by the incorrect shipment.  Lannett will not have any obligation to accept overshipments.

 

8.4.                            Latent Defects and Recall.  The Parties acknowledge that it is possible for Products to have manufacturing defects that are not discoverable through industry standard physical inspection or testing (“Latent Defects”).  Latent Defects may include, by way of illustration and not definition or limitation, loss of potency/stability, discoloration, contamination with foreign matter or substances or other manufacturing defects.  Supplier will remain responsible for all Latent Defects except to the extent due to Lannett’s negligence or willful misconduct. Lannett will maintain such traceability records as are necessary to permit a recall, market withdrawal or field correction of a Product, including inventory withdrawal in connection with any of the foregoing (each a “Recall”). If either Party discovers or becomes aware of a Latent Defect, or any safety or regulatory concerns, or any order, request or directive of a court or the FDA requesting or requiring a Recall, it will notify the other Party in writing in accordance with Section 8.5 below. Supplier will be responsible for any related freight or incidental charges related to Latent Defects.

 

8.5.                            Notification of Recall.  If any regulatory authority or other governmental agency issues or requests a Recall or takes similar action in connection with a Product in the Territory, or if Lannett reasonably determines after consultation with Supplier that an event has occurred which may result in the need for a Recall, or if Supplier reasonably believes that a recall is warranted, the Party notified of or wishing to implement such Recall shall, within forty-eight (48) hours (regardless of weekday, weekend or holiday), advise the other Party thereof by telephone, facsimile or e-mail, after which the Parties shall promptly discuss and work together to effect an appropriate course of action.  Supplier shall be responsible for notifying the Regulatory Authorities in the Territory of any voluntary Recall and implementing any Recalls.  Supplier shall be responsible for coordinating all the necessary activities in connection with such Recall; provided, however, if a Recall is implemented as a result of Lannett’s negligence, gross negligence, or willfull misconduct, Supplier shall either request Lannett to coordinate such Recall or Supplier shall coordinate the Recall and seek reimbursement from Lannett for costs directly related to such Recall. The Parties shall fully cooperate with one another to fully implement any Recall.  Supplier agrees to forward to Lannett a copy of any field communication associated with the Products that it plans to issue before such communication is issued or sent to any governmental agency.  Supplier will maintain complete and accurate records of any activities conducted with respect to any Recall for such period as may be required by Applicable Laws.  Following any Recall, Supplier will review all of its procedures as impacted by the identified root cause in the associated investigation, and will revise such procedures, as necessary, to correct the cause of such Recall subject to the change control requirements set forth in the Quality Agreement.  Supplier will provide Lannett with such information regarding such review and revisions as Lannett may request and Supplier shall provide Lannett the right to approve, reject or request modifications to the proposed changes. For clarity, Supplier shall have the final

 

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decision making authority with respect to determining the necessity and nature of the action to be taken.

 

8.6.                            Recall Expenses.  Supplier shall pay all out-of-pocket expenses in connection with a Recall, except that Lannett shall bear such direct out-of-pocket expenses to the extent that such Recall is implemented as a result of Lannett’s negligence or willful misconduct under this Agreement. For such purposes, recalled Products units shall include both units held by Lannett in inventory and units shipped by Lannett to its customers, as applicable. Lannett shall utilize a batch tracking and recall system which will enable Lannett to identify, on a reasonably prompt basis, customers within the Territory who have been supplied with Products of any particular batch, and to recall such Products from such customers. If a Recall is partially caused by the actions or omissions of both Parties, then each Party shall be responsible for its proportionate share of the Recall expenses based on its proportionate share of causation.  Recall expenses include the expenses of notification, shipping, return, replacement (if possible), customer fees and penalties, and destruction of recalled Products (including Products which cannot be shipped due to the condition causing the Recall).  The Parties shall discuss in good faith and agree on the scope and costs of Recall, if practicable, prior to enforcement of the Recall.

 

8.7.                            Notice of Failure to Meet Specifications.  If Supplier discovers that there is a potential that any batch or lot of the Products already delivered to Lannett may fail to conform to the Specifications, then Supplier shall notify Lannett within three (3) Business Day of such determination of failure to meet the Specifications and of the nature thereof in detail, including, but not limited to, supplying Lannett with all investigatory reports, data and communications, out-of-specification reports and data and the results of all outside laboratory testing and conclusions, if any.  Supplier shall investigate all such failures promptly, and at its sole expense, cooperate with Lannett in determining the cause for the failure and a corrective action to prevent future failures.

 

9.                                      SALES AND MARKETING ALLOWANCE; WEBSITE; MARKET INTELLIGENCE

 

9.1.                            Sales and Marketing Allowance.  During each year of the Term that Lannett distributes the Products under its own label, Supplier will provide Lannett with a sales and marketing allowance (“Sales and Marketing “) in the amount of [***], to compensate Lannett for its direct costs associated with selling, marketing and distributing the Products.

 

9.2.                            Website.  During each year of the Term that Lannett distributes the Products under its own label, Supplier will list Lannett on a publicly-accessible portion of its website as an authorized distributor of Supplier’s Products.

 

9.3.                            Market Intelligence Sharing.  During the Term, to the extent permitted by its customer contractual obligations and Applicable Laws, Lannett agrees to share with Supplier market intelligence information and data in connection with to the Product, including but not limited to the Product’s wholesalers and retailers, the price of the Product charged to wholesalers

 

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and retailers, marketing and pricing strategy, the Products’ market share, inventory levels, the granting of any promotional allowances, rebates, credits, pricing reductions or shelf stock adjustments, and any other information related to the marketing and distribution of the Product. Lannett shall meet with Supplier’s designated representatives, no less frequently than once per calendar quarter during the Term, to discuss the market intelligence and marketing  strategy in connection with the Product. Lannett shall take Supplier’s input into account when making decisions related to the marketing and pricing strategy for the Product.

 

10.                               RETURNS.  If this Agreement expires without being renewed or is subject to early termination, Lannett may return its  Products to Supplier or sell through the Products in its inventory, at Supplier’s option, for full credit and without any restocking fee or other administrative charge of any kind.

 

11.                               CONTINUING GUARANTY; WARRANTIES; COVENANTS.

 

11.1.                     Continuing Guaranty.  Supplier hereby guarantees to Lannett that:  (a) each shipment or other delivery of Products under this Agreement now or hereafter made by Supplier, its subsidiaries, divisions or affiliated companies, to or on the order of Lannett will not be, at the time of such shipment or delivery, adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise prohibited within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.A. 301 et seq., as amended, and in effect at the time of such shipment or delivery (the “FD&C Act”), or within the meaning of any applicable state or local law in which the definition of adulteration or misbranding are substantially the same as those contained in the FD&C Act; (b) such Products is not, at the time of such shipment or delivery, merchandise which may not be introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce under the provisions of Sections 301, 404, or 505 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C.A. 331, 334, and 355, respectively); and (c) such Products constitutes merchandise that may be legally transported and sold under the provisions of Applicable Laws in the Territory.

 

11.2.                     Additional Warranties.  Supplier represents and warrants to Lannett that:

 

(a)                                 It has full right and power to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with its terms;

 

(b)                                 All Products and all components and ingredients thereof will be manufactured and delivered in strict compliance with:  (i) the specifications therefor; (ii) the terms of this Agreement and the Quality Agreement; (iii) all Applicable Laws, including, but not limited to, the provisions of the FD&C Act, and current Good Manufacturing Practices (“cGMPs”); and (iv) all of Supplier’s quality control procedures and associated test methods for such Products;

 

(c)                                  No Products will include any components or ingredients that would cause such Products to degrade prior to the expiration of such Products’s designated shelf-life;

 

(d)                                 Supplier will not deviate from manufacturing any Product in accordance with the terms of this Agreement without the prior written consent of a duly authorized representative of Lannett;

 

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(e)                                  All manufacturing, packaging and testing procedures utilized with respect to Products have been or will be validated under the FD&C Act;

 

(f)                                   Neither the manufacture nor the sale of any Product will infringe or violate any patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or other Intellectual Property Rights of any third party; and

 

(g)                                  Neither Supplier, nor any of its Affiliates, nor, to the best of Supplier’s knowledge, any of their respective employees, have been “debarred” or suspended by the FDA, or subject to a similar sanction from any regulatory authority in the Territory or any jurisdiction outside the Territory, nor have debarment proceedings against Supplier, any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective employees been commenced. Supplier shall not, in the performance of its obligations, under this Agreement use the services of any person so “debarred” or suspended.

 

11.3.                     Mutual Warranties.  Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that it holds all necessary and required permits and authorizations, including, but not limited to, those required by the FD&C Act, and will undertake throughout the Term of this Agreement to maintain the same in full force and effect.  Each Party further covenants that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such other permits and authorizations as may be reasonably required from time to time in either case to operate their respective facilities and/or businesses in order to manufacture, provide, distribute and/or sell Products hereunder.

 

11.4.                     Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992.  Each party will comply at all times with the provisions of the United States Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992, as amended, and will upon request certify in writing to the other parties that none of its employees nor any person providing services in connection with this Agreement and/or involved in the manufacture, shipment, distribution or sale of any Products has been debarred under the provisions of such Act.

 

12.                               CONFIDENTIALITY; PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.

 

12.1.                     Confidentiality.  This Agreement and all documents and other information provided by either Party to the other pursuant to this Agreement, or any order placed hereunder, including, but not limited to, any information concerning prices and quantities purchased by Lannett, will be held by the other Party in strict confidence and not disclosed either directly or indirectly to any third party during the Term of this Agreement and for seven (7) years thereafter.  Each Party acknowledges that, should it breach any of its covenants in this Section 12, the other Party will be irreparably harmed thereby and will be entitled to an injunction preventing the breaching Partyfrom further breaching such covenant without any further or more particularized showing of irreparable injury and without the need to post bond or other security.  Such an injunction may be applied for before any court having jurisdiction thereof.  In any such proceeding, the injured Party will be entitled to recover any damages it suffers as a result of the other Party’s breach, including the recovery of any costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing its rights hereunder.  The confidentiality of disclosed proprietary and confidential information and the obligation of confidentiality hereunder will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement until such time as the information in question ceases to be

 

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confidential.  The Parties specifically agree that all terms of this Agreement, all sales and Product requirements, all costs, and all purchase orders will be deemed to be confidential; provided, however, that this sentence will not apply to any person or entity that desires to acquire or merge with or into either Party, so long as such person or entity enters into a confidentiality agreement or non-disclosure agreement on terms comparable to those set forth herein.

 

12.2.                     Exceptions.  Disclosed information will not be deemed confidential hereunder if:  (a) it is now or later becomes publicly known, other than through the fault of the receiving Party; (b) it is rightfully known to the receiving Party at the time of disclosure; (c) it is rightfully obtained by the receiving Party from a third party without restriction and without breach of this Agreement or any similar agreement; (d) it is independently developed by the receiving Party without use of or access to the disclosing Party’s information; and/or (e) it is required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or governmental body, or by subpoena, summons or other legal process, or by law, rule or regulation, or by applicable regulatory or professional standards, provided that, prior to such disclosure, the disclosing Party is given reasonable advance notice of such order or obligation and an opportunity to object to such disclosure.

 

12.3.                     Separate Confidentiality Agreement.  The Parties have entered into a Confidential Disclosure Agreement dated [***] (“Confidentiality Agreement”).  Such Confidentiality Agreement will be and remain in full force and effect as provided therein.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of such Confidentiality Agreement will control.

 

12.4.                     Public Announcements.  During the Term of this Agreement, neither Party hereto will issue or release, directly or indirectly, any press release, marketing material or other communication to or for the media or the public that pertains to this Agreement, any Products, or the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, a “Press Release”) unless the content of such Press Release has been approved by the other Party hereto, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement will prevent or preclude either Party from making such disclosures as may be required by Applicable Laws, including, but not limited to, any disclosures required by applicable securities laws.

 

13.                               INDEMNIFICATION.

 

13.1.                     Supplier’s Indemnity.  Supplier will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lannett, its Affiliates, its and their successors and assigns, and its and their officers, directors, employees, agents and contractors (individually and collectively, the “Lannett Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Losses resulting from third-party claims against any Lannett Indemnitee, including, but not limited to, any prosecution or action whatsoever by any governmental body or agency or by any private party, and will, at Supplier’s sole cost and expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, defend each Lannett Indemnitee against claims for Losses that may be asserted against any Lannett Indemnitee by any such third party, relating to or arising, directly or indirectly, out of:  (a) Supplier’s breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other obligations set forth in this Agreement; (b) the negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Supplier or any of its officers, directors,

 

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employees, agents, contractors or Affiliates; (c) the condition of any Products sold, supplied or delivered to Lannett under this Agreement, including any defect in material, workmanship, design, manufacturing or formulary; (d) any warnings and instructions, or lack thereof, for any Products; (e) the possession, distribution, sale and/or use of, or by reason of the seizure of, any Products; (f) any actual or asserted violation(s) of the FD&C Act or any other federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by virtue of which any Products sold, supplied or delivered to Lannett under this Agreement is alleged or determined to be adulterated, misbranded, mislabeled or otherwise not in full compliance with, or in contravention of, any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation; (g) any actual or alleged infringement of the Products, the use of the Products, the manufacture, processing and/or sale of the Products infringing upon any proprietary or Intellectual Property Rights of any third party, including the infringement of any trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, patents, or copyrights; and/or (h) any actual or asserted violations of Products liability with respect to the Products.  Notwithstanding the above, in no event will Supplier be liable under subsections (a) through (h) above to the extent that any such Loss results from the willful, grossly negligent or negligent act or omission of Lannett or any Lannett Indemnitee.

 

13.2.                     Lannett’s Indemnity. Lannett will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Supplier, its Affiliates, its and their successors and assigns, and its and their officers, directors, employees, agents and contractors (individually and collectively, the “Supplier Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Losses resulting from third-party claims against any Supplier Indemnitee, including, but not limited to, any prosecution or action whatsoever by any governmental body or agency or by any private party, and will, at Lannett’s cost and expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, defend each Supplier Indemnitee against claims for Losses that may be asserted against any Supplier Indemnitee by any such third party, relating to or arising directly from: (a) the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation by Lannett hereunder; (b) sale or use of a pharmaceutical Products which is not supplied by or on behalf of Supplier or any of its Affiliates or agents pursuant to this Agreement and which is sold or combined by Lannett with Products; (c) improper handling, storage or transport of Products by Lannett; and/or (d) the unauthorized alteration, modification, or adulteration of Products by Lannett. Notwithstanding the above, in no event will Lannett be liable under subsections (a) through (d) above to the extent that any such Loss results from the willful, grossly negligent or negligent act or omission of Supplier or any Supplier Indemnitee.

 

13.3.                     Procedure.  Each Party will promptly notify the other Party of any actual or threatened judicial or other proceedings which could involve a claim under this Section 13 and shall include sufficient information to enable the other Party to assess the facts.  The Parties will cooperate with each other to the extent reasonably necessary in the defense of all actual or potential liability claims and in any other litigation relating to any Products supplied under this Agreement.

 

13.4.                     Indemnification Not Sole Remedy. Each Party hereby acknowledges that the indemnification provided under this Section 13 shall in no manner limit, restrict or prohibit (unless liability is otherwise expressly limited by the terms of this Agreement) either Party from seeking any recovery or remedy provided at law or in equity from the other Party in connection

 

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with any breach or default by such other Party of any representation, warranty or covenant hereunder, including injunctive relief.

 

14.                               INSURANCE. Commencing on the Effective Date, Supplier will maintain and keep in full force and effect during the Term of this Agreement and for three (3) years after full performance by Supplier under this Agreement and any orders for Products by Lannett hereunder, primary and noncontributing Products Liability Insurance in amounts not less than $10,000,000.00 per occurrence and $10,000,000 in the aggregate, Combined Single Limit (Bodily Injury and Property Damage), including naming Lannett as an additional insured thereon, including an ISO Broad Form Vendors Endorsement or its equivalent, a waiver of subrogation rights against Lannett, include coverage for cross suits liability, and a provision for at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice in the event of any cancellation or material reduction of coverage by Supplier’s insurer.  Upon request by Lannett, Supplier will promptly submit to Lannett satisfactory evidence of such insurance.  All insurance coverage must be with a carrier reasonably acceptable to Lannett.  The provisions set forth in this Section 14 are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any terms set forth in any other agreement between Supplier and Lannett.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions relating to insurance in any such agreement and this Section 14, this Agreement will prevail and be controlling; except if and to the extent that such other agreement provides greater insurance protection for Lannett.  Failure to comply with all insurance requirements set forth herein will be deemed a material breach under this Agreement.

 

15.                               CREDIT MATTERS.

 

15.1.                     Discrepancies.  Supplier will bring to Lannett’s attention in writing all discrepancies affecting monies owed by either Supplier or Lannett to the other, including, but not limited to, discrepancies with respect to accounting, invoicing, debit memos, and credit memos, within six (6) months of the date of the invoice.

 

15.2.                     Disputes; Audit Rights.  Neither the acceptance of any fee nor the deposit of any check will preclude Lannett from questioning the correctness of any payment at any time.  If Lannett disputes any charges or fees on any invoice, then Lannett and Supplier will diligently proceed to work together in good faith to resolve the disputed amount.  Each Party will keep accurate and complete books and records of all transactions related to this Agreement for three (3) years following the end of each calendar during the Term of this Agreement in sufficient detail to allow the other Party to confirm the accuracy of any amounts paid to a Party hereunder.  On reasonable notice and during business hours, each Party and its representatives will have the right to audit the books and records of the other Party and its Affiliates for compliance with applicable Regulatory Requirements and to determine the accuracy of the amounts paid to Supplier under this Agreement with respect to the period of time covered by the audit. Either party shall have the right, once per calendar year, during such three (3) year period to appoint an Independent Expert to audit its relevant records with respect to the prior calendar year; provided, however, that in the event any underpayment is determined pursuant to such audit, the party appointing the Independent Expert shall be entitled to audit the records one additional time during such calendar year.  The Party being audited shall make its records available for audit by such Independent Expert during regular business hours at such place or places where such

 

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records are customarily kept, upon thirty (30) days written notice from the other Party.  Absent manifest error, or any material errors or omissions in the records provided to the Independent Expert, the results of each audit, if any, shall be binding on both parties.  The Party appointing the Independent Expert shall bear the full cost of such audit, except in the event that the results of the audit reveal an underpayment, as the case may be, of five percent (5%) or more over the period being audited, in which case the audit fees for such examination shall be paid by the other Party.

 

15.3.                     Inspection of Facilities. Lannett shall have the right to inspect, at all reasonable times, during normal business hours, upon thirty (30) days’ advance notice—or on less notice if reasonably required in order to timely respond to or comply with inquiries from or requirements imposed by any applicable regulatory authority—the operations and facilities wherein any Products is manufactured, packaged, tested, labeled and/or stored for shipping.  All Products manufactured by Supplier shall be subject to approval by Lannett’s quality assurance group or such other technical representatives as Lannett may select, with respect to whether or not the Products complies with all warranties contained in this Agreement.  Supplier warrants that the Facility and any plant(s) for manufacture of the Products is and shall be in compliance with all applicable cGMPs and that such plant(s) is and shall continue to be available for FDA inspection if and when the FDA so requests.

 

16.                               TERM AND TERMINATION.

 

16.1.                     Term.  This Agreement will commence as of the Signing Date and shall continue in effect for a [***] from the Effective Date, unless earlier terminated as provided herein or renewed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 16.1 (“Initial Term”).  If neither Party is in default, in any material respect, of any of its obligations under this Agreement, then the Term of this Agreement may be extended, upon mutual written agreement of the Parties, for [***] (or such other period of time as the Parties may mutually agree) (“Renewal Term”) at the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term unless and until this Agreement is terminated by either Party in accordance with the terms hereof.  Any reference to the “Term” of this Agreement will include any renewal or extension of the Initial Term hereof.

 

16.2.                     Grounds for Termination.

 

(a)                                 Either Party will have the right to terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of any of the following events:  (i) the failure of the other Party to comply with any of the terms of this Agreement or otherwise discharge its duties hereunder in any material respect, or the breach by the other Party of any of its representations or warranties herein in any material respect, if such failure or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days of such breaching Party’s receipt of written notice specifying the nature of such failure or breach with particularity; or (ii) the admission by the other Party in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, the making by the other Party of an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or the filing by or against such other Party of any petition under any federal, state or local bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws, if such filing has not been stayed or dismissed within sixty (60) days after the date thereof.

 

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(b)                                 Lannett will also have the right to suspend further performance under this Agreement and/or terminate this Agreement in its entirety, without liability except for unpaid previously delivered Products and unpaid Net Profit Split payments, if:  (i) Supplier loses any approval(s) from the FDA required to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) Supplier or its principals are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been involved in felonious or fraudulent activities; or (iii) Supplier is unable to successfully address material deficiencies identified by the FDA as a result of an inspection of the Facility within sixty (60) days after Supplier’s receipt of a deficiency notice from the FDA; or (iv) more than three (3) late shipments of the Products occur during any 12-month period during the Term. In any such event, Lannett may terminate this Agreement immediately by written notice to Supplier. For purposes of this Section, a late shipment shall mean failure by Supplier to deliver to Lannett one hundred percent (100%) of the Products ordered by Lannett within thirty (30) days of the date specified for such delivery in the applicable Purchase Order.

 

(c)                                  Supplier will have the right to terminate this Agreement in its entirety, without liability, if: (i) Lannett loses any approval(s) from the FDA required to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) Lannett is found by a court of competetent jurisdiction to have been involved in fraudulent of felonious activities; or (iii) [***].

 

16.3.                     Effect of Termination on Orders.  Upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, Supplier will fill all outstanding Purchase Orders in accordance with their terms within sixty (60) days after the date of such expiration or termination.

 

16.4.                     Continuing Obligations; Survival.  In no event will any expiration or termination of this Agreement excuse either Party from any breach or violation of this Agreement and full legal and equitable remedies will remain available therefor, nor will it excuse either Party from making any payment due under this Agreement with respect to any period prior to the date of expiration or termination.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.10, 6, 7, 8, 9.2, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, and 15.2 hereof will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement, as well as any other provision which is expressly or by implication intended to continue in force after such termination or expiration.

 

17.                               AGREEMENT TO CONSUMMATE; FURTHER ASSURANCES.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Parties hereto agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to do all things necessary, proper or advisable under this Agreement, Applicable Laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby.  If, at any time after the date hereof, any further action is necessary, proper or advisable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, then, as soon as is reasonably practicable, each Party to this Agreement will take, or cause its proper officers to take, such action.

 

18.                               FORCE MAJEURE.  Any delay in the performance of any of the duties or obligations of either Party hereto (except for the payment of money) caused by an event outside the affected Party’s reasonable control will not be considered a breach of this Agreement and the time required for performance will be extended for a period equal to the period of such delay.  Such events will include, but will not be limited to, acts of God, acts of a public enemy, acts of

 

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terrorism, war, insurrections, riots, injunctions, embargoes, fires, explosions, floods or other material weather events, or any other unforeseeable causes beyond the reasonable control and without the fault or negligence of the Party so affected.  The Party so affected will give prompt written notice to the other Party of such event, and will take whatever reasonable steps are appropriate in that Party’s reasonable discretion to relieve the effect of such event as rapidly as possible.

 

19.                               ANNUAL PDUFA FEES. PDUFA establishes certain provisions with respect to self-identification of facilities and payment of annual facility fees. PDUFA fees for the manufacturing facilities of the Products supplied hereunder are the responsibility of Supplier. Supplier acknowledges that it is a violation of U.S. federal law to ship Products in interstate commerce or to import Products into the United States if manufactured in a facility that has not met its obligations to self-identity or to pay fees when they are due.  Supplier will indemnify and hold harmless Lannett for any and all costs, fees, fines or penalties paid by Lannett associated with Supplier’s failure to self-identify or to pay PDUFA fees when due.

 

20.                               GENERAL PROVISIONS.

 

20.1.                     Assignment.  Neither this Agreement nor any interest herein may be assigned, in whole or in part, by either Party without the prior written consent of the other, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that either Party may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement:  (a) to an Affiliate, division or subsidiary of such Party; and/or (b) to any third party that acquires all or substantially all of the stock or assets of such Party, whether by asset sale, stock sale, merger or otherwise, and, in any such event such assignee will assume the transferring Party’s obligations hereunder.  However, notwithstanding any such assignment, the transferring Party will remain liable under this Agreement (in addition to the transferee) unless such liability is specifically waived in writing by the other Party hereto.  Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

20.2.                     Notice.  Any notice or request required or permitted to be given under or in connection with this Agreement will be deemed to have been sufficiently given if in writing and sent by:  (a) personal delivery against a signed receipt therefor, (b) certified mail, return receipt requested, first class postage prepaid, (c) nationally recognized overnight delivery service (signature required), (d) confirmed facsimile transmission, or (e) confirmed electronic mail (with any notices sent by facsimile transmission or electronic mail to also be sent by one of the other methods set forth in this Section), addressed as follows:

 

If to Supplier, then to:

 

Cediprof, Inc.
99 Jardines St.
Caguas, PR 00725
Attn: Marco Monrouzeau
Facsimile: (787) 286-4309

 

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with a copy, sent as provided herein, to:

 

Colón Conde & Mirandés, LLC
1431 Ponce de León Ave.
San Juan, PR 00907-4033
Attn: Enrique Mirandés, Esq.
Facsimile: (787) 945-7989

 

 

 

If to Lannett, then to:

 

Lannett Company, Inc.
9000 State Road
Philadelphia, PA 19136
Attn: Legal Department
Facsimile: 215-464-1861
E-Mail: Samuel.Israel@lannett.com

 

Either Party may alter the address to which communications are to be sent by giving notice of such change of address in conformity with the provisions of this Section providing for the giving of notice.  Notice will be deemed to be effective, if personally delivered, when delivered; if mailed, at midnight on the third business day after being sent by certified mail; if sent by nationally recognized overnight delivery service, on the next business day following delivery to such delivery service; and if sent by confirmed facsimile transmission or confirmed electronic mail, upon receipt (so long as any notices sent by facsimile transmission or electronic mail are also sent by one of the other methods set forth in this Section).

 

20.3.                     Entire Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties as to the subject matter hereof and merges all prior discussions and negotiations between them, and neither Party will be bound by any conditions, definitions, warranties, understandings or representations with respect to such subject matter other than as expressly provided herein or as duly set forth on or subsequent to the date hereof in writing and signed by a proper and duly authorized officer or representative of the Parties to be bound thereby, except that this Agreement will not supersede any separate confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement that may have been, or that may be, entered into by the Parties.

 

20.4.                     Amendment and Modification.  This Agreement may be amended, modified and supplemented only by written agreement duly executed and delivered by each of the Parties hereto.

 

20.5.                     Waiver.  The failure of either Party to exercise any right or to demand the performance by the other Party of duties required hereunder will not constitute a waiver of any rights or obligations of the Parties under this Agreement.  A waiver by either Party of a breach of any of the terms of this Agreement by any other Party will not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach of the terms of this Agreement.

 

20.6.                     Dispute Resolution.  In the event that a dispute, difference, claim, action, demand, request, investigation, controversy, threat, or other question arises pertaining to any matters which arise under, out of, in connection with, or in relation to this Agreement (a “Dispute”) and either Party so requests in writing, prior to the initiation of any formal legal action, the Dispute

 

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will be submitted to the designated senior management representatives.  For all Disputes referred to the designated senior management representatives, such designated senior management representatives shall use their good faith efforts to meet in person and to resolve the Dispute within ten (10) Business Days after such referral. The Parties hereby agree that in the event the designated senior management representatives are unable to resolve a Dispute within thirty (30) days of referral to such designated senior management representatives, either Party may seek other remdies available at law or in equity.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, either Party will have the right to seek temporary injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction as may be available to such Party under the Applicable Laws and rules applicable in such jurisdiction with respect to any matters arising out of the other Party’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

20.7.                     Governing Law; Venue.  This Agreement is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, notwithstanding any conflict of law principles to the contrary.  The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement.  Any action which in any way involves the rights, duties and obligations of either Party hereto under this Agreement will be brought in the state or federal courts sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, and the Parties to this Agreement hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.  The Parties waive any and all rights to have any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement tried before a jury.

 

20.8.                     Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Applicable Laws, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any Applicable Laws or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any action in any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had not been contained herein.

 

20.9.                     Construction.  The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  In the event of any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.  As used in this Agreement, the singular will include the plural and vice versa, and the terms “include” and “including” will be deemed to be immediately followed by the phrase “but not limited to.”  The terms “herein” and “hereunder” and similar terms will be interpreted to refer to this entire Agreement, including any schedules attached hereto.  Unless otherwise specified herein, the term “affiliate” will include affiliates that currently exist and those that may be created, formed or acquired in the future.

 

20.10.              Relationship of the Parties.  Neither Party will hold itself out to third parties as possessing any power or authority to enter into any contract or commitment on behalf of any other Party.  This Agreement is not intended to, and will not, create any agency, partnership or joint venture relationship between or among the Parties.  Each Party is an independent contractor with respect to the other.  Neither Party is granted any right or authority to assume or create any

 

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obligation or responsibility, express or implied, on behalf of, or in the name of the other Party hereto, or to bind the other Party hereto in any manner or with respect to anything, whatsoever.

 

20.11.              Captions.  The captions and headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and reference only and in no way define or limit the scope or content of this Agreement and will not affect the interpretation of its provisions.

 

20.12.              Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  Original signatures transmitted and received by means of facsimile or other electronic transmission of a scanned document, (e.g., pdf or similar format) will constitute true and valid signatures for all purposes hereunder and will have the same force and effect as the delivery of an original.

 

20.13.              Subcontractors.  Any work that is to be done by either Party under this Agreement may be subcontracted to a third party in accordance with the approved ANDA, cGMPs and any applicable FDA guidelines which relate to the work to be performed under the direction and supervision of such Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that, as between the Parties hereto, the subcontracting Party will be and remain responsible for all acts and omissions of any such subcontractor.

 

20.14.              Schedules and Exhibits.  All Schedules and Exhibits referenced in this Agreement, if any, are hereby incorporated by reference into, and made a part of, this Agreement.

 

20.15.              Currency.  All sums set forth in this Agreement and any appendices, exhibits or schedules hereto are, and are intended to be, expressed in United States dollars.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

CEDIPROF, INC.

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Diego Antonio Ocampo Gutiérrez de Valasco

 

By:

/s/ Timothy C. Crew

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

Diego Antonio Ocampo Gutiérrez de Valasco

 

Name:

Timothy C. Crew

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

Authorized Person

 

Title

Chief Executive Officer

 

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LIST OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A*                                      Products and Pricing

Exhibit B+                                      Shipping Instructions

Exhibit C+                                      Safety Data Exchange Agreement

 


*Certain portions of this Exhibit have been redacted to preserve confidentiality.  The registrant hereby undertakes to provide further information regarding such redacted information to the Commission upon request.

 

+ This Exhibit has been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.  The registrant undertakes to provide further information regarding such omitted materials to the Commission upon request.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Products and Pricing

 

Molecule Name

 

Dosage
Form

 

Strength

 

Pack Size

 

Price

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.025mg

 

90

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.025mg

 

1,000

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.050mg

 

90

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.050mg

 

1,000

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.075mg

 

90

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.075mg

 

1,000

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.088mg

 

90

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.100mg

 

90

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.100mg

 

1,000

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.112mg

 

90

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.125mg

 

90

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.125mg

 

1,000

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.137mg

 

90

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.150mg

 

90

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.150mg

 

1,000

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.175mg

 

90

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.200mg

 

90

 

[***]

 

Levothyroxine

 

Tablets

 

.300mg

 

90

 

[***]

 

 

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Exhibit 10.59

 

CERTAIN INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE REGISTRANT IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. 
[***] INDICATES THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED.

 

DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT

 

THIS DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made this 2nd day of  August, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), by and between SINOTHERAPEUTICS INC., a limited company incorporated pursuant to the laws of the People’s Republic of China with a business address at 1F, Building 3, No. 99 Haike Road, Pudong, Shanghai and/or its Affiliates (“Supplier”), and LANNETT COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation having an address of 9000 State Road, Philadelphia, PA  19136 and/or its Affiliates (“Lannett”).  Lannett and Supplier may be separately referred to as “Party” or jointly as “Parties.”

 

BACKGROUND

 

WHEREAS, Supplier is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and supplying various pharmaceutical Products; and

 

WHEREAS, Lannett desires to purchase the Product (as defined below) from Supplier for purposes of marketing and distributing the Product, on an exclusive basis in the Territory (as defined below) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                      DEFINITIONS.

 

1.1.                            “Additional Distribution Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

1.2.                            “Adverse Event” means any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject who is administered a Product, but which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment for which a Product is used. An “Adverse Event” can include any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom or disease temporally associated with the use of a Product, whether or not related to a Product. A pre-existing condition that worsened in severity after administration of a Product would be considered an “Adverse Event”.

 

1.3.                            Affiliate(s)” of a Party means any other person or legal entity directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Party. For the purpose of this definition, “control” when used with respect to a specified person or legal entity means the power to direct the management and policies of such person or legal entity directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

1.4.                            “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.

 

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1.5.                            “ANDA” means an Abbreviated New Drug Application (including any amendments, submissions and supplements thereto) as defined in Section 505(j) of the FD&C Act.

 

1.6.                            Applicable Laws” means all applicable statutes, ordinances, regulations, codes, rules, or orders of any kind whatsoever of any governmental authority in the Territory, including the FD&C Act, the Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992 (21 U.S.C. § 335a et seq.), the Prescription Drug Marketing Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b et seq.), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §3729-3733), the Code, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, released April 2003, the Antifraud and Abuse Amendment to the Social Security Act, the AMA guidelines on gifts to physicians, as well as any state laws impacting the promotion of pharmaceutical products, including any state anti-kickback/fraud and abuse related laws, all as amended from time to time.

 

1.7.                            “Authorized Generic” mean a drug that has the same active ingredient as a brand name drug and is manufactured under the NDA for the Drug but is marketed under the generic name either by the brand name drug company or a third party under a license from such brand name company.

 

1.8.                            “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banks in the State of Delaware are required or authorized to close.

 

1.9.                            Commercial Launch” means with respect to each dosage strength of the Product, the first sale of such dosage strength of the Product by Lannett, or a Lannett Affilliate, to an unaffiliated Third Party for end use or consumption after the FDA has approved the ANDA for such dosage strength of the Product.

 

1.10.                     “Commercially Reasonable Efforts” means, with respect to the efforts to be expended by a Party with respect to any objective under this Agreement, reasonable, diligent, good-faith efforts to accomplish such objective as such Party would normally use to accomplish a similar objective under similar circumstances exercising reasonable business judgment, it being understood and agreed that with respect to the manufacture, processing and commercialization of a Product, such efforts shall be substantially equivalent to those efforts and resources commonly used by such Party for a product owned by it or to which it has rights, which product is at a similar stage in its development or product life and is of similar market potential as such Product, taking into account efficacy, safety, approved labeling, the competitiveness of alternative products in the marketplace, the patent and other proprietary position of the product, the likelihood of regulatory approval given the regulatory structure involved, the profitability, and other relevant factors commonly considered in similar circumstances. It is anticipated that the level of effort may change over time, reflecting changes in the status of the applicable Product including, without limitation, technical, legal, scientific or medical factors. By way of example and without limitation, it being understood that a Party’s Commercially Reasonable Efforts will not in any event require that Party to take any action that would be reasonably likely to result in a breach of any other provision of this Agreement, or any other agreement between the Parties, or any other agreement between a Party, Affiliate of such Party and/or Third Parties existing as of the Effective Date, or that the Party in good faith believes may violate any applicable law,

 

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regulation, rule, order, permit, direction or license of any court or governmental authority having appropriate jurisdiction over the Party and subject matter or would be reasonably likely to be disruptive of any material service conducted or product made at or from any of its facilities or impair its ability to provide services or products hereunder.

 

1.11                        “Competing Product” means with respect to the Product, a generic pharmaceutical product manufactured by Lannett or a Third Party containing the same APIs, in the same dose, form and strength as the Product, and with the same indication and route of administration.

 

1.12                        “Confidential Information” means all Intellectual Property Rights and confidential facts relating to the business and affairs of a Party or any of its Affiliates, including financial information, business opportunities, information relating to pharmaceutical products of any nature whatsoever, know-how, and compilations of information in any form whatsoever; provided, however, that “Confidential Information” shall not include any information that (a) was already in the public domain at the time of disclosure; (b) becomes part of the public domain through no action or omission of the receiving Party after disclosure to the receiving Party; (c) was already lawfully known to the receiving Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party, at the time of the disclosure by the other Party, as shown by documentary evidence; (d) was independently discovered or developed by the receiving Party without the use of Confidential Information belonging to the disclosing Party as shown by pre-existing proof; or (e) was disclosed to the receiving Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality to which a third party was subject, by a third party who had no obligation to the disclosing Party not to disclose such information to others, as shown by independent proof.

 

1.13                        “Cost of Goods Sold” means the fully burdened cost of manufacturing a Product, which consists of the direct and indirect costs, whether internal or third party, associated with acquiring the materials, the manufacturing, testing and analysis of the finished dosage of a Product, quality control, quality assurance, idle and stability costs, warehousing costs before shipment, labeling, and packaging, labor (including benefits), depreciation and overhead, all determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

1.14                        “Distribution Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

1.15                  “FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration or any successor agency which issues a Regulatory Approval for the marketing of a Product in the United States.

 

1.16                        “FD&C Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.

 

1.17                        “Forecast” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

 

1.18                        “Gross Profit” means an amount equal to (i) the Net Sales of a Product, minus the sum of (ii) total Cost of Goods Sold and (iii) shipping costs from Supplier’s manufacturing site to Lannett’s Place of Delivery.

 

1.19                        “Initial Distribution Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

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1.20                        “Intellectual Property Rights” means all patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, service names, trade names, internet domain names, e-mail addresses, applications or registrations for any of the foregoing, or extensions, renewals, continuations or re-issues thereof, or amendments or modifications thereto, brandmarks, brand names, trade dress, labels, logos, know-how, show-how, technical and non-technical information, trade secrets, formulae, techniques, sketches, drawings, models, inventions, designs, specifications, processes, apparatus, equipment, databases, research, experimental work, development, pharmacology and clinical data, software programs and applications, software source documents, Third-Party licenses, and any similar type of proprietary Intellectual Property Right vesting in the owner and/or licensee thereof pursuant to the Applicable Laws of any relevant jurisdiction or under any applicable license or contract, whether now existing or hereafter created, together with all modifications, enhancements and improvements thereto.

 

1.21                        “Loss(es)” means any and all losses, costs, damages, interests, fees or expenses, including but not limited to all reasonable attorneys’ fees, experts’ or consultants’ fees, expenses and costs.

 

1.22                        “Minimum Safety Stock Level” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

1.23                        “Net Profit” means an amount equal to the Gross Profit of a Product, minus the Sales and Marketing Allowance.

 

1.24                        “Net Profit Split” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

 

1.25                        “Net Sales” means, in accordance with US GAAP, the aggregate gross sales billed for a Product by Lannett minus:

 

(a)                           Any service and administrative fees charged to Lannett by customers related to the Product;

 

(b)                           Any and all promotional allowances, including, but not limited to, credits, chargebacks, rebates to government agencies or retailers, and quantity and cash discounts, and other usual and customary discounts to customers;

 

(c)                            Amounts refunded, repaid or credited to wholesalers and retailers for rejections, returns, recall of goods, shelf stock adjustments or retroactive price reductions;

 

(d)                           Cash prompt pay discounts all calculated in accordance with GAAP;

 

(e)                            Any sales, excise, turnover, inventory, value-added, and similar taxes and duties assessed on applicable sales.

 

1.26                        “Place of Delivery” means delivery at Lannett’s warehouse located at 1101 “C” Avenue West, Seymour, IN 47274.

 

1.27                        “Product” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 

1.28                        Purchase Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.

 

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1.29                        “Quality Agreement” means the agreement related to quality assurance and control, by and between Supplier and Lannett, as further detailed in Section 7.4 hereof.

 

1.30                        “Regulatory Approval” means all approvals or authorizations granted by the FDA for the marketing of a Product in the Territory.

 

1.31                        “Regulatory Authority” means any applicable local, national or supranational government agency involved in assessing the Product or granting licenses and/or approvals for the marketing and sale of Product.

 

1.32                        “Regulatory Requirements” means all applicable Regulatory Approvals, licenses, registrations, GMPs, and authorizations and all other requirements of the FDA in relation to Product, including each of the foregoing which is necessary for, or otherwise governs, the manufacture, marketing, packaging and testing of Product in the Territory.

 

1.33                        Safety Data Exchange Agreement (SDEA)” means the agreement related to safety reporting, by and between Supplier and Lannett, as further detained in Section 7.3 hereof.

 

1.34                        “Sales and Marketing Allowance” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

 

1.35                        “Territory” means the United States of America and its possessions, territories, protectorates, military bases and commonwealths.

 

1.36                        “Third Party” means any natural person, corporation, firm, business trust, joint venture, association, organization, company, partnership or other business entity, or any government, or any agency or political subdivisions thereof other than a Party or any of its Affiliates.

 

1.37                        “Upfront Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

 

2.                                      APPOINTMENT; COMMITMENT BY SUPPLIER.

 

2.1.                            Appointment.  Supplier hereby appoints Lannett as the exclusive authorized distributor of record in the Territory for the Product set forth on Exhibit A (“Product”).  Exhibit A may be amended by Supplier from time to time, upon mutual agreement of Lannett, and upon the terms set forth herein. Lannett may exercise its rights and obligations hereunder itself or through its Affiliates, local companies and wholesalers.  Lannett shall purchase the Product exclusively from Supplier and Supplier shall supply the Product exclusively to Lannett. Lannett will make Commercially Reasonable Efforts to market the Product during the Term (as defined in Section 16.1), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

2.2.                            Sales to Lannett.  Supplier will sell and supply Product to Lannett for distribution in the Territory during the Term (as defined in Section 16.1), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, as it may be amended as provided herein.  Supplier shall be responsible for the purchase of adequate supplies of all materials, including, without limitation, raw materials, in accordance with the ANDA for the Product, and other filings with FDA for the Product, as necessary to supply finished Product to Lannett in accordance with Applicable Laws.

 

2.3.                            Scope of Agreement.  This Agreement will serve as the master agreement between the Parties and, as such, sets forth all of the terms and conditions concerning, and will

 

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apply to all purchases by Lannett of Product during the Term.  The terms and conditions of this Agreement will apply to all purchase orders issued hereunder.  In no event will any terms or conditions included on any purchase order, invoice or acknowledgement thereof or any other document, whether paper, electronic or otherwise, relating thereto, apply to the relationship between the Parties under this Agreement, unless such terms are expressly agreed to by the Parties in writing.  If there is a conflict between the terms of any purchase order or other document and this Agreement, the terms of  this Agreement will control, unless such terms are expressly agreed to by the Parties in writing in the Purchase Order.   The Parties further agree that no course of dealing between the Parties will in any way modify, change or supersede the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

2.4.                            Competing Product.  During the Term of this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, Supplier or Lannett shall not develop, manufacture, market or sell, or enable any Third Party to develop, manufacture, market or sell any Competing Product in the Territory. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the above language shall not apply post-termination to a Party to the extent the Agreement is terminated by such party for cause pursuant to Section 16. In addition, so long as any information remains Confidential Information, each of the Parties shall not use the Confidential Information or Data (including without limitation specifications, analytical methods, process specificity) of the other Party to develop or enable any Third Party to develop any Competing Product for sale in the Territory.

 

3.                                      PRODUCT PRICES; PAYMENTS.

 

3.1.                            Prices.  Prices payable by Lannett for Product during the Term of this Agreement (“Pricing”) will be set forth on Exhibit A.  All sums will be expressed in and payable in U.S. Dollars and all prices are exclusive of VAT or other taxes.  Under no circumstances will Supplier charge Lannett a higher price for Product than is established by this Agreement unless it has been agreed by both parties.  The Price in Exhibit A does not include the cost to ship the Product from Supplier’s manufacturing site to US entry port designated by Lannett in individual Firm Orders (as defined in Section 5.3). Such cost will included as a separate line item in the invoice for the Product from Supplier to Lannett.  Failure to comply with the provisions of this Section 3.1 will be a material breach of this Agreement.

 

3.2.                            Pricing Modifications.  Following each anniversary of the Commercial Launch of the Product, the Pricing for such Product may be increased or decreased based on the comparable increase or decrease in Supplier’s COGS over the preceding twelve (12) month period. Prior to any change in Pricing, Lannett may require Supplier to provide to Lannett reasonable documentation of such COGS, and Lannett may audit such COGS. Further, Supplier shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to reduce its manufacturing expenses for the Product, provided, however, that any such change shall not require an amendment to the ANDA for the Product, unless mutually agreed by the Parties on mutually acceptable terms and conditions. At either Party’s written request, the Parties will discuss in good faith the revision of the Pricing (and any subsequently agreed prices) to take into account adverse market conditions resulting in unsatisfactory returns for Lannett or changes in the manufacturing costs for the Products. The revised Pricing shall be laid down in writing and inserted as an amended Exhibit A to this Agreement. Firm Orders are excluded from Pricing negotiations. If, after good faith negotiations, the Parties are unable to reach agreement on an adjustment to the Pricing for the Products, then

 

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either Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement, effective upon at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to Supplier.

 

3.3.                            Date of Price.  Supplier agrees to accept Purchase Orders at the prices as described in Exhibt A in effect on the day the order is transmitted, faxed or e-mailed.  Under no circumstances will a Firm Order be cancelled by Supplier without Lannett’s prior written approval.

 

3.4.                            Modification of Orders.  Firm Orders may only be modified by written notice to Supplier  prior to the date that Supplier has commenced the batch manufacture.

 

3.5.                            Payment Terms.  Unless otherwise set forth in this Agreement, Supplier will provide Lannett payment terms of net 60 days; provided, however, that Lannett will not be obligated to pay any disputed amounts until such dispute has been resolved.

 

3.6.                            Distribution Fee and Earn Out Payment.

 

[***].

 

3.7.                            Net Profit Split.

 

(a)                                 During the Term, Lannett shall pay to Supplier an amount equal to [***] of the Net Profits from Lannett’s sales of the Product for each calendar quarter during the Term (“Net Profit Split”).  In no case shall the Net Profit Split for any calendar quarter be negative; provided, however in the event of a loss in any calendar quarter, the amount of that loss shall be carried forward to subsequent calendar quarters until the amount of such loss has been fully absorbed. In the event that Net Profits for calendar quarter are negative, Lannett shall carry over the Net Profit Split multiplied by the value by which the Net Profits are negative in such calendar quarter and deduct this amount from the calculation of Net Sales for the following successive calendar quarter(s) until such amounts are fully absorbed.  For the avoidance of doubt, if Net Profits are negative in subsequent calendar quarters, the amounts will be similarly carried over or reimbursed as per the terms set forth in this Section 3.7 until Net Profits are positive. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if Net Profits are negative for three (3) consecutive quarters, either Party may terminate this Agreement upon providing the other Party with one hundred eighty (180) days’ notice.

 

(b)                                 An example of the calculation of the sharing of Net Profits pursuant to this Section 3.7, for illustration purposes only, follows:

 

[***].

 

(c)                                  An example of the calculation of negative Net Profits pursuant to this Section 3.7, for illustration purposes only is:

 

[***].

 

3.8.                            Reporting and Payment. Not later than thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter, through and including the calendar quarter in which all rebate and chargeback amounts on Product sold during the Term are finally reconciled, Lannett shall deliver to Supplier

 

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a written report that specifies the Cost of Goods Sold, shipping costs from Supplier to Lannett’s Place of Delivery, the Net Sales and the Sales and Marketing Allowance that were used to calculate the Net Profit with respect to such calendar quarter, as well as the Net Profit calculation pay to Supplier the amount owed with respect to such calendar quarter. Each quarterly report shall include the detailed line item amounts for all category of deductions from gross sales to Net Sales. In addition, if there is a change in the accrual rate for any specific gross to net adjustment, Lannett shall provide a detailed explanation for such change.

 

3.9.                            Validation Batches.  Supplier shall invoice Lannett for the cost of validation batches that will be used for Commercial Launch and Lannett shall pay such invoice within sixty (60) days of receipt of such invoice. The provisions of Section 5.4 concerning the shelf-life shall not apply to the delivery of validation batches but in no event shall the remaining shelf-life of the validation batches be less than thirteen (13) months at the time of Lannett’s receipt of the validation batches

 

3.10.                     Taxes and Witholdings. For all payments, Lannett shall make any necessary deductions or withholdings on behalf of Supplier for or on account of any tax as required by applicable U.S. laws or regulations. Lannett shall: (i) notify Supplier if any such deductions or withholdings are to be taken; (ii) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be deducted or withheld promptly upon the earlier to occur of determining that such deduction or withholding is required or receiving notice that such amount has been assessed against Lannett or Supplier, as the case may be; and (iii) promptly forward to Supplier an official receipt (or certified copy) or other documentation reasonably acceptable to Supplier evidencing such payment to such authorities. Lannett and Supplier shall cooperate with each other minimize the withholding requirements under this Agreement consistent with Applicable Laws.

 

4.                                      SUPPLIER OBLIGATIONS.

 

4.1.                            Government Reporting. Supplier shall provide Lannett with any applicable information to support Lannett’s government reporting obligations.

 

4.2.                            Supplier Code of Conduct.  Supplier will at all times comply with, and cause all of its subcontractors and suppliers to comply with, the Supplier Code of Conduct on Lannett’s website at https://www.lannett.com/supplier-code-of-conduct, as the same may be amended from time to time at Lannett’s discretion.

 

4.3.                            Authorized Distributor Status.  Within ten (10) business days after the execution of this Agreement, Supplier will deliver to Lannett a letter designating Lannett as an Authorized Distributor of Record.

 

5.                                      FORECASTS AND ORDERS; DELIVERY.

 

5.1.                                           Forecast. Lannett shall provide Supplier with a monthly rolling forecast of its estimated purchase requirements for the next twelve (12) months with the first three months of such forecast being binding on Lannett. It is understood that the remaining nine months of the forecasts shall not be binding on Lannett and shall be provided to Supplier for planning purposes only. Supplier shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to supply up to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of Lannett’s requirement forecast of Product for the applicable.

 

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5.2.                            Purchase Orders. Lannett will order Product by placing a binding purchase order in full-batch quantities in amounts up to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the forecasted amount with Supplier at least three (3) months in advance of the proposed delivery date (“Purchase Order”).  Lannett will have the right to place orders for Product up through the last day of the Term of this Agreement.  Supplier will fill all Purchase Orders even though Product may be shipped and paid for after this Agreement has expired or terminated.  Purchase Orders shall include the shipping instructions in accordance with Exhibit B hereto. All Purchase Orders shall be in writing and shall include:

 

·                  the proposed quantity of the Products to be purchased;

 

·                  the proposed delivery date;

 

·                  any other information dictated by this Agreement or the circumstances of the order; and

 

·                  a description of the Products being ordered

 

5.3.                                           Confirmation of Purchase Order. Supplier shall, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of a Purchase Order, confirm in writing whether a given Purchase Order has been accepted. If such notification is not received by Lannett within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such Purchase Order, the Purchase Order shall be deemed accepted. All accepted Purchased Orders are construed as Firm Orders (“Firm Order”). The Supplier shall use commercially reasonable efforts to accept all Purchase Orders.

 

5.4.                                           Shelf-Life.  Shelf-life of the Product at the shipping date shall be  not less than 19 months of the registered shelf life of the Product in the Territory, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties.

 

5.5.                                           Packaging of Product.  Supplier shall package the Product in a manner that will protect the Product against damage or deterioration under normal conditions and shall advise Lannett as to any special conditions which may be required during transit and storage thereof.

 

5.6.                                           Title; Delivery. Title to, all rights in and all risk of loss to the Product shall remain with Supplier until the Product reaches the US entry port designated by Lannett  in accordance with the agreed delivery terms. After the Product is handed over to Lannett at the US entry port, Lannett shall assume title to, rights in and risk of loss to the Product. All US import duties, taves and tariffs shall be the responsibility of Lannett. In addition, Lannett shall be responsible to clear the Product through US customs. Supplier shall preserve and package all Product in a manner that will afford adequate protection against corrosion, deterioration and physical damage during shipment, and must conform to common carrier rules and regulations and Lannett’s directions for shipment. Furthermore, all costs, risks of loss, and damages due to (i) holds or enforcement actions by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the FDA, and (ii) taxes and duties imposed upon the delivery of the Product, shall be the responsibility of Lannett on behalf of Supplier until receipt of the Product by Lannett and such cost will be charged to Lannett, as part of the shipping costs that will be deducted from Net Sales, until receipt of the Product by Lannett. In the event Lannett accepts one or more partial deliveries, Supplier agrees to present for payment a separate invoice for each delivery.

 

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5.7.                                           Serialization. All Product delivered by Supplier to Lannett shall meet serialization requirements, as outlined in the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (Title II of the Drug Quality and Security Act) signed into law on November 27, 2013. Requirements include, but are not limited to, the addition of Product identifiers imprinted on each sellable unit, on each homogeneous case and on each pallet intended to be introduced in the United States market. Unique product identifiers will include a national drug code, serial identifier (provided by Lannett), lot number, and expiration date.  Serial numbers must be aggregated from item to case and case to pallet.

 

5.8.                                           Safety Stock.  Lannett shall be obligated to and shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to maintain not less than three (3) months of inventory of the Product based upon the most recent forecast provided under Section 5.1 (the “Minimum Safety Stock Level”).  Lannett will provide an inventory report to Supplier on a monthly basis within ten (10) Business Days after the end of each month or upon receipt of the monthly rolling forecast, whichever is sooner, to demonstrate compliance with its obligation to maintain the Minimum Safety Stock Level. If Supplier is unable to meet its obligations to supply a Product, Lannett shall draw upon its Minimum Safety Stock Level in an amount equal to Supplier’s inability to supply a Product and, upon Lannett’s drawing upon its Minimum Safety Stock Level, Lannett’s obligation to maintain the Minimum Safety Stock Level shall be suspended by the amount of Product drawn down until Supplier has replenished the Minimum Safety Stock Level to the agreed amount set forth above.  At such time as Supplier is able to resume supply of a Product pursuant to new Purchase Orders, the Parties shall enter into good faith discussions to determine the timetable on which Supplier will replenish the Minimum Safety Stock Level. Lannett shall place Purchase Orders pursuant to such schedule until Supplier has replenished such Minimum Safety Stock Level.

 

5.9.                            Shipment.  All orders will be shipped by Supplier to Lannett at the location indicated on the Firm Order and in accordance with the shipping instructions set forth on Exhibit B.  Unless Lannett and Supplier agree otherwise in writing, all Product will be shipped CIF Port of Entry USA (Incoterms 2010) destination, freight prepaid.  Cost of transportation prepaid by Supplier will be invoiced to Lannett when generated, and included as part of the shipping costs which need to be deducted to calculate Gross Profits. Title to and risk of loss of Product sold to Lannett will pass to Lannett upon delivery of such Product by Supplier to the designated destination, free and clear of all third party liens, security interests, claims and/or encumbrances of any kind or nature.

 

6.                                      DELAY IN DELIVERY; FAILURE TO SUPPLY.

 

6.1.                            Delay in Delivery.  Supplier shall deliver the Product in accordance with Section 5.9 on the date stated in the Firm Order. Supplier will notify Lannett immediately if Supplier cannot deliver the Product on or before the stated delivery date  or if Supplier anticipates any failure to meet Lannett’s Firm Orders (“Failure to Supply”), and Supplier shall provide Lannett, as soon as reasonably possible, with a new date of delivery. The actual quantity delivered and invoiced to Lannett may vary plus or minus 10% of the quantity set forth in the Firm Order due to yield variations within batches and shall not constitute a Failure to Supply or overshipment of Product.

 

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6.2.                            Failure to Supply.  If a Failure to Supply event occurs based on Lannett’s Firm Order and Lannett has exhausted its Safety Stock, then Supplier shall be liable, upon reasonable proof by Lannett (redacted to preserve confidentiality), for any and all costs, fees, penalties, charges or amounts, if any, otherwise incurred by Lannett, resulting directly or indirectly from such Failure to Supply; provided, however, that in the event that Lannett shall incur costs and expenses from its customers for Failure to Supply as a result of Lannett’s failure to maintain the Minimum Safety Stock Level, Supplier shall have no obligation for such costs and expenses. Lannett may, in its sole discretion, invoice Supplier for the amount of such costs and expenses resulting from the Failure to Supply or offset such amount against the amounts otherwise payable to Supplier pursuant to this Agreement. Additionally, if Supplier is unable to or otherwise does not agree to supply at least eighty-five percent (85%) of Lannett’s ordered requirements for the Product in any three-month period, excluding force majeure events, Lannett may terminate this Agreement upon not less than sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to Supplier.

 

7.                                      REGULATORY MATTERS.

 

7.1.                            Regulatory Responsibilities. Supplier will, at its own cost and expense, continue to own and maintain the applicable Regulatory Approvals necessary to market the Product in the Territory, including the filing of the Annual Reports and Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Reports required under Applicable Laws and shall be responsible for all regulatory costs to maintain the Regulatory Approval.   Additionally, Supplier shall be responsible for complying with Applicable Laws to appropriately categorize and report changes to the FDA, including without limitation, amendments, supplements, and Annual Reports. All communications by Supplier with the FDA relating to the Product as marketed in the Territory shall be promptly provided in writing to Lannett, and Supplier shall promptly provide Lannett copies of all documents sent to or received from the FDA regarding the Product.

 

7.2.                            Labeling.  Supplier shall be responsible for the creation, content, and printing of the labeling for the Product provided, however that Lannett shall provide Supplier with its trademark and other company specific information and the registered NDC number for the Product for inclusion in the label.  Supplier shall send Lannett all labeling materials for the Product (e.g., package insert, container label, carton label, medication guide, patient labeling, etc.) in final format for Lannett’s review and final written approval and Lannett shall work with Supplier to update such labels as needed. Supplier is responsible for ensuring the most current labeling content, consistent with the reference listed drug (“RLD”) labeling content and all requested FDA updates, is used on Product supplied to Lannett.  Supplier is responsible for notifying Lannett within three (3) business days of any FDA communication requesting changes to labeling materials, including Safety Change Notifications and changes requested per section 505(o)(4) of the FD&C Act.  Supplier will provide Lannett with a copy of all FDA communications related to labeling.  All changes to labeling materials for the Product require Lannett’s review and final written approval. Labeling materials that have not been subject to Lannett’s review and written approval are prohibited to be used on Product supplied to Lannett.  Supplier is responsible for submitting the content of labeling in Structured Product Labeling (“SPL”) format to the FDA for Lannett’s NDC numbers within fourteen (14) days of ANDA approval to ensure proper drug listing.  Supplier is also responsible for submitting updated SPL files within fourteen (14) days when labeling changes are made and approved and as required by Applicable Laws.

 

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7.3.                            Monitoring Adverse Events.  Supplier shall be responsible for all safety reporting requirements associated with the Regulatory Approvals mandated by the Laws in the Territory. The Parties shall enter into a separate Safety Data Exchange Agreement (“SDEA”) which will define specific roles of each Party. The SDEA shall be executed as early as possible but no later than the date of first commercial marketing of the Products covered by the present Agreement.  To the extent there are any inconsistencies or conflicts between this Agreement and the SDEA, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control unless specifically otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in matters regarding safety reporting, the terms of the SDEA shall supersede those in this Agreement. Supplier, as the owner of the ANDA for the Product, is solely responsible for compliance with applicable Laws in the Territory and FDA reporting in relation to the Product, regardless of services performed on their behalf.

 

7.4.                            Quality The Parties shall negotiate in good faith and use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to enter into a Quality Agreement, substantially in the form provided by Lannett to Supplier, within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date or prior to the Commercial Launch of the Product, whichever is sooner, which Quality Agreement will set out the policies, procedures and standards by which the Parties will coordinate and implement the operation and quality assurance activities and regulatory compliance objectives contemplated under this Agreement with respect to the Product.  To the extent there are any inconsistencies or conflicts between this Agreement and the Quality Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control unless specifically otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in matters regarding quality, the terms of the Quality Agreement shall supersede those in this Agreement.

 

7.5.                            Cooperation.  Without limiting the foregoing, each of Supplier and Lannett shall provide to each other in a timely manner with all information which the other Party reasonably requests regarding the Product in order to enable the other Party to comply with all Applicable Laws applicable to the Product in the Territory.  Each of Supplier and Lannett shall provide to the other or, if applicable, directly to the FDA, any assistance and all documents reasonably necessary to enable the other to carry out its obligations under this Section 7.  In general, requests for cooperation should be responded to by the other Party within three (3) Business Days and both should make responsible efforts to ensure that cooperation is maintained to ensure completion of the given project.

 

8.                                      PRODUCT QUALITY AND PRODUCT RECALLS.

 

8.1.                            Product Testing. Supplier shall be responsible for Product test procedures for quality assurance before any Product is delivered to Lannett.  Supplier shall provide a certificate of analysis, certificate of compliance, and other documents (collectively, the “COA”) as set forth in the Quality Agreement, in such forms as the Parties shall agree upon, for any Product batch delivered to Lannett hereunder, certifying that such Product has been manufactured and packaged in compliance with its specifications, current Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMPs”) and all other applicable Regulatory Requirements.

 

8.2.                            Damage.  Lannett shall inspect all shipments of Product promptly after receipt. If Lannett receives Product with visible damage, Lannett will reject the non-conforming Product, note the damage on the delivery slip and promptly report the damage to Supplier’s customer

 

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service department, requesting that Supplier accept prompt return of the damaged Product (“Rejection Notice”).  Supplier will promptly provide Lannett with disposition instructions in writing (including by email).  Unless otherwise instructed by Supplier, Lannett will hold damaged Product for inspection for fifteen (15) days after receipt.  Supplier will bear all freight and incidental costs incurred by Lannett in connection with damaged Product.

 

(a)                                 If Supplier agrees with or is deemed to agree with the basis for Lannett’s Rejection Notice, then Supplier shall promptly replace, at no cost to Lannett, such rejected Product.

 

(b)                                 If Supplier disagrees with the basis for Lannett’s rejection specified in the Rejection Notice, Supplier shall promptly replace such rejected Product.  No payment shall be due with respect to the replacement Product until it is determined which Party shall bear the burden of such cost hereunder.  The Parties shall submit samples of the rejected Product for testing and/or resolution to a mutually acceptable third party laboratory approved by the FDA or a quality consultant (if not a laboratory analysis issue). The third party laboratory or quality consultant shall determine whether such Product conforms to the confirmed Purchase Order or in which way the Products are defective.  The Parties agree that the determination of the third party laboratory or quality consultant shall be final and determinative.  If the third party laboratory or quality consultant determines that the rejection by Lannett was unjustified, then Lannett shall promptly pay Supplier for any replacement Product.  If the third party laboratory or quality consultant determines that the relevant shipment of Product does not conform to the Purchase Order or is otherwise defective, then Supplier shall not invoice Lannett for the replacement Product.  The Party against whom the third party laboratory or quality consultant rules shall also bear all cost and fees charged by the third party laboratory or quality consultant in connection with resolution of the disagreement, including all out-of-pocket costs.

 

8.3.                            Incorrect shipment.  In the event of an incomplete shipment, a shortage in shipment, the misdirection of any delivery, or any overshipment, Supplier, upon written notification from Lannett, will immediately contact Lannett’s purchasing department and will comply with any reasonable directions provided with respect to the delivered and undelivered portions of the affected order(s).  Supplier will be responsible for any related freight or incidental charges caused by the incorrect shipment.  Lannett will not have any obligation to accept overshipments. Over or under shipments resulting from yield variations, as contemplated under Section 6.1, shall not result in incorrect shipments under this Section 8.3.

 

8.4.                            Latent Defects and Recall.  The Parties acknowledge that it is possible for Product to have manufacturing defects that are not discoverable through industry standard physical inspection or testing (“Latent Defects”).  Latent Defects may include, by way of illustration and not definition or limitation, loss of potency/stability, discoloration, contamination with foreign matter or substances or other manufacturing defects.  Supplier will remain responsible for all Latent Defects except to the extent due to Lannett’s negligence or willful misconduct. Lannett will maintain such traceability records as are necessary to permit a recall, market withdrawal or field correction of a Product, including inventory withdrawal in connection with any of the foregoing (each a “Recall”). If either Party discovers or becomes aware of a Latent Defect, or any safety or regulatory concerns, or any order, request or directive of a court or the FDA requesting or requiring a Recall, it will notify the other Party in writing in accordance with

 

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Section 8.5 below. Supplier will be responsible for any related freight or incidental charges related to Latent Defects.

 

8.5.                            Notification of Recall The Parties agree that each Party shall consult with the other Party and the Parties shall jointly cooperate in all recalls, but that the Supplier shall be the primary interface with the Regulatory Authority. Supplier shall be responsible for notifying the Regulatory Authorities in the Territory of any voluntary Recall and implementing any Recalls.   Supplier shall be responsible for coordinating all the necessary activities in connection with such Recall in the Terrttory The Supplier shall take all reasonable and appropriate corrective actions requested by Lannett, and shall cooperate in any governmental investigations surrounding such recall in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Quality Agreement.  Where Lannett declares a voluntary recall, or field corrective action, to any Product supplied by the Supplier that Lannett reasonably determines is necessary for patient health or safety reasons, it shall provide the Supplier with (i) prior written notice of its decision to declare such voluntary recall or field corrective action and (ii) reasonably detailed explanation of the basis for such recall or corrective action.  In the event that Lannett or its Affiliates shall be required by the Regulatory Authority to recall any Product because such Product does not Conform or may violate or fail to be in compliance with any Applicable Laws or in the event that Lannett or its Affiliates elect to institute a voluntary recall of the Product for health or safety reasons, Lannett or its Affiliates shall be the primary coordinator for such recall on Supplier’s behalf.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section shall be construed as limiting the Parties’ rights with respect to indemnification or any other remedies available at law or equity to the Parties.  The Parties shall fully cooperate with one another  and Supplier shall forward to Lannett a copy of any field communication associated with the Products that it plans to issue before such communication is issued or sent to any governmental agency.  Supplier will maintain complete and accurate records of any activities conducted with respect to any Recall for such period as may be required by Applicable Laws.  Following any Recall, Supplier will review all of its procedures as impacted by the identified root cause in the associated investigation, and will revise such procedures, as necessary, to correct the cause of such Recall subject to the change control requirements set forth in the Quality Agreement.  Supplier will provide Lannett with such information regarding such review and revisions as Lannett may request and Supplier shall provide Lannett the right to approve, reject or request modifications to the proposed changes. For clarity, Supplier shall have the final decision making authority with respect to determining the necessity and nature of the action to be taken.

 

8.6.                            Recall Expenses.  Supplier shall pay all out-of-pocket expenses in connection with a Recall, except that Lannett shall bear such direct out-of-pocket expenses to the extent that such Recall is implemented as a result of Lannett’s negligence or willful misconduct under this Agreement. For such purposes, recalled Product units shall include both units held by Lannett in inventory and units shipped by Lannett to its customers, as applicable. Lannett shall utilize a batch tracking and recall system which will enable Lannett to identify, on a reasonable prompt basis, customers within the Territory who have been supplied with Product of any particular batch, and to recall such Product from such customers. If a Recall is partially caused by the actions or omissions of both Parties, then each Party shall be responsible for its proportionate share of the Recall expenses based on its proportionate share of causation.  If a Recall is not caused by the negligence, wilful misconduct or other acts or omissions of either Party (i.e., a mandatory Recall mandated by a Governmental Authority for safety reasons or for reasons

 

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outside of the control of either Party), Recall expenses shall be paid by Lannett and shall be deducted in calculating Net Profits.  Recall expenses include the expenses of notification, shipping, return, replacement (if possible), customer fees and penalties, and destruction of recalled Products (including Products which cannot be shipped due to the condition causing the Recall).  The Parties shall discuss in good faith and agree on the scope and costs of Recall, if practicable, prior to enforcement of the Recall.

 

8.7.                            Notice of Failure to Meet Specifications.  If Supplier discovers that there is a potential that any batch or lot of the Products already delivered to Lannett may fail to conform to the Specifications, then Supplier shall notify Lannett within one (1) business day. Such notice shall include the nature thereof in detail, including, but not limited to, supplying Lannett with all investigatory reports, data and communications, out-of-specification reports, as applicable, and data and the results of all outside laboratory testing and conclusions, if any.  Supplier shall investigate all such failures promptly, and at its sole expense, cooperate with Lannett in determining the cause for the failure and a corrective action to prevent future failures. The Quality Agreement shall set forth additional details relating to failures and corrective action.

 

9.                                      SALES AND MARKETING ALLOWANCE; WEBSITE

 

9.1.                            Sales and Marketing.  During each year of the Term of this Agreement, Lanentt will be entitled to a sales and marketing allowance (“Sales and Marketing Allowance”) in the amount of [***] of Gross Profits, to compensate Lannett for its direct costs associated with selling, marketing and distributing the Product.  Such Sales and Marketing Allowance will be deducted by Lannett from Gross Profits for the applicable calendar quarter.

 

9.2.                            Website.  Supplier will list Lannett on a publicly-accessible portion of its website as an authorized distributor of Supplier’s Product.

 

10.                               RETURNS.  If this Agreement expires without being renewed or is subject to early termination, Lannett may sell through the Product in its inventory or destroy such Product, at its sole option.

 

11.                               CONTINUING GUARANTY; WARRANTIES; COVENANTS.

 

11.1.                     Continuing Guaranty.  Supplier hereby guarantees to Lannett that:  (a) each shipment or other delivery of Product under this Agreement now or hereafter made by Supplier, its subsidiaries, divisions or affiliated companies, to or on the order of Lannett will not be, at the time of such shipment or delivery, adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise prohibited within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.A. 301 et seq., as amended, and in effect at the time of such shipment or delivery (the “FD&C Act”), or within the meaning of any applicable state or local law in which the definition of adulteration or misbranding are substantially the same as those contained in the FD&C Act; (b) such Product is not, at the time of such shipment or delivery, merchandise which may not be introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce under the provisions of Sections 301, 404, or 505 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C.A. 331, 334, and 355, respectively); and (c) such Product constitutes merchandise that may be legally transported and sold under the provisions of applicable federal, state and local laws in the Territory.

 

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11.2.                     Additional Supplier Warranties.  Supplier represents and warrants to Lannett that:

 

(a)                                 It has full right and power to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with its terms;

 

(b)                                 All Product and all components and ingredients thereof will be manufactured and delivered in strict compliance with:  (i) the specifications therefor; (ii) the terms of this Agreement and the Quality Agreement; (iii) all Applicable Laws, including, but not limited to, the provisions of the FD&C Act, and current Good Manufacturing Practices (“cGMPs”); and (iv) all of Supplier’s quality control procedures and associated test methods for such Product;

 

(c)                                  No Product will include any components or ingredients that would cause such Product to degrade prior to the expiration of such Product’s designated shelf-life;

 

(d)                                 Supplier will not deviate from manufacturing any Product in accordance with the terms of this Agreement without the prior written consent of a duly authorized representative of Lannett;

 

(e)                                  All manufacturing, packaging and testing procedures utilized with respect to Product have been or will be validated under the FD&C Act;

 

(f)                                   Neither the manufacture nor the sale of any Product will infringe or violate any Orange Book patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or other Intellectual Property Rights of any third party; and

 

(g)                                  Neither Supplier, nor any of its Affiliates, nor, to the best of Supplier’s knowledge, any of their respective employees, have been “debarred” or suspended by the FDA, or subject to a similar sanction from any regulatory authority in the Territory or any jurisdiction outside the Territory, nor have debarment proceedings against Supplier, any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective employees been commenced. Supplier shall not, in the performance of its obligations, under this Agreement use the services of any person so “debarred” or suspended.

 

11.3                        Additional Lannett Warranties. Lannett represent, warrants and covenants that:

 

(a) Lannett shall, at all times, comply with all Applicable Laws in all material respects relating to the marketing and sale of the Product in the Territory;

 

(b) Lannett shall handle, store and warehouse the Product in accordance with the Specifications, GMP and all Applicable Laws;

 

(c) Lannett shall comply with all requirements of any Federal or state government pricing programs.

 

11.3.                     Mutual Warranties.  Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that it holds all necessary and required permits and authorizations, including, but not limited to, those required by the FD&C Act, and will undertake throughout the Term of this Agreement to maintain the same in full force and effect.  Each Party further covenants that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such other permits and authorizations as may be

 

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reasonably required from time to time in either case to operate their respective facilities and/or businesses in order to manufacture, provide, distribute and/or sell Product hereunder.

 

11.4.                     Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992.  Each party will comply at all times with the provisions of the United States Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992, as amended, and will upon request certify in writing to the other parties that none of its employees nor any person providing services in connection with this Agreement and/or involved in the manufacture, shipment, distribution or sale of any Product has been debarred under the provisions of such Act.

 

12.                               CONFIDENTIALITY; PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.

 

12.1.                     Confidentiality.  Each Party acknowledges that it may receive Confidential Information of the other Party in the performance of this Agreement.  Each Party shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to safeguard and to hold such information received by it from the other Party in confidence, and shall limit disclosure of the furnishing Party’s information to those employees, officers, directors, agents and consultants (“Representatives”) of the receiving Party and its Affiliates who are informed of and understand the confidential nature thereof and are bound by non-disclosure and non-use obligations no less restrictive than those set forth in this Agreement.  To the extent that such Representatives take an action, or fail to take an action, that would constitute a breach of such confidentiality or non-use obligations (as if such Representative was  a party to this Agreement), it will constitute a breach of such obligations as if a Party had taken, or failed to take, such action itself.  Each Party shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose, publish or use for the benefit of any Third Party or itself, except in carrying out its duties hereunder or as otherwise provided in this Section 12, any Confidential Information of the other Party, without first having obtained the furnishing Party’s written consent to such disclosure or use.  The receiving Party could disclose Confidential Information by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or governmental body, or by subpoena, summons or other legal process, or by law, rule or regulation, or by applicable regulatory or professional standards, provided that, prior to such disclosure, the disclosing Party is given reasonable advance notice of such order or obligation and an opportunity to object to such disclosure.

 

12.2.                     Exceptions.  Disclosed information will not be deemed confidential hereunder if:  (a) it is now or later becomes publicly known, other than through the fault of the receiving Party; (b) it is rightfully known to the receiving Party at the time of disclosure; (c) it is rightfully obtained by the receiving Party from a third party without restriction and without breach of this Agreement or any similar agreement; (d) it is independently developed by the receiving Party without use of or access to the disclosing Party’s information.

 

12.3.                     Separate Confidentiality Agreement.  The Parties have entered into one or more separate confidentiality agreements or non-disclosure agreements, including a Confidential Disclosure Agreement dated April 29, 2019 (each, a “Confidentiality Agreement”).  Such Confidentiality Agreement(s) will be and remain in full force and effect as provided therein.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any such Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of such Confidentiality Agreement will control.

 

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communication to or for the media or the public that pertains to this Agreement, any Product, or the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, a “Press Release”) unless the content of such Press Release has been approved by the other Party hereto, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement will prevent or preclude either Party from making such disclosures as may be required by Applicable Laws, including, but not limited to, any disclosures required by applicable securities laws.

 

13.                               INDEMNIFICATION.

 

13.1.                     Supplier’s Indemnity.  Supplier will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lannett, its Affiliates, its and their successors and assigns, and its and their officers, directors, employees, agents and contractors (individually and collectively, the “Lannett Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Losses resulting from Third-Party claim, action, suit, demand or other legal assertion or proceeding (“Claims”) against any Lannett Indemnitee, including, but not limited to, any prosecution or action whatsoever by any governmental body or agency or by any private party, and will, at Supplier’s sole cost and expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, defend each Lannett Indemnitee against claims for Losses that may be asserted against any Lannett Indemnitee by any such third party, relating to or arising out of, directly or indirectly from:  (a) Supplier’s breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other obligations set forth in this Agreement; (b) the negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Supplier or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors or Affiliates; (c) the condition of any Product sold, supplied or delivered to Lannett under this Agreement, including any defect in material, workmanship, design, manufacturing or formulary; (d) any warnings and instructions, or lack thereof, for any Product; (e) any actual or asserted violation(s) of the FD&C Act or any other federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by virtue of which any Product sold, supplied or delivered to Lannett under this Agreement is alleged or determined to be adulterated, misbranded, mislabeled or otherwise not in full compliance with, or in contravention of, any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation; (f) any actual or alleged infringement of the Product, the use of the Product, the manufacture, processing and/or sale of the Product infringes upon any proprietary or Intellectual Property Rights of any third party, including the infringement of any trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, patents, or copyrights; and/or (g) any actual or asserted violations of product liability with respect to the Product.  Notwithstanding the above, in no event will Supplier be liable under subsections (a) through (g) above to the extent that any such Loss results from the willful, grossly negligent or negligent act or omission of Lannett or any Lannett Indemnitee.

 

13.2.                     Lannett’s Indemnity. Lannett will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Supplier, its Affiliates, its and their successors and assigns, and its and their officers, directors, employees, agents and contractors (individually and collectively, the “Supplier Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Losses resulting from third-party claims against any Supplier Indemnitee, including, but not limited to, any prosecution or action whatsoever by any governmental body or agency or by any private party, and will, at Lannett’s cost and expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, defend each Supplier Indemnitee against claims for Losses that may be asserted against any Supplier Indemnitee by any such third party, relating to or arising directly from: (a) the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation by Lannett hereunder; (b) sale or use of a pharmaceutical product which is not supplied by or on behalf of Supplier or any of its Affiliates or agents pursuant to this Agreement and which is sold or

 

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combined by Lannett with Product; (c) improper handling, storage or transport of Product by Lannett; and/or (d) the unauthorized alteration, modification, or adulteration of Product by Lannett; (e)the negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lannett or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors or Affiliates. Notwithstanding the above, in no event will Lannett be liable under subsections (a) through (d) above to the extent that any such Loss results from the willful, grossly negligent or negligent act or omission of Supplier or any Supplier Indemnitee.

 

13.3.                     Procedure.  Each Party will promptly notify the other Party of any actual or threatened judicial or other proceedings which could involve a claim under this Section 13 and shall include sufficient information to enable the other Party to assess the facts.  The Parties will cooperate with each other to the extent reasonably necessary in the defense of all actual or potential liability claims and in any other litigation relating to any Product supplied under this Agreement.

 

13.4.                     Indemnification Not Sole Remedy. Each Party hereby acknowledges that the indemnification provided under this Section 13 shall in no manner limit, restrict or prohibit (unless liability is otherwise expressly limited by the terms of this Agreement) either Party from seeking any recovery or remedy provided at law or in equity from the other Party in connection with any breach or default by such other Party of any representation, warranty or covenant hereunder, including injunctive relief.

 

14.                               INSURANCE.

 

(a)                                 Supplier will maintain and keep in full force and effect during the Term of this Agreement and for three (3) years after full performance by Supplier under this Agreement and any orders for Product by Lannett hereunder, primary and noncontributing Product Liability Insurance in amounts not less than $ 2,000,000.00 per occurrence and $10,000,000 in the aggregate, Combined Single Limit (Bodily Injury and Property Damage), including naming Lannett as an additional insured thereon, including an ISO Broad Form Vendors Endorsement or its equivalent, a waiver of subrogation rights against Lannett, include coverage for cross suits liability, and a provision for at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice in the event of any cancellation or material reduction of coverage by Supplier’s insurer.  Upon request by Lannett, Supplier will promptly submit to Lannett satisfactory evidence of such insurance.  All insurance coverage must be with a carrier reasonably acceptable to Lannett.  The provisions set forth in this Section 14 are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any terms set forth in any other agreement between Supplier and Lannett.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions relating to insurance in any such agreement and this Section 14, this Agreement will prevail and be controlling; except if and to the extent that such other agreement provides greater insurance protection for Lannett.  Failure to comply with all insurance requirements set forth herein will be deemed a material breach under this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 Lannett shall, at its own cost and expense, obtain and maintain in full force and effect the following insurance during the Term of this Agreement:

 

(i)                  product liability insurance with aggregate limits of not less than $2,000,000.

 

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(ii)                      commercial general liability insurance with per-occurrence and general aggregate limits of not less than $10,000,000.

 

(iii)                   Statutory Workers’ Compensation insurance, including occupational disease, as required by the State(s) in which workers are located.

 

(iv)                  Employer’s Liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 bodily injury for each accident, $1,000,000 bodily injury by disease for each employee, and $1,000,000 bodily injury and bodily injury by disease in the aggregate.

 

(v)                     The policy(ies) shall be maintained during the Term of this Agreement and for a period of not less than three(3) years following the termination or expiration of this Agreement.  Each policy shall cover Supplier as an additional insured.

 

(vi)                              Lannett shall endeavor to provide Supplier with not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice in the event of the cancellation or non-renewal of such insurance or substantially similar insurance.

 

15.                               CREDIT MATTERS.

 

15.1.                     Discrepancies.  Supplier will bring to Lannett’s attention in writing all discrepancies affecting monies owed by either Supplier or Lannett to the other, including, but not limited to, discrepancies with respect to accounting, invoicing, debit memos, and credit memos, within six (6) months of the date of the invoice.

 

15.2.                     Disputes; Audit Rights.  Neither the acceptance of any fee nor the deposit of any check will preclude  either Party from questioning the correctness of any payment at any time.  If one Party disputes any charges or fees on any invoice, then Lannett and Supplier will diligently proceed to work together in good faith to resolve the disputed amount.  Each Party will keep accurate and complete books and records of all transactions related to this Agreement for thirty-six (36) months following each year during the Term of this Agreement.  On reasonable notice and during business hours, each Party and its representatives will have the right to audit the books and records of the other Party and its Affiliates for compliance with applicable Regulatory Requirements and to determine the accuracy of the amounts paid to Supplier under this Agreement with respect to the period of time covered by the audit.

 

15.3.                     Inspection of Facilities. Lannett shall have the right to inspect, at all reasonable times, during normal business hours, upon ten (10) days’ advance notice or on less notice if reasonably required in order to timely respond to or comply with inquiries from or requirements imposed by any applicable regulatory authority, the operations and facilities wherein any Product is manufactured, packaged, tested, labeled and/or stored for shipping.  All Products under this Agreement manufactured by Supplier shall be subject to approval by Lannett’s quality assurance group or such other technical representatives as Lannett may select, with respect to whether or not the Product complies with all warranties contained in this Agreement.  Supplier warrants that the plant(s) for manufacture of the Product is and shall be in compliance with all applicable cGMPs and that such plant(s) is and shall continue to be available for FDA inspection if and when the FDA so requests.

 

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16.                               TERM AND TERMINATION.

 

16.1.                     Term.  This Agreement will commence as of the Effective Date and will continue in effect for a [***], unless earlier terminated as provided herein or renewed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 16.1.  If neither Party is in default, in any material respect, of any of its obligations under this Agreement, then the Term of this Agreement shall automatically renew for renewal terms of [***] unless either Party provides written notice to the other Party [***].  Any reference to the Term of this Agreement will include any renewal or extension of the Term hereof.

 

16.2.                     Grounds for Termination.

 

(a)                                 Either Party will have the right to terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of any of the following events:  (i) the failure of the other Party to comply with any of the terms of this Agreement or otherwise discharge its duties hereunder in any material respect, or the breach by the other Party of any of its representations or warranties herein in any material respect, if such failure or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days of such breaching Party’s receipt of written notice specifying the nature of such failure or breach with particularity; or (ii) the admission by the other Party in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, the making by the other Party of an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or the filing by or against such other Party of any petition under any federal, state or local bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws, if such filing has not been stayed or dismissed within sixty (60) days after the date thereof.

 

(b)                                 Lannett will also have the right to suspend further performance under this Agreement and/or terminate this Agreement in its entirety, without liability except for unpaid previously delivered Product, if:  (i) Supplier loses any approval(s) from the FDA required to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) Supplier or its principals are involved in felonious or fraudulent activities; or (iii) Supplier is unable to successfully address material deficiencies identified by the FDA as a result of an inspection of Supplier’s facility within sixty (60) days after Supplier’s receipt of a deficiency notice from the FDA. In any such event, Lannett may terminate this Agreement immediately by written notice to Supplier. For purposes of this Section, a late shipment shall mean failure by Supplier to deliver to Lannett one hundred percent (100%) of the Products ordered by Lannett for delivery within twenty (20) days of the date specified for such delivery in the applicable Firm Order.

 

(c)                                  Supplier shall also have the right to suspend further performance under this Agreement and/or terminate this Agreement in its entirety upon one hundred and eighty (180) days’ prior written notice, if [***].

 

16.3.                     Effect of Termination on Orders.  Upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, Supplier will fill all outstanding Firm Orders in accordance with their terms within sixty (60) days after the date of such expiration or termination.

 

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legal and equitable remedies will remain available therefor, nor will it excuse either Party from making any payment due under this Agreement with respect to any period prior to the date of expiration or termination.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Sections  3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.2, 10, 11 and 12 hereof will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

17.                               AGREEMENT TO CONSUMMATE; FURTHER ASSURANCES.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Parties hereto agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to do all things necessary, proper or advisable under this Agreement, Applicable Laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby.  If, at any time after the date hereof, any further action is necessary, proper or advisable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, then, as soon as is reasonably practicable, each Party to this Agreement will take, or cause its proper officers to take, such action.

 

18.                               FORCE MAJEURE.  Any delay in the performance of any of the duties or obligations of either Party hereto (except for the payment of money) caused by an event outside the affected Party’s reasonable control will not be considered a breach of this Agreement and the time required for performance will be extended for a period equal to the period of such delay.  Such events will include, but will not be limited to, acts of God, acts of a public enemy, acts of terrorism, war, insurrections, riots, injunctions, embargoes, fires, explosions, floods, or any other unforeseeable causes beyond the reasonable control, including any unforeseeable governmental or regulatory action, and without the fault or negligence of the Party so affected.  The Party so affected will give prompt written notice to the other Party of such event, and will take whatever reasonable steps are appropriate in that Party’s reasonable discretion to relieve the effect of such event as rapidly as possible.

 

19.                               ANNUAL GDUFA FEES. GDUFA establishes certain provisions with respect to self-identification of facilities and payment of annual facility fees. GDUFA fees for the manufacturing facilities of the Product supplied hereunder are the responsibility of Supplier. Supplier acknowledges that it is a violation of U.S. federal law to ship Product in interstate commerce or to import Product into the United States if manufactured in a facility that has not met its obligations to self-identity or to pay fees when they are due.  Supplier will indemnify and hold harmless Lannett for any and all costs, fees, fines or penalties paid by Lannett associated with Supplier’s failure to self-identify or to pay GDUFA fees when due.

 

20.                               GENERAL PROVISIONS.

 

20.1.                     Assignment.  Neither this Agreement nor any interest herein may be assigned, in whole or in part, by either Party without the prior written consent of the other, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that either Party may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any third party that acquires all or substantially all of the stock or assets of such Party, whether by asset sale, stock sale, merger or otherwise and, in any such event such assignee will assume the transferring Party’s obligations hereunder, provided, however, that if the acquiring company shall, directly or indirectly, market and sell a Competing Product, Supplier shall have the unrestricted right to consent to the assignment or transfer of this Agreement to such acquiring company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.  However, notwithstanding any such assignment, the transferring Party will remain liable under this

 

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Agreement (in addition to the transferee) unless such liability is specifically waived in writing by the other Party hereto.  Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

20.2.                     Notice.  Any notice or request required or permitted to be given under or in connection with this Agreement will be deemed to have been sufficiently given if in writing and sent by:  (a) personal delivery against a signed receipt therefor, (b) certified mail, return receipt requested, first class postage prepaid, (c) nationally recognized overnight delivery service (signature required), (d) confirmed facsimile transmission, or (e) confirmed electronic mail (with any notices sent by facsimile transmission or electronic mail to also be sent by one of the other methods set forth in this Section), addressed as follows:

 

If to Supplier, then to:

 

99 Haike Road, Building 3, 1st Floor
Shanghai, P.R. China 201210
Attn: Jason Wan, CEO
Facsimile: (+86) 21-68819009-602
E-Mail: jason.wan@sinotph.com

 

 

 

If to Lannett, then to:

 

Lannett Company, Inc.
9000 State Road
Philadelphia, PA 19136
Attn: Legal Department
Facsimile: 215-464-1861
E-Mail: Samuel.Israel@lannett.com

 

Either Party may alter the address to which communications are to be sent by giving notice of such change of address in conformity with the provisions of this Section providing for the giving of notice.  Notice will be deemed to be effective, if personally delivered, when delivered; if mailed, at midnight on the third business day after being sent by certified mail; if sent by nationally recognized overnight delivery service, on the next business day following delivery to such delivery service; and if sent by confirmed facsimile transmission or confirmed electronic mail, upon receipt (so long as any notices sent by facsimile transmission or electronic mail are also sent by one of the other methods set forth in this Section).

 

20.3.                     Entire Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties as to the subject matter hereof and merges all prior discussions and negotiations between them, and neither Party will be bound by any conditions, definitions, warranties, understandings or representations with respect to such subject matter other than as expressly provided herein or as duly set forth on or subsequent to the date hereof in writing and signed by a proper and duly authorized officer or representative of the Parties to be bound thereby, except that this Agreement will not supersede any separate confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement that may have been, or that may be, entered into by the Parties.

 

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20.4.                     Amendment and Modification.  This Agreement may be amended, modified and supplemented only by written agreement duly executed and delivered by each of the Parties hereto.

 

20.5.                     Waiver.  The failure of either Party to exercise any right or to demand the performance by the other Party of duties required hereunder will not constitute a waiver of any rights or obligations of the Parties under this Agreement.  A waiver by either Party of a breach of any of the terms of this Agreement by any other Party will not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach of the terms of this Agreement.

 

20.6.                     Dispute Resolution.  In the event that a dispute, difference, claim, action, demand, request, investigation, controversy, threat, or other question arises pertaining to any matters which arise under, out of, in connection with, or in relation to this Agreement (a “Dispute”) and either Party so requests in writing, prior to the initiation of any formal legal action, the Dispute will be submitted to the designated senior management representatives.  For all Disputes referred to the designated senior management representatives, such designated senior management representatives shall use their good faith efforts to meet in person and to resolve the Dispute within ten (10) Business Days after such referral. The Parties hereby agree that in the event the designated senior management representatives are unable to resolve a Dispute within thirty (30) days of referral to such designated senior management representatives, either Party may seek other remdies available at law or in equity.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, either Party will have the right to seek temporary injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction as may be available to such Party under the Applicable Laws and rules applicable in such jurisdiction with respect to any matters arising out of the other Party’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

20.7.                     Governing Law; Venue.  This Agreement is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, notwithstanding any conflict of law principles to the contrary.  The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement.  Any action which in any way involves the rights, duties and obligations of either Party hereto under this Agreement will be brought in the state or federal courts sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, and the Parties to this Agreement hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.  The Parties waive any and all rights to have any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement tried before a jury.

 

20.8.                     Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Applicable Laws, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any Applicable Laws or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any action in any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had not been contained herein.

 

20.9.                     Construction.  The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  In the event of any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.  As used in this Agreement, the singular will include the

 

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plural and vice versa, and the terms “include” and “including” will be deemed to be immediately followed by the phrase “but not limited to.”  The terms “herein” and “hereunder” and similar terms will be interpreted to refer to this entire Agreement, including any schedules attached hereto.  Unless otherwise specified herein, the term “affiliate” will include affiliates that currently exist and those that may be created, formed or acquired in the future.

 

20.10.              Relationship of the Parties.  Neither Party will hold itself out to third parties as possessing any power or authority to enter into any contract or commitment on behalf of any other Party.  This Agreement is not intended to, and will not, create any agency, partnership or joint venture relationship between or among the Parties.  Each Party is an independent contractor with respect to the other.  Neither Party is granted any right or authority to assume or create any obligation or responsibility, express or implied, on behalf of, or in the name of the other Party hereto, or to bind the other Party hereto in any manner or with respect to anything, whatsoever.

 

20.11.              Captions.  The captions and headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and reference only and in no way define or limit the scope or content of this Agreement and will not affect the interpretation of its provisions.

 

20.12.              Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  Original signatures transmitted and received by means of facsimile or other electronic transmission of a scanned document, (e.g., pdf or similar format) will constitute true and valid signatures for all purposes hereunder and will have the same force and effect as the delivery of an original.

 

20.13.              Subcontractors.  Any work that is to be done by either Party under this Agreement may be subcontracted to a third party in accordance with the approved ANDA, cGMPs and any applicable FDA guidelines which relate to the work to be performed under the direction and supervision of such Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that, as between the Parties hereto, the subcontracting Party will be and remain responsible for all acts and omissions of any such subcontractor.

 

20.14.              Schedules and Exhibits.  All Schedules and Exhibits referenced in this Agreement, if any, are hereby incorporated by reference into, and made a part of, this Agreement.

 

20.15.              Currency.  All sums set forth in this Agreement and any appendices, exhibits or schedules hereto are, and are intended to be, expressed in United States dollars.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

SINOTHERAPEUTICS INC.

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Le Jun

 

By:

/s/ Timothy Crew

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

Le Jun

 

Name:

Timothy Crew

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

Chairman

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

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LIST OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A*                                      Products and Pricing

 

Exhibit B+                                      Shipping Instructions

 


*Certain portions of this Exhibit have been redacted to preserve confidentiality.  The registrant hereby undertakes to provide further information regarding such redacted information to the Commission upon request.

 

+ This Exhibit has been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.  The registrant undertakes to provide further information regarding such omitted materials to the Commission upon request.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Product and Price List

 

Molecule Name

 

Dosage Form

 

Strength

 

Pack Size

 

Price/ pack in
USD

 

Posaconazole Delayed Release

 

Tablets

 

100mg

 

60

 

[***]

 

 

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Exhibit 10.60

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC. NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

Effective July 1, 2019

 

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LANNETT COMPANY, INC. NON QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION

6

 

 

 

 

1.1

Introduction

6

 

1.2

Definitions

6

 

1.2.1

Account

6

 

1.2.2

Administrator

6

 

1.2.3

Affiliate

6

 

1.2.4

Annual Contribution Amount

6

 

1.2.5

Base Pay

6

 

1.2.6

Beneficiary

7

 

1.2.7

Bonus

7

 

1.2.8

Business Day

7

 

1.2.9

Cause

7

 

1.2.10

Change in Control

7

 

1.2.11

Code

7

 

1.2.12

Committee

7

 

1.2.13

Company

7

 

1.2.14

Deferred Compensation

7

 

1.2.15

Deferral Election

7

 

1.2.16

Disability

7

 

1.2.17

Employer Contributions

8

 

1.2.18

Effective Date

8

 

1.2.19

Eligible Employee

8

 

1.2.20

Employer

8

 

1.2.21

Investment Return

8

 

1.2.22

Key Employee

8

 

1.2.23

Participant

8

 

1.2.24

Plan

8

 

1.2.25

Plan Year

8

 

1.2.26

Retirement

9

 

1.2.27

Separation from Service

9

 

1.2.28

Spouse

9

 

1.2.29

Trust

9

 

1.2.30

Trust Fund

9

 

1.2.31

Trustee

9

 

1.2.32

Valuation Date

9

 

 

 

 

1.3

Rules of Interpretation

9

 

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SECTION 2 ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

11

 

 

 

 

2.1

Eligibility

11

 

2.1.1

Initial Plan Year of Participation

11

 

2.1.2

Ongoing Participation

11

 

2.2

Cessation of Eligibility

11

 

 

 

SECTION 3 CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS

11

 

 

 

 

3.1

Participant Contributions

11

 

3.1.1

Base Pay Election

11

 

3.1.2

Bonus Elections

11

 

3.2

Rules Regarding Participant Contributions

11

 

3.2.1

Effective Date

12

 

3.2.2

Irrevocable

12

 

3.2.3

Crediting of Deferred Compensation

12

 

3.2.4

Rehired Employees

12

 

3.3

Employer Contributions

12

 

3.4

Account

12

 

3.4.1

Establishment of Accounts

12

 

3.4.2

Nature of Contributions and Account

12

 

3.5

Errors and Omissions in Accounts

12

 

3.6

Investments

12

 

3.7

Debiting Distributions

13

 

 

 

SECTION 4 PARTICIPANT DIRECTION OF ACCOUNT BALANCES

14

 

 

 

 

4.1

Selection of Investment Funds

14

 

4.2

Participant Direction of Deemed Investments

14

 

4.2.1

Nature of Participant Direction

14

 

4.2.2

Investment of Contributions

14

 

4.2.3

Investment of Existing Account Balances

14

 

4.2.4

Committee Discretion

14

 

4.3

Participant Direction Not Binding

15

 

 

 

SECTION 5 VESTING

16

 

 

 

 

5.1

Vesting

16

 

5.1.1

Participant Deferred Compensation

16

 

5.1.2

Employer Contributions

16

 

5.2

Forfeiture

16

 

 

 

SECTION 6 PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

17

 

 

 

 

6.1

Occasions for Distributions

17

 

6.2

Separation from Service, Death, Disability, or Chang in Control

17

 

6.3

In-Service Distribution

17

 

6.4

Withholding of Taxes

17

 

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6.5

Acceleration of Payments

17

 

6.5.1

Payment upon Income Inclusion under Code §409A

18

 

6.5.2

Conflicts of Interest

18

 

6.5.3

Termination of Plan

18

 

6.6

Form of Payment

18

 

 

 

SECTION 7 BENEFICIARIES

19

 

 

 

 

7.1

Designation

19

 

7.2

Failure to Designate a Beneficiary

19

 

7.3

Form of Payment

19

 

 

 

SECTION 8 UNFUNDED PLAN

20

 

 

 

 

8.1

Establishment of Trust

20

 

8.2

Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust

20

 

8.3

Distributions from the Trust

20

 

8.4

Spendthrift Provision

20

 

 

 

SECTION 9 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

21

 

 

 

SECTION 10 DETERMINATIONS — RULES AND REGULATIONS

22

 

 

 

 

10.1

Determinations

22

 

10.2

Rules and Regulations

22

 

10.3

Method of Executing Instruments

22

 

10.4

Claims and Review Procedure

22

 

10.4.1

Initial Claim

22

 

10.4.2

Notice of Initial Adverse Determination

22

 

10.4.3

Request for Review

23

 

10.4.4

Claim on Review

23

 

10.4.5

Notice of Adverse Determination for Claim on Review

23

 

10.5

Rules and Regulations

24

 

10.5.1

Adoption of Rules

24

 

10.5.2

Specific Rules

24

 

10.6

Deadline to File Claim

25

 

10.7

Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies

25

 

10.8

Deadline to File Legal Action

25

 

10.9

Knowledge of Fact by Participant Imputed to Beneficiary

25

 

10.10

Information Furnished by Participants

25

 

10.11

Overpayments

26

 

 

 

SECTION 11 ADMINISTRATION

27

 

 

 

 

11.1

Administration by Committee

27

 

11.2

Officers and Employees of Committee

27

 

11.3

Action by Committee

27

 

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11.4

Rules and Regulations of Committee

27

 

11.5

Powers of Committee

27

 

11.6

Duties of Committee

27

 

11.7

Information Required by Committee

28

 

11.8

Uniform Application of Rules

28

 

11.9

Service of Process

28

 

11.10

Administrative Expenses

28

 

 

 

SECTION 12 DISCLAIMERS

29

 

 

 

 

12.1

Term of Employment

29

 

12.2

Source of Payment

29

 

12.3

Delegation

29

 

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LANNETT COMPANY, INC. NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

SECTION 1

 

INTRODUCTION

 

1.1                               Introduction.   Effective July 1, 2019, Lannett Company, Inc. (the “Company”) established the Lannett Company, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).

 

The Plan is intended to be unfunded and is not intended to qualify for special tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code.  Deferrals under the Plan represent the Company’s mere promise to pay the amounts deferred in the future and are not guaranteed by any parent company, subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.  The Company may not have the financial resources to make the payments when due.  If the Company becomes insolvent, the rights of Participants to payment of amounts deferred under the Plan will be on par with those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

 

1.2                               Definitions.   When the following terms are used herein with initial capital letters, they shall have the following meanings:

 

1.2.1                     Account — means, unless the context otherwise indicates, the Participant’s or Beneficiary’s entire interest under the Plan.  To the extent determined by the Committee, the Committee may establish such sub accounts as it determines from time to time to be advisable.

 

1.2.2                     Administrator — means the Committee or such other person or persons designated by the Committee as provided in Section 11.

 

1.2.3                     Affiliate — means any entity included with the Company in a controlled group of corporations or trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Code §414(b) or §414(c), an affiliated service group within the meaning of Code §414(m), or any other entity required to be aggregated with the Company under Code §414(o).  For all purposes under this Plan, in applying Code §1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) for purposes of determining the Company’s Affiliates in applying Code §§414(b) and 414(c), the language “at least 80%” shall be applied as it appears in those sections, and in applying Treas. Reg. §1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining trades or business (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of Code §414(c), the language “at least 80%” shall be used as it appears in such regulation.

 

1.2.4                     Annual Contribution Amount — means the sum of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation and Employer Contribution, if any, for any one Plan Year.

 

1.2.5                     Base Pay — means the Participant’s basic salary or hourly wage, excluding overtime, bonuses, commissions and any other form of contingent or extraordinary compensation, which is reportable as W-2 compensation for federal income tax purposes, which is received from the Company during the Plan Year for personal services rendered to the Company in the course of employment, exclusive of any amounts payable subsequent to severance from employment, and which is determined before reduction for any payroll deduction, any elective deferral contributions under this Plan or any 401(k) plan, and any elective contribution or deferral which is excludable from taxable compensation under

 

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Code Section 125 or Code Section 132(f)(4).  Base Pay shall be determined without regard to any limitation imposed by Code Section 401(a)(17). .

 

1.2.6                     Beneficiary — means the person(s) (including for this purpose, legal entities) designated by the Participant in accordance with Section 7 to receive all or part of the Participant’s benefit under the Plan upon the Participant’s death.  A person shall not be considered a Beneficiary until the death of the Participant.

 

1.2.7                     Bonus — means a Participant’s annual performance-based bonus approved for payment under the Company’s Short Term Incentive Plan and any additional bonus identified by the Company as a retention bonus. No other bonuses are eligible for deferral hereunder.

 

1.2.8                     Business Day — means each day on which national banks generally operate and are open to the public for business.

 

1.2.9                     Cause - means Participant’s (a) conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or the commission of fraud or any other act or omission involving dishonesty in the performance of his or her duties to the Company; (b) substantial and repeated failure to perform duties of the position held by Participant; (c) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company; or (d) misconduct which is of such a serious or substantial nature that a reasonable likelihood exists that such misconduct will materially injure the reputation of the Company.

 

1.2.10              Change in Control — the term “Change in Control” of a Company shall mean the occurrence of a “change in ownership of the Company,” “a change in effective control of the Company,” or “a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets,” each within the meaning of Section 409A and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).

 

1.2.11              Code — means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including applicable regulations for any specified section of the Code.  Any reference herein to a section of the Code, including the applicable regulations, shall be considered also to mean and refer to any subsequent amendment or replacement of that section or regulation.

 

1.2.12              Committee — means the Non-Qualified Plan Committee.

 

1.2.13              Company — means Lannett Company, Inc. and its successor or successors.

 

1.2.14              Deferred Compensation — means the sum of the Base Pay and Bonus that a Participant elects to defer under this Plan pursuant to a timely Deferral Election for a Plan Year.

 

1.2.15              Deferral Election — means an election made by a Participant to defer under the Plan a portion of their Base Pay and Bonus.

 

1.2.16              Disability — means an employee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. An employee will be deemed to have incurred a Disability if determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or the Company’s long-term disability carrier, provided the long-term disability program defines “disability” in a manner consistent with Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(i)(4).

 

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1.2.17              Employer Contributions — means for any Plan Year the contribution, if any, which may be made to the Plan pursuant to Sections 3.1.3 or 3.3.

 

1.2.18              Effective Date — the effective date of this Plan is July 1, 2019.

 

1.2.19              Eligible Employee — means an employee of the Company or an Affiliate who is a member of the Company’s Leadership Team, defined as any employee that: (a) is the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), (b) reports directly to the CEO, or (c) reports directly to an employee who reports directly to the CEO or any other employee the Committee deems is eligible, as long as all such Eligible Employees are considered to be a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Employer. A newly hired employee who satisfies the foregoing conditions shall be come an Eligible Employee as of the first day of the month following his or her hire date.  An existing employee who satisfies the foregoing conditions as of the Effective Date, shall become an Eligible Employee as of that date. An existing employee not eligible as of the Effective Date, who satisfies the foregoing conditions after that date, shall become an Eligible Employee as of the first day of the second month that follows the date the employee satisfies the conditions set forth above.

 

1.2.20              Employer — means the Company, and any business unit or division of the Company or an Affiliate that is designated by the Committee as employing employees that are eligible to participate in this Plan.  Any successor to an Employer shall also be an Employer for purposes of this Plan unless otherwise determined by the Committee.  An Employer shall cease to be such, effective as of the date the entity, business unit or division ceases to be an Affiliate (or part of an Affiliate).

 

1.2.21              Investment Return — means the amounts credited (as income, gains or appreciation on the deemed investments provided under Section 4) or charged (as losses or on depreciation on the deemed investments provided under Section 4) to the balances in the Participant’s Account(s) pursuant to Section 3.8.

 

1.2.22              Key Employee -means Key Employee as defined in Code Section 416(i); provided, however, that for purposes of this Plan, all Participants shall be deemed to be Key Employees and thus be treated as “specified employees” (Regs. Sec. 1.409A-1(i)) which means that any distributions on account of a separation from service to such Participants may not be made before the date that is six months after the date the Participant separates from service (Regs. Sec. 1.409A-3(i)(2)).

 

1.2.23              Participant — means an Eligible Employee who has an Account under the Plan.  An individual shall remain a Participant until the Participant’s entire Account shall have been distributed.

 

1.2.24              Plan — means the Lannett Company, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan maintained by the Company and established for the benefit of Participants eligible to participate therein, as set forth in this document as amended from time to time.

 

1.2.25              Plan Year — means the calendar year; provided, however, that the first Plan Year shall begin on July 1, 2019 and end on December 31, 2019.

 

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1.2.26              Retirement — means Participant’s Separation from Service when Participant’s age plus years of service equals 65 or more, with a minimum age of 55

 

1.2.27              Separation from Servicemeans the Participant has terminated employment with the Employer other than as a result of the Participant’s death.  The Company will determine whether a Separation from Service has occurred under the following rules:

 

(a)                                 Except in the case of a Participant on a bona fide leave of absence as provided below, a Participant is deemed to have incurred a Separation from Service if the Employer and the Participant reasonably anticipate that the level of services to be performed by the Participant for the Company and all Affiliates after a date certain would be reduced to 20% or less of the average services rendered by the Participant during the immediately preceding 12-month period (or the total period of employment, if less than 12 months), disregarding periods during which the Participant was on a bona fide leave of absence.

 

(b)                                 A Participant who is absent from work due to military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence shall incur a Separation from Service on the first date immediately following the later of the (i) six-month anniversary of the commencement of the leave or (ii) the expiration of the Participant’s right, if any, to reemployment under statute or contract.

 

(c)                                  The Company reserves the right to determine whether a sale or other disposition of substantial assets to an unrelated party constitutes a Separation from Service with respect to a Participant providing services to the seller immediately prior to the transaction and providing services to the buyer after the transaction. Such determination shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A and regulations issued thereunder.

 

1.2.28              Spouse — means the person to whom the Participant is legally married on the relevant date.

 

1.2.29              Trust — means a Rabbi Trust agreement for the Plan, if any, established by the Company pursuant to Section 8.

 

1.2.30              Trust Fund — means the fund or funds, if any, held under the Trust established by the Company pursuant to Section 8.

 

1.2.31              Trustee — means that person or entity, if any, which shall have been appointed by the Company to hold the assets of any Trust created pursuant to Section 8.

 

1.2.32              Valuation Date — means each Business Day.

 

1.3                               Rules of Interpretation.  The following rules shall apply for purposes of interpreting this Plan:

 

1.3.1                     An individual shall be considered to have attained a given age on such individual’s birthday for that age (and not on the day before).  Individuals born on February 29 in a leap year shall be considered to have their birthdays on February 28 in each year that is not a leap year.

 

1.3.2                     Whenever appropriate, words used herein in the singular may be read in the plural, or words used herein in the plural may be read in the singular; the masculine may include the

 

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feminine; and the words “hereof,” “herein” or “hereunder” or other similar compounds of the word “here” shall mean and refer to this entire Plan document and not to any particular paragraph or section of this Plan document unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.

 

1.3.3                     The titles given to the various sections of this Plan document are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not part of this Plan document, and they shall not be considered in determining the purpose, meaning or intent of any provision hereof.

 

1.3.4                     This Plan shall be construed and this Plan shall be administered to create an unfunded plan providing deferred compensation to a select group of management or highly compensated employees so that it is exempt from the requirements of Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and qualifies for a form of simplified, alternative compliance with the reporting and disclosure requirements of Part 1 of Title I of ERISA.  It is further intended that this Plan shall be construed and administered so that it satisfies the conditions for a deferral of income pursuant to the provisions of Code §409A.

 

1.3.5                     This document has been executed and delivered in the State of Delaware and has been drawn in conformity to the laws of that State and shall, subject to the foregoing, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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SECTION 2

 

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

 

2.1                               Eligibility.  Any individual who is an Eligible Employee may elect to make contributions to the Plan as follows:

 

2.1.1                     Initial Plan Year of ParticipationAn individual may make an initial Deferral Election within the 30-day period that follows the date of becoming an Eligible Employee and becomes irrevocable once the individual submits their online election. .  Such election applies only to Base Pay and Bonus earned after the Deferral Election is irrevocable.  The maximum deferrable bonus under the 30-day rule is the Bonus multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days remaining the performance period after the Deferral Election becomes irrevocable and the denominator of which is total number of days in the performance period. An individual shall be treated as a newly Eligible Employee only once; an individual who does not make an election under this Section 2.1.1, or has made an election as a newly Eligible Employee under this Plan or similar provisions of any other plan that would be aggregated with this Plan under Code §409A, may make a Deferral Election only under the provisions of Section 2.1.2, below.

 

2.1.2                     Ongoing Participation.  Each other Eligible Employee may elect to make contributions to the Plan and become a Participant by filing a Deferral Election with respect to either Base Pay and/or Bonuses with the Administrator by such date as the Administrator shall prescribe, which date shall be no later than November 30th of the Plan Year prior to the beginning of the Plan Year to which such election is to apply.

 

2.2                               Cessation of EligibilityIf during a Plan Year, a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Employee, his Deferral Elections will remain in effect for the balance of that Plan Year, but, in no event will the Participant receive any Employer Contribution. Alternatively, all contributions could cease as of date of ineligibility or as of come fixed date subsequent to ineligibility.

 

SECTION 3

 

CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS

 

3.1                               Participant ContributionsFor each Plan Year an Eligible Employee who is or becomes eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 2 may elect to make a Deferral Election of Participant  Compensation as follows:

 

3.1.1                     Base Pay Election.  An Eligible Employee may elect to contribute any whole percentage, up to 50%, of any Base Pay earned during the Plan Year.

 

3.1.2                     Bonus ElectionsAn Eligible Employee may elect to contribute any whole percentage, up to 100%, of their Bonus that is earned during the Plan Year.

 

3.2                               Rules Regarding Participant Contributions.  Each Deferral Election made by an Eligible Employee shall be subject to the following rules and conditions:

 

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3.2.1                     Effective Date.  An Eligible Employee’s Deferral Election shall be made and shall become effective on the date it becomes irrevocable under Section 2.1.1 or Section 2.1.2 as applicable.  If an Eligible Employee fails to submit a Deferral Election when he or she is eligible to do so, such Eligible Employee shall be deemed to have elected not to contribute Deferred Compensation for the related Plan Year.

 

3.2.2                     Irrevocable.  Each Eligible Employee’s Deferral Election for a Plan Year shall be irrevocable and shall remain in effect for all such of the Eligible Employee’s Base Pay and Bonus subject to such Deferral Election.

 

3.2.3                     Crediting of Deferred Compensation.  A Participant’s Deferred Compensation shall be credited to his Account as of the payroll date such Deferred Compensation is withheld from the Participant’s paycheck, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.

 

3.2.4                     Rehired Employees.  If an Eligible Employee has a Separation from Service and then is rehired as an Eligible Employee or after reemployment becomes an Eligible Employee, any Deferral Election made by such individual must be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.1.2 and not Section 2.1.1.

 

3.3                               Employer Contributions.    If determined appropriate by the Committee, Employer Contributions may be deferred into the Plan at any time and are not guaranteed in any Plan Year

 

3.4                               Account.

 

3.4.1                     Establishment of Accounts.  The Committee shall establish and maintain an Account on behalf of each Participant. The Account shall be credited with (a) the Participant’s Deferred Compensation; (b) the Employer’s Employer Contributions, if any; and (c) Investment Return attributable to such Account.

 

3.4.2                     Nature of Contributions and Account.  The contributions and the Investment Return credited to a Participant’s Account shall be represented solely by bookkeeping entries, and no moneys or other assets shall actually be set aside for such Participant provided, however that the Company may contribute such amounts to a Trust established pursuant to Section 8.  The Committee shall allocate the total liability to pay benefits under the Plan among the Company and the other Employers in such manner and amount as the Committee in its sole discretion deems appropriate but, in general, liabilities shall be allocated among the Employers in proportion to the liabilities of its Participants. Any assets, which may be acquired by an Employer in anticipation of its obligations under the Plan, shall, subject to the terms of any Trust established pursuant to Section 8, be part of the general assets of that Employer.  An Employer’s obligation to pay benefits under the Plan constitutes a mere promise of the Employer to pay such benefits, and a Participant or Beneficiary shall be and remain no more than an unsecured, general creditor of the applicable Employer.

 

3.5                               Errors and Omissions in AccountsIf an error or omission is discovered in the Account of a Participant or in the amount of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall cause appropriate, equitable adjustments to be made as soon as reasonably practicable following the discovery of such error or omission.

 

3.6                               InvestmentsEach Participant shall direct the notional investment of his or her accounts as provided in Section 4 (or actual investment, to the extent a Trust is established to hold the accounts).  Subject to such rules as the Committee shall prescribe from time to time, the Committee shall credit

 

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to each Participant’s Account as of each Valuation Date the amount of Investment Return applicable thereto for the period since the immediately preceding Valuation Date.

 

3.7                               Debiting Distributions.  As of each Valuation Date, the Committee shall debit each Participant’s Account for any amount distributed from such Account since the immediately preceding Valuation Date.

 

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SECTION 4

 

PARTICIPANT DIRECTION OF ACCOUNT BALANCES

 

4.1                               Selection of Investment FundsFrom time to time, the Committee shall select investment funds (the “Investment Funds”) for purposes of determining the Investment Return on amounts deemed invested in accordance with the terms of the Plan.  The Committee will notify Participants in writing prior to the beginning of each Plan Year and at such other times as the Committee deems necessary or desirable of the Investment Funds available under the Plan.  The Committee may change, add or remove Investment Funds on a prospective basis at any time and in any manner it deems appropriate, and shall also have the power to direct that any separate Investment Fund be consolidated with (or “mapped” to) any other Investment Fund.  In the discretion of the Committee, the Investment Funds available under the Plan for Participant direction may be mirrored by actual investments maintained under the Trust, if any.  The Committee in its sole discretion shall from time to time determine the Investment Funds available under the Plan together with such investment rules and restrictions regarding Participants’ deemed investments therein.

 

4.2                               Participant Direction of Deemed InvestmentsEach Participant generally may direct the manner in which his Account shall be deemed invested in and among the Investment Funds, provided such investment directions shall be made in accordance with the following rules which may be changed from time to time in the discretion of the Committee without the need of an amendment to this Plan:

 

4.2.1                     Nature of Participant Direction.  The selection of Investment Funds by a Participant shall be for the sole purpose of determining the Investment Return to be credited to his  Account, and shall not be treated or interpreted in any manner whatsoever as a requirement or direction to actually invest assets of any Trust in any Investment Fund or any other investment media. The Plan, as an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan, at no time shall have any actual investment of assets relative to the benefits or Account hereunder.

 

4.2.2                     Investment of Contributions.  An initial investment election of a Participant shall be made as of the date the Participant commences participation in the Plan and shall apply to all Annual Contribution Amounts, if any, credited to such Participant’s Account after such date.  Such Participant may make subsequent investment elections each Business Day.

 

4.2.3                     Investment of Existing Account Balances.  Subject to such rules as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, from to time prescribe, each Participant may make an investment election prescribing a different percentage of his existing Account that will be deemed invested in each Investment Fund.  Such Participant may make subsequent investment elections each Business Day.

 

4.2.4                     Committee Discretion.  The Committee shall have complete discretion to adopt and revise procedures to be followed in making such investment elections.  Such procedures may include, but are not limited to, the process of making elections, the permitted frequency of making elections, the incremental size of elections, the deadline for making elections and the effective date of such elections.  The Committee may also proscribe different requirements for different Investment Funds.  Any procedures adopted by the Committee that are inconsistent with the deadlines or procedures specified in this Section shall supersede such provisions of this Section without the necessity of a Plan amendment.

 

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4.3                               Participant Direction Not Binding.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, neither the Committee nor the Trustee of the Trust, if any, shall be bound to follow investment directions of a Participant, but the Participant nevertheless shall be credited with the deemed performance of the Investment Fund(s) he or she selects.

 

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SECTION 5

 

VESTING

 

5.1                               Vesting.  Subject to the provisions of Section 8, a Participant’s interest in his or her Account shall become vested as follows:

 

5.1.1                     Participant Deferred CompensationA Participant shall at all times be fully vested in his Deferred Compensation and the Investment Return credited to his Account with respect to such Deferred Compensation.

 

5.1.2                     Employer ContributionsIf the Employer shall chose to make an Employer Contribution to a Participant’s Account in the future, the Employer may determine that a vesting schedule shall apply to the Employer Contribution and the Investment Return credited with respect to such Employer Contribution. If and when such provisions are implemented, an Appendix shall be adopted to become part of the Plan and attached hereto.  Such Appendix shall list the Participants eligible to receive the Employer contributions, the amount of contribution allocated to each Participant and any applicable vesting provisions. The Committee will notify any affected Participants in writing prior to the beginning of each Plan Year and/or at such other times as the Committee deems necessary or desirable of (a) the allocation of any Employer Contributions to such Participant’s Account and (b) the applicability of any vesting schedule to such Employer Contributions.

 

5.2                               Forfeiture.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.1, the Participant shall forfeit any  Employer Contributions made to the Participant’s Account and any Investment Return attributable thereto (a) in the event the Participant’s employment with the Employer is terminated for Cause, or (b) in the event that the Participant violates any noncompetition, nondisclosure, or other requirements in effect with the Employer at the time that the Employer Contribution is made.

 

In addition, the Participant shall forfeit any Investment Return attributable to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation in the event the Participant’s employment with the Employer is terminated for Cause.

 

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SECTION 6

 

PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

 

6.1                             Occasions for Distributions.  The Company shall distribute a Participant’s Vested Account following the events and in the manner set forth in this Section 6. A Participant’s Vested Account shall be debited in the amount of any distribution made from the Account as of the date of the distribution. The occasions for distributions shall be (a) the Participant’s Separation from Service (b) the Participant’s Retirement, (c) Death, (d) Disability (e) the date specified in an election of an in-service distribution or (f) a Change in Control.

 

6.2                             Payment Commencement upon Separation from Service, Death, Disability or Change in Control.

 

(a)                                 In the event of a Participant’s Retirement or other Separation from Service, payment will be made (or commence under Section 6.6.2, as applicable) no sooner than six months after the Participant’s Retirement or Separation from Service.

 

(b)                                 Upon the Participant’s death, the Participant’s Beneficiary will receive his or her entire Account in a single lump sum within 90 days following such death, regardless of whether payments have commenced under any other provision of this Plan.

 

(c)                                  Upon the first to occur of a Participant’s Disability or a Change in Control a Participant will receive his or her entire Account in a single lump sum (i) within 90 days following such event or, if applicable, (ii) following the expiration of the six-month period described in Subsection (a), regardless of whether payments have commenced under any other provision of this Plan.

 

6.3                             In-Service Distribution.  Election may be made by an Eligible Employee during each annual enrollment period to receive his or her Deferred Compensation earned during the next Plan Year in a designated calendar year and month that is not earlier than three years after the year to which the deferrals relate.  . All in-service payments will be made in a lump sum or in not more than 5 annual installments, as elected by the Eligible Employee; provided, however, that if the Participant experiences a Separation from Service prior to January 1 of the elected payment year or years, any amounts subject to an in-service election shall be paid according to the time and form of payment applicable to the Participant’s Account upon Separation from Service.  In-service elections are also subject to earlier payment upon death, Disability or Change in Control as provided in Section 6.2.

 

A Participant may change the payment year for an in-service distribution to a later year by submitting a modification election to the Committee not later than 12 months preceding the currently scheduled payment date. The modified payment year must occur no earlier than the fifth calendar year after the calendar year for payment prior to the modification election. Modification elections are irrevocable upon submission to the Committee.

 

6.4                             Withholding of Taxes.  The benefits under this Plan shall be subject to applicable income and payroll tax withholding as and when such benefits become payable.

 

6.5                             Acceleration of Payments.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments may be made at occurrence of one of the following events prior to the payment events described in section 6.1, and to the extent so made shall reduce the balance to the Participant’s Account as provided by Section 3.7.

 

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6.5.1                     Payment upon Income Inclusion under Code §409A.  If this Plan fails to meet the requirements of Code §409A, the amount of a Participant’s Account that is required to be included in the income of the affected Participant due to such failure shall be paid to such Participant in a single lump sum.

 

6.5.2                     Conflicts of Interest.  Each Participant’s Account shall be paid at such time and to the extent permitted by Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(j)(4)(iii) in connection with ethics agreements with the Federal government and applicable Federal, state, local or foreign ethics or conflicts of interest laws.

 

6.5.3                     Termination of Plan.  Each Participant’s Account shall be paid to Participant in a single lump sum upon termination of the Plan to the extent provided in Section 9.

 

6.6                               Form of Payment.  A Participant will receive payment of his Account in the following form:

 

6.6.1                     Single lump sum cash payment. Subject to Section 6.6.2, all payments to a Participant under this Plan will be made in a single lump sum cash payment.

 

6.6.2                     Annual installments upon retirement.   Upon his or her initial enrollment in the Plan, a Participant may make a one-time irrevocable election in accordance with Section 2.1.1 or 2.1.2 to receive his or her unpaid Accounts in a designated number of annual installments from 2 to 10 years, to commence upon the Participant’s Retirement. Installment payments commence as provided in Section 6.2, with subsequent installments paid in January of subsequent years.  An installment payment is calculated based on the Account balance (cureent value of the account) as of the date of distribution, divided by the number of installment payments that have not been paid. For purposes of applying the applicable rules under IRC Section 409A, installment payments under the plan shall be treated as a single payment.

 

If the Participant dies or incurs a Disability or if a Change in Control takes place prior to the completion of the payment of all such annual installments, all remaining installments shall become immediately due and payable in accordance with Section 6.2.

 

A Participant may change the number of installments or may change from a lump sum to installments or installments to a lump sum, (one) 1 time only provided such election is made at least 12 months prior to the Participant’s Separation from Service. Such election shall be irrevocable when submitted to the Committee and takes effect on the one-year anniversary of the election. Payment under the modified election will commence no sooner than the fifth anniversary of the payment commencement date in effect prior to the modification election or any year thereafter the fifth anniversary of the payment commencement date. A modification will not change the time of payment or the lump sum payment that will be made in the event the Participant incurs a Separation from Service prior to qualifying for Retirement (age plus years of service equals 65 or more with a minimum age of 55).

 

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SECTION 7

 

BENEFICIARIES

 

7.1                               Designation.  Any portion of the Account due to the Participant that is unpaid upon Participant’s death shall be paid to the Beneficiary designated by Participant.  Any such designation under this Plan shall be made in the manner prescribed by the Administrator.  The designated Beneficiary may be changed from time to time pursuant to rules established by the Administrator.  The designation last made by the Participant before his death shall control.

 

7.2                               Failure to Designate a Beneficiary.  If the Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary or if the person or persons designated as a Beneficiary predecease the Participant and the Participant’s designation does not identify an alternative Beneficiary, then the unpaid portion of the Participant’s Account shall be paid to the Participant’s Spouse, if living, and if not, to the representative of the Participant’s estate.

 

7.3                               Form of Payment.  Payment to the Beneficiary of a deceased Participant shall be made in a single lump sum cash payment.

 

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SECTION 8

 

UNFUNDED PLAN

 

8.1                               Establishment of Trust.  The obligation of the Employer to make payments under this Plan constitutes only the unsecured (but legally enforceable) and unfunded promise of the Employer to make such payments.  A Participant shall have no lien, prior claim or other security interest in any property of the Employer.  The Employer may, but is not required to, establish or maintain any fund, trust or account (other than a bookkeeping account or reserve) for the purpose of funding or paying the benefits promised under this Plan.  If such a fund is established, the property therein shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Employer.

 

8.2                               Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust.  The provisions of the Plan shall govern the rights of a Participant or Beneficiary to receive distributions pursuant to the Plan.  The provisions of the Trust (if any) shall govern the rights of the Employer, the Participants, and the creditors of the Employer relative to any property of the Employer set aside therein.  The Employer shall at all times prior to the Plan’s termination remain liable to carry out its responsibilities under the Plan.

 

8.3                               Distributions from the Trust.  The Employers’ obligations under the Plan may be satisfied with assets of the Trust, if any, distributed pursuant to the terms thereof, and any such distribution shall reduce the Employers’ obligations under the Plan.   In the event the Employer pays such obligations directly, the Trust shall be obligated to reimburse the Employer at the Committee’s direction.

 

8.4                               Spendthrift Provision.  No Participant or Beneficiary shall have any interest in any account or Trust which can be transferred nor shall any Participant or Beneficiary have any power to anticipate, alienate, dispose of, pledge or encumber the same while in the possession or control of the Employer or the Trustee, nor shall any Account or the Trust, if any, be subject to attachment, garnishment, execution following judgment or other legal process while in the possession or control of the Employer or the Trustee.

 

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SECTION 9

 

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

9.1                               The Company retains the power to amend this Plan or to terminate this Plan at any time by action of the Board. No such amendment or termination shall adversely affect any Participant or Beneficiary with respect to his or her right to receive a benefit in accordance with Section 6 determined as of the later of the date that the Plan amendment or termination is adopted or the date such Plan amendment or termination is effective, unless the affected Participant or Beneficiary consents to such amendment or termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment or termination of this Plan shall be undertaken strictly in accordance with Code Section 409A and the regulations issued thereunder, to the extent applicable, so as to avoid adverse tax consequences.

 

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SECTION 10

 

DETERMINATIONS — RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

10.1                        Determinations.  The Committee shall make such determinations as may be required from time to time in the administration of the Plan. The Committee shall have the sole discretion, authority and responsibility to interpret and construe this Plan document and to determine all factual and legal questions under the Plan, including but not limited to the entitlement of any persons to benefits and the amounts of their benefits.  The Trustee and other interested parties may act and rely upon all information reported to them hereunder and need not inquire into the accuracy thereof nor be charged with any notice to the contrary.

 

10.2                        Rules and Regulations.  Any rule not in conflict or at variance with the provisions hereof may be adopted by the Committee.

 

10.3                        Method of Executing Instruments.  Information to be supplied or written notices to be made or consents to be given by the Company pursuant to any provision of this Plan document may be signed in the name of the Company by the Committee or by any officer who has been authorized to make such certification or to give such notices or consents.

 

10.4                        Claims and Review Procedure.  Until modified by the Committee, the claims and review procedure set forth in this Section shall be the mandatory claims and review procedure for the resolution of disputes and disposition of claims filed under the Plan.  An application for benefits shall be considered as a claim for the purposes of this Section.

 

10.4.1              Initial Claim.  An individual may, subject to any applicable deadline, file with the Committee a written claim for benefits under the Plan in a form and manner prescribed by the Committee.

 

(a)                                 If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Committee shall notify the claimant of the adverse benefit determination within 90 days after receipt of the claim.

 

(b)                                 The 90-day period for making the claim determination may be extended for 90 days if the Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for determination of the claim, provided that the Committee notifies the claimant, prior to the expiration of the initial 90-day period, of the special circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which a claim determination is expected to be made.

 

10.4.2              Notice of Initial Adverse Determination.  A notice of an adverse determination shall set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant:

 

(a)                                 the specific reasons for the adverse determination;

 

(b)                                 references to the specific provisions of the Plan document (or other applicable Plan document) on which the adverse determination is based;

 

(c)                                  a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

 

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(d)                                 a description of the claims review procedure, including the time limits applicable to such procedure, and a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse determination on review.

 

10.4.3              Request for Review.  Within 60 days after receipt of an initial adverse benefit determination notice, the claimant may file with the Committee a written request for a review of the adverse determination and may, in connection therewith, submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim benefits. Any request for review of the initial adverse determination not filed within 60 days after receipt of the initial adverse determination notice shall be untimely and deemed void.

 

10.4.4              Claim on Review.  If the claim, upon review, is denied in whole or in part, the Committee shall notify the claimant of the adverse benefit determination within 60 days after receipt of such a request for review.

 

(a)                                 The 60-day period for deciding the claim on review may be extended for 60 days if the Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for determination of the claim, provided that the Committee notifies the claimant, prior to the expiration of the initial 60-day period, of the special circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which a claim determination is expected to be made.

 

(b)                                 In the event that the time period is extended due to a claimant’s failure to submit information necessary to decide a claim on review, the claimant shall have 60 days within which to provide the necessary information and the period for making the claim determination on review shall be tolled from the date on which the notification of the extension is sent to the claimant until the date on which the claimant responds to the request for additional information or, if earlier, the expiration of 60 days.

 

(c)                                  The Committee’s review of a denied claim shall take into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by the claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

 

10.4.5              Notice of Adverse Determination for Claim on Review.  A notice of an adverse determination for a claim on review shall set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant:

 

(a)                                 the specific reasons for the denial;

 

(b)                                 references to the specific provisions of the Plan document (or other applicable Plan document) on which the adverse determination is based;

 

(c)                                  a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits;

 

(d)                                 a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and the claimant’s right to obtain information about such procedures; and

 

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(e)                                  a statement of the claimant’s right to bring an action under ERISA section 502(a).

 

10.5                        Rules and Regulations

 

10.5.1              Adoption of Rules.  Any rule not in conflict or at variance with the provisions hereof may be adopted by the Committee.

 

10.5.2              Specific Rules

 

(a)                                 No inquiry or question shall be deemed to be a claim or a request for a review of a denied claim unless made in accordance with the established claim procedures. The Committee may require that any claim for benefits and any request for a review of a denied claim be filed on forms to be furnished by the Committee upon request.

 

(b)                                 All decisions on claims and on requests for a review of denied claims shall be made by the Committee unless delegated as provided for in the Plan, in which case references in this Section 10 to the Committee shall be treated as references to the Committee’s delegate.

 

(c)                                  Claimants may be represented by a lawyer or other representative at their own expense, but the Committee reserves the right to require the claimant to furnish written authorization and establish reasonable procedures for determining whether an individual has been authorized to act on behalf of a claimant. A claimant’s representative shall be entitled to copies of all notices given to the claimant.

 

(d)                                 The decision of the Committee on a claim and on a request for a review of a denied claim may be provided to the claimant in electronic form instead of in writing at the discretion of the Committee.

 

(e)                                  In connection with the review of a denied claim, the claimant or the claimant’s representative shall be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits.

 

(f)                                   The time period within which a benefit determination will be made shall begin to run at the time a claim or request for review is filed in accordance with the claims procedures, without regard to whether all the information necessary to make a benefit determination accompanies the filing.

 

(g)                                  The claims and review procedures shall be administered with appropriate safeguards so that benefit claim determinations are made in accordance with governing Plan documents and, where appropriate, the Plan provisions have been applied consistently with respect to similarly situated claimants.

 

(h)                                 For the purpose of this Section, a document, record, or other information shall be considered “relevant” if such document, record, or other information: (i) was relied upon in making the benefit determination; (ii) was submitted, considered, or generated in the course of making the benefit determination, without regard to whether such document, record, or other information was relied upon in making the benefit determination; (iii) demonstrates compliance with the administration

 

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processes and safeguards designed to ensure that the benefit claim determination was made in accordance with governing Plan documents and (iv) demonstrates that, where appropriate, the Plan provisions have been applied consistently with respect to similarly situated claimants.

 

(i)                                     The Committee may, in its discretion, rely on any applicable statute of limitation or deadline as a basis for denial of any claim.

 

10.6                        Deadline to File Claim.  To be considered timely under the Plan’s claim and review procedure, a claim must be filed with the Committee within 1 year after the claimant knew or reasonably should have known of the principal facts upon which the claim is based.

 

10.7                        Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies.  The exhaustion of the claim and review procedure is mandatory for resolving every claim and dispute arising under the Plan. As to such claims and disputes:

 

(a)                                 no claimant shall be permitted to commence any legal action to recover Plan benefits or to enforce or clarify rights under the Plan under section 502 or section 510 of ERISA or under any other provision of law, whether or not statutory, until the claim and review procedure set forth herein have been exhausted in their entirety; and

 

(b)                                 in any such legal action all explicit and all implicit determinations by the Committee (including, but not limited to, determinations as to whether the claim, or a request for a review of a denied claim, was timely filed) shall be afforded the maximum deference permitted by law.

 

10.8                        Deadline to File Legal Action.  No legal action to recover Plan benefits or to enforce or clarify rights under the Plan under section 502 or section 510 of ERISA or under any other provision of law, whether or not statutory, may be brought by any claimant on any matter pertaining to the Plan unless the legal action is commenced in the proper forum before the earlier of:

 

(a)                                 30 months after the claimant knew or reasonably should have known of the principal facts on which the claim is based, or

 

(b)                                 6 months after the claimant has exhausted the claim and review procedure.

 

10.9                        Knowledge of Fact by Participant Imputed to Beneficiary.  Knowledge of all facts that a Participant knew or reasonably should have known shall be imputed to every claimant who is or claims to be a Beneficiary of the Participant or otherwise claims to derive an entitlement by reference to the Participant.

 

10.10                 Information Furnished by Participants.  Neither the Employer nor the Committee shall be liable or responsible for any error in the computation of the Account of a Participant resulting from any misstatement of fact made by the Participant, directly or indirectly, to the Employer or the Committee, and used by it in determining the Participant’s Account.  The Company and the Committee shall not be obligated or required to increase the Account of such Participant which, on discovery of the misstatement, is found to be understated as a result of such misstatement of the Participant.  However, the Account of any Participant which is overstated by reason of any such misstatement shall be reduced to the amount appropriate in view of accurate facts.

 

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10.11                 Overpayments.  If a payment or series of payments made from this Plan is found to be greater than the payment(s) to which a Participant or Beneficiary is entitled due to factual errors, mathematical errors or otherwise, the Committee may, in its discretion and to the extent consistent with Code §409A, and in addition to or in lieu of any other legal remedies it may have suspend or reduce future benefits to such Participant or Beneficiary as it deems appropriate to correct the overpayment.

 

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SECTION 11

 

ADMINISTRATION

 

11.1                        Administration by Committee. The Plan will be administered by the Non-Qualified Plan Committee appointed by the Company or by a person or group identified by the Committee.

 

11.2                        Officers and Employees of Committee.  The Committee shall appoint a Chairperson and may appoint a secretary who may, but need not, be a member of the Committee and may employ such agents, clerical and other services, legal counsel, accountants and actuaries as may be required for the purpose of administering the Plan.  Any person or firm so employed may be a person or firm then, theretofore or thereafter serving the Employer in any capacity.  The Committee and any individual member of the Committee and any agent thereof shall be fully protected when acting in a prudent manner and relying in good faith upon the advice of the following professional consultants or advisors employed by the Employer or the Committee: any attorney insofar as legal matters are concerned, any certified public accountant insofar as accounting matters are concerned and any enrolled actuary insofar as actuarial matters are concerned.

 

11.3                        Action by Committee.  The Committee’s actions under the Plan shall be in accordance with the procedures in the Committee’s Charter.

 

11.4                        Rules and Regulations of Committee.  The Committee shall have the authority to make such rules and regulations and to take such action as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Plan and will, subject to the provisions of the Plan, decide any questions arising in the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, which decisions shall be conclusive and binding on all parties.  The Committee may allocate or delegate any part of its authority and duties as it deems expedient.

 

11.5                        Powers of Committee.  In order to effectuate the purposes of the Plan, the Committee shall have the power to construe the Plan and to make equitable adjustments for any mistakes or errors made in the administration of the Plan, and all such actions or determinations made by the Committee in good faith shall not be subject to review by anyone.  The Committee is given the power to appoint, in its discretion, a paying agent or agents to disburse the benefits payable from any Trust Fund (if any) and to authorize and direct any Trustee to make distribution to the Committee as paying agent or to such other paying agent as the Committee shall direct in writing.

 

11.6                        Duties of Committee.  The Committee shall, in its sole discretion, as a part of its general duty to supervise and administer the Plan:

 

(a)                                 determine all facts and maintain records with respect to Participants, and by application of the facts so determined and any other facts deemed material, determine the amount, if any, of benefit payable under the Plan on behalf of a Participant;

 

(b)                                 give the Trustee, if any, specific directions in writing with respect to the making of payments, giving the names of the payees, the amounts to be paid and the time or times when payments shall be made and benefit amounts payable under the Plan;

 

(c)                                  comply (or transfer responsibility for compliance to the Trustee or other paying agent, if any) with all applicable tax payment and withholding requirements; and

 

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(d)                                 engage on behalf of all Plan Participants an independent qualified public accountant and an enrolled actuary, as applicable.

 

The foregoing list of express duties is not intended to be either complete or conclusive, and the Committee shall, in addition, exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as it may deem necessary, desirable, advisable or proper for the supervision and administration of the Plan.

 

11.7                        Information Required by Committee.  Each person entitled to benefits under the Plan must file with the Committee or Administrator from time to time such person’s post office address and each change of post office address.  Any communication, statement, or notice addressed to any person at the last post office address filed with the Committee will be binding upon such person for all purposes of the Plan.  Each person entitled to benefits under the Plan also shall furnish the Committee with such documents, evidence, data, or information as the Committee considers necessary or desirable for the purposes of administering the Plan.  The Employer shall furnish the Committee with such data and information as the Committee may deem necessary or desirable in order to administer the Plan.  The records of the Employer as to an Employee’s or Participant’s period of employment, Separation from Service and the reason therefore, leave of absence, reemployment, and Base Pay or Bonus will be conclusive on all persons unless determined to the Committee’s satisfaction to be incorrect.

 

11.8                        Uniform Application of Rules.  The Committee shall administer the Plan on a reasonable basis.  Any rules, procedures, or regulations established by the Committee shall be applied uniformly to all persons similarly situated.

 

11.9                        Service of Process.  In the absence of any designation to the contrary by the Company, the Secretary of the Company is designated as the appropriate and exclusive agent for the receipt of service of process directed to the Plan in any legal proceeding, including arbitration, involving the Plan.

 

11.10                 Administrative Expenses.  The reasonable expenses of administering the Plan can be payable out of the Trust Fund, if any, except to the extent that the Employer, in its discretion, directly pays the expenses.

 

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SECTION 12

 

DISCLAIMERS

 

12.1                        Term of Employment.  Neither the terms of this Plan document nor the benefits hereunder nor the continuance thereof shall be a term of the employment of any employee.  The Employer shall not be obliged to continue the Plan.  The terms of this Plan document shall not give any employee the right to be retained in the employment of the Employer.

 

12.2                        Source of Payment.  Each Participant or other person entitled at any time to payments hereunder shall look solely to the assets of the Employer for such payments.  In each case where benefits shall have been distributed to a former Participant and which purports to cover in full the Account payable by the Plan, such former Participant shall have no further right or interest in the Plan or in other assets of the Employer.  Neither the Employer nor any of its officers, the Committee, nor any Committee member, nor the Board of Directors nor any member of such Board shall be under any liability or responsibility for failure to affect any of the objectives or purposes of the Plan by reason of the insolvency of the Employer.

 

12.3                        Delegation.  The Employer and its officers and the Committee and its members shall not be liable for an act or omission of another person with regard to a responsibility that has been allocated to or delegated to such other person pursuant to the terms of this Plan document or pursuant to procedures set forth in this Plan document.

 

July 1, 2019

 

 

Lannett Company, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Samuel H. Israel

 

 

 

 

Its

Chief Legal Officer

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Timothy Crew, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of the Company;

 

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, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company as of and for the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The Company’s other certifying officers 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 Company 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 Company, 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 Company’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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting;

 

5. The Company’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors:

 

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 Company’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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 7, 2019

 

 

 

/s/ Timothy Crew

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 


Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, John Kozlowski, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of the Company;

 

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, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company as of and for the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The Company’s other certifying officers 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 Company 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 Company, 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 Company’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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting;

 

5. The Company’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors:

 

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 Company’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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 7, 2019

 

 

 

/s/ John Kozlowski

 

Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

 


Exhibit 32

 

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 Lannett Company, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Timothy Crew, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and I, John Kozlowski, the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1.                       The Report complies with the requirements of Section13(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.

 

Dated: November 7, 2019

/s/ Timothy Crew

 

Timothy Crew,

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Dated: November 7, 2019

/s/ John Kozlowski

 

John Kozlowski,

 

Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer