U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
x
|
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
|
For
the quarterly period ended
|
September 30,
2010
|
or
¨
|
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
|
For the
transition period
ended to
Commission File Number:
333-45241
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|
ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC.
|
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
|
Delaware
|
|
22-3542636
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
|
|
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
|
|
|
|
165 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, New
Jersey
|
|
07647
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
|
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(Zip
Code)
|
(201) 750-2646
|
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
|
|
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
Yes
x
No
¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (
§
232.405
of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that
the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes
x
No
¨
The
registrant is not yet subject to this requirement.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large
Accelerated filer
¨
|
Accelerated
Filer
¨
|
Non-Accelerated
Filer
¨
|
Smaller
Reporting Company
x
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
¨
No
x
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of
each of the issuer’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
As of November 12, 2010 the
issuer had outstanding 97,949,973 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value
(exclusive of 100,000 shares held in treasury).
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
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Page No.
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 (unaudited) and March
31, 2010 (audited)
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F-1 – F-2
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended
September 30, 2010 (unaudited) and September 30, 2009
(unaudited)
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F-3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the six
months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)
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F-4
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended September
30, 2010 (unaudited) and September 30, 2009 (unaudited)
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F-5
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-6
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Item
2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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1
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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8
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Item
4
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Controls
and Procedures
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8
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1.
|
Legal
Proceedings
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|
9
|
Item 1A.
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Risk
Factors
|
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9
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Item
2
|
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
|
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9
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Item
3.
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Defaults
upon Senior Securities
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|
10
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Item
4.
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Removed
and reserved
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|
10
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Item
5.
|
Other
Information
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|
10
|
Item
6.
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Exhibits
|
|
11
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SIGNATURES
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|
15
|
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
September 30,
2010
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
March 31,
2010
(Audited)
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
593,853
|
|
|
$
|
578,187
|
|
Accounts
receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of -0-)
|
|
|
441,330
|
|
|
|
404,961
|
|
Inventories
(net of reserve of $494,425 and $494,425, respectively)
|
|
|
1,331,173
|
|
|
|
1,371,292
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
100,639
|
|
|
|
131,507
|
|
Total
Current Assets
|
|
|
2,466,995
|
|
|
|
2,485,947
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,954,837 and
$3,840,279, respectively
|
|
|
3,910,418
|
|
|
|
4,095,814
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS – net of accumulated amortization of $-0- and $76,434,
respectively
|
|
|
554,872
|
|
|
|
96,407
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
in Novel Laboratories, Inc.
|
|
|
3,329,322
|
|
|
|
3,329,322
|
|
Security
deposits
|
|
|
28,377
|
|
|
|
14,652
|
|
Restricted
cash – debt service for EDA bonds
|
|
|
292,416
|
|
|
|
294,836
|
|
EDA
bond offering costs, net of accumulated amortization of 71,832 and 64,767,
respectively
|
|
|
282,619
|
|
|
|
289,685
|
|
Total
Other Assets
|
|
|
3,932,734
|
|
|
|
4,024,902
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
|
$
|
10,865,019
|
|
|
$
|
10,606,663
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial
statements
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
September 30,
2010
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
March 31,
2010
(Audited)
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EDA
bonds payable
|
|
$
|
3,385,000
|
|
|
$
|
3,385,000
|
|
Short
term loans and current portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
12,335
|
|
|
|
82,302
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
1,342,094
|
|
|
|
986,777
|
|
Preferred
share derivative interest payable
|
|
|
306,439
|
|
|
|
306,440
|
|
Total
Current Liabilities
|
|
|
5,045,868
|
|
|
|
4,760,519
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG
TERM LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
revenues
|
|
|
198,889
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Long
term debt, less current portion
|
|
|
56,173
|
|
|
|
19,823
|
|
Derivative
liability - preferred shares
|
|
|
12,595,402
|
|
|
|
7,924,763
|
|
Derivative
liability – warrants
|
|
|
5,775,676
|
|
|
|
8,499,423
|
|
Total
Long Term Liabilities
|
|
|
18,626,140
|
|
|
|
16,444,009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
23,672,008
|
|
|
|
21,204,528
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS
DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock – par value $0.001, Authorized
355,516,558 Issued and outstanding – 92,656,745
shares and 83,950,168 shares, respectively
|
|
|
92,657
|
|
|
|
83,950
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
paid-in-capital
|
|
|
91,591,236
|
|
|
|
90,903,896
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(104,184,041
|
)
|
|
|
(101,278,870
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury
stock at cost (100,000 common shares)
|
|
|
(306,841
|
)
|
|
|
(306,841
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT
|
|
|
(12,806,989
|
)
|
|
|
(10,597,865
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT
|
|
$
|
10,865,019
|
|
|
$
|
10,606,663
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial
statements
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|
THREE
MONTHS ENDED
|
|
|
SIX
MONTHS ENDED
|
|
|
|
SEPTEMBER
30,
|
|
|
SEPTEMBER
30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
REVENUES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing
Fees
|
|
$
|
767,341
|
|
|
$
|
538,941
|
|
|
$
|
1,334,410
|
|
|
$
|
1,204,005
|
|
Royalties
|
|
|
169,901
|
|
|
|
237,275
|
|
|
|
350,935
|
|
|
|
386,086
|
|
Lab
Fee Revenues
|
|
|
57,404
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
141,221
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total
Revenues
|
|
|
994,646
|
|
|
|
776,216
|
|
|
|
1,826,566
|
|
|
|
1,590,091
|
|
Costs
of Revenues
|
|
|
565,624
|
|
|
|
453,029
|
|
|
|
977,295
|
|
|
|
1,315,029
|
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
429,022
|
|
|
|
323,187
|
|
|
|
849,271
|
|
|
|
275,062
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research
and Development
|
|
|
150,436
|
|
|
|
259,326
|
|
|
|
315,444
|
|
|
|
510,418
|
|
General
and Administrative
|
|
|
379,104
|
|
|
|
392,100
|
|
|
|
635,345
|
|
|
|
788,637
|
|
Non-cash
compensation through issuance of stock options
|
|
|
10,329
|
|
|
|
29,190
|
|
|
|
25,687
|
|
|
|
84,553
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
25,960
|
|
|
|
49,230
|
|
|
|
104,291
|
|
|
|
174,772
|
|
Total
Operating Expenses
|
|
|
565,829
|
|
|
|
729,846
|
|
|
|
1,080,767
|
|
|
|
1,558,380
|
|
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
|
(136,807
|
)
|
|
|
(406,659
|
)
|
|
|
(231,496
|
)
|
|
|
(1,283,318
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSES)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense, net
|
|
|
(57,737
|
)
|
|
|
(61,208
|
)
|
|
|
(115,806
|
)
|
|
|
(131,188
|
)
|
Change
in fair value of warrant derivatives
|
|
|
900,047
|
|
|
|
(1,520,822
|
)
|
|
|
2,723,747
|
|
|
|
(1,366,496
|
)
|
Change
in fair value of preferred share derivatives
|
|
|
1,505,333
|
|
|
|
(1,383,231
|
)
|
|
|
(4,569,005
|
)
|
|
|
1,178,296
|
|
Interest
expense attributable to preferred share derivatives
|
|
|
(306,440
|
)
|
|
|
(299,352
|
)
|
|
|
(670,359
|
)
|
|
|
(658,373
|
)
|
Discount
in Series E issuance attributable to beneficial conversion
features
|
|
|
(39,132
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(39,132
|
)
|
|
|
(258,700
|
)
|
Total
Other Income (Expense)
|
|
|
2,002,071
|
|
|
|
(3,264,613
|
)
|
|
|
(2,670,555
|
)
|
|
|
(1,236,461
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
(LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
1,865,264
|
|
|
|
(3,671,272
|
)
|
|
|
(2,902,051
|
)
|
|
|
(2,519,779
|
)
|
Provision
for income taxes
|
|
|
1,040
|
|
|
|
1,040
|
|
|
|
3,120
|
|
|
|
1,040
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
|
|
$
|
1,864,224
|
|
|
$
|
(3,672,312
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,905,171
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,520,819
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
92,367,680
|
|
|
|
74,075,307
|
|
|
|
89,760,532
|
|
|
|
70,232,854
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
299,999,783
|
|
|
|
74,075,307
|
|
|
|
89,760,532
|
|
|
|
70,232,854
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial
statements
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(Unaudited)
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury
Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
|
Stockholders’
Deficit
|
|
Balance
at March 31, 2010
|
|
|
83,950,168
|
|
|
$
|
83,950
|
|
|
$
|
90,903,896
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
$
|
(306,841
|
)
|
|
$
|
(101,278,870
|
)
|
|
$
|
(10,597,865
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,905,171
|
)
|
|
|
(2,905,171
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
shares issued in lieu of cash in payment of preferred share derivative
interest expense
|
|
|
8,706,577
|
|
|
|
8,707
|
|
|
|
661,653
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
670,360
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
compensation through the issuance of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,687
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,687
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at September 30, 2010
|
|
|
92,656,745
|
|
|
$
|
92,657
|
|
|
$
|
91,591,236
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
$
|
(306,841
|
)
|
|
$
|
(104,184,041
|
)
|
|
$
|
(12,806,989
|
)
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial
statements
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
2009
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Loss
|
|
$
|
(2,905,171
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,520,819
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
241,626
|
|
|
|
251,936
|
|
Inventory
adjustment
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
311,986
|
|
Change
in fair value of warrant derivative liability
|
|
|
(2,723,747
|
)
|
|
|
1,366,496
|
|
Change
in fair value of preferred share derivative liability
|
|
|
4,569,005
|
|
|
|
(1,178,296
|
)
|
Discount
in Series E issuance attributable to embedded beneficial conversion
feature
|
|
|
39,132
|
|
|
|
258,700
|
|
Preferred
share derivative interest satisfied by the issuance of common
stock
|
|
|
670,360
|
|
|
|
658.373
|
|
Non-cash
compensation satisfied by the issuance of common stock and
options
|
|
|
25,687
|
|
|
|
84,553
|
|
Non-cash
lease accretion
|
|
|
298
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes
in assets and liabilities :
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(36,372
|
)
|
|
|
(357,348
|
)
|
Inventories
|
|
|
40,120
|
|
|
|
(63,109
|
)
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
30,868
|
|
|
|
12,211
|
|
Security
deposit
|
|
|
(13,725
|
)
|
|
|
12,909
|
|
Accounts
payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
217,817
|
|
|
|
105,224
|
|
Deferred
Revenues
|
|
|
198,889
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY / (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
354,788
|
|
|
|
(1,057,184
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(23,779
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Cost
of capital leasehold improvements
|
|
|
(35,610
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Costs
incurred for intellectual property assets
|
|
|
(258,464
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of retired equipment
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Withdrawals
from restricted cash, net
|
|
|
2,420
|
|
|
|
214,002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY / (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(285,433
|
)
|
|
|
214,002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
loan payments
|
|
|
(53,689
|
)
|
|
|
(48,953
|
)
|
NJEDA
bond principal payments
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(210,000
|
)
|
Proceeds
from issuance of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and
Warrants
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY / (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(53,869
|
)
|
|
|
741,047
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
15,666
|
|
|
|
(102,135
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – beginning of period
|
|
|
578,187
|
|
|
|
282,578
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – end of period
|
|
$
|
593,853
|
|
|
$
|
180,443
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
|
115,524
|
|
|
|
133,200
|
|
Cash
paid for taxes
|
|
|
3,120
|
|
|
|
1,040
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHEDULE
OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Cash
acquisition of Naltrexone ANDA
|
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial
statements
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE
AND SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009
(
UNAUDITED
)
NOTE 1
|
-
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
AND LIQUIDITY
|
|
The
information in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes the results of
operations of Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its consolidated
subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) for the three and six months
ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. The accompanying unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted for interim
financial statement presentation. Accordingly, they do not
include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for
complete financial statements. In the opinion of management,
all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered
necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial
position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the
periods presented have been
included.
|
|
The
financial results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative
of the results to be expected for the full year or future interim
periods.
|
|
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should
be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended March 31, 2010. There have been no changes in significant
accounting policies since March 31,
2010.
|
The
Company does not anticipate being profitable for the fiscal year ending March
31, 2011; therefore a current provision for income tax was not established for
the three and six months ended September 30, 2010. Only the minimum liability
required for state corporation taxes was considered.
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared
on the assumption that the Company will continue as a going
concern. As of September 30, 2010, the Company had a working capital
deficit of $2.6 million, losses from operations totaling $0.2 million for the
six months ended September 30, 2010, other expenses totaling $2.7 million for
the six months ended and a net loss of $2.9 million for the six months ended
September 30, 2010.
In
addition, the Company has received Notice of Default from the Trustee of the
NJED Bonds as a result of the utilization of the debt service reserve being used
to pay interest payments due on September 1, 2009, March 1, 2010 and September
1, 2010 totaling $121k, $113k and $113k, respectively, and principal payments
due on September 1, 2009 totaling $210k. The debt service reserve was
utilized to make such payments as a result of the Company’s not having
sufficient funds available to make such payments when due.
The
Company did not have sufficient funds available to make the principal payments
due on September 1, 2010, totaling $200k and requested that the Trustee withdraw
such funds from the debt service reserve. The Company’s request was
denied and accordingly the principal payment due on September 1, 2010, totaling
$200k was not made.
The
Company has requested a postponement of principal payments due on September 1,
2010, 2011 and 2012, with an aggregate of all such postponed principal payments
being added to the principal payments due on September 1,
2013. Resolution of the Company’s default on the NJEDA Bonds and our
request for postponement of principal payments will have a significant effect on
our ability to operate in the future.
Please
refer to Note 5 to our financial statements for a more detailed discussion of
the NJEDA Bonds and Notice of Default. Please also note that the
working capital deficit of $2.6 million as of September 30, 2010, includes the
entire principal amount due in relation to the NJEDA Bonds. This
amount, totaling $3.4 million was first classified as a current liability as of
March 31, 2010, due to the Notice of Default received from the Trustee in
relation to the NJEDA Bonds.
As of
September 30, 2010, we had cash reserves of $593,853. The completion
of all transactions contemplated by the Epic Strategic Alliance Agreement,
including the consummation of the third closing thereof, is expected to provide
additional funds to permit us to continue development of our product pipeline
for more than two years. Beyond two years, we anticipate that, with
growth of Lodrane and the launch of the generic Hydromorphone 8mg and Naltrexone
50mg recently acquired pursuant to asset purchase agreements with Mikah Pharma
LLC, Elite could be profitable.
In addition, the
commercialization of the products developed at the Facility under the Epic
Strategic Alliance Agreement is expected to add a new revenue source for Elite.
However, there can be no assurances as to the growth, success of development or
commercialization of these products.
Despite
the successful completion of the initial and second closings of the Epic
Strategic Alliance Agreement, there can be no assurances that we will be able to
consummate the third closing pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Epic
Strategic Alliance Agreement. If such transactions are consummated,
we will receive additional cash proceeds of $1.6875 million (which will include
quarterly payments of $62,500 for a period of 11 quarters). Even if
we were able to successfully complete the third closing of the Epic Strategic
Alliance Agreement, we still may be required to seek additional capital in the
future and there can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain such
additional capital on favorable terms, if at all. For additional information
regarding the Epic Strategic Alliance Agreement, please see our disclosures
under “Epic Strategic Alliance Agreement” in Item 7 of Part II of our Annual
Report on Form 10-K, and in our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC
on March 23, 2009, May 6, 2009, June 5, 2009 and July 1, 2010, which disclosures
are incorporated herein by reference.
NOTE 2
|
-
CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of
three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist
of cash on deposit with banks and money market instruments. The Company places
its cash and cash equivalents with high-quality, U.S. financial institutions
and, to date, has not experienced losses on any of its balances.
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or market (net
realizable value).
NOTE 4
|
-
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS
|
Costs to
acquire intangible assets, such as asset purchases of Abbreviated New Drug
Applications (“ANDA’s”) which are approved by the FDA or costs incurred in the
application of patents are capitalized and amortized on the straight-line
method, based on their estimated useful lives ranging from five to fifteen
years, commencing upon approval of the patent or site transfers required for
commercialization of an acquired ANDA. Such costs are charged to
expense if the patent application or ANDA site transfer is
unsuccessful.
As of
September 30, 2010, the following costs were recorded as intangible assets on
the Company’s balance sheet:
Intangible assets at March 31, 2010
(audited)
|
|
|
|
Patent
application costs
|
|
|
96,407
|
|
ANDA
acquisitions
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible asset costs capitalized during the six
months ended September 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
Patent
application costs
|
|
|
33,465
|
|
ANDA
acquisition costs
|
|
|
425,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of intangible assets during the six
months ended September 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
Patent
application costs
|
|
|
—
|
|
ANDA
acquisition costs
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets at September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Patent
application costs
|
|
|
129,872
|
|
ANDA
acquisition costs
|
|
|
425,000
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
554,872
|
|
The costs
incurred in patent applications totaling $16,753 and $33,465 for the three and
six months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, were all related to our abuse
resistant and extended release opioid product lines. The Company is
continuing its efforts to achieve approval of such
patents. Additional costs incurred in relation to such patent
applications will be capitalized as intangible assets, with amortization of such
costs to commence upon approval of the patents.
The ANDA
acquisition costs of $425,000 incurred during the six months ended September 30,
2010, are related to our acquisition of the ANDA’s for Hydromorphone 8mg and
Naltrexone 50mg. Please refer to the current reports on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 24, 2010 for the Hydromorphone ANDA acquisition and
September 1, 2010 for the Naltrexone ANDA acquisition, such filings being herein
incorporated by this reference for further details on this
acquisition. In addition, please refer to exhibits 10.4 and 10.5 of
the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 15, 2010 for
the purchase agreements for Hydromorphone and Naltrexone, respectively, such
filings being herein incorporated by this reference. The Company is
in the process of complying with all FDA and DEA requirements which are a
prerequisite to achieving our manufacture and commercialization of the
Hydromorphone 8mg ANDA. Amortization of the costs incurred to acquire
the ANDA is to commence upon the Company’s commercialization of
such.
On August
31, 2005, the Company successfully completed a refinancing of a prior 1999 bond
issue through the issuance of new tax-exempt bonds (the “Bonds”). The
refinancing involved borrowing $4,155,000, evidenced by a 6.5% Series A Note in
the principal amount of $3,660,000 maturing on September 1, 2030 and a 9% Series
B Note in the principal amount of $495,000 maturing on September 1, 2012. The
net proceeds, after payment of issuance costs, were used (i) to redeem the
outstanding tax-exempt Bonds originally issued by the Authority on September 2,
1999, (ii) refinance other equipment financing and (iii) for the purchase of
certain equipment to be used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical
products.
Interest
is payable semiannually on March 1 and September 1 of each year. The Bonds are
collateralized by a first lien on the Company’s facility and equipment acquired
with the proceeds of the original and refinanced Bonds. The related Indenture
requires the maintenance of a $415,500 Debt Service Reserve Fund consisting of
$366,000 from the Series A Notes proceeds and $49,500 from the Series B Notes
proceeds. The Debt Service Reserve is maintained in restricted cash accounts
that are classified in Other Assets. $1,274,311 of the proceeds had been
deposited in a short-term restricted cash account to fund the purchase of
manufacturing equipment and development of the Company’s facility. As of
September 30, 2010, all of these proceeds were utilized to upgrade the Company’s
manufacturing facilities and for the purchase of manufacturing and laboratory
equipment.
Bond
issue costs of $354,000 were paid from the bond proceeds and are being amortized
over the life of the bonds. Amortization of bond issuance costs amounted to
$3,533 and $7,065 for the three and six months ended September 30, 2010,
respectively. Amortization of bond issuance costs amounted to $3,533
and $7,065 for the three and six months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively.
The NJED
Bonds require the Company to make an annual principal payment on September
1
st
of varying amounts as specified in the loan documents and semi-annual interest
payments on March 1
st
and
September 1
st
, equal
to interest due on the outstanding principal at the applicable rate for the
semi-annual period just ended.
The
interest payments due on September 1, 2009, March 31, 2010 and September 1,
2010, totaling $120,775, $113,075 and $113,075, respectively were paid from the
debt service reserve held in the restricted cash account, due to the Company not
having sufficient funds to make such payments when due.
The
principal payment due on September 1, 2009, totaling $210,000 was paid from the
debt service reserve held in the restricted cash account, due to the Company not
having sufficient funds to make the payment when due. The Company did
not have sufficient funds available to make the principal payments due on
September 1, 2010 totaling $200,000, and requested the Trustee to withdraw the
funds from debt service reserve held in the restricted cash account and to
utilize such funds to make the principal payment due. The Company’s
request was denied by the Trustee. Accordingly, the principal payment
due on September 1, 2010, totaling $200,000 was not made.
Pursuant
to the terms of the NJED Bonds, the Company is required to replenish any amounts
withdrawn from the debt service reserve and used to make principal or interest
payments in six monthly installments, each being equal to one-sixth of the
amount withdrawn and with the first installment due on the 15
th
of the
month in which the withdrawal from debt service reserve occurred and the
remaining five monthly payments being due on the 15
th
of the
five immediately subsequent months. The Company has, to date, made all payments
required in relation to the withdrawals made from the debt service reserve on
September 1, 2009, March 1, 2010 and September 1, 2010. The Company
is required to make four additional monthly payments of $19,330 during the
period November 15, 2010 through February 15, 2011, in order to fully replenish
the September 1, 2010 withdrawal from the debt service reserve.
The
Company does not expect to have sufficient available funds to make the interest
payment of $113,075 due on March 1, 2011 as well as the principal payment of
$200,000 which was due, but not paid, on September 1, 2010
The
Company has received Notice of Default from the Trustee of the NJED Bonds in
relation to the withdrawals from the debt service reserve, and has requested a
postponement of principal payments due on September 1
st
of
2010, 2011 and 2012, with an aggregate of all such postponed principal payments
being added to the principal payments due on September 1,
2013. Resolution of the Company’s default under the NJED Bonds and
our request for postponement of principal payments will have a significant
effect on our ability to operate in the future.
Due to
issuance of a Notice of Default being received from the Trustee of the NJED
Bonds, and until the event of default is waived or rescinded, the Company has
classified the entire principal due, an amount aggregating $3.385 million, as a
current liability.
NOTE 6
|
-
DERIVATIVE
LIABILITIES
|
Accounting
Standard Codification “ASC” 815 –
Derivatives and Hedging
,
which provides guidance on determining what types of instruments or embedded
features in an instrument issued by a reporting entity can be considered indexed
to its own stock for the purpose of evaluating the first criteria of the scope
exception in the pronouncement on accounting for derivatives. These
requirements can affect the accounting for warrants and convertible preferred
instruments issued by the Company. As the conversion features within,
and the detachable warrants issued with the Company’s Series B, Series C, Series
D and Series E Preferred Stock, do not have fixed settlement provisions because
their conversion and exercise prices may be lowered if the Company issues
securities at lower prices in the future, we have concluded that the instruments
are not indexed to the Company’s stock and are to be treated as derivative
liabilities.
Preferred Stock Derivative
Liabilities
|
|
Series B
|
|
|
Series C
|
|
|
Series D
|
|
|
Series E
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Preferred
shares Outstanding
|
|
|
896
|
|
|
|
5,418
|
|
|
|
9,008
|
|
|
|
2,062.5
|
|
|
|
17,384.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying
common shares into which Preferred may convert
|
|
|
574,076
|
|
|
|
3,365,217
|
|
|
|
128,692,014
|
|
|
|
77,292,061
|
|
|
|
209,923,369
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Closing
price on valuation date
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock derivative liability at September 30, 2010
|
|
$
|
34,445
|
|
|
$
|
201,913
|
|
|
$
|
7,721,521
|
|
|
$
|
4,637,524
|
|
|
$
|
12,595,402
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock derivative liability at June 30, 2010
|
|
$
|
39,037
|
|
|
$
|
228,835
|
|
|
$
|
8,751,057
|
|
|
$
|
4,980,172
|
|
|
$
|
13,999,102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock derivative liability at March 31, 2010
|
|
$
|
48,796
|
|
|
$
|
286,043
|
|
|
$
|
3,828,587
|
|
|
$
|
3,761,761
|
|
|
$
|
7,925,187
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in preferred stock derivative liability for the three months ended
September 20, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(1,505,333
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in preferred stock derivative liability for the six months ended September
20, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,569,005
|
|
Warrant Derivative
Liabilities
The
portion of derivative liabilities related to outstanding warrants was valued
using the Black-Scholes option valuation model and the following assumptions on
the following dates:
|
|
March 31
2010
|
|
|
June 30
2010
|
|
|
September 30
2010
|
|
Risk-Free
interest rate
|
|
|
2.4%
- 3.3
|
%
|
|
|
0.3%
- 2.4
|
%
|
|
|
0.3%
- 1.6
|
%
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
126%
- 214
|
%
|
|
|
120%
- 210
|
%
|
|
|
135%
- 194
|
%
|
Expected
life (in years)
|
|
|
0.5
– 6.6
|
|
|
|
0.3
– 6.3
|
|
|
|
0.0
– 6.1
|
|
Expected
dividend yield
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Number
of warrants
|
|
|
125,299,740
|
|
|
|
125,299,740
|
|
|
|
125,116,392
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value – Warrant Derivative Liability
|
|
$
|
8,499,423
|
|
|
$
|
6,675,722
|
|
|
$
|
5,775,676
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in warrant derivative liability for the three months ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(1,823,701
|
)
|
|
$
|
(900,046
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in warrant derivative liability for the six months ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(2,723,747
|
)
|
The risk
free interest rate was based on rates established by the Federal
Reserve. The expected volatility was based on the historical
volatility of the Company’s share price for periods equal to the expected life
of the outstanding warrants at each valuation date. The expected
dividend rate was based on the fact that the Company has not historically paid
dividends on common stock and does not expect to pay dividends on common stock
in the future.
NOTE 7
|
-
PREFERRED
SHARE DERIVATIVE INTEREST
PAYABLE
|
Preferred
share derivative interest payable as of September 30, 2010 consisted of $306,440
in derivative interest accrued as of September 30, 2010. The full
amount of derivative interest payable as of September 30, 2010 was paid via the
issuance of 5,293,228 shares of common stock in October 2010.
NOTE 8
|
-
OPERATING
LEASES
|
The
Company entered into a lease for a portion of a one-story warehouse, located at
135 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, New Jersey, consisting of approximately 15,000
square feet of floor space. The lease term begins on July 1, 2010 and is
classified as an operating lease. The lease includes an initial term of 5 years
and 6 months and we have the option to renew the lease for two additional terms,
each of 5 years. The property related to this lease will be used for the storage
of pharmaceutical finished goods, raw materials, equipment and documents as well
as engaging in manufacturing, packaging and distribution
activities.
This
property requires significant leasehold improvements and qualification as a
prerequisite to achieving suitability for such intended future use. It is
expected that approximately 3,500 square feet of this property will be
constructed and qualified as suitable for use for storage of pharmaceutical
finished goods, raw materials, equipment and documents on or before the
expiration of the lease for the current warehouse at 80 Oak Street.
Leasehold
improvements and qualification as suitable for manufacturing, packaging and
distribution operations are expected to be achieved within two years from the
beginning of the lease term. These are estimates based on current project plans,
which are subject to change. There can be no assurance that the construction and
qualification will be accomplished during the estimated time frames, or that the
property located at 135 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, New Jersey will ever achieve
qualification for intended future utilization.
Minimum 5
year payments* for the leasing of 15,000 square feet at 135 Ludlow are as
follows:
Fiscal
year ended March 31, 2011
|
|
$
|
19,689
|
|
Fiscal
year ended March 31, 2012
|
|
|
79,248
|
|
Fiscal
year ended March 31, 2013
|
|
|
81,228
|
|
Fiscal
year ended March 31, 2014
|
|
|
83,259
|
|
Fiscal
year ended March 31, 2015
|
|
|
85,344
|
|
Total
Minimum 5 year lease payments
|
|
$
|
348,768
|
|
* Minimum
lease payments are exclusive of additional expenses related to certain expenses
incurred in the operation and maintenance of the premises, including, without
limitation, real estate taxes and common area charges which may be due under the
terms and conditions of the lease, but which are not quantifiable at the time of
filing of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Rent
expense relating to the operating lease is recorded using the straight line
method, and is summarized as follows:
|
|
Three Months
Ended
Sept 30, 2010
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
Sept 30, 2010
|
|
Rent
Expense
|
|
$
|
22,584
|
|
|
$
|
22,584
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in deferred rent liability
|
|
|
22,584
|
|
|
|
22,584
|
|
Balance
of deferred rent liability (long-term liability)
|
|
|
22,584
|
|
|
|
22,584
|
|
NOTE 9
|
-
DEFERRED
REVENUES
|
Deferred
revenue in the amount of $198,889 represents the unamortized amount of a
$200,000 advance payment received for a licensing agreement with a fifteen year
term beginning in September 2010 and ending in August 2025. The
advance payment was recorded as deferred revenue when received and is earned, on
a straight line basis over the fifteen year life of the license.
NOTE 10
|
-
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
Common
Stock
During
the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company issued 4,482,629 shares
of common stock in lieu of cash in payment of interest expense, totaling
$306,440 due and owing as of June 30, 2010 to holders of the Company’s Series B,
Series C and Series D Preferred Share derivative instruments.
During
the six months ended September 30, 2010, the Company issued 8,706,577 shares of
common stock in lieu of cash in payment of interest expense, totaling $612,880,
to holders of the Company’s Series B, Series C and Series D Preferred Share
derivative instruments.
At
September 30, 2010, the Company had 1,666,999 options fully vested and
outstanding with exercise prices ranging from $0.06 to $3.00 per share; each
option representing the right to purchase one share of common
stock. In addition, there are 1,390,001 options issued pursuant to
the Company’s 2004 Stock Option Plan which are outstanding and not vested, with
exercise prices ranging from $0.06 to $2.50 per share. These options
are scheduled to vest in equal annual increments on January 18, 2011, 2012 and
2013 or upon the occurrence of certain defined events and require that employees
awarded such options be employed by the Company on the vesting
date.
NOTE 11
|
- PER
SHARE INFORMATION
|
Basic
earnings per share of common stock (“Basic EPS”) is computed by dividing the net
(loss) income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock
outstanding. Diluted earnings per share of common stock (“Diluted
EPS”) is computed by dividing the net (loss) income by the weighted-average
number of shares of common stock, and dilutive common stock equivalents and
convertible securities then outstanding. GAAP requires the
presentation of both Basic and Diluted EPS, if such Diluted EPS is not
anti-dilutive, on the face of Company’s Condensed Statements of
Operations. Diluted earnings per share is not presented for the six
months ended September 30, 2010, because the effect of the Company’s common
stock equivalents is anti-dilutive.
|
|
For the
Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2010
|
|
|
For the
Six months
Ended
September 30, 2010
|
|
Numerator
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
1,864,224
|
|
|
$
|
(2,905,171
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average
shares of common stock outstanding
|
|
|
92,367,680
|
|
|
|
89,760,532
|
|
Dilutive
effect of stock options, warrants and convertible
securities
|
|
|
207,632,103
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 12
|
-
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
|
The Company has evaluated subsequent
events from the balance sheet date through November 15, 2010, the date the
accompanying financial statements were issued. The following are
material subsequent events:
Common
shares issued in lieu of cash in payment of derivative interest
expense
Derivative interest expense related to
the Preferred Share derivatives due and payable as of September 30, 2010 were
paid during October 2010 through the issuance of 5,293,228 shares of common
stock.
Approval of NOL Sale
application by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(“NJ-EDA”)
The
Company has been notified that its application to the NJ-EDA for sale of New
Jersey net-operating losses under the Technology Business Tax Certificate
Transfer Program has been approved. At the time of filing of this
quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the amount of net-operating losses approved for
sale has not yet been communicated to the Company. The Company
anticipates that such amount will be known prior to the end of the current
fiscal year and that the actual sale of such net-operating losses approved for
sale will also occur prior to the end of the current fiscal
year.
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE
AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
COMPARED
TO THE
THREE
AND SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
The
following discussion and analysis should be read with the financial statements
and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in the Annual
Report. It is intended to assist the reader in understanding and evaluating our
financial position.
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated herein contain
“forward-looking statements”. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry
results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used
in this Form 10-Q, statements that are not statements of current or historical
fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting
the foregoing, the words “plan”, “intend”, “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe”,
“could,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” or “continue” or similar expressions or other
variations or comparable terminology are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
hereof. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Any
reference to “Elite”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Registrant”
refers to Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Overview
We are a
specialty pharmaceutical company principally engaged in the development and
manufacture of oral, controlled-release products, using proprietary technology
and generic pharmaceuticals. Our strategy includes improving off-patent drug
products for life cycle management and developing generic versions of
controlled-release drug products with high barriers to entry. Our technology is
applicable to the development of delayed-, sustained- or targeted-release
pellets, capsules, tablets, granules and powders.
We have
two products, Lodrane 24® and Lodrane 24D®, currently being sold
commercially. We also have an approved generic methadone product
developed with our partner, The PharmaNetwork. We are pursuing a
sales and distribution agreement for this product. A sales and
distribution agreement is a prerequisite for the launch of this product and must
be mutually agreed upon by Elite and our development partner. Elite
has purchased two approved generic products: a generic hydromorphone product and
a generic naltrexone product. In addition, Elite has purchased a generic product
for which an ANDA has been previously filed but not yet approved by the
FDA. The manufacturing process transfer for all three recently
acquired products from the previous ANDA holders and filers to our facilities in
Northvale, New Jersey, is currently on-going. Elite also executed a
License Agreement with Precision Dose, Inc. (“Precision Dose”) to market and
sell the Elite products in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada through
its wholly-owned subsidiary, TAGI Pharma Inc. (“TAGI”). TAGI will
market the two approved and on approval-pending product recently purchased by
the Company as well as additional products and dosage strengths that have or
will be filed for approval with the FDA. The Company also has a
pipeline of additional generic drug candidates under active
development. Additionally, the Company is developing ELI-216, an
abuse resistant oxycodone product, and ELI-154, a once-daily oxycodone
product. Elite’s facility in Northvale, New Jersey operates under
Current Good Manufacturing Practice (“cGMP”) and is a United States Drug
Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) registered facility for research, development and
manufacturing.
Strategy
Elite is
focusing its efforts on the following areas: (i) development of Elite’s pain
management products, (ii) manufacturing of Lodrane 24® and Lodrane 24D®
products; (iii) set up and launch of approved generic products; (iv) the
development of the other products in our pipeline including the eight products
pursuant to the Epic Strategic Alliance Agreement; (v) commercial exploitation
of our products either by license and the collection of royalties, or through
the manufacture of our formulations, and (vi) development of new products and
the expansion of our licensing agreements with other pharmaceutical companies,
including co-development projects, joint ventures and other
collaborations.
Elite is
focusing on the development of various types of drug products, including branded
drug products which require new drug applications (“NDAs”) under Section
505(b)(1) or 505(b)(2) of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration
Act of 1984 (the “Drug Price Competition Act”) as well as generic drug products
which require abbreviated new drug applications (“ANDAs”).
Elite
believes that its business strategy enables it to reduce risk by having a
diverse product portfolio that includes both branded and generic products in
various therapeutic categories and to build collaborations and establish
licensing agreements with companies with greater resources thereby allowing us
to share costs of development and improve cash-flow.
Commercial
Products
Elite
manufactures two once-daily allergy products, Lodrane 24® and Lodrane 24D®, that
were co-developed with our partner, ECR Pharmaceuticals (“
ECR
”). Elite
entered into development agreements for these two products with ECR in June 2001
whereby Elite agreed to commercially develop two products in exchange for
development fees, certain payments, royalties and manufacturing rights.
The
products are being marketed by ECR which also has the responsibility for
regulatory matters. In addition to receiving revenues for the
manufacture of these products, Elite receives a royalty on in-market
sales.
Lodrane
24®, was first commercially offered in November 2004 and Lodrane 24D® was first
commercially offered in December 2006. Elite’s revenues for
manufacturing these products and a royalty on sales for the quarters ended
September, 2010 and 2009 aggregated $937,242 and, $776,216,
respectively. Elite’s revenues for manufacturing these products and a
royalty on sales for the six month periods ended September, 2010 and 2009
aggregated $1,826,566 and, $1,590,091, respectively.
Since
January, 2010, the Company has performed laboratory stability studies of Lodrane
and Lodrane 24D, for ECR, on a contract basis. Elite’s revenues from
such contract laboratory services for the six months ended September 30, 2010
were $141,221.
Approved
Products
On
November 25, 2009, the Company and ThePharmaNetwork, LLC (“TPN”) were notified
of the approval of an Abbreviated New Drug Application for methadone
hydrochloride 10mg tablets by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(“FDA”). Elite and TPN co-developed the product and the ANDA was
filed under the TPN name. A current report on form 8-K was filed on
December 2, 2009 in relation to this announcement, such filing being
incorporated herein by this reference.
On May
18, 2010, Elite executed an asset purchase agreement with Mikah Pharma LLC.
Under that agreement we completed the acquisition from Mikah of an Abbreviated
New Drug Application (Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Tablets USP, 8 mg) for
aggregate consideration of $225,000, comprised of an initial payment of
$150,000, which was made on May 18, 2010. A second payment of $75,000
was due to be paid to Mikah on June 15, 2010 and is recorded in accounts payable
as of September 30, 2010. The Company may, at its election, make this
payment in cash or by issuing to Mikah 937,500 shares of the Company’s common
stock. Elite is transferring the process to the Facility in
Northvale, NJ where it intends to manufacture the product. A current
report on form 8-K was filed on May 24, 2010 in relation to this announcement,
such filing being incorporated herein by this reference.
On August
27, 2010, Elite executed the Naltrexone Asset Purchase Agreement with Mikah
pursuant to which Elite acquired from Mikah the Abbreviated New Drug Application
number 75-274 (Naltrexone Hydrochloride Tablets USP, 50 mg), and all amendments
thereto (the “ANDA”), that have to date been filed with the FDA seeking
authorization and approval to manufacture, package, ship and sell the products
described in the ANDA within the United States and its territories (including
Puerto Rico) for aggregate consideration of $200,000. In lieu of
cash, Mikah agreed to accept from Elite product development services to be
performed by Elite, as described below under Product Development Agreement
heading.
A current report on form
8-K was filed on August 27, 2010 in relation to this announcement, such filing
being incorporated herein by this reference.
Products
Pending FDA Approval of Previously Filed ANDA
On
September 10, 2010, Elite, together with its subsidiary, Elite Laboratories,
Inc., executed a Purchase Agreement with Epic Pharma LLC (the “Seller”) for the
purpose of acquiring from the seller an Abbreviated New Drug Application
(“ANDA”) for a generic product. The ANDA has been filed with the FDA and seeks
authorization and approval to manufacture, package, ship and sell the
product. The acquisition of the ANDA will close on the later of 60
days from the date of the Purchase Agreement or upon receipt of FDA approval of
the ANDA. Upon the closing, Elite will pay a portion of the purchase
price. The remainder of the purchase price will be paid in quarterly
installments over a period of three years, beginning at the end of the first
full quarter following the closing.
A current report on form
8-K was filed on September 10, 2010 in relation to this announcement, such
filing being incorporated herein by this reference.
Licensing
Agreement
On
September 10, 2010, Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Elite”) executed a License
Agreement with Precision Dose, Inc. (“Precision Dose”) to market and sell four
Elite generic products, consisting of Hydromorphone, Naltrexone, and two generic
products for which ANDA’s have been filed but not yet approved by the FDA.,
through its wholly-owned subsidiary, TAGI Pharma, Inc. in the United States,
Puerto Rico and Canada. Precision Dose will have the exclusive right
to market the products in the United States and Puerto Rico and a non-exclusive
right to market the products in Canada. Pursuant to the License
Agreement, Elite will receive a license fee and milestone
payments. The license fee will be computed as a percentage of the
gross profit, as defined in the License Agreement, earned by Precision Dose as a
result of sales of the products. The license fee is payable monthly
for the term of the License Agreement. The milestone payments will be
paid in 6 installments. The first installment was paid upon execution
of the License Agreement. The remaining installments are to be paid
upon FDA approval and initial shipment of the products to Precision
Dose. The term of the License Agreement is 15 years and may be
extended for 3 successive terms, each of 5 years.
A current report on form
8-K was filed on September 10, 2010 in relation to this announcement, such
filing being incorporated herein by this reference.
Products
Under Development
It is our
general policy not to disclose products in our development pipeline or the
status of such products until a product reaches a stage that we determine, for
competitive reasons, in our discretion, to be appropriate for disclosure and
because the disclosure of such information might suggest the occurrence of
future matters or events that may not occur.
ELI-154
and ELI-216
For
ELI-154, Elite has developed a once-daily oxycodone formulation using its
proprietary technology. An investigational new drug application, or IND, has
been filed and Elite has completed two pharmacokinetic studies in healthy
subjects that compared blood levels of oxycodone from dosing ELI-154 and the
twice-a-day product that is on the market currently, OxyContin® marketed in the
U.S. by Purdue Pharma LP. These studies confirmed that ELI-154, when
compared to twice-daily delivery, demonstrated an equivalent onset, more
constant blood levels of the drug over the 24 hour period and equivalent blood
levels to the twice-a-day product at the end of 24 hours. Elite has
successfully manufactured multiple batches on commercial scale equipment and we
have discussions ongoing in Europe for this product. We are looking
for a partner who can complete the clinical studies required for Europe and who
can sell and distribute the product in key European
territories.
ELI-216
utilizes our patent-pending abuse-deterrent technology that is based on a
pharmacological approach. ELI-216 is a combination of a narcotic agonist,
oxycodone hydrochloride, in a sustained-release formulation intended for use in
patients with moderate to severe chronic pain, and an antagonist, naltrexone
hydrochloride, formulated to deter abuse of the drug. Both of these
compounds, oxycodone hydrochloride and naltrexone hydrochloride, have been on
the market for a number of years and sold separately in various dose
strengths. Elite has filed an IND for the product and has tested the
product in a series of pharmacokinetic studies. In single-dose
studies for ELI-216, it was demonstrated that no quantifiable blood levels of
naltrexone hydrochloride were released at a limit of quantification (“
LOQ”
) of 7.5
pg/ml. As described below, when crushed, naltrexone hydrochloride was
released at levels that would be expected to eliminate the euphoria from the
crushed oxycodone hydrochloride. This data is consistent with the
premise of Elite’s abuse resistant technology, or ART, that essentially no
naltrexone is released and absorbed when administered as
intended. Products utilizing the pharmacological approach to deter
abuse such as Suboxone®, a product marketed in the United States by Reckitt
Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Embeda®, a product marketed in the United
States by King Pharmaceuticals, have been approved by the FDA and are being
marketed in the United States.
ELI-216
demonstrates a euphoria-blocking effect when the product is
crushed. A study completed in 2007 was designed to determine
the optimal ratio of oxycodone hydrochloride and the opioid antagonist,
naltrexone hydrochloride, to significantly block the euphoric effect of the
opioid if the product is abused by physically altering it (i.e., crushing).
The study also helped determine the appropriate levels of naltrexone
hydrochloride required to reduce or eliminate the euphoria experienced by
subjects who might take crushed product to achieve a “high”.
Elite met
with the FDA for a Type C clinical guidance meeting regarding the NDA
development program for ELI-216. Elite has incorporated the FDA’s guidance
into its developmental plan. Elite has obtained a special protocol
assessment, or SPA, with the FDA for the ELI-216 Phase III protocol. Elite will
conduct additional Phase I studies including, but not limited to, food effect,
ascending dose and multi-dose studies.
Elite has
developed ELI-154 and ELI-216 and retains the rights to these
products. Elite has currently chosen to develop these products itself
but expects to license these products at a later date to a third party who could
provide funding for the remaining clinical studies, including a Phase III study,
and who could provide sales and distribution for the product. The drug delivery
technology underlying ELI-154 was originally developed under a joint venture
with Elan which terminated in 2002.
According
to the Elan Termination Agreement, Elite acquired all proprietary, development
and commercial rights for the worldwide markets for the products developed by
the joint venture, including ELI-154. Upon licensing or commercialization of
ELI-154, Elite will pay a royalty to Elan pursuant to the Termination
Agreement. If Elite were to sell the product itself, Elite will pay a
1% royalty to Elan based on the product’s net sales, and if Elite enters into an
agreement with another party to sell the product, Elite will pay a 9% royalty to
Elan based on Elite’s net revenues from this product. (Elite’s net product
revenues would include license fees, royalties, manufacturing profits and
milestones) Elite is allowed to recoup all development costs including research,
process development, analytical development, clinical development and regulatory
costs before payment of any royalties to Elan.
Epic
Strategic Alliance Agreement
On March
18, 2009, Elite and Epic Pharma, LLC and Epic Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of
Epic Pharma LLC (collectively, “Epic”) entered into the Epic Strategic Alliance
Agreement (amended on April 30, 2009, June 1, 2009 and July 28, 2009). Epic is a
pharmaceutical company that operates a business synergistic to that of Elite in
the research and development, manufacturing and sales and marketing of oral
immediate release and controlled-release drug products.
Under the
Epic Strategic Alliance Agreement (i) at least eight additional generic drug
products will be developed by Epic at the Facility with the intent of filing
abbreviated new drug applications for obtaining FDA approval of such generic
drugs, (ii) Elite will be entitled to 15% of the profits generated from the
sales of such additional generic drug products upon approval by the FDA, and
(iii) Epic and Elite will share certain resources, technology and know-how in
the development of drug products, which Elite believes will benefit the
continued development of its current drug products.
For
additional information regarding the Epic Strategic Alliance Agreement, please
see our disclosures under “Epic Strategic Alliance Agreement” in Item 7 of Part
II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in our Current Reports on Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on March 23, 2009, May 6, 2009 and June 5, 2009, which are
incorporated herein by reference.
Product
Development Agreement
On August
27, 2010, Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Elite”) executed an agreement with Mikah
Pharma, LLC (“Mikah”) to undertake and perform development work to facilitate
the preparation of a regulatory filing for a product under development (the
“Product Development Agreement”). The product will be formulated with
a previously approved drug substance and will be designed to be delivered in a
unique delivery profile. Among other responsibilities, Elite will
provide formulation, analytical development, clinical batch manufacture and
validation work for the product. The parties agreed that, in lieu of
cash, the transfer to Elite of the Naltrexone product in accordance with the
terms of the Naltrexone Asset Purchase Agreement (see discussion at Item 2.01
below), which they valued at $200,000, constituted the consideration for the
development services being performed by Elite under the Product Development
Agreement. Mikah will also pay to Elite, on a quarterly basis, a
royalty in the amount of 5% of net sales of the product. The royalty
will be due and payable for the duration of the period beginning on the date
that the product is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration
(the “FDA”) and ending on the date of the introduction into the market of an
equivalent generic product. Upon approval of the new drug application
by the FDA, Elite will manufacture the product and the parties will negotiate in
good faith a manufacturing and supply agreement for the product. The Product
Development Agreement has a term of 10 years. There is no guarantee
that the product will receive approval from the FDA.
A current report on form
8-K was filed on September 1, 2010 in relation to this announcement, such filing
being incorporated herein by this reference.
Novel
Labs Investment
At the
end of 2006, Elite entered into an agreement with VGS Pharma, LLC (“
VGS
”) and created Novel
Laboratories, Inc. (“
Novel
”), a privately-held
company specializing in pharmaceutical research, development, manufacturing,
licensing, acquisition and marketing of specialty generic pharmaceuticals.
Novel's business strategy is to focus on its core strength in identifying and
timely executing niche business opportunities in the generic pharmaceutical
area. Elite owns approximately 10% of the outstanding shares of Class A Voting
Common Stock of Novel. To date, Elite has received no distributions
or dividends from this investment.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management’s
discussion addresses our Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates
its estimates and judgment, including those related to bad debts, intangible
assets, income taxes, workers compensation, and contingencies and litigation.
Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on
various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about
the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from
other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions.
Management
believes the following critical accounting policies, among others, affect its
more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its
Consolidated Financial Statements. Our most critical accounting policies include
the recognition of revenue upon completion of certain phases of projects under
research and development contracts. We also assess a need for an allowance to
reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that we believe is more likely than
not to be realized. We assess the recoverability of long-lived assets and
intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. We assess our exposure to
current commitments and contingencies. It should be noted that actual results
may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions.
Results
of Consolidated Operations
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30,
2009
Our
revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were $994,646, an
increase of $218,430 or approximately 28% over revenues for the comparable
period of the prior year, and consisted of $767,341 in manufacturing fees,
$57,404 in lab fees and $169,901 in royalty fees. Revenues for the three months
ended September 30, 2009, consisted of $538,941 in manufacturing fees and
$237,275 in royalty fees. Manufacturing fees increased by
approximately 42% due to timing of orders and shipments and growing demand for
the Lodrane products. Royalty revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2010
decreased by $67,374, when compared to royalty revenues for the same quarter of
the prior year. This decrease is due to a timing difference in the
prior year and is not an indicator of decreased overall Lodrane market
sales.
Research
and development costs for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were
$150,436, a decrease of $108,890 or approximately 42% from $259,326 of such
costs for the comparable period of the prior year. Decreases were
attributed to decreases in employee costs and consulting fees associated with
the development of products and lower active pharmaceutical ingredient costs for
product development.
General
and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010, were
$379,104, a decrease of $12,996, or approximately 3% from $392,100 of general
and administrative expenses for the comparable period of the prior
year. The decrease was primarily due to continued cost reduction
initiatives throughout all aspects of our operations, offset by increased rent
expense related to the operating lease entered into as of July 1,
2010.
Depreciation
and amortization for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was $25,960, a
decrease of $23,540, or approximately 48%, from $49,230 for the comparable
period of the prior year. The decrease was due to the implementation of improved
manufacturing cost accounting systems which more accurately allocate
depreciation expense among manufacturing and other operations, as well as
non-essential machinery and equipment not being replaced upon reaching
retirement, full depreciation.
Non-cash
compensation through the issuance of stock options and warrants for the three
months ended September 30, 2010 was $10,329, a decrease of $18,861, or
approximately 65% from $29,190 for the comparable period of the prior
year. The decrease was due to the timing of the amortization schedule
established at the time of issuance of the related stock options and
warrants.
Other
income/(expenses) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were $2,002,071,
an increase in other income of $5,266,684 from the net other income/(expense) of
$(3,264,613) for the comparable period of the prior year. The
increase in other income/(expenses) was due to derivative income relating to
changes in the fair value of our preferred shares and outstanding warrants
during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 totaling $2.4 million, as compared
to a derivative expense of $2.9 million for the comparable period of the prior
year.
As
a result of the foregoing, our net income for the three months ended September
30, 2010 was $1,864,224 compared to a net loss of $(3,672,312) for the three
months ended September 30, 2009.
Six
Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to Six Months Ended September 30,
2009
Our
revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2010 were $1,826,566, an
increase of $236,475 or approximately 15% over revenues for the comparable
period of the prior year, and consisted of $1,334,410 in manufacturing fees,
$141,221 in lab fees and $350,935 in royalty fees. Revenues for the six months
ended September 30, 2009, consisted of $1,204,005 in manufacturing fees and
$386,086 in royalty fees. Manufacturing fees increased by
approximately 11% due to growing demand for the Lodrane products. Royalty
revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 decreased by $35,151, when
compared to royalty revenues for the same period of the prior
year. This decrease is due to a timing difference in the prior year
and is not an indicator of decreased overall Lodrane market sales.
Research
and development costs for the six months ended September 30, 2010 were $315,444,
a decrease of $194,974 or approximately 38% from $510,418 of such costs for the
comparable period of the prior year. Decreases were attributed to
decreases in employee costs and consulting fees associated with the development
of products and lower active pharmaceutical ingredient costs for product
development.
General
and administrative expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2010, were
$635,345, a decrease of $153,292, or approximately 20% from $788,637 of general
and administrative expenses for the comparable period of the prior
year. The decrease was primarily due to continued cost reduction
initiatives throughout all aspects of our operations.
Depreciation
and amortization for the six months ended September 30, 2010 was $104,291, a
decrease of $70,481, or approximately 40%, from $174,772 for the comparable
period of the prior year. The decrease was due to the implementation of improved
manufacturing cost accounting systems which more accurately allocate
depreciation expense among manufacturing and other operations, as well as
non-essential machinery and equipment not being replaced upon reaching
retirement, full depreciation.
Non-cash
compensation through the issuance of stock options and warrants for the six
months ended September 30, 2010 was $25,687, a decrease of $58,866, or
approximately 70% from $84,553 for the comparable period of the prior
year. The decrease was due to the timing of the amortization schedule
established at the time of issuance of the related stock options and
warrants.
Other
income/(expenses) for the six months ended September 30, 2010 were $(2,670,555),
a decrease in other income of $1,434,094 from the net other income/(expense) of
$(1,236,461) for the comparable period of the prior year. The
decrease in other income/(expenses) was due to derivative expense related to
changes in the fair value of our preferred shares and outstanding warrants
during the six months ended September 30, 2010 totaling $1.8 million, as
compared to $0.2 million for the comparable period of the prior
year.
As a
result of the foregoing, our net loss for the six months ended September 30,
2010 was $(2,905,171) compared to a net loss of $(2,520,819) for the six months
ended September 30, 2009.
Material
Changes in Financial Condition
Our
working capital (total current assets less total current liabilities), decreased
to a deficit of $2.6 million as of September 30, 2010 from a working capital
deficit of $2.3 million as of March 31, 2010, primarily due to our net loss from
operations, exclusive of non-cash charges. In addition, it should be
noted that current liabilities includes the entire principal amount due on the
Company’s NJ-EDA Bonds Payable. This amount, totaling $3.4 million
has been classified as a current liability as a result of the Company receiving
a notice of default from the Trustee of the NJ-EDA Bonds. Please
refer to Note 5 to our financial statements and Item 3 of this current report on
Form 10-Q for further details.
We
achieved a positive cash flow from operations of $354,788 for the six months
ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to deferred revenues relating to
milestone payments, totaling $200,000, received from marketing contracts signed
during the period and our net income/(loss) from continuing operations
of $(2,905,171), increased by non cash charges totaling
$2,822,360, which included depreciation and amortization of
$241,626, change in fair value of warrant derivative liabilities of
$(2,723,747), change in fair value of preferred share derivative liabilities of
$4,569,005, derivative interest payments satisfied through the issuance of
common shares in lieu of cash of $670,360, and non cash compensation satisfied
by the issuance of common stock and options of $25,687.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Going
concern considerations
As of
September 30, 2010, the Company had a working capital deficit of $2.6 million,
losses from operations totaling $0.2 million for the six months ended September
30, 2010, other expenses totaling $2.7 million for the six months ended and a
net loss of $2.9 million for the six months ended September 30,
2010.
In
addition, the Company has received Notice of Default from the Trustee of the
NJED Bonds as a result of the utilization of the debt service reserve being used
to pay interest payments due on September 1, 2009, March 1, 2010 and September
1, 2010 totaling $121k, $113k and $113k, respectively, and principal payments
due on September 1, 2009 totaling $210k. The debt service reserve was
utilized to make such payments as a result of the Company’s not having
sufficient funds available to make such payments when due.
The
Company did not have sufficient funds available to make the principal payments
due on September 1, 2010, totaling $200k and requested that the Trustee withdraw
such funds from the debt service reserve. The Company’s request was
denied and accordingly the principal payment due on September 1, 2010, totaling
$200k was not made.
The
Company has requested a postponement of principal payments due on September 1,
2010, 2011 and 2012, with an aggregate of all such postponed principal payments
being added to the principal payments due on September 1,
2013. Resolution of the Company’s default on the NJEDA Bonds and our
request for postponement of principal payments will have a significant effect on
our ability to operate in the future.
Please
refer to Note 5 to our financial statements and Item 3 of this current report on
Form 10-Q for a more detailed discussion of the NJEDA Bonds and Notice of
Default.
As of
September 30, 2010, we had cash reserves of $593,853. The completion
of all transactions contemplated by the Epic Strategic Alliance Agreement,
including the consummation of the third closing thereof, is expected to provide
additional funds to permit us to continue development of our product pipeline
for more than two years. Beyond two years, we anticipate that, with
growth of Lodrane and the launch of the generic Hydromorphone 8mg and Naltrexone
50mg recently acquired pursuant to asset purchase agreements with Mikah Pharma
LLC, Elite could be profitable.
In addition, the
commercialization of the products developed at the Facility under the Epic
Strategic Alliance Agreement is expected to add a new revenue source for Elite.
However, there can be no assurances as to the growth, success of development or
commercialization of these products.
Despite
the successful completion of the initial and second closings of the Epic
Strategic Alliance Agreement, there can be no assurances that we will be able to
consummate the third closing pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Epic
Strategic Alliance Agreement. If such transactions are consummated,
we will receive additional cash proceeds of $1.6875 million (which will include
quarterly payments of $62,500 for a period of 11 quarters). Even if
we were able to successfully complete the third closing of the Epic Strategic
Alliance Agreement, we still may be required to seek additional capital in the
future and there can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain such
additional capital on favorable terms, if at all. For additional information
regarding the Epic Strategic Alliance Agreement, please see our disclosures
under “Epic Strategic Alliance Agreement” in Item 7 of Part II of our Annual
Report on Form 10-K, and in our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC
on March 23, 2009, May 6, 2009, June 5, 2009 and July 1, 2010, which disclosures
are incorporated herein by reference.
Based
upon our current cash position, management has undertaken a review of our
operations and implemented cost-cutting measures in an effort to eliminate any
expenses which are not deemed critical to our current strategic
objectives. We will continue this process without impeding our
ability to proceed with our critical strategic goals, which, as noted above,
include developing our pain management and other products and manufacturing our
current products.
For the
six months ended September 30, 2010, we realized approximately $0.4 million
positive cash flow from operating activities. Our working capital
deficit at September 30, 2010 was approximately $2.6 million compared with
working capital surplus of approximately $0.4 million at September 30,
2009. Please note that the working capital deficit of $2.6 million as
of September 30, 2010, includes the entire principal amount due in relation to
the NJEDA Bonds. This amount, totaling $3.4 million was first
classified as a current liability as of March 31, 2010, due to the Notice of
Default received from the Trustee in relation to the NJEDA Bonds. The
working capital surplus of $0.4 million as of September 30, 2009, does not
include classification of such entire principal amount due on the NJEDA Bonds as
a current liability. Please refer to Note 5 to our financial
statements and Item 3 of this current report on Form 10-Q for a more detailed
discussion of the NJEDA Bonds and Notice of Default.
Cash and
cash equivalents at September 30, 2010, were approximately $0.6 million, an
increase of approximately $0.4 million from the approximately $0.2 million at
September 30, 2009.
As of
September 30, 2010, our principal source of liquidity was approximately $0.6 of
cash and cash equivalents. Additionally, we may have access to
funds through the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants. There can
be no assurance that the exercise of outstanding warrants or options will
generate or provide sufficient cash.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We have
not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably
likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in
financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity,
capital expenditures, or capital resources that would be considered material to
investors.
Effects
of Inflation
We are
subject to price risks arising from price fluctuations in the market prices of
the products that we sell. Management does not believe that inflation
risk is material to our business or our consolidated financial position, results
of operations, or cash flows.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not
applicable
ITEM
4 CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief
Executive and Chief Financial Officers, we evaluated the effectiveness of the
design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
“Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive and Chief
Financial Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of
the end of the period covered by this report were not effective so that that the
information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Exchange
Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to
our management in order to allow for timely decisions regarding
disclosure. A controls system cannot provide absolute assurance,
however, that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation
of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances
of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.
Management
has determined that, as of September 30, 2010, there were material weaknesses in
both the design and effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of
deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a
reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim
financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis.
The
deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure
controls and procedures are related to the lack of segregation of duties due to
the size of our accounting department, which replaced an outside accounting firm
and non-employee Chief Financial Officer on July 1, 2009, and limited enterprise
resource planning systems. When our financial position improves, we
intend to hire additional personnel and implement enterprise resource planning
systems required to remedy such deficiencies.
Changes
in Internal Controls
There have been no changes in our
internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15 (f) under the Exchange Act) during the
quarter September June 30,
2010
that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control
over financial reporting.
PART
II. OTHER
INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
In the
ordinary course of business we may be subject to litigation from time to time.
Except as follows, there is no past, pending or, to our knowledge, threatened
litigation or administrative action to which we are a party or of which our
property is the subject (including litigation or actions involving our officers,
directors, affiliates, or other key personnel, or holders of record or
beneficially of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities, or any
associate of any such party) which in our opinion has, or is expected to have, a
material adverse effect upon our business, prospects, financial condition or
operations.
The PharmaNetwork, LLC v. Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
– On or about September 3, 2010, The PharmaNetwork,
LLC (“Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against the Company in the Superior Court
of New Jersey Chancery Division: Bergen County (Docket No. C-272-10), with an
amendment of this complaint being filed on or about September 24, 2010 (the “TPN
Complaint”). The TPN Complaint consists of two counts. The first
count is for breach of contract and specific performance & injunctive relief
and seeks judgment against the Company for (a) specific performance of the
Product Collaboration Agreement made on or about November 26, 2006 (the
“Agreement”) ; (b) injunctive relief enjoining the Company from using its assets
for any purpose other than its obligations under the Agreement and the payment
of the Company’s existing and continuing costs and expenses incurred in the
ordinary course of business ; and (c) such other relief as the Court deems
equitable and just. The second count is for breach of the implied
covenant of good faith and fair dealing and seeks judgment against the Company
for (a) specific performance of the Product Collaboration Agreement made on or
about November 26, 2006 (the “Agreement”) ; (b) injunctive relief enjoining the
Company from using its assets for any purpose other than its obligations under
the Agreement and the payment of the Company’s existing and continuing costs and
expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business ; and (c) such other relief
as the Court deems equitable and just.
Plaintiffs
requests for injunctive relief have been denied pursuant to order of the
court.
The
Company disputes the claims, believes the lawsuit is without merit and intends
to vigorously defend against them.
On or
about October 14, 2010, the Company filed its response to the TPN complaint and
two counterclaims. The first counterclaim asserts TPN’s breach of
contract and seeks monetary damages in the sum of an amount no less than $1.125
million, plus interest. The second counterclaim asserts TPN’s breach
of its obligation of good faith and fair dealing to the Company and seeks
monetary damages in the sum of an amount no less than $1.125 million, plus
interest.
The case
is presently in discovery stage.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
There
have been no material changes from the Risk Factors described in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
During
the quarter ended September 30, 2010, we issued 5,303,764 shares of our common
stock to the holders of our Series B, C and D Preferred Stock. The
shares were issued in satisfaction of our obligation to pay $306,440 in
dividends earned and/or accrued during the quarter ended June 30,
2010. We did not receive any proceeds in exchange for the issuance of
these securities. We relied on the exemption provided by Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933 to issue the common stock.
The securities were
offered and sold without any form of general solicitation or general advertising
and the offerees made representations that they were accredited
investors.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Please
see the discussion in Note 5 to our financial statements titled “NJEDA Bonds”
which is incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM
4. REMOVED
AND RESERVED
ITEM
5. OTHER
INFORMATION
None.
IT
EM
6.
EXHIBITS
The
exhibits listed in the index below are filed as part of this
report.
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description
|
3.1(a)
|
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company, together with all other amendments
thereto, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware,
incorporated by reference to (a) Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-101686), filed with the SEC on December 6, 2002
(the “Form S-4”), (b) Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K dated July 28, 2004 and filed with the SEC on July 29, 2004, (c)
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26,
2008 and filed with the SEC on July 2, 2008, and (d) Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 19, 2008 and filed
with the SEC on December 23, 2008.
|
|
|
|
3.1(b)
|
|
Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock, as
filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated October
6, 2004, and filed with the SEC on October 12, 2004.
|
|
|
|
3.1(c)
|
|
Certificate
of Retirement with the Secretary of the State of the Delaware to retire
516,558 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, as filed with the
Secretary of State of Delaware, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 10, 2006, and filed with the
SEC on March 14, 2006.
|
|
|
|
3.1(d)
|
|
Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B 8% Convertible
Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K
dated March 15, 2006, and filed with the SEC on March 16,
2006.
|
|
|
|
3.1(e)
|
|
Amended
Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of
Series B 8% Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 24, 2007, and filed with the
SEC on April 25, 2007.
|
|
|
|
3.1(f)
|
|
Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C 8% Convertible
Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K
dated April 24, 2007, and filed with the SEC on April 25,
2007.
|
|
|
|
3.1(g)
|
|
Amended
Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C 8%
Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of the State of
Delaware, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report
on Form 8-K dated April 24, 2007, and filed with the SEC on April 25,
2007
|
|
|
|
3.1(h)
|
|
Amended
Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of
Series B 8% Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 15, 2008, and filed with
the SEC on September 16, 2008.
|
|
|
|
3.1(i)
|
|
Amended
Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C 8%
Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of the State of
Delaware, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report
on Form 8-K dated September 15, 2008, and filed with the SEC on September
16, 2008.
|
|
|
|
3.1(j)
|
|
Amended
Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of
Series D 8% Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3
to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 15, 2008, and filed with
the SEC on September 16, 2008.
|
|
|
|
3.1(k)
|
|
Certificate
of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series E
Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K dated June 1, 2009, and filed with the SEC on June 5,
2009.
|
3.1(l)
|
|
Amended
Certificate of Designations of the Series D 8% Convertible Preferred Stock
as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 29,
2010, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated July 1, 2010 and filed with the SEC on July 1,
2010
|
|
|
|
3.1(m)
|
|
Amended
Certificate of Designations of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock as
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 29,
2010, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated July 1, 2010 and filed with the SEC on July1,
2010
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
|
By-Laws
of the Company, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Reg. No. 333-90633)
made effective on February 28, 2000 (the “Form SB-2”).
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
Form
of specimen certificate for Common Stock of the Company, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form SB-2.
|
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
Form
of specimen certificate for Series A 8% Convertible Preferred Stock of the
Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated October 6, 2004, and filed with the SEC on October 12,
2004.
|
|
|
|
4.3
|
|
Form
of specimen certificate for Series B 8% Convertible Preferred Stock of the
Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated March 15, 2006 and filed with the SEC on March 16,
2006.
|
|
|
|
4.4
|
|
Form
of specimen certificate for Series C 8% Convertible Preferred Stock of the
Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated April 24, 2007 and filed with the SEC on April 25,
2007.
|
|
|
|
4.5
|
|
Warrant
to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock issued to DH Blair Investment
Banking Corp., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30,
2004.
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Warrant
to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock issued to Jason Lyons
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004.
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4.7
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Form
of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to designees of
lender with respect to financing of an equipment loan incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended June 30, 2004.
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4.8
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Form
of Short Term Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to
purchasers in the private placement which initially closed on October 6,
2004 (the “Series A Financing”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6
to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 6, 2004, and filed with
the SEC on October 12, 2004
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4.9
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Form
of Long Term Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to
purchasers in the Series A Financing, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 6, 2004, and filed
with the SEC on October 12, 2004.
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4.10
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Form
of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to the Placement
Agent, in connection with the Series A Financing, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October
6, 2004, and filed with the SEC on October 12, 2004.
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4.11
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Form
of Replacement Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock in connection
with the offer to holders of Warrants in the Series A Financing (the
“Warrant Exchange”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 14, 2005, and filed with the
SEC on December 20, 2005.
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4.12
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Form
of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock to the Placement Agent, in
connection with the Warrant Exchange, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 14, 2005, and filed
with the SEC on December 20,
2005.
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Form
of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to purchasers in the
private placement which closed on March 15, 2006 (the “Series B
Financing”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K, dated March 15, 2006 and filed with the SEC on March
16, 2006.
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4.14
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Form
of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to purchasers in the
Series B Financing, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 15, 2006 and filed with the SEC on
March 16, 2006.
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Form
of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to the Placement
Agent, in connection with the Series B Financing, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March
15, 2006 and filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006.
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4.16
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Form
of Warrant to purchase 600,000 shares of Common Stock issued to Indigo
Ventures, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K, dated July 12, 2006 and filed with the SEC on July 18,
2006.
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4.17
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Form
of Warrant to purchase up to 478,698 shares of Common Stock issued to
VGS PHARMA, LLC, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(a) to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 6, 2006 and
filed with the SEC on December 12, 2006.
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Form
of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for 1,750,000 shares of Common
Stock granted to Veerappan Subramanian, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(b) to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 6, 2006 and
filed with the SEC on December 12, 2006.
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4.19
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Form
of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to purchasers in the
private placement which closed on April 24, 2007 (the “Series C
Financing”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K, dated April 24, 2007 and filed with the SEC on April
25, 2007.
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4.20
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Form
of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to the placement
agent in the Series C Financing, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3
to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 24, 2007 and filed with the
SEC on April 25, 2007.
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4.21
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Form
of specimen certificate for Series D 8% Convertible Preferred Stock of the
Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated September 15, 2008 and filed with the SEC on September 16,
2008.
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4.22
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Form
of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to purchasers in the
private placement which closed on September 15, 2008 (the “Series D
Financing”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K, dated September 15, 2008 and filed with the SEC on
September 16, 2008.
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Form
of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to the placement
agent in the Series D Financing, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3
to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 15, 2008 and filed with
the SEC on September 16, 2008.
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4.24
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Form
of specimen certificate for Series E Convertible Preferred Stock of the
Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated June 1, 2009, and filed with the SEC on June 5,
2009.
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Warrant
to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to Epic Investments, LLC in the
initial closing of the Strategic Alliance Agreement, dated as of March 18,
2009, by and among the Company, Epic Pharma, LLC and Epic Investments,
LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated June 1, 2009, and filed with the SEC on June 5,
2009.
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10.1
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Stipulation
of Settlement and Release, dated as of June 25, 2010, by and among the
Company, Midsummer Investment, Ltd., Bushido Capital Master Fund, LP, BCMF
Trustees, LLC, Epic Pharma, LLC and Epic Investments, LLC, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated July 1,
2010 and filed with the SEC on July 1, 2010
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10.2
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Amendment
Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2010, by and among the Company, and the
investors signatory thereto,
incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated July
1, 2010 and filed with the SEC on July 1,
2010
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Agreement, dated as of June 2010, by and among the Company, Epic Pharma,
LLC and Epic Investments, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated July 1, 2010 and filed with the
SEC on July 1, 2010
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10.4
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Asset
Purchase Agreement dated as of May 18, 2010, by and among Mikah Pharma LLC
and the Company
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10.5
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Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 27, 2010, by and among Mikah Pharma
LLC and the Company. Confidential portions of this exhibit have been
redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a
confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule 24b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A description of
this Asset Purchase Agreement is incorporated by reference to Item 2.01 of
the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 27, 2010 and filed with SEC
on September 1, 2010
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10.6
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Master
Development and License Agreement, dated as of August 27, 2010, by and
among Mikah Pharma LLC and the Company. Confidential portions
of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. A description of this Asset Purchase Agreement is
incorporated by reference to Item 1.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K,
dated August 27, 2010 and filed with SEC on September 1,
2010
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10.7
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Purchase
Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2010, by and among Epic Pharma LLC
and the Company. Confidential portions of this exhibit have
been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a
confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule 24b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A description of
this Asset Purchase Agreement is incorporated by reference to Item 2.01 of
the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 10, 2010 and filed with
SEC on September 16, 2010
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10.8
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License
Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2010, by and among Precision Dose
Inc. and the Company. Confidential portions of this exhibit
have been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a
confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule 24b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A description of
this Asset Purchase Agreement is incorporated by reference to Item 1.01 of
the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 10, 2010 and filed with
SEC on September 16, 2010
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10.9
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Manufacturing
and Supply Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2010, by and among
Precision Dose Inc. and the Company. Confidential portions of
this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the Commission
pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule 24b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A
description of this Asset Purchase Agreement is incorporated by reference
to Item 1.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 10, 2010
and filed with SEC on September 16, 2010
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of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
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32.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
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32.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Date:
November
15,
2010
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/s/ Jerry Treppel
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Jerry
Treppel
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Chief
Executive Officer
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(Principal
Executive Officer)
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Date:
November
15,
2010
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/s/ Carter J. Ward
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Carter
J. Ward
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Chief
Financial Officer
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(Principal
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“
Agreement
”), dated
May 18, 2010 (the “
Effective Date
”), is
between
Mikah Pharma
LLC
, a limited liability
company organized under the laws of Delaware
(
“
Seller
”), and
Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
a
publicly traded company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (
“
Buyer
”).
Background
Seller
purchased several ANDA’s from a site that is operating under a Consent Decree, a
copy of which was provided to Buyer, which may subject the ANDA (as defined
below) to be subject to additional scrutiny before FDA permits the Products (as
defined below) to be manufactured elsewhere. Nevertheless, on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Consent Decree, Buyer wishes to
purchase and Seller wishes to sell, the ANDA(s) listed in this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1
Definitions
All terms not defined below are defined
elsewhere in this Agreement.
“
Affiliate
” means any
Person that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common
Control with another Person. A Person will be deemed to “
Control
” another
Person if it has the power to direct or cause the direction of the other Person,
whether through ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise.
“
Agency
” means any
governmental regulatory authority or authorities in the United States
responsible for granting approval(s), clearance(s), qualification(s), license(s)
or permit(s) for any aspect of the research, development, manufacture,
marketing, distribution or sale of a Product. The term “Agency”
includes, but is not limited to, the FDA and the United States Drug Enforcement
Administration.
“
ANDA
” means
Abbreviated New Drug Application number 76-723 (Hydromorphone Hydrochloride
Tablets USP, 8 mg) and all amendments thereto, that have to date been filed with
the FDA seeking authorization and approval to manufacture, package, ship and
sell, as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R. Part 314, the
Products.
“
ANDA Technology and
Scientific Materials
” means any technological, scientific, chemical or
biological materials, trade secrets, know-how, intellectual property,
techniques, data, inventions, practices, methods and all other confidential and
proprietary technical, research, development and other applicable business
information (whether patented, patentable or otherwise) related to the
manufacture, validation, packaging, release testing, stability and shelf life of
the Product, including all Product formulations, in existence and in the
possession of Seller as of the Closing Date.
Privileged and
Confidential
“
Assumed Liabilities
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“
Bill of Sale
” means a
bill of sale to be delivered by Seller to Buyer effective on the Closing Date,
substantially in the form of
Exhibit
A
.
“
Business Day
” means
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in New York,
New York, USA are permitted or required to close by law or
regulation.
“
Encumbrance
” means
any mortgage, charge, lien, security interest, easement, right of way, pledge or
encumbrance of any nature whatsoever.
“
Excluded Liabilities
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“
FDA
” means the United
States Food and Drug Administration.
“
Governmental Entity
”
means any court, administrative agency, department or commission or other
governmental authority or instrumentality, whether U.S. or non-U.S.
“
Governmental Rule
”
means any law, judgment, order, decree, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation
issued or promulgated by any Governmental Entity.
“
Liabilities
” means
any and all debts, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued or fixed,
absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, or determined or determinable,
including those arising under any law, action or governmental order and those
arising under any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or undertaking,
or otherwise.
“
Losses
” means,
collectively, any and all damages, losses, taxes, Liabilities, claims judgments,
penalties, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses).
“
Material Adverse
Effect
” means an effect which is material and adverse to the Purchased
Assets taken as a whole, but does not include: (i) any adverse effect due to
changes in conditions generally affecting (A) the healthcare industry or (B) the
United States economy as whole, (ii) any change or adverse effect caused by, or
relating to, the announcement of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) any adverse effect due to legal or
regulatory changes.
“
Mutual Confidential
Disclosure Agreement
” means the Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement
entered into by the parties.
“
Person
” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
trust, business association, organization, Governmental Entity or other
entity.
“
Pre-Closing Period
”
means the period beginning on the Effective Date and continuing until the
Closing Date.
“
Product(s)
” means the
pharmaceutical or products now or hereafter described in the ANDA.
“
Purchase Price
” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
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Specifications
” means
the procedures, requirements, standards, quality control testing and other data
in the ANDA, to the extent they exist, which are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Agreement, along with any valid amendments, supplements or
modifications thereto.
“
Territory
” means the
United States and its territories, possessions, and commonwealths, including
Puerto Rico.
“
United States
” or
“
U.S
.” or
“
U.S.A
.” means
the United States of America.
Section
1.2
Interpretation
When used in this Agreement the words
“include”, “includes” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation.” Any terms defined in the singular will have a
comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice-versa.
Section
1.3
Currency
All currency amounts referred to in
this Agreement are in United States Dollars, unless otherwise
specified.
ARTICLE
2
SALE AND
PURCHASE OF ASSETS
Section
2.1
Purchase and
Sale
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date,
Seller will sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer will
purchase, acquire and accept, all right, title and interest of Seller
in, to and under the Purchased Assets, for aggregate consideration of $225,000
(the “
Purchase
Price
”), comprised of an initial payment of $150,000 to be made to Seller
upon execution of this Agreement (the “
Initial Payment
”) and
a second payment of $75,000 to be made to Seller on June 15, 2010 (the “
Final
Payment
”). The Final Payment shall be made, at the sole
option of Buyer, in either cash or shares of common stock of Elite
Pharmaceuticals with an aggregate value of $75,000, based on the closing price
on May 18, 2010.
Section
2.2
Purchased
Assets
The term
“
Purchased
Assets
” means the following properties, assets and rights of whatever
kind and nature, tangible or intangible, of Seller existing on the Closing Date
that relate solely and exclusively to the ANDA and any testing, data, studies,
and formulations created in connection therewith including: (i) the ANDA,
(ii) any correspondence with the FDA in Seller’s possession with respect to the
ANDA, (iii) the right of reference to the Drug Master Files, as set forth in the
ANDA; (iv) the ANDA Technology and Scientific Materials; and (v) a fully-paid,
perpetual, royalty-free exclusive license to use any Product technology which is
associated with or incorporated in the Product and to include the same in any
other product of Seller, but only for Buyer’s use in connection with the
manufacture in the Territory of any Product.
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2.3
Assumption of Certain
Liabilities and Obligations
From and
after the Closing, Buyer will assume, be responsible for and pay, perform and
discharge when due only those Liabilities (including any Liabilities for taxes
owed by Buyer) in connection with the Purchased Assets, the use thereof and the
later sale of any Product by Buyer arising from and after the Effective Date and
only with respect to events, conditions, actions or circumstances first arising
after the Effective Date, including but not limited to (i) Liabilities arising
from any patent or trademark infringement claim or lawsuit brought by any Third
Party, (ii) any product liability claim, and (iii) Liabilities arising from FDA
or any other Governmental Entity action or notification after the Effective Date
(collectively, the “
Assumed
Liabilities
”). Buyer will not assume or be liable for any
Liabilities arising in connection with the Product and the Purchased Assets
prior to the Closing Date, including Liabilities resulting from Third Party
agreements of Seller or its Affiliates and Third Party claims arising out of
acts or omissions of Seller prior to Closing Date (collectively, the “
Excluded
Liabilities
”).
Section
2.4 Buyer’s Grant of License
As
nothing in this Agreement is intended to relinquish or convey any rights Seller
may have to manufacture or sell the Products outside of the Territory, Buyer
hereby grants Seller and its Affiliates a fully-paid, perpetual, royalty-free
non-exclusive license to use the ANDA Technology and Scientific Materials, but
only for Seller’s use in connection with the manufacture, registration or sale
of the Products outside of the Territory.
ARTICLE
3
CLOSING
Section
3.1
Closing
Date
The
closing of the sale and transfer of the Purchased Assets (the “
Closing
”) will take
place at the offices of either Buyer or Seller or by fax or mail, or other place
as designated by Seller. The Closing shall take place on the
Effective Date or first Business Day following the execution of this Agreement;
provided
,
however
, all of the
conditions to each party’s obligations under this Article have been satisfied or
waived, or at such other time, date and place as will be mutually agreed to by
the parties hereto (such date of the Closing being hereinafter referred to as
the “
Closing
Date
”).
Section
3.2
Conditions to
Closing
The
obligation of Buyer to purchase the Purchased Assets from Seller and the
obligations of Seller to sell, assign, convey and deliver the Purchased Assets
to Buyer will be subject to the satisfaction prior to the Closing Date that no
temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other legal
restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will be threatened or in effect.
Section
3.3
Conditions to Obligations of
Buyer
The
obligation of Buyer to purchase the Purchased Assets from Seller is subject to
the satisfaction on and as of the Closing of each of the following
conditions:
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(a)
Representations
. The
representations and warranties of Seller set forth in this Agreement will be
true and correct as of the Closing as though made on and as of the Closing,
except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier
date (in which case such representation and warranties will be true and correct
as of such earlier date).
(b)
Performance of Obligations
of Seller
. Seller will have performed or complied in all
material respects with all obligations, conditions and covenants required to be
performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing.
(c)
Closing
Deliveries
. Seller will have executed and delivered to Buyer
the (i) Bill of Sale, and (ii) a “Transfer of Ownership” letter to the FDA,
relating to the ANDA, as prescribed in 21 CFR 314.72 upon Buyer’s request. Buyer
shall request the “Transfer of Ownership” before the commercialization of the
ANDA.
(d)
ANDA
. As
further described in Section 6.2, Seller will deliver the ANDA to
Buyer.
Section
3.4
Conditions to the
Obligations of Seller
The
obligations of Seller to sell, assign, convey, and deliver the Purchased Assets,
or to cause the Purchased Assets to be sold, assigned, conveyed or delivered, as
applicable, to Buyer are subject to the satisfaction on and as of the Closing of
each of the following conditions:
(a)
Representations and
Warranties
. The representations and warranties of Buyer set
forth in this Agreement will be true and correct in all material respects as of
the Closing as though made on and as of the Closing, except: (i) to the extent
such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in
which case such representations and warranties will be true and correct as of
such earlier date) and (ii) for breaches of representations and warranties as to
matters that individually or in the aggregate would not materially interfere
with Buyer’s performance of its obligations hereunder; and
(b)
Closing
Deliveries
. Buyer will have made the Initial Payment to Seller
in immediately available funds.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
As of
each of the Effective Date and Closing Date, Seller hereby represents to Buyer
as follows:
Section
4.1
Seller Organization; Good
Standing
Seller is
a limited liability company, duly organized, validity existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller has the
requisite power and authority to own the Purchased Assets and to carry on its
business as currently conducted. Seller is duly qualified to conduct
business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
where the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to so qualify or be in good standing would
not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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4.2
Authority; Execution and
Delivery
Seller
has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and
to consummate the transaction contemplated. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Seller and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated have been validly authorized. This Agreement has been
executed and delivered by Seller and, assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer, will constitute the legal and binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent transfer and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally
from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity (including
concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing) regardless
of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
Section
4.3
Consents; No Violation,
Etc.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and the compliance with the terms hereof will
not: (i) violate any Governmental Rule applicable to Seller, (ii) conflict with
any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or similar
organizational document) of Seller, (iii) conflict with any contract of Seller
or (iv) to the knowledge of Seller, violate any rights of any non-party, or (v)
require any approval, authorization, consent, license, exemption, filing or
registration with any court, arbitrator or Governmental Entity, except, with
respect to the foregoing clauses (i) and (iii), for such violations or conflicts
which would not have a Material Adverse Effect or materially interfere with
Seller’s performance of its obligations hereunder or, with respect to the
foregoing clause (v), for such approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses,
exemptions, filings or registrations which have been obtained or made or which,
if not obtained or made, would not have a Material Adverse Effect or interfere
with Seller’s performance of its obligations hereunder.
Section
4.4
Litigation
To the knowledge of Seller, there are
no claims, suits, actions or other proceedings pending or threatened in writing
against Seller at law or in equity before or by any federal, state, municipal or
other governmental department, commission, board bureau, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign, which may in any way materially adversely
affect the performance of Seller’s obligations under this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby. There are no outstanding claims,
suits, actions, judgments, orders, injunctions, decrees or awards against Seller
in connection with the Purchased Assets, this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby that have not been satisfied in all material
respects.
Section
4.5
Title to Purchased Assets;
AS IS
Seller
has good and valid title to all of the Purchased Assets, as the case may be,
free and clear of all Encumbrances. Buyer agrees that it is
purchasing and will take possession of the Purchased Assets in their
AS IS
condition and that Buyer
has been given the opportunity to conduct such investigations and inspections of
the Purchased Assets as it deems necessary or appropriate.
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4.6
Purchased Assets AS
IS
SELLER DOES NOT MAKE ANY
REPRESENTAIONS AND WARRANTIES THAT THE FDA WILL APPROVE ANY FILINGS FOR OR
RELATED TO THE AND AS TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR THAT BUYER WILL EVER BE ABLE TO
PRODUCE A COMMERICALLY SALEABLE PRODUCT AS TO THE ANDAS. SELLER
FURTHER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE
FORMULATION OR OTHER DATA UNDERLYING THE ANDAS AND FURTHER MAKES NO
REPRESENTAION AS TO THE REGULATORY SUFFICIENCY OF THE ANDAS.
Section
4.7
Exclusive Representations
and Warranties
Other
than the representations and warranties set forth in this Article 4, Seller is
not making any other representations or warranties, express or implied, with
respect to the Purchased Assets.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS OF
BUYER
As of
each of the Effective Date and Closing Date, Buyer hereby represents and
warrants to Seller as follows:
Section
5.1
Buyer’s Organization; Good
Standing
Buyer is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware. Buyer is not in arrears of any taxes
and is not under investigation by any Governmental Entity. Buyer has
requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is
currently being conducted. Buyer is qualified to conduct business as
a foreign corporation and is in good standing in every jurisdiction where the
nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to so qualify or be in good standing would not prevent
or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section
5.2
Authority; Execution and
Delivery
Buyer has
the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Buyer and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
have been authorized. This Agreement has been executed and delivered
by Buyer and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Seller, constitutes the legal and binding obligation of Buyer,
enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and
other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in
effect and to general principles of equity (including concepts of materiality,
reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing regardless) of whether considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law.
Section
5.3
Consents; Notices; No
Violations, Etc.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and the compliance with the terms hereof will
not: (i) violate any Governmental Rule, (ii) conflict with any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Buyer, (iii) conflict with any
material contract to which Buyer is a party or by which it is otherwise bound or
(iv) require any approval, authorization, consent, license, exemption, filing or
registration with any court, arbitrator or Governmental Entity, except with
respect to the foregoing clauses (i) and (iii), for such violations or conflicts
which would not materially interfere with Buyer’s performance of its obligations
hereunder or, with respect to the foregoing clause (iv), for such approvals,
authorizations, consents, licenses, exemptions, filings or registrations which
have been obtained or made or which, if not obtained or made, would not
materially interfere with Buyer’s performance of its obligations
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5.4
Litigation
As of the
date hereof, there is no suit, claim, action, investigation or proceeding
pending or, to the knowledge of Buyer, threatened against Buyer or any of its
Affiliates which if adversely determined would delay the ability of Buyer to
perform any of its obligations hereunder.
Section
5.5
Status of
ANDA
Buyer has
reviewed each of the ANDA, recognizes that they may be subject to additional
scrutiny by the FDA as a result of the Consent Decree, and recognizes and
assumes all risks and costs directly or indirectly associated with obtaining FDA
approval to manufacture, packaging, and marketing of any of the
Products.
Section
5.6
Assumption of Regulatory
Commitments
From and
after the Closing Date, Buyer will assume control of and responsibility for all
costs, obligations and Liabilities arising from or related to, any commitments
or obligations to any Governmental Entity involving the ANDA and any of the
other Purchased Assets.
ARTICLE
6
OTHER
AGREEMENTS
Section
6.1
Confidentiality
The
parties agree that the exchange of confidential information and materials
relating to the Purchased Assets and the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement shall be governed by the Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement,
which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The term
of the Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement is hereby extended by the
parties for five (5) years beyond the term of the Agreement.
Section
6.2
Transfer of
ANDA
For a
period of 30 days from and after the Closing Date, Seller will cooperate with
Buyer in disclosing and copying any relevant records and reports which are
required to be made, maintained and reported pursuant to Governmental Rules in
the Territory with respect to the ANDA that is a part of the Purchased
Assets. The parties hereby agree to use reasonable efforts to take
any other actions required by the FDA to effect the transactions contemplated
herein. All costs related thereto will be borne by
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6.3
Further Action; Consents;
Filings
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions hereof, Seller and Buyer will use their
respective reasonable efforts to: (i) take, or cause to be taken, all
actions necessary and proper under applicable Governmental Rules or otherwise to
satisfy the conditions to Closing and consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) obtain from the requisite
Governmental Entities any consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals,
authorizations or orders required to be obtained or made in connection with the
authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) make all necessary
filings, and thereafter make any other advisable submissions, with respect to
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement required
under any applicable Governmental Rules. The parties hereto will
cooperate with each other in connection with the making of all filings,
including by providing all such non-confidential documents to the other party
hereto and its advisors prior to filing and, if requested, by accepting all
reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested in connection
therewith. Seller and Buyer will furnish all information required for
any application or other filing to be made pursuant to the rules and regulations
of any applicable Governmental Rules in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
7
TERMINATION
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section
7.1
Termination
(a) This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned
at any time prior to the Closing:
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incapable of fulfillment and will not have been waived by Buyer;
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incapable of fulfillment and will not have been waived by
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the party seeking termination pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) is not in breach
of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in
this Agreement.
(b) In
the event of termination of this Agreement by either party pursuant to this
Section, written notice thereof will be given to the other party and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be terminated, without further
action by either party. If the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are terminated as provided herein:
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will return the Purchased Assets and all documents and other material
received from Seller relating to the Purchased Assets and to the
transactions contemplated hereby, whether so obtained before or after the
execution hereof, to Seller; and
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confidential information received by Buyer with respect to Seller, the
Purchased Assets will be continued to be treated confidential in
accordance with the Mutual Confidential Disclosure
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7.2
Amendments and
Waivers
This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by both
parties hereto. By an instrument in writing, Buyer, on the one hand,
or Seller, on the other hand, may waive compliance by the other party with any
term or provision of this Agreement that such other party was or is obligated to
comply with or perform.
ARTICLE
8
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
8.1
Survival
All
representations and warranties of Seller and Buyer contained herein or made
pursuant hereto will survive the Closing Date for an indefinite period or until
such time as Buyer and Seller shall mutually agree in writing. The
covenants and agreements of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement will
survive and remain in full force for the applicable periods described therein
or, is no such period is specified, indefinitely. Any right of
indemnification pursuant to this Article with respect to a claimed breach of a
representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation shall expire only
upon written release by the party whom such representation, warranty, covenant,
agreement or obligation is owed. The provisions of this Section 8.1
will survive for so long as any other Section of this Agreement will
survive.
Section
8.2
Indemnification by
Seller
Seller
hereby agrees to indemnify and defend Buyer and its Affiliates, and their
respective officers, directors and employees (the “
Buyer Indemnified
Parties
”) against, and agrees to hold them harmless from, any claims for
Losses by a non-party to the extent such Losses arise from or in connection with
the following:
(a) breach
or alleged breach by Seller and/or any of its Affiliates or successors in
interest thereto of any representation or warranty made by it contained in this
Agreement;
(b) any
breach or alleged breach by Seller and/or any of its Affiliates or successors in
interest thereto of any of its covenants, agreements or obligations contained in
this Agreement;
(c) events,
conditions actions or circumstances arising prior to the Closing;
or
(d) Indemnification
of Buyer
Buyer hereby agrees to indemnify and
defend Seller and its Affiliates and related companies, and their respective
officers, directors and employees (the “
Seller Indemnified
Parties
”) against, and agrees to hold them harmless from, any Losses by a
non-party to the extent such Losses arise from or in connection with the
following:
(e) any
breach or alleged breach by Buyer and/or any of its Affiliates or successors in
interest of any representation or warranty made by it contained in this
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breach or alleged breach by Buyer and/or any of its Affiliates or successors in
interest of any of its covenants, agreements or obligations contained in this
Agreement; or
(g) any
and all liability in connection with the use and sale by Buyer of the Product or
the ANDA after the Closing.
Section
8.3
Procedure
(a) In
order for an Indemnified Party under this Article 8 (an “
Indemnified Party
”)
to be entitled to any indemnification provided for under this Agreement, the
Indemnified Party will, within a reasonable period of time following the
discovery of the matters giving rise to any Losses, notify its applicable
insurer and the indemnifying party under this Article 8 (the “
Indemnifying Party
”)
in writing of its claim for indemnification for such Losses, specifying in
reasonable detail the nature of the Losses and the amount of the liability
estimated to accrue therefrom;
provided
,
however
, that failure
to give notification will not affect the indemnification provided hereunder,
except to the extent the Indemnifying Party will have been actually prejudiced
as a result of the failure. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party will
deliver to the Indemnifying Party, within a reasonable period of time after the
Indemnified Party’s receipt of such request, all information, records and
documentation reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Party with respect to
such Losses. The Indemnifying Party shall control all litigation
reflecting to the indemnification. Without limiting the foregoing,
the Indemnified Party shall control choice of counsel, staffing, and all
decisions to be made with the litigation.
(b) If
the indemnification sought pursuant hereto involves a claim made by a non-party
against the Indemnified Party (a “
Non-Party Claim
”),
the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate in the defense of such
Non-Party Claim and, if it so chooses, to assume the defense of such Non-Party
Claim with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party. Should the
Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Non-Party Claim, the
Indemnifying Party will not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal
expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the
defense thereof. If the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the
Indemnifying Party will control such defense. The Indemnifying Party
will be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel employed by the
Indemnified Party for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has not
assumed the defense thereof (other than during any period in which the
Indemnified Party will have failed to give notice of the Non-Party Claim as
provided above). If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or
prosecute a Non-Party Claim, all of the parties hereto will cooperate in the
defense or prosecution thereof. Such cooperation will include the
retention and (upon the Indemnifying Party’s request) the provision to the
Indemnifying Party of records and information, which are reasonably relevant to
such Non-Party Claim, and making employees available on a mutually convenient
basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided
hereunder. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or prosecute
any Non-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party will seek the approval of the
Indemnified Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) to any settlement,
compromise or discharge of such Non-Party Claim the Indemnifying Party may
recommend and which by its terms obligates the Indemnifying Party to pay the
full amount of the liability in connection with such Non-Party
Claim. Whether or not the Indemnifying Party will have assumed the
defense of a Non-Party Claim, the Indemnified Party will not admit any liability
with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Non-Party Claim
without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent). The
Indemnifying Party shall reimburse upon demand, all reasonable costs and
expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in cooperation with the defense or
prosecution of the Non-Party Claim.
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9
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
9.1
Expenses
Except as
otherwise specified in this Agreement, all costs and expenses, including fees
and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will be
paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing
will have occurred.
Section
9.2
Further Assurances and
Actions
Each of
the parties hereto, upon the request of the other party hereto, whether before
or after the Closing and without further consideration, will do, execute,
acknowledge and deliver or cause to be done, executed, acknowledged or delivered
all such further acts, deeds, documents, assignments, transfers, conveyances,
powers of attorney and assurances as may be reasonably necessary to effect
complete consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Seller and Buyer agree to execute and deliver such other
documents, certificates, agreements and other writings and to take such other
actions as may be reasonably necessary in order to consummate or implement
expeditiously the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
9.3
Notices
All
notices and other communications required or permitted to be given or made
pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing signed by the sender and shall be
deemed duly given: (a) on the date delivered, if personally
delivered, (b) on the date sent by facsimile with automatic confirmation by the
transmitting machine showing the proper number of pages were transmitted without
error, (c) on the Business Day after being sent by Federal Express or another
recognized overnight mail service which utilizes a written form of receipt for
next day or next business day delivery, or (d) upon receipt after mailing, if
mailed by United States postage-prepaid certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, in each case addressed to the applicable party at the address
set forth below:
provided
that
a party may
change its address for receiving notice by the proper giving of notice
hereunder:
Elite
pharmaceuticals
165
Ludlow Avenue
Northvale,
New Jersey 07647
Attn:
Jerry Treppel, President and CEO
Mikah
Pharma LLC
20 Kilmer
Drive
Hillsborough,
New Jersey 08844
Attention:
Nasrat Hakim, President and CEO
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9.4
Headings
The table
of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
Section
9.5
Severability
If any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of
being enforced under any law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of
this Agreement will nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the
economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not
affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such
determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable
of being enforced, the parties hereto will negotiate in good faith to modify
this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as
closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions
contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest
extent possible.
Section
9.6
Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed in one (1) or more counterparts, all of which will be
considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when one more
counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the
other parties hereto.
Section
9.7
Entire Agreement: No
Non-Party Beneficiaries
This
Agreement and the Exhibits hereto constitute the entire agreement and supersede
all prior agreements and understandings both written and oral (including any
letter or intent, memorandum of understanding electronic communicators, e-mail
or term sheet), between or among the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof. Except as specifically provided herein or therein,
such agreements are not intended to confer upon any non-party other than the
parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder.
Section
9.8
Governing
Law
This
Agreement and any and all matters arising directly or indirectly herefrom shall
be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of New Jersey, U.S.A. applicable to agreements made and to be performed
entirely in such state, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles
thereof.
Section
9.9
Jurisdiction, Venue, Service
of Process
Buyer and
Seller agree to irrevocably submit to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the
state or federal courts in the state of New Jersey for any suit, action or other
proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
Each party agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by
U.S. registered mail or recognized international courier service to such party’s
address set forth in this Agreement shall be effective service of
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9.10
Specific
Performance
The
parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any
provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms
hereof and that the parties will be entitled to specific performance of the
terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity, without the
necessity of demonstrating the inadequacy of monetary damages and without the
posting of a bond.
Section
9.11
Force
Majeure
Neither
party will be in default of this Agreement to the extent that performance of its
obligations (other than obligations to pay amounts owed under this Agreement) is
delayed or prevented by reason of events or circumstances beyond its reasonable
control, including without limitation, earthquake, flood or other acts of God,
fire, explosion, terrorism, war, compliance with laws, regulations or
governmental or judicial orders, labor disputes, unavailability of
transportation (“
Force
Majeure
”). Should either party be delayed in or prevented from
performing any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of Force
Majeure, such party shall give prompt notice thereof to the other party and
shall be obligated to perform the affected obligations within sixty (60) days
after the Force Majeure ceases to delay or prevent performance
thereof.
Section
9.12
Publicity
Neither
party will make any public announcement concerning, or otherwise publicly
disclose, any information with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the terms and conditions hereof without the prior written
consent of the other parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party
may make any public disclosure concerning the transactions contemplated hereby
that in the opinion of such party’s counsel may be required by law or the rules
of any stock exchange on which such party’s or its Affiliates’ securities trade;
provided
,
however
, the party
making such disclosure will provide the non-disclosing party with a copy of the
intended disclosure reasonably, and to the extent practicable, prior to public
dissemination, and the parties hereto will coordinate with one another regarding
the timing, form and content of such disclosure. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, after the Closing, Buyer may publicize its ability to market and sell
the Product without approval from Seller.
Section
9.13
Assignment
Neither
party may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the
prior written consent of the other party;
provided
,
however
, that either
party may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, without the
prior written consent of the other party, to an Affiliate or to a successor of
the assignment party by reason of merger, sale of all or substantially all of
its assets or any similar transaction. Any permitted assignee or
successor-in-interest will assume all obligations of its assignor under this
Agreement. No assignment will relieve either party of its
responsibility for the performance of any obligation. This Agreement
will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective
representatives thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written
above.
MIKAH
PHARMA LLC
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EXHIBIT
A
BILL OF
SALE
THIS BILL OF SALE, dated May 18, 2010,
is executed by Mikah Pharma LLC (“Seller”), a limited liability company
organized under the laws of Delaware in favor of Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(“Buyer”), a publically traded company organized under the laws of Delaware,
pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated May 18, 2010 (the “Agreement”),
by and between Seller and Buyer. Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
i. The
Agreement provides for, among other things, the sale of the Purchased Assets by
Seller to Buyer.
ii. In
consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price, Seller by this Bill of Sale
does hereby immediately sell, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer, all of
Seller’s rights, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets,
notwithstanding that the Final Payment is to be made following the
Closing.
iii. Seller
hereby agrees that from time to time after the delivery of this instrument, at
Buyer’s request and without further consideration, Seller will do, execute,
acknowledge and deliver, or will cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and
delivered, all such further acts, deeds, conveyances, transfers,
assignments, powers of attorney and assurances as reasonably may be required
more effectively to convey, transfer to and vest in Buyer, and to put Buyer in
possession of, the Purchased Assets.
iv. This
instrument is executed by, and will be binding upon, Seller and its successors
and assigns for the uses and purposes set forth herein.
v. This
Bill of Sale shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of New Jersey.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, this Bill
of Sale has been duly executed and delivered by Seller as of the date and year
first written above.
MIKAH
PHARMA LLC
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portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“
Agreement
”), dated
August 27, 2010 (the “
Effective Date
”), is
between
Mikah Pharma
LLC
, a limited liability
company organized under the laws of Delaware
(
“
Seller
”), and
Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
a
publicly traded company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (
“
Buyer
”).
Background
Seller
purchased several ANDA’s from a site that is operating under a Consent Decree, a
copy of which was provided to Buyer, which may subject the ANDA (as defined
below) to be subject to additional scrutiny before FDA permits the Products (as
defined below) to be manufactured elsewhere. Nevertheless, on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Consent Decree, Buyer wishes to
purchase and Seller wishes to sell, the ANDA(s) listed in this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1
Definitions
All terms not defined below are defined
elsewhere in this Agreement.
“
Affiliate
” means any
Person that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common
Control with another Person. A Person will be deemed to “
Control
” another
Person if it has the power to direct or cause the direction of the other Person,
whether through ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise.
“
Agency
” means any
governmental regulatory authority or authorities in the United States
responsible for granting approval(s), clearance(s), qualification(s), license(s)
or permit(s) for any aspect of the research, development, manufacture,
marketing, distribution or sale of a Product. The term “Agency”
includes, but is not limited to, the FDA and the United States Drug Enforcement
Administration.
“
ANDA
” means
Abbreviated New Drug Application number 75-274 (Naltrexone Hydrochloride Tablets
USP, 50 mg) and all amendments thereto, that have to date been filed with the
FDA seeking authorization and approval to manufacture, package, ship and sell,
as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R. Part 314, the Products.
“
ANDA Technology and
Scientific Materials
” means any technological, scientific, chemical or
biological materials, trade secrets, know-how, intellectual property,
techniques, data, inventions, practices, methods and all other confidential and
proprietary technical, research, development and other applicable business
information (whether patented, patentable or otherwise) related to the
manufacture, validation, packaging, release testing, stability and shelf life of
the Product, including all Product formulations, in existence and in the
possession of Seller as of the Closing Date.
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Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“
Assumed Liabilities
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“
Bill of Sale
” means a
bill of sale to be delivered by Seller to Buyer effective on the Closing Date,
substantially in the form of
Exhibit
A
.
“
Business Day
” means
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in New York,
New York, USA are permitted or required to close by law or
regulation.
“
Encumbrance
” means
any mortgage, charge, lien, security interest, easement, right of way, pledge or
encumbrance of any nature whatsoever.
“
Excluded Liabilities
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“
FDA
” means the United
States Food and Drug Administration.
“
Governmental Entity
”
means any court, administrative agency, department or commission or other
governmental authority or instrumentality, whether U.S. or non-U.S.
“
Governmental Rule
”
means any law, judgment, order, decree, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation
issued or promulgated by any Governmental Entity.
“
Liabilities
” means
any and all debts, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued or fixed,
absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, or determined or determinable,
including those arising under any law, action or governmental order and those
arising under any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or undertaking,
or otherwise.
“
Losses
” means,
collectively, any and all damages, losses, taxes, Liabilities, claims judgments,
penalties, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses).
“
Material Adverse
Effect
” means an effect which is material and adverse to the Purchased
Assets taken as a whole, but does not include: (i) any adverse effect due to
changes in conditions generally affecting (A) the healthcare industry or (B) the
United States economy as whole, (ii) any change or adverse effect caused by, or
relating to, the announcement of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) any adverse effect due to legal or
regulatory changes.
“
Mutual Confidential
Disclosure Agreement
” means the Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement
entered into by the parties.
“
Person
” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
trust, business association, organization, Governmental Entity or other
entity.
“
Pre-Closing Period
”
means the period beginning on the Effective Date and continuing until the
Closing Date.
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amended.
“
Product(s)
” means the
pharmaceutical or products now or hereafter described in the ANDA.
“
Purchase Price
” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“
Specifications
” means
the procedures, requirements, standards, quality control testing and other data
in the ANDA, to the extent they exist, which are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Agreement, along with any valid amendments, supplements or
modifications thereto.
“
Territory
” means the
United States and its territories, possessions, and commonwealths, including
Puerto Rico.
“
United States
” or
“
U.S
.” or
“
U.S.A
.” means
the United States of America.
Section
1.2
Interpretation
When used in this Agreement the words
“include”, “includes” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation.” Any terms defined in the singular will have a
comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice-versa.
Section
1.3
Currency
All currency amounts referred to in
this Agreement are in United States Dollars, unless otherwise
specified.
ARTICLE
2
SALE AND
PURCHASE OF ASSETS
Section
2.1
Purchase and
Sale
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date,
Seller will sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer will
purchase, acquire and accept, all right, title and interest of Seller
in, to and under the Purchased Assets, for aggregate consideration of
$200,000.00 (the “
Purchase Price
”),
comprised of a credit of $200,000 to be made to Seller upon execution of this
Agreement (the “
Initial Payment
”) and
the execution and completion of development work outlined in the “Master
Development and License Agreement for {***} Between Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
and Mikah Pharma, LLC.
Section
2.2
Purchased
Assets
The term
“
Purchased
Assets
” means the following properties, assets and rights of whatever
kind and nature, tangible or intangible, of Seller existing on the Closing Date
that relate solely and exclusively to the ANDA and any testing, data, studies,
and formulations created in connection therewith including: (i) the ANDA,
(ii) any correspondence with the FDA in Seller’s possession with respect to the
ANDA, (iii) the right of reference to the Drug Master Files, as set forth in the
ANDA; (iv) the ANDA Technology and Scientific Materials; and (v) a fully-paid,
perpetual, royalty-free exclusive license to use any Product technology which is
associated with or incorporated in the Product and to include the same in any
other product of Seller, but only for Buyer’s use in connection with the
manufacture in the Territory of any Product.
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Section
2.3
Assumption of Certain
Liabilities and Obligations
From and
after the Closing, Buyer will assume, be responsible for and pay, perform and
discharge when due only those Liabilities (including any Liabilities for taxes
owed by Buyer) in connection with the Purchased Assets, the use thereof and the
later sale of any Product by Buyer arising from and after the Effective Date and
only with respect to events, conditions, actions or circumstances first arising
after the Effective Date, including but not limited to (i) Liabilities arising
from any patent or trademark infringement claim or lawsuit brought by any Third
Party, (ii) any product liability claim, and (iii) Liabilities arising from FDA
or any other Governmental Entity action or notification after the Effective Date
(collectively, the “
Assumed
Liabilities
”). Buyer will not assume or be liable for any
Liabilities arising in connection with the Product and the Purchased Assets
prior to the Closing Date, including Liabilities resulting from Third Party
agreements of Seller or its Affiliates and Third Party claims arising out of
acts or omissions of Seller prior to Closing Date (collectively, the “
Excluded
Liabilities
”).
Section
2.4 Buyer’s Grant of License
As
nothing in this Agreement is intended to relinquish or convey any rights Seller
may have to manufacture or sell the Products outside of the Territory, Buyer
hereby grants Seller and its Affiliates a fully-paid, perpetual, royalty-free
non-exclusive license to use the ANDA Technology and Scientific Materials, but
only for Seller’s use in connection with the manufacture, registration or sale
of the Products outside of the Territory.
ARTICLE
3
CLOSING
Section
3.1
Closing
Date
The
closing of the sale and transfer of the Purchased Assets (the “
Closing
”) will take
place at the offices of either Buyer or Seller or by fax or mail, or other place
as designated by Seller. The Closing shall take place on the
Effective Date or first Business Day following the execution of this Agreement;
provided
,
however
, all of the
conditions to each party’s obligations under this Article have been satisfied or
waived, or at such other time, date and place as will be mutually agreed to by
the parties hereto (such date of the Closing being hereinafter referred to as
the “
Closing
Date
”).
Section
3.2
Conditions to
Closing
The
obligation of Buyer to purchase the Purchased Assets from Seller and the
obligations of Seller to sell, assign, convey and deliver the Purchased Assets
to Buyer will be subject to the satisfaction prior to the Closing Date that no
temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other legal
restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will be threatened or in effect.
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Section
3.3
Conditions to Obligations of
Buyer
The
obligation of Buyer to purchase the Purchased Assets from Seller is subject to
the satisfaction on and as of the Closing of each of the following
conditions:
(a)
Representations
. The
representations and warranties of Seller set forth in this Agreement will be
true and correct as of the Closing as though made on and as of the Closing,
except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier
date (in which case such representation and warranties will be true and correct
as of such earlier date).
(b)
Performance of Obligations
of Seller
. Seller will have performed or complied in all
material respects with all obligations, conditions and covenants required to be
performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing.
(c)
Closing
Deliveries
. Seller will have executed and delivered to Buyer
the (i) Bill of Sale, and (ii) a “Transfer of Ownership” letter to the FDA,
relating to the ANDA, as prescribed in 21 CFR 314.72 upon Buyer’s request. Buyer
shall request the “Transfer of Ownership” before the commercialization of the
ANDA.
(d)
ANDA
. As
further described in Section 6.2, Seller will deliver the ANDA to
Buyer.
Section
3.4
Conditions to the
Obligations of Seller
The
obligations of Seller to sell, assign, convey, and deliver the Purchased Assets,
or to cause the Purchased Assets to be sold, assigned, conveyed or delivered, as
applicable, to Buyer are subject to the satisfaction on and as of the Closing of
each of the following conditions:
(a)
Representations and
Warranties
. The representations and warranties of Buyer set
forth in this Agreement will be true and correct in all material respects as of
the Closing as though made on and as of the Closing, except: (i) to the extent
such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in
which case such representations and warranties will be true and correct as of
such earlier date) and (ii) for breaches of representations and warranties as to
matters that individually or in the aggregate would not materially interfere
with Buyer’s performance of its obligations hereunder; and
(b)
Closing
Deliveries
. Buyer will have made the Initial Payment to Seller
in immediately available funds.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
As of
each of the Effective Date and Closing Date, Seller hereby represents to Buyer
as follows:
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Section
4.1
Seller Organization; Good
Standing
Seller is
a limited liability company, duly organized, validity existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller has the
requisite power and authority to own the Purchased Assets and to carry on its
business as currently conducted. Seller is duly qualified to conduct
business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
where the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to so qualify or be in good standing would
not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
4.2
Authority; Execution and
Delivery
Seller
has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and
to consummate the transaction contemplated. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Seller and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated have been validly authorized. This Agreement has been
executed and delivered by Seller and, assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer, will constitute the legal and binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent transfer and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally
from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity (including
concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing) regardless
of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
Section
4.3
Consents; No Violation,
Etc.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and the compliance with the terms hereof will
not: (i) violate any Governmental Rule applicable to Seller, (ii) conflict with
any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or similar
organizational document) of Seller, (iii) conflict with any contract of Seller
or (iv) to the knowledge of Seller, violate any rights of any non-party, or (v)
require any approval, authorization, consent, license, exemption, filing or
registration with any court, arbitrator or Governmental Entity, except, with
respect to the foregoing clauses (i) and (iii), for such violations or conflicts
which would not have a Material Adverse Effect or materially interfere with
Seller’s performance of its obligations hereunder or, with respect to the
foregoing clause (v), for such approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses,
exemptions, filings or registrations which have been obtained or made or which,
if not obtained or made, would not have a Material Adverse Effect or interfere
with Seller’s performance of its obligations hereunder.
Section
4.4
Litigation
To the knowledge of Seller, there are
no claims, suits, actions or other proceedings pending or threatened in writing
against Seller at law or in equity before or by any federal, state, municipal or
other governmental department, commission, board bureau, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign, which may in any way materially adversely
affect the performance of Seller’s obligations under this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby. There are no outstanding claims,
suits, actions, judgments, orders, injunctions, decrees or awards against Seller
in connection with the Purchased Assets, this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby that have not been satisfied in all material
respects.
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Section
4.5
Title to Purchased Assets;
AS IS
Seller
has good and valid title to all of the Purchased Assets, as the case may be,
free and clear of all Encumbrances. Buyer agrees that it is
purchasing and will take possession of the Purchased Assets in their
AS IS
condition and that Buyer
has been given the opportunity to conduct such investigations and inspections of
the Purchased Assets as it deems necessary or appropriate.
Section
4.6
Purchased Assets AS
IS
SELLER DOES NOT MAKE ANY
REPRESENTAIONS AND WARRANTIES THAT THE FDA WILL APPROVE ANY FILINGS FOR OR
RELATED TO THE AND AS TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR THAT BUYER WILL EVER BE ABLE TO
PRODUCE A COMMERICALLY SALEABLE PRODUCT AS TO THE ANDAS. SELLER
FURTHER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE
FORMULATION OR OTHER DATA UNDERLYING THE ANDAS AND FURTHER MAKES NO
REPRESENTAION AS TO THE REGULATORY SUFFICIENCY OF THE ANDAS.
Section
4.7
Exclusive Representations
and Warranties
Other
than the representations and warranties set forth in this Article 4, Seller is
not making any other representations or warranties, express or implied, with
respect to the Purchased Assets.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
OF BUYER
As of
each of the Effective Date and Closing Date, Buyer hereby represents and
warrants to Seller as follows:
Section
5.1
Buyer’s Organization; Good
Standing
Buyer is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware. Buyer is not in arrears of any taxes
and is not under investigation by any Governmental Entity. Buyer has
requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is
currently being conducted. Buyer is qualified to conduct business as
a foreign corporation and is in good standing in every jurisdiction where the
nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to so qualify or be in good standing would not prevent
or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section
5.2
Authority; Execution and
Delivery
Buyer has
the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Buyer and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
have been authorized. This Agreement has been executed and delivered
by Buyer and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Seller, constitutes the legal and binding obligation of Buyer,
enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and
other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in
effect and to general principles of equity (including concepts of materiality,
reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing regardless) of whether considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law.
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Section
5.3
Consents; Notices; No
Violations, Etc.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and the compliance with the terms hereof will
not: (i) violate any Governmental Rule, (ii) conflict with any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Buyer, (iii) conflict with any
material contract to which Buyer is a party or by which it is otherwise bound or
(iv) require any approval, authorization, consent, license, exemption, filing or
registration with any court, arbitrator or Governmental Entity, except with
respect to the foregoing clauses (i) and (iii), for such violations or conflicts
which would not materially interfere with Buyer’s performance of its obligations
hereunder or, with respect to the foregoing clause (iv), for such approvals,
authorizations, consents, licenses, exemptions, filings or registrations which
have been obtained or made or which, if not obtained or made, would not
materially interfere with Buyer’s performance of its obligations
hereunder.
Section
5.4
Litigation
As of the
date hereof, there is no suit, claim, action, investigation or proceeding
pending or, to the knowledge of Buyer, threatened against Buyer or any of its
Affiliates which if adversely determined would delay the ability of Buyer to
perform any of its obligations hereunder.
Section
5.5
Status of
ANDA
Buyer has
reviewed each of the ANDA, recognizes that they may be subject to additional
scrutiny by the FDA as a result of the Consent Decree, and recognizes and
assumes all risks and costs directly or indirectly associated with obtaining FDA
approval to manufacture, packaging, and marketing of any of the
Products.
Section
5.6
Assumption of Regulatory
Commitments
From and
after the Closing Date, Buyer will assume control of and responsibility for all
costs, obligations and Liabilities arising from or related to, any commitments
or obligations to any Governmental Entity involving the ANDA and any of the
other Purchased Assets.
ARTICLE
6
OTHER
AGREEMENTS
Section
6.1
Confidentiality
The
parties agree that the exchange of confidential information and materials
relating to the Purchased Assets and the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement shall be governed by the Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement,
which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The term
of the Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement is hereby extended by the
parties for five (5) years beyond the term of the Agreement.
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Section
6.2
Transfer of
ANDA
For a
period of 30 days from and after the Closing Date, Seller will cooperate with
Buyer in disclosing and copying any relevant records and reports which are
required to be made, maintained and reported pursuant to Governmental Rules in
the Territory with respect to the ANDA that is a part of the Purchased
Assets. The parties hereby agree to use reasonable efforts to take
any other actions required by the FDA to effect the transactions contemplated
herein. All costs related thereto will be borne by
Buyer.
Section
6.3
Further Action; Consents;
Filings
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions hereof, Seller and Buyer will use their
respective reasonable efforts to: (i) take, or cause to be taken, all
actions necessary and proper under applicable Governmental Rules or otherwise to
satisfy the conditions to Closing and consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) obtain from the requisite
Governmental Entities any consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals,
authorizations or orders required to be obtained or made in connection with the
authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) make all necessary
filings, and thereafter make any other advisable submissions, with respect to
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement required
under any applicable Governmental Rules. The parties hereto will
cooperate with each other in connection with the making of all filings,
including by providing all such non-confidential documents to the other party
hereto and its advisors prior to filing and, if requested, by accepting all
reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested in connection
therewith. Seller and Buyer will furnish all information required for
any application or other filing to be made pursuant to the rules and regulations
of any applicable Governmental Rules in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
7
TERMINATION
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section
7.1
Termination
(a) This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned
at any time prior to the Closing:
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the party seeking termination pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) is not in breach
of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in
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(b) In
the event of termination of this Agreement by either party pursuant to this
Section, written notice thereof will be given to the other party and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be terminated, without further
action by either party. If the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are terminated as provided herein:
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will return the Purchased Assets and all documents and other material
received from Seller relating to the Purchased Assets and to the
transactions contemplated hereby, whether so obtained before or after the
execution hereof, to Seller; and
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confidential information received by Buyer with respect to Seller, the
Purchased Assets will be continued to be treated confidential in
accordance with the Mutual Confidential Disclosure
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Section
7.2
Amendments and
Waivers
This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by both
parties hereto. By an instrument in writing, Buyer, on the one hand,
or Seller, on the other hand, may waive compliance by the other party with any
term or provision of this Agreement that such other party was or is obligated to
comply with or perform.
ARTICLE
8
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
8.1
Survival
All
representations and warranties of Seller and Buyer contained herein or made
pursuant hereto will survive the Closing Date for an indefinite period or until
such time as Buyer and Seller shall mutually agree in writing. The
covenants and agreements of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement will
survive and remain in full force for the applicable periods described therein
or, is no such period is specified, indefinitely. Any right of
indemnification pursuant to this Article with respect to a claimed breach of a
representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation shall expire only
upon written release by the party whom such representation, warranty, covenant,
agreement or obligation is owed. The provisions of this Section 8.1
will survive for so long as any other Section of this Agreement will
survive.
Section
8.2
Indemnification by
Seller
Seller
hereby agrees to indemnify and defend Buyer and its Affiliates, and their
respective officers, directors and employees (the “
Buyer Indemnified
Parties
”) against, and agrees to hold them harmless from, any claims for
Losses by a non-party to the extent such Losses arise from or in connection with
the following:
(a) breach
or alleged breach by Seller and/or any of its Affiliates or successors in
interest thereto of any representation or warranty made by it contained in this
Agreement;
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(b) any
breach or alleged breach by Seller and/or any of its Affiliates or successors in
interest thereto of any of its covenants, agreements or obligations contained in
this Agreement;
(c) events,
conditions actions or circumstances arising prior to the Closing;
or
(d) Indemnification
of Buyer
Buyer hereby agrees to indemnify and
defend Seller and its Affiliates and related companies, and their respective
officers, directors and employees (the “
Seller Indemnified
Parties
”) against, and agrees to hold them harmless from, any Losses by a
non-party to the extent such Losses arise from or in connection with the
following:
(e) any
breach or alleged breach by Buyer and/or any of its Affiliates or successors in
interest of any representation or warranty made by it contained in this
Agreement;
(f) any
breach or alleged breach by Buyer and/or any of its Affiliates or successors in
interest of any of its covenants, agreements or obligations contained in this
Agreement; or
(g) any
and all liability in connection with the use and sale by Buyer of the Product or
the ANDA after the Closing.
Section
8.3
Procedure
(a) In
order for an Indemnified Party under this Article 8 (an “
Indemnified Party
”)
to be entitled to any indemnification provided for under this Agreement, the
Indemnified Party will, within a reasonable period of time following the
discovery of the matters giving rise to any Losses, notify its applicable
insurer and the indemnifying party under this Article 8 (the “
Indemnifying Party
”)
in writing of its claim for indemnification for such Losses, specifying in
reasonable detail the nature of the Losses and the amount of the liability
estimated to accrue therefrom;
provided
,
however
, that failure
to give notification will not affect the indemnification provided hereunder,
except to the extent the Indemnifying Party will have been actually prejudiced
as a result of the failure. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party will
deliver to the Indemnifying Party, within a reasonable period of time after the
Indemnified Party’s receipt of such request, all information, records and
documentation reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Party with respect to
such Losses. The Indemnifying Party shall control all litigation
reflecting to the indemnification. Without limiting the foregoing,
the Indemnified Party shall control choice of counsel, staffing, and all
decisions to be made with the litigation.
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(b) If
the indemnification sought pursuant hereto involves a claim made by a non-party
against the Indemnified Party (a “
Non-Party Claim
”),
the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate in the defense of such
Non-Party Claim and, if it so chooses, to assume the defense of such Non-Party
Claim with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party. Should the
Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Non-Party Claim, the
Indemnifying Party will not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal
expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the
defense thereof. If the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the
Indemnifying Party will control such defense. The Indemnifying Party
will be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel employed by the
Indemnified Party for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has not
assumed the defense thereof (other than during any period in which the
Indemnified Party will have failed to give notice of the Non-Party Claim as
provided above). If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or
prosecute a Non-Party Claim, all of the parties hereto will cooperate in the
defense or prosecution thereof. Such cooperation will include the
retention and (upon the Indemnifying Party’s request) the provision to the
Indemnifying Party of records and information, which are reasonably relevant to
such Non-Party Claim, and making employees available on a mutually convenient
basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided
hereunder. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or prosecute
any Non-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party will seek the approval of the
Indemnified Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) to any settlement,
compromise or discharge of such Non-Party Claim the Indemnifying Party may
recommend and which by its terms obligates the Indemnifying Party to pay the
full amount of the liability in connection with such Non-Party
Claim. Whether or not the Indemnifying Party will have assumed the
defense of a Non-Party Claim, the Indemnified Party will not admit any liability
with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Non-Party Claim
without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent). The
Indemnifying Party shall reimburse upon demand, all reasonable costs and
expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in cooperation with the defense or
prosecution of the Non-Party Claim.
ARTICLE
9
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
9.1
Expenses
Except as
otherwise specified in this Agreement, all costs and expenses, including fees
and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will be
paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing
will have occurred.
Section
9.2
Further Assurances and
Actions
Each of
the parties hereto, upon the request of the other party hereto, whether before
or after the Closing and without further consideration, will do, execute,
acknowledge and deliver or cause to be done, executed, acknowledged or delivered
all such further acts, deeds, documents, assignments, transfers, conveyances,
powers of attorney and assurances as may be reasonably necessary to effect
complete consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Seller and Buyer agree to execute and deliver such other
documents, certificates, agreements and other writings and to take such other
actions as may be reasonably necessary in order to consummate or implement
expeditiously the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
9.3
Notices
All
notices and other communications required or permitted to be given or made
pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing signed by the sender and shall be
deemed duly given: (a) on the date delivered, if personally
delivered, (b) on the date sent by facsimile with automatic confirmation by the
transmitting machine showing the proper number of pages were transmitted without
error, (c) on the Business Day after being sent by Federal Express or another
recognized overnight mail service which utilizes a written form of receipt for
next day or next business day delivery, or (d) upon receipt after mailing, if
mailed by United States postage-prepaid certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, in each case addressed to the applicable party at the address
set forth below:
provided
that
a party may
change its address for receiving notice by the proper giving of notice
hereunder:
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Elite
pharmaceuticals
165
Ludlow Avenue
Northvale,
New Jersey 07647
Attn:
Jerry Treppel, President and CEO
Mikah
Pharma LLC
20 Kilmer
Drive
Hillsborough,
New Jersey 08844
Attention:
Nasrat Hakim, President and CEO
Section
9.4
Headings
The table
of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
Section
9.5
Severability
If any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of
being enforced under any law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of
this Agreement will nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the
economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not
affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such
determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable
of being enforced, the parties hereto will negotiate in good faith to modify
this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as
closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions
contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest
extent possible.
Section
9.6
Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed in one (1) or more counterparts, all of which will be
considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when one more
counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the
other parties hereto.
Section
9.7
Entire Agreement: No
Non-Party Beneficiaries
This
Agreement and the Exhibits hereto constitute the entire agreement and supersede
all prior agreements and understandings both written and oral (including any
letter or intent, memorandum of understanding electronic communicators, e-mail
or term sheet), between or among the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof. Except as specifically provided herein or therein,
such agreements are not intended to confer upon any non-party other than the
parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder.
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Section
9.8
Governing
Law
This
Agreement and any and all matters arising directly or indirectly herefrom shall
be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of New Jersey, U.S.A. applicable to agreements made and to be performed
entirely in such state, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles
thereof.
Section
9.9
Jurisdiction, Venue, Service
of Process
Buyer and
Seller agree to irrevocably submit to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the
state or federal courts in the state of New Jersey for any suit, action or other
proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
Each party agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by
U.S. registered mail or recognized international courier service to such party’s
address set forth in this Agreement shall be effective service of
process.
Section
9.10
Specific
Performance
The
parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any
provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms
hereof and that the parties will be entitled to specific performance of the
terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity, without the
necessity of demonstrating the inadequacy of monetary damages and without the
posting of a bond.
Section
9.11
Force
Majeure
Neither
party will be in default of this Agreement to the extent that performance of its
obligations (other than obligations to pay amounts owed under this Agreement) is
delayed or prevented by reason of events or circumstances beyond its reasonable
control, including without limitation, earthquake, flood or other acts of God,
fire, explosion, terrorism, war, compliance with laws, regulations or
governmental or judicial orders, labor disputes, unavailability of
transportation (“
Force
Majeure
”). Should either party be delayed in or prevented from
performing any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of Force
Majeure, such party shall give prompt notice thereof to the other party and
shall be obligated to perform the affected obligations within sixty (60) days
after the Force Majeure ceases to delay or prevent performance
thereof.
Section
9.12
Publicity
Neither
party will make any public announcement concerning, or otherwise publicly
disclose, any information with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the terms and conditions hereof without the prior written
consent of the other parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party
may make any public disclosure concerning the transactions contemplated hereby
that in the opinion of such party’s counsel may be required by law or the rules
of any stock exchange on which such party’s or its Affiliates’ securities trade;
provided
,
however
, the party
making such disclosure will provide the non-disclosing party with a copy of the
intended disclosure reasonably, and to the extent practicable, prior to public
dissemination, and the parties hereto will coordinate with one another regarding
the timing, form and content of such disclosure. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, after the Closing, Buyer may publicize its ability to market and sell
the Product without approval from Seller.
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Section
9.13
Assignment
Neither
party may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the
prior written consent of the other party;
provided
,
however
, that either
party may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, without the
prior written consent of the other party, to an Affiliate or to a successor of
the assignment party by reason of merger, sale of all or substantially all of
its assets or any similar transaction. Any permitted assignee or
successor-in-interest will assume all obligations of its assignor under this
Agreement. No assignment will relieve either party of its
responsibility for the performance of any obligation. This Agreement
will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective
representatives thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written
above.
MIKAH
PHARMA LLC
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EXHIBIT
A
BILL OF
SALE
THIS BILL OF SALE, dated May 18, 2010,
is executed by Mikah Pharma LLC (“Seller”), a limited liability company
organized under the laws of Delaware in favor of Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(“Buyer”), a publically traded company organized under the laws of Delaware,
pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated May 18, 2010 (the “Agreement”),
by and between Seller and Buyer. Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
i. The
Agreement provides for, among other things, the sale of the Purchased Assets by
Seller to Buyer.
ii. In
consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price, Seller by this Bill of Sale
does hereby immediately sell, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer, all of
Seller’s rights, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets,
notwithstanding that the Final Payment is to be made following the
Closing.
iii. Seller
hereby agrees that from time to time after the delivery of this instrument, at
Buyer’s request and without further consideration, Seller will do, execute,
acknowledge and deliver, or will cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and
delivered, all such further acts, deeds, conveyances, transfers,
assignments, powers of attorney and assurances as reasonably may be required
more effectively to convey, transfer to and vest in Buyer, and to put Buyer in
possession of, the Purchased Assets.
iv. This
instrument is executed by, and will be binding upon, Seller and its successors
and assigns for the uses and purposes set forth herein.
v. This
Bill of Sale shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of New Jersey.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, this Bill
of Sale has been duly executed and delivered by Seller as of the date and year
first written above.
MIKAH
PHARMA LLC
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MASTER DEVELOPMENT AND
LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR {***} BETWEEN ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND MIKAH
PHARMA, LLC
This
DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated August 27, 2010 (the
“Effective Date”) between Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.and Elite Laboratories,
Inc. (a subsidiary of Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), both corporations organized
under the laws of the State of Delaware, with offices at 165 Ludlow Avenue,
Northvale, New Jersey (“Elite”), and Mikah Pharma, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company with its offices at 20 Kilmer Drive, Hillsborough, New Jersey
08844 (“Mikah”);
A.
WHEREAS
Mikah desires that Elite (each a “Party” and collectively the “Parties”)
develop, formulate and manufacture finished dosage forms appropriate for NDA
filing, commercial sale, marketing and distribution in the Territory in
accordance with the requirements of this Agreement; and
B.
WHEREAS,
Mikah has exclusive rights to certain Intellectual Property that is necessary or
useful for the development, regulatory approval and commercialization of the
pharmaceutical product known as {***} Tablets ({***}mg, {***}mg, and {***} mg)
collectively, “{***}” or “Product”; and
C.
WHEREAS
Elite desires to perform such development, manufacture and production and Mikah
desires to market, sell and distribute the Product all upon the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the agreements ancillary hereto;
NOW,
THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained
herein, the sufficiency, adequacy and satisfaction of which are hereby
acknowledged, Mikah and Elite hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
The
following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this
Agreement:
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“Affiliate”
shall mean any person or entity which, directly or indirectly, controls,
is controlled by, or is under common control with, a party or its
assignee. Control shall be determined based upon either their
legal right to control or de facto control of the
entity.
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“Agreement”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble and shall include any
exhibits and attachments hereto.
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“NDA”
shall mean any new drug application required to manufacture, market and
sell finished dosage forms of the Products in the Territory (as defined
herein) filed by Mikah with the FDA pursuant to the applicable part of 21
CFR, and any supplements and amendments thereto which may be filed by
Mikah from time to time.
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Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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“ANDA” means
Abbreviated New Drug Application number 75-274 (Naltrexone Hydrochloride
Tablets USP, 50mg) and all amendments thereto, that have to date been
filed with the FDA seeking authorization and approval to manufacture,
package, ship and sell, as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R Part 314 of the
FD&C Act.
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“API”
shall mean the active pharmaceutical
ingredient.
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“Applicable
Laws” shall mean all laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations
applicable to the manufacturing of the Product or any aspect thereof and
the obligations of Elite or Mikah, as the context requires under this
Agreement, including, without limitation: (i) all applicable federal,
state and local laws and regulations of the Territory (including
Environmental Laws); (ii) the U.S. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act,
and (iii) the Regulations promulgated under the FD&C Act including
without limitation those regarding the Good Manufacturing Practices
(“cGMP”), each as amended from time to time and (iv) all laws ordinances,
codes, rules and regulations of the Manufacturer as they apply to the
Product.
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“Competitive
Product” shall mean a similar dosage form containing {***}or equivalent,
that is {***}tablet.
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“Data”
shall refer to all data, materials, plans, reports, test results and other
information developed solely by Elite in connection with the Elite
Development Activities.
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“Elite
Development Activities” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1.
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“Facility”
shall mean Elite’s finished product manufacturing facility located at 165
Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, New Jersey or any other Elite controlled
facility approved by Mikah.
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“FDA”
shall mean the United States Food and Drug
Administration.
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“FD&C
Act” shall mean the United States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act,
(21 U.S.C. 301, et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any regulation
promulgated hereunder, including, without limitation, all current good
manufacturing practices and current good laboratory practices as defined
therein, in each case, as amended from time to
time.
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“Finished
Goods” means the Product in its final commercial
package.
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“Force
Majeure” shall mean the occurrence of an event which materially interferes
with the ability of a Party to perform its obligations or duties hereunder
which is not within the reasonable control of the Party affected, not due
to malfeasance, and which could not with the exercise of due diligence
have been avoided, including, but not limited to, fire, accident, work
stoppage, sabotage, strike, riot, civil commotion, terrorism, act of God
or change in law.
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“GAAP”
shall refer to United States generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied.
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“Good
Manufacturing Practices” or “cGMP” shall mean the current good
manufacturing practices for manufacturing finished products and active
pharmaceutical ingredients as set forth in the FD&C Act, their
attendant rules and regulations, and any other current good manufacturing
practices which are applicable to the
Facility
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“Know-How”
means proprietary know-how, trademarks, inventions, data, technology and
information relating to Product, which either party hereto has the lawful
right to disclose to the other party. “Know-How” shall include, without
limitation, processes and analytical methodology used in development,
testing, analysis and manufacture and medical, clinical, toxicological
testing as well as other scientific data relating to
Product.
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“Milestone
Timetable” shall mean the mutually agreed dates upon which Elite is
obligated to complete the specific components of the Elite Development
Activities with respect to {***}, as evidenced in Exhibits A and B
hereto.
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“Naltrexone
Product” means the following properties, assets and rights of whatever
kind and nature, tangible or intangible, of Mikah, existing on the
Effective Date that relate solely and exclusively to the ANDA and any
testing, data, studies, and formulations created in connection therewith,
including, without limitation: (i) the ANDA, (ii) any correspondence with
the FDA in Mikah’s possession with respect to the ANDA, (iii) the right of
reference to the Drug Master Files, as set forth in the ANDA; (iv) the
ANDA Technology and Scientific Materials; and (v) a fully-paid, perpetual,
royalty-free, exclusive license to use any Naltrexone Product technology
which is associated with or incorporated in the Naltrexone Product, and to
include the same in any other product of Mikah, but only for Elite’s use
in connection with the manufacture in the Territory of the Naltrexone
Product.
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“Net
Sales” means all proceeds received by Mikah and/or its Affiliates and/or
from Mikah’s successors and/or from unaffiliated third parties from sales,
of {***}in the Territories, less returns, samples, allowances, discounts
and applicable taxes, as reflected on actual customer invoices, as may be
applicable.
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“Product”
means {***}Tablets, strengths of {***}mg, {***} mg, and {***}
mg.
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“Regulatory
Approvals” shall mean the approvals required under the FD&C Act to
sell and market the Product in the
Territory.
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“Regulatory
Requirements” shall mean any requirements under or pursuant to the
FD&C Act or other Applicable
Laws.
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“Regulatory
Standards” shall mean (a) the Facility license requirements, including
good laboratory practices, and the Good Manufacturing Practice regulations
applicable to the Facility or Elite's research and development,
production, packaging, storage or handling of Product at the Facility and
(b) any standards of any governmental authority, including good laboratory
practices, within the Territory, that apply to the Facility, Elite’s
research and development facilities or Elite’s production, packaging,
storage or handling of the Product.
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“Specifications”
with respect to the Product shall mean the development, manufacturing,
quality control, packaging, labeling, shipping and storage specifications
in the applicable USP/NF monograph, the DMF or other Regulatory Filing, in
the form of specifications set forth as part of this Agreement, including
without limitation, those set forth on Exhibit C hereto, and such
specifications as may from time to time be established by applicable
Regulatory Authorities and as mutually agreed upon by the
Parties.
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“Territory”
means the United States of America, its territories, possessions,
commonwealths.
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ARTICLE
2
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES AND PRODUCT APPROVAL
2.1
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Product
Development and Development Activities for Elite. Except as
provided for in Section 2.2 of this Agreement, Elite, at its own cost and
expense, shall undertake and perform all reasonably necessary development
work to create a robust formulation, analytical development and perform
all other developmental actions necessary or required to facilitate the
preparation of a Regulatory Filing for {***}, as more fully set forth as
Elite responsibilities on Exhibit A (the “Elite Development
Activities”) For purposes of further clarification, Elite
Development Activities conducted by Elite shall include, without
limitation, each of the following in accordance with applicable
regulations and established
Specifications:
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and validated API, raw materials, packaging and components that are
selected from an FDA approved
vendor.
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Formulation
development resulting in a formulation that will pass the USP and all
other specifications required by FDA for {***}that leads to an approved
NDA.
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developed methods (such as content dissolution, related substances,
etc.);
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clinical supplies. exhibit batches and validation batches (three
validation batches of each
strength);
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stability studies in accordance with cGMP, applicable laws,including room
temperature and accelerated stability for each
lot;
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Writing
the CMC section and compiling, the documents, data and dossier necessary
for the filing of an NDA for the {***}that is adequate for Mikah to obtain
final NDA approval.
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Elite has
sole responsibility for the Elite Development Activities, but shall consult with
Mikah and obtain Mikah’s approval for any formulation contemplated for use in
the exhibit batches. Elite shall not use any information gained in
Elite’s Development Activities for Mikah to assist in the development of a
Competitive Product by any third party.
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Product
Development and Sales Activities for Mikah. Mikah will be
responsible for biostudies, regulatory filings and sales and distribution
of the Product.
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Mikah
or its designees shall prepare all applications necessary to obtain any
Product registration and permits required to file the Product in the
Territories. The NDA shall be owned by Mikah. Elite,
however, shall write the CMC section and prepare all completed data and
information deemed necessary for the filing of a valid
NDA.
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will be responsible for any biostudies required for the
Product.
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Ownership
of Regulatory Filings. Mikah shall own and maintain the NDA,
Regulatory Approvals and any other jurisdictionally required Regulatory
Filings for the Product. Elite will offer any assistance as reasonably
requested with maintenance of the Regulatory Filings, as Mikah or a
Regulatory Authority may require.
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Exclusive
Rights. Elite does not have any right, title or interest in or
to the Data or any other information generated in connection with the
Elite Development Activities other than as covered in Article 6 and shall
not use the Data for any purpose other than as expressly provided
herein. Elite agrees that to violate this provision would cause
Mikah significant and irreparable harm and accordingly, Mikah may seek an
injunction against Elite in this
event.
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ARTICLE
3
MANUFACTURING
AND SUPPLY OF PRODUCT
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Manufacturing
Agreement. Elite and Mikah agree that, upon approval of the NDA
for {***}, Elite will manufacture the Product and the Parties will
negotiate in good faith a manufacturing and supply agreement for the
Product.
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Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ARTICLE
4
ROYALTIES
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Mikah,
its Affiliates and/or its successors shall pay Elite on a quarterly basis
a royalty payment as set forth in Exhibit B, item 4 (the “Royalty”), and
provide a quarterly report of all Product
sales.
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The
Royalty shall be due and payable for the duration of the period beginning
on the date of approval of the Product by the FDA and ending on the date
of introduction into the market of a generic of {***} (such period being
the “Royalty Period”).
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Payment
of the Royalty is contingent upon the Product being manufactured by Elite
in a US-FDA approved facility, except as provided for in Article 11 of
this Agreement.
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All
payments and quarterly sales reports shall be made within forty five (45)
days after the end of each quarter starting with the end of the calendar
quarter immediately following the commercial launch of the
Product.
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Audit
rights for accounts. Upon ten days written notice, Elite shall have the
right to designate a representative to inspect Mikah’s books of account,
records, documents and instruments related to the sales of the Product of
Mikah and any Affiliate and to make copies thereof, at any time during
Mikah’s regular business hours during the term of this Agreement and for a
period of) two (2) years immediately after termination of this Agreement
to ascertain the accuracy of such records in respect to calculation of
royalty amounts. The expense of such audit shall be Elite’s unless the
audit shall demonstrate a discrepancy greater than five percent (5%)
between royalties reported and paid and those which were actually
incurred, in which event the expenses of such audit shall be borne by
Mikah. In the event there is a dispute between Elite and Mikah regarding
any discrepancy discovered by such audit, Mikah and Elite shall together
designate a qualified third party certified public accountant to perform a
second audit, the results of which shall be binding. In the event the
second audit reveals that the discrepancy was less than five percent (5%),
then Elite shall pay the costs of the second audit. In the event that the
second audit reveals that the discrepancy was more than five percent (5%),
then Mikah shall pay the cost of the second
audit.
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ARTICLE
5
PAYMENTS
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Payments
for Development. In consideration of Elite’s performance with
the terms and conditions of this agreement, Mikah shall pay Elite for the
development work according to the terms outlined in exhibit B, items 1,2
and 3, of this agreement.
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Grant
of License. Subject to the terms set forth herein, and in
consideration for the payments set forth, Elite hereby grants to Mikah a
royalty bearing license to market the Product within the Territory. The
royalty amount is set forth in Exhibit B, item 4, and is contingent upon
FDA approval of the Product and Article 4 of this
Agreement.
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Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ARTICLE
6
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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Representations
and warranties:
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Each
Party represents and warrants to the other that it is authorized to enter
into and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
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Each
Party represents and warrants to the other that its obligations created
under this agreement do not conflict in any manner with any of its
pre-existing obligations.
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(c)
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Each
Party represents and warrants to the other that it is the owner of any
Know-How to be used or relied upon by such Party in performing its
obligations under this Agreement.
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(d)
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Mikah
represents and warrants that:
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(i)
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it
has not received any notice or claim that the use of its Know-How
infringes any patent or intellectual property rights of any third party in
the Territory; and
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(ii)
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to
its actual knowledge, without any independent investigation, the use of
its Know-How will not infringe any patent or intellectual property rights
of any third party in the
Territory.
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(e)
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Elite
represents and warrants that:
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(i)
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It
has not received any notice or claim that the use of its Know-How
infringes any patent, or intellectual property rights of any third party
in the Territory; and
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(ii)
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to
its actual knowledge, without any independent investigation, the use of
its Know-How will not infringe any patent or intellectual property rights
of any third party in the
Territory.
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ARTICLE
7
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS
7.1
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Each
Party shall be responsible, at its own expense, for filing and prosecuting
patent applications relating to its Know-How, as it deems appropriate, and
for paying maintenance fees on any patents issuing there from, for the
term of this Agreement, with respect to Know-How owned by
it. With respect to any Product developed hereunder, the party
developing the formulation shall be responsible for filing and prosecuting
the patents. Each Party shall promptly render all necessary
assistance reasonably requested by the other Party in applying for
and prosecuting patent applications relating to such Party’s Know-How
under this Agreement. Ownership of inventions shall be determined by US
Patent Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent
that a patent application includes claims applicable to a broader scope of
products than the Product, such Know-How and rights related thereto shall
be presumed to belong to Elite, provided that Mikah shall receive a fully
paid up license for such patent with respect to the Product during the
life of the patent.
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7.2
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For
avoidance of doubt, Elite shall retain ownership of any Intellectual
Property, which it owned prior to the execution of this Agreement and
which has not been created or developed in connection with the provision
of the activities contemplated hereunder. In such event, Elite shall grant
Mikah a non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable, perpetual license to
use Elite Intellectual Property solely in connection with the activities
contemplated hereunder, and/or as is necessary or useful to the
commercialization of the Product, including but not limited to making,
having made, using, importing, exporting, and selling the
Product.
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ARTICLE
8
INDEMNIFICATION
8.1
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Indemnification
of Mikah. Elite shall indemnify and hold harmless Mikah and its officers,
directors and employees against and from any losses, damages, injuries,
liabilities, exposure, claims, demands, settlement, judgments, awards,
fines, penalties, taxes, fees (including attorneys’ fees), charges or
expenses that are suffered or incurred at any time by Mikah or such
persons, or to which Mikah or such persons may otherwise become subject at
any time, and that become payable or arise out of or by virtue of, or
relate to:
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(a)
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Any
breach by Elite or default by Elite in the performance of, or any failure
on the part of Elite to observe, perform or abide by, any restriction,
covenant, obligation, representation, warranty or other provision
contained in this Agreement or
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(b)
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Any
injury or alleged injury to any person (including death) or to the
property of any person not a party hereto arising out of or alleging the
negligence or intentional act or omission of Elite or its employees or
agents.
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8.2
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Indemnification
of Elite. Mikah shall indemnify and hold harmless Elite and its officers,
directors or employees against and from any losses, damages, injuries,
liabilities, exposure, claims, demands, settlement, judgments, awards,
fines, penalties, taxes, fees (including attorneys’ fees), charges or
expenses that are suffered or incurred at any time by Elite or such
persons, or to which Elite or such persons may otherwise become subject at
any time, and that become payable or arise out of or by virtue of, or
relate to:
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(a)
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Any
breach by Mikah or default by Mikah in the performance of, or any failure
on the part of Mikah to observe, perform or abide by, any restriction,
covenant, obligation, representation, warranty or other provision
contained in this Agreement or
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(b)
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Any
injury or alleged injury to any person (including death) or to the
property of any person not a party hereto arising out of or alleging the
negligence or intentional act or omission of Mikah or its employees or
agents, or arising from the active ingredient of the
Product.
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8.3
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Notice
and Legal Defense. Promptly after receipt by a Party hereunder of any
claim or notice of the commencement of any action, administrative or legal
proceeding, or investigation as to which the indemnity provided for in
Section 7.1 and 7.2 hereof may apply, the Party seeking indemnification
shall notify the indemnifying Party in writing of such fact The
indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof; provided, however,
that if the defendants in any such action include both the Party seeking
indemnification and the indemnifying Party and the Party seeking
indemnification shall reasonably conclude that there may be legal defenses
available to it which are different from or additional to, or inconsistent
with, those available to the indemnifying Party, the Party seeking
indemnification shall have the right to select separate counsel to
participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such Party seeking
indemnification, at the indemnifying Party’s
expense.
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8.4
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LIMITATION
OF DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY
FOR LOST PROFITS (OTHER THAN AS ARE ORDINARILY ENCOMPASSED BY CONTRACT
DAMAGES), LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, ARISING UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY.
THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY EVEN IF A PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.
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ARTICLE
9
TERM AND
TERMINATION AND DEFAULT
9.1
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Term. This
Agreement shall be effective from the Effective Date and shall continue
for a ten (10) year term after the initial marketing of the Product, or
pursuant to Article 9 of this Agreement. For avoidance of doubt, the
Royalty shall be due and owing only during the “Royalty Period” if the
“Royalty Period” is less than ten years. One year prior to the
Termination Date, the Parties shall meet to discuss the commercial options
regarding the supply and distribution of the Product subsequent to such
Termination Date.
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
9.2
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Termination. Either
Party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement prior to the
Termination Date upon the occurrence of a "Termination
Event". A "Termination Event" shall mean: (a) the voluntary or
involuntary filing of a petition for bankruptcy, insolvency or placing in
receivership of either Party; (b) a material breach of the terms of this
Agreement by one Party followed by written notice of such breach by the
non-breaching Party followed by the failure of the breaching Party to cure
such breach within sixty (60) days of the date upon which written notice
of breach was given as in Section 9.4; (c) adverse changes in the
Intellectual Property environment wherein either Party, in its reasonable
commercial judgment believes a third party patent may be infringed upon by
a Product; (d) upon six (6) months written notice to the other Party, if
in terminating Party’s reasonable judgment the Product ceases to be
commercially viable. Otherwise, if Mikah is to terminate for any reason
other than that which is set forth in Article 9.2, Mikah shall pay Royalty
to Elite for the Royalty Period. If Elite is to terminate for
any reason other than that which is set forth in Article 9.2, the Royalty
shall not be due and owing to Elite for the period subsequent to such
termination.
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9.3
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Termination
Prior to Regulatory Approvals. Promptly upon termination
of this Agreement as a result of Elite’s bankruptcy or breach of this
Agreement prior to obtaining Regulatory Approvals, Mikah shall be entitled
to a licensed copy of all of Elite’s Data or other materials reasonably
necessary to enable Mikah to complete the process of obtaining Regulatory
Approvals that have not yet been received, and in such case, the ownership
rights of Elite and Mikah with respect to the Product shall remain in
accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
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9.4
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Events of
Default
. An event of default under this Agreement shall be deemed
to exist upon the occurrence of anyone or more of the following
events:
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(a)
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Failure
by either Party hereto to perform fully, or comply fully, with, any
material provision of this Agreement and such failure continues for a
period of sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice of such
nonperformance or noncompliance;
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(b)
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Failure
of Mikah to pay any amount due to Elite, which failure continues for a
period of sixty (60) days after written notice of such non-payment unless,
and to the extent such non-payment is due to a good faith dispute
concerning the amount owed.
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9.5
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WARRANTY
LIMITATION
. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 6, THE PARTIES
MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING TECHNOLOGY, GOODS,
SERVICES, RIGHTS OR THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF PRODUCTS, AND HEREBY
DISCLAIM: ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE OR
NONINFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL OF THE
FOREGOING.
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ARTICLE
10
RESOLUTION
OF DISPUTES; ARBITRATION
10.1
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The
following dispute resolution process shall apply to all disputes that
arise under this Agreement (the “Dispute Resolution
Process”). In the event of any dispute under this Agreement,
the disputing Party shall provide written notice of the dispute to the
other Parties detailing such dispute. Within ten (10) business
days from the date of the written notice, the Parties will meet at a
mutually acceptable time and place or via phone or teleconference, and
thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary, to exchange
relevant information and to attempt to resolve the dispute. If
they are unable to resolve the dispute within fifteen (15) business days
of their first meeting, the matter shall be referred to a senior board
level manager of each of the
Parties.
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10.2
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If
the senior board level managers of the Parties are unable to resolve the
matter within three (3) business days after notification then, any Party
to the dispute may initiate binding arbitration or pursue other legal
proceedings to the extent Section 10.4 of the Agreement is not
applicable.
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10.3
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Expenses. Each
Party shall be responsible for its own legal fees, travel and related
expenses during the Parties’ attempt to resolve the
dispute.
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10.4
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Other
Rights. Nothing in this Section 9 shall be deemed to waive the
right of any Party to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a
temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, or other equitable
relief to preserve the status quo or prevent irreparable
harm.
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11.1
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Recitals. The
recitals are hereby incorporated by reference and made part of this
Agreement.
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11.2
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Survival. Except
as expressly provided in this Agreement, expiration or termination of this
Agreement will not relieve the Parties of any obligation that accrued
prior to such expiration or termination. Upon expiration or early
termination of this Agreement, all rights and obligations of the Parties
shall cease, except as follows:
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(a)
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The
obligations of Article 4 of this Agreement, specifically the payment of
Royalties, shall survive termination of this Agreement up to and including
the date that is ten (10) years after the initial marketing of the
Product; or the last day of the Royalty Period, whichever is
earlier. In the event of Elite being willing and able to
manufacture the Product in an Elite Facility and Mikah transferring such
manufacturing to a non-Elite facility, the Parties agree that the Royalty
shall continue to be due and payable to Elite regardless of the Product
not being manufactured in an Elite facility. For avoidance of
doubt, Royalty will be paid as specified in Article 4.2 (the “Royalty
Period”).
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(b)
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The
obligations of confidentiality set forth in Section 11.5 of Article 11
shall survive;
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(c)
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The
Parties obligations under Article 7 shall
survive;
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(d)
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Any
cause of action or claim of Mikah or
Elite
accrued or to accrue because of any breach or default by the other Party
hereunder shall survive;
and
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11.3
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, with all of the Exhibits,
contain the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede all previous verbal and written
agreements, representations and warranties. This Agreement may
be released, waived or modified only by written agreement signed by the
Party against whom enforcement of any release, waiver, modification, or
other change is sought.
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11.4
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Standard
Forms. In ordering and delivering the services or Product,
Mikah and Elite may employ their standard forms, but nothing in those
forms shall be construed to modify, amend or supplement the terms of this
Agreement and, in the case of any conflict herewith, the terms of this
Agreement shall govern and control.
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11.5
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Confidentiality. Elite
and Mikah shall not use, except in connection with this Agreement, nor
disclose any information concerning the other Party's business or any
proprietary information of the other Party, including but not limited to,
technical or scientific data, unpublished findings, biological material,
know-how, specifications, processes, techniques, patent, patent litigation
strategies or tactics, trade secrets, algorithms, programs, designs,
drawings, or formulae; and any engineering, manufacturing, marketing,
financial, litigation, intellectual property or business plan,
confidential knowledge, data or other similar information, whether
received pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise ("Confidential
Information") without the prior written consent of such other
Party. The obligation of non-disclosure referred to above shall
not apply to:
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(i)
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Information
which is known to the receiving Party or one of its Affiliates or
independently developed by the receiving Party or one of its Affiliates
prior to the time of disclosure, in each case, to the extent evidenced by
written records;
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(ii)
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Information
disclosed to the receiving Party by a third party, which has a right to
make such disclosure;
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(iii)
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Information
which is or becomes patented, published or otherwise part of the public
domain as a result of acts by the disclosing Party or a third person
obtaining such information as a matter of right;
or
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(iv)
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Information
which is required to be disclosed by order of the FDA or similar authority
in other countries or a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that the
Parties shall use their best efforts to obtain confidential treatment of
such information by the court or
agency.
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11.6
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In
addition to the provisions set forth in this agreement, the Mutual
Confidentiality Agreement entered into by the Parties dated as of May
18
,
2010 is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its
entirety.
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11.7
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Force
Majeure. Failure of any Party to perform its obligations under
this Agreement as a result of Force Majeure shall not subject such Party
to any liability or place it in breach of any term or condition of this
Agreement to the other Party if such failure is caused by any cause beyond
the reasonable control of such non-performing Party. The Party prevented
from performing its obligations or duties because of Force Majeure shall
promptly notify the other Party hereto of the occurrence and particulars
of such Force Majeure and shall provide the other Party, from time to
time, with its best estimate of the duration of such Force Majeure and
with notice of the termination thereof. The Party so affected
shall use its best efforts to avoid or remove such causes of
nonperformance. Upon termination of Force Majeure, the performance of any
suspended obligation or duty shall promptly recommence. Neither
Party shall be liable to the other Party for any direct, indirect,
consequential, incidental, special, punitive or exemplary damages arising
out of or relating to the suspension or termination of any of its
obligations or duties under this Agreement by reason of the occurrence of
Force Majeure. In the event that Force Majeure has occurred and
is continuing for a period of at least three (3) months, the other Party
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days
notice.
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11.8
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Waiver. The
failure of a Party to enforce any breach or provision of this Agreement
shall not constitute a continuing waiver of such breach or provision and
such Party may at any time thereafter act upon or enforce such breach or
provisions of this Agreement. Any waiver of breach executed by
either Party shall affect only the specific breach and shall not operate
as a waiver of any subsequent or preceding
breach.
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11.9
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No
Assignment. Elite may not delegate, subcontract, sublicense or
otherwise transfer to a third party its rights or obligations under this
Agreement, except to any Affiliate of Elite, without the consent of
Mikah, Mikah may transfer its rights or obligations under this
Agreement to any Affiliate or to a successor of the portion of its
business that is the subject matter hereof. Subject to the
foregoing, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Parties and their respective permitted successors and
assigns.
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11.10
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Severability. If
any clause or provision of this Agreement is declared invalid or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall
be severed and the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall continue in
full force and effect. The Parties shall use their best efforts
to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision as a substitute for the
severed provision, taking into account the intent of this
Agreement.
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
11.11
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Notices. Any
notice, request or other communication required to be given pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to be given when delivered in person or by courier (return receipt
requested) or five days after being deposited in the United States mail,
postage prepaid, certified, return receipt requested to the Parties
addressed as follows:
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165
Ludlow Avenue Northvale
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Attn:
Chris Dick, President
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Hillsborough,
New Jersey 08844
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Attn:
Nasrat Hakim, President
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11.12
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Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of New Jersey, United States of America, without
reference to conflicts of laws, rules or
principles.
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11.13
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Independent
Parties. The relationship of the Parties under this Agreement is that of
independent contractors. Neither Party shall be deemed to be
the agent of the other, nor shall the Parties be deemed to be partners or
joint venturers, and neither is authorized to take any action binding upon
the other. Elite expressly acknowledges for itself, its
employees, agents and subcontractors, that none of them are employees of
Mikah and that none of them are entitled to participate in any benefit
plans of Mikah. Elite further acknowledges that none of its
employees, agents or subcontractors are eligible to participate in any
benefit plans of Mikah, even if it is later determined that the status of
any of them was that of an employee during the period of this engagement
of Elite by Mikah.
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11.14
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Costs. Except
as otherwise provided in this agreement, each Party will pay its own costs
and expenses in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution,
and performance of this
Agreement.
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11.15
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Currency. Wherever
a monetary currency is indicated throughout this Agreement, that currency
shall be United States Dollars, unless otherwise clearly
indicated.
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
11.16
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Days. Wherever
reference is made to days, working days or any measurement of time in
days, calendar days shall be used regardless of weekends and
holidays.
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11.17
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Sophisticated
Parties. Each Party to this Agreement is a sophisticated
business party negotiating in good faith with the advice of legal
counsel. Each Party is hereby advised to seek the advice of
legal counsel prior to executing this
Agreement.
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11.18
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English
Language. This Agreement has been negotiated and is written in
the English language, and while some of the Parties may not speak English
as their primary language, they have sought the use of translators, if
necessary, and understand the meaning and implications of this entire
Agreement.
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(The
remainder of this page has been intentionally left blank.)
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first above
written.
MIKAH
PHARMA LLC
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ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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By:
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By:
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Name:
Nasrat
Hakim
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Name:
Chris
C. Dick
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Title:
President
and CEO
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Title:
President
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exhibit
A
{***}
Development
Activities
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Responsibility
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#
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Activities
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Elite
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Mikah
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Estimated Timing
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1
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Formulation Development
- Preliminary
batches
- API
and Raw Material characterization
- Comparator
product characterization
- In
vitro dissolution
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X
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6
months from signing of agreement
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2
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Analytics
- Product
specifications
- Methods
development
- Validation
package
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X
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3
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Manufacturing of Pivotal Batch
- Three
batches each strength (150,000 tablets)
- Packaging
in HDPE bottles
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X
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Immediately
after completion of Step 2
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4
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Shelf Stability Studies
-
Standard protocol for NDA
- 3
batches X 3 strengths
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X
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5
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Biostudies
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X
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At
timing of Mikah
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6
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Validation
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X
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7
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NDA: Compile and
submit
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X
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exhibit
B
Payments
for Development of
{***}
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1.
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For
the full development of {***}as per this agreement and its exhibits, Elite
shall receive all rights, title and interest held by Mikah in the
Naltrexone Product.
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a.
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The
Parties agree to prepare and execute a separate asset purchase agreement
for the transfer of such rights, title and interest held by Mikah in the
Naltrexone Product within thirty days from the Effective
Date.
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2.
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The
Parties agree that the value of the Naltrexone Product, estimated at
$200,000, constitutes full and equitable consideration for the development
services being performed by Elite under this
Agreement. Furthermore, the transfer of the Naltrexone Product
represents payment of consideration in lieu of cash, with such payment
being made by Mikah in advance of the performance of Elite Development
Activities.
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3.
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The
Parties agree, that in the event of Elite not completing any of those
Elite Development Activities listed as being the responsibility of Elite
as per Exhibit A of this Agreement, Elite shall pay to Mikah amounts, as
follows, with such amounts representing the value of consideration paid by
Mikah by transfer of the Naltrexone Product, less the value of Elite
Development Activities that were
completed:
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a.
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If
Elite does not complete item #6 of Exhibit A (Validation), Elite shall pay
$25,000 to Mikah.
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b.
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If
Elite does not complete item #’s 3 and 4 of Exhibit A (Manufacturing of
Pivotal Batch and Shelf Stability Studies, respectively), Elite shall pay
$100,000 to Mikah
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c.
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If
Elite does not complete item #’s 1 & 2 of Exhibit A (Formulation
Development and Analytics, respectively), Elite shall pay $75,000 to
Mikah.
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4.
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Royalties
of amounts equal to {***}% of Net Sales of {***}shall be paid to Elite in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, Article 4 and Article
11.
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exhibit
C
{***}
Product
Formulation Specifications
The
desired Product consists of {***}mg, {***} mg, and {***}mg {***}
An
acceptable release profile based on dissolution and bioavailability parameters
will be determined in detail by mutual agreement between Mikah and
Elite.
For
avoidance of doubt, dissolution, content and related substance specification
profile shall meet all applicable regulatory standards for a NDA as set forth by
the CFR and USP.
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
between
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
and
EPIC
PHARMA, LLC
Dated as
of September 10, 2010
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(the
“
Agreement
”) is
entered into as of September 10, 2010, by and between ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC. and ELITE LABORATORIES, INC. (a subsidiary of Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.),
a Delaware corporations with offices at 165 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, New Jersey
07430 (“Buyer”) and EPIC PHARMA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation
with offices at 227-15 N. Conduit Ave., Laurelton, New York 11413 (“Seller”).
Seller and Buyer are sometimes hereafter referred to individually as a “Party”
and collectively as the “Parties”.
RECITALS
WHEREAS
, Seller is engaged in
the business of developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling pharmaceutical
products and owns certain rights related to the product (the “Product”) and
Abbreviated New Drug Application (the “ANDA”) listed in Appendix 1 of this
Agreement.
And,
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto
intend that Seller shall sell to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from Seller
certain assets related to the Product upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises,
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and
intending to be legally bound, the parties do hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
Purchase
and Sale of Assets
1.1
Sale of Product.
Pursuant
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Seller agrees to sell,
convey, assign, grant, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to
purchase, acquire and receive from Seller on the Closing Date, Seller’s entire
interest in the Product for manufacture, sale and use in the United States
(including its territories and possessions, the (“
Territory
”),
including (i) all regulatory correspondence received from the FDA with respect
to the ANDA and (ii) all know-how and technical information embodied in the ANDA
and specifically relating to the development, manufacture, packaging, use or
sale of the Product in the Territory owned or possessed by Seller on the Closing
Date (the “
Information
”),
together with the Product, the “
Assets
”). Seller
also hereby grants Buyer and its Affiliates the ANDA technology and scientific
materials for Buyer’s use in connection with the manufacture, registration or
sale of the Product outside of the Territory.
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portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
1.2 Closing
Date.
The
Closing Date of this Agreement shall be sixty (60) days from the date of this
Agreement or FDA approval of the ANDA, whichever is later.
1.3
Delivery of
Assets.
Upon
receipt of the payment of that portion of the Purchase Price set forth in
Section 2.1(a) (i), Seller shall deliver to Buyer a full and complete copy of
the following:
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(a)
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Copy
of the ANDA, together with a transfer letter to the FDA reflecting the
change in ownership and the accompanying form
356h;
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(b)
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Development
reports and analytical methods;
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(c)
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Pre-approval
inspection reports and responses;
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(d)
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FDA
communication letters during the approval process and through the date
thereof;
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(e)
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Bioequivalency
report submitted to the FDA; and
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(f)
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A
duly executed Assignment and Bill of Sale, in the form annexed
hereto.
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ARTICLE
2
Consideration
for Transfer of Assets
2.1 Purchase
Price.
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Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in consideration for the
sale and transfer of the Assets, Buyer shall pay to Seller, and amount
equal to {***} dollars (${***}) (the “
Purchase
Price
”). {***} dollars (${***}) will be paid at the
closing of this Agreement and the remaining ${***} will be paid quarterly
over the next three years with the first payment on the first full quarter
after the closing. The quarterly payments will be ${***} each
quarter.
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(b)
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All
payments under this Section shall be made by check, wire transfer or other
immediately available funds to an account indicated by
Seller.
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portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
ARTICLE
3
Representations
and Warranties
3.1
Legal Authority.
Each
party represents and warrants that it has the legal power, authority and right
to enter into this Agreement and to perform its respective obligations set forth
herein.
3.2
Title to Assets.
Seller
hereby represents and warrants that it or its Affiliates has good and marketable
title to the Assets, free and clear of all liens.
3.3 Due
Diligence
Buyer
hereby acknowledges that it has conducted its own due diligence on the subject
matter of this Agreement, and has not relied upon any of Seller’s
representations in entering this Agreement.
3.4
Disclaimer of
Warranties.
EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, SELLER DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, WITH REGARD TO THE PRODUCT, THE ANDA, AND THE ASSETS, INCLUDING THE
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
SELLER HAS MADE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN
APPROVAL FROM THE FDA WITH RESPECT TO THE ANDA OR THE SITE TRANSFER OR THE
ABILITY TO MANUFACTURE OR SELL THE PRODUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
LAW. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SALE AND ASSUMPTION OF THE
ASSETS BY BUYER IS ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. SELLER WILL NOT AND DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT OWNERS OF PRODUCT THAT ARE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO OR IDENTICAL
WITH THE PRODUCT WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO REGISTER AND SELL SUCH PRODUCT IN THE
TERRITORY. SELLER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE
PROSPECTS, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, OF MARKETING THE PRODUCT IN THE
TERRITORY.
ARTICLE
4
Additional
Agreements
4.1
Use of Seller Name.
Buyer
shall not use the name of Seller or any Seller Affiliates or their respective
trademarks, logos or designs in any manner whatsoever in connection with the
manufacture, use, sale, promotion, advertising or distribution of the
Product.
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
4.2
FDA Contacts.
On and
after the Closing Date, Buyer shall be responsible for all contacts with the FDA
and any other applicable Governmental or Regulatory Authorities in the Territory
with respect to the Product, and all other responsibilities relating to its
registration.
4.3
Payment of Transaction
Expenses.
All sales
taxes, use taxes, transfer taxes, filing fees, and similar taxes, fees and
expenses (excluding any taxes arising from income or gains earned by Seller)
required to be paid in connection with the sale of the Assets to Buyer will be
borne and paid by Buyer.
4.4
Site Transfer.
Buyer
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the approval from the
FDA for the site transfer of the Product to Buyer’s manufacturing facility as
expeditiously as is reasonably practicable. Buyer is solely
responsible for preparing the necessary paperwork and conducting any testing
required to support the site transfer. Buyer is responsible for purchasing all
other materials and components necessary to manufacture the product for
testing.
4.5
Limitation of
Transfer.
Buyer
hereby agrees that until such time as Buyer has discharged its entire payment
obligation hereunder, it shall not convey, sell, assign, transfer, license or
otherwise dispose of any of the Assets without prior written consent of Seller,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
4.6
Further
Assurances.
Seller,
at any time after the Closing Date, at the reasonable request of Buyer and at
Buyer’s sole expense, shall execute, acknowledge and deliver further
assignments, and other assurances, documents and instruments of transfer that
may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of assigning and granting to Buyer
all Assets to be conveyed pursuant to this Agreement.
4.7 Indemnification.
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Buyer
shall defend, indemnify and hold Seller and its employees, directors,
officers, Affiliates and agents harmless from and against any and all
claims, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, awards and costs
whatsoever, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, and
including without limitation bodily injury, death or property damages
arising out of or in connection with (i) any act or failure to act which
is the responsibility of Buyer or its Affiliates under this Agreement,
(ii) any and all liabilities arising from any Action relating to, directly
or indirectly the Product or the Assets which are the responsibility of
Buyer or its Affiliates at any time following the Closing Date, and (iii)
any liabilities, obligations, commitments of whatever kind and nature,
primary or secondary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, known or
unknown, whether or not accrued, arising out of or relating to, directly
or indirectly, the Product or the Assets which obligations relate to any
conduct of Buyer or its Affiliates at any time following the Closing
Date. This provision shall survive the expiration or
termination of this
Agreement.
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portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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Seller
shall defend, indemnify and hold Buyer and its employees, directors,
officers, Affiliates and agents harmless from and against any and all
claims, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, awards and costs
whatsoever, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, and
including without limitation bodily injury, death or property damages
arising out of or in connection with (i) any act or omission to act which
is the responsibility of Seller or its Affiliates under this Agreement,
(ii) any and all liabilities arising from any Action relating to, directly
or indirectly the Product or the Assets which are the responsibility of
Seller at any time prior to the Closing Date, and (iii) any liabilities,
obligations, commitments of whatever kind and nature, primary or
secondary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, known or unknown,
whether or not accrued, arising out of or relating to, directly or
indirectly, the Product or the Assets which obligations relate to any
conduct of Seller at any time prior to the Closing Date. This
provision shall survive the expiration or termination of this
Agreement.
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4.8
Confidentiality.
For a
period of five (5) years from the date hereof, Seller shall hold in confidence
and use its best efforts to have its Affiliates and representatives hold in
confidence all information pertaining to the Assets and, except as contemplated
by this Agreement, shall not disclose, publish, use or permit others to use the
same;
provided, however,
that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to any portion of the
foregoing which was or becomes available on a non-confidential basis to the
other party or when such disclosure is required by a Governmental or Regulatory
Authority or is otherwise required by law or is necessary in order to establish
rights under this Agreement or any other agreements related
hereto. This provision shall survive the expiration or termination of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE
5
General
5.1
Assignment.
Until
such time as Buyer has discharged all its payment obligations hereunder, this
Agreement may not be assigned by Buyer without the prior written consent of
Seller as set for in Section 4.4. This Agreement will be binding upon
and will inure to the benefit of permitted assigns and
successors.
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
5.2
Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given,
made and received on the date when delivered by hand delivery with receipt
acknowledged, or upon the next Business Day following receipt of telex or
telecopy transmission, or upon the third day after deposit in the United States
mail, registered or certified with postage prepaid, return receipt requested,
addressed as set forth below:
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If
to Seller:
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Epic
Pharma, LLC
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227-15
N, Conduit Avenue
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Laurelton,
NY 11413
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Attn:
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Ashok
G. Nigalaye, President/CEO
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Ram
Potti, Vice President
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Fax:
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718-276-1735
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If
to Buyer:
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Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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165
Ludlow Avenue
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Northvale,
NJ 07647
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Attn: Chris
C. Dick, President/COO
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Fax:
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201-367-7880
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Any party
may alter the addresses to which communications or copies are to be sent by
giving notice of such change of address in conformity with the provision of this
Section 5.2 for giving notice.
5.3 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any
reason, the remaining provisions will continue in full force without being
impaired or invalidated in any way, and the parties agree to replace any invalid
provision with a valid provision that most closely approximates the intent and
economic effect of the invalid provision.
5.4
Headings.
Headings
used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and in no way define,
limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such paragraph, or in any way
affect this Agreement.
5.5
No Waiver.
No term
or provisions hereof shall be deemed waived, and no breach excused, unless such
waiver or consent is in writing and signed by the party claimed to have waived
or consented. The waiver by any party of any breach of any provision
of this Agreement will not operate or be interpreted as a waiver of any other
subsequent breach.
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
5.6
Relationship of the
Parties.
Nothing
in this Agreement should be construed to create a partnership, agency, joint
venture or employer-employee relationship. None of the parties has
the authority to assume or create any obligation, express or implied, on behalf
of any other party.
5.7
Governing Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York (other than the provisions relating to conflicts of
law). Each party hereby consents to the exclusive personal
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the Borough of
Manhattan, City of New York, State of New York.
5.8
Entire Agreement;
Amendment.
This
Agreement and any additional documents required to be delivered on the Closing
Date, constitute the final, complete and exclusive agreement among the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any previous proposals,
negotiations, agreements, arrangements or warranties, whether verbal or written,
made among the parties with respect to such subject matter. This
Agreement may be amended or modified only by mutual agreement in writing of the
authorized representatives of the parties.
5.9
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all of which shall together constitute one and the same
instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more
counterparts hereof shall bear the signatures of all parties indicated as
signatories hereto.
5.10
No Third Party
Beneficiary.
The terms
and provisions of this Agreement are intended solely for the benefit of each
party hereto and their respective successors or permitted assigns, and it is not
the intention of the parties to confer third-party beneficiary rights upon any
other person or entity.
5.11
Definitions.
As used
in this Agreement, the following defined terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
“
Action
” means any
action, suit, proceeding, arbitration or Governmental or Regulatory Authority
investigation or audit.
“
Affiliate
” means any
Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Person
specified. As used herein the term “control” means possession of the
power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of a
corporation or other entity whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by contract or otherwise.
“
Business Day
” means a
day during which banks are generally open for business in New York.
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portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“
FDA
” means the
federal Food and Drug Administration.
“
Governmental or Regulatory
Authority
” means any court, tribunal, arbitrator, agency, commission,
official or other instrumentality of any federal, state, county, city or other
political subdivision, domestic or foreign.
“
Person
” means any
natural person, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership,
proprietorship, other business organization, trust, union, association or
Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
EPIC
PHARMA, LLC
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
APPENDIX 1
Listing
of Product and ANDA
Product
Description
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ANDA
#
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{***}
Tablets , {***} mg
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{***}-{***}
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Between
Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
And
Precision
Dose, Inc.
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
LICENSE
AGREEMENT
This
License Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into as of the 10th day of September,
2010 by and between PRECISION DOSE, INC., an Illinois corporation (“PRECISION
DOSE”), and ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and ELITE LABORATORIES, INC. (a
subsidiary of Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), both Delaware corporations
(collectively, “ELITE”).
WHEREAS, ELITE has ownership rights to
products specified on Schedule A (the “Products”) as of September 10, 2010, and
PRECISION DOSE wishes to license from ELITE the right to purchase, market and
sell the Products on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
Article
1
GRANT
OF LICENSE
6.1.
License
. ELITE
hereby grants to PRECISION DOSE a license (“License” or “Licensing Rights”)
without the right to further sublicense, to market and sell the Products in
North America (including the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico), including
the right to reference the ANDA Number, where appropriate, for approval to
market the Product in North America.
6.2.
Exclusive Marketing Rights
.
ELITE
hereby grants to PRECISION DOSE exclusive marketing rights (“Exclusive Marketing
Rights”) to market and sell the Products in the United States, and Puerto
Rico). ELITE agrees that it shall not (and it shall not authorize,
permit or suffer any of its affiliates to), directly or indirectly, sell or
distribute a Product in North America at any time during the term of this
agreement unless specifically authorized under the terms of this Agreement.
ELITE hereby grants to PRECISION DOSE non-exclusive marketing rights to market
and sell the Products in Canada.
6.3. Trademarks.
PRECISION DOSE agrees and acknowledges that it shall not acquire by virtue of
this Agreement any interest in or to any trademarks or trade names of ELITE,
except that ELITE authorizes PRECISION DOSE to place the ELITE and PRECISION
DOSE trade names and trademarks on marketing and packaging materials of the
Products during the term of this Agreement. The labeling will incorporate the
following statement: “Manufactured by Elite Laboratories, Inc., 165 Ludlow
Avenue, Northvale, NJ 07647”.
6.4.
Manufacturing.
ELITE
will only manufacture the Products at the manufacturing site designated by
Product on Schedule A. The parties agree that, except for regulatory
prohibitions or mutual agreement of the parties that a Product is not
commercially viable, ELITE will be able to manufacture and ship all the Products
to PRECISION DOSE within two years of the date of this Agreement.
6.5.
Licensed Trade
Secrets.
The information exchanged between ELITE and PRECISION DOSE
pursuant to this Agreement is expressly subject to the Mutual Confidentiality
and Non-Disclosure Agreement entered into by the parties and dated June 25, 2010
(the “Confidentiality Agreement”) and whose term is hereby made coterminous with
this Agreement.
PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
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portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
6.6.
Improvements
. Any
new information, developments, or improvements relating to the Products subject
to this Agreement, and any patent or copyright rights arising from or related
thereto (collectively, “Improvements”) will be owned solely by ELITE but shall
be automatically included in the License, and if PRECISION DOSE develops an
Improvement that may be used beyond the Products which are the subject of this
Agreement, then ELITE does now automatically grant a worldwide, non-exclusive,
irrevocable, royalty-free right for PRECISION DOSE to use the
Improvement.
Article
2
COMPENSATION
2.1.
License Fee and Milestone
Payments
. In return for the Licensing Rights described in this
Agreement, PRECISION DOSE shall pay to ELITE the milestone payments (“Milestone
Payments”) and a license fee (“License Fee”) compensation specified in Schedule
C.
2.2.
Records
. PRECISION
DOSE shall keep complete and accurate records of all sales of the Products and
the calculation of net sales and gross profit of the Products. ELITE shall have
the right, at ELITE’s expense and after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice
to PRECISION DOSE, through an independent certified public accountant, on a
mutually agreeable date, to examine such records at any time within one (1) year
after the due date of the License Fee payments to which such records relate,
during regular business hours, during the life of this Agreement and for twelve
(12) months after expiration of ELITE’s last production lot of Product sold to
PRECISION DOSE, in order to verify the accuracy of the reports to be made under
this Agreement. If the accountant determines that PRECISION DOSE has
under-compensated ELITE, the findings shall be shared with PRECISION DOSE. If
PRECISION DOSE agrees that PRECISION DOSE has not paid ELITE all of the
compensation ELITE was entitled to receive, or it is later determined that
PRECISION DOSE did not pay all of the compensation due to ELITE, then PRECISION
DOSE shall pay the proper amount of compensation and all costs and expenses
incurred by ELITE to hire the accountant and all of the accountant’s expenses,
and all legal expenses, to obtain the appropriate compensation. If PRECISION
DOSE disputes in good faith the accuracy of the results of such examination, the
parties will retain a second independent certified public accountant whose
examination will be binding upon both parties. The losing party will pay all of
the expenses of both independent certified public accountant
examinations.
2.3.
Reports
. PRECISION
DOSE will provide Reports as stipulated in Schedule C.
2.4. Payments
by PRECISION DOSE.
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(a)
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All
Milestone Payments will be made by check and mailed to ELITE within ten
(10) days after the payment becomes
due.
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(b)
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The
License Fee shall be paid to ELITE in monthly payments based upon the
previous month’s Products that PRECISION DOSE shipped to its customers.
All License Fee payments shall be made by check and mailed to ELITE within
thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month. A copy of the
Report for the prior month will accompany the
check.
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PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
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Execution Version
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portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(c)
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A
late fee of 1% per month will be accrued for all payments which PRECISION
DOSE fails to pay when due.
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Article
3
ENFORCEABILITY
3.1.
Manufacturing and Supply
Agreement
. This Agreement shall not become enforceable until the parties
have executed a separate Manufacturing and Supply Agreement (the “Manufacturing
Agreement”). Inclusive in such Manufacturing and Supply Agreement shall be a
Quality Agreement.
3.2.
Cost of Goods
Summary.
ELITE shall provide a detailed summary of the Cost of Goods for
each product on Schedule B, and the parties shall further address the summary
and price adjustments in their Manufacturing and Supply Agreement.
Article
4
TERM
AND TERMINATION
4.1.
Term
. This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof and shall continue until
fifteen (15) years from such date (the “Initial Term”), unless terminated
earlier by mutual agreement of the parties or by one of the parties in
accordance with this Article 4; provided further that the parties shall have the
option, by mutual agreement, to extend the Initial Term of this Agreement for
three (3) successive terms of five (5) years each (each a “Renewal Term” and
collectively with the Initial Term, the “Term”) by the parties exchanging
written notice of such election not less than six (6) months prior to the
expiration of the Initial Term or then current Renewal Term.
4.2. Modification
for Lack of Licensing Fees and Minimum Unit Volumes.
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(a)
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PRECISION
DOSE hereby agrees to exert commercially reasonable efforts and shall
devote the same efforts to marketing the Products that PRECISION DOSE
exerts for its other major pharmaceutical products being marketed in the
United States.
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(b)
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If
after twelve (12) months of a Product’s launch, the Gross Profit declines
for any Product to the point that the License Fee paid to ELITE is less
than {***} for a six (6) month period for that Product, other than through
the fault of ELITE, then ELITE may terminate the Exclusive Marketing
Rights granted hereunder to PRECISION DOSE as it relates to that
individual Product. If ELITE desires to terminate the Exclusive
Marketing Rights granted hereunder, then ELITE shall give PRECISION DOSE
ninety (90) days written notice that it will no longer have the Exclusive
Marketing Rights to sell the particular
Product.
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(c)
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If
PRECISION DOSE’s unit volume sales of an API specific group of Products (“
Product Group”), (initially defined as Hydromorphone, Naltrexone, or
{***}Product Groups), does not meet its minimum annual unit volume
forecast for that Product Group in the initial launch year, or does not
meet its subsequent minimum annual unit volume forecast (as defined in
Schedule D) for a Product Group, then PRECISION DOSE shall have the
following six (6) months to achieve one-half of the prior year’s minimum
annual unit volume forecast and if PRECISION DOSE still fails to meet such
volume minimum during the six months described, then PRECISION DOSE shall
lose its Exclusive Marketing Rights of such Product
Group.
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PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
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portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(d)
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If
PRECISION DOSE loses its Exclusive Marketing Rights on any Product or
Product Group, Precision Dose may at its option continue to market the
Product or Product Group under the License according to the terms of this
Agreement and other agreements between the parties, but without Exclusive
Marketing Rights to such Product or Product
Group.
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4.3.
Termination by Mutual
Agreement
. The parties may terminate this Agreement any time
by mutual written agreement.
4.4.
Termination by
Breach
. Upon the breach or default in the performance or
observance of any of the material provisions of this Agreement by either Party,
when such breach or default is not cured by the responsible Party within sixty
(60) days after written notice by the other Party, the other Party may terminate
this Agreement upon an additional thirty (30) days written notice to the other
Party. Termination will be without prejudice to either Party to recover any and
all damages to which it may be entitled, or to exercise any other
remedies.
4.5.
Termination by ELITE Upon
Bankruptcy or Reorganization of PRECISION DOSE
. If PRECISION DOSE enters
into any proceeding (whether voluntary or otherwise) in bankruptcy,
reorganization or arrangement for the appointment of a receiver or trustee to
take possession of its assets, or any other proceeding under any law for the
relief of creditors or makes an arrangement for the benefit of its creditors,
and remains in such proceeding for 30 days, then ELITE shall retain its rights
to the Products and may terminate this Agreement without further payment to
PRECISION DOSE.
4.6.
Licensing Rights upon
Termination
. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
upon termination of this Agreement: all rights, privileges, and licenses will
terminate and revert to ELITE, and PRECISION DOSE must not thereafter make any
use whatsoever of any trade secrets, except that it is agreed that upon
termination notwithstanding any other terms of this Agreement, PRECISION DOSE
may retain one archival copy to have sufficient information solely to respond to
state and federal regulatory inquiries regarding the Products.
4.7.
Accrued
Rights
. Expiration or termination of this Agreement shall be
without prejudice to the right of either Party to receive all payments accrued
and unpaid at the effective date of such expiration or termination, without
prejudice to the remedy of either Party in respect to any previous breach of the
representations, warranties or covenants herein contained, without prejudice to
any rights to indemnification set forth herein and without prejudice to any
other provision hereof which expressly or necessarily calls for performance
after such expiration or termination. PRECISION DOSE expressly retains the right
to sell Product on-hand after termination of this Agreement and shall remain
bound to pay ELITE the Licensing Fee as provided in this Agreement.
PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
09-10 -10
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Article
5
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COMPETITION, COOPERATION UPON
BANKRUPTCY
OF ELITE
5.1.
PRECISION DOSE
Representations
. PRECISION DOSE hereby represents and warrants
to ELITE that (a) it has obtained all necessary licenses, authorizations and
approvals required by applicable Law, including those required by the FDA, DEA
or any other applicable regulatory agency to enter into this Agreement and
perform its obligations hereunder; (b) the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement by PRECISION DOSE does not conflict with or constitute a
breach of any order, judgment, agreement, or instrument to which it is a party;
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by PRECISION DOSE
does not require the consent of any person; and (d) none of its officers or
directors has ever been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United
States for conduct relating to the development or approval of a drug product or
relating to the marketing or sale of a drug product
5.2.
ELITE
Representations
. ELITE hereby represents and warrants to PRECISION DOSE
that (a) it has obtained all necessary licenses, authorizations and
approvals required by applicable Law, including those required by the FDA, DEA
or any other applicable regulatory agency to enter into this Agreement and
perform its obligations hereunder; (b) the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement by ELITE does not conflict with or constitute a breach of any
order, judgment, agreement, or instrument to which it is a party; (c) the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by ELITE does not require
the consent of any person; and (d) none of its officers or directors has ever
been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United States for conduct
relating to the development or approval of a drug product or relating to the
marketing or sale of a drug product.
5.3.
Non-competition by PRECISION
DOSE
. PRECISION DOSE hereby covenants and agrees that without the prior
written consent of ELITE during the Term of this Agreement, and for 1 year after
the last shipment of Product by PRECISION DOSE if the agreement is terminated
due to breach of the Agreement by PRECISION DOSE, PRECISION DOSE will not
directly or indirectly market any of the Products Licensed to PRECISION DOSE by
ELITE pursuant to this Agreement. This section is not intended to prohibit
PRECISION DOSE from marketing and selling a product which addresses the same
therapeutic indication as a Product, as long as that other product does not
contain the same API as the Product(s) in this Agreement.
5.4.
Cooperation Upon Bankruptcy
Event of ELITE
. ELITE shall use, and cause its representatives and
affiliates to use, best efforts to make all necessary arrangements and take all
required actions to permit PRECISION DOSE to retain all rights licensed
hereunder with respect to the Products in the event that ELITE (i)
is dissolved or liquidated, (ii) commences a voluntary
case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reo
rganization or other
relief with
respect to itself or its debts under any
bankruptcy, insolvency or
other
similar
law,
(iii
) is subject to an involuntary case or
other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with
respect to
ELITE
and
an order for
relief entered or such proceeding has not be dismissed or discharged within
sixty (60) days of commencement, (v)
has made an assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or
(vi)
otherwise
ceases to conduct business during the Term (each, an “
Extraordinary
Event
”). If ELITE breaches its obligations under the Manufacturing
Agreement as a result of an Extraordinary Event (a “Manufacturing Breach”), then
PRECISION DOSE will have the right to enter into a manufacturing arrangement
with a manufacturer other than ELITE in order to continue the manufacturing of
the Products. Without limitation of the foregoing, ELITE covenants and agrees
that:
PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
09-10 -10
Execution Version
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(a)
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this
Agreement involves intellectual property rights and PRECISION DOSE shall
be entitled to all benefits and protections afforded by Section 365(n) of
the United States Bankruptcy Code and any successor or similar statutes,
including the right to elect to retain the rights under this Agreement
and, upon a Manufacturing Breach, to receive, without additional cost, a
licensed copy of all embodiments of the Products (but subject to any
restrictions on ELITE’S right to disclose any such embodiments which are
not proprietary to ELITE), including, without limitation, technical
information necessary for the continued manufacture of the Products by a
third party (collectively, the “
Product
Materials
”);
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(b)
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Product
Materials received by PRECISION DOSE pursuant to subsection (a) above
shall be used by PRECISION DOSE and its affiliates and contractors solely
to enable the manufacture of the Products upon a Manufacturing Breach and
to continue to market, enhance and improve the Products in accordance with
this Agreement; and
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(c)
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PRECISION
DOSE shall hold any Product Materials in the strictest confidence and
treat such Product Materials as proprietary and confidential information
of ELITE in accordance with the Confidentiality
Agreement.
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Article
6
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1.
Waiver; Remedies and
Amendment
. Any waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provisions
of this Agreement will not be implied and will not be valid unless such waiver
is recited in writing and signed by such party. Failure of any party to require,
in one or more instances, performance by the other party or parties in strict
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will not be deemed a
waiver or relinquishment of the future performance of any such terms or
conditions or of any other terms and conditions of this Agreement. A waiver by
any party of any term or condition of this Agreement, including this Section
6.1, shall be valid only if in writing and will not be deemed or construed to be
a waiver of such term or condition for any other term. All rights, remedies,
undertakings, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement will be
cumulative and none of them will be a limitation of any other remedy, right,
undertaking, obligation or agreement of any party. This Agreement may not be
amended except in a writing signed by all parties.
6.2.
Affiliates, Assignment, No
Inconsistent Agreements
. The parties agree that PRECISION DOSE may
exercise its rights under this Agreement through its wholly owned subsidiary
TAGI PHARMA, INC. (“TAGI”), and references herein to PRECISION DOSE shall
include TAGI. PRECISION DOSE may not otherwise assign its rights and obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of ELITE. Neither PRECISION DOSE nor
ELITE will enter into any agreement that is inconsistent with its obligations
hereunder.
PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
09-10 -10
Execution Version
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
6.3.
Counterparts
. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so
executed will be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together
will constitute this Agreement.
6.4.
Governing Law; Dispute
Resolution; Venue
. This Agreement will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York without regard to
conflict of law or choice of law rules. Any controversy or claim pursuant to
this Agreement or the breach thereof shall be referred for decision forthwith to
a senior executive of each Party not directly involved in the dispute. If no
agreement is reached within thirty (30) days of the request by one Party to the
other to refer the same to such senior executive, then such controversy or claim
shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association; such arbitration to be held in
Rockford, Illinois on an expedited basis. Judgment upon the award rendered by
the Arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.
6.5.
Headings
. The
headings set forth at the beginning of the various sections of this Agreement
are for convenience and form no part of the Agreement between the
parties.
6.6.
Notices
. All
notices, requests, instructions, consents and other communications to be given
pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed received (a)
on the same day if delivered in person, by same-day courier or by facsimile,
electronic mail or other electronic transmission, (b) on the next day if
delivered by overnight mail or courier, or (c) on the date indicated on the
return receipt, or if there is no such receipt, on the third calendar day
(excluding Sundays) if delivered by certified or registered mail, postage
prepaid, to the party for whom intended to the following addresses:
If to
PRECISION DOSE:
PRECISION
DOSE
722
Progressive Lane
South
Beloit, IL 61080
Attn: President
With a
copy to:
Reilly
Law Offices
6801
Spring Creek Rd., Ste 2D
Rockford,
IL 61114
Attn:
William A. Reilly II
If to
ELITE:
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, Inc.
165
Ludlow Avenue
Northvale,
New Jersey 07647
Attention: President
and CEO
With a
copy to:
Richardson
& Patel
Murdock
Plaza
PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
09-10 -10
Execution Version
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
10900
Wilshire Boulevard
Suite
500
Los
Angeles, California 90024
Attention:
Kevin Friedmann
6.7. Each
party may by written notice given to the other in accordance with this Agreement
change the address to which notices to such party are to be
delivered.
6.8.
Severability
. If
any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid or unenforceable, it will be modified, if possible, to the minimum
extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable or, if such modification is
not possible, it will be stricken and the remaining provisions will remain in
full force and effect.
6.9.
Survival
. The
rights and obligations which accrue to a party during the term of this agreement
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
6.10.
Force
Majeure
. No party to this Agreement will be liable for failure
or delay in the performance of any of its obligations hereunder, if such failure
or delay is due to causes beyond its reasonable control including, without
limitation, acts of God, earthquakes, fires, strikes, acts of war, or
intervention of any governmental authority, but any such delay or failure will
be remedied by such party as soon as possible after the removal of the cause of
such failure or delay.
6.11.
Entire
Understanding
. This Agreement, including the schedules
attached hereto, contains the entire understanding relative to the matters
addressed herein, and supersedes all prior and collateral communications,
reports, and understandings, if any, between the parties regarding the matters
addressed herein.
6.12.
Drafting.
The
parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties
and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any
party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
.
6.13.
Not a Joint
Venture
. This Agreement does not constitute or create (and the
Parties do not intend to create hereby) a joint venture, pooling arrangement,
Partnership, or formal business organization of any kind between and among any
of the Parties, and the rights and obligations of the Parties shall be only
those expressly set forth herein. The relationship hereby established between
PRECISION DOSE and ELITE is solely that of licensee and licensor, each is an
independent contractor engaged in the operation of its own respective business.
Neither Party shall be considered to be an agent of the other for any purpose
whatsoever. Each Party shall be responsible for providing its own personnel and
workers compensation, medical coverage or similar benefits and shall be solely
responsible for the payment of social security benefits, unemployment insurance,
pension benefits, withholding any required amounts for income and other
employment-related taxes and benefits of its own employees, and shall make its
own arrangements for injury, illness or other insurance coverage to protect
itself, its Affiliates, its subcontractors and personnel from any damages, loss
and/or liability arising out of the performance of this Agreement. Neither Party
has the power or authority to act for, represent or bind the other (or its
Affiliates) in any manner.
PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
09-10 -10
Execution Version
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date first set
forth above.
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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PRECISION
DOSE, INC.
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By:
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By:
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Name:
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Chris
Dick
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Name:
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Robert
Koopman
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Title:
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President
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Title:
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President
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Date:
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Date:
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PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
09-10 -10
Execution Version
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SCHEDULE
A
Product
List
Products
Manufactured by ELITE:
Name
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ANDA
#
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Approved Manufacturing
Site
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Hydromorphone
8mg, 4mg and 2mg Tablets, 100’s and 500’s
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76-723
(8 mg)
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ELITE
– 135 and 165 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, NJ 07647
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Naltrexone
50mg Tablets, 30’s and 100’s
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75-274
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ELITE
– 135 and 165 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, NJ 07647
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{***}
Tablets, 100’s and
1,000’s
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{***}
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ELITE
– 135 and 165 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, NJ 07647
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{***}
Capsules, 100,s and
1000’s
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Product
not yet approved
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ELITE
– 135 and 165 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, NJ
07647
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Note:
Temporary packaging (defined as less than twelve (12) months) of these products
may be done at the Epic Pharma, LLC facility located at 227-16 N. Conduit
Avenue, Laurelton, N.Y. 11413, unless Precision Dose consents to extend the
timeframe beyond twelve (12) months, with such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld.
PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
09-10-10
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SCHEDULE
B
Standard
Manufacturing Costs (FOB, Northvale facility)
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Bottles
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Batch
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Bottle
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Per
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Batch
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Cost/
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ITEM
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Size
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Size
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Batch
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Cost
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Bottle
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Hydromorphone
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8mg
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{***}
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100’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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500’s
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{
***}
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{***}
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{***}
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4mg
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{***}
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100’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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500’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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2mg
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{***}
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100’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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500’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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Naltrexone
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50mg
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{***}
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30’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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100’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
Tablets
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{***}
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100’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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1,000’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
Capsules
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{***}
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100’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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1,000’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
Capsules
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{***}
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100’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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1,000’s
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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NOTE:
Includes all Product manufacturing and packaging costs, quality assurance and
batch quality control testing. Stability testing will be at an additional
cost.
*
{***}
PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
09-10-10
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SCHEDULE
C
Compensation
for Licensing Rights
Milestone
Payments
PRECISION
DOSE will pay to ELITE Milestone Payments totaling {***}, according to the
following schedule:
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$200,000
shall be paid to ELITE upon signing of this enforceable License
Agreement
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·
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${***}
shall be paid to ELITE upon FDA approval and initial shipment of the
“Products” to PRECISION DOSE according to the following
schedule:
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§
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Hydromorphone
8mg — ${***}
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§
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Hydromorphone
4mg and 2mg — ${***}
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§
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Naltrexone
50mg — ${***}
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§
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{***}
Capsules (All) — ${***}
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License
Fee
PRECISION
DOSE will pay to ELITE a License Fee that is a percentage of the product gross
profit (“Product Gross Profit”) of PRECISION DOSE, as defined below, generated
on Products sold and shipped to its customers by PRECISION DOSE according to the
following schedule:
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Hydromorphone
8mg, 4mg, and 2mg Tablets — @ {***}% of Product Gross
Profit
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Naltrexone
50mg Tablets — @ {***}% of Product Gross
Profit
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·
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{***}mg
Tablets , {***}mg Capsules and {***}mg Capsules — @ {***}% of Product
Gross Profit
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Product
Gross Profit is defined as: Net Sales - Cost of Goods = Product Gross
Profit.
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§
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Net Sales
is defined
as: Net Invoice Price less the following: Charge backs, Buying
Groups/Wholesaler Administrative Fees/Rebates, Allowances, Medicaid and
Returns.
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§
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Cost of Goods
is defined
as: The total number of units sold and included in Net Sales
multiplied by the Standard Manufacturing Cost ( “$/Bottle Cost”) set forth
on Schedule B plus Quality Assurance and Quality Control (including
Testing and Stability Costs) and Warehouse/Distribution (including inbound
and outbound) of ELITE and PRECISION DOSE, also known as Unit Cost
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The
calculation of Product Gross Profit and the Licensing Fee shall be performed by
Precision Dose and presented to Elite as a report (“Report”) which shall include
the following information:
PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
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Execution Version
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
REPORT
ITEMS
Gross
Invoice Sales
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Total
Sales for Month
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Cash
Discount
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Cash
Discount
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Net
Invoice Sales
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Total
Sales - Cash Discount
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Deductions
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Allowances
(including wholesale service fees; customer admin. fees; Medicaid rebate;
state program rebates; administration fees) price adjustments;
returns; charge backs.
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Net
Sales
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Net
Invoice Sales – Deductions
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Cost
of Goods
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Total
Units x Unit Cost
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Gross
Profit
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Net
Sales less Cost of Goods
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Margin
%
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Margin
Percentage (Gross Profit divided by Gross Invoice
Sales)
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Amount
Due
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Gross Profit $
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x
{***}
%:
Hydromorphone
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x
{***}
%:
Naltrexone
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x
{***}
%:
{***}
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Whenever
possible, the Report will be made using actual sales, charge backs,
administrative fees/rebates, price adjustments, and returns; however, in some
cases estimated numbers may be required because of timing of CBs, fees, returns,
etc. A true up Report will be completed and presented to ELITE within 60 days
after the end of each calendar year.
PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
09-10 -10
Execution Version
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule
24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SCHEDULE
D
Minimum
Annual Unit Forecast for Each Product Group
(As
of August 27, 2010)
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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(Units
in 000 — Tablets)
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Hydromorphone
8mg
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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Naltrexone
50mg
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
{***}mg Tabs
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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{***}
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NOTE: The
above committed unit volumes are {***}% of the unit volumes in the Target
Financial Forecasts previously provided for Profit Split
calculations.
For
purposes of this Provision, the minimum annual forecast will be reviewed
annually for any changes in the competitive environment, and revised by the
Parties as mutually agreed. As the additional products become available, the
combined Product Group minimum annual quantities will be reassessed according to
the then current market conditions.
PRECISION
DOSE-ELITE License Agreement
09-10 -10
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MANUFACTURING
AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT
Between
Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
And
Precision
Dose, Inc.
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
This
Manufacturing and Supply Agreement (the "
Agreement
") is entered into as
of the 10th day of September, 2010 (the "
Effective Date
"), by and
between Precision Dose, Inc., an Illinois corporation ("PRECISION DOSE"), and
Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Elite Laboratories, Inc. (a subsidiary of Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), both Delaware corporations ("ELITE").
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
ELITE is engaged in the manufacture and commercialization of pharmaceutical
products;
WHEREAS,
ELITE wishes to supply PRECISION DOSE with pharmaceutical products on the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
PRECISION DOSE desires to have ELITE supply PRECISION DOSE and its wholly owned
subsidiary, TAGI Pharma, Inc., (“TAGI”),with pharmaceutical products as part of
a License Agreement (dated September 10, 2010) with Elite on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in
this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized
terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this
Article 1 or as otherwise set forth herein. Unless the context
indicates otherwise, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall
include the singular.
1.1. "
Act
" means the United States
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended from time to time, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
1.2. "
Affiliates
" means a
corporation or any other entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
designated party, but only for so long as the relationship
exists. "
Control
" shall mean ownership
of shares of stock having at least 50% of the voting power entitled to vote for
the election of directors in the case of a
corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the owners of preferred
stock (or common stock issued upon conversion thereof) of either party such as
financial institutions, venture capital funds and private equity investors shall
not be its "Affiliates" for purposes of this Agreement.
1.3. "A
NDA
" means a Abbreviated New
Drug Application pursuant to Section 505 of the Act (21 U.S.C. Section 355)
submitted to the FDA or any successor application or procedure or any foreign
counterpart of a United States New Drug Application for approval to market,
including where applicable, applications for pricing and reimbursement
approval.
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1.4. “
ELITE
” shall mean Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Elite Laboratories, Inc. (a subsidiary of Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), both Delaware corporations
1.5. “
API
” shall mean the active
pharmaceutical ingredient of a referenced Product.
1.6. "
Batch
" means a specific
quantity of Product as set forth on Exhibit A that is intended to have uniform
character and quality, within specified limits, and is produced according to a
single manufacturing order during the same cycle of manufacture.
1.7. "
Certificate of Analysis
" means
a certificate issued by the manufacturer of a lot or batch of a Product, which
certificate contains such information as provided in the Quality Agreement (as
defined below).
1.8. "
cGMP
" means the current
standards for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, as set forth in the United
States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and applicable
regulations and guidance promulgated there under, including without limitation
the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from time to time.
1.9. "
Facility
" means any ELITE
manufacturing and packaging facility.
1.10. "
FDA
" means the United States
Food and Drug Administration
or any
successor United States governmental agency performing similar functions with
respect to pharmaceutical products.
1.11. "
Laws
" means any present and
future national, state, or local law (whether under statute, rule, regulation,
or otherwise); requirements under permits, orders, decrees, judgments, or
directives; and requirements of a Regulatory Agency and any other applicable
government authorities, including without limitation Good Manufacturing
Practices as promulgated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and
specified in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Parts 210 and 211, as amended
from time to time. The determination of either party to this
Agreement that a Legal Requirement is necessary shall be dispositive for
purposes of this Agreement.
1.12. “
License Agreement
” means the
written agreement entered into by ELITE and PRECISION DOSE as of the 10
th
day of
September, 2010 titled “License Agreement”.
1.13. “
PRECISION DOSE
” shall mean
PRECISION DOSE, an Illinois corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiary, TAGI
Pharma, Inc., an Illinois corporation.
1.14. "
Product
" means the finished
pharmaceutical products identified in the attached Exhibit A and sold by ELITE
to Precision Dose in bottles to be distributed or packaged into unit
dose.
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1.15. "
Product Specifications
" means
the written specifications for the Product developed by ELITE, approved by the
FDA, and delivered to PRECISION DOSE thereafter as Exhibit B of this
Agreement.
1.16. “
Production Report
” means a
manufacturing and packaging report of production batches (at the Batch level and
consolidated Batches), providing actual production volumes and costs against
their associated standards. The report shall include standard and
variance reporting cost notes.
1.17. "
Quality Agreement
" means the
agreement to be entered into by the parties hereto concurrently herewith,
setting out the quality assurance standards to be applicable to the
manufacturing services provided by ELITE.
1.18. "
Regulatory Approval
" means any
and all approvals (including supplements, amendments, label expansions, pre- and
post-approvals, pricing and reimbursement approvals), licenses, registrations or
authorizations of any national, regional, state, provincial or local regulatory
agency, department, bureau, commission, council or other governmental entity,
that are necessary for the manufacture, distribution, use or sale of a product
in a regulatory jurisdiction.
1.19. "
Shipments
" means all shipments
made hereunder of Product.
1.20. "
Territory
" means the United
States and Canada.
1.21.
"United States
" means the
United States of America and its states, territories, possessions and
protectorates thereof, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
ARTICLE
2
SUPPLY
OF PRODUCT
2.1.
Supply
. During
the Term of this Agreement as defined below, and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, PRECISION DOSE agrees to exclusively purchase
Products it requires from ELITE pursuant to this Agreement and ELITE agrees to
supply to PRECISION DOSE, from the Facility, such Product as is ordered by
PRECISION DOSE.
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supplied hereunder shall be supplied as specified in PRECISION DOSE's
purchase orders made pursuant to this Article 2 and shall meet the
Product Specifications.
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shipment shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Analysis in
English.
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Product
shall be manufactured in accordance with cGMP and all other applicable
Laws and any procedures set forth in the Product Specifications and
Quality Agreement, and such additional procedures as may be agreed upon in
writing by the parties.
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shall be purchased by PRECISION DOSE under this Agreement at the prices
set forth on Exhibit
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Product
Orders
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time to time and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement,
PRECISION DOSE shall place orders for Batch quantities of Product,
specifying delivery dates. Subject to the terms of this
Agreement, ELITE shall meet specified delivery dates, provided the
delivery dates specified in any such orders shall not be less than ninety
(90) days from the date of such
orders.
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ELITE
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to accommodate a PRECISION DOSE
request for delivery of the Product sooner than as otherwise is required
under this Agreement; and, if PRECISION DOSE’s business
conditions necessitate reduction of Product amount ordered or delay in
purchase order shipment dates, then ELITE shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to implement such requested changes, provided that, if
such changes cause ELITE to incur additional expenses, ELITE shall specify
such additional expenses in writing and provide such substantiating
documentation reasonably requested by PRECISION DOSE, and PRECISION DOSE
shall pay such additional expenses as and when
incurred.
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2.3.
Acceptance
. ELITE
shall ensure that the Product ordered by PRECISION DOSE in accordance with this
Agreement is shipped in accordance with the delivery dates specified in
PRECISION DOSE's purchase order received by ELITE, and ELITE shall notify
PRECISION DOSE promptly of any anticipated delay.
2.4.
Forecasts and
Production Planning
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fifteen days (15) business days of the Effective Date, PRECISION DOSE will
provide ELITE with a written forecast of its requirements for the {***}
{***}mg Tablet for the next twelve (12)
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each successive calendar quarter, on or about the first day of that
quarter, PRECISION DOSE shall provide ELITE with a twelve (12) month
rolling forecast of the quantity of Product required by PRECISION DOSE, by
month, for the following twelve (12) months (each, a "
Forecast
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is agreed by the parties that the first three (3) months of the twelve
(12) month forecast are binding on PRECISION DOSE. It is
understood that such Forecasts for the remaining nine (9) months are
intended to be good faith estimates only, and shall not be binding upon
PRECISION DOSE. PRECISION DOSE agrees that in the event this
Agreement is terminated by PRECISION DOSE or through the fault of
PRECISION DOSE, then PRECISION DOSE shall compensate ELITE for its cost
for any pharmaceutical or packaging materials purchased by ELITE to meet
any unused balance of the first three (3) months of the most recent twelve
(12) month Forecast provided by PRECISION DOSE to
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the extent that Product orders specified for shipment in any quarter
exceed the most recent PRECISION DOSE Forecast for such quarter by more
than ten percent (10%) (any excess of ten percent (10%) or less
shall, for this purpose, be deemed not to exceed forecast), ELITE shall
use its commercially reasonable efforts to fulfill any such excess
contained in PRECISION DOSE's Product orders, but ELITE shall not be
liable to PRECISION DOSE for any inability, despite its reasonable
efforts, to fill orders in excess of such
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2.5.
Initial Supply of API for
{***}
Orders.
PRECISION
DOSE agrees to purchase the required API for the initial validation batches of
the {***}{***}mg Tablet Product (estimated at ${***}). Elite agrees
to credit Precision Dose for such amount against Precision Dose’s initial
purchases from ELITE of the finished Product from the validation
batches.
2.6.
Delivery
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of Product shall be made from ELITE's Facility unless otherwise mutually
agreed to in writing by the parties. Risk of loss or of damage
to the Product shall remain with ELITE until such Product is loaded onto
the carrier's vehicle in the United States by ELITE for shipment at the
shipping point at which time risk of loss or damage shall transfer to
PRECISION DOSE. ELITE shall, in accordance with PRECISION
DOSE's instructions and as agent for PRECISION DOSE, arrange for shipping
to be paid by PRECISION DOSE. PRECISION DOSE shall arrange for
insurance and shall select the freight carrier used by ELITE to ship the
Product and may monitor ELITE's shipping and freight practices as they
pertain to this Agreement. Product shall be transported in
accordance with the Product Specifications and other applicable
Laws.
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accommodate production variances, a Batch quantity Product order shall be
considered filled by Elite if the amount shipped is at least 97.5% of the
quantity specified for a Batch in Exhibit
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2.7.
Manufacturing
Changes
. All changes in the Product Specifications and
Manufacturing Processes by ELITE must be reviewed with PRECISION DOSE prior to
the change. For changes to the Product Specifications or
manufacturing processes that are required by applicable Laws (collectively
"
Required Manufacturing
Changes
"), ELITE and PRECISION DOSE shall cooperate in making such
changes and use commercially reasonable efforts to implement such changes
promptly in a manner that minimizes any affect on the supply hereunder to
PRECISION DOSE of Product meeting the Product Specifications reflected in
Exhibit B. For changes to the Product Specifications or manufacturing processes
that are voluntary (collectively "
Voluntary Manufacturing
Changes
"), ELITE and PRECISION DOSE shall cooperate in making such
changes and use commercially reasonable efforts to accommodate an orderly
depletion of affected inventories.
2.8.
Delays.
During
the Term of this Agreement, if ELITE is not able to timely meet Product orders
submitted by PRECISION DOSE pursuant to Section 2.2, ELITE shall promptly
notify PRECISION DOSE of the reason for the delay and the date shipment of
Product is expected to occur.
2.9.
Late
Shipment
. In addition to other obligations and remedies under
this Agreement, whenever shipment of Product orders is delayed beyond the date
specified in this Agreement, Elite shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
expedite shipment of the Product to PRECISION DOSE, and shall
exert at least equivalent
effort in resolving a Product shortage as compared to ELITE’s production
requirements for its other customers’ production requirements.
ARTICLE
3
PRICING
AND PAYMENT
3.1.
Price
. Subject
to the remainder of this Article 3, the price to be paid by PRECISION DOSE
for Product from ELITE shall be as set forth on Exhibit
A
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3.2.
Price
Adjustment
. The price for Product under Section 3.1 may
be adjusted as follows:
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price for Product may be increased by ELITE for any orders placed after
the 12 month anniversary of the (1) first shipment of the Product subject
to the price increase by ELITE to PRECISION DOSE or (2) the effective date
of the previous price increase of such Product, whichever is later,
hereinafter “
Adjustment
Date
”. In such an event, ELITE will propose an increase
to be reviewed and discussed with PRECISION DOSE at least 90 days prior to
the Adjustment Date. Any proposed increase shall not exceed the increase
in the United States Producers' Price Index, Pharmaceuticals
Preparations,
NAICS
325412, during the period since the last increase, under this
Section 3.2 unless due to active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)
increases documented by the supplier invoices. PRECISION DOSE
and ELITE recognize the competitive nature of the generic business and any
proposed price increases will be discussed in the context of the current
market environment at that time.
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price for the Product may be decreased. Just as increases in
the material or component costs allow an increase in the Product cost, the
parties agree that reductions in the material or component cost shall
similarly reduce the price of the product charged by ELITE to PRECISION
DOSE. To monitor changes in production costs, ELITE shall
deliver to PRECISION DOSE a Production Report on a quarterly
basis. ELITE shall reduce the Product price upon downward
cost trends so that Product manufacturing cost savings are shared equally
by ELITE and PRECISION DOSE.
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parties acknowledge the highly competitive nature of generic drugs and
that a situation might arise where ELITE cannot produce a Product at a
cost low enough for PRECISION DOSE to profitably sell that
Product. In such event, at the discretion of ELITE and after
consultation with PRECISION DOSE, ELITE will supply the Product from
another supplier that is able to provide the Product to PRECISION DOSE for
significantly less (defined as greater than 10 percent) than the amount
which ELITE can provide the Product to PRECISION DOSE. PRECISION DOSE will
support such a transfer, and ELITE will provide the necessary technical
support for transfer of the Product manufacturing (including analytical
methods transfer) to a 3
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Invoicing
and Payment
. Payment by PRECISION DOSE
for Product supplied by ELITE hereunder meeting Product Specifications shall be
in United States dollars and made within thirty-one (31) days after the
date of ELITE's invoice by check or wire transfer, and shall be made without
set-off and free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding for or
on account of any taxes, duties, levies, fees or charges, except as otherwise
permitted under this Agreement. Product shall be invoiced no sooner
than the date of shipment by ELITE. If PRECISION DOSE disputes any
invoice, PRECISION DOSE shall notify ELITE that it disputes the accuracy of such
invoice and specify the particular respects in which such invoice is
inaccurate. PRECISION DOSE and ELITE shall make good faith efforts to
resolve any disputes within thirty (30) days thereafter. Any
amounts that are disputed shall be due upon the resolution of such
dispute.
3.4.
Books and Records
.
ELITE shall maintain production and accounting records according to
GAAP. PRECISION DOSE
shall have the right, at
PRECISION DOSE
’s expense
and after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to ELITE, through an
independent certified public accountant, on a mutually agreeable date, to
examine such records at any time within one (1) year after the due date of the
invoice for Product to which such records relate, during regular business hours,
during the term of this Agreement and for twelve (12) months after expiration of
ELITE’s last invoice to PRECISION DOSE for Product, in order to verify the
accuracy of the calculation of the price of the Product. If the
accountant determines that ELITE has inaccurately invoiced
PRECISION
DOSE
, the findings shall be
shared with ELITE. If ELITE agrees that it has improperly invoiced
PRECISION DOSE
, then ELITE
shall correct the invoice, refund any amounts received in excess of the
proper Product price, and pay for all costs and expenses incurred by
PRECISION DOSE
to hire the
accountant and all of the accountant’s expenses, and all legal expenses, to
obtain the appropriate compensation. If ELITE disputes in good faith the
accuracy of the results of such examination, the parties will retain a second
independent certified public accountant whose examination will be binding upon
both parties. The losing party will pay all of the expenses of both
independent certified public accountant examinations
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ARTICLE
4
QUALITY
AND REGULATORY MATTERS
In
conjunction with the execution of this Agreement, the parties shall execute a
Quality Agreement in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
ARTICLE
5
WARRANTIES
5.1.
Compliance with
cGMP
. ELITE warrants that any Product supplied by it hereunder
shall be manufactured in accordance with cGMP.
5.2.
Conformity with
Specifications
. ELITE warrants that, at the time of shipment and for its
shelf life, any Product supplied by it hereunder shall meet the Product
Specifications except for any failure to meet Product Specifications arising
from the handling, packaging or other act or omission of PRECISION DOSE or
subsequent entity handling the Product.
5.3.
ELITE
Representations
. ELITE hereby represents and warrants to PRECISION DOSE
that (a) it has obtained all necessary licenses, authorizations and
approvals required by applicable Law, including those required by the FDA, DEA
or any other applicable regulatory agency to enter into this Agreement and
perform its obligations hereunder; (b) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by ELITE does not conflict with or constitute a
breach of any order, judgment, agreement, or instrument to which it is a party;
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by ELITE does
not require the consent of any person; and (d) none of its officers or
directors has ever been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United
States for conduct relating to the development or approval of a drug product or
relating to the marketing or sale of a drug product.
5.4.
Certificate of
Analysis
. ELITE warrants that the Certificate of Analysis and
all other records and documents created by ELITE and provided to PRECISION DOSE
will be true and correct.
5.5. Nonconformance
and Procedures to Address.
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If PRECISION DOSE discovers any nonconformance (“Nonconformance”) of
Product under this Agreement, PRECISION DOSE shall give prompt written
notice to ELITE specifying the
Nonconformance.
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Nonconformance
. Upon notifying ELITE of any
Nonconformance of Product PRECISION DOSE shall afford ELITE a reasonable
opportunity to inspect the Product in question and make an appropriate
adjustment or replacement. The parties shall submit any dispute
regarding quality of the Nonconformance of Product to a mutually selected
independent laboratory, the determination of which shall be binding on the
parties and the costs of which shall be borne by the party against whom
such determination is rendered. If such laboratory confirms a
Nonconformance of the Product in question (or any part of it) at the time
of delivery to the carrier, or if the parties agree that there is a
Nonconformance, then, in addition to other remedies that may be available,
ELITE shall promptly refund or provide a credit for any money paid by
PRECISION DOSE (including shipping costs) with respect to such
Nonconforming Product. ELITE may, at its sole option, either direct
PRECISION DOSE to return nonconforming Product to ELITE or have it
destroyed by PRECISION DOSE, and certify such destruction to ELITE, all at
ELITE’s expense.
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PRECISION DOSE
Representations
. PRECISION DOSE hereby represents and warrants to ELITE
that (a) it has obtained all necessary licenses, authorizations and
approvals required by applicable Law, including those required by the FDA, DEA
or any other applicable regulatory agency to enter into this Agreement and
perform its obligations hereunder; (b) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by PRECISION DOSE does not conflict with or
constitute a breach of any order, judgment, agreement, or instrument to which it
is a party; (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by PRECISION DOSE does not require the consent of any person; and (d) none
of its officers or directors has ever been convicted of a felony under the laws
of the United States for conduct relating to the development or approval of a
drug product or relating to the marketing or sale of a drug
product.
ARTICLE
6
INDEMNIFICATION
AND INSURANCE
6.1.
ELITE
Indemnity
. Subject to Sections 6.2 and 6.4, ELITE shall
indemnify and hold harmless PRECISION DOSE and its Affiliates against all third
party claims, actions, costs, expenses, including court costs and legal fees or
other third party liabilities ("
Third Party Liabilities
")
whatsoever in respect of:
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and/or its Affiliates', subcontractors' or suppliers' failure to comply
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storage, distribution or handling of the Product after the Effective Date
by ELITE or any third party, other than a third party acting on behalf of
PRECISION DOSE or its Affiliates, including, without limitation, any
carrier delivering the Product;
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breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or similar promise made
under this Agreement or arising out of this
Agreement;
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negligence or willful misconduct by ELITE and/or any of its employees;
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for
any Product that is recalled or withdrawn from the market by reason of
ELITE’s breach of any warranty or other covenant under this Agreement or
any other agreement with PRECISION DOSE, PRECISION DOSE will be entitled
to reimbursement of all costs associated with a recall or withdrawal,
including the cost of the Product, and reasonable costs associated with
compliance with the recall or withdrawal (including
penalties). If it is determined that the recall or withdrawal
should extend to the Product packaged into unit dose or distributed by
PRECISION DOSE, then reimbursement to PRECISION DOSE will be extended to
include all its expenses of compliance, including manufacturing and
packaging costs and materials, return fees, distributor reimbursement,
processing expense such as customer notification and returns, shipping,
disposal and penalty costs associated with the product of the recalled or
withdrawn lots only.
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PRECISION DOSE
Indemnity
. Subject to Sections 6.1 and 6.4, PRECISION DOSE
shall indemnify and hold harmless ELITE and its Affiliates against all Third
Party Liabilities whatsoever in respect of:
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use, marketing, storage, distribution, handling or sale of the Product
after the Effective Date by PRECISION DOSE or any third party, other than
a third party acting on behalf of ELITE or its
Affiliates;
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product liability in connection with the Products caused by PRECISION DOSE
or any third party acting on behalf of PRECISION DOSE or its
Affiliates;
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any
liabilities arising out of the presence or actions of a PRECISION DOSE
employee at the Facilities pursuant to this Agreement;
and
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any
negligent or wrongful act by PRECISION DOSE and any breach by PRECISION
DOSE of any representation or warranty, covenant or similar promise made
under this Agreement or arising out of this
Agreement.
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6.3.
Procedures for
Indemnification
. In the event that a party (the "
Indemnified Party
") is seeking
indemnification under Sections 6.1 or 6.2, the Indemnified Party shall inform
the other party (the "
Indemnifying Party
") of a
claim as soon as reasonably practicable after the Indemnified Party receives
notice of the claim, shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume direction and
control of the defense of the claim, and shall cooperate as requested by the
Indemnifying Party (at the expense of the Indemnifying Party) in the defense of
the claim; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both
the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall
have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party in conducting the defense of any
such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it that are
different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, the
Indemnified Party shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such
legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action or on
behalf of the Indemnified Party. No Indemnifying Party shall, without
the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle or compromise or
consent to the entry of judgment with respect to any pending or threatened
action or claim whatsoever, in respect of which indemnification could be sought
under Sections 6.1 or 6.2 (whether or not the Indemnified Party is an actual or
potential party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i)
includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party from all liability arising out
of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an
admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of the
Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for
settlement of any pending or threatened action or any claim whatsoever that is
effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed).
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Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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6.4.
Mitigation
. In
the event of any occurrence which may result in either party becoming liable
under Section 6.1 or Section 6.2, each party shall use its best efforts to
take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to mitigate the damages payable
by the other party under Section 6.1 or Section 6.2, as the case may
be.
6.5.
Limitation of
Liability
. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED
HEREIN, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS
OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTIES FOR ANY CLAIMS RELATED TO LOST
PROFITS AND GOODWILL, WHETHER BASED UPON A CLAIM OR ACTION OF CONTRACT,
WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT
OF THIS AGREEMENT.
6.6.
Insurance
. Each
party shall maintain commercial general liability insurance through the term of
this Agreement upon launch of the first Product, which insurance shall afford
limits of not less than $5,000,000 for each occurrence for personal injury or
property damage liability. Furthermore, each party shall maintain
product liability insurance, through the term of this Agreement upon launch of
the first Product and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, which
insurance shall afford limits of not less than $5,000,000 in the aggregate per
annum with respect to product and completed operations
liability. This insurance shall be written to cover claims incurred,
discovered, manifested, or made during or after the expiration of this
Agreement. Each party shall provide the other with a certificate of
insurance evidencing the above and showing the name of the issuing company, the
policy number, the effective date, the expiration date and the limits of
liability. The insurance certificate shall further provide for a
minimum of thirty (30) days' written notice to the insured of a
cancellation of, or material change in, the insurance. If a party is
unable to maintain the insurance policies required under this Agreement through
no fault on the part of such party, then such party shall forthwith notify the
other party in writing and the parties shall in good faith negotiate appropriate
amendments to the insurance provision of this Agreement in order to provide
adequate assurances. In the event that either a customer or an insurer of either
party requires such party to increase its insurance limits above the $5,000,000
described above for any policy, then the other party to this Agreement must also
match the required insurance increase, so that the parties to this Agreement are
carrying the same insurance policy limits. It is the express intention of the
parties that the parties shall endeavor to avoid insurance policy limits above
$10,000,000.
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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ARTICLE
7
TERM
AND TERMINATION
7.1.
Term
. The
term of this Agreement is equal to the “Term” of the License Agreement as it is
described in the License Agreement, and expressly includes the Initial Term and
the Renewal Term, as described therein.
7.2.
Rights on
Termination
. Termination of this Agreement for any reason
shall not affect the accrued rights and obligations of either PRECISION DOSE or
ELITE arising under or out of this Agreement.
7.3.
Additional Responsibilities
Post Termination
. In addition to the ongoing obligations of the parties
previously outlined in the License Agreement and Manufacturing & Supply
Agreement, any PRECISION DOSE Product orders previously accepted by ELITE prior
to termination will be manufactured by ELITE and shipped to PRECISION DOSE as
described in this Agreement. Additionally, under 2.4(c) PRECISION DOSE agrees to
pay ELITE under the circumstances described therein for ELITE’s cost for any
pharmaceutical or packaging materials purchased by ELITE to meet any unused
balance of the first 3 months of the most recent 12 month Forecast provided by
PRECISION DOSE to ELITE, and under such circumstances, at the option of
PRECISION DOSE, the materials may be used by ELITE for the manufacture
of finished Product or shipped to a location designated my PRECISION
DOSE.
7.4.
Transfer
Assistance
. Upon termination by ELITE as a result
of its inability to manufacture the Product(s) due to (1) compliance
issues with Regulatory Agencies (including FDA and DEA), (2) commercial factors
or (3) bankruptcy, ELITE will use commercially reasonable efforts to
transfer the Product(s) to a third party manufacturing
site.
ARTICLE
8
CONFIDENTIALITY
8.1. The
information exchanged between ELITE and PRECISION DOSE pursuant to this
Agreement is expressly subject to the Mutual Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure
Agreement entered into by the parties and dated June 25, 2010 (the
“Confidentiality Agreement”) and whose term is hereby made coterminous with this
Agreement.
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Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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ARTICLE
9
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1.
Force
Majeure
. If any party is prevented from complying, either
totally or in part, with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, by
reason of force majeure, including, but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake,
explosion, storm, strike, lockout or other labor trouble, riot, war, rebellion,
accidents, acts of God and/or any other cause or externally induced casualty
beyond its reasonable control, whether similar to the foregoing matters or not,
then, upon written notice by the party liable to perform to the other party, the
requirements of this Agreement or such of its provisions as may be affected, and
to the extent so affected, shall be suspended during the period of such
disability; provided that the party asserting force majeure shall bear the
burden of establishing the existence of such force majeure by clear and
convincing evidence; and provided further, that the party prevented from
complying shall use its best efforts to remove such disability within
thirty (30) days, and shall continue performance with the utmost dispatch
whenever such causes are removed, and shall notify the other party of the force
majeure event not more than five (5) working days from the time of the
event. When such circumstances arise, the parties shall discuss what,
if any, modification of the terms of this Agreement may be required in order to
arrive at an equitable solution.
9.2.
Trademarks
. Each
party agrees and acknowledges that it shall not acquire by virtue of this
Agreement any interest (other than such non-exclusive license as may be
necessary for the party to perform its duties hereunder) in or to any trademarks
or trade names of the other party; provided, however, that PRECISION DOSE shall
have the right to identify ELITE as the manufacturer of the
Product. All Products shall bear a label that incorporates the
following statement: “Manufactured by Elite Laboratories, Inc., 165
Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, NJ 07647”.
9.3.
Notices
. Except
as otherwise specifically provided, any notice or other documents to be given
under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given if sent by registered mail, nationally recognized overnight delivery
service or facsimile transmission to a party or delivered in person to a party
at the address or facsimile number set out below for such party or such other
address as the party may from time to time designate by written notice to the
other:
If
to ELITE:
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Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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165
Ludlow Avenue
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Northvale,
NJ 07647
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Attention: President
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Facsimile:
201-750-2755
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with
a copy to:
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Richardson
& Patel
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Murdock
Plaza
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10900
Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500
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portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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Los
Angeles, California 90024
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Attention:
Kevin Friedmann
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Facsimile:
310-208-1154
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If
to PRECISION DOSE:
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Precision
Dose, Inc.
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722
Progressive Lane
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South
Beloit, IL 61080
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Attention: President
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Facsimile:
815-624-8245
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with
a copy to:
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Reilly
Law Offices
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6801
Spring Creek Rd., Suite 2D
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Rockford,
IL 61114
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Attention: William
A. Reilly II, Esq.
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Facsimile:
815-316-8545
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Any such
notice provided pursuant to this Section 9.3 shall be deemed to have been
received by the addressee five business days following the date of dispatch of
the notice or other document by mail or, where the notice or other document is
sent by overnight delivery service, by hand or is given by facsimile,
simultaneously with the transmission or delivery. To prove the giving
of a notice or other document it shall be sufficient to show that it was
dispatched.
Either party
may change its address at which notice is to be received by written notice
provided pursuant to this Section 9.3.
9.4.
Waiver and
Amendment
. A waiver by either party of any term or condition
of this Agreement in any one instance shall not be deemed or construed to be a
waiver of such term or condition for any other time. All rights,
remedies, undertakings, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement
shall be cumulative and none of them shall be a limitation of any other remedy,
right, undertaking, obligation or agreement of either party. This
Agreement may not be amended or modified, except in a writing signed by an
officer of each party hereto.
9.5.
Severability
. If
any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality or
enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby. In the event any provisions shall be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties shall use their best efforts
to substitute a valid, legal and enforceable provision which, insofar as
practical, implements the purposes hereof.
9.6.
Headings
. The
headings contained in this Agreement are included herein for reference and
convenience and shall not affect the meaning of the provisions of this
Agreement.
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Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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9.7.
Assignment and
Successors
. This Agreement may not be assigned by either
party, except by operation of law, to any third party without the prior written
consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
delayed or conditioned. In the event of any such assignment, the
assignee shall expressly assume in writing the performance of all the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and all of the obligations to be performed by the
assignor. Any assignment not in accordance with this Agreement shall
be void. It is understood and agreed that in the event ELITE intends to sell all
or substantially all of its assets and the proposed assignment required in
connection therewith is not consented to by PRECISION DOSE, then ELITE and
PRECISION DOSE shall work together to qualify a replacement supplier and
transition the manufacturing, packaging and supply of the Products to such
replacement supplier.
9.8.
Governing Law; Dispute
Resolution; Venue
. This Agreement shall be construed, and the
rights of the parties determined, in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York without regard to conflict of law or choice of law rules. Any
controversy or claim pursuant to this Agreement or the breach thereof shall be
referred for decision forthwith to a senior executive of each Party not directly
involved in the dispute. If no agreement is reached within thirty
(30) days of the request by one Party to the other to refer the same to such
senior executive, then such controversy or claim shall be settled by arbitration
in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association; such arbitration to be held in Rockford, Illinois on an expedited
basis. Judgment upon the award rendered by the Arbitrator(s) may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
9.9.
Independent
Parties
. This Agreement shall not be deemed to create any
partnership, joint venture, amalgamation or agency relationship between the
parties. Each party shall act hereunder as an independent
contractor. Neither party shall at any time enter into, incur, or
hold itself out to third parties as having authority to enter into or incur, on
behalf of the other party, any commitment, expense, or liability
whatsoever.
9.10.
Survival of
Provisions
. All accrued rights and obligations of the parties,
expressly including the provisions of Articles 4, 6, 7 and 8, shall survive
the termination for any reason of this Agreement.
9.11.
Publicity
. Neither
party shall make any public announcement concerning, or otherwise publicly
disclose, any information with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the terms and conditions hereof without the prior written
consent of the other party hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
either party may make any public disclosure concerning the transactions
contemplated hereby that in the opinion of such party's counsel may be required
by law or the rules of any stock exchange on which such party's or its
Affiliates' securities trade;
provided
,
however
, the party
making such disclosure shall provide the non-disclosing party with a copy of the
intended disclosure reasonably, and to the extent practicable, prior to public
dissemination, and the parties hereto shall coordinate with one another
regarding the timing, form and content of such disclosure.
9.12.
Entire
Agreement
. This Agreement, together with the Quality
Agreement, constitutes the full, complete, final and integrated agreement
between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all previous written or oral negotiations, commitments, agreements, transactions
or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any
modification, amendment or supplement to this Agreement must be in writing and
signed by authorized representatives of both parties. In case of a
conflict between the agreements, this Agreement shall prevail.
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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9.13.
No Third Party
Beneficiaries.
No person or entity not a party to this
Agreement, including any employee of any party to this Agreement, shall have or
acquire any rights by reason of this Agreement, nor shall either party have any
obligations or liabilities to such other person or entity by reason of this
Agreement.
9.14.
Remedies
Cumulative
. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all
remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party shall be deemed cumulative with
and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon
such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy shall not preclude the
exercise of any other remedy. If any action at law or in equity is
necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, costs and necessary
disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be
entitled.
9.15.
Further
Assurances
. Each party shall execute and deliver such
additional instruments and other documents and use commercially reasonable
efforts to take or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be
done, all things necessary under applicable law to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
9.16.
Counterparts; Facsimile
Signatures
. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall
constitute a single agreement. This Agreement may be executed by
facsimile signatures, which signatures shall have the same force and effect as
original signatures.
9.17.
Drafting.
The
parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly
by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or
disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of
this Agreement.
Signature
Page Follows
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Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed, as of the date first
above written, by their duly authorized representatives.
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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PRECISION
DOSE INC.
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By:
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By:
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Name:
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Chris
Dick
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Name:
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Robert
Koopman
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Title:
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President
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Title:
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President
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Execution Version
9/10/10
{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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EXHIBIT
A
Products and Purchase
Price
Product
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Mg
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Bottle
Size
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Batch
Size
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Bottles
Per
Batch
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Batch
Cost
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Cost Per
Bottle
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Label
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Hydromorphone
Tablets
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8mg
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100's
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{***}
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{***}
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$
{***}
*
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$
{***}
*
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TAGI
Pharma
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Hydromorphone
Tablets
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4mg
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100's
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{***}
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{***}
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$
{***}
*
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$
{***}
*
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TAGI
Pharma
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Hydromorphone
Tablets
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2mg
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100's
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{***}
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{***}
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$
{***}
*
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$
{***}
*
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TAGI
Pharma
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Hydromorphone
Tablets
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8mg
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500’s
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{***}
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{***}
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$
{***}
*
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$
{***}
*
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TAGI
Pharma
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Hydromorphone
Tablets
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4mg
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500’s
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{***}
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{***}
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$
{***}
*
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$
{***}
*
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TAGI
Pharma
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Hydromorphone
Tablets
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2mg
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500’s
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{***}
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{***}
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$
{***}
*
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$
{***}
*
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TAGI
Pharma
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Naltrexone
Tablets
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50mg
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30's
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{***}
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{***}
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$
{***}
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$
{***}
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TAGI
Pharma
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Naltrexone
Tablets
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50mg
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100's
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{***}
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{***}
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$
{***}
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$
{***}
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TAGI
Pharma
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{***}
Tablets
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{***}
mg
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100's
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{***}
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$
{***}
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$
{***}
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TAGI
Pharma
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Tablets
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{***}
mg
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1,000's
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{***}
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$
{***}
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$
{***}
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TAGI
Pharma
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{***}
Capsules
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{***}
mg
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100's
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{***}
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{***}
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$
{***}
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$
{***}
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TAGI
Pharma
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{***}
Capsules
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{***}
mg
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1,000's
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{***}
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{***}
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$
{***}
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$
{***}
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TAGI
Pharma
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{***}
Capsules
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{***}
mg
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100's
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{***}
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$
{***}
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$
{***}
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TAGI
Pharma
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Capsules
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{***}
mg
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1,000's
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{***}
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$
{***}
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$
{***}
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NOTE:
Includes all Product manufacturing and packaging costs, quality assurance and
batch quality control testing.
Stability
testing wil be at an additional cost.
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EXHIBIT
B
Product and Packaging
Specifications
The
written specifications for the Product will be developed by ELITE, approved by
the FDA, and delivered to PRECISION DOSE thereafter as Exhibit B of this
Agreement.
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EXHIBIT
C
QUALITY
AGREEMENT
Dated:
September 10, 2010
Between
Precision
Dose, Inc.
And
ELITE
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EXHIBIT
C
TO THE MANUFACTURING AND
SUPPLY AGREEMENT
This
Exhibit C to the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement (the “Supply
Agreement”) defines the responsibilities for all current Good
Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) activity relating to manufacturing,
packaging, storing, and testing the
identified Product(s). The above
mentioned parties hereto mutually agree to the following
requirements.
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1.
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SCOPE
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This
Exhibit C defines the requirements related to the manufacturing,
packaging, quality control, release and stability testing for Products
manufactured by ELITE. These requirements are intended to
ensure compliance with current cGMP guidelines and other regulatory
requirements.
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2.
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DEFINITIONS
AND ABBREVIATIONS
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ANDA
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Abbreviated
New Drug Application
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APR
|
Annual
Product Review
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C
of A
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Certificate
of Analysis
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C
of C
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Certificate
of Conformance
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CFR
|
Code
of Federal Regulations
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cGMP
|
Current
Good Manufacturing Practice
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DEA
|
Drug
Enforcement Agency
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FDA
|
Food
& Drug Administration
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HS&E
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Health,
Safety & Environment
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HVAC
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Heating,
Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
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IND
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Investigational
New Drug
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May
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Indicates
that a provision is optional and is used for conditional
issues
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MSDS
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Material
Safety Data Sheets
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Must
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Indicates
a provision that is compulsory, such as
regulations
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Shall
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Indicates
a provision that is binding
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Will
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Indicates
a provision of intent, but not necessarily an
obligation
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3.
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PRODUCT
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The
Product that is covered by this Exhibit C is included in Appendix
2. A separate Appendix is or will be provided for each
additional Product. As drugs and services are added or removed,
Appendices may be added or deleted with the written approval of
ELITE
and
PRECISION
DOSE.
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4.
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MANUFACTURE
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4.1
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Premises
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4.1.1
Operations
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ELITE
will manufacture
the Product at its Northvale, New Jersey Plant as specified by this
Exhibit C and will not use or transfer at a later date any of the
manufacturing or testing operations for the Product to an alternate site
without the prior written notification to
PRECISION
DOSE.
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4.1.2
Compliance
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The
premises and equipment used for manufacture must be in compliance with
Product Specifications and approved aNDA, cGMPs, and current
regulatory requirements.
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4
.
1
.
3
Security
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ELITE
will maintain
controlled access to the premises. For example, additional
security measures may be required for DEA products, per current
regulations. All visitors must sign in and be escorted during
any visit to the areas of the premise used to manufacture, test, and store
the Product.
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4
.
1
.
4
Confidentiality
|
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ELITE and PRECISION DOSE
will protect the confidentiality of the processes and documents
related to the Product. The obligations of confidentiality
shall be continuing and shall survive the expiration or termination of the
Agreement and this Exhibit C and/or any attachments hereto for a period of
five years.
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4
.
1
.
5
Personnel
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ELITE
shall employ an
adequate number of trained personnel to support the manufacture of
Product(s) according to cGMP requirements. Each person engaged
in the manufacture, processing, packaging, or holding of a drug product
shall have education, training, and experience, or a combination thereof,
to enable that person to perform the assigned functions in a competent and
efficient manner. (CFR 21 Sec. 211.25)
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4
.
1
.
6
Health, Safety, and Environment
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ELITE
commits to operate
within all current HS&E legislation at sites that manufacture
products.
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4.2
GMP
Guidelines
|
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The
cGMP guidelines to be applied are the United States cGMPs listed in 21
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 11 Electronic Records, 200, 210,
and 211 and associated Compliance Guidances.
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4.3
IND/NDA/ANDA/OTC/
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The
Product(s) must be manufactured as specified in the manufacturing formula
within the approved Investigational New Drug/New Drug
Application/Abbreviated New Drug Application (IND/NDA/ANDA) or approved
internal documents. If
ELITE
makes any changes
to these methods, that require a supplement to the application, written
notification will be given to
PRECISION
DOSE
.
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4.4
Specifications
|
|
Manufacturing
Batch Records and Testing Protocols will be prepared according to
Specifications as defined in the Supply Agreement.
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4.5
Subcontractors
|
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ELITE
is responsible for
auditing the quality systems of a potential subcontractor and agrees to
demonstrate due diligence during the audit process.
PRECISION DOSE
retains
the right to audit such contractors. Subcontractors approved for a portion
of the manufacturing and packaging tasks shall be audited by either party
on an annual basis, with such audits alternating between the parties each
year. If critical deficiencies are found, the parties (
PRECISION DOSE, ELITE
and subcontractor) shall meet promptly to discuss and resolve them and
PRECISION DOSE
shall be entitled to make reasonable follow up inspections (as much as
semi-annual) to monitor the correction of the deficiencies. All other
subcontractors will be audited on a bi-annual basis.
ELITE
must not
subcontract any aspects of the Manufacture of the Product to a third party
without prior notification and approval of
PRECISION DOSE
.
ELITE
shall be
responsible for complete supervision and control over every
subcontractor. All subcontractors shall be directly responsible
to
ELITE
and shall
be subject in all respects to the provisions of the Agreement and all
attachments including this Exhibit C. Nothing contained in the Supply
Agreement and this Exhibit C or any attachment shall create any
contractual relationship between any subcontractor and
PRECISION DOSE.
Further,
any subcontractor of services shall not relieve
ELITE
from full
responsibility for the work or for the fulfillment of all obligations
under the Supply Agreement or this Exhibit C or any attachment
hereto.
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4.6
Materials
|
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4.6.1
Materials
Procured by ELITE
|
|
ELITE
is responsible for ensuring that all materials procured by and for use in
the Product(s) are in full compliance with the approved
specifications. Each incoming batch of components shall be
assigned a unique identity or control number and inspected according to
incoming testing protocols.
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4.6.2
Potential
Contaminants
|
|
ELITE
must inform
PRECISION DOSE
of any
highly sensitizing material, infectious agents, high pharmacological
activity or toxicity materials (e.g., penicillin, hormones, and
cephalosporin), herbicides, or pesticides that are handled by
ELITE
at the same
site.
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4.7
Labeling
|
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4.7.1
Content
|
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PRECISION
DOSE
is responsible for
all accuracy of the information contained in all
PRECISION
DOSE
labeling and will
comply with all regulatory standards.
PRECISION DOSE
is responsible for providing
ELITE
with all
related artwork/mock-ups for the Products.
ELITE
is responsible for the
submission of the labeling, in Structured Product Labeling format to the
application.
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4.7.2
Procurement
|
|
ELITE
will procure all required
labeling that must be created according to the labeling specifications
of
PRECISION DOSE
labeled product
.
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4.7.3.
Label
Development / Changes
|
|
ELITE
is responsible for
maintaining the labeling as current to the approved
application.
ELITE
shall notify
PRECISION DOSE
of any
proposed changes to the labeling in sufficient time to allow
PRECISION DOSE
to make
the necessary changes.
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4.8
Manufacturing/Packaging
Documentation
|
|
4.8.1
Licenses
|
|
ELITE
shall maintain a
current Manufacturing License and DEA License as required to manufacture
and package the Product(s).
|
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4.8.2
Master
Documents
|
|
ELITE
shall develop and
control all master documentation relative to the manufacture, packaging,
and testing of the Product(s). Any changes to the master
documentation that require a supplement to the application will require
PRECISION DOSE’s
written approval.
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4.8.3
Executed
Batch Records
|
|
ELITE
shall keep records
of the manufacture, testing and shipping of the Product, to comply with
the Product Specifications and all manufacturing regulatory requirements
and Laws applicable to
ELITE
, as well as to
assist with resolving Product complaints and other similar
investigations. Copies of such records and samples shall be
retained according to a record retention procedure and for a period of
five (5) years following the date of Product(s) expiry or longer if
required by applicable Law, after which
ELITE
may destroy such
records.
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4.9
Sterile
Product
|
|
Not
Applicable.
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4.10
Batch
Numbering
|
|
ELITE
batch numbering
system will be used to uniquely number each batch of
Product(s). This number will appear on all documents relating
to a particular batch of Product(s).
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4.11
Date
of Manufacture
|
|
ELITE
shall assign the
Date of Manufacture as the first day the active ingredient is added to the
process.
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4.12
Expiration
Dating
|
|
ELITE
shall assign the
expiration date according to
ELITE
standard
procedures, which calculate the expiry date from the Date of Manufacture,
or date of filling, plus the Shelf life. The expiration date
shall be formatted as month/year.
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4.13
Manufacturing
and Equipment Data
|
|
|
|
ELITE
is responsible for
maintaining records of equipment usage, cleaning, service and maintenance,
raw material batch numbers and certification, in process results and
parameters, and previous Product(s) used in machinery, if non-dedicated
machinery is used. Only equipment that has been validated,
calibrated, or qualified shall be used.
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4.123.2
Specifications
|
|
ELITE
must produce and
package the Product(s) as specified in the
approved manufacturing process, using the equipment and
procedures specified in the ANDA, approved internal document
and/or
DMF.
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5.0
QUALITY
ASSURANCE
|
5.1
Laboratories
|
|
5.1.1
Compliance
and Equipment
|
|
ELITE
shall be
responsible for ensuring that all laboratories are compliant with relevant
cGMPs and GLP’s, and personnel and test methods are properly validated
and/or qualified for all of the methodology associated with
Product(s).
|
|
ELITE
shall be
responsible for ensuring that all test equipment is properly maintained
and calibrated and that appropriate qualification has been
conducted.
|
|
5.1.2
Laboratory
Methods
|
|
ELITE
will ensure that
all components and in-process release testing used to manufacture the
Product(s) meets the specifications. At least one test (ID) to
verify the identity of each batch of incoming material will be
conducted. A supplier C of A or C of C may be referenced
instead of performing other tests, provided that a supplier evaluation
program is in force.
ELITE’s
internal Quality
unit will approve all test results.
|
|
5.1.3
Out
of Specification (OOS) Procedure
|
|
ELITE
is responsible for
investigating any test result or in-process test that fails to meet
specification, in accordance with the current
ELITE
approved OOS
Procedures.
ELITE
must notify
PRECISION
DOSE
of any confirmed OOS for its Product(s) within 24 hours of the
OOS identification, and
ELITE
will provide
PRECISION DOSE
with a
report of all OOS instances on a quarterly basis.
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5.2
Release
Procedures
|
|
5.2.1
Release
for Distribution
|
|
ELITE
is responsible for
bottled product release for distribution - however, at the time of
shipment
ELITE
must provide
PRECISION
DOSE
with the Certificate of Analysis used in the release of the
Product(s).
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5.2.2 Product
Rejection Upon Receipt
|
|
PRECISION
DOSE shall notify ELITE in writing of any claim relating to any Product(s)
that fails to meet the Product specifications no later than fifteen (15)
days of receipt of the Product(s) except where such failure to meet the
Product specification could not be reasonably known at the time of
receipt; in which case a fifteen (15) day period
commences. PRECISION DOSE shall be deemed to have
accepted the Product if it does not provide ELITE written notice of such
failure.
Both
parties may share information and agree on action plans including further
testing/analysis to resolve the situation.
PRECISION
DOSE
and
ELITE
shall
mutually work together on final disposition and payment of any rejected
Product.
|
5.3
Documentation
|
|
5.3.1
Certificate
of Analysis/Certificate of Conformance
|
|
All
deliveries of the Product(s) to
PRECISION DOSE
shall be
accompanied by the full C of A with the results of the analytical testing
by
ELITE’s
quality
control department and the confirmation that the Product(s) has/have been
manufactured and tested in accordance with cGMP requirements and complies
with the requirements of the Governmental Approval(s) and with the
Specifications, as set forth in Exhibit C of the Supply
Agreement. [However, such C of A and Confirmation shall be
pre-shipped before delivery of the Product(s).]
|
5.4
Retained
Samples
|
|
5.4.1
Sample
Types
|
|
ELITE
shall retain
adequate representative samples of each batch or lot of the Product(s), of
raw material, and of components used in the Manufacture of the Product(s).
(21 CFR Part 211.170a)
|
|
5
.
4
.
2
Annual
Retain Reviews
|
|
On
an annual basis, representative samples of retained lots will be inspected
visually according to
ELITE’s
procedures.
|
5.5
Stability
Protocols and Testing
|
|
ELITE
shall
maintain a
stability program. Analysis of stability samples that do not meet
specification are subject to the process outlined in section 5.1.3 Out of
Specification (OOS) Procedures. In the event that any batch of
Product fails stability testing,
ELITE
shall notify
PRECSISION DOSE
within
24 hours of the confirmed failure.
|
5.6
Audits
|
|
5.6.1
Facility
Audit
|
|
Upon
prior notification to
ELITE
and within normal
working hours,
PRECISION
DOSE
is entitled to perform an annual quality inspection of the
facilities connected with the manufacture of the
Product(s). Such representatives will be allowed to access all
relevant premises and facilities and to witness the manufacture of the
Product(s) in all its aspects to satisfy itself of the compliance of
ELITE
to the
Governmental Approval(s) with respect to the manufacture of the Product(s)
and compliance with cGMP regulations. If deficiencies are
found, the parties shall meet promptly to discuss and resolve them and
PRECISION DOSE
shall be entitled to make reasonable follow up inspections (as often as
quarterly) to monitor the correction of the deficiencies
|
|
5
.
6
.
2
Regulatory
Audit/Inspection
|
|
ELITE
shall permit any necessary
inspection by the competent Authorities at the premises of manufacture,
including subcontractor sites. Any such inspection by the
competent authorities which has potential to impact any Product(s) will be
promptly notified to
PRECISION DOSE
in
writing, and
ELITE
shall immediately inform
PRECISION DOSE
in
writing of general and specific findings of the Authorities related to the
manufacture or testing of the Product(s) and or quality
systems.
|
5.7
Recall/Field
Alert/Complaints
|
|
5.7.1
Recalls
|
|
ELITE
is responsible for
the initiation, execution and follow-up for any Product
recall.
ELITE
must communicate and issue the recall in accordance with federal
regulations.
ELITE
must notify
PRECISION DOSE
within 24
hours of a decision to recall
|
|
5.7.1.1
PRECISION DOSE
is obligated to report any potential problems
or issues with the Product to
ELITE
within 24 hours
from the time such information is known.
|
|
5.7.2
Field
Alerts
|
|
ELITE
shall notify
PRECISION DOSE
immediately of any failure that meets Field Alert Report criteria.
ELITE
shall notify
the District Office within three (3) working days of the failure for ELITE
labeled Product.
PRECISION DOSE
is
obligated to report any potential problems or issues with the Product to
ELITE
within 24
hours from the time such information is known.
|
|
|
|
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|
In
the event that a customer complaint is received by
PRECISION DOSE,
written
notification shall be provided to
ELITE
within 48 hours of
receipt.
ELITE
is
responsible for the handling, administration, investigation, corrective
actions and response to customers for all complaints.
|
|
5.7.3.1
In the event an
adverse experience is reported to or received by
PRECISION DOSE,
written
notification including all known patient and product information shall be
provided to
ELITE
within 24 hours of receipt by
PRECISION
DOSE. ELITE
is responsible for maintaining the
pharmacovigillence program including adverse experience reporting,
regulatory reporting and follow-up reports within the established
timelines of the federal regulations.
|
5.8
Change
Control and Deviations
|
|
|
|
ELITE
shall maintain a change contorl program and
provide
PRECISION DOSE
notification of their intention to make
changes to the formulation, components, manufacturing processes, test
methods or specifications, or labeling.
|
|
|
|
ELITE
shall record any deviations from
the manufacturing process and/or testing of the Product(s) in the
batch/testing records and clearly document any such deviations related to
finished goods specifications.
|
|
|
|
Any
changes to validated equipment, systems, processes or test methods shall
be assessed and evaluated as to the impact on the Product and the approved
application.
ELITE
shall communicate changes that affect the approved application to
PRECISION
DOSE. ELITE
is responsible for maintaining all
equipment, systems, processes and test methods in a validated
state.
|
5.9
Annual
Product Review
|
|
ELITE
is responsible for
performing and providing an Annual Product Review (APR) on the anniversary
date for each manufactured Product.
|
6.0
Miscellaneous
|
6.1
Communications
|
|
All
notices and communications concerning this Exhibit C, or any of
the provisions contained herein, shall be addressed to the responsible
functionaries of the Parties respectively assigned designated Appendix
1.
|
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed, as of the date
first above written, by their duly authorized
representatives
|
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
|
|
PRECISION
DOSE INC.
|
By:
|
|
By:
|
Name:
Chris Dick
|
|
Name:
Robert Koopman
|
Title: President
|
|
Title: President
|
PRECISION DOSE AND ELITE
CONTACT INFORMATION
ELITE
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
Primary
Contact
|
|
QA
Contact
|
|
Regulatory
Contact
|
Name
Chris Dick
|
|
Name
Mimi Park
|
|
Name Mimi
Park
|
Title President
|
|
Title Head
of Quality Assurance & Compliance
|
|
Title Head
of Quality Assurance & Compliance
|
Telephone
Number 201-367-7860
|
|
Telephone
Number 201-367-7854
|
|
Telephone
Number 201-367-7854
|
PRECISION
DOSE, Inc
|
Primary
Contact
|
|
QA
Contact
|
|
Regulatory
Contact
|
Name: Melissa
Edge
|
|
Name: Mark
Franzen
|
|
Name: Mary
Zieker
|
Title
Vice President of Procurement
|
|
Title Director,
Quality Assurance
|
|
Title
Vice President of Quality and Regulatory
|
Telephone
Number 815-624-8523 ext. 218
|
|
Telephone
Number 815-624-8523 ext. 226
|
|
Telephone
Number 815-624-8523 ext.
208
|
PRODUCT
LISTING
RX
·
|
Hydromorphone
8 mg, 4 mg and 2mg Tablets – 100’s and
500’s
|
·
|
Naltrexone
50 mg Tablets – 30’s and 100’s
|
·
|
{***} {***}
mg Tablets – 100’s and 1000’s
|
·
|
{***} {***}
mg and {***} mg Capsules – 100’s and
1000’s
|
{
***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
omission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Exhibit
31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Jerry
Treppel, certify that:
|
1.
|
I
have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2010 of Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the
“Registrant”);
|
|
2.
|
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
|
|
3.
|
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
|
|
4.
|
The
Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Registrant
and have:
|
|
(a)
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the Registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
|
(b)
|
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
|
|
(c)
|
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and
|
|
(d)
|
Disclosed
in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
|
|
5.
|
The
Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
|
|
(a)
|
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
|
|
(b)
|
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
|
Date
: November
15, 2010
|
/s/ Jerry Treppel
|
|
Jerry
Treppel
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
Exhibit
31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Carter
J. Ward, certify that:
|
1.
|
I
have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2010 of Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the
“Registrant”);
|
|
2.
|
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
|
|
3.
|
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
|
|
4.
|
The
Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) for the Registrant
and have:
|
|
(a)
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the Registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
|
(b)
|
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
|
|
(c)
|
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and
|
|
(d)
|
Disclosed
in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
|
|
5.
|
The
Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
|
|
(a)
|
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
|
|
(b)
|
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
|
Date:
November
15, 2010
|
|
/s/ Carter J.
Ward
|
|
|
Carter
J. Ward
|
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
|
(Principal
Accounting and Financial
Officer)
|
Exhibit
32.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF
THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report of Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the
“Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Jerry Treppel, Chief
Executive Officer of the Registrant, 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 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
Information
contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the
Registrant.
Date:
November 15,
2010
|
|
/s/ Jerry Treppel
|
|
|
Jerry
Treppel
|
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
|
of
Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
|
|
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
This
certification has been furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
A signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to
Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and will be retained by Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.
Exhibit
32.2
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report of Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the
“Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Carter J Ward, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Registrant, 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 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
Information
contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the
Registrant.
Date:
November 15,
2010
|
|
/s/ Carter J. Ward
|
|
|
Carter
J. Ward
|
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer of
|
|
|
Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
|
|
(Principal
Accounting and Financial
Officer
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This
certification has been furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
A signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to
Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and will be retained by Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.