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ABII » Topics » We may be required to indemnify New APP and may not be able to collect on indemnification rights from New APP.This excerpt taken from the ABII 10-Q filed May 15, 2008. We may be required to indemnify New APP and may not be able to collect on indemnification rights from New APP. Under the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, we have agreed to indemnify New APP from and after the distribution with respect to all liabilities of Old Abraxis not related to its hospital-based products business and the use by New APP of any trademarks or other source identifiers owned by us. Similarly, New APP has agreed to indemnify us from and after the distribution with respect to all liabilities of Old Abraxis related to its hospital-based products business and the use by us of any trademarks or other source identifiers owned by New APP. Under the terms of the tax allocation agreement, we have agreed to indemnify New APP against all tax liabilities to the extent they relate to the proprietary products business, and New APP has agreed to indemnify us against all liabilities to the extent they relate to the hospital-based products business. In addition, we have agreed to indemnify New APP for any taxes resulting from a failure of the distribution to qualify as a tax-free distribution under Section 355 and Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code, unless such failure results solely from specified acts of New APP after the distribution. Under the terms of the manufacturing agreement, we have agreed to indemnify New APP from any damages resulting from a third-party claim caused by or alleged to be caused by (i) our failure to perform our obligations under the manufacturing agreement; (ii) any product liability claim arising from the negligence, fraud or intentional misconduct of us or any of our affiliates or any product liability claim arising from our manufacturing obligations (or any failure or deficiency in our manufacturing obligations) under the manufacturing agreement; (iii) any claim that the manufacture, use or sale of Abraxane® or our pipeline products infringes a patent or any other proprietary right of a third party; or (iv) any recall, product liability claim or other third-party claim not arising from the gross negligence or bad faith of, or intentional misconduct or intentional breach of the manufacturing agreement by New APP, by reason of the $100 million limitation of liability described below. We have also agreed to indemnify New APP for liabilities that it becomes subject to as a result of its activities under the manufacturing agreement and for which it is not responsible under the terms of the manufacturing agreement. New APP has agreed to indemnify us from any damages resulting from a third-party claim caused by or alleged to be caused by (i) New APPs gross negligence, bad faith, intentional misconduct or intentional failure to perform its obligations under the manufacturing agreement; or (ii) any product liability claim arising from the gross negligence or bad faith of, or intentional misconduct or intentional breach of the manufacturing agreement by New APP. New APP generally will not have any liability for monetary damages to us
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Table of Contentsor third parties in connection with the manufacturing agreement for damages in excess of $100 million in the aggregate. There are no time limits on when an indemnification claim must be brought and no other monetary limits on the amount of indemnification that may be provided. These indemnification obligations could be significant. Our ability to satisfy any of these indemnification obligations will depend upon the future financial strength of our company. We cannot determine whether we will have to indemnify New APP for any substantial obligations. We also cannot assure you that, if New APP becomes obligated to indemnify us for any substantial obligations, New APP will have the ability to satisfy those obligations. Any indemnification payment by us, or any failure by New APP to satisfy its indemnification obligations, could have a material adverse effect on our business. These excerpts taken from the ABII 10-K filed Mar 31, 2008. We may be required to indemnify New APP and may not be able to collect on indemnification rights from New APP. Under the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, we have agreed to indemnify New APP from and after the distribution with respect to all liabilities of Old Abraxis not related to its hospital-based products business and the use by New APP of any trademarks or other source identifiers owned by us. Similarly, New APP has agreed to indemnify us from and after the distribution with respect to all liabilities of Old Abraxis related to its hospital-based products business and the use by us of any trademarks or other source identifiers owned by New APP. Under the terms of the tax allocation agreement, we have agreed to indemnify New APP against all tax liabilities to the extent they relate to the proprietary products business, and New APP has agreed to indemnify us against all liabilities to the extent they relate to the hospital-based products business. In addition, we have agreed to indemnify New APP for any taxes resulting from a failure of the distribution to qualify as a tax-free distribution under Section 355 and Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code, unless such failure results solely from specified acts of New APP after the distribution. Under the terms of the manufacturing agreement, we have agreed to indemnify New APP from any damages resulting from a third-party claim caused by or alleged to be caused by (i) our failure to perform our obligations under the manufacturing agreement; (ii) any product liability claim arising from the negligence, fraud or intentional misconduct of us or any of our affiliates or any product liability claim arising from our manufacturing obligations (or any failure or deficiency in
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Table of Contentsour manufacturing obligations) under the manufacturing agreement; (iii) any claim that the manufacture, use or sale of Abraxane® or our pipeline products infringes a patent or any other proprietary right of a third party; or (iv) any recall, product liability claim or other third-party claim not arising from the gross negligence or bad faith of, or intentional misconduct or intentional breach of the manufacturing agreement by New APP, by reason of the $100 million limitation of liability described below. We have also agreed to indemnify New APP for liabilities that it becomes subject to as a result of its activities under the manufacturing agreement and for which it is not responsible under the terms of the manufacturing agreement. New APP has agreed to indemnify us from any damages resulting from a third-party claim caused by or alleged to be caused by (i) New APPs gross negligence, bad faith, intentional misconduct or intentional failure to perform its obligations under the manufacturing agreement; or (ii) any product liability claim arising from the gross negligence or bad faith of, or intentional misconduct or intentional breach of the manufacturing agreement by New APP. New APP generally will not have any liability for monetary damages to us or third parties in connection with the manufacturing agreement for damages in excess of $100 million in the aggregate. There are no time limits on when an indemnification claim must be brought and no other monetary limits on the amount of indemnification that may be provided. These indemnification obligations could be significant. Our ability to satisfy any of these indemnification obligations will depend upon the future financial strength of our company. We cannot determine whether we will have to indemnify New APP for any substantial obligations. We also cannot assure you that, if New APP becomes obligated to indemnify us for any substantial obligations, New APP will have the ability to satisfy those obligations. Any indemnification payment by us, or any failure by New APP to satisfy its indemnification obligations, could have a material adverse effect on our business. We may be required to indemnify New APP and may not be able to collect on Under the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, we have agreed to indemnify New APP
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We will be dependent upon New APP to manufacture Abraxane® for a term of four or five years, and the manufacture of pharmaceutical products is highly In connection with the separation and distribution agreement, we The
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This excerpt taken from the ABII 8-K filed Nov 8, 2007. We may be required to indemnify New APP and may not be able to collect on indemnification rights from New APP. Under the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, we will agree to indemnify New APP from and after the distribution with respect to all liabilities of Abraxis BioScience not related to its hospital-based products business and the use by New APP of any trademarks or other source identifiers owned by us. Similarly, New APP will agree to indemnify us from and after the distribution with respect to all liabilities of Abraxis BioScience related to its hospital-based products business and the use by us of any trademarks or other source identifiers owned by New APP. Under the terms of the tax allocation agreement, we will agree to indemnify New APP against all tax liabilities to the extent they relate to the proprietary products business, and New APP will agree to indemnify us against all liabilities to the extent they relate to the hospital-based products business. In addition, we will agree to indemnify New APP for any taxes resulting from a failure of the distribution to qualify as a tax-free distribution under Section 355 and Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code, unless such failure results solely from specified acts of New APP after the distribution. Under the terms of the manufacturing agreement, we will indemnify New APP from any damages resulting from a third-party claim caused by or alleged to be caused by (i) our failure to perform our obligations under the manufacturing agreement; (ii) any product liability claim arising from the negligence, fraud or intentional misconduct of us or any of our affiliates or any product liability claim arising from our manufacturing obligations (or any failure or deficiency in our manufacturing obligations) under the manufacturing agreement; (iii) any claim that the manufacture, use or sale of Abraxane® or our pipeline products infringes a patent or any other proprietary right of a third party; or (iv) any recall, product liability claim or other third-party claim not arising from the gross negligence or bad faith of, or intentional misconduct or intentional breach of the manufacturing agreement by, New APP by reason of the $100 million limitation of liability described below. We will also indemnify New APP for liabilities that it becomes subject to as a result of its activities under the manufacturing agreement and for which it is not responsible under the terms of the manufacturing agreement. New APP will indemnify us from any damages resulting from a third-party claim caused by or alleged to be caused by (i) New APPs gross negligence, bad faith, intentional misconduct or intentional failure to perform its obligations under the manufacturing agreement; or (ii) any product liability claim arising from the gross negligence or bad faith of, or intentional misconduct or intentional breach of the manufacturing agreement by, New APP. New APP generally will not have any liability for monetary damages to us or third parties in connection with the manufacturing agreement for damages in excess of $100 million in the aggregate. There are no time limits on when an indemnification claim must be brought and no other monetary limits on the amount of indemnification that may be provided. Please see Relationship Between New APP and Us After the Separation and DistributionSeparation and Distribution AgreementMutual Release; Indemnification, Tax Allocation Agreement and Manufacturing Agreement for additional information regarding these indemnification obligations. These indemnification obligations could be significant. Our ability to satisfy any of these indemnification obligations will depend upon the future financial strength of our company. We cannot determine whether we will have to indemnify New APP for any substantial obligations after the separation. We also cannot assure you that, if New APP becomes obligated to indemnify us for any substantial obligations, New APP will have the ability to satisfy those obligations. Any indemnification payment by us, or any failure by New APP to satisfy its indemnification obligations, could have a material adverse effect on our business.
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