-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VvNN5N/MPhL+e6qXj+X558oKU/2f4LxUdFbDzg1e7cf20IcLEcl6OGOPyVRr9uvK 4J8TYawjdcLdTac98kcwAw== 0001089473-07-000063.txt : 20070809 0001089473-07-000063.hdr.sgml : 20070809 20070809164129 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001089473-07-000063 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 8 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070809 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070809 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INVENTIV HEALTH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001089473 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES [8742] IRS NUMBER: 522181734 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-30318 FILM NUMBER: 071041142 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 COTTONTAIL LANE STREET 2: VANTAGE COURT NORTH CITY: SOMERSET STATE: NJ ZIP: 08873 BUSINESS PHONE: 732-537-4800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 COTTONTAIL LANE STREET 2: VANTAGE COURT NORTH CITY: SOMERSET STATE: NJ ZIP: 08873 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VENTIV HEALTH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990810 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SNYDER HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990624 10-Q 1 q2200710q.htm 10Q - 2ND QUARTER 2007 Sub Filer Ccc
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007

or

[_] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

For the Transition Period From ___________ to ___________

Commission file number 0-30318

INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware             52-2181734
(State or other jurisdiction     (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)     Identification No.)

200 Cottontail Lane
Vantage Court North
Somerset, New Jersey 08873
(Address of principal executive office and zip code)

(800) 416-0555
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether 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 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 [X]   Accelerated filer [ ]  Non-accelerated filer [_]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the 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 July 31, 2007, there were 32,251,032 outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock.





INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON
FORM 10-Q

 
Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
   
 
 
and December 31, 2006 (unaudited)
1
   
 
ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited)
2
   
 
ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited)
3
   
4-18
   
 
19-30
   
31
   
31-32
   
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
   
32
   
32-33
   
33
   
33
   
34
   
35
   
SIGNATURES
 
   




PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
June 30,
December 31,
 
2007
2006
ASSETS
   
Current assets:
   
Cash and equivalents
$41,468
$79,835
Restricted cash
175
50
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $11,814 and $3,583 at
   
June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
110,807
124,283
Unbilled services
91,070
75,691
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
14,970
8,524
Income tax receivable
9,347
--
Current deferred tax assets
434
834
Total current assets
268,271
289,217
     
Property and equipment, net
48,838
43,380
Equity investments
5,470
5,076
Goodwill
298,368
266,827
Other intangibles, net
184,662
152,637
Deposits and other assets
15,867
13,917
Total assets
$821,476
$771,054
     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
   
     
Current liabilities:
   
Current portion of capital lease obligations
$12,880
$11,708
Borrowings under line of credit
20,000
--
Current portion of long-term debt
1,667
1,667
Accrued payroll, accounts payable and accrued expenses
90,053
123,175
Current income tax liabilities
--
1,475
Client advances and unearned revenue
56,713
64,508
Total current liabilities
181,313
202,533
     
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion
21,818
21,800
Long-term debt
162,083
162,917
Non-current income tax liabilities
6,297
--
Deferred tax liabilities
12,207
6,756
Other non-current liabilities
9,089
18,471
Total liabilities
392,807
412,477
     
Commitments and contingencies
   
     
Minority interests
(74)
115
     
Stockholders’ Equity:
   
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at
   
June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
--
--
Common stock, $.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 31,671,772 and 29,975,710
   
Shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
32
30
Additional paid-in-capital
336,295
284,331
Accumulated other comprehensive income (losses)
362
(226)
Accumulated earnings
92,054
74,327
Total stockholders’ equity
428,743
358,462
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$821,476
$771,054
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

 
For the Three-Months Ended
 
For the Six-Months Ended
 
June 30, 
 
June 30,
 
2007
2006
 
2007
2006
Net revenues
$193,455
$154,739
 
$369,846
$297,677
Reimbursed out-of-pockets
38,979
28,240
 
84,544
58,979
Total revenues
232,434
182,979
 
454,390
356,656
           
Operating expenses:
         
Cost of services
122,728
97,947
 
239,901
193,061
Reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses
40,146
29,913
 
85,801
59,606
Selling, general and administrative expenses
54,445
34,938
 
95,030
64,925
Total operating expenses
217,319
162,798
 
420,732
317,592
           
Operating income
15,115
20,181
 
33,658
39,064
Interest expense
(3,884)
(2,241)
 
(7,446)
(3,898)
Interest income
502
362
 
1,342
1,096
Income from continuing operations before income tax provision, minority interest in income of subsidiary and income (loss) from equity investments
 
 
11,733
 
 
18,302
 
 
 
27,554
 
 
36,262
Income tax (provision) benefit
(4,445)
1,748
 
(9,859)
(5,436)
Income from continuing operations before minority interest in income of subsidiary and income (loss) from equity investments
 
 
7,288
 
 
20,050
 
 
 
17,695
 
 
30,826
Minority interest in income of subsidiary
(234)
(352)
 
(489)
(676)
Income (loss) from equity investments
111
166
 
346
(144)
Income from continuing operations
7,165
19,864
 
17,552
30,006
           
Income from discontinued operations:
         
Gains on disposals of discontinued operations, net of taxes
 
92
 
1,115
 
 
175
 
1,221
Net income from discontinued operations
92
1,115
 
175
1,221
           
Net income
$7,257
$20,979
 
$17,727
$31,227
           
Earnings per share (see Note 7):
         
Continuing operations:
         
Basic
$0.23
$0.68
 
$0.57
$1.05
Diluted
$0.22
$0.66
 
$0.55
$1.01
Discontinued operations:
         
Basic
$0.00
$0.04
 
$0.00
$0.04
Diluted
$0.01
$0.03
 
$0.01
$0.04
Net income:
         
Basic
$0.23
$0.72
 
$0.57
$1.09
Diluted
$0.23
$0.69
 
$0.56
$1.05
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
         
Basic
31,336
29,188
 
30,874
28,696
Diluted
32,026
30,186
 
31,631
29,737

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


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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
(in thousands)
(unaudited) 
 
For the Six-Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2007
2006
Cash flows from operating activities:
   
Net income
$17,727
$31,227
Income from discontinued operations
(175)
(1,221)
Income from continuing operations
17,552
30,006
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
   
Depreciation
8,508
7,578
Amortization
3,901
2,616
(Loss) Income from equity investments
(346)
144
Minority interest in income of subsidiary
489
676
Fair market value adjustment on derivative financial instrument
(589)
(2,824)
Deferred taxes
5,851
(7,198)
Stock compensation expense
4,961
3,336
Tax benefit from stock option exercises and vesting of restricted shares
7,892
4,530
     
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from discontinued operations:
   
Accounts receivable, net
21,540
22,971
Unbilled services
(14,623)
(18,428)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(6,341)
(2,889)
Accrued payroll, accounts payable and accrued expenses
(1,398)
(8,912)
Net tax liabilities
(5,870)
5,128
Client advances and unearned revenue
(9,374)
2,411
Excess tax benefits from stock based compensation
(6,420)
(4,002)
Other
(7,705)
3,569
Net cash provided by continuing operations
18,028
38,712
Net cash (used in) provided by discontinued operations
(166)
1,103
Net cash provided by operating activities
17,862
39,815
     
Cash flows from investing activities:
   
Restricted cash balances
(125)
3,561
Investment in cash value of life insurance policies
(2,556)
(3,439)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(49,524)
(50,412)
Acquisition earn-out payments
(23,055)
(8,267)
Equity investments
(48)
304
Purchases of property and equipment
(4,189)
(3,755)
Proceeds from manufacturers rebates on leased vehicles
260
141
Net cash used in continuing operations
(79,237)
(61,867)
Net cash provided by discontinued operations
341
118
Net cash used in investing activities
(78,896)
(61,749)
     
Cash flows from financing activities:
   
Repayments on credit agreement
(834)
(875)
Borrowings under line of credit
20,000
--
Repayments on capital lease obligations
(7,456)
(6,759)
Withholding shares for taxes
(661)
(85)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
5,816
2,778
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
6,420
4,002
Distributions to minority interests in affiliated partnership
(678)
(552)
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations
22,607
(1,491)
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations
--
--
Net cash provided (used in) by financing activities
22,607
(1,491)
     
Effect of exchange rate changes
60
714
     
Net change in cash and equivalents
(38,367)
(22,711)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period
79,835
73,102
Cash and equivalents, end of period
$41,468
$50,391
     
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
   
Cash paid for interest
$6,575
$6,392
Cash paid for income taxes
$11,177
$2,977
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash activities:
   
Vehicles acquired through capital lease agreements
$11,546
$11,003
Stock issuance related to acquisitions
$34,661
$27,177

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

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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.


1. Organization and Business:

inVentiv Health Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “inVentiv”, or the “Company”, formerly Ventiv Health, Inc.) is a leading provider of value-added services to the pharmaceutical, life sciences and healthcare industries. The Company supports a broad range of clinical development, communications and commercialization activities that are critical to its customers' ability to complete the development of new drug products and medical devices and successfully bring them to market. The Company’s goal is to assist its customers in meeting their objectives in each of its operational areas by providing our services on a flexible and cost-effective basis. The Company provides services to over 250 client organizations, including all top 20 global pharmaceutical companies and numerous emerging and specialty biotechnology companies.

The Company’s service offerings reflect the changing needs of its clients as their products move through the late-stage development and regulatory approval processes and into product launch. The Company has established expertise and leadership in providing the services its clients require at each of these stages of product development and commercialization and seek to address their outsourced service needs on a comprehensive basis throughout the product life cycle.

Business Segments

The Company currently serves our clients primarily through three business segments, which correspond to its reporting segments for 2007, as discussed in Note 19:

·  
inVentiv Clinical, which provides services related to permanent placement, clinical staffing, data collection and management and functional service provision. This segment includes the Smith Hanley group of companies (which includes Smith Hanley Associates, Smith Hanley Consulting Group and MedFocus), HHI Clinical & Statistical Research Services (“HHI”), and Synergos, LLP ("Synergos").

·  
inVentiv Communications, which provides services related to pharmaceutical advertising, branding, interactive communication development, public relations, and patient and physician education. This segment includes inVentiv Communications, Inc. (then known as inChord Communications, Inc.), Adheris, Inc. ("Adheris"), Jeffrey Simbrow Associates ("JSAI"), ignite comm.net and Incendia Health, Inc. (collectively, “Ignite”), Chamberlain Communications Group, Inc. (“Chamberlain”), and Addison Whitney, Inc. (“Addison Whitney”).

·  
inVentiv Commercial, which consists of the Company’s outsourced sales and marketing teams, planning and analytics services, sample accountability and patient assistance businesses, marketing support services, professional development and training, and recruitment of sales representatives in the commercial services area. This segment includes Pharma Teams, Analytics and Pharma Services.

The Company’s services are designed to develop, execute and monitor strategic and tactical sales and marketing plans and programs for the promotion of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other life sciences products.

2. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements present the condensed consolidated balance sheets, condensed consolidated results of operations and condensed consolidated cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "condensed consolidated financial statements"). These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) related to interim financial statements. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been omitted. The Company believes that the disclosures made herein are adequate such that the information presented is not misleading. These condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to fairly present the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the condensed consolidated income statements of the Company for the three and six-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 and the condensed consolidated cash flows for the six-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. Operating results for the three and six-months ended June 30, 2007 are not indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007.

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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 

 
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2007.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of inVentiv Health, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiaries and its 53% owned subsidiary, Taylor Search Partners (“TSP”), which was acquired in conjunction with the acquisition of inVentiv Communications, Inc. As discussed above, the Company’s continuing operations consist primarily of three business segments: inVentiv Clinical, inVentiv Communications and inVentiv Commercial. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 In December 2005, the Company entered into an exclusive joint venture agreement with SIRO Clinpharm Pvt. Ltd., one of India's largest domestic contract research organizations, to offer pharmaceutical companies India-based clinical data management services. The results of this joint venture are not material to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company has a 15% ownership interest in Heart Reklambyra AB (“Heart”), an advertising agency located in Sweden and a 44% interest in Angela Liedler GmbH (“Liedler”), a service provider of communication and marketing tools for technical, medical and pharmaceutical products located in Germany. Both of these investments are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The results of these ownership interests are not material to the condensed consolidated financial statements.


3. Recently Issued Accounting Standards: 

In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS 159”) No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. SFAS No. 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. This statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. The Company has not yet determined if it will choose to measure any eligible financial assets and liabilities at fair value.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements". SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of SFAS 157 are effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. The Company has not yet determined the impact SFAS 157 will have on our consolidated balance sheets, results of operations and cash flows.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Current Year Misstatements. SAB No. 108 requires analysis of misstatements using both an income statement (rollover) approach and a balance sheet (iron curtain) approach in assessing materiality and provides for a one-time cumulative effect transition adjustment. SAB No. 108 is effective for the Company’s 2006 annual financial statements. The adoption of SAB No. 108 did not have a material impact on our consolidated balance sheets, results of operations and cash flows.

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the consolidated financial statements. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 applies to all tax positions related to income taxes subject to FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (“FASB No. 109”). FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006; as such, the Company has adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007, as required. Differences between the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements prior to the adoption of FIN 48 and the amounts reported after adoption are accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustment recorded to the beginning balance of retained earnings. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, financial position, cash flows, and other significant matters, such as debt covenants or the Company’s normal business practices.

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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 


4. Acquisitions:

Acquisitions are accounted for using purchase accounting, including SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, (“SFAS No. 141”) and the financial results of the acquired businesses are included in the Company’s financial statements from their acquisitions dates. If a business is acquired subsequent to a reporting period, but prior to the issuance of the Company’s financial statements, it is disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Earn-out payments from acquisitions are generally accrued at the end of an earn-out period in conjunction with the preparation of the Company’s quarterly financial statements when the acquired company’s results are reviewed, as more fully described below. The terms of the acquisition agreements generally include multiple earn-out periods or a multi-year earnout period. Except for inVentiv Communications, Inc., pro forma financial information was not required to be disclosed under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation S-X for the following acquisitions because none of the specific thresholds were met as they were not material to the consolidated operations of the Company at the time of acquisition.

Chandler Chicco Agency (“CCA”) - In July 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of CCA, for approximately $65.0 million in cash and stock, excluding certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs which have yet to be finalized. The Company will be obligated to make certain earn-out payments, which may be material, contingent on CCA’s performance measurements during 2007 through 2010. CCA is based in New York and is one of the largest healthcare-focused public relations firms in the world. CCA includes agencies organized and operating in the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Since the acquisition closed after June 30, 2007, CCA’s financial results were not included in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.

Innovative Health Strategies, Inc., iProcert, LLC and the related AWAC.MD business (collectively "AWAC") - In July 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of AWAC for approximately $75.0 million in cash and stock, excluding certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs which have yet to be finalized. The Company will be obligated to make certain earn-out payments, which may be material, contingent on AWAC’s performance measurements during 2007 through 2010. AWAC is based in Georgia and is a leading provider of proprietary IT-driven cost containment and medical consulting solutions to third party administrators ("TPAs"), ERISA self-funded plans, fully insured plans, employer groups, managing general underwriters ("MGUs") and insurance carriers. The AWAC acquisition included the business assets of AWAC.MD, Inc. as well as Innovative Health Strategies, Inc. and iProcert, LLC, which were acquired as entities. Since the acquisition closed after June 30, 2007, AWAC’s financial results were not included in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.

Addison Whitney - In June 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Addison Whitney for approximately $18.3 million in cash and stock, including certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs which have yet to be finalized. The Company will be obligated to make certain earn-out payments, which may be material, contingent on Addison Whitney’s performance measurements during 2007 through 2010. Addison Whitney is based in North Carolina, and specializes in global branding consultancy that focuses on creating unique corporate and product brands. Addison Whitney’s financial results were included in the condensed consolidated financial statements within the inVentiv Communications’ segment from the acquisition date to June 30, 2007.

Strategyx - In June 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Strategyx for approximately $9.9 million in cash and stock, including certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs which have yet to be finalized. The Company will be obligated to make certain earn-out payments, which may be material, contingent on Strategyx’s performance measurements during 2007 through 2010. Strategyx is based in Somerville, New Jersey, and specializes in global strategic consulting. Strategyx’s financial results were included in the condensed consolidated financial statements within the inVentiv Commercial segment from the acquisition date to June 30, 2007.

Ignite - In March 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Ignite and Incendia Health Studios (which now operates as a division of Ignite) for approximately $21.2 million in cash and stock, including certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs which have yet to be finalized. The Company will be obligated to make certain earn-out payments, which may be material, contingent on Ignite's performance measurements during 2007 through 2010. Ignite is based in Irvine, California, and specializes in medical advertising and interactive communications targeting patients and caregivers. Ignite’s financial results were included in the condensed consolidated financial statements within the inVentiv Communications’ segment from the acquisition date to June 30, 2007.
 
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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 

         Chamberlain - In March 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Chamberlain for approximately $14.7 million in cash and stock, including certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs which have yet to be finalized. The Company will be obligated to make certain earn-out payments, which may be material, contingent on Chamberlain's performance measurements during 2007 through 2009. Chamberlain is based in New York, and specializes in public relations in the healthcare industry. Chamberlain’s financial results were included in the condensed consolidated financial statements within the Communications’ segment from the acquisition date to June 30, 2007.
 
MedConference- In November 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of the net assets of The Maxwell Group, Inc. and its MedConference brand of services (“MedConference”) for approximately $8.1 million in cash and stock, including certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs. MedConference, based in Norristown, PA, was founded in 1989 and is a leading provider of live and on-demand virtual event services to the pharmaceutical industry. The Company will be obligated to make certain earn-out payments, which may be material, contingent on MedConference's performance measurements during 2006 through 2008. The amount accrued at December 31, 2006, and paid in 2007, with respect to MedConference for the 2006 earnout was approximately $1.6 million in cash and stock. The results of MedConference have been reflected in the inVentiv Commercial segment since the date of its acquisition.

DialogCoach - In November 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of the net assets of ASERT LLC and DialogCoach LLC (collectively, “DialogCoach”) for approximately $5.7 million in cash and stock, including certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs. DialogCoach, based in Coopersburg, PA, is an education and training company focused on customized solutions in specialty markets and building training and educational programs. The Company will be obligated to make certain earn-out payments, which may be material, contingent on DialogCoach's performance measurements during 2006 through 2008; DialogCoach did not achieve the initial earnout threshold for 2006 and thus, no amount was accrued. The results of DialogCoach have been reflected in the inVentiv Commercial segment since the date of its acquisition.

Synergos - In April 2006, the Company acquired the net assets of Synergos for approximately $6.4 million in cash and stock, including certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs. Synergos, based in The Woodlands, Texas, is a focused clinical services provider with expertise in clinical trial management services, particularly project management and monitoring, as well as investigator and patient recruitment. The Company will be obligated to make certain earn-out payments, which may be material, contingent on Synergos’s performance measurements during 2006 and 2007. The amount accrued at December 31, 2006, and paid in 2007, with respect to Synergos for the 2006 earnout, was approximately $0.8 million in cash and stock. The results of Synergos have been reflected in the inVentiv Clinical segment from the date of its acquisition.

JSAI - In April 2006, the Company acquired JSAI for approximately $8.8 million in cash and stock, including certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs. JSAI is Canada's leading healthcare marketing and communications agency. The Company will be obligated to make certain earn-out payments, which may be material, contingent on JSAI’s performance measurements during the 12-month periods ending March 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009. The amount due with respect to JSAI for the 12-month period ended March 31, 2007 was approximately $2.8 million in cash and stock, which the Company accrued at March 31, 2007, and the cash portion of approximately $1.1 million was paid in 2007. The results of JSAI have been reflected in the inVentiv Communications segment from the date of its acquisition.

Adheris - In February 2006, the Company acquired Adheris for approximately $69.9 million in cash and stock, including certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs. Adheris is a Massachusetts-based industry leader in the area of patient compliance and persistency programs. The Company will be obligated to make certain earn-out payments, which may be material, contingent on Adheris's performance measurements during 2006 through 2008. Adheris’s 2006 earnout of approximately $7.6 million in cash and stock, of which $7.9 million was accrued at December 31, 2006, was paid in 2007. The portion adjusted in the subsequent year mainly relates to the finalization of the earn-out for the previous year, as allowed under the contract. The results of Adheris have been reflected in the inVentiv Communications segment from the date of its acquisition.

inVentiv Communications, Inc. - In October 2005, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of inVentiv Communications, Inc. for approximately $196.8 million of cash and stock, including certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs. To help finance the transaction, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement, dated October 5, 2005, as more fully described in footnote 10. The Company acquired inVentiv Communications, Inc. to vastly expand its service portfolio in the marketing and communications arena, expand its market position in the pharmaceutical services market and achieve cross-selling opportunities by leveraging its existing businesses. The Company will be obligated to make certain earn-out payments, which may be material, contingent on inVentiv Communications, Inc.’s performance measurements from 2005 through 2007. inVentiv Communications, Inc.’s 2005 earnout of approximately $3.8 million in cash and stock, of which $3.6 million was accrued at December 31, 2005, was paid in 2006. inVentiv Communications, Inc.’s 2006 earnout of approximately $24.7 million in cash and stock, of which $25.0 million was accrued for at December 31, 2006, was paid in 2007. The portions adjusted in the subsequent years mainly relate to the finalization of the earn-outs for the previous years, as allowed under the contract. The results of inVentiv Communications, Inc. have been reflected in the inVentiv Communications segment since the date of acquisition.

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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 

    PRS - In August 2005, the Company acquired the net assets of PRS, a provider of compliance management and marketing support services based in Horsham, Pennsylvania. PRS specializes in pharmaceutical sample management and compliance services; its operations are similar in nature to the business of Franklin Group, Inc. and Lincoln Ltd, Inc. (together, “Franklin”), which was acquired in June 2004. The closing consideration for the transaction was approximately $13.6 million in cash and stock, including certain post-closing adjustments and direct acquisition costs. The Company was obligated to make certain earn-out payments contingent on PRS’s performance measurements in 2005 and 2006. The amount due with respect to PRS for 2005 was approximately $0.3 million, which was accrued for as of December 31, 2005 and paid in April 2006. PRS’ 2006 earnout of approximately $2.0 million in cash and stock, of which $1.7 million was accrued at December 31, 2006, was paid in 2007. The portion adjusted in the subsequent year mainly relates to the finalization of the earn-out for the previous year, as allowed under the contract. The results of PRS have been reflected in the inVentiv Commercial segment since the date of acquisition.
 
5.  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:

During the three-months ended June 30, 2007, the Company increased its allowance for doubtful accounts by $8.3 million. The majority of this increase relates to a client that declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy subsequent to the end of the second quarter of 2007.

6. Employee Stock Compensation:
 
In December 2004, the FASB revised SFAS No. 123 (“SFAS 123R”), Share-Based Payment, which establishes accounting for share-based awards exchanged for employee services and requires companies to expense the estimated fair value of these awards over the requisite employee service period. On April 14, 2005, the SEC adopted a new rule amending the effective dates for SFAS 123R. In accordance with the new rule, the Company adopted the accounting provisions of SFAS 123R as of January 1, 2006.

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS 123R using the modified prospective application method, as permitted under SFAS 123R, which requires measurement of compensation cost of all stock-based awards at fair value on the date of grant and recognition of compensation over the service periods for awards expected to vest. Under this method, compensation cost in 2006 includes the portion vesting in the period for (1) all stock-based awards granted prior to, but not vested as of, January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS 123”), and (2) all stock-based awards granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123R. The Company will recognize the cost of all employee stock awards on a straight-line basis over their respective vesting periods, net of estimated forfeitures. Accordingly, prior periods amounts have not been restated. Under this method, the Company is required to record compensation expense for all awards granted after the date of adoption and for the unvested portion of previously granted awards that remain outstanding at the date of adoption.
 
The adoption of SFAS 123R resulted in stock-based compensation expense of $2.5 million, of which $0.7 million was recorded in cost of services and $1.8 million recorded as Selling, General and Administrative expenses (“SG&A”) for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and $1.7 million, of which $0.6 million was recorded in cost of services and $1.1 million recorded as SG&A for the three months ended June 30, 2006. During the six-months ended June 30, 2007, the stock-based compensation expense of $5.0 million, of which $1.3 million was recorded in cost of services and $3.7 million recorded as Selling, General and SG&A and for the six months ended June 30, 2006, $3.3 million, of which $1.2 million was recorded in cost of services and $2.1 million recorded as SG&A.

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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 

        The stock-based compensation expense caused income before income tax provision, minority interest in income of subsidiary and income from equity investments to decrease by $2.5 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, net income to decrease by $1.5 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and basic and diluted earnings per share to decrease by $0.05 per share and $0.03 per share for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 the stock-based compensation expense caused income before income tax provision, minority interest in income of subsidiary and income (loss) from equity investments to decrease by $5.0 million and $3.3 million, respectively, net income to decrease by $2.9 million and $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and basic and diluted earnings per share to decrease by $0.09 per share and $0.07 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Cash provided by financing activities increased by $6.4 million and $4.0 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, related to excess tax benefits from the exercise of stock-based awards.

Assumptions

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2007
2006
2007
2006
Expected life of option
5.5-6 yrs
5.5-6 yrs
5.5-6 yrs
5.5-6 yrs
Risk-free interest rate
--(1)
5.03%
4.77%
4.90%
Expected volatility
40%
45%
40%
45%
Expected dividend yield
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
(1) In the second quarter of 2007, no options were granted by the Company, hence, the interest rate was not applicable.


With the adoption of SFAS 123R in 2006, the Company has limited its issuance of stock options to senior executives, while granting restricted shares to employees at various levels. During the fourth quarter of 2005, prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, management analyzed its expected volatility and expected life of stock options and concluded that the expected volatility for options granted during the fourth quarter of 2005 should be 45% and the expected life of the options granted should range between 5.5 and 6.0 years, depending on the grantee’s employee status. The Company analyzed historical trends in these variables on a quarterly basis, resulting in an increase in the Company’s expected volatility to 40% during the first half of 2007 from 39% during the fourth quarter of 2006. For the six months ended June 30, 2007 the Company elected to use the simplified method of determining the expected term as permitted by SAB 107 and the range of the expected term remained unchanged at 5.5 to 6 years. The Company continues to base the estimate of risk-free rate on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The Company has never paid cash dividends, does not currently intend to pay cash dividends, and has certain restrictions under its credit facility to pay dividends and thus has assumed a 0% dividend yield. These conclusions were based on several factors, including past company history, current and future trends, comparable benchmarked data and other key metrics.
 
As part of the requirements of SFAS 123R, the Company is required to estimate potential forfeitures of stock grants and adjust compensation cost recorded accordingly. The forfeiture rate was estimated based on historical forfeitures. The estimate of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized through a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period of change and will also impact the amount of stock compensation expense to be recognized in future periods. The forfeiture rates utilized for the six months ended 2007 and 2006 were 3.34% and 2.85%, respectively.


Stock Incentive Plan and Award Activity

The Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (“Stock Plan”) authorizes incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights ("SARs”). The aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued under the Stock Plan upon exercise of options, SARs or in the form of restricted stock is 9.1 million shares. Prior to the adoption of the LTIP, the Company was authorized to grant equity incentive awards under its 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (together with the LTIP, the "Equity incentive Plans"), which was terminated at the time the LTIP was adopted.

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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 

      The exercise price of options granted under the Stock Plan may not be less than 100% of the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on the date of the option grant. The vesting and other provisions of the options are determined by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors.

The following table summarizes activity under the Company’s equity incentive plans for the six months ended June 30, 2007 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
 
Shares
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
         Aggregate Intrinsic Value
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2007
 
2,194
 
$14.43
   
 
Granted and assumed
 
114
 
$35.01
   
 
Exercised
 
(638)
 
$9.12
   
 
Forfeited/expired/cancelled
 
(52)
 
$23.46
   
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2007
 
1,618
 
$17.67
 
7.16
 
$30,637
         
 
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2007
 
1,547
 
$17.42
 
7.11
 
$29,689
         
 
Options exercisable at June 30, 2007
 
774
 
$12.78
 
6.22
 
$18,439
 
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the three-months ended June 30, 2007 was not applicable as no stock options were granted and during the three-months ended June 30, 2006 was $12.94 per share and during the six-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 were $16.25 and $12.48 per share, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $4.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and in addition, $5.8 million and $2.8 million during the six-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, there was approximately $8.3 million and $8.9 million, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted; that cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average of 2.2 years and 2.4 years, respectively.
 
The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercise of the share-based payment arrangements totaled $4.5 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and during the six-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 were $6.5 million and $4.0 million, respectively.
 
Options outstanding and exercisable have exercise price ranges and weighted average remaining contractual lives of:
 

   
Outstanding Options
 
Exercisable Options
 
 
Exercise Price Range
 
Numbers of Options
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted Average
Remaining Life
(years)
 
Number of Options
 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
$1.48
To
$4.00
175,163
$2.96
5.39
175,163
$2.96
$4.11
To
$8.45
202,136
$8.19
4.28
158,449
$8.13
$9.15
To
$15.48
53,229
$13.06
6.73
24,929
$12.67
$15.96
To
$15.96
300,000
$15.96
7.23
200,000
$15.96
$16.89
To
$17.25
217,689
$17.08
7.31
37,661
$17.05
$17.57
To
$23.70
166,811
$18.50
7.20
87,313
$17.92
$23.91
To
$26.76
199,500
$25.57
8.39
44,813
$25.63
$26.77
To
$26.77
180,000
$26.77
8.96
45,000
$26.77
$30.64
To
$30.64
24,588
$30.64
9.15
524
$30.64
$35.01
To
$35.01
98,851
$35.01
9.56
--
$--
     
1,617,967
   
773,852
 
 
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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 

A summary of the status and changes of the Company’s nonvested shares related to our equity incentive plans as of and during the six months ended June 30, 2007 is presented below:
 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Shares
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2007
520
$24.66
Granted
254
$35.27
Released
(113)
$22.11
Forfeited
(37)
$24.03
Nonvested at June 30, 2007
624
$29.32
 
As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, there was approximately $14.9 million and $9.2 million, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Stock Plan; that cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average of 3.3 years for both periods. The total fair value of shares vested during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 were $1.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively. During the three and six-months ended June 30, 2006 the amounts were $1.0 million and $1.3 million, respectively.
 
7. Earnings Per Share (“EPS”):

Basic earnings per share excludes dilution for potentially dilutive securities and is computed by dividing net income or loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted net income per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other instruments to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share when their inclusion would be antidilutive.

A summary of the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations is as follows:


 
Three-Months Ended June 30,
Six-Months Ended June 30,
 
2007
2006
2007
2006
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
Basic EPS from Continuing Operations Computation
       
Income from continuing operations
$7,165
$19,864
$17,552
$30,006
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
31,336
29,188
30,874
28,696
Basic EPS from continuing operations
$0.23
$0.68
$0.57
$1.05
         
Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations Computation
       
Income from continuing operations
$7,165
$19,864
$17,552
$30,006
         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
31,336
29,188
30,874
28,696
Stock options (1)
523
897
583
948
Restricted stock awards (2)
167
101
174
93
Total diluted common shares outstanding
32,026
30,186
31,631
29,737
         
Diluted EPS from continuing operations
$0.22
$0.66
$0.55
$1.01
 
(1) For the three-months and six-months ended June 30, 2007, 139,229 and 130,225 shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS due to the fact that the shares are considered anti-dilutive because the number of potential buyback shares is greater than the number of weighted shares outstanding. Similarly, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, 308,210 shares and 283,869 shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS due to the fact that the shares are considered anti-dilutive because the number of potential buyback shares is greater than the number of weighted shares outstanding.  
 
(2) For the three-months and six-months ended June 30, 2007, negligible amount of shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS due to the fact that the shares are considered anti-dilutive because the number of potential buyback shares is greater than the number of weighted shares outstanding. Similarly, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, 27,203 shares and 15,006 shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS due to the fact that the shares are considered anti-dilutive because the number of potential buyback shares is greater than the number of weighted shares outstanding.  
  
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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 

8. Significant Clients:

    During the six-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 the Company had no clients that accounted for more than 10%, individually, of the Company's total revenues across our inVentiv Clinical, inVentiv Communications and inVentiv Commercial segments.
 
 
9. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets:

Goodwill consists of the following:

 
(in thousands)
January 1,
2007
 
Acquisitions
Contingent(1)
Consideration
June 30,
2007
inVentiv Clinical
$55,742
$12
$(133)
$55,621
inVentiv Communications
157,863
24,551
2,216
184,630
inVentiv Commercial
53,222
4,087
808
58,117
Total
$266,827
$28,650
$2,891
$298,368
(1)  
The contingent consideration represents adjustments relating to the finalization of the earnouts for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007. (see Note 4)
 
Other intangible assets consist of the following:

 
June 30, 2007
 
December 31, 2006
(in thousands)
 
Accumulated
 
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
Gross
Amortization
Net
 
Gross
Amortization
Net
Customer relationships
$82,607
$(10,707)
$71,900
 
$59,987
$(7,240)
$52,747
Noncompete agreement
880
(495)
385
 
880
(372)
508
Tradenames subject to amortization
911
(142)
769
 
911
(66)
845
Other
3,506
(558)
2,948
 
2,600
(323)
2,277
Total definite-life intangibles
87,904
(11,902)
76,002
 
64,378
(8,001)
56,377
Tradenames not subject to amortization (1)
108,660
--
108,660
 
96,260
--
96,260
Total other intangibles (2)
$196,564
$(11,902)
$184,662
 
$160,638
$(8,001)
$152,637


(1)  
These indefinite-life tradenames arose primarily from acquisitions where the brand names of the entities acquired are very strong and longstanding. These tradenames are also supported annually in the Company’s impairment test for goodwill and tradenames conducted in June of every year.
(2)  
The $35.9 million increase in total gross other intangibles arise from the 2007 acquisitions.

The acquisitions discussed in Note 4 resulted in approximately $277.8 million of goodwill and the following gross intangible assets:

 
Intangible asset
 
 
Amount
(in thousands)
 
Weighted average amortization period
Tradename
 
$109,571
(1)
Customer relationships
 
82,607
10.6 years
Noncompete agreement
 
880
4.1 years
Other
 
3,246
6.2 years
Total
 
$196,304
(2)

(1)  
$0.9 million of the tradenames are definite-life intangibles, which have a weighted average amortization period of 6 years.
(2)  
Excludes $0.3 million of a definite-life intangible asset established prior to the 2004-2007 acquisitions.
 
Amortization expense, based on intangibles subject to amortization held at June 30, 2007, is expected to be $4.7 million for the remainder of 2007, $9.3 million in 2008, $8.9 million in 2009, $8.5 million in 2010, $8.1 million in 2011, $7.7 million in 2012 and $28.7 million thereafter.

Goodwill and other indefinite-life intangibles, such as tradenames, are assessed annually for potential impairment on June 30, pursuant to the guidelines of SFAS 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The Company conducted its assessment and concluded that the foregoing balances on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet were not impaired as of June 30, 2007.

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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 

10. Debt: 
 
On July 6, 2007, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“the Credit Agreement”) with UBS AG, Stamford Branch and others. The Credit Agreement provides for a secured term loan of $330 million which was made available to inVentiv in a single drawing, up to $20 million in additional term loans ("delayed draw term loans") that may be advanced no later than January 6, 2008, a $50 million revolving credit facility, of which $10 million is available for the issuance of letters of credit, and a swingline facilty. The Credit Agreement amended and restated the previous $175 million term loan facility, which the Company entered into with UBS AG, Stamford Branch, and others in connection with the inVentiv Communications, Inc. acquisition in October 2005.
 
 
The term loan will mature on the seventh anniversary of the Credit Agreement, with scheduled quarterly amortization of 1% per year during years one through six and 94% during year seven. The delayed draw term loans will mature on the seventh anniversary of the Credit Agreement, with scheduled quarterly amortization of 0.25% per quarter and the balance becoming due on such seventh anniversary. The revolving loans will mature on the sixth anniversary of the Credit Agreement. Amounts advanced under the Credit Agreement must be prepaid with a percentage, determined based on a leverage test set forth in the Credit Agreement, of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and the proceeds of certain non-ordinary course asset sales, certain issuances of debt obligations and 50% of certain issuances of equity securities of inVentiv and its subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. inVentiv may elect to prepay the loans, in whole or in part at any time, in certain minimum principal amounts, without penalty or premium (other than normal LIBOR break funding costs). Amounts borrowed under the Credit Agreement in respect of term loans (including delayed draw term loans) that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Amounts borrowed under the Credit Agreement in respect of revolving loans may be paid or prepaid and reborrowed.
 
 
Interest on the loans will accrue, at inVentiv's election, at either (1) the Alternate Base Rate (which is the greater of UBS's prime rate and federal funds effective rate plus 1/2 of 1%) or (2) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate, with interest periods determined at inVentiv's option of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months (or, if the affected lenders agree, 9 months), in each case plus a spread based equal to 0.75% for Alternate Base Rate loans and 1.75% for Adjusted LIBOR Rate loans.
 
 
The Credit Agreement contains, among other things, conditions precedent, representations and warranties, covenants and events of default customary for facilities of this type. Such covenants include certain limitations on indebtedness, liens, sale-leaseback transactions, guarantees, fundamental changes, dividends and transactions with affiliates. The Credit Agreement also includes a financial covenant under which inVentiv is required to maintain a total leverage ratio that does not exceed, as of the last day of any four consecutive fiscal quarters, 4.0 to 1.0 through December 31, 2009 and 3.5 to 1.0 thereafter.
 
 
Under certain conditions, the lending commitments under the Credit Agreement may be terminated by the lenders and amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement may be accelerated. Such events of default include failure to pay any principal, interest or other amounts when due, failure to comply with covenants, breach of representations or warranties in any material respect, non-payment or acceleration of other material debt of inVentiv and its subsidiaries, bankruptcy, insolvency, material judgments rendered against inVentiv or certain of its subsidiaries or a 40% change of control of inVentiv, subject to various exceptions and notice, cure and grace periods.
 
 
The three-month LIBOR base rate as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was 5.36%. As disclosed in Note 12, the Company continues to maintain a derivative financial instrument of $165 million to hedge against the new $330 million term loan facility.
 
During 2005, the Company incurred costs of approximately $3.3 million related to the prior credit facility. These deferred financing costs are amortized as interest expense over the life of the loan using the effective interest rate method. At June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, approximately $2.5 million and $2.7 million are included on the June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively. At June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had approximately $163.8 million and $164.6 million outstanding on the secured term loan outstanding under the credit facility. As mentioned above, the principal on the new credit facility entered into in July 2007 is $330 million, excluding additional deferred financing costs of approximately $2.1 million, which will be amortized over the remaining life of the loan.

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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 

11. Capital Lease Obligations:

During 2000, the Company entered into a master lease agreement to provide a fleet of automobiles for sales representatives of its inVentiv Commercial Services operating segment. During the fourth quarter of 2002, the segment entered into a second agreement with another vendor. Based on the terms of the agreement, management concluded that the leases were capital leases based on the criteria established by SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases. The Company capitalized leased vehicles and recorded the related lease obligations totaling approximately $11.6 million (including rebates of $0.3 million) and $11.0 million (including rebates of $0.1 million) during the six-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company also incurred net disposals of $3.5 million and $4.9 million during the six-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

12.  Derivative Financial Instrument:

Effective October 2005, the Company entered into an amortizing three-year interest rate swap arrangement with a notional amount of $175 million at inception to apply a fixed interest rate against the six-year $175 million loan arrangement entered into to facilitate the acquisition of inVentiv Communications, Inc. The Company entered into this interest rate swap agreement to modify the interest rate characteristics of its outstanding long-term debt. At inception, and at least quarterly thereafter, the Company assesses whether derivatives used to hedge transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in the cash flow of the hedged item. To the extent the instruments are considered to be effective, changes in fair value are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). To the extent there is any hedge ineffectiveness, changes in fair value relating to the ineffective portion are immediately recognized in earnings (interest expense).

From October 2005 to July 2006, the Company did not designate for hedge accounting and recorded a $2.9 million reduction to interest expense relating to the mark-to-market adjustment, and a corresponding derivative asset of approximately $2.9 million, which was recorded in Deposits and Other Assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair values of the interest rate swaps were obtained from dealer quotes. These values represent the estimated amount the Company would receive or pay to terminate the agreement taking into consideration the difference between the contract rate of interest and rates currently quoted for agreements of similar terms and maturities.

On July 17, 2006, the Company formally designated the interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge pursuant to SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The Company employed the dollar offset method by performing a shock test to assess ineffectiveness and utilized the hypothetical model to measure ineffectiveness. The hypothetical derivative contains the same terms and conditions as the original derivative, but was initiated in July 2006. During the first half of 2007, the fair market value of the derivative asset increased by $0.1 million to approximately $1.3 million. Approximately $0.6 million of the $0.1 million net adjustment was recorded as interest expense due to ineffectiveness, while the remaining $0.7 million ($0.4 million, net of taxes) was recorded as an increase to Other Comprehensive Income.

13.  Commitments and Contingencies:

The Company is subject to lawsuits, investigations and claims arising out of the conduct of its business, including those related to commercial transactions, contracts, government regulation and employment matters. Certain claims, suits and complaints have been filed or are pending against the Company. Certain such claims that are pending against Adheris are described in Part I, Item 3 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. With the exception of the claims described therein, all pending matters are of a kind routinely experienced in our business and are consistent with our historical experience. In the opinion of management and based on the advice of legal counsel, no matters outstanding as of June 30, 2007 are likely to have a material adverse effect on inVentiv.

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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 

        Pursuant to the acquisition of inVentiv Communications, Inc., the Company assumed a $7.5 million existing incentive plan liability (out of a potential $15.0 million liability) on inVentiv Communications, Inc.’s balance sheet relating to certain performance thresholds of the segment over a three-year period from 2005 through 2007. The first $5.0 million of this obligation is to be paid by or for the account of the former shareholders of inVentiv Communications, Inc.; as such, this amount was recorded as a receivable from the former shareholders. The Company has monitored these performance thresholds on a quarterly basis. At December 31, 2006, as a result of new business and the strengthened outlook for inVentiv Communications, Inc.’s business during 2007, management felt it was appropriate to record an additional $3.5 million (of which $1.2 million was recorded in cost of services and $2.3 million was recorded in SG&A) of the potential $15 million liability since the likelihood of achieving the next threshold is probable and the amount is estimable, pursuant to SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. The Company will continue to monitor these performance thresholds, which may result in up to an additional $3.7 million of expenses, but currently the Company does not believe that it is probable that the final threshold will be met.

14. Deferred Compensation:

The Ventiv Health, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the "NQDC Plan") provides eligible management and other highly compensated employees with the opportunity to defer, on a pre-tax basis, their salary, bonus, and other specified cash compensation and to receive the deferred amounts, together with a deemed investment return (positive or negative), either at a pre-determined time in the future or upon termination of employment with the Company or an affiliated employer participating in the NQDC Plan. The compensation deferrals were initiated in 2005. The deferred compensation liability of approximately $6.0 million and $4.2 million was included in other non-current liabilities in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006. The NQDC Plan does not provide for the payment of above-market interest to participants.

To assist in the funding of the NQDC Plan obligation, the Company participates in a corporate-owned life insurance program in a rabbi trust whereby it purchases life insurance policies covering the lives of certain employees, with the Company named as beneficiary. Rabbi trusts are grantor trusts generally set up to fund compensation for a select group of management or highly paid executives. The cash value of the life insurance policy at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was approximately $5.5 million and $2.9 million, respectively, and is currently classified in Deposits and Other Assets on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, approximately $0.4 million and $1.1 million as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, were invested in mutual funds and classified in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

15.  Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 was 36.0%. The rate included a tax benefit relating to state taxes settled of approximately $0.6 million, $0.1 million of a tax detriment relating to interest on unrecognized tax benefits and $1.0 million of a tax benefit relating to federal tax benefits of state tax reserves. The effective tax rate for the six-month period ended June of 2006 was 15.0%. The rate included approximately $9.1 million tax benefit relating to net operating losses of a previously-divested unit. The Company’s current effective tax rate is based on current projections for earnings in the tax jurisdictions in which inVentiv does business and is subject to taxation. The Company’s effective tax rate could fluctuate due to changes in earnings between operating entities and related tax jurisdictions.

As of June 30, 2007 the income tax receivable of $9.3 million resulted primarily from timing differences in payments and stock compensation deductions. The deferred tax liabilities increased $5.4 million during the six-months ended June 30, 2007 primarily from the acquisition of Chamberlain. During the six-months ended June 30, 2007, the Company recorded $4.5 million of additional tax reserves, interest and penalties related to pre-acquisition tax exposures in addition to offsetting assets supported by tax indemnity agreements.
 
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48), on January 1, 2007. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, results of operations or cash flows. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $2.5 million as of January 1, 2007 and $2.1 million as of June 30, 2007. Included in these balances were positions that, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate by $1.6 million as of January 1, 2007 and $1.3 million as of June 30, 2007.

The Company recognizes potential interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. The total amount of accrued interest and penalties recorded as of January 1, 2007 was $1.2 million. As of June 30, 2007, there was no net change in potential interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions. No net change resulted as $0.2 million of additional interest and penalties was offset by $0.2 million interest and penalties settled.

The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to US federal income tax examinations for years before 2003 and generally, is no longer subject to state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2002.

Management has concluded that it is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by approximately $1.0 million within the next 12 months. The decrease is primarily related to additional federal and state taxes that may be settled or have expiring statutes of limitations.

 
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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 


16.  Stockholders’ Equity
 
The following table describes the 2007 activity in the Company’s Stockholders’ Equity accounts for the six-months ended June 30, 2007:
 
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-In
Capital
 
Accumulated earnings
 
Compre-hensive
Income
Accumulated Other Comprehen-sive (Losses) Income (1)
 
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2006
$30
$284,331
$74,327
 
($226)
$358,462
Net income
   
17,727
$17,727
 
17,727
Net change in effective portion of
derivative, net of taxes
     
 
401
 
401
 
401
Foreign currency translation
adjustment
     
 
187
 
187
 
187
       
$18,315
   
Restricted stock expense
 
2,435
     
2,435
Withholding shares for taxes
 
(661)
     
(661)
Tax benefit from exercise of
employee stock options and vesting
of restricted stock
 
 
 
6,546
     
 
 
6,546
Consultant compensation
 
642
     
642
Proceeds from exercise of stock
options
 
1
 
5,816
     
 
5,817
Stock option expense
 
2,526
     
2,526
Issuance of shares in connection with
acquisitions
 
1
 
34,660
     
 
34,661
Balance at June 30, 2007
$32
$336,295
$92,054
 
$362
$428,743

(1) As of June 30, 2007 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income consists of $0.7 million of currency translation fluctuations in our foreign bank accounts remaining from the divestitures of our European business units and our Canadian subsidiary, equity investments and minority interests in our foreign business units as well as approximately ($0.3 million, net of taxes) that relates to the effective portion of the Company’s derivative instrument, as described in Note 12.

17. Discontinued Operations:

For the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes, were approximately $0.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively. The gains on disposals of discontinued operations consisted of contingency payments due from the Company’s previously-divested Germany-based unit.

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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 


18. Related Parties:

inVentiv Communications’ leases its current headquarters facility in Westerville, Ohio from Lexington MLP Westerville L.P. Prior to May 15, 2007, this facility was partially owned by R. Blane Walter, the Company’s President (who is also a member of the Board of Directors), his brothers and other current employees of inVentiv Communications. The term of the lease is fifteen years, and expires on September 30, 2015.

19. Segment Information:

The Company currently manages three operating segments: inVentiv Clinical, inVentiv Communications and inVentiv Commercial, and its non-operating reportable segment, “Other”, which is based on the way management makes operating decisions and assesses performance. The following represents the Company’s reportable segments as of June 30, 2007:

·  
inVentiv Clinical, which provides services related to permanent placement, clinical staffing, data collection and management and functional service provision

·  
inVentiv Communications, which provides services related to pharmaceutical advertising, branding, interactive communication development and patient and physician education

·  
inVentiv Commercial, which consists of the Company’s outsourced sales and marketing teams, planning and analytics services, sample accountability and patient assistance businesses, marketing support services, professional development and training, and recruitment of sales representatives in the commercial services area.

·  
Other, which encompasses the activities of the corporate management group.

As mentioned in footnote 4, subsequent to the second quarter of 2007 and prior to the release of the related condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company acquired CCA and AWAC. CCA is expected to be reported in the Communications’ segment, while the Company has not determined the segment AWAC will report into, but is considering adding a fourth segment called inVentiv Patient Outcomes.  AWAC’s impact on the 2007 consolidated financial statements is not expected to be material.  

Segment information for the three-months ended June 30, 2007 is as follows (in thousands):

 
inVentiv
Clinical
 
inVentiv Communications
 
inVentiv Commercial
 
Other
 
Total
Revenues
$46,966
$85,899
$102,316
$--
$235,181
Less: Intersegment revenues
--
(195)
(2,552)
--
(2,747)
Reported Revenues
$46,966
$85,704
$99,764
$--
$232,434
Depreciation and amortization
457
1,906
4,338
11
6,712
Interest expense
--
--
554
3,330
3,884
Interest income
15
143
1
343
502
Segment income (loss) (1)
$2,789
$12,915
$2,934
$(6,905)
$11,733


Segment information for the three-months ended June 30, 2006 is as follows (in thousands):

 
InVentiv
Clinical
 
inVentiv Communications
 
inVentiv Commercial
 
Other
 
Total
Revenues
$38,541
$64,898
$80,955
$--
$184,394
Less: Intersegment revenues
(122)
(363)
(930)
--
(1,415)
Reported Revenues
$38,419
$64,535
$80,025
$--
$182,979
Depreciation and amortization
415
1,466
3,469
22
5,372
Interest expense
--
8
415
1,818
2,241
Interest income
10
155
--
197
362
Segment income (loss) (1)
$3,597
$8,797
$10,245
$(4,337)
$18,302

Segment information for the six-months ended June 30, 2007 is as follows (in thousands): 

 
InVentiv
Clinical
 
inVentiv Communications
 
inVentiv Commercial
 
Other
 
Total
Revenues
$88,410
$166,288
$204,821
$--
$459,519
ess: Intersegment revenues
(3)
(419)
(4,707)
--
(5,129)
Reported Revenues
$88,407
$165,869
$200,114
$--
$454,390
Depreciation and amortization
897
3,422
8,058
32
12,409
Interest expense
--
--
1,054
6,392
7,446
Interest income
36
385
1
920
1,342
Segment income (loss) (1)
$4,641
$24,812
$11,450
$(13,349)
$27,554


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INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued 



Segment information for the six-months ended June 30, 2006 (in thousands): 

 
inVentiv
Clinical
 
inVentiv Communications
 
inVentiv Commercial
 
Other
 
Total
Revenues
$71,011
$117,476
$170,759
$--
$359,246
Less: Intersegment revenues
(156)
(489)
(1,945)
--
(2,590)
Reported Revenues
$70,855
$116,987
$168,814
$--
$356,656
Depreciation and amortization
729
2,321
7,101
43
10,194
Interest expense
--
19
814
3,065
3,898
Interest income
22
282
--
792
1,096
Segment income (loss) (1)
$4,923
$17,506
$21,359
$(7,526)
$36,262


(1) Income from continuing operations before income tax provision, minority interest in income of subsidiary and gain (loss) from equity investments
 
(in thousands)
 
June 30
      Dec 31
 
 
 
2007
2006
 
Total Assets:
 
 
 
 
inVentiv Clinical
 
$
114,683
$
105,253
 
inVentiv Communications
 
 
462,876
 
408,859
 
inVentiv Commercial
 
 
195,107
 
192,975
 
Other
 
 
48,810
 
63,967
 
Total assets
 
$
821,476
$
771,054
 
 

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This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes and other financial information included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.

Overview

inVentiv Health Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “inVentiv”, or the “Company”, formerly Ventiv Health, Inc.) is a leading provider of value-added services to the pharmaceutical, life sciences and healthcare industries. We support a broad range of clinical development, communications and commercialization activities that are critical to its customers' ability to complete the development of new drug products and medical devices and successfully bring them to market. In addition, we provide medical cost containment services to payors. Our goal is to assist its customers in meeting their objectives in each of its operational areas by providing our services on a flexible and cost-effective basis. We provide services to over 250 client organizations, including all top 20 global pharmaceutical companies and numerous emerging and specialty biotechnology companies.

Our service offerings reflect the changing needs of its clients as their products move through the late-stage development and regulatory approval processes and into product launch. We have established expertise and leadership in providing the services its clients require at each of these stages of product development and commercialization and seek to address their outsourced service needs on a comprehensive basis throughout the product life cycle. For payors, we provide pre-adjudication services to identify savings opportunities resulting from billing errors, additional discounts and treatment protocols for patients.

Business Segments

We currently serve our clients primarily through three business segments, which correspond to our reporting segments for 2007:

·  
inVentiv Clinical, which provides services related to permanent placement, clinical staffing, data collection and management and functional service provision. This segment includes the Smith Hanley group of companies (which includes Smith Hanley Associates, Smith Hanley Consulting Group and MedFocus), HHI Clinical & Statistical Research Services (“HHI”), and Synergos, LLP ("Synergos").

·  
inVentiv Communications, which provides services related to pharmaceutical advertising, branding, interactive communication development, public relations, and patient and physician education. This segment includes inVentiv Communications, Inc. (then known as inChord Communications, Inc.), Adheris, Inc. ("Adheris"), Jeffrey Simbrow Associates ("JSAI"), ignite comm.net and Incendia Health, Inc. (collectively, “Ignite”) (acquired in March 2007), Chamberlain Communications Group, Inc. (“Chamberlain”) (also acquired in March 2007), and Addison Whitney, Inc. (“Addison Whitney”) (acquired in June 2007).

·  
inVentiv Commercial, which consists of our outsourced sales and marketing teams, planning and analytics services, sample accountability and patient assistance businesses, marketing support services, professional development and training, and recruitment of sales representatives in the commercial services area. This segment includes Pharma Teams, Analytics and Pharma Services.

Our services are designed to develop, execute and monitor strategic and tactical sales and marketing plans and programs for the promotion of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other life sciences products. During the third quarter of 2007, we acquired Chandler Chicco Agency (“CCA”), one of the largest privately-held healthcare public relations firms in the world, and Innovative Health Strategies, Inc., iProcert, LLC and the related AWAC.MD business (collectively "AWAC"), a Georgia-based business specializing in cost containment and medical consulting solutions. As disclosed in Acquisitions and Divestitures below, CCA is expected to be reported in the Communications’ segment, while we have not determined the segment AWAC will report into, but are considering adding a fourth segment called inVentiv Patient Outcomes. AWAC’s impact on the 2007 consolidated financial statements is not expected to be material.

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The success of our business as a whole, and of our inVentiv Clinical and inVentiv Commercial segments in particular, is related significantly to the degree to which pharmaceutical companies outsource services that have traditionally been performed internally by fully integrated manufacturers. We believe that our business has been positively affected by a trend of large pharmaceutical manufacturers toward utilizing outsourcing arrangements as a means of controlling variable unit cost and increasing flexibility. We also believe that the significant percentage of New Drug Application (“NDA”) and New Molecular Entity (“NME”) approvals attributable to small and mid-tier pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies presents an opportunity for companies providing outsourced services because these companies often prefer to employ high-quality, third party service providers (either directly or in co-promotion situations with pharmaceutical partners) to effect critical late-stage developmental and commercialization functions. We therefore target a broad spectrum of companies within the pharmaceutical industry in seeking to develop business opportunities.

Our strategy relies on both internal growth and acquisitions to meet our growth objectives. Our businesses have generated strong revenue growth for the past few years. Our revenue growth reflects our strong track record in winning new business, which in turn is enhanced by our pursuit of cross-servicing opportunities within and across our business segments. Furthermore, although our revenues are generally received under contracts with limited terms and that can be terminated at the client’s option on short notice, we have been successful historically in obtaining increasing amounts of repeat business from our clients and in expanding the scope of the services we provide to them.

We seek out acquisitions in order to fill strategic gaps, selectively strengthen existing franchises, further strengthen and broaden our clinical, communications and/or commercial capabilities, add complementary client relationships and bring on board additional management talent. We believe that our track record in identifying, negotiating, closing and integrating strategic, accretive acquisitions has been successful to-date. While the performance of all of our business units has been strong over the past several years, our acquired business operations have contributed to an even greater degree to our revenue growth and profitability.

 
Acquisitions and Divestitures

The pursuit of strategic acquisitions is a core part of our business strategy. We believe that our expertise in identifying potential acquisition targets, assessing their importance to our operational and growth objectives, diligencing and completing the acquisition of appropriate businesses and effectively integrating them with our existing operations is a significant competitive advantage. The following is a summary of our acquisitions to date:

 
Acquisition
 
Type of Business
 
Segment (“inVentiv”)
 
Headquarters Location
 
Month Acquired
Chandler Chicco Agency
Public relations
Communications
New York
July 2007
AWAC
Medical cost containment services
(1)
Georgia
July 2007
Addison Whitney
Global branding consultancy
Communications
North Carolina
June 2007
Strategyx
Strategic consulting
Commercial
New Jersey
June 2007
Ignite Health
Interactive communications agency
Communications
California
March 2007
Chamberlain
Public relations
Communications
New York
March 2007
MedConference
Virtual event services
Commercial
Pennsylvania
November 2006
DialogCoach
Education and training
Commercial
Pennsylvania
November 2006
JSAI
Marketing and communications agency
 
Communications
Ontario,
Canada
 
April 2006
Synergos
Clinical trial management services
 
Clinical
 
Texas
 
April 2006
Adheris
Patient pharmaceutical compliance
 
Communications
 
Massachusetts
 
February 2006
inVentiv Communications, Inc.
Advertising and communications services
 
Communications
 
Ohio
 
October 2005
PRS
Regulatory compliance
Commercial
Pennsylvania
August 2005
HHI
Data management and statistical analyses
Clinical
Maryland
November 2004
Smith Hanley
Contract staffing and clinical trial support
Clinical
Connecticut
October 2004
Franklin
Patient support programs
Commercial
New Jersey
June 2004

(1) - inVentiv has not determined the segment AWAC will report into, but is considering adding a fourth segment called inVentiv Patient Outcomes.

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Our acquisition activity adds complexity to the analysis of period-to-period financial results and makes direct comparison of those financial results difficult. Our acquisitions are accounted for using purchase accounting and the financial results of the acquired businesses are included in our consolidated financial statements from their acquisitions dates. A prior year period that ended before an acquisition was completed, however, will not include the corresponding financial results of the acquired business.

International Operations

CCA, acquired in July 2007, includes operations in the United Kingdom and France. As part of the acquisition of inVentiv Communications, Inc. in October 2005, we added that company's U.K.-based operations. These operations, based in London, provide advertising, marketing and public relations services to clients throughout Europe. In December 2005, we entered into an exclusive joint venture agreement with SIRO Clinpharm Pvt. Ltd., one of India's largest domestic contract research organizations, to offer pharmaceutical companies India-based clinical data management services. The results of this joint venture are not material to our condensed consolidated financial statements. In April 2006, we acquired JSAI, a leading healthcare marketing and communications agency in Canada.
 
As a result of the acquisition of inVentiv Communications, Inc., we have a 15% ownership interest in Heart Reklambyra AB (“Heart”), an advertising agency located in Sweden and a 44% interest in Angela Liedler GmbH (“Liedler”), a service provider of communication and marketing tools for technical, medical and pharmaceutical products, located in Germany. Both of these investments are accounted for by using the equity method of accounting.


Critical Accounting Policies

The Company’s critical accounting policies are set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. There has been no change, update or revision to the Company’s critical accounting policies subsequent to the filing of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.





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Three-Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Three-Months Ended June 30, 2006

Results of Operations

The following sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain components of our operating earnings, including such data stated as percentage of revenues:
 
(in thousands, except for per share data)
For the Three-Months Ended June 30,
 
2007
2006
Revenues:
 
Percentage (1)
 
Percentage(1)
inVentiv Clinical
$46,966
20.2%
$38,419
21.0%
inVentiv Communications
85,704
36.9%
64,535
35.3%
    inVentiv Commercial
99,764
42.9%
80,025
43.7%
Other
   
--
--
Total revenues
232,434
100.0%
182,979
100.0%
         
Cost of services (1) (2):
       
inVentiv Clinical
31,545
67.2%
25,028
65.1%
inVentiv Communications
53,191
62.1%
40,469
62.7%
    inVentiv Commercial
78,138
78.3%
62,363
77.9%
Other
   
--
--
Total cost of services
162,874
70.1%
127,860
69.9%
         
Selling, general and administrative expenses
54,445
23.4%
34,938
19.1%
         
Total operating income
15,115
6.5%
$20,181
11.0%
Interest expense
(3,884)
(1.7)%
(2,241)
(1.2)%
Interest income
502
0.2%
362
0.2%
 
Income from continuing operations before income tax provision, minority interest in income of subsidiary and income from equity investments
 
 
11,733
 
 
5.0%
 
 
18,302
 
 
10.0%
Income tax (provision) benefit
(4,445)
(1.9%)
1,748
1.0%
Income from continuing operations before minority interest in
income of subsidiary and income from equity investments
 
7,288
 
3.1%
 
20,050
 
11.0%
Minority interest in income of subsidiary
(234)
(0.1)%
(352)
(0.2)%
Income from equity investments
111
0.1%
166
0.1%
Income from continuing operations
7,165
3.1%
19,864
10.9%
         
Income from discontinued operations:
       
Gains on disposals of discontinued operations, net of taxes
92
--
1,115
0.6%
Income from discontinued operations
92
--
1,115
0.6%
         
Net income
$7,257
3.1%
$20,979
11.5%
         
Earnings per share:
       
Continuing operations:
       
Basic
$0.23
 
$0.68
 
Diluted
$0.22
 
$0.66
 
Discontinued operations:
       
Basic
$0.00
 
$0.04
 
Diluted
$0.01
 
$0.03
 
Net earnings:
       
Basic
$0.23
 
$0.72
 
Diluted
$0.23
 
$0.69
 

(1)  
Cost of services is expressed as a percentage of segment revenue. All other line items are displayed as a percentage of total revenues.
(2)  
Cost of services includes reimbursed out of pocket expenses.

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Revenues: Revenues increased by approximately $49 million, or 27%, to $232 million during the second quarter of 2007, from $183 million during the second quarter of 2006. Net revenues increased by approximately $39 million, or 25%, to $194 million during the second quarter of 2007, from $155 million in the second quarter of 2006.
 
inVentiv Clinical’s revenues were $47 million during the second quarter of 2007, an increase of $9 million compared to $38 million during the second quarter of 2006. inVentiv Clinical revenues accounted for 20% of total inVentiv revenues during the second quarter of 2007. Revenues in inVentiv Clinical were higher in 2007 predominantly due to increased placement of temporary personnel and increased traction in functional outsourcing.
 
inVentiv Communications’ revenues were $86 million during the second quarter of 2007, an increase of $21 million or 33% from the second quarter of 2006. inVentiv Communications’ revenues accounted for 37% of total inVentiv revenues during the second quarter of 2007. Approximately $11 million of this increase relates to recent business wins in various advertising and communications' agencies.  The remaining increase is due to the incremental revenue relating to the acquisitions of Ignite, Chamberlain and Addison Whitney in 2007.
 
Revenues in our inVentiv Commercial segment were $100 million during the second quarter of 2007, an increase of $20 million, or 25% from the second quarter of 2006. inVentiv Commercial revenues accounted for 43% of total inVentiv revenues for the second quarter of 2007. The second quarter of 2007 benefited from several new wins and expansions. We continue to benefit from the industry trend towards cost efficient solutions, and are positioned as a market leader in flexible sales force solutions.

Cost of Services: Cost of services increased by approximately $35 million or 27%, to $163 million during the second quarter of 2007 from $128 million in the first quarter of 2006. Cost of services as a percentage of revenues was 70% during the second quarter of 2007 and 2006.

inVentiv Clinical’s cost of services increased by approximately $7 million, or 26%, to $32 million during the second quarter of 2007 from $25 million during the second quarter of 2006. This increase is consistent with the increase in the segment’s revenue. Cost of services as a percentage of revenues was 67% and 65% during the second quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively.

inVentiv Communications’ cost of services increased by 31% to $53 million during the second quarter of 2007 when compared to the second quarter of 2006. Most of this variance is due to increased business described above in Revenues. Cost of services as a percentage of the segment’s revenues slightly decreased from 63% during the second quarter of 2006 to 62% during the second quarter of 2007.

Cost of services at inVentiv Commercial increased by approximately $16 million, or 25%, to $78 million in the second quarter of 2007, mainly due to the increase in revenues. Cost of services was 78% of inVentiv Commercial revenues during the second quarter of 2007 and 2006.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”): SG&A expenses increased by approximately $19 million, or 56%, to $54 million during the second quarter of 2007 from $35 million during the second quarter of 2006.
 
SG&A expenses at inVentiv Clinical were approximately $13 million during the second quarter of 2007, compared to $10 million during the second quarter of 2006 due to increased selling expense and commissions from additional business and additional staffing requirements.
 
 
SG&A expenses at inVentiv Communications increased $4 million to $20 million during the second quarter of 2007. New acquisitions contributed to most of this increase.
 
 
SG&A expenses at inVentiv Commercial increased by approximately $11 million to $18 million during the second quarter of 2007 from $7 million during the second quarter of 2006. The majority of this increase was due to recording a receivables reserve relating to a client that declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy subsequent to the end of the second quarter of 2007. We have never had a collections issue as a result of client bankruptcy, with virtually all of our clients having excellent payment histories, and we do not believe the circumstances giving rise to this receivables reserve are likely to reoccur in future periods. SG&A also increased due to annual increases in equity and non-equity compensation, and SG&A from the new inVentiv Commercial divisions acquired during the fourth quarter of 2006.
 
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Other SG&A was approximately $4.0 million for the second quarter of 2007, an increase of approximately 44% from the second quarter of 2006. The increase was mainly related to additional, ongoing audit fees arising as a result of new acquisitions. In addition, there were annual increases in equity and non-equity compensation expense from the previous year.
 
 
Interest Expense: Interest expense increased by approximately $1.6 million from the second quarter of 2006 to the second quarter of 2007. For the three months ended June 30, 2006, the Company did not designate for hedge accounting and recorded a $1.7 million reduction to interest expense relating to the mark-to-market adjustment required to record hedge ineffectiveness to earnings, and a corresponding derivative asset of approximately $1.7 million. In July 2006, the Company formally designated the interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge pursuant to SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, resulting in approximately $0.3 million of additional interest expense per quarter due to ineffectiveness.
 
Provision for Income Taxes: The effective tax rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 was 38.3%. The rate included approximately $0.6 million of a tax benefit ($0.4 million after federal tax effect) relating to state taxes settled. The income tax benefit for the quarter ended June of 2006 was $1.7 million. Included in the income tax benefit was approximately $9.1 million benefit relating to net operating losses of a previously-divested unit. The Company’s current effective tax rate is based on current projections for earnings in the tax jurisdictions in which inVentiv does business and is subject to taxation. The Company’s effective tax rate could fluctuate due to changes in earnings between operating entities and related tax jurisdictions.

Net Income and Earnings Per Share (“EPS”): inVentiv’s net income decreased by approximately $14 million to $7 million during the second quarter of 2007 when compared to the second quarter of 2006. Diluted earnings per share decreased to $0.23 per share during the second quarter of 2007 from $0.69 per share during the second quarter of 2006.  Excluding the impact of the increase in the uncollectible receivable reserve in 2007 and the one-time tax benefits in 2006, overall EPS and net income increased between quarters because of increased business wins and new acquisitions.

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Six-Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Six-Months Ended June 30, 2006

Results of Operations

The following sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain components of our operating earnings, including such data stated as percentage of revenues:
 
(in thousands, except for per share data)
For the Six-Months Ended June 30,
 
2007
2006
Revenues:
 
Percentage(1)
 
Percentage(1)
inVentiv Clinical
$88,407
19.5%
$70,855
19.9%
inVentiv Communications
165,869
36.5%
116,987
32.8%
    inVentiv Commercial
200,114
44.0%
168,814
47.3%
Other
   
--
--
Total revenues
454,390
100.0%
356,656
100.0%
         
Cost of services (1)(2):
       
inVentiv Clinical
60,577
68.5%
47,872
67.6%
inVentiv Communications
105,607
63.7%
72,635
62.1%
    inVentiv Commercial
159,518
79.7%
132,160
78.3%
Other
   
--
--
Total cost of services
325,702
71.7%
252,667
70.8%
         
Selling, general and administrative expenses
95,030
20.9%
64,925
18.2%
         
Total operating income
33,658
7.4%
$39,064
11.0%
Interest expense
(7,446)
(1.6%)
(3,898)
(1.1)%
Interest income
1,342
0.3%
1,096
0.3%
Income from continuing operations before income tax provision,
minority interest in income of subsidiary and income (loss) from equity
investments
 
 
27,554
 
 
6.1%
 
 
36,262
 
 
10.2%
Income tax provision
(9,859)
(2.2)%
(5,436)
(1.5)%
Income from continuing operations before minority interest in
income of subsidiary and income (loss) from equity investments
 
17,695
 
3.9%
 
30,826
 
8.7%
Minority interest in subsidiary
(489)
(0.1)%
(676)
(0.2)%
Income (loss) from equity investments
346
0.1%
(144)
--
Income from continuing operations
17,552
3.9%
30,006
8.5%
         
Income from discontinued operations:
       
Gains on disposals of discontinued operations, net of taxes
175
0.0%
1,221
0.3%
Income from discontinued operations
175
0.0%
1,221
0.3%
         
Net income
$17,727
3.9%
$31,227
8.8%
         
Earnings per share:
       
Continuing operations:
       
Basic
$0.57
 
$1.05
 
Diluted
$0.55
 
$1.01
 
Discontinued operations:
       
Basic
$0.00
 
$0.04
 
Diluted
$0.01
 
$0.04
 
Net earnings:
       
Basic
$0.57
 
$1.09
 
Diluted
$0.56
 
$1.05
 

(1)  
Cost of services is expressed as a percentage of segment revenue. All other line items are displayed as a percentage of total revenues.
(2)  
Cost of services includes reimbursed out of pocket expenses.

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Revenues: Revenues increased by approximately $97 million, or 27%, to $454 million during the first half of 2007, from $357 million in the first half of 2006. Net revenues increased by approximately $72 million, or 24%, to $370 million during the first half of 2007, from $298 million in the first half of 2006.
 
inVentiv Clinical’s revenues were $88 million during the first half of 2007, an increase of $17 million compared to $71 million during the first half of 2006. Revenues in inVentiv Clinical were higher in 2007 predominantly due to increased placement of temporary personnel and new business wins to provide functional outsourcing services. Also, in April 2006, the Company acquired Synergos, which complements the segment by strengthening the functional outsourcing service.
 
inVentiv Communications’ revenues were $166 million during the first half of 2007, an increase of $49 million or 42% from the first half of 2006. inVentiv Communications’ revenues accounted for 37% of total inVentiv revenues during the first half of 2007. Approximately $18 million of this increase relates to recent business wins in various advertising and communications' agencies.  The remaining increase is due to incremental revenue relating to the timing of 2007 acquisitions of Ignite, Chamberlain and Addison Whitney, and 2006 acquisitions of Adheris and JSAI.
 
Revenues in our inVentiv Commercial segment were $200 million during the first half of 2007, an increase of $31 million, or 19%, from the first half of 2006. Most of the variance relates to new business wins, which more than offset revenues from contracts that wound down in the natural course.

Cost of Services: Cost of services increased by approximately $73 million or 29%, to $326 million for the first half of 2007 from $253 million in the first half of 2006. Cost of services increased as a percentage of revenues to 72% from 71% in the first half of 2007 and 2006, respectively.    

inVentiv Clinical’s cost of services increased by approximately $13 million, or 27%, to $61 million during the first half of 2007 from $48 million during the first half of 2006. Cost of services as a percentage of revenues slightly increased from 68% during the first half of 2006 to 69% during the same period in 2007 as we made infrastructure investments in preparation for a material functional outsourcing win with a top 20 pharmaceutical company.

inVentiv Communications’ cost of services increased by approximately $33 million, or 45%, to $106 million during the first half of 2007 from $73 million during the first half of 2006. Cost of services as a percentage of revenues slightly increased from 62% during the first half of 2006 to 64% during the same period in 2007 driven by the mix of business and related service offerings during the period.

Cost of services at inVentiv Commercial increased by approximately $27 million, or 21%, to $159 million during the first half of 2007 from $132 million during the first half of 2006. Cost of services as a percentage of revenues slightly increased from 78% during the first half of 2006 to 80% during the same period in 2007. The increase in the cost of sales percentage was driven by the increase in limited scope sales force services, including the new on-boarding program with a top 20 pharmaceutical company.

SG&A: SG&A expenses increased by approximately $30 million, or 46%, to $95 million from $65 million in the first half of 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
SG&A expenses at inVentiv Clinical was approximately $23 million in the first half of 2007, compared to $18 million during the same period in 2006 due to increased selling expense and commissions from additional business; additional staffing requirements; and SG&A expense from Synergos, which was acquired on April 1, 2006.
 
 
SG&A expenses at inVentiv Communications increased $9 million to $36 million during the first half of 2007. New acquisitions contributed to the majority of this increase.
 
 
SG&A expenses at inVentiv Commercial increased by approximately $14 million to $28 million during the first half of 2007 from the first half of 2006. The majority of this increase was due to recording a receivables reserve relating to a client that declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy subsequent to the end of the second quarter of 2007. We have never had a collections issue as a result of client bankruptcy, with virtually all of our clients having excellent payment histories, and we do not believe the circumstances giving rise to this receivables reserve are likely to reoccur in future periods. SG&A also increased due to annual increases in equity and non-equity compensation, and SG&A from the new inVentiv Commercial divisions acquired during the fourth quarter of 2006.
 
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Other SG&A increased by approximately 50% from the first half of 2006 to the first half of 2007. The increase was mainly related to additional, ongoing audit fees arising as a result of new acquisitions. In addition, there were annual increases in equity and non-equity compensation expense from the previous year.
 
Provision for Income Taxes: The effective tax rate for the first half of 2007 was 36.0%. The rate included approximately $0.6 million of a tax benefit ($0.4 million after federal tax effect) relating to state taxes settled, $0.1 million of a tax detriment relating to interest on unrecognized tax benefits and $1.0 million of a tax benefit relating to federal tax benefits of state tax reserves. The effective tax rate for the first half of 2006 was 15.0%. The rate included approximately $9.1 million tax benefit relating to net operating losses of a previously-divested unit. The Company’s current effective tax rate is based on current projections for earnings in the tax jurisdictions in which inVentiv does business and is subject to taxation. The Company’s effective tax rate could fluctuate due to changes in earnings between operating entities and related tax jurisdictions.

Net Income and Earnings Per Share (“EPS”): inVentiv’s net income decreased by approximately $13 million to $18 million during the first half of 2007 when compared to the first half of 2006. Diluted earnings per share decreased to $0.56 per share during the first half of 2007 from $1.05 per share during the first half of 2006. Excluding the impact of the increase in the uncollectible receivable reserve in 2007 and the one-time tax benefits in 2006, overall EPS and net income increased over the respective periods because of increased wins and new acquisitions.


























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Liquidity and Capital Resources

At June 30, 2007, inVentiv had $41 million of unrestricted cash and equivalents, a decrease of $39 million from December 31, 2006. For the six-months ended June 30, 2006 compared to June 30, 2007, cash provided by operations decreased by $22 million from a source of $40 million to a source of $18 million. Cash used in investing activities increased from $62 million to $79 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2006 and 2007, respectively. Cash provided by financing activities increased from a use of $1 million to a source of $23 million over the same comparative periods.

Cash provided by operations was $18 million during the six-months ended June 30, 2007, while cash provided by operations was $40 million in the six-months ended June 30, 2006. This decrease was, in large part, due to lower net income and the timing of certain client advances and payments. During the six-months ended June 30, 2007, Communications made vendor payments to satisfy client projects. The funds were received in the fourth quarter of 2006, but not utilized until the first quarter of 2007, resulting in a decrease in Client Advances and Unearned Revenue during the six-months ended June 30, 2007.

Cash used in investing activities was $79 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $62 million used during the same period in 2006. During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company paid approximately $50 million of cash, net of cash acquired, for the acquisitions of Adheris, Synergos and JSAI and approximately $8 million of cash relating to earnout contingency payments from previous acquisitions. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, approximately $50 million of cash related to the acquisitions of Ignite, Chamberlain, Addison Whitney and Strategyx, while approximately $23 million of cash related to earnout contingency payments from previous acquisitions.

Cash provided by financing activities was $23 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $1 million used in financing activities for the six-months ended June 30, 2006. As discussed below, $25 million was borrowed from the revolving credit facility, of which $20 million was outstanding at June 30, 2007, to help finance the Ignite, Chamberlain, Addison Whitney and Strategyx acquisitions and 2006 earnout payments from past acquisitions.

Our principal external source of liquidity is our syndicated, secured credit agreement, which the Company entered into with UBS AG, Stamford Branch, and others in connection with the inVentiv Communications, Inc. acquisition. As of June 30, 2007, we complied with the requirements, including all covenants, of the credit facility.

On July 6, 2007, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The key features of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are as follows:
 
·  
A $330 million term loan facility was made available to inVentiv in a single drawing, which was used to
 
·  
refinance existing balances of approximately $20 million and $164 million, respectively, under the prior revolving and term loan facilities
 
·  
fund the acquisitions of Chandler Chicco Agency and AWAC, and
 
·  
pay the fees associated with the new credit facility, with the balance retained by inVentiv as working capital. 
 
 

The credit agreement also includes up to $20 million in additional term loans (“delayed draw term loans”) that may be advanced no later than January 6, 2008, a $50 million revolving credit facility, of which $10 million is available for the issuance of letters of credit, and a swingline facility. The term loan will mature on the seventh anniversary of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with scheduled amortization of 1% per year during years one through six and 94% during year seven. The delayed draw term loans will mature on the seventh anniversary of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with scheduled quarterly amortization of 0.25% per quarter and the balance becoming due on such seventh anniversary. The revolving loans will mature on the sixth anniversary of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

 
·  
Amounts advanced under the credit agreement must be prepaid with a percentage, determined based on a leverage test set forth in the credit agreement, of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the credit agreement) and the proceeds of certain non-ordinary course asset sales and certain issuances of debt obligations and 50% of certain issuances of equity securities of inVentiv and its subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. The Company may elect to prepay the loans, in whole or in part at any time, in certain minimum principal amounts, without penalty or premium (other than normal LIBOR break funding costs). Amounts borrowed under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement in respect of term loans (including delayed draw term loans) that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Amounts borrowed under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement in respect of revolving loans may be paid or prepaid and reborrowed.
 
·  
Interest on the loans accrue, at our election, at either (1) the Alternate Base Rate (which is the greater of UBS’s prime rate and federal funds effective rate plus 1/2 of 1%) or (2) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate, with interest periods determined at our option of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months (or, if the affected lenders agree, 9 months), in each case plus a spread based on the type of loan and method of interest rate determination elected.
 
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·  
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains, among other things, conditions precedent, representations and warranties, covenants and events of default customary for facilities of this type. Such covenants include certain limitations on indebtedness, liens, sale-leaseback transactions, guarantees, fundamental changes, dividends and transactions with affiliates. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also includes a financial covenant under which inVentiv is required to maintain a total leverage ratio that does not exceed, as of the last day of any four consecutive fiscal quarters, 4.0 to 1.0 through December 31, 2009 and 3.5 to 1.0 thereafter.
 
Effective October 2005, the Company entered into a three- year swap arrangement for $175 million to hedge against the original $175 million loan arrangement entered into to facilitate the acquisition of inVentiv Communications, Inc. The Company continues to maintain this swap arrangement to hedge against the new $330 million term loan facility described above.

We believe that our cash and equivalents, cash to be provided by operations and available credit under our credit facility will be sufficient to fund our current operating requirements over the next 12 months. However, we cannot assure you that these sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund all internal growth initiatives, investments and acquisition activities that we may wish to pursue. If we pursue significant internal growth initiatives or if we wish to acquire additional businesses in transactions that include cash payments as part of the purchase price, we may pursue additional debt or equity sources to finance such transactions and activities, depending on market conditions. The acquisition agreements entered into in connection with our 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 acquisitions include earn-out provisions pursuant to which the sellers will become entitled to additional consideration, which may be material, if the acquired businesses achieve specified performance measurements. See Note 4 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

Contractual Obligations

During 2007, the Company acquired Ignite for approximately $20 million in cash and stock, Chamberlain for approximately $13 million in cash and stock, Addison Whitney for approximately $18 million in cash and stock and Strategyx for approximately $8.5 million in cash and stock (in each case excluding direct acquisition costs and post-closing adjustments). Pursuant to the related acquisition agreements, we will be obligated to make certain earnout payments, which may be material, contingent on the financial performance of the acquired businesses during 2007 and in subsequent years, as described more fully in Note 4 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

With the foregoing exceptions, there have been no material changes, outside the ordinary course of business, in our outstanding contractual obligations from those disclosed within “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2007, we did not have any off-balance-sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of SEC Regulation S-K.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements concern expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Specifically, this report contains forward-looking statements regarding:

 
·
our estimates regarding our liquidity, capital expenditures and sources of both, and our ability to fund our operations and planned capital expenditures for the foreseeable future;

 
·
our expectations regarding our pursuit of additional debt or equity sources to finance our internal growth initiatives or acquisitions; and

 
·
our expectations regarding the impact of the adoption of certain accounting standards.

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These forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We wish to caution readers that certain important factors may have affected and could in the future affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. The most important factors that could prevent us from achieving our goals, and cause the assumptions underlying forward-looking statements and the actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by those forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

 
·
our ability to sufficiently increase our revenues and maintain or decrease expenses and cash capital expenditures to permit us to fund our operations;

 
·
our ability to continue to comply with the covenants and terms of our credit facility and to access sufficient capital to fund our operations;

·     the actual impact of the adoption of certain accounting standards; and

·  
changes in trends in the pharmaceutical industry or in pharmaceutical outsourcing.
 
Investors should carefully consider these risk factors and the matters discussed under Item 1A, Risk Factors, of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.



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Long-Term Debt Exposure

At June 30, 2007, the Company had $163.8 million debt outstanding under its secured term loan, which was subsequently increased to $330 million on July 6, 2007 upon the closing of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as described under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Item 2 above. The Company will incur variable interest expense with respect to our outstanding loan. This interest rate risk may be partially offset by our derivative financial instrument, as described below. Based on our debt obligation outstanding at June 30, 2007, a hypothetical increase or decrease of 10% in the variable interest rate would have an immaterial effect on interest expense due to the fixed rate associated with the derivative financial instrument.

Derivative Financial Instrument

Effective October 2005, the Company entered into an amortizing three-year interest rate swap arrangement with a notional amount of $175 million at inception to apply a fixed interest rate against the original six-year $175 million loan arrangement entered into to facilitate the acquisition of inVentiv Communications, Inc.. The Company entered into this interest rate swap agreement to modify the interest rate characteristics of its outstanding long-term debt. At inception, and at least quarterly thereafter, the Company assesses whether derivatives used to hedge transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in the cash flow of the hedged item. To the extent the instruments are considered to be effective, changes in fair value are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). To the extent there is any hedge ineffectiveness, changes in fair value relating to the ineffective portion are immediately recognized in earnings (interest expense).

From October 2005 to July 2006, the Company did not designate for hedge accounting and recorded a $2.9 million reduction to interest expense relating to the mark-to-market adjustment, and a corresponding derivative asset of approximately $2.9 million, which was recorded in Deposits and Other Assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair values of the interest rate swaps were obtained from dealer quotes. These values represent the estimated amount the Company would receive or pay to terminate the agreement taking into consideration the difference between the contract rate of interest and rates currently quoted for agreements of similar terms and maturities.

On July 17, 2006, the Company formally designated the interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge pursuant to SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The Company employed the dollar offset method by performing a shock test to assess ineffectiveness and utilized the hypothetical model to measure ineffectiveness. The hypothetical derivative contains the same terms and conditions as the original derivative, but was initiated in July 2006. During the first half of 2007, the fair market value of the derivative asset increased by $0.1 million to approximately $1.3 million. Approximately $0.6 million of the $0.1 million net adjustment was recorded as interest expense due to ineffectiveness, while the remaining $0.7 million ($0.4 million, net of taxes) was recorded as a increase to Other Comprehensive Income.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Exposure

The Company is not currently affected by foreign currency exchange rate exposure, except for any fluctuations in the foreign bank accounts remaining from the divestitures of our European business units and our Canadian subsidiary, equity investments and minority interests in our foreign business units, which are not material to its consolidated financial statements. Our treatment of foreign subsidiaries is consistent with the guidelines set forth in SFAS 52, Foreign Currency Translations. The financial statements of our subsidiaries expressed in foreign currencies are translated from the respective functional currencies to U.S. Dollars, with results of operations and cash flows translated at average exchange rates during the period, and assets and liabilities translated at end of the period exchange rates. At June 30, 2007, the accumulated other comprehensive earnings related to foreign currency translations was approximately $0.7 million. Foreign currency transaction gains and (losses) are included in the results of operations and are not material.

 
Based on their evaluation as of June 30, 2007, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"))) were effective as of June 30, 2007 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC, and that material information relating to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, particularly during the period when our periodic reports are being prepared. There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
 
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Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


The Company is subject to lawsuits, investigations and claims arising out of the conduct of its business, including those related to commercial transactions, contracts, government regulation and employment matters. Certain claims, suits and complaints have been filed or are pending against the Company. Certain such claims that are pending against Adheris are described in Part I, Item 3 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. With the exception of the claims described therein, all pending matters are of a kind routinely experienced in our business and are consistent with our historical experience. 


Except for the risk factors identified below, there have been no other material changes in the risk factors discussed in Item 1A of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.  We have identified the following as material risk factors relative to AWAC, which we acquired on July 6, 2007:

AWAC's revenues are dependent on expenditures by third party administrators ("TPAs"), ERISA self-funded plans, fully insured plans, employer groups, managing general underwriters ("MGUs") and insurance carriers. AWAC has not yet penetrated these markets deeply, and a variety of factors could prevent it from doing so or cause the overall levels of expenditures by AWAC's customer base to decline.

AWAC has not yet deeply penetrated the medical payor marketplace, particularly the TPA marketplace. Furthermore, any decline in aggregate demand for medical cost containment services could negatively affect AWAC's business. Consolidation among AWAC's customer base could negatively affect AWAC by reducing overall outsourced expenditures in the medical cost containment area. Furthermore, companies may elect to perform medical cost containment services internally based on industry and company-specific factors, including competition from other suppliers.

AWAC's services are subject to evolving industry standards and rapid technological changes.
 
AWAC provides proprietary IT-driven cost containment and medical consulting solutions to TPA's, ERISA self-funded plans, fully insured plans, employer groups, MGU's and insurance carriers. Changes in the technology environment or AWAC's inability to update its technology to service clients could impact its financial performance.
 
 
      The nature of AWAC's business may expose it to litigation risks.
     
      Although it has not been a party to any litigation to date, AWAC may become a party to legal actions related to the design and management of its service offerings, including, among others, medical malpractice actions and contract disputes. AWAC maintains managed care errors and omissions insurance and other traditional business coverage but does not insure for medical malpractice since it does not deem itself to be practicing medicine. Although we believe that the AWAC business is adequately insured, certain types of damages, such as punitive damages, are not covered by insurance.

The following updates our previous risk factor disclosure related to our principal credit facility:

  We may not be able to comply with the requirements of our credit facility.

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          On July 6, 2007, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with UBS AG, Stamford Branch and others. The outstanding balance under this facility was approximately $330 million as of the closing date under the facility, which is attributable to a $330 million secured term loan component. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also provides for up to $20 million in additional term loans ("delayed draw term loans") that may be advanced no later than January 6, 2008, a $50 million revolving credit facility, of which $10 million is initially available for the issuance of letters of credit, and a swingline facility. The term loan will mature on the seventh anniversary of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with scheduled quarterly amortization of 1% per year during years one through six and 94% during year seven. The delayed draw term loans will mature on the seventh anniversary of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with scheduled quarterly amortization of 0.25% per quarter and the balance becoming due on such seventh anniversary. The revolving loans will mature on the sixth anniversary of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. Amounts advanced under the credit facility must be prepaid with a portion of our "Excess Cash Flow", as defined in the credit agreement. The credit facility contains numerous operating covenants that have the effect of reducing management's discretion in operating our businesses, including covenants limiting:

·  
the incurrence of indebtedness;

·  
the creation of liens on our assets;

·  
sale-leaseback transactions;

·  
acquisitions;

·  
guarantees;

·  
payment of dividends; and

·  
fundamental changes and transactions with affiliates.

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also includes a financial covenant under which inVentiv is required to maintain a total leverage ratio that does not exceed, as of the last day of any four consecutive fiscal quarters, 4.0 to 1.0 through December 31, 2009 and 3.5 to 1.0 thereafter. If we are unable to comply with the requirements of the credit facility, our lenders could refuse to advance additional funds to us and/or seek to enforce remedies against us. Any such developments would have a material adverse effect on inVentiv. As of the date of this report, we comply with the requirements of our credit facility.
 

Please see the disclosure in Item 5 of the report, which is incorporated herein by reference.


         At an annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company, held on June 12, 2007, the following matters were submitted to a vote of our stockholders, with the following votes cast:

(i)  the election of eight directors to the Board of Directors for a term of one year, expiring at the 2008 Annual Meeting:

 
For
Withheld
Eran Broshy
25,884,742
1,812,082
A. Clayton Perfall
27,095,399
601,425
John R. Harris
25,631,808
2,065,016
Per G.H. Lofberg
27,167,654
529,170
Mark E. Jennings
27,296,779
400,045
Craig Saxton, M.D.
22,946,548
4,750,276
Terrell G. Herring
27,142,498
554,326
R. Blane Walter
23,359,756
4,337,068


(ii) the ratification of  the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2007:

 
For
Withheld
Abstain
Unvoted
Deloitte & Touche LLP ratification
27,613,446
72,616
10,761
--


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Certain Equity Issuances

On June 1, 2007, in connection with the closing of the acquisition of the assets of Addison Whitney, Inc., the Company issued for the account of Addison Whitney, Inc. 117,925 unregistered shares of common stock. Also on June 1, 2007, in connection with the closing of the acquisition of the assets of Strategyx LLC, the Company issued for the account of the former members of Strategyx LLC a total of 39,309 unregistered shares of common stock. The common stock issued in connection with the closing of the acquisitions was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In each case, there was no general solicitation or advertising, the number of recipients of such unregistered shares was limited and such recipients are accredited and/or sophisticated.

Employment Agreement with R. Blane Walter

On August 7, 2007, the Company entered into an amended employment agreement with R. Blane Walter relating to his previously announced appointment as President of the Company. Mr. Walter’s employment agreement provides for (i) a base salary of $490,000 per annum, (ii) an annual discretionary bonus, pro rated for 2007, with a bonus range of 0 - 150% (75% target) of the base salary in effect, (iii) a $1.5 million special equity award in connection with his promotion to President, (iv) a $750,000 equity award as part of the Company’s 2008 annual grants, (v) $1 million in term life insurance coverage and (vi) benefits generally consistent with those provided to other executive officers.

In the event of Mr. Walter's termination without cause or resignation for good reason prior to a "change in control", he is entitled under his employment agreement to (a) a lump sum payment equal to the sum of his base salary and the average of his awarded bonus for the three years prior to termination and (b) vesting of all equity incentive awards that would have vested had his employment continued for one year from the date of termination. In the event of Mr. Walter's termination by reason of death or disability prior to a "change in control", he is entitled under his employment agreement to a lump sum payment equal to the sum of his base salary and the average of his awarded bonus for the three years prior to termination. Upon a "change in control" of the Company, Mr. Walter is entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to 75% of the sum of his base salary and the average of his awarded bonus for the three years prior to termination and acceleration of vesting of all options and restricted stock awards. In addition, in the event of Mr. Walter's termination without cause or for good reason, or the termination of Mr. Walter's employment by reason of death or disability, within 13 months after a "change in control", he is entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to 75% of the sum of his base salary and the average of his awarded bonus for the three years prior to termination. Finally, any resignation by Mr. Walter during the 30 days following the first anniversary of a "change in control" will be deemed to be a resignation for good reason entitling him to the payments and benefits described above in relation to a resignation for good reason.

In the event of Mr. Walter's termination without cause or for good reason, or the termination of Mr. Walter's employment by reason of death or disability, he will be entitled to continuation of health insurance benefits for a period of 36 months (including the applicable COBRA period) and, except in the case of a termination of employment by reason of death, life insurance benefits for a period of 18 months. Options that are accelerated as described above will generally remain exercisable for the period permitted by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, but not for more than two years after the change in control (unless executive officers generally are granted a longer post-termination exercise period).

Amendment of Certain Executive Employment Arrangements

On August 6, 2007, we amended equity award documentation with David Bassin, our Chief Financial Officer, to provide that 19,835 stock options and 12,092 shares of restricted stock would accelerate upon a change in control of the Company. Also on August 6, 2007, we amended equity award documentation with Terrell Herring, our Chief Operating Officer and President and Chief Executive Officer of inVentiv Commercial, to provide that 136,523 stock options and 36,225 shares of restricted stock would accelerate upon a change in control of the Company. In each case, we agreed that all future grants of options and restricted stock would provide for immediate vesting upon a change of control of the Company.

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10.11.6
 
Amendment to Stock Option Agreement(s)/Restricted Stock Award(s) dated August 6, 2007 between the registrant and Terrell Herring
     
10.18.1
 
Employment Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2007 between the registrant and R. Blane Walter
     
       10.21.3
 
Amendment to Stock Option Agreement(s)/Restricted Stock Award(s) dated August 6, 2007 between the registrant and David Bassin
     
31.1
 
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
31.2
 
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.1
  
Chief Executive Officer’s Certification of Financial Statements Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.2
  
Chief Financial Officer’s Certification of Financial Statements Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted 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.

 
 
     
  INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: August 9, 2007 By:   /s/ David S. Bassin
 
David S. Bassin
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
(Principal financial officer and duly authorized signatory)
 
EX-10.11.6 2 herring80707.htm HERRING AMENDMENT TO OPTIONS AND RSA Herring amendment to options and rsa

 
August 6, 2007


 
Re:
Amendment to Stock Option Agreement(s) /Restricted Stock Award Agreement(s)

Dear Terry:

As you know, inVentiv Health, Inc. (the “Corporation”) has previously granted to you certain options (the “Options”) to purchase shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, of the Corporation. As of the date hereof, you are the owner of the following Options:

Option Number
Option Grant Date
Number of Option Shares
00001770
12/10/2003
20,000
00001895
9/23/2004
150,000
00002202
1/17/2006
33,750
00002586
1/22/2007
31,211

Additionally, you have been awarded restricted shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Corporation (the “Restricted Stock”). As of this date hereof, you have been awarded the following Restricted Stock grants:

Award Number
Award Date
Number of Restricted Shares
00002027
3/9/2005
4,000
00002197
1/17/2006
8,438
00002603*
1/22/2007
14,282
00002625
1/22/2007
14,282

* denotes a performance based grant.

We hereby confirm the following:

1. Section 1(c) of each option agreement/notice of grant relating to the Options listed above is hereby amended to provide that such Options and the shares of common stock subject thereto shall immediately vest upon a Change of Control (as defined in Section 5(d) of the Employment Agreement dated April 8, 2002 between you and the Corporation, as previously amended).

2. Section 3 of each of the notices of grant relating to award numbers 00002027, 00002197, and 00002625 is hereby amended to provide that the shares of Restricted Stock subject thereto shall immediately vest upon a Change of Control.

3. Section 3 of the notice of grant relating to award number 00002603 is hereby amended to provide that upon a Change of Control, a number of shares of Restricted Stock subject thereto equal to the Target Number (as defined in such notice of grant) shall immediately vest.

4. All future grants of Options and Restricted Shares will provide for immediate vesting upon a Change of Control.

2.  
Continuing Effectiveness of Stock Option Agreements/ Restricted Stock Awards

Except as modified herein, the above-referenced award documentation remains in full force and effect.
 

Very truly yours,

INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.

/s/ Eran Broshy
By:         
Eran Broshy
Chairman & CEO 
 
 
                                                                    /s/ Terrell Herring
Accepted and agreed to by:        Dated: 8/6/2007             Terrell Herring

EX-10.18.1 3 walter080707.htm WALTER AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Walter amended employment agreement

 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 7, 2007 between inVentiv Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation with an office at 200 Cottontail Lane, Vantage Court North, Somerset, New Jersey 08873 (the “Employer”), and R. Blane Walter, an individual whose current residence is as reflected in the Employer’s records (the “Executive”).
 
In consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties agree as follows:
 
1.  
Term of Employment; Title; Duties; Authority.
 
(a)  
The Employer hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts employment with the Employer, upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, effective as of July 1, 2007 (the “Effective Date”) and continuing until the date of the termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (the “Termination Date”). The Executive shall serve as the President of the Employer from and after July 1, 2007, with such authority, duties and responsibilities as are commensurate with such position.
 
(b)  
During the term of his employment hereunder, the Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer. The Employer will cause Communications to comply with, and the Executive is an intended third-party beneficiary of, the obligations of Communications under Section 4.8 of the Acquisition Agreement dated as of September 6, 2005 (the “Acquisition Agreement”), relating to the acquisition by a subsidiary of the Employer of inVentiv Communications, Inc. (“Communications”) until January 1, 2008. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Acquisition Agreement.
 
2.  
Extent of Services.
 
During the term of his employment hereunder, the Executive agrees to devote his entire business time and attention to the performance of his duties under this Agreement. The Executive shall perform his duties to the best of his ability and shall use his reasonable best efforts to further the interests of the Employer. The Executive agrees to comply with his obligations under Section 4.8 of the Acquisition Agreement during the period ending January 1, 2008. The Executive shall not, while employed by the Employer, unless otherwise agreed to in advance in writing by the Employer, commence employment with any other party or become self-employed, provided that it shall not constitute a breach of the Executive’s obligations under this Section 2(a) to (i) serve on corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees, subject to Section 8 of this Agreement, (ii) deliver lectures or fulfill speaking engagements, subject to Section 9 of this Agreement, or (iii) manage personal investments, in each case so long as such activities do not materially interfere with the Executive’s performance of his duties to the Employer. It is expressly understood and agreed that, to the extent that any such activities are being conducted by the Executive as of the date of this Agreement, the continued conduct of such activities (or the conduct of activities similar in nature and scope thereto) in a substantially similar manner and degree subsequent to the date of this Agreement shall be deemed not to materially interfere with the performance of the Executive’s duties to the Employer under this Agreement. The Executive shall not be required to be based at any office or location outside the greater Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area or to relocate his residence.
 
(a)  
The Executive represents and warrants to the Employer that he is able to enter into this Agreement and that his ability to enter into this Agreement and to fully perform his duties hereunder are not limited to or restricted by any agreements or understandings between the Executive and any other person. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company or any other entity of any nature.
 
3.  Compensation.
 
(a)  
The Employer shall pay the Executive a base salary at an annualized rate of $490,000 retroactive to July 1, 2007, subject to annual review by the Board of Directors of the Employer (the “Board”) or the Compensation Committee thereof, which may increase, but not decrease, the amount (the “Base Salary”). The Base Salary shall be paid periodically in accordance with the Employer’s ordinary payroll practices for executive personnel, less deductions required by law or pursuant to the benefit plans and policies of the Employer and its affiliates.
 
(b)  
The Executive shall be eligible for a bonus in each calendar year, commencing with calendar year 2007, based on the Executive’s success in reaching or exceeding performance objectives as determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer (the “Bonus”), the amount of such Bonus, if any, to be determined in the discretion of the Employer, and (unless the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Employer without Cause between January 1 and January 15 of the year following the year with respect to which the Bonus is earned) subject to the Executive remaining employed by the Employer through January 15 of the year following the year with respect to which the Bonus is earned (the “Payment Eligibility Condition”). The Executive shall be eligible for a prorated Bonus with respect to the period from July 1, 2007 until December 31, 2007 based on the Executive’s success in reaching or exceeding performance objectives, as determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer for such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any portion of the Bonus that is paid under a plan or program administered by the Board or the Compensation Committee thereof shall be determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee (with appropriate input from the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer). Any Bonus will be paid at the same time bonuses are paid to executive officers generally. The Executive’s target Bonus in each calendar year shall be 75% of the Executive’s then current Base Salary and the maximum Bonus that may be paid shall be 150% of the Executive’s then current Base Salary. The amount of the Bonus, if any, that is actually awarded shall be determined at the discretion of the Employer. All or any portion of the Bonus may be awarded pursuant to a plan satisfying the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
 
(c)  
Subject to the execution by the Executive of the Employer’s applicable award documentation, the Employer shall grant to the Executive (i) in respect of the Executive’s promotion to President of the Employer, a special equity incentive award grant on or about July 1, 2007 having a value of approximately $1,500,000; and (ii) an equity incentive award with a value of approximately $750,000 as part of its 2008 annual grants to the Employer’s executives. The award documentation for the awards described in clause (i) shall be in substantially the forms attached hereto as Appendix A and the award documentation for the awards described in clause (ii) shall be in substantially the form used for grants to other executive officers of the Employer. The value of equity awards shall be determined in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R. The Executive will be eligible for annual equity grants commensurate with the Executive’s position for 2009 and beyond, with each such grant, if any, subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of the Employer. All grants provided for herein shall be subject to (i) the terms and conditions of the inVentiv Health, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (or any successor plan), (ii) the determination of the Compensation Committee as to vesting schedule, allocation as between different forms of equity grant and allocation between performance-based and non-performance-based grants, and (iii) the Executive remaining employed until the time of grant.
 
4.  
Fringe Benefits.
 
(a)  
The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all benefit plans, policies, programs or arrangements which the Employer provides to its executive officers in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect from time to time. The Employer represents, and the Executive acknowledges that, the Employer does not maintain any retirement programs as of the date hereof other than the Employer’s 401(k) plan.
 
(b)  
The Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of vacation during each year of employment, to be prorated monthly for partial years. Such vacation shall be taken at such time or times consistent with the reasonable needs of the business of the Employer. The Executive shall be entitled to sick leave and holidays in accordance with the policies of the Employer.
 
(c)  
During the period of the Executive’s employment, the Employer shall pay to the Executive as a car allowance the net amount of $833 per month paid as taxable wages. The allowance will end effective with the Executive’s termination.
 
(d)  
The Employer shall provide the Executive with at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) in term life insurance coverage.
 
(e)  
For so long as the Executive is an officer or director of the Employer or any of its subsidiaries and thereafter for so long as such insurance is carried by the Employer, the Employer shall provide, at its expense, director’s and officer’s insurance and indemnity coverage covering the Executive, in each case on the same terms as it provides to other executive officers and directors of the Employer or its subsidiaries or, for any period during which the Executive is no longer employed, on the same terms as it provides to other former executive officers and directors of the Employer or its subsidiaries.
 
5.  
Reimbursement of Business Expenses.
 
The Employer shall reimburse the Executive in accordance with the Employer’s policies generally applicable to executive officers for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs (including, without limitation, the cost of chartered airplane travel when reasonable alternative travel is not practicable) incurred or paid by the Executive in connection with, or related to, the performance of his duties, responsibilities or services under this Agreement, upon presentation by the Executive of documentation, expense statements, vouchers and/or such other supporting information as the Employer may reasonably request.
 
6.  
Disability.
 
For purposes of this Agreement, “Disabled” or “Disability” means the suffering of a physical or mental incapacity as a result of which the Executive becomes unable to continue to perform fully his duties, with “reasonable accommodation,” as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state laws, hereunder for a consecutive period of one hundred twenty (120) days. The Employer may terminate the Executive’s employment by reason of Disability upon ten (10) days’ prior written notice. At the Employer’s option, such physical or mental incapacity may be determined by a physician selected by the Employer and reasonably acceptable to Executive or presumed by the Employer on the basis of Executive’s failure to perform the duties and services of his position for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days.
 
7.  
Termination.
 
(a)  
The Executive’s employment shall be “at will” and may be terminated at any time by the Employer with or without Cause, subject to the terms of this Agreement and clause (c)(vi) of Section 4.8 of the Acquisition Agreement.
 
(b)  
For the purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean any of the following: (i) a material breach by the Executive of this Agreement, including without limitation the provisions of Section 8 or 9 of this Agreement, or, until January 1, 2008, Section 4.8 of the Acquisition Agreement, which, to the extent susceptible of cure, is not cured within ten (10) business days after written notice to the Executive (or any shorter notice period reasonably necessary to avoid material harm to the Employer or Communications) that identifies with reasonable specificity the manner in which the Employer believes the Executive has breached; (ii) the Executive willfully engaging in misconduct which is materially injurious to the Employer or any of its Affiliates (including Communications); (iii) the Executive’s willful gross neglect of his duties for which he is employed or refusal or failure to follow the material, lawful directives of the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer in any material respect, in either case, where such neglect, refusal or failure is not due to the Executive’s physical or mental incapacity and, which to the extent susceptible of cure, is not cured within ten (10) business days after written notice to the Executive (or any shorter notice period reasonably necessary to avoid material harm to the Employer) that identifies with reasonable specificity the willful gross neglect or failure to follow directives; and (iv) the Executive’s conviction of a felony or any misdemeanor involving dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude or the entry of a guilty or nolo contendere plea with respect thereto. For purposes of this Section 7(b), no act or failure to act on the part of the Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Executive’s act or omission was in the best interests of the Employer. Any act, or failure to act, based upon express authority given pursuant to the written direction of the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer or the Board with respect to such act or omission shall be presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Employer. The termination of the Executive’s employment for Cause shall not be deemed to be effective unless and until the Employer’s Chief Executive Officer and Board find (after reasonable notice, specifying the particulars thereof in reasonable detail, is provided to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Executive is guilty of the conduct described in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above.
 
(c)  
The Executive may terminate his employment with the Employer for “Good Reason” by notice to the Employer (i) within ninety (90) days of the occurrence or the events or circumstances in which such termination for “Good Reason” is based and (ii) following, in the case of any termination for “Good Reason” pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (v) below, reasonable notice, specifying the particulars thereof in reasonable detail, to the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer an opportunity for the Chief Executive Officer, together with counsel, to confer with the Executive. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following: (i) the assignment to the Executive of any duties materially inconsistent with the Executive’s position as President (including status, offices, title(s) and reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities, or any other action by the Employer which results in a material diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose any action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Employer within ten (10) business days after receipt of written notice thereof given by the Executive that identifies with reasonable specificity the manner in which the Executive believes the Employer has violated this clause; (ii) any failure of the Executive to be nominated for election as a director of the Employer or the removal of the Executive as a director of the Employer by the Board other than for Cause; (iii) any material breach of this Agreement or (subject to Section 16(c) of this Agreement), until January 1, 2008, Section 4.8 of the Acquisition Agreement by the Employer or inChord Holding Corporation or its subsidiaries, that is not remedied by the Employer within ten (10) business days after written notice to the Employer that identifies with reasonable specificity the manner in which the Executive believes the Employer or subsidiary, as applicable, has breached this Agreement or Section 4.8 of the Acquisition Agreement; (iv) any purported termination by the Employer of the Executive’s employment otherwise than as expressly permitted by this Agreement; (v) any failure by the Employer to comply with and satisfy Section 16(g) of this Agreement which is not remedied within ten (10) business days after the closing of a transaction contemplated by subparagraph (ii) of Section 16(g) of this Agreement; or (vi) any termination of employment by the Executive during the 30-day period following the one (1) year anniversary of a Change in Control.
 
(d)  
The Executive may terminate his employment other than for Good Reason, provided that prior to any termination pursuant to this Section 7(d), the Executive shall provide not less than (i) six (6) months’ prior written notice thereof to the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer if such notice is given prior to January 1, 2008 or (ii) forty-five (45) days’ prior written notice thereof to the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer if such notice is given on or after January 1, 2008.
 
(e)  
Upon any termination of employment, regardless of the reason therefor, the Employer shall pay to the Executive or his estate (i) the Base Salary through the date of termination, (ii) subject to satisfaction of the Payment Eligibility Condition, any earned but unpaid Bonus amount, (iii) any expenses subject to reimbursement in accordance with Section 5 of this Agreement and (iv) any benefits due to Executive under any employee benefit plan of the Employer and any payments due to Executive under the terms of any Employer program, arrangement or agreement, excluding any severance program or policy, in each case at the times and in the amounts determined in accordance with the terms of such plan, program, arrangement or agreement (the “Accrued Amounts”). Upon any termination of employment by the Employer for Cause or by the Executive other than for Good Reason, or death or Disability, the Executive shall be entitled only to the Accrued Amounts and the Employer shall, except as required by law, have no other obligations hereunder or otherwise with respect to the Executive’s employment from and after the termination date and shall have no other obligations to the Executive in respect of such termination (including under any severance plan or policy of the Employer or any of its affiliates), and the Employer shall continue to have all other rights available hereunder.
 
(f)  
(i) If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Employer without Cause (whether or not clause (c)(vi) of Section 4.8(a) of the Acquisition Agreement is applicable) or if the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, in each case prior to a Change in Control, then in addition to the payment of the Accrued Amounts, the Executive shall be entitled to: (a) a lump sum payment, payable, subject to Section 13, within the (10) business days of the date of the Executive’s termination, equal to the sum of (I) the aggregate of the Base Salary that would otherwise have been payable if the Executive continued the Executive’s employment hereunder for twelve (12) months following the date of such termination and (II) the average annualized Bonus paid to the Executive for the three (3) preceding fiscal years, disregarding any fiscal years for which the Executive was not eligible for a Bonus in accordance with the terms hereof (or, if such termination occurs prior to January 15, 2008, an amount equal to 75% of the annual Base Salary); and (b) vesting of the portion of all equity incentive awards, including options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and restricted shares previously granted to the Executive, that would have vested had the Executive’s employment continued until the first anniversary of the effective date of such termination (and with respect to any performance-based awards, based on the deemed attainment of applicable performance objectives at target levels), and each such equity incentive award shall remain exercisable, where applicable (but subject to the terms of the equity plan under which such awards were granted relating to extraordinary transactions and forfeiture for misconduct), to the applicable date provided in Section 13 of this Agreement. Such severance pay shall be paid, net of payroll taxes and other legally required deductions. The Employer shall, except as required by law and as described in Section 7(i) of this Agreement, have no other obligations hereunder or otherwise with respect to the Executive’s employment from and after the termination date and shall have no other obligations to the Executive in respect of a termination described in the first sentence of this Section 7(f)(i) (including under any severance plan or policy of the Employer or any of its affiliates), and the Employer shall continue to have all other rights available hereunder.
 
(ii) If the Executive dies or his employment is terminated by the Employer because of his Disability, in each case prior to a Change in Control, then in addition to the payment of the Accrued Amounts, the Executive shall be entitled to a lump sum payment, payable, subject to Section 13 of this Agreement, within the ten (10) business days of the date of the Executive’s termination, equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate of the Base Salary that would otherwise have been payable if the Executive continued the Executive’s employment hereunder for twelve (12) months following the date of such termination and (b) the average annualized Bonus paid to the Executive for the three (3) preceding fiscal years, disregarding any fiscal years for which the Executive was not eligible for a Bonus in accordance with the terms hereof (or, if such termination occurs prior to January 15, 2008, an amount equal to 75% of the annual Base Salary). Such severance pay shall be paid, net of payroll taxes and other legally required deductions. The Employer shall, except as required by law and as described in Section 7(i) of this Agreement, have no other obligations hereunder or otherwise with respect to the Executive’s employment from and after the termination date and shall have no other obligations to the Executive in respect of a termination described in the first sentence of this Section 7(f)(ii) (including under any severance plan or policy of the Employer or any of its affiliates), and the Employer shall continue to have all other rights available hereunder.
 
(g)  
Upon a Change in Control during the Executive’s employment hereunder, the Executive shall be entitled to: (i) a lump sum payment equal to the sum of (A) the aggregate of the Base Salary that would otherwise have been payable if the Executive continued the Executive’s employment hereunder for nine (9) months following such Change in Control and (B) 75% of the average annual Bonus paid to the Executive for the three (3) preceding fiscal years, disregarding any fiscal years for which the Executive was not eligible for a Bonus in accordance with the terms hereof (or, if such Change in Control occurs prior to January 15, 2008, an amount equal to 56.25% of the annual Base Salary); (ii) full vesting of all equity incentive awards, including options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and restricted shares previously granted to the Executive (and with respect to any such equity awards that may be performance-based, based on the deemed attainment of applicable performance objectives at target levels), and each such equity incentive award shall remain exercisable, where applicable (but subject to the terms of the equity plan under which such awards were granted relating to extraordinary transactions and forfeiture for misconduct), to the applicable date provided in Section 13(a) of this Agreement; and (iii) any Gross-Up Payment due in accordance with Section 7(l) of this Agreement. The amount described in clauses (i) and (iii) of the preceding sentence shall be payable net of payroll taxes and other legally required deductions. The Employer shall have no other obligations to the Executive in respect of a Change of Control (including under any severance plan or policy of the Employer or any of its affiliates) and the Employer and Executive shall continue to have all other rights available hereunder.
 
(h)  
If the Executive is terminated by the Employer without Cause (whether or not clause (c)(vi) of Section 4.8 of the Acquisition Agreement is applicable), if the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason or if the Executive dies or is terminated for Disability, in each case within thirteen (13) months after a Change in Control, then in addition to the payment of the Accrued Amounts, the Executive shall be entitled to receive a lump sum payment, subject to Section 13, equal to the sum of: (i) the aggregate of the Base Salary that would otherwise have been payable if the Executive continued the Executive’s employment hereunder for nine (9) months following such termination; (ii) 75% of the average annualized Bonus paid to the Executive for the three (3) preceding fiscal years, disregarding any fiscal years for which the Executive was not eligible for a Bonus in accordance with the terms hereof (or, if such termination, Disability or death occurs prior to January 15, 2008, an amount equal to 56.25% of the annual Base Salary); and (iii) any Gross-Up Payment due in accordance with Section 7(l) of this Agreement. Such severance pay shall be payable, net of payroll taxes and other legally required deductions. The Employer shall, except as required by law and as described in Section 7(i) of this Agreement, have no other obligations hereunder or otherwise with respect to the Executive’s employment from and after the termination date and shall have no other obligations to the Executive in respect of a termination described in the first sentence of this Section 7(h) (including under any severance plan or policy of the Employer or any of its affiliates), and the Employer shall continue to have all other rights available hereunder.
 
(i)  
(i) If the Executive is terminated by the Employer without Cause (whether or not clause (c)(vi) of Section 4.8 of the Acquisition Agreement is applicable), if the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, if the Executive's employment terminates by reason of his death or if the Executive is terminated for Disability, the Executive will be entitled to: (A) except where the Executive's employment terminates by reason of his death, for a period of eighteen (18) months following such termination of employment, continued coverage under any Employer-provided life insurance in which the Executive was participating or covered immediately prior to the date of termination (with respect to group plans, on the same basis as such coverage is made available to senior executives of the Employer during such period) and (B) subject to the Executive making a timely election to continue coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), for a period of eighteen (18) months following the termination of the Executive’s employment, or such longer period as any plan, program, practice or policy may provide (the “Initial Welfare Continuation Period”), the Employer shall continue health benefits to the Executive (and/or his spouse and eligible dependents, if any) equivalent to those which would have been provided to them in accordance with the plans, programs, practices and policies as made available to actively employed executives of the Employer (including, without limitation, co-pays, deductibles and other required payments and limitations) as then in effect (the “Welfare Plans”). The Employer shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to provide, upon the end of the Initial Welfare Continuation Period, the Executive (and/or his spouse and eligible dependents, if any) with the right to elect coverage for a period of eighteen (18) months (or, in the case of a termination for Disability, seven (7) months) from the end of the Initial Welfare Continuation Period (the "Secondary Welfare Continuation Period") on the same basis as COBRA coverage made available to other participants under the Welfare Plans as if the last day of the Initial Welfare Continuation Period was, itself, a “qualifying event” under COBRA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible to receive medical or other welfare benefits under another employer-provided plan, the health benefits described herein shall be secondary to those provided under such other plan during such Secondary Welfare Continuation Period. The benefits provided pursuant to this Section following the Initial Welfare Continuation Period that are not “death benefit” plans within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(a)(5) shall be treated as follows, notwithstanding any other provision hereof: the amount of such benefits provided during one (1) calendar year shall not affect the amount of such benefits provided in any other taxable year. To the extent that any such benefits consist of reimbursement of eligible expenses, such reimbursement must be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred. No such benefit may be liquidated or exchanged for another benefit.
 
(ii) In the event that the continued health coverage is not provided following the Initial Welfare Continuation Period for the Executive (and/or his spouse and eligible dependents, if any) as described in subparagraph (i) above, the Employer shall reimburse the Executive for the premiums for any health insurance coverage that the Executive obtains for himself (and/or his spouse and eligible dependents, if any) during the Secondary Welfare Continuation Period other than coverage obtained under another employer-provided plan; provided that the maximum amount of such reimbursement shall not exceed 200% of the amount that the Executive would have paid under the Employer’s group health plan had the Employer not been precluded from providing such continued coverage following the Initial Welfare Continuation Period. Any such reimbursements are intended to be non-taxable medical reimbursements.
 
(j)  
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or benefit pursuant to Section 7(f), (h) or (i) of this Agreement unless (i) the Executive remains in material compliance with the Executive’s obligations under Sections 8 and 9 of this Agreement (it being understood that the Executive’s failure to remain in compliance with the Executive’s obligations under this Agreement will not give rise to any right of the Employer to reclaim any benefit previously paid or provided) and (ii) the Executive (or, in the case of the Executive’s death, his estate) executes a general release of the Employer and its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents in substantially the form and substance attached hereto as Appendix B not later than thirty (30) days following the date of termination occurs.
 
(k)  
For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” means
 
(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”), of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of either (A) the then-outstanding shares of common stock (or other equity if the Employer is not a corporation) of the Employer (the “Outstanding Employer Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Employer entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Employer Voting Securities”); provided, however, that, for purposes of this Section 7(k) the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Employer; (ii) any acquisition by the Employer; or (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Employer or any Affiliated Employer;

(ii) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constituted the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Employer’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board;

(iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Employer (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Employer Common Stock and the Outstanding Employer Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Employer or all or substantially all of the Employer’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Employer Common Stock and the Outstanding Employer Voting Securities, as the case may be, and (B) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business Combination; or

(iv) Approval by the stockholders of the Employer of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Employer.

(l)  
Gross-Up Payment.
 
(i) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment, award, benefit or distribution (or any acceleration of any payment, award, benefit or distribution) by the Employer (or any of its affiliated entities) or any entity which effectuates a Change in Control to or for the benefit of the Executive (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, but determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Section 7(l)) (the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any interest or penalties are incurred by the Executive with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then the Employer shall pay to the Executive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount such that after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any Excise Tax, but excluding any tax, penalty or interest imposed under Section 409A of the Code) imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the sum of (x) the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments and (y) the product of any deductions disallowed because of the inclusion of the Gross-Up Payment in the Executive’s adjusted gross income and the highest applicable marginal rate of federal income taxation for the calendar year in which the Gross-Up Payment is to be made. For purposes of determining the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive shall be deemed to (i) pay federal income taxes at the highest marginal rates of federal income taxation for the calendar year in which the Gross-Up Payment is to be made, (ii) pay applicable state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation for the calendar year in which the Gross-Up Payment is to be made, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes and (iii) have otherwise allowable deductions for federal income tax purposes at least equal to those which could be disallowed because of the inclusion of the Gross-Up Payment in the Executive’s adjusted gross income.

(ii) Subject to the provisions of Section 7(l)(i), all determinations required to be made under this Section 7(l), including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required, the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determinations, shall be made by the public accounting firm that is retained by the Employer as of the date immediately prior to the Change in Control (the “Accounting Firm”) which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Employer and the Executive within fifteen (15) business days of the receipt of notice from the Employer or the Executive that there has been a Payment, or such earlier time as is requested by the Employer (collectively, the “Determination”). In the event that the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the Change in Control, the Employer and the Executive shall jointly appoint another nationally recognized public accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting Firm hereunder). All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Employer and the Employer shall enter into any agreement requested by the Accounting Firm in connection with the performance of the services hereunder. The Gross-Up Payment under this Section 7(l) with respect to any Payments shall be made no later than thirty (30) days following such Payment. The Determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Employer and the Executive. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the Determination, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made by the Employer should have been made (“Underpayment”) or Gross-Up Payments are made by the Employer which should not have been made (“Overpayment”), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Executive thereafter is required to make payment of any Excise Tax or additional Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment (together with interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code) shall be promptly paid by the Employer to or for the benefit of the Executive but in no event later than the date specified in Section 13. In the event the amount of the Gross-Up Payment exceeds the amount necessary to reimburse the Executive for his Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Overpayment that has been made and any such Overpayment (together with interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code) shall be promptly paid by the Executive (to the extent he has received a refund if the applicable Excise Tax has been paid to the Internal Revenue Service) to or for the benefit of the Employer. The Executive shall cooperate, to the extent his expenses are reimbursed by the Employer, with any reasonable requests by the Employer in connection with any contests or disputes with the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the Excise Tax.

8.  
Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition.
 
(a)  
The Executive acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the provisions of Section 4.2 of the Acquisition Agreement, which are incorporated by reference herein. The duration of the covenants contained in said Section 4.2, as incorporated herein, will be unaffected by any termination of the Executive’s employment (regardless of the reason therefor). The Executive agrees in addition to be bound by identical covenants hereunder (as well as a covenant prohibiting the Executive, for his own benefit or the benefit of any person (other than Traci Voytus) or entity other than an inVentiv Entity, from (i) hiring any present or former officer, director or employee or (ii) engaging any present or former officer, director or employee as a partner, contractor, sub-contractor, employee, consultant or other business associate of Executive) with respect to each inVentiv Entity, including inVentiv Communications, Inc. (f/k/a inChord Communications, Inc.) and the Company Subsidiaries, commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the first anniversary of the termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason (or, if such termination occurs prior to October 5, 2010, the second anniversary of such termination), provided that for purposes of this sentence, “Restricted Business” means any business conducted by any inVentiv Entity as of the date hereof or at any time prior to the Termination Date during the Executive’s employment by the Employer. The preceding sentence amends Section 8 of the Employment Agreement dated as of September 6, 2005 between the Executive and inVentiv Communications, Inc.
 
(b)  
The Executive agrees and acknowledges that in order to assure the inVentiv Entities that they will retain the value of their business operations, it is necessary that the Executive undertake not to utilize the Executive’s special knowledge of such business operations and the Executive’s relationships with customers to compete with the inVentiv’s Entities. Executive further acknowledges that:
 
(i) the Executive is engaged in, is knowledgeable about, and provides services in connection with all aspects of the Employer’s business;
 
(ii) the Executive will occupy a position of trust and confidence with the Employer, and during the term of the Executive’s employment hereunder, the Executive may become familiar with the inVentiv Entities’ trade secrets and with other Confidential Information (as defined below) concerning the inVentiv Entities and the business operations of the inVentiv Entities;
 
(iii) the agreements and covenants contained in Sections 8 and 9 are essential to protect the inVentiv Entities and the goodwill of the business operations of the inVentiv Entities and compliance with such agreements and covenants will not impair the Executive’s ability to procure subsequent and comparable employment; and
 
(iv) the Executive’s employment with the Employer has special, unique and extraordinary value to the inVentiv Entities and each inVentiv Entity would be irreparably damaged if the Executive were to violate the provisions of Section 8 or 9.
 
(c)  
For purposes of Sections 8 and 9 of this Agreement, the “inVentiv Entities” shall be deemed to refer to the Employer and each of its subsidiaries in existence during the Executive’s employment with the Employer and their successors.
 
9.  
Confidential Information.
 
(a)  
During the Executive’s employment under this Agreement and for a period equal to the later of one (1) year after termination hereof and the expiration of any non-competition or non-solicitation covenants to which the Executive shall be bound under this Agreement or the Acquisition Agreement, the Executive shall hold in strict confidence, and shall not use other than in the conduct of the business of any inVentiv Entity (including the Employer), all information concerning the businesses and affairs of the inVentiv Entities (“Confidential Information”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Executive may disclose Confidential Information (A) if the same currently is in the public domain or hereafter is in the public domain other than as a result of a breach of this Section 9(a) by the Executive or (B) if the same is later acquired by the Executive from another source and the Executive did not know that such source was under a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to another person to keep such information confidential and (ii) the Executive may disclose such of the Confidential Information as is required by law (including by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand, rule of civil procedure or other similar process), or in connection with his preparation of tax returns or in response to tax audits or similar proceedings, so long as (x) the Executive provides the Employer with prompt written notice of any disclosure (unless such information is disclosed solely by virtue of including such information in a tax return) so that the Employer may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or (y) with respect to any disclosure in connection with his preparation of tax returns or in response to non-public tax audit proceedings, such disclosure is made on a confidential basis.
 
(b)  
Upon the effective date of notice of the Executive’s or the Employer’s election to terminate the Executive’s employment with the Employer or upon any termination pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, or at any time upon the request of any inVentiv Entity, the Executive (or his heirs or personal representatives) shall deliver to the Employer or any other applicable inVentiv Entity all documents and materials containing Confidential Information as described herein and all documents, materials and other property belonging to the Employer or such inVentiv Entity, which in either case are in the possession or under the control of the Executive (or his heirs or personal representatives).
 
(c)  
All discoveries and works made or conceived by the Executive during and in the course of his employment by the Employer, jointly or with others, that relate to the Employer’s activities shall be owned and assignable by the Employer. The terms “discoveries” and “works” include, by way of example, inventions, computer programs (including documentation of such programs), technical improvements, processes, drawings and works of authorship (excluding solely works intended for publication and public dissemination in an individual capacity) that relate to the Employer’s business or the business, operations or activities of any customer or client of the Employer. The Executive shall promptly notify and make full disclosure to, and execute and deliver any documents requested by, the Employer to evidence or better assure title to such discoveries and works by the Employer, assist the Employer in obtaining or maintaining, at the Employer’s expense, United States and foreign patents, copyrights, trade secret protection and other protection of any and all such discoveries and works, and promptly execute, whether during his employment or thereafter, all applications or other endorsements necessary or appropriate to maintain patents and other rights for the Employer or its assignees and to protect its title thereto. Any discoveries and works which, within six (6) months after the termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder, are made, disclosed, reduced to a tangible or written form or description, or are reduced to practice by the Executive and which pertain to work performed by the Executive while with, and in his capacity as an employee of, the Employer shall, as between the Executive and the Employer, be presumed to have been made during the Executive’s employment by the Employer.
 
10.  
Enforcement.
 
The Executive agrees that because damages arising from violations of Sections 8 and 9 of this Agreement are extremely difficult to quantify with certainty, injunctive relief may be necessary to effect the intent of such Sections 8 and 9 of this Agreement. Accordingly, the Executive hereby consents to the imposition of a preliminary or permanent injunction as a remedy to his breach of Sections 8 and 9 of this Agreement (without any requirement that the Employer post a bond).
 
It is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the restrictions set forth in Sections 8 and 9 of this Agreement shall be enforced and adhered to in every particular, and in the event that any provision, clause or phrase shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be judicially unenforceable either in whole or in part, whether the fault be in duration, geographic coverage or scope of activities precluded, the parties agree that the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 of this Agreement should be interpreted and enforced to the maximum extent that such court deems reasonable.
 
11.  
Property of Employer.
 
The Executive acknowledges that from time to time in the course of providing services pursuant to this Agreement, he shall have the opportunity to inspect and use certain property, both tangible and intangible, of the Employer, and the Executive hereby agrees that such property shall remain the exclusive property of the Employer and the Executive shall have no right or proprietary interest in such property, whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, the customer and supplier lists, contract forms, books of account, computer programs and similar property of the Employer.
 
12.  
Indemnification.
 
The Employer shall indemnify the Executive against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement incurred by the Executive in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), including any action by or in the right of the Employer, by reason of any act or omission to act in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder or the Prior Employment Agreement, as defined in Section 16(c), to the fullest extent that the Employer is permitted to indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent against the foregoing under applicable law. If the Employer enters into indemnification agreements with any of its other executive officers of the Employer, the Executive will be provided with contractual indemnification on substantially the same terms as are provided to such other executive officers of the Employer. The indemnification authorized by this Section 12 shall not be exclusive of, and shall be in addition to, any other rights granted to the Executive under the Employer’s articles or by-laws (it being understood that the amendment of the Employer’s articles or by-laws shall not be a breach hereof), any other agreement (including without limitation the Acquisition Agreement) or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity as an employee of the Employer or its subsidiaries or an executive officer of the Employer or its subsidiaries and as to action in another capacity while holding his positions, and shall continue whether the Executive has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or other representative and shall inure to the benefit of his heirs, executors and administrators.

13.  
Section 409A.
 
The parties acknowledge and agree that, to the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury Regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued in the future (“Section 409A”). The Employer shall take, and the Executive shall cooperate with the Employer in taking, all steps reasonably necessary to have such benefits not be deferred compensation arrangements under Section 409A or complying with the requirements of Section 409A, including adopting such mutually-agreed upon amendments to this Agreement and appropriate policies and procedures by December 31, 2007, including amendments and policies with retroactive effect, that are reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided by this Agreement, provided that (i) the Employer will not be required to take any such steps that impose any material additional costs on the Employer and shall not take any such steps that impose any material additional costs on the Executive (unless the Executive otherwise consents thereto) and (ii) the Employer will not be liable for the imposition of any tax or penalty pursuant to Section 409A.
 
Without limitation of the preceding paragraph, the parties agree that:

(a)  
With respect to the time period within which the Executive may exercise any outstanding stock options or stock appreciation rights, the parties agree to avoid the imposition of Section 409A, the Executive shall be entitled to exercise such options and rights through the earliest of (i) the maximum date that is permitted under Section 409A, (ii) the second anniversary of the date of the Executive’s termination or death, as applicable (or any longer period during which executive officers generally are permitted to exercise stock options or stock under such circumstances) and (iii) if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Employer for Cause or by the Executive other than for Good Reason (and not by reason of death), such date as is prescribed under the applicable incentive plan and grant documentation, provided that in no event will the option or stock appreciation right remain exercisable beyond its original term;
 
(b)  
For purposes of Section 7(l) of this Agreement, the Employer shall pay the fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm not later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the related work is performed or the expenses are incurred by the Accounting Firm and the Employer shall pay all other amounts that it is required to pay to or on behalf of the Executive under Section 7(l) of this Agreement not later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the related Taxes are remitted to the applicable taxing authority;
 
(c)  
Subject to paragraph (d) below, except as otherwise provided herein, each lump sum payment that is to be made pursuant to this Agreement, other than the payment described in Section 7(f) of this Agreement, shall be made not later than ninety (90) days following the date of the event giving rise to such lump sum cash payment;
 
(d)  
If the Executive is a “specified employee,” defined under Section 409A and as determined by the Employer in good faith in accordance with the Employer’s policies, on the date of his termination from employment with the Employer, to the extent required in order to comply with Section 409A, cash amounts to be paid under Section 7 of this Agreement on account of the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason other than death (other than Accrued Amounts) shall be paid to the Executive on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Executive’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, with interest from the date on which payment would otherwise have been made, calculated at the applicable federal rate provided under Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code;
 
(e)  
Any tax gross-up payment described in Section 7(l) and any payments or reimbursements of expenses pursuant to Section 7(i) or 14 shall be made by the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the related taxes are remitted to the taxing authority by the Executive;
 
(f)  
Any payment to be made pursuant to Section 7(g) of this Agreement shall be made upon the Change of Control but in no event later than two and one-half (2½) months following the year in which the Change of Control occurred; and
 
(g)  
Each of the payments described in this Agreement shall be classified as a “separate payment” under Section 409A. As used in this Agreement, a “termination of employment” shall be mean a “separation from service” under Code Section 409A (and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder).
 
14.  
Attorney’s Fees and Costs.
 
In the event the Executive institutes any action to enforce his rights under this Agreement and prevails on at least one material claim in such action, the Employer shall pay the Executive’s reasonable cost and expenses (including legal fees) incurred in connection with such action.
 
15.  
Mitigation.
 
In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement and such amounts shall not be subject to offset or otherwise reduced whether or not the Executive obtains other employment.

16.  
Miscellaneous.
 
(a)  
All notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given as provide in the Acquisition Agreement, addressed to the other party at the address provided therein (with respect to the Employer) or herein (with respect to the Executive), or at such other address or addresses as either party shall designate to the other in writing from time to time.
 
(b)  
Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.
 
(c)  
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement (including any existing employment agreement between the Employer or any of its affiliates and the Executive (including without limitation the Employment Agreement dated as of September 6, 2005 between inVentiv Communications, Inc. (f/k/a inChord Communications, Inc.) and the Executive (the “Prior Agreement”)), which existing employment agreement shall be deemed to be of no further force or effect upon the Effective Date) but not including the Acquisition Agreement. Except as specifically set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement and Section 4.2 of the Acquisition Agreement, the Executive will have no other obligation to the Employer or any of its subsidiaries with respect specifically to non-competition or non-solicitation pursuant to common law principles, fiduciary duties or any agreement to which the Executive becomes a party, but the Executive shall be required to comply with any code of conduct or policy of the Employer or any of its subsidiaries applicable to employees generally that does not materially conflict with this Agreement or the Acquisition Agreement and, provided that, this Agreement shall supersede any current or future code of conduct, policy or other agreement relating to the subject matter of Section 8 or Section 4.2 of the Acquisition Agreement. The Executive, in his capacity as Shareholder Representative under the Acquisition Agreement, agrees that the termination of the Prior Agreement and his employment with inVentiv Communications, Inc. thereunder shall not, for purposes of the Acquisition Agreement, be deemed to be a termination of the Executive's employment with inVentiv Communications, Inc. Without limitation of the foregoing, the termination of the Prior Agreement and the Executive's employment with inVentiv Communications, Inc. thereunder shall not, in itself, give rise to any requirement to make the Forecast Payment or to make any other payment or confer any other benefit upon the Executive or any other Shareholder, provided that if, prior to January 1, 2008, the Executive’s employment with the Employer terminates under circumstances that would, under the term of the Acquisition Agreement, have required the Forecast Payment to be made (assuming satisfaction of all performance measures set forth on Schedule I to the Prior Agreement) if the Executive were an employee of inVentiv Communications, Inc., then Forecast Payment will be required to be made in accordance with Section 1.5 of the Acquisition Agreement (for such purpose, this Agreement shall replace the “CEO Employment Agreement”).
 
(d)  
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, except as provided in the third and fourth sentences of Section 16(c) hereof, the rights and obligations of the Executive and the Employer under the Acquisition Agreement (including without limitations Sections 1.5(c), 4.3 and 4.8 thereof) shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.
 
(e)  
This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the Employer and the Executive.
 
(f)  
This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.
 
(g)  
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the employment relationship between the Executive and the Employer shall be submitted to arbitration under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Dispute Resolution Procedures and Rules and at its office in Wilmington, Delaware. The award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties, and judgment may be entered with respect to such award in any court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to any claim by the Employer for temporary or preliminary relief with respect to Section 8 or 9 of this Agreement need not be resolved in arbitration and may be resolved in accordance with Section 10 of this Agreement. The Executive acknowledges that this agreement to submit to arbitration includes all controversies or claims of any kind (e.g., whether in contract or in tort, statutory or common law, legal or equitable) now existing or hereafter arising under any federal, state, local or foreign law, including, but not limited to, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and all similar state laws, and the Executive hereby waives all rights thereunder to have a judicial tribunal resolve such claims. In the event of any arbitral or legal proceeding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, the party substantially prevailing in any such proceeding shall be entitled to an award from the other party of all legal fees and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding. The Employer and the Executive hereby agree that any such payments shall be excluded from, and have no effect on, any calculation of EBIT under the Acquisition Agreement but not under any plan or program governing the calculation of the Special Bonus Plan.
 
(h)  
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of both parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that (i) the obligations of the Executive are personal and shall not be assigned or delegated by the Executive and (ii) the Employer will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of its business and/or assets to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.
 
(i)  
No delays or omission by the Employer or the Executive in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right. A waiver or consent given by the Employer or the Executive on any one occasion shall be effective only in that instance and shall not be construed as a bar or waiver of any right on any other occasion.
 
(j)  
The captions appearing in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement.
 
(k)  
In case any provision of this Agreement shall be held by a court with jurisdiction over the parties to this Agreement to be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.
 
By: /s/ Eran Broshy
Name: Eran Broshy
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 
 
                             /s/ R. Blane Walter
Name: R. Blane Walter
 
For purposes of Sections 16(c) and (d) only:
 
 
INCHORD HOLDING CORPORATION
 
By:/s/ Eran Broshy 
Name: Eran Broshy
 
Title: President
 

EX-10.21.3 4 bassin080607.htm BASSIN AMENDED OPTIONS AND RSA Bassin Amended Options and RSA

 
August 6, 2007

David Bassin

 
Re:
Amendment to Stock Option Agreement (s) /Restricted Stock Award Agreement(s) 

Dear David:

As you know, inVentiv Health, Inc. (the “Corporation”) has previously granted to you certain options (the “Options”) to purchase shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, of the Corporation. As of the date hereof, you are the owner of the following Options:

Option Number
Option Grant Date
Number of Option Shares
00001750
12/10/2003
5,500
00001918
11/1/2004
15,000
00002585
1/22/2007
10,960

Additionally, you have been awarded restricted shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Corporation (the “Restricted Stock”). As of this date hereof, you have been awarded the following Restricted Stock grants:

Award Number
Award Date
Number of Restricted Shares
00002215
1/3/2006
2,750
00002602*
1/22/2007
5,015
00002623
1/22/2007
5,015

* denotes a performance based grant.

We hereby confirm the following:

1. Section 1(c) of each option agreement/notice of grant relating to the Options listed above is hereby amended to provide that such Options and the shares of common stock subject thereto shall immediately vest upon a Change of Control (as defined in Section 5(f) of the Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2003 between you and the Corporation, as previously amended).

2. Section 3 of each of the notices of grant relating to award numbers 00002215 and 00002623 is hereby amended to provide that the shares of Restricted Stock subject thereto shall immediately vest upon a Change of Control.

3. Section 3 of the notice of grant relating to award number 00002602 is hereby amended to provide that upon a Change of Control, a number of shares of Restricted Stock subject thereto equal to the Target Number (as defined in such notice of grant) shall immediately vest.

4. All future grants of Options and Restricted Shares will provide for immediate vesting upon a Change of Control.

2.  
Continuing Effectiveness of Stock Option Agreements/ Restricted Stock Awards

Except as modified herein, the above-referenced award documentation remains in full force and effect.


Very truly yours,

INVENTIV HEALTH, INC.


By:         /s/ Eran Broshy       
Eran Broshy
Chairman & CEO 

                                                                      /s/ David Bassin
Accepted and agreed to by:        Dated: 8/6/07          David Bassin

EX-31.1 5 ceo302cert.htm CEO 302 CERT CEO 302 cert
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
 
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
I, Eran Broshy, Chief Executive Officer of inVentiv Health, Inc., certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of inVentiv Health, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly 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 quarterly report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information.

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: August 9 , 2007
 
By:
 
/S/    ERAN BROSHY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eran Broshy
Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2 6 cfo302cert.htm CFO 302 CERT CFO 302 Cert
Exhibit 31.2
 
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
I, David S. Bassin, Chief Financial Officer of inVentiv Health, Inc., certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of inVentiv Health, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly 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 quarterly report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information.

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: August 9, 2007
 
By:
 
/S/    DAVID S. BASSIN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
David S. Bassin
Chief Financial Officer
EX-32.1 7 ceo906cert.htm CEO 906 CERT CEO 906 Cert

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 inVentiv Health, Inc. (“the Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Eran Broshy, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:
 
(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (16 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
 
(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
/s/    ERAN BROSHY        
Eran Broshy
Chief Executive Officer
 
August 9, 2007


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to inVentiv Health, Inc. and will be retained by inVentiv Health, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


EX-32.2 8 cfo906cert.htm CFO 906 CERT CFO 906 cert

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 inVentiv Health, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David S. Bassin, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:
 
(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (16 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
 
(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
/s/    David S. Bassin        
David S. Bassin
Chief Financial Officer
 
August 9, 2007

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to inVentiv Health, Inc. and will be retained by inVentiv Health, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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