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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005

 

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 0-14656

 


 

REPLIGEN CORPORATION

(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   04-2729386

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

41 Seyon Street, Bldg. 1, Suite 100

Waltham, MA

  02453
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 250-0111

 

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of August 2, 2005.

 

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share   30,094,435
Class   Number of Shares

 



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REPLIGEN CORPORATION

INDEX

 

         PAGE

    PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION     
Item 1.   Financial Statements (Unaudited) Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2005 and March 31, 2005    3
    Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004    4
    Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004    5
    Notes to Financial Statements    6
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    10
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    14
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures    14
    PART II. OTHER INFORMATION     
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings    15
Item 2.   Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities     
    None     
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities     
    None     
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     
    None     
Item 5.   Other Information     
    None     
Item 6.   Exhibits    15
Signature    16
Exhibit Index    17

 

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REPLIGEN CORPORATION

BALANCE SHEETS

Unaudited

 

     June 30, 2005

    March 31, 2005

 
Assets                 

Current assets

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 4,846,937     $ 3,216,681  

Marketable securities

     13,946,064       13,993,284  

Accounts receivable, less bad debt reserve of $15,000

     1,307,621       764,232  

Inventories

     396,650       633,314  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     244,210       263,534  
    


 


Total current assets

     20,741,482       18,871,045  
    


 


Property, plant and equipment, at cost:

                

Leasehold improvements

     2,311,841       2,311,841  

Equipment

     1,301,083       1,194,249  

Furniture and fixtures

     165,903       165,903  
    


 


       3,778,827       3,671,993  

Less -accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (1,856,802 )     (1,766,585 )
    


 


       1,922,025       1,905,408  
    


 


Long-term marketable securities

     6,100,848       6,630,679  

Restricted cash

     200,000       200,000  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 28,964,355     $ 27,607,132  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                 

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 403,598     $ 1,016,958  

Accrued liabilities

     1,964,400       2,180,625  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     2,367,998       3,197,583  
    


 


Long-term liabilities

     120,373       119,891  
    


 


Total liabilities

     2,488,371       3,317,474  
    


 


Commitments and contingencies

                

Stockholders’ equity:

                

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value authorized – 5,000,000 shares — issued and outstanding – none

     —         —    

Common Stock, $.01 par value authorized – 40,000,000 shares — issued and outstanding – 30,094,435 shares

     300,944       300,944  

Additional paid-in capital

     181,479,645       181,479,645  

Accumulated deficit

     (155,304,605 )     (157,490,931 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     26,475,984       24,289,658  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 28,964,355     $ 27,607,132  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

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REPLIGEN CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Three months ended June 30,

 
     2005

   2004

 

Revenue:

               

Product revenue

   $ 4,013,064    $ 2,809,453  

Research revenue

     225,583      —    
    

  


Total revenue

     4,238,647      2,809,453  

Operating expenses:

               

Cost of product revenue

     973,395      1,132,593  

Research and development

     1,189,475      1,389,112  

Selling, general and administrative

     1,195,496      1,029,479  
    

  


Total operating expenses

     3,358,366      3,551,184  
    

  


Income (loss) from operations

     880,281      (741,731 )

Investment income

     136,437      96,645  

Other income

     1,169,608      —    
    

  


Net income (loss)

   $ 2,186,326    $ (645,086 )
    

  


Earnings Per Share:

               

Basic

   $ 0.07    $ (0.02 )
    

  


Diluted

   $ 0.07    $ (0.02 )
    

  


Weighted average shares outstanding

               

Basic

     30,094,435      30,054,485  

Diluted

     30,398,735      30,054,485  

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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REPLIGEN CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Three months ended June 30,

 
     2005

    2004

 
Cash flows from operating activities:                 

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,186,326     $ (645,086 )

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

                

Stock-based compensation expense

     —         67,826  

Depreciation and amortization

     90,217       296,557  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

                

Accounts receivable

     (543,389 )     107,215  

Inventories

     236,664       242,533  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     19,324       (12,558 )

Accounts payable

     (621,460 )     (465,789 )

Accrued liabilities

     (214,382 )     391,669  

Long-term liabilities

     482       59,539  
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     1,161,882       41,906  
Cash flows from investing activities:                 

Purchases of marketable securities

     (1,969,309 )     (4,482,587 )

Redemptions of marketable securities

     2,546,360       4,590,400  

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (98,734 )     (9,272 )
    


 


Net cash provided by investing activities

     470,217       98,541  
Cash flows from financing activities:                 

Exercise of stock options

     —         3,832  

Principal payments under capital lease obligation

     (1,843 )     —    
    


 


Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (1,843 )     3,832  

Net increase in cash

     1,630,256       144,279  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     3,216,681       3,958,677  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 4,846,937     $ 4,102,956  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

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REPLIGEN CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1. Basis of Presentation

 

The financial statements included herein have been prepared by Repligen Corporation (the “Company”, “Repligen” or “we”), in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and do not include all of the information and footnote disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and accompanying notes thereto included in our Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005.

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of only normal, recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the entire year.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Certain reclassifications of prior period data have been made to conform to the current reporting period.

 

2. Revenue Recognition

 

We apply Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition” to our revenue arrangements. We generate product revenues from the sale of our Protein A products to customers in the pharmaceutical and process chromatography industries and from the sale of SecreFlo to hospital-based gastroenterologists. In accordance with SAB No. 104, we recognize revenue related to product sales upon delivery of the product to the customer as long as there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the fee is fixed or determinable and collection of any related receivable is reasonably assured.

 

Additionally, during the quarter ended June 30, 2005, the Company generated non-product revenues from a sponsored research and development project under an agreement with the Stanley Medical Research Institute. Research revenue is recognized as earned under cost plus fixed-fee contracts, or on a straight-line basis over the term of contract, which approximates when work is performed and costs are incurred. Research expenses in the accompanying statements of operations include funded and unfunded expenses.

 

3. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 

We apply Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 128, “Presenting Earnings Per Share.” Basic earnings per share for the periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 was computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method in accordance with SFAS No. 128. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options.

 

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Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended

     June 30,
2005


   June 30,
2004


Weighted average common shares

   30,094,435    30,054,485

Dilutive common stock options

   304,300    —  
    
  

Weighted average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution

   30,398,735    30,054,485

 

For the three-month period ended June 30, 2005, options to purchase 1,156,800 shares, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices of the stock options were greater than or equal to the average price of the common shares. For the three-month period ended June 30, 2004, options and warrants to purchase 2,279,350 shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive as the additional common shares from warrants and stock options would lower our diluted net loss per share.

 

At June 30, 2005, there were outstanding options to purchase 2,378,300 shares of our common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $2.88 per share.

 

4. Stock-Based Compensation

 

We account for stock-based compensation under SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” We continue to apply the intrinsic value method proscribed by APB No. 25 for employee stock options awards and elect the disclosure-only alternative for the same under SFAS No. 123. We follow the disclosure provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148 (SFAS 148), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure, and amendment of FASB Statement No. 123.” SFAS 148 requires prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements regarding the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used to report results.

 

We have computed the pro forma disclosures required under SFAS Nos. 123 and 148 for all stock options granted to employees using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model prescribed by SFAS No. 123.

 

If compensation expense for our stock plan had been determined in a manner consistent with SFAS No. 123, the pro forma net loss and net loss per share would have been as follows:

 

    

Three months ended

June 30, 2005


   

Three months ended

June 30, 2004


 

Net income (loss) as reported

   $ 2,186,326     $ (645,086 )

Add:

                

Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income/(loss)

     —         63,166  

Deduct:

                

Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all employee awards

     (171,976 )     (340,349 )
    


 


Pro forma

   $ 2,014,350     $ (922,269 )
    


 


Basic earning per share:

                

As reported

   $ .07     $ (.02 )

Pro forma

   $ .07     $ (.03 )

Diluted earnings per share:

                

As reported

   $ .07     $ (.02 )

Pro forma

   $ .07     $ (.03 )

 

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5. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

 

We apply SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.” At June 30, 2005, all of our marketable securities are classified as held-to-maturity investments as we have the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity. As a result, these investments are recorded at amortized cost. Marketable securities are investments with original maturities of greater than 90 days. Long-term marketable securities are investment grade securities with maturities of greater than one year.

 

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities consist of the following:

 

     June 30, 2005

   March 31, 2005

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 4,846,937    $ 3,216,681
    

  

Marketable securities

             

Corporate and other debt securities

   $ 7,448,735    $ 9,980,039

U.S. Government and agency securities

     6,497,329      4,013,245
    

  

(Average remaining maturity, 6 months at June 30, 2005)

   $ 13,946,064    $ 13,993,284
    

  

Long-term marketable securities

             

U.S. Government and agency securities

   $ 3,694,911    $ 5,200,000

Corporate and other debt securities

     2,405,937      1,430,679
    

  

(Average remaining maturity, 16 months at June 30, 2005)

   $ 6,100,848    $ 6,630,679
    

  

 

Restricted cash of $200,000 is related to our facility lease obligation.

 

6. Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. Work-in-process and finished goods inventories consist of material, labor, outside processing costs and manufacturing overhead. Inventories at June 30, 2005 and March 31, 2005 consist of the following:

 

     June 30, 2005

   March 31, 2005

Raw materials

   $ 141,469    $ 172,336

Work-in-process

     158,216      260,080

Finished goods

     96,965      200,898
    

  

Total

   $ 396,650    $ 633,314
    

  

 

7. Accrued Liabilities

 

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:

 

     June 30, 2005

   March 31, 2005

Other current liabilities

   $ 768,702    $ 27,033

Research & development costs

     383,286      248,490

Payroll & payroll related costs

     241,728      290,139

Other accrued expenses

     222,764      172,031

Professional and consulting costs

     212,309      176,282

Unearned revenue

     110,064      71,494

Royalty expenses

     25,547      1,195,156
    

  

     $ 1,964,400    $ 2,180,625
    

  

 

8. Comprehensive Income

 

We apply SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income.” SFAS No. 130 requires disclosure of all components of comprehensive income on an annual and interim basis. Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from nonowner sources. Our comprehensive loss is equal to our reported net loss for all periods presented.

 

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9. Segment Reporting

 

We apply SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” SFAS No. 131 establishes standards for reporting information regarding operating segments in annual financial statements and requires selected information for those segments to be presented in interim financial reports issued to stockholders. SFAS No. 131 also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services and geographic areas. The chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in making decisions how to allocate resources and assess performance, identifies operating segments as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation. To date, we view our operations and manage our business as one operating segment. As a result, the financial information disclosed herein represents all of the material financial information related to our principal operating segment.

 

The following table represents percentage of total revenue classified by geographic area:

 

    

Three months ended

June 30,


 
     2005

    2004

 

Europe

   52 %   53 %

US

   47 %   46 %

Other

   1 %   1 %
    

 

Total

   100 %   100 %

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2005 there were two customers who accounted for approximately 49% and 29% of revenues, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2004, there were two customers who accounted for approximately 50% and 24% of revenues, respectively. At June 30, 2005, two customers accounted for 51% and 21% of our accounts receivable. At March 31, 2005, three customers accounted for 54%, 13% and 11% of accounts receivable.

 

10. New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment—An Amendment of FASB Statements No. 123 and 95 (“SFAS No. 123R”)”, which requires all companies to measure compensation cost for all share-based payments, including employee stock options, at fair value, effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Generally, the approach in SFAS No. 123R is similar to the approach described in SFAS No. 123. However, SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. The adoption of SFAS No. 123R may have a significant impact on our results of operations, although it will have no impact on our overall financial position. The Company is evaluating SFAS No. 123R and has not yet determined the impact of stock option expense which will be incurred in future periods.

 

In November 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 151 (“SFAS No. 151”), “Inventory Costs, an amendment of APB No. 43, Chapter 4.” The amendments made by SFAS No. 151 will improve financial reporting by requiring that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted materials (spoilage) be recognized as current-period charges and by requiring the allocation of fixed production overheads to inventory based on the normal capacity of production facilities. SFAS No. 151 is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company expects that the adoption of SFAS No. 151 will not have a significant impact on its’ financial position and results of operations.

 

11. Settlement Agreement

 

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2005, Repligen entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “Agreement”) with ChiRhoClin, Inc., in full settlement of their arbitration proceedings. Under terms of the Agreement, Repligen is not required to pay approximately $1,169,000 of unremitted royalties to ChiRhoClin related to sales from February 2004 through March 2005. This amount, which was accrued at March 31, 2005, was reversed at the time the Agreement was signed and is recorded as other income in the quarter ended June 30, 2005.

 

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In addition, Repligen received a payment of $750,000 and will be entitled to continue to market SecreFlo for the next several years under a royalty structure more favorable to Repligen than under the original Licensing Agreement. ChiRhoClin is obligated to deliver a certain amount of SecreFlo to Repligen over the next few years. This payment of $750,000 is recorded as “Accrued Liabilities” as of June 30, 2005. The adoption of EITF 02-16 will result in the reduction of cost of goods sold as future inventory purchased from ChiRhoClin is sold. We anticipate that this will result in an improved margin for the remainder of fiscal 2006.

 

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

 

Overview

 

We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for diseases that affect the central nervous system. A number of drug development programs are currently being conducted to evaluate our naturally occurring drug candidates in diseases such as schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder and neurodegeneration. In addition, we sell Protein A for monoclonal antibody purification and SecreFloTM for assessment of pancreatic disorders. In fiscal 2005, we experienced significant growth in sales and profits from our commercial products business. Our business strategy is to deploy the profits from our current commercial products and any revenue that we may receive from our patents to enable us to invest in the development of our product candidates in the treatment area of neuropsychiatric diseases while at the same time minimize our operating losses.

 

We are subject to a number of risks typically associated with similar companies in the biotechnology industry. Principally those risks are associated with our dependence on collaborative arrangements, development by us or our competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, results of clinical trials, compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other governmental regulations and approval requirements, as well as the ability to grow our business and to obtain adequate capital to fund this growth, as well as other potential risk factors included in the filings made by us from time to time with the SEC, including under the section entitled “Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The SEC requires that reporting companies discuss their most “critical accounting policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. The SEC indicated that a “critical accounting policy” is one that is important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and operating results and requires management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

 

We have identified the policies and estimates below as critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations. The impact and any associated risks related to these policies on our business operations is discussed throughout Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations where such policies affect our reported and expected financial results. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see the Notes to Financial Statements of this report.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We apply Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, “Revenue Recognition” (“SAB No. 104”) to our revenue arrangements. We generate product revenues from the sale of our Protein A products to customers in the pharmaceutical and process chromatography industries, and from the sale of SecreFlo to hospital-based gastroenterologists. In accordance with SAB No. 104, we recognize revenue related to product sales upon delivery of the product to the customer as long as there is persuasive evidence of a sale, the price is fixed or determinable and collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured.

 

Additionally, during the quarter ended June 30, 2005 we generated non-product revenues from sponsored research and development projects under an agreement from the Stanley Medical Research Institute. Research

 

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revenue is recognized as earned under cost plus fixed-fee contracts, or on a straight-line basis over the term of contract, which approximates when work is performed and costs are incurred. Research expenses in the accompanying statements of operations include funded and unfunded expenses.

 

Accrued Liabilities

 

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These principles require that we estimate accrued liabilities. This process involves identifying services, which have been performed on our behalf, and estimating the level of service performed and the associated cost incurred for such service as of each balance sheet date in our financial statements. Examples of estimated expenses for which we accrue expenses include fees paid to our contract manufacturers in conjunction with the production of clinical materials and service fees paid to organizations for their performance in conducting our clinical trials. In the event that we do not identify certain costs which have begun to be incurred or we under or over-estimate the level of services performed or the costs of such services, our reported expenses for that period may be too low or too high. The date, on which certain services commence, the levels of services performed on or before a given date and the cost of such services are often judgmental. We make these judgments based upon the facts and circumstances known to us in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2005, Repligen entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “Agreement”) with ChiRhoClin, Inc., (CRC) in full settlement of their arbitration proceedings. Under the terms of the Agreement, Repligen received a payment of $750,000 and will be entitled to continue to market SecreFlo for the next several years. This payment of $750,000 is recorded as “Accrued Liabilities” as of June 30, 2005. CRC also agreed to continue to supply additional product to the Company. The Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 02-16, “Accounting by a Customer (including a Reseller) for Certain Consideration Received from a Vendor” (“EITF 02-16”) addresses the accounting and income statement classification for consideration given by a vendor to a customer in connection with the sale of the vendor’s products. The EITF concluded that such consideration received from vendors should be reflected as a decrease in prices paid for inventory and recognized in cost of sales as the related inventory is sold, unless specific criteria are met qualifying the consideration for treatment as reimbursement of specific, identifiable incremental costs. The adoption of EITF 02-16 will result in the reduction of cost of goods sold as future inventory purchased from CRC is sold. We anticipate that this will result in an improved margin for the remainder of fiscal 2006.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three months ended June 30, 2005 vs. June 30, 2004

 

Total revenue

 

Total revenue for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004 were approximately $4,239,000 and $2,809,000 respectively, an increase of $1,430,000 or 51%. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2005 Protein A sales accounted for the majority of the increase as they increased to $3,478,000 from $2,237,000 during the same period in the prior fiscal year. Our revenues are subject to significant quarterly fluctuations based on the timing of large-scale production orders of Protein A.

 

Operating expenses

 

Total operating expenses for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004 were approximately $3,358,000 and $3,551,000, respectively, a decrease of $193,000 or 5%.

 

Research and development expenses for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004, were approximately $1,189,000 and $1,389,000, respectively, a decrease of $200,000 or 14%. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2005, this decrease is largely attributable to a decrease in clinical trial expenses of $56,000 and clinical material expenses of $123,000. Significant fluctuations in research and development expenses may occur from period to period depending on the nature, timing, and extent of development activities over any given time period.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004 were approximately $1,195,000 and $1,029,000 respectively, an increase of $166,000 or 16%. This increase is largely attributable to increased litigation expenses of $156,000 during the three-month period ended June 30, 2005.

 

Cost of goods sold for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004 were approximately $973,000 and $1,133,000, respectively, a decrease of $160,000 or 14%. Gross profit for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 was $3,040,000 or 76% of product revenue and $1,676,000 or 60% of product revenue, respectively. This decrease in cost of goods sold is attributable to discontinuation of royalty and amortization expense of license fees on the Secreflo ™ product of $419,000 incurred during the period ended June 30, 2004, offset by increases in direct material costs of $258,000 due to increased production in the current period ended June 30, 2005. Gross profit is positively impacted in periods when product sales are higher because there is more dilution of fixed costs. We anticipate that higher product sales and the aforementioned settlement with ChiRhoClin will result in an improved margin for the remainder of fiscal 2006.

 

Interest income

 

Interest income for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004 was approximately $136,000 and $97,000 respectively, a result of increased interest rates.

 

Other income

 

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2005, Repligen entered into a Settlement Agreement with ChiRhoClin, Inc., in full settlement of their arbitration proceedings. Under terms of the Agreement, Repligen is not required to pay approximately $1,169,000 of previously accrued but unremitted royalties to ChiRhoClin related to SecreFloTM sales from February 2004 to March 2005. This amount, which was accrued at March 31, 2005, was reversed at the time of settlement and is recorded as other income in the quarter ended June 30, 2005.

 

Liquidity and capital resources

 

We have financed our operations primarily through sales of equity securities and revenues derived from product sales and grant and research agreements. Our revenue for the foreseeable future will be limited to our product revenue related to Protein A and SecreFlo™. Given the uncertainties related to pharmaceutical product development, we are currently unable to reliably estimate when, if ever, our therapeutic product candidates will generate revenue and cash flows. Total cash and marketable securities at June 30, 2005 totaled $24,894,000, an increase of $1,053,000 from $23,841,000 at March 31, 2005.

 

Our operating activities provided cash of approximately $1,162,000 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2005 consisting of net income of approximately $2,186,000 and non-cash charges of approximately $90,000 for depreciation and amortization. In addition, an increase in product sales decreased our inventory levels by approximately $237,000. These sources of cash were offset by a decrease in accounts payable of approximately $621,000, a decrease in accrued liabilities of approximately $214,000, as well as an increase in accounts receivable of approximately $543,000.

 

In May 2005, we announced a settlement with our sole supplier of SecreFlo™. As a result of this settlement we received a payment of $750,000 in the period ended June 30, 2005 and will continue to market SecreFlo™ for the next several years under a more favorable royalty structure. In addition as a result of this settlement we will be relieved of our previously accrued but unremitted obligation to pay approximately $1,170,000 in royalties related to prior sales. This was recorded as other income in the period ended June 30, 2005.

 

Our cash was reduced by capital expenditures of $99,000 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2005. Our investing activities provided cash of approximately $479,000 primarily from redemptions of marketable securities. We do not currently use derivative financial instruments. We generally place our marketable security investments in high quality credit instruments, as specified in our investment policy guidelines. Our investment policy also limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issue, issuer (with the exception of U.S. treasury obligations) and type of investment. We do not expect any material loss from our investment in marketable securities.

 

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Working capital increased to $18,373,000 at June 30, 2005 from $15,673,000 at March 31, 2005 primarily as a result of the cash settlement for $750,000 and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

 

Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the following:

 

    the success of our clinical studies;

 

    the scope of and progress made in our research and development activities;

 

    our ability to acquire additional product candidates;

 

    the success of any proposed financing efforts; and

 

    the ability to sustain sales and profits of our commercial products.

 

Our future capital requirements include, but are not limited to, continued investment in our research and development programs, capital expenditures primarily associated with purchases of equipment and continued investment in our intellectual property portfolio. Our budget includes approximately $1,000,000 of capital investment primarily to expand our Protein A manufacturing facility.

 

We plan to continue to invest in key research and development activities. After the discontinuation of our Phase III trial in autism, we began a review of technology and product candidates that would complement our existing portfolio of development programs. We continue to seek to acquire such potential assets that may offer us the best opportunity to create value for our shareholders. In order to acquire such assets, we may need to seek additional financing to fund these investments. This may require the issuance or sale of additional equity or debt securities. The sale of additional equity may result in additional dilution to our stockholders. Should we need to secure additional financing to acquire a product, fund future investment in research and development, or meet our future liquidity requirements, we may not be able to secure such financing, or obtain such financing on favorable terms because of the volatile nature of the biotechnology marketplace.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of June 30, 2005, we did not have any debt arrangements that were not reflected in our balance sheet.

 

Commitments

 

As of June 30, 2005 we had the following fixed obligations and commitments:

 

          Payments Due By Period

     Total

   Less than 1
Year


   1 – 3
Years


   3 – 5
Years


  

More than 5

Years


     (In thousands)

Operating lease obligations

   $ 2,660    $ 284    $ 789    $ 838    $ 749

Capital lease obligations (1)

     31      6      14      11      —  

Purchase obligations (2)

     288      254      34      —        —  

Contractual obligations (3)

     670      129      266      240      35
    

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 3,649    $ 673    $ 1,103    $ 1,089    $ 784

(1) The above amounts represent principal payments only, while principal and interest are payable through a fixed monthly payment of approximately $900.
(2) These amounts represent minimum commitments due under third-party manufacturing agreements and non-cancelable purchase orders.
(3) These amounts include payments for license, supply and consulting agreements.

 

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as oral statements that may be made by Repligen or by officers, directors or employees of Repligen acting on its behalf, that are not historical facts constitute “forward-looking statements” which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Investors are cautioned that statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding current or future financial performance, management’s strategy, litigation strategy, costs of legal proceedings, disputes with suppliers, plans and objectives for future operations, clinical trials and results, marketing plans, revenue potential of therapeutic product candidates, product research, intellectual property and development, manufacturing plans and performance, delays in manufacturing by us or our partners, timing of customer orders, the anticipated growth in our target markets, including, without limitation, the market for neuropsychiatric disorders treatment, the market for pancreatic disease treatment, the monoclonal antibody market and the process chromatography industry and projected growth in product sales, costs of operations, sufficiency of funds to meet management objectives and availability of financing and effects of accounting pronouncements constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to be materially different from the historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks associated with: the success of current and future collaborative relationships, the success of our clinical trials and our ability to develop and commercialize products, our ability to obtain required regulatory approvals, our compliance with all Food and Drug Administration regulations, our ability to obtain, maintain and protect intellectual property rights for our products, the risk of current and future litigation regarding our patent and other intellectual property rights, the risk of litigation with collaborative partners, our limited sales and marketing experience and capabilities, our limited manufacturing capabilities and our dependence on third-party manufacturers and value-added resellers, our ability to hire and retain skilled personnel, the market acceptance of our products, our ability to compete with larger, better financed pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies that may develop new approaches to the treatment of our targeted diseases, our history of losses and expectation of incurring continued losses, our ability to generate future revenues, our ability to raise additional capital to continue our drug development programs, our volatile stock price, and the effects of our anti-takeover provisions. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect our financial results are included in the filings made by us from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission including under the section entitled “Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

We have investments in commercial paper, U.S. Government and agency securities as well as corporate bonds and other debt securities. As a result, we are exposed to potential loss from market risks that may occur as a result of changes in interest rates, changes in credit quality of the issuer or otherwise.

 

We generally place our marketable security investments in high quality credit instruments, as specified in our investment policy guidelines. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates would result in an approximate $97,000 decrease in the fair value of our investments as of June 30, 2005. We believe, however, that the conservative nature of our investments mitigates our interest rate exposure, and our investment policy limits the amount of our credit exposure to any one issue, issuer, (with the exception of U.S. treasury obligations) and type of instrument. We do not expect any material loss from our marketable security investments and therefore believe that our potential interest rate exposure is limited. We intend to hold these investments to maturity, in accordance with our business plans.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of June 30, 2005, Repligen, under the supervision and with the participation of Repligen’s management, including Walter C. Herlihy, Repligen’s Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal executive, accounting, and financial officer), evaluated the effectiveness of Repligen’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, Repligen’s Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal executive, accounting, and financial officer) concluded that, as of June 30, 2005, Repligen’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that material information relating to Repligen required to be disclosed by Repligen in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the

 

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Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that such material information is accumulated and communicated to Repligen’s management, including Repligen’s Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal executive, accounting, and financial officer), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in Repligen’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Repligen’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

In February 2004, Repligen terminated the September 1999 Licensing Agreement with ChiRhoClin, its supplier of SecreFlo, based on ChiRhoClin’s alleged failure to meet its obligations under the Licensing Agreement.

 

On April 9, 2004, Repligen filed an arbitration demand against ChiRhoClin with the American Arbitration Association in New York seeking to recover payments made to ChiRhoClin and additional damages. In this arbitration demand, Repligen alleged that ChiRhoClin breached several of its obligations under the September 1999 Licensing Agreement including failure to use best efforts to obtain various FDA approvals and to manufacture and supply SecreFlo in a timely manner. In June 2004, ChiRhoClin filed a counterclaim alleging that Repligen had wrongfully terminated the Licensing Agreement.

 

On May 9, 2005, Repligen entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “Agreement”) with ChiRhoClin, Inc., in full settlement of their arbitration proceedings described above. Under the terms of the Agreement, Repligen received a payment of $750,000 and will be entitled to continue to market SecreFlo for the next several years under a royalty structure more favorable to Repligen than under the Licensing Agreement. ChiRhoClin is obligated to deliver a certain amount of SecreFlo to Repligen over the next few years. After depletion of all supplies of SecreFlo, including those to be delivered under the Agreement, Repligen will cease marketing and selling SecreFlo. ChiRhoClin will pay Repligen a per unit royalty on all sales by ChiRhoClin of its secretin products subject to certain time and/or volume limits. Repligen is not required to pay approximately $1,169,000 of unremitted royalties to ChiRhoClin related to sales from February 2004 through March 2005. This amount, which was accrued at March 31, 2005, was reversed at the time the Agreement was signed and is recorded as other income in the quarter ended June 30, 2005. Repligen has received security for ChiRhoClin’s performance under the Agreement.

 

From time to time, we may be subject to other legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently aware of any such proceedings or claims that we believe will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

(a) Exhibits

 

EXHIBIT

 

DESCRIPTION


3.1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated June 30, 1992 and amended September 17, 1999 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Repligen Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.2   Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock dated March 4, 2003 (filed as Exhibit A of Exhibit 1 to Repligen Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed March 4, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.3   Amended and Restated By-laws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Repligen Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.1*   Settlement Agreement by and between ChiRhoClin, Inc. and Repligen Corporation, and dated as of May 9, 2005 (filed herein).
31.1   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (furnished herewith).
32.1   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).

* Confidential Treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit and is pending clearance with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

    REPLIGEN CORPORATION
Date: August 5, 2005   By:  

/s/ Walter C. Herlihy


        Chief Executive Officer and President,
        (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer)
        Repligen Corporation

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT

 

DESCRIPTION


3.1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated June 30, 1992 and amended September 17, 1999 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Repligen Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.2   Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock dated March 4, 2003 (filed as Exhibit A of Exhibit 1 to Repligen Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed March 4, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.3   Amended and Restated By-laws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Repligen Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.1*   Settlement Agreement by and between ChiRhoClin, Inc. and Repligen Corporation, and dated as of May 9, 2005 (filed herein).
31.1   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (furnished herewith).
32.1   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).

* Confidential Treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit and is pending clearance with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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EX-10.1 2 dex101.htm SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Settlement Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.1

 

WHENEVER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IS OMITTED HEREIN (SUCH OMISSIONS ARE

DENOTED BY AN ASTERISK*), SUCH CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED

SEPARATELY TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST

FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.

 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

 

This agreement (this “Settlement Agreement”) and the other Settlement Documents referred to below are intended to contain all of the material terms of the agreement between Repligen Corporation (“Repligen”) and ChiRhoClin, Inc. (“CRC”) (collectively, the “Parties”), in settlement of the arbitration entitled Repligen Corporation v. ChiRhoClin, Inc., AAA No. 13 Y 00918 04 (the “Arbitration”).

 

A. Definitions

 

  1. All references to the term “Settlement Documents” herein will mean this Settlement Agreement, the Security Agreement (as described below and as attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Security Agreement”), the Escrow Agreement (as described below and as attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Escrow Agreement”), and any other documents executed and delivered by the parties required to effect the terms herein.

 

  2. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the following definitions:

 

  a. cGMP” means those regulations, guidelines, practices, and procedures which are promulgated and/or accepted by the FDA in the manufacturing of human parenteral drugs.

 

  b. Change in Control” means (i) a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of CRC’s assets; or (ii) a merger, or the sale, transfer, or issuance of a sufficient number of CRC’s shares, after which any person or group other than * or * and their natural heirs beneficially own or possess the right to direct the vote of 50% or more of CRC’s outstanding voting capital stock or, in the event of a merger, such stock of the surviving entity; provided, however, that a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred if what would otherwise be deemed to be a Change in Control occurs as a result of the death or incapacity of either or both * and *.

 

  c. Delivery Date” means the delivery date of September 15, 2005 for the first * vials of Product and each of the delivery dates specified by Repligen for the next two deliveries totaling * vials of Product in accordance with this Settlement Agreement.

 


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  d. Escrow Agent” shall be a person or entity nominated jointly by Messrs. Dormer and Yingling and shall be a party to the Escrow Agreement.

 

  e. hSecretin NDA” means CRC’s New Drug Application #021256 made to the FDA in support of the marketing of hSecretin for human use.

 

  f. NDAs” means, collectively, the hSecretin NDA and the pSecretin NDA. The term “NDA” shall mean a new drug application made to the FDA or, individually, the hSecretin NDA or pSecretin NDA, as the context requires.

 

  g. Net Revenues” means wholesale price received from Product sales minus all direct and indirect discounts and a $* charge per vial (comprised of $* manufacturing fee and $* marketing and distribution fee). The cost of shipping the Product will be deducted *% from the royalty payments provided for herein after such payments are calculated.

 

  h. Product” means Synthetic pSecretin, sold by Repligen under the trade name SecreFlo, which is the subject of NDA #021209 and NDA #021136 filed May 14, 1999 by CRC and initially approved by the FDA on April 4, 2002, manufactured in a cGMP-compliant fashion at an FDA-approved manufacturing facility, in accordance with the Product Specifications and all applicable laws and regulations, and released by CRC in accordance with the acceptance criteria approved by the FDA as stated in the pSecretin NDA and its approved supplements.

 

  i. Product, Specifications” means the set of acceptance criteria as stated by the FDA approved NDA #021209 and NDA #021136 that qualifies a certain lot of Synthetic pSecretin for product release. The Certificate of Analysis is the document that contains the set of test results of those acceptance criteria for a particular lot of Product and its product specifications.

 

  j. pSecretin NDA” means CRC’s NDA #021209 and NDA #021136 made to the FDA in support of the marketing of pSecretin for human use.

 

B. Payment and Product Delivery

 

  1. CRC shall pay Repligen $750,000 within 5 business days of execution of all Settlement Documents by the Parties hereto.

 

  2. Repligen shall retain all unpaid royalties to date and no royalties or payments shall be due on any Product previously delivered by CRC.

 

  3. CRC shall deliver Product to Repligen with a Delivery Date determined by CRC between August 15 and September 15, 2005, totaling * vials (the “Initial Amount”). Repligen shall pay CRC $* per vial within 10 business days following delivery of this Product.

 


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  4. CRC shall deliver to Repligen another aggregate of * vials of Product in two deliveries. The number of vials in each of the subsequent batches and the specified Delivery Dates for delivery will be determined by Repligen in its sole discretion, except that such final Delivery Date shall not extend beyond September 30, 2007. Repligen will accept delivery of these batches of Product on any business day within a 30 calendar day window prior to the specified Delivery Date. Repligen shall provide CRC at least six months’ prior written notice of the Delivery Dates and the number of vials per delivery. Repligen shall pay CRC $* per vial within 10 business days following delivery of each of the batches of Product.

 

  5. Repligen shall pay to CRC a royalty payment in the amount of the greater of *% of Net Revenues per vial or $* per vial from the sale or transfer for consideration of these * vials of Product. This royalty period shall be termed the “Initial Period” and shall run from the first sale or transfer for consideration of Product from the vials delivered by September 15, 2005 and shall continue until the earlier of (i) the sale by Repligen of these * vials of Product, or (ii) the expiration of these * vials of Product. Such payments shall be made quarterly within 20 business days of the end of each calendar quarter and shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP (accrual based accounting) to be reconciled in the following quarter. In the event Repligen fails to make such payments when due, Repligen shall have three business days to cure such failure following written notice from CRC. In the event of any dispute between the Parties as to whether Repligen is in breach, such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section L herein. Should Repligen fail to make any such payment ordered by the arbitration panel appointed by the Parties in the Arbitration (the “Arbitration Panel”) within five business days of receipt of such an order, CRC shall be relieved of any further obligations under the Settlement Agreement until such payment is received.

 

  6. During the Initial Period, CRC shall pay to Repligen $* per vial on all transfers by CRC of any secretin product to a third party (other than transfers made by CRC for no consideration as part of an FDA-regulated clinical trial or GMP-related testing). During the Initial Period, CRC shall not market, sell, or otherwise transfer to any third party its own pSecretin product (other than as part of an FDA-regulated clinical trial or GMT-related testing), but such exclusion shall not prohibit CRC’s ability to market, sell, or otherwise transfer for consideration its hSecretin product. After the Initial Period, CRC shall pay Repligen $* per vial on all such transfers of the next * vials of any and all forms of CRC’s secretin products (other than transfers made by CRC for no consideration as part of an FDA-regulated clinical trial or GUT-related testing). Such payments shall be made quarterly within 20 business days of the end of each calendar quarter and shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP (accrual based accounting) to be reconciled in the following quarter.

 


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  7. In the event CRC fails to deliver Product on a scheduled Delivery Date or provide replacement vials within 60 days of notice pursuant to Section F(5) herein (the “Replacement Date”), CRC shall make incremental payments (“Delay Fees”) as liquidated damages to Repligen. The parties recognize that the actual damages to Repligen as a result of any failure by CRC to make timely delivery, or replacement, including, without limitation, reputational damages to Repligen should it face an out-of-supply situation, will be difficult to calculate. Delivery of the Product on any date during the first 30 days after the scheduled Delivery Date or Replacement Date will result in a Delay Fee of $* per such calendar day. Delivery of the Product from 31 to 60 days after the scheduled Delivery Date or Replacement Date will result in a Delay Fee of $* per such calendar day. Delivery of the Product from 61 to 90 days after the scheduled Delivery Date or Replacement Date will result in a Delay Fee of $* per such calendar day. Such payments shall be made on a weekly basis, on the Wednesday of the week following the date on which any such Delay Fee is incurred.

 

  8. In the event of CRC’s failure to make any Delay Fee payments or quarterly per vial payments (including any Material Variance payments owed by CRC based on an audit under Section H of this Settlement Agreement) owed by CRC to Repligen within 5 business days after the required payment date, Repligen shall provide written notice to CRC following such failure. Upon receipt of such notice, CRC shall have three business days to cure such failure. CRC’s failure to cure within that three business day period shall entitle Repligen to the remedies set forth in Paragraphs C and D below.

 

  9. CRC’s failure to perform its Product delivery obligations under this Settlement Agreement within 90 days of a scheduled Delivery Date or Replacement Date shall entitle Repligen to the remedies set forth in Paragraphs C and D below.

 

  10. CRC hereby acknowledges and agrees that CRC’s obligations under the Settlement Documents are Repligen’s valuable consideration for settling its claims in Arbitration against CRC. CRC further acknowledges and agrees that Repligen will be irreparably harmed in its ability to recover its consideration for settling the Arbitration if CRC commits a Security Default, as defined in Paragraph C, or an Escrow Default, as defined in Paragraph D, and therefore specific performance of Repligen’s entitlement to exercise its remedies (including foreclosure) with respect to its security interest in the Collateral and the release of the Transfer Documents from escrow is a mutually agreed upon, reasonable measure of damages for CRC nonperformance.

 

C. Security Agreement

 

  1. As security for CRC’s performance of its obligations under this Settlement

 


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Agreement and the other Settlement Documents, CRC shall grant Repligen a valid and perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral, as that term is defined in the Security Agreement. The grant of a security interest will be made pursuant to the Security Agreement, which CRC will execute and deliver to Repligen. The Security Agreement provides, among other things, that Repligen shall have the right to exercise all remedies provided for under the Uniform Commercial Code and other applicable law, including the right to foreclose thereon, in the event of a Security Default. A Security Default is defined to mean any of the following: (i) CRC’s failure to make any Delay Fee payment or any other payments owed by CRC to Repligen under Section B of this Settlement Agreement, including any Material Variance payments owed by CRC based on an audit under Section H of this Settlement Agreement, within 5 business days after the due date (and the expiration of the applicable 3 day cure period); (ii) CRC’s failure to deliver Product within 90 days of the Delivery Date or Replacement Date in accordance with the terms of this Settlement Agreement; (iii) CRC’s failure to maintain all necessary regulatory approval for the Collateral that materially affects Repligen’s rights in the Collateral; (iv) any CRC act, other than as required pursuant to applicable law, rule, regulation, or governmental order that materially impairs Repligen’s rights herein to market the Product; (v) CRC’s breach of its obligations under Paragraphs G(2) through G(4) herein; or (vi) CRC’s insolvency or bankruptcy; or (vii) a Change in Control.

 

  2. All filings (including the filing of UCC financing statements), recordations, and searches (including UCC searches) necessary or desirable in connection with the security interest referred to above shall have been duly made, and CRC shall represent and warrant that it has not transferred or granted a security interest in the Collateral to any other person or entity.

 

D. Escrow Agreement

 

  1. CRC shall execute and deliver the Transfer Documents, as that term is defined in the Escrow Agreement, to the Escrow Agent. The Parties agree that the purpose of executing and delivering the Transfer Documents to the Escrow Agent is to ensure that the Escrow Agent is in possession of all documents necessary to (a) transfer and assign the NDAs to Repligen, (b) enable Repligen to manufacture commercially and sell any forms of secretin covered by the NDAs, and (c) transfer to Repligen title to all pSecretin and hSecretin drug substance and drug product in CRC’s possession in the event of an Escrow Default. The Parties further agree that the Arbitration Panel may order that CRC deliver to the Escrow Agent any additional documents that may be necessary to effectuate the purpose set forth in the foregoing sentence.

 

  2. CRC, Repligen, and the Escrow Agent shall enter into the Escrow Agreement, pursuant to which CRC shall deposit the Transfer Documents with the Escrow Agent.

 


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  3. The Escrow Agreement provides that the Escrow Agent shall release the Transfer Documents to CRC on the tenth business day following the date on which the Escrow Agent has received from Repligen written certification that CRC has satisfied in full all delivery and payment obligations under this Settlement Agreement, such certification to occur no later than 10 business days following such satisfaction and to be provided simultaneously to CRC. In the event Repligen fails to make such certification, CRC shall have the right to request that the Arbitration Panel compel such certification.

 

  4. The Escrow Agreement provides that the Escrow Agent shall release the Transfer Documents to Repligen according to the terms of the Escrow Agreement after the Escrow Agent has received written notice from Repligen (such notice to be provided simultaneously to CRC) that an Escrow Default has occurred. CRC may forestall release of the Transfer Documents by requesting a review by the Arbitration Panel as set forth in Section D(5) below. An Escrow Default is defined to mean any of the following: (i) CRC’s failure to make any Delay Fee payments or any other payments owed by CRC to Repligen under Section B of this Settlement Agreement, including any Material Variance payments owed by CRC based on an audit under Section H of this Settlement Agreement within 5 business days after the due date (and the expiration of the applicable 3 business day cure period); (ii) CRC’s failure to deliver product within 90 days of the Delivery Date or Replacement Date in accordance with the terms of this Settlement Agreement; (iii) CRC’s failure to maintain all necessary regulatory approval for the Collateral that materially affects Repligen’s rights in the Collateral; (iv) any CRC act, other than as required pursuant to applicable law, rule, regulation, or governmental order that materially impairs Repligen’s rights herein to market the Product; (v) CRC’s breach of its obligations under Paragraphs G(2) through G(4) herein; (vi) the taking of any administrative action by the FDA that has subjected or that will subject CRC to the FDA’s Applications Integrity Policy or the debarment of CRC or any of its officers or employees under the debarment provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or the taking of any court action by the FDA or other governmental agency against CRC or its principals, which administrative or court action will materially impair, or has materially impaired, the NDAs or Repligen’s ability to market the Product; (vii) CRC’s insolvency or bankruptcy; (viii) a Change in Control; or (ix) CRC’s attempt to transfer, assign, license, option, or provide any other legal or equitable interest in the NDAs to a third party without Repligen’s written authorization.

 

  5. Upon receipt of a notice sent by Repligen to the Escrow Agent that an Escrow Default has occurred, CRC shall have the right to request that the Arbitration Panel review such request to determine if delivery of the

 


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Transfer Documents to Repligen is warranted under the terms of the Settlement Agreement. The Escrow Agreement shall provide that the Escrow Agent make no release until the Arbitration Panel issues its ruling on CRC’s request. The Parties hereby acknowledge Repligen’s urgent need for a prompt release from escrow when warranted under the terms of the Settlement Agreement. As such, any request from CRC that the Arbitration Panel review such a notice sent by Repligen to the Escrow Agent must be delivered to the Escrow Agent and submitted to the Arbitration Panel within five business days of receipt from Repligen of notification of an Escrow Default, except that a notice of default of the type set forth in D(4)(ii) shall require CRC to request review from the Panel within three business days of receipt from Repligen of notification, or will be deemed to have been waived. The Escrow Agent shall stay delivery of the Transfer Documents upon receipt of any such a request pending his receipt of instructions to act in the form of a written order or judgment from the Arbitration Panel, a federal or state court within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (a “Massachusetts Court”), or in the form of a written agreement signed by both Parties, at which time he shall act pursuant to any such instruction. If Repligen has requested the release for CRC’s failure to perform its delivery obligations under this Settlement Agreement within 90 days after a scheduled Delivery Date, CRC will continue to accrue further Delay Fees of $* per calendar day for each day that Product is not delivered to Repligen beyond 90 days after the scheduled Delivery Date, subject to the final determination of such dispute by the Arbitration Panel or a Massachusetts Court.

 

  6. The Parties shall jointly request that the Arbitration Panel resolve any such dispute on an urgent basis. If, and only if, the Arbitration Panel notifies the Parties that it is unwilling or unable to hear such dispute within 10 business days of receiving such request, the Parties agree that the dispute may be taken to a Massachusetts Court for resolution on an expedited basis and hereby waive their right to a jury trial with respect to any claim arising out of any dispute in connection with the Settlement Documents, waive any objection to jurisdiction or venue, and further waive any right of appeal. The parties agree that time is of the essence with respect to any review by the Arbitration Panel or Massachusetts Court, and agree to jointly seek an expedited ruling and, as necessary, judgment. The requested relief shall include a request that the Arbitration Panel or Massachusetts Court provide notice to be communicated to the Escrow Agent directing him as to whether Repligen has a right to receive the Transfer Documents from the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall be instructed in the Escrow Agreement to comply with the resolution directed by the Arbitration Panel or a Massachusetts Court.

 

  7. Upon release of the Transfer Documents to Repligen in accordance with this Section, CRC shall execute all documents necessary to enable Repligen’s immediate entitlement to manufacture and commercialize any forms of secretin covered by the NDAs.

 


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E. Regulatory

 

  1. Immediately upon execution of this Settlement Agreement, CRC shall, at its own expense, take all necessary and required steps with the FDA to change the name of the Product back to SecreFloTM, such steps to include, but not be limited to the filing of a submission with the FDA within three business days following execution of this Settlement Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, and take all other steps necessary to maintain Product approval so that the SecreFloTM trade name is listed in FDA’s electronic Orange Book (Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations) and in the NDC Directory. CRC shall further provide Repligen with copies of all documentation related thereto, and shall permit Repligen’s FDA regulatory attorney to have input into such documentation and to participate in all communications (including without limitation telephone conferences and meetings) with the FDA related to the subject matter of this Paragraph. CRC shall inform Repligen in writing of the status of regulatory process with respect to above-described trade name change and other steps necessary to maintain approval by no later than June 1, 2005.

 

  2. The pendency of the FDA’s determination of the name change application provided for in the preceding Paragraph E(1) shall not suspend CRC’s delivery obligations pursuant to Sections B(3) and B(4) above. The Parties further agree to the following concerning the possibility that the FDA may reject the use of the trade name SecreFlo:

 

  a. CRC shall request that at least * nominal vials of Product be manufactured in connection with the Initial Amount. CRC shall maintain those vials in excess of * in an unlabelled state for the purpose of supplying Repligen with Product labeled SecreMax rather than SecreFlo in the event that the FDA rejects the use of the trade name SecreFlo.

 

  b. In the event that the FDA rejects the use of the trade name SecreFlo for the Product, CRC shall supply Product in the amounts set forth in Paragraphs B(3) and B(4) labeled with the trade name SecreMax (and a package insert in all other respects consistent with Paragraph F(4) below). Within ten days of CRC’s receipt of notice that the FDA has rejected the use of the trade name SecreFlo, CRC shall replace any unused SecreFlo in Repligen’s inventory with any Product in CRC’s inventory that can be labeled with the SecreMax trade name. Within sixty days of CRC’s receipt of such notice, CRC shall replace any remaining unused SecreFlo in Repligen’s inventory with Product labeled with the SecreMax trade name. Furthermore, Repligen shall not be obligated to compensate CRC for any such replacement inventory.

 


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  c. In the event that the FDA rejects the use of the trade name SecreFlo for the Product, Repligen may, at its sole option, obtain at no cost the exclusive rights in and title to the trade name SecreMax, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1(2) herein.

 

Both Parties acknowledge that Repligen’s ability to continue to sell Product with the trade name SecreFlo is an important component of Repligen’s consideration for settling the Arbitration that is difficult to value. In the event that the FDA rejects the use of the trade name SecreFlo for the Product and Repligen is thereby faced with an out-of-supply situation and compelled to market the Product as SecreMax, the Parties shall meet and confer concerning this issue, and if unable to resolve their differences within 10 days, either Party may request that the Arbitration Panel intervene pursuant to Section L(1) of this Settlement Agreement in order to consider an appropriate remedy.

 

  3. CRC hereby represents and covenants that it has complied, and will comply, with all laws, including without limitation all applicable rules and regulations, relating to regulatory approval of the Product.

 

  4. Repligen hereby represents and covenants that it has complied, and will comply, with all laws, including without limitation all applicable rules and regulations relating to marketing and distribution of the Product. In the event Repligen fails to comply with such laws, rules, or regulations, Repligen shall have five business days to cure such failure following written notice from CRC. In the event of any dispute between the Parties as to whether Repligen is in breach, such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section L herein.

 

  5. CRC shall maintain all FDA approvals and Orphan Drug designations related to the NDAs and the Product throughout the term of this Settlement Agreement at the sole expense of CRC. Repligen shall have the right and ability, upon any failure by CRC to so maintain such approvals and designations, to maintain such approvals and designations at CRC’s expense. Repligen shall have the right to offset such expenses against any payment(s) due to CRC.

 

  6. Commencing on the date of this Settlement Agreement, CRC shall promptly (but in no event later than five business days following receipt thereof) forward to Repligen complete and unredacted copies of any and all written communications and documentation to or from the FDA related to the Product at any time during the term of the Initial Period.

 

  7. CRC shall provide all required regulatory and medical support for Repligen’s marketing, sales and distribution activities relating to the Product.

 

  8. Repligen shall maintain, follow, and provide to CRC, any and all of Repligen’s SOP(s) relating to the handling of customer inquiries in

 


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connection with SecreFlo, including any reports of adverse events, that comply with all applicable rules and regulations relating to regulatory approval and post-marketing regulatory obligations for the Product. Repligen shall further provide to CRC on a quarterly basis (within 10 business days of the close of each quarter) post-marketing surveillance distribution information relating to SecreFlo in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

 

F. Product Inventory

 

  1. CRC shall immediately inform Repligen if it has any reason to believe that previously released Product is no longer saleable or non-conforming with specifications or any applicable laws or regulations. CRC shall promptly provide Repligen complete and unredacted copies of any documentation relating to any such issue.

 

  2. Upon any failure of CRC to supply Product as required under this Settlement Agreement, CRC shall cooperate with Repligen to provide Repligen with alternate means and any and all required enablement to obtain the deliveries of Product specified in Section B of this Settlement Agreement. Such efforts, and the use of such other means, shall in no way limit Repligen’s remedies for such failure.

 

  3. Within ten days of CRC’s receipt of Repligen’s request for the second and third deliveries of Product, CRC will confirm in writing delivery by Repligen’s requested Delivery Date. CRC will immediately inform Repligen thereafter if any delay in delivery may be expected and provide Repligen with documentation related to any such delay. CRC’s notice of such delay will in no way diminish Repligen’s remedies for CRC’s default on its obligation to provide Product by the Delivery Date.

 

  4. All Product delivered by CRC shall be labeled with the SecreFlo trade name (except as provided for under Section E(2)) and with a new NDC number and shall have at least 12 months shelf-life remaining prior to expiration at time of release. Delivery of Product to Repligen shall occur within 15 calendar days of release and shall be accompanied by a package insert that reflects the wording as submitted to FDA on March 15, 2004, as attached hereto as Exhibit E, except that all instances of SecreMax will be replaced with SecreFloTM, and the statement “SecreFlo is a registered trademark of Repligen Corporation, Waltham, MA” will be included in place of the SecreMax trademark statement. In addition, the ChiRhoClin logo on the vial label and the box for the Product shall be replaced with the Repligen logo. CRC will provide Repligen with a draft copy of the revised package insert by at least May 15, 2005.

 

  5. Promptly upon regulatory release of the Product, CRC shall deliver to Repligen a copy of the Certificate of Analysis. Repligen shall have the

 


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right to reject any Product if the related Certificate of Analysis shows the Product is non-conforming with specifications or any applicable laws or regulations or non-saleable and CRC shall bear the cost of return and replacement of such Product. Repligen shall provide written notice to CRC of the rejection and the bases therefor. CRC shall replace any Product found to be defective or non-conforming, whether currently in Repligen’s inventory from SecreFlo batch #1746-4 or delivered to Repligen pursuant to Section B(3) and B(4) above, within 5 business days after receipt of written notice thereof from Repligen with any available vials of Product from lots with at least 30 days of shelf-life remaining upon the date of replacement. CRC shall further replace within 60 days after receipt of such written notice any remaining vials of defective or non-conforming product. Replacement of defective or non-conforming Product shall not relieve CRC of the obligation to pay any and all Delay Fees. CRC shall not be responsible for the cost of replacement of Product for any defects to the Product following release that is caused by the negligence of Repligen, its distributors, wholesalers, shippers, or customers in the storage, shipping, or handling of the Product or for any Delay Fees solely attributable to such negligence by Repligen, its distributors, wholesalers, shippers, or customers.

 

  6. CRC will have sole responsibility and liability for all expenses associated with the recall and destruction of Product which is found to be non-saleable for reasons attributable to CRC or any of its contractors or agents or becomes non-saleable as a consequence of defects occurring during manufacture.

 

G. Public Statements

 

  1. Repligen may provide to its customers answers set forth in the mutually agreed upon frequently asked questions (“FAQ”) document attached hereto as Exhibit F.

 

  2. Repligen and CRC shall not disparage each other or each other’s products, whether in public or private. Any factual statements contained in labeling approved by FDA or advertising submitted to FDA shall be expressly permitted and shall not constitute disparagement. Any such labeling or advertising shall be provided to either Party upon request of the other Party.

 

  3. Repligen shall have the exclusive right to issue a press release regarding the settlement of the Arbitration in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G and to make public statements that are not inconsistent with that press release. CRC shall make no such statements or releases.

 

  4. Repligen shall have the right to make public statements or press releases regarding the Product and the pSecretin NDA for all purposes, indications and applications, such statements to be consistent with Paragraph 2 above.

 


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During the Initial Period, CRC shall not issue any press releases regarding the Product and the pSecretin NDA without the written consent of Repligen, and any public statements will be consistent with Paragraph 2 above.

 

H. Audit Right

 

  1. Each of the parties shall have the right once during each calendar year, up to and including one year after CRC and Repligen have completed all of their respective obligations under this Settlement Agreement and the Settlement Documents, to inspect, or have an agent, accountant, or other representative inspect, during normal business hours, and upon reasonable advance notice (not less than 14 days), such books, records, drug transfer records, and other supporting data of the other party as may be reasonably necessary to verify such other party’s sales and revenue. As part of any such audit, the inspecting party shall be provided with authorization to inspect any necessary documentation from the other party’s distributors, wholesalers, shippers or any other contractor performing similar functions.

 

  2. If a discrepancy of greater than *% is discovered between the amount of payments made pursuant to payment obligations contained in Section B of this Settlement Agreement and the results of an audit under the preceding paragraph, the auditing party may provide the other party with written notice of any such “Material Variance.” Such notice shall contain a specific description of the discrepancy. Any party receiving such notice shall have 3 business days to cure the Material Variance.

 

I. Ownership Rights, Interests, Non Assignability

 

  1. CRC shall have no right, license, right to receive royalties or other interest in or to Repligen’s products. After the term of this Settlement Agreement expires, provided that CRC has not defaulted on any obligations under the Settlement Documents, Repligen shall have no right, license, right to receive royalties or other interest in or to CRC’s products.

 

  2. Repligen shall retain ownership of all trademarks and service marks of Repligen, including all vial, carton, and insert artwork used in connection with the Product. CRC shall not use, now or in the future, any intellectual property of Repligen, including but not limited to the trademark SecreFlo and associated trade dress. This prohibition shall not prevent CRC from referencing the name SecreFlo with regard to any required regulatory activity concerning the Product.

 

  3. During the term of the Escrow Agreement and Security Agreement, CRC shall be prohibited from licensing or otherwise assigning to any third party any rights to the NDAs, its hSecretin product, the Product, the underlying patents, patent applications, or any related intellectual property, whether by

 


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merger or otherwise, without the written consent of Repligen. Any change in ownership of any of the NDAs or a Change in Control of CRC shall be a default under the Settlement Documents.

 

  4. CRC shall not have the right to assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement or the other Settlement Documents, whether by merger or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Repligen.

 

J. Insurance, Indemnification

 

  1. The Parties shall maintain the insurance obligations set forth in the September 30, 1999 Licensing Agreement, provided, however, that each party shall maintain product liability insurance coverage in the amount of $*.

 

  2. CRC agrees to indemnify Repligen and hold it harmless against any claims, demands, suits, liabilities, losses, expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), damages, or recoveries that may be incurred by reason of CRC’s breach of any of CRC’s obligations under the terms of the Settlement Documents.

 

  3. Repligen agrees to indemnify CRC and hold it harmless against any claims, demands, suits, liabilities, losses, expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), damages, or recoveries that may be incurred by reason of Repligen’s breach of any of Repligen’s obligations under the terms of the Settlement Documents.

 

K. Force Maieure

 

  1. The obligation of the Parties under this Settlement Agreement shall be suspended by the occurrence of such unforeseeable events beyond the control of the Parties as acts of God, war, mobilization, riot, sabotage, explosion, fire or other casualty, a generalized and nation-wide inability to obtain suitable and sufficient materials, or law or regulation restricting performance, provided, however, that each Party shall take reasonable measures to remove the disability and resume operation at the earliest possible date and such suspension shall last only so long as a Party shall be unable to perform as a result of such event or circumstance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of CRC shall not be suspended for failures of third party manufacturers to deliver product on time or other such foreseeable complications, setbacks, delays, failures, etc., including without limitation manufacturing, testing, release, quality control, quality assurance problems whether experienced by CRC or any of CRC’s contractors and CRC shall at all times endeavor to resolve any such problems.

 


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L. Arbitration/Disvute Resolution

 

  1. The Arbitration Panel shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the Arbitration and the performance by each of the Parties of their respective obligations under the Settlement Documents (except under the circumstances described in Paragraph D(6) of this Settlement Agreement). Upon any dispute or breach of this Settlement Agreement or the other Settlement Documents by any Party, the other Party shall have the right to proceed promptly and directly to such Arbitration Panel for resolution of such dispute or breach. The Arbitration Panel’s jurisdiction shall extend solely to the determination of the performance of the obligations of the parties under the terms of the Settlement Documents.

 

  2. In the event of the death, disability, incapacity, or then-existing conflict of interest of one or more of the members of the Arbitration Panel, the arbitrator(s) shall be replaced as follows: in the event Mr. * is unavailable, Mr. * and Mr. * at their sole discretion shall select a substitute arbitrator; in the event Mr. * is unavailable, CRC shall select the substitute arbitrator; in the event Mr. * is unavailable, Repligen shall select the substitute arbitrator. In the event that any chosen substitute arbitrator becomes unavailable, a replacement shall be chosen in the same manner as was the unavailable substitute.

 

  3. Upon execution of the Settlement Documents, the Parties shall immediately and jointly notify the American Arbitration Association that the Arbitration is concluded and dismissed with prejudice, subject to the Arbitration Panel’s continuing jurisdiction for the reasons stated in the Settlement Documents.

 

  4. This Settlement Agreement and the other Settlement Documents, and any dispute arising therefrom, shall be construed and governed in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without regard to choice of law provisions thereof).

 

  5. In the event of a dispute between the Parties or their affiliates related to or arising under the Settlement Documents or in the event either Party is found to have breached any provision of this Settlement Agreement or the other Settlement Documents, then the non-prevailing party shall immediately, upon final determination of such dispute or breach by the Arbitration Panel or a Massachusetts Court, pay all fees, costs and expenses arising from any such breach or dispute (including, without limitation, enforcement fees, costs and expenses incurred by the prevailing party). Except as provided for above, each Party will bear its own fees, costs, and expenses incident to the Arbitration.

 

M. Release

 

  1. Upon final execution of all of the Settlement Documents, Repligen and CRC release each other, their respective directors, officers, agents,

 


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attorneys, and employees from each and every right, claim, debt, demand, liability, and cause of action whatsoever between them existing as of the date hereof, including but not limited to any and all matters within the pleadings of the Arbitration; provided that nothing shall release any claims which may arise under this Settlement Agreement or the other Settlement Documents. Upon release, the Parties shall immediately notify the American Arbitration Association that the Arbitration is concluded and dismissed with prejudice, subject to the Arbitration Panel’s continuing jurisdiction for the reasons stated in the Settlement Documents.

 

  2. No Party to this Settlement Agreement, by reason of agreeing to be a Party to this Agreement, admits any liability or wrongdoing of any sort, and the Parties state further that this Settlement Agreement is made as a compromise to extinguish all rights as expressly set forth in the preceding paragraph, to avoid expense, and to terminate and release all claims, known or unknown, in any way arising from or connected with the facts and circumstances underlying or preceding the Arbitration or arising from or connected with any and all previous agreements between the parties.

 

N. Miscellaneous

 

  1. The Settlement Documents contain all the terms agreed upon by the Parties with respect to the subject matters contained therein and supersede all prior oral or written agreements, commitments, or understandings with respect to such matters. These Documents may be amended only by a written instrument signed by the Party against whom enforcement or any waiver, change, modification, extension or discharge is sought.

 

  2. All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under or by reason of this Settlement Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given on the date of personal delivery to or on the date of receipt at the addresses set forth below or at such other address as may be specified in writing by the Party to whom notice is to be given. If mailed by first-class, postage prepaid, registered mail, return receipt requested or overnight delivery, such written notices shall be deemed to have been received as of the date set forth on the return receipt or delivery confirmation notice. Notices, demands, and communications will, unless another address is specified in writing, be sent to the persons and at the addresses indicated below:

 

To Repligen:

 

Walter C. Herlihy, Ph.D.

President, Chief Executive Officer

Repligen Corporation

41 Seyon Street

Building 1, Suite 100

Waltham, MA 02453

 

 


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Copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Joseph L. Kociubes, Esq.

Bingham McCutchen LLP

150 Federal Street

Boston, MA 02110

 

To CRC:

 

Edward D. Purich, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

ChiRhoClin, Inc.

4000 Blackburn Lane

Suite 270

Burtonsville, MD 20866

 

Copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Edward J. Allera, Esq.

Buchanan & Ingersoll PC

1776 K Street, N.W.

Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20005-2365

 

  3. No waiver of any default by either Party to this Settlement Agreement shall be implied from any omission by any other Party to take any action in respect of such default if such default continues or is repeated. No express waiver of any default shall affect any default or cover any period of time other than the default and period of time specified in such express waiver. One or more waivers of any default in the performance of any term, provision, or covenant contained in this Settlement Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default in the performance of the same term, provision, or covenant of any other term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement. The consent or approval by either Party to or of any act or request by any other Party requiring consent or approval shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary the consent to or approval of any subsequent similar acts or requests. The rights and remedies given to any Party shall be deemed to be cumulative and no such rights and remedies shall be exclusive of any of the others, or of any other right or remedy at law or in equity which any such Party might otherwise have by virtue of a default under this Settlement Agreement, and the exercise of one such right or remedy by any such Party shall not impair such Party’s standing to exercise any other right or remedy.

 


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  4. Any provision of this Settlement Agreement that is illegal, prohibited, or unenforceable (in whole or in part) in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, voidness, prohibition, or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining part of such provision or any other provision of this Settlement Agreement. Any such illegality, voidness, prohibition, or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render illegal, void, or enforceable any such provision (in whole or in part) in any other jurisdiction.

 

  5. Upon the execution of the Settlement Documents, the Parties shall return, destroy, or delete within 30 days all documents, including electronic versions found on computer disks or within the active computer files of any party or their counsel, produced by the other party in relation to the Arbitration. The parties shall certify in writing that all such documents have been returned, destroyed, or deleted.

 

  6. CRC shall pay the $750,000 payment and any Delay Fees incurred by wire transfer to Repligen. All other payments provided for herein may be made by check.

 

  7. This agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile), none of which need contain the signature of more than one party, and all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.

 

CHIRHOCLIN, INC.   REPLIGEN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Edward D. Purich


  By:  

/s/ Walter Herlihy


Name:   Edward D. Purich   Name:   Walter Herlihy
Title:   President/CEO   Title:   President & CEO

 

As of May 9, 2005

 


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Exhibit A

 

SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This Security Agreement (this “Security Agreement” or this “Agreement”) is made this day of May 9, 2005, between ChiRhoClin, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“CRC”), and Repligen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Repligen,”, and together with CRC, the “Parties”).

 

WHEREAS, CRC has entered into a Settlement Agreement dated as of May 9, 2005 (the “Settlement Agreement”), with Repligen, pursuant to which the Parties have agreed to resolve certain claims set forth in an Arbitration (as defined in the Settlement Agreement); and

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to Repligen’s agreement to settle the Arbitration against CRC under the Settlement Agreement that CRC execute and deliver to Repligen a security agreement in substantially the form hereof; and

 

WHEREAS, CRC wishes to grant a security interest in favor of Repligen as herein provided;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions. All capitalized terms used herein without definitions shall have the respective meanings provided therefor in the Settlement Agreement. The term “State”, as used herein, means the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. All terms defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State and used herein shall have the same definitions herein as specified therein. However, if a term is defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State differently than in another Article of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State, the term has the meaning specified in Article 9. The term “Obligation”, as used herein, means CRC’s obligation not to take any action or fail to take any action that would result in a Security Default, as defined in the Settlement Agreement. The term “Escrow Agreement”, as used herein, means the Escrow Agreement, dated as of May [    ], 2005, by and among Repligen, CRC, and [                    ], as Escrow Agent, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit I.

 

2. Grant of Security Interest.

 

2.1 Grant; Collateral Description. CRC hereby grants to Repligen, to secure the Obligation, a security interest in and pledges and assigns to Repligen the following assets and rights of CRC, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof (all of the same being hereinafter called the “Collateral”): all right, title and interest in and to the Transfer Documents, as defined in the Escrow Agreement, including, without limitation, all rights evidenced by, arising under, or associated with such Transfer Documents, and all pSecretin and hSecretin drug substance and drug product in CRC’s possession.

 


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2.2 Non-Transferable Collateral.

 

(a) The grant of the security interest contained in §2.1 shall not extend to, and the term “Collateral” shall not include, any directly held general intangibles, now or hereafter held or owned by CRC, to the extent, in each case, that (i) a security interest may not be granted by CRC in such directly held general intangibles as a matter of law, or under the terms of the governing document applicable thereto, without the consent of one or more applicable parties thereto; and (ii) such consent has not been obtained.

 

(b) The grant of the security interest contained in §2.1 shall extend to, and the term “Collateral” shall include, (i) any and all proceeds of such directly held general intangibles to the extent that the proceeds are not themselves directly held general intangibles subject to §2.2(a) and (ii) upon any such applicable party or parties’ consent with respect to any otherwise excluded directly held general intangibles being obtained, thereafter such directly held general intangibles.

 

(c) The provisions of §2.2(a) shall not apply to (i) directly held general intangibles to the extent that the restriction on CRC granting a security interest therein is not effective under applicable law or (ii) payment intangibles.

 

3. Authorization to File Financing Statements. CRC hereby irrevocably authorizes Repligen at any time and from time to time to file in any filing office in any Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction any initial financing statements and amendments thereto that (a) indicate the Collateral (i) as described in §2.1; or (ii) as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (b) provide any other information required by part 5 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State or such other jurisdiction for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment, including whether CRC is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to CRC. CRC agrees to furnish any such information to Repligen promptly upon Repligen’s request. CRC also ratifies its authorization for Repligen to have filed in any Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction any like initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof.

 

4. Other Actions. Further to insure the attachment, perfection and first priority of, and the ability of Repligen to enforce, Repligen’s security interest in the Collateral, CRC agrees, in each case at CRC’s expense, upon request of Repligen and at Repligen’s option, to take any and all other actions as Repligen may determine to be necessary or useful for the attachment, perfection and first priority of, and the ability of Repligen to enforce, Repligen’s security interest in any and all of the Collateral, including (a) executing, delivering and, where appropriate, filing financing statements and amendments relating thereto under the Uniform

 


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Commercial Code of any relevant jurisdiction, to the extent, if any, that CRC’s signature thereon is required therefor; (b) complying with any provision of any statute, regulation or treaty of the United States as to any Collateral if compliance with such provision is a condition to attachment, perfection or priority of, or ability of Repligen to enforce, Repligen’s security interest in such Collateral; (c) obtaining governmental and other third party waivers, consents and approvals in form and substance satisfactory to Repligen, including any consent of any licensor, lessor or other person obligated on Collateral and any party or parties whose consent is required for the security interest of Repligen to attach under §2.2; and (d) taking all actions under any earlier versions of the Uniform Commercial Code or under any other law, as reasonably determined by Repligen to be applicable in any relevant Uniform Commercial Code or other jurisdiction, including any foreign jurisdiction.

 

5. Representations and Warranties Concerning CRC’s Legal Status. CRC represents and warrants to Repligen as follows: (a) CRC’s exact legal name is that indicated on Schedule A attached hereto and on the signature page hereof; (b) CRC is an organization of the type, and is organized in the jurisdiction, set forth on Schedule A; (c) Schedule A accurately sets forth CRC’s organizational identification number or accurately states that CRC has none; and (d) Schedule A accurately sets forth CRC’s place of business or, if more than one, its chief executive office, as well as CRC’s mailing address, if different.

 

6. Covenants Concerning CRC’s Legal Status. CRC covenants with Repligen as follows: (a) without providing at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Repligen, CRC will not change its name, its place of business or, if more than one, chief executive office, or its mailing address or organizational identification number if it has one; (b) if CRC does not have an organizational identification number and later obtains one, CRC will forthwith notify Repligen of such organizational identification number; and (c) CRC will not change its type of organization, jurisdiction of organization or other legal structure.

 

7. Representations and Warranties Concerning Collateral, Etc. CRC further represents and warrants to Repligen as follows: (a) CRC is the owner of or has other rights in or power to transfer the Collateral, free from any right or claim of any person or any adverse lien, security interest or other encumbrance, except for the security interest created by this Agreement; (b) none of the Collateral constitutes, or is the proceeds of, “farm products” as defined in §9-102(a)(34) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State; and (c) CRC has at all times operated its business in substantial compliance with all applicable provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, and with all applicable provisions of federal, state and local statutes and ordinances dealing with the control, shipment, storage or disposal of hazardous materials or substances.

 

8. Covenants Concerning Collateral, Etc. CRC further covenants with Repligen as follows: (a) except for the security interest herein granted, CRC shall be the owner of or have other rights in the Collateral free from any right or claim of any other person or any lien, security interest or other encumbrance, and CRC shall defend the same against all claims and demands of all persons at any time claiming the same or any interests therein adverse to Repligen; (b) CRC shall not pledge, mortgage or create, or suffer to exist any right of any person in or claim by any person to the Collateral, or any security interest, lien or other

 


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encumbrance in the Collateral in favor of any person, or become bound (as provided in Section 9-203(d) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State or any other relevant jurisdiction or otherwise) by a security agreement in favor of any person as secured party, other than Repligen; (c) CRC will keep the Collateral in good order and will not use the same in violation of law or any policy of insurance thereon; (d) CRC will permit Repligen, or its designee, to inspect the Collateral, wherever located, upon reasonable advance notice (not less than 14 days); (e) CRC will pay promptly when due all taxes, assessments, governmental charges and levies upon the Collateral or incurred in connection with the use of the Collateral or incurred in connection with this Agreement; (f) CRC will continue to operate its business in substantial compliance with all applicable provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, and with all applicable provisions of federal, state and local statutes and ordinances dealing with the control, shipment, storage or disposal of hazardous materials or substances; and (g) CRC will not sell or otherwise dispose, or offer to sell or otherwise dispose, of the Collateral or any interest therein except for sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business.

 

9. Collateral Protection Expenses: Preservation of Collateral.

 

9.1 Expenses Incurred by Repligen. In Repligen’s discretion, Repligen may discharge taxes and other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on any of the Collateral and pay any necessary filing fees or insurance premiums, in each case if CRC fails to do so. CRC agrees to reimburse Repligen on demand for all expenditures so made. Repligen shall have no obligation to CRC to make any such expenditures, nor shall the making thereof be construed as a waiver or cure of any Security Default.

 

9.2 Repligen’s Obligations and Duties. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, CRC shall remain obligated and liable under each contract or agreement comprised in the Collateral to be observed or performed by CRC thereunder. Repligen shall not have any obligation or liability under any such contract or agreement by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by Repligen of any payment relating to any of the Collateral, nor shall Repligen be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of CRC under or pursuant to any such contract or agreement, to make inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by Repligen in respect of the Collateral or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any such contract or agreement, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to Repligen or to which Repligen may be entitled at any time or times. Repligen’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safe keeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under §9-207 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State or otherwise, shall be to deal with such Collateral in the same manner as Repligen deals with similar property for its own account.

 

 


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10. Power of Attorney.

 

10.1 Appointment and Powers of Repligen. CRC hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Repligen and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of CRC or in Repligen’s own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments that may be necessary or useful to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby gives said attorneys the power and right, on behalf of CRC, without notice to or assent by CRC, to do the following:

 

(a) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Security Default, and subject to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, generally to sell, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise dispose of or deal with any of the Collateral in such manner as is consistent with the Uniform Commercial Code of the State or any relevant jurisdiction and as fully and completely as though Repligen were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at CRC’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which Repligen deems necessary or useful to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and Repligen’s security interest therein, in order to effect the intent of this Agreement, all no less fully and effectively as CRC might do, including (i) the filing and prosecuting of registration and transfer applications with the appropriate federal, state or local agencies or authorities with respect to trademarks, copyrights and patentable inventions and processes, and (ii) the execution, delivery and recording, in connection with any sale or other disposition of any Collateral, of the endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to such Collateral; and

 

(b) to the extent that CRC’s authorization given in §3 is not sufficient, to file such financing statements with respect hereto, with or without CRC’s signature, or a photocopy of this Agreement in substitution for a financing statement, as Repligen may deem appropriate and to execute in CRC’s name such financing statements and amendments thereto and continuation statements which may require CRC’s signature.

 

10.2 Ratification by CRC. To the extent permitted by law, CRC hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.

 

10.3 No Duty on Repligen. The powers conferred on Repligen hereunder are solely to protect its interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Repligen shall be accountable only for the amounts that it actually receives as a result of the

 


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exercise of such powers, and neither it nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to CRC for any act or failure to act, except for Repligen’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

11. Rights and Remedies. If a Security Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and subject to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, Repligen, without any other notice to or demand upon CRC, shall have in any jurisdiction in which enforcement hereof is sought, in addition to all other rights and remedies, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State or any other relevant jurisdiction and any additional rights and remedies as may be provided to a secured party in any jurisdiction in which Collateral is located, including the right to take possession of the Collateral, and for that purpose Repligen may, so far as CRC can give authority therefor, enter upon any premises on which the Collateral may be situated and remove the same therefrom. Repligen may in its discretion require CRC to assemble all or any part of the Collateral at such location or locations within the jurisdiction(s) of CRC’s principal office(s) or at such other locations as Repligen may reasonably designate. Unless the Collateral is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, Repligen shall give to CRC at least ten (10) business days prior written notice of the time and place of any public sale of Collateral or of the time after which any private sale or any other intended disposition is to be made. CRC hereby acknowledges that ten (10) business days prior written notice of such sale or sales shall be reasonable notice. In addition, CRC waives any and all rights that it may have to a judicial hearing in advance of the enforcement of any of Repligen’s rights and remedies hereunder, including its right following a Security Default to take immediate possession of the Collateral and to exercise its rights and remedies with respect thereto.

 

12. Standards for Exercising Rights and Remedies. To the extent that applicable law imposes duties on Repligen to exercise remedies in a commercially reasonable manner, CRC acknowledges and agrees that it is not commercially unreasonable for Repligen (a) to fail to incur expenses reasonably deemed significant by Repligen to prepare Collateral for disposition or otherwise to fail to complete raw material or work in process into finished goods or other finished products for disposition; (b) to fail to obtain third party consents for access to Collateral to be disposed of, or to obtain or, if not required by other law, to fail to obtain governmental or third party consents for the collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or disposed of; (c) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through publications or media of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature; (d) to contact other persons, whether or not in the same business as CRC, for expressions of interest in acquiring all or any portion of the Collateral; (e) to hire one or more professional auctioneers to assist in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature; (f) to dispose of Collateral by utilizing Internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets; (g) to dispose of assets in wholesale rather than retail markets; (h) to disclaim disposition warranties; (i) to purchase insurance or credit enhancements to insure Repligen against risks of loss, collection or disposition of Collateral or to provide to Repligen a guaranteed return from the collection or disposition of Collateral; or (j) to the extent deemed appropriate by Repligen, to obtain the services of

 


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brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other professionals to assist Repligen in the collection or disposition of any of the Collateral. CRC acknowledges that the purpose of this §12 is to provide non-exhaustive indications of what actions or omissions by Repligen would fulfill Repligen’s duties under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State or any other relevant jurisdiction in Repligen’s exercise of remedies against the Collateral and that other actions or omissions by Repligen shall not be deemed to fail to fulfill such duties solely on account of not being indicated in this §12. Without limitation upon the foregoing, nothing contained in this §12 shall be construed to grant any rights to CRC or to impose any duties on Repligen that would not have been granted or imposed by this Agreement or by applicable law in the absence of this §12.

 

13. No Waiver by Repligen, etc. Repligen shall not be deemed to have waived any of its rights and remedies in respect of the Obligation or the Collateral unless such waiver shall be in writing and signed by Repligen. No delay or omission on the part of Repligen in exercising any right or remedy shall operate as a waiver of such right or remedy or any other right or remedy. A waiver on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any right or remedy on any future occasion. All rights and remedies of Repligen with respect to the Obligation or the Collateral, whether evidenced hereby or by any other instrument or papers, shall be cumulative and may be exercised singularly, alternatively, successively or concurrently at such time or at such times as Repligen deems expedient.

 

14. Suretyship Waivers by CRC. Subject to the Escrow Agreement, CRC waives demand, notice, protest, notice of acceptance of this Agreement, notice of Collateral received or delivered or other action taken in reliance hereon and all other demands and notices of any description. With respect to both the Obligation and the Collateral, CRC assents to any extension or postponement of the time of payment or any other indulgence, to any substitution, exchange or release of or failure to perfect any security interest in any Collateral, to the addition or release of any party or person primarily or secondarily liable, to the acceptance of partial payment thereon and the settlement, compromising or adjusting of any thereof, all in such manner and at such time or times as Repligen may deem advisable. Repligen shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the Collateral or any income therefrom, the preservation of rights against prior parties, or the preservation of any rights pertaining thereto beyond the safe custody thereof as set forth in §9.2. CRC further waives any and all other suretyship defenses.

 

15. Marshalling. Repligen shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including but not limited to the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligation or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies, however existing or arising. To the extent that it lawfully may, CRC hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshalling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of Repligen’s rights and remedies under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing the Obligation or under which the Obligation is outstanding or by which the Obligation is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, CRC hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.

 


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16. Proceeds of Dispositions; Expenses. CRC shall pay to Repligen on demand any and all expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred or paid by Repligen in protecting, preserving or enforcing Repligen’s rights and remedies under or in respect of the Obligation or any of the Collateral. After deducting all of said expenses, the residue of any proceeds of collection or sale or other disposition of Collateral shall, to the extent actually received in cash, be applied to the payment of the Obligation in such order or preference as Repligen may determine, proper allowance and provision being made for any Obligation not then due. Upon the final payment and satisfaction in full of the Obligation and after making any payments required by Sections 9-608(a)(1)(C) or 9-615(a)(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State, any excess shall be returned to CRC. In the absence of final payment and satisfaction in full of the Obligation, CRC shall remain liable for any deficiency.

 

17. Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under or by reason of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given on the date of personal delivery to or on the date of receipt at the addresses set forth in this § 17 or at such other address as may be specified in writing by the Party to whom notice is to be given. If mailed by first-class, postage prepaid, registered mail, return receipt requested, such written notices shall be deemed to have been received as of the date set forth on the return receipt. Notices, demands, and communications will, unless another address is specified in writing, be sent to the persons and at the addresses indicated below:

 

To Repligen:   

Repligen Corporation

41 Seyon Street

Building 1, Suite 100

Waltham, MA 02453

Attention: Walter C. Herlihy, Ph.D.

Copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
    

Joseph L. Kociubes, Esq.

Bingham McCutchen LLP

150 Federal Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Attention:

To CRC:   

ChiRhoClin, Inc.

4000 Blackburn Lane

Suite 270

Burtonsville, MD 20866

Attention: Edward D. Purich, Ph.D.

 


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Copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

    

Edward J. Allera, Esq.

Buchanan & Ingersoll PC

1776 K Street, N.W.

Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20005-2365

To Escrow Agent:   

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

 

Attention: ___________________________

 

18. Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement, together with the Settlement Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, contains all the terms agreed upon by the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements, commitments or understandings with respect to such matters. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument signed by the Party against whom enforcement or any change, modification, extension or discharge is sought. No waiver of any default by either Party shall be implied from any omission by the other Party to take any action in respect of such default if such default continues or is repeated. No express waiver of any default shall affect any default or cover any period of time other than the default and period of time specified in such express waiver. One or more waivers of any default in the performance of any term, provision, or covenant contained in this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default in the performance of the same term, provision, or covenant of any other term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement. The consent or approval by either Party to or of any act or request by the other Party requiring consent or approval shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary the consent to or approval of any subsequent similar acts or requests. The rights and remedies given to the Parties shall be deemed to be cumulative and no such rights and remedies shall be exclusive of any of the others, or of any other right or remedy at law or in equity which any Party might otherwise have by virtue of a default under this Agreement, and the exercise of one such right or remedy by such Party shall not impair such Party’s standing to exercise any other right or remedy.

 

19. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is illegal, prohibited, or unenforceable (in whole or in part) in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, voidness, prohibition, or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining part of such provision or any other provision of this Agreement. Any such illegality, voidness, prohibition, or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render illegal, void, or enforceable any such provision (in whole or in part) in any other jurisdiction.

 

20. Headings. The headings of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and do not evidence the intentions of the Parties.

 


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21. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and any dispute arising hereunder shall be construed and governed in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without regard to the choice of law provisions thereof).

 

22. Dispute Resolution. The Arbitration Panel shall have exclusive jurisdiction over this Agreement and the performance by each of the parties of their respective obligations under this Agreement (except as otherwise described in Paragraph D(6) of the Settlement Agreement). Upon any dispute or breach of this Agreement by any Party, the other Party shall have the right to proceed promptly and directly to the Arbitration Panel for resolution of such dispute or breach. The Arbitration Panel’s jurisdiction shall extend solely to the determination of any rights or obligations or the performance of any rights or obligations of the parties under the terms of the Settlement Documents.

 

23. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile), none of which need contain the signature of more than one Party, and all of which taken together will constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

24. Miscellaneous. The headings of each section of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not define or limit the provisions thereof. This Agreement and all rights and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon CRC and its successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Repligen and its successors and assigns.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, CRC has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

CHIRHOCLIN, INC.
By:  

 


Name:    
Title:    

 

Accepted:

 

REPLIGEN CORPORATION
By:  

 


Name:    
Title:    

 


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CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

COMMONWEALTH OR STATE OF _______________________   )    
    )   ss.
COUNTY OF __________________________________________   )    

 

On this      day of April, 2005, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared                                     , proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which were                                                  , to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding or attached document, and acknowledged to me that (he)(she) signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose (as                              for ChiRhoClin, Inc., a Maryland corporation).

 

 


(official signature and seal of notary)

My commission expires:

 

 


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Schedule A

 

Chirhoclin’s Organization Identification Number is D03290723.

 


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Exhibit I

 

Escrow Agreement

 

 


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Exhibit B

 

ESCROW AGREEMENT

 

This Escrow Agreement (this “Escrow Agreement,” or this “Agreement”), is entered into as of the      day of May, 2005 by and among Repligen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Repligen”), ChiRhoClin, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“CRC”), and                             , as the escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”, and together with Repligen and CRC, the “Parties”).

 

WHEREAS, Repligen and CRC have entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”), dated as of May     , 2005;

 

WHEREAS, CRC has agreed to grant to Repligen a security interest in all of the Collateral (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement) subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement and the Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Repligen and CRC (the “Security Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, CRC shall execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent the Transfer Documents (as defined below) to be held in escrow in accordance with the terms and conditions provided herein; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall deliver to Repligen or CRC, as the case may be, the Transfer Documents upon the conditions and at such times as provided for herein;

 

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

 

§ 1. Definitions. All capitalized terms used in this Escrow Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Settlement Agreement.

 

§ 2. Transfer Documents.

 

(a) Initial Delivery to Escrow Agent. CRC shall execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent the following documents (collectively, the “Transfer Documents”), in either hard copy or electronic format, within 15 business days of execution of this Agreement:

 

(i) all documentation necessary to effectuate transfer to Repligen of CRC’s New Drug Applications #021256, #021209 and #021136 (the “NDAs”). Such transfer documentation shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

 

(ii) documentation evidencing express irrevocable exclusive Orphan Drug Designation for the drugs subject to the NDAs;

 


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(iii) documentation evidencing transfer from CRC to Repligen of the “right of reference” to all drug master files, which include all manufacturing documents, supporting the NDAs;

 

(iv) documentation containing express authorization from CRC to Repligen for Repligen to negotiate for commercial manufacture and related activities with all necessary contractors of CRC;

 

(v) all documentation required to transfer title to all pSecretin and hSecretin drug substance and drug product in CRC’s possession; and

 

(vi) express power of attorney authorizing Repligen to sign any other documents and take all necessary steps to fulfill transfer of the NDAs.

 

(b) Secondary Delivery to Escrow Agent. CRC will execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent the following documents (collectively, the “Transfer Documents”), in either hard copy or electronic format, by July 15, 2005:

 

(i) a copy of CRC’s New Drug Application No. #021256, including supplemental NDAs, made to and/or approved by the Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”)in support of the marketing of hSecretin for human use (the “hSecretinNDA”);

 

(ii) a copy of CRC’s New Drug Applications #021209 and #021136, including supplemental NDAs, made to and/or approved by the FDA in support of the marketing of pSecretin for human use (the “pSecretin NDAs”); and

 

(iii) copies of complete NDA files including all correspondence to and from the FDA relating to the NDAs.

 

(c) Receipt by Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent hereby acknowledges that the Escrow Agent shall receive and accept the Transfer Documents in escrow and agrees to hold and keep them in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, and to deliver the Transfer Documents upon the occurrence of the conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

(d) Inspection Rights of Repligen. The Parties agree that, at the time of deposit, Repligen shall be permitted, at its sole option, to designate an outside consultant, agent, or counsel (specifically excluding Repligen’s litigation counsel in this arbitration, Bingham McCutchen LLP and Fred H. Nemeth, and specifically including Messrs. Scarlett and Dormer) to inspect and review the Transfer Documents delivered to the Escrow Agent for the purposes of confirming, to Repligen’s reasonable satisfaction, compliance with the provisions of §2(a) and (b) of this Agreement. Such independent consultant, agent, or counsel shall be required to execute a confidentiality agreement limited to preventing disclosure of any confidential trade secrets or manufacturing process information. The independent consultant, agent, or counsel shall notify all Parties of any missing items or pages of items, and CRC shall have 15 days from that notice to provide the items to the Escrow Agent.

 


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(e) Duty to Update. CRC shall update all Transfer Documents each calendar quarter by depositing any and all new documents that meet the definition of Transfer Documents with the Escrow Agent within fifteen (15) business days following the end of each quarter. In the event there are no new documents that meet the definition of Transfer Documents for such quarter, CRC shall deposit a letter with the Escrow Agent certifying to that fact.

 

(f) Delivery to Repligen. The Escrow Agent shall deliver the Transfer Documents to Repligen on the eighth business day following the date on which the Escrow Agent has received written notice from Repligen (such notice to be provided simultaneously to CRC) that an Escrow Default has occurred, except that the the Escrow Agent shall deliver the Transfer Documents to Repligen on the fourth business day following written notice of an Escrow Default under Section D(4)(ii) of the Settlement Agreement. The foregoing notwithstanding, in the event the Escrow Agent receives, within five (5) business days of receipt of Repligen’s notification (but within three (3) business days in the event of notification from Repligen of an Escrow Default under Section D(4Xii) of the Settlement Agreement), written notice from CRC (including by email) that CRC has requested that the Arbitration Panel review Repligen’s right to the Transfer Documents, the Escrow Agent shall stay delivery of the Transfer Documents pending his receipt of instructions to act in the form of an order or judgment from the Arbitration Panel or a federal or state court within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or in the form of a written agreement signed by Repligen and CRC, at which time he shall act pursuant to such instruction.

 

(g) Delivery to CRC. The Escrow Agent shall deliver the Transfer Documents to CRC on the tenth business day following the date on which the Escrow Agent has received from Repligen written certification that CRC has satisfied in full all delivery and payment obligations under the Settlement Agreement, such certification to occur no later than ten (10) business days following such satisfaction and to be provided simultaneously to CRC. In the event Repligen fails to make such certification, CRC shall have the right to request that the Arbitration Panel compel such certification.

 

§ 3. Escrow Agent.

 

§ 3.1 Duties. The Escrow Agent undertakes to perform all duties that are expressly set forth in this Agreement.

 

§ 3.2 Expenses. Compensation for the Escrow Agent will be allowed as agreed upon in writing by the Parties. Such fees and expenses shall be borne equally by CRC and Repligen.

 

§ 3.3 Indemnification. CRC and Repligen agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent, its officers, partners, employees, and agents against any and all costs, losses, claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation, court costs and attorney’s fees) that may be imposed upon the Escrow Agent in connection with its acceptance of appointment as Escrow Agent hereunder (except those arising out of the Escrow Agent’s failure to comply with the provisions of this Agreement or the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent), including any litigation arising from this

 


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Agreement or involving the subject matter hereof, and all such costs and expenses shall be for the account of and shall be borne and paid equally by CRC and Repligen as a condition to termination of this Agreement.

 

§ 3.4 Resignation. The Escrow Agent reserves the right to resign as Escrow Agent at any time, provided thirty (30) days’ prior written notice is given to the other Parties. The other Parties reserve the right to remove the Escrow Agent upon mutual agreement at any time provided thirty (30) days’ prior written notice is given to the Escrow Agent. Upon resignation or removal, the Escrow Agent shall send the Transfer Documents, no later than the date of resignation or removal, to a party so designated by CRC and Repligen in writing. The Escrow Agent neither approves nor disapproves of this transaction, nor does it recommend for or against, nor does it have an opinion as to the legality or validity of, this transaction.

 

§ 3.5 Communications with Escrow Agent. Any and all communications with the Escrow Agent related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, whether written or oral, shall be shared contemporaneously with all Parties. There shall be no ex parte communications with the Escrow Agent relating to the subject matter herein.

 

§ 4. Liabilities of Escrow Agent; Etc.

 

§ 4.1 Limitations. The Escrow Agent shall be liable only to accept, hold, and deliver the Transfer Documents as may be delivered to the Escrow Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and any amendments hereto, provided, however, that the Escrow Agent shall not incur any liability with respect to: (a) any action taken or omitted in good faith upon the advice of its counsel given with respect to any questions relating to the duties and responsibilities of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement; or (b) any action taken or omitted in reliance upon any instrument (including the execution, the identity, or authority of any person executing such instrument, its validity and effectiveness, and the truth and accuracy of any information contained therein) that the Escrow Agent shall in good faith believe to be genuine, to have been signed by a proper person or persons and to conform to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

§ 4.2 Collateral Agreements. The Escrow Agent shall not be bound in any way by any contract or agreement between the other Parties hereto, whether or not it has knowledge of any such contract or agreement or of its terms or conditions.

 

§ 5. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate only upon delivery by the Escrow Agent of the Transfer Documents in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or upon the written agreement of CRC and Repligen.

 

§ 6. Other Provisions.

 

§ 6.1 Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under or by reason of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given on the date of personal delivery to or on the date of receipt at the addresses set forth in

 


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this §6.1 or at such other address as may be specified in writing by the Party to whom notice is to be given. If mailed by first-class, postage prepaid, registered mail, return receipt requested, such written notices shall be deemed to have been received as of the date set forth on the return receipt. Notices, demands, and communications will, unless another address is specified in writing, be sent to the persons and at the addresses indicated below:

 

To Repligen:   

Repligen Corporation

41 Seyon Street

Building 1, Suite 100

Waltham, MA 02453

Attention: Walter C. Herlihy, Ph.D.

Copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
    

Joseph L. Kociubes, Esq.

Bingham McCutchen LLP

150 Federal Street

Boston, MA 02110

To CRC:   

ChiRhoClin, Inc.

4000 Blackburn lane

Suite 270

Burtonsville, MD 20866

Attention: Edward D. Purich, Ph.D

Copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
    

Edward J. Allera, Esq.

Buchanan & Ingersoll PC

1776 K Street, N.W.

Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20005-2365

To Escrow Agent:   

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

Attention: ___________________________

 

§ 6.2 Benefit and Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns as permitted by the provisions of the Settlement Agreement. No person or entity other than the Parties hereto is or shall be entitled to bring any action to enforce any provision of this Agreement against any of the Parties hereto, and the covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable only by, the Parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns as permitted by the provisions of the Settlement Agreement. CRC may not assign this Agreement or any rights hereunder without the prior written consent of Repligen.

 


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§ 6.3 Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement, together with the Settlement Agreement and the Security Agreement, contains all the terms agreed upon by the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements, commitments or understandings with respect to such matters. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument signed by the Party against whom enforcement or any change, modification, extension or discharge is sought. No waiver of any default by any Party shall be implied from any omission by any other Party to take any action in respect of such default if such default continues or is repeated. No express waiver of any default shall affect any default or cover any period of time other than the default and period of time specified in such express waiver. One or more waivers of any default in the performance of any term, provision, or covenant contained in this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default in the performance of the same term, provision, or covenant of any other term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement. The consent or approval by any Party to or of any act or request by any other Party requiring consent or approval shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary the consent to or approval of any subsequent similar acts or requests. The rights and remedies given to the Parties shall be deemed to be cumulative and no such rights and remedies shall be exclusive of any of the others, or of any other right or remedy at law or in equity which any Party might otherwise have by virtue of a default under this Agreement, and the exercise of one such right or remedy by any Party shall not impair its standing to exercise any other right or remedy.

 

§ 6.4 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is illegal, prohibited, or unenforceable (in whole or in part) in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, voidness, prohibition, or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining part of such provision or any other provision of this Agreement. Any such illegality, voidness, prohibition, or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render illegal, void or enforceable any such provision (in whole or in part) in any other jurisdiction.

 

§ 6.5 Headings. The headings of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and do not evidence the intentions of the Parties.

 

§ 6.6 Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute arising hereunder shall be construed and governed in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without regard to the choice of law provisions thereof).

 

§ 6.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile), none of which need contain the signature of more than one Party, and all of which taken together will constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this ESCROW AGREEMENT as of the date set forth above.

 

REPLIGEN CORPORATION
By:  

 


Name:    
Title:    
CHIRHOCLIN, INC.
By:  

 


Name:    
Title:    

 


        as Escrow Agent
By:  

 


Name:    
Title:    

 

 


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Exhibit C

 

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP        

1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Suite 200

Washington, DC 20036-1221

202.778.9000

Fax 202.778.9100

www.klng.com

May 6, 2005                 DRAFT

 

Robert L. Justice, M.D., M.S.,

Director

Division of Gastrointestinal & Coagulation Drug Products

Food and Drug Administration

5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, MD 20857

 

Re: SecreMax (secretin) for Injection, NDA #21-136

Supplement 012, Changes Being Effected in 30 Days (“CBE-30”)

Request to Reinstate SecreFlo™ Trade Name

 

Dear Dr. Justice:

 

On behalf of our client, ChiRhoClin, Inc. (“CRC”), we submit this CBE-30 Supplement for a labeling change for CRC’s porcine secretin for injection drug product, to reinstate the product’s previously-approved SecreFlo™ trade name and, upon reinstatement, withdraw its SecreMax trade name.

 

Although CRC believes that this request represents an annual reportable “minor change” because it is a change that has minimal potential to have an adverse effect on the identity, strength, quality, purity, or potency of the drug product as these factors may relate to its safety or effectiveness, CRC is submitting this change as a CBE-30 since it involves a trade name.

 

CRC’s porcine secretin for injection has been marketed for three years under the FDA-approved SecreFlo™ trade name, from its approval date of April 4, 2002 until the present. Foreseeing the potential need to market this product under a registered trademark that was not owned by CRC’s marketing partner, Repligen Corporation, CRC submitted Supplement 009 on March 15, 2004, to request a name change to the SecreMax™ trade name. FDA approved the SecreMax™ name on July 26, 2004. Fortunately, the business dispute with Repligen Corporation has been resolved without the need to institute the SecreMax™ trade name. No product has ever been shipped into the marketplace bearing the SecreMax™ trade name. Likewise, no marketing efforts have been undertaken to introduce the gastroenterology community to the SecreMax name. CRC submits this Supplement to reinstate the SecreFlo™ trade name and ensure that FDA’s files are updated and consistent on this point (i.e., NDA Supplement approval letter and Orange Book listing).

 


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Specifically, CRC requests a change in the currently-approved labeling as follows:

 

    Replace all instances of SecreMax with SecreFlo.

 

    Replace the SecreMax trademark statement with “SecreFlo is a registered trademark of Repligen Corporation, Waltham, MA”.

 

    Replace all instances of the ChiRhoClin logo with the Repligen Corporation logo.

 

This submission includes two (2) binders: one Archival Copy and one Review Copy. In addition, a courtesy copy has been forwarded to Ryan Barraco, Project Officer, CDER, FDA. Please note that the enclosed submission contains confidential commercial and/or trade secret information that is exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Attached is a copy of the following:

 

  1. Package insert with markup,

 

  2. Package insert revised (electronic and paper format),

 

  3. Vial label revised, and

 

  4. Box label revised.

 

If FDA has not responded to this CBE-30 Supplement in the next 30 days, CRC intends to distribute its porcine secretin for injection drug product with labeling that bears the SecreFlo trade name, and CRC will consider the SecreMax trade name to be withdrawn at that time.

 

ChiRhoClin, Inc. requests expedited review of these labeling changes. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

 

Sincerely,

Gary L. Yingling


Counsel to ChiRhoClin, Inc.

 

 


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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP        

1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Suite 200

Washington, DC 20036-1221

202.778.9000

Fax 202.778.9100

www.klng.com

May 6, 2005                     DRAFT

 

Robert L. Justice, M.D., M.S., Director

Division of Gastrointestinal & Coagulation Drug Products

Food and Drug Administration

5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, MD 20857

 

Re: SecreMax (secretin) for Injection, NDA #21-136

Cover Letter for Supplement 012, Changes Being Effected in 30 Days (“CBE-30”)

Request to Reinstate SecreFlo Trade Name

 

Dear Dr. Justice:

 

On behalf of our client, ChiRhoClin, Inc. (“CRC”), we have enclosed a CBE-30 Supplement for a labeling change for CRC’s porcine secretin for injection drug product, requesting a reinstatement of its previously-approved SecreFlo trade name and, upon reinstatement, a withdrawal of its SecreMax trade name.

 

We request that the Division consider the CBE-30 Supplement on an expedited basis in order to assist CRC in avoiding a potential out of supply situation for this orphan drug product, porcine secretin for injection. CRC’s marketing partner, Repligen Corporation, estimates that it will sell all remaining vials of the product that bear the SecreFlo trade name by September 2005. CRC needs to start the manufacturing, packaging and labeling process now so that it can be assured that it can ship a new lot of its porcine secretin for injection drug product to Repligen before they are out of supply.

 

As background, CRC and Repligen have settled a business dispute via arbitration and the settlement terms require that CRC will supply Repligen with drug product labeled as SecreFlo so that Repligen can market and distribute the product to the medical community. This Supplement approval, along with a withdrawal of the SecreMax trade name, will allow continuation of the SecreFlo trade name in the marketplace without interruption. Obtaining the necessary FDA approvals for the name change is a critical condition of marketing.

 

ChiRhoClin appreciates the Agency’s attention to this matter.

 

Sincerely,

Gary L. Yingling


Counsel to ChiRhoClin, Inc.

 

Cc: Ryan Barraco, Project Officer, FDA

 


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Exhibit D

 

Quarterly Report (Post-Marketing Surveillance Data)

 

     2005

Request


   April

   May

   June

Total # of vials shipped each month

              

Total # of shipments of SecreFlo for up to 3 vials each month

              

Total # of vials with shipments up to 3 vials each month

              

Total # of vials shipped outside of U.S.A.

              

Total # of vials remaining in inventory

              

 

 


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Exhibit E

 

ChiRhoClin, Inc.

4000 Blackburn Lane, Suite 270

Burtonsville, MD 20866-6129

(301) 476-8388

(301) 476-9529 FAX

 

March 15, 2004

 

Robert L. Justice, M.D., M.S.

Director

Division of Gastrointestinal & Coagulation Drug Products

Food and Drug Administration

5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, MD 20857

 

Re: SecreMax NDA #21-136

 

Dear Dr. Justice:

 

ChiRhoClin requests a change in the current labeling for porcine secretin new formulation that was approved on March 1, 2004.

 

    Replace all instances of SecscF1o with SecreMax.

 

    Replace all instances:of Repligen with ChiRhoClin.

 

    Replace any address for Repligen with ChiRhoClin’s address.

 

Attached is a copy of the following:

 

  1. Package insert with markup,

 

  2. Package insert revised,

 

  3. Vial label revised; and

 

  4. Box label revised.

 

These changes in labeling are necessitated by Repligen’s desire to terminate marketing of secretin products. ChiRhoClin requests expedited review of these changes in labeling. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

 

Sincerely,

/s/ Edward D. Purich


Edward D. Purich, Ph.D.

CEO

 


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Exhibit F

 

SecreFlo Frequently Asked Questions

 

All answers provided that are not presently contained in the SecreFlo labeling are physician and pharmacist judgments based on available information and are not intended to contradict current FDA approved labeling. ChiRhoClin recommends following the wording on the SecreFlo labeling for clinical use to the fullest extent possible.

 

Routine Storage Conditions:

 

  1. What temperature range is acceptable for routine storage of SecreFlo?

 

-25°C to -15°C

 

Temporary Storage Conditions:

 

  1. How long can an unopened vial of SecreFlo be kept at the following temperatures prior to use in ERCP?

 

  a. Room temperature - 6 hours

 

  b. 4°C refrigerator - 24 hours

 

  c. Wet ice (in an ice bucket) - 24 hours

 

  2. How long can an unopened vial of SecreFlo be kept at the following temperatures prior to use in pancreas function testing?

 

  a. Room temperature - 6 hours

 

  b. 4°C refrigerator - 24 hours

 

  c. Wet ice (in an ice bucket) - 24 hours

 

  3. How long can an unopened vial of SecreFlo be kept at the following temperatures prior to use in gastrinoma testing?

 

  a. Room temperature - 6 hours

 

  b. 4°C refrigerator - 24 hours

 

  c. Wet ice (in an ice bucket) - 24 hours

 

  4. How long can an unopened vial of SecreFlo be kept at the following temperatures before returning the unopened vial to routine frozen storage and still be acceptable for future use in ERCP?

 

  a. Room temperature - 6 hours

 

  b. 4°C refrigerator - 24 hours

 

  c. Wet ice (in an ice bucket) - 24 hours

 


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  5. How long can an unopened vial of SecreFlo be kept at the following temperatures before returning the unopened vial to routine frozen storage and still be acceptable for future use in pancreas function testing?

 

  a. Room temperature - 6 hours

 

  b. 4’C refrigerator - 24 hours

 

  c. Wet ice (in an ice bucket) - 24 hours

 

  6. How long can an unopened vial of SecreFlo™ be kept at the following temperatures before returning the unopened vial to routine frozen storage and still be acceptable for future use in gastrinoma testing?

 

  a. Room temperature - 6 hours

 

  b. 4’C refrigerator - 24 hours

 

  c. Wet ice (in an ice bucket) - 24 hours

 

Reconstitution:

 

  1. How long after reconstitution can you use SecreFlo™ if maintained at the following temperatures?

 

  a. Room temperature - 1 hour

 

  b. 4’C refrigerator - 6 hours

 

  c. Wet ice (in an ice bucket) - 6 hours

 

Latex in Vial:

 

  1. Is there any latex in the SecreFlo™ vial?

 

No.

 

ZE Test Questions:

 

  1. Should a patient be taken off a PPI prior to the ZE test? If yes, how far in advance of the test?

 

It is optimal for the patient to be taken off their PPI or other acid blocking medications prior to the ZE test. For PPIs, which have a pharmacologic effect lasting much longer than their presence in the circulation, discontinuation 2 to 5 days before the test is desirable. While there are insufficient data to quantify the effect of PPIs on the accuracy of the ZE test, there is anecdotal information suggesting that even in the presence of PPIs the test can usually provide meaningful diagnostic results.

 

  2. Should a patient be taken off their H2 receptor antagonist prior to the ZE test? If yes, how far in advance of the test?

 

Yes, it is recommended 1 day in advance of the procedure.

 


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  3. What is the false positive rate for the ZE test?

 

A meta-analysis of published literature on the secretin test for ZE syndrome using various biologically derived porcine secretins indicates a false negative rate of less than 5% and a false positive rate of less than 5%. This means the sensitivity of the test is greater than 95% (95% confidence interval 92.3-100) and the specificity is greater than 95% (95% confidence interval 94.9-99.8).

 

  4. What is the false negative rate for the ZE test?

 

A meta-analysis of published literature on the secretin test for ZE syndrome using various biologically derived porcine secretins indicates a false negative rate of less than 5% and a false positive rate of less than 5%. This means the sensitivity of the test is greater than 95% (95% confidence interval 92.3-100) and the specificity is greater than 95% (95% confidence interval 94.9-99.8).

 

Concomitant Medication Questions:

 

  1. Are there any medications that are generally contraindicated for use with SecreFlo? If so, what and what is the time frame for elimination?

 

Anticholinergic medications may make patients less responsive to the pancreatic stimulation affects of SecreFlo when used for testing pancreatic function. Acid blockers including PPI’s may interfere or decrease the accuracy of SecreFlo testing for ZE syndrome.

 


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Exhibit G

 

Filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 10, 2005.

 


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EX-31.1 3 dex311.htm SECTION 302 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CEO and CFO Certification

Exhibit 31.1

 

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION

 

I, Walter C. Herlihy, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Repligen Corporation;

 

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 report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

 

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

 

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

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 5, 2005

 

By:  

/s/ Walter C. Herlihy


    Chief Executive Officer and President,
    (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer)
EX-32.1 4 dex321.htm SECTION 906 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CEO and CFO Certification

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 Repligen Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Walter C. Herlihy, Chief Executive Officer and President 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, to my knowledge, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

Date: August 5, 2005   By:  

/s/ Walter C. Herlihy


        Chief Executive Officer and President,
        (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer)
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