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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies  
Commitments and Contingencies

M.   Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

  • Operating and Facility Lease Obligations

        We have entered into certain operating leases, including leases of certain automobiles, and certain laboratory and office equipment which expire through 2012. Expense associated with these operating leases amounted to approximately $0.8 million, $1.0 million, and $0.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Future minimum lease payments associated with all noncancellable automobile, equipment, service and lease agreements, excluding facility-related leases are approximately $0.3 million for 2012. We lease approximately 90 automobiles for our field-based employees. This lease requires an initial minimum lease term of 12 months per automobile. We are responsible for certain disposal costs in the event of termination of the lease.

        In May 2008, we entered into a lease agreement for certain real property located at 100 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts for use as our principal executive offices. The term of the lease began on May 22, 2008 and will continue until August 31, 2016 with two successive five year extension terms at our option. In accordance with accounting guidance related to accounting for operating leases with scheduled rent increases, we recognize rent expense on this facility on a straight-line basis over the initial term of the lease. In addition, as provided for under the lease, we received approximately $2.2 million of tenant improvement reimbursements from the landlord. These reimbursements are being recorded as a deferred rent liability in our consolidated balance sheets and are amortized on a straight-line basis as a reduction to rent expense over the term of the lease. We have recorded all tenant improvements as leasehold improvements and are amortizing these improvements over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the improvement or the remaining life of the initial lease term. Amortization of leasehold improvements is included in depreciation expense.

        The lease requires us to pay rent as follows (in thousands):

Period
  Minimum Lease
Payments
 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

  $ 2,015  

Year Ended December 31, 2013

    2,071  

Year Ended December 31, 2014

    2,127  

Year Ended December 31, 2015

    2,183  

Year Ended December 31, 2016

    1,556  
       

Total

  $ 9,952  
       

        During any extension term, the base rent will be an amount agreed upon by us and the landlord. In addition to base rent, we are also required to pay a proportionate share of the landlord's annual operating costs.

        Facility-related rent expense recorded for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009 was $1.7 million, $1.7 million, and $1.6 million, respectively.

        In addition, in connection with our facility lease, in May 2008 we delivered to the landlord a security deposit of approximately $0.5 million in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit. The cash securing this letter of credit is classified on our balance sheets as a long-term asset and is restricted in its use.

  • Purchase Commitments

        During 2011 we entered into various agreements with third-parties for which we had remaining purchase commitments of approximately $3.3 million as of December 31, 2011. These agreements principally related to certain outsourced commercial activities, our information technology infrastructure, and other operational activities.

  • Severance Arrangements

        We have entered into employment agreements or other arrangements with each of our executive officers and certain of our non-executive employees, which provide for salary continuation payments and, in certain instances, the acceleration of the vesting of certain equity awards to such individuals in the event that the individual is terminated other than for cause, as defined in the applicable employment agreements or arrangements.

        In November 2011, we initiated a corporate restructuring, including a workforce reduction plan, which included an approximate 25% reduction in positions and the departure of our chief executive officer and chief commercial officer. In connection with the reduction in our workforce, in the fourth quarter of 2011 we recorded restructuring charges of approximately $3.5 million related primarily to employee severance and benefits. We expect that the majority of such amounts will be paid by the end of 2012.

  • Indemnification Obligations

        As permitted under Delaware law, pursuant to our certificate of incorporation, by-laws and agreements with all of our current directors, executive officers, and certain of our employees, we are obligated to indemnify such individuals for certain events or occurrences while the officer, director or employee is, or was, serving at our request in such capacity. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification obligations is not capped. Our director and officer insurance policy limits our initial exposure to $1.0 million and our policy provides significant coverage. As a result, we believe the estimated fair value of these indemnification obligations is likely to be immaterial.

        We are also a party to a number of other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, which contain typical provisions and which obligate us to indemnify the other parties to such agreements upon the occurrence of certain events. Such indemnification obligations are usually in effect from the date of execution of the applicable agreement for a period equal to the applicable statute of limitations. Our aggregate maximum potential future liability under such indemnification provisions is uncertain. Except as described above, we have not incurred any expenses as a result of such indemnification provisions. Accordingly, we have determined that the estimated aggregate fair value of our potential liabilities under such indemnification provisions is not significant, and we have not recorded any liability related to such indemnification.

Contingencies

  • Legal Proceedings

        A purported class action complaint was originally filed on March 18, 2010 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, entitled Silverstrand Investments et. al. v. AMAG Pharm., Inc., et. al., Civil Action No. 1:10-CV-10470-NMG, and was amended on September 15, 2010 and on December 17, 2010. The second amended complaint, or SAC, filed on December 17, 2010 alleged that we and our former President and Chief Executive Officer, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, our Board, and certain underwriters in our January 2010 offering of common stock violated certain federal securities laws, specifically Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that our former President and Chief Executive Officer and former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer violated Section 15 of such Act, respectively, by making certain alleged false and misleading statements and omissions in a registration statement filed in January 2010. The plaintiff sought unspecified damages on behalf of a purported class of purchasers of our common stock pursuant to our common stock offering on or about January 21, 2010. On August 11, 2011, the Court issued an Opinion and Order dismissing the SAC in its entirety for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. A separate Order of Dismissal was filed on August 15, 2011. On September 14, 2011, the plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, or the Court of Appeals. Plaintiffs' appeal brief was filed on February 1, 2012. Responding briefs are due on March 16, 2012 and the plaintiff's reply brief is due on March 16, 2012. The Court of Appeals has not yet scheduled oral argument for the appeal. We are currently unable to predict the outcome or reasonably estimate the range of potential loss associated with this matter, if any, and have therefore not recorded any potential estimated liability as we do not believe that such a liability is probable nor do we believe that a range of loss is currently estimable.

        In February 2010, we submitted to FINRA Dispute Resolution, Inc. an arbitration claim against our broker-dealer, Jefferies & Company, Inc., or Jefferies, and two former Jefferies employees, Anthony J. Russo, and Robert A. D'Addario, who managed our cash account with Jefferies. We alleged that Jefferies, Russo and D'Addario wrongfully marketed and sold a balance of $54.1 million in unsuitable ARS to us from September 2007 through January 2008. We further alleged that Jefferies, Russo and D'Addario misrepresented or omitted material facts concerning the nature and risks of ARS, which were inconsistent with our investment objectives to maintain liquidity and flexibility in our portfolio. In February 2012, we entered into a settlement agreement whereby the parties agreed to dismiss all claims related to this matter with prejudice.

        During 2010 we received correspondence from a supplier with whom we have an agreement related to the supply of a certain material used in the production of certain of our products. This correspondence suggests that we are in violation of the terms of the agreement. We believe we have valid arguments against such allegations, and we intend to vigorously defend against any such allegations. We are currently unable to predict the outcome or reasonably estimate the range of potential loss associated with this potential claim, if any, and have therefore not recorded any estimated liability as we do not believe that such a liability is probable nor do we believe that a range of loss is currently estimable.

        We may periodically become subject to legal proceedings and claims arising in connection with ongoing business activities, including claims or disputes related to patents that have been issued or that are pending in the field of research on which we are focused. Other than the above actions, we are not aware of any material claims against us at December 31, 2011. We expense legal costs as they are incurred.

  • Contractual Obligations

        In July 2011, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, or the Merger Agreement, with Alamo Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary, and Allos Therapeutics, Inc., or Allos, which was amended in August 2011. In October 2011, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, we terminated the Merger Agreement and paid Allos an expense reimbursement fee of $2.0 million in connection with such termination. We have recorded this fee in selling, general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statement of operations. In addition, we will be required to pay Allos a termination fee of $14.0 million (less the $2.0 million expense reimbursement fee we paid to Allos in October 2011) if we enter into a definitive agreement for an Acquisition Transaction, as defined in the Merger Agreement, on or before October 21, 2012 or such a transaction is consummated on or before such date.