If the License Agreement is terminated prior to the Cap Date, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts, at the Purchaser’s request, in consultation and cooperation with the Purchaser, for a prespecified time period (the “Initial Search Period”), to locate, negotiate and secure a license of the intellectual property rights with respect to the Licensed Product (any such license, a “New Arrangement”); provided, that the Purchaser shall have the right to consent in writing to any New Arrangement, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Following the expiration or termination of the Initial Search Period, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide cooperation and assistance to the Purchaser in connection with the Purchaser’s efforts to locate, negotiate and secure a New Arrangement; provided, that the Company shall have the right to consent in writing to any New Arrangement, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
The Purchaser shall bear all expenses in connection with any obligations set forth in the Purchase Agreement regarding protection and enforcement of certain intellectual property underlying the Licensed Product and efforts in connection with the location, negotiation and securing of a New Arrangement, including the reimbursement of the Company for allout-of-pocket third-party expenses of the Company (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by the Company in connection with such activities (collectively, the “Applicable Purchaser Expenditures”).
The Purchase Agreement contains other customary terms and conditions, including representations and warranties, conditions precedent, indemnities and covenants, including covenants that, among other things, require the Company to provide certain information to the Purchaser with respect to the License Agreement and the Licensed Product and to cooperate with the Purchaser, at the Purchaser’s expense, to take certain actions under the License Agreement and otherwise with respect to the Licensed Product to protect the Purchaser’s rights to receive the royalty payments. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications.
In addition to the Cap Date, the Purchase Agreement (a) may be terminated (i) by mutual agreement of the Company and the Purchaser and (ii) by either of the Company or the Purchaser, if the Transaction does not close within 30 days of the date of the Purchase Agreement, and (b) shall automatically terminate upon the expiration of the Company’s and Verastem’s obligations to each other under the License Agreement (for a reason other than early termination thereof).
The above description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, which the Company intends to file as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
Protective Rights Agreement
As part of the Transaction, on the Closing Date, the Company is obligated to enter into a Protective Rights Agreement (the “PRA”) with HCR Collateral Management, LLC, as agent for the Purchaser (the “Agent”). Under the PRA, the Company is obligated to grant to the Agent, among other things, a security interest in all of the Company’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Purchased Assets, certain patents owned by the Company and underlying the Licensed Product, and certain related rights and proceeds thereof. The PRA will not give a security interest in any other Company assets and terminates upon termination of the Purchase Agreement, at which time all rights will revert to the Company.
The rights of the Agent under the PRA are exercisable (a) in the event that the Transaction is characterized by a court of competent jurisdiction as a loan, rather than a sale; (b) upon the occurrence of certain insolvency events with respect to, or breaches of the Purchase Agreement by, the Company that have caused or would reasonably be expected to cause: (i) the invalidity of the security interest pursuant to the PRA or the Purchase Agreement, (ii) impairment of a material portion of the collateral or (iii) termination of the License Agreement; and (c) upon any breach by the Company of its obligations to locate, negotiate and secure a New Arrangement or to provide cooperation and assistance to the Purchaser in connection therewith.
The above description of the PRA is qualified in its entirety by reference to the PRA, which the Company intends to file as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.