Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On December 4, 2022, TherapeuticsMD, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), entered into agreements with Mayne Pharma LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Mayne Pharma”) and subsidiary of Mayne Pharma Group Limited, an Australian public company (ASX: MYX) (“Mayne Parent”), pursuant to which the Company and its subsidiaries agreed to (i) grant Mayne Pharma an exclusive license to commercialize the Company’s Imvexxy®, Bijuva®, and prescription prenatal vitamin products sold under the BocaGreenMD® and vitaMedMD® brands (collectively, the “Licensed Products”) in the United States and its possessions and territories, (ii) assign to Mayne Pharma the Company’s exclusive license to commercialize Annovera® (together with the Licensed Products, collectively, the “Products”) in the United States and its possessions and territories, and (iii) sell certain other assets to Mayne Pharma in connection therewith.
Pursuant to a License Agreement, dated December 4, 2022, between the Company and Mayne Pharma (the “License Agreement”), the Company agreed to grant Mayne Pharma, at closing, (i) an exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to research, develop, register, manufacture, have manufactured, market, sell, use, and commercialize the Licensed Products in the United States and its possessions and territories and (ii) an exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to manufacture, have manufactured, import and have imported the Licensed Products outside the United States for commercialization in the United States and its possessions and territories.
Pursuant to the License Agreement, Mayne Pharma will make one-time, milestone payments to the Company of each of (i) $5.0 million if aggregate net sales of all Products in the United States during a calendar year reach $100.0 million, (ii) $10.0 million if aggregate net sales of all Products in the United States during a calendar year reach $200.0 million and (iii) $15.0 million if aggregate net sales of all Products in the United States during a calendar year reach $300.0 million. Further, Mayne Pharma will pay to the Company royalties on net sales of all Products in the United States at a royalty rate of 8.0% on the first $80 million in annual net sales and 7.5% on annual net sales above $80.0 million, subject to certain adjustments, for a period of 20 years following the closing. The royalty rate will decrease to 2.0% on a Product-by-Product basis upon the earlier to occur of (i) the expiration or revocation of the last patent covering a Product and (ii) a generic version of a Product launching in the United States. Mayne Pharma will pay to the Company minimal annual royalties of $3.0 million per year for 12 years, adjusted for inflation at an annual rate of 3%, subject to certain further adjustments. Upon the expiry of the 20-year royalty term, the licenses granted to Mayne Pharma under the License Agreement will become a fully paid-up and royalty free license for the Licensed Products.
Pursuant to a Transaction Agreement, dated December 4, 2022, between the Company and Mayne Pharma (the “Transaction Agreement”), the Company agreed to sell to Mayne Pharma, at closing, certain assets for Mayne Pharma to sell, market, distribute, manufacture, and otherwise commercialize the Products in the United States, including the Company’s exclusive license from the Population Council to commercialize Annovera® (the “Transferred Assets”).
The total consideration from Mayne Pharma to the Company for the purchase of the Transferred Assets and the grant of the licenses under the License Agreement will be (i) a cash payment of $140.0 million at closing, (ii) a cash payment of approximately $13.1 million at closing for the acquisition of net working capital as determined in accordance with the Transaction Agreement and subject to certain adjustments, and (iii) the right to receive the contingent consideration set forth in the License Agreement.
Mayne Pharma will fund the initial $140.0 million payment to the Company from cash and existing debt facilities and through a binding commitment from Rubric Capital Management LP, a shareholder of the Company, for approximately $27.95 million in the form of an unsecured senior convertible note.
The License Agreement and the Transaction Agreement contain representations and warranties and covenants of the parties customary for a transaction of this nature, including covenants regarding the operation of the Company’s business prior to the closing of the transaction.
The Company is also subject to customary restrictions on its ability to solicit acquisition proposals from third parties and to provide non-public information to, and participate in discussions and engage in negotiations with, third parties regarding acquisition proposals.