UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 19, 2005
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Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp.
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| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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New York
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| 14-1644018
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4660 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 825
| 92122
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(858) 410-5200
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| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. (“Alliance”) entered into a Settlement Agreement and License (the “Settlement Agreement and License”) dated as of September 19, 2005 with GE Healthcare Ltd. (f/k/a Amersham plc, Amersham Health, Inc. and Amersham Health AS) (collectively “Amersham”), Imcor Pharmaceutical Co. (“IMCOR”) and Alliance’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Molecular Biosystems, Inc. (“MBI”). The Settlement Agreement and License resolves the parties claims arising under the case captionedIMCOR Pharmaceutical Co, Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. and Molecular Biosytems Inc. v. Amersham Health Inc., Amersham Health AS and Amersham plc., Civil Action No. 03-2853 (SRC) filed in the United States District Court, District of New Jersey. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement and License GE Healthcare made a total payment of $1,200,000. Alliance will receive $200,000 from the settlement. The parties granted each other fully paid-up, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive cross-licenses, with the right to sublicense, and mutual releases. A copy of the Settlement Agreement and License is attached as Exhibit 10.81.
In addition, Alliance entered into a Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) dated as of September 19, 2005 with IMCOR pursuant to which the parties reached an agreement to (i) terminate each party’s respective ongoing obligations under the Asset Purchase Agreement, (ii) provide for mutual general releases between the parties, and (iii) provide for the parties’ rights to share in the proceeds of future transactions involving the disposition of IMCOR’sImagent® (perflexane lipid microspheres) asset. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.82.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| | 10.81 | Settlement Agreement and License dated as of September 19, 2005 by and among IMCOR Pharmaceutical Co., GE Healthcare Ltd. (f/k/a Amersham plc, Amersham Health, Inc. and Amersham Health AS), Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. and Molecular Biosystems, Inc. |
| | 10.82 | Settlement Agreement dated as of September 19, 2005 by and between IMCOR Pharmaceutical Co. and Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| ALLIANCE PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. |
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Date: September 23, 2005 | /s/ Duane J. Roth
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| Duane J. Roth, Chief Executive Officer |
