Amendment to Purchase Agreement Between Baxter Healthcare Corporation and Coram, Inc. (January 28, 2002)

Summary

Baxter Healthcare Corporation and Coram, Inc. have agreed to amend their existing Purchase Agreement dated October 23, 2000. The amendment changes the payment terms: until June 30, 2002, payments are due 2%, 20 net 30 days from invoice date; starting July 1, 2002, terms revert to 2%, 15 net 30 days. All other terms of the original agreement remain unchanged. The amendment becomes effective fifteen days after Baxter countersigns, with confirmation provided on February 22, 2002.

EX-10.72 7 d95594ex10-72.txt AMENDMENT, DATED JANUARY 28, 2002 EXHIBIT 10.72 [BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION LETTERHEAD] Account# 34251865 AMENDMENT This Amendment dated this 28th day of January 2002, is between Baxter Healthcare Corporation with offices at Route 120 and Wilson Road, WG1-3S, Round Lake, IL 60073 ("Baxter") and Coram, Inc., with offices at 1675 Broadway, Suite 900, Denver, CO 80202 ("Facility"). This Addendum will be in effect for forty-five (45) days for your consideration. Baxter and Facility entered into a Purchase Agreement dated October 23, 2000 (the "Agreement"). Baxter and Facility agree to amend the Agreement as follows: 1. Paragraph 9, is amended to provide that payment terms shall be 2%, 20 net 30 days from invoice date through June 30, 2002. Beginning July 1, 2002, payment terms will return to 2%, 15 net 30 days from invoice date. 2. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect. 3. This Amendment shall become effective fifteen (15) calendar days from date on which Baxter countersigns this Amendment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, authorized representatives of the parties have executed this Agreement. CORAM, INC. BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION BY: /s/ FRANK GEIGER BY: /s/ LORI RUMER --------------------------------- --------------------------------- NAME: Frank Geiger NAME: Lori Rumer ------------------------------- ------------------------------- TITLE: Sr. Vice President MM TITLE: Sales Contract Administrator ------------------------------ ------------------------------ DATE: 2/1/02 DATE: 2/7/02 ------------------------------- ------------------------------- [BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION LETTERHEAD] February 7, 2002 Mr. Frank Geiger Senior Vice President Coram, Inc. 1675 Broadway, Suite 900 Denver, CO 80202 Re: 34251865 / Amendment Coram, Inc. Dear Mr. Geiger: Enclosed for your records is a copy of the countersigned Amendment between Coram, Inc. and Baxter Healthcare Corporation. This Amendment shall become effective February 22, 2002. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rose Lorella, Director of National Accounts at ###-###-#### or your Sales Contract Administrator at ###-###-####. We appreciate having this opportunity to be of service to you. Sincerely, /s/ HEATHER MARCELAIN Heather Marcelain Sales Contract Administrator Enclosure cc: Rose Lorella Mike Buha File