Contribution and Servicing Agreement, dated March 30, 2022, by and among Trevena, Inc., as contributor, and Trevena SPV2 LLC, as Company
Exhibit 10.3
CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE IT IS BOTH (I) NOT MATERIAL AND (II) WOULD BE COMPETITIVELY HARMFUL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
CONTRIBUTION AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
dated as of March 30, 2022
by and between
TREVENA, INC.,
as Contributor,
and
Trevena SPV2 LLC,
as Company
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Section 2.03General Provisions Regarding the Transfer of the Transferred Assets7
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Exhibits
Exhibit ANotice to Licensee
Schedules
2.01(a)(ii)Intellectual Property and the Regulatory Approvals
2.01(a)(iii)Transferred Contracts
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CONTRIBUTION AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This CONTRIBUTION AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 30, 2022, is entered into between TREVENA, INC., a Delaware corporation (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “Contributor”), and Trevena SPV2 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “Company”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Contributor owns 100% of the equity interests of Company;
WHEREAS, Contributor desires to sell, contribute, assign, transfer, convey and grant to Company all of Contributor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Transferred Assets;
WHEREAS, in consideration for such sale, contribution, assignment, transfer, conveyance and grant to Company, Company shall pay to Seller the Purchase Price on the Initial Funding Date;
WHEREAS, Company desires to purchase, acquire, receive and accept from Contributor all of Contributor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Transferred Assets pursuant to this Agreement and in consideration, commits to pay the Purchase Price to Contributor on the Initial Funding Date and accept and reflect the excess value of the aggregate amount of the Transferred Assets over the Purchase Price as a capital contribution to Company from Contributor, under and subject to the terms of this Agreement;
WHEREAS, Company desires Contributor to manage, on behalf of Company, Company’s relationship with the Licensee under the License Agreement, to administer, on Company’s behalf, Company’s performance under, compliance with and enforcement of the License Agreement (including the collection and enforcement of all payments due to Company under the License Agreement from time to time) and to take all such actions on behalf of Company as are necessary or desirable to Commercialize and Exploit the Licensed Product, and Contributor desires to perform such services on Company’s behalf.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS
As used herein, the following terms have the following respective meanings:
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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“Assumed Obligations” means all of Contributor’s liabilities and obligations under the Transferred Contracts from and after the Effective Date.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Contribute” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
“Contributor” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Contributor Event of Default” means the occurrence of one or more of the following:
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“Default” means any condition or event which constitutes a Contributor Event of Default or which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both (in each case to the extent described in the relevant subclauses of the definition of “Contributor Event of Default”) would, unless cured or waived, become a Contributor Event of Default.
“Development Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.19 of the License Agreement.
“Effective Date” means the date hereof.
“Excluded Assets” means all of Contributor’s right, title and interest in, to and under License Agreement to receive Event Milestone and Commercialization Milestone (each as defined in the License Agreement) payments pursuant to Sections 8.2 and 8.3, respectively, of the License Agreement.
“Field” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.25 of the License Agreement.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(a).
“JDC” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.44 of the License Agreement.
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“JMCC” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.45 of the License Agreement
“Initial Funding Date” means the date the First Tranche Loan is made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of the Loan Agreement.
“Lender” means R-Bridge Investment Four Pte. Ltd., a Singapore private company limited.
“Loan Agreement” means that certain Loan Agreement dated as of March 30, 2022 by and between Lender and Company.
“Permitted Contribution Liens” means Liens created in favor of Lender under the Loan Documents.
“Purchase Price” means [***].
“Recharacterization” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b).
“Servicer” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
“Servicer Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05.
“Servicing Fee” means [***].
“Servicing Standard” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(c).
“Transferred Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
“Transferred Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a)(iv).
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ASSIGNMENT OF THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS
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in each case free and clear of any and all Liens except Permitted Contribution Liens (such rights, title and interest, together with all proceeds thereof, and such obligations, collectively, the “Transferred Assets”).
Contributor and Company intend and agree that the sale, contribution, assignment, transfer, conveyance and grant of the Transferred Assets under this Agreement shall be, and is, a true, complete, absolute and irrevocable sale, contribution, assignment, transfer, conveyance and grant of the Transferred Assets by Contributor to Company, and that such sale, contribution, assignment, transfer, conveyance and grant shall provide Company with all of Contributor’s rights, title and interest in and to the Transferred Assets. To the extent applicable, Contributor shall hold the Transferred Assets in trust, subject to the security interests of Lender and the Permitted Contribution Liens, until they are transferred to Company.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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7.01(p), 7.01(q), 7.01(r) and 7.02 of the Loan Agreement are true and correct, and such representations and warranties are hereby made herein by Contributor as though set forth in full herein. Company has relied upon such representations and warranties in purchasing and accepting the conveyance of the Transferred Assets and the other parties to the transactions contemplated hereby have relied upon such representations and warranties in executing each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party. Such representations and warranties shall survive until the Loan Agreement Termination Date.
COVENANTS OF THE CONTRIBUTOR AND COMPANY; CONTRIBUTOR EVENT OF DEFAULT
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SERVICING
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without the consent of Lender where such consent is required pursuant to the Loan Agreement, and Contributor shall not agree to, or cause or permit any amendment, waiver, termination or modification of the License Agreement or any Material Contract except as permitted to be effected by Company under the Loan Agreement. Contributor and Company agree that (i) following the occurrence of any Contributor Event of Default or (ii) with respect to any instance in which Lender has provided a direction to Company under the Loan Agreement that Contributor is to effectuate under this Agreement and Company fails to follow such direction promptly, Contributor shall service, administer, manage and perform under the License Agreement, any New Arrangement or any other arrangement relating to the Commercialization and Exploitation of the Licensed Product.
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In performing as Servicer, Contributor shall not instruct the Licensee or any other Person to pay amounts in respect of the Transferred Assets to any account other than the respective Blocked Account required under the Loan Agreement or cause any such payments to be paid to any account other than such Blocked Account.
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Termination of Contributor as Servicer hereunder shall be without prejudice to any rights of Company or Lender that may have accrued through such date. In the event that Contributor is terminated as Servicer, (i) a replacement Servicer shall be appointed by Company in consultation with, and with the prior written consent of, Lender, or by Lender on behalf of Company as provided in the first sentence of this Section 5.05 and (ii) Contributor shall cooperate reasonably with Company and Lender and any replacement Servicer designated by Company or Lender, to transfer any information and materials to such replacement Servicer or undertake any other reasonable actions to ensure an effective transition of services required in the servicing of the Transferred Assets to the successor Servicer.
TERMINATION; SURVIVAL
INDEMNIFICATION PAYMENTS
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Contributor:
Trevena, Inc.
955 Chesterbrook Blvd
Suite 110
Chesterbrook, PA 19087
Attention: Barry Shin; Joel Solomon
Email: ***@***; ***@***
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Two Logan Square,
Eighteenth and Arch Streets,
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: Brian Katz; Charles Charpentier; Timothy Atkins
Email: ***@***; ***@***; ***@***
Company:
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Trevena SPV2 LLC
955 Chesterbrook Blvd
Suite 110
Chesterbrook, PA 19087
Attention: Barry Shin; Joel Solomon
Email: ***@***; ***@***
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Two Logan Square,
Eighteenth and Arch Streets,
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: Brian Katz; Charles Charpentier; Timothy Atkins
Email: ***@***; ***@***; ***@***
Lender:
R-Bridge Investment Four Pte. Ltd.
[***]
Attention: Peng Fu; Oak Ma
Email: [***]
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Goodwin Procter LLP
100 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
Attention: Arthur McGivern; Wendy Pan; Christopher W. Steinroeder
E-mail: ***@***; ***@***; ***@***
or at other such address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties. Notice shall be effective and deemed received (a) two (2) days after being delivered to the courier service, if sent by courier, (b) upon receipt of confirmation of transmission, if sent by telecopy, or (c) when delivered, if delivered by hand.
Wherever notice or a report is required to be given or delivered to Company, a copy of such notice or report shall also be given or delivered concurrently to Lender.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Contributor and Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.
TREVENA, INC.,
as Contributor
By:/s/ Barry Shin
Name: Barry Shin
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Trevena SPV2 LLC,
as Company
By:/s/ Barry Shin
Name: Barry Shin
Title: Treasurer
[Signature Page to Contribution and Servicing Agreement]
Exhibit A
Notice to Licensee
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Schedule 2.01(a)(ii)
Intellectual Property and the Regulatory Approvals
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Schedule 2.01(a)(iii)
Transferred Contracts
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