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      AGREEMENT AND
RELEASE

       

      This
Agreement and Release (this “AGREEMENT”) is between William G. Manias
(“EMPLOYEE”) and EPCO, Inc. (“COMPANY”).

      WITNESSETH

      Whereas,
EMPLOYEE is employed by COMPANY.

      

      Whereas,
EMPLOYEE is resigning from COMPANY effective January 15, 2009.

      

      Whereas,
EMPLOYEE and COMPANY desire to resolve any and all disputes about EMPLOYEE’s
employment with COMPANY.

      

      Whereas,
EMPLOYEE, during his employment had access to trade secrets and/or proprietary
and confidential information belonging to COMPANY and COMPANY’s
affiliates.

      

      Whereas,
EMPLOYEE and COMPANY desire to clarify EMPLOYEE’s obligations with respect to
any trade secrets and/or proprietary and confidential information acquired
during EMPLOYEE’s employment.

      

      Whereas,
EMPLOYEE and COMPANY desire to avoid the expense, delay and uncertainty
attendant to any claims that may arise from EMPLOYEE’s employment with, and
resignation from, COMPANY, as well as any claims that may arise from the
disclosure of any trade secrets and/or proprietary and confidential information
that EMPLOYEE acquired during his employment with COMPANY.

      

      Whereas,
EMPLOYEE desires to release any claims or causes of action EMPLOYEE may have
arising from EMPLOYEE’s employment with, or his
resignation from, COMPANY.

      

      Now,
therefore, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises
hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, EMPLOYEE and COMPANY
hereby agree:

      

      Section
1.            Severance and Other
Payments. COMPANY, in exchange for the promises of EMPLOYEE contained
below, agrees as follows:

      

      A.        COMPANY
agrees to pay EMPLOYEE the lump sum amount of one million three hundred thousand
dollars and no cents ($1,300,000.00), less applicable legal standard
deductions and less deductions or offsets for any and all loans and/or
advances made by COMPANY or any COMPANY AFFILIATE to, or on behalf of, EMPLOYEE
(which deductions or offsets EMPLOYEE hereby expressly agrees to and
acknowledges), within seven (7) days after the expiration of the EMPLOYEE’s
revocation option in Section 5(C) below; and

      

      B.         EMPLOYEE
may be eligible for up to eighteen (18) months of COBRA coverage following
EMPLOYEE’s termination of employment.  If at the time of
EMPLOYEE’s

       

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      termination
of employment, EMPLOYEE is enrolled in COMPANY’s medical and dental plan
coverages as an active employee and EMPLOYEE exercises health coverage
continuation rights under COBRA following termination of employment, EMPLOYEE’s
COBRA premium will equal zero ($0.00) and will be paid for in full by COMPANY
until the earliest of: (i) the expiration of the first eighteen (18) full
calendar months immediately following EMPLOYEE’s termination of employment; (ii)
the date EMPLOYEE obtains subsequent employment and becomes eligible for medical
and/or dental benefits coverages to employees of the new employer; or (iii) the
expiration of your COBRA rights.  After the expiration of the
foregoing applicable period, EMPLOYEE will be responsible for the full cost of
any health and dental coverage.

       

      

                 C.           EMPLOYEE
acknowledges and agrees that payment of the foregoing amounts are, and shall be
deemed to be, in full and complete satisfaction of any and all obligations, if
any, of COMPANY and/or a COMPANY AFFILIATE to EMPLOYEE in respect of his
employment with COMPANY and/or any of its affiliates or
otherwise.  For purposes of this AGREEMENT, the term “COMPANY
AFFILIATE” means and includes (i) EPCO Holdings, Inc., (ii) Enterprise Products
GP, LLC, (iii) Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., (iv) Enterprise Products
Partners L.P., (v) EPE Holdings LLC, (vi) Enterprise Products Operating LLC,
(vii) DEP Holdings LLC, (viii) Duncan Energy Partners L.P., (ix) Texas Eastern
Products Pipeline Company, LLC, (x) TEPPCO Partners L.P., (xi) the respective
subsidiaries or affiliates of any of the foregoing entities, (xii) any other
entity (A) which is controlled, directly or indirectly, individually,
collectively or in any combination, by COMPANY or any of the foregoing entities
or (B) in which any of COMPANY or any of the foregoing entities has a direct or
indirect ownership interest, (xiii) any other entity (a) which is controlled,
directly or indirectly, by Dan L. Duncan, his spouse, his descendants or any
trusts for any of their respective benefit, individually, collectively or in any
combination, or (b) in which any of them has a direct or indirect ownership
interest and (xiv) any predecessors, subsidiaries, related entities, officers,
directors, shareholders, parent companies, agents, attorneys, employees,
successors, or assigns of any of the foregoing.

      

      Section
2.        Prior Rights and
Obligations. Except as otherwise provided for in this AGREEMENT, this
AGREEMENT extinguishes all rights, if any, which EMPLOYEE may have, contractual
or otherwise, relating to his employment with, or resignation from,
COMPANY.

      

      Section
3.        Resignation. EMPLOYEE
hereby resigns (i) from employment with COMPANY and/or any  COMPANY
AFFILIATE and (ii) as an officer and/or director and/or any other similar
position of COMPANY and/or any COMPANY AFFILIATE.  EMPLOYEE agrees
that the effective date of such resignation is January 15,
2009.      

       

      Section
4.         Release.

      

                 A.           Release
and Waiver:  EMPLOYEE hereby agrees to release COMPANY and all COMPANY
AFFILIATEs from all claims or demands EMPLOYEE has, may have, or may have had
based on or in any way related to EMPLOYEE’s employment with COMPANY or any
COMPANY AFFILIATE, the resignation or termination of that employment, or based
on any

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      previous
act or omission by or on behalf of COMPANY or any COMPANY
AFFILIATE.  EMPLOYEE further agrees to waive any right EMPLOYEE may
have with respect to the claims or demands from which COMPANY or any COMPANY
AFFILIATE is herewith released.  This release and waiver includes any
rights or claims EMPLOYEE may have under, but not limited to, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, which prohibits age discrimination in
employment; Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, as amended, which
prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin,
religion or sex (including claims of sexual harassment); 42 U.S.C. §1981, which
prohibits race discrimination; claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act;
the federal and Texas Equal Pay Acts, which prohibit paying men and women
unequal pay for equal work; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans
with Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of handicap or
disability; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; claims for
discrimination under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act as codified in the
Texas Labor Code; claims for discrimination or retaliation under the Texas
Workers’ Compensation Act; or any other federal, state or local laws or
regulations prohibiting employment discrimination, retaliation or
harassment.  This release and waiver also includes any claims for
wrongful discharge, whether based on claimed violations of statutes, regulations
or public policy, or based on claims in contract or tort.  This
release and waiver also includes any claims that EMPLOYEE suffered any harm by
or through the actions or omissions of COMPANY or any COMPANY AFFILIATE,
including, but not limited to, negligence claims and any other tort or contract
claims.

      
           B.           Scope
of Release/Non-release of Future Claims based on subsequent acts or omissions:
The release and waiver, to which EMPLOYEE voluntarily agrees, covers all claims
or demands based on any facts or events, whether known or unknown by EMPLOYEE,
that occurred on or before January 15, 2009. EMPLOYEE fully understands that if
any of the facts or circumstances on which EMPLOYEE premises EMPLOYEE’s
execution of this release and waiver be found, suspected or claimed hereafter to
be other than or different from the facts and circumstances now believed by
EMPLOYEE to be true, EMPLOYEE nonetheless expressly accepts and assumes the risk
of such possible differences in fact or circumstances and agrees that this
release and waiver shall be and remain effective notwithstanding any such
difference in any such fact or circumstances.  COMPANY acknowledges
that EMPLOYEE has not released any rights or claims that EMPLOYEE may have under
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act that arise after the date this release
and waiver is executed.

      

                 C.           No
Future Lawsuits, Complaints, or Claims:  EMPLOYEE hereby waives
EMPLOYEE’s right to file any charge or complaint against COMPANY or any COMPANY
AFFILIATE arising out of EMPLOYEE’s employment with or separation from
employment before any federal, state or local court or any federal, state or
local administrative agency, except where such waivers are prohibited by
law.  This Agreement, however, does not prevent EMPLOYEE from filing a
timely charge with the EEOC (or with any other agency with similar provisions or
regulations concerning the regulation of releases between private parties)
concerning claims of discrimination, including a challenge to the validity of
the waiver contained in this Agreement; although EMPLOYEE hereby waives
EMPLOYEE’s right to recover any damages or other relief in any claim or suit
brought by or through the EEOC or any other federal, state, or local agency on
his behalf.  EMPLOYEE acknowledges that EMPLOYEE has no pending
workers’ compensation claims and that this Agreement is not related in any way
to any

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      claim for
workers’ compensation benefits.  EMPLOYEE further acknowledges that
EMPLOYEE has no basis for such a claim.

      

      Section
5.       ADEA
Rights.  EMPLOYEE further acknowledges that:

               

                    A.  He has
been advised in writing by virtue of this AGREEMENT that he has the right to
seek legal counsel before signing this AGREEMENT;

       

                   
B.       He
has been given twenty-one (21) days after the effective date hereof within which
to consider the waivers included in this AGREEMENT.  If EMPLOYEE
chooses to sign the AGREEMENT at any time prior to that date, it is agreed that
EMPLOYEE signs willingly and voluntarily and expressly waives his right to
wait the entire twenty-one (21) day period as provided in the
law.  EMPLOYEE agrees that any changes to this Agreement do not
restart the running of the twenty-one (21) day period;

       

                   
C.      EMPLOYEE
has seven (7)
days after signing this
AGREEMENT to revoke it.  This AGREEMENT will not become effective or
enforceable until the revocation period has expired.  Any notice of
revocation of the AGREEMENT is effective only if given to Thomas M. Zulim,
Senior Vice President, Human Resources (at the delivery address of COMPANY set
forth in Section 15 below), in writing by the close of business at 5:00 p.m. on
the seventh (7th) day after the signing of this AGREEMENT; and

       

                    
D.      EMPLOYEE
agrees that he is receiving, pursuant to this AGREEMENT, consideration that is
in addition to any that he may be entitled to pursuant to his at will employment
with COMPANY and/or its affiliates.

      

      Section
6.        Proprietary and Confidential
Information. EMPLOYEE agrees and acknowledges that, because of his
employment with COMPANY, he has acquired information regarding COMPANY’s and/or
COMPANY AFFILIATEs’ trade secrets and/or proprietary and confidential
information related to COMPANY’s and/or COMPANY AFFILIATEs’ past, present or
anticipated business (collectively “Confidential
Information”).  EMPLOYEE will take all steps and precautions to insure
that the COMPANY’s and/or COMPANY AFFILIATEs’ Confidential Information is kept
secret and confidential for the sole use and benefit of
COMPANY.  EMPLOYEE will follow COMPANY’s instructions regarding
handling of Confidential Information.  Therefore, except as may be
required by law, EMPLOYEE acknowledges that EMPLOYEE will not, at any time,
disclose to others, permit to be disclosed, use, permit to be used, copy or
permit to be copied, any Confidential Information acquired during his employment
with COMPANY unless such Confidential Information has ceased to be confidential
other than through an action or inaction of EMPLOYEE in violation of this
paragraph. EMPLOYEE agrees that in the event of an actual or threatened breach
by EMPLOYEE of the provisions of this paragraph, COMPANY shall be entitled to
inform all potential or new employers of this AGREEMENT.

      

      Section
7.        Non-solicitation of
COMPANY’s
employees and customers.  EMPLOYEE agrees not to solicit or
help solicit, directly or indirectly, any employees or customers of the COMPANY
or any COMPANY AFFILIATE to cease employment or to cease or curtail doing
business with the COMPANY or any COMPANY AFFILIATE.

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      

      Section
8.         Amendments.  This
AGREEMENT may only be amended in writing signed by EMPLOYEE and an authorized
officer of the COMPANY.

      

      Section
9.         Confidentiality.  EMPLOYEE
agrees that he or any persons acting on his behalf will not, directly or
indirectly, speak about, disclose or in any way, shape or form, communicate to
anyone, except as permitted in this Section, the terms of this AGREEMENT or the
consideration received from the COMPANY.  EMPLOYEE agrees that the
above described information may be disclosed only as follows:

       

      A.  to the
extent as may be required by law to support the filing of EMPLOYEE’s income tax
returns;

       

      B.  to the extent as may be compelled by
legal process;

       

      C.   to
the extent necessary to EMPLOYEE’s legal or financial advisors, but only after
such person to whom the disclosure is to be made agrees to maintain the
confidentiality of such information and to refrain from making further
disclosures or use of such information; or

       

      D.  to the
extent necessary to enforce or comply with this AGREEMENT.

      

      Section
10.       Non-disparagement.  EMPLOYEE
agrees that he will not disparage, criticize, condemn or impugn the business or
personal reputation or character of  COMPANY or any COMPANY AFFILATE,
or any of the actions which are, have been or may be taken by the COMPANY with
respect to or based upon matters, events, facts or circumstances arising or
occurring prior to the date of execution of this AGREEMENT.  In
response to inquiries by potential employers, EMPLOYEE may respond that he
resigned.  Further inquiries by a potential employer to COMPANY or any
COMPANY AFFILIATE shall be met with advice of the dates of EMPLOYEE’s
employment, his job title and functions in factually accurate
terms.  Neither COMPANY nor any COMPANY AFFILIATE shall have any
obligation to respond to any inquiries from prospective employers unless they
are made in writing and addressed specifically to COMPANY and in response to
such inquiries shall not be obligated to provide any information other than to
confirm dates of employment and job title.  COMPANY shall not make any
unfavorable or unflattering statements in public about
EMPLOYEE.  COMPANY agrees that it will not disparage, criticize,
condemn or impugn the business or personal reputation or character of
EMPLOYEE.

      

      Section
11.       Cooperation.  EMPLOYEE
shall cooperate with COMPANY and any COMPANY AFFILIATEs to the extent reasonably
required by COMPANY or such COMPANY AFFILIATEs in all matters relating to the
winding up of his pending work on behalf of COMPANY or such COMPANY AFFILIATEs,
the orderly transfer of any such pending work and any litigation matters related
to his work on behalf of the COMPANY or COMPANY AFFILIATEs.  COMPANY
hereby agrees to indemnify EMPLOYEE in connection with all such
lawful actions which EMPLOYEE shall take after the effective date hereof in
performing such cooperation requested by COMPANY or such COMPANY
AFFILIATEs.  EMPLOYEE agrees to immediately notify COMPANY, if he is
served with legal process to compel him to disclose any information related to
his employment with COMPANY or one or more COMPANY AFFILIATEs, unless prohibited
to do so by law.

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      

      
        

         

        

      

      Section
12.      Documents.  EMPLOYEE
agrees to deliver at the termination of employment all correspondence,
memoranda, notes, records, data, or information, analysis, or other documents
and all copies thereof, including information in electronic form, which are
related in any manner to the past, present or anticipated business
of  COMPANY or any COMPANY AFFILIATEs.

      

      Section
13.       Forfeiture of Unvested
Grants or Awards of Phantom Units, Restricted Units, Options, Profits Interests
and any Other Interests Under Long-Term Incentive
Plans.  EMPLOYEE acknowledges and agrees that, pursuant to, and
consistent with, the terms of (i) any  grant, grants, award or awards
to EMPLOYEE by COMPANY or any COMPANY AFFILIATEs of (a) restricted or phantom
Common Units of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (“EPD”), and/or TEPPCO
Partners L.P. (”TPP”),  (b) options to acquire Common Units of EPD
and/or TPP, and/or (c) any other interests under any of the long-term incentive
plans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto  and/or (ii) any agreement
pursuant to which EMPLOYEE has any profits interests in any partnership (general
or limited) which owns Common Units of EPD,  Enterprise GP Holdings
L.P. and/or TPP, including without limitation, the
partnerships  listed on Exhibit A attached hereto, are automatically
forfeited as of such effective date of resignation and EMPLOYEE has, and shall
have, no rights or interests therein, except to the extent that such restricted
or phantom Common Units, options, other interests and/or profits interests have
vested as of the effective date of resignation provided in Section 3 of this
AGREEMENT (other than any interests granted or awarded under the Texas Eastern
Products Pipeline Company, Retention Incentive Compensation Plan dated effective
as of January 1, 1999, which interests, if any, whether vested or unvested, are
automatically forfeited as of such effective date of resignation and EMPLOYEE
has, and shall have, no rights or interests therein).

      

      Section
14.       Enforcement of Agreement and
Release.  Should any provisions of this AGREEMENT be held to be
invalid or wholly or partially unenforceable, such holdings shall not invalidate
or void the remainder of this AGREEMENT.  Portions held to be invalid
or unenforceable shall be revised and reduced in scope as to be valid and
enforceable, or if such is not possible, then such portion shall be deemed to
have been wholly excluded with the same force and effect as if they had never
been included herein.

      

      Section
15.       Notices.  Any
notice, request, demand, waiver or consent required or permitted hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be given (i) by prepaid registered or certified mail,
with return receipt requested, addressed as follows or (ii) personally delivered
at the following address:

      For
COMPANY:

      

      EPCO,
Inc.

      

      If by
mail:

      

      Post
Office Box 4735

      Houston,
Texas 77210-4735

      

      If by
delivery:

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      

      1100
Louisiana Street, Suite 1000

      Houston,
Texas 77002-5227

      

      Attn:
Thomas M. Zulim

                Senior
Vice President, Human Resources

      

      

      For
EMPLOYEE:

      

      William
G. Manias

      3923
Marquette

      Houston,
Texas 77005

       

                     
The date of any such notice and of such service thereof shall be deemed to be
the date of mailing.  Each party may change its address for the
purpose of notice by giving notice to the other in writing.

      

      Section
15.        Choice of
Law.  It is agreed that the laws of Texas shall govern this
AGREEMENT.

      

      Section
16.        Remedies. The Parties agree that,
because damages at law for any breach or nonperformance of this AGREEMENT by
EMPLOYEE, while recoverable, will be irreparable and inadequate, this AGREEMENT
may be enforced in equity by specific performance, injunction, or
otherwise.  Should any provisions of this AGREEMENT be held to be
invalid, such holdings shall not invalidate or void the remainder of this
AGREEMENT.  EMPLOYEE shall be entitled to enforce his rights and
COMPANY’s obligations under this Agreement by any and all applicable actions at
law or equity.  In addition to other remedies available to it, COMPANY
shall be entitled to petition an appropriate court for temporary restraining
orders and temporary and permanent injunctions without the necessity of proving
actual damages to prevent a breach or contemplate a breach by EMPLOYEE of any
provision of this Agreement since COMPANY will have no adequate remedy at
law.  The amount for the bond to be posted if an injunction is sought
by COMPANY shall be $1,000.00 (One Thousand and no/100
Dollars).  COMPANY shall also be entitled to recover its costs and
attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing this Agreement.

       

      IN
WITNESS WHEREOF THE PARTIES HAVE EXECUTED THIS AGREEMENT AND RELEASE EFFECTIVE
AS OF JANUARY 15, 2009.

       

       

      
      

       

      
        
          	 By:                        
      	/s/ William G.
      Manias                                  
      	 January 19,
      2009            
      	 
	 	
                  William G.
      Manias

                	
                  Date

                	 

        

      

       

      EPCO,
INC.

       

      
        
          	 By:                        
      	/s/ Thomas M.
      Zulim                                  
       	 January 15,
      2009            
      	 
	 	
                  Thomas M.
      Zulim

                	
                  Date

                	 
	 	Senior Vice
      President 	 	 

        

      

      
      

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      Exhibit
A

      

      Long-Term
Incentive Plans & Partnerships

      

      
        
          
            	
                     

                    A.
      Long-Term Incentive Plans

                     

                  	 
      
	
                    Enterprise
      Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan

                  	
                    Amended
      and Restated as of November 5, 2007

                  
	
                    2008
      Enterprise Products Long-Term Incentive Plan

                  	
                    Amended
      and Restated May 2, 2008

                  
	 
      	 
      
	
                    Enterprise
      Products Company 2005 EPE Long-Term Incentive Plan

                  	
                    Amended
      and Restated (no date)

                  
	 
      	 
      
	
                    Texas
      Eastern Products Pipeline Company, Retention Incentive Compensation
      Plan

                  	
                    Effective
      January 1, 1999

                  
	
                    Texas
      Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC 2000 Long-Term Incentive
      Plan

                  	
                    Amended
      and Restated January 1, 2003

                  
	
                    Texas
      Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC 2005 Phantom Unit
    Plan

                  	
                    Effective
      January 1, 2005

                  
	
                    EPCO,
      Inc. 2006 TPP Long-Term Incentive Plan

                  	 
      
	
                     

                    B.  Partnerships

                     

                  	 
      
	
                    EPE
      Unit L.P.

                  	 
      
	
                    EPE
      Unit II, L.P.

                  	 
      
	
                    EPE
      Unit III, L.P.

                  	 
      
	
                    Enterprise
      Unit L.P.

                  	 
      
	
                    EPCO
      Unit L.P.

                  	 
      
	 
      	 
      
	
                    TEPPCO
      Unit L.P.

                  	 
      
	
                    TEPPCO
      Unit II L.P.exv10w19

Exhibit 10.19

 

			
	*	 	Certain information in this exhibit has been omitted and will be filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request under 17 C.F.R.
Sections 200.80(b)(4), 200.83 and 230.406.

Enablex Agreement

Between

Shanghai Novartis Trading Co., Ltd

No 27, Huashen Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai

(“Novartis”)

and

Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation

600 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 400 Plymouth Meeting PA 19462

(“BMP”)

Whereas, Novartis Pharma AG and its affiliates are the world-wide owner of rights of the product
Enablex®, a medication for the treatment of over-active bladder, and markets and sells
this product in many countries; and Novartis has the right to develop and Commercialize the product
Enablex® in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”)

Whereas, BMP is interested in obtaining the right to register, and then to market and sell, the
product Enablex® in the PRC; and

Whereas, Novartis, in view of BMP’s commitment to successfully register and Commercialize this
product in PRC, is willing to grant BMP the pertinent rights;

Now, therefore, the Parties have agreed as follows:

TABLE OF CONTENES

	 	 	 	 	 
	1

	 	DEFINITIONS	 	 
	2.

	 	APPOINTMENT	 	 
	3.

	 	BRANDING ELEMENTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF ENABLEX ®	 	 
	4.

	 	FORECASTS.ORDERING AND DELIVER	 	 
	5.

	 	PRODUCT SUPPLY	 	 
	6.

	 	DEVIATIONS, WITHDRAWAL AND RECALL	 	 
	7.

	 	TARGET UNIT SALES, MIMIMUM SALES PERFORMANCE AND TARGET MARKET SHARE
	 	 
	8.

	 	BMP’S DUTY TO ACHIEVE MARKET SUCCESS	 	 
	9.

	 	REMUNERATION AND PAYMENT	 	 
	10.

	 	EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION	 	 
	11.

	 	PRODUCT REGISTRATION AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS	 	 

 Confidential

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	12.

	 	THIRD PARTY CLAIMS	 	 
	13.

	 	WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY	 	 
	14.

	 	IMPROVEMENTS	 	 
	15.

	 	DURATION	 	 
	16.

	 	DEFAULT AND TERMINATION	 	 
	17.

	 	CONFIDENTIALITY	 	 
	18.

	 	ARBITRATION	 	 
	19.

	 	INDEPENDENT PARTIES	 	 
	20.

	 	FORCE MAJEURE	 	 
	21.

	 	DOMICILIA AND NOTICES	 	 
	22.

	 	GOVERNING LAW	 	 
	23.

	 	SEVERABILITY	 	 
	24.

	 	ENTIRE AGREEMENT	 	 
	25.

	 	NON-VARIATION	 	 
	26.

	 	NON- WAIVER	 	 
	27.

	 	CESSION AND ASSIGNMENT	 	 

ANNEXURE 1 — MARKET SHARE AND TARGET UNIT SALES COMMITTED BY BMP; MARKETING AND SALES EXPENSES

ANNEXURE 2 — QUALITY ASSURANCE AGREEMENT

ANNEXURE 3
— BMP’S DETAILED SALES FORCE STRUCTURE

ANNEXURE 4 — PHARMACOVIGILENCE AGREEMENT

ANNEXURE 5 — CONTACT PERSONS AND RESPONSIBLE PERSONS

ANNEXURE 6 — TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS

ANNEXURE
7 — NOVARTIS PHARMA PROMOTIONAL PRACTICES POLICY
AND GUIDELINES (NP4)

ANNEXURE 8 — CODE OF CONDUCT

ANNEXURE 9 — TRAINING CONFIRMATION FORM

	1	 	DEFINITIONS
	 
	 	 	In this Agreement, unless inconsistent with the context, the following words and
expressions shall bear the meanings assigned thereto and cognate words and expressions shall
bear corresponding meanings:
	 
	1.1	 	“Affiliate” means:

	 	1.1.1.	 	a person which directly or indirectly controls a Party;
	 
	 	1.1.2.	 	a person which is directly or indirectly controlled by a Party;

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	 	1.1.3.	 	a person which is controlled directly or indirectly by the ultimate
parent company of a Party.
	 
	 	 	 	and for the purpose of this clause 1.1. control means ownership of 50% ( fifty
percent) or more of the voting stork of a company or otherwise having the power to
govern the financial and the operating policies or to appoint the management of a
person.

	1.2	 	“the/this Agreement” means the agreement set out in this document and in the Annexures
hereto;
	 
	1.3	 	“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or official public holiday in
the People’s Republic of China ;
	 
	1.4	 	“Competing Product ” means a medicine in the same therapeutic class as the Product, i.e.
products falling within the World Health Organization (“WHO”) Anatomical Therapeutic
Chemical(ATC4) G04B4 category .
	 
	1.5	 	“Code of Conduct ” means the Novartis Code of Conduct document, published by Novartis and
notified to BMP, from time to time. And the code of Conduct as at the Signature Date is
attached here to as Annexure 8;
	 
	1.6	 	“Branding elements of
Enablex®
” means the styles , designs words, pictorial
representations, positioning, key messages and the campaign and any combination thereof used
or authorized for use by Novartis with or in respect to the product , the trademark rights
and brand elements of Enablex® from time to time, by Novartis;
	 
	1.7	 	” Improvements” means all improvements, whether patentable or not, made by the Parties
during the duration of this Agreement in respect of the Products, including indication
extensions and new indications for the Products, but specifically excludes new compound
preparations of the products and the Product containing another drug substance;
	 
	1.8	 	“Intellectual Property” includes all intellectual property relating to the Product,
especially Patents and Trademarks.
	 
	1.9	 	“Commercialize” or “Commercialization” means the active and diligent marketing and
promotion of the sale of the Product in the Field and in the Territory (it being understood
that BMP shall purchase the Product from Novartis and then resell it in its own name and on
its own account to customers in (and only for) the Territory));
	 
	1.10	 	“Field” shall mean the treatment of overactive bladder i.e, World Health Organization
(“WHO”) Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical(ATC4) G04B4 category;
	 
	1.11	 	“Global Data Package” means the Product data that are in the possession of
Novartis’ Affiliates at global level and which in Novartis’ view are relevant
and necessary for the purposes of the development and registration to be

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	 	 	undertaken by BMP;
	 
	1.12	 	“NP 4” means the Pharma Promotional Practices Policy and Guidelines of the Novartis group, a
hard copy of which Novartis has separately provided to BMP prior to the Signing Date (Attached
as Annexure 7), and as Novartis may notify to BMP from time to time in case of amendments;
	 
	1.13	 	“Parties” means Novartis and BMP and “Party” means either one of them as the context
indicates;
	 
	1.14	 	“Patents” means the patents of this Product listed in Annex 6; There are two patents granted
in the Territory, ie,

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Chinese Patent No: 
	 	90101543.1
	 

	 	Title:
	 	A Process for Preparing Pyrrolidine Derivatives

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Chinese Patent No:
	 	96196977.6
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Pharmaceutical Formulations containing Darifenacin

	1.15	 	“Product” means the brand medicine marketed under the trademark Enablex®,
containing the drug substance darifenacin, in 7.5 mg (seven point five milligram) and 15mg
(fifteen milligram) dosage forms; For clinical trial and registration purpose under this
Agreement, both 7.5mg and 15mg dosage forms shall be included.
	 
	1.16	 	“Unit” refers to a package of 14 tablets.
	 
	1.17	 	“Registration” means all registrations of the Product with the relevant authorities that are
necessary to develop and to Commercialize the Product in the Territory, in accordance with
applicable legislation;
	 
	1.18	 	“Registration Date” means the date upon which the PRC Registrations are granted by the
relevant PRC authorities.
	 
	1.19	 	“Signing Date” means the date of signature of this Agreement by the Party signing last in
time;
	 
	1.20	 	“Territory” means the territory of the People Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau
and Taiwan);
	 
	1.21	 	“Trademark” means the trademark registrations as in Annex 6.
	 
	1.22	 	“Market ” means Overactive Bladder market defined as G04BD in China Pharma Association (CPA)
and in case CPA data is not available, G4B4 in IMS.
	 
	1.23	 	“Market Share” means the value share over the defined Market.
	 
	1.24	 	“Minimum Sales Performance” means 80% of the Target Unit Sales as specified in Article 7 and
Annexure 1.

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	2.	 	APPOINTMENT
	 
	2.1	 	Novartis hereby appoints BMP, on an exclusive basis, to

	 	(i)	 	develop and register the Product in the Field and in the Territory (see, in particular,
Article 11 below), and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Commercialize the Product for use in the Field in the Territory
	 
	 	and BMP accepts such appointment, on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.

	2.2	 	BMP shall (and shall cause its affiliate to), during the duration of this Agreement,

	 	(i)	 	purchase the Products for the purpose of sale within the Territory exclusively from
Novartis;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	not manufacture, introduce, develop, register and/or Commercialize, directly or
indirectly, any Competing Product in the Territory without the prior consent in writing of
Novartis;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Commercialize the Product only in the Field;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	not directly or indirectly, Commercialize any of the Products to any person outside
the Territory or to any person whom it knows or reasonably suspects will use or sell the
Products outside of the Territory or to any person not permitted by law to purchase or
deal in such Products, without the prior consent in writing of Novartis.
	 
	 	(v)	 	not, without the prior consent in writing of Novartis, appoint agents, independent
contractors or sub-distributors in the Territory for the Commercialization of the Products;
	 
	 	(vi)	 	comply at all times during the operation of this Agreement with the provisions of the
Code of Conduct and the NP4;

	2.3	 	Novartis retains the right to

	 	2.3.1	 	develop, register and Commercialize and
	 
	 	2.3.2	 	grant rights to a third party
	 
	 	for the Commercialization of the Products or Competing Products in the Territory outside
the Field, i.e. for other indications than for the Field.
	 
	 	If Novartis plans to grant to a third party the right to Commercialize in the Territory the
Product outside the Field or a Competing Product, Novartis will notify BMP. At BMP’s
request, the parties will discuss in good faith whether Novartis would grant such right to
BMP; provided, however, that Novartis will not be obligated to grant such right to BMP.

	2.4	 	During the operation of this Agreement, save as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
Novartis shall not:

	 	2.4.1	 	Commercialize the Products for use in the Field in the Territory on its own
behalf; or
	 
	 	2.4.2	 	grant any rights for the Commercialization of the Products for use in the
Field in the Territory to a third party;

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	3.	 	BRANDING ELEMENTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF ENABLEX ®
	 
	3.1	 	Novartis hereby grants to BMP an exclusive non-transferable right and license in the
Territory and in the Field to solely use the Trademarks and Patents (details see Annexure 6)
in the Commercialization of the Product in accordance with the terms and conditions of and for
the duration of this Agreement.
	 
	 	 	BMP shall not use in its business (or apply or obtain registration for) any trademark or
corporate name or trading name identical with or confusingly similar to the trademark
Enablex® or the logo or any other branding element used in connection with the
trademark Enablex® .
	 
	 	 	For the avoidance of doubt, the license under the Patents only cover the further
development, registration, Commercialization of the Product in the Field and in the
Territory, but not the manufacturing of the Product.
	 
	3.2	 	Except as expressly stated in above clause 3.1, this Agreement does not grant to BMP any
license, right or interest in or to Novartis intellectual property. BMP acknowledges that,
save as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the exclusive ownership of, as well as
all the rights, title and interest in and to, Novartis intellectual property vests in
Novartis.
	 
	3.3	 	BMP shall use the branding element of the trademark Enablex ® in the
Commercialization of the Product in the Territory and in all informational, educational or
promotional materials for the Product. Novartis undertakes to notify BMP within a reasonable
time, in writing, of the branding element of the trademark Enablex ® and any
changes or additions thereto during the duration of this Agreement.
	 
	 	 	BMP shall ensure that the informational, educational or promotional materials and
activities be strictly compliant with the Novartis NP4 and Code of Conduct, which will be
attached as Annexure 7 and Annexure 8. BMP shall designate (1-2) representatives to be
trained of NP4 guidelines and Code of Conduct by Novartis within 2 months prior to the
Registration Date. Afterwards, the rest representatives of BMP who will promote
Enablex® shall be trained by the trained representatives hereof. BMP shall
ensure that every medical representative who will promote Enablex® shall be
trained of the above guidelines and shall sign the training confirmation form (Annexure 9)
before he/she starts promoting Enablex®. BMP shall maintain record of all
training confirmation forms.
	 
	 	 	Novartis reserves the right to audit and check the promotional materials and activities
initiated by BMP as well as the training confirmation forms. If Novartis has any corrective
suggestions to any non-compliance, BMP shall follow Novartis suggestions and make
corrections (including to withdraw and destroy any non-compliant materials) soonest but no
later than 5 Business Days upon receipt of Novartis suggestions. BMP shall also be
responsible for any consequence from or related to its non-compliant materials and shall

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	 	 	compensate any loss incurred to Novartis thereof, except the consequence or the loss
results from following any suggestions from Novartis.

	3.5	 	In the 1st quarter of 2009, Novartis will provide to BMP its global marketing
strategy on the Product and BMP will prepare its own marketing strategy plan by reference
of and based on the Novartis global marketing strategy. BMP shall submit its marketing
strategy plan to Novartis no later than twelve months before expected Registration Date.
BMP shall follow any of Novartis reasonable suggestions regarding the marketing plan and
BMP can go ahead to fulfill the marketing plan if Novartis does not reply within 30
Business Days or BMP has amended the marketing plan as Novartis suggests.
	 
	3.6	 	In each July after Registration, Novartis will provide to BMP its global marketing strategy
on the Product and BMP will prepare its own marketing strategy plan by reference of and based
on the Novartis global marketing strategy. BMP shall submit its marketing strategy plan to
Novartis no later than September 30 of the year. BMP shall follow any of Novartis reasonable
suggestions regarding the marketing plan and BMP can go ahead to fulfill the marketing plan if
Novartis does not reply within 30 Business Days or BMP has amended the marketing plan as
Novartis suggests.
	 
	3.7	 	Consequent upon BMP’s acknowledgement and recognition of the exclusive ownership and rights
in and to the intellectual property by Novartis, save as otherwise expressly provided for in
this Agreement, the prosecution of or defense of any claim in the Territory with respect to
any such intellectual property shall be the sole responsibility and undertaken at the sole
discretion of Novartis. In such event, BMP shall forthwith notify Novartis of any claims or
possible infringements of such intellectual property of which BMP becomes aware and BMP shall,
if required by Novartis and at the cost of Novartis, join with Novartis as a party to any such
proceeding. BMP shall render all reasonable assistance to Novartis in regard to the
proceedings contemplated in this clause 3.7.
	 
	3.8	 	For the purposes of Article 3, any reference to “Novartis” shall include a reference to a
Novartis Affiliate, where consistent with the context.
	 
	4.	 	FORECASTS, ORDERING AND DELIVERY
	 
	4.1	 	Novartis undertakes to use its reasonable endeavours to supply the Products to BMP on the
agreed delivery dates and in accordance with other provisions of this Agreement.
	 
	4.2	 	BMP shall provide Novartis with a purchase order, in writing, of its ordering requirements.
Novartis shall confirm acceptance of the purchase order of BMP within 10 (ten) Business Days
of receipt thereof.
	 
	4.3	 	A minimum order quantity (per order) shall apply (“MOQ”), and this MOQ shall be 25% of the
Target Unit Sales of the pertinent year specified in clause 7.1 below and Annexure I as
attached and shall be a minimum of 3400 Units or a multiple thereof , but this formula for the
calculation of the MOQ shall be

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	 	 	subject to periodic review and reasonable adaptation as agreed by the Parties. The maximum
number of orders per year is four.

	4.4	 	Novartis will only deliver the Products in Unit. Novartis will deliver the products to BMP no
later than 120 days if delivered by air or 150 days if delivered by sea, after Novartis
confirms the purchase order. The products delivered by Novartis to BMP shall have at least a
shelf life of 15 months at the time of receipt by BMP.
	 
	4.5	 	The Products shall be delivered to BMP together with the necessary documentation for receipt
of such delivery. The transfer of all risk in and to the Products shall pass from Novartis to
BMP in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the CIP/CIF under INCOTERMS 2000.
	 
	4.6	 	BMP undertakes to comply at all times during the operation of this Agreement with the
provisions set out in the quality assurance agreement, attached hereto as Annexure 2.
	 
	5.	 	PRODUCT SUPPLY
	 
	5.1	 	The price for the supply of the Product in 7.5 mg dosage form by Novartis to BMP (“supply
price”) shall be [*]/tablet (equals to USD [*]/Unit) and USD [*]/tablet (equals to USD
[*]/Unit) for 15 mg dosage form, unless changed as according to clause 8.4.
	 
	5.2	 	The price is CIP Beijing or CIF Beijing/Shanghai in accordance with Incoterms 2000. BMP will
be responsible all the expenses, duties relate to, but not limited to the customs clearance,
drug inspection fee, inspect sample cost and the domestic transportation.
	 
	5.3	 	BMP shall pay to Novartis within 60 days from the date of invoice from Novartis.
	 
	5.4	 	Until receipt of the full payment of each order from BMP, Novartis shall remain the owner of
the Product.
	 
	6.	 	DEVIATIONS, WITHDRAWAL AND RECALL
	 
	6.1	 	BMP shall be deemed to have thoroughly examined the Products at the place and time of
delivery thereof and shall notify Novartis of any observable shortages or defects in the
packaging in respect of the delivered Products within 5 (five) Business Days of the date of
delivery, in which event Novartis shall investigate such shortages or defects in the
packaging. Novartis shall replace the defective Products or provide Products in the quantity
of such shortage, along with the products of next order by BMP.
	 
	6.2	 	For any concealed defects that can not be detected at the time of delivery, BMP shall notify
Novartis no later than 5 Business Days after detection of the defect. If the defect proves to
be a manufacturing defect, Novartis will recall

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	 	 	the batch of product and will deliver to BMP the non-defective products in the same
quantity as the defective products, along with the products of next order by BMP. Novartis
will not be liable for any defects that are not proven to be a manufacturing defect or not
caused by Novartis.
	 
	6.3	 	The remedy as set out in above clause 6.1 and clause 6.2 shall be the sole remedy. In no
event shall Novartis have any liability to BMP or any third party for such defective, damaged
or missing Product beyond replacing the Product.
	 
	6.4	 	BMP shall cooperate and provide such reasonable assistance as may be
required by Novartis, at Novartis’ cost, in the event of a total or partial recall or
withdrawal of any of the Products. Insofar as Novartis is required to reimburse BMP in
terms of this clause 6.4, such amount shall be limited to the reasonable and actual costs
of BMP incurred in respect of the total or partial recall or withdrawal of the Products; If
the recall or withdrawal makes it impossible for the Products to be marketed and sold in
the Territory during the term of this Agreement, the Agreement will be terminated
immediately upon the date of the recall notice from Novartis to BMP and Novartis will
reimburse BMP using the following formula:
	 
	 	 	(The purchase price paid by BMP for the recalled/withdrawal products) + (the registration
fee of 0.3 million USD) + (the remaining agreement term/ agreement term after Registration)
x milestone payments of USD1 million+(remaining agreement term/agreement term)x upfront
payment of USD2 million + [other reasonable costs and expenses that are directly related
to the recall/withdrawal of the Products (eg, the expenses related to product withdrawal,
disposal expense as necessary and transportation fee, etc)]
	 
	 	 	Simply for illustration of the operation of this clause 6.4:
	 
	 	 	If recall happens at the end of 2014, the recalled/withdrawal products from BMP is worth
of USD 2.5 million and BMP spends about USD 0.5million to recall the related Products, the
total reimbursement Novartis needs to pay is:
	 
	 	 	USD 2.5 M + 0.3 M +(5/10)x1M + (5/13)x2 M + 0.5 M=USD 4.47 M
	 
	 	 	In the above formula, the reimbursement of the registration fee (0.3 million USD) and the
reimbursement of the pro-rata milestone payment will occur only if the recall or withdrawal
happens after these payments have been made.

The reimbursement shall not apply where the recall/withdrawal is due to actions of BMP or
any other person for whose conduct BMP is responsible in law.
	 
	 	 	In no event will Novartis pay for the recalled/withdrawal products in a volume exceed the
ordered and delivered volume during the 6 (six) months period prior to the withdrawal or
recall of this Product, nor will Novartis pay for any products that are out of shelf life.
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this clause 6.4, BMP shall be
responsible for the costs incurred by BMP and/or Novartis and shall reimburse Novartis for
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	 	 	respect of the total or partial recall or withdrawal of the Products due to or arising out
of:

	 	6.4.1	 	the improper storage or distribution of the Products by BMP; or
	 
	 	6.4.2	 	the negligent or intentional conduct of BMP or of any other person for whose
conduct BMP is responsible in law, and

	7.	 	TARGET UNIT SALES, MIMIMUM SALES PERFORMANCE AND TARGET MARKET SHARE
	 
	7.1	 	BMP shall use its best efforts to achieve the target market share (“TMS”) and target unit
sales (“TUS”) in respect of the Products during the operation of this Agreement, as attached
in Annexure 1; Under significant changes of market conditions, TUS can be revised under mutual
written agreement. In case the Parties can not reach the agreement, then the original TUS
shall be unchanged.
	 
	7.2	 	The following criteria will be used to determine BMP’s penalties in case of
underperformance.

	 	7.2.1	 	In case BMP does not meet the Minimum Sales Performance in any calendar year
(the Minimum Sales Performance is 80% of each year’s TUS as calculated in Annexure 1),
BMP will be subject to a penalty of 50% of gap between the Minimum Sales Performance
and the actual sales performance in that calendar year.
	 
	 	7.2.2	 	In case BMP does not meet the TMS in any calendar year, BMP will be subject
to a penalty of 50% of the gap between the actual market share and the TMS multiplied
by the actual market size data, calculated
	 
	 	7.2.3	 	from the actual market size data as published by China Pharma Association
(CPA), and converted at supply price level. If the CPA data does not exist, then the
IMS data shall apply, also converted at supply price level.
	 
	 	7.2.4	 	In case BMP does not meet the Minimum Sales Performance AND the TMS in a
year, BMP shall be subject only to the higher of the penalties as calculated above.

	7.3	 	In case BMP fails to reach either the Minimum Sales Performance or the TMS for two
consecutive years, Novartis shall have the right (but not the obligation, and in addition to
all other remedies) to:

	 	7.3.1	 	terminate the Agreement without any compensation to BMP by giving 1 (one) month prior
notice to BMP; and/or
	 
	 	7.3.2	 	to request payment from BMP of the penalty as stated in clause 7.2.

	 	 	Simply for illustration of the operation of this Article 7: if the TUS for a specific
calendar year is 4 million units and BMP only sells 3 million units, then BMP’s
underperformance as compared to the Minimum Sales Performance is 200,000 units, and the
penalty that Novartis could request would therefore be 200,000 units x 0.65 USDx50% =
USD65,000.
	 
	 	 	If the TMS as committed for a specific year is 30% while the actual market share of BMP is
25% and the actual market size as published by CPA for that

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	 	 	year is USD 25 million, then the penalty for not meeting the TMS will be 25 million USD x
5% ÷2.17 x0.65USDx50% = 186, 875 USD (assuming the hospital listing price is 2.17 USD and
CPA market calculated at hospital listing prices).
	 
	7.4	 	If Novartis does not exercise its rights pursuant to clause 7.3 in writing by the end of June
that follows the consecutive two calendar years in which the shortfall in either the TUS or
TMS has occurred, these rights can be exercised based on any two accumulated consecutive years
(example: if BMP misses the targets in years 2014 and 2015, and Novartis does not exercise its
rights pursuant to clause 7.2 by the end of June 2016, they shall be expired for the years
2014 and 2015; however, if BMP again misses the targets in years 2016, Novartis can exercise
its rights pursuant to clause 7.2 in respect of years 2015 and 2016 if it acts before the end
of June 2017).
	 
	7.5	 	In the event that the TUS or TMS as calculated in clause 7.1 and Annexure 1 is not met due to
a significant failure to deliver or delay in delivery of the Products (amount exceeding 25% of
TUS and delay of more than 3 months) in such calendar year for which Novartis is responsible,
then the parties will discuss to renegotiate the TUS and /or TMS for the specific calendar
year.
	 
	8.	 	BMP’S DUTY TO ACHIEVE MARKET SUCCESS
	 
	8.1	 	BMP shall use its best endeavours to actively Commercialize the Products in the Territory
under the Patents and the Trademark.
	 
	8.2	 	BMP shall devote no less than the following resources to the development and
Commercialization of the Product:

	 	8.2.1	 	A sales force detailing the Product to physicians in Urology Therapy Area in
the Territory and consisting of at least the following number of full time sales
representatives

	 	•	 	60 sales representatives full time equivalent during the first 12
months following the Registration of the Product,
	 
	 	•	 	80 sales representatives full time equivalent during the next 12
months;
	 
	 	•	 	followed by a gradual increase of this number to 200 sales
representatives full time equivalent, to be reached — and then maintained — at
the latest by the end of the 5th year from the Registration of the
Product.

	 	8.2.2	 	A detailed sales force structure will be provided by BMP and attached as
Annexure 3.
	 
	 	8.2.3	 	The target listed hospitals is 400 in 30 top cities after the first two
years of the Registration.

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	 	8.2.4	 	BMP shall have at least 4 employees (corresponding to at least 2 full time
employees) for the clinical trial and Registration of the Product and shall invest no
less than USD 0.3 million for development and Registration;
	 
	 	8.2.5	 	BMP will invest every year in the Commercialization of the Product the
resources outlined in Annexure 1.

	 	 	Upon the request of Novartis, BMP shall provide all necessary and supporting documents to
show its resource commitment as above.
	 
	8.3	 	BMP will be responsible to apply for the Pricing and Reimbursement for this Products in the
name of Novartis, and will do so in close co-ordination and consultation with Novartis. The
agreed Initial Retail Price (applying for the first commercial sales of the Product following
the Registration) is USD[*]/tablet for 7.5 mg (USD [*]/Unit) and [*]/tablet for 15mg (equals
to USD[*]/Unit), the above IRP will be subject to final approval by relevant PRC government.
Any revision in the IRP must be mutually agreed in writing and in case no agreement is
reached, the IRP stay at the level above specified.
	 
	8.4	 	During the duration of the Agreement, if the Retail Price (“RP”) for both 7.5 mg or/and 15mg
as denominated in USD (based on the current foreign exchange rate at the time of order
acceptance by Novartis) decreases by no more than 25% with respect to Initial Retail Price
(“IRP”), the supply price from Novartis will not change; if the RP as denominated in USD
decreases by more than 25% with respect to IRP, the Parties will negotiate about changing the
supply price and the RP will keep unchanged if the Parties can not agree on the adjustment.
Novartis reserves the right to increase the supply price in proportion with any increase in
the RP in USD (based on the current foreign exchange rate at the time of order acceptance by
Novartis).
	 
	8.5	 	Novartis will remain the valid registration of the Trademark of the Product during the term
of this Agreement in the People’s Republic of China in the name of Novartis, at Novartis’
costs, and with the assistance from BMP if and as required by Novartis. Trademark maintenance
and defense remains under sole Novartis responsibility.
	 
	8.6	 	The costs of any modification or change to the packaging of the Products which is required by
a relevant regulatory authority in the Territory shall be borne by the Parties in equal
shares. The costs of any other (discretionary) modifications or changes to the packaging
proposed by Novartis or proposed by BMP and consented to by Novartis shall be borne by the
Party proposing such modification or change.
	 
	8.7	 	Throughout the operation of this Agreement, BMP shall keep at its principal place of
business, clear and separate and detailed records showing all material information ( including
but not limited to the information about customer, the sales coverage and volume, the
distribution channel, listed hospitals, national and regional key opinion leaders, etc)
regarding the sale of the Products in the Territory.

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	8.8	 	BMP shall keep Novartis fully informed about the progress of the Commercialization by way of
quarterly written reports, semi-annual formal face-to-face meetings, and ad hoc information in
case of any important developments in-between.
	 
	8.9	 	BMP shall ensure and keep the Product Registration and any other preconditions valid and to
meet any regulatory requirements for its sale in the Territory during the term of this
Agreement at its own cost and risk.
	 
	9.	 	MILESTONES AND PAYMENTS
	 
	9.1	 	In consideration for the rights granted by Novartis to BMP in terms of this Agreement, BMP
shall pay to Novartis under the following milestones:

	 	9.1.1	 	USD2,000,000 (United States dollars two million ) within 30 calendar days
after the Signing Date; and
	 
	 	9.1.2	 	USD 1,000,000 (United States dollars one million ) within 30 calendar days
from the date of the official grant of the Registration.

	 	 	The above payments are non-refundable, except under the situation of clause 6.4 and clause
16.4 or in case Novartis breaches this Agreement as stipulated in Article 16.1.
	 
	9.2	 	BMP shall bear all the costs for, and expenses relating to, its activities under this
Agreement, including but not limited to

	 	9.2.1	 	the development and registration of the Product in the Field and in the
Territory;
	 
	 	9.2.2	 	the clinical trials during the development and registration phase and during
the Commercialization phase;
	 
	 	9.2.3	 	the Commercialization of the Product.

	9.3	 	Any and all payments under this Agreement shall be made in United States dollars and are
exclusive of value added tax, or similar tax as may be levied in the Territory. Novartis
will be in charge of the business tax levied by the authority in the Territory.
	 
	9.4	 	BMP shall make the payments by money transfer into a bank account to be specified by
Novartis, and against invoice that Novartis shall promptly issue.
	 
	9.5	 	All amounts due by BMP to Novartis in terms of or arising out of this Agreement, unless paid
on due date, shall bear interest form due date to date of payment, calculated at a rate
equivalent to the one year fixed term loan rate issued by the Central Bank of China plus 10%,
or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, whichever is less. If the payment is overdue
for 3 months, Novartis shall have the right to terminate the Agreement. The right of
termination of this Agreement under this clause 9.5 does not apply to the disputed payment
that has been submitted for arbitration under Article 18.

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	9.6	 	Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason (except for the defaults by Novartis
under 16.1) , all amounts then owing by BMP to Novartis shall immediately become due, owing
and payable.
	 
	9.7	 	All amounts payable by BMP to Novartis in terms of this Agreement shall be made without
deduction or set-off and BMP shall not be entitled, for any reason whatsoever, to withhold or
defer any payment.
	 
	10	 	EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
	 
	10.1	 	The Parties undertake to exchange such information in respect of the marketing, distribution
and sale of the Products in the Territory as is required for the due performance of this
Agreement. For this purpose, BMP and Novartis appoint the contact persons referred to in
Annexure 5.
	 
	10.2	 	Each of the Parties shall immediately inform the other Party of any facts or developments,
whether economic, legal or otherwise, which may materially affect the Commercialization of the
Products in the Territory.
	 
	10.3	 	Subject to the provisions of clause 6.4, each of the Parties agrees to cooperate with the
other Party and provide the other Party with all reasonable assistance and support in respect
of:

	 	10.3.1	 	recalls or withdrawals of any of the Products;
	 
	 	10.3.2	 	adverse event reporting; and
	 
	 	10.3.3	 	any other aspect of Commercialization of the Products in the Territory as the
Parties may agree upon , form time to time,

	 	 	In particular, the Parties, shall enter into an agreement in respect of adverse event
reporting materially similar to or the same as the agreement entitled “ Pharmacovigilence
Agreement”, attached hereto as Annexure 4. Except there is anything to the contrary by law,
all interaction with the relevant regulatory authorities in the Territory in relation of
the Products shall be undertaken by Novartis, after consultation with BMP.
	 
	10.4	 	BMP shall not publish or submit for publication to any person any scientific articles or
manuscripts relating to or referring to the Product, without the prior written consent of
Novartis, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;
	 
	10.5	 	In the event a third party acquires a significant shareholding in BMP, BMP shall forthwith
provide notice thereof in writing to Novartis;
	 
	10.6	 	BMP undertakes, in a professional manner, to receive and process all customer enquires
regarding the Products in the Territory.
	 
	11.	 	PRODUCT REGISTRATION AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
	 
	11.1	 	The registration of the Products for any purpose required by law will be conducted by BMP in
a timely fashion and by dedicating enough financial and personnel resources as stipulated in
clause 8.2.4 . Upon the request of Novartis,

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	 	 	BMP shall provide all necessary and supporting documents to show its resource commitments
as above.
	 
	11.2	 	Novartis will support the clinical trial and registration as follows:

	 	11.2.1	 	Provide BMP with the Global Data Package within 3 months after Novartis confirms the
request from BMP;
	 
	 	11.2.2	 	The Clinical Trial Designs in all phases (including Phase IV clinical trial or any
other clinical study after the Registration) will need to be approved in advance by
Novartis in writing.

	11.3	 	BMP shall apply for the Product Registration in the name of Novartis, and the Product
Registration will remain in Novartis name.
	 
	11.4	 	The costs of applying for and maintaining the Registrations in the Territory will be paid by
BMP.
	 
	11.5	 	Ownership of the dossiers relating to the Products and all other rights to the Products and
the Registrations will at all times remain with Novartis.
	 
	11.6	 	BMP shall use its best efforts to get clinical trial permission from the relevant authorities
in the Territory as soon as possible but in any case (other than indicated below) no later
than May 31, 2009. If BMP does not get the permission by May 31, 2009, Novartis shall have the
right to terminate this Agreement and without any compensation to BMP. If the Parties agree
that the delay in clinical trial permission is due to the change in the regulation or policy
in the Territory or the regulatory government structure or Novartis does not provide the
Global Data Package within 3 months, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to set the new
clinical trial permission date.
	 
	11.7	 	For the clinical trial products, Novartis will provide to BMP free of charge but BMP shall
notify Novartis at least 4 months in advance of the required quantity for the clinical trial
as showed in the clinical trial designs.
	 
	11.8	 	BMP shall keep Novartis fully informed about the progress of the Registration by way of
quarterly written reports, semi-annual formal face-to-face meetings, and ad hoc information in
case of any important developments in-between.
	 
	11.9	 	BMP shall use its best efforts to finish the Registration as soon as possible but in any case
(other than indicated below) no later than by Dec 31, 2010. If BMP does not finish the
Registration by Dec 31, 2010, Novartis shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and
without any compensation to BMP. If the Parties agree that the delay in Registration is due to
the change in the regulation or policy in the Territory or the regulatory government structure
or Novartis does not provide the Global Data Package within 3 months, the Parties will
negotiate in good faith to set the new Registration Date.
	 
	11.10	 	Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall at all times comply
at its own expense with all applicable laws in force in the Territory relating to the
registration, manufacture, packaging, Commercialization and use of the Products.

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	12.	 	THIRD PARTY CLAIMS
	 
	12.1	 	Subject to the further provisions of this Article 12 and Article 13, BMP shall bear the risks
in relation to the exercise of the rights granted to it in terms of this Agreement;
	 
	12.2	 	Novartis hereby indemnifies and holds harmless BMP, its employees and agents (each a “BMP
indemnified party”) against any and all third party claims, causes of actions, losses, damages
and costs of any nature made or asserted against a BMP indemnified party, by a third party
(collectively “Loss”) to the extent that such Loss results or arises from the negligent or
intentional conduct of Novartis in the manufacture, storage or delivery of the Products ,
provided that the aforegoing indemnification shall not be applicable to any Loss to a BMP
indemnified party to the extent that such Loss arises or results in whole or in part from the
negligent or intentional act or omission of a BMP indemnified party and BMP hereby indemnifies
and holds harmless Novartis, its employees, and agents in respect of any Loss so arising.
	 
	12.3	 	BMP shall promptly notify Novartis of any Loss in respect of which BMP intends to claim
indemnification under this Article 12, and Novartis shall be entitled to assume the defence
thereof in its own name or otherwise with attorneys, counsel and/or experts of its choosing,
provided that BMP shall have the right to retain its own legal representatives if Novartis
does not so assume the defence or if representation of BMP by the legal representatives
retained by Novartis would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests
between BMP and Novartis. The failure to deliver notice to Novartis within a reasonable time
of BMP becoming aware of any Loss in respect of which B intends to claim indemnification shall
relieve Novartis of any liability to BMP under this Article 12.
	 
	12.4	 	The indemnity in this Article 12 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Loss if
such settlement is effected without the consent of Novartis.
	 
	12.5	 	BMP, its employees and agents, shall cooperate fully with Novartis and its legal
representatives in the investigations of any Loss covered by the indemnity in this Article 12.
	 
	13	 	WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
	 
	13.1	 	Novartis warrants that :

	 	13.1.1	 	the Products will be manufactured according to Novartis quality standards;
	 
	 	13.1.2	 	the proper quality assurance and quality control procedures regarding the Product
are in place at all times. Novartis shall retain batch data records and quality
control certificate for each batch of the Product.
	 
	 	13.1.3	 	as at the Registration Date, the manufacture of the Products shall be in accordance
with the relevant regulatory requirements in the Territory;

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	13.2	 	Novartis does not warrant that the manufacture of the Products does not infringe any third
party rights, however Novartis warrants that it is not aware of any such infringement of third
party rights. BMP shall promptly notify Novartis of any claims from third party in respect of
infringement by the Product, and Novartis shall assume the defence thereof or otherwise with
attorneys, counsel and/or experts of its choosing, at its own cost. Novartis shall compensate
BMP of the direct loss that incurred from claims of the Product infringement. BMP shall not
defend the claims or make any settlement with third party for the claims without the prior
written consent from Novartis and Novartis will not be liable for any results thereof.
	 
	13.3	 	Novartis does not warrant or accept any liability in relation to:

	 	13.3.1	 	the registerability of the Product and/or the scope and continuance of the
Registrations;
	 
	 	13.3.2	 	the safety, efficacy or other properties of the Products, or the consequences of
their use.

	 	 	however Novartis warrants that it is not aware of any factual circumstances existing as at
the Signature Date which would call into question the aforementioned items.
	 
	13.4	 	The warranties set out in this Agreement are the only warranties made by Novartis. Novartis
grants no implied warranties including warranties of merchantability, suitability or fitness
for a particular purpose and no other express warranties.
	 
	13.5	 	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither Party shall be
liable to the other Party in respect of any special or consequential damages, including loss
of earnings or profits, unless such liability arises out of the grossly negligent or
intentional conduct of the former Party.
	 
	14	 	IMPROVEMENTS
	 
	14.1	 	During the operation of this Agreement, Novartis, in its sole discretion, may make available,
to BMP for Commercialization in the Territory, improvements to the Products made by Novartis,
a Novartis Affiliate or a licensee of Novartis, on terms and conditions as may be agreed by
the Parties.
	 
	14.2	 	During the operation of this Agreement, Novartis shall make available to BMP, at no cost,
Novartis’ scientific information relevant to the Products, including clinical trial results,
insofar as such information relates to or is relevant to the Field.
	 
	15	 	DURATION
	 
	 	 	This Agreement shall commence on the Signature Date and, save as may otherwise be provided
for in this Agreement, shall continue thereafter until Dec 31 2020. The Parties will discuss
about the renewal of this Agreement 6 (six)

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	 	 	months before the expiration of this Agreement and this Agreement may be renewed or the deal
re-negotiated upon the agreement of the Parties.

	16	 	DEFAULT AND TERMINATION
	 
	16.1	 	An event of default shall occur if:

	 	16.1.1	 	BMP does not pay the amount payable under this Agreement for 3 months; or
	 
	 	16.1.2	 	BMP does not pay the amount as in clause 9.1.1 within 30 calendar days after the
Signing Date; or
	 
	 	16.1.3	 	BMP does not pay the amount as in clause 9.1.2 within 30 calendar days from the date
of the official grant of the Registration; or
	 
	 	16.1.4	 	BMP does not get the permission for clinical trial of the Product in both dosage
forms as according to clause 11.6.
	 
	 	16.1.5	 	BMP does not finish the Registration of the Product in both dosage forms in the
Territory before December 31, 2010 as according to clause 11.9 ;
	 
	 	16.1.6	 	BMP does not meet the Minimum Sales Performance or the TMS in two consecutive
calendar years as stipulated in clause 7.2 and 7.3;
	 
	 	16.1.7	 	BMP does not fulfill its resource commitment as in clause 8.2 and clause 11.1 and
Annexure 1;
	 
	 	16.1.8	 	BMP does not submit the clinical trial designs of the Product in both dosage forms
to Novartis for approval or does not follow Novartis approved clinical trial designs
of the Product in both dosage forms;
	 
	 	16.1.9	 	BMP does not submit its marketing plan to NVS as specified in clauses 3.5 and 3.6;
	 
	 	16.1.10	 	BMP unilaterally increases or decreases the IRP as in clause 8.4;
	 
	 	16.1.11	 	BMP fails to comply with any of the provisions of the NP4 or the Code of Conduct or
fails to provide the training to its representatives as outlined in clause 3.4; or
	 
	 	16.1.12	 	BMP sells the whole or a majority (more than 50% of common shares) of its
pharmaceutical assets or pharmaceutical business; or
	 
	 	16.1.13	 	BMP sells a significant portion of its pharmaceutical business or pharmaceutical
assets (more than 20% of its common shares) to another company directly involved in
pharmaceutical business; or
	 
	 	16.1.14	 	BMP ceases to be owned or controlled by a person who is a BMP Affiliate, as at the
Signature Date: or
	 
	 	16.1.15	 	Either Party or its parent company is provisionally or finally liquidated, wound-up
or placed in judicial management or takes any steps for its voluntary winding up or is
deregistered or is in bankruptcy, save in the instance of a bona fide corporate
restructuring; or
	 
	 	16.1.16	 	Upon insolvency of the Party, or the appointment of an official receiver of any
part of the property or the business of the Party, or the filing of a petition in
bankruptcy against the Party, or the commencement of any proceedings under any
bankruptcy or insolvency laws in respect of the Party or if the Party discontinues its
business; or
	 
	 	16.1.17	 	Either Party commits a breach of a material term or conditions of this Agreement.

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	 	 	and
	 
	 	 	where any of the above event (except 16.1 which shall be 3 months) is capable of remedy,
fails to remedy such event within 30 (thirty) Business Days of notice calling upon it to do
so.
	 
	16.2	 	Upon the happening of an event of default by a Party (“the defaulting Party”), as
contemplated in clause 16.1, or any other event which gives rise to a right of cancellation by
the other Party (“ the non-defaulting Party”)in accordance with the laws of the People’s
Republic of China, the non-defaulting Party shall be entitled, in addition and without
prejudice to any other right or remedy which it may have in terms of this Agreement or in law,
forthwith and without notice either to:

	 	16.2.1	 	cancel this Agreement with 30 (thirty) days prior notice and claim and recover such
damages as the non-defaulting Party may be able to prove that it has sustained or as
expressly stipulated in this Agreement; or
	 
	 	16.2.2	 	enforce performance of the terms thereof including the right to claim such damages
as the non-defaulting Party may be able to prove that it has sustained arising out of
any such breach.

	16.3	 	If a third party acquires a significant shareholding in BMP and such third party
Commercializes a Competing Products or the Products in other Fields in the Territory, except
as expressly allowed in this Agreement, then Novartis shall be entitled to terminate this
Agreement on 1 (one) month notice in writing within a reasonable time of receipt of BMP’s
notice in terms of clause 10.5. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this clause 16.3,
Novartis undertakes to meet with BMP, prior to exercising its right to terminate, to discuss
whether termination may be avoided by the Parties agreeing on appropriate amendments to this
Agreement.
	 
	16.4	 	Call-back right for Novartis: Novartis may terminate this Agreement for any (or no)
reason and at any time 3 years after the Registration with 3 (three) months prior notice
(“Call-back Right”). If Novartis exercises this Call-back Right, then Novartis will compensate
BMP as follows:

	 	 	 	Registration fee (0.3 Million USD) + (the remaining agreement term/ agreement term
after Registration) x milestone payments of USD 1 million+(remaining agreement
term/agreement term)x upfront payment of USD 2 million + 2x profits of BMP of
previous 12 months. Profits of BMP will be calculated as 0.65USDx target unit
sales of the previous 12 months before the call back.
	 
	 	 	 	for example, if Novartis decides to exercise the call back rights in Jan 1, 2016
and the Registration is finished Jan 1 2010, and BMP sold 3 million units in
2015, then Novartis will compensate BMP:
	 
	 	 	 	0.3M USD +[4/ 10]×1M+4/13x2M+2x0.65USDx 3 million =5.215M USD

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	16.5	 	Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason other than an event of default by BMP, at
Novartis’ sole discretion, BMP may be granted the right to sell all of the Product it holds in
inventory at the time of termination. All such sales of Products shall be subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement as in effect immediately prior to termination. Novartis shall
be entitled, but not obliged, to grant BMP the right to sell Products which have been ordered
by BMP prior to the date of termination, but which have not yet been delivered to BMP as at
such date.
	 
	 	 	If Novartis decides not to grant the right to BMP to sell the Product at the time of
termination, the procedure as in clause 16.6 will apply.
	 
	 	 	This clause 16.5 does not apply to the situation under clause 6.4 and clause 16.4.
	 
	16.6	 	Upon termination of this Agreement due to or as a result of an event of default by BMP, the
unsold Products held in inventory by BMP at the time of termination shall be dealt with in the
following manner:

	 	16.6.1	 	BMP shall permit Novartis and/or its nominee reasonable access to the place at which
such unsold Products are then located so as to enable Novartis and/or its nominee to
inspect such unsold Products and to take possession of any Products that is in
inventory;
	 
	 	16.6.2	 	BMP shall, if required by Novartis within 10 (ten) Business Days of the inspection
referred to in clause 16.6.1, deliver to Novartis or is nominee, as the case may be,
BMP’s unsold Products.

	 	16.6.2.1	 	Novartis will pay the then current price at the time of products return,
for the unsold products that were (1) ordered and delivered products 6 (six)
months prior to the termination of this Agreement and (2)in good saleable
condition; and (3)with a remaining shelf-life of more than 6 months;
	 
	 	16.6.2.2	 	Novartis will pay, less a provision, the quantum of which shall be
determined reasonably by Novartis for the products were ordered and
delivered within 6 (six) months before the termination of this Agreement but
the unsold products are damaged or un-saleable or with a remaining shelf-life
or less than 6 (six) months.
	 
	 	16.6.2.3	 	For the unsold products outside the scope of above 16.6.2.1 and 16.6.2.2,
Novartis will not pay and BMP shall return and deliver the products to
Novartis freely.
	 
	 	16.6.2.4	 	Any transport costs reasonably incurred by Novartis and/or its nominee to
acquire the Products in terms of clause 16.6.2 shall be paid by BMP;

	 	 	 	In no event will Novartis pay for the unsold products in a volume exceed the
ordered and delivered volume 6 (six) months prior to the termination of this
Agreement.

	16.7	 	The amounts to be paid by Novartis and/or its nominee to BMP in terms of clause 6.4, 16.4 and
16.6 shall be paid within 60 (sixty) Business Days from

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	 	 	the date of termination of this Agreement, provided that Novartis shall be entitled to set
off or apply any monies payable by it to BMP pursuant to this clause towards and in
reduction of any amounts then due to Novartis by BMP;

	16.8	 	Upon termination of this Agreement for whatever reason, BMP shall forthwith and without
prejudice to any other rights which Novartis may have:

	 	16.8.1	 	Cease all Commercialization of the Products, save as otherwise provided for in
clause 16.5 and 16.6;
	 
	 	16.8.2	 	have no right whatsoever in or to the Products, the Registrations, the Patents, the
Trademarks, the Branding elements of the trademark of Enablex ®or any
information regarding the Products provided to BMP in terms of this Agreement and
shall promptly return to Novartis, at BMP’s own expense, all such information,
documentation, the Patents, the Trademarks, Branding elements of the trademark Enablex
® and any material containing the Trademarks of the Enablex ® .
	 
	 	16.8.3	 	Provide to Novartis, any and all the marketing and sale information about the
Product (including but not limited to the information as showed in clause 8.7).

	17.	 	CONFIDENTIALITY
	 
	17.1	 	No right, title or ownership interest shall be acquired by any Party in any confidential
information, including technical, business or commercial information, specifications, samples,
data, computer programs or documentation (“Confidential Information”) of any other Party that
is in existence prior to the date of this Agreement and is furnished or available or otherwise
disclosed pursuant to this Agreement unless specifically agreed to the contrary herein or in
any written ancillary document.
	 
	17.2	 	Unless the Party whose Confidential Information is furnished, made available or disclosed
otherwise agrees in writing, such Confidential Information shall:

	 	17.2.1	 	Be treated in confidence by the receiving Party and shall be used only for purposes
set forth in this Agreement;
	 
	 	17.2.2	 	Be disseminated only to those employees or agents of the receiving Party who have
agreed or are otherwise under a duty to maintain such confidential information in
confidence;
	 
	 	17.2.3	 	Together with any copies, be returned to the relevant Party or destroyed when no
longer needed.

	17.3	 	The duty to treat confidential information in confidence in terms of clause 20 shall not
apply to:

	 	17.3.1	 	Confidential information in the public domain otherwise than by breach of this
Agreement;
	 
	 	17.3.2	 	Confidential information which was previously known by a Party free of any
obligation to keep it in confidence;
	 
	 	17.3.3	 	Confidential information requested by a governmental authority having jurisdiction
over the disclosing Party provided that the disclosing Party makes reasonable efforts
to obtain protective arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Party owning the
confidential information.

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	17.4	 	The provisions of this clause 17 shall remain in effect notwithstanding the termination,
expiry or cancellation of this Agreement.
	 
	17.5	 	For the avoidance of doubt, Clause 16.8.3 shall in any case prevail over clause 17, and
Novartis shall have the right to freely use any information covered by clause 16.8.3.
	 
	18	 	ARBITRATION
	 
	 	 	Any dispute arising out of or in relation to the execution and fulfillment of this Agreement
shall be consulted friendly by the Parties. If the Parties can not reach any agreement
within 60 days after the dispute arises, then either party can submit the dispute to the
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Committee for arbitration. The
arbitration will be conducted in Beijing in Chinese and be in accordance with the then
current rules of the arbitration committee. The arbitration award shall be final and binding
on both parties without the right of appeal. The Parties agree that the arbitration
procedure set forth in this Section shall be the sole and exclusive means of settling and
resolving disputes that the Parties are not able to resolve amicably.
	 
	 	 	The parties shall share equally the reasonable documented cost of such arbitration
proceeding, but not the individual cost of the parties in participating in such proceeding.
	 
	19	 	INDEPENDENT PARTIES
	 
	 	 	All transactions between Novartis and BMP shall be on a principal-to-principal basis, BMP
buying for its own account and selling in its own name and for its own account. Nothing in
this Agreement shall constitute or deem to constitute a partnership or other form of joint
venture between the Parties or constitute or be deemed to constitute either Party as agent
or employee of the other for any purpose whatsoever and neither Party shall:

	 	19.1	 	have authority or power to contract in the name of the other or to give any
warranty, representation or understanding on the other’s behalf or to create any
liability against the other in any way or for any purpose whatsoever; and
	 
	 	19.2	 	in any correspondence or other dealings and transactions concerning this
Agreement, give any indications that it is acting other than as principal.

	20	 	FORCE MAJEURE
	 
	20.1	 	No Party shall be liable for any failure to fulfill any of their obligations under this
Agreement insofar as such failure is due to force majeure, for which purpose force majeure
shall include, but not be limited to, all events beyond the control of the Party claiming
force majeure which can not be foreseen, or if foreseeable can not reasonably be avoided,
which occur during the operation of this Agreement and prevent or hinder the carrying out of
the obligations of the Party claiming force majeure, and without limitation shall include act
of

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	 	 	God(the elements), war (whether declared or not), blockage, embargo, boycott, revolution,
invasion, insurrection, riot, civil commotion, mob violence, sabotage, strikes, lock-outs,
epidemics, quarantine or other reasons.
	 
	20.2	 	The Party affected by the force majeure (the “affected Party”) shall notify the other Party,
within 10 (ten) Business Days from the date on which the occurrence or expected occurrence of
the force majeure comes to the notice of the affected Party, of the force majeure event and
the nature, extent and anticipated duration of the force majeure. If the affected Party fails
to notify the other Party as aforesaid, the affected Party shall not be entitled to rely on
the force majeure provisions contained in this Agreement.
	 
	20.3	 	The affected Party shall use its best endeavours to obviate or remove the results of the
force majeure in the shortest time practicable and shall, in any event, not refrain from the
due performance in terms of the Agreement of such of its obligations as my remain unaffected
by the force majeure.
	 
	20.4	 	All performance time limits set in this Agreement for compliance by the affected Party shall
be extended for such a period as may reasonably be required to obviate or remove the effects
of the said force majeure, provided that in the event of such period being in excess of a
total period of 40 (forty) Business Days, the Party not affected shall have the right to
unilaterally terminate this Agreement with immediate effect by way of written notice to the
affected Party.
	 
	21.	 	DOMICILIA AND NOTICES
	 
	21.1	 	Any notice, demand or other communication:

	 	21.1.1	 	properly addressed by a Party to the other at the address in the first page of this
Agreement in terms hereof for the time being and sent by prepaid registered post
shall be deemed to be received by the latter on the 14th (fourteenth) day
following the date of posting thereof:
	 
	 	21.1.2	 	sent by telefax to its chosen telefax number stipulated herein, shall be deemed to
have been received on the date of dispatch (unless the contrary is proved).

	21.2	 	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this clause 21, a written notice or
communication actually received by a Party shall be an adequate written notice or
communication to it notwithstanding that it was not sent to or delivered at the address in the
first page.
	 
	22.	 	GOVERNING LAW
	 
	 	 	The interpretation, construction and effect of this Agreement and the rights and
obligations of the Parties shall be governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China.
	 
	23.	 	SEVERABILITY

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	 	 	Each provision of this Agreement is severable from all others, notwithstanding the manner
in which they may be linked together or grouped grammatically and if in terms of any
judgment or order, any provision, phrase, sentence, paragraph or clause is found to be
defective or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions phrases, sentences,
paragraphs and clauses shall nevertheless continue to be of full force. In particular and
without limiting the generality of the aforegoing, the Parties acknowledge the intention to
continue to be bound by this Agreement notwithstanding that any provision may be found to
be unenforceable or void or voidable, in which event, the provision concerned shall be
severed from the other provisions, each of which shall continue to be of full force.
	 
	24	 	ENTIRE AGREEMENT
	 
	 	 	This Agreement and its Annexures contain the entire agreement between the Parties in regard
to the matters with which this Agreement is concerned, and no Party shall be bound by any
undertakings, representations, warranties, promises or the like not recorded or otherwise
contained herein.
	 
	25	 	NON-VARIATION
	 
	 	 	No variation or consensual cancellation of this Agreement shall be of any force or effect
unless reduced to writing and signed by the Parties.
	 
	26	 	ON-WAIVER
	 
	 	 	No Party shall be regarded as having waived, or be precluded in any way from exercising,
any right under or arising form this Agreement by reason of such Party’s having at any time
granted any extension of time for, or having shown any indulgence to the other Party with
reference to, any payment or performance hereunder, for having failed to enforce, or
delayed in the enforcement of, any rights of action against the other Party.
	 
	27	 	CESSION AND ASSIGNMENT
	 
	27.1	 	Subject to the provisions of clause 27.3, each of the Parties shall be entitled, with the
other Party’s prior consent in writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, to
cede or assign rights and obligations arising out of this Agreement to an Affiliate of such
Party.
	 
	27.2	 	Subject to the provisions of clause 27.3, a Party which assigns any of its obligations in
terms of this clause 27 shall remain responsible to the other Party for the proper fulfillment
of the assignment obligations by the assignee.
	 
	27.3	 	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Novartis may assign
this Agreement without:

	 	i.	 	the consent of BMP; and
	 
	 	ii.	 	compensation to BMP;

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	 	 	in the event of a sale, transfer or other divestiture of its right, title and interest in
or to the Products in the Territory. This Agreement shall, accordingly, upon assignment
thereof into the name of the assignee, remain in full force and effect, save that the
assignee shall be substituted for Novartis and acquire all rights and be liable to perform
all the obligations which Novartis enjoyed against or was liable to perform in favor of BMP
in terms of this Agreement.

This Agreement has been executed in two identical copies.

ANNEXURE 1 Target Market Share and Target Unit Sales Committed by BMP

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	2011	 	2012	 	2013	 	2014	 	2015	 	2016	 	2017	 	2018	 	2019	 	2020
	TMS
	 	 	[*]	%	 	 	[*]	%	 	 	[*]	%	 	 	30	%	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	[*]	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TUS(000’ tablets)
	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	16,638	 	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	[*]	 	 	 	[*]	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

The TMS and TUS shall be fixed unless the Parties agree otherwise. For the year of 2011, the TUS
and TMS shall be for the whole year of 2011 ( except for the reason as listed in clause 11.9), no
matter of the exact date when BMP gets the Registration granted. The Parties will review in case
of drastic market trends. If the Parties can not agree anyway, the current data shall keep
unchanged.

Marketing & Sales (M&S) Expenses and Advertisement and Promotional Expenses (A&P)

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	USD (million)	 	2011	 	2012	 	2013	 	2014	 	2015	 	2016	 	2017	 	2018	 	2019	 	2020
	Total M&S

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ANNEXURE 2 — QUALITY ASSURANCE AGREEMENT

ANNEXURE 3
— BMP’S DETAILED SALES FORCE STRUCTURE

ANNEXURE 4 — PHARMACOVIGILENCE AGREEMENT

ANNEXURE 5 — CONTACT PERSONS AND RESPONSIBLE PERSONS

	 	 	 
	Shanghai Novartis Trading Co., Ltd

	 	Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation
	Jinsong Dong (contact)

	 	Richard Liu (contact)
	010-65058833-8878

	 	010-58797711-220
	Lorenzo Cazzoli

	 	Byron Wang
	010-65058833-8918

	 	010-58797711-288

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ANNEXURE 6 — TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS

	1.	 	Trademarks registered in the Territory to be licensed under this Agreement
	 
	 	 	ENABLEX Registration Number 1122307

ENABLEX (Chinese YI NENG BU) Registration Number 1099483
	 
	2.	 	There are two patents granted in the Territory, ie,

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Chinese Patent No: 
	 	90101543.1
	 

	 	Title:
	 	A Process for Preparing Pyrrolidine Derivatives

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Chinese Patent No:
	 	96196977.6
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Pharmaceutical Formulations containing Darifenacin

ANNEXURE 7 — NOVARTIS PHARMA PROMOTIONAL PRACTICES POLICY
AND GUIDELINES (NP4)

ANNEXURE 8 — CODE OF CONDUCT

ANNEXURE 9 — TRAINING CONFIRMATION FORM

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