Provision Language
Definitions
“Sale Transaction” means (a) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, after the date of this Letter Agreement, by any person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of beneficial ownership of securities of the Company possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the Company, (b) a merger, consolidation or other similar transaction involving the Company, except for a transaction in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other transaction hold, in the aggregate, securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity immediately after such merger, consolidation or other transaction, or (c) an assignment, sale, transfer or exclusive license of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, whether by merger, stock transfer, or otherwise.
3. Global Access Commitments
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(q) Duration of Global Access Commitments. The Global Access Commitments will be ongoing and will continue for as long as the Foundation exists, except that (i) the Company’s obligation to accept Discovery Projects will terminate five years following the closing of the Foundation Investment (such five–year period will be extended to accommodate initiation of any Discovery Projects that may be under discussion by the Parties at the end of such period) and (ii) the Global Access Commitments shall expire in relation to a Program at such time as the Foundation or a Foundation–supported Entity has not, during the previous seven–year period, provided funding to the Company in furtherance of such Program; provided that, if a product developed (in whole or in part) with Foundation funding continues to be developed or available in Developing Countries, the Global Access Commitments will be ongoing and will continue with respect to such product.
4. Survival of Global Access Commitments
In the event of (i) a Sale Transaction, or (ii) the sale, exclusive license, or other transfer of the Platform Technology owned or controlled by the Company or the Funded Developments, the Global Access Commitments will survive and be assumed in full by the purchaser, transferee, licensee, or acquirer and the Company will take the necessary actions to effect such assumption. The Foundation will have the right to review the provisions of the written agreement with such third party that relate to the assumption of the Global Access Commitments to confirm that the Global Access Commitments will survive and be fully assumed by the third party and will continue to be directly enforceable by the Foundation. For clarity, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Letter Agreement, the Foundation’s rights hereunder that exist on the date of the Sale Transaction or sale, exclusive license, or other transfer of the Platform Technology or the Funded Developments will not be terminated by such transaction.
5. Withdrawal Right
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(e) Notwithstanding any exercise of the Withdrawal Right by the Foundation, the Foundation’s rights under the Global Access Commitments will survive.