Common use of Novartis Clause in Contracts

Novartis. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12.5.1, in the event that Novartis or its Affiliates make a Third Party Acquisition where the applicable Third Party or portion of such Third Party’s business, prior to such acquisition, conducting a research, development or commercialization program that, if conducted by Novartis at such time, would be a breach of Novartis’s exclusivity obligation in Section 12.5.1 (a “Novartis Competing Program”), Novartis will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to divest such Novartis Competing Program promptly following the closing of such acquisition, unless Novartis has exercised its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 15.2 with respect to the CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “[***]”. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. target of the Novartis Competing Program, and in any event will complete such divestment within [***] after the closing of such acquisition, provided that (i) such [***] time period will be extended if, at the expiration of such time period (and any extensions thereto), Novartis provides competent evidence of reasonable on-going efforts to divest such Novartis Competing Program, (ii) Novartis may conduct the Novartis Competing Program independently of Novartis’s activities under this Agreement during such time period and without any use of any Restricted Technology, and (iii) Novartis will cease all research, development and commercialization activities with respect to such Novartis Competing Program if Novartis has not completed such divestment within one (1) year after the closing of such acquisition (it being understood that Novartis may thereafter continue its efforts to divest such asset). Novartis will not be deemed in breach of Section 12.5.1 with respect to such Novartis Competing Program so long as Novartis complies with the terms of this Section 12.5.2.2.

Novartis. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12.5.1, in the event that Novartis or its Affiliates make a Third Party Acquisition where the applicable Third Party or portion of such Third Party’s business, prior to such acquisition, conducting a research, development or commercialization program that, if conducted by Novartis at such time, would be a breach of Novartis’s exclusivity obligation in Section 12.5.1 (a “Novartis Competing Program”), Novartis will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to divest such Novartis Competing Program promptly following the closing of such acquisition, unless Novartis has exercised its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 15.2 with respect to the CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “[***]”. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. target of the Novartis Competing Program, and in any event will complete such divestment within [***] after the closing of such acquisition, provided that (i) such [***] time period will be extended if, at the expiration of such time period (and any extensions thereto), Novartis provides competent evidence of reasonable on-going efforts to divest such Novartis Competing Program, (ii) Novartis may conduct the Novartis Competing Program independently of Novartis’s activities under this Agreement during such time period and without any use of any Restricted Technology, and (iii) Novartis will cease all research, development and commercialization activities with respect to such Novartis Competing Program if Novartis has not completed such divestment within one (1) year after the closing of such acquisition (it being understood that Novartis may thereafter continue its efforts to divest such asset). Novartis will not be deemed in breach of Section 12.5.1 with respect to such Novartis Competing Program so long as Novartis complies with the terms of this Section 12.5.2.2.