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Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On October 31, 2024, Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an exclusive distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Health Regen, Inc. (the “Distributor”) pursuant to which the Distributor has agreed to purchase and sell the Company’s consumer health and dietary supplement products (the “Products”).
The Distribution Agreement contains customary indemnifications, representations, warranties and covenants. The exclusivity period of the Distribution Agreement commences on November 1, 2024, and expires on December 31, 2030 (the “Exclusivity Period”). During the Exclusivity period the Company and the Distributor have agreed the Company will not engage or authorize any other third-party to distribute or sell the Products globally. The Company is entitled to a mark-up fee on the Product manufacturing costs, and the Company is entitled to pass-through costs for any services procured on behalf of the Distributor.
The Distribution Agreement may be terminated by mutual agreement to terminate, or if the Company decides to terminate the Distribution Agreement before the end of the Exclusivity Period ends the Company will pay the Distributor a termination fee of three times the projected annual sales in year 6 of the Distribution Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Distribution Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Distribution Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Title | |
10.1 | Exclusive Distribution Agreement, between Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc. and Health Regen, Inc., dated October 31, 2024. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HARVARD APPARATUS REGENERATIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
November 6, 2024 | /s/ Joseph Damasio | |
(Date) | Joseph Damasio | |
Chief Financial Officer |
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