ZILA INC
8-K/A, 1997-12-09
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)   November 6, 1997



                                   ZILA, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         Delaware                         0-17521               86-0619668
(State or other jurisdiction            (Commission            (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                  File Number)         Identification No.)



5227 North 7th Street  Phoenix, Arizona                        85014
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (602) 266-6700


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The undersigned hereby amends Item 2 and Item 7(c) of its Current Report on Form
8-K dated November 6, 1997 and filed on November 21, 1997.

ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

               (a) Zila, Inc. (the "Company"), through its wholly owned
subsidiary Zila Pharmaceuticals, Inc., completed its acquisition of the
Peridex(R) product line ("Peridex") from The Procter & Gamble Company ("P&G")
pursuant to the terms of that Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement dated November
5, 1997 (the "Agreement") between The Procter & Gamble Company, The Procter &
Gamble Distributing Company and Zila Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Peridex is a
prescription anti-bacterial oral rinse.

               Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company also acquired
certain inventory, technology, contract rights, trademarks and other
intellectual property associated with Peridex. The purchase price of the Peridex
product line, which was determined in arms-length negotiations, was $12 million
plus the value of the inventory acquired at the closing. Under the terms of the
Agreement, the purchase price is to be delivered to P&G as follows: $6 million
was paid at closing, $4 million is payable within 180 days after closing, $1
million is payable within 12 months after closing and $1 million is
payable within 24 months after closing. The initial $6 million payment of the
purchase price was drawn from the funds available pursuant to the terms of that
certain Private Equity Line of Credit Agreement dated as of April 30, 1997
between Deere Park Capital Management and the Company.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

          (c)      Exhibits

          Exhibit No.                        Description

          *10                       Form of Asset Purchase and Sale
                                    Agreement dated as of November 5, 1997
                                    between Procter & Gamble Company and
                                    Zila Pharmaceuticals

          +99                       Press Release dated as of November 7, 1997

* Filed herewith
+ Previously filed


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                                   SIGNATURES

               Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                              ZILA, INC.




Date: December 8, 1997                        By    /s/ Joseph Hines
                                                 -------------------
                                                 Joseph Hines
                                                 President




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                                   EXHIBIT 10









                             ASSET SALE AND PURCHASE

                                    AGREEMENT

                                     BETWEEN

                              THE PROCTER & GAMBLE
                                    COMPANY,

                        THE PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING
                                     COMPANY

                                       AND

                           ZILA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.






                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                




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                                    PREAMBLE

This is an ASSET SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, made November 5, 1997, between The
Procter & Gamble Company and The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company, Ohio
corporations ("Seller"), and Zila Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation
("Buyer"). Each of Seller and Buyer may hereafter be referred to as a "Party" or
collectively as "Parties."

This agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the terms and conditions upon which
Seller will sell to Buyer, and Buyer will purchase from Seller and/or its
appropriate Affiliates, the Business (as hereinafter defined).

In consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, the signatories hereto agree as follows:


                                    ARTICLE I
                               CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

As used in this Agreement, each of the following terms shall have the following
meanings:

1.01     "ACQUIRED ASSETS" means only the following assets:

         (a)      the Books and Records ;

         (b)      trademarks (hereinafter "Trademarks") of the Business
                  specifically as set forth on Schedule 1.01(b), except as set
                  forth on, or limited by, Schedule 1.01(b)(i).

         (c)      Intellectual Property;

         (d)      claims, rights and benefits of Seller arising after Closing
                  pursuant to the Contracts in Schedule 1.01(d);

         (e)      the Technology, except as stated in the Technology License
                  Agreement ;

         (f)      Product registrations and/or health registrations (federal,
                  state and/or local) respecting the Products listed in Schedule
                  1.01(f) (the "Registrations");

         (g)      molds for the Product bottle and cap;

         (h)      the Inventory; and

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         (i)      goodwill exclusively related to the Business not otherwise
                  specifically identified herein.

         Notwithstanding the above, the Acquired Assets do not include any of
         the Excluded Assets.

1.02     "ACTION" means any dispute, controversy, claim, action, litigation,
         suit, cause of action, arbitration, mediation, or any proceeding by or
         before any court, arbitrator, mediator or Governmental Entity, or any
         investigation, subpoena, or demand preliminary to any of the foregoing.

1.03     "AFFILIATE" means, with respect to a Person, another Person that
         directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls,
         or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.
         "Control," whether or not capitalized, means, with respect to a Person,
         the ownership by another Person of greater than 50% of the income or
         voting interests of such Person or such other arrangement as
         constitutes the direct or indirect ability to direct the management,
         affairs or actions of such Person.

1.04     "ANTITRUST LAWS" means the United States, and relevant foreign
         equivalents of the following: the Sherman Act, Clayton Act,
         Robinson-Patman Act, Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act,
         Federal Trade Commission Act, and all other statutes, rules,
         regulations, orders, decrees, administrative and judicial doctrines,
         and other laws (whether foreign, federal, state, provincial, local or
         other) that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate
         actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of
         trade.

1.05     "ASSUMED LIABILITIES" means the following liabilities, whether known or
         unknown, accrued or contingent, direct or indirect:

         (a)      all liabilities arising out of or related to the operation of
                  the Business or ownership of the Acquired Assets after the
                  Effective Time;

         (b)      all liabilities for product liability and product warranty for
                  Products of the Business sold after the Effective Time or
                  manufactured by or for the Buyer or

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                  its successors before and after the Effective Time, except as
                  set forth in the Transitional Supply Agreement; 

         (c)      all liabilities for Taxes arising out of or relating to the
                  operation of the Business for periods after the Effective
                  Time;

         (d)      all liabilities and obligations of the Buyer as set forth in
                  the Transaction Documents;

         (e)      upon termination of the Transitional Supply Agreement,
                  liabilities to suppliers for materials to the extent
                  exclusively related to the Business and ordered in the
                  ordinary course of business prior to the termination of the
                  Transitional Supply Agreement, but delivered to Buyer or its
                  designee thereafter;

         (f)      all liabilities of Seller arising after the Effective Time
                  pursuant to the Contracts summarized in Schedules 1.01(b)(i)
                  and 1.01(d), except to the extent that the third party is
                  willing to release Seller of its obligations under those
                  Contracts; and

         (g)      all liabilities for returns (returned in accordance with
                  Seller's then current returns policy) of Products sold by P&G
                  prior to the Closing Date ("Returns of Seller's Products") to
                  the extent that the credits to be granted in response to the
                  Returns of Seller's Products plus reasonable costs of
                  destruction of returned goods (the "Returns Amount") exceed
                  fifty-thousand ($50,000.00) U.S. dollars and to the extent
                  that the Returns of Seller's Products are first received by
                  Seller or Buyer on or after the end of the third calendar
                  month following the Closing Date; and all liabilities for
                  returns of Products sold on or after the Closing Date without
                  limitation.

1.06     "ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT" means that agreement in the form attached as
         Exhibit 1.06, between Seller and Buyer, to be executed as of Closing,
         dealing with the assumption by the Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities and
         the assignment by Seller of their interests under the Contracts.

1.07     "AUTHORIZATION" means any legally required consent, authorization,
         approval, order, license, certificate or permit of or from, or
         declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity under any Antitrust
         Laws, including, without limitation, any legally required filing

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         with any Governmental Entity and the subsequent expiration of any
         legally required waiting period under any Antitrust Laws.

1.08     "BOOKS AND RECORDS" means books, records and other documents (including
         without limitation customer and supplier lists; distribution lists;
         mailing lists; sales materials; operating, production and other
         manuals; specifications; process drawings; manufacturing and quality
         control records and procedures exclusively used in the Business,
         existing at the Effective Time and owned by Seller at the Effective
         Time.

1.09     "BUSINESS" means the manufacturing, packaging, distributing, marketing
         and selling of the Products under one or more of the Trademarks in the
         Geography. The assets and liabilities of the Business consist,
         respectively, of the Acquired Assets and the Assumed Liabilities.

1.10     "BUSINESS DAY" means any day on which commercial banks in New York City
         are open for business providing substantially all services offered by
         such banks.

1.11     "CLOSING" means the closing of the transactions contemplated by this
         Agreement in accordance with the terms and upon the conditions set
         forth in this Agreement.

1.12     "CLOSING DATE" means the date on which the Closing occurs, as provided
         in Section 3.03 of this Agreement.

1.13     "CONTRACTS" means those contracts and agreements (except Intercompany
         Contracts) exclusively used in the Business to the extent they are
         freely assignable by Seller without the consent of any third party or
         such consent has been obtained, or denied, prior to Closing.

1.14     "EFFECTIVE TIME" means 5:00 p.m. EST on the Closing Date.

1.15     EXCLUDED ASSETS" means any and all assets not expressly listed as
         Acquired Assets, whether or not used in the Business, including, but
         not limited to, the following:


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         (a)      cash, cash equivalents (or similar investments) and accounts
                  receivable of the Business;

         (b)      insurance policies of Sellers pertaining to the Business and
                  all rights of Sellers of every nature and description under or
                  arising out of such insurance policies;

         (c)      claims for refunds of Taxes paid by Sellers or their
                  respective Affiliates;

         (d)      all rights of Sellers by virtue of the Transaction Documents;

         (e)      All machinery and equipment owned or leased by Sellers, unless
                  listed as Acquired Assets;

         (f)      Peridex trademarks not listed on Schedule 1.01(b); and

         (g)      any and all assets not expressly listed as Acquired Assets,
                  whether or not used in the Business.

1.16     "EXCLUDED LIABILITIES" means liabilities of Seller that are not Assumed
         Liabilities, including Returns Amounts of fifty-thousand ($50,000.00)
         U.S. dollars or less for Returns of Seller's Products that are first
         received by Seller or Buyer before the end of the third calendar month
         following the Closing Date.

1.17     "FINANCIAL INFORMATION" means that information related to inventory
         levels described or set forth in Schedule 1.17.

1.18     "GEOGRAPHY" means the United States and Canada.

1.19     "GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY" means any arbitrator, court, judicial,
         legislative, administrative or regulatory agency, commission,
         department, board or bureau or body or other governmental authority or
         instrumentality or any person or entity exercising executive,
         legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or
         pertaining to government, whether foreign, federal, state, provincial,
         local or other.

1.20     "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means the Trademarks and such other trade
         names, service marks, brand names, copyrights, advertising and
         promotional materials, slogans, rights to trade dress and designs as
         are owned as of the date hereof by Seller and are

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         exclusively used in the Business, as well as all the registrations and
         applications, if any, for the foregoing.

1.21     "INTERCOMPANY CONTRACTS" means all contracts and agreements between or
         among Seller and its Affiliates.

1.22     "INVENTORY"  means certain inventory of finished goods of Products.

1.23     "KNOWLEDGE OF" means, whether or not capitalized, in the case of an
         entity, the actual knowledge of the officers of such entity or, in the
         case of an individual, the actual knowledge of such individual, in
         either case as of the date of the representation, warranty or other
         statement.

1.24     "MATERIAL" and its variations mean, with respect to an event,
         circumstance or condition, that such event, circumstance or condition,
         individually or in the aggregate, has an adverse effect upon the
         assets, financial condition or earnings of the Business, costing the
         aggrieved party more than $100,000 (One Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars).

1.25     "PERSON" means (as the context requires) an individual, a corporation,
         a partnership, an association, a trust, a limited liability company, or
         other entity or organization, including a Governmental Entity.

1.26     "PRODUCTS" means the prescription oral rinse containing 0.12%
         chlorhexidine gluconate specially formulated to kill bacteria
         associated with gum disease bearing the Trademarks.

1.27     "PURCHASE PRICE" means US$ 12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million United States
         Dollars), plus the estimated inventory value as set forth in Section
         2.01, payable US$ 6,000,000.00 (Six Million United States Dollars) plus
         estimated inventory value in cash at Closing; US $4,000,000.00 (Four
         Million United States Dollars) due to Seller within 180 days after
         Closing; US $1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars)

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         due to Seller twelve months after Closing; and US $1,000,000.00 (One
         Million United States Dollars) due twenty-four months after Closing.

1.28     "TAXES" means all foreign, federal, state, provincial, local or other
         taxes, fees, levies, duties or other assessments or charges of whatever
         kind (including without limitation, income, excise, stamp, transfer,
         property, value added, real estate, sales, payroll, gains, gross
         receipts, withholding, and franchise taxes imposed by the United States
         or any state, county or local government, subdivision or agency
         thereof, or any other jurisdiction outside the United States. This
         definition shall include any interest, penalties, or additions payable
         in connection with such taxes, fees, levies, duties or other
         assessments or charges.

1.29     "TECHNOLOGY" means the United States IND and NDA for the Product,
         formulation, manufacturing, quality assurance, and packaging procedures
         and all the procedures to make and market the Product, safety,
         clinical, statistical studies and all other Product-related studies and
         their results, published and unpublished studies and their results,
         trade secrets exclusively related to the Product, process knowledge and
         technological and manufacturing know-how, and developmental studies and
         the results, in all cases, including any updates, additions or changes
         thereto, and in all cases to the extent these items are exclusively
         related to the Product. "Technology License Agreement" means that
         Agreement wherein Buyer grants to Seller certain rights related to the
         Technology.

1.30     "TRADEMARKS" means those trademarks, registrations and applications
         therefor set forth in Schedule 1.01(b), as modified or limited by
         Schedule 1.01(b)(i).

1.31     "TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENTS" means the assignments of the Trademarks, which
         will be in the form agreed to by Seller and Buyer, to Buyer from
         Seller.

1.32     "TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" means collectively (a) this Agreement; (b) the
         Trademark Assignments; (c) the Transition Supply Agreement; (d) the
         Assumption Agreement, (e) the Technology License Agreement, and (f) the
         Transition Services Agreement. The phrase "the consummation of the
         transaction contemplated by this Agreement" or such

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         similar phrases shall include the execution and delivery of the
         Transaction Documents.


0.1      "TRANSFER TAXES" means all sales, use, transfer, value added, goods and
         services, recording, registration, intangible, documentary, stamp and
         similar taxes or fees (including recording fees for deeds, leases,
         security interests, bills of sale, assignments and other documents)
         imposed or made payable by any Governmental Entity in connection with
         the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.


1.34     "TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT" means the agreement, in the form
         attached as Schedule 1.34, between Buyer and Seller's appropriate
         Affiliate, to be executed as of the Closing, dealing with the
         short-term services to be provided by Seller to Buyer.

1.35     "TRANSITION SUPPLY AGREEMENT" means the agreement, in the form attached
         as Schedule 1.35, between Buyer and Seller, to be executed as of the
         Closing, dealing with the short-term manufacture by Seller or one of
         Seller's appropriate Affiliates of Products.

1.35     "WESTERN EUROPE" means the territories and countries: United Kingdom,
         Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland,
         Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Luxemburg, Greece,
         Poland, Finland, Austria, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco and Republic
         of San Marino, plus the European Union and its associated states as may
         be added from time to time.

1.36     OTHER DEFINITIONS. Other terms defined in this Agreement, and the
         location where they are defined, are:

                                                             Location
                  "AAA"                                   Section 9.03(d)
                  "AGREEMENT"                             Preamble
                  "BUYER"                                 Preamble
                  "BUYER'S ASSERTION"                     Section 9.01(b)
                  "CLAIM"                                 Section 9.03(a)

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"CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT"                     Section 6.04
"EVALUATION MATERIALS"                          Section 6.04
"LOSSES"                                        Section 9.01(a)
"RETURNS AMOUNTS"                               Section 1.05
"RETURNS OF SELLER'S PRODUCTS"                  Section 1.05
"SELLER"                                        Preamble
"SELLER'S ASSERTION"                            Section 9.02(b)
"TAX RECORDS"                                   Section 6.11
"TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT"                  Section 1.29




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                                   ARTICLE II
                           PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS

2.01     PURCHASE PRICE. A description of the details of the Purchase Price, as
         agreed to by Seller, Seller's appropriate Affiliates and Buyer prior to
         the Closing, is set forth in Schedule 2.01. Seller, Seller's
         appropriate Affiliates and Buyer and its Affiliates will not take a
         position in any forum that is inconsistent with the details set forth
         in Schedule 2.01, including without limitation taking an inconsistent
         position on any Tax return, before any Governmental Entity charged with
         the collection of any Tax, or in any Action relating to any Tax.

2.02     DELIVERY OF PURCHASE PRICE. In accordance with the terms and upon the
         conditions of this Agreement, and in consideration of the sale of the
         Acquired Assets to Buyer by Seller and its appropriate Affiliates, at
         the Closing, Buyer will deliver to Seller the Purchase Price, in
         accordance with the payment terms specified in Section 1.27, in
         immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account or accounts
         specified by Seller.

2.03     SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE BUSINESS. In accordance with the terms and
         upon the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller and its
         appropriate Affiliates will sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver
         to Buyer the Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities, and Buyer will
         purchase, acquire, accept and assume, the Acquired Assets and Assumed
         Liabilities.




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                                   ARTICLE III
                                     CLOSING

3.01     ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN AT CLOSING. At the Closing, the following actions
         will be taken:

         (a)      Seller and/or Seller's appropriate Affiliates, will deliver to
                  Buyer, duly executed, the following:

                  (i)      a bill of sale in a form reasonably acceptable to
                           Seller, Sellers Affiliates and Buyer for those
                           Acquired Assets that will not be transferred pursuant
                           to specific documents described elsewhere in this
                           Section 3.01(a);

                  (ii)     a certificate by an officer of Seller, in a form
                           reasonably acceptable to Seller and Buyer, to the
                           effect that, to the Knowledge of such officer, the
                           warranties and representations set forth in Article
                           IV of this Agreement are true and correct as of
                           Closing;

                  (iii)    the Trademark Assignments, except to the extent that
                           formalities outside the U.S. require more time to
                           complete these assignments;

                  (iv)     a receipt for the Purchase Price in a form
                           reasonably acceptable to Seller, Seller's appropriate
                           Affiliates and Buyer; 

                  (v)      certified copies of any resolutions by Seller's board
                           of directors, or any other necessary corporate
                           actions of Seller, authorizing the execution and
                           performance of this Agreement and the consummation of
                           the transactions contemplated hereby; and

                  (vi)     such other documents as are, in the reasonable
                           opinion of counsel for Seller and Buyer, necessary or
                           desirable to transfer the Assumed Liabilities and
                           Acquired Assets to Buyer.

         (b)      Buyer will deliver to Seller, duly executed, the following:

                  (i)      a certificate by an officer of Buyer, in a form
                           reasonably acceptable to Seller, Seller's appropriate
                           Affiliates and Buyer, to the effect that, to the
                           Knowledge of such officer, the warranties and
                           representations set forth in Article V of this
                           Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing; 

                  (ii)     the Purchase Price, delivered as described in Section
                           2.02;

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                  (iii)    a receipt for the Acquired Assets in a form
                           reasonably acceptable to Seller, Seller's appropriate
                           Affiliates and Buyer;

                  (iv)     certified copies of any resolutions by Buyer's board
                           of directors, or any other necessary corporate
                           actions of Buyer and its Affiliates, authorizing the
                           execution and performance of this Agreement and the
                           consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
                           and

                  (v)      such other documents as are, in the reasonable
                           opinion of counsel for Seller and Buyer, necessary or
                           desirable to transfer the Assumed Liabilities and
                           Acquired Assets to Buyer.

         (c)      Seller and Buyer concurrently will duly execute and deliver to
                  each other:

                  i)       certificates of incumbency for all officers executing
                           documents in connection with the Transaction
                           Documents;

                  ii)      the Transition Services Agreement;

                  iii)     the Technology License Agreement;

                  (iv)     the Transition Supply Agreement; and

                  (v)      the Assumption Agreement.

3.02     INTERDEPENDENCE. The transfers and deliveries described in this Article
         III are mutually interdependent and are to be regarded as occurring
         simultaneously as of the Effective Time. Unless agreed to in writing by
         both Seller and Buyer, no such transfer or delivery will become
         effective until all other transfers and deliveries provided for in this
         Article III have also become effective.

3.03     TIME AND PLACE OF CLOSING. The Closing shall take place on November 5,
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                                   ARTICLE IV
                    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

Seller and/or Seller's appropriate Affiliates represent and warrant that the
following are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement, and will be
true and correct as of the Closing.

4.01     AUTHORITY. Seller and/or Seller's appropriate Affiliates have full
         corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
         to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. All corporate
         proceedings on the part of Seller and/or Seller's appropriate
         Affiliates that are necessary to approve and authorize the execution
         and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
         contemplated hereby have occurred, and, assuming proper execution and
         delivery by Buyer, this Agreement is enforceable against Seller and/or
         Seller's appropriate Affiliates in accordance with its terms and the
         Transaction Documents will be enforceable upon execution and delivery
         to Buyer, in each case, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy,
         insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting
         creditors rights and remedies generally and (b) the remedy of specific
         performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief.

4.02     FINANCIAL INFORMATION. To the Knowledge of Seller and/or Seller's
         appropriate Affiliates, the Financial Information on Schedule 1.17 is
         in accordance with the books and records of Seller and/or Seller's
         appropriate Affiliates (except for non-Material errors or omissions).
         SELLER AND/OR SELLER'S APPROPRIATE AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTIES OF ANY
         TYPE WITH RESPECT TO ANY PORTION OF THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT IS A
         PROJECTION.

4.03     FINDER'S FEES AND COMMISSIONS. Neither Seller and/or Seller's
         appropriate Affiliates has any liability or obligation to pay any fees
         or commissions to any broker, finder or other agent with respect to the
         transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Buyer could
         become liable or obligated.

4.04     AUTHORIZATIONS. No Authorization is needed by Seller and/or Seller's
         appropriate Affiliates for the execution, delivery, or performance of
         this Agreement and the

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         consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except where the
         failure to obtain such Authorization will not have a Material adverse
         effect on this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
         contemplated hereby.

4.05     INFRINGEMENT. Except to an extent not Material, Seller and/or Seller's
         appropriate Affiliates' use of the Trademarks in the Geography does not
         infringe any trademark of any third Person.

4.06     LITIGATION AND CLAIMS. There is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge
         of Seller and/or Seller's appropriate Affiliates, threatened against or
         involving Seller and/or Seller's appropriate Affiliates arising out of
         Seller and/or Seller's appropriate Affiliates' operation of the
         Business or affecting the Acquired Assets or which questions or
         challenges the validity of this Agreement or any action to be taken
         pursuant hereto, except as set forth in Schedule 4.06, or where such
         litigation will not have a material adverse effect on this Agreement or
         the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.07     ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING. Seller and/or Seller's appropriate
         Affiliates are corporations duly organized, validly existing, and in
         good standing under the laws of its state of Ohio and is duly
         authorized to do business therein, with full corporate power to own
         their properties and conduct the Business as presently conducted by
         them, except where not Material.

4.08     TITLE TO ACQUIRED ASSETS. Seller and/or Seller's appropriate Affiliates
         have and will convey to Buyer good and marketable title to all of the
         Acquired Assets used in the Business in the Geography free and clear or
         any Material security interests, liens, pledges, claims, charges,
         options or other encumbrances.

4.09     VIOLATIONS/BREACHES. To the Knowledge of Seller and/or Seller's
         appropriate Affiliates, the execution and delivery of this Agreement
         and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not
         violate any law, rule or regulation or order, judgment, or decree
         binding on Seller and/or Seller's appropriate Affiliates and will not

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          result in a breach of any term of the certificate of incorporation,
          code of regulation or by-laws of Seller and/or Seller's appropriate
          Affiliates or of any contract, agreement or other instrument to which
          Seller and/or Seller's appropriate Affiliates is a party, except where
          not Material.

4.10     INVENTORY. All inventories of the Business to be purchased by Buyer
         hereunder are good, usable and of a quality and quantity which are
         saleable in the ordinary course of business for the purpose which is
         intended.



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                                    ARTICLE V
                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

Buyer represents and warrants that the following are true and correct as of the
date of this Agreement, and will be true and correct as of the Closing.

5.01     AUTHORITY. Buyer has full corporate power and authority to execute and
         deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
         hereby. All corporate proceedings on the part of Buyer or its
         Affiliates that are necessary to approve and authorize the execution
         and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
         contemplated hereby have occurred, and, assuming proper execution and
         delivery by Seller, this Agreement is enforceable against Buyer in
         accordance with its terms and the Transaction Documents will be
         enforceable upon execution and delivery to Seller, in each case subject
         to (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
         similar laws affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors'
         rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and
         injunctive and other forms of equitable relief.

5.02     FINDER'S FEES AND COMMISSIONS. Buyer does not have any liability or
         obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or
         other agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
         Agreement for which Seller could become liable or obligated.

5.03     FUNDING. Buyer has sufficient unrestricted, non-contingent funding to
         enable Buyer to deliver the Purchase Price in the manner required and
         specified in Section 2.02.

5.04     AUTHORIZATIONS. No Authorization is needed by Buyer for the execution,
         delivery, or performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
         transactions contemplated hereby, except where the failure to obtain
         such Authorization will not have a Material adverse effect on this
         Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.


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5.05     LITIGATION AND CLAIMS. There is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge
         of Buyer, threatened against or involving Buyer which questions or
         challenges the validity of this Agreement or any action to be taken
         pursuant hereto, except as will not have a Material adverse effect on
         this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
         hereby.

5.06     ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING. Buyer is a corporation duly organized,
         validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of
         Nevada and is duly authorized to do business therein.

5.07     VIOLATIONS/BREACHES. To the Knowledge of Buyer, the execution and
         delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
         contemplated hereby do not violate any law, rule or regulation or
         order, judgment, or decree binding on Buyer and will not result in a
         breach of any term of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of
         Buyer or its Affiliates or of any contract, agreement or other
         instrument to which Buyer or its Affiliates is a party, except such
         violations as will not have a material adverse effect on this Agreement
         or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.


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                                   ARTICLE VI
                                    COVENANTS

6.01     OPERATION OF THE BUSINESS PRIOR TO CLOSING. Except for actions taken
         pursuant to the prior written consent of Buyer, Seller from the date of
         this Agreement until the Closing will:

         (a)      conduct the Business in the ordinary course;

         (b)      continue to meet the contractual obligations of, and pay
                  obligations relating to, the Business as they mature in the
                  ordinary course; and

         (c)      maintain in the ordinary course the business relations of
                  Seller with their suppliers, business customers and other with
                  whom they have business relations in connection with the
                  Business.

6.02     EFFORTS TO CLOSE.

         (a)      Seller and Buyer will use all commercially reasonable efforts
                  to cause all of the conditions, as specified in Articles VII
                  and VIII of this Agreement, to the obligations of the others
                  to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby to be met
                  as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement.

         (b)      Seller and Buyer will each use its best efforts to obtain, as
                  soon as practicable, the Authorizations that may be or become
                  necessary for the performance of its obligations under this
                  Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
                  contemplated hereby and will cooperate fully with each other
                  in promptly seeking to obtain such Authorizations.

6.03     BULK TRANSFER LAWS. Buyer waives compliance by Seller with any laws
         relating to bulk transfers and bulk sales applicable to the
         transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

6.04     CONFIDENTIALITY.

         (a)      Except to the extent contrary to the terms of this Agreement,
                  the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement dated June 4, 1997
                  and May 23, 1997 between Seller and Buyer (the
                  "Confidentiality Agreement") are hereby incorporated by

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                  reference and will continue in full force and effect until the
                  Closing, at which time such Confidentiality Agreement will
                  terminate only in respect of that portion of the Evaluation
                  Material (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement) which
                  relates to the Business. If this Agreement is, for any reason,
                  terminated prior to the Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement
                  will continue in full force and effect in accordance with its
                  terms. Under all circumstances, the Confidentiality Agreement
                  will continue in full force and effect with respect to that
                  portion of the Evaluation Material not related to the
                  Business.

         (b)      Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement,
                  Seller, Buyer and their Affiliates will not disclose the terms
                  of the Transaction Documents to any Person other than such
                  directors, officers, shareholders, employees and attorneys of
                  Seller, Buyer, their Affiliates and their financial advisors,
                  or such other Persons acting on behalf of or in the interests
                  of Seller, Buyer and their Affiliates to whom disclosure of
                  the terms of this Agreement is necessary for the consummation
                  of the transactions contemplated hereby or the operation of
                  the Business. Any disclosure permitted by this Section 6.04(b)
                  will be made on a confidential basis.

         (c)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
                  Seller, Buyer and their Affiliates may disclose the terms of
                  this Agreement to any Person, whether by providing such Person
                  with photocopies of all or portions thereof or otherwise: (i)
                  to the extent required by applicable laws, rules or
                  regulations; (ii) as may be required in the reasonable opinion
                  of Seller, Buyer, or their Affiliates, as the case may be, in
                  connection with the consummation of the transactions
                  contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) as may be required,
                  in the reasonable opinion of Seller, Buyer, or their
                  Affiliates, as the case may be, in the defense of Seller,
                  Buyer, or their Affiliates in any Action.

         (d)      If this Agreement is, for any reason, terminated prior to the
                  Closing, Buyer will promptly return to Seller all copies of
                  Evaluation Material in its possession or in the possession of
                  any Person acting on behalf of or in the interests of Buyer or
                  its Affiliates; provided, however, that the portion of the
                  Evaluation Material which consists of analyses, compilations,
                  studies or other documents prepared by Buyer or its Affiliates
                  or any Person acting on their behalf of in their interest will
                  be destroyed and such destruction will be confirmed in writing
                  to Seller.

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         (e)      Any press releases, public announcements or similar publicity
                  with respect to this Agreement or the transactions
                  contemplated hereby must be approved by both Seller and Buyer
                  in advance, provided that such approval may not be
                  unreasonably withheld or delayed, and further provided that
                  nothing herein will prevent Seller or Buyer or their
                  Affiliates, upon reasonable notice to the other, from making
                  public announcements to comply with the requirements of law or
                  any listing agreement with any national securities exchange or
                  to inform their respective employees of the transactions
                  contemplated by this Agreement.

6.05     COOPERATION IN LITIGATION. Seller and Buyer will, in the defense of any
         third-party Action relating to the Business, make available during
         normal business hours, but without unreasonably disrupting their
         respective businesses, all personnel and records of the Business
         reasonably necessary to permit the effective defense or investigation
         of such Action. If information other than that pertaining to the
         Business is contained in such records, Seller and Buyer will either
         agree that such information may be omitted or redacted by the producing
         party, or will enter into appropriate secrecy commitments to protect
         such information.

6.06     COOPERATION IN TAX MATTERS. Seller and Buyer will make available during
         normal business hours, but without unreasonably disrupting their
         respective businesses, all personnel and records of the Business
         reasonably necessary in connection with the filing of any Tax return,
         amended return or claim for refund; determining a liability for Taxes
         or a right to refund for Taxes; or in conducting an audit or other
         proceeding in respect of Taxes.

6.07     COOPERATION OF THIRD PERSONS. Where the cooperation of third Persons
         such as insurers or trustees would be necessary in order for a party to
         completely fulfill its obligations under this Agreement the Transaction
         Documents, such party will use all reasonable efforts to cause such
         third Persons to provide such cooperation.

6.08     EXPENSES. Buyer shall pay all expenses, including all taxes, relating
         to the transfer of the registrations for the Trademarks specified in
         Schedule 1.01(b). Buyer shall pay all expenses involved with
         preparation of deeds of assignment for the Trademarks and

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         the assignment of the Trademarks. Buyer agrees to pay all Trademark
         expenses incurred after the Closing. Buyer will assume management of
         the Trademarks at Closing. Seller will cooperate with Buyer in
         executing the deeds of assignment, however, in no event shall Seller be
         obligated to execute deeds of assignment later than six (6) months
         after Closing. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, whether
         or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated,
         each of Seller and Buyer shall bear its own costs and expenses, except
         that all Taxes and Transfer Taxes in connection with the transactions
         contemplated by this Agreement (except Taxes on the income of Seller)
         will be borne by Buyer.

6.09     INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT RECORDATION. Seller will, at Buyer's
         cost and expense, arrange for the drafting and notarization,
         authentication, legalization, and/or consularization (as may be
         required) of the Trademark Assignments. It is the Buyer's sole
         responsibility to record or cause to be recorded such documents with
         the appropriate authorities.

6.10     ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS. Except as stated elsewhere in this Agreement,
         from time to time after the Closing, Seller and Buyer will execute and
         deliver, without further consideration, such documents as any of them
         may reasonably request, in such form as may be appropriate, if
         necessary or advisable in connection with the consummation of the
         transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


6.11     TAX RECORDS. Buyer will preserve and keep all Books and Records
         received from Seller relating to Tax matters of the Business ("Tax
         Records") until the expiration of the appropriate statutes of
         limitations with respect to such Tax matters or seven (7) years,
         whichever is longer. Until such expiration, representatives of Seller
         will, upon reasonable notice, have access to such Tax Records during
         normal business hours to, examine, inspect and copy them.

6.12     USE OF SELLER'S NAME OR REPUTATION/PACKAGING MATERIALS. Except as
         specifically set forth herein, Buyer will not operate the Business
         utilizing, based on or taking advantage of the name, reputation or
         corporate goodwill of Seller. Except as

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         otherwise provided in the Transitional Supply Agreement, Buyer will
         cease use of packaging, advertising, sales and promotional materials
         bearing any of Seller's corporate names, product identification numbers
         or consumer information telephone numbers beginning three (3) months
         after the Closing, or such shorter period if limited by the
         requirements of any law or regulation. Buyer will incur cost for art
         work, proofs, plates, stickering and other associated costs. Buyer will
         maintain quality standards for Products at least equal to those
         maintained by Seller at the time of the Closing for so long as Buyer
         continues to use any packaging, advertising, sales or promotional
         materials bearing the corporate names, product identification numbers
         or consumer information telephone numbers of Seller.

6.13     CONSENT TO ASSIGN. Prior to Closing, Seller will use commercially
         reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of any third-party to any
         Contract to the extent exclusively related to the Business, which
         consent is required for the assignment of any such contract or any
         portion thereof from Seller to Buyer. At Closing, Seller will assign
         all contracts for which consent has been obtained and Buyer shall
         assume all obligations and liabilities related thereto.

6.14     ADDITIONAL RECORDS. Within a reasonable time after Closing, Seller
         shall provide to Buyer books, records or other documents, if any, which
         are not exclusively related to the Business but which are necessary for
         the operation of the Business. Seller may redact from such copies any
         information which does not relate to the Business and Buyer shall have
         the right to use such copies in connection with its operation and
         ownership of the Business.

6.15     PRODUCT RETURNS. Buyer shall not encourage Returns of Seller's Products
         out of the ordinary course of Business.

6.16     NOTIFICATION OF CUSTOMERS. Seller agrees to cooperate with Buyer, at
         Buyer's request, in the notification to customers of the Business of
         the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Such notification (the
         "Joint Notice") shall be in such form as is reasonably satisfactory to
         Buyer and Seller. Each Party will prepare a notice for their own use
         which is acceptable to the other Party. The Parties shall cooperate

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         in similar written notification to the managed care organizations
         referenced in Schedule 1.05(f), and Seller shall undertake reasonable
         efforts to identify such organizations and provide Buyer, where
         permitted by the Contracts, a summary of the material terms and
         conditions of each such Contract.

6.17     FEDERAL AND STATE REBATES. The Parties agree that the rights and
         responsibilities created by Section 4401 of the Omnibus Budget
         Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508) (the "Medicaid Law")
         and other federal and state rebate programs will be apportioned as
         follows:

         (a)      Reporting. Seller will be responsible for filing with
                  appropriate state and federal agencies all information
                  required by the Medicaid Law and the laws of individual states
                  for Products bearing Seller's NDC Codes. If Buyer enters into
                  an agreement with HCFA or state authorities, Buyer will bear
                  the same responsibility for Products sold by Buyer.

         (b)      Rebates. For a period of 12 months after the Closing Date,
                  Seller shall pay, and assumes all other responsibility for,
                  all monies due and owing to applicable federal or state
                  authorities under the Medicaid and state rebate programs or to
                  non-wholesaler customers pursuant to Product discounts or
                  similar agreements for Seller's NDC codes for the Products.
                  For all such monies which become due and owing more than 12
                  months after the Closing Date, Buyer shall be liable.

         (c)      Chargebacks. For a period of 12 months after the Closing Date,
                  Seller shall pay, and assumes all other responsibility for,
                  all monies due and owing to wholesalers arising from Product
                  discount or similar agreements or federal and state government
                  contracts under applicable programs for Seller's NDC codes for
                  the Products. For all such monies which become due and owing
                  more than 12 months after the Closing Date, Buyer shall be
                  liable.

1.       SELLER'S RIGHT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE TECHNOLOGY. Buyer shall give
         Seller and/or Seller's appropriate Affiliates access to the Technology
         for Seller's use in Western Europe.

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                                   ARTICLE VII
                   CONDITIONS TO SELLER'S OBLIGATION TO CLOSE

All obligations of Seller to sell the Acquired Assets, to transfer the Business,
and to perform any other action at the Closing are subject to the fulfillment,
prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions, any of which
may be waived by Seller in whole or in part without written or oral notice of
such waiver to Buyer.

7.01     AUTHORIZATIONS/WAITING PERIODS. All Authorizations legally required for
         the Closing will have been obtained, except where failure to obtain
         such Authorizations will not have a Material adverse effect on this
         Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

7.02     NO INJUNCTION/ORDER. No preliminary or permanent injunction or other
         order will have been issued that would make unlawful the consummation
         of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

7.03     PERFORMANCE OF BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS. Buyer will have fully performed all
         commitments required by this Agreement to be performed prior to Closing
         (except for those which, in the aggregate, will not have a material
         adverse effect on this Agreement or the consummation of the
         transactions contemplated hereby) and will have tendered at the Closing
         the Purchase Price and the documents required in Section 3.01(b) and
         (c).

7.04     BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE. All representations and
         warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement will be true and
         correct as of the Closing, except for those which, in the aggregate,
         will not have a material adverse effect on this Agreement or the
         consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.




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                                  ARTICLE VIII
                    CONDITIONS TO BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO CLOSE

All obligations of Buyer to purchase the Acquired Assets, to assume the Assumed
Liabilities, and to perform any other action at the Closing are subject to the
fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions,
any of which may be waived by Buyer in whole or in part without written or oral
notice of such waiver to Seller.

8.01     AUTHORIZATIONS/WAITING PERIODS. All Authorizations legally required for
         the Closing will have been obtained, except where failure to obtain
         such Authorizations will not have a material adverse effect on this
         Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

8.02     NO INJUNCTION/ORDER. No preliminary or permanent injunction or other
         order will have been issued that would make unlawful the consummation
         of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

8.03     PERFORMANCE OF SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS. Seller will have fully performed
         all commitments required by this Agreement to be performed prior to
         Closing, except for those which, in the aggregate are not Material, and
         will have tendered at the Closing the documents required in Section
         3.01(a) and (c).

8.04     SELLER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE. All representations and
         warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement will be true and
         correct as of the Closing, except for those which, in the aggregate,
         are not Material.



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                                   ARTICLE IX
                         INDEMNIFICATION AND ARBITRATION



9.01     INDEMNIFICATION BY SELLER.

         (a)      Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller
                  will defend, indemnify and hold Buyer harmless from and
                  against: (i) all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs
                  and expenses (including without limitation reasonable fees and
                  expenses of attorneys incurred in investigation or defense) of
                  any third-party Action arising out of or related to an
                  Excluded Liability or breach of a representation and warranty
                  or covenant of Seller in this Agreement (collectively called
                  "Losses"); and (ii) all costs and expenses of Buyer (including
                  without limitation reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys)
                  incurred in connection with the successful enforcement of any
                  rights of Buyer under the indemnity provided in this Section
                  9.01.

         (b)      Promptly after receipt by Buyer of notice of any Action in
                  respect of which indemnity may be sought against Seller
                  hereunder (for purposes of this Section 9.01, a "Buyer's
                  Assertion"), Buyer will notify Seller in writing of the
                  Buyer's Assertion, but the failure to so notify Seller will
                  not relieve Seller of any liability it may have to Buyer,
                  except to the extent Seller has suffered actual prejudice
                  thereby. Seller will be entitled to participate in and, to the
                  extent Seller elects by written notice to Buyer within thirty
                  (30) days after receipt by Seller of notice of such Buyer's
                  Assertion, to assume the defense of such Buyer's Assertion, at
                  its own expense, with counsel chosen by it which will be
                  reasonably satisfactory to Buyer. With respect to any such
                  Buyer's Assertion, Buyer will promptly provide Seller with:
                  (i) notice and copies of any documents served upon Buyer; and
                  (ii) all reasonable cooperation which Seller deems necessary
                  to defend such Buyer's Assertion, including without limitation
                  providing Seller and its outside attorneys access to any
                  potentially-relevant documents, information, or individuals
                  within the control of Buyer, other than any privileged
                  documents. If business information of Buyer other than that
                  pertaining to the Business is contained in such documents or
                  information, Seller and Buyer will enter into

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                  appropriate secrecy commitments to protect such documents or
                  information. Notwithstanding that Seller may have elected by
                  written notice to assume the defense of any Buyer's Assertion,
                  Buyer will have the right to participate in the investigation
                  and defense thereof, with separate counsel chosen by Buyer,
                  but in such event the fees and expenses of Buyer (above those
                  which would otherwise have been incurred) and such separate
                  counsel will be paid by Buyer.

         (c)      Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9.01 to the contrary:
                  (i) Seller will have no obligation with respect to any Buyer's
                  Assertion if, in connection therewith, Buyer, without the
                  written consent of Seller, settles or compromises any Action
                  or consents to the entry of any judgment; and (ii) Seller will
                  not, without the written consent of Buyer with respect to any
                  Buyer's Assertion: (A) settle or compromise any Action or
                  consent to the entry of any judgment which does not include as
                  an unconditional term thereof the delivery by the claimant or
                  plaintiff to Buyer of a duly executed written release of Buyer
                  from all liability in respect of such Action, which release
                  will be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to
                  counsel for Buyer; or (B) settle or compromise any Action in
                  any manner that, in the sole judgment of Buyer or its counsel,
                  may materially adversely affect Buyer other than as a result
                  of money damages or other money payments.

         (d)      Upon the payment of any settlement or judgment pursuant to
                  this Section 9.01 with respect to any Buyer's Assertion,
                  Seller will be subrogated to all rights and remedies of Buyer
                  against any third party in respect of such Buyer's Assertion
                  to the extent of the amount so paid by Seller.

         (e)      The indemnity provided for by this Section 9.01 will be
                  Buyer's exclusive source of recovery against Seller with
                  respect to matters covered hereby.

9.02     INDEMNIFICATION BY BUYER.

         (a)      Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer
                  will defend, indemnify and hold Seller harmless from and
                  against: (i) all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs
                  and expenses (including without limitation reasonable fees and
                  expenses of attorneys incurred in investigation or defense) of
                  any third-party Action arising out of or related to an Assumed
                  Liability or breach of

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                  a representation and warranty or covenant of Buyer in this
                  Agreement (collectively called "Losses"); and (ii) all costs
                  and expenses of Seller (including without limitation
                  reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys) incurred in
                  connection with the successful enforcement of any rights of
                  Seller under the indemnity provided in this Section 9.02.

         (b)      Promptly after receipt by Seller of notice of any Action in
                  respect of which indemnity may be sought against Buyer
                  hereunder (for purposes of this Section 9.02, a "Seller's
                  Assertion"), Seller will notify Buyer in writing of the
                  Seller's Assertion, but the failure to so notify Buyer will
                  not relieve Buyer of any liability it may have to Seller,
                  except to the extent Buyer has suffered actual prejudice
                  thereby. Buyer will be entitled to participate in and, to the
                  extent Buyer elects by written notice to Seller within thirty
                  (30) days after receipt by Buyer of notice of such Seller's
                  Assertion, to assume the defense of such Seller's Assertion,
                  at its own expense, with counsel chosen by it which will be
                  reasonably satisfactory to Seller. With respect to any such
                  Seller's Assertion, Seller will promptly provide Buyer with:
                  (i) notice and copies of any documents served upon Seller; and
                  (ii) all reasonable cooperation which Buyer deems necessary to
                  defend such Seller's Assertion, including without limitation
                  providing Buyer and its outside attorneys access to any
                  potentially-relevant documents, information, or individuals
                  within the control of Seller, other than any privileged
                  documents. If business information of Seller other than that
                  pertaining to the Business is contained in such documents or
                  information, Seller and Buyer will enter into appropriate
                  secrecy commitments to protect such documents or information.
                  Notwithstanding that Buyer may have elected by written notice
                  to assume the defense of any Seller's Assertion, Seller will
                  have the right to participate in the investigation and defense
                  thereof, with separate counsel chosen by Seller, but in such
                  event the fees and expenses of Seller (above those which would
                  otherwise have been incurred) and such separate counsel will
                  be paid by Seller.

         (c)      Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9.02 to the contrary:
                  (i) Buyer will have no obligation with respect to any Seller's
                  Assertion if, in connection therewith, Seller, without the
                  written consent of Buyer, settle or compromise any Action or
                  consent to the entry of any judgment; and (ii) Buyer will not,
                  without the written consent of Seller with respect to any
                  Seller's Assertion: (A) settle or

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                  compromise any Action or consent to the entry of any judgment
                  which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the
                  delivery by the claimant or plaintiff to Seller of a duly
                  executed written release of Seller from all liability in
                  respect of such Action, which release will be reasonably
                  satisfactory in form and substance to counsel for Seller; or
                  (B) settle or compromise any Action in any manner that, in the
                  sole judgment of Seller or their counsel, may materially
                  adversely affect Seller other than as a result of money
                  damages or other money payments.

         (d)      Upon the payment of any settlement or judgment pursuant to
                  this Section 9.02 with respect to any Seller's Assertion,
                  Buyer will be subrogated to all rights and remedies of Seller
                  against any third party in respect of such Seller's Assertion
                  to the extent of the amount so paid by Buyer.

         (e)      The indemnity provided for by this Section 9.02 will be
                  Seller's and Seller's appropriate Affiliates' exclusive source
                  of recovery against Buyer with respect to matters covered
                  hereby.

9.03     DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

         (a)      Any dispute, controversy, claim, action, litigation, suit or
                  cause of action asserted by Seller against Buyer or by Buyer
                  against Seller (a "Claim") arising out of or related to the
                  Transaction Documents, including without limitation any Claim
                  for indemnification pursuant to Article IX hereof or any issue
                  as to whether or not a Claim is arbitrable, will be resolved
                  pursuant to the procedures described in this Section 9.03.

         (b)      Should any Claim arise, Seller, Seller's appropriate
                  Affiliates and Buyer will first attempt to resolve such Claim
                  by entering into good faith negotiations by or among their
                  appropriate employees or officers. Such negotiations will
                  commence as soon as practicable after Seller, Seller's
                  appropriate Affiliates and Buyer have each received notice of
                  such Claim, but no later than ten (10) days after such
                  receipt, and will terminate thirty (30) calendar days after
                  such commencement. During negotiations, Seller, Seller's
                  appropriate Affiliates and Buyer will not have the right to
                  any discovery unless agreed to by each of Seller, Seller's
                  appropriate Affiliates and Buyer.

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         (c)      Any Claim which has not been resolved pursuant to Section
                  9.03(b) of this Agreement will be referred to good faith
                  negotiations by or among one or more Vice Presidents of
                  Seller, Seller's appropriate Affiliates and Buyer. Such
                  negotiations will commence as soon as practicable after
                  termination of the negotiations described in Section 9.03(b),
                  but not later than ten (10) business days thereafter, and will
                  terminate thirty (30) calendar days after such commencement.
                  During the negotiations, Seller, Seller's appropriate
                  Affiliates and Buyer will not have the right to any discovery
                  unless agreed to by each of Seller, Seller's appropriate
                  Affiliates and Buyer.

         a.       Any Claim which has not been resolved pursuant to Section
                  9.03(c) of this Agreement will be determined by arbitration.
                  The arbitration will be conducted by one arbitrator, who will
                  be appointed pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of
                  the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). The arbitration
                  will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio and will be conducted in
                  accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA,
                  except that the rules set forth in this Section 9.03(d) will
                  govern such arbitration to the extent they conflict with the
                  rules of the AAA. Seller, Seller's appropriate Affiliates and
                  Buyer will use their best efforts to cause the arbitration to
                  be conducted in an expeditious manner. Seller, Seller's
                  appropriate Affiliates and Buyer will use their best efforts
                  to cause the arbitration to be completed within sixty (60)
                  days after selection of the arbitrator. In the arbitration,
                  Ohio law will govern, except to the extent that those laws
                  conflict with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA and
                  the provisions of this Section 9.03(d). There will be no
                  discovery except as the arbitrator will permit following a
                  determination by the arbitrator that the person seeking such
                  discovery has a substantial demonstrable need. All other
                  procedural matters will be within the discretion of the
                  arbitrator. In the event a person fails to comply with the
                  procedures in any arbitration in a manner deemed material by
                  the arbitrator, the arbitrator will fix a reasonable period of
                  time for compliance and, if the person does not comply within
                  said period, a remedy deemed just by the arbitrator, including
                  an award of default, may be imposed. The determination of the
                  arbitrator will be final and binding on the Seller, Seller's
                  appropriate Affiliates and Buyer. Judgment upon the award

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                  rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having
                  jurisdiction thereof.

9.04     DAMAGE LIMITATIONS.

         (a)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Transaction
                  Documents, none of Seller, Seller's Affiliates nor Buyer will
                  be permitted to recover any consequential, indirect, or
                  punitive damages arising out of or related to the Transaction
                  Documents, regardless of the form of the Claim, including
                  without limitation Claims for indemnification, tort, breach of
                  contract, warranty, representation or covenant.

         (b)      Seller's and Seller's Affiliates' aggregate liability arising
                  out of or related to the Transaction Documents, except for
                  Excluded Liabilities (Seller's and Seller's Affiliates'
                  liability for which will not be subject to any limitation
                  pursuant to this Section 9.04(b)), regardless of the form of
                  the Claim or Action, including, without limitation, Claims or
                  Actions for indemnification, tort, breach of contract,
                  warranty, representation or covenant, is limited to the amount
                  by which all liabilities exceed US$ 100,000, and in no event
                  will Seller's and Seller's Affiliates' aggregate liability
                  exceed a total of US $ 800,000.

         (c)      Buyer's aggregate liability arising out of or related to this
                  Agreement the Transaction Documents, excluding any liability
                  for the payment of any portion of the Purchase Price, any Tax
                  matters, the purchase price of any Products of the Business
                  purchased by Buyer pursuant to the Transition Supply Agreement
                  and any Assumed Liabilities (Buyer's liability for which will
                  not be subject to any limitation pursuant to this Section
                  9.04(b)), regardless of the form of the Claim or Action,
                  including without limitation Claims or Actions for
                  indemnification, tort, breach of contract, warranty,
                  representation or covenant, is limited to the amount by which
                  all liabilities exceed US$ 100,000, and in no event will
                  Buyer's aggregate liability exceed a total of US$ 800,000.

         (d)      In the event any Claim or Action hereunder results in a Tax
                  benefit or is an insured loss to the indemnified Person, the
                  indemnifying Person will be entitled to a credit against any
                  liability thereunder in the amount by which any Taxes of the
                  indemnified Person will be reduced by reason of any deduction
                  or adjustment allowed the indemnified Person for any payment,
                  settlement or

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                  satisfaction of such claim, as well as in the amount of and to
                  the extent of any insurance proceeds to which the indemnified
                  Person is entitled. For the purposes hereof, it will be
                  presumed that the maximum possible Tax benefit is derived in
                  the shortest time period possible.





                                    ARTICLE X
                           TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT


10.01    TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to
         closing:

         (a)      by consent of Seller and Buyer;

         (b)      by any of Seller or Buyer if the Closing has not occurred by
                  November 30, 1997, provided that the terminating Person is not
                  then in default hereunder; or

         (c)      by any of Seller or Buyer if any Governmental Entity has
                  issued a final, non-appealable order, decree or ruling
                  permanently enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the
                  transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

10.02    PROCEDURE AND EFFECT OF TERMINATION. In the event of termination of
         this Agreement and abandonment of the transactions contemplated hereby
         pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof, written notice thereof will promptly
         be given to all appropriate entities and this Agreement will terminate
         and the transactions contemplated hereby will be abandoned, without
         further action by any of the Seller or Buyer, and without additional
         liability of the part of any of them or their Affiliates, directors,
         officers, shareholders, employees, contractors and agents, except for
         Sections 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06, 6.08, and 9.03, and any definitions
         pertaining thereto, which sections will continue to bind the parties as
         necessary to effectuate their purpose. Nothing contained in this
         Section 10.02 will release any of Seller or Buyer from liability for
         any breach of this Agreement prior to its termination.


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                                   ARTICLE XI
                                  MISCELLANEOUS


11.01    AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION. The Transaction Documents may be amended,
         modified, or supplemented only by the written agreement of Seller and
         Buyer. Seller and Buyer explicitly agree amendments, modifications and
         supplements to the Transaction Documents need not be executed by any of
         Seller's appropriate Affiliates, unless their written consent or
         authorization is considered reasonably necessary by Buyer.

11.02    WAIVER OF COMPLIANCE. Except as otherwise provided in the Transaction
         Documents, the failure by any Person to comply with any obligation,
         covenant, agreement or condition under such agreements may be waived by
         the Person entitled to the benefit thereof only by a written instrument
         signed by the Person granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure
         to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant,
         agreement or condition will not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel
         with respect to, any subsequent or other failure. The failure of any
         Person to enforce at any time any of the provisions of such agreements
         will in no way be construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor
         in any way to affect the validity of such agreements or any part
         thereof or the right of any person thereafter to enforce each and every
         such provision. No waiver of any breach of such provisions will be held
         to be waiver of any other or subsequent breach.

11.03    SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; OTHER MATTERS. Each and
         every representation and warranty and covenant of Seller or Buyer
         contained in this Agreement will survive any investigation and will not
         be extinguished by the Closing, but will survive for a period of six
         (6) months from the Closing Date, except that the Representation and
         Warranties and covenants as stated in Sections 5.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06,
         6.08, 6.09, 6.11 and 6.18 shall continue in perpetuity. No party may
         initiate any Claim nor will any party be responsible for any Action
         arising out of or related to a breach of a representation or warranty
         under this Agreement, regardless of the form of the Claim or Action,
         including, without limitation, indemnification, tort, breach of

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         contract, warranty or representation, unless such Claim or Action is
         initiated prior to the expiration of the relevant representation or
         warranty.

11.04    NOTICES. All notices required or permitted pursuant to this Agreement
         will be in writing and will be deemed to be properly given when
         actually received by the person entitled to receive the notice at the
         address stated below, or at such other address as a party may provide
         by notice to the other:

         Seller:
               Mailing                           Delivery

               The Procter & Gamble Company      The Procter & Gamble Company
               P.O. Box 599                           One Procter & Gamble Plaza
               Cincinnati, OH  45201             Cincinnati, OH  45202
               ATTENTION: Legal Division, Associate General Counsel-Health Care
               WITH A COPY TO:  Corporate Acquisitions & Divestitures, Director


         Zila Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:

                  Mailing                        Delivery
                  5227 North 7th Street          5227 North 7th Street
                  Phoenix, Arizona 85014-2800    Phoenix, Arizona 85014-2800
                  ATTENTION: Rocco J. Anselmo, President
                  WITH A COPY TO:  Brad Anderson, Vice-President, Treasurer

11.05    EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. The Schedules
         attached to this Agreement, each when executed and delivered, are
         incorporated by reference into and made a part of this Agreement. The
         fact that any document, asset, item, action, entity, event, condition,
         claim, agreement, or other matter (hereinafter collectively referred to
         as "Matter") is set forth or described or referred to in any one or
         more exhibits or schedules will not be construed as a representation,
         warranty, acknowledgment or admission by any person or as evidence that
         such Matter is, or

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         may at any time be or have been, Material or in any way significant to
         the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

11.06    SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The Transaction Documents will be binding upon
         and will inure to the benefit of the signatories hereto and their
         respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither Seller, Seller's
         appropriate Affiliates nor Buyer may assign any of the Transaction
         Documents, or any of their rights or liabilities thereunder, without
         the prior written consent of the other signatories thereto, provided
         that Seller, Seller's appropriate Affiliates and Buyer may so assign in
         whole or in part, to one or more of their Affiliates. Any such
         assignment will not relieve the Person making the assignment from any
         liability under such agreements.

11.07    ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Transaction Documents constitute the entire
         agreement between the signatories hereto with respect to the subject
         matter thereof and will supersede all previous negotiations,
         commitments, and writings with respect to such subject matter.

11.08    SEVERABILITY. The illegality or partial illegality of any or all of the
         Transaction Documents, or any provision thereof, will not affect the
         validity of the remainder of the such agreements, or any provision
         thereof, and the illegality or partial illegality of any such
         agreements will not affect the validity of any such agreement in any
         jurisdiction in which such determination of illegality or partial
         illegality has not been made, except in either case to the extent such
         illegality or partial illegality causes such agreements to no longer
         contain all of the material provisions reasonably expected by the
         signatories to be contained therein.

11.09    CAPTIONS. The captions appearing in the Transaction Documents are
         inserted only as a matter of convenience and as a reference and in no
         way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of such agreements or
         any of the provisions thereof.

11.10    COUNTERPARTS. This Transaction Documents may be executed in one or more
         counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, but all
         of which will constitute one agreement.

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11.11    GOVERNING LAW. The Transaction Documents will be governed by and
         construed in accordance with the laws of Ohio, whether common law or
         statutory, without reference to the choice of law provisions thereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the signatories hereto has caused this
         Agreement to be signed by their respective duly authorized officers as
         of the date first above written.


THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY                ZILA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.



By: /s/ Bruce Byrnes                        By:  /s/ Rocco Anselmo

Name Printed:  BRUCE BYRNES                 Name Printed:   ROCCO ANSELMO

Title:                                      Title:              PRESIDENT





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