West Pharmaceutical renews crosslicense and distributorship deals with Daikyo Seiko
West Pharmaceutical Services entered into an amended and restated crosslicense agreement and two distributorship agreements with Daikyo Seiko, effective July 14, 2026, which the company says are substantially similar to the 2017 agreements as amended in 2018 and 2019. West holds a 49% ownership interest in Daikyo, and the filing describes the agreements as sharing know-how and granting licenses for pharmaceutical packaging and delivery components, with each agreement running 10 years.
Key points
- Agreements are effective July 14, 2026 and each has a 10-year term
- West is the exclusive distributor of Daikyo products outside Japan, subject to limited exceptions
- Daikyo is a non-exclusive distributor of West products in Japan
- Full agreement texts will be filed as redacted exhibits to the 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2026
The filing
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