8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

MAY 20, 2025

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

British Columbia, Canada   001-14956   98-0448205

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

file number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2150 St. Elzéar Blvd. West, Laval, Québec, Canada H7L 4A8

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(514) 744-6792

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Shares, No Par Value   BHC   New York Stock Exchange    Toronto Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 


Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 20, 2025, Bausch Health Companies Inc. (the “Company”) entered into respective letter agreements (the “Letter Agreements” and each a “Letter Agreement”) with each of (i) Carl Icahn and the other members of the Icahn Group (as such term is defined in the Director Appointment and Nomination Agreement dated February 23, 2021 between the Company and the persons and entities listed on Schedule A thereto (the “Company DANA”)), (ii) John Paulson and his affiliates (the “Paulson Group”) and (iii) Sarah Kavanagh and her affiliates (the “Kavanagh Group”, and each of the Icahn Group, the Paulson Group and the Kavanagh Group, a “Group”), as overlapping directors on the Board of Directors of the Company (the “BHC Board”) and the Board of Directors of Bausch + Lomb Corporation (“B+L” and the Board, the “B+L Board”). Pursuant to the respective Letter Agreements, each of the Groups, respectively, have agreed that, if such Group engages in a “Specified Action” then such Group shall immediately tender their resignations from the BHC Board and the B+L Board, and (ii) in respect of the Icahn Group Letter Agreement, the Icahn Group shall irrevocably waive its rights under specified provisions of the Amended and Restated Director Appointment and Nomination Agreement dated June 21, 2022 between B+L and certain members of the Icahn Group (the “B+L DANA”), including the right to designate a Replacement Designee (as such term is defined in the B+L DANA).

In addition, under each Letter Agreement, respectively, so long as no member of such Group has engaged in a Specified Action, the Company has agreed (i) if such person or member of such Group (each a “Group Designee”) is named as a management nominee for election to the B+L Board at any meeting of shareholders of B+L, then the Company shall vote (or cause to be voted) all voting securities of B+L owned or controlled by the Company for each such Group Designee, and (ii) such Group Designee will also have the right to be appointed to any newly-created committees of the BHC Board, absent actual conflicts of interest.

As used in each Letter Agreement, “Specified Actions” include any of the following: (i) knowingly instigating or supporting any proxy contest against the Company regarding any matter; (ii) presenting (or requesting to present) at any meeting of the Company’s shareholders any proposal for consideration for action by shareholders or engaging in any solicitation of proxies or consents; (iii) granting any proxy, consent or other authority to vote with respect to any matters or depositing any voting securities in a voting trust or subjecting them to a voting agreement (subject to certain exceptions); (iv) seeking, or encouraging any person, to submit nominations in furtherance of a contested solicitation for the election or removal of directors of the Company; or (v) acquiring, offering or proposing to acquire any voting securities or rights to acquire any voting securities that would result in the Icahn Group beneficially owning more than 19.99% of then outstanding common shares of the Company (subject to certain exceptions).

The foregoing description of the Letter Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of each Letter Agreement, a copy of each of which is attached hereto as an Exhibit and is incorporated by reference herein.


Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Director Nomination and Appointment Agreement by and among Bausch Health Companies Inc., Carl C. Icahn and the persons and entities listed therein, dated February 23, 2021, originally filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 24, 2021, which is incorporated reference herein.
10.2*    Letter Agreement by and among Bausch Health Companies Inc., Carl C. Icahn and the persons and entities listed therein, dated May 20, 2025.
10.3*    Letter Agreement by and among Bausch Health Companies Inc. and John Paulson, dated May 20, 2025.
10.4*    Letter Agreement by and among Bausch Health Companies Inc., Sarah Kavanagh, dated May 20, 2025.
104*    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

*

Filed herewith.


SIGNATURES

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.

Date: May 20, 2025

 

  BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.
By:  

/s/ Seana Carson

  Seana Carson
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel

Exhibit 10.2

Execution Version [Conformed]

DELIVERED BY E-MAIL

May 20, 2025

Brett Icahn

Icahn Capital LP

16690 Collins Avenue

Penthouse Suite Sunny Isles Beach

FL 33160

Dear Mr. Icahn:

Supplemental Letter Agreement

Further to our discussions and the meeting of the board of directors (the BHCI Board) of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (the Company) held yesterday, this letter agreement sets forth certain agreements between the Company and the Icahn Group (as such term is defined in the Director Appointment and Nomination Agreement dated February 23, 2021 (the BHCI DANA) between the Company and the persons and entities listed on Schedule A thereto (collectively, the Icahn Group)) regarding the matters discussed herein.

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, the parties agree:

 

1

for purposes of this letter agreement:

 

  (a)

B+L” means Bausch + Lomb Corporation;

 

  (b)

B+L Board” means the board of directors of B+L;

 

  (c)

B+L DANA” means the Amended and Restated Director Appointment and Nomination Agreement dated June 21, 2022 between B+L and certain members of the Icahn Group;

 

  (d)

B+L Icahn Designees” means the Icahn Designees (as such term is defined in B+L DANA); and

 

  (e)

BHCI Icahn Designees” means the Icahn Designees (as such term is defined in the BHCI DANA;

 

2

that should any member of the Icahn Group engage in a Specified Action (as such term is defined below):

 

  (a)

(i) any B+L Icahn Designee then serving on the BHCI Board shall immediately tender his or her resignation from the BHCI Board; and (ii) the Icahn Group shall irrevocably waive in writing all of its rights and entitlements under sections 1(a)(v) and 1(a)(vii) of the BHCI DANA, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any right to designate a Replacement Designee (as such term is defined in the BHCI DANA) for an Icahn Designee that has tendered his or her resignation in accordance with Section 2(a)(i) hereof; and

 

  (b)

(i) any B+L Icahn Designee then serving on the board of directors of B+L (the B+L Board) shall immediately tender his or her resignation from the B+L Board; and (ii) the Icahn Group shall irrevocably waive in writing all of its rights and entitlements under sections 1(a)(iv), 1(a)(vi) and 1(e) of the B+L DANA, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any right to designate a Replacement Designee (as such term is defined in the B+L DANA) for an Icahn Designee that has tendered his or her resignation in accordance with Section 2(b)(i) hereof; and


3

as long as no member of the Icahn Group has engaged in a Specified Action:

 

  (a)

the Company will support any B+L Icahn Designee who is then named as a management nominee for election to the B+L Board and shall vote (or cause to be voted), in respect of any meeting of shareholders of B+L at which an election of directors is held, all voting securities of B+L of which it, directly or indirectly, has ownership or over which it exercises control or direction, in each case that are entitled to be voted at such meeting, in favour of each such B+L Icahn Designee; and

 

  (b)

the BHCI Board shall not form any new committee (other than committees formed solely for the purposes of addressing matters for which there are actual conflicts of interest involving the BHCI Icahn Designees) without offering to at least one BHCI Icahn Designee the opportunity to be a member of such committee (provided, however, that if such committee has more than five (5) members then both BHCI Icahn Designees shall be offered to be appointed to such committee (to the extent there are two BHCI Icahn Designees then on the BHCI Board)).

BHCI represents and warrants to the Icahn Group that it has entered into agreements in respect of each of the members of the BHCI Board that are also members of the B+L Board and nominees for election to the B+L Board (a Dual Nominee) and copies of such agreements are attached hereto (the Dual Nominee Agreements). If, following the execution of this letter agreement, any Dual Nominee Agreement is terminated (other than by virtue of a director’s resignation from the BHCI Board) or modified, then such termination or modification shall be simultaneously offered to the Icahn Group. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this paragraph apply solely in respect of this letter agreement and not any other agreement.

For purposes of the foregoing, “Specified Actions” means any of the following actions taken following the date hereof (other than in a BHCI Icahn Designee’s capacity as a director of the Company on behalf of the BHCI Board):

 

1.

knowingly instigate or support any proxy contest in any way against the Company regarding any matter, including the election of directors at any annual general meeting or special meeting of the Company’s stockholders;

 

2.

present (or request to present) at any annual general meeting or any special meeting of the Company’s stockholders, any proposal for consideration for action by stockholders or engage in any solicitation of proxies or consents or become a “participant” in a “solicitation” (as such terms are defined in Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of proxies or consents (including, without limitation, any solicitation of consents that seeks to call a special meeting of stockholders of the Company);

 

3.

grant any proxy, consent or other authority to vote with respect to any matters (other than to the named proxies included in the Company’s proxy card for any annual general meeting or special meeting of stockholders) or deposit any voting securities in a voting trust or subject them to a voting agreement or other arrangement of similar effect (excluding customary brokerage accounts, margin accounts, prime brokerage accounts and the like);

 

4.

seek, or directly encourage any person, to submit nominations in furtherance of a “contested solicitation” for the election or removal of directors with respect to the Company or, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, seek, encourage or take any other action with respect to the election or removal of any directors of the Company; or


5.

acquire, offer or propose to acquire any voting securities or rights to acquire any voting securities if after the taking of any such action, the undersigned would, in aggregate, beneficially own more than 19.99% of the then outstanding common shares of the Company (provided that the foregoing does not apply to securities that were acquired directly from the Company by the undersigned as or pursuant to director compensation for serving as a director of the Company).

Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that: (a) it has the power, capacity and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this letter agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) this letter agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

Each of the parties hereto recognizes and agrees that if for any reason any of the provisions of this letter agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached, immediate and irreparable harm or injury would be caused for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, the parties agree that in addition to other remedies the other party shall be entitled to at law or equity, the other party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this letter agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this letter agreement. In the event that any action shall be brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this letter agreement, no party shall allege, and each party hereby waives the defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law.

The parties hereby agree to maintain, and to cause their respective representatives, to maintain, the confidentiality of the negotiation of this letter agreement and related matters which have not previously been made public, and no party shall disclose any information relating to the foregoing except as required by law, regulation or rules of any applicable stock exchange.

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND EFFECT, BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE.

This letter agreement may be executed (including by facsimile or PDF) in two or more counterparts which together shall constitute a single agreement. This letter agreement shall not be assignable by any of the parties to this agreement. This letter agreement, however, shall be binding on successors of the parties hereto. This letter agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the resignation of the BHCI Icahn Designees from the BHCI Board; provided, however, that Sections 2 and 3(a) hereof shall survive until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of B+L to be held following such resignation from the BHCI Board.

If the terms of this letter agreement are in accordance with your understandings, please sign and return this letter agreement to the undersigned.

Yours very truly,

 

BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.
Per:  

/s/ Seana Carson

  Name: Seana Carson
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO, as of the date first above written.

 

CARL C. ICAHN

/s/ Carl C. Icahn

Carl C. Icahn

 

BRETT ICAHN

/s/ Brett Icahn

Brett Icahn

 

STEVEN MILLER

/s/ Steven Miller

Steven Miller

 

ICAHN PARTNERS LP
Per:  

/s/ Jesse Lynn

  Name: Jesse Lynn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
ICAHN PARTNERS MASTER FUND LP
Per:  

/s/ Jesse Lynn

  Name: Jesse Lynn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
ICAHN ENTERPRISES G.P. INC.
Per:  

/s/ Ted Papapostolou

  Name: Ted Papapostolou
  Title: Chief Financial Officer


ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS L.P., by its general partner, Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc.
Per:  

/s/ Ted Papapostolou

  Name: Ted Papapostolou
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
IPH GP LLC
Per:  

/s/ Ted Papapostolou

  Name: Ted Papapostolou
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
ICAHN CAPITAL LP
Per:  

/s/ Jesse Lynn

  Name: Jesse Lynn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
ICAHN ONSHORE LP
Per:  

/s/ Jesse Lynn

  Name: Jesse Lynn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
ICAHN OFFSHORE LP
Per:  

/s/ Jesse Lynn

  Name: Jesse Lynn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
BECKTON CORP.
Per:  

/s/ Ted Papapostolou

  Name: Ted Papapostolou
  Title: Vice President

Exhibit 10.3

Execution Version [Conformed]

DELIVERED BY E-MAIL

May 20, 2025

John Paulson

Director

Dear Mr. Paulson:

Letter Agreement

Further to the meeting of the board of directors (the BHCI Board) of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (the Company) held yesterday, this letter agreement sets forth certain agreements between you and the Company regarding the matters discussed herein.

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, the parties agree:

 

1

for purposes of this letter agreement:

 

  (a)

B+L” means Bausch + Lomb Corporation; and

 

  (b)

B+L Board” means the board of directors of B+L;

 

2

that should you or your affiliate, including Paulson & Co., Inc., engage in a Specified Action (as such term is defined below), you shall immediately tender your resignation from both the BHCI Board and the B+L Board;

 

3

as long as neither you nor your affiliate, including Paulson & Co., Inc., has engaged in a Specified Action:

 

  (a)

the Company will support you if you are named as a management nominee for election to the B+L Board and shall vote (or cause to be voted), in respect of any meeting of shareholders of B+L at which an election of directors is held, all voting securities of B+L of which it, directly or indirectly, has ownership or over which it exercises control or direction, in each case that are entitled to be voted at such meeting, in your favour; and

 

  (b)

the BHCI Board shall not form any new committee (other than committees formed solely for the purposes of addressing matters for which there are actual conflicts of interest involving you) without offering you the opportunity to be a member of such committee.

BHCI represents and warrants that it has entered into agreements in respect of each of the members of the BHCI Board that are also members of the B+L Board and nominees for election to the B+L Board (a Dual Nominee) and copies of such agreements are attached hereto (the Dual Nominee Agreements). If, following the execution of this letter agreement, any Dual Nominee Agreement is terminated (other than by virtue of such director’s resignation from the BHCI Board) or modified, then such termination or modification shall be simultaneously offered to you. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this paragraph apply solely in respect of this letter agreement and not any other agreement.


For purposes of the foregoing, “Specified Actions” means any of the following actions taken following the date hereof (other than in your capacity as a director of the Company on behalf of the BHCI Board):

 

1.

knowingly instigate or support any proxy contest in any way against the Company regarding any matter, including the election of directors at any annual general meeting or special meeting of the Company’s stockholders;

 

2.

present (or request to present) at any annual general meeting or any special meeting of the Company’s stockholders, any proposal for consideration for action by stockholders or engage in any solicitation of proxies or consents or become a “participant” in a “solicitation” (as such terms are defined in Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of proxies or consents (including, without limitation, any solicitation of consents that seeks to call a special meeting of stockholders of the Company);

 

3.

grant any proxy, consent or other authority to vote with respect to any matters (other than to the named proxies included in the Company’s proxy card for any annual general meeting or special meeting of stockholders) or deposit any voting securities in a voting trust or subject them to a voting agreement or other arrangement of similar effect (excluding customary brokerage accounts, margin accounts, prime brokerage accounts and the like);

 

4.

seek, or knowingly encourage any person, to submit nominations in furtherance of a “contested solicitation” for the election or removal of directors with respect to the Company or, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, seek, encourage or take any other action with respect to the election or removal of any directors of the Company; or

 

5.

acquire, offer or propose to acquire any voting securities or rights to acquire any voting securities if after the taking of any such action, the undersigned would, in aggregate, beneficially own more than 19.99% of the then outstanding common shares of the Company (provided that the foregoing does not apply to securities that were acquired directly from the Company by the undersigned as or pursuant to director compensation for serving as a director of the Company).

Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that: (a) it has the power, capacity and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this letter agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) this letter agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

Each of the parties hereto recognizes and agrees that if for any reason any of the provisions of this letter agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached, immediate and irreparable harm or injury would be caused for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, the parties agree that in addition to other remedies the other party shall be entitled to at law or equity, the other party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this letter agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this letter agreement. In the event that any action shall be brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this letter agreement, no party shall allege, and each party hereby waives the defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law.

The parties hereby agree to maintain, and to cause their respective representatives, to maintain, the confidentiality of the negotiation of this letter agreement and related matters which have not previously been made public, and no party shall disclose any information relating to the foregoing except as required by law, regulation or rules of any applicable stock exchange.

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND EFFECT, BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE.


This letter agreement may be executed (including by facsimile or PDF) in two or more counterparts which together shall constitute a single agreement. This letter agreement shall not be assignable by any of the parties to this agreement. This letter agreement, however, shall be binding on successors of the parties hereto. This letter agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon your resignation from the BHCI Board; provided, however, that Sections 2 and 3(a) hereof shall survive until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of B+L to be held following such resignation from the BHCI Board.

If the terms of this letter agreement are in accordance with your understandings, please sign and return this letter agreement to the undersigned.

Yours very truly,

 

BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.
Per:  

/s/ Seana Carson

  Name: Seana Carson
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO, as of the date first above written.

 

JOHN PAULSON

/s/ John Paulson

John Paulson

Exhibit 10.4

Execution Version [Conformed]

DELIVERED BY E-MAIL

May 20, 2025

Sarah B. Kavanagh

Director

Dear Ms. Kavanagh:

Letter Agreement

Further to the meeting of the board of directors (the BHCI Board) of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (the Company) held yesterday, this letter agreement sets forth certain agreements between you and the Company regarding the matters discussed herein.

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, the parties agree:

 

1

for purposes of this letter agreement:

 

  (a)

B+L” means Bausch + Lomb Corporation; and

 

  (b)

B+L Board” means the board of directors of B+L;

 

2

that should you engage in a Specified Action (as such term is defined below), you shall immediately tender your resignation from both the BHCI Board and the B+L Board;

 

3

as long as you have not engaged in a Specified Action:

 

  (a)

the Company will support you if you are named as a management nominee for election to the B+L Board and shall vote (or cause to be voted), in respect of any meeting of shareholders of B+L at which an election of directors is held, all voting securities of B+L of which it, directly or indirectly, has ownership or over which it exercises control or direction, in each case that are entitled to be voted at such meeting, in your favour; and

 

  (b)

the BHCI Board shall not form any new committee (other than committees formed solely for the purposes of addressing matters for which there are actual conflicts of interest involving you) without offering you the opportunity to be a member of such committee.

BHCI represents and warrants that it has entered into agreements in respect of each of the members of the BHCI Board that are also members of the B+L Board and nominees for election to the B+L Board (a Dual Nominee) and copies of such agreements are attached hereto (the Dual Nominee Agreements). If, following the execution of this letter agreement, any Dual Nominee Agreement is terminated (other than by virtue of such director’s resignation from the BHCI Board) or modified, then such termination or modification shall be simultaneously offered to you. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this paragraph apply solely in respect of this letter agreement and not any other agreement.

For purposes of the foregoing, “Specified Actions” means any of the following actions taken following the date hereof (other than in your capacity as a director of the Company on behalf of the BHCI Board):

 

1.

knowingly instigate or support any proxy contest in any way against the Company regarding any matter, including the election of directors at any annual general meeting or special meeting of the Company’s stockholders;


2.

present (or request to present) at any annual general meeting or any special meeting of the Company’s stockholders, any proposal for consideration for action by stockholders or engage in any solicitation of proxies or consents or become a “participant” in a “solicitation” (as such terms are defined in Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of proxies or consents (including, without limitation, any solicitation of consents that seeks to call a special meeting of stockholders of the Company);

 

3.

grant any proxy, consent or other authority to vote with respect to any matters (other than to the named proxies included in the Company’s proxy card for any annual general meeting or special meeting of stockholders) or deposit any voting securities in a voting trust or subject them to a voting agreement or other arrangement of similar effect (excluding customary brokerage accounts, margin accounts, prime brokerage accounts and the like);

 

4.

seek, or knowingly encourage any person, to submit nominations in furtherance of a “contested solicitation” for the election or removal of directors with respect to the Company or, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, seek, encourage or take any other action with respect to the election or removal of any directors of the Company; or

 

5.

acquire, offer or propose to acquire any voting securities or rights to acquire any voting securities if after the taking of any such action, the undersigned would, in aggregate, beneficially own more than 19.99% of the then outstanding common shares of the Company (provided that the foregoing does not apply to securities that were acquired directly from the Company by the undersigned as or pursuant to director compensation for serving as a director of the Company).

Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that: (a) it has the power, capacity and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this letter agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) this letter agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

Each of the parties hereto recognizes and agrees that if for any reason any of the provisions of this letter agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached, immediate and irreparable harm or injury would be caused for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, the parties agree that in addition to other remedies the other party shall be entitled to at law or equity, the other party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this letter agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this letter agreement. In the event that any action shall be brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this letter agreement, no party shall allege, and each party hereby waives the defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law.

The parties hereby agree to maintain, and to cause their respective representatives, to maintain, the confidentiality of the negotiation of this letter agreement and related matters which have not previously been made public, and no party shall disclose any information relating to the foregoing except as required by law, regulation or rules of any applicable stock exchange.

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND EFFECT, BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE.

This letter agreement may be executed (including by facsimile or PDF) in two or more counterparts which together shall constitute a single agreement. This letter agreement shall not be assignable by any of the parties to this agreement. This letter agreement, however, shall be binding on successors of the parties hereto. This letter agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon your resignation from the BHCI Board; provided, however, that Sections 2 and 3(a) hereof shall survive until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of B+L to be held following such resignation from the BHCI Board.


If the terms of this letter agreement are in accordance with your understandings, please sign and return this letter agreement to the undersigned.

Yours very truly,

 

BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.
Per:   /s/ Seana Carson
  Name: Seana Carson
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO, as of the date first above written.

 

SARAH B. KAVANAGH
/s/ Sarah B. Kavanagh
Sarah B. Kavanagh