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<strong>EXHIBIT</strong> F
SHAPIRO SHER GUINOT & SANDLER<br />
Joel 1. Sher Md Bar No. 00719<br />
36 S. Charles St., 20 `h Floor<br />
Baltimore, MD 21201<br />
(410) 385-0202<br />
-and-<br />
FAR.RE.LL FRITZ, P.C.<br />
Louis A. Scarcella (LS-3479)<br />
1320 Reckson Plaza<br />
Uniondale, N.Y. 11556-0120<br />
(516) 227-0767<br />
Attorneys for William F'. Ger-itz and<br />
The Kilnoise Claimants<br />
CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP<br />
John H. Bae (JB-4792)<br />
One World Financial Center<br />
New York, NY 10281<br />
(212) 504-6013<br />
Attorneys for Pfizer, Inc.<br />
SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL LLP<br />
Lawrence Gelber (LG-9384)<br />
919 Third Avenue<br />
New York, NY 10022<br />
(212) 756-2460<br />
Attorneys for Quigley Company, Inc.<br />
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT<br />
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK<br />
In re<br />
QUIGLEY COMPANY, INC.<br />
Debtor.<br />
Chapter 11<br />
Case No. 04-15739<br />
STIPULATION AND CONSENT ORDER RESOLVING<br />
MOTION OF WILLIAM F. GERITZ AND THE KILNOISE<br />
CLAIMANTS FOR RELIEF FROM INJUNCTION<br />
<strong>EXHIBIT</strong> F
WHEREAS, on September 3, 2004 (the "Petition Date'), Quigley Company, Inc.<br />
("Quigley) filed a petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and on the<br />
Petition Date Quigley also filed a Motion for an Order Pursuant to Sections 105 (a) and 362<br />
(a) of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 7065 Confirming Application of the<br />
Automatic Stay and Granting a Preliminary Injunction and a Temporary Restraining Order<br />
(the "PI Motion ); and<br />
WHEREAS, pursuant to the PI Motion, the Court entered an Injunction Pursuant to I I<br />
U.S.C. §§ 105 (a) and 362 (a) and Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 7065 (the "Section<br />
105 Injunction"), which provides, among other things, that any party that demonstrates to the<br />
Court, and as to which the Court finds, that (1) the party holds a Pfizer-only Claim (as defined<br />
in the Section 105 Injunction); and (2) the Shared Insurance Policies or the funds in the<br />
Insurance Trust (each as defined in the Section 105 Injunction) could not be diminished or<br />
impaired in any way by the prosecution of the Pfizer-only Claim, may obtain relief from the<br />
order; and<br />
WHEREAS, prior to the Petition Date, William F. Geritz, 111, Patrick S. Geritz and<br />
Jocelyn Geritz Held, Individually and as the Personal Representatives of the Estate of William<br />
F. Geritz, Jr. ("Geritz') entered into separate settlement agreements, one with Quigley and one<br />
with Pfizer, pursuant to which (i) Pfizer agreed to pay to Geritz the sum of $285,000 to settle<br />
personal injury claims made by Geritz (the "Pfizer Settlement Agreement"), and (ii) Quigley<br />
agreed to pay to Geritz the sum of $665,000 to settle personal injury claims made by Geritz (the<br />
"Quigley Settlement Agreement"); and<br />
WHEREAS, .Kateri Ellison, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the<br />
Estate of Lary C. Ellison; Joan T. Ensor, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the<br />
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Estate of Hoover E. Ensor; David and Carol Goss; Sandra Cornwell, as the Personal<br />
Representative of the Estate of Mack Hartman; Joseph Edward Hawkins, Jr., Individually and<br />
as the Personal Representative for the Estate of Joseph Edward Hawkins, Sr.; Shirley Ellen<br />
Koehne, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of John D. Koehne;<br />
Vivian Mountney, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of George<br />
Mountney; Roger S. Weinberg and Cheryl A. Schattall, as Personal Representatives of the<br />
Estate of James P. Olszewski; Antonina Parisi, Individually and as the Personal Representative<br />
of the Estate of Carmclo Parisi; Willis Henderson Pope and Dorothy Louise Pope; George S.<br />
Cantler, Jr, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Clinton Purner; Carol Tezyk,<br />
Individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Stanley Tezyk; Rosemarie<br />
Carroll, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Donald Charles<br />
Carroll; Melvin Hauer; Doris Hayes, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the<br />
Estate of Clifton E. Hayes, Jr.; Mary Tarkir, Individually and as the Personal Representative of<br />
the Estate of Richard Anthony Tarkir; Gary Thompson and Ilka Thompson; and Teresa Weisz,<br />
Individually and as the Personal Representative of Mark Weisz (collectively, the `Kilnoise<br />
Claimants"), have asserted, among other claims, direct, non-derivative claims against Pfizer<br />
arising from their exposure to an acoustic plaster known as Kilnoise and resultant personal<br />
injuries (the "Kilnoise Claims'); and<br />
WHEREAS, on or about October 6, 2005, Quigley filed its Third Amended Plan Of<br />
Reorganization Under Chapter I I Of The Bankruptcy Code (the "Plan'"); and<br />
WHEREAS, under the terms of the Plan direct claims against Pfizer (such as the Pfizer<br />
Settlement Agreement and the Kilnoise Claims) are not channeled to the section 524(g) trust to<br />
be established pursuant to the Plan (the "Plan Trust') and are not subject to treatment under the<br />
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Plan. rather these claims will be unaffected by the confirmation of the Flan and will remain<br />
viable to the extent they exist against Pfizer; and<br />
WHEREAS, on or about December 16, 2005 Geritz and the Kilnoise Claimants moved<br />
for relief from the Section 105 Injunction (Motion for Relief) in order to be allowed to pursue<br />
and/or liquidate their respective claims against Pfizer; and<br />
WHEREAS, Pfizer, Quigley, Geritz and the Kilnoise Claimants are now willing to<br />
resolve their disputes regarding the Motion for Relief on the terms set forth below, provided<br />
those terms are approved by the Court.<br />
NOW, THEREFORE, in light of the recitals above and the consents of the parties<br />
evidenced below, and for good cause shown, and the Court finding that the relief requested is in<br />
the best interests of the Debtor, its creditors and its bankruptcy estate, it is by the United States<br />
Bankruptcy Court for Southern District of New York, Agreed, Stipulated to and<br />
ORDERED, that, within twenty (20) days of the date of the entry of this Order, Pfizer<br />
shall pay to Geritz, in full satisfaction of all sums owed under the Pfizer Settlement Agreement,<br />
the sum of $285,000, and it is further<br />
ORDERED, that the claims of Geritz as liquidated pursuant to the terms of the Quigley<br />
Settlement Agreement shall be channeled to the Plan Trust and treated and paid pursuant to the<br />
terms of the plan of reorganization that is confirmed for Quigley by the Court, without the need<br />
for further supporting documentation; and it is further<br />
ORDERED, that that all requests for discovery served upon Pfizer and Quigley by the<br />
Kilnoise Claimants shall be deemed withdrawn, and the motion by Pfizer and Quigley for a<br />
protective order and for sanctions and the Motion for Relief shall be dismissed without<br />
prejudice, subject to the right of the Kilnoise Claimants to seek relief from the Section 105<br />
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Injunction f the Effective Date of the Plan has not occurred on or before August 1, 2006, and it<br />
is further<br />
ORDERED that Pfizer shall consent to any request made by Shirley Ellen Koehne,<br />
Individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of John D. Koehn, to continue the<br />
case currently pending in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City entitled Koehne v. A.0. Smith<br />
Corporation, et al., Case No. 24-X-03-0011$7, and to transfer said case from the October 2006<br />
Trial Group to the October 2007 Trial Group, and the Koehne plaintiffs shall take appropriate<br />
action to effectuate the continuance and the transfer.<br />
Dated: April 25, 2006<br />
Baltimore, MD<br />
-and-<br />
Dated: April 25, 2006 By: s/ Louis A. Scarcella<br />
Uniondale, NY Louis A. Scarcella (LS-3479)<br />
Farrell Fritz, P.C.<br />
1320 Reckson Plaza<br />
Uniondale, N.Y. 11556-0120<br />
(516) 227-0767<br />
Attorneys for William F. Geritz and<br />
The Kilnoise Claimants<br />
Dated: April 25, 2006 By: John H. Bae<br />
New York, NY John H. Bae (JB-4792)<br />
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP<br />
One World Financial Center<br />
New York, NY 10281<br />
(212) 504-6013<br />
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By: s/ Joel 1. Sher<br />
Joel 1. Sher Md Bar No. 00719<br />
Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler<br />
36 S. Charles St., 201h Floor<br />
Baltimore, MD 21201<br />
(410) 385-0202<br />
Attorneysfor Pfizer, Inc.
Dated: April 25, 2006 By: s/ Lawrence Gelber<br />
New York Lawrence Gelber (LG-9384)<br />
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP<br />
919 Third Avenue<br />
New York, NY 10022<br />
(212) 756-2460<br />
SO ORDERED<br />
This 9th clay of May, 2006<br />
/s/ STUART M. BERNSTEIN<br />
HONORABLE STUART M. BERNSTEIN<br />
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUD<br />
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Attorneys for Quigley Company, Inc.