GUARANTEE
EXECUTION COPY
Exhibit D
Exhibit D
GUARANTEE
Guarantee, dated as of May 2, 2007 (this “Guarantee”), by Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx and Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx (each a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “Guarantors”) in favor of
Cablevision Systems Corporation (the “Guaranteed Party”).
1. GUARANTEE. To induce the Guaranteed Party to enter into the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein but not
defined shall have the meanings given thereto in the Merger Agreement), among Central Park Holding
Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Family LLC”), Central Park Merger Sub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MergerCo”, and together with Family LLC, “Buyers”)
and the Guaranteed Party, pursuant to which Family LLC will acquire 100% of the outstanding common
stock of the Guaranteed Party through the merger of MergerCo with and into the Guaranteed Party,
with the Guaranteed Party continuing as the surviving corporation, the Guarantors hereby
absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee, on a joint and several basis, to the
Guaranteed Party, the due and punctual payment of any obligation or liability payable by Buyers as
a result of a breach by Buyers of their obligations under the Merger Agreement (collectively, the
“Obligation”); provided, that in no event shall the Guarantors’ liability under
this Guarantee exceed $300,000,000, in the aggregate (the “Cap”).
2. NATURE OF GUARANTEE. The Guaranteed Party shall not be obligated to file any claim
relating to the Obligation in the event that either Buyer becomes subject to a bankruptcy,
reorganization or similar proceeding, and the failure of the Guaranteed Party to so file shall not
affect the Guarantors’ obligations hereunder. In the event that any payment to the Guaranteed
Party in respect of the Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason
whatsoever, the Guarantors shall remain liable hereunder with respect to the Obligation as if such
payment had not been made. This is an unconditional guarantee of payment and not of
collectibility.
3. CHANGES IN OBLIGATIONS, CERTAIN WAIVERS. The Guarantors agree that the Guaranteed
Party may at any time and from time to time, without notice to or further consent of the
Guarantors, extend the time of payment of the Obligation, and may also make any agreement with
Buyers or any Person liable with respect to the Obligation or interested in the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement for the extension, renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or
release thereof, in whole or in part, or for any modification of the terms thereof or of any
agreement between the Guaranteed Party and Buyers or any such other Person without in any way
impairing or affecting the Guarantors’ obligations under this Guarantee. The Guarantors agree that
the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be released or discharged, in whole or in
part, or otherwise affected by, among other things, (a) the failure (or delay) on the part
of the Guaranteed Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against
Buyers or any other Person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;
(b) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of the Obligation or any rescission,
waiver, compromise, consolidation or other amendment or
modification of any of the terms or provisions of the Merger Agreement, any Ancillary
Agreement or any other agreement evidencing, securing or otherwise executed in connection with the
Obligation; (c) the addition, substitution or release of any Person primarily or
secondarily liable for the Obligation; (d) any change in the existence, structure or
ownership of Buyers or any other Person liable with respect to the Obligation; (e) any
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting Buyers or any other
Person liable with respect to the Obligation; (f) the existence of any claim, set-off or
other right which the Guarantors may have at any time against Buyers or the Guaranteed Party or any
of its Affiliates, whether in connection with the Obligation or otherwise; (g) the adequacy
of any other means the Guaranteed Party may have of obtaining payment of the Obligation;
(h) the death, disability or incapacity of any Guarantor or (i) any other act or
omission which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Guarantors or otherwise
operate as a release or discharge of the Guarantors. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the
Guarantors hereby expressly waive any and all rights or defenses arising by reason of any law which
would otherwise require any election of remedies by the Guaranteed Party. The Guarantors waive
promptness, diligence, notice of the acceptance of this Guarantee and of the Obligation,
presentment, demand for payment, notice of non-performance, default, dishonor and protest, notice
of the incurrence of the Obligation and all other notices of any kind, all defenses which may be
available by virtue of any valuation, stay, moratorium law or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, any right to require the marshalling of assets of Buyers or any other Person primarily or
secondarily liable with respect to the Obligation, and all suretyship defenses generally (other
than defenses to the payment of the Obligation that are available to Buyers under the Merger
Agreement or a breach by the Guaranteed Party of the Guarantee). The Guarantors acknowledge that
they will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement and that the waivers set forth in this Guarantee are knowingly made in
contemplation of such benefits.
The Guarantors hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agree not to exercise any rights that they
may now have or hereafter acquire against Buyers or any other Person liable with respect to the
Obligation that arise from the existence, payment, performance, or enforcement of the Guarantors’
obligations under or in respect of this Guarantee or any other agreement in connection therewith,
including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution
or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Guaranteed Party
against Buyers or such other Person, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or
under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive
from Buyers or such other Person, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off
or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and
until the Obligation shall have been satisfied in full. If any amount shall be paid to the
Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the payment in
full in cash of the Obligation and all other amounts payable under this Guarantee, such amount
shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of the Guaranteed Party, shall be segregated
from other property and funds of the Guarantors and shall forthwith be paid or delivered to the
Guaranteed Party in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement or assignment) to
be credited and applied to the Obligation, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, or
to be held as collateral for the Obligation thereafter arising. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Guarantee, the Guaranteed Party hereby agrees that to the extent any of
Buyers’ representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements contained in the Merger Agreement are waived by the Guaranteed Party, then such waiver
shall extend to the Guarantors.
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4. NO WAIVER; CUMULATIVE RIGHTS. No failure on the part of the Guaranteed Party to
exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Guaranteed Party of any right,
remedy or power hereunder or under the Merger Agreement or otherwise preclude any other or future
exercise of any right, remedy or power hereunder. Each and every right, remedy and power hereby
granted to the Guaranteed Party or allowed it by law or other agreement shall be cumulative and not
exclusive of any other, and may be exercised by the Guaranteed Party at any time or from time to
time. The Guaranteed Party shall not have any obligation to proceed at any time or in any manner
against, or exhaust any or all of its rights against, either Buyer or any other Person liable for
any Obligations prior to proceeding against either Guarantor. No amendment or waiver of any
provision of this Guarantee shall be valid and binding unless it is in writing and signed, in the
case of an amendment, by the Guarantors and the Guaranteed Party, or in the case of waiver, by the
party or parties against whom the waiver is sought to be enforced. Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, the Guaranteed Party shall act solely at the direction of the
Special Committee with respect to any amendment or waiver hereunder.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Guarantors hereby represent and warrant to the
Guaranteed Party that:
a. each of the Guarantors has the legal capacity to execute, deliver and perform this
Guarantee and the execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee by the Guarantors do
not contravene any agreement or other document to which either Guarantor is a party or any
law, regulation, rule, decree, order, judgment or contractual restriction binding on a
Guarantor or a Guarantor’s assets;
b. all consents, approvals, authorizations, permits of, filings with and notifications
to, any governmental authority necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of
this Guarantee by the Guarantors have been obtained or made and all conditions thereof have
been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any
governmental authority or regulatory body is required in connection with the execution,
delivery or performance of this Guarantee;
c. this Guarantee constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantors
enforceable against each Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects
of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) general equitable principles
(whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and
d. the Guarantors, together, have the financial capacity to satisfy the Obligation to
the extent of the Cap, and all funds necessary for the Guarantors to fulfill their
obligations under this Guarantee shall be available to the Guarantors for so long as this
Guarantee shall remain in effect in accordance with Section 8 hereof.
6. NO ASSIGNMENT. Neither Guarantor nor the Guaranteed Party may assign its rights,
interests or obligations hereunder to any other person (except in the case of an assignment by the
Guaranteed Party by operation of law) without the prior written consent of the Guaranteed
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Party (in the case of an assignment by either Guarantor) or the Guarantors (in the case of an
assignment by the Guaranteed Party).
7. NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or sent by telecopy or telex,
overnight courier service or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt
requested), to the respective Parties at the following addresses or at such addresses as shall be
specified by the Parties by like notice:
(a) if to the Guaranteed Party, to it at:
Cablevision Systems Corporation or the Special Transaction Committee
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Attention: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Attention: (000) 000-0000
with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
and
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxx
(b) if to the Guarantors, to them at:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
c/o Cablevision Systems Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
c/o Cablevision Systems Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
and
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
c/o Cablevision Systems Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
c/o Cablevision Systems Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Debevoise & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
or to such other Person or address as a party shall specify by notice in writing to the other
party. All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and communications shall be deemed to have
been given on the date of personal receipt or proven delivery.
8. CONTINUING GUARANTEE. This Guarantee may not be revoked or terminated and shall
remain in full force and effect and shall be binding on the Guarantors, their heirs, estates,
survivors, conservators, personal representative, successors and assigns until the Obligation is
satisfied in full or the Cap has been reached. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guarantee shall
terminate and the Guarantors shall have no further obligations under this Guarantee as of the
earlier of (i) the Effective Time and (ii) any termination of the Merger Agreement
in accordance with its terms other than pursuant to Section 7.01(d) of the Merger Agreement;
provided that it shall survive any other termination with respect to any liability or
damages arising out of any claim made within 90 days of the termination of the Merger Agreement to
the extent a claim for such liabilities or damages is permitted under Section 7.02.
9. NO RECOURSE. The Guaranteed Party acknowledges that recourse against the
Guarantors under this Guarantee constitutes the sole and exclusive remedy of the Guaranteed Party
against the Guarantors and all other direct and indirect current and prospective holders of
membership interests in Family LLC in respect of any liabilities or obligations arising under, or
in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Guaranteed
Party by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, covenants, agrees and acknowledges that, except as
set forth in Section 8, no Person other than the Guarantors shall have any obligation hereunder and
that no recourse hereunder or under the Merger Agreement shall be had against any Affiliate of
either Guarantor, including, without limitation, Family LLC or MergerCo or any of their respective
current, former or prospective stockholders, partners, members, directors, officers, Affiliates,
agents, trustees or beneficiaries, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or
equitable proceeding or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law.
10. GOVERNING LAW. This Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the Laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof, except to the extent that mandatory provisions
of federal law apply. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits,
for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware
and any appellate court thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or the agreements delivered in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment
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relating thereto, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
(a) agrees not to commence any such action except in such court, (b) agrees that
any claim in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such Delaware
state court, (c) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so any
objection which it may now or hereafter have to venue of any such action or proceeding in any such
Delaware state court, and (d) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the defense
of any inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such Delaware
state court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment
or in any other manner provided by Law. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to service
of process in any such action or proceeding in the manner provided for notices in Section 7 of this
Guarantee; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right
of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.
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11. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY
CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS GUARANTEE IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT
ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS GUARANTEE AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT
SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE SUCH WAIVER, (B) IT
UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVER, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVER
VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 11.
12. COUNTERPARTS. This Guarantee may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and
the same instrument.
13. EXPENSES. In the event that a party hereto brings an action, suit or proceeding
in respect of this Guarantee, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be
entitled to recover from the other party all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the prevailing party in connection
therewith.
14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Guarantee constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes
all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties, or any
of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof, except for the Merger Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements.
15. SEVERABILITY. If any term or other provision of this Guarantee is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions
and provisions of this Guarantee shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. No party
hereto shall assert, and each party shall cause its respective Affiliates not to assert, that this
Guarantee or any part hereof is invalid, illegal or unenforceable. Upon such determination that
any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto
shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Guarantee so as to effect the original intent of the
parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions
contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantors have caused this Guarantee to be executed and delivered as
of the date first written above.
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guaranteed Party has caused this Guarantee to be executed and
delivered as of the date first written above.
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
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