EXHIBIT 4.16
STOCK PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
STOCK PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, dated as of April 28, 2000 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this
"Agreement"), among each of the purchasers listed on the signature pages hereto
(collectively, the "Purchasers"), and Transmedia Network Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"). All capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in Article IX hereof.
WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and
the Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company, (i) 657,536 newly issued
shares of Common Stock in the aggregate (such 657,536 newly issued shares,
collectively the "Shares") at a price of $4.5625 per share (the "Share Purchase
Price") and (ii) warrants (the "Warrants") in the form of Exhibit A hereto to
purchase an additional 1,315,072 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate (such
additional 1,315,072 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate issuable from time
to time upon the exercise of the Warrants, collectively the "Warrant Shares").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, representations and
warranties and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES AND WARRANTS
1.1 Purchase and Sale of the Shares and Warrants. Upon the terms and
subject to the satisfaction of the conditions contained in this Agreement, at
the Closing, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchasers (in such
proportions as between the Purchasers as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto), and
the Purchasers shall so purchase from the Company, the Shares and the Warrants,
in each case free and clear of all Liens.
1.2 Consideration. Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction of
the conditions contained in this Agreement, the Purchasers shall pay to the
Company (in such proportions as between the Purchasers as set forth on Schedule
1 hereto) $3,000,000 in the aggregate (the "Purchase Price") for the Shares and
the Warrants.
ARTICLE II
THE CLOSING
2.1 Time and Place. Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction of
the conditions contained in this Agreement, including but not limited to the
Stockholder Approval and the
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approval by the Disinterested Directors of the Company of the purchase by
Samstock of the Shares and Warrants pursuant to this Agreement, the closing of
the issuance and sale of the Shares and the Warrants contemplated by this
Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Transmedia Network
Inc., 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, at 10:00 a.m. (local time)
within ten business days of the Company receiving the Stockholder Approval and
concurrently with the Second Closing, or at such other place or time as the
Purchasers and the Company may agree, but in no event at any time prior to the
receipt of the Stockholder Approval. The date and time at which the Closing
actually occurs is hereinafter referred to as the "Closing Date."
2.2 Deliveries by the Company. At the Closing, the Company shall
deliver the following to the Purchasers:
(i) a certificate of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of
the Company certifying as to the receipt by the Company of the
Stockholder Approval;
(ii) stock certificates representing the Shares, in the names of
each of the Purchasers, dated as of the Closing Date, in the
respective denominations set forth on Schedule 1 hereto;
(iii) the Warrants, dated as of the Closing Date, in the names of
each of the Purchasers, dated as of the Closing Date, in the
respective denominations set forth on Schedule 1 hereto; and
(iv) all other documents, instruments and writings required to be
delivered by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date
pursuant to this Agreement.
2.3 Deliveries by the Purchasers. At the Closing, the Purchasers shall
deliver the following to the Company:
(i) the Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to such accounts designated in a
writing delivered by the Company to the Purchasers no
less than two (2) business days prior to the Closing
Date or by such other means as may be agreed upon in
writing by the Company and the Purchasers; and
(ii) all other documents, instruments and writings
required to be delivered by the Purchasers at or
prior to the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchasers on the
date of this Agreement, which representations, warranties and covenants shall
survive the Closing to the
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extent hereinafter provided, that (except as set forth in the Company's
schedules delivered herewith):
3.1 Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and each
Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the
requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified or
licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in
each jurisdiction (including any foreign country) where the character of its
properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes
such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so
qualified or licensed or in good standing which would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.2 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Company has heretofore
made available to the Purchasers a complete and correct copy of the certificates
of incorporation of the Company and iDine and the bylaws of the Company and
iDine as currently in effect (collectively, the "Organizational Documents").
Such Organizational Documents are in full force and effect, and no other
organizational documents are applicable to or binding upon the Company or any
Subsidiary (including, without limitation, any joint venture, investment or
other agreement). Neither the Company nor iDine is in violation of any of the
provisions of its Organizational Documents.
3.3 Capitalization; Subsidiaries.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 70,000,000
shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. As of March 31,
2000, (i) 13,632,709 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii)
4,149,378 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding and
(iii) no shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock were held in the treasury of
the Company.
(b) The Shares and the Warrants shall represent approximately 8.10% of
the Fully Diluted Common Stock and 14.47% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock as of the Closing Date.
(c) Except as set forth above in Section 3.3(a) and as set forth in
Schedule 3.3(c) hereto, and except with respect to any Equity Securities issued
by the Company in the ordinary course of business, there were as of March 31,
2000 no outstanding Equity Securities of the Company. Schedule 3.3(c) includes a
true and correct table summarizing all outstanding stock options, warrants and
other rights to acquire Equity Securities of the Company or any Subsidiary,
including the identity and title of the holder (other than the holders of the
Series A Preferred Stock), the number of shares covered, the vesting schedule
therefor, the exercise price therefor, and the termination date therefor.
(d) Each of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary
is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and all such
shares are owned by the Company free and clear of all Liens, and there are no
outstanding Equity Securities of any
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Subsidiary other than such shares. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3(d)
hereto, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or
other equity interest in any Person other than the Subsidiaries.
3.4 The Shares and the Warrants. Upon payment of the Purchase Price,
the Purchasers will acquire good and marketable title to the Shares and the
Warrants, free and clear of all Liens, and such Shares shall be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable. Upon exercise of the Warrants, in whole or, from
time to time, in part, and upon payment of the exercise price therefor, in
accordance with the terms of the Warrants, the Purchasers will acquire good and
marketable title to the Warrant Shares, free and clear of all Liens, and such
Warrant Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
3.5 Power and Authority. The Company has all necessary corporate power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Co-Sale and Voting
Agreement, the Investment Agreement, the Warrants and all other documents,
instruments and other writings to be executed and/or delivered by or on behalf
of the Company to the Purchasers or any of their representatives in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (collectively, the "Company
Transaction Documents"), to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution,
delivery and performance of each of the Company Transaction Documents by the
Company, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board") and by a majority of the Disinterested
Directors of the Company, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the
Company are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of
the Company Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, other than the Stockholder Approval. The Board
has approved each of the Company Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby so as to render inapplicable to such
transactions, including, without limitation, the issuance to the Purchasers of
the Shares, the Warrants and Warrant Shares, the restrictions contained in
Article Seventh of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the
restrictions contained in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Each of the Company Transaction Documents has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery hereof and thereof by the Purchasers, each constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms.
3.6 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents. The execution, delivery
and performance of the Company Transaction Documents by the Company do not and
will not: (a) conflict with or violate the Organizational Documents of the
Company or any Subsidiary; (b) conflict with or violate any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company or any
Subsidiary or by which its or any of their respective properties are bound or
affected; (c) require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, action
by, filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity (other than any
filing required under Section 13(a) or (d), 14, 15(d) or 16(a) of the Exchange
Act); or (d) result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an
event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a
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default) or result in the loss by the Company or any Subsidiary of a material
benefit under, or give rise to any right of termination, amendment, acceleration
or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any of the properties
or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to, any Contract, Permit or
other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party
or by which the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties
are bound or affected; other than (i) in the case of clauses (b) and (d) for
such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, rights, losses and Liens as, and
(ii) in the case of clause (c), such consents, approvals, authorizations,
permits, actions, filings and notifications, the absence of which, would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.7 Employment, Consulting and Severance Agreements and Related
Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.7 hereto:
(a) There are no Employment, Consulting or Severance Agreements with
respect to iDine to which the Company or iDine is a party or by which the
Company or iDine or any of their respective assets may be bound, and no present
or former employee, officer, director, consultant, independent contractor or
other agent of the Company or iDine is a party to or the beneficiary of any such
Employment, Consulting or Severance Agreements; and
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Company
Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby: (i) do not and will not result in any breach or violation of
or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
could become a default) or result in the loss by the Company or any Subsidiary
of a material benefit under, or give rise to any right of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of any Employment, Consulting or
Severance Agreement; or (ii) do not and will not give rise to any obligation on
the part of the Company or any Subsidiary to pay or provide any Severance
Payment.
3.8 Compliance; No Violation. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary
is in compliance with, and is not in default or violation of, (i) its respective
Organizational Documents and (ii) all Contracts, Permits and other instruments
or obligations to which any of them are a party or by which any of them or any
of their respective properties may be bound or affected, except, in the case of
clause (ii), for any such failures of compliance, defaults and violations which
could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Since January 1, 2000, neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has received notice of any revocation or modification of any federal,
state, local or foreign Permit material to the Company and its subsidiaries
taken as a whole.
3.9 SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Since September 30, 1998, the Company has filed all required
reports, schedules, forms, proxy, registration and other statements and other
documents with the SEC (collectively, the "SEC Documents"). As of the date of
this Agreement, the last SEC Document filed by the Company was its Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1999. As of their
respective filing dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may
be, and the rules and
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regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents.
As of their respective filing dates, none of the SEC Documents contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to
the extent such statements have been modified or superseded by a later SEC
Document filed and publicly available prior to the Closing Date, the
circumstances or bases for which modifications or supersessions have not and
will not individually or in the aggregate result in any material liability or
obligation on behalf of the Company under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act,
the rules promulgated under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or any
federal, state or local anti-fraud, blue-sky, securities or similar laws. The
consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents
(as amended or supplemented by any later filed SEC Document filed and publicly
available prior to January 1, 2000), comply as to form in all material respects
with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC
with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted
by Form 10-Q of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except as may be indicated in notes thereto) and fairly present the
consolidated financial position of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the
dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows
for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to
normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the SEC Documents,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any obligation or liability of any
nature whatsoever (direct or indirect, matured or unmatured, absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise) either (i) required by generally accepted accounting
principles to be set forth on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and
the Subsidiaries or in the notes thereto or (ii) which, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
whether or not required by generally accepted accounting principles to be
provided or reserved against on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles; other than liabilities and obligations
reflected or reserved against in the consolidated financial statements of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included in the Company's quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1999, or incurred since
the date of the balance sheet included in such financial statements in the
ordinary course of business which are not individually or collectively material
to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) At the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the Company's
stockholders or at the time of the Stockholders' Meeting, the Proxy Statement
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading. The Proxy Statement shall comply in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder except that the Company makes no representation, warranty or covenant
with respect to any written information supplied by the Purchasers specifically
for inclusion in the Proxy Statement.
3.10 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in the
SEC Documents, since January 1, 2000, the Company and the Subsidiaries have
conducted their businesses only in the ordinary course and in a manner
consistent with past practice, and there
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has not occurred any event, condition, circumstance, change or development
(whether or not in the ordinary course of business) that, individually or in the
aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth on
Schedule 3.10 hereto or as disclosed in any SEC Documents filed with the SEC and
publicly available prior to January 1, 2000, since January 1, 2000, there has
not been (i) any change by the Company in its accounting methods, principles or
practices, (ii) any revaluation by the Company of any of its or any Subsidiary's
material assets, including but not limited to, writing down the value of any
Rights to Receive other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, (iii) any entry outside the ordinary course of business by the
Company or any Subsidiary into any commitments or transactions material,
individually or in the aggregate, to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a
whole, (iv) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividends or
distributions in respect of the shares of Common Stock or, any redemption,
purchase or other acquisition of any of its securities, other than semi-annual
cash dividends of $.02 per share on outstanding Common Stock consistent with
past practices, (v) any grant or issuance of any Equity Securities of the
Company or any Subsidiary; or (vi) any increase in, establishment of or
amendment of any Employment, Consulting or Severance Agreement, bonus,
insurance, deferred compensation, pension, retirement, profit sharing, stock
option (including without limitation the granting of stock options, stock
appreciation rights, performance awards, or restricted stock awards), stock
purchase or other employee benefit plan or agreement or arrangement, or any
other increase in the compensation payable or to become payable to any present
or former directors, officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary,
except for increases in compensation in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice.
3.11 Absence of Litigation; Compliance. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.11 hereto or as disclosed in any SEC Documents filed with the SEC and publicly
available prior to January 1, 2000, there are no suits, claims, actions,
proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Company's knowledge, overtly
threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary, or any properties or rights of
the Company or any Subsidiary, before any arbitrator or Governmental Entity,
that (i) if determined adversely to the Company or any Subsidiary could,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect or (ii) seek to delay or prevent the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any of their respective properties is
or are subject to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination
or award having, or which in the future could reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or could prevent or
delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in
violation of, nor has the Company or any Subsidiary violated, any applicable
provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease,
license, permit, franchise, or other instrument or obligations to which the
Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company, any Subsidiary or
any of their respective properties are bound or affected except for any such
violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the SEC
Documents filed with the SEC and publicly available prior to January 1, 2000,
the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable statutes,
laws, ordinances,
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rules, orders and regulations of any Governmental Entity (including, without
limitation, with respect to employment and employment practices, immigration
laws relevant to employment, and terms and conditions of employment and wages
and hours) except for any failures to comply which could not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except
as disclosed in the SEC Documents filed with the SEC and publicly available
prior to January 1, 2000, no investigation by any Governmental Entity with
respect to the Company or any Subsidiary is pending or threatened.
3.12 Material Contracts; Defaults. All material Contracts (other than
Employment, Consulting or Severance Agreements) to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their
respective assets may be bound (the "Material Contracts") have been filed with
or described in the Company's SEC Documents. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is, or has received any notice or has any knowledge that any other
party is, in default in any respect under any Material Contract, except for
those defaults which would not, either individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there has not
occurred any event that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both
would constitute such a default by the Company or any Subsidiary or, to the
Company's knowledge, by any other party. To the Company's knowledge, no party to
any Material Contract has threatened to terminate such Material Contract (or
modify such Material Contract in a manner detrimental to the Company or any
Subsidiary).
3.13 Intellectual Property. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries
owns, or is licensed to use (in each case, free and clear of any Liens) all
patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, technology, know-how, trade
secrets, processes and computer software (including, without limitation, all
documentation and source and object codes with respect to such software) used in
or necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted which are
material to the business, operations, assets, prospects, financial condition or
results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. To
the Company's knowledge, the use of such patents, trademarks, trade names,
copyrights, technology, know-how, trade secrets, processes and computer software
(including, without limitation, all documentation and source and object codes
with respect to such software) by the Company and its Subsidiaries does not
infringe or otherwise violate the rights of any person. To the Company's
knowledge, no person is infringing any right of the Company or any Subsidiary
with respect to any such patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights,
technology, know-how, processes or computer software (including, without
limitation, all documentation and source and object codes with respect to such
software).
3.14 Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of no more than
a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and the Series A Preferred
Stock, voting together as a class, is the only vote of the holders of any class
or series of capital stock or other Equity Securities of the Company necessary
to approve the issuance and sale of the Shares and the Warrants.
3.15 Takeover Status. No "fair price", "moratorium", "control share
acquisition" or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation enacted under
state or federal laws or applicable stock exchange rules or regulations,
including, without limitation, Section 203 of the Delaware
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General Corporation Law, applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary is
applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby or by any other Transaction
Document, taken individually or in the aggregate.
3.16 Compliance with Securities Laws. The Company has not taken, and
will not take, any action which would subject the issuance and sale of the
Shares, the Warrants and/or the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Agreement to the
provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act, or violate the registration or
qualification provisions of any securities or blue sky laws of any applicable
jurisdiction, and, based in part on the representations of the Purchasers in
Section 4.5, the sale of the Shares and the Warrants pursuant to this Agreement
and the issuance of the Warrant Shares from time to time upon exercise of the
Warrants complies with all applicable requirements of applicable federal and
state securities and blue sky laws.
3.17 Brokers. No broker, finder, investment banker or other person is
entitled to receive from the Purchasers any brokerage, finder's or other fee or
commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Company
Transaction Documents based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the
Company.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS
Each of the Purchasers hereby severally, but not jointly, represents,
warrants and covenants to the Company, with respect to itself, himself or
herself, on the date of this Agreement and again on the Closing Date, which
representations and warranties shall survive the Closing, as follows:
4.1 Organization. Each Purchaser, as applicable, is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in
which it is organized.
4.2 Authority Relative to This Agreement, etc. Each Purchaser, as
applicable, has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement, the Investment Agreement, the Co-Sale and Voting Agreement and all
other documents, instruments and other writings to be executed and/or delivered
by or on behalf of such Purchaser to the Company or any of its representatives
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
(collectively, "Purchaser Transaction Documents"), to perform its, his or her
obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of each
of the Purchaser Transaction Documents by such Purchaser and the consummation by
such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been
duly authorized by the requisite officer, manager, partner or member of such
Purchaser, and no other proceedings on the part of such Purchaser, are necessary
to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Purchaser
Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Each
of the Purchaser Transaction Documents has been duly executed and delivered by
such Purchaser, as the case may be, and, assuming due authorization,
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execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Purchaser, as the case may be, enforceable against such
Purchaser, as the case may be, in accordance with its terms.
4.3 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents. The execution, delivery
and performance of the Purchaser Transaction Documents by such Purchaser, as the
case may be, does not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate the
organizational documents of such Purchaser, as the case may be; (ii) conflict
with or violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable
to such Purchaser, as the case may be, or by which any of their properties are
bound or affected; (iii) require any consent, approval, authorization or permit
of, action by, filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity (other
than any filing required under Section 13(a) or (d), 14, 15(d) or 16(a) of the
Exchange Act); or (iv) result in any breach or violation of or constitute a
default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a
default) or result in the loss of a material benefit under, or give rise to any
right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in
the creation of a Lien on any of the property or assets of such Purchaser, as
the case may be, pursuant to, any Contract, Permit or other instrument or
obligation to which such Purchaser, as the case may be, is a party or by which
such Purchaser, as the case may be, or any of its properties are bound or
affected, except, in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), for any such
conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to impair or delay the
ability of such Purchaser, as the case may be, to perform its obligations under
this Agreement.
4.4 Brokers. No broker, finder, investment banker or other person is
entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Purchaser Transaction Documents based
upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such Purchaser.
4.5 Investment Intent. Each of the Purchasers (i) agrees that the
Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares have not been registered under the
Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be sold or transferred
except pursuant to a registration statement or pursuant to an exemption from the
Securities Act, (ii) is purchasing the Shares and the Warrants and will purchase
the Warrant Shares for its own account for investment, and not with a view to,
or for resale in connection with, any public distribution of the Shares, the
Warrants or any Warrant Shares and (iii) agrees to include in any Schedule 13D
filed with the SEC covering the Shares and the Warrant Shares a statement
asserting their investment intent, such statement to be in a form that is
reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
4.6 Share Ownership. Except as set forth on the Purchasers' Schedule
4.6, the Purchasers do not beneficially own any Equity Securities.
4.7 Proxy Statement. The information supplied or to be supplied by the
Purchasers in writing specifically for inclusion in the Proxy Statement will
not, at the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the Company's
stockholders or at the time of the Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated
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therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
4.8 Availability of Funds. Each Purchaser has on hand and will have on
the Closing Date sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price then payable in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and all fees and expenses incurred
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby for which each Purchaser
is responsible.
4.9 The Purchasers not "Interested Stockholders". Except to the extent
that they may be deemed such by virtue of this Agreement and the Co-Sale and
Voting Agreement, neither the Purchasers, nor any of their affiliates, are an
"interested stockholder" of the Company within the meaning of Section 203 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law or Article 7 of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation.
ARTICLE V
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
5.1 Access to Information. The Purchasers are entitled to continue
their due diligence investigation of the Company and the Subsidiaries, including
without limitation, any business, legal, financial or environmental due
diligence as the Purchasers deem appropriate. The Company will permit the
Purchasers and their authorized representatives, accountants, attorneys,
advisors and consultants full access to the Company's and the Subsidiaries'
property and all records and other data with respect to the Company, the
Subsidiaries, and their respective properties, assets, operations, sales and
marketing activities, and products and services, as is reasonably requested, and
will provide such assistance as is reasonably requested. Upon prior notification
to the Company, the Purchasers are entitled to contact and communicate with
employees, participating merchants (i.e., restaurants, other vendors and credit
card companies), legal advisors and accountants of the Company and the
Subsidiaries.
5.2 Filings. As promptly as practicable after the date of this
Agreement, the Company and the Purchasers shall make or cause to be made all
filings and submissions under laws and regulations applicable to the Company and
the Purchasers, if any, as may be required for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchasers and the Company
shall coordinate and cooperate in exchanging such information and providing such
reasonable assistance as may be requested by any of them in connection with the
filings and submissions contemplated by this Section 5.2.
5.3 Stockholders' Meeting. The Company acting through the Board shall,
in accordance with applicable law, as soon as practicable:
(a) duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of
its stockholders (the "Stockholders' Meeting") for the purpose of considering
and taking action upon the Proxy Proposal;
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(b) include in the proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") to be
distributed to the Company's stockholders in connection with the Proxy Proposal,
including any amendments or supplements thereto (which Proxy Statement shall be
in form and content reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers), the
recommendation of the Board that the stockholders of the Company vote in favor
of the approval of the Proxy Proposal;
(c) provide a reasonable opportunity for the Purchasers and their
counsel to review and provide comment on the Proxy Statement prior to its
filing;
(d) use its best efforts (i) to obtain and furnish the information
required to be included by it in the Proxy Statement and respond promptly to any
comments made by the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and any preliminary
version thereof and cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to its stockholders
at the earliest practicable time and (ii) to obtain the necessary approvals by
its stockholders of the Proxy Proposal; and
(e) cause the Proxy Statement (i) not to contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, and (ii) to comply as
to form in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, provided that the Company makes no
covenant with respect to any written information supplied by the Purchasers
specifically for inclusion in the Proxy Statement.
5.4 Agreement to Cooperate; Further Assurances. Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use all
reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause
to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and
regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including providing
information and using reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary or appropriate
waivers, consents and approvals, and effecting all necessary registrations and
filings. In case at any time after the Closing Date any further action is
necessary or desirable to transfer any Shares, the Warrants or the Warrant
Shares to the Purchasers or otherwise to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Company and the Purchasers
shall execute such further documents and shall take such further action as shall
be necessary or desirable to effect such transfer and to otherwise carry out the
purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, in each case to
the extent not inconsistent with applicable law.
5.6 Public Announcements. Any public announcement made by or on behalf
of any Purchaser or the Company prior to the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Article VII hereof concerning this Agreement, the transactions
described herein or in any other Transaction Document or any other aspect of the
dealings heretofore had or hereafter to be had between the Company and the
Purchasers and their respective Affiliates must first be approved in writing by
the other (any such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), subject to the
Company's obligations under applicable law or New York Stock Exchange rules and
listing requirements as
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a public company (but the Company shall use its best efforts to consult with the
Purchasers as to all such public announcements).
5.7 Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall promptly provide
the Purchasers (or their counsel) with copies of all filings made by the Company
with the SEC or any other Governmental Entity in connection with this Agreement,
the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
5.8 Representations and Warranties. The Company shall give prompt
notice to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall give prompt notice to the
Company, of (a) any representation or warranty made by such party contained in
this Agreement that is qualified as to materiality becoming untrue or inaccurate
in any respect or any such representation or warranty that is not so qualified
becoming untrue or inaccurate in any material respect prior to the Closing or
(b) the failure by such party prior to the Closing to comply with or satisfy in
any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or
satisfied by such party under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such
notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties
under this Agreement.
5.9 Use of Proceeds. Unless otherwise approved by the Board, the
proceeds raised by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be used solely
for the development of iDine.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS AND SCHEDULE UPDATES
6.1 Conditions to Obligation of Each Party. The respective obligations
of each party to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be
subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of the following
conditions:
(a) No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent
injunction or other order or decree by any court of competent
jurisdiction which prevents the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or
imposes material conditions with respect thereto shall have been issued
and remain in effect (each party agreeing to use its reasonable efforts
to have any such injunction, order or decree lifted);
(b) No action shall have been taken, and no statute, rule or
regulation shall have been enacted, by any Governmental Entity which
would prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or impose material
conditions with respect thereto;
(c) All orders, consents and approvals of Governmental
Entities legally required for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the
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other Transaction Documents shall have been obtained and be in effect
at the Closing Date;
(d) The Shares and the Warrant Shares to be issued at the
Closing shall have been approved for listing by the New York Stock
Exchange upon official notice of issuance; and
(e) The Proxy Proposal shall have received Stockholder
Approval.
6.2 Condition to Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the
Company to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be
subject to the fulfillment at or prior the Closing Date (except as noted below)
of the following additional conditions:
(a) The Purchasers shall have performed in all material
respects all obligations by the Purchasers required to be performed at
or prior to the Closing Date, and the representations and warranties of
the Purchasers contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in
all material respects (if not qualified by materiality) and true and
correct (if so qualified) on and as of the date of this Agreement and
at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date,
except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly
relates to another date (in which case, as of such date) and the
Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of each the
Purchasers, to such effect;
(b) No action or proceeding shall be pending against the
Company or the Purchasers before any court of competent jurisdiction to
prohibit, restrain, enjoin or restrict the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents; and
(c) All consents, approvals, authorizations and permits of,
actions by, filing with or notifications to, Governmental Entities and
third parties required in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall have been
obtained, taken or made.
6.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Purchasers. The obligations of the
Purchasers to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be
subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing Date of the following
additional conditions:
(a) The Company shall have performed in all material respects
all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at
or prior to the Closing Date, and the representations and warranties of
the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in
all material respects (if not qualified by materiality) and true and
correct (if so qualified) on and as of the date of this Agreement and
at and as of the Closing Date (as modified by the matters or
circumstances reflected in the Updated Schedules, if any, provided by
the Company to the Purchasers in accordance with Section 6.4 hereof) as
if made at and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that any
such representation or warranty expressly relates to another date (in
which case, as of such
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date) and the Purchasers shall have received a certificate from the
Company signed by an executive officer), to such effect;
(b) No action or proceeding shall be pending against the
Company or the Purchasers before any court of competent jurisdiction
which action or proceeding has been brought by a Governmental Entity
and which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or to
prohibit, restrain, enjoin or restrict the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents;
(c) All consents, approvals, authorizations and permits of,
actions by, filings with or notifications to, Governmental Entities and
third parties required in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall have been
obtained, taken or made;
(d) All conditions to the Second Closing shall have been
satisfied, and such Second Closing shall occur concurrently herewith;
and
(e) The Purchasers shall have received an opinion of Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Company, containing the opinions in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit B with such provisions concerning
scope of firm's inquiry, law covered by opinion, reliance by the firm,
assumptions, definition of firm's "knowledge", qualifications,
limitations and similar matters as shall be reasonably acceptable to
the Company.
6.4 Schedule Updates. At any time prior to two (2) business days prior
to the Closing, the Company shall be entitled to update any schedule referred to
in Article III of this Agreement or add new schedules not referred to in or
contemplated by Article III by written notice to the Purchasers if necessary in
order to make the corresponding representations and warranties true and correct
as of the Closing Date; provided that such updated or new Schedules may only
reflect changes in circumstances or matters arising subsequent to the date of
the execution of this Agreement that are not the result of any action
undertaken, or failure to act, by the Company or the Subsidiaries in breach of
any provision of this Agreement (any such updated or new schedules, "Updated
Schedules"); it being understood that the Company shall not be entitled to
reflect in any Updated Schedules any circumstances, matters or facts which were
in existence as of or prior to the date of this Agreement, whether or not the
Company knew or should have known of such circumstances, matters or facts as of
the date of this Agreement). If, in accordance with the immediately preceding
sentence, new schedules are added, the applicable section or subsection of
Article III corresponding to such new schedule shall be read to include the
words "except as set forth in Schedule [insert applicable section or subsection
number]" or words of similar meaning to appropriately connote the modifications
created by such new schedule. The delivery of any Updated Schedules pursuant to
this Section 6.4 shall not cure any breach of any representation, warranty or
covenant made in this Agreement as of the date of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing
Date:
(a) By mutual written consent of the Purchasers and the
Company;
(b) By the Purchasers if there has been a material breach by
the Company of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set
forth in this Agreement, which breach has not been cured within ten
(10) business days following receipt by the breaching party of notice
of such breach;
(c) By the Company, if there has been a material breach by the
Purchasers of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set
forth in this Agreement which breach has not been cured within ten (10)
business days following receipt by the breaching party of notice of
such breach;
(d) By the Purchasers, upon notice to the Company, if the
Closing shall not have occurred on or before the one hundred twentieth
(120th) day following the date of this Agreement, unless the absence of
such occurrence shall be due to the failure of the Purchasers to
perform in all material respects each of its obligations under this
Agreement required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing;
(e) By the Purchasers or the Company, upon notice to the
other, if the Company's stockholders fail to adopt the Proxy Proposal
at the Stockholders' Meeting; and
(f) By the Purchasers, if the Board of Directors of the
Company shall withdraw, modify or change its approval or recommendation
of the Proxy Proposal in a manner adverse to the Purchasers or shall
have resolved to do so.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 General. From and after the Closing, the parties shall indemnify
each other as provided in this Article VIII. No specifically enumerated
indemnification obligation with respect to a particular subject matter as set
forth below shall limit or affect the applicability of a more general
indemnification obligation as set forth below with respect to the same subject
matter. For the purposes of this Article VIII, each party shall be deemed to
have remade all of its representations, warranties and covenants contained in
this Agreement at the Closing with the same effect as if originally made at the
Closing, except that the Purchasers shall be deemed to have remade the
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.5 and Section 4.9 at the
Closing with the same effect as if originally made at the Closing. No Person
which may be subject to an indemnification obligation under this Article VIII
shall be entitled to require that
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any action be brought against any other Person before action is brought against
it hereunder by a Person seeking indemnification by such Person.
8.2 The Company's Indemnification Obligations. The Company shall
indemnify, save and keep harmless each of the Purchasers and each of their
respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, Affiliates,
successors and permitted assigns against and from all Damages sustained or
incurred by any of them resulting from or arising out of or by virtue of any
inaccuracy in, breach of or other failure to comply with any representation,
warranty or covenant made by the Company in this Agreement or any other Company
Transaction Document. A claim for indemnification under this Section 8.2 must be
asserted by notice delivered to the Company within ninety (90) days after the
Company files with the SEC its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 30, 2001 (such ninetieth (90th) day, hereinafter the "Survival Date");
provided, however, that any claims for any inaccuracy in, breach of or other
failure to comply with any representation, warranty or covenant made by the
Company under Section 3.1, Section 3.5 or Section 3.15 may be made at any time
prior to the expiration of any statute of limitations, if any, applicable to
such claims. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no
investigation or lack of investigation by any Purchaser, nor any disclosure in
any Schedule hereto or knowledge of any Purchaser as to any indemnifiable
matters referred to in this Section 8.2, shall in any way limit the Company's
indemnification obligations hereunder.
8.3 The Purchasers' Indemnification Obligations. Each of the
Purchasers, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify, save and keep harmless
the Company and its officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives,
Affiliates, successors and permitted assigns against and from all Damages
sustained or incurred by any of them resulting from or arising out of or by
virtue of any inaccuracy in, breach of or failure to comply with any
representation and warranty made by such Purchaser to the Company in this
Agreement or in any other Purchaser Transaction Document. A claim for
indemnification under this Section 8.3 must be asserted by notice delivered to
the party from whom indemnification is sought no later than the Survival Date.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no investigation or
lack of investigation by the Company, nor the knowledge of the Company as to any
indemnifiable matters referred to in this Section 8.3, shall in any way limit
any Purchaser's indemnification obligations hereunder.
8.4 Disputes; Mediation. (a) If the recipient of a notice of a claim
for indemnification under either Section 8.2 or 8.3 desires to dispute such
claim, it shall, within fourteen (14) days after notice of the claim of loss
against it or a notice of dispute is given, give a counter notice, setting forth
the basis for disputing such claim, to the Purchasers or the Company, as the
case may be. If no such counter notice is given within such fourteen (14) day
period, or if the Purchasers or the Company, as the case may be, acknowledge
liability for indemnification, then such loss shall be promptly satisfied.
(b) If the dispute is not promptly resolved, then, within fourteen (14)
days after delivery of the counter notice, or at such later time as may be
mutually agreed upon by the parties, the parties shall meet in person to discuss
and negotiate in good faith a resolution to the
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dispute. The meeting shall be conducted in Chicago, Illinois or such other place
as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties.
(c) If the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the
first meeting of the parties referred to in Section 8.4(b), the parties shall
initiate a voluntary, nonbinding mediation conducted by a mutually agreed upon
mediator. If the parties are unable to agree upon a mediator, they shall request
the clerk of the Circuit Court of Xxxx County, Illinois to appoint a mediator
for them. Each of the parties shall bear their own costs and expenses (including
attorneys' fees) and their proportionate share of any other costs, fees or
expenses associated with this mediation and endeavor in good faith to resolve
their differences. The mediation shall be conducted in Chicago, Illinois or such
other place as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties.
ARTICLE IX
DEFINITIONS
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any person, any other person
that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is
controlled by or is under common control with such first person. As used in this
definition, "control" (including, with correlative meanings, "controlled by" and
"under common control with") shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies, whether
through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests,
by contract or otherwise.
"Common Stock" means the common stock, $.02 par value per share, of the
Company.
"Contract" means any contract, agreement, commitment, indenture, lease,
note, bond, mortgage, license, plan, arrangement or understanding, whether
written or oral.
"Co-Sale and Voting Agreement" means that certain Co-Sale and Voting
Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, among Samstock, the Purchasers and
the Company.
"Damages" means all liabilities, demands, claims, actions or causes of
action, regulatory, legislative or judicial proceedings or investigations,
assessments, levies, losses, fines, penalties, damages, costs and expenses,
including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys', accountants',
investigators', and experts' fees and expenses, sustained or incurred in
connection with the defense or investigation of any of the foregoing.
"Disinterested Directors" has the meaning set forth in that certain
Second Amended and Restated Investment Agreement dated as of June 30, 1999,
among the Company, Samstock, EGI-Transmedia Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company (formerly known as Transmedia Investors, L.L.C.) and,
solely with respect to Section 5 of this agreement, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, as
trustee under declaration of trust dated March 9, 1983, as amended, establishing
the Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Revocable Trust.
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"Employment, Consulting or Severance Agreements" means all oral and
written (i) agreements for the employment for any period of time whatsoever, or
in regard to the employment, or restricting the employment, of any employee of
the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) consulting, independent contractor or
similar agreements, and (iii) policies, agreements, arrangements or
understandings relating to the payment or provision of severance, termination or
similar pay or benefits to any present or former employees, officers, directors,
consultants, independent contractors or other agents of the Company or any
Subsidiary (including, without limitation, the Company's Senior Executive
Severance Policy, any successor thereto or any similar plan).
"Equity Securities" means, with respect to the Company or any
Subsidiary, as the case may be, (i) any class or series of common stock,
preferred stock or other capital stock, whether voting or non-voting, including,
without limitation, with respect to the Company, Common Stock and Preferred
Stock, (ii) any other equity securities issued by the Company or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be, whether now or hereafter authorized for issuance
by the Company's or such Subsidiary's, as the case may be, Certificate of
Incorporation, (iii) any debt, hybrid or other securities issued by the Company
or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, which are convertible into, exercisable
for or exchangeable for any other Equity Securities, whether now or hereafter
authorized for issuance by the Company's or such Subsidiary's, as the case may
be, Certificate of Incorporation, (iv) any equity equivalents (including,
without limitation, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock or similar rights),
interests in the ownership or earnings of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the
case may be, or other similar rights, (v) any written or oral rights, options,
warrants, subscriptions, calls, preemptive rights, rescission rights or other
rights to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing,
(vi) any written or oral obligation of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the
case may be, to issue, deliver or sell, any of the foregoing, (vii) any written
or oral obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Equity Securities, and (viii) any
bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be, having the right to vote (or convertible into,
or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which
the stockholders of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, may
vote.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Fully Diluted Common Stock" means the total number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding after taking into account the following: (i) all shares of
Common Stock outstanding (exclusive of the Shares); (ii) all Shares and Warrant
Shares (assuming full exercise of the Warrants and issuance of all Warrant
Shares); (iii) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion, exchange or
other exercise of the Company's Equity Securities outstanding; and (iv)
adjustments needed to account or adjust for stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations, recombinations and similar events.
"Governmental Entity" means any court, administrative agency or
commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, whether domestic
(federal, state or local) or foreign.
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"iDine" means xXxxx.xxx, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company established to develop an internet based dining
business.
"Independent Directors" means directors of the Company who (i) are not
current or former employees or officers of the Company, (ii) are not holders of
more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock, and (iii) have no financial
interest in and are not otherwise associated with the Purchasers, the Company,
any Subsidiary or any holder of more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock or
any of their respective Affiliates, excluding however any equity interest of not
more than 2% of any publicly-held entity other than the Company. The term
"associated" means having a business, financial or familial relationship that
might reasonably be expected to affect the individual's judgment with respect to
matters in which the associated person might be interested.
"Investment Agreement" means that certain Investment Agreement, dated
as of even date herewith, among the Company and the Purchasers.
"Lien" means any preemptive or similar rights of any third party,
purchase options, calls, proxies, voting trusts, voting agreements, judgments,
pledges, charges, assessments, levies, escrows, rights of first refusal or first
offer, transfer restrictions, mortgages, indentures, claims, liens, equities,
mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, security interests and other
encumbrances of every kind and nature whatsoever, whether arising by agreement,
operation of law or otherwise, other than any created by the Purchasers or the
Purchaser Transaction Documents.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect (or any
development which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect) on the business, operations, assets, financial or other condition,
results of operations or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, or that could reasonably be expected to impair or delay the ability of
the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
"Permit" means any permit, certificate, consent, approval,
authorization, order, license, variance, franchise or other similar indicia of
authority issued or granted by any Governmental Entity.
"Person" or "person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
limited liability partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
Governmental Entity, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any
other entity.
"Preferred Stock" means the preferred stock, $.10 par value per share,
of the Company.
"Proxy Proposal" means the following proposal to be included in the
Proxy Statement for Stockholder Approval: the issuance and sale of the Shares
and the Warrants.
"Samstock" means Samstock, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Second Closing" shall have the meaning set forth in that certain Stock
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2000, by and among Minotaur
Partners II, L.P., an Illinois limited partnership, ValueVision International
Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Bank and the Company.
"Series A Preferred Stock" means the Series A Senior Convertible
Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $.10 per share, of the Company.
"Stockholder Approval" means the requisite approval of the Company's
stockholders under the Company's Organizational Documents and the Delaware
General Corporation Law for the Proxy Proposal.
"Subsidiary" means each of (i) Transmedia Restaurant Company Inc., a
Delaware corporation, (ii) TMN International Incorporated, a Delaware
corporation, (iii) Transmedia Service Company Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
(iv) iDine.
"Transaction Document" means any Company Transaction Document and any
Purchaser Transaction Document.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Restrictive Legend. The Purchasers agree to the placing on the
certificates representing the Shares or the Warrant Shares of a legend, in
substantially the following form:
"The securities evidenced by this certificate have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), or applicable state securities laws and may not be
sold, transferred, assigned, offered, pledged or otherwise
disposed of unless (i) there is an effective registration
statement under such Act and such laws covering such
securities or (ii) such sale, transfer, assignment, offer,
pledge or other disposition is exempt from the registration
and prospectus delivery requirements of such Act and such
laws. The securities evidenced by this certificate are subject
to the restrictions on transfer contained in the Investment
Agreement dated as of April 28, 2000, and the Co-Sale and
Voting Agreement dated as of April 28, 2000, in each case, to
which the Company is a party, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, and may not be
transferred except in compliance therewith."
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10.2 Notices. All notices, and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, sent by documented
overnight delivery service or, to the extent receipt is confirmed, facsimile, to
the appropriate address or facsimile number set forth below (or at such other
address or facsimile number for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
if to any Purchaser, at their respective addresses
set forth on the signature pages hereto.
with an additional copy to:
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if to the Company:
Transmedia Network Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Bockius LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax: (000) 000-0000
10.3 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the
Company shall bear all fees and expenses incurred by the Company or any
Subsidiary in connection with, relating to or arising out of the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Company Transaction
Documents and the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby and
thereby, including attorneys', accountants' and other professional fees and
expenses. The Purchasers shall bear all fees and expenses incurred by the
Purchasers in connection with, relating to or arising out of the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Purchaser Transaction
Documents and the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby and
thereby, including attorneys', accountants' and other professional fees and
expenses.
10.4 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public
policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless
remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of
the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to
any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is
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invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall
negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original
intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end
that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent
possible
10.5 Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waiver; Assignment; Nature of
Obligations. This Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents,
constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings,
both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof. No amendment, supplement, modification or
waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the
party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this
Agreement, whether or not similar, nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing
waiver unless otherwise expressly provided. This Agreement shall not be assigned
by operation of law or otherwise; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, each Purchaser may assign its or their rights and obligations
hereunder to (i) any controlled Affiliate of such Purchaser, (ii) any officer,
manager, partner or member of such Purchaser, (iii) any Affiliate of any
officer, manager, partner or member of such Purchaser, (iv) any family member of
such Purchaser or (v) any trust established for the benefit of any family member
of such Purchaser (each of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), a "Permitted
Assignee"), upon the receipt by the Company of the written agreement of any such
Permitted Assignee to be bound by the terms of each of the Purchaser Transaction
Documents; provided further, however, that no such assignment shall relieve the
assigning party of any of its liabilities or obligations under this Agreement.
Any attempted assignment which does not comply with the provisions of this
Section 10.5 shall be null and void ab initio.
10.6 Parties in Interest. Subject to the provisions regarding
assignment in Section 10.5 above, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and nothing in this Agreement,
express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any
rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this
Agreement.
10.7 Publicity. Neither the Company nor the Purchasers will make or
issue, or cause to be made or issued, any announcement or written statements
concerning the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby
for dissemination to the general public without the prior written consent of the
Company or the Purchasers, as appropriate, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. This provision will not apply to any announcement or
written statement required to be made by law or the regulations of the SEC or
the New York Stock Exchange, except that the party required to make such
announcement will, whenever practicable, consult with the other parties hereto
concerning the timing and content of such announcement before such announcement
is made.
10.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and controlled as
to validity, enforcement, interpretation, construction, effect and in all other
respects by the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts
made in that State.
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10.9 Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are
included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
10.10 Interpretation. Unless the context requires otherwise, all words
used in this Agreement in the singular number shall extend to and include the
plural, all words in the plural number shall extend to and include the singular,
and all words in any gender (including neutral gender) shall extend to and
include all genders.
10.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
10.12 Jurisdiction and Service of Process. THE COMPANY AND THE
PURCHASERS HEREBY CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT
LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT, SUBJECT TO THE
OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT WHICH MAY BE LITIGATED SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH
COURTS. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE PURCHASERS ACCEPTS FOR SUCH PARTY AND IN
CONNECTION WITH SUCH PARTY'S PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE
NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF
FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT
RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE
PURCHASERS AGREES TO ACCEPT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED
MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDINGS IN ANY SUCH COURT, SUCH
SERVICE BEING HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED BY EACH SUCH PARTY TO BE EFFECTIVE AND BINDING
SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT. IF ANY AGENT APPOINTED BY THE COMPANY OR THE
PURCHASERS REFUSES TO ACCEPT SERVICE, SUCH PARTY HEREBY AGREES THAT SERVICE UPON
SUCH PARTY BY MAIL SHALL CONSTITUTE SUFFICIENT NOTICE. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL
AFFECT THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL
LIMIT THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY OR THE PURCHASERS TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
THE COMPANY OR THE PURCHASERS IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
10.13 Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE PURCHASERS HEREBY WAIVES SUCH
PARTY'S RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR
ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE PURCHASERS
ALSO WAIVES ANY BOND OR SURETY OR SECURITY UPON SUCH BOND WHICH MIGHT, BUT FOR
THIS WAIVER, BE REQUIRED OF ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY
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ACTION COMMENCED BY ONE OF THEM AGAINST THE OTHER OF THEM. THE SCOPE OF THIS
WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE
FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY
CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND
THE PURCHASERS ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER
INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN
ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE WAIVER
IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE PURCHASERS FURTHER
WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH SUCH
PARTY'S LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES SUCH
PARTY'S JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER
IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING,
AND THE WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS
OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT
MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchasers and the Company have
executed this Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement as of the date first above
written.
THE PURCHASERS:
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Address:______________________________
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Address:______________________________
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Address:______________________________
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Address:______________________________
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SAMSTOCK, L.L.C.
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By:
Its:
Address:______________________________
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Address:______________________________
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COMPANY:
TRANSMEDIA NETWORK INC.
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By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, President and
Chief Executive Officer
