SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT* August 15, 2007 CanWest MediaWorks Inc. AND 4414616 Canada Inc. AND GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P. AND GSCP VI AA One Holding S.àr.l AND GSCP VI AA One Parallel Holding S.àr.l AND CW Investments Co.
AND
4414616
Canada Inc.
AND
GS
Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P.
AND
GSCP
VI AA One Holding S.àr.l
AND
GSCP
VI AA One Parallel Holding S.àr.l
AND
CW
Investments Co.
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Certain
material has been omitted from this Shareholders Agreement pursuant
to a
request for confidential treatment and such omitted material has
been
filed separately with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. Material omitted from this agreement is replaced by
an asterisk.
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DEFINITIONS
AND
PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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Definitions
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2
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1.2
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Additional
Definitions
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1.3
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Certain
Rules of Interpretation
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1.4
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Entire
Agreement
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1.5
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Accounting
Principles
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1.6
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Schedules
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ARTICLE
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PURPOSE,
SCOPE
AND COMPLIANCE
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2.1
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Not
a Unanimous Shareholder Agreement
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2.2
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Compliance
with Agreement
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2.3
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Compliance
by Corporation
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2.4
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Compliance
with CRTC Regulations
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ARTICLE
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FINANCIAL
PARTICIPATION IN THE CORPORATION
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3.1
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Equity
Participation
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3.2
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Additional
Capital
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3.3
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GS
Syndication
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3.4
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Covenant
Support
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3.5
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Additional
Capital Contributions
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ARTICLE
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MANAGEMENT
AND
GOVERNANCE OF THE CORPORATION
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4.1
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Board
of Directors
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4.2
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Removal
and Replacement of Nominees
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4.3
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Meetings
of Board
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4.4
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Quorum
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4.5
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Telephone
Meetings
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4.6
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Auditor
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4.7
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Board
Approval of Matters
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4.8
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CW
Media Board and Reporting Committee
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4.9
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Control
of Subsidiaries
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4.10
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Reimbursement
of Expenses
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4.11
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Indemnification
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4.12
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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4.13
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Conflict
of Interest
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4.14
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Shareholder
Quorum
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4.15
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Rights
Under ERISA
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4.16
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Rights
Under Indemnity Agreement
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Article
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Combination
transaction
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5.1
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Completion
of the Asset Transfer
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5.2
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Combination
Transaction
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5.3
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Conditions
Precedent
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5.4
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Ownership
Interests in the Corporation
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5.5
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Covenants
of CanWest
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5.6
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Notice
of Repayment of Senior Notes
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ARTICLE
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DEALING
WITH SHARES
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6.1
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Restrictions
on Transfer of Shares
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6.2
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Endorsement
on Certificates
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6.3
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Issue
of Additional Equity Securities
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6.4
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Pledge
of Shares
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6.5
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Permitted
Transferees
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6.6
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CanWest
Call
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6.7
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GS
Put
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6.8
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Right
of First Offer
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6.9
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Registration
Rights
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6.10
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Insolvency
Event
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6.11
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Equity
Adjustments and Related Guarantees
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6.12
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Required
Sale of Regulated Assets
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6.13
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Liquidation
of 4414641 Canada Inc.
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ARTICLE
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ARRANGEMENTS
REGARDING TRANSACTIONS
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7.1
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Financial
Calculations
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7.2
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Closing
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7.3
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Exercise
of Liquidity Options Prior to the Combination Transaction
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7.4
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Section
116 Certificate and other Withholding
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ARTICLE
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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8.1
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Representations
and Warranties of the GS Parties
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8.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the CanWest Parties
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8.3
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Indemnity
Agreement
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ARTICLE
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GENERAL
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9.1
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Confidentiality
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9.2
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Non-Competition
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9.3
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Arbitration
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9.4
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Application
of this Agreement
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9.5
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Amendments
and Waivers
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9.6
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Assignment
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9.7
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Termination
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9.8
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No
Partnership
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9.9
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Notices
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9.10
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Attornment
and Process Agent
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9.11
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Osler
Acting for More than One Party
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9.12
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Trade-xxxx
Licence
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9.13
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Enurement
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9.14
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Execution
and Delivery
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SCHEDULE
1.1(A) EBITDA
SCHEDULE
1.1(B) GS RATE OF RETURN
SCHEDULE
1.1(C) MEDIA PARTIES
SCHEDULE
3.1 CORPORATE STRUCTURE
SCHEDULE
5.1 MERGER AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE
6.1 FORM OF COUNTERPART AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
SCHEDULE
6.9 REGISTRATION RIGHTS
SCHEDULE
7.1 FINANCIAL CALCULATIONS
THIS
AGREEMENT is made as of August 15, 2007
BETWEEN:
CANWEST
MEDIAWORKS INC., a corporation governed by the laws of Manitoba
(“CanWest”),
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and
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4414616
CANADA INC., a corporation governed by the laws of Canada (“CanWest
Holdco”),
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and
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GS
CAPITAL PARTNERS VI FUND, L.P., a limited partnership governed
by the laws of Delaware (“GSCP”),
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and
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GSCP
VI AA ONE HOLDING S.àr.l, a corporation governed by the laws of
Luxembourg (“GS Shareholder Holdco One”),
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and
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GSCP
VI AA ONE PARALLEL HOLDING S.àr.l, a corporation governed by the laws
of Luxembourg (“GS Shareholder Holdco
Two”),
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and
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CW
INVESTMENTS CO., an unlimited liability company governed by the laws of
Nova Scotia (the “Corporation”).
RECITALS:
A.
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CanWest
Holdco and the GS Holdcos together own, directly or indirectly, all
of the
issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the
Corporation.
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B.
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CanWest
Holdco is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of
CanWest.
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C.
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Each
of GS Shareholder Holdco One and GS Shareholder Holdco Two is Controlled
by GSCP and its affiliated funds.
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D.
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CanWest,
CanWest Holdco, GSCP, GS Shareholder Holdco One, GS Shareholder Holdco
Two
and the Corporation have entered into this Agreement to record their
agreement as to the manner in which the affairs of the Corporation
and its
Subsidiaries shall be conducted and to grant to each other certain
rights
and obligations with respect to the ownership, directly and indirectly,
of
the shares of the Corporation.
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THEREFORE,
the parties agree as follows:
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ARTICLE
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DEFINITIONS
AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION
1.1
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Definitions
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Whenever
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set out
below:
“Acceptable
Participant” means a Person that is not a Media Party and that
is:
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(i)
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a
financial investor that does not have a significant interest in any
Media
Party (for this purpose, a Person will be deemed to have such a
significant interest if it owns or Controls, directly or indirectly,
10%
or more of the equity interests in such Media Party, and any securities
convertible or exchangeable into equity interests will be deemed
to be
equity interests equivalent to the equity interests into which they
may be
converted or exchanged); or
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(ii)
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another
Person acceptable to CanWest, acting
reasonably;
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“Acceptance
Notice” has the meaning set out in Section 6.8(c);
“Acquired
Competing Business” has the meaning set out in Section Error! Reference source not
found.;
“Act” means
the Companies Act (Nova Scotia);
“Affiliate” means,
when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by,
or
is under common Control with such specified Person; provided that, with respect
to the CanWest Parties, “Affiliate” means any such Affiliate of
the CanWest Parties other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, and
provided further that, with respect to the GS Parties,
“Affiliate” means any such Affiliate of the GS Parties other
than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries;
“Agreement” means
this Shareholders Agreement, including all schedules and all amendments or
restatements as permitted, and references to “Article” or
“Section” mean the specified article or section of
this
Agreement;
“Ancillary
Agreements” has the meaning set out in the Separation
Agreement;
“Appeal
Arbitrator” has the meaning set out in Section 9.3(c);
“Appeal
Respondent” has the meaning set out in Section 9.3(c);
“Appellant”
has the meaning set out in Section 9.3(c);
“Arbitration
Act” has the meaning set out in Section 9.3(a);
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“Arm’s
Length” has the meaning that it has for purposes
of the Tax Act;
“Arrangement
Agreement” means the Arrangement Agreement between AA Acquisition Corp.
(formerly 6681859 Canada Inc.) and Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. dated
January 10, 2007, as amended on February 26, 2007 and July 30,
2007;
“Asset
Transfer Agreement” means the asset transfer agreement substantially in
the form attached as a schedule to the Merger Agreement;
“Auditor”
means the auditor of the Corporation appointed from time to time;
“Board” means
the board of directors of the Corporation;
“Business” means,
until the Combination Date the specialty television and related businesses
carried on by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and from and after the
Combination Date means those businesses combined with the Contributed
Business;
“Business
Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or
Sunday, on which the principal commercial banks in Toronto, Winnipeg and New
York are open for commercial banking business during normal banking
hours;
“CanWest
Call” has the meaning set out in Section 6.6(a);
“CanWest
Call Price” means, subject to Section 6.7(c), the Equity Value
divided by the total number
of issued and outstanding Shares as of the date of exercise of the CanWest
Call,
First GS Put or Second GS Put, as applicable, where for purposes of calculating
Equity Value, (a) Combined EBITDA (for purposes of calculating the TEV) shall
be
calculated for the 12-month period ended March 31st of the
year in
which the CanWest Call, First GS Put or Second GS Put, as applicable, was
exercised, (b) Net Debt shall be calculated as of March 31st of the
year in
which the CanWest Call, First GS Put or Second GS Put, as applicable, was
exercised, (c) Combined EBITDA (for purposes of calculating TEV) shall be
calculated as the greater of actual Combined EBITDA and the applicable Floor
Amount and (d) the TEV shall be calculated without applying the Minimum
TEV;
“CanWest
Parties” means CanWest and CanWest Holdco and any permitted transferees
of either of them pursuant to Section 6.5;
“Cash”
means cash and cash equivalents as determined in accordance with
GAAP;
“CBCA”
means the Canada Business Corporations Act;
“Combination
Date” means the date on which the Combination
Transaction is consummated;
“Combination
Transaction” has the meaning set out in Section 5.2(a);
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“Combined
EBITDA” means, for the applicable 12-month period, (a) if the
Combination Transaction has not occurred prior to the beginning of such 12-month
period, (i) for the portion of such 12-month period prior to the completion
of
the Combination Transaction, the aggregate of the EBITDA of (x) the Corporation
and its Subsidiaries, plus (y) the Contributed Business, plus (ii) for the
portion of such 12-month period (if any) after the completion of the Combination
Transaction, the EBITDA of the Corporation and its subsidiaries or (b) if the
Combination Transaction has occurred prior to the beginning of such 12-month
period, the EBITDA of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries;
“Common
Shares” means the Class A Common Shares and the Class B Common Shares
in the capital of the Corporation and includes all such shares of the
Corporation currently authorized as well as any additional common shares in
the
capital of the Corporation that may be created, but does not include any such
shares for which other securities may be exercised or exchanged or into which
other securities may be converted unless and until such rights have been
exercised and such shares issued;
“Competing
Business” has the meaning set out in Section Error! Reference source not
found.;
“Confidential
Arbitration Information” has the meaning set out in Section 9.3(e);
“Confidential
Information” has the meaning set out in Section 9.1(a);
“Contributed
Business” has the meaning set out in the Asset Transfer Agreement,
provided that from and after the completion of the transactions contemplated
by
the Asset Transfer Agreement, “Contributed Business” shall mean
the Contributed Entity and its Subsidiaries;
“Control” means:
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(i)
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in
relation to a corporation, the beneficial ownership at the relevant
time
of shares of such corporation carrying more than 50% of the voting
rights
ordinarily exercisable at meetings of shareholders of the corporation
where such voting rights are sufficient to elect a majority of the
directors of the corporation;
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(ii)
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in
relation to a Person that is a partnership, limited liability company
or
joint venture, the beneficial ownership at the relevant time of more
than
50% of the ownership interests of such partnership, limited liability
company or joint venture in circumstances where it can reasonably
be
expected that the Person can direct the affairs of the partnership,
limited liability company or joint
venture;
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(iii)
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in
relation to a trust, the beneficial ownership at the relevant time
of more
than 50% of the property settled under the trust;
and
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(iv)
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in
relation to an investment fund, the management of such
fund;
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and
the words “Controlled
by”, “Controlling” and
similar words have corresponding meanings; the Person who Controls
a
Controlled Person shall be deemed to Control a corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture or trust which is Controlled by
the Controlled Person, and so on;
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“CRTC”
means the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, or any
successor to it;
“CRTC
Regulations” means the Broadcasting Act (Canada), the
regulations enacted under that Act, the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility
of
Non Canadians) (SOR/97 192, April 18, 1997 as amended by SOR/98 378, July 15,
1998), all rulings, decisions and licence conditions of, and any other law,
regulation or published policy of, or administered by, the CRTC;
“CW
Media” means CW Media Inc., a corporation governed by the laws of
Canada (including any successor entity or resulting entity from the Combination
Transaction);
“CW
Media Board” has the meaning set out in Section 4.8(a);
“Director”
means a member of the Board;
“Dispute”
has the meaning set out in Section 9.3(a);
“Equity
Value” means the TEV less Net Debt;
“EBITDA”
means EBITDA determined in accordance with Schedule 1.1(b);
“Estimated
Price” has the meaning set out in Section 7.2(e);
“Financial
Calculations” has the meaning set out in Section
7.1(a);
“Financial
Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheets of CanWest as
of August 31, 2006 and August 31, 2005 and the related consolidated statements
of earnings (loss), retained earnings and cash flows for each of the three
years
in the period ended August 31, 2006 and all notes to those financial statements
as reported upon by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered
Accountants;
“First
Call Period” has the meaning set out in Section 6.6(a);
“First
GS Put” has the meaning set out in
Section 6.7(a);
“First
Put Period” has the meaning set out in Section 6.7(a);
“First
Put Shares” has the meaning set out in Section 6.7(a);
“Floor
Amount” means, (i) if the CanWest Call is
exercised in 2011, $230 million; (ii) if the CanWest Call is exercised in 2012,
$250 million; and (iii) if the CanWest Call is exercised in 2013, $280
million;
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“Force
Majeure Event” means any natural, technological, political,
governmental, regulatory, market (including financial, banking or capital
market) or similar event, circumstance or condition, occurring after the date
of
this Agreement which is beyond the reasonable control of the Corporation and
its
Subsidiaries and the CanWest Parties, for the avoidance of doubt excluding
(a)
any event, circumstance or condition to the extent caused by the negligence
or
wilful act of the Corporation, its Subsidiaries or any of the CanWest Parties
and (b) the inability to obtain financing (except if a separate Force Majeure
Event caused the financing to be unavailable);
“GAAP”
has the meaning set out in Section 1.5;
“Governmental
Entity” means any (i) multinational, federal, provincial, state,
regional, municipal, local or other government, governmental or public
department, central bank, court, tribunal, arbitral body, commission, board,
bureau or agency, domestic or foreign; (ii) any subdivision, agent, commission,
board or authority of any of the foregoing; or (iii) any quasi-governmental
or
private body exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under
or for the account of any of the foregoing, including the Toronto Stock Exchange
or any other stock exchange;
“GS
Additional Investment” means $52.5 million and the amount of any
additional capital contributions made to the Corporation by the GS Parties
in
accordance with Section 3.5(a);
“GS
Equity Value” means
● [DEFINITION REDACTED*];
“GS
Holdcos” means GS Shareholder Holdco One and GS Shareholder Holdco Two
and any permitted transferees of either of them pursuant to Section 6.5;
“GS
Initial Interest” means the number of Shares held by the GS Holdcos as
at the date of this Agreement (as appropriately adjusted from time to time
for
any share dividend, split, consolidation, reorganization, redemption or similar
event occurring after the date of this Agreement);
“GS
Initial Investment” means $428,287,353;
“GS
Parties” means GSCP, GS Shareholder Holdco One and GS Shareholder
Holdco Two and any permitted transferees of any of them pursuant to Section
3.3 or Section 6.5;
“GS
Post-Combination Percentage Interest” has the
meaning set out in Section 5.4(a);
“GS
Put Price” means, subject to Section 6.7(c), an amount equal to the CanWest Call
Price,
except that for purposes of calculating Equity Value, Combined EBITDA shall
be
calculated as the actual Combined EBITDA without any reference to any Floor
Amount and, in the case of the GS Put Price for the First GS Put (but not the
Second GS Put or the Shortfall Put), the TEV shall not be less than the Minimum
TEV;
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The
material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment
and the omitted material has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“GS
Rate of Return” means the annual rate of return determined in
accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1.1(b);
“GS
Shares” has the meaning set out in Section 6.6(a);
“Guaranteed
Parties” has the meaning set out in Section 6.11(b);
“Guaranteeing
Parties” has the meaning set out in Section 6.11(b);
“Indebtedness”
means, in respect of any Person, the amount of all debts and liabilities in
respect of:
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(i)
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money
borrowed or raised, including any related premiums and all capitalized
interest;
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(ii)
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debentures,
bonds, promissory notes or similar debt instruments;
and
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(iii)
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obligations
under leases of real or personal property to the extent that such
obligations would be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in accordance
with GAAP;
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determined,
without duplication, on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP but, for
the avoidance of doubt, not including any trade payables or accrued liabilities
(including, by way of example, in respect of pension or post-retirement
obligations, payables in respect of any television programs or films or
CRTC-related obligations);
“Indemnified
Party” has the meaning set out in Section 6.11(a);
“Indemnifying
Party” has the meaning set out in Section 6.11(a);
“Indemnity
Agreement” means the Indemnity Agreement between the CanWest Parties
and the GS Parties dated on or about the date of this Agreement;
“Independent
Auditor” means one of the “big four” national auditing firms that is
not the Auditor and that is independent with respect to each of the Parties
under applicable generally accepted auditing standards, selected at random,
or
if none of such auditing firms so qualifies, another nationally recognized
auditing firm to which both CanWest and GSCP consent;
“Insolvency
Event” means in respect of a Person:
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(i)
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the
commencement by the Person of any proceedings under any bankruptcy,
arrangement, reorganization, dissolution, liquidation, insolvency,
winding-up or similar law of any jurisdiction for the relief from
or
otherwise primarily affecting the rights of creditors of the Person,
including under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (the
“BIA”), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
(Canada), the Winding-up and Restructuring Act (Canada) or the
United States Bankruptcy Code (each an “Insolvency
Proceeding”);
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(ii)
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the
commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding against or in respect of
the
Person which is not contested and dismissed within 90 days of such
commencement;
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(iii)
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the
Person (i) making a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors,
including any assignment made pursuant to the BIA, (ii) acknowledging
its
insolvency in writing or (iii) being declared bankrupt or
insolvent;
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(iv)
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any
receiver, receiver-manager, interim receiver, monitor, liquidator,
assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or other similar entity
being
lawfully appointed in respect of the Person or all or substantially
all of
the Person’s property, assets or undertaking following proper notice to
the Person where the Person is not contesting such appointment in
good
faith; and
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(v)
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any
holder of any security interest, mortgage, lien, charge, claim or
encumbrance lawfully taking possession, management or control of
all or
substantially all of the Person’s property, assets or undertaking
following proper notice to the Person where the Person is not contesting
such action in good faith;
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“IRR
Adjustment” has the meaning set out in Section 6.7(c);
“Later
Call Period” has the meaning set out in Section
6.6(a);
“Leverage
Cap” means 6.5 times the Combined EBITDA for the
applicable 12-month period;
“Management
Agreement” means the Management and Administrative Services Agreement
between CanWest and CW Media dated on or about the date of this
Agreement;
“Media
Party” means any Person referred to on Schedule 1.1(c) and any Affiliate of any such
Person;
“Merger
Agreement” has the meaning set out in Section 5.2(a);
“Minimum
TEV” means $2.5 billion;
“Modified
Acceptance Notice” has the meaning set out in Section 6.8(f);
“Modified
Offer Period” has the meaning set out in Section 6.8(f);
“Modified
Terms” has the meaning set out in Section 6.8(f);
“Net
Debt” means, as of the applicable measurement date, all Indebtedness of
the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, less Cash of the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries;
“Notice”
has the meaning set out in Section 9.9;
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“Notice
of Appeal” has the meaning set out in Section 9.3;
“Notice
of Modification” has the meaning set out in Section 6.8(f);
“Notice
of Sale” has the meaning set out in Section 6.8(b);
“Objection
Notice” has the meaning set out in Section 7.1(d);
“Offered
Shares” has the meaning set out in Section 6.8(b);
“Offer
Period” has the meaning set out in Section 6.8(c);
“Offer
Price” has the meaning set out in Section 6.8(b);
“Parent”
means a Person who Controls, directly or indirectly, a Shareholder; CanWest
is
the Parent of CanWest Holdco;
“Parties” means,
collectively, CanWest, CanWest Holdco, GSCP, GS Shareholder Holdco One, GS
Shareholder Holdco Two, the Corporation and any other Person that becomes a
party to this Agreement, and “Party” means any one of
them;
“Person” means
any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, entity, unincorporated
association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust,
body
corporate, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, government,
government regulatory authority, governmental department, agency, commission,
board, tribunal, dispute settlement panel or body, bureau, court
and, where the context requires, any of the foregoing when acting as
trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative;
“Pledged
Shares” has the meaning set out in Section 6.4;
“Proceeding”
means any court, administrative, regulatory or similar proceeding (whether
civil, quasi-criminal or criminal), arbitration or other dispute settlement
procedure, investigation, audit, assessment, inquiry, request for information,
warrant, charge, suit or claim, or any similar matter or
proceeding;
“Process
Agent” has the meaning set out in Section 9.10;
“Put
Shortfall Price” has the meaning set out in Section 6.7(c);
“Reporting
Committee” has the meaning set out in Section 4.8(b);
“Second
GS Put” has the meaning set out in Section 6.7(d);
“Second
Put Period” has the meaning set out in Section 6.7(d);
“Second
Put Shares” has the meaning set out in Section 6.7(d);
“Section
116 Certificate” has the meaning set out in Section 7.4(a);
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“Senior
Notes” means the 8% senior subordinated notes of
CanWest due 2012 or any refinancing or replacement or exchange of such
notes;
“Separation
Affiliate” has the meaning set out in Section 6.11(a);
“Separation
Agreement” means the separation and distribution agreement dated as of
the date of this Agreement among CW Media and certain other
parties;
“Separation
Indemnity” has the meaning set out in Section 6.11(a);
“Shares”
means the Common Shares, the Voting Shares and the Class B non-voting preferred
shares in the capital of the Corporation and includes all such shares of the
Corporation currently authorized as well as any additional shares in the capital
of the Corporation that may be created, but does not include any such shares
for
which other securities may be exercised or exchanged or into which other
securities may be converted unless and until such rights have been exercised
and
such shares issued;
“Shareholders” means,
collectively, CanWest Holdco and each GS Holdco together with such other Persons
as may become Parties to this Agreement as a shareholder of the Corporation,
and
“Shareholder” means any one such Person;
“Shortfall
Put” has the meaning set out in Section 6.7(c);
“Subsidiary”
means with respect to any Person (i) a body corporate 50% or more of the voting
or capital stock of which is, as of the time in question, directly or indirectly
owned by such Person and (ii) any other Person in which such Person, directly
or
indirectly, owns 50% or more of the equity economic interest of such other
Person or has the power to elect or direct the election of 50% or more of the
members of the governing body of such other Person or otherwise has control
over
such entity (e.g., as the managing partner of a partnership); provided that,
with respect to the CanWest Parties, “Subsidiary” means any
Subsidiary of the CanWest Parties other than the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries, and provided further that, with respect to the GS Parties,
“Subsidiary” means any such Subsidiary of the GS Parties other
than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries;
“Tax
Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada);
“Tax
Shelter Agreement” means the Shelterco
Shareholders Agreement between CanWest Global Communications Corp., GSCP and
certain other parties dated on or about the date of this Agreement;
“TEV”
means the product of (a) Combined EBITDA, multiplied by (b) 12, provided that,
except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the TEV shall not be less than
the Minimum TEV;
“Third
Party Sale Agreement” has the meaning set out in Section 6.8(f);
“Third
Party Sale Period” has the meaning set out in Section 6.8(f);
“Threshold
Amount” means:
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(i) $15
million with respect to any financial year of the Corporation prior to
completion of the Combination Transaction; and
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(ii)
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$22.5
million with respect to any financial year of the Corporation during
which
the Combination Transaction is completed or any subsequent financial
year
of the Corporation;
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“Transfer”
includes any sale, exchange, assignment, gift, bequest, disposition, mortgage,
charge, pledge, encumbrance, grant of security interest or other arrangement
by
which possession, legal title or beneficial ownership passes from one Person
to
another or to the same Person in a different capacity, whether or not voluntary
and whether or not for value, and any agreement to effect any of the foregoing;
and the words “Transferred”, “Transferring”
and similar words have corresponding meanings;
“Transition
Services Agreement” means the transition services agreement between CW
Media and certain other parties dated as of the date of this Agreement that
is
one of the Ancillary Agreements;
“Transfer
Closing” has the meaning set out in Section 7.2(a);
“Transferred
Shares” has the meaning set out in Section 6.11(a);
“Trustee”
means Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx or his successor as Trustee under the Voting Trust
Agreement;
“Unallocated
Expenses” has the meaning set out in the Separation
Agreement;
“Voting
Shares” means the Class A voting preferred shares in the capital of the
Corporation and includes all such shares of the Corporation currently authorized
as well as any additional such shares in the capital of the Corporation that
may
be created, but does not include any such shares for which other securities
may
be exercised or exchanged or into which other securities may be converted unless
and until such rights have been exercised and such shares issued;
and
“Voting
Trust Agreement” means the voting trust agreement dated as of the date
of this Agreement between CW Media and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx.
1.2
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Additional
Definitions
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Unless
there is something inconsistent in the subject matter or context, or unless
otherwise provided in this Agreement, all other words and terms used in this
Agreement that are defined in the CBCA shall have the meanings that they have
for purposes of the CBCA.
1.3
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Certain
Rules of Interpretation
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In
this
Agreement:
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(a)
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Time
- Time is of the essence in the performance of the Parties’ respective
obligations.
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(b)
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Currency
- Unless otherwise specified, all references to money amounts are
to the
lawful currency of Canada.
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(c)
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Headings
- Headings of Articles and Sections are inserted for convenience
of
reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation
of
this Agreement.
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(d)
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Consent
- Whenever a provision of this Agreement requires an approval or
consent
and such approval or consent is not delivered within the applicable
time
period, then, unless otherwise specified, the Party whose consent
or
approval is required shall be conclusively deemed to have withheld
its
consent or approval.
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(e)
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Time
Periods - Unless otherwise specified, time periods within or
following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done shall
be
calculated by excluding the day on which the period commences and
including the day which the period ends and by extending the period
to the
next Business Day following if the last day of the period is not
a
Business Day.
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(f)
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BusinessDay
- Whenever any payment to be made or action to be taken under this
Agreement is required to be made or taken on a day other than a Business
Day, such payment shall be made or action taken on the next Business
Day
following.
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(g)
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(h)
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Including
- Where the word “including” or “includes” is used in this Agreement, it
means “including (or includes) without
limitation”.
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(i)
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No
Strict Construction - The language used in this Agreement is the
language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and
no rule
of strict construction shall be applied against any
Party.
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(j)
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Number
and Gender - Unless the context otherwise requires, words
importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words
importing gender include all
genders.
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(k)
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Severability
- If, in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Agreement or its
application to any Party or circumstance is restricted, prohibited
or
unenforceable, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of
this
Agreement and without affecting the validity or enforceability of
such
provision in any other jurisdiction or without affecting its application
to other Parties or circumstances.
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(l)
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Statutory
References - A reference to a statute includes all regulations
made pursuant to such statute and, unless otherwise specified, the
provisions of any
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statute
or regulation that amends, supplements or supersedes any such statute
or
any such regulation.
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1.4
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Entire
Agreement
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This
Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the agreements and other documents
required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement constitute the entire
agreement between the Parties, and set out of all the covenants, promises,
warranties, representations, conditions and agreements between the Parties,
in
connection with the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior
agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or
written, pre-contractual or otherwise, including the Joint Venture Term Sheet
entered into by CanWest and GS Capital Partners AA Investment LLC on January
10,
2007. There are no covenants, promises, warranties, representations,
conditions or other agreements, whether oral or written, pre-contractual or
otherwise, express, implied or collateral, whether statutory or otherwise,
between the Parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement
except as specifically set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
and any document required to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement.
1.5
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Accounting
Principles
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Unless
otherwise specified, wherever in this Agreement reference is made to generally
accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), such reference shall
be deemed to be to the generally accepted accounting principles as defined
as at
the date of this Agreement by the Accounting Standards Board of the Canadian
Institute of Chartered Accountants in the Handbook of the Canadian Institute
of
Chartered Accountants.
1.6
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Schedules
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The
Schedules to this Agreement, as listed below, are an integral part of this
Agreement:
Schedule
1.1(a)
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- EBITDA
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Schedule
1.1(b)
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- GS
Rate of Return
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Schedule
1.1(c)
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- Media
Parties
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Schedule
3.1
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- Corporate
Structure
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Schedule
5.1
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- Merger
Agreement
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Schedule
6.1
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- Form
of Counterpart and Acknowledgement
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Schedule
6.9
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- Registration
Rights
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Schedule
7.1
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- Financial
Calculations
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Article
2
PURPOSE,
SCOPE and compliance
2.1
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Not
a Unanimous Shareholder
Agreement
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This
Agreement is not intended to be a unanimous shareholder agreement within the
meaning of the CBCA and similar corporate legislation in respect of either
the
Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation. Any provision of
this Agreement that purports to restrict the powers of directors to manage
or
supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation or
any
of its Subsidiaries is intended instead, and shall be construed, as an agreement
to vote and act as shareholders and to use all reasonable efforts to cause
to
occur the intent of such provision, subject to applicable laws.
2.2
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Compliance
with Agreement
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(a)
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Each
Shareholder agrees to vote and act as a shareholder of the Corporation
to
fulfil the provisions of this Agreement and in all other respects
to
comply with, and use all reasonable efforts to cause the Corporation
to
comply with, this Agreement and give effect to the intent of this
Agreement, and to the extent, if any, that may be permitted by law,
each
shall cause its respective nominees as Directors of the Corporation
to act
in accordance with this Agreement.
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(b)
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CanWest
agrees to cause CanWest Holdco (or any other Affiliate of CanWest
that
holds Shares) to comply with this Agreement and hereby guarantees
and
warrants to each of the other Parties the due performance by CanWest
Holdco of all of its obligations pursuant to this
Agreement. The foregoing guarantee and warranty of CanWest is
absolute, unconditional, present and continuing and is in no way
conditional or contingent upon any event, circumstance, action or
omission
which might in any way discharge a guarantor or
surety.
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(c)
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GSCP
agrees to cause each of the GS Holdcos to comply with this Agreement
and
hereby guarantees and warrants to each of the other Parties the due
performance by each GS Holdco of all of its obligations pursuant
to this
Agreement. The foregoing guarantee and warranty of GSCP is
absolute, unconditional, present and continuing and is in no way
conditional or contingent upon any event, circumstance, action or
omission
which might in any way discharge a guarantor or
surety.
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2.3
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Compliance
by Corporation
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The
Corporation undertakes to carry out and be bound by the provisions of this
Agreement to the full extent that it has the capacity and power at law to do
so,
and to vote and act as a shareholder and use all reasonable efforts to cause
each of its Subsidiaries to comply with this Agreement and give effect to the
intent of this Agreement.
2.4
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Compliance
with CRTC Regulations
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The
Parties acknowledge and agree that any action contemplated under this Agreement
that requires any notification to or approval of the CRTC pursuant to the CRTC
Regulations is
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subject
to such notification or approval having been made or obtained. The
Parties shall cooperate in good faith in a timely manner in connection with
any
such required notification or approval and shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to do all things reasonably necessary to make such notification or
obtain such approval, provided that a Party shall not be required to take any
action or do any thing to the extent that the terms of such notification or
approval are not reasonably acceptable to such Party. The Parties
intend that the Corporation and its Subsidiaries will comply at all times with
all applicable CRTC Regulations.
ARTICLE
3
FINANCIAL
PARTICIPATION IN THE CORPORATION
3.1
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Equity
Participation
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(a)
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The
GS Parties jointly and severally represent and warrant to each of
the
CanWest Parties that:
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(i)
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as
of the date hereof, the GS Holdcos are the sole legal and beneficial
owners of the following Shares:
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Class
A Preferred Shares
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Class
B Common Shares
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GS
Shareholder Holdco One
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222
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563,964
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GS
Shareholder Holdco Two
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111
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83,050
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;
and
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(ii)
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each
GS Holdco is Controlled by GSCP and its affiliated
funds.
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(b)
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The
CanWest Parties jointly and severally represent and warrant to each
of the
GS Parties that:
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(i)
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as
of the date hereof, CanWest Holdco is the sole legal and beneficial
owner
of 666 Class A Preferred Shares and 352,986 Class A Common Shares,
acquired by it in consideration for an aggregate subscription price
of
$262.3 million; and
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(ii)
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CanWest
Holdco is Controlled by CanWest.
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(c)
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The
Parties acknowledge and agree that the corporate structure of the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries as at the date of this Agreement
is as
set out in Schedule 3.1.
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3.2
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Additional
Capital
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Subject
to Section 3.5, except as otherwise unanimously
agreed, none of the Parties shall be obligated to acquire additional Shares,
make capital contributions to or make loans to or guarantee the indebtedness
of
the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries. Subject to Section 3.5, it is the intention of the Parties that further
funds required by the Corporation from time to time will be obtained, to the
extent possible, by borrowings without guarantee by the
Shareholders.
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3.3 GS
Syndication
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(a)
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GSCP
may elect to Transfer (or cause its Affiliates to Transfer) any of
the
securities they hold in any GS Holdco to one or more investment funds
or
partnerships Controlled by GSCP or its
Affiliates.
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(b)
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Subject
to Section 3.3(d), GSCP may elect to Transfer
(or cause its Affiliates to Transfer) any securities that they hold
in the
GS Holdcos to one or more Acceptable Participants during the 15-month
period after the date of this Agreement, provided
that:
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(i)
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GSCP
has given prior Notice to CanWest no less than 10 Business Days prior
to
the date of such Transfer, specifying the date of the proposed Transfer
and the identity of the proposed
transferee;
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(ii)
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GSCP
or an Affiliate of GSCP continues to Control each GS
Holdco;
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(iii)
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each
such Acceptable Participant agrees not to Transfer its interests
in any GS
Holdco to any Person that is not an Acceptable Participant;
and
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(iv)
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GSCP
uses commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that each such Acceptable
Participant complies with procedures designed to achieve the same
result
as those set out in this Section 3.3(b).
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(c)
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Subject
to Section 3.3(d), each GS Holdco may elect
to Transfer certain of its Shares to one or more Acceptable Participants
during the 15-month period after the date of this Agreement, provided
that:
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(i)
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GSCP
has given prior Notice to CanWest no less than 10 Business Days prior
to
the date of such Transfer, specifying the date of the proposed Transfer
and the identity of the proposed
transferee;
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(ii)
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such
Acceptable Participants hold the Shares indirectly through an investment
vehicle that is Controlled by GSCP or an Affiliate of
GSCP;
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(iii)
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each
such investment vehicle agrees in writing to become a Party to and
be
bound by the terms of this Agreement, including all of the rights
and
obligations under the Agreement applicable to the GS Holdcos, by
executing
a form of counterpart and acknowledgement that is acceptable to the
Corporation and substantially in the form attached as Schedule 6.1;
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(iv)
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GSCP
uses commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that each such Acceptable
Participant complies with procedures designed to achieve the same
result
as those set out in Section 3.3(b).
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(d)
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(e)
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GSCP
will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that each Acceptable
Participant complies with procedures designed to ensure persons who
individually or in aggregate held 10% or more of any class of shares
of
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc., Southhill Strategy Inc. or
Sumac
Corporation Limited in the period from December 15, 2006 to the date
of
this Agreement do not acquire “substituted property” for property of
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. for purposes of paragraph 88(1)(c)
of the Tax Act.
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(f)
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The
GS Holdcos and the permitted transferees thereof shall collectively
exercise the rights of the GS Parties under this Agreement and no
such
Transfer shall have the effect of enlarging any rights of any of
the GS
Parties under this Agreement or conferring any additional rights
under
this Agreement to any such permitted transferees. For all
purposes of this Agreement, any such permitted transferees holding
Shares
shall, together with the GS Holdcos, be treated as a single Shareholder
and GS Shareholder Holdco One shall exercise all rights of such single
Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement (by way of example, GS Shareholder
Holdco One shall be the sole representative of the GS Parties at
any
meeting of shareholders of the Corporation). The Corporation
and the CanWest Parties may rely upon any action taken or decision
made by
GS Shareholder Holdco One or GSCP as contemplated by this Agreement
without regard to the views of any such permitted transferee with
respect
to such action or decision.
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3.4
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Covenant
Support
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The
Contributed Business (or, at CanWest’s option, CanWest or one or more of its
Subsidiaries) shall make an equity contribution to the Corporation (which will
be treated by the Corporation as contributed surplus and will not alter the
respective direct or indirect equity interests in the Corporation of the GS
Holdcos or CanWest Holdco), which will in turn make an equity contribution
directly to CW Media Holdings Inc. and indirectly to CW Media (which will be
recognized under CW Media Holdings Inc.’s covenants to its lenders in its Credit
Agreement dated the date of this Agreement by and among CW Media
Holdings Inc., the Corporation, the lenders from time to time party to such
agreement, Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch as Term Loan Administrative
Agent, Credit Suisse, Toronto Branch as Revolving Credit Administrative Agent,
Credit Suisse, Toronto Branch as Collateral Agent, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Credit Partners
L.P., as sole lead arranger and sole book runner, and the other agents party
to
such agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) as additional “EBITDA”,
as defined under such covenants in the Credit Agreement, for the year) in 2008
and subsequent years to the extent that CW Media Holdings Inc. requires such
contribution to match the “EBITDA” levels required under such covenants in the
Credit Agreement, up to a maximum contribution of $12.5 million in 2008, $25
million in 2009 and $25 million for each year thereafter; provided, however,
that such obligation shall cease with respect to the years following the
Combination Date to the extent that the
*
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The
material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment
and the omitted material has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Contributed
Business (or the assets thereof) is transferred to CW Media or a Subsidiary
of
CW Media in the Combination Transaction.
3.5
|
Additional
Capital Contributions
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(a)
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GSCP
shall or shall cause the GS Holdcos to make one or more capital
contributions to the Corporation in an aggregate amount equal to
62.5% of
the excess of (i) the aggregate amount of all Unallocated Expenses
over
(ii) $● million [DOLLAR AMOUNT REDACTED*],
as and when required
by the Corporation to fund payment of such excess Unallocated
Expenses.
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(b)
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CanWest
shall or shall cause CanWest Holdco to make one or more capital
contributions to the Corporation in an aggregate amount equal to
37.5% of
the excess of (i) the aggregate amount of all Unallocated Expenses
over
(ii) $● million [DOLLAR AMOUNT
REDACTED*],
as and when required
by the Corporation to fund payment of such Unallocated
Expenses.
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3.6
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Excess
Funding
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For
the
avoidance of doubt, to the extent that the GS Parties have, through inadvertence
or otherwise, provided equity funding to the Corporation on or about the date
of
this agreement in excess of $480,787,353 (being the sum of the GS Initial
Investment and that portion of the GS Additional Investment to be funded as
at
the date of this Agreement), such excess shall be returned to the GS Parties
in
Canadian funds as soon as reasonably practicable and such excess shall not
constitute either GS Initial Investment or GS Additional Investment (●
[PARENTHESES REDACTED*]).
ARTICLE
4
MANAGEMENT
AND GOVERNANCE OF THE CORPORATION
4.1
|
Board
of Directors
|
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(a)
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The
Board shall consist of five Directors. Each of the Directors
shall be qualified to serve as a director in accordance with the
Act and
applicable CRTC Regulations.
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(b)
|
CanWest
shall be entitled to nominate,
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*
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The
material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment
and the omitted material has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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*
|
The
material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment
and the omitted material has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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*
|
The
material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment
and the omitted material has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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(i)
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for
so long as GSCP and its Affiliates, including the GS Holdcos, continue
to
hold Shares that represent at least 50% of the GS Initial Interest,
three
individuals to the Board, or
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(ii)
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for
so long as GSCP and its Affiliates, including the GS Holdcos, continue
to
hold Shares that represent less than 50% of the GS Initial Interest,
four
individuals to the Board,
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each
of
whom shall be a Canadian citizens ordinarily resident in Canada, and CanWest
shall be entitled to remove and replace its nominees from time to time as
provided in Section 4.2.
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(c)
|
GSCP
shall be entitled to nominate,
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(i)
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for
so long as GSCP and its Affiliates, including the GS Holdcos, continue
to
hold Shares that represent at least 50% of the GS Initial Interest,
two
individuals to the Board (one of whom shall be a Canadian citizen
ordinarily resident in Canada), or
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(ii)
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for
so long as GSCP and its Affiliates, including the GS Holdcos, continue
to
hold Shares that represent less than 50% of the GS Initial Interest,
one
individual to the Board (it being understood and agreed that (x)
such
individual may be a non-Canadian and (y) in case such individual
is a
non-Canadian, the CanWest Parties and the Corporation shall ensure
that
there are four other Directors on the Board, each of whom shall be
Canadian),
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each
of
whom shall be an officer or employee of GSCP or of an Affiliate of GSCP, or
such
other individual acceptable to CanWest, acting reasonably. GSCP shall
be entitled to remove and replace its nominees from time to time as provided
in
Section 4.2.
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(d)
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Each
Shareholder shall vote its Shares to elect the Directors nominated
in
accordance with this Agreement.
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At
least
15 days before any meeting of Shareholders at which Directors are to be elected
or, in the case of a vacancy on the Board, at least 15 days before the effective
date of any appointment of a Director to fill such vacancy, any Party entitled
to nominate and elect a nominee to the Board shall give notice to the other
Parties stating the name of the nominee or nominees proposed by such
Party. In the case of the nominee or nominees of GSCP, unless the
nominee is already a Director or an officer or employee of GSCP or of an
Affiliate of GSCP, CanWest shall be entitled, acting reasonably, before the
expiry of a period of seven days after receiving such notice, to give notice
to
GSCP that it does not accept any one or more of the specified nominees, in
which
case GSCP shall give a further notice to CanWest stating the name of its
proposed alternative nominee or nominees, who again shall be subject to CanWest
approval, and so on. Any individual who has been proposed to be
nominated by GSCP and whose
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nomination
has been rejected by CanWest as provided in this Section shall not again be
nominated during the term of this Agreement.
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(e)
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The
initial members of the Board shall be as
follows:
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CanWest
Nominees
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GSCP
Nominees
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Strike
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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4.2
|
Removal
and Replacement of
Nominees
|
Any
Shareholder entitled to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 4.1(b) or 4.1(c) shall be
entitled to remove any such Director by notice to such Director, the other
Shareholders and the Corporation. Any vacancy occurring on the Board
by reason of the death, disqualification, inability to act, resignation or
removal of any Director shall, subject to Section 4.1, be filled only by a further nominee of the
Shareholder whose nominee was so affected so as to maintain a Board consisting
of the numbers of nominees specified in Sections 4.1(b) and 4.1(c). The Parties shall
use all
reasonable efforts to provide for the prompt replacement of Directors pursuant
to this Section 4.2.
4.3
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Meetings
of Board
|
The
Board
shall meet at least once in every financial quarter of the Corporation during
the term of this Agreement, and if a meeting of the Board is not held during
any
financial quarter of the Corporation, any Director may call a meeting of the
Board on five Business Days’ prior notice to the other
Directors. Each meeting of the Board (including the regular quarterly
meetings) shall require five Business Days’ prior notice thereof to each
Director. Any notice of a meeting at which any matters described in
Section 4.7(b) are to be passed upon shall include
a prominent reference that Section 4.7(b) matters
will be considered at such meeting. At each meeting of the Board,
unless waived unanimously by the Board, the officers of the Corporation shall
report fully to the Board with respect to the current status of the operations
of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and with respect to all major
developments or planned action involving the Corporation and its Subsidiaries
and shall present to the Board current financial information with respect to
the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries and such other information as the Board may
reasonably request.
4.4
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Quorum
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A
quorum
for meetings of the Board shall consist of a majority of the members of the
Board. If a quorum is not obtained at any meeting, the meeting shall
be adjourned and may be reconvened upon five days’ notice to the Directors (or
upon five Business Days’ notice if any matters described in Section 4.7(b) are to be passed upon at such meeting), at
which reconvened meeting the quorum shall be a majority of the
Directors.
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4.5 Telephone
Meetings
Any
or
all Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board by means of such
telephone, electronic or other communication facilities as permit all Persons
participating in the meeting to hear and communicate with each other
simultaneously and a Director participating in such a meeting by such means
is
deemed to be present at the meeting.
4.6
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Auditor
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP shall be appointed as the initial Auditor.
4.7
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Board
Approval of Matters
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(a)
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The
Board shall have full power and responsibility to manage or supervise
the
management of the Corporation, subject to the Management
Agreement. Subject to Section 4.7(b), decisions of the Board shall be made
by
a simple majority of the Directors participating in the meeting at
which
the decision is to be made or by written resolution signed by the
Directors.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Management Agreement or
the
Act, no obligation of the Corporation or of its Subsidiaries will
be
entered into, no decision will be made and no action taken by or
with
respect to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (or any of
their
respective properties or assets) with respect to the following matters
without the approval of each of the Directors (except to the extent
that
such matter or transaction was or is expressly contemplated by this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, including the Combination
Transaction (effected in accordance with this Agreement and the Merger
Agreement) and the consummation of the CanWest Call, the First GS
Put or
the Second GS Put in accordance with this
Agreement):
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(i)
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any
change in the articles or by-laws (or similar organizational documents)
of
the Corporation or of any of its
Subsidiaries;
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(ii)
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any
change in the authorized or issued capital of the Corporation or
of any of
its Subsidiaries;
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(iii)
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any
allotment, issuance, redemption or repurchase of any equity securities
of
the Corporation or of any of its
Subsidiaries;
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(iv)
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any
action that may lead to or result in a material change in the nature
of
the business of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary;
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(v)
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the
incurrence of any Indebtedness in excess of the Threshold Amount
in any
financial year of the Corporation, other than short term borrowings
in the
ordinary course of business and Indebtedness incurred to finance
the
acquisition of the GS Shares in accordance with Section 6.6 or 6.7 (to
the
extent permitted or required
thereby);
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(vi)
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(vii)
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the
commencement of Insolvency Proceedings with respect to the Corporation
or
any of its Subsidiaries;
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(viii)
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any
liquidation, merger or amalgamation of the Corporation or any of
its
Subsidiaries (other than with a wholly owned Affiliate), or the sale
of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries;
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(ix)
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the
acquisition of or investment in any business or assets where the
aggregate
of the acquisition price and the amount of any Indebtedness assumed
as
part of the transaction, or the amount of such investment where the
transaction is not an acquisition, exceeds the Threshold Amount,
other
than acquisitions of assets in the ordinary course of
business;
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(x)
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the
sale or disposition of (A) any business or assets of the Corporation
with
a value in excess of the Threshold Amount, other than assets sold
or
disposed of in the ordinary course of business, (B) any television
channel
with a value in excess of $10 million or (C) Alliance Atlantis Media
Sales
Inc. (or any other entity that engages in media sales) or the assets
or
business thereof;
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(xi)
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any
material change in tax policy or tax
elections except the entering into of an agreement
under section 191.3 of the Tax Act under which the Corporation is
the
“transferor corporation”, as defined in that section provided that the
Corporation does not as a result of such agreement become liable
for tax
under Part I of the Tax Act;
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(xii)
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any
change in the Auditors, other than to one of the “big four” national
auditing firms;
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(xiii)
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any
other fundamental change that would require shareholder approval
pursuant
to Part XV of the CBCA;
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(xiv)
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any
Transfer of shares of the Corporation or CW Media, as the case may
be,
other than a Transfer specifically permitted by this
Agreement;
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(xv)
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the
taking of any steps to wind up or terminate the corporate existence
of the
Corporation or of any of its
Subsidiaries;
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(xvi)
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any
amendment or modification to the Management Agreement or any waiver
of any
rights under the Management Agreement by the Corporation or CW
Media;
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(xvii)
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any
acquisition of an Acquired Competing Business pursuant to Schedule
9.2; and
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(xviii)
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any
commitment or agreement to do any of the
foregoing.
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4.8
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CW
Media Board and Reporting
Committee
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(a)
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The
Corporation shall cause the board of directors of CW Media (the
“CW Media Board”) from time to time to be composed of the
same nominees as comprise the Board, and the Corporation shall vote
and
act as a shareholder and use all reasonable efforts to cause CW Media
and
the CW Media Board to be governed and managed in a manner that is
consistent with the provisions of this Article
4.
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(b)
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(c)
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CanWest
shall be entitled to nominate,
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(i)
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for
so long as GSCP and its Affiliates, including GS Holdco, continue
to hold
Shares that represent at least 50% of the GS Initial Interest, at
least
five members, or
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(ii)
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for
so long as GSCP and its Affiliates, including GS Holdco, continue
to hold
Shares that represent less than 50% of the GS Initial Interest, at
least
six members,
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of
the
Reporting Committee, and shall be entitled to remove and replace its nominees
from time to time.
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(d)
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GSCP shall
be entitled to nominate,
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(i)
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for
so long as GSCP and its Affiliates, including GS Holdco, continue
to hold
Shares that represent at least 50% of the GS Initial Interest, no
more
than two members, or
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(ii)
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for
so long as GSCP and its Affiliates, including GS Holdco, continue
to hold
Shares that represent less than 50% of the GS Initial Interest, no
more
than one member,
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of
the
Reporting Committee, and shall be entitled to remove and replace its nominees
from time to time. Each of GSCP’s nominees to the Reporting Committee
shall be an officer or employee of GSCP or of an Affiliate of GSCP, or such
other individual acceptable to CanWest, acting reasonably.
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(e)
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The
initial members of the Reporting Committee shall be as
follows:
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CanWest
Nominees
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GSCP
Nominees
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Strike
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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(f)
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Any
Party entitled to nominate any member of the Reporting Committee
shall
also be entitled to nominate an individual to serve as an alternate
to
such member, provided that such individual would qualify for appointment
as a member of the Reporting Committee. Any such individual so
nominated as an alternate shall be entitled to attend and participate
in
any meetings of the Reporting Committee in lieu of the member for
whom
such individual has been nominated as an
alternate.
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(g)
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The
Reporting Committee shall be responsible for monitoring the business
of CW
Media and its Subsidiaries and the Contributed Business, and for
reporting
to the GS Parties and the CanWest Parties in respect of such
businesses. The Reporting Committee shall have no authority to
make any decisions with respect to the business of CW Media and its
Subsidiaries or the Contributed
Business.
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(h)
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The
Reporting Committee shall meet at least once in every financial quarter
of
the Corporation during the term of this Agreement, and if a meeting
of the
Reporting Committee is not held in any financial quarter of the
Corporation, any member of the Reporting Committee may call such
a meeting
on five Business Days’ prior notice to the other
members.
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(i)
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At
each meeting of the Reporting Committee, the Reporting Committee
will
receive and review the most recently available quarterly financial
information for CW Media as well as such other information relating
to the
operations of the Business and the Contributed Business as any member
of
the Reporting Committee may reasonably request, and the Corporation
shall
cause such information to be so
provided.
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4.9
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Control
of Subsidiaries
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With
respect to any matters that relate to the operations of a Subsidiary, subject
to
the Voting Trust Agreement the Corporation shall vote and act as a shareholder
of such Subsidiary so as to carry out the intention of the Board.
4.10
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Reimbursement
of Expenses
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The
Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall not reimburse directors or members of
the
Reporting Committee (or their alternates) for any of their expenses incurred
in
attending meetings.
4.11
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Indemnification
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The
Corporation shall indemnify each Director and his or her heirs and legal
representatives against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount
paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by him
or
her in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative
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proceeding
to which he or she is made a party by reason of being or having been a Director
of the Corporation provided that (i) he or she acted honestly and in good faith
with a view to the best interests of the Corporation; and (ii) in the case
of a
criminal or administrative proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty,
he
or she had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was
lawful.
4.12
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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Any
transaction between the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and CanWest
or
any of its Affiliates, other than transactions between the Corporation or any
of
its Subsidiaries and the Contributed Business and other than transactions
pursuant to and in accordance with the Ancillary Agreements:
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(a)
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shall
be on Arm’s Length terms in all material respects;
and
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(b)
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shall
be approved by GSCP, acting reasonably, if such transaction is material
(including any transaction or series of related transactions with
a value
in excess of $1,000,000).
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4.13
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Conflict
of Interest
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(a)
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The
Corporation and the Shareholders acknowledge and agree that
notwithstanding:
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(i)
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the
interests of the Shareholders in the
Corporation;
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(ii)
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the
nomination by the Shareholders of one or more Directors;
and
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(iii)
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the
participation by one or more officers or directors of any Shareholder
or
of its Affiliates as director or officer of the Corporation or any
of its
Subsidiaries;
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the
provision of any products or services pursuant to the Management Agreement
or
any of the Transition Services Agreements, the provision of any products or
services between the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and the Contributed
Business or any other products or services approved by the Board in accordance
with this Agreement or provided pursuant to any transaction that is in
compliance with Section 4.12, by any Shareholder or
any of its Affiliates or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents
to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries shall not be restricted, limited
or prohibited, or deemed wrongful or improper or a conflict of interest of
any
of the obligations of any director or officer nominated by any Shareholder,
and
the Corporation and each Party hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted
by
applicable law any and all such claims that any of them may have in connection
with any such relationship.
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(b)
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Except
as expressly provided pursuant to Section 9.2, the Corporation and its Subsidiaries
shall
have no right, interest or expectancy with respect to any investments
in
competing businesses, or any commercial activities that compete with
the
Corporation or its Subsidiaries, undertaken by any Shareholder or
its
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Affiliates,
such investments or activities shall not be deemed wrongful or improper,
and no Shareholder, and no director or officer of any Shareholder
or its
Affiliates, shall be obligated to communicate, offer or present to
the
Corporation or its Subsidiaries any potential transaction, matter
or
opportunity relating to such investments or activities even if such
potential transaction, matter or opportunity is of a character that,
if
presented to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, could be
taken by
the Corporation or one or more of its
Subsidiaries.
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(c)
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The
Corporation and CanWest acknowledge and agree that GSCP, provided
that the
GS Parties hold at least 10% of the Shares, shall have status to
enforce
the rights of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as the
case may
be, on behalf of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as
applicable, (“Derivative Status”) against CanWest or its
Affiliates pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Asset Transfer
Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Indemnity Agreement, in the
event
of any breach or alleged breach by CanWest of such agreements or
in the
event the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries does not exercise
in full
any of its rights under such agreements, provided that GSCP first
notifies
the Corporation and CanWest in writing of any such alleged breach
or
non-exercise and first provides a reasonable opportunity to (i) CanWest
to
remedy such alleged breach, and (ii) the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries to exercise such rights in full. On any
application by GSCP for recognition of its Derivative Status as
contemplated by this Section 4.13(c), the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries and CanWest and its Affiliates shall
not
oppose the granting of Derivative Status to GSCP, provided that nothing
in
this Section 4.13(c) shall prevent or
restrict CanWest and its Affiliates from otherwise providing a vigorous
defence to any action relating to any such alleged breach or
non-exercise.
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(d)
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To
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Parties
hereby
waives any claims that any of them may have against a Director or
any
member of the CW Media Board in connection with any Director or any
member
of the CW Media Board acting in the interests of the Shareholder
or
Shareholders which nominated such Director or member rather than
in the
interests of the Corporation or CW Media, as the case may be, or
those of
its Subsidiaries.
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4.14
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Shareholder
Quorum
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A
quorum
for meetings of Shareholders shall consist of each Shareholder being present
by
representative or proxy. If a quorum is not obtained at any meeting,
the meeting shall be adjourned and may be reconvened upon three days’ notice to
the Shareholders, at which reconvened meeting the quorum shall be the
Shareholder or Shareholders present.
4.15
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Rights
Under ERISA
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To
the
extent that GSCP and its advisors determine that the applicable fund(s) of
GSCP
is required to satisfy the requirements of a “venture capital operating company”
as defined in U.S. Department of Labor Regulation section 2510.3-101(d) with
respect to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries or the assets of the Business
in
order to comply with the “plan asset regulations” under U.S. Department of Labor
Regulation 2510-101 et al., appropriate rights as outlined in
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section
2510.3-101(d)(3)(ii) of such Regulation and guidance issued under that section
shall be provided to the applicable fund(s) of GSCP, but, for the avoidance
of
doubt, such rights shall not provide GSCP with any right to direct, manage
or
control the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.16
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Rights
Under Indemnity Agreement
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The
Corporation will, at the request of any Director nominated by GSCP, enforce
its
indemnity rights under the Indemnity Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the
Asset Transfer Agreement against the CanWest Parties.
ARTICLE
5
COMBINATION
TRANSACTION
5.1
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Completion
of the Asset Transfer
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CanWest
shall (and shall cause its applicable Affiliates to) complete the transactions
contemplated by the Asset Transfer Agreement no later than December 31,
2009.
5.2
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Combination
Transaction
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(a)
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Subject
to Section 5.3, CanWest shall (and shall
cause its applicable Affiliates to), and the Corporation shall (and
shall
cause its applicable Affiliates to), consummate the Combination
Transaction no later than the earlier
of:
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(i)
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the
fourth anniversary of the date of this Agreement;
and
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(ii)
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such
earlier date, no earlier than May 31, 2011, as is reasonably necessary
to
ensure that any financing required for the purchase of GS Shares
pursuant
to the CanWest Call during the First Call Period or the First GS
Put can
be completed in time to effect the completion of such CanWest Call
or
First GS Put on the fourth anniversary of the date of this
Agreement.
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The
applicable Parties shall enter into, or cause their applicable Affiliates to
enter into, and complete an agreement substantially in the form attached as
Schedule 5.1 (the “Merger
Agreement”), which provides for the combination of the Contributed
Business with the Business of CW Media and its Subsidiaries and the acquisition
of an equity interest in the Corporation (the “Combination
Transaction”).
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(b)
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CanWest
or its applicable Affiliates and the Corporation will file a joint
election under section 85(1) of the Tax Act and corresponding provincial
legislation in respect of the Transfer of the Contributed Business
to the
Corporation so that the Transfer of the Contributed Business occurs
on a
tax-deferred basis to CanWest or its applicable Affiliates. The
Parties will work in good faith to attempt to obtain a step up in
basis
for U.S. tax purposes for the assets of the Contributed Business
provided
that doing so would not have any adverse consequences to CanWest,
its
Affiliates or the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries.
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(c)
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To
the extent that the Parties agree or are otherwise required to Transfer
any assets of the Contributed Business to a third party at the time
of or
immediately following the Combination Transaction, the proceeds of
the
Transfer of such assets (net of tax and all transaction expenses)
will
constitute assets of the Contributed Business and become assets of
the
Corporation or CW Media.
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(d)
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CanWest
agrees to repurchase its Senior Notes prior to May 31, 2011 or, in
the
alternative, obtain waivers from the holders of the Senior Notes
or take
such other action short of repurchasing the Senior Notes in order
to
remove any impediments to the consummation of the Combination Transaction,
so that the existence of such Senior Notes do not impair or restrict
the
ability of the Parties to consummate the Contribution Transaction
in a
timely manner or otherwise materially adversely affect the Corporation
or
Contributed Business.
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(e)
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From
the date of this Agreement through the Combination Date, CanWest
agrees
that (i) neither it nor any of its Affiliates will enter into any
new
financing (or refinance existing debt or capital) if the terms of
such new
financing or refinancing would restrict, prevent or otherwise materially
adversely affect the ability of the Parties to consummate the Combination
Transaction or such new financing or refinancing would otherwise
be
reasonably expected to materially adversely affect the ability of
the
Parties to consummate the Combination Transaction and (ii) neither
it nor
any of its Affiliates nor the Corporation or its Subsidiaries will
take
any action that would reasonably be expected to materially adversely
affect the ability of the Parties to consummate the Combination
Transaction, provided that entering into any contract, or acquiring
any
assets, in the ordinary course of business that under the terms of
such
contract, or under the terms to which such assets are subject, would
require the consent of any third party in connection with the consummation
of the Combination Transaction will be deemed for this purpose not
to be
taking any such action (provided, however, that CanWest, the Corporation
and their respective Affiliates, as applicable, shall use their respective
commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to have such terms omitted
from
such contracts or acquisitions).
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(f)
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The
Parties shall, with reasonable diligence, do all such things and
provide
all such reasonable assurances as may be required to consummate the
Combination Transaction, and each Party shall provide such further
documents or instruments required by any other Party as may be reasonably
necessary or desirable to effect the purpose of the Combination
Transaction, whether before or after the Combination
Date.
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5.3
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Conditions
Precedent
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(a)
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The
Parties’ obligations to effect the Combination Transaction shall be
subject to the satisfaction of, or compliance with, at or before
the
Combination Date, each of the following conditions precedent (provided,
however, that such conditions shall not apply to the extent that
the
non-satisfaction of such conditions is due to the breach of a Party
of its
covenants in this Agreement (including the covenants in Section 5.1)):
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(i)
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All
required regulatory approvals necessary for the implementation of
the
Combination Transaction shall have been obtained, including any required
notifications to and approvals of the CRTC pursuant to the CRTC
Regulations.
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(ii)
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There
shall be no order, injunction, decree, ruling or award issued enjoining,
delaying, restricting or preventing the consummation of the Combination
Transaction.
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5.4
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Ownership
Interests in the
Corporation
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The
respective holdings of Shares of the Shareholders in the Corporation following
the completion of the Combination Transaction shall be as follows:
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(a)
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The
GS Holdcos shall collectively own, directly or indirectly, that percentage
of the Common Shares that is equal to the GS Equity Value divided
by the
Equity Value multiplied by 100, with TEV, Net Debt and Combined EBITDA
being calculated as, of and for the 12-month period ending, March
31,
2011, as applicable (the “GS Post-Combination Percentage
Interest”);
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(b)
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CanWest
and its Affiliates shall collectively own, directly or indirectly,
that
percentage of the Common Shares that is equal to 100% less the
GS Post-Combination Percentage Equity
Interest;
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(c)
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The
GS Holdcos shall collectively own, directly or indirectly, 33 1/3%
of the
Voting Shares; and
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(d)
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CanWest
and its Affiliates shall collectively own, directly or indirectly,
66 2/3%
of the Voting Shares.
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To
the
extent that the Combination Transaction and the provisions of this Section
5.4 require the issuance of additional Shares to
CanWest and its Affiliates, such Shares shall consist of Class A Common Shares
in the capital of the Corporation issued in consideration for the completion
of
the Combination Transaction.
5.5
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Covenants
of CanWest
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From
the
date of this Agreement to the Combination Date (except with respect to the
covenant in clause (b) of this Section 5.5, which
shall apply until such time as the GS Holdcos no longer hold any Shares), the
CanWest Parties agree:
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(a)
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to
operate and manage CW Media and its Subsidiaries and the Contributed
Business in a manner consistent with their past practices in operating
and
managing the Contributed Business and to use commercially reasonable
efforts to operate and manage the Contributed Business and CW Media
and
its Subsidiaries in a manner so as to maximize the economic value
of the
Business and the Contributed
Business;
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(b)
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to
keep GSCP informed, on a current basis, of any events, discussions,
notices or changes with respect to any criminal or regulatory
investigation or action
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involving
the Contributed Business, CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries, so
that
GSCP, its members and its Affiliates will have the opportunity to
take
appropriate steps to avoid or mitigate any regulatory consequences
to them
that might arise from such investigation or action (including by
coordinating and providing assistance in meeting with
regulators);
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(c)
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without
the prior written consent of GSCP, subject to Section 5.5(d), in any year not to sell, lease, transfer
or otherwise dispose of any property or assets of the Contributed
Business
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, any of the television stations
of
the Contributed Business) with a value in excess of $15,000,000,
other
than in the ordinary course of
business;
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(d)
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without
the prior written consent of GSCP, from April 1, 2010 through the
Combination Date, not to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose
of (A)
any property or assets of the Contributed Business (including, for
the
avoidance of doubt, any of the television stations of the Contributed
Business) with a value in excess of $15,000,000 or that contributed
in any
way to the generation of Combined EBITDA for such year, other than
in the
ordinary course of business or (B) any television channel of the
Contributed Business with a value in excess of
$10,000,000;
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(e)
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without
the prior written consent of GSCP, with respect to the Contributed
Business, not to acquire any business or assets, by merger or
consolidation, purchase of assets or equity interests, or by any
other
manner, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions,
other
than purchases of assets in the ordinary course of business, where
such
business or assets include material liabilities other than liabilities
in
the ordinary course of business under contracts or
otherwise;
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(f)
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without
the prior written consent of GSCP, with respect to the Contributed
Business, make any material change in any method of accounting or
auditing
practice other than changes required as a result of changes in GAAP
or
applicable Laws;
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(g)
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without
the prior written consent of GSCP, settle or compromise any Proceeding
which would result in any material obligation or liability (or restrictive
covenant) of the Contributed Business that would not be satisfied
or
extinguished prior to the Combination Date and that would become
an
obligation or liability of CW Media;
and
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without
the prior written consent of GSCP, cause the Contributed Business
to enter
into (or agree to enter into) any transaction (other than immaterial
transactions) with CanWest or its Affiliates (for the avoidance of
doubt,
other than the Contributed Business or the Corporation or its
Subsidiaries) that is not on Arm’s Length
terms.
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5.6
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Notice
of Repayment of Senior Notes
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CanWest
will notify GSCP in writing of:
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(i)
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the
repayment in full of the Senior Notes,
or
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(ii)
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any
waiver, refinancing, replacement or exchange of or in respect of
the
Senior Notes that eliminates any restrictions on CanWest and its
Affiliates completing the Combination
Transaction,
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in
each
case no later than 10 days following such event.
ARTICLE
6
DEALING
WITH SHARES
6.1
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Restrictions
on Transfer of Shares
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(a)
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Except
as expressly provided in this Agreement, including pursuant to Section
3.3, or as may otherwise be unanimously
agreed
by the Parties, no Party shall, directly or indirectly, Transfer
any
Shares held by it, any direct or indirect equity interests in a
Shareholder or any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement,
to
any Person. No Party shall be obligated to complete any
Transfer of Shares if such Transfer would not be in compliance with
applicable securities laws, and in such circumstances, each of the
other
parties to the Transfer shall be relieved of their respective obligations
to complete such Transfer. In addition, except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Agreement, no Shareholder shall Transfer
any
Shares if such Transfer would require the qualification for distribution
or registration of, or would cause the Corporation to be required
to
qualify or register, the Shares or such Transfer pursuant to any
applicable securities laws.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding
anything else contained in this Agreement, every Transfer of Shares
held
by a Shareholder, in addition to the requirements of the Corporation’s
articles and the other requirements of this Agreement, shall be subject
to
the condition that the proposed transferee, if not already bound
by the
terms of this Agreement, shall first agree, in writing, to become
a Party
to and be bound by the terms of this Agreement by executing a form
of
counterpart and acknowledgement acceptable to the Corporation and
substantially in the form attached as Schedule 6.1.
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(c)
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For
the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything else contained in
this
Agreement, any direct or indirect change in the Control of CanWest
or GSCP
shall be deemed not to be a Transfer of
Shares.
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6.2
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Endorsement
on Certificates
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Share
certificates of the Corporation shall bear the following language either as
an
endorsement or on the face of such share certificate:
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“The
shares represented by this certificate are subject to the terms and conditions
of an agreement made as of August 15, 2007, as it may be amended, which
agreement contains, among other things, restrictions on the right of the holder
hereof to transfer or sell the shares. A copy of such agreement is on
file at the registered office of the Corporation.”
6.3
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Issue
of Additional Equity
Securities
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If
the
Corporation issues any additional equity securities that are not Shares, the
Parties shall, prior to such issuance, give due consideration to any changes
that they may wish to make to this Agreement, particularly the provisions
relating to the rights and obligations that relate to Shares.
6.4
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Pledge
of Shares
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Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 6.1, any Shareholder may pledge,
charge, mortgage or otherwise encumber any of its Shares (the “Pledged
Shares”) to a bank or other financial institution for the purpose of
securing any borrowings by such Shareholder or an Affiliate of such Shareholder,
provided that such bank or financial institution acknowledges to the Parties
in
writing that:
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(a)
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(b)
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the
security interest in respect of the Pledged Shares shall be discharged
as
against the interest of the pledgor Shareholder upon the sale by
the
pledgor Shareholder of any of the Pledged Shares to one or more of
the
other Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement (but such discharge
shall
apply only to the number of Pledged Shares subject to such sale),
if the
proceeds due on closing to the pledgor Shareholder (net of applicable
costs of and any taxes applicable to such sale) are paid to the bank
or
other financial institution and any other secured parties having
a
security interest in the Pledged Shares in order of their respective
priorities, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the pledgor
Shareholder.
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6.5
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Permitted
Transferees
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(a)
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Notwithstanding
Section 6.1, each Shareholder shall be
entitled to Transfer Shares to a Parent of the Shareholder or to
a
corporation that is Controlled by the Shareholder or by a Parent
of the
Shareholder, provided that such Shareholder shall continue to be
bound by
all of its obligations under this Agreement. No such Transfer
shall be effective until the transferee executes and delivers to
the
Corporation a counterpart to this Agreement in compliance with Section
6.1(b).
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(b)
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Notwithstanding
Section 6.1, a Party shall be entitled to
Transfer a direct or indirect equity interest in a Shareholder to
a Parent
of the Shareholder or to a corporation that is Controlled by a Parent
of
the Shareholder. No such Transfer shall be effective until the
transferee executes and delivers to the Corporation a counterpart
to this
Agreement in compliance with Section 6.1(b).
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(c)
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If
the Person to which Shares or a direct or indirect equity interest
in a
Shareholder are Transferred pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or 6.1(b)
ceases to be a Parent of the Shareholder or Controlled by a Parent
of the
Shareholder, then the Shares or equity interest Transferred pursuant
to
Section 6.1(a) or 6.1(b) shall
be deemed to have been Transferred
back to the Party which had originally so Transferred such Shares
or
equity interest to such Person effective immediately prior to such
event,
and the applicable Parties will do all such things and provide all
such
further assurances as shall be necessary or desirable to give further
effect to such Transfer back.
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(d)
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If
any Shareholder Transfers less than all of its Shares to any transferee
permitted under this Section 6.5 or Transfers
its Shares to more than one such permitted transferee, such Shareholder
and such permitted transferees shall collectively exercise the rights
of
such Shareholder under this Agreement and no such Transfer shall
have the
effect of enlarging any Shareholder’s rights under this
Agreement. Similarly, if any Party Transfers less than all of
its direct or indirect equity interest in a Shareholder to any transferee
permitted under this Section 6.5 or Transfers
such interest to more than one such permitted transferee, such Party
and
such permitted transferee shall collectively exercise the rights
of such
Party under this Agreement and no such Transfer shall have the effect
of
enlarging any Party’s rights under this
Agreement.
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6.6
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CanWest
Call
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(a)
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CanWest
shall have the right at any time during (i) the 30 day period following
March 31, 2011 (the “First Call Period”), and
(ii) the 30 day period following each of March 31, 2012 and
March 31, 2013 (each a “Later Call Period”) to give
Notice to GSCP that it requires the GS Holdcos to Transfer to CanWest
(or
as CanWest may direct, subject to Section 6.6(b) and subject to the restriction on
Transfers to parties other than Affiliates of CanWest) up to 100%
of the
Shares held by the GS Parties (“GS Shares”), free and
clear of all encumbrances, at a purchase price per GS Share equal
to the
CanWest Call Price (each, a “CanWest
Call”).
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(b)
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In
connection with any exercise of a CanWest Call, CanWest may direct
the
Corporation to purchase the GS Shares so called provided that (i)
all
outstanding GS Shares are subject to such CanWest Call, or (ii) it
may do
so without thereby causing the Net Debt of the Corporation to exceed
the
Leverage Cap (with Cash and Combined EBITDA measured as of, and for
the
twelve months ending, on the end of the month immediately prior to
the
month in which the relevant CanWest Call is exercised (provided that,
for
the avoidance of doubt, any Cash raised as part of the financing
of the
purchase of such Shares but not used to purchase such Shares would
be
included in Cash for this purpose, without duplication, but that
any Cash
that cannot be applied to purchase such Shares or to repay any
Indebtedness of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries shall not be
deducted
in calculating Net Debt for such
purpose)).
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(c)
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The
closing of the acquisition of the GS Shares to be acquired pursuant
to a
CanWest Call shall occur (i) in the case of the exercise of the CanWest
Call during the First Call Period, on the date that is the fourth
anniversary of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) in any other
case,
within 15 days of the Notice by CanWest of the exercise of the CanWest
Call; provided, however, that, in either such case, if the closing
is
delayed beyond either such date (due to a delay with respect to the
financing thereof or for any other reason (other than to the extent
caused
by any GS Party or resulting from a Force Majeure Event)), the purchase
price to be paid to the GS Holdcos shall increase and accrue (compounded
annually) from such date (or, to the extent such closing is delayed
as a
result of a Force Majeure Event, from the time at which such Force
Majeure
Event is no longer in effect) until the date the GS Shares are actually
purchased and paid for, at the GS Rate of Return that was applicable
pursuant to Section 5.4 (except, in the case
of any Put Shortfall Shares, to the extent such GS Rate of Return
is
already taken into account in the price to be paid for such shares
through
the IRR Adjustment).
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(d)
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If
the GS Shares are held by more than one GS Party, then on any exercise
of
a CanWest Call in respect of less than all of the then outstanding
GS
Shares, CanWest shall acquire GS Shares pursuant to such exercise
from the
applicable GS Parties:
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(i)
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subject
to clause (ii) of this Section 6.6(d),
pro rata in relation to the number of GS Shares held by such GS
Parties; or
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(ii)
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as
determined by GSCP, provided that any such determination that differs
from
the pro rata allocation contemplated by clause (i) of this
Section 6.6(d) would have no adverse effect
in relation to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries or the CanWest
Parties.
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(e)
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Notwithstanding
Section 6.6(d), on any exercise of a CanWest
Call in respect of less than all of the outstanding GS Shares, CanWest
shall acquire such numbers of Common Shares and Voting Shares as
are
pro rata to the aggregate numbers of Common Shares and Voting
Shares held by the GS Parties.
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(f)
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The
Parties agree to cooperate with one another and use reasonable commercial
efforts to structure any transaction contemplated by this Section
6.6 other than as a direct acquisition
of Shares
by the Corporation.
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6.7
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GS
Put
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(a)
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If
CanWest has not provided Notice of its intention to acquire at least
50%
of the GS Shares by way of a CanWest Call within the First Call Period,
GSCP may provide Notice to CanWest and the Corporation within the
30 day
period immediately following the First Call Period (the “First Put
Period”) that it requires the Corporation to acquire a number of
GS Shares specified by GSCP that does not exceed the excess of (i)
50% of
the GS Initial Interest, over (ii) that number of GS Shares, if any,
that
were subject to the exercise of the
CanWest
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Call
during the First Call Period (the “First Put Shares”),
free and clear of all encumbrances, at a purchase price per share
equal to
the GS Put Price (the “First GS
Put”).
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(b)
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In
connection with the exercise of the First GS Put, the Corporation
shall on
the date specified in Section 6.7(f) acquire
all of the First Put Shares that it is able to acquire at the GS
Put Price
without thereby causing the Net Debt of the Corporation to exceed
the
Leverage Cap (with Cash and Combined EBITDA measured as of, and for
the
twelve months ending, on the end of the month immediately prior to
the
month in which the First GS Put is exercised (provided that, for
the
avoidance of doubt, any Cash raised as part of the financing of the
purchase of such Shares but not used to purchase such Shares would
be
included in Cash for this purpose, without duplication, but that
any Cash
that cannot be applied to purchase such Shares or to repay any
Indebtedness of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries shall not be
deducted
in calculating Net Debt for such purpose)). Any excess First
Put Shares that the Corporation is not thereby able to acquire are
referred to as the “Put Shortfall Shares”. For
the avoidance of doubt, the Put Shortfall Shares shall rank equally
with
the other Common Shares or Voting Shares, as the case may be, on
any
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether
voluntary or involuntary, or on any other return of capital or
distribution of assets of the Corporation among its shareholders
for the
purpose of winding-up its affairs.
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(c)
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The
GS Put Price, CanWest Call Price or other sale price applicable on
any
future sale of the Put Shortfall Shares by the GS Parties shall be
no less
than the GS Put Price originally applicable in respect of such Put
Shortfall Shares (the “Put Shortfall Price”) plus a
return on the Put Shortfall Price, compounded annually, at a rate
equal to
the GS Rate of Return corresponding to the Combined EBITDA used in
the
calculation of the Put Shortfall Price, from the time at which the
Put
Shortfall Shares would have been purchased but for the application
of the
Leverage Cap pursuant to Section 6.7(b) to
the time of their sale by the GS Parties (the “IRR
Adjustment”). To the extent that there are any Put
Shortfall Shares, GSCP may provide notice to CanWest and the Corporation
within the 30 day period immediately following the Later Call Period
occurring in 2012 that it requires the Corporation to acquire any
Put
Shortfall Shares not acquired by CanWest pursuant to its exercise
of the
CanWest Call during the Later Call Period occurring in 2012, free
and
clear of all encumbrances, at the Put Shortfall Price plus the IRR
Adjustment (the “Shortfall Put”). In
connection with the exercise of the Shortfall Put, the Corporation
shall
on the date specified in Section 6.7(f)
acquire all of the Put Shortfall Shares subject to the Shortfall
Put that
it is able to acquire at the Put Shortfall Price plus the IRR Adjustment
without thereby causing the Net Debt of the Corporation to exceed
the
Leverage Cap (with Cash and Combined EBITDA measured as of, and for
the
twelve months ending, on the end of the month immediately prior to
the
month in which the Shortfall Put is exercised (provided that, for
the
avoidance of doubt, any Cash raised as part of the financing of the
purchase of such Shares but not used to purchase such Shares would
be
included in Cash for this purpose, without duplication, but that
any
Cash
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that
cannot be applied to purchase such Shares or to repay any Indebtedness
of
the Corporation or its Subsidiaries shall not be deducted in calculating
Net Debt for such purpose)). Any excess Put Shortfall Shares
that the Corporation is not thereby able to acquire shall be deemed
to
continue to be Put Shortfall Shares. For the avoidance of
doubt, on any exercise by CanWest of the CanWest Call during the
Later
Call Period occurring in 2012, CanWest shall be deemed first to acquire
any Put Shortfall Shares to the extent of the Shares subject to such
CanWest Call and the price to be paid by CanWest in respect of such
Put
Shortfall Shares on the exercise of such CanWest Call shall be equal
to
the greater of (i) the Put Shortfall Price plus the IRR Adjustment
or (ii)
the CanWest Call Price otherwise applicable to such exercise (without
taking into account the formula in clause (i) of this
sentence).
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GSCP
may provide notice to CanWest and the Corporation within the 30 day
period
immediately following the Later Call Period occurring in 2013 (the
“Second Put Period”) that it requires the Corporation to
acquire up to 100% of the remaining GS Shares (the “Second Put
Shares”), free and clear of all encumbrances, at the Put Purchase
Price (the “Second GS
Put”).
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(e)
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Upon
the exercise of the Second GS Put, the Corporation shall on the date
specified in Section 6.7(f) acquire all of
the Second Put Shares that it is able to acquire at the GS Put
Price.
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(f)
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The
closing of any acquisition of GS Shares to be acquired pursuant to
the
First GS Put shall (subject to Section 6.7(b)) occur on the fourth anniversary of
the
date of this Agreement and the closing of any acquisition of GS Shares
to
be acquired pursuant to the Shortfall Put or the Second GS Put shall
occur
effectively within 15 days of the exercise of the Shortfall Put or
the
Second GS Put, as the case may be; provided, however, that, in either
such
case, if the closing is delayed beyond either such date (due to a
delay
with respect to the financing thereof or for any other reason (other
than
to the extent caused by any GS Party or resulting from a Force Majeure
Event)), the purchase price to be paid to the GS Holdcos shall increase
and accrue (compounded annually) from such date (or, to the extent
that
such closing is delayed as a result of a Force Majeure Event, from
the
time at which such Force Majeure Event is no longer in effect) until
the
date the GS Shares are actually purchased and paid for, at the GS
Rate of
Return that was applicable pursuant to Section 5.4 (except, in the case of any Put Shortfall
Shares, to the extent that such GS Rate of Return is already taken
into
account in the price to be paid for such Shares through the IRR
Adjustment); provided further, however, that GSCP shall have the
option
with respect to the Second GS Put to extend the closing date by up
to an
additional 60 days if such purchase was not consummated within the
15 day
period referred to in this Section 6.7(f);
if, however, GSCP exercises such option to so extend the closing
date, the
purchase price shall not increase or accrue at such GS Rate of Return
during the period of such extension (except with respect to the Put
Shortfall Shares).
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If
the GS Shares are held by more than one GS Party, then on any exercise
of
the First GS Put, the Shortfall Put or the Second GS Put in respect
of
less than all
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outstanding
GS Shares, the Corporation shall acquire GS Shares pursuant to such
exercise from the applicable GS
Parties:
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(i)
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subject
to clause (ii) of this Section 6.7(g),
pro rata in relation to the number of GS Shares held by such GS
Parties; or
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(ii)
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as
determined by GSCP, provided that any such determination that differs
from
the pro rata allocation contemplated by clause (i) of this
Section 6.7(g) would have no adverse effect
in relation to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries or the CanWest
Parties.
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Notwithstanding
Section 6.7(g), on any exercise of the First
GS Put, the Shortfall Put or the Second GS Put in respect of less
than all
of the outstanding GS Shares, the Corporation (or CanWest or its
Affiliates if CanWest so elects) shall acquire such numbers of Common
Shares and Voting Shares as are pro rata to the aggregate number
of Common Shares and Voting Shares held by the GS
Parties.
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(i)
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To
the extent that the Corporation is unable to acquire all of the Second
Put
Shares upon the exercise by GSCP of the Second GS Put, provided that
such
inability has not been caused by a breach by CanWest or the Corporation
of
its other covenants in this Agreement, the only remedy of the GS
Parties
shall be to exercise GSCP’s rights under Sections 6.8 and 6.9.
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(j)
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On
the exercise of any or all of the First GS Put, the Shortfall Put
and the
Second GS Put, CanWest may at its sole option elect that it or any
of its
Affiliates that it may designate, rather than the Corporation, will
acquire the GS Shares subject to such exercise; provided, however,
that
the Corporation shall remain liable for the performance of such
obligations to the extent not performed by CanWest or any such Affiliates;
and provided further, however, that, in the case of the First GS
Put and
the Shortfall Put, to the extent that any of the funds used for such
purchase will be obtained from the Corporation or its Subsidiaries
or from
financing relating to such entities, such use of such funds or such
financing shall not cause the Leverage Cap to be exceeded unless
all of
the outstanding GS Shares are being purchased
thereby.
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(k)
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Subject
only to (x) the application to the Corporation of the Leverage Cap
(with
respect to the exercise of the First GS Put and the Shortfall Put
only)
and (y) a permanent, non-appealable legal prohibition from consummating
its obligations under this Section 6.7 that
is not caused by the breach of this Agreement by the Corporation,
CanWest
or its Affiliates, the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (or, in
the case that CanWest elects to purchase the GS Shares pursuant to
Section
6.7(j), CanWest and its Subsidiaries) shall
use their best efforts to obtain, in a timely manner, the financing
necessary to satisfy their obligations under this Section 6.7 and use their best efforts to take
such
other actions as are necessary to satisfy its obligations under this
Section 6.7 in a timely
manner.
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(l)
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From
the date of this Agreement through the June 30, 2013 (or earlier,
to the
extent that the GS Holdcos have sold all of their Shares), CanWest
agrees
that (i)
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neither
it nor any of its Affiliates will enter into any new financing (or
refinance existing debt or capital) if the terms of such new financing
or
refinancing would restrict, prevent or otherwise materially adversely
affect the ability of the Corporation to satisfy its obligations
under
this Section 6.7 or such new financing or
refinancing would otherwise be reasonably expected to materially
adversely
affect the ability of the Corporation to satisfy its obligations
under
this Section 6.7 and (ii) neither it nor any
of its Affiliates nor the Corporation or its Subsidiaries will take
any
action that would reasonably be expected to materially adversely
affect
the ability of the Corporation to satisfy its obligations under this
Section 6.7, provided that entering into any
contract, or acquiring any assets, in the ordinary course of business
that
under the terms of such contract, or under the terms to which such
assets
are subject, would require the consent of any third party in connection
with the consummation of the Combination Transaction will be deemed
for
this purpose not to be taking any such action (provided, however,
that
CanWest, the Corporation or their respective Affiliates, as applicable,
shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to attempt
to
have such terms omitted from such contracts or
acquisitions).
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(m)
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For
the avoidance of doubt, none of the GS Parties shall have any recourse
to
CanWest or any of its Affiliates (other than the Corporation and
its
Subsidiaries) with respect to the obligation to purchase the First
Put
Shares, the Put Shortfall Shares or the Second Put Shares, unless
CanWest
so elects pursuant to Section 6.7(j).
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(n)
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The
Parties agree to cooperate with one another and use reasonable commercial
efforts to structure any transaction contemplated by this Section
6.7 other than as a direct acquisition
of Shares
by the Corporation.
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6.8
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Right
of First Offer
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(a)
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If,
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(i)
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during
the Second Put Period the GS Parties still own any GS Shares and
the
Combined EBITDA for the last twelve months ended March 31, 2013 is
less
than $● million [DOLLAR AMOUNT REDACTED*],
or
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(ii)
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following
the end of the Second Put Period the Corporation (or CanWest or any
of its
Affiliates as the case may be) has not acquired all of the Second
Put
Shares upon due exercise by GSCP of the Second GS Put in respect
of 100%
of its remaining GS Shares, as contemplated by Section 6.7(i),
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then
GSCP
shall have the right to require the sale of the Corporation in accordance with
the process outlined in this Section 6.8 by
providing notice in writing to that effect (a “Notice of Sale”)
to CanWest either,
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The
material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment
and the omitted material has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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(iii) during
the Second Put Period as an alternative to exercising the Second GS Put,
or
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(iv)
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within
60 days following the Second Put Period in the circumstances described
in
clause (ii) of Section 6.8(a), or such longer
period as GSCP and CanWest may
agree.
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(b)
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In
the Notice of Sale, the GS Parties shall irrevocably offer to sell
all of
their Shares (the “Offered Shares”), for cash, free and
clear of all encumbrances (other than encumbrances pursuant to this
Agreement and under applicable laws) to CanWest at the price (the
“Offer Price”) and on the other terms and conditions set
forth in the Notice of Sale.
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(c)
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Within
30 days after the Notice of Sale is deemed (pursuant to Section 9.9) to have been received by CanWest
(the
“Offer Period”) CanWest may give to GSCP a notice in
writing (an “Acceptance Notice”) accepting the offer
contained in the Notice of Sale. If CanWest gives an Acceptance
Notice within the Offer Period confirming its agreement to purchase
all of
the Offered Shares, the sale of the Offered Shares to CanWest shall
be
completed within 60 days of the expiry of the Offer Period and any
financial advisory fees associated with such sale (other than those
of any
financial advisor retained by CanWest or the Corporation) shall be
borne
by GSCP.
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(d)
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If
GSCP does not receive an Acceptance Notice from CanWest within the
Offer
Period confirming its agreement to purchase all of the Offered Shares,
CanWest’s rights to purchase the Offered Shares shall, subject to Section
6.8(f), cease at the end of the Offer Period
and the GS Parties may cause all of the Shares to be sold to any
bona
fide Arm’s Length third party or parties (provided that such parties
may include entities in which GSCP and its Affiliates hold less than
10%
of an equity interest) within 180 days after entering into a definitive
agreement with respect to such a sale (which agreement must be entered
into no later than 180 days after the expiry of the Offer Period)
(the
“Third Party Sale Period”), for a price in cash that is
no less than the Offer Price and on other terms and conditions no
more
favourable to the purchaser or purchasers than those set out in the
Notice
of Sale (a “Third Party Sale”). The GS Parties
shall use their reasonable commercial efforts to complete any such
Third
Party Sale as soon as possible. The Corporation and the CanWest
Parties each agree to cooperate with and assist GSCP with the sale
process
(including by providing potential purchasers designated by GSCP with
confidential information regarding the Corporation (subject to a
customary
confidentiality agreement) and with access to management). GSCP
and CanWest, each acting reasonably, will agree on any financial
advisor
retained to assist with such sale process and on the terms (including
compensation) of any such retainer.
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(e)
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In
such case, the CanWest Parties shall sell their Shares at the same
price
and on the same terms and conditions as the GS Parties sell their
Shares,
as part of such Third Party Sale, subject to the right of the GS
Parties
to receive no less than the
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Put
Shortfall Price plus the IRR Adjustment contemplated by Section 6.7(c) with respect of any Put Shortfall
Shares.
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(f)
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If
GSCP determines that the GS Parties can only complete a Third Party
Sale
within the Third Party Sale Period at a price in cash that is below
the
Offer Price or on other terms and conditions more favourable to the
bona fide Arm’s Length purchaser or purchasers than those set out
in the Notice of Sale, it may, by providing notice in writing (a
“Notice of Modification”) to CanWest no later than 180
days after the expiry of the Offer Period, specify the bona fide
Arm’s Length purchaser or purchasers who have agreed to purchase
the
Shares and the price at which, and the other terms and conditions
upon
which, such purchaser or purchasers have agreed to purchase the Shares
(the “Modified Terms”). The Notice of
Modification shall be accompanied by a true and complete copy of
the
agreement or agreements pursuant to which such bona fide Arm’s
Length purchaser or purchasers have agreed to purchase the Shares
setting
out the Modified Terms (the “Third Party Sale
Agreement”). Within 30 days after a notice of
Modification is deemed (pursuant to Section 9.9) to have been received by CanWest
(the
“Modified Offer Period”), CanWest may give to GSCP a
notice in writing (a “Modified Acceptance Notice”)
accepting the offer contained in the Notice of Sale as modified by
the
Notice of Modification. If CanWest gives a Modified Acceptance
Notice within the Modified Offer Period confirming its agreement
to
purchase all of the Offered Shares, the sale of the Offered Shares
to
CanWest shall be completed within 60 days of the expiry of the Modified
Offer Period and the GS Parties shall indemnify CanWest and its Affiliates
and the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and hold them harmless in
respect
of any break or incentive fees or reimbursement of expenses offered
or
agreed to be provided to any third party purchasers in connection
with any
offers made by them for the Shares as well as in respect of any other
expenses (including legal and financial advisory fees and expenses)
incurred by the GS Parties or the Corporation and its Subsidiaries
in
connection with the sale of the
Shares.
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(g)
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If
GSCP does not receive a Modified Acceptance Notice from CanWest within
the
Modified Offer Period confirming its agreement to purchase all of
the
Offered Shares, CanWest’s rights to purchase the Offered Shares shall
cease at the end of the Modified Offer Period and the GS Parties
may cause
all of the Shares to be sold pursuant to the Third Party Sale
Agreement. In such case, the CanWest Parties shall sell their
Shares at the same price and on the same terms and conditions as
the GS
Parties sell their Shares pursuant to the Third Party Sale Agreement,
subject to the right of the GS Parties to receive no less than the
Put
Shortfall Price plus the IRR Adjustment contemplated by Section 6.7(c) with respect of any Put Shortfall
Shares.
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(h)
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If
the GS Parties do not conclude a sale of their Shares pursuant to
this
Section 6.8 to a third party or parties prior
to the expiry of the Third Party Sale Period or to CanWest pursuant
to
Sections 6.8(c) or 6.8(f), they
shall have no further rights
pursuant to this Section 6.8 and their rights
to sell their Shares shall be limited to those provided pursuant
to
Section 6.9.
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(i)
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All
notices under this Section 6.8 shall be given
concurrently to all Shareholders and to the
Corporation.
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(j)
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To
permit the practical implementation of this Section 6.8, no Shares may be sold by any Shareholder
as
part of or incidental to the sale of any other assets or any other
transaction.
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6.9
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Registration
Rights
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If
GSCP,
having initiated a sale process pursuant to Section 6.8 by issuing a Notice of Sale and the GS Parties
having used all commercially reasonable efforts acting in good faith to complete
a sale of the GS Shares pursuant to Section 6.8,
fail to sell all of the GS Shares pursuant to Section 6.8, GSCP shall be entitled to require the Corporation
to effect an initial public offering of the GS Shares in accordance with the
provisions of Schedule 6.9, in which case the
Parties shall have the benefit of the rights and be subject to the obligations
provided for pursuant to such Schedule. If GSCP exercises this right
to require an initial public offering, prior to the completion of such offering
the names of the Corporation and it Subsidiaries will, at the option of GSCP,
be
changed to names determined by GSCP (with the consent of CanWest, not to be
unreasonably withheld) that do not include the terms “CanWest” or
“CW”.
6.10
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Insolvency
Event
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(a)
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Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Article 6, if an
Insolvency Event occurs in respect of CanWest and is continuing,
the GS
Parties shall be entitled to sell all of their Shares to any bona
fide Arm’s Length third party or parties at a price and on other
terms and conditions negotiated by GSCP in its discretion provided
that
such third party or parties acquires all of the Shares held by the
CanWest
Parties at the same price and on the same terms and conditions, and
in
such event, the CanWest Parties shall sell their Shares to such third
party or parties at such price and on such terms and
conditions. The Corporation and the CanWest Parties each agree
to cooperate with and assist GSCP with the sale process (including
by
providing potential purchasers designated by GSCP with confidential
information regarding the Corporation (subject to a customary
confidentiality agreement) and with access to
management).
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(b)
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If
the GS Parties cause a sale pursuant to Section 6.10(a) prior to the completion of the
Combination Transaction, for purposes of determining the relevant
entitlement of the GS Parties and the CanWest Parties to the net
proceeds
of such sale:
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(i)
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the
GS Equity Value will be determined using a rate equal to the GS Rate
of
Return (determined in accordance with Schedule 1.1(b) but with “Combined
EBITDA” referring to Combined EBITDA for the 12 month period ending at the
end of the month immediately preceding the date of completion of
such
sale), compounded annually from the date of this Agreement to the
date of
completion of such sale; and
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to
the extent the aggregate proceeds of such sale to the GS Parties
are less
than the GS Equity Value determined in accordance with clause (i)
of this
Section 6.10(b), the Contributed Business
will be required to pay the amount of such shortfall to the GS Parties
(for the avoidance of doubt, the recourse of the GS Parties in enforcing
this clause (ii) shall be limited to the net assets of the Contributed
Business).
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6.11
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Equity
Adjustments and Related
Guarantees
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(a)
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To
the extent that a Party (an “Indemnified Party”) or a
Separation Affiliate of an Indemnified Party is entitled to any indemnity
pursuant to Article VI of the Separation Agreement (a “Separation
Indemnity”) or a Party or an Affiliate of such Party has made an
Excess Advance (as defined in the Tax Shelter Agreement) and that
indemnity has not been satisfied by the Party obligated to pay it
or such
Excess Advance has not been repaid to such Indemnified Party by the
Defaulting Shareholder (as defined in the Tax Shelter Agreement)
(such
Party obligated to pay or such Defaulting Shareholder, the
“Indemnifying Party”) or a Separation Affiliate of the
Indemnifying Party where such Separation Affiliate is obligated to
pay it,
within 10 Business Days after a final resolution of such indemnification
matter in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions of the
Separation Agreement or the Tax Shelter Agreement, as the case may
be,
(or, if earlier, within 15 Business Days of the date on which the
Indemnified Party provides Notice of its demand for such payment
to the
Indemnifying Party if the Indemnifying Party does not in good faith
provide a written objection to the Indemnified Party or its applicable
Separation Affiliate within such 15 Business Day period), such indemnity
obligation may at the option of the Indemnified Party be satisfied
by a
Transfer of Shares (the “Transferred Shares”) from the
Indemnifying Party or its Separation Affiliates to the Indemnified
Party
or its Separation Affiliates with a value equal to the amount of
the
indemnity (the “Indemnity Amount”) or otherwise secured
against the Shares held by the Indemnifying Party and its Separation
Affiliates (in which case such indemnity obligation shall be deemed
to be
satisfied to the extent the value of such Transferred Shares was
equal to
the Indemnity Amount), as the Indemnified Party shall
determine. If Shares held by any GS Parties are transferred
pursuant to this Section 6.11 prior to the
Combination Date, the GS Initial Investment will be reduced by the
Indemnity Amount. Any Transferred Shares shall be valued as
follows:
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if
such Transferred Shares are transferred prior to the Combination
Date, at
the effective price at which such Transferred Shares were originally
issued (for the avoidance of doubt, without any return on such Transferred
Shares at the GS Rate of Return or otherwise);
and
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(ii)
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if
such Transferred Shares are transferred on or after the Combination
Date,
at a price determined in the same manner as the CanWest Call Price,
calculated using the Combined EBITDA for the 12-month period ended
at the
end of the month immediately prior to the effective date of such
transfer
(except that for purposes of calculating Equity Value,
Combined
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EBITDA
shall be calculated as the actual Combined EBITDA without any reference
to
any Floor Amount and the Minimum TEV shall not apply) and Net Debt
as of
the end of the month immediately prior to the effective date of such
transfer.
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“Separation
Affiliate” means, in the case of CanWest, the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries and their successors and in the case of GSCP, Entertainment Holdco
AB, Inc., 4437497 Canada Inc., Alliance Distribution Holdings S.ar.l, 4437519
Canada Inc. and 4414608 Canada Inc. and their Subsidiaries and their
successors. If the Transferred Shares are held by a Person that is a
non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act, the provisions of Section
7.4 shall apply in respect of the Transfer, except
that if the transferee of the Transferred Shares becomes obliged to withhold
and
remit an amount under section 116 of the Tax Act (and Section 7.4), such Person shall either:
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(i)
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provide
the amount of the required remittance to the transferee at least
two
Business Days prior to the date on which such required remittance
must be
made; or
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(ii)
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Transfer
additional Shares to the transferee at least two Business Days prior
to
the date on which such required remittance must be made, which additional
Shares shall have a value (determined in accordance with this Section
6.11(a)) equal to one-third of the value of
the
Transferred Shares, for a cash purchase price and the transferee
shall
withhold and remit the entire purchase price for such additional
Shares to
the Receiver General of Canada.
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(b)
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If
GSCP or CanWest, as the case may be, together with its Affiliates,
ceases
to hold at least 10% of all of the issued and outstanding Shares,
such
Party (the “Guaranteeing Party”) shall guarantee to the
other Party and its Separation Affiliates (the “Guaranteed
Parties”) and indemnify the Guaranteed Parties in respect of the
due payment, repayment or satisfaction, as applicable, as and when
due, of
any Separation Indemnity or Excess Advance owing or potentially owing
by
the Guaranteeing Party and its Separation Affiliates to any of the
Guaranteed Parties, provided that with respect to such guarantee
and
indemnity:
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(i)
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such
guarantee and indemnity shall be absolute, unconditional, present
and
continuing and in no way conditional or contingent upon any event,
circumstance, action or omission which might in any way discharge
a
guarantor or surety;
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(ii)
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the
Guaranteed Parties shall first pursue the satisfaction of the Separation
Indemnities or Excess Advances owing or potentially owing by means
of a
Transfer of Transferred Shares as contemplated by Section 6.11(a) so long as the Guaranteeing Party
continues to hold any Shares, before pursuing a claim against such
Guaranteeing Party pursuant to this Section 6.11(b) (for the avoidance of doubt, nothing
shall prevent a Guaranteed Party
from
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submitting
Notice of any such claim prior to such time pursuant to clause (iii)
of
this Section 6.11(b));
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(iii)
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liability
shall be limited to those matters in respect of which a claim has
been
submitted in good faith by Notice to the Guaranteeing Party on or
prior to
the date on which the Guaranteeing Party and its Affiliates cease
to hold
any Shares;
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(iv)
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liability
shall be limited to the lesser of:
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(A)
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(B)
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an
amount equal to the GS Equity
Value;
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(v)
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liability
shall not extend past, and shall terminate on, December 31, 2016,
● [TEXT REDACTED*],
except:
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(A)
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to
the extent the Guaranteeing Party has delayed resolution of any Dispute
relating to such liability other than in connection with the good
faith
defence of such liability; and
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(B)
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in
respect of any Disputes for which proceedings have been commenced
in good
faith prior to such date pursuant to Section 9.3, GSCP and its affiliated investment
funds
shall reserve and provide sufficiently for any such Disputes prior
to
disbursing their assets to investors and such liability shall extend
past
such date in respect of such reserves and provisions provided that
the
Guaranteed Parties continue to pursue such proceedings with reasonable
diligence.
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6.12
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Required
Sale of Regulated Assets
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If
the
acquisition of the Deposited Securities (as defined in the Voting Trust
Agreement) does not receive the approval of the CRTC on terms reasonably
acceptable to each of GSCP and CanWest, acting in good faith, after the Parties
have exhausted all reasonable rights of appeal, reapplication and review
relating to such failure to obtain such approval, and the Trustee is required
to
sell any of the Deposited Securities or any assets of the Regulated Entities
(as
defined in the Voting Trust Agreement), as the case may be, the proceeds of
any
such sale shall be allocated as follows:
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The
material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment
and the omitted material has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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(a) first,
as provided in the Voting Trust Agreement to the payment of the compensation
of
the Trustee and the charges and expenses incurred by the Trustee;
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(b)
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second,
to the payment of any taxes incurred in connection with such
sale;
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(c)
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third,
to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries to repay the Indebtedness
of the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries (and the Corporation and its Subsidiaries
will apply such funds to the repayment of such Indebtedness);
and
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(d)
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fourth,
to CanWest Holdco, GS Shareholder Holdco One and GS Shareholder Holdco
Two
pro rata based upon the amount of their respective equity
interests in the Corporation:
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(i)
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in
the case of GS Shareholder Holdco One and GS Shareholder Holdco Two,
as a
return of capital to the extent of available capital and then as
a
dividend, less applicable withholding taxes, (which, for the avoidance
of
doubt, will first reduce the amount of the GS Initial Investment
and then,
to the extent applicable will reduce the amount of any GS Additional
Investment); and
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(ii)
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in
the case of CanWest Holdco, as a return of Capital or as dividends
or a
combination of both, as determined by CanWest Holdco in its discretion,
subject to applicable laws.
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Any
loss
arising in connection with such sale shall be allocated to and borne by GSCP
and
CanWest as follows:
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(e)
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GSCP
as to 50%; and
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(f)
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CanWest
as to 50%.
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6.13
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Liquidation
of 4414641 Canada Inc.
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4414641
Canada Inc. shall not be liquidated or dissolved on a voluntary basis without
the prior consent in writing of GSCP.
ARTICLE
7
ARRANGEMENTS
REGARDING TRANSACTIONS
7.1
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Financial
Calculations
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(a)
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The
Parties shall cooperate fully in the calculation of (i) the GS
Post-Combination Percentage Interest, (ii) the CanWest Call Price,
(iii)
the GS Put Price, (iv) the GS Equity Value, and (v) any other financial
calculations required pursuant to this Agreement (the “Financial
Calculations”).
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(b)
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All
Financial Calculations shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP
consistent with those used in the Financial Statements subject, however,
to the principles set forth in Schedule 7.1.
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(c)
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CanWest
shall promptly prepare any required Financial Calculations in accordance
with this Agreement and shall provide such Financial Calculations
to GSCP
in a timely manner (including, with respect to Section 6.7, no later than the beginning of the
First
Put Period and Second Put Period, as applicable) by notice in writing
in
such reasonable detail as to allow GSCP to understand how such Financial
Calculations have been determined. GSCP shall have a similar
review period (with a right to make an Objection Notice (as defined
below)
and have such dispute arbitrated) after the delivery of the audited
financial statements with respect to such period in respect of Financial
Calculations derived from such audited financial statements, provided
that
GSCP shall not have a right to make an Objection Notice and have
a dispute
arbitrated in relation to such audited financial statements to the
extent
the subject matter and amount of any item in dispute had been the
subject
of an earlier Objection Notice in relation to the original Financial
Calculations provided by CanWest.
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(d)
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In
the event that GSCP objects in good faith to any Financial Calculation,
GSCP shall so advise CanWest by delivery to CanWest of a notice (an
“Objection Notice”) within 20 days after the delivery to
GSCP of the notice from CanWest setting out such Financial
Calculation. The Objection Notice shall set out the reasons for
each of GSCP’s objections as well as each amount in dispute and reasonable
details of the calculation of each such amount in
dispute.
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(e)
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CanWest
shall give GSCP and its accountants access to its working papers
relating
to the preparation of any applicable Financial Calculations to enable
GSCP
to exercise its rights under this Section 7.1. CanWest and GSCP shall attempt
to resolve all of the items in dispute set out in any Objection Notice
within 30 days of receipt by CanWest of any Objection
Notice. Any items in dispute not resolved within such 30 day
period shall be referred as soon as possible thereafter by CanWest
and
GSCP to the Independent Auditor. The Independent Auditor shall
act as expert and not as arbitrator and shall be required to determine
the
items in dispute that have been referred to it as soon as reasonably
practicable but in any event not later than 45 days after the date
of
referral of the dispute to it. In making its determination, the
Independent Auditor will only consider the issues in dispute placed
before
it. CanWest and GSCP shall provide or make available all
documents and information as are reasonably required by the Independent
Auditor to make its determination. The determination of the
Independent Auditor shall be final and binding on the Parties and
the
applicable Financial Calculations shall be finalized in accordance
with
such determination.
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(f)
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The
fees and expenses of the Independent Auditor in acting in accordance
with
this Section 7.1 shall be shared equally by
GSCP and CanWest, unless the Independent Auditor determines
otherwise.
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7.2
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Closing
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The
following provisions shall apply to any Transfer of Shares between Shareholders
or their Affiliates or between Shareholders or their Affiliates and the
Corporation or its Affiliates pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement:
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(a)
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The
Transfer shall be completed at the address specified for Notice to
CanWest
in or pursuant to Section 9.9, subject to
Section 7.2(c), on the date on which the
transaction is to be completed in accordance with this Agreement
(the
“Transfer Closing”). At such time, the
transferor(s) shall Transfer to the transferee(s) good title to the
Shares
being Transferred free and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances
and deliver to the transferee(s) certificates and other documents
of title
evidencing ownership of the Shares being Transferred, duly endorsed
in
blank for transfer by the holders of record. In addition, the
transferor(s) shall deliver to the Corporation (i) if it no longer
holds
any Shares, all records, accounts and other documents in its possession
belonging to the Corporation, and (ii) to the extent that it no longer
has
the right to nominate a Director or Directors, the resignations and
releases of those nominees on the Board (including the resignation
of such
Persons as officers of the Corporation), all such resignations to
be
effective no later than the time of delivery. The transferee(s)
shall deliver to the transferor(s) immediately available funds by
wire
transfer to an account or accounts specified in writing by the
transferor(s) in full payment of the purchase price payable for the
Shares
being Transferred.
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(b)
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If,
at the time of Transfer Closing, a transferor fails to complete the
subject transaction of purchase and sale, the transferee shall have
the
right, if it is not in default under this Agreement, without prejudice
to
any other rights which it may have, upon payment of the purchase
price
payable by it to the transferor at the time of Transfer Closing to
the
credit of the transferor in the main branch of the Corporation’s bank, to
execute and deliver, on behalf of and in the name of the transferor,
such
deeds, transfers, share certificates, resignations or other documents
that
may be necessary to complete the subject transaction and the transferor
hereby irrevocably appoints the transferee its attorney in that
behalf. Such appointment and power of attorney, being coupled
with an interest, shall not be revoked by the insolvency or bankruptcy
of
the transferor and the transferor hereby ratifies and confirms and
agrees
to ratify and confirm all that the transferee may lawfully do or
cause to
be done by virtue of such appointment and
power.
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(c)
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If
any Transfer is subject to notification to or approval of the CRTC
or
notification to or review under the provisions of the Investment
Canada Act, the Competition Act (Canada) or the U.S.
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (or similar
legislation), then (i) the Closing shall be conditional upon the
approval
or deemed approval of the appropriate Governmental Entities on terms
and
conditions satisfactory to the transferee, (ii) the Closing shall
be
delayed until the receipt of such approvals or deemed approvals,
and (iii)
the applicable Parties shall make such filings and take such other
commercially reasonable actions as are necessary to complete such
notifications or reviews or obtain such approvals as soon as reasonably
practicable.
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(d)
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Upon
any Transfer, $1.00 of the applicable consideration for such Shares
shall
be allocated to each Voting Share Transferred, with the remainder
of such
consideration allocated to the remainder of the Shares Transferred,
and
the transferor and transferee shall report the purchase and sale
of the
Shares so Transferred in any tax returns in accordance with this
Section
7.2(d).
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(e)
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Upon
any Transfer at a price determined by any Financial Calculations,
to the
extent such Financial Calculations are not finally determined in
accordance with Section 7.1 at the date of
the Transfer Closing in respect of such
Transfer:
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(i)
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CanWest
shall, prior to such Transfer Closing, make a good faith estimate
of such
Financial Calculations and provide such estimate to GSCP by
Notice;
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(ii)
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such
Transfer shall be effected on the date of the Transfer Closing at
the
price (the “Estimated Price”) determined in accordance
with such estimate of such Financial Calculations;
and
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(iii)
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as
soon as reasonably practicable following the final determination
of such
Financial Calculations in accordance with Section 7.1, the Parties shall readjust the Estimated
Price in accordance with such final Financial Calculations,
and:
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(A)
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any
resulting increase in the applicable price from the Estimated Price
shall
be paid by the transferee to the transferor;
or
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(B)
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any
resulting decrease in the applicable price from the Estimated Price
shall
be paid by the transferor to the
transferee;
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together
with interest at the rate per annum equal to the rate quoted by the Bank of
Nova
Scotia on the date of the Transfer Closing as the reference rate of interest
it
uses for determining interest rates on Canadian dollar commercial loans in
Canada and designated by such Bank as its “prime rate” from the date of the
Transfer Closing to the date of payment of such subsequent readjustment less
any
applicable withholding taxes.
7.3
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Exercise
of Liquidity Options Prior to the Combination
Transaction
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In
connection with any exercise of a CanWest Call or the First GS Put, the
Shortfall Put or the Second GS Put prior to the completion of the Combination
Transaction as a result of any delay in, restriction on or prohibition with
respect to such completion:
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(a)
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the
relevant Financial Calculations shall be made on a pro forma
basis, as if the Combination Transaction had been completed;
and
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(b)
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the
Contributed Business shall provide financial support to the Corporation
to
assist it in purchasing the applicable Shares (including by incurring
Indebtedness or otherwise raising financing for such purchase and
lending
or otherwise contributing funds to the Corporation (it being understood
and agreed that any
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such
incurrence of Indebtedness and any such loan to the Corporation shall
not
be double-counted for purposes of the Financial
Calculations).
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7.4
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Section
116 Certificate and other
Withholding
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(a)
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In
connection with the Transfer of any Shares owned by a non-resident
of
Canada for the purposes of the Tax Act, the transferor shall take
all
reasonable steps to obtain and deliver to the transferee on or before
the
Transfer Closing a certificate issued by the Minister of National
Revenue
under subsection 116(2) of the Tax Act (a “Section 116
Certificate”). The transferee shall take all
reasonable steps to notify the transferor of the name of the transferee
as
soon as reasonably practicable.
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(b)
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If
a Section 116 Certificate is so delivered to the transferee, the
transferee shall be entitled to withhold from the purchase price
25% of
the amount, if any, by which the purchase price exceeds the certificate
limit as defined in subsection 116(2) of the Tax Act and fixed by
the
Minister of National Revenue in such
certificate.
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(c)
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If
a Section 116 Certificate is not so delivered, the transferee shall
be
entitled to withhold from the purchase price an amount equal to 25%
of the
purchase price.
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(d)
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If
the transferee has withheld any amount under the provisions of Section
7.4(b) or 7.4(c)
and the transferor delivers to the transferee, after the Transfer
Closing
and within 26 days after the end of the month in which the Transfer
Closing occurs, a Section 116 Certificate or a certificate issued
by the
Minister of National Revenue under subsection 116(4) of the Tax Act,
the
transferee shall:
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(i)
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where
a Section 116 Certificate is delivered, pay forthwith to the Receiver
General for Canada 25% of the amount, if any, by which the purchase
price
exceeds the certificate limit fixed in any such Section 116 Certificate,
and the amount so paid shall be credited to the transferee as payment
on
account of the purchase price; and
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(ii)
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pay
forthwith to the transferor any amount that the transferee has withheld
and is not required to pay to the Receiver General for Canada in
accordance with clause (i) of this Section 7.4(d), and the amount so paid shall be credited
to the transferee as payment on account of the purchase
price.
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(e)
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If
the transferee has withheld any amount under the provisions of Sections
7.4(b) or 7.4(c)
and within 26 days after the end of the end of the month in which
the
Transfer Closing occurs the transferor has provided the transferee
with a
copy of a letter, satisfactory as to content to the transferee, acting
reasonably, confirming receipt of a section 116 application and advising
that the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) will not enforce
the remittance of funds as required by subsection 116(5) and that
no
penalty or interest will be charged against the transferee (a “CRA
Letter”) in relation to the disposition of the Shares, then the
transferee shall not pay the withheld amount to the Receiver General
for
Canada until such
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time
as either (i) the CRA requests remittance of the withheld amount
in which
case the transferee shall pay forthwith the withheld amount to the
Receiver General for Canada and the amount so paid shall be credited
to
the transferee as payment on account of the purchase price, or (ii)
the
transferor delivers to the transferee a Section 116 Certificate or
a
certificate issued by the Minister of National Revenue under subsection
116(4) of the Tax Act, in which case the transferee
shall:
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(i)
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pay
forthwith to the Receiver General for Canada 25% of the amount, if
any, by
which the purchase price exceeds the certificate limit fixed in any
such
section 116 certificate, and the amount so paid shall be credited
to the
transferee as payment on account of the purchase price;
and
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(ii)
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pay
forthwith to the transferor any amount that the transferee has withheld
and is not required to pay to the Receiver General for Canada in
accordance with clause (i) of this Section 7.4(e), and the amount so paid shall be credited
to the transferee as payment on account of the purchase
price.
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(f)
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If
the transferee has withheld any amount under the provisions of Section
7.4(b) or 7.4(c)
and no certificate has been delivered to the transferee by the transferor
in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.4(d) and a CRA Letter has not been received
in
accordance with Section 7.4(e), such amount
shall be paid by the transferee to the Receiver General for Canada
on the
30th day after the end of the month in which the Transfer Closing
occurs
on account of the transferee’s liability pursuant to subsection 116(5) of
the Tax Act, and the amount so paid shall be credited to the transferee
as
payment on account of the purchase
price.
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(g)
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If
the transferee withholds an amount pursuant to Sections 7.4(b) or (c), the transferee shall invest,
on
behalf of the transferor, the withheld amount in one or more investments
the interest on which is not subject to tax under Part XIII of the
Tax Act
from the Transfer Closing until the time that the withheld amount
is
released to the transferor and/or paid to the Receiver General for
Canada
in accordance with Sections 7.4(d), 7.4(e) or 7.4(f). At
such time as the
transferee releases any withheld amount to the transferor or pays
any
withheld amount to the Receiver General for Canada, it shall pay
to the
transferor the interest accrued on such amount to the date of such
release
or remittance, as the case may be.
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(h)
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Upon
the Transfer of any Shares owned by a non-resident of Canada for
purposes
of the Tax Act, the transferee shall be entitled to withhold from
the
purchase price any amount payable under Part XIII of the Tax Act
and remit
such amount to the Receiver General for Canada on account of the
transferor.
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Article
8
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Representations
and warranties
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8.1
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Representations
and Warranties of the GS
Parties
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The
GS
Parties jointly and severally represent and warrant to the CanWest Parties
the
matters set out below.
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(a)
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Each
GS Party is duly created and organized and validly existing under
the laws
of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and has all necessary
power, authority and capacity to own its assets and to conduct its
business as presently owned and
conducted.
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(b)
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Each
GS Party has all necessary power, authority and capacity to enter
into
this Agreement and each Related Agreement to be executed by such
GS Party
and to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and such Ancillary
Agreements. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and
each Related Agreement to be executed by it and the performance of
its
obligations under this Agreement and such Ancillary Agreements have
been
duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each GS
Party.
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(c)
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This
Agreement and each Related Agreement to be executed by it has been
duly
executed and delivered by each GS Party and constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of each applicable GS Party enforceable against
it in
accordance with its terms.
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(d)
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The
execution, delivery and performance by the GS Parties of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation by the GS Parties
of the
Combination Transaction will not result in a violation or breach
of,
require any consent to be obtained under or give rise to any termination
rights or payment obligation under:
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(i)
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any
provision of the constating documents of any GS
Party;
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(ii)
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any
resolution of the shareholders or board of directors of any GS
Party;
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(iii)
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subject
to obtaining CRTC approval and any other regulatory notifications,
filings
and approvals required in connection with the consummation of the
Combination Transaction, any applicable Laws;
or
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(iv)
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any
material contract to which any of the GS Parties or its Subsidiaries
is a
party or by which any of them is bound or their respective properties
or
assets are bound;
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or
give
rise to any right of termination or acceleration of indebtedness, or cause
any
third party indebtedness to come due before its stated maturity or cause any
available credit to cease to be available where such event would materially
impair any GS Party’s ability to complete or materially prevent it from
completing the Combination Transaction.
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(e) No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with,
any
Governmental Entity or other Person is required on the part of any GS Party
in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Arrangement
Agreement, this Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any other
documents and agreements to be delivered under the Arrangement Agreement, this
Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements other than the Regulatory Approvals
(as defined for purposes of the Arrangement Agreement), CRTC approval and any
other regulatory approvals required in connection with the consummation of
the
Combination Transaction.
8.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the CanWest
Parties
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The
CanWest Parties jointly and severally represent and warrant to the GS Parties
the matters set out below.
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(a)
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Each
CanWest Party is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing
under the laws of Manitoba and has all necessary corporate power,
authority and capacity to own its assets and to conduct its business
as
presently owned and conducted.
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(b)
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Each
CanWest Party has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity
to
enter into this Agreement and each Related Agreement to be executed
by
such CanWest Party and to carry out its obligations under this Agreement
and such Ancillary Agreements. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and each Related Agreement to be executed by it and
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
such
Ancillary Agreements have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of each CanWest
Party.
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(c)
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This
Agreement and each Related Agreement to be executed by it has been
duly
executed and delivered by each CanWest Party and constitutes a valid
and
binding obligation of each applicable CanWest Party enforceable against
it
in accordance with its terms.
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(d)
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The
execution, delivery and performance by the CanWest Parties of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation by the
CanWest
Parties of the Combination Transaction will not result in a violation
or
breach of, require any consent to be obtained under or give rise
to any
termination rights or payment obligation
under:
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(i)
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any
provision of the articles, by-laws or other constating documents
of any
CanWest Party;
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(ii)
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any
resolution of the shareholders or board of directors of any CanWest
Party;
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(iii)
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subject
to obtaining CRTC approval and any other regulatory notifications,
filings
and approvals required in connection with the consummation of the
Combination Transaction, any applicable Laws;
or
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(iv)
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any
material contract to which any of the CanWest Parties or its Subsidiaries
is a party or by which any of them is bound or their respective properties
or assets are bound;
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or
give
rise to any right of termination or acceleration of indebtedness, or cause
any
third party indebtedness to come due before its stated maturity or cause any
available credit to cease to be available where such event would materially
impair any CanWest Party’s ability to complete or materially prevent it from
completing the Combination Transaction.
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(e)
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No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing
with, any Governmental Entity or other Person is required on the
part of
any CanWest Party in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance of the Arrangement Agreement, this Agreement, any of
the
Ancillary Agreements or any other documents and agreements to be
delivered
under the Arrangement Agreement, this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements other than the Regulatory Approvals (as defined for purposes
of
the Arrangement Agreement), CRTC approval and any other regulatory
approvals required in connection with the consummation of the Combination
Transaction.
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(f)
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Each
CanWest Party is a “Canadian” as such term is defined in the
Investment Canada Act.
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(g)
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Each
CanWest Party is not a “non-resident” of Canada within the meaning of the
Tax Act.
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(h)
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Each
CanWest Party is a “Canadian” within the meaning of the Direction to the
CRTC (Ineligibility of
Non-Canadians).
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8.3
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Indemnity
Agreement
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The
indemnification provisions in Article 3 of the Indemnity Agreement are the
sole
and exclusive remedy for breaches of the representations and warranties in
Sections 8.1 and 8.2,
except with respect to fraud or intentional misrepresentation.
ARTICLE
9
GENERAL
9.1
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Confidentiality
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(a)
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None
of the Parties shall, at any time or under any circumstances, without
the
unanimous consent of the Shareholders and the Corporation, directly
or
indirectly communicate or disclose to any Person (other than its
directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and representatives
as
reasonably necessary in connection with its interest in the Corporation,
and to those of the other Parties) or make use of (except in connection
with its interest in the Corporation and, in the case of the CanWest
Parties, in connection with the Contributed Business) any confidential
knowledge or information howsoever acquired by such Party
relating
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to
or concerning the customers, products, technology, trade secrets,
systems
or operations, or other confidential information regarding the property,
business or affairs, of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries,
including Confidential Arbitration Information (“Confidential
Information”). However, the foregoing obligation of
confidentiality shall not apply to:
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(i)
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information
that is or becomes generally available to the public (other than
by
disclosure by such Party or its employees, agents, advisors or
representatives contrary to this
Section);
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(ii)
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information
that is reasonably required to be disclosed by a Party to protect
its
interests in connection with any valuation or legal proceeding under
this
Agreement;
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(iii)
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information
that is required to be disclosed by law or by the applicable regulations
or policies of any regulatory agency of competent jurisdiction or
any
stock exchange; or
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(iv)
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disclosure
of information by a Party in connection with a proposed Transfer
of an
interest in the Corporation provided such Party obtains a prior written
covenant of confidentiality from the Person to whom it proposes to
disclose such information in a form acceptable to the Corporation,
acting
reasonably.
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(b)
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Each
of the Parties acknowledges that disclosure of any Confidential
Information in contravention of this Section 9.1 may cause significant harm to the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries and that remedies at law may be
inadequate to protect against a breach of this Section 9.1. Accordingly, the Corporation
shall be entitled, in addition to any other relief available to it,
to the
granting of injunctive relief without proof of actual damages or
the
requirement to establish the inadequacy of any of the other remedies
available to it. None of the Parties shall assert any defence
in Proceedings regarding the granting of an injunction or specific
performance based on the availability to the Corporation of any other
remedy.
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9.2
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Non-Competition
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REDACTED*]
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9.3
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Arbitration
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(a)
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Any
controversy or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
its
negotiation, validity, existence, breach, termination, construction
or
application, or the rights, duties or obligations of any party to
this
Agreement, other than a controversy or dispute with respect to any
Financial Calculations which is to be resolved in accordance with
Section
7.1, (a “Dispute”), shall be
referred to and
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The
material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment
and the omitted material has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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determined
by arbitration before a single arbitrator to be administered by ADR
Xxxxxxxx Inc., based in the City of Toronto, in accordance with its
Arbitration Rules and the Ontario International Commercial Arbitration
Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. I.9 (the “Arbitration
Act”).
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(b)
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The
seat of the arbitration shall be Ontario and hearings shall be conducted
in the City of Toronto.
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(c)
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A
Party to the arbitration (the “Appellant”) may appeal an
award on a question of law or a question of mixed fact and law by
delivering a written notice of appeal (“Notice of
Appeal”) to the party opposite (the “Appeal
Respondent”) within 10 days of receipt of the
award. With the Notice of Appeal, the Appellant shall name
three persons whom the Appellant is prepared to nominate as appeal
arbitrators, each of such persons to be a former appellate judge
of the
Ontario Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada (an “Appeal
Arbitrator”). Within seven days of the receipt of the
Notice of Appeal, the Appeal Respondent shall by written notice to
the
Appellant select one or more of the three persons named by the Appellant
or provide the Appellant with a list of three persons who are Appeal
Arbitrators. Within seven days of receipt of the Appeal
Respondent’s list, by written notice to the Appeal Respondent, the
Appellant shall select one or more of such persons and/or provide
a
further list of three Appeal Arbitrators. The Parties shall
continue to exchange lists of three Appeal Arbitrators in this fashion
until three Appeal Arbitrators are selected. If the parties are
unable to agree upon three Appeal Arbitrators within 20 days of the
receipt by the Appeal Respondent of the Notice of Appeal, each party
shall
appoint one Appeal Arbitrator, and the two Appeal Arbitrators thus
appointed shall appoint a third Appeal Arbitrator. Where the
two Appeal Arbitrators fail to agree on the third Appeal Arbitrator
within
10 days of their appointment, either Party may provide copies of
the
exchanged lists to ADR Xxxxxxxx Inc. which shall appoint the third
Appeal
Arbitrator. Where an appeal is taken, the award of the Appeal
Arbitrators shall be final and binding upon the Parties and there
shall be
no further right of appeal. The award of the Appeal Arbitrators
shall be an arbitral award under the Arbitration
Act.
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(d)
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Arbitration
in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.3 shall be the sole dispute resolution
mechanism in respect of any Dispute except it is not incompatible
with
this arbitration agreement for any Party to request, before or during
the
arbitral proceedings, from a competent court any interim, provisional
or
conservatory relief and for the court to grant such
relief.
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(e)
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The
Parties undertake as a general principle to keep confidential all
information concerning the existence of the arbitration, all awards
or
appeals in the arbitration, all materials in the proceedings created
or
used for the purpose of the arbitration, and all materials and information
produced during the arbitration and not in the public domain
(“Confidential Arbitration Information”) save and to the
extent that disclosure may be required of a Party by legal duty,
to
protect or pursue a legal right or to enforce or set aside an award
in
bona fide Proceedings before a competent court. Each Party shall
obtain and deposit with the arbitrator a
signed
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confidentiality
undertaking from its legal counsel, independent experts and consultants
regarding the Confidential Arbitration
Information.
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9.4
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Application
of this Agreement
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The
terms
of this Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to any
shares:
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(a)
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resulting
from the conversion, reclassification, redesignation, subdivision
or
consolidation or other change of the Shares;
and
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(b)
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of
the Corporation or any successor body corporate that are received
by the
Shareholders on a merger, amalgamation, arrangement or other
reorganization of or including the
Corporation;
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and
prior
to any such action being taken the Parties shall give due consideration to
any
changes that may be required to this Agreement in order to give effect to the
intent of this Section 9.4.
9.5
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Amendments
and Waivers
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No
amendment to or supplement of this Agreement shall be valid or binding unless
set forth in writing and duly executed by all of the Parties. No
waiver of any breach of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective
or
binding unless made in writing and signed by the Party purporting to give such
waiver and, unless otherwise provided in the written waiver, shall be limited
to
the specific breach waived.
9.6
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Assignment
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Except
as
may be expressly provided in this Agreement, no Party may assign this Agreement
or any of the benefits, rights or obligations under this Agreement or enter
into
any participation agreement with respect to the benefits under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other Parties.
9.7
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Termination
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This
Agreement shall terminate upon:
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(a)
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the
written agreement of all of the
Shareholders;
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(b)
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two
years following the dissolution or bankruptcy of the Corporation
or the
making by the Corporation of an assignment under the provisions of
the
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
(Canada);
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(c)
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the
GS Parties holding less than 5% of the GS Initial Interest following
an
initial public offering pursuant to the exercise by GSCP of its rights
pursuant to Section 6.9;
or
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(d)
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one
Person becoming the beneficial owner of all of the
Shares,
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except
that the provisions of Sections 6.11, 9.1, 9.3
and the
indemnity provisions in Schedule 6.9 shall continue and in the case
of a
termination pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 9.7, in circumstances where GSCP had previously
required the Corporation to register GS Shares for distribution in
the
United States, the provisions in Schedule 6.9 shall also continue
until
the GS Parties no longer hold any
Shares.
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9.8
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No
Partnership
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed to constitute a partnership, trust,
association or fiduciary relationship between the Parties or to impose any
trust
or fiduciary duties, obligations or liabilities between the
Parties. No Party shall, as a result of this Agreement, be deemed to
be an agent or representative of any other Party for any purpose, and no Party
shall have the power or authority as agent or in any other capacity to
represent, act for, bind or otherwise create or assume any obligation on behalf
of any other Party for any purpose.
9.9
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Notices
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Any
notice, consent or approval required or permitted to be given in connection
with
this Agreement (a “Notice”) shall be in writing and shall be
sufficiently given if delivered (whether in person, by courier service or other
personal method of delivery), or if transmitted by facsimile or
e-mail:
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(a)
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in
the case of a Notice to any CanWest Party
to:
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0000
XxxXxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Xxxxxx
Attention: General
Counsel
Fax: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute Notice) to:
Osler,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx XXX
Xxx
00,
One First Canadian Place
Toronto,
ON M5X 1B8
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Fax: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
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(b)
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in
the case of a Notice to any GS Party
to:
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GS
Capital Partners AA Investment LLC
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
00
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
U.S.A.
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Fax
No.: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute Notice) to:
GS
Capital Partners VI, L.P.
Xxx
Xxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
U.S.A.
Attention: Xxx
Xxxxx
Fax
No.: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxx.xxxxx@xx.xxx
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(c)
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in
the case of Notice to the Corporation, by Notice to CanWest and to
GSCP.
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Any
Notice delivered or transmitted to a Party as provided above shall be deemed
to
have been given and received on the day it is delivered or transmitted, provided
that it is delivered or transmitted on a Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m. local
time in the place of delivery or receipt. However, if the Notice is
delivered or transmitted after 5:00 p.m. local time or if such day is not a
Business Day then the Notice shall be deemed to have been given and received
on
the next Business Day.
Any
Party
may, from time to time, change its address by giving Notice to the other Parties
in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.9.
9.10
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Attornment
and Process Agent
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Subject
to Section 9.3, each of the Parties hereby attorns
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario in
connection with any Dispute. Each of the GS Parties irrevocably
appoints XxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP (the “Process Agent”), with an
office at Suite 4700, Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower, Toronto, ON,
Canada M5K lE6, for the attention of Xxxx Xxxxxx, as its agent to
receive on behalf of it and its property, service of any documents by which
any
action, application, reference or other Proceeding arising out of or related
to
this Agreement is commenced. Such service may be made by delivering a
copy of such documents in care of the Process Agent at the Process Agent’s above
address, and each of the GS Parties irrevocably authorizes and directs the
Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf.
9.11
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Osler
Acting for More than One
Party
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Each
of
the Parties to this Agreement has been advised and acknowledges to each other
and to Osler, Xxxxxx & Harcourt LLP (“Osler”) that (a)
Osler is acting in connection with this Agreement (and all other agreements
between the Parties being entered into as at the date of this Agreement) as
counsel to and jointly representing CW Media, CanWest Holdco and
CanWest
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(each
a
“Client” and, collectively, the “Clients”),
(b) in this role, information disclosed to Osler by one Client will not be
kept
confidential and will be disclosed to each of the Clients and each of the
Parties consents to Osler so acting, and (c) should a conflict arise between
the
Clients, Osler may not be able to continue to act for any of the
Clients.
9.12
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Trade-xxxx
Licence
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The
Corporation shall cause CW Media to grant to GSCP a royalty-free, non-exclusive,
non-transferable right to use and display the CW Media name and logo in
association with GSCP’s investor communications, including marketing materials
related to GSCP’s investment funds. GSCP agrees that it shall only use such name
and logo in association with wares and services that conform in nature and
quality and are produced or performed by GSCP in compliance with the standards
and specifications set by CanWest or CW Media, acting reasonably, and
communicated to GSCP from time to time. GSCP shall, when using such
name and logo and in the manner directed by CanWest or CW Media, indicate that
such name and logo is owned by CanWest Global Communications Corp. and that
it
is being used by GSCP under license.
9.13
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Enurement
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This
Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and
their respective successors (including any successor by reason of amalgamation
of any Party) and permitted assigns.
9.14
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Execution
and Delivery
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This
Agreement may be executed by the Parties in counterparts and may be executed
and
delivered by facsimile and all such counterparts and facsimiles shall together
constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN
WITNESS OF WHICH the Parties have duly executed this
Agreement.
By:
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Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Senior
Vice President
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By:
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"Xxxx Xxxxxxx" | ||
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Assistant Secretary
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CANADA INC.
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By:
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"Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx" | ||
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Director and Vice President
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By:
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"Xxxx Xxxxxxx" | ||
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Director and Assistant Secretary
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GS
CAPITAL PARTNERS VI FUND, L.P.
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By:
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"Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx" | ||
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Managing Director
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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GSCP
VI AA ONE HOLDING S.àr.l
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By:
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"Xxxx Xxxxxx" | ||
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Managing Director
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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GSCP
VI AA ONE PARALLEL HOLDING S.àr.l
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By:
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"Xxxx Xxxxxx" | ||
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Managing Director
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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CW
INVESTMENTS CO.
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By:
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"Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx" | ||
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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By:
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Secretary
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SCHEDULE
1.1(a)
EBITDA
For
the
purposes of calculating Combined EBITDA for any period, “EBITDA” means the
consolidated net income of the Corporation or the Contributed Business, as
the
case may be, for such period calculated in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied (“Net Income”):
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(a)
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increased
by, to the extent deducted in computing Net Income for such period,
the
consolidated amounts of (without
duplication):
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(i)
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depreciation
and amortization (excluding amortization of program
rights);
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(ii)
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program
costs (including amortization of program rights) and other costs
and
expenses arising from CRTC benefit obligations outlined in Appendix
1A of
the CRTC Supplementary Brief filed in connection with the acquisition
of
the Deposited Securities (as defined in the Voting Trust Agreement)
as
such benefit obligations are ultimately determined by the
CRTC;
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(iii)
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allocations
of CanWest corporate costs required by GAAP (for the avoidance of
doubt,
excluding allocations of costs from the Contributed Business to the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries or vice versa and excluding any
amount
charged or payable in accordance with the Management
Agreement);
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(iv)
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the
amount of any restructuring charges or reserves deducted (and not
added
back) in such period in computing Net Income, including any one-time
costs
incurred in connection with acquisitions after the date of this Agreement
and costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of
facilities;
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(v)
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any
other non-cash write-offs or write-downs (including asset impairment
charges, debt extinguishment expenses, losses on disposal of
businesses/assets and net losses associated with sold/discontinued
operations) reducing Net Income for such
period;
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(vi)
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any
other unusual or non-recurring items (including out-of-period reversals
of
significant allowances, accruals or reserves or unfavourable legal
settlements);
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(vii)
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any
non-cash stock-based or other non-cash compensation
charges;
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(viii)
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interest
and other financing charges (including bank fees, guarantee costs
and
costs of surety bonds in connection with financing
activities);
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(ix)
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any
expenses or charges (other than depreciation or amortization expense)
related to any equity offering, investment, acquisition, disposition
or
recapitalization or the incurrence or refinancing of Indebtedness
(whether
or not successful);
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(x)
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the
amount of any minority interest expenses consisting of Subsidiary
income
attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any
non-wholly owned Subsidiary deducted in such period in calculating
Net
Income;
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(xi)
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equity
losses in respect of the earnings of
Affiliates;
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(xii)
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investment
losses;
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(xiii)
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foreign
currency exchange losses;
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(xiv)
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any
net losses resulting from hedging
obligations;
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(xv)
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any
expenses relating to impairment of goodwill or other intangibles;
and
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(xvi)
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provisions
for Taxes based upon income or profits or capital, including provincial,
state, franchise and similar taxes of, and foreign withholding taxes
applicable to payments to, such Person paid or accrued during such
period
deducted (and not added back) in computing Net Income;
and
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(b)
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decreased
by, to the extent added in computing Net Income for such period (without
duplication):
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(i)
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the
amounts of any minority interest income consisting of Subsidiary
expense
attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any
non-wholly owned Subsidiary included in such period in calculating
Net
Income;
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(ii)
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equity
income in respect of the earnings of
Affiliates;
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(iii)
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investment
gains;
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(iv)
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foreign
currency exchange gains;
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(v)
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any
net gains resulting from hedging obligations;
and
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(vi)
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any
unusual or non-recurring items (including gains on disposal of
business/assets, out-of-period reversals of significant allowances,
accruals, or reserves, favourable legal settlements or net income
associated with sold/discontinued
operations).
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SCHEDULE
1.1(b)
GS
RATE OF RETURN
The
GS
Rate of Return shall be determined from the following table, where “Combined
EBITDA” refers to the Combined EBITDA for the 12 month period ending March 31,
2011: [TABLE REDACTED*]
Combined
EBITDA
($
million)
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GS
Rate of Return
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The
GS
Rate of Return corresponding to any amount of Combined EBITDA between any two
amounts shown above will be determined by straight-line interpolation between
the GSCP Rates of Return shown above corresponding to such two amounts of
Combined EBITDA.
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The
material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment
and the omitted material has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SCHEDULE
1.1(c)
MEDIA
PARTIES
[LIST
REDACTED*]
●
This
list
will be updated from time to time to reflect the emergence of similar competitor
companies.
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The
material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment
and the omitted material has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SCHEDULE
3.1
CORPORATE
STRUCTURE
SCHEDULE
5.1
MERGER
AGREEMENT
(See
Attached)
SCHEDULE
5.1
to
4414616
Canada Inc.
-
and -
CW
Investments Co.
MERGER
AGREEMENT
l
[Note: This
Agreement has been structured as an agreement to be signed on the closing of
the
Combination Transaction in 2011. It does not contain any pre-closing
conditions or covenants or any mechanism to determine the number of Shares
of CW
Investments Co. to be issued, all of which appear in the Shareholders
Agreement.]
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page
DEFINITIONS
AND
PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION
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1
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1.1
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Definitions
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1
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1.2
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Certain
Rules of Interpretation
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4
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1.3
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Entire
Agreement
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5
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1.4
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Exhibit
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5
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ARTICLE
2
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PURCHASE
AND
SALE
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5
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2.1
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Action
by Transferor and Transferee
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5
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2.2
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Place
of Closing
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6
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2.3
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Non-Assignable
Rights
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6
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ARTICLE
3
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PURCHASE
PRICE
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6
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3.1
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Purchase
Price
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6
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ARTICLE
4
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFEROR
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6
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4.1
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Organization
of the Transferor
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6
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4.2
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Authority
of Transferor
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7
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4.3
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Enforceability
Against Transferor
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7
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4.4
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No
Conflict by Transferor
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7
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4.5
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No
Consent Required by Transferor
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7
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4.6
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Residency
of Transferor
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7
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4.7
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Direction
to the CRTC - Transferor
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7
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4.8
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Title
to Securities
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7
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4.9
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Liabilities
of the Contributed Entity
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8
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4.10
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Disclaimer
of Other Representations and Warranties
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8
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ARTICLE
5
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFEREE,
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8
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5.1
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Organization
of the Transferee
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8
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5.2
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Authority
of the Transferee
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8
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5.3
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Enforceability
Against Transferee
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8
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5.4
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No
Consent Required by Transferee
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8
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5.5
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Investment
Canada Act - Transferee
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9
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5.6
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Residency
of Transferee
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9
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5.7
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Direction
to the CRTC - Transferee
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9
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5.8
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No
Conflict by Transferee
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9
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5.9
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Shares
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9
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ARTICLE
6
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SURVIVAL
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9
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6.1
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NATURE
AND SURVIVAL
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9
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ARTICLE
7
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TAXES
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10
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7.1
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Income
Tax Elections
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10
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7.2
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Amendment
to Partnership Agreement
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10
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7.3
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Assumption
of Taxes
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10
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ARTICLE
8
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INDEMNIFICATION
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11
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8.1
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Indemnification
by the Transferor
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11
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8.2
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Indemnification
by the Transferee
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11
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8.3
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Indemnification
Procedures for Third Party Claims
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12
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8.4
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Exclusive
Remedy
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13
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8.5
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One
Recovery
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13
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8.6
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Duty
to Mitigate
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13
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8.7
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Trustee
and Agent
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14
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8.8
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Tax
Status of Indemnification Payments
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14
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ARTICLE
9
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GENERAL
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14
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9.1
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Arbitration
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14
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9.2
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Public
Notices
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15
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9.3
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Expenses
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16
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9.4
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Notices
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9.5
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Attornment
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17
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9.6
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Assignment
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17
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9.7
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Enurement
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17
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9.8
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Amendments
and Waivers
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18
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9.9
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Further
Assurances
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18
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9.10
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Execution
and Delivery
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THIS
MERGER AGREEMENT is made l,
BETWEEN:
4414616
Canada Inc., a corporation governed by the laws of
Canada,
(the
“Transferor”)
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and
-
CW
Investments Co., an unlimited liability company governed by the
laws of Nova Scotia,
(the
“Transferee”).
RECITALS:
A.
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CanWest
MediaWorks Inc., an Affiliate of the Transferor, and its Affiliates
have
transferred the Canadian television operating segment of their business
to
l (the
“Contributed Entity”) pursuant to the Asset Transfer
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Asset Transfer
Agreement”).
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B.
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CanWest
MediaWorks Inc. has transferred the Securities to the
Transferor.
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C.
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The
Transferor has agreed to sell to the Transferee and the Transferee
has
agreed to purchase from the Transferor the Securities on the terms
and
conditions of this Agreement.
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THEREFORE
the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION
1.1
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Definitions
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Whenever
used in this Agreement the following terms shall have the meanings set out
below:
“Agreement”
means this Merger Agreement, including the exhibit, and all amendments or
restatements, as permitted, and references to “Article” or
“Section” mean the specified Article or Section
of this
Agreement;
“Ancillary
Agreements” has the meaning given in the separation and distribution
agreement dated as of August 15, 2007 among CW Media Inc. and certain other
parties;
“Appeal
Arbitrator” has the meaning given in Section 9.1(c);
“Appeal
Respondent” has the meaning given in Section 9.1(c);
“Appellant”
has the meaning given in Section 9.1(c);
“Arbitration
Act” has the meaning given in Section 9.1(a);
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“Asset
Transfer Agreement” has the meaning given in the Recitals to this
Agreement;
“Business
Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which the
principal commercial banks in Toronto, Winnipeg and New York are open for
commercial banking business during normal banking hours;
“Claims”
has the meaning given in Section 8.3(a);
“Closing”
means the completion of the sale by the Transferor to, and purchase by the
Transferee of, the Securities under this Agreement;
“Closing
Date” means l[Note: the
Combination Date], or such other date as the Parties may agree in
writing as the date upon which the Closing shall take place;
“Closing
Time” means 10:00 o’clock a.m., Toronto time, on the Closing Date or
such other time on such date as the Parties may agree in writing as the time
at
which the Closing shall take place;
“Confidential
Arbitration Information” has the meaning given in Section 9.1(e);
“Contributed
Entity” has the meaning given in the Recitals to this
Agreement;
“CRTC”
means the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, or any
successor to it;
“Dispute”
has the meaning given in Section 9.1(a);
“Encumbrances”
means pledges, liens, charges, security interests, leases, title retention
agreements, mortgages, options, adverse claims or encumbrances of any kind
or
character whatsoever;
“Governmental
Entity” means any:
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(a)
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multinational,
federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal, local or other
government, governmental or public department, central bank, court,
tribunal, arbitral body, commission, board, bureau or agency, domestic
or
foreign;
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(b)
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any
subdivision, agent, commission, board or authority of any of the
foregoing; or
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(c)
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any
quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory,
expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any
of the
foregoing, including the Toronto Stock Exchange or any other stock
exchange;
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“Indemnified
Party” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(a);
“Indemnifying
Party” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(a);
“Indemnity
Agreement” means the indemnity agreement dated as of August 15, 2007
between CanWest MediaWorks Inc., the Transferor, G.S. Capital Partners VI Fund,
L.P.,
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GSCP
VI
AA One Holding S.àr.l, GSCP VI AA Parallel Holding S.àr.l and CW Investments
Co.;
“Laws”
means currently existing applicable statutes, by-laws, rules, regulations,
orders, ordinances or judgments, in each case of any Governmental Entity having
the force of law;
“Non-Assignable
Rights” has the meaning given in Section 2.3;
“Notice”
has the meaning given in Section 9.4;
“Parties”
means the Transferor and the Transferee collectively, and
“Party” means any one of them;
“Person”
means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, entity,
unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated
organization, trust, body corporate, limited liability company, unlimited
liability company, Governmental Entity, board, tribunal, dispute settlement
panel or body, bureau and where the context requires any of the foregoing when
they are acting as trustee, executor, administrator or other legal
representative;
“Purchase
Price” has the meaning given in Section 3.1;
“Securities”
means all of the issued and outstanding [shares in the capital of
l
] or [units of limited partnership interest in l
Limited Partnership and all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital
of l,
the sole general partner in l
Limited Partnership];
“Shareholders
Agreement” means the shareholders agreement dated as of August 15, 2007
between CanWest MediaWorks Inc., the Transferor, G.S. Capital Partners VI Fund,
L.P., GSCP VI AA One Holding S.àr.l, GSCP VI AA Parallel Holding
S.àr.l and CW Investments Co.;
“Shares”
means the Class B non-voting common shares in the capital of the
Transferee;
“Subsidiary”
has the meaning given in Section 1.1 of the Shareholders Agreement;
“Tax
Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada);
“Taxes”
means taxes, duties, fees, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies and other
similar charges imposed by any Governmental Entity under applicable Laws,
including all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or other additional
amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity in respect thereof, and including
those levied on, or measured by, or referred to as, income, gross receipts,
profits, capital, transfer, land transfer, sales, goods and services, harmonized
sales, use, value-added, excise, stamp, withholding, business, franchising,
property, development, occupancy, employer health, payroll, employment, health,
social services, education and social security taxes, all surtaxes, all customs
duties and import and export taxes, countervail and anti-dumping, all licence,
franchise and registration fees and all employment insurance, health insurance
and Canada, Québec and other government pension plan premiums or
contributions;
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“Transferee
Indemnified Persons” has the meaning given in Section 8.1(a);
“Transferor
Indemnified Persons” has the meaning given in Section 8.2(a).
1.2
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Certain
Rules of Interpretation
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In
this
Agreement:
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(a)
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Time
- Time is of the essence in the performance of the Parties’ respective
obligations.
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(b)
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Currency–
Unless otherwise specified, all references to money amounts are to
lawful
currency of Canada.
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(c)
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Headings–
Headings of Articles and Sections are inserted for convenience of
reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation
of
this Agreement.
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(d)
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Time
Periods– Unless otherwise specified, time periods within or
following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done shall
be
calculated by excluding the day on which the period commences and
including the day on which the period ends and by extending the period
to
the next Business Day following if the last day of the period is
not a
Business Day.
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(e)
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Business
Day - Whenever any payment to be made or action to be taken
under
this Agreement is required to be made or taken on a day other than
a
Business Day, such payment shall be made or action taken on the next
Business Day following.
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(f)
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(g)
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Including–
Where the word “including” or “includes” is used in this Agreement, it
means “including (or includes) without
limitation”.
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(h)
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No
Strict Construction– The language used in this Agreement is the
language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and
no rule
of strict construction shall be applied against any
Party.
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(i)
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Number
and Gender– Unless the context otherwise requires, words
importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words
importing gender include all
genders.
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(j)
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Severability–
If, in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Agreement or its
application to any Party or circumstance is restricted, prohibited
or
unenforceable, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of
this
Agreement and without affecting the validity
or
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enforceability
of such provision in any other jurisdiction or without affecting
its
application to other Parties or
circumstances.
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(k)
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Statutory
references– A reference to a statute includes all regulations and
rules made pursuant to such statute and, unless otherwise specified,
the
provisions of any statute or regulation which amends, supplements
or
supersedes any such statute or any such
regulation.
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1.3
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Entire
Agreement
|
This
Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the agreements and other documents
required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, constitute the entire
agreement between the Parties and set out all the covenants, promises,
warranties, representations, conditions and agreements between the Parties
in
connection with the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior
agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or
written, pre-contractual or otherwise. There are no covenants,
promises, warranties, representations, conditions, understandings or other
agreements, whether oral or written, pre-contractual or otherwise, express,
implied or collateral, whether statutory or otherwise, between the Parties
in
connection with the subject matter of this Agreement except as specifically
set
forth in this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and any document required
to
be delivered pursuant to this Agreement and the Transferee shall acquire the
Securities subject only to the benefit of the representations and warranties
in
this Agreement and in the Ancillary Agreements. The Transferee shall
have no remedy in respect of any untrue statement made to it upon which it
relied in entering this Agreement other than any such statement in this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, subject to the terms of such
agreements.
1.4
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Exhibit
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The
exhibit to this Agreement, listed below, is an integral part of this
Agreement:
Exhibit
A
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Asset
Transfer Agreement
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ARTICLE
2
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1
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Action
by Transferor and
Transferee
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Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Closing Time:
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(a)
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Purchase
and Sale of Securities– the Transferor shall sell, and the
Transferee shall purchase, the
Securities;
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(b)
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Payment
of Purchase Price– the Transferee shall pay the Purchase Price as
provided in Section 3.1;
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(c)
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Transfer
and Delivery of Securities– the Transferor shall execute and
deliver to the Transferee all such assignments, instruments of transfer,
consents and other documents as shall be necessary to effectively
transfer
the Securities to the Transferee free and clear of all Encumbrances;
and
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(d)
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Other
Documents– the Transferor and Transferee shall deliver such other
documents as may be necessary to complete the transactions provided
for in
this Agreement.
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2.2
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Place
of Closing
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The
Closing shall take place at the Closing Time at the offices of Osler, Xxxxxx
& Harcourt LLP located at Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0 or at such other place as may be agreed upon by the Transferor
and the Transferee.
2.3
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Non-Assignable
Rights
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as an assignment of, or an attempt to
assign to the Transferee, any Contract or Governmental Authorization which,
as a
matter of law or by its terms, requires the approval or consent of the issuer
thereof or the other party or parties thereto in connection with the transfer
of
the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement, without first obtaining such
approval or consent (collectively “Non-Assignable
Rights”). In connection with such Non-Assignable Rights, the
Transferor shall:
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(a)
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apply
for and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such consents
or
approvals, provided that nothing shall require the Transferor to
make any
payment to any other party in order to obtain such consent or approval;
and
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(b)
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co-operate
with the Transferee in any reasonable arrangements designed to continue
to
provide the benefits of such Non-Assignable Rights to the Contributed
Entity or the Transferee, including holding any such Non-Assignable
Rights
in trust for the Contributed Entity or the Transferee or acting as
agent
for the Contributed Entity or the
Transferee.
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ARTICLE
3
PURCHASE
PRICE
3.1
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Purchase
Price
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The
purchase price payable by the Transferee for the Securities (the
“Purchase Price”), shall be l
fully paid and
non-assessable Shares which shall be issued by the Transferee to the Transferor
at the Closing Time. [Note: The number of Shares to be issued
will be determined in accordance with the Shareholders
Agreement.]
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFEROR
The
Transferor represents and warrants to the Transferee the matters set out
below.
4.1
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Organization
of the Transferor
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The
Transferor has been duly incorporated under the Laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation, is validly existing and has full corporate power and capacity
to
own its properties and assets and conduct its business as currently owned and
conducted.
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4.2 Authority
of Transferor
The
Transferor has the requisite corporate power and capacity to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations hereunder. It has duly authorized the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and no other corporate
proceedings on its part are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement by it.
4.3
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Enforceability
Against Transferor
|
This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Transferor and constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance
with
its terms.
4.4
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No
Conflict by Transferor
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The
execution, delivery and performance by the Transferor of this Agreement and
the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result
in a
violation or breach of, require any consent to be obtained under or give rise
to
any termination rights or payment obligation under any provision of its articles
or by-laws (or other constating documents); any resolution of its board of
directors (or any committee thereof) or of its shareholders; any applicable
Laws; or any material contract to which it or its Subsidiaries is a party or
by
which any of them is bound or their respective properties or assets are bound;
or give rise to any right of termination or acceleration of indebtedness, or
cause any third party indebtedness to come due before its stated maturity or
cause any available credit to cease to be available where such event would
materially impair its ability to complete or materially prevent it from
completing the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.5
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No
Consent Required by
Transferor
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No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with,
any
Governmental Entity or other Person is required to be obtained or made by the
Transferor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement that has not been obtained or made prior to the Closing
Time.
4.6
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Residency
of Transferor
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The
Transferor is not a “non-resident” of Canada within the meaning of the Tax
Act.
4.7
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Direction
to the CRTC - Transferor
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The
Transferor is a “Canadian” within the meaning of the Direction to the CRTC
(Ineligibility of Non-Canadians).
4.8
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Title
to Securities
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The
Transferor is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Securities, free and
clear of all Encumbrances and is entitled to possess and dispose of
same.
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4.9 Liabilities
of the Contributed Entity
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(a)
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The
Contributed Entity has no assets, liabilities or operations other
than the
assets, liabilities and operations acquired or assumed by it pursuant
to
and in accordance with the Asset Transfer Agreement (the “Original
Assets, Liabilities and Operations”) and such assets, liabilities
and operations as it has acquired, generated or created since the
completion of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Transfer
Agreement as a result of its ownership and operation of the Original
Assets, Liabilities and Operations and in accordance with Section
5.5 of
the Shareholders Agreement.
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(b)
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The
Contributed Entity has no liabilities for Indebtedness, as that term
is
defined in the Shareholders
Agreement.
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4.10
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Disclaimer
of Other Representations and
Warranties
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Except
as
expressly set forth in this Article
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and in the Indemnity Agreement, the Transferor makes no representation or
warranty, and there is no condition, in each case, express or implied, at law,
by statute or in equity, in respect of the Securities, and any such other
representations, warranties or conditions are expressly disclaimed.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFEREE,
The
Transferee represents and warrants to the Transferor the matters set out
below.
5.1
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Organization
of the Transferee
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The
Transferee has been duly incorporated under the Laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation, is validly existing and has full corporate power and capacity
to
own its properties and assets and conduct its business as currently owned and
conducted.
5.2
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Authority
of the Transferee
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The
Transferee has the requisite corporate power and capacity to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations hereunder. It has duly authorized the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and no other corporate
proceedings on its part are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement by it.
5.3
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Enforceability
Against Transferee
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This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Transferee and constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms.
5.4
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No
Consent Required by
Transferee
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No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with,
any
Governmental Entity or other Person is required to be obtained by it in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement.
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5.5 Investment
Canada Act - Transferee
The
Transferee is a “Canadian” as such term is defined in the Investment Canada
Act (Canada).
5.6
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Residency
of Transferee
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The
Transferee is not a “non-resident” of Canada within the meaning of the Tax
Act.
5.7
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Direction
to the CRTC - Transferee
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The
Transferee is a “Canadian” within the meaning of the Direction to the CRTC
(Ineligibility of Non-Canadians).
5.8
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No
Conflict by Transferee
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The
execution, delivery and performance by the Transferee of this Agreement and
the
consummation by it of the transaction contemplated hereby will not result in
a
violation or breach of, require any consent to be obtained under or give rise
to
any termination rights or payment obligation under any provision of its articles
or by-laws (or other constating documents); any resolution of its board of
directors (or any committee thereof) or of its shareholders; any applicable
Laws; or any material contract to which it or its Subsidiaries is a party or
by
which any of them is bound or their respective properties or assets are bound;
or give rise to any right of termination or acceleration of indebtedness, or
cause any third party indebtedness to come due before its stated maturity or
cause any available credit to cease to be available where such event would
materially impair its ability to complete or materially prevent it from
completing the transaction contemplated hereby.
5.9
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Shares
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When
issued and delivered to the Transferor hereunder, the Shares shall be duly
and
validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of the
Transferee.
ARTICLE
6
SURVIVAL
6.1
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Nature
and Survival
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All
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement on the part of each
of the Parties shall survive:
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(a)
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the
Closing;
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(b)
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the
execution and delivery under this Agreement of any assignments or
other
instruments of transfer of title to any of the Securities;
and
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(c)
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the
payment of the consideration for the
Securities,
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in
each
case, for the same period of time during which an obligation to indemnify exists
pursuant to Section 8.1(b) or 8.2(b).
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Article
7
TAXES
7.1
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Income
Tax Elections
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In
accordance with the requirements of the Tax Act, the regulations thereunder,
the
administrative practice and policy of the Canada Revenue Agency and any
applicable equivalent or corresponding provincial or territorial legislative,
regulatory and administrative requirements, the Transferee and the Transferor
shall make and file, in a timely manner, a joint election(s) to have the
provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act, and any equivalent or
corresponding provision under applicable provincial or territorial tax
legislation, apply to the purchase and sale of the Securities under this
Agreement. It is intended that the purchase and sale of the
Securities be on a tax-deferred basis to the Transferor for purposes of the
Tax
Act and applicable provincial or territorial tax legislation; for purposes
of
each such election(s), the Parties shall elect transfer prices in respect of
the
Securities as determined by the Transferor in a manner consistent with this
intention. The Transferee and the Transferor shall prepare and file
their respective tax returns in a manner consistent with the aforesaid
elections. If a Party fails to file its tax returns in such manner,
it shall indemnify and save harmless the other Party in respect of any resulting
Taxes, legal and/or accounting expenses paid or incurred by the other
Party.
7.2
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Amendment
to Partnership Agreement
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Prior
to
the Closing Date, the [insert reference to the partnership agreement
governing the Contributed Entity] shall be amended to provide that the
allocation of the income or loss of the Contributed Entity for tax purposes
for
the fiscal year of the Contributed Entity for a partner of the Contributed
Entity which disposes of an interest in the Contributed Entity in such year
shall be made to such partner as though the Contributed Entity’s fiscal year had
ended at the date of such disposition and such that any income or loss of the
Contributed Entity from the beginning of its fiscal year until the date of
such
disposition, giving effect to deductions that would be available had there
been
a fiscal period ended on such date, will be allocated to such departing partner
pro rata based on such partner's partnership interest, and any income or loss
of
the Contributed Entity for the balance of such fiscal year will be allocated
solely to partners who were partners at any time during the remainder of such
fiscal year. [Note: This clause is relevant only if the Contributed
Entity is a partnership.]
7.3
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Assumption
of Taxes
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To
the
extent that the Contributed Entity has any liabilities for Taxes as at the
Closing Time other than in respect of goods and services tax and harmonized
sales tax imposed under Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada) and any similar
value-added or multi-staged tax payable by it, the Transferor will assume and
discharge and fulfill such Taxes (including Taxes relating to the period prior
to the Closing Time, regardless of whether such Taxes are due at the Closing
Time).
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Article
8
INDEMNIFICATION
8.1
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Indemnification
by the Transferor
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(a)
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The
Transferor shall indemnify and save harmless the Transferee, its
Affiliates and their respective directors, managers, officers, members,
shareholders, partners, agents, representatives, successors and assigns
(“Transferee Indemnified Persons”) from and against all
Damages sustained or incurred by any Transferee Indemnified Person
as a
result of or arising out of:
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(i)
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any
non-fulfilment or breach of any covenant or agreement on the part
of the
Transferor contained in this
Agreement;
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(ii)
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any
inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty of the
Transferor contained in this
Agreement;
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(iii)
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any
liability or obligation that does not relate primarily to the Contributed
Business (including as such business has been operated by the Contributed
Entity) or the Purchased Assets and any other assets acquired by
the
Contributed Entity in the operation of the Contributed Business (as
the
terms “Contributed Business” and “Purchased Assets” are defined in the
Asset Transfer Agreement);
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(iv)
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any
Taxes assumed by the Transferor pursuant to Section 7.3; and
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(v)
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any
Indebtedness of the Contributed Entity as at the Closing
Date.
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(b)
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(i)
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the
obligations of the Transferor under Section 8.1(a)(ii) shall
terminate on the Survival Date, as such term is defined in the Indemnity
Agreement, except with respect to bona fide Claims by the
Transferee set forth in written notices given by the Transferee to
the
Transferor prior to such date and in any event, within 45 days of
its
determination that it has a bona fide Claim;
and
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(ii)
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the
Transferor shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental,
consequential, punitive or aggravated
damages.
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8.2
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Indemnification
by the Transferee
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(a)
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The
Transferee shall indemnify and save harmless the Transferor, its
Affiliates and their respective directors, managers, officers, members,
shareholders, partners, agents, representatives, successors and assigns
(“Transferor Indemnified Persons”) from and against all
Damages sustained or incurred by any Transferor Indemnified Person
as a
result of or arising out of:
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(i)
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any
non-fulfilment or breach of any covenant or agreement on the part
of the
Transferee contained in this Agreement;
and
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(ii)
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any
misrepresentation or any incorrectness in or breach of any representation
or warranty of the Transferee contained in this
Agreement.
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(b)
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(i)
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the
obligations of the Transferee under Section 8.2(a)(ii) shall
terminate on the Survival Date, as such term is defined in the Indemnity
Agreement, except with respect to bona fide Claims by the
Transferor set forth in written notices given by the Transferor to
the
Transferee prior to such date and in any event, within 45 days of
its
determination that it has a bona fide Claim;
or
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(ii)
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the
Transferee shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental,
consequential, punitive or aggravated
damages.
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8.3
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Indemnification
Procedures for Third Party
Claims
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(a)
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In
the case of claims for Damages made by a third party with respect
to which
indemnification is sought pursuant to this Agreement
(“Claims”), the Party seeking indemnification (the
“Indemnified Party”) shall give prompt notice, and in any
event within 30 days, to the other Party (the “Indemnifying
Party”) of any such Claims made upon it. If the
Indemnified Party fails to give such notice, such failure shall not
preclude the Indemnified Party from obtaining such indemnification
but its
right to indemnification may be reduced to the extent that such delay
prejudiced the defence of the Claim or increased the amount of liability
or cost of defence.
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(b)
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The
Indemnifying Party shall have the right, by notice to the Indemnified
Party given not later than 30 days after receipt of the notice described
in Section 8.3(a), to assume the control of
the defence, compromise or settlement of the Claim, provided that
such
assumption shall, by its terms, be without cost to the Indemnified
Party.
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(c)
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Upon
the assumption of control of any Claim by the Indemnifying Party
pursuant
to Section 8.3(b), the Indemnifying Party
shall diligently proceed with the defence, compromise or settlement
of the
Claim at its sole expense, including if necessary, employment of
counsel
and experts reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and,
in
connection with such defence, the Indemnified Party shall cooperate
fully,
but at the reasonable expense of the Indemnifying Party, to make
available
to the Indemnifying Party all pertinent information and witnesses
under
the Indemnified Party’s control, make such assignments and take such other
reasonable steps as in the opinion of counsel for the Indemnifying
Party
are reasonably necessary to enable the Indemnifying Party to conduct
such
defence. The Indemnified Party shall also have the right to
participate in the negotiation,
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settlement
or defence of any Claim at its own expense; provided, however, that
if the
Indemnified Party reasonably believes that there is a conflict of
interest
between its interests and the interests of the Indemnifying Party
or
counsel chosen by the Indemnifying Party or there is a reasonable
probability that a Claim may materially and adversely affect the
Indemnified Party other than as a result of money damages or other
money
payments, then the Indemnified Party may retain counsel of its own,
at the
expense of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall
not, without the written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle
or
compromise any Claim or consent to the entry of any judgment which
does
not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant
to
the Indemnified Party a release from all liability in respect to
such
Claim or that provides for any relief other than monetary
damages.
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(d)
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The
final determination of any Claim pursuant to this Section 8.3, including all related costs and expenses,
shall be binding and conclusive upon the Parties as to the validity
or
invalidity, as the case may be, of such Claim against the Indemnifying
Party.
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8.4
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Exclusive
Remedy
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The
rights of indemnity set forth in this Article 8 are
the sole and exclusive remedy of each Party in respect of any misrepresentation,
incorrectness in or breach of representation or warranty or breach of covenant,
by the other Party under this Agreement. Accordingly, the Parties
waive, from and after the Closing, any and all rights, remedies and claims
that
one Party may have against the other, whether at law, under any statute or
in
equity (including but not limited to claims for contribution or other rights
of
recovery arising under any environmental Laws, claims for breach of contract,
breach of representation and warranty, negligent misrepresentation and all
claims for breach of duty), or otherwise, directly or indirectly, relating
to
the provisions of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement other than as expressly provided for in this Article 8 and other than those arising with respect to
any fraud or wilful misconduct. The Parties agree that if a Claim for
indemnification is made by one Party in accordance with Section 8.1(b) or Section 8.2(b),
as the case may be, and there has been a refusal by the other Party to make
payment or otherwise provide satisfaction in respect of such Claim, then a
legal
proceeding is the appropriate means to seek a remedy for such
refusal. This Article 8 shall remain in
full force and effect in all circumstances and shall not be terminated by any
breach (fundamental, negligent or otherwise) by any Party of its
representations, warranties or covenants under this Agreement or under any
closing document or by any termination or rescission of this Agreement by any
Party.
8.5
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One
Recovery
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A
Party
shall not be entitled to double recovery for any Claims even though they may
have resulted from the breach of more than one of the representations,
warranties, agreements and covenants made by the other Party in this
Agreement.
8.6
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Duty
to Mitigate
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall in any way restrict or limit the general obligation
at
law of a Party to mitigate any loss which it may suffer or incur by reason
of
the breach by the other Party
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of
any
representation, warranty or covenant of that other Party under this
Agreement. If any Claim can be reduced by any recovery, settlement or
otherwise under or pursuant to any insurance coverage, or pursuant to any claim,
recovery, settlement or payment by or against any other Person, a Party shall
take all appropriate steps to enforce such recovery, settlement or
payment. If the Indemnified Party fails to make all commercially
reasonable efforts to mitigate any loss then the Indemnifying Party shall not
be
required to indemnify any Indemnified Party for the loss that could have been
avoided if the Indemnified Party had made such efforts.
8.7
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Trustee
and Agent
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Each
Party acknowledges that the other Party is acting as trustee and agent for
the
remaining Transferor Indemnified Parties or Transferee Indemnified Parties,
as
the case may be, on whose behalf and for whose benefit the indemnity in Section
8.1 or Section 8.2, as
the case may be, is provided and that such remaining indemnified parties shall
have the full right and entitlement to take the benefit of and enforce such
indemnity notwithstanding that they may not individually be parties to this
Agreement. Each Party agrees that the other Party may enforce the
indemnity for and on behalf of such remaining indemnified parties and, in such
event, the Party from whom indemnification is sought will not in any proceeding
to enforce the indemnity by or on behalf of such remaining indemnified parties
assert any defence thereto based on the absence of authority or consideration
or
privity of contract and irrevocably waives the benefit of any such
defence.
8.8
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Tax
Status of Indemnification
Payments
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Any
payment made by the Transferor pursuant to this Article
8 shall constitute a reduction of the Purchase Price and any payment made
by
the Transferee pursuant to this Article 8 shall
constitute an increase in the Purchase Price. In either case, each of
the Transferor and the Transferee shall, within a reasonable time of payment
and
receipt of such payment, as applicable, and in any event within two months
of
such payment, request all amendments to its current or past tax returns as
may
be necessary to reflect the foregoing. If any payment made by the Transferor
or
the Transferee pursuant to this Article 8 is deemed
by the Excise Tax Act (Canada) to include goods and services tax or
harmonized sales tax, or is deemed by any applicable provincial or territorial
legislation to include a similar value added or multi-staged tax, the amount
of
such payment shall be increased accordingly.
ARTICLE
9
GENERAL
9.1
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Arbitration
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(a)
|
Any
controversy or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
its
negotiation, validity, existence, breach, termination, construction
or
application, or the rights, duties or obligations of any party to
this
Agreement (a “Dispute”), shall be referred to and
determined by arbitration before a single arbitrator to be administered
by
ADR Xxxxxxxx Inc., based in the City of Toronto, in accordance with
its
Arbitration Rules and the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario) (the
“Arbitration
Act”).
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(b)
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The
seat of the arbitration shall be Ontario and hearings shall be conducted
in the City of Toronto.
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(c)
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A
Party to the arbitration (the “Appellant”) may appeal an
award on a question of law or a question of mixed fact and law by
delivering a Notice of appeal (“Notice of Appeal”) to the
Party opposite (the “Appeal Respondent”) within 10 days
of receipt of the award. With the Notice of Appeal, the
Appellant shall name three persons whom the Appellant is prepared
to
nominate as appeal arbitrators, each of such persons to be a former
appellate judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court
of
Canada (an “Appeal Arbitrator”). Within seven
days of the receipt of the Notice of Appeal, the Appeal Respondent
shall
by Notice to the Appellant select one or more of the three persons
named
by the Appellant or provide the Appellant with a list of three persons
who
are Appeal Arbitrators. Within seven days of receipt of the
Appeal Respondent’s list, by Notice to the Appeal Respondent, the
Appellant shall select one or more of such persons and/or provide
a
further list of three Appeal Arbitrators. The Parties shall
continue to exchange lists of three Appeal Arbitrators in this fashion
until three Appeal Arbitrators are selected. If the Parties are
unable to agree upon three Appeal Arbitrators within 20 days of the
receipt by the Appeal Respondent of the Notice of Appeal, each Party
shall
appoint one Appeal Arbitrator, and the two Appeal Arbitrators thus
appointed shall appoint a third Appeal Arbitrator. Where the
two Appeal Arbitrators fail to agree on the third Appeal Arbitrator
within
10 days of their appointment, either Party may provide copies of
the
exchanged lists to ADR Xxxxxxxx Inc. which shall appoint the third
Appeal
Arbitrator. Where an appeal is taken, the award of the Appeal
Arbitrators shall be final and binding upon the Parties and there
shall be
no further right of appeal. The award of the Appeal Arbitrators
shall be an arbitral award under the Arbitration
Act.
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(d)
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Arbitration
in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.1 shall be the sole dispute resolution
mechanism in respect of any Dispute except it is not incompatible
with
this arbitration agreement for any Party to request, before or during
the
arbitral proceedings, from a competent court any interim, provisional
or
conservatory relief and for the court to grant such
relief.
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(e)
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The
Parties undertake as a general principle to keep confidential all
information concerning the existence of the arbitration, all awards
or
appeals in the arbitration, all materials in the proceedings created
or
used for the purpose of the arbitration, and all materials and information
produced during the arbitration and not in the public domain
(“Confidential Arbitration Information”) save and to the
extent that disclosure may be required of a Party by legal duty,
to
protect or pursue a legal right or to enforce or set aside an award
in
bona fide Proceedings before a competent court. Each Party shall
obtain
and deposit with the arbitrator a signed confidentiality undertaking
from
its legal counsel, independent experts and consultants regarding
the
Confidential Arbitration
Information.
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9.2
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Public
Notices
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The
Parties shall jointly plan and co-ordinate any public notices, press releases,
and any other publicity concerning the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and no Party shall act in this regard without the prior approval
of
the other, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, except:
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(a) where
required to meet timely disclosure obligations of any Party under Laws or stock
exchange rules in circumstances where prior consultation with the other Party
is
not practicable and a copy of such disclosure is provided to the other Party
at
such time as it is made available to the regulatory authority; and
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(b)
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in
the case of the Transferor’s communication made to the Transferor’s
employees affected by such
transaction.
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9.3
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Expenses
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Except
as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall pay their
respective legal, accounting, and other professional advisory fees, costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of the Business
and
the Purchased Assets and the preparation, execution and delivery of this
Agreement and all documents and instruments executed pursuant to this Agreement
and any other costs and expenses incurred, provided that the Transferee shall
not be obligated to pay (or otherwise be responsible for) more than $2.5 million
of such fees, costs and expenses, it being agreed that the Transferor shall
pay
all such amounts, if any, in excess of such $2.5 million. The Parties
will co-operate and use all reasonable commercial efforts to minimize such
fees,
costs and expenses.
9.4
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Notices
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Any
notice, consent or approval required or permitted to be given in connection
with
this Agreement (a “Notice”) shall be in writing and shall be
sufficiently given if delivered (whether in person, by courier service or other
personal method of delivery), or if transmitted by facsimile or
e-mail:
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in
the case of a Notice to the Transferor
at:
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0000,
XxxXxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Xxxxxx
Attention: General
Counsel
Fax: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute Notice) to:
Osler,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx XXX
Xxx
00,
One First Canadian Place
Toronto,
ON M5X 1B8
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Fax: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
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(b) in
the case of a Notice to the Transferee at:
c/o
GS
Capital Partners AA Investment LLC
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
X.X.X.
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Fax
No.: 000-000-0000
E-mail: xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute Notice) to the Transferor (as above) and
to:
GS
Capital Partners VI, L.P.
Xxx
Xxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
U.S.A.
Attention: Xxx
Xxxxx
Fax
No.: 000-000-0000
E-mail: xxx.xxxxx@xx.xxx
Any
Notice delivered or transmitted to a Party as provided above shall be deemed
to
have been given and received on the day it is delivered or transmitted, provided
that it is delivered or transmitted on a Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m. local
time in the place of delivery or receipt. However, if the Notice is
delivered or transmitted after 5:00 p.m. local time or if such day is not a
Business Day then the Notice shall be deemed to have been given and received
on
the next Business Day. Any Party may, from time to time, change its
address by giving Notice to the other Parties in accordance with the provisions
of this Section.
9.5
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Attornment
|
Subject
to Section 9.1, each of the Parties hereby attorns
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario in
connection with any Dispute.
9.6
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Assignment
|
No
Party
may assign this Agreement or any of the benefits, rights or obligations under
this Agreement or enter into any participation agreement with respect to the
benefits under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
Party.
9.7
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Enurement
|
This
Agreement enures to the benefit of and is binding upon the Parties and their
respective successors (including any successor by reason of amalgamation of
any
Party) and permitted assigns.
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9.8 Amendments
and Waivers
No
amendment to or supplement of this Agreement shall be valid or binding unless
set forth in writing and duly executed by all of the Parties. No
waiver of any breach of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective
or
binding unless made in writing and signed by the Party purporting to give such
waiver and, unless otherwise provided in the written waiver, shall be limited
to
the specific breach waived.
9.9
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Further
Assurances
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The
Parties shall, with reasonable diligence, do all such things and provide all
such reasonable assurances as may be required to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and each Party shall provide such further
documents or instruments required by any other Party as may be reasonably
necessary or desirable to effect the purpose of this Agreement and carry out
its
provisions, whether before or after the Closing provided that the costs and
expenses of any actions taken after Closing at the request of a Party shall
be
the responsibility of the requesting Party.
9.10
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Execution
and Delivery
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This
Agreement may be executed by the Parties in counterparts and may be executed
and
delivered by facsimile and all such counterparts and facsimiles together
constitute one and the same agreement.
IN
WITNESS OF WHICH the Parties have executed this Agreement.
4414616
Canada Inc.
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CW
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EXHIBIT
A
to
SCHEDULE
5.1
to
SHAREHOLDERS
AGREEMENT
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and -
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ASSET
TRANSFER AGREEMENT
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page
DEFINITIONS
AND
PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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Definitions
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1
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1.2
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Certain
Rules of Interpretation
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9
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1.3
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Entire
Agreement
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10
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1.4
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Accounting
Principles
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11
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1.5
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Schedules
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ARTICLE
2
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PURCHASE
AND
SALE
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2.1
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Action
by Transferor and Transferee
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2.2
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Place
of Closing
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12
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2.3
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Non-Assignable
Rights
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ARTICLE
3
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PURCHASE
PRICE
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3.1
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Purchase
Price
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12
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3.2
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Satisfaction
of Purchase Price
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3.3
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Assumption
of Assumed Liabilities and Assumed Obligations
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ARTICLE
4
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFEROR
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4.1
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Organization
of the Transferor
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4.2
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Authority
of Transferor
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4.3
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Enforceability
Against Transferor
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4.4
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No
Conflict by Transferor
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4.5
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No
Consent Required by Transferor
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4.6
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Goods
and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax Registration of
Transferor
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4.7
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Residency
of Transferor
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4.8
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Direction
to the CRTC - Transferor
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14
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4.9
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Title
to Certain Assets
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4.10
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Disclaimer
of Other Representations and Warranties
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ARTICLE
5
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFEREE,
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5.1
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Organization
of the Transferee
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5.2
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Authority
of the Transferee
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5.3
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Enforceability
Against Transferee
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5.4
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No
Consent Required by Transferee
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5.5
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Investment
Canada Act - Transferee
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5.6
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Goods
and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax Registration of
Transferee
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15
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5.7
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Direction
to the CRTC - Transferee
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15
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5.8
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No
Conflict by Transferee
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15
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5.9
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[Shares]
[Units]
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ARTICLE
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SURVIVAL
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6.1
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Nature
and Survival
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ARTICLE
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OTHER
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
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7.1
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Employment
Matters
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7.2
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Benefit
Plans
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7.3
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Services
of Excluded Division
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7.4
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Preservation
of Records
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7.5
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Stated
Capital
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7.6
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Insurance
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7.7
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Shared
Assets
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7.8
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Trade-marks
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ARTICLE
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TAXES
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8.1
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Sales
and Transfer Taxes
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8.2
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Goods
and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax Election
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8.3
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Goods
and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax if Election Not
Applicable
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8.4
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Income
Tax Elections
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ARTICLE
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INDEMNIFICATION
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9.1
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Indemnification
by the Transferor
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9.2
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Indemnification
by the Transferee
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9.3
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Indemnification
Procedures for Third Party Claims
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9.4
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Bulk
Sales and Retail Sales Tax Waiver
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9.5
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Reductions
and Subrogation
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9.6
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Exclusive
Remedy
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9.7
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One
Recovery
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9.8
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Duty
to Mitigate
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9.9
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Trustee
and Agent
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9.10
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Tax
Status of Indemnification Payments
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ARTICLE
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GENERAL
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10.1
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Arbitration
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10.2
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Public
Notices
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10.3
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Expenses
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10.4
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Notices
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10.5
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Attornment
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10.6
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Assignment
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10.7
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Enurement
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10.8
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Amendments
and Waivers
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10.9
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Further
Assurances
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10.10
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Execution
and Delivery
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THIS
ASSET TRANSFER AGREEMENT is made l,
BETWEEN:
CanWest
MediaWorks Inc., a corporation governed by the laws of the
Province of Manitoba,
(the
“Transferor”)
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and
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l,
(the
“Transferee”).
[Note: The
Transferee will be a corporation that will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the
Transferor or a limited partnership in which the Transferor will hold all
of the
limited partnership interests and will hold all of the shares of the corporation
that is the sole general partner of the limited partnership, following the
transfer.]
RECITALS:
A.
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The
Transferor carries on the Contributed
Business.
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B.
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The
Transferor has agreed to sell to the Transferee and the Transferee
has
agreed to purchase from the Transferor substantially all of the
assets,
property and undertaking of and relating to the Contributed Business,
on
the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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THEREFORE
the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION
1.1
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Definitions
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Whenever
used in this Agreement the following terms shall have the meanings set out
below:
“Accounts
Payable” means amounts relating primarily to the Contributed Business
owing to any Person as of the Closing Date, which are incurred in connection
with the purchase of goods or services in the ordinary course of
business;
“Accounts
Receivable” means accounts receivable, bills receivable, trade
accounts, book debts and insurance claims as of the Closing Date relating
primarily to the Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets, recorded as
receivable in the Books and Records and other amounts due or deemed to be
due to
the Transferor and its Affiliates relating primarily to the Contributed Business
or the Purchased Assets including refunds and rebates receivable relating
primarily to the Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets;
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“Accrued
Liabilities” means any and all debts (other than Indebtedness),
liabilities, costs, expenses and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute
or contingent, matured or unmatured, reserved or unreserved, or determined
or
determinable, of the Transferor and its Affiliates relating primarily to
the
Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets, including accruals for vacation
pay and customer rebates and allowances but excluding the Excluded
Liabilities;
“Affiliate”
has the meaning set out in Section 1.1 of the Shareholders Agreement, provided
that for purposes of this Agreement the Transferee shall be deemed not to
be an
Affiliate of the Transferor;
“Agreement”
means this Asset Transfer Agreement, including all schedules, and all amendments
or restatements, as permitted, and references to “Article” or
“Section” mean the specified Article or Section
of this
Agreement;
“Ancillary
Agreements” has the meaning given in the separation and distribution
agreement dated as of August 15, 2007 among CW Media Inc. and certain other
parties;
“Appeal
Arbitrator” has the meaning given in Section 10.1(c);
“Appeal
Respondent” has the meaning given in Section 10.1(c);
“Appellant”
has the meaning given in Section 10.1(c);
“Arbitration
Act” has the meaning given in Section 10.1(a);
“Assumed
Liabilities” means Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, plus the
liabilities and obligations of the Transferor and its Affiliates relating
primarily to the Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets accrued at
the
Closing Date under the Contracts, the Governmental Authorizations, the Permitted
Encumbrances or relating to the Employees to be employed by the Transferee
as
contemplated by Section 7.1, whether or not such Employees accept employment
by
the Transferee and other obligations or liabilities accrued at the Closing
Date
and to be assumed by the Transferee as specifically provided for under this
Agreement, other than the Excluded Liabilities;
“Assumed
Obligations” means the liabilities and obligations of the Transferor
and its Affiliates relating primarily to the Contributed Business or the
Purchased Assets accruing subsequent to the Closing Date under the Contracts,
the Governmental Authorizations, the Permitted Encumbrances or relating to
the
Employees to be employed by the Transferee as contemplated by Section 7.1, whether or not such Employees accept employment
by the Transferee, but excluding the Excluded Liabilities;
“Benefit
Plans” means all plans, arrangements, agreements, programs, policies,
practices or undertakings, whether formal or informal, funded or unfunded,
insured or uninsured, registered or unregistered with respect to Employees
to
which, as at the Closing Date, the Transferor or any of its Affiliates is
a
party or bound or in which the Employees participate or under which the
Transferor or any of its Affiliates has, or will have, any liability or
contingent liability, or pursuant to which payments are made, or benefits
are
provided to, or an entitlement to payments or benefits may arise with respect
to
any
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Employees,
former employees or individuals working under contract with the Transferor
or
any of its Affiliates primarily with respect to the Contributed Business
or the
Purchased Assets or other individuals providing services to the Transferor
or
any of its Affiliates primarily with respect to the Contributed Business
or the
Purchased Assets (or any spouses, dependants, survivors or beneficiaries
of any
such individuals);
“Books
and Records” means books and records of the Transferor and its
Affiliates relating primarily to the Contributed Business or the Purchased
Assets, including financial, corporate, operations and sales books, records,
books of account, sales and purchase records, lists of suppliers and customers,
(including advertisers and subscribers), business reports, plans and projections
and all other documents, plans, files, records, assessments, correspondence,
and
other data and information, financial or otherwise including all data,
information and databases stored on computer-related or other electronic
media;
“Business
Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which the
principal commercial banks in Toronto, Winnipeg and New York are open for
commercial banking business during normal banking hours;
“Cash”
means cash and cash equivalents as determined in accordance with
GAAP;
“Claims”
has the meaning given in Section 9.3(a);
“Closing”
means the completion of the sale by the Transferor to, and purchase by the
Transferee of, the Purchased Assets under this Agreement;
“Closing
Date” means December 31, 2009, or such other
earlier date as the Parties may agree in writing as the
date upon which the Closing shall take place;
“Closing
Time” means 10:00 o’clock a.m., Toronto time, on the Closing Date or
such other time on such date as the Parties may agree in writing as the time
at
which the Closing shall take place;
“Confidential
Arbitration Information” has the meaning given in Section 10.1(e);
“Contracts”
means contracts, licences, leases, agreements, obligations, promises,
undertakings, understandings, arrangements, documents, commitments, entitlements
or engagements, other than Benefit Plans, to which the Transferor or any
of its
Affiliates is a party or by which the Transferor or any of its Affiliates
is
bound or under which the Transferor or any of its Affiliates has, or will
have,
any liability or contingent liability as at the Closing Date relating primarily
to the Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets (in each case, whether
written or oral, express or implied), and includes quotations, orders, proposals
or tenders which remain open for acceptance and warranties and
guarantees;
“Contributed
Business” means the Canadian television operating segment of the
business of the Transferor and its Affiliates as at January 10, 2007 determined
in accordance with the principles employed in reporting the financial results
of
the “Television Canada” operating segment of CanWest Global Communications Corp.
in
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the
footnotes to the audited financial statements of CanWest Global Communications
Corp. for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006, and such business as it
exists
from time to time after January 10, 2007 (subject to the covenants in Section
5.4 of the Shareholders Agreement), but at the option of the Transferor
excluding therefrom the Excluded Division;
“CRTC”
means the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, or
any
successor to it;
“Dispute”
has the meaning given in Section 10.1(a);
“Damages”
means all injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, liabilities,
obligations, liens, assessments, levies, losses (including diminution in
the
value of an investment), damages, fines, penalties, costs of any investigation,
response, or remedial or corrective action, capital improvements and related
activities and third party claims, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses;
“Employees”
means individuals employed or retained by the Transferor or any of its
Affiliates at the Closing Time, on a full-time, part-time or temporary basis,
primarily with respect to the Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets,
including those employees of the Contributed Business on disability leave,
parental leave or other absence;
“Encumbrances”
means pledges, liens, charges, security interests, leases, title retention
agreements, mortgages, options, adverse claims or encumbrances of any kind
or
character whatsoever;
“Excluded
Assets” means:
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(a)
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Cash;
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(b)
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corporate,
financial and taxation records of the Transferor or any of its
Affiliates,
whether relating to the Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets
or
otherwise, and records of the Transferor that do not relate primarily
to
the Contributed Business;
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(c)
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extra-provincial,
sales, excise or other similar licences or registrations issued
to or held
by the Transferor or any of its Affiliates, whether relating to
the
Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets or otherwise, other
than any
such licences or registrations that are exclusively related to
the
Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets and are
transferable;
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(d)
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refunds
in respect of assessments or reassessments for Taxes paid prior
to the
Closing whether relating to the Contributed Business or the Purchased
Assets or otherwise;
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(e)
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refundable
Taxes and input tax credits in respect of Taxes paid prior to Closing
whether relating to the Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets
or
otherwise;
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(f)
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insurance
policies, other than in respect of the right to receive insurance
recoveries under such policies in respect of any loss, damage or
destruction of or to the Purchased Assets;
and
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(g)
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Contracts
relating to the foregoing;
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“Excluded
Division” means the CanWest Media Sales Division of the Transferor and
its Affiliates;
“Excluded
Liabilities” means all liabilities or obligations of the Transferor and
its Affiliates of whatsoever nature or kind:
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(a)
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with
respect to Taxes, whether or not the same relate to the Contributed
Business or the Purchased Assets, including Taxes with respect
to periods
prior to the Closing Date;
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(b)
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with
respect to Indebtedness, whether or not the same was incurred with
respect
to or relating to the Contributed Business or the Purchased
Assets;
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(c)
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that
do not arise with respect to or do not primarily relate to the
Contributed
Business or the Purchased Assets;
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(d)
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relating
to the Excluded Assets; and
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(e)
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that
have been specifically agreed to be assumed or retained by the
Transferor
or its Affiliates pursuant to the
Agreement;
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“Fair
Market Value” means the highest price available in an open and
unrestricted market between informed and prudent parties, acting at arm’s length
and under no compulsion to act, expressed in terms of cash;
“Goodwill”
means the goodwill of the Contributed Business and relating primarily to
the
Purchased Assets, and information and documents relevant thereto including
lists
of customers (including advertisers and subscribers) and suppliers, credit
information, telephone and facsimile numbers, research materials, research
and
development files and the exclusive right of the Transferee to represent
itself
as carrying on the Contributed Business in succession to the Transferor and
its
Affiliates and to all rights in respect of the names “Global” and “E!” any
variations of such names;
“Governmental
Entity” means any:
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(a)
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multinational,
federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal, local or other
government, governmental or public department, central bank, court,
tribunal, arbitral body, commission, board, bureau or agency, domestic
or
foreign;
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(b)
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any
subdivision, agent, commission, board or authority of any of the
foregoing; or
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(c)
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any
quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory,
expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any
of the
foregoing, including the Toronto Stock Exchange or any other stock
exchange;
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“Governmental
Authorizations” means authorizations, approvals, licences or
permits issued to the Transferor and its Affiliates relating primarily
to
the Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets by or from any
Governmental Entity;
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“Indebtedness”
means, in respect of any Person, the amount of all debts and liabilities
in
respect of:
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(a)
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money
borrowed or raised, including any related premiums and all capitalized
interest;
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(b)
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debentures,
bonds, promissory notes or similar debt instruments;
and
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(c)
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obligations
under leases of real or personal property to the extent that such
obligations would be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance
with GAAP;
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determined,
without duplication, on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP but,
for
the avoidance of doubt, not including any trade payables or Accrued Liabilities
(including, by way of example, in respect of pension or post-retirement
obligations, program payables or CRTC-related obligations);
“Indemnified
Party” has the meaning given in Section 9.3(a);
“Indemnifying
Party” has the meaning given in Section 9.3(a);
“Indemnity
Agreement” means the indemnity agreement dated as of August 15, 2007
between the Transferor, 4414616 Canada Inc., G.S. Capital Partners VI Fund,
L.P., GSCP VI AA One Holding S.àr.l, GSCP VI AA Parallel Holding S.àr.l and CW
Investments Co.;
“Ineligible
Assets” has the meaning given in Section 8.3;
“Information
Technology” means computer hardware, software in source code and object
code form (including documentation, interfaces and development tools), websites
primarily for the Contributed Business, databases, telecommunications equipment
and facilities and other information technology systems owned, used or held
by
the Transferor and its Affiliates on the Closing Date primarily for use in
or
relating primarily to the Contributed Business or the Purchased
Assets;
“Intellectual
Property” means intellectual property rights, whether registered or
not, owned, used or held by the Transferor and its Affiliates on the Closing
Date primarily for use in or relating primarily to the Contributed Business
or
the Purchased Assets, including:
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(a)
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trade-marks,
trade dress, trade-names, business names and other indicia of origin;
and
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(b)
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copyrights,
including copyright registrations and
applications;
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“Inventories”
means items that on the Closing Date are held by the Transferor
and its
Affiliates for sale, license, rental, lease or other distribution
in the
ordinary course of business, or are being produced for sale, or
are to be
consumed, directly or indirectly, in the production of goods or
services
to be available for sale, of every kind and nature and wheresoever
situate
and in each case relating primarily to the Contributed Business
or the
Purchased Assets;
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“Laws”
means currently existing applicable statutes, by-laws, rules, regulations,
orders, ordinances or judgments, in each case of any Governmental Entity
having
the force of law;
“Leased
Real Property” means lands and/or premises which are used by the
Transferor and its Affiliates at the Closing Date relating primarily to the
Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets which are leased, subleased,
licensed or otherwise occupied by the Transferor and its Affiliates and the
interest of the Transferor and its Affiliates in buildings, structures,
fixtures, erections, improvements, easements, rights of way and other
appurtenances situate on or forming part of such premises;
“Non-Assignable
Rights” has the meaning given in Section 2.3;
“Notice”
has the meaning given in Section 10.4;
“Owned
Real Property” means real property used primarily with respect to the
Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets, owned by the Transferor and
its
Affiliates on the Closing Date, including buildings, structures, fixtures,
erections, improvements and other appurtenances situate on or forming part
of
such real property;
“Parties”
means the Transferor and the Transferee collectively, and “Party” means any one
of them;
“Permitted
Encumbrances” means the Encumbrances listed in Schedule 1.1;
“Person”
means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, entity,
unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated
organization, trust, body corporate, limited liability company, unlimited
liability company, Governmental Entity, board, tribunal, dispute settlement
panel or body, bureau and where the context requires any of the foregoing
when
they are acting as trustee, executor, administrator or other legal
representative;
“Prepaid
Expenses and Deposits” means the unused portion of amounts that have
been prepaid by or on behalf of the Transferor and its Affiliates on the
Closing
Date relating primarily to the Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets
including Taxes, assessments, rates and charges, utilities, rents, tenant
allowances, insurance and deposits with any public utility or any Governmental
Entity, but excluding income or other Taxes which are personal to the Transferor
and its Affiliates and amounts paid in respect of the Benefit
Plans;
“Proceeding”
means any court, administrative, regulatory or similar proceeding (whether
civil, quasi-criminal or criminal), arbitration or other dispute
settlement
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procedure,
investigation, audit, assessment, inquiry, request for information, warrant,
charge, suit or claim, or any similar matter or proceeding;
“Purchase
Price” has the meaning given in Section 3.1;
“Purchased
Assets” means all of the right, title and interest of the Transferor
and its Affiliates in, to and under, or relating to, all rights, properties
and
assets of the Transferor and its Affiliates used primarily in, or held by
the
Transferor or its Affiliates primarily for use in, or relating primarily
to, the
Contributed Business, of whatsoever nature or kind and wherever situated,
including the following:
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(a)
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the
Accounts Receivable;
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(b)
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the
Books and Records;
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(c)
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the
Contracts;
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(d)
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the
Goodwill;
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(e)
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the
Governmental Authorizations;
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(f)
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the
Inventories;
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(g)
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the
Owned Real Property;
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(h)
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the
Prepaid Expenses and Deposits;
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(i)
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the
Securities;
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(j)
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the
Tangible Personal Property; and
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(k)
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the
Technology;
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other
than the Excluded Assets;
“Real
Property” means Owned Real Property and Leased Real
Property;
“Securities”
means the shares, partnership interests or other ownership interests held
by the
Transferor and its Affiliates in other Persons, including Subsidiaries of
the
Transferor and its Affiliates, that engage primarily in the Contributed
Business;
“Shareholders
Agreement” means the shareholders agreement dated as of August 15, 2007
between the Transferor, 4414616 Canada Inc., G.S. Capital Partners VI Fund,
L.P., GSCP VI AA One Holding S.àr.l, GSCP VI AA Parallel Holding S.àr.l and CW
Investments Co.;
[“Shares”
means the voting common shares in the capital of the
Transferee;]
“Subsidiary”
has the meaning set out in Section 1.1 of the Shareholders
Agreement;
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“Tangible
Personal Property” means machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings,
office equipment, computer hardware, supplies, materials, vehicles, material
handling equipment, implements, parts, tools, jigs, dies, moulds, patterns,
tooling and spare parts and tangible assets (other than Real Property and
Inventory) owned, used or held by the Transferor and its Affiliates on the
Closing Date for primarily use in or relating primarily to the Contributed
Business or the Purchased Assets;
“Tax
Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada);
“Taxes”
means taxes, duties, fees, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies and other
similar charges imposed by any Governmental Entity under applicable Law,
including all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or other additional
amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity in respect thereof, and including
those levied on, or measured by, or referred to as, income, gross receipts,
profits, capital, transfer, land transfer, sales, goods and services, harmonized
sales, use, value-added, excise, stamp, withholding, business, franchising,
property, development, occupancy, employer health, payroll, employment, health,
social services, education and social security taxes, all surtaxes, all customs
duties and import and export taxes, countervail and anti-dumping, all licence,
franchise and registration fees and all employment insurance, health insurance
and Canada, Québec and other government pension plan premiums or
contributions;
“Technical
Information” means know-how and related technical knowledge owned, used
or held by the Transferor and its Affiliates primarily for use in or relating
primarily to the Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets;
“Technology”
means Intellectual Property, Technical Information and Information
Technology;
“Transferee
Indemnified Persons” has the meaning given in Section 9.1(a);
“Transferor
Indemnified Persons” has the meaning given in Section 9.2(a); and
[“Units”
means units of limited partnership interest in the
Transferee.]
1.2
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Certain
Rules of Interpretation
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In
this
Agreement:
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(a)
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Time
- Time is of the essence in the performance of the Parties’ respective
obligations.
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(b)
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Currency–
Unless otherwise specified, all references to money amounts are
to lawful
currency of Canada.
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(c)
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Headings–
Headings of Articles and Sections are inserted for convenience
of
reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation
of
this Agreement.
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(d)
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Time
Periods– Unless otherwise specified, time periods within or
following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done
shall be
calculated by
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excluding
the day on which the period commences and including the day on
which the
period ends and by extending the period to the next Business Day
following
if the last day of the period is not a Business
Day.
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(e)
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Business
Day - Whenever any payment to be made or action to be taken
under
this Agreement is required to be made or taken on a day other than
a
Business Day, such payment shall be made or action taken on the
next
Business Day following.
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(f)
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Governing
Law– This Agreement is a contract made under and shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province
of
Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province
of
Ontario.
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(g)
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Including–
Where the word “including” or “includes” is used in this Agreement, it
means “including (or includes) without
limitation”.
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(h)
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No
Strict Construction– The language used in this Agreement is the
language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent,
and no rule
of strict construction shall be applied against any
Party.
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(i)
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Number
and Gender– Unless the context otherwise requires, words
importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words
importing gender include all
genders.
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(j)
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Severability–
If, in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Agreement or its
application to any Party or circumstance is restricted, prohibited
or
unenforceable, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition
or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions
of this
Agreement and without affecting the validity or enforceability
of such
provision in any other jurisdiction or without affecting its application
to other Parties or circumstances.
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(k)
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Statutory
references– A reference to a statute includes all regulations and
rules made pursuant to such statute and, unless otherwise specified,
the
provisions of any statute or regulation which amends, supplements
or
supersedes any such statute or any such
regulation.
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1.3
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Entire
Agreement
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This
Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the agreements and other documents
required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, constitute the entire
agreement between the Parties, and set out all the covenants, promises,
warranties, representations, conditions and agreements between the Parties,
in
connection with the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior
agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or
written, pre-contractual or otherwise. There are no covenants,
promises, warranties, representations, conditions, understandings or other
agreements, whether oral or written, pre-contractual or otherwise, express,
implied or collateral, whether statutory or otherwise, between the Parties
in
connection with the subject matter of this Agreement except as specifically
set
forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and any document required
to be delivered pursuant to
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this
Agreement and the Transferee shall acquire the Contributed Business and the
Purchased Assets “as is, where is” subject only to the benefit of the
representations and warranties in this Agreement and in the Ancillary
Agreements. The Transferee shall have no remedy in respect of any
untrue statement made to it upon which it relied in entering this Agreement
other than any such statement in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements,
subject to the terms of such agreements.
1.4
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Accounting
Principles
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Unless
otherwise specified, wherever in this Agreement reference is made to generally
accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), such reference shall
be deemed to be to the generally accepted accounting principles as defined
as at
the date of this Agreement by the Accounting Standards Board of the Canadian
Institute of Chartered Accountants in the Handbook of the Canadian Institute
of
Chartered Accountants.
1.5
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Schedules
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The
schedules to this Agreement, listed below, are an integral part of this
Agreement:
ARTICLE
2
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1
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Action
by Transferor and
Transferee
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Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Closing Time:
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(a)
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Purchase
and Sale of Purchased Assets– the Transferor shall sell or cause
to be sold and the Transferee shall purchase the Purchased
Assets;
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(b)
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Assumption
of Assumed Liabilitiesand Assumed Obligations –
the Transferee shall assume the Assumed Liabilities and Assumed
Obligations;
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(c)
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Payment
of Purchase Price– the Transferee shall pay the Purchase Price as
provided in Section 3.2;
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(d)
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Transfer
and Delivery of Purchased Assets– the Transferor shall execute
and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Transferee
all
such bills of sale, assignments, instruments of transfer, deeds,
assurances, consents and other documents as shall be necessary
to
effectively transfer to the Transferee the Purchased Assets; the
Transferor shall deliver up or cause to be delivered up to the
Transferee
possession of the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances
(other than Permitted Encumbrances);
and
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(e)
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Other
Documents– the Transferor and Transferee shall deliver or cause
to be delivered such other documents as may be necessary to complete
the
transactions provided for in this
Agreement.
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2.2
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Place
of Closing
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The
Closing shall take place at the Closing Time at the offices of Osler, Xxxxxx
& Harcourt LLP located at Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0 or at such other place as may be agreed upon by the Transferor
and the Transferee.
2.3
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Non-Assignable
Rights
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as an assignment of, or an attempt to
assign to the Transferee, any Contract or Governmental Authorization which,
as a
matter of law or by its terms, is (i) not assignable, or (ii) not assignable
without the approval or consent of the issuer thereof or the other party
or
parties thereto, without first obtaining such approval or consent (collectively
“Non-Assignable Rights”). In connection with such
Non-Assignable Rights, the Transferor shall:
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(a)
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apply
for and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such
consents or
approvals, provided that nothing shall require the Transferor to
make any
payment to any other party in order to obtain such consent or approval;
and
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(b)
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co-operate
with the Transferee in any reasonable arrangements designed to
provide the
benefits of such Non-Assignable Rights to the Transferee, including
holding any such Non-Assignable Rights in trust for the Transferee
or
acting as agent for the Transferee.
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ARTICLE
3
PURCHASE
PRICE
3.1
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Purchase
Price
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The
amount payable by the Transferee for the Purchased Assets (the “Purchase
Price”), exclusive of all applicable sales and transfer taxes, shall be
[the Fair Market Value of the Purchased Assets]:
3.2
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Satisfaction
of Purchase Price
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The
Transferee shall satisfy the Purchase Price at the Closing Time, to the extent
of the amount of the Assumed Liabilities at the Closing Time, by assuming
the
Assumed Liabilities and, to the extent of the remainder of the Purchase Price,
by issuing to the Transferor and/or its Affiliates, as applicable, of l fully paid
and
non-assessable [Shares] or
[Units].
3.3
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Assumption
of Assumed Liabilities and Assumed
Obligations
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From
and
after Closing, the Transferee shall assume, satisfy and fully perform, pay
and
discharge the Assumed Liabilities and Assumed Obligations.
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Article
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFEROR
The
Transferor represents and warrants to the Transferee the matters set out
below.
4.1
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Organization
of the Transferor
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The
Transferor has been duly incorporated under the Laws of its jurisdiction
of
incorporation, is validly existing and has full corporate power and capacity
to
own its properties and assets and conduct its business as currently owned
and
conducted.
4.2
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Authority
of Transferor
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The
Transferor has the requisite corporate power and capacity to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations hereunder. It has duly authorized the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and no other corporate
proceedings on its part are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement by it.
4.3
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Enforceability
Against Transferor
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This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Transferor and constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance
with
its terms.
4.4
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No
Conflict by Transferor
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The
execution, delivery and performance by the Transferor of this Agreement and
the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result
in a
violation or breach of, require any consent to be obtained under or give
rise to
any termination rights or payment obligation under any provision of its articles
or by-laws (or other constating documents); any resolution of its board of
directors (or any committee thereof) or of its shareholders; any applicable
Laws; or any material Contract to which it or its Subsidiaries is a party
or by
which any of them is bound or their respective properties or assets are bound;
or give rise to any right of termination or acceleration of indebtedness,
or
cause any third party indebtedness to come due before its stated maturity
or
cause any available credit to cease to be available where such event would
materially impair its ability to complete or materially prevent it from
completing the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.5
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No
Consent Required by
Transferor
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No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with,
any
Governmental Entity or other Person is required to be obtained or made by
the
Transferor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement that has not been obtained or made prior to the Closing
Time.
4.6
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Goods
and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax Registration of
Transferor
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The
Transferor is duly registered under Subdivision (d) of Division V of Part
IX of
the Excise Tax Act (Canada) with respect to the goods and services tax
and harmonized sales tax and its registration number is:
[insert]
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4.7 Residency
of Transferor
The
Transferor is not a “non-resident” of Canada within the meaning of the Tax
Act.
4.8
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Direction
to the CRTC - Transferor
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The
Transferor is a “Canadian” within the meaning of the Direction to the CRTC
(Ineligibility of Non-Canadians).
4.9
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Title
to Certain Assets
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Except
as
identified elsewhere in this Agreement, the Transferor is the sole legal
and
beneficial owner of the Purchased Assets with good and valid title, free
and
clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances and is entitled
to
possess and dispose of same (subject only, in the case of Contracts or
Governmental Authorizations, to any necessity of obtaining consents to their
assignment).
4.10
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Disclaimer
of Other Representations and
Warranties
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Except
as
expressly set forth in this Article
4 and the Indemnity Agreement, the Transferor makes no representation
or warranty, and there is no condition, in each case, express or implied,
at
law, by statute or in equity, in respect of the Contributed Business or the
Purchased Assets, including with respect to merchantability or fitness for
any
particular purpose, and any such other representations, warranties or conditions
are expressly disclaimed.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFEREE,
The
Transferee represents and warrants to the Transferor the matters set out
below.
5.1
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Organization
of the Transferee
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The
Transferee has been duly [incorporated] [formed] under the Laws
of its jurisdiction of
[incorporation][formation], is validly
existing and has full [corporate][partnership]
power and capacity to own its properties
and assets and conduct its
business as currently owned and conducted.
5.2
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Authority
of the Transferee
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The
Transferee has the requisite
[corporate][partnership] power and capacity to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations hereunder. It has duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
no
other [corporate][partnership] proceedings on
its part are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
of
this Agreement by it.
5.3
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Enforceability
Against Transferee
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This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Transferee and constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against
[it][the partners in the Transferee, subject to the
limitations contained in The Partnership
Act (Manitoba)] [or other applicable statute] in
accordance with its terms.
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5.4 No
Consent Required by Transferee
No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with,
any
Governmental Entity or other Person is required to be obtained or made by
it in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement
that
has not been obtained or made prior to the Closing Time.
5.5
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Investment
Canada Act - Transferee
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The
Transferee is a “Canadian” as such term is defined in the Investment Canada
Act.
5.6
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Goods
and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax Registration of
Transferee
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The
Transferee is duly registered under Subdivision (d) of Division V of Part
IX of
the Excise Tax Act (Canada) with respect to the goods and services tax
and harmonized sales tax and its registration number is:
[insert]
5.7
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Direction
to the CRTC - Transferee
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The
Transferee is a “Canadian” within the meaning of the Direction to the CRTC
(Ineligibility of Non-Canadians).
5.8
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No
Conflict by Transferee
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The
execution, delivery and performance by the Transferee of this Agreement and
the
consummation by it of the transaction contemplated hereby will not result
in a
violation or breach of, require any consent to be obtained under or give
rise to
any termination rights or payment obligation under any provision of its articles
or by-laws (or other constating documents); any resolution of its [board
of directors (or any committee thereof) or of its
shareholders][partners]; any applicable Laws; or any
material contract to which it or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which
any of
them is bound or their respective properties or assets are bound; or give
rise
to any right of termination or acceleration of indebtedness, or cause any
third
party indebtedness to come due before its stated maturity or cause any available
credit to cease to be available where such event would materially impair
its
ability to complete or materially prevent it from completing the transaction
contemplated.
5.9
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[Shares]
[Units]
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When
issued and delivered to the Transferor hereunder, the [Shares]
[Units] shall be duly and validly issued as fully paid and
non-assessable shares in the capital of the Transferee.
ARTICLE
6
SURVIVAL
6.1
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Nature
and Survival
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All
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement on the part of
each
of the Parties shall survive:
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(a)
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the
Closing;
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(b)
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the
execution and delivery under this Agreement of any bills of sale,
instruments of conveyance, assignments or other instruments of
transfer of
title to any of the Purchased Assets;
and
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(c)
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the
payment of the consideration for the Purchased
Assets,
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in
each
case, for the same period of time during which an obligation to indemnify
exists
pursuant to Section 9.1(b) or 9.2(b).
ARTICLE
7
OTHER
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
7.1
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Employment
Matters
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(a)
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The
Transferee shall continue the employment of all of the Employees
effective
as of the Closing Time on terms that are substantially similar
to the
terms of their current employment and shall recognize the service
of such
Employees with the Transferor and its Affiliates for all purposes
as
service with the Transferee. For administrative convenience, the
Transferor may continue to provide payroll reporting and payroll
services
with respect to the Employees and may make payments, or cause payments
to
be made, on behalf of the Transferee until such time as the Transferee
can
assume responsibility for such
activities.
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(b)
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The
Transferee shall become the successor employer under any collective
agreements that apply to the Employees and shall be bound by and
comply
with the terms of such collective
agreements.
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(c)
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The
Transferor shall be solely responsible for all amounts accrued
and owing
to the Employees in respect of all periods prior to the Closing
Time and
all contributions owing under the Benefit Plans as at the Closing
Time in
respect of benefits accrued or incurred by the Employees prior
to the
Closing Time regardless of whether such amounts would otherwise
be due and
payable as of the Closing Time. This includes amounts for
vacation, bonus, incentive commission or pay in lieu of
overtime.
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(d)
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The
Transferee shall be responsible for all notice of termination,
severance
and other obligations including entitlement to benefit coverage,
stock
options or incentive compensation to the Employees who do not continue
employment with the Transferee.
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7.2
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Benefit
Plans
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The
Transferor and the Transferee shall take, and shall cause their respective
Affiliates to take, such actions and enter into such arrangements following
Closing as are required to provide benefits to the Employees that are
substantially similar in the aggregate to the benefits provided to the Employees
under the Benefit Plans immediately prior to the Closing
Time. Subject to Section 7.1(c), the
Transferee shall be solely responsible for all liabilities and obligations
under
Benefit Plans in respect of Employees, the Contributed Business or the Purchased
Assets, unless the Transferee and the Transferor agree otherwise. For
the avoidance of doubt, the Transferor
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and/or
its Affiliates and the Transferee may agree to assign and transfer sponsorship
of any particular Benefit Plan from the Transferor and/or its Affiliates,
as
applicable, to the Transferee, provided that the Transferor will not
be relieved of its obligations under Section 7.1(c)
in such circumstances.
7.3
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Services
of Excluded Division
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From
and
after the Closing Time the Transferor shall continue to make the services
of the
Excluded Division available to the Transferee on the terms and conditions
set
forth in Schedule 7.3 to the extent that the
Transferor elects to exclude the Excluded Division from the Contributed
Business.
7.4
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Preservation
of Records
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The
Transferee shall take all reasonable steps to preserve and keep the records
of
the Transferor and the Contributed Business delivered to it in connection
with
the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for a period
of six years from the Closing Date, or for any longer period as may be required
by any Law or Governmental Entity, and shall make such records available
to the
Transferor on a timely basis, as may be required by it.
7.5
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Stated
Capital
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In
accordance with the provisions of subsection [26(3) of the
Canada Business Corporations Act OR
26(3) of The Corporations Act
(Manitoba)], the maximum amount
permitted to be
added to the paid-up capital of the Shares having regard to subsection 85(2.1)
of the Tax Act shall be added to the stated capital account maintained for
the
Shares as a result of the transfer of the Purchased Assets to the Transferee.
[Note: Applicable only if the Transferee is a
corporation.]
7.6
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Insurance
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The
Transferor shall cooperate with the Transferee in making any claims for the
benefit of the Transferee under any insurance policies maintained by the
Transferor in respect of the Contributed Business or the Purchased Assets
(whether occurring prior to or after the Closing Time), and shall assign
and pay
over to the Transferee the proceeds of any such insurance policies to the
extent
such proceeds apply to any loss, damage or destruction of or to the Purchased
Assets.
7.7
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Shared
Assets
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To
the
extent that:
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(a)
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any
assets of the Transferor and its Affiliates that do not form part
of the
Purchased Assets were used by the Contributed Business prior to
the
Closing Time; or
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(b)
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any
Purchased Assets were used by the Transferor and its Affiliates
(for the
avoidance of doubt, other than the Contributed Business) prior
to the
Closing Time;
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the
Parties will co-operate with each other in any reasonable arrangements
designed to allow the continued use of, or otherwise provide the
benefits
of, such assets or such Purchased Assets, as the case may be, following
the Closing Time on a non-exclusive basis, by or to the Party that
does
not own such assets following the Closing Time (or its Affiliates),
including the licensing of such assets for use by such Party or
its
Affiliates or acting as agent for such Party or its Affiliates,
on terms
(including financial compensation and otherwise) consistent with
the basis
upon which the Parties shared the use of such assets or such Purchased
Assets, as the case may be, prior to the Closing
Time.
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7.8
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Trade-marks
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Without
limiting the generality of Section 7.7, to the
extent that the Contributed Business uses any trade names or trade-marks
owned
by the Transferor or its Affiliates that do not form part of the Purchased
Assets, the Transferor will license or cause to be licensed to the Transferee
such trade names and trade-marks on a royalty-free, non-exclusive basis to
allow
the Transferee and the Contributed Business to continue to use such trade
names
and trade-marks for an indefinite term in the same manner in which they were
used prior to the Closing Time. Any such licence will be granted
pursuant to a trade-xxxx licence agreement containing terms and conditions
satisfactory to the Transferor, acting reasonably.
ARTICLE
8
TAXES
8.1
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Sales
and Transfer Taxes
|
The
Transferee shall pay direct to the appropriate Governmental Entity all sales
and
transfer taxes, registration charges and transfer fees, other than the goods
and
services tax and harmonized sales tax imposed under Part IX of the Excise
Tax Act (Canada) and any similar value-added or multi-staged tax imposed
under any applicable provincial or territorial legislation, payable by it
in
respect of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets and, upon the
reasonable request of the Transferor, the Transferee shall furnish proof
of such
payment.
8.2
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Goods
and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax
Election
|
If
and to
the extent applicable, the Transferor and the Transferee shall jointly elect,
or
the Transferor shall cause its Affiliates to jointly elect with the Transferee,
under subsection 167(1) of Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada), and
any equivalent or corresponding provision under any applicable provincial
or
territorial legislation imposing a similar value added or multi-staged tax
(collectively, a “Section 167 Election”), that no tax be payable with respect to
the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets under this Agreement. The
Transferor, and/or the Affiliates of the Transferor, as applicable, and the
Transferee shall make such election(s) in prescribed form containing prescribed
information and the Transferee shall, on a timely basis, file such election(s)
in compliance with the requirements of the applicable
legislation. The Transferee shall indemnify and save harmless the
Transferor from and against any such Tax imposed on the Transferor or its
Affiliates, as applicable, as a result of any failure or refusal by any
Governmental Entity to accept any such election.
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8.3 Goods
and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax if Election Not
Applicable
If
a
Section 167 Election is not applicable in respect of the transfer of some
or all
of the Purchased Assets (“Ineligible Assets”),
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(a)
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subject
to Section 8.3(b), the Transferee shall be liable for and shall
pay to the
Transferor or the applicable Affiliate of the Transferor an amount
equal
to any goods and services tax and harmonized sales tax payable
by the
Transferee and collectible by the Transferor or the applicable
Affiliate
of the Transferor under the Excise Tax Act (Canada), plus an
amount equal to any similar value added or multi-staged tax imposed
by any
applicable provincial or territorial legislation, in connection
with the
purchase and sale of the Ineligible Assets under this Agreement;
and
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(b)
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to
the extent permitted under subsection 221(2) of the Excise Tax Act
(Canada) and any equivalent or corresponding provision under
any
applicable provincial or territorial legislation, the Transferee
shall
self-assess and remit directly to the appropriate Governmental
Entity any
goods and services tax and harmonized sales tax imposed under the
Excise Tax Act (Canada) and any similar value added or
multi-staged tax imposed by any applicable provincial or territorial
legislation payable in connection with the transfer of any of the
Real
Property to the extent such Real Property is an Ineligible
Asset. The Transferee shall make and file a return(s) in
accordance with the requirements of subsection 228(4) of the Excise
Tax Act (Canada) and any equivalent or corresponding provision under
any applicable provincial or territorial
legislation.
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8.4
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Income
Tax Elections
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In
accordance with the requirements of the Tax Act, the regulations thereunder,
the
administrative practice and policy of the Canada Revenue Agency and any
applicable equivalent or corresponding provincial or territorial legislative,
regulatory and administrative requirements, the Transferee and the Transferor
shall make and file, and the Transferor shall cause its Affiliates, as
applicable, to make and file with the Transferee, in a timely
manner,
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(a)
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a
joint election(s) to have the provisions of [subsection 85(1)]
[subsection 97(2)] of the Tax Act, and any equivalent or
corresponding provision under applicable provincial or territorial
tax
legislation, apply to the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets
under
this Agreement. It is intended that the purchase and sale of
the Purchased Assets be on a tax-deferred basis to the Transferor
and its
applicable Affiliates for purposes of the Tax Act and applicable
provincial or territorial tax legislation; for purposes of each
such
election(s), the parties to the applicable election shall elect
transfer
prices in respect of the Purchased Assets as determined by the
Transferor
or its applicable Affiliates, as the case may be, in a manner consistent
with this intention and the consideration received
for the Purchased Assets shall be allocated in a
manner consistent with this
intention;
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(b)
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if
and to the extent applicable, a joint election(s) to have the rule
in
section 22 of the Tax Act, and any equivalent or corresponding
provision
under applicable provincial or territorial tax legislation, apply
in
respect of the Accounts
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Receivable
that are the subject of such election, and shall designate therein
the
amount determined by the Transferor or its applicable Affiliates,
as the
case may be; and
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(c)
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if
and to the extent applicable, a joint election(s) to have the rules
in
subsection 20(24) of the Tax Act, and any equivalent or corresponding
provision under applicable provincial or territorial tax legislation,
apply to the obligations of the Transferor or its applicable Affiliates,
as the case may be, in respect of undertakings which arise from
the
operation of the Contributed Business and to which paragraph 12(1)(a)
of
the Tax Act applies. The Transferee and the
Transferor acknowledge that the Transferor or its applicable Affiliates,
as the case may be, is transferring assets to the Transferee which
have a
value equal to the elected amount as consideration for the assumption
by
the Transferee of such obligations of the Transferor or its applicable
Affiliates, as the case may be.
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The
Transferee and the Transferor shall prepare and file and/or the Transferor
shall
cause its Affiliates to prepare and file, as applicable, their respective
tax
returns in a manner consistent with the aforesaid elections. If a
Party fails to file, or fails to cause an Affiliate to file, its tax returns
in
such manner, it shall indemnify and save harmless the other Party in respect
of
any resulting Taxes, legal and/or accounting expenses paid or incurred by
the
other Party.
ARTICLE
9
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1
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Indemnification
by the Transferor
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(a)
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The
Transferor shall indemnify and save harmless the Transferee, [the
partners in the Transferee,] [its] [their]
respective Affiliates (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding
the
Transferor and its Affiliates other than the Transferee and its
Subsidiaries) and their respective directors, managers, officers,
members,
shareholders, partners, agents, representatives, successors and
assigns
(“Transferee Indemnified Persons”) from and against all
Damages sustained or incurred by any Transferee Indemnified Person
as a
result of or arising out of:
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(i)
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any
non-fulfilment or breach of any covenant or agreement on the part
of the
Transferor contained in this
Agreement;
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(ii)
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any
inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty of the
Transferor contained in this
Agreement;
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(iii)
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any
liability or obligation of the Transferor and its Affiliates that
is not
an Assumed Liability or an Assumed Obligation;
and
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the
Excluded Liabilities.
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(b)
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(i)
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Indemnity
Agreement, except with respect to bona fide Claims by the
Transferee set forth in written notices given by the Transferee
to the
Transferor prior to such date and in any event, within 45 days
of its
determination that it has a bona fide Claim;
and
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(ii)
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the
Transferor shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental,
consequential, punitive or aggravated
damages.
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9.2
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Indemnification
by the Transferee
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(a)
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The
Transferee shall indemnify and save harmless the Transferor, its
Affiliates and their respective directors, managers, officers,
members,
shareholders, partners, agents, representatives, successors and
assigns
(“Transferor Indemnified Persons”) from and against all
Damages sustained or incurred by any Transferor Indemnified Person
as a
result of or arising out of the Assumed Liabilities and the Assumed
Obligations.
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(b)
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The
Transferee shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental,
consequential, punitive or aggravated
damages.
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9.3
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Indemnification
Procedures for Third Party
Claims
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(a)
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In
the case of claims for Damages made by a third party with respect
to which
indemnification is sought pursuant to this Agreement
(“Claims”), the Party seeking indemnification (the
“Indemnified Party”) shall give prompt notice, and in any
event within 30 days, to the other Party (the “Indemnifying
Party”) of any such Claims made upon it. If the
Indemnified Party fails to give such notice, such failure shall
not
preclude the Indemnified Party from obtaining such indemnification
but its
right to indemnification may be reduced to the extent that such
delay
prejudiced the defence of the Claim or increased the amount of
liability
or cost of defence.
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(b)
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The
Indemnifying Party shall have the right, by notice to the Indemnified
Party given not later than 30 days after receipt of the notice
described
in Section 3.5(a), to assume the control of the defence, compromise
or
settlement of the Claim, provided that such assumption shall, by
its
terms, be without cost to the Indemnified
Party.
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(c)
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Upon
the assumption of control of any Claim by the Indemnifying Party
pursuant
to Section 3.5(b), the Indemnifying Party shall diligently proceed
with
the defence, compromise or settlement of the Claim at its sole
expense,
including if necessary, employment of counsel and experts reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and, in connection with such
defence, the Indemnified Party shall cooperate fully, but at the
reasonable expense of the Indemnifying Party, to make available
to the
Indemnifying Party all pertinent information and witnesses under
the
Indemnified Party’s control, make such assignments and take such other
reasonable steps as in the opinion of counsel for the Indemnifying
Party
are reasonably necessary to enable the Indemnifying Party to conduct
such
defence. The Indemnified Party shall also have the right to
participate in the negotiation,
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settlement
or defence of any Claim at its own expense; provided, however,
that if the
Indemnified Party reasonably believes that there is a conflict
of interest
between its interests and the interests of the Indemnifying Party
or
counsel chosen by the Indemnifying Party or there is a reasonable
probability that a Claim may materially and adversely affect the
Indemnified Party other than as a result of money damages or other
money
payments, then the Indemnified Party may retain counsel of its
own, at the
expense of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall
not, without the written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle
or
compromise any Claim or consent to the entry of any judgment which
does
not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the
claimant to
the Indemnified Party a release from all liability in respect to
such
Claim or that provides for any relief other than monetary
damages.
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(d)
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The
final determination of any Claim pursuant to this Section 3.5,
including
all related costs and expenses, shall be binding and conclusive
upon the
Parties as to the validity or invalidity, as the case may be, of
such
Claim against the Indemnifying
Party.
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9.4
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Bulk
Sales and Retail Sales Tax
Waiver
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In
respect of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets under this Agreement,
the Transferee shall not require the Transferor or its Affiliates to comply,
or
to assist the Transferee to comply, with the requirements of (a) the Bulk
Sales Act (Ontario) or (b) section 6 of the Retail Sales Tax Act
(Ontario) and any equivalent or corresponding provisions under any other
applicable legislation in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Transferor shall indemnify and save harmless the Transferee
from
and against all Claims which may be made or brought against the Transferee,
or
which it may suffer or incur arising out of such non-compliance other than
Claims relating to the Assumed Liabilities.
9.5
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Reductions
and Subrogation
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If
the
amount of any Claim incurred by a Party at any time subsequent to the making
of
an indemnity payment is reduced by:
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(a)
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any
net Tax benefit to that Party; or
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(b)
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any
recovery, settlement or otherwise under or pursuant to any insurance
coverage, or pursuant to any claim, recovery, settlement or payment
by or
against any other Person,
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the
amount of such reduction (less any costs, expenses (including taxes) or premiums
incurred in connection therewith), together with interest thereon from the
date
of payment thereof at an annual rate of interest from time to time equal
to the
annual rate of interest used by Bank of Nova Scotia as its reference rate
of
interest for Canadian dollar denominated demand loans to commercial customers
in
Canada and referred to by such bank as its “prime rate”, shall promptly be
repaid by that Party to the other Party. Upon making a full indemnity
payment, a Party shall, to the extent of such indemnity payment, be subrogated
to all rights of the other Party against any third party in respect of the
Claim
to which the indemnity payment relates.
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9.6 Exclusive
Remedy
The
rights of indemnity set forth in this Article 9 are
the sole and exclusive remedy of each Party in respect of any misrepresentation,
incorrectness in or breach of representation or warranty or breach of covenant,
by the other Party under this Agreement. Accordingly, the Parties
waive, from and after the Closing, any and all rights, remedies and claims
that
one Party may have against the other, whether at law, under any statute or
in
equity (including but not limited to claims for contribution or other rights
of
recovery arising under any environmental Laws, claims for breach of contract,
breach of representation and warranty, negligent misrepresentation and all
claims for breach of duty), or otherwise, directly or indirectly, relating
to
the provisions of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement other than as expressly provided for in this Article 9 and other than those arising with respect
to
any fraud or wilful misconduct. The Parties agree that if a Claim for
indemnification is made by one Party in accordance with Section 9.1(b) or Section 9.2(b),
as the case may be, and there has been a refusal by the other Party to make
payment or otherwise provide satisfaction in respect of such Claim, then
a legal
proceeding is the appropriate means to seek a remedy for such
refusal. This Article 9 shall remain in
full force and effect in all circumstances and shall not be terminated by
any
breach (fundamental, negligent or otherwise) by any Party of its
representations, warranties or covenants under this Agreement or under any
closing document or by any termination or rescission of this Agreement by
any
Party.
9.7
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One
Recovery
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A
Party
shall not be entitled to double recovery for any Claims even though they
may
have resulted from the breach of more than one of the representations,
warranties, agreements and covenants made by the other Party in this
Agreement.
9.8
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Duty
to Mitigate
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall in any way restrict or limit the general obligation
at
law of a Party to mitigate any loss which it may suffer or incur by reason
of
the breach by the other Party of any representation, warranty or covenant
of
that other Party under this Agreement. If any Claim can be reduced by
any recovery, settlement or otherwise under or pursuant to any insurance
coverage, or pursuant to any claim, recovery, settlement or payment by or
against any other Person, a Party shall take all appropriate steps to enforce
such recovery, settlement or payment. If the Indemnified Party fails
to make all commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any loss then the
Indemnifying Party shall not be required to indemnify any Indemnified Party
for
the loss that could have been avoided if the Indemnified Party had made such
efforts.
9.9
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Trustee
and Agent
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Each
Party acknowledges that the other Party is acting as trustee and agent for
the
remaining Transferor Indemnified Parties or Transferee Indemnified Parties,
as
the case may be, on whose behalf and for whose benefit the indemnity in Section
9.1 or Section 9.2, as
the case may be, is provided and that such remaining indemnified parties
shall
have the full right and entitlement to take the benefit of and enforce such
indemnity notwithstanding that they may not individually be parties to this
Agreement. Each Party agrees that the other Party may enforce the
indemnity for and on behalf of such remaining indemnified parties and, in
such
event, the Party from whom indemnification is sought will not in any proceeding
to enforce the indemnity by or on behalf of
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such
remaining indemnified parties assert any defence thereto based on the absence
of
authority or consideration or privity of contract and irrevocably waives
the
benefit of any such defence.
9.10
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Tax
Status of Indemnification
Payments
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Any
payment made by the Transferor pursuant to this Article
9 shall constitute a reduction of the Purchase Price and any payment made
by
the Transferee pursuant to this Article 9 shall
constitute an increase in the Purchase Price. In either case, each of
the Transferor and the Transferee shall, within a reasonable time of payment
and
receipt of such payment, as applicable, and in any event within two months
of
such payment, request all amendments to its current or past tax returns as
may
be necessary to reflect the foregoing. For greater certainty, any
such reduction of, or increase in, the Purchase Price shall be allocated
among
the Purchased Assets to which such payment by the Transferor or Transferee,
respectively, can reasonably be considered to relate. If any payment
made by the Transferor or the Transferee pursuant to this Article 9 is deemed by the Excise Tax Act
(Canada) to include goods and services tax or harmonized sales tax, or is
deemed
by any applicable provincial or territorial legislation to include a similar
value added or multi-staged tax, the amount of such payment shall be increased
accordingly.
ARTICLE
10
GENERAL
10.1
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Arbitration
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(a)
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Any
controversy or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
its
negotiation, validity, existence, breach, termination, construction
or
application, or the rights, duties or obligations of any party
to this
Agreement (a “Dispute”), shall be referred to and
determined by arbitration before a single arbitrator to be administered
by
ADR Xxxxxxxx Inc., based in the City of Toronto, in accordance
with its
Arbitration Rules and the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario) (the
“Arbitration
Act”).
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(b)
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The
seat of the arbitration shall be Ontario and hearings shall be
conducted
in the City of Toronto.
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(c)
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A
Party to the arbitration (the “Appellant”) may appeal an
award on a question of law or a question of mixed fact and law
by
delivering a Notice of appeal (“Notice of Appeal”) to the
Party opposite (the “Appeal Respondent”) within 10 days
of receipt of the award. With the Notice of Appeal, the
Appellant shall name three persons whom the Appellant is prepared
to
nominate as appeal arbitrators, each of such persons to be a former
appellate judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court
of
Canada (an “Appeal Arbitrator”). Within seven
days of the receipt of the Notice of Appeal, the Appeal Respondent
shall
by Notice to the Appellant select one or more of the three persons
named
by the Appellant or provide the Appellant with a list of three
persons who
are Appeal Arbitrators. Within seven days of receipt of the
Appeal Respondent’s list, by Notice to the Appeal Respondent, the
Appellant shall select one or more of such persons and/or provide
a
further list of three Appeal Arbitrators. The Parties shall
continue to exchange lists of three Appeal Arbitrators in this
fashion
until three Appeal Arbitrators are selected. If the Parties are
unable to agree upon three Appeal
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Arbitrators
within 20 days of the receipt by the Appeal Respondent of the Notice
of
Appeal, each Party shall appoint one Appeal Arbitrator, and the
two Appeal
Arbitrators thus appointed shall appoint a third Appeal
Arbitrator. Where the two Appeal Arbitrators fail to agree on
the third Appeal Arbitrator within 10 days of their appointment,
either
Party may provide copies of the exchanged lists to ADR Xxxxxxxx
Inc. which
shall appoint the third Appeal Arbitrator. Where an appeal is
taken, the award of the Appeal Arbitrators shall be final and binding
upon
the Parties and there shall be no further right of appeal. The
award of the Appeal Arbitrators shall be an arbitral award under
the
Arbitration Act.
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(d)
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Arbitration
in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1 shall be the sole dispute resolution
mechanism in respect of any Dispute except it is not incompatible
with
this arbitration agreement for any Party to request, before or
during the
arbitral proceedings, from a competent court any interim, provisional
or
conservatory relief and for the court to grant such
relief.
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(e)
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The
Parties undertake as a general principle to keep confidential all
information concerning the existence of the arbitration, all awards
or
appeals in the arbitration, all materials in the proceedings created
or
used for the purpose of the arbitration, and all materials and
information
produced during the arbitration and not in the public domain
(“Confidential Arbitration Information”) save and to the
extent that disclosure may be required of a Party by legal duty,
to
protect or pursue a legal right or to enforce or set aside an award
in
bona fide Proceedings before a competent court. Each Party shall
obtain
and deposit with the arbitrator a signed confidentiality undertaking
from
its legal counsel, independent experts and consultants regarding
the
Confidential Arbitration
Information.
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10.2
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Public
Notices
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The
Parties shall jointly plan and co-ordinate any public notices, press releases,
and any other publicity concerning the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and no Party shall act in this regard without the prior approval
of
the other, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, except:
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(a)
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where
required to meet timely disclosure obligations of any Party under
Laws or
stock exchange rules in circumstances where prior consultation
with the
other Party is not practicable and a copy of such disclosure is
provided
to the other Party at such time as it is made available to the
regulatory
authority; and
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(b)
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in
the case of the Transferor’s communication made to the Transferor’s
employees affected by such
transaction.
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10.3
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Expenses
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Except
as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall pay their
respective legal, accounting, and other professional advisory fees, costs
and
expenses incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of the Contributed
Business and the Purchased Assets and the preparation, execution and delivery
of
this Agreement and all documents and instruments executed pursuant to this
Agreement and any other costs and expenses incurred.
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10.4 Notices
Any
notice, consent or approval required or permitted to be given in connection
with
this Agreement (a “Notice”) shall be in writing and shall be
sufficiently given if delivered (whether in person, by courier service or
other
personal method of delivery), or if transmitted by facsimile or
e-mail:
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(a)
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in
the case of a Notice to the Transferor
at:
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CanWest
MediaWorks Inc.
0000,
XxxXxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Xxxxxx
Attention: General
Counsel
Fax: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute Notice) to:
Osler,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx XXX
Xxx
00,
One First Canadian Place
Toronto,
ON M5X 1B8
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Fax: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
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(b)
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in
the case of a Notice to the Transferee
at:
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Attention: l
Fax: l
E-mail: l
Any
Notice delivered or transmitted to a Party as provided above shall be deemed
to
have been given and received on the day it is delivered or transmitted, provided
that it is delivered or transmitted on a Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m.
local
time in the place of delivery or receipt. However, if the Notice is
delivered or transmitted after 5:00 p.m. local time or if such day is not
a
Business Day then the Notice shall be deemed to have been given and received
on
the next Business Day. Any Party may, from time to time, change its
address by giving Notice to the other Parties in accordance with the provisions
of this Section.
10.5
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Attornment
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Subject
to Section 10.1, each of the Parties hereby attorns
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario in
connection with any Dispute.
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10.6 Assignment
No
Party
may assign this Agreement or any of the benefits, rights or obligations under
this Agreement or enter into any participation agreement with respect to
the
benefits under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
Party.
10.7
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Enurement
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This
Agreement enures to the benefit of and is binding upon the Parties and their
respective successors (including any successor by reason of amalgamation
of any
Party) and permitted assigns.
10.8
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Amendments
and Waivers
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No
amendment to or supplement of this Agreement shall be valid or binding unless
set forth in writing and duly executed by all of the Parties. No
waiver of any breach of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective
or
binding unless made in writing and signed by the Party purporting to give
such
waiver and, unless otherwise provided in the written waiver, shall be limited
to
the specific breach waived.
10.9
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Further
Assurances
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The
Parties shall, with reasonable diligence, do all such things and provide
all
such reasonable assurances as may be required to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and each Party shall provide such further
documents or instruments required by any other Party as may be reasonably
necessary or desirable to effect the purpose of this Agreement and carry
out its
provisions, whether before or after the Closing provided that the costs and
expenses of any actions taken after Closing at the request of a Party shall
be
the responsibility of the requesting Party.
10.10
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Execution
and Delivery
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This
Agreement may be executed by the Parties in counterparts and may be executed
and
delivered by facsimile and all such counterparts and facsimiles together
constitute one and the same agreement.
IN
WITNESS OF WHICH the Parties have executed this Agreement.
CANWEST
MEDIAWORKS INC.
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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SCHEDULE
1.1
PERMITTED
ENCUMBRANCES
“Permitted
Encumbrances” means:
General
1.
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Applicable
municipal by-laws, development agreements, subdivision agreements,
site
plan agreements, other agreements, building and other restrictions,
easements, servitudes, rights of way and licences which do not
in the
aggregate materially adversely affect the use or value of the real
property affected thereby and provided the same have been complied
with in
all material respects to the Closing Date including the posting
of any
required security for performance of obligations
thereunder.
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2.
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Defects
or irregularities in title to the real property which are of a
minor
nature and do not materially adversely affect the use or value
of the real
property affected thereby and provided the same have been complied
with in
all material respects to the Closing
Date.
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3.
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Inchoate
statutory liens for Taxes, assessments, governmental or utility
charges or
levies not at due as at the Closing
Date.
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4.
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Rights
of equipment lessors under equipment contracts provided the terms
of such
equipment contracts have been fully performed to the Closing
Date.
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5.
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Any
privilege in favour of any lessor, licensor or permitter for rent
to
become due or for other obligations or acts, the performance of
which is
required under Contracts so long as the payment of such or the
performance
of such other obligation or act is not delinquent and provided
that such
liens or privileges do not materially adversely affect the use
or value of
the Purchased Assets affected
thereby.
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6.
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All
Encumbrances affecting a landlord’s freehold interest in any leased real
property.
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7.
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Any
other Encumbrance that is not material in amount or effect (but
in no
event including any Encumbrances consisting of or related to the
Excluded
Liabilities).
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8.
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Any
other Encumbrances that the Transferor or its Affiliates shall
cause to be
removed without liability or cost to the Transferee or the Contributed
Business prior to the completion of the Combination
Transaction.
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SCHEDULE
7.3
SERVICES
OF EXCLUDED DIVISION
To
the
extent that the Transferor elects to exclude the Excluded Division from the
Contributed Business in accordance with the Agreement, the services of the
Excluded Division (the “Excluded Services”) will continue to be
made available to the Contributed Business by the Transferor on the following
terms:
1. The
Excluded Services will be equivalent to those that were provided to the
Contributed Business by the Excluded Division prior to the Closing
Time.
2. The
standards applicable to the Excluded Services will be equivalent to the
standards applicable under the Management and Administrative Services Agreement
dated as of August 15, 2007 between the Transferor and CW Media Inc. (the
“Management Agreement”) to the Services (as defined in the
Management Agreement).
3. As
compensation for the Excluded Services, the Transferee shall pay to the
Transferor Costs and Expenses (as those terms are defined in the Management
Agreement) in respect of the Excluded Services, determined and administered
in
the manner contemplated by the Management Agreement.
4. The
Excluded Services will be provided for an indefinite term.
5. In
all other respects, the terms of the Management Agreement will apply to the
provision of the Excluded Services, mutatis mutandis.
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SCHEDULE
6.1
FORM
OF COUNTERPART AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
RE:
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The
shareholders agreement (the “Agreement”) made between CW Investments Co.
(the “Corporation”) and its shareholders and others dated as of August 15,
2007
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The
undersigned acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Agreement and has
had an opportunity to review the Agreement. The undersigned agrees to
be bound by the terms (including all covenants, agreements and obligations)
of
the Agreement as a party to the Agreement and shall be entitled to all benefits
of a party pursuant to the Agreement, as fully and effectively as though the
undersigned had executed the Agreement together with the other parties to the
Agreement.
Dated
[as of] l.
[NAME]
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By:
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Authorized
Signatory
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SCHEDULE
6.9
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS
SCHEDULE
6.9
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS
Definitions
& Interpretation
1.1 Definitions
Unless
otherwise defined in this Schedule 6.9, capitalized terms used in this Schedule
6.9 have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. Whenever
used in this Schedule 6.9, the following terms shall have the meanings set
out
below:
“Canadian
Securities Laws” means all applicable securities laws in the Qualifying
Jurisdictions, the respective regulations, rules and orders made thereunder,
and
all applicable policies and notices issued by the Canadian Securities
Regulators;
“CanadianSecuritiesRegulators”
means, collectively, each of the securities regulatory authorities in each
of
the Qualifying Jurisdictions;
“CanWest
Shares” means any and all Shares beneficially owned by the CanWest
Parties;
“Commission”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
“Distribution
Shares” has the meaning set out in Section 2.3;
“Indemnified
Party” has the meaning set out in Section 4.1(a) or Section 4.2(a), as
applicable;
“Indemnifying
Party” has the meaning set out in Section 4.3(a);
“Qualifying
Jurisdictions” means all of the provinces of Canada;
“Sale
Number” has the meaning set out in Section 3.3;
“Selling
Shareholder” means any Shareholder selling Shares under a distribution
pursuant to this Schedule 6.9;
“US
Securities Laws” means all applicable securities laws in the United
States and any state of the United States, the respective regulations, rules
and
orders made thereunder, and all applicable policies and notices issued by
the US
Securities Regulators;
“USSecuritiesRegulators”
means, collectively, each of the securities regulatory authorities in the
United
States and each of the states of the United States; and
“Violation”
has the meaning set out in Section 4.1(a).
1.2 Section
References
Unless
the context provides otherwise, reference to Sections contained in this Schedule
6.9 refer to Sections of this Schedule 6.9.
Canadian
and United States Qualification Rights
2.1 GSCP
Demand Qualification
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(a)
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Subject
to Sections 2.5 and 2.6 below, in the circumstances contemplated
by
Section 6.9 of the Agreement, GSCP may require the Corporation
to take the
steps and procedures set forth in Section 2.3 in order to qualify
up to
100% of the GS Shares for distribution pursuant to Canadian Securities
Laws in each of the Qualifying Jurisdictions by delivering a written
request (a “Demand Qualification Request”) to the
Corporation, with a copy to CanWest, specifying the number of GS
Shares
that GSCP wishes to have qualified for distribution and the intended
method of distribution.
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(b)
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Subject
to Section 2.5, in the circumstances contemplated by Section 6.9
of the
Agreement, GSCP may require the Corporation to take the steps and
procedures set forth in Exhibit A in order to register up to 100%
of the
GS Shares for distribution in the United States pursuant to US
Securities
Laws by delivering a Demand Qualification Request to the Corporation,
with
a copy to CanWest, specifying the number of GS Shares that GSCP
wishes to
have qualified for distribution and the intended method of
distribution.
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(c)
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GSCP
may deliver only four Demand Qualification Requests pursuant to
this
Section 2.1; provided, that, with respect to each such request,
(i) the
aggregate proposed offering price (in the case of a proposed Canadian
offering pursuant to Section 2.1(a)) is no less than $5,000,000
and (ii)
the aggregate proposed offering price (in the case of a proposed
US
offering pursuant to Section 2.1(b)) is no less than
$25,000,000.
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2.2 Piggyback
Qualification
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(a)
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Subject
to Sections 2.5 and 2.6 below, upon the written request (a
“CanWest Piggyback Request”) of CanWest given within 25
days of receipt of a copy of the Demand Qualification Request in
accordance with Section 2.1, the Corporation shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to include up to 100% of the CanWest Shares,
as
specified by CanWest in the CanWest Piggyback Request, in such
filings as
may be necessary to qualify such CanWest Shares for distribution
pursuant
to Canadian Securities Laws or register such CanWest Shares under
US
Securities Laws, as applicable.
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(b)
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The
Corporation will promptly notify GSCP if the Corporation determines
to
qualify any Shares for distribution in Canada or the United
States. Subject to Sections 2.5 and 2.6 below, upon the written
request (a “GSCP Piggyback Request”) of GSCP given within
25 days of receipt of such notice, the Corporation shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to include up to
100%
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of
the GS Shares, as specified by GSCP in the GSCP Piggyback Request,
in such
filings as may be necessary to qualify such GS Shares for distribution
pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws or register such GS Shares
under US
Securities Laws, as applicable.
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2.3 Qualification
Procedures
Whenever
required under this Schedule 6.9 to qualify any Shares for distribution (such
Shares being sometimes referred to as the “Distribution
Shares”), the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as reasonably
possible, take the following actions with respect to a distribution in
Canada:
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(a)
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prepare
and file (in any event within 90 days after a Demand Qualification
Request
has been delivered to the Corporation) a preliminary prospectus
in
accordance with Canadian Securities Laws and such other related
documents
as may be necessary or appropriate relating to the proposed distribution
of the Distribution Shares and shall, as soon as possible after
any
comments of the Canadian Securities Regulators have been satisfied
with
respect to such preliminary prospectus, prepare and file in accordance
with Canadian Securities Laws a (final) prospectus and obtain a
receipt
(or equivalent document) for such (final) prospectus and shall
take all
other steps and proceedings that may be necessary in order to qualify
the
Distribution Shares for distribution or distribution to the public,
as the
case may be, under Canadian Securities Laws; provided, however,
that GSCP
and CanWest, if any CanWest Shares are being distributed, shall
use their
commercially reasonable efforts to, and shall request any underwriters
to,
terminate distribution of the Distribution Shares as soon as possible
following the issuance of a receipt (or equivalent document) for
such
(final) prospectus;
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(b)
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prepare
and file with the Canadian Securities Regulators such amendments
and
supplements to such preliminary prospectus and (final) prospectus
as may
be necessary to comply with the provisions of Canadian Securities
Laws
with respect to the distribution of the Distribution
Shares;
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(c)
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furnish
to GSCP and CanWest, if applicable, such number of commercial copies
of
such preliminary prospectus and (final) prospectus and of each
amendment
and supplement to either and such other relevant documents as GSCP
and
CanWest, if applicable, may reasonably
request;
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(e)
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if
GSCP advises the Corporation in accordance with Section 3.1 that
it wishes
to distribute the GS Shares by means of an underwriting, enter
into and
perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in customary
form, with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting
by GSCP and acceptable to each of the Corporation and CanWest,
acting
reasonably;
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(f)
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use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause all the Distribution Shares
to be
listed on the stock exchange or quotation system on which the Shares
are
then listed or quoted, if any, and if not then listed or quoted,
on a
recognized stock
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exchange
or quotation or other system selected by GSCP that is acceptable
to the
Corporation, acting reasonably;
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(g)
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provide
a transfer agent and registrar and a CUSIP number for all the Distribution
Shares not later than the date of filing of the (final)
prospectus;
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(h)
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furnish
to the underwriter or underwriters involved in the distribution
all
documents that they may reasonably
request;
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(i)
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furnish
to GSCP and CanWest, if applicable:
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(i)
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an
opinion of counsel for the Corporation addressed to GSCP, CanWest,
if
applicable, and the underwriters of the distribution and dated
the date of
such (final) prospectus; and
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(ii)
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a
“comfort” letter addressed to the underwriter or underwriters dated such
date and the closing date signed by the auditors of the
Corporation;
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in
each
case, covering substantially the same matters as are customarily covered
in such
documents and such other matters as GSCP and CanWest, if applicable, may
reasonably request;
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(j)
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immediately
notify GSCP and CanWest of the occurrence or discovery of any event
as a
result of which the preliminary prospectus or the (final) prospectus,
as
then in effect, would include a misrepresentation (as such term
is defined
in the Securities Act (Ontario)) or an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated
therein or necessary to make any statement therein not misleading
in the
light of the circumstances in which it was made, and at the request
of
GSCP or CanWest prepare and furnish to GSCP and CanWest a reasonable
number of commercial copies of a supplement to or an amendment
of the
preliminary prospectus or the (final) prospectus as may be necessary
so
that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Distribution
Shares, such document shall not include a misrepresentation (as
such term
is defined in the Securities Act (Ontario)) or an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to
be stated therein or necessary to make any statement therein not
misleading in the light of the circumstances in which it was made;
and
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(k)
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otherwise
use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all provisions
of
Canadian Securities Laws in connection with the qualification of
the
Distribution Shares for
distribution.
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2.4 Expenses
of Qualification
All
expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions and similar
placement fees, incurred in connection with the qualification of Distribution
Shares for distribution pursuant to this Schedule, including all filing fees,
printers’ fees, fees and disbursements of counsel to the Corporation and one
counsel (selected by GSCP) for GSCP and CanWest, if applicable, fees and
disbursements of auditors, stock exchange listing fees, fees and expenses
(including counsel fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with
compliance with provincial and state securities
laws,
fees of any transfer agent or registrar and costs of insurance shall be borne
by
the Corporation; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be required
to bear such expenses in connection with any Demand Qualification Request
delivered pursuant to Section 2.1 if the offering of GS Shares is not
consummated or is terminated primarily as a result of any act or omission
of
GSCP or CanWest, if applicable (in which case the party making the act or
omission shall bear such expenses), provided, however, that if (i) at the
time
of such termination, GSCP or CanWest, if applicable, has learned of a material
adverse change in the financial condition or business of the Corporation
from
that known to GSCP or CanWest, if applicable, at the time of the Demand
Qualification Request, or (ii) such termination is at the request of, caused
by,
or the result of an unreasonable delay by the Corporation, then GSCP or CanWest,
if applicable, shall not be required to pay any such expenses and shall retain
its rights pursuant to Section 2.1 and 2.2 of this Schedule,
respectively.
2.5 Furnish
Information
The
obligations of the Corporation to take any action pursuant to this Schedule
6.9
in respect of the Shares of any Selling Shareholder is conditional upon such
Selling Shareholder furnishing to the Corporation such information regarding
itself, its Distribution Shares and the intended method of distribution of
such
Distribution Shares, as is required to effect the qualification of its
Distribution Shares.
2.6 Canadian
Escrow Requirements
In
connection with any distribution of GS Shares or CanWest Shares in accordance
with this Schedule 6.9 in Canada, each Shareholder will comply with any escrow
requirements imposed under Canadian Securities Laws and, if applicable, The
Toronto Stock Exchange, and will execute all undertakings and agreements
that
are customary and reasonably required in connection with such
requirements.
2.7 Canadian
Securities Law Requirements
With
a
view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of
Canadian Securities Laws that may at any time permit the distribution of
the
Distribution Shares without the filing of a prospectus and to otherwise assist
with any such distribution, the Corporation agrees to use its commercially
reasonable efforts to:
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once
the Shares are listed on a stock exchange, maintain such listing
of the
Shares for so long as the GS Parties hold at least 1% of the number
of
issued and outstanding Shares; and
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(b)
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file
with the appropriate Canadian Securities Regulators in a timely
manner all
reports and other documents required to be filed by the Corporation
under
Canadian Securities Laws (at any time after the date that the Corporation
becomes a reporting issuer under Canadian Securities Laws) for
so long as
the GS Parties hold at least 1% of the number of issued and outstanding
Shares.
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2.8
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Lock-Up
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, including this Schedule 6.9,
none of
the provisions of this Schedule shall in any way limit any of the GS Parties
or
any of their Affiliates from engaging in any brokerage, investment advisory,
financial advisory, anti-raid advisory, principaling, merger advisory,
financing, asset management, trading, market making, arbitrage, investment
activity and other similar activities conducted in the ordinary course of
their
business. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement,
including this Schedule 6.9, the provisions of this Agreement, including
this
Schedule 6.9, other than Section 2.6 of this Schedule 6.9, shall not apply
to
Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for
Shares acquired by any GS Party or any of their Affiliates following the
earlier
of the date of the (final) prospectus for a distribution in Canada and the
effective date of the first United States Registration Statement of the
Corporation covering Shares to be sold in a public offering.
Underwriting
3.1 Underwriting
of GS Shares
If
the GS
Parties intend to distribute the GS Shares (whether in the US or Canada)
referred to in the Demand Qualification Request by means of an underwriting,
GSCP will so advise the Corporation and CanWest as part of the Demand
Qualification Request. The right of CanWest to qualify its Shares for
distribution in accordance with Section 2.2 is conditional upon CanWest’s
participation in such underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by GSCP
and
CanWest). All Selling Shareholders proposing to distribute their
Shares through such underwriting will, together with the Corporation, enter
into
an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters
selected for such underwriting by GSCP and acceptable to each of the Corporation
and CanWest, acting reasonably, including, without limitation, providing
for
customary representations and warranties and a customary indemnity in favour
of
the underwriter or underwriters.
3.2 Limitations
No
Selling Shareholder is required, in connection with any underwriting agreement
entered into pursuant to Section 3.1, to make any representations or warranties
or provide indemnification except as they relate to such Selling Shareholder’s
ownership of Shares and authority to enter into the underwriting agreement
and
to such Selling Shareholder’s intended method of distribution. The
liability of any Selling Shareholder in connection with such underwriting
agreement is to be limited to an amount equal to the proceeds received by
such
Selling Shareholder from the offering.
3.3 Allocation
of Shares Included in Prospectus
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(a)
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If
the GS Parties intend to distribute the GS Shares referred to in
the
Demand Qualification Request (whether in the US or Canada) by means
of an
underwriting and CanWest has exercised its right to have CanWest
Shares
qualified for distribution as well, and if the lead managing underwriter
shall advise GSCP and CanWest that, in its view, the number of
Distribution Shares requested to be included in such offering exceeds
the
largest number (the “Demand
Registration
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Sale
Number”) that can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering
within a price range acceptable to GSCP, the Corporation shall
include the
Demand Registration Sale Number of Distribution Shares in the prospectus
to be used to qualify Distribution Shares for distribution in the
following priority:
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(i)
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firstly,
the Distribution Shares that the GS Parties wish to include in
the
prospectus; and
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(ii)
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secondly,
the Distribution Shares that CanWest wishes to include in the
prospectus.
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(b)
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If
the GS Parties have exercised their right to have GS Shares qualified
for
distribution (whether in the US or Canada) by making a GSCP Piggyback
Request, and if the lead managing underwriter shall advise the
Corporation
that, in its view, the number of Distribution Shares requested
to be
included in such offering exceeds the largest number (the “Maximum
Sale Number”) that can be sold in an orderly manner in such
offering within a price range acceptable to the Corporation, the
Corporation shall include the Maximum Sale Number of Distribution
Shares
in the prospectus to be used to qualify Distribution Shares for
distribution in the following
priority:
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(i)
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firstly,
the Distribution Shares that the Corporation wishes to include
in the
prospectus;
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(ii)
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secondly,
the Distribution Shares that the GS Parties wish to include in
the
prospectus; and
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(iii)
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thirdly,
the Distribution Shares that CanWest wishes to include in the
prospectus.
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Indemnification
with respect to Canadian Offerings
4.1 Indemnification
by Corporation
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(a)
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If
any Shares are included in a prospectus under this Schedule 6.9
with
respect to a distribution in Canada, the Corporation will indemnify
and
hold harmless each Shareholder, the officers, directors, partners,
members, agents and employees of each Shareholder and each Person,
if any,
that controls such Shareholder under Canadian Securities Laws (each,
in
this Section 4.1, an “Indemnified Party”), against any
losses (other than loss of profit), claims, damages or liabilities
(joint
or several) to which such Indemnified Party may become subject
under
Canadian Securities Laws or any other federal or provincial law,
insofar
as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
of
them) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements,
omissions or violations (each a
“Violation”):
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(i)
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any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained
in such prospectus or any amendments or supplements to
it;
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(ii)
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the
omission or alleged omission to state in the prospectus a material
fact
required to be stated in it or necessary to make the statements
in it, in
light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading;
or
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(iii)
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any
violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of Canadian securities
laws in connection with the qualification or sale of Distribution
Shares.
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(b)
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The
Corporation will reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal
or other
out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified
Party in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage,
liability, or action.
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(c)
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The
Corporation is not liable under the indemnity contained in this
Section
4.1:
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(i)
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in
respect of amounts paid in settlement of any loss, claim, damage,
liability or action if such settlement is effected without the
consent of
the Corporation (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld
or
delayed);
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(ii)
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to
the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation that
occurs
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
expressly for use in connection with such qualification by or on
behalf of
such Indemnified Party; or
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(iii)
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in
the case of a sale effected directly by a Selling Shareholder of
Shares
(including a sale of such Shares through any underwriter retained
by such
Selling Shareholder engaging in a distribution solely on behalf
of such
Selling Shareholder), where:
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(A)
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such
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission was contained in a preliminary prospectus and corrected
in a
final or amended prospectus; and
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(B)
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such
Selling Shareholder failed to deliver a copy of the final or amended
prospectus at or prior to the confirmation of the sale of the Shares
to
the Person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability
in any case
in which such delivery is required by Canadian Securities
Laws.
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4.2 Indemnification
by Selling Shareholder
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(a)
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Each
Selling Shareholder that qualifies any Distribution Shares for
distribution in Canada pursuant to a prospectus of the Corporation
will
indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors,
each
of its officers who have signed the prospectus, each Person, if
any, who
controls the Corporation within the meaning of Canadian Securities
Laws,
each employee, agent, and any underwriter for the Corporation,
and any
other Selling Shareholder or other shareholder selling securities
pursuant
to such prospectus or any of its directors, officers, partners,
members,
agents or employees or any Person who controls
such
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Shareholder
or such other shareholder or such underwriter (each, in this Section
4.2,
an “Indemnified Party”), against any losses (other than
loss of profits), claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several)
to
which such Indemnified Party may become subject under Canadian
Securities
Laws or other federal or provincial law, insofar as such losses,
claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect of them) arise out
of or are
based upon any Violation, in each case only to the extent that
such
Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished by or on behalf of such Selling Shareholder
expressly for use in such
prospectus.
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(b)
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Each
such Selling Shareholder will reimburse each Indemnified Party
for any
legal or other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by such
Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending
any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or
action.
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(c)
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The
liability of any Selling Shareholder under this indemnity is limited
to
the amount of net proceeds (after deduction of all underwriters’ discounts
and commissions paid by such Selling Shareholder in connection
with the
qualification in question) received by such Selling Shareholder
in the
offering giving rise to the
Violation.
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(d)
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The
Selling Shareholder is not liable under the indemnity contained
in this
Section 4.2 in respect of amounts paid in settlement of any such
loss,
claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected
without
the consent of the Selling Shareholder (which consent may not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed).
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(e)
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The
obligations of the Selling Shareholders under this indemnity are
several,
not joint or joint and several.
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4.3 Indemnification
Procedure
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(a)
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Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice of the commencement
of any
action (including any action by a Governmental Entity), such Indemnified
Party will, if a claim in respect of such action is to be made
against any
Person or Persons against whom any indemnity will be sought under
Sections
4.1 or 4.2 (the “Indemnifying Party”), deliver to the
Indemnifying Party a written Notice of the commencement of the
action, and
the Indemnifying Party may participate in, and, to the extent the
Indemnifying Party so desires, jointly with any other Indemnifying
Party
similarly noticed, assume and control the defense of such action
with
counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided that the
Indemnifying Party may not settle, compromise, or consent to judgment
in
any such action without the consent of the Indemnified Party unless
such
settlement, compromise or judgment contains a complete release
of the
Indemnified Party from any further claims, does not contain any
injunction
or restraint on future actions of the Indemnified
Party.
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(b)
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An
Indemnified Party may retain its own counsel, with the fees and
expenses
to be paid by the Indemnifying Party, if representation of such
Indemnified Party by
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the
counsel retained by the Indemnifying Party would be inappropriate
due to
actual or potential differing interests, as reasonably determined
by
either party, between such Indemnified Party and any other party
represented by such counsel in such
proceeding.
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(c)
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The
failure to deliver written notice to the Indemnifying Party within
a
reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial
to
its ability to defend such action, will relieve such Indemnifying
Party of
any liability to the Indemnified Party under Sections 4.1 or 4.2,
as
applicable, to the extent of such prejudice, but the omission to
deliver
written Notice to the Indemnifying Party does not relieve it of
any
liability that it may have to any Indemnified Party otherwise than
under
this Schedule 6.9.
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4.4 Contribution
If
the
indemnification provided for in Sections 4.1 or 4.2 is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect
to
any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to in Sections 4.1
or 4.2,
then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party
under this Schedule 6.9, will contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such
Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other
in
connection with the Violations that resulted in such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of
the Indemnified Party is to be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether the Violation relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying
Party
or by the Indemnified Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access
to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
Violation.
4.5 Survival
of Indemnities
The
obligations of the Corporation and the Selling Shareholders under Sections
4.1
through 4.4 and the corresponding provisions in Exhibit A survive the
completion of any offering of Shares under a prospectus under this Schedule
6.9.
Section
5: Effect
on Shares; Regulatory Matters
5.1
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Put
Shortfall Shares
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(a)
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If
the GS Parties hold any Put Shortfall Shares, the Put Shortfall
Shares
shall be qualified for distribution under Canadian Securities Laws,
or
registered under US Securities Laws, as applicable, and sold by
the GS
Parties prior to or concurrently with the qualification for distribution
under Canadian Securities Laws, or registration under US Securities
Laws,
as applicable, and sale of any other GS Shares pursuant to this
Schedule
6.9.
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(b)
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Subject
to Section 5.1(c), upon any sale by the GS Parties pursuant to
this
Schedule 6.9 of Put Shortfall Shares, the Corporation shall issue
additional Shares to GSCP (to be sold in the same offering as the
Put
Shortfall Shares to be sold at such time) such that the aggregate
gross
proceeds to the GS Parties from the
sale
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of
the Put Shortfall Shares and such additional Shares (before the
payment of
any underwriter’s fee, commission or discount) shall be not less than the
product of the number of Put Shortfall Shares sold multiplied by
the sum
of the Put Shortfall Price per Share plus the IRR
Adjustment.
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(c)
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If
the GS Parties propose to sell any Put Shortfall Shares pursuant
to this
Schedule 6.9, GSCP shall cooperate with the Corporation and CanWest
in
structuring such sale in a manner that does not require or involve
the
issuance of any additional Shares to the GS Parties as contemplated
by
Section 5.1(b) of this Schedule 6.9 or in a manner that is
otherwise preferred by the Corporation or CanWest, provided that
(i) the
GS Parties receive gross proceeds of sale equal to the gross proceeds
that
would be obtained from the sale of the Put Shortfall Shares and
any
additional Shares as contemplated by Section 5.1(b) of this Schedule
6.9,
(ii) the GS Parties receive such proceeds no later than such time
as they
would have received them pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of this Schedule
6.9
and (iii) such alternative is otherwise not adverse to any of the
GS
Parties.
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5.2
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Voting
Shares; Shareholders
Agreement
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Upon
any
sale by GSCP pursuant to this Schedule 6.9 of Distribution Shares, such
Distribution Shares shall be converted into the same class of voting shares
as
those held by CanWest or its Affiliates at such time (to the extent such
Distribution Shares are not voting shares prior thereto). The parties
hereto agree to reasonable amendments to this Agreement, including this Schedule
6.9, in connection with sales by GSCP hereunder as reasonably requested by
GSCP
and/or the applicable managing underwriter in order to effectively market
the
offering (provided, that, in no event shall any such amendment increase or
enhance the rights afforded to GSCP under this Agreement, including this
Schedule 6.9).
5.3
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Regulatory
Matters
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The
Shareholders and the Corporation shall each use commercially reasonable efforts
to structure any public offering to comply with applicable law, including
CRTC
regulations and any laws with respect to foreign ownership, and shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the approval of the CRTC and any
other
applicable regulator with respect to any offering or sale.
Exhibit
A
US
Registration Procedures
1. Demand
Registration Rights.
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(a)
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All
Demand Qualification Requests for distributions in the United States
will
specify the aggregate amount of Shares to be registered and will
also
specify the intended methods of disposition thereof. Promptly
upon receipt of any such Demand Qualification Request, the Company
will
take such actions as are necessary to effect such registration
under the
United States Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”) (including,
without limitation, filing post-effective amendments, appropriate
qualification under applicable blue sky or other state securities
laws and
appropriate compliance with the applicable regulations promulgated
under
the Securities Act and ensuring that at the time of offering, the
disclosure available to prospective investors includes all of the
information required by Sections 12(a)(2) and 17(a)(2) of the Securities
Act) of the Shares which the Company has been so requested to register
within 180 days of such request (or within 120 days of such request
in the
case of a Demand Qualification Request after a public offering
of at least
$25 million has already occurred (a “Qualified Public
Offering”)). Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Corporation will, as expeditiously as
possible:
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(i)
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prepare
and, within 60 days, file with the Commission a Registration Statement
with respect to such Distribution Shares, make all required filings
with
the NASD and thereafter use its reasonable best efforts to cause
such
Registration Statement to become effective, provided that before
filing a Registration Statement or any amendments or supplements
thereto,
the Corporation will furnish to GSCP copies of all such documents
proposed
to be filed;
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(ii)
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prepare
and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to
such
Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective for a period of either (a) not less than six
months or, if such Registration Statement relates to an underwritten
offering, such longer period as in the opinion of counsel for the
underwriters a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in
connection
with sales of Distribution Shares by an underwriter or dealer or,
or two
years in the case of shelf Registration Statements (or such shorter
period
ending on the date that the securities covered by such shelf Registration
Statement cease to constitute Distribution Shares) or (b) such
shorter period as will terminate when all of the securities covered
by
such Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance
with the
intended methods of disposition by GSCP set forth in such Registration
Statement (but in any event not before the expiration of any longer
period
required under the Securities Act), and to comply with the provisions
of
the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities
covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of
such
securities
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have
been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition
by
GSCP set forth in such Registration
Statement;
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(iii)
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furnish
to GSCP such number of copies, without charge, of such Registration
Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, including each
preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, all exhibits and other
documents
filed therewith and such other documents as GSCP may reasonably
request
including in order to facilitate the disposition of the Distribution
Shares owned by GSCP;
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(iv)
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register
or qualify such Distribution Shares under such other securities
or blue
sky laws of such jurisdictions in the United States or Canada as
GSCP
reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things that
may be
necessary or reasonably advisable to enable GSCP to consummate
the
disposition in such jurisdictions (provided that the Corporation
will not
be required to (i) file any prospectus, registration statement
or similar
document in such jurisdiction that is materially different from
that used
in connection with the subject distribution, (ii) take any action
that
would require it to become subject to any periodic reporting, continuous
disclosure or similar obligations in such jurisdiction, (iii) qualify
generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not
otherwise
be required to qualify but for this subsection, (iv) subject itself
to
taxation in any such jurisdiction or (v) consent to general service
of
process in any such jurisdiction);
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(v)
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cause
all Distribution Shares covered by such Registration Statement
to be
registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies,
authorities or self-regulatory bodies as may be necessary or
reasonably advisable in light of the business and operations of
the
Corporation to enable GSCP to consummate the disposition of such
Distribution Shares in the United States in accordance with the
intended
method or methods of disposition
thereof;
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(vi)
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promptly
notify GSCP, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is
required to
be delivered under the Securities Act, upon discovery that, or
upon the
discovery of the happening of any event as a result of which, the
prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits
any
fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in
the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, and, as promptly
as
practicable, prepare and furnish to GSCP a reasonable number of
copies of
a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter
delivered to the purchasers of such Distribution Shares, such prospectus
will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state
any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
in the
light of the circumstances under which they were
made;
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(vii)
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notify
GSCP (i) when the prospectus or any prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment has been filed and, with respect to such
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the
same
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has
become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission for
amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or to
amend or to
supplement such prospectus or for additional information, and (iii)
of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending
the
effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation
of any
proceedings for any of such
purposes;
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(viii)
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cause
all such Distribution Shares to be listed on each securities exchange
on
which securities of the same class are then listed or, if no securities
of
the same class are then listed on any securities exchange, use
its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Distribution
Shares to
be listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ, if then eligible
for
such listing, as determined by GSCP and acceptable to the Corporation,
acting reasonably, (including, without limitation, effecting a
consolidation or reverse stock split in order to satisfy the listing
requirements of any stock exchange) and comply with applicable
listing
requirements for so long as GSCP owns at least 1% of the number
of issued
and outstanding Shares;
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(ix)
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provide
a transfer agent and registrar for all such Distribution Shares
not later
than the effective date of, or date of final receipt, for such
Registration Statement;
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(x)
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enter
into such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements
with
customary provisions) and take all such other actions as GSCP or
the
underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or
facilitate the disposition of such Distribution
Shares;
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(xi)
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make
available for inspection by GSCP, any underwriter participating
in any
disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney,
accountant or other agent retained by GSCP or underwriter, all
financial
and other records, pertinent corporate documents and documents
relating to
the business of the Corporation, and cause the Corporation’s officers,
directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all
information
reasonably requested by any of GSCP, underwriter, attorney, accountant
or
agent in connection with such Registration Statement; provided that
prior to the Corporation making any such information available
for
inspection or supplying any such information, such underwriter,
accountant
or other agent has entered into a confidentiality agreement in
form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation or otherwise
confirmed the confidentiality of such information to the Company’s
satisfaction and agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts
to
minimize the disruption to the Corporation's business in connection
with
the foregoing;
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(xii)
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otherwise
use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable
rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to
its
security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings
statement
covering the period of at least twelve months beginning with
the
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first
day of the Corporation’s first full calendar quarter after the effective
date of the Registration Statement, which earnings statement will
satisfy
the provisions of Section 11(a) of the US Securities Act and Rule
158
thereunder;
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(xiii)
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in
the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness
of a Registration Statement, or of any order suspending or preventing
the
use of any related prospectus or ceasing trading of any securities
included in such Registration Statement for sale in any jurisdiction,
use
its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly to obtain the withdrawal
of such order;
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(xiv)
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take
such other actions as the underwriters reasonably request in order
to
expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Distribution Shares,
including, without limitation, preparing for and participating
in such
number of “road shows” and all such other customary selling efforts as the
underwriters reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate
such
disposition;
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(xv)
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obtain
one or more comfort letters, addressed to the sellers of Distribution
Shares, dated the effective date of such Registration Statement
(and, if
such registration includes an underwritten public offering dated
the date
of the closing under the underwriting agreement for such offering),
signed
by the Corporation’s independent public accountants in customary form and
covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort
letters
as GSCP reasonably requests;
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(xvi)
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provide
legal opinions of the Corporation’s outside counsel, addressed to the
holders of the Distribution Shares being sold, dated the effective
date of
such Registration Statement, (and, if such registration includes
an
underwritten public offering, dated the date of the closing under
the
underwriting agreement) in customary form and covering such matters
of the
type customarily covered by legal opinions of such nature;
and
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(xvii)
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not
to file or make any amendment to any Registration Statement with
respect
to any Distribution Shares, or any amendment of or supplement to
the
prospectus used in connection therewith, that refers to GSCP by
name, or
otherwise identifies GSCP as the holder of any securities of the
Corporation, without the consent of GSCP, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless and to the extent such
disclosure
is required by law; and
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(xviii)
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use
its reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all other
actions, and do and cause to be done all other things, necessary
or
reasonably advisable in the opinion of GSCP to effect the registration
of
such Distribution Shares contemplated
hereby.
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(b)
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If
the Company receives a Demand Qualification Request and the Corporation
furnishes to the GS Parties a copy of a resolution of the board
of
directors of the
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Corporation
stating that in the good faith judgment of the board of directors
it would
be materially adverse to the Corporation for a Registration Statement
to
be filed on or before the date such filing would otherwise be required
hereunder, the Corporation shall have the right to defer such filing
for a
period of not more than ninety (90) days after the date such filing
would
otherwise be required hereunder. The Corporation shall not be
permitted to take such action more than twice in any 360-day
period. If the Corporation shall so postpone the filing of a
Registration Statement, the requesting party may withdraw its Demand
Qualification Request by so advising the Corporation in writing
within
thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice of
postponement.
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(c)
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Registrations
shall be on such appropriate registration form (the “Registration
Statement”) of the Commission (i) as shall be selected by the
Corporation, acting reasonably, and (ii) as shall permit the disposition
of such Distribution Shares in accordance with the intended method
or
methods of disposition specified in the Demand Qualification
Request.
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(d)
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In
the case of an underwritten offering, GSCP shall select the underwriters,
provided such selection is acceptable to the Corporation, acting
reasonably.
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2. Lock-ups.
Prior
to
or in connection with a Qualified Public Offering, if the Corporation shall
register Distribution Shares under the Securities Act for sale to the public,
no
holder of Shares other than GSCP (in connection with the offering) shall
sell
publicly, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or
otherwise dispose publicly of, any Shares of the Corporation without the
prior
written consent of GSCP and the Corporation, for the period of time in which
the
GS Parties have similarly agreed not to sell publicly, make any short sale
of,
grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose publicly of, any
Shares of the Corporation. In addition, if requested by the managing
underwriter(s), in connection with the initial public offering, all holders
of
Shares shall enter into a customary lock-up agreement with the managing
underwriter(s). In connection with an underwritten public offering
following a Qualified Public Offering, no holder of Shares shall sell publicly,
make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise
dispose publicly of, any capital stock of the Corporation, for such period
as
shall be required by the managing underwriter of such public
offering. For the avoidance of doubt, CanWest will not be obligated
to enter into or accept any lock-up agreement unless the GS Parties enter
into
or accepts a lock-up agreement providing for substantially the same
restrictions.
3. Indemnification.
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(a)
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Indemnification
by the Corporation. The Corporation agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, GSCP (for purposes
of
this Section 3, a “Selling Shareholder”), its officers, directors,
employees and representatives and each person who controls (within
the
meaning of the Securities Act) such Selling Shareholder against
any
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses caused by any
untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, “free writing” prospectus
or any supplement thereto or any
omission
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or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
except
insofar as the same may be caused by or contained in any information
furnished in writing to the Corporation by such Selling Shareholder
for
use therein; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not
be liable
in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement
or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in
any such
preliminary prospectus if (A) such Selling Shareholder failed to
deliver
or cause to be delivered a copy of the prospectus to the Person
asserting
such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense after the Corporation
has
furnished such Selling Shareholder with a sufficient number of
copies of
the same and (B) the prospectus completely corrected in a timely
manner
such untrue statement or omission; and provided, further, that
the
Corporation shall not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arises out of or
is based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or
alleged omission in the prospectus, if such untrue statement or
alleged
untrue statement, omission or alleged omission is completely corrected
in
an amendment or supplement to the prospectus and the Selling Shareholder
thereafter fails to deliver such prospectus as so amended or supplemented
prior to or concurrently with the sale of the securities to the
Person
asserting such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense after
the
Corporation had furnished such Selling Shareholder with a sufficient
number of copies of the same. The Corporation will also
indemnify underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar
securities industry professionals participating in the distribution,
their
officers and directors and each Person who controls such Persons
(within
the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided
above
with respect to the indemnification of the Selling Shareholder,
if
requested.
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(b)
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Indemnification
by Selling Shareholders. Each Selling Shareholder agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law,
the
Corporation, its directors, officers, employees and representatives
and
each person who controls the Corporation (within the meaning of
the
Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
and
expenses caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material
fact contained in any Registration Statement or any omission or
alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the
extent,
but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission
is
contained in any statement or affidavit furnished in writing by
such
Selling Shareholder to the Corporation expressly for inclusion
in such
Registration Statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, “free writing”
prospectus, or any supplement thereto and has not been corrected
in a
subsequent writing prior to or concurrently with the sale of the
securities to the person asserting such loss, claim, damage, liability
or
expense. In no event shall the liability of any Selling
Shareholder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount
of the
proceeds received by such Selling Shareholder upon the sale of
the
securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation and any
indemnification shall be several and not joint. The Corporation
and the Selling Shareholders shall be entitled to receive indemnities
from
underwriters, selling brokers,
dealer
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managers
and similar securities industry professionals participating in
the
distribution, to the same extent as provided above with respect
to
information so furnished in writing by such Persons specifically
for
inclusion in any prospectus or Registration
Statement.
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(c)
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Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings. Any claim made for
indemnification hereunder shall be made in accordance with the
procedures
set forth in Section 4.3 of this
Schedule.
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(d)
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Other
Indemnification. Indemnification similar to that specified
in paragraphs (a) and (b) (with appropriate modifications) shall
be given
by the Corporation and each Selling Shareholder with respect to
any
required registration or other qualification of securities under
United
States federal or state law or regulation of governmental authority
other
than the Securities Act.
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(e)
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Contribution. If
for any reason the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a),
(b) or
(d) of this Exhibit A to Schedule 6.9 is unavailable to an indemnified
party or insufficient to hold such indemnified party harmless as
contemplated by such paragraphs, then the indemnifying party shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party
as a
result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion
as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received
by the
indemnified party and the indemnifying party, but also the relative
fault
of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as
any other
relevant equitable considerations, provided that no Selling Shareholder
shall be required to contribute in an amount greater than the dollar
amount of the proceeds received by such Selling Shareholder with
respect
to the sale of any securities hereunder. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)
of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person
who was
not itself guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
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SCHEDULE
7.1
FINANCIAL
CALCULATIONS
1.
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If
any contracts or other assets of the Contributed Business are unable
to be
transferred to the Corporation in connection with the Combination
Transaction (due to consent issues or otherwise), the Financial
Calculations shall be calculated on a pro forma basis such that
(a) Cash of the Corporation will increase or decrease, as applicable,
to
account for the Cash that would have been generated or depleted,
as
applicable, by the Corporation had such contract or asset been transferred
to the Corporation and (b) EBITDA of the Corporation will increase
or
decrease, as applicable, to account for the EBITDA that would have
been
generated or depleted, as applicable, by the Corporation had such
contract
or asset been transferred to the
Corporation.
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2.
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“EBITDA”
shall be increased by the amount of EBITDA related to an asset acquired
by
the Contributed Business or the Corporation (reflecting a pro
forma EBITDA for the last 12 months prior to the date of the EBITDA
calculation to the extent that the EBITDA of the acquired assets
is not
fully reflected in the Financial Calculations for the Contributed
Business
or the Corporation for such period), subject to pro rata
adjustment in the case of the acquisition of any partial
interest.
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3.
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If
the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries lends money to a third
party
(for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Person in which the Corporation
or any of its Subsidiaries has an equity interest) or otherwise acquires
a
note receivable, promissory note, bond, other debt or debt-like
instruments or other debt securities from such a third party (including
in
the event that the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries lends money
to
or otherwise finances a CanWest Party in connection with a purchase
of GS
Shares by such CanWest Party (pursuant to this Agreement), but excluding
the acquisition of all or substantially all of the securities of
a
business in connection with the acquisition of a business or asset
that is
an operating business or asset and/or generates or is expected to
generate
EBITDA), such amount shall be added to Cash (until such time as such
amount has been repaid to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries or
the
proceeds from the disposition of any such instrument have been received
by
the Corporation or its
Subsidiaries).
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4.
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The
Corporation, CanWest and its Affiliates agree not to take any action
to
the extent the motivation for such action is to affect the Financial
Calculations in such a way as to favour one or more of the CanWest
Parties
over one or more of the GS Parties.
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