January 31, 2008 IGOR KOLOMOISKY MANITA INVESTMENTS LIMITED GLOBAL MEDIA GROUP LTD. TORCENSTA HOLDING LTD CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD. CME MEDIA ENTERPRISES B.V. CME UKRAINE HOLDING GMBH CET 21 S.R.O. UKRAINIAN MEDIA SERVICES LLC ASSIGNMENT...
Exhibit
10.41
January 31,
2008
IGOR
KOLOMOISKY
XXXXXX
INVESTMENTS LIMITED
GLOBAL
MEDIA GROUP LTD.
TORCENSTA
HOLDING LTD
CME
MEDIA ENTERPRISES B.V.
CME
UKRAINE HOLDING GMBH
CET
21 S.R.O.
UKRAINIAN
MEDIA SERVICES LLC
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CONTENTS
Clause
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Page
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1.
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Definitions
and Interpretation
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4
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2.
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No
Admission
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7
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3.
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Option
Assignment and Terminations
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7
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4.
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Actions
to be Taken Prior to Closing Date
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9
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5.
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Consideration;
Conditions Precedent; Closing
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10
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6.
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Standstill
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12
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7.
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Termination
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12
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8.
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Indemnities
and Liabilities
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13
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9.
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Representations
and Xxxxxxxxxx
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00.
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Certain
Covenants Related to CME Share Issuance
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11.
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Confidentiality
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12.
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Assignment
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13.
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Miscellaneous
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14.
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Governing
Law and Arbitration
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Schedules
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Schedule
1 – Kolomoisky Release Agreements
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Schedule
2 – Xxxxxx Release Agreements
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Schedule
3 – Kolomoisky Closing Certificate
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Schedule
4 – Notice of Registration
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Schedule
5 – Closing Date Confirmation
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Schedule
6 – Notice
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THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
(this "Agreement") is
made this 31st day of
January, 2008 by and among:
(1)
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Igor Kolomoisky, a
citizen of Israel residing at Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx 00, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx,
00000, passport No. 00000000, issued on October 2, 2005 ("Kolomoisky");
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(2)
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Xxxxxx Investments
Limited, a limited liability company organized and existing under
the laws of Cyprus, identification code No., 116476 located at Xxxxxxx,
00X X.X. 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx ("Xxxxxx");
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(3)
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Global Media Group Ltd.,
a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of
Ukraine, located at 00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx., 00000 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, a wholly owned subsidiary of Torcensta ("Global");
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(4)
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Torcensta Holding Ltd, a
limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of Cyprus,
identification code No. 206233, located at Arch. Makariou III, 000,XXXXXXX
Xxxxx, 0xx
xxxxx, X.X. 0000, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx ("Torcensta" and together
with Xxxxxx, Global, the Other Optionholders (as defined below) and
Kolomoisky the "Kolomoisky
Parties");
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(5)
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Central European Media
Enterprises Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Bermuda
with its registered address at Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx ("CME
Ltd.");
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(6)
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CME Media Enterprises
B.V., a company organized under the laws of the Netherlands,
located at: Xxx 0 X, 0000 XX Xxxxxxxxx, xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx ("CME
BV");
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(7)
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CME Ukraine Holding
GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CME BV organized and existing
under the laws of Austria, located at Wagramer Xxx. 00, 00. Xxxxx, 0000
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx ("CME
Ukraine Holding");
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(8)
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CET 21 s.r.o., a company
incorporated under the laws of the Czech Republic, located at: Xxxxx 0,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx xxx. 0000/0, XXX 000 00, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, registered in the
Commercial Register of the Commercial Court of Prague, part C,
Register-No.10581 ("CET
21"); and
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(9)
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Ukrainian Media Services
LLC, a legal entity organized and existing under the laws of
Ukraine, identification code No. 33600071, located at 00 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx ("UMS",
and together with CME Ltd., CME BV, CME Ukraine Holding and CET 21, the
"CME
Parties"),
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(individually
a "Party" and together
the "Parties").
WHEREAS:
(A)
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Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, a resident of the Russian Federation, registered at 000,
"Xxxxxxxx" xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 7, 2-e Uspenskoe shosse, Odintsovsky
district, Moscow region, Russian Federation, passport CH 316475, issued by
Pechersk RU GU MVS of Ukraine in the city of Kyiv on November 19, 1996
("Rodnyansky"),
and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, a citizen of Germany, residing at Xxxxx-Xxxx-Xxxxxxx
00, 00000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, passport 000000000, issued on July 18, 2005
("Fuchsmann"),
have transferred to Irling Financial Corporation, a limited liability
company organized and existing under the laws of Belize whose registered
address is 00X Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX Xxx 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx ("Irling") and to Multy TV
Holding Ltd, a company organized and existing under the laws of Belize
whose registered address is 00x Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx ("Multy") the exclusive
right to sell and transfer to Xxxxxx and Nelano Holdings Ltd, a company
duly registered and validly existing and in good standing under the Laws
of British Virgin Islands, located at Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, X.X.Xxx 00, Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx ("Nelano") the option
right to purchase shares of Broadcasting Company "Studio 1+1 LLC", a legal
entity organized and existing under the laws of Ukraine, identification
code No. 23729809, located at 0/00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx ("Studio 1+1"), Innova
Film GmbH, a limited liability company organized and existing under the
laws of Germany, located at San Remo Xxx. 00, X-00000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
("Innova"), and
International Media Services Ltd, a company limited by shares organized
and existing under the laws of Bermuda, located at Clarendon House, 0
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx ("XXX").
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(B)
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The
Kolomoisky Parties have represented that Xxxxxx and Nelano have in the
aggregate purchased from Irling and Multy, in accordance with the terms of
the relevant agreements ("Option Rights Sale and Purchase
Agreements"), the option right to purchase (i) a 15.164%
ownership interest in Studio 1+1 (the "IK Studio Optioned
Interest") and (ii) a 21.665%
ownership interest in each of Innova and IMS, (collectively, the "IK Innova/IMS Optioned
Interests" and together with the IK Studio Optioned Interest, the
"IK Optioned
Interests").
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(C)
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CME
Parties have
preemptive rights ("CME
Preemptive Rights") in respect of the shares of IMS, Innova and
Studio 1+1 which prohibit Rodnyansky and Fuchsmann from transferring
shares of IMS, Innova and Studio 1+1 to Kolomoisky
Parties.
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(D)
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The
Kolomoisky Parties have represented that, according to the terms of the
Option Rights Sale and Purchase Agreements, if the CME Parties waive the
CME Preemptive Rights, the Kolomoisky Parties will have the absolute
unrestricted right upon the payment of two US dollars to be registered as
shareholders in relation to the IK Optioned Interests or designate a third
party to become the registered shareholder of the IK Optioned
Interests.
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(E)
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Under
the agreement among Kolomoisky, Xxxxxx, CME Ltd., CME BV, CME Ukraine
Holding, UMS, Torcensta and Global dated October 5, 2007, the
CME Parties have waived the CME Preemptive Rights in accordance therewith,
following which Xxxxxx and Nelano have by notice to Fuchsmann, Rodnyansky,
Irling and Multy together designated (i) Torcensta as
the entity to whom the IK IMS Optioned Interest and the IK Innova Optioned
Interest should be registered and (ii) Global as
the entity to whom the IK Studio Optioned Interest should be registered
(the "October
Notice");
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(F)
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Pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement, the Kolomoisky Parties will assign the
right to acquire the IK Optioned Interests to CME Ltd., CME BV and CET 21
and, in connection therewith, Xxxxxx and Nelano shall agree not to
exercise the right to acquire the IK Optioned Interests. In addition,
Xxxxxx and Nelano shall withdraw the October Notice and shall deliver the
Notice (as defined below) to Irling, Multy, Fuchsmann and
Rodnyansky.
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(G)
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The
CME Parties, Fuchsmann and Rodnyansky have agreed that prior to the Sale
Transfers (as defined below), (i) Fuchsmann
will transfer to Rodnyansky: (a) his 100%
ownership interest in International Teleservices Ltd. ("ITS"), a company
organized under the laws of Belize with its registered office at Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxx Trust Corporation (Belize) Limited, 00X Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx
xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, (x) a 10.0%
ownership interest in IMS and (c) a 5.0%
interest in TV Media Planet Ltd, a company organized under the laws of
Cyprus, located at Arch. Makariou III, 199 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx X. X., 0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx ("TV
Media Planet") and (ii) Rodnyansky
with transfer (a) a 22.98%
participation interest in Studio 1+1 to a sole purpose holding company
100% owned by Rodnyansky ("NewCo 1") and (b) a 5.02%
participation interest in Studio 1+1 to another sole purpose holding
company 100% owned by Rodnyansky ("NewCo 2"). After the
completion and as a consequence of the Rodnyansky Restructuring (as
defined below), Rodnyansky will own a 25.0% indirect ownership interest in
IMS through his sole ownership of ITS, a 10.0% direct ownership interest
in IMS and a 28.0% indirect
ownership interest in Studio 1+1 through his sole beneficial ownership of
NewCo 3, which will own 100% of each of NewCo 1 (which will own a 22.98%
participation interest in Studio 1+1) and NewCo 2 (which will own a 5.02%
participation interest in Studio 1+1), and Fuchsmann will own a
40.0% interest in Innova, a 5.0% ownership interest in IMS and a 35.0%
interest in TV Media Planet;
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(H)
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Rodnyansky,
Fuchsmann and ITS (together, the "RF Participants") and
the CME Parties shall on the date hereof enter into an agreement (the
"RF Participants
Framework Agreement"), pursuant to which the following transfers
and other actions shall occur:
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1.
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CET
21 and Fuchsmann agree to enter into the Innova Transfer and Option
Agreement (as defined below) to transfer a portion of Fuchsmann's
interests in Innova equal to a 23.4% ownership interest in Innova,
including a 21.665% interest in Innova to be acquired by CET 21 by
exercising the option assigned hereunder, to CET 21 (the "Innova Sale
Transfer");
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2.
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CME
Ltd., Rodnyansky and ITS agree to enter into the IMS Transfer Agreement
(as defined below) to transfer a portion of Rodnyansky's direct ownership
interest in IMS, and all of ITS' ownership interest in IMS, to CME Ltd.,
such that the aggregate ownership interest transferred under the IMS
Transfer Agreement is equal to a 30% ownership interest in IMS (including
a 21.665% interest in IMS to be acquired by CME Ltd. by exercising the
option assigned hereunder, the "IMS Sale
Transfer");
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3.
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CME
Ltd. and Fuchsmann agree to enter into the TV Media Planet Transfer
Agreement (as defined below) to transfer a 30% ownership interest in TV
Media Planet to CME Ltd. (the "TV Media Planet Sale
Transfer");
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4.
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Rodnyansky
and CME BV agree to enter into the NewCo 1 Transfer Agreement (as defined
below) to transfer all of Rodnyansky's shares in NewCo 1 (which will own a
22.98% participation interest in Studio 1+1, including a 15.164% interest
in Studio 1+1 (represented by a 65.99% interest in NewCo 1) to be acquired
by CME BV by exercising the option acquired hereunder) to CME BV (the
"NewCo 1 Sale
Transfer", and together with the Innova Sale Transfer, the IMS Sale
Transfer and the TV Media Planet Sale Transfer, the "Sale Transfers");
and
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5.
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Fuchsmann,
Rodnyansky and certain CME Parties agree to grant put and call options in
respect of all remaining interests in the Studio 1+1 Group (as defined
below) owned, directly and indirectly, by Fuchsmann and Rodnyansky
following the Sale Transfers; and
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(I)
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Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Kolomoisky Parties have agreed to
transfer and assign all of their right, title and interest in the right to
acquire the IK Optioned Interests to CME Ltd., CME BV and CET 21, to
settle fully and finally the Kolomoisky Claims (as defined below), to
terminate and release all other claims and rights the Kolomoisky Parties
may have relating to the ownership of any member of the Studio 1+1 Group
and to terminate and release all claims and rights the Kolomoisky Parties
may have against Rodnyansky, Fuchsmann, ITS, the Studio 1+1 Group and any
CME Party, except that the
Surviving Agreements (defined below) shall survive execution of this
Agreement, in exchange for the consideration set out in Clause 5, and CME
Ltd. has agreed, on and subject to the terms of this Agreement, to settle
such consideration in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
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NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual representations,
covenants, warranties and agreements contained herein, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
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DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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Definitions
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For the
purposes of this Agreement, and unless the context requires otherwise, the
following terms have the meanings given to them below:
"Business Day" means a day, not
being a Saturday or Sunday, when banks are open in Amsterdam (the Netherlands),
London (England) and Kyiv (Ukraine) for commercial business;
"Closing Date Confirmation"
means the confirmation set out in Schedule
5;
"Closing Documents" means the
following documents duly executed and delivered by all the applicable parties
thereto: (i)
the Closing Date Confirmation; (ii) the Kolomoisky
Closing Certificate; (iii) the Release
Agreements; (iv) subject to Clause
5.2, the Subscription Agreement; and (v) subject to Clause
5.2, the Registration Rights Agreement;
"CME Shares" means shares of
Class A Common Stock of CME Ltd.;
"Consideration" means (i) if A is less than
B: US $ 140,000,000 (one hundred forty million US Dollars), to be paid in cash
or CME Shares pursuant to Clause 5.2, and (ii) if A is greater
than B: the number of CME Shares equal to 4% of the total number of CME Shares
outstanding on the date of delivery of the Notice of Registration,
where:
"A" means US $ 140,000,000 (one
hundred forty million US Dollars), and
"B" means the US Dollar amount
equal to the product of (i) 4% of the total
number of CME Shares outstanding on the date of delivery of the Notice of
Registration and (ii) the Share
Price;
"Control" means the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policy of any Person,
directly or indirectly, through family or other relationship (if a natural
person), the holding of securities or other participation interests, by virtue
of an agreement or on other grounds, and "Controlling" and "Controlled" have the
correlative meanings proceeding from this term;
"Controlled Party" of a Person
means any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person, and in
respect of a Kolomoisky Party, also means another Person acting at the direction
of such Kolomoisky Party;
"Governmental Authority" means
any state or any political subdivision thereof; any entity, authority or body
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions on behalf of the state or its political subdivision, including any
government authority, ministry, agency, department, board, commission or
instrumentality and subdivisions thereof; any court, tribunal or arbitrator; and
any self-regulatory organization acting on behalf of the state or itself
pursuant to the rights granted thereto by applicable Law;
"IMS Transfer Agreement" means
the agreement among Rodnyansky, ITS and CME Ltd. (or its designee) to effect the
IMS Sale Transfer, to be entered into pursuant to the RF Participants Framework
Agreement;
"Inter-Media" means Foreign
Enterprise Inter-Media, a limited liability company organized and existing under
the laws of Ukraine, identification code No. 23389360, located at 00 Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx;
"Innova Transfer and Option
Agreement" means the agreement between CET 21 and Fuchsmann to effect the
Innova Sale Transfer, to be entered into pursuant to the RF Participants
Framework Agreement;
"Kolomoisky Claims" has the
meaning set forth in the English law Kolomoisky Release Agreement;
"Kolomoisky Release Agreements"
means the agreements set out in Schedule
1;
"Law" means all applicable
(i) provisions
of all constitutions, treaties, statutes, laws, customs, codes, rules,
regulations, ordinances, orders and official opinions and interpretations of any
Governmental Authority having the force of law, (ii) approvals of any
Governmental Authority, and (iii) orders,
decisions, injunctions, judgments, awards and decrees of or agreements with any
Governmental Authority;
"Lien" means any mortgage,
pledge, deed of trust, hypothecation, right of third Persons, claim, security
interest, title defect, title retention agreement, lease, sublease, license
agreement, occupancy agreement, easement, covenant, condition, encroachment,
voting trust agreement, interest, option, right of first offer, proxy, lien,
charge or other restrictions or limitations of any nature
whatsoever;
"NewCo 1 Transfer Agreement"
means the agreement between CME BV and Rodnyansky to effect the NewCo 1 Sale
Transfer pursuant to the RF Participants Framework Agreement;
"Notice" means the notice set
out in Schedule
6;
"Other Optionholders" means Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, a citizen of Ukraine residing at 14 Nikolsko – Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxx., Xxxx 0, Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, passport XX000000 and Nelano;
"Person" or "Persons" means any physical
person, corporation, general partnership, simple partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company,
proprietorship, other business organization, trust, union, association or
Governmental Authority, whether incorporated or unincorporated;
"Pledge Agreements" means each
of the pledge agreements to be entered into on or prior to the Closing Date
among inter alios
Rodnyansky, the wholly-owned Cyprus companies to be established by Rodnyansky,
and CME BV, as contemplated in the Rodnyansky Restructuring;
"Registered Revised Charter"
means the new registered charter of Studio 1+1, with the seal of the relevant
Governmental Authority and signed by the appropriate registrar, reflecting UMS
as the registered owner of a 42.0% participation interest, Inter-Media as the
registered owner of a 30.0% participation interest, NewCo 1 as the registered
owner of a 22.98% participation interest and NewCo 2 as the registered owner of
a 5.02% participation interest in Studio 1+1;
"Registration Rights Agreement"
means the registration rights agreement to be entered into between CME Ltd. and
Kolomoisky substantially in the form of the registration rights agreement
described in the Surviving Agreements;
"Reissued Licenses " means the
15-hour and the 9-hour broadcasting licenses of Studio 1+1 issued by the
relevant Governmental Authority reflecting the ownership of Studio 1+1 as set
out in the Registered Revised Charter;
"Release Agreements" means the
Kolomoisky Release Agreements and the Xxxxxx Release
Agreements;
"Releasor" has the meaning set
forth in the English law Kolomoisky Release Agreement or the English law Xxxxxx
Release Agreement, as applicable;
"RF Participants Framework
Agreement" means that agreement among Rodnyansky, Fuchsmann, ITS, the
Studio 1+1 Group and the CME Parties entered into on or about the date
hereof;
"Rodnyansky Restructuring"
means the completion of the steps set out in Recital D and the occurrence of
Successful Registration;
"Studio 1+1 Group" means,
collectively, Studio 1+1, IMS, Inter-Media, Innova, TV Media Planet, NewCo 1
(only once acquired by a CME Party) and NewCo 2 (only once acquired by a CME
Party);
"Subscription Agreement" means
the subscription agreement to be entered into between CME Ltd. and Kolomoisky
substantially in the form of the subscription agreement described in the
definition of Surviving Agreements;
"Successful Registration" means the
occurrence of all of the following: (i) the receipt of the
Registered Revised Charter and (ii) the receipt of
the Reissued Licenses;
"Xxxxxx Release Agreements"
means the agreements set out in Schedule
2;
"Surviving Agreements" means
the subscription agreement between Kolomoisky and CME Ltd., dated August 24,
2007, and the registration rights agreement between Kolomoisky and CME Ltd.,
dated August 24, 2007, in each case, as amended from time to time;
"Transaction Documents" means
this Agreement and the Release Agreements;
"Transfer Agreements" means the
NewCo 1 Transfer Agreement, the Innova Transfer and Option Agreement, the IMS
Transfer Agreement and the TV Media Planet Transfer Agreement; and
"TV Media Planet Transfer
Agreement" means the agreement between CME Ltd. and Fuchsmann to effect
the TV Media Planet Sale Transfer, to be entered into pursuant to the RF
Participants Framework Agreement.
1.2
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Interpretation and
Rules of Construction
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In this
Agreement, except to the extent otherwise provided or that the context otherwise
requires:
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(a)
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when
a reference is made in this Agreement to a Clause, Exhibit or Schedule,
such reference is to a Clause of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this
Agreement, unless otherwise
indicated;
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(b)
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the
table of contents and headings for this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation
of this Agreement;
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(c)
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whenever
the words "include," "includes," or "including" are used in this
Agreement, they are deemed to be followed by the words "without
limitation";
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(d)
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a
reference to "US Dollar" or "US $" means the lawful currency of the United
States of America;
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(e)
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the
words "hereof," "herein," and "hereunder" and words of similar import,
when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this
Agreement;
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(f)
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all
terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any
certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, unless
otherwise defined therein;
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(g)
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references
in the singular shall include references in the plural and vice versa,
words denoting any gender shall include any other gender and words
denoting natural persons shall include any other
Persons;
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(h)
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references
to a Person are also to its successors and permitted
assigns;
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(i)
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references
to this Agreement and/or any other agreement are deemed to be references
to such agreement, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time;
and
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(j)
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the
use of "or" is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated
otherwise.
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2.
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NO ADMISSION
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The
Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that in entering into this Agreement none
of them makes any admissions as to any liability or the absence thereof in
connection with the Kolomoisky Claims.
3.
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OPTION ASSIGNMENT ANDT
TERMINATIONS
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3.1
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Assignment of the
Right to Acquire the IK Optioned
Interests
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(a)
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In
consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Kolomoisky
Parties hereby transfer and assign all of their right, title and interest
in the right to acquire the IK Optioned Interests to CME Ltd. or one or
more of its subsidiaries designated by it (the "Assignment"). CME
Ltd. intends to acquire such IK Optioned Interests as
follows:
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(i)
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the
option right to acquire the IK Innova Optioned Interest shall be assigned
to CET 21 for consideration of $40,868,411 or if the Consideration is less
than $140,000,000, $40,868,411 minus an amount equal to 0.3 multiplied by
the difference between $140,000,000 and the Consideration, and shall be
exercised by CET 21;
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(ii)
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the
option right to acquire the IK IMS Optioned Interest shall be assigned to
CME Ltd. for consideration equal to $6,177,492, and shall be exercised by
CME Ltd.; and
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(iii)
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the
option right to acquire the IK Studio Optioned Interest shall be assigned
to CME BV for consideration equal to $92,954,097 or if the Consideration
is less than $140,000,000, $92,954,097 minus an amount equal to 0.7
multiplied by the difference between $140,000,000 and the Consideration,
and shall be exercised by CME BV, which right may be exercised directly
or, with the consent of Rodnyansky, indirectly through the acquisition of
a portion of the shares of NewCo 1.
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(b)
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The
Kolomoisky Parties warrant and confirm (i) that the
option to acquire the IK Optioned Interests may be exercised by the CME
Parties after payment of US $2 (two US Dollars) to Irling (which has been
paid prior to the date hereof) and by transfer of the IK Optioned
Interests by Fuchsmann and Rodnyansky to the CME Parties, (ii) that no
further action is necessary or appropriate in order for the CME Parties to
acquire good title to the IK Optioned Interests under the Option Rights
Sale and Purchase Agreements, (iii) that the
IK Optioned Interests are free from any Liens that were created by, or
that they are aware of and could have been removed by, any of the
Kolomoisky Parties or their Controlled Parties, and (iv) that any
other Liens (other than those created in accordance with the RF
Participants Framework Agreement) on the IK Optioned Interests that are
known to the Kolomoisky Parties or their Controlled Parties have been
fully disclosed to CME Ltd.
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(c)
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The
Kolomoisky Parties agree to deliver to Irling, Multy, Fuchsmann and
Rodnyansky the Notice executed by them on the date hereof or as soon as
practicable thereafter with a confirmation to be provided to the CME
Parties.
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(d)
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The
Parties agree that none of Torcensta, Global and any other Kolomoisky
Party shall exercise any option to acquire all or any part of the IK
Optioned Interests.
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3.2
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Release
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This
Agreement (and the agreements executed in connection with it, including the
Registration Rights Agreement) is entered into, in full and final settlement,
conditional upon the occurrence of the Closing Date and the Parties complying
with their obligations hereunder, of all rights, claims, controversies and/or
disputes among the Parties, known and/or unknown to any of the Parties, arising
from or connected to the IK Optioned Interests, the Kolomoisky Claims and/or any
claim for legal fees and/or any other fees incurred in respect of or relating in
any way to the same (the "Settled Matters"), except that the
Surviving Agreements shall survive this Agreement. Consequently, and
with effect from the Closing Date:
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(a)
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the
Kolomoisky Parties hereby irrevocably release the CME Parties, the RF
Participants and the Studio 1+1 Group in respect of the Settled Matters;
and
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(b)
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the
CME Parties hereby irrevocably release the Kolomoisky Parties in respect
of the Settled Matters.
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3.3
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Execution of the
Release Agreements
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The
Parties agree that promptly following the establishment of NewCo 1 and NewCo 2
in connection with the Rodnyansky Restructuring or as soon as practicable
thereafter, all the relevant parties shall execute and deliver all of the
Release Agreements, which shall become effective on the Closing Date (as defined
in Clause 5.5).
3.4
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Termination of Certain
Prior Agreements
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From the
date of this Agreement until the earlier of (i) the Closing Date
or (ii) the
date that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms of Clause 7.1
hereof, the agreements listed below in (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Clause
3.4 shall be suspended. With effect on the Closing Date:
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(a)
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the
agreement among Kolomoisky, Torcensta, Xxxxxx and the CME Parties, dated
October 5, 2007 (the "Original Agreement"),
shall be terminated in accordance with Clause 3.1
thereof;
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(b)
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the
purchase agreement among Kolomoisky, Torcensta and CME Ltd., dated October
30, 2007, shall be terminated in accordance with Clause 9.1(b)
thereof;
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(c)
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the
share pledge agreement among Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, a citizen of the Republic
of Cyprus residing at 4 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, 0000, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx, with Identification number 659791, Charoulla Neofytou, a citizen
of the Republic of Cyprus residing at 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, 0000,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, with Identification number 787198, Kolomoisky and CME
Ltd., dated October 30, 2007, shall be terminated in accordance with
Clause 6.1.1 thereof;
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(d)
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the
waiver delivered by the CME Parties on October 11, 2007 with respect to
the agreements listed above shall terminate;
and
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(e)
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the
letter agreement dated the date hereof relating to the Original Agreement,
executed by the parties to the Original Agreement, shall
terminate.
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If the
Closing Date does not occur, the agreements listed in the foregoing (a), (b),
(c), (d) and (e) of this Clause 3.4 shall no longer be suspended and shall
remain in force as if not suspended.
4.
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ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN PRIOR TO CLOSING
DATE
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4.1
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Entrance into the RF
Participants Framework Agreement and Other
Actions
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(a)
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On
the date hereof, the CME Parties, the RF Participants, ITS and the Studio
1+1 Group entered into the RF Participants Framework Agreement, pursuant
to which the Sale Transfers shall be
consummated.
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(b)
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The
Parties agree that the following actions shall occur as soon as
practicable after the date hereof but in any event on or prior to the
Closing Date:
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(i)
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the
CME Parties and, if applicable, the Kolomoisky Parties shall grant all
necessary consents, as deemed necessary by the CME Parties, to effectuate
the Rodnyansky Restructuring and the Sale Transfers pursuant to the RF
Participants Framework Agreement;
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(ii)
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the
Rodnyansky Restructuring shall be completed, including execution of the
Pledge Agreements;
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(iii)
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the
Release Agreements shall be executed and delivered pursuant to Clause 3.3;
and
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(iv)
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the
Kolomoisky Parties shall deliver to Irling, Multy, Fuchsmann and
Rodnyansky the Notice and shall provide to CME Ltd. a fully executed copy
thereof.
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(c)
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The
CME Parties agree that prior to the Closing Date they shall not release
the pledge of shares created by any of the Pledge Agreements other than
with the prior written consent of Kolomoisky, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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4.2
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Notice
of Successful Registration and Consummation of the Sale
Transfers
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Within 3
(three) Business Days of the Successful Registration, CME Ltd. shall give
written notice of the same to Kolomoisky in the form attached hereto as Schedule 4 (the
"Notice of
Registration").
4.3
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Long
Stop
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In the
event that any of the conditions set out in Clause 4.1 have not been fulfilled
by August 30, 2008, any Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by
written notice to the other Parties, provided that such
non-fulfillment of conditions was not the direct result of any breach by the
Party seeking to terminate or its Controlled Party.
5.
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CONSIDERATION; CONDITIONS PRECEDENT;
CLOSING
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5.1
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Consideration
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In
consideration of the Assignment and the other documents to be delivered and
undertakings given by the Kolomoisky Parties hereunder and otherwise required
hereby and provided that the
notice procedures set forth in Clause 4.2 have been followed by the applicable
Parties, on the Closing Date, CME Ltd. shall transfer to Kolomoisky the
Consideration determined in accordance with the calculation and election
procedure set forth in Clause 5.2.
5.2
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Calculation and
Election
of Consideration
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Within 2
(two) Business Days after the delivery of the Notice of Registration by CME
Ltd., CME Ltd. shall deliver to Kolomoisky its calculation of the Consideration
as provided in Clause 1.1, in which the following procedure shall
apply:
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(a)
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in
the event the Consideration is determined to be the amount of US $
140,000,000 (one hundred forty million US Dollars), Kolomoisky may elect
to receive such Consideration in CME Shares by delivering a notice of his
election to CME Ltd. within 1 (one) Business Day after receiving notice of
the calculation of Consideration. If Kolomoisky so delivers his
election notice, the sole consideration payable to Kolomoisky by CME Ltd.
on the Closing Date shall be the number of CME Shares equal to the
quotient of (i) US$
140,000,000 and (ii) the Share
Price. If Kolomoisky does not so deliver his election notice,
the Consideration shall be payable by CME Ltd. on the Closing Date in cash
pursuant to Clause 5.5(c)(ii); and
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(b)
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if
sub-clause 5.2(a) above is not applicable, the Consideration shall be the
number of CME Shares equal to 4% of the total number of CME Shares
outstanding on the date of delivery of the Notice of
Registration.
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5.3
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CME
Shares
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In the
event Kolomoisky is to receive CME Shares as consideration on the Closing Date,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, CME Ltd. shall issue and
deliver to Kolomoisky (and only to Kolomoisky), and Kolomoisky shall subscribe
for and acquire from CME Ltd., the applicable number of CME Shares pursuant to
the Subscription Agreement.
5.4
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Conditions
Precedent
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The
occurrence of the Closing Date shall be subject to the fulfilment and
satisfaction (or waiver in writing by the relevant Party or Parties) of each of
the following conditions precedent (the "Conditions
Precedent"):
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(a)
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General
Conditions Precedent to the performance by the Parties of their respective
obligations on the Closing Date:
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(i)
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the
Successful Registration shall have occurred (as confirmed by the Notice of
Registration); and
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(ii)
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consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction
Documents shall not have been restrained, enjoined or otherwise prohibited
or made illegal by any applicable Law, including any court order, and no
such Law or order that would have such an effect shall have been
threatened, promulgated, entered, issued or determined by any court or
other Governmental Authority to be applicable to this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document.
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(b)
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Conditions
Precedent to the performance by the CME Parties of their respective
obligations on the Closing Date:
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(i)
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the
Release Agreements and the Notice shall have been fully executed by all of
the parties thereto, shall have become effective, shall remain in full
force and effect and shall not of have been
repudiated;
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(ii)
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the
Rodnyansky Restructuring shall have occurred and the Sale Transfers shall
have been consummated under the Transfer
Agreements;
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(iii)
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the
Reissued Licenses shall have become effective and remain in full force and
effect and shall not have been challenged or
revoked;
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(iv)
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if
applicable, the Subscription Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement shall have been duly executed by
Kolomoisky;
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(v)
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each
of the Kolomoisky Parties and their respective Controlled Parties shall
have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants
and agreements required to be performed or complied with by such Party on
or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Clause 3 (Option Assignment and
Terminations), Clause 6 (Standstill), Clause 8 (Indemnities and
Liabilities) and Clause 13.1 (Further Assurances) hereof, to be confirmed
by a closing certificate executed and delivered by each of them on the
Closing Date in the form of Schedule 3 (the "Kolomoisky Closing
Certificate");
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(vi)
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all
of the representations and warranties of the Kolomoisky Parties contained
herein and in the Release Agreements shall have been true and correct in
all material respects when given and shall remain true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the Closing Date, to be confirmed by the
Kolomoisky Closing Certificate executed and delivered on the Closing
Date.
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5.5
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Closing
Date
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The
closing date shall occur no later than the tenth Business Day after the date on
which CME Ltd. delivers the Notice of Registration, provided that the
Conditions Precedent have been and remain fulfilled (the "Closing Date"). CME
Ltd. shall give notice to the Kolomoisky Parties of the anticipated Closing
Date. On the Closing Date, the following actions shall take
place:
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(a)
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CME
Ltd. shall deliver to Kolomoisky the Closing Date Confirmation confirming
the completion of each of the Sale Transfers pursuant to the Transfer
Agreements;
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(b)
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the
Release Agreements shall become
effective;
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(c)
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CME
Ltd. shall transfer the Consideration to Kolomoisky as
follows:
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(x) in the event
Kolomoisky is to receive the Consideration in CME Shares, CME Ltd.
shall:
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(i)
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allot
and issue the CME Shares and make the appropriate entries in the statutory
books of CME Ltd. in respect of that allotment,
and
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(ii)
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deliver,
or cause to be delivered, to
Kolomoisky:
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(1)
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a
certificate of a duly authorized representative of CME Ltd. certifying
that CME Ltd.'s representations and warranties set forth in Clause 9.2
remain true and correct as of the Closing
Date;
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(2)
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a
stock certificate in respect of the CME Shares with the legend specified
in Clause 10.2; and
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(3)
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a
copy of the Subscription Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement
executed by it.
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(y) in the event Kolomoisky is
to receive the Consideration in cash, CME Ltd. shall:
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(i)
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deliver,
or cause to be delivered, to Kolomoisky a certificate of a duly authorized
representative of CME Ltd. certifying that CME Ltd.'s representations and
warranties set forth in Clause 9.2 remain true and correct as of the
Closing Date; and
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(ii)
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pay
the Consideration due to Kolomoisky pursuant to Clause 5.2, by wire
transfer in immediately available funds, to an account in Kolomoisky's
name, the details of which are to be provided by Kolomoisky no later than
the time Kolomoisky provides notice of such election pursuant to Clause
5.2(a); and
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(d)
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Kolomoisky
shall countersign and deliver to CME Ltd. the Closing Date
Confirmation.
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5.6
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Sufficiency of
Consideration
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Each of
the Kolomoisky Parties, on its own behalf and on behalf of all of the Releasors,
hereby acknowledges and agrees that the consideration for entering into this
Agreement consists of CME Ltd.'s obligation to transfer the Kolomoisky
Consideration. Each of the Kolomoisky Parties, on its own behalf and
on behalf of all of the Releasors, further acknowledges the sufficiency of such
consideration and agrees that no additional consideration will be made or
required.
6.
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STANDSTILL
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6.1
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Standstill
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From the
date of this Agreement until the date of termination of this Agreement in
accordance with its terms, each of the Parties, on its own behalf and on behalf
of all of its Controlled Parties, and, with respect to the Kolomoisky Parties,
on behalf of the Other Optionholders, agrees that it shall not directly or
indirectly (i)
take any further action with respect to any Kolomoisky Claim or (ii) initiate any
complaints, claims, charges or lawsuits with any national, regional, state,
federal or local Governmental Authority or any court, within any jurisdiction,
with respect to any Kolomoisky Claim.
6.2
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Proviso
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Provided
that nothing in Clause 6.1 shall restrict any Party from performing any of the
aforesaid actions in circumstances where:
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(a)
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such
action is required to perform that Party's obligations hereunder;
or
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(b)
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the
other Parties have given their prior written consent to such
action.
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7.
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TERMINATION
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7.1
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Termination
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This
Agreement may be terminated:
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(a)
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at
any time by mutual written consent of all of the Parties;
or
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(b)
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by
any of the Parties pursuant to Clause
4.3.
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In the
event of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the above, all
rights to acquire the IK Optioned Interests transferred according to Clause 3.1
shall revert back to the Kolomoisky Parties.
7.2
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Survival
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Any
termination or expiry of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to any rights
accruing prior to such termination. Clauses 1, 2, 3.1, 4.1(c), 7, 8,
10, 12, 13 and 14 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
8.
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INDEMNITIES
AND LIABILITIES
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8.1
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CME
Indemnity
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(a)
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CME
Ltd. agrees that, from and after the date of this Agreement, it will
indemnify and hold harmless the Kolomoisky Parties from and against any
bona fide claims (by any person that is not a Controlled Party of any
Kolomoisky Party or any Other Optionholder), obligations, debts, damages
(including any damages arising from or related to business interruption or
loss of profits, consequential, indirect, speculative or punitive
damages), liquidated damages, liabilities, costs, expenses and reasonable
legal fees (collectively, "Losses") whatsoever
arising from and caused by any failure by the CME Parties or any of their
respective Controlled Parties (or any assignee thereof) to comply with
their obligations under Clause 4.1 of this Agreement. Each of
the Kolomoisky Parties agrees that he or it has a duty to mitigate any
such Losses in order for CME Ltd. to have a corresponding obligation to
indemnify for such Losses.
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(b)
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CME
Ltd.'s obligations and liabilities under Clause 8.1(a) shall in no
circumstances exceed the sum of
US$140,000,000.
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8.2
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Kolomoisky
Indemnity
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Kolomoisky
agrees that, from and after the Closing Date, he will indemnify and hold
harmless the CME Parties and the Studio 1+1 Group from and against any Losses
that any of them may have arising from (i) any breach by any
Kolomoisky Party of any obligations (including any of their respective
representations and warranties) under this Agreement and (ii) any breach by any
Kolomoisky Party of any obligations set forth in the Release
Agreements.
9.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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9.1
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Representations and
Warranties of the Kolomoisky
Parties
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Each of
the Kolomoisky Parties party to this Agreement represents and warrants to the
other Parties as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date
that:
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(a)
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each
of the Kolomoisky Parties and the Releasors has the necessary power and
authority (including full legal and dispositive capacity) to enter into,
deliver, and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the
other Transaction Documents to which it is
party;
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(b)
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the
execution, delivery and performance by each of the Kolomoisky Parties and
the Releasors of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document
constitutes valid and legally binding obligations, enforceable against
such Person in accordance with the terms thereof, and will not violate any
provision of and will not result in a breach of the terms of (i) any
applicable Law or any rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority, or
(ii) any
contract, indenture, agreement or commitment to which it is a party or
bound;
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(c)
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no
additional consent by any other Person is required to be obtained by any
of the Kolomoisky Parties and the Releasors in connection with its
execution or performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document;
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(d)
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all
proceedings that are required to be taken, and all approvals that are
required to be obtained, by each Kolomoisky Party to authorise it to
execute, deliver and perform the terms of this Agreement and each of the
other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been taken or
obtained;
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(e)
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he
is not aware of any Person who has any basis for bringing any Kolomoisky
Claims, and he will not make, encourage or support, directly or
indirectly, any future Kolomoisky
Claims;
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(f)
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no
Kolomoisky Party or Releasor has directly or indirectly instituted or
caused to be instituted any complaints, claims, charges or lawsuits with
any national, regional, state, federal or local Governmental Authority or
any court, within any jurisdiction, against any other CME Parties or any
of their Controlled Parties with respect to any claim against or related
in any way to Studio 1+1 or the Studio 1+1
Group;
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(g)
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Kolomoisky
does not have any ownership interest in Multy or Irling, and neither Multy
nor Irling is a Controlled Party of Kolomoisky or any Other
Optionholder;
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(h)
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no
Kolomoisky Party or Releasor has sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or
otherwise disposed of any interest in the IK Optioned Interests or in the
Kolomoisky Claims, and no Kolomoisky Party or Releasor is a party to, or
has any other interest in the IK Optioned
Interests;
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(i)
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following
the execution and performance of this Agreement, there are no outstanding
agreements, arrangements or other understandings (whether by contract or
otherwise) with any other third parties granting to any Kolomoisky Party
or any Other Optionholder the right to acquire any direct or indirect
interest in the Studio 1+1 Group, or any options, warrants, commitments,
rights of first refusal, conversion rights or other rights of any kind
held by or granted to anyone to acquire any participation interests or any
other interests in Studio 1+1 or any other entity in the Studio 1+1
Group;
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(j)
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on
the date hereof, no Kolomoisky Party or Releasor has any direct or
indirect contractual right or claim against any CME Party or any member of
the Studio 1+1 Group, other than pursuant to the Transaction
Documents;
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(k)
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no
Kolomoisky Party has any direct or indirect interest in any tangible or
intangible asset or property used in the business of the Studio 1+1
Group;
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(l)
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Kolomoisky
is: (i)
able, by reason of business and financial experience, to protect his own
interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; (ii) able to
afford the entire loss of his investment in any CME Shares; (iii) an
"accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation
D under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"); and
(iv) not
a broker-dealer or an affiliate of a broker-dealer registered pursuant to
Section 15 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 0000 (xxx "Xxxxxxxx
Xxx");
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(m)
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Kolomoisky
understands that any CME Shares issued hereunder are being offered and
sold to him in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements
of the United States federal securities laws, and that CME Ltd. is relying
upon the truth and accuracy of Kolomoisky's representations and warranties
contained herein and Kolomoisky's compliance with this Agreement in order
to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of
Kolomoisky to acquire CME Shares in accordance with the terms and
provisions of this Agreement;
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(n)
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Kolomoisky:
(i) has
had the opportunity to review information concerning the business of CME
Ltd., including without limitation CME Ltd.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the period ended December 31, 2006 and Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended September 30, 2007 as well as any Annual Report on Form 10-K
or Report on Form 10-Q published by CME Ltd. after the date hereof and
(ii) has
had access to the management of CME Ltd. and has had the opportunity to
ask questions of the management of CME
Ltd.;
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(o)
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Kolomoisky
is acquiring CME Shares under this Agreement, if applicable, for his own
account, for investment purposes only, and not with a present view towards
the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to a sale or
sales that are registered under the Securities Act or exempt from such
registration;
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(p)
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Kolomoisky
will not, directly or indirectly, sell or otherwise transfer, pledge or
assign all or any part of such CME Shares (or solicit any offers to buy,
purchase or otherwise acquire or take a pledge of all or any part of such
CME Shares) except in accordance with the provisions of Clause
10.1. Kolomoisky understands that he must bear the economic
risk of his investment in any CME Shares to be acquired hereunder, if
applicable, for an indefinite period of time because, among other reasons,
the offering and sale of the CME Shares under this Agreement have not been
registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, such CME Shares cannot
be sold other than in accordance with Clause 10.1. Kolomoisky
also understands that transfers of any CME Shares acquired under this
Agreement, if applicable, are further restricted by the provisions of U.S.
securities laws;
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(q)
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Kolomoisky
has not learned of the investment in the CME Shares to be acquired
hereunder, if applicable, as a result of any public advertising or general
solicitation;
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(r)
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none
of the cash or property that Kolomoisky has paid, will pay, or will
contribute to CME Ltd. has been, or shall be, derived from, or related to,
any activity that is deemed criminal under U.K. law, U.S. law, Bermuda law
or the law of the jurisdiction in which such activity takes
place. No contribution or payment by Kolomoisky to CME Ltd., to
the extent that such contributions or payments are within Kolomoisky's
control, shall cause CME Ltd. to be in violation of any of the Anti-Money
Laundering Laws (as defined below) or the anti-money laundering laws,
rules or regulations of any other applicable
jurisdiction;
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(s)
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Kolomoisky
has not employed, engaged or retained, or otherwise incurred any liability
to, any person as a broker, finder, agent or other intermediary in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein. All negotiations
relating to this Agreement and, if applicable, the Registration Rights
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been
carried on without the participation of any Person acting on behalf of
Kolomoisky or any of his Controlled Parties in such a manner as to, and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not otherwise, give
rise to any valid claim against CME Ltd. or its Controlled Parties for any
brokerage or finder's commission, fee or similar compensation, or for any
bonus payable to any officer, director, employee, agent or representative
of or consultant to any such Person upon consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby;
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(t)
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as
at the date of this Agreement, Kolomoisky, together with his Controlled
Parties, holds exactly 1,620,537 CME Shares;
and
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(u)
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all
payments to be made by CME Ltd. or any other CME Party to Kolomoisky under
this Agreement, under the current laws and regulations of any jurisdiction
in which Kolomoisky may be a resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction
from or through which a payment is made will not be subject to withholding
or other taxes under the current laws and regulations of the relevant
taxing jurisdiction and are otherwise payable free and clear of any other
tax, withholding or deduction in the relevant taxing jurisdiction and
without the necessity of obtaining any governmental authorization in the
relevant taxing jurisdiction.
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9.2
|
Representations and
Warranties of the CME
Parties
|
Each of
the CME Parties represents and warrants to the other Parties as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date that:
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(a)
|
it
is a company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its
jurisdiction;
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(b)
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it
has the necessary corporate power and authority to enter into and perform
its obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party, and to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby;
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(c)
|
the
execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party constitute valid and legally
binding obligations, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms
thereof, and will not violate any provision of and will not result in a
breach of the terms of (i) any Law,
rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or
(ii) any
contract, indenture, agreement or commitment to which it is a party or
bound;
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(d)
|
all
proceedings that are required to be taken, and all approvals that are
required to be obtained, by it to authorize it to execute, deliver and
perform the terms of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party have been taken or
approved;
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(e)
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no
additional consent by any other Person is required to be obtained by any
of the CME Parties or the Studio 1+1 Group in connection with its
execution or performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document; and
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(f)
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each
person signing this Agreement and any other Transaction Document on its
behalf is duly appointed and authorized to sign each such document
pursuant to its constitutional documents and/or a power of attorney duly
issued to such person and such appointment and authorization is effective
and valid.
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10.
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CERTAIN
COVENANTS RELATED TO CME SHARE
ISSUANCE
|
10.1
|
Transfer
Restrictions
|
Kolomoisky
acknowledges that none of the CME Shares to be issued hereunder, if applicable,
has been, is being or, except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement,
will be registered under the Securities Act. Kolomoisky agrees that for a period
of 24 (twenty-four) months from the Closing Date, such CME Shares may not be
offered for sale in any form or sold, transferred or assigned, but may be
pledged (in accordance with the provisions below) and thereafter may be offered
for sale, sold, pledged, transferred or assigned only (i) in the United
States through the Nasdaq Global Select Market pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement or an available exemption from registration under the
Securities Act (except that, in the event that Kolomoisky has the right to
attend meetings of the Board of Directors of CME Ltd. as an observer, any
offers, sales, transfers or assignments of Shares made pursuant to an available
exemption from registration under the Securities Act while Kolomoisky has such
observer rights must be made in accordance with the volume limitations set out
in Rule 144(e)(1) under the Securities Act) and (ii) outside the
United States pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the
Securities Act and otherwise in compliance with applicable securities
laws. Kolomoisky may, during the 24 (twenty-four) month period from
the Closing Date, pledge any such Shares pursuant to a bona fide
non-transferable pledge to a third-party financial institution that is not a
Controlled Party of Kolomoisky; and the Parties agree that the foregoing
stipulation that such Shares shall not be offered for sale, sold, transferred,
assigned or further pledged for a period of 24 (twenty-four) months from the
Closing Date shall not apply to the sale of such Shares that are subject to such
pledge after a default in the obligation secured by such pledge so long as such
Shares are sold by the pledgee pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act,
including Rule 144(d)(3)(iv), Rule 904 (together with Rule 905) or any other
available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act. No sale, transfer, pledge or assignment of such CME Shares by
Kolomoisky to a Controlled Party shall be made without the prior written consent
of CME Ltd., such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, and unless such
Controlled Party agrees to be bound by the terms hereof. The
provisions of Clause 10.1 and 10.2, together with the rights and obligations of
Kolomoisky under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, if
applicable, shall be binding upon any subsequent transferees of such CME Shares
not previously registered under the Securities Act or pledged or sold in
accordance with this Clause 10.1.
10.2
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Restrictive
Legend
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Kolomoisky
acknowledges and agrees that, until such time as the CME Shares to be issued
hereunder, if applicable, shall have been registered under the Securities Act in
accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement or sold in
accordance with Clause 10.1, such CME Shares shall bear a restrictive legend in
substantially the following form:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT OR, IF
PERMITTED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JANUARY 31,
2008, PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION SPECIFIED IN AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD. OR
OTHERWISE AS PERMITTED BY LAW.
The
legend set forth above shall be removed and CME Ltd. shall issue a certificate
without such legend to the holder of any CME Share upon which it is stamped, if
such CME Share is registered for sale under an effective registration statement
filed under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or
if such CME Shares are proposed to be sold pursuant to an exemption from
registration and CME Ltd. receives an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory
to it with respect to compliance with such exemption. Kolomoisky
agrees to sell all CME Shares, including those represented by a certificate(s)
from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus
delivery requirements, if any.
10.3
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Reporting Status;
Eligibility to Use Form S-3
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Certain
of the CME Shares are registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange
Act. So long as Kolomoisky beneficially owns any of the CME Shares to
be issued hereunder, if applicable, CME Ltd. shall file all reports required to
be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, and CME Ltd. shall not
terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange
Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would
permit such termination. CME Ltd. currently meets, and will take
commercially reasonable steps to continue to meet, the "registrant eligibility"
requirements set forth in the general instructions to Form S-3 applicable to
both "primary" and "resale" registrations on Form S-3 during the Registration
Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).
10.4
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Compliance with
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations,
etc.
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(a)
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Kolomoisky
acknowledges that, pursuant to anti-money laundering laws and regulations
within the relevant jurisdictions, CME Ltd. may be required to collect
further documentation verifying Kolomoisky's identity and the source of
funds used to purchase the CME Shares before, and from time to time after,
acceptance by CME Ltd. of this Agreement. To comply with
applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, all payments and
contributions by Kolomoisky to CME Ltd. and all payments and distributions
to Kolomoisky from CME Ltd. will only be made in Kolomoisky's name and to
and from a bank account of a bank based or incorporated in or formed under
the laws of the United States or a bank that is registered in Bermuda or
that is regulated in and either based or incorporated in or formed under
the laws of the United States or another "Approved Country" and that is
not a "foreign shell bank" within the meaning of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act
(31 U.S.C. § 5311 et seq.), as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, as such regulations may
be amended from time to time.
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(b)
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Kolomoisky
also acknowledges that (i) CME Ltd. may
be required to comply with all applicable anti-money laundering laws,
including the U.K. Proceeds of Crime Xxx 0000, Terrorism Xxx 0000 and
Money Laundering Regulations 2003 and (ii) CME Ltd.
may be required to comply with the anti-money laundering rules of the SEC,
the NASDAQ and/or the Prague Stock Exchange (the legislation and rules
referred to in (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as the "Anti-Money Laundering
Laws").
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(c)
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Kolomoisky
agrees to provide CME Ltd. at any time while Kolomoisky or any of his
Controlled Parties holds any of the CME Shares with such information as
CME Ltd. determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with the
anti-money laundering laws, rules and regulations of any applicable
jurisdiction (including the Anti-Money Laundering Laws), to respond to
requests for information concerning the identity of CME Ltd.'s
shareholders from any Governmental Authority, self-regulatory organization
or financial institution in connection with its anti-money laundering
compliance procedures, or to update such information. In
addition, neither Kolomoisky nor any of his Controlled Parties is a Person
identified as a terrorist organization on any relevant lists maintained by
an Governmental Authority.
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(d)
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If
at any time while Kolomoisky or any of his Controlled Parties holds any of
the CME Shares, the representations and warranties set forth in Clause
9.1(r) shall cease to be true, Kolomoisky shall promptly so notify CME
Ltd. in writing.
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11.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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11.1
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Obligation
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The
Parties acknowledge and agree that they (whether acting by themselves or through
their respective legal advisers, directors, officers, servants or agents or any
of them or through any company or howsoever) shall keep confidential and shall
not provide a copy of any Transaction Document or disclose, disseminate and/or
publicize, or cause or permit to be disclosed, disseminated and/or publicized,
any of the terms and conditions of any Transaction Document, and/or the
existence of any and all of the circumstances leading to this Agreement and/or
the Kolomoisky Claims, to any individual and/or entity not a Party to this
Agreement or the Transfer Agreements, except to the extent described
below:
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(a)
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to
the respective court or arbitral tribunal insofar as required to terminate
or defend against any Kolomoisky Claims pursuant to this
Agreement;
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(b)
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in
response to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or in response
to an appropriate subpoena or discovery request issued in the course of
litigation;
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(c)
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in
response to an inquiry or order issued by a Governmental Authority or
supra-governmental agency of competent
jurisdiction;
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(d)
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to
the extent necessary to report income to appropriate taxing authorities
and/or to contest the imposition of any tax by appropriate taxing
authorities;
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(e)
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to
such Parties' respective accountants and legal advisers and to any broker
or insurer or relevant reinsurer or retrocessionaire in all cases (other
than disclosure to legal advisers) as may be required by contract and/or
by Law;
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(f)
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in
connection with any litigation or arbitration proceedings between the
Parties relating to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;
and
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(g)
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to
the extent required or (on advice of counsel) appropriate in order to
comply with applicable Law or stock exchange
rules.
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In the
event disclosure is necessary pursuant to any of the Clauses above, the
disclosing Party shall (to the extent permitted by applicable law) apprise the
third party to whom such disclosure is made of the confidential nature of the
information and said disclosing Party shall use its reasonable and good faith
efforts to secure the confidentiality of the information provided to any third
party.
11.2
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Public
Domain
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The
requirements of Clause 11.1 shall not apply to any information or data to the
extent such information has already entered the public domain (provided always that
it has not entered the public domain by reason of the disclosing party's breach
of this Agreement).
12.
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ASSIGNMENT
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Except as
expressly provided herein, none of the rights of the Parties under this
Agreement may be assigned or transferred without the prior written consent of
the other Parties.
13.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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13.1
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Further
Assurances
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The
Parties agree that, from and after the date hereof, each of them shall, and
shall cause their respective Controlled Parties (and, with respect to the
Kolomoisky Parties, the Other Optionholders) to, execute and deliver such
further instruments of conveyance and transfer and take such other action as may
be reasonably requested by any Party to carry out the purposes and intents
hereof. In particular, Kolomoisky agrees that he shall not take, and
shall procure that none of his Controlled Parties or any Other Optionholder
takes, any action that would result in the imposition of any new injunction,
renewal of a previous injunction or similar court relief that would prohibit a
Successful Registration or the consummation of the Sale Transfers. The
provisions of this Clause 13.1 shall survive the Closing Date.
13.2
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Modification; Waiver;
Severability
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Except as
specifically provided herein, this Agreement may be modified only by a written
instrument executed by the Parties. If any provision of this
Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, the Parties shall, acting
in good faith and using best endeavours, seek to agree adjustments to such
provision, so that such provision is not avoided and in order to achieve the
intent of the parties to this Agreement to the extent possible. In
any event, the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement
in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this
Agreement, including that provision, in any other competent jurisdiction. If any
provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid or unenforceable, in whole or
in part, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions
hereof.
13.3
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Third Party
Rights
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The
Parties agree that the Releasees (as defined in the Release Agreements) not
already party hereto shall be third parties within the meaning of the Contracts
(Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the "Act") and such third parties
shall have the right to enforce the relevant terms of this Agreement against the
Kolomoisky Parties in their own right, as such terms may be amended from time to
time. Save to the extent set out in this Clause 13.3, nothing in this
Agreement confers or purports to confer any right under the Act or otherwise to
enforce any of its terms on any person who is not a party to it.
13.4
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Entire
Agreement
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This
Agreement, together with the Registration Rights Agreement and the documents
herein referred to, constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof, provided that this
Clause 13.4 shall in no event have the effect to exclude liability for
fraud.
13.5
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Preparation
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Each
Party acknowledges and confirms that the preparation of this Agreement has been
a joint effort of all Parties and counsel for all Parties and that it shall not
be construed for or against any individual Party on the basis solely that this
Agreement or any part thereof was drafted by or on behalf of that
Party.
13.6
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Specific
Performance
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The
Parties acknowledge and agree that a breach by any Party of any of the terms of
this Agreement, and any breach by any Releasor of any Release Agreement, is
likely to result in irreparable and continuing damage to the other Parties for
which there may or will be no adequate remedy at law and/or for which damages
will not be an adequate remedy, and that in the event of such breach, any of the
Parties shall be entitled to apply for injunctive relief and/or a decree for
specific performance and such other and further relief as may be
appropriate.
13.7
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Costs
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Each
Party shall bear its own costs, including lawyers' fees, in relation to this
Agreement and any other Transaction Document.
13.8
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Notices
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All
notices and other communications made in connection with this Agreement shall be
in writing. Any notice or other communication in connection herewith
shall be deemed duly delivered and given to any Party 1 (one) Business Day after
it is sent by fax, confirmed by letter sent by a reputable express courier
service, in each case, to the regular mail addresses and fax numbers set forth
below or to such other regular mail address and/or fax number as may be
specified in writing to the other Parties:
if to any
of the CME Parties:
c/o CME
Development Corporation
00
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0X 0XX
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Attn:
General Counsel
Tel.: +
00 000 000 0000
Fax: + 00
000 000 0000
if to any
of the Kolomoisky Parties:
Igor
Kolomoisky
00x
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx.
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
Tel./Fax:
+ 000 000 000000
Any Party
may give any notice or other communication in connection herewith using any
other means (including personal delivery, messenger service, facsimile, telex or
regular mail), but no such notice or other communication shall be deemed to have
been duly delivered and given unless and until it is actually received by the
individual for whom it is intended.
13.9
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Counterparts
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This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original and all of which shall together constitute one and the same
agreement.
14.
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GOVERNING
LAW AND ARBITRATION
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14.1
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Governing
Law
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This
Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with English
law.
14.2
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Arbitration
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(a)
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General. Any
dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity,
interpretation, performance or termination, shall be finally resolved by
arbitration in accordance with the Rules of Arbitration of the then
existing Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce
(the "ICC Rules"),
which are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Clause 14.2,
except to the extent modified by this Clause 14.2. The tribunal
shall consist of three arbitrators. Subject to the provisions
of Clause 14.2(c) the parties to any such arbitration shall each be
entitled to nominate one arbitrator and the third arbitrator shall be
appointed by the two party-nominated
arbitrators.
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(b)
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Seat and
Language. The seat of the arbitration shall be London,
England or (in the event of consolidation pursuant to Clause 14.2(c)) any
other seat of the arbitration of a Related Dispute. The
language of the arbitration shall be English except that any party to the
arbitration may submit testimony or documentary evidence in Ukrainian,
Russian or German and shall furnish a translation or interpretation of any
such evidence into English.
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(c)
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Related
Disputes. If any dispute arising out of or relating to
this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as a "Related Dispute") raises
issues which are substantially the same as or connected with issues raised
in another dispute which has already been referred to arbitration under
this Agreement, the RF Participants Agreement or any Transfer Agreement
(an "Existing
Dispute"), the tribunal appointed or to be appointed in respect of
any such Existing Disputes shall also be appointed as the tribunal in
respect of any such Related Dispute, including pursuant to Article 4(6) of
the ICC Rules. Where, pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the
same tribunal has been appointed in relation to two or more disputes, the
tribunal may, with the agreement of all the parties concerned or upon the
application of one of the parties, being a party to each of the disputes,
order that the whole or part of the matters at issue shall be heard
together upon such terms or conditions as the tribunal thinks
fit. The tribunal shall have power to make such directions and
any interim or partial award as it considers just and
desirable.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the Parties and is
intended to be and is hereby delivered as a deed on the date first written
above.
EXECUTED
AND DELIVERED AS A DEED
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by
IGOR KOLOMOISKY
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/s/ Igor
Kolomoisky
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Witnessed by:
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Name:
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Occupation:
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EXECUTED
AND DELIVERED AS A DEED
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by
XXXXXX INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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By: /s/ Christakis Konnaris | |||
Name: Christakis Konnaris | |||
Title: Director | |||
EXECUTED
AND DELIVERED AS A DEED
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by
GLOBAL MEDIA GROUP LTD.
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By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: Director | |||
EXECUTED
AND DELIVERED AS A DEED
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by
TORCENSTA HOLDING LTD
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: Director | |||
EXECUTED
AND DELIVERED AS A DEED
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
EXECUTED
AND DELIVERED AS A DEED
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by
CME MEDIA ENTERPRISES B.V.
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By:
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/s/ Gerben van den
Xxxx
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Name:
Pan-Invest B.V., represented by Gerben van den Xxxx
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Title:
Managing Director
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx van
Spaendonck
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Name:
Xxxxxxx van Spaendonck
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Title:
Managing Director
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EXECUTED
AND DELIVERED AS A DEED
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by
CME UKRAINE HOLDING GMBH
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Managing Director
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EXECUTED
AND DELIVERED AS A DEED
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by
CET 21 S.R.O.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Director (Jednatel)
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By:
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/s/ Milan
Cimirot
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Name:
Milan Cimirot
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Title:
Director (Jednatel)
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EXECUTED
AND DELIVERED AS A DEED
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by
UKRAINIAN MEDIA SERVICES LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Director
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