AGREEMENT ON TRANSFER OF PARTICIPATION INTEREST IN MEDIA INVEST, spol. s r.o. between Mr Ján Kováčik and CME Slovak Holdings B.V.
EXHIBIT
10.70
AGREEMENT
ON TRANSFER OF PARTICIPATION INTEREST IN MEDIA INVEST, spol.
s r.o.
13
JULY 2007
between
Xx
Xxx Xxxxxxx
and
CME
Slovak Holdings B.V.
CONTENTS
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Clause
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Page
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1.
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Interpretation
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1
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2.
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Transfer
of the Participation Interest
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1
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3.
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Conditions
Precedent
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2
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4.
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Completion
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3
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5.
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Pre-Completion
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3
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6.
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Consideration
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4
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7.
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Loans
and Guarantees
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4
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8.
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Transferor’s
Warranties
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5
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9.
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Specific
Indemnity
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5
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10.
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Transferee’s
Warranties
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6
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11.
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Announcements
and Confidentiality
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7
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12.
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Notices
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8
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13.
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Further
Assurances
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9
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14.
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Assignements
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9
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15.
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Payments
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9
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16.
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General
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10
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17.
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Whole
Agreement
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10
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18.
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Governing
Law and Jurisdiction
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10
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19.
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Language
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10
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20.
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Termination
or Rescission
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11
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21.
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Amendments
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12
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Schedule
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1.
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The
Company
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2.
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Memorandum
of Association
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3.
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Warranties
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Part
1 Warranties
regarding Pre-Completion Activities
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15
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Part
2 Other
Warranties
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4.
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Interpretation
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Signatories
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BETWEEN:
(1)
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Xx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, birth No.: 621204/6720, residing at Vydrovo 101, 976
52 Čierny Xxxxx
(the
Transferor);
and
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(2)
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CME
Slovak Holdings B.V., a company organised under the laws of the
Netherlands, having its registered office at Xxx 0 X, 0000XX Amsterdam,
the Netherlands, registered in the commercial register of the Chamber
of
Commerce and Industries for Amsterdam under the number
34274606 (the Transferee), acting through
Cosmina Xxxxx Xxxxxx, under power of
attorney;
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(together
as the Parties and each as a
Party).
BACKGROUND:
(A)
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On
the basis of an agreement on transfer of participation interest dated
28
June 2007 as amended by the Amendment No. 1 dated 12 July 2007, the
Transferor acquired from
Ing.
Milan Fiľo, birth registration No.: 670821/6636, residing at Xxx.
XXX 0000/0, Xxxxxxxxxx – Staré mesto 811 06 (Xx
Xxxx), a 50 per cent. participation interest in MEDIA
INVEST, spol. s r.o., Identification number: 36 044 024 (the
Company) short particulars of which are set in Schedule
1
and the Transferor therefore owns a 100 per cent. participation interest
in the Company.
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(B)
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Under
the terms and conditions of this Agreement the Transferor wishes
to
transfer and the Transferee wishes to acquire his participation interest
in the Company, so that the Transferee becomes the owner of the 100
per
cent. participation interest in the
Company.
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IT
IS AGREED as follows:
1.
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INTERPRETATION
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In
addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the definitions and
other
provisions in Schedule 4 apply throughout this Agreement, unless the contrary
intention appears.
2.
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TRANSFER
OF THE PARTICIPATION
INTEREST
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2.1
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Subject
to the Conditions being satisfied or waived, the Transferor transfers
the
Participation Interest to the Transferee and the Transferee acquires
the
Participation Interest.
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2.2
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The
Participation Interest shall be transferred free of any Encumbrance
and
together with all rights attaching to
it.
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2.3
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The
consideration for the transfer of the Participation Interest shall
be
determined in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement on
Consideration.
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2.4
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The
Transferee declares that as of the Completion Date it accedes to
the
Company's memorandum of association, which is attached in Schedule
2.
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2.5
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The
Transferor acknowledges that the Transferee enters into this Agreement
in
reliance on the representations, warranties and undertakings on the
part
of the Transferor set out in this
Agreement.
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2.6
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The
Transferor covenants with the Transferee that he has the right to
transfer
his Participation Interest to the Transferee under the terms and
conditions set out in this
Agreement.
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3.
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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3.1
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The
transfer of the Participation Interest is conditional
upon:
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(a)
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the
Transferee giving notice to the Transferor that it is satisfied on
inspection and investigation as to the financial, contractual and
taxation
position of the Company, the title of the Company to its respective
assets
(including the title of the Company to the Participation Interest
in
Markíza) and it has not identified any major issues during such inspection
and investigation;
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(b)
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the
Transferee having received a resolution of the Council, in which
the
Council: (i) issues its prior approval to the transfer of a 34%
participation interest in Markíza from CME Media Enterprises B.V., with
its registered office at Xxx 0X, Xxxxxxxxx 1012JS Amsterdam, the
Netherlands (CME) to the Transferee and (ii) acknowledges
the transfer of the Participation Interest from the Transferor to
the
Transferee, in the form and with the content satisfactory to the
Transferee;
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(c)
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the
Transferee having received from the Transferor the following documents
in
each case in the form and with the contents satisfactory to the
Transferee:
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(i)
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the
agreement whereby a 50% participation interest in the Company has
been
transferred
from Xx. Xxxx to the
Transferor;
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(ii)
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minutes
of the general meeting of the Company duly approving the transfer
of a 50%
participation interest in the Company from Xx.
Xxxx
to the Transferor;
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(iii)
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a
certificate duly executed by the spouse of Xx
Xxxx, in
which the spouse consents to the transfer of a 50% participation
interest in the Company from Xx.
Xxxx
to the Transferor;
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(iv)
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resolution
of the sole participant acting in the capacity of the general meeting
of
the Company duly approving the transfer of the Participation Interest
from
the Transferor to the Transferee under this
Agreement;
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(v)
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resignations
of the executives of the Company
(for the
avoidance of doubts also of Xx Xxxx), or other documents proving that the
function of an executive of the Company terminated with the effect
as of Completion Date, or any other such date as may be acceptable
for the
Transferee, and confirmations in which the executives acknowlede
they have
no claim against the Company, whether for loss of office or
otherwise;
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(vi)
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confirmation
of the
Transferor and Xx. Xxxx, effective on Completion Date,
acknowledging that these persons have no claims against the
Company;
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(vii)
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resignation
of Xx Xxxxxxx as an executive of Markíza and as a member of the
Board of Representatives of Markíza, effective on Completion Date, or any
other such date as may be acceptable for the Transferee, acknowledging
that he has no claim against Markíza, whether for loss of office or
otherwise; and
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(viii)
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a
resignation of Xx Xxxx as a member of the Board of Representatives
of Markíza, effective on Completion Date, or any other such date as may be
acceptable for the Transferee,, acknowledging that he has no claim
against
Markíza, whether for loss of office or
otherwise.
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3.2
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The
Transferee may waive all of the Conditions above (either in whole
or in
part) at any time by giving notice to the Transferor. Any such waiver
is
without prejudice to Transferee's right to compensation in respect
of a
breach of any covenant or inaccuracy of any Warranty, as otherwise
provided in this Agreement.
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3.3
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Each
Party shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure (so far as it
is so
able to procure) that each of the Conditions is satisfied on or before
30
September 2007 (or such later date as may be agreed by the Parties)(the
Long Stop Date). If all of the Conditions are
not satisfied, or waived in accordance with the sub-clause 3.2 above,
on
or before the Long Stop Date, the Transferee may terminate this Agreement
in accordance with the clause headed
"Termination".
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3.4
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Each
Party shall promptly inform the other Parties in writing about any
relevant matters in relation to, and shall keep the other Parties
informed
in writing of, the progress to completion of fulfilment of all Conditions
and any material impediments or delays or of the existence or occurrence
of any conditions that may adversely affect the fulfilment of all
Conditions. Each Party shall provide each other Party with all
information which each other Party shall reasonably request in writing
in
order to determine that that Party has complied with its obligations
under
sub-clause 3.3.
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3.5
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The
Party which is obliged to provide a document shall provide to the
other
Party an original or a certified copy of each document required pursuant
to sub-clause 3.1 as and when
obtained.
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3.6
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Immediately
after all of the Conditions have been satisfied or waived in accordance
with clause 3.2, the Transferee shall notify the Transferor of this
fact
in writing.
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4.
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COMPLETION
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4.1
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The
transfer of the Participation Interest under this Agreement shall
become
effective between the Parties as of the date on which the all of
the
Conditions are satisfied or waived in accordance with clause 3.2
and the
Transferee notifies the Transferor of this fact in writing pursuant
to
clause 3.6 (the Completion
Date).
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4.2
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On
the Completion Date, the Transferee shall deliver to Markíza (with a copy
to the Transferor): (i) one executed counterpart of this agreement;
and
(ii) a written certificate confirming that the Conditions have been
satisfied or waived.
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5.
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PRE-COMPLETION
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5.1
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Access
and cooperation
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The
Transferor shall:
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(a)
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procure
that the Transferee, its agents and advisors are given full access
to the
books and records of the Company during normal business hours on
any
Business Day and on reasonable notice to the
Transferor;
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(b)
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provide
such information regarding the Company as the Transferee may reasonably
require in order to carry our the inspection and investigation envisaged
under clause 3.1(a);
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(c)
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provide
such other co-operation to the Transferee, its agents and advisers
as they
may reasonably require in each case to enable them to obtain information
about the operations of the Company, including its financial, legal,
and
trading status;
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(d)
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provide
information, data and other assistance as may be reasonably required
by
the Transferee with a view to assisting the achievement of the
satisfaction of the Condition set out in sub-clause 3.1(b);
and
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(e)
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abstain
from making any act, statement (whether public or not) or activity
that
might be adverse to (i) the purpose of achieving the satisfaction
of the
Condition set out in sub-clause 3.1(b) or to (ii) Markíza and/or Markíza's
Licence.
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5.2
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Notice
of any change
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(a)
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The
Transferor shall immediately send a notice to the Transferee in writing
of
any matter or thing which arises or becomes known to him before Completion
which:
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(i)
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is
likely to constitute (or would after the lapse of time constitute)
a
misrepresentation or a breach of any of the other obligations on
his part
under this Agreement or makes any Warranty incorrect or misleading;
or
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(ii)
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would
mean that any of his Warranties would be incorrect or misleading
at
Completion.
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(b)
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Any
such notice must specify that matter or circumstance in reasonable
detail
and set out such other facts as the Transferee deems necessary specifying
that matter or circumstance in reasonable
detail.
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5.3
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No
change in warranted status
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Pending
Completion, the Transferor shall exercise all his rights so that he procures
that the Company shall operate its business only in the ordinary course of
business.
6.
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CONSIDERATION
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The
Consideration for the transfer of Participation Interest was agreed in a
separate agreement on consideration (the Agreement on
Consideration) entered into between the Parties on the date of this
Agreement.
7.
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LOANS
AND GUARANTEES
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7.1
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The
Parties acknowledge that the Consideration for the transfer of the
Participation Interest has been agreed on the basis
that:
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(a)
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no
indebtedness of any kind (whether or not presently payable) is owed
by the
Company to any person other than the indebtedness shown in the accounting
records of the Company that shall be repaid in full by the Company
on the
Completion Date; and
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(b)
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all
indebtedness owed by the Transferor,
Xx.
Xxxx (and any Related Person to the Transferor
or Xx. Xxxx) to the Company (whether or not presently payable) is
repaid in full by the Transferor,
Xx.
Xxxx or such Related Person to the Company on the Completion
Date.
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7.2
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The
Transferor shall procure that on or before the Completion Date all
indebtedness due from the Transferor,
Xx.
Xxxx (and any Related Person to the Transferor
or Xx. Xxxx) to the Company is satisfied in full. If it
is established at any time after Completion that any indebtedness
of any
kind (whether or not presently payable) was owing on the Completion
Date
by the Transferor,
Xx. Xxxx (and any Related Person to the Transferor
or Xx. Xxxx) to the Company, contrary to the basis stated above,
then the Transferor shall procure that such indebtedness is immediately
paid in full.
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7.3
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The
Transferor shall procure that on Completion the Company is released
from
all guarantees and indemnities given by the Company. The
Transferor shall procure that on the Completion Date, all indebtedness
owing immediately before on the Completion Date from the Company
is or has
been satisfied in full.
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8.
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TRANSFEROR’S
WARRANTIES
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8.1
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The
Transferor represents and warrants to the Transferee that each of
the
statements set out:
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(a)
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in
Part 1 of Schedule 3 will at Completion be true, accurate and not
misleading; and
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(b)
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in
Part 2 of Schedule 3 is at the date of this Agreement and will at
Completion be true, accurate and not
misleading.
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8.2
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Each
of the Warranties is separate and independent and, except as expressly
provided to the contrary in this Agreement, is not limited by reference
to
any other Warranty.
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8.3
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None
of the Warranties shall, and the Transferee's ability to make any
claim
under this Agreement shall not, be treated as waived, qualified or
otherwise affected by any actual knowledge or any knowledge imputed
to the
Transferee or its agents and advisers, including any knowledge resulting
from any due diligence investigation carried out by or on behalf
of the
Transferee before Completion or which the Transferee has or obtains
otherwise than in pursuance of its rights under this
Agreement.
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8.4
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Without
prejudice to any other remedy available to the Transferee or its
ability
to claim damages on any basis which is available to it by reason
of any of
the Warranties being untrue or misleading or being breached, the
Transferor will, under section 725 et seq. of the Commercial Code,
indemnify the Transferee in respect of all liabilities (including
costs,
damages or losses, fees and expenses) that the Transferee may suffer
resulting from or in connection with any of the Warranties being
breached,
untrue or misleading, and for any breach by the Transferor of any
of his
obligations under this Agreement, including an amount equal to any
deficiency or liability of the Company which arises from any of the
Warranties being breached, untrue or misleading and which would not
have
existed or arisen if the Warranty in question had not been breached,
untrue or misleading.
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8.5
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For
the purposes of clause 8.4 the Parties confirm
that:
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(a)
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the
Transferor has requested the Transferee to rely on the Warranties
being
true and accurate as of the date when made or deemed to be made and
on the
Transferor’s promise to comply with all their obligations in this
Agreement and the Transferee has not been obliged to make such reliance;
and
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(b)
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section
728 of the Commercial Code does not apply to the Transferee under
this
clause.
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9.
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SPECIFIC
INDEMNITY
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9.1
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Without
prejudice to any other remedy available to the Transferee (including
the
damages on any basis which is available to it by reason of any of
the
Transferors' Warranties being untrue or misleading or being breached),
the
Transferor will, under section 725 et seq. of the Commercial Code,
indemnify the Transferee in respect of any damage and costs of any
kind
(including, but not limited to, penalties, dines, administrative,
court
and other costs of legal representation) that the Transferee may
suffer,
including an amount equal to any deficiency or liability of the Company,
in connection with or as a result
of:
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(a)
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any
liability to pay Taxation or any other related liability incurred
as a
result of any tax non-deductible expense of the Company being treated
as
tax deductible or any tax deductible expense of the Company being
treated
as tax non-deductible;
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(b)
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any
liability to pay Taxation or any other related liability incurred
as a
result of the revenue created upon the disposal of the liability
by the
Company's accession to the debt of CREDIT PARTNER, spol. s r.o. towards
Slovenská
televízna spoločnosť, s.r.o.;
and
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(c)
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any
liability to pay Taxation, provide tax guarantee or other related
liability incurred as a result of the failure to provide tax guarantee
in
connection with a payment to a Cypriot company Tripnet Trading
Ltd..
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9.2
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For
the purposes of sub-clause 9.1, the Parties confirm
that:
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(a)
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the
Transferor has requested the Transferee to rely on the their promise
that
none of the claims in sub-clause 9.1 will arise, and the Transferee
has
not been obliged to make such reliance;
and
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(b)
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Section
728 of the Commercial Code shall not
apply.
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9.3
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For
the avoidance of doubt, the liability of the Transferor under this
clause
9 shall not be limited or qualified by any disclosure against this
matter
or any actual knowledge or any knowledge imputed to the Transferee
or its
agents and advisers.
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10.
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TRANSFEREE’S
WARRANTIES
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The
Transferee represents and warrants to the Transferor that:
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(a)
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the
acquisition of a 34% participation interest in Markíza by the Transferee
from CME, to which the Council issued its prior approval on the day
preceding the day, on which this Agreement has been entered
into;
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(b)
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the
acquisition of an indirect 66% participation in Markíza by the Transferee
(through the acquisition of the Participation Interest from the Transferor
and the acquisition of all of the issued share capital of the company
A.R.J., a.s., Identification number: 36 379 921 from
CME);
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(c)
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the
amendment to Markíza's memorandum of association in relation
to:
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(i)
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the
change of Markíza's participant and its participation interest in Markíza
as a result of the transfer of the 34% participation interest in
Markíza
by CME to the Transferee; and
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(ii)
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the
reduction of Markíza's executives (in Slovak konateľov)
from three to two executives;
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(d)
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preserving
the wording of Markíza's memorandum of association in relation
to:
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(i)
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the
manner in which the members of Markíza's board of representatives are
appointed and removed by Markíza's participants (including without
limitation the right of the Company to appoint and remove two members
of
Markíza's board of
representatives);
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(ii)
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the
requirement to obtain an affirmative vote of at least one member
of
Markíza's board of representatives appointed by the Company to make
material changes in Markíza in relation to programming structure (Sect. 3
(e) of the Broadcasting Act), in programs (Sect. 3 (f) and (h) of
the
Broadcasting Act), content and structure of the broadcasting (Sect.
3 (a)
of the Broadcasting Act);
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will
not
be effected in conflict with information that: (i) have been provided in the
Markíza's application for the Council's prior approval to the transfer of the
34% participation interest in Markíza by CME to the Transferee or (ii) has been
provided to the Council by the Markíza's representatives at the oral hearing at
the Council on 3 July 2007 according to the official minutes prepared from
that
oral hearing.
11.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND CONFIDENTIALITY
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11.1
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No
Party shall make or permit any person connected with it to make any
announcement concerning this transfer or any ancillary matter before,
on
or after Completion except as required by law or any competent regulatory
body or with the prior written approval of the other Parties, such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
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11.2
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The
Transferee:
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(a)
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shall
keep confidential all information provided to it by the Transferor
which
relates to the Transferor; and
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(b)
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if
after Completion, the Company holds confidential information relating
to
the Transferor, shall keep that information confidential and, to
the
extent reasonably practicable, shall return that information to the
Transferor or destroy it.
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11.3
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The
Transferor shall and shall procure
that:
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(a)
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any
person connected with it from time to time shall keep confidential
all
information provided to it by or on behalf of the Transferee or otherwise
obtained by or in connection with this Agreement which relates to
any
member of the Transferee; and
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(b)
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if
after Completion a Transferor holds confidential information relating
to
the Company, it shall keep that information confidential and, to
the
extent reasonably practicable, shall return that information to the
Transferee or destroy it.
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11.4
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Nothing
in this clause prevents any confidential information being
disclosed:
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(a)
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with
the written approval of the other Parties, which in the case of any
announcement shall not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
or
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(b)
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to
the extent required by law or any competent regulatory body, but
a Party
required to disclose any confidential information shall promptly
notify
the other Parties, where practicable and lawful to do so, before
disclosure occurs and co-operate with the other Parties regarding
the
timing and content of such disclosure or any action which the other
Parties may reasonably elect to take to challenge the validity of
such
requirement.
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11.5
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Nothing
in this clause prevents disclosure of confidential information by
any
Party:
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(a)
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to
the extent that the information is in or comes into the public domain
other than as a result of a breach of any undertaking or duty of
confidentiality by that Party/any person;
or
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(b)
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to
that Party's professional advisers, auditors or bankers, but before
any
disclosure to any such person the relevant Party shall procure that
he is
made aware of the terms of this clause and shall use its best endeavours
to procure that each such person adheres to those terms as if he
were
bound by the provisions of this
clause.
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12.
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NOTICES
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12.1
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Any
notice or other formal communication given under this Agreement (which
includes fax, but not email) must be in writing and may be delivered
in
person, or sent by post or fax to the Party to be served at its address
appearing in this Agreement as
follows:
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(a)
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Transferor
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx
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Address:
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Vydrovo
101, 975 62 Čierny
Xxxxx
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Fax:
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x000
0 0000 0000
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(b)
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Transferee
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CME
Slovak Holdings X.X.
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Xxxxxxx:
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Xxx
0 X, 0000XX Xxxxxxxxx, xxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Fax:
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+
00 00 000 0000
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To
the attention of:
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General
Counsel
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with
a copy to:
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Address:
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00-00
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Fax:
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x00
00 0000 0000
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To
the attention of:
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General
Counsel
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or
at any
such other address or fax number of which it shall have given notice for this
purpose to the other Parties under this clause. Any notice or other
communication sent by post shall be sent by prepaid recorded delivery post
or by
prepaid airmail (if the country of destination is not the same as the country
of
origin).
12.2
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Any
notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been
given:
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(a)
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if
delivered, on the date of delivery;
or
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(b)
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if
sent by post, on the second Business Day after it was put into the
post;
or
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(c)
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if
sent by fax, on the date of transmission, if transmitted before
3.00 p.m. (local time at the country of destination) on any Business
Day, and in any other case on the Business Day following the date
of
transmission.
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12.3
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In
proving the giving of a notice or other communication, it shall be
sufficient to prove that delivery was made or that the envelope containing
the communication was properly addressed and posted by prepaid recorded
delivery post or by prepaid airmail or that the fax was properly
addressed
and transmitted, as the case may
be.
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13.
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FURTHER
ASSURANCES
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13.1
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On
or after Completion the Transferor shall, at his own cost and expense,
execute and do (or procure to be executed and done by any other necessary
Party) all such documents, acts and things as the Transferee may
from time
to time require in order to acquire the Participation Interest or
as
otherwise may be necessary to give full effect to the Transaction
Documents.
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13.2
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In
relation to the Company, the Transferor shall procure the convening
of all meetings, the giving of all waivers and consents and the passing
of
all resolutions as are necessary under statute, its constitutional
documents or any agreement or obligation affecting it to give effect
to
the Transaction Documents.
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14.
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ASSIGNEMENTS
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None
of
the rights or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred
without the prior written consent of all the Parties.
15.
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PAYMENTS
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15.1
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Each
payment of the Consideration to be made under this Agreement or the
Agreement on Consideration shall be made in SKK by transfer of the
relevant amount into the relevant account on or before the date the
payment is due for value on that date. The relevant account for
a given payment is:
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(a)
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if
that payment is to the Transferor, to the account of the Transferor
at:
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx
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bank:
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Tatra
banka, CODE: 1100
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sort
code:
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IBAN
CODE: 1100 0000 0000 5333 8777
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account
number:
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5333
8777, SWIFT: TATRSK BX
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which
the
Transferor cannot change after the signature of this Agreement even in the
form
of a written amendment to this Agreement; and
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(b)
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if
that payment is to the Transferee, the account as the Transferee
shall,
not less than three (3) Business Days before the date that payment
is due,
have specified by giving notice to the Transferor for the purpose
of that
payment.
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15.2
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If
a Party defaults in the payment when due of any sum payable under
this
Agreement, it shall pay interest on that sum from the date on which
payment is due until the date of actual payment (as well after as
before
judgment) at an annual rate of one (1.0) per cent. above the one
(1) month
EURIBOR rate valid on the first day of default and each monthly
anniversary thereof, which interest shall accrue from day to day
and be
compounded monthly.
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15.3
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If
the Transferor is required by law to make a deduction or withholding
in
respect of any sum payable under this Agreement, he shall, at the
same
time as the sum which is the subject of the deduction or withholding
is
payable, make a payment to the Transferee of such additional amount
as
shall be required to ensure that the net amount received by the Transferee
will equal the full amount which would have been received by it had
no
such deduction or withholding been required to be
made.
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16.
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GENERAL
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16.1
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Each
of the obligations, warranties and undertakings set out in this Agreement
(excluding any obligation which is fully performed at Completion)
shall
continue in force after Completion and shall not be affected by the
waiver
of any Condition or any notice given by the Transferee in respect
of any
Condition.
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16.2
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The
Transferee may release or compromise in whole or in part the liability
of
the Transferor under this Agreement or grant any time or indulgence
to the
Transferor without affecting any other liabilities of the
Transferor.
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16.3
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Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Party shall
pay
the costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with the entering
into
and completion of this Agreement.
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17.
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WHOLE
AGREEMENT
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17.1
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This
Agreement, the Agreement on Consideration and other Transaction Documents
contain the whole agreement between the Parties relating to the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and supersede
all
previous agreements, whether oral or in writing, between the Parties
relating to these transactions.
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17.2
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Each
Party acknowledges that in agreeing to enter into this Agreement
it has
not relied on any representation, warranty, collateral contract or
other
assurance (except those set out in this Agreement) made by or on
behalf of
the other Party before the entering into of this Agreement. Each
Party
waives all rights and remedies which, but for this sub-clause, might
otherwise be available to it in respect of any such representation,
warranty, collateral contract or other
assurance.
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18.
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GOVERNING
LAW AND JURISDICTION
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18.1
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This
Agreement is governed by Slovak law. This Agreement is governed by
the
provisions of the Commercial Code, save for those disapplied or modified
by this Agreement.
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18.2
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Each
of the Parties agrees that the application of any provision of Slovak
law
that is not of a strictly mandatory nature is expressly excluded
to the
extent that it could alter the meaning or purpose of any provision
of this
Agreement.
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18.3
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Any
dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including
any
question regarding its existence, validity, binding effect or termination)
shall be referred to, and finally resolved in arbitration proceedings
conducted under the Rules of Arbitration of the ICC (the
Rules). The Rules are deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Agreement. The tribunal shall consist of three
arbitrators who shall be appointed by the parties in writing (pursuant
to
the Rules), or if they fail to do so, within twenty-one (21) days
of the
day when any of the Parties requested the dispute to be resolved
by
arbitration, by one arbitrator appointed pursuant to the Rules. The
place
of any such arbitration shall be Vienna and the language of proceedings
English. The parties will be bound by any resulting arbitral
award.
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19.
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LANGUAGE
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This
Agreement is executed in two language versions, one in the Slovak language
and
one in the English language. All notices, demands, requests, statements,
certificates or other documents or communications under this Agreement shall
be
in English unless otherwise agreed. In the case of any inconsistency
or discrepancy between the Slovak version and the English version of this
Agreement, the English version shall prevail.
20.
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TERMINATION
OR RESCISSION
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20.1
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Termination
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This
Agreement may be terminated as follows:
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(a)
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by
a written agreement between the Parties from the date specified in
it;
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(b)
|
by
the Transferee upon sending a written notice of termination to the
Transferor being effective from the date of delivery of the notice
of
termination to the Transferor, if any of the Conditions are not fulfilled
or waived on or before the Long Stop
Date.
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20.2
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Rescission
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(a)
|
This
Agreement may be rescinded by the Transferee upon sending a written
notice
of rescission to the Transferor being effective from the date of
delivery
of the notice of rescission to the Transferor, if the Council dismisses
changes to Markíza's Licence under Section 51(3) of the Broadcasting Act
upon notification of changes resulting from the transactions envisaged
in
the application for the Council's prior approval to the transfer
of a 34%
participation interest in Markíza from CME submitted to the Council by
Markíza on 21 June 2007, was discussed at the Council on the oral heading
on 3 July 2007 and the Transferee adhered to all warranties under
clause
10 of this Agreement.
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(b)
|
Upon
rescission of this Agreement the Transferor shall
immediately:
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(i)
|
return
to the Transferee the
Consideration;
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(ii)
|
do,
or procure to be done, all such acts and things and sign and deliver,
or
procure to be signed and delivered, all such documents that are necessary
or reasonable:
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(A)
|
to
duly acquire the Participation Interest from the Transferee so that
the
Participation Interest is re-transferred back to the
Transferor;
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(B)
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to
accept the appointment of the Transferor as an executive of
Markíza;
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(C)
|
to
accept the appointment of the Transferor as a member of Markíza's board of
representatives; and
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(D)
|
to
procure that Xx
Xxxx
accepts his appointment as a member of Markíza's board of
representatives; and
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(E)
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to
perform any action required to comply with a remedy (in Slovak
náprava) requested by the
Council.
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20.3
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Upon
the termination or rescission under this clause, the Parties shall
have no
liability to each other arising our of this Agreement and all clauses
of
this Agreement shall terminate and cease to be
effective:
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(a)
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save
for clauses 1, 8 to 21 and the provisions of Schedule 4 (jointly
the
Surviving Provisions) and the remaining provisions of and
Schedules to this Agreement shall survive the termination or rescission
and shall continue to be valid to the extent of references to them
in the
Surviving provisions; but
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(b)
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neither
the lapsing of those provisions nor their ceasing to have effect
shall
affect any accrued rights or liabilities of any Party in respect
of
damages for non-performance of any obligation under this Agreement
falling
due for performance prior to such termination or
rescission.
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20.4
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This
Agreement cannot be terminated or rescinded otherwise than in accordance
with this clause 20. The application of provisions of Section 344
of the
Commercial Code concerning the reasons for rescission established
by law
and other related provisions of the Commercial Code to this Agreement
is
hereby expressly excluded to the extent of their conflict with the
previous sentence.
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21.
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AMENDMENTS
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This
Agreement may be only amended by written amendments executed by both Parties.
Save as provided otherwise in this Agreement, the same shall apply to waivers
of
rights under this Agreement.
AS
WITNESS this Agreement has been signed by the Parties (or their duly
authorised representatives) on the date stated at the beginning of this
Agreement.
SCHEDULE
1
THE
COMPANY
Company
name:
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MEDIA
INVEST, spol. s r.o.
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Registered
office:
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Xxxxxxxxxx
00, 000 00 Xxxxxxxxxx
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Identification
No.:
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36
044 024
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Date
of incorporation:
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28
September 2000
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Legal
form:
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limited
liability company
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Scope
of the Company's business:
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purchase
of goods for the purposes of their sale to an end customer in the
scope of
free trades; purchase of goods for the purposes of their sale to
other
performers of trades; business and services mediation; advertising
and
promotional activities; leasing of industrial goods; publication
of
periodical and non-periodical publications; public opinion researches
and
communication with the public; mediation activities in the field
of
sponsorship for the electronic media programmes in tangible and
intangible
field; sale of time for advertising broadcasting in all regular
and
irregular blocks of an electronic medium; and usage of results
of the
creative activities with the consent of the
author
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Executives:
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Ing.
Milan Fiľo,
Xx Xxx
Xxxxxxx
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Acting
on behalf of the Company:
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both
executives represent and sign on behalf of the Company
jointly
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Registered
capital:
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SKK
200,000
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Supervisory
Board:
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No
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SCHEDULE
2
MEMORANDUM
OF ASSOCIATION
SCHEDULE
3
WARRANTIES
PART
1
WARRANTIES
REGARDING PRE-COMPLETION ACTIVITIES
After
the
execution of this Agreement and prior to Completion, the Company has not made
any of the following decisions without the prior written consent of the
Transferee:
(a)
|
incur
any expenditure exceeding EURO 5,000 and incur any expenditure in
relation
to Taxation exceeding EURO 13,000;
or
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(b)
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dispose
of or create any Encumbrance in respect of any part of its assets
(including the Participation Interest in Markíza or any part of it);
or
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(c)
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borrow
any money or make any payments out of or drawings on its bank account(s);
or
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(d)
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except
as contemplated under the Transaction Documents, enter into any contract
or commitment, or:
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(i)
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make
or prepay any loan; or
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(ii)
|
fail
to observe and perform any term or condition of, or waive any rights
under, any contract or arrangement;
or
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(iii)
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contravene
any statute, order, regulation or the like;
or
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(iv)
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do
or omit to do anything which might result in the termination, revocation,
suspension, modification or non-renewal of any licence or consent
held by
it or the Markíza's Licence; or
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(v)
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grant
any power of attorney; or
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(e)
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declare,
make or pay any dividend or other distribution or do or allow to
be done
anything which renders its financial position less favourable than
at the
date of this Agreement; or
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(f)
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grant,
issue or redeem any mortgage, charge, debenture or other security
or give
any guarantee or indemnity; or
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(g)
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employ
any person; or
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(h)
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increased
or decreased its registered capital or agreed to increase or decrease
its
registered capital or issued any debenditures, options or any type
of
securities; or
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(i)
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except
as contemplated under the Transaction Documents, pass any resolution
of
its participants, whether in general meeting or otherwise;
or
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(j)
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form
any subsidiary or acquire shares in any company or participate in,
or
terminate any participation in, any partnership or joint venture;
or
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(k)
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agree,
conditionally or otherwise, to do any of the foregoing;
or
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(l)
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in
any other way depart from the ordinary course of its day-to-day
trading.
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PART
2
OTHER
WARRANTIES
1.
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GENERAL
|
1.1
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Accuracy
of recitals and schedules
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The
particulars relating to the Company and the Participation Interest set out
in
the Schedules to this Agreement are true and accurate and there have been made
no further filings or actions that would change or amend the facts stated
therein.
1.2
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Capacity
and consequences of the
transfer
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(a)
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The
Transferor has the requisite capacity, power and authority to enter
into
and to perform this Agreement.
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(b)
|
This
Agreement and all other documents to be entered into by the Transferor
in
connection with this Agreement will, when executed, constitute binding
obligations of the Transferor in accordance with their respective
terms.
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(c)
|
The
signature of and the compliance with the terms of this Agreement
does not
and will not:
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(i)
|
conflict
with or constitute a default under any provision
of:
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(A)
|
any
agreement or instrument to which the Transferor or the Company is
a
party;
|
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(B)
|
the
constitutional or corporate documents of the
Company;
|
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(C)
|
any
order, judgment, decree or regulation or any other restriction of
any kind
by which the Transferor or the Company is bound;
or
|
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(ii)
|
relieve
any other party to a contract with the Company of its obligations
or
enable that party to vary or terminate its rights or obligations
under
that contract;
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(iii)
|
result
in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of assets
of the
Company (including the Participation Interest in Markíza) or the repayment
of any indebtedness of the Company.
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(d)
|
No
announcements, consultations, notices, reports or filings are required
to
be made in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement
and no consents, approvals, registrations, authorisations or permits
are
required to be obtained by the Transferor or the Company in connection
with the execution and performance of this
Agreement.
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(e)
|
There
are no pending or threatened actions or proceedings by or before
any court
or other governmental body or agency which seek to restrain, prohibit
or
invalidate the transactions contemplated under this
Agreement.
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1.3
|
Constitutional
and corporate documents
|
(a)
|
The
Company has been duly incorporated and properly formed, and is validly
existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation.
|
(b)
|
The
list of participants and other books and registers of the Company
required
by the relevant laws have been maintained properly and no notice
or
allegation that any of them is incorrect or should be rectified
has been
received.
|
(c)
|
All
returns, resolutions and other documents which the Company is required
by
law to file with or deliver have been correctly made up and duly
filed or
delivered.
|
(d)
|
The
copies of the constitutional and corporate documents of the Company
which
have been given to the Transferee or its advisers are true and accurate
and complete, and have not been
breached.
|
1.4
|
Ownership
of the Participation
Interests
|
(a)
|
The
Transferor is the sole owner of the Participation Interest and has
the
full power, right and authority to transfer the Participation Interest
to
the Transferee.
|
(b)
|
The
Participation Interest constitutes 100 per cent. participation interest
in
the Company.
|
(c)
|
Contribution
of the Transferor into the Company has been fully paid up. The
paid up contributions have not been
repaid.
|
(d)
|
No
person is entitled or has claimed to be entitled to require to issue
or
transfer a Participation Interest (including, without limitation,
warrants
and options) either now or at any future date and whether contingently
or
not.
|
(e)
|
There
is no Encumbrance on, over or affecting the Participation Interest,
nor is
there any commitment to give or create any of the foregoing, and
no person
has claimed to be entitled to any of the
foregoing.
|
(f)
|
The
Participation Interest carries unrestricted and full voting rights
as
provided by law, and the Transferor has 100% of the voting rights
in the
Company.
|
1.5
|
Subsidiaries,
associations and branches
|
(a)
|
The
Company:
|
|
(i)
|
does
not hold, nor has it agreed to acquire, any interest of any other
company
(except for the Participation Interest in
Markíza);
|
|
(ii)
|
is
not, nor has it agreed to become, a member of any partnership (whether
incorporated or unincorporated) or other unincorporated association,
joint
venture or consortium (other than recognised trade associations);
and
|
|
(iii)
|
does
not have any branch or any permanent
establishment.
|
(b)
|
The
Company is the sole owner of the Participation Interest in
Markíza.
|
(c)
|
No
person is entitled or has claimed to be entitled to require to transfer
the Participation Interest in Markíza (including, without limitation,
warrants and options) either now or at any future date and whether
contingently or not.
|
(d)
|
There
is no Encumbrance on, over or affecting the Participation Interest
in
Markíza, nor is there any commitment to give or create any of the
foregoing, and no person has claimed to be entitled to any of the
foregoing.
|
1.6
|
Insolvency
|
The
Company:
|
(a)
|
is
not, or is not deemed for the purposes of any law to be, unable to
pay its
debts as they fall due or
insolvent;
|
|
(b)
|
has
not admitted its inability to pay its debts as they fall
due;
|
|
(c)
|
has
not suspended making payments on any of its debts or announces an
intention to do so;
|
|
(d)
|
has
not begun negotiations with any creditor for the rescheduling of
any of
its indebtedness;
|
|
(e)
|
has
not had any step taken with a view to a moratorium or a composition,
assignment or similar arrangement with any of its
creditors;
|
|
(f)
|
has
not had a meeting of its participants, directors or other officers
convened for the purpose of considering any resolution for, to petition
for or to file documents with a court for, its winding-up, administration
or dissolution or passed any such
resolution;
|
|
(g)
|
has
not had any person present a petition, or file documents with a court,
for
its bankruptcy, composition, winding-up or
dissolution;
|
|
(h)
|
has
not had an order for its bankruptcy, composition, winding-up,
administration or dissolution made;
|
|
(i)
|
has
not had any liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy or composition, or
similar
officer appointed in respect of it or any of its assets;
and
|
|
(j)
|
has
had any other analogous step or procedure taken in any jurisdiction,
or
should have taken any step mentioned above but has not done
so.
|
1.7
|
Ownership
of assets
|
The
Company does not own any assets other than those assets that are shown in
accounting records of the Company.
1.8
|
Vulnerable
prior transactions
|
There
has
been no transaction pursuant to or as a result of which (i) the Participation
Interest or (ii) any asset owned, purportedly owned or otherwise held by the
Company is liable to be transferred or re-transferred to another person or
which
gives or may give rise to a right of compensation or other payment in favour
of
another person under the law of any relevant jurisdiction.
1.9
|
Compliance
with statutes
|
Neither
the Company, nor any of the representatives of the Company, has done or omitted
to do anything which is a contravention of any statute, order, regulation or
the
like which has resulted or may result in any fine, penalty or other liability
or
sanction on the part of the Company.
1.10
|
Licences
and consents
|
The
Company has, and has at all times complied with the terms and conditions of,
all
licences (including statutory licences), authorisations and consents necessary
to carry on its business as it does at present and (so far as the Transferoris
aware) no circumstances exist which may result in the termination, revocation,
suspension or modification of any of those licences, authorisations or consents
or that may prejudice the renewal of any of them, including the Markíza
License.
1.11
|
Insider
contracts
|
(a)
|
The
Companyis not a party to any contract or arrangement in which the
Transferor,
Xx. Xxxx or any person connected with the Transferor
or Xx. Xxxx is interested, directly or indirectly, nor has there
been any such contract or arrangement at any time during three years
ending on the date of this
Agreement.
|
(b)
|
The
Companyis not a party to, nor have the profits or financial position
of
the Company been affected by, any contract or arrangement which is
not of
an entirely arm's length nature.
|
(c)
|
Neither
the Transferor,
Xx. Xxxx nor any person connected with the Transferor
or Xx. Xxxx is a party to any contract or arrangement for the
provision of finance, goods, services or other facilities to or by
the
Company or in any way relating to, or to the affairs of, the
Company.
|
1.12
|
Litigation
|
(a)
|
The
Companyis not engaged in any litigation, arbitration or alternative
dispute resolution proceedings and there are no such proceedings
pending
or threatened by or against the
Company.
|
(b)
|
So
far as the Transferor is aware, there are no circumstances which
are
likely to give rise to any litigation, arbitration or alternative
dispute
resolution proceedings by or against the
Company.
|
(c)
|
The
Companyis not the subject of any investigation, inquiry, enforcement
proceedings or process by any governmental, administrative or regulatory
body nor, so far as the Transferor is aware, are there any circumstances
which are likely to give rise to any such investigation, inquiry,
proceedings or process.
|
1.13
|
Environmental
matters
|
(a)
|
The
Company has at all times complied with all applicable laws concerning
the
protection of the environment, human health, the conditions of the
workplace or the generation, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of any waste.
|
(b)
|
The
Company has not used, disposed of, generated, stored, treated,
transported, dumped, released, deposited, buried or emitted any waste
or
dangerous substance.
|
2.
|
ACCOUNTS
AND FINANCIAL
|
2.1
|
Accuracy
of Accounts
|
The
Accounts:
|
(a)
|
have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
and practices in Slovakia and the applicable law and
regulations;
|
|
(b)
|
have
been prepared by the Accountants;
|
|
(c)
|
state
the assets and liabilities of the Company and are true and correct
in all
respects and fairly present the financial state of affairs of the
Company
as at the Accounts Date and of the profit or loss of the Company
for the
period ended on the Accounts Date or (as the case may be) in respect
of
the periods for which they were
prepared;
|
|
(d)
|
contain
either provisions or reserves, as required under generally accepted
accounting principles in Slovakia and the applicable laws and regulations,
to cover all Taxation (including deferred Taxation) and other liabilities
(whether quantified, contingent or otherwise), bad and doubtful accounts
payable and as at the Accounts
Date;
|
|
(e)
|
do
not show any material one-off extraordinary items, including gains;
and
|
|
(f)
|
have
been duly filed in accordance with applicable
law.
|
2.2
|
Business
|
The
Company does not trade or conduct any business, but holds the Participation
Interest in Markíza.
2.3
|
Books
and records
|
All
accounts, books, ledgers and other financial records of the
Company:
|
(a)
|
have
been properly maintained and contain accurate records of all matters
required to be entered in them under the applicable laws;
and
|
|
(b)
|
give
a true and fair view of the matters which ought to appear in
them.
|
2.4
|
Position
since Accounts Date
|
Since
the
Accounts Date:
|
(a)
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there
has been no deterioration in the financial position or the prospects
of
the Company;
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(b)
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the
Company has paid its creditors within the times agreed with them
and,
without limiting the foregoing, and the Company has no indebtedness
other
than the indebtedness shown in the accounting records of the Company
all
of which shall be repaid before the Completion Date;
and
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(c)
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no
event or circumstance has occurred that constitutes a Material Adverse
Effect.
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2.5
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Capital
commitments
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Except
as
expressly disclosed in the Accounts, the Company did not have any commitment
on
capital account outstanding at the Accounts Date. Since the Accounts
Date the Companyhas not entered into nor agreed to enter into any capital
commitment.
2.6
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Dividends
and distributions
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(a)
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No
dividend or other distribution of profits or assets has been or agreed
to
be declared, made or paid by the Company since the Accounts
Date.
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(b)
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All
dividends or other distributions of profits or assets declared, made
or
paid since the date of incorporation of the Company have been declared,
made and paid in accordance with law and its constitutional
documents.
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2.7
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Borrowings,
loan capital and
guarantees
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The
Companydoes not have outstanding any loan capital or any money borrowed or
raised, including money raised by acceptances or debt factoring, or any
liability (whether present or future, actual or contingent) in respect of any
guarantee or indemnity.
2.8
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Derivative
transactions
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The
Companydoes not have outstanding any obligations in respect of a derivative
transaction including any foreign exchange transaction.
2.9
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Government
grants
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The
Companyis not subject to any arrangement for receipt or repayment of any grant,
subsidy or financial assistance from any governmental department or other
body.
2.10
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Loans
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The
Companyhas not lent any money which has not been repaid to it and does not
own
the benefit of any debt (whether present or future, actual or contingent) other
than those loans provided to the participants of the Company that are shown
in
the accounting records of the Company all of which shall be repaid as of the
Completion Date.
2.11
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Bank
accounts
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(a)
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The
statement of the Company's bank accounts as at a date not more than
two
days before the date of this Agreement given to the Transferee is
correct,
and the Company does not have any bank or deposit account (whether
in
credit or overdrawn) not included in that statement. Since the
date of that statement there has not been any payment out of any
of the
accounts concerned and the balance on each such account is not materially
different from the balance shown on that
statement.
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(b)
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At
Completion, at least the following sums is available as free cash
on the
bank accounts of the Company
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UniCreditBank
a.s.: 0000000000/1111 – account balance SKK 171.91
UniCreditBank
a.s.: 1223005006/1111 – account balance SKK 389.65
Tatra
banka a.s.: 0000000000/1100 – account balance SKK 76,673.73
Tatra
banka a.s.: 2658480345/1100 – account balance SKK 3,043.36
Tatra
banka a.s.: 2654704145/1100 – account balance SKK 5,488.53
2.12
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Political
and charitable donations
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The
Companyhas not incurred any political expenditure or made any political or
charitable donation in the current or preceding financial year and is not under
any commitment to do so.
3.
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COMMERCIAL
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3.1
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Suppliers
and customers
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In
last
three years the Company has had no suppliers or customers except for the
following:
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(a)
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FORZA,
a.s., Xxxxxxxxx 00, 000 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx;
and
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(b)
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FK
DUKLA, a.s., Hutná č. 3, 974 01 Banská Bystrica..
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3.2
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Contracts
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The
Companyis not a party to any contract which is valid and effective, or will
be
effective in the future,except for the following:
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(a)
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Agreement
on Lease of Non-Residential premises dated 17 December 2001 entered
into
between the landlord FORZA a.s. (CREDIT PARTNER spol. s r.o.) and
MEDIA
INVEST spol. s r.o. for an idefinite period of
time;
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(b)
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Agreement
on current account TATRA BANKA a.s. Bratislava,
and
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(c)
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Agreement
on current account UniCreditBank a.s.
Bratislava..
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3.3
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Anti-competitive
arrangements
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The
Company is not, and has not been, a party to any agreement or concerted practice
or involved in any business conduct which infringes any anti-trust or similar
legislation in any jurisdiction nor has, pursuant to any such legislation,
given
any undertaking, applied for negative clearance, exemption, guidance or
approval, had an order, notice or direction made against it or received any
request for information or statement of objections from or corresponded with
any
court or authority. The Company has not been in receipt of any state
aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) EC (formerly Article 92(1) of the EC
Treaty).
3.4
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Intellectual
property
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(a)
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The
Company never had or licensed any intellectual property
rights.
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(b)
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No
activities of the Company infringe or are likely to infringe any
intellectual property right of any third party and no claim has been
made
against the Company or any such licensee in respect of such
infringement.
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(c)
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So
far as the Transferor is aware there has been no unauthorised use
by any
person of any confidential information of the
Company.
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3.5
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Business
names
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The
Companycarries on business under its own corporate name and under no other
name.
3.6
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Powers
of attorney
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The
Companyhas not granted any power of attorney or similar authority which remains
in force.
4.
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TAXATION
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(a)
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The
Company maintains adequate and proper records for tax purposes, and
has
made all filings of its tax returns. The Company is not in any
dispute with any tax authority.
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(b)
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All
Taxation of any nature whatsoever for which the Company is and has
been
liable or for which the Company is and has been liable to account
has been
duly paid (insofar as such taxation ought to have been paid) and
the
Company has made all such deductions and retentions as it was obliged
or
entitled to make and all such payments in respect of these deductions
and
retentions as should have been
made.
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(c)
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The
Company has not paid or become liable to pay, and there are no
circumstances by reason of which the Company is likely to become
liable to
pay, any penalty, fine, surcharge or interest in respect of
Taxation.
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(d)
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The
Company has not received any notice of enquiry or suffered any enquiry,
investigation, audit or visit by any taxation or excise authority,
and no
such enquiry, investigation, audit or visit planned. The
Company has not been a party to or otherwise involved in any transaction
which could be viewed as tax avoidance or tax evasion by a tax
authority.
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5.
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EMPLOYEES
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(a)
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The
Company currently has no employees (whether full time or part
time).
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(b)
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No
former employee has an outstanding claim against the Company and
there are
no circumstances which might give rise to such
claim.
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SCHEDULE
4
INTERPRETATION
1.
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In
this Agreement:
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Accounts
means the balance sheet as at the Accounts Date, profit and loss account and
cash flow statement for the year ended on the Accounts Date, of the Company
and
the notes and directors' reports relating to them, signed by the Accountants
in
accordance with Slovak accounting principles;
Accountants
means ABT Consult, spol. s r.o., Skuteckého 30, 974 01 Banská Bystrica,
Identification No.: 36 035 041;
Accounts
Date means 31 December 2006;
Agreement
on Consideration has the meaning given to it in clause 6;
Broadcasting
Act means the Act No. 308/2000 Coll. on Broadcasting and Retransmission
and the amendments to Act No. 195/2000 Coll. on Telecommunications;
Business
Day means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday and public holidays in
the Slovak Republic) on which banks are open for normal business in the Slovak
Republic and in the Netherlands;
Commercial
Code means the Slovak Act No. 513/1991 Coll. the Commercial
Code;
Commercial
Register means a public register pursuant to Act. No.: 530/2003 Coll.
on Commercial Register and amending and supplementing certain acts;
Company
has the meaning given to it in the recitals.
Completion
Date means the day on which all of the Conditions are satisfied or
where permitted, waived in accordance with clause 3.2 and the Transferee
notifies the Transferor of this fact in writing pursuant to clause
3.6.
Conditions
means the conditions precedent set out in clause 3 and a Condition
means any of them;
Consideration
means the consideration for the transfer of the Participation Interest
to the Transferee as set out in the Agreement on Consideration;
Council
means the Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission established pursuant
to
the Broadcasting Act;
Encumbrance
means any encumbrance including, without limitation, a pledge, lien, assignment
by way of security, conditional transfer agreement, option, right of
pre-emption, or claim of a ownership or other right, by a third
party;
EURO
means the currency of the member states of the European Union that
adopted the euro as their currency pursuant to the EU legislation on Monetary
Union;
EURIBOR
means the rate quoted by Reuters (or, if unavailable for four or more
consecutive Business Days, another generally available screen rate agreed
between the parties) to the banks in the European interbank market as of 11:00
hours (Brussels time) on the date on which the amount becomes overdue (or,
if no
rate is quoted on such date, the next following date on which a rate is quoted)
for the offering of deposits in EURO for a period of one (1)
month);
Long
Stop Date has the meaning given to it in clause 3.3 of this
Agreement;
Markíza
means MARKÍZA – SLOVAKIA, spol. s r. o., with its registered office at
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0/x, Xxxxxxxxxx – Záhorská Bystrica 843 56, Identification number:
31 444 873, registered in the Commercial Register of District Court Bratislava
I, section: Sro, insert number: 12330/B;
Markíza's
Licence means the licence No. T/41 dated 7th August, 1995 for the
television broadcasting granted by the Council to Markíza, as amended and
extended;
Participation
Interest means a participation interest in the Company in the amount of
100% owned by the Transferor and representing a contribution into the Company
in
the nominal value of SKK 200,000.
Participation
Interest in Markíza means a participation interest in Markíza in the
amount of 20% owned by the Company and representing a contribution into Markíza
in the nominal value of SKK 40,000.
Related
Person means in relation to a person (the subject):
(a) controlled or controlling persons (ovládaná a ovládajúca osoba) (as
defined in §66a of the Commercial Code) in relation to any subject; or (b) close
persons (blízka osoba) (as defined in §116 of the Civil Code) to any
subject; or (c) connected persons to any subject; or (d) individuals or legal
persons in which the subject has a direct or indirect interest;
SKK
means Slovak koruna, the lawful currency of the Slovak
Republic;
Taxation
means all forms of taxation, duties, levies, imports and social
security charges, including, without limitation, corporate income tax, wage
withholding tax, national health insurance and social security contributions,
value added tax, customs and excise duties, any type of transfer tax,
withholding tax, real estate taxes, municipal taxes and duties, environmental
taxes and duties and any other type of taxes or duties in any relevant
jurisdiction; together with any interest, penalties, surcharges or fines
relating thereto, due, payable, levied, imposed upon or claimed to be owed
in
any relevant jurisdiction;
Transaction
Documents means this Agreement, the Agreement on Consideration and the
documents referred to in any of them and any other agreements executed or to
be
executed on the date of this Agreement or on Completion; and
Warranties
means the representations and warranties given by the Transferor to the
Transferee in clause 8 and Schedule 3.
2.
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Any
reference, express or implied, to an enactment includes references
to:
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(a)
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that
enactment as re enacted, amended, extended or applied by or under
any
other enactment (before or after the signature of this
Agreement);
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(b)
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any
enactment which that enactment re enacts (with or without modification);
and
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(c)
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any
subordinate legislation made (before or after the signature of this
Agreement) under that enactment, as re enacted, amended extended
or
applied as described in paragraph (a) above, or under any enactment
referred to in paragraph (b) above,
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and
enactment includes any legislation in any jurisdiction.
3.
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In
this Agreement:
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(a)
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words
importing the singular shall include the plural and vice
versa;
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(b)
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words
denoting persons shall include bodies corporate and unincorporated
associations of persons and vice
versa;
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(c)
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any
reference to € is to EURO ; and
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(d)
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references
to a party shall include the legal successors, heirs or assigns of
that
party.
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4.
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A
person shall be deemed to be connected with another if
that person is dependent on another (in Slovak "závislá") within
the meaning of §2 of the Slovak Income Tax Act No. 595/2003
Coll.
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5.
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In
this Agreement, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference
to a
clause, sub-clause, exhibit or schedule is a reference to a clause,
sub-clause, exhibit or schedule of this Agreement. The
schedules and exhibits form part of this
Agreement.
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6.
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The
headings in this Agreement do not affect its
interpretation.
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7.
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Sub-clauses
1 to 6 apply unless the contrary intention is expressed in this
Agreement.
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SIGNATORIES
TRANSFEROR
/s/
Xxx Xxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxx
TRANSFEREE
CME
Slovak Holdings B.V.
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Cosmina
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
under
power of attorney