ALSTROM BUSINESS CORP MICHALAKIS TSITSEKKOS IGOR VALERYEVICH KOLOMOISKY IHOR MYKHAILOVICH SURKIS CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD. CME UKRAINE HOLDING B.V. CME CYPRUS HOLDING LIMITED
Exhibit
10.4
22 July
2009
XXXXXXX
BUSINESS CORP
MICHALAKIS
TSITSEKKOS
IGOR
VALERYEVICH KOLOMOISKY
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MYKHAILOVICH XXXXXX
CME
UKRAINE HOLDING B.V.
CME
CYPRUS HOLDING LIMITED
FIRST
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CONTENTS
Clause
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Page
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1.
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Definitions
and Interpretation
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5
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2.
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Contributions
and Subscriptions
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12
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3.
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Closing
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13
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4.
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Warranties
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17
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5.
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Certain
Covenants
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19
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6.
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Termination
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24
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7.
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Indemnities
and Liabilities
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24
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8.
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Control
Retention; No Interference; Certain Costs
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27
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9.
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Confidentiality
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28
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10.
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Assignment
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29
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11.
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Miscellaneous
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29
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12.
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Governing
Law and Arbitration
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Schedules
Schedule
1 – Form of Shareholders' Agreement
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Schedule
2 – Warranties
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Schedule
3 – Actions Pending Closing
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Schedule
4 – CME Restructuring
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Schedule
5 – TET Restructuring
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Schedule
6 – Form of Xxxxxxx Disclosure Letter
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Schedule
7 – Xxxxxxx Parties' Deliverables
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Schedule
8 – CME Parties' Deliverables
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THIS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (this
"Agreement") is made
this 22nd day
of July, 2009 by and among:
1.
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Xxxxxxx Business Corp, a
company organized and existing under the Laws of the British Virgin
Islands with its registered address at Intershore Xxxxxxxx, X.X.Xxx 4342,
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands ("Xxxxxxx");
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2.
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Michalakis Tsitsekkos, a
citizen of Republic of Cyprus residing at Xxxxxxx, 00X Xxxxxxxxx, X.X.
0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, passport No. C355717, issued on 11 December 2001
("Xxxxxxx
Nominee");
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3.
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Igor Valeryevich
Kolomoisky, a citizen of Israel residing at Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx 00,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, 00000, passport No. 00000000, issued on 2 October 2005
("Kolomoisky");
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4.
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Xxxx Mykhailovich
Xxxxxx, a citizen of
Ukraine, residing at 00, Xxxxxxxxx xxx. Xxxx 0, Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, passport
No. XX000000, issued on 17 November 2005 ("Xxxxxx", and together
with Kolomoisky and Xxxxxxx Nominee, the "Xxxxxxx Owners", and
together with Kolomoisky and Xxxxxxx, the "Xxxxxxx
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 Ukraine Holding
B.V., a besloten
vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid organized under the laws of the
Netherlands with its registered address at Dam 5B, JS1012 Amsterdam,
the Netherlands ("Ukraine
Holding"); and
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7.
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CME Cyprus Holding
Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CME Ltd. and a limited
liability company organized and existing under the Laws of Cyprus,
identification code No. 155308 , located at 199 Makarios III Avenue,
Neocleous House, P.O. Box 50613, CY – 3608, Limassol, the Republic of
Cyprus, (the "Company", and together
with CME Ltd. and Ukraine Holding, the "CME
Parties"),
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(individually
a "Party" and together
the "Parties").
WHEREAS:
(A)
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Nominee, Kolomoisky, Xxxxxx, CME Ltd. and the Company (the "Original Parties")
entered into the Framework Agreement, dated 2 July 2009 (the "Original Framework
Agreement").
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(B)
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The
Original Parties and Ukraine Holding now desire that (i) the Original
Framework Agreement (including the schedules thereto) be amended and
restated in its entirety by this Agreement and (ii) Ukraine
Holding accede to this Agreement as if it had been a party to the Original
Framework Agreement.
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(C)
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Kolomoisky
and Xxxxxx are, collectively, the sole Beneficial Owners (as defined
below) of 100% of the issued share capital of Xxxxxxx, and the Xxxxxxx
Nominee is the sole legal owner of 100% of the issued share capital of
Xxxxxxx.
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(D)
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Kolomoisky
and Xxxxxx are, collectively, the Beneficial Owners of (i) CJSC
Telecompany "TET", a limited liability company organized and existing
under the Laws of Ukraine, located at 00, Xxxxxxxx Xxx.,
00000, Xxxx, Xxxxxxx ("TET"), and (ii) "TET
Production" LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under
the Laws of Ukraine, located at 00, Xxxxxxxx Xxx.,
00000, Xxxx, Xxxxxxx ("TET Production", and
together with TET and each of their respective Subsidiaries, the "TET Group"), which TET
Group conducts television business in
Ukraine.
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(E)
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The
Xxxxxxx Owners have caused, or promptly after the date of this Agreement
the Xxxxxxx Owners will cause, 100% of the shares issued as securities of
TET and 100% of the ownership interests of TET Production to be
transferred to Bredgat Holdings Ltd, a private limited liability company
organized and existing under the Laws of Cyprus ("Holding
Company"). As a result of these transfers, the Xxxxxxx
Owners will be, collectively, the sole Beneficial Owners of the Holding
Company. Furthermore, prior to Closing (as defined below), the
Xxxxxxx Owners will cause the entire issued share capital of Holding
Company to be contributed to Xxxxxxx. As a result of this
transfer, the Xxxxxxx Owners will be the sole Beneficial Owners of
Xxxxxxx.
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(F)
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CME
Ltd. is the sole Beneficial Owner of the Company and is the indirect owner
of the Studio 1+1 and Kino Group (as defined below) and has caused, or
prior to Closing will cause, the Company to become the indirect owner of
100% of the ownership interests of each of (i) Studio 1+1
LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the Laws of
Ukraine ("Studio
1+1"), (ii) Gravis-Kino
LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the Laws of
Ukraine ("Gravis"), (iii) TOR LLC, a
limited liability company organized and existing under the Laws of Ukraine
("TOR"), (iv) ZHYSA LLC,
a limited liability company organized and existing under the Laws of
Ukraine ("ZHYSA"),
(v) TV
Stimul ("Stimul"),
a limited liability company organized and existing under the Laws of
Ukraine, (vi)
Ukrpromtorg-2003 LLC ("Ukrpromtorg"), a limited
liability company organized and existing under the Laws of Ukraine, (vii) Ukrainian
Media Services LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing
under the Laws of Ukraine ("UMS"), (viii) 1+1
Production LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under
the Laws of Ukraine ("1+1
Production"), (ix) TV Media
Planet Limited, a limited liability company organized and existing under
the Laws of Cyprus ("TV
Media Planet"), (x)
International Media Services Ltd., a company limited by shares organized
and existing under the Laws of Bermuda ("IMS"), (xi) Innova Film
GmbH, a limited liability company organized and existing under the Laws of
Germany ("Innova
Film"), (xii) Grintwood
Investments Limited, a limited liability company organized and existing
under the Laws of Cyprus ("Grintwood"), and (xiii) Grizard
Investments Limited, a limited liability company organized and existing
under the Laws of Cyprus ("Grizard", together with
Ukraine Holding, Studio 1+1, Gravis, TOR, ZHYSA, Stimul, Ukrpromtorg, UMS,
1+1 Production, TV Media Planet, IMS, Innova Film and Grintwood, the
"Studio 1+1 and Kino
Group"), which companies conduct television, broadcasting, media
production and advertising business in
Ukraine.
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(G)
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Pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as
defined below), the Parties desire that the Company own and indirectly
operate the TET Group and the Studio 1+1 and Kino
Group.
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(H)
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Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, Xxxxxxx will (i) make an
equity contribution to the Company in the amount of US$100,000,000 in cash
in exchange for the allotment of share capital of the Company, after which
allotment Xxxxxxx will hold 49% (4,804 Shares) and CME Ltd. will hold 51%
(5,000 Shares) of the issued share capital of the Company (the "Xxxxxxx Cash
Contribution"), and (ii) transfer
100% of the issued share capital of Holding Company to Ukraine Holding in
consideration of a payment of EUR 1,000 (the "Holding Company
Transfer").
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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:
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1.
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DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
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1.1 Definitions.
For the
purposes of this Agreement, and unless the context requires otherwise, the
following terms have the meanings given to them below:
"1+1 Production" has the
meaning set forth in the Recitals;
"Affiliate" means, with respect
to a specified Person, any Person that directly or indirectly Controls, is
Controlled by or is under common Control with the specified Person. For the
purposes of this Agreement, Kolomoisky is an Affiliate of Xxxxxxx;
"Affiliate Transaction" has the
meaning set forth in Section 16.2 of Part C of Schedule 2;
"Agreement" has the meaning set
forth in the preamble;
"Xxxxxxx" has the meaning set
forth in the preamble;
"Xxxxxxx Cash Contribution" has
the meaning set forth in the Recitals;
"Xxxxxxx Disclosure Letter"
means Xxxxxxx'x disclosure letter (if any) in the form set forth in Schedule 6
to be delivered to and agreed and accepted (but only if agreed and accepted) by
the CME Parties in accordance with Clauses 5.3(b) and 5.3(c);
"Xxxxxxx Indemnitee" has the meaning
set forth in Clause 7.1;
"Xxxxxxx Nominee" has the
meaning set forth in the preamble;
"Xxxxxxx Owners" has the
meaning set forth in the preamble;
"Xxxxxxx Owner Warranty" means
each representation and warranty given by each Xxxxxxx Owner pursuant to Clause
4.1 hereof in relation to each statement applicable to it contained in Part A of
Schedule 2, and "Xxxxxxx Owner
Warranties" means all of those representations and
warranties;
"Xxxxxxx Parties" has the
meaning set forth in the preamble;
"Xxxxxxx Parties' Deliverables"
means those Closing deliverables set out in Schedule 7;
"Xxxxxxx Warranty" means each
representation and warranty given by Xxxxxxx pursuant to Clause 4.1 and 4.2
hereof in relation to each statement applicable to it contained in Part A of
Schedule 2 and each statement contained in Section 1 of Part B of Schedule 2,
and "Xxxxxxx Warranties"
means all of those representations and warranties;
"Anti-Money Laundering Laws"
has the meaning set forth in Section 1.8 of Part B of Schedule 2;
"Applicable Laws" has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.5 of Part B of Schedule 2;
"Articles" means the articles
of association of the Company as amended from time to time in accordance with
this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents;
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"Assets" means any of the
assets (real and personal, tangible and intangible, including all Intellectual
Property) that are used or held for use in connection with the business of any
TET Group Entity or any Studio 1+1 and Kino Group Entity or the Company, as
applicable;
"Audited Financial Statements"
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of Part C of Schedule 2;
"Balance Sheet Date" has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of Part C of Schedule 2;
"Beneficial Owner" means, in
respect of any Person, the Person(s) with ultimate effective Control over the
first Person;
"Business Day" means a day, not
being a Saturday or Sunday, when banks are open in Nicosia (Cyprus), London
(England) and Kyiv (Ukraine) for commercial business;
"Closing" has the meaning set
forth in Clause 3.1;
"Closing Date" has the meaning set
forth in Clause 3.3;
"Closing Date Documents" means
the Shareholders' Agreement, the Cyprus Contribution Agreement and any other
Transaction Documents that Xxxxxxx, CME Ltd. and the Company may agree are to be
exchanged at Closing;
"Closing Memorandum" has the meaning
set forth in Clause 3.2(a)(i);
"CME Disclosure Letter" means
the disclosure letter of CME Ltd. and the Company (if any) in the form set forth
in Schedule 6 (with appropriate changes to reflect the senders and addressee),
which may be delivered to and agreed and accepted (but only if agreed and
accepted) by Xxxxxxx in accordance with Clause 5.3(d);
"CME Indemnitee" has the meaning
set forth in Clause 7.2;
"CME Ltd." has the meaning set
forth in the preamble;
"CME Parties" has the meaning
set forth in the preamble;
"CME Parties' Deliverables"
means those Closing deliverables set out in Schedule 8;
"CME Restructuring" means the
transfer of 100% of the direct or indirect ownership interests of Studio 1+1 and
Kino Group to the Company, as fully set out in Schedule 4 hereto, and the
occurrence of Successful Registration of Gravis, TOR, Ukrpromtorg, UMS and
ZHYSA;
"CME Warranty" means each
representation and warranty given by CME Ltd. pursuant to Clause 4.1 hereof in
relation to each statement applicable to it contained in Part A of Schedule 2
and pursuant to Clause 4.3 in relation to each statement contained in Section 2
of Part B of Schedule 2, and "CME Warranties" means all of
those representations and warranties;
"Company" has the meaning set
forth in the preamble;
"Company Warranty" means each
representation and warranty given by the Company pursuant to Clause 4.1 hereof
in relation to each statement applicable to it contained in Part A of Schedule
2, and "Company
Warranties" means all of those representations and
warranties;
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"Constitutional Documents"
means, in respect of any legal Person, the charter, memorandum and articles of
association and/or other organizational documents of such Person, as
applicable;
"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;
"Current Budget" has the
meaning set forth in Section 4 of Part A of Schedule 3;
"Cyprus Contribution Agreement"
means the agreement to be entered into by Xxxxxxx and the Company on the Closing
Date, in the form as is customary and as may be reasonably agreed by such
Parties prior to Closing;
"Due Diligence Completion Date"
has the meaning set forth in Clause 5.3(b);
"Exchange Act" means the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
"Existing Dispute" has the
meaning set forth in Clause 12.2(c);
"Financial Statements" has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of Part C of Schedule 2;
"FSMA" means the Financial
Services and Markets Xxx 0000;
"Fundamental Studio 1+1 and Kino Group
Warranty" means each representation and warranty given by CME Ltd. and
the Company pursuant to Clause 4.5 hereof in relation to each statement
contained in Section 1, 2, 3 and 9 of Part D of Schedule 2, and "Fundamental Studio 1+1 and Kino Group
Warranties" means all those representations and warranties;
"Fundamental TET Group Warranty" means each
representation and warranty given by Xxxxxxx pursuant to Clause 4.4 hereof in
relation to each statement contained in Section 1, 2, 3 and 19 of Part C of
Schedule 2, and "Fundamental TET Group Warranties" means
all of those representations and warranties;
"Fundamental Warranties" means
any of the CME Warranties, Company Warranties, Ukraine Holding Warranties,
Xxxxxxx Warranties, Xxxxxxx Owner Warranties, the Fundamental Studio 1+1 and
Kino Group Warranties or the Fundamental TET Group Warranties;
"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;
"Gravis" has the meaning set
forth in the Recitals;
"Grintwood" has the meaning set
forth in the Recitals;
"Grizard" has the meaning set
forth in the Recitals;
"Holding Company" has the
meaning set forth in the Recitals;
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"Holding Company Purchase
Agreement" means the agreement for the sale and purchase of all of the
shares of Holding Company to be entered into by Xxxxxxx and Ukraine Holding on
the Closing Date, in the form as is customary and as may be reasonably agreed by
such Parties prior to Closing;
"Holding Company Transfer" has
the meaning set forth in the Recitals;
"IMS" has the meaning set forth
in the Recitals;
"Indemnified Party" has the
meaning set forth in Clause 7.3(a);
"Indemnifying Party" has the
meaning set forth in Clause 7.3(a);
"Indemnitee" has the meaning
set forth in Clause 7.2;
"Indemnity Claim" has the
meaning set forth in Clause 7.3(a);
"Indenture Compliance Opinion"
has the meaning set forth in Clause 3.1(b)(iv);
"Innova Film" has the meaning
set forth in the Recitals;
"Inquiring Party" has the
meaning set forth in Clause 5.1(f);
"Intellectual Property" means
all trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, including all goodwill
associated with the foregoing, domain names, copyrights, software, Internet
sites, mask works and other semiconductor chip rights, and similar rights, and
registrations and applications to register or renew the registration of any of
the foregoing, patents and patent applications, trade secrets and all
similar intellectual property rights;
"Kolomoisky" has the meaning
set forth in the preamble;
"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;
"LCIA Rules" has the meaning set
forth in Clause 12.2(a);
"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;
"Litigation" means any action,
cease and desist letter, demand, suit, arbitration proceeding, administrative or
regulatory proceeding, citation, summons or subpoena of any nature, civil,
criminal, regulatory or otherwise, in law or in equity;
"Losses" has the meaning set
forth in Clause 7.1;
"Management Accounts" means the
quarterly unaudited financial statements of TET and TET Production, consisting
of combined profit and loss accounts and combined cash flows for the monthly
period prior to the Management Accounts Date prepared in US Dollars on the basis
of statutory accounts held according to Ukrainian Accounting Standards with
further adjustments based on generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States;
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"Management Accounts Date"
means the last date of the relevant quarter for which the Management Accounts
reviewed by CME Ltd. as part of its due diligence have been
prepared;
"Material Adverse Effect" means
a material adverse effect on or material adverse change to the business, results
of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, Assets or
liabilities of the TET Group or Studio 1+1 and Kino Group or the Company (as
applicable) taken as a whole;
"Material Contract" has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.3 of Part C of Schedule 2;
"Xxxxxx" means Xxxxxx TV
Productions Limited, a limited liability company organized and existing under
the Laws of Cyprus, identification code No. 155516, located at Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxxx, X.X. 0000, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx;
"Xxxxxx Assignments" has the
meaning set forth in Clause 5.1(c)(i);
"Xxxxxx Contracts" means all of
the licensing agreements and any other contracts of the TET Group business
entered into or in force prior to the Closing Date between Xxxxxx and any third
party in respect of programming or other assets used or able to be used by any
TET Group Entity;
"Original Framework Agreement"
has the meaning set forth in the Recitals;
"Original Parties" has the
meaning set forth in the Recitals;
"Owned Intellectual Property"
has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1 of Part C of Schedule 2;
"Party" has the meaning set
forth in the preamble;
"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;
"Proposed Business Plan" has
the meaning set forth in Clause 5.4;
"RED Permits" has the meaning
set forth in Clause 5.6(a)(iii);
"Registered Revised Charter"
means the registered charter of (i) TET, (ii) TET Production,
(iii) Gravis,
(iv) TOR,
(v) ZHYSA,
(vi)
Ukrpromtorg and (vii) UMS,
respectively, in each case bearing the seal of the relevant Governmental
Authority and signed by the appropriate registrar and reflecting the new direct
owner of such entity contemplated in the TET Restructuring or the CME
Restructuring, as applicable;
"Reissued Licenses" means each
broadcasting license currently held by each of (i) TET, (ii) the Subsidiaries
of TET, (iii)
Gravis, (iv)
TOR and (v)
ZHYSA, in each case issued by the relevant Governmental Authority, reflecting
the ownership of such Person as set out in the relevant Registered Revised
Charter;
"Related Dispute" has the
meaning set forth in Clause 12.2(c);
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"Responding Party" has the
meaning set forth in Clause 5.1(f);
"SEC Filed Ukrainian
Information" has the meaning set forth in Section 7 of Part D of Schedule
2;
"Securities Act" means the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
"Shareholders' Agreement" means
the agreement to be entered into by the Xxxxxxx Owners, Xxxxxxx, CME Ltd. and
the Company on the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Schedule 1
hereof;
"Shares" means the issued
ordinary shares of nominal value of 1 (one) EURO each in the capital of the
Company issued by the Company from time to time; "Share" means any and each of
the Shares;
"Stimul" has the meaning set
forth in the Recitals;
"Studio 1+1" has the meaning
set forth in the Recitals;
"Studio 1+1 and Kino Group" has
the meaning set forth in the Recitals;
"Studio 1+1 and Kino Group
Entities" means the members of the Studio 1+1 and Kino Group and their
Subsidiaries;
"Studio 1+1 and Kino Group
Warranty" means each representation and warranty given by CME Ltd. and
the Company pursuant to Clause 4.5 hereof in relation to each statement
contained in Part D of Schedule 2, and "Studio 1+1 and Kino Group
Warranties" means all those representations and warranties;
"Subscription Shares" has the
meaning set forth in Clause 2.2(a);
"Subsidiary" means with respect
to any Person, at the time in question, any other Person who, directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is Controlled by such first
Person;
"Successful Registration" means, (i) in respect of each
of the legal entities organized in Ukraine and involved in the TET Restructuring
and the CME Restructuring, the receipt of the Registered Revised Charter of such
Person and (ii)
with respect to TET, the Subsidiaries of TET, Gravis, ZHYSA and TOR, the receipt
by such Person of the respective Reissued Licenses;
"Xxxxxx" has the meaning set
forth in the preamble;
"Tax" means any federal,
national, state, local or foreign income, alternative, minimum, accumulated
earnings, personal holding company, franchise, capital stock, profits, windfall
profits, gross receipts, sales, use, value added, transfer, registration, stamp,
premium, excise, customs duties, severance, environmental, real property,
personal property, ad valorem, occupancy, license, occupation, employment,
payroll, social security, disability, unemployment, workers' compensation,
withholding, estimated or other similar tax, duty, fee, assessment or other
governmental charge or deficiencies thereof (including all interest and
penalties thereon and additions thereto);
"Tax Returns" means any
federal, national, state, local or foreign tax return, declaration, statement,
report, schedule, form or information return or any amendment to any of the
foregoing relating to Taxes;
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"TET" has the meaning set forth
in the Recitals;
"TET Group" has the meaning set
forth in the Recitals;
"TET Group Entities" means Holding
Company, the members of the TET Group and all of their respective
Subsidiaries;
"TET Group Licenses" means any
license, permit or approval required to conduct the business of the TET Group as
it is currently carried out, including the Reissued Licenses as these relate to
TET Group Entities;
"TET Group Warranty" means each
representation and warranty given by Xxxxxxx pursuant to Clause 4.4 hereof in
relation to each statement contained in Part C of Schedule 2, and "TET Group Warranties" means
all of those representations and warranties;
"TET Group Tax Warranty" means each
representation and warranty given by Xxxxxxx pursuant to Clause 4.4 hereof in
relation to each statement contained in Section 17 of Part C of Schedule 2, and
"TET Group Tax
Warranties" means all of those representations and
warranties;
"TET Production" has the
meaning set forth in the Recitals;
"TET Restructuring" means the
completion of the steps set out in the Recitals in respect of the transfer of
100% of the ownership interests of TET and TET Production to Xxxxxxx, as fully
set out in Schedule 5 hereto, and the occurrence of Successful Registration of
TET and TET Production;
"Third Party Claim" has the
meaning set forth in Clause 7.3(b);
"TOR" has the meaning set forth
in the Recitals;
"Transaction Documents" means
this Agreement, the Shareholders' Agreement, the Constitutional Documents, and
any other document or agreement (e.g., the Cyprus Contribution
Agreement and the Holding Company Purchase Agreement), and any amendment to the
foregoing, which the Parties execute to implement the transactions contemplated
thereby and designate as such;
"Transfer" means, in respect of
any Person, to sell, transfer, pledge, loan, encumber, create a usufruct or
other interest for the benefit of any third party in, or otherwise dispose of
any share, or of any interest in or option over any shares, of such
Person;
"TV Media Planet" has the
meaning set forth in the Recitals;
"Ukrainian GAAP" has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of Part C of Schedule 2;
"Ukraine Holding" has the
meaning set forth in the preamble;
"Ukraine Holding Warranty"
means each representation and warranty given by Ukraine Holding pursuant to
Clause 4.1 hereof in relation to each statement applicable to it contained in
Part A of Schedule 2, and "Ukraine Holding Warranties"
means all of those representations and warranties;
"Ukrpromtorg" has the meaning
set forth in the Recitals;
"UMS" has the meaning set forth
in the Recitals;
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"Unaudited Financial
Statements" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of Part C of
Schedule 2;
"Warranty" means any of the CME
Warranties, Company Warranties, Ukraine Holding Warranties, Xxxxxxx Warranties,
Xxxxxxx Owner Warranties, Studio 1+1 and Kino Group Warranties or TET Group
Warranties; and
"ZHYSA" has the meaning set
forth in the Recitals.
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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a
reference to "EURO" or "EUR" means the lawful currency of the European
Union;
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(f)
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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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(g)
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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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(h)
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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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(i)
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references
to a Person are also to its successors and permitted
assigns;
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(j)
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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;
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(k)
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references
to "shares" shall be deemed to include any type of ownership interest
applicable to a Person under the Laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation
of such Person; and
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(l)
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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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CONTRIBUTIONS
AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
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2.1 Contributions. Subject
to satisfaction of all of the conditions set forth in Clause 3.1, on the Closing
Date, Xxxxxxx hereby agrees:
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(a)
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to
transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Ukraine Holding 100% of the issued
share capital of Holding Company in consideration of the payment by
Ukraine Holding to Xxxxxxx of cash consideration of EUR 1,000 pursuant to
the terms of the Holding Company Purchase Agreement;
and
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(b)
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in
exchange for the receipt of the Subscription Shares pursuant to Clause
2.2(a), to make payment in accordance with Clause 3.2(a)(ii) of the
Xxxxxxx Cash Contribution to the Company, and the Company agrees to accept
the Xxxxxxx Cash Contribution.
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2.2 Subscriptions for the
Shares.
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(a)
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Subject
to satisfaction of the relevant conditions set forth in Clause 3.1, in
consideration for the Xxxxxxx Cash Contribution, the Company shall allot
to Xxxxxxx, and Xxxxxxx shall subscribe for, 4,804 Shares (the "Subscription Shares"),
the capital allocation of which represents 49% of the entire issued share
capital of the Company upon Closing (on a post-subscription
basis). Each Subscription Share so issued shall have a nominal
value of one (1) EURO and the remainder of the per-Subscription Share
purchase price shall be treated as share
premium.
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(b)
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The
Subscription Shares to be issued pursuant to Clause 2.2(a) shall rank
pari passu in all
respects with all other issued Shares. Each Subscription Share
shall entitle the holder thereof to exercise one (1) vote on the matters
referred to the shareholders of the Company. No other Shares or
securities shall be issued by the Company at
Closing.
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(c)
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CME
Ltd. hereby waives and agrees to procure the waiver of any and all
pre-emption rights it may have in relation to any of the Subscription
Shares, whether under the Constitutional Documents of the Company or
otherwise.
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2.3 Allotment, Issue and
Transfer. The Subscription Shares shall be allotted and issued
fully paid at Closing free from all Liens and with all the rights attaching to
them pursuant to this Agreement, any other Transaction Document and the
Articles.
2.4 Share
Certificates. Share certificates issued to Xxxxxxx for the
Subscription Shares (as well as share certificates for other Shares to be issued
in the future (as the case may be)) shall be issued under the seal of the
Company and signatures of a director and the secretary of the
Company.
3.
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CLOSING
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3.1 Conditions
Precedent.
Completion
of the contributions and subscriptions contemplated by Clause 2 (the "Closing") 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:
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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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each
of the CME Restructuring and the TET Restructuring shall have been
completed;
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(ii)
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[Intentionally
omitted];
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(iii)
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the
Parties shall have made all required antimonopoly or merger control
notifications required by the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at
Closing and shall have received all required antimonopoly or merger
control approvals or consents so required, in each case in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Parties, and no such
notifications, consents and approvals shall have been
revoked;
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(iv)
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all
of the broadcasting licenses of the TET Group Entities and the Studio 1+1
and Kino Group Entities shall have become effective and remain in full
force and effect and shall not have been challenged or
revoked;
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(v)
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no
Litigation shall have been filed and be pending, no Governmental Authority
shall have notified any Party of its intention to commence, or recommend
the commencement of, Litigation and no Law shall have been enacted,
entered, enforced, promulgated or issued with respect to or deemed
applicable, which in any case seeks or purports to challenge, prohibit,
materially interfere with, materially limit, delay, restrain, impose
damages or other material obligations in connection with or materially
increase the cost of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including the
acquisition, ownership, control, operation, voting or disposition by the
Company of the TET Group and/or the Studio 1+1 and Kino Group or the
on-going business of the TET Group and/or the Studio 1+1 and Kino Group or
the other Assets or operations of the TET Group Entities and/or the Studio
1+1 and Kino Group Entities; and
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(vi)
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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 Company, Ukraine Holding and CME Ltd.
of their respective obligations on the Closing
Date:
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(i)
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there
shall have been no breach of any Xxxxxxx Warranty, Xxxxxxx Owner Warranty
or Fundamental TET Group Warranty and no material breach of any other TET
Group Warranty, in each case at and as of the date when first given and at
and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as
of the Closing Date, it being understood that, for purposes of determining
the accuracy of any such Warranty, all monetary thresholds and other
materiality qualifications set forth in such Warranty shall be
disregarded. Each of the Xxxxxxx Owners and Xxxxxxx shall have
in all material respects duly performed and complied with all agreements,
covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or
complied with by it at or prior to Closing. Xxxxxxx shall have
delivered to each of CME Ltd. and the Company a certificate, dated the
Closing Date and signed by a duly authorized officer to the effect set
forth above in this
Clause 3.1(b)(i);
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(ii)
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Xxxxxxx
and the TET Group Entities shall have received all consents,
authorizations or approvals or delivered all notices required by the
Constitutional Documents of the relevant Person, any Governmental
Authority in any relevant jurisdiction or under any of Xxxxxxx Parties’
Material Contracts in respect of the contribution of the TET Group
Entities to the Company and/or the continued operation of the business of
the TET Group by the Company after the Closing Date, excluding
antimonopoly or merger control notifications, consents and approvals,
which are instead addressed by Clause 3.1(a)(iii), in each case in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to CME Ltd., and no such consents,
authorizations, approvals or notices shall have been
revoked;
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(iii)
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the
TET Restructuring shall have been completed and Holding Company shall hold
all of the right, title and interest in and to 100% of the ownership
interests of each of TET and TET
Production;
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(iv)
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CME
Ltd. shall have received an opinion satisfactory to CME Ltd. from an
independent third-party international investment bank that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement comply with the terms of CME
Ltd.'s senior indebtedness (the "Indenture Compliance
Opinion");
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(v)
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CME
Ltd. and the Company shall have (i) been
satisfied with the results of the legal, financial, operational and other
due diligence of the TET Group Entities, the proposed Xxxxxxx Disclosure
Letter and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the TET
Restructuring and confirmation of the ability for the TET Group Entities
to substantively and in a timely manner comply with (x) the
financial reporting requirements applicable to CME Ltd. and (y) the CME Ltd.
business practices referred to in clause 5 of the Shareholders' Agreement
and (ii)
confirmed such satisfaction in writing to
Xxxxxxx;
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(vi)
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Xxxxxxx
shall have procured on a best efforts basis that, in respect of each
Xxxxxx Contract, one of the following shall have
occurred:
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(1)
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all
documents necessary to effect a Xxxxxx Assignment, on terms and in forms
satisfactory to CME Ltd. (acting reasonably), shall have been executed by
each of Xxxxxx and Holding Company;
or
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(2)
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in
place of such Xxxxxx Contract, a new agreement (on the same material terms
as the relevant Xxxxxx Contract) shall have been entered into between
Holding Company and the relevant third party;
or
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(3)
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Xxxxxx
and Holding Company shall have entered into a sublicense agreement on
terms and in a form satisfactory to CME Ltd. (acting reasonably) in
respect of such Xxxxxx Contract;
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(vii)
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each
of the Xxxxxxx Owners and Xxxxxxx shall have executed all of the Closing
Date Documents and Xxxxxxx Parties' Deliverables to which it is a party
and such Closing Date Documents shall be ready for exchange at
Closing;
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(viii)
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no
event, occurrence, fact, condition, change, development or effect shall
exist or have occurred or come to exist or been threatened in respect of
any TET Group Entity since the date of this Agreement that, individually
or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to
result in, in the reasonable judgment of CME Ltd., a Material Adverse
Effect;
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(ix)
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Xxxxxxx
shall have ensured that the shareholders of TET-Production have made their
outstanding contributions to the registered capital of TET-Production in
full prior to the TET Restructuring;
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(x)
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each of Investproekt
LLC, Shonest Investments Limited and Suniflon Holding Limited (TET
shareholders) shall have issued notarized statements confirming the waiver
of their pre-emption rights to acquire TET shares purchased by
(i)
Xx. Xxxxxx under the Shares Purchase Agreement as of 07.08.2007 No. д42/07
and (ii)
Xx. Xxxxxxx under the Purchase Agreement as of 03.09.2007 No. д50/07 as
well as any claims in respect of such acquisitions, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to CME Ltd.;
and
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(xi)
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CME
Ltd. shall have received a written confirmation satisfactory to CME Ltd.
from Glavred-Media LLC and its participants that the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents does
not violate the agreement of shareholders of Glavred-Media LLC dated 18
February 2009.
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(c)
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Conditions
precedent to the performance by Xxxxxxx of its obligations on the Closing
Date:
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(i)
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there
shall have been no breach of any CME Warranty, Ukraine Holding Warranty,
Company Warranty or Fundamental Studio 1+1 and Kino Group Warranty and no
material breach of any other Studio 1+1 and Kino Group Warranty, in each
case at and as of the date when first given and at and as of the Closing
Date with the same effect as though made at and as of the Closing Date, it
being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of any
such Warranty, all monetary thresholds and other materiality
qualifications set forth in such Warranty shall be
disregarded. Each of CME Ltd., Ukraine Holding and the Company
shall have in all material respects duly performed and complied with all
agreements, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it at or prior to Closing. Each
of CME Ltd., Ukraine Holding and the Company shall have delivered to
Xxxxxxx a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a duly
authorized officer to the effect set forth above in this
Clause 3.1(c)(i);
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(ii)
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the
CME Restructuring shall have been completed and the Company shall hold all
of the right, title and interest in and to 100% of the direct and indirect
ownership interests of each of the companies in the Studio 1+1 and Kino
Group;
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(iii)
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each
of CME Ltd., Ukraine Holding and the Company shall have executed all of
the Closing Date Documents and CME Parties' Deliverables to which it is a
party and such Closing Date Documents shall be ready for exchange at the
Closing; and
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(iv)
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no
event, occurrence, fact, condition, change, development or effect shall
exist or have occurred or come to exist or been threatened in respect of
any of the Company or any Studio 1+1 and Kino Group Entity since the date
of this Agreement that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in,
or would reasonably be expected to result in, in the reasonable judgment
of Xxxxxxx, a Material Adverse
Effect.
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3.2
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Closing
Date.
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(a)
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On
the Closing Date, the following actions shall take
place:
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(i)
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each
of Xxxxxxx, CME Ltd., Ukraine Holding and the Company shall execute a
letter agreement (the "Closing Memorandum")
confirming that:
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(1)
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all
of the conditions precedent applicable to it set forth in Clause 3.1 are
satisfied or waived; and
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(2)
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it
is satisfied with the Xxxxxxx Parties' Deliverables or CME Parties'
Deliverables (as the case may be) delivered to
it;
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(ii)
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immediately
following (i) the
Holding Company Transfer pursuant to the Holding Company Purchase
Agreement and (ii) confirmation
from the bank referred to in Clause 5.1(d) that an irrevocable payment
instruction for a wire transfer in immediately available funds was
received in respect of the Xxxxxxx Cash Contribution and will be honored,
the Subscription Shares shall be issued to Xxxxxxx in accordance with
Clause 2.2 of this Agreement and in accordance with the Cyprus
Contribution Agreement;
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(iii)
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the
Xxxxxxx Parties shall deliver to the CME Parties the Xxxxxxx Parties'
Deliverables; and
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(iv)
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the
CME Parties shall deliver to the Xxxxxxx Parties the CME Parties'
Deliverables.
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(b)
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If
for any reason Closing does not take place as contemplated by this Clause
3, the Parties shall cooperate to reverse such of the steps required for
Closing as have been undertaken or taken place so as to put the Parties as
closely as possible in the positions they were in prior to any steps
having been undertaken or taken place pursuant to this Clause
3.
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3.3
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Anticipated Closing
Date and Long-Stop Date.
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(a)
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The
Parties intend that Closing shall take place at 1:00 p.m. (London time) at
the offices of the Company’s counsel in Limassol, Cyprus on 17 August
2009, or at such other time and place as Xxxxxxx, the Company and CME Ltd.
may agree in writing (the "Closing
Date"). Each of the Parties shall use its reasonable
best efforts to ensure that all of the conditions set out in Clause 3.1
are satisfied by 17 August 2009. The Closing shall not take
place between 4 September 2009 and 30 September
2009.
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(b)
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In
the event that any of the conditions set out in Clause 3.1 have not been
fulfilled by 15 January 2010, any Party shall be entitled to terminate
this Agreement by written notice to the other Parties, provided that such
non fulfilment of any condition was not the direct result of any breach by
the Party seeking to terminate or any of its
Affiliates.
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4.
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WARRANTIES
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4.1
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General
Warranties.
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Each of
the Parties represents and warrants to the other Parties that each statement
applicable to it contained in Part A of Schedule 2 is true and accurate in every
respect and not misleading as at the date of this Agreement and on the Closing
Date.
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4.2
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Xxxxxxx
Warranties.
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Without
limitation to the foregoing Clause 4.1, Xxxxxxx represents and warrants to the
other Parties that each statement contained in Section 1 of Part B of Schedule 2
is true and accurate in every respect and not misleading as at the date of this
Agreement and on the Closing Date.
4.3
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CME
Warranties.
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Without
limitation to Clause 4.1, CME Ltd. represents and warrants to Xxxxxxx that each
statement contained in Section 2 of Part B of Schedule 2 is true and accurate in
every respect and not misleading as at the date of this Agreement and on the
Closing Date.
4.4
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TET Group
Warranties.
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Xxxxxxx
warrants to CME Ltd. that, save to the extent fairly disclosed in the
corresponding Section of the Xxxxxxx Disclosure Letter with sufficient detail so
as to enable a reasonable buyer to understand the facts, matters or information
being disclosed and to make an accurate assessment of the impact on the TET
Group Entities of the matter being disclosed, each statement contained in Part C
of Schedule 2 shall be true and accurate in every respect and not misleading on
the Due Diligence Completion Date and on the Closing Date, with the exception of
Sections 2, 3 and 5 of Part C of Schedule 2, which shall be true and accurate in
every respect and not misleading on the Closing Date only.
4.5
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Studio 1+1 and Kino
Group Warranties.
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The
Company and CME Ltd., jointly and severally, warrant to Xxxxxxx that, save to
the extent fairly disclosed in the corresponding Section of the CME Disclosure
Letter with sufficient detail so as to enable a reasonable buyer to understand
the facts, matters or information being disclosed and to make an accurate
assessment of the impact on the Studio 1+1 and Kino Group Entities of the matter
being disclosed, each statement contained in Part D of Schedule 2 shall be true
and accurate in every respect and not misleading on the Due Diligence Completion
Date and on the Closing Date, with the exception of Sections 2, 3 and 5 of Part
D of Schedule 2, which shall be true and accurate in every respect and not
misleading on the Closing Date only.
4.6
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Independent
Warranties.
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Each
Warranty shall be construed independently and (except where this Agreement
provides otherwise) is not limited by a provision of this Agreement or another
Warranty. Each of the Parties acknowledges that the other Parties are
entering into this Agreement in reliance on each Warranty.
4.7
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Knowledge.
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(a)
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Where
any Warranty is qualified by the expression "so far as Xxxxxxx is aware"
or "to the knowledge of Xxxxxxx" or any similar expression, that statement
or reference shall mean so far as is within the actual knowledge of any of
the general directors, finance directors and chief legal officers of each
TET Group Entity, in each case having made all reasonable
enquiries.
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(b)
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Where
any Warranty is qualified by the expression "so far as CME Ltd. or the
Company is aware" or "to the knowledge of CME Ltd. or the Company" or any
similar expression, that statement or reference shall mean so far as is
within the actual knowledge of any of Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxxxxx and the general directors, finance directors and chief legal
officers of any Studio 1+1 and Kino Group Entity, in each case having made
all reasonable enquiries. For the avoidance of doubt, any
knowledge of CME Ltd. or the Company with respect to omitted spousal
consents or waivers or with respect to omitted shareholder consents for
share capital reductions shall in no way limit or otherwise affect the
Warranties provided by Xxxxxxx
hereunder.
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(c)
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Neither
CME Ltd. nor the Company shall be liable in respect of any claim for
breach of Warranty where or to the extent that Kolomoisky had knowledge
(actual, constructive or imputed) of the facts, matters or circumstances
giving rise to such Warranty claim.
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5.
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CERTAIN
COVENANTS
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5.1
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Pre-Closing
Conduct.
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(a)
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From
the date of this Agreement (or, if different, from the date the relevant
Warranty is given hereunder) until Closing, the Xxxxxxx Owners and Xxxxxxx
agree to:
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(i)
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except
to the extent necessary to implement the TET Restructuring, comply with
and ensure that each TET Group Entity complies with Part A of Schedule 3
and ensure that no action is taken by Xxxxxxx or any TET Group Entity the
effect of which would, to the knowledge of Xxxxxxx or the TET Group, cause
a TET Group Warranty, Xxxxxxx Warranty or Xxxxxxx Owner Warranty to be
untrue, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect if given in
respect of the facts or circumstances as at
Closing;
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(ii)
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notify
and ensure that each TET Group Entity notifies CME Ltd. promptly if it
becomes aware of a fact or circumstance which constitutes or which would
or would reasonably be expected to constitute a breach of any TET Group
Warranty, Xxxxxxx Warranty or Xxxxxxx Owner Warranty or Clause 5.1(a)(i),
or which would or might reasonably be expected to cause a TET Group
Warranty, Xxxxxxx Warranty or Xxxxxxx Owner Warranty to be untrue,
inaccurate or misleading in any material respect in relation to the facts
or circumstances as at Closing; and
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(iii)
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without
limitation to the generality of Clause 3.1(b) and any remedies available
to CME Ltd. or the Company as a result of violation of any Warranty, take
any and all action necessary in order to cure violation of any TET Group
Warranty, Xxxxxxx Warranty or Xxxxxxx Owner Warranty so as to ensure that
by the Closing Date all TET Group Warranties are true and correct in all
material respects. Xxxxxxx shall take all actions reasonably necessary in
order to rectify any material problems and violations that may have a
detrimental effect on the TET Restructuring, the TET Group Entities, the
Reissued Licenses for TET and the Subsidiaries of TET or any other
licenses and permits issued to TET Group
Entities.
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(b)
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Prior
to Closing, Xxxxxxx shall use their reasonable efforts (but shall not be
obligated) to acquire all outstanding equity interests in the TET Group
not currently owned by the TET Group. For the avoidance of
doubt, the approval of the Company and CME Ltd. shall be required for any
such acquisition. Furthermore, prior to Closing, Xxxxxxx shall
not (and shall ensure that none of its Affiliates shall) (i) dispose of
any ownership interest, direct or indirect, in the TET Group, except as
contemplated pursuant to the TET Restructuring or (ii) engage in
any transaction with a TET Group Entity, other than any transaction
exclusively among TET Group Entities, without the prior written consent of
CME Ltd.
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(c)
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Prior
to Closing, Xxxxxxx shall:
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(i)
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use
their best efforts to procure, in respect of each Xxxxxx Contract that
(x) such
Xxxxxx Contract is promptly assigned to Holding Company pursuant to an
assignment agreement in customary form, in each case on the same terms as
such existing Xxxxxx Contract (the "Xxxxxx Assignments") or
(y) in
place of such Xxxxxx Contract, a new agreement is entered into between
Holding Company and the relevant third party, on the same material terms
as such existing Xxxxxx Contract;
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(ii)
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use
their best efforts to procure that all third party consents required in
respect of the Xxxxxx Assignments are promptly
obtained;
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(iii)
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procure
that each agreement between Xxxxxx and a TET Group Entity in respect of
third party programming and any payable owing to Xxxxxx from any TET Group
Entity in connection with any Xxxxxx Assignment effected or any Xxxxxx
Contract for which a new agreement has been entered into pursuant to
Clause 5.1(c)(i) prior to Closing shall be either (x) assigned to
Holding Company or (y) waived or
terminated without liability to any TET Group Entity;
and
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(iv)
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in
respect of any Xxxxxx Contracts which will not be effectively assigned to
Holding Company or substituted prior to the Closing Date (as contemplated
by Clause 5.1(c)(i), procure that Xxxxxx and Holding Company enter into
sublicense agreements, in each case on terms and in a form satisfactory to
CME Ltd. (acting reasonably).
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(d)
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Prior
to Closing, Xxxxxxx shall open a bank account at the same branch of ING
Bank where the Company has an account (or at such other bank as may be
agreed between Xxxxxxx and CME Ltd. in writing) for the purpose of
transferring the Xxxxxxx Cash Contribution at Closing. CME Ltd. shall use
reasonable efforts to provide assistance to Xxxxxxx in opening such
account.
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(e)
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From
the date of this Agreement (or, if different, from the date the relevant
Warranty is given hereunder) until Closing, the Company, Ukraine Holding
and CME Ltd. agree to:
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(i)
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except
to the extent necessary to implement the CME Restructuring, comply with
and ensure that each Studio 1+1 and Kino Group Entity and the Company
complies with Part B of Schedule 3 and ensure that no action is taken by
the Company, CME Ltd., Ukraine Holding or any of the Studio 1+1 and Kino
Group Entities the effect of which would, to the knowledge of the Company
or CME Ltd., cause a Studio 1+1 or Kino Group Warranty, CME Warranty,
Ukraine Holding Warranty or Company Warranty to be untrue, inaccurate or
misleading in any material respect if given in respect of the facts or
circumstances at Closing;
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(ii)
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notify
and ensure that each Studio 1+1 and Kino Group company notifies Xxxxxxx
promptly if it becomes aware of a fact or circumstance which constitutes
or which would or would reasonably be expected to cause any Studio 1+1 and
Kino Group Warranty, CME Warranty, Ukraine Holding Warranty or Company
Warranty to be untrue, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect if
given in respect of the facts or circumstances at Closing or a breach of
Clause 5.1(e)(i); and
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(iii)
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without
limitation to the generality of Clause 3.1(c) and any remedies available
to Xxxxxxx or the Xxxxxxx Owners as a result of violation of any Warranty,
take any and all action necessary in order to cure violation of any Studio
1+1 and Kino Group Warranty, CME Warranty, Ukraine Holding Warranty or
Company Warranty so as to ensure that by the Closing Date all Studio 1+1
and Kino Group Warranties are true and correct in all material respects.
Each of the Company or CME Ltd. shall take all actions reasonably
necessary in order to rectify any material problems and violations that
may have a detrimental effect on the CME Restructuring, the Studio 1+1 and
Kino Group Entities, the Reissued Licenses for Gravis, TOR or ZHYSA or any
other licenses and permits issued to the Studio 1+1 and Kino Group
companies.
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If,
in the period prior to Closing, any Party (acting reasonably) considers
that there may have been a breach of any Warranty (an "Inquiring Party") by any
other Party (the "Responding Party"), the
Inquiring Party may by written notice given to the Responding Party prior
to Closing require the Responding Party to provide to such Inquiring
Party, and/or procure the provision to such Inquiring Party of all
information as such Inquiring Party may reasonably require in order to
ascertain whether such a breach has occurred. The Responding Party shall
as soon as reasonably practicable provide or procure the provision of all
such information.
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5.2
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Satisfaction of
Conditions.
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From the
date of this Agreement until Closing, each Party shall use its reasonable best
efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and to do or cause to be done
all other things necessary, proper or advisable in order for such Party to
fulfill and perform its obligations in respect of this Agreement (including its
obligations pursuant to this Clause 5) and the other Transaction Documents to
which it is a party, to cause the conditions to its obligations set forth in
Clause 3.1 to be fulfilled and otherwise to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
5.3
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Access to Information;
Finalization of Due Diligence and Disclosure
Letters.
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(a)
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Xxxxxxx
shall (i)
give, and shall cause the TET Group Entities to give, CME Ltd., its
counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives
full access to the properties, books and records of any TET Group Entity
and to the books and records of Xxxxxxx relating to any TET Group Entity,
(ii)
furnish, and shall cause the TET Group Entities to furnish, to CME Ltd.,
its counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized
representatives such financial data and other information relating to any
TET Group Entity as such Persons may reasonably request and (iii) instruct
the employees, counsel and financial advisors of Xxxxxxx or the TET Group
Entities to cooperate with CME Ltd. in its investigation of the TET Group
Entities, provided that the foregoing (x) shall be
conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct
of the business of Xxxxxxx or the TET Group Entities and (y) shall not
operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or
agreement given or made by Xxxxxxx in this
Agreement.
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(b)
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Xxxxxxx
shall provide a full and complete draft of the Xxxxxxx Disclosure Letter
and the Financial Statements and Management Accounts (in the case of the
Financial Statements and Management Accounts, only to the extent not
previously provided) to CME Ltd. and the Company no later than 3 August
2009. Provided that CME Ltd. and the Company are provided such
full and timely access and that Xxxxxxx provides such draft in a timely
manner, CME Ltd. and the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to
finalize its own due diligence of the TET Group Entities no later than 3
August 2009. The Parties acknowledge that CME Ltd. and the
Company shall be entitled to accept or reject the draft Xxxxxxx Disclosure
Letter and that the draft Xxxxxxx Disclosure Letter may raise issues that
CME Ltd. or the Company believes should be addressed by way of amendment
of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. On the
date that CME Ltd., the Company and Xxxxxxx agree the Xxxxxxx Disclosure
Letter (such date, the "Due Diligence Completion
Date"), such Parties shall execute the Xxxxxxx Disclosure Letter
and confirm satisfaction of the condition set forth in Clause 3.1(b)(v)
(other than in respect of those matters not then due to have been
completed and subject at all times to Clause 5.3(c) below). For
the avoidance of doubt but without limiting any rights in respect of prior
breach or Warranty or covenant, the Parties shall not be required to
consummate the transactions to be consummated at Closing unless such draft
disclosure letter is agreed.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding
any previously agreed Xxxxxxx Disclosure Letter, Xxxxxxx may, at any time
prior to the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the anticipated
Closing, propose to CME Ltd. and the Company a supplemental disclosure
letter for the purpose of disclosing those matters that (i) have
occurred since the date of this Agreement (or Due Diligence Completion
Date, as applicable), (ii) were not
known by Xxxxxxx as of such date and (iii) would,
without such disclosure, result in the failure of the condition set forth
in Clause 3.1(b)(i) being fulfilled. In such event, the Parties
shall repeat the procedures described in Clause 5.3(b) as if the initial
Xxxxxxx Disclosure Letter had not been agreed. For the
avoidance of doubt but without limiting any rights in respect of prior
breach or Warranty or covenant, the Parties shall not be required to
consummate the transactions to be consummated at Closing unless such draft
supplemental disclosure letter is
agreed.
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(d)
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CME
Ltd. and the Company may, at any time prior to the date that is five (5)
Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing, deliver to Xxxxxxx a draft
disclosure letter for the purpose of disclosing those matters that (i) have
occurred since the date of this Agreement (or Due Diligence Completion
Date, as applicable), (ii) were not
known by CME Ltd. or the Company as of such date and (iii) would, without
such disclosure, result in the failure of the condition set forth in
Clause 3.1(c)(i) being fulfilled. The Parties acknowledge that
Xxxxxxx shall be entitled to accept or reject the draft CME Disclosure
Letter and that the draft CME Disclosure Letter may raise issues that
Xxxxxxx believes should be addressed by way of amendment of this Agreement
or the other Transaction Documents. For the avoidance of doubt
but without limiting any rights in respect of prior breach or Warranty or
covenant, if a draft CME Disclosure Letter is proposed, the Parties shall
not be required to consummate the transactions to be consummated at
Closing unless such draft CME Disclosure Letter is
agreed.
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5.4 Combined Business
Plan.
The
Company shall use its reasonable efforts to provide prior to Closing a draft of
the post-Closing business plan (the "Proposed Business Plan") for
the Company.
5.5 Use of
Proceeds.
The
Xxxxxxx Cash Contribution shall be used to finance the activities of Studio 1+1,
Gravis and the TET Group substantially in accordance with the Proposed Business
Plan (subject to such amendments as may be approved by the Company pursuant to
the Shareholders' Agreement and the Constitutional Documents of the
Company).
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5.6 Certain Post Closing
Covenants.
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(a)
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Each
of the Parties shall use all reasonable efforts to procure
that:
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(i)
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the
net assets value of each of TET, TET-Production, Alex TV, S-TET,
TET-Poltava and TET-Kherson as soon as possible, or in any case not later
than as a result of the 2009 financial year, is above the aggregate amount
of registered capitals each of TET, TET-Production, Alex TV, S-TET,
TET-Poltava and TET-Kherson respectively within deadlines reasonably
satisfactory to CME Ltd.;
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(ii)
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each
Ukrainian TET Group Entity and its respective shareholders shall execute
amendments to the effective wording of its Constitutional Documents to
bring it into full conformity with Ukrainian Law, and such amendments to
the Constitutional Documents of each TET Group Entity shall be registered
by the competent Governmental Authority under applicable Laws;
and
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(iii)
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the
TET Group shall obtain permits to host radio-electronic devices used by
TET for TET signal transmission ("RED Permits") in respect
of all radio-electronic devices hosted by TET Group without such RED
Permits within a deadline reasonably satisfactory to CME
Ltd.
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(b)
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As
soon as practicable following the Closing Date, the Parties shall procure
that extraordinary general meetings (or the equivalent) of the Company and
each relevant Subsidiary shall be duly convened and held at which the
Persons nominated by CME Ltd. and Xxxxxxx in accordance with this
Agreement and/or as contemplated in the Shareholders' Agreement (insofar
as they have not been appointed) shall be appointed as members of the
Company Board (as defined in the Shareholders' Agreement) and each Opco
Supervisory Board (as defined in the Shareholders' Agreement) in
accordance with the Shareholders' Agreement and the Constitutional
Documents of each such
Subsidiary.
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(c)
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Following
the Closing Date, Xxxxxxx shall:
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(i)
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use
best efforts to procure that (x) any Xxxxxx
Assignments not effected prior to the Closing Date are effected as soon as
practicable after the Closing Date; and (y) all third
party consents required in respect of any Xxxxxx Assignments not obtained
prior to the Closing Date are promptly obtained, and pending the
effectiveness of such Xxxxxx Assignments, shall procure that any benefit
accruing to Xxxxxx under a Xxxxxx Contract shall be held in trust by
Xxxxxx for the benefit of Holding Company;
and
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(ii)
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procure
that the Company and CME Ltd. are provided reasonable access to any
Material Contracts (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any programming
agreements and any other contracts assigned by Xxxxxx pursuant to Clause
3.1(b)(vi)) and such other books, documents, records and other information
then held or controlled by any Xxxxxxx Party or Xxxxxx necessary for the
operation of the TET Group
Entities.
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6.
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TERMINATION
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6.1
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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 3.3(b).
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6.2
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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, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
shall survive termination of this Agreement.
7.
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INDEMNITIES
AND LIABILITIES
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7.1
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CME Ltd. and
Company Indemnity.
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Each of
CME Ltd. and the Company, jointly and severally, agrees that, from and after
the date of this
Agreement, it shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Xxxxxxx and the Xxxxxxx
Owners, their respective Affiliates, and their and their respective Affiliates'
representatives, officers, directors, shareholders and Controlling Persons (the
"Xxxxxxx Indemnitees")
from and against, and pay or reimburse the Xxxxxxx Indemnitees for, any bona
fide claims (by any Person that is not an Affiliate of Xxxxxxx or any Xxxxxxx
Owner), 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, whether or not involving a third party claim
(collectively, "Losses")
whatsoever resulting from (a) any inaccuracy in
or breach of any representation or warranty when made or deemed made by CME Ltd.
or the Company in or pursuant to this Agreement or (b) any breach or
default in performance by CME Ltd. or (prior to Closing) the Company of any of
their covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement or the Cyprus
Contribution Agreement.
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7.2 Xxxxxxx Indemnity.
Xxxxxxx
agrees that, from and after the date of this Agreement, it shall defend,
indemnify and hold harmless CME Ltd. and the Company, their respective
Affiliates, and their and their respective Affiliates' representatives,
officers, directors, shareholders and Controlling Persons (the "CME Indemnitees", and together
with the Xxxxxxx Indemnitees, each, an "Indemnitee") from and against,
and pay or reimburse the CME Indemnitees for, any Losses (for these purposes a
bona fide claim means a claim by any Person that is not an Affiliate of any of
the CME Parties) whatsoever resulting from (a) any inaccuracy in
or breach of any representation or warranty when made or deemed made by Xxxxxxx
or any Xxxxxxx Owner in or pursuant to this Agreement or (b) any breach or
default in performance by Xxxxxxx or any Xxxxxxx Owner of any of their covenants
or agreements set forth in this Agreement or the Cyprus Contribution
Agreement.
7.3 Indemnification
Procedure.
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(a)
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A
claim (which shall include any claim in respect of a breach of any
Warranty) hereunder (an "Indemnity Claim") shall
be asserted by written notice from the Party asserting such Indemnity
Claim (the "Indemnified
Party") to the Party from whom indemnification is sought (the
"Indemnifying
Party"). Such notice shall include information regarding
the nature and basis for the Indemnity Claim and an estimate of the amount
of Losses demanded (including, to the extent practicable, a calculation of
the alleged Losses).
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(b)
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If
the Indemnity Claim relates to any claim by a third party (a "Third Party Claim"), the
Indemnified Party shall state in the notice to the Indemnifying Party the
nature and basis of the Third Party Claim and the amount thereof, to the
extent known or estimable. The Indemnifying Party shall be
entitled at its own expense to assume the defense of the Third Party
Claim, using legal advisers reasonably approved by the Indemnified
Party. The Indemnified Party shall provide the Indemnifying
Party and its advisers with such information and assistance as the
Indemnifying Party shall reasonably request at the cost of the
Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party does not promptly
assume the defense of such Third Party Claim following notice thereof, the
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to assume and control such
defense. The Indemnifying Party shall not, without the prior
written consent of the Indemnified Party (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld), consent to a settlement, compromise or discharge of, or the
entry of any judgment arising from, any Third Party Claim, unless such
settlement, compromise or discharge does not involve any finding or
admission of any violation of Law or admission of any wrongdoing by the
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall (i) pay or cause
to be paid all amounts arising out of such settlement or judgment
concurrently with the effectiveness of such settlement, (ii) not
encumber any of the assets of any Indemnified Party or agree to any
restriction or condition that would apply to or adversely affect any
Indemnified Party and (iii) obtain, as
a condition of any settlement or other resolution, a complete and
unconditional release of each Indemnified Party from any and all liability
in respect of such Third Party
Claim.
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(c)
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The
obligation of an Indemnifying Party shall not extend to any liability
arising from the settlement or compromise of any action or claims brought
against the Indemnified Party, or the admission by the Indemnified Party
of any claim or the taking by the Indemnified Party of any action (unless
required by Law or applicable process), which might reasonably be expected
to prejudice the successful defense of the action or claim without, in any
such case, the prior written consent of the Indemnifying
Party.
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7.4
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Obligation to
Mitigate.
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Each of
Parties agrees that each Indemnified Party shall take all commercially
reasonable steps to mitigate any Losses upon and after becoming aware of any
event or condition that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any
indemnification rights hereunder in order for any other Indemnifying Party to
have a corresponding obligation to indemnify for such Losses pursuant to Clause
7.1 or 7.2.
7.5
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Time
Limits.
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(a)
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The
TET Group Warranties (other than the Fundamental TET Group Warranties and
the TET Group Tax Warranties) and the Studio 1+1 and Kino Group Warranties
(other than the Fundamental Studio 1+1 and Kino Group Warranties) shall
survive the Closing until the third anniversary of the Closing
Date. The TET Group Tax Warranties and Fundamental TET Group
Warranties shall survive until 60 days following the expiration of the
relevant statute of limitations.
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(b)
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Any
Indemnity Claim notified under this Clause 7 is principal and continuing
and accordingly shall remain in full force and effect regardless of the
legality, validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this
Agreement and notwithstanding the winding-up, liquidation or dissolution
of any of Xxxxxxx or any of its Affiliates holding Shares or other
incapacity or limitation of Xxxxxxx or any of its Affiliates holding
Shares or any change in the status, control or ownership
thereof.
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7.6
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Financial
Limits.
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(a)
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Except
in the case of fraud, the maximum aggregate liability of the CME Parties,
on the one hand, and the Xxxxxxx Parties, on the other hand, for any and
all Indemnity Claims or other claims arising in respect of this Agreement
and made prior to Closing shall not exceed US$500,000. For the
avoidance of doubt, this limitation shall be inapplicable for all such
claims if the Closing occurs.
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(b)
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A
Party shall be liable in respect of an Indemnity Claim made after Closing
in respect of a Warranty only if the amount payable (but for this Clause
7.6(b)) in respect of such Indemnity
Claim:
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(i)
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exceeds
US$500,000; and
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(ii)
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when
taken with every other Indemnity Claim for which the liability of the
relevant Party or its Affiliates individually exceeds the relevant
threshold for such Indemnity Claim in Clause 7.6(b)(i) and 7.6(c)(i), and
all Indemnity Claims also exceed in aggregate US$4,000,000, in which case
the Party shall be liable for the whole amount of all such Indemnity
Claims and not only for the excess,
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provided that the
foregoing limitations shall not apply (1) in respect of any
Indemnity Claim related to any TET Group Tax Warranty or any Fundamental
Warranty or (2)
in respect of any Indemnity Claim made prior to Closing.
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(c)
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A
Party shall be liable in respect of an Indemnity Claim made after Closing
in respect of any TET Group Tax Warranty or any Fundamental Warranty only
if the amount payable (but for this Clause 7.6(c)) in respect of such
Indemnity Claim:
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(i)
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exceeds
US$100,000; and
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(ii)
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when
taken with every other Indemnity Claim in respect of any TET Group Tax
Warranty or any Fundamental Warranty for which the liability of the
relevant Party or its Affiliates individually exceeds US$100,000, also
exceeds in aggregate US$2,000,000, in which case the Party shall be liable
for the whole amount of all such Indemnity Claims and not only for the
excess,
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provided that any
amount(s) payable in respect of any Indemnity Claim made pursuant to this Clause
7.6(c) shall be included in the aggregate total for the purposes of Clause
7.6(b)(ii), and provided further that
none of the foregoing limitations shall apply in respect of any Indemnity Claim
made prior to Closing.
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Notwithstanding
the preceding provisions in this Clause 7.6, Xxxxxxx shall be liable in
respect of any Indemnity Claim made after Closing in respect of the
Warranty set out in Clause 4.2 of Part C of Schedule 2 only if the amount
payable (but for this Clause 7.6(d)) in respect of such Indemnity Claim
exceeds US$1,000,000, provided that
any amount payable in respect of any Indemnity Claim made pursuant to this
Clause 7.6(d) shall be included in the aggregate total for the purposes of
Clause 7.6(b)(ii).
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(e)
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For
the purpose of Clauses 7.6(b) and 7.6(c) above two or more Indemnity
Claims arising from the same set of facts, matters or circumstances or a
series of related facts, matters or circumstances shall be treated as a
single Indemnity Claim.
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(f)
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Except
for Indemnity Claims in respect of TET Tax Group Warranties and
Fundamental Warranties and except in the case of fraud, the maximum
aggregate liability of any Party for any and all Indemnity Claims shall
not exceed US$50,000,000.
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(g)
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The
maximum aggregate liability of any Party for any and all Indemnity Claims
arising out of or in connection with any breach of Warranty shall not
exceed US$100,000,000, except in the case of fraud, in which case no
limits shall apply.
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(h)
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For
purposes of the calculation of Losses pursuant to this Clause 7, any
materiality or similar qualification (including any monetary threshold)
referred to in the relevant Warranty which is the subject of an Indemnity
Claim shall be ignored.
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8.
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CONTROL
RETENTION; NO INTERFERENCE; CERTAIN
COSTS
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8.1 Control
Retention.
Each of
Kolomoisky and Xxxxxx hereby covenants and undertakes, for so long as Xxxxxxx
holds (or is required to hold) Shares, not to Transfer its interest in the trust
held by the Xxxxxxx Nominee or otherwise Transfer its Beneficial Ownership of
shares or other securities of Xxxxxxx without the prior written consent of CME
Ltd., provided
that (i) Xxxxxx
may Transfer his shares of Xxxxxxx to Kolomoisky and (ii) Kolomoisky may
Transfer his shares of Xxxxxxx to one of his Affiliates, his successors or Xx.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx in a transaction or series of related transactions if and,
only if, (x) as
a result thereof, Kolomoisky or his successor continues to be the Beneficial
Owner of more than 50% of the outstanding share capital of Xxxxxxx and he
continues to Control Xxxxxxx and (y) any such
transferee agrees to be bound hereunder as a Xxxxxxx Owner with the same
obligations as Kolomoisky. The Xxxxxxx Nominee hereby covenants and
undertakes, for so long as Xxxxxxx holds (or is required to hold) Shares, not to
Transfer the legal ownership of any shares or other securities of Xxxxxxx
without the prior written consent of CME Ltd. other than to (A) a substitute
nominee which has entered into a substantially similar trust arrangement with
Kolomoisky and Xxxxxx as the existing arrangement between Kolomoisky, Xxxxxx and
Xxxxxxx Nominee or (B) an entity that is
100% legally and Beneficially Owned by Kolomoisky, which ownership Kolomoisky
has undertaken, for the benefit of CME Ltd., Ukraine Holding and the Company,
not to Transfer.
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8.2 Xxxxxxx SPV
Undertakings.
Xxxxxxx
shall not incur any obligations of any nature, nor otherwise engage in any
business activity, other than as strictly required to perform its obligations
hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents other than (i) loans from the
shareholders of Xxxxxxx (x) that are on
substantially the same conditions as a Shareholder Loan (as defined in the
Shareholders Agreement) made to the Company and (y) the proceeds of
which are immediately onlent to the Company as a Shareholder Loan and (ii) obligations of up
to US$1,000,000 incurred in the ordinary course of business and necessary to
maintain the corporate status of Xxxxxxx in the jurisdiction of its
incorporation.
8.3 No
Interference.
Each of
the Xxxxxxx Owners undertakes to refrain from voting its shares of Xxxxxxx,
directing Xxxxxxx board members appointed by such Xxxxxxx Owners or otherwise
taking any affirmative action, in each case to direct Xxxxxxx to breach its
obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, an
omission by the Xxxxxxx Owners to direct or cause Xxxxxxx to act to perform its
obligations under this Agreement shall not be considered to be such
interference.
8.4 Certain
Costs.
Subject
always to the maximum aggregate liability amount set out in Clause 7.6(a), each
of the Xxxxxxx Owners, jointly and severally, hereby covenants and undertakes to
reimburse CME Ltd., Ukraine Holding and the Company for their actual, reasonable
costs for legal, financial and other advisors engaged by CME Ltd., Ukraine
Holding, the Company or any of its Affiliates in connection with this Agreement
in the event of any termination or lapse of this Agreement as a result of the
failure of Xxxxxxx to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement,
except where such failure to perform results from any breach by any CME Party of
its obligations hereunder.
9.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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9.1 Obligation.
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, to any
individual and/or entity not a Party to this Agreement, except to the extent
described below:
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(a)
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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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(b)
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in
response to (i) an inquiry
to which by Law a response must be given or, on advice of counsel, to
which a response is advisable or (ii) any order
issued by a Governmental Authority or supra-governmental agency of
competent jurisdiction;
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(c)
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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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(d)
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to
such Party's 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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(e)
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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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(f)
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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.
9.2 Public
Domain.
The
requirements of Clause 9.1 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, including any action by such Party's
Subsidiary).
10.
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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.
11.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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11.1
Further
Assurances.
The
Parties agree that, from and after the date hereof, each of them shall, and
shall cause their respective Subsidiaries 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. The provisions of this Clause 11.1 shall survive the
Closing Date.
11.2
Modification; Waiver;
Severability.
Except as
specifically provided herein, this Agreement may be modified only by a written
instrument executed by all 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 efforts, 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 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.
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11.3 Third Party
Rights.
No term
of this Agreement shall be enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third
Parties) Xxx 0000 by any Person who is not a Party, except that the Xxxxxxx
Indemnitees and the CME Indemnitees shall be entitled to enforce the provisions
of Clause 7 pursuant to such act as if they were a party hereto.
11.4 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents and the documents
herein referred to, constitute the entire agreement among the Parties and
supersedes and replaces any prior agreement, understanding, undertaking or
arrangement with respect to the subject matter hereof, including for the
avoidance of doubt the Original Framework Agreement, provided that this
Clause 11.4 shall in no event have the effect to exclude liability for
fraud.
11.5 Preparation.
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.
11.6 Specific
Performance.
The
Parties acknowledge and agree that a breach by any Party of any of the terms of
this 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 or further relief as may
be appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the sole remedy for
any breach hereof prior to Closing shall be to seek monetary damages, which
shall be subject to the limitation set forth in Clause 7.6(a).
11.7 Costs.
Subject
to Clause 8.4, each Party shall bear its own costs, including lawyers' fees,
notarial fees, filing and registration costs in relation to the preparation and
negotiation of this Agreement and any other Transaction Document.
11.8 Notices.
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 other Party one (1) 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:
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if to
Xxxxxxx:
00,
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx.
Xxxxx 00
X, Xxxxx 0, Xxxxxx 0
0000
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Attn: Michalakis
Tsitsekkos
Tel.: x000-00-000-000
Fax: x000-00-000-000
if to
Xxxxxxx Nominee:
Michalakis
Tsitsekkos
00,
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx.
Xxxxx 00
X, Xxxxx 2, Office 1
2108
Aglantzia
Nicosia
Cyprus
Attn: Michalakis
Tsitsekkos
Tel.: x000-00-000-000
Fax: x000-00-000-000
with a
copy to Xxxxxxx.
if to
Kolomoisky:
Igor
Valeryevich Kolomoisky
office
602
32,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00000
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
Attn: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Tel.: x000
000000000
Fax: x000
000000000
with a
copy to Xxxxxxx.
if to
Xxxxxx:
Xxxx
Mykhailovich Xxxxxx
Arch.
Makariou III, 155 XXXXXXX XXXXX,
0xx
xxxxx, X.X. 0000, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Attn: Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Tel.: x000
0000 0000
Fax: x000
0000 0000
with a
copy to Xxxxxxx.
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if to CME
Ltd.:
c/o CME
Development Corporation
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X0X 0XX
Attn:
General Counsel
Tel: x00
00 0000 0000
Fax: x00
00 0000 0000
if to
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx:
Xxx
0X
XX0000
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Tel: x00
00 000 0000
Fax: x00
00 000 0000
with a
copy to:
CME
Development Corporation
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X0X 0XX
Attn:
General Counsel
Tel: x00
00 0000 0000
Fax: x00
00 0000 0000
if to the
Company:
CME
Cyprus Holdings Limited
000
Xxxxxxxx XXX Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx
00000
CY –
0000, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx of Cyprus
Tel.: x000
0000 0000
Fax: x000
0000 0000
with a
copy to CME Ltd. and Xxxxxxx.
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.
11.9
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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.
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12.
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GOVERNING
LAW AND ARBITRATION
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12.1
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Governing
Law.
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This
Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with English
Law.
12.2
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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 then existing Rules of Arbitration of
the London Court of International Arbitration (the "LCIA Rules"), which are
deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Clause 12.2, except
to the extent modified by this Clause 12.2. The tribunal
shall consist of three arbitrators. Subject to the provisions
of Clause 12.2(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. In a
multi-dispute the tribunal shall be appointed by the LCIA Court, unless
the parties to such arbitration agree in writing that, for the purpose of
Article 8.1 of the LCIA Rules, the disputant parties represent two
separate sides for the formation of the tribunal as claimant and
respondent respectively.
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(b)
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Seat and
Language. The seat of the arbitration shall be London,
England. The language of the arbitration shall be English
except that any party to the arbitration may submit testimony or
documentary evidence in Ukrainian or Russian 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 Shareholders' Agreement, the Cyprus Contribution
Agreement or any other Transaction Document (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. 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 on the
date first written above.
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
President and COO
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XXXXXXX
BUSINESS CORP
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By:
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/s/ Michalakis
Tsitsekkos
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Name: Michalakis
Tsitsekkos
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Title:
Director
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MICHALAKIS
TSITSEKKOS
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/s/ Michalakis
Tsitsekkos
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IGOR
VALERYEVICH KOLOMOISKY
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/s/ Igor Kolomoisky
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XXXX
MYKHAILOVICH XXXXXX
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/s/ Xxxx Mykhailovich Xxxxxx |
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CME
UKRAINE HOLDING B.V.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx van
Spaendonck
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Name:
A.N.G.V. Spaendonck
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Title:
Managing Director
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By:
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/s/ Henk van
Wijlen
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Name:
H v. Wijlen for Pan-Invest B.V.
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Title:
Managing Director
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CME
CYPRUS HOLDING LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Managing Director
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