SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT by and among ENTERTAINMENT SUBCO AB, INC., ALLIANCE DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS S.ÀR.L, 4414608 CANADA INC., 3217920 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY, 4437497 CANADA INC., 4437641 CANADA INC., CW MEDIA HOLDINGS INC., ALLIANCE...
by
and among
ENTERTAINMENT
SUBCO AB, INC.,
ALLIANCE
DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS S.ÀR.L,
4414608
CANADA INC.,
3217920
NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY,
4437497
CANADA INC.,
4437641
CANADA INC.,
CW
MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.,
ALLIANCE
ATLANTIS EQUICAP CORPORATION,
4414641
CANADA INC.,
and
CW
MEDIA INC.
Dated
as of August 15, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS
AND
INTERPRETATION
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Section
1.1.
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General
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2
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Section
1.2.
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References;
Interpretation
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38
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Section
1.3.
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Schedules
and Exhibits
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38
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ARTICLE
II
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THE
SEPARATION
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Section
2.1.
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General
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40
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Section
2.2.
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Transfer
of Assets
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41
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Section
2.3.
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Assumption
and Satisfaction of Liabilities; Litigation
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43
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Section
2.4.
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Intercompany
Accounts and Arrangements
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44
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Section
2.5.
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Limitation
of Liability
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44
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Section
2.6.
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Transfers
Not Effected On or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed
Effective
as of the Effective Time
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45
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Section
2.7.
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Conveyancing
and Assumption Instruments
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47
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Section
2.8.
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Further
Assurances
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47
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Section
2.9.
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Novation
of Liabilities
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48
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Section
2.10.
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Guarantees;
Letters of Credit
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49
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Section
2.11.
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Tax
Liabilities
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50
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Section
2.12.
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Disclaimer
of Representations and Warranties
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51
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Section
2.13.
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Effectiveness
of Transfers
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52
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ARTICLE
III
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CERTAIN
ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE TRANSFERS
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Section
3.1.
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Resignations
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52
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Section
3.2.
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Ancillary
Agreements
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52
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ARTICLE
IV
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CERTAIN
COVENANTS
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Section
4.1.
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No
Solicit
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52
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Section
4.2.
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Corporate
Names and Other Parties’ Trademarks
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53
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Page
Section
4.3.
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Auditors
and Audits; Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and
Accounting
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53
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Section
4.4.
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Administration
of Separation Expenses
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54
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Section
4.5.
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Cooperation
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55
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Section
4.6.
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Tax
Step-Up
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55
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ARTICLE
V
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EMPLOYEE
MATTERS
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Section
5.1.
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General
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55
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Section
5.2.
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Savings
Plans
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57
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Section
5.3.
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Health
and Welfare Plans
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58
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Section
5.4.
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Continuation
of Employment
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58
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Section
5.5.
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Individual
Employee Agreements
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59
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Section
5.6.
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Post-Effective
Time Bonus Awards
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59
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Section
5.7.
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Severance
Benefits
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59
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Section
5.8.
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Vacation
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59
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Section
5.9.
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COBRA/HIPPA
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59
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ARTICLE
VI
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INDEMNIFICATION
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Section
6.1.
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Release
of Pre-Transfer Claims
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60
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Section
6.2.
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Indemnification
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62
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Section
6.3.
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Procedures
for Indemnification
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62
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Section
6.4.
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Cooperation
in Defense and Settlement
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64
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Section
6.5.
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Indemnification
Payments
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65
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Section
6.6.
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Contribution
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65
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Section
6.7.
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Indemnification
Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts
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65
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Section
6.8.
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Additional
Matters; Survival of Indemnities
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68
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ARTICLE
VII
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CONFIDENTIALITY;
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
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Section
7.1.
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Corporate
Information Repository
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68
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Section
7.2.
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Access
to Information
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68
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Section
7.3.
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Disposition
of Information
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68
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Section
7.4.
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Witness
Services
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70
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Section
7.5.
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Reimbursement;
Other Matters
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70
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Section
7.6.
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Confidentiality
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70
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Section
7.7.
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Privileged
Matters
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71
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Page
Section
7.8.
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Ownership
of Information
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73
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Section
7.9.
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Other
Agreements
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73
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ARTICLE
VIII
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DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
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Section
8.1.
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Negotiation
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74
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Section
8.2.
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Arbitration
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Section
8.3.
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Waiver
of Time-Based Defenses
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75
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Section
8.4.
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Continuity
of Service and Performance
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75
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Section
8.5.
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Costs
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ARTICLE
IX
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INSURANCE
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Section
9.1.
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Policies
and Rights Included Within Assets
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75
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Section
9.2.
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Claims
Made Tail Policies
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76
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Section
9.3.
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Occurrence
Based Policies
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76
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Section
9.4.
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Administration;
Other Matters
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77
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Section
9.5.
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Cooperation
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ARTICLE
X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
10.1.
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Complete
Agreement; Construction
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79
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Section
10.2.
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Counterparts
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79
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Section
10.3.
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Survival
of Agreements
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79
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Section
10.4.
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Expenses
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79
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Section
10.5.
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Notices
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79
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Section
10.6.
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Waivers
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81
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Section
10.7.
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Amendments
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81
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Section
10.8.
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Assignment
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81
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Section
10.9.
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Successors
and Assigns
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82
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Section
10.10.
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Certain
Termination and Amendment Rights
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82
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Section
10.11.
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Payment
Terms
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82
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Section
10.12.
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No
Circumvention
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Section
10.13.
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Subsidiaries
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83
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Section
10.14.
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Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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Section
10.15.
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Title
and Headings
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Section
10.16.
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Exhibits
and Schedules
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Section
10.17.
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Governing
Law
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83 |
Page
Section
10.18.
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Consent
to Jurisdiction
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83
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Section
10.19.
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Specific
Performance
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84
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Section
10.20.
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Bulk
Sales Laws
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84
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Section
10.21.
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Severability
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84
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Section
10.22.
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Force
Majeure
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84
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Section
10.23.
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Interpretation
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85
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Section
10.24.
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No
Duplication; No Double Recovery
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85
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SEPARATION
AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 15,
2007 (the “Closing Date”, by and among Entertainment Subco AB, Inc.
(“Entertainment”), Alliance Distribution Holdings S.àr.l
(“International”), 4414608 Canada Inc. (“Movie”), 3217920 Nova
Scotia Company (“Movie Xxxxx”),CW Media Holdings Inc. (“STV”),
4437497 Canada Inc. (“Production”), 4437641 Canada Inc.
(“Propinquity”), Alliance Atlantis Equicap Corporation
(“ShelterCo”), 4414641 Canada Inc. (“CanCo”), CW Media Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of CanCo and those parties listed on Schedule 1
(the “Additional Parties”) (“CW Media”, and together with
Entertainment, International, Movie, Movie Xxxxx, Production, Propinquity,
STV,
ShelterCo, CW Media and the Additional Parties, the “Parties” and each, a
“Party”).
W
I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
on Xxxxxx 00, 0000, XX Acquisition Corp. (“AcquireCo”) acquired (the
“Acquisition”) all of the shares in the capital of Alliance Atlantis
Communications Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of Canada (the
“Predecessor”), pursuant to and on the terms and conditions
set forth in that certain Arrangement Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2007
(as amended), by and between AcquireCo and the Predecessor (the “Arrangement
Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
certain restructuring transactions (the “Restructuring”) in connection
with the Predecessor have taken place and certain other restructuring
transactions will take place, all as set forth in steps 33 to 68.02, 111 to
134.1 and 135.2 to 135.4 of the Steps Memorandum attached as Exhibit A hereto
(the “Steps Memo”) and pursuant to the applicable Ancillary
Agreements;
WHEREAS,
as part of the Restructuring, AcquireCo has been amalgamated with the
Predecessor and certain other corporations to continue as CW Media;
WHEREAS,
immediately following the Acquisition and the Restructuring, CW Media, acting
through its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, will continue to conduct a number
of businesses, including (i) the Entertainment Business, (ii) the International
Distribution Business, (iii) the Movie Distribution Business, (iv) the
Production Business (as defined herein), (v) the Propinquity Business, (vi)
the
Specialty Television Business, and (vii) the Shelter Business (each, a
“Business”, and together, the “Businesses”);
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of CW Media has determined that it is appropriate,
desirable and in the best interests of CW Media and its shareholder to separate
the operations of CW Media into seven separate companies as set forth in the
Steps Memo, including the New Entities, each of which shall own and conduct,
directly or indirectly, its Corresponding Business;
WHEREAS,
in order to effect such separation, the Board of Directors of CW Media has
determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of CW
Media and its shareholder to enter into a series of transactions as set forth
in
steps 136, 137, 139 to 144, 145 to 148 and 153 to 161 of the Steps Memo and
pursuant to the applicable Ancillary Agreements, whereby one or more members
of
each Group will, collectively, own all of such Group’s
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Corresponding
Assets and assume (or retain) all of such Group’s Corresponding Liabilities, and
the STV Group will own all of the equity and debt interests in CanCo and will
indirectly own all of the equity and debt interests in CW Media (such
transactions, as they may be amended or modified from time to time,
collectively, the “Plan of Separation”);
WHEREAS,
each of the Parties has determined that it is necessary and desirable, prior
to
the Effective Time (as defined herein), to allocate and transfer to the
applicable Group those Assets, and to allocate and assign to the applicable
Party or its Group responsibility for those Liabilities, in respect of the
activities of the Corresponding Businesses of such Group and to allocate among
the Groups those Assets and Liabilities in respect of other businesses and
activities of CW Media and its current and former Subsidiaries;
WHEREAS,
each of the Parties has determined that it is necessary and desirable to set
forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Plan of
Separation and to set forth other agreements that will govern certain other
matters following the Effective Time.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements,
provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree
as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
Section
1.1. General. As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(1) “AA
Benefit Plans” have the meaning set forth in Schedule
5.1(b).
(2) “AA
DPSP” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule
5.1(b).
(3) “AA
Group RRSP” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule
5.1(b).
(4) “AA
Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
(5) “AA
Savings Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule
5.1(b).
(6) “AcquireCo”
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals. References to
AcquireCo in this Agreement may also be read as references to CW Media, as
successor to AcquireCo by amalgamation.
(7) “Action”
shall mean any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry,
subpoena, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity
or
any arbitration or mediation tribunal.
(8) “Additional
Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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(9) “Affiliate”
shall mean, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that directly
or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled
by,
or is under common control with such specified Person. For the
purposes of this definition, “control”, when used with respect to any specified
Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by
Contract or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or member
of any Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party or member
of
such other Party’s Group by reason of having one or more directors or officers
in common.
(10) “Agreement
Disputes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
(11) “Ancillary
Agreements” shall mean all of the written Contracts, instruments,
assignments or other arrangements (other than this Agreement) entered into
in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including those listed
on
Schedule 1.1(11).
(12) “Arrangement
Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(13) “Assets”
shall mean assets, properties, claims and rights (including goodwill), wherever
located (including in the possession of vendors or other third parties or
elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether real, personal
or
mixed, tangible, intangible or contingent, in each case whether or not recorded
or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the Records or financial
statements of any Person, including the following:
(i) all
accounting and other legal and business books, records, ledgers and files
whether printed, electronic or written;
(ii) all
apparatuses, computers and other electronic data processing and communications
equipment, fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment,
automobiles, trucks, aircraft and other transportation equipment, special and
general tools, test devices, prototypes and models and other tangible personal
property;
(iii) all
inventories of products, goods, materials, parts, raw materials and
supplies;
(iv) all
interests in real property of whatever nature, including easements, whether
as
owner, mortgagee or holder of a Security Interest in real property, lessor,
sublessor, lessee, sublessee or otherwise;
(v) all
interests in any shares or other equity interests of any Subsidiary or any
other
Person, all bonds, notes, debentures or other securities issued by any
Subsidiary or any other Person, all loans, advances or other extensions of
credit or capital contributions to any Subsidiary or any other Person and all
other investments in securities of any Person;
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(vi) all
license Contracts, leases of personal property, open purchase orders for raw
materials, supplies, parts or services, unfilled orders for the manufacture
and
sale of products and other Contracts or commitments;
(vii) the
benefit of all deposits, letters of credit and performance and surety
bonds;
(viii) all
written (including in electronic form) technical information, data,
specifications, research and development information, engineering drawings
and
specifications, operating and maintenance manuals, and materials and analyses
prepared by consultants and other third parties;
(ix) all
Intellectual Property;
(x) all
Software;
(xi) all
cost information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists, supplier
records, customer and supplier lists, customer and vendor data, correspondence
and lists, product data and literature, artwork, design, development and
business process files and data, vendor and customer drawings, specifications,
quality records and reports and other books, records, studies, surveys, reports,
plans and documents;
(xii) all
prepaid expenses, trade accounts and other accounts and notes
receivables;
(xiii) all
rights under Contracts, all claims or rights against any Person, choses in
action or similar rights, whether accrued or contingent;
(xiv) all
rights under insurance policies and all rights in the nature of insurance,
indemnification or contribution;
(xv) all
licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any
Governmental Entity;
(xvi) all
cash or cash equivalents, bank accounts, lock boxes and other deposit
arrangements;
(xvii) all
interest rate, currency, commodity or other swap, collar, cap or other hedging
or similar Contracts or arrangements; and
(xviii) all
Policies.
(14) “Assume”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.3 and “Assumption” shall have a corresponding
meaning.
(15) “Business”
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
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(16) “Business
Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on
which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in the City of
Toronto, the City of Winnipeg or the City of New York.
(17) “Business
Entity” shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability company
or other entity which may legally hold title to Assets.
(18) “Cash”
means cash or cash equivalents as determined in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles.
(18A) “Closing
Agenda” means the Work Plan and Closing Agenda dated August 15, 2007 setting
out the documents to be tabled or exchanged in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Steps Memo.
(19) “Closing
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
(20) “Code”
shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(21) “Confidential
Information” shall mean all Information, data or material, including (i)
earnings reports and forecasts, (ii) macro-economic reports and forecasts,
(iii)
business plans, (iv) general market evaluations and surveys and (v) financing
and credit-related information, (vi) specifications, ideas and concepts for
products and services, (vii) quality assurance policies, procedures and
specifications, (viii) customer information, (ix) Software, (x) training
materials and information and (xi) all other know-how, methodology, procedures,
techniques and trade secrets related to design, development and operational
processes, in each case concerning a Party and/or its Subsidiaries which, prior
to or following the Effective Time, has been disclosed by a Party or its
Subsidiaries to another Party or its Subsidiaries, in written, oral (including
by recording), electronic, or visual form to, or otherwise has come into the
possession of, the other, including pursuant to the access provisions of Section 7.1 or Section
7.2 or any other provision of this
Agreement (except to the extent that such information can be shown to have
been
(i) in the public domain through no fault of such Party or its Subsidiaries
or
(ii) lawfully acquired from other sources by such Party or its Subsidiaries
to
which it was furnished; provided, however, in the case of clause
(ii) that, to the furnished Party’s knowledge, such sources did not provide such
information in breach of any confidentiality obligations).
(22) “Consents”
shall mean any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification requirements
to, any Person other than a Governmental Entity.
(23) “Continuing
Arrangements” shall mean those arrangements set forth on Schedule
1.1(23).
(24) “Contract”
shall mean any agreement, contract, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease,
promise, arrangement, commitment or undertaking (whether written or oral and
whether express or implied) other than a Plan.
(25) “Conveyancing
and Assumption Instruments” shall mean, collectively, the various Contracts
and other documents entered into to effect the Transfer of Assets and
the
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Assumption
of Liabilities in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Plan of
Separation, or otherwise relating to, arising out of or resulting from the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which shall be, as applicable,
in
substantially the forms as the applicable Parties thereto reasonably
agree.
(26) “Corporate
Division” shall mean (i) the business and operations of the “Corporate and
Other” segment of CW Media as described in the Predecessor’s Annual Information
Form dated March 5, 2007 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, as filed
with Canadian securities regulatory authorities, (ii) any other business
conducted primarily through Assets of CW Media prior to the Effective Time
that
are not Corresponding Assets of any Group and (iii) any corporate or services
functions for the shared benefit of any or all of the Businesses (and/or
Groups), including Human Resources, Payroll, Procurement, Facilities, Financial
Accounting and Management, Information Technology Services, Security,
Telecommunications, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Tax, Risk Management,
Compliance, Legal, Public and Regulatory Affairs, Investor Relations, Corporate
Communications, Internal Corporate Communications, Visual Communications, and
Media Services, to the extent that they are such shared functions.
(27) “Corporate
Information” shall mean any Information relating to the Corporate Division
prior to the Closing Date.
(28) “Corporate
Information Repository” shall mean the archives of Corporate Information, in
electronic and paper based form, as applicable.
(29) “Corporate
Retention and Severance Liabilities” shall mean all Liabilities in respect
of (i) bonuses accrued for the period in the Predecessor’s financial year up to
and including the Closing Date for the employees listed in Schedule 1.1(29), (ii) the written retention agreements between
the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries and any such employees, and (iii) the
termination or alleged termination of any such employees that occurs prior
to or
as a result of or in connection with or following the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any amounts required
to
be paid (including any payroll or other Taxes), and the costs of providing
benefits and bonuses, including bonuses accrued up to the date of termination,
under any applicable severance, separation, redundancy, termination or similar
plan, program, practice, contract, agreement, law or regulation (such benefits
to include any medical or other welfare benefits, outplacement benefits or
any
other benefits under a Plan, accrued vacation and Taxes).
(30) “Corresponding
Assets” shall mean (i) with respect to Entertainment or the Entertainment
Group, the Entertainment Assets, (ii) with respect to International or the
International Group, the International Distribution Assets, (iii) with respect
to Movie or the Movie Group, the Movie Distribution Assets, (iv) with respect
to
Production or the Production Group, the Production Assets, (v) with respect
to
Propinquity or the Propinquity Group, the Propinquity Assets, (vi) with respect
to STV or the STV Group, the Specialty Television Assets, and (vii) with respect
to ShelterCo or the Shelter Group, the Sheltered Assets.
(31) “Corresponding
Benefit Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
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(32) “Corresponding
Business” shall mean (i) with respect to Entertainment or the Entertainment
Group, the Entertainment Business, (ii) with respect to International or the
International Group, the International Distribution Business, (iii) with respect
to Movie or the Movie Group, the Movie Distribution Business, (iv) with respect
to Production or the Production Group, the Production Business, (v) with respect
to Propinquity or the Propinquity Group, the Propinquity Business, (vi) with
respect to STV or the STV Group, the Specialty Television Business, and (vii)
with respect to ShelterCo or the Shelter Group, the Shelter
Business.
(33) “Corresponding
DPSP” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
(34) “Corresponding
Employees” shall mean (i) with respect to Entertainment or the Entertainment
Group, the Entertainment Employees, (ii) with respect to International or the
International Group, the International Employees, (iii) with respect to Movie
or
the Movie Group, the Movie Employees, (iv) with respect to Production or the
Production Group, the Production Employees, (v) with respect to Propinquity
or
the Propinquity Group, the Propinquity Employees, and (vi) with respect to
STV
or the STV Group, the STV Employees.
(35) “Corresponding
Former Employees” shall mean (i) with respect to Entertainment or the
Entertainment Group, the Former Entertainment Employees, (ii) with respect
to
International or the International Group, the Former International Employees,
(iii) with respect to Movie or the Movie Group, the Former Movie Employees,
(iv)
with respect to Production or the Production Group, the Former Production
Employees, (v) with respect to Propinquity or the Propinquity Group, the Former
Propinquity Employees, and (vi) with respect to STV or the STV Group, the Former
STV Employees.
(36) “Corresponding
Group” shall mean (i) with respect to the Entertainment Business, the
Entertainment Group, (ii) with respect to the International Distribution
Business, the International Group, (iii) with respect to the Movie Distribution
Business, the Movie Group, (iv) with respect to the Production Business, the
Production Group, (v) with respect to the Propinquity Business, the Propinquity
Group, (vi) with respect to the Specialty Television Business, the STV Group
and
(vii) with respect to the Shelter Business, the Shelter Group.
(37) “Corresponding
Group RRSP” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
(38) “Corresponding
Indemnitee” shall mean, with respect to any New Entity (or its Group), each
member of such New Entity’s Group and each of their Affiliates and each member
of such Group’s and their respective Affiliates’ respective directors, officers,
employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns
of
any of the foregoing.
(39) “Corresponding
Liabilities” shall mean (i) with respect to Entertainment or the
Entertainment Group, the Entertainment Liabilities, (ii) with respect to
International or the International Group, the International Distribution
Liabilities, (iii) with respect to Movie or the Movie Group, the Movie
Distribution Liabilities, (iv) with respect to Production or the Production
Group, the Production Liabilities, (v) with respect to Propinquity or the
Propinquity Group, the Propinquity Liabilities, (vi) with respect to STV or
the
STV Group, the Specialty
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Television
Liabilities, and (vii) with respect to ShelterCo or the Shelter Group, the
Sheltered Liabilities.
(40) “Corresponding
Savings Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
(41) “Corresponding
Shared Policies” shall mean, with respect to any New Entity (or its Group),
all Policies, current or past, that relate to the Corresponding Business of
such
New Entity, other than Policies that are Corresponding Assets of such New
Entity.
(42) “CW
Media” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and for the
avoidance of doubt shall include, where applicable, AcquireCo and other
predecessors to CW Media.
(43) “D&O
Tail Policies” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).
(44) “Dispute
Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
(45) “DPSP”
shall mean a “deferred profit sharing plan” (as defined in the Income Tax
Act (Canada)).
(46) “Effective
Time” shall mean the time that is immediately after the completion of the
transaction described in Step 161 in the Steps Memo.
(47) “Employee
Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4.
(48) “Entertainment”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
(49) “Entertainment
Assets” shall mean:
(i) the
ownership interests in all Business Entities in the Entertainment
Group;
(ii) all
Entertainment Contracts, any rights or claims arising thereunder, and any other
rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating to or arising
from any Entertainment Asset or the Entertainment Business;
(iii) subject
to Article IX, any rights of any member of
the Entertainment Group under any Policies, including any rights thereunder
arising after the Closing Date in respect of any Policies that are occurrence
policies;
(iv) any
and all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the commencement of the
implementation of the Plan of Separation by CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries
(including, prior to the Effective Time, by any Group) (A) that comprise or
comprised or relate or related primarily to the Entertainment Business or (B)
that comprise or comprised the
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Corporate
Division and either (x) are or were more related to the Entertainment Business
than the other Businesses, or (y) for which the Entertainment Business has
or
had principal use or responsibility;
(v) the
Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(49)(v)
and
any and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have been or are to be Transferred to
Entertainment or any other member of the Entertainment Group;
(vi) any
and all furnishings and office equipment located at a physical site of which
the
ownership or leasehold interest is being Transferred to Entertainment or a
Subsidiary of Entertainment; provided, that personal computers shall be
Transferred to the Party or Subsidiary of the Party that, following the
Effective Time, employs the applicable employee who, prior to the Effective
Time, used such personal computer; and
(vii) any
Cash owned by any member of the Entertainment Group that is not a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Entertainment.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Entertainment Assets shall not include (i) any Cash, except
as provided in clause (vi) of this Section 1.1(49), or (ii)
any Assets that are
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the
Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to
any
member of a Group other than the Entertainment Group.
In
the
event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or
interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of
determining what is and is not an Entertainment Asset, any item explicitly
included on a Schedule referred to in this Section
1.1(49) shall take priority over any provision of the text
hereof.
(50) “Entertainment
Business” shall mean (i) the business of producing and distributing the
“CSI” television programming conducted primarily through the members of the
Entertainment Group prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the businesses and
operations of Business Entities acquired or established by or for the
Entertainment Group or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this
Agreement.
(51) “Entertainment
Contracts” shall mean the following Contracts to which CW Media or any of
its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of its Affiliates or any of
their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, except for any
such
Contract or part thereof (i) that is expressly contemplated not to be
Transferred by any member of any Group other than the Entertainment Group to
the
Entertainment Group or (ii) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred
to
(or remain with) any member of any Group other than the Entertainment Group,
in
each case, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement:
(i) any
Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division,
business unit or member of the Entertainment Group;
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(ii) any
Contract that relates primarily to the Entertainment Business;
(iii) any
Contract or part thereof, that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant
to
this Agreement (including pursuant to Section
2.2(c)) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any
member of the Entertainment Group;
(iv) any
guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favour of any member
of the Entertainment Group; and
(v) the
Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(51).
(52) “Entertainment
Employee” shall mean an active employee or an employee on vacation or on a
leave of absence (including under the Canada Labour Code, the
Employment Standards Act (Ontario) or other applicable legislation) who
is employed by, is to be employed effective immediately after the Effective
Time
(regardless of whether such employee accepts employment) by or will be employed
by Entertainment or any member of the Entertainment Group, or otherwise
primarily provides or provided services for the Entertainment Business,
including those employees of the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries listed on
Schedule 1.1(52). For the
avoidance of doubt, Entertainment Employee shall include such employees who,
as
of the Closing Date, are receiving short-term or long-term disability benefits
or workers’ compensation benefits and, unless otherwise specified herein, any
Former Entertainment Employees but shall not, during the term of the Transition
Services Agreement, include the employees listed in Exhibit B to the Transition
Services Agreement.
(53) “Entertainment
Group” shall mean Entertainment together with each Person that is a
Subsidiary of Entertainment after the Effective Time, and shall include those
entities identified as such on Schedule 1.1(53).
(54) “Entertainment
Liabilities” shall mean:
(i) any
and all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes, that are expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules
hereto or thereto, including Schedule 1.1(54)(i)
and
Schedule 2.11 hereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of the
Entertainment Group, and all obligations and Liabilities expressly Assumed
by
any member of the Entertainment Group under this Agreement or any of the
Ancillary Agreements;
(ii) any
and all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes, that relate or related
primarily to:
(a) the
operation or conduct of the Entertainment Business (including the use of any
and
all Trademarks in association with the operation or conduct of the Entertainment
Business), as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Effective Time
(including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any
act
or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative
with respect to the
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Entertainment
Business and guarantees or indemnities of or in favour of the Entertainment
Business or a member of the Entertainment Group);
(b) the
operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the
Entertainment Group at any time after the Effective Time (including any
Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure
to
act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative with respect
to
the Entertainment Business); or
(c) any
Entertainment Employee or any Former Entertainment Employee (other than a
Corresponding Employee or a Corresponding Former Employee of a Group other
than
the Entertainment Group) in respect of the period prior to, on or after the
Effective Time;
(iii) any
and all Liabilities of the Corporate Division that either (x) are or were more
related to the Entertainment Business than any other Business, or (y) for which
the Entertainment Business has or had principal use or
responsibility;
(iv) any
Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any indebtedness
(including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any member of the
Entertainment Group or indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such
indebtedness) primarily relating to the Entertainment Business or any
indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such indebtedness) secured primarily
by any of the Entertainment Assets (including any Liabilities relating to,
arising out of or resulting from a claim by a holder of any such indebtedness,
in its capacity as such);
(v) those
Separation Expenses allocated to the Entertainment Group in accordance with
Schedule 1.1(123);
(vi) such
percentage of the Residual Liabilities that, together with the percentages
of
Residual Liabilities forming part of the International Distribution Liabilities,
the Movie Distribution Liabilities, the Production Liabilities and the
Propinquity Liabilities, equals 50%;
(vii) those
Corporate Retention and Severance Liabilities and Executive Retention and
Severance Liabilities allocated to the Entertainment Group in accordance with
Schedule 1.1(123);
(viii) all
Liabilities of CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries (which Subsidiaries were
Subsidiaries of CW Media immediately prior to the commencement of the Plan
of
Separation) relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Action with
respect to the Plan of Separation made or brought by any third party against
any
Party or any member of any Party’s respective Group (which, for the avoidance of
doubt, excludes any Action by a Party or member of such Party’s Group, on the
one hand, against
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another
Party or member of such other Party’s Group, on the other hand) and primarily
relating to the Entertainment Business;
(ix) all
Liabilities arising under or relating to any Entertainment
Contracts;
(x) all
Liabilities for Taxes that are classified as and deemed to be Entertainment
Liabilities in Schedule 2.11.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Entertainment Liabilities shall not
include:
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any
Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or
any
Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities
to
be retained or Assumed by any member of a Group other than the
Entertainment Group or for which any such Party is liable pursuant
to this
Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement;
and
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(y)
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any
Contracts expressly Assumed by any member of a Group other than the
Entertainment Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements.
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(55) “Executive
Retention and Severance Liabilities” shall mean all Liabilities in respect
of (i) bonuses accrued for the period in the Predecessor’s financial year up to
and including the Closing Date for the employees listed in Schedule 1.1(55), (ii) the written retention agreements between
the Predecessor and any such employees, and (iii) the termination or alleged
termination of any such employees that occurs prior to or as a result of or
in
connection with or following the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, including any amounts required to be paid (including any
payroll or other Taxes), and the costs of providing benefits and bonuses,
including bonuses accrued up to the date of termination, under any applicable
severance, separation, redundancy, termination or similar plan, program,
practice, contract, agreement, law or regulation (such benefits to include
any
medical or other welfare benefits, outplacement benefits or any other benefits
under a Plan, accrued vacation and Taxes).
(56) “Force
Majeure” shall mean, with respect to a Party, an event beyond the control of
such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf), which by its nature could
not
have been foreseen by such Party (or such Person), or, if it could have been
foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes acts of God, storms, floods, riots,
pandemics, fires, sabotage, civil commotion or civil unrest, interference by
civil or military authorities, acts of war (declared or undeclared) or armed
hostilities or other national or international calamity or one or more acts
of
terrorism or failure of energy sources or distribution facilities.
(57) “Former
Entertainment Employee” shall mean any former employee of the Entertainment
Group or the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries who primarily provided services
to
the Entertainment Business in the month prior to the former employee’s
termination of employment.
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(58) “Former
International Employee” shall mean any former employee of the International
Distribution Group or the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries who primarily
provided services to the Entertainment Business in the month prior to the former
employee’s termination of employment.
(59) “Former
Movie Employee” shall mean any former employee of the Movie Distribution
Group or the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries who primarily provided services
to
the Movie Distribution Business in the month prior to the former employee’s
termination of employment.
(60) “Former
Production Employee” shall mean any former employee of the Production Group
or the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries who primarily provided services to
the
Production Business in the month prior to the former employee’s termination of
employment.
(61) “Former
Propinquity Employee” shall mean any former employee of the Propinquity
Group or the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries who primarily provided services
to
the Propinquity Business in the month prior to the former employee’s termination
of employment.
(62) “Former
STV Employee” shall mean any former employee of the STV Group or the
Predecessor and its Subsidiaries who primarily provided services to the
Specialty Television Business in the month prior to the former employee’s
termination of employment.
(63) “Governmental
Approvals” shall mean any notices or reports to be submitted to, or other
filings to be made with, or any consents, registrations, approvals, permits
or
authorizations to be obtained from, any Governmental Entity.
(64) “Governmental
Entity” shall mean any nation or government, any state, province,
municipality or other political subdivision thereof and any entity, body,
agency, commission, department, board, bureau or court, whether domestic,
foreign or multinational, exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any
executive official thereof.
(65) “Group”
shall mean any of the Entertainment Group, the International Group, the Movie
Group, the Production Group, the Propinquity Group, the STV Group, or the
Shelter Group, as the context requires.
(66) “Guaranty
Release” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(b).
(67) “Income
Taxes” shall mean any federal, provincial, municipal or foreign taxes (i)
based upon, measured by or calculated with respect to net income, income as
specially defined, earnings, profits or selected items of income, earnings
or
profits (including capital gains taxes and minimum taxes), or (ii) based upon,
measured by or calculated with respect to multiple bases (including corporate
franchise taxes) if one or more of the bases on which such taxes may be based,
measured by or calculated with respect to, is described in (i), in each case
together with any interest, penalties or additions to such taxes.
(68) “Indemnifiable
Loss” and “Indemnifiable Losses” shall mean any and all damages,
losses, deficiencies, Liabilities, obligations, penalties, judgments,
settlements, claims,
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Taxes,
payments, fines, interest, assessments, reassessments, costs and expenses
(including the costs and expenses of any and all Actions and demands,
assessments, reassessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating
thereto and the reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’,
consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in the
investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder),
excluding special, consequential, indirect, punitive damages (other than
special, consequential, indirect and/or punitive damages awarded to any third
party against an indemnified party.
(69) “Indemnifying
Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b).
(70) “Indemnitee”
shall mean any Corresponding Indemnitee of any New Entity.
(71) “Indemnity
Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.7(a).
(72) “Information”
shall mean information, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, in written,
oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium,
including studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys,
discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, designs, specifications,
drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data,
computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other software,
marketing plans, customer names, communications by or to attorneys (including
attorney-client privileged communications), memos and other materials prepared
by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product),
communications and materials otherwise related to or made or prepared in
connection with or in preparation for any legal proceeding, and other technical,
financial, employee or business information or data.
(73) “Insurance
Proceeds” shall mean those monies (i) received by an insured from an
insurance carrier or (ii) paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of an insured,
in either case net of any applicable premium adjustment, retrospectively-rated
premium, deductible, retention, or cost of reserve paid or held by or for the
benefit of such insured.
(74) “Insured
Claims” shall mean those Liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate,
are covered within the terms and conditions of any of the Shared Policies,
whether or not subject to deductibles, co-insurance, uncollectibility or
retrospectively-rated premium adjustments.
(75) “Intellectual
Property” shall mean all intellectual property and industrial property
rights of any kind or nature, including all Canadian, U.S. and foreign (i)
patents, patent applications, patent disclosures, and all related continuations,
continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues, re-examinations, substitutions
and
extensions thereof, (ii) Trademarks, (iii) copyrights and copyrightable subject
matter, (iv) rights of publicity, (v) moral rights and rights of attribution
and
integrity, (vi) rights in Software, (vii) trade secrets and all other
confidential information, know-how, inventions, proprietary processes, formulae,
models and methodologies, (viii) rights of privacy and rights to personal
information, (ix) telephone numbers and Internet protocol addresses, (x) all
rights in the foregoing and in other similar intangible assets, (ix)
all
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applications
and registrations for the foregoing and (xii) all rights and remedies against
past, present, and future infringement, misappropriation, or other violation
of
the foregoing.
(76) “Intermediate
Transfers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii).
(77) “International”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
(78) “International
Distribution Assets” shall mean:
(i) the
ownership interests in all Business Entities in the International
Group;
(ii) all
International Distribution Contracts, any rights or claims arising thereunder,
and any other rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating
to or arising from any International Distribution Asset or the International
Distribution Business;
(iii) subject
to Article IX, any rights of any member of
the International Group under any Policies, including any rights thereunder
arising after the Closing Date in respect of any Policies that are occurrence
policies;
(iv) any
and all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the commencement of the
implementation of the Plan of Separation by CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries
(including, prior to the Effective Time, by any Group) (A) that comprise or
comprised or relate or related primarily to the International Distribution
Business or (B) that comprise or comprised the Corporate Division and either
(x)
are or were more related to the International Distribution Business than any
other Business, or (y) for which the International Distribution Business has
or
had principal use or responsibility;
(v) the
Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(78)(v)
and
any and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have been or are to be Transferred to
International or any other member of the International Group;
(vi) any
and all furnishings and office equipment located at a physical site of which
the
ownership or leasehold interest is being Transferred to International or a
Subsidiary of International; provided, that personal computers shall be
Transferred to the Party or Subsidiary of the Party that, following the
Effective Time, employs the applicable employee who, prior to the Effective
Time, used such personal computer; and
(vii) any
Cash owned by any member of the International Group that is not a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of International.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the International Distribution Assets shall not include (i)
any
Cash, except as provided in clause (vii) of this Section 1.1(78), or any
Assets that are
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the
Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to
any
member of a Group other than the International Group.
In
the
event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or
interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of
determining what is and is not a International Distribution Asset, any item
explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in this Section 1.1(78) shall take priority over any
provision of the text hereof.
(79) “International
Distribution Business” shall mean (i) the business of the international
(i.e., non-Canadian) distribution of the programs and films of the Canadian
film
library of the Predecessor (and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the
Effective Time) conducted primarily through the members of International Group
prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the businesses and operations of Business
Entities acquired or established by or for International or any of its
Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement.
(80) “International
Distribution Contracts” shall mean the following Contracts to which CW Media
or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of its Affiliates
or
any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, except
for
any such Contract or part thereof (i) that is expressly contemplated not to
be
Transferred by any member of a Group other than the International Group to
the
International Group or (ii) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred
to
(or remain with) any member of a Group other than the International Group,
in
each case, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement:
(i) any
Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division,
business unit or member of the International Group;
(ii) any
Contract that relates primarily to the International Distribution
Business;
(iii) any
Contract or part thereof, that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant
to
this Agreement (including pursuant to Section
2.2(c)) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any
member of the International Group;
(iv) any
guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favour of any member
of the International Group; and
(v) the
Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(65).
(81) “International
Distribution Liabilities” shall mean:
(i) any
and all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes, that are expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or
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the
Schedules hereto or thereto, including Schedule 1.1(81)(i)
and
Schedule 2.11 hereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of the
International Group, and all obligations and Liabilities expressly Assumed
by
any member of the International Group under this Agreement or any of the
Ancillary Agreements;
(ii) any
and all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes, that relate or related
primarily to:
(a) the
operation or conduct of the International Distribution Business (including
the
use of any and all Trademarks in association with the operation or conduct
of
the International Distribution Business), as conducted at any time prior to,
on
or after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out
of
or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee,
agent or representative with respect to the International Distribution Business
and guarantees or indemnities of or in favour of the International Distribution
Business or a member of the International Group);
(b) the
operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the
International Group at any time after the Effective Time (including any
Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure
to
act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative with respect
to
the International Distribution Business); or
(c) any
International Employee or any Former International Employee (other than a
Corresponding Employee or a Corresponding Former Employee of a Group other
than
the International Group) in respect of the period prior to, on or after the
Effective Time;
(iii) any
and all Liabilities of the Corporate Division that either (x) are or were more
related to the International Distribution Business than any other Business,
or
(y) for which the International Distribution Business has or had principal
use
or responsibility;
(iv) any
Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any indebtedness
(including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any member of the
International Group or indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such
indebtedness) primarily relating to the International Distribution Business
or
any indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such indebtedness) secured
primarily by any of the International Distribution Assets (including any
Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from a claim by a holder
of
any such indebtedness, in its capacity as such);
(v) such
percentage of the Residual Liabilities that, together with the percentages
of
Residual Liabilities forming part of the Entertainment
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Liabilities,
the Movie Distribution Liabilities, the Production Liabilities and the
Propinquity Liabilities, equals 50%;
(vi) all
Liabilities of CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries (which Subsidiaries were
Subsidiaries of CW Media immediately prior to the commencement of the
implementation of the Plan of Separation) relating to, arising out of or
resulting from any Action with respect to the Plan of Separation made or brought
by any third party against any Party or any member of any Party’s respective
Group (which, for the avoidance of doubt, excludes any Action by a Party or
member of such Party’s Group, on the one hand, against another Party or member
of such other Party’s Group, on the other hand) and primarily relating to the
International Distribution Business;
(vii) all
Liabilities arising under or relating to any International Distribution
Contracts; and
(viii) all
Liabilities for Taxes that are classified as and deemed to be International
Distribution Liabilities in Schedule 2.11.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the International Distribution Liabilities
shall not include:
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(x)
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any
Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or
any
Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities
to
be retained or Assumed by any member of a Group other than the
International Group or for which any member of such Group is liable
pursuant to this Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement;
and
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(y)
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any
Contracts expressly Assumed by any member of a Group other than the
International Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements.
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(82) “International
Employee” shall mean an active employee or an employee on vacation or on a
leave of absence (including under the Canada Labour Code, the
Employment Standards Act (Ontario) or other applicable legislation) who
is employed by, is to be employed effective immediately after the Effective
Time
(regardless of whether such employee accepts employment) by or will be employed
by International or any member of the International Group or otherwise primarily
provides or provided services for the International Distribution Business,
including those employees of the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries listed in
Schedule 1.1(82). For the
avoidance of doubt, International Employee shall include such employees who,
as
of the Closing Date, are receiving short-term or long-term disability benefits
or workers’ compensation benefits and, unless otherwise specified herein, any
Former International Employees but shall not, during the term of the Transition
Services Agreement, include the employees listed in Exhibit B to the Transition
Services Agreement.
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(83) “International
Group” shall mean International together with each Person that is a
Subsidiary of International after the Effective Time, and shall include those
entities identified as such on Schedule 1.1(83).
(84) “Law”
shall mean any Canadian, U.S. or other federal, national, supranational, state,
provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code,
order, requirement or rule of law (including common law).
(85) “Liabilities”
shall mean any and all debts, liabilities, costs, expenses and obligations,
whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, reserved
or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under
any
Law, claim, demand, Action, whether asserted or unasserted, or order, writ,
judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by
or
with any Governmental Entity and those arising under any Contract or any fines,
damages or equitable relief which may be imposed and including all costs and
expenses related thereto.
(86) “Liable
Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(b).
(87) “Movie”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
(88) “Movie
and Entertainment Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(c).
(89) “Movie
Distribution Assets” shall mean:
(i) the
ownership interests in all Business Entities in the Movie Group;
(ii) all
Movie Distribution Contracts, any rights or claims arising thereunder, and
any
other rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating to
or
arising from any Movie Distribution Asset or the Movie Distribution
Business;
(iii) subject
to Article IX, any rights of any member of
the Movie Group under any Policies, including any rights thereunder arising
after the Closing Date in respect of any Policies that are occurrence
policies;
(iv) any
and all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the commencement of the
implementation of the Plan of Separation by CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries
(including, prior to the Effective Time, by any Group) (A) that comprise or
comprised or relate or related primarily to the Movie Distribution Business
or
(B) that comprise or comprised the Corporate Division and either (x) are or
were
more related to the Movie Distribution Business than any other Business, or
(y)
for which the Movie Distribution Business has or had principal use or
responsibility;
(v) the
Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(89)(v)
and
any and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any
Ancillary
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Agreement
as Assets which have been or are to be Transferred to Movie or any other member
of the Movie Group;
(vi) any
and all furnishings and office equipment located at a physical site of which
the
ownership or leasehold interest is being Transferred to Movie or a Subsidiary
of
Movie; provided, that personal computers shall be Transferred to the
Party, or Subsidiary of the Party that, following the Effective Time, employs
the applicable employee who, prior to the Effective Time, used such personal
computer; and
(vii) any
Cash owned by any member of the Movie Group that is not a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Movie.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Movie Distribution Assets shall not include (i) any Cash,
except as provided in clause (vii) of Section
1.1(89), or (ii) any Assets that are
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the
Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to
any
member of a Group other than the Movie Group.
In
the
event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or
interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of
determining what is and is not a Movie Distribution Asset, any item explicitly
included on a Schedule referred to in this Section 1.1(89) shall take priority over any
provision of
the text hereof.
(90) “Movie
Distribution Business” shall mean (i) the business of motion picture
distribution in Canada conducted primarily through the members of Movie Group
prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the businesses and operations of Business
Entities acquired or established by or for Movie or any of its Subsidiaries
after the date of this Agreement.
(91) “Movie
Distribution Contracts” shall mean the following Contracts to which CW Media
or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of its Affiliates
or
any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, except
for
any such Contract or part thereof (i) that is expressly contemplated not to
be
Transferred by any member of a Group other than the Movie Group to the Movie
Group or (ii) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred to (or remain
with) any member of a Group other than the Movie Group, in each case, pursuant
to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement:
(i) any
Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division,
business unit or member of the Movie Group;
(ii) any
Contract that relates primarily to the Movie Distribution Business;
(iii) any
Contract or part thereof, that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant
to
this Agreement (including pursuant to Section
2.2(c)) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any
member of the Movie Group;
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(iv) any
guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favour of any member
of the Movie Group; and
(v) the
Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(91).
(92) “Movie
Distribution Liabilities” shall mean:
(i) any
and all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes, that are expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules
hereto or thereto, including Schedule 1.1(92)(i)
and
Schedule 2.11 hereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of the
Movie Group, and all obligations and Liabilities expressly Assumed by any member
of the Movie Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements;
(ii) any
and all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes, that relate or related
primarily to:
(a) the
operation or conduct of the Movie Distribution Business (including the use
of
any and all Trademarks in association with the operation or conduct of the
Movie
Distribution Business), as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the
Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting
from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or
representative with respect to the Movie Distribution Business and guarantees
or
indemnities of or in favour of the Movie Distribution Business or a member
of
the Movie Group);
(b) the
operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the Movie Group
at any time after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to,
arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director,
officer, employee, agent or representative with respect to the Movie
Distribution Business); or
(c) any
Movie Employee or any Former Movie Employee (other than a Corresponding Employee
or a Corresponding Former Employee of a Group other than the Movie Group) in
respect of the period prior to, on or after the Effective Time;
(iii) any
and all Liabilities of the Corporate Division that either (x) are or were more
related to the Movie Distribution Business than any other Business, or (y)
for
which the Movie Distribution Business has or had principal use or
responsibility;
(iv) any
Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any indebtedness
(including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any member of the Movie
Group or indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such indebtedness) primarily
relating to the Movie Distribution Business
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or
any
indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such indebtedness) secured primarily
by any of the Movie Distribution Assets (including any Liabilities relating
to,
arising out of or resulting from a claim by a holder of any such indebtedness,
in its capacity as such);
(v) such
percentage of the Residual Liabilities that, together with the percentages
of
Residual Liabilities forming part of the Entertainment Liabilities, the
International Distribution Liabilities, the Production Liabilities and the
Propinquity Liabilities, equals 50%;
(vi) all
Liabilities of CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries (which Subsidiaries were
Subsidiaries of CW Media immediately prior to the commencement of the
implementation of the Plan of Separation) relating to, arising out of or
resulting from any Action with respect to the Plan of Separation made or brought
by any third party against any Party or any member of any Party’s respective
Group (which, for the avoidance of doubt, excludes any Action by a Party or
member of such Party’s Group, on the one hand, against another Party or member
of such other Party’s Group, on the other hand) and primarily relating to the
Movie Distribution Business;
(vii) all
Liabilities arising under or relating to any Movie Distribution Contracts;
and
(viii) all
Liabilities for Taxes that are classified as and deemed to be Movie Distribution
Liabilities in Schedule 2.11.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Movie Distribution Liabilities shall not
include:
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(x)
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any
Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or
any
Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities
to
be retained or Assumed by any member of a Group other than the Movie
Group
or for which any member of such Group is liable pursuant to this
Agreement
or such Ancillary Agreement; and
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(y)
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any
Contracts expressly Assumed by any member of a Group other than the
Movie
Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements.
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(93) “Movie
Employee” shall mean an active employee or an employee on vacation or on a
leave of absence (including under the Canada Labour Code, the
Employment Standards Act (Ontario) or other applicable legislation) who
is employed by, is to be employed effective immediately after the Effective
Time
(regardless of whether such employee accepts employment) by or will be employed
by Movie or any member of the Movie Group or otherwise primarily provides or
provided services for the Movie Distribution Business, including those employees
of the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries listed in Schedule 1.1(93). For the avoidance of doubt,
Movie Employee shall include such employees who, as of the Closing Date,
are
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receiving
short-term or long-term disability benefits or workers’ compensation benefits
and, unless otherwise specified herein, any Former Movie Employees but shall
not, during the term of the Transition Services Agreement, include the employees
listed in Exhibit B to the Transition Services Agreement.
(94) “Movie
Group” shall mean Movie together with each Person that is a Subsidiary of
Movie after the Effective Time, and shall include those entities identified
as
such on Schedule 1.1(94).
(95) “New
Entity” shall mean any of Entertainment, International, Movie, Production,
Propinquity, STV or ShelterCo.
(96) “Non-Liable
Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a).
(97) “Other
Party Marks” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
(98) “Person”
shall mean any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust,
joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, unlimited
liability company, partnership or other organization or entity, whether
incorporated or unincorporated, or any Governmental Entity.
(99) “Party”
or “Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
(100) “Plan”
means any employee benefit plan, program, policy, practices, undertaking,
agreement or other arrangement under which benefits are to be provided or
payments are to be made to any current or former employee, service provider,
Person working on contract, officer or director (or any beneficiary, dependent
or spouse of any such Person) that is sponsored or maintained by any Person,
whether funded or unfunded, insured or uninsured, to which any Person
contributes or is obligated to contribute or to which any Person has, or will
have, any Liability or contingent Liability, whether or not written, including
any employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA,
any employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA
(whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA) and any bonus, incentive,
deferred compensation, vacation, stock purchase, stock option, severance,
employment, change of control or fringe benefit plan, program, agreement or
policy, other than in each case statutory benefit plans.
(101) “Plan
of Separation” shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
(102) “Policies”
shall mean insurance policies and insurance Contracts of any kind (other than
life and benefits policies or Contracts and policies or Contracts in respect
of
a Plan), including primary, excess and umbrella policies, comprehensive general
liability policies, director and officer liability, fiduciary liability,
automobile, aircraft, property and casualty, short-term and long-term
disability, and employee dishonesty insurance policies, bonds and self-insurance
and captive insurance company arrangements, together with the rights, benefits
and privileges thereunder.
(103) “Predecessor”
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
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(104) “Prime
Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.11(a).
(105) “Production”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
(106) “Production
Assets” shall mean:
(i) the
ownership interests in all Business Entities in the Production
Group;
(ii) all
Production Contracts, any rights or claims arising thereunder, and any other
rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating to or arising
from any Production Asset or the Production Business;
(iii) subject
to Article IX, any rights of any member of
the Production Group under any Policies, including any rights thereunder arising
after the Closing Date in respect of any Policies that are occurrence
policies;
(iv) any
and all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the commencement of the
implementation of the Plan of Separation by CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries
(including, prior to the Effective Time, by any Group) (A) that comprise or
comprised or relate or related primarily to the Production Business or (B)
that
comprise or comprised the Corporate Division and either (x) are or were more
related to the Production Business than the other Businesses, or (y) for which
the Production Business has or had principal use or responsibility;
(v) the
Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(106)(v)
and any and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or
any
Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have been or are to be Transferred to
Production or any other member of the Production Group;
(vi) any
and all furnishings and office equipment located at a physical site of which
the
ownership or leasehold interest is being Transferred to Production or a
Subsidiary of Production; provided, that personal computers shall be
Transferred to the Party or Subsidiary of the Party that, following the
Effective Time, employs the applicable employee who, prior to the Effective
Time, used such personal computer; and
(vii) any
Cash owned by any member of the Production Group that is not a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Production.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Production Assets shall not include (i) any Cash, except
as
provided in clause (vii) of this Section
1.1(106), or (ii) any Assets that are
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the
Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to
any
member of a Group other than the Production Group.
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In
the
event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or
interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of
determining what is and is not an Production Asset, any item explicitly included
on a Schedule referred to in this Section 1.1(106) (shall take priority over any
provision
of the text hereof.
(107) “Production
Business” shall mean (i) the business of holding the rights to the programs
and films of the Canadian film library of the Predecessor (and its Subsidiaries
immediately prior to the Effective Time) conducted primarily through
the members of the Production Group prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the
businesses and operations of Business Entities acquired or established by or
for
Production or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this
Agreement.
(108) “Production
Contracts” shall mean the following Contracts to which CW Media or any of
its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of its Affiliates or any of
their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, except for any
such
Contract or part thereof (i) that is expressly contemplated not to be
Transferred by any member of any Group other than the Production Group to the
Production Group or (ii) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred to
(or
remain with) any member of any Group other than the Production Group, in each
case, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement:
(i) any
Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division,
business unit or member of the Production Group;
(ii) any
Contract that relates primarily to the Production Business;
(iii) any
Contract or part thereof, that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant
to
this Agreement (including pursuant to Section
2.2(c)) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any
member of the Production Group;
(iv) any
guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favour of any member
of the Production Group; and
(v) the
Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(108).
(109) “Production
Employee” shall mean an active employee or an employee on vacation or on a
leave of absence (including under the Canada Labour Code, the
Employment Standards Act (Ontario) or other applicable legislation) who
is employed by, is to be employed effective immediately after the Effective
Time
(regardless of whether such employee accepts employment) by or will be employed
by Production or any member of the Production Group or otherwise primarily
provides or provided services for the Production Business, including those
employees of the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries listed in Schedule
1.1(109). For the avoidance
of doubt, Production Employee shall include such employees who, as of the
Closing Date, are receiving short-term or long-term disability benefits or
workers’ compensation benefits and, unless otherwise specified herein, any
Former Production Employees.
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(110) “Production
Group” shall mean Production together with each Person that is a
Subsidiary of Production after the Effective Time, and shall include those
entities identified as such on Schedule 1.1(110).
(111) “Production
Liabilities” shall mean:
(i) any
and all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes, that are expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules
hereto or thereto, including Schedule 1.1(111)(i)
and Schedule 2.11 hereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of
the Production Group, and all obligations and Liabilities expressly Assumed
by
any member of the Production Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements;
(ii) any
and all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes, that relate or related
primarily to:
(a) the
operation or conduct of the Production Business (including the use of any and
all Trademarks in association with the operation or conduct of the Production
Business), as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Effective Time
(including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any
act
or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative
with respect to the Production Business and guarantees or indemnities of or
in
favour of the Production Business or a member of the Production
Group);
(b) the
operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the Production
Group at any time after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating
to,
arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director,
officer, employee, agent or representative with respect to the Production
Business); or
(c) any
Production Employee or any Former Production Employee (other than a
Corresponding Employee or a Corresponding Former Employee of a Group other
than
the Production Group) in respect of the period prior to, on or after the
Effective Time;
(iii) any
and all Liabilities of the Corporate Division that either (x) are or were more
related to the Production Business than any other Business, or (y) for which
the
Production Business has or had principal use or responsibility;
(iv) any
Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any indebtedness
(including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any member of the
Production Group or indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such indebtedness)
primarily relating to the Production Business or any indebtedness (regardless
of
the issuer of such indebtedness) secured primarily by any of the Production
Assets (including any Liabilities
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relating
to, arising out of or resulting from a claim by a holder of any such
indebtedness, in its capacity as such);
(v) such
percentage of the Residual Liabilities that, together with the percentages
of
Residual Liabilities forming part of the Entertainment Liabilities, the
International Distribution Liabilities, the Movie Distribution Liabilities
and
the Propinquity Liabilities, equals 50%;;
(vi) all
Liabilities of CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries (which Subsidiaries were
Subsidiaries of CW Media immediately prior to the commencement of the Plan
of
Separation) relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Action with
respect to the Plan of Separation made or brought by any third party against
any
Party or any member of any Party’s respective Group (which, for the avoidance of
doubt, excludes any Action by a Party or member of such Party’s Group, on the
one hand, against another Party or member of such other Party’s Group, on the
other hand) and primarily relating to the Production Business;
(vii) all
Liabilities arising under or relating to any Production Contracts;
and
(viii) all
Liabilities for Taxes that are classified as and deemed to be Production
Liabilities in Schedule 2.11.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Production Liabilities shall not
include:
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(x)
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any
Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or
any
Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities
to
be retained or Assumed by any member of a Group other than the Production
Group or for which any such Party is liable pursuant to this Agreement
or
such Ancillary Agreement; and
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(y)
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any
Contracts expressly Assumed by any member of a Group other than the
Production Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements.
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(112) “Propinquity”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
(113) “Propinquity
Assets” shall mean:
(i) the
ownership interests in all Business Entities in the Propinquity
Group;
(ii) all
Propinquity Contracts, any rights or claims arising thereunder, and any other
rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating to or arising
from any Propinquity Asset or the Propinquity Business;
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(iii) subject
to Article IX, any rights of any member of
the Propinquity Group under any Policies, including any rights thereunder
arising after the Closing Date in respect of any Policies that are occurrence
policies;
(iv) any
and all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the Effective Time by CW
Media
or any of its Subsidiaries (including, prior to commencement of the
implementation of the Plan of Separation, by any Group) (A) that comprise or
comprised or relate or related primarily to the Propinquity Business or (B)
that
comprise or comprised the Corporate Division and either (x) are or were more
related to the Propinquity Business than the other Businesses, or (y) for which
the Propinquity Business has or had principal use or
responsibility;
(v) the
Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(113)(v)
and any and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or
any
Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have been or are to be Transferred to
Propinquity or any other member of the Propinquity Group; and
(vi) any
and all furnishings and office equipment located at a physical site of which
the
ownership or leasehold interest is being Transferred to Propinquity or a
Subsidiary of Propinquity; provided, that personal computers shall be
Transferred to the Party or Subsidiary of the Party that, following the
Effective Time, employs the applicable employee who, prior to the Effective
Time, used such personal computer; and
(vii) any
Cash owned by any member of the Propinquity Group that is not a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Propinquity.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Propinquity Assets shall not include (i) any Cash, except
as
provided in clause (vii) of this Section
1.1(113), or (ii) any Assets that are
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the
Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to
any
member of a Group other than the Propinquity Group.
In
the
event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or
interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of
determining what is and is not an Propinquity Asset, any item explicitly
included on a Schedule referred to in this Section 1.1(113)shall take priority over any
provision of
the text hereof.
(114) “Propinquity
Business” shall mean (i) the business of holding the Canadian music
publishing rights of the Predecessor (and its Subsidiaries immediately prior
to
the Effective Time), which are administered by Sony/ATV, conducted primarily
through the members of the Propinquity Group prior to the Effective Time and
(ii) the businesses and operations of Business Entities acquired or established
by or for Propinquity or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this
Agreement.
(115) “Propinquity
Contracts” shall mean the following Contracts to which CW Media or any of
its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of its Affiliates or any of
their
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respective
Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, except for any such Contract or
part
thereof (i) that is expressly contemplated not to be Transferred by any member
of any Group other than the Propinquity Group to the Propinquity Group or (ii)
that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred to (or remain with) any member
of any Group other than the Propinquity Group, in each case, pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement:
(i) any
Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division,
business unit or member of the Propinquity Group;
(ii) any
Contract that relates primarily to the Propinquity Business;
(iii) any
Contract or part thereof, that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant
to
this Agreement (including pursuant to Section
2.2(c)) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any
member of the Propinquity Group;
(iv) any
guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favour of any member
of the Propinquity Group; and
(v) the
Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(115).
(116) “Propinquity
Employee” shall mean an active employee or an employee on vacation or on a
leave of absence (including under the Canada Labour Code, the
Employment Standards Act (Ontario) or other applicable legislation) who
is employed by, is to be employed effective immediately after the Effective
Time
(regardless of whether such employee accepts employment) by or will be employed
by Propinquity or any member of the Propinquity Group or otherwise primarily
provides or provided services for the Propinquity Business, including those
employees of the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries listed in Schedule
1.1(116). For the avoidance
of doubt, Propinquity Employee shall include such employees who, as of the
Closing Date, are receiving short-term or long-term disability benefits or
workers’ compensation benefits and, unless otherwise specified herein, any
Former Propinquity Employees.
(117) “Propinquity
Group” shall mean Propinquity together with each Person that is a Subsidiary
of Propinquity after the Effective Time, and shall include those entities
identified as such on Schedule 1.1(117).
(118) “Propinquity
Liabilities” shall mean:
(i) any
and all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes, that are expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules
hereto or thereto, including Schedule 1.1(118)(i)
and Schedule 2.11 hereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of
the Propinquity Group, and all obligations and Liabilities expressly Assumed
by
any member of the Propinquity Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements;
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(ii) any
and all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes, that relate or related
primarily to:
(a) the
operation or conduct of the Propinquity Business (including the use of any
and
all Trademarks in association with the operation or conduct of the Propinquity
Business), as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Effective Time
(including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any
act
or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative
with respect to the Propinquity Business and guarantees or indemnities of or
in
favour of the Propinquity Business or a member of the Propinquity
Group);
(b) the
operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the Propinquity
Group at any time after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating
to,
arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director,
officer, employee, agent or representative with respect to the Propinquity
Business); or
(c) any
Propinquity Employee or any Former Propinquity Employee (other than a
Corresponding Employee or a Corresponding Former Employee of a Group other
than
the Propinquity Group) in respect of the period prior to, on or after the
Effective Time;
(iii) any
and all Liabilities of the Corporate Division that either (x) are or were more
related to the Propinquity Business than any other Business, or (y) for which
the Propinquity Business has or had principal use or
responsibility;
(iv) any
Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any indebtedness
(including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any member of the
Propinquity Group or indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such
indebtedness) primarily relating to the Propinquity Business or any indebtedness
(regardless of the issuer of such indebtedness) secured primarily by any of
the
Propinquity Assets (including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or
resulting from a claim by a holder of any such indebtedness, in its capacity
as
such);
(v) such
percentage of the Residual Liabilities that, together with the percentages
of
Residual Liabilities forming part of the Entertainment Liabilities, the
International Distribution Liabilities, the Movie Distribution Liabilities
and
the Production Liabilities, equals 50%;
(vi) all
Liabilities of CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries (which Subsidiaries were
Subsidiaries of CW Media immediately prior to the commencement of the Plan
of
Separation) relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Action with
respect to the Plan of Separation made or brought by any third party against
any
Party or any member of any Party’s
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respective
Group (which, for the avoidance of doubt, excludes any Action by a Party or
member of such Party’s Group, on the one hand, against another Party or member
of such other Party’s Group, on the other hand) and primarily relating to the
Propinquity Business;
(vii) all
Liabilities arising under or relating to any Propinquity Contracts;
and
(viii) all
Liabilities for Taxes that are classified as and deemed to be Propinquity
Liabilities in Schedule 2.11.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Propinquity Liabilities shall not
include:
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(x)
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any
Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or
any
Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities
to
be retained or Assumed by any member of a Group other than the Propinquity
Group or for which any such Party is liable pursuant to this Agreement
or
such Ancillary Agreement; and
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(y)
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any
Contracts expressly Assumed by any member of a Group other than the
Propinquity Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements.
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(119) “Records”
shall mean any Contracts, documents, books, records, ledgers or files, whether
printed, electronic or written.
(120) “Residual
Liabilities” shall mean any Liabilities of the Predecessor and its
Subsidiaries that are not Entertainment Liabilities, International Distribution
Liabilities, Movie Distribution Liabilities, Production Liabilities, Propinquity
Liabilities, Sheltered Liabilities or Specialty Television Liabilities,
including:
(ii) any
and all Liabilities of CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries (which Subsidiaries
were Subsidiaries of CW Media immediately prior to the Effective Time) relating
to, arising out of or resulting from any Action with respect to the Plan of
Separation made or brought by any third party or Governmental Agency against
any
Party or any member of any Party’s respective Group (which, for the avoidance of
doubt, excludes any Action by a Party or member of such Party’s Group, on the
one hand, against another Party or member of such other Party’s Group, on the
other hand), other than Liabilities relating to Taxes;
(iii) any
and all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any (x) claims
for indemnification by any current or former directors, officers or employees
of
CW Media or any of its current or former Subsidiaries, in their capacities
as
such, or (y) claims for breach of
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fiduciary
duties brought against any current or former directors, officers or employees
of
CW Media or any of its current or former Subsidiaries, in their capacities
as
such, in each case, relating to any acts, omissions or events on or prior to
the
Effective Time;
(iv) any
and all costs or expenses actually incurred by any Party (or their respective
Groups) in connection with obtaining Consents or Governmental Approvals or
fulfilling conditions required to consummate a deferred Transfer or Assumption,
as required by Section 2.6; and
(v) any
Liabilities for Taxes that are classified as and deemed to be Residual
Liabilities in Schedule 2.11;
except,
in the case of each of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, for any Liability
that is otherwise specified to be a Corresponding Liability of any Group
(ignoring for purposes of this clause any references to Residual Liabilities
in
the definitions of such terms), as the case may be, or otherwise specifically
allocated to any Party or Parties under this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, except for the Corporate Retention
and Severance Liabilities and the Executive Retention and Severance
Liabilities.
(121) “Restricted
Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
(122) “Security
Interest” shall mean any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge,
claim, option, right to acquire, voting or other restriction, right-of-way,
covenant, condition, easement, encroachment, restriction on transfer, or other
encumbrance of any nature whatsoever, excluding restrictions on transfer under
securities Laws.
(123) “Separation
Expenses” shall mean the fees, costs and expenses (including third party
fees, costs and expenses and employment-related costs and expenses) set forth
on
Schedule 1.1(123) incurred by any of
the Parties on a non-recurring basis directly as a result of the Acquisition
and
the Plan of Separation.
(124) “Separation
Transfers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(iii).
(125) “Shared
Contract” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c)(i).
(126) “Shared
Policies” shall mean, without duplication, all Corresponding Shared Policies
of any New Entity.
(127) “Shelter
Business” shall mean the business operated by the Shelter
Group.
(128) “Shelter
Group” shall mean ShelterCo together with each Person that is a Subsidiary
of ShelterCo after the Effective Time, and shall include those entities
identified as such on Schedule 1.1(128).
(129) “Shelter
Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(iv).
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(130) “ShelterCo”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
(131) “Sheltered
Assets” shall mean the ownership interests in all Business Entities in the
Shelter Group and all Assets held immediately prior to the Effective Time by
any
such Business Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sheltered
Assets shall not include any Assets that are expressly contemplated by this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as
Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of any Group other than
the Shelter Group.
(132) “Sheltered
Liabilities” shall mean all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes,
held immediately prior to the Effective Time by any Business Entity in the
Shelter Group and all Liabilities for Taxes that are classified as and deemed
to
be Sheltered Liabilities in Schedule 2.11. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Sheltered Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities that
are
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the
Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be retained by or Assumed by
any
member of any Group other than the Shelter Group or for which any such Party
is
liable pursuant to this Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement other than
guarantees or indemnities of or in favour of the Shelter Business or
a member of the Shelter Group that are retained or Assumed by a
member of another Group.
(133) “Software”
shall mean all computer programs (whether in source code, object code, or other
form), algorithms, databases, compilations and data, and technology supporting
the foregoing, and all documentation, including flowcharts and other logic
and
design diagrams, technical, functional and other specifications, and user and
training materials related to any of the foregoing.
(134) “Specialty
Television Assets” shall mean all Assets of CW Media or its Subsidiaries
other than the Corresponding Assets of any Group other than the STV Group,
including:
(i) the
ownership interests in CW Media and all Business Entities in the STV
Group;
(ii) all
Specialty Television Contracts, any rights or claims arising thereunder, and
any
other rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating to
or
arising from any Specialty Television Asset or the Specialty Television
Business;
(iii) subject
to Article IX, any rights of any member of
the STV Group under any Policies, including any rights thereunder arising after
the STV Closing Date in respect of any Policies that are occurrence
policies;
(iv) any
and all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the commencement of the
implementation of the Plan of Separation by CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries
(including, prior to the Closing Date, by any Group) (A) that comprise or
comprised or relate or related primarily to the Specialty Television Business
or
(B) that comprise or comprised the Corporate Division and either (x) are or
were
more related to the Specialty
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Television
Business than any other Business, or (y) for which the Specialty Television
Business has or had principal use or responsibility;
(v) the
Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(134)(vi)
and any
and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have been or are to be Transferred to STV
or
any other member of the STV Group;
(vi) any
and all furnishings and office equipment located at a physical site of which
the
ownership or leasehold interest is being Transferred to STV or a subsidiary
of
STV; provided, that personal computers shall be Transferred to the Party
or Subsidiary of the Party that, following the Effective Time, employs the
applicable employee who, prior to the Effective Time, used such personal
computer; and
(vii) all
Cash owned by any member of the STV Group that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary
of STV.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Specialty Television Assets shall not include (i) any Cash,
except as provided in clause (vii) of this
Section 1.1(134);
or (ii) any Assets
that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement
(or
the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred
to
any member of a Group other than the STV Group.
In
the
event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or
interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of
determining what is and is not a Specialty Television Asset, any item explicitly
included on a Schedule referred to in this Section 1.1(134) shall take priority over any
provision of
the text hereof.
(135) “Specialty
Television Business” shall mean (i) the business of owning and operating
specialty television broadcasting channels, including those businesses regulated
by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, conducted
primarily through the members of the STV Group prior to the Effective Time
and
(ii) the businesses and operations of Business Entities acquired or established
by or for STV or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this
Agreement.
(136) “Specialty
Television Contracts” shall mean the following Contracts to which CW Media
or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of its Affiliates
or
any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, except
for
any such Contract or part thereof (i) that is expressly contemplated not to
be
Transferred by any member of any Group other than the STV Group to the STV
Group
or (ii) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred to (or remain with)
any
member of any Group other than the STV Group, pursuant to any provision of
this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement:
(i) any
Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division,
business unit or member of the STV Group;
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(ii) any
Contract that relates primarily to the Specialty Television
Business;
(iii) any
Contract or part thereof, that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant
to
this Agreement (including pursuant to Section
2.2(c)) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any
member of the STV Group;
(iv) any
guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favour of any member
of the STV Group; and
(v) the
Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(136).
(137) “Specialty
Television Liabilities” shall mean:
(i) any
and all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes, that are expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules
hereto or thereto, including Schedule 1.1(137)(i)
or
Schedule 2.11 hereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of the
STV Group, and all obligations and Liabilities expressly Assumed by any member
of the STV Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements;
(ii) any
and all Liabilities, including Liabilities for Taxes, that relate or related
primarily to:
(a) the
operation or conduct of the Specialty Television Business (including the use
of
any and all Trademarks in association with the operating or conduct of the
Specialty Television Business), as conducted at any time prior to, on or after
the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or
resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee,
agent or representative with respect to the Specialty Television Business and
guarantees or indemnities of or in favour of the STV Business or a member of
the
STV Group);
(b) the
operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the STV Group
at
any time after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising
out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer,
employee, agent or representative with respect to the Specialty Television
Business); or
(c) any
STV Employee or any Former STV Employee (other than a Corresponding Employee
or
a Corresponding Former Employee of a Group other than the STV Group) in respect
of the period prior to, on or after the Effective Time;
(iii) any
and all Liabilities of the Corporate Division that either (x) are or were more
related to the Specialty Television Business than any other
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Business,
or (y) for which the Specialty Television Business has or had principal use
or
responsibility;
(iv) any
Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any indebtedness
(including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any member of the STV
Group
or indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such indebtedness) primarily
relating to the Specialty Television Business or any indebtedness (regardless
of
the issuer of such indebtedness) secured primarily by any of the Specialty
Television Assets (including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or
resulting from a claim by a holder of any such indebtedness, in its capacity
as
such);
(v) those
Separation Expenses allocated to the STV Group in accordance with Schedule
1.1(123);
(vi) 50%
of the Residual Liabilities;
(vii) those
Corporate Retention and Severance Liabilities and Executive Retention and
Severance Liabilities allocated to the STV Group in accordance with Schedule
1.1(123);
(viii) all
Liabilities of CW Media or any of its Subsidiaries (which Subsidiaries were
Subsidiaries of CW Media immediately prior to the commencement of the Plan
of
Separation) relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Action with
respect to the Plan of Separation made or brought by any third party against
any
Party or any member of any Party’s respective Group (which, for the avoidance of
doubt, excludes any Action by a Party or member of such Party’s Group, on the
one hand, against another Party or member of such other Party’s Group, on the
other hand) and primarily relating to the Specialty Television
Business;
(ix) all
Liabilities arising under or relating to any Specialty Television Contracts;
and
(x) all
Liabilities for Taxes that are classified as and deemed to be Specialty
Television Liabilities in Schedule 2.11.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Specialty Television Liabilities shall
not
include:
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(x)
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any
Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or
any
Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities
to
be retained or Assumed by any member of any Group other than the
STV Group
or for which any such Group is liable pursuant to this Agreement
or such
Ancillary Agreement; and
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(y)
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any
Contracts expressly Assumed by any member of any Group other than
the STV
Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements.
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(138)
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“Specialty
Television Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a)(i).
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(139) “STV”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
(140) “STV
Employee” shall mean an active employee or an employee on vacation or on a
leave of absence (including under the Canada Labour Code, the
Employment Standards Act (Ontario) or other applicable legislation) who
is employed by, is to be employed effective immediately after the Effective
Time
(regardless of whether such employee accepts employment) by or will be employed
by STV or any member of the STV Group or otherwise primarily provides or
provided services for the Specialty Television Business, including those
employees of the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries listed in Schedule
1.1(140). For the avoidance
of doubt, STV Employee shall include, during the term of the Transition Services
Agreement, the employees listed in Exhibit B to the Transition Services
Agreement and shall include such employees who, as of the Closing Date, are
receiving short-term or long-term disability benefits or workers’ compensation
benefits and, unless otherwise specified herein, any Former STV
Employees.
(141) “STV
Group” shall mean STV together with each Person that is a Subsidiary of STV
after the Effective Time, and shall include those entities identified as such
on
Schedule 1.1(141).
(142) “Steps
Memo” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(143) “Subsidiary”
shall mean with respect to any Person (i) a corporation, fifty percent (50%)
or
more of the voting or capital stock of which is, as of the time in question,
directly or indirectly owned by such Person and (ii) any other partnership,
joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly,
owns
fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity economic interest thereof or has
the
power to elect or direct the election of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
members of the governing body of such entity or otherwise has control over
such
entity (e.g., as the managing partner of a partnership).
(144) “Taxes”
shall mean all taxes, duties, fees, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies
and
other charges of any kind whatsoever imposed by any Governmental Entity or
payable under any Laws, together with all interest, penalties, fines, additions
to tax or other additional amounts imposed in respect thereof, including those
levied on, or measured by, or referred to as gross receipts, capital,
alternative, net worth, transfer, land transfer, sales, goods and services,
harmonized sales, use, value-added, excise, stamp, withholding, business,
franchising, property, employer health, payroll, employment, health, social
services, education and social security taxes, Income Taxes, all surtaxes,
all
customs duties and import and export taxes, all license, franchise and
registration fees and all employment insurance, health insurance, workers’
compensation and Canada, Québec and other government pension plan premiums or
contributions.
(145) “Tax
Contest” shall mean any proceeding, investigation, audit, reassessment,
objection, appeal or claim now pending, threatened or which may arise in
the
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future
in
connection with Taxes that are disputed by the taxpayer and which may result
in
a Liability.
(146) “Tax
Return” shall mean all returns, reports, declarations, elections, notices,
filings, forms, information returns, statements and other documents
(whether in tangible, electronic or other form) and including any amendments,
schedules, attachments, supplements, appendices and exhibits thereto, made,
prepared, filed or required to be made, prepared or filed in respect of
Taxes.
(147) “Tax
Step-Up” means the increase in the cost of non-depreciable capital property
under paragraphs 88(1)(c) and (d) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)
available to AcquireCo and its successors on (i) the amalgamation referred
to in
Step 120 in the Steps Memo (in respect of non-depreciable capital property
owned
by the Predecessor), (ii) the amalgamation referred to in Step 129 in the Steps
Memo (in respect of non-depreciable capital property owned by Alliance Atlantis
Productions Ltd.) or (iii) on the amalgamation referred to in Step 134 in the
Steps Memo (in respect of non-depreciable capital property owned by Alliance
Atlantis Broadcasting Inc.).
(148) “Third-Party
Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b).
(149) “Third-Party
Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.7(a).
(150) “Trademarks”
shall mean all Canadian, U.S. and foreign trade-marks or service marks (whether
or not registered), corporate names, trade names, domain names, logos, slogans,
designs, trade dress and other similar designations of source or origin,
together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing.
(151) “Transfer”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a)(i).
(152) “Transition
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
(153) “Transition
Services Agreement” means the transition services agreement dated as of the
date of this Agreement between CW Media, certain members of the Movie Group
and
certain other parties.
(154) “Unallocated
Expenses” means those fees, costs and expenses designated as Unallocated
Expenses in accordance with Schedule 1.1(123).
(155) “2007
Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 4.3(a).
Section
1.2. References;
Interpretation. References in this Agreement to any gender
include references to all genders, and references to the singular include
references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise
requires, the words “include”, “includes” and “including” when used in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without
limitation”. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in
this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits
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and
Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Annexes,
Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement. Unless the context
otherwise requires, the words “hereof”, “hereby” and “herein” and words of
similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its
entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this
Agreement.
Section
1.3. Schedules
and Exhibits. The schedules and exhibits to this Agreement,
listed below, are an integral part of this Agreement:
Schedule
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Description
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1
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Additional
Parties
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1.1(11)
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Ancillary
Agreements
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1.1(23)
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Continuing
Arrangements
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1.1(29)
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Corporate
Retention and Severance Liabilities
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Entertainment
Assets
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1.1(51)
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Entertainment
Contracts
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1.1(52)
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Entertainment
Employees
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1.1(53)
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Entertainment
Entities
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Entertainment
Liabilities
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1.1(55)
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Executive
Retention and Severance Liabilities
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International
Assets
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International
Contracts
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International
Liabilities
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1.1(82)
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International
Employees
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1.1(83)
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International
Entities
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Movie
Distribution Assets
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1.1(91)
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Movie
Contracts
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Movie
Liabilities
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1.1(93)
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Movie
Employees
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1.1(94)
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Movie
Entities
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1.1(106)(v)
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Production
Assets
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1.1(108)
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Production
Contracts
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1.1(109)
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Production
Employees
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1.1(110)
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Production
Entities
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1.1(111)(i)
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Production
Liabilities
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1.1(113)(v)
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Propinquity
Assets
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1.1(115)
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Propinquity
Contracts
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1.1(116)
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Propinquity
Employees
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1.1(117)
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Propinquity
Entities
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1.1(118)(i)
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Propinquity
Liabilities
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Residual
Liabilities
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1.1(123)
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Separation
Expenses
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1.1(128)
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Shelter
Entities
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1.1(132)
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Shelter
Contracts and Liabilities
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1.1(134)(v)
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Specialty
Television Assets
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1.1(136)
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Specialty
Television Contracts
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1.1(137)(i)
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Specialty
Television Liabilities
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1.1(140)
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Specialty
Television Employees
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1.1(141)
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Specialty
Television Entities
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2.5
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Terminated
Inter-Corporate Contracts and Arrangements
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2.11
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Allocation
of Tax Liabilities
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5.1(b)
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AA
Plans
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5.1(c)
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Movie
and Entertainment Plans
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Exhibit
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Description
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A
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Steps
Memo dated August 15, 2007
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ARTICLE
II
THE
SEPARATION
Section
2.1. General. Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Parties shall consummate,
and
shall cause their respective Affiliates to consummate, the transactions
contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements. It is the intent
of the Parties that after consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and by the Ancillary Agreements in the order contemplated by and otherwise
in
accordance with the Steps Memo, subject to Section
2.6, members of each Group
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will
conduct such Group’s Corresponding Business, own or hold all of CW Media’s and
its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to such Group’s Corresponding
Assets and Assume directly or indirectly (or retain) such Group’s Corresponding
Liabilities.
Section
2.2. Transfer
of Assets.
(a) On
or prior to the Effective Time and to the extent not already completed, the
Parties shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to) take all actions
necessary or advisable to (i) effect the transactions set forth in steps 135
to
161 of the Steps Memo and (ii) enter into the associated applicable Ancillary
Agreements listed under the heading “Post-Restructuring Agreements” on the
Closing Agenda and consummate the transactions contemplated thereby (but, for
the avoidance of doubt, shall not oblige STV to exercise any of the put rights
referred to in step 138 and steps 161.1 to 161.4 of the Steps
Memo). In particular, and without limiting the
foregoing:
(i) CW
Media shall directly or indirectly transfer, contribute, assign and convey
or
cause to be transferred, contributed, assigned and conveyed (“Transfer”)
to CW Media or a member of the STV Group that is a Subsidiary of CW Media all
of
CW Media’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the
Specialty Television Assets to the extent not already held by a member of the
STV Group (the “Specialty Television Transfer”). The Specialty
Television Transfer may be made in a single Transfer or a series of Transfers,
provided that following such Transfer or series of Transfers, CW Media directly
or indirectly owns all of the Specialty Television Assets.
(ii) CW
Media shall directly or indirectly Transfer to CanCo all of CW Media’s and its
Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the Corresponding Assets of
each Group other than the STV Group and the Shelter Group to the extent not
already held by a member of a Group (other than the STV Group and the Shelter
Group), in accordance with, and for the consideration provided for under
(including assumption of certain Liabilities), the applicable Ancillary
Agreements listed under the heading “Post-Restructuring Agreements —
Intermediate Transfers” on the Closing Agenda (the “Intermediate
Transfers”). The Intermediate Transfers may be made in a single
Transfer or a series of Transfers that reaches the same result.
(iii) Following
the Intermediate Transfers, CanCo shall directly or indirectly Transfer to
each
Group, other than the STV Group and the Shelter Group, all of CanCo’s and its
Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the Corresponding Assets of
such Group to the extent not already held by a member of a Group (other than
the
STV Group and the Shelter Group), in accordance with, and for the consideration
provided for under (including assumption of certain Liabilities), the applicable
Ancillary Agreements listed under the heading “Post-Restructuring Agreements
—
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Separation
Transfers” on the Closing Agenda (together with the Intermediate Transfers, the
“Separation Transfers”). The Separation Transfers may be made
in a single Transfer or a series of Transfers that reaches the same
result.
(iv) CW
Media shall, directly or indirectly, Transfer to ShelterCo all of CW Media’s and
its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the Sheltered Assets to
the extent not already held by a member of the Shelter Group (the “Shelter
Transfer”). The Shelter Transfer may be made in a single Transfer
or a series of Transfers, provided that following such Transfer or series of
Transfers, ShelterCo directly or indirectly owns all of the Sheltered
Assets.
(b) Unless
otherwise agreed to by the Parties or as otherwise set forth in an Ancillary
Agreement, each Party shall be entitled to designate the Business Entity within
such Party’s respective Group to which any Assets are to be Transferred pursuant
to this Section 2.2 or Section
2.6.
(c) Treatment
of Shared Contracts. Without limiting the generality of the
obligations set forth in Sections 2.2(a) and 2.2(b):
(i) Unless
the Parties otherwise agree or the benefits of any Contract described in
Section 2.2(c)(i) are expressly conveyed to the applicable Party (or its
Group) pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement, (A) any Contract at least one of
the
parties to which is a third party (that is, other than the Predecessor or any
of
its Subsidiaries) that is a Corresponding Asset of a Group but inures in part
to
the benefit or burden of any member of any other Group, as the case may be,
(each, a “Shared Contract”), shall be assigned in part to the applicable
member(s) of the applicable Groups, if so assignable and to be assigned as
provided in Section 2.2(a), or appropriately
amended so that each of the Parties or the members of their respective Groups
shall be entitled to the rights and benefits, and shall Assume the related
portion of any Liabilities, inuring to their Corresponding Businesses;
provided, however, that (x) in no event shall any member of any
Group be required to assign (or amend) any Shared Contract in its entirety
or to
assign a portion of any Shared Contract (including any Policy) which is not
assignable (or cannot be amended) by its terms (including any terms imposing
consents or conditions on an assignment where such consents or conditions have
not been obtained or fulfilled), (y) if any Shared Contract cannot be so
partially assigned by its terms or otherwise, or cannot be amended or if such
assignment or amendment would impair the benefit the parties thereto derive
from
such Shared Contract, the Parties shall, and shall cause each of their
respective Subsidiaries to, take such other reasonable and permissible actions
to cause a member of each Group to receive the benefit of that portion of each
Shared Contract that relates to the Corresponding Business of such
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Group,
as
the case may be (in each case, to the extent so related) as if such Shared
Contract had been assigned to (or amended to allow) a member of the applicable
Group pursuant to this Section 2.2 and to bear the burden of
the corresponding Liabilities (including any Liabilities that may arise by
reason of such arrangement) as if such Liabilities had been Assumed by a member
of the applicable Group pursuant to Section 2.3 and (z) no such
assignment or amendment shall be undertaken if such assignment or amendment
could adversely affect the Tax Step-Up.
(ii) Each
of the Parties shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, (A) treat
for
purposes of all Taxes the portion of each Shared Contract inuring to its
Corresponding Business as Assets owned by, and/or Liabilities of, as applicable,
such Party or such members of its Group, as applicable, not later than the
Effective Time and (B) neither report nor take any position with respect to
Taxes (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (unless
required by a change in applicable Tax Law or good faith resolution of a Tax
Contest relating to Taxes).
Nothing
in this Section 2.2(c) shall require any member of any Group to make any
material payment (except to the extent advanced, Assumed or agreed in advance
to
be reimbursed by any member of the other Group), incur any material obligation
or grant any material concession for the benefit of any member of any other
Group in order to effect any assignment, amendment or other transaction
contemplated by this Section 2.2(c).
Section
2.3. Assumption
and Satisfaction of Liabilities; Litigation.
(a) Except
as otherwise expressly set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, from and after
the
Effective Time, to the extent not already completed, each Party shall, or shall
cause a member of its respective Group to, accept, assume (or, as applicable,
retain) and perform, discharge and fulfill, in accordance with their respective
terms (“Assume”) all of its Corresponding Liabilities, in each case,
regardless of (A) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, (B) whether
the
facts upon which they are based occurred prior to, on or subsequent to the
Effective Time, (C) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or
determined and (D) regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from
negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any
member of any Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present
respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or
Affiliates.
(b) If
any New Entity that is not assigned the responsibility for assuming and
controlling the defense of an Action pursuant to the Schedules to this Agreement
but has Liability or indemnification obligations arising out of such Action,
(i)
such New Entity shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to
participate in the defense, compromise, or settlement thereof, at its own
expense; (ii) in any event, such New Entity shall cooperate with the defending
party in such defense and make available to the defending party all witnesses,
pertinent Information, materials and information in such New Entity’s possession
or under such New Entity’s control relating thereto as are reasonably required
by the defending party; and (iii)
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neither
the defending party nor such New Entity may settle, compromise or consent to
entry of any judgment with respect to such Action without the consent of the
other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed.
Section
2.4. Intercompany
Accounts and Arrangements.
(a) Subject
to the terms of the Ancillary Agreements, all intercompany receivables,
payables, loans and accounts, if any, between any member of one Group, on the
one hand, and any member of another Group, on the other hand:
(i) which
exist and are reflected in the accounting records of the relevant Parties as
of
the Effective Time and which were generated in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice after June 30, 2007, shall remain outstanding
and
be settled in the ordinary course in accordance with the terms applicable
thereto; and
(ii) which
exist at the Effective Time, other than those described in clause (i) of this
Section 2.4(a), and that are not settled as part of
the transactions described or referred to in the Steps Memo, if any, shall
be
forgiven.
(b) As
between any two Parties (and the members of their respective Groups) all
payments and reimbursements received after the Effective Time by any Party
(or
member of its Group) that relate to a Corresponding Business, a Corresponding
Asset or a Corresponding Liability of another Party (or member of its
Group) shall be held by such Party in trust for the use and benefit of the
Party
(or member of its Group) entitled thereto (at the expense of the Party or member
of its Group entitled thereto) and, promptly upon receipt by such Party (or
member of its Group) of any such payment or reimbursement, such Party shall
pay
(or cause the applicable member of its Group to pay) over to the applicable
Party (or member of its Group) the amount of such payment or
reimbursement.
Section
2.5. Limitation
of Liability.
(a) No
Party (or member of its Group) shall have any Liability to any other Party
(or
member of its Group) arising from or relating to any inaccuracy in any
information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement which is an
estimate or forecast, or which is based upon an estimate or
forecast.
(b) Subject
to Section 2.5(c), no Party (or member of
its Group) shall be liable to any other Party (or member of its Group) based
upon, arising out of or resulting from any Contract, arrangement, course of
dealing or understanding existing on or prior to the Effective Time between
a
Party (or a member of its Group) and any other Party or Parties (or members
of
their Group or Groups) and each Party (or member of its Group) hereby terminates
any and all Contracts, arrangements, course of dealings or understandings
between or among it and any other Party (or member of its Group) effective
as of
the Effective Time, including the Contracts
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set
forth
on Schedule 2.5, and any Liability thereunder, whether or not in writing,
is hereby irrevocably cancelled, released and waived. No such
terminated Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding (including
any provision thereof which purports to survive termination) shall be of any
further force or effect after the Effective Time.
(c) The
provisions of Section 2.5(b) shall not apply
to any of the following Contracts, arrangements, course of dealings or
understandings (or to any of the provisions thereof):
(i) this
Agreement (including intercompany receivables, payables loans and accounts,
which shall be dealt with in accordance with Section
2.4), any Ancillary Agreement, any Continuing Arrangements or any
Contract entered into in connection herewith or in order to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or by the Plan of
Separation;
(ii) any
agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any Person
other than the Parties and their respective Affiliates is a party (it being
understood that to the extent that the rights and obligations of the Parties
and
the members of their respective Groups under any such Contracts constitute
Corresponding Assets or Corresponding Liabilities of any Group, such Contracts
shall be assigned or retained pursuant to Article
II); and
(iii) any
agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any
non-wholly-owned Subsidiary of AcquireCo or any New Entity is a
party.
Section
2.6. Transfers
Not Effected On or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective
as of
the Effective Time.
(a) To
the extent that any Transfers contemplated by this Article II shall not have been consummated on
or prior to the Effective Time, the Parties shall cooperate to effect such
Transfers as promptly following the Effective Time as shall be practicable,
provided that no such Transfer shall be made if such Transfer could adversely
affect the Tax Step-Up. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the
Transfer of any Assets or the Assumption of any Liabilities which by their
terms
or operation of Law cannot be Transferred; provided, however, that
the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use
commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain any necessary Consents or
Governmental Approvals and to satisfy any necessary conditions for the Transfer
of all Assets and Assumption of all Liabilities contemplated to be Transferred
and Assumed pursuant to this Article
II. In the event that any such Transfer of Assets or
Assumption of Liabilities has not been consummated, from and after the Effective
Time (i) the Party retaining or a member of whose Group has retained such Asset
shall thereafter hold or cause to be held such Asset for the use and benefit
of
the Party or the
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member
of
its Group entitled thereto (at the expense of the Person entitled thereto)
and
(ii) the Party intended or the member of whose Group is intended to Assume
such
Liability shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, pay
or
reimburse the Party or the member of its Group retaining such Liability for
all
amounts paid or incurred in connection with the retention of such
Liability. In addition, the Party or the member of its Group
retaining such Asset or Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and
to
the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat or cause to be treated such Asset
or Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice
and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the Party or
the
member of its Group to which such Asset is to be Transferred or by the Party
or
the member of its Group Assuming such Liability (at the expense of the
requesting Party) in order to place such Party or the member of its Group,
insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position as if such Asset or
Liability had been Transferred or Assumed as contemplated hereby and so that
all
the benefits and burdens relating to such Asset or Liability, including
possession, use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and
command over such Asset or Liability, are to inure from and after the Effective
Time to the member or members of the Group entitled to the receipt of such
Asset
or required to Assume such Liability. In furtherance of the
foregoing, the Parties agree that, as of the Effective Time, each Party and
its
Group shall be deemed to have acquired complete and sole beneficial ownership
over all of the Assets, together with all rights, powers and privileges incident
thereto, and shall be deemed to have Assumed in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement all of the Liabilities, and all duties, obligations and
responsibilities incident thereto, which such Party and its Group is entitled
to
acquire or required to Assume pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
(b) If
and when the Consents, Governmental Approvals and/or conditions, the absence
or
non-satisfaction of which caused the deferral of Transfer of any Asset or
deferral of the Assumption of any Liability pursuant to Section 2.6(a), are obtained or satisfied, the
Transfer, assignment, Assumption or novation of the applicable Asset or
Liability shall be effected in accordance with and subject to the terms of
this
Agreement and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement, provided that no such
Transfer shall be made if such Transfer could adversely affect the Tax
Step-Up.
(c) If
any Party or any member of its Group owns any Asset that was owned by (or was
obtained by such Party or any member of its Group pursuant to a right owned
by)
CW Media or its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time, that,
although not Transferred pursuant to this Agreement, is agreed by the owner
of
such Asset and another Party or a member of its Group in their reasonable,
good
faith judgment to be an Asset that more properly belongs to the other Party’s
Group, or an Asset that is necessary for the operation of the Corresponding
Business of such Group, as each was operated prior to the Effective Time, then
the owner of such Asset shall, as applicable, (i) Transfer any such Asset to
the
Party or a member of its Group identified as the appropriate transferee and
following such Transfer, such Asset shall be a Corresponding Asset of the
transferee’s Group, or (ii) grant such mutually agreeable rights with respect to
such Asset to permit such continued use, subject to, and consistent with this
Agreement, including with respect to Assumption of associated Liabilities,
provided that no action referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.6(c) shall be taken if such action
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(x) After
the Effective Time, each Party and its Group may receive mail, packages and
other communications properly belonging to another Party or its
Group. Accordingly, at all times after the Effective Time, each Party
authorizes the other applicable Party and its Group to receive and open all
mail, packages and other communications received by such other Party or its
Group and not unambiguously intended for such Party, any member of such Party’s
Group or any of their officers or directors, and to the extent that they do
not
relate to the business of the receiving Party or its Group, the receiving Party
shall promptly deliver such mail, packages or other communications (or, in
case
the same relate to both businesses, copies thereof) to the other Party as
provided for in Section 10.5. The
provisions of this Section 2.6(d) are not
intended to, and shall not, be deemed to constitute an authorization by any
Party or its Group to permit the other to accept service of process on its
behalf and no Party is or shall be deemed to be the agent of any other Party
for
service of process purposes.
(e) Each
Party shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, (i) treat
for all Income Tax purposes (A) the deferred Assets as assets having been
Transferred to and owned by the Party or members of its Group entitled to such
Assets not later than the Effective Time and (B) the deferred Liabilities as
liabilities having been Assumed and owed by the Person intended to be subject
to
such Liabilities not later than the Effective Time and (ii) neither report
nor
take any Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such
treatment (unless required by a change in applicable Tax Law or good faith
resolution of a Tax Contest relating to Taxes).
Section
2.7. Conveyancing
and Assumption Instruments. In connection with, and in
furtherance of, the Transfers of Assets and the acceptance and Assumptions
of
Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement, to the extent any such Transfer
or
Assumption is not reflected in or provided for under an Ancillary Agreement
listed on Schedule 1.9, the Parties shall execute or cause to be
executed, by the appropriate entities, Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments
as and when necessary to evidence the valid and effective Assumption by the
applicable Party or the applicable member of its Group of its Assumed
Liabilities and the valid Transfer to the applicable Party or member of such
Party’s Group of all right, title and interest in and to its accepted Assets, in
substantially the form contemplated hereby for Transfers and Assumptions to
be
effected pursuant to Ontario Laws or the Laws of such other jurisdiction as
are
appropriate for a given Transfer, in such other form as the Parties shall
reasonably agree, including the Transfer of real property with deeds as may
be
appropriate, provided that no such action shall be taken if such action could
adversely affect the Tax Step-Up. The Transfer of capital stock shall
be effected by means of executed stock powers and notation on the stock record
books of the corporation or other legal entities involved, or by such other
means as may be required in the relevant jurisdiction to Transfer title to
stock
and, only to the extent required by applicable Law, by notation on public
registries.
Section
2.8. Further
Assurances.
(a) In
addition to and without limiting the actions specifically provided for elsewhere
in this Agreement, including Section 2.6,
each of the Parties shall cooperate with each
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other
and
use (and will cause their respective Subsidiaries and other Group members to
use) commercially reasonable efforts, on and after the Effective Time, to take,
or to cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or to cause to be done, all
things reasonably necessary on its part under applicable Law or contractual
obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, provided that no such action shall
be taken or thing done if such action or thing could adversely affect the Tax
Step-Up.
(b) Without
limiting the foregoing, and subject to Section
2.6, on and after the Effective Time, each Party shall cooperate with
the other Parties, and without any further consideration, but at the expense
of
the requesting Party from and after the Effective Time, to execute and deliver,
or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered,
all Contracts, indentures and other instruments, including instruments of
Transfer, and to make all filings with Governmental Entities, and to obtain
all
Consents and/or Governmental Approvals, and any required permits or licenses,
and to take all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested
to
take by any other Party or member of its Group from time to time, consistent
with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to
effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements and the Transfers of the applicable Assets and the assignment and
Assumption of the applicable Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party will,
at the reasonable request, cost and expense of any other Party, take such other
actions as may be reasonably necessary to vest in such other Party or member
of
its Group good and marketable title to the Assets allocated to such Party under
this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, free and clear of any
Security Interest, if and to the extent it is practicable to do
so. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.8(b), no action shall be taken or
thing done if such action or thing could adversely affect the Tax
Step-Up.
Section
2.9. Novation
of Liabilities.
(a) Each
Party, at the request of another Party, shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any Consent, substitution or
amendment required to novate or assign all obligations under Contracts, licenses
and other obligations or Liabilities for which a member of such Party’s Group
and a member of another Party’s Group are jointly or severally liable and that
do not constitute Liabilities of such requesting Party as provided in this
Agreement (such requesting Party, the “Non-Liable Party”), or to obtain
in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements (other
than any member of the Group who Assumed or retained such Liability as set
forth
in this Agreement), so that, in any such case, the members of the applicable
Group will be solely responsible for such Liabilities; provided,
however, that no Party shall be obligated to pay any consideration
therefor to any third party from whom any such Consent, substitution or
amendment is requested (unless such Party is fully reimbursed by the Non-Liable
Party).
(b) If
the Parties are unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required
Consent, release, substitution or amendment, the Non-Liable Party or a member
of
such Non-Liable Party’s Group shall continue to be bound by such Contract,
license or other obligation that does not constitute a Liability of such
Non-Liable Party and, unless not permitted
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by
Law or
the terms thereof, as agent or subcontractor for such Party, the Party who,
or
whose Group member, was intended to Assume or retain such Liability as set
forth
in this Agreement (the “Liable Party”) shall, or shall cause a member of
its Group to, directly pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations
or
other Liabilities of such Non-Liable Party or member of such Non-Liable Party’s
Group thereunder from and after the Effective Time. The Liable Party
shall indemnify (in accordance with the provisions of Article VI) each Non-Liable Party and each
member of such Non-Liable Party’s Group and hold each of them harmless against
any Liabilities (other than Liabilities of such Non-Liable Party or such
Non-Liable Party’s Group) arising in connection therewith; provided, that
the Liable Party shall have no obligation to indemnify any Non-Liable Party
or
any member of such Non-Liable Party’s Group with respect to any matter to the
extent caused by any knowing violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation in
connection therewith in which such Non-Liable Party or any member of such
Non-Liable Party’s Group has engaged. The Non-Liable Party shall,
without further consideration, promptly pay and remit, or cause to be promptly
paid or remitted, to the Liable Party or to another member of the Liable Party’s
Group, all money, rights and other consideration received by it or any member
of
its Group in respect of such performance by the Liable Party or any member
of
such Liable Party’s Group (unless any such consideration is an Asset of such
Non-Liable Party pursuant to this Agreement). If and when any such
Consent, release, substitution or amendment shall be obtained or such agreement,
lease, license or other rights or obligations shall otherwise become assignable
or able to be novated, the Non-Liable Party shall promptly Transfer or cause
to
be Transferred all rights, obligations and other Liabilities thereunder of
any
member of such Non-Liable Party’s Group to the Liable Party or to another member
of the Liable Party’s Group without payment of any further consideration and the
Liable Party, or another member of such Liable Party’s Group, without the
payment of any further consideration, shall Assume such rights and Liabilities,
provided that no such Transfer shall be made if such Transfer could adversely
affect the Tax Step-Up.
Section
2.10. Guarantees;
Letters of Credit.
(a) As
soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, each Party shall (with
the reasonable cooperation of the other applicable Parties) use its commercially
reasonable efforts (which shall include offering to provide equivalent
guarantees, indemnities or letters of credit) to have any member of any Group
other than such Party’s Group removed as guarantor or indemnitor of or obligor
for (or provide for a replacement letter of credit with respect to existing
letters of credit) any Corresponding Liability of such Party’s Group, including
in respect of those guarantees, indemnities and letters of credit set forth
on
Schedule 2.10(a)(i), to the extent that they relate primarily to
Corresponding Liabilities of such Party’s Group.
(b) To
the extent required to obtain a release from a guaranty or indemnity (a
“Guaranty Release”) of any Party or a member of such Party’s Group, the
other Parties (and the members of their respective Groups) in respect of which
such guaranty or indemnity is or relates primarily to a Corresponding Liability
shall execute a guaranty or indemnity agreement in the form of the existing
guaranty or indemnity, except to the extent that such existing guaranty or
indemnity contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions
either (A) with which such other Parties, as the case may be, would be
reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be
breached.
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(c) If
any Party is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required
removal or replacement as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.10, (i) the Party which is (or whose
Group member is) the relevant beneficiary shall indemnify and hold harmless
the
guarantor or obligor for any Indemnifiable Loss arising from or relating thereto
(in accordance with the provisions of Article
VI) and shall or shall cause one of its Subsidiaries, as agent or
subcontractor for such guarantor or obligor to pay, perform and discharge fully
all the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder
and (ii) each Party agrees not to renew or extend the term of, increase its
obligations under, or Transfer to a third party, any loan, guarantee, lease,
contract or other obligation for which another Party or a member of such other
Party’s Group is or may be liable unless all obligations of such other Party and
the other members of such other Party’s Group with respect thereto are thereupon
terminated by documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to
such other Party; provided, however, with respect to leases, in
the event a Guaranty Release is not obtained and such Party wishes to extend
the
term of such guaranteed lease, then such Party shall have the option of
extending the term if it provides such security as is reasonably satisfactory
to
the guarantor under such guaranteed lease.
Section
2.11. Tax
Liabilities .
(a) The
Parties agree to allocate Liabilities related to Taxes in the manner set forth
in Schedule 2.11. If there is any inconsistency between the
provisions of Schedule 2.11 and the provisions of the rest of this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement with respect to matters related to Taxes,
Schedule 2.11 shall control.
(b) With
respect to any Tax Return filed by any member of a Group (the “Filing
Group" after the Closing Date that reflects or reports transactions or
events that give rise to Liabilities for Taxes that the Filing Group intends
to
claim are Liabilities for Taxes for which another Group (the “Responsible
Group”) is responsible hereunder, the position taken in such Tax Return with
respect to such Liability will be determined in consultation with the
Responsible Group and the Tax Return shall be presented to such Group for review
and comment at least 30 days in advance of the date on which it intends to
file
the Tax Return or such lesser number of days as is practical in the
circumstances. If the Responsible Group objects to the position
proposed to be taken by the Filing Group, then such parties will negotiate
in
good faith to determine the position to be taken; provided, however that if
the
Responsible Group provides an opinion of Tax counsel (nationally recognized
in
the relevant jurisdiction) to the effect that there is a reasonable basis for
such position in law or administrative practice, then such position shall be
taken in the Tax Return provided that such filing position is not prejudicial
to
other tax filing positions taken by the Filing Group. If the Filing
Group agrees to amend its proposed filing position, the Responsible Group shall
acknowledge it is responsible for Liabilities for Taxes arising from such
amended position. Except as provided herein, all other Tax Returns shall be
prepared solely by the party liable for the filing of such Tax Return by
applicable law. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Section
2.11(b) shall not relieve the Responsible Group for Liability for Taxes for
which it is responsible.
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(c) Anything
in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, where any refund of Taxes
would be a Corresponding Asset of a Group (the “Claiming Group”), such
Group shall have the right to initiate any claim for a refund of such
Taxes. The Group that would otherwise receive the refund (the
“Other Group”) shall reasonably co-operate in all respects in such
application including filing amended Tax Returns, provided that such application
does not prejudice the tax position of the Other Group. The Claiming
Group shall reimburse the Other Group for any reasonable costs or expenses
incurred by the Other Group in providing such co-operation.
(d) Canco
and its subsidiaries will make US tax elections, including under Section 338
and
7701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to the
acquisition of the Predecessor as directed by Entertainment provided that such
elections do not have an adverse effect on CW Investments Co. or its
subsidiaries.
Section
2.12. Disclaimer
of Representations and Warranties. EACH OF THE PARTIES (ON BEHALF
OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF ITS GROUP) UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT
AS
EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CONTINUING
ARRANGEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS
OR OTHERWISE, IS REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING IN ANY WAY AS TO THE ASSETS,
BUSINESSES, INFORMATION OR LIABILITIES CONTRIBUTED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSUMED
AS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, AS TO ANY CONSENTS OR GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS
REQUIRED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AS TO THE VALUE OR FREEDOM FROM
ANY SECURITY INTERESTS OF, OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING, ANY ASSETS OF SUCH
PARTY, OR AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFENSES OR RIGHT OF SETOFF OR FREEDOM FROM
COUNTERCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE, OF ANY PARTY, OR AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY CONTRIBUTION,
ASSIGNMENT, DOCUMENT, CERTIFICATE OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER TO CONVEY
TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND FILING
HEREOF OR THEREOF. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN
ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ON AN “AS IS,”
“WHERE IS” BASIS (AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, BY MEANS OF A QUITCLAIM
OR SIMILAR FORM DEED OR CONVEYANCE) AND THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFEREES SHALL BEAR
THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT (I) ANY CONVEYANCE SHALL PROVE TO BE
INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN THE TRANSFEREE GOOD TITLE, FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY
SECURITY INTEREST AND (II) ANY NECESSARY CONSENTS OR GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS
ARE
NOT OBTAINED OR THAT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF LAWS OR JUDGMENTS ARE NOT COMPLIED
WITH.
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Section
2.13. Effectiveness
of Transfers. The Specialty Television Transfer, the Intermediate
Transfers, the Separation Transfers and the Shelter Transfer shall be deemed
to
occur in the order specified in the Steps Memo.
ARTICLE
III
CERTAIN
ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE TRANSFERS
Section
3.1. Resignations. After
the effective time of the Plan of Arrangement, the Parties shall take all
necessary steps to cause all of the employees of CW Media and any employees
of
its Affiliates to resign, effective as of the Closing Date, from all positions
as officers or directors of any member of each Group in which they serve
(excluding any Corresponding Employees of such Group) and such employees will
be
replaced as of the Closing Date with officers and directors designated by the
members of such Group.
Section
3.2. Ancillary
Agreements. On or prior to the Effective Time, each of the
Parties shall enter into, and/or (where applicable) shall cause a member or
members of their respective Group to enter into, the Ancillary Agreements to
which each is a party and any other Contracts reasonably necessary or
appropriate in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
ARTICLE
IV
CERTAIN
COVENANTS
Section
4.1. No
Solicit. For and during the twenty-four (24) month period
following the Effective Time, none of the New Entities nor any member of their
respective Groups (or any director, officer, employee, agent or other
representative of any such person acting on behalf of such person) will, without
the prior written consent of the other applicable Party, either directly or
indirectly, on their own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others,
solicit, aid, induce or encourage any Restricted Person (as defined below)
of
any other Party’s respective Group to leave his or her employment;
provided, however, that nothing in this Section 4.1 shall be deemed to prohibit
any
general solicitation for employment through advertisements and search firms
not
specifically directed at employees of such other applicable Party;
provided, that the applicable Party shall not encourage or advise such
firm to approach any such employee. “Restricted Person” means
any person employed by any Party or any of its Subsidiaries (or any other member
of its Group) as of the Effective Time.
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Section
4.2. Corporate
Names and Other Parties’ Trademarks. Except as otherwise
specifically provided for in Section 4.2(b)
or Section 4.2(c) or as otherwise permitted
under any Ancillary Agreement:
(a) Subject
to Section 4.2(b), as soon as a Party ceases
to be an Affiliate of any other Party, such Party and the members of its Group
shall cease to (i) make any use of any Trademarks that consist of or include
(A)
the Trademarks of such other Party or its Group or (B)
any
Trademarks related primarily thereto including any Trademarks confusingly
similar thereto or dilutive thereof (with respect to each Party, such Trademarks
of the other Party and members of the other Party’s Group, the “Other Party
Marks”), and (ii) hold themselves out as having any affiliation with any
such other Party or members of its Group (except as permitted pursuant to the
terms of any Continuing Arrangement).
(b) As
soon as reasonably practicable after a Party ceases to be an Affiliate of any
other Party, but in any event within six (6) months thereafter, such Party
and
the members of its Group shall cease to make any use of any corporate names
or
trade names that consist of or include the Other Party Marks. Any use
by any of the Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any of
the
Other Party Marks as permitted in this Section 4.2
is subject to their compliance with the quality control requirements and
guidelines in effect for the Other Party Marks as of the Effective
Time.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing requirements of Section
4.2(b), if any Party or any member of a Party’s Group exercised good
faith efforts to comply with Section 4.2(b)
but is unable, due to regulatory or other circumstance beyond its control,
to
effect a corporate name change or to cancel a trade name in compliance with
applicable Law such that an Other Party Xxxx remains in such Party’s or its
Group member’s corporate name or trade name, then the relevant Party or its
Group member will not be deemed to be in breach hereof if it continues to
exercise good faith efforts to effectuate such name change or name cancellation
and does effectuate such name change or name cancellation within nine (9) months
after ceasing to be an Affiliate of the owner of such Other Party Xxxx, and,
in
such circumstances, such Party or Group member may continue to include in its
assets and other materials references to the Other Party Xxxx that is in such
Party’s or Group member’s corporate name or trade name which includes references
to “Alliance Atlantis” as applicable, but only to the extent necessary to
identify such Party or Group member and only until such Party’s or Group
member’s corporate name or trade name can be changed to remove and eliminate
such references or cancelled as the case may be.
Section
4.3. Auditors
and Audits; Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and
Accounting. Each Party agrees that for one year following the
Effective Time (and with the consent of the other applicable Party, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, during
any
period of time after such one year period reasonably requested by such
requesting Party so long as there is a reasonable business purpose for such
request) and in any event solely with respect to the preparation and audit
of
each of the Party’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007,
the printing,
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filing
and public dissemination of such financial statements, the audit of each Party’s
internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof
and management’s assessment of each Party’s disclosure controls and procedures,
if required, in each case made as of December 31, 2007; provided, that in
the event that any Party changes its auditors within two (2) years of the
Effective Time, then such Party may request reasonable access on the terms
set
forth in this Section 4.4 for a period of up
to ninety (90) days from such change; provided, further, that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, access of the type described in this Section 4.4 shall be afforded by and to each of
the Parties hereto (from time to time following the Effective Time), as
applicable, to the extent reasonably necessary to respond (and for the limited
purpose of responding) to any written request or official comment from a
Governmental Entity:
(a) Annual
Financial Statements. Each Party shall provide or provide access
to the other Party on a timely basis all information reasonably required to
meet
its schedule for the preparation, printing, filing, and public dissemination
of
its annual financial statements and for the assessment of the disclosure
controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting and auditing
standards as such other Party reasonably requires to comply with applicable
Canadian and United States securities disclosure laws (the “2007 Internal
Control Audit and Management Assessments”). Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, each Party will provide all required financial
and
other Information with respect to itself and its Subsidiaries to its auditors
in
a sufficient and reasonable time and in sufficient detail to permit its auditors
to take all steps and perform all reviews necessary to provide sufficient
assistance to each other Party’s auditors with respect to information to be
included or contained in such other Party’s annual financial statements and to
permit such other Party’s auditors and management to complete the 2007 Internal
Control Audit and Management Assessments, if required.
(b) Access
to Personnel and Records. Each Party shall authorize its
respective auditors to make reasonably available to each other Party’s auditors
both the personnel who performed or are performing the annual audits of such
audited Party and work papers related to the annual audits of such audited
Party, in all cases within a reasonable time prior to such audited Party’s
auditors’ opinion date, so that the other Parties’ auditors are able to perform
the procedures that they reasonably consider necessary to take responsibility
for the work of such audited Party’s auditors as it relates to their auditors’
report on such other Party’s financial statements, all within sufficient time to
enable such other Party to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and
public dissemination of its annual financial statements. Each such
audited Party shall make reasonably available to such other Parties’ auditors
and management its personnel and Records in a reasonable time prior to such
other Parties’ auditors’ opinion date and other Parties’ management’s assessment
date so that such other Parties’ auditors and other Parties’ management are able
to perform the procedures they reasonably require to conduct the 2007 Internal
Control Audit and Management Assessments.
Section
4.4. Administration
of Separation Expenses. Each New Entity shall be jointly
responsible for administering and managing matters relating to the payment
of
the Separation Expenses to the extent that such New Entity or any member of
its
Group is responsible under this Agreement for the payment or satisfaction of
such Separation Expenses, and any decisions with respect to such administration
or management shall require the consent of each such New Entity to the extent
that they affect such New Entity or any member of its Group.
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Section
4.5. Cooperation. From
the Effective Time until 180 days thereafter, the Parties shall, and shall
cause
each of their respective Affiliates and employees to (i) provide reasonable
cooperation and assistance to each other Party in connection with the completion
of the Plan of Separation, (ii) provide knowledge transfer regarding its
applicable Business or the historical business of the Predecessor and its
Subsidiaries and (iii) assist each Party in the orderly and efficient transition
in becoming an independent company, in each case at no additional cost to the
Party requesting such assistance other than for the actual out-of-pocket costs
(which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of
the
cooperating and assisting Party or any pro rata portion of overhead or other
costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such
employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service with respect to the
foregoing) incurred by any cooperating and assisting Party, if
applicable. The cooperation and assistance provided for in this Section 4.5 shall not be required to the extent
that such cooperation and assistance would result in an undue burden on the
cooperating and assisting Party or would unreasonably interfere with any of
its
employees’ normal functions and duties. In furtherance of, and
without limiting, the foregoing, each Party shall make reasonably available
those employees with particular knowledge of any function or service of which
another Party was not allocated the employees involved in such function or
service in connection with the Plan of Separation (including, employee benefits
functions, risk management, etc.).
Section
4.6. Tax
Step-Up. After the Effective Time, each Party covenants and
agrees that it and each of its Affiliates shall not take any action or enter
into any transaction if the taking of such action or the entering into of such
transaction would preclude the application of the Tax Step-Up to any
non-depreciable capital property of the Predecessor, Alliance Atlantis
Broadcasting Inc. or Alliance Atlantis Productions Ltd.
ARTICLE
V
EMPLOYEE
MATTERS
Section
5.1. General.
(a) Employment
Liabilities. Without limiting the generality of any other
provisions of this Agreement, as of the Effective Time, except as expressly
provided in this Agreement and the Transition Services Agreement, each New
Entity shall Assume or retain and hereby agrees to pay, perform, fulfill and
discharge, in due course in full all Liabilities with respect to the employment
or termination of employment of all of its Corresponding Employees and their
respective dependents and beneficiaries.
(b) AA
Plans. Except as otherwise provided in this Article V, Movie, International, Entertainment,
Production, Propinquity and ShelterCo shall not Assume any obligations under
or
Liabilities with respect to, and they shall not receive any right or interest
in
the Assets of, any of the Plans which are sponsored or maintained by CW Media
and STV or
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their
Affiliates (excluding Movie, Entertainment, International, Production,
Propinquity and ShelterCo and their respective Subsidiaries), including the
Plans set forth on Schedule 5.1(b) (“AA Plans”) other than the
Movie and Entertainment Plans. Each of CW Media and STV shall assume
or retain, or cause their respective Subsidiaries to assume or retain, as the
case may be, sponsorship of, and all obligations with respect to, each AA
Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.1(b), (i) if there are any
Liabilities relating to Entertainment Employees (or their eligible spouses,
beneficiaries and dependants) in respect of their participation in or
entitlement under an AA Plan which are in addition to or in excess of the Assets
held by CW Media or STV in respect of such Persons under an AA Plan,
Entertainment shall Assume all such Liabilities; (ii) if there are any
Liabilities relating to International Employees (or their eligible spouses,
beneficiaries and dependants) in respect of their participation in or
entitlement under an AA Plan which are in addition to or in excess of the Assets
held by CW Media or STV in respect of such Persons under an AA Plan,
International shall Assume all such Liabilities; (iii) if there are any
Liabilities relating to Movie Employees (or their eligible spouses,
beneficiaries and dependants) in respect of their participation in or
entitlement under an AA Plan which are in addition to or in excess of the Assets
held by CW Media or STV in respect of such Persons under an AA Plan, Movie
shall
Assume all such Liabilities; (iv) if there are any Liabilities relating to
Production Employees (or their eligible spouses, beneficiaries and dependants)
in respect of their participation in or entitlement under an AA Plan which
are
in addition to or in excess of the Assets held by CW Media or STV in respect
of
such Persons under an AA Plan, Production shall Assume all such Liabilities;
and
(v) if there are any Liabilities relating to Propinquity Employees (or their
eligible spouses, beneficiaries and dependants) in respect of their
participation in or entitlement under an AA Plan which are in addition to or
in
excess of the Assets held by CW Media or STV in respect of such Persons under
an
AA Plan, Propinquity shall Assume all such Liabilities.
(c) Movie
and Entertainment Plans. CW Media and the STV Group shall not
Assume or retain any obligations under or Liabilities with respect to, and
they
shall not receive any right or interest in the Assets of, any of the Plans
which
are sponsored or maintained primarily for Movie Employees, Production Employees,
Propinquity Employees, International Employees or Entertainment Employees
(“Movie and Entertainment Plans”, including the Plans set forth on
Schedule 5.1(c)). Each of Movie, Entertainment, Production,
Propinquity and International shall Assume or retain, or cause their respective
Subsidiaries to Assume or retain, as the case may be, sponsorship of, and all
obligations with respect to, each Movie and Entertainment
Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.1(c), if there are any Liabilities
relating to STV Employees (or their eligible spouses, beneficiaries and
dependants) in respect of their participation in or entitlement under a Movie
and Entertainment Plan which are in addition to or in excess of the Assets
held
by Movie, Entertainment, International, Production and Propinquity in respect
of
such Persons under a Movie and Entertainment Plan, STV shall Assume or retain
such Liabilities.
(d) Participation
in AA Plans. All Movie Employees, Entertainment Employees,
Production Employees, Propinquity Employees and International Employees (and
their eligible spouses, beneficiaries and dependents) will cease, effective
as
of the Effective Time, to actively participate in and accrue benefits under
each
of the AA Plans. CW Media and STV and their respective Subsidiaries
shall take all necessary actions to effect such cessation of
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active
participation of Movie Employees, Entertainment Employees, Production Employees,
Propinquity Employees and International Employees (and their eligible spouses,
beneficiaries and dependents) under the AA Plans.
(e) Participation
in Movie and Entertainment Plans. All STV Employees (and their
eligible spouses, beneficiaries and dependents) will cease, effective as of
the
Effective Time, to actively participate in and accrue benefits under each of
the
Movie and Entertainment Plans. Entertainment, International, Movie,
Production and Propinquity and their respective Subsidiaries shall take all
necessary actions to effect such cessation of active participation of STV
Employees (and their eligible spouses, beneficiaries and dependents) under
the
Movie and Entertainment Plans.
Section
5.2. Savings
Plans.
(a) DPSPs. Effective
as at the Effective Time, each New Entity shall establish or cause to be
established a DPSP for its Corresponding Employees who participated in the
AA
DPSP prior to the Effective Time (each, a “Corresponding DPSP”) and
Corresponding Employees shall cease to actively participate in and accrue
benefits under the AA DPSP. As soon as practicable after the
Effective Time, CW Media shall cause the individual account balances of
Corresponding Employees held under the AA DPSP to be transferred from the AA
DPSP to the applicable Corresponding DPSP. Each New Entity shall
provide the same investment options under the Corresponding DPSP as the options
offered under the AA DPSP immediately prior to the Effective
Time. The individual account balances of Corresponding Employees held
under the AA DPSP shall be transferred in-kind from the AA DPSP to the
Corresponding DPSP, unless otherwise agreed by CW Media and the Corresponding
Business. Upon such transfer, the relevant New Entity, the relevant
Corresponding Business and the relevant Corresponding DPSP shall Assume all
Liabilities with respect to all amounts transferred from the AA DPSP to such
Corresponding DPSP in respect of the relevant Corresponding Employees and each
of CW Media, its Affiliates (for the avoidance of doubt, other than such
Corresponding Business) and the AA DPSP shall be relieved of all such
Liabilities.
(b) Group
RRSPs. Effective as at the Effective Time, each New Entity shall
assume or cause to be assumed sponsorship of the portion of the AA Group RRSP
that relates to its Corresponding Employees (each such portion
a “Corresponding Group RRSP”; the Corresponding DPSP and
Corresponding Group RRSP established by each New Entity shall be referred to
as
the “Corresponding Savings Plan” in respect of such New Entity and its
Group). More specifically, at the Effective Time CW Media shall
resign as agent of the Corresponding Employees of each of the New Entities
and
its Group under the AA Group RRSP and each New Entity and its Corresponding
Business shall takes all steps necessary to be appointed as the agent of its
Corresponding Employees under its Corresponding Group RRSP as at the Effective
Time. Upon such assumption of sponsorship, each New Entity and its
Corresponding Business and its Corresponding Group RRSP shall Assume all
Liabilities with respect to all amounts transferred from the AA Group RRSP
to
such Corresponding Group RRSP in respect of the Corresponding Employees of
such
New Entity and its Group and each of CW Media, its Affiliates (for the avoidance
of doubt, other than such Corresponding Business) and the AA Group RRSP shall
be
relieved of all such Liabilities.
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(c) Records. CW
Media shall provide or cause to be provided to each Corresponding Business
copies of personnel and other records of CW Media and its Subsidiaries with
respect to its Corresponding Employees (including records of any agent or
representative), pertaining to the AA Savings Plan as the Corresponding Business
may reasonably request in order to administer its Corresponding Savings
Plan.
Section
5.3. Health
and Welfare Plans.
(a) Corresponding
Benefit Plans. Effective as of the Effective Time, each New
Entity shall establish or cause to be established or otherwise provide or cause
to be provided non-pension benefit plans (the “Corresponding Benefit
Plans”) to provide non-pension benefits on and after the Effective Time for
its Corresponding Employees (and their eligible spouses, beneficiaries and
dependants) who participated in the AA Benefits Plans prior to the Effective
Time. Each New Entity shall waive or cause to be waived any
pre-existing medical condition or other restriction that would prevent immediate
and full participation of any Corresponding Employee in its Corresponding
Benefit Plans. For the avoidance of doubt, Corresponding Employees
who are on short-term disability or long-term disability as at the Effective
Time shall be enrolled in and receive benefits under the Corresponding Benefit
Plans for the Group to which they are Corresponding Employees, on and after
the
Effective Time.
(b) Claims. Claims
incurred by the Corresponding Employees (and their eligible spouses,
beneficiaries and dependants) prior to the Effective Time shall be payable
under
the terms of the AA Benefit Plans, and claims incurred by the Corresponding
Employees (and their eligible spouses, beneficiaries and dependants) on and
after the Effective Time shall be payable under the terms of the Corresponding
Benefit Plans established or provided in respect of such Corresponding
Employees. For purposes of the foregoing in relation to claims under
the AA Benefit Plans or any Corresponding Benefit Plans, a claim shall be deemed
to have been incurred on the date on which the event giving rise to such claim
occurred and, in particular: (i) with respect to a death or dismemberment claim,
shall be deemed to be the date of the death or dismemberment; (ii) with respect
to an extended health care claim including dental and medical treatments, shall
be deemed to be the date of the treatment; and (iii) with respect to a
prescription drug or vision care claim, shall be deemed to be the date that
the
prescription was filled.
(c) Adjustment. If
it is determined following the Effective Time that there are any surpluses,
deficits, experiences gains or experience losses in respect of the AA Benefit
Plans as at the Effective Time, any such surpluses, deficits, experiences gains
or experience losses, as applicable, shall be shared by the New Entities
proportionately on a per employee basis.
Section
5.4. Continuation
of Employment. To the extent that a New Entity and the members of
its Group are not already employing any of their Corresponding Employees, such
New Entity shall continue, or shall cause the members of its Corresponding
Group
to continue, the employment of any such Corresponding Employees on terms and
conditions which are substantially comparable in the aggregate to those
currently available to such Corresponding Employees.
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Section
5.5. Individual
Employee Agreements. Each New Entity and its Corresponding Group
shall Assume or retain exclusive responsibility for all individual employment,
retention, termination, severance and other similar agreements (collectively,
“Employee Agreements”) in respect of any of its Corresponding
Employees. As at the Effective Time, each New Entity shall Assume all
Employee Agreements in respect of its Corresponding Employees. Each
of CW Media and the New Entities will cooperate to take all reasonable steps
and
fulfill all of their respective obligations under applicable Law, including
obtaining any prior approvals or consents, or engaging in any prior discussions
or consultations, on a timely basis, in connection with the Transfer and
Assumption of all Liabilities relating to such Employee Agreements.
Section
5.6. Post-Effective
Time Bonus Awards. Each New Entity shall Assume or retain or
cause to be Assumed or retained all Liabilities for all bonus awards that
are
payable
to its Corresponding Employees for the performance periods that end at and
after
the Effective Time.
Section
5.7. Severance
Benefits. Each New Entity shall Assume or retain or cause to be
Assumed or retained all Liabilities in respect of the termination or alleged
termination of any of its Corresponding Employees (excluding any
employees listed on Schedule 1.1(29)
and Schedule 1.1(55)) that
occurs prior to or as a result of or in connection with or following the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including
any
amounts required to be paid (including any payroll or other taxes), and the
costs of providing benefits and bonuses, including bonuses accrued up to the
date of termination, under any applicable severance, separation, redundancy,
termination or similar plan, program, practice, contract, agreement, law or
regulation (such benefits to include any medical or other welfare benefits,
outplacement benefits or any other benefits under a Plan, accrued vacation
and
taxes).
Section
5.8. Vacation. Each
New Entity shall Assume or retain or cause to be Assumed or retained all
Liabilities with respect to the accrued, unused vacation of any of its
Corresponding Employees.
Section
5.9. COBRA/HIPPA. Effective
at the Effective Time, the Movie Group and the Entertainment Group shall be
responsible for administering compliance with the health care continuation
requirements of COBRA, the certificate of creditable coverage requirements
of
HIPAA, and the corresponding provisions of the Movie and Entertainment Plans
with respect to Movie Employees and Entertainment Employees and their covered
dependents who incur a COBRA qualifying event or loss of coverage under the
Movie and Entertainment Plans at any time.
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ARTICLE
VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
6.1. Release
of Pre-Transfer Claims.
(a) Except
(i) as provided in Section 6.1(b), (ii) as
may be otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement
or any Continuing Arrangements and (iii) for any matter for which any Party
is
entitled to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Article VI, each Party, for itself and each
member of its respective Group, their respective Affiliates and all Persons
who
at any time prior to the Effective Time were directors, officers, agents or
employees of any member of the their Group (in their respective capacities
as
such), in each case, together with their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns, do hereby remise, release and forever
discharge the other Parties and the other members of such other Parties’ Groups,
their respective Affiliates and all Persons who at any time prior to the
Effective Time were shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees
of
any member of such other Parties (in their respective capacities as such),
in
each case, together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at
Law
or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any
Contract, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts
or
events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have
failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or
before the Effective Time, other than in connection with the Plan of Separation
and any of the other transactions contemplated hereunder and under the Ancillary
Agreements.
(b) For
the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in Section
6.1(a) shall impair or otherwise affect any right of any Party, and as
applicable, a member of the Party’s Group to enforce this Agreement, any
Ancillary Agreement, any Continuing Arrangements or any agreements,
arrangements, commitments or understandings contemplated in this Agreement,
any
Ancillary Agreement or any Continuing Arrangements to continue in effect after
the Effective Time. In addition, nothing contained in Section 6.1(a)shall release any person
from:
(i) any
Liability Assumed, Transferred or allocated to a Party or a member of such
Party’s Group pursuant to or contemplated by, or any other Liability of any
member of such Group under, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement including,
with respect to any New Entity, a Corresponding Liability of such New
Entity;
(ii) any
Liability for the sale, lease, construction or receipt of goods, property or
services purchased, obtained or used in the ordinary course of business by
a
member of one Group from a member of any other Group prior to the Effective
Time;
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(iii) any
Liability for unpaid amounts for products or services or refunds owing on
products or services due on a value-received basis for work done by a member
of
one Group at the request or on behalf of a member of another Group;
(iv) any
Liability provided in or resulting from any other Contract or understanding
that
is entered into after the Effective Time between any Party (and/or a member
of
such Party’s Group), on the one hand, and any other Party or Parties (and/or a
member of such Party’s Group or Parties’ Groups), on the other
hand;
(v) any
Liability with respect to any Continuing Arrangements; or
(vi) any
Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification or
contribution pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise for claims brought against
the Parties by third Persons, which Liability shall be governed by the
provisions of this Article VI and, if
applicable, the appropriate provisions of the Ancillary Agreements.
In
addition, nothing contained in Section
6.1(a) shall release CW Media from indemnifying any director, officer or
employee of any New Entity who was a director, officer or employee of CW Media
or any of its Affiliates on or prior to the Effective Time or the Closing Date,
as the case may be, to the extent such director, officer or employee is or
becomes a named defendant in any Action with respect to which he or she was
entitled to such indemnification pursuant to then existing
obligations.
(c) Each
Party shall not, and shall not permit any member of its Group to, make, any
claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including
any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against any other Party or
any
member of any other Party’s Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 6.1(a), with respect to any Liabilities
released pursuant to Section
6.1(a).
It
is the
intent of each Party, by virtue of the provisions of this Section 6.1, to provide for a full and complete
release and discharge of all Liabilities existing or arising from all acts
and
events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have
failed to occur and all conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or
before the Effective Time, whether known or unknown, between or among any Party
(and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one hand, and any other Party or
Parties (and/or a member of such Party’s Group or Parties’ Groups), on the other
hand (including any contractual agreements or arrangements existing or alleged
to exist between or among any such members on or before the Effective Time),
except as specifically set forth in Section
6.1(a) and Section
6.1(b). At any time, at the reasonable request of any other
Party, each Party shall cause each member of its respective Group and, to the
extent practicable, each other Person on whose behalf it released Liabilities
pursuant to this Section 6.1 to execute and
deliver releases reflecting the provisions hereof.
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Section
6.2. Indemnification. Except
as otherwise specifically set forth in any provision of this Agreement, each
Party shall and shall cause the other members of its Group to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the Corresponding Indemnitees of other Groups from and against
any and all Indemnifiable Losses of such Corresponding Indemnitees arising
out
of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (a) the Corresponding
Liabilities of such Party and of any member of its Group and (b) any breach
by
such Party or any member of its Group of any provision of this Agreement or
any
Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for
separate and exclusive indemnification therein, in which case any such
indemnification claims shall be made thereunder. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, (a) each member of each of the Movie Group
and
the Production Group shall be jointly and severally responsible for the
indemnification obligations of each member of each such Group under this Section 6.2 and (b) each member of each
of the Entertainment Group, the Propinquity Group and the International Group
shall be jointly and severally responsible for the indemnification obligations
of each member of each such Group under this Section
6.2.
Section
6.3. Procedures
for Indemnification.
(a) An
Indemnitee shall give the Indemnifying Party notice of any matter that an
Indemnitee has determined has given or is reasonably likely to give rise to
a
right of indemnification under this Agreement (other than a Third-Party Claim
which shall be governed by Section 6.3(b)),
within thirty (30) days of such determination, stating the amount of the
Indemnifiable Loss claimed, if known, and method of computation thereof, and
containing a reference to the provisions of this Agreement in respect of which
such right of indemnification is claimed by such Indemnitee or arises;
provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall
not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except and solely
to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as
a
result of such failure.
(b) If
a claim or demand is made against an Indemnitee by any Person who is not a
party
to this Agreement or an Affiliate of a party to this Agreement or an Indemnitee
is the subject of an audit or other review by a Governmental Entity related
to
its Taxes under which it is reasonably likely that the Governmental Entity
will
take a position which would give rise to a Liability for Taxes (a
“Third-Party Claim”) as to which such Indemnitee is or may be entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall notify the
Party which is or may be required pursuant to this Article VI or pursuant to any Ancillary
Agreement to make such indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) in
writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Third-Party Claim promptly (and in
any
event within thirty (30) days) after receipt by such Indemnitee of written
notice of the Third-Party Claim; provided, however, that the
failure to provide notice of any such Third-Party Claim pursuant to this
sentence shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations
except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually
prejudiced as a result of such failure. Thereafter, the Indemnitee
shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, promptly (and in any event within
five
(5) Business Days) after the Indemnitee’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices
and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating
to
the Third-Party Claim.
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(c) An
Indemnifying Party shall be entitled (but shall not be required) to assume
and
control the defense of any Third-Party Claim, at such Indemnifying Party’s own
cost and expense and by such Indemnifying Party’s own counsel, if it gives
notice of its intention to do so to the applicable Indemnitees within thirty
(30) days of the receipt of such notice from such Indemnitees. After
notice from an Indemnifying Party to an Indemnitee of its election to assume
the
defense of a Third-Party Claim, such Indemnitee shall have the right to employ
separate counsel and to participate in the defense, compromise, or settlement
thereof, at its own expense and, in any event, shall cooperate with the
Indemnifying Party in such defense and make available to the Indemnifying Party,
at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information,
materials and information in such Indemnitee’s possession or under such
Indemnitee’s control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the
Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that in the event of an
actual or potential conflict of interest between the Indemnifying Party and
the
applicable Indemnitee(s), if the Indemnifying Party has elected to assume the
defense of the Third-Party Claim, such Indemnitee(s) shall be entitled to
retain, at the Indemnifying Party’s reasonable cost and expense, separate
counsel as required by the applicable rules of professional conduct with respect
to such matter; provided, further, that if the Indemnifying Party
has elected to assume the defense of the Third-Party Claim but has specified,
and continues to assert, any reservations or exceptions in such notice, then,
in
any such case, the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate counsel for
all
Indemnitees shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party.
(d) If
an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for defending a
Third-Party Claim, or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election as provided
in Section 6.3(c), such Indemnitee may
defend such Third-Party Claim at the reasonable cost and expense of the
Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnitee is conducting the defense
against any such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate
with
the Indemnitee in such defense and make available to the Indemnitee, at the
Indemnifying Party’s expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information, material and
information in such Indemnifying Party’s possession or under such Indemnifying
Party’s control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the
Indemnitee.
(e) Subject
to Section 6.3(j), unless the Indemnifying
Party has failed to assume the defense of the Third-Party Claim in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement, no Indemnitee may settle or compromise any
Third-Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(f) In
the case of a Third-Party Claim, no Indemnifying Party shall consent to entry
of
any judgment or enter into any settlement of the Third-Party Claim without
the
consent of the Indemnitee if the effect thereof is to permit any injunction,
declaratory judgment, other order or other non-monetary relief to be entered,
directly or indirectly, against any Indemnitee or if such judgment or settlement
does not absolutely, forever and unconditionally release the Indemnitee from
any
further claims arising out of the allegations underlying the Third-Party
Claim.
(g) In
the case of any claim or demand made by or Action brought or initiated by a
Party or a member of its Group that is related primarily to or arises out of
any
Business other than the Corresponding Business of such Party, such Party shall
promptly notify the
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Corresponding
Group of such Business of such claim, demand or Action and such notified party
shall be entitled (but shall not be required) to assume and control the
prosecution of such claim, demand or Action, at such party’s own cost and
expense and by such party’s own counsel, if it gives notice of its intention to
do so to the notifying party by the later of thirty (30) days of receiving
notice of such claim, demand or Action and thirty (30) days from the Closing
Date. If such notified party elects not to assume responsibility for
prosecuting such a claim, demand or Action, such notifying party shall prosecute
such claim, demand or Action at the cost and expense of such notified party
(such costs and expenses to be paid with thirty (30) days of the presentation
of
an invoice therefor).
(h) Absent
fraud or willful misconduct by an Indemnifying Party and except as otherwise
expressly agreed to in any other agreement among the Parties or any of their
Affiliates, the indemnification provisions of this Article VI shall be the sole and exclusive
remedy of an Indemnitee for any monetary or compensatory damages or losses
resulting from any breach of this Agreement and each Indemnitee expressly waives
and relinquishes any and all rights, claims or remedies such Person may have
with respect to the foregoing other than under this Article VI against any Indemnifying
Party.
(i) In
the case of a Third Party Claim made in connection with a Tax Contest involving
an Indemnitee such that the Indemnitee is required by Law to make a payment
to
any Person (a “Third Party” for the purposes of this paragraph) with respect to
such Third Party Claim before the completion of settlement negotiations or
related legal proceedings or in connection with an objection to any reassessment
of Taxes, the Indemnitee may make such payment and the Indemnifying Party shall,
forthwith after demand by the Indemnitee, reimburse the Indemnitee for any
such
payment. If the amount of any Liability under the Third Party Claim
in respect of which such a payment was made, as finally determined, is less
than
the amount that was paid by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnitee, the
Indemnitee shall, forthwith after receipt of the difference from the Third
Party, pay such difference to the Indemnifying Party, together with, for greater
certainty, any refund interest received by the Indemnitee from the Third Party,
less any Taxes payable in respect of such refund interest, including any
withholding taxes.
(j) If
an Indemnifying Party has elected to assume responsibility for defending a
Third-Party Claim made in connection with a Tax Contest involving an Indemnitee
and such Indemnitee subsequently determines that it would be in the best
interests of such Indemnitee to settle such Tax Contest in whole or in part,
such Tax Contest may be so settled, in whole or in part, without the consent
of
the Indemnifying Party, provided that such Indemnitee provides the Indemnifying
Party with a release of the Indemnifying Party’s obligations with respect to
such Third Party Claim to the extent of such settlement.
Section
6.4. Cooperation
in Defense and Settlement.
(a) With
respect to any Third-Party Claim that implicates two or more Parties in a
material fashion due to the allocation of Liabilities, responsibilities for
management of defense and related indemnities pursuant to this Agreement or
any
of the Ancillary Agreements, the applicable Parties agree to use reasonable
best
efforts to cooperate fully and maintain a joint
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defense
(in a manner that will preserve for both Parties the attorney-client privilege,
joint defense or other privilege with respect thereto). The Party
that is not responsible for managing the defense of such Third-Party Claims
shall, upon reasonable request, be consulted with respect to significant matters
relating thereto and may, if necessary or helpful, retain counsel to assist
in
the defense of such claims.
(b) Each
of the New Entities agrees that at all times from and after the Effective Time,
if an Action is commenced by a third party (or any member of such Party’s
respective Group) with respect to which one or more named Parties (or any member
of such Party’s respective Group) is a nominal defendant and/or such Action is
otherwise not a Liability allocated to such named Party under this Agreement
or
any Ancillary Agreement, then the other Party or Parties shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause such nominal defendant to be removed from such
Action.
Section
6.5. Indemnification
Payments. Indemnification required by this Article VI shall be made by payments of the
amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when
bills are received or an Indemnifiable Loss or Liability incurred or as
otherwise required under Section
6.3(i).
Section
6.6. Contribution.
(a) If
the indemnification provided for in Section
6.2 is unavailable to, or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnitee
under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement in respect of any Liabilities
referred to herein or therein, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute
to
the amount paid or payable by such Indemnitee as a result of such Liabilities
in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnitee in connection with the actions or
omissions that resulted in Liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations.
(b) The
Parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant
to this Section 6.6 were determined by a pro
rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account
of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 6.6(a). The amount paid or
payable by an Indemnitee as a result of the Liabilities referred to in Section 6.6(a) shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other fees or expenses
reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with investigating any
claim or defending any Action. No Person guilty of fraud or
fraudulent misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any Person
who was not guilty of such fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
Section
6.7. Indemnification
Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts.
(a) Any
Indemnifiable Loss subject to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this
Article VI, will be calculated (i) net of
Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce
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the
amount of the Indemnifiable Loss and (ii) net of any proceeds received by the
Indemnitee from any third party for indemnification for such Liability that
actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss (“Third-Party
Proceeds”). Accordingly, the amount which any Indemnifying Party
is required to pay pursuant to this Article
VI to any Indemnitee pursuant to this Article VI will be reduced by any Insurance
Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf
of the Indemnitee in respect of the related Indemnifiable Loss. If an
Indemnitee receives a payment required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying
Party in respect of any Indemnifiable Loss (an “Indemnity Payment”) and
subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds, then the
Indemnitee will pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess
of
the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that
would have been due if the Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds had been
received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was
made.
(b) An
insurer who would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved
of the responsibility with respect thereto or, solely by virtue of the
indemnification and contributions provisions hereof, have any subrogation rights
with respect thereto. The Indemnitee shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to seek to collect or recover any third-party Insurance
Proceeds and any Third-Party Proceeds (other than Insurance Proceeds under
an
arrangement where future premiums are adjusted to reflect prior claims in excess
of prior premiums) to which the Indemnified Party is entitled in connection
with
any Indemnifiable Loss for which the Indemnified Party seeks contribution or
indemnification pursuant to this Article VI;
provided, that the Indemnitee’s inability to collect or recover
any such
Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds shall not limit the Indemnifying
Party’s obligations hereunder.
(c) In
respect of the receipt of an Indemnity Payment, the Indemnitee agrees to make
and file, on a timely basis, an election under subsection 12(2.2), 13(7.4)
or
53(2.1) of the
Income
Tax Act (Canada) and any corresponding provisions of any provincial taxing
statutes, to the extent applicable, to reduce the cost or capital cost of
property or the amount of the reimbursed outlay or expense, as applicable,
by
the amount of the Indemnity Payment.
(d) If
an Indemnity Payment is made by an Indemnifying Party to an Indemnitee in
respect of a claim made in connection with an Indemnifiable Loss (referred
to in
this Section 6.7(d) as the “Claim Amount”)
and the incurring of such Claim Amount by the Indemnitee constitutes an outlay
or expense which is deductible in whole or in part in computing the income
of
the Indemnitee for income tax purposes, then the Indemnity Payment shall be
adjusted with retroactive effect in accordance with the following
rules:
(i) if,
taking into account an election made pursuant to Section 6.7(c), the Indemnity Payment is
required to be included in computing the income of the Indemnitee for income
tax
purposes to the same extent that the Claim Amount is deductible in computing
the
income of the Indemnitee, then no adjustment shall be required to be made to
the
Indemnity Payment;
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(ii) if,
taking into account an election made pursuant to Section 6.7(c), the Indemnity Payment is not
required to be included in computing the income of the Indemnitee for income
tax
purposes or is required to be included in computing such income to a lesser
extent than the Claim Amount is deductible in computing the income of the
Indemnitee, then the Indemnitee shall, within a reasonable time after the
expiration of all limitation periods during which a reassessment may be made
or
an appeal filed in respect of an income tax assessment recognizing or giving
effect to the deduction, pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the
benefit available to the Indemnified Party resulting from the deduction in
computing income; and
(iii) if,
taking into account an election made pursuant to Section 6.7(c), the Indemnity Payment is
required to be included in computing the income of the Indemnitee for income
tax
purposes to a greater extent than the Claim Amount is deductible in computing
the income of the Indemnified Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall pay
to
the Indemnitee an additional amount such that the total net amount received
by
the Indemnitee, after deducting the amount of income taxes payable by the
Indemnitee on such total amount, calculated without regard to any deductions,
offsets, credits or other benefits available to and claimed or deducted by
the
Indemnitee in computing its income, taxable income or tax, equals the net cost
to the Indemnitee of the Claim Amount.
(e) If
an Indemnity Payment is made by an Indemnifying Party to an Indemnitee in
respect of a Claim Amount and the incurring of such Claim Amount by the
Indemnitee does not constitute an outlay or expense which is deductible in
whole
or in part in computing the income of the Indemnitee for income tax purposes,
then the Indemnity Payment shall be adjusted with retroactive effect in
accordance with the following rules:
(i) if,
taking into account an election made pursuant to Section 6.7(c), the Indemnity Payment is not
required to be included in computing the income of the Indemnitee for income
tax
purposes, then no adjustment shall be required to be made to the Indemnity
Payment; and
(ii) if,
taking into account an election made pursuant to Section 6.7(c), the Indemnity Payment is
required to be included in computing the income of the Indemnitee for income
tax
purposes, then the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party such
additional amounts such that the total net amount received by the Indemnitee,
after deducting the amount of income taxes payable by the Indemnitee on such
total amount, calculated without regard to any deductions, offsets, credits
or
other benefits available to and claimed or deducted by the Indemnitee in
computing its income, taxable income or tax, equals the net cost to the
Indemnitee of the Claim Amount.
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Section
6.8. Additional
Matters; Survival of Indemnities.
(a) The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Article VI shall remain operative and in full
force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf
of
any Indemnitee; (ii) the knowledge by the Indemnitee of Indemnifiable Losses
for
which it might be entitled to indemnification or contribution hereunder; and
(iii) any termination of this Agreement.
(b) The
rights and obligations of each Party and their respective Indemnitees under
this
Article VI shall survive the sale or other
Transfer by any Party or its respective Subsidiaries of any Assets or businesses
or the assignment by it of any Liabilities.
ARTICLE
VII
CONFIDENTIALITY;
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
Section
7.1. Corporate
Information Repository.
(a) CW
Media shall cause the creation of, shall maintain, and shall provide access
to
the Corporate Information Repository.
(b) Each
of the New Entities other than STV shall identify and provide to STV, solely
for
inclusion in the Corporate Information Repository, and STV shall include, any
Corporate Information in its possession, custody or control that does not relate
solely to (i) it, any member of its Group, the conduct of its Business or any
liability for which it is solely responsible pursuant to this Agreement, or
(ii)
any Ancillary Agreement to which it or a member of its Group is a
Party. STV shall use commercially reasonable efforts to place into
the Corporate Information Repository any Corporate Information in its
possession, custody or control that does not relate solely to STV, any member
of
the STV Group or the conduct of the Specialty Television
Business. Such Corporate Information includes Information contained
on personal computers, shared storage devices, office paper files, and off-site
file storage sites.
Section
7.2. Access
to Information. (i) Other than in circumstances in
which indemnification is sought pursuant to Article
VI (in which event the provisions of such Article will govern), from
and
after the Effective Time, each of the Parties shall on reasonable notice afford
to each other and their respective authorized accountants, counsel and other
designated representatives reasonable access during normal business hours,
subject to applicable privacy laws and appropriate restrictions for classified,
privileged or confidential information and to preserve the completeness and
integrity of the Information, to the personnel, properties, and Information
of
such Party and its Subsidiaries (including the Corporate Information Repository)
insofar as such access is reasonably required by the other Party and relates
to
(x) such other Party or the conduct of its
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business
prior to the Effective Time or (y) any Ancillary Agreement to which each of
the
Parties requesting such access and the Party requested to grant such access
are
Parties. Nothing in this Section
7.2 shall require any Party to violate any agreement with any third
party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary information
relating to that third party or its business; provided, however,
that in the event that a Party is required to disclose any such information,
such Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain such
third party Consent to the disclosure of such information. With
respect to access to Information contained in the Corporate Information
Repository, the Parties agree and acknowledge that such access (including any
searches for specific Information in the Corporate Information Repository,
and
the making of copies thereof), may be conducted directly by a Party’s employees
or its designees subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations,
provided that STV, in its capacity as operator of the Corporation
Information Repository, shall take reasonable and prudent measures in connection
with such access and related activities to preserve the integrity and
confidentiality of the Corporate Information Repository and the Information
contained therein.
(b) Each
Party agrees that it shall preserve and keep, or cause to be preserved and
kept,
all original books and records in respect of the Corporate Division in the
possession of such Party or members of its Group for a period of ten (10) years
from the Closing Date. Following such ten (10) year period, before
any Party or members of their respective Groups shall dispose of any of such
books and records, such Party shall give at least 90 days’ prior written notice
of such intention to dispose to the other Parties, and the other Parties shall
be given an opportunity, at their cost and expense, to remove and retain all
or
any part of such books and records as they may elect.
(c) Any
Information provided by or on behalf of or made available by or on behalf of
any
other Party hereto pursuant to this Article
VII shall be on an “as is,” “where is” basis and no Party is making any
representation or warranty with respect to such Information or the completeness
thereof.
Section
7.3. Disposition
of Information.
(a) Each
Party acknowledges that Information in its or in a member of its Group’s
possession, custody or control as of the Effective Time may include Information
owned by another Party or a member of another Party’s Group and not related to
(i) it or its Business or (ii) any Ancillary Agreement to which it or any member
of its Group is a Party.
(b) Notwithstanding
such possession, custody or control, such Information shall remain the property
of such other Party or member of such other Party’s Group. Each Party
agrees, subject to legal holds and other legal requirements and obligations,
(i)
that any such Information is to be treated as Confidential Information of the
Party or Parties to which it relates and handled in accordance with Section 7.6 (except that such Information will
not be used for any purpose) and (ii) to use commercially reasonable efforts
within a reasonable time to (1) purge such Information from its databases,
files
and other systems and not retain any copy of such Information (including, if
applicable, by transferring such Information to the Party to which such
Information belongs), or (2) if such purging is not practicable, to encrypt
or
otherwise make unreadable or inaccessible such Information.
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Section
7.4. Witness
Services. At all times from and after the Effective Time, each of
the New Entities shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available
to the others, upon reasonable written request, its and any member of its
Group’s officers, directors, employees and agents as witnesses to the extent
that (i) such Persons may reasonably be required to testify in connection with
the prosecution or defense of any Action or Tax Contest in which the requesting
Party may from time to time be involved (except for claims, demands or Actions
or Tax Contest between members of each Group) and (ii) there is no conflict
in
the Action between the requesting Party and such New Entity or its Group, as
applicable. A Party providing, or whose Group is providing, a witness
to another Party under this Section 7.4
shall be entitled to receive from the recipient of such services, upon the
presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such amounts, relating to
disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses (which shall not include the
costs of salaries and benefits of employees who are witnesses or any pro rata
portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would
have
been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service
as witnesses), as may be reasonably incurred and properly paid under applicable
Law.
Section
7.5. Reimbursement;
Other Matters. Except to the extent otherwise contemplated by
this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, a Party providing, or whose Group
is
providing, Information or access to Information to another Party under this
Article VII shall be entitled to receive from
the recipient, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such
amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses,
as may be reasonably incurred in providing such Information or access to such
Information.
Section
7.6. Confidentiality.
(a) Notwithstanding
any termination of this Agreement, for a period of five (5) years from the
Effective Time the Parties shall hold, and shall cause each of their respective
Subsidiaries to hold, and shall each cause their respective officers, employees,
agents, consultants and advisors to hold, in strict confidence, and not to
disclose or release or use, without the prior written consent of the other
Parties, any and all Confidential Information (as defined herein) concerning
any
other Party or the other Party’s Group; provided, that the Parties may
disclose, or may permit disclosure of, Confidential Information (i) to their
respective auditors, attorneys, financial advisors, bankers and other
appropriate consultants and advisors who have a need to know such information
and are informed of their obligation to hold such information confidential
to
the same extent as is applicable to the Parties and in respect of whose failure
to comply with such obligations, the applicable Party will be responsible,
(ii)
if the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries are required or compelled
to disclose any such Confidential Information by judicial or administrative
process or by other requirements of Law or stock exchange rule, (iii) as
required in connection with any legal or other proceeding by one Party against
any other Party, (iv) as necessary in order to permit a Party to prepare and
disclose its financial statements, Tax Returns or other required disclosures;
(v) if and to the extent such Confidential Information has at the time become
public knowledge other than by act or omission of the disclosing Party; (vi)
if
and to the extent the disclosing Party has at the time received such
Confidential Information from a third party that the disclosing Party reasonably
believes not to
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have
any
confidentiality obligations to the Party to whom the Confidential Information
relates; or (vii) if such Confidential Information is independently developed
by
the disclosing Party without reference to or reliance on any Confidential
Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any
demand or request for disclosure of Confidential Information is made pursuant
to
clause (ii) above, each Party, as applicable, shall promptly notify the other
of
the existence of such request or demand and shall provide the other a reasonable
opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, which
such
Parties will cooperate in obtaining. In the event that such
appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Party whose
Confidential Information is required to be disclosed shall or shall cause the
other applicable Party or Parties to furnish, or cause to be furnished, only
that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required to be
disclosed and shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that
confidential treatment is accorded such information.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, Confidential Information of any
Party
rightfully in the possession of and used by any other Party in the operation
of
its Business as of the Effective Time may continue to be used by such Party
in
possession of the Confidential Information in and only in the operation of
the
Corresponding Business of such Party; provided, that such use is not
competitive in nature to any such other Parties, and may be used only so long
as
the Confidential Information is maintained in confidence and not disclosed
in
violation of Section 7.6(a) , except that
Confidential Information may be disclosed to third parties other than those
listed in Section 7.6(a), provided
that such disclosure to such other third parties and any associated use of
such
information must be pursuant to a written agreement containing confidentiality
obligations at least as protective of the Parties rights to Confidential
Information as those contained in this Agreement. Such continued
right to use may not be transferred (directly or indirectly) to any third party
without the prior written consent of the applicable Party.
(c) Each
of the New Entities acknowledges that it and the other members of its Group
may
have in their possession confidential or proprietary information of third
parties that was received under confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements
with such third party while part of the Predecessor and its
Subsidiaries. Each of the New Entities will hold, and will cause the
other members of its Group and their respective representatives to hold, in
strict confidence the confidential and proprietary information of third parties
to which they or any other member of their Group have access, in accordance
with
the terms of any agreements entered into prior to the Effective Time between
one
or more of the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries (whether acting through, on
behalf of, or in connection with, the separated Businesses) and such third
parties to the extent that such New Entity or any member of its Group is aware
of such terms of such agreements.
Section
7.7. Privileged
Matters.
(a) The
Parties recognize that legal and other professional services that have been
and
will be provided prior to the Effective Time have been and will be rendered
for
the collective benefit of each of the Predecessor and its Subsidiaries and
the
Groups, and that each of
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the
Predecessor and its Subsidiaries and the Groups should be deemed to be the
client with respect to such pre-separation services for the purposes of
asserting all privileges which may be asserted under applicable
Law.
(b) The
Parties recognize that legal and other professional services will be provided
following the Effective Time which will be rendered solely for the benefit
of
one of CW Media and the New Entities. With respect to such
post-separation services, the Parties agree that each New Entity shall be
entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges
in
connection with privileged information which relates solely to the Corresponding
Business of such New Entity or to the subject matter of any claims constituting
Corresponding Liabilities of such New Entity, now pending or which may be
asserted in the future by such New Entity or a third party, in each case
regardless of which of CW Media or the New Entities has possession or control
of
the privileged information.
(c) The
Parties agree that they shall have a shared privilege, with equal right to
assert or waive, subject to the restrictions in this Section 7.7, with respect to all privileges not
allocated pursuant to the terms of Section
7.7(b). All privileges relating to any Actions or other
matters which involve two or more of the New Entities in respect of which two
or
more of such Parties retain any responsibility or Liability under this
Agreement, shall be subject to a shared privilege among them.
(d) No
Party may waive any privilege which could be asserted under any applicable
Law,
and in which any other Party has a shared privilege, without the consent of
the
other Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed,
or as provided in Section 7.7(e) or Section
7.7(f) below. Consent shall
be in writing, or shall be deemed to be granted unless written objection is
made
within twenty (20) days after notice upon the other Party requesting such
consent.
(e) In
the event of any litigation or dispute between or among any of the Parties,
or
any members of their respective Groups, either such Party may waive a privilege
in which the other Party or member of such Group has a shared privilege, without
obtaining the consent of the other Party; provided, that such waiver of a
shared privilege shall be effective only as to the use of information with
respect to the litigation or dispute between the relevant Parties and/or the
applicable members of their respective Groups, and shall not operate as a waiver
of the shared privilege with respect to third parties.
(f) If
a dispute arises between or among the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries
regarding whether a privilege should be waived to protect or advance the
interest of any Party, each Party agrees that it shall negotiate in good faith,
shall endeavor to minimize any prejudice to the rights of the other Parties,
and
shall not unreasonably withhold consent to any request for waiver by another
Party. Each Party specifically agrees that it will not withhold
consent to waiver for any purpose except to protect its own legitimate
interests.
(g) Upon
receipt by any Party or by any Subsidiary thereof of any subpoena, discovery
or
other request which arguably calls for the production or disclosure of
information subject to a shared privilege or as to which another Party has
the
sole right hereunder to assert a
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privilege,
or if any Party obtains knowledge that any of its or any of its Subsidiaries’
current or former directors, officers, agents or employees have received any
subpoena, discovery or other requests which arguably calls for the production
or
disclosure of such privileged information, such Party shall promptly notify
the
other Party or Parties of the existence of the request and shall provide the
other Party or Parties a reasonable opportunity to review the information and
to
assert any rights it or they may have under this Section 7.7 or otherwise to prevent the
production or disclosure of such privileged information.
(h) The
transfer of all Information pursuant to this Agreement is made in reliance
on
the agreement of the Parties as set forth in Section
7.6 and Section 7.7, to maintain the
confidentiality of privileged information and to assert and maintain all
applicable privileges. The access to information being granted
pursuant to Section 6.3, Section
7.1 and Section 7.2 hereof, the agreement to provide
witnesses and individuals pursuant to Section
6.3 and Section 7.4 hereof, the
furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts contemplated
by Section 6.3 hereof, and the transfer of
privileged information between and among the Parties and their respective
Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any
privilege that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or
otherwise.
Section
7.8. Ownership
of Information. Any information owned by one Party or any of its
Subsidiaries that is provided to a requesting Party pursuant to this Article VII shall be deemed to remain the
property of the providing Party. Unless specifically set forth
herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting
or
conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such information.
Section
7.9. Other
Agreements. The rights and obligations granted under this Article VII are subject to any specific
limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange
or
confidential treatment of information set forth in any Ancillary
Agreement.
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ARTICLE
VIII
DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
Section
8.1. Negotiation. In
the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection
with,
or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity
or
breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related
to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim
based upon contract, tort, statute or constitution (but excluding any
controversy, dispute or claim arising out of any Contract relating to the use
or
lease of real property if any third party is a necessary party to such
controversy, dispute or claim) (collectively, “Agreement Disputes”), the
Party asserting the Agreement Dispute shall deliver to the other Party or
Parties a written notice of such Agreement Dispute (“Dispute
Notice”). Following receipt of the Dispute Notice, the general
counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated
by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle
such Agreement Dispute; provided, that such reasonable period shall not,
unless otherwise agreed by the relevant Parties in writing, exceed thirty (30)
days from the time of receipt of the Dispute Notice.
Section
8.2. Arbitration. If
the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any reason after thirty (30)
days have elapsed from the receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, such
Agreement Dispute shall be referred to and determined by arbitration before
a
single arbitrator to be administered by ADR Xxxxxxxx Inc., based in the City
of
Toronto, in accordance with its Arbitration Rules and the Ontario
International Commercial Arbitration Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. I.9 (the
“Arbitration Act”). The seat of the arbitration shall be
Ontario and hearings shall be conducted in the City of Toronto. A
Party to the arbitration (the “Appellant”) may appeal an award on a
question of law or a question of mixed fact and law by delivering a written
notice of appeal (“Notice of Appeal”) to the party opposite (the
“Appeal Respondent”) within ten (10) days of receipt of the
award. With the Notice of Appeal, the Appellant shall name three
persons whom the Appellant is prepared to nominate as appeal arbitrators, each
of such persons to be a former appellate judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal
or
the Supreme Court of Canada (an “Appeal Arbitrator”). Within
seven (7) days of the receipt of the Notice of Appeal, the Appeal Respondent
shall by written notice to the Appellant select one or more of the three (3)
persons named by the Appellant or provide the Appellant with a list of three
(3)
persons who are Appeal Arbitrators. Within seven (7) days of receipt
of the Appeal Respondent’s list, by written notice to the Appeal Respondent, the
Appellant shall select one or more of such persons and/or provide a further
list
of three Appeal Arbitrators. The Parties shall continue to exchange
lists of three (3) Appeal Arbitrators in this fashion until three (3) Appeal
Arbitrators are selected. If the parties are unable to agree upon
three (3) Appeal Arbitrators within twenty (20) days of the receipt by the
Appeal Respondent of the Notice of Appeal, each party shall appoint one (1)
Appeal Arbitrator, and the two (2) Appeal Arbitrators thus appointed shall
appoint a third Appeal Arbitrator. Where the two (2) Appeal
Arbitrators fail to agree on the third Appeal Arbitrator within ten (10) days
of
their appointment, either Party may provide copies of the exchanged lists to
ADR
Xxxxxxxx Inc. which shall appoint the third Appeal Arbitrator. Where
an appeal is taken, the award of the Appeal
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Arbitrators
shall be final and binding upon the Parties and there shall be no further right
of appeal. The award of the Appeal Arbitrators shall be an arbitral
award under the Arbitration Act. Arbitration in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 8.2 shall be the
sole dispute resolution mechanism in respect of any Agreement Dispute except
it
is not incompatible with this arbitration agreement for any Party to request,
before or during the arbitral proceedings, from a competent court any interim,
provisional or conservatory relief and for the court to grant such
relief. The Parties undertake as a general principle to keep
confidential all information concerning the existence of the arbitration, all
awards or appeals in the arbitration, all materials in the proceedings created
or used for the purpose of the arbitration, and all materials and information
produced during the arbitration and not in the public domain (“Confidential
Arbitration Information”) save and to the extent that disclosure may be
required of a Party by legal duty, to protect or pursue a legal right or to
enforce or set aside an award in a bona fide Action before a competent
court. Each Party shall obtain and deposit with the arbitrator a
signed confidentiality undertaking from its legal counsel, independent experts
and consultants regarding the Confidential Arbitration Information.
Section
8.3. Waiver
of Time-Based Defenses. The relevant Parties shall not assert the
defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period
beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual
time period or deadline under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to
which
such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received
shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been
resolved.
Section
8.4. Continuity
of Service and Performance. Unless otherwise agreed in writing,
the Parties will continue to provide service and honor all other commitments
under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement during the course of dispute
resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to all matters not
subject to such dispute resolution.
Section
8.5. Costs. Except
as otherwise may be provided in any Ancillary Agreement, the costs of any
mediation or arbitration pursuant to this Article
VIII shall be borne by the Party or Parties in such proportion as the
arbitrator determines based on the facts and circumstances.
ARTICLE
IX
INSURANCE
Section
9.1. Policies
and Rights Included Within Assets. With respect to any New
Entity, the Corresponding Assets of such New Entity shall include any and all
rights of an insured Party under each of the Corresponding Shared Policies
of
such New Entity, subject to the terms of such Corresponding Shared Policies
and
any limitations or obligations of such New Entity contemplated by this Article IX, specifically including rights of
indemnity and the right to be
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defended
by or at the expense of the insurer, with respect to all alleged wrongful acts,
claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages
and
expenses incurred or claimed to have been incurred prior to the Closing Date
by
any Party in or in connection with the conduct of the Corresponding Business
of
such New Entity or, to the extent any claim is made against such New Entity
or
any member of its Group, the conduct of other Businesses, and which alleged
wrongful acts, claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses,
liabilities, damages and expenses may arise out of an insured or insurable
occurrence or wrongful act under one or more of such Corresponding Shared
Policies; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9.1 shall be deemed to constitute
(or
to reflect) an assignment of such Corresponding Shared Policies, or any of
them,
to such New Entity.
Section
9.2. Claims
Made Tail Policies.
(a) CW
Media shall purchase Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Policies from
reputable and financially sound carriers expiring six years from the Effective
Time and providing at least the same coverage and amount and containing terms
and conditions that are no less favourable to the covered persons in respect
of
claims or events that existed or occurred at or prior to the Effective Time
under the current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance
maintained prior to the Effective Time by CW Media and its Subsidiaries
(“D&O Tail Policies”); provided, that CW Media shall not be
obligated to pay aggregate premiums for any 12-month period in excess of 200%
of
the amount paid by CW Media for coverage for the most recently completed
calendar year, and shall instead reduce the amount of coverage only to the
extent necessary to reduce aggregate annual premiums to this maximum
amount. Such D&O Tail Policies shall cover the New Entities and
the insured persons thereof. Premiums actually paid by CW Media in
respect of D&O Tail Policies shall be treated as Separation Expenses and
dealt with in accordance with Schedule 1.1(123). CW Media shall provide each New
Entity with copies of the D&O Tail Policies within a reasonable time after
the Policies are issued.
(b) To
the extent that CW Media is unable to obtain the D&O Tail Policies, then,
with respect to claims based on wrongful acts on or before the Effective Time,
CW Media shall use commercially reasonable efforts to secure alternative
insurance arrangements on the applicable standalone insurance policies for
each
New Entity to provide benefits on terms and conditions (including policy limits)
in favour of such New Entity and the insured persons thereof no less favourable
than the benefits (including policy limits) that were to be afforded by the
D&O Tail Policies. With respect to such alternative insurance
arrangements, CW Media, and each New Entity shall be responsible for premiums
actually paid by CW Media and the New Entities collectively under their
applicable standalone insurance policies in the same proportion that such New
Entity is responsible for the Residual Liabilities hereunder. CW
Media shall not under any circumstances purchase any such alternative coverage
containing an exclusion for claims based on wrongful acts up to and including
the Closing Date to the extent such exclusion would preclude coverage for any
New Entity other than STV and/or the insured persons thereof, but would not
preclude coverage for CW Media, STV and/or the insured persons
thereof.
Section
9.3. Occurrence
Based Policies. With respect to the Shared Policies owned by a
Party (or any member of
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its
Group) of automobile liability, general liability and other occurrence-based
insurance, for claims that occur prior to the Closing Date, such Party will
continue to provide the other Parties with access to such Shared Policies and
shall reasonably cooperate with such other Parties and take commercially
reasonable actions as may be necessary or advisable to assist such other Parties
in submitting such claims to which such Shared Policies are responsive;
provided, that such other Parties shall be responsible for any
deductibles or co-payments legally due and owing relating to such
claims. Notwithstanding anything in the preceding sentence, no Party
shall be required to maintain any Shared Policy beyond its current
terms.
Section
9.4. Administration;
Other Matters.
(a) Administration. Except
as otherwise provided in Section 9.3 hereof,
from and after the Effective Time, with respect to any Shared Policies owned
by
a Party (or any member of its Group), such Party shall be responsible for the
following administrative functions: (i) the accounting for premiums,
retrospectively-rated premiums, defense costs, indemnity payments, deductibles
and retentions, as appropriate, under the terms and conditions of each of the
Shared Policies, (ii) the reporting to excess insurance carriers of any losses
or claims which may cause the per-occurrence, per claim or aggregate limits
of
any Shared Policy to be exceeded, (iii) the distribution of Insurance Proceeds
as contemplated by this Agreement and (iv) the processing of claims made under
the Shared Policies, including the reporting of claims to the insurance
carriers, management and defense of claims and providing for appropriate
releases upon settlement of claims, with respect to Corresponding Liabilities
of
each Group; provided, that the retention of such responsibilities by such
Party is in no way intended to limit, inhibit or preclude any right to insurance
coverage for any Insured Claim of a named insured under such Policies as
contemplated by the terms of this Agreement; provided, further,
that such Party’s retention of the administrative responsibilities for the
Shared Policies shall not relieve the Party submitting any Insured Claim of
the
primary responsibility for reporting such Insured Claim accurately, completely
and in a timely manner or of such Party’s authority to settle any such Insured
Claim within any period permitted or required by the relevant Policy; and
provided, further, that each Party and its Group shall bear the
costs of such administration in the same proportion as such Party and its Group
bears responsibility for Residual Liabilities, except that such Party and its
Group shall not be responsible for such costs from and after (i) such time
as
such Party’s Group no longer receives any benefits under such Shared Policy,
(ii) such Shared Policy is terminated or (iii) such Party has elected, after
giving reasonable notice, that such Party’s Group shall no longer receive any
benefits from such Shared Policy. Each Party may discharge its
administrative responsibilities under this Section
9.4 by contracting for the provision of services by independent
parties. Each of the applicable Parties shall pay any costs relating
to defending its respective Insured Claims under Shared Policies to the extent
such costs including defense, out-of-pocket expenses, and pro rata allocations
of direct and indirect costs of employees or agents of the administrative Party
related to the administration responsibilities under this Section 9.4(a) are not covered under such
Policies. Each of the Parties shall be responsible for obtaining or
reviewing the appropriateness of releases upon settlement of its respective
Insured Claims under Shared Policies.
(b) Policy
Limitations. All claims made by any Party under any Shared Policy
must be made in good faith and not for the purpose of avoiding the application
or effect of
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any
limitations or restrictions of such Shared Policy. Except as set
forth in this Section 9.4, CW Media and the
New Entities shall not be liable to one another for claims not reimbursed by
insurers for any reason not within the control of such New Entity, including
coinsurance provisions, deductibles, quota share deductibles, self-insured
retentions, bankruptcy or insolvency of an insurance carrier, Shared Policy
limitations or restrictions, any coverage disputes, any failure to timely claim
by CW Media or a New Entity or any defect in such claim or its
processing. It is expressly understood that the foregoing shall not
limit any Party’s liability to any other Party for indemnification pursuant to
Article VI.
(c) Allocation
of Insurance Proceeds. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.3, Insurance Proceeds received with
respect to claims, costs and expenses under any Shared Policy shall be paid
to
or on behalf of the Party that owns such Shared Policy, which shall thereafter
pay the Insurance Proceeds, as appropriate, to each New Entity with respect
to
its Corresponding Liabilities. Payment of the allocable portions of
indemnity costs of Insurance Proceeds resulting from such Policies will be
made
to the appropriate Party upon receipt from the insurance carrier. In
the event that the aggregate limits on any Shared Policies are exceeded by
the
aggregate of outstanding Insured Claims by two or more of the relevant Parties,
such Parties agree to allocate the Insurance Proceeds received thereunder based
upon their respective percentage of the total of their bona fide claims which
were covered under such Shared Policy, and the Parties shall make such payments
to each other as required to effect this allocation. Each of the
Parties shall take all commercially reasonable steps to recover from all other
responsible parties in respect of an Insured Claim to the extent coverage limits
under a Shared Policy have been exceeded or would be exceeded as a result of
such Insured Claim.
(d) Allocation
of Aggregate Deductibles. In the event that two or more Parties
have bona fide claims under any Shared Policy for which an aggregate deductible
is payable, the Parties agree that the aggregate amount of the deductible paid
shall be borne by the Parties in the same proportion which the Insurance
Proceeds received by each such Party bears to the total Insurance Proceeds
received under the applicable Shared Policy, and the Parties shall make such
payments to each other as required to effect this allocation.
(e) Effective
as of the Closing Date, each New Entity shall be responsible for the full amount
of the deductible for their respective general liability and automobile
liability claims.
Section
9.5. Cooperation. The
Parties agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with
respect to the various insurance matters contemplated by this Agreement,
including with respect to joint defense arrangement in the absence of any actual
or potential conflict of interest.
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ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
10.1. Complete
Agreement; Construction. This Agreement, including the Exhibits
and Schedules, and the Ancillary Agreements and Continuing Arrangements shall
constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and
writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any
inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule hereto, the Schedule
shall
prevail. In the event and to the extent that there shall be a
conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any
Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement, such Ancillary Agreement or
Continuing Arrangement shall control; provided, that with respect to any
Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument (including any contribution agreement,
asset or stock transfer agreement, asset or stock purchase agreement or any
similar agreement entered into in order to effectuate the Plan of Separation),
this Agreement shall control unless it is specifically stated in such
Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument that it controls over this
Agreement.
Section
10.2. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in more than one counterparts including, in respect
of
the Additional Parties, one or more counterparts of Schedule 1, all of which
shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective
when
one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and
delivered to the other Parties.
Section
10.3. Survival
of Agreements. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties
contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall survive the
Effective Time and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their
applicable terms.
Section
10.4. Expenses. Except
as otherwise provided (i) in this Agreement (including with respect to
Separation Expenses) or (ii) in any Ancillary Agreement, each Party shall bear
its own out-of-pocket fees and expenses and internal fees, costs and expenses
incurred or to be incurred by such Party or member of such Party’s Group, and
shall reimburse any other Party to the extent such Party has paid such costs
and
expenses on behalf of the responsible Party).
Section
10.5. Notices. In
this Section 10.5, a reference:
(1) To
“CanWest” means in care of:
00xx
Xxxxx, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00
XxxXxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Attention: General
Counsel
Fax: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute Notice) to:
Osler,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx XXX
Xxx
00,
One First Canadian Place
Toronto,
ON M5X 1B8
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Fax: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx:
(2) To
“GSCP” means in care of:
GS
Capital Partners AA Investment LLC
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
X.X.X.
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Fax
No.: 000-000-0000
E-mail: xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute Notice) to:
GS
Capital Partners VI, L.P.
Xxx
Xxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
U.S.A.
Attention: Xxx
Xxxxx
Fax
No.: 000-000-0000
Email: xxx.xxxxx@xx.xxx
(3) To
“Edgestone” means in care of:
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Edgestone
Capital Partners, Inc.
The
Exchange Tower
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
000, Xxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Fax
No.: (000)
000-0000
Email:
All
notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement
and, to the extent applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under
each
of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in writing and shall be given or made
(and
shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in
person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile with receipt confirmed
(followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service) or by
registered or certified mail (postage prepaid) to the respective Parties at
the
following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified
in a notice given in accordance with this Section
10.5):
To
CW
Media: to CanWest and to GSCP
To
any
member of Entertainment Group: to GSCP
To
any
member of International Group: to GSCP
To
any
member of Movie Group: to GSCP and to Edgestone
To
any
member of Production Group: to GSCP and to Edgestone
To
any
member of Propinquity Group: to GSCP and to Edgestone
To
any
member of Shelter Group: to CanWest and to GSCP
To
any
member of STV Group: to CanWest and to GSCP
Section
10.6. Waivers. The
failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other Party of any
provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to
demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision
hereof.
Section
10.7. Amendments. Subject
to the terms of Section 10.10 hereof, this
Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing
signed by each of the Parties.
Section
10.8. Assignment. Except
as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be
assignable, in whole or in part, by any Party without the prior written consent
of the other Parties, and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations
arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be void;
provided, that (i) a Party may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate of
such Party
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and
(ii)
a Party may assign this Agreement in connection with a merger transaction in
which such Party is not the surviving entity or the sale by such Party of all
or
substantially all of its Assets; provided, that the surviving entity of
such merger or the transferee of such Assets shall agree in writing, reasonably
satisfactory to each of the New Entities, to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement as if named as a “Party” hereto; and provided further, that any
such permitted assignment shall not release the assignor from its obligations
under this Agreement.
Section
10.9. Successors
and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations
and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and
permitted transferees and assigns.
Section
10.10. Certain
Termination and Amendment Rights. This Agreement may not be
terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by each New
Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be
terminated or amended only as among any Parties that remain Affiliates, so
long
as such amendment does not adversely affect any Party that is no longer an
Affiliate, in which case, only with the consent of such Party.
Section
10.11. Payment
Terms. (ii) Except as expressly provided to the
contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, any amount to be
paid
or reimbursed by any Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one
hand, to any other Party or Parties (and/or a member of such Party’s Group or
Parties’ Groups), on the other hand, under this Agreement, shall be paid or
reimbursed at least five (5) days prior to the date such amount is due by the
payee Party to the applicable third-party creditor with respect to such
Liability (or if there is no third-party creditor with respect to the relevant
Liability, within thirty (30) days after presentation of an invoice or written
demand therefore setting forth, or accompanied by, reasonable documentation
or
other reasonable explanation supporting such amount). To the extent
that the payor Party does not pay such amounts to the payee Party when such
payments are due (as described in the preceding sentence above), interest shall
accrue on such amounts owed at a rate per annum from time to time equal to
the
annual rate of interest used by Bank of Nova Scotia as its reference rate of
interest for Canadian dollar denominated demand loans to commercial customers
in
Canada and referred to by such bank as its “prime rate” (the “Prime
Rate”), calculated for the actual number of days elapsed from the date such
payment is due to the payee Party. With respect to amounts received
by the payee Party for payment to a third party, the payee Party shall, upon
receipt, deposit such amounts into an interest bearing bank account and the
interest accruing on such amounts shall be held for the benefit of the payor
Party and paid to the payor Party following payment by the payee Party to the
third party of the amounts owed.
(b) In
the event of a dispute or disagreement with respect to all or a portion of
any
amounts requested by any Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group) as being
payable, the payor Party shall be entitled to withhold payment for any disputed
portion of such amounts; provided, that in the event that following the
resolution of such dispute it is determined that the payor Party (and/or a
member of the payor Party’s Group) was responsible for all or a portion of the
amount withheld by the payor Party, the payor Party shall repay (or cause to
be
repaid) such
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amounts
to the payee Party, which amounts shall bear interest at a rate per annum from
time to time equal to the Prime Rate, calculated for the actual number of days
elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was withheld by the payor
Party.
Section
10.12. No
Circumvention. The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly
take any actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an action, or cause
or allow any member of any such Party’s Group to take any actions (including the
failure to take a reasonable action) such that the resulting effect is to
materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including adversely affecting the rights
or ability of any Party to successfully pursue indemnification, contribution
or
payment pursuant to Article
VI).
Section
10.13. Subsidiaries. Each
of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the
performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to
be
performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a
Subsidiary of such Party on and after the Closing Date and shall cause such
Subsidiary to enter into such agreements (including becoming a direct party
to
this Agreement where to do so would not violate Law or cause such Subsidiary
to
be in default of any other agreements) or take such actions as are necessary
to
fulfill the purposes of this Agreement, provided that, for the avoidance
of doubt, no Party shall be responsible for the performance of any Subsidiary
which is a member of a different Group than such Party.
Section
10.14. Third-Party
Beneficiaries. Except (i) as provided in Article VI relating to Indemnitees and for
the
release under Section 6.1 of any Person
provided therein, (ii) as provided in Section
9.2 relating to insured persons and (iii) as specifically provided in
any Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties
and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim,
liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those
existing without reference to this Agreement.
Section
10.15. Title
and Headings. Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted
for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of
or to
affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section
10.16. Exhibits
and Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed with
and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same
had
been set forth verbatim herein.
Section
10.17. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal Laws, and not the Laws governing conflicts of
Laws,
of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable
therein.
Section
10.18. Consent
to Jurisdiction. Subject to the provisions of Article VIII hereof, each of the Parties
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts of the Province
of
Ontario, for the
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purposes
of any suit, action or other proceeding to compel arbitration or for provisional
relief in aid of arbitration in accordance with Article VIII or to prevent irreparable harm,
and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario
for the enforcement of any award issued thereunder. Each of the
Parties further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document
by registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above shall be
effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in the courts
of
the Province of Ontario with respect to any matters to which it has submitted
to
jurisdiction in this Section
10.18. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally
waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding
arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the
courts of the Province of Ontario, and hereby further irrevocably and
unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that
any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought
in an inconvenient forum.
Section
10.19. Specific
Performance. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that the provisions of this Agreement were not performed
in
accordance with their specific terms. Accordingly, it is hereby
agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of Canada,
the
United States or any province or state having jurisdiction, this being in
addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in
equity.
Section
10.20. Bulk
Sales Laws. In respect of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, none of the Parties shall require any of the other Parties to comply,
or to assist with compliance, with the requirements of the Bulk Sales
Act (Ontario) or section 6 of the Retail Sales Tax Act (Ontario)
or any equivalent or corresponding provisions under any other applicable
Laws.
Section
10.21. Severability. In
the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should
be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties
shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which
comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions.
Section
10.22. Force
Majeure. No Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) shall have
any liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other
than a payment obligation) under this Agreement or, unless otherwise expressly
provided therein, any Ancillary Agreement, so long as and to the extent to
which
the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed
as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. A Party claiming
the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after
the
occurrence of any such event: (a) notify the other applicable Parties
of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition and (b) use due
diligence to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement
as soon as feasible.
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Section
10.23. Interpretation. The
Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any
presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party
drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.
Section
10.24. No
Duplication; No Double Recovery. Nothing in this Agreement is
intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement,
obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts
and circumstances.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed,
both below and on Schedule 1, as of the day and year first above
written.
ENTERTAINMENT
SUBCO AB, INC.
By: "Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx"
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
ALLIANCE
DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS S.ÀR.L
By "Xxxx
Xxxxxx"
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
4414608
CANADA INC.
By:
"Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx"
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Managiing Director
3217920
NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY
By:
"Xxxxx Xxxxxx"
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
4437497
CANADA INC.
By: "Xxxxx
Xxxxxx"
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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4437641 CANADA INC.
By: "Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx"
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
CW
MEDIA
HOLDINGS INC.
By:
"Xxxx Xxxxxxx"
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Secretary
By: "Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx"
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
ALLIANCE
ATLANTIS
EQUICAP CORPORATION
By:
"Xxxxx Xxxxxxx"
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President - Finance
4414641
CANADA INC.
By:
"Xxxx Xxxxxxx"
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Secretary
By: "Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx"
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
CW
MEDIA
INC.
By:
"Xxxx Xxxxxxx"
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Secretary
By: "Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx"
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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