STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN HOLLYWOOD MEDIA CORP. AND KEY BRAND ENTERTAINMENT INC.
EXHIBIT
2.1
BY AND
BETWEEN
AND
KEY BRAND
ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Dated as
of December 22, 2009
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I
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DEFINITIONS
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1
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1.1
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Certain
Definitions
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1
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1.2
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Terms
Defined Elsewhere in this Agreement
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7
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1.3
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Other
Definitional and Interpretive Matters
|
9
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ARTICLE
II
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SALE
AND PURCHASE OF SHARES
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11
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2.1
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Sale
and Purchase of Shares
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11
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ARTICLE
III
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PURCHASE
PRICE
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11
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3.1
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Purchase
Price
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11
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3.2
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Deposit
Amount; Payment of Purchase Price
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11
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3.3
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Purchase
Price Adjustment
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12
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3.4
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Delivery
of Shares
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14
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3.5
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Other
Closing Deliveries by the Selling Stockholder
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14
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3.6
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Closing
Deliveries by Purchaser
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14
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3.7
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Earnout
|
15
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ARTICLE
IV
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CLOSING
AND TERMINATION
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18
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4.1
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Closing
Date
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18
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4.2
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Termination
of Agreement
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18
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4.3
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Procedure
Upon Termination
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20
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4.4
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Effect
of Termination
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20
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4.5
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Termination
Fee
|
22
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ARTICLE
V
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLING STOCKHOLDER
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23
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5.1
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Organization
and Good Standing
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23
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5.2
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Authorization
of Agreement
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23
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5.3
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Conflicts;
Consents of Third Parties
|
24
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5.4
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Capitalization
|
25
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5.5
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Ownership
of Assets and Shares and Transfer of Shares
|
25
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5.6
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Subsidiary
|
26
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5.7
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Financial
Statements
|
26
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5.8
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
|
26
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5.9
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
|
27
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5.10
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Taxes
|
27
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5.11
|
Real
Property
|
28
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5.12
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Tangible
Personal Property
|
28
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5.13
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Intellectual
Property
|
28
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5.14
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Material
Contracts
|
29
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5.15
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Employee
Benefits Plans
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31
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5.16
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Labor
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32
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5.17
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Litigation
|
32
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5.18
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Compliance
with Laws; Permits
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32
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5.19
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Environmental
Matters
|
33
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5.20
|
Financial
Advisors
|
33
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5.21
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Insurance
|
34
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5.22
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Bank
Accounts
|
34
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5.23
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Net
Operating Losses
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34
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5.24
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No
Other Representations or Warranties; Schedules
|
34
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ARTICLE
VI
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
|
34
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6.1
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Organization
and Good Standing
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34
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6.2
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Authorization
of Agreement
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35
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6.3
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Conflicts;
Consents of Third Parties
|
35
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6.4
|
Litigation
|
35
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6.5
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Investment
Intention
|
35
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6.6
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Financial
Advisors
|
36
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6.7
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Financial
Capability
|
36
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6.8
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No
Discussions
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36
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6.9
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No
Other Representations by Selling Stockholder
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36
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ARTICLE
VII
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COVENANTS
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37
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7.1
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Access
to Information
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37
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7.2
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Preparation
of the Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meeting
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37
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7.3
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Conduct
of the Business Pending the Closing
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38
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7.4
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Non-Solicitation
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42
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7.5
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Reasonable
Best Efforts
|
45
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7.6
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Selling
Stockholder Guarantees
|
45
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7.7
|
Public
Announcements
|
46
|
iii
7.8
|
Consents
|
46
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7.9
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Non-Competition
Agreements
|
46
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7.10
|
Further
Assurances
|
47
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7.11
|
Preservation
of Records
|
47
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7.12
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Use
of Name
|
48
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7.13
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Employment
and Employee Benefits.
|
48
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7.14
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Financing
|
50
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7.15
|
Customer
Lists and Data Base
|
50
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ARTICLE
VIII
|
|
50
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8.1
|
Conditions
Precedent to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the
Transactions
|
50
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8.2
|
Conditions
Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser
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51
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8.3
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Conditions
Precedent to Obligations of the Selling Stockholder
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52
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ARTICLE
IX
|
TERMINATION
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION; SECTION 338(H)(10)
ELECTION
|
52
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9.1
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Termination
of Representations and Warranties
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52
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9.2
|
Indemnification
by the Selling Stockholder
|
53
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9.3
|
Indemnification
by Purchaser
|
53
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9.4
|
Procedures
|
54
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9.5
|
Limits
on Indemnification
|
55
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9.6
|
Section
338(h)(10) Election
|
57
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9.7
|
Tax
Indemnification
|
58
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ARTICLE
X
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
59
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10.1
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Payment
of Sales, Use or Similar Taxes
|
59
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10.2
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Expenses
|
59
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10.3
|
Submission
to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Waiver of Jury
Trial
|
59
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10.4
|
Entire
Agreement; Amendments and Waivers
|
59
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10.5
|
Governing
Law
|
60
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10.6
|
Notices
|
60
|
10.7
|
Severability
|
61
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10.8
|
Binding
Effect; Assignment
|
61
|
iv
10.9
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Non-Recourse
|
62
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10.10
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Counterparts
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62
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10.11
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Specific
Enforcement
|
62
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10.12
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Attorneys'
Fees
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62
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Exhibits
Exhibit
A:
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Terms
of Note
|
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Exhibit
B:
|
Form
of Warrant
|
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Exhibit
C:
|
Form
of Selling Stockholder Release
|
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Exhibit
D
|
Form
of Transition Services Agreement
|
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Exhibit
E:
|
|
Form
of Non-Competition
Agreement
|
Schedules
Schedule
1.1(a)
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Closing
Working Capital Sample Calculations
|
|
Schedule
1.1(b)
|
Knowledge
of the Purchaser
|
|
Schedule
1.1(c)
|
Knowledge
of the Selling Stockholder
|
|
Schedule
5.3(a)
|
Selling
Stockholder’s Conflicts
|
|
Schedule
5.3(b)
|
Selling
Stockholder’s Consents
|
|
Schedule
5.4(b)
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Capitalization
|
|
Schedule
5.5(b)
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Options/Warrants
|
|
Schedule
5.5(c)
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Sufficiency
of Assets
|
|
Schedule
5.6(a)
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Subsidiary
|
|
Schedule
5.6(b)
|
Ownership
of Subsidiary’ Shares
|
|
Schedule
5.7(a)
|
Financial
Statements
|
|
Schedule
5.7(b)
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GAAP
Matters
|
|
Schedule
5.8
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
|
|
Schedule
5.10
|
Taxes
|
|
Schedule
5.11
|
Real
Property Leases
|
|
Schedule
5.12
|
Personal
Property Leases
|
|
Schedule
5.13(a)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
|
Schedule
5.13(b)
|
Intellectual
Property Licensing
|
|
Schedule
5.13(c)
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Intellectual
Property Infringement
|
|
Schedule
5.14(a)
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Material
Contracts
|
|
Schedule
5.14(b)
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Material
Contract Defaults
|
|
Schedule
5.15(a)
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Employee
Benefit Plans
|
|
Schedule
5.16(a)
|
Labor
and Collective Bargaining Agreements
|
|
Schedule
5.16(b)
|
Labor
|
|
Schedule
5.16(c)
|
List
of Employees
|
|
Schedule
5.17
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Litigation
|
|
Schedule
5.18(a)
|
Violation
of Laws
|
|
Schedule
5.19
|
Environmental
Matters
|
|
Schedule
5.20
|
Financial
Advisors
|
v
Schedule
5.21
|
Insurance
Policies
|
|
Schedule
5.22
|
Bank
Accounts
|
|
Schedule
5.23
|
Net
Operating Losses
|
|
Schedule
6.3(a)
|
Purchaser’s
Conflicts
|
|
Schedule
6.3(b)
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Purchaser’s
Consents
|
|
Schedule
6.6
|
Financial
Advisors
|
|
Schedule
7.3(a)(iii)
|
Transactions
with Third Party
|
|
Schedule
7.3(b)
|
Conduct
of the Business
|
|
Schedule
7.6
|
Assurance
Agreements
|
|
Schedule
7.9
|
Purchaser
Competition Covenant
|
|
Schedule
7.12
|
Purchased
Marks
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vi
This
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as
of December 22, 2009, is by and between Key Brand Entertainment Inc. a Delaware
corporation (“Purchaser”), and
Hollywood Media Corp., a Florida corporation (the “Selling
Stockholder”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Selling Stockholder owns an aggregate of 100 shares of common stock, $0.01
par value per share, of Theatre Direct NY, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Theatre Direct”),
which constitutes all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
Theatre Direct (collectively, the “Shares”);
WHEREAS,
the Selling Stockholder desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to
purchase from the Selling Stockholder, the Shares for the purchase price and
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS,
certain terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 1.1.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and
agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain
Definitions.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
specified in this Section
1.1:
“Accounting
Principles” means GAAP consistently applied using the accounting
principles, policies, procedures, practices, applications and methodologies used
in preparing the Financial Statements.
“Affiliate” means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person, and the term “control” (including the terms
“controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly
or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dancap Private Equity
Inc., Xxxxxx Ticket, Inc. and Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. shall not be
deemed Affiliates of Purchaser, and the entity set forth on Schedule 7.9, shall
not be deemed an Affiliate of the Selling Stockholder or the
Companies.
“Business Day” means
any day of the year on which national banking institutions in New York are open
to the public for conducting business and are not required or authorized to
close.
“Closing Working
Capital” means the consolidated combined net current assets of the
Companies (including all cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and
collateral for bonds), reduced by the consolidated combined current liabilities
of the Companies (including any gift cards and gift certificates issued and not
redeemed, but excluding any Indebtedness), in each case as of the close of
business on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date determined in
accordance with the Accounting Principles and disregarding any intercompany
balances between the Companies, consistent with the sample calculations set
forth on Schedule
1.1(a).
“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common Stock” means
the common stock, par value $0.01, of Selling Stockholder.
“Companies” means
Theatre Direct and its Subsidiaries.
“Confidentiality
Agreement” means the confidentiality agreement between Purchaser and
Theatre Direct, dated June 27, 2008.
“Contract” means any
written contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, loan, instrument,
lease or license.
“Earnout Amount” means
the Level 1 Earnout Amount plus the Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx.
“Earnout Period” means
the period from the Closing Date until the end of the tenth full fiscal year of
Theatre Direct which occurs after the Closing Date; provided; however, that if
the fiscal year of Theatre Direct is changed to any year other than a calendar
year after the Closing Date, then the Earnout Period shall be automatically
extended to ensure that the Earnout Period includes at least ten full (i.e. 12
month) fiscal years after the Closing Date.
“Earnout Year” means
any and each full fiscal year of Theatre Direct during the Earnout
Period.
“Environmental Law”
means any applicable Law currently in effect relating to the protection of the
environment or natural resources, including the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. App. § 1801 et seq.), the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Clean
Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.) the Toxic
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.), and the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.), as each has
been amended, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
2
“Escrow Agent” shall
mean The Bank of New York Mellon.
“Escrow Agreement”
means an escrow agreement among Escrow Agent, Purchaser and Selling Stockholder
dated as of the date hereof.
“GAAP” means United
States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect (i) with
respect to financial information prepared on or after the Closing Date, as of
the date of this Agreement, and (ii) with respect to historical financial
information prepared prior to the Closing Date, as in effect as such applicable
time.
“Governmental Body”
means any government or governmental or regulatory body thereof, or political
subdivision thereof, whether federal, state, local or foreign, or any agency,
instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court or arbitrator (public or
private).
“Hazardous Material”
means any substance, material or waste which is regulated by any Governmental
Body including petroleum and its by-products, asbestos, and any material or
substance which is defined as a “hazardous waste,” “hazardous substance,”
“hazardous material,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “industrial waste,” “solid
waste,” “contaminant,” “pollutant,” “toxic waste” or “toxic substance” under any
provision of Environmental Law.
“Indebtedness” of any
Person means, without duplication, (i) the principal of, and accreted value
and accrued and unpaid interest in respect of, (A) indebtedness of such
Person for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes,
debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such
Person is responsible or liable; (ii) all obligations of such Person issued
or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale
obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title
retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued
current liabilities); (iii) all obligations under capital leases (determined in
accordance with GAAP); (iv) all obligations of the type referred to in
clauses (i) through (iii) of any Persons the payment of which such Person
is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor, surety
or otherwise; and (v) all obligations of the type referred to in
clauses (i) through (iv) of other Persons secured by any Lien on any
property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by
such Person).
3
“Intellectual
Property” means all of the following: (i) patents and applications
therefor (along with all patents issuing thereon), including continuations,
divisionals, continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations and extensions
thereof (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade names, service
names, brand names, trade dress rights, logos, corporate names and trademark
rights in internet domain names, together with the goodwill associated with any
of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations and renewals thereof,
(collectively, “Marks”),
(iii) copyrights and registrations and applications therefor, copyrightable
works of authorship and mask work rights, (iv) internet domain names and (v) all
trade secrets, inventions, formulae, data, improvements, know-how, confidential
information, material computer software (including any source code and object
code) documentation, engineering and technical drawings, processes,
methodologies, and all other proprietary technology utilized in the businesses
of the Companies, and all common law rights relating to the foregoing, excluding
in this clause (v) any rights in respect of any of the foregoing that comprise
or are protected by patents.
“IRS” means the United
States Internal Revenue Service and, to the extent relevant, the United States
Department of Treasury.
“Knowledge of the
Purchaser” means the actual knowledge of those Persons identified on
Schedule
1.1(b).
“Knowledge of the Selling
Stockholder” means the actual knowledge of those Persons identified on
Schedule
1.1(c).
“Law” means any
federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, code, ordinance, rule or
regulation.
“Legal Proceeding”
means any judicial, administrative or arbitral actions, suits or proceedings
(public or private) by or before a Governmental Body.
“Level 1 Earnout
Amount” means $7,000,000 plus the Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Amount, if
any.
“Level 1 Regulatory Earnout
Amount” means the applicable portion of any reduction to the principal
amount of the Note (in accordance with the terms of the Note) as a result of any
Adverse Ticketing Regulations (as defined in Exhibit
A).
“Level 2 Earnout
Amount” means $7,000,000 plus the Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Amount, if
any.
“Level 2 Regulatory Earnout
Amount” means the applicable portion of any reduction to the principal
amount of the Note (in accordance with the terms of the Note) as a result of any
Adverse Ticketing Regulations (as defined in Exhibit
A).
“Lien” means any lien,
encumbrance, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, claim, lease,
charge, option, right of first refusal, easement, servitude or transfer
restriction.
4
“Material Adverse
Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, results of
operations or financial condition of the Companies (taken as a whole) or (ii)
the ability of the Selling Stockholder to consummate the Transactions, in each
case, other than an effect resulting from or related to an Excluded
Matter. “Excluded Matter”
means any one or more of the following: (i) the effect of any change in the
United States or foreign economies or securities or financial markets in
general; (ii) the effect of any change that generally affects any industry in
which the Companies operate; (iii) the effect of any change arising in
connection with earthquakes, hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or
military actions or any escalation or material worsening of any such
hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions, whether
arising before, on or after the date hereof; (iv) the effect of any action by or
omission of Purchaser or its Affiliates with respect to the Transactions or with
respect to the Companies (including any breach of this Agreement or the
Confidentiality Agreement by Purchaser or its Affiliates); (v) the effect of any
changes in applicable Laws or in generally accepted accounting principles or any
other applicable accounting standards, or changes in general legal, regulatory
or political conditions; (vi) the failure by any of the Companies or the Selling
Stockholder to meet internal projections or forecasts (including any projections
or forecasts provided to the Purchaser or its Affiliates), analyst expectations
or publicly announced earnings or revenue projections, or decreases in Selling
Stockholder’s stock price (including as a result of failure to meet such
projections, forecasts or analyst expectations); (vii) any action taken by the
Selling Stockholder or any of the Companies as contemplated or permitted by this
Agreement or with Purchaser’s consent; and (viii) any effect pertaining to the
negotiation, execution, announcement, pendency or performance of this Agreement
or the consummation of the Transactions, including (1) the impact thereof on
relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, theaters,
distributors or partners, (2) any resulting shortfalls or declines in revenue,
margins or profitability, (3) the failure to obtain the consent of a
counterparty under any Contract listed in Schedule 5.3(a) in
connection with the Transactions and (4) any claim or litigation arising from
allegations of breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the Selling Stockholder
or any of the Companies relating to this Agreement or the Transactions, or
disclosure violations in securities filings made in connection with the
Transactions.
“Order” means any
order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, writ, assessment or arbitration
award of a Governmental Body.
“Ordinary Course of
Business” means the ordinary and usual course of normal day-to-day
operations of the Companies.
“Permits” means any
approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, permits or certificates of a
Governmental Body.
“Permitted Exceptions”
means (i) all defects, exceptions, restrictions, easements, rights of way and
encumbrances disclosed in policies of title insurance provided or made available
to Purchaser; (ii) statutory liens for current Taxes, assessments or other
governmental charges not yet delinquent or the amount or validity of which is
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (iii) mechanics’,
landlords’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and similar Liens arising or
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business; (iv) zoning, entitlement and
other land use and environmental regulations by any Governmental Body; (v) title
of a lessor under a capital or operating lease; and (vi) such other
imperfections in title, charges, easements, restrictions and encumbrances which
do not interfere with the operation of the Companies.
5
“Person” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization,
Governmental Body or other entity.
“Revenues” means, for
any Earnout Year, the aggregate gross revenues of the Companies and their
respective businesses for such Earnout Year determined in accordance with the
Accounting Principles; provided, however, that, (i) with respect to any
tickets sold above face value, revenues shall be based on the gross ticket price
plus all service fees charged in connection with such sale (and shall in no
event be less than the total amounts paid by any customer) and (ii) with respect
to any tickets sold at a discount to face value, revenues shall be based on the
actual ticket sales price plus all service fees charged in connection with such
sale. Revenues shall expressly include (i) any and all revenues from
transactions between the Companies, on the one hand, and the Purchaser or any of
its Affiliates (other than the Companies), on the other hand, (ii) any and
all additional revenues of Purchaser and its Affiliates (other than the
Companies) from the resale of tickets acquired from or through the Companies,
(iii) any and all revenues derived or generated from all primary and
secondary ticketing sales, including those sold (a) from the license or use of,
or by otherwise transacting or operating under, through or with, the domain
names xxx.Xxxxxxxx.xxx,
xxx.Xxxxxxx.xxx
or xxx.Xxxxxxx.xxx or
any similar or derivative internet domain names, or any other internet domain
names owned by the Companies as of the Closing Date, (b) over the phone via
1-800-Broadway, or (c) by, through or under any related trade or business names
or Intellectual Property of the Companies, (iv) any and all revenues derived or
generated from any social networking website and/or mobile platform established,
owned or operated by the Companies, Purchaser and/or any of its Affiliates as
described in that certain Theater Community Segment Draft of Business Plan,
dated July 10, 2009 which was previously provided to the Purchaser, or any
similar website, (v) any and all revenues associated with the sale by Purchaser
or any of its Affiliates (including the Companies) of tickets to live musical,
live theatrical or other live entertainment performances in New York City, New
York, (vi) group ticket sales through Theatre Direct or ShowTix to venues that
they service as of the Closing Date and any other venues that they service
thereafter other than the group ticket sales for shows (A) presented by Broadway
Across America, Purchaser or any of its Affiliates outside of New York City, New
York or (B) at venues located outside of New York City, New York which are owned
by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, (vii) any and all sales derived from
sponsorships and/or sales of advertisements to shows and/or theaters, to the
extent not otherwise included in Revenues and (viii) the aggregate amount of any
business interruption insurance proceeds received by or on behalf of the
Companies in respect of any business interruption(s) net of all costs of
obtaining and maintaining such insurance policies. Unless included
above, revenues shall exclude any and all revenues derived or generated from any
business contributed to, or processed through, the Companies after the Closing
Date by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, including revenues derived from
ticket sales for performances presented outside of New York City, New York by
Broadway Across America, Purchaser or any Affiliate of
Purchaser.
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“Subsidiary” means any
Person of which a majority of the outstanding share capital, voting securities
or other voting equity interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by Theatre
Direct.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means (i) all
federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other
assessments, including all net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad
valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock,
license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment,
excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and estimated taxes, customs
duties, fees, assessments and other Tax Authority charges of any kind
whatsoever, and (ii) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or
additional amounts imposed by any Taxing Authority in connection with any item
described in clause (i).
“Taxing Authority”
means the IRS and any other Governmental Body responsible for the administration
of any Tax.
“Tax Return” means any
return, report or statement required to be filed with respect to any Tax
(including any attachments thereto, and any amendment thereof), including any
information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated
Tax, and including, where permitted or required, combined, consolidated or
unitary returns for any group of entities that includes the Selling Stockholder,
the Companies, or any of their Affiliates.
“Working Capital
Target” means $500,000.
1.2 Terms Defined Elsewhere in
this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms have meanings set forth in the sections indicated:
Term
|
Section
|
|
Acquisition
Agreement
|
7.4(b)
|
|
Acquisition
Proposal
|
7.4(d)
|
|
Adverse
Recommendation Change
|
7.4(b)
|
|
Agreement
|
Preamble
|
|
Allocation
Statement
|
9.6(d)
|
|
Assurance
Agreements
|
7.6
|
|
Balance
Sheets
|
5.7(a)
|
|
Balance
Sheet Date
|
5.7(a)
|
|
Balance
Sheet Liabilities
|
5.8
|
|
Board
of Directors
|
7.2(b)
|
|
Board
Recommendation
|
7.2(b)
|
|
Cash
Consideration
|
3.1
|
|
Closing
|
4.1
|
|
Closing
Cash Consideration
|
3.3(a)
|
|
Closing
Date
|
4.1
|
|
Closing
Statement
|
3.3(b)
|
|
Closing
Working Capital
|
3.3(b)
|
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Term
|
Section
|
|
Company
Benefit Plan
|
5.15(a)
|
|
Company
Employee
|
7.13(a)
|
|
Company
Pension Plan
|
5.15(b)
|
|
Company
Shareholder Approval
|
5.2
|
|
Deposit
Account
|
3.2(a)
|
|
Deposit
Amount
|
3.2(a)
|
|
Earnout
Payment Amount
|
3.7(c)
|
|
Environmental
Permits
|
5.19(a)
|
|
ERISA
|
5.15(a)
|
|
Estimated
Losses
|
9.5(f)
|
|
Estimated
Working Capital
|
3.3(a)
|
|
Excluded
Matter
|
1.1
(in definition of Material Adverse Effect)
|
|
Final
Working Capital
|
3.3(e)
|
|
Financial
Statements
|
5.7(a)
|
|
Financing
|
6.7
|
|
Fundamental
Representations
|
9.1
|
|
Indemnified
Party
|
9.4(a)
|
|
Indemnifying
Party
|
9.4(a)
|
|
Independent
Accountant
|
3.3(c)
|
|
Intentional
Breach
|
9.1
|
|
JPM
|
6.7
|
|
JPM
Consent
|
8.2(d)
|
|
JPM
Letter
|
6.7
|
|
Losses
|
9.2
|
|
Marks
|
1.1
(in Intellectual Property definition)
|
|
Material
Contracts
|
5.14(a)
|
|
Material
Note Term
|
4.4(d)
|
|
Multiemployer
Plan
|
5.15(f)
|
|
Note
|
3.1
|
|
Notice
of Disagreement
|
3.3(b)
|
|
Offerees
|
7.13(a)
|
|
Personal
Property Leases
|
5.12
|
|
Proxy
Statement
|
7.2(a)
|
|
Purchased
Marks
|
7.12
|
|
Purchase
Price
|
3.1
|
|
Purchaser
|
Preamble
|
|
Purchaser
401(k) Plan
|
7.13(c)
|
|
Purchaser
Documents
|
6.2
|
|
Purchaser
Indemnified Parties
|
9.2
|
|
Purchaser’s
125 Plan
|
7.13(d)
|
|
Real
Property Lease
|
5.11
|
|
Real
Property Leases
|
5.11
|
|
Reimbursement
Accounts
|
7.13(d)
|
|
Representatives
|
7.4(a)
|
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Term
|
Section
|
|
Restraints
|
8.1(b)
|
|
Restricted
Business
|
7.9(a)
|
|
Retained
Marks
|
7.12
|
|
Section
338(h)(10) Election
|
9.6(a)
|
|
SEC
|
7.2(a)
|
|
Securities
Act
|
6.5
|
|
Seller
Benefit Plan
|
5.15(a)
|
|
Seller
Indemnified Parties
|
9.3
|
|
Selling
Stockholder
|
Preamble
|
|
Selling
Stockholder Documents
|
5.2
|
|
Selling
Stockholder’s 125 Plan
|
7.13(d)
|
|
Shares
|
Recitals
|
|
Shareholders
Meeting
|
7.2(b)
|
|
Superior
Proposal
|
7.4(d)
|
|
Termination
Date
|
4.2(a)
|
|
Termination
Fee
|
4.5
|
|
Termination
Waiting Period
|
4.2(h)
|
|
Theatre
Direct
|
Recitals
|
|
Theatre
Direct Common Stock
|
5.4(a)
|
|
Third
Party Claim
|
9.4(a)
|
|
Transactions
|
2.1
|
|
Warrant
|
3.1
|
|
WARN
Act
|
|
5.16(d)
|
1.3 Other Definitional and
Interpretive Matters.
(a) Unless
otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the following
rules of interpretation shall apply:
Calculation of Time
Period. When calculating the period of time before which,
within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to
this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period
shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business
Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business
Day.
Dollars. Any
reference in this Agreement to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars.
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Exhibits/Schedules. The
Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part
hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. All Exhibits and
Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and
made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any
matter or item disclosed on one Schedule shall be deemed to have been disclosed
on each other Schedule with respect to other representations and warranties
relating to such matter or item to the extent, based on the substance of the
disclosure on its face, its relevance to such other Schedule is reasonably
apparent. Disclosure of any item on any Schedule shall not constitute
an admission that such item or matter is material or would have a Material
Adverse Effect. No disclosure on a Schedule relating to a possible
breach or violation of any Contract, Law or Order shall be construed as an
admission that a breach or violation exists or has actually
occurred. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Exhibit but
not otherwise defined therein shall be defined as set forth in this Agreement.
The Selling Stockholder may, at its option, include in the Schedules items that
are not material in order to avoid any misunderstanding, and such inclusion, or
any references to dollar amounts, shall not be deemed to be an acknowledgement
or representation that such items are material, to establish any standard of
materiality or to define further the meaning of such terms for purposes of this
Agreement.
Gender and
Number. Any reference in this Agreement to gender shall
include all genders, and words imparting the singular number only shall include
the plural and vice versa.
Headings. The
provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles,
Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing
or interpreting this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to
any “Section” are to the corresponding Section of this Agreement unless
otherwise specified.
Herein. The
words such as “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof,” and “hereunder” refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words
appear unless the context otherwise requires.
Including. The
word “including” or any
variation thereof means (unless the context of its usage otherwise requires)
“including, without
limitation” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement
that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately
following it.
Reflected On or Set Forth
In. An item arising with respect to a specific representation
or warranty shall be deemed to be “reflected on” or
“set forth in”
a balance sheet or financial statements, to the extent any such phrase appears
in such representation or warranty, if (a) there is a reserve, accrual or other
similar item underlying a number on such balance sheet or financial statements
that related to the subject matter of such representation, (b) such item is
otherwise specifically set forth on the balance sheet or financial statements or
(c) such item is reflected on the balance sheet or financial statements and is
specifically set forth in the notes thereto.
(b) The
parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties
hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring
any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE
II
SALE AND
PURCHASE OF SHARES
2.1 Sale and Purchase of
Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein, on the Closing Date, the Selling Stockholder agrees to sell to
Purchaser, and Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Selling Stockholder, the
Shares (together with all other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
“Transactions”).
ARTICLE
III
PURCHASE
PRICE
3.1 Purchase
Price. The aggregate consideration for the Shares shall be (i)
an amount in cash equal to $20,000,000 (the “Cash Consideration”),
subject to adjustments pursuant to Section 3.3, plus (ii) a second
lien secured promissory note, in the initial principal amount of $8,500,000
issued by the Purchaser to the Selling Stockholder with the terms set forth on
Exhibit A (the
“Note”), plus (iii) a Warrant,
in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B (the “Warrant”), plus (iv) the
payments, if any, under Section 3.7, minus (v) the
aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Companies immediately prior to
Closing (other than any such Indebtedness that is intercompany Indebtedness owed
by any of the Companies to each other) that is not being retired concurrently
with the Closing (clauses (i) through (v), in the aggregate shall be referred to
herein as, the “Purchase
Price”).
3.2 Deposit Amount; Payment of
Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall be paid as
follows:
(a) On
the date hereof Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent the sum of
$1,200,000 (the “Deposit Amount”) by
wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by the
Escrow Agent prior to the date hereof (the “Deposit Account”) to
be held in accordance with the Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall retain
the Deposit Amount (and all earnings thereon) in the Deposit Account until the
earlier of (i) the Closing or (ii) the release thereof in accordance with Section 4.4(d) and
the Escrow Agreement. No other funds shall be deposited into the Deposit Account
other than earnings on the Deposit Amount.
(b) On
the Closing Date, Purchaser shall pay to the Selling Stockholder an amount equal
to the Closing Cash Consideration minus the Deposit Amount (and any earnings
thereon) by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account
designated by the Selling Stockholder prior to the Closing and the Escrow Agent
shall deliver the Deposit Amount and any earnings thereon to the Selling
Stockholder in accordance with the Escrow Agreement.
(c) On
the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver to Selling Stockholder the Note, in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Selling Stockholder,
duly executed by Purchaser.
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(d) On
the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver to Selling Stockholder the Warrant,
duly executed by Theatre Direct.
3.3 Cash Consideration
Adjustment.
(a) At
least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Selling Stockholder
shall deliver to Purchaser in writing its good faith estimate of Closing Working
Capital, which shall be derived from the applicable amounts contained in the
most recent completed financial statements for the calendar month ending prior
to the Closing Date (the “Estimated Working
Capital”). If the Estimated Working Capital exceeds the
Working Capital Target, then the amount of the Cash Consideration to be paid by
Purchaser to the Selling Stockholder at Closing (the “Closing Cash
Consideration”) shall equal the Cash Consideration plus the amount of
such excess, or if the Working Capital Target exceeds the Estimated Working
Capital then the Closing Cash Consideration shall equal the Cash Consideration
minus the amount of such excess. If the Estimated Working Capital
equals the Working Capital Target, then there shall be no adjustment to the Cash
Consideration under this Section
3.3(a).
(b) As
promptly as practicable, but no later than ninety (90) days after the Closing
Date, the Selling Stockholder shall cause to be prepared and delivered to
Purchaser a closing statement (the “Closing Statement”)
setting forth the Selling Stockholder’s calculation of Closing Working Capital.
If Purchaser disagrees with the Selling Stockholder’s calculation of Closing
Working Capital set forth in the Closing Statement, Purchaser may, within 30
days after delivery of the Closing Statement, deliver a notice to the Selling
Stockholder stating that Purchaser disagrees with such calculation and
specifying in reasonable detail those items or amounts as to which Purchaser
disagrees and the basis therefor (the “Notice of
Disagreement”) and reasonable documentation and evidence of such
basis. Purchaser shall be deemed to have agreed with all other items
and amounts contained in the Closing Statement and the calculation of Closing
Working Capital set forth therein.
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(c) If
a Notice of Disagreement shall be duly delivered pursuant to Section 3.3(b), the
Selling Stockholder and Purchaser shall, during the fifteen (15) days following
such delivery, use their commercially reasonable efforts to reach agreement on
the disputed items or amounts in order to determine, as may be required, the
amount of Closing Working Capital. If during such period, the Selling
Stockholder and Purchaser are unable to reach such agreement, they shall
promptly thereafter submit the unresolved issues to Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP or such
other independent accounting firm they mutually agree to select, as the case may
be, the “Independent
Accountant”) for a binding determination. Each of Purchaser
and the Selling Stockholder agree that it shall not engage, or agree to engage
the Independent Accountant to perform any services other than as the Independent
Accountant pursuant hereto until the Closing Statement and Final Working Capital
have been finally determined pursuant to this Section 3.3. Each
party agrees to execute, if requested by the Independent Accountant, a
reasonable engagement letter. Purchaser and the Selling Stockholder
shall cooperate with the Independent Accountant and promptly provide all
documents and information requested by the Independent Accountant. In
making its determination, the Independent Accountant shall consider only those
items or amounts set forth in the Notice of Disagreement (and not resolved by
the parties) and matters affected thereby, and its determination of the Closing
Working Capital shall not be less than the Closing Working Capital set forth in
the Notice of Disagreement or more than the Closing Working Capital set forth in
the Closing Statement. The Independent Accountant shall deliver to
the Selling Stockholder and Purchaser, as promptly as practicable (but in any
case no later than thirty (30) days from the date of engagement of the
Independent Accountant), a report setting forth its calculation of Closing
Working Capital, including the basis for and explanation of any difference from
the Closing Statement and the Notice of Disagreement. Such report
shall be final and binding upon the Selling Stockholder and Purchaser, shall be
deemed a final arbitration award that is binding on Purchaser and the Selling
Stockholder, and neither Purchaser nor the Selling Stockholder shall seek
further recourse to courts or other tribunals, other than to enforce such
report. Judgment may be entered to enforce such report in any court
of competent jurisdiction. The Independent Accountant will determine
the allocation of the cost of its review and report based on the inverse of the
percentage its determination (before such allocation) bears to the total amount
of the total items in dispute as originally submitted to the Independent
Accountant. For example, should the items in dispute total in amount
to $1,000 and the Independent Accountant awards $600 in favor of the Selling
Stockholder’s position, 60% of the costs of its review would be borne by
Purchaser and 40% of the costs would be borne by the Selling
Stockholder.
(d) The
Selling Stockholder, Purchaser and the Companies shall, and shall cause their
respective representatives to, cooperate and assist in the preparation of the
Closing Statement and the calculation of Closing Working Capital and in the
conduct of the review referred to in this Section 3.3,
including the making available to the extent necessary of books, records, work
papers and personnel.
(e) If
the Final Working Capital exceeds the Estimated Working Capital, the Purchaser
shall pay to the Selling Stockholder the amount of such excess as an adjustment
to the Cash Consideration, in the manner and with interest as provided in Section 3.3(f). If
the Estimated Working Capital exceeds the Final Working Capital, the Selling
Stockholder shall pay to the Purchaser the amount of such excess as an
adjustment to the Cash Consideration, in the manner and with interest as
provided in Section 3.3(f). “Final Working
Capital” means Closing Working Capital (i) as shown in the Closing
Statement delivered pursuant to Section 3.3(a) if no
Notice of Disagreement is duly delivered pursuant to Section 3.3(b); or
(ii) if a Notice of Disagreement is delivered, (A) as completely agreed to by
the Selling Stockholder and Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.3(c) or (B)
in the absence of such complete agreement, as shown in the Independent
Accountant’s calculation delivered pursuant to Section 3.3(c)
together with any disputes resolved by the parties prior to submission to the
Independent Accountant.
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(f) Any
payment pursuant to Section 3.3(e) shall
be made at a mutually convenient time and place within five (5) Business Days
after Final Working Capital has been determined by wire transfer by Purchaser or
the Selling Stockholder, as the case may be, of immediately available funds to
the account of such other party as may be designated in writing by such other
party. The amount of any payment to be made pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall
bear interest from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date of
payment at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest published from time to
time by The Wall Street
Journal, Eastern Edition, as the “prime rate” during the period from the
Closing Date to the date of payment calculated daily on the basis of a year of
365 days and the actual number of days elapsed.
3.4 Delivery of
Shares. At the Closing, the Selling Stockholder shall transfer
or cause to be transferred to Purchaser, against payment of the Purchase Price
therefor as provided in Section 3.2, good and
valid title to the Shares, free and clear of any Liens (other than transfer
restrictions on subsequent transfers that may apply under applicable law or
organizational documents) by causing to be delivered to Purchaser one or more
stock certificates representing the Shares, duly endorsed in blank or
accompanied by a stock transfer powers.
3.5 Other Closing Deliveries by
the Selling Stockholder. At the Closing, the Selling
Stockholder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser:
(a) a
certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Selling Stockholder certifying
as to the matters set forth in Section 8.2(a) and
(b);
(b) all
other books and records relating solely to the Companies, including minute
books, stock books, ledgers and registers, corporate seals, if any, and tax
records, if not already located on the premises of the Companies;
(c) all
documents required by the lenders under the Credit Agreement to be executed by
the Selling Stockholder in connection with the Transactions, in each case
consistent with the terms set forth in Exhibit A and in form
and substance reasonably acceptable to Selling Stockholder;
(d) signed
resignations of all directors of the Companies, effective immediately as of the
Closing;
(e) an
executed release in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C;
(f) an
executed Transition Services Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit
D;
(g) the
list of employees pursuant to Section 7.13(f);
and
(h) Non-Competition
Agreements executed and delivered by each of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
E.
3.6 Closing Deliveries by
Purchaser. At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to the
Selling Stockholder:
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(a) the
Closing Cash Consideration in the manner set forth in Section
3.2(b);
(b) the
Note, and all other documents required by the lenders under the Credit Agreement
to be executed by Purchaser and/or Theatre Direct in connection with the
Transactions and as set forth under Exhibit A, in each
case consistent with the terms set forth in Exhibit A and in form
and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Selling Stockholder, duly
executed by Purchaser and/or Theatre Direct;
(c) the
Warrant duly executed by Theatre Direct;
(d) a
certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Purchaser certifying as to the
matters set forth in Section 8.3(a) and
(b);
and
(e) an
executed Transition Services Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit
D.
3.7 Earnout.
(a) Determination of Net
Revenue. Following each Earnout Year, as promptly as
practicable, but no later than five (5) Business Days after the earlier to occur
of (A) the completion of the annual audit of Purchaser and its subsidiaries for
the applicable Earnout Year and (B) ninety (90) days after the end of such
Earnout Year, Purchaser shall prepare and deliver, or cause to be prepared and
delivered, to the Selling Stockholder, a copy of the financial statements of the
Companies on a consolidated basis (derived from the audited financial statements
of Purchaser prepared by a nationally recognized accounting firm, or if such
audited financial statements have not been completed, the unaudited financial
statement of the Purchaser and its subsidiaries) for the applicable Earnout Year
(the “Post-Closing Financial
Statements”) along with a statement setting forth Purchaser’s calculation
of Revenues (the “Earnout Statement”),
along with reasonable supporting or underlying documentation used in the
preparation of such statements. Additionally, as soon as reasonably
practicable, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the end of each
fiscal quarter during the Earnout Years, the Purchaser shall prepare and
deliver, or cause to be prepared and delivered, to the Selling Stockholder,
unaudited quarterly financial statements of the Companies (such statements to be
in a form reasonably detailed in order for the Selling Stockholder to review and
analyze the financial data related to the calculation of
Revenues). Purchaser shall deliver and furnish the Selling
Stockholder any other supporting or underlying documentation pertinent to the
Post-Closing Financial Statements and the Earnout Statement as may be reasonably
requested by the Selling Stockholder. With respect to Revenues, the
Post-Closing Financial Statements and Earnout Statement shall be prepared in
accordance with the Accounting Principles and this Agreement.
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(b) Dispute
Procedures. If Selling Stockholder disagrees with the
Purchaser’s calculation of Revenues as set forth on an Earnout Statement,
Selling Stockholder may, within 30 days after delivery of the Earnout Statement,
deliver a notice to the Purchaser stating that Selling Stockholder disagrees
with such calculation and specifying in reasonable detail those items or amounts
as to which Selling Stockholder disagrees and the basis therefor (the “Earnout Notice of
Disagreement”) and reasonable documentation and evidence of such
basis. Selling Stockholder shall be deemed to have agreed with all
other items and amounts contained in the Earnout Statement. If an Earnout Notice
of Disagreement shall be duly delivered pursuant to this Section 3.7(b), the
Selling Stockholder and Purchaser shall, during the fifteen (15) days following
such delivery, use their commercially reasonable efforts to reach agreement on
the disputed items or amounts in order to determine, as may be required, the
Earnout Amount. If during such period, the Selling Stockholder and
Purchaser are unable to reach such agreement, they shall promptly thereafter
submit the unresolved issues to the Independent Accountant for a binding
determination. Each of Purchaser and the Selling Stockholder agree
that it shall not engage, or agree to engage the Independent Accountant to
perform any services other than as the Independent Accountant pursuant hereto
until the Earnout Statement has been finally determined pursuant to this Section 3.7. Each
party agrees to execute, if requested by the Independent Accountant, a
reasonable engagement letter. Purchaser and the Selling Stockholder
shall cooperate with the Independent Accountant and promptly provide all
documents and information requested by the Independent Accountant. In
making its determination, the Independent Accountant shall consider only those
items or amounts set forth in the Earnout Notice of Disagreement (and not
resolved by the parties) and matters affected thereby, and its determination of
the Revenues shall not be less than the Revenues set forth in the Earnout
Statement or more than the Revenues set forth in the Earnout Notice of
Disagreement. The Independent Accountant shall deliver to the Selling
Stockholder and Purchaser, as promptly as practicable (but in any case no later
than thirty (30) days from the date of engagement of the Independent
Accountant), a report setting forth its calculation of the Earnout Amount,
including the basis for and explanation of any difference from the Earnout
Statement and/or the Earnout Notice of Disagreement. Such report
shall be final and binding upon the Selling Stockholder and Purchaser, shall be
deemed a final arbitration award that is binding on Purchaser and the Selling
Stockholder, and neither Purchaser nor the Selling Stockholder shall seek
further recourse to courts or other tribunals, other than to enforce such
report. Judgment may be entered to enforce such report in any court
of competent jurisdiction. The Independent Accountant will determine
the allocation of the cost of its review and report based on the inverse of the
percentage its determination (before such allocation) bears to the total amount
of the total items in dispute as originally submitted to the Independent
Accountant. For example, should the items in dispute total in amount
to $1,000 and the Independent Accountant awards $600 in favor of the Selling
Stockholder’s position, 60% of the costs of its review would be borne by
Purchaser and 40% of the costs would be borne by the Selling
Stockholder.
(c) Earn-out
Payments. If the Companies achieve Revenues greater than or
equal to $125,000,000 in any Earnout Year, then Purchaser shall pay to the
Selling Stockholder an amount equal to the Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx. In
addition, if the Companies achieve Revenues greater than or equal to
$150,000,000 during any Earnout Year (including any Earnout Year where the Level
1 Earnout Amount may be earned), then Purchaser shall pay to the Selling
Stockholder an additional amount equal to the Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx. Each payment amount referenced in this Section 3.7
shall be referred to herein as a “Earnout Payment
Amount” and collectively the “Earnout Payment
Amounts”. Any Earnout Payment Amounts shall be made within
five (5) Business Days after the final determination of Revenues for the
applicable Earnout Year(s) and shall be made in cash by wire transfer by
Purchaser of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Selling
Stockholder.
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(d) Post-Closing
Covenants. During the Earnout Period, neither Purchaser or any
of its Affiliates shall (i) liquidate, dissolve or wind up the Companies, (ii)
compete with the Companies with respect to the sale of tickets to live musical,
live theatrical or live entertainment performances in New York City, New York or
divert any business or opportunities away from the Companies with respect to the
sale of tickets to live musical, live theatrical or live entertainment
performances in New York City, New York (except as contemplated in the
definition of Revenues), or (iii) take any other actions, not in the
Ordinary Course of Business, with the actual knowledge and intent that such
actions are for the primary purpose of reducing or deferring any Revenues in
order to avoid or delay payment of an Earnout Amount. In addition,
during the Earnout Period, the Companies shall not enter into any transaction,
agreement or arrangements under which the Companies engage or otherwise use a
third party to conduct more than an incidental portion of the sale of tickets
business conducted by the Companies prior to that time in exchange for a
royalty, charge, fee or any other payment, which royalty, charge, fee or other
payment is less than the price which would be paid to the Companies if the
Companies sold the tickets in question, in lieu of the Companies conducting such
sale of tickets business itself.
(e) Access. For
purposes of complying with the terms set forth in Sections 3.7,
Purchaser shall cooperate with and make available to the Selling Stockholder and
the Independent Accountant and their respective representatives all information,
records, data and working papers as may be reasonably required in connection
with the preparation and analysis of the Post-Closing Financial Statements and
the Earnout Statement, as the case may be, and the resolution of any disputes
thereunder.
(f) Sale, Transfer or
Assignment. If Purchaser or any of its Affiliates sell,
transfer or dispose (through merger, consolidation, reorganization, sale of
assets, sale of stock or otherwise) of the Companies or any material part of the
Companies' businesses or assets, the calculation of Revenues shall continue to
apply as to the Companies (or the successor in a merger, consolidation,
reorganization or purchaser in a sale of a material part of the Companies'
business or assets) and Purchaser shall require such successor, assignee,
purchaser or other acquiror of the Companies or such business or assets to
assume the applicable obligations of the Purchaser under this Section 3.7 and the
payment of the remaining Earnout Amount, if any, in accordance with its payment
terms, as a condition precedent to any such transaction; provided that no such
sale, transfer or disposal shall relieve Purchaser of its obligations under this
Agreement unless agreed to in writing by the Selling
Stockholder.
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ARTICLE
IV
CLOSING
AND TERMINATION
4.1 Closing
Date. The closing of the sale and purchase of the Shares
provided for in Section 2.1 (the
“Closing”)
shall take place at the offices of Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP located at 000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000 (or at such other place as the parties
may designate in writing) at 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on a date to be
specified by the parties (the “Closing Date”), which
date shall be no later than the third Business Day after the satisfaction or
waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII (other
than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at such time), unless
another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties
hereto.
4.2 Termination of
Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the
Closing as follows:
(a) at
the election of the Selling Stockholder or Purchaser on or after June 22, 2010,
(the “Termination
Date”), if the Closing shall not have occurred by the close of business
on such date, provided that the
terminating party is not in breach in any material respect of any of its
obligations hereunder and provided, further, however,
that Selling Stockholder may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.2(a) until
the Shareholders Meeting has occurred, provided, further, however,
that either party may extend the Termination Date by an additional 30-day period
if the SEC reviews and provides written comments to the Proxy Statement and
provided, further, that if (i)
a Material Adverse Effect has occurred related to a large-scale terrorism event
in New York City, New York which causes the lenders under the Credit Agreement
to suspend loans to businesses in New York City, New York (for purposes of this
Section 4.2(a),
such event shall not be an Excluded Matter), and (ii) such suspension of loans
has been ongoing for less than thirty (30) consecutive days and is continuing as
of the Termination Date, then the Termination Date shall be automatically
extended through the earlier of (x) thirty (30) days from the date that
such suspension for loans first occurred or (y) the third (3rd) Business
Day after such suspension of loans is lifted or removed;
(b) by
mutual written consent of the Selling Stockholder and Purchaser;
(c) by
the Selling Stockholder or Purchaser if the Company Shareholder Approval shall
not have been obtained at the Shareholders Meeting duly convened therefor or at
any adjournment or postponement thereof;
(d) by
Purchaser, if (i) the Selling Stockholder shall have materially breached or
failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements set forth in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (A)
would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.2(a) or
(b) and (B)
cannot be cured by the Selling Stockholder by the Termination Date; or (ii) if
an Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred;
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(e) by
the Selling Stockholder, if Purchaser shall have materially breached or failed
to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set
forth in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (i) would give rise
to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.3(a) or
(b) and (ii)
cannot be cured by Purchaser by the Termination Date; provided, however, that a
termination pursuant to this Section 4.2(e) does
not constitute an Adverse Recommendation Change;
(f) by
the Selling Stockholder or Purchaser if there shall be in effect a final
nonappealable Order of a Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the
Transactions; it being agreed that the parties hereto shall promptly appeal any
adverse determination which is not nonappealable (and pursue such appeal with
reasonable diligence); provided, however, that the
right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 4.2(f) shall
not be available to a party if such Order was primarily due to the failure of
such party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement;
(g) by
the Selling Stockholder, if concurrently it enters into a definitive Acquisition
Agreement providing for a Superior Proposal, but only so long as: (i) the
Selling Stockholder pays or causes to be paid to Purchaser the Termination Fee
in accordance with Section 4.5
simultaneously with such termination, (ii) the Board of Directors has determined
that such Acquisition Agreement is a Superior Proposal, (iii) the Selling
Stockholder shall have given the Purchaser at least three Business Days prior
written notice of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.2(g), which
notice shall be accompanied by a correct and complete copy of such Superior
Proposal and all documents related thereto and (iv) during the three Business
Day period following the date on which such notice is given to Purchaser, (A)
the Selling Stockholder shall give Purchaser the opportunity to meet with the
Selling Stockholder to suggest such modifications to the Transactions that
Purchaser may deem advisable, and (B) after taking such proposed modifications
into account the Board of Directors has determined that such Acquisition
Agreement continues to be a Superior Proposal;
(h) by
the Selling Stockholder, if all of the conditions to Closing set forth in Sections 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3, other than the
condition set forth in Section 8.2(d), have
been satisfied or waived or are capable of being satisfied at Closing, and the
condition set forth in Section 8.2(d) is not
satisfied within thirty (30) days thereafter (the “Termination Waiting
Period”); provided, however, that if (i)
a Material Adverse Effect has occurred related to a large-scale terrorism event
in New York City, New York which causes the lenders under the Credit Agreement
to suspend loans to businesses in New York City, New York (for purposes of this
Section 4.2(h),
such event shall not be an Excluded Matter), and (ii) such suspension of loans
has been ongoing for less than thirty (30) consecutive days and is continuing as
of the end of the Termination Waiting Period, then the Termination Waiting
Period shall be automatically extended through the earlier of (x) thirty
(30) days from the date that such suspension for loans first occurred or
(y) the third (3rd) Business Day after such suspension of loans is lifted
or removed; or
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(i)
by Purchaser if a Material Adverse Effect occurs which cannot be cured by
Selling Stockholder by the Termination Date; provided, however, that for the
purpose of this Section 4.2(i), a large-scale terrorism event in New York City,
New York that (A) results or that could reasonably be expected to result in a
long term and adverse impact on the business of the Companies or (B) which
causes the lenders under the Credit Agreement to suspend loans to businesses in
New York City, New York for a period of at least thirty (30) consecutive days
shall not be deemed to be an Excluded Matter.
4.3 Procedure Upon
Termination. In the event of termination and abandonment by
Purchaser or the Selling Stockholder, or both, pursuant to Section 4.2, written
notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other party or parties,
specifying the basis for such termination, and this Agreement shall terminate,
and the purchase of the Shares hereunder shall be abandoned, without further
action by Purchaser or the Selling Stockholder.
4.4 Effect of
Termination.
(a) In
the event that this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Sections 4.2 and
4.3, then each
of the parties shall be relieved of their duties and obligations arising under
this Agreement after the date of such termination and such termination shall be
without liability to Purchaser, the Companies or the Selling Stockholder, except
as provided in Section
4.5; provided, however, that no such
termination shall relieve Selling Stockholder from liability for a reasonably
foreseeable consequence of an act undertaken (or failure to take an act) by the
Selling Stockholder with the actual knowledge and intent that the taking of such
act (or failure to take such act) would cause a breach of this Agreement and,
provided, further, that this
Section 4.4 and
Section 4.5 and
the obligations of the parties set forth in Article X shall
survive any such termination and shall be enforceable hereunder.
(b) Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in the Confidentiality Agreement, during the
period from the date hereof through the earlier of (i) the Closing and (ii) the
date that is one (1) year following the termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 4.2,
Purchaser shall not directly or indirectly, through any Affiliate, officer,
director, agent or otherwise, solicit the employment of any employee of the
Selling Stockholder or any of its Affiliates, including the Companies, who is a
management or key employee of the Selling Stockholder or any of its Affiliates
as of the date hereof or at any time during such period. Furthermore,
if this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 4.2,
Purchaser shall not oppose or seek to prevent or frustrate any transaction or
agreement that the Selling Stockholder or any of its Affiliates, including the
Companies, may propose or enter into relating to the sale of all or any portion
of the Companies or the assets of either to any third party.
(c) The
Confidentiality Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement in
accordance with its terms and nothing in this Section 4.4 shall
relieve Theatre Direct or Purchaser of their obligations under the
Confidentiality Agreement.
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(d) In
the event that this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Sections 4.2 and
4.3, the
Deposit Amount and earnings thereon, shall be returned to the Purchaser;
provided, however, that (i) if such termination was made pursuant to Section 4.2(a) and at
the time of such termination (A) the condition set forth in Section 8.2(d) is not
satisfied, and (B) there has not been any breach by Purchaser of Section 7.14(a) which
is capable of being cured and which has not been cured, then the Selling
Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Deposit Amount, including any
earnings thereon, from the Escrow Agent; (ii) if such termination was made
pursuant to Section
4.2(h) and at the time of such termination there has not been any breach
by Purchaser of Section 7.14(a) which
is capable of being cured and which has not been cured, then the Selling
Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the Deposit Amount, including any
earnings thereon, from the Escrow Agent; or (iii) if such termination was made
pursuant to Section
4.2(e) and at the time of such termination the condition set forth in
Section 8.2(d)
is capable of being satisfied, then the Selling Stockholder shall be entitled to
receive the Deposit Amount, including any earnings thereon, from the Escrow
Agent, plus
reimbursement of all of Selling Stockholder’s costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the Transactions (whether incurred before or after the signing
of this Agreement) not to exceed $1,200,000; provided further, however, (x) if
Selling Stockholder terminates this Agreement under Section 4.2(a), Section 4.2(h) or
Section 4.2(e)
and under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable, and the
Selling Stockholder would be entitled to receive the Deposit Amount, including
any earnings thereon, from the Escrow Agent, and, in the case of a termination
under clause (iii), would also be entitled to receive reimbursement of all of
Selling Stockholder’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
Transactions (whether incurred before or after the signing of this Agreement)
not to exceed $1,200,000 and (y) if, at the time of such termination, a Material
Adverse Effect described in Section 4.2(i) exists
which would permit Purchaser to terminate this Agreement if such Material
Adverse Effect could not be cured by the Termination Date and which has not been
cured by the time of such termination, then the Deposit Amount and earnings
thereon, shall be returned to the Purchaser (and not paid to Selling
Stockholder) and, in the case of a termination under clause (iii), Selling
Stockholder shall not be entitled to reimbursement of any of Selling
Stockholder’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions
(whether incurred before or after the signing of this Agreement). For
the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the total
amount of the expense reimbursement and the Deposit Amount that the Selling
Stockholder shall be entitled to receive pursuant to clause (iii) above, shall
not exceed $2,400,000 in the aggregate. The Selling Stockholder’s right to
receive the foregoing amounts in the circumstances provided above shall be the
exclusive remedy available to the Selling Stockholder against the Purchaser for
a termination of this Agreement and upon payment in full of such amounts the
Purchaser shall have no further liability for a termination of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
subsection, if the condition set forth in Section 8.2(d) is not
satisfied because Selling Stockholder fails to execute any document or agreement
required by any lender under the Credit Agreement, other than any document or
agreement that modifies or is inconsistent with any Material Note Term in a
manner adverse to the Selling Stockholder (except such document or agreement may
restrict Selling Stockholder's remedies or actions upon the occurrence of any of
the events of default or change in control included as a Material Note Term),
then the Deposit Amount and any earnings thereon shall be returned by the Escrow
Agent to Purchaser. For the avoidance of doubt, if any restriction on
Selling Stockholder's remedies or actions upon the occurrence of any of the
events of default or change in control included as a Material Note Term is not
satisfactory to Selling Stockholder and Selling Stockholder does not execute the
agreement or document containing such restriction and the Closing does not
occur, then the Deposit Amount and any earnings thereon shall be returned by the
Escrow Agent to Purchaser. “Material Note Term”
shall mean (1) any of the terms of the Second Lien Facilities (as defined in
Exhibit A)
described under the following headings in Exhibit A: “Principal
Amount”, “Adverse Ticketing Regulations”, “Interest Rate”, “Ranking”, and
“Security”, (2) the ability of Selling Stockholder to assign or transfer
participations in the Note in accordance with the terms described under the
heading “Assignments and Participations” in Exhibit A, (3) the
events of default and change in control provisions described under the heading
“Mandatory Prepayment” in Exhibit A or (4)
Purchaser being entitled to make mandatory payments of principal or interest on
the Note, including at the maturity date described under the heading “Maturity”
in Exhibit A,
(other than upon an acceleration due to an event of default) when there is no
event of default under the Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of
doubt, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement set forth in Exhibit A (other than
Purchaser being entitled to make mandatory payments of principal or interest on
the Note (other than upon an acceleration due to an event of default) when there
is no event of default under the Credit Agreement) shall not be a Material Note
Term; provided, however, nothing contained in this Agreement shall require
Selling Stockholder to complete the Closing if the Intercreditor Agreement does
not contain the terms set forth in Exhibit
A or otherwise is not in a form reasonably satisfactory to
Selling Stockholder.
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4.5 Termination
Fee.
(a) In
the event that:
(i) (A)
an Acquisition Proposal shall have been made to the Selling Stockholder or any
Person shall have publicly announced an intention (whether or not conditional or
withdrawn) to make an Acquisition Proposal, in each case after the date hereof
and prior to any termination of this Agreement, and thereafter, (B) this
Agreement is terminated by the Selling Stockholder or Purchaser pursuant to
Sections 4.2(a) or 4.2(c), and (C) the
Selling Stockholder consummates a transaction contemplated by any Acquisition
Proposal (for purposes of this clause 4.5(a)(i), clauses (C) and (D) of the
definition of Acquisition Proposal are revised to read in their entirety as
follows: (C) acquisition of assets of any of the Companies (including securities
of subsidiaries, but excluding sales of assets in the Ordinary Course of
Business) equal to 50% or more of the Companies’ consolidated assets, as
applicable, or to which 50% or more of the Companies’ revenues or earnings, as
applicable, on a consolidated basis are attributable or (D) acquisition of 50%
or more of the equity securities of Theatre Direct) within fifteen (15) months
of the date this Agreement is terminated; or
(ii) this
Agreement is terminated by Purchaser pursuant to Section 4.2(d)(ii);
or
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(iii) this
Agreement is terminated by the Selling Stockholder pursuant to Section
4.2(g),
then in
any such event under clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 4.5(a), the
Selling Stockholder shall pay to Purchaser a termination fee of $1,200,000 in
cash (the “Termination
Fee”). In no event shall the Selling Stockholder be required
to pay more than one Termination Fee. Purchaser’s acceptance of the Termination
Fee shall constitute conclusive evidence that this Agreement has been validly
terminated. Purchaser’s right to receive a Termination Fee in the circumstances
provided in this Agreement is the exclusive remedy available to Purchaser for
any failure of the Transactions to be consummated in those circumstances, and
the Selling Stockholder shall have no further liability with respect to this
Agreement or the Transactions, except liability for an act undertaken (or
failure to take an act) by the Selling Stockholder with the actual knowledge and
intent that the taking of such act (or failure to take such act) would directly
cause a breach of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLING STOCKHOLDER
The
Selling Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser
that:
5.1 Organization and Good
Standing. Each of Theatre Direct and the Selling Stockholder
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as now conducted. Each of Theatre Direct and the Selling
Stockholder is duly qualified or authorized to do business and is in good
standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases real
property and each other jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the
ownership of its properties requires such qualification or authorization, except
where the failure to be so qualified, authorized or in good standing has not had
and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Selling Stockholder has made available to Purchaser true and
correct copies of the articles or certificate of incorporation and bylaws for
the Companies as in effect on the date hereof.
5.2 Authorization of
Agreement. The affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote
(whether present or not) at the Shareholders Meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof in favor of the adoption of the Transactions (the “Company Shareholder
Approval") is the only vote or approval of the holders of any class or
series of capital stock of the Selling Stockholder which is necessary to adopt
this Agreement and approve the Transactions. The Selling Stockholder
has all requisite corporate power, authority and legal capacity to execute and
deliver this Agreement and each other agreement, document, or instrument or
certificate contemplated by this Agreement or to be executed by the Selling
Stockholder in connection with the consummation of the Transactions
(together with this Agreement, the “Selling Stockholder
Documents”), and, subject to obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval,
to consummate the Transactions. Except for the Company Shareholder
Approval, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the Selling
Stockholder Documents and the consummation of the Transactions have been duly
authorized by all required corporate action on the part of such Selling
Stockholder. Without limiting the generality of the prior sentence,
the Board of Directors of the Selling Stockholder has, at a meeting duly called
and held on or prior to the date hereof, (i) adopted and approved this
Agreement, (ii) resolved to make the Board Recommendation, and (iii) directed
that this Agreement be submitted to the Selling Stockholder’s shareholders for
approval. This Agreement has been, and each of the Selling
Stockholder Documents will be at or prior to the Closing, duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Selling Stockholder, and (assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto)
this Agreement constitutes, and each Selling Stockholder Document, when so
executed and delivered will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Selling Stockholder, enforceable against the Selling Stockholder in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and
remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of
equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair
dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or
in equity).
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5.3 Conflicts; Consents of Third
Parties.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.3(a), none
of the execution and delivery by the Selling Stockholder of this Agreement or
the Selling Stockholder Documents, the consummation of the Transactions, or
compliance by the Selling Stockholder with any of the provisions hereof or
thereof will conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with or
without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of
termination or cancellation under, any provision of (i) the certificate of
incorporation and by-laws or comparable organizational documents of the
Companies or of the Selling Stockholder; (ii) any Contract, or Permit to
which the Companies or the Selling Stockholder is a party or by which any of the
properties or assets of the Companies or of the Selling Stockholder are bound;
(iii) any Order of any Governmental Body applicable to either the Companies or
the Selling Stockholder or by which any of the properties or assets of either
the Companies or the Selling Stockholder are bound; or (iv) any applicable Law,
other than, in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), such conflicts,
violations, defaults, terminations or cancellations, that would not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.3(b), and
except for the Company Shareholder Approval no material consent, waiver,
approval, Order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with,
or notification to, any Governmental Body is required on the part of the
Companies or the Selling Stockholder in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the Selling Stockholder Documents or with the
compliance by the Selling Stockholder with any of the provisions hereof or
thereof, or the consummation of the Transactions.
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5.4 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Theatre Direct consists of 3,000 shares of common
stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Theatre Direct Common
Stock”). As of the date hereof, there are 100 shares of
Theatre Direct Common Stock issued and outstanding, all of which are held of
record by the Selling Stockholder, and no shares of Theatre Direct Common Stock
are held by Theatre Direct as treasury stock. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of Theatre Direct Common Stock were duly authorized for
issuance and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.4(b),
there is no existing option, warrant, call, right, or Contract of any character
to which Theatre Direct is a party requiring, and there are no securities of
Theatre Direct outstanding which upon conversion or exchange would require, the
issuance of any shares of capital stock of Theatre Direct or other securities
convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or
purchase shares of capital stock of Theatre Direct. Theatre Direct is
not party to any voting trust or other Contract with respect to the voting,
redemption, sale, transfer or other disposition of Theatre Direct Common
Stock.
5.5 Ownership of Assets and
Shares and Transfer of Shares.
(a) The
Selling Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Shares, free and
clear of any and all Liens and the Selling Stockholder has the corporate power
and authority to sell, transfer, assign and deliver such Shares as provided in
this Agreement, and such delivery will convey to Purchaser good and valid title
to such Shares, free and clear of any and all Liens.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.5(b) and
except for this Agreement, there is no existing option, warrant, call, right, or
Contract of any character to which the Selling Stockholder is a party requiring
the Selling Stockholder to transfer or sell any Shares to any Person, and the
Selling Stockholder is not the record or beneficial owner of any other
securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to
subscribe for or purchase Shares.
(c) None
of the assets of the Companies are subject to any Lien except for Permitted
Exceptions. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.5(c) or
services to be provided under the Transition Services Agreement, the Companies
own, lease or license all property necessary to carry on their business as now
being conducted and none of the assets used in the business of the Companies are
owned by Selling Stockholder or any Affiliate of the Company (other than the
Companies).
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5.6 Subsidiary.
(a) Schedule 5.6(a) sets
forth the name of the Subsidiary and the jurisdiction in which it is
incorporated or organized, the number of shares of its authorized capital stock,
the number and class of shares thereof duly issued and outstanding, the names of
all stockholders or other equity owners and the number of shares of stock owned
by each stockholder or the amount of equity owned by each equity
owner. Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.6(a),
Theatre Direct does not own, directly or indirectly, any
Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is a duly organized and validly existing
corporation or other entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its incorporation or organization and is duly qualified or authorized to do
business as a foreign corporation or entity and is in good standing under the
laws of each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership
of its properties requires such qualification or authorization, except where the
failure to be so qualified, authorized or in good standing would not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Subsidiary has all
requisite corporate or entity power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and carry on its business as now conducted.
(b) The
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Subsidiary are validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable, and all such shares or other equity interests
represented are owned by the holder identified in Schedule 5.6(a) free
and clear of any and all Liens except as set forth on Schedule
5.6(b). No shares of capital stock are held by the Subsidiary
as treasury stock. There is no existing option, warrant, call, right
or Contract to which the Subsidiary is a party requiring, and there are no
convertible securities of the Subsidiary outstanding which upon conversion would
require, the issuance of any shares of capital stock or other equity interests
of the Subsidiary or other securities convertible into shares of capital stock
or other equity interests of the Subsidiary.
5.7 Financial
Statements.
(a) Schedule 5.7(a) sets
forth the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Companies at December 31,
2008 and 2007 and September 30, 2009 and the related unaudited consolidated
statement of income of the Companies for the years and nine month period then
ended (such unaudited statements including any related notes and schedules
thereto, are referred to herein as the “Financial
Statements”). For the purposes hereof, the unaudited balance
sheets of the Companies as of September 30, 2009 are referred to as the “Balance Sheets” and
September 30, 2009 is referred to as the “Balance Sheet
Date”.
(b) Except
as set forth in the notes thereto and as disclosed in Schedule 5.7(b), the
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied in accordance with past practice and present fairly in all material
respects the respective financial position and results of operations of the
Companies as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein (except to the
extent that they have incomplete notes or do not contain footnotes and other
presentation items that may be required by GAAP).
5.8 No Undisclosed
Liabilities. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.8, the
Companies do not have any Liabilities as of the date of this Agreement of the
type required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied in accordance with past practice (“Balance Sheet
Liabilities”), other than (i) Liabilities reflected in the Financial
Statements (including notes and supplemental materials thereto) or the Schedules
to this Agreement, (ii) Liabilities incurred after the Balance Sheet Date in the
Ordinary Course of Business or as permitted or contemplated under this
Agreement, (iii) Liabilities incurred in connection with the Transactions and
(iv) Liabilities that would not reasonably be expected to be material to the
Companies.
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5.9 Absence of Certain Changes
or Events. Since the Balance Sheet Date:
(a) there
have not been any events, changes, occurrences or state of facts that,
individually or in the aggregate, have had, or would reasonably be expected to
have, a Material Adverse Effect; and
(b) the
Companies have not sold or otherwise disposed of any material properties or
assets, except for dispositions in the Ordinary Course of Business.
5.10 Taxes. Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.10, each
of the Companies has timely filed all Federal, state and foreign Tax Returns and
reports required to be filed by it, and all Taxes required to be paid by it have
either been timely paid or are not yet due, and all such returns and reports are
correct and complete in all respects, or requests for extensions to file such
returns or reports have been timely filed, granted and have not expired, and the
Financial Statements of the Companies reflect an adequate reserve for all Taxes
payable by the Companies for all taxable periods and portions thereof through
the respective dates of such financial statements. All Taxes required
to be withheld by the Companies have been withheld and have been (or will be)
duly and timely paid to the proper Taxing Authority. No deficiencies
for any Taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed against the Companies
that are still pending. None of the Tax Returns of a Company filed on
or after January 1, 2002 have been examined by any Taxing Authority and no
audit, action, proceeding or assessment is pending or threatened by any Taxing
Authority against any Company. No written claim has been made since
January 1, 2002 by any Taxing Authority in any jurisdiction (other than
jurisdictions where a Company files Tax Returns) that a Company is or may be
subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. No requests for waivers of
the time to assess any such Taxes have been made that are still
pending. None of the Companies is liable for the Taxes of any other
person as a result of any Law or indemnification provision or other contractual
obligation, except for Taxes of the affiliated group the common parent of which
is the Selling Stockholder pursuant to applicable Law. No Company has
been a member of an “affiliated group” (as defined in Section 1504(a) of the
Code) (other than a group the common parent of which is the Selling
Stockholder). Each Company will not be required to include any item
of income in, or exclude any deduction from, taxable income for any taxable
period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any:
(i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending or prior to the
Closing Date; (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code
(or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law)
executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) intercompany transactions or any
excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the
Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax
Law); (iv) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to
the Closing Date; or (v) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing
Date. Each Company has not distributed stock of another entity, or
had its stock distributed by another entity, in a transaction that was purported
or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or 361 of the
Code. Each Company has not engaged in any transaction that could give
rise to (x) a disclosure obligation with respect to any Person under Section
6111 of the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder, (y) a list
maintenance obligation with respect to any Person under Section 6112 of the Code
or the regulations promulgated thereunder, or (z) a disclosure obligation as a
“reportable transaction” under Section 6011 of the Code and the promulgated
regulations thereunder. Each Company is not required to make any payments in
connection with transactions or events contemplated by this Agreement or is a
party to an agreement that would require it to make any payments that would not
be fully deductible by reason of Section 162(m) of the Code. This
Section 5.10
represents the sole and exclusive representation and warranty of the Selling
Stockholder regarding tax matters of the Companies.
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5.11 Real
Property. The Companies do not own any real property in
fee. Schedule 5.11 sets
forth a complete list of all leases of real property by the Companies
(individually, a “Real
Property Lease” and collectively, the “Real Property
Leases”) as lessee or lessor. None of the Companies has
received any written notice of any default or event that with notice or lapse of
time, or both, would constitute a material default by the Companies under any of
the Real Property Leases.
5.12 Tangible Personal
Property. Schedule 5.12 sets
forth all leases of personal property by the Companies (“Personal Property
Leases”) involving annual payments in excess of $75,000. None
of the Companies has received any written notice of any default or any event
that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a material default
by the Companies under any of the Personal Property Leases.
5.13 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Schedule 5.13(a) sets
forth (i) a list of all registered Intellectual Property owned by the Companies
or the subject of an application for registration including, but not limited to,
internet domain names owned by or registered in the name of the Companies and
(ii) certain other specified internet domain names identified by agreement of
the parties which internet domain names the parties agree shall be assigned and
transferred to the Subsidiary at or before Closing as specified in Schedule 5.13(a), it
being understood that such internet domain names listed under this clause (ii)
consist of certain internet domain names which are currently owned by or
registered in the name of the Selling Stockholder or one of its subsidiaries
other than Theatre Direct and the Subsidiary as indicated in Schedule 5.13(a); it
being further understood that the nature of the ownership or registration of the
internet domain names is as described in Schedule
5.13(a). The Companies own all right, title and interest in
and to all Intellectual Property required to be set forth on Schedule
5.13(a).
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.13(b), to
the Knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, the Companies own or have valid
licenses to use all material Intellectual Property used by them in the Ordinary
Course of Business.
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(c) To
the Knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, all of the material Intellectual
Property owned by the Companies is valid and enforceable. Except as set forth on
Schedule
5.13(c): (i) to the Knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, no Person is
infringing upon or misappropriating any material Intellectual Property owned by
the Companies, (ii) there are no pending, or to the Knowledge of the Selling
Stockholder, threatened, Legal Proceedings with respect to any such infringement
or misappropriation or which challenges the validity or use of the Intellectual
Property used by any of the Companies or the ownership of
Intellectual Property by any of the Companies, and (iii) none of the Companies
has received written notice that it is infringing, misappropriating or violating
any intellectual property right or other proprietary right of another Person,
and to the Knowledge of Selling Stockholder, no such infringement,
misappropriation or violation has occurred.
(d) To
the Knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, no trade secrets owned by the
Companies has been authorized to be disclosed or has been actually disclosed by
any of the Companies to any third Person other than pursuant to a written
non-disclosure agreement including restrictions on the disclosure and use of the
trade secret consistent with best practices in the industry in which the
Companies operate.
5.14
Material
Contracts.
(a) Schedule 5.14(a) sets
forth all of the following Contracts to which any of the Companies is a party or
by which it is bound (collectively, the “Material
Contracts”):
(i)
Contracts with the Selling Stockholder or any current officer or director of the
Companies;
(ii) Contracts
for the sale of any of the assets of the Companies other than in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(iii) Contracts
relating to any acquisition to be made by the Companies of any operating
business or the capital stock of any other Person;
(iv) Contracts
relating to the incurrence of Indebtedness of the Companies;
(v) Contracts
relating to the lending of money by the Companies (but excluding trade accounts
receivable);
(vi) Contracts
relating to the Companies’ granting to any Person a Lien on any of the assets of
the Companies, in whole or in part (other than Permitted
Exceptions);
(vii) Contracts
relating to the Companies’ capital expenditures, capitalized lease obligations,
or its acquisition or construction of fixed assets for or in respect of any real
property, involving payments in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in
the aggregate;
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(viii) Contracts
relating to the Companies’ purchase, lease or maintenance of equipment,
vehicles, inventory, materials, supplies, machinery, equipment, parts or any
other property or services (excluding any such Contract (i) made in the Ordinary
Course of Business, or (ii) which involves expenditures of less than $25,000, or
less than $100,000 annually, or that is terminable by the Companies without
penalty on notice of thirty (30) days or less);
(ix) Contracts
under which the Companies has granted or received a material license or
sublicense (other than generally available off-the-shelf software licenses)
under which the Companies is obligated to pay or has the right to receive a
royalty or license fee in excess of $25,000 per annum (excluding any such
Contract that is terminable by the Companies without penalty on notice of thirty
(30) days or less);
(x) Contracts
relating to (i) the Companies’ obligation for employment, compensation for
employment or severance of employment, or consulting services with the
Companies’ officers or directors, or (ii) any other employee or consultant of
the Companies who is entitled to base compensation thereunder in excess of
$100,000 per annum;
(xi) any
Contract that obligates the Companies not to compete with any
business;
(xii) any
Contract or commitment that requires any of the Companies to provide advertising
privileges or exposure to any third party sponsor that involves the payment of
cash, services or other consideration by such third party sponsor;
and;
(xiii) any
Contract that is a joint venture or partnership contract or a limited liability
company operating agreement; and
(xiv) any
Contract which requires the expenditure by the Companies of more than $75,000 in
the aggregate after the date of this Agreement (excluding any such Contract that
is terminable by the Companies without penalty on notice of thirty (30) days or
less).
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.14(b),
none of the Companies has received any written notice of any material default,
or event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a material
default, by the Companies under any Material Contract. To the Knowledge of the
Selling Stockholder, no other party to a Material Contract is in default of its
obligations thereunder and no event that with notice or lapse of time, or both,
has occurred which would constitute a default by such other
party. Selling Stockholder has provided or made available to
Purchaser true and correct copies of all Material Contracts, including all
amendments thereto.
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5.15 Employee Benefits
Plans.
(a) Schedule 5.15(a)
lists each “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)), and each
bonus or other incentive compensation, stock purchase, equity or equity-based
compensation, deferred compensation, change in control, severance, sick leave,
vacation, loans, salary continuation, health, life insurance and educational
assistance plan, policies, agreements or arrangements (i) sponsored by any of
the Companies (each, a “Company Benefit
Plan”) or (ii) sponsored by the Selling Stockholder for the benefit of
any employee of any of the Companies (each, a “Seller Benefit
Plan”). The Companies have made available to Purchaser correct
and complete copies of (i) each Company Benefit Plan and Seller Benefit Plan,
(ii) the most recent annual reports on Form 5500 required to be filed with the
IRS with respect to each Company Benefit Plan (if any such report was required),
(iii) the most recent summary plan description for each Company Benefit Plan and
Seller Benefit Plan for which such summary plan description is required and (iv)
each trust agreement and insurance or group annuity contract relating to any
Company Benefit Plan. Each Company Benefit Plan is in material
compliance with its terms and the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and
all other applicable Laws.
(b) To
the Knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, (i) all Company Benefit Plans that are
“employee pension plans” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that are intended
to be tax qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (each, a “Company Pension
Plan”) are so qualified and (ii) no event has occurred since the date of
the most recent determination letter or application therefor relating to any
such Company Pension Plan that would adversely affect the qualification of such
Company Pension Plan. The Companies have made available to Purchaser
a correct and complete copy of the most recent determination letter received
with respect to each Company Pension Plan or a correct and complete copy of each
pending application for a determination letter, if such determination letter is
still pending.
(c) This
Section 5.15
represents the sole and exclusive representation and warranty of the Selling
Stockholder with respect to the Companies’ employee benefit
matters.
(d) The
Company has not incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA since the
effective date of ERISA that has not been satisfied in full (including Sections
4063, 4064 and 4069 of ERISA) and to the Knowledge of the Selling Stockholder,
no reasonable basis for any such liability exists.
(e) None
of the Company Benefit Plans provide for postretirement welfare benefits (other
than those required to be provided under Section 4980B of the Code) to be
provided to any Company Employee now or in the future, and no Company has any
obligation to make payment to or with respect to any former employee pursuant to
any previous retiree medical benefit.
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(f)
The Companies do not maintain, administer, contribute to or is required to
contribute to any “multiemployer plan” as defined in sections 4001(a)(3) and
3(37) of ERISA that covers one or more employees of the Company (a “Multiemployer Plan”).
Neither Company did, at any time, withdraw from a Multiemployer Plan in a
“complete withdrawal” or a “partial withdrawal” as defined in Sections 4203 and
4205 of ERISA, respectively, so as to result in a liability of any of the
Companies.
5.16 Labor.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.16(a),
none of the Companies is a party to any labor or collective bargaining
agreement.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.16(b),
there are no (i) strikes, work stoppages, work slowdowns or lockouts pending or,
to the Knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, threatened against or involving the
Companies, or (ii) unfair labor practice charges, grievances or complaints
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, threatened by or on
behalf of any employee or group of employees of the Companies.
(c) Schedule 5.16(c)
contains true and correct list, on a nameless basis, of (i) the titles or
positions of all full time employees of the Companies as of the date hereof,
(ii) the current base compensation for each such employee, and (iii) the amount
of the bonus paid to date for each such employee with respect to calendar year
2009.
(d) Neither
of the Companies is required to provide any notice to employees under the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. Sections 2101-2109, or any
similar laws (altogether, the “WARN Act”) in
connection with the Transactions.
5.17 Litigation. Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.17, there
are no Legal Proceedings pending against or by either of the Companies before
any Governmental Body. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.17, to the
Knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, there are no Legal Proceedings threatened
against the Companies before any Governmental Body, which, if adversely
determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Companies are not subject to any Order of any
Governmental Body that would materially and adversely affect their assets or
operations. As of the date hereof, there are no Legal Proceedings
pending or, to the knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, threatened that are
reasonably likely to prohibit or restrain the ability of the Selling Stockholder
to enter into this Agreement or consummate the Transactions.
5.18 Compliance with Laws;
Permits.
(a) The
Companies are in compliance with all Laws of any Governmental Body applicable to
their respective businesses or operations, except where the failure to be in
compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.18(a),
none of the Companies has received any written notice of or been charged with
the violation of any Laws, except where such violation would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) The
Companies currently have all Permits which are required for the operation of
their respective businesses as presently conducted, other than those the failure
of which to possess would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. None of the Companies is in default or violation (and no
event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default or violation) of any term, condition or provision of any
Permit to which it is a party, except where such default or violation would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.19 Environmental
Matters. The representations and warranties contained in this
Section 5.19
are the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Selling
Stockholder pertaining or relating to any environmental, health or safety
matters, including any arising under any Environmental Laws. Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.19:
(a) the
operations of the Companies are in compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws, which compliance includes obtaining, maintaining and complying with any
Permits required under all applicable Environmental Laws necessary to operate
its business (“Environmental
Permits”);
(b) none
of the Companies is subject to any pending, or to the Knowledge of the Selling
Stockholder, threatened claim alleging that the Companies may be in violation of
any Environmental Law or any Environmental Permit or may have any liability
under any Environmental Law;
(c) there
are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, threatened
investigations of the businesses of the Companies, or any currently or
previously owned or leased property of the Companies under Environmental Laws,
which would reasonably be expected to result in the Companies incurring any
material liability pursuant to any Environmental Law;
(d) none
of the Companies is a party to any Order or settlement which relates to
compliance with any Environmental Law or to responsibility for investigation or
cleanup of any Hazardous Materials at any location, and, to the Knowledge of the
Selling Stockholder, no such Order is threatened; and
(e) to
the Knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, there are no Hazardous Materials at,
or emanating or disposed from, any of the premises at which any of the Companies
conducts business, which Hazardous Materials are in contravention of any
applicable Environmental Law.
5.20 Financial
Advisors. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.20, no
Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or financial
advisor for the Selling Stockholder or any of the Companies in connection with
the Transactions, and no such Person listed on Schedule 5.20 is
entitled to any fee or commission or like payment from Purchaser or the
Companies in respect thereof.
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5.21 Insurance. The
insurance policies maintained with respect to the Companies and their respective
businesses, assets and properties (the “Insurance Policies”)
are listed on Schedule
5.21.
5.22 Bank
Accounts. Schedule 5.22 sets
forth a true, correct and complete list of all bank accounts or similar
financial depositary accounts maintained by, or in the name of, any of the
Companies.
5.23 Net Operating
Losses. To the Knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, Schedule 5.23 sets
forth the net operating loss of Theatre Direct as of December 31, 2008 (broken
down by federal, Florida, New York State and New York City) and a schedule of
the expiration date for each portion of such net operating
loss. Since the Selling Stockholder acquired Theatre Direct on or
about September 11, 2000, the Selling Stockholder has owned 100% of the capital
stock of Theatre Direct.
5.24 No Other Representations or
Warranties; Schedules. Except for the representations and
warranties contained in this Article V (as
modified by the Schedules hereto) or other Selling Stockholder Document, none of
the Selling Stockholder, Theatre Direct nor any other Person makes any other
express or implied representation or warranty with respect to any of the
Companies, the Selling Stockholder or the Transactions. Except for
the representations and warranties contained in this Article V (as
modified by the Schedules hereto) or other Selling Stockholder Document, the
Selling Stockholder hereby disclaims all liability and responsibility for any
representation, warranty, statement, information, projection or forecast made,
communicated, or furnished (orally or in writing) to Purchaser or its Affiliates
or representatives in connection with the sale of the Companies and the
Transactions (including any information, projection or forecast that may have
been or may be provided to Purchaser by any director, officer, employee, agent,
consultant, or representative of the Companies or the Selling Stockholder or any
of their respective Affiliates in connection with the sale of the Companies and
the Transactions). The Selling Stockholder makes no representations
or warranties to Purchaser regarding the probable success or profitability of
the Companies. The disclosure of any matter or item in any Schedule
hereto shall not be deemed to constitute an acknowledgment that any such matter
is required to be disclosed.
ARTICLE
VI
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser
hereby represents and warrants to the Selling Stockholder that:
6.1
Organization and Good
Standing. Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has
all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate properties
and carry on its business.
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6.2 Authorization of
Agreement. Purchaser has full corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and each other agreement, document,
instrument or certificate contemplated by this Agreement or to be executed by
Purchaser in connection with the consummation of the Transactions (the “Purchaser
Documents”), and to consummate the Transactions. The
execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement and each
Purchaser Document have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on behalf of Purchaser. This Agreement has been, and each Purchaser
Document will be at or prior to the Closing, duly executed and delivered by
Purchaser and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the
other parties hereto and thereto) this Agreement constitutes, and each Purchaser
Document when so executed and delivered will constitute, the legal, valid and
binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally,
and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including
principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless
of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in
equity).
6.3 Conflicts; Consents of Third
Parties.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 6.3(a), none
of the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement or the Purchaser
Documents, the consummation of the Transactions, or the compliance by Purchaser
with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will conflict with, or result in
any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
under, or give rise to a right of termination or cancellation under, any
provision of (i) the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of Purchaser;
(ii) any Contract or Permit to which Purchaser is a party or by which
Purchaser or its properties or assets are bound; (iii) any Order of any
Governmental Body applicable to Purchaser or by which any of the properties or
assets of Purchaser are bound; or (iv) any applicable Law other than a violation
or breach which would not have an adverse effect on Purchaser’s ability to
consummate the Transactions.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 6.3(b), no
consent, waiver, approval, Order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration or
filing with, or notification to, any Person or Governmental Body is required on
the part of Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the Purchaser Documents, the compliance by Purchaser with any of
the provisions hereof or thereof, the consummation of the Transactions or the
taking by Purchaser of any other action contemplated hereby.
6.4 Litigation. There
are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Purchaser, threatened
that are reasonably likely to prohibit or restrain the ability of Purchaser to
enter into this Agreement or consummate the Transactions.
6.5 Investment
Intention. Purchaser is acquiring the Shares for its own
account, for investment purposes only and not with a view to the distribution
(as such term is used in Section 2(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities
Act”) thereof. Purchaser understands that the Shares have not
been registered under the Securities Act and cannot be sold unless subsequently
registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is
available.
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6.6 Financial
Advisors. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.6, no
Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or financial
advisor for Purchaser in connection with the Transactions, and no Person listed
on Schedule 6.6
is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment from Selling Stockholder or
any of its Affiliates in respect thereof.
6.7 Financial
Capability. Purchaser has delivered to the Selling Stockholder
a true, correct and complete copy of (i) an executed letter (the “JPM Letter”) from
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. (“JPM”) to Purchaser,
dated September 24, 2009, pursuant to which JPM stated, based on information it
had received, that it was generally supportive of the Transactions and (ii)
Purchaser’s existing Senior Secured Credit Agreement, dated as of January 23,
2008 with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and other lenders, as amended by Amendment
No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2008 (the “Credit
Agreement”). The Credit Agreement is in full force and effect
as to Purchaser and its subsidiaries, as applicable, and to the Knowledge of
Purchaser, each of the other parties thereto. The Credit Agreement is
a legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser and its subsidiaries, as
applicable, and to the Knowledge of Purchaser, each of the other parties
thereto. To the Knowledge of the Purchaser, as of the date hereof, no
event has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default on the part of Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries, as
applicable, under the Credit Agreement.
6.8 No
Discussions. Since the date of the Confidentiality Agreement,
the Purchaser has not discussed the existence, or terms and conditions of, any
of the Transactions with third parties or disclosed to third parties the
existence, or terms and conditions of, any of the Transactions, other than any
discussions with, or disclosures to, any of Purchaser's officers, directors,
controlled affiliates or employees or any of their respective investment
bankers, attorneys or other advisors or representatives or JPM. Since
the date of the Confidentiality Agreement, to the Knowledge of the Purchaser,
none of Purchaser's Affiliates has discussed the existence, or terms and
conditions of, any of the Transactions with third parties or disclosed to third
parties the existence, or terms and conditions of, any of the Transactions,
other than any discussions with, or disclosures to, any of such Affiliate's
officers, directors, controlled affiliates or employees or any of their
respective investment bankers, attorneys or other advisors or representatives or
JPM.
6.9 No Other Representations by
Selling Stockholder. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Agreement to the contrary, Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the
Selling Stockholder is not making any representations or warranties whatsoever,
express or implied, beyond those expressly given by the Selling Stockholder in
Article V (as
modified by the Schedules hereto) or any other Selling Stockholder
Document. Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, except for the
representations and warranties contained in this Article V (as
modified by the Schedules hereto) or other Selling Stockholder Document, the
Selling Stockholder hereby disclaims all liability and responsibility for any
representation, warranty, statement, documents, information, projection or
forecast made, communicated, or furnished (orally or in writing) to Purchaser or
its Affiliates or representatives in connection with the sale of the Companies
and the Transactions (including any documents, information, projection or
forecast that may have been or may be provided or made available to Purchaser by
any director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, or representative of the
Companies or the Selling Stockholder or any of their respective Affiliates in
connection with the sale of the Companies and the Transactions).
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ARTICLE
VII
COVENANTS
7.1 Access to
Information. Prior to the Closing, Purchaser shall be
entitled, through its officers, employees and representatives (including its
legal advisors and accountants), to make such investigation of the properties,
businesses and operations of the Companies and such examination of the books and
records of the Companies as it reasonably requests and to make extracts and
copies of such books and records. Any such investigation and
examination shall be conducted during regular business hours upon reasonable
advance notice and under reasonable circumstances and shall be subject to
restrictions under applicable Law. The Selling Stockholder shall
cause its respective officers, employees, consultants, agents, accountants,
attorneys and other representatives and the Companies to cooperate with
Purchaser and Purchaser’s representatives in connection with such investigation
and examination, and Purchaser and its representatives shall cooperate with the
Selling Stockholder, the Companies and their representatives and shall use their
reasonable efforts to minimize any disruption to the business of the Companies
in connection with such investigation and
examination. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such
investigation or examination shall be permitted to the extent that Selling
Stockholder or the Companies determines, in its reasonable judgment, that doing
so would violate applicable Law or a Contract or obligation of confidentiality
owing to a third-party, jeopardize the protection of an attorney-client
privilege, or expose the Companies to risk of liability for disclosure of
sensitive or personal information. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, prior to the Closing, without the prior written
consent of the Selling Stockholder, which may be withheld for any reason, (i)
Purchaser shall not contact any suppliers to, or customers of, the Selling
Stockholder or the Companies, and (ii) Purchaser shall have no right to perform
invasive or subsurface investigations of the properties or facilities of the
Companies. All information provided to Purchaser and its Affiliates
and Representatives pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 7.4) shall be
considered confidential and be subject to the terms of the Confidentiality
Agreement.
7.2 Preparation of the Proxy
Statement; Shareholders Meeting.
(a) As
soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, (i) the Selling
Stockholder shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the Shareholders Meeting
(as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Proxy Statement”),
(ii) Purchaser shall promptly provide to the Selling Stockholder any information
regarding Purchaser required for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and shall
promptly provide such other information or assistance in the preparation thereof
as may be reasonably requested by the Selling Stockholder and (iii) the Selling
Stockholder shall file the Proxy Statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”); provided, however, that such
filing shall be made no later than January 15, 2010. The Selling
Stockholder shall thereafter use its commercially reasonable efforts to respond
as promptly as practicable to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy
Statement and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the shareholders of
the Selling Stockholder as promptly as practicable after the Proxy Statement is
cleared by the SEC. The Selling Stockholder shall promptly notify
Purchaser upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff or any
request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy
Statement and shall provide Purchaser with copies of all correspondence between
the Selling Stockholder and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC
and its staff, on the other hand. In the event that the Selling
Stockholder receives any comments from the SEC or its staff or any request from
the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement,
Purchaser shall promptly provide to the Selling Stockholder, upon receipt of
notice from the Selling Stockholder, any information regarding Purchaser
required for inclusion in the response of the Selling Stockholder to such
comments or such request and shall promptly provide such other information or
assistance in the preparation thereof as may be reasonably requested by the
Selling Stockholder.
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(b) Subject
to the terms of Section 7.4(b), the
Selling Stockholder shall (x) as soon as practicable following the date on which
the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC, establish a record date for and duly
call a meeting of its shareholders to be held no earlier than April 22, 2010, or
on any other date agreed to by the Selling Stockholder and Purchaser for the
purpose of obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval (the “Shareholders
Meeting”), (y) duly give notice of the Shareholders Meeting and convene
and hold the Shareholders Meeting and (z) use commercially reasonable efforts to
solicit from its shareholders proxies in favor of the approval of the
Transactions. The Selling Stockholder shall, through its board of
directors (the “Board
of Directors”), recommend to its shareholders that its shareholders vote
in favor of and approve the Transactions at the Shareholders Meeting, and the
Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Board of
Directors has recommended that its shareholders vote in favor of and approve the
Transactions at the Shareholders Meeting (the “Board
Recommendation”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Selling
Stockholder shall have no obligation to do any of the foregoing if there shall
have been an Adverse Recommendation Change in compliance with Section 7.4(b) and
(ii) the Selling Stockholder may adjourn or postpone the Shareholders Meeting to
the extent necessary to ensure that any required supplement or amendment to the
Proxy Statement is provided to the shareholders of the Selling Stockholder or,
if as of the time for which the Shareholders Meeting is originally scheduled (as
set forth in the Proxy Statement), there are insufficient shares of Common Stock
represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to
conduct business at such meeting.
7.3 Conduct of the Business
Pending the Closing.
(a) Prior
to the Closing, except (I) as set forth on Schedule 7.3, (II) as
required by applicable Law, (III) as otherwise permitted or contemplated by this
Agreement or (IV) with the prior written consent of Purchaser (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Selling
Stockholder shall cause the Companies to use commercially reasonable efforts
to:
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(i) conduct
the respective businesses of the Companies in the Ordinary Course of Business or
otherwise in a manner permissible under this Agreement, including this Section 7.3;
and
(ii) preserve
the business operations, organization and goodwill of the Companies, and their
relationships with customers and suppliers of the Companies;
(iii) it
being agreed, however, that subject to Schedule 7.3(a)(iii),
any transaction consummated or proposed providing for a third party to acquire
any assets or securities of the Selling Stockholder or any of its direct or
indirect subsidiaries (other than the Companies) shall not constitute a breach
or violation of this Agreement.
(b) Prior
to the Closing, except (I) as set forth on Schedule 7.3(b),
(II) as required by applicable Law, (III) as otherwise permitted or contemplated
by this Agreement or (IV) with the prior written consent of Purchaser (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and shall be
deemed given if Purchaser does not respond to any written request of a Company
or the Selling Stockholder within two (2) Business Days after delivery of such
request to Purchaser in accordance with Section 10.6), the
Selling Stockholder shall cause the Companies not to:
(i) declare,
set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of the
capital stock of Theatre Direct (other than cash dividends or other
distributions paid to the Selling Stockholder consistent with past practice) or
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of the capital
stock or other securities of, or other ownership interests in, the
Companies;
(ii) transfer,
issue, sell or dispose of any shares of capital stock or other securities of the
Companies or grant options, warrants, calls or other rights to purchase or
otherwise acquire shares of the capital stock or other securities of the
Companies;
(iii) effect
any recapitalization, reclassification or like change in the capitalization of
the Companies;
(iv) amend
the certificate of incorporation or by-laws or comparable organizational
documents of the Companies;
(v) hire
employees whose annual compensation equals or exceeds $100,000 per year, except
for any hiring to replace the loss or departure of any existing employees if
made on substantially similar terms;
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(vi) enter
into any employee retention bonus plan which could have payments due after the
Closing
(vii) enter
into any agreement with employees, or agree to make any payment to employees,
which would be triggered by the consummation of the Transactions and would be
payable after the Closing;
(viii) other
than as required by Law, a Contract listed on Schedule 5.14 or the
terms of any Seller Benefit Plan or Company Benefit Plan (A) increase the annual
level of compensation payable or to become payable by the Companies to any of
their respective directors or employees by more than $5,000 per year, (B) grant
any unusual or extraordinary bonus, benefit or other direct or indirect
compensation to any director or executive officer of the Companies which is
payable after the Closing, (C) except as required by any existing Company
Benefit Plan, and other than any incentive or bonus compensation paid prior to
the Closing, increase the coverage or benefits available under any Company
Benefit Plan which would apply after the Closing and which would increase the
overall costs of such Company Benefit Plans or create any bonus, incentive
compensation, deferred compensation, severance, profit sharing, stock option,
stock purchase, pension, retirement or other employee benefit plan or
arrangement or (D) enter into any employment, deferred compensation, severance,
consulting, non-competition or similar agreement (or materially amend any such
agreement) to which any of the Companies is a party or involving a director or
executive officer of any of the Companies;
(ix) subject
to any Lien, any of the properties or assets (whether tangible or intangible) of
the Companies, except for Permitted Exceptions;
(x) acquire
any material properties or assets or sell, assign, license, transfer, convey,
lease or otherwise dispose of any of the properties or assets of the Companies
(except acquisitions or dispositions of properties or assets
which are not material to the Companies, (A) pursuant to an existing
Contract for fair consideration or (B) in the Ordinary Course of Business or (C)
for the purpose of disposing of obsolete or worthless assets); it being agreed
for purposes of clarity that this Section 7.3 does not
prohibit intercompany transfers of cash among the Companies, the Selling
Stockholder and its subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent
with past practice;
(xi) other
than in the Ordinary Course of Business, cancel or compromise any material debt
or claim or waive or release any material right of the Companies; it being
agreed for purposes of clarity that this Section 7.3 does not
prohibit intercompany transfers of cash among the Companies, the Selling
Stockholder and its subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent
with past practice, or the settlement of any intercompany accounts or debt prior
to Closing;
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(xii) within
75 days after the date hereof enter into any commitment for capital expenditures
of the Companies in excess of $50,000 for all commitments in the aggregate or
after 75 days after the date hereof enter into any commitment for capital
expenditures of the Companies in excess of $100,000 for all commitments in the
aggregate (including commitments entered into prior to such 75th day); provided, however, that the
Companies may enter into any commitment for capital expenditures without the
consent of the Purchaser (i) in order to make emergency repairs, or (ii) to
replace equipment and assets in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xiii) enter
into, modify or terminate any labor or collective bargaining agreement of the
Companies;
(xiv) permit
the Companies to enter into or agree to enter into any merger or consolidation
with any Person or to adopt or agree to adopt a plan of complete or partial
liquidation, dissolution, restructuring or other material reorganization of any
of the Companies;
(xv) make
or rescind any election relating to Taxes, settle or compromise any claim,
action, suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit
controversy relating to Taxes, or except as required by applicable law or GAAP,
make any material change to any of its methods of accounting or methods of
reporting income or deductions for Tax or accounting practice or policy from
those employed in the preparation of its most recent Tax Return;
(xvi) except
for the replacement or substitution of existing insurance policies with similar
or comparable policies, permit any insurance policy naming any of the Companies
as a beneficiary or a loss payable payee to be cancelled or terminated or,
except as required by any existing Company Benefit Plan, create an employee
insurance benefit plan or arrangement;
(xvii) within
75 days after the date hereof enter into any Contract relating to the Companies’
purchase, lease or maintenance of equipment, vehicles, inventory, materials,
supplies, machinery, equipment, parts or any other property or services which
involves expenditures of more than $50,000 annually, except for expenditures
made (i) in order to make emergency repairs, or (ii) to replace equipment and
assets in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xviii) after
75 days after the date hereof enter into any Contract relating to the Companies’
purchase, lease or maintenance of equipment, vehicles, inventory, materials,
supplies, machinery, equipment, parts or any other property or services which
involves expenditures of more than $100,000 annually except for expenditures
made (i) in order to make emergency repairs, or (ii) to replace equipment and
assets in the Ordinary Course of Business;
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(xix) other
than in the Ordinary Course of Business, (A) enter into any Contract that if
existing on the date hereof would be a “Material Contract” (other than contracts
described in Section
5.14(vii) or (viii)), (B)
terminate, amend, supplement or modify in any respect any Material Contract, (C)
waive, release, cancel, allow to lapse, convey, encumber or otherwise transfer
any rights or claims under any Material Contract, or (D) change incentive
policies or payments under any Material Contract existing on the date hereof or
entered into after the date hereof;
(xx) incur
any Indebtedness for borrowed money, enter into any guarantees of Indebtedness
of other Persons (other than one of the Companies) or make any loans, advances
or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person;
(xxi) enter
into any Contract that obligates the Companies not to compete with any
business;
(xxii) enter
into any Contract that is a joint venture or partnership contract or a limited
liability company operating agreement; or
(xxiii) agree
to do anything prohibited by this Section
7.3.
7.4 Non-Solicitation.
(a) From
and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the
consummation of the Transactions or the termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Section
4.2(b), and except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the
Selling Stockholder and the Companies will not, nor will they authorize or
knowingly permit any of their respective officers, directors, controlled
affiliates or employees or any of their respective investment bankers, attorneys
or other advisors or representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) to,
(and the Selling Stockholder will direct the Representatives not to) directly or
indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, or take an action intended (or which may
reasonably be expected) to induce the making, submission or announcement of any
Acquisition Proposal; (ii) engage or participate in any discussions or
negotiations with any Person (other than any officer, director, controlled
affiliate or employee of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or any investment
banker, attorney or other advisor or representative of the Purchaser or any of
its Affiliates) regarding, or furnish to any Person any information with respect
to, or take any other action intended (or which may reasonably be expected) to
induce any inquiries or the making of, any proposal that constitutes or may
reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) enter into
any letter of intent or similar document or any contract, agreement or
commitment contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition
Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the approval of the
Transactions by the shareholders of the Selling Stockholder at the Shareholders
Meeting, nothing contained in this Agreement (including this Section 7.4) shall
prohibit the Board of Directors, in response to an unsolicited Acquisition
Proposal that is not withdrawn, from engaging or participating in discussions or
negotiations with and/or furnishing information to the party making such
Acquisition Proposal, provided that the Selling
Stockholder complies with its obligations under this subsection (a) and Section 7.4(c), and
that the Board of Directors: (A) in good faith, after consultation with the
Selling Stockholder’s financial advisors, concludes that the offer constitutes
or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to a Superior Proposal (as
defined below), and (B) determines in good faith, after consultation with its
outside legal counsel, that such action is advisable in order for the Board of
Directors to comply with its fiduciary obligations to the shareholders of the
Selling Stockholder under applicable Law; and provided further that (x)
concurrently with furnishing any such information to, or entering into
discussions or negotiations with, such party, the Selling Stockholder gives
Purchaser written notice of the identity of such Person or group and of the
Selling Stockholder’s intention to furnish information to, or enter into
discussions or negotiations with, such party and (y) the Selling Stockholder
receives from such party an executed confidentiality agreement at least as
restrictive as the Confidentiality Agreement, which agreement shall not in any
event be required to contain a standstill agreement that would prohibit the
actions contemplated by this Section; and (z) prior to or contemporaneously with
furnishing any such information to such party, the Selling Stockholder furnishes
such non-public information to the Purchaser (to the extent such information has
not been previously furnished by the Selling Stockholder to the
Purchaser).
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(b) Except
as expressly permitted by this Section 7.4(b), the
Board of Directors shall not (i)(A) withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to
Purchaser, the Board Recommendation or (B) publicly approve, endorse or
recommend to the shareholders of the Selling Stockholder an Acquisition Proposal
(any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as an “Adverse Recommendation
Change”) or (ii) authorize the Selling Stockholder or any of its
subsidiaries to enter into any merger, acquisition or similar agreement with
respect to any Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement)
(each, an “Acquisition
Agreement”). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, but subject to Section 4.2(d)(ii),
(x) at any time the Board of Directors of the Selling Stockholder may withdraw
or modify the Board Recommendation, and/or recommend an Acquisition Proposal, if
the Board of Directors determines for any reason that such action is advisable
in order for the Board of Directors to comply with its fiduciary duties under
applicable Law and (y) if the Transactions have not yet been approved by the
shareholders of the Selling Stockholder at the Shareholders Meeting and the
condition in the foregoing clause (x) is satisfied, then Selling Stockholder or
its subsidiaries may enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to a
Superior Proposal if concurrently with entering into such Acquisition Agreement,
the Selling Stockholder terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
4.2(g).
(c) In
addition to the obligations of the Selling Stockholder set forth in Section 7.4(a), the
Selling Stockholder as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 48
hours, shall notify Purchaser of: (i) any request for information in connection
with, or which the Selling Stockholder reasonably concludes would lead to, any
Acquisition Proposal; (ii) the receipt of any Acquisition Proposal, or any
inquiry with respect to or which the Selling Stockholder reasonably concludes
would lead to any Acquisition Proposal; (iii) the material terms and conditions
of such request, Acquisition Proposal or inquiry; and (iv) the identity of the
Person or group making any such request, Acquisition Proposal or inquiry. The
Selling Stockholder shall keep Purchaser informed in all material respects of
the status and details (including material amendments or proposed amendments) of
any Acquisition Proposal. All information provided by the Selling
Stockholder to Purchaser and its representatives pursuant to this Section 7.4 shall be
kept confidential and be subject to the terms and provisions of the
Confidentiality Agreement.
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(d) For
purposes of this Agreement:
“Acquisition Proposal”
means any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person or group of Persons (other
than Purchaser and its Affiliates) to acquire, directly or indirectly (whether
by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination,
recapitalization, tender or exchange offer, asset sale, lease or otherwise), for
consideration consisting of cash and/or securities (A) the assets of the
Selling Stockholder and its subsidiaries (including securities of subsidiaries,
but excluding sales of assets in the Ordinary Course of Business) constituting
all or substantially all of the Selling Stockholder’s consolidated assets, (B)
50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Selling Stockholder
(including any merger, tender offer, exchange offer, consolidation, business
combination, arrangement or similar transaction involving the Selling
Stockholder pursuant to which the shareholders of the Selling Stockholder
immediately preceding such transaction hold less than 50% of the equity
interests in the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction), (C)
acquisition of assets of any of the Companies (including securities of
subsidiaries, but excluding sales of inventory or obsolete assets in the
Ordinary Course of Business) or (D) acquisition of any of the equity securities
of Theatre Direct, in each case, other than the Transactions.
“Superior Proposal”
means any bona fide, unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal to acquire (i) at
least 75% of the outstanding Common Stock or all or substantially all of the
assets of the Selling Stockholder and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
or (ii) all of the
equity securities of Theatre Direct or all or substantially all of the assets of
the Companies, in either case, other than the Transactions: (A) with respect to
which the Board of Directors shall have in good faith determined (taking into
account the advice of the Selling Stockholder’s financial advisors) that the
acquiring party is capable of consummating such proposed Acquisition Proposal on
the terms proposed; (B) the Board of Directors shall have in good faith
determined (taking into account the advice of the Selling Stockholder’s
financial advisors) that the proposed Acquisition Proposal, taking into account
all the terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal including the
reasonably expected time for the consummation of such Acquisition Proposal, is
more favorable to the shareholders of the Selling Stockholder, from a financial
point of view, than the Transactions (taking into account any proposed
modifications by Purchaser in response thereto), and (C) the Board of Directors
shall have in good faith determined (taking into account the advice of the
Selling Stockholder’s outside legal counsel) that accepting such Acquisition
Proposal is advisable under applicable law for the discharge of its fiduciary
duties.
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(e) Nothing
in this Section
7.4 shall prohibit the Board of Directors from taking and disclosing to
the Selling Stockholder’s stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a),
Rule 14d-9 or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act,
or other applicable Law, provided, however, that, except
as contemplated by Section 7.4(b), the
Board of Directors shall not withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to
Purchaser, the Board Recommendation or recommend an Acquisition
Proposal. In addition, it is understood and agreed that, for purposes
of this Agreement, a factually accurate public statement by the Selling
Stockholder that describes the Selling Stockholder’s receipt of an Acquisition
Proposal and the operation of this Agreement with respect thereto, or any “stop,
look and listen” communication by the Board of Directors pursuant to Rule
14d-9(f) of the Exchange Act or any other applicable law, or any similar
communication to the shareholders of the Selling Stockholder, shall not
constitute an Adverse Recommendation Change or a withdrawal or modification or
supplement, or proposal by the Board of Directors to withdraw or modify, such
Board’s recommendation of this Agreement or the Transactions, or an approval or
recommendation with respect to any Acquisition Proposal.
7.5 Reasonable Best
Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall cooperate with the other parties and
use (and shall cause their respective subsidiaries to use) their respective
reasonable best efforts to promptly (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions,
and do, or cause to be done, all things, necessary, proper or advisable to cause
the conditions to Closing to be satisfied as promptly as practicable and to
consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the
Transactions, including preparing and filing promptly and fully all
documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements,
registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents, and
(ii) obtain all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and
other confirmations from any Governmental Authority or third party necessary,
proper or advisable to consummate the Transactions; provided, however, Purchaser
shall have no obligation to cause the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in
Exhibit A) to
contain any of the terms set forth in Exhibit
A.
7.6 Selling Stockholder
Guarantees. Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to cause Purchaser or one or more of Purchaser’s respective Affiliates
to be substituted in all respects for the Selling Stockholder, effective as of
the Closing, in respect of all obligations of the Selling Stockholder under each
of the guarantees, bonds, sureties, letters of credit, escrow deposits listed on
Schedule 7.6
(collectively, “Assurance
Agreements”) made by the Selling Stockholder and its Affiliates for the
benefit of the Companies. If Purchaser is unable to effect such a
substitution with respect to any Assurance Agreements after using its
commercially reasonable efforts to do so, Purchaser shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Selling Stockholder and its Affiliates from and against any and all
losses resulting from or arising out of or relating to the Assurance
Agreements. As a result of the substitution contemplated by the first
sentence of this Section 7.6
and/or the indemnity obligation contemplated by the second sentence of this
Section 7.6, the
Selling Stockholder and its Affiliates shall, from and after the Closing, cease
to have any obligations whatsoever arising from or in connection with the
Assurance Agreements, except for obligations, if any, for which the Selling
Stockholder or its Affiliates will be fully indemnified pursuant to the second
sentence of this Section 7.6.
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7.7 Public
Announcements. The initial press release with respect to the
execution of this Agreement shall be a joint press release to be reasonably
agreed upon by Purchaser and the Selling Stockholder. Thereafter,
neither the Selling Stockholder nor Purchaser shall issue or cause the
publication of any press release or other public announcement (to the extent not
previously issued or made in accordance with this Agreement) with respect to the
Transactions without the prior consent of the other party (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as may be required by Law
(including any disclosure and public filings required under rules and
regulations of the SEC applicable to the Selling Stockholder), applicable
fiduciary duties or by any applicable listing agreement with a national
securities exchange or NASDAQ as determined in the good faith judgment of the
party proposing to make such release (in which case the party intending to make
such release or public announcement shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts consistent with such applicable Law to consult with the other party with
respect to the timing and content thereof).
7.8 Consents. The
Selling Stockholder and the Companies shall use commercially reasonable efforts,
and the Purchaser shall cooperate with Selling Stockholder and the Companies, to
obtain at the earliest practicable date all consents and approvals required for
Selling Stockholder and the Companies to consummate the Transactions, including,
without limitation, the consents and approvals referred to in Section 5.3(b) and
the Schedules thereto, provided, however, that no party shall be obligated to
pay any consideration to any third party from whom consent or approval is
requested other than a payment required by the express terms of any agreement to
which the Selling Stockholder or any of the Companies is a party. The
Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and the Selling Stockholder
and the Companies shall cooperate with the Purchaser, to obtain at the earliest
practicable date all consents and approvals required for the Purchaser to
consummate the Transactions, including, without limitation, the consents and
approvals referred to in Section 6.3(b) and
the Schedules thereto, provided, however, that Purchaser shall not be obligated
to pay any consideration to any third party from whom consent or approval is
requested other than a payment required by the express terms of any agreement to
which the Purchaser is a party.
7.9 Non-Competition
Agreements.
(a) For
a period of seven (7) years from and after the Closing Date, the
Selling Stockholder shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to,
directly or indirectly, own, manage, engage in, operate, control, work for or
participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, any business,
whether in corporate, proprietorship or partnership form or otherwise, engaged
in the sales of tickets to live musical, live theatrical or other live
entertainment performances in the City of New York, New York or that otherwise
competes with the Companies’ business as it exists as of the Closing Date (a
“Restricted
Business”); provided, however, that the
restrictions contained in this Section 7.9(a) shall
(A) not restrict (i) the sale of advertisements, including online advertising,
or (ii) the acquisition by the Selling Stockholder, directly or indirectly, of
less than 5% of the outstanding capital stock of any publicly traded company
engaged in a Restricted Business, (B) cease upon any event of default under the
Note, or any other documents listed on Exhibit A, whereby
the Companies or any of their assets are controlled by, foreclosed upon or
otherwise returned to the Selling Stockholder and (C) not restrict the
acquisition of the Selling Stockholder by any Person which prior to such
transaction was already engaged in the Restricted Business. It is
hereby understood and agreed that for the purposes of this Section 7.9(a),
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx shall not be deemed Affiliates of the
Selling Stockholder.
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(b) The
parties hereto agree that the scope, the duration and the area for which the
restrictive covenants set forth in Section 7.9(a) are
reasonable in view of the substantial consideration the Selling Stockholder is
receiving and in view of the fact that these covenants are ancillary to
acquisition of the Companies. In the event that any court determines
that the time period or the area, or both of them, are unreasonable, the parties
hereto agree that the covenants shall remain in full force and effect for the
greatest time period and in the greatest area that would not render it
unenforceable. The parties intend that this Agreement shall be deemed
to be a series of separate covenants, one for each and every county or
jurisdiction.
(c) The
effective time of the limitations imposed by Section 7.9(a) shall
be extended for the period of time equal to any period of time during which the
Selling Stockholder or its Affiliate acts in circumstances that a court of
competent jurisdiction finally determines to have violated the terms of Section
7.9(a).
(d) Purchaser
hereby agrees to comply with the covenants set forth in Schedule
7.9.
7.10 Further
Assurances. Subject to, and not in limitation of, Section 7.8,
Purchaser shall use its, and the Selling Stockholder shall cause the Companies
to use their, commercially reasonable efforts to (i) take all actions necessary
or appropriate to consummate the Transactions and (ii) cause the fulfillment at
the earliest practicable date of all of the conditions to their respective
obligations to consummate the Transactions.
7.11 Preservation of
Records. The Selling Stockholder and Purchaser agree that each
of them shall preserve and keep the records held by them or their Affiliates
relating to the respective businesses of the Companies for a period of seven
years from the Closing Date and shall make such records and personnel available
to the other as may be reasonably required by such party in connection with,
among other things, any insurance claims by, Legal Proceedings or tax audits
against or governmental investigations of the Selling Stockholder or Purchaser
or any of their Affiliates or in order to enable the Selling Stockholder or
Purchaser to comply with their respective obligations under this Agreement and
each other agreement, document or instrument contemplated hereby or
thereby. In the event the Selling Stockholder or Purchaser wishes to
destroy such records after that time, such party shall first give ninety (90)
days prior written notice to the other and such other party shall have the right
at its option and expense, upon prior written notice given to such party within
such 90-day period, to take possession of the records within one hundred eighty
(180) days after the date of such notice.
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7.12 Use of
Name. Purchaser agrees that it shall have no right, title or
interest in or to the name “Hollywood Media Corp.” or any other Marks of the
Selling Stockholder or any of its Affiliates (other than the names of each of
the Companies and the Marks listed on Schedule 7.12
(collectively, the “Purchased Marks”),
after the Closing) or any other Marks containing or comprising the foregoing or
confusingly similar thereto (all of the foregoing collectively, the “Retained
Marks”). Purchaser agrees that it will not, and will cause the
Companies to not, at any time hold itself out as having any affiliation with the
Selling Stockholder, or any of its Affiliates. In furtherance
thereof, as promptly as practicable but in no event later than one hundred and
twenty (120) days following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall remove, strike
over or otherwise obliterate all references to the Hollywood Media Corp. name
and xxxx from all materials including, without limitation, any vehicles,
business cards, schedules, stationery, packaging materials, displays, signs,
promotional materials, manuals, forms, Web sites, computer software and other
materials. Purchaser agrees that use of the Retained Marks during the
period authorized by this Section 7.12 shall be
(i) only with respect to inventories of packaging, labels, sales literature and
other hard copy materials existing as of the Closing Date, (ii) strictly the
same as existed prior to the Closing Date, and (iii) at a level of quality equal
to, or greater than, the quality of goods and services with respect to which the
Retained Marks were used by the Selling Stockholder prior to the Closing
Date. Purchaser agrees (i) not to contest the ownership or validity
of any rights of the Selling Stockholder or any of its Affiliates in or to the
Retained Marks, (ii) that the Retained Marks are the sole property of the
Selling Stockholder or its Affiliates and Purchaser will do nothing inconsistent
with such ownership, and (iii) not to attack the Retained Marks in any way or
use, register or seek to register any Trademark which is the same as, contains,
or is confusingly similar to a Retained Xxxx.
7.13 Employment and Employee
Benefits.
(a) Purchaser
and its Affiliates shall recognize the service of each employee of a Company as
of the Closing Date (each a “Company
Employee”) with any Company (or any of its predecessors) and
its Affiliates prior to the Closing Date as service with the Purchaser and its
Affiliates under any employee benefit plans covering or otherwise benefiting
such employee after the Closing for purposes of eligibility and vesting but not
benefit accrual.
(b) Purchaser
and its Affiliates shall waive, or cause its insurance carriers to waive, all
limitations as to pre-existing and at-work conditions, if any, with respect to
participation and coverage requirements applicable to Company Employees under
any welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) that is made
available to the Company Employees after the Closing.
(c) Purchaser
and its Affiliates shall permit each Company Employee who participated in a
401(k) plan sponsored by Selling Stockholder to elect to make direct rollovers
of their account balances into a 401(k) plan maintained by the Purchaser or its
Affiliates (“Purchaser
401(k) Plan”) as of Closing and the direct rollover of any outstanding
loan balances under such plans such that the Company Employee will continue to
make payments under the terms of such loans under the applicable Purchaser
401(k) Plan.
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(d) Selling
Stockholder maintains a plan qualified under Section 125 of the Code (“Selling Stockholder’s 125
Plan”) that includes flexible spending accounts for medical care
reimbursements and dependent care reimbursements (“Reimbursement
Accounts”). As of the Closing Date, cash equal to the
aggregate value of the Reimbursement Accounts of the Company Employees shall be
transferred from Selling Stockholder to a plan established by Purchaser or its
Affiliates intended to qualify under Section 125 of the Code (“Purchaser’s 125
Plan”). Upon receipt of such amount, Purchaser (or its
Affiliates) and Purchaser’s 125 Plan shall assume all liabilities with respect
to the Reimbursement Accounts for the Company Employees. Purchaser
and its Affiliates shall recognize the elections of the Company Employees under
Selling Stockholder’s 125 Plan for purposes of Purchaser’s 125 Plan for calendar
year in which the Closing occurs.
(e) Selling
Stockholder and its Affiliates shall be responsible for providing the group
health plan continuation coverage pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code and
Sections 601-609 of ERISA for employees of the Companies and their eligible
dependents who incurred a “qualifying event” within the meaning of Section
4980B(f)(3) of the Code at or prior to the Closing. From and after
the Closing, Purchaser and its Affiliates shall be responsible for providing the
group health plan continuation coverage pursuant to Section 4980B of the
Code or Sections 601-609 of ERISA for Company Employees and their eligible
dependents who incur a “qualifying event” (within the meaning of Section
4980B(f)(3) of the Code) after the Closing.
(f) Purchaser
shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold Selling Stockholder and
its Affiliates harmless from and against, all liabilities under WARN Act arising
due to a termination of Company Employees after the Closing, provided, however, that at the
Closing Selling Stockholder shall provide Purchaser with a list of employees of
the Companies who have experienced an “employment loss” (as defined in the WARN
Act) within 90 days prior to the Closing Date.
(g) The
parties acknowledge and agree that the Liabilities with respect to any payment
associated with a change of control under the employment agreements with Xxxx
Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxx, up to a maximum amount of $1,600,000 in the aggregate,
shall be or remain the Liabilities of Theatre Direct from and after the Closing
and the Selling Stockholder shall have no obligation with respect to such
Liabilities up to a maximum of $1,600,000.
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7.14 Financing.
(a) Purchaser
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy, as promptly as practicable
(and in any event prior to the Termination Date), all conditions and obtain all
consents necessary as set forth in or required under the Credit Agreement for a
borrowing thereunder to make the payment at Closing under Section 3.2(b)
and to deliver the Note and the Warrant at Closing under Section 3.2(c) and
Section 3.2(d),
respectively, and to consummate the Transactions, in each case which are within
the control of Purchaser or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (including
those party to the Credit Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, (i)
any conditions relating to the results of operations or EBITDA (as defined in
the Credit Agreement) of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates (including those
party to the Credit Agreement), or value of collateral or assets or no change in
management (if not a result of any termination of employment without cause by
Purchaser or any of its Affiliates) and (ii) any actions taken against Purchaser
or any Affiliate by a third party which restricts the ability of Purchaser to
borrow under the Credit Agreement shall not be deemed to be within the control
of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates. In addition, Purchaser shall
not amend or alter, or agree to amend or alter, the Credit Agreement in any
manner or borrow funds under the Credit Agreement with the actual knowledge and
intent at the time of such amendment, alteration or agreement or such borrowing
that such amendment, alteration or agreement or such borrowing would prevent a
borrowing under the Credit Agreement to make the payment at Closing under Section 3.2(b)
or not allow Purchaser to deliver the Note and the Warrant at Closing under
Section 3.2(c)
and Section
3.2(d), respectively, and to consummate the
Transactions. Further, if available, the Purchaser shall draw funds
under the Credit Agreement necessary to make the payment at Closing under Section
3.2(b).
(b) Purchaser
agrees to notify the Selling Stockholder promptly, and in any event within two
(2) Business Days, if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) the Credit
Agreement shall expire or be terminated for any reason, or (ii) JPM or any
party to or lender under the Credit Agreement notifies Purchaser that Purchaser
will not be entitled to borrow funds under the Credit Agreement to make the
payment at Closing under Section 3.2(b) or
will not be entitled to deliver the Note and the Warrant at Closing under Section 3.2(c) and
Section 3.2(d),
respectively, or to consummate the Transactions.
7.15 Customer Lists and Data
Base. Selling Stockholder agrees that any lists of customers
of either of the Companies and any data base of customers of either of the
Companies are the property of the Companies (and not the property of the Selling
Stockholder) and the Selling Stockholder agrees that it shall not be entitled to
use them from and after Closing for any purposes, including in connection with
any sale of Selling Stockholder or any assets of Selling
Stockholder.
ARTICLE
VIII
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
8.1 Conditions Precedent to Each
Party’s Obligation to Effect the Transactions. The respective
obligations of each party hereto to effect the Closing shall be subject to the
satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable Law) on or prior to the
Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Company Shareholder
Approval. The Company Shareholder Approval shall have been
obtained;
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(b) No Injunctions or
Restraints. No Law, injunction, judgment or ruling enacted,
promulgated, issued, entered, amended or enforced by any United States
Governmental Authority (collectively, “Restraints”) shall be
in effect enjoining, restraining, preventing or prohibiting consummation of the
Transactions or making the consummation of the Transactions
illegal.
8.2 Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of Purchaser. The obligation of Purchaser to
consummate the Closing is subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to the Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by
Purchaser in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable
Law):
(a) The
representations and warranties of the Selling Stockholder set forth in this
Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing, except to the extent such
representations and warranties relate to an earlier date (in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier
date); provided, however, for purposes
of the condition set forth in this Section 8.2(a) (i)
any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications in such
representations and warranties shall be disregarded, and (ii) in the event of a
breach of a representation or warranty (after taking into effect disregarding
materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications), the condition set forth
in this Section
8.2(a) shall be deemed satisfied unless the effect of all such breaches
of representations and warranties taken together have had or are reasonably
expect to have a Material Adverse Effect, and Purchaser shall have received a
certificate signed by an authorized officer of the Selling Stockholder, dated
the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.
(b) The
Selling Stockholder shall have performed and complied in all material respects
with all obligations and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed
or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date, and Purchaser shall have
received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of the Selling
Stockholder, dated the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.
(c) No
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred; provided, however, that for the
purpose of this Section 8.2(c), a
large-scale terrorism event in New York City, New York that (i) results or that
could reasonably be expected to result in a long term and adverse impact on the
business of the Companies or (ii) which causes the lenders under the Credit
Agreement to suspend loans to businesses in New York City, New York for a period
of thirty (30) consecutive days or more shall not be deemed to be an Excluded
Matter.
(d) Purchaser
shall have received a written consent from the requisite lenders under the
Credit Agreement for Purchaser to consummate the Transactions (the “JPM Consent”) and
Purchaser shall be entitled to borrow up to $15 million under the Credit
Agreement towards the payment pursuant to Section
3.2(b).
(e) At
the Closing, all documents required to be executed and delivered by Selling
Stockholder (or other Persons) under Section 3.5, and
certificates representing the Shares pursuant to Section 3.4, have
been delivered to Purchaser.
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8.3 Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of the Selling Stockholder. The obligations of the
Selling Stockholder to consummate the Closing are subject to the fulfillment,
prior to or on the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any or all
of which may be waived by the Selling Stockholder in whole or in part to the
extent permitted by applicable Law):
(a) The
representations and warranties of Purchaser set forth in this Agreement
qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct, and those not so
qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, at and as of the
Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such
representations and warranties relate to an earlier date (in which case such
representations and warranties qualified as to materiality shall be true and
correct, and those not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material
respects, on and as of such earlier date), and the Selling Stockholder shall
have received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser, dated
the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.
(b) Purchaser
shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all obligations
and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by
Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Selling Stockholder shall
have received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser, dated
the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.
(c) At
the Closing, all documents required to be executed and delivered by Purchaser
(and Theatre Direct or other Persons) under Section 3.6 have been
delivered to Selling Stockholder.
(d) At
the Closing, (i) the Purchaser has delivered to the Selling Stockholder a copy
of the JPM Consent, and (ii) JPM and any other lenders under the Credit
Agreement have delivered to the Selling Stockholder any and all documents and
agreements required to be delivered by JPM or such other lenders pursuant to
Exhibit A
(including the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in Exhibit A)) in form
and substance reasonably acceptable to the Selling Stockholder.
ARTICLE
IX
TERMINATION
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
INDEMNIFICATION; SECTION 338(H)(10) ELECTION
INDEMNIFICATION; SECTION 338(H)(10) ELECTION
9.1 Termination of
Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of the parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing
and expire on the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date,
provided, however, that the
representations and warranties contained in Section 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5(a), 5.5(b), the first
sentence of Section
5.5(c), 5.10 and 6.1 and 6.2 (all of the
foregoing representations being referred to herein as the “Fundamental
Representations”), shall survive the Closing until the applicable statute
of limitations for such claims has expired and provided, further, that claims
for indemnification related to a breach of a representation and warranty that is
a reasonably foreseeable consequence of an act undertaken (or failure to
disclose an exception to a representation and warranty) by the Selling
Stockholder with the actual knowledge and intent that the taking of such act (or
failure to make such disclosure) would lead to or cause such breach (“Intentional Breach”)
shall survive until the applicable statute of limitations for such claims has
expired. All covenants and agreements of the parties shall survive and remain in
effect in accordance with the terms of such covenant or agreement as set forth
herein (the parties agree if there is no specified period for a covenant or
agreement which applies after the Closing, then such covenant or agreement shall
survive in perpetuity).
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9.2 Indemnification by the
Selling Stockholder. The Selling Stockholder shall save,
defend, indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser and its officers, directors,
employees, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Purchaser Indemnified
Parties”) from and against, and reimburse Purchaser Indemnified Parties
for, any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, interest,
awards, obligations, debts, fines, fees, judgments, penalties, costs and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and other out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending the foregoing) (but
excluding diminution of value, special, punitive, incidental and consequential
damages or any damages based on a multiple of value) (hereinafter collectively,
“Losses”)
arising out of, in connection with or resulting from:
(a) any
breach of any representation or warranty made by the Selling Stockholder
contained in this Agreement or any Selling Stockholder Document;
(b) any
breach of or failure to perform, carry out, satisfy or discharge any covenant or
agreement of the Selling Stockholder contained in this Agreement or any Selling
Stockholder Document; and
(c) any
fees, commissions, or like payments by any Person having acted or claiming to
have acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker for the Selling Stockholder or
the Companies in connection with the Transactions.
9.3 Indemnification by
Purchaser. Purchaser shall save, defend, indemnify and hold
harmless each of the Selling Stockholder, the Companies and their Affiliates,
and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and
assigns (collectively, the “Seller Indemnified
Parties”) from and against, and reimburse Seller Indemnified Parties for,
any and all Losses arising out of, in connection with or resulting
from:
(a) any
breach of any representation or warranty made by Purchaser contained in this
Agreement or any Purchaser Document;
(b) any
breach of or failure to perform, carry out, satisfy or discharge any covenant or
agreement of Purchaser contained in this Agreement or any Purchaser Document;
and
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(c) any
fees, commissions, or like payments by any Person having acted or claiming to
have acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker for Purchaser in connection with
the Transactions.
9.4 Procedures.
(a) In
order for a Purchaser Indemnified Party or Seller Indemnified Party (the “Indemnified Party”)
to be entitled to any indemnification provided for under this Agreement as a
result of a Loss or a claim or demand made by any Person against the Indemnified
Party (a “Third Party
Claim”), such Indemnified Party shall deliver notice thereof to the party
against whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”)
promptly after receipt by such Indemnified Party of written notice of the Third
Party Claim, describing in reasonable detail the facts giving rise to any claim
for indemnification hereunder, the amount or method of computation of the amount
of such claim (if known) and copies of any relevant documentation evidencing
such claim. The failure to provide such notice, however, shall not
release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations under this Article IX except and
solely to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by such
failure.
(b) The
Indemnifying Party shall have the right, upon written notice to the Indemnified
Party within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice from the Indemnified Party of
the commencement of such Third Party Claim, to assume the defense thereof at the
expense of the Indemnifying Party with counsel selected by the Indemnifying
Party and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnifying
Party assumes the defense of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall
have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense
thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the sole cost and
expense of the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that such
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to participate in any such defense with
separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if (i) so requested by
the Indemnifying Party to participate or (ii) in the reasonable opinion of
counsel to the Indemnifying Party a conflict or potential conflict exists
between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party that would make such
separate representation advisable; and provided, further, that the
Indemnifying Party shall not be required to pay for more than one such counsel
for all Indemnified Parties in connection with any Third Party
Claim. Regardless of whether the Indemnifying Party assumes the
defense of any Third Party Claim, each party shall cooperate with the other
party in such defense and make available all witnesses, pertinent records,
materials and information in its possession or under its control relating
thereto as is reasonably required by the other party. The party
controlling such defense shall keep the other party hereto advised of the status
of such Third-Party Claim and the defense thereof and shall consider
recommendations made by the other party hereto with respect
thereto. The Indemnifying Party shall not agree to any settlement of
such Third-Party Claim that imposes any liability or obligation on the
Indemnified Party or that does not include a full, complete and unconditional
release of the Indemnified Party from all liability with respect thereto, in
each case, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party. The
Indemnified Party shall not agree to any settlement of such Third-Party Claim
without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party.
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(c) In
the event any Indemnified Party should have a claim against any Indemnifying
Party hereunder that does not involve a Third Party Claim being asserted against
or sought to be collected from such Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party
shall deliver notice of such claim promptly to the Indemnifying Party,
describing in reasonable detail the facts giving rise to any claim for
indemnification hereunder, the amount or method of computation of the amount of
such claim (if known) and copies of any relevant documentation evidencing such
claim. The failure to provide such notice, however, shall not release
the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations under this Article IX except to
the extent and solely that the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by such
failure. The Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate and assist
the Indemnifying Party in determining the validity of any claim for indemnity by
the Indemnified Party and in otherwise resolving such matters. Such
assistance and cooperation shall include providing reasonable access to and
copies of information, records and documents relating to such matters,
furnishing employees to assist in the investigation, defense and resolution of
such matters and providing legal and business assistance with respect to such
matters.
9.5 Limits on
Indemnification.
(a) No
claim may be asserted against either party for breach of any representation,
warranty or covenant contained herein, unless written notice of such claim is
received by such party pursuant to the terms hereof on or prior to the date on
which the representation, warranty or covenant on which such claim is based
ceases to survive as set forth in Section 9.1, in which
case such representation, warranty or covenant shall survive as to such claim
until such claim has been finally resolved.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement:
(i)
the maximum aggregate amount of indemnifiable Losses that may be recovered from
the Selling Stockholder by Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 9.2(a)
(other than for breach of a Fundamental Representation or an Intentional Breach)
for claims made prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date shall be an
amount equal to $4,000,000;
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(ii) the
maximum aggregate amount of indemnifiable Losses that may be recovered from the
Selling Stockholder by Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 9.2(a)
(other than for breach of a Fundamental Representation or an Intentional Breach)
for claims made after the first anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the
second anniversary of the Closing Date shall be an amount equal to (A)
$2,000,000 minus (B)
the aggregate amount of any indemnifiable Losses that were claimed during the
first year after Closing Date and were recovered or are still pending (which
shall be zero if such calculation results in a negative number); provided, however, that if any
pending claims from the first year after the Closing Date are resolved in favor
of the Selling Stockholder prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date,
then the amount(s) of such claims resolved in favor of the Selling Stockholder
shall no longer be included in clause (B) above, and provided, further, that even if
Purchaser Indemnified Parties may not be able to recover indemnifiable Losses
under this clause (ii) due to a pending claim, Purchaser Indemnified Parties may
continue to make claims for indemnifiable Losses pursuant to Section 9.2(a) after
the first anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the second anniversary of
the Closing Date until Purchaser Indemnified Parties have recovered $2,000,000
of indemnifiable Losses from the Selling Stockholder pursuant to Section 9.2(a) (other
than for breach of a Fundamental Representation or an Intentional
Breach);
(iii) In
addition to the offset rights under Section 9.5(f), the
maximum aggregate amount of indemnifiable Losses that are recoverable from
Selling Stockholder by Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 9.2(a) for
breaches of Fundamental Representations or an Intentional Breach shall be an
amount equal to the sum of all cash amounts actually received by the Selling
Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement, the Note or the Warrant, including the
Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, if any, and the Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, if
any.
(iv) the
Selling Stockholder shall not be liable to any Purchaser Indemnified Party for
any claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 9.2(a) (other
than for a breach of a Fundamental Representation or an Intentional Breach)
unless and until the aggregate amount of all indemnifiable Losses that may be
recovered from the Selling Stockholder equals or exceeds $500,000
(the “Basket”), and
thereafter the applicable party shall be liable for all Losses including Losses
up to and including the Basket;
(c) No
Losses shall be asserted by either party with respect to any matter which is
covered by insurance proceeds to the extent of such insurance
proceeds.
(d) In
determining the amount of any Losses for which any party seeks to be indemnified
hereunder, any and all Tax benefits resulting from such Losses shall be
excluded.
(e) For
purposes of determining the failure of any representations or warranties to be
true and correct, and calculating Losses hereunder, any materiality or Material
Adverse Effect qualifications in such representations and warranties shall be
disregarded.
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(f) Subject
to the maximum amounts of indemnifiable Losses set forth in Sections 9.5(b)(i)
and 9.5(b)(ii)
for claims subject to such maximum amounts, if Purchaser has obtained the
written consent of the Selling Stockholder or a final and non-appealable order
of a court of competent jurisdiction that the Selling Stockholder owes any
Losses under Section
9.2, then at the option of Purchaser (i) the principal amount owing under
the Note may be reduced by any Losses owed to Purchaser hereunder and not paid
by the Selling Stockholder, or (ii) any payments owed by Purchaser under Section 3.7 may be
reduced by any Losses owed to Purchaser and not paid to the Selling Stockholder,
or (iii) any payments owed by Theatre Direct under the Warrant may be reduced by
any Losses owed to Purchaser and not paid to the Selling Stockholder or (iv)
Purchaser may take any combination of the actions set forth in clauses (i), (ii)
or (iii) of this subsection without duplication of payment. In addition, if
there are any claims which have been consented to by the Selling Stockholder or
for which Purchaser has obtained a final and non-appealable order of a court of
competent jurisdiction that the Selling Stockholder owes Losses under Section
9.2 but the value or amount of the Losses have not been so consented to or
finally determined and Selling Stockholder has not paid all of the Losses with
respect to such claims at the time a payment is made to the Selling Stockholder
under the Note, Section 3.7 or the
Warrant, then (x) the Selling Stockholder agrees not to distribute or dividend
any such payments received by it to its stockholders until Purchaser and Selling
Stockholder determine in good faith the amount of the reasonably estimated
Losses which Purchaser will incur under such claims (the “Estimated Losses”),
and (y) upon such determination, Selling Stockholder shall not distribute or
dividend to its stockholders the portion of such payments equal to the Estimated
Losses not paid by Selling Stockholder until the value of all of the Losses with
respect to such claims have been finally determined and paid by the Selling
Stockholder.
9.6 Section 338(h)(10)
Election.
(a) Upon
the request of Purchaser, the Selling Stockholder shall, or shall cause its
Affiliates to, join with Purchaser in making an election under Section
338(h)(10) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and any corresponding or
similar elections under state, local or foreign tax law (collectively, the
“Section 338(h)(10)
Election”) with respect to the Companies. Any such request
shall be made by Purchaser in writing within thirty (30) days after the Closing
Date. For the purpose of making the Section 338(h)(10) Election for
federal income tax purposes, on or prior to the 60th day following the Closing
Date, the Selling Stockholder shall deliver to Purchaser an executed original
IRS Form 8023 (or successor form). If no Section 338(h)(10) Election
is to be made, the Form 8023 will be returned to the Selling Stockholder within
one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date. If a Section
338(h)(10) Election is to be made, Purchaser will file the Form 8023 with the
IRS at least thirty (30) days prior to the due date of such form, and Purchaser
will provide the Selling Stockholder a copy of such filing. In the event
Purchaser does not request that the Selling Stockholder join in making the
Section 338(h)(10) Election, the remainder of the provisions of this Section 9.6 shall not
apply.
(b) Except
as otherwise specifically provided above, Purchaser shall be responsible for the
preparation and filing of all forms and documents required to effectuate the
Section 338(h)(10) Election. In addition to the Form 8023, the
Selling Stockholder shall execute (or cause to be executed) and deliver to
Purchaser such additional documents or forms as are reasonably requested to
complete properly the Section 338(h)(10) Election at least thirty (30) days
prior to the date such Section 338(h)(10) Election is required to be
filed.
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(c) Purchaser
and the Selling Stockholder shall file, and shall cause their Affiliates to
file, all Tax Returns and statements, forms and schedules in connection
therewith in a manner consistent with the Section 338(h)(10) Election and shall
take no position contrary thereto unless required to do so by applicable
Laws.
(d) Within
(60) days after notifying the Selling Stockholder of its intent to make a
Section 338(h)(10) Election, Purchaser shall provide to the Selling Stockholder
a statement (the “Allocation
Statement”) allocating the Purchase Price and any other items that are
treated as additional Purchase Price for tax purposes among the Companies and
among the different items of assets of the Companies, in a manner consistent
with applicable Tax Laws. Purchaser shall provide the Selling
Stockholder a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Allocation
Statement and cooperate in good faith with the Selling Stockholder to resolve
any disagreement relating to the calculations or allocations set forth in the
Allocation Statement. In the event that Selling Stockholder disagrees
within any item on such Allocation Statement, the Selling Stockholder and
Purchaser shall engage the Independent Accountant to resolve such dispute in
accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.3(c), with
the costs of such engagement to be divided equally between the Selling
Stockholder and Purchaser. The Independent Accountant shall make a
determination as to which of the Selling Stockholder’s position and Purchaser’s
position as to the allocation of Purchase Price on the Allocation Statement is
more appropriate under applicable Tax Laws, within thirty (30) days after the
Independent Accountant is engaged, and such determination shall be final and
binding on the parties for all purposes of this Section
9.6. Purchaser and the Selling Stockholder shall allocate the
Purchase Price in accordance with the Allocation Statement, and all Tax Returns
and reports filed by Purchaser, the Selling Stockholder, and their respective
Affiliates shall be prepared consistently with such allocation.
9.7 Tax
Indemnification. The Selling Stockholder shall save, defend,
indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser Indemnified Parties from and against
any and all Losses arising out of, in connection with or resulting from any
Taxes:
(a) imposed
on or payable by any of the Companies under Treasury Regulation 1.1502-6 (or any
similar provision of state, local or foreign law) by reason of such Company
being included in any consolidated, affiliated, combined, unitary or similar
group at any time on or before the Closing Date;
(b) imposed
on or payable by any of the Companies with respect to any Tax period that ends
on or before the Closing Date or includes the Closing Date;
(c) imposed
as a result of or attributable to any Section 338(h)(10) Election;
or
(d) attributable
to any breach of a representation made in Section
5.10.
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ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Payment of Sales, Use or
Similar Taxes. All sales, use, transfer, intangible,
recordation, documentary stamp or similar Taxes or charges, of any nature
whatsoever, applicable to, or resulting from, the Transactions shall be borne
one-half by Purchaser and one-half by the Selling Stockholder.
10.2 Expenses. Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the Selling Stockholder and
Purchaser shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the
negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document
and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the
Transactions.
10.3 Submission to Jurisdiction;
Consent to Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) The
parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any
federal or state court located within the borough of Manhattan of the City,
County and State of New York over any dispute arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or any of the Transactions or any suit, action proceeding related
thereto may be heard and determined in such courts. The parties
hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any
objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any
such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the
maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a
judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on
the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(b) Each
of the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to
this Agreement in any suit, action or proceeding by the delivery of a copy
thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section
10.6.
(c) EACH
OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY
JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS
AGREEMENT.
10.4 Entire Agreement; Amendments
and Waivers. This Agreement (including the Schedules and
Exhibits hereto) and the Confidentiality Agreement represent the entire
understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement can be amended,
supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written
instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the party
against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification or
waiver is sought; provided, however, that
following receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, no such amendment,
supplement or change that requires shareholder approval under the Florida
Business Corporation Act shall be made by the Selling Stockholder without first
obtaining such shareholder approval. No action taken pursuant to this
Agreement, including any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be
deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with
any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained
herein. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision
of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing
waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent
breach. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay
in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy
by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other right, power or remedy.
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10.5 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made
and performed in such State without giving effect to the choice of law
principles of such state that would require or permit the application of the
laws of another jurisdiction, except for matters that are required to be
determined with respect to the Selling Stockholder by the Florida Business
Corporation Act, which shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Florida.
10.6 Notices. All
notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed given (i) when delivered personally by hand (with written
confirmation of receipt), (ii) when sent by facsimile (with written confirmation
of transmission) or (iii) one Business Day following the day sent by overnight
courier (with written confirmation of receipt), in each case at the following
addresses and facsimile numbers (or to such other address or facsimile number as
a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this
provision):
If to the
Selling Stockholder, to:
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000X
Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
With a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Weil,
Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attention: S.
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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If to
Purchaser, to:
Key Brand
Entertainment Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxx and Xxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
And
to:
Key Brand
Entertainment Inc.
00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Esq. and Xxx XxXxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
With a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Jeffer,
Mangels, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
10.7 Severability. If
any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or incapable
of being enforced by law or public policy, all other terms or provisions of this
Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the
economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner
materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any
term or other provision is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the
parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to
effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an
acceptable manner in order that the Transactions are consummated as originally
contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
10.8 Binding Effect;
Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to
create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a party to
this Agreement except as expressly stated herein or as provided
below. No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or
obligations hereunder may be made by either the Selling Stockholder or
Purchaser, directly or indirectly (by operation of law or otherwise), without
the prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any attempted
assignment without the required consents shall be void; provided, however, that after
Closing and subject to its compliance with Section 3.7(d), the
Purchaser may assign this Agreement to an acquiror or a successor of the
Companies or in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of Purchaser without the consent of the Selling Stockholder. No assignment of
any obligations hereunder shall relieve the parties hereto of any such
obligations. Upon any such permitted assignment, the references in
this Agreement to Purchaser shall also apply to any such assignee unless the
context otherwise requires.
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10.9 Non-Recourse. No
past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member,
partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of the
Selling Stockholder, the Companies or any of their respective Affiliates shall
have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the Selling Stockholder
or the Companies under this Agreement of or for any claim based on, in respect
of, or by reason of, the Transactions.
10.10 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts and by facsimile or other
electronic means, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this
Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute
one and the same agreement.
10.11 Specific
Enforcement. The parties hereby agree that irreparable damage
would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement required
to be performed by such party were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed
that each party shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to
prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions of this Agreement in addition to any other remedy to which it is
entitled at law or in equity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing
in this Section
10.11 shall require the Purchaser to consummate the Transactions at the
Closing Date and the Selling Stockholder’s remedies for any such failure shall
be governed by Section
4.4(d).
10.12 Attorneys’
Fees. In the event that any suit or action is instituted prior
to Closing in connection with any termination of this Agreement pursuant to
Article IV, the
prevailing party in such dispute shall be entitled to recover from the losing
party all reasonable fees, costs and expenses of enforcing any right of such
prevailing party under or with respect to this Agreement, including, such
reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys and accountants, which shall include
all fees, costs and expenses of appeals. Nothing contained in this
subsection shall limit the rights of the parties under Article IX of this
Agreement if the Closing occurs.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by
their respective authorized officers, as of the date first written
above.
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Chairman and CEO
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KEY
BRAND ENTERTAINMENT INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxx
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT
A
Terms
of the Note
Borrower:
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Key
Brand Entertainment Inc. (the “Borrower”).
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Lender:
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Hollywood
Media Corp. (the “Lender”).
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Agent:
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JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Agent”).
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Credit
Agreement:
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That
certain Credit, Security, Pledge and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of
January 23, 2008, by and among, inter alios, the
Borrower, Toronto Theater Ltd., the guarantors and lenders named therein,
and the Agent, as amended by that Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement,
dated as of August 22, 2008 (the “Credit
Agreement”).
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Second
Lien Facilities:
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A
second lien facility to be entered into among the Borrower, Theatre Direct
NY, Inc. (the “Company”), the
Lender and the Agent in connection with the closing of the Transactions
(the “Second Lien
Facilities”).
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Second
Lien Note:
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The
promissory note to be delivered in connection with the closing of the
Second Lien Facilities (the “Note”).
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Principal
Amount:
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$8,500,000,
subject to reduction as set forth in the following
paragraph.
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Adverse
Ticketing Regulations:
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The
principal amount of the Second Lien Facilities and the Note shall be
subject to reduction by up to $5,000,000 upon any adverse change in state
or federal ticketing regulations that takes effect within two years of the
Closing Date that restricts or limits the amount of services fees that may
be charged on the resale of tickets (“Adverse Ticketing
Regulations”), the actual amount of any such reduction to be
determined by a valuation firm mutually acceptable to Lender and
Borrower.
Any
reduction of the principal amount of the Second Lien Facilities and the
Note shall be added to the Earnout Amount as follows: (i) if no Earnout
Amount has been earned, 50% of such reduction shall be added to the Level
1 Earnout Amount (as the Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx) and 50% of
such reduction shall be added to the Level 2 Earnout Amount (as the Xxxxx
0 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx); and (ii) if the Level 1 Earnout Amount
has been earned and the Level 2 Earnout Amount has not been earned, then
100% of such reduction shall be added to the Level 2 Earnout Amount (as
the Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx); provided, however, if the entire
Earnout Amount has been earned, there will be no such reduction in the
Note for such Adverse Ticketing
Regulation.
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1
Interest
Rate:
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12%
per annum, payable in quarterly in cash.
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Maturity:
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The
Note will be payable in full upon on the fifth anniversary of the Closing
Date.
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Mandatory
Prepayment:
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The
Second Lien Facilities and the Note will accelerate and become immediately
due and payable upon any event of default (to be defined in a manner
consistent with the definition of Events of Default in the Credit
Agreement, but excluding as an Event of Default any Change in Management
(as defined in the Credit Agreement)) or a change in control (to be
defined in a manner consistent with the definition of Change in Control in
the Credit Agreement and which shall also include any sale, transfer,
disposition or change in control of the Company).
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Voluntary
Prepayment:
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Subject
to the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement (as
defined below), the obligations under the Second Lien Facility and the
Note may be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part in minimum amounts of
no less than $25,000.
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Ranking:
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The
obligations under the Second Lien Facilities and the Note will be
subordinated to up to $15,000,000 in the aggregate of senior indebtedness
(plus all interest accrued thereon from and after the Closing Date),
including amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement or any renewal or
replacement thereof.
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Security:
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The
obligations under the Second Lien Facilities and the Note will be secured
on a second priority basis by (i) a perfected pledge of the capital
stock of the Company and each direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company
(subject, in the case of any foreign direct subsidiary, to a pledge of 65%
of the capital stock of such foreign subsidiary) and (ii) perfected
security interests in substantially all tangible and intangible assets of
the Company and each direct or indirect US domestic subsidiary of the
Company (including equipment, investment property, intellectual property,
other general intangibles, real property and proceeds of the foregoing),
which shall include a mortgage on any owned real estate but not leased
real estate.
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2
Facilities
Documentation and Intercreditor Agreement:
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The
Second Lien Facilities shall be documented pursuant to a loan agreement,
security documents and other ancillary documents containing terms and
conditions (including representations, warranties, affirmative covenants,
negative covenants and events of default) which are substantially the same
as those set forth for the Credit Agreement except (i) as otherwise
set forth herein, (ii) the Second Lien Facilities shall not contain any
financial ratio covenants, (iii) for differences necessary or
customary to reflect the relative ranking of the Credit Agreement and the
Second Lien Facilities, (iv) that no representations and warranties shall
be given covering any period prior to the Closing Date with respect to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries and (v) events of default shall not
include any Change in Management.
An
intercreditor agreement (the “Intercreditor
Agreement”) shall be executed between the Lender, the Borrower and
the Agent, which shall contain market standard provisions as between first
lien and second lien facilities and any other conditions required by Agent
and agreed to by the Lender, including (i) permitted enforcement by the
Lenders under the Second Lien Facility after a standstill period to be
agreed in the event of non-payment of principal or interest, and a
standstill period to be agreed in the case of a breach of any other
provisions; (ii) a payment blockage period to be agreed, (iii) a provision
which permits Lender to file Lender's claim in any bankruptcy of Borrower
and vote Lender's claim, (iv) a provision which will require Agent not to
disproportionately foreclose on the collateral for the Note as compared to
the other assets which are collateral under Credit Agreement, and (v) a
provision which permits Borrower to make mandatory payments of principal
and interest on the Note (other than upon on acceleration due to an event
of default) when there is no event of default under the Credit
Agreement.
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Refinancing
or Replacement of the Credit Agreement:
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The
loans under the Credit Agreement may be refinanced or replaced by the
Borrower so long as any intercreditor agreement to be agreed with the new
senior lender does not contain provisions which are adverse to Lender
(including with respect to ranking as set forth above) as compared to the
provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement with Agent then in effect with
respect to the Credit
Agreement.
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Assignments
and Participations:
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No
assignments or transfers by the Borrower or the Company. The
Lender may assign or transfer participations in the Second Lien Facilities
without restriction, except prior to any assignment or transfer of
participations Borrower shall have the right to purchase the
participations for a price equal to 102.5% of the amount offered for such
participations by the proposed purchaser thereof.
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Governing
Law and Forum:
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New
York.
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EXHIBIT
B
Form
of Warrant
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY
NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR
SUCH LAWS.
WARRANT
to
purchase shares of
Common
Stock
of
Theatre
Direct NY, Inc.
a
Delaware corporation
Issue
Date: [●], 20__
1. Definitions. As
used herein the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings indicated
below.
“Affiliate” means, with
respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person, and the term “control” (including the terms
“controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly
or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
“Board of Directors” means the
board of directors of the Corporation, including, if applicable, any duly
authorized committee thereof.
“Business Day” means any day
of the year on which national banking institutions in New York are open to the
public for conducting business and are not required or authorized to
close.
“Change of Control” means any
transaction or series of related transactions, whether or not the Corporation is
a party thereto, in which, after giving effect to such transaction or
transactions, the outstanding Corporation Securities (on an as-converted or
as-exercised basis) then representing in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the
voting power or economic rights of the Corporation are owned directly by any
“person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act) of Persons, other than KBE and/or any of its Affiliates (including any
wholly-owned subsidiary of KBE).
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“Common Stock” means the
Corporation’s authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and
any stock into which such common stock may hereafter be converted, changed or
reclassified.
“Common Stock Equivalents”
means, without duplication, any security of the Corporation that is convertible
into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or options, warrants or other rights to
acquire, directly or indirectly, Common Stock, whether at the time of issuance
or upon the passage of time or the occurrence of some future event.
“Corporation” means Theatre
Direct NY, Inc., a Delaware corporation and any of its successors.
“Corporation Securities” means
the Common Stock and/or Common Stock Equivalents, as applicable.
“Conversion Event” shall mean
(A) any direct or indirect, whether occurring in any transaction or a series of
related transactions, (i) sale, lease, license, exchange or other
disposition of an or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole (including securities of the Corporation’s
directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries), or (ii) merger, consolidation, share
purchase, share exchange, business combination or recapitalization, tender or
exchange offer or other similar transaction involving the Corporation or any of
its subsidiaries (other than solely among or between the Corporation and any of
its subsidiaries), in which the Corporation is not the continuing or surviving
entity, in which the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such
transaction or transactions do not hold at least 50% of the voting power of the
continuing or surviving entity immediately after such transaction or
transactions, or pursuant to which Corporation Securities would be converted to
cash, securities or other property, (B) any public offering of the Common Stock
or any other equity securities of the Corporation or any of its successors, (C)
any Change of Control or (D) any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation.
“Economic Affiliate” means any
Person of which KBE and/or any stockholder of KBE owns or is the beneficiary of,
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, 50% or more of the
economic interests, income, profits, distributions or other similar rights or
payments, whether through ownership of equity interests, by contract or
otherwise. "Economic Affiliate" also means any Person which owes to
KBE and/or any stockholder of KBE, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, indebtedness in an amount (including any interest, premium or
other payments) that represents more than 50% of the total enterprise value of
such Person.
“Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exercise Price” means $0.01
per share of Common Stock.
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“Governmental Body” means any
government or governmental or regulatory body thereof, or political subdivision
thereof, whether federal, state, local or foreign, or any agency,
instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court or arbitrator (public or
private).
“Issue Date” means [●],
20__.
“KBE” means Key Brand
Entertainment, Inc.
“KBE Group” means KBE or any
of its direct or indirect stockholders.
“Person” means any individual,
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization,
Governmental Body or other entity.
“Preferred Stock” means any
authorized class or series of capital stock of the Corporation which has any
rights, privileges or preferences with respect to dividends or other
distributions or upon liquidation or any deemed liquidation that are senior to
the Common Stock.
“Preferred Stock Investment
Amount” means the total cash consideration actually paid to the
Corporation by any Person for the sale or issuance by the Corporation of any
Preferred Stock to such Person.
“Purchase Agreement” means
that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December [·], 2009, as may be amended
from time to time, between the Corporation and the Warrantholder, including all
schedules and exhibits thereto.
“Regulatory Approvals” with
respect to the Warrantholder, means, to the extent applicable and required to
permit the Warrantholder to exercise this Warrant for the Shares and to own such
Shares without the Warrantholder being in violation of any applicable law, rule
or regulation, the receipt of any necessary approvals and authorizations of,
filings and registrations with, or notifications to any Governmental Body,
including the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under,
the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder.
“SEC” means the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Warrant” means this Warrant
as it may be amended, modified or replaced from time to time.
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2. Number of Shares; Exercise
Price. This certifies that, for value received, HOLLYWOOD
MEDIA CORP. (together with its successors and assigns, the “Warrantholder”) is entitled,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to acquire
from the Corporation [_________]1 shares of Common Stock
(the “Shares”), at a
purchase price per share equal to the Exercise Price. The number of
Shares and the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided herein, and
all references to “Shares” and “Exercise Price” herein shall be deemed to
include any such adjustment or series of adjustments.
3. Conversion Event; Exercise
of Warrant. This Warrant shall only be exercisable if a
Conversion Event occurs and shall only be exercised in whole not in part. The
Corporation shall notify the Warrantholder of any Conversion Event, as promptly
as practicable and in any event at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the
consummation of such Conversion Event, which notice shall contain the material
terms and conditions of such Conversion Event and the confirmation of the
Warrantholder’s rights under this Section 3. The right to purchase
the Shares represented by this Warrant shall be exercisable, in whole and not in
part, by the Warrantholder in connection with and subject to the consummation or
occurrence of any Conversion Event by (A) the surrender of this Warrant and
delivery of the Notice of Exercise annexed hereto at the principal executive
office of the Corporation located at 0000 Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX
00000 (or such other office or agency of the Corporation in the United States as
it may designate by notice in writing to the Warrantholder), and (B) payment of
the Exercise Price for the Shares at the election of the Warrantholder by
tendering in cash, by certified or cashier’s check payable to the order of the
Corporation, or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by the Corporation.
4.
Issuance of Shares;
Authorization; Listing. If this Warrant has been duly
exercised in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, certificates for Shares
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant will be issued in such name or names as
the Warrantholder may designate and will be delivered to such named Person or
Persons no later than three (3) Business Days after the date on which this
Warrant has been duly exercised in accordance with the terms of this Warrant;
provided, however, if the Shares are converted into cash, securities or other
property pursuant to the Conversion Event resulting in the exercise hereof, then
the Shares shall not be issued and this Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof
to receive the cash, securities and/or other property payable for the Shares
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Corporation agrees that the Shares
so issued will be deemed to have been issued to the Warrantholder as of the
close of business on the date on which this Warrant and payment of the Exercise
Price are delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the terms of this
Warrant, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Corporation may
then be closed or certificates representing such Shares may not be actually
delivered on such date. The Corporation hereby represents and
warrants that the Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3 when issued will be duly and validly
authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes,
liens and charges. The Corporation will at all times reserve and keep
available, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, solely for the
purpose of providing for the exercise of this Warrant, the aggregate number of
Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Corporation will
use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Shares may be issued
without violation of any applicable law or regulation or of any requirement of
any securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or traded. The
Corporation will reasonably cooperate to take such other actions as are
necessary to obtain any Regulatory Approvals applicable to Warrantholder’s
exercise of its rights hereunder, including with respect to the issuance of the
Shares.
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5. Fractional
Shares. Fractional Shares may be issued upon any exercise of
this Warrant.
6. No Rights as Stockholders;
Transfer Books. Except as set forth herein, this Warrant does
not entitle the Warrantholder to any voting rights or other rights as a
stockholder of the Corporation prior to the date of exercise
hereof. The Corporation will at no time close its transfer books
against transfer of this Warrant in any manner which interferes with the timely
exercise of this Warrant.
7. Charges, Taxes and
Expenses. Issuance of certificates for Shares to the
Warrantholder upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to
the Warrantholder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in
respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses
shall be paid by the Corporation.
8. Transfer/Assignment. Prior
to delivery of a notice of redemption under Section 11 (A) hereof, this Warrant
and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books
of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized
attorney, and a new warrant shall be made and delivered by the Corporation, of
the same tenor and date as this Warrant but registered in the name of one or
more transferees, upon surrender of this Warrant, duly endorsed, to the office
or agency of the Corporation described in Section 3. All expenses
(other than stock transfer taxes) and other charges payable in connection with
the preparation, execution and delivery of the new warrants pursuant to this
Section 8 shall be paid by the Corporation. For all purposes of this
Warrant, if there is more than one Warrantholder at any time, all actions or
approvals hereunder, including the exercise of the Warrant under Section 3
hereof or the election to put the Warrant under Section 11(B) hereof by
Warrantholders, shall be made by a majority-in-interest of Warrantholders at
such time (based on the number of Shares exercisable under all Warrants) and any
such actions or approvals shall be binding on all Warrantholders.
9. Loss, Theft, Destruction or
Mutilation of Warrant. Upon receipt by the Corporation of
evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of this Warrant, and in the case of any such loss, theft or
destruction, upon receipt of an, indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory
to the Corporation (but without requiring the posting of any bond or letter or
credit), or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation
of this Warrant, the Corporation shall make and deliver, in lieu of such lost,
stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor and
representing the right to purchase the same aggregate number of Shares as
provided for in such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant.
10. Saturdays, Sundays,
Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of
any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not
be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised
on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.
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11. Redemption and Put of
Warrant.
(A) At
any time after the first (1st) anniversary of the Issue Date, the Corporation
may elect to redeem this Warrant (or the Shares issued upon exercise of this
Warrant), in whole and not in part, in exchange for an amount equal to the
greater of (x) the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares on or about the
date of notice of redemption and (y) $1,000,000 (the “Redemption Price”) by
delivering to the Warrantholder a notice of redemption, which when delivered
shall be irrevocable by the Corporation and binding on the Corporation and the
Warrantholder, stating the Corporation’s intent to redeem this Warrant and the
effective date for such redemption (which shall not be more than ten (10)
Business Days from the date of such notice).
(B) At
any time after the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Issue Date, the
Warrantholder may elect to put this Warrant, in whole and not in part, to the
Corporation in exchange for an amount equal to the greater of (x) the aggregate
Fair Market Value of the Shares, and (y) $1,000,000 (the “Put Price”) by
delivering to the Corporation a put notice, which when delivered shall be
irrevocable by the Warrantholder and binding on the Warrantholder and the
Corporation, stating the Warrantholder’s intent to put this Warrant back to the
Corporation and the effective date of such put (which shall not be less than
twenty (20) Business Days from the date of such
notice). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Corporation has
delivered notice of a Conversion Event and such Conversion Event is consummated
within thirty (30) days thereof, the Warrantholder may not exercise the put
under this Section 11(B) until after such thirty (30) day period; provided that
such restriction shall apply to only one such notice.
(C) The
Redemption Price or the Put Price, as applicable, shall be payable by the
Corporation on the effective redemption or put date, as set forth in notices
delivered pursuant to clauses (A) or (B) of Section 11, as applicable, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by the
Warrantholder.
(D) For
purposes of this Warrant, “Fair Market Value” means fair
market value as mutually agreed by the Corporation and the Warrantholder; provided, however, that if such
parties are unable to reach such agreement within a fifteen (15) Business Day
period after one party delivers written notice to the other party that the
notifying party desires to determine Fair Market Value for purposes of this
Section 11, they shall promptly thereafter submit the matter to a mutually
agreeable (acting reasonably and in good faith) nationally recognized appraisal
firm with experience in such matters (the “Appraiser”) for a
binding determination. Upon selection of the Appraiser, the
Corporation and the Warrantholder shall submit to the Appraiser each of their
proposed determinations of fair market value and agree to execute a reasonable
engagement letter with the Appraiser in connection therewith. The
Corporation and the Warrantholder shall cooperate with the Appraiser and
promptly provide all documents and information requested by the
Appraiser. The Appraiser’s determination of fair market value shall
not be less than the Corporation’s submitted determination of fair market value
or more than the Warrantholder’s submitted determination of fair market value.
The Appraiser shall deliver to the Corporation and the Warrantholder, as
promptly as practicable (but in any case no later than thirty (30) days from the
date of engagement of the Appraiser), a report setting forth its calculation of
fair market value, including the basis and explanation therefor. Such
report shall be final and binding upon the Corporation and the Warrantholder,
shall be deemed a final arbitration award that is binding on the Corporation and
the Warrantholder, and neither the Corporation nor the Warrantholder shall seek
further recourse to courts or other tribunals, other than to enforce such
report. Judgment may be entered to enforce such report in any court
of competent jurisdiction. The Appraiser will determine the
allocation of the cost of its review and report based on the inverse of the
percentage its determination (before such allocation) bears to the total amount
of the differential between the fair market values as originally submitted by
the Corporation and the Warrantholder to the Appraiser. For example,
should the differential in the fair market values submitted by the parties
amount to $1,000 and the Appraiser awards $600 more than the Corporation’s
original determination of fair market value, then 60% of the costs of its review
would be borne by Corporation and 40% of the costs would be borne by the
Warrantholder. The Fair Market Value determined under this subsection
shall be the Fair Market Value for a redemption provided that notice of such
redemption is given within sixty (60) days after such determination
is made. In case the Corporation shall make any payment, dividend or
distribution (a “Distribution”) in the
form of indebtedness, assets, cash, rights or other property (excluding (i)
dividends pursuant to which subsection (A) of Section 12 as applicable and (ii)
any Distribution with respect to any shares of Preferred Stock up to the
Preferred Stock Investment Amount for such shares of Preferred Stock) on or with
respect to any equity securities (or securities exercisable for or convertible
into any equity securities) of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially
by any member of the KBE Group or any Economic Affiliate between the Issue Date
and the date of any determination of the Fair Market Value hereunder (whether by
mutual agreement of by the Appraiser), Fair Market Value shall include or take
into account the value of any and all such Distributions.
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(E) In
the event of a redemption or put of this Warrant pursuant to this
Section 11 (including payment in full of the Redemption Price or Put Price,
as applicable), this Warrant shall automatically be cancelled and the
Warrantholder shall have no further rights under this Warrant.
12. Adjustments and Other
Rights. The Exercise Price and the number of Shares issuable
upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time
as follows; provided, that if more than one subsection of this Section 12 is
applicable to a single event, the subsection shall be applied that produces the
largest adjustment and no single event shall cause an adjustment under more than
one subsection of this Section 12 so as to result in duplication:
(A) Stock Splits, Subdivisions,
Reclassifications or Combinations. If the Corporation shall
(i) declare and pay a dividend or make a distribution on its Common Stock in
shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide or reclassify the outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a greater number of shares, or (iii) combine or reclassify the
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the number
of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant at the time of the record date
for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such subdivision,
combination or reclassification shall be proportionately adjusted so that the
Warrantholder after such date shall be entitled to purchase the number of shares
of Common Stock which such holder would have owned or been entitled to receive
in respect of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant after such date
had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such date. In
such event, the Exercise Price in effect at the time of the record date for such
dividend or distribution or the effective date of such subdivision, combination
or reclassification shall be adjusted to the number obtained by dividing (x) the
product of (1) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant
before such adjustment and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to
the record or effective date, as the case may be, for the dividend,
distribution, subdivision, combination or reclassification giving rise to this
adjustment by (y) the new number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant determined pursuant to the immediately preceding
sentence.
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(B) Certain Issuances of
Corporation Securities. If the Corporation shall issue any
Corporation Securities (other than in a transaction to which subsection (A) of
this Section 12 is applicable) without consideration or at a consideration per
share of Common Stock (or having a conversion or exercise price per share of
Common Stock) that is less than the current Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock, in such event:
(i) the
number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to
such issuance (the “Initial
Number”) shall be increased to the number obtained by multiplying the
Initial Number by a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (x)
the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation outstanding on such date
and (y) the number of additional shares of Common Stock issued (or into which
Common Stock Equivalents may be exercised or converted) and (B) the denominator
of which shall be the sum of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding on such date and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock which the
aggregate consideration receivable by the Corporation for the total number of
shares of Common Stock so issued (or into which Common Stock Equivalents may be
exercised or converted) would purchase at the Fair Market Value on the date of
such issuance; and
(ii) the
Exercise Price payable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted by
multiplying such Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the date of such
issuance by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant prior to such date and the
denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant immediately after the adjustment described in clause
(i) above.
For
purposes of the foregoing, the aggregate consideration receivable by the
Corporation in connection with the issuance of Corporation Securities shall be
deemed to be equal to the sum of the offering price of all such securities plus
the minimum aggregate amount, if any, payable upon exercise or conversion of any
Common Stock Equivalents. If there is an adjustment to the Initial
Number and the Exercise Price in connection with an issuance of a Common Stock
Equivalent, then there shall be no further adjustment when Common Stock is
issued under such Common Stock Equivalent, unless such Common Stock Equivalent
by its terms provides, with the passage of time or otherwise, for any increase
or decrease in the exercise or conversion price for or the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable under such Common Stock Equivalent, in which case the
Exercise Price or the Initial Number shall be recomputed to reflect any such
increase or decrease as of the date of exercise or
conversion. Further, if there is no adjustment to the Exercise Price
or the Initial Number required in connection with the issuance of a Common Stock
Equivalent, then no adjustment to the Initial Number and the Exercise Price
shall be required when Common Stock is issued under such Common Stock
Equivalent, unless such Common Stock Equivalent by its terms provides, with the
passage of time or otherwise, for any increase or decrease in the exercise or
conversion price for or the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under such
Common Stock Equivalent, in which case the Exercise Price or the Initial Number
shall be recomputed to reflect any such increase or decrease as of the date of
exercise or conversion. Without the prior written consent of the
Warrantholder, the Corporation agrees that it will not issue to any member of
the KBE Group or any Economic Affiliate any equity securities (or securities
exercisable for or convertible into any equity securities), including Preferred
Stock, other than Corporation Securities and other than Preferred Stock with a
liquidation preference equal to no more than the Preferred Stock Investment
Amount for such Preferred Stock and which does not accrue or pay any
dividends.
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(C) Rounding of Calculations;
Minimum Adjustments. All calculations under this Section 12
shall be made to the nearest one-thousandth (1/1000th) of a cent or to the
nearest one-hundredth (1/100th) of a share, as the case may be. Any
provision of this Section 12 to the contrary notwithstanding, no adjustment in
the Exercise Price or the number of Shares into which this Warrant is
exercisable shall be made if the amount of such adjustment would be less than
$0.0001 or one-hundredth (1/100th) of a share of Common Stock.
(D) Statement Regarding
Adjustments. Whenever the Exercise Price or the number of
Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable shall be adjusted as provided in
Section 12, the Corporation shall forthwith file at the principal office of the
Corporation a statement showing in reasonable detail the facts requiring such
adjustment and the Exercise Price that shall be in effect and the number of
Shares into which this Warrant shall be exercisable after such adjustment, and
the Corporation shall also cause a copy of such statement to be sent to the
Warrantholder.
(E) Proceedings Prior to Any
Action Requiring Adjustment. As a condition precedent to the
taking of any action which would require an adjustment pursuant to this
Section 12, the Corporation shall take any action which may be necessary,
including obtaining regulatory or stockholder approvals or exemptions, in order
that the Corporation may thereafter validly and legally issue as fully paid and
nonassessable all shares of Common Stock that the Warrantholder is entitled to
receive upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 12.
(F) Adjustment
Rules. Any adjustments pursuant to this Section 12 shall be
made successively whenever an event referred to herein shall occur.
13. Governing
Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made
and performed in such State without giving effect to the choice of law
principles of such state that would require or permit the application of the
laws of another jurisdiction.
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14. Submission to Jurisdiction;
Consent to Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial. The
parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any
federal or state court located within the borough of Manhattan of the City,
County and State of New York over any dispute arising out of or relating to this
Warrant or any suit, action proceeding related thereto may be heard and
determined in such courts. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now
or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such
court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such
dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any
such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or
in any other manner provided by law. Each of the parties hereto
hereby consents to process being served by any party to this Warrant in any
suit, action or proceeding by the delivery of a copy thereof in accordance with
the provisions of Section 16. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS WARRANT.
15. Binding
Effect. This Warrant shall be binding upon any successors or
assigns of the Corporation; provided that this Warrant may not be assigned,
conveyed or otherwise transferred by the Corporation without the prior written
consent of the Warrantholder.
16. Notices. All
notices and other communications under this Warrant shall be in writing and
shall be deemed given (i) when delivered personally by hand (with written
confirmation of receipt), (ii) when sent by facsimile (with written confirmation
of transmission) or (iii) one (1) Business Day following the day sent by
overnight courier (with written confirmation of receipt), in each case at the
following addresses and facsimile numbers (or to such other address or facsimile
number as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant
to this provision):
If to the
Corporation, to:
Theatre
Direct NY, Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
With a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Key Brand
Entertainment Inc.
00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Esq. and Xxx XxXxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
and
Jeffer,
Mangels, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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If to the
Warrantholder, to:
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000X
Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
With a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Weil,
Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: S.
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
17. Entire Agreement; Amendments
and Waivers. This Warrant and the Purchase Agreement represent
the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect
to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Warrant can be
amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only
by written instrument making specific reference to this Warrant signed by the
party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification
or waiver is sought. No action taken pursuant to this Warrant,
including any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be deemed to
constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein. The
waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Warrant shall
not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or
as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part
of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
remedy.
18. Counterparts. This
Warrant may be executed in multiple counterparts and by facsimile or other
electronic means, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this
Warrant and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one
and the same agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Warrant to be executed by
their respective authorized officers, as of the date first written
above.
THEATRE
DIRECT NY, INC.
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[Form of
Notice of Exercise]
Date:
_________
To:
________________________
RE:
Election to Purchase Common Stock
The
undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant,
hereby subscribes for and purchases the number of shares of the Common Stock
covered by such Warrant, as set forth below.
[If
payment is made by certified or cashier’s check]. The undersigned, in
accordance with Section 3 of the Warrant, hereby includes a [certified]
[cashier’s check] for the aggregate Exercise Price for such shares of Common
Stock.
[If
payment is made by wire transfer] The undersigned, in accordance with
Section 3 of the Warrant, hereby certifies that it has paid the aggregate
Exercise Price for such shares of Common Stock by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account designated by the Corporation.
Number of
Shares of Common Stock: ____________________
Aggregate
Exercise Price: _____________________________________]
Holder:
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