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Exhibit 10.206
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
XXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,
XXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC,
XXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS OF GREEN BAY-14, INC.,
XXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS OF DAYTON-26, INC.,
XXXXXX XXXXXX LICENSE, INC.,
XXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS OF DECATUR-23, INC.,
AND XXXXXX DECATUR LICENSE, INC.,
AND
ACME TELEVISION OF OHIO, LLC,
ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF OHIO, LLC,
ACME TELEVISION OF WISCONSIN, LLC,
ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC,
ACME TELEVISION OF ILLINOIS, LLC,
AND ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC
FOR
WDPX(TV), SPRINGFIELD, OH,
WPXG(TV), SURING, WI
AND WPXU(TV), DECATUR, IL
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APRIL 23, 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1. Definitions....................................................................................2
Section 2. Purchase And Sale Of Assets....................................................................6
2.1 Agreement to Sell and Buy......................................................................6
2.2 Excluded Assets................................................................................6
2.3 Conveyance of the Assets.......................................................................7
2.4 Purchase Price; Adjustments....................................................................8
2.5 Payment of Purchase Price; Allocations........................................................10
2.6 Assumption of Liabilities and Obligations.....................................................11
Section 3. Representations And Warranties Of Sellers.....................................................12
3.1 Organization, Standing, and Authority.........................................................12
3.2 Authorization and Binding Obligation..........................................................12
3.3 Absence of Conflicting Agreements.............................................................12
3.4 Governmental Licenses.........................................................................13
3.5 Title to and Condition of Real Property.......................................................13
3.6 Title to and Condition of Tangible Personal Property..........................................14
3.7 Assumed Contracts.............................................................................15
3.8 Broker........................................................................................15
3.9 Intangibles...................................................................................15
3.10 Insurance.....................................................................................15
3.11 Reports.......................................................................................15
3.12 Personnel.....................................................................................15
3.13 Taxes.........................................................................................16
3.14 Claims and Legal Actions......................................................................16
3.15 Environmental Matters.........................................................................16
3.16 Compliance with Laws..........................................................................17
3.17 Conduct of Business in Ordinary Course........................................................18
3.18 Insolvency....................................................................................18
3.19 Cable Carriage................................................................................18
3.20 No Material Omission..........................................................................18
3.21 Disclaimer....................................................................................18
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Section 4. Representations And Warranties Of Buyers......................................................19
4.1 Organization, Standing, and Authority.........................................................19
4.2 Authorization and Binding Obligation..........................................................19
4.3 Absence of Conflicting Agreements.............................................................19
4.4 Broker........................................................................................19
4.5 Buyer Qualifications..........................................................................20
4.6 Financing.....................................................................................20
4.7 Insolvency....................................................................................20
4.8 Material Omission.............................................................................20
Section 5. Operation of the Stations Prior to the Closings...............................................20
5.1 Generally.....................................................................................20
5.2 Compensation..................................................................................20
5.3 Contracts.....................................................................................20
5.4 Disposition of Assets.........................................................................21
5.5 Encumbrances..................................................................................21
5.6 FCC Licenses..................................................................................21
5.7 Access to Information.........................................................................21
5.8 Maintenance of Assets.........................................................................21
5.9 Insurance.....................................................................................21
5.10 Consents......................................................................................21
5.11 Cable Carriage................................................................................22
5.12 Organization, Good Will, Promotion............................................................22
5.13 Representations and Warranties................................................................22
5.14 Notice of Proceedings.........................................................................22
5.15 Performance Under Assumed Contracts...........................................................22
5.16 Books and Records.............................................................................23
5.17 Compliance with Laws..........................................................................23
5.18 Cure..........................................................................................23
Section 6. Special Covenants And Agreements..............................................................23
6.1 FCC Consent...................................................................................23
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6.2 HSR Act.......................................................................................24
6.3 Control of the Stations.......................................................................24
6.4 Risk of Loss..................................................................................24
6.5 Confidentiality...............................................................................24
6.6 Cooperation...................................................................................25
6.7 Access to Books and Records...................................................................25
6.8 Buyer Conduct.................................................................................25
6.9 Employment Matters............................................................................25
6.10 Noncompetition Agreement......................................................................26
6.11 Time Brokerage Agreements.....................................................................27
Section 7. Conditions to Obligations of Buyers and Sellers at the Closings...............................27
7.1 Conditions to Obligations of Buyers at the First Closing......................................27
7.2 Conditions to Obligations of Sellers at the First Closing.....................................28
7.3 Conditions to Obligations of Buyers at the Second Closing.....................................28
7.4 Conditions to Obligations of Sellers at the Second Closing....................................29
7.5 Separate Closings.............................................................................29
Section 8. Closings And Closing Deliveries...............................................................30
8.1 Closings......................................................................................30
8.2 Deliveries by Sellers at the First Closing....................................................30
8.3 Deliveries by Buyers at the First Closing.....................................................31
8.4 Deliveries by Sellers at the Second Closing...................................................31
8.5 Deliveries by Buyers at the Second Closing....................................................32
Section 9. Termination...................................................................................32
9.1 Termination by Sellers........................................................................32
9.2 Termination by Buyers.........................................................................33
9.3 Rights on Termination.........................................................................33
Section 10. Survival of Representations and Warranties; Indemnification; Certain Remedies.................33
10.1 Representations, Warranties and Covenants.....................................................33
10.2 Indemnification by Sellers....................................................................34
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10.3 Indemnification by Buyers.....................................................................34
10.4 Limitations...................................................................................35
10.5 Procedure for Indemnification.................................................................35
10.6 Specific Performance..........................................................................36
10.7 Closing Delay.................................................................................36
10.8 Attorneys' Fees...............................................................................37
Section 11. Miscellaneous.................................................................................37
11.1 Fees and Expenses.............................................................................37
11.2 Notices.......................................................................................37
11.3 Benefit and Binding Effect....................................................................38
11.4 Further Assurances............................................................................38
11.5 Governing Law.................................................................................39
11.6 Headings......................................................................................39
11.7 Gender and Number.............................................................................39
11.8 Entire Agreement..............................................................................39
11.9 Waiver of Compliance; Consents................................................................39
11.10 Press Release.................................................................................39
11.11 Like-Kind Exchange............................................................................39
11.12 Guaranty of PCC...............................................................................40
11.13 Guaranty of ACME Television Holdings, LLC.....................................................40
11.14 Consent to Jurisdiction.......................................................................41
11.15 Bulk Transfer Laws............................................................................41
11.16 Counterparts..................................................................................42
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LIST OF SCHEDULES
Schedule 2.2 -- Excluded Assets
Schedule 3.3 -- Consents
Schedule 3.4 -- Licenses
Schedule 3.5 -- Real Property
Schedule 3.6 -- Tangible Personal Property
Schedule 3.7 -- Contracts
Schedule 3.9 -- Intangibles
Schedule 3.10 -- Insurance
Schedule 3.12 -- Employee Matters
Schedule 3.14 -- Litigation
Schedule 3.19 -- Cable Carriage
Schedule 4.3 -- Buyer Consents
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1 -- Form of Noncompetition Agreement for WDPX
Exhibit A-2 -- Form of Noncompetition Agreement for WPXG
Exhibit A-3 -- Form of Noncompetition Agreement for WPXU
Exhibit B -- Form of Sellers' Opinion of Counsel
Exhibit C -- Form of Conditional Assignment
Exhibit D -- Form of Buyers' Opinion of Counsel
Exhibit E-1 -- Form of Secondary Affiliation Agreement for WDPX
Exhibit E-2 -- Form of Secondary Affiliation Agreement for WPXG
Exhibit E-3 -- Form of Secondary Affiliation Agreement for WPXU
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT is dated as of the 23rd day of April,
1999, by and among Xxxxxx Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("PCC"); Xxxxxx Communications License Company, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company ("Xxxxxx License"); Xxxxxx Communications of Green Bay-14,
Inc., a Florida corporation ("Xxxxxx Green Bay"); Xxxxxx Communications of
Dayton-26, Inc., a Florida corporation ("Xxxxxx Xxxxxx"); Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
License, Inc., a Florida corporation ("Xxxxxx Xxxxxx License"); Xxxxxx
Communications of Decatur-23, Inc., a Florida corporation ("Xxxxxx Decatur");
and Xxxxxx Decatur License, Inc., a Florida corporation ("Xxxxxx Decatur
License") (PCC, Xxxxxx License, Xxxxxx Green Bay, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
License, Xxxxxx Decatur and Xxxxxx Decatur License are referred to herein
individually as a "Seller" and collectively as the "Sellers"); and ACME
Television of Ohio, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("ACME Ohio");
ACME Television Licenses of Ohio, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("ACME Ohio Licenses"); ACME Television of Wisconsin, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company ("ACME Wisconsin"); ACME Television Licenses of Wisconsin,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("ACME Wisconsin Licenses"); ACME
Television of Illinois, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("ACME
Illinois"); and ACME Television Licenses of Illinois, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company ("ACME Illinois Licenses") (ACME Ohio, ACME Ohio Licenses,
ACME Wisconsin, ACME Wisconsin Licenses, ACME Illinois and ACME Illinois
Licenses are referred to herein individually as a "Buyer" and collectively as
the "Buyers").
R E C I T A L S
A. PCC, Xxxxxx License and Xxxxxx Green Bay own and operate Television
Station WPXG(TV), Suring, Wisconsin ("WPXG"), pursuant to authorizations issued
by the FCC to Xxxxxx License.
X. Xxxxxx Decatur and Xxxxxx Decatur License own and operate
Television Station WPXU(TV), Decatur, Illinois ("WPXU"), pursuant to
authorizations issued by the FCC to Xxxxxx Decatur License.
X. Xxxxxx Dayton and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx License own and operate Television
Station WDPX(TV), Springfield, Ohio ("WDPX"), pursuant to authorizations issued
by the FCC to Xxxxxx Xxxxxx License. (WPXG, WPXU and WDPX are referred to
herein individually as a "Station" and collectively as the "Stations".)
X. Xxxxxxx desire to sell, and Buyers desires to buy, substantially
all of the assets that are used or useful in the business or operations of the
Stations for the price and on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
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A G R E E M E N T S
In consideration of the above recitals and of the mutual agreements
and covenants contained in this Agreement, Buyers and Sellers, intending to be
bound legally, agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
The following terms, as used in this Agreement, shall have the
meanings set forth in this Section:
"Accounts Receivable" means the rights of Sellers to payment for
production services provided by Sellers or the sale of advertising or
programming time on the Stations by Sellers, it being understood that "Accounts
Receivable" shall not include any amounts payable to Buyers for the sale of
advertising or programming time on the Stations by Buyers pursuant to the Time
Brokerage Agreements.
"ACME Guaranty" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.13.
"ACME Holdings" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
"Act" means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
"Application" or "Applications" has the meaning set forth in Section
6.1.
"Assets" means the assets to be sold, transferred, or otherwise
conveyed to Buyers under this Agreement, as specified in Section 2.1.
"Assumed Contracts" means (i) all Contracts listed in Schedule 3.7 and
(ii) all Contracts entered into by any Seller between the date of this
Agreement and the Second Closing Date that Buyers agree in writing to assume.
"Buyers' 401(k) Plan" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(b).
"Champaign TBA" means the Time Brokerage Agreement entered into on the
date hereof by Xxxxxx Decatur, Xxxxxx Decatur License and ACME Illinois,
pursuant to which, among other things, ACME Illinois shall provide programming
for broadcast on WPXU.
"Claimant" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5(a).
"Closing Dates" means collectively, the First Closing Date and the
Second Closing Date.
"Closings" means collectively, the First Closing and the Second
Closing.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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"Consents" means the consents, permits, or approvals of government
authorities and other third parties necessary to transfer the Assets to Buyers
or otherwise to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
"Contracts" means all agreements (including any amendments and other
modifications thereto) to which any Seller is a party and which relate to or
affect the business or operations of any Station, and (i) which are in effect
on the date of this Agreement or (ii) which are entered into by any Seller
between the date of this Agreement and the First Closing Date, but excluding
any of the foregoing that are included in the Excluded Assets.
"Dayton TBA" means the Time Brokerage Agreement entered into on the
date hereof by Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx License and ACME Ohio, pursuant to
which, among other things, ACME Ohio shall provide programming for broadcast on
WDPX.
"DOJ" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
"Excluded Assets" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
"FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission.
"FCC Consents" means one or more actions of the FCC granting its
consents to the assignments of the FCC Licenses to ACME Ohio Licenses, ACME
Wisconsin Licenses or ACME Illinois Licenses, as the case may be, as
contemplated by this Agreement.
"FCC Licenses" means all Licenses issued by the FCC to, or filed with
the FCC by, Xxxxxx License, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx License or Xxxxxx Decatur License, as
the case may be, in connection with the business or operations of the Stations.
"Final Order" means an action by the FCC that has not been reversed,
stayed, enjoined, set aside, annulled, or suspended, and with respect to which
no requests are pending for administrative or judicial review, reconsideration,
appeal, or stay, and the time for filing any such requests and the time for the
FCC to set aside the action on its own motion have expired.
"First Closing" means the consummation of the purchase and sale of the
Assets to be conveyed at the First Closing pursuant to this Agreement in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3(a).
"First Closing Adjusted Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4(b).
"First Closing Date" means the date on which the First Closing occurs,
as determined pursuant to Section 8.1(a).
"First Closing Hired Employee" has the meaning set forth in Section
6.9(b).
"First Closing Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(a).
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"FTC" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect
from time to time, applied on a consistent basis.
"Green Bay TBA" means the Time Brokerage Agreement entered into on the
date hereof by PCC, Xxxxxx License, Xxxxxx Green Bay and ACME Wisconsin,
pursuant to which, among other things, ACME Wisconsin shall provide programming
for broadcast on WPXG.
"Hired Employees" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(b).
"HSR Act" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
"HSR Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
"Indemnifying Party" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5(a).
"Intangibles" means all copyrights, trademarks, trade names, service
marks, service names, licenses, patents, permits, jingles, proprietary
information, technical information and data, machinery and equipment
warranties, and other similar intangible property rights and interests (and any
goodwill associated with any of the foregoing) applied for, issued to, or owned
by any Seller or under which any Seller is licensed or franchised and which are
used or useful in the business and operations of any Station, together with any
additions thereto between the date of this Agreement and the First Closing
Date, but excluding any of the foregoing that are included in the Excluded
Assets.
"Intermediary" means an escrow agent or other person or entity serving
as a "qualified intermediary" under United States Treasury Regulations
promulgated pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code.
"IRS" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(ii).
"Licenses" means all licenses, permits, and other authorizations
issued to any Seller by the FCC, the Federal Aviation Administration (the
"FAA"), if any, or any other federal, state, or local governmental authorities
in connection with the conduct of the business or operations of any Station,
together with (i) any additions thereto between the date of this Agreement and
the First Closing Date and (ii) any and all applications for modification or
renewal thereof.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on either
(x) the Assets of all Stations taken as a whole or the business of all Stations
taken as a whole or (y) the Assets or business of an individual Station taken
as a whole, as the specific context may require, in each case as currently
conducted; provided that the foregoing shall not include any material adverse
effect arising out of (i) factors affecting the television broadcasting
industry generally, (ii) general national, regional or local economic
conditions, (iii) governmental or legislative laws, rules or regulations, or
(iv) actions or omissions of any Buyer or its agents.
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"Material Consents" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(c).
"PCC Guaranty" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.12.
"Permitted Liens" means liens for taxes and assessments not yet due
and payable, mechanics' and other statutory liens created in the ordinary
course of business that secure obligations not delinquent, restrictions or
rights retained by governmental authorities under applicable law and liens,
restrictions, easements and other encumbrances otherwise expressly permitted by
this Agreement.
"Petition" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).
"Purchase Price" means the purchase price specified in Section 2.4.
"Real Property" means Sellers' interests in real property that are set
forth on Schedule 3.5 hereto.
"Retained Liabilities" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.
"Second Closing" means the consummation of the purchase and sale of
the FCC Licenses pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the provisions
of Section 2.3(b).
"Second Closing Adjusted Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4(c).
"Second Closing Date" means the date on which the Second Closing
occurs, as determined pursuant to Section 8.1(b).
"Second Closing Hired Employee" has the meaning set forth in Section
6.9(b).
"Second Closing Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(a).
"Sellers' 401(k) Plan" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(b).
"Station" or "Stations" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals
hereto.
"Tangible Personal Property" means the equipment, tools, vehicles,
leasehold improvements, office equipment, inventory, spare parts, and other
tangible personal property set forth on Schedule 3.6 hereto, less any
retirements or depositions thereof made in the ordinary course of business or
in connection with the acquisition of equivalent replacement property.
"Time Brokerage Agreements" means collectively, the Xxxxxx XXX, Xxxxx
Xxx XXX and Champaign TBA.
"WDPX" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
"WPXG" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
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"WPXU" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
SECTION 2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
2.1 AGREEMENT TO SELL AND BUY. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, Sellers hereby agree to sell, assign, convey,
transfer, and deliver to Buyers, and Buyers agree to purchase and assume, all
of Sellers' rights, title and interest in and to the following tangible and
intangible Assets used or useful in connection with the conduct of the business
or operations of the Stations (the "Assets"), excluding the assets described in
Section 2.2, free and clear of any claims, liabilities, security interests,
mortgages, liens, pledges, conditions, charges, or encumbrances of any nature
whatsoever (except for Permitted Liens), including the following:
(a) The Tangible Personal Property;
(b) The Real Property;
(c) The Licenses;
(d) The Assumed Contracts;
(e) The Intangibles and the goodwill of the Stations, if any;
(f) All of Sellers' proprietary information, technical
information and data, machinery and equipment warranties, maps, computer discs
and tapes, plans, diagrams, blueprints, and schematics, relating to the
business and operation of the Stations; and
(g) All of Sellers' books and records relating to the
business or operations of the Stations, other than those described in Section
2.2(b), including all records required by the FCC to be kept by the Stations.
2.2 EXCLUDED ASSETS. The Assets shall exclude the following assets
(the "Excluded Assets"):
(a) Sellers' cash on hand as of the Closings and all other
cash in any of Sellers' bank or savings accounts; any insurance policies,
letters of credit, or other similar items and cash surrender value in regard
thereto; and any stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit and similar
investments;
(b) All books and records that each Seller is required by law
to retain, that pertain to each Seller's organization or other internal matters
and all tax records;
(c) Any pension, profit-sharing, or employee benefit plans,
and any collective bargaining agreements;
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(d) The Accounts Receivable;
(e) Claims of any Seller, other than those involving the FCC
Licenses, with respect to matters occurring prior to the First Closing Date;
(f) Claims of any Seller involving the FCC Licenses with
respect to matters occurring prior to the Second Closing;
(g) All rights to the name "Xxxxxx," "PAX" or any logo,
variation or derivation thereof, and the call signs "WDPX," "WPXG" and "WPXU";
(h) Prepaid expenses for which Sellers do not receive a
credit under Sections 2.4(b) or (c) hereof and deposits to the extent not
reflected in the adjustments made pursuant to Section 2.4(b) hereof;
(i) All assets or property of each Seller not related to the
Stations;
(j) All contracts, leases and other agreements not included
in the Assumed Contracts; and
(k) All other property listed on Schedule 2.2 hereto.
2.3 CONVEYANCE OF THE ASSETS.
(a) First Closing. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, (i) all of the Assets, other than the FCC Licenses,
used or useful in connection with the business and operations of WDPX shall be
conveyed at the First Closing by Xxxxxx Xxxxxx to ACME Ohio in accordance with
Section 2.1, (ii) all of the Assets, other than the FCC Licenses, used or
useful in connection with the business or operations of WPXG shall be conveyed
at the First Closing by PCC and Xxxxxx Green Bay to ACME Wisconsin in
accordance with Section 2.1, and (iii) all of the Assets, other than the FCC
Licenses, used or useful in connection with the business or operations of WPXU
shall be conveyed at the First Closing by Xxxxxx Decatur to ACME Illinois in
accordance with Section 2.1.
(b) Second Closing. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, (i) all of the FCC Licenses for WDPX shall be
conveyed at the Second Closing by Xxxxxx Xxxxxx License to ACME Ohio Licenses
in accordance with Section 2.1, (ii) all of the FCC Licenses for WPXG shall be
conveyed at the Second Closing by Xxxxxx License to ACME Wisconsin Licenses in
accordance with Section 2.1, and (iii) all of the FCC Licenses for WPXU shall
be conveyed at the Second Closing by Xxxxxx Decatur License to ACME Illinois
Licenses in accordance with Section 2.1.
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2.4 PURCHASE PRICE; ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for the Assets shall
be Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000). The portion of the Purchase Price
payable by Buyers to Sellers at the First Closing shall equal Thirty-Two
Million Dollars ($32,000,000) (the "First Closing Purchase Price"), subject to
adjustment as provided in Sections 2.4(b) and (d) below. Subject to the partial
closing provisions of Section 7.5 below, the portion of the Purchase Price
payable by Buyers to Sellers at the Second Closing shall equal Eight Million
Dollars ($8,000,000) (the "Second Closing Purchase Price"), subject to
adjustment as provided in Sections 2.4(c) and (d) below.
(b) First Closing Prorations. The First Closing Purchase
Price shall be increased or decreased as required to effectuate the proration
of the revenues and expenses of the Stations in accordance with this Section
2.4(b). All revenues and all expenses arising from the operation of the
Stations, including business and license fees, utility charges, real and
personal property taxes and assessments levied against the Assets, property and
equipment rentals, applicable copyright or other fees, sales and service
charges, taxes (except for taxes arising from the transfer of the Assets under
this Agreement), employee compensation, including wages, for all employees of
Sellers who become employees of Buyers as of the First Closing, and similar
prepaid and deferred items, shall be prorated between Buyers and Sellers in
accordance with GAAP and the principle that Sellers shall be entitled to all
revenues and shall be responsible for all expenses, costs, and liabilities
allocable to the period prior to the First Closing Date and Buyers shall be
entitled to all revenues (except as otherwise provided in the Time Brokerage
Agreements) and shall be responsible for all expenses, costs, and obligations
(except as otherwise provided in the Time Brokerage Agreements) allocable to
the period on and after the First Closing Date. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, there shall be no adjustment for, and Sellers shall remain solely
liable with respect to, any Contracts not included in the Assumed Contracts and
any other obligation or liability not being assumed by Buyers in accordance
with Section 2.6. The First Closing Purchase Price adjusted in accordance with
this Section 2.4(b) is the "First Closing Adjusted Purchase Price."
(c) Second Closing Prorations. The Second Closing Purchase
Price shall be increased or decreased in accordance with GAAP and the principle
described in Section 2.4(b) as required to effectuate the proration of annual
regulatory fees that have been paid or are to be paid to the FCC with respect
to the FCC Licenses. The Second Closing Purchase Price adjusted in accordance
with this Section 2.4(c) is the "Second Closing Adjusted Purchase Price."
(d) Manner of Determining Adjustments.
(i) Any adjustments with respect to the First Closing
Date shall be determined as provided in this paragraph (i), with final
settlement and payment by the appropriate party to be completed in
accordance with paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of this subsection. Sellers
shall prepare and deliver to Buyers no later than thirty (30) days
following the First Closing Date a preliminary settlement statement
which shall set forth Sellers' good faith estimate of the prorations
required under Section 2.4(b). Such preliminary settlement statement
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shall contain all information reasonably necessary to determine the
prorations under Section 2.4(b), including appropriate supporting
documentation and such other information as may be reasonably
requested by Buyers, and shall be certified by an officer (but without
personal liability of such officer) on behalf of Sellers to be true
and complete to Sellers' knowledge.
(ii) Any adjustments with respect to the Second Closing
will, insofar as feasible, be determined and paid on the Second
Closing Date, with final settlement and payment by the appropriate
party to be completed in accordance with paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of
this subsection. Sellers shall prepare and deliver to Buyers not later
than five (5) business days before the Second Closing Date a
preliminary settlement statement which shall set forth Sellers' good
faith estimate of the prorations under Section 2.4(c). Such
preliminary settlement statement shall contain all information
reasonably necessary to determine the prorations under Section 2.4(c),
including appropriate supporting documentation and such other
information as may be reasonably requested by Buyers, to the extent
such prorations can be determined or estimated as of the date of the
preliminary settlement statement and shall be certified by an officer
(but without personal liability of such officer) on behalf of Sellers
to be true and complete to Sellers' knowledge.
(iii) Not later than thirty (30) days after Buyers
shall have received Sellers' preliminary settlement statement for the
First Closing and not later than thirty (30) days after the Second
Closing Date, Buyers shall deliver to Sellers a statement setting
forth Buyers' determination of any changes to the prorations made at
the First Closing and Second Closing, respectively. Buyers' statements
(A) shall contain all information reasonably necessary to determine
the prorations to the First Closing Purchase Price and Second Closing
Purchase Price under Sections 2.4(b) and (c), respectively, including
appropriate supporting documentation, and such other information as
may be reasonably requested by Sellers, and (B) shall be certified by
an officer (but without personal liability to such officer) on behalf
of Buyers to be true and complete to Buyers' knowledge. Following the
Second Closing, Sellers (and their authorized representatives) shall
have the right to visit the Stations during normal business hours to
verify and review such documentation upon providing reasonable notice
to Buyers (such access not to unreasonably interfere with the business
or operations of the Stations). If Sellers dispute the prorations
determined by Buyers, they shall deliver to Buyers within fifteen days
after their receipt of Buyers' statements a statement setting forth
their determination of such prorations. If Sellers notify Buyers of
their acceptance of Buyers' statements, or if Sellers fail to deliver
their statement within the fifteen-day period specified in the
preceding sentence, Buyers' determination of such adjustments and
prorations shall be conclusive and binding on the parties as of the
last day of such fifteen-day period.
(iv) Buyers and Sellers shall use good faith efforts to
resolve any dispute involving the determination of the prorations in
connection with the Closings. If the parties are unable to resolve any
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dispute within fifteen days following the delivery to Buyers of the
statements described in the penultimate sentence of Section
2.4(d)(iii), Buyers and Sellers shall jointly designate an independent
certified public accountant ) (a "CPA"), who shall be knowledgeable
and experienced in the operation of television broadcasting stations,
to resolve such dispute. If the parties are unable to agree on the
designation of a CPA, the selection of the CPA to resolve the dispute
shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the commercial
arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. The CPA's
resolution of the dispute shall be final and binding on the parties,
and a judgment may be entered thereon in any court of competent
jurisdiction. Any fees of the CPA, and, if necessary, for arbitration
to select such CPA, shall be split equally between the parties.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of
the adjustments made pursuant to this Section shall be subject to the
limitations of Section 10.4 of this Agreement.
2.5 PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE; ALLOCATIONS.
(a) Payments. The Purchase Price, as adjusted under Sections
2.4(b) and (c), shall be paid by Buyers to Sellers at the Closings as follows:
(i) On the First Closing Date, Buyers shall pay Sellers
the First Closing Adjusted Purchase Price by federal wire transfer of
same-day funds pursuant to wire instructions delivered by Sellers to
Buyers at least two (2) business days prior to the First Closing Date.
(ii) On the Second Closing Date, Buyers shall pay
Sellers the Second Closing Adjusted Purchase Price by federal wire
transfer of same-day funds pursuant to wire instructions delivered by
Sellers to Buyers at least two (2) business days prior to the Second
Closing Date.
(b) Allocations.
(i) The Purchase Price, subject to the adjustments
required by Sections 2.4(b) and (c), shall be allocated among the
Assets as follows:
(A) WDPX Assets. The portion of the Purchase
Price allocable to the Assets, including the FCC Licenses, used or useful in
the business or operations of WDPX shall be Sixteen Million Dollars
($16,000,000).
(B) WPXG Assets. The portion of the Purchase
Price allocable to the Assets, including the FCC Licenses, used or useful in
the business or operations of WPXG shall be Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).
(C) WPXU Assets. The portion of the Purchase
Price allocable to the Assets, including the FCC Licenses, used or useful in
the business or operations of WPXU shall be Fourteen Million Dollars
($14,000,000).
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(ii) The Purchase Price for the Assets allocated to
each of the Stations set forth in paragraph (i) of this subsection
shall be further allocated in accordance with an allocation schedule
to be agreed to by the parties on or prior to the later of the Second
Closing or December 31, 1999 (the "Allocation Deadline"). Buyers shall
prepare the allocation schedule for the Stations and submit such
schedule to Sellers for their approval no later than the earlier of
ten (10) business days prior to the Second Closing Date or December
20, 1999, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. If the
parties cannot agree on the allocation schedule for the Stations by
the Allocation Deadline, the parties will select a CPA within five (5)
business days thereafter who is experienced in such matters and whose
decision will be final and binding upon the parties. The CPA's fees
and expenses shall be divided equally between Sellers, on the one
hand, and Buyers, on the other hand. The allocation for each Station's
Purchase Price shall be included in an Internal Revenue Service
("IRS") Form 8594 and shall, as the case may be, be utilized by each
Seller and Buyer in filing any return or other document with the IRS
or any other taxing authority. No party shall take any position in any
document or communication with any governmental authority inconsistent
with the allocations set forth in the schedule developed pursuant to
this paragraph.
2.6 ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS. As of the First Closing
Date, Buyers shall assume and undertake to pay, discharge, and perform all
obligations and liabilities (a) under the Licenses (other than the FCC
Licenses) and the Assumed Contracts insofar as they relate to the period on and
after the First Closing Date, (b) with respect to which an adjustment to the
First Closing Purchase Price is made in favor of Buyers pursuant to Section
2.4(b), (c) to any former employee of Sellers who is hired by Buyers as of the
First Closing Date insofar as such obligations and liabilities relate to the
period on and after the First Closing Date, and (d) arising out of the business
or operations of the Stations on and after the First Closing Date (except to
the extent such obligations and liabilities relate to the FCC Licenses or other
Assets not conveyed to Buyers). As of the Second Closing Date, Buyers shall
assume and undertake to pay, discharge and perform all obligations and
liabilities (x) under the FCC Licenses insofar as they relate to the period on
and after the Second Closing Date, (y) with respect to which an adjustment to
the Second Closing Purchase Price is made in favor of Buyers pursuant to
Section 2.4(c), and (z) to any former employee of Sellers who is hired by
Buyers as of the Second Closing Date insofar as such obligations and
liabilities relate to the period on and after the Second Closing Date. Buyers
shall not assume any other obligations or liabilities of Sellers, including (i)
any obligations or liabilities under any Contract not included in the Assumed
Contracts, (ii) any obligations or liabilities under the Licenses or Assumed
Contracts relating to the period prior to the First Closing Date, (iii) any
claims, litigation or proceedings relating to the operation of the Stations
prior to the First Closing, regardless of whether such claims, litigation or
proceedings are asserted or instituted before, on, or after the First Closing
Date, (iv) any claims, litigation or proceedings relating to the FCC Licenses
prior to the Second Closing, regardless of whether such claims, litigation or
proceedings are asserted or instituted before, on or after the Second Closing
(it being understood, however, that this clause (iv) shall not limit or
otherwise affect any obligation of Buyers under Section 10.3 hereof), (v) any
obligations for employees of any one of the Sellers who are not hired by a
Buyer, including, but not limited to, COBRA coverage, (vi) any obligations or
liabilities arising under capitalized leases or other financing agreements not
assumed by Buyers, and (vii) any obligations or liabilities of Sellers under
any employee pension or retirement plan or any collective bargaining agreement
(all of the foregoing are referred to hereinafter collectively as the "Retained
Liabilities"). All Retained Liabilities shall remain and be the obligations and
liabilities solely of Sellers.
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SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
Sellers represent and warrant to Buyers as set forth below:
3.1 ORGANIZATION, STANDING, AND AUTHORITY. Each Seller, other than PCC
and Xxxxxx License, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Florida. PCC and Xxxxxx License
are, respectively, a corporation and limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Each Seller is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and is in good standing
in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business or operations as
currently conducted requires such Seller to be so qualified. Each Seller has
all requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority, as
the case may be, (a) to own, lease, and use those Assets that are owned, leased
and used by it, as now owned, leased, and used, (b) to conduct the business and
operations of the Station conducted by it, as now conducted, and (c) to execute
and deliver this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby, and to
perform and comply with all of the terms, covenants, and conditions to be
performed and complied with by such Seller hereunder.
3.2 AUTHORIZATION AND BINDING OBLIGATION. The execution, delivery, and
performance by Sellers of this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability
company actions, as the case may be, on the part of Sellers. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by Sellers and constitutes the legal, valid,
and binding obligation of Sellers, enforceable against them in accordance with
its terms, except as the enforceability of this Agreement may be affected by
bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally,
and by judicial discretion in the enforcement of equitable remedies.
3.3 ABSENCE OF CONFLICTING AGREEMENTS. Subject to obtaining the FCC
Consents, the Consents listed on Schedule 3.3 and applicable requirements under
the HSR Act (as defined below), the execution, delivery, and performance by
Sellers of this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby (with or
without the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both): (a) do not require
the consent of any third party, except for such consents the failure of which
to obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Assets or business of a Station taken as a whole; (b) will not conflict
with any provision of the organizational documents of Sellers; (c) will not
conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any law,
judgment, order, ordinance, injunction, decree, rule, regulation, policy or
ruling of any court or governmental instrumentality; and (d) will not conflict
with, constitute grounds for termination of, result in a breach of, or
constitute a default under, any material agreement, instrument, license, or
permit to which any Seller is a party or by which any Seller may be bound.
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3.4 GOVERNMENTAL LICENSES. Schedule 3.4 includes true and complete
copies of all FCC Licenses and those issued by the FAA, if any, as well as any
and all other licenses and authorizations issued by any other governmental
authority that are material to the operation of the Stations. All FCC Licenses
have been validly issued, and the Seller designated in Schedule 3.4 as the
licensee of each respective Station is the authorized legal holder thereof. The
FCC Licenses listed in Schedule 3.4 for each Station comprise all of the
material licenses, permits, and other authorizations required from any
governmental or regulatory authority for the lawful conduct of the business and
operations of such Station in the manner and to the extent they are now
conducted. Each FCC License is in full force and effect, and the conduct of the
business and operations of the Station to which each FCC License relates is in
compliance therewith except for such noncompliance that could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Assets or business of a
Station taken as a whole. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to
the contrary, Sellers make no representation or warranty regarding the fitness
or suitability of any Station's existing facilities, including its existing
transmitter site, for such Station's DTV operations.
3.5 TITLE TO AND CONDITION OF REAL PROPERTY.
(a) Schedule 3.5 contains an accurate description of the Real
Property. The Real Property listed on Schedule 3.5 comprises all of the real
property interests owned or held by Sellers and used or useful in the conduct
of the business and operations of the Stations as currently conducted.
(b) Subject to the Permitted Liens, Sellers have good,
marketable and insurable fee simple title in and to each owned parcel of Real
Property described in Schedule 3.5.
(c) There is no pending condemnation or similar proceeding
affecting the owned Real Property or any portion thereof, and, to Sellers'
knowledge, no such action is contemplated or threatened.
(d) Sellers have not received any notice from any insurance
company of any defects or inadequacies in any title to the owned Real Property
or any part thereof, other than liens or encumbrances that would not adversely
affect the insurability of the owned Real Property or the premiums for the
insurance thereof.
(e) Sellers have not received any notice from any insurance
company which has issued any Seller a policy of title insurance with respect to
any portion of the owned Real Property or by any underwriters (or other body
exercising similar functions) requesting the performance of any repairs,
alterations or other work with which compliance has not been made.
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(f) Other than Sellers and any other party identified as a
tenant of any Seller in Schedule 3.7, there are no parties in possession of any
portion of the owned Real Property, whether as lessees, tenants at will,
trespassers or otherwise.
(g) There is no law, ordinance, order or regulation,
including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as
amended, under which Sellers have received a written notice of violation, which
requires any material expenditure to remediate, remedy, remove, modify or
improve any of the owned Real Property in order to bring it into compliance
therewith.
(h) Sellers have not received any written notice of any
governmental proceeding that would materially impair or curtail access to and
from the owned Real Property.
(i) As of the date hereof, there are no structural,
electrical, mechanical, plumbing, air conditioning, heating or other defects in
the building or structures used by any Seller and located on the owned Real
Property that adversely affect in any material respect the applicable Sellers'
use of such buildings or structures as currently used, and the roofs of each
such building or structure are free from leaks and in good condition,
reasonable wear and tear excepted.
(j) Other than the Permitted Liens, no claim, demand, suit,
proceeding or litigation of any kind is pending or, to the knowledge of
Sellers, threatened which would affect or limit Buyers' use of the owned Real
Property in the manner now used by Sellers.
(k) Sellers are in material compliance with their obligations
under all of the Leases included in Schedule 3.5 (the "Real Property Leases").
All Real Property Leases are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by laws
affecting the enforcement of creditor rights or equitable principles generally.
To Sellers' knowledge, no other party to any of the Real Property Leases is in
material default thereunder.
3.6 TITLE TO AND CONDITION OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY. Except as
described in Schedule 3.6, each Seller owns and has good title to each item of
Tangible Personal Property owned by it, and none of the Tangible Personal
Property owned by Sellers is subject to any security interest, mortgage,
pledge, conditional sales agreement, or other lien or encumbrance, except for
Permitted Liens and liens set forth on Schedule 3.6 hereto. Each item of
Tangible Personal Property is available for immediate use in the business and
operations of the Station to which such Tangible Personal Property relates as
currently conducted. All items of transmitting equipment included in the
Tangible Personal Property (a) have been maintained in all material respects in
a manner consistent with generally accepted standards of good engineering
practice, and (b) will permit each Station to operate in material compliance
with the terms of the FCC Licenses for such Station and the Act, as well as the
rules, regulations and published policies of the FCC, and with all other
applicable federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances, rules, and
regulations.
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3.7 ASSUMED CONTRACTS. Sellers have delivered to Buyers true and
complete copies of all Assumed Contracts listed on Schedule 3.7. All of the
Assumed Contracts are in full force and effect. Each Seller that is a party to
an Assumed Contract is in material compliance with the terms thereof, and, to
Sellers' knowledge, there is not under any Assumed Contract any material
default by any other party thereto or any event that, after notice or lapse of
time or both, could constitute a material default. Assumed Contracts that
require the consent of a third party for their assignment to Buyers are also
listed on Schedule 3.3. Except for the need to obtain the Consents listed in
Schedule 3.3, each Seller that is a party to an Assumed Contract has full legal
power and authority to assign its rights under the Assumed Contract to the
applicable Buyer in accordance with this Agreement.
3.8 BROKER. Neither Sellers nor any person acting on Sellers' behalf
has incurred any liability for any finders' or brokers' fees or commissions in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for a
transaction advisory fee payable to Xxxxxx Communications Management Company,
Inc. in the amount of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000), which fee shall be the
sole responsibility of Sellers, and a brokers' fee payable to Communications
Equity Associates, which fee shall be paid one-half by Sellers, on the one
hand, and one-half by Buyers, on the other hand.
3.9 INTANGIBLES. Schedule 3.9 is a true and complete list of all
material Intangibles (exclusive of those listed in Schedule 3.4), all of which
are valid and in good standing and uncontested. Sellers have delivered to
Buyers copies of all documents establishing or evidencing all material
Intangibles (other than those included in the Excluded Assets). To Sellers'
knowledge, no Seller is infringing upon or otherwise acting adversely to any
trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, copyrights, patents,
patent applications, know-how, methods, or processes owned by any other person
or persons.
3.10 INSURANCE. Schedule 3.10 sets forth all policies of insurance
covering the Assets and such policies are in full force and effect.
3.11 REPORTS. All material returns, reports, and statements required
to be filed by Sellers with respect to the Stations with the FCC or with any
other governmental agency have been filed, and all reporting requirements of
the FCC and other governmental authorities having jurisdiction over Sellers and
the Stations have been complied with by Sellers in all material respects. All
of such returns, reports, and statements are complete and correct as filed in
all material respects. Sellers have paid to the FCC all annual regulatory fees
required to be paid by Sellers with respect to the FCC Licenses. Sellers'
Children's Television Programming reports reflect the Stations' compliance in
all materials respects with applicable requirements of the FCC and will not
subject the Stations to any fines or other sanctions.
3.12 PERSONNEL.
(a) Employees and Compensation. Schedule 3.12 contains a true
and complete list in all material respects of all employees of Sellers who are
employed at the Stations, their job titles, date of hire and current salary.
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Schedule 3.12 also contains a description as of the date of this Agreement of
all employee benefit plans or arrangements applicable to Sellers' employees at
the Stations. All employee benefits and welfare plans or arrangements listed in
Schedule 3.12 were established and have been executed, managed and administered
in all material respects in accordance with the Code, and the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. Sellers are not aware of
the existence of any governmental audit or examination of any of such plans or
arrangements.
(b) Labor Relations. No Seller is a party to or subject to
any collective bargaining agreements with respect to any Station. Except as set
forth in Schedule 3.7, no Seller has any written contract of employment with
any employee of the Stations. Sellers have complied in all material respects
with all laws, rules, and regulations relating to the employment of labor,
including those related to wages, hours, collective bargaining, occupational
safety, discrimination, and the payment of social security and other payroll
related taxes. No labor union or other collective bargaining unit represents or
to Sellers' knowledge, claims to represent any of Sellers' employees at the
Stations. To Sellers' knowledge, there is no union campaign being conducted to
solicit cards from employees to authorize a union to request a National Labor
Relations Board certification election with respect to Sellers' employees at
the Stations.
3.13 TAXES. Sellers have filed or caused to be filed all federal,
state and local income tax returns required to be filed by Sellers and have
paid or accrued all taxes shown on those returns to the extent such taxes have
become due, except where the failure to file such returns or pay or accrue such
taxes does not result in a lien on the Assets or in the imposition of
transferee liability or other liability on any Buyer for the payment of such
taxes. There are no proceedings pending pursuant to which Sellers are or could
be made liable for any taxes, penalties, interest, or other charges, the
liability for which could extend to any Buyer as transferee of the Assets or as
operator of the Stations following the Closings, and, to Sellers' knowledge, no
event has occurred and no condition exists that could impose on any Buyer
(either as a transferee or the owner of the Assets) any transferee liability
for any taxes, penalties, or interest due or to become due from Sellers.
3.14 CLAIMS AND LEGAL ACTIONS. Except for any FCC rulemaking
proceedings generally affecting the broadcasting industry, including, without
limitation, the FCC rulemaking identified as In the Matter of Advanced
Television Systems, MM Docket No. 87-268 and any related or subsequent FCC or
court proceeding, or as listed on Schedule 3.14 attached hereto, there is no
material claim, legal action, counterclaim, suit, arbitration, governmental
investigation or other legal, administrative, or tax proceeding, nor any
material order, decree or judgment pending or, to Sellers' knowledge,
threatened, against Sellers with respect to their ownership or operation of the
Stations or otherwise relating to the Assets.
3.15 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
(a) With respect to their operation of the Stations and their
installation and use of the Assets, Sellers are in compliance in all material
respects with all laws, rules, published policies and regulations of all
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federal, state, and local governments (and all agencies thereof) concerning the
environment, and Sellers have received no written notice of a charge,
complaint, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, claim, demand, or
notice having been filed or commenced against Sellers in connection with their
operation of the Stations alleging any failure to comply with any such law,
rule, or regulation.
(b) To Sellers' knowledge following reasonable inquiry,
Sellers have no material liability relating to their operation of the Stations
under any law, rule, published policy or regulation of any federal, state, or
local government (or agency thereof) concerning the release or threatened
release of hazardous substances, pollution or protection of the environment.
(c) To Sellers' knowledge following reasonable inquiry, in
connection with Sellers' operation of the Stations, Sellers hold and are in
compliance in all material respects with all of the terms and conditions of all
permits, licenses, and other authorizations which are required under, and are
in compliance with all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards,
prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules, and timetables which are
contained in, all federal, state, and local laws, rules, published policies and
regulations relating to pollution or protection of the environment, including
laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened releases of
pollutants, contaminants, or chemical, industrial, hazardous, or toxic
materials or wastes into ambient air, surface water, ground water, or lands or
otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of pollutants,
contaminants, or chemical, industrial, hazardous, or toxic materials or wastes.
(d) The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment prepared by
Dames and Xxxxx for the WDPX transmitter site (the "WDPX Phase I") reports the
existence of spray-on soundproofing material and ceiling panels, floor tile and
pipe insulation that contain asbestos. Notwithstanding any other provision in
this Agreement to the contrary, Sellers shall have no obligation or liability
to Buyers for breach of any representation, warranty or covenant hereunder or
otherwise as a result of the existence of asbestos in such materials.
(e) As used in this Section 3.15, "to Sellers' knowledge
following reasonable inquiry" means to Sellers' actual knowledge following
inspection of the Assets and the operation of the Stations by Sellers'
employees but without any other investigation, including, without limitation,
the conduct of any environmental assessment or survey, other than the WDPX
Phase I, a copy of which has been provided to Buyers.
3.16 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Each Seller is in material compliance with
the Licenses held by it and all federal, state, and local laws, rules,
regulations, and ordinances applicable or relating to the ownership or
operation of the Assets owned and operated by such Seller. Neither the
ownership nor operation of the Assets by Sellers conflicts in any material
respect with the rights of any other person or entity.
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3.17 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN ORDINARY COURSE. Since July 1, 1998, each
Seller has conducted the business and operations of its respective Station in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices in all material
respects and has not:
(a) Made any sale, assignment, lease, or other transfer of
such Station's properties other than obsolete assets no longer used in the
operation of the Station or other assets sold or disposed of in the normal and
usual course of business with suitable replacements being obtained therefor;
(b) Canceled any debts owed to or claims held by such Seller
with respect to its Station, except in the normal and usual course of business;
or
(c) Suffered any material write-down of the value of any
Assets or any material write-off as uncollectible of any accounts receivable of
such Station, except in the normal and usual course of business.
3.18 INSOLVENCY. No insolvency proceedings of any character,
including, without limitation, bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization,
composition or arrangement with creditors, voluntary or involuntary, affecting
any Seller or any of the Assets is pending or, to Sellers' knowledge,
threatened, and no Seller has made any assignment for the benefit of creditors,
nor taken any actions with a view to, or which would constitute the basis for,
the institution of any such insolvency proceedings.
3.19 CABLE CARRIAGE. Schedule 3.19 annexed hereto sets forth, to
Sellers' knowledge, a correct and complete list in all material respects of (a)
all cable television systems that carry the Stations' signals on the date
hereof under the FCC's "must carry" rules or under agreements implementing such
rules; and (b) all cable television systems that carry the Stations' signals
pursuant to retransmission consent agreements (with copies of all such
agreements included in the schedule).
3.20 NO MATERIAL OMISSION. Sellers have not failed to disclose any
material fact known to Sellers that would make any warranty or representation
in this Agreement inaccurate or misleading in any material respect.
3.21 DISCLAIMER. Except for the foregoing representations and
warranties specifically set forth in Sections 3.1 through 3.20, and the
representations and warranties in the Certificate to be delivered by Sellers
pursuant to Sections 8.2(c) and 8.4(b), the Assets are being transferred by
Sellers to Buyers without any representation or warranty, all other
representations and warranties of any kind, either express or implied,
including warranties of fitness, being hereby expressly disclaimed. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyers acknowledge that neither
Sellers nor any director, officer, employee or agent of Sellers has made any
warranty or representation, express or implied, as to the revenue or income to
be derived from the Stations or the expenses to be incurred with respect
thereto.
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYERS
Buyers represent and warrant to Sellers as follows:
4.1 ORGANIZATION, STANDING, AND AUTHORITY. Each Buyer is a limited
liability company duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware. Each Buyer is duly qualified as a foreign
limited liability company and in good standing in each jurisdiction where the
conduct of its business or operations as currently conducted or proposed to be
conducted upon consummation of the First Closing requires such Buyer to be so
qualified. Each Buyer has all requisite limited liability company power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the documents contemplated
hereby, and to perform and comply with all of the terms, covenants, and
conditions to be performed and complied with by such Buyer hereunder.
4.2 AUTHORIZATION AND BINDING OBLIGATION. The execution, delivery, and
performance by Buyers of this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby
have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company actions on
the part of Buyers. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
Buyers and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of Buyers,
enforceable against Buyers in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforceability of this Agreement may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, or
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by judicial discretion
in the enforcement of equitable remedies.
4.3 ABSENCE OF CONFLICTING AGREEMENTS. Subject to obtaining the FCC
Consents, the Consents listed on Schedule 4.3 and applicable requirements under
the HSR Act, the execution, delivery, and performance by Buyers of this
Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby (with or without the giving of
notice, the lapse of time, or both): (a) do not require the consent of any
third party except for such consents the failure of which to obtain could not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance by
Buyers of their obligations hereunder; (b) will not conflict with the
organizational documents of Buyers; (c) will not conflict with, result in a
breach of, or constitute a default under, any law, judgment, order, injunction,
decree, rule, regulation, policy or ruling of any court or governmental
instrumentality; or (d) will not conflict with, constitute grounds for
termination of, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any
material agreement, instrument, license, or permit to which any Buyer is a
party or by which any Buyer may be bound, such that such Buyer could not
acquire or operate the Assets.
4.4 BROKER. Neither Buyers nor any person acting on Buyers' behalf has
incurred any liability for any finders' or brokers' fees or commissions in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for a
brokers' fee payable to Communications Equity Associates, which fee shall be
paid one-half by Sellers, on the one hand, and one-half by Buyers, on the other
hand.
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4.5 BUYER QUALIFICATIONS. Each Buyer is, and as of the Closing will
be, legally, financially and otherwise qualified to perform its obligations
hereunder and to be the licensee of and to acquire, own and operate the Station
proposed to be acquired, owned and operated by such Buyer under the Act and the
rules, regulations and policies of the FCC. To Buyers' knowledge, no waiver of
any FCC rule or policy is required for the grant of the FCC Consents.
4.6 FINANCING. Buyers will have on the Closing Dates sufficient funds
to enable them to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby to occur on
such Closing Dates. Buyers acknowledge that the availability of financing shall
not be a condition to their obligation to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby at the Closings, or to any of their other obligations
hereunder.
4.7 INSOLVENCY. No insolvency proceedings of any character, including,
without limitation, bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization, composition or
arrangement with creditors, voluntary or involuntary, affecting any Buyer is
pending or, to Buyers' knowledge, threatened, and no Buyer has made any
assignment for the benefit of creditors, nor taken any actions with a view to,
or which would constitute the basis for, the institution of any such insolvency
proceedings.
4.8 MATERIAL OMISSION. Buyers have not failed to disclose any material
fact known to Buyers that would make any warranty or representation in this
Agreement inaccurate or misleading in any material respect.
SECTION 5. OPERATION OF THE STATIONS PRIOR TO THE CLOSINGS
5.1 GENERALLY. Subject to the provisions of the Time Brokerage
Agreements, between the date of this Agreement and the Second Closing Date,
Sellers shall operate the Stations in all material respects in the ordinary
course of business in accordance with their past practices (except where such
conduct would conflict with the following covenants or with Sellers' other
obligations under this Agreement or the Time Brokerage Agreements), and in
accordance with the other covenants in this Section 5. Except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Section 5, all of the covenants of Sellers regarding
the operation of the Stations set forth in this Section 5 shall apply to the
period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the Second
Closing Date.
5.2 COMPENSATION. Sellers shall not increase in any material respect
the compensation, bonuses, or other benefits payable or to be payable to any
person employed by Sellers in connection with the conduct of the business or
operations of the Stations, except in accordance with past practices.
5.3 CONTRACTS. Sellers will not, without the prior written consent of
Buyers, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, amend any Assumed
Contract or enter into any contract or commitment relating to the Stations that
will be binding on Buyers or impair in any material respect Buyers' rights
under this Agreement or the Time Brokerage Agreements.
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5.4 DISPOSITION OF ASSETS. Sellers shall not sell, assign, lease, or
otherwise transfer or dispose of any of the Assets, except where no longer used
or useful in the business or operations of the Stations or in connection with
the acquisition of replacement property of equivalent kind and value.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the expiration by their terms of Contracts prior
to the First Closing shall not be deemed a violation of this Agreement.
5.5 ENCUMBRANCES. Sellers shall not create, acquiesce to, or assume
any claim, liability, mortgage, lien, pledge, condition, charge, or encumbrance
of any nature whatsoever upon the Assets, except for (a) liens disclosed on
Schedule 3.5 or Schedule 3.6, which liens shall be removed on or prior to the
First Closing Date, and (b) Permitted Liens.
5.6 FCC LICENSES. Sellers shall not cause or permit, by any act or
failure to act, any material FCC License to expire or to be revoked, suspended,
or modified in any materially adverse respect, or take any action that could
reasonably be expected to cause the FCC or any other governmental authority to
institute proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or materially adverse
modification of any material FCC License.
5.7 ACCESS TO INFORMATION. From the date of this Agreement until the
Second Closing, Sellers shall give Buyers and their authorized representatives
access, during normal business hours and with reasonable prior notice, to the
Assets within Sellers' control and to all other books, records, Contracts, and
documents relating to the Stations and in Sellers' possession or control for
the purpose of audit and inspection, so long as such audit and inspection do
not unreasonably interfere with the business and operations of the Stations.
5.8 MAINTENANCE OF ASSETS. From the date of this Agreement until the
First Closing, Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain
the Assets in good condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted). From the date
of this Agreement until the First Closing, Sellers shall maintain inventories
of spare parts and expendable supplies at levels consistent with past
practices. If any loss, damage, impairment, confiscation, or condemnation of or
to any of the Assets occurs prior to the First Closing, Sellers shall repair,
replace, or restore the Assets to their prior condition as represented in this
Agreement as soon thereafter as possible, and Sellers shall use the proceeds of
any claim under any insurance policy solely to repair, replace, or restore any
of the Assets that are lost, damaged, impaired, or destroyed prior to the First
Closing. Except as provided in this Section, Sellers shall not make any
material change in the Real Property or in any building, structure, fixture or
improvement on the Real Property.
5.9 INSURANCE. Sellers shall maintain the existing insurance policies
on the Stations and the Assets through the First Closing Date.
5.10 CONSENTS. Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain the Consents without any change in the terms or conditions of any
Assumed Contract or License that could be materially less advantageous to the
Stations than those pertaining under the Assumed Contract or License as in
effect on the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that Sellers' failure
to obtain any Consent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long
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as Sellers shall have used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such
Consent. Sellers shall promptly advise Buyers of any difficulties experienced
in obtaining any of the Consents and of any conditions proposed, considered, or
requested for any of the Consents. Buyers shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to assist Sellers in obtaining the Consents, including, without
limitation, executing such assumption instruments and other documents as may be
reasonably required in connection with obtaining the Consents.
5.11 CABLE CARRIAGE. Sellers shall take any and all commercially
reasonable actions, and not fail to take any commercially reasonable actions,
necessary or appropriate to preserve the Stations' carriage on the cable
television systems identified in Schedule 3.19, except that Sellers shall not
be responsible for any action or omission of any Buyer following the First
Closing which causes a cable system to delete any Station's signal from
carriage on such system.
5.12 ORGANIZATION, GOOD WILL, PROMOTION. From the date of this
Agreement until the First Closing, Sellers shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to preserve the business organization of the Stations and shall
cooperate with Buyers to preserve the goodwill of the Stations' suppliers,
customers, and others having business relations with the Stations.
5.13 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. From the date of this Agreement
until the First Closing, Sellers shall give notice to Buyers promptly upon the
occurrence of any event known to Sellers that would cause or constitute a
material breach of any of Sellers' representations or warranties in Section 3
hereof. From the First Closing until the Second Closing, Sellers shall give
notice to Buyers promptly upon the occurrence of any event known to Sellers
that would cause or constitute a material breach of Sellers' representations or
warranties in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.8, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.16,
3.18, 3.19 and 3.20 (as such Section 3.20 applies only to the subsections of
Section 3 listed in this sentence) hereof. From the date of this Agreement
until the Second Closing, Buyers shall give notice to Sellers promptly upon the
occurrence of any event known to Buyers that would cause or constitute a
material breach of any of Buyers' representations or warranties in Section 4 of
this Agreement.
5.14 NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS. Sellers shall promptly notify Buyers (and
in any event within five (5) business days) upon receipt of notice of any
actual or threatened material claim, dispute, arbitration, litigation,
complaint, judgment, order, decree, investigation, action or proceeding
relating to Sellers, the Stations, the Assets, or the consummation of this
Agreement, other than FCC rulemaking proceedings generally affecting the
broadcasting industry. Buyers shall promptly notify Sellers (and in any event
within five (5) business days) upon receipt of notice of any actual or
threatened material claim, dispute, arbitration, litigation, complaint,
judgment, order, decree, investigation, action or proceeding relating to Buyers
or the consummation of this Agreement, other than FCC rulemaking proceedings
generally affecting the broadcasting industry.
5.15 PERFORMANCE UNDER ASSUMED CONTRACTS. From the date of this
Agreement until the First Closing, Sellers will perform in all material
respects their obligations under, and keep in effect, the Assumed Contracts.
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5.16 BOOKS AND RECORDS. Sellers shall maintain their books and records
relating to the Stations in all material respects in accordance with past
practices.
5.17 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Sellers shall comply in all material
respects with all laws, published policies, rules, and regulations applicable
or relating to the ownership or operation by Sellers of the Stations.
5.18 CURE. For all purposes under this Agreement, except in connection
with a failure by Buyers to pay the entire First Closing Adjusted Purchase
Price on the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Adjusted Purchase Price
on the Second Closing Date, the existence or occurrence of any events or
circumstances that constitute or cause a breach of a representation or warranty
of Sellers or Buyers under this Agreement (including, without limitation, in
the case of Sellers, under the information disclosed in the Schedules hereto)
on the date such representation or warranty is made shall be deemed not to
constitute a breach of such representation or warranty if such event or
circumstance is cured in all material respects on or before 10 days after the
receipt by such party of written notice thereof from the other party.
SECTION 6. SPECIAL COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
6.1 FCC CONSENT.
(a) The assignment of the FCC Licenses in connection with the
purchase and sale of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to
the prior consent and approval of the FCC.
(b) Xxxxxx License, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx License and Xxxxxx Decatur
License, on the one hand, and ACME Television Holdings, LLC ("ACME Holdings"),
on the other hand, have filed, respectively, Form 314 applications
(individually, an "Application" and collectively, the "Applications") to obtain
the FCC Consents for WPXG, WDPX and WPXU. The respective parties to each
Application shall prosecute such Application with all reasonable diligence and
otherwise use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a grant of the
Application as expeditiously as practicable. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, ACME Holdings shall amend each Application as soon as possible
following the date hereof but in no event later than the First Closing Date for
the purpose of substituting (i) ACME Ohio Licenses for ACME Holdings as the
proposed Assignee in the Application for WDPX, (ii) ACME Wisconsin Licenses for
ACME Holdings as the proposed Assignee in the Application for WPXG, and (iii)
ACME Illinois Licenses for ACME Holdings as the proposed Assignee in the
Application for WPXU. Each party shall promptly provide the other party with
copies of any pleadings or other documents received by such party (that are not
also separately provided to or served upon such other party) with respect to
the Applications. Each party agrees to comply with any condition imposed on it
by the FCC Consents, except that no party shall be required to comply with a
condition if (1) the condition was imposed on it as the result of a
circumstance the existence of which does not constitute a breach by the party
of any of its representations, warranties, or covenants under this Agreement,
and (2) compliance with the condition would have a material adverse effect upon
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it. Buyers and Sellers shall cooperate with each other and otherwise employ
commercially reasonable efforts to oppose any requests for reconsideration or
judicial review of the FCC Consents. If the Second Closing shall not have
occurred for any reason within the original effective period of the FCC
Consents, and neither party shall have terminated this Agreement in accordance
with the terms hereof, the parties shall jointly request an extension of the
effective period of the FCC Consents. No extension of the FCC Consents shall
limit the exercise by any party of its rights under 8.5(e) hereof.
6.2 HSR ACT. The respective ultimate parent entities of Sellers and
Buyers have each filed with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and Department
of Justice ("DOJ") Notification and Report Forms with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "HSR Notices") pursuant to the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR
Act"). By letter dated April 12, 1999, the FTC granted the parties' request for
early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act. Buyers and Sellers
agree to (a) cooperate with each other in connection with any subsequent HSR
Act filings, which cooperation shall include furnishing the other with any
information or documents that may be reasonably required in connection with
such filings; (b) promptly file, after any request by the FTC or DOJ and after
appropriate negotiation with the FTC or DOJ of the scope of such request, any
information or documents requested by the FTC or DOJ; and (c) furnish each
other with any correspondence from or to, and notify each other of any other
communications with, the FTC or DOJ that relates to the transactions
contemplated hereunder, and to the extent practicable, to permit each other to
participate in any conferences with the FTC or DOJ.
6.3 CONTROL OF THE STATIONS. Prior to the Second Closing, Buyers shall
not, directly or indirectly, control, supervise, direct, or attempt to control,
supervise, or direct, the operations of the Stations; such operations,
including complete control and supervision of all of the programs, employees,
and policies of the Stations, shall be the sole responsibility of Sellers until
the Second Closing.
6.4 RISK OF LOSS. The risk of any loss, damage, impairment,
confiscation or condemnation of any of the Assets, other than the FCC Licenses,
from any cause, other than as a result of any action or omission of Buyers or
any of their agents, shall be borne by Sellers at all times prior to the First
Closing. The risk of any loss, damage, impairment or confiscation of any of the
FCC Licenses from any cause, other than as a result of any action or omission
of Buyers or any of their agents, shall be borne by Sellers at all times prior
to the Second Closing.
6.5 CONFIDENTIALITY. Except as necessary for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and except as and to the extent
required by law or any securities exchange, each party will keep confidential
any information obtained from the other party in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated,
each party will return to the other party all information obtained by such
party from the other party in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, and neither Sellers nor Buyers shall disclose to third parties
(except to their respective agents and representatives, who will be bound by
this section) any information designated as confidential and received from the
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other or its agents in the course of investigating, negotiating, and
consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that no
information shall be deemed to be confidential that (a) becomes publicly known
or available other than through disclosure by the disclosing party; (b) is
rightfully received by the disclosing party from a third party; or (c) is
independently developed by the disclosing party. All originals of all material
designated as confidential provided by either party or its agents shall be
returned and all copies thereof shall be destroyed.
6.6 COOPERATION. Buyers and Sellers shall cooperate fully with each
other and their respective counsel and accountants in connection with any
actions required to be taken as part of their respective obligations under this
Agreement, and Buyers and Sellers shall execute such other documents as may be
necessary and desirable to the implementation and consummation of this
Agreement, and otherwise use their commercially reasonable efforts to
consummate the transaction contemplated hereby and to fulfill their obligations
under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyers shall have no
obligation to agree to any material adverse change in any License or Assumed
Contract to obtain a Consent required with respect thereto.
6.7 ACCESS TO BOOKS AND RECORDS. Sellers shall provide Buyers
reasonable access and the right to copy for a period of three years from the
First Closing Date any books and records relating to the assets that are not
included in the Assets. Buyers shall provide Sellers reasonable access and the
right to copy for a period of three years from the First Closing Date any books
and records relating to the Assets.
6.8 BUYER CONDUCT. Buyers shall not take any action or fail to take
any action that would (a) disqualify Buyers from being the licensee of and
owning and operating the Stations under the Act and the rules, regulations and
published policies of the FCC as in effect on the date hereof or (b) prevent
Buyers from otherwise fulfilling their obligations hereunder, including their
obligations to pay the entire First Closing Adjusted Purchase Price on the
First Closing Date and the Second Closing Adjusted Purchase Price on the Second
Closing Date.
6.9 EMPLOYMENT MATTERS.
(a) Buyers shall not be obligated to employ any of Sellers'
employees and any such employment by Buyers shall be at their sole discretion
and, subject to the terms of this Section 6.9, shall be on terms, conditions
and policies of employment established by Buyers; provided, however, that
Buyers shall not have the right to employ any person designated on Schedule
3.12 as an employee to be retained by Sellers.
(b) Subject to applicable law, within a reasonable period of
time after the First Closing Date, Sellers shall transfer from the Xxxxxx
Communications Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan (the "Sellers' 401(k) Plan")
to any 401(k) plan established by Buyers (the "Buyers' 401(k) Plan") an amount,
in cash, equal to the aggregate account balances held in the Sellers' 401(k)
Plan as of the date of transfer with respect to all employees of Sellers hired
by Buyers as of the Effective Date of the Time Brokerage Agreements (each a
"First Closing Hired Employee"). Prior to the date of any such transfer, and as
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preconditions thereto: (i) Buyers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
deliver to Sellers a copy of the most recently issued IRS determination letter
(or other proof satisfactory to counsel for Sellers) that Buyers' 401(k) Plan
is qualified under the Code, and (ii) Sellers shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to deliver to Buyers a copy of the most recently issued IRS
determination letter (or other proof satisfactory to counsel for Buyers) that
Sellers' 401(k) Plan is qualified under the Code. Subject to applicable law,
within a reasonable period of time after the Second Closing Date, Sellers shall
transfer from Sellers' 401(k) Plan to Buyers' 401(k) Plan an amount, in cash,
equal to the aggregate account balances held in Sellers' 401(k) Plan as of the
date of transfer with respect to all employees of Sellers hired by Buyers as of
the Second Closing Date (each a "Second Closing Hired Employee" and,
collectively with the First Closing Hired Employees, the "Hired Employees").
Subsequent to any transfer of assets to Buyers' 401(k) Plan, neither Sellers
nor Sellers' 401(k) Plan shall retain any liability with respect to any Hired
Employee to provide him or her with benefits in accordance with the terms of
Sellers' 401(k) Plan. Sellers and Buyers agree to cooperate with respect to any
government filing, including, but not limited to, the filing of IRS Forms
5310-A, if necessary, to effect the transfer of assets contemplated by this
Section 6.9(b).
(c) For each Hired Employee, Buyers shall offer health and
other welfare plan coverage to all Hired Employees and their dependents under
the terms and conditions generally applicable to Buyers' employees as of the
dates of hire for First Closing Hired Employees and Second Closing Hired
Employees. For purposes of providing such coverage, if and to the extent
permitted by Buyer's group health plan or other welfare plan, Buyers shall
waive all pre-existing condition limitations for all Hired Employees and their
dependents covered by Sellers' group health plan or other welfare plan, without
the application of any eligibility period for coverage. If and to the extent
permitted by Buyer's healthcare plans, for each Hired Employee, Buyers shall
credit all employee payments toward deductible and co-payment obligations under
Sellers' healthcare plans for the plan year which includes the First Closing
Date for all First Closing Hired Employees and the Second Closing Date for all
Second Closing Hired Employees as if such payments had been made for similar
purposes under Buyers' healthcare plans during the plan year which includes
such Closing Dates.
(d) Sellers shall be responsible for any amount payable to
each First Closing Hired Employee and each Second Closing Hired Employee for
vacation, sick leave and personal days accrued but unused by such employees, in
each case as of the First Closing Date or Second Closing Date, as applicable.
(e) This Section 6.9 shall operate exclusively for the
benefit of the parties to this Agreement and is not intended for the benefit of
any other person, including, without limitation, any current or former employee
of any party hereto.
6.10 NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT. At the Second Closing, each respective
Buyer and Seller identified in the Noncompetition Agreements set forth in
Exhibits X-0, X-0 and A-3 hereto shall enter into such Noncompetition
Agreements and Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) of the Second Closing Purchase
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Price shall be allocated to the covenants of Sellers set forth in the
Noncompetition Agreement for each respective Station as follows: WDPX -
$1,600,000; WPXU - $1,400,000; and WPXG - $1,000,000.
6.11 TIME BROKERAGE AGREEMENTS. Buyers shall be solely responsible for
all costs and expenses relating to or arising from the commencement of Buyers'
programming on the Stations and the performance by Buyers of their other
obligations under the Time Brokerage Agreements. No act or omission of either
Buyers, on the one hand, or Sellers, on the other hand, or their respective
agents during the effective period of the Time Brokerage Agreements shall
constitute or result in a breach or default by the other party of any
representation, warranty or covenant of such other party contained in this
Agreement.
SECTION 7. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYERS AND SELLERS AT THE CLOSINGS
7.1 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYERS AT THE FIRST CLOSING. All
obligations of Buyers at the First Closing are subject at Buyers' option to the
fulfillment prior to or at the First Closing Date of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. All representations and
warranties of Sellers contained in Section 3 of this Agreement shall be true
and complete at and as of the First Closing Date as though made at and as of
that time except for (i) any inaccuracy that does not have or would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Assets taken as
a whole or the business of the Stations taken as a whole (with the
understanding that a consummation of the transactions contemplated to occur at
the First Closing notwithstanding any such inaccuracy of Sellers'
representations or warranties shall not constitute a waiver of Buyers' rights
under Section 10.2 hereof), (ii) any representation or warranty that is
expressly stated only as of a specified earlier date, in which case such
representation or warranty shall be true as of such earlier date, (iii) changes
in any representation or warranty that are contemplated by this Agreement or
(iv) changes in any representation or warranty as a result of any act or
omission of Buyers or their agents.
(b) Covenants and Conditions. Sellers shall have performed
and complied with all covenants, agreements, and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by them prior to or on the First
Closing Date, except to the extent such noncompliance would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Assets taken as a whole or the business of the Stations
taken as a whole or results from any act or omission of Buyers or their agents
(with the understanding that a consummation of the transactions contemplated to
occur at the First Closing notwithstanding any such noncompliance shall not
constitute a waiver of Buyers' rights under Section 10.2 hereof).
(c) Consents. All Consents, other than the FCC Consents,
designated as "material" on Schedule 3.3 (the "Material Consents") shall have
been obtained and delivered to Buyers without any material adverse change in
the terms or conditions of any agreement or any governmental license, permit,
or other authorization.
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(d) Deliveries. Sellers shall have made or stand willing to
make all the deliveries to Buyers set forth in Section 8.2.
7.2 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLERS AT THE FIRST CLOSING. All
obligations of Sellers at the First Closing are subject at Sellers' option to
the fulfillment prior to or at the First Closing Date of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. All representations and
warranties of Buyers contained in Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and
complete at and as of the First Closing Date as though made at and as of that
time, except for (i) any inaccuracy that does not have or would not reasonably
be expected to have a material adverse effect on Buyers' ability to perform
their obligations hereunder (with the understanding that a consummation of the
transactions contemplated to occur at the First Closing notwithstanding any
such inaccuracy of Buyers' representations or warranties shall not constitute a
waiver of Sellers' rights under Section 10.3 hereof), (ii) any representation
or warranty that is expressly stated only as of a specified earlier date, in
which case such representation or warranty shall be true as of such earlier
date and (iii) changes in any representation or warranty that are contemplated
by this Agreement.
(b) Covenants and Conditions. Buyers shall have performed and
complied with in all material respects all covenants, agreements, and
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them
prior to or on the First Closing Date (with the understanding that a
consummation of the transactions contemplated to occur at the First Closing
notwithstanding any such noncompliance shall not constitute a waiver of
Sellers' rights under Section 10.3 hereof).
(c) Deliveries. Buyers shall have made or stand willing to
make all the deliveries set forth in Section 8.3.
7.3 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYERS AT THE SECOND CLOSING. All
obligations of Buyers at the Second Closing are subject at Buyers' option to
the fulfillment prior to or at the Second Closing Date of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. All representations and
warranties of Sellers contained in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.8, 3.11,
3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.16, 3.18, 3.19 and 3.20 (as such Section 3.20 applies only
to the subsections of Section 3 listed in this sentence) of this Agreement
shall be true and complete at and as of the Second Closing Date as though made
at and as of that time except for (i) any inaccuracy that does not have or
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Assets taken as a whole or the business of the Stations taken as a whole (with
the understanding that a consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
notwithstanding any such inaccuracy of Sellers' representations or warranties
shall not constitute a waiver of Buyers' rights under Section 10.2 hereof),
(ii) any such representation or warranty that is expressly stated only as of a
specified earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be
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true as of such earlier date, (iii) changes in any such representation or
warranty that are contemplated by this Agreement or (iv) changes in any such
representation or warranty as a result of any act or omission of Buyers or
their agents.
(b) Covenants and Conditions. Sellers shall have performed
and complied with all covenants, agreements, and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by them prior to or on the Second
Closing Date, except to the extent such noncompliance would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Assets taken as a whole or the business of the Stations
taken as a whole or results from any act or omission of Buyers or their agents
(with the understanding that a consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby notwithstanding any such noncompliance shall not constitute a waiver of
Buyers' rights under Section 10.2 hereof).
(c) FCC Consents. The FCC Consents shall have been granted
without the imposition on Buyers of any conditions that need not be complied
with by Buyers under Section 6.1 hereof, and Sellers shall have complied with
any conditions imposed on them by the FCC Consents.
(d) Time Brokerage Agreements. The Time Brokerage Agreements
shall be in full force and effect.
(e) Deliveries. Sellers shall have made or stand willing to
make all the deliveries to Buyers set forth in Section 8.4.
7.4 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLERS AT THE SECOND CLOSING. All
obligations of Sellers at the Second Closing are subject at Sellers' option to
the fulfillment prior to or at the Second Closing Date of each of the following
conditions:
(a) FCC Consents. The FCC Consents shall have been granted
without the imposition on Sellers of any conditions that need not be complied
with by Sellers under Section 6.1 hereof, and Buyers shall have complied with
any conditions imposed on them by the FCC Consents.
(b) Deliveries. Buyers shall have made or stand willing to
make all the deliveries set forth in Section 8.4(e).
7.5 SEPARATE CLOSINGS. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement
to the contrary, if, on or prior to the date that would otherwise be the Second
Closing Date pursuant to Section 8.1(b), the conditions precedent to the
completion of the Second Closing set forth in Sections 7.3 and 7.4 above have
been satisfied with respect to less than all of the Stations, the parties shall
nevertheless complete the Second Closing in accordance with the terms hereof
with respect to the Station or Stations for which such conditions have been
satisfied on such date as is determined pursuant to Section 8.1(b). The parties
shall thereafter complete the Second Closing for the remaining Station or
Stations at such time as the conditions set forth in Sections 7.3 and 7.4 above
have been satisfied with respect to such Station or Stations on such date as is
determined pursuant to Section 8.1(b). For the purpose of this Section 7.5, the
Second Closing Purchase Price shall be divided among the Stations as follows:
WDPX(TV) - $4,000,000; WPXG(TV) - $2,000,000 and WPXU(TV) - $2,000,000.
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SECTION 8. CLOSINGS AND CLOSING DELIVERIES
8.1 CLOSINGS.
(a) First Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction or, to
the extent permissible by law, waiver (by the party for whose benefit the First
Closing condition is imposed) on the date scheduled for the First Closing, of
the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2, as appropriate, the
First Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m. on April 23, 1999.
(b) Second Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction or, to
the extent permissible by law, waiver (by the party for whose benefit the
Second Closing condition is imposed) on the date scheduled for the Second
Closing, of the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 7.3 and 7.4, as
appropriate, the Second Closing for each Station shall take place at 10:00 a.m.
on a date to be set by Sellers on at least five (5) business days' written
notice to Buyers that is within ten (10) business days after the FCC Consent
for such Station shall have been granted; provided, however, if any Petition to
Deny (a "Petition") shall have been filed against any Application and such
Petition contains one or more allegations regarding the basic qualifications of
the Assignor or Assignee therein that pose a reasonable risk of reversal of
such FCC Consent based on the Act or the FCC's rules, policies or decisions
then in effect, the Second Closing for the affected Station shall occur on a
date set by Sellers on at least five (5) business days' written notice to
Buyers that is not earlier than the date the FCC Consent for such Station shall
have become a Final Order and not later than ten (10) business days following
the date upon which the FCC Consent for such Station shall have become a Final
Order. Time is of the essence with respect to this Agreement.
(c) Closing Place. The Closings shall be held at the offices
of Dow, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, PLLC, 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000, or any other place that is agreed upon by Buyer and
Sellers.
8.2 DELIVERIES BY SELLERS AT THE FIRST CLOSING. Prior to or on the
First Closing Date, Sellers shall deliver to Buyers the following, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyers and their counsel:
(a) Transfer Documents. Duly executed bills of sale, warranty
deeds, motor vehicle titles, assignments, and other transfer documents which
shall be sufficient to vest good and marketable title to the Assets (other than
the FCC Licenses) in the name of the applicable Buyer, free and clear of all
mortgages, liens, restrictions, encumbrances and claims, except for Permitted
Liens;
(b) Consents. Executed instruments evidencing receipt of the
Material Consents (other than the FCC Consents) and, to the extent obtained,
any other Consents;
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(c) Officer's Certificate. A certificate, dated as of the
First Closing Date, executed by Sellers, certifying compliance by Sellers with
the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1(a) and (b);
(d) Legal Opinion. An opinion of Sellers' counsel
substantially in the form of Exhibit B annexed hereto which can be relied upon
by Buyers and their lenders;
(e) Resolutions. Copies of appropriate resolutions of
Sellers' boards of directors authorizing this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated herein; and
(f) Conditional Assignment. An executed consent to the
Conditional Assignment in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
8.3 DELIVERIES BY BUYERS AT THE FIRST CLOSING. Prior to or on the
First Closing Date, Buyers shall deliver to Sellers the following, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Sellers and their counsel:
(a) First Closing Purchase Price. The First Closing Purchase
Price, as adjusted pursuant to Section 2.4(b);
(b) Assumption Agreements. Appropriate assumption agreements
pursuant to which the applicable Buyers shall assume and undertake to perform
Sellers' obligations under the Licenses (other than the FCC Licenses) and
Assumed Contracts as provided in Section 2.6;
(c) Officer's Certificate. A certificate, dated as of the
First Closing Date, executed by Buyers, certifying compliance by Buyers with
the conditions set forth in Sections 7.2(a) and (b); and
(d) Legal Opinion. An opinion of Buyers' counsel
substantially in the form of Exhibit D annexed hereto.
8.4 DELIVERIES BY SELLERS AT THE SECOND CLOSING. Prior to or on the
Second Closing Date, Sellers shall deliver to Buyers the following, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyers and their counsel:
(a) Transfer Document. A duly executed assignment which shall
be sufficient to transfer to the applicable Buyer the FCC Licenses free and
clear of all mortgages, liens, restrictions, encumbrances and claims;
(b) Officer's Certificate. A certificate, dated as of the
Second Closing Date, executed by Sellers certifying compliance by Sellers of
the conditions set forth in Sections 7.3(a) and (b);
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(c) Noncompetition Agreements. The Noncompetition Agreements
in the form of Exhibits X-0, X-0 and A-3 annexed hereto, executed by the
respective Seller named therein; and
(d) Legal Opinion. An opinion of Sellers' counsel
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto which can be relied upon by
Buyers and their lenders.
(e) Secondary Affiliation Agreements. The Secondary
Affiliation Agreements in the forms of Exhibits E-1, E-2 and E-3 hereto for the
applicable Station, duly executed by PAX NET, Inc.
8.5 DELIVERIES BY BUYERS AT THE SECOND CLOSING. Prior to or on the
Second Closing Date, Buyers shall deliver to Sellers the following, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Sellers and their counsel:
(a) Second Closing Purchase Price. The Second Closing
Purchase Price, as adjusted pursuant to Section 2.4(c), and, if applicable,
payable as provided in Section 7.5;
(b) Assumption Agreement. An appropriate assumption agreement
pursuant to which the applicable Buyers shall assume and undertake to perform
Sellers' obligations under the FCC Licenses as provided in Section 2.6;
(c) Noncompetition Agreements. The Noncompetition Agreements
in the form of Exhibits X-0, X-0 and A-3 annexed hereto, executed by the
respective Buyer named therein; and
(d) Legal Opinion. An opinion of Buyers' counsel
substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.
(e) Secondary Affiliation Agreements. The Secondary
Affiliation Agreements in the forms of Exhibits E-1, E-2 and E-3 hereto for the
applicable Station, duly executed by the applicable Seller.
SECTION 9. TERMINATION
9.1 TERMINATION BY SELLERS. This Agreement may be terminated by
Sellers, if Sellers are not then in material default, upon written notice to
Buyers, upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) Judgments. If, on the date that would otherwise be the
Second Closing Date, there is in effect any judgment, decree, or order that
would prevent or make unlawful the Second Closing.
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(b) Conditions. If Buyers have failed to satisfy any
condition of the Second Closing set forth in Section 7.4 of this Agreement
within thirty (30) days after Buyers received written notice of such failure
from Sellers.
9.2 TERMINATION BY BUYERS. This Agreement may be terminated by Buyers,
if Buyers are not then in material default, upon written notice to Sellers,
upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) Judgments. If, on the date that would otherwise be the
Second Closing Date, there is in effect any judgment, decree, or order that
would prevent or make unlawful the Second Closing.
(b) Upset Date. If the Second Closing shall not have occurred
by April 23, 2002.
(c) Breach. If Sellers have failed to cure any material
breach of any of their representations, warranties or covenants within thirty
(30) days after Sellers received written notice of such breach from Buyers.
(d) Time Brokerage Agreements. If the Time Brokerage
Agreements are terminated by Sellers in accordance with their terms.
9.3 RIGHTS ON TERMINATION. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 9.1 or Section 9.2 and neither party is in material breach of this
Agreement, the parties hereto shall not have any further liability to each
other with respect to the purchase and sale of the Assets. If this Agreement is
terminated by Buyers due to Sellers' material breach of this Agreement, Buyers
shall have all rights and remedies available at law or equity.
SECTION 10. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION;
CERTAIN REMEDIES
10.1 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS. All representations
and warranties contained in this Agreement shall be deemed continuing
representations and warranties and shall survive the First Closing for a period
of twelve months and any claim for a breach of a representation or warranty
must be brought prior to the expiration of such twelve month period. Any claim
for indemnification in respect of a covenant or agreement of Buyers or Sellers
hereunder to be performed on or before the First Closing shall be made prior to
the date which is twelve months from the First Closing Date. Any claim for
indemnification in respect of a covenant or agreement of Buyers or Sellers
hereunder to be performed on or before the Second Closing shall be made prior
to the date which is twelve (12) months from the Second Closing Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the covenants and agreements in this Agreement
to be performed after the First Closing shall survive the First Closing until
fully performed.
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10.2 INDEMNIFICATION BY SELLERS. Subject to Sections 10.1 and 10.4,
Sellers hereby agree to indemnify and hold Buyers harmless against and with
respect to, and shall reimburse Buyers for:
(a) Any and all losses, liabilities, or damages resulting
from any untrue representation, breach of warranty, or nonfulfillment of any
covenant by Sellers contained in this Agreement or in any certificate,
document, or instrument delivered to Buyers under this Agreement, except to the
extent that any untrue representation, breach of warranty or nonfulfillment of
any covenant results from any act or omission of Buyers or their agents.
(b) Any and all obligations of Sellers not assumed by Buyers
pursuant to this Agreement, including any liabilities arising at any time under
any Contract not included in the Assumed Contracts.
(c) Any and all losses, liabilities, or damages resulting
from the operation or ownership of the Stations prior to the First Closing,
including any liabilities arising under the Licenses or the Assumed Contracts
which relate to events occurring prior the First Closing Date, except to the
extent that any such loss, liability or damage results from any act or omission
of Buyers or their agents.
(d) Any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands,
assessments, judgments, costs, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees
and expenses, incident to any of the foregoing or incurred in investigating or
attempting to avoid the same or to oppose the imposition thereof, or in
enforcing this indemnity.
10.3 INDEMNIFICATION BY BUYERS. Subject to Sections 10.1 and 10.4,
Buyers hereby agree to indemnify and hold Sellers harmless against and with
respect to, and shall reimburse Sellers for:
(a) Any and all losses, liabilities, or damages resulting
from any untrue representation, breach of warranty, or nonfulfillment of any
covenant by Buyers contained in this Agreement or in any certificate, document,
or instrument delivered to Sellers under this Agreement.
(b) Any and all obligations of Sellers assumed by Buyers
pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) Any and all losses, liabilities or damages resulting from
or act or omission of Buyers or their agents on and after the First Closing.
(d) Any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands,
assessments, judgments, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and
expenses, incident to any of the foregoing or incurred in investigating or
attempting to avoid the same or to oppose the imposition thereof, or in
enforcing this indemnity.
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10.4 LIMITATIONS. No indemnification shall be required to be made by
any party hereto until the aggregate amount of all indemnification claims
against such indemnifying party exceeds $100,000; provided, that once such
claims exceed $100,000, such indemnifying party shall be required to indemnify
the other party with respect to all indemnifiable claims, including
indemnifiable claims for the initial $100,000; provided further, that the
foregoing threshold shall not apply to any fines or other sanctions imposed by
the FCC for operation of the Stations prior to the Second Closing or any breach
by Sellers or Buyers of their respective representations, warranties or
covenants hereunder (that do not warrant a termination of this Agreement under
Section 9.1 or 9.2) that are identified in writing by the non-breaching party
on or prior to the applicable Closing Date. The previous limitation shall not
apply to the prorations to the Purchase Price under Section 2.4.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall
Sellers' obligations for indemnification under this Agreement exceed in the
aggregate $4,000,000, and Buyers hereby waive and release any recourse against
Sellers for indemnification above $4,000,000. The indemnification provisions in
this Section 10 sets forth the exclusive remedies of the parties hereto
following the Second Closing for a breach of a representation, warranty or
covenant under this Agreement or any other claims relating to this Agreement.
10.5 PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION. The procedure for indemnification
shall be as follows:
(a) The party claiming indemnification (the "Claimant") shall
promptly give notice to the party from which indemnification is claimed (the
"Indemnifying Party") of any claim, whether between the parties or brought by a
third party, specifying in reasonable detail the factual basis for the claim.
If the claim relates to an action, suit, or proceeding filed by a third party
against Claimant, such notice shall be given by Claimant within five days after
written notice of such action, suit, or proceeding was given to Claimant.
(b) With respect to claims solely between the parties,
following receipt of notice from the Claimant of a claim, the Indemnifying
Party shall have thirty days to make such investigation of the claim as the
Indemnifying Party deems necessary or desirable. For the purposes of such
investigation, the Claimant agrees to make available to the Indemnifying Party
and/or its authorized representatives the information relied upon by the
Claimant to substantiate the claim. If the Claimant and the Indemnifying Party
agree at or prior to the expiration of the thirty-day period (or any mutually
agreed upon extension thereof) to the validity and amount of such claim, the
Indemnifying Party shall immediately pay to the Claimant the full amount of the
claim. If the Claimant and the Indemnifying Party do not agree within the
thirty-day period (or any mutually agreed upon extension thereof), the Claimant
may seek appropriate remedy at law or equity.
(c) With respect to any claim by a third party as to which
the Claimant is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the
Indemnifying Party shall have the right at its own expense, to participate in
or assume control of the defense of such claim, and the Claimant shall
cooperate fully with the Indemnifying Party, subject to reimbursement for
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actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Claimant as the result of a
request by the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party elects to assume
control of the defense of any third-party claim, the Claimant shall have the
right to participate in the defense of such claim at its own expense. If the
Indemnifying Party does not elect to assume control or otherwise participate in
the defense of any third party claim, it shall be bound by the results obtained
by the Claimant with respect to such claim.
(d) If a claim, whether between the parties or by a third
party, requires immediate action, the parties will make every effort to reach a
decision with respect thereto as expeditiously as possible.
(e) The indemnification rights provided in Sections 10.2 and
10.3 shall extend to the shareholders, directors, officers, members, employees,
and representatives of any Claimant although for the purpose of the procedures
set forth in this Section 10.5, any indemnification claims by such parties
shall be made by and through the Claimant.
10.6 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The parties recognize that if Sellers
breach this Agreement and refuse to perform under the provisions of this
Agreement, monetary damages alone would not be adequate to compensate Buyers
for their injury. Buyers shall therefore be entitled to obtain specific
performance of the terms of this Agreement. If any action is brought by Buyers
to enforce this Agreement, Sellers shall waive the defense that there is an
adequate remedy at law. The parties recognize that if Buyers breach this
Agreement and refuse to perform under the provisions of this Agreement,
monetary damages alone would not be adequate to compensate Sellers for their
injury. Sellers shall therefore be entitled to obtain specific performance of
the terms of this Agreement. If any action is brought by Sellers to enforce
this Agreement, Buyers shall waive the defense that there is an adequate remedy
at law.
10.7 CLOSING DELAY. If the Second Closing shall not have occurred on
or before the first anniversary of the First Closing Date, Buyers shall assign
their rights and interests under this Agreement to a third party in accordance
with the requirements of Section 11.3(b) of this Agreement no later than thirty
(30) days following the first anniversary of the First Closing Date (the
"Assignment Deadline"). On the Assignment Deadline, Buyers shall pay to Sellers
in cash by wire transfer of same-day funds in accordance with wire instructions
provided by Sellers an amount equal to Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000). Until
such time as the Second Closing shall have occurred, Buyers shall pay to
Sellers in cash by wire transfer of same-day funds (a) an additional One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000) at the end of each of the first three successive
90-day periods following the Assignment Deadline and (b) an additional Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) at the end of the fourth successive 90-day
period following the Assignment Deadline until the total of all payments made
by Buyers to Sellers pursuant to this Section 10.7 shall equal Seven Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000) (the "Closing Delay Payments"). The
aggregate amount of all Closing Delay Payments made to Sellers pursuant to this
Section 10.7 shall be credited against the amount of the Second Closing
Purchase Price.
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10.8 ATTORNEYS' FEES. In the event of a default by either party which
results in a lawsuit or other proceeding for any remedy available under this
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement from the
other party of its reasonable legal fees and expenses hereof.
SECTION 11. MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 FEES AND EXPENSES. Buyers and Sellers shall each pay one-half of
all filing fees required by the FCC and required under the HSR Act. Except as
provided in the preceding sentence, Sellers shall pay all federal, state and
local sales or transfer taxes arising from the conveyance of the Assets to
Buyers. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party shall pay
its own expenses incurred in connection with the authorization, preparation,
execution, and performance of this Agreement, including all fees and expenses
of counsel, accountants, agents, and representatives. Each party shall be
responsible for all fees or commissions payable to any finder, broker, advisor,
or similar person retained by or on behalf of such party.
11.2 NOTICES. All notices, demands, and requests required or permitted
to be given under the provisions of this Agreement shall be (a) in writing, (b)
delivered by personal delivery, or sent by commercial delivery service or
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, (c) deemed to have been
given on the date of personal delivery or the date set forth in the records of
the delivery service or on the return receipt, and (d) addressed as follows:
If to Sellers: Xxxxxx Communications Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
With a copy to: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx., Esq.
Dow, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, PLLC
0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
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If to Buyer: ACME Television Holdings, LLC
Suite 202
00000 Xxxxx Xxxx.
Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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ACME Television of Tennessee, LLC
Xxxxx 000
0000 Xxxx 0xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Executive Vice President
With a copy to: Xxxxx X. Paper, Esq.
Dickstein, Shapiro, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, L.L.P.
0000 X Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000-0000
or to any other or additional persons and addresses as the parties may from
time to time designate in a writing delivered in accordance with this Section
11.2.
11.3 BENEFIT AND BINDING EFFECT. Neither party hereto may assign this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party hereto;
provided, however, that (a) Sellers may assign some or all of their rights
hereunder (but not their obligations) to an escrow agent or other person or
entity serving as an Intermediary under the Code, and (b) at any time following
the First Closing, Buyers may, upon written notice to Sellers, assign their
rights and interests under this Agreement to any party that is legally and
financially qualified to purchase the Stations and perform Buyers' obligations
under this Agreement so long as Buyers' assignee executes and delivers to
Sellers an assignment and assumption agreement pursuant to which Buyers'
assignee agrees to perform all of Buyers' obligations hereunder. Under no
circumstance shall Sellers have any obligation to amend or modify in any
respect the terms of this Agreement or their rights, interests or remedies
hereunder, and no such assignment shall deprive Sellers of the benefit of
Sellers' bargain set forth herein. No such assignment by Buyers shall release
ACME Holdings from the ACME Guaranty (as defined in Section 11.13 below). This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
11.4 FURTHER ASSURANCES. The parties shall take any actions and
execute any other documents that may be necessary or desirable to the
implementation and consummation of this Agreement, including, in the case of
Sellers, any additional bills of sale, deeds, or other transfer documents that,
in the reasonable opinion of Buyers, may be necessary to ensure, complete, and
evidence the full and effective transfer of the Assets to Buyers pursuant to
this Agreement.
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11.5 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED, CONSTRUED, AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (WITHOUT REGARD
TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).
11.6 HEADINGS. The headings in this Agreement are included for ease of
reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of
the provisions of this Agreement.
11.7 GENDER AND NUMBER. Words used in this Agreement, regardless of
the gender and number specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to
include any other gender, masculine, feminine, or neuter, and any other number,
singular or plural, as the context requires.
11.8 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, the schedules, hereto, and all
documents, certificates, and other documents to be delivered by the parties
pursuant hereto, collectively represent the entire understanding and agreement
between Buyers and Sellers with respect to the subject matter hereof. This
Agreement supersedes all prior and contemporaneous negotiations between the
parties including, without limitation, the letter of intent dated March 22,
1999, and cannot be amended, supplemented, or changed except by an agreement in
writing that makes specific reference to this Agreement and which is signed by
the party against which enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, or
modification is sought.
11.9 WAIVER OF COMPLIANCE; CONSENTS. Except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement, any failure of any of the parties to comply with any
obligation, representation, warranty, covenant, agreement, or condition herein
may be waived by the party entitled to the benefits thereof only by a written
instrument signed by the party granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure
to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, representation,
warranty, covenant, agreement, or condition shall not operate as a waiver of,
or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure. Whenever this
Agreement requires or permits consent by or on behalf of any party hereto, such
consent shall be given in writing in a manner consistent with the requirements
for a waiver of compliance as set forth in this Section 11.9.
11.10 PRESS RELEASE. Prior to the Second Closing, neither party shall
publish any press release, make any other public announcement or otherwise
communicate with any news media concerning this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of the other party;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prevent either party
from promptly making all filings with governmental authorities or securities
exchanges as may, in its judgement be required or advisable in connection with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or by law or the rules and regulations of any
securities exchange.
11.11 LIKE-KIND EXCHANGE. Sellers may assign some or all of their
rights (but not their obligations) under this Agreement to an escrow agent or
other person or entity serving as an Intermediary under United States Treasury
Regulations promulgated under Section 1031 of the Code; provided that (a) such
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assignment shall not deprive Buyers of their rights or benefits, or relieve
Sellers of any obligations or liabilities, under this Agreement, and (b) Buyers
shall not be obligated to incur any expense or other obligations or liabilities
in connection therewith and (c) such assignment shall be made no later than the
Second Closing. Sellers intend any such exchange to constitute a like-kind
exchange pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code. However, nothing in this
Agreement shall be construed as a representation or warranty of any party to
any other party as to the tax characterization of the transaction.
11.12 GUARANTY OF PCC.
(a) PCC irrevocably guarantees (the "PCC Guaranty"), as
principal and not as surety, to Buyers, the full and prompt performance by
Sellers of all of their obligations under Section 10.2 of this Agreement,
subject, however, to the limitations and qualifications set forth in Section
10.1, 10.4 and 10.5 hereof. Subject to such limitations, the PCC Guaranty shall
apply and survive until all obligations of Sellers under Section 10.2 of this
Agreement are performed and satisfied in accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof.
(b) PCC hereby represents and warrants to Buyers as follows:
(i) PCC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power
and authority to execute, deliver and perform this PCC Guaranty according to
its terms; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this PCC Guaranty
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by PCC have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of PCC; (iii)
this PCC Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by PCC and constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of PCC enforceable against PCC in
accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability of this PCC Guaranty
may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and by judicial discretion in the enforcement of equitable
remedies; and (iv) the execution, delivery and performance of this PCC
Guaranty: (1) do not require the consent of any third party, (2) do not
conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws of PCC, and (3) do not
conflict in any material respect with, result in a material breach of, or
constitute a material default under any law, judgment, order, ordinance,
injunction, decree, rule, regulation or ruling of any court or governmental
authority applicable to PCC or any material contract or agreement to which PCC
is a party or by which PCC may be bound.
11.13 GUARANTY OF ACME TELEVISION HOLDINGS, LLC.
(a) ACME Holdings irrevocably guarantees (the "ACME
Guaranty"), as principal and not as surety, to Sellers, the full and prompt
performance by Buyers of all of their obligations under this Agreement. The
ACME Guaranty shall apply and survive until all obligations of Buyers under
this Agreement are performed and satisfied in accordance with the terms hereof
and thereof.
(b) ACME Holdings hereby represents and warrants to Sellers
as follows: (i) ACME Holdings is a limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware
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and has the requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform this ACME Guaranty according to its terms; (ii) the
execution, delivery and performance of this ACME Guaranty and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby by ACME Holdings have been duly
authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on the part of
ACME Holdings; (iii) this ACME Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by
ACME Holdings and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of ACME
Holdings enforceable against ACME Holdings in accordance with its terms, except
as the enforceability of this ACME Guaranty may be affected by bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by
judicial discretion in the enforcement of equitable remedies; and (iv) the
execution, delivery and performance of this ACME Guaranty: (1) do not require
the consent of any third party, (2) do not conflict with the Operating
Agreement or Certificate of ACME Holdings, and (3) do not conflict in any
material respect with, result in a material breach of, or constitute a material
default under any law, judgment, order, ordinance, injunction, decree, rule,
regulation or ruling of any court or governmental authority applicable to ACME
Holdings or any material contract or agreement to which ACME Holdings is a
party or by which ACME Holdings may be bound.
11.14 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for
the District of Delaware and the Superior Court of New Castle County, Delaware
and/or Chancery Court of New Castle County, Delaware for the purposes of any
suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any
transaction contemplated hereby. Each of the parties hereto agrees, to the
extent permitted under applicable rules of procedure, to commence any action,
suit or proceeding relating hereto either in the United States District Court
for the District of Delaware, or if such suit, action or other proceeding may
not be brought in such court for jurisdictional reasons, in the Superior Court
of New Castle County, Delaware and/or Chancery Court of New Castle County,
Delaware. Each of the parties hereto further agrees that service of any
process, summons, notice or document by U.S. certified mail, return receipt
requested, or overnight delivery service (with confirmation of receipt) to such
party's respective address set forth above shall be effective service of
process for any action, suit or proceeding in Delaware with respect to any
matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 11.14. Each
of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to
the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in (i) the Superior Court of
New Castle County, Delaware and/or Chancery Court of New Castle County,
Delaware, or (ii) the United States District Court for the District of
Delaware, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees
not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or
proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient form.
11.15 BULK TRANSFER LAWS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, Buyers hereby waive compliance by Sellers with the provisions of any
so-called Bulk Transfer Law of any jurisdiction in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby. Sellers shall indemnify and hold harmless
Buyers against any and all liabilities which may be asserted by third
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parties against Buyers as a result of noncompliance with any such Bulk Transfer
Law, other than liabilities which Buyers shall have expressly assumed pursuant
to this Agreement.
11.16 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts with
the same effect as if the signature on each counterpart were upon the same
instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Asset
Purchase Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS ACME TELEVISION OF OHIO, LLC
CORPORATION
ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF
OHIO, LLC
By:
--------------------------------- ACME TELEVISION OF WISCONSIN,
Name: LLC
Title:
ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF
XXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS WISCONSIN, LLC
LICENSE COMPANY, LLC
ACME TELEVISION OF ILLINOIS,
XXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS OF LLC
GREEN BAY-14, INC.
ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF
ILLINOIS, LLC
XXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS OF
DAYTON-26, INC. By:
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XXXXXX XXXXXX LICENSE, INC. Name:
Title:
XXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS OF
DECATUR-23, INC.
ACME TELEVISION HOLDINGS, LLC JOINS
IN THE EXECUTION OF THIS ASSET
XXXXXX DECATUR LICENSE, INC. PURCHASE AGREEMENT SOLELY FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ITS AGREEMENT SET FORTH
IN SECTION 11.13.
By:
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Name:
Title: ACME TELEVISION HOLDINGS, LLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
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